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Detroit Lions add 5 players on Day 3 of 2020 NFL Draft

Logan Stenberg Detroit Lions draft pick
Posted at 12:52 PM, Apr 25, 2020
and last updated 2020-04-25 19:12:31-04

(WXYZ) — The Detroit Lions traded with the Las Vegas Raiders and moved back to the 121st pick in the fourth round. With that pick, the Lions selected Kentucky guard Logan Stenberg.

In the fifth round, they added Wisconsin wide receiver Quintez Cephus with the 166th pick and New Mexico running back Jason Huntley with the 172nd pick, which was part of the trade with Las Vegas.

In Round 6, the Lions added Utah defensive lineman John Penisini.

With their seventh round selection, the Lions took Ohio State defensive lineman Jashon Cornell.

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Detroit also added the 172nd pick with the trade, giving them two picks in the fifth round.

Stenberg is the second straight offensive guard the Lions took in the draft. He started every game in the last 3 seasons for the Wildcats. He's 6-feet-6-inches tall and weighs 317 pounds, according to his NFL Combine profile. He ran a 5.3-second 40-yard dash, had a 104-inch broad jump, and 8-second 3-cone drill and a 4.83-second 20-yard shuttle.

Cephus had 59 catches for 901 yards and 7 touchdowns last season for the Badgers. He's 6-foot-1.

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Wisconsin wide receiver Quintez Cephus catches a pass over Oregon safety Jevon Holland during second half of the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Huntley rushed for 1,090 yards and nine touchdowns during his final season at New Mexico.

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New Mexico State running back Jason Huntley carries during the first half of an NCAA college football game against New Mexico on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019 in Albuquerque, N.M. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)

These picks come after choosing Ohio State CB Jeff Okudah with the third overall pick on Thursday, Georgia running back D'Andre Swift in the third round, an Notre Dame DE Julian Okwara with 67th overall pickand then trading up to pick Ohio State guard Jonah Jackson at No. 75.