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 three days. The Lions currently hold the 75th overall pick in round three, here are the last ten players drafted in that position:
| Year | Team | Player | Pos | School |
| 2010 | Chicago Bears | Major Wright | S | Florida |
| 2009 | Dallas Cowboys | Robert Brewster | OT | Ball State |
| 2008 | San Francisco 49ers | Reggie Smith | CB | Oklahoma |
| 2007 | Atlanta Falcons | Laurent Robinson | WR | Illinois State |
| 2006 | Green Bay Packers | Jason Spitz | C | Louisville |
| 2005 | Arizona Cardinals | Eric Green | CB | Virginia Tech |
| 2004 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Max Starks | OT | Florida |
| 2003 | Houston Texans | Seth Wand | OT | NW Missouri St |
| 2002 | Dallas Cowboys | Derek Ross | CB | Ohio State |
| 2001 | Kansas City Chiefs | Eric Downing | DT | Syracuse |
Players drafted number 3 overall by the Detroit Lions:
Howard Cassady (1956), John Robinson (1960), Bennie Blades (1988), Barry Sanders (1989), Joey Harrington (2002)
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Topics: Barry Sanders, Bennie Blades, Detroit Lions, NFL Draft
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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