All Players To Wear Number 51 For Detroit Lions
Uniform Numbers
| Player | From | To | AV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Ball | 1975 | 1975 | 4 |
| Vince Banonis | 1951 | 1953 | |
| Tom Beer | 1996 | 1996 | 1 |
| Sam Busich | 1943 | 1943 | |
| Ernie Caddel | 1933 | 1933 | |
| Brandon Copeland | 2016 | 2016 | 1 |
| Greg Engel | 1999 | 1999 | 0 |
| Sloko Gill | 1942 | 1942 | |
| James Harrell | 1979 | 1983 | 9 |
| Bruce Irvin | 2023 | 2023 | 0 |
| Andre Jones | 1992 | 1992 | 0 |
| David Jones | 1984 | 1985 | 5 |
| Les Lear | 1947 | 1947 | |
| Ken Lee | 1971 | 1971 | 0 |
| Antonio London | 1993 | 1993 | 1 |
| Roy Lopez | 2025 | 2025 | 1 |
| Archie Milano | 1945 | 1945 | |
| Robert Nelson | 1941 | 1941 | |
| Ben Niemann | 2024 | 2024 | 3 |
| Niko Noga | 1989 | 1991 | 4 |
| Dominic Raiola | 2001 | 2014 | 89 |
| Shelton Robinson | 1986 | 1988 | 9 |
| Kelvin Sheppard | 2018 | 2018 | 1 |
| Lou Slaby | 1966 | 1966 | 2 |
| Gene Smith | 1930 | 1930 | |
| Bill Swain | 1968 | 1969 | 8 |
| Jahlani Tavai | 2019 | 2020 | 8 |
| Broderick Thomas | 1994 | 1994 | 7 |
| Isaiah Thomas | 2024 | 2024 | 0 |
| Joe Watson | 1950 | 1950 | |
| Bob Whitlow | 1962 | 1965 | 22 |
| Josh Woods | 2021 | 2022 | 2 |
| Adrian Young | 1972 | 1972 | 3 |

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