Lions brought in Alabama edge rusher for a top-30 visit, Detroit has an affinity for the Tide

Tuesday has been quite the day for pre-draft visit news. We heard about four different players coming in for the top-30, and the Lions had 20-plus players in for their local pro day.  Now there's more news. The Lions had an Alabama edge rusher in for a top-30 on Monday. Qu Que Robinson is coming […]

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Tuesday has been quite the day for pre-draft visit news. We heard about four different players coming in for the top-30, and the Lions had 20-plus players in for their local pro day. 

Now there's more news. The Lions had an Alabama edge rusher in for a top-30 on Monday. Qu

Que Robinson is coming off a season in which he suffered a season-ending elbow injury, but he was pretty solid in the nine games he played. He had 19 pressures and three sacks as an outside linebacker off the bench. 

The Lions or whoever takes him would be looking for the upside here. Robinson has a good burst with solid change in direction and can beat guys on the inside. He needs some time to develop since he hasn't played that much in the last few years. But he can be a solid rotational edge rusher in the meantime. 

While Schultz is saying that teams look at him as a day two pick, he's currently projected to go in the sixth round, and that's a more likely spot for him since he just doesn't have the experience that you'd hope a day two pick would bring. 

As we know, the Lions do love them some Alabama guys. They've drafted at least one in the last three drafts. For that reason, you have to keep an eye on Robinson as a possible developmental pick for the Lions on day three. 

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