NFL Draft News & Analysis

Lions add receiver help, select Golladay

DETROIT, MI - DECEMBER 04: Kenny Golladay #19 of the Northern Illinois Huskies looks on from the sidelines during the 2015 MAC Championship game against the Bowling Green Falcons at Ford Field on December 4, 2015 in Detroit, Michigan. The Falcons defeated the Huskies 34-14. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/Getty Images)

  • The Lions selected Kenny Golladay with the team’s third-round pick in the NFL draft Friday.
  • Golladay ranked 13th among 187 draft-eligible receivers with an 83.6 overall grade in 2016.
  • He dropped just five of the 165 catchable passes thrown his way over the past two seasons.
  • His 14 receptions on deep passes in 2016 (balls that traveled at least 10 yards in the air) ranked 10th among 109 qualified draft-eligible receivers.
  • His average of 2.93 yards per route run ranked 26th out of 264 qualified receivers in 2016.
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