Luka67'S MOCK DRAFT
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Luka67'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 31, 2026

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  • Luka67 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Nadame Tucker
DE Western Michigan
Jalen Catalon Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
Jalen Catalon
S UNLV
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Will Kacmarek Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Will Kacmarek
TE Ohio State
Preston Hodge Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Preston Hodge
CB Colorado
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions land in the muddy middle: C+.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Eric Gentry at the Round 6 slot is 66 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Zion Young
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get juice off the edge, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
They took Jake Slaughter at par in the 50th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick118 Rnd4 Max Iheanachor
They reached into another round for Max Iheanachor, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick155 Rnd5 Nadame Tucker
A straight-up fair deal on Nadame Tucker at pick No. 155, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jalen Catalon
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jalen Catalon this early at the 186th pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick203 Rnd6 Eric Gentry
They talked themselves into Eric Gentry at No. 203, and the board did not agree. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick212 Rnd6 Will Kacmarek
Will Kacmarek in pick 212 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick222 Rnd7 Preston Hodge
Preston Hodge in Round 7, Pick 6 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.