The Detroit Lions have never been to the Super Bowl, but the man who got the franchise closest to the title game, Barry Sanders, the No. 3 overall selection in the 1989 NFL draft out of Oklahoma State, is the best pick in team history.
Why Sanders is the best draft pick in Lions history: He is one of the best running backs in NFL history and was the catalyst of the most consistent time frame of winning for the Lions during the Super Bowl era.
Sanders played 10 seasons and rushed for more than 1,000 yards in every one of them.