Landry_3'S MOCK DRAFT
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Landry_3'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 4, 2026

Saints

  • Landry_3 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (DET)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
Earl Little Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (DET)
Earl Little Jr.
S Florida State
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DET)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (DET)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DET)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DET)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Lions.

The Lions looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Eric O'Neill at pick No. 154 regardless, 51 picks early. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Igbinosun value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 5 of 9 of the wish list covered.

They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In the Round 1 slot they get a sticky cover corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick50 Rnd2 Cayden Green
Cayden Green at the 50th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick116 Rnd4 Earl Little Jr.
A quiet steal in pick No. 116: Earl Little Jr. for less than the market said. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick134 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
A reach for Keylan Rutledge in No. 134; a little patience would have been rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick154 Rnd5 Eric O'Neill
Eric O'Neill at Round 5, Pick 15 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick188 Rnd6 Davison Igbinosun
Nice patience on Davison Igbinosun, who had no business lasting to slot 188. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick209 Rnd6 Dane Key
Dane Key in pick 209 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick222 Rnd7 Kalil Alexander
Kalil Alexander at pick No. 222 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.