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The Detroit Lions, fresh off a memorable 2023 season that saw them reach the NFC championship game, have seven selections in the 2024 NFL draft taking place in downtown Detroit this week. The 2024 ...
Here is a 2024 NFL draft pick-by-pick breakdown for the Detroit Lions, with the city hosting the event in downtown Detroit on April 25-27.
The 2024 NFL draft in Detroit is here. Follow along for live updates on every pick and trade from Round 1 on Thursday. NFL draft 2024 live tracker: All the picks from Round 1 in Detroit
The 2024 NFL draft was the 89th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players. The draft was held at Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza in Detroit on April 25–27, 2024. [1] The draft had an attendance of over 775,000, breaking the overall record previously set in 2019. [2]
Werner "Giovanni" Manu (born January 26, 2001) is a Tongan professional American football offensive tackle for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played Canadian football in U Sports for the UBC Thunderbirds. Manu was selected by the Lions in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL draft.
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]
[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]
Overall Detroit Lions grade: B. Detroit made some great picks in the first two rounds of the draft and some risky ones to kick off Day 3. They accomplished their goal of getting better at ...