The Lions’ Offense Just Got a Major Upgrade: Huge All-American OL will Protect Jared Goff and Open Up Running Lanes
Over the past few years the Detroit Lions have consistently boasted one of the best offensive lines in the NFL.
With a pair of All-Pros and plenty of other talent alongside them, this has been one of the biggest strengths for the Lions as they have risen to contender status.
This offseason they have some decisions to make in order to ensure this unit remains at the top of the league.
Starting right guard Kevin Zeitler is set to hit free agency while starting left guard Graham Glasgow is seen as a potential cut candidate.
If either isn’t on the roster and the team hasn’t found a replacement by the time this year’s NFL Draft rolls around, that could leave them looking to draft a guard.
A new mock draft predicted that guard will come at pick 28 and he’ll be a huge All-American guard from the SEC.
In his first mock draft following the Super Bowl, Fantasy Life’s Thor Nystrom predicted the Lions would select Alabama guard Tyler Booker in the first round.
There are plenty of reasons to like Booker as a prospect.
At 6’5″ and 325 pounds, he has plenty of size to be a bully on the interior of the offensive line for a team that wants to run the ball frequently.
This past season he didn’t allow a single sack in 395 pass blocking snaps according to Pro Football Focus.
He also declared for the draft after his junior season and won’t turn 21 until April, so he is far from a finished product.
Booker is currently expected to be the top prospect in this draft class at guard.
The Lions do currently have a prospect of their own on the bench that they might want to test out if there’s an opening at guard as Christian Mahogany did well in limited action as a rookie.
However, if they find themselves in need of a guard on draft day, Booker would be a pretty good fit in round one, especially if the team has already addressed their defensive needs through free agency.
