rsdavis'S MOCK DRAFT
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rsdavis'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 5, 2026

Take 1

  • rsdavis DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DET)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Monroe Mills Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DET)
Monroe Mills
OT Virginia
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DET)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DET)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (CAR)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (IND)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (IND)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Rasheem Biles Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (IND)
Rasheem Biles
LB Pittsburgh
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (IND)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Lions: B.

The tape said wait; the Lions did not. Roderick Kearney went at the 216th overall pick, a good 32 picks before the board was ready. The bottom line is a respectable B.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The Hubbard value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Avieon Terrell
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick50 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane at pick 50 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick118 Rnd4 Xavier Scott
Xavier Scott in slot 118 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick157 Rnd5 Bray Hubbard
Nice patience on Bray Hubbard, who had no business lasting to the Round 5 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick180 Rnd5 Aaron Graves
Aaron Graves in No. 180 is fair value, right on his grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick188 Rnd6 Monroe Mills
They paid sticker price for Monroe Mills in the 188th pick, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick216 Rnd6 Roderick Kearney
They left a pile of value on the table to take Roderick Kearney this early at the 216th overall pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick230 Rnd7 Pat Coogan
Value said wait; Pat Coogan in Round 7, Pick 14 says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.