Detroit Lions

1976 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
20	Lem Barney L. Barney	DB	6'0"	188	9/8/1945	31	Jackson State
62	Lynn Boden L. Boden	OL	6'5"	270	6/5/1953	23	South Dakota State
73	Russ Bolinger R. Bolinger	OL	6'5"	255	9/10/1954	22	Long Beach State
43	Andy Bolton A. Bolton	RB	6'1"	205	5/23/1954	22	Fisk
24	Dexter Bussey D. Bussey	RB	6'1"	195	3/11/1952	24	Texas-Arlington
79	Don Croft D. Croft	DL	6'4"	254	1/7/1949	27	Texas-El Paso
16	Gary Danielson G. Danielson	QB	6'2"	195	9/10/1951	25	Purdue
29	Ben Davis B. Davis	DB	5'11"	180	10/30/1945	31	Defiance
78	Doug English D. English	DL	6'5"	255	8/25/1953	23	Texas
89	Dennis Franklin D. Franklin	WR	6'1"	185	8/24/1953	23	Michigan
76	Rocky Freitas R. Freitas	OL	6'6"	270	9/7/1945	31	Oregon State
38	Lawrence Gaines L. Gaines	RB	6'1"	237	12/15/1953	23	Wyoming
74	Larry Hand L. Hand	DL	6'4"	250	7/10/1940	36	Appalachian State
71	Craig Hertwig C. Hertwig	OL	6'8"	270	1/15/1952	24	Georgia
81	David Hill D. Hill	TE	6'2"	229	1/1/1954	22	Texas A&M-Kingsville
41,86	J.D. Hill	WR	6'1"	202	10/30/1948	28	Arizona State
30	Jim Hooks J. Hooks	RB	5'11"	225	10/23/1950	26	Central Oklahoma
70	Billy Howard B. Howard	DL	6'4"	252	7/17/1950	26	Alcorn State
28	James Hunter J. Hunter	DB	6'3"	195	3/8/1954	22	Grambling
45	Ray Jarvis R. Jarvis	WR	6'0"	200	2/2/1949	27	Norfolk State
26	Dick Jauron D. Jauron	DB	6'0"	190	10/7/1950	26	Yale
23	Levi Johnson L. Johnson	DB	6'3"	196	10/30/1950	26	Texas A&M-Kingsville
25	Horace King H. King	RB	5'10"	208	3/5/1953	23	Georgia
66	Bob Kowalkowski B. Kowalkowski	OL	6'3"	240	11/5/1943	33	Virginia
11	Greg Landry G. Landry	QB	6'4"	210	12/18/1946	30	Massachusetts
52	Jim Laslavic J. Laslavic	LB	6'2"	237	10/24/1951	25	Penn State
65	Ken Long K. Long	OL	6'3"	265	7/24/1953	23	Purdue
12	Errol Mann E. Mann	K	6'0"	200	6/27/1941	35	North Dakota
68	Mark Markovich M. Markovich	OL	6'5"	256	11/7/1952	24	Penn State
83	Jim Mitchell J. Mitchell	DL	6'3"	245	9/15/1948	28	Virginia State
63	Jon Morris J. Morris	OL	6'4"	254	4/5/1942	34	Holy Cross
50	Paul Naumoff P. Naumoff	LB	6'1"	215	7/3/1945	31	Tennessee
55	Ed O'Neil E. O'Neil	LB	6'3"	236	9/8/1952	24	Penn State
80	Herb Orvis H. Orvis	DL	6'5"	248	10/17/1946	30	Colorado
44	Bob Picard B. Picard	WR	6'1"	195	11/24/1949	27	Eastern Washington
27	Reggie Pierson R. Pierson	DB	5'11"	185	12/13/1952	24	Oklahoma State
72	Ernie Price E. Price	LB	6'4"	255	9/20/1950	26	Texas A&M-Kingsville
14	Joe Reed J. Reed	QB	6'1"	195	1/8/1948	28	Mississippi State
1	Benny Ricardo B. Ricardo	K	5'10"	175	1/4/1954	22	San Diego State
88	Charlie Sanders C. Sanders	TE	6'4"	225	8/25/1946	30	Minnesota
82	Ken Sanders K. Sanders	DL	6'5"	240	8/22/1950	26	Howard Payne
10	Ian Sunter I. Sunter	K	6'1"	215	12/21/1952	24	None
57	Garth Ten Napel G. Ten Napel	LB	6'1"	213	3/27/1954	22	Texas A&M
33	Bobby Thompson B. Thompson	RB	5'11"	195	1/16/1947	29	Oklahoma
39	Leonard Thompson L. Thompson	RB	5'11"	192	7/28/1952	24	Oklahoma State
27	Maurice Tyler M. Tyler	DB	6'0"	188	7/19/1950	26	Morgan State
49	Larry Walton L. Walton	WR	6'0"	180	2/8/1947	29	Arizona State
59	Charlie Weaver C. Weaver	LB	6'2"	220	7/12/1949	27	Southern California
18	Herman Weaver H. Weaver	P	6'4"	210	11/17/1948	28	Tennessee
40	Charlie West C. West	DB	6'1"	197	8/31/1946	30	Texas-El Paso
77	John Woodcock J. Woodcock	DL	6'3"	246	3/19/1954	22	Hawaii
75	Jim Yarbrough J. Yarbrough	OL	6'5"	265	10/28/1946	30	Florida

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,618

Love

2,386

Burrow

2,381

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

880

Robinson

872

Walker

847

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

1,036

Smith-Njigba

904

Lamb

879

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

23

Burrow

20

Cousins

19

Love

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Gibbs

9

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

7

Watson

7

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

114.8

Burrow

111.7

Lawrence

109.8

Purdy

Sack Leaders

9.5

Anderson

8.0

Rousseau

8.0

Young

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.0

30.0

29.4

28.6

27.8

27.3

Opp PPG Rankings

14.5

15.1

17.9

18.0

19.5

Total Yards Rankings

386.4

384.1

383.0

379.8

376.8

Rush Yards Rankings

163.9

146.6

142.0

137.8

137.2

Pass Yards Rankings

298.3

290.9

282.3

280.5

268.1

266.8

Sack Leaders

29.0

27.0

26.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

175.2

Gibbs

170.4

Walker

149

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

161.1

Smith-Njigba

131.8

Lamb

127.9

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

98

Bowers

89.8

McBride

82.8

Likely

Fantasy K Rankings

106

Shrader

99

McLaughlin

93

Fairbairn

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

7-2

6-2

6-3

Worst Record ATS

0-7-1

1-8

2-7

3-6

3-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	5	2	1	.688
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	2	5	1	.313
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	7	2	0	.778
Lions	6	2	0	.750
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	5	0	.375
Saints	3	5	0	.375
Buccaneers	3	6	0	.333
Falcons	3	6	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	7	1	0	.875
Seahawks	5	4	0	.556
Rams	5	4	0	.556
Cardinals	3	6	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	7	1	0	.875
Patriots	5	4	0	.556
Jets	2	7	0	.222
Dolphins	1	7	0	.125
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	6	2	0	.750
Browns	5	4	0	.556
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	3	5	0	.375
Colts	2	7	0	.222
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	7	2	0	.778
Chiefs	6	2	0	.750
Raiders	4	5	0	.444
Chargers	0	8	0	.000