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 StatisticsTeam 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 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.
The Lions scored 262 points, but 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 Detroit.
Will Peterson, Anthony Henry and Louis Delmas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | Cliff Avril | RDE | April 8, 1986 | 6'3" | 252 | Purdue | Orange Park, FL USA | 13 | 11 |
| 76 | Jeff Backus | LT | September 21, 1977 | 6'5" | 305 | Michigan | Midland, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 52 | Darnell Bing | DB,LB | September 10, 1984 | 6'2" | 220 | USC | Long Beach, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Aaron Brown | KR | October 10, 1985 | 6'0" | 196 | TCU | Katy, TX USA | 15 | 2 |
| 94 | Copeland Bryan | DE | July 14, 1983 | 6'3" | 253 | Arizona | San Jose, CA USA | 5 | 1 |
| 31 | Phillip Buchanon | RCB | September 19, 1980 | 5'10" | 185 | Miami (FL) | Fort Myers, FL USA | 13 | 11 |
| 77 | Gosder Cherilus | RT | June 28, 1984 | 6'7" | 315 | Boston Col. | , Haiti | 15 | 15 |
| 46 | Vinny Ciurciu | LB | May 2, 1980 | 6'0" | 235 | Clemson | Hackensack, NJ USA | 9 | 0 |
| 60 | Joe Cohen | DT | June 6, 1984 | 6'2" | 315 | Florida | Melbourne, FL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 98 | Landon Cohen | DT | June 17, 1985 | 6'3" | 274 | Ohio | Spartanburg, SC USA | 14 | 4 |
| 11 | Daunte Culpepper | QB | January 28, 1977 | 6'4" | 264 | Central Florida | Ocala, FL USA | 8 | 5 |
| 91 | Chartric Darby | DT | October 22, 1975 | 6'0" | 270 | South Carolina St. | North, SC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Louis Delmas | FS | April 12, 1987 | 5'11" | 197 | West. Michigan | Fort Pierce, FL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 57 | Jordon Dizon | LB | January 16, 1986 | 6'0" | 228 | Colorado | Kauai, HI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 38 | Demarcus Faggins | DB | June 13, 1979 | 5'10" | 178 | Kansas St. | Irving, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Jerome Felton | RB | July 3, 1986 | 6'0" | 246 | Furman | Duren, West Germany | 13 | 8 |
| 16 | Yamon Figurs | WR | January 10, 1983 | 6'0" | 174 | Kansas St. | Fort Pierce, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 82 | Casey Fitzsimmons | TE | October 10, 1980 | 6'4" | 258 | Carroll (MT) | Wolf Point, MT USA | 12 | 1 |
| 96 | Andre Fluellen | DT | March 7, 1985 | 6'2" | 285 | Florida St. | Cartersville, GA USA | 14 | 3 |
| 49 | Zack Follett | LB | July 3, 1987 | 6'2" | 231 | California | Clovis, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 55 | Larry Foote | MLB | June 12, 1980 | 6'0" | 234 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 18 | Eric Fowler | WR | November 17, 1984 | 6'2" | 208 | Grand Valley St. | New Haven, MI USA | 3 | 0 |
| 65 | Dylan Gandy | RG | March 8, 1982 | 6'3" | 300 | Texas Tech | Harlingen, TX USA | 15 | 5 |
| 86 | Dan Gronkowski | TE | January 21, 1985 | 6'6" | 255 | Maryland | Amherst, NY USA | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Jason Hanson | K | June 17, 1970 | 5'11" | 182 | Washington St. | Spokane, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 2 | Nick Harris | P | July 23, 1978 | 6'2" | 218 | California | Phoenix, AZ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 89 | Will Heller | TE | February 28, 1981 | 6'6" | 250 | Georgia Tech | Dunwoody, GA USA | 16 | 9 |
| 32 | Anthony Henry | LCB | November 3, 1976 | 6'1" | 205 | South Florida | Fort Myers, FL USA | 14 | 6 |
| 79 | Sammie Hill | RDT | November 8, 1986 | 6'4" | 331 | Stillman | West Blockton, AL USA | 13 | 12 |
| 23 | Kevin Hobbs | DB | April 30, 1983 | 6'0" | 195 | Auburn | Tampa, FL USA | 14 | 2 |
| 58 | Nathan Hodel | TE | November 12, 1977 | 6'2" | 249 | Illinois | Maryville, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | Jason Hunter | LDE | August 28, 1983 | 6'4" | 243 | Appalachian St. | Fort Bragg, NC USA | 14 | 9 |
| 90 | Grady Jackson | LDT | January 21, 1973 | 6'2" | 345 | Knoxville | Greensboro, AL USA | 15 | 13 |
| 68 | Jon Jansen | T | January 28, 1976 | 6'6" | 305 | Michigan | Clawson, MI USA | 11 | 2 |
| 17 | Adam Jennings | WR | November 17, 1982 | 5'9" | 181 | Fresno St. | Granite Bay, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Bryant Johnson | WR | March 7, 1981 | 6'2" | 214 | Penn St. | Baltimore, MD USA | 16 | 16 |
| 81 | Calvin Johnson | WR | September 25, 1985 | 6'5" | 239 | Georgia Tech | Tyrone, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 29 | Eric King | DB | May 10, 1982 | 5'8" | 189 | Wake Forest | Woodstock, MD USA | 4 | 1 |
| 54 | DeAndre Levy | RLB | March 26, 1987 | 6'2" | 230 | Wisconsin | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 10 |
| 70 | Daniel Loper | RG | January 15, 1982 | 6'6" | 320 | Texas Tech | Houston, TX USA | 8 | 5 |
| 40 | Marquand Manuel | SS | July 11, 1979 | 6'0" | 209 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 9 | 6 |
| 83 | Michael Matthews | TE | October 9, 1983 | 6'4" | 270 | Georgia Tech | Altadena, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 67 | Turk McBride | DT | May 30, 1985 | 6'4" | 285 | Tennessee | Camden, NJ USA | 11 | 4 |
| 25 | Marcus McCauley | DB | September 3, 1983 | 6'1" | 203 | Fresno St. | Sacramento, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Maurice Morris | RB | December 1, 1979 | 5'11" | 202 | Oregon | Chester, SC USA | 14 | 3 |
| 48 | Don Muhlbach | C | August 17, 1981 | 6'5" | 262 | Texas A&M | Newark, OH USA | 15 | 0 |
| 85 | Jake Nordin | TE | July 8, 1984 | 6'3" | 261 | Northern Illinois | Grove City, MN USA | 4 | 1 |
| 86 | Dennis Northcutt | PR | December 22, 1977 | 5'11" | 175 | Arizona | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 24 | Kalvin Pearson | DB | October 22, 1978 | 5'10" | 190 | Morehouse | Town Creek, AL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 35 | Cedric Peerman | RB | October 10, 1986 | 5'9" | 210 | Virginia | Lynchburg, VA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | Stephen Peterman | RG | January 11, 1982 | 6'4" | 318 | LSU | Gulfport, MS USA | 9 | 9 |
| 59 | Julian Peterson | LLB | July 28, 1978 | 6'3" | 235 | Michigan St. | Temple Hills, MD USA | 16 | 14 |
| 41 | Will Peterson | LCB | June 15, 1979 | 6'0" | 200 | Michigan | Uniontown, PA USA | 16 | 14 |
| 84 | Brandon Pettigrew | TE | February 23, 1985 | 6'5" | 257 | Oklahoma St. | Tyler, TX USA | 11 | 11 |
| 51 | Dominic Raiola | C | December 30, 1978 | 6'1" | 295 | Nebraska | Honolulu, HI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 63 | Manuel Ramirez | LG | February 19, 1983 | 6'3" | 326 | Texas Tech | Houston, TX USA | 13 | 12 |
| 74 | Ephraim Salaam | T | June 19, 1976 | 6'7" | 295 | San Diego St. | Chicago, IL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | Ko Simpson | SS | November 9, 1983 | 6'1" | 200 | South Carolina | Rock Hill, SC USA | 8 | 5 |
| 50 | Ernie Sims | RLB | December 23, 1984 | 6'0" | 225 | Florida St. | Tallahassee, FL USA | 11 | 8 |
| 26 | DeAngelo Smith | DB | July 17, 1986 | 5'11" | 191 | Cincinnati | Columbus, OH USA | 7 | 1 |
| 34 | Kevin Smith | RB | December 17, 1986 | 6'0" | 210 | Central Florida | Miami, FL USA | 13 | 13 |
| 44 | Terrelle Smith | FB | March 12, 1978 | 6'0" | 246 | Arizona St. | West Covina, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Matthew Stafford | QB | February 7, 1988 | 6'2" | 230 | Georgia | Tampa, FL USA | 10 | 10 |
| 16 | John Standeford | WR | April 15, 1982 | 6'4" | 206 | Purdue | Monrovia, IN USA | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Drew Stanton | QB | May 7, 1984 | 6'3" | 236 | Michigan St. | Okemos, MI USA | 4 | 1 |
| 99 | Dewayne White | RDE | October 19, 1979 | 6'2" | 273 | Louisville | Marbury, AL USA | 10 | 5 |
| 25 | Marvin White | SS | December 5, 1983 | 6'1" | 199 | TCU | Port Barre, LA USA | 10 | 6 |
| 12 | Derrick Williams | WR | July 6, 1986 | 5'11" | 197 | Penn St. | Greenbelt, MD USA | 11 | 0 |
| 26 | Jack Williams | DB | March 27, 1985 | 5'8" | 181 | Kent St. | Norfolk, VA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Brian Witherspoon | DB | June 5, 1985 | 5'10" | 175 | Stillman | Butler, AL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Jahi Word-Daniels | DB | November 19, 1986 | 6'0" | 193 | Georgia Tech | Hoover, AL USA | 2 | 0 |
