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The Detroit Lions Podcast

Live Mock Draft to the Lions at 17 Detroit Lions Podcast

The Detroit Lions Podcast

Detroit Lions Podcast

Fantasy Sports, Football, Sports

4.5534 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

A No-Trade Board Starts With a Shock The Detroit Lions Podcast fired up a manual, no-trade mock draft and pointed the map toward pick 17. The board went sideways immediately. The Raiders claimed quarterback Fernando Mendoza at No. 1. No trades. No hedging. Just a clean card and a surprise start that scrambled every plan behind it. Confusion defined the exercise. After the first selection, consensus vanished. Teams blurred. Needs collided with traits. The room acknowledged it had not seen an NFL draft this murky in years. That uncertainty matters to the Detroit Lions. Chaos at the top can send premium talent sliding toward 17. It can also yank scheme fits off the board before Detroit is ready to pick. Debating Pick No. 2: Traits vs. Production At No. 2, the debate locked onto edge defenders. David Bailey’s get-off, length, and pass-rush juice drew early support. The counterargument centered on setting the edge. Could Bailey anchor against the run and earn the right to rush in an NFL front that demands discipline on early downs? Arvel Reed brought a different profile. A true multi-tool defender, he blitzed more than he played traditional edge in college. The versatility intrigues, but there were questions about immediate production if he is not a full-time rusher. Sonny Styles surfaced as a data point. In limited rush chances, Styles stacked sacks at a higher rate, which sharpened the focus on how Reed actually wins. Scheme fit hung over the table. The conversation circled the priorities coaches place on run force, edge integrity, and pressure. The tie broke with the need for day-one impact. The card at No. 2 read David Bailey. Cardinals at No. 3 Hold the Top-10 Keys Arizona stepped into the on-deck circle with options everywhere. Reed made sense. So did a pure rusher like David Saylors. The Cardinals also had a clear offensive path. With Chris Johnson Jr. at left tackle, right tackle help fits cleanly. Maui Noah checked that box. So did names like Ruben Payne and Francis Allen for line help. The twist came from the owner rumor mill. A running back that early is risky, but the floor can be high. Recent hits at the position were cited. The room understood the appeal while disagreeing with the value. No matter the direction, the third pick felt like a fulcrum. Move it, and the entire top 10 tilts. Keep it, and the board settles for a beat before the next surprise. For the Detroit Lions, that turbulence is the story. A quarterback at one, Bailey at two, and a wide-open Arizona decision compress talent pockets and confuse runs at specific positions. The path to 17 will be carved by how teams prioritize edge force, right tackle certainty, and whether ownership leans into a splash at running back. #detroitlions #lions #detroitlionspodcast #nfl #mockdraft Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:48.2

Welcome to our back draft.

0:51.5

It is the Detroit Lions.

0:53.6

Podcast.

0:55.8

Your Detroit Lions and Reddit connection.

0:57.3

We have myself, Mr. Michael Gray, Mr. Scott Bischoff, and we are going to,

1:03.1

we're going to have some fun, guys.

1:04.8

Let's do a mock draft.

1:06.9

Try to work our way down to 17, figure out what's there.

1:10.8

Hmm. Hmm. Yeah. Good luck, everybody. Yeah. trying to work our way down to 17 figure out what's there hmm yeah good luck everybody i was

1:15.9

going to say it's i don't remember a year where there were there's this much confusion i was

1:20.1

pouring over these things leading up to this trying to look for some consensus on all the teams

1:24.7

that i don't you know pay too much attention to, the Saints and whatnot. There's no consensus anywhere.

1:29.4

I mean, outside of number one, it gets weird right at number two.

1:33.3

Yeah.

1:34.7

Well, let's file into it.

1:35.8

I have here the mock draft simulator from BFF.

1:41.4

And we will do this.

1:42.5

We're going to do it manually.

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