Senior Bowl American Roster coached by the Detroit Lions
Saturday, April 23, 2022
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2022 Detroit Lions Draft Preview Defensive Backs
Top 15 Safety Prospects
Lions need a safety in this draft. Cine is my favorite player in the draft. Can really run and hit. Pitre is an athlete that can play all over. Cross has great range. Brisker is a ball hawk. Hill is versatile and fits the Lions scheme. All should be gone in the top 40. Not much after them. Joseph has excellent range and ball skills. Monday will destroy anything that moves. Anderson and Belton have NFL careers in front of them.
Senior Bowl:
Guys I Like:
Day # 1
Lewis Cine
Day # 2
Jaquan Brisker
Dax Hill
Nick Cross
Day # 3
Tycen Anderson
Dane Belton
Markquese Bell
Top 15 Cornerback Prospects
Sauce reminds me of Okudah on his tape. Long and will hit. Stingley has red flags with injuries. I like Taylor ands Evans in the 3rd round. I like Mathis as a slot guy. He will be physical in the run game. A lot of small school guys in the middle rounds with NFL athletic ability. Lions should take a CB in the first 4 rounds.
Senior Bowl:
Guys I like
Day # 2
Alontae Taylor
Damarri Mathis
Tariq Wooten
Day # 3
Akayleb Evans
Tariq Castro- Fields
Darrell Baker
Greg Junior
Zyon McCullum
2022 Detroit Lions Draft Preview Linebackers
Top 5 Linebacker Prospects
Lions draft fits:
Dean and Harris would add speed and athletic ability to the Lions LB corps. Chenal and Smith are freak athletes but unrefined. Anderson and Muma are immediate starters. Quay Walker is lost in the shuffle and will be a good NFL Player. Lloyd would be a great Pittsburgh Steeler. Day 2 has good players. Rodriguez is a ball hawk. Tindall can really run and McFadden and Cochrane will carve out long solid NFL careers.
Guys I like:
Day # 1
Nakobe Dean (#32)
Day # 2
Christian Harris
Leo Chenal
Troy Andersen
Chad Muma
Quay Walker
Channing Tindall
Day # 3
Brandon Smith
Malcom Rodriguez
Micah McFadden
Troy Hairston Jr.
2022 Detroit Lions Draft Preview Defensive Line
Top 15 Interior Prospects
Lions draft fits:
Wyatt is my favorite player here. Lions coached him at the Senior Bowl. If he somehow fell # 32 it would be great. Winfrey is a explosive 3 technique. Check the Oklahoma State tape on him. Eric Johnson , another Senior Bowl player, would be perfect at the top of the third. Tisdale is a workout warrior.
Day # 1
Devonte Wyatt (#32)
Day # 2
Perrion Winfrey
Eric Johnson
Lions draft fits
Top 15 Defensive End Prospects
One of the most important stats is pass rush win rate. It has an excellent correlation to NFL pass rush win rate.
This from Pro Football Focus
Pass rush win rates from Austin Gayle
Karlaftis 27%
Hutch 25%
Enagbare 25%
Mr, Thibs 24%
Ebiketie 22%
Jackson 22%
Mafe %16
Pascal 15%
Johnson 13%
Travon Walker 10%
I would select Hutch over Mr. Thibs if both were available. Hutch is high motor player and a plus athlete. My comp for him is Kyle VandenBosch. Mr. Thibs has an incredible first step and long arms. It would come down to the interview with them. Johnson played for the Lions at the Senior Bowl. He was unblockable. Walker is the rare over 250 lbs under 4.65 and under 7 cone club. He is a more of project at his point. Plenty to choose from on day 2. Ebiketie is not tall but has long arms. Thomas is sleeper, good length and win rate. Jackson might be better in the 3-4.
Guys I Like
Day # 1
Hutchinson
Ebiketie (#32)
Day # 2
Cam Thomas
2022 Detroit Lions Draft Preview Offensive Line
Top 15 Interior Line Prospects
Lions draft fits:
Lions could use a mid round pick to help with depth. A swing guard/tackle type would be ideal. I really Zach Tom from Wake Forest. A 4.47 short shuttle is a good score. Many solid interior lineman in the NFL have been under 4.5. Jurgens can play center as can Strange. Ezeudu has the size and quickness to be a starter in the NFL at OG.
Guy I like
Day # 2
Strange
Tom
Ezeudu
Strange
Tom
Ezeudu
Day # 3
Wattenberg
Mays
Top 15 Tackle Prospects
Lions draft fits.
As mentioned a swing tackle who can play guard would be a good target. Abe Lucas from WSU is my guy here. Size and movement skills. Deaton can play up and down the line. Bruss is underrated.
Day # 2
Abe Lucas
Day # 3
Dawson Deaton
Logan Bruss
Guys I Like:
Day # 2
Abe Lucas
Day # 3
Dawson Deaton
Logan Bruss
2022 Detroit Lions Draft Preview WR, TE
Top 20 Wide Receiver Prospects
The Lions need Height/Weight/Speed guys to complement their WR room. Burks, Watson, Pierce and Pickens would be targets on the second day of the draft. Burks is a physical layer in the mold of Kelly Golladay. Watson is workout warrior who played really well at the Senior Bowl but has a history of drops. Pierce is being compared to Jordy Nelson. Pickens is a tough hombre returning from an ACL injury.
The Lions could add speed with Skyy Moore (WMU), Velus Jones or Danny Gray. Jones and Gray were at the Senior Bowl. Moore is threat with the ball. This group should be targeted on the 3rd day.
Guys I Like
Day # 1
Drake London
Day # 2
George Pickens
Treylon Burks
Skyy Moore
Alec Pierce
Day # 3
Velus Jones
Danny Gray
Isaiah Weston
Lions draft fits:
Top 15 TE Prospects
Lions draft fits:
I could see the Lions spending a 3rd-5th round pick on this position. There are many solid # 2 types in the draft. Krull is my favorite. Big and fast. He can block but needs to improve on his receiving skills. Bellinger would fit into the rotation as a blocker. Dulcich caught my eye during the Oregon game. He fits as a move TE.
Guys I Like:
Day # 2
Jelani Woods
Greg Dulcich
Day # 3
Lucas Krull
Dan Bellinger
Andrew Ogletree
2022 Detroit Lions Draft Preview QB, RB
Top 15 QB Prospects
Fits for the Lions:
I really do not want the Lions to spend any draft resources on a QB. I think Ridder is the best of a bad bunch. He has improved his accuracy during his four years as starter. He has plus athletic ability and leadership. Ridder is two years away from competing for a starting spot.
Corral is a gunslinger with the ability to make the extra play downfield. He needs a couple years to develop his pocket game but has a chance down the line to be a starter.
My dark horse is Chase Garbers from Cal. He caught my eye during the Oregon game in which he singlehandedly kept his team in the game. He showed poise and accuracy in that game. He was the MVP of NFLPA all-star game.
Guys I like
Day # 2
Desmond Ridder
Matt Corral
Day # 3
Chase Garbers
Top 15 RB Prospects
Fits for the Lions:
I don't foresee the Lions spending early capital on a RB. Late round or UDFA is a possibility. Brad Holmes has shown he like to add running back depth. Speed backs like Strong, Goodson or Chandler would be intriguing as the can play on third down or on special teams.
Guys I like:
Day # 3
Abram Smith
Pierre Strong
Ty Chandler
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