If he wasn't on the verge of making millions in the NFL, Sammy Watkins might have a future in politics.

The Clemson wide receiver has been on the campaign trail, shaking hands and kissing babies for weeks as he prepares for the draft. He's shown a propensity for saying all the right things about all his potential landing spots, but he appears to have an affinity for the Detroit Lions.

In an interview with FoxSports.com, Watkins says it would "crazy" to play in Detroit's explosive offense alongside Calvin Johnson and recently added Golden Tate.

"You wouldn't be able to double-guard Megatron," Watkins said. "You wouldn't be able to double-guard me. Basically it would be pick your poison and then you have Golden Tate in the slot. He runs nice routes and is a very physical guy. Then you have Reggie Bush in the backfield. There would be a lot of speed in that offense.

"That's the type of offense that I want to play in. It's a very explosive offense. Being with good coaches, an older wide receiver and a quarterback would definitely help me out a lot."

Watkins idolizes Johnson. He said as much at the scouting combine last month and posted an Instagram photo of the two side by side.

Former All-Pro Randy Moss believes someone like Johnson could be invaluable to Watkins early in his career. He told

the rookie-to-be as much during a segment on Fox Football Daily.

"The one thing that really helped me out is that I had a veteran wide receiver in Cris Carter," Moss said. "If you get a veteran wide receiver, take everything you can from them."

Landing in Detroit is still a long shot for Watkins, at best. The versatile receiver could go as high as No. 2 to the St. Louis Rams and there are few imaginable scenarios where he falls to the Lions at 10.

Securing his services would likely requiring packaging picks and moving up in the draft.