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Detroit Lions add Boston College OL Christian Mahogany at No. 210 in Round 6 of NFL draft
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The Detroit Lions selected Boston College right guard Christian Mahogany with the No. 210 overall pick in the sixth round of Saturday's 2024 NFL draft hosted in downtown Detroit.
Earlier in the sixth round, the Lions traded up for LSU defensive tackle Mekhi Wingo . The Lions are not slated to pick again in this draft.
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Mahogany is 6 feet 3 and 314 pounds, with powerful hands as a run blocker, according to ESPN draft expert Mel Kiper Jr. He was a senior in 2023. He's from Elmwood Park, New Jersey.
He tore his right ACL in June of 2022 and missed the entire season. He was first-team All-ACC last season, making 12 starts at right guard. He was second-team All-ACC in 2021 with 11 starts at right guard. He made 11 starts at left guard in 2020, and redshirted in 2019.
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Lions general manager Brad Holmes and his staff have been extremely active, making two separate trades to jump into the fourth round earlier Saturday, after starting the day without a fourth-rounder. They cruised up all the way from No. 164 in the fifth round to No. 126 to grab one of the "better kept secrets" in massive Canadian offensive tackle Giovanni Manu , and then six picks later traded up to No. 132 for Utah running back Sione Vaki .
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The Lions in Thursday's first round traded up five spots with Dallas to take Alabama cornerback Terrion Arnold , and in Friday's second round selected Missouri cornerback Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Lions draft Boston College OL Christian Mahogany in Round 6
