According to ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr., help could be on the way for Detroit’s rushing attack in 2018 and beyond.
This year’s class of running backs is talented and deep, and Kiper thinks the Lions will tap into that talent early on, and grab LSU's Derrius Guice in the first round with their No. 20 overall selection.
“This is a spot to watch for a rising pass-rusher, but Detroit would be thrilled with the No. 2 running back on the board,” Kiper wrote in his second mock draft released Wednesday morning on ESPN.com. “Guice is a true every-down back, which Matthew Stafford has never had in his career.