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2003 Detroit Lions
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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 4th in NFC North Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 270 points (16.9/g), 26th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 379 points (23.7/g), 25th.
Differential of -109 points (-6.8/g), 26th.
Expected W-L: 4.9-11.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 14th.
Coached by Steve Mariucci (5-11-0)
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2003 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Joey Harrington | 25 | 1 | 16 | 309 for 554, 2,880 yards, 17 td, 22 int, & 30 rushes for 86 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 2002 |
| RB | Shawn Bryson | 27 | 3 | 13 | 158 rushes for 606 yards, 3 td, & 54 catches for 340 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 86th pick / 1999 |
| FB | Cory Schlesinger | 31 | 8 | 10 | 9 rushes for 16 yards, 0 td, & 34 catches for 247 yards and 2 td | Detroit Lions / 6th / 192nd pick / 1995 |
| WR | Az-Zahir Hakim | 26 | 5 | 12 | 49 catches for 449 yards, 4 td, & 3 rushes for 51 yards and 0 td | St. Louis Rams / 4th / 96th pick / 1998 |
| WR | Bill Schroeder | 32 | 6 | 13 | 36 catches for 397 yards, 2 td | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 181st pick / 1994 |
| WR | Charles Rogers | 22 | Rook | 5 | 22 catches for 243 yards, 3 td, & 2 rushes for 17 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 2nd pick / 2003 |
| TE | Casey Fitzsimmons | 23 | Rook | 11 | 23 catches for 160 yards, 2 td | |
| TE | Mikhael Ricks | 29 | 5 | 6 | 37 catches for 434 yards, 2 td | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 59th pick / 1998 |
| LT | Jeff Backus | 26 | 2 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 18th pick / 2001 |
| LG | Eric Beverly | 29 | 5 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| C | Dominic Raiola | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 50th pick / 2001 |
| RG | Ray Brown | 41 | 17 | 16 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 201st pick / 1986 |
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| RT | Stockar McDougle | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 2000 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Robert Porcher | 34 | 11 | 14 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 26th pick / 1992 |
| LDT | Dan Wilkinson | 30 | 9 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 1st pick / 1994 |
| RDT | Shaun Rogers | 24 | 2 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 61st pick / 2001 |
| RDE | James Hall | 26 | 3 | 16 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LLB | Barrett Green | 26 | 3 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 50th pick / 2000 |
| MLB | Earl Holmes | 30 | 7 | 13 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 126th pick / 1996 |
| RLB | Boss Bailey | 24 | Rook | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 2003 |
| LCB | Otis Smith | 38 | 12 | 13 | 1.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RCB | Dre' Bly* | 26 | 4 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 41st pick / 1999 |
| SS | Corey Harris | 34 | 11 | 13 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1992 |
| FS | Brian Walker | 31 | 7 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jason Hanson | 33 | 11 | 0 | 22 of 23 field goals & 26 of 27 extra points | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 56th pick / 1992 |
| P | Nick Harris | 25 | 2 | 0 | 63 punts for a 40.2 average, 1 blocked | Denver Broncos / 4th / 120th pick / 2001 |
| PR | Reggie Swinton | 28 | 2 | 1 | 23 punt returns for a 13.8 average and 1 td | |
| KR | Reggie Swinton | 28 | 2 | 1 | 40 kick returns for a 24.1 average and 1 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | Scotty Anderson | 24 | WR | 9 | 0 | 191 | 6-2 | Grambling State | 11/24/1979 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 148th pick / 2001 |
| 26 | Roderick Babers | 23 | DB | 5 | 0 | 190 | 5-9 | Texas | 10/6/1980 | Rook | New York Giants / 4th / 123rd pick / 2003 |
| 76 | Jeff Backus | 26 | T | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-5 | Michigan | 9/21/1977 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 18th pick / 2001 |
| 97 | Boss Bailey | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 233 | 6-3 | Georgia | 10/14/1979 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 2003 |
| 89 | Bradford Banta | 33 | TE-C | 13 | 0 | 253 | 6-6 | USC | 12/14/1970 | 9 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 106th pick / 1994 |
| 79 | Eric Beverly | 29 | C-G | 13 | 13 | 300 | 6-3 | Miami (OH) | 3/28/1974 | 5 | |
| 77 | Kerlin Blaise | 29 | G | 2 | 0 | 315 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 12/25/1974 | 4 | |
| 32 | Dre' Bly* | 26 | DB | 14 | 14 | 185 | 5-9 | North Carolina | 5/22/1977 | 4 | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 41st pick / 1999 |
| 61 | Ray Brown | 41 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 318 | 6-5 | Arkansas State,Memphis | 12/12/1962 | 17 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 201st pick / 1986 |
| 24 | Shawn Bryson | 27 | RB | 16 | 13 | 228 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 11/30/1976 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 86th pick / 1999 |
| 31 | Avon Cobourne | 24 | RB | 7 | 0 | 205 | 5-8 | West Virginia | 3/6/1979 | Rook | |
| 55 | Donte Curry | 25 | LB | 11 | 0 | 233 | 6-1 | Morris Brown | 7/22/1978 | 2 | |
| 44 | Julius Curry | 24 | DB | 3 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Michigan | 5/17/1979 | Rook | |
| 52 | James Davis | 24 | LB | 8 | 1 | 240 | 6-1 | West Virginia | 4/26/1979 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 5th / 144th pick / 2003 |
| 14 | Ty Detmer | 36 | QB | 1 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | BYU | 10/30/1967 | 10 | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 230th pick / 1992 |
| 95 | Jared DeVries | 27 | DE | 13 | 2 | 272 | 6-4 | Iowa | 6/11/1976 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 70th pick / 1999 |
| 18 | Eddie Drummond | 23 | WR | 6 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | Penn State | 4/12/1980 | 1 | |
| 98 | Kalimba Edwards | 24 | DE | 15 | 0 | 264 | 6-5 | South Carolina | 12/26/1979 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 35th pick / 2002 |
| 94 | Luther Elliss | 30 | DT-DE | 5 | 0 | 318 | 6-5 | Utah | 3/22/1973 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 1995 |
| 39 | Doug Evans | 33 | DB | 9 | 3 | 188 | 6-1 | Louisiana Tech | 5/13/1970 | 10 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 141st pick / 1993 |
| 82 | Casey Fitzsimmons | 23 | TE | 16 | 11 | 258 | 6-4 | Carroll (MT) | 10/10/1980 | Rook | |
| 33 | Olandis Gary | 28 | RB | 13 | 1 | 218 | 5-11 | Georgia,Marshall | 5/18/1975 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 127th pick / 1999 |
| 59 | Jeff Gooch | 29 | LB | 16 | 0 | 226 | 5-11 | Austin Peay State | 10/31/1974 | 7 | |
| 35 | Andre' Goodman | 25 | DB | 3 | 3 | 185 | 5-10 | South Carolina | 8/11/1978 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 68th pick / 2002 |
| 54 | Barrett Green | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 226 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 10/29/1977 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 50th pick / 2000 |
| 81 | Az-Zahir Hakim | 26 | WR | 14 | 12 | 189 | 5-10 | San Diego State | 6/3/1977 | 5 | St. Louis Rams / 4th / 96th pick / 1998 |
| 96 | James Hall | 26 | DE | 16 | 16 | 280 | 6-2 | Michigan | 2/4/1977 | 3 | |
| 4 | Jason Hanson | 33 | K | 16 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Washington State | 6/17/1970 | 11 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 56th pick / 1992 |
| 3 | Joey Harrington | 25 | QB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-4 | Oregon | 10/21/1978 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 2002 |
| 25 | Corey Harris | 34 | DB | 13 | 13 | 213 | 5-11 | Vanderbilt | 10/25/1969 | 11 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1992 |
| 2 | Nick Harris | 25 | P | 11 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | California | 7/23/1978 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 120th pick / 2001 |
| 50 | Earl Holmes | 30 | LB | 16 | 13 | 242 | 6-2 | Florida A&M | 4/28/1973 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 126th pick / 1996 |
| 42 | Terrence Holt | 23 | DB | 11 | 2 | 208 | 6-2 | North Carolina State | 3/5/1980 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 5th / 137th pick / 2003 |
| 87 | Shawn Jefferson | 34 | WR | 7 | 3 | 185 | 5-11 | Central Florida | 2/22/1969 | 12 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 240th pick / 1991 |
| 19 | John Jett | 35 | P | 4 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | East Carolina | 11/11/1968 | 10 | |
| 75 | Matt Joyce | 31 | G-T | 13 | 3 | 300 | 6-7 | Richmond | 3/30/1972 | 8 | |
| 11 | David Kircus | 23 | WR | 5 | 2 | 185 | 6-1 | Grand Valley State | 2/19/1980 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 6th / 175th pick / 2003 |
| 57 | Jody Littleton | 29 | LB | 3 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Baylor | 10/23/1974 | 1 | |
| 70 | Josh Lovelady | 25 | G | 12 | 0 | 330 | 6-3 | Houston | 1/28/1978 | 1 | |
| 73 | Stockar McDougle | 26 | T | 16 | 16 | 335 | 6-6 | Oklahoma | 1/11/1977 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 2000 |
| 8 | Mike McMahon | 24 | QB | 3 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Rutgers | 2/8/1979 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 149th pick / 2001 |
| 40 | Alex Molden | 30 | DB | 2 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Oregon | 8/4/1973 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 11th pick / 1996 |
| 41 | Leonard Myers | 25 | DB | 1 | 0 | 196 | 5-10 | Miami (FL) | 12/18/1978 | 2 | New England Patriots / 6th / 200th pick / 2001 |
| 83 | John Owens | 23 | TE | 7 | 1 | 266 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 1/10/1980 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 138th pick / 2002 |
| 21 | Artose Pinner | 25 | RB | 3 | 2 | 232 | 5-10 | Kentucky | 1/5/1978 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 4th / 99th pick / 2003 |
| 91 | Robert Porcher | 34 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 266 | 6-3 | South Carolina State | 7/30/1969 | 11 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 26th pick / 1992 |
| 93 | Kelvin Pritchett | 34 | DT-DE | 13 | 0 | 322 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 10/24/1969 | 12 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 1991 |
| 58 | Wali Rainer | 26 | LB | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Virginia | 4/19/1977 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 124th pick / 1999 |
| 51 | Dominic Raiola | 25 | C | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 12/30/1978 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 50th pick / 2001 |
| 78 | Cory Redding | 23 | DE | 9 | 0 | 285 | 6-4 | Texas | 11/15/1980 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 66th pick / 2003 |
| 86 | Mikhael Ricks | 29 | TE-WR | 16 | 6 | 260 | 6-5 | Stephen F. Austin | 11/14/1974 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 59th pick / 1998 |
| 80 | Charles Rogers | 22 | WR | 5 | 5 | 202 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 5/23/1981 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 1st / 2nd pick / 2003 |
| 92 | Shaun Rogers | 24 | DT | 16 | 16 | 340 | 6-4 | Texas | 3/12/1979 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 61st pick / 2001 |
| 30 | Cory Schlesinger | 31 | FB | 16 | 10 | 247 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 6/23/1972 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 192nd pick / 1995 |
| 84 | Bill Schroeder | 32 | WR | 16 | 13 | 200 | 6-3 | Wisconsin-LaCrosse | 1/9/1971 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 181st pick / 1994 |
| 38 | Jacoby Shepherd | 24 | DB | 4 | 0 | 204 | 6-2 | Oklahoma State | 8/31/1979 | 3 | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 62nd pick / 2000 |
| 23 | Otis Smith | 38 | DB | 16 | 13 | 198 | 5-11 | Missouri,Southern | 10/22/1965 | 12 | |
| 40 | Paul Smith | 25 | RB | 7 | 0 | 234 | 5-11 | Texas-El Paso | 1/31/1978 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 132nd pick / 2000 |
| 10 | Reggie Swinton | 28 | WR | 11 | 1 | 186 | 6-0 | Murray State | 7/24/1975 | 2 | |
| 36 | Stephen Trejo | 26 | FB | 16 | 0 | 254 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 11/20/1977 | 2 | |
| 28 | Bracy Walker | 33 | DB | 16 | 1 | 202 | 6-0 | North Carolina | 10/28/1970 | 9 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 127th pick / 1994 |
| 45 | Brian Walker | 31 | DB | 16 | 16 | 205 | 6-1 | Washington State | 5/31/1972 | 7 | |
| 72 | Dan Wilkinson | 30 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 335 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 3/13/1973 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 1st pick / 1994 |
| 16 | James Williams | 25 | WR | 1 | 0 | 186 | 5-10 | Marshall | 3/6/1978 | 3 | Seattle Seahawks / 6th / 175th pick / 2000 |
| 27 | Jimmy Wyrick | 27 | DB | 7 | 1 | 176 | 5-9 | Minnesota | 12/31/1976 | 3 | |
| Team Total | 27.7 | 16 | 236.5 | 6-1.4 | 4.4 |