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 NFL draft gets started in just one day. The Lions currently hold the 13th overall pick in round one, here are the last ten players drafted in that position:
| Year | Team | Player | Pos | School |
| 2010 | Philadelphia Eagles | Brandon Graham | DE | Michigan |
| 2009 | Washington Redskins | Brian Orakpo | DE | Texas |
| 2008 | Carolina Panthers | Jonathan Stewart | RB | Oregon |
| 2007 | St. Louis Rams | Adam Carriker | DT | Nebraska |
| 2006 | Cleveland Browns | Kamerion Wimbley | DE | Florida State |
| 2005 | New Orleans Saints | Jammal Brown | OT | Oklahoma |
| 2004 | Buffalo Bills | Lee Evans | WR | Wisconsin |
| 2003 | New England Patriots | Ty Warren | DE | Texas A&M |
| 2002 | New Orleans Saints | Donte Stallworth | WR | Tennessee |
| 2001 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Marcus Stroud | DT | Georgia |
Players drafted number 1 overall by the Detroit Lions:
Frank Sinkwich (1943), Leon Hart (1950), Billy Sims (1980), Matthew Stafford (2009)
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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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