The Detroit Lions surprised a lot of people when they used their 2025 third-round pick to trade into the fourth round and select University of British Columbia offensive tackle Giovanni Manu.
It’s undoubtedly an aggressive move, and it’s for a player who wasn’t on a lot of the public’s radar. But as you’ll learn in a minute here, Manu was a late-rising prospect among NFL evaluators, and he brings an interesting set of skills to the Lions.
Here are five things to know about the Detroit Lions’ fourth-round pick Giovanni Manu.
Penei Sewell is a role model of his
Manu grew up in Tonga—an island not too far from American Samoa, where Lions right tackle Penei Sewell is from.