Here are ten players I watched who the Lions should consider drafting, in alphabetical order:
Vernon Butler, DT, Louisiana Tech – Almost universally cited as one of the week’s big winners, Butler moves unusually well for a 320-pound inside player.
He did it in the actual Senior Bowl game too…
Wooooo. Louisiana Tech DL Vernon Butler. Just beating dudes up.
— Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) January 30, 2016
The Nick Fairley–when Fairley was in shape and trying–comparisons come quite easily. With so much uncertainty on the defensive interior, Butler just might have earned his way up high enough for serious consideration at the No.