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Lions draft: Recent 7th overall picks have been mainly positive

Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

The Detroit Lions have a laundry list of important roster decisions to make before the 2021 NFL draft begins on April 29th. Included in that list is whether or not to trade out of their current seventh overall position.

Should they decide to stay at that spot and select a player, recent history would seem to favor them landing a difference-maker. Over the last ten drafts, the seventh overall selection has produced four Pro Bowlers, as well as one Super Bowl Champion.

The Buffalo Bills’ Josh Allen, the lone quarterback selected at that spot since 2011, got off to a shaky start to his NFL career in 2018, as many rookie quarterbacks do.