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Wasted 2017 draft a big reason why Detroit Lions are in perpetual state of rebuild

Jarrad Davis should have been an eight-year starter at middle linebacker, at least that's what the Detroit Lions hoped when they made him the 21st pick of the 2017 draft.

On Monday, Davis reportedly agreed to a one-year deal with the New York Jets, which is good for him in that it gives him a chance to revitalize his career, but bad for the Lions in that, five years later, they are left with nothing from Davis' draft class.

Teez Tabor, the Lions' second-round pick in 2017, is still bouncing around the league but has not played an NFL game in three years.