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1993 Detroit Lions
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 298 points (18.6/g), 16th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 292 points (18.2/g), 15th.
Differential of 6 points (0.4/g), 13th.
Expected W-L: 8.2-7.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 11th.
Coached by Wayne Fontes (10-6-0)
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1993 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Rodney Peete | 27 | 4 | 10 | 157 for 252, 1,670 yards, 6 td, 14 int, & 45 rushes for 165 yards and 1 td | Detroit Lions / 6th / 141st pick / 1989 |
| RB | Barry Sanders* | 25 | 4 | 11 | 243 rushes for 1,115 yards, 3 td, & 36 catches for 205 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1989 |
| WR | Willie Green | 27 | 2 | 6 | 28 catches for 462 yards, 2 td | Detroit Lions / 8th / 194th pick / 1990 |
| WR | Herman Moore | 24 | 2 | 15 | 61 catches for 935 yards, 6 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1991 |
| WR | Brett Perriman | 28 | 5 | 15 | 49 catches for 496 yards, 2 td, & 4 rushes for 16 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1988 |
| TE | Rodney Holman | 33 | 11 | 16 | 25 catches for 244 yards, 2 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1982 |
| TE | Jimmie Johnson | 27 | 4 | 5 | 2 catches for 18 yards, 0 td | Washington Redskins / 12th / 316th pick / 1989 |
| LT | Lomas Brown* | 30 | 8 | 11 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1985 |
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| LG | David Richards | 27 | 5 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 98th pick / 1988 |
| C | Kevin Glover | 30 | 8 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1985 |
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| RG | Bill Fralic | 31 | 8 | 16 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1985 |
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| RT | Dave Lutz | 34 | 10 | 15 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 34th pick / 1983 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Marc Spindler | 24 | 3 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1990 |
| NT | Lawrence Pete | 27 | 4 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 5th / 115th pick / 1989 |
| RDE | Dan Owens | 26 | 3 | 11 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 35th pick / 1990 |
| RDE | Kelvin Pritchett | 24 | 2 | 5 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 1991 |
| LOLB | George Jamison | 31 | 6 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1984 Supp |
| LILB | Chris Spielman | 28 | 5 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 29th pick / 1988 |
| RILB | Dennis Gibson | 29 | 6 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 8th / 203rd pick / 1987 |
| ROLB | Pat Swilling* | 29 | 7 | 14 | 6.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1986 |
| LCB | Ray Crockett | 26 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 86th pick / 1989 |
| RCB | Kevin T. Scott | 24 | 2 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 91st pick / 1991 |
| SS | William White | 27 | 5 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 85th pick / 1988 |
| FS | Harry Colon | 24 | 2 | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 8th / 196th pick / 1991 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jason Hanson | 23 | 1 | 0 | 34 of 43 field goals & 28 of 28 extra points | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 56th pick / 1992 |
| P | Jim Arnold | 32 | 10 | 0 | 72 punts for a 44.5 average, 0 blocked | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 119th pick / 1983 |
| PR | Mel J. Gray | 32 | 7 | 0 | 23 punt returns for a 8.6 average and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 Supp |
| KR | Mel J. Gray | 32 | 7 | 0 | 28 kick returns for a 24.6 average and 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 Supp |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Gary W. Anderson | 32 | RB | 6 | 1 | 185 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 4/18/1961 | 8 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 20th pick / 1983 |
| 6 | Jim Arnold | 32 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 1/31/1961 | 10 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 119th pick / 1983 |
| 36 | Bennie Blades | 27 | DB | 4 | 4 | 221 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 9/3/1966 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1988 |
| 66 | Shawn Bouwens | 25 | G | 15 | 1 | 293 | 6-5 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 5/25/1968 | 2 | New England Patriots / 9th / 226th pick / 1990 |
| 75 | Lomas Brown* | 30 | T | 11 | 11 | 282 | 6-4 | Florida | 3/30/1963 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1985 |
| 87 | Jeff Campbell | 25 | WR | 10 | 0 | 167 | 5-8 | Colorado | 3/26/1968 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 118th pick / 1990 |
| 50 | Toby Caston | 28 | LB | 9 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | LSU | 7/17/1965 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 6th / 159th pick / 1987 |
| 32 | Willie Clay | 23 | DB | 16 | 1 | 193 | 5-10 | Georgia Tech | 9/5/1970 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 221st pick / 1992 |
| 21 | Harry Colon | 24 | DB | 15 | 11 | 203 | 6-0 | Missouri | 2/14/1969 | 2 | New England Patriots / 8th / 196th pick / 1991 |
| 74 | Mike Compton | 23 | G-C | 8 | 0 | 310 | 6-6 | West Virginia | 9/18/1970 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 68th pick / 1993 |
| 76 | Scott Conover | 25 | T-G | 1 | 0 | 276 | 6-4 | Purdue | 9/27/1968 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 118th pick / 1991 |
| 39 | Ray Crockett | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-10 | Baylor | 1/5/1967 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 86th pick / 1989 |
| 97 | Darryl Ford | 27 | LB | 11 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | New Mexico State | 6/22/1966 | 1 | |
| 79 | Bill Fralic | 31 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 280 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 10/31/1962 | 8 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1985 |
| 98 | Dennis Gibson | 29 | LB | 15 | 15 | 240 | 6-2 | Iowa State | 2/8/1964 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 203rd pick / 1987 |
| 53 | Kevin Glover | 30 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 278 | 6-2 | Maryland | 6/17/1963 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1985 |
| 23 | Mel J. Gray | 32 | RB-WR | 11 | 0 | 167 | 5-9 | Purdue | 3/16/1961 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 Supp |
| 86 | Willie Green | 27 | WR | 16 | 6 | 185 | 6-4 | Mississippi | 4/2/1966 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 194th pick / 1990 |
| 49 | Ty Hallock | 22 | RB-TE-LB | 16 | 4 | 252 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 4/30/1971 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 7th / 174th pick / 1993 |
| 4 | Jason Hanson | 23 | K | 16 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Washington State | 6/17/1970 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 56th pick / 1992 |
| 99 | Tracy Hayworth | 26 | LB | 11 | 2 | 260 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 12/18/1967 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 174th pick / 1990 |
| 82 | Rodney Holman | 33 | TE | 16 | 16 | 238 | 6-3 | Tulane | 4/20/1960 | 11 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1982 |
| 58 | George Jamison | 31 | LB | 16 | 16 | 232 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 9/30/1962 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1984 Supp |
| 25 | Greg Jeffries | 22 | DB | 7 | 0 | 195 | 5-9 | Virginia | 10/16/1971 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 6th / 147th pick / 1993 |
| 24 | Mel Jenkins | 31 | DB | 1 | 0 | 172 | 5-10 | Cincinnati | 3/16/1962 | 6 | |
| 89 | Jimmie Johnson | 27 | TE | 6 | 5 | 252 | 6-2 | Howard | 10/6/1966 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 12th / 316th pick / 1989 |
| 57 | Victor P. Jones | 27 | LB | 16 | 1 | 250 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 10/19/1966 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 310th pick / 1988 |
| 12 | Erik Kramer | 29 | QB | 5 | 4 | 200 | 6-1 | North Carolina State | 11/6/1964 | 6 | |
| 72 | Jack Linn | 26 | T-G | 3 | 2 | 295 | 6-5 | West Virginia | 6/10/1967 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 229th pick / 1990 |
| 51 | Antonio London | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Alabama | 4/14/1971 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1993 |
| 73 | Dave Lutz | 34 | T-G | 16 | 15 | 305 | 6-6 | Georgia Tech | 12/20/1959 | 10 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 34th pick / 1983 |
| 26 | Eric Lynch | 23 | RB | 4 | 2 | 224 | 5-10 | Grand Valley State | 5/16/1970 | 1 | |
| 83 | Aubrey Matthews | 31 | WR | 14 | 2 | 165 | 5-7 | Delta State | 9/15/1962 | 7 | |
| 33 | Tim McKyer | 30 | DB | 15 | 3 | 174 | 6-0 | Texas-Arlington | 9/5/1963 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1986 |
| 47 | Ryan McNeil | 23 | DB | 16 | 2 | 210 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 10/4/1970 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1993 |
| 31 | Derrick Moore | 26 | RB | 13 | 3 | 229 | 6-0 | Northeast State (OK),Troy State | 10/13/1967 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 216th pick / 1992 |
| 84 | Herman Moore | 24 | WR | 15 | 15 | 210 | 6-4 | Virginia | 10/20/1969 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1991 |
| 90 | Dan Owens | 26 | DE-DT-NT | 15 | 11 | 280 | 6-3 | USC | 3/16/1967 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 35th pick / 1990 |
| 9 | Rodney Peete | 27 | QB | 10 | 10 | 230 | 6-0 | USC | 3/16/1966 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 141st pick / 1989 |
| 80 | Brett Perriman | 28 | WR | 15 | 15 | 180 | 5-9 | Miami (FL) | 10/10/1965 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1988 |
| 96 | Lawrence Pete | 27 | NT-DT | 12 | 12 | 286 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 1/18/1966 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 115th pick / 1989 |
| 91 | Robert Porcher | 24 | DE-DT | 16 | 4 | 266 | 6-3 | South Carolina State | 7/30/1969 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 26th pick / 1992 |
| 94 | Kelvin Pritchett | 24 | DT-DE | 16 | 5 | 322 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 10/24/1969 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 1991 |
| 28 | Curvin Richards | 25 | RB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 5-9 | Pittsburgh | 12/26/1968 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 97th pick / 1991 |
| 67 | David Richards | 27 | G-T | 15 | 15 | 315 | 6-5 | SMU,UCLA | 4/11/1966 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 98th pick / 1988 |
| 63 | Mark Rodenhauser | 32 | C | 16 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Illinois State | 6/6/1961 | 6 | |
| 20 | Barry Sanders* | 25 | RB | 11 | 11 | 203 | 5-8 | Oklahoma State | 7/16/1968 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1989 |
| 38 | Kevin T. Scott | 24 | DB | 12 | 10 | 175 | 5-9 | Stanford | 5/19/1969 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 91st pick / 1991 |
| 59 | Tracy Scroggins | 24 | DE-LB | 16 | 0 | 273 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 9/11/1969 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1992 |
| 54 | Chris Spielman | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 247 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 10/11/1965 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 29th pick / 1988 |
| 93 | Marc Spindler | 24 | DE-NT-DT | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 11/28/1969 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1990 |
| 56 | Pat Swilling* | 29 | LB-DE | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 10/25/1964 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1986 |
| 71 | Larry Tharpe | 23 | T | 5 | 3 | 300 | 6-4 | Tennessee State | 11/19/1970 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 145th pick / 1992 |
| 81 | Marty Thompson | 24 | TE | 6 | 2 | 243 | 6-3 | Fresno State | 12/9/1969 | Rook | |
| 92 | Mack Travis | 23 | NT | 4 | 0 | 280 | 6-1 | California | 7/3/1970 | Rook | |
| 44 | Vernon Turner | 26 | WR-RB | 7 | 0 | 185 | 5-8 | Carson-Newman | 1/6/1967 | 3 | |
| 11 | Andre Ware | 25 | QB | 5 | 2 | 205 | 6-2 | Houston | 7/31/1968 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 7th pick / 1990 |
| 35 | William White | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 199 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 2/19/1966 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 85th pick / 1988 |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 16 | 234.7 | 6-1.1 | 3.8 |