There’s nothing like a pro day visit from Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes to jump-start a shift in mock draft projections.
In last week’s mock draft roundup, Georgia’s Travon Walker was being heavily projected to the Lions at pick No. 2, but the day before that article was published, Holmes and a contingent of Lions’ staff attended Oregon’s pro day and met with edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux. As predicted in last week’s piece, there has been a strong reaction from mock drafters to that visit, and projections of Thibodeaux to the Lions have seen a dramatic increase in numbers.