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RaiderRich'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 26, 2026

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    Lions
Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DET)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DET)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Max Llewellyn Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Max Llewellyn
DE-EDGE Iowa
Seth McGowan Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Seth McGowan
RB Kentucky
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DET)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Toriano Pride Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Toriano Pride Jr.
CB Missouri
Nick Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DET)
Nick Barrett
DL South Carolina
Isaiah Nwokobia Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Isaiah Nwokobia
S SMU
Draft Picks Received
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Lions.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Lions shredded theirs for Nick Barrett. He came off 38 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

On value alone, Jones makes the weekend a net positive. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes. The dealing was even money, start to finish.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In pick 20 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. Need was not the driver here.
Pick50 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Value with a capital V on Anthony Hill Jr. in slot 50, a genuine coup. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick112 Rnd4 Bud Clark
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Bud Clark in No. 112. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick118 Rnd4 Logan Jones
Steal is underselling it; Logan Jones at pick No. 118 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick128 Rnd4 Max Llewellyn
Value said wait; Max Llewellyn in the 128th overall pick says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick157 Rnd5 Seth McGowan
This one needs a full-page explanation: Seth McGowan in the 157th pick, miles early. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick181 Rnd5 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Ar'maj Reed-Adams is a better player than No. 181 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick205 Rnd6 Toriano Pride Jr.
No edge and no loss on Toriano Pride Jr. in Round 6, Pick 24; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick213 Rnd6 Nick Barrett
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Nick Barrett well ahead of where he belonged. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick222 Rnd7 Isaiah Nwokobia
A straight-up fair deal on Isaiah Nwokobia at the 222nd pick, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.