Trivia
Trivia for April 30, 2022
Question
The Lions traded up to use the 12th pick of the draft on Jameson Williams. Previously, they used three other first-round picks on players named Williams: linebacker Jimmy Williams (1982) and receivers Roy Williams (2004) and Mike Williams (2005). No other team has used three first-round picks on players from the same position with the same last name. There is, however, a team that’s used even more first-round picks on players with the same last name. What is that team?
Answer
Dallas Cowboys, using five first-round picks on Smiths: DE Tody Smith (1971), RB Emmitt Smith (1990), CB Kevin Smith (1992), OT Tyron Smith (2011) and OT Tyler Smith (2022). If our research is correct, 11 other teams have used three first-round picks in the Super Bowl era on players with the same last name. Jets are the newest members to that club, having selected their second and third Wilsons in the last two drafts.