2008 Detroit Lions Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Rod Marinelli (0-16) | 0-16 | – | Finished 4th in the NFL’s National Football Conference North Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Ikaika Alama-Francis | DE | December 4, 1984 | 6’5′ | 280 | Hawaii |
| Gerald Alexander | DB | June 28, 1984 | 6’0′ | 210 | Boise St. |
| Cliff Avril | DE | April 8, 1986 | 6’3′ | 252 | Purdue |
| Jeff Backus | T | September 21, 1977 | 6’5′ | 305 | Michigan |
| Darian Barnes | FB | February 29, 1980 | 6’2′ | 250 | Rutgers |
| Darnell Bing | DB,LB | September 10, 1984 | 6’2′ | 220 | USC |
| Leigh Bodden | DB | September 24, 1981 | 6’1′ | 195 | Duquesne |
| Daniel Bullocks | DB | February 28, 1983 | 6’0′ | 210 | Nebraska |
| Daniel Campbell | TE | April 13, 1976 | 6’5′ | 263 | Texas A&M |
| Anthony Cannon | LB | December 31, 1984 | 5’10’ | 226 | Tulane |
| Aveion Cason | RB | July 12, 1979 | 5’10’ | 204 | Illinois St. |
| Gosder Cherilus | T | June 28, 1984 | 6’7′ | 315 | Boston Col. |
| Shaun Cody | DT | January 22, 1983 | 6’4′ | 292 | USC |
| Landon Cohen | DT | June 17, 1985 | 6’3′ | 274 | Ohio |
| Keary Colbert | WR | May 21, 1982 | 6’1′ | 200 | USC |
| Damion Cook | G-T | April 16, 1979 | 6’5′ | 335 | Bethune-Cookman |
| Daunte Culpepper | QB | January 28, 1977 | 6’4′ | 264 | Central Florida |
| Chartric Darby | DT | October 22, 1975 | 6’0′ | 270 | South Carolina St. |
| Jared DeVries | DE | June 11, 1976 | 6’4′ | 272 | Iowa |
| Jordon Dizon | LB | January 16, 1986 | 6’0′ | 228 | Colorado |
| Jerome Felton | RB | July 3, 1986 | 6’0′ | 246 | Furman |
| Travis Fisher | DB | September 12, 1979 | 5’10’ | 189 | Central Florida |
| Casey Fitzsimmons | TE | October 10, 1980 | 6’4′ | 258 | Carroll (MT) |
| Andre Fluellen | DT | March 7, 1985 | 6’2′ | 285 | Florida St. |
| George Foster | T | June 9, 1980 | 6’5′ | 338 | Georgia |
| Mike Furrey | DB-WR | May 12, 1977 | 6’0′ | 185 | Ohio St. |
| Michael Gaines | TE | March 30, 1980 | 6’3′ | 280 | Central Florida |
| Gilbert Gardner | LB | May 9, 1982 | 6’1′ | 228 | Purdue |
| Jason Hanson | K | June 17, 1970 | 5’11’ | 182 | Washington St. |
| Nick Harris | P | July 23, 1978 | 6’2′ | 218 | California |
| Drew Henson | QB | February 13, 1980 | 6’4′ | 233 | Michigan |
| LaMarcus Hicks | DB | April 15, 1983 | 6’0′ | 189 | Iowa St. |
| Adam Jennings | WR | November 17, 1982 | 5’9′ | 181 | Fresno St. |
| Calvin Johnson | WR | September 25, 1985 | 6’5′ | 239 | Georgia Tech |
| Rudi Johnson | RB | October 1, 1979 | 5’10’ | 220 | Auburn |
| Brian Kelly | DB | January 14, 1976 | 5’11’ | 193 | USC |
| Jon Kitna | QB | September 21, 1972 | 6’2′ | 220 | Central Washington |
| Paris Lenon | LB | November 26, 1977 | 6’2′ | 240 | Richmond |
| Alex Lewis | LB | June 11, 1981 | 6’0′ | 237 | Wisconsin |
| Andy McCollum | C-G | June 2, 1970 | 6’4′ | 300 | Toledo |
| Shaun McDonald | WR | June 13, 1981 | 5’10’ | 183 | Arizona St. |
| Brandon Middleton | WR | January 2, 1981 | 5’11’ | 190 | Houston |
| Langston Moore | DT | July 17, 1981 | 6’1′ | 303 | South Carolina |
| Don Muhlbach | C | August 17, 1981 | 6’5′ | 262 | Texas A&M |
| Edwin Mulitalo | G | September 1, 1974 | 6’3′ | 345 | Arizona |
| Ryan Nece | LB | February 24, 1979 | 6’3′ | 224 | UCLA |
| Moran Norris | FB | June 16, 1978 | 6’1′ | 250 | Kansas |
| Dan Orlovsky | QB | August 18, 1983 | 6’5′ | 230 | Connecticut |
| John Owens | TE | January 10, 1980 | 6’3′ | 266 | Notre Dame |
| Kalvin Pearson | DB | October 22, 1978 | 5’10’ | 190 | Morehouse |
| Stephen Peterman | G | January 11, 1982 | 6’4′ | 318 | LSU |
| Dominic Raiola | C | December 30, 1978 | 6’1′ | 295 | Nebraska |
| Manuel Ramirez | G | February 19, 1983 | 6’3′ | 326 | Texas Tech |
| Cory Redding | DE | November 15, 1980 | 6’4′ | 285 | Texas |
| Chris Roberson | DB | June 3, 1983 | 5’11’ | 185 | East. Michigan |
| Ramzee Robinson | DB | February 20, 1984 | 5’9′ | 183 | Alabama |
| Stuart Schweigert | DB | June 21, 1981 | 6’1′ | 208 | Purdue |
| Ernie Sims | LB | December 23, 1984 | 6’0′ | 225 | Florida St. |
| Corey Smith | DE | October 2, 1979 | 6’2′ | 250 | North Carolina St. |
| Dwight Smith | DB | August 13, 1978 | 5’10’ | 201 | Akron |
| Keith Smith | DB | March 20, 1980 | 5’11’ | 192 | McNeese St. |
| Kevin Smith | RB | December 17, 1986 | 6’0′ | 210 | Central Florida |
| John Standeford | WR | April 15, 1982 | 6’4′ | 206 | Purdue |
| Drew Stanton | QB | May 7, 1984 | 6’3′ | 236 | Michigan St. |
| Marcus Thomas | RB | May 28, 1984 | 6’2′ | 215 | Texas-El Paso |
| Dewayne White | DE | October 19, 1979 | 6’2′ | 273 | Louisville |
| Roy Williams | WR | December 20, 1981 | 6’4′ | 210 | Texas |
| Dexter Wynn | DB | February 25, 1981 | 5’9′ | 177 | Colorado St. |
