The 2025 draft doesn’t have to be very complicated for the Detroit Lions, and in this post-Senior Bowl three-round mock it wasn’t.
The first tentpoles of the 2025 pre-draft process are over, with the East-West Shrine Bowl and more prominently the Senior Bowl now in the books.
That also means mock draft season is set to really ramp up, ahead of the NFL Combine and Pro Day season taking place. As of right now the Detroit Lions have seven picks in the 2025 draft, with two of those spots (first and second round) locked in where they’ll be (pick No. 28 and pick No. 60).
Using Pro Football Network’s mock draft simulator, here’s how our post-Senior Bowl three-round mock draft turned out.
Detroit Lions post-Senior Bowl 3-round mock draft
First Round, pick No.28: Mike Green, EDGE, Marshall
Green was regarded as a potential first-round pick before the Senior Bowl, and the event was going to be a test of what he could do against tougher competition than he faced at Marshall the last two seasons. He looked great in one-on-one pass rush reps, including the viral moment where he put Oregon offensive tackle Josh Conerly (a potential first-round pick) on his back, and he carried that into team drills.
Green also set aside concerns about his weight when he came in at 251 pounds at Senior Bowl weigh-ins. He is a prolific pass rusher (an FBS-high 17 sacks last season), but he is a well-rounded edge defender (84 total tackles and 23 tackles for loss last season) who would fit the Lions perfectly.
It has become a strong possibility Green is gone long before the Lions go on the clock at No. 28. But he was there here, so I happily took him.
Second Round, pick No. 60: Jayden Higgins, WR, Iowa State
The Lions waited too long to secure a viable replacement for Josh Reynolds last offseason, and they won’t make that mistake again. Tim Patrick is a free agent who could find a solid market for his services elsewhere after finally having a healthy season, and the Lions could go down the free agency path to replace him. But a dip into the draft to add a WR3 option is hardly out of the question.
Enter Higgins. He has prototypical “X” receiver size (6-foot-4, 210 pounds), with the pre-requisite contested catch ability along with quickness and route-running ability that defy his size. Over his two years at Iowa State, after transferring from Eastern Kentucky, he had 62 receptions of 15-plus yards (third-most in FBS over the span, according to Pro Football Focus). PFF also noted his improvement in gaining separation with his routes between Tuesday and Wednesday practices during Senior Bowl week.
The way the board fell here, Higgins stood out as the ideal pick for the Lions.
Third Round, pick No. 101: Miles Frazier, OG, LSU
Note: This is the pick the Lions are slated to get for losing defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn to the New York Jets’ head coaching job, and it will fall somewhere around pick No. 100 when the full draft order is finalized.
Frazier settled in at right guard for most of his last two seasons at LSU (though he did start the final game of his career at right tackle), allowing just 19 quarterback pressures over more than 1,000 total pass blocking snaps in that span. However, he played every position except center over the course of his five seasons and that is the kind of versatility the Lions should be seeking in offensive line depth. By all accounts he had a strong week down in Mobile.
The Lions’ guard situation is in a state of flux right now, with Kevin Zeitler a free agent and Graham Glasgow coming off a down season. Frazier wouldn’t necessarily be anointed an immediate starter, but as options for overall depth and potential competition at guard go he looks pretty good.
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