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1995 Detroit Lions
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 2nd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 436 points (27.2/g), 2nd of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 336 points (21.0/g), 14th.
Differential of 100 points (6.2/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 10.4-5.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +10 (0.6/g), 3rd.
Coached by Wayne Fontes (10-6-0)
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1995 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Scott Mitchell | 27 | 4 | 16 | 346 for 583, 4,338 yards, 32 td, 12 int, & 36 rushes for 104 yards and 4 td | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 93rd pick / 1990 |
| RB | Barry Sanders*+ | 27 | 6 | 16 | 314 rushes for 1,500 yards, 11 td, & 48 catches for 398 yards and 1 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1989 |
| WR | Herman Moore*+ | 26 | 4 | 16 | 123 catches for 1,686 yards, 14 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1991 |
| WR | Johnnie Morton | 24 | 1 | 13 | 44 catches for 590 yards, 8 td, & 3 rushes for 33 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 21st pick / 1994 |
| WR | Brett Perriman | 30 | 7 | 16 | 108 catches for 1,488 yards, 9 td, & 5 rushes for 48 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1988 |
| TE | David Sloan | 23 | Rook | 7 | 17 catches for 184 yards, 1 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 70th pick / 1995 |
| TE | Ron Hall | 31 | 8 | 6 | 11 catches for 81 yards, 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 87th pick / 1987 |
| LT | Lomas Brown*+ | 32 | 10 | 14 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1985 |
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| LG | Doug Widell | 29 | 6 | 10 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 41st pick / 1989 |
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| LG | Mike Compton | 25 | 2 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 68th pick / 1993 |
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| C | Kevin Glover* | 32 | 10 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1985 |
| RG | Dave Lutz | 36 | 12 | 16 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 34th pick / 1983 |
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| RT | Zefross Moss | 29 | 6 | 14 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Luther Elliss | 22 | Rook | 16 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 1995 |
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| LDT | Henry Thomas | 30 | 8 | 16 | 10.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1987 |
| RDT | Robert Porcher | 26 | 3 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 26th pick / 1992 |
| RDE | Tracy Scroggins | 26 | 3 | 16 | 9.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1992 |
| LLB | Tracy Hayworth | 28 | 5 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 7th / 174th pick / 1990 |
| MLB | Chris Spielman | 30 | 7 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 29th pick / 1988 |
| RLB | Mike Johnson | 33 | 9 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1984 Supp |
| LCB | Ryan McNeil | 25 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1993 |
| RCB | Corey Raymond | 26 | 3 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| SS | Willie Clay | 25 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 8 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 8th / 221st pick / 1992 |
| FS | Bennie Blades | 29 | 7 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1988 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jason Hanson | 25 | 3 | 0 | 28 of 34 field goals & 48 of 48 extra points | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 56th pick / 1992 |
| P | Mark Royals | 30 | 8 | 0 | 57 punts for a 42.0 average, 2 blocked | |
| PR | Johnnie Morton | 24 | 1 | 13 | 7 punt returns for a 6.9 average and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 21st pick / 1994 |
| KR | Ron Rivers | 24 | Rook | 0 | 19 kick returns for a 22.1 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Tom Beer | 26 | LB-RB | 16 | 0 | 221 | 6-1 | Saginaw Valley State,Wayne State (MI) | 3/27/1969 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 215th pick / 1994 |
| Bennie Blades | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 221 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 9/3/1966 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1988 |
| Shane Bonham | 25 | DT | 16 | 0 | 272 | 6-2 | Air Force,Tennessee | 10/18/1970 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 93rd pick / 1994 |
| Stephen Boyd | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 247 | 6-0 | Boston College | 8/22/1972 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 5th / 141st pick / 1995 |
| Lomas Brown*+ | 32 | T | 15 | 14 | 282 | 6-4 | Florida | 3/30/1963 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1985 |
| Anthony Carter | 35 | WR | 3 | 0 | 168 | 5-11 | Michigan | 9/17/1960 | 10 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 334th pick / 1983 |
| Willie Clay | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 193 | 5-10 | Georgia Tech | 9/5/1970 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 221st pick / 1992 |
| Mike Compton | 25 | G-C | 16 | 7 | 310 | 6-6 | West Virginia | 9/18/1970 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 68th pick / 1993 |
| Scott Conover | 27 | T-G | 14 | 2 | 276 | 6-4 | Purdue | 9/27/1968 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 118th pick / 1991 |
| Luther Elliss | 22 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 318 | 6-5 | Utah | 3/22/1973 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 1995 |
| Kevin Glover* | 32 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 278 | 6-2 | Maryland | 6/17/1963 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1985 |
| Ron Hall | 31 | TE | 6 | 6 | 245 | 6-4 | Cal Poly-Pomona,Hawaii | 3/15/1964 | 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 87th pick / 1987 |
| Jason Hanson | 25 | K | 16 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Washington State | 6/17/1970 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 56th pick / 1992 |
| Tracy Hayworth | 28 | LB | 16 | 14 | 260 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 12/18/1967 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 174th pick / 1990 |
| Hessley Hempstead | 23 | G | 3 | 0 | 295 | 6-1 | Kansas | 1/29/1972 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 7th / 228th pick / 1995 |
| Kevin Hickman | 24 | TE | 6 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | Navy | 8/20/1971 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 6th / 186th pick / 1995 |
| Rodney Holman | 35 | TE | 16 | 3 | 238 | 6-3 | Tulane | 4/20/1960 | 13 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1982 |
| Greg Jeffries | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 5-9 | Virginia | 10/16/1971 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 147th pick / 1993 |
| Mike Johnson | 33 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-1 | Virginia Tech | 11/26/1962 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Jeff Jones | 23 | T | 2 | 0 | 310 | 6-6 | Texas A&M | 5/30/1972 | Rook | |
| Scott Kowalkowski | 27 | LB | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 8/23/1968 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 216th pick / 1991 |
| Antonio London | 24 | LB | 15 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Alabama | 4/14/1971 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1993 |
| Dave Lutz | 36 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-6 | Georgia Tech | 12/20/1959 | 12 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 34th pick / 1983 |
| Eric Lynch | 25 | RB | 5 | 0 | 224 | 5-10 | Grand Valley State | 5/16/1970 | 3 | |
| Don Majkowski | 31 | QB | 8 | 0 | 197 | 6-2 | Virginia | 2/25/1964 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 255th pick / 1987 |
| Van Malone | 25 | DB | 16 | 0 | 189 | 5-11 | Texas | 7/1/1970 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 57th pick / 1994 |
| Robert Massey | 28 | DB | 16 | 3 | 200 | 5-11 | North Carolina Central | 2/27/1967 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 46th pick / 1989 |
| Aubrey Matthews | 33 | WR | 12 | 0 | 165 | 5-7 | Delta State | 9/15/1962 | 9 | |
| Kez McCorvey | 23 | WR | 2 | 0 | 184 | 6-0 | Florida State | 1/23/1972 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 5th / 156th pick / 1995 |
| Ryan McNeil | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 10/4/1970 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1993 |
| Scott Mitchell | 27 | QB | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-6 | Utah | 1/2/1968 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 93rd pick / 1990 |
| Herman Moore*+ | 26 | WR | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-4 | Virginia | 10/20/1969 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1991 |
| Johnnie Morton | 24 | WR | 16 | 13 | 190 | 6-0 | USC | 10/7/1971 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 21st pick / 1994 |
| Zefross Moss | 29 | T | 14 | 14 | 325 | 6-6 | Alabama State | 8/17/1966 | 6 | |
| Dan Owens | 28 | DE-DT-NT | 16 | 0 | 280 | 6-3 | USC | 3/16/1967 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 35th pick / 1990 |
| Brett Perriman | 30 | WR | 16 | 16 | 180 | 5-9 | Miami (FL) | 10/10/1965 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1988 |
| Robert Porcher | 26 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 266 | 6-3 | South Carolina State | 7/30/1969 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 26th pick / 1992 |
| Corey Raymond | 26 | DB | 16 | 15 | 185 | 5-11 | LSU | 7/28/1969 | 3 | |
| Ron Rivers | 24 | RB | 16 | 0 | 205 | 5-8 | Fresno State | 11/13/1971 | Rook | |
| Mark Royals | 30 | P | 16 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | Appalachian State,Chowan | 6/22/1965 | 8 | |
| Barry Sanders*+ | 27 | RB | 16 | 16 | 203 | 5-8 | Oklahoma State | 7/16/1968 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1989 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 23 | FB | 16 | 1 | 247 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 6/23/1972 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 6th / 192nd pick / 1995 |
| Tracy Scroggins | 26 | DE-LB | 16 | 16 | 273 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 9/11/1969 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1992 |
| Tony Semple | 25 | G | 16 | 0 | 286 | 6-5 | Memphis | 12/20/1970 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 5th / 154th pick / 1994 |
| David Sloan | 23 | TE | 16 | 7 | 260 | 6-6 | New Mexico | 6/8/1972 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 70th pick / 1995 |
| Chris Spielman | 30 | LB | 16 | 16 | 247 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 10/11/1965 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 29th pick / 1988 |
| Henry Thomas | 30 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 277 | 6-2 | LSU | 1/12/1965 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1987 |
| Vernon Turner | 28 | WR-RB | 6 | 0 | 185 | 5-8 | Carson-Newman | 1/6/1967 | 5 | |
| Sean Vanhorse | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Howard | 7/22/1968 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 151st pick / 1990 |
| Mike Wells | 24 | DT | 15 | 0 | 310 | 6-3 | Iowa | 1/16/1971 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 125th pick / 1994 |
| Doug Widell | 29 | G-T | 11 | 10 | 289 | 6-4 | Boston College | 9/23/1966 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 41st pick / 1989 |
| Allen Williams | 23 | RB | 5 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Georgia | 9/17/1972 | Rook | |
| Team Total | 27.1 | 16 | 238.4 | 6-1.4 | 4.1 |