Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett breaks down why the Detroit Lions picked Georgia RB D'Andre Swift in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft. Detroit Free Press
Give Detroit Lions rookie D'Andre Swift any role on the team.
He'll take it.
Swift hasn't arrived yet in Michigan, but the second-round pick out of Georgia already finds himself engulfed in a position battle with fellow running back Kerryon Johnson. And while he's "ready to compete" and wants to start, he understands the expectations that come with being a rookie in the NFL.