Illinois cornerback Devon Witherspoon will go to the Lions with the sixth overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft, if the betting odds are to be believed.
Witherspoon is a -120 favorite to be the No. 6 pick, via DraftKings. That makes him the heaviest favorite to go in any single draft spot, other than Bryce Young going No. 1.
The Lions own the sixth overall pick, and although they have bolstered the secondary in free agency with Emmanuel Moseley, Cameron Sutton and C.J. Gardner-Johnson, but they may decide to add more in the draft, and Witherspoon is generally considered the best cornerback available.
After Witherspoon, the odds for the sixth overall pick list Oregon cornerback Christian Gonzalez at +350, Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter at +380, Texas Tech pass rusher Tyree Wilson and Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud at +1000.
