Pride of Detroit

● By Mike Payton
It’s almost here! The 2023 NFL draft is this week and the Detroit Lions are just about on the clock with the sixth pick. You know what that means? It means no more mock drafts after this week. This is it. This is my last one and then it’s over until next February. I will not be participating in a way too early 2024 NFL mock draft and you shouldn’t either. Let’s jump into it. As I have with the volumes one and two of my mock draft series, I used Pro Football Network’s mock draft simulator to do this draft. Here are the first five picks leading up to the Lions being on the clock.