Detroit improved on that record in 1945, finishing 7–3. They were second in the Western Division behind the Cleveland Rams. The Lions were less successful in the latter half of the decade; in 1946, they only managed one win all year long, while in 1947, they only won three games. With the sixth overall pick in the 1948 NFL Draft, the Lions drafted quarterback Y. A. Tittle. However, he never signed with the team. Instead, he joined the Baltimore Colts of the All-America Football Conference.