Lions mock draft roundup: Final predictions from 72 experts
Taking a closer look at the prospects from the 2026 NFL Draft that have been projected to the Lions over the past week.
KNOXVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 13: Georgia Bulldogs offensive lineman Monroe Freeling (57) blocks during the college football game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Georgia Bulldogs on September 13, 2025, at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, TN. (Photo by Bryan Lynn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The NFL Draft is just days away, and analysts are publishing their final mock drafts of the 2026 offseason. As we do every week in the offseason, we’ll round up this week’s projection—we explored 72 different mock drafts from the past seven days—and organize the predictions by prospect, as well as provide some Detroit Lions-related commentary.
As has become customary once we get this close to the NFL Draft, publications try to shake things up with their mock drafts. This week, we’ve seen a lot of AI-influenced simulations where analysts simply let the mock draft machine make the picks, we’ve seen alternate-universe situations like “ what if the Raiders didn’t pick Fernando Mendoza? ” mock drafts, and even worse, there are writers’ admittedly and purposefully “rage baiting” their audience .
Per usual, I excluded the jump-the-shark mock drafts to avoid unnecessarily influencing this exercise and provide readers with more realistic outcomes. (i. e.
, I waded through the trash so you don’t have to). Let’s take a look at which NFL Draft prospects are being mocked to the Lions this week. Offensive linemen Spencer Fano, RT, Utah (6-foot-5 1/2, 311) Source: Chad Reuter ( NFL.
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