2015 Detroit Lions Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jim Caldwell (7-9)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
2015 Detroit Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jim Caldwell (7-9)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
2015 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 2015 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference.
The Lions netted 358 points, but the defense allowed 400. Matthew Stafford led the charge, throwing for 4,262 yards. Golden Tate hauled in 90 balls, while Calvin Johnson added 1,214 receiving yards. Theo Riddick contributed to the receiving game, too.
Ameer Abdullah rushed for a team-leading 597 yards for Detroit.
Glover Quin picked off 4 opponent throws. Ezekiel Ansah topped the defensive unit with 14.5 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 43 sacks.
Jim Caldwell coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Isa Abdul-Quddus | S/SS,S | August 3, 1989 | 6'1" | 220 | Fordham | Newark, NJ USA | 16 | 8 |
| 21 | Ameer Abdullah | RB | June 13, 1993 | 5'8" | 198 | Nebraska | Mobile, AL | 16 | 9 |
| 94 | Ezekiel Ansah | DE | May 29, 1989 | 6'5" | 271 | BYU | Accra, Ghana | 16 | 16 |
| 35 | Joique Bell | RB | August 4, 1986 | 5'11" | 220 | Wayne State (MI) | Benton Harbor, MI USA | 13 | 5 |
| 41 | Bill Bentley | LCB | May 16, 1989 | 5'10" | 182 | Dodge City CC | Miami, FL | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | Michael Burton | FB/TE,FB | February 1, 1992 | 5'11" | 235 | Rutgers | Long Valley, NJ | 16 | 7 |
| 29 | Crezdon Butler | DB | May 26, 1987 | 6'0" | 183 | Clemson | Asheville, NC USA | 8 | 0 |
| 57 | Josh Bynes | LB | August 24, 1989 | 6'1" | 240 | Auburn | Pompano Beach, FL | 16 | 11 |
| 26 | Don Carey | DB | February 14, 1987 | 5'11" | 186 | Norfolk State | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 95 | Brandon Copeland | LB | July 2, 1991 | 6'3" | 260 | Penn | Sykesville, MD | 16 | 0 |
| 99 | Jermelle Cudjo | DT | September 28, 1986 | 6'2" | 293 | Central Oklahoma | Lawton, OK USA | 7 | 0 |
| 28 | Quandre Diggs | CB | January 22, 1993 | 5'9" | 196 | Texas | Houston, TX | 16 | 4 |
| 85 | Eric Ebron | TE | April 10, 1993 | 6'4" | 250 | North Carolina | Newark, NJ | 14 | 8 |
| 96 | Andre Fluellen | DT | March 7, 1985 | 6'2" | 285 | Florida St. | Cartersville, GA USA | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Corey Fuller | WR | June 23, 1990 | 6'2" | 204 | Virginia Tech | Baltimore, MD | 12 | 0 |
| 58 | Phillip Hunt | RDE | January 9, 1986 | 6'2" | 244 | Houston | Fort Worth, TX | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | Kerry Hyder | DT | May 2, 1991 | 6'2" | 280 | Texas Tech | Austin, TX | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | James Ihedigbo | DB,SS | December 3, 1983 | 6'1" | 202 | Massachusetts | Northampton, MA USA | 15 | 8 |
| 65 | Gabe Ikard | C | September 26, 1990 | 6'4" | 304 | Oklahoma | Nichols Hills, OK | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Calvin Johnson | WR | September 25, 1985 | 6'5" | 239 | Georgia Tech | Tyrone, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 43 | Isaiah Johnson | DB | May 16, 1992 | 6'2" | 213 | Georgia Tech | Columbus, OH | 6 | 0 |
| 91 | Jason Jones | DT,DE | May 23, 1986 | 6'5" | 272 | East. Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 15 | 15 |
| 13 | T.J. Jones | WR | July 19, 1992 | 6'0" | 188 | Notre Dame | Winnipeg, MB | 10 | 0 |
| 24 | Nevin Lawson | CB | April 23, 1991 | 5'10" | 190 | Utah St. | Kingston, Jamaica | 14 | 9 |
| 54 | DeAndre Levy | LB | March 26, 1987 | 6'2" | 230 | Wisconsin | Washington, DC USA | 1 | 1 |
| 50 | Travis Lewis | OLB,LB/MLB | January 15, 1988 | 6'1" | 246 | Oklahoma | San Antonio, TX | 15 | 4 |
| 77 | Cornelius Lucas | T | July 18, 1991 | 6'9" | 328 | Kansas State | New Orleans, LA | 15 | 3 |
| 6 | Sam Martin | P | February 27, 1990 | 6'1" | 210 | Appalachian St. | Peachtree City, GA | 16 | 0 |
| 31 | Rashean Mathis | CB,DB | August 27, 1980 | 6'1" | 200 | Bethune-Cookman | Nashville, GA USA | 7 | 7 |
| 16 | Lance Moore | WR | August 31, 1983 | 5'9" | 177 | Toledo | Columbus, OH USA | 14 | 8 |
| 48 | Don Muhlbach | C | August 17, 1981 | 6'5" | 262 | Texas A&M | Newark, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 92 | Haloti Ngata | DT | January 21, 1984 | 6'4" | 335 | Oregon | Inglewood, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 74 | Mike Ola | RT,T | April 19, 1988 | 6'3" | 320 | Hampton | Riverdale, GA | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | Dan Orlovsky | QB | August 18, 1983 | 6'5" | 230 | Connecticut | Bridgeport, CT USA | 3 | 0 |
| 80 | Bear Pascoe | TE | February 23, 1986 | 6'5" | 257 | Fresno St. | Kern County, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 87 | Brandon Pettigrew | TE | February 23, 1985 | 6'5" | 257 | Oklahoma St. | Tyler, TX USA | 8 | 8 |
| 5 | Matt Prater | K | August 10, 1984 | 5'10" | 180 | Central Florida | Mayfield Heights, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 27 | Glover Quin | DB,FS/S | January 15, 1986 | 5'10" | 201 | New Mexico | McComb, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 63 | Manuel Ramirez | G | February 19, 1983 | 6'3" | 326 | Texas Tech | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 7 |
| 97 | Caraun Reid | DT | November 23, 1991 | 6'2" | 302 | Princeton | New York, NY | 14 | 12 |
| 71 | Riley Reiff | OT | December 1, 1988 | 6'6" | 313 | Iowa | Parkston, SD | 16 | 16 |
| 25 | Theo Riddick | RB | May 4, 1991 | 5'10" | 201 | Notre Dame | Manville, NJ | 16 | 1 |
| 70 | Corey Robinson | OT | May 21, 1992 | 6'7" | 344 | South Carolina | Havelock, NC | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Darius Slay | CB | January 1, 1991 | 6'0" | 192 | Mississippi St. | Brunswick, GA | 16 | 16 |
| 9 | Matthew Stafford | QB | February 7, 1988 | 6'2" | 230 | Georgia | Tampa, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 64 | Travis Swanson | C | January 30, 1991 | 6'5" | 312 | Arkansas | Concord, CA | 14 | 14 |
| 52 | Darryl Tapp | DE | September 13, 1984 | 6'1" | 255 | Virginia Tech | Portsmouth, VA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 15 | Golden Tate | WR | August 2, 1988 | 5'11" | 195 | Notre Dame | Hendersonville, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 98 | Devin Taylor | DE | November 15, 1989 | 6'7" | 266 | South Carolina | Seabrook, SC | 15 | 0 |
| 67 | Khyri Thornton | DT | November 21, 1989 | 6'3" | 304 | Southern Miss | Panama City, FL | 6 | 0 |
| 72 | Laken Tomlinson | OG | February 9, 1992 | 6'3" | 323 | Duke | Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica | 16 | 14 |
| 55 | Stephen Tulloch | LB,LB/MLB | January 1, 1985 | 5'11" | 230 | North Carolina St. | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 53 | Kyle Van Noy | OLB | March 26, 1991 | 6'3" | 243 | BYU | 15 | 0 | |
| 93 | Tyrunn Walker | DT,DL | March 18, 1990 | 6'3" | 294 | Tulsa | New Iberia, LA | 4 | 4 |
| 75 | Larry Warford | OG | June 18, 1991 | 6'3" | 332 | Kentucky | San Diego, CA | 13 | 13 |
| 59 | Tahir Whitehead | LB,OLB | April 2, 1990 | 6'1" | 233 | Temple | Jersey City, NJ | 16 | 9 |
| 78 | C.J. Wilson | DE | March 30, 1987 | 6'4" | 271 | East Carolina | Bellhaven, NC USA | 8 | 0 |
| 30 | Josh Wilson | DB,CB | March 11, 1985 | 5'9" | 189 | Maryland | Houston, TX USA | 8 | 4 |
| 38 | George Winn | RB | November 10, 1990 | 5'11" | 218 | Cincinnati | Detroit, MI | 7 | 0 |
| 90 | Gabe Wright | DT | April 3, 1992 | 6'3" | 299 | Auburn | 7 | 1 | |
| 83 | Tim Wright | TE | April 7, 1990 | 6'4" | 220 | Rutgers | 9 | 1 | |
| 34 | Zach Zenner | RB | September 13, 1991 | 6'0" | 220 | South Dakota St. | Hennepin County, MN | 6 | 1 |
