RicRodSherhood'S MOCK DRAFT
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RicRodSherhood'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 31, 2025

Super Bowl 2027

  • RicRodSherhood DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (DET)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Suntarine Perkins Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (DET)
Suntarine Perkins
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (DET)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DET)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (DET)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DET)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Malik Hartford Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DET)
Malik Hartford
S Ohio State
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DET)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
Amare Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Amare Campbell
LB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (BUF)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Suntarine Perkins Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (BUF)
Suntarine Perkins
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (BAL)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (BUF)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (BUF)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (BAL)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB FutureB
A solid, sensible weekend for the Lions: B-.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Suntarine Perkins at pick No. 54, a reach of 38 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it. The Tate value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In slot 23 they get a home-run threat at receiver, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 Zion Young
They talked themselves into Zion Young at the Round 2 slot, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick54 Rnd2 Suntarine Perkins
They reached into another round for Suntarine Perkins, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick117 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
They paid up for Michael Trigg at pick No. 117 when waiting would have done the job. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick134 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
They liked DeMonte Capehart enough to skip the value, taking him in the 134th pick. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
By-the-book stuff, Jacob Rodriguez at pick 154 squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick188 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Taylen Green slipping to the Round 6 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick209 Rnd6 Malik Hartford
Malik Hartford in pick 209 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick221 Rnd7 Peyton Bowen
Peyton Bowen at slot 221 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick222 Rnd7 Amare Campbell
A reasonable price with a little left over, Amare Campbell in pick No. 222. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.