Detroit Lions

1986 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
6	Jim Arnold J. Arnold	P	6'2"	211	1/31/1961	25	Vanderbilt
68	Steve Baack S. Baack	DL	6'4"	264	11/16/1960	26	Oregon
61	Scott Barrows S. Barrows	OL	6'2"	278	3/31/1963	23	West Virginia
11	Mike Black M. Black	P	6'1"	197	1/18/1961	25	Arizona State
80	Carl Bland C. Bland	WR	5'11"	182	8/17/1961	25	Virginia Union
42	John Bostic J. Bostic	DB	5'10"	176	10/6/1962	24	Bethune-Cookman
75	Lomas Brown L. Brown	OL	6'4"	280	3/30/1963	23	Florida
96	Paul Butcher P. Butcher	LB	6'0"	235	11/8/1963	23	Wayne State (MI)
89	Jeff Chadwick J. Chadwick	WR	6'3"	190	12/16/1960	26	Grand Valley State
55	Mike Cofer M. Cofer	LB	6'5"	245	4/7/1960	26	Tennessee
50	August Curley A. Curley	LB	6'3"	226	1/24/1960	26	Southern California
72	Chris Dieterich C. Dieterich	OL	6'3"	262	7/27/1958	28	North Carolina State
70	Keith Dorney K. Dorney	OL	6'5"	268	12/3/1957	29	Penn State
43	Donnie Elder D. Elder	DB	5'9"	175	12/13/1962	24	Memphis
66	Leon Evans L. Evans	DL	6'5"	282	10/12/1961	25	Miami (FL)
12	Joe Ferguson J. Ferguson	QB	6'1"	195	4/23/1950	36	Arkansas
77	Keith Ferguson K. Ferguson	DL	6'5"	252	4/3/1959	27	Ohio State
40	Duane Galloway D. Galloway	DB	5'8"	181	11/7/1961	25	Arizona State
79	Bill Gay B. Gay	DL	6'5"	250	5/28/1955	31	Southern California
81	Jimmie Giles J. Giles	TE	6'3"	239	11/8/1954	32	Alcorn State
53	Kevin Glover K. Glover	OL	6'2"	282	6/17/1963	23	Maryland
33	William Graham W. Graham	DB	5'11"	191	9/27/1959	27	Texas
62	Curtis Green C. Green	DL	6'3"	256	6/3/1957	29	Alabama State
34	James Griffin J. Griffin	DB	6'2"	197	9/7/1961	25	Middle Tennessee
58	James Harrell J. Harrell	LB	6'1"	224	7/19/1957	29	Florida
47	Rod Hill R. Hill	DB	6'0"	185	3/14/1959	27	Kentucky State
17	Eric Hipple E. Hipple	QB	6'2"	196	9/16/1957	29	Utah State
36	Herman Hunter H. Hunter	RB	6'1"	197	2/14/1961	25	Tennessee State
32	Garry James G. James	RB	5'10"	214	9/4/1963	23	Louisiana State
21	Demetrious Johnson D. Johnson	DB	5'11"	190	7/21/1961	25	Missouri
54	James Johnson J. Johnson	LB	6'2"	236	6/21/1962	24	San Diego State
30	James Jones J. Jones	RB	6'2"	229	3/21/1961	25	Florida
63	Steve Kenney S. Kenney	OL	6'4"	266	12/26/1955	31	Clemson
92	Angelo King A. King	LB	6'1"	224	2/10/1958	28	South Carolina State
87	David Lewis D. Lewis	TE	6'3"	234	6/8/1961	25	California
16	Chuck Long C. Long	QB	6'4"	217	2/18/1963	23	Iowa
82	Pete Mandley P. Mandley	WR	5'10"	191	7/29/1961	25	Northern Arizona
57	Vernon Maxwell V. Maxwell	LB	6'2"	233	10/25/1961	25	Arizona State
29	Bruce McNorton B. McNorton	DB	5'11"	175	2/28/1959	27	Georgetown (KY)
31	Devon Mitchell D. Mitchell	DB	6'1"	194	12/30/1962	24	Iowa
24	Alvin Moore A. Moore	RB	6'0"	194	5/3/1959	27	Arizona State
52	Steve Mott S. Mott	OL	6'3"	266	3/24/1961	25	Alabama
3	Eddie Murray E. Murray	K	5'11"	195	8/29/1956	30	Tulane
51	Shelton Robinson S. Robinson	LB	6'2"	233	9/14/1960	26	North Carolina
84	Rob Rubick R. Rubick	TE	6'3"	232	9/27/1960	26	Grand Valley State
73	Harvey Salem H. Salem	OL	6'6"	274	1/15/1961	25	California
64	Eric Sanders E. Sanders	OL	6'6"	255	10/22/1958	28	Nevada
25	Oscar Smith O. Smith	RB	5'9"	203	4/5/1963	23	Nicholls State
71	Rich Strenger R. Strenger	OL	6'7"	280	3/10/1960	26	Michigan
39	Leonard Thompson L. Thompson	WR	5'11"	192	7/28/1952	34	Oklahoma State
60	Tom Turnure T. Turnure	OL	6'4"	250	7/9/1957	29	Washington
27	Bobby Watkins B. Watkins	DB	5'10"	184	5/31/1960	26	Texas State
76	Eric Williams E. Williams	DL	6'4"	260	2/24/1962	24	Washington State
59	Jimmy Williams J. Williams	LB	6'3"	230	11/15/1960	26	Nebraska
38	Scott Williams S. Williams	RB	6'2"	234	7/21/1962	24	Georgia

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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