Those were the nine names called by the Detroit Lions on the weekend of the 2017 NFL Draft. An exciting weekend for Lions fans—just as it is for every other fan base around the NFL—as a group of new young faces had arrived to fill the team’s need and potentially build this team into a contender.
Davis was the Ray Lewis-esque presence that would anchor a struggling defense. Tabor was the instinctive corner that could start across Darius Slay. Golladay was a third receiver who could potentially replace Calvin Johnson’s presence. Reeves-Maybin was supposed to add more talent to a struggling linebacking corps.