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Ryan Wilson, CBSSports.com: Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State

Why: We haven't had the Lions taking a QB since they traded for Jared Goff, but if Fields is staring them in the face here they have to make it happen. Goff is a system quarterback who struggled at times with Sean McVay dialing up the plays. There's no reason to think he'll magically rediscover his game in Detroit.

Round 2: Nick Bolton, LB, Missouri

Wilson’s full mock

Chris Trapasso, CBSSports.com: Ja'Marr Chase, WR, LSU

Why: The Lions would be happy with any receiver at this point, but to land the consensus top wideout in the class is a fantastic development for new GM Brad Holmes.

Round 2: Tyson Campbell, CB, Georgia

Trapasso’s full mock

Josh Edwards, CBSSports.com: Jaylen Waddle, WR, Alabama

Why: Detroit is going to be able to challenge the field more vertically. Breshad Perriman and Tyrell Williams are not going to cut it in that wide receiver room.

Round 2: Nick Bolton, LB, Missouri

Edwards’ full mock

Pete Prisco, CBSSports.com: Jaylen Waddle, WR, Alabama

Why: The Lions have issues outside in their passing game, even with the additions of a few receivers in free agency. In this mock, they opt for Waddle over DeVonta Smith.

Prisco’s full mock

Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA Today: Trey Lance, QB, North Dakota State

Why: Hard to say whether first-year GM Brad Holmes is firmly in or out of the quarterback market. If a signal-caller of Lance's caliber falls into the Lions' lap, however, he might be hard-pressed to forge ahead with Jared Goff. Landing in Detroit would seemingly afford Lance the chance to sit and learn for a year while he resolves some ball placement and timing issues, positioning him as an imposing dual-threat option whenever he's ready to take the reins.

Middlehurst-Schwartz’s full mock

Nick Klopsis, Newsday: Ja'Marr Chase, WR, LSU

Why: The Lions' current projected starters at wide receiver: Breshad Perriman, Tyrell Williams, Quintez Cephus. Williams missed all of 2020 with a torn labrum in his shoulder, and Perriman and Cephus combined for 50 catches, 854 yards and five touchdowns. Ja'Marr Chase opted out of the 2020 season, but he won the Biletnikoff Award and set SEC receiving records in 2019 thanks to his great hands and mixture of speed, shiftiness and physicality.

Klopsis’ full mock

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