2024 NFL draft: Detroit Lions trade up again, take LSU DT Mekhi Wingo in Round 6
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ALLEN PARK -- Brad Holmes made 10 draft-day trades in his first three years on the job, making him one of the most aggressive general managers in the league.
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Offensive lineman Giovanni Manu selected by Detroit Lions, becomes 1st UBC player ever taken in NFL draft
Canadian football observers thought it could happen, and on Saturday, it did. Towering offensive lineman Giovanni Manu – who was born in Tonga and grew up in Pitt Meadows, B.C. – became the first player from the University of British Columbia ever to be selected in the NFL draft.
Canadian OT Giovanni Manu selected by Detroit Lions in NFL Draft
For the first time in eight years, a U Sports player is being selected in the 2024 NFL Draft with offensive lineman Giovanni Manu getting picked up by Detroit in the fourth round. Manu also became the first player from the University of British Columbia to be taken at the NFL draft. He along with fellow offensive tackle Theo Benedet have been on the radar of NFL teams since the fall. Manu was originally born in Tonga but moved to Pitt Meadows, …
2024 NFL draft: Detroit Lions trade up again, take LSU DT Mekhi Wingo in Round 6
ALLEN PARK -- Brad Holmes made 10 draft-day trades in his first three years on the job, making him one of the most aggressive general managers in the league.
Lions trade up again, take LSU DT Mekhi Wingo with Pick No. 189
In order to move up, Detroit sent the Houston Texans picks 205 and 249 in in exhange for the 189th pick. After an eventful start to the final day of the draft, Detroit bolstered their defensive line unit by drafting Mekhi Wingo.
