On Tuesday afternoon, it was reported that Detroit Lions are trading cornerback Jeff Okudah to the Atlanta Falcons for a fifth-round pick in return. While Okudah was not a star player in Detroit, any time a team trades a former third-overall pick before their rookie contract expires, it’s big news.
Okudah has now become the third former Lions first-round pick to be traded by general manager Brad Holmes, joining Matthew Stafford and T.J. Hockenson. Three top-10 picks are gone in just over two years—of course, none of those picks were made by Holmes himself.