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2000 Detroit Lions
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 307 points (19.2/g), 22nd of 31 in the NFL.
Allowed 307 points (19.2/g), 11th.
Differential of 0 points (0.0/g), 18th.
Expected W-L: 8.0-8.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +11 (0.7/g), 7th.
Coached by Gary Moeller (4-3-0) and Bobby Ross (5-4-0)
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2000 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 | Charlie Batch | 26 | 2 | 15 | 221 for 412, 2,489 yards, 13 td, 15 int, & 44 rushes for 199 yards and 2 td | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 60th pick / 1998 |
| RB | James Stewart | 29 | 5 | 16 | 339 rushes for 1,184 yards, 10 td, & 32 catches for 287 yards and 1 td | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 19th pick / 1995 |
| FB | Cory Schlesinger | 28 | 5 | 6 | 1 rush for 3 yards, 0 td, & 12 catches for 73 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 6th / 192nd pick / 1995 |
| WR | Herman Moore | 31 | 9 | 12 | 40 catches for 434 yards, 3 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1991 |
| WR | Johnnie Morton | 29 | 6 | 16 | 61 catches for 788 yards, 3 td, & 4 rushes for 25 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 21st pick / 1994 |
| WR | Germane Crowell | 24 | 2 | 7 | 34 catches for 430 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 12 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 50th pick / 1998 |
| WR | Brian Stablein | 30 | 5 | 5 | 8 catches for 53 yards, 0 td | Denver Broncos / 8th / 210th pick / 1993 |
| TE | David Sloan | 28 | 5 | 10 | 32 catches for 379 yards, 2 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 70th pick / 1995 |
| TE | Walter Rasby | 28 | 6 | 8 | 10 catches for 78 yards, 1 td | |
| LT | Ray Roberts | 31 | 8 | 10 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 10th pick / 1992 |
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| LT | Stockar McDougle | 23 | Rook | 8 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 2000 |
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| LG | Tony Semple | 30 | 5 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 154th pick / 1994 |
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| LG | Mike Compton | 30 | 7 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 68th pick / 1993 |
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| C | Mike Compton | 30 | 7 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 68th pick / 1993 |
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| C | Eric Beverly | 26 | 2 | 7 | ||
| RG | Jeff Hartings | 28 | 4 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 23rd pick / 1996 |
| RT | Aaron Gibson | 23 | Rook | 10 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 27th pick / 1999 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Robert Porcher | 31 | 8 | 16 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 26th pick / 1992 |
| LDT | James A. Jones | 31 | 9 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 57th pick / 1991 |
| RDT | Luther Elliss* | 27 | 5 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 1995 |
| RDE | Tracy Scroggins | 31 | 8 | 15 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1992 |
| LLB | Allen Aldridge | 28 | 6 | 14 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 51st pick / 1994 |
| MLB | Stephen Boyd* | 28 | 5 | 15 | 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 5th / 141st pick / 1995 |
| RLB | Chris Claiborne | 22 | 1 | 14 | 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 9th pick / 1999 |
| LCB | Bryant Westbrook | 26 | 3 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 5th pick / 1997 |
| RCB | Terry Fair | 24 | 2 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 1998 |
| SS | Ron Rice | 28 | 4 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| FS | Kurt Schulz | 32 | 8 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 195th pick / 1992 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jason Hanson | 30 | 8 | 0 | 24 of 30 field goals & 29 of 29 extra points | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 56th pick / 1992 |
| P | John Jett | 32 | 7 | 0 | 93 punts for a 43.5 average, 2 blocked | |
| PR | Desmond Howard* | 30 | 8 | 0 | 31 punt returns for a 14.7 average and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 4th pick / 1992 |
| KR | Desmond Howard* | 30 | 8 | 0 | 57 kick returns for a 24.6 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 4th pick / 1992 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Allen Aldridge | 28 | LB | 16 | 14 | 254 | 6-1 | Houston | 5/30/1972 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 51st pick / 1994 |
| James Atkins | 30 | T | 2 | 1 | 306 | 6-6 | La-Lafayette | 1/28/1970 | 6 | |
| Charlie Batch | 26 | QB | 15 | 15 | 220 | 6-2 | Eastern Michigan | 12/5/1974 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 60th pick / 1998 |
| Mario Bates | 27 | RB | 13 | 0 | 217 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 1/16/1973 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 44th pick / 1994 |
| Eric Beverly | 26 | C-G | 16 | 7 | 300 | 6-3 | Miami (OH) | 3/28/1974 | 2 | |
| Kerlin Blaise | 26 | G | 12 | 0 | 315 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 12/25/1974 | 1 | |
| Stephen Boyd* | 28 | LB | 15 | 15 | 247 | 6-0 | Boston College | 8/22/1972 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 141st pick / 1995 |
| Barrett Brooks | 28 | T | 15 | 4 | 325 | 6-5 | Kansas State | 5/5/1972 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 58th pick / 1995 |
| Corwin Brown | 30 | DB | 14 | 4 | 200 | 6-1 | Michigan | 4/25/1970 | 7 | New England Patriots / 4th / 110th pick / 1993 |
| J.B. Brown | 33 | DB | 3 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | Maryland | 1/5/1967 | 11 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 315th pick / 1989 |
| Lamar Campbell | 24 | DB | 16 | 2 | 182 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 8/29/1976 | 2 | |
| Stoney Case | 28 | QB | 5 | 1 | 204 | 6-3 | New Mexico | 7/7/1972 | 5 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 80th pick / 1995 |
| Chris Claiborne | 22 | LB | 16 | 14 | 259 | 6-3 | USC | 7/26/1978 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 9th pick / 1999 |
| Mike Compton | 30 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 310 | 6-6 | West Virginia | 9/18/1970 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 68th pick / 1993 |
| Germane Crowell | 24 | WR | 9 | 7 | 213 | 6-3 | Virginia | 9/13/1976 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 50th pick / 1998 |
| Jared DeVries | 24 | DE | 15 | 1 | 272 | 6-4 | Iowa | 6/11/1976 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 70th pick / 1999 |
| Luther Elliss* | 27 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 318 | 6-5 | Utah | 3/22/1973 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 1995 |
| Terry Fair | 24 | DB | 15 | 15 | 185 | 5-9 | Tennessee | 7/20/1976 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 1998 |
| Larry Foster | 24 | WR | 10 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | LSU | 11/7/1976 | Rook | |
| Aaron Gibson | 23 | T-G | 10 | 10 | 375 | 6-6 | Wisconsin | 9/27/1977 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 1st / 27th pick / 1999 |
| Barrett Green | 23 | LB | 9 | 0 | 226 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 10/29/1977 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 50th pick / 2000 |
| James Hall | 23 | DE | 5 | 0 | 280 | 6-2 | Michigan | 2/4/1977 | Rook | |
| Jason Hanson | 30 | K | 16 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Washington State | 6/17/1970 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 56th pick / 1992 |
| Jeff Hartings | 28 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 301 | 6-3 | Penn State | 9/7/1972 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 23rd pick / 1996 |
| Desmond Howard* | 30 | WR | 15 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Michigan | 5/15/1970 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 4th pick / 1992 |
| Sedrick Irvin | 22 | RB | 6 | 0 | 226 | 5-11 | Michigan State | 3/30/1978 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 103rd pick / 1999 |
| John Jett | 32 | P | 16 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | East Carolina | 11/11/1968 | 7 | |
| James A. Jones | 31 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-2 | Northern Iowa | 2/6/1969 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 57th pick / 1991 |
| Travis Kirschke | 26 | DT-DE | 13 | 0 | 298 | 6-3 | UCLA | 9/6/1974 | 3 | |
| Scott Kowalkowski | 32 | LB | 16 | 2 | 220 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 8/23/1968 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 216th pick / 1991 |
| Clint Kriewaldt | 24 | LB | 13 | 1 | 242 | 6-1 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 3/16/1976 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 177th pick / 1999 |
| Jeremy Lincoln | 31 | DB | 3 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Tennessee | 4/7/1969 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 80th pick / 1992 |
| Stockar McDougle | 23 | T | 8 | 8 | 335 | 6-6 | Oklahoma | 1/11/1977 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 2000 |
| Herman Moore | 31 | WR | 15 | 12 | 210 | 6-4 | Virginia | 10/20/1969 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1991 |
| Johnnie Morton | 29 | WR | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-0 | USC | 10/7/1971 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 21st pick / 1994 |
| Kevin O'Neill | 25 | LB | 11 | 0 | 239 | 6-2 | Bowling Green | 4/14/1975 | 2 | |
| Brock Olivo | 24 | RB | 13 | 0 | 226 | 6-0 | Missouri | 6/24/1976 | 2 | |
| Robert Porcher | 31 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 266 | 6-3 | South Carolina State | 7/30/1969 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 26th pick / 1992 |
| Kelvin Pritchett | 31 | DT-DE | 15 | 0 | 322 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 10/24/1969 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 1991 |
| Alfred Pupunu | 31 | TE | 9 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | Weber State | 10/17/1969 | 8 | |
| Walter Rasby | 28 | TE | 16 | 8 | 252 | 6-3 | Wake Forest | 9/7/1972 | 6 | |
| Ron Rice | 28 | DB | 14 | 14 | 216 | 6-1 | Eastern Michigan | 11/9/1972 | 4 | |
| Ray Roberts | 31 | T | 10 | 10 | 315 | 6-6 | Virginia | 6/3/1969 | 8 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 10th pick / 1992 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 28 | FB | 16 | 6 | 247 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 6/23/1972 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 192nd pick / 1995 |
| Kurt Schulz | 32 | DB | 11 | 11 | 208 | 6-1 | Eastern Washington | 12/12/1968 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 195th pick / 1992 |
| Tracy Scroggins | 31 | DE-LB | 16 | 15 | 273 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 9/11/1969 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1992 |
| Tony Semple | 30 | G | 12 | 8 | 286 | 6-5 | Memphis | 12/20/1970 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 154th pick / 1994 |
| David Sloan | 28 | TE | 15 | 10 | 260 | 6-6 | New Mexico | 6/8/1972 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 70th pick / 1995 |
| Brian Stablein | 30 | WR | 14 | 5 | 193 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 4/14/1970 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 8th / 210th pick / 1993 |
| James Stewart | 29 | RB | 16 | 16 | 224 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 12/27/1971 | 5 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 19th pick / 1995 |
| Ryan Stewart | 27 | DB | 1 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 9/30/1973 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 76th pick / 1996 |
| Kywin Supernaw | 25 | DB | 13 | 3 | 206 | 6-1 | Indiana,Northeast Oklahoma A&M | 6/2/1975 | 2 | |
| Darnell Walker | 30 | DB | 10 | 2 | 168 | 5-8 | Oklahoma | 1/17/1970 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 178th pick / 1993 |
| Marquis Walker | 28 | DB | 12 | 2 | 175 | 5-10 | Southeast Missouri State | 7/6/1972 | 4 | |
| Bryant Westbrook | 26 | DB | 13 | 13 | 199 | 6-0 | Texas | 12/19/1974 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 5th pick / 1997 |
| Jimmy Wyrick | 24 | DB | 6 | 0 | 176 | 5-9 | Minnesota | 12/31/1976 | Rook | |
| Team Total | 27.6 | 16 | 242.3 | 6-1.7 | 4.6 |