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2001 Detroit Lions
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Record: 2-14-0, Finished 5th in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 270 points (16.9/g), 26th of 31 in the NFL.
Allowed 424 points (26.5/g), 30th.
Differential of -154 points (-9.6/g), 29th.
Expected W-L: 4.1-11.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -16 (-1.0/g), 30th.
Coached by Marty Mornhinweg (2-14-0)
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2001 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 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 198 for 341, 2,392 yards, 12 td, 12 int, & 12 rushes for 45 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 60th pick / 1998 |
| QB | Ty Detmer | 34 | 8 | 4 | 92 for 151, 906 yards, 3 td, 10 int, & 9 rushes for 26 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 230th pick / 1992 |
| RB | James Stewart | 30 | 6 | 10 | 143 rushes for 685 yards, 1 td, & 23 catches for 242 yards and 1 td | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 19th pick / 1995 |
| FB | Cory Schlesinger | 29 | 6 | 13 | 47 rushes for 154 yards, 3 td, & 60 catches for 466 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 6th / 192nd pick / 1995 |
| WR | Larry Foster | 25 | 1 | 5 | 22 catches for 283 yards, 0 td, & 2 rushes for 6 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Johnnie Morton | 30 | 7 | 16 | 77 catches for 1,154 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for 6 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 21st pick / 1994 |
| TE | David Sloan | 29 | 6 | 15 | 37 catches for 409 yards, 7 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 70th pick / 1995 |
| LT | Jeff Backus | 24 | Rook | 16 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 18th pick / 2001 |
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| LG | Tony Semple | 31 | 6 | 12 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 154th pick / 1994 |
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| C | Eric Beverly | 27 | 3 | 16 | ||
| RG | Brenden Stai | 29 | 6 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 91st pick / 1995 |
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| RT | Matt Joyce | 29 | 6 | 12 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RT | Aaron Gibson | 24 | 1 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 27th pick / 1999 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Robert Porcher* | 32 | 9 | 16 | 11.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 26th pick / 1992 |
| LDT | Shaun Rogers | 22 | Rook | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 61st pick / 2001 |
| RDT | Luther Elliss | 28 | 6 | 13 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 1995 |
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| RDE | Tracy Scroggins | 32 | 9 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1992 |
| LLB | Allen Aldridge | 29 | 7 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 51st pick / 1994 |
| MLB | Chris Claiborne | 23 | 2 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 9th pick / 1999 |
| RLB | Barrett Green | 24 | 1 | 10 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 50th pick / 2000 |
| LCB | Todd Lyght | 32 | 10 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1991 |
| RCB | Terry Fair | 25 | 3 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 1998 |
| SS | Lamar Campbell | 25 | 3 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| SS | Ron Rice | 29 | 5 | 8 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Kurt Schulz | 33 | 9 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 195th pick / 1992 |
| FS | Kurt Schulz | 33 | 9 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 195th pick / 1992 |
| FS | Lamar Campbell | 25 | 3 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jason Hanson | 31 | 9 | 0 | 21 of 30 field goals & 23 of 23 extra points | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 56th pick / 1992 |
| P | John Jett | 33 | 8 | 0 | 58 punts for a 43.3 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Desmond Howard | 31 | 9 | 1 | 22 punt returns for a 9.1 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 4th pick / 1992 |
| KR | Desmond Howard | 31 | 9 | 1 | 57 kick returns for a 25.4 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 | 29 | LB | 16 | 16 | 254 | 6-1 | Houston | 5/30/1972 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 51st pick / 1994 |
| Scotty Anderson | 22 | WR | 9 | 4 | 191 | 6-2 | Grambling State | 11/24/1979 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 5th / 148th pick / 2001 |
| Leo Araguz | 31 | P | 3 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Stephen F. Austin | 1/18/1970 | 5 | |
| Jeff Backus | 24 | T | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-5 | Michigan | 9/21/1977 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 1st / 18th pick / 2001 |
| Robert Bailey | 33 | DB | 9 | 0 | 176 | 5-9 | Miami (FL) | 9/3/1968 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 107th pick / 1991 |
| Bradford Banta | 31 | TE-C | 16 | 0 | 253 | 6-6 | USC | 12/14/1970 | 7 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 106th pick / 1994 |
| Charlie Batch | 27 | QB | 10 | 9 | 220 | 6-2 | Eastern Michigan | 12/5/1974 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 60th pick / 1998 |
| Tommy Bennett | 28 | DB | 8 | 1 | 219 | 6-2 | UCLA | 2/19/1973 | 5 | |
| Eric Beverly | 27 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-3 | Miami (OH) | 3/28/1974 | 3 | |
| Kerlin Blaise | 27 | G | 6 | 0 | 315 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 12/25/1974 | 2 | |
| Stephen Boyd | 29 | LB | 4 | 4 | 247 | 6-0 | Boston College | 8/22/1972 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 141st pick / 1995 |
| Lamar Campbell | 25 | DB | 12 | 12 | 182 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 8/29/1976 | 3 | |
| Marty Carter | 32 | DB | 4 | 1 | 209 | 6-1 | Middle Tenn. State | 12/17/1969 | 10 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 8th / 207th pick / 1991 |
| Aveion Cason | 22 | RB | 5 | 0 | 204 | 5-10 | Illinois State | 7/12/1979 | Rook | |
| Chris Claiborne | 23 | LB | 16 | 16 | 259 | 6-3 | USC | 7/26/1978 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 9th pick / 1999 |
| Germane Crowell | 25 | WR | 5 | 4 | 213 | 6-3 | Virginia | 9/13/1976 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 50th pick / 1998 |
| Ty Detmer | 34 | QB | 4 | 4 | 189 | 6-0 | BYU | 10/30/1967 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 230th pick / 1992 |
| Jared DeVries | 25 | DE | 11 | 0 | 272 | 6-4 | Iowa | 6/11/1976 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 70th pick / 1999 |
| Reuben Droughns | 23 | RB | 9 | 3 | 207 | 5-11 | Oregon | 8/21/1978 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 81st pick / 2000 |
| Luther Elliss | 28 | DT-DE | 14 | 13 | 318 | 6-5 | Utah | 3/22/1973 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 1995 |
| Bert Emanuel | 31 | WR | 6 | 4 | 180 | 5-10 | Rice,UCLA | 10/26/1970 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 45th pick / 1994 |
| Terry Fair | 25 | DB | 12 | 12 | 185 | 5-9 | Tennessee | 7/20/1976 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 1998 |
| Larry Foster | 25 | WR | 13 | 5 | 195 | 5-10 | LSU | 11/7/1976 | 1 | |
| Aaron Gibson | 24 | T-G | 6 | 5 | 375 | 6-6 | Wisconsin | 9/27/1977 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 27th pick / 1999 |
| Barrett Green | 24 | LB | 14 | 10 | 226 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 10/29/1977 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 50th pick / 2000 |
| James Hall | 24 | DE | 15 | 0 | 280 | 6-2 | Michigan | 2/4/1977 | 1 | |
| Jason Hanson | 31 | K | 16 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Washington State | 6/17/1970 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 56th pick / 1992 |
| Anthony Herron | 22 | DE | 1 | 0 | 280 | 6-3 | Iowa | 9/24/1979 | Rook | |
| Desmond Howard | 31 | WR | 14 | 1 | 185 | 5-10 | Michigan | 5/15/1970 | 9 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 4th pick / 1992 |
| Chidi Iwuoma | 23 | DB | 13 | 1 | 184 | 5-8 | California | 2/19/1978 | Rook | |
| John Jett | 33 | P | 13 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | East Carolina | 11/11/1968 | 8 | |
| Matt Joyce | 29 | G-T | 16 | 12 | 300 | 6-7 | Richmond | 3/30/1972 | 6 | |
| Travis Kirschke | 27 | DT-DE | 16 | 2 | 298 | 6-3 | UCLA | 9/6/1974 | 4 | |
| Scott Kowalkowski | 33 | LB | 15 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 8/23/1968 | 10 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 216th pick / 1991 |
| Clint Kriewaldt | 25 | LB | 14 | 1 | 242 | 6-1 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 3/16/1976 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 177th pick / 1999 |
| Todd Lyght | 32 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 2/9/1969 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1991 |
| Stockar McDougle | 24 | T | 9 | 3 | 335 | 6-6 | Oklahoma | 1/11/1977 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 2000 |
| Ray McElroy | 29 | DB | 4 | 0 | 196 | 5-11 | Eastern Illinois | 7/31/1972 | 6 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 114th pick / 1995 |
| Mike McMahon | 22 | QB | 8 | 3 | 215 | 6-2 | Rutgers | 2/8/1979 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 5th / 149th pick / 2001 |
| Pete Mitchell | 30 | TE | 5 | 1 | 243 | 6-2 | Boston College | 10/9/1971 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 122nd pick / 1995 |
| Herman Moore | 32 | WR | 3 | 1 | 210 | 6-4 | Virginia | 10/20/1969 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1991 |
| Johnnie Morton | 30 | WR | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-0 | USC | 10/7/1971 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 21st pick / 1994 |
| Brock Olivo | 25 | RB | 16 | 0 | 226 | 6-0 | Missouri | 6/24/1976 | 3 | |
| Robert Porcher* | 32 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 266 | 6-3 | South Carolina State | 7/30/1969 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 26th pick / 1992 |
| Kelvin Pritchett | 32 | DT-DE | 16 | 1 | 322 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 10/24/1969 | 10 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 1991 |
| Dominic Raiola | 23 | C | 16 | 0 | 295 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 12/30/1978 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 50th pick / 2001 |
| Ron Rice | 29 | DB | 8 | 8 | 216 | 6-1 | Eastern Michigan | 11/9/1972 | 5 | |
| Shaun Rogers | 22 | DT | 16 | 16 | 340 | 6-4 | Texas | 3/12/1979 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 61st pick / 2001 |
| Khari Samuel | 25 | LB | 9 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Massachusetts | 10/14/1976 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 144th pick / 1999 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 29 | FB | 16 | 13 | 247 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 6/23/1972 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 192nd pick / 1995 |
| Kurt Schulz | 33 | DB | 11 | 10 | 208 | 6-1 | Eastern Washington | 12/12/1968 | 9 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 195th pick / 1992 |
| Tracy Scroggins | 32 | DE-LB | 16 | 16 | 273 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 9/11/1969 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1992 |
| Tony Semple | 31 | G | 15 | 12 | 286 | 6-5 | Memphis | 12/20/1970 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 154th pick / 1994 |
| David Sloan | 29 | TE | 15 | 15 | 260 | 6-6 | New Mexico | 6/8/1972 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 70th pick / 1995 |
| Alonzo Spellman | 30 | DE-DT | 5 | 0 | 287 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 9/27/1971 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 22nd pick / 1992 |
| Brenden Stai | 29 | G | 16 | 16 | 312 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 3/30/1972 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 91st pick / 1995 |
| James Stewart | 30 | RB | 11 | 10 | 224 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 12/27/1971 | 6 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 19th pick / 1995 |
| Stephen Trejo | 24 | FB | 14 | 0 | 254 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 11/20/1977 | Rook | |
| John Waerig | 25 | TE | 1 | 0 | 264 | 6-2 | Maryland,Wisconsin | 4/8/1976 | Rook | |
| Lamont Warren | 28 | RB | 16 | 3 | 202 | 5-11 | Colorado | 1/4/1973 | 7 | Indianapolis Colts / 6th / 164th pick / 1994 |
| Bryant Westbrook | 27 | DB | 10 | 3 | 199 | 6-0 | Texas | 12/19/1974 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 5th pick / 1997 |
| Brian M. Williams | 29 | LB | 2 | 1 | 240 | 6-1 | USC | 12/17/1972 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1995 |
| Jimmy Wyrick | 25 | DB | 16 | 0 | 176 | 5-9 | Minnesota | 12/31/1976 | 1 | |
| Team Total | 27.6 | 16 | 240.8 | 6-1.5 | 4.6 |