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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!
Lions head athletic trainer Kevin Bastin, left, talks to general manager Brad Holme during minicamp in Allen Park on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK

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
Out of Reach Fernando Mendoza Ty Simpson Jeremiyah Love Monroe Freeling David Bailey Arvel Reese Sonny Styles Jr. Caleb Downs
Trade Up Spencer Fano Francis Mauigoa Ruben Bain Jr. Mansoor Delane
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
Trade Down From 17 Chase Bisontis Blake Miller Max Iheanachor Cashius Howell T.J. Parker CJ Allen Aveion Terrell
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
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
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
Round 6 J'Mari Taylor Eli Heidenrreich Marlin Klein Eli Rairdon Nolan Rucci Nick Barrett Chris McClellan Owen Heinecke Jakobe Thomas
Round 7 Desmond Reid Miles Kitselman Logan Fano Keyshawn James-Newby Patrick Payton Ceyair Wright Al'Zillion Hamilton
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

This article first appeared on A to Z Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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