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1998 Detroit Lions
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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 4th in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 306 points (19.1/g), 20th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 378 points (23.6/g), 24th.
Differential of -72 points (-4.5/g), 22nd.
Expected W-L: 6.0-10.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.2/g), 20th.
Coached by Bobby Ross (5-11-0)
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1998 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 | Charlie Batch | 24 | Rook | 12 | 173 for 303, 2,178 yards, 11 td, 6 int, & 41 rushes for 229 yards and 1 td | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 60th pick / 1998 |
| RB | Barry Sanders* | 30 | 9 | 16 | 343 rushes for 1,491 yards, 4 td, & 37 catches for 289 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1989 |
| FB | Tommy Vardell | 29 | 6 | 9 | 18 rushes for 37 yards, 6 td, & 14 catches for 143 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 9th pick / 1992 |
| WR | Herman Moore | 29 | 7 | 15 | 82 catches for 983 yards, 5 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1991 |
| WR | Johnnie Morton | 27 | 4 | 16 | 69 catches for 1,028 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 11 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 21st pick / 1994 |
| TE | Walter Rasby | 26 | 4 | 16 | 15 catches for 119 yards, 1 td | |
| LT | Ray Roberts | 29 | 6 | 16 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 10th pick / 1992 |
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| LG | Mike Compton | 28 | 5 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 68th pick / 1993 |
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| C | Jim Pyne | 27 | 3 | 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 200th pick / 1994 |
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| RG | Jeff Hartings | 26 | 2 | 13 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 23rd pick / 1996 |
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| RT | Larry Tharpe | 28 | 6 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 145th pick / 1992 |
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| RT | Tony Ramirez | 25 | 1 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 168th pick / 1997 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Robert Porcher | 29 | 6 | 15 | 11.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 26th pick / 1992 |
| LDT | Dan Owens | 31 | 8 | 11 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 35th pick / 1990 |
| RDT | Luther Elliss | 25 | 3 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 1995 |
| RDE | Kerwin Waldroup | 24 | 2 | 13 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 5th / 158th pick / 1996 |
| LLB | Rob Fredrickson | 27 | 4 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 22nd pick / 1994 |
| MLB | Stephen Boyd | 26 | 3 | 13 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 5th / 141st pick / 1995 |
| RLB | Allen Aldridge | 26 | 4 | 15 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 51st pick / 1994 |
| LCB | Bryant Westbrook | 24 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 5th pick / 1997 |
| RCB | Terry Fair | 22 | Rook | 10 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 1998 |
| RCB | Kevin Abrams | 24 | 1 | 7 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 54th pick / 1997 |
| SS | Ron Rice | 26 | 2 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Mark A. Carrier | 30 | 8 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1990 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jason Hanson | 28 | 6 | 0 | 29 of 33 field goals & 27 of 29 extra points | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 56th pick / 1992 |
| P | John Jett | 30 | 5 | 0 | 66 punts for a 43.8 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Terry Fair | 22 | Rook | 10 | 30 punt returns for a 6.3 average and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 1998 |
| KR | Terry Fair | 22 | Rook | 10 | 51 kick returns for a 28.0 average and 2 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 1998 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Kevin Abrams | 24 | DB | 16 | 7 | 175 | 5-8 | Syracuse | 2/28/1974 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 54th pick / 1997 |
| 55 | Allen Aldridge | 26 | LB | 16 | 15 | 254 | 6-1 | Houston | 5/30/1972 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 51st pick / 1994 |
| 35 | Robert Bailey | 30 | DB | 16 | 0 | 176 | 5-9 | Miami (FL) | 9/3/1968 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 107th pick / 1991 |
| 10 | Charlie Batch | 24 | QB | 12 | 12 | 220 | 6-2 | Eastern Michigan | 12/5/1974 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 60th pick / 1998 |
| 79 | Eric Beverly | 24 | C-G | 16 | 0 | 300 | 6-3 | Miami (OH) | 3/28/1974 | Rook | |
| 57 | Stephen Boyd | 26 | LB | 13 | 13 | 247 | 6-0 | Boston College | 8/22/1972 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 141st pick / 1995 |
| 80 | Tommie Boyd | 27 | WR | 9 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Toledo | 12/21/1971 | 1 | |
| 39 | Lamar Campbell | 22 | DB | 12 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 8/29/1976 | Rook | |
| 27 | Mark A. Carrier | 30 | DB | 13 | 13 | 192 | 6-1 | USC | 4/28/1968 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1990 |
| 95 | Mike Chalenski | 28 | DE-DT | 8 | 0 | 279 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh,UCLA | 1/28/1970 | 5 | |
| 81 | Pete Chryplewicz | 24 | TE | 16 | 2 | 253 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 4/27/1974 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 135th pick / 1997 |
| 77 | Mike Compton | 28 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 310 | 6-6 | West Virginia | 9/18/1970 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 68th pick / 1993 |
| 82 | Germane Crowell | 22 | WR | 14 | 2 | 213 | 6-3 | Virginia | 9/13/1976 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 50th pick / 1998 |
| 94 | Luther Elliss | 25 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 318 | 6-5 | Utah | 3/22/1973 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 1995 |
| 23 | Terry Fair | 22 | DB | 14 | 10 | 185 | 5-9 | Tennessee | 7/20/1976 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 1998 |
| 53 | Rob Fredrickson | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-4 | Michigan State | 5/13/1971 | 4 | Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 22nd pick / 1994 |
| 4 | Jason Hanson | 28 | K | 16 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Washington State | 6/17/1970 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 56th pick / 1992 |
| 64 | Jeff Hartings | 26 | C-G | 13 | 13 | 301 | 6-3 | Penn State | 9/7/1972 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 23rd pick / 1996 |
| 46 | Kevin Hickman | 27 | TE | 3 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | Navy | 8/20/1971 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 186th pick / 1995 |
| 73 | Darius Holland | 25 | DT | 10 | 4 | 330 | 6-5 | Colorado | 11/10/1973 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 65th pick / 1995 |
| 58 | George Jamison | 36 | LB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 9/30/1962 | 11 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1984 Supp |
| 25 | Greg Jeffries | 27 | DB | 15 | 3 | 195 | 5-9 | Virginia | 10/16/1971 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 147th pick / 1993 |
| 18 | John Jett | 30 | P | 14 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | East Carolina | 11/11/1968 | 5 | |
| 70 | Andre T. Johnson | 25 | T | 3 | 0 | 314 | 6-5 | Penn State | 8/25/1973 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 30th pick / 1996 |
| 99 | Richard Jordan | 24 | LB | 16 | 3 | 252 | 6-1 | Missouri Southern | 12/1/1974 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 239th pick / 1997 |
| 17 | John Kidd | 37 | P | 2 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 8/22/1961 | 14 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 128th pick / 1984 |
| 52 | Scott Kowalkowski | 30 | LB | 15 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 8/23/1968 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 216th pick / 1991 |
| 21 | Jerris McPhail | 26 | RB | 3 | 0 | 198 | 5-11 | East Carolina,Wake Forest | 6/26/1972 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 134th pick / 1996 |
| 19 | Scott Mitchell | 30 | QB | 2 | 2 | 240 | 6-6 | Utah | 1/2/1968 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 93rd pick / 1990 |
| 84 | Herman Moore | 29 | WR | 15 | 15 | 210 | 6-4 | Virginia | 10/20/1969 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1991 |
| 87 | Johnnie Morton | 27 | WR | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-0 | USC | 10/7/1971 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 21st pick / 1994 |
| 59 | Kevin O'Neill | 23 | LB | 11 | 0 | 239 | 6-2 | Bowling Green | 4/14/1975 | Rook | |
| 26 | Brock Olivo | 22 | RB | 1 | 0 | 226 | 6-0 | Missouri | 6/24/1976 | Rook | |
| 90 | Dan Owens | 31 | DE-DT-NT | 11 | 11 | 280 | 6-3 | USC | 3/16/1967 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 35th pick / 1990 |
| 91 | Robert Porcher | 29 | DE-DT | 16 | 15 | 266 | 6-3 | South Carolina State | 7/30/1969 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 26th pick / 1992 |
| 61 | Jim Pyne | 27 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 11/23/1971 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 200th pick / 1994 |
| 75 | Tony Ramirez | 25 | T | 16 | 7 | 296 | 6-6 | Northern Colorado | 1/26/1973 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 168th pick / 1997 |
| 89 | Walter Rasby | 26 | TE | 16 | 16 | 252 | 6-3 | Wake Forest | 9/7/1972 | 4 | |
| 36 | Travis Reece | 23 | RB | 3 | 0 | 252 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 4/3/1975 | Rook | |
| 14 | Frank Reich | 37 | QB | 6 | 2 | 210 | 6-4 | Maryland | 12/4/1961 | 13 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1985 |
| 28 | Ron Rice | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 216 | 6-1 | Eastern Michigan | 11/9/1972 | 2 | |
| 34 | Ron Rivers | 27 | RB | 15 | 0 | 205 | 5-8 | Fresno State | 11/13/1971 | 3 | |
| 72 | Ray Roberts | 29 | T | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-6 | Virginia | 6/3/1969 | 6 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 10th pick / 1992 |
| 20 | Barry Sanders* | 30 | RB | 16 | 16 | 203 | 5-8 | Oklahoma State | 7/16/1968 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1989 |
| 98 | Don Sasa | 26 | DT | 2 | 0 | 290 | 6-3 | Washington State | 9/16/1972 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 93rd pick / 1995 |
| 30 | Cory Schlesinger | 26 | FB | 15 | 2 | 247 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 6/23/1972 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 192nd pick / 1995 |
| 97 | Tracy Scroggins | 29 | DE-LB | 11 | 3 | 273 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 9/11/1969 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1992 |
| 62 | Tony Semple | 28 | G | 16 | 3 | 286 | 6-5 | Memphis | 12/20/1970 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 154th pick / 1994 |
| 86 | David Sloan | 26 | TE | 10 | 2 | 260 | 6-6 | New Mexico | 6/8/1972 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 70th pick / 1995 |
| 92 | Marc Spindler | 29 | DE-NT-DT | 15 | 1 | 290 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 11/28/1969 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1990 |
| 83 | Brian Stablein | 28 | WR | 10 | 0 | 193 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 4/14/1970 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 8th / 210th pick / 1993 |
| 42 | Ryan Stewart | 25 | DB | 16 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 9/30/1973 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 76th pick / 1996 |
| 29 | Kywin Supernaw | 23 | DB | 2 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Indiana,Northeast Oklahoma A&M | 6/2/1975 | Rook | |
| 96 | Henry Taylor | 23 | DT | 1 | 0 | 295 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 11/29/1975 | Rook | |
| 71 | Larry Tharpe | 28 | T | 16 | 9 | 300 | 6-4 | Tennessee State | 11/19/1970 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 145th pick / 1992 |
| 15 | Corey Thomas | 23 | WR | 1 | 0 | 174 | 6-0 | Duke | 6/6/1975 | Rook | |
| 98 | Marvin Thomas | 25 | DE | 4 | 0 | 264 | 6-5 | Memphis | 10/19/1973 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 7th / 233rd pick / 1997 |
| 44 | Tommy Vardell | 29 | RB | 14 | 9 | 234 | 6-2 | Stanford | 2/20/1969 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 9th pick / 1992 |
| 93 | Kerwin Waldroup | 24 | DE | 13 | 13 | 260 | 6-3 | Central State (OH),Michigan | 8/1/1974 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 158th pick / 1996 |
| 32 | Bryant Westbrook | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 199 | 6-0 | Texas | 12/19/1974 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 5th pick / 1997 |
| Team Total | 26.8 | 16 | 241.6 | 6-2.0 | 3.7 |