After watching their offensive line struggle badly in 2017, the Detroit Lions took a major step towards fixing it with their first-round pick Thursday.
The Lions took Arkansas center Frank Ragnow with the 20th pick of the first round in the NFL draft.
Ragnow should start this fall on a line that returns four of its starters. His addition means Graham Glasgow, who’s played both center and left guard the last two seasons, likely will stay at left guard.
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A three-year starter and team captain, Ragnow replaces Travis Swanson, a third-round pick out of Arkansas in 2014 who signed a free-agent deal with the New York Jets this offseason.