Detroit Lions add more pass rush help in early 2027 NFL mock draft

Josh Helmer, Lions WireTue, May 12, 2026 at 9:46 AM UTC

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Detroit Lions add more pass rush help in early 2027 NFL mock draft

It's an exciting week on the NFL calendar as bits and pieces of the Detroit Lions' 2026 NFL schedule keep filtering out.

Fans now know that the Lions will travel in Week 2 to face the Buffalo Bills for the first game in the new Highmark Stadium. The Lions' Germany game is also confirmed as a mid-November date on the Lions' 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 its initial 2027 NFL mock draft, using FanDuel's Super Bowl odds in reverse order to 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 be Oregon EDGE Matayo Uiagalelei. Uiagalelei registered 10.5 sacks in 2024 and six sacks and a pair of forced fumbles last season.

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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.

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