The biggest game of the PAC-12 schedule in the college football weekend took place in the Rose Bowl, pitting UCLA against Oregon. The game features several NFL draft prospects, including presumptive top defensive talent Kayvon Thibodeaux for the Ducks.
Several NFL scouts and GMs were in attendance for the game, and that group includes Lions GM Brad Holmes. It was an easy visit for Holmes with the Lions playing in nearby SoFi Stadium against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. Holmes was the Rams’ director of collegiate scouting for several seasons before moving to Detroit last winter.
Oregon DE Kayvon Thibodeaux was the primary drawing card. Thibodeaux is the presumptive top defensive prospect in this draft class and a candidate for the Lions’ first-round pick. He looked the part with two sacks and some outstanding run defense. Ducks CB Mykael Wright is someone typically projected in the range of the Lions’ pick near the top of the third round, and he made a couple of very nice plays late.
Oregon won the game, 34-31. It was not a great draft audition for UCLA TE Greg Dulcich, who had a drop and committed a bad penalty in crunch time. Bruins RB Zach Charbonnet couldn’t create much on the ground either.
At least two other NFL GMs were in attendance for the game, so there could have been some trade talks going on as well. The NFL’s trade deadline is on Tuesday, Nov. 2nd.
