In a recent article naming the best sleeper pick for every team from the 2024 NFL Draft, Touchdown Wire's Doug Farrar pegged sixth-round pick and guard Christian Mahogany as his choice for the Detroit Lions.
Farrar writes that "somehow" the Lions landed the Boston College product in the sixth round, which further bolsters the idea that Detroit might have gotten itself a steal late in the draft, something we wholeheartedly agree with.
Here's more from Farrar:
The Lions did a lot to reinforce their team in the 2024 draft (especially in the secondary), but their final pick might be the most interesting over time. Somehow, Detroit bagged Boston College guard Christian Mahogany with the 210th pick in the sixth round. Mahogany allowed no sacks, no quarterback hits, and seven quarterback hurries in 422 pass-blocking reps last season, and through he’ll need work on some technical points, he was a demon in the run game last season.
If you're wondering why Mahogany, who had quite the impressive stat line in 2023, may have fallen the way he did, we did get some potential insight into why that might be.
The rumor — which came from the Detroit Lions Podcast — is that Mahogany having one leg shorter than the other may have hurt his stock. It might sound insane, but teams can get awfully petty when evaluating draft prospects.
Whether that's the case or not, the Lions may end up reaping the benefits of Mahogany falling in the draft for years to come.
