2026 NFL Draft

[AlaskanTigersFan]

https://www.pff.com/news/draft-2026-nfl-mock-draft-way-too-early-arch-manning - Way too early order / mocks. Most early mocks have us taking an Edge..... We all know how that worked out this year.... 

 

Detroit Lions PIcks

1st Round - Own

2nd Round - Own

4th Round - Own

5th Round - Own

6th - (Not known yet)

7th - (Not known yet)

7th - (Not known yet)

 

The 7th rounders could flex pending on trades. We still owe a 7th for Kicker Riley Patterson. Also the pick we got back for Isaac TeSlaa in the 6th and the one we got back in the 7th for Za'Darius Smith are still unknown.

[Hongbit]

Here’s a link to their early 2025 draft for comparison. 

They had some massive misses but it looks like they correctly picked 11 players that ended in the first round.   Not great but not horrible either. 

https://www.pff.com/news/draft-way-too-early-2025-nfl-mock-draft-james-pearce-jr-panthers

[MichiganCardinal]

As long as we’re picking 32nd.

[AlaskanTigersFan]

I could see the lions reloading with draft picks after this season..... I think Kittle's deal throws us out of the LaPorta range. So I think he'll be traded for draft assets. If JaMO has a great year, I think he could recoup some picks as well. Those two alone will give us another two or three picks in the first three rounds next year. I wouldn't be surprised if one of our older O-linemen are also traded next year for some replacement picks too. I think we're going to see quite an influx of picks after this coming season. Just my $0.02.