Detroit Lions

1997 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
24	Kevin Abrams K. Abrams	DB	5'8"	170	2/28/1974	23	Syracuse
35	Robert Bailey R. Bailey	DB	5'10"	182	9/3/1968	29	Miami (FL)
12	Matt Blundin M. Blundin	QB	6'3"	233	3/7/1969	28	Virginia
96	Shane Bonham S. Bonham	DL	6'2"	286	10/18/1970	27	Tennessee
57	Stephen Boyd S. Boyd	LB	6'0"	242	8/22/1972	25	Boston College
80	Tommie Boyd T. Boyd	WR	6'0"	195	12/21/1971	26	Toledo
59	Reggie Brown R. Brown	LB	6'2"	241	9/28/1974	23	Texas A&M
27	Mark Carrier M. Carrier	DB	6'1"	190	4/28/1968	29	Southern California
81	Pete Chryplewicz P. Chryplewicz	TE	6'5"	261	4/27/1974	23	Notre Dame
29	Harry Colon H. Colon	DB	6'0"	203	2/14/1969	28	Missouri
77	Mike Compton M. Compton	OL	6'6"	310	9/18/1970	27	West Virginia
94	Luther Elliss L. Elliss	DL	6'5"	318	3/22/1973	24	Utah
53	Kevin Glover K. Glover	OL	6'2"	282	6/17/1963	34	Maryland
50	Ben Hanks B. Hanks	LB	6'2"	223	7/31/1971	26	Florida
4	Jason Hanson J. Hanson	K	6'0"	190	6/17/1970	27	Washington State
64	Jeff Hartings J. Hartings	OL	6'3"	299	9/7/1972	25	Penn State
66	Hessley Hempstead H. Hempstead	OL	6'1"	295	1/29/1972	25	Kansas
82	Kevin Hickman K. Hickman	TE	6'4"	258	8/20/1971	26	Navy
58	George Jamison G. Jamison	LB	6'1"	235	9/30/1962	35	Cincinnati
25	Greg Jeffries G. Jeffries	DB	5'9"	195	10/16/1971	26	Virginia
18	John Jett J. Jett	P	6'0"	197	11/11/1968	29	East Carolina
70	Andre Johnson A. Johnson	OL	6'5"	314	8/25/1973	24	Penn State
99	Richard Jordan R. Jordan	LB	6'1"	256	12/1/1974	23	Missouri Southern State
67	Travis Kirschke T. Kirschke	DL	6'3"	298	9/6/1974	23	UCLA
52	Scott Kowalkowski S. Kowalkowski	LB	6'2"	220	8/23/1968	29	Notre Dame
55	Antonio London A. London	LB	6'2"	238	4/14/1971	26	Alabama
39	Van Malone V. Malone	DB	5'11"	186	7/1/1970	27	Texas
83	Kez McCorvey K. McCorvey	WR	6'0"	180	1/23/1972	25	Florida State
89	Pete Metzelaars P. Metzelaars	TE	6'7"	254	5/24/1960	37	Wabash
33	Glyn Milburn G. Milburn	WR	5'8"	176	2/19/1971	26	Stanford
19	Scott Mitchell S. Mitchell	QB	6'6"	240	1/2/1968	29	Utah
84	Herman Moore H. Moore	WR	6'4"	218	10/20/1969	28	Virginia
87	Johnnie Morton J. Morton	WR	6'0"	193	10/7/1971	26	Southern California
91	Robert Porcher R. Porcher	DL	6'3"	275	7/30/1969	28	South Carolina State
38	Daryl Porter D. Porter	DB	5'9"	187	1/16/1974	23	Boston College
75	Tony Ramirez T. Ramirez	OL	6'6"	305	1/26/1973	24	Northern Colorado
31	Corey Raymond C. Raymond	DB	5'11"	185	7/28/1969	28	Louisiana State
14	Frank Reich F. Reich	QB	6'4"	210	12/4/1961	36	Maryland
28	Ron Rice R. Rice	DB	6'1"	217	11/9/1972	25	Eastern Michigan
34	Ron Rivers R. Rivers	RB	5'8"	207	11/13/1971	26	Fresno State
72	Ray Roberts R. Roberts	OL	6'6"	320	6/3/1969	28	Virginia
73	Juan Roque J. Roque	OL	6'8"	332	2/6/1974	23	Arizona State
54	Matt Russell M. Russell	LB	6'2"	245	7/5/1973	24	Colorado
20	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	RB	5'8"	200	7/16/1968	29	Oklahoma State
30	Cory Schlesinger C. Schlesinger	RB	6'1"	247	6/23/1972	25	Nebraska
97	Tracy Scroggins T. Scroggins	DL	6'3"	273	9/11/1969	28	Tulsa
62	Tony Semple T. Semple	OL	6'5"	305	12/20/1970	27	Memphis
86	David Sloan D. Sloan	TE	6'6"	260	6/8/1972	25	New Mexico
92	Marc Spindler M. Spindler	DL	6'5"	290	11/28/1969	28	Pittsburgh
42	Ryan Stewart R. Stewart	DB	6'1"	207	9/30/1973	24	Georgia Tech
82	Eric Stocz E. Stocz	TE	6'4"	258	5/25/1974	23	Westminster (PA)
71	Larry Tharpe L. Tharpe	OL	6'4"	305	11/19/1970	27	Tennessee State
44	Tommy Vardell T. Vardell	RB	6'1"	238	2/20/1969	28	Stanford
93	Kerwin Waldroup K. Waldroup	DL	6'3"	260	8/1/1974	23	Central State (OH)
95	Mike Wells M. Wells	DL	6'3"	315	1/6/1971	26	Iowa
32	Bryant Westbrook B. Westbrook	DB	6'0"	205	12/19/1974	23	Texas

NFL 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

905

Darnold

860

Herbert

831

Smith

Rush Yards Leaders

338

Taylor

284

Cook

270

Etienne

Rec Yards Leaders

402

Smith-Njigba

333

Nacua

281

Pearsall

Pass TD Leaders

9

Jackson

7

Williams

7

Goff

Rush TD Leaders

4

Cook

4

Hurts

3

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

4

Odunze

4

St. Brown

4

Tucker

QB Rating Leaders

141.8

Jackson

120.2

Goff

111.7

Jones

Sack Leaders

4.5

Gary

4.0

Garrett

4.0

Young

NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

37.0

34.3

34.0

27.8

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

14.7

16.3

16.7

16.8

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

420.0

418.7

394.3

393.7

363.7

362.3

Rush Yards Rankings

163.0

157.3

153.3

149.0

141.7

139.3

Pass Yards Rankings

286.7

280.3

280.0

277.0

272.0

262.3

Sack Leaders

12.0

11.0

10.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

67.1

Taylor

59.5

Cook

48.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

48.4

St. Brown

46.7

Odunze

46.2

Tucker

Fantasy TE Rankings

29.4

McBride

29.2

Kraft

28.5

Henry

Fantasy K Rankings

48

Myers

45

Shrader

43

Slye

NFL 2025 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

3-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

1-2

NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	3	0	0	1.000
Commanders	2	1	0	.667
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Packers	2	1	0	.667
Vikings	2	1	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Buccaneers	3	0	0	1.000
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Colts	3	0	0	1.000
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chargers	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	2	0	.333