Allen Park — For the second time in as many days, the Detroit Lions have drafted a player out of Iowa. With the No. 34 pick, the team selected tight end Sam LaPorta.
A two-year starter at Iowa, the 6-foot-3, 245-pound Laporta caught 111 passes for 1,327 yards and three touchdowns during that stretch. In Detroit, he'll help replace a former teammate in Iowa, T.J. Hockenson, who the Lions traded to the Minnesota Vikings at last season's trade deadline.
The Lions picked up the No. 34 pick on Thursday night in a trade with the Arizona Cardinals that featured Detroit dropping back from No.