One of the tentpole events in each pre-NFL draft process is coming next week, as the league and the invited draft prospects descend on Indianapolis for the 2023 NFL Combine. The Detroit Lions, and the other 31 teams, will get a closer look at players they may want to draft–via interviews, on-field workouts etc. So now is as good a time as any for a fresh mock draft, right before the combine and a couple of weeks out from the start of free agency. Using Pro Football Focus’ draft simulator, here’s how a new seven-round mock draft turned out for the Detroit Lions. No trades were made.
UAB
Penn State
Illinois
Pittsburgh
Washington State
Syracuse
Bowling Green
Purdue