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The team's first-round pick in the inaugural NFL draft was Sid Wagner, a guard from Michigan State; he was the 8th overall selection. [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]
The 2023 NFL draft was the 88th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players for the 2023 season. The draft was held outside of Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri, from April 27–29, 2023. The Chicago Bears originally owned the first pick for the first time since 1947 before trading it prior ...
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]
The Lions traded out of the No. 6 spot in the 2023 draft after the Seahawks took Devon Witherspoon at No. 5 Detroit Lions 'really liked' Devon Witherspoon, but no regrets on missing him in draft ...
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 ...
Updating the Lions 2023 draft slots after Week 11 and what those picks produced in the 2020 NFL draft
With the nineteenth pick of the first round of that draft, Steve Owens, a running back out of Oklahoma University, became the Lions' first modern draft selection. [11] In addition to the annual draft, the Lions participated in the 1984 NFL supplemental draft.
The Lions swapped picks with Philadelphia to choose Vaki, who was 2023 first-team All-Pac 12 Conference and a finalist for Polynesian College Football Player of the Year and the Paul Hornung Award ...