The Detroit Lions made a very easy, very safe pick with Oregon offensive tackle Penei Sewell. It’s a pick that many fans who were hoping for a quarterback—specifically Ohio State’s Justin Fields—will have a hard time getting excited for (especially since he landed with the Bears), but it’s hard to deny Sewell’s talent, and getting the offensive line settled is a good first goal of a team in a rebuild.
Here are my thoughts on the pick, and my overall grade.
Talent
Sewell’s got it in spades. He went into college as the second-highest rated guard in the nation, and he immediately proved his worth at the college level with a dominant freshman season.