Former Detroit Lions wide receiver and CBS and NFL Network analyst Nate Burleson speaks to the media on radio row at Super Bowl 54 in Miami. Detroit Free Press
If the Detroit Lions hold onto the No. 3 pick in April’s draft, their choices seem obvious.
Ohio State defensive end Chase Young is a run-your-card-to-the-podium pick if he’s there. He’s the best defensive player in the draft, one of the best pass-rush prospects to come out of college in a decade and exactly the type of game-changing talent the Lions need for their defense.
If he’s not, and if the Lions don’t want to go the Tua Tagovailoa route — and there’s no evidence yet to suggest they do — they’ll be picking from one of three prospects, in all likelihood: Ohio State cornerback Jeff Okudah, Auburn defensive tackle Derrick Brown and Clemson hybrid Isaiah Simmons.