2020 NFL Mock Draft: Post-2019 college football season edition

3. Detroit Lions: Jeff Okudah, CB, Ohio State

To be honest, I don’t think Detroit will end up taking Jeff Okudah at No. 3. That is because I simply do not believe that they draft here at all. With New York known for not trading draft picks and Miami drafting fifth overall, any other team that wants to take their pick of the quarterbacks outside of Burrow will have to be calling Detroit.

Heck, Miami might have to trade up just to ensure that other teams won’t. That being said, we can’t predict a trade just yet. We have to stick with Detroit making this selection, and I’m going to give them Jeff Okudah.

I’m not incredibly confident with this one, but I know that they’ll be happy with Okudah. He’s got incredible athleticism and ball skills in man coverage, and he can potentially be a lockdown corner for multiple contracts, something you’d like to see when you take a guy third overall. I know Derrick Brown will also be in contention here, but I’m going with a player that I believe is better. With so many talented wide receivers in their division, a true lockdown corner would be incredibly valuable for Detroit.

My only real critique is that Okudah seems to rely on his ability to recover too much. It might appear as if he’s baiting quarterbacks into bad throws, but I’m not sure if that will work in the NFL. However, that is a very simple thing that won’t keep him from playing in Pro Bowls.