Detroit Lions draft picks: The good, the bad, and the ugly since 2010
Detroit Lions: The Ugly
These picks are not only guys who didn’t live up to draft status, but who did so in dramatic fashion. If we opened up the period of time more, the Detroit Lions would have a huge amount of picks in this category. Think Mike Williams, Charles Rogers, Chuck Long, Roy Williams, Reggie Rogers, Joey Harrington, etc.
Laken Tomlinson– His 2015 Lions rookie class was also bad. Tomlinson went first, though. A top 25 selection for the former general manager, Martin Mayhew (his last), Tomlinson started 24 games at guard in his two years.
He was traded away to San Francisco after never seeming to get any better. Tomlinson is now an every game starter for them. Was it something we said?…
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Eric Ebron– Drafted to be a Jimmy Graham, Rob Gronkowski, receiver at the tight end position (2014), Ebron, a first-rounder, failed to deliver consistent results. The fact that Odell Beckham, Jr., and Aaron Donald were taken after him tainted the way fans saw his selection.
Ebron’s relationship with fans became more volatile with time, as well. He seemed to grow less tolerant of fan’s frustrations the longer he was in town. Ebron still takes shots at Detroit, even though he’s an Indianapolis Colt. Classy; he gets it.
Ameer Abdullah– Abdullah, who was chosen right behind Tomlinson, is a running back out of Nebraska. So, it’s fitting that they’re together here. We wish they were together in ‘San Fran’, too.
He has made some plays but is mostly known for fumbling or being hurt; in true Detroit Lions fashion his first regular season game he took his first handoff for a 53-yard score. Abdullah has either been hurt or ineffective almost ever since.
Recently, he’s continued his fumbling ways, this time as a return man, in last week’s loss.
Can’t put him anywhere.