Potential 2015 NFL Draft Targets For The Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions have three phases for roster modification coming up. The first, and this season the most important, is re-signing their own free agents. The second phase is free agency, where general manager Martin Mayhew hopes to add a few pieces to the team. The third, and final, is the NFL draft. While we will have plenty of articles coming up regarding re-signees and potential free agents, as well as their actual free agency moves, with the college football season ending it makes sense to start building a list of potential draft targets for the Detroit Lions. The next two days are going to be filled with players declaring early for the draft so this list will change frequently. I will update this list all offseason, and I will also try to link the player’s draft profiles to this page as I create them.
| Position | Player | School | Projected Round |
| RB | Melvin Gordon | Wisconsin | 1 |
| RB | Duke Johnson | Miami | 2 |
| C | Hroniss Grasu | Oregon | 2-3 |
| T | Jake Fisher | Oregon | 2-3 |
| T | Ereck Flowers | Miami | 1-2 |
| T | Andrus Peat | Stanford | 1 |
| T | TJ Clemings | Pittsburgh | 1 |
| G | AJ Cann | South Carolina | 2 |
| DT | Michael Bennett | Ohio St | 2 |
| G | Tre Jackson | Florida St | 2 |
| DL | Arik Armstead | Oregon | 1-2 |
| DT | Malcolm Brown | Texas | 1 |
| DT | Eddie Goldman | Florida State | 1 |
| DT | Jordan Phillips | Oklahoma | 1-2 |
| DT | Carl Davis | Iowa | 2-3 |
| CB | Ifo Ekpre-Olomu | Oregon | 1-2 |
| CB | Doran Grant | Ohio St | 3 |
| CB | Trae Waynes | Michigan St | 1 |
| CB | PJ Williams | Florida St | 1-2 |
| RB | TJ Yeldon | Alabama | 2-3 |
| CB | Marcus Peters | Washington | 1-2 |
| DE | Randy Gregory | Nebraska | Top 5 |
| DT | Leonard Williams | USC | Top 5 |
| S | Landon Collins | Alabama | 1 |
| DE | Shane Ray | Missouri | 1 |
| RB | Todd Gurley | Georgia | 1-2 |
| WR | Amari Cooper | Alabama | Top 5 |
| WR | Jalen Strong | Arizona St | 1-2 |
| WR | Dorial Green-Beckham | Oklahoma | 1-2 |
| WR | Devin Funchess | Michigan | 1-2 |
| RB | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | 2 |
| S | Kurtis Drummond | Michigan St | 5-6 |
| WR | Tony Lippett | Michigan St | 4 |
| QB | Bryce Petty | Baylor | 3 |
| T | Lael Collins | LSU | 1 |
| CB | Quinten Rollins | Miami (OH) | 1-2 |
| DT | Gabe Wright | Auburn | 3-4 |
| T | Ty Sambrailo | Colorado St | 1-2 |
| WR | Devin Smith | Ohio St | 3 |
| DT | Grady Jarrett | Clemson | 3-4 |
| QB | Sean Mannion | Oregon St | 5 |
| G | Arie Kouandjio | Alabama | 2 |
| G | Shaq Mason | Georgia Tech | 4-5 |
| G | Laken Tomlinson | Duke | 3 |
| T | Rob Havenstein | Wisconsin | 4-5 |
| T | Daryl Williams | Oklahoma | 3-4 |
| WR | Jamison Crowder | Duke | 3-4 |
| WR | Ty Montgomery | Stanford | 3-4 |
| WR | Phillip Dorsett | Miami | 4 |
| WR | Antwan Goodley | Baylor | 5-6 |
| CB | Kevin White | TCU | 3-4 |
| S | Clayton Geathers | UCF | 4-5 |
| S | Jaquiski Tartt | Samford | 3 |
| DE | Preston Smith | Mississippi St | 3 |
| MLB | Hayes Pullard | USC | 5-6 |
| DL | Mario Edwards Jr | Florida St | 2-3 |
| CB | Justin Cox | Mississippi St | 4-5 |
