Detroit Lions: 7-Round 2019 mock draft, version 2.0

Getting into the lottery ticket portion of the draft, USC’s Porter Gustin is an intriguing option. He had some early success in his college career but was limited to just ten total games as a junior and senior. Despite the limited playing time, Gustin posted at least one sack in five of the six games he played as a senior, finishing with 7.5 sacks on the year.

Gustin has tested out as an elite athlete in the pre-draft process, perhaps easing any concerns there may be about his health and warranting a second look as some scouting reports have docked him for his athleticism on tape. That could be an indication of some untapped potential that perhaps someone like Matt Patricia can help unlock.

The Lions should be plenty familiar with Hjalte Forholdt after taking his former teammate, Frank Ragnow, in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Like Ragnow, Froholdt has experience playing both guard and tackle. He moved to the offensive line after starting his college career as a defensive lineman and made the most of it, allowing just 16 total pressures and zero sacks over the last two seasons, according to Pro Football Focus on Twitter.

Froholdt is not only relatively new to the offensive line because of the position change, he’s fairly new to football entirely. He first played the game as a high school sophomore after coming to the U.S. as an exchange student from Denmark. He’s clearly been a quick study so far and it stands to reason there is plenty of room for further development considering his late start in football.