Last week’s Mock Draft round up featured the usual top pass-catchers and Micah Parsons, but missing for the first time since January was any quarterback being connected to the Detroit Lions. With the recent trades at the top of the draft, this may be a trend that continues—but they’re not quite gone this week.
Instead, it’s a different mock draft regular who almost missed the list this week. Let’s take a look at who was projected to the Lions over this past week.
Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State
Currently being mocked by Doug Farrar (Touchdown Wire)
Farrar’s mock was full of chaotic inducing trades at the top of the draft—including Deshaun Watson to the Jets and Russell Wilson to the Dolphins—which resulted in both Fields and Trey Lance (North Dakota State) being available at No.