2016 Detroit Lions Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Lost Wild Card
Coach: Jim Caldwell (9-7)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
2016 Detroit Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Lost Wild Card
Coach: Jim Caldwell (9-7)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
2016 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 2016 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference.
The Lions racked up 346 points, and the defense conceded 358. Matthew Stafford led the charge, throwing for 4,327 yards. Golden Tate hauled in 91 balls for 1,077 yards. Marvin Jones contributed to the receiving game, too.
Theo Riddick rushed for a team-leading 357 yards for Detroit, and Zach Zenner also aided the ground game.
Darius Slay, Rafael Bush, Tavon Wilson and Glover Quin each intercepted 2 opponent throws. Kerry Hyder sacked quarterbacks 8 times.
Jim Caldwell coached the team. The 2016 Detroit Lions lost in the Wild Card.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Ameer Abdullah | RB | June 13, 1993 | 5'8" | 198 | Nebraska | Mobile, AL | 2 | 2 |
| 94 | Ezekiel Ansah | DE | May 29, 1989 | 6'5" | 271 | BYU | Accra, Ghana | 13 | 13 |
| 50 | Thurston Armbrister | LB | December 25, 1992 | 6'3" | 235 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL | 14 | 2 |
| 41 | Johnson Bademosi | DB,CB | July 23, 1990 | 6'0" | 200 | Stanford | Washington, DC | 16 | 3 |
| 39 | Johnthan Banks | RCB | October 3, 1989 | 6'2" | 185 | Mississippi St. | Maben, MS | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Adairius Barnes | CB | April 30, 1994 | 5'11" | 188 | Louisiana Tech | Vicksburg, MS | 7 | 1 |
| 44 | Joique Bell | RB | August 4, 1986 | 5'11" | 220 | Wayne State (MI) | Benton Harbor, MI USA | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Jace Billingsley | WR | May 17, 1993 | 5'9" | 189 | Eastern Oregon | Winnemucca, NV | ||
| 80 | Anquan Boldin | WR | October 3, 1980 | 6'1" | 218 | Florida St. | Pahokee, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 55 | Jonathan Bostic | LB | May 5, 1991 | 6'1" | 246 | Florida | Wellington, FL | ||
| 97 | Armonty Bryant | DE | May 20, 1990 | 6'4" | 265 | East Central (OK) | Fort Worth, TX | 5 | 0 |
| 46 | Michael Burton | FB | February 1, 1992 | 5'11" | 235 | Rutgers | Long Valley, NJ | 15 | 0 |
| 31 | Rafael Bush | S | May 12, 1987 | 5'11" | 197 | South Carolina State | Williston, SC | 16 | 4 |
| 29 | Crezdon Butler | DB | May 26, 1987 | 6'0" | 183 | Clemson | Asheville, NC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Josh Bynes | LB | August 24, 1989 | 6'1" | 240 | Auburn | Pompano Beach, FL | 9 | 8 |
| 26 | Don Carey | DB | February 14, 1987 | 5'11" | 186 | Norfolk State | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | Alex Carter | CB | October 19, 1994 | 6'0" | 200 | Stanford | Fairfax, VA | 1 | 0 |
| 96 | Stefan Charles | DT | June 9, 1988 | 6'5" | 302 | Regina | Toronto, ON | 12 | 0 |
| 51 | Brandon Copeland | DE,LB | July 2, 1991 | 6'3" | 260 | Penn | Sykesville, MD | 16 | 1 |
| 66 | Joe Dahl | OG | April 9, 1993 | 6'4" | 299 | Washington St. | Spokane, WA | 6 | 0 |
| 68 | Taylor Decker | OT | August 23, 1993 | 6'7" | 310 | Ohio St. | Vandalia, OH | 16 | 16 |
| 28 | Quandre Diggs | CB | January 22, 1993 | 5'9" | 196 | Texas | Houston, TX | 12 | 4 |
| 85 | Eric Ebron | TE | April 10, 1993 | 6'4" | 250 | North Carolina | Newark, NJ | 13 | 13 |
| 30 | Justin Forsett | RB | October 14, 1985 | 5'8" | 190 | California | Lakeland, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | Wallace Gilberry | DE | December 5, 1984 | 6'3" | 267 | Alabama | Bay Minette, AL USA | 4 | 1 |
| 60 | Graham Glasgow | OG | August 19, 1992 | 6'6" | 306 | Michigan | Aurora, IL | 15 | 11 |
| 50 | Zaviar Gooden | LB | August 31, 1990 | 6'2" | 234 | Missouri | Austin, TX | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | Clay Harbor | TE | July 2, 1987 | 6'3" | 252 | SW Missouri St. | Dwight, IL USA | 12 | 2 |
| 61 | Kerry Hyder | DT,DE | May 2, 1991 | 6'2" | 280 | Texas Tech | Austin, TX | 16 | 2 |
| 30 | Asa Jackson | CB | December 2, 1989 | 5'10" | 191 | Cal Poly | Sacramento, CA | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Marvin Jones | WR | March 12, 1990 | 6'1" | 199 | California | Los Angeles, CA | 15 | 15 |
| 13 | T.J. Jones | WR | July 19, 1992 | 6'0" | 188 | Notre Dame | Winnipeg, MB | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Miles Killebrew | SS | May 10, 1993 | 6'2" | 222 | Southern Utah | Henderson, NV | 16 | 0 |
| 42 | Jimmy Landes | LS | August 13, 1992 | 6'2" | 250 | Baylor | Tyler , TX | ||
| 24 | Nevin Lawson | CB | April 23, 1991 | 5'10" | 190 | Utah St. | Kingston, Jamaica | 16 | 16 |
| 54 | DeAndre Levy | LB | March 26, 1987 | 6'2" | 230 | Wisconsin | Washington, DC USA | 5 | 3 |
| 77 | Cornelius Lucas | T | July 18, 1991 | 6'9" | 328 | Kansas State | New Orleans, LA | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Sam Martin | P | February 27, 1990 | 6'1" | 210 | Appalachian St. | Peachtree City, GA | 16 | 0 |
| 48 | Don Muhlbach | C | August 17, 1981 | 6'5" | 262 | Texas A&M | Newark, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 82 | Matthew Mulligan | TE | January 18, 1985 | 6'4" | 258 | Maine | West Enfield, ME USA | 8 | 0 |
| 92 | Haloti Ngata | DT | January 21, 1984 | 6'4" | 335 | Oregon | Inglewood, CA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 8 | Dan Orlovsky | QB | August 18, 1983 | 6'5" | 230 | Connecticut | Bridgeport, CT USA | ||
| 5 | Matt Prater | K | August 10, 1984 | 5'10" | 180 | Central Florida | Mayfield Heights, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 27 | Glover Quin | DB,S | January 15, 1986 | 5'10" | 201 | New Mexico | McComb, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 71 | Riley Reiff | OT | December 1, 1988 | 6'6" | 313 | Iowa | Parkston, SD | 14 | 14 |
| 25 | Theo Riddick | RB | May 4, 1991 | 5'10" | 201 | Notre Dame | Manville, NJ | 10 | 8 |
| 19 | Andre Roberts | WR | January 9, 1988 | 5'11" | 192 | Citadel | Columbia, SC USA | 16 | 1 |
| 91 | A'Shawn Robinson | DT | March 21, 1995 | 6'4" | 307 | Alabama | Fort Worth, TX | 16 | 5 |
| 70 | Corey Robinson | OT | May 21, 1992 | 6'7" | 344 | South Carolina | Havelock, NC | 14 | 3 |
| 14 | Jake Rudock | QB | January 21, 1993 | 6'3" | 199 | Michigan | Weston , FL | ||
| 23 | Darius Slay | CB | January 1, 1991 | 6'0" | 192 | Mississippi St. | Brunswick, GA | 13 | 13 |
| 18 | Ryan Spadola | WR | February 15, 1991 | 6'3" | 200 | Lehigh | Howell, NJ | ||
| 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 | 12 | 12 |
| 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 | 16 | 16 |
| 99 | Khyri Thornton | DT | November 21, 1989 | 6'3" | 304 | Southern Miss | Panama City, FL | 13 | 6 |
| 72 | Laken Tomlinson | OG | February 9, 1992 | 6'3" | 323 | Duke | Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica | 16 | 10 |
| 53 | Kyle Van Noy | LB | March 26, 1991 | 6'3" | 243 | BYU | 7 | 7 | |
| 93 | Tyrunn Walker | DL,DT | March 18, 1990 | 6'3" | 294 | Tulsa | New Iberia, LA | 15 | 8 |
| 75 | Larry Warford | OG | June 18, 1991 | 6'3" | 332 | Kentucky | San Diego, CA | 15 | 15 |
| 36 | Dwayne Washington | RB | April 24, 1994 | 6'1" | 221 | Washington | Lakewood, CA | 12 | 2 |
| 40 | Ian Wells | CB | July 14, 1993 | 5'11" | 201 | ||||
| 59 | Tahir Whitehead | LB,OLB | April 2, 1990 | 6'1" | 233 | Temple | Jersey City, NJ | 15 | 15 |
| 89 | Cole Wick | TE | November 30, 1993 | 6'6" | 257 | Incarnate Word | Victoria, TX | 6 | 0 |
| 52 | Antwione Williams | LB,OLB | May 26, 1993 | 6'3" | 247 | Georgia Southern | Birmingham, AL | 14 | 3 |
| 32 | Tavon Wilson | FS,S | March 19, 1990 | 6'0" | 205 | Illinois | Washington, DC | 15 | 14 |
| 83 | Tim Wright | TE | April 7, 1990 | 6'4" | 220 | Rutgers | |||
| 34 | Zach Zenner | RB | September 13, 1991 | 6'0" | 220 | South Dakota St. | Hennepin County, MN | 14 | 4 |
| 69 | Anthony Zettel | DE | August 9, 1992 | 6'4" | 273 | Penn St. | Tawas City, MI | 13 | 0 |
