FINAL VERDICT: Last Detroit Lions Mock Draft REVEALS Monroe Freeling, Derrick Moore Solid Picks

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🗓️ 20 April 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Detroit Lions face pivotal NFL Draft decisions with right tackle and edge rusher needs front and center. Could Monroe Freeling or Spencer Fano solidify Detroit’s offensive line, or will Brad Holmes make a trade to stockpile picks and address both offensive and defensive gaps? The podcast breaks down ESPN’s latest seven-round mock, analyzing prospects like Derrick Moore, Keldrick Faulk, and Vega Ioane, while highlighting buzz around potential draft-day surprises. Matt Dery spotlights Kelvin Shepard’s rising influence as defensive coordinator, exploring expectations for an aggressive, top-15 Lions defense. Discussion covers offseason additions like Roger McCreary and Chuck Clark, the health of key starters such as Alim McNeill and Kerby Joseph, and whether Kelvin Shepard can deliver a dominant unit. With the NFL Draft just days away, every move could shape the Detroit Lions’ playoff future.

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0:00.0	all right here we are lions fans three days until the draft what are the lions going to do at number
0:07.7	17 it's our final mock draft monday you are locked on lions your daily detroit lions
0:18.5	your daily detroit lions podcast part of the locked on Lions, your daily Detroit Lions podcast.
0:21.7	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:27.9	On a Monday, happy 420, everybody.
0:30.7	Matt Derry with you, Locked on Lions.
0:32.3	Locked on podcast network, the number one sports podcast network.
0:35.9	Coming up on the program today, some love given to
0:38.9	Lions defensive coordinator Calvin Shepard from a national writer. Also, could Keldrick Falk be the
0:45.7	pick at 17? Not a name. We have brought up a ton. We got to throw out the list of all the guys.
0:51.1	We used to have the kicker list. Where is it back there? We used to have the kicker list. Now it's the tackle list. Six guys. It could be a possibility for the
0:59.3	Lions at number 17 in round one on Thursday. But first, it is for the final time here on Monday,
1:07.2	April the 20th, the final mock draft Monday of 2026. We have made it. We are here. Thanks for being
1:18.6	with us for the final mock draft Monday. Let's open with mock draft Monday. And first and foremost,
1:25.3	let's just throw it out there that this process has been very,
1:29.0	very different than the past few years. All right, there is more anticipation, I think,
1:34.0	about this pick at number 17 in the first round than there has been the last couple of years.
1:39.1	Number one, because the Lions were drafting in the 20s, they were coming off of really good seasons. And really,
1:47.1	you're taking best available at 23 or at 27, 28 the last couple of seasons. That's what the
1:52.4	Lions did with Terry on Arnold. They actually moved up to get the cornerback. That was more of a
1:56.3	need than anything else. And then last year they took Ty Leake Williams. Yes, did they need another
2:00.5	D tackle? But they went into last year with an injured Lee McNeil with DJ Reeder and some others.
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