{"id":871769,"date":"2026-04-22T09:19:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/871769\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T09:19:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:19:16","slug":"lions-predicted-to-make-win-now-trade-for-top-cb-prospect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/871769\/","title":{"rendered":"Lions Predicted to Make &#8216;Win-Now&#8217; Trade for Top CB Prospect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">\u201cWidely considered the top cornerback in this class, Mansoor Delane can provide an immediate impact,\u201d Moton wrote. \u201cOver the last two years, he showcased his ball skills, logging 18 pass breakups and six interceptions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moton is known for his physical style, which would be a natural fit for the style crafted under head coach Dan Campbell.<\/p>\n<p>Lions Could Stay Put, Land New Cornerback<\/p>\n<p>Other analysts believe the Lions will address their secondary needs with the first-round pick, but stay in their original draft slot to do it. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/draft\/news\/2026-nfl-mock-draft-first-round-pre-nfl-combine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">Josh Edwards of CBS Sports predicted<\/a> in February the Lions would target Clemson cornerback Avieon Terrell with the No. 17 overall pick, landing a potential Week 1 starter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTerrion Arnold has struggled to stay healthy, and Ennis Rakestraw Jr. has been a non-factor since the team double-dipped in the draft,\u201d Edwards wrote. \u201cRock Ya-Sin and others in depth roles are slated to hit free agency. Avieon Terrell provides immediate support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Lions could also choose to address other roster needs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/draft2026\/story\/_\/id\/48303738\/2026-nfl-draft-team-needs-depth-chart-holes-prospect-fits\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ESPN\u2019s Eric Woodyard<\/a> noted that they need several positions aside from cornerback, including a few areas along the offensive line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOL, edge, CB. After struggling to adapt to new faces on the line last season and the release of veteran left tackle Taylor Decker, Detroit can benefit from drafting an O-lineman early,\u201d Woodyard wrote. \u201cAdding an edge rusher to pair with Pro Bowl player Aidan Hutchinson would also be smart, as Al-Quadin Muhammad signed with Tampa Bay. Plus, the Lions\u2019 cornerback room was plagued by injuries the past couple of seasons.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cWidely considered the top cornerback in this class, Mansoor Delane can provide an immediate impact,\u201d Moton wrote. \u201cOver&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":862613,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2071],"tags":[146,113,2506,7,147,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-871769","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-detroit-lions","8":"tag-detroit","9":"tag-detroit-lions","10":"tag-detroitlions","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-lions","13":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116447619600326128","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/871769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=871769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/871769\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/862613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=871769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=871769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=871769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}