Pro Football Focus is in the midst of previewing free agency for every NFL team. On Wednesday, their series reached the Detroit Lions and the rest of the NFC North. Their preview summarizes key free agents, biggest needs and suggested players to re-sign. We’re all quite familiar with that information, so let’s get to the juicy part.

PFF also lists what they call the “dream splash” for each team in free agency. Their selection for the Detroit Lions? Texans cornerback A.J. Bouye. Here’s their rationale:

Bouye’s 90.9 overall grade was fourth among CBs in 2016. He had two interceptions and two pass breakups in Houston’s two playoff games, and totaled 17 defended passes for the season. Opposing QBs had a passer rating of just 58.5 against him, compared to 113.5 when targeting Detroit’s Nevin Lawson.

The Lions could certainly use an upgrade over Nevin Lawson. While the young cornerback was often in a good position to make a play, he rarely did so, and the Lions were regularly torched by opposing quarterbacks.

Bouye would undeniably be an upgrade for the Lions defense, but I would be quite surprised to see Detroit pursue the 25-year-old corner. Last year, the Lions inked Darius Slay to a huge four-year, $48 million contract. For 2017, Slay is currently slated to have the ninth-highest cap hit among all cornerbacks at $10.7 million.

To acquire Bouye, the Lions may have to pay upwards of $12 million a year. That is a ton of combined cap space devoted to the cornerback position when most would agree that the Lions’ defensive struggles in 2016 were rooted in the play of their front seven.

If the Lions are desperate to fix their cornerback problem this offseason, the wiser, and more frugal route would be the NFL Draft. This cornerback draft class is extremely deep and the Lions could find a cheaper, long-term option as late as the third or fourth round this year.

PFF’s free agent suggestions of defensive tackle Brandon Williams, linebacker Dont’a Hightower and offensive tackle Kelvin Beachum make more sense for the Lions in 2016.