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DETROIT LIONS DRAFT HISTORY
Detroit Lions Draft History (1980-present)
Detroit Lions - 1979
Round
Overall
Player
Position
School
1
10
Keith Dorney
T
Penn State
2
37
Ken Fantetti
LB
Wyoming
3
67
Bo Robinson
RB
West Texas A&M
4
88
Ulysses Norris
TE
Georgia
4
92
Jon Brooks
LB
Clemson
5
131
Walt Brown
--
Pittsburgh
8
213
John Mohring
LB
C.W. Post
9
231
Jeff Komlo
QB
Delaware
11
302
Eddie Cole
LB
Mississippi
12
313
Bob Forster
--
Brown
12
326
Bryan Sweeney
--
Texas A&M - Kingsville
Detroit Lions - 1978
Round
Overall
Player
Position
School
1
11
Luther Bradley
DB
Notre Dame
2
40
Al Baker
DE
Colorado State
4
94
Bill Fifer
T
West Texas A&M
4
107
Homer Elias
G
Tennessee State
5
109
Larry Tearry
C
Wake Forest
5
121
Amos Fowler
C
Southern Mississippi
5
123
Dan Gray
DT
Rutgers
6
150
Dwight Hicks
DB
Michigan
6
153
Tony Ardizzone
C
Northwestern
6
165
Jesse Thompson
WR
California
7
177
Bruce Gibson
--
University of Pacific
8
206
Jim Breech
K
California
10
262
Fred Arrington
--
Purdue
11
289
Richard Murray
--
Oklahoma
12
318
Mark Patterson
--
Washington State
Detroit Lions - 1977
Round
Overall
Player
Position
School
2
42
Walt Williams
DB
New Mexico State
3
69
Rick Kane
RB
San Jose State
4
96
Luther Blue
WR
Iowa State
5
114
Ron Crosby
LB
Penn State
6
166
Reggie Pinkney
DB
East Carolina
7
179
Tim Black
LB
Baylor
8
209
Mark Griffin
--
North Carolina
9
236
Steve Mathieson
--
Florida State
10
263
Gary Anderson
G
Stanford
11
293
Tony Daykin
LB
Georgia Tech
12
320
Dave Greenwood
--
Iowa State
