NFL Draft 2018: Detroit Lions seven-round mock draft 2.0
By Zac Snyder
Round 2
Bob Quinn has promised change at running back for the 2018 season but all he has done so far is add veteran LeGarrette Blount on a one-year deal. That’s change, I guess, but doesn’t represent as much as Quinn’s comments suggested.
Free agency is far from a finish line and the devaluing of the running back position as a prime target in free agency means the draft is your best bet. With the way Quinn has handled the position so far, a pick sometime in the first two days of the draft makes sense. He’s already gone the Dwayne Washington/Tion Green route and that hasn’t gotten him much of anywhere. Quinn may have wanted to avoid using a high draft pick on a running back but he can’t afford not to any longer.
The good news is he should have plenty of options to choose from when the Lions are on the clock in the second round. USC’s Ronald Jones is one such possibility.
At 5’11” and 200 pounds, Jones is on the small side but plays bigger than his measurables. The smaller frame means he will be in for something less than full-time duty but the Lions don’t appear interested in having one lead back ahead of the others. That’s the way it works more often than not in the NFL now anyway and adding Jones to the mix would be a definite juice boost for the depth chart.