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1994 Detroit Lions
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 357 points (22.3/g), 6th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 342 points (21.4/g), 19th.
Differential of 15 points (0.9/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 8.4-7.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -1 (-0.1/g), 15th.
Coached by Wayne Fontes (9-7-0)
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1994 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Scott Mitchell | 26 | 3 | 9 | 119 for 246, 1,456 yards, 10 td, 11 int, & 15 rushes for 24 yards and 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 93rd pick / 1990 |
| QB | Dave Krieg | 36 | 14 | 7 | 131 for 212, 1,629 yards, 14 td, 3 int, & 23 rushes for 35 yards and 0 td | |
| RB | Barry Sanders*+ | 26 | 5 | 16 | 331 rushes for 1,883 yards, 7 td, & 44 catches for 283 yards and 1 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1989 |
| WR | Herman Moore* | 25 | 3 | 16 | 72 catches for 1,173 yards, 11 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1991 |
| WR | Brett Perriman | 29 | 6 | 14 | 56 catches for 761 yards, 4 td, & 9 rushes for 86 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1988 |
| TE | Ron Hall | 30 | 7 | 10 | 10 catches for 106 yards, 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 87th pick / 1987 |
| TE | Ty Hallock | 23 | 1 | 10 | 7 catches for 75 yards, 0 td | Detroit Lions / 7th / 174th pick / 1993 |
| TE | Rodney Holman | 34 | 12 | 7 | 17 catches for 163 yards, 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1982 |
| LT | Lomas Brown* | 31 | 9 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1985 |
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| LG | Shawn Bouwens | 26 | 3 | 16 | 3 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 9th / 226th pick / 1990 |
| C | Kevin Glover | 31 | 9 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1985 |
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| RG | Doug Widell | 28 | 5 | 16 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 41st pick / 1989 |
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| RT | Dave Lutz | 35 | 11 | 16 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 34th pick / 1983 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Robert Porcher | 25 | 2 | 15 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 26th pick / 1992 |
| NT | Marc Spindler | 25 | 4 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1990 |
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| NT | Dan Owens | 27 | 4 | 8 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 35th pick / 1990 |
| RDE | Kelvin Pritchett | 25 | 3 | 15 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 1991 |
| LOLB | Broderick Thomas | 27 | 5 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 6th pick / 1989 |
| LILB | Chris Spielman* | 29 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 29th pick / 1988 |
| RILB | Mike Johnson | 32 | 8 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1984 Supp |
| ROLB | Tracy Scroggins | 25 | 2 | 9 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1992 |
| ROLB | Pat Swilling | 30 | 8 | 7 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1986 |
| LCB | Ryan McNeil | 24 | 1 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1993 |
| RCB | Robert Massey | 27 | 5 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 46th pick / 1989 |
| SS | Willie Clay | 24 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 8th / 221st pick / 1992 |
| FS | Bennie Blades | 28 | 6 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1988 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jason Hanson | 24 | 2 | 0 | 18 of 27 field goals & 39 of 40 extra points | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 56th pick / 1992 |
| P | Greg Montgomery | 30 | 6 | 0 | 63 punts for a 44.2 average, 1 blocked | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1988 |
| PR | Mel J. Gray*+ | 33 | 8 | 0 | 21 punt returns for a 11.1 average and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 Supp |
| KR | Mel J. Gray*+ | 33 | 8 | 0 | 45 kick returns for a 28.4 average and 3 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 Supp |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Tom Beer | 25 | LB-RB | 9 | 0 | 221 | 6-1 | Saginaw Valley State,Wayne State (MI) | 3/27/1969 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 7th / 215th pick / 1994 |
| Bennie Blades | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 221 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 9/3/1966 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1988 |
| Shane Bonham | 24 | DT | 15 | 1 | 272 | 6-2 | Air Force,Tennessee | 10/18/1970 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 93rd pick / 1994 |
| Jocelyn Borgella | 23 | DB | 4 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Cincinnati | 8/26/1971 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 6th / 183rd pick / 1994 |
| Shawn Bouwens | 26 | G | 16 | 16 | 293 | 6-5 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 5/25/1968 | 3 | New England Patriots / 9th / 226th pick / 1990 |
| Lomas Brown* | 31 | T | 16 | 16 | 282 | 6-4 | Florida | 3/30/1963 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1985 |
| Anthony Carter | 34 | WR | 4 | 1 | 168 | 5-11 | Michigan | 9/17/1960 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 334th pick / 1983 |
| Willie Clay | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 193 | 5-10 | Georgia Tech | 9/5/1970 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 221st pick / 1992 |
| Harry Colon | 25 | DB | 16 | 0 | 203 | 6-0 | Missouri | 2/14/1969 | 3 | New England Patriots / 8th / 196th pick / 1991 |
| Mike Compton | 24 | G-C | 2 | 0 | 310 | 6-6 | West Virginia | 9/18/1970 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 68th pick / 1993 |
| Scott Conover | 26 | T-G | 11 | 0 | 276 | 6-4 | Purdue | 9/27/1968 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 118th pick / 1991 |
| Kevin Glover | 31 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 278 | 6-2 | Maryland | 6/17/1963 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1985 |
| Mel J. Gray*+ | 33 | RB-WR | 16 | 0 | 167 | 5-9 | Purdue | 3/16/1961 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 Supp |
| Ron Hall | 30 | TE | 13 | 10 | 245 | 6-4 | Cal Poly-Pomona,Hawaii | 3/15/1964 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 87th pick / 1987 |
| Ty Hallock | 23 | RB-TE-LB | 15 | 10 | 252 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 4/30/1971 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 174th pick / 1993 |
| Jason Hanson | 24 | K | 16 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Washington State | 6/17/1970 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 56th pick / 1992 |
| Tracy Hayworth | 27 | LB | 9 | 1 | 260 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 12/18/1967 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 174th pick / 1990 |
| Rodney Holman | 34 | TE | 15 | 7 | 238 | 6-3 | Tulane | 4/20/1960 | 12 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1982 |
| Greg Jeffries | 23 | DB | 16 | 1 | 195 | 5-9 | Virginia | 10/16/1971 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 147th pick / 1993 |
| Mike Johnson | 32 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-1 | Virginia Tech | 11/26/1962 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Victor P. Jones | 28 | LB | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 10/19/1966 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 310th pick / 1988 |
| Scott Kowalkowski | 26 | LB | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 8/23/1968 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 216th pick / 1991 |
| Dave Krieg | 36 | QB | 14 | 7 | 193 | 6-1 | Milton | 10/20/1958 | 14 | |
| Antonio London | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Alabama | 4/14/1971 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1993 |
| Dave Lutz | 35 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-6 | Georgia Tech | 12/20/1959 | 11 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 34th pick / 1983 |
| Eric Lynch | 24 | RB | 12 | 3 | 224 | 5-10 | Grand Valley State | 5/16/1970 | 2 | |
| Milton Mack | 31 | DB | 16 | 3 | 188 | 5-11 | Alcorn State | 9/20/1963 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 123rd pick / 1987 |
| Van Malone | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 189 | 5-11 | Texas | 7/1/1970 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 57th pick / 1994 |
| Robert Massey | 27 | DB | 16 | 15 | 200 | 5-11 | North Carolina Central | 2/27/1967 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 46th pick / 1989 |
| Aubrey Matthews | 32 | WR | 14 | 3 | 165 | 5-7 | Delta State | 9/15/1962 | 8 | |
| Ryan McNeil | 24 | DB | 14 | 13 | 210 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 10/4/1970 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1993 |
| Scott Mitchell | 26 | QB | 9 | 9 | 240 | 6-6 | Utah | 1/2/1968 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 93rd pick / 1990 |
| Greg Montgomery | 30 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Michigan State,Penn State | 10/29/1964 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1988 |
| Derrick Moore | 27 | RB | 16 | 0 | 229 | 6-0 | Northeast State (OK),Troy State | 10/13/1967 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 216th pick / 1992 |
| Herman Moore* | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-4 | Virginia | 10/20/1969 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1991 |
| Johnnie Morton | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | USC | 10/7/1971 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 1st / 21st pick / 1994 |
| Dan Owens | 27 | DE-DT-NT | 16 | 8 | 280 | 6-3 | USC | 3/16/1967 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 35th pick / 1990 |
| Brett Perriman | 29 | WR | 16 | 14 | 180 | 5-9 | Miami (FL) | 10/10/1965 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1988 |
| Robert Porcher | 25 | DE-DT | 15 | 15 | 266 | 6-3 | South Carolina State | 7/30/1969 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 26th pick / 1992 |
| Kelvin Pritchett | 25 | DT-DE | 16 | 15 | 322 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 10/24/1969 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 1991 |
| Mark Rodenhauser | 33 | C | 16 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Illinois State | 6/6/1961 | 7 | |
| Barry Sanders*+ | 26 | RB | 16 | 16 | 203 | 5-8 | Oklahoma State | 7/16/1968 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1989 |
| Tracy Scroggins | 25 | DE-LB | 16 | 9 | 273 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 9/11/1969 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1992 |
| Chris Spielman* | 29 | LB | 16 | 16 | 247 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 10/11/1965 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 29th pick / 1988 |
| Marc Spindler | 25 | DE-NT-DT | 9 | 8 | 290 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 11/28/1969 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1990 |
| Pat Swilling | 30 | LB-DE | 16 | 7 | 245 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 10/25/1964 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1986 |
| Broderick Thomas | 27 | LB-DE | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 2/20/1967 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 6th pick / 1989 |
| Mike Wells | 23 | DT | 4 | 0 | 310 | 6-3 | Iowa | 1/16/1971 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 125th pick / 1994 |
| Doug Widell | 28 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 289 | 6-4 | Boston College | 9/23/1966 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 41st pick / 1989 |
| Team Total | 27.3 | 16 | 235.9 | 6-1.5 | 4.4 |