After trading down with the Philadelphia Eagles, the Detroit Lions opted to continue building up their defense with the selection of Oklahoma State linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez.
During college, Rodriguez was a four-year starter, playing safety his first two years, and moved to linebacker due to some injuries. However, his skills should be easily translatable in the Lions defense since he played a similar 4-2-5 scheme at Oklahoma State. The biggest knock Rodriguez has against him is his size, 5-foot-11 and 232 pounds with below-average arm length. But there is no denying his superb athletic traits that, with the right coach, could be used in the right ways which the Lions should be able to do.
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