Amon-Ra St. Brown: 65 catches, 601 yards, 2 TDs 4th round
Kenny Golladay 5th round
D'Andre Swift 2nd round
Amani Oruwariye 5th round
Jonah Jackson 3rd round
Derrick Barnes 6th round
Really.......you bring up a handful of players from 2017 through 2021. Let's dig a little deeper shall we.
2017 draft.
1 Davis....bust
2 Tabor....bust
3 Golladay.....two good seasons out of four. Not good enough for a second contract.
4 Reeves-Maybin....serviceable back up.
4 Roberts....can fourth round picks be considered a bust, if so bust.
5 Agnew...good return man, no longer a Lion.
6 Ledbetter....no longer in the league
6 Kaaua....see above.
7 O'Connor....see above.
2018 draft
1 Ragnow....hell of a football player.
2 Johnson....bust
3 Walker...average starter.
4 Hand...below average player. Cut in 2021.
5 Crosby....gone
7 Bawden....cut
2019 draft.
1 Hockenson....IR two of first three seasons. Bad luck or fragile?
2 Tavai.....bust
3 Harris....backup
4 Bryant....cut
5 Oruwariye.....fifth round find.
6 Folgham.....cut
6 Johnson....cut
7 Nauta.....cut
7 Johnson.... cut
2020 draft
1 Okudah....super bust
2 Swift...very good player, has missed some time with injuries.
3 Okwara....bust
3 Jackson....starter
4 Stenberg....bust
5 Huntly...cut
5 Cephus...below average backup.
6 Penisni.....in defensive line rotation.
7 Cornell....gone.
2021 draft
1 Sewell....after slow start has improved.
2 Onwuzurike.......backup
3 McNeill...backup
3 Melifonwu.....backup
4 ST Brown......coming on as of late
4 Barnes....has started four games his rookie season.
7 Jefferson...practice squad talent.
This draft is TBD. Unfair to count any rookies as a bust just yet.
From 2017 through 2020, I count four out thirty draft picks the Lions could actually build around. That's how you fuck up one draft after another.