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ESPN's Mel Kiper has Detroit Lions landing Will Anderson, Bijan Robinson in new mock draft

Mel Kiper Jr.'s latest mock draft couldn't have turned out any better for the Detroit Lions.

Kiper, the ESPN analyst, has the Lions landing two of the draft's consensus five best prospects with their two first-round picks: Alabama edge rusher Will Anderson Jr. at No. 6 and Texas running back Bijan Robinson at No. 18.

Anderson is the cleanest of the top defensive players in this year's draft, a powerful pass rusher who had 17.5 sacks as a true sophomore in 2021 and 10 more last season, and would team with Aidan Hutchinson, last year's No.