It’s almost guaranteed that not every draft pick will pan out from a given year—it’s just a stark truth of the gamble that is the NFL Draft. However, it’s not out of the realm of possibility for a draft pick to not even make the roster in their rookie year. Could that happen for the 2022 Detroit Lions?
The waiving of draft picks is not a foreign concept to those that have followed Detroit for a while. In 2020, fifth-rounder Jason Huntley failed to make the initial 53-man roster and was claimed off waivers.