According to ESPN’s Field Yates, the Detroit Lions traded up with the Indianapolis Colts to acquire the 75th pick in the third round and they selected Ohio State offensive guard Jonah Jackson.
Here are the trade parameters:
- Lions acquire: Pick 75, Pick 197
- Colts acquire: Pick 85, Pick 149, and Pick 182
Jackson was only a one-year starter at Ohio State as a graduate transfer, but he was a starter and team captain at Maryland prior to that. He has experience at left guard (14 starts), right guard (13 starts), and center (3 starts), and the Lions got an up-close and personal look at him at the Senior Bowl.
The @Lions traded up with the Colts to select @OhioStateFB OL @Jackson77Jonah at pick No. 75.
Jackson was a First-Team All-Big Ten selection for Ohio State in 2019, anchoring the team to a @bigten championship.
He spent the first 4 years of his NCAA career at Rutgers. pic.twitter.com/Uuh3gjTrZf
— Detroit Lions PR (@LionsPR) April 25, 2020
Jackson (6-3.5, 306, 33.5″ arm length) is expected to challenge for the open starting right spot on the Lions roster. He is a stout run blocker and likes to maul people when he gets a hold of them. He’s not a special athlete which will limit his mobility and he needs to shore up some technical issues in his pass blocking, but his pure strength will make him an immediate contributor.
Pairing Jackson — assuming he wins the starting job — and Vaitai will give the Lions a formidable run blocking duo on the right side.
The Lions have the following picks on Saturday:
| Round 4 | pick 3 | 109 overall |
| Round 5 | pick 20 | 166 overall |
| Round 6 | pick 20 | 197 overall |
| Round 7 | pick 21 | 235 overall |