Most years, there is a wide variety of potential choices and projections for the Detroit Lions’ first pick of the draft. That is not the case in 2020. We have a clear favorite to be the Lions’ selection at No. 3 overall:
Ohio State cornerback Jeff Okudah.
In the end, I tracked over 60 final-edition mock drafts. Some were from Lions reporters like Justin Rogers of the Detroit News and Dave Birkett of the Free Press. Some were national draft analysts, including Dane Brugler of The Athletic, Mel Kiper of ESPN and all the good folks over at The Draft Network.
It was Okudah and it wasn’t close.
Okudah – 54, including 7 that featured the Lions trading back and still selecting him
Auburn DT Derrick Brown – 8
Ohio State EDGE Chase Young – 3, all involving a trade by WAS at No. 2
Clemson LB Isaiah Simmons – 2, one involving a trade back to No. 9
There was not a single final mock I looked at that projected a quarterback or an offensive tackle to Detroit, not even in trade-back situations.