2011 Detroit Lions Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Jim Schwartz (10-6)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
2011 Detroit Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 10-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Jim Schwartz (10-6)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
2011 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 2011 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing second in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Detroit moved the ball well, scoring 474 points, while the defensive squad conceded 387. Matthew Stafford directed the offense, throwing for 5,038 yards. Calvin Johnson topped the receiving corps, hauling in 96 balls for 1,681 yards. Brandon Pettigrew and Nate Burleson were targeted regularly as well.
Jahvid Best rushed for a team-leading 390 yards for the Lions, while Maurice Morris and Kevin Smith also buoyed the ground attack.
The opportunistic defense pounced on 34 turnovers. Chris Houston intercepted 5 opponent throws. Cliff Avril led the defensive unit with 11 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 41 sacks.
Jim Schwartz coached the team. The 2011 Detroit Lions lost in the Wild Card.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | Cliff Avril | DE | April 8, 1986 | 6'3" | 252 | Purdue | Orange Park, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 76 | Jeff Backus | LT | September 21, 1977 | 6'5" | 305 | Michigan | Midland, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 32 | Aaron Berry | CB | June 25, 1988 | 5'11" | 180 | Pittsburgh | Harrisburg, PA USA | 11 | 3 |
| 44 | Jahvid Best | RB | January 30, 1989 | 5'9" | 190 | California | Vallejo, CA USA | 6 | 6 |
| 21 | Aaron Brown | RB | October 10, 1985 | 6'0" | 196 | TCU | Katy, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Eldra Buckley | RB | June 23, 1985 | 5'9" | 202 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Charleston, MS USA | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Nate Burleson | WR | August 19, 1981 | 6'0" | 192 | Nevada-Reno | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 11 |
| 31 | Don Carey | DB | February 14, 1987 | 5'11" | 186 | Norfolk State | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 5 | 0 |
| 59 | Bobby Carpenter | LB | August 1, 1983 | 6'3" | 255 | Ohio St. | Lancaster, OH USA | 16 | 3 |
| 77 | Gosder Cherilus | RT | June 28, 1984 | 6'7" | 315 | Boston Col. | , Haiti | 16 | 15 |
| 24 | Erik Coleman | DB | May 6, 1982 | 5'10" | 200 | Washington St. | Sacramento, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 81 | Rashied Davis | DB | July 24, 1979 | 5'10" | 180 | San Jose St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 62 | Keyunta Dawson | DE | September 13, 1985 | 6'0" | 268 | Texas Tech | Shreveport, LA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Louis Delmas | S | April 12, 1987 | 5'11" | 197 | West. Michigan | Fort Pierce, FL USA | 11 | 11 |
| 6 | Ryan Donahue | P | March 17, 1988 | 6'3" | 190 | Evergreen Park, IL | 8 | 0 | |
| 52 | Justin Durant | LB | September 21, 1985 | 6'4" | 230 | Hampton | Florence, SC USA | 13 | 12 |
| 50 | Isaiah Ekejiuba | LB | October 5, 1981 | 6'4" | 219 | Virginia | , Nigeria | 3 | 0 |
| 98 | Nick Fairley | DT | January 23, 1988 | 6'4" | 291 | Auburn | Mobile, AL | 10 | 0 |
| 96 | Andre Fluellen | DT | March 7, 1985 | 6'2" | 285 | Florida St. | Cartersville, GA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 38 | Vincent Fuller | DB | August 3, 1982 | 6'1" | 189 | Virginia Tech | Baltimore, MD USA | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Dylan Gandy | G | March 8, 1982 | 6'3" | 300 | Texas Tech | Harlingen, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 2 | Ben Graham | P | November 2, 1973 | 6'5" | 230 | Deakin (Australia) | Geelong, Australia | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | Jason Hanson | K | June 17, 1970 | 5'11" | 182 | Washington St. | Spokane, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 43 | Chris Harris | S | August 6, 1982 | 6'1" | 206 | La-Monroe | Little Rock, AR USA | 8 | 5 |
| 36 | Jerome Harrison | RB | February 26, 1983 | 5'9" | 195 | Washington St. | Kalamazoo, MI USA | 4 | 0 |
| 95 | Jovan Haye | DE | June 21, 1982 | 6'2" | 284 | Vanderbilt | Mandeville, Jamaica | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | Will Heller | TE | February 28, 1981 | 6'6" | 250 | Georgia Tech | Dunwoody, GA USA | 16 | 7 |
| 91 | Sammie Hill | DT | November 8, 1986 | 6'4" | 331 | Stillman | West Blockton, AL USA | 16 | 3 |
| 14 | Shaun Hill | QB | January 9, 1980 | 6'5" | 210 | Maryland | Parsons, KS USA | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | Corey Hilliard | RT | April 26, 1985 | 6'5" | 315 | Oklahoma St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 52 | Doug Hogue | LB | February 1, 1989 | 6'2" | 235 | Syracuse | Yonkers, NY | 13 | 0 |
| 23 | Chris Houston | CB | October 18, 1984 | 5'10" | 185 | Arkansas | Austin, TX USA | 14 | 13 |
| 94 | Lawrence Jackson | DE | August 30, 1985 | 6'5" | 261 | USC | Inglewood, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 81 | Calvin Johnson | WR | September 25, 1985 | 6'5" | 239 | Georgia Tech | Tyrone, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 54 | DeAndre Levy | LB | March 26, 1987 | 6'2" | 230 | Wisconsin | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 11 | Stefan Logan | WR | June 2, 1981 | 5'7" | 177 | South Dakota | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 30 | Anthony Madison | DB | October 8, 1981 | 5'9" | 180 | Alabama | Thomasville, AL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Robert Malone | P | February 4, 1988 | 6'2" | 215 | Fresno St. | Orange, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Brandon McDonald | DB | August 26, 1985 | 5'11" | 181 | Memphis | Collins, MS USA | 13 | 0 |
| 28 | Maurice Morris | RB | December 1, 1979 | 5'11" | 202 | Oregon | Chester, SC USA | 16 | 5 |
| 48 | Don Muhlbach | C | August 17, 1981 | 6'5" | 262 | Texas A&M | Newark, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 58 | Ashlee Palmer | LB | April 7, 1986 | 6'1" | 223 | Mississippi | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 66 | Stephen Peterman | RG | January 11, 1982 | 6'4" | 318 | LSU | Gulfport, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Brandon Pettigrew | TE | February 23, 1985 | 6'5" | 257 | Oklahoma St. | Tyler, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | Dominic Raiola | C | December 30, 1978 | 6'1" | 295 | Nebraska | Honolulu, HI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 85 | Tony Scheffler | TE | February 15, 1983 | 6'5" | 255 | West. Michigan | Morenci, MI USA | 15 | 5 |
| 39 | Ricardo Silva | S | May 9, 1988 | 6'3" | 225 | Hampton | Baltimore, MD | 4 | 0 |
| 67 | Rob Sims | G | December 6, 1983 | 6'3" | 320 | Ohio St. | Macedonia, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 27 | Alphonso Smith | CB | October 20, 1985 | 5'9" | 193 | Wake Forest | Pahokee, FL USA | 11 | 1 |
| 30 | Kevin Smith | RB | December 17, 1986 | 6'0" | 210 | Central Florida | Miami, FL USA | 7 | 4 |
| 42 | Amari Spievey | S | April 14, 1988 | 6'0" | 190 | Iowa | Middleton, CT USA | 15 | 15 |
| 9 | Matthew Stafford | QB | February 7, 1988 | 6'2" | 230 | Georgia | Tampa, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 80 | Maurice Stovall | WR | February 21, 1985 | 6'4" | 215 | Notre Dame | Philadelphia, PA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 90 | Ndamukong Suh | DT | January 6, 1987 | 6'4" | 307 | Nebraska | Portland, OR USA | 14 | 14 |
| 55 | Stephen Tulloch | LB | January 1, 1985 | 5'11" | 230 | North Carolina St. | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 93 | Kyle Vanden Bosch | DE | November 17, 1978 | 6'4" | 278 | Nebraska | Larchwood, IA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 29 | John Wendling | S | June 4, 1983 | 6'1" | 222 | Wyoming | Cody, WY USA | 16 | 1 |
| 99 | Corey Williams | DT | August 17, 1980 | 6'4" | 313 | Arkansas St. | Harmony Grove, AR USA | 15 | 15 |
| 34 | Keiland Williams | RB | August 14, 1986 | 5'11" | 225 | LSU | Lafayette, LA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 21 | Eric Wright | DB | July 24, 1985 | 5'11" | 192 | UNLV | San Francisco, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 16 | Titus Young | WR | August 21, 1989 | 5'11" | 174 | Boise State | Los Angeles, CA | 16 | 9 |
| 79 | Willie Young | DE | September 19, 1985 | 6'5" | 251 | North Carolina State | Riviera Beach, FL USA |
