Detroit Lions

1972 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
86	Al Barnes A. Barnes	WR	6'1"	170	7/4/1949	23	New Mexico State
20	Lem Barney L. Barney	DB	6'0"	188	9/8/1945	27	Jackson State
73	Bob Bell B. Bell	DL	6'4"	250	1/25/1948	24	Cincinnati
87	Craig Cotton C. Cotton	TE	6'5"	216	7/7/1947	25	Youngstown State
40	Nick Eddy N. Eddy	RB	6'1"	210	8/23/1944	28	Notre Dame
24	Mel Farr M. Farr	RB	6'2"	210	11/3/1944	28	UCLA
54	Ed Flanagan E. Flanagan	OL	6'3"	245	2/23/1944	28	Purdue
76	Rocky Freitas R. Freitas	OL	6'6"	270	9/7/1945	27	Oregon State
68	Frank Gallagher F. Gallagher	OL	6'2"	245	3/2/1943	29	North Carolina
77	John Gordon J. Gordon	DL	6'6"	260	8/29/1948	24	Hawaii
58	Gene Hamlin G. Hamlin	OL	6'3"	245	7/26/1946	26	Western Michigan
74	Larry Hand L. Hand	DL	6'4"	250	7/10/1940	32	Appalachian State
81	John Hilton J. Hilton	TE	6'5"	225	3/12/1942	30	Richmond
31	Leon Jenkins L. Jenkins	DB	5'11"	165	8/26/1950	22	West Virginia
89	Ron Jessie R. Jessie	WR	6'0"	185	2/4/1948	24	Kansas
64	Gordon Jolley G. Jolley	OL	6'5"	250	5/22/1949	23	Utah
66	Bob Kowalkowski B. Kowalkowski	OL	6'3"	240	11/5/1943	29	Virginia
11	Greg Landry G. Landry	QB	6'4"	210	12/18/1946	26	Massachusetts
44	Dick LeBeau D. LeBeau	DB	6'1"	185	9/9/1937	35	Ohio State
53	Mike Lucci M. Lucci	LB	6'2"	230	12/29/1939	33	Tennessee
12	Errol Mann E. Mann	K	6'0"	200	6/27/1941	31	North Dakota
25	Earl McCullouch E. McCullouch	WR	5'11"	175	1/10/1946	26	Southern California
83	Jim Mitchell J. Mitchell	DL	6'3"	245	9/15/1948	24	Virginia State
19	Bill Munson B. Munson	QB	6'2"	210	8/11/1941	31	Utah State
50	Paul Naumoff P. Naumoff	LB	6'1"	215	7/3/1945	27	Tennessee
58	Rick Ogle R. Ogle	LB	6'3"	230	1/14/1949	23	Colorado
80	Herb Orvis H. Orvis	DL	6'5"	248	10/17/1946	26	Colorado
36	Steve Owens S. Owens	RB	6'2"	215	12/9/1947	25	Oklahoma
27	Charlie Potts C. Potts	DB	6'3"	210	4/29/1949	23	Purdue
45	Al Randolph A. Randolph	DB	6'2"	205	7/8/1944	28	Iowa
67	Rocky Rasley R. Rasley	OL	6'3"	250	4/27/1947	25	Oregon State
47	Wayne Rasmussen W. Rasmussen	DB	6'2"	175	6/7/1942	30	South Dakota State
46	Rudy Redmond R. Redmond	DB	6'1"	196	8/25/1947	25	Pacific
88	Charlie Sanders C. Sanders	TE	6'4"	225	8/25/1946	26	Minnesota
82	Ken Sanders K. Sanders	DL	6'5"	240	8/22/1950	22	Howard Payne
84	Joe Schmiesing J. Schmiesing	DL	6'4"	245	4/1/1945	27	New Mexico State
71	Bob Tatarek B. Tatarek	DL	6'4"	270	7/3/1946	26	Miami (FL)
42	Altie Taylor A. Taylor	RB	5'10"	200	9/29/1947	25	Utah State
65	Dave Thompson D. Thompson	OL	6'4"	270	2/1/1949	23	Clemson
38	Bill Triplett B. Triplett	RB	6'2"	215	5/9/1940	32	Miami (OH)
55	Wayne Walker W. Walker	LB	6'2"	225	9/30/1936	36	Idaho
63	Chuck Walton C. Walton	OL	6'3"	255	7/7/1941	31	Iowa State
49	Larry Walton L. Walton	WR	6'0"	180	2/8/1947	25	Arizona State
59	Charlie Weaver C. Weaver	LB	6'2"	220	7/12/1949	23	Southern California
18	Herman Weaver H. Weaver	P	6'4"	210	11/17/1948	24	Tennessee
28	Mike Weger M. Weger	DB	6'2"	200	10/2/1945	27	Bowling Green
70	Larry Woods L. Woods	DL	6'6"	260	5/11/1948	24	Tennessee State
75	Jim Yarbrough J. Yarbrough	OL	6'5"	265	10/28/1946	26	Florida
51	Adrian Young A. Young	LB	6'1"	232	1/31/1946	26	Southern California
34	Mickey Zofko M. Zofko	RB	6'3"	195	6/8/1949	23	Auburn

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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