Detroit Lions make surprising pick in Sporting News 2021 NFL Mock Draft

We are less than 72 hours away from the 2021 NFL Draft and Detroit Lions fans are growing more and more impatient as they await what new GM Brad Holmes will do with the No. 7 overall pick in the first round.

In the latest mock draft from Vinnie Iyer of the Sporting News, the Lions select QB Trey Lance out of North Dakota State.

Here is what Iyer has to say about the Lions decision to go with Lance at No. 7.

The Lions can’t be ruled out for taking a new top rookie quarterback for offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn to develop, despite the trade for Jared Goff. Here’s a curveball should the board not get shaken up before this pick. as the much younger, much higher-upside Lance can be stashed well as a rookie before he becomes a starting dual threat. Given Detroit’s future first-round haul, it is rebuilding all-around with two seasons down the line in mind.

Here is what Iyer has the Lions doing in Rounds 2 and 3.

41. Detroit Lions

•  Rashod Bateman, WR, Minnesota (6-2, 210 pounds)

Bateman is a strong big possession type with the qualities of a needed No. 1 as the Lions try to replace Kenny Golladay and Marvin Jones Jr. He would be a good pairing with Goff now and Lance later.

72. Detroit Lions

• Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR, USC (6-1, 195 pounds)

The Lions need a strong, tough slot presence after moving on from Danny Amendola and St. Brown can be reliable working off Bateman.

101. Detroit Lions (from Rams, compensatory)

• Spencer Brown, OT, Northern Iowa (6-9, 314 pounds)

The Lions should consider developing a right tackle opposite Taylor Decker and the massive Brown should have appeal for Dan Campbell.

Nation, how would you feel about the Lions coming out of the 2021 NFL Draft with these four players in the first three rounds?