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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.
Coached by Rod Marinelli (7-9-0)
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2007 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 | 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 |
| RB | Tatum Bell | 26 | 3 | 5 | 44 rushes for 182 yards, 1 td, & 14 catches for 63 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 41st pick / 2004 |
| FB | Jon Bradley | 26 | 3 | 6 | 5 rushes for 9 yards, 0 td, & 2 catches for 10 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Casey Fitzsimmons | 27 | 4 | 5 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 8 catches for 85 yards and 1 td | |
| 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 |
| WR | Shaun McDonald | 26 | 4 | 7 | 79 catches for 943 yards, 6 td, & 4 rushes for 2 yards and 0 td | St. Louis Rams / 4th / 106th pick / 2003 |
| 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 |
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| RG | Stephen Peterman | 25 | 2 | 13 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2004 |
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| RT | George Foster | 27 | 4 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 20th pick / 2003 |
| RT | Damien Woody | 30 | 8 | 8 | New England Patriots / 1st / 17th pick / 1999 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jared DeVries | 31 | 8 | 10 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 70th pick / 1999 |
| LDE | Dewayne White | 28 | 4 | 14 | 6.5 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 64th pick / 2003 |
| 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 |
| RDE | Kalimba Edwards | 28 | 5 | 6 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 35th pick / 2002 |
| 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 |
| RCB | Stanley Wilson | 25 | 2 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 72nd pick / 2005 |
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| 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 | ||||||
| K | Jason Hanson | 37 | 15 | 0 | 29 of 35 field goals & 35 of 36 extra points | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 56th pick / 1992 |
| P | Nick Harris | 29 | 6 | 0 | 68 punts for a 44.3 average, 0 blocked | Denver Broncos / 4th / 120th pick / 2001 |
| PR | Troy Walters | 31 | 7 | 0 | 15 punt returns for a 7.9 average and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 165th pick / 2000 |
| KR | Aveion Cason | 28 | 6 | 0 | 42 kick returns for a 24.8 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ikaika Alama-Francis | 23 | DE | 6 | 0 | 280 | 6-5 | Hawaii | 12/4/1984 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 58th pick / 2007 |
| Gerald Alexander | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-0 | Boise State | 6/28/1984 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 61st pick / 2007 |
| Courtney Anderson | 27 | TE | 2 | 0 | 270 | 6-7 | San Jose State | 11/19/1980 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 245th pick / 2004 |
| Jeff Backus | 30 | T | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-5 | Michigan | 9/21/1977 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 18th pick / 2001 |
| Boss Bailey | 28 | LB | 15 | 12 | 233 | 6-3 | Georgia | 10/14/1979 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 2003 |
| Idrees Bashir | 29 | DB | 9 | 1 | 198 | 6-2 | Memphis | 12/7/1978 | 6 | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 37th pick / 2001 |
| Tony Beckham | 29 | DB | 6 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | Wisconsin-Stout | 10/1/1978 | 5 | Tennessee Titans / 4th / 115th pick / 2002 |
| Tatum Bell | 26 | RB | 5 | 5 | 190 | 5-11 | Oklahoma State | 3/2/1981 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 41st pick / 2004 |
| Greg Blue | 25 | DB | 4 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Georgia | 3/12/1982 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 149th pick / 2006 |
| Jon Bradley | 26 | DT | 15 | 6 | 302 | 6-1 | Arkansas State | 1/13/1981 | 3 | |
| Fernando Bryant | 30 | DB | 16 | 16 | 174 | 5-10 | Alabama | 3/26/1977 | 8 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 26th pick / 1999 |
| Brian Calhoun | 23 | RB | 4 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | Wisconsin | 5/8/1984 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 74th pick / 2006 |
| Daniel Campbell | 31 | TE | 2 | 1 | 263 | 6-5 | Texas A&M | 4/13/1976 | 8 | New York Giants / 3rd / 79th pick / 1999 |
| Anthony Cannon | 23 | LB | 11 | 0 | 226 | 5-10 | Tulane | 12/31/1984 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 247th pick / 2006 |
| Aveion Cason | 28 | RB | 12 | 0 | 204 | 5-10 | Illinois State | 7/12/1979 | 6 | |
| Shaun Cody | 24 | DT | 15 | 0 | 292 | 6-4 | USC | 1/22/1983 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 37th pick / 2005 |
| Donte Curry | 29 | LB | 2 | 0 | 233 | 6-1 | Morris Brown | 7/22/1978 | 6 | |
| Buster Davis | 24 | LB | 1 | 0 | 239 | 5-10 | Florida State | 10/20/1983 | Rook | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 69th pick / 2007 |
| Jared DeVries | 31 | DE | 14 | 10 | 272 | 6-4 | Iowa | 6/11/1976 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 70th pick / 1999 |
| T.J. Duckett | 26 | RB | 12 | 1 | 254 | 6-0 | Michigan State | 2/17/1981 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 18th pick / 2002 |
| Dovonte Edwards | 25 | DB | 5 | 0 | 182 | 6-0 | North Carolina State | 10/17/1982 | 2 | |
| Kalimba Edwards | 28 | DE | 8 | 6 | 264 | 6-5 | South Carolina | 12/26/1979 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 35th pick / 2002 |
| Travis Fisher | 28 | DB | 16 | 13 | 189 | 5-10 | Central Florida | 9/12/1979 | 5 | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 64th pick / 2002 |
| Casey Fitzsimmons | 27 | TE | 16 | 5 | 258 | 6-4 | Carroll (MT) | 10/10/1980 | 4 | |
| George Foster | 27 | T | 15 | 9 | 338 | 6-5 | Georgia | 6/9/1980 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 20th pick / 2003 |
| Eric Frampton | 23 | DB | 5 | 0 | 204 | 5-11 | Washington State | 2/6/1984 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 165th pick / 2007 |
| Mike Furrey | 30 | DB-WR | 16 | 10 | 185 | 6-0 | Northern Iowa,Ohio State | 5/12/1977 | 4 | |
| Jason Hanson | 37 | K | 16 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Washington State | 6/17/1970 | 15 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 56th pick / 1992 |
| Nick Harris | 29 | P | 16 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | California | 7/23/1978 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 120th pick / 2001 |
| LaMarcus Hicks | 24 | DB | 5 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | Iowa State | 4/15/1983 | Rook | |
| Calvin Johnson | 22 | WR | 15 | 10 | 239 | 6-5 | Georgia Tech | 9/25/1985 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 1st / 2nd pick / 2007 |
| Kevin Jones | 25 | RB | 13 | 10 | 228 | 6-0 | Virginia Tech | 8/21/1982 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 30th pick / 2004 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 30 | DB | 16 | 15 | 215 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 11/15/1977 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 45th pick / 2000 |
| Jon Kitna | 35 | QB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-2 | Central Washington | 9/21/1972 | 10 | |
| Teddy Lehman | 26 | LB | 16 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 11/18/1981 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 37th pick / 2004 |
| Paris Lenon | 30 | LB | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-2 | Richmond | 11/26/1977 | 5 | |
| Alex Lewis | 26 | LB | 14 | 1 | 237 | 6-0 | Wisconsin | 6/11/1981 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 140th pick / 2004 |
| Shaun McDonald | 26 | WR | 16 | 7 | 183 | 5-10 | Arizona State | 6/13/1981 | 4 | St. Louis Rams / 4th / 106th pick / 2003 |
| Sean McHugh | 25 | FB | 15 | 12 | 265 | 6-5 | Penn State | 5/27/1982 | 3 | Tennessee Titans / 7th / 241st pick / 2004 |
| Brandon Middleton | 26 | WR | 5 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Houston | 1/2/1981 | Rook | |
| Langston Moore | 26 | DT | 16 | 0 | 303 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 7/17/1981 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 174th pick / 2003 |
| Don Muhlbach | 26 | C | 16 | 0 | 262 | 6-5 | Texas A&M | 8/17/1981 | 3 | |
| Edwin Mulitalo | 33 | G | 15 | 14 | 345 | 6-3 | Arizona | 9/1/1974 | 8 | Baltimore Ravens / 4th / 129th pick / 1999 |
| J.T. O'Sullivan | 28 | QB | 4 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | California-Davis | 8/25/1979 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 186th pick / 2002 |
| John Owens | 27 | TE | 7 | 0 | 266 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 1/10/1980 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 138th pick / 2002 |
| Stephen Peterman | 25 | G | 13 | 13 | 318 | 6-4 | LSU | 1/11/1982 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2004 |
| Dominic Raiola | 29 | C | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 12/30/1978 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 50th pick / 2001 |
| Manuel Ramirez | 24 | G | 1 | 0 | 326 | 6-3 | Texas Tech | 2/19/1983 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 4th / 117th pick / 2007 |
| Cory Redding | 27 | DE | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-4 | Texas | 11/15/1980 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 66th pick / 2003 |
| Ramzee Robinson | 23 | DB | 6 | 0 | 183 | 5-9 | Alabama | 2/20/1984 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 7th / 255th pick / 2007 |
| Shaun Rogers | 28 | DT | 16 | 16 | 340 | 6-4 | Texas | 3/12/1979 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 61st pick / 2001 |
| Blaine Saipaia | 29 | T-G | 14 | 2 | 310 | 6-3 | Colorado State | 8/25/1978 | 3 | |
| Jonathan Scott | 24 | T | 7 | 2 | 310 | 6-6 | Texas | 1/10/1983 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 141st pick / 2006 |
| Ernie Sims | 23 | LB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-0 | Florida State | 12/23/1984 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 9th pick / 2006 |
| Corey Smith | 28 | DE | 16 | 2 | 250 | 6-2 | North Carolina State | 10/2/1979 | 5 | |
| Keith Smith | 27 | DB | 15 | 1 | 192 | 5-11 | McNeese State | 3/20/1980 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 73rd pick / 2004 |
| Rudy Sylvan | 23 | TE | 3 | 1 | 272 | 6-4 | Ohio | 12/23/1984 | Rook | |
| Troy Walters | 31 | WR | 13 | 0 | 172 | 5-7 | Stanford | 12/15/1976 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 165th pick / 2000 |
| Dewayne White | 28 | DE | 14 | 14 | 273 | 6-2 | Louisville | 10/19/1979 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 64th pick / 2003 |
| Roy E. Williams | 26 | WR | 12 | 12 | 210 | 6-4 | Texas | 12/20/1981 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 7th pick / 2004 |
| Stanley Wilson | 25 | DB | 10 | 5 | 189 | 5-11 | Stanford | 11/5/1982 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 72nd pick / 2005 |
| Damien Woody | 30 | C-G | 13 | 8 | 320 | 6-3 | Boston College | 11/3/1977 | 8 | New England Patriots / 1st / 17th pick / 1999 |
| Team Total | 27.0 | 16 | 243.3 | 6-1.6 | 3.8 |