WATCH: Kerryon Johnson hears his name called by the Detroit Lions
By Andrew Olson
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For this weekend’s draftees, there’s nothing quite like hearing their name called from the podium in Dallas. While teams call the draftee ahead of submitting and announcing the pick, there’s still something like hearing it become official.
Former Auburn RB Kerryon Johnson wasn’t there at AT&T Stadium for the draft, but he still heard his name called for the No. 43 overall pick by the Detroit Lions.
Auburn’s official Twitter account shared an awesome video of Johnson’s special moment Friday night where he was surrounded by friends and family at a private watch party. As a top-50 selection, no one will fault Johnson for leaving AU early after a standout 2017 season helping the Tigers to an SEC West title.
“With the 4️⃣3️⃣ pick in 2018 #NFL…”@AyeyoKEJO is headed to the Motor City! #WarEagle #OnePride pic.twitter.com/VMa6dMJp4e
— Auburn Football (@AuburnFootball) April 28, 2018
As an added bonus, it appears one of Johnson’s dreams has come true. The SEC Network found an old tweet by Johnson that applies to Friday night.
March 18, 2013: Tweets he wishes he was a lion.
April 27, 2018: Drafted by the @Lions.
Dreams do come true, @AyeyoKEJO. pic.twitter.com/xng0oM5YnS
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) April 28, 2018
Coach Gus Malzahn also congratulated Johnson on Twitter.
Very excited for @AyeyoKEJO! One of the best to come thru Auburn. The @Lions got a great one! #AUNextLevel | #WarEagle | #NFLDraft
— Coach Gus Malzahn (@CoachGusMalzahn) April 28, 2018
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
