Roundup of Mock Draft: Lions Snatch Speedster at Receiver
Players at receiver, EDGE, and cornerback have been well-liked picks for the Lions at No. 29 overall during the past week.
The 11th All Lions mock draft roundup for the 2024 NFL Draft is about to begin.
Players at receiver, EDGE, and cornerback have been well-liked picks for the Lions at No. 29 overall during the past week.
Now let’s examine the picks that draft analysts project Lions general manager Brad Holmes will make in the first round.
Adonai Mitchell, a wide receiver from Texas
The following are currently selecting Mitchell:
Mel Kiper from ESPN and Joe Broback from Pro Football Network
“Look out for Detroit’s offensive in 2024,” writes Broback. Although Sam LaPorta, Jahmyr Gibbs, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, and Jahmyr Gibbs remain the main focus, Jared Goff is back in charge. When you include Adonai Mitchell, the NFC North will be terrified to play this offense.
Mitchell has a lot of potential and is an underappreciated prospect in this class. He’s an effective route runner who knows how to use leverage, which will help the receiver room he joins here.
Jackson Powers-Johnson Center in Oregon
The following people are now choosing Powers-Johnson:
Lions Wire (Jeff Risdon), The Athletic (Nick Baumgardner)
Iowan cornerback Cooper DeJean
Currently making fun of DeJean are the following:
Woodward Sports (Matt Broder, acquired at No. 31 overall via trade with 49ers) and All Lions (Christian Booher)
According to Broder, “Defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn would have another weapon to maneuver around his defense if he added a defensive back with a high football IQ and flexibility all over the secondary.” Though I’ll be the first to say that DeJean’s broken leg from November was cause for concern, the Iowan child made quite an impression during his private exercise. His size, toughness, and quickness highlight his adaptability in both schemes and positions. With these qualities, he would be an asset for Detroit both on special teams and defense during the return game.
Tyler Nubin, Minnesota, safety
At the moment, Nubin is chosen by the following:
Tom Fornelli of CBS Sports
Illinois defensive lineman Jer’Zhan Newton
The following are now selecting Newton:
Diante Lee’s 33rd Team
Lee believes that Jer’Zhan Newton is the most disruptive player in the interior and that the Detroit Lions’ run defense needs some help up the spine. For someone his size, his lower body explosiveness and quickness are impressive, and as an interior pass rusher, there’s much to admire about his motor and hand placement.
Although I can understand some fan fatigue given Detroit’s heavy investment in its front four, the trenches must be constructed in order to support the Lions in the long run.
UCLA’s EDGE Laiatu Latu
At the moment, Latu is chosen by the following:
Ian Valentino’s 33rd Team
Cornerback Wiggins, Nate, and Clemson
As of right now, the following projects Wiggins:
Network for Pro Football (Will Helms)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr., a Missouri cornerback
The following are now selecting Rakestraw:
Adam Rank of NFL.com, Tankathon
Missouri’s EDGE Darius Robinson
The following people are currently making fun of Robinson:
Curt Popejoy of Draft Wire, Damian Parson of The Draft Network, and Anthony Miller of Pro Football Network
Chop Robinson, EDGE, Penn State
The following people are currently making fun of Robinson:
Vinnie Iyer of The Sporting News, Tony Catalina of the Pro Football Network, Pete Prisco of CBS Sports, and Ryan Wilson of CBS Sports
Kool-Aid McKinstry, an Alabama cornerback
Currently, McKinstry is chosen by the following:
NFL (James Fragoza), Pro Football Network (Lorenzo Reyna), USA Today (Nate Davis), NFL.com (Rhett Lewis), NFL.com (Gennaro Filice), Pro Football Focus (Max Chadwick), CBS Sports (Josh Edwards), and CBS Sports (Chris Trapasso)
Even with the addition of Amik Robertson and Carlton Davis III this offseason, Chadwick writes, “the Lions may stand to enhance their cornerback room.”
Even if he isn’t as athletically gifted as the cornerbacks who came before him, McKinstry still has a place in the CB1 discussion. From 2022 to 2023, he had the fourth-best PFF grade among college football cornerbacks, at 91.5.
