The NFL draft is just more than three weeks away and ESPN’s NFL draft expert Todd McShay has a new name at quarterback linked to the Detroit Lions.
For weeks, Michigan football star Aidan Hutchinson has been pegged to go to Jacksonville as the draft’s No. 1 pick but after that, a few different names have been floated to the Lions with the No. 2 overall pick.
Most of those have been defensive linemen — and in this mock that doesn’t change — but the quarterback McShay has the Lions grabbing at the end of the first round has not frequently been linked to the team.
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The top three picks in McShay’s mock draft go as follows: Hutchinson No. 1 to the Jacksonville Jaguars, Georgia defensive end Travon Walker No. 2 to the Lions and Oregon pass-rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux No. 3 to the Houston Texans.
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