The Detroit Lions hosted a diverse group of locally-based 2022 NFL draft prospects at the team facility in Allen Park on Monday for the annual “local day” workout. The range of players ran the gamut from potential No. 1 overall pick Aidan Hutchinson to a Dutch TE (via Eastern Michigan) Thomas Odukoya, who projects as an undrafted free agent.
The local day is different from the regular pre-draft visit. This is more of an actual football tryout for the players, a chance to show what they can do on the field. On-field activities are strictly forbidden on pre-draft visits, which are also (mistakenly) known as “top 30 visits”. This workout is limited to college players who fall within the Lions’ league-defined local area, either by college or from high schools in the area.
Among those who were slated to be in attendance for the closed event:
- Cincinnati CB Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner
- Michigan RB Hassan Haskins
- Michigan EDGE Aidan Hutchinson
- Saginaw Valley State WR Chad Gailliard
- Princeton LB Jeremiah Tyler
- Michigan S Dax Hill
- Eastern Michigan TE Thomas Odukoya
- Wisconsin S Scott Nelson
- Michigan DT Christopher Hinton
- Ferris State OL Zein Obeid
- Western Illinois QB Connor Sampson
- Michigan OL Andrew Steuber
- Michigan S Brad Hawkins
- Western Michigan LB/S A.J. Thomas