Detroit Lions

1977 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
60	Gary Anderson G. Anderson	OL	6'3"	253	9/22/1955	22	Stanford
20	Lem Barney L. Barney	DB	6'0"	188	9/8/1945	32	Jackson State
89	Luther Blue L. Blue	WR	5'11"	185	10/21/1954	23	Iowa State
62	Lynn Boden L. Boden	OL	6'5"	270	6/5/1953	24	South Dakota State
73	Russ Bolinger R. Bolinger	OL	6'5"	255	9/10/1954	23	Long Beach State
43	Andy Bolton A. Bolton	RB	6'1"	205	5/23/1954	23	Fisk
24	Dexter Bussey D. Bussey	RB	6'1"	195	3/11/1952	25	Texas-Arlington
16	Gary Danielson G. Danielson	QB	6'2"	195	9/10/1951	26	Purdue
58	Tony Daykin T. Daykin	LB	6'1"	215	5/13/1955	22	Georgia Tech
78	Doug English D. English	DL	6'5"	255	8/25/1953	24	Texas
76	Rocky Freitas R. Freitas	OL	6'6"	270	9/7/1945	32	Oregon State
74	Larry Hand L. Hand	DL	6'4"	250	7/10/1940	37	Appalachian State
71	Craig Hertwig C. Hertwig	OL	6'8"	270	1/15/1952	25	Georgia
81	David Hill D. Hill	TE	6'2"	229	1/1/1954	23	Texas A&M-Kingsville
86	J.D. Hill	WR	6'1"	202	10/30/1948	29	Arizona State
17	Mitch Hoopes M. Hoopes	P	6'1"	207	7/8/1953	24	Arizona
44	Marv Hubbard M. Hubbard	RB	6'1"	225	5/7/1946	31	Colgate
28	James Hunter J. Hunter	DB	6'3"	195	3/8/1954	23	Grambling
45	Ray Jarvis R. Jarvis	WR	6'0"	200	2/2/1949	28	Norfolk State
26	Dick Jauron D. Jauron	DB	6'0"	190	10/7/1950	27	Yale
23	Levi Johnson L. Johnson	DB	6'3"	196	10/30/1950	27	Texas A&M-Kingsville
32	Rick Kane R. Kane	RB	5'11"	200	11/12/1954	23	San Jose State
25	Horace King H. King	RB	5'10"	208	3/5/1953	24	Georgia
11	Greg Landry G. Landry	QB	6'4"	210	12/18/1946	31	Massachusetts
87	Bill Larson B. Larson	TE	6'4"	225	10/7/1953	24	Colorado State
52	Jim Laslavic J. Laslavic	LB	6'2"	237	10/24/1951	26	Penn State
68	Mark Markovich M. Markovich	OL	6'5"	256	11/7/1952	25	Penn State
54	Mike McGraw M. McGraw	LB	6'2"	225	12/27/1953	24	Wyoming
12	Steve Mike-Mayer S. Mike-Mayer	K	6'0"	180	9/8/1947	30	Maryland
83	Jim Mitchell J. Mitchell	DL	6'3"	245	9/15/1948	29	Virginia State
64	Mel Mitchell M. Mitchell	OL	6'3"	260	2/21/1953	24	Tennessee State
63	Jon Morris J. Morris	OL	6'4"	254	4/5/1942	35	Holy Cross
50	Paul Naumoff P. Naumoff	LB	6'1"	215	7/3/1945	32	Tennessee
55	Ed O'Neil E. O'Neil	LB	6'3"	236	9/8/1952	25	Penn State
80	Herb Orvis H. Orvis	DL	6'5"	248	10/17/1946	31	Colorado
34	Eddie Payton E. Payton	RB	5'8"	175	8/3/1951	26	Jackson State
42	Reggie Pinkney R. Pinkney	DB	5'11"	190	5/27/1955	22	East Carolina
72	Ernie Price E. Price	DL	6'4"	255	9/20/1950	27	Texas A&M-Kingsville
14	Joe Reed J. Reed	QB	6'1"	195	1/8/1948	29	Mississippi State
31	Randy Rich R. Rich	DB	5'10"	178	12/28/1953	24	New Mexico
88	Charlie Sanders C. Sanders	TE	6'4"	225	8/25/1946	31	Minnesota
82	Ken Sanders K. Sanders	DL	6'5"	240	8/22/1950	27	Howard Payne
79	Dave Simonson D. Simonson	OL	6'6"	246	5/2/1952	25	Minnesota
10	Wilbur Summers W. Summers	P	6'4"	220	8/6/1954	23	Louisville
57	Garth Ten Napel G. Ten Napel	LB	6'1"	213	3/27/1954	23	Texas A&M
39	Leonard Thompson L. Thompson	RB	5'11"	192	7/28/1952	25	Oklahoma State
59	Charlie Weaver C. Weaver	LB	6'2"	220	7/12/1949	28	Southern California
40	Charlie West C. West	DB	6'1"	197	8/31/1946	31	Texas-El Paso
	Tom Wickert T. Wickert	OL	6'4"	246	4/5/1952	25	Washington State
21	Walt Williams W. Williams	DB	6'1"	185	7/10/1954	23	New Mexico State
77	John Woodcock J. Woodcock	DL	6'3"	246	3/19/1954	23	Hawaii
75	Jim Yarbrough J. Yarbrough	OL	6'5"	265	10/28/1946	31	Florida

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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