Detroit Lions Medical Mock Draft: Low-risk edition

It's mock draft season in the NFL, so let me add my own version. It's my inaugural Detroit Lions Medical Mock Draft: Low-risk edition. All of these players have a 2/10 or lower medical concern level and are realistic candidates (based on consensus opinions) to be available in their chosen round.

I’ll do one selection for each round here, since who knows where the Lions are actually going to pick on draft day. Click on each player for their full medical report. Age in parentheses is at start of 2026 season.

Included is the medical concern level from 0 (no concern) to 10 (major concerns). ROUND 1: Caleb Lomu , LT (21) - 0/10 Clean Adding an OT in the 1st round seems like a foregone conclusion at this point, unless Taylor Decker and the Lions have a change of heart . Lomu’s age was a question mark for a while but was recently discovered to be very young.

The Lions run in the card to take one of the cleanest prospects in the draft at their #1 position of need. ROUND 2: Jaishawn Barham , LB (22) - 1/10 Few minor injuries A pass rusher in Round 2 would help the defense immensely - even if he’s a part-time player just on passing downs. Barham jumped off the screen the past two seasons with his dynamic playmaking ability.