<strong>2012</strong> DETROIT LIONS DEPTH CHART **** UNOFFICIAL **** OFFENSE WR 18 Kris Durham 19 Mike Thomas LT 76 Jeff Backus 71 Riley Reiff 70 Jason Fox LG 67 Rob Sims C 51 Dominic Raiola 65 Dylan Gandy RG 66 Stephen Peterman RT 77 Gosder Cherilus 78 Corey Hilliard TE 87 Brandon Pettigrew 45 Shaun Chapas TE 85 Tony Scheffler 89 Will Heller WR 81 Calvin Johnson 80 Brian Robiskie 10 Kassim Osgood QB 9 Matthew Stafford 14 Shaun Hill 17 Kellen Moore RB 25 Mikel Leshoure 35 Joique Bell 30 Kevin Smith 11 Stefan Logan DEFENSE LE 92 Cliff Avril 94 Lawrence Jackson DT 98 Nick Fairley 91 Sammie Hill DT 90 Ndamukong Suh 96 Andre Fluellen RE 93 Kyle Vanden Bosch 79 Willie Young 97 Ronnell Lewis OLB 52 Justin Durant 59 Tahir Whitehead MLB 55 Stephen Tulloch 58 Ashlee Palmer 50 Travis Lewis OLB 54 DeAndre Levy LCB 23 Chris Houston 36 Jonté Green RCB 21 Jacob Lacey 31 Drayton Florence 27 Pat Lee SS 32 Don Carey 24 Tyrell Johnson FS 26 Louis Delmas 39 Ricardo Silva 29 John Wendling SPECIAL TEAMS PK 4 Jason Hanson P 5 Nick Harris H 5 Nick Harris LS 48 Don Muhlbach PR 11 Stefan Logan KR 11 Stefan Logan Italics indicate injured player; Underline indicates rookie player Practice Squad: DE Kendrick Adams, G Rodney Austin, CB Conroy Black, WR Troy Burrell, G Justin Boren, LB Carmen Messina, RB Devin Moore Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform: RB Jahvid Best, CB Chris Greenwood Reserve/Injured: CB Bill Bentley, WR Ryan Broyles, WR Nate Burleson, G Bill Nagy, S Amari Spievey, DT Corey Williams, WR Titus Young Reserve/Non Football Illness: RB Jerome Harrison Practice Squad Reserve/Injured: CB Lionel Smith, WR Patrick Edwards <strong>2012</strong> DETROIT LIONS COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH: Jim Schwartz Gunther Cunningham (Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator) Scott Linehan (Offensive Coordinator) Danny Crossman (Special Teams Coordinator) Jason Arapoff (Coordinator of Physical Development); Bradford Banta (Assistant Linebackers); Matt Burke (Linebackers); Todd Downing (Quarterbacks); Sam Gash (Running Backs); Shawn Jefferson (Wide Receivers); Kris Kocurek (Defensive Line); Tim Lappano (Tight Ends); Ted Rath (Assistant Strength and Conditioning); Marcus Robertson (Defensive Assistant/Secondary); Evan Rothstein (Quality Control/Special Teams); Kyle Valero (Offensive Quality Control); Tim Walton (Secondary/Third Down Package); Jeremiah Washburn (Assistant Offensive Line); George Yarno (Offensive Line)
<strong>2012</strong> DETROIT LIONS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College Hometown How Acq <strong>2012</strong> G S DNP I 92 Avril, Cliff DE 6-3 260 26 5 Purdue Green Cove Springs, Fla. D-3c ‘08 14 14 0 0 76 Backus, Jeff T 6-5 305 35 12 Michigan Norcross, Ga. D-1 ‘01 13 13 0 1 35 Bell, Joique RB 5-11 220 26 2 Wayne State Benton Harbor, Mich. FA ‘11 14 0 0 0 32 Carey, Don S 5-11 192 25 4 Norfolk State Norfolk, Va. FA ‘12 7 4 0 0 45 Chapas, Shaun FB 6-2 244 24 1 Georgia Jacksonville, Fla. FA ‘12 1 0 0 0 77 Cherilus, Gosder T 6-7 325 28 5 Boston College Somerville, Mass. D-1 ‘08 14 14 0 0 26 Delmas, Louis S 5-11 202 25 4 Western Michigan North Miami Beach, Fla. D-2 ‘09 6 6 0 8 52 Durant, Justin LB 6-1 240 27 6 Hampton Florence, S.C. UFA-Jax ‘11 14 12 0 0 18 Durham, Kris WR 6-6 216 24 2 Georgia Calhoun, Ga. FA ‘12 2 2 0 0 98 Fairley, Nick DT 6-4 298 24 2 Auburn Mobile, Ala. D-1 ‘11 13 7 0 1 31 Florence, Drayton CB 6-0 193 32 10 Tuskegee Ocala, Fla. FA ‘12 7 3 0 0 96 Fluellen, Andre DT 6-2 302 27 5 Florida State Cartersville, Ga. FA ‘12 1 0 0 0 70 Fox, Jason T 6-6 314 24 3 Miami (Fla.) Fort Worth, Texas D-4 ‘10 1 0 0 13 65 Gandy, Dylan C 6-3 295 30 7 Texas Tech Harlingen, Texas FA ‘09 14 0 0 0 36 Green, Jonté CB 6-0 184 23 R New Mexico State St. Petersburg, Fla. D-6 ‘12 13 4 0 1 4 Hanson, Jason K 6-0 190 42 21 Washington State Spokane, Wash. D-2b ‘92 14 0 0 0 5 Harris, Nick P 6-2 218 34 12 California Avondale, Ariz. FA ‘12 11 0 0 0 89 Heller, Will TE 6-6 275 31 10 Georgia Tech Dunwoody, Ga. UFA-Sea ‘09 14 3 0 0 91 Hill, Sammie DT 6-4 329 26 4 Stillman West Blockton, Ala. D-4 ‘09 14 2 0 0 14 Hill, Shaun QB 6-3 220 32 11 Maryland Parsons, Kan. T-SF ‘10 1 0 13 0 78 Hilliard, Corey T 6-6 300 27 4 Oklahoma State New Orleans, La. FA ‘09 0 0 0 14 23 Houston, Chris CB 5-11 178 28 6 Arkansas Austin, Texas T- Atl ‘10 12 12 0 2 94 Jackson, Lawrence DE 6-4 271 27 5 Southern California Inglewood, Calif. T-Sea’10 13 0 0 1 81 Johnson, Calvin WR 6-5 236 27 6 Georgia Tech Tyrone, Ga. D-1 ‘07 14 14 0 0 24 Johnson, Tyrell S 6-0 207 27 5 Arkansas State Rison, Ark. FA ‘12 2 0 0 0 21 Lacey, Jacob CB 5-10 177 25 4 Oklahoma State Garland, Texas FA ‘12 11 9 0 3 27 Lee, Pat CB 6-0 200 28 5 Auburn Miami, Fla. W-Oak ‘12 5 0 0 0 25 Leshoure, Mikel RB 6-0 233 22 2 Illinois Champaign, Ill. D-2b ‘11 12 12 0 0 54 Levy, DeAndre LB 6-2 238 25 4 Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisc. D-3a ‘09 12 11 0 2 97 Lewis, Ronnell DE 6-2 253 22 R Oklahoma Dewar, Okla. D-4 ‘12 8 0 0 6 50 Lewis, Travis LB 6-2 222 24 R Oklahoma San Antonio, Texas D-7 ‘12 11 0 0 3 11 Logan, Stefan RB 5-6 180 31 4 South Dakota Miami, Fla. W-Pit ‘10 14 0 0 0 17 Moore, Kellen QB 6-0 197 23 R Boise State Prosser, Wash. FA ‘12 0 0 0 14 48 Muhlbach, Don LS 6-4 265 31 9 Texas A&M Lufkin, Texas FA ‘04 14 0 0 0 10 Osgood, Kassim WR 6-5 220 32 10 San Diego State Salinas, Calif. FA ‘12 14 0 0 0 58 Palmer, Ashlee LB 6-1 236 26 4 Mississippi Compton, Calif. W-Buf ‘10 14 2 0 0 66 Peterman, Stephen G 6-4 323 30 8 Louisiana State Waveland, Miss. FA ‘06 14 14 0 0 87 Pettigrew, Brandon TE 6-5 265 27 4 Oklahoma State Tyler, Texas D-1b ‘09 13 11 0 1 51 Raiola, Dominic C 6-1 295 33 12 Nebraska Honolulu, Hawaii D-2a ‘01 14 14 0 0 71 Reiff, Riley T 6-6 313 24 R Iowa Parkston, S.D. D-1 ‘12 14 6 0 0 80 Robiskie, Brian WR 6-4 212 25 4 Ohio State Chagrin Falls, Ohio FA ‘12 4 0 0 4 85 Scheffler, Tony TE 6-5 255 29 7 Western Michigan Chelsea, Mich. T-Den ‘10 13 4 0 1 39 Silva, Ricardo S 6-3 225 24 1 Hampton Baltimore, Md. FA ‘11 9 6 0 2 67 Sims, Rob G 6-3 312 29 7 Ohio State Macedonia, Ohio T-Sea ‘10 14 14 0 0 30 Smith, Kevin RB 6-1 217 26 5 Central Florida Miami, Fla. FA ‘11 12 2 0 2 9 Stafford, Matthew QB 6-3 232 24 4 Georgia Highland Park, Texas D-1a ‘09 14 14 0 0 90 Suh, Ndamukong DT 6-4 307 25 3 Nebraska Portland, Ore. D-1a ‘10 14 14 0 0 19 Thomas, Mike WR 5-8 198 25 4 Arizona De Sota, Texas T-Jac ‘12 7 1 0 0 55 Tulloch, Stephen LB 5-11 240 27 7 North Carolina State Miami, Fla. UFA-Ten ‘11 14 14 0 0 93 Vanden Bosch, Kyle DE 6-4 278 34 12 Nebraska Larchwood, Iowa UFA-Ten ‘10 14 14 0 0 29 Wendling, John S 6-1 222 29 6 Wyoming Rock Springs, Wyo. FA ‘10 14 3 0 0 59 Whitehead, Tahir LB 6-2 228 22 R Temple Newark, N.J. D-5a ‘12 12 0 0 2 79 Young, Willie DE 6-4 251 27 3 North Carolina State Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. D-7a ‘10 14 0 0 0 PRACTICE SQUAD 74 Austin, Rodney G 6-4 311 24 R Elon Charlotte, N.C. FA ‘12 0 0 0 0 38 Black, Conroy CB 6-0 187 24 R Utah Miramar, Fla. FA ‘12 0 0 0 0 73 Boren, Justin G 6-2 315 24 2 Ohio State Pickerington, Ohio FA ‘12 0 0 0 0 12 Burrell, Troy WR 5-10 182 23 R Wayne State Port Huron, Mich. FA ‘12 0 0 0 0 47 Messina, Carmen LB 6-2 236 24 R New Mexico Addison, Ill. FA ‘12 0 0 0 0 43 Moore, Devin RB 5-9 190 27 2 Wyoming Indianapolis, Ill. FA ‘12 0 0 0 0 63 Saddler-McQueen, Jimmy DT 6-2 299 25 2 Texas A&M - Kingsville Houston, Texas FA ‘12 0 0 0 0 RESERVE/PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM 44 Best, Jahvid RB 5-10 199 23 1/30/89 3 California Richmond, Calif. D-1b ‘10 0 0 0 0 33 Greenwood, Chris CB 6-1 193 23 7/10/89 R Albion College <strong>Detroit</strong>, Mich. D-5b ‘12 0 0 0 0 RESERVE/INJURED 28 Bentley, Bill CB 5-10 176 23 R Louisiana-Lafayette Pahokee, Fla. D-3 ‘12 4 3 0 3 84 Broyles, Ryan WR 5-10 188 24 R Oklahoma Norman, Okla. D-2 ‘12 10 3 1 1 13 Burleson, Nate WR 6-0 198 31 10 Nevada Seattle, Wash. UFA-Sea ‘10 6 6 0 0 61 Nagy, Bill G 6-3 308 25 2 Wisconsin Hudson, Ohio FA ‘12 0 0 0 0 42 Spievey, Amari S 5-11 195 24 3 Iowa Middleton, Conn. D-3 ‘10 5 2 0 4 99 Williams, Corey DT 6-4 320 32 9 Arkansas State Camden, Ark. T-Cle ‘10 7 5 0 6 16 Young, Titus WR 5-11 174 23 2 Boise State Los Angeles, Calif. D-2a ‘11 10 8 0 2 RESERVE/NON FOOTBALL ILLNESS 36 Harrison, Jerome RB 5-9 205 29 2/26/83 8 Washington State Kalamazoo, Mich. UFA-Phi ‘11 0 0 0 0 PRACTICE SQUAD RESERVE/INJURED 83 Edwards, Patrick WR 5-9 175 24 10/25/88 R Houston Hearne, Texas FA ‘12 0 0 0 0 40 Smith, Lionel CB 5-11 184 25 8/18/87 R Texas A&M Bellaire, Texas FA ‘12 0 0 0 0
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