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Detroit Lions: 7-Round 2019 NFL mock draft, version 3.0

By Zac Snyder

DETROIT, MI - DECEMBER 31: Detroit Lions president Rod Wood and General Manager Bob Quinn watch the warm ups prior to the start of the game against the Green Bay Packers on December 31, 2017 at Ford Field on December 31, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI - DECEMBER 31: Detroit Lions president Rod Wood and General Manager Bob Quinn watch the warm ups prior to the start of the game against the Green Bay Packers on December 31, 2017 at Ford Field on December 31, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) /
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Detroit Lions draft prospect Jarrett Stidham
ATLANTA, GA – JANUARY 01: Jarrett Stidham #8 of the Auburn Tigers looks to pass in the second half against the UCF Knights during the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 1, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

The Lions have brought in Connor Cook and Tom Savage this offseason to compete at quarterback behind Matthew Stafford, but that doesn’t mean the position will be off the board during the draft.

Bob Quinn has said and shown in the past that he will look at using a pick on a quarterback although that strategy has not paid dividends as of yet. Part of that is a lack of truly committing to the development of either Jake Rudock or Brad Kaaya, but there isn’t any reason to believe the strategy has changed in Quinn’s mind.

If the Lions are to get more out of a quarterback draft pick they may need to invest with a higher pick than they have in the past. The key is in finding the balance. The Patriots have used relatively high draft picks on quarterbacks despite the presence of Tom Brady, so that could have some Lions fans thinking the Lions could do.

The problem with that thinking, however, is that the Patriots didn’t start using day two picks on quarterbacks until Brady was 35 years old. That’s not where the Lions are with Matthew Stafford, unless they have any thought that they don’t want him to play out his current contract. We’ll leave that scenario as a though for a different time.

Jarrett Stidhim being available here gives the Lions a happy medium. He’s a player whose star has dimmed since a year ago when he was thought to be one of the top quarterback prospects heading into last college football season, but he shouldn’t be written off completely. One scout quoted in the NFL.com profile for Stidham deflects some blame on the to situation:

"“That was a really dysfunctional offense this year. The offensive line was bad, the receivers couldn’t get open and the coaching was a big problem, I thought. He didn’t play well, but he didn’t get much help either.” — National scout for NFC team"

On to the sixth round.

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