The Detroit Lions pick DE Willie Young in the 7th round
The Lions have picked DE Willie Young with the 213rd overall pick (7th round) of the NFL Draft. Young is 6’4″, 251 pounds but he plays faster than his timed speed of a 4.89 40. Young is often pushed around when the opposition decides to run the ball. He is a good enough athlete though to get into opposing backfields and make things happen. Young played in 12 games (all starts) at North Carolina State last season in which he had 54 tackles, 14 tackles for a loss, he had 8 sacks, batted down 3 passes and he forced 2 fumbles. Young played in 49 games (36 starts) in his four years at North Carolina State and he finished up with 200 tackles, 47.5 tackles for a loss, he had 20.5 sacks, batted down 13 passes, he forced 3 fumbles and he recovered 2 fumbles. He could wind up being a steal of the Lions as most draft experts had him going in the 4th or 5th round.

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