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Should the Lions choose Andre Smith with the No. 1 pick?
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With just 94 days until the NFL draft, SI.com's Don Banks is making a mockery of things with his first-round projections.

Here's a quick look at the first 10 picks as Banks sees them shaking out.

1. DET: OT Andre Smith, Alabama
2. STL: OT Eugene Monroe, Virginia
3. KC: QB Matthew Stafford, Georgia
4. SEA: WR Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech 
5. CLE: DB Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State 
6. CIN: DE/LB Brian Orakpo, Texas 
7. OAK: OT Michael Oher, Ole Miss 
8. JAX: OLB Aaron Curry, Wake Forest 
9. GB: DE Michael Johnson, Georgia Tech 
10. SF: QB Mark Sanchez, USC

Banks makes a strong case for Detroit choosing Smith with the top pick. But if you're in charge of the Lions, are you taking someone else?

Wouldn't you prefer a more obvious difference-maker at No. 1, like Stafford? Or a player like Crabtree, thus continuing the team's tradition of selecting wide receivers in the first round? Give us your take.

Don Banks: 2009 NFL Mock Draft 1.0 [SI.com]

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