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 two days. The Lions currently hold the 44th overall pick in round two, here are the last ten players drafted in that position:
| Year | Team | Player | Pos | School |
| 2010 | Oakland Raiders | Lamarr Houston | DT | Texas |
| 2009 | Miami Dolphins | Pat White | QB | West Virginia |
| 2008 | Chicago Bears | Matt Forte | RB | Tulane |
| 2007 | Minnesota Vikings | Sidney Rice | WR | South Carolina |
| 2006 | New York Giants | Sinorice Moss | WR | Miami (FL) |
| 2005 | Arizona Cardinals | J.J. Arrington | RB | California |
| 2004 | Indianapolis Colts | Bob Sanders | S | Iowa |
| 2003 | Washington Redskins | Taylor Jacobs | WR | Florida |
| 2002 | New Orleans Saints | LeCharles Bentley | C | Ohio State |
| 2001 | Carolina Panthers | Kris Jenkins | DT | Maryland |
Players drafted number 2 overall by the Detroit Lions:
Glenn Davis (1947), Johnny Rauch (1949), Charles Rogers (2003), Calvin Johnson (2007), Ndamukong Suh (2010)
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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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