As a reminder, the Detroit Lions hold pick No. 28 and with that slotting comes a lack of consistency in mock drafts. For example, of the 17 mock drafts we examined this week, 12 different players were mocked to the Lions over five different position groups.
As expected, defense dominated this week's projections, with just one mock draft pairing the Lions with an offensive player. And while the other 16 mocks produced 11 different players, seven of those players were edge rushers—the only real pattern amongst the early offseason mock drafts.
Let’s take a look.