FILE - This Oct. 3, 2015, file photo shows Mississippi quarterback Chad Kelly (10) being sacked by Florida linebacker Jarrad Davis (40) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Gainesville, Fla. Davis is an athletic outside linebacker who needs to be better working his way through traffic to ball carriers. Strong pro day could push him into the first round. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
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The Lions needed a linebacker. They got on in Jarrad Davis.
The former Florida defender became the 21st pick in the first round of the draft on Thursday night. Davis likely fills the void created by the departure of DeAndre Levy.
Davis exits the board while Reuben Foster’s free-fall continues. He’s regarded as the best linebacker left on the board.