2023 NFL Draft Results: Detroit Lions Select RB Jahmyr Gibbs 12th Overall

With their 12th overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions selected Jahmir Gibbs in the first round.

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  Jeremy Reisman
  

• on Apr 27, 2023 9:38 PM

After trading down from the sixth overall pick to the 12th — full terms of that trade here — the Detroit Lions selected Alabama straight with the 12th pick in 2023. NFL Draft.

Gibbs is the second returning rider in the top 12, with Bijan Robinson going eighth overall Atlanta Falcons.

Gibbs is a rushing running back (4.36 40 yard dash in NFL) who can also catch passes out of the field. In 2022, Gibbs rushed for 926 yards and added another 444 yards on 44 receptions.

His addition certainly raises the question of what’s ahead for running back D’Andre Swift, who is in the final year of his contract. There’s a lot of skill overlapping between Swift and Gibbs, and with the addition of David Montgomery in free agency, the Lions suddenly have a crowded backyard.

The remaining black picks

• First round, pick 18 (18 total)
• Round 2, Pick 3 (34 total)
• Second round, pick 17 (48 total)
• Round 2, pick 24 (55 total)
• Fifth round, pick 17 (152 total)
• Fifth round, pick 24 (159 total)
• Round 5, PIck 33 (168 OVR)
• Round 6, Pick 6 (183 total)
• Round 6, Pick 17 (194 overall)

The most important remaining needs of lions:

• Defensive tackle
• Protect
• noon corner
• offensive line
• tight end
• wide future
• quarterback?

NFL draft schedule

Day 1

What: Round 1
when: Thursday, April 27 – 8 p.m. ET until approximately 11:30 p.m
television: ABC, ESPN and NFL Network
Online streaming: ESPN, NFL Plus, and ABC app
POD Live Show: Twitch.tv/PrideOfDetroit

the second day

What: 2-3 rounds
when: Friday, April 28 – 7 PM ET until approximately 11:30 PM
television: ABC, ESPN and NFL Network
Online streaming: ESPN, NFL Plus, and ABC app
POD live show: Twitch.tv/PrideOfDetroit

day 3

What: Rounds 4-7
when: Saturday, April 29 – Noon ET until approximately 7 p.m. ET
television: ABC, ESPN and NFL Network
Online streaming: ESPN, NFL Plus, and ABC app
POD Live Show: Twitch.tv/PrideOfDetroit

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