| DETROIT
LIONS - OFFENSE |
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QB
|
Jon Kitna |
Drew Stanton |
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RB
|
Kevin Jones |
Tatum Bell / Brian Calhoun |
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FB
|
Casey Fitzsimmons |
T.J. Duckett |
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OT
|
Jeff Backus |
Jonathan Scott |
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OG
|
Edwin Mulitalo |
Stephen Peterman |
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C
|
Dominic Raiola |
Blaine Saipaia |
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OG
|
Damien Woody |
Manuel Ramirez |
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OT
|
George Foster |
Barry Stokes |
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TE
|
Dan Campbell |
Sean McHugh |
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WR
|
Roy Williams |
Mike Furry |
|
WR
|
Calvin Johnson |
Shaun McDonald |
| DETROIT
LIONS - DEFENSE |
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DE
|
Kalimba Edwards |
Ikaika Alama-Francis |
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DT
|
Shaun Cody |
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DT
|
Cory Redding |
Cleveland Pinkney |
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DE
|
Dewayne White |
Jared DeVries |
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LB
|
Boss Bailey |
Donte Curry / Alex Lewis |
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LB
|
Teddy Lehman |
Paris Lenon |
|
LB
|
Ernie Sims |
Anthony Cannon |
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CB
|
Travis Fisher |
Keith Smith |
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CB
|
Fernando Bryant |
Stanley Wilson |
|
S
|
Kennoy Kennedy |
Gerald Alexander |
|
S
|
Daniel Bullocks |
Dwight Smith |
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| DETROIT
LIONS - TEAM NEEDS |
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| DETROIT
LIONS - 2007 Draft in Review |
|
RD
|
PICK
|
NAME
|
POS
|
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 |
S
|
Boise State |
|
4
|
105
|
A.J. Davis |
CB
|
N.C. State |
|
4
|
117
|
Manuel Ramirez |
OL
|
Texas Tech |
|
5
|
158
|
Johnny Baldwin |
LB
|
Alabama A&M |
|
7
|
255
|
Ramzee Robinson |
CB
|
Alabama |
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Draft Grade: B
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| Detroit takes arguably the top prospect in
this entire class, WR Calvin Johnson from Georgia
Tech. That's the fourth time in the past five years that
Detroit drafted a WR in round one. Johnson, an All-World
talent, was coveted by almost every team in this Draft,
but the Lions were the fortunate ones and now they'll have
Johnson teaming with Roy Williams to give Detroit the NFL's
best young WR tandem. The only concern now is, can Jon Kitna
get him the ball? If not, maybe Kitna can mentor second
round pick QB Drew Stanton the same way he did Carson
Palmer in Cincinnati. Stanton is no Carson Palmer, but he's
a talented and athletic QB who grew up in suburban Detroit
and performed well at nearby Michigan State despite poor
play from his supporting cast as a Senior in 2006. After
one season, Stanton should be starting for this offense,
and with Williams and Johnson to throw to, he'll have no
excuse for poor performance. On day two, Detroit's only
significant addition was that of mauling OG Manuel Ramirez,
taken in round four. |
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