Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett breaks down why the Detroit Lions picked Ohio State cornerback Jeff Okudah with the No. 3 pick in the NFL draft. Detroit Free Press
Bob Quinn tried to warn us.
But when the smoke started wafting 24 hours before the 2020 NFL draft – first the Dolphins, then the Giants, then the Chargers, then, somehow, the Jaguars, were interested in coming up – no one cared to remember the siren Quinn sounded last week.
Trading down from the No. 3 pick in this year’s draft never was going to be easy for the Detroit Lions, and the fact Quinn wasn’t able to swing a deal to get extra picks and still get his man, Ohio State cornerback Jeff Okudah, should not be seen as a fail.