Join us each day as we count down towards the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft. The countdown runs from 50 to zero and the number of days remaining will inspire the post for that day. Think of this as your NFL draft paper chain that loses one link each day!
The draft starts in five days. The Lions currently hold the 154th overall pick in round five, here are the last ten players drafted in that position:
| Year | Team | Player | Pos | School |
| 2010 | Green Bay Packers | Andrew Quarless | TE | Penn State |
| 2009 | Chicago Bears | Marcus Freeman | LB | Ohio State |
| 2008 | Atlanta Falcons | Kroy Biermann | DE | Montana |
| 2007 | St. Louis Rams | Clifton Ryan | DT | Michigan State |
| 2006 | Kansas City Chiefs | Marcus Maxey | CB | Miami (FL) |
| 2005 | Washington Redskins | Robert McCune | LB | Louisville |
| 2004 | San Diego Chargers | Michael Turner | RB | Northern Illinois |
| 2003 | Tennessee Titans | Donnie Nickey | S | Ohio State |
| 2002 | New York Jets | Jonathan Goodwin | G | Michigan |
| 2001 | Washington Redskins | Darnerien McCants | WR | Delaware State |
Players drafted number 5 overall by the Detroit Lions:
Jim Thomason (1941), Bob Westfall (1942), Joe Watson (1950), Pete Beathard (1964), Bryant Westbrook (1997)
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Zac Snyder got hooked on the Lions after his dad took him to a Monday Night Football game against the Los Angeles Raiders in 1990. The show put on by Barry Sanders and Bo Jackson that night was only surpassed by what Zac could do with Barry in a game of Tecmo Super Bowl.
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