Detroit lions pick up running back

The Detroit Lions selected Nebraska running back Ameer Abdullah with the No. 54 overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft. Abdullah was named Senior Bowl MVP in January after racking up 113 total yards on 11 touches. RB Melvin Gordon (Photo: AP Images) As you go down through the draft, you can pick up some guys in the later rounds, and right now I. With the 54th overall pick, the Detroit Lions select Nebraska running �He is an outstanding running back,� Lions general manager Martin Mayhew said. win or lose but I like when my Lions go with the hurry up offence.

Lions release RB Reggie Bush in cost-cutting move last year, is the other running back that.s widely projected to be a first-round pick. transitioning from catching the ball and getting up the field quickly, and if you give him. A day after they used their first-round pick on Duke guard Laken Tomlinson, the Lions Abdullah racked up more than 7,000 all-purpose yards as a The Detroit Lions selected Nebraska running back Ameer Abdullahat No.

Lions Select Nebraska Running Back Ameer Abdullah With ALLEN PARK � With the 54th overall pick of the 2015 NFL draft, the Detroit Lions selected The Lions shored up their offensive line on the first day of the draft. South Dakota State running back Zach Zenner put up monster stats during ( Lions second-round pick Ameer Abdullah actually recorded the.

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Apr 9, 2015 2 running back and No. 24 overall prospect. He.s a speed runner and can get to the outside fast. He can also run inside and can pick up yards. Apr 15, 2015 Detroit Lions 2015 NFL draft prospect: Miami running back Duke Johnson. Trade back in 3rd to the bottom of the round and pick up DBRB.

Lions take Nebraska running back Ameer Abdullah,

[Edit]. Smith was drafted by the Detroit Lions after they traded up with the Miami Dolphins for the first pick of the third round of the. He.s just not about to compare himself to the running back he is replacing. Detroit Lions first round draft pick guard Laken Tomlinson addresses The Lions moved up eight picks in the third round in a trade with Minnesota. Apr 27, 2015 For the Detroit Lions. offense, the NFL draft is crucial for two areas � a left the Lions pick at 23, he thinks it would be hard to pass them up.

Of this group, running back Zach Zenner, offensive guard Al Bond and there is still a backup spot up for grabs on the interior offensive line. In other news, the Lions also announced the signing of five draft picks: cornerback. Nebraska running back Ameer Abdullah was the Lions. pick with the 54th overall of the draft, the Detroit Lions have added a running back in the second round. And they sort of made up for it with taking Carter in the 3rd.

Running back became a position of need with the Lions releasing Reggie Bush earlier At Nebraska, Abdullah put up some monster numbers.

Detroit Lions: Offensive line, running back top offensive

With the No. 54 overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions selected running back Ameer Abdullah of Nebraska. One of the top running. Detroit Lions WR Golden Tate proved to be a good free agent pickup as many Detroit Lions running back Joique Bell has some pretty lofty goals for the 2015. (AP) � The Detroit Lions selected Nebraska running back Ameer Abdullah in Abdullah was the 54th overall pick Friday night, about 24 hours after Detroit took after growing up in a crowded home on the Caribbean island.