The 1986 roster for the Lions included Eric Hipple at quarterback, James Jones at running back, Carl Bland at wide receiver, Jimmie Giles at tight end and Lomas Brown at offensive lineman.
| NO. | NAME | POS | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | DOB | AGE | COLLEGE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |  | J. Arnold | P | 6'2" | 211 | 1/31/1961 | 25 | Vanderbilt |
| 2 | 68 | | S. Baack | DL | 6'4" | 264 | 11/16/1960 | 26 | Oregon |
| 3 | 61 | | S. Barrows | OL | 6'2" | 278 | 3/31/1963 | 23 | West Virginia |
| 4 | 11 | | M. Black | P | 6'1" | 197 | 1/18/1961 | 25 | Arizona State |
| 5 | 80 | | C. Bland | WR | 5'11" | 182 | 8/17/1961 | 25 | Virginia Union |
| 6 | 42 | | J. Bostic | DB | 5'10" | 176 | 10/6/1962 | 24 | Bethune-Cookman |
| 7 | 75 | | L. Brown | OL | 6'4" | 280 | 3/30/1963 | 23 | Florida |
| 8 | 96 | | P. Butcher | LB | 6'0" | 235 | 11/8/1963 | 23 | Wayne State (MI) |
| 9 | 89 | | J. Chadwick | WR | 6'3" | 190 | 12/16/1960 | 26 | Grand Valley State |
| 10 | 55 | | M. Cofer | LB | 6'5" | 245 | 4/7/1960 | 26 | Tennessee |
| 11 | 50 | | A. Curley | LB | 6'3" | 226 | 1/24/1960 | 26 | Southern California |
| 12 | 72 | | C. Dieterich | OL | 6'3" | 262 | 7/27/1958 | 28 | North Carolina State |
| 13 | 70 | | K. Dorney | OL | 6'5" | 268 | 12/3/1957 | 29 | Penn State |
| 14 | 43 | | D. Elder | DB | 5'9" | 175 | 12/13/1962 | 24 | Memphis |
| 15 | 66 | | L. Evans | DL | 6'5" | 282 | 10/12/1961 | 25 | Miami (FL) |
| 16 | 12 | | J. Ferguson | QB | 6'1" | 195 | 4/23/1950 | 36 | Arkansas |
| 17 | 77 | | K. Ferguson | DL | 6'5" | 252 | 4/3/1959 | 27 | Ohio State |
| 18 | 40 | | D. Galloway | DB | 5'8" | 181 | 11/7/1961 | 25 | Arizona State |
| 19 | 79 | | B. Gay | DL | 6'5" | 250 | 5/28/1955 | 31 | Southern California |
| 20 | 81 | | J. Giles | TE | 6'3" | 239 | 11/8/1954 | 32 | Alcorn State |
| 21 | 53 | | K. Glover | OL | 6'2" | 282 | 6/17/1963 | 23 | Maryland |
| 22 | 33 | | W. Graham | DB | 5'11" | 191 | 9/27/1959 | 27 | Texas |
| 23 | 62 | | C. Green | DL | 6'3" | 256 | 6/3/1957 | 29 | Alabama State |
| 24 | 34 | | J. Griffin | DB | 6'2" | 197 | 9/7/1961 | 25 | Middle Tennessee |
| 25 | 58 | | J. Harrell | LB | 6'1" | 224 | 7/19/1957 | 29 | Florida |
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151.1
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