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Mel Kiper breaks down edge options for Detroit Lions at No. 2: 'They're all different'

The Detroit Lions may be hoping Michigan football's Aidan Hutchinson falls to them in this month's NFL draft. But if Hutchinson goes No. 1 overall, as many suspect, the Lions still will have a trio of edge rush options available at No. 2.

Oregon's Kayvon Thibodeaux, Georgia's Travon Walker and Florida State's Jermaine Johnson II are widely regarded as potential top-10 picks, though ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr. said each comes with concerns.

"They’re all different," Kiper said Thursday. "Travon Walker they moved around (at Georgia). He only had 9.5 career sacks and 13 career tackles for loss, so you say the production was not there.