It’s time to look forward to the 2017 NFL Draft with our first Detroit Lions Mock Draft
Six weeks into the 2016 NFL season and the Detroit Lions are 3-3. With so many teams stuck in the NFL’s middle class and so many games left to play, it’s hard to forecast just where the Lions will wind up selecting in each round.
I’m basing this Detroit Lions mock draft on the team picking 14th in each round. That’s where Detroit would pick if the season ended today, at least in the first round.
I strongly considered Alabama linebacker Reuben Foster here, but this is too high for an off-ball LB even though Foster is a fantastic prospect and it’s clearly the Lions’ biggest need. His Crimson Tide teammates Tim Williams and Jonathan Allen would be nice alternates here, too.
There are many quality options here, but in this Detroit Lions mock draft I addressed wide receiver. If Corey Davis from Western Michigan is on the board, he’s the pick over Ford. There are many defensive linemen and a few linebackers here too, but the dropoff at wideout is more pronounced than those positions of need.
Defense will be a recurring theme for the rest of this edition of the 2017 Detroit Lions Mock Draft. Unless a tight end really strikes my fancy, every remaining pick will try and help bolster the anemic Lions defense. For more on Brantley, check out what With The First Pick had to say.
The Lions have an extra seventh round pick, so this mock draft gets two final-round selections.