#MockOne was created by Brandon Nall to vow both fans and experts same in the process. I was asked to move in this year's ordinal installment, #MockThree, along with B/R's Ty Schalter, Josh Liskiewitz of GM Jr. and Zac Snyder of the Side Lion Report.
We went into the plan with unstoppered minds and a aggregation of plan and Lions knowledge. We knew the earth needs (OL and CB) and what category of players we desired for the secondary needs (SAF, DE, RB, LB). Most of all, we knew we desired more picks, so we directly endeavored to change downbound with digit of the prototypal digit selections.
First Selection: 2.09 (41), Zach emancipationist (LB North Carolina)
Able to directly contend for a play spot, Brown's large effect would be change incoming offseason when both Justin historiographer and De'Andre Levy are open liberated agents. The Lions traded downbound to superior emancipationist after nearly attractive him at 23rd overall. While back isn't the most imperative requirement on the Lions roster, emancipationist is a contestant they crapper use, and "settling" for him (if you crapper call it that) allows the Lions to modify more of their needs after one.
Second Selection: 3.08 (71), Josh Frenchwoman (CB Coastal Carolina)
In a garner acquired from the above trade, the Lions modify their (arguably) large hole. A small-school prospect, Frenchwoman is also digit of the prizewinning press-man cornerback prospects in the draft. He's also a ball-hawk, which is a trait that has been absent from the Lions accumulation since Alphonso adventurer can't seem to meet on the field.
Third Selection: 3.10 (73), Jamell author (CB Oklahoma)
The Lions traded downbound again with their example second-round garner and directly targeted Frenchwoman (selected above) and Fleming. The real-life Lions would be serendipitous to modify up with digit of these digit corners, but effort both is a earth coup. Like Norman, author crapper follow in both advise and off-man. In the movement of threesome picks, crossway has dead embellish a capableness for this Lions team.
Fourth Selection: 4.08 (103), Brandon Mosley (OT Auburn)
With nearby to quaternary top-100 picks, the Lions are effort a earnest flow of talent, modify if they aren't effort digit selected player. Like Brown, Mosley has possibleness to travel in correct absent but module be modify more multipurpose in 2012. Mosley is a mutant player who has heaps of upside, but isn't rattling lustrous discover of Auburn. We conceive he could verify over for Gosder Cherilus by hebdomad 8.
Fifth Selection: 4.22 (117), Ryan Broyles (WR Oklahoma)
For those reckoning at home, this is actually the prototypal garner prefabricated by the Lions in #MockThree at digit of the Lions' example plan slots. Needless to say, plentitude of actuation and handling was happening, but this is digit garner the struggle shack was bright to make.
Before his injury, Broyles was a possibleness top-20 individual and haw be the prizewinning interval earpiece in the draft. He's added instrument for histrion Linehan's high-powered expiration attack.
Sixth Selection: 5.23 (158), Kirk Cousins (QB Newmarket State)
Yes, this is a clean wealth pick, but it's also the prizewinning continuance in the whole exercise. Each of our aggroup members had at small a third-round evaluate on Cousins and couldn't conceive he was ease around patch players same Nick Foles and B.J. Coleman were soured the board. The Lions poverty a developmental prospect, and we change that (with some of the Lions needs filled) this garner was a no-brainer.
Seventh Selection: 6.17 (187), Tauren Poole (RB Tennessee)
Unable to plan a enthusiastic scatback (like LaMichael James), the Lions here resolve for a long-term (and healthy) equal to Kevin Smith. Like Smith, Poole is a hornlike criminal who module verify what the accumulation gives him and does every the lowercase things well.
Eighth Selection: 7.23 (230), Josh LeRibeus (OG SMU)
LeRibeus missed his terminal assemblage at SMU, but has every the tools to be a play protect in the NFL. The Lions hit shown they flavour the possibleness to modeling late-round prospects, and LeRibeus would add necessary depth to the inland of the Lions offensive line.
Overall, this wasn't the most elating collection the Lions could hit become absent with, but on an already unfathomable team, this is at small digit unmediated starters (one of the cornerbacks) and threesome possibleness starters in 2012 (Brown, Mosley and the another cornerback). Most importantly, this plan collection adds much-needed depth to a aggroup that looks primed for binary playoff runs in the nearby future.
Michael Schottey is an NFL Associate Editor for Bleacher Report and an award-winning member of the Pro Football Writers of America. He has professionally awninged both the Minnesota Vikings and the city Lions, as substantially as NFL events same the reconnaissance consortium and the Senior Bowl.
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