With a record-setting 14 offensive players drafted in a row to kick off the first round, the defensive talent just kept making its way down the board.
Brad Holmes couldn’t sit and wait around any longer.
The first cornerback to come off the board was Toledo’s Quinyon Mitchell at pick No. 22 to the Philadelphia Eagles, but the No. 1 cornerback on the draft board for the Detroit Lions was still there in Terrion Arnold, the First Team All-American from Alabama. But that isn’t just lip service from Holmes in his post-pick presser: Arnold was the top prospect at his position according to ESPN’s Matt Miller, The Athletic’s Dane Brugler, and NFL.