Brad Holmes may have already “had dialogue” about trading the No. 2 pick in April’s NFL draft, but one prominent analyst said he thinks the Detroit Lions will be hard-pressed to move out of that spot because of the lack of blue-chip prospects available.
“It sucks for Detroit this year because there’s … no elite quarterback where they can solve that problem moving forward,” ESPN’s Todd McShay said in a video conference Thursday. “And then there’s, knowing the quarterback situation, there’s no — the next two best players on a lot of teams’ boards are the offensive tackles, and they’re in really good shape there moving forward. I just think it’s tough how it plays out.”
If the Jacksonville Jaguars take Michigan pass rusher Aidan Hutchinson at No. 1, as many expect, the Lions could be left to pick between a handful of good-but-not-elite edge rush prospects, two top offensive tackles, a player at a non-premium position or overdrafting a quarterback.
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