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The Lions ‘What I Would Do’ 2023 mock draft

Lions Wire’s Jeff Risdon lays out what choices he would make for the Detroit Lions in the 2023 NFL draft

Normally the mock drafts you see here attempt to be predictive in nature, trying to forecast what might happen in the 2023 NFL draft. This is not one of those types of projections.

This mock draft edition is the one where I pretend I’m the Lions GM and make the picks as if I were making the choices. Keeping the available options within reason, this is how I would choose at each pick for Detroit. Again, this is in no way an attempt to predict what the Lions will actually do this weekend.

Because of the incredible uncertainty above the Lions and the No. 6 pick, this year’s edition is one where you’ll need to pay attention to the comments and explanations. There are contingency picks and conditional choices based off those contingencies for several subsequent picks.

The ‘What I Would Do’ 2023 NFL mock draft

Instead of predicting what might happen, Draft Wire’s Jeff Risdon lays out what he’d do in the first two rounds of the 2023 NFL draft

Most mock drafts attempt to project what the 32 NFL teams will do with their selections in the draft. This creates some awkwardness when an evaluator has to project a player to come off the board significantly higher, or lower than he’s graded out.

Not in this one. This is the one time where I put the GM hat on and make the picks based on the decisions I would make for each team.

This is in no way a predictive mock.

It’s a reflection on what I would do, based on prospect rating, positional value, team needs in both the short- and long-term, and fit with the coaching staff and style of play. It doesn’t necessarily correlate with the overall big board in part because some players are much better fits for one team than another.