Kerryon Johnson was one of my favorite running backs in this draft class. If the Detroit Lions were going to draft one running back in this year’s draft, I was hoping it would be Johnson. His phenomenal vision, impressive patience and the way he finishes his runs makes him a pretty solid fit with the Lions.
But my desire to grab Johnson came with the condition that it would only cost the Lions a third or fourth-round pick. It’s obvious now that was never going to happen. There’s a pretty good chance had the Lions not moved up to pick 43 to grab Johnson, Washington would have taken him with the very next pick.