2023 NFL Mock Draft: Expert Picks & Analysis Post-Combine

6. Detroit Lions (via LAR): DE Will Anderson — Alabama

A no-brainer pick for Dan Campbell and the upstart Lions. Anderson is elite at one thing: Getting after opposing quarterbacks. Alabama lined him up all over the field, and Anderson produced with ridiculous first-step quickness and an instinctual prowess well above most of his peers.

He might not have the overall upside of a Tyree Wilson (Anderson is smaller). Still, possessing an Alabama pedigree does say something. Anderson should be a highly productive player (assuming he stays healthy) for a long time.

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