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.
Detroit scored 372 points, while the defensive unit conceded 437. Matthew Stafford triggered the aerial attack, throwing for 4,967 yards. Calvin Johnson topped the receiving corps, hauling in 122 balls for 1,964 yards.
Mikel Leshoure rushed for a team-leading 798 yards for the Lions.
Don Carey and Chris Houston each snatched 2 opponent throws. Cliff Avril dropped opposing passers 9.5 times.
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 | DB | September 15, 1986 | 6'0" | 180 | Maryland | Fayetteville, NC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Ronald Bartell | DB | 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 | RB | May 2, 1988 | 6'2" | 247 | Georgia | St. Augustine, FL | 3 | 0 |
| 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 | 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 | DT | March 7, 1985 | 6'2" | 285 | Florida St. | Cartersville, GA USA | 2 | 1 |
| 70 | Jason Fox | T | May 2, 1988 | 6'6" | 299 | Miami (FL) | Fort Worth, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Dylan Gandy | G | 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. | 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 | DE | 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 | DB | 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 | DB | 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 | OLB | September 17, 1990 | 6'1" | 253 | Oklahoma | Dewar, OK | 7 | 0 |
| 50 | Travis Lewis | OLB | 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 | DB | February 14, 1984 | 5'10" | 202 | Clemson | Owensboro, KY USA | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | Don Muhlbach | C | August 17, 1981 | 6'5" | 262 | Texas A&M | Newark, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | Jerome Murphy | DB | January 13, 1987 | 6'1" | 191 | South Florida | Elizabeth, NJ USA | 1 | 0 |
| 95 | Ogemdi Nwagbuo | DT | 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 | DB | 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 | OLB | 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 | DE | September 19, 1985 | 6'5" | 251 | North Carolina State | Riviera Beach, FL USA | 15 | 0 |
