Wrapping up the 2010 NFL Draft

After the two first round picks, the Lions had four more picks in the rest of the draft: Picks in rounds three, four, and two in the seventh. With those selections, they took Iowa cornerback Amari Spievey, Miami (FL) tackle Jason Fox, North Carolina State defensive end Willie Young, and Weber State wide reciever Tim Toone respectively, with Toone being the final selection of the entire draft, dubbing him "Mr. Irrelevant."
Let's start with the easy ones: if all goes to plan, you're not going to see Fox, Young, or Toone this year. This is an offensive line that wasn't great, but Fox doesn't improve it much. He is solely a depth/project guy. Miami is known for putting out NFL-caliber talent and Fox was a multi-year starter, so there is potential. What else can you ask for from a fourth round pick? Young and Toone have an uphill battle ahead just to make the final 53-man roster.

So what aout Spievey? There's no doubt in my mind he makes the roster, and is in the defensive backfield rotation year one. He reminds me of Antoine Winfield: he's a good cover guy but is most known as a solid tackler. He doesn't mind playing on the other side of the line of scrimmage, getting his nose in the opposing runningback's business. Spievey is not a pro-bowler, and he will get burned at times. But as poor as this secondary was last year, Spievey is still an upgrade over a lot of the roster.

Overall, the main noise in this draft is of course Suh at 2, and the trade back up to get Best at 30. Of the 2nd and 3rd day picks, Spievey is the one who figures to have the biggest impact.

image credits: insidetheu.com (Fox) and Johnathan D. Woods/The Gazette (Spievey)