It’s a rarity for the Detroit Lions to spend a draft pick on an Ohio State player, which seems odd given that the success rate on the few exceptions is a lot more appealing than the optics. Sure, it’s a bit awkward, selecting a Buckeye who’s made his collegiate football life’s work defeating the Michigan Wolverines, but given the NFL’s copycat tendencies it’s puzzling why the Lions haven’t gone to an OSU talent pool that’s paid off pretty well. Left tackle Taylor Decker has been a fixture in the starting lineup ever since his selection 16th overall in 2016 and just had his fifth-year option picked up by the franchise. Decker, though, is the only OSU player the Lions have taken in the top three rounds since grabbing Buckeye All-American and Lombardi Trophy winner Chris Spielman with the second pick in the second round in 1988. Spielman remains one of…
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