Detroit Lions

1968 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
78	John Baker J. Baker	DL	6'6"	279	6/10/1935	33	North Carolina Central
20	Lem Barney L. Barney	DB	6'0"	188	9/8/1945	23	Jackson State
79	Charlie Bradshaw C. Bradshaw	OL	6'6"	260	3/13/1936	32	Baylor
21	Mike Campbell M. Campbell	RB	5'11"	200	5/29/1945	23	Lenoir-Rhyne
89	Gail Cogdill G. Cogdill	WR	6'3"	200	4/7/1937	31	Washington State
52	Bill Cottrell B. Cottrell	OL	6'4"	255	9/18/1944	24	Delaware Valley
15	Jerry DePoyster J. DePoyster	P	6'1"	200	7/6/1946	22	Wyoming
40	Nick Eddy N. Eddy	RB	6'1"	210	8/23/1944	24	Notre Dame
24	Mel Farr M. Farr	RB	6'2"	210	11/3/1944	24	UCLA
54	Ed Flanagan E. Flanagan	OL	6'3"	245	2/23/1944	24	Purdue
76	Rocky Freitas R. Freitas	OL	6'6"	270	9/7/1945	23	Oregon State
68	Frank Gallagher F. Gallagher	OL	6'2"	245	3/2/1943	25	North Carolina
3	Billy Gambrell B. Gambrell	WR	5'10"	175	9/18/1941	27	South Carolina
80	Jim Gibbons J. Gibbons	TE	6'2"	220	9/26/1936	32	Iowa
74	Larry Hand L. Hand	DL	6'4"	250	7/10/1940	28	Appalachian State
85	Lew Kamanu L. Kamanu	DL	6'4"	245	4/9/1944	24	Weber State
71	Alex Karras A. Karras	DL	6'2"	248	7/15/1935	33	Iowa
83	Greg Kent G. Kent	OL	6'6"	275	7/18/1943	25	Utah
43	Dave Kopay D. Kopay	RB	6'0"	218	6/28/1942	26	Washington
66	Bob Kowalkowski B. Kowalkowski	OL	6'3"	240	11/5/1943	25	Virginia
11	Greg Landry G. Landry	QB	6'4"	210	12/18/1946	22	Massachusetts
44	Dick LeBeau D. LeBeau	DB	6'1"	185	9/9/1937	31	Ohio State
53	Mike Lucci M. Lucci	LB	6'2"	230	12/29/1939	29	Tennessee
81	Bill Malinchak B. Malinchak	WR	6'1"	200	4/2/1944	24	Indiana
25	Earl McCullouch E. McCullouch	WR	5'11"	175	1/10/1946	22	Southern California
62	Ed Mooney E. Mooney	LB	6'2"	225	2/26/1945	23	Texas Tech
70	Denis Moore D. Moore	DL	6'5"	255	7/18/1944	24	Southern California
19	Bill Munson B. Munson	QB	6'2"	210	8/11/1941	27	Utah State
58	Paul Naumoff P. Naumoff	LB	6'1"	215	7/3/1945	23	Tennessee
35	Tom Nowatzke T. Nowatzke	RB	6'3"	230	9/30/1942	26	Indiana
23	Phil Odle P. Odle	WR	5'11"	195	11/23/1942	26	Brigham Young
47	Wayne Rasmussen W. Rasmussen	DB	6'2"	175	6/7/1942	26	South Dakota State
84	Joe Robb J. Robb	DL	6'3"	238	3/15/1937	31	Texas Christian
82	Jerry Rush J. Rush	DL	6'4"	265	8/7/1942	26	Michigan State
88	Charlie Sanders C. Sanders	TE	6'4"	225	8/25/1946	22	Minnesota
73	Roger Shoals R. Shoals	OL	6'4"	260	12/13/1938	30	Maryland
61	Chuck Sieminski C. Sieminski	DL	6'5"	270	7/3/1940	28	Penn State
51	Bill Swain B. Swain	LB	6'2"	230	2/22/1941	27	Oregon
27	Bobby Thompson B. Thompson	DB	5'11"	188	3/30/1939	29	Arizona
38	Bill Triplett B. Triplett	RB	6'2"	215	5/9/1940	28	Miami (OH)
48	Tom Vaughn T. Vaughn	DB	5'11"	190	2/28/1943	25	Iowa State
55	Wayne Walker W. Walker	LB	6'2"	225	9/30/1936	32	Idaho
63	Chuck Walton C. Walton	OL	6'3"	255	7/7/1941	27	Iowa State
28	Mike Weger M. Weger	DB	6'2"	200	10/2/1945	23	Bowling Green
46	Jim Welch J. Welch	DB	6'0"	196	3/17/1938	30	Southern Methodist

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,189

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

421

Cook

374

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

481

Smith-Njigba

401

Higgins

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Young

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

173.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

305.7

303.5

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

83.8

Henry

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

36.6

Kelce

36.2

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000