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[14] [27] The Lions have held the first overall pick four times and selected Frank Sinkwich in 1943, Leon Hart in 1950, Billy Sims in 1980, and Matthew Stafford in 2009. [28] In the most recent draft, held in 2024, the Lions selected Alabama cornerback Terrion Arnold. [29] The Lions did not draft a player in the first round on seven occasions. [28]
The Lions took part in the first NFL draft of college football players in 1936 and have participated in every NFL draft since. [6] [7] With the eighth pick of the first round of the 1936 draft, Sid Wagner, a guard from Michigan State University, became the Lions' first draft selection. [2]
A supplemental draft was held on July 11, 2023. For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season. It was the first time the event had taken place since 2019. [40] Although two players – Milton Wright and Malachi Wideman – were eligible, neither was selected. [41]
The Detroit Lions made two of the most curious selections in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft. After Detroit traded back from No. 6 to No. 12, the Lions drafted Alabama running back Jahmyr ...
Detroit Lions draft picks 2024. Round 1, Pick 29 overall: Round 2, Pick 61 overall: ... Detroit Lions past five first-round draft picks. 2023 (No. 12 overall): Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, Alabama.
Yahoo Sports draft expert Charles McDonald grades each first-round pick from Thursday. ... 2023 NFL draft: First round instant grades for all 31 picks ... Iowa — The Lions could have had ...
Gibbs was selected by the Detroit Lions in the first round of the 2023 NFL draft, where in his first NFL season he was an All-Rookie Team selection and voted to the Pro Bowl. In 2024 , Gibbs was again selected to the Pro Bowl and set a Detroit franchise-record for the most touchdowns scored in a single-season, leading the NFL with 20 total ...
A first-round pick in 2023, Gibbs tallied 1,216 yards from scrimmage and 11 touchdowns on an offense that ranked third in the NFL. He was key to Detroit's rise to the NFC North title and NFC ...