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Detroit Lions wide receiver chosen as instant-impact rookie

USC Trojans wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (Photo by Bob Drebin/ISI Photos/Getty Images).

The Detroit Lions went into last week’s 2021 NFL Draft looking to rebuild their roster. And no position suffered more losses than wide receiver. That after several veterans like Kenny Golladay, Marvin Jones Jr., and Jamal Agnew were lost to free agency.

And while new Lions general manager Brad Holmes brought in his own free agent wideouts like Tyrell Williams, Breshad Perriman, Kalif Raymond, and Damion Ratley, Detroit’s receiver corps was still viewed as the team’s biggest need heading into the annual collegiate selection event last Thursday.