2015 DETROIT LIONS MEDIA GUIDE

75 - LARRY WARFORD
Guard Kentucky Richmond, Ky.
Year: 3 Ht: 6-3 Wt: 332 Born: 6/18/91
Draft: ’13, R3 (65)-Det
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TRANSACTIONS
‣ ¾ Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round (65th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft.
PRO
Third-year guard who brings size, strength and foot quickness to the Lions’ offensive line and earned the starting right
guard job upon his arrival in Detroit in 2013.
‣ ¾ Named the 2013 Pro Football Focus Offensive Rookie of the Year and the 2013 Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association
Rookie of the Year.
2014: Contributed to an offense that gained 417 total yards while starting at right guard in Week 1 vs. New York Giants
(9/8). Went on to start all 13 games he played in, missing only three games due to a late knee injury.
‣ ¾ Key component of offensive line that helped produce 291 passing yards in Week 2 at Carolina (9/14).
‣ ¾ Was part of offensive line that helped the Lions offense accumulate 360 total net yards in Week 4 at New York Jets (9/28).
‣ ¾ Helped the Lions offense obtain 100-percent goal-to-go efficiency in Week 6 at Minnesota (10/12), assisting on touchdowns
from RB Joique Bell and RB Theo Riddick.
‣ ¾ Key cog in the offensive line play that helped the offense convert 55-percent of its third downs in the second half in
Week 7 vs. New Orleans (10/19).
‣ ¾ Helped the Lions offense average 5.5 yards per play in Week 8 at Atlanta (10/26).
‣ ¾ Was part of offensive line that helped gain 351 yards in Week 10 vs. Miami (11/9). Left the game with a knee injury.
‣ ¾ Inactive in Weeks 11 through 13 with a knee injury.
‣ ¾ Returned from injury as a key component of offensive line that helped control the ball for more than 36 minutes in
Week 14 vs. Tampa Bay (12/7).
‣ ¾ Helped the offense put up 313 total yards before leaving the game with a leg injury in Week 17 at Green Bay (12/28).
‣ ¾ Inactive in the NFC Wild Card game at Dallas (1/4).
2013: Started all 16 games at right guard and helped pave the way for the Lions to average 392.1 net yards per game,
the sixth-best mark in the league, and 15 rushing touchdowns. Part of an offensive line unit that ranked second in the NFL
in sacks allowed (23).
‣ ¾ Started his first NFL game at right guard in Week 1 vs. Minnesota (9/8) and helped the Lions gain 481 yards of total offense.
• Was part of an offensive line that allowed for 87 rushing yards on 25 carries, while helping the Lions offense accumulate
327 net yards.
‣ ¾ Blocked for Detroit’s offense to gain 448 yards and score three touchdowns against the Redskins in Week 3 (9/22) while
allowing just one sack.
‣ ¾ Paved the way for Detroit’s offense to gain 118 yards on the ground as the line allowed just one sack in Week 6 at
Cleveland (10/13).
‣ ¾ Key cog in the offensive line play that helped the Lions set a franchise single-game record by accumulating 638 total
offensive yards (143 rushing, 480 passing) in Week 8 vs. Dallas (10/27). They broke the previous record of 591 yards vs.
New York Yanks November 23, 1950
• It was the first time in team history that the Lions offense accumulated over 600 total yards in a game.
‣ ¾ Helped the Lions rush for 145 yards while not allowing a sack in Week 10 at Chicago (11/10).
‣ ¾ Blocked for Detroit’s running backs as the Lions gained 241 yards on the ground vs. Green Bay (11/28) on Thanksgiving.
This was the team’s highest rushing output since the Lions gained 249 yards vs. Indianapolis November 23, 1997.
• The 241 rushing yards vs. Green Bay (11/28) marked the first time the Lions gained 200+ rushing yards since they
chewed up 215 yards vs. Arizona December 5, 2004.
COLLEGE
A mainstay at guard during his time at Kentucky, started 37-of-47 games as a Wildcat and earned All-SEC accolades all
four years of his career.
‣ ¾ In three seasons as the starting right guard, led the SEC interior blockers with an 88.47-percent grade for blocking
consistency and registered 36 touchdown-resulting blocks.
2012: Received All-American Second Team and All-SEC honors from The NFL Draft Report as the watch list member for
both the Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award. Started all 12 games at right guard, pacing the Wildcats with 48 knockdowns
and 13 touchdown-resulting blocks as he did not allow a sack all season.
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