The Detroit Lions went back to the defensive well with their first third-round pick, and made it a family affair by selecting Romeo Okwara’s brother, edge defender Julian Okwara.
Lions fans have long been clamoring for an edge defender to help with this team’s pass rush, and Okwara was billed as one of the best in this draft class. It makes a great story to join his brother on the Lions defense, but was it the right pick?
Here are my thoughts on Okwara:
While we can debate how much the media’s perception of a player matches with reality, many had Okwara as Round 2 talent or higher.