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It’s a good year for DTs, wherever Lions draft one

The Relative Athletic Score (RAS) system was developed by Kent Lee Platte in 2012 to provide fans with a contextualized score on a 0-10 scale, making it easier to understand how athletic draft prospects are when compared to their position dating back to 1987.

Following free agency, the Detroit Lions should still be itching for defensive line help coming into the 2018 draft. The team's apparent need for interior help coincides with a draft tailor made to address it.

Interior defensive linemen are plentiful in this prospect class, but it’s also quality as well as quantity that makes this draft ideal.