Back to the Detroit Lions Newsfeed

Final Lions mock draft roundup: Witherspoon favored at No. 6; others in the mix

With the first round of the draft upon us, we rounded up 50 mock drafts to get a sense for what analysts are thinking the Detroit Lions will do with their two selections.

Let's start with the No. 6 choice.

Devon Witherspoon, CB, Illinois (34)

u25b6 Mel Kiper | ESPN, Daniel Jeremiah | NFL.com, Peter Schrager | NFL.com, Charles Davis | NFL.com, Eric Edholm | NFL.com, Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz | USA Today, Jason La Canfora | Washington Post, Chris Trapasso | CBS Sports, Charles McDonald | Yahoo, Kevin Hanson | Sports Illustrated, Dane Brugler | The Athletic, Vinnie Iyer | The Sporting News, Rob Rang | Fox Sports, Mike Florio | Pro Football Talk, Evan Silva | Establish the Run, Brandon Donahue| Sharp Football, Trevor Sikkema | Pro Football Focus, Adam Caplan | Pro Football Network, Danny Kelly | The Ringer, Brentley Weissman | The Draft Network, Rob Maaddi | The Associated Press, Sam Farmer | Los Angeles Times, Albert Breer | Sports Illustrated, Will Brinson | CBS Sports, Rick Spielman and Mike Tannenbaum | 33rd Team, Jeff Ratcliffe | FTN Fantasy, Steve Serby | New York Post, Brad Menendez | Draft Countdown, Charlie Campbell | Walter Football, Brad Biggs | Chicago Tribune, Benjamin Albright | Sportsnaut, Ben Raven | MLive, Kyle Meinke | MLive, Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press

Thoughts: I had a strong sense Witherspoon was going to be the popular choice, but didn't fully anticipate how overwhelming a favorite he'd be in final projections.