If you’re looking for a way to easily navigate all the best prospects for the Lions and what rounds you can get them in, we built a tool for you
Lions head athletic trainer Kevin Bastin, left, talks to general manager Brad Holme during minicamp in Allen Park on Wednesday, June 8, 2022.
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The 2026 NFL Draft is exactly one week away, and there are easily 350-400 players available to be drafted by the Detroit Lions.
With that comes a lot of questions. To help answer those questions, we built this comprehensive horizontal big board for the 2026 NFL Draft. Here’s what this will help you with.
Noting the players who are going to be out of reach for the Lions
The realistic candidates they’d likely trade up for
All the best players projected to be available at the 17th pick
The best players the Lions should trade down from 17 to take instead of taking at 17
The best players projected to be available at the 50th pick
The best players projected to be available in the fourth round
The best players projected to be available in the fifth round
The best players projected to be available in the sixth round
The best players projected to be available in the seventh round
The best players projected to be available as UDFA’s
2026 Detroit Lions Top 127 Horizontal Big Board for the 2026 NFL Draft
Note: If you’re reading this on mobile or a tablet, slide the board around with your fingers to move it and read everyone’s names and positions. You’ll still be able to see all the sections you needed to see.
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Out of Reach
Fernando Mendoza
Ty Simpson
Arvel Reese
Sonny Styles Jr.
Trade Up
Spencer Fano
Francis Mauigoa
Pick #17
Peter Woods
Kayden McDonald
Keldric Faulk
Akheem Mesidor
Dillon Thieneman
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Trade Down From 17
Blake Miller
Max Iheanachor
Cashius Howell
T.J. Parker
Pick #50
Gennings Dunker
Caleb Tiernan
Dametrious Crownover
Caleb Banks
Christen Miller
Lee Hunter
Gracen Halton
Keshawn James-Newby
Gabe Jacas
Malachi Lawrence
Derrick Moore
Romello Height
Kyle Louis
Anthony Hill Jr.
Jake Golday
Jacob Rodriguez
Josiah Trotter
Jaishawn Barham
AJ Haulcy
Treadyn Stukes
Kamari Ramsey
Zakee Wheatley
Picks #118 and #128
Jonah Coleman
Emmet Johnson
Jake Slaughter
Parker Brailsford
Trey Zuhn
Travis Burke
Markel Bell
Brian Parker
Dontay Corleone
Tim Kennan III
Tyreak Sapp
Mikail Kamara
Keyron Crawford
Jimmy Rolder
Harold Perkins Jr.
Keyshaun Elliott
Bryce Boettcher
Jadon Canady
Hezekiah Masses
Esphesians Prysock
Bud Clark
Jalon Kilgore
Michael Taafe
Round 5
Sawyer Robertson
Taylen Green
Dallen Bentley
Tanner Koziol
Tyler Onyedim
Domonte Capehart
Landon Robinson
Caden Curry
Nadame Tucker
Trey Moore
Anthony Lucas
Round 6
J’Mari Taylor
Eli Heidenrreich
Nick Barrett
Chris McClellan
Round 7
Logan Fano
Keyshawn James-Newby
Patrick Payton
Ceyair Wright
Al’Zillion Hamilton
UDFA
Blake Bosma
Trauvaunta Abner
Michael Heldman
Tyre West
Jacob Weru
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