While the debate rages over whether the Detroit Lions landed "a generational player" or simply a solid, if unneeded, offensive line cog in their selection of Oregon tackle Penei Sewell at No. 7 in Thursday’s first round of the NFL draft, we do know this: Their selection is one of the youngest in this year’s draft.
Sewell won’t turn 21 until Oct. 9, at least three games into the Lions’ 2021 season. Indeed, his biggest question mark is his youth and inexperience; he starred in the Pac-12 for two seasons, then sat out his junior year in 2020.