# Detroit Lions draft picks (1936–1969)

The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the North Division of the National Football Conference. The franchise was founded in Portsmouth, Ohio, as the Portsmouth Spartans and joined the NFL on July 12, 1930. After being purchased by George A. Richards in 1934, the franchise was relocated to Detroit and renamed to the Detroit Lions in reference to the city's Major League Baseball franchise, the Detroit Tigers. The team plays its home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.
The NFL draft, officially known as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting", is an annual event which serves as the league's most common source of player recruitment. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings; the teams with the worst win–loss records receive the earliest picks. Teams that qualified for the NFL playoffs select after non-qualifiers, and their order depends on how far they advanced, using their regular season record as a tie-breaker. The final two selections in the first round are reserved for the Super Bowl runner-up and champion. Draft picks are tradable and players or other picks can be acquired with them.
In 1936, the Lions took part in the first NFL draft of college football players. With the eighth pick of the first round of that draft, Sid Wagner, a guard out of Michigan State University, became the Lions' first draft selection. In addition to the annual draft, the Lions took part in the 1950 All-America Football Conference (AAFC) dispersal draft. This draft was organized after the AAFC, which was formed as a competing league in 1946, merged with the NFL. Three teams from the AAFC were admitted into the NFL, while the remaining players from the five defunct teams became automatically eligible for selection by an existing NFL team in the dispersal draft. Thirteen of the players drafted by the Lions between 1936 and 1969 have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Lions took part in every draft from 1936 to 1969, prior to the AFL–NFL merger and the formation of the modern draft in 1970.

## Contents

NFL draft years: :
| 1930s | 1936 1937 1938 1939 |
| 1940s | 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 |
| 1950s | 1950 1950 (AAFC) 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 |
| 1960s | 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 |

## Key

Key :
| † | Indicates the player was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame |

## 1936 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1936 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 8 | 8 | Sid Wagner | Guard | Michigan State |
| 2 | 8 | 17 | Chuck Cheshire | Back | UCLA |
| 3 | 8 | 26 | Andy Pilney | Back | Notre Dame |
| 4 | 8 | 35 | Sheldon Beise | Back | Minnesota |
| 5 | 8 | 44 | Kavanaugh Francis | Center | Alabama |
| 6 | 8 | 53 | Abe Mickal | Back | LSU |
| 7 | 8 | 62 | Charles Wasicek | Tackle | Colgate |
| 8 | 8 | 71 | Dale Rennebohm | Center | Minnesota |
| 9 | 8 | 80 | Bob Train | End | Yale |

## 1937 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1937 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 7 | 7 | Lloyd Cardwell | Wingback | Nebraska |
| 2 | 7 | 17 | Charley Hamrick | Tackle | Ohio State |
| 3 | 7 | 27 | Vern Huffman | Blocking back | Indiana |
| 4 | 7 | 37 | Bill Glassford | Guard | Pittsburgh |
| 5 | 7 | 47 | Maury Patt | End | Carnegie Mellon |
| 6 | 7 | 57 | George Bell | Guard | Purdue |
| 7 | 7 | 67 | John Sprague | End | SMU |
| 8 | 7 | 77 | Elvin Sayre | Center | Illinois |
| 9 | 7 | 87 | Larry Kelley | End | Yale |
| 10 | 7 | 97 | Kay Bell | Tackle | Washington State |

## 1938 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1938 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 6 | 6 | Alex Wojciechowicz † | Center | Fordham |
| 3 | 6 | 21 | Pete Smith | End | Oklahoma |
| 5 | 6 | 36 | Andy Bershak | End | North Carolina |
| 6 | 6 | 46 | Karl Schleckman | Tackle | Utah |
| 7 | 6 | 56 | Paul Szakash | End | Montana |
| 8 | 6 | 66 | Dick Nardi | Back | Ohio State |
| 9 | 6 | 76 | Jim Sirtosky | Guard | Indiana |
| 10 | 6 | 86 | Ralph Wolf | Center | Ohio State |
| 11 | 6 | 96 | Clarence Douglass | Back | Kansas |
| 12 | 6 | 106 | Clint Frank | Back | Yale |

## 1939 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1939 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 7 | 7 | John Pingel | Tailback | Michigan State |
| 3 | 7 | 22 | Howard Weiss | Fullback | Wisconsin |
| 5 | 7 | 37 | Steve Maronic | Tackle | North Carolina |
| 6 | 7 | 47 | Joe Wendlick | End | Oregon State |
| 7 | 7 | 57 | Darrell Tully | Tailback | Texas A&M–Commerce |
| 8 | 7 | 67 | Dick Trzuskowski | Tackle | Idaho |
| 9 | 7 | 77 | Bill Callihan | Back | Nebraska |
| 10 | 7 | 87 | Raymond George | Tackle | USC |
| 11 | 7 | 97 | Tony Calvelli | Center | Stanford |
| 12 | 7 | 107 | Jim Coughlan | End | Santa Clara |
| 13 | 7 | 117 | Prescott Hutchins | Guard | Oregon State |
| 14 | 7 | 127 | Art Means | Guard | Washington |
| 15 | 7 | 137 | Gene Hodge | End | Texas A&M–Commerce |
| 16 | 7 | 147 | Bill Lazetich | Wingback | Montana |
| 17 | 7 | 157 | Ralph Niehaus | Tackle | Dayton |
| 18 | 7 | 167 | Dutch Niemant | Back | New Mexico |
| 19 | 7 | 177 | Tony Tonelli | Center | USC |
| 20 | 7 | 187 | Jim McDonald | Center | Illinois |
| 21 | 2 | 192 | Merrill Waters | End | BYU |
| 22 | 2 | 197 | Al Howe | Tackle | Xavier |

## 1940 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1940 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 6 | 6 | Doyle Nave | Back | USC |
| 3 | 6 | 21 | Bill Fisk | End | USC |
| 5 | 6 | 36 | Harry Smith | Tackle | USC |
| 6 | 6 | 46 | Jim Rike | Center | Tennessee |
| 7 | 6 | 56 | Bob Winslow | Defensive end | USC |
| 8 | 6 | 66 | Bill Tranavitch | Back | Rutgers |
| 9 | 6 | 76 | Bob Haas | Tackle | Missouri |
| 10 | 6 | 86 | Leon DeWitte | Back | Purdue |
| 11 | 6 | 96 | Erwin Prasse | End | Iowa |
| 12 | 6 | 106 | Ken Binder | Back | Carnegie Mellon |
| 13 | 6 | 116 | Justin Bowers | Tackle | Oklahoma |
| 14 | 6 | 126 | Jack Morlock | Wingback | Marshall |
| 15 | 6 | 136 | Stillman Rouse | End | Missouri |
| 16 | 6 | 146 | Jack Padley | Back | Dayton |
| 17 | 6 | 156 | Johnny Hackenbruck | Tackle | Oregon State |
| 18 | 6 | 166 | Frank Ribar | Guard | Duke |
| 19 | 6 | 176 | Herb McCarthy | Back | Denver |
| 20 | 6 | 186 | Dub Parten | Tackle | Centenary |
| 21 | 1 | 191 | Malvern Morgan | Center | Auburn |
| 22 | 1 | 196 | Bob Orf | End | Missouri |

## 1941 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1941 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 5 | 5 | Jim Thomason | Wingback | Texas A&M |
| 2 | 5 | 15 | Gene Goodreault | End | Boston College |
| 3 | 5 | 20 | Harry Hopp | Back | Nebraska |
| 4 | 5 | 30 | Augie Lio | Guard | Georgetown |
| 5 | 5 | 35 | Robert Nelson | Center | Baylor |
| 6 | 5 | 45 | John Tripson | Tackle | Mississippi State |
| 7 | 5 | 55 | John Jett | End | Wake Forest |
| 8 | 5 | 65 | Joseph Manzo | Tackle | Boston College |
| 9 | 5 | 75 | Jasper Davis | Back | Duke |
| 10 | 5 | 85 | Ted Pavelec | Guard | Detroit Mercy |
| 11 | 5 | 95 | Milt Piepul | Fullback | Notre Dame |
| 12 | 5 | 105 | Billy Jefferson | Halfback | Mississippi State |
| 13 | 5 | 115 | Maurice Britt | End | Arkansas |
| 14 | 5 | 125 | Alex Schibanoff | Tackle | Franklin & Marshall |
| 15 | 5 | 135 | Perry Scott | End | Muhlenberg |
| 16 | 5 | 145 | George Sarris | Center | Providence |
| 17 | 5 | 155 | Fred Gage | Back | Wisconsin |
| 18 | 5 | 165 | Charlie Ishmael | Back | Kentucky |
| 19 | 5 | 175 | Len Isberg | Back | Oregon |
| 20 | 5 | 185 | Paul Friedlander | Back | Carnegie Mellon |

## 1942 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1942 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 5 | 5 | Bob Westfall | Fullback | Michigan |
| 2 | 5 | 15 | Alf Bauman | Defensive tackle | Northwestern |
| 3 | 5 | 20 | Bob Dethman | Back | Oregon State |
| 4 | 5 | 30 | Mickey Sanzotta | Back | Case Western Reserve |
| 5 | 5 | 35 | Joe Blalock | End | Clemson |
| 6 | 5 | 45 | Murray Evans | Blocking back | Hardin–Simmons |
| 7 | 5 | 55 | Tommy Colella | Halfback | Canisius |
| 8 | 5 | 65 | Joe Franceski | Tackle | Scranton |
| 9 | 5 | 75 | Emil Banjavic | Wingback | Arizona |
| 10 | 5 | 85 | Bill Diehl | Center | Iowa |
| 11 | 5 | 95 | John Polanski | Fullback | Wake Forest |
| 12 | 5 | 105 | Joe Stringfellow | Tailback | Southern Miss |
| 13 | 5 | 115 | Tony Arena | Center | Michigan State |
| 14 | 5 | 125 | Wolf Heinberg | Tackle | UC Santa Barbara |
| 15 | 5 | 135 | Mac Speedie † | End | Utah |
| 16 | 5 | 145 | Firman Bynum | Tackle | Arkansas |
| 17 | 5 | 155 | Dick Fisher | Back | Ohio State |
| 18 | 5 | 165 | George Speth | Tackle | Murray State |
| 19 | 5 | 175 | Blair Heaton | End | Susquehanna |
| 20 | 5 | 185 | Ben Collins | Back | West Texas A&M |

## 1943 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1943 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Frank Sinkwich | Back | Georgia |
| 2 | 1 | 11 | Dave Schreiner | End | Wisconsin |
| 3 | 1 | 16 | Dick Ashcom | Tackle | Oregon |
| 4 | 1 | 26 | Ralph Hamer | Back | Furman |
| 5 | 1 | 31 | Lloyd Wickett | Tackle | Oregon State |
| 6 | 1 | 41 | Jim Jones | Tackle | Union (TN) |
| 7 | 1 | 51 | Paul Sizemore | End | Furman |
| 8 | 1 | 61 | George Poschner | End | Georgia |
| 9 | 1 | 71 | Jack Irish | Tackle | Arizona |
| 10 | 1 | 81 | Jack Fenton | Back | Michigan State |
| 11 | 1 | 91 | Dick Renfro | Fullback | Washington State |
| 12 | 1 | 101 | Bob Kolesar | Guard | Michigan |
| 13 | 1 | 111 | Del Huntsinger | Back | Portland |
| 14 | 1 | 121 | Ellard Dernoncourt | End | Saint Louis |
| 15 | 1 | 131 | Dick Woodward | End | Colorado |
| 16 | 1 | 141 | Marv Bass | Tackle | William & Mary |
| 17 | 1 | 151 | Vic Peelish | Guard | West Virginia |
| 18 | 1 | 161 | Chet Maeda | Halfback | Colorado State |
| 19 | 1 | 171 | Bert Kuczynski | End | Pennsylvania |
| 20 | 1 | 181 | Al Scanland | Back | Oklahoma State |
| 21 | 1 | 191 | Ace Lohry | Back | Iowa State |
| 22 | 1 | 201 | Percy Holland | Guard | LSU |
| 23 | 1 | 211 | Mike Fitzgerald | Guard | Missouri |
| 24 | 1 | 221 | Bill Remington | Center | Washington State |
| 25 | 1 | 231 | Huel Hamm | Back | Oklahoma |
| 26 | 1 | 241 | Irv Konopka | Tackle | Idaho |
| 27 | 1 | 251 | Chuck Fears | Tackle | UCLA |
| 28 | 1 | 261 | Bert Ekern | End | Missouri |
| 29 | 1 | 271 | Virgil Wagner | Back | Millikin |
| 30 | 1 | 281 | Manny Kaplan | Back | Western Maryland |

## 1944 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1944 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | Otto Graham † | Quarterback | Northwestern |
| 2 | 3 | 14 | Bob Cifers | Halfback | Tennessee |
| 3 | 3 | 19 | Ralph Heywood | End | USC |
| 4 | 3 | 30 | George Bettridge | Back | Utah |
| 5 | 3 | 35 | John Greene | End | Michigan |
| 6 | 3 | 46 | Ed Alliquie | Tackle | Santa Clara |
| 7 | 3 | 57 | Paul Briggs | Tackle | Colorado |
| 8 | 3 | 68 | Red Giske | Guard | Washington State |
| 9 | 3 | 79 | Matthew Bolger | End | Notre Dame |
| 10 | 3 | 90 | Herb Hein | End | Minnesota |
| 11 | 3 | 101 | Paul White | Halfback | Michigan |
| 12 | 3 | 112 | Jack Lescoulie | Guard | UCLA |
| 13 | 3 | 123 | Doug Rehor | Back | Dickinson |
| 14 | 3 | 134 | Bill Pritula | Center | Michigan |
| 15 | 3 | 145 | Jim Molich | End | Fresno State |
| 16 | 3 | 156 | Jules Yakapovich | Back | Colgate |
| 17 | 3 | 167 | Jack Helms | Defensive end | Georgia Tech |
| 18 | 3 | 178 | Elmer Madarik | Halfback | Detroit Mercy |
| 19 | 3 | 189 | Bill Eubank | End | Mississippi State |
| 20 | 3 | 200 | Ray Ahlstrom | Back | Saint Mary's (CA) |
| 21 | 3 | 211 | Alex Kapter | Guard | Northwestern |
| 22 | 3 | 222 | Vic Clark | Back | Texas-El Paso |
| 23 | 3 | 233 | Max Fischer | Center | Oklahoma |
| 24 | 3 | 244 | Chuck Jacoby | Back | Indiana |
| 25 | 3 | 255 | Bob McCarthy | End | Saint Mary's (CA) |
| 26 | 3 | 266 | Stan Hendrickson | End | Colorado |
| 27 | 3 | 277 | Fred Bouldin | Back | Missouri |
| 28 | 3 | 288 | Dick McElwee | Back | West Virginia |
| 29 | 3 | 299 | Robert Derleth | Tackle | Michigan |
| 30 | 3 | 310 | George Dick | End | Kansas |

## 1945 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1945 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 6 | 6 | Frank Szymanski | Center | Notre Dame |
| 3 | 8 | 24 | Stan Mohrbacher | Guard | Iowa |
| 5 | 7 | 39 | Bob Wiese | Back | Michigan |
| 6 | 6 | 49 | Gene Fekete | Fullback | Ohio State |
| 7 | 8 | 62 | Mike Jarmoluk | Defensive tackle | Temple |
| 8 | 7 | 72 | Jackie Lowther | Back | Detroit Mercy |
| 9 | 6 | 82 | Les Joop | Tackle | Illinois |
| 10 | 8 | 95 | Paul Walker | End | Yale |
| 11 | 7 | 105 | Howie Hansen | Tackle | Utah State |
| 12 | 6 | 115 | Mike Kasap | Tackle | Purdue |
| 13 | 8 | 128 | Wally Hopp | Back | Nebraska |
| 14 | 7 | 138 | Ben Trickey | Back | Iowa |
| 15 | 6 | 148 | Windell Williams | End | Louisiana |
| 16 | 8 | 161 | Wayne Flanigan | End | Denver |
| 17 | 7 | 171 | O. J. Key | Back | Tulane |
| 18 | 6 | 181 | Jim McWhorter | Back | Alabama |
| 19 | 8 | 194 | Clyde LeForce | Quarterback | Tulsa |
| 20 | 7 | 204 | Mike Castronis | Guard | Georgia |
| 21 | 6 | 214 | Ken Currier | Guard | Wisconsin |
| 22 | 8 | 227 | Jack Verutti | Back | Saint Mary's (CA) |
| 23 | 7 | 237 | Ray Olsen | Back | Tulane |
| 24 | 6 | 247 | Russ Morrow | Center | Tennessee |
| 25 | 8 | 260 | Stan Green | Tackle | Oklahoma |
| 26 | 7 | 270 | Bob Ivory | Guard | Detroit Mercy |
| 27 | 6 | 280 | Dell Taylor | Back | Tulsa |
| 28 | 8 | 293 | Len Ciesla | Back | Creighton |
| 29 | 7 | 303 | Frank Lopp | Tackle | Wisconsin |
| 30 | 6 | 313 | Paul Limont | End | Notre Dame |
| 31 | 3 | 321 | Ben Schadler | Back | Northwestern |
| 32 | 2 | 326 | Tom Dorais | Back | Detroit Mercy |

## 1946 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1946 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 8 | 8 | Bill Dellastatious | Back | Missouri |
| 3 | 7 | 22 | Russ Thomas | Tackle | Ohio State |
| 5 | 8 | 38 | Dave Harris | End | Wake Forest |
| 6 | 7 | 47 | Joe Eddins | Guard | Auburn |
| 7 | 8 | 58 | Pete Berezney | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 8 | 7 | 67 | Keith DeCourcey | Back | Washington |
| 9 | 8 | 78 | Bill Hedges | Tackle | West Texas A&M |
| 10 | 7 | 87 | Thornton Dixon | Tackle | Ohio State |
| 11 | 8 | 98 | Bob Stevens | Back | Oregon State |
| 12 | 7 | 107 | Pat Farris | Tackle | Texas Tech |
| 13 | 8 | 118 | Paul Copoulos | Back | Marquette |
| 14 | 7 | 127 | Ty Irby | Back | Auburn |
| 15 | 8 | 138 | Pat Thrash | End | South Carolina |
| 16 | 7 | 147 | Kelley Mote | End | Duke |
| 17 | 8 | 158 | Bill Scrugg | Back | Rice |
| 18 | 7 | 167 | Ben Wall | Back | Central Michigan |
| 19 | 8 | 178 | Merlin Kispert | Back | Minnesota |
| 20 | 7 | 187 | Don Malmberg | Tackle | UCLA |
| 21 | 8 | 198 | Ned Maloney | End | Purdue |
| 22 | 7 | 207 | Jack Simmons | Center | Detroit Mercy |
| 23 | 8 | 218 | Joe Pulte | End | Detroit Mercy |
| 24 | 7 | 227 | Bob Funderberg | Back | Northwestern |
| 25 | 8 | 238 | Ed Stacco | Tackle | Colgate |
| 26 | 7 | 247 | Roger Anderson | Guard | Oregon State |
| 27 | 8 | 258 | Chuck Murdock | End | Georgia Tech |
| 28 | 7 | 267 | Dick Van Dusen | Center | Minnesota |
| 29 | 8 | 278 | Bill Agnew | Back | California |
| 30 | 7 | 287 | Tom Panos | Guard | Utah |
| 31 | 3 | 293 | Orlando Palesse | End | Marquette |
| 32 | 2 | 297 | Otis Schellstede | Guard | Oklahoma State |

## 1947 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1947 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | Glenn Davis | Halfback | Army |
| 2 | 1 | 12 | Russ Thomas | Tackle | Ohio State |
| 3 | 1 | 14 | Jim Kekeris | Tackle | Missouri |
| 4 | 1 | 24 | Charley Hoover | Center | Vanderbilt |
| 5 | 1 | 26 | Bob Chappuis | Tailback | Michigan |
| 6 | 1 | 36 | Bernie Gallagher | Guard | Pennsylvania |
| 7 | 1 | 46 | Ed Grain | Guard | Pennsylvania |
| 8 | 1 | 56 | Harvey James | Center | Miami (FL) |
| 9 | 1 | 66 | Kale Alexander | Tackle | South Carolina |
| 10 | 1 | 76 | Bump Elliott | Back | Michigan |
| 11 | 1 | 86 | Pete Sullivan | Tackle | Detroit Mercy |
| 12 | 1 | 96 | LaVerne Camarata | Back | Iowa State |
| 13 | 1 | 106 | Walt Vezmar | Guard | Michigan State |
| 14 | 1 | 116 | Dick Hagen | End | Washington |
| 15 | 1 | 126 | J. W. Meeks | Back | Texas A&M–Commerce |
| 16 | 1 | 136 | Reed Nilsen | Center | BYU |
| 17 | 1 | 146 | Tommy James | Defensive back | Ohio State |
| 18 | 1 | 156 | Ralph Maughan | End | Utah State |
| 19 | 1 | 166 | Buryl Baty | Back | Texas A&M |
| 20 | 1 | 176 | Elmer Madar | End | Michigan |
| 21 | 1 | 186 | J. T. White | End | Michigan |
| 22 | 1 | 196 | Carl Schuette | Linebacker | Marquette |
| 23 | 1 | 206 | Steve Cipot | Tackle | St. Bonaventure |
| 24 | 1 | 216 | Bill Cadenhead | Back | Alabama |
| 25 | 1 | 226 | Jim Cody | Tackle | Texas A&M–Commerce |
| 26 | 1 | 236 | Earl Maves | Wingback | Wisconsin |
| 27 | 1 | 246 | Bill Hillman | Back | Tennessee |
| 28 | 1 | 256 | Arch Kelly | End | Detroit Mercy |
| 29 | 1 | 266 | Bob Tulis | Tackle | Texas A&M |
| 30 | 1 | 276 | Howard McAfee | Tackle | Tulane |

## 1948 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1948 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 6 | 6 | Y. A. Tittle † | Quarterback | LSU |
| 2 | 2 | 13 | George Quist | Back | Stanford |
| 3 | 2 | 15 | Les Bingaman | Defensive guard | Illinois |
| 4 | 2 | 25 | Jim Minor | Tackle | Arkansas |
| 6 | 2 | 37 | Bob Williamson | Tackle | Hobart |
| 7 | 2 | 47 | Fred Enke | Quarterback | Arizona |
| 7 | 8 | 53 | Moroni Schwab | Tackle | Utah State |
| 9 | 2 | 67 | Don Doll | Defensive back | USC |
| 10 | 2 | 77 | Paul Cleary | End | USC |
| 11 | 2 | 87 | Fred Land | Tackle | LSU |
| 13 | 2 | 107 | Russ Steger | Back | Illinois |
| 14 | 2 | 117 | Hal Enstice | Back | Union (NY) |
| 15 | 2 | 127 | Pete Elliott | Back | Michigan |
| 16 | 2 | 137 | Dave Templeton | Guard | Ohio State |
| 17 | 2 | 147 | Quentin Sickels | Guard | Michigan |
| 18 | 2 | 157 | Jim Spruill | Tackle | Rice |
| 19 | 2 | 167 | Barney Hafen | Defensive end | Utah |
| 20 | 2 | 177 | Aldo Dellosobelle | Tackle | Loyola Marymount |
| 21 | 2 | 187 | Dean Dill | Back | USC |
| 22 | 2 | 197 | Jack McEwen | Back | Colorado |
| 23 | 2 | 207 | Rebel Steiner | End | Alabama |
| 24 | 2 | 217 | Joe Suarez | Guard | Saint Mary's (CA) |
| 25 | 2 | 227 | Coy McGee | Back | Notre Dame |
| 26 | 2 | 237 | Phil Alexander | Tackle | South Carolina |
| 27 | 2 | 247 | Frank Pizza | Tackle | Toledo |
| 28 | 2 | 257 | George Schutte | Tackle | USC |
| 29 | 2 | 267 | Tony Pabalis | Back | Central Michigan |
| 30 | 2 | 277 | Bob McCurry | Center | Michigan State |

## 1949 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1949 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | John Rauch | Quarterback | Georgia |
| 2 | 1 | 12 | John Panelli | Linebacker | Notre Dame |
| 3 | 1 | 22 | Lou Kusserow | Linebacker | Columbia |
| 4 | 1 | 32 | Joe Sullivan | Back | Dartmouth |
| 5 | 1 | 42 | George Brodnax | End | Georgia Tech |
| 6 | 1 | 52 | Bob Meinert | Back | Oklahoma State |
| 9 | 1 | 82 | Chuck Drazenovich | Linebacker | Penn State |
| 10 | 1 | 92 | Bill Davis | Guard | Duke |
| 11 | 1 | 102 | Ernie Settembre | Tackle | Miami (FL) |
| 12 | 1 | 112 | Virgil Boteler | Center | New Mexico |
| 13 | 1 | 122 | Al Russas | Tackle | Tennessee |
| 14 | 1 | 132 | Dale Panter | Tackle | Utah State |
| 15 | 1 | 142 | Bob Pifferini | Center | San Jose State |
| 16 | 1 | 152 | Kimball Merrill | Tackle | BYU |
| 17 | 1 | 162 | Zealand Thigpen | Back | Vanderbilt |
| 18 | 1 | 172 | Bill Wehr | Center | Denison |
| 19 | 1 | 182 | Wallace Triplett | Halfback | Penn State |
| 20 | 1 | 192 | Joe Romano | Tackle | North Carolina |
| 21 | 1 | 202 | Jack Lininger | Linebacker | Ohio State |
| 22 | 1 | 212 | Gil Tobler | Back | Utah |
| 23 | 1 | 222 | R. B. Patterson | Guard | Mississippi State |
| 24 | 1 | 232 | Oswald Clark | End | Michigan |
| 25 | 1 | 242 | Les Cowan | End | McMurry |

## 1950 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1950 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Leon Hart | End | Notre Dame |
| 1 | 5 | 5 | Joe Watson | Center | Rice |
| 2 | 13 | 27 | Thurman McGraw | Defensive tackle | Colorado State |
| 3 | 4 | 31 | Art Murakowski | Fullback | Northwestern |
| 4 | 4 | 44 | Ernie Kiely | Guard | Texas-El Paso |
| 5 | 4 | 57 | Hal Fitkin | Back | Dartmouth |
| 6 | 4 | 70 | Floyd Jaszewski | Tackle | Minnesota |
| 7 | 4 | 83 | Bill Leverman | Back | St. Edward's |
| 8 | 4 | 96 | Ralph McAlister | Back | Minnesota |
| 9 | 4 | 109 | Ed Wood | Guard | Detroit Mercy |
| 10 | 4 | 122 | Roland Malcolm | Back | Gustavus Adolphus |
| 11 | 4 | 135 | Jack Wilson | Tackle | Ohio State |
| 12 | 4 | 148 | Bucky Walters | Tackle | Brown |
| 13 | 4 | 161 | Jim Ryan | Back | San Francisco |
| 14 | 4 | 174 | Cliff Squires | Center | Nebraska Wesleyan |
| 15 | 4 | 187 | Tom Worthington | Back | Northwestern |
| 16 | 4 | 200 | Jerry Greiner | Center | Detroit Mercy |
| 17 | 4 | 213 | Connie Callahan | Back | Morningside |
| 18 | 4 | 226 | Don Stansauk | Defensive tackle | Denver |
| 19 | 4 | 239 | Gus Cifelli | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 20 | 4 | 252 | Fred Davis | End | Maryland |
| 21 | 4 | 265 | George Brewer | Back | Oklahoma |
| 22 | 4 | 278 | Jim Tate | Tackle | Purdue |
| 23 | 4 | 291 | Irv Heller | Tackle | Boston University |
| 24 | 4 | 304 | Jim McDowell | Guard | William & Mary |
| 25 | 4 | 317 | Gene Glick | Back | Michigan State |
| 26 | 4 | 330 | Bobby Coy Lee | Back | Texas |
| 27 | 4 | 343 | Elbert Johnson | End | Texas Tech |
| 28 | 4 | 356 | Johnny Karras | Back | Illinois |
| 29 | 4 | 369 | Russ Steger | Back | Illinois |
| 30 | 4 | 382 | Rube DeRoin | Center | Oklahoma State |

## 1950 AAFC dispersal draft

Detroit Lions AAFC dispersal draft selections in 1950 :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | AAFC Team |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | Robert Hoernschemeyer | Halfback | Chicago Hornets |
| 2 | 4 | 17 | Lou Creekmur | Tackle | Los Angeles Dons |
| 3 | 4 | 30 | Bob Jensen | End | Chicago Hornets |
| 4 | 4 | 47 | William Kay | Tackle | Buffalo Bills |
| 5 | 4 | 60 | Richard Rifenberg | End | New York Yankees |
| 6 | 4 | 75 | Joyce Pipkin | End | Los Angeles Dons |
| 7 | 4 | 88 | George Benigni | End | Chicago Hornets |
| 8 | 4 | 103 | Gerald Morrical | Tackle | New York Yankees |
| 9 | 4 | 116 | Warren Huey | End | Chicago Hornets |
| 10 | 4 | 131 | Ray Coates | Halfback | New York Giants |

## 1951 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1951 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 2 | 5 | 19 | Dick Stanfel † | Guard | San Francisco |
| 3 | 7 | 33 | Dorne Dibble | End | Michigan State |
| 4 | 6 | 44 | Pete D'Alonzo | Fullback | Villanova |
| 5 | 5 | 55 | Jim Doran | End | Iowa State |
| 5 | 8 | 58 | LaVern Torgeson | Linebacker | Washington State |
| 6 | 7 | 69 | Jack Christiansen † | Defensive back | Colorado State |
| 7 | 6 | 80 | Bob Momsen | Middle guard | Ohio State |
| 8 | 5 | 91 | Dick Raklovits | Back | Illinois |
| 10 | 7 | 117 | Jim Shoaf | Guard | LSU |
| 11 | 5 | 128 | Frankie Anderson | End | Oklahoma |
| 13 | 6 | 153 | Wayne Siegert | Tackle | Illinois |
| 14 | 5 | 164 | Lee Wittmer | Tackle | Detroit Mercy |
| 15 | 7 | 178 | Jim Hill | Defensive back | Tennessee |
| 16 | 6 | 189 | Ted Geremsky | End | Pittsburgh |
| 17 | 5 | 200 | Darrel Meisenheimer | Defensive back | Oklahoma State |
| 18 | 7 | 214 | Eddie Wolgast | Back | Arizona |
| 19 | 6 | 225 | Gordy Hanson | Tackle | Washington State |
| 20 | 5 | 236 | Harry Gibbons | Back | South Dakota State |
| 21 | 7 | 250 | King Block | Back | Idaho |
| 22 | 6 | 261 | Dan Foldberg | End | Army |
| 23 | 5 | 272 | Dick Gabriel | Back | Lehigh |
| 24 | 7 | 286 | George Buksar | Back | San Francisco |
| 25 | 6 | 297 | Dick Harris | Center | Texas |
| 26 | 5 | 308 | Frank Kazmierski | Center | West Virginia |
| 27 | 7 | 322 | Harry Allis | End | Michigan |
| 28 | 6 | 333 | Dick Peot | Tackle | South Dakota State |
| 29 | 5 | 344 | Bruce Womack | Guard | West Texas A&M |
| 30 | 7 | 358 | Ron Horwath | Back | Detroit Mercy |

## 1952 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1952 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 3 | 9 | 34 | Yale Lary † | Defensive back | Texas A&M |
| 4 | 8 | 45 | Pat Summerall | Defensive end | Arkansas |
| 5 | 9 | 58 | Bob Miller | Defensive tackle | Virginia |
| 6 | 8 | 69 | Gordon Cooper | End | Denver |
| 7 | 9 | 82 | Wes Gardner | Center | Utah |
| 8 | 8 | 93 | Tom Dublinski | Quarterback | Utah |
| 9 | 9 | 106 | Sonny Gandee | Linebacker | Ohio State |
| 10 | 8 | 117 | Steve Dowden | Tackle | Baylor |
| 11 | 9 | 130 | Keith Flowers | Center | TCU |
| 12 | 8 | 141 | Jim Roshto | Back | LSU |
| 13 | 9 | 154 | Carroll McDonald | Center | Florida |
| 14 | 8 | 165 | Ray Oliverson | Back | BYU |
| 15 | 9 | 178 | John Burgamy | Guard | Georgia |
| 17 | 9 | 202 | Hank Lauricella | Halfback | Tennessee |
| 18 | 8 | 213 | Stan Campbell | Guard | Iowa State |
| 19 | 9 | 226 | Blaine Earon | Defensive end | Duke |
| 20 | 8 | 237 | Gil Mains | Defensive tackle | Murray State |
| 21 | 9 | 250 | Showboat Boykin | Back | Mississippi |
| 22 | 8 | 261 | Jim David | Defensive back | Colorado State |
| 23 | 9 | 274 | Hal Maxwell | End | Mississippi |
| 24 | 8 | 285 | Bob Werckle | Tackle | Vanderbilt |
| 25 | 9 | 298 | Byron Bailey | Halfback | Washington State |
| 26 | 8 | 309 | Buddy Terry | End | Stephen F. Austin |
| 27 | 9 | 322 | Bob Trout | End | Baylor |
| 28 | 8 | 333 | Hal Turner | Defensive end | Tennessee State |
| 29 | 9 | 346 | Art Hudson | Back | Western Illinois |
| 30 | 8 | 357 | Ray Don Dillon | Back | Prairie View A&M |

## 1953 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1953 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 13 | 13 | Harley Sewell | Guard | Texas |
| 2 | 12 | 25 | Gene Gedman | Halfback | Indiana |
| 4 | 12 | 50 | Charlie Ane | Tackle | USC |
| 6 | 12 | 74 | Ollie Spencer | Tackle | Kansas |
| 7 | 12 | 86 | Joe Schmidt † | Linebacker | Pittsburgh |
| 8 | 12 | 98 | Lew Carpenter | Halfback | Arkansas |
| 9 | 12 | 110 | Carlton McCormack | Center | TCU |
| 10 | 12 | 122 | Dreher Gaskin | End | Clemson |
| 11 | 12 | 134 | Elmer Messenger | Guard | Washington State |
| 12 | 12 | 146 | Larry Spencer | Back | Wake Forest |
| 13 | 12 | 158 | Bob Thomas | End | Washington and Lee |
| 14 | 12 | 170 | Jack Barger | Tackle | New Mexico |
| 15 | 12 | 182 | Ted Topor | Linebacker | Michigan |
| 16 | 12 | 194 | Bob Volonnino | Guard | Army/Villanova |
| 17 | 12 | 206 | Ray Green | Tackle | Duke |
| 18 | 12 | 218 | Ed Mioduszewski | Quarterback | William & Mary |
| 19 | 12 | 230 | Paul Held | Quarterback | San Jose State |
| 20 | 12 | 242 | Gerry Hart | Tackle | Army/Mississippi |
| 21 | 12 | 254 | Bob Tata | Back | Virginia |
| 22 | 12 | 266 | Pete Retzlaff | End | South Dakota State |
| 23 | 12 | 278 | Carl Karilivacz | Defensive back | Syracuse |
| 24 | 12 | 290 | Truett Grant | Tackle | Duke |
| 25 | 12 | 302 | Marv Brown | Halfback | Texas A&M–Commerce |
| 26 | 12 | 314 | Jim Dooley | Center | Penn State |
| 27 | 12 | 326 | Jackie Parker | Back | Mississippi State |
| 28 | 12 | 338 | Laurin Pepper | Back | Southern Miss |
| 29 | 12 | 350 | Harley Rector | Tackle | Wayne State (NE) |
| 30 | 11 | 361 | Hal Maus | End | Montana |

## 1954 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1954 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 13 | 13 | Dick Chapman | Tackle | Rice |
| 2 | 12 | 25 | Jim Neal | Center | Michigan State |
| 3 | 12 | 37 | Bill Bowman | Fullback | William & Mary |
| 4 | 7 | 44 | Bill Stits | Defensive back | UCLA |
| 4 | 12 | 49 | Howard McCants | End | Washington State |
| 5 | 12 | 61 | George Parozzo | Tackle | William & Mary |
| 6 | 2 | 63 | Pence Dacus | Back | Texas State |
| 6 | 12 | 73 | Dick Kercher | Halfback | Tulsa |
| 7 | 12 | 85 | Jack Cross | Back | Utah |
| 8 | 12 | 97 | Milt Davis | Defensive back | UCLA |
| 9 | 12 | 109 | Bob Lawson | Back | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |
| 10 | 12 | 121 | Jack Carroll | End | Holy Cross |
| 11 | 12 | 133 | Milt Schwenk | Tackle | Washington State |
| 12 | 12 | 145 | Bob Hartman | Tackle | Oregon State |
| 13 | 12 | 157 | Jim Swierczek | Back | Marshall |
| 14 | 12 | 169 | Ray Novak | Back | Nebraska |
| 15 | 12 | 181 | Kirk Hinderlider | End | Colorado State |
| 16 | 12 | 193 | Bob Chuoke | Tackle | Houston |
| 17 | 12 | 205 | Rick Kaser | Back | Toledo |
| 18 | 12 | 217 | Norm Hayes | Tackle | Idaho |
| 19 | 12 | 229 | Buster Graves | Tackle | Arkansas |
| 20 | 12 | 241 | Jim Durrant | Guard | Utah |
| 21 | 12 | 253 | Jack Kistler | Back | Duke |
| 22 | 12 | 265 | Dewey Brundage | Defensive end | BYU |
| 23 | 12 | 277 | Jack Shanafelt | Tackle | Pennsylvania |
| 24 | 12 | 289 | Bobby Burrows | Guard | Duke |
| 25 | 12 | 301 | Richie Woit | Defensive back | Arkansas State |
| 26 | 12 | 313 | Jim George | Tackle | Syracuse |
| 27 | 12 | 325 | Dick Rzeszut | Center | Benedictine |
| 28 | 12 | 337 | Dolph Rutschman | Back | Linfield |
| 29 | 12 | 349 | Mel Bertrand | Center | Idaho |
| 30 | 11 | 360 | Ellis Horton | Back | Eureka |

## 1955 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1955 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 12 | 12 | Dave Middleton | End | Auburn |
| 2 | 11 | 24 | Jim Salsbury | Guard | UCLA |
| 3 | 11 | 36 | Darris McCord | Defensive end | Tennessee |
| 4 | 2 | 39 | Gordon Malloy | Back | Miami (FL) |
| 4 | 11 | 48 | Lee Riley | Defensive back | Detroit Mercy |
| 5 | 11 | 60 | Bud Brooks | Guard | Arkansas |
| 6 | 11 | 72 | Elijah Childers | Tackle | Prairie View A&M |
| 7 | 11 | 84 | Bert Zagers | Defensive back | Michigan State |
| 8 | 5 | 90 | Leon Cunningham | Linebacker | South Carolina |
| 8 | 11 | 96 | Bill Walker | End | Maryland |
| 8 | 12 | 97 | Lamoine Holland | End | Rice |
| 9 | 11 | 108 | Walt Jenkins | Defensive end | Wayne State |
| 10 | 11 | 120 | Tom Gastall | Back | Boston University |
| 11 | 11 | 132 | Herb McDermott | Tackle | Iowa State |
| 12 | 11 | 144 | Dick Goist | Back | Cincinnati |
| 13 | 11 | 156 | Don Henderson | Tackle | Utah |
| 14 | 11 | 168 | Jerry Gajda | Back | Benedictine |
| 15 | 11 | 180 | George Atkins | Guard | Auburn |
| 16 | 11 | 192 | Al Marr | End | Bradley |
| 17 | 11 | 204 | Don Daly | Back | Eastern Kentucky |
| 18 | 11 | 216 | Pat Oleksiak | Back | Tennessee |
| 19 | 11 | 228 | Bob Muller | Center | Eastern Kentucky |
| 20 | 11 | 240 | Fred Mahaffey | Back | Denver |
| 21 | 11 | 252 | Jim Walters | Tackle | Mississippi |
| 22 | 11 | 264 | George Albrecht | Back | Maryland |
| 23 | 11 | 276 | George Galuska | Back | Wyoming |
| 24 | 11 | 288 | Bob Flacke | Guard | Holy Cross |
| 25 | 11 | 300 | Dick Miller | Tackle | Illinois |
| 26 | 11 | 312 | Duncan McDonald | Back | Michigan |
| 27 | 11 | 324 | Mike Troka | Back | Trinity (CT) |
| 28 | 11 | 336 | Harry Lovell | Guard | South Carolina |
| 29 | 11 | 348 | Bill Dearing | Back | Florida |
| 30 | 10 | 359 | Charley Hatch | End | Utah State |

## 1956 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1956 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | Howard Cassady | Halfback | Ohio State |
| 3 | 2 | 27 | Don McIlhenny | Halfback | SMU |
| 4 | 1 | 38 | Jerry Reichow | End | Iowa |
| 5 | 1 | 50 | Tom Tracy | Halfback | Tennessee |
| 6 | 1 | 62 | Bob Lusk | Center | William & Mary |
| 7 | 1 | 74 | Gene Cronin | Defensive end | Pacific |
| 8 | 1 | 86 | Jack Powell | Tackle | Texas A&M |
| 9 | 1 | 98 | Calvin Jones | Guard | Iowa |
| 10 | 1 | 110 | Joe Silas | Defensive end | South Carolina |
| 11 | 1 | 122 | Lew Wacker | Back | Richmond |
| 11 | 3 | 124 | Tom Selep | Back | Maryland |
| 12 | 1 | 134 | R. B. Nunnery | Tackle | LSU |
| 13 | 1 | 146 | O. K. Ferguson | Back | LSU |
| 14 | 1 | 158 | Ronnie Falls | Linebacker | Duke |
| 15 | 1 | 170 | Buzzy Allert | Defensive end | Texas State |
| 16 | 1 | 182 | Len Zyzda | Defensive end | Purdue |
| 17 | 1 | 194 | Ken Wind | End | Houston |
| 18 | 1 | 206 | Emidio Petrarca | Back | Boston College |
| 19 | 1 | 218 | Dale Vaughn | Back | VMI |
| 20 | 1 | 230 | Joe Stephenson | End | Vanderbilt |
| 21 | 1 | 242 | Bob Blechen | Center | Whittier |
| 22 | 1 | 254 | Dick Marazza | Tackle | Clemson |
| 23 | 1 | 266 | Bob Garrard | Back | Georgia |
| 24 | 1 | 278 | Jarv Walz | End | Central Michigan |
| 25 | 1 | 290 | Jerry Hall | Back | Rice |
| 26 | 1 | 302 | Joe Walden | Back | West Texas A&M |
| 27 | 1 | 314 | Bryan Burnthorne | Guard | Tulane |
| 28 | 1 | 326 | John Smith | Guard | Northwestern |
| 29 | 1 | 338 | Doug Peters | Back | UCLA |
| 30 | 1 | 350 | John Gibbens | Tackle | Texas State |

## 1957 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1957 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 12 | 12 | Bill Glass | Defensive end | Baylor |
| 2 | 11 | 24 | John Gordy | Guard | Tennessee |
| 3 | 11 | 36 | Terry Barr | Halfback | Michigan |
| 4 | 11 | 48 | Steve Junker | End | Xavier (OH) |
| 5 | 10 | 59 | John Barrow | Guard | Florida |
| 6 | 10 | 71 | Ken Russell | Tackle | Bowling Green |
| 7 | 10 | 83 | Jerry Leahy | Tackle | Colorado |
| 8 | 10 | 95 | Dave Liddick | Defensive tackle | George Washington |
| 9 | 10 | 107 | John Nikkel | End | TCU |
| 10 | 10 | 119 | Tom Rychlec | End | American International |
| 11 | 10 | 131 | Carl Osterloh | Center | Missouri |
| 12 | 10 | 143 | Charlie O'Brien | End | Valparaiso |
| 13 | 10 | 155 | Bill West | Back | Eastern Oregon |
| 14 | 10 | 167 | Phil Smith | Back | Jacksonville State |
| 15 | 10 | 179 | Gene Alderton | Center | Maryland |
| 16 | 10 | 191 | Hillmer Olson | Center | Virginia Tech |
| 17 | 10 | 203 | Jack Kemp | Quarterback | Occidental |
| 18 | 10 | 215 | Jay Weenig | Guard | BYU |
| 19 | 10 | 227 | Bob Gunderman | End | Virginia |
| 20 | 10 | 239 | Alex Lazzerino | Tackle | South Carolina |
| 21 | 10 | 251 | Dudley Meredith | Defensive tackle | Lamar |
| 22 | 10 | 263 | Tom Schulte | End | Eastern Kentucky |
| 23 | 10 | 275 | George Gillar | Back | Texas A&M |
| 24 | 10 | 287 | Joe Scales | Back | Vanderbilt |
| 25 | 10 | 299 | Carl Johnson | Back | South Dakota |
| 26 | 10 | 311 | Chuck Muelhaupt | Guard | Iowa State |
| 27 | 10 | 323 | Dick Trafas | End | St. Thomas |
| 28 | 10 | 335 | Joe Smith | Back | Houston |
| 29 | 10 | 347 | Hugh Martin | Guard | Pomona |
| 30 | 9 | 358 | Mike Shill | Tackle | Furman |

## 1958 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1958 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 10 | 10 | Alex Karras † | Defensive tackle | Iowa |
| 4 | 8 | 45 | Wayne Walker | Linebacker | Idaho |
| 6 | 12 | 73 | Dan Lewis | Halfback | Wisconsin |
| 7 | 10 | 83 | Ralph Pfeifer | Back | Kansas State |
| 7 | 12 | 85 | Hal Outten | Tackle | Virginia |
| 8 | 7 | 92 | Karl Koepfer | Guard | Bowling Green |
| 8 | 12 | 97 | Phil Blazer | Guard | North Carolina |
| 9 | 6 | 103 | Jim Loftin | Back | Alabama |
| 9 | 12 | 109 | Ben Paolucci | Defensive tackle | Wayne State |
| 10 | 12 | 121 | Elliot Schaubach | Tackle | William & Mary |
| 11 | 12 | 133 | Claude Chaney | Back | Dayton |
| 12 | 12 | 145 | Hal Boutte | End | San Jose State |
| 13 | 12 | 157 | Barry Maroney | Back | Cincinnati |
| 14 | 12 | 169 | Ken Webb | Halfback | Presbyterian |
| 15 | 10 | 179 | John Scheldrup | End | Iowa State |
| 15 | 12 | 181 | Jerry Mohlman | Back | Benedictine |
| 16 | 12 | 193 | Gordon Ringquist | Tackle | Central Michigan |
| 17 | 12 | 205 | Walt Gurasich | Guard | USC |
| 18 | 7 | 212 | Bill Austin | Center | Auburn |
| 18 | 12 | 217 | Larry Carrier | Back | Kansas |
| 19 | 12 | 229 | Dave Bottos | Back | Murray State |
| 20 | 12 | 241 | Bill Curry | Tackle | Western Kentucky |
| 21 | 12 | 253 | Jim Wagstaff | Defensive back | Idaho State |
| 22 | 12 | 265 | Buddy Nidiffer | End | South Carolina |
| 23 | 12 | 277 | Frank Destino | Back | South Carolina |
| 24 | 12 | 289 | Dave Whitsell | Defensive back | Indiana |
| 25 | 12 | 301 | Jim Cook | Back | Auburn |
| 26 | 12 | 313 | Joe Bruce | Tackle | Middle Tennessee State |
| 27 | 12 | 325 | Don Agers | Tackle | Missouri S&T |
| 28 | 12 | 337 | Jack Pitt | End | South Carolina |
| 29 | 12 | 349 | Henry Herzog | Back | Kentucky |
| 30 | 11 | 360 | Tommy Bronson | Back | Tennessee |

## 1959 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1959 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 6 | 6 | Nick Pietrosante | Fullback | Notre Dame |
| 2 | 6 | 18 | Charley Horton | Guard | Baylor |
| 2 | 7 | 19 | Mike Rabold | Guard | Indiana |
| 3 | 6 | 30 | Ron Koes | Center | North Carolina |
| 3 | 12 | 36 | Ron Luciano | Tackle | Syracuse |
| 4 | 6 | 42 | Art Brandriff | Back | VMI |
| 4 | 10 | 46 | Bob Grottkau | Guard | Oregon |
| 6 | 7 | 67 | Dick Guesman | Defensive tackle | West Virginia |
| 7 | 5 | 77 | Ben Donnell | Defensive end | Vanderbilt |
| 8 | 4 | 88 | Jim Lenden | Tackle | Oregon |
| 9 | 5 | 101 | Carl Smith | Fullback | Tennessee |
| 10 | 4 | 112 | Jack Laraway | Linebacker | Purdue |
| 11 | 5 | 125 | Harry Jacobs | Linebacker | Bradley |
| 12 | 4 | 136 | Ron Stehouwer | Guard | Colorado State |
| 13 | 5 | 149 | Jim Steffen | Defensive back | UCLA |
| 14 | 4 | 160 | Jim Baldwin | Center | McMurry |
| 15 | 5 | 173 | Bruce Maher | Defensive back | Detroit Mercy |
| 16 | 4 | 184 | George McGee | Tackle | Southern |
| 17 | 5 | 197 | Jack Rudolph | Linebacker | Georgia Tech |
| 18 | 4 | 208 | Dave Holden | Tackle | Los Angeles State |
| 19 | 5 | 221 | Rufus Granderson | Defensive tackle | Prairie View A&M |
| 20 | 4 | 232 | Dan McGrew | Center | Purdue |
| 21 | 5 | 245 | Buddy Davis | Back | Richmond |
| 22 | 4 | 256 | Lebron Shields | Defensive end | Tennessee |
| 23 | 5 | 269 | Sal Cesario | Tackle | Denver |
| 24 | 4 | 280 | Fred Riddle | Back | Pittsburgh |
| 25 | 5 | 293 | Dan Chamberlain | End | Sacramento State |
| 26 | 4 | 304 | Jim Bradley | Back | Lincoln (MO) |
| 27 | 5 | 317 | Bill Jerry | Tackle | South Carolina |
| 28 | 4 | 328 | Vince Matthews | Back | Texas |
| 29 | 5 | 341 | Dave Sime | End | Duke |
| 30 | 4 | 352 | Ron Stover | End | Oregon |

## 1960 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1960 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | Johnny Robinson † | Defensive back | LSU |
| 2 | 3 | 15 | Warren Rabb | Quarterback | LSU |
| 3 | 3 | 27 | Bob Scholtz | Center | Notre Dame |
| 4 | 3 | 39 | Jim Andreotti | Center | Northwestern |
| 4 | 6 | 42 | Roger Brown | Defensive tackle | Maryland Eastern Shore |
| 6 | 3 | 63 | Gail Cogdill | Split end | Washington State |
| 7 | 3 | 75 | Jim Norton | Defensive back | Idaho |
| 9 | 3 | 99 | Max Messner | Linebacker | Cincinnati |
| 10 | 3 | 111 | Grady Alderman | Tackle | Detroit Mercy |
| 10 | 9 | 117 | Jim O'Brien | Tackle | Boston College |
| 11 | 3 | 123 | Ted Aucreman | End | Indiana |
| 12 | 3 | 135 | Dave Ross | End | Los Angeles State |
| 13 | 3 | 147 | Pete Tunney | Halfback | Occidental |
| 14 | 3 | 159 | Jim Glasgow | Tackle | Jacksonville State |
| 15 | 3 | 171 | Darrell Harper | Halfback | Michigan |
| 16 | 3 | 183 | Steve Rasso | Back | Cincinnati |
| 17 | 3 | 195 | Bob Hudson | End | Louisiana Tech |
| 18 | 3 | 207 | Frank Walton | Halfback | John Carroll |
| 19 | 3 | 219 | Gene Prebola | Tight end | Boston University |
| 20 | 3 | 231 | Dean Look | Quarterback | Michigan State |

## 1961 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1961 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 2 | 9 | 23 | Dan LaRose | Tackle | Missouri |
| 3 | 6 | 34 | Dick Mills | Guard | Pittsburgh |
| 3 | 10 | 38 | Houston Antwine | Defensive tackle | Southern Illinois |
| 4 | 9 | 51 | Ron Hartline | Fullback | Oklahoma |
| 5 | 10 | 66 | Earl Faison | Defensive end | Indiana |
| 5 | 14 | 70 | Ron Puckett | Tackle | Los Angeles State |
| 8 | 9 | 107 | Larry Muff | End | Benedictine |
| 9 | 10 | 122 | Bob Brooks | Fullback | Ohio |
| 10 | 9 | 135 | Errol Linden | Tackle | Houston |
| 11 | 10 | 150 | Larry Vargo | Defensive back | Detroit Mercy |
| 12 | 9 | 163 | Tom Rodgers | Back | Kentucky |
| 13 | 10 | 178 | Paul Hodge | Linebacker | Pittsburgh |
| 14 | 9 | 191 | Charley Bowers | Halfback | Arizona State |
| 15 | 10 | 206 | Mike Lauber | End | Wisconsin–River Falls |
| 16 | 9 | 219 | Gus Krantz | Tackle | Northern Michigan |
| 17 | 10 | 234 | Tom Goode | Center | Mississippi State |
| 18 | 9 | 247 | John Gregor | Tackle | Montana |
| 19 | 10 | 262 | Gene Valesano | Back | Northern Michigan |
| 20 | 9 | 275 | Tom Lewis | Back | Lake Forest |

## 1962 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1962 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 10 | 10 | John Hadl | Quarterback | Kansas |
| 2 | 10 | 24 | Eddie Wilson | Quarterback | Arizona |
| 3 | 10 | 38 | Bobby Thompson | Defensive back | Arizona |
| 4 | 6 | 48 | John Lomakoski | Tackle | Western Michigan |
| 4 | 10 | 52 | Larry Ferguson | Halfback | Iowa |
| 5 | 10 | 66 | Dan Birdwell | Defensive tackle | Houston |
| 6 | 10 | 80 | Mike Bundra | Defensive tackle | USC |
| 7 | 10 | 94 | Tom Hall | Wide receiver | Minnesota |
| 8 | 10 | 108 | Murdock Hooper | Tackle | Houston |
| 8 | 11 | 109 | Frank Imperiale | Guard | Southern Illinois |
| 9 | 10 | 122 | Todd Grant | Center | Michigan |
| 10 | 10 | 136 | Jerry Archer | Center | Pittsburg State |
| 11 | 10 | 150 | Karl Anderson | Tackle | Bowling Green |
| 12 | 10 | 164 | Gale Sprute | Center | Winona State |
| 13 | 10 | 178 | Sherlock Knight | Tackle | Central State (OH) |
| 14 | 10 | 192 | Jim Davidson | Back | Maryland |
| 15 | 10 | 206 | Dick Broadbent | End | Delaware |
| 16 | 10 | 220 | Tom Sestak | Defensive tackle | McNeese State |
| 17 | 10 | 234 | Rucker Wickline | Center | Marshall |
| 18 | 10 | 248 | Joe Zuger | Quarterback | Arizona State |
| 19 | 10 | 262 | Jim Bernhardt | Tackle | Linfield |
| 20 | 10 | 276 | Bob Brown | End | Michigan |

## 1963 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1963 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 12 | 12 | Daryl Sanders | Tackle | Ohio State |
| 2 | 13 | 27 | Roy Williams | Defensive tackle | Pacific |
| 4 | 13 | 55 | Chuck Walton | Guard | Iowa State |
| 6 | 13 | 83 | Don King | Halfback | Syracuse |
| 7 | 12 | 96 | John Gamble | Guard | Pacific |
| 8 | 13 | 111 | Dennis Gaubatz | Linebacker | LSU |
| 9 | 12 | 124 | Ken Dill | Linebacker | Mississippi |
| 10 | 13 | 139 | Nick Ryder | Fullback | Miami (FL) |
| 11 | 12 | 152 | Karl Kassulke | Defensive back | Drake |
| 12 | 13 | 167 | Tom Janik | Defensive back | Texas A&M–Kingsville |
| 13 | 12 | 180 | Ernie Clark | Linebacker | Michigan State |
| 14 | 13 | 195 | Bill O'Brien | Tackle | Xavier |
| 15 | 12 | 208 | Jim Simon | Guard | Miami (FL) |
| 16 | 13 | 223 | Charlie Johnson | Tackle | Villanova |
| 17 | 12 | 236 | Gene Frantz | Back | BYU |
| 18 | 13 | 251 | Al Greer | End | Jackson State |
| 19 | 12 | 264 | Lucien Reeberg | Tackle | Hampton |
| 20 | 13 | 279 | Gordon Scarborough | Back | Texas A&M–Commerce |

## 1964 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1964 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 5 | 5 | Pete Beathard | Quarterback | USC |
| 2 | 6 | 20 | Matt Snorton | Tight end | Michigan State |
| 3 | 2 | 30 | Pat Batten | Fullback | Hardin–Simmons |
| 3 | 5 | 33 | Gerry Philbin | Defensive end | Buffalo |
| 4 | 6 | 48 | Wally Hilgenberg | Linebacker | Iowa |
| 5 | 5 | 61 | Benny Nelson | Defensive back | Alabama |
| 6 | 6 | 76 | John Hilton | Tight end | Richmond |
| 7 | 5 | 89 | Bill Parcells | Tackle | Wichita State |
| 9 | 5 | 117 | Wayne Rasmussen | Defensive back | South Dakota State |
| 10 | 6 | 132 | Larry Hand | Defensive end | Appalachian State |
| 10 | 8 | 134 | Glenn Holton | Halfback | West Virginia |
| 11 | 5 | 145 | Don Hyne | Tackle | Baldwin Wallace |
| 12 | 6 | 160 | Warren Wells | Split end | Texas Southern |
| 13 | 5 | 173 | John Miller | Tackle | Idaho State |
| 14 | 6 | 188 | Doug Bickle | End | Hillsdale |
| 15 | 5 | 201 | Roger LaLonde | Defensive tackle | Muskingum |
| 16 | 6 | 216 | Allan Robinson | Halfback | BYU |
| 17 | 5 | 229 | Joe Provenzano | Tackle | Kansas State |
| 18 | 6 | 244 | Willis Langley | Tackle | LSU |
| 19 | 5 | 257 | Bruce Zellmer | Halfback | Winona State |
| 20 | 6 | 272 | Steve Barilla | Tackle | Wichita State |

## 1965 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1965 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 11 | 11 | Tom Nowatzke | Fullback | Indiana |
| 2 | 11 | 25 | Jerry Rush | Defensive tackle | Michigan State |
| 3 | 11 | 39 | Fred Biletnikoff † | Wide receiver | Florida State |
| 4 | 4 | 46 | Tom Myers | Quarterback | Northwestern |
| 5 | 1 | 57 | Tom Vaughn | Defensive back | Iowa State |
| 5 | 8 | 64 | Ed Flanagan | Center | Purdue |
| 5 | 11 | 67 | John Flynn | End | Oklahoma |
| 6 | 11 | 81 | Earl Hawkins | Back | Emory and Henry |
| 7 | 8 | 92 | Greg Kent | Tackle | Utah |
| 7 | 11 | 95 | Bob Kowalkowski | Guard | Virginia |
| 8 | 11 | 109 | Larry Harbin | Back | Appalachian State |
| 9 | 11 | 123 | Bruce McLenna | Halfback | Hillsdale |
| 10 | 11 | 137 | Frank Pennie | Tackle | Florida |
| 11 | 11 | 151 | Jim Kearney | Defensive back | Prairie View A&M |
| 12 | 11 | 165 | Jim Moore | Linebacker | North Texas |
| 13 | 11 | 179 | Jack Jacobson | Defensive back | Oklahoma State |
| 14 | 11 | 193 | Larry Brown | Back | Oklahoma |
| 15 | 11 | 207 | Wallace Dickey | Tackle | Texas State |
| 16 | 11 | 221 | John Smith | Tackle | Maryland Eastern Shore |
| 17 | 11 | 235 | Sonny Odom | Halfback | Duke |
| 18 | 11 | 249 | Karl Sweetan | Quarterback | Wake Forest |
| 19 | 11 | 263 | Preston Love | Back | Nebraska |
| 20 | 11 | 277 | George Wilson | Quarterback | Notre Dame |

## 1966 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1966 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 2 | 8 | 24 | Nick Eddy | Running back | Notre Dame |
| 3 | 7 | 39 | Bill Malinchak | Split end | Indiana |
| 4 | 7 | 55 | Doug Van Horn | Guard | Ohio State |
| 4 | 11 | 59 | Willie Walker | Wide receiver | Tennessee State |
| 5 | 3 | 67 | Bill Cody | Linebacker | Auburn |
| 6 | 7 | 87 | Wayne DeSutter | Tackle | Western Illinois |
| 7 | 8 | 103 | Johnnie Robinson | Defensive back | Tennessee State |
| 8 | 7 | 117 | John Pincavage | Halfback | Virginia |
| 9 | 11 | 136 | Dick Cunningham | Tackle | Arkansas |
| 10 | 8 | 148 | Bruce Yates | Tackle | Auburn |
| 10 | 10 | 150 | Tom Brigham | Defensive end | Wisconsin |
| 11 | 9 | 164 | Jack O'Billovich | Linebacker | Oregon State |
| 12 | 8 | 178 | Randy Winkler | Tackle | Tarleton State |
| 13 | 7 | 192 | Bill Maselter | Tackle | Wisconsin |
| 14 | 11 | 211 | Denis Moore | Defensive tackle | USC |
| 15 | 10 | 225 | Bill Sullivan | Defensive end | West Virginia |
| 16 | 9 | 239 | Jerry Gendron | End | Wisconsin–Eau Claire |
| 17 | 8 | 253 | Ralph Dunlap | Defensive end | Baylor |
| 18 | 7 | 267 | Bill Johnson | End | West Alabama |
| 19 | 11 | 286 | Bob Baier | Tackle | Simpson |
| 20 | 10 | 300 | Allen Smith | Halfback | Findlay |

## 1967 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1967 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 7 | 7 | Mel Farr | Running back | UCLA |
| 2 | 8 | 34 | Lem Barney † | Defensive back | Jackson State |
| 3 | 7 | 60 | Paul Naumoff | Linebacker | Tennessee |
| 4 | 8 | 88 | Lew Kamanu | Defensive end | Weber State |
| 6 | 8 | 141 | Tim Jones | Quarterback | Weber State |
| 6 | 11 | 144 | John McCambridge | Defensive end | Northwestern |
| 7 | 7 | 166 | Ted Tuinstra | Tackle | Iowa State |
| 9 | 7 | 218 | Mike Weger | Defensive back | Bowling Green |
| 10 | 8 | 245 | Jerry Hayhoe | Guard | USC |
| 11 | 7 | 270 | Ray Shirey | Tackle | Arizona State |
| 12 | 7 | 297 | Eric Watts | Defensive back | San Jose State |
| 13 | 7 | 322 | Lamar Wright | Guard | Georgia Tech |
| 14 | 8 | 349 | Cleveland Robinson | Defensive end | South Carolina State |
| 15 | 7 | 374 | Sam Burke | Defensive back | Georgia Tech |
| 16 | 8 | 401 | Jerry Zawadzkas | Tight end | Columbia |
| 17 | 7 | 426 | Ken Ramsey | Defensive tackle | Northwestern |

## 1968 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1968 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 11 | 11 | Greg Landry | Quarterback | Massachusetts |
| 1 | 24 | 24 | Earl McCullouch | Wide receiver | USC |
| 2 | 10 | 37 | Jerry DePoyster | Kicker | Wyoming |
| 3 | 19 | 74 | Charlie Sanders † | Tight end | Minnesota |
| 4 | 10 | 93 | Ed Mooney | Linebacker | Texas Tech |
| 5 | 9 | 120 | Phil Odle | Wide receiver | BYU |
| 6 | 10 | 148 | Mike Spitzer | Defensive end | San Jose State |
| 8 | 10 | 202 | Terry Miller | Linebacker | Illinois |
| 9 | 10 | 229 | Greg Barton | Quarterback | Tulsa |
| 10 | 10 | 256 | Granville Liggins | Linebacker | Oklahoma |
| 11 | 10 | 283 | Dwight Little | Guard | Kentucky |
| 12 | 10 | 310 | Ed Caruthers | Defensive back | Arizona |
| 13 | 10 | 337 | Chuck Bailey | Tackle | Humboldt State |
| 14 | 10 | 364 | Richie Davis | End | Upsala |
| 15 | 10 | 391 | Jim Oliver | Running back | Colorado State |
| 16 | 10 | 418 | Bob Rokita | Defensive end | Arizona State |

## 1969 draft

Detroit Lions' selections in the 1969 NFL draft :
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 2 | 8 | 34 | Altie Taylor | Running back | Utah State |
| 2 | 21 | 47 | Jim Yarbrough | Tackle | Florida |
| 3 | 7 | 59 | Larry Walton | Wide receiver | Arizona State |
| 8 | 8 | 190 | Jim Carr | Tackle | Jackson State |
| 9 | 8 | 216 | Rocky Rasley | Guard | Oregon State |
| 10 | 8 | 242 | Bob Bergum | Defensive end | Wisconsin–Platteville |
| 11 | 8 | 268 | Ron Walker | Defensive end | Morris Brown |
| 12 | 8 | 294 | Bob Hadlock | Defensive tackle | George Fox |
| 13 | 3 | 320 | Wilson Bowie | Running back | USC |
| 14 | 8 | 346 | George Hoey | Defensive back | Michigan |
| 15 | 8 | 372 | Fred Gough | Linebacker | Texas–Arlington |
| 16 | 8 | 398 | Ken Spain | Defensive end | Houston |
| 16 | 17 | 407 | John Stahl | Guard | Fresno State |
| 17 | 8 | 424 | Gary Steele | Tight end | Army |