In last week’s mock draft roundup, our own Erik Schlitt pointed out the increase in draft analysts pairing the Detroit Lions with Texas running back Bijan Robinson. Since then, that pairing has hit the local market, as both The Athletic’s Colton Pouncy and the Detroit Free Press’ Dave Birkett seemed to advocate for the pick.
On the debut of our Spotify Live Q&A show—our offseason Detroit Lions call-in show—we debated this topic at length, weighing the pros of adding a dynamic weapon in the run and pass game vs. the risk of using high draft resources on a position of low value and high injury risk.