2009 Detroit Lions Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Jim Schwartz (2-14) | 2-14 | – | Finished 4th in the NFL’s National Football Conference North Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Cliff Avril | DE | April 8, 1986 | 6’3′ | 252 | Purdue |
| Jeff Backus | T | September 21, 1977 | 6’5′ | 305 | Michigan |
| Darnell Bing | DB,LB | September 10, 1984 | 6’2′ | 220 | USC |
| Aaron Brown | RB | October 10, 1985 | 6’0′ | 196 | TCU |
| Copeland Bryan | DE | July 14, 1983 | 6’3′ | 253 | Arizona |
| Phillip Buchanon | DB | September 19, 1980 | 5’10’ | 185 | Miami (FL) |
| Gosder Cherilus | T | June 28, 1984 | 6’7′ | 315 | Boston Col. |
| Vinny Ciurciu | LB | May 2, 1980 | 6’0′ | 235 | Clemson |
| Joe Cohen | DT | June 6, 1984 | 6’2′ | 315 | Florida |
| Landon Cohen | DT | June 17, 1985 | 6’3′ | 274 | Ohio |
| Daunte Culpepper | QB | January 28, 1977 | 6’4′ | 264 | Central Florida |
| Chartric Darby | DT | October 22, 1975 | 6’0′ | 270 | South Carolina St. |
| Louis Delmas | DB | April 12, 1987 | 5’11’ | 197 | West. Michigan |
| Jordon Dizon | LB | January 16, 1986 | 6’0′ | 228 | Colorado |
| Demarcus Faggins | DB | June 13, 1979 | 5’10’ | 178 | Kansas St. |
| Jerome Felton | RB | July 3, 1986 | 6’0′ | 246 | Furman |
| Yamon Figurs | WR | January 10, 1983 | 6’0′ | 174 | Kansas St. |
| Casey Fitzsimmons | TE | October 10, 1980 | 6’4′ | 258 | Carroll (MT) |
| Andre Fluellen | DT | March 7, 1985 | 6’2′ | 285 | Florida St. |
| Zack Follett | LB | July 3, 1987 | 6’2′ | 231 | California |
| Larry Foote | LB | June 12, 1980 | 6’0′ | 234 | Michigan |
| Eric Fowler | WR | November 17, 1984 | 6’2′ | 208 | Grand Valley St. |
| Dylan Gandy | G | March 8, 1982 | 6’3′ | 300 | Texas Tech |
| Dan Gronkowski | TE | January 21, 1985 | 6’6′ | 255 | Maryland |
| Jason Hanson | K | June 17, 1970 | 5’11’ | 182 | Washington St. |
| Nick Harris | P | July 23, 1978 | 6’2′ | 218 | California |
| Will Heller | TE | February 28, 1981 | 6’6′ | 250 | Georgia Tech |
| Anthony Henry | DB | November 3, 1976 | 6’1′ | 205 | South Florida |
| Sammie Hill | DT | November 8, 1986 | 6’4′ | 331 | Stillman |
| Kevin Hobbs | DB | April 30, 1983 | 6’0′ | 195 | Auburn |
| Nathan Hodel | TE | November 12, 1977 | 6’2′ | 249 | Illinois |
| Jason Hunter | DE | August 28, 1983 | 6’4′ | 243 | Appalachian St. |
| Grady Jackson | DT | January 21, 1973 | 6’2′ | 345 | Knoxville |
| Jon Jansen | T | January 28, 1976 | 6’6′ | 305 | Michigan |
| Adam Jennings | WR | November 17, 1982 | 5’9′ | 181 | Fresno St. |
| Bryant Johnson | WR | March 7, 1981 | 6’2′ | 214 | Penn St. |
| Calvin Johnson | WR | September 25, 1985 | 6’5′ | 239 | Georgia Tech |
| Eric King | DB | May 10, 1982 | 5’8′ | 189 | Wake Forest |
| DeAndre Levy | LB | March 26, 1987 | 6’2′ | 230 | Wisconsin |
| Daniel Loper | T | January 15, 1982 | 6’6′ | 320 | Texas Tech |
| Marquand Manuel | DB | July 11, 1979 | 6’0′ | 209 | Florida |
| Michael Matthews | TE | October 9, 1983 | 6’4′ | 270 | Georgia Tech |
| Turk McBride | DT | May 30, 1985 | 6’4′ | 285 | Tennessee |
| Marcus McCauley | DB | September 3, 1983 | 6’1′ | 203 | Fresno St. |
| Maurice Morris | RB | December 1, 1979 | 5’11’ | 202 | Oregon |
| Don Muhlbach | C | August 17, 1981 | 6’5′ | 262 | Texas A&M |
| Jake Nordin | TE | July 8, 1984 | 6’3′ | 261 | Northern Illinois |
| Dennis Northcutt | WR | December 22, 1977 | 5’11’ | 175 | Arizona |
| Kalvin Pearson | DB | October 22, 1978 | 5’10’ | 190 | Morehouse |
| Cedric Peerman | RB | October 10, 1986 | 5’9′ | 210 | Virginia |
| Stephen Peterman | G | January 11, 1982 | 6’4′ | 318 | LSU |
| Julian Peterson | LB | July 28, 1978 | 6’3′ | 235 | Michigan St. |
| Will Peterson | DB | June 15, 1979 | 6’0′ | 200 | Michigan |
| Brandon Pettigrew | TE | February 23, 1985 | 6’5′ | 257 | Oklahoma St. |
| Dominic Raiola | C | December 30, 1978 | 6’1′ | 295 | Nebraska |
| Manuel Ramirez | G | February 19, 1983 | 6’3′ | 326 | Texas Tech |
| Ephraim Salaam | T | June 19, 1976 | 6’7′ | 295 | San Diego St. |
| Ko Simpson | DB | November 9, 1983 | 6’1′ | 200 | South Carolina |
| Ernie Sims | LB | December 23, 1984 | 6’0′ | 225 | Florida St. |
| DeAngelo Smith | DB | July 17, 1986 | 5’11’ | 191 | Cincinnati |
| Kevin Smith | RB | December 17, 1986 | 6’0′ | 210 | Central Florida |
| Terrelle Smith | FB | March 12, 1978 | 6’0′ | 246 | Arizona St. |
| Matthew Stafford | QB | February 7, 1988 | 6’2′ | 230 | Georgia |
| John Standeford | WR | April 15, 1982 | 6’4′ | 206 | Purdue |
| Drew Stanton | QB | May 7, 1984 | 6’3′ | 236 | Michigan St. |
| Dewayne White | DE | October 19, 1979 | 6’2′ | 273 | Louisville |
| Marvin White | DB | December 5, 1983 | 6’1′ | 199 | TCU |
| Derrick Williams | WR | July 6, 1986 | 5’11’ | 197 | Penn St. |
| Jack Williams | DB | March 27, 1985 | 5’8′ | 181 | Kent St. |
| Brian Witherspoon | DB | June 5, 1985 | 5’10’ | 175 | Stillman |
| Jahi Word-Daniels | DB | November 19, 1986 | 6’0′ | 193 | Georgia Tech |
