NFL Draft 2018: Lions Bolster Offensive Line With 20th Pick

ARLINGTON, TX — The Detroit Lions have picked Frank Ragnow, a center from Arkansas, in the 2018 NFL Draft. There's was the 20th pick in the first round, which got underway earlier Thursday evening. Ragnow was a three-year starter and team captain as a senior for the Razorbacks.

Prior to the draft, much of the speculation was about adding another defensive end to compliment franchise player Ziggy Ansah; or a linebacker with the No. 20 pick. Meanwhile, on offense the Lions were eyeing a running back or big offensive lineman – obviously, the went with the latter.

The Lions finished 9-7 last season and, like most teams, have a lot more needs than picks. The biggest move the Lions might have made prior to the draft was bringing in Matt Patricia from the New England as head coach.

After Thursday’s first round, the draft resumes Friday for rounds 2-3, and then again at noon on Saturday for rounds 4-7.

Here are all of the picks for the first three rounds, and listed by pick in the round and overall selection.

First Round

• 1- 1 Cleveland: Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma

• 2- 2 New York Giants: Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State
• 3- 3 New York Jets: Sam Darnold, QB, USC
• 4- 4 Cleveland: Denzel Ward, CB, Ohio State
• 5- 5 Denver: Bradley Chubb, DE, NC State
• 6- 6 Indianapolis: Quenton Nelson, G, Notre Dame
• 7- 7 Buffalo Bills: Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming
• 8- 8 Chicago: Roquan Smith, OLB, Georgia
• 9- 9 San Francisco: Mike McGlinchey, OT, Notre Dame
• 10-10 Arizona Cardinals: Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA
• 11-11 Miami: Minkah Fitzpatrick, CB, Alabama
• 12-12 Tampa Bay: Vita Vea, DT, Washington
• 13-13 Washington: Da'Ron Payne, DT, Alabama
• 14-14 New Orleans: Marcus Davenport, DE, USTA
• 15-15 Oakland: Kolton Miller, OT, UCLA
• 16-16 Buffalo: Tremaine Edmonds, ILB, Virginia Tech
• 17-17 Los Angeles Chargers: Derwin James, SS, Florida State
  • 18-18 Green Bay: Jaire Alexander, CB, Louisville
• 19-19 Dallas: Leighton Vander Esch, ILBm, Boise State
• 20-20 Detroit: Frank Ragnow, Center, Arkansas
• 21-21 Cincinnati (from Buffalo)
• 22-22 Buffalo (from Kansas City)
• 23-23 New England (from Los Angeles Rams)
• 24-24 Carolina
• 25-25 Tennessee
• 26-26 Atlanta
• 27-27 New Orleans
• 28-28 Pittsburgh
• 29-29 Jacksonville
• 30-30 Minnesota
• 31-31 New England
• 32-32 Philadelphia

Second Round

• 1-33 Cleveland
• 2-34 New York Giants
• 3-35 Cleveland (from Houston)
• 4-36 Indianapolis
• 5-37 Indianapolis (from New York Jets)
• 6-38 Tampa Bay
• 7-39 Chicago
• 8-40 Denver
• 9-41 Oakland
• 10-42 Miami
• 11-43 New England (from San Francisco)
• 12-44 Washington
• 13-45 Green Bay
• 14-46 Cincinnati
• 15-47 Arizona
• 16-48 Los Angeles Chargers
• 17-49 Indianapolis (from New York Jets through Seattle)
• 18-50 Dallas
• 19-51 Detroit
• 20-52 Baltimore
• 21-53 Buffalo
• 22-54 Kansas City
• 23-55 Carolina
• 24-56 Buffalo (from Los Angeles Rams)
• 25-57 Tennessee
• 26-58 Atlanta
• 27-59 San Francisco (from New Orleans)
• 28-60 Pittsburgh
• 29-61 Jacksonville
• 30-62 Minnesota
• 2-31-63 New England
• 32-64 Cleveland (from Philadelphia)

Round Three

• 1-65 Buffalo (from Cleveland)
• 2-66 New York Giants
• 3-67 Indianapolis
• 4-68 Houston
• 5-69 New York Giants (from Tampa Bay)
• 6-70 San Francisco (from Chicago)
• 7-71 Denver
• 8-72 New York Jets
• 9-73 Miami
• 10-74 San Francisco
• 11-75 Oakland
• 12-76 Green Bay
• 13-77 Cincinnati
• 14-78 Kansas City (from Washington)
• 15-79 Arizona
• 16-80 Houston (from Seattle)
• 17-81 Dallas
• 18-82 Detroit
• 19-83 Baltimore
• 20-84 Los Angeles Chargers
• 21-85 Carolina (from Buffalo)
• 22-86 Kansas City
• 23-87 Los Angeles Rams
• 24-88 Carolina
• 25-89 Tennessee
• 26-90 Atlanta
• 27-91 New Orleans
• 28-92 Pittsburgh
• 29-93 Jacksonville
• 30-94Minnesota
• 31-95 New England
• 32-96 Buffalo (from Philadelphia)
• 33-97 Arizona (Compensatory Selection)
• 34-98 Houston (Compensatory Selection)
• 35-99 Denver (Compensatory Selection)
• 36-100 Cincinnati (Compensatory Selection)

Photo: Arkansas offensive lineman Frank Ragnow speaks to the media during NFL Combine press conferences at the Indiana Convention Center on March 1, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)