2016 Detroit Lions Team Information
Division: NFC North
Head Coach: Jim Caldwell
Offensive Coordinator: Teryl Austin
Defensive Coordinator: Jim Bob Cooter
Special Teams Coach: Joe Marciano
Stadium: Ford Field
City: Detroit
Playing Surface: Turf
Offense Scheme: Air Coryell
Defense Scheme: 4-3
2016 Detroit Lions Outlook
Matthew Stafford has always been known as a volume based quarterback, and over the second half of last season, with new offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter at the helm, Stafford went from volume-only fantasy producer, to efficient volume producer. Over his last six games of the season, Stafford threw 17 of his 32 touchdown passes, completed over 65% of his passes in every game and only threw one interception. While that type of production can't expect to be reproduced, the life after Calvin narrative might not be as real as perceived. With a strong offensive coordinator calling the plays and Stafford taking care of the ball, he might finally be hitting a point where his arm talent can take over.
While the Lions expect to be run heavy once again in 2016, Ameer Abdullah should certainly improve on his 143 carries he received in year one. His 168 touches (25 receptions) should certainly bump up north of 200 this year, and even has the potential to get in the 225-250 range depending on how he and Theo Riddick split the backfield. Speaking of Riddick, he should once again be very involved on third down and out of the backfield. Riddick caught 80 passes in 2015, and should be in line for a similar season total this year.
As mentioned, with Calvin Johnson retiring, he leaves behind 150 targets unaccounted for. While some would like to redistribute those targets in a trickle down fashion to who's there now, they may simply pass a less in 2016. While that may be true, Golden Tate is in line for another season with above 120 targets, with a shot at 130-140. With that considered his range of outcomes, he's certainly a player that could end up with above 1100 receiving yards and 6 to 8 touchdowns.
Marvin Jones is a solid second wide receiver, and barring injury should see a target total above 100. In a similar vein to what Golden Tate's production looked like in 2015, the only difference being Jones usually plays deeper down the field, and should see a higher aDOT.
Eric Ebron is a potential breakout candidate. The former first round pick enters year three as the main receiving option down the seam, and shouldn't have much competition for targets. While his numbers weren't completely fantasy relevant last year, he improved immensely on his rookie year. His targets, receptions, catch percentage, yards per catch and touchdowns all went up from year one to two. The Lions invested a top ten pick in Ebron, and it's very reasonable to believe that they want to at least give him the chance at a feature role in the offense.
2016 Detroit Lions Schedule
| Week | Date | Time | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunday, September 11 | 4:25 PM ET | @ Indianapolis Colts |
| 2 | Sunday, September 18 | 1:00 PM ET | Tennessee Titans |
| 3 | Sunday, September 25 | 1:00 PM ET | @ Green Bay Packers |
| 4 | Sunday, October 2 | 1:00 PM ET | @ Chicago Bears |
| 5 | Sunday, October 9 | 1:00 PM ET | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 6 | Sunday, October 16 | 1:00 PM ET | Los Angeles Rams |
| 7 | Sunday, October 23 | 1:00 PM ET | Washington Redskins |
| 8 | Sunday, October 30 | 1:00 PM ET | @ Houston Texans |
| 9 | Sunday, November 6 | 1:00 PM ET | @ Minnesota Vikings |
| 10 | Bye Week | ||
| 11 | Sunday, November 20 | 1:00 PM ET | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 12 | Thursday, November 24 | 12:30 PM ET | Minnesota Vikings |
| 13 | Sunday, December 4 | 1:00 PM ET | @ New Orleans Saints |
| 14 | Sunday, December 11 | 1:00 PM ET | Chicago Bears |
| 15 | Sunday, December 18 | 1:00 PM ET | @ New York Giants |
| 16 | Monday, December 26 | 8:30 PM ET | @ Dallas Cowboys |
| 17 | Friday, January 1 | 1:00 PM ET | Green Bay Packers |
2015 Detroit Lions Record
2015 Overall Record: 7-9
2015 Home Record: 4-4
2015 Away Record: 3-5
2015 Division Record: 3-3
2015 Detroit Lions Team Ranks
2015 Offensive Rank: 20
2015 Defensive Rank: 20
2015 Special Teams Rank: 13
2016 Detroit Lions Team Roster
Quarterbacks 2015 Player Stats
| Name | # | Pos | Height | Weight | Age | Years |
Games
Started |
Att | Comps | Comp % |
Yards
Completion |
Yards
Game |
Yards | Int | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 9 | QB | 6'2" | 230 | 28 | 7 | 16 | 592 | 398 | 67.2 | 10.7 | 266.4 | 4262 | 13 | 32 |
| Dan Orlovsky | 8 | QB | 6'5" | 230 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 40 | 22 | 55 | 9.1 | 67 | 201 | 1 | 1 |
| Jake Rudock | 14 | QB | 6'3" | 199 | 23 | Rookie |
Running Backs & Receivers 2015 Player Stats
| Name | # | Pos | Height | Weight | Age | Years | Games |
Rush
Att |
Rec | Targets |
Rush
Yards |
Rush
Y/G |
Rush TD |
Rec
Yards |
Rec
Y/G |
Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Burton | 46 | FB | 5'11" | 235 | 24 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 39 | 2.4 | 1 |
| Matthew Stafford | 9 | QB | 6'2" | 230 | 28 | 7 | 16 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 159 | 9.9 | 1 | -6 | -0.4 | 0 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 21 | RB | 5'8" | 198 | 23 | 1 | 16 | 143 | 25 | 38 | 597 | 37.3 | 2 | 183 | 11.4 | 1 |
| Theo Riddick | 25 | RB | 5'10" | 201 | 25 | 3 | 16 | 43 | 80 | 99 | 133 | 8.3 | 0 | 697 | 43.6 | 3 |
| George Winn | 38 | RB | 5'11" | 218 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Zenner | 34 | RB | 6'0" | 220 | 25 | Rookie | 6 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 |
| Stevan Ridley | 39 | RB | 5'11" | 230 | 27 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Dwayne Washington | 36 | RB | 6'1" | 221 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| Eric Ebron | 85 | TE | 6'4" | 250 | 23 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 47 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 537 | 38.4 | 5 |
| Tim Wright | 83 | TE | 6'4" | 220 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 8.6 | 2 |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 87 | TE | 6'5" | 257 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 8.4 | 1 |
| Orson Charles | TE | 6'2" | 251 | 25 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Matthew Mulligan | 82 | TE | 6'4" | 258 | 31 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Ben McCord | 49 | TE | 6'4" | 248 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| Adam Fuehne | 86 | TE | 6'7" | 255 | 23 | Rookie | ||||||||||
| Cole Wick | 89 | TE | 6'6" | 255 | 23 | Rookie | ||||||||||
| T.J. Jones | 13 | WR | 6'0" | 188 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 18 | -3 | -0.3 | 0 | 132 | 13.2 | 1 |
| Corey Fuller | 10 | WR | 6'2" | 204 | 26 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 6.3 | 0 |
| Golden Tate | 15 | WR | 5'11" | 195 | 28 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 90 | 128 | 41 | 2.6 | 0 | 813 | 50.8 | 6 |
| Damian Copeland | WR | 6'1" | 182 | 26 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Ryan Spadola | 18 | WR | 6'3" | 200 | 25 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Marvin Jones | 11 | WR | 6'1" | 199 | 26 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Jeremy Kerley | 12 | WR | 5'9" | 188 | 28 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Andre Roberts | WR | 5'11" | 192 | 28 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Andre Caldwell | 17 | WR | 6'1" | 207 | 31 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Jace Billingsley | 16 | WR | 5'9" | 189 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| Quinshad Davis | 80 | WR | 6'4" | 218 | 22 | Rookie | ||||||||||
| Jay Lee | 84 | WR | 6'2" | 211 | 23 | Rookie |
Kickers & Punters 2015 Player Stats
| Name | # | Pos | Height | Weight | Age | Years | Games | FGA | FGM | FG% | Extra Points | Punts | Yards | Long | Y/P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Prater | 5 | K | 5'10" | 180 | 32 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 0.917 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Bell | K | 6'2" | 190 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| Jimmy Landes | 42 | LS | 6'2" | 250 | 24 | Rookie | |||||||||
| Sam Martin | 6 | P | 26 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 3679 | 66 | 46 |
Linebackers & Secondary 2015 Player Stats
| Name | # | Pos | Height | Weight | Age | Years | Games |
Games
Started |
Int | TD | FF | Sacks | Tackles |
Assist
Tackles |
Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quandre Diggs | 28 | CB | 5'9" | 196 | 25 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 0 |
| Nevin Lawson | 24 | CB | 5'10" | 190 | 25 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 0 |
| Darius Slay | 23 | CB | 6'0" | 192 | 25 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 11 | 0 |
| Darrin Walls | 30 | CB | 6'0" | 190 | 28 | 5 | |||||||||
| Alex Carter | 33 | CB | 6'0" | 200 | 22 | Rookie | |||||||||
| Adairius Barnes | 38 | CB | 5'11" | 181 | 22 | Rookie | |||||||||
| Ian Wells | 40 | CB | 5'11" | 199 | 23 | Rookie | |||||||||
| Don Carey | 26 | DB | 5'11" | 186 | 29 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Crezdon Butler | 29 | DB | 6'0" | 183 | 29 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Glover Quin | 27 | DB | 5'10" | 201 | 30 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 11 | 0 |
| Isaiah Johnson | 43 | DB | 6'2" | 213 | 24 | 1 | |||||||||
| Johnson Bademosi | 41 | DB | 6'0" | 200 | 26 | 4 | |||||||||
| Charles Washington | 45 | DB | 5'10" | 192 | 23 | Rookie | |||||||||
| Keith Lewis | DB | 6'0" | 220 | 35 | Rookie | ||||||||||
| Tavon Wilson | 32 | FS | 6'0" | 205 | 26 | 4 | |||||||||
| Brandon Copeland | 51 | LB | 6'3" | 260 | 25 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Josh Bynes | 57 | LB | 6'1" | 239 | 27 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 54 | 26 | 0 |
| Stephen Tulloch | 55 | LB | 5'11" | 230 | 31 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 34 | 0 |
| Jonathan Bostic | 47 | LB | 6'1" | 246 | 25 | 3 | |||||||||
| Jerry Franklin | 58 | LB | 6'2" | 242 | 28 | 4 | |||||||||
| DeAndre Levy | 54 | LB | 6'2" | 230 | 29 | 7 | |||||||||
| Kyle Van Noy | 53 | OLB | 6'3" | 243 | 26 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Tahir Whitehead | 59 | OLB | 6'2" | 233 | 26 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 11 | 0 |
| Khaseem Greene | 49 | OLB | 6'1" | 241 | 27 | 3 | |||||||||
| Zaviar Gooden | 50 | OLB | 6'2" | 234 | 26 | 3 | |||||||||
| Antwione Williams | 52 | OLB | 6'3" | 247 | 23 | Rookie | |||||||||
| Rafael Bush | 31 | S | 5'11" | 180 | 29 | 5 | |||||||||
| Miles Killebrew | 35 | SS | 6'2" | 217 | Rookie |
Offensive & Defensive Lines 2015 Player Stats
| Name | # | Pos | Height | Weight | Age | Years | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Swanson | 64 | C | 6'5" | 312 | 25 | 2 | Arkansas |
| Gabe Ikard | 65 | C | 6'4" | 304 | 26 | 2 | Oklahoma |
| Don Muhlbach | 48 | C | 6'5" | 262 | 35 | 12 | Texas A&M |
| Ezekiel Ansah | 94 | DE | 6'5" | 271 | 27 | 3 | BYU |
| Devin Taylor | 98 | DE | 6'7" | 266 | 27 | 3 | South Carolina |
| Wallace Gilberry | 95 | DE | 6'3" | 267 | 32 | 8 | Alabama |
| Anthony Zettel | 69 | DE | 6'4" | 273 | 24 | Rookie | Penn St. |
| Deonte Gibson | 78 | DE | 6'1" | 266 | 23 | Rookie | Northwestern |
| Tyrunn Walker | 93 | DL | 6'3" | 294 | 26 | 4 | Tulsa |
| Louis Palmer | 67 | DL | 6'2" | 265 | 22 | Rookie | Central Michigan |
| Gabe Wright | 90 | DT | 6'3" | 299 | 24 | 1 | Auburn |
| Kerry Hyder | 61 | DT | 6'2" | 280 | 25 | 2 | Texas Tech |
| Caraun Reid | 97 | DT | 6'2" | 302 | 25 | 2 | Princeton |
| Khyri Thornton | 99 | DT | 6'3" | 304 | 27 | 2 | Southern Miss |
| Stefan Charles | 96 | DT | 6'5" | 302 | 28 | 3 | Regina |
| Haloti Ngata | 92 | DT | 6'4" | 335 | 32 | 10 | Oregon |
| A'Shawn Robinson | 91 | DT | 6'4" | 307 | 21 | Rookie | Alabama |
| Laken Tomlinson | 72 | OG | 6'3" | 323 | 24 | 1 | Duke |
| Larry Warford | 75 | OG | 6'3" | 332 | 25 | 3 | Kentucky |
| Graham Glasgow | 60 | OG | 6'6" | 306 | 24 | Rookie | Michigan |
| Joe Dahl | 66 | OG | 6'4" | 299 | Rookie | Washington St. | |
| Chase Farris | 62 | OL | 6'4" | 295 | 23 | Rookie | Ohio State |
| Corey Robinson | 70 | OT | 6'7" | 344 | 24 | 1 | South Carolina |
| Riley Reiff | 71 | OT | 6'6" | 313 | 28 | 4 | Iowa |
| Taylor Decker | 68 | OT | 6'7" | 310 | 22 | Rookie | Ohio St. |
| Cornelius Lucas | 77 | T | 6'9" | 328 | 25 | 2 | Kansas St. |
| Michael Ola | 78 | T | 6'3" | 278 | 28 | 2 | Hampton |
| Geoff Schwartz | 74 | T | 6'6" | 332 | 30 | 8 | Oregon |
2015 Detroit Lions Offensive Stats
| Team | Totals | Passing | Rushing | Penalties | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name |
Points Scored |
Yds |
Yds/ Game |
Off. Plays |
Yds/ Play |
Total TO |
Fum Lost |
Int | Comp | Att | Yds |
Yds/ Att |
TD | Att | Yds |
Yds/ Att |
TD | Total |
Yards Lost |
|
| 18 | Detroit Lions | 358 | 5,547 | 347 | 1030 | 5.4 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 420 | 632 | 4212 | 6.7 | 33 | 354 | 1335 | 3.8 | 7 | 104 | 930 |
2015 Detroit Lions Defensive Stats
| Totals Allowed | Passing Allowed | Rushing Allowed | Takeaways & Penalties | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Points | Yards | FPTS / Gm | Yds | TD | Y/A | Yds | TD | Y/A | TO Forced | Int |
Fum Rec |
Pen Yds |
| 23 | Detroit Lions | 400 | 5597 | 77 | 3789 | 27 | 6.6 | 1808 | 18 | 4.2 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 785 |