ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- After a brief respite to take a quarterback, the Detroit Lions dipped back into the lines, taking defensive lineman Anthony Zettel from Penn State in the sixth round (202nd overall).

My take: This is a good value pick for the Lions to help bolster the interior of the defensive line with Zettel, a two-year starter at Penn State at both defensive end and defensive tackle. This pick feels somewhat like a possible replacement for Jason Jones, although he’s likely to play as much tackle as he is end. He has size at 6-foot-3, 277 pounds to do both, if the Lions feel he can. It’s another player with enough versatility to play multiple spots on the defensive line. He’s better against the pass than the run, but could end up as an edge-setter like Jones and Darryl Tapp were for the Lions last season.

A Big Ten, local feel: The Lions have apparently been scouring the Midwest for draft picks. Of the eight guys taken so far, four have played in the Big Ten: Taylor Decker (Ohio State), Graham Glasgow (Michigan), Jake Rudock (Iowa, Michigan) and Zettel at Penn State. Rudock, Glasgow and now Zettel also have local ties, as Zettel is from West Branch, Michigan.