With the choice of a potential franchise quarterback or any defensive prospect in the class, the Lions opted to take who they felt is the best offensive lineman in the NFL Draft and selected Oregon offensive tackle Penei Sewell in the first round Thursday night.
"We knew it right when Miami made their pick, we knew exactly what was going down," Lions coach Dan Campbell told Fox 2. "We didn’t need to worry about anything else. That was our guy. This is a big man who can move. He has great feet, a temperament about him, an attitude and he’s a cornerstone player, man.