Only 13 NFL Draft prospects attended the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit. With the Lions scheduled to pick at 29, the chances were pretty low that their selection would be live there in front of a ton of Lions fans—in fact, a record-breaking amount of fans.
But as luck would have it, the cornerbacks in this class slid in an offensive-heavy draft, and the Lions eventually could not hold back any longer. They traded up to the 24th overall selection and took Alabama cornerback Terrion Arnold, who just so happened to be one of the 13 in attendance.