You’ve had a chance to toss out some mock drafts. We’ve covered a few scenarios that could play out if the Lions trade down. Now, we’re going to put our own GM skills to the test, line up head to head and see who can come up with a draft that makes sense for Detroit.



Using The Draft Network’s mock draft simulator as a framework (i.e., a way to narrow down the list of available players) we talked our way through every Lions pick, Rounds 1 through 6 — Detroit does not hold a seventh-rounder.



Here’s how it went, with the final results at the bottom:



Round 1



Burke: I keep going back and forth on this, and I don’t have anything at stake so I empathize with what Bob Quinn will be facing, but I’m going to go with Isaiah Simmons here. And the simplest way I can explain why is that I’m looking at a free-agent cornerback class that could include guys like Byron Jones, Chris Harris, James Bradberry and Logan...