The Detroit Lions hold the 20th overall selection in the 2018 NFL Draft. This NFL mock draft tries to predict the pick.
The Detroit Lions have several needs to address in the upcoming NFL Draft. They need help along the offensive line, defensive line, with pass rush, and their running game. With the 20th pick, a lot will be determined by the teams ahead of them.
In this first round mock draft, the Detroit Jock City staff predicts who comes off the board prior to the Lions’ selection, and who the Lions decide to draft as a result.
1. Cleveland Browns
2. New York Giants
3. New York Jets
4. Cleveland Browns
5. Denver Broncos
6. Indianapolis Colts
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
8. Chicago Bears
9. San Francisco 49ers
10. Oakland Raiders
11. Miami Dolphins
12. Buffalo Bills
13. Washington Redskins
14. Green Bay Packers
15. Arizona Cardinals
16. Baltimore Ravens
17. Los Angeles Chargers
18. Seattle Seahawks
19. Dallas Cowboys
20. Detroit Lions
Breakdown: While most agree that the Lions’ ideal pick would be a top pass-rusher, those impact players were mostly taken off the board before the Lions were on the clock. This will most likely be the case on draft day.
Given the Lions’ wide array of needs, the staff selected the most logical pick given the scenario. All are legitimate possibilities, and each selection improves the team in some way, although perhaps lacking the “splash effect.”