Lions get Ohio State defensive tackle Tyleik Williams with 28th pick in NFL draft
- The Detroit Lions selected Ohio State defensive tackle Tyleik Williams with the 28th pick Thursday night.
- General Manager Brad Holmes held the 28th pick, unlike his previous three first rounds.
- Williams started two years for Ohio State and measures 6-foot-3, 334 pounds.
- Holmes stated Williams "is going to fit right in here like a glove."
- Williams joins a tackle group where Alim McNeill's torn ACL may create early playing time.
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