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2009 Detroit Lions
54 players · season roster from the StatVault data encyclopedia
Down YearSeason Story
A 2-14 record in 2009 marked a down year for Detroit Lions under Jim Schwartz — rebuilding mode.
Statistical Leaders
Roster
| Player | Pos | G | Season Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | QB | 10 | 2,267 pass yds · 13 pass TD · 108 rush yds |
| Calvin Johnson | WR | 14 | 73 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 67 rec |
| Daunte Culpepper | QB | 8 | 945 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 91 rush yds |
| Maurice Morris | RB | 14 | 384 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 26 rec |
| Julian Peterson | OLB | 16 | 65 tkl · 4.5 sk |
| Larry Foote | MLB | 14 | 89 tkl · 2 sk |
| Louis Delmas | FS | 15 | 87 tkl · 1 sk |
| Cliff Avril | DE | 13 | 38 tkl · 5.5 sk |
| Bryant Johnson | WR | 16 | 36 rec · 426 rec yds · 3 rec TD |
| Jason Hunter | DE | 14 | 34 tkl · 5 sk |
| Deandre Levy | OLB | 13 | 74 tkl · 0 sk |
| Brandon Pettigrew | TE | 10 | 31 rec · 352 rec yds · 2 rec TD |
| Dennis Northcutt | WR | 14 | 34 rec · 348 rec yds · 1 rec TD |
| William James | DB | 15 | 64 tkl · 0 sk |
| Will Heller | TE | 16 | 29 rec · 296 rec yds · 3 rec TD |
| Drew Stanton | QB | 3 | 259 pass yds · 0 pass TD · 33 rush yds |
| Phillip Buchanon | DB | 11 | 41 tkl · 1 sk |
| Ernie Sims | OLB | 9 | 45 tkl · 0 sk |
| Aaron Brown | RB | 14 | 131 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 9 rec |
| Marvin White | DB | 9 | 41 tkl · 0 sk |
| Anthony Henry | CB | 10 | 40 tkl · 0 sk |
| Turk McBride | DE | 9 | 22 tkl · 1.5 sk |
| Jerome Felton | FB | 12 | 46 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 13 rec |
| Andre Fluellen | DT | 9 | 16 tkl · 1.5 sk |
| Kevin Hobbs | DB | 10 | 29 tkl · 0 sk |
| Jordon Dizon | OLB | 10 | 18 tkl · 1 sk |
| Ko Simpson | S | 6 | 28 tkl · 0 sk |
| Marquand Manuel | S | 9 | 28 tkl · 0 sk |
| Grady Jackson | DT | 14 | 27 tkl · 0 sk |
| Casey Fitzsimmons | TE | 7 | 18 rec · 128 rec yds · 0 rec TD |
| Sammie Lee Hill | NT | 12 | 25 tkl · 0 sk |
| Landon Cohen | DE | 13 | 20 tkl · 0 sk |
| Joe Cohen | DT | 5 | 9 tkl · 1 sk |
| Copeland Bryan | DE | 1 | 3 tkl · 1 sk |
| Derrick Williams | WR | 6 | 4 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 6 rec |
| Kalvin Pearson | FS | 6 | 1 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 11 tkl |
| DeAngelo Smith | DB | 4 | 9 tkl · 0 sk |
| Dewayne White | DE | 7 | 8 tkl · 0 sk |
| Jake Nordin | FB | 2 | 2 rec · 26 rec yds · 0 rec TD |
| Eric King | DB | 3 | 5 tkl · 0 sk |
| Adam Snyder | G | 4 | 4 tkl · 0 sk |
| Demarcus Faggins | DB | 2 | 4 tkl · 0 sk |
| Josh Sitton | G | 2 | 2 tkl · 0 sk |
| Zack Follett | OLB | 1 | 2 tkl · 0 sk |
| Terrelle Smith | FB | 2 | 2 rec · 7 rec yds · 0 rec TD |
| Anthony Herrera | G | 1 | 1 tkl · 0 sk |
| Casey Rabach | C | 1 | 1 tkl · 0 sk |
| Jason Smith | OT | 1 | 1 tkl · 0 sk |
| John Standeford | WR | 1 | 1 rec · 5 rec yds · 0 rec TD |
| T.J. Lang | G | 1 | 1 tkl · 0 sk |
| Yamon Figurs | WR | 2 | -2 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec |
| Dan Gronkowski | TE | 1 | 1 rec · 4 rec yds · 0 rec TD |
| Gosder Cherilus | OT | 1 | 0 rec · 0 rec yds · 0 rec TD |
| Nick Harris | P | 16 | — |