Four years from now, we’re all going to be looking back on the Detroit Lions 2019 draft with a specific focus on one pick. Detroit’s second-round choice of Hawaii linebacker Jahlani Tavai will be the sink-or-swim pick of this class, not only because it was considered a bold choice, but because a second-round pick is serious investment in a player.
On Friday night, Lions general manager tried to rationalize the pick to an admittedly surprised media room.
“Linebackers that play in this defense that are very, very good natural fits—there’s only a couple every year.