10 Players Lions Could Target in First Round of NFL Draft

Draftdayisofficiallyhere. TheDetroitLionsholdthe28thoverallpickinthefirstround,whichbeginsat8p.m.ThursdayandwillbetelevisedonABC,ESPNandNFLNetwork.OffensivelineandEDGEareamongthebiggestneedsontheLions’roster,butgeneralmanagerBradHolmeshasneverdraftedspecificallytoaneed. Asaresult,thereareanumberofdifferentprospectsDetroitcouldtargetifitdoesnotelecttotradeoutofitsfirst-roundselection. Hereare10playerstheLionscouldtargetinthefirstroundoftheNFLDraft,listedalphabeticallyandsortedbyposition. OneofseveralMichigannativeswhohasfirst-roundupside,HairstonmadehispresencefeltwithastrongperformanceattheNFLCombine.Heshowcasedspeedandexplosivenesswitha4.2840-yarddashanda39.5-inchvertical. TheLionshavestockedupatcornerthisoffseasonwiththeadditionsofD.J.Reed,AvonteMaddoxandRockYa-Sin,plusthereturnsofAmikRobertson,TerrionArnoldandEnnisRakestraw.However,HairstonisaschematicfitandHolmeshasnotshiedawayfromdraftingatapositionwheretheteamisalreadyde