Zye'S MOCK DRAFT
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Zye'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 27, 2026

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solid draft with bk up qb

  • Zye DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (DET)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
Jack Velling Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Jack Velling
TE Michigan State
Draft Picks Received
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CLE)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureC
Best value of the weekend goes to the Lions for Allar: B.

The board owed the Lions one, and it paid up: Drew Allar, the No. 135 name on the board, sitting there at pick No. 155 like a gift left on the doorstep.

If Velling pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They will regret leaving safety for another day if the season turns on it.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Gennings Dunker
In pick No. 17 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick50 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
They liked Akheem Mesidor enough to skip the value, taking him in the 50th pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick65 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter slipping to the 65th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick118 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
They read the board right and D'Angelo Ponds was the payoff at slot 118. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick155 Rnd5 Drew Allar
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, Drew Allar in the Round 5 slot, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick186 Rnd6 Raylen Wilson
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Raylen Wilson. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick203 Rnd6 Daevin Hobbs
Daevin Hobbs at Round 6, Pick 24 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jack Velling
They paid a round early for Jack Velling in pick 212, more than the board wanted. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.