2026 Detroit Lions Top 127 Horizontal Big Board: Who is there 17, who you trade up or down for, who are the best prospects for late round picks, and more!
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
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.
| Tier | QB | RB | WR | TE | IOL | OT | DT | EDGE | LB | CB | S |
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| Out of Reach | Fernando Mendoza Ty Simpson |
Jeremiyah Love |
Monroe Freeling |
David Bailey |
Arvel Reese Sonny Styles Jr. |
Caleb Downs |
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| Trade Up | Spencer Fano Francis Mauigoa |
Ruben Bain Jr. |
Mansoor Delane |
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| Pick #17 | Kenyon Sadiq |
Vega Ioane |
Kadyn Proctor Caleb Lomu |
Peter Woods Kayden McDonald |
Keldric Faulk Akheem Mesidor |
Jermod McCoy |
Dillon Thieneman Emmanuel McNeil-Warren |
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| Trade Down From 17 | Chase Bisontis |
Blake Miller Max Iheanachor |
Cashius Howell T.J. Parker |
CJ Allen |
Aveion Terrell |
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| Pick #50 | Eli Stowers |
Emmanuel Pregnon |
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 |
D'Angelo Ponds |
AJ Haulcy Treadyn Stukes Kamari Ramsey Zakee Wheatley |
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| Picks #118 and #128 | Drew Allar |
Jonah Coleman Emmet Johnson |
Justin Joly Sam Roush |
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 |
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| Round 5 | Sawyer Robertson Taylen Green |
Kaytron Allen |
Dallen Bentley Tanner Koziol |
Pat Coogan |
Austin Barber |
Tyler Onyedim Domonte Capehart Landon Robinson |
Caden Curry Nadame Tucker Trey Moore Anthony Lucas |
Taurean York |
TJ Hall Andre Fuller |
Jalen Stroman |
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| Round 6 | J'Mari Taylor Eli Heidenrreich |
Marlin Klein Eli Rairdon |
Nolan Rucci |
Nick Barrett Chris McClellan |
Owen Heinecke |
Jakobe Thomas |
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| Round 7 | Desmond Reid |
Miles Kitselman |
Logan Fano Keyshawn James-Newby Patrick Payton |
Ceyair Wright Al'Zillion Hamilton |
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| UDFA | Haynes King Behren Morton |
Damarcus Lacey |
Blake Bosma Trauvaunta Abner |
Jalen Hunt Uar Bernard |
Michael Heldman Tyre West Jacob Weru |
Shad Banks Jr. |
Parker Robertson |
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