ALLEN PARK, Mich. (via AP & WOOD TV 8) — The Detroit Lions selected Florida linebacker Jarrad Davis with the No. 21 pick in the NFL draft Thursday night.
Detroit addressed a desperate need in adding a player who could fill in for released linebacker DeAndre Levy and perhaps bolster the franchise’s weakest link.
The 6-foot-1, 238-pound Davis missed about a third of last season with an ankle injury, but was still second-team All-SEC. He played in nine games, making 60 tackles, including two sacks.
It looked like the Lions were going to be in a good position to add a defensive player they coveted when eight of the first 12 picks were used on offense. The next five picks, though, were all defensive players before Tampa Bay took Alabama tight end O.J. Howard No. 19 overall. Denver followed by selecting Utah offensive tackle Garett Bolles, leaving Detroit to draft Davis.
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