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Detroit Lions can ace the 2018 NFL draft: Here's how

Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett gives his predictions on how the Detroit Lions will fare in the 2018 season. Produced after the NFL schedule release April 19. Wochit

Prepare yourself, Bob Quinn, because the NFL draft is only a few days away and I’m not an easy grader.

The Lions general manager has two drafts under his belt that have been the definition of mediocrity. Sure, he drafted All-Pro punt returner Jamal Agnew in the fifth round last year. But he also drafted a long snapper — yes, a long snapper — in the sixth round the year before that.