It has been a while since I compiled a Detroit Lions mock draft database so I thought it was time to give it another look now that the draft is less than a week away.
Like I mentioned earlier, mock drafts do have some use, especially when the sample size is increased. It is said that an infinite amount of monkeys with typewriters will eventually reproduce a work of Shakespeare if given an infinite amount of time. We’re running short on time and we definitely don’t have an infinite amount of monkeys but I have produced a list of picks from 73 recently updated mock drafts.
I’ll take a closer, more objective look at the data next week but some clear trends can be seen from scanning the list.
| Mock Draft | Updated | Lions Selection | Pos. | School |
| Official Database Mock | 4/21 | Tyron Smith | OT | USC |
| Draft Countdown | 4/21 | Anthony Castonzo | OT | Boston College |
| The Big Lead | 4/21 | Ryan Kerrigan | DE | Purdue |
| My NFL Draft | 4/21 | Prince Amukamara | CB | Nebraska |
| Draft Maven (Mike) | 4/21 | Prince Amukamara | CB | Nebraska |
| Draft Breakdown | 4/21 | Anthony Castonzo | OT | Boston College |
| East Coast Sports | 4/21 | Aldon Smith | DE | Missouri |
| SKOHRboard | 4/21 | Prince Amukamara | CB | Nebraska |
| Draft Ace | 4/21 | Robert Quinn | DE | North Carolina |
| NE Patriots Draft | 4/21 | Muhammad Wilkerson | DT | Temple |
| FF Jungle (Bryan) | 4/21 | Gabe Carimi | OT | Wisconsin |
| BlitzCast Blog | 4/21 | Da’Quan Bowers | DE | Clemson |
| Addenda Provided | 4/21 | Anthony Castonzo | OT | Boston College |
| NFL Rough Draft (Ray) | 4/21 | Anthony Castonzo | OT | Boston College |
| Mock-NFL-Draft | 4/21 | Ryan Kerrigan | DE | Purdue |
| MockDraftOnline (Eric) | 4/21 | Akeem Ayers | LB | UCLA |
| Ultimate NFL Draft | 4/21 | Nate Solder | OT | Colorado |
| NFL.com (Baldinger) | 4/20 | Prince Amukamara | CB | Nebraska |
| ESPN (McShay) | 4/20 | Prince Amukamara | CB | Nebraska |
| Sporting News | 4/20 | Jimmy Smith | CB | Colorado |
| Draft Headquarters | 4/20 | Aldon Smith | DE | Missouri |
| TheCommShowBomb | 4/20 | Prince Amukamara | CB | Nebraska |
| Big Mouth’s | 4/20 | Anthony Castonzo | OT | Boston College |
| NFLsFuture | 4/20 | Anthony Castonzo | OT | Boston College |
| Alfredo Roig’s Draft | 4/20 | Anthony Castonzo | OT | Boston College |
| Optimum Scouting | 4/20 | Tyron Smith | OT | USC |
| Fox Sports (Schrager) | 4/20 | Da’Quan Bowers | DE | Clemson |
| KFFL | 4/20 | Cameron Jordan | DE | California |
| 85 Percent Sports | 4/20 | Prince Amukamara | CB | Nebraska |
| One ? News | 4/20 | Aldon Smith | DE | Missouri |
| Baltimore Blackbirds | 4/20 | Jimmy Smith | CB | Colorado |
| Fast Football | 4/20 | Da’Quan Bowers | DE | Clemson |
| ForwardDownTheField | 4/20 | Prince Amukamara | CB | Nebraska |
| Seahawks Draft | 4/20 | Da’Quan Bowers | DE | Clemson |
| FF Toolbox (Joel) | 4/20 | Tyron Smith | OT | USC |
| Draft Tek | 4/20 | Prince Amukamara | CB | Nebraska |
| Draft America | 4/20 | Jimmy Smith | CB | Colorado |
| FanSpeak | 4/20 | Anthony Castonzo | OT | Boston College |
| FF Toolbox (Matt) | 4/20 | Prince Amukamara | CB | Nebraska |
| Sports Agent Blog | 4/20 | Prince Amukamara | CB | Nebraska |
| Fant Football Brothers | 4/20 | Anthony Castonzo | OT | Boston College |
| Pasta Padre | 4/20 | Tyron Smith | OT | USC |
| Consensus Draft | 4/20 | Da’Quan Bowers | DE | Clemson |
| With the 1st Pick (Larry) | 4/19 | Prince Amukamara | CB | Nebraska |
| Real Sports Hype | 4/19 | Prince Amukamara | CB | Nebraska |
| FF Xtreme | 4/19 | Tyron Smith | OT | USC |
| CBS Sports (Rang) | 4/19 | Anthony Castonzo | OT | Boston College |
| CBS Sports (Reuter) | 4/19 | Anthony Castonzo | OT | Boston College |
| Great Blue Draft | 4/19 | Prince Amukamara | CB | Nebraska |
| Pro Football Talk | 4/19 | Anthony Castonzo | OT | Boston College |
| SportsBank.net | 4/19 | Brandon Harris | CB | Miami (FL) |
| The Trojan Empire | 4/19 | Brandon Harris | CB | Miami (FL) |
| Big D’s | 4/19 | Da’Quan Bowers | DE | Clemson |
| Football Draft Analysis | 4/19 | Da’Quan Bowers | DE | Clemson |
| Turf Show Times | 4/19 | Tyron Smith | OT | USC |
| FootballDogz | 4/19 | Adrian Clayborn | DE | Iowa |
| Inside the Eagles | 4/19 | Nate Solder | OT | Colorado |
| SideLion Report | 4/18 | Tyron Smith | OT | USC |
| National Football Authority | 4/18 | Aldon Smith | DE | Missouri |
| Fan Fraternity | 4/18 | Anthony Castonzo | OT | Boston College |
| NFL Yost Mock | 4/18 | Prince Amukamara | CB | Nebraska |
| Sports News Southwest | 4/18 | Brandon Harris | CB | Miami (FL) |
| Bring the House | 4/18 | Tyron Smith | OT | USC |
| Football Dialogue | 4/18 | Anthony Castonzo | OT | Boston College |
| Walter Football | 4/18 | Prince Amukamara | CB | Nebraska |
| New Era Scouting (Brad) | 4/18 | Cameron Jordan | DE | California |
| Blog that Boredom Built | 4/18 | Da’Quan Bowers | DE | Clemson |
| Draft Shack (Tony) | 4/18 | Julio Jones | WR | Alabama |
| NBA Draft Guru | 4/18 | Da’Quan Bowers | DE | Clemson |
| Draft Shack (Nate) | 4/18 | Tyron Smith | OT | USC |
| Pats Draft | 4/18 | Tyron Smith | OT | USC |
| NFL.com (Davis) | 4/18 | Tyron Smith | OT | USC |
| Uncle Scurvy | 4/18 | Da’Quan Bowers | DE | Clemson |
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