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Kirkendall of Cincy Jungle, SB Nation's Bengals blog, sent me a scouting report on the Lions' newest running back, Rudi Johnson.  It can be found below. The RiseFor the early part of Rudi...

The Lions' final pick of the 2008 NFL Draft generated the most publicity of any selection on day two.  Why?  Well, Detroit drafted Army safety/linebacker Caleb Campbell.  The fact that he went...

The Lions' second to last pick of the 2008 NFL Draft came in the seventh-round when Detroit selected Ohio defensive tackle Landon Cohen.  After already picking up Andre Fluellen in the...

With their second pick of the fifth-round, the Detroit Lions selected Furman fullback Jerome Felton.  This pick was another head-scratcher at first glance, but after learning more about Felton, I...

After having zero fourth-round picks, the Lions' got the fifth-round started by drafting Wake Forest wide receiver Kenneth Moore.  This pick was made possible by the Lions' day one trade with...

After already going on the clock twice in the third-round, the Lions decided to make a trade that gave them one more third-round selection.  The trade allowed Detroit to pick Purdue tweener...

One of the things the Lions received in exchange for defensive tackle Shaun Rogers was Cleveland's third-round pick.  On the second day of the draft, the Lions used that pick to replace Rogers...

The Lions traded up to the first pick of the third-round to select Central Florida running back Kevin Smith.  Detroit had a pressing need at the running back position for added depth, and Smith...

The Lions' second-round pick in this year's NFL Draft addressed a pressing need at the linebacker position.  Other than Ernie Sims, Detroit's linebackers haven't exactly been that great, and on...

Over the next couple of weeks, I will be doing a scouting report on each of the Lions' draft picks.  Basically, I'm going to dig up information on each draft pick from various sources so we can...