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2017 NFL Draft: Final Round 1 Mock for All 32 Picks

By Peter Panacy

May 8, 2014; New York, NY, USA; A general view of the stage and podium before the start of the 2014 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports
May 8, 2014; New York, NY, USA; A general view of the stage and podium before the start of the 2014 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 7, 2015; Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Michigan Wolverines defensive end Taco Charlton (33) sacks Rutgers Scarlet Knights quarterback Hayden Rettig (11) in the fourth quarter at Michigan Stadium. Michigan won 46-16. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 7, 2015; Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Michigan Wolverines defensive end Taco Charlton (33) sacks Rutgers Scarlet Knights quarterback Hayden Rettig (11) in the fourth quarter at Michigan Stadium. Michigan won 46-16. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports /

Michigan. Taco Charlton. 21. player. 50. . Defensive End

The Detroit Lions need some weapons along their defensive line in 2017 and could use another explosive player to pair with veteran defensive end Ezekiel Ansah.

Preferably, the Lions would get someone here with great pass-rush potential for their four-man defensive front. And that player is Michigan defensive end Taco Charlton.

Charlton registered 10 sacks and 13.5 tackles for a loss his senior year, which should translate well over to the NFL level. His ability to get within the backfield would help take pressure off Ansah and make the Lions front seven that much more formidable.