Detroit Lions Draft History

464 total draft picks | 59 first-round picks | 1967–2025

Franchise Stat Leaders

59,871 Passing Yards Matthew Stafford
15,269 Rushing Yards Barry Sanders
11,624 Receiving Yards Calvin Johnson
327 Games Played Jason Hanson

All Draft Picks

YearRdPick TeamPlayerPosCollege
2025 1 28 DET Tyleik Williams DT Ohio State
2025 2 57 DET Tate Ratledge G Georgia
2025 3 70 DET Isaac TeSlaa WR Arkansas, Hillsdale
2025 5 171 DET Miles Frazier G LSU, Florida International
2025 6 196 DET Ahmed Hassanein DE Boise State
2025 7 230 DET Dan Jackson SAF Georgia
2025 7 244 DET Dominic Lovett WR Georgia, Missouri
2024 1 24 DET Terrion Arnold CB Alabama
2024 2 61 DET Ennis Rakestraw Jr. CB Missouri
2024 4 126 DET Giovanni Manu OL University of British Columbia
2024 4 132 DET Sione Vaki RB Utah
2024 6 189 DET Mekhi Wingo DT LSU, Missouri
2024 6 210 DET Christian Mahogany G Boston College
2023 1 12 DET Jahmyr Gibbs RB Alabama, Georgia Tech
2023 1 18 DET Jack Campbell LB Iowa
2023 2 34 DET Sam LaPorta TE Iowa
2023 2 45 DET Brian Branch SAF Alabama
2023 3 68 DET Hendon Hooker QB Tennessee, Virginia Tech
2023 3 96 DET Brodric Martin DT Western Kentucky
2023 5 152 DET Colby Sorsdal G William & Mary
2023 7 219 DET Antoine Green WR North Carolina
2022 1 2 DET Aidan Hutchinson DE Michigan
2022 1 12 DET Jameson Williams WR Alabama, Ohio State
2022 3 97 DET Kerby Joseph SAF Illinois
2022 5 177 DET James Mitchell TE Virginia Tech
2022 6 188 DET Malcolm Rodriguez LB Oklahoma State
2022 6 217 DET James Houston DE Jackson State University
2022 7 237 DET Chase Lucas CB Arizona State
2021 1 7 DET Penei Sewell OT Oregon
2021 2 41 DET Levi Onwuzurike DT Washington
2021 3 72 DET Alim McNeill DT N.C. State
2021 3 101 DET Ifeatu Melifonwu SAF Syracuse
2021 4 112 DET Amon-Ra St. Brown WR USC
2021 4 113 DET Derrick Barnes LB Purdue
2021 7 257 DET Jermar Jefferson RB Oregon State
2020 1 3 DET Jeff Okudah CB Ohio State
2020 2 35 DET D'Andre Swift RB Georgia
2020 3 67 DET Julian Okwara DE Notre Dame
2020 3 75 DET Jonah Jackson G Ohio State, Rutgers
2020 4 121 DET Logan Stenberg G Kentucky
2020 5 166 DET Quintez Cephus WR Wisconsin
2020 5 172 DET Jason Huntley RB New Mexico State
2020 6 197 DET John Penisini DT Utah
2020 7 235 DET Jashon Cornell DT Ohio State
2019 1 8 DET T.J. Hockenson TE Iowa
2019 2 43 DET Jahlani Tavai LB Hawaii
2019 3 81 DET Will Harris SAF Boston College
2019 4 117 DET Austin Bryant DE Clemson
2019 5 146 DET Amani Oruwariye CB Penn State
2019 6 184 DET Travis Fulgham WR Old Dominion
2019 6 186 DET Ty Johnson RB Maryland
2019 7 224 DET Isaac Nauta TE Georgia
2019 7 229 DET P.J. Johnson DT Arizona, City College (SF)
2018 1 20 DET Frank Ragnow G Arkansas
2018 2 43 DET Kerryon Johnson RB Auburn
2018 3 82 DET Tracy Walker III DB Louisiana-Lafayette
2018 3 82 DET Tracy Walker S Louisiana
2018 4 114 DET Da'Shawn Hand DE Alabama
2018 5 153 DET Tyrell Crosby G Oregon
2018 7 237 DET Nick Bawden RB San Diego State
2017 1 21 DET Jarrad Davis MLB Florida
2017 2 53 DET Teez Tabor CB Florida
2017 3 96 DET Kenny Golladay WR Northern Illinois, North Dakota
2017 4 124 DET Jalen Reeves-Maybin LB Tennessee
2017 4 127 DET Michael Roberts TE Toledo
2017 5 165 DET Jamal Agnew WR San Diego
2017 6 205 DET Jeremiah Ledbetter DT Arkansas, Hutchinson CC
2017 6 215 DET Brad Kaaya QB Miami
2017 7 250 DET Pat O'Connor DE Eastern Michigan
2016 1 16 DET Taylor Decker OT Ohio State
2016 2 46 DET A'Shawn Robinson DE Alabama
2016 3 95 DET Graham Glasgow C Michigan
2016 4 111 DET Miles Killebrew SAF Southern Utah State
2016 5 151 DET Joe Dahl C Washington State, Montana
2016 5 169 DET Antwione Williams LB Georgia Southern
2016 6 191 DET Jake Rudock QB Michigan, Iowa
2016 6 202 DET Anthony Zettel DE Penn State
2016 6 210 DET Jimmy Landes LS Baylor
2016 7 236 DET Dwayne Washington RB Washington
2015 1 28 DET Laken Tomlinson G Duke
2015 2 54 DET Ameer Abdullah RB Nebraska
2015 3 80 DET Alex Carter CB Stanford
2015 4 113 DET Gabe Wright DT Auburn
2015 5 168 DET Michael Burton FB Rutgers
2015 6 200 DET Quandre Diggs S Texas
2015 7 240 DET Corey Robinson OT South Carolina
2014 1 10 DET Eric Ebron TE North Carolina
2014 2 40 DET Kyle Van Noy MLB BYU
2014 3 76 DET Travis Swanson C Arkansas
2014 4 133 DET Nevin Lawson CB Utah State
2014 5 158 DET Caraun Reid DT Princeton
2014 6 189 DET T.J. Jones WR Notre Dame
2014 7 229 DET Nate Freese K Boston College
2013 1 5 DET Ezekiel Ansah DE BYU
2013 2 36 DET Darius Slay CB Mississippi State, Itawamba JC
2013 3 65 DET Larry Warford G Kentucky
2013 4 132 DET Devin Taylor DE South Carolina
2013 5 165 DET Sam Martin P Appalachian State
2013 6 199 DET Theo Riddick RB Notre Dame
2013 7 245 DET Brandon Hepburn LB Florida A&M
2012 1 23 DET Riley Reiff OT Iowa
2012 2 54 DET Ryan Broyles WR Oklahoma
2012 3 85 DET Dwight Bentley CB Louisiana
2012 4 125 DET Ronnell Lewis DE Oklahoma
2012 5 138 DET Tahir Whitehead OLB Temple
2012 5 148 DET Chris Greenwood DB Albion College, Northwood, Eastern Michigan
2012 6 196 DET Jonte Green CB New Mexico State, Benedict College
2012 7 223 DET Travis Lewis OLB Oklahoma
2011 1 13 DET Nick Fairley DT Auburn, Copiah-Lincoln Junior College
2011 2 44 DET Titus Young WR Boise State
2011 2 57 DET Mikel Leshoure RB Illinois
2011 5 157 DET Doug Hogue LB Syracuse
2011 5 157 DET Douglas Hogue OLB Syracuse
2011 7 209 DET Johnny Culbreath OT South Carolina State
2010 1 2 DET Ndamukong Suh NT Nebraska
2010 1 30 DET Jahvid Best RB California
2010 3 66 DET Amari Spievey S Iowa, Iowa Central CC-Eagle Grove
2010 4 128 DET Jason Fox OT Miami
2010 7 213 DET Willie Young OLB N.C. State
2010 7 255 DET Tim Toone WR Weber State
2010 7 255 DET Timothy Toone WR Weber State
2009 1 1 DET Matthew Stafford QB Georgia
2009 1 20 DET Brandon Pettigrew TE Oklahoma State
2009 2 33 DET Louis Delmas FS Western Michigan
2009 3 76 DET Deandre Levy OLB Wisconsin
2009 3 82 DET Derrick Williams WR Penn State
2009 4 115 DET Sammie Lee Hill NT Stillman College
2009 6 192 DET Aaron Brown RB TCU
2009 7 228 DET Lydon Murtha OT Nebraska
2009 7 235 DET Zack Follett OLB California
2009 7 255 DET Dan Gronkowski TE Maryland
2008 1 17 DET Gosder Cherilus OT Boston College
2008 2 45 DET Jordon Dizon OLB Colorado
2008 3 64 DET Kevin Smith RB UCF
2008 3 87 DET Andre Fluellen DT Florida State
2008 3 92 DET Cliff Avril DE Purdue
2008 5 136 DET Kenny Moore WR Wake Forest
2008 5 136 DET Kenneth Moore WR Wake Forest
2008 5 146 DET Jerome Felton FB Furman
2008 7 216 DET Landon Cohen DE Ohio
2008 7 218 DET Caleb Campbell DB Army
2007 1 2 DET Calvin Johnson WR Georgia Tech
2007 2 43 DET Drew Stanton QB Michigan State
2007 2 58 DET Ikaika Alama-Francis LB Hawaii
2007 2 61 DET Gerald Alexander DB Boise State
2007 4 105 DET A.J. Davis DB NC State
2007 4 117 DET Manny Ramirez G Texas Tech
2007 4 117 DET Manuel Ramirez OG Texas Tech
2007 5 158 DET Johnny Baldwin LB Alabama A&M
2007 7 255 DET Ramzee Robinson CB Alabama
2006 1 9 DET Ernie Sims OLB Florida State
2006 2 40 DET Daniel Bullocks S Nebraska
2006 3 74 DET Brian Calhoun RB Wisconsin, Colorado
2006 5 141 DET Jonathan Scott OT Texas
2006 6 179 DET Alton McCann DB West Virginia
2006 7 217 DET Fred Matua OG USC
2006 7 247 DET Anthony Cannon LB Tulane
2005 2 37 DET Shaun Cody NT USC
2005 3 72 DET Stanley Wilson CB Stanford
2005 5 145 DET Dan Orlovsky QB Connecticut
2005 6 184 DET Bill Swancutt DE Oregon State
2005 6 206 DET Johnathan Goddard LB Marshall
2004 1 30 DET Kevin Jones RB Virginia Tech
2004 2 37 DET Teddy Lehman LB Oklahoma
2004 3 73 DET Keith Smith DB McNeese State
2004 5 140 DET Alex Lewis OLB Wisconsin, State University of NY Coll-Morrisville
2004 6 172 DET Kelly Butler OT Purdue
2003 1 2 DET Charles Rogers WR Michigan State
2003 2 34 DET Boss Bailey OLB Georgia
2003 3 66 DET Cory Redding DE Texas
2003 4 99 DET Artose Pinner RB Kentucky
2003 5 137 DET Terrence Holt DB N.C. State
2003 5 144 DET James Davis OLB West Virginia
2003 6 175 DET David Kircus WR Grand Valley
2003 6 175 DET Dave Kircus WR Grand Valley State
2003 7 216 DET Ben Johnson OT Wisconsin
2003 7 220 DET Blue Adams DB Cincinnati
2003 7 236 DET Brandon Drumm RB Colorado
2003 7 260 DET Travis Anglin WR Memphis
2002 1 3 DET Joey Harrington QB Oregon
2002 2 35 DET Kalimba Edwards DE South Carolina
2002 3 68 DET Andre' Goodman CB South Carolina
2002 5 138 DET John Owens TE Notre Dame
2002 6 175 DET Chris Cash DB USC, Palomar College
2002 7 214 DET Luke Staley RB BYU
2002 7 252 DET Matt Murphy TE Maryland
2002 7 259 DET Victor Rogers G Colorado
2001 1 18 DET Jeff Backus OT Michigan
2001 2 50 DET Dominic Raiola C Nebraska
2001 2 61 DET Shaun Rogers DT Texas
2001 5 148 DET Scotty Anderson WR Grambling State
2001 5 149 DET Mike McMahon QB Rutgers
2001 6 173 DET Jason Glenn LB Texas A&M
2000 1 20 DET Stockar McDougle OT Oklahoma, Navarro
2000 2 50 DET Barrett Green LB West Virginia
2000 3 81 DET Reuben Droughns RB Oregon, Merced College
2000 5 145 DET Todd Franz DB Tulsa
2000 6 181 DET Quinton Reese DE Auburn
2000 7 253 DET Alfonso Boone DE Central State University, Oh, Mt. San Antonio
1999 1 9 DET Chris Claiborne LB USC
1999 1 27 DET Aaron Gibson OT Wisconsin
1999 3 70 DET Jared DeVries DE Iowa
1999 4 103 DET Sedrick Irvin RB Michigan State
1999 5 137 DET Tyree Talton DB Northern Iowa
1999 5 137 DET Ty Talton DB Northern Iowa
1999 6 177 DET Clint Kriewaldt LB Wisconsin-Stevens Point
1999 7 215 DET Mike Pringley DT North Carolina
1998 1 20 DET Terry Fair DB Tennessee
1998 2 50 DET Germane Crowell WR Virginia
1998 2 60 DET Charlie Batch QB Eastern Michigan
1998 6 185 DET Jamaal Alexander DB Southern Miss
1998 7 207 DET Chris Liwienski G Indiana
1997 1 5 DET Bryant Westbrook DB Texas
1997 2 35 DET Juan Roque OT Arizona State
1997 2 54 DET Kevin Abrams CB Syracuse
1997 4 130 DET Matt Russell LB Colorado
1997 5 135 DET Pete Chryplewicz TE Notre Dame
1997 5 161 DET Duane Ashman DE Virginia
1997 6 168 DET Tony Ramirez OT Northern Colorado
1997 7 206 DET Terry Battle RB Arizona State
1997 7 239 DET Richard Jordan LB Missouri Southern
1996 1 23 DET Jeff Hartings C Penn State
1996 3 76 DET Ryan Stewart DB Georgia Tech
1996 4 129 DET Brad Ford DB Alabama, Fresno City College
1996 5 158 DET Kerwin Waldroup DE Central State University, Oh, Michigan
1995 1 20 DET Luther Elliss DT Utah
1995 3 70 DET David Sloan TE New Mexico, Fresno City College
1995 5 141 DET Stephen Boyd MLB Boston College
1995 5 156 DET Kez McCorvey WR Florida State
1995 5 163 DET Ronald Cherry OT McNeese State
1995 6 186 DET Kevin Hickman TE Navy
1995 6 192 DET Cory Schlesinger FB Nebraska
1995 7 228 DET Hessley Hempstead C Kansas
1994 1 21 DET Johnnie Morton WR USC
1994 2 57 DET Van Malone S Texas
1994 3 93 DET Shane Bonham DT Tennessee, Air Force
1994 4 124 DET Vaughn Bryant DB Stanford
1994 5 154 DET Tony Semple G Memphis
1994 6 183 DET Jocelyn Borgella DB Cincinnati
1994 7 215 DET Tom Beer LB Wayne State, Saginaw Valley State
1993 2 33 DET Ryan McNeil DB Miami
1993 3 62 DET Antonio London LB Alabama
1993 3 68 DET Mike Compton G West Virginia
1993 6 147 DET Greg Jeffries CB Virginia
1993 7 174 DET Ty Hallock LB Michigan State
1993 8 201 DET Kevin Miniefield DB Arizona State
1992 1 26 DET Robert Porcher DE South Carolina State, Tennessee State
1992 2 53 DET Tracy Scroggins DE Tulsa, Coffeyville CC
1992 2 56 DET Jason Hanson K Washington State
1992 3 81 DET Thomas McLemore DE Southern
1992 6 145 DET Larry Tharpe OT Tennessee State
1992 8 221 DET Willie Clay FS Georgia Tech
1992 11 306 DET Ed Tillison FB NW Missouri State University
1991 1 10 DET Herman Moore WR Virginia
1991 3 58 DET Reggie Barrett WR Texas-El Paso
1991 4 91 DET Kevin Scott CB Stanford
1991 5 118 DET Scott Conover G Purdue
1991 6 151 DET Richie Andrews PK Florida State
1991 7 178 DET Franklin Thomas TE Grambling State
1991 8 205 DET Cedric Jackson RB TCU, Tyler JC
1991 9 231 DET Darryl Milburn DE Grambling State
1990 1 7 DET Andre Ware QB Houston, Alvin Community College
1990 2 35 DET Dan Owens DT USC
1990 3 62 DET Marc Spindler DT Pittsburgh
1990 4 90 DET Rob Hinckley LB Stanford
1990 4 105 DET Chris Oldham DB Oregon
1990 5 118 DET Jeff Campbell WR Colorado
1990 6 147 DET Maurice Henry LB Kansas State
1990 7 174 DET Tracy Hayworth OLB Tennessee
1990 8 194 DET Willie Green WR Mississippi, Tennessee Military Academy
1990 8 203 DET Roman Fortin OT San Diego State, Oregon
1990 9 229 DET Jack Linn G West Virginia
1990 12 313 DET Robert Claiborne WR San Diego State, Southwestern College (CA), Grossmont
1989 1 3 DET Barry Sanders RB Oklahoma State
1989 2 30 DET John Ford WR Virginia
1989 3 59 DET Mike Utley G Washington State
1989 4 86 DET Ray Crockett CB Baylor
1989 5 115 DET Lawrence Pete NT Nebraska
1989 6 141 DET Rodney Peete QB USC
1989 7 170 DET Jerry Woods DB Northern Michigan University
1989 10 253 DET Jason Phillips WR Houston, Taft College
1989 11 282 DET Keith Karpinski LB Penn State
1989 12 309 DET James Cribbs DE Memphis
1988 1 3 DET Bennie Blades S Miami
1988 2 29 DET Chris Spielman LB Ohio State
1988 2 32 DET Pat Carter TE Florida State
1988 3 58 DET Ray Roundtree WR Penn State
1988 4 85 DET William White S Ohio State
1988 5 111 DET Eric Andolsek G LSU
1988 6 142 DET Carl Painter RB Hampton
1988 8 196 DET Gary Hadd NT Minnesota
1988 9 223 DET Kip Corrington FS Texas A&M
1988 10 254 DET Paco Craig WR UCLA
1987 1 7 DET Reggie Rogers DE Washington
1987 3 63 DET Jerry Ball DT SMU
1987 4 92 DET Garland Rivers DB Michigan
1987 6 148 DET Danny Lockett LB Arizona, College of the Sequoias
1987 7 175 DET Dan Saleaumua DT Arizona State
1987 8 203 DET Dennis Gibson MLB Iowa State
1987 9 230 DET Rick Calhoun RB California State-Fullerton
1987 12 315 DET Gary Lee WR Georgia Tech
1986 1 12 DET Chuck Long QB Iowa
1986 2 29 DET Garry James RB LSU
1986 3 69 DET Joe Milinichik G N.C. State
1986 4 92 DET Devon Mitchell FS Iowa
1986 5 119 DET Oscar Smith RB Nicholls State
1986 9 231 DET Lyle Pickens DB Colorado, Los Angeles Valley College
1985 1 6 DET Lomas Brown OT Florida
1985 2 34 DET Kevin Glover C Maryland
1985 3 62 DET James Johnson LB San Diego State, Orange Coast College
1985 4 90 DET Kevin Hancock LB Baylor
1985 5 118 DET Joe McIntosh RB N.C. State
1985 6 146 DET Stan Short OG Penn State
1985 7 174 DET Tony Staten DB Angelo State
1985 8 202 DET Scott Caldwell RB University of Texas-Arlington
1985 9 230 DET June James LB Texas
1985 10 258 DET Clayton Beauford WR Auburn
1984 1 20 DET David Lewis TE California
1984 1 20 DET Al Williams WR Nevada
1984 2 47 DET George Jamison LB Cincinnati
1984 2 47 DET Pete Mandley WR Northern Arizona
1984 3 62 DET Eric Williams DT Washington State
1984 3 74 DET Doug Hollie DE SMU, City College (SF)
1984 3 74 DET Ernest Anderson RB Oklahoma State
1984 3 75 DET Steve Baack OT Oregon
1984 4 106 DET Dave D'Addio RB Maryland
1984 6 160 DET John Witkowski QB Columbia, Nassau CC
1984 7 178 DET Jimmie Carter LB New Mexico
1984 7 187 DET Renwick Atkins OT Kansas
1984 10 259 DET William Frizzell DB North Carolina Central
1984 11 300 DET Mike Saxon P San Diego State, Pasadena College
1983 2 40 DET Rich Strenger OT Michigan
1983 3 67 DET Mike Cofer DE Tennessee
1983 4 94 DET August Curley LB USC
1983 5 115 DET Demetrious Johnson DB Missouri
1983 5 121 DET Steve Mott C Alabama
1983 6 154 DET Todd Brown WR Nebraska
1982 2 42 DET Bobby Watkins DB Texas State-San Marcos
1982 3 69 DET Steve Doig LB New Hampshire
1982 4 96 DET Bruce McNorton DB Georgetown College (KY)
1982 5 127 DET William Graham DB Texas
1982 6 154 DET Mike Machurek QB Idaho State, San Diego City College
1982 7 175 DET Phil Bates RB Nebraska
1982 7 187 DET Victor Simmons WR Oregon State
1982 8 208 DET Martin Moss DE UCLA
1982 10 266 DET Roosevelt Barnes LB Purdue
1982 11 292 DET Edward Lee WR South Carolina State
1982 12 319 DET Ricky Porter RB Slippery Rock
1982 12 326 DET Rob Rubick TE Grand Valley
1981 2 46 DET Curtis Green DT Alabama State
1981 3 72 DET Don Greco G Western Illinois
1981 5 129 DET Larry Lee G UCLA
1981 6 155 DET Sam Johnson DB Maryland
1981 7 182 DET Lee Spivey OT SMU
1981 8 211 DET Bob Niziolek TE Colorado
1980 1 1 DET Billy Sims RB Oklahoma
1980 3 57 DET Tom Turnure C Washington
1980 3 62 DET Mike Friede WR Indiana, Garden City CC
1980 4 85 DET Eric Hipple QB Utah State
1980 5 111 DET Mark Streeter DB Arizona
1980 5 120 DET Tommie Ginn G Arkansas
1980 5 120 DET Tom Ginn OG Arkansas
1980 6 140 DET Chris Dieterich G N.C. State, Suffolk County CC-Brentwood
1980 7 166 DET Eddie Murray K Tulane
1980 9 223 DET Tom Tuinei DT Hawaii
1980 11 278 DET Wayne Smith DB Purdue, Wisconsin La Crosse, Harold Washington College
1980 12 307 DET Ray Williams RB Washington State
1979 1 10 DET Keith Dorney G Penn State
1979 2 37 DET Ken Fantetti ILB Wyoming
1979 3 67 DET Bo Robinson RB West Texas State
1979 4 88 DET Ulysses Norris TE Georgia
1979 4 92 DET Jon Brooks LB Clemson
1979 4 92 DET Jonathan Brooks LB Clemson
1979 5 131 DET Walt Brown NA Pittsburgh
1979 8 213 DET John Mohring LB C.W. Post Center
1979 9 231 DET Jeff Komlo QB Delaware
1979 11 302 DET Eddie Cole LB Mississippi
1978 1 11 DET Luther Bradley CB Notre Dame
1978 2 40 DET Al Baker DE Colorado State
1978 4 94 DET Bill Fifer OT West Texas State
1978 4 94 DET William Fifer OT West Texas A&M
1978 4 107 DET Homer Elias G Tennessee State
1978 4 109 DET Larry Tearry C Wake Forest
1978 5 121 DET Amos Fowler C Southern Mississippi
1978 5 123 DET Dan Gray DE Rutgers
1978 6 150 DET Dwight Hicks DB Michigan
1978 6 153 DET Tony Ardizzone C Northwestern
1978 6 165 DET Jesse Thompson WR California
1978 7 177 DET Bruce Gibson RB Pacific
1978 8 206 DET Jim Breech K California
1977 2 42 DET Walt Williams DB New Mexico State, Ashland
1977 3 69 DET Rick Kane RB San Jose State, Oregon
1977 4 96 DET Luther Blue WR Iowa State
1977 5 114 DET Ron Crosby OLB Penn State
1977 6 166 DET Reggie Pinkney FS East Carolina
1977 7 179 DET Tim Black LB Baylor
1977 11 293 DET Tony Daykin LB Georgia Tech
1976 1 16 DET Lawrence Gaines RB Wyoming
1976 2 44 DET Ken Long G Purdue
1976 2 46 DET David Hill TE Texas A&M University-Kingsville
1976 3 68 DET Russ Bolinger G California State - Long Beach, California Riverside, Univ
1976 3 76 DET John Woodcock DE Hawaii, New Mexico
1976 5 145 DET Steadman Scavella LB Miami (FL)
1976 7 198 DET Garth Ten Napel LB Texas A&M
1975 1 13 DET Lynn Boden G South Dakota State
1975 2 38 DET Doug English NT Texas
1975 4 94 DET Craig Hertwig OT Georgia
1975 6 138 DET Fred Cooper DB Purdue
1975 6 141 DET Horace King RB Georgia
1975 6 144 DET Dennis Franklin WR Michigan
1975 8 194 DET Leonard Thompson WR Oklahoma State, Arizona Western
1974 1 8 DET Ed O'Neil ILB Penn State
1974 2 39 DET Billy Howard DE Alcorn State
1974 3 65 DET Dexter Bussey RB University of Texas-Arlington, Oklahoma
1974 5 117 DET Carl Capria DB Purdue
1974 6 139 DET Willie Burden RB North Carolina State
1974 6 143 DET Jim Davis OG Alcorn State
1974 7 169 DET Efren Herrera K UCLA
1974 11 273 DET T.C. Blair TE Tulsa
1974 13 325 DET Fred Rothwell C Kansas State
1973 1 17 DET Ernest Price DE Texas A&M-Kingsville
1973 2 44 DET Leon Crosswhite RB Oklahoma
1973 3 58 DET John Brady TE Washington
1973 3 71 DET Jim Laslavic LB Penn State
1973 3 75 DET Levi Johnson DB Texas A&M-Kingsville
1973 4 81 DET Mike Hennigan LB Tennessee Tech
1973 4 91 DET Dick Jauron DB Yale
1973 4 96 DET Jim Hooks RB Central Oklahoma
1972 1 16 DET Herb Orvis DE Colorado
1972 3 65 DET Ken Sanders DE Howard Payne
1972 6 145 DET Charles Potts DB Purdue
1972 7 172 DET Charles Stoudamire WR Portland State
1971 1 21 DET Bob Bell DT Cincinnati
1971 2 30 DET David Thompson NA Clemson
1971 2 48 DET Charlie Weaver LB USC
1971 3 72 DET Al Clark DB Eastern Michigan
1971 4 100 DET Larry Woods DT Tennessee State
1971 5 125 DET Pete Newell OG Michigan
1971 6 150 DET Frank Harris QB Boston College
1971 6 152 DET Herman Franklin WR USC
1971 7 177 DET Brownie Wheless OT Rice
1970 1 19 DET Steve Owens RB Oklahoma
1970 2 45 DET Ray Parson DT Minnesota
1970 3 71 DET Jim Mitchell DE Virginia State
1970 5 123 DET Bob Parker OG Memphis
1970 6 149 DET Tony Terry DT USC
1970 7 175 DET Ken Geddes LB Nebraska
1969 2 34 DET Altie Taylor RB Utah State
1969 2 47 DET Jim Yarbrough TE Florida
1969 3 59 DET Larry Walton WR Arizona State
1968 1 11 DET Greg Landry QB Massachusetts
1968 1 24 DET Earl McCullouch WR USC
1968 2 37 DET Jerry DePoyster PK Wyoming
1968 3 74 DET Charles Sanders TE Minnesota
1968 4 93 DET Ed Mooney LB Texas Tech
1968 5 120 DET Phil Odle WR BYU
1968 6 148 DET Mike Spitzer DE San Jose State
1967 1 7 DET Mel Farr RB UCLA
1967 2 34 DET Lem Barney DB Jackson State
1967 3 60 DET Paul Naumoff LB Tennessee
1967 4 88 DET Lew Kamanu DE Weber State
1967 6 141 DET Tim Jones QB Weber State
1967 6 144 DET John McCambridge DE Northwestern
1967 7 166 DET Ted Tuinstra OT Iowa State

First Round Picks (59)

YearRdPick TeamPlayerPosCollege
2025 1 28 DET Tyleik Williams DT Ohio State
2024 1 24 DET Terrion Arnold CB Alabama
2023 1 12 DET Jahmyr Gibbs RB Alabama, Georgia Tech
2023 1 18 DET Jack Campbell LB Iowa
2022 1 2 DET Aidan Hutchinson DE Michigan
2022 1 12 DET Jameson Williams WR Alabama, Ohio State
2021 1 7 DET Penei Sewell OT Oregon
2020 1 3 DET Jeff Okudah CB Ohio State
2019 1 8 DET T.J. Hockenson TE Iowa
2018 1 20 DET Frank Ragnow G Arkansas
2017 1 21 DET Jarrad Davis MLB Florida
2016 1 16 DET Taylor Decker OT Ohio State
2015 1 28 DET Laken Tomlinson G Duke
2014 1 10 DET Eric Ebron TE North Carolina
2013 1 5 DET Ezekiel Ansah DE BYU
2012 1 23 DET Riley Reiff OT Iowa
2011 1 13 DET Nick Fairley DT Auburn, Copiah-Lincoln Junior College
2010 1 2 DET Ndamukong Suh NT Nebraska
2010 1 30 DET Jahvid Best RB California
2009 1 1 DET Matthew Stafford QB Georgia
2009 1 20 DET Brandon Pettigrew TE Oklahoma State
2008 1 17 DET Gosder Cherilus OT Boston College
2007 1 2 DET Calvin Johnson WR Georgia Tech
2006 1 9 DET Ernie Sims OLB Florida State
2004 1 30 DET Kevin Jones RB Virginia Tech
2003 1 2 DET Charles Rogers WR Michigan State
2002 1 3 DET Joey Harrington QB Oregon
2001 1 18 DET Jeff Backus OT Michigan
2000 1 20 DET Stockar McDougle OT Oklahoma, Navarro
1999 1 9 DET Chris Claiborne LB USC
1999 1 27 DET Aaron Gibson OT Wisconsin
1998 1 20 DET Terry Fair DB Tennessee
1997 1 5 DET Bryant Westbrook DB Texas
1996 1 23 DET Jeff Hartings C Penn State
1995 1 20 DET Luther Elliss DT Utah
1994 1 21 DET Johnnie Morton WR USC
1992 1 26 DET Robert Porcher DE South Carolina State, Tennessee State
1991 1 10 DET Herman Moore WR Virginia
1990 1 7 DET Andre Ware QB Houston, Alvin Community College
1989 1 3 DET Barry Sanders RB Oklahoma State
1988 1 3 DET Bennie Blades S Miami
1987 1 7 DET Reggie Rogers DE Washington
1986 1 12 DET Chuck Long QB Iowa
1985 1 6 DET Lomas Brown OT Florida
1984 1 20 DET David Lewis TE California
1984 1 20 DET Al Williams WR Nevada
1980 1 1 DET Billy Sims RB Oklahoma
1979 1 10 DET Keith Dorney G Penn State
1978 1 11 DET Luther Bradley CB Notre Dame
1976 1 16 DET Lawrence Gaines RB Wyoming
1975 1 13 DET Lynn Boden G South Dakota State
1974 1 8 DET Ed O'Neil ILB Penn State
1973 1 17 DET Ernest Price DE Texas A&M-Kingsville
1972 1 16 DET Herb Orvis DE Colorado
1971 1 21 DET Bob Bell DT Cincinnati
1970 1 19 DET Steve Owens RB Oklahoma
1968 1 11 DET Greg Landry QB Massachusetts
1968 1 24 DET Earl McCullouch WR USC
1967 1 7 DET Mel Farr RB UCLA

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