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#74 Melvin Priestly

Exp  RookieAge  23Ht / Wt  6'4" · 305 lbCollege  Illinois; Grambling State

Depth-chart placement

Current role

RG3

Placement

Depth

Room

Offensive Line

Experience

ROOKIE UDFA

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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OL room context

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Melvin Priestly holds the RG · Depth spot in Detroit Lions’s offensive line room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

LT · StarterPenei SewellStarter

LG · StarterChristian MahoganyStarter

C · StarterCade MaysStarter

RG · StarterTate RatledgeStarter

RT · StarterBlake MillerStarter

LT · BackupGiovanni ManuBackup

LG · BackupBen BartchBackup

C · BackupJuice ScruggsBackup

RG · BackupMiles FrazierBackup

RT · BackupLarry BoromBackup

RG · DepthMelvin PriestlyDepth

Background & career

Melvin Priestly is a right guard for the Detroit Lions. The 6'4", 305-pound lineman played college football at Illinois before joining Detroit's roster.

College

Illinois; Grambling StateHometownSt. Louis, MO