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Daily DLP: Walking thru a 7-round mock draft Detroit Lions Podcast

The Detroit Lions Podcast

Detroit Lions Podcast

Fantasy Sports, Football, Sports

4.5534 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

One Week Out, the Mock Is On Seven days before the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh, the Detroit Lions Podcast fired up a full seven-round mock. The simulator ran on the consensus board at normal speed. Every trade offer was rejected to keep the exercise clean, even though the host admitted he would take several of them in real life. Tennessee, Buffalo, and Philadelphia dangled packages with future second-round picks. Tempting, but declined. The board fell largely as expected into the teens. The goal was simple. Track how the Detroit Lions might act when real choices appear. Concrete roster needs. Scheme fits. Red flags. All in play. Round 1: OT Over CB Temptations The Lions sifted through a cluster that included Raymond McCoy, Dylan Spielman, Keldrick Falk, Caden Proctor, Akeem Mezzadore, and Caleb Lomu. McCoy brought one season of pristine outside-corner tape at Tennessee, but the knee history and whispers about a degenerative issue cooled enthusiasm. The Lions already live with that kind of concern at safety with Kirby Joseph. Pass. Edge was surveyed for a complement to Aidan Hutchinson. A prototype was on the board, but Mezzadore did not fit that vision. Avion Terrell offered coverage polish yet carried a lighter frame than ideal. Caleb Lomu drew praise for movement skills and zone-friendly run blocking, but the sense was Detroit would not value him as highly. Caden Proctor held appeal, just not as the apple of their eye. The pick landed where positional value and board scarcity intersected. Blake Miller, offensive tackle. Take the pillar now, develop the ceiling with Fraley, and avoid forcing an offensive need later when the board thins. After 17: Runs, Snipes, and Offers Once Miller was in, chips fell fast. McCoy came off the board. Proctor went to Houston. Gabe Vaki vanished. Then the sting. TJ Parker, a player with real Lions interest, disappeared just before 50. More trade calls arrived in the 50s with swaps that included moving down for extra Day 2 capital. Again, declined for the sake of the exercise. Round 2 Watch: Corner Takes the Lead The Lions scanned offense and saw little they liked. Eli Stowers at tight end did not move the needle, especially with contested-catch concerns. A running back like Jadarian Price was not in play. Defense answered. Chris Johnson, an outside corner, fit cleanly and immediately jumped to the top of the conversation. Malachi Lawrence offered intrigue. Kayla Banks carried a foot injury that complicated the calculus. The takeaway was clear. By grabbing an offensive tackle early, Detroit preserved flexibility while the second-round board tilted defense. Cornerback rose to the front, with outside traits that align with how the Lions want to play on the perimeter. Health flags matter. Scheme fit matters more. One week out, this mock framed both with clarity. #detroitlions #lions #detroitlionspodcast #nfl #blakemiller #chrisjohnson #mockdraft Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, Jefferson here with your daily DLP.

0:20.0

It is Thursday, April 16th. You know what that means?

0:25.6

One week until we get to the 2026 NFL draft in Pittsburgh. I am very fired up about this. I hope you are too.

0:34.3

Yeah, one more week of all the consternation about what might happen, and then we learn what actually will happen.

0:40.4

And I am, I'm ready.

0:42.7

I think most of you are ready.

0:44.5

In honor of it being one week out, I thought today I would do a mock draft using a simulator and go over what picks I think the lions would make in the given situations that come up.

0:57.3

So we'll get right into that.

0:59.5

I will use the PFSN simulator.

1:04.0

I like what they have for a variety of reasons.

1:07.4

First of all, the good people.

1:09.4

They also have a bunch of

1:10.9

different ways that you can set your boards up I tend to use the consensus one

1:15.6

the user ADP is a fun one to use as well if you're using simulators I chose

1:21.3

over a PFF look PFF just part of my friends so I'm not super thrilled about

1:25.6

that their simulators fine as well but for

1:28.9

this situation we will use this guy I don't know what I'm getting ads for

1:39.7

but so we got seven rounds that will be the Detroit lines.

1:45.0

Let's use the consensus player list here.

1:51.0

Normal speed? Yeah, we'll go normal speed because I like to watch how it flies along.

1:57.0

So let's get this to go.

2:00.0

Going somewhat as expected here to get

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