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Almost nobody liked Detroit Lions NFL draft first-round haul: 'I just don't get these two choices'

Waking up Friday morning, one thing is clear when it comes to the NFL draft.

The Detroit Lions have a lot of people scratching their heads.

Beginning Thursday night, the Lions had two first-round picks, Nos. 6 and 18. They then traded, essentially, their sixth pick for No. 12 and an extra second-rounder. The move was roundly applauded.

But then ...

The Lions used the No. 12 pick to take Alabama running back Jahmyr Gibbs. He was the second RB picked in the first round, a position and round that seemed to have had a divorce over the last few years.