DETROIT (WXYZ) — The Detroit Lions haven't had a great history in the NFL Draft, but General Manager Bob Quinn has drafted pretty well during his tenure, and he will look to continue that good fortune beginning Thursday in this year's draft. The Lions will have the 8th pick in the NFL Draft, which airs right here on Channel 7 beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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Check out the draft picks below, from NFL.com.
| 2018 - DETROIT LIONS | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 20 | Frank Ragnow | C | Arkansas |
| 2 | 43 | Kerryon Johnson | RB | Auburn |
| 3 | 82 | Tracy Walker | SAF | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| 4 | 114 | Da'Shawn Hand | DE | Alabama |
| 5 | 153 | Tyrell Crosby | T | Oregon |
| 7 | 237 | Nick Bawden | RB | San Diego State |
| 2017 - DETROIT LIONS | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 21 | Jarrad Davis | LB | Florida |
| 2 | 53 | Teez Tabor | CB | Florida |
| 3 | 96 | Kenny Golladay | WR | Northern Illinois |
| 4 | 124 | Jalen Reeves-Maybin | LB | Tennessee |
| 4 | 127 | Michael Roberts | TE | Toledo |
| 5 | 165 | Jamal Agnew | CB | San Diego |
| 6 | 215 | Brad Kaaya | QB | Miami (Fla.) |
| 6 | 205 | Jeremiah Ledbetter | DE | Arkansas |
| 7 | 250 | Pat O'Connor | DE | Eastern Michigan |
| 2016 - DETROIT LIONS | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 16 | Taylor Decker | T | Ohio State |
| 2 | 46 | A'Shawn Robinson | DT | Alabama |
| 3 | 95 | Graham Glasgow | G | Michigan |
| 4 | 111 | Miles Killebrew | SAF | Southern Utah |
| 5 | 151 | Joe Dahl | G | Washington State |
| 5 | 169 | Antwione Williams | LB | Georgia Southern |
| 6 | 191 | Jake Rudock | QB | Michigan |
| 6 | 202 | Anthony Zettel | DT | Penn State |
| 6 | 210 | Jimmy Landes | LS | Baylor |
| 7 | 236 | Dwayne Washington | RB | Washington |
| 2015 - DETROIT LIONS | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 28 | Laken Tomlinson | G | Duke |
| 2 | 54 | Ameer Abdullah | RB | Nebraska |
| 3 | 80 | Alex Carter | CB | Stanford |
| 4 | 113 | Gabe Wright | DT | Auburn |
| 5 | 168 | Michael Burton | FB | Rutgers |
| 6 | 200 | Quandre Diggs | CB | Texas |
| 7 | 240 | Corey Robinson | T | South Carolina |
| 2014 - DETROIT LIONS | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 10 | Eric Ebron | TE | North Carolina |
| 2 | 40 | Kyle Van Noy | OLB | Brigham Young |
| 3 | 76 | Travis Swanson | C | Arkansas |
| 4 | 133 | Nevin Lawson | CB | Utah State |
| 4 | 136 | Larry Webster | DE | Bloomsburg |
| 5 | 158 | Caraun Reid | DT | Princeton |
| 6 | 189 | T.J. Jones | WR | Notre Dame |
| 7 | 229 | Nate Freese | K | Boston College |
| 2013 - DETROIT LIONS | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 5 | Ezekiel Ansah | DE | Brigham Young |
| 2 | 36 | Darius Slay | CB | Mississippi State |
| 3 | 65 | Larry Warford | OG | Kentucky |
| 4 | 132 | Devin Taylor | DE | South Carolina |
| 5 | 165 | Sam Martin | P | Appalachian State |
| 6 | 171 | Corey Fuller | WR | Virginia Tech |
| 6 | 199 | Theo Riddick | RB | Notre Dame |
| 7 | 211 | Michael Williams | TE | Alabama |
| 7 | 245 | Brandon Hepburn | ILB | Florida A&M |
| 2012 - DETROIT LIONS | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 23 | Riley Reiff | T | Iowa |
| 2 | 54 | Ryan Broyles | WR | Oklahoma |
| 3 | 85 | Dwight Bentley | CB | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| 4 | 125 | Ronnell Lewis | DE | Oklahoma |
| 5 | 138 | Tahir Whitehead | LB | Temple |
| 5 | 148 | Chris Greenwood | CB | Albion |
| 6 | 196 | Jonte Green | CB | New Mexico State |
| 7 | 223 | Travis Lewis | LB | Oklahoma |
| 2011 - DETROIT LIONS | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 13 | Nick Fairley | DT | Auburn |
| 2 | 44 | Titus Young | WR | Boise State |
| 2 | 57 | Mikel Leshoure | RB | Illinois |
| 5 | 157 | Doug Hogue | LB | Syracuse |
| 7 | 209 | Johnny Culbreath | T | South Carolina State |
| 2010 - DETROIT LIONS | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 2 | Ndamukong Suh | DT | Nebraska |
| 1 | 30 | Jahvid Best | RB | California |
| 3 | 66 | Amari Spievey | SS | Iowa |
| 4 | 128 | Jason Fox | T | Miami (Fla.) |
| 7 | 213 | Willie Young | DE | North Carolina State |
| 7 | 255 | Tim Toone | WR | Weber State |
| 2009 - DETROIT LIONS | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 1 | Matthew Stafford | QB | Georgia |
| 1 | 20 | Brandon Pettigrew | TE | Oklahoma State |
| 2 | 33 | Louis Delmas | DB | Western Michigan |
| 3 | 76 | DeAndre Levy | LB | Wisconsin |
| 3 | 82 | Derrick Williams | WR | Penn State |
| 4 | 115 | Sammie Lee Hill | DT | Stillman |
| 6 | 192 | Aaron Brown | RB | Texas Christian |
| 7 | 228 | Lydon Murtha | T | Nebraska |
| 7 | 235 | Zack Follett | LB | California |
| 7 | 255 | Dan Gronkowski | TE | Maryland |
| 2008 - DETROIT LIONS | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 17 | Gosder Cherilus | T | Boston College |
| 2 | 45 | Jordon Dizon | OLB | Colorado |
| 3 | 64 | Kevin Smith | RB | Central Florida |
| 3 | 87 | Andre Fluellen | DT | Florida State |
| 3 | 92 | Cliff Avril | DE | Purdue |
| 5 | 136 | Kenny Moore | WR | Wake Forest |
| 5 | 146 | Jerome Felton | FB | Furman |
| 7 | 216 | Landon Cohen | DE | Ohio U. |
| 7 | 218 | Caleb Campbell | DB | Army |
| 2007 - DETROIT LIONS | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 2 | Calvin Johnson | WR | Georgia Tech |
| 2 | 43 | Drew Stanton | QB | Michigan State |
| 2 | 58 | Ikaika Alama-Francis | DE | Hawaii |
| 2 | 61 | Gerald Alexander | FS | Boise State |
| 4 | 105 | A.J. Davis | CB | North Carolina State |
| 4 | 117 | Manny Ramirez | G | Texas Tech |
| 5 | 158 | Johnny Baldwin | LB | Alabama A&M |
| 7 | 255 | Ramzee Robinson | CB | Alabama |
| 2006 - DETROIT LIONS | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 9 | Ernie Sims | OLB | Florida State |
| 2 | 40 | Daniel Bullocks | SS | Nebraska |
| 3 | 74 | Brian Calhoun | RB | Wisconsin |
| 5 | 141 | Jonathan Scott | T | Texas |
| 6 | 179 | Dee McCann | CB | West Virginia |
| 7 | 217 | Fred Matua | G | USC |
| 7 | 247 | Anthony Cannon | LB | Tulane |
| 2005 - DETROIT LIONS | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 10 | Mike Williams | WR | USC |
| 2 | 37 | Shaun Cody | DE | USC |
| 3 | 72 | Stanley Wilson | DB | Stanford |
| 5 | 145 | Dan Orlovsky | QB | Connecticut |
| 6 | 184 | Bill Swancutt | DE | Oregon State |
| 6 | 206 | Johnathan Goddard | LB | Marshall |
| 2004 - DETROIT LIONS | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 7 | Roy Williams | WR | Texas |
| 1 | 30 | Kevin Jones | RB | Virginia Tech |
| 2 | 37 | Teddy Lehman | OLB | Oklahoma |
| 3 | 73 | Keith Smith | CB | McNeese State |
| 5 | 140 | Alex Lewis | LB | Wisconsin |
| 6 | 172 | Kelly Butler | T | Purdue |
| 2003 - DETROIT LIONS | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 2 | Charles Rogers | WR | Michigan State |
| 2 | 34 | Boss Bailey | OLB | Georgia |
| 3 | 66 | Cory Redding | DE | Texas |
| 4 | 99 | Artose Pinner | RB | Kentucky |
| 5 | 137 | Terrence Holt | DB | North Carolina State |
| 5 | 144 | James Davis | LB | West Virginia |
| 6 | 175 | David Kircus | WR | Grand Valley State |
| 7 | 216 | Ben Johnson | T | Wisconsin |
| 7 | 220 | Blue Adams | CB | Cincinnati |
| 7 | 236 | Brandon Drumm | -- | Colorado |
| 7 | 260 | Travis Anglin | -- | Memphis |
| 2002 - DETROIT LIONS | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 3 | Joey Harrington | QB | Oregon |
| 2 | 35 | Kalimba Edwards | DE | South Carolina |
| 3 | 68 | Andre' Goodman | DB | South Carolina |
| 4 | 134 | John Taylor | DE | Montana State |
| 5 | 138 | John Owens | TE | Notre Dame |
| 6 | 175 | Chris Cash | CB | USC |
| 7 | 214 | Luke Staley | RB | Brigham Young |
| 7 | 252 | Matt Murphy | TE | Maryland |
| 7 | 259 | Victor Rogers | G | Colorado |
| 2001 - DETROIT LIONS | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 18 | Jeff Backus | T | Michigan |
| 2 | 50 | Dominic Raiola | C | Nebraska |
| 2 | 61 | Shaun Rogers | NT | Texas |
| 5 | 148 | Scotty Anderson | WR | Grambling State |
| 5 | 149 | Mike McMahon | QB | Rutgers |
| 6 | 173 | Jason Glenn | LB | Texas A&M |
| 2000 - DETROIT LIONS | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 20 | Stockar McDougle | T | Oklahoma |
| 2 | 50 | Barrett Green | LB | West Virginia |
| 3 | 81 | Reuben Droughns | RB | Oregon |
| 5 | 145 | Todd Franz | DB | Tulsa |
| 6 | 181 | Quinton Reese | -- | Auburn |
| 7 | 253 | Alfonso Boone | DE | Central State (Ohio) |
| 1999 - DETROIT LIONS | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 9 | Chris Claiborne | OLB | USC |
| 1 | 27 | Aaron Gibson | T | Wisconsin |
| 3 | 70 | Jared DeVries | DE | Iowa |
| 4 | 103 | Sedrick Irvin | RB | Michigan State |
| 5 | 137 | Tyree Talton | DB | Northern Iowa |
| 6 | 177 | Clint Kriewaldt | LB | Wis.-Stevens Point |
| 7 | 215 | Mike Pringley | DE | North Carolina |
