- History
| 2012 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 23 | Riley Reiff | T | Iowa |
| 2 | 54 | Ryan Broyles | WR | Oklahoma |
| 3 | 85 | Dwight Bentley | CB | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| 4 | 125 | Ronnell Lewis | DE | Oklahoma |
| 5 | 138 | Tahir Whitehead | LB | Temple |
| 5 | 148 | Chris Greenwood | CB | Albion |
| 6 | 196 | Jonte Green | CB | New Mexico State |
| 7 | 223 | Travis Lewis | LB | Oklahoma |
| 2011 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 13 | Nick Fairley | DT | Auburn |
| 2 | 44 | Titus Young | WR | Boise State |
| 2 | 57 | Mikel Leshoure | RB | Illinois |
| 5 | 157 | Doug Hogue | LB | Syracuse |
| 7 | 209 | Johnny Culbreath | T | South Carolina State |
| 2010 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 2 | Ndamukong Suh | DT | Nebraska |
| 1 | 30 | Jahvid Best | RB | California |
| 3 | 66 | Amari Spievey | SS | Iowa |
| 4 | 128 | Jason Fox | T | Miami (Fla.) |
| 7 | 213 | Willie Young | DE | North Carolina State |
| 7 | 255 | Tim Toone | WR | Weber State |
| 2009 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 1 | Matthew Stafford | QB | Georgia |
| 1 | 20 | Brandon Pettigrew | TE | Oklahoma State |
| 2 | 33 | Louis Delmas | DB | Western Michigan |
| 3 | 76 | DeAndre Levy | LB | Wisconsin |
| 3 | 82 | Derrick Williams | WR | Penn State |
| 4 | 115 | Sammie Lee Hill | DT | Stillman |
| 6 | 192 | Aaron Brown | RB | Texas Christian |
| 7 | 228 | Lydon Murtha | T | Nebraska |
| 7 | 235 | Zack Follett | LB | California |
| 7 | 255 | Dan Gronkowski | TE | Maryland |
| 2008 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 17 | Gosder Cherilus | T | Boston College |
| 2 | 45 | Jordon Dizon | OLB | Colorado |
| 3 | 64 | Kevin Smith | RB | Central Florida |
| 3 | 87 | Andre Fluellen | DT | Florida State |
| 3 | 92 | Cliff Avril | DE | Purdue |
| 5 | 136 | Kenny Moore | WR | Wake Forest |
| 5 | 146 | Jerome Felton | FB | Furman |
| 7 | 216 | Landon Cohen | DE | Ohio U. |
| 7 | 218 | Caleb Campbell | DB | Army |
| 2007 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 2 | Calvin Johnson | WR | Georgia Tech |
| 2 | 43 | Drew Stanton | QB | Michigan State |
| 2 | 58 | Ikaika Alama-Francis | DE | Hawaii |
| 2 | 61 | Gerald Alexander | FS | Boise State |
| 4 | 105 | A.J. Davis | CB | North Carolina State |
| 4 | 117 | Manny Ramirez | G | Texas Tech |
| 5 | 158 | Johnny Baldwin | LB | Alabama A&M |
| 7 | 255 | Ramzee Robinson | CB | Alabama |
| 2006 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 9 | Ernie Sims | OLB | Florida State |
| 2 | 40 | Daniel Bullocks | SS | Nebraska |
| 3 | 74 | Brian Calhoun | RB | Wisconsin |
| 5 | 141 | Jonathan Scott | T | Texas |
| 6 | 179 | Dee McCann | CB | West Virginia |
| 7 | 217 | Fred Matua | G | USC |
| 7 | 247 | Anthony Cannon | LB | Tulane |
| 2005 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 10 | Mike Williams | WR | USC |
| 2 | 37 | Shaun Cody | DE | USC |
| 3 | 72 | Stanley Wilson | DB | Stanford |
| 5 | 145 | Dan Orlovsky | QB | Connecticut |
| 6 | 184 | Bill Swancutt | DE | Oregon State |
| 6 | 206 | Johnathan Goddard | LB | Marshall |
| 2004 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 7 | Roy Williams | WR | Texas |
| 1 | 30 | Kevin Jones | RB | Virginia Tech |
| 2 | 37 | Teddy Lehman | OLB | Oklahoma |
| 3 | 73 | Keith Smith | CB | McNeese State |
| 5 | 140 | Alex Lewis | LB | Wisconsin |
| 6 | 172 | Kelly Butler | T | Purdue |
| 2003 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 2 | Charles Rogers | WR | Michigan State |
| 2 | 34 | Boss Bailey | OLB | Georgia |
| 3 | 66 | Cory Redding | DE | Texas |
| 4 | 99 | Artose Pinner | RB | Kentucky |
| 5 | 137 | Terrence Holt | DB | North Carolina State |
| 5 | 144 | James Davis | LB | West Virginia |
| 6 | 175 | David Kircus | WR | Grand Valley State |
| 7 | 216 | Ben Johnson | T | Wisconsin |
| 7 | 220 | Blue Adams | CB | Cincinnati |
| 7 | 236 | Brandon Drumm | -- | Colorado |
| 7 | 260 | Travis Anglin | -- | Memphis |
| 2002 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 3 | Joey Harrington | QB | Oregon |
| 2 | 35 | Kalimba Edwards | DE | South Carolina |
| 3 | 68 | Andre' Goodman | DB | South Carolina |
| 4 | 134 | John Taylor | DE | Montana State |
| 5 | 138 | John Owens | TE | Notre Dame |
| 6 | 175 | Chris Cash | CB | USC |
| 7 | 214 | Luke Staley | RB | Brigham Young |
| 7 | 252 | Matt Murphy | TE | Maryland |
| 7 | 259 | Victor Rogers | G | Colorado |
| 2001 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 18 | Jeff Backus | T | Michigan |
| 2 | 50 | Dominic Raiola | C | Nebraska |
| 2 | 61 | Shaun Rogers | NT | Texas |
| 5 | 148 | Scotty Anderson | WR | Grambling State |
| 5 | 149 | Mike McMahon | QB | Rutgers |
| 6 | 173 | Jason Glenn | LB | Texas A&M |
| 2000 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 20 | Stockar McDougle | T | Oklahoma |
| 2 | 50 | Barrett Green | LB | West Virginia |
| 3 | 81 | Reuben Droughns | RB | Oregon |
| 5 | 145 | Todd Franz | DB | Tulsa |
| 6 | 181 | Quinton Reese | -- | Auburn |
| 7 | 253 | Alfonso Boone | DE | Central State (Ohio) |
| 1999 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 9 | Chris Claiborne | OLB | USC |
| 1 | 27 | Aaron Gibson | T | Wisconsin |
| 3 | 70 | Jared DeVries | DE | Iowa |
| 4 | 103 | Sedrick Irvin | RB | Michigan State |
| 5 | 137 | Tyree Talton | DB | Northern Iowa |
| 6 | 177 | Clint Kriewaldt | LB | Wis.-Stevens Point |
| 7 | 215 | Mike Pringley | DE | North Carolina |
| 1998 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 20 | Terry Fair | CB | Tennessee |
| 2 | 50 | Germane Crowell | WR | Virginia |
| 2 | 60 | Charlie Batch | QB | Eastern Michigan |
| 6 | 185 | Jamaal Alexander | -- | Southern Mississippi |
| 7 | 207 | Chris Liwienski | T | Indiana |
| 1997 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 5 | Bryant Westbrook | CB | Texas |
| 2 | 35 | Juan Roque | T | Arizona State |
| 2 | 54 | Kevin Abrams | CB | Syracuse |
| 4 | 130 | Matt Russell | LB | Colorado |
| 5 | 135 | Pete Chryplewicz | TE | Notre Dame |
| 5 | 161 | Duane Ashman | -- | Virginia |
| 6 | 168 | Tony Ramirez | T | Northern Colorado |
| 7 | 206 | Terry Battle | RB | Arizona State |
| 7 | 232 | Marcus Harris | -- | Wyoming |
| 7 | 239 | Richard Jordan | LB | Missouri Southern State |
| 1996 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 17 | Reggie Brown | OLB | Texas A&M |
| 1 | 23 | Jeff Hartings | G | Penn State |
| 3 | 76 | Ryan Stewart | DB | Georgia Tech |
| 4 | 129 | Brad Ford | DB | Alabama |
| 5 | 158 | Kerwin Waldroup | DE | Central State (Ohio) |
| 1995 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 20 | Luther Elliss | DE | Utah |
| 3 | 70 | David Sloan | TE | New Mexico |
| 5 | 141 | Stephen Boyd | LB | Boston College |
| 5 | 156 | Kez McCorvey | WR | Florida State |
| 5 | 163 | Ronald Cherry | -- | McNeese State |
| 6 | 186 | Kevin Hickman | TE | Navy |
| 6 | 192 | Cory Schlesinger | RB | Nebraska |
| 7 | 228 | Hessley Hempstead | G | Kansas |
| 1994 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 21 | Johnnie Morton | WR | USC |
| 2 | 57 | Van Malone | DB | Texas |
| 3 | 93 | Shane Bonham | DT | Tennessee |
| 4 | 124 | Vaughn Bryant | -- | Stanford |
| 5 | 154 | Tony Semple | G | Memphis |
| 6 | 183 | Jocelyn Borgella | DB | Cincinnati |
| 7 | 215 | Tom Beer | LB | Wayne State (Mich.) |
| 1993 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 2 | 33 | Ryan McNeil | CB | Miami (Fla.) |
| 3 | 62 | Antonio London | LB | Alabama |
| 3 | 68 | Mike Compton | C | West Virginia |
| 6 | 147 | Greg Jeffries | CB | Virginia |
| 7 | 174 | Ty Hallock | TE | Michigan State |
| 8 | 201 | Kevin Miniefield | CB | Arizona State |
| 1992 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 26 | Robert Porcher | DE | South Carolina State |
| 2 | 53 | Tracy Scroggins | OLB | Tulsa |
| 2 | 56 | Jason Hanson | K | Washington State |
| 3 | 81 | Thomas McLemore | TE | Southern University |
| 6 | 145 | Larry Tharpe | T | Tennessee State |
| 8 | 221 | Willie Clay | DB | Georgia Tech |
| 11 | 306 | Ed Tillison | FB | Northwest Missouri State |
| 1991 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 10 | Herman Moore | WR | Virginia |
| 3 | 58 | Reggie Barrett | WR | Texas-El Paso |
| 4 | 91 | Kevin Scott | CB | Stanford |
| 5 | 118 | Scott Conover | G | Purdue |
| 6 | 151 | Richie Andrews | -- | Florida State |
| 7 | 178 | Franklin Thomas | -- | Grambling State |
| 8 | 205 | Cedric Jackson | RB | Texas Christian |
| 9 | 231 | Darryl Milburn | DE | Grambling State |
| 11 | 285 | Slip Watkins | -- | Louisiana State |
| 12 | 318 | Zeno Alexander | -- | Arizona |
| 1990 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 7 | Andre Ware | QB | Houston |
| 2 | 35 | Dan Owens | DE | USC |
| 3 | 62 | Marc Spindler | DE | Pittsburgh |
| 4 | 90 | Rob Hinckley | -- | Stanford |
| 4 | 105 | Chris Oldham | DB | Oregon |
| 5 | 118 | Jeff Campbell | WR | Colorado |
| 6 | 147 | Maurice Henry | LB | Kansas State |
| 7 | 174 | Tracy Hayworth | LB | Tennessee |
| 8 | 194 | Willie Green | WR | Mississippi |
| 8 | 203 | Roman Fortin | T | San Diego State |
| 9 | 229 | Jack Linn | T | West Virginia |
| 10 | 258 | Bill Miller | -- | Illinois State |
| 11 | 285 | Reginald Warnsley | -- | Southern Mississippi |
| 12 | 313 | Robert Claiborne | WR | San Diego State |
| 1989 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 3 | Barry Sanders | RB | Oklahoma State |
| 2 | 30 | John Ford | WR | Virginia |
| 3 | 59 | Mike Utley | G | Washington State |
| 4 | 86 | Ray Crockett | DB | Baylor |
| 5 | 115 | Lawrence Pete | DT | Nebraska |
| 6 | 141 | Rodney Peete | QB | USC |
| 7 | 170 | Jerry Woods | DB | Northern Michigan |
| 8 | 197 | Chris Parker | -- | West Virginia |
| 9 | 226 | Derek MacCready | -- | Ohio State |
| 10 | 253 | Jason Phillips | WR | Houston |
| 11 | 282 | Keith Karpinski | LB | Penn State |
| 12 | 309 | James Cribbs | DE | Memphis |
| 1988 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 3 | Bennie Blades | DB | Miami (Fla.) |
| 2 | 29 | Chris Spielman | LB | Ohio State |
| 2 | 32 | Pat Carter | TE | Florida State |
| 3 | 58 | Ray Roundtree | WR | Penn State |
| 4 | 85 | William White | DB | Ohio State |
| 5 | 111 | Eric Andolsek | G | Louisiana State |
| 6 | 142 | Carl Painter | RB | Hampton |
| 7 | 169 | Jeff James | -- | Stanford |
| 8 | 196 | Gary Hadd | DT | Minnesota |
| 9 | 223 | Kip Corrington | DB | Texas A&M |
| 9 | 234 | Todd Irvin | -- | Mississippi |
| 10 | 254 | Paco Craig | WR | UCLA |
| 11 | 281 | Danny McCoin | -- | Cincinnati |
| 1987 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 7 | Reggie Rogers | DE | Washington |
| 3 | 63 | Jerry Ball | NT | Southern Methodist |
| 4 | 92 | Garland Rivers | DB | Michigan |
| 6 | 148 | Danny Lockett | LB | Arizona |
| 7 | 175 | Dan Saleaumua | NT | Arizona State |
| 8 | 203 | Dennis Gibson | LB | Iowa State |
| 9 | 230 | Rick Calhoun | RB | Cal State-Fullerton |
| 10 | 259 | Ray Brown | WR | South Carolina |
| 11 | 286 | Brian Siverling | -- | Penn State |
| 12 | 315 | Gary Lee | WR | Georgia Tech |
| 1986 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 12 | Chuck Long | QB | Iowa |
| 2 | 29 | Garry James | RB | Louisiana State |
| 3 | 69 | Joe Milinichik | G | North Carolina State |
| 4 | 92 | Devon Mitchell | DB | Iowa |
| 5 | 119 | Oscar Smith | RB | Nicholls State |
| 8 | 205 | Allyn Griffin | -- | Wyoming |
| 9 | 231 | Lyle Pickens | DB | Colorado |
| 10 | 258 | Tracy Johnson | -- | Morningside |
| 11 | 290 | Leland Melvin | -- | Richmond |
| 12 | 317 | Allan Durden | -- | Arizona |
| 1985 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 6 | Lomas Brown | T | Florida |
| 2 | 34 | Kevin Glover | C | Maryland |
| 3 | 62 | James Johnson | LB | San Diego State |
| 4 | 90 | Kevin Hancock | LB | Baylor |
| 5 | 118 | Joe McIntosh | RB | North Carolina State |
| 6 | 146 | Stan Short | -- | Penn State |
| 7 | 174 | Tony Staten | -- | Angelo State |
| 8 | 202 | Scott Caldwell | RB | Texas-Arlington |
| 9 | 230 | June James | LB | Texas |
| 10 | 258 | Clayton Beauford | WR | Auburn |
| 11 | 286 | Kevin Harris | -- | Georgia |
| 12 | 314 | Mike Weaver | -- | Georgia |
| 1984 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 20 | David Lewis | TE | California |
| 2 | 47 | Pete Mandley | WR | Northern Arizona |
| 3 | 62 | Eric Williams | DT | Washington State |
| 3 | 74 | Ernest Anderson | -- | Oklahoma State |
| 3 | 75 | Steve Baack | NT | Oregon |
| 4 | 106 | Dave D'Addio | RB | Maryland |
| 6 | 160 | John Witkowski | QB | Columbia |
| 7 | 178 | Jimmie Carter | LB | New Mexico |
| 7 | 187 | Renwick Atkins | -- | Kansas |
| 8 | 214 | David Jones | C | Texas |
| 9 | 246 | Rich Hollins | -- | West Virginia |
| 10 | 259 | William Frizzell | DB | North Carolina Central |
| 10 | 273 | James Thaxton | -- | Louisiana Tech |
| 11 | 300 | Mike Saxon | P | San Diego State |
| 12 | 327 | Glenn Streno | -- | Tennessee |
| Al Williams | WR | Nevada-Reno | ||
| Doug Hollie | DE | Southern Methodist | ||
| George Jamison | LB | Cincinnati | ||
| 1983 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 13 | James Jones | RB | Florida |
| 2 | 40 | Rich Strenger | T | Michigan |
| 3 | 67 | Mike Cofer | LB | Tennessee |
| 4 | 94 | August Curley | LB | USC |
| 5 | 115 | Demetrious Johnson | DB | Missouri |
| 5 | 121 | Steve Mott | C | Alabama |
| 6 | 154 | Todd Brown | -- | Nebraska |
| 7 | 181 | Mike Black | P | Arizona State |
| 8 | 208 | Bill Stapleton | -- | Washington |
| 10 | 261 | Dave Laube | -- | Penn State |
| 11 | 287 | Ben Tate | -- | North Carolina Central |
| 12 | 321 | Jim Lane | -- | Idaho State |
| 1982 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 15 | Jimmy Williams | LB | Nebraska |
| 2 | 42 | Bobby Watkins | DB | Texas State |
| 3 | 69 | Steve Doig | LB | New Hampshire |
| 4 | 96 | Bruce McNorton | DB | Georgetown (KY) |
| 5 | 127 | William Graham | DB | Texas |
| 6 | 154 | Mike Machurek | QB | Idaho State |
| 7 | 175 | Phil Bates | -- | Nebraska |
| 7 | 187 | Victor Simmons | -- | Oregon State |
| 8 | 208 | Martin Moss | DE | UCLA |
| 9 | 231 | Dan Wagoner | DB | Kansas |
| 10 | 266 | Roosevelt Barnes | LB | Purdue |
| 11 | 292 | Edward Lee | WR | South Carolina State |
| 12 | 319 | Ricky Porter | RB | Slippery Rock |
| 12 | 326 | Rob Rubick | TE | Grand Valley State |
| Kevin Robinson | -- | North Carolina A&T | ||
| 1981 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 16 | Mark Nichols | WR | San Jose State |
| 2 | 46 | Curtis Green | DE | Alabama State |
| 3 | 72 | Don Greco | G | Western Illinois |
| 4 | 99 | Tracy Porter | WR | Louisiana State |
| 5 | 129 | Larry Lee | G | UCLA |
| 6 | 155 | Sam Johnson | -- | Maryland |
| 7 | 182 | Lee Spivey | -- | Southern Methodist |
| 8 | 211 | Bob Niziolek | TE | Colorado |
| 9 | 238 | Hugh Jernigan | -- | Arkansas |
| 9 | 240 | David Martin | DB | Villanova |
| 10 | 264 | Andy Cannavino | -- | Michigan |
| 11 | 294 | Willie Jackson | -- | Mississippi State |
| 1980 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 1 | Billy Sims | RB | Oklahoma |
| 3 | 57 | Tom Turnure | C | Washington |
| 3 | 62 | Mike Friede | WR | Indiana |
| 4 | 85 | Eric Hipple | QB | Utah State |
| 5 | 111 | Mark Streeter | -- | Arizona |
| 5 | 120 | Tommie Ginn | G | Arkansas |
| 6 | 140 | Chris Dieterich | T | North Carolina State |
| 7 | 166 | Eddie Murray | K | Tulane |
| 9 | 222 | DeWayne Jett | -- | Hawaii |
| 9 | 223 | Tom Tuinei | DT | Hawaii |
| 10 | 251 | Henry Henderson | -- | Utah State |
| 11 | 278 | Wayne Smith | DB | Purdue |
| 12 | 307 | Ray Williams | RB | Washington State |
| 1979 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 10 | Keith Dorney | T | Penn State |
| 2 | 37 | Ken Fantetti | LB | Wyoming |
| 3 | 67 | Bo Robinson | RB | West Texas A&M |
| 4 | 88 | Ulysses Norris | TE | Georgia |
| 4 | 92 | Jon Brooks | LB | Clemson |
| 5 | 131 | Walt Brown | -- | Pittsburgh |
| 8 | 213 | John Mohring | LB | C.W. Post |
| 9 | 231 | Jeff Komlo | QB | Delaware |
| 11 | 302 | Eddie Cole | LB | Mississippi |
| 12 | 313 | Bob Forster | -- | Brown |
| 12 | 326 | Bryan Sweeney | -- | Texas A&M - Kingsville |
| 1978 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 11 | Luther Bradley | DB | Notre Dame |
| 2 | 40 | Al Baker | DE | Colorado State |
| 4 | 94 | Bill Fifer | T | West Texas A&M |
| 4 | 107 | Homer Elias | G | Tennessee State |
| 5 | 109 | Larry Tearry | C | Wake Forest |
| 5 | 121 | Amos Fowler | C | Southern Mississippi |
| 5 | 123 | Dan Gray | DT | Rutgers |
| 6 | 150 | Dwight Hicks | DB | Michigan |
| 6 | 153 | Tony Ardizzone | C | Northwestern |
| 6 | 165 | Jesse Thompson | WR | California |
| 7 | 177 | Bruce Gibson | -- | U. of Pacific |
| 8 | 206 | Jim Breech | K | California |
| 10 | 262 | Fred Arrington | -- | Purdue |
| 11 | 289 | Richard Murray | -- | Oklahoma |
| 12 | 318 | Mark Patterson | -- | Washington State |
| 1977 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 2 | 42 | Walt Williams | DB | New Mexico State |
| 3 | 69 | Rick Kane | RB | San Jose State |
| 4 | 96 | Luther Blue | WR | Iowa State |
| 5 | 114 | Ron Crosby | LB | Penn State |
| 6 | 166 | Reggie Pinkney | DB | East Carolina |
| 7 | 179 | Tim Black | LB | Baylor |
| 8 | 209 | Mark Griffin | -- | North Carolina |
| 9 | 236 | Steve Mathieson | -- | Florida State |
| 10 | 263 | Gary Anderson | G | Stanford |
| 11 | 293 | Tony Daykin | LB | Georgia Tech |
| 12 | 320 | Dave Greenwood | -- | Iowa State |
| 1976 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 10 | James Hunter | DB | Grambling State |
| 1 | 16 | Lawrence Gaines | RB | Wyoming |
| 2 | 44 | Ken Long | G | Purdue |
| 2 | 46 | David Hill | TE | Texas A&M - Kingsville |
| 3 | 68 | Russ Bolinger | G | Long Beach State |
| 3 | 76 | John Woodcock | DT | Hawaii |
| 5 | 145 | Steadman Scavella | -- | Miami (Fla.) |
| 7 | 198 | Garth Ten Napel | LB | Texas A&M |
| 8 | 217 | Rich Sorenson | -- | Cal State-Chico |
| 8 | 225 | Charles Braswell | -- | West Virginia |
| 9 | 253 | Leanell Jones | -- | Long Beach State |
| 10 | 279 | Bill Bowerman | -- | New Mexico State |
| 11 | 307 | Gary Shugrue | -- | Villanova |
| 12 | 335 | Mike McCabe | -- | South Carolina |
| 13 | 363 | Mel Jacobs | -- | San Diego State |
| 14 | 391 | Leonard Elston | -- | Kentucky State |
| 15 | 419 | Trent Smock | -- | Indiana |
| 16 | 447 | Craig McCurdy | -- | William & Mary |
| 17 | 475 | Jim Meeks | -- | Boise State |
| 1975 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 13 | Lynn Boden | G | South Dakota State |
| 2 | 38 | Doug English | DT | Texas |
| 4 | 94 | Craig Hertwig | T | Georgia |
| 6 | 138 | Fred Cooper | -- | Purdue |
| 6 | 141 | Horace King | RB | Georgia |
| 6 | 144 | Dennis Franklin | WR | Michigan |
| 7 | 169 | Mike Murphy | -- | Drake |
| 8 | 194 | Leonard Thompson | WR | Oklahoma State |
| 9 | 219 | Steve Strinko | -- | Michigan |
| 10 | 250 | Brad Boyd | -- | Louisiana State |
| 11 | 275 | Steve Myers | -- | Ohio State |
| 12 | 300 | Andre Roundtree | -- | Iowa State |
| 13 | 325 | Jim Smith | -- | North Carolina Central |
| 14 | 350 | Jim McMillan | -- | Boise State |
| 15 | 375 | Rudy Green | -- | Yale |
| 16 | 406 | Les Chaves | -- | Kansas State |
| 17 | 431 | Mark Lancaster | -- | Tulsa |
| 1974 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 8 | Ed O'Neil | LB | Penn State |
| 2 | 39 | Billy Howard | DT | Alcorn State |
| 3 | 65 | Dexter Bussey | RB | Texas-Arlington |
| 5 | 117 | Carl Capria | DB | Purdue |
| 6 | 139 | Willie Burden | -- | North Carolina State |
| 6 | 143 | Jim Davis | -- | Alcorn State |
| 7 | 169 | Efren Herrera | K | UCLA |
| 8 | 195 | Mike Denimarck | -- | Emporia State |
| 10 | 247 | David Wooley | -- | Central State (Ohio) |
| 11 | 273 | T.C. Blair | TE | Tulsa |
| 12 | 299 | Mark Wakefield | WR | Tampa |
| 13 | 325 | Fred Rothwell | C | Kansas State |
| 14 | 351 | David Jones | -- | Howard Payne |
| 15 | 377 | John Wells | -- | Kansas State |
| 16 | 403 | Myron Wilson | -- | Bowling Green State |
| 17 | 429 | Collis Temple | -- | Louisiana State |
| 1973 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 17 | Ernie Price | DE | Texas A&M - Kingsville |
| 2 | 44 | Leon Crosswhite | RB | Oklahoma |
| 3 | 58 | John Brady | -- | Washington |
| 3 | 71 | Jim Laslavic | LB | Penn State |
| 3 | 75 | Levi Johnson | DB | Texas A&M - Kingsville |
| 4 | 81 | Mike Hennigan | LB | Tennessee Tech |
| 4 | 91 | Dick Jauron | DB | Yale |
| 4 | 96 | Jim Hooks | RB | Central Oklahoma |
| 7 | 175 | John Andrews | DE | Morgan State |
| 8 | 200 | Prentice McCray | DB | Arizona State |
| 8 | 203 | John Bledsoe | -- | Ohio State |
| 9 | 227 | Ira Dean | -- | Baylor |
| 10 | 252 | Ray Bonner | -- | Middle Tennessee State |
| 11 | 279 | Scott Freeman | -- | Wyoming |
| 12 | 304 | Tom Scott | -- | Washington |
| 13 | 331 | John Moss | -- | Pittsburgh |
| 14 | 356 | Jay Corey | -- | Santa Clara |
| 15 | 383 | Dan Hansen | -- | Brigham Young |
| 16 | 408 | Larry Nickels | -- | Dayton |
| 17 | 435 | Earl Belgrave | -- | Ohio State |
| 1972 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 16 | Herb Orvis | DE | Colorado |
| 3 | 65 | Ken Sanders | DE | Howard Payne |
| 6 | 145 | Charlie Potts | DB | Purdue |
| 7 | 172 | Charles Stoudamire | -- | Portland State |
| 8 | 197 | Henry Stuckey | DB | Missouri |
| 9 | 224 | Bill McClintock | -- | Drake |
| 10 | 249 | Jim Teal | LB | Purdue |
| 11 | 276 | Bob Waldron | -- | Tulane |
| 12 | 301 | Paul Bradley | -- | Southern Methodist |
| 13 | 328 | John Kirschner | -- | Memphis |
| 14 | 353 | Eric Kelly | -- | Whitworth |
| 15 | 380 | Steve Roach | -- | Kansas |
| 16 | 405 | Leon Jenkins | DB | West Virginia |
| 17 | 432 | Mike Tyler | -- | Rice |
| 1971 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 21 | Bob Bell | DT | Cincinnati |
| 2 | 30 | Dave Thompson | C | Clemson |
| 2 | 48 | Charlie Weaver | LB | USC |
| 3 | 72 | Al Clark | DB | Eastern Michigan |
| 4 | 100 | Larry Woods | DT | Tennessee State |
| 5 | 125 | Pete Newell | -- | Michigan |
| 6 | 150 | Frank Harris | -- | Boston College |
| 6 | 152 | Herman Franklin | -- | USC |
| 7 | 177 | Brownie Wheless | -- | Rice |
| 8 | 204 | Ken Lee | LB | Washington |
| 9 | 229 | Mickey Zofko | RB | Auburn |
| 11 | 281 | Phil Webb | -- | Colorado State |
| 12 | 308 | Bill Pilconis | -- | Pittsburgh |
| 13 | 332 | David Abercrombie | -- | Tulane |
| 14 | 360 | Tom Lorenz | -- | Iowa State |
| 15 | 385 | Ed Coates | -- | Central Missouri State |
| 16 | 411 | Tom Kutchinsky | -- | Michigan State |
| 17 | 436 | Gordon Jolley | T | Utah |
| 1970 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 19 | Steve Owens | RB | Oklahoma |
| 2 | 45 | Ray Parson | T | Minnesota |
| 3 | 71 | Jim Mitchell | DE | Virginia State |
| 5 | 123 | Bob Parker | -- | Memphis |
| 6 | 149 | Tony Terry | -- | USC |
| 7 | 175 | Ken Geddes | LB | Nebraska |
| 9 | 227 | Herman Weaver | P | Tennessee |
| 10 | 253 | Bruce Maxwell | RB | Arkansas |
| 11 | 279 | Roger Laird | -- | Kentucky |
| 12 | 305 | Emanuel Murrell | -- | Cal Poly-S.L.O. |
| 13 | 331 | Dave Haverdick | DT | Morehead State |
| 14 | 357 | Charlie Brown | WR | Northern Arizona |
| 15 | 383 | Bob Haney | -- | Idaho |
| 16 | 409 | Jerry Todd | -- | Memphis |
| 17 | 435 | Jim Marshall | -- | Centenary |
| 1969 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 2 | 34 | Altie Taylor | RB | Utah State |
| 2 | 47 | Jim Yarbrough | T | Florida |
| 3 | 59 | Larry Walton | WR | Arizona State |
| 8 | 190 | Jim Carr | -- | Jackson State |
| 9 | 216 | Rocky Rasley | G | Oregon State |
| 10 | 242 | Robert Bergum | DE | Wis.-Platteville |
| 11 | 268 | Ron Walker | -- | Morris Brown |
| 12 | 294 | Bob Hadlock | -- | George Fox |
| 13 | 320 | Wilson Bowie | -- | USC |
| 14 | 346 | George Hoey | DB | Michigan |
| 15 | 372 | Fred Gough | -- | Texas-Arlington |
| 16 | 398 | Ken Spain | -- | Houston |
| 16 | 407 | John Stahl | -- | Fresno State |
| 17 | 424 | Gary Steele | -- | Army |
| 1968 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 11 | Greg Landry | QB | Massachusetts |
| 1 | 24 | Earl McCullouch | WR | USC |
| 2 | 37 | Jerry DePoyster | K | Wyoming |
| 3 | 74 | Charlie Sanders | TE | Minnesota |
| 4 | 93 | Ed Mooney | LB | Texas Tech |
| 5 | 120 | Phil Odle | WR | Brigham Young |
| 6 | 148 | Mike Spitzer | -- | San Jose State |
| 8 | 202 | Terry Miller | LB | Illinois |
| 9 | 229 | Greg Barton | QB | Tulsa |
| 10 | 256 | Granville Liggins | -- | Oklahoma |
| 11 | 283 | Dwight Little | -- | Kentucky |
| 12 | 310 | Ed Caruthers | -- | Arizona |
| 13 | 337 | Chuck Bailey | -- | Humboldt State |
| 14 | 364 | Richie Davis | -- | Upsala |
| 15 | 391 | Jim Oliver | -- | Colorado State |
| 16 | 418 | Bob Rokita | -- | Arizona State |
| 1967 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 7 | Mel Farr | RB | UCLA |
| 2 | 34 | Lem Barney | DB | Jackson State |
| 3 | 60 | Paul Naumoff | LB | Tennessee |
| 4 | 88 | Lew Kamanu | DE | Weber State |
| 6 | 141 | Tim Jones | -- | Weber State |
| 6 | 144 | John McCambridge | DE | Northwestern |
| 7 | 166 | Ted Tuinstra | -- | Iowa State |
| 9 | 218 | Mike Weger | DB | Bowling Green State |
| 10 | 245 | Jerry Hayhoe | -- | USC |
| 11 | 270 | Ray Shirey | -- | Arizona State |
| 12 | 297 | Eric Watts | -- | San Jose State |
| 13 | 322 | Lamar Wright | -- | Georgia Tech |
| 14 | 349 | Cleveland Robinson | -- | South Carolina State |
| 15 | 374 | Sam Burke | -- | Georgia Tech |
| 16 | 401 | Jerry Zawadzkas | TE | Columbia |
| 17 | 426 | Ken Ramsey | -- | Northwestern |
| 1966 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 2 | Nick Eddy | RB | Notre Dame | |
| 3 | Bill Malinchak | WR | Indiana | |
| 4 | Doug Van Horn | OG | Ohio State | |
| 5 | Bill Cody | LB | Auburn | |
| 7 | Johnnie Robinson | DB | Tennessee State | |
| 12 | Randy Winkler | OT | Tarleton State | |
| 14 | Denis Moore | DT | USC | |
| 1965 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | Tom Nowatzke | FB | Indiana | |
| 2 | Jerry Rush | DT | Michigan State | |
| 4 | Tom Myers | QB | Northwestern | |
| 5 | Ed Flanagan | C | Purdue | |
| 5 | Tom Vaughn | DB | Iowa State | |
| 7 | Bob Kowalkowski | G | Virginia | |
| 9 | Bruce McLenna | HB | Hillsdale | |
| 11 | Jim Kearney | DB | Prairie View A&M | |
| 13 | Jack Jacobson | DB | Oklahoma State | |
| 15 | Wallace Dickey | T | Texas State | |
| 18 | Karl Sweetan | QB | Wake Forest | |
| 1964 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | Pete Beathard | QB | USC | |
| 3 | Pat Batten | FB | Hardin-Simmons | |
| 4 | Wally Hilgenberg | LB | Iowa | |
| 6 | John Hilton | TE | Richmond | |
| 9 | Wayne Rasmussen | DB | South Dakota State | |
| 10 | Larry Hand | DE | Appalachian State | |
| 12 | Warren Wells | WR | Texas Southern | |
| 15 | Roger LaLonde | DT | Muskingum | |
| 1963 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | Daryl Sanders | T | Ohio State | |
| 2 | Roy Williams | DT | U. of Pacific | |
| 4 | Chuck Walton | G | Iowa State | |
| 8 | Dennis Gaubatz | LB | Louisiana State | |
| 10 | Nick Ryder | FB | Miami (Fla.) | |
| 11 | Karl Kassulke | DB | Drake | |
| 13 | Ernie Clark | LB | Michigan State | |
| 15 | Jim Simon | G | Miami (Fla.) | |
| 18 | Al Greer | OE | Jackson State | |
| 19 | Lucien Reeberg | T | Hampton | |
| 1962 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 3 | Bobby Thompson | DB | Arizona | |
| 4 | Larry Ferguson | HB | Iowa | |
| 4 | John Lomakoski | T | Western Michigan | |
| 6 | Mike Bundra | DT | USC | |
| 7 | Tom Hall | WR | Minnesota | |
| 1961 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 2 | Dan LaRose | DE | Missouri | |
| 3 | Dick Mills | G | Pittsburgh | |
| 10 | Errol Linden | T | Houston | |
| 11 | Larry Vargo | DB | Detroit | |
| 1960 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 2 | Warren Rabb | QB | Louisiana State | |
| 3 | Bob Scholtz | C | Notre Dame | |
| 4 | Roger Brown | DT | Maryland East. Shore | |
| 6 | Gail Cogdill | WR | Washington State | |
| 9 | Max Messner | LB | Cincinnati | |
| 10 | Grady Alderman | T | Detroit | |
| 1959 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | Nick Pietrosante | FB | Notre Dame | |
| 2 | Mike Rabold | OG | Indiana | |
| 4 | Bob Grottkau | OG | Oregon | |
| 6 | Dick Guesman | DT | West Virginia | |
| 7 | Ben Donnell | DE | Vanderbilt | |
| 9 | Carl Smith | FB | Tennessee | |
| 10 | Jack Laraway | LB | Purdue | |
| 11 | Harry Jacobs | LB | Bradley | |
| 13 | Jim Steffen | DB | UCLA | |
| 15 | Bruce Maher | DB | Detroit | |
| 16 | George McGee | T | Southern University | |
| 19 | Rufus Granderson | DT | Prairie View A&M | |
| 20 | Dan McGrew | C | Purdue | |
| 25 | Dan Chamberlain | OE | Sacramento State | |
| 1958 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | Alex Karras | DT | Iowa | |
| 4 | Wayne Walker | LB | Idaho | |
| 6 | Dan Lewis | HB | Wisconsin | |
| 8 | Karl Koepfer | OG | Bowling Green State | |
| 8 | Phil Blazer | G | North Carolina | |
| 9 | Ben Paolucci | DT | Wayne State (Mich.) | |
| 14 | Ken Webb | HB | Presbyterian | |
| 21 | Jim Wagstaff | DB | Idaho State | |
| 24 | Dave Whitsell | DB | Indiana | |
| 1957 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | Bill Glass | DE | Baylor | |
| 2 | John Gordy | G | Tennessee | |
| 3 | Terry Barr | FL | Michigan | |
| 4 | Steve Junker | OE | Xavier (Ohio) | |
| 6 | Ken Russell | OT | Bowling Green State | |
| 7 | Jerry Leahy | OT | Colorado | |
| 8 | Dave Liddick | DT | George Washington | |
| 10 | Tom Rychlec | OE | American International | |
| 17 | Jack Kemp | QB | Occidental | |
| 19 | Bob Gunderman | OE | Virginia | |
| 21 | Dudley Meredith | DT | Lamar | |
| 26 | Chuck Muelhaupt | G | Iowa State | |
| 1956 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | Hopalong Cassady | HB | Ohio State | |
| 3 | Don McIlhenny | HB | Southern Methodist | |
| 4 | Jerry Reichow | OE | Iowa | |
| 5 | Tom Tracy | HB | Tennessee | |
| 6 | Bob Lusk | C | William & Mary | |
| 7 | Gene Cronin | DE | U. of Pacific | |
| 9 | 98 | Calvin Jones | -- | Iowa |
| 12 | R.B. Nunnery | T | Louisiana State | |
| 1955 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | Dave Middleton | OE | Auburn | |
| 2 | Jim Salsbury | OG | UCLA | |
| 3 | Darris McCord | DE | Tennessee | |
| 4 | Lee Riley | DB | Detroit | |
| 5 | Bud Brooks | G | Arkansas | |
| 7 | Bert Zagers | HB | Michigan State | |
| 8 | Leon Cunningham | LB | South Carolina | |
| 9 | Walt Jenkins | DE | Wayne State (Mich.) | |
| 15 | George Atkins | OG | Auburn | |
| 1954 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 3 | Bill Bowman | FB | William & Mary | |
| 4 | Bill Stits | DB | UCLA | |
| 6 | Dick Kercher | HB | Tulsa | |
| 8 | Milt Davis | DB | UCLA | |
| 22 | Dewey Brundage | DE | Brigham Young | |
| 25 | Richie Woit | DB | Arkansas State | |
| 1953 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | Harley Sewell | OG | Texas | |
| 2 | Gene Gedman | HB | Indiana | |
| 4 | Charlie Ane | OT | USC | |
| 6 | Ollie Spencer | OT | Kansas | |
| 7 | Joe Schmidt | LB | Pittsburgh | |
| 8 | Lew Carpenter | HB | Arkansas | |
| 15 | Ted Topor | LB | Michigan | |
| 18 | Ed Mioduszewski | QB | William & Mary | |
| 19 | Paul Held | QB | San Jose State | |
| 22 | Pete Retzlaff | OE | South Dakota State | |
| 23 | Carl Karilivacz | DB | Syracuse | |
| 1952 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 3 | Yale Lary | DB | Texas A&M | |
| 4 | Pat Summerall | DE | Arkansas | |
| 5 | Bob Miller | DT | Virginia | |
| 8 | Tom Dublinski | QB | Utah | |
| 9 | Sonny Gandee | DE | Ohio State | |
| 10 | Steve Dowden | OT | Baylor | |
| 11 | Keith Flowers | C | Texas Christian | |
| 17 | Hank Lauricella | HB | Tennessee | |
| 18 | Stan Campbell | OG | Iowa State | |
| 19 | Blaine Earon | DE | Duke | |
| 20 | Gil Mains | DT | Murray State | |
| 22 | Jim David | DB | Colorado State | |
| 25 | Byron Bailey | HB | Washington State | |
| 28 | Hal Turner | DE | Tennessee State | |
| 1951 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 2 | Dick Stanfel | OG | San Francisco | |
| 3 | Dorne Dibble | OE | Michigan State | |
| 4 | Pete D'Alonzo | FB | Villanova | |
| 5 | Jim Doran | OE | Iowa State | |
| 5 | Lavern Torgeson | LB | Washington State | |
| 6 | Jack Christiansen | DB | Colorado State | |
| 7 | Bob Momsen | OG | Ohio State | |
| 13 | Wayne Siegert | OT | Illinois | |
| 15 | Jim Hill | DB | Tennessee | |
| 17 | Darrel Meisenheimer | DB | Oklahoma State | |
| 29 | Bruce Womack | OG | West Texas A&M | |
| 1950 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 1 | Leon Hart | OE | Notre Dame |
| 1 | Joe Watson | C | Rice | |
| 2 | Thurman McGraw | DT | Colorado State | |
| 3 | Art Murakowski | FB | Northwestern | |
| 6 | Floyd Jaszewski | OT | Minnesota | |
| 18 | Don Stansauk | DT | Denver | |
| 19 | Gus Cifelli | OT | Notre Dame | |
| 1949 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 2 | John Panelli | LB | Notre Dame | |
| 9 | Chuck Drazenovich | LB | Penn State | |
| 13 | Al Russas | T | Tennessee | |
| 15 | Bob Pifferini | LB | San Jose State | |
| 19 | Wally Triplett | HB | Penn State | |
| 21 | Jack Lininger | LB | Ohio State | |
| 1948 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | Y.A. Tittle | QB | Louisiana State | |
| 3 | Les Bingaman | DG | Illinois | |
| 9 | Don Doll | DB | USC | |
| 19 | Barney Hafen | OE | Utah | |
| 23 | Rebel Steiner | DB | Alabama | |
| 1947 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | Glenn Davis | HB | Army | |
| 3 | Jim Kekeris | T | Missouri | |
| 13 | Walt Vezmar | G | Michigan State | |
| 17 | Tommy James | DB | Ohio State | |
| 22 | Carl Schuette | LB | Marquette | |
| 26 | Earl Maves | WB | Wisconsin | |
| 27 | Bill Hillman | FB | Tennessee | |
| 1946 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 2 | Russ Thomas | T | Ohio State | |
| 14 | Kelley Mote | OE | Duke | |
| 20 | Jack Simmons | C | Detroit | |
| 23 | Ed Stacco | T | Colgate | |
| 1945 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | Frank Szymanski | C | Notre Dame | |
| 3 | Bob Wiese | DB | Michigan | |
| 5 | Mike Jarmoluk | DT | Temple | |
| 6 | Jackie Lowther | TB | Detroit | |
| 8 | Paul Walker | DB | Yale | |
| 17 | Clyde LeForce | QB | Tulsa | |
| 24 | Bob Ivory | G | Detroit | |
| 1944 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 4 | Otto Graham | QB | Northwestern |
| 2 | 14 | Bob Cifers | HB | Tennessee |
| 3 | 19 | Ralph Heywood | OE | USC |
| 5 | 35 | John Greene | OE | Michigan |
| 7 | 57 | Paul Briggs | T | Colorado |
| 11 | 101 | Paul White | HB | Michigan |
| 17 | 167 | Jack Helms | DE | Georgia Tech |
| 18 | 178 | Elmer Madarik | DB | Detroit |
| 29 | 299 | Robert Derleth | T | Michigan |
| 1943 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | 1 | Frankie Sinkwich | TB | Georgia |
| 5 | Lloyd Wickett | T | Oregon State | |
| 6 | Jim Jones | TE | Union (Tenn.) | |
| 18 | Chet Maeda | HB | Colorado State | |
| 19 | Bert Kuczynski | E | Pennsylvania | |
| 1942 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | Bob Westfall | FB | Michigan | |
| 2 | Alf Bauman | DT | Northwestern | |
| 4 | Mickey Sanzotta | WB | Case Western Reserve | |
| 6 | Murray Evans | BB | Hardin-Simmons | |
| 7 | Tom Colella | DB | Canisius | |
| 9 | Emil Banjavic | WB | Arizona | |
| 11 | John Polanski | FB | Wake Forest | |
| 12 | Joe Stringfellow | TB | Southern Mississippi | |
| 13 | Tony Arena | C | Michigan State | |
| 15 | Mac Speedie | OE | Utah | |
| 18 | George Speth | T | Murray State | |
| 1941 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | Jim Thomason | WB | Texas A&M | |
| 3 | Harry Hopp | FB | Nebraska | |
| 4 | Augie Lio | G | Georgetown | |
| 5 | Robert Nelson | C | Baylor | |
| 6 | John Tripson | T | Mississippi State | |
| 7 | John Jett | OE | Wake Forest | |
| 8 | Joe Manzo | T | Boston College | |
| 10 | Ted Pavelec | T | Detroit | |
| 11 | Milt Piepul | FB | Notre Dame | |
| 12 | Billy Jefferson | TB | Mississippi State | |
| 13 | Maurice Britt | OE | Arkansas | |
| 14 | Alex Schibanoff | T | Franklin & Marshall | |
| 15 | Perry Scott | E | Muhlenberg | |
| 1940 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 2 | Bill Fisk | OE | USC | |
| 3 | Harry Smith | T | USC | |
| 5 | Bob Winslow | DE | USC | |
| 12 | Jack Morlock | WB | Marshall | |
| 13 | Stillman Rouse | OE | Missouri | |
| 15 | Johnny Hackenbruck | T | Oregon State | |
| 16 | Frank Ribar | G | Duke | |
| 1939 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | Johnny Pingel | TB | Michigan State | |
| 2 | Howie Weiss | FB | Wisconsin | |
| 3 | Steve Maronic | T | North Carolina | |
| 4 | Joe Wendlick | OE | Oregon State | |
| 7 | Bill Callihan | BB | Nebraska | |
| 8 | Ray George | T | USC | |
| 9 | Tony Calvelli | C | Stanford | |
| 14 | Bill Lazetich | WB | Montana | |
| 15 | Ralph Niehaus | T | Dayton | |
| 17 | Tony Tonelli | C | USC | |
| 1938 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | Alex Wojciechowicz | C | Fordham | |
| 5 | Paul Szakash | BB | Montana | |
| 6 | Dick Nardi | DB | Ohio State | |
| 1937 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | Lloyd Cardwell | WB | Nebraska | |
| 3 | Vern Huffman | TB | Indiana | |
| 5 | Maury Patt | OE | Carnegie Mellon | |
| 10 | Kay Bell | T | Washington State | |
| 1936 - Detroit Lions | ||||
| RD | SEL # | PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1 | Sid Wagner | G | Michigan State | |
