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Detroit Lions: The history of the seventh overall draft pick

Andre Ware, Detroit Lions (Photo by Owen C. Shaw/Getty Images)

The Detroit Lions earned the seventh overall selection in the 2021 NFL Draft. And they did so by posting a 5-11 record this past season that resulted in both the general manager and head coach being fired in late November.

Having hired a new regime in the Motor City, a new coaching staff being assembled, and the pending trade of their longtime franchise quarterback in Matthew Stafford, the upcoming draft hasn’t meant this much to Motown in more than a decade.

With the seventh overall pick, the Lions could address several positions.