WR Jared Karstetter (Washington State) - Undrafted Free Agent

The Detroit Lions have put a pretty big emphasis on adding players this offseason to compete for the fifth spot at wide receiver. In addition to drafting Ryan Broyles and signing Lance Long, the Lions also signed four undrafted free agents who play wide receiver. One of them is Washington State's Jared Karstetter, who got a deal done the day the draft came to a close.

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WR Patrick Edwards (Houston) - Undrafted Free Agent

Thanks in part to an injury, Patrick Edwards' stock going into the 2012 NFL Draft plummeted. He didn't get drafted, but immediately he received an offer to join the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent, and the team made it a priority to get him signed. He ultimately did agree to join the Lions, and he reportedly put on quite a show at the team's rookie minicamp this past weekend.

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WR Troy Burrell (Wayne State) - Undrafted Free Agent

After hosting three guys from Wayne State at their pre-draft workout for local players, I expected the Detroit Lions to sign at least one of them as an undrafted free agent. I figured offensive tackle Joe Long and safety Jeremy Jones were the most likely candidates to be signed, but they landed elsewhere. It turned out that wide receiver Troy Burrell was the only Wayne State player to sign with the Lions, and now he is set to hit the field on Friday as part of the team's rookie minicamp.

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RB Stephfon Green (Penn State) - Undrafted Free Agent

Because of the uncertainty at running back, the Detroit Lions are a good team to sign with for undrafted free agents who play the position. Penn State's Stephfon Green is one UDFA running back who decided to sign with the Lions. He is a speedster who will look to leave his mark and play his way onto the team this summer.

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QB Kellen Moore (Boise State) - Undrafted Free Agent

The Detroit Lions went into the 2012 NFL Draft in need of a third-string quarterback. After Drew Stanton departed for the New York Jets (and later the Indianapolis Colts) earlier in the offseason, a vacancy was created at quarterback. The Lions were set on filling the vacancy either through the draft or free agency, and they really got the best of both worlds by signing Boise State's Kellen Moore. He went undrafted despite being the winningest quarterback in college football history, and he quickly decided to sign with the Lions as an undrafted free agent.

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We're not even close to completely putting the 2012 NFL Draft in the rear-view mirror just yet, but scouting reports have now been posted for all eight of the Detroit Lions' picks. They went up over the course of the last few days, and below is a rundown of links to them in case you haven't had a chance to check them all out.

• OT Riley Reiff (Iowa) - Round 1, Pick No. 23
• WR Ryan Broyles (Oklahoma) - Round 2, Pick No. 54
• CB Dwight "Bill" Bentley (Louisiana-Lafayette) - Round 3, Pick No. 85
• DE Ronnell Lewis (Oklahoma) - Round 4, Pick No. 125
• LB Tahir Whitehead (Temple) - Round 5, Pick No. 138
• CB Chris Greenwood (Albion) - Round 5, Pick No. 148
• CB Jonte Green (New Mexico State) - Round 6, Pick No. 196
• LB Travis Lewis (Oklahoma) - Round 7, Pick No. 223

Next week, we will begin to take a look at scouting reports for the Lions' undrafted free agents. While the team has not yet officially announced any signings, we have a pretty good idea of which UDFAs will be coming to town for the rookie minicamp next week. (Spoiler: The first UDFA scouting report will take a look at Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore.)

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LB Travis Lewis (Oklahoma) - Round 7, Pick No. 223

The Detroit Lions' final pick of the 2012 NFL Draft was yet another defensive player and yet another Oklahoma Sooner. They went with linebacker Travis Lewis, who was the second linebacker they selected on the final day of the draft. Lewis is set to join former Oklahoma teammates Ryan Broyles and Ronnell Lewis in Detroit as draft picks of the Lions.

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CB Jonte Green (New Mexico State) - Round 6, Pick No. 196

The Detroit Lions went into the 2012 NFL Draft without a sixth-round pick. Thanks to the tampering issues with the Kansas City Chiefs, the Lions were forced to forfeit their sixth-round selection. To combat this problem, the Lions picked up a sixth-round pick in a trade with the San Francisco 49ers. The Lions moved down eight spots in the fourth round in order to receive the sixth-rounder, and they ultimately used the extra pick to select cornerback Jonte Green.

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