15 top-level 2019 free agents who may fit position of need and scheme to draw interest from GM Bob Quinn, coach Matt Patricia and the Detroit Lions. Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press
Just eight tight ends have gone in the first round of the last 10 NFL drafts, and the Detroit Lions have taken two of them.
And while neither Eric Ebron in 2014 nor Brandon Pettigrew in 2009 lived up to their draft spot, ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr. said that doesn't mean Iowa's T.J. Hockenson isn't worth a look from the Lions in Round 1 this year.