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The Valenti Show

97.1 The Ticket's 2026 NFL Draft Show: First-round reaction and analysis

The Valenti Show

Audacy

Sports

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2026

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

Jeff Riger, Rico Beard and special guest caller Mike Valenti come together for a special show, providing coverage of the first round of the NFL Draft through the Lions' pick of Clemson offensive lineman Blake Miller at No. 17.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Oh, that's right. It's draft time, people. It is officially upon us.

0:06.1

Whether you weren't that jack to begin with because of the offseason and the Lions not making the playoffs

0:11.1

or whether you've been frothing at the mouth because that's what you do in Detroit.

0:15.9

The draft is officially started. Fernando Mendo Mendoza is on the clock. I mean, the Raiders are on the clock.

0:22.8

And then we figure out who goes next.

0:25.1

Is it Arvell Reese?

0:26.2

Is it David Bailey?

0:28.3

I'm sure those two will flip-flop with the Jets and the Cardinals.

0:32.2

But we're going to be here till 10.

0:34.7

At some point, the lions are going to pick.

0:37.0

I think they're going to trade up. I can totally be wrong about that. We'll just continue the program. We do have people calling in to join us. John Jansen's going to join us at about 817. We'll keep you aware of the picks. We'll break down the picks. We'll try to predict who's going to come next. 248, 539-9-7-9-7.

0:55.2

He can text us at the exact same number.

0:57.6

In the two hours leading up to this, there's so many rumors that the lions are going to trade up.

1:04.2

There's so many insiders reporting that the lions are going to trade up.

1:08.3

So I simply ask, do you believe it?

1:10.5

I do. And if so,

1:12.7

who do you go get with your trade up? Do you go offensive tackle the position the lions have

1:17.8

scouted and researched the most? Or you go in someplace else? Jeremy Fowler saying the lions are a

1:25.4

trade up threat.

1:31.5

Jonathan Jones, the lions per sources,

1:33.9

have sniffed around moving up from 17.

1:36.5

Some sources have found it hard to believe that Brad Holmes would make such a move, though,

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