2012 Detroit Lions Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jim Schwartz (4-12)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
2012 Detroit Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 4-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jim Schwartz (4-12)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
2012 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 2012 season with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference.
Jim Schwartz coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | Cliff Avril | LDE | April 8, 1986 | 6'3" | 252 | Purdue | Orange Park, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 76 | Jeff Backus | LT | September 21, 1977 | 6'5" | 305 | Michigan | Midland, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 32 | Kevin Barnes | RCB | September 15, 1986 | 6'0" | 180 | Maryland | Fayetteville, NC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Ronald Bartell | RCB | February 22, 1982 | 6'1" | 208 | Howard | Detroit, MI USA | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Joique Bell | RB | August 4, 1986 | 5'11" | 220 | Wayne State (MI) | Benton Harbor, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 28 | Bill Bentley | RCB | May 16, 1989 | 5'10" | 182 | Dodge City CC | Miami, FL | 4 | 3 |
| 84 | Ryan Broyles | WR | April 9, 1988 | 5'10" | 192 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | 10 | 3 |
| 13 | Nate Burleson | WR | August 19, 1981 | 6'0" | 192 | Nevada-Reno | Seattle, WA USA | 6 | 5 |
| 32 | Don Carey | SS | February 14, 1987 | 5'11" | 186 | Norfolk State | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 9 | 5 |
| 45 | Shaun Chapas | FB | May 2, 1988 | 6'2" | 247 | Georgia | St. Augustine, FL | 3 | 1 |
| 77 | Gosder Cherilus | RT | June 28, 1984 | 6'7" | 315 | Boston Col. | , Haiti | 16 | 15 |
| 24 | Erik Coleman | SS | May 6, 1982 | 5'10" | 200 | Washington St. | Sacramento, CA USA | 12 | 7 |
| 26 | Louis Delmas | FS | April 12, 1987 | 5'11" | 197 | West. Michigan | Fort Pierce, FL USA | 8 | 7 |
| 52 | Justin Durant | OLB | September 21, 1985 | 6'4" | 230 | Hampton | Florence, SC USA | 16 | 13 |
| 18 | Kris Durham | WR | March 17, 1988 | 6'6" | 214 | Georgia | Rome, GA | 4 | 3 |
| 98 | Nick Fairley | DT | January 23, 1988 | 6'4" | 291 | Auburn | Mobile, AL | 13 | 7 |
| 31 | Drayton Florence | LCB | December 19, 1980 | 6'0" | 195 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Waycross, GA USA | 7 | 3 |
| 96 | Andre Fluellen | LDT | March 7, 1985 | 6'2" | 285 | Florida St. | Cartersville, GA USA | 2 | 1 |
| 70 | Jason Fox | LOT | May 2, 1988 | 6'6" | 299 | Miami (FL) | Fort Worth, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Dylan Gandy | C | March 8, 1982 | 6'3" | 300 | Texas Tech | Harlingen, TX USA | 15 | 0 |
| 2 | Ben Graham | P | November 2, 1973 | 6'5" | 230 | Deakin (Australia) | Geelong, Australia | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Jonte Green | RCB | July 19, 1989 | 6'0" | 184 | New Mexico St. | Tampa, FL | 15 | 4 |
| 4 | Jason Hanson | K | June 17, 1970 | 5'11" | 182 | Washington St. | Spokane, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 5 | Nick Harris | P | July 23, 1978 | 6'2" | 218 | California | Phoenix, AZ USA | 13 | 0 |
| 89 | Will Heller | TE | February 28, 1981 | 6'6" | 250 | Georgia Tech | Dunwoody, GA USA | 16 | 4 |
| 91 | Sammie Hill | DT | November 8, 1986 | 6'4" | 331 | Stillman | West Blockton, AL USA | 15 | 2 |
| 14 | Shaun Hill | QB | January 9, 1980 | 6'5" | 210 | Maryland | Parsons, KS USA | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Chris Houston | LCB | October 18, 1984 | 5'10" | 185 | Arkansas | Austin, TX USA | 14 | 13 |
| 94 | Lawrence Jackson | LDE | August 30, 1985 | 6'5" | 261 | USC | Inglewood, CA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 81 | Calvin Johnson | WR | September 25, 1985 | 6'5" | 239 | Georgia Tech | Tyrone, GA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 24 | Tyrell Johnson | FS-SS | May 19, 1985 | 5'11" | 200 | Arkansas St. | Rison, AR USA | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Jacob Lacey | RCB | May 28, 1987 | 5'10" | 177 | Oklahoma St. | Garland, TX USA | 11 | 9 |
| 27 | Patrick Lee | RCB-LCB | February 20, 1984 | 5'11" | 194 | Auburn | Miami, FL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | Mikel Leshoure | RB | March 30, 1990 | 6'0" | 227 | East. Illinois | Streator, IL | 14 | 13 |
| 54 | DeAndre Levy | OLB | March 26, 1987 | 6'2" | 230 | Wisconsin | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 12 |
| 97 | Ronnell Lewis | RDE | September 17, 1990 | 6'1" | 253 | Oklahoma | Dewar, OK | 7 | 0 |
| 50 | Travis Lewis | MLB | January 15, 1988 | 6'1" | 246 | Oklahoma | San Antonio, TX | 12 | 0 |
| 11 | Stefan Logan | RB | June 2, 1981 | 5'7" | 177 | South Dakota | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 43 | Justin Miller | CB | February 14, 1984 | 5'10" | 202 | Clemson | Owensboro, KY USA | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | Don Muhlbach | LONG | August 17, 1981 | 6'5" | 262 | Texas A&M | Newark, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | Jerome Murphy | RCB | January 13, 1987 | 6'1" | 191 | South Florida | Elizabeth, NJ USA | 1 | 0 |
| 95 | Ogemdi Nwagbuo | LDT | December 24, 1985 | 6'4" | 300 | Michigan St. | San Diego, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Kassim Osgood | WR | May 20, 1980 | 6'5" | 209 | San Diego St. | Boston, MA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 58 | Ashlee Palmer | OLB | April 7, 1986 | 6'1" | 223 | Mississippi | Los Angeles, CA USA | 15 | 2 |
| 66 | Stephen Peterman | RG | January 11, 1982 | 6'4" | 318 | LSU | Gulfport, MS USA | 15 | 15 |
| 87 | Brandon Pettigrew | TE | February 23, 1985 | 6'5" | 257 | Oklahoma St. | Tyler, TX USA | 14 | 11 |
| 51 | Dominic Raiola | C | December 30, 1978 | 6'1" | 295 | Nebraska | Honolulu, HI USA | 15 | 15 |
| 71 | Riley Reiff | TE | December 1, 1988 | 6'6" | 313 | Iowa | Parkston, SD | 15 | 7 |
| 80 | Brian Robiskie | WR | December 3, 1987 | 6'2" | 207 | Ohio St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 63 | Jimmy Saddler-McQueen | DT | August 4, 1987 | 6'2" | 297 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Houston, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Tony Scheffler | TE | February 15, 1983 | 6'5" | 255 | West. Michigan | Morenci, MI USA | 15 | 4 |
| 39 | Ricardo Silva | FS | May 9, 1988 | 6'3" | 225 | Hampton | Baltimore, MD | 10 | 6 |
| 67 | Rob Sims | LG | December 6, 1983 | 6'3" | 320 | Ohio St. | Macedonia, OH USA | 15 | 15 |
| 27 | Alphonso Smith | RCB | October 20, 1985 | 5'9" | 193 | Wake Forest | Pahokee, FL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Kevin Smith | RB | December 17, 1986 | 6'0" | 210 | Central Florida | Miami, FL USA | 13 | 2 |
| 42 | Amari Spievey | SS | April 14, 1988 | 6'0" | 190 | Iowa | Middleton, CT USA | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | Matthew Stafford | QB | February 7, 1988 | 6'2" | 230 | Georgia | Tampa, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 90 | Ndamukong Suh | DT | January 6, 1987 | 6'4" | 307 | Nebraska | Portland, OR USA | 16 | 15 |
| 19 | Mike Thomas | WR | June 4, 1987 | 5'8" | 187 | Arizona | Bossier City, LA USA | 9 | 1 |
| 55 | Stephen Tulloch | MLB | January 1, 1985 | 5'11" | 230 | North Carolina St. | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 93 | Kyle Vanden Bosch | RDE | November 17, 1978 | 6'4" | 278 | Nebraska | Larchwood, IA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 29 | John Wendling | FS | June 4, 1983 | 6'1" | 222 | Wyoming | Cody, WY USA | 16 | 3 |
| 59 | Tahir Whitehead | LLB | April 2, 1990 | 6'1" | 233 | Temple | Jersey City, NJ | 13 | 0 |
| 99 | Corey Williams | DT | August 17, 1980 | 6'4" | 313 | Arkansas St. | Harmony Grove, AR USA | 6 | 5 |
| 34 | Keiland Williams | RB | August 14, 1986 | 5'11" | 225 | LSU | Lafayette, LA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Titus Young | WR | August 21, 1989 | 5'11" | 174 | Boise State | Los Angeles, CA | 10 | 8 |
| 79 | Willie Young | RDE | September 19, 1985 | 6'5" | 251 | North Carolina State | Riviera Beach, FL USA | 15 | 0 |
