Determined to add more playmakers to their defense in this month’s NFL draft, the Detroit Lions are hosting one of the top linebacker prospects on a pre-draft visit.
Georgia linebacker Nakobe Dean told Georgia Bulldogs Extra that the Lions are his only scheduled pre-draft visit. Dean also took part in Atlanta Falcons local day, he told the podcast.
A potential first-round pick, Dean won the Butkus Award last season as the nation’s best linebacker while helping Georgia win the national championship.
Nakobe Dean: Junior LB, 61 tackles, 29 solos, 8.5 tackles for loss, five sacks, two interceptions, 20 quarterback hits, one forced fumble.
The Lions sent a contingent of evaluators to Georgia pro day last month, including linebackers coach Kelvin Sheppard and assistant to the president Chris Spielman, one of the best linebackers in franchise history.
Sheppard ran linebacker drills at the pro day.
While some draftniks have knocked him for his size (6 feet, 225 pounds) and perceived athletic…