Detroit Lions Select RB Jahvid Best 30th Overall

The Detroit Lions took care of their most pressing need with the second overall pick earlier in the draft and took defensive tackle, Ndamukong Suh.

The Lions felt like they needed to make another splash and traded up with the Minnesota Vikings to take the explosive running back from Cal, Jahvid Best.

The Lions gave up its second round pick (No. 34), and one of it’s seventh rounders (No. 214) while swapping 4th round picks with Minnesota.

Best, who some may consider too small and fragile to play the running back position, is the exact same size as the NFL’s leading rusher in 2009, Chris Johnson.

While Best did miss the final four games of his 2009 college season, it was the result of a play in which he sacrificed his body in order to score a touchdown, and is simply a “freak” injury if you will.

he will be able to come in and take the load off of a recovering Kevin Smith, who is coming off of a knee injury, and add to an already young, and potentially explosive offense in Detroit.

1. St. Louis Rams – Sam Bradford | QB | Oklahoma
2. Detroit Lions – Ndamukong Suh | DT | Nebraska
3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Gerald McCoy | DT | Oklahoma
4. Washington Redskins – Trent Williams | OT | Oklahoma
5. Kansas City Chiefs – Eric Berry | S | Tennessee
6. Seattle Seahawks – Russell Okung | OT | Oklahoma State
7. Cleveland Browns – Joe Haden | CB | Florida
8. Oakland Raiders – Rolando McClain | LB | Alabama
9. Buffalo Bills – C.J. Spiller | RB | Clemson
10. Jacksonville Jaguars – Tyson Alualu | DT | California
11. San Francisco 49ers – Anthony Davis | OT | Rutgers
12. San Diego Chargers – Ryan Matthews | RB | Fresno
13. Philadelphia Eagles – Brandon Graham | DE | Michigan
14. Seattle Seahawks – Earl Thomas | S | Texas
15. New York Giants – Jason Pierre-Paul | DE | USF
16. Tennessee Titans – Derrick Morgan | DE | Georgia Tech
17. San Francisco 49ers – Mike Iupati | OL | Idaho
18. Pittsburgh Steelers – Maurkice Pouncey | OL | Florida
19. Atlanta Falcons – Sean Weatherspoon | LB | Missouri
20. Houston Texans – Kareem Jackson | CB | Alabama
21. Cincinnati Bengals – Jermaine Gresham | TE | Oklahoma
22. Denver Broncos – Demaryius Thomas | WR | Georgia Tech
23. Green Bay Packers – Bryan Bulaga | OL | Iowa
24. Dallas Cowboys – Dez Bryant | WR | Oklahoma State
25. Denver Broncos – Tim Tebow | QB | Florida
26. Arizona Cardinals – Dan Williams | DT | Tennessee
27. New England Patriots – Devin McCourty | CB | Rutgers
28. Miami Dolphins – Jared Odrick | DE | Penn State
29. New York Jets – Kyle Wilson | CB | Boise State