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In Mel Kiper's latest mock draft, Lions take DE Montez Sweat; UM's Rashan Gary, Devin Bush still high up

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At the very least, the Detroit Lions partially addressed the team's pass-rush deficiencies in free agency, inking defensive end Trey Flowers to a five-year, $90-million deal. But it's fair to say you can never have enough players capable of getting after the quarterback.

With that in mind, ESPN's Mel Kiper has the Lions going back to that well in his latest mock draft, posted Wednesday morning. In the projection, he has the team taking Mississippi State defensive end Montez Sweat with the No. 8 pick.

"I really liked Sweat's 2018 film, as he had 11.