Detroit Lions

1961 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
41	Terry Barr T. Barr	RB	6'0"	189	8/10/1935	26	Michigan
57	Carl Brettschneider C. Brettschneider	LB	6'1"	223	12/2/1931	30	Iowa State
76	Roger Brown R. Brown	DL	6'5"	300	5/1/1937	24	Maryland Eastern Shore
40	Howard Cassady H. Cassady	RB	5'10"	183	3/2/1934	27	Ohio State
89	Gail Cogdill G. Cogdill	WR	6'3"	200	4/7/1937	24	Washington State
87	Glenn Davis G. Davis	WR	6'0"	180	9/12/1934	27	Ohio State
80	Jim Gibbons J. Gibbons	TE	6'2"	220	9/26/1936	25	Iowa
53	Bill Glass B. Glass	DL	6'5"	252	8/16/1935	26	Baylor
79	John Gonzaga J. Gonzaga	OL	6'3"	247	3/6/1933	28	None
75	John Gordy J. Gordy	OL	6'3"	248	7/17/1935	26	Tennessee
71	Alex Karras A. Karras	DL	6'2"	248	7/15/1935	26	Iowa
81	Night Train Lane N. Train Lane	DB	6'1"	194	4/16/1929	32	Western Nebraska Community College
77	Dan LaRose D. LaRose	OL	6'5"	250	2/8/1939	22	Missouri
28	Yale Lary Y. Lary	DB	5'11"	185	11/24/1930	31	Texas A&M
44	Dick LeBeau D. LeBeau	DB	6'1"	185	9/9/1937	24	Ohio State
45	Dan Lewis D. Lewis	WR	6'1"	199	2/14/1936	25	Wisconsin
43	Gary Lowe G. Lowe	DB	5'11"	196	5/4/1934	27	Michigan State
21	Bruce Maher B. Maher	DB	5'11"	190	7/25/1937	24	Detroit Mercy
72	Gil Mains G. Mains	DL	6'2"	243	12/17/1929	32	Murray State
47	Jim Martin J. Martin	K	6'2"	227	4/8/1924	37	Notre Dame
70	Willie McClung W. McClung	OL	6'2"	250	5/9/1930	31	Florida A&M
78	Darris McCord D. McCord	DL	6'4"	250	1/4/1933	28	Tennessee
54	Max Messner M. Messner	LB	6'3"	225	10/13/1938	23	Cincinnati
67	Dick Mills D. Mills	OL	6'3"	240	3/6/1939	22	Pittsburgh
14	Earl Morrall E. Morrall	QB	6'1"	205	5/17/1934	27	Michigan State
15	Jim Ninowski J. Ninowski	QB	6'1"	206	3/26/1936	25	Michigan State
0	Johnny Olszewski J. Olszewski	RB	5'11"	200	12/21/1930	31	California
33	Nick Pietrosante N. Pietrosante	RB	6'2"	225	9/10/1937	24	Notre Dame
56	Joe Schmidt J. Schmidt	LB	6'1"	220	1/19/1932	29	Pittsburgh
50	Bob Scholtz B. Scholtz	OL	6'4"	250	12/25/1937	24	Notre Dame
66	Harley Sewell H. Sewell	OL	6'1"	230	4/18/1931	30	Texas
73	Ollie Spencer O. Spencer	OL	6'2"	245	4/17/1931	30	Kansas
20	Jim Steffen J. Steffen	LB	6'0"	195	5/1/1936	25	UCLA
25	Pat Studstill P. Studstill	RB	6'0"	180	6/4/1938	23	Houston
55	Wayne Walker W. Walker	LB	6'2"	225	9/30/1936	25	Idaho
74	Paul Ward P. Ward	DL	6'3"	247	1/30/1937	24	Whitworth
34	Ken Webb K. Webb	RB	5'11"	207	8/15/1935	26	Presbyterian
61	Bob Whitlow B. Whitlow	OL	6'2"	236	2/15/1936	25	Arizona
88	Sam Williams S. Williams	DL	6'5"	235	3/9/1931	30	Michigan State

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,189

Stafford

1,171

Burrow

1,141

Stroud

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

Mahomes

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

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

31.0

30.5

29.7

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

395.0

392.7

389.0

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

173.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

300.5

292.8

285.3

267.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

83.8

Henry

80.3

Gibbs

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

57.1

Watson

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

0-2-1

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	1	0	.667
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
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