#OnePride Twitter reaction to the Lions’ selecting Amani Oruwariye

There was a time, not that long ago, that if you had said that Penn State cornerback Amani Oruwariye had been drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft, you wouldn’t have been surprised. Instead, he lasted all the way to the fifth round, where the Lions snapped him up at pick 146.

Needless to say, the local Lions Twitterverse was quite pleased:

My feelings on the Lions picking Amani Oruwariye in the 5th.

AND TOTALLY REDEEM YOURSELF!!! pic.twitter.com/H3WZW8Ylw0

— Brett Whitefield (@PFF_Brett) April 27, 2019

An absolute steal for the Lions. Also this has to be Bob’s “let’s throw these guys a bone” pick https://t.co/uHcnQSjuq7

— Mike Payton (@POD_Payton) April 27, 2019

Oruwariye was my CB1 up there slightly above Greedy and Murphy, so I'm pretty happy with the pick.

— Alex Reno (@alex_reno) April 27, 2019

Oruwariye was my #3 CB in this class and stylistically similar to guys like Bunting and Layne.

Easily my favorite pick for the Lions so far

— Redruckus81 (@Redruckus81) April 27, 2019

YES YES YES YES YES

— I FORGIVE YOU BOB (@walkerkelly13) April 27, 2019

Easily, EASILY, the best pick the Lions made for me. Not even close. Doesn't matter what they do from here on out, that's the best one for me.

— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 27, 2019

WE GOT AMANI ORUWARIYE MY PANTS ARE OFF

— Max Gerber (@TheHonoluluBlue) April 27, 2019

And the national media agreed that Oruwariye was a steal in the fifth round:

With the 146th pick, the #Lions select Penn State CB Amani Oruwariye

No. 5 CB and No. 36 overall player on the @PFF Big Board, No. 1 remaining player entering today

Oruwariye earned the highest win rate at the Senior Bowl and earned a 79.0+ grade each of the past 2 seasons

— PFF DET Lions (@PFF_Lions) April 27, 2019

LOVE this landing spot for Amani. Playing as a high-end CB2 opposite Slay is perfect https://t.co/aTZ7cITK3I

— Trevor Sikkema (@TampaBayTre) April 27, 2019

Finally the Lions stop the crazy fall of Penn State CB Amani Oruwariye at #146. Love his length and press ability. Ball skills and explosiveness are awesome. He’s a legit Day 2 talent and could start soon in Detroit. Steal.

— Rob Paul (@RobPaulNFL) April 27, 2019

Amani Oruwariye is a great pick for the #Lions. Big, physical corner that is great at high pointing the ball out of the air. Perfect fit in Patricia’s scheme.

— Jordan Reid (@JReidNFL) April 27, 2019

Finally Oruwariye is off the board! The Detroit Lions got one of the steals of the draft. Fantastic value for them.

Why draft a corner early when you can just steal studs like this one on day three!

— Brett Kollmann (@BrettKollmann) April 27, 2019

So remember when you didn’t like that pick of Jahalni Tavai? Just close your eyes:

Just pretend we took him in round two and took Tavai in round five. Everyone’s happy! https://t.co/ahO6ofS1ge

— Scott Warheit (@swarheit) April 27, 2019