For a second straight year, the Lions mostly passed on adding any pass rush through the draft. Six picks came in and only two went to defense, with only Alabama defensive lineman Da'Shawn Hand coming in the fourth round to help out the front seven. He had nine sacks in four college seasons.

General manager Bob Quinn said that was just the way the board worked. It might have had something to do with Boston College's Harold Landry, a popular Lions mock, getting flagged by teams for knee and back issues and falling from his top-20 projection into the second round. Perhaps Detroit didn't like the options it was faced with in each round.

Or perhaps it likes next year's prospects that much more.

Bleacher Report's Matt Miller released a 2019 mock draft Monday, and it was defensive linemen who were dominating the list. The first overall pick was Ohio State's Nick Bosa, Joey's little brother. The 32 first-round projections included 11 players who play either on the defensive interior or at edge rusher.

Miller had the Lions taking Clemson edge rusher Clelin Ferrell at No. 11 overall, referring to him as a potential "Chandler-Jones-type pass rusher." (The draft order was based on current Super Bowl odds for the 2018 season.)

Here's the full list:

1. Nick Bosa, EDGE, Ohio State

3. Ed Oliver, DT, Houston

8. Rashan Gary, DT, Michigan

11. Dexter Lawrence, DT, Clemson

12. Clelin Ferrell, EDGE, Clemson

16. Joe Jackson, EDGE, Miami

21. Jeffery Simmons, DT, Mississippi State

25. Terrell Lewis, EDGE, Alabama

27. Austin Bryant, EDGE, Clemson

29. Montez Sweat, EDGE, Mississippi State

30. Christian Wilkins, DT, Clemson

ESPN's Mel Kiper also released his top 10 prospects for 2019. Five of them were defensive linemen, including Alabama defensive tackle Raekwon Davis, who did not make the Bleacher Report mock.

This year was considered a rather weak class of edge rushers in the draft as well as in free agency. The Lions used the franchise tag to retain Ezekiel Ansah for next season, and his $17 million salary will come off the books at the end of it unless Detroit takes an increased tag amount or irons out a long-term deal.

With a very early look out, it appears as if the 2019 draft will have options for the Lions to bookend Ansah with if he stays or to replace him if they let him walk. The Lions have certainly taken a look at that. Quinn said that part of the draft process is having a segment of the scouting department break away early from the current class to study the strengths and weaknesses of the next year's group so the team can incorporate that into its draft day strategy.

Plenty can change in a prospect's or class' outlook in another college season. Games involving Clemson this year should still be appointment viewing with four defensive lineman projected to go in the first round.