With the 20th pick of the 2018 DBN Community NFL Mock Draft, the Detroit Lions select...
Taven Bryan, DT, Florida
The selection and write-up were made by clefan4lif:
With Matt Patricia coming in as the head coach, the team is expected to focus on the interior. At the combine he said he wanted to build the team starting in the middle of the defense. This draft unfolded perfectly for Detroit, and we really had to dig into the top two DTs on the board. RB was also considered, but there is a good chance we will be able to address that need in the 2nd round.
We were faced with the decision of a run stuffing DT in Da’Ron Payne or Bryan. We felt it was more important to focus on the pass rush to help Ansah out, and with the top pass rushers off the board on the outside Bryan felt like the best blend of need and value. His upside, highlighted by outstanding combine testing that was well ahead of Payne, is that of an elite interior rusher. We believe Patricia is the kind of coach that can help Bryan use his gifts to also improve his run-stopping ability.
Pokorny: “Terrible pick, next. (Just kidding, just wanted to throw someone for a loop there). The Lions have been meddling with an above average ceiling that they can’t break past for too long. Bryan won’t change that pick overnight, but Patricia is the guy with a real chance to be the difference maker. If he needs a defensive lineman to get to the quarterback, then so be it.”
The Cincinnati Bengals are up next, led by Robo Dawg.
2018 DBN Community Mock Draft Results
Pick | Team | Username | Selection |
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Pick | Team | Username | Selection |
1 | Cleveland Browns | Grimflick | QB Lamar Jackson |
2 | New York Giants | Your Friendly Neighborhood Esq. | QB Baker Mayfield |
3 | New York Jets | jclark22 | DE Bradley Chubb |
4 | Cleveland Browns | Keyser Sozze | CB Denzel Ward |
5 | Denver Broncos | poultman | RB Saquon Barkley |
6 | Indianapolis Colts | Browns95 | OG Quenton Nelson |
7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Ezweav | DB Minkah Fitzpatrick |
8 | Chicago Bears | Ostate84 | LB Tremaine Edmunds |
9 | San Francisco 49ers | Mudville | DE Marcus Davenport |
10 | Oakland Raiders | makeaplay59 | LB Roquan Smith |
11 | Miami Dolphins | Swagnasty | QB Josh Rosen |
12 | Buffalo Bills | GratefulDawg | QB Sam Darnold |
13 | Washington Redskins | Maul Poleski | S Derwin James |
14 | Green Bay Packers | Darth_Batman | DE/OLB Harold Landry |
15 | Arizona Cardinals | Brocolis154033 | QB Josh Allen |
16 | Baltimore Ravens | Fluke_on_target | WR Calvin Ridley |
17 | Los Angeles Chargers | Crawford_T | DT Vita Vea |
18 | Seattle Seahawks | OhioCityBrownsBeliever | CB Mike Hughes |
19 | Dallas Cowboys | Topanga Jeff | OG Will Hernandez |
20 | Detroit Lions | clefan4lif | DT Taven Bryan |
21 | Cincinnati Bengals | Robo Dawg | OG Isaiah Wynn |
22 | Buffalo Bills | a2342432a | WR Christian Kirk |
23 | New England Patriots | unoservix | OT Kolton Miller |
24 | Carolina Panthers | mrwhitman | WR D.J. Moore |
25 | Tennessee Titans | troy145 | DE/OLB Arden Key |
26 | Atlanta Falcons | BrianB77 | DT Da'Ron Payne |
27 | New Orleans Saints | Legoman0721 | LB Lorenzo Carter |
28 | Pittsburgh Steelers | xfl2001fan | LB Leighton Vander Esch |
29 | Jacksonville Jaguars | kizer america | LB Rashaan Evans |
30 | Minnesota Vikings | pt_999 | OT Mike McGlinchey |
31 | New England Patriots | Matt Wood | TE Mike Gesicki |
32 | Philadelphia Eagles | Adam Rice | OT Connor Williams |
33 | Cleveland Browns | fjblessi | DT Maurice Hurst |
34 | New York Giants | anthszabo | RB Derrius Guice |
35 | Cleveland Browns | tmartin5785 | DE Sam Hubbard |