1972 Detroit Lions Draftees

Record: 8-5-1, 2nd in NFC Central Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Joe Schmidt (8-5-1)

Points For: 339 (24.2/g) 6th of 26

Points Against: 290 (20.7/g) 17th of 26

Expected W-L: 8.3-5.7

SRS: 4.45 (10th of 26), SOS: .95

Offensive Coordinator: Bill McPeak

Defensive Coordinator: Jim David

Other Notable Asst.: Leeman Bennett (Offensive Backfield), Chuck Knox (Offensive Line), John North (Receivers) and Dick Voris (Defensive Assistant)

Stadium: Tiger Stadium

Principal Owner/Chairman: William Clay Ford Sr.

General Manager: Russ Thomas

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Training Camp: Cranbrook Educational Community (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan)

Drafted Players

Drafted Players Table
							Misc					Passing					Rushing			Receiving
Rnd	Player	Pick	Pos	Yrs	From	To	AP1	PB	St	wAV	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	College/Univ
1	Herb Orvis	16	DT	10	1972	1981	0	0	7	42	122				0				0			0	Colorado
3	Ken Sanders	65	DE	10	1972	1981	0	0	5	37	100				0				0			0	Howard Payne
6	Charlie Potts	145	DB	1	1972	1972	0	0	0	3	10				0				0			0	Purdue
7	Charles Stoudamire	172	WR				0	0	0														Portland St.
8	Henry Stuckey	197	DB	5	1972	1976	0	0	0	9	27				0				0			0	Missouri
9	Bill McClintock	224	DB				0	0	0														Drake
10	Jim Teal	249	LB	1	1973	1973	0	0	0	2	14				0				0			0	Purdue
11	Bob Waldron	276	DT				0	0	0														Tulane
12	Paul Bradley	301	WR				0	0	0														SMU
13	John Kirschner	328	TE				0	0	0														Memphis
14	Eric Kelly	353	T				0	0	0														Whitworth
15	Steve Roach	380	LB				0	0	0														Kansas
16	Leon Jenkins	405	DB	1	1972	1972	0	0	0	2	4				0				0			0	West Virginia
17	Mike Tyler	432	DB				0	0	0														Rice