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2006 Detroit Lions

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Record: 3-13-0, Finished 4th in NFC North Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 305 points (19.1/g), 21st of 32 in the NFL.
 Allowed 398 points (24.9/g), 30th.
 Differential of -93 points (-5.8/g), 27th.
 Expected W-L: 5.6-10.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -9 (-0.6/g), 29th.

Coached by Rod Marinelli (3-13-0)

2006 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)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Jon Kitna 34 9 16 372 for 596, 4,208 yards, 21 td, 22 int, & 34 rushes for 156 yards and 2 td
RB Kevin Jones 24 2 12 181 rushes for 689 yards, 6 td, & 61 catches for 520 yards and 2 td

Detroit Lions / 1st / 30th pick / 2004

FB Cory Schlesinger 34 11 5 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 8 catches for 36 yards and 0 td

Detroit Lions / 6th / 192nd pick / 1995

WR Mike Furrey 29 3 14 98 catches for 1,086 yards, 6 td
WR Roy E. Williams* 25 2 16 82 catches for 1,310 yards, 7 td, & 2 rushes for 2 yards and 0 td

Detroit Lions / 1st / 7th pick / 2004

TE Daniel Campbell 30 7 11 21 catches for 308 yards, 4 td

New York Giants / 3rd / 79th pick / 1999

TE Marcus Pollard 34 11 5 12 catches for 100 yards, 0 td
LT Jeff Backus 29 5 16

Detroit Lions / 1st / 18th pick / 2001

LG Ross Verba 33 9 7

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 30th pick / 1997

LG Rick DeMulling 29 5 7

Indianapolis Colts / 7th / 220th pick / 2001

C Dominic Raiola 28 5 16 1 fumble recovered

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 50th pick / 2001

RG Damien Woody 29 7 5

New England Patriots / 1st / 17th pick / 1999

RT Barry Stokes 33 8 11
RT Rex Tucker 30 7 5

Chicago Bears / 3rd / 66th pick / 1999

 Defensive Starters
LDE Jared DeVries 30 7 9

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 70th pick / 1999

LDE Cory Redding 26 3 16 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 66th pick / 2003

LDT Marcus Bell 27 5 7 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 123rd pick / 2001

LDT Shaun Cody 23 1 5

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 37th pick / 2005

RDT Cory Redding 26 3 16 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 66th pick / 2003

RDT Shaun Rogers 27 5 6 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 61st pick / 2001

RDE Kalimba Edwards 27 4 10 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 35th pick / 2002

RDE James Hall 29 6 7 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
LLB Boss Bailey 27 3 12 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 2003

LLB Paris Lenon 29 4 16 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered
MLB Paris Lenon 29 4 16 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered
RLB Ernie Sims 22 Rook 16 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Detroit Lions / 1st / 9th pick / 2006

LCB Fernando Bryant 29 7 10 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 26th pick / 1999

RCB Dre' Bly 29 7 16 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 41st pick / 1999

SS Kenoy Kennedy 29 6 9 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 45th pick / 2000

SS Daniel Bullocks 23 Rook 7 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 40th pick / 2006

FS Terrence Holt 26 3 15 0.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Detroit Lions / 5th / 137th pick / 2003

 Special Teams Starters
K Jason Hanson 36 14 0 29 of 33 field goals & 30 of 30 extra points

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 56th pick / 1992

P Nick Harris 28 5 0 66 punts for a 45.0 average, 0 blocked

Denver Broncos / 4th / 120th pick / 2001

PR Eddie Drummond 26 4 0 28 punt returns for a 10.6 average and 0 td
KR Eddie Drummond 26 4 0 62 kick returns for a 21.8 average and 0 td

Roster

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Jeff Backus 29 T 16 16 305 6-5 Michigan 9/21/1977 5

Detroit Lions / 1st / 18th pick / 2001

Boss Bailey 27 LB 16 12 233 6-3 Georgia 10/14/1979 3

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 2003

Marcus Bell 27 DT 13 7 339 6-2 Memphis 6/1/1979 5

Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 123rd pick / 2001

Dre' Bly 29 DB 16 16 185 5-9 North Carolina 5/22/1977 7

St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 41st pick / 1999

Shaun Bodiford 24 WR 3 0 187 5-11 Portland State 5/4/1982 Rook
Corey Bradford 31 WR 9 2 201 6-1 Jackson State 12/8/1975 8

Green Bay Packers / 5th / 150th pick / 1998

Anthony Bryant 25 DT 4 3 336 6-3 Alabama 11/6/1981 1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 178th pick / 2005

Fernando Bryant 29 DB 10 10 174 5-10 Alabama 3/26/1977 7

Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 26th pick / 1999

Shawn Bryson 30 RB 6 1 228 6-1 Tennessee 11/30/1976 6

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 86th pick / 1999

Daniel Bullocks 23 DB 15 7 210 6-0 Nebraska 2/28/1983 Rook

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 40th pick / 2006

Brian Calhoun 22 RB 7 0 200 5-10 Wisconsin 5/8/1984 Rook

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 74th pick / 2006

Daniel Campbell 30 TE 16 11 263 6-5 Texas A&M 4/13/1976 7

New York Giants / 3rd / 79th pick / 1999

Anthony Cannon 22 LB 12 0 226 5-10 Tulane 12/31/1984 Rook

Detroit Lions / 7th / 247th pick / 2006

Aveion Cason 27 RB 6 2 204 5-10 Illinois State 7/12/1979 5
Shaun Cody 23 DT 6 5 292 6-4 USC 1/22/1983 1

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 37th pick / 2005

Donte Curry 28 LB 16 0 233 6-1 Morris Brown 7/22/1978 5
Frank Davis 25 G 11 3 329 6-3 South Florida 8/22/1981 Rook
Rick DeMulling 29 G 14 7 304 6-4 Idaho 7/21/1977 5

Indianapolis Colts / 7th / 220th pick / 2001

Jared DeVries 30 DE 14 9 272 6-4 Iowa 6/11/1976 7

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 70th pick / 1999

Eddie Drummond 26 WR 14 0 185 5-9 Penn State 4/12/1980 4
Kalimba Edwards 27 DE 16 10 264 6-5 South Carolina 12/26/1979 4

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 35th pick / 2002

Devale Ellis 22 WR 9 2 174 5-10 Hofstra 4/2/1984 Rook
Casey Fitzsimmons 26 TE 11 2 258 6-4 Carroll (MT) 10/10/1980 3
Jamar Fletcher 27 DB 13 2 186 5-10 Wisconsin 8/28/1979 5

Miami Dolphins / 1st / 26th pick / 2001

Mike Furrey 29 DB-WR 16 14 185 6-0 Northern Iowa,Ohio State 5/12/1977 3
Lamar Gordon 26 RB 1 0 228 6-1 North Dakota State 1/7/1980 4

St. Louis Rams / 3rd / 84th pick / 2002

Az-Zahir Hakim 29 WR 6 0 189 5-10 San Diego State 6/3/1977 8

St. Louis Rams / 4th / 96th pick / 1998

James Hall 29 DE 7 7 280 6-2 Michigan 2/4/1977 6
Jason Hanson 36 K 16 0 182 5-11 Washington State 6/17/1970 14

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 56th pick / 1992

Arlen Harris 26 RB 10 3 212 5-10 Hofstra,Virginia 4/22/1980 3
Nick Harris 28 P 16 0 218 6-2 California 7/23/1978 5

Denver Broncos / 4th / 120th pick / 2001

Terrence Holt 26 DB 16 15 208 6-2 North Carolina State 3/5/1980 3

Detroit Lions / 5th / 137th pick / 2003

Tyoka Jackson 35 DE-DT 15 0 280 6-2 Penn State 11/22/1971 12
Kevin Jones 24 RB 12 12 228 6-0 Virginia Tech 8/21/1982 2

Detroit Lions / 1st / 30th pick / 2004

Kevin Kasper 29 WR 1 1 197 6-1 Iowa 12/23/1977 5

Denver Broncos / 6th / 190th pick / 2001

Kenoy Kennedy 29 DB 10 9 215 6-1 Arkansas 11/15/1977 6

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 45th pick / 2000

Jon Kitna 34 QB 16 16 220 6-2 Central Washington 9/21/1972 9
Teddy Lehman 25 LB 4 0 243 6-2 Oklahoma 11/18/1981 2

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 37th pick / 2004

Paris Lenon 29 LB 16 16 240 6-2 Richmond 11/26/1977 4
Alex Lewis 25 LB 11 2 237 6-0 Wisconsin 6/11/1981 2

Detroit Lions / 5th / 140th pick / 2004

Josh McCown 27 QB 2 0 212 6-4 Sam Houston State,SMU 7/4/1979 4

Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 81st pick / 2002

Jon McGraw 27 DB 16 3 206 6-3 Kansas State 4/2/1979 4

New York Jets / 2nd / 57th pick / 2002

Sean McHugh 24 FB 6 2 265 6-5 Penn State 5/27/1982 2

Tennessee Titans / 7th / 241st pick / 2004

Don Muhlbach 25 C 16 0 262 6-5 Texas A&M 8/17/1981 2
Dave Pearson 25 C 2 0 297 6-3 Michigan 3/29/1981 Rook
Stephen Peterman 24 G 3 2 318 6-4 LSU 1/11/1982 1

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2004

Cleveland Pinkney 29 DT 8 0 300 6-1 South Carolina 9/14/1977 3
Marcus Pollard 34 TE 15 5 247 6-3 Bradley 2/8/1972 11
Dominic Raiola 28 C 16 16 295 6-1 Nebraska 12/30/1978 5

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 50th pick / 2001

Cory Redding 26 DE 16 16 285 6-4 Texas 11/15/1980 3

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 66th pick / 2003

Shaun Rogers 27 DT 6 6 340 6-4 Texas 3/12/1979 5

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 61st pick / 2001

Blaine Saipaia 28 T-G 6 4 310 6-3 Colorado State 8/25/1978 2
Cory Schlesinger 34 FB 14 5 247 6-0 Nebraska 6/23/1972 11

Detroit Lions / 6th / 192nd pick / 1995

Jonathan Scott 23 T 13 4 310 6-6 Texas 1/10/1983 Rook

Detroit Lions / 5th / 141st pick / 2006

Ernie Sims 22 LB 16 16 225 6-0 Florida State 12/23/1984 Rook

Detroit Lions / 1st / 9th pick / 2006

Corey Smith 27 DE 7 1 250 6-2 North Carolina State 10/2/1979 4
Keith Smith 26 DB 16 0 192 5-11 McNeese State 3/20/1980 2

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 73rd pick / 2004

Clint Stickdorn 24 T 1 0 327 6-6 Cincinnati 4/30/1982 Rook
Barry Stokes 33 T-G 11 11 310 6-4 Eastern Michigan 12/20/1973 8
Rex Tucker 30 G 6 5 315 6-5 Texas A&M 12/20/1976 7

Chicago Bears / 3rd / 66th pick / 1999

Ross Verba 33 T-G 7 7 308 6-4 Iowa 10/31/1973 9

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 30th pick / 1997

Mike Williams 22 WR 8 2 229 6-5 USC 1/4/1984 1

Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 2005

Roy E. Williams* 25 WR 16 16 210 6-4 Texas 12/20/1981 2

Detroit Lions / 1st / 7th pick / 2004

Stanley Wilson 24 DB 13 4 189 5-11 Stanford 11/5/1982 1

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 72nd pick / 2005

LeVar Woods 28 LB 7 0 244 6-3 Iowa 3/15/1978 5
Damien Woody 29 C-G 5 5 320 6-3 Boston College 11/3/1977 7

New England Patriots / 1st / 17th pick / 1999

Team Total 27.3 16 247.9 6-1.8 4.2