| Draft History | |||||||
| Year | Round | Pick | Overall Pick | Team | Name | Position | College |
| 2007 | 7 | 45 | 255 | Lions | Ramzee Robinson | CB | Alabama |
| 1996 | 4 | 34 | 129 | Lions | Brad Ford | DB | Alabama |
| 1993 | 3 | 6 | 62 | Lions | Antonio London | LB | Alabama |
| 1983 | 5 | 9 | 121 | Lions | Steve Mott | C | Alabama |
| 2007 | 5 | 21 | 158 | Lions | Johnny Baldwin | OLB | Alabama A&M |
| 1981 | 2 | 18 | 46 | Lions | Curtis Green | DE | Alabama State |
| 1974 | 2 | 13 | 39 | Lions | Billy Howard | DT | Alcorn State |
| 1974 | 6 | 13 | 143 | Lions | Jim Davis | G | Alcorn State |
| 1985 | 7 | 6 | 174 | Lions | Tony Staten | DB | Angelo State |
| 1991 | 12 | 12 | 318 | Lions | Zeno Alexander | LB | Arizona |
| 1987 | 6 | 8 | 148 | Lions | Danny Lockett | LB | Arizona |
| 1986 | 12 | 12 | 317 | Lions | Allan Durden | DB | Arizona |
| 1980 | 5 | 1 | 111 | Lions | Mark Streeter | DB | Arizona |
| 1968 | 12 | 10 | 310 | Lions | Ed Caruthers | DB | Arizona |
| 1997 | 2 | 5 | 35 | Lions | Juan Roque | OT | Arizona State |
| 1997 | 7 | 5 | 206 | Lions | Terry Battle | RB | Arizona State |
| 1993 | 8 | 5 | 201 | Lions | Kevin Miniefield | DB | Arizona State |
| 1987 | 7 | 7 | 175 | Lions | Dan Saleamua | DT | Arizona State |
| 1983 | 7 | 13 | 181 | Lions | Mike Black | P | Arizona State |
| 1973 | 8 | 18 | 200 | Lions | Prentice McCrary | DB | Arizona State |
| 1969 | 3 | 7 | 59 | Lions | Larry Walton | WR | Arizona State |
| 1968 | 16 | 10 | 418 | Lions | Bob Rokita | DE | Arizona State |
| 1967 | 11 | 7 | 270 | Lions | Ray Shirley | OT | Arizona State |
| 1981 | 9 | 17 | 238 | Lions | Hugh Jernigan | DB | Arkansas |
| 1980 | 5 | 10 | 120 | Lions | Tom Ginn | G | Arkansas |
| 1970 | 10 | 19 | 253 | Lions | Bruce Maxwell | RB | Arkansas |
| 2008 | 7 | 11 | 218 | Lions | Caleb Campbell | SS | Army |
| 1969 | 17 | 8 | 424 | Lions | Gary Steele | TE | Army |
| 2000 | 6 | 15 | 181 | Lions | Quinton Reese | DE | Auburn |
| 1985 | 10 | 6 | 258 | Lions | Clayton Beauford | WR | Auburn |
| 1971 | 9 | 21 | 229 | Lions | Mickey Zofko | RB | Auburn |
| 1989 | 4 | 2 | 86 | Lions | Ray Crockett | DB | Baylor |
| 1985 | 4 | 6 | 90 | Lions | Kevin Hancock | LB | Baylor |
| 1977 | 7 | 12 | 179 | Lions | Tim Black | LB | Baylor |
| 1973 | 9 | 19 | 227 | Lions | Ira Dean | DB | Baylor |
| 2007 | 2 | 29 | 61 | Lions | Gerald Alexander | FS | Boise State |
| 1976 | 17 | 16 | 475 | Lions | Jim Meeks | DB | Boise State |
| 1975 | 14 | 12 | 350 | Lions | Jim McMillan | QB | Boise State |
| 2008 | 1 | 17 | 17 | Lions | Gosder Cherilus | OT | Boston College |
| 1995 | 5 | 7 | 141 | Lions | Stephen Boyd | LB | Boston College |
| 1971 | 6 | 20 | 150 | Lions | Frank Harris | QB | Boston College |
| 1974 | 16 | 13 | 403 | Lions | Myron Wilson | DB | Bowling Green |
| 1967 | 9 | 7 | 218 | Lions | Mike Weger | DB | Bowling Green |
| 1979 | 12 | 10 | 313 | Lions | Bob Forster | C | Brown |
| 2002 | 7 | 3 | 214 | Lions | Luke Staley | RB | BYU |
| 1968 | 5 | 9 | 120 | Lions | Phil Odle | WR | BYU |
| 1979 | 8 | 21 | 213 | Lions | John Mohring | LB | C.W. Post |
| 1970 | 12 | 19 | 305 | Lions | Emanuel Murrell | DB | Cal Poly |
| 2010 | 1 | 30 | 30 | Lions | Jahvid Best | RB | California |
| 2009 | 7 | 26 | 235 | Lions | Zack Follett | OLB | California |
| 1984 | 1 | 20 | 20 | Lions | David Lewis | TE | California |
| 1978 | 6 | 27 | 165 | Lions | Jesse Thompson | WR | California |
| 1978 | 8 | 12 | 206 | Lions | Jim Breech | K | California |
| 1968 | 13 | 10 | 337 | Lions | Chucky Bailey | OT | California |
| 1970 | 17 | 19 | 435 | Lions | Jim Marshall | DT | Centenary |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 64 | Lions | *Kevin Smith | RB | Central Florida |
| 1971 | 15 | 21 | 385 | Lions | Ed Coates | WR | Central Missouri State |
| 1996 | 5 | 26 | 158 | Lions | Kerwin Waldroup | DT | Central State (OH) |
| 1974 | 10 | 13 | 247 | Lions | David Wooley | RB | Central State (OK) |
| 1973 | 4 | 18 | 96 | Lions | Jim Hooks | RB | Central State (OK) |
| 1976 | 8 | 8 | 217 | Lions | Rich Sorenson | K | Chico State |
| 2003 | 7 | 6 | 220 | Lions | Blue Adams | CB | Cincinnati |
| 1994 | 6 | 22 | 183 | Lions | Jocelyn Borgella | DB | Cincinnati |
| 1988 | 11 | 4 | 281 | Lions | Danny McCoin | QB | Cincinnati |
| 1971 | 1 | 21 | 21 | Lions | Bob Bell | DT | Cincinnati |
| 1979 | 4 | 10 | 92 | Lions | Jonathan Brooks | LB | Clemson |
| 1971 | 2 | 4 | 30 | Lions | Dave Thompson | C | Clemson |
| 2008 | 2 | 14 | 45 | Lions | Jordon Dizon | OLB | Colorado |
| 2003 | 7 | 22 | 236 | Lions | Brandon Drumm | FB | Colorado |
| 2002 | 7 | 48 | 259 | Lions | Victor Rogers | OT | Colorado |
| 1997 | 4 | 34 | 130 | Lions | Matt Russell | LB | Colorado |
| 1990 | 5 | 9 | 118 | Lions | Jeff Campbell | WR | Colorado |
| 1986 | 9 | 10 | 231 | Lions | Lyle Pickens | DB | Colorado |
| 1981 | 8 | 18 | 211 | Lions | Bob Niziolek | TE | Colorado |
| 1972 | 1 | 16 | 16 | Lions | Herb Orvis | DE | Colorado |
| 1978 | 2 | 12 | 40 | Lions | Al Baker | DE | Colorado State |
| 1971 | 11 | 21 | 281 | Lions | Phil Webb | DB | Colorado State |
| 1968 | 15 | 10 | 391 | Lions | Jim Oliver | RB | Colorado State |
| 1984 | 6 | 20 | 160 | Lions | John Witkowski | QB | Columbia |
| 1967 | 16 | 8 | 401 | Lions | Jerry Zawadzkas | TE | Columbia |
| 2005 | 5 | 9 | 145 | Lions | Dan Orlovsky | QB | Connecticut |
| 1973 | 16 | 18 | 408 | Lions | Larry Nickels | WR | Dayton |
| 1979 | 9 | 11 | 231 | Lions | Jeff Komlo | QB | Delaware |
| 1975 | 7 | 13 | 169 | Lions | Mike Murphy | WR | Drake |
| 1972 | 9 | 16 | 224 | Lions | Bill McClintock | DB | Drake |
| 1977 | 6 | 27 | 166 | Lions | Reggie Pinkney | DB | East Carolina |
| 1998 | 2 | 30 | 60 | Lions | Charlie Batch | QB | Eastern Michigan |
| 1971 | 3 | 20 | 72 | Lions | Al Clark | DB | Eastern Michigan |
| 1974 | 8 | 13 | 195 | Lions | Mike Donimarck | LB | Emporia State |
| 1985 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Lions | Lomas Brown | OT | Florida |
| 1983 | 1 | 13 | 13 | Lions | James Jones | RB | Florida |
| 1969 | 2 | 21 | 47 | Lions | Jim Yarbrough | TE | Florida |
| 2008 | 3 | 24 | 87 | Lions | Andre Fluellen | DT | Florida State |
| 2006 | 1 | 9 | 9 | Lions | *Ernie Sims | OLB | Florida State |
| 1995 | 5 | 22 | 156 | Lions | Kez McCorvey | WR | Florida State |
| 1991 | 6 | 12 | 151 | Lions | Richie Andrews | K | Florida State |
| 1988 | 2 | 5 | 32 | Lions | Pat Carter | TE | Florida State |
| 1977 | 9 | 13 | 236 | Lions | Steve Mathieson | QB | Florida State |
| 1969 | 16 | 17 | 407 | Lions | John Stahl | G | Fresno State |
| 1987 | 9 | 7 | 230 | Lions | Rick Calhoun | RB | Fullerton State |
| 2008 | 5 | 13 | 146 | Lions | Jerome Felton | FB | Furman |
| 1969 | 12 | 8 | 294 | Lions | Bob Hadlock | DT | George Fox (Ore) |
| 1982 | 4 | 13 | 96 | Lions | Bruce McNorton | DB | Georgetown (KY) |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Lions | Matthew Stafford | QB | Georgia |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 34 | Lions | Boss Bailey | OLB | Georgia |
| 1985 | 11 | 6 | 286 | Lions | Kevin Harris | DB | Georgia |
| 1985 | 12 | 6 | 314 | Lions | Mike Weaver | G | Georgia |
| 1979 | 4 | 6 | 88 | Lions | Ulysses Norris | TE | Georgia |
| 1975 | 4 | 16 | 94 | Lions | Craig Hertwig | OT | Georgia |
| 1975 | 6 | 11 | 141 | Lions | Horace King | RB | Georgia |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Lions | *Calvin Johnson | WR | Georgia Tech |
| 1996 | 3 | 15 | 76 | Lions | Ryan Stewart | DB | Georgia Tech |
| 1992 | 8 | 25 | 221 | Lions | Willie Clay | DB | Georgia Tech |
| 1987 | 12 | 8 | 315 | Lions | Gary Lee | WR | Georgia Tech |
| 1977 | 11 | 14 | 293 | Lions | Tony Daykin | LB | Georgia Tech |
| 1967 | 13 | 7 | 322 | Lions | Lamar Wright | G | Georgia Tech |
| 1967 | 15 | 7 | 374 | Lions | Sam Burke | DB | Georgia Tech |
| 2001 | 5 | 17 | 148 | Lions | Scotty Anderson | WR | Grambling |
| 1991 | 7 | 11 | 178 | Lions | Franklin Thomas | TE | Grambling |
| 1991 | 9 | 8 | 231 | Lions | Darryl Milburn | DE | Grambling |
| 1976 | 1 | 10 | 10 | Lions | James Hunter | DB | Grambling |
| 2003 | 6 | 2 | 175 | Lions | David Kircus | WR | Grand Valley State |
| 1982 | 12 | 20 | 326 | Lions | Rob Rubick | TE | Grand Valley State |
| 1988 | 6 | 5 | 142 | Lions | Carl Painter | RB | Hampton |
| 2007 | 2 | 26 | 58 | Lions | Ikaika Alama-Francis | DE | Hawaii |
| 1980 | 9 | 1 | 222 | Lions | DeWayne Jett | WR | Hawaii |
| 1980 | 9 | 2 | 223 | Lions | Tom Tuinei | DT | Hawaii |
| 1976 | 3 | 16 | 76 | Lions | John Woodcock | DT | Hawaii |
| 1990 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Lions | Andre Ware | QB | Houston |
| 1989 | 10 | 2 | 253 | Lions | Jason Phillips | WR | Houston |
| 1969 | 16 | 8 | 398 | Lions | Ken Spain | DE | Houston |
| 1974 | 14 | 13 | 351 | Lions | David Jones | DB | Howard Payne |
| 1972 | 3 | 13 | 65 | Lions | Ken Sandeers | DE | Howard Payne |
| 1970 | 15 | 19 | 383 | Lions | Bob Haney | OT | Idaho |
| 1983 | 12 | 14 | 321 | Lions | Jim Lane | C | Idaho State |
| 1982 | 6 | 15 | 154 | Lions | Mike Machurek | QB | Idaho State |
| 1968 | 8 | 10 | 202 | Lions | Terry Miller | LB | Illinois |
| 1990 | 10 | 10 | 258 | Lions | Bill Miller | WR | Illinois State |
| 1998 | 7 | 18 | 207 | Lions | Chris Liwienski | G | Indiana |
| 1980 | 3 | 6 | 62 | Lions | Mike Friede | WR | Indiana |
| 1976 | 15 | 16 | 419 | Lions | Trent Smock | WR | Indiana |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | 66 | Lions | Amari Spievey | CB | Iowa |
| 1999 | 3 | 9 | 70 | Lions | Jared DeVries | DT | Iowa |
| 1986 | 1 | 12 | 12 | Lions | Chuck Long | QB | Iowa |
| 1986 | 4 | 10 | 92 | Lions | Devon Mitchell | DB | Iowa |
| 1987 | 8 | 8 | 203 | Lions | Dennis Gibson | LB | Iowa State |
| 1977 | 4 | 12 | 96 | Lions | Luther Blue | WR | Iowa State |
| 1977 | 12 | 13 | 320 | Lions | Dave Greenwood | G | Iowa State |
| 1975 | 12 | 14 | 300 | Lions | Andre Roundtree | LB | Iowa State |
| 1971 | 14 | 22 | 360 | Lions | Tom Lorenz | TE | Iowa State |
| 1967 | 7 | 7 | 166 | Lions | Ted Tuinstra | OT | Iowa State |
| 1969 | 8 | 8 | 190 | Lions | Jim Carr | OT | Jackson State |
| 1967 | 2 | 8 | 34 | Lions | Lem Barney | DB | Jackson State |
| 1995 | 7 | 20 | 228 | Lions | Hessley Hempstead | G | Kansas |
| 1984 | 7 | 19 | 187 | Lions | Renwick Atkins | OT | Kansas |
| 1982 | 9 | 8 | 231 | Lions | Dan Wagoner | DB | Kansas |
| 1972 | 15 | 16 | 380 | Lions | Steve Roach | LB | Kansas |
| 1990 | 6 | 10 | 147 | Lions | Maurice Henry | LB | Kansas State |
| 1975 | 16 | 16 | 406 | Lions | Les Chaves | DB | Kansas State |
| 1974 | 13 | 13 | 325 | Lions | Fred Rothwell | C | Kansas State |
| 1974 | 15 | 13 | 377 | Lions | John Wells | G | Kansas State |
| 2003 | 4 | 2 | 99 | Lions | Artose Pinner | RB | Kentucky |
| 1968 | 11 | 10 | 283 | Lions | Dwight Little | OG | Kentucky |
| 1976 | 14 | 16 | 391 | Lions | Leonard Elston | WR | Kentucky State |
| 1970 | 11 | 19 | 279 | Lions | Roger Laird | DB | Kentucky State |
| 1976 | 3 | 8 | 68 | Lions | Russ Bolinger | OT | Long Beach State |
| 1976 | 9 | 16 | 253 | Lions | Leanell Jones | TE | Long Beach State |
| 1984 | 10 | 21 | 273 | Lions | James Thaxton | DB | Louisiana Tech |
| 1991 | 11 | 7 | 285 | Lions | Slip Watkins | WR | LSU |
| 1988 | 5 | 2 | 111 | Lions | Eric Andolsek | G | LSU |
| 1986 | 2 | 2 | 29 | Lions | Gary James | RB | LSU |
| 1981 | 4 | 16 | 99 | Lions | Tracy Porter | WR | LSU |
| 1975 | 10 | 16 | 250 | Lions | Brad Boyd | TE | LSU |
| 1974 | 17 | 13 | 429 | Lions | Collis Tehple | DE | LSU |
| 2005 | 6 | 32 | 206 | Lions | Johnathan Goddard | OLB | Marshall |
| 2009 | 7 | 46 | 255 | Lions | Dan Gronkowski | TE | Maryland |
| 2002 | 7 | 42 | 253 | Lions | Matt Murphy | TE | Maryland |
| 1985 | 2 | 6 | 34 | Lions | Kevin Glover | C | Maryland |
| 1984 | 4 | 22 | 106 | Lions | Dave D'Addio | RB | Maryland |
| 1981 | 6 | 17 | 155 | Lions | Sam Johnson | DB | Maryland |
| 1968 | 1 | 11 | 11 | Lions | Greg Landry | QB | Massachussetts |
| 2004 | 3 | 10 | 73 | Lions | Keith Smith | CB | McNeese State |
| 1995 | 5 | 29 | 163 | Lions | Ronald Cherry | OT | McNeese State |
| 2003 | 7 | 46 | 260 | Lions | Travis Anglin | WR | Memphis |
| 1994 | 5 | 23 | 154 | Lions | Tony Semple | G | Memphis |
| 1989 | 12 | 2 | 309 | Lions | James Cribbs | DE | Memphis State |
| 1972 | 13 | 16 | 328 | Lions | John Kirschner | TE | Memphis State |
| 1970 | 5 | 19 | 123 | Lions | Bob Parker | G | Memphis State |
| 1970 | 16 | 19 | 409 | Lions | Jerry Todd | DB | Memphis State |
| 1993 | 2 | 4 | 33 | Lions | Ryan McNeil | DB | Miami |
| 1988 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Lions | Bennie Blades | DB | Miami |
| 1976 | 5 | 21 | 145 | Lions | Steadman Scavella | LB | Miami |
| 2010 | 4 | 30 | 128 | Lions | Jason Fox | OT | Miami (Fla.) |
| 2001 | 1 | 18 | 18 | Lions | Jeff Backus | OT | Michigan |
| 1987 | 4 | 8 | 92 | Lions | Garland Rivers | DB | Michigan |
| 1983 | 2 | 12 | 40 | Lions | Rich Strenger | OT | Michigan |
| 1981 | 10 | 16 | 264 | Lions | Andy Cannavino | LB | Michigan |
| 1978 | 6 | 12 | 150 | Lions | Dwight Hicks | DB | Michigan |
| 1975 | 6 | 14 | 144 | Lions | Dennis Franklin | WR | Michigan |
| 1975 | 9 | 11 | 219 | Lions | Steve Strinki | LB | Michigan |
| 1971 | 5 | 21 | 125 | Lions | Pete Newell | G | Michigan |
| 1969 | 14 | 8 | 346 | Lions | George Hoey | WR | Michigan |
| 2007 | 2 | 11 | 43 | Lions | Drew Stanton | QB | Michigan State |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Lions | Charles Rogers | WR | Michigan State |
| 1999 | 4 | 8 | 103 | Lions | Sedrick Irvin | RB | Michigan State |
| 1993 | 7 | 6 | 174 | Lions | Ty Hallock | LB | Michigan State |
| 1971 | 16 | 21 | 411 | Lions | Tom Kutchinski | DB | Michigan State |
| 1973 | 10 | 18 | 252 | Lions | Ray Bonner | DB | Middle Tennessee |
| 1988 | 8 | 3 | 196 | Lions | Gary Hadd | DE | Minnesota |
| 1970 | 2 | 19 | 45 | Lions | Ray Parson | DT | Minnesota |
| 1968 | 3 | 18 | 74 | Lions | Charlie Sanders | TE | Minnesota |
| 1990 | 8 | 1 | 194 | Lions | Willie Green | WR | Mississippi |
| 1988 | 9 | 13 | 234 | Lions | Todd Irvin | OT | Mississippi |
| 1979 | 11 | 27 | 302 | Lions | Eddie Cole | LB | Mississippi |
| 1981 | 11 | 18 | 294 | Lions | Willie Jackson | DB | Mississippi State |
| 1983 | 5 | 3 | 115 | Lions | Demetrious Johnson | DB | Missouri |
| 1972 | 8 | 15 | 197 | Lions | Henry Stuckey | DB | Missouri |
| 1997 | 7 | 38 | 239 | Lions | Richard Jordan | LB | Missouri Southern |
| 2002 | 4 | 36 | 134 | Lions | John Taylor | LB | Montana State |
| 1970 | 13 | 19 | 331 | Lions | Dave Haverdick | DT | Morehead State |
| 1973 | 7 | 19 | 175 | Lions | John Andrews | DT | Morgan State |
| 1986 | 10 | 9 | 258 | Lions | Tracy Johnson | LB | Morningside |
| 1969 | 11 | 8 | 268 | Lions | Ron Walker | DE | Morris Brown |
| 2000 | 7 | 47 | 253 | Lions | Alfonso Boone | DT | Mt. San Antonio JC |
| 1995 | 6 | 15 | 186 | Lions | Kevin Hickman | TE | Navy |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Lions | Ndamukong Suh | DT | Nebraska |
| 2009 | 7 | 19 | 228 | Lions | Lydon Murtha | OT | Nebraska |
| 2006 | 2 | 8 | 40 | Lions | Daniel Bullocks | SS | Nebraska |
| 2001 | 2 | 19 | 50 | Lions | Dominic Raiola | C | Nebraska |
| 1995 | 6 | 21 | 192 | Lions | Cory Schlesinger | RB | Nebraska |
| 1989 | 5 | 3 | 115 | Lions | Lawrence Pete | DT | Nebraska |
| 1983 | 6 | 14 | 154 | Lions | Todd Brown | WR | Nebraska |
| 1982 | 1 | 15 | 15 | Lions | Jimmy Williams | LB | Nebraska |
| 1982 | 7 | 8 | 175 | Lions | Phil Bates | RB | Nebraska |
| 1970 | 7 | 19 | 175 | Lions | Ken Geddes | LB | Nebraska |
| 1982 | 3 | 14 | 69 | Lions | Stave Doig | LB | New Hampshire |
| 1995 | 3 | 6 | 70 | Lions | David Sloan | TE | New Mexico |
| 1984 | 7 | 10 | 178 | Lions | Jimmie Carter | LB | New Mexico |
| 1977 | 2 | 14 | 42 | Lions | Walt Williams | DB | New Mexico State |
| 1976 | 10 | 14 | 279 | Lions | Bill Bowerman | DB | New Mexico State |
| 1986 | 5 | 9 | 119 | Lions | Oscar Smith | RB | Nicholls State |
| 1999 | 7 | 9 | 215 | Lions | Mike Pringley | DE | North Carolina |
| 1977 | 8 | 14 | 209 | Lions | Mark Griffin | OT | North Carolina |
| 1984 | 10 | 7 | 259 | Lions | William Frizzell | DB | North Carolina Central |
| 1983 | 11 | 8 | 287 | Lions | Ben Tate | RB | North Carolina Central |
| 1975 | 13 | 13 | 325 | Lions | James Smith | RB | North Carolina Central |
| 2010 | 7 | 6 | 213 | Lions | Willie Young | DE | North Carolina State |
| 2007 | 4 | 6 | 105 | Lions | A.J. Davis | CB | North Carolina State |
| 2003 | 5 | 2 | 137 | Lions | Terrence Holt | FS | North Carolina State |
| 1986 | 3 | 14 | 69 | Lions | Joe Milnichik | OT | North Carolina State |
| 1985 | 5 | 6 | 118 | Lions | Joe McIntosh | RB | North Carolina State |
| 1980 | 6 | 2 | 140 | Lions | Chris Dietrich | OT | North Carolina State |
| 1974 | 6 | 9 | 139 | Lions | Willie Burden | RB | North Carolina State |
| 1984 | 2 | 19 | 47 | Lions | Pete Mandley | WR | Northern Arizona |
| 1970 | 14 | 19 | 357 | Lions | Charlie Brown | WR | Northern Arizona |
| 1997 | 6 | 5 | 168 | Lions | Tony Ramirez | G | Northern Colorado |
| 1999 | 5 | 4 | 137 | Lions | Tyree Talton | DB | Northern Iowa |
| 1989 | 7 | 3 | 170 | Lions | Jerry Woods | DB | Northern Michigan |
| 1978 | 6 | 15 | 153 | Lions | Tony Ardizzone | G | Northwestern |
| 1967 | 6 | 11 | 144 | Lions | John McCambridge | DE | Northwestern |
| 1967 | 17 | 7 | 426 | Lions | Ken Ramsey | DT | Northwestern |
| 2002 | 5 | 3 | 138 | Lions | John Owens | TE | Notre Dame |
| 1997 | 5 | 5 | 135 | Lions | Pete Chryplewicz | TE | Notre Dame |
| 1978 | 1 | 11 | 11 | Lions | Luther Bradley | DB | Notre Dame |
| 1992 | 11 | 26 | 306 | Lions | Ed Tillison | RB | NW Missouri |
| 2008 | 7 | 9 | 216 | Lions | Landon Cohen | DT | Ohio |
| 1989 | 9 | 3 | 226 | Lions | Derek MacCready | DE | Ohio State |
| 1988 | 2 | 2 | 29 | Lions | Chris Spielman | LB | Ohio State |
| 1988 | 4 | 3 | 85 | Lions | William White | DB | Ohio State |
| 1975 | 11 | 15 | 275 | Lions | Steve Myers | G | Ohio State |
| 1973 | 8 | 21 | 203 | Lions | John Bledsoe | RB | Ohio State |
| 1973 | 17 | 19 | 435 | Lions | Earl Belgrave | OT | Ohio State |
| 2004 | 2 | 5 | 37 | Lions | Teddy Lehman | OLB | Oklahoma |
| 2000 | 1 | 20 | 20 | Lions | Stockar McDougle | OT | Oklahoma |
| 1980 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Lions | Billy Sims | RB | Oklahoma |
| 1978 | 11 | 11 | 289 | Lions | Richard Murray | DT | Oklahoma |
| 1973 | 2 | 18 | 44 | Lions | Leon Crosswhite | RB | Oklahoma |
| 1970 | 1 | 19 | 19 | Lions | Steve Owens | RB | Oklahoma |
| 1968 | 10 | 10 | 256 | Lions | Granville Liggins | LB | Oklahoma |
| 2009 | 1 | 20 | 20 | Lions | Brandon Pettigrew | TE | Oklahoma State |
| 1989 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Lions | Barry Sanders | RB | Oklahoma State |
| 1984 | 3 | 18 | 74 | Lions | Ernest Anderson | RB | Oklahoma State |
| 1975 | 8 | 12 | 194 | Lions | Leonard Thompson | RB | Oklahoma State |
| 2002 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Lions | Joey Harrington | QB | Oregon |
| 2000 | 3 | 19 | 81 | Lions | Reuben Droughns | RB | Oregon |
| 1990 | 4 | 24 | 105 | Lions | Chris Oldham | DB | Oregon |
| 1984 | 3 | 19 | 75 | Lions | Steve Baack | DE | Oregon |
| 2005 | 6 | 10 | 184 | Lions | Bill Swancutt | DE | Oregon State |
| 1982 | 7 | 20 | 187 | Lions | Victor Simmons | WR | Oregon State |
| 1969 | 9 | 8 | 216 | Lions | Rocky Rasley | G | Oregon State |
| 1978 | 7 | 11 | 177 | Lions | Bruce Gibson | RB | Pacific |
| 2009 | 3 | 18 | 82 | Lions | Derrick Williams | WR | Penn State |
| 1996 | 1 | 23 | 23 | Lions | Jeff Hartings | G | Penn State |
| 1989 | 11 | 3 | 282 | Lions | Keith Karpinski | LB | Penn State |
| 1988 | 3 | 3 | 58 | Lions | Ray Roundtree | WR | Penn State |
| 1987 | 11 | 7 | 286 | Lions | Brian Siverling | TE | Penn State |
| 1985 | 6 | 6 | 146 | Lions | Stan Short | G | Penn State |
| 1983 | 10 | 10 | 261 | Lions | Dave Laube | G | Penn State |
| 1979 | 1 | 10 | 10 | Lions | Keith Dorney | OT | Penn State |
| 1977 | 5 | 2 | 114 | Lions | Ron Crosby | LB | Penn State |
| 1974 | 1 | 8 | 8 | Lions | Ed O¬Neil | LB | Penn State |
| 1973 | 3 | 19 | 71 | Lions | Jim Laslavic | LB | Penn State |
| 1990 | 3 | 9 | 62 | Lions | Marc Spindler | DT | Pittsburgh |
| 1979 | 5 | 21 | 131 | Lions | Walt Brown | C | Pittsburgh |
| 1973 | 13 | 19 | 331 | Lions | John Moss | LB | Pittsburgh |
| 1971 | 12 | 22 | 308 | Lions | Bill Pilconis | WR | Pittsburgh |
| 1969 | 10 | 8 | 242 | Lions | Bob Bergum | DE | Platteville (Wis) |
| 1972 | 7 | 16 | 172 | Lions | Charles Stoudmire | WR | Portland State |
| 2008 | 3 | 29 | 92 | Lions | Cliff Avril | OLB | Purdue |
| 2004 | 6 | 7 | 172 | Lions | Kelly Butler | OT | Purdue |
| 1991 | 5 | 7 | 118 | Lions | Scott Conover | G | Purdue |
| 1982 | 10 | 15 | 266 | Lions | Roosevelt Barnes | LB | Purdue |
| 1980 | 11 | 1 | 278 | Lions | Wayne Smith | DB | Purdue |
| 1978 | 10 | 12 | 262 | Lions | Fred Arrington | LB | Purdue |
| 1976 | 2 | 16 | 44 | Lions | Ken Long | G | Purdue |
| 1975 | 6 | 8 | 138 | Lions | Fred Cooper | DB | Purdue |
| 1974 | 5 | 13 | 117 | Lions | Carl Capria | DB | Purdue |
| 1972 | 6 | 15 | 145 | Lions | Charles Potts | DB | Purdue |
| 1972 | 10 | 15 | 249 | Lions | Jim Teal | LB | Purdue |
| 1972 | 17 | 16 | 432 | Lions | Mike Tyler | DB | Rice |
| 1971 | 7 | 21 | 177 | Lions | Brownie Wheless | OT | Rice |
| 1986 | 11 | 13 | 290 | Lions | Leland Melvin | WR | Richmond |
| 2001 | 5 | 18 | 149 | Lions | Mike McMahon | QB | Rutgers |
| 1978 | 5 | 13 | 123 | Lions | Dan Gray | DE | Rutgers |
| 1968 | 6 | 10 | 148 | Lions | Mike Spitzer | DE | San |
| 1990 | 8 | 10 | 203 | Lions | Roman Fortin | G | San Diego State |
| 1990 | 12 | 9 | 313 | Lions | Robert Claiborne | WR | San Diego State |
| 1985 | 3 | 6 | 62 | Lions | James Johnson | LB | San Diego State |
| 1984 | 11 | 20 | 300 | Lions | Mike Saxon | P | San Diego State |
| 1976 | 13 | 16 | 363 | Lions | Mel Jacobs | WR | San Diego State |
| 1981 | 1 | 16 | 16 | Lions | Mark Nichols | WR | San Jose State |
| 1977 | 3 | 13 | 69 | Lions | Rick Kane | RB | San Jose State |
| 1967 | 12 | 7 | 297 | Lions | Eric Watts | DB | San Jose State |
| 1973 | 14 | 18 | 356 | Lions | Jay Corey | OT | Santa Clara |
| 1982 | 12 | 13 | 319 | Lions | Ricky Porter | RB | Slippery Rock |
| 1987 | 3 | 7 | 63 | Lions | Jerry Ball | DT | SMU |
| 1981 | 7 | 16 | 182 | Lions | Lee Spivey | OT | SMU |
| 1972 | 12 | 15 | 301 | Lions | Paul Bradley | WR | SMU |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 | 35 | Lions | Kalimba Edwards | DE | South Carolina |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 | 68 | Lions | Andre Goodman | DB | South Carolina |
| 1987 | 10 | 8 | 259 | Lions | Raynard Brown | WR | South Carolina |
| 1976 | 12 | 16 | 335 | Lions | Mike McCabe | C | South Carolina |
| 1992 | 1 | 26 | 26 | Lions | Robert Porcher | DE | South Carolina State |
| 1982 | 11 | 13 | 292 | Lions | Edward Lee | WR | South Carolina State |
| 1967 | 14 | 8 | 349 | Lions | Cleveland Robinson | DE | South Carolina State |
| 1975 | 1 | 13 | 13 | Lions | Lynn Boden | G | South Dakota State |
| 1992 | 3 | 25 | 81 | Lions | Thomas McLemore | TE | Southern |
| 2006 | 7 | 9 | 217 | Lions | *Fred Matua | OG | Southern Cal |
| 2005 | 1 | 10 | 10 | Lions | Mike Williams* | WR | Southern Cal |
| 2005 | 2 | 5 | 37 | Lions | Shaun Cody | DT | Southern Cal |
| 2002 | 6 | 3 | 175 | Lions | Chris Cash | DB | Southern Cal |
| 1999 | 1 | 9 | 9 | Lions | Chris Claiborne | LB | Southern Cal |
| 1994 | 1 | 21 | 21 | Lions | Johnnie Morton | WR | Southern Cal |
| 1990 | 2 | 10 | 35 | Lions | Dan Owens | DT | Southern Cal |
| 1989 | 6 | 2 | 141 | Lions | Rodney Peete | QB | Southern Cal |
| 1983 | 4 | 10 | 94 | Lions | August Curley | LB | Southern Cal |
| 1971 | 2 | 22 | 48 | Lions | Charlie Weaver | LB | Southern Cal |
| 1971 | 6 | 22 | 152 | Lions | Herman Franklin | WR | Southern Cal |
| 1970 | 6 | 19 | 149 | Lions | Tony Terry | DT | Southern Cal |
| 1969 | 13 | 3 | 320 | Lions | Wilson Bowie | RB | Southern Cal |
| 1968 | 1 | 24 | 24 | Lions | Earl McCullouch | WR | Southern Cal |
| 1967 | 10 | 8 | 245 | Lions | Jerry Hayhoe | G | Southern Cal |
| 1998 | 6 | 32 | 185 | Lions | Jamaal Alexander | DB | Southern Miss |
| 1990 | 11 | 9 | 285 | Lions | Reginald Warnsley | RB | Southern Miss |
| 1978 | 5 | 11 | 121 | Lions | Amos Fowler | G | Southern Miss |
| 2005 | 3 | 8 | 72 | Lions | Stanley Wilson | CB | Stanford |
| 1994 | 4 | 21 | 124 | Lions | Vaughn Bryant | DB | Stanford |
| 1991 | 4 | 8 | 91 | Lions | Kevin Scott | DB | Stanford |
| 1990 | 4 | 9 | 90 | Lions | Rob Hinckley | LB | Stanford |
| 1988 | 7 | 4 | 169 | Lions | Jeff James | WR | Stanford |
| 1977 | 10 | 12 | 263 | Lions | Gary Anderson | G | Stanford |
| 2009 | 4 | 15 | 115 | Lions | Sammie Lee Hill | DT | Stillman College |
| 1982 | 2 | 15 | 42 | Lions | Bobby Watkins | DB | SW Texas State |
| 1997 | 2 | 24 | 54 | Lions | Kevin Abrams | DB | Syracuse |
| 1974 | 12 | 13 | 299 | Lions | Mark Wakefield | WR | Tampa |
| 2009 | 6 | 19 | 192 | Lions | Aaron Brown | RB | TCU |
| 1991 | 8 | 10 | 205 | Lions | Cedric Jackson | RB | TCU |
| 1998 | 1 | 20 | 20 | Lions | Terry Fair | DB | Tennessee |
| 1994 | 3 | 28 | 93 | Lions | Shane Bonham | DT | Tennessee |
| 1990 | 7 | 9 | 174 | Lions | Tracy Hayworth | LB | Tennessee |
| 1984 | 12 | 19 | 327 | Lions | Glenn Streno | C | Tennessee |
| 1983 | 3 | 11 | 67 | Lions | Mike Cofer | DE | Tennessee |
| 1970 | 9 | 19 | 227 | Lions | Herman Weaver | P | Tennessee |
| 1967 | 3 | 7 | 60 | Lions | Paul Naumoff | LB | Tennessee |
| 1992 | 6 | 5 | 145 | Lions | Larry Tharpe | OT | Tennessee State |
| 1978 | 4 | 23 | 107 | Lions | Homer Elias | G | Tennessee State |
| 1971 | 4 | 22 | 100 | Lions | Larry Woods | DT | Tennessee State |
| 1973 | 4 | 3 | 81 | Lions | Mike Hennigan | LB | Tennessee Tech |
| 2006 | 5 | 8 | 141 | Lions | Jonathan Scott | OT | Texas |
| 2004 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Lions | Roy Williams | WR | Texas |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 | 66 | Lions | Cory Redding | DE | Texas |
| 2001 | 2 | 30 | 61 | Lions | Shaun Rogers | DT | Texas |
| 1997 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Lions | Bryant Westbrook | DB | Texas |
| 1994 | 2 | 28 | 57 | Lions | Van Malone | DB | Texas |
| 1985 | 9 | 6 | 230 | Lions | June James | LB | Texas |
| 1984 | 8 | 18 | 214 | Lions | David Jones | C | Texas |
| 1982 | 5 | 16 | 127 | Lions | William Graham | DB | Texas |
| 1975 | 2 | 12 | 38 | Lions | Doug English | DT | Texas |
| 1979 | 12 | 23 | 326 | Lions | Brian Sweeney | WR | Texas A&I |
| 1976 | 2 | 18 | 46 | Lions | David Hill | TE | Texas A&I |
| 1973 | 1 | 17 | 17 | Lions | Earnest Price | DE | Texas A&I |
| 1973 | 3 | 23 | 75 | Lions | Levi Johnson | DB | Texas A&I |
| 2001 | 6 | 10 | 173 | Lions | Jason Glenn | LB | Texas A&M |
| 1996 | 1 | 17 | 17 | Lions | Reggie Brown | LB | Texas A&M |
| 1988 | 9 | 2 | 223 | Lions | Kip Corrington | DB | Texas A&M |
| 1976 | 7 | 16 | 198 | Lions | Garth Ten Napel | LB | Texas A&M |
| 2007 | 4 | 18 | 117 | Lions | Manuel Ramirez | OG | Texas Tech |
| 1968 | 4 | 10 | 93 | Lions | Ed Mooney | LB | Texas Tech |
| 1985 | 8 | 6 | 202 | Lions | Scott Casdwell | RB | Texas-Arlington |
| 1974 | 3 | 13 | 65 | Lions | Dexter Bussey | RB | Texas-Arlington |
| 1969 | 15 | 8 | 372 | Lions | Fred Gough | LB | Texas-Arlington |
| 1991 | 3 | 3 | 58 | Lions | Reggie Barrett | WR | Texas-El Paso |
| 2006 | 7 | 39 | 247 | Lions | Anthony Cannon | ILB | Tulane |
| 1980 | 7 | 1 | 166 | Lions | Eddie Murray | K | Tulane |
| 1972 | 11 | 16 | 276 | Lions | Bob Waldron | DT | Tulane |
| 1971 | 13 | 20 | 332 | Lions | David Abercrombie | RB | Tulane |
| 2000 | 5 | 16 | 145 | Lions | Todd Franz | DB | Tulsa |
| 1992 | 2 | 25 | 53 | Lions | Tracy Scroggins | LB | Tulsa |
| 1975 | 17 | 15 | 431 | Lions | Mark Lancaster | G | Tulsa |
| 1974 | 11 | 13 | 273 | Lions | T.C. Blair | TE | Tulsa |
| 1968 | 9 | 10 | 229 | Lions | Greg Barton | QB | Tulsa |
| 1988 | 10 | 5 | 254 | Lions | Paco Craig | WR | UCLA |
| 1982 | 8 | 13 | 208 | Lions | Martin Moss | DE | UCLA |
| 1981 | 5 | 18 | 129 | Lions | Larry Lee | G | UCLA |
| 1974 | 7 | 13 | 169 | Lions | Efren Herrera | K | UCLA |
| 1967 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Lions | Mel Farr | RB | UCLA |
| 1968 | 14 | 10 | 364 | Lions | Richie Davis | WR | Upsala |
| 1995 | 1 | 20 | 20 | Lions | Luther Elliss | DE | Utah |
| 1971 | 17 | 20 | 436 | Lions | Gordon Jolley | OT | Utah |
| 1980 | 4 | 2 | 85 | Lions | Eric Hipple | QB | Utah State |
| 1980 | 10 | 2 | 251 | Lions | Henry Henderson | DB | Utah State |
| 1969 | 2 | 8 | 34 | Lions | Altie Taylor | RB | Utah State |
| 1981 | 9 | 19 | 240 | Lions | Dave Martin | DB | Villanova |
| 1976 | 11 | 16 | 307 | Lions | Gary Shugrue | DE | Villanova |
| 1998 | 2 | 20 | 50 | Lions | Germane Crowell | WR | Virginia |
| 1997 | 5 | 31 | 161 | Lions | Duane Ashman | DE | Virginia |
| 1993 | 6 | 7 | 147 | Lions | Greg Jeffries | DB | Virginia |
| 1991 | 1 | 10 | 10 | Lions | Herman Moore | WR | Virginia |
| 1989 | 2 | 2 | 30 | Lions | John Ford | WR | Virginia |
| 1970 | 3 | 19 | 71 | Lions | Jim Mitchell | DE | Virginia State |
| 2004 | 1 | 30 | 30 | Lions | Kevin Jones | RB | Virginia Tech |
| 2008 | 5 | 1 | 136 | Lions | Kenneth Moore | WR | Wake Forest |
| 1978 | 4 | 25 | 109 | Lions | Larry Tearry | C | Wake Forest |
| 1987 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Lions | Reggie Rogers | DE | Washington |
| 1983 | 8 | 12 | 208 | Lions | Bill Stapleton | DB | Washington |
| 1980 | 3 | 1 | 57 | Lions | Tom Turnure | C | Washington |
| 1973 | 3 | 6 | 58 | Lions | John Brady | TE | Washington |
| 1973 | 12 | 18 | 304 | Lions | Tom Scott | WR | Washington |
| 1971 | 8 | 22 | 204 | Lions | Ken Lee | LB | Washington |
| 1992 | 2 | 28 | 56 | Lions | Jason Hanson | K | Washington State |
| 1989 | 3 | 3 | 59 | Lions | Mike Utley | G | Washington State |
| 1984 | 3 | 6 | 62 | Lions | Eric Williams | DT | Washington State |
| 1980 | 12 | 2 | 307 | Lions | Ray Williams | WR | Washington State |
| 1978 | 12 | 12 | 318 | Lions | Mark Patterson | DB | Washington State |
| 1994 | 7 | 21 | 215 | Lions | Thomas Beer | LB | Wayne State (MI) |
| 2010 | 7 | 48 | 255 | Lions | Tim Toone | WR | Weber State |
| 1967 | 4 | 8 | 88 | Lions | Lew Kamanu | DE | Weber State |
| 1967 | 6 | 8 | 141 | Lions | Tim Jones | QB | Weber State |
| 1979 | 3 | 11 | 67 | Lions | Bo Robinson | RB | West Texas State |
| 1978 | 4 | 10 | 94 | Lions | William Fifer | OT | West Texas State |
| 2006 | 6 | 10 | 179 | Lions | Dee McCann | CB | West Virginia |
| 2003 | 5 | 9 | 144 | Lions | James Davis | OLB | West Virginia |
| 2000 | 2 | 19 | 50 | Lions | Barrett Green | LB | West Virginia |
| 1993 | 3 | 12 | 68 | Lions | Mike Compton | C | West Virginia |
| 1990 | 9 | 9 | 229 | Lions | Jack Linn | OT | West Virginia |
| 1989 | 8 | 2 | 197 | Lions | Chris Parker | DT | West Virginia |
| 1984 | 9 | 22 | 246 | Lions | Rich Hollins | WR | West Virginia |
| 1976 | 8 | 16 | 225 | Lions | Charles Braswell | DB | West Virginia |
| 1972 | 16 | 15 | 405 | Lions | Leon Jenkins | DB | West Virginia |
| 1981 | 3 | 16 | 72 | Lions | Don Greco | G | Western Illinois |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 33 | Lions | Louis Delmas | CB | Western Michigan |
| 1972 | 14 | 15 | 353 | Lions | Eric Kelley | OT | Whitworth |
| 1976 | 16 | 16 | 447 | Lions | Craig McCurdy | LB | William & Mary |
| 2009 | 3 | 12 | 76 | Lions | DeAndre Levy | OLB | Wisconsin |
| 2006 | 3 | 10 | 74 | Lions | *Brian Calhoun | RB | Wisconsin |
| 2004 | 5 | 8 | 140 | Lions | Alex Lewis | OLB | Wisconsin |
| 2003 | 7 | 2 | 216 | Lions | Ben Johnson | OT | Wisconsin |
| 1999 | 1 | 27 | 27 | Lions | Aaron Gibson | OT | Wisconsin |
| 1999 | 6 | 8 | 177 | Lions | Clint Kriewaldt | LB | Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
| 1997 | 7 | 31 | 232 | Lions | Marcus Harris | WR | Wyoming |
| 1986 | 8 | 11 | 205 | Lions | Allyn Griffin | WR | Wyoming |
| 1979 | 2 | 9 | 37 | Lions | Ken Fantetti | LB | Wyoming |
| 1976 | 1 | 16 | 16 | Lions | Lawrence Gaines | RB | Wyoming |
| 1973 | 11 | 19 | 279 | Lions | Scott Freeman | WR | Wyoming |
| 1968 | 2 | 10 | 37 | Lions | Jerry DePoyster | K | Wyoming |
| 1975 | 15 | 11 | 375 | Lions | Rudy Green | RB | Yale |
| 1973 | 4 | 13 | 91 | Lions | Dick Jauron | DB | Yale |
