2026 Live Draft Thread As It Happens

[Motown Bombers]

 

[Mr.TaterSalad]

12 minutes ago, buddha said:

bing-****ing-go.

all of you "brad drafts for bpa" people need to admit you are wrong.

Brad moved up for this guy with multiple DEs/Edge players still on the board, so clearly he thought very highly of Moore and had him graded out higher than fans and the media did. He perhaps graded up to get his BPA.

[MichiganCardinal]

Moore is the kind of high floor, low ceiling prospect I like in the 3rd round, not the 2nd.

I haven’t seen film on him yet but my impression from what I’d read was actually opposite of that that Reisman posted from dpbrugler, whoever that is. At 6’3/255 he’s a little smaller than other Holmes defensive linemen. There was some concern that he would get pushed back by larger NFL offensive linemen and lose contain in the run game.

To the extent the hope was for a pass rusher, I think this is as close as Holmes is going to get.

[Mr.TaterSalad]

Has Jermod McCoy been picked yet?

[Jason_R]

 

[MichiganCardinal]

Packers take Cisse over McCoy. If they took McCoy I’d have been worried he was going to be our Brian Branch (the taking him in the second round part, not the flipping off the fans part)

[MichiganCardinal]

Just now, Jason_R said:

 

Minter was playing 4D chess underutilizing him at Michigan.

[Mr.TaterSalad]

 

 

[MichiganCardinal]

I’m a bit over McAfee’s schtick

[Motown Bombers]

5 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said:

Moore is the kind of high floor, low ceiling prospect I like in the 3rd round, not the 2nd.

I haven’t seen film on him yet but my impression from what I’d read was actually opposite of that that Reisman posted from dpbrugler, whoever that is. At 6’3/255 he’s a little smaller than other Holmes defensive linemen. There was some concern that he would get pushed back by larger NFL offensive linemen and lose contain in the run game.

To the extent the hope was for a pass rusher, I think this is as close as Holmes is going to get.

dpbrugler is Dane Brugler. He's as good as any draft analyst. 

[MichiganCardinal]

Jags took a 25-year-old blocking tight end. First name I didn’t recognize.

[Motown Bombers]

ESPN ripping this pick by the Rams. 

[Mr.TaterSalad]

 

 

[Jason_R]

32 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said:

Minter was playing 4D chess underutilizing him at Michigan.

Didn’t Minter leave after Moore’s sophomore season? If you get any significant playing time as a sophomore at Michigan, especially in a national championship year, well that’s pretty good. 

[MichiganCardinal]

I’m not sure the Lions are done tonight but it’s probably going to be a while still.

They have 118, plus two 5ths, two 6ths, and a 7th. Lots of capital but none of it good. We do have our own 2027 3rd, the 3rd we traded for TeSlaa was the comp pick we got for Glenn.

[Motown Bombers]

Holmes just gave a presser and said they were likely done tonight. 

[MichiganCardinal]

The whole military complex the NFL has absorbed is so ridiculously over the top. I’ll stay off the soap box for now, but I’m like a step away.

[GalagaGuy]

According to the draft pick value chart, the Lions could get into the bottom of the third round if they gave up all of their remaining picks.  

[Hongbit]

52 minutes ago, Jason_R said:

 

 

Minter is a first time head coach in his very first draft.  Eric DeCosta has 30 years in NFL player personnel.  DeCosta is making the call on the pick and can’t see Minter being Moore’s DC 3 years ago as any significant factor.  

[Hongbit]

Interesting thought on NIL weakening the draft pool significantly starting on round 4.

Edited 14 hours ago by Hongbit

[Hongbit]

58 minutes ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

Has Jermod McCoy been picked yet?

I assume the reports that he will need another surgery are accurate. 

[Motown Bombers]

 

[Jason_R]

8 minutes ago, Hongbit said:

 

Minter is a first time head coach in his very first draft.  Eric DeCosta has 30 years in NFL player personnel.  DeCosta is making the call on the pick and can’t see Minter being Moore’s DC 3 years ago as any significant factor.  

Maybe. But one pick later Baltimore took Zion Young. 

[MichiganCardinal]

Dammit I liked Sam Roush a lot. Highly athletic tight end. Could have done a lot of good as a Brock Wright replacement.

[Hongbit]

Just now, Jason_R said:

Maybe. But one pick later Baltimore took Zion Young. 

Zion Young was rated higher on every board or mock that I saw.   The only exception would be those that took him off for the DUI which we know was not the case for the Ravens.