Lions draft Ndamukong Suh at No. 2 in NFL draft

Posted: 04.23.2010 at 12:01 AM

(AP) --
      ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) - Nebraska's Ndamukong Suh
(en-DAHM'-eh-ken SOO') has been drafted No. 2 overall by the
Detroit Lions.
      The Heisman Trophy finalist becomes the first defensive tackle
to be drafted among the top two picks in the NFL draft since
Oakland took Darrell Russell in 1997.
      The 6-foot-4, 307-pound Suh was the first defensive player to
win The Associated Press College Football Player of the Year award
since its inception in 1998. He had 4½ sacks against Texas in the
Big 12 title game and finished with 12 sacks for the season.
      Detroit has a lot of needs after becoming the first team in NFL
history to lose 30 games in two seasons.
      Its biggest voids are on defense and drafting Suh seems to make
them much tougher in the middle of the line.