The Detroit Lions are hanging on by a thread right now. It's a pretty solid thread, but a thread nonetheless. We've learned so much about this team in the last few weeks. So much so that it makes it easy to figure out what the Lions' draft class could look like in April.

The Dallas Cowboys certainly still hold a route to postseason play, but with Christmas just a couple of weeks away, I figured a mock draft could be a nice gift for their outlook of the future. Dallas has gotten some impressive play from young players on both sides of the ball,

Tyler Shough looks like a quarterback worth building around. We did just that in this seven-round New Orleans Saints mock draft.

The top of the draft order is changing by the week, but the priorities are not. QB will be the call for at least a few clubs on Day 1.