It's an exciting week on the NFL calendar as bits and pieces of theDetroit Lions' 2026 NFL schedule keep filtering out.
Fans now know that theLions will travel in Week 2to face theBuffalo Billsfor the first game in the new Highmark Stadium. TheLions' Germany gameis also confirmed as a mid-November date on theLions' 2026 schedule.
As attention turns in earnest toward the 2026 season, it's fun to take a peek at the first batch of 2027 NFL mock drafts, too.
CBS released itsinitial 2027 NFL mock draft, usingFanDuel's Super Bowl odds in reverse orderto determine each team's NFL draft slot. The Lions are currently +1700 to win the Super Bowl per FanDuel, meaning Detroit would pick 24th overall in CBS' mock draft.
So, who do the Lions end up with? That would beOregonEDGE Matayo Uiagalelei. Uiagalelei registered 10.5 sacks in 2024 and six sacks and a pair of forced fumbles last season.
Advertisement
Detroit drafted Derrick Moore to go along with Aidan Hutchinson, but the position has been such a problem for the organization that they may want more aid. In theory, Matayo Uiagalelei and Hutchinson would start with Moore as depth. -Josh Edwards, CBS
It's a long ways off between now and then, so if nothing else, it's just fun to look at these early NFL draft forecasts in order to be able to point back and see either how right or wrong they really were.
The Lions had two obvious areas of need going into the 2026 NFL Draft at offensive tackle and at EDGE. The 2027 NFL Draft could certainly materialize in a similar fashion for the Lions where there's a clear direction the franchise needs to head.
And maybe that's at EDGE once more. But, if the need isn't as clear-cut, that could lead the Lions down the road of best available, which might mean a player like Oregon's Matayo Uiagalelei.
For moreLionscoverage, follow us on X,@TheLionsWire, and give ourFacebookpage a like.Follow Josh on X,@JoshOnLions
This article originally appeared on Lions Wire:Detroit Lions add more pass rush help in early 2027 NFL mock draft
