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2008 Detroit Lions
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Record: 0-16-0, Finished 4th in NFC North Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 268 points (16.8/g), 27th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 517 points (32.3/g), 32nd.
Differential of -249 points (-15.6/g), 32nd.
Expected W-L: 2.8-13.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -9 (-0.6/g), 28th.
Coached by Rod Marinelli (0-16-0)
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2008 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Dan Orlovsky | 25 | 3 | 7 | 143 for 255, 1,616 yards, 8 td, 8 int, & 7 rushes for 29 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 5th / 145th pick / 2005 |
| QB | Daunte Culpepper | 31 | 9 | 5 | 60 for 115, 786 yards, 4 td, 6 int, & 12 rushes for 25 yards and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 11th pick / 1999 |
| RB | Kevin Smith | 22 | Rook | 12 | 238 rushes for 976 yards, 8 td, & 39 catches for 286 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 64th pick / 2008 |
| FB | Moran Norris | 30 | 7 | 8 | 1 rush for 1 yards, 0 td, & 4 catches for 16 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 115th pick / 2001 |
| FB | Jerome Felton | 22 | Rook | 6 | 2 rushes for 4 yards, 0 td, & 9 catches for 53 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 5th / 146th pick / 2008 |
| WR | Calvin Johnson | 23 | 1 | 16 | 78 catches for 1,331 yards, 12 td, & 3 rushes for -1 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 2nd pick / 2007 |
| WR | Shaun McDonald | 27 | 5 | 7 | 35 catches for 332 yards, 1 td | St. Louis Rams / 4th / 106th pick / 2003 |
| TE | John Owens | 28 | 6 | 7 | 8 catches for 56 yards, 1 td | Detroit Lions / 5th / 138th pick / 2002 |
| TE | Michael Gaines | 28 | 4 | 6 | 23 catches for 260 yards, 1 td | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 232nd pick / 2004 |
| LT | Jeff Backus | 31 | 7 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 18th pick / 2001 |
| LG | Edwin Mulitalo | 34 | 9 | 11 | Baltimore Ravens / 4th / 129th pick / 1999 |
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| C | Dominic Raiola | 30 | 7 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 50th pick / 2001 |
| RG | Stephen Peterman | 26 | 3 | 14 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2004 |
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| RT | Gosder Cherilus | 24 | Rook | 13 | 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 17th pick / 2008 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jared DeVries | 32 | 9 | 10 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 70th pick / 1999 |
| NT | Chartric Darby | 33 | 7 | 15 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDT | Cory Redding | 28 | 5 | 12 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 66th pick / 2003 |
| RDT | Shaun Cody | 25 | 3 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 37th pick / 2005 |
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| RDE | Dewayne White | 29 | 5 | 11 | 6.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 64th pick / 2003 |
| LLB | Ryan Nece | 29 | 6 | 10 | 1.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Paris Lenon | 31 | 6 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | Ernie Sims | 24 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 9th pick / 2006 |
| LCB | Brian Kelly | 32 | 10 | 10 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1998 |
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| RCB | Leigh Bodden | 27 | 5 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Travis Fisher | 29 | 6 | 8 | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 64th pick / 2002 |
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| SS | Daniel Bullocks | 25 | 2 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 40th pick / 2006 |
| SS | Dwight Smith | 30 | 7 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 84th pick / 2001 |
| FS | Kalvin Pearson | 30 | 6 | 10 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jason Hanson | 38 | 16 | 0 | 21 of 22 field goals & 25 of 26 extra points | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 56th pick / 1992 |
| P | Nick Harris | 30 | 7 | 0 | 90 punts for a 43.9 average, 0 blocked | Denver Broncos / 4th / 120th pick / 2001 |
| PR | Shaun McDonald | 27 | 5 | 7 | 11 punt returns for a 9.5 average and 0 td | St. Louis Rams / 4th / 106th pick / 2003 |
| KR | Brandon Middleton | 27 | 1 | 0 | 39 kick returns for a 22.2 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | Ikaika Alama-Francis | 24 | DE | 13 | 2 | 280 | 6-5 | Hawaii | 12/4/1984 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 58th pick / 2007 |
| 42 | Gerald Alexander | 24 | DB | 5 | 1 | 210 | 6-0 | Boise State | 6/28/1984 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 61st pick / 2007 |
| 92 | Cliff Avril | 22 | DE | 15 | 4 | 252 | 6-3 | Purdue | 4/8/1986 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 92nd pick / 2008 |
| 76 | Jeff Backus | 31 | T | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-5 | Michigan | 9/21/1977 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 18th pick / 2001 |
| 30 | Darian Barnes | 28 | FB | 2 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Hampton,Rutgers | 2/29/1980 | 6 | |
| 46 | Darnell Bing | 24 | DB | 1 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | USC | 9/10/1984 | Rook | |
| 28 | Leigh Bodden | 27 | DB | 16 | 15 | 195 | 6-1 | Duquesne | 9/24/1981 | 5 | |
| 27 | Daniel Bullocks | 25 | DB | 16 | 15 | 210 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 2/28/1983 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 40th pick / 2006 |
| 89 | Daniel Campbell | 32 | TE | 1 | 0 | 263 | 6-5 | Texas A&M | 4/13/1976 | 9 | New York Giants / 3rd / 79th pick / 1999 |
| 52 | Anthony Cannon | 24 | LB | 9 | 0 | 226 | 5-10 | Tulane | 12/31/1984 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 247th pick / 2006 |
| 36 | Aveion Cason | 29 | RB | 7 | 0 | 204 | 5-10 | Illinois State | 7/12/1979 | 7 | |
| 77 | Gosder Cherilus | 24 | T | 16 | 13 | 315 | 6-7 | Boston College | 6/28/1984 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 1st / 17th pick / 2008 |
| 75 | Shaun Cody | 25 | DT | 16 | 5 | 292 | 6-4 | USC | 1/22/1983 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 37th pick / 2005 |
| 98 | Landon Cohen | 23 | DT | 6 | 0 | 274 | 6-3 | Ohio | 6/17/1985 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 7th / 216th pick / 2008 |
| 19 | Keary Colbert | 26 | WR | 4 | 3 | 200 | 6-1 | USC | 5/21/1982 | 4 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 62nd pick / 2004 |
| 74 | Damion Cook | 29 | G-T | 7 | 4 | 335 | 6-5 | Bethune-Cookman | 4/16/1979 | 6 | |
| 11 | Daunte Culpepper | 31 | QB | 5 | 5 | 264 | 6-4 | Central Florida | 1/28/1977 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 11th pick / 1999 |
| 91 | Chartric Darby | 33 | DT | 15 | 15 | 270 | 6-0 | South Carolina State | 10/22/1975 | 7 | |
| 95 | Jared DeVries | 32 | DE | 10 | 10 | 272 | 6-4 | Iowa | 6/11/1976 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 70th pick / 1999 |
| 57 | Jordon Dizon | 22 | LB | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Colorado | 1/16/1986 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 45th pick / 2008 |
| 45 | Jerome Felton | 22 | RB | 13 | 6 | 246 | 6-0 | Furman | 7/3/1986 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 5th / 146th pick / 2008 |
| 21 | Travis Fisher | 29 | DB | 14 | 8 | 189 | 5-10 | Central Florida | 9/12/1979 | 6 | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 64th pick / 2002 |
| 82 | Casey Fitzsimmons | 28 | TE | 14 | 1 | 258 | 6-4 | Carroll (MT) | 10/10/1980 | 5 | |
| 96 | Andre Fluellen | 23 | DT | 8 | 2 | 285 | 6-2 | Florida State | 3/7/1985 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 87th pick / 2008 |
| 72 | George Foster | 28 | T | 4 | 3 | 338 | 6-5 | Georgia | 6/9/1980 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 20th pick / 2003 |
| 87 | Mike Furrey | 31 | DB-WR | 9 | 2 | 185 | 6-0 | Northern Iowa,Ohio State | 5/12/1977 | 5 | |
| 86 | Michael Gaines | 28 | TE | 16 | 6 | 280 | 6-3 | Central Florida | 3/30/1980 | 4 | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 232nd pick / 2004 |
| 54 | Gilbert Gardner | 26 | LB | 2 | 0 | 228 | 6-1 | Purdue | 5/9/1982 | 4 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 69th pick / 2004 |
| 4 | Jason Hanson | 38 | K | 16 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Washington State | 6/17/1970 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 56th pick / 1992 |
| 2 | Nick Harris | 30 | P | 16 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | California | 7/23/1978 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 120th pick / 2001 |
| 12 | Drew Henson | 28 | QB | 2 | 0 | 233 | 6-4 | Michigan | 2/13/1980 | 4 | Houston Texans / 6th / 192nd pick / 2003 |
| 35 | LaMarcus Hicks | 25 | DB | 7 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | Iowa State | 4/15/1983 | 1 | |
| 80 | Adam Jennings | 26 | WR | 7 | 0 | 181 | 5-9 | Fresno State | 11/17/1982 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 184th pick / 2006 |
| 81 | Calvin Johnson | 23 | WR | 16 | 16 | 239 | 6-5 | Georgia Tech | 9/25/1985 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 2nd pick / 2007 |
| 32 | Rudi Johnson | 29 | RB | 14 | 4 | 220 | 5-10 | Auburn | 10/1/1979 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 100th pick / 2001 |
| 25 | Brian Kelly | 32 | DB | 11 | 10 | 193 | 5-11 | USC | 1/14/1976 | 10 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1998 |
| 8 | Jon Kitna | 36 | QB | 4 | 4 | 220 | 6-2 | Central Washington | 9/21/1972 | 11 | |
| 53 | Paris Lenon | 31 | LB | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-2 | Richmond | 11/26/1977 | 6 | |
| 59 | Alex Lewis | 27 | LB | 11 | 4 | 237 | 6-0 | Wisconsin | 6/11/1981 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 140th pick / 2004 |
| 67 | Andy McCollum | 38 | C-G | 12 | 4 | 300 | 6-4 | Toledo | 6/2/1970 | 13 | |
| 84 | Shaun McDonald | 27 | WR | 12 | 7 | 183 | 5-10 | Arizona State | 6/13/1981 | 5 | St. Louis Rams / 4th / 106th pick / 2003 |
| 10 | Brandon Middleton | 27 | WR | 8 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Houston | 1/2/1981 | 1 | |
| 79 | Langston Moore | 27 | DT | 9 | 0 | 303 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 7/17/1981 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 174th pick / 2003 |
| 48 | Don Muhlbach | 27 | C | 16 | 0 | 262 | 6-5 | Texas A&M | 8/17/1981 | 4 | |
| 64 | Edwin Mulitalo | 34 | G | 11 | 11 | 345 | 6-3 | Arizona | 9/1/1974 | 9 | Baltimore Ravens / 4th / 129th pick / 1999 |
| 55 | Ryan Nece | 29 | LB | 16 | 10 | 224 | 6-3 | UCLA | 2/24/1979 | 6 | |
| 44 | Moran Norris | 30 | FB | 11 | 8 | 250 | 6-1 | Kansas | 6/16/1978 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 115th pick / 2001 |
| 6 | Dan Orlovsky | 25 | QB | 10 | 7 | 230 | 6-5 | Connecticut | 8/18/1983 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 145th pick / 2005 |
| 83 | John Owens | 28 | TE | 16 | 7 | 266 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 1/10/1980 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 138th pick / 2002 |
| 24 | Kalvin Pearson | 30 | DB | 16 | 10 | 190 | 5-10 | Grambling State,Morehouse | 10/22/1978 | 6 | |
| 66 | Stephen Peterman | 26 | G | 14 | 14 | 318 | 6-4 | LSU | 1/11/1982 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2004 |
| 51 | Dominic Raiola | 30 | C | 12 | 12 | 295 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 12/30/1978 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 50th pick / 2001 |
| 63 | Manuel Ramirez | 25 | G | 4 | 3 | 326 | 6-3 | Texas Tech | 2/19/1983 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 117th pick / 2007 |
| 78 | Cory Redding | 28 | DE | 13 | 12 | 285 | 6-4 | Texas | 11/15/1980 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 66th pick / 2003 |
| 33 | Chris Roberson | 25 | DB | 1 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Eastern Michigan | 6/3/1983 | 3 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 7th / 237th pick / 2005 |
| 38 | Ramzee Robinson | 24 | DB | 13 | 0 | 183 | 5-9 | Alabama | 2/20/1984 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 255th pick / 2007 |
| 39 | Stuart Schweigert | 27 | DB | 6 | 0 | 208 | 6-1 | Purdue | 6/21/1981 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 67th pick / 2004 |
| 50 | Ernie Sims | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-0 | Florida State | 12/23/1984 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 9th pick / 2006 |
| 93 | Corey Smith | 29 | DE | 12 | 3 | 250 | 6-2 | North Carolina State | 10/2/1979 | 6 | |
| 26 | Dwight Smith | 30 | DB | 10 | 7 | 201 | 5-10 | Akron | 8/13/1978 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 84th pick / 2001 |
| 23 | Keith Smith | 28 | DB | 10 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | McNeese State | 3/20/1980 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 73rd pick / 2004 |
| 34 | Kevin Smith | 22 | RB | 16 | 12 | 210 | 6-0 | Central Florida | 12/17/1986 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 64th pick / 2008 |
| 16 | John Standeford | 26 | WR | 9 | 4 | 206 | 6-4 | Purdue | 4/15/1982 | Rook | |
| 5 | Drew Stanton | 24 | QB | 3 | 0 | 236 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 5/7/1984 | Rook | |
| 33 | Marcus Thomas | 24 | RB | 3 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Texas-El Paso | 5/28/1984 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 166th pick / 2008 |
| 99 | Dewayne White | 29 | DE | 12 | 11 | 273 | 6-2 | Louisville | 10/19/1979 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 64th pick / 2003 |
| 11 | Roy E. Williams | 27 | WR | 5 | 4 | 210 | 6-4 | Texas | 12/20/1981 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 7th pick / 2004 |
| 30 | Dexter Wynn | 27 | DB | 2 | 0 | 177 | 5-9 | Colorado State | 2/25/1981 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 192nd pick / 2004 |
| Team Total | 27.5 | 16 | 240.6 | 6-1.6 | 4.4 |