Top 15 Misses of First Three Rounds in 2017 NFL Draft
50. . Wide Receiver. lion. Kenny Golladay. 13. player
The Detroit Lions are another team who look like they’re willing to take a risk on their own knowledge. They drafted Northern Illinois Huskies wide receiver Kenny Golladay 96th overall.
Golladay is a 6-foot-4, 218-pound prospect who had two back-to-back seasons where he caught for over 1,000 receiving yards in the MAC. He accumulated 160 catches for 2,285 receiving yards and 18 receiving touchdowns in two seasons with the Huskies.
It was enough to get the Lions attention but with other wideouts still on the board like Oklahoma Heisman finalist Dede Westbrook or Isaiah Ford out of Virginia Tech, this pick makes you wonder.
The MAC isn’t quite known for its stiff competition. He was third in the conference in receiving yards, but on paper Golladay has an NFL-ready body. He ran a 4.5 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine and had 18 reps on the bench press. So if anything, his combine performance helped his cause a ton.