After strengthening the interior of their defensive line with the selection of Tyleik Williams from Ohio State in the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday, the Lions of Detroit chose to strengthen the interior of their offensive line in the second round Friday evening with the selection of the guard of Georgia Tate Ratledge.
The Lions exchanged three places with Denver from n ° 60 to n ° 57 to obtain Ratledge. The Broncos exchanged 57 and 230 in the lions in exchange for 60 and 130.
Ratledge is a self -proclaimed “ dirtbag ‘as a player and this certainly corresponds to what the lions are all about the departure along their offensive line. He has a nasty sequence that fans of the lions will certainly love him. He was a four -year leaving for the Bulldogs with 37 departures from the right guard.
He plays the position with a physical presence but also has good movement skills for a player of his size (6-7, 308).
Georgia’s head coach Kirby Smart said the Athletic Ratledge was as “special as they come,” because of its leadership capacity. He was a team captain for the Bulldogs.
He will now compete with Graham Glasgow, Christian Mahany, Kayode Awosika, Netane Muti, Michael Niese and Giovanni Manu for a starting place and playing a role along the interior of the Detroit offensive line. RATLEDGE has been an artist All-American and All-Sec the last two seasons for the Bulldogs.
