An in-depth look at Detroit’s newest tight end."The Detroit Lions doubled down on tight ends in this year’s draft after taking Georgia prospect Isaac Nauta in the seventh round. Nauta’s production in college was modest and his athletic profile leaves much to be desired Austin Bryant Jersey 2019 , but there is certainly some reason for intrigue with this pick.Here are five things you need to know about seventh-round pick Isaac Nauta.He’s incredibly efficient when he gets the ballIn his best season at Georgia, Nauta only pulled in 30 catches for 430 yards and three touchdowns. However, that lack of production was more based on lack of opportunities. When given a shot, Nauta took full advantage. Lions Wire has this insane breakdown:Yes, he knows Matthew StaffordAs a Georgia alum—or “Dawg” as Nauta put it—the Lions’ franchise quarterback crossed paths with the rookie tight end several times on campus.“Me and Matt know each other,” Nauta said on his post-draft teleconference. “I’ve seen him on the campus in Athens. So we’ve had time to chat it up a little bit. I don’t know him too crazy well, but we do know each other.”He’s dealt with a ton of coaching turnover at GeorgiaNauta was recruited by then head coach Mark Richt, but Georgia fired Richt before Nauta arrived in 2016. While he was playing, he also had to deal with two different tight end coaches throughout his Georgia career. Shane Beamer coached him up for this first two years, before Georgia replaced him with Jim Chaney, who promptly left after this past season to become Tennessee’s offensive coordinator. All those moves had to be disorienting for the young tight end.“I thought the tight ends had a lot better year and did some good stuff. There was nothing that would’ve ever indicated to me he’d be leaving,” Nauta said of Chaney’s departure back in January. “The last time I talked to him was to tell him I was leaving and to thank him for everything he’s done.”He was a five-star recruit out of high schoolMichigan fans probably don’t need a reminder, but Isaac Nauta was one of the most high-touted prospects coming out of high school. Not only was he a five-start recruit and best TE prospect according to ESPN, but he was the second highest-ranked overall prospect to come out of Florida that year. Rivals had him as the 18th best prospect nationally Color Rush Austin Bryant Jersey , while Scout had him 30th. The University of Michigan was one of three teams Nauta had narrowed down his choice to, but ultimately he chose Georgia over Michigan and Alabama. His NFL Combine didn’t go so well The Lions secondary may be among the fastest in the NFL after Bob Quinn’s work is complete." Detroit Lions AnalysisThe Detroit Lions secondary is crazy fast. New,49commentsThe Lions secondary may be among the fastest in the NFL after Bob Quinn’s work is complete.EDTWe sometimes get lost in parts of the offseason. It can be a boring time with so little football-related events going on that we look at storylines that don’t mean anything as exciting—or occasionally, as damning—simply because we don’t have anything else to talk about. It’s times like these where it can be a lot of fun to look back at what this roster used to look like against what it looks like now. In that vein, I noticed something very positive that has been happening with the Detroit Lions roster that has gone seemingly unnoticed. The secondary has gotten a lot faster. Now, I know what you're thinking. I'm the math guy, so you're probably expecting a bunch of charts overanalyzing 40 times for guys drafted a decade ago and comparing the average speed of each roster, noting a .01 difference or something like that. But don't worry, this observation is a bit more casual than that. While I did (of course) look up previous rosters just to make sure I wasn't seeing things, it's more about who is on the roster and at what point of their career than anything else.In previous seasons, we've seen guys across from Slay with some wheels. Mike Ford has some speed. Nevin Lawson was a lot of things, but slow wasn't among them. Usually, though, the Lions have fielded a defensive backfield full of guys who used to be or never were in terms of speed. Rashean Mathis was a star in his day Cheap Austin Bryant Jersey , but the Lions didn't get a guy with a full set of tread. D.J. Hayden was fast in college, but a myriad of lower body injuries clearly blunted his speed. James Ihedigbo, well, like I said, some guys never were. Not that these guys were terrible in their time, just not fast.The 2019 roster, on the other hand, boasts some serious wheels from almost everyone involved. While there have been some injuries, this isn't the same type of story we had become accustomed to. Jamal Agnew was the fastest player on the team before his injury last season, only just beating Darius Slay, and both are back and working this year along with fifth-round rookie Amani Oruwariye. Mike Ford returns in his second season, with Marcus Cooper and Andre Chachere fighting for a role. The Lions signed Justin Coleman as well, and all of the guys mentioned bring speed as a positive trait.Rashaan Melvin, the only long-toothed vet of the corners Austin Bryant Jersey Womens , is 29 and while he has had his share of injuries in his career, they were all minor. His speed has barely diminished since he became a pro. The safety group is equally impressive. Tracy Walker and Will Harris are both young guys with high expectations and serious burners. 24-year-old free agent Andrew Adam's brings the same type of energy. Sure, Quandre Diggs has never been fast. You could make that argument if you want to. But I've seen him play and I'm not going to say it lest he remove my dome piece as easily as he would a soon-to-be-dazed receiver on a crosser.This roster has favored explosive corners with speed and safeties who are either converted corners or those who can still play the spot in a pinch. It's rare in Detroit to see a secondary without any concerns about them keeping up with opposing receivers.Alright, Debbie Downer, I'm not ignorant to the fact that Teez Tabor is still a thing.The quick snap back (read: cop out) would be that I don’t expect him to make the roster, because I don't. But here's what makes this an exciting group to follow anyway: They have enough speed as a group to scheme around those who lack it. That last part is something I could barely imagine with previous rosters. Guys like James Ihedigbo you could work with, he had other skills he could use, but if he was matched up with speed, it was simply done. That's not the case here. If Lions have to put Quandre, or Tabor, or even Killebrew (who has been working with the linebackers since last season) manned up on a guy and he's trailing, that's probably a win for the offense, but with Tracy Walker and Will Harris behind them I don't see many scenarios a competent defensive play caller hasn't accounted for that situation. It's one thing to have guys with a negative trait you need to account for, it's another to have such a strength on your roster that you can ask them to play any role Austin Bryant Detroit Lions Jersey , even one that doesn't best suit their talents, because there are guys there who can cast a net if it doesn't work out and the play starts to break down.The instincts and hard-hitting ability of Quandre Diggs and the Lions linebacker crew can be fully utilized by this defense, more so than ever before, because they won't have to worry about playing catch up in coverage. Knowing what the safeties are going to do is a huge part of an offense being able to move downfield, and an entire squad of guys who can cover underneath while also having the range to cover the field in cover 1, cover 2, or cover 3 is invaluable. The surprise selection of both Tracy Walker and Will Harris may have caught many fans off guard, but I think I’m starting to see what the team is trying to build. Having an identity on defense that your guys can run with anyone, can cover any amount of ground, can close to the ball no matter where it is on the field is a scary one to gameplan for. We have yet to see what this defense is truly capable of, but I, for one, am truly excited to see what they can do with this type of speed.