Did Lions Foreshadow Who They Will Select In First Round Of Draft?

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Does the Lions' social media team know something we don't?

With the NFL Draft beginning tonight at 8, the Lions put out an interesting tweet that made me do a little research.

The team's verified Twitter account posted a 30-second video asking their fans to take a screenshot and tweet it back to them showing who the Lions will select 8th overall. There are 12 names listed, and if you don't slow the video down it's hard to catch each one. 

Who will the #Lions select with the 8th pick? #NFLDraft• Take a screenshot of the video and reply with who you drafted. pic.twitter.com/pz41cueLA3

— Detroit Lions (@Lions) April 25, 2019

If the video is any indication of what the Lions will do this evening, it appears they favor the defensive side of the ball.

Here are the 12 names in the video.

Montez Sweat - EDGE - Mississippi State

TJ Hockenson - TE - Iowa

Ed Oliver - EDGE - Houston

Josh Allen - EDGE - Kentucky

Clelin Ferrell - DE - Clemson

Devin White - LB - LSU

Quinnen Williams - DT - Alabama

Brian Burns - EDGE - Florida State

Jonah Williams - OL - Alabama

Devin Bush - LB - Michigan

Rashan Gary - DE - Michigan

Nick Bosa - DE - Ohio State 

That's a 10-2 split between defense and offense. Coincidence? Or a window into what the Lions are thinking?