Jason Huntley, New Mexico State Aggies (Photo by Todd Bennett/Getty Images)
Jason Huntley’s selection was more of a luxury than a necessity for the Detroit Lions
With one of two fifth-round picks in the 2020 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions selected New Mexico State running back Jason Huntley. His selection wouldn’t have been possible without a draft day trade with the Las Vegas Raiders that exchanged the Lions’ fourth round pick (109th overall) in return for a fourth (121) and fifth-rounder (172).
The selection of Huntley was puzzling since Detroit has already selected Georgia’s D’Andre Swift in the second round, arguably the best running back in this year’s class.