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2015 NFL Draft: Detroit Lions Select FB Michael Burton

The Detroit Lions’ have made their fifth pick of the 2015 NFL Draft.

Who: Michael Burton
What: Fullback
Where: Rutgers
When: Round 5, 168th overall
Why: In case you thought the Lions’ saying they want to be more balanced, perhaps even to the point of becoming a running team, was just lip service, this should convince you. In fact, the running game can be seen as a point of emphasis in much of what the Lions have done so far in this draft with guard Laken Tomlinson and running back Ameer Abdullah.