2009 Detroit Lions Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-14
Finishing 4th in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jim Schwartz (2-14)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
2009 Detroit Lions Statistics
2009 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 2009 season with a record of 2 wins and 14 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference.

Detroit scored 262 points, while the leaky defense surrendered 494, most in the circuit. Matthew Stafford threw for 2,267 yards. Calvin Johnson topped all receivers, hauling in 67 balls for 984 yards.

Kevin Smith rushed for a team-leading 747 yards for the Lions.

Anthony Henry, Louis Delmas and Will Peterson each intercepted 2 opponent throws. Cliff Avril led pass rushers with 5.5 sacks.

Jim Schwartz coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
92Cliff AvrilRDEApril 8, 19866'3"252PurdueOrange Park, FL USA1311
76Jeff BackusLTSeptember 21, 19776'5"305MichiganMidland, MI USA1616
52Darnell BingDB,LBSeptember 10, 19846'2"220USCLong Beach, CA USA40
21Aaron BrownKROctober 10, 19856'0"196TCUKaty, TX USA152
94Copeland BryanDEJuly 14, 19836'3"253ArizonaSan Jose, CA USA51
31Phillip BuchanonRCBSeptember 19, 19805'10"185Miami (FL)Fort Myers, FL USA1311
77Gosder CherilusRTJune 28, 19846'7"315Boston Col., Haiti1515
46Vinny CiurciuLBMay 2, 19806'0"235ClemsonHackensack, NJ USA90
60Joe CohenDTJune 6, 19846'2"315FloridaMelbourne, FL USA70
98Landon CohenDTJune 17, 19856'3"274OhioSpartanburg, SC USA144
11Daunte CulpepperQBJanuary 28, 19776'4"264Central FloridaOcala, FL USA85
91Chartric DarbyDTOctober 22, 19756'0"270South Carolina St.North, SC USA20
26Louis DelmasFSApril 12, 19875'11"197West. MichiganFort Pierce, FL USA1515
57Jordon DizonLBJanuary 16, 19866'0"228ColoradoKauai, HI USA160
38Demarcus FagginsDBJune 13, 19795'10"178Kansas St.Irving, TX USA20
45Jerome FeltonRBJuly 3, 19866'0"246FurmanDuren, West Germany138
16Yamon FigursWRJanuary 10, 19836'0"174Kansas St.Fort Pierce, FL USA30
82Casey FitzsimmonsTEOctober 10, 19806'4"258Carroll (MT)Wolf Point, MT USA121
96Andre FluellenDTMarch 7, 19856'2"285Florida St.Cartersville, GA USA143
49Zack FollettLBJuly 3, 19876'2"231CaliforniaClovis, CA USA120
55Larry FooteMLBJune 12, 19806'0"234MichiganDetroit, MI USA1414
18Eric FowlerWRNovember 17, 19846'2"208Grand Valley St.New Haven, MI USA30
65Dylan GandyRGMarch 8, 19826'3"300Texas TechHarlingen, TX USA155
86Dan GronkowskiTEJanuary 21, 19856'6"255MarylandAmherst, NY USA20
4Jason HansonKJune 17, 19705'11"182Washington St.Spokane, WA USA160
2Nick HarrisPJuly 23, 19786'2"218CaliforniaPhoenix, AZ USA160
89Will HellerTEFebruary 28, 19816'6"250Georgia TechDunwoody, GA USA169
32Anthony HenryLCBNovember 3, 19766'1"205South FloridaFort Myers, FL USA146
79Sammie HillRDTNovember 8, 19866'4"331StillmanWest Blockton, AL USA1312
23Kevin HobbsDBApril 30, 19836'0"195AuburnTampa, FL USA142
58Nathan HodelTENovember 12, 19776'2"249IllinoisMaryville, IL USA10
97Jason HunterLDEAugust 28, 19836'4"243Appalachian St.Fort Bragg, NC USA149
90Grady JacksonLDTJanuary 21, 19736'2"345KnoxvilleGreensboro, AL USA1513
68Jon JansenTJanuary 28, 19766'6"305MichiganClawson, MI USA112
17Adam JenningsWRNovember 17, 19825'9"181Fresno St.Granite Bay, CA USA10
80Bryant JohnsonWRMarch 7, 19816'2"214Penn St.Baltimore, MD USA1616
81Calvin JohnsonWRSeptember 25, 19856'5"239Georgia TechTyrone, GA USA1414
29Eric KingDBMay 10, 19825'8"189Wake ForestWoodstock, MD USA41
54DeAndre LevyRLBMarch 26, 19876'2"230WisconsinWashington, DC USA1610
70Daniel LoperRGJanuary 15, 19826'6"320Texas TechHouston, TX USA85
40Marquand ManuelSSJuly 11, 19796'0"209FloridaMiami, FL USA96
83Michael MatthewsTEOctober 9, 19836'4"270Georgia TechAltadena, CA USA30
67Turk McBrideDTMay 30, 19856'4"285TennesseeCamden, NJ USA114
25Marcus McCauleyDBSeptember 3, 19836'1"203Fresno St.Sacramento, CA USA10
28Maurice MorrisRBDecember 1, 19795'11"202OregonChester, SC USA143
48Don MuhlbachCAugust 17, 19816'5"262Texas A&MNewark, OH USA150
85Jake NordinTEJuly 8, 19846'3"261Northern IllinoisGrove City, MN USA41
86Dennis NorthcuttPRDecember 22, 19775'11"175ArizonaLos Angeles, CA USA162
24Kalvin PearsonDBOctober 22, 19785'10"190MorehouseTown Creek, AL USA120
35Cedric PeermanRBOctober 10, 19865'9"210VirginiaLynchburg, VA USA20
66Stephen PetermanRGJanuary 11, 19826'4"318LSUGulfport, MS USA99
59Julian PetersonLLBJuly 28, 19786'3"235Michigan St.Temple Hills, MD USA1614
41Will PetersonLCBJune 15, 19796'0"200MichiganUniontown, PA USA1614
84Brandon PettigrewTEFebruary 23, 19856'5"257Oklahoma St.Tyler, TX USA1111
51Dominic RaiolaCDecember 30, 19786'1"295NebraskaHonolulu, HI USA1616
63Manuel RamirezLGFebruary 19, 19836'3"326Texas TechHouston, TX USA1312
74Ephraim SalaamTJune 19, 19766'7"295San Diego St.Chicago, IL USA50
30Ko SimpsonSSNovember 9, 19836'1"200South CarolinaRock Hill, SC USA85
50Ernie SimsRLBDecember 23, 19846'0"225Florida St.Tallahassee, FL USA118
26DeAngelo SmithDBJuly 17, 19865'11"191CincinnatiColumbus, OH USA71
34Kevin SmithRBDecember 17, 19866'0"210Central FloridaMiami, FL USA1313
44Terrelle SmithFBMarch 12, 19786'0"246Arizona St.West Covina, CA USA80
9Matthew StaffordQBFebruary 7, 19886'2"230GeorgiaTampa, FL USA1010
16John StandefordWRApril 15, 19826'4"206PurdueMonrovia, IN USA20
5Drew StantonQBMay 7, 19846'3"236Michigan St.Okemos, MI USA41
99Dewayne WhiteRDEOctober 19, 19796'2"273LouisvilleMarbury, AL USA105
25Marvin WhiteSSDecember 5, 19836'1"199TCUPort Barre, LA USA106
12Derrick WilliamsWRJuly 6, 19865'11"197Penn St.Greenbelt, MD USA110
26Jack WilliamsDBMarch 27, 19855'8"181Kent St.Norfolk, VA USA10
38Brian WitherspoonDBJune 5, 19855'10"175StillmanButler, AL USA10
33Jahi Word-DanielsDBNovember 19, 19866'0"193Georgia TechHoover, AL USA20



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