3 players who the Lions could trade for in the 2020 NFL Draft

Draft picks can get flipped for veteran players, and 3 recently made available by their teams make sense for the Detroit Lions

Leonard Fournette, RB, Jaguars

Fournette was the No. 4 overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, and he helped Jacksonville to a great playoff run in his rookie season. Since then the bottom has fallen out for the Jaguars, and they are reported to be shopping Fournette, who hasn’t helped in the win column as hoped.

Fournette posted 1,152 rushing yards in 2019, averaging 4.3 yards per carry. He also caught a staggering 76 passes on 100 targets, proving he is more than capable of working out of the backfield. It was a nice rebound from a dismal 2018 when Fournette, 25,  played just eight games and averaged a plodding 3.3 yards per attempt.

He’s due $4.17 million in the final season of his rookie contract, so there is a chance he’d be just a one-year rental. As long as he can stay healthy, Fournette would make a nice impact on the Lions backfield. He has battled several hamstring, quad and foot issues in his three NFL seasons, as well as two disciplinary suspensions that help explain why the Jaguars could be ready to move on.