Detroit Lions

1979 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
40	Jimmy Allen J. Allen	DB	6'2"	194	3/6/1952	27	UCLA
42	Nate Allen N. Allen	DB	5'10"	170	5/13/1948	31	Texas Southern
47	John Arnold J. Arnold	WR	5'10"	175	10/5/1955	24	Wyoming
60	Al Baker A. Baker	DL	6'6"	265	12/9/1956	23	Colorado State
76	Karl Baldischwiler K. Baldischwiler	OL	6'5"	265	1/19/1956	23	Oklahoma
89	Luther Blue L. Blue	WR	5'11"	185	10/21/1954	25	Iowa State
73	Russ Bolinger R. Bolinger	OL	6'5"	255	9/10/1954	25	Long Beach State
27	Luther Bradley L. Bradley	DB	6'2"	195	5/7/1955	24	Notre Dame
53	Jon Brooks J. Brooks	LB	6'2"	215	6/22/1957	22	Clemson
24	Dexter Bussey D. Bussey	RB	6'1"	195	3/11/1952	27	Texas-Arlington
31	Ken Callicutt K. Callicutt	RB	6'0"	190	8/20/1955	24	Clemson
66	Karl Chandler K. Chandler	OL	6'5"	250	2/15/1952	27	Princeton
63	Garry Cobb G. Cobb	LB	6'2"	227	3/16/1957	22	Southern California
50	Eddie Cole E. Cole	LB	6'2"	235	12/16/1956	23	Mississippi
70	Keith Dorney K. Dorney	OL	6'5"	268	12/3/1957	22	Penn State
72	Cleveland Elam C. Elam	DL	6'4"	252	4/5/1952	27	Tennessee State
61	Homer Elias H. Elias	OL	6'3"	255	5/1/1955	24	Tennessee State
48	Ken Ellis K. Ellis	DB	5'10"	190	9/27/1947	32	Southern University
78	Doug English D. English	DL	6'5"	255	8/25/1953	26	Texas
57	Ken Fantetti K. Fantetti	LB	6'2"	230	4/7/1957	22	Wyoming
65	Amos Fowler A. Fowler	OL	6'3"	250	2/11/1956	23	Southern Mississippi
58	Dennis Franks D. Franks	OL	6'1"	241	5/29/1953	26	Michigan
38	Lawrence Gaines L. Gaines	RB	6'1"	237	12/15/1953	26	Wyoming
71	Dave Gallagher D. Gallagher	DL	6'4"	256	1/2/1952	27	Michigan
79	Bill Gay B. Gay	DL	6'5"	250	5/28/1955	24	Southern California
17	Jerry Golsteyn J. Golsteyn	QB	6'4"	207	8/6/1954	25	Northern Illinois
51	James Harrell J. Harrell	LB	6'1"	224	7/19/1957	22	Florida
81	David Hill D. Hill	TE	6'2"	229	1/1/1954	25	Texas A&M-Kingsville
28	James Hunter J. Hunter	DB	6'3"	195	3/8/1954	25	Grambling
10	Scott Hunter S. Hunter	QB	6'2"	205	11/11/1947	32	Alabama
44	Ernie Jackson E. Jackson	DB	5'10"	173	4/11/1950	29	Duke
46	Doug Jones D. Jones	DB	6'2"	202	5/31/1950	29	Cal State Northridge
32	Rick Kane R. Kane	RB	5'11"	200	11/12/1954	25	San Jose State
25	Horace King H. King	RB	5'10"	208	3/5/1953	26	Georgia
19	Jeff Komlo J. Komlo	QB	6'2"	200	7/30/1956	23	Delaware
26	Tony Leonard T. Leonard	DB	5'11"	170	2/28/1953	26	Virginia Union
48	Eddie Lewis E. Lewis	DB	6'0"	177	12/15/1953	26	Kansas
62	Don Morrison D. Morrison	OL	6'5"	255	12/16/1949	30	Texas-Arlington
80	Ulysses Norris U. Norris	TE	6'4"	230	1/15/1957	22	Georgia
55	Ed O'Neil E. O'Neil	LB	6'3"	236	9/8/1952	27	Penn State
44	Dave Parkin D. Parkin	DB	6'0"	191	1/7/1956	23	Utah State
43	Don Patterson D. Patterson	DB	5'11"	175	10/31/1957	22	Georgia Tech
67	Wally Pesuit W. Pesuit	OL	6'4"	252	3/4/1954	25	Kentucky
75	Dave Pureifory D. Pureifory	DL	6'1"	260	7/12/1949	30	Eastern Michigan
14	Joe Reed J. Reed	QB	6'1"	195	1/8/1948	31	Mississippi State
1	Benny Ricardo B. Ricardo	K	5'10"	175	1/4/1954	25	San Diego State
36	Bo Robinson B. Robinson	RB	6'2"	228	5/27/1956	23	West Texas A&M
82	Ken Sanders K. Sanders	DL	6'5"	240	8/22/1950	29	Howard Payne
87	Freddie Scott F. Scott	WR	6'2"	180	8/5/1952	27	Amherst
15	Tom Skladany T. Skladany	P	6'0"	192	6/29/1955	24	Ohio State
46	Jimmy Stewart J. Stewart	DB	5'11"	190	10/15/1954	25	Tulsa
12	Larry Swider L. Swider	P	6'2"	195	2/1/1955	24	Pittsburgh
54	Larry Tearry L. Tearry	OL	6'3"	260	4/24/1956	23	Wake Forest
39	Leonard Thompson L. Thompson	WR	5'11"	192	7/28/1952	27	Oklahoma State
52	Dave Washington D. Washington	LB	6'5"	223	9/12/1948	31	Alcorn State
18	Gene Washington G. Washington	WR	6'2"	185	1/14/1947	32	Stanford
59	Charlie Weaver C. Weaver	LB	6'2"	220	7/12/1949	30	Southern California
21	Walt Williams W. Williams	DB	6'1"	185	7/10/1954	25	New Mexico State
47	Robert Woods R. Woods	WR	5'7"	170	7/3/1955	24	Grambling

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Pass Yards Leaders

4,707

Stafford

4,564

Goff

4,552

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

1,621

Cook

1,595

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1,585

Taylor

Rec Yards Leaders

1,793

Smith-Njigba

1,715

Nacua

1,429

Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

46

Stafford

34

Goff

31

Maye

Rush TD Leaders

18

Taylor

16

Henry

14

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

14

Adams

11

McBride

11

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

113.5

Maye

109.2

Stafford

105.5

Goff

Sack Leaders

23.0

Garrett

16.5

Burns

15.0

Hunter

NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

30.5

28.8

28.4

28.3

27.9

Opp PPG Rankings

17.2

17.4

18.3

18.8

19.1

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

394.6

391.9

379.4

376.3

373.2

369.5

Rush Yards Rankings

159.6

156.6

144.5

134.7

129.1

128.9

Pass Yards Rankings

278.5

276.9

268.6

262.3

256.1

254.0

Sack Leaders

68.0

57.0

53.0

49.0

48.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

316.3

Taylor

314.6

McCaffrey

291.8

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

246

Nacua

240.9

Smith-Njigba

207

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

189.9

McBride

125.1

Goedert

122.8

Pitts

Fantasy K Rankings

202

Myers

194

Fairbairn

187.6

Aubrey

NFL 2025 Betting

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15-5

12-6

14-7

12-6-1

12-7

11-7

Worst Record ATS

5-12

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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - y	13	4	0	.765
Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - z*	14	3	0	.824
Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys - e	7	9	1	.441
Commanders - e	5	12	0	.294
Giants - e	4	13	0	.235
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
Lions - e	9	8	0	.529
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers - y	8	9	0	.471
Buccaneers - e	8	9	0	.471
Falcons - e	8	9	0	.471
Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176