With just two picks, the Detroit Lions won’t be able to address all of their remaining positional needs without a trade down
Fifteen receivers came off the board in the first three rounds of the 2021 NFL draft, and there is a good chance another 15-plus will come off the board on Day 3 Saturday. The Detroit Lions spent the first two days of the draft adding size upfront on both lines and getting help for their defense. General manager Brad Holmes said he did not come into the draft targeting one position, and he won’t change his approach Saturday. But the Lions still have a significant need at receiver after passing on good players like Purdue’s Rondale Moore and North Carolina’s Dyami Brown at various points Friday. [ No more ‘Same Old’ for Detroit Lions and Brad Holmes; try ‘Big and Bold’ instead ] With just two picks Saturday, one each in Rounds 4 and 5, the Lions will not be able to fill all of their holes but they still have plenty of options at the receiver position. I put three receivers on this list of 10 players who would fit the Lions on Day 3 of the draft, and I could have included a handful of others because of the remaining talent at the position. LB Jabril Cox, LSU Cox made my Day 2 list as a third-round possibility at linebacker, so naturally he is going to make the list on Day 3. The Lions still need help at the position, and Cox would add speed to a unit that needs it. LB Dylan Moses, Alabama Moses missed the 2019 season with a torn ACL and played part of the 2020 season with a torn MCL that required February surgery.
