🏈 2026 NFL Draft Consensus
Top 100 Prospects · 11 Mock Analysts · 6 Ranking Sources — April 23-25, Pittsburgh
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🏆 #1 Pick: Fernando Mendoza (QB, Indiana) 📺 ESPN · ABC · NFL Network 📍 Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh 257 Picks · 7 Rounds
Last Updated: April 16, 2026

Detroit Lions

📋 9-8 🏟️ NFC North 🎯 9 picks in 2026 Draft

📋 2026 Draft Picks

Round 1 #17
Round 2 #50
Round 4 #118, #128
Round 5 #157, #181
Round 6 #205, #213
Round 7 #222

🎯 Top Needs

🔥 OL Edge S CB LB
OL: Offensive line protection
Edge: Pass rush
S: Safety help
CB: Secondary coverage
LB: Linebacker corps

⭐ Our Pick

R1 Pick #17 OT
Monroe Freeling
OT · Georgia · 6'7 · 315 lbs
Georgia OT factory. 4 analysts have him at 17. Lions need OL to protect their core.
Prototypical left tackle frame. Smooth mover in pass protection.

📊 Analyst Mock Projections

NFL.com (Band) OT Monroe Freeling (17 · DET)
FantasyPros OT Caleb Lomu (17 · DET)
Kiper (ESPN) OT Monroe Freeling (17 · DET)
Brugler (Athletic) OT Monroe Freeling (17 · DET)
McShay (Ringer) OT Blake Miller (17 · DET)
Iyer (TSN) OG Olaivavega Ioane (17 · DET)

💭 Dream Draft — All 9 Picks

R1 #17 OG Olaivavega Ioane Penn State
R2 #50 CB Brandon Cisse South Carolina
R4 #118 Target: S — Safety help
R4 #128 Target: CB — Secondary coverage
R5 #157 Target: OL — Offensive line protection
R5 #181 Target: LB — Linebacker corps
R6 #205 Target: Edge — Pass rush
R6 #213 Target: S — Safety help
R7 #222 Target: Edge — Pass rush

👀 Players to Watch

#12 OG Olaivavega Ioane Penn State · 6'4 · 320 lbs
#14 CB Jermod McCoy Tennessee · 6'1 · 188 lbs
#16 OT Monroe Freeling Georgia · 6'7 · 315 lbs
#18 OT Kadyn Proctor Alabama · 6'7 · 352 lbs
#19 S Dillon Thieneman Oregon · 6'0 · 201 lbs
#23 EDGE Akheem Mesidor Miami (FL) · 6'3 · 259 lbs
#24 CB Colton Hood Tennessee · 6'0 · 193 lbs
#25 EDGE Keldric Faulk Auburn · 6'6 · 276 lbs
#28 CB Avieon Terrell Clemson · 5'11 · 186 lbs
#29 S Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Toledo · 6'3 · 201 lbs
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