The first official function for the Detroit Lions rookie class of 2021 kicks off this weekend with the rookie minicamp. The team brought in 32 players to the training facility in Allen Park for the workouts and introduction to being Lions.
It’s also the first opportunity for new head coach Dan Campbell and his staff to get in front of the room full of rookies and welcome them to the team.
Not all of the 32 players are technically rookies. The assembly also includes several players who are not rookies but still qualify to meet the criteria for participating. Those players include:
Anthony Pittman, LB
Hunter Thedford, TE
Here is the rookie class that is participating. Note that first-round draft pick Penei Sewell is not present after testing positive for COVID-19.
Jonathan Adams, WR, Arkansas State
D’Angelo Amos, S, Virginia
Derrick Barnes, LB, Purdue
Tavante Beckett, LB, Marshall
Rakeem Boyd, RB, Arkansas
Jake Hausmann, TE, Ohio State
Drake Jackson, C, Kentucky
Jerry Jacobs, CB, Arkansas
Jermar Jefferson, RB, Oregon State
Tommy Kraemer, G, Notre Dame
Ifeatu Melifonwu, CB, Syracuse
Javon McKinley, WR, Notre Dame
Alim McNeill, DT, North Carolina State
Dedrick Mills, RB, Nebraska
Levi Onwuzurike, DT, Washington
A.J. Parker, CB, Kansas State
Sage Surratt, WR, Wake Forest
Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR, USC
Brock Wright, TE, Notre Dame
In addition, the Lions have five players in camp who are on a tryout basis and not under contract:
Alex Brown, CB, South Carolina State
Alijah Holder, S, Stanford
Nick Pickett, S, Oregon
Charlie Taumoepeau, TE, Portland State
A.J. Taylor, WR, Wisconsin
