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Here's how the Detroit Lions have drafted in the past 20 years

Posted at 1:24 PM, Apr 23, 2019
and last updated 2019-04-23 13:25:25-04

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.

REMINDER: You can watch the draft on Channel 7 beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, with coverage continuing into Friday and Saturday.

Check out the draft picks below, from NFL.com .

2018 - DETROIT LIONS
RDSEL #PLAYERPOSITIONSCHOOL
120 Frank Ragnow CArkansas
243 Kerryon Johnson RBAuburn
382 Tracy Walker SAFLouisiana-Lafayette
4114 Da'Shawn Hand DEAlabama
5153 Tyrell Crosby TOregon
7237 Nick Bawden RBSan Diego State
2017 - DETROIT LIONS
RDSEL #PLAYERPOSITIONSCHOOL
121 Jarrad Davis LBFlorida
253 Teez Tabor CBFlorida
396 Kenny Golladay WRNorthern Illinois
4124 Jalen Reeves-Maybin LBTennessee
4127 Michael Roberts TEToledo
5165 Jamal Agnew CBSan Diego
6215 Brad Kaaya QBMiami (Fla.)
6205 Jeremiah Ledbetter DEArkansas
7250 Pat O'Connor DEEastern Michigan
2016 - DETROIT LIONS
RDSEL #PLAYERPOSITIONSCHOOL
116 Taylor Decker TOhio State
246 A'Shawn Robinson DTAlabama
395 Graham Glasgow GMichigan
4111 Miles Killebrew SAFSouthern Utah
5151 Joe Dahl GWashington State
5169 Antwione Williams LBGeorgia Southern
6191 Jake Rudock QBMichigan
6202 Anthony Zettel DTPenn State
6210 Jimmy Landes LSBaylor
7236 Dwayne Washington RBWashington
2015 - DETROIT LIONS
RDSEL #PLAYERPOSITIONSCHOOL
128 Laken Tomlinson GDuke
254 Ameer Abdullah RBNebraska
380 Alex Carter CBStanford
4113 Gabe Wright DTAuburn
5168 Michael Burton FBRutgers
6200 Quandre Diggs CBTexas
7240 Corey Robinson TSouth Carolina
2014 - DETROIT LIONS
RDSEL #PLAYERPOSITIONSCHOOL
110 Eric Ebron TENorth Carolina
240 Kyle Van Noy OLBBrigham Young
376 Travis Swanson CArkansas
4133 Nevin Lawson CBUtah State
4136 Larry Webster DEBloomsburg
5158 Caraun Reid DTPrinceton
6189 T.J. Jones WRNotre Dame
7229 Nate Freese KBoston College
2013 - DETROIT LIONS
RDSEL #PLAYERPOSITIONSCHOOL
15 Ezekiel Ansah DEBrigham Young
236 Darius Slay CBMississippi State
365 Larry Warford OGKentucky
4132 Devin Taylor DESouth Carolina
5165 Sam Martin PAppalachian State
6171 Corey Fuller WRVirginia Tech
6199 Theo Riddick RBNotre Dame
7211 Michael Williams TEAlabama
7245 Brandon Hepburn ILBFlorida A&M
2012 - DETROIT LIONS
RDSEL #PLAYERPOSITIONSCHOOL
123 Riley Reiff TIowa
254 Ryan Broyles WROklahoma
385 Dwight Bentley CBLouisiana-Lafayette
4125 Ronnell Lewis DEOklahoma
5138 Tahir Whitehead LBTemple
5148 Chris Greenwood CBAlbion
6196 Jonte Green CBNew Mexico State
7223 Travis Lewis LBOklahoma
2011 - DETROIT LIONS
RDSEL #PLAYERPOSITIONSCHOOL
113 Nick Fairley DTAuburn
244 Titus Young WRBoise State
257 Mikel Leshoure RBIllinois
5157 Doug Hogue LBSyracuse
7209 Johnny Culbreath TSouth Carolina State
2010 - DETROIT LIONS
RDSEL #PLAYERPOSITIONSCHOOL
12 Ndamukong Suh DTNebraska
130 Jahvid Best RBCalifornia
366 Amari Spievey SSIowa
4128 Jason Fox TMiami (Fla.)
7213 Willie Young DENorth Carolina State
7255 Tim Toone WRWeber State
2009 - DETROIT LIONS
RDSEL #PLAYERPOSITIONSCHOOL
11 Matthew Stafford QBGeorgia
120 Brandon Pettigrew TEOklahoma State
233 Louis Delmas DBWestern Michigan
376 DeAndre Levy LBWisconsin
382 Derrick Williams WRPenn State
4115 Sammie Lee Hill DTStillman
6192 Aaron Brown RBTexas Christian
7228 Lydon Murtha TNebraska
7235 Zack Follett LBCalifornia
7255 Dan Gronkowski TEMaryland
2008 - DETROIT LIONS
RDSEL #PLAYERPOSITIONSCHOOL
117 Gosder Cherilus TBoston College
245 Jordon Dizon OLBColorado
364 Kevin Smith RBCentral Florida
387 Andre Fluellen DTFlorida State
392 Cliff Avril DEPurdue
5136 Kenny Moore WRWake Forest
5146 Jerome Felton FBFurman
7216 Landon Cohen DEOhio U.
7218 Caleb Campbell DBArmy
2007 - DETROIT LIONS
RDSEL #PLAYERPOSITIONSCHOOL
12 Calvin Johnson WRGeorgia Tech
243 Drew Stanton QBMichigan State
258 Ikaika Alama-Francis DEHawaii
261 Gerald Alexander FSBoise State
4105 A.J. Davis CBNorth Carolina State
4117 Manny Ramirez GTexas Tech
5158 Johnny Baldwin LBAlabama A&M
7255 Ramzee Robinson CBAlabama
2006 - DETROIT LIONS
RDSEL #PLAYERPOSITIONSCHOOL
19 Ernie Sims OLBFlorida State
240 Daniel Bullocks SSNebraska
374 Brian Calhoun RBWisconsin
5141 Jonathan Scott TTexas
6179 Dee McCann CBWest Virginia
7217 Fred Matua GUSC
7247 Anthony Cannon LBTulane
2005 - DETROIT LIONS
RDSEL #PLAYERPOSITIONSCHOOL
110 Mike Williams WRUSC
237 Shaun Cody DEUSC
372 Stanley Wilson DBStanford
5145 Dan Orlovsky QBConnecticut
6184 Bill Swancutt DEOregon State
6206 Johnathan Goddard LBMarshall
2004 - DETROIT LIONS
RDSEL #PLAYERPOSITIONSCHOOL
17 Roy Williams WRTexas
130 Kevin Jones RBVirginia Tech
237 Teddy Lehman OLBOklahoma
373 Keith Smith CBMcNeese State
5140 Alex Lewis LBWisconsin
6172 Kelly Butler TPurdue
2003 - DETROIT LIONS
RDSEL #PLAYERPOSITIONSCHOOL
12 Charles Rogers WRMichigan State
234 Boss Bailey OLBGeorgia
366 Cory Redding DETexas
499 Artose Pinner RBKentucky
5137 Terrence Holt DBNorth Carolina State
5144 James Davis LBWest Virginia
6175 David Kircus WRGrand Valley State
7216 Ben Johnson TWisconsin
7220 Blue Adams CBCincinnati
7236 Brandon Drumm --Colorado
7260 Travis Anglin --Memphis
2002 - DETROIT LIONS
RDSEL #PLAYERPOSITIONSCHOOL
13 Joey Harrington QBOregon
235 Kalimba Edwards DESouth Carolina
368 Andre' Goodman DBSouth Carolina
4134 John Taylor DEMontana State
5138 John Owens TENotre Dame
6175 Chris Cash CBUSC
7214 Luke Staley RBBrigham Young
7252 Matt Murphy TEMaryland
7259 Victor Rogers GColorado
2001 - DETROIT LIONS
RDSEL #PLAYERPOSITIONSCHOOL
118 Jeff Backus TMichigan
250 Dominic Raiola CNebraska
261 Shaun Rogers NTTexas
5148 Scotty Anderson WRGrambling State
5149 Mike McMahon QBRutgers
6173 Jason Glenn LBTexas A&M
2000 - DETROIT LIONS
RDSEL #PLAYERPOSITIONSCHOOL
120 Stockar McDougle TOklahoma
250 Barrett Green LBWest Virginia
381 Reuben Droughns RBOregon
5145 Todd Franz DBTulsa
6181 Quinton Reese --Auburn
7253 Alfonso Boone DECentral State (Ohio)
1999 - DETROIT LIONS
RDSEL #PLAYERPOSITIONSCHOOL
19 Chris Claiborne OLBUSC
127 Aaron Gibson TWisconsin
370 Jared DeVries DEIowa
4103 Sedrick Irvin RBMichigan State
5137 Tyree Talton DBNorthern Iowa
6177 Clint Kriewaldt LBWis.-Stevens Point
7215 Mike Pringley DENorth Carolina