Michigan defensive lineman Derrick Moore (52) watches as players run a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Feb. 26. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Three days after he discussed the need to boost Green Bay’s cornerback depth, Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst did just that by selecting South Carolina’s Brandon Cisse with their opening pick in the NFL draft Friday.

Green Bay, which didn’t have a first-round pick, chose Cisse in the second round at No. 52 overall. This marked the latest that Green Bay has ever made its opening pick in a draft.

Cisse spent last season at South Carolina after playing two years at N.C. State. The 6-footer totaled 10 pass breakups and two interceptions in three college seasons.

Gutekunst said at a pre-draft news conference Tuesday that cornerback was probably the position where “we’re going to need to add the most numbers.” Green Bay lacked proven cornerbacks beyond the tandem of Keisean Nixon and Carrington Valentine.

Meanwhile, the Detroit Lions found a replacement for a longtime fixture on the offensive line.

Clemson offensive lineman Blake Miller (78) blocks Syracuse defensive lineman Kevin Jobity Jr. (94) in the first half of a game Sept. 20 in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman, file)

Detroit drafted Clemson offensive tackle Blake Miller with the No. 17 overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night, selecting a massive and durable player to make up for the loss of Taylor Decker.

“When you think about Blake Miller, you sleep easy,” Lions general manager Brad Holmes said.

The 6-foot-7, 317-pound Miller started 54 games in college. The three-time All-ACC player broke a school record by playing 3,778 offensive snaps.

Miller, who is from Strongsville, Ohio, said he also did not sit out of a game in middle or high school football.

“If I’m able to play through injury or blessed enough to be completely healthy, I owe it to my teammates to be on the field,” he said.

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said Miller missed two practices in college.

“Blake Miller is one of one,” Swinney said. “He is big. He’s strong. He’s athletic. He’s a leader, and he’s one of the most committed guys I’ve ever coached.”

Holmes says he drafts the best players on the team’s board, refusing to reach for needs.

Miller appears to be both a highly rated prospect and a player with a chance to play right away as a rookie for coach Dan Campbell after the team scouted him for three years.

“He has literally gotten better every single year and that’s what makes you really excited about a player that has a high floor,” Holmes said.

Decker asked for his release, ending a 10-year run as the team’s starting left tackle, in a relatively surprising move after announcing he was coming back instead of retiring.

Penei Sewell will likely replace Decker on the left side. Detroit signed Larry Borom to possibly take Sewell’s spot on the right side and now he has competition from a first-round pick for playing time.

Miller is looking forward to playing with Sewell, an All-Pro the previous three seasons.

“I’ve watched a lot of his tape,” Miller said. “There’s so much he does incredibly well. Just to be able to sit in the same room with him and on the same field, I can’t wait.”

The Lions turned to the other side of the football in Friday’s second round with the selection of Michigan edge rusher Derrick Moore.

Detroit moved up from No. 50 overall to No. 44 to select Moore, sending the New York Jets picks No. 50 and No. 128 in return.

A two-year starter at Michigan, Moore is coming off a 2025 season in which he notched 30 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss and 10 sacks while forcing two fumbles.

Moore ranked 18th nationally among defensive ends with an overall Pro Football Focus grade of 89.9 last season and eighth with a pass-rush grade of 92.4. He was named the Wolverines’ Team MVP and Defensive Player of the Year last season.