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2007 Detroit Lions
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC North Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 346 points (21.6/g), 16th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 444 points (27.8/g), 32nd.
Differential of -98 points (-6.1/g), 24th.
Expected W-L: 5.7-10.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -1 (-0.1/g), 17th.
Simple Rating System: Total -3.6, Offense: 1.4, Defense: -5.0, SoS: 2.6, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Rod Marinelli (7-9-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Mike Martz
Defensive Coordinator: Joe Barry
Training Camp: Lions Training Facility (Allen Park, Michigan)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Jon Kitna | 35 | 10 | 16 | 355 for 561, 4,068 yards, 18 td, 20 int, & 25 rushes for 63 yards and 0 td | |
| RB | Kevin Jones | 25 | 3 | 10 | 153 rushes for 581 yards, 8 td, & 32 catches for 197 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 30th pick / 2004 |
| WR | Mike Furrey | 30 | 4 | 10 | 61 catches for 664 yards, 1 td | |
| WR | Calvin Johnson | 22 | Rook | 10 | 48 catches for 756 yards, 4 td, & 4 rushes for 52 yards and 1 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 2nd pick / 2007 |
| WR | Roy E. Williams | 26 | 3 | 12 | 64 catches for 838 yards, 5 td, & 2 rushes for 1 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 7th pick / 2004 |
| TE | Sean McHugh | 25 | 3 | 12 | 17 catches for 252 yards, 0 td | Tennessee Titans / 7th / 241st pick / 2004 |
| LT | Jeff Backus | 30 | 6 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 18th pick / 2001 |
| LG | Edwin Mulitalo | 33 | 8 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Ravens / 4th / 129th pick / 1999 |
| C | Dominic Raiola | 29 | 6 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 50th pick / 2001 | |
| RG | Stephen Peterman | 25 | 2 | 13 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2004 | |
| RT | George Foster | 27 | 4 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 20th pick / 2003 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jared DeVries | 31 | 8 | 10 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 70th pick / 1999 |
| LDT | Shaun Rogers | 28 | 6 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 61st pick / 2001 |
| RDT | Cory Redding | 27 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 66th pick / 2003 |
| RDE | Dewayne White | 28 | 4 | 14 | 6.5 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 64th pick / 2003 |
| LLB | Boss Bailey | 28 | 4 | 12 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 2003 |
| MLB | Paris Lenon | 30 | 5 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | Ernie Sims | 23 | 1 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 9th pick / 2006 |
| LCB | Fernando Bryant | 30 | 8 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 26th pick / 1999 |
| RCB | Travis Fisher | 28 | 5 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 64th pick / 2002 |
| SS | Kenoy Kennedy | 30 | 7 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 45th pick / 2000 |
| FS | Gerald Alexander | 23 | Rook | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 61st pick / 2007 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| Jason Hanson | 37 | 15 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 56th pick / 1992 | ||
| Nick Harris | 29 | 6 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 120th pick / 2001 | ||
| Troy Walters | 31 | 7 | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 165th pick / 2000 | ||
| Aveion Cason | 28 | 6 | 0 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | Ikaika Alama-Francis | 23 | 6 | 0 | 280 | 6-5 | Hawaii | 12/4/1984 | Rook | 0 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 58th pick / 2007 | |
| 42 | Gerald Alexander | 23 | FS | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-0 | Boise St. | 6/28/1984 | Rook | 5 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 61st pick / 2007 |
| 83 | Courtney Anderson | 27 | 2 | 0 | 270 | 6-7 | San Jose St. | 11/19/1980 | 3 | 0 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 245th pick / 2004 | |
| 76 | Jeff Backus | 30 | LT | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-5 | Michigan | 9/21/1977 | 6 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 18th pick / 2001 |
| 97 | Boss Bailey | 28 | LLB | 15 | 12 | 233 | 6-3 | Georgia | 10/14/1979 | 4 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 2003 |
| 44 | Idrees Bashir | 29 | db | 9 | 1 | 198 | 6-2 | Memphis | 12/7/1978 | 6 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 37th pick / 2001 |
| 41 | Tony Beckham | 29 | 6 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | Wisc-Stout | 10/1/1978 | 5 | 0 | Tennessee Titans / 4th / 115th pick / 2002 | |
| 28 | Tatum Bell | 26 | rb | 5 | 5 | 190 | 5-11 | Oklahoma St. | 3/2/1981 | 3 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 41st pick / 2004 |
| 24 | Greg Blue | 25 | 4 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Georgia | 3/12/1982 | 1 | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 149th pick / 2006 | |
| 40 | Jon Bradley | 26 | fb | 15 | 6 | 302 | 6-1 | Arkansas St. | 1/13/1981 | 3 | 2 | |
| 25 | Fernando Bryant | 30 | LCB | 16 | 16 | 174 | 5-10 | Alabama | 3/26/1977 | 8 | 5 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 26th pick / 1999 |
| 29 | Brian Calhoun | 23 | 4 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | Wisconsin | 5/8/1984 | 1 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 74th pick / 2006 | |
| 89 | Daniel Campbell | 31 | te | 2 | 1 | 263 | 6-5 | Texas A&M | 4/13/1976 | 8 | 0 | New York Giants / 3rd / 79th pick / 1999 |
| 52 | Anthony Cannon | 23 | 11 | 0 | 226 | 5-10 | Tulane | 12/31/1984 | 1 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 247th pick / 2006 | |
| 36 | Aveion Cason | 28 | 12 | 0 | 204 | 5-10 | Illinois St. | 7/12/1979 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 75 | Shaun Cody | 24 | 15 | 0 | 292 | 6-4 | USC | 1/22/1983 | 2 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 37th pick / 2005 | |
| 55 | Donte Curry | 29 | 2 | 0 | 233 | 6-1 | Morris Brown | 7/22/1978 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 55 | Buster Davis | 24 | 1 | 0 | 239 | 5-10 | Florida St. | 10/20/1983 | Rook | 0 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 69th pick / 2007 | |
| 95 | Jared DeVries | 31 | LDE | 14 | 10 | 272 | 6-4 | Iowa | 6/11/1976 | 8 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 70th pick / 1999 |
| 45 | T.J. Duckett | 26 | rb | 12 | 1 | 254 | 6-0 | Michigan St. | 2/17/1981 | 5 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 18th pick / 2002 |
| 33 | Dovonte Edwards | 25 | 5 | 0 | 182 | 6-0 | North Carolina St. | 10/17/1982 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 98 | Kalimba Edwards | 28 | rde | 8 | 6 | 264 | 6-5 | South Carolina | 12/26/1979 | 5 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 35th pick / 2002 |
| 21 | Travis Fisher | 28 | RCB | 16 | 13 | 189 | 5-10 | Central Florida | 9/12/1979 | 5 | 4 | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 64th pick / 2002 |
| 82 | Casey Fitzsimmons | 27 | fb | 16 | 5 | 258 | 6-4 | Carroll (MT) | 10/10/1980 | 4 | 3 | |
| 72 | George Foster | 27 | RT | 15 | 9 | 338 | 6-5 | Georgia | 6/9/1980 | 4 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 20th pick / 2003 |
| 39 | Eric Frampton | 23 | 5 | 0 | 204 | 5-11 | Washington St. | 2/6/1984 | Rook | 0 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 165th pick / 2007 | |
| 87 | Mike Furrey | 30 | WR | 16 | 10 | 185 | 6-0 | Ohio St.,Northern Iowa | 5/12/1977 | 4 | 8 | |
| 4 | Jason Hanson | 37 | 16 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Washington St. | 6/17/1970 | 15 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 56th pick / 1992 | |
| 2 | Nick Harris | 29 | 16 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | California | 7/23/1978 | 6 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 120th pick / 2001 | |
| 35 | LaMarcus Hicks | 24 | 5 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | Iowa St. | 4/15/1983 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 81 | Calvin Johnson | 22 | WR | 15 | 10 | 239 | 6-5 | Georgia Tech | 9/25/1985 | Rook | 6 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 2nd pick / 2007 |
| 34 | Kevin Jones | 25 | RB | 13 | 10 | 228 | 6-0 | Virginia Tech | 8/21/1982 | 3 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 30th pick / 2004 |
| 26 | Kenoy Kennedy | 30 | SS | 16 | 15 | 215 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 11/15/1977 | 7 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 45th pick / 2000 |
| 8 | Jon Kitna | 35 | QB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-2 | Central Washington | 9/21/1972 | 10 | 12 | |
| 54 | Teddy Lehman | 26 | 16 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 11/18/1981 | 3 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 37th pick / 2004 | |
| 53 | Paris Lenon | 30 | MLB | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-2 | Richmond | 11/26/1977 | 5 | 6 | |
| 59 | Alex Lewis | 26 | lb | 14 | 1 | 237 | 6-0 | Wisconsin | 6/11/1981 | 3 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 140th pick / 2004 |
| 84 | Shaun McDonald | 26 | wr | 16 | 7 | 183 | 5-10 | Arizona St. | 6/13/1981 | 4 | 8 | St. Louis Rams / 4th / 106th pick / 2003 |
| 49 | Sean McHugh | 25 | TE | 15 | 12 | 265 | 6-5 | Penn St. | 5/27/1982 | 3 | 4 | Tennessee Titans / 7th / 241st pick / 2004 |
| 10 | Brandon Middleton | 26 | 5 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Houston | 1/2/1981 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 79 | Langston Moore | 26 | 16 | 0 | 303 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 7/17/1981 | 3 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 174th pick / 2003 | |
| 48 | Don Muhlbach | 26 | 16 | 0 | 262 | 6-5 | Texas A&M | 8/17/1981 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 64 | Edwin Mulitalo | 33 | LG | 15 | 14 | 345 | 6-3 | Arizona | 9/1/1974 | 8 | 6 | Baltimore Ravens / 4th / 129th pick / 1999 |
| 14 | J.T. O'Sullivan | 28 | 4 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | California-Davis | 8/25/1979 | 3 | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 186th pick / 2002 | |
| 83 | John Owens | 27 | 7 | 0 | 266 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 1/10/1980 | 5 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 138th pick / 2002 | |
| 66 | Stephen Peterman | 25 | RG | 13 | 13 | 318 | 6-4 | LSU | 1/11/1982 | 2 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2004 |
| 51 | Dominic Raiola | 29 | C | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 12/30/1978 | 6 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 50th pick / 2001 |
| 71 | Manuel Ramirez | 24 | 1 | 0 | 326 | 6-3 | Texas Tech | 2/19/1983 | Rook | 0 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 117th pick / 2007 | |
| 78 | Cory Redding | 27 | RDT | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-4 | Texas | 11/15/1980 | 4 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 66th pick / 2003 |
| 38 | Ramzee Robinson | 23 | 6 | 0 | 183 | 5-9 | Alabama | 2/20/1984 | Rook | 0 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 255th pick / 2007 | |
| 92 | Shaun Rogers | 28 | LDT | 16 | 16 | 340 | 6-4 | Texas | 3/12/1979 | 6 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 61st pick / 2001 |
| 67 | Blaine Saipaia | 29 | t | 14 | 2 | 310 | 6-3 | Colorado St. | 8/25/1978 | 3 | 2 | |
| 73 | Jonathan Scott | 24 | t | 7 | 2 | 310 | 6-6 | Texas | 1/10/1983 | 1 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 141st pick / 2006 |
| 50 | Ernie Sims | 23 | RLB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-0 | Florida St. | 12/23/1984 | 1 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 9th pick / 2006 |
| 93 | Corey Smith | 28 | de | 16 | 2 | 250 | 6-2 | North Carolina St. | 10/2/1979 | 5 | 2 | |
| 23 | Keith Smith | 27 | db | 15 | 1 | 192 | 5-11 | McNeese St. | 3/20/1980 | 3 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 73rd pick / 2004 |
| 46 | Rudy Sylvan | 23 | te | 3 | 1 | 272 | 6-4 | Ohio | 12/23/1984 | Rook | 0 | |
| 17 | Troy Walters | 31 | 13 | 0 | 172 | 5-7 | Stanford | 12/15/1976 | 7 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 165th pick / 2000 | |
| 99 | Dewayne White | 28 | LDE | 14 | 14 | 273 | 6-2 | Louisville | 10/19/1979 | 4 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 64th pick / 2003 |
| 11 | Roy E. Williams | 26 | WR | 12 | 12 | 210 | 6-4 | Texas | 12/20/1981 | 3 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 7th pick / 2004 |
| 31 | Stanley Wilson | 25 | rcb | 10 | 5 | 189 | 5-11 | Stanford | 11/5/1982 | 2 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 72nd pick / 2005 |
| 65 | Damien Woody | 30 | RT | 13 | 8 | 320 | 6-3 | Boston Col. | 11/3/1977 | 8 | 4 | New England Patriots / 1st / 17th pick / 1999 |
| Team Total | 27.0 | 16 | 243.3 | 6-1.6 | 3.8 |