2012 Mock Draft - Detroit Lions |
Last Updated: April 26, 2012 |
Mock Draft: Picks 1-16 - Picks 17-32 - Round 2 - Round 3 - Rounds 4-7 |
23. Detroit Lions |
University of Southern Cal
Every mock draft in the world is probably going to project an offensive lineman or cornerback to Detroit but they've proven in the past they'll ignore team needs and simply draft the best player available. Detroit's bread and butter on defense has been its staunch defensive line the last two seasons. Kyle Vanden Bosch is still playing at a reasonably high level but is also 33-years-old and the Lions are far apart in contract talks after slapping the franchise tag on Cliff Avril. Their defensive scheme starts with the line, and putting Perry across from Avril and next to Suh and Fairley may be too good to pass up on. The Lions draft to improve their strengths and won't reach to fill a need, but there are a lot of players that make sense here so they might opt to trade down and pick up an extra pick in the process.
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Also Considered: Doug Martin (RB-Boise State), Jonathan Martin (OT-Stanford), Janoris Jenkins (CB-North Alabama)
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