List of Detroit Lions Pro Bowl selections

Barry Sanders sitting at a table.
Joe Schmidt running in his Pittsburgh Panthers football uniform with no helmet on and his mouth open.
Barry Sanders (top) and Joe Schmidt (bottom) jointly hold the team record for most Pro Bowl selections, with 10 each.[1] Sanders, a running back, was selected to the Pro Bowl 10 consecutive times, being chosen every season that he played in the NFL.[2] Schmidt, a linebacker, was also selected to 10 consecutive Pro Bowls during the 1950s and 1960s.[3] Both players were selected to the 100th Anniversary All-Time Team.[4][5]

The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC).[6] The franchise was founded in Portsmouth, Ohio, as the Portsmouth Spartans and joined the NFL on July 12, 1930.[7] After being purchased by George A. Richards in 1934, the franchise was relocated to Detroit and renamed to the Detroit Lions in reference to the city's Major League Baseball franchise, the Detroit Tigers.[8][9] The team plays its home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.[10]

Starting with the 1938 NFL season, the NFL instituted an All-Star Game that pitted the league's championship team against a team made up of the best players from the remaining teams.[11] Five of these exhibition games were played, with the last occurring after the 1942 NFL season, before the NFL reduced the number of teams and games in the season due to players serving in World War II.[12][13] The first official Pro Bowl occurred in 1951 following the 1950 NFL season.[14] From the 1950 season until the 1969 season, the exhibition game was played between teams representing the Eastern and Western Conferences of the NFL.[15] After the American Football League (AFL) merged with the NFL in 1970, the game was played between teams representing the NFC and the American Football Conference (AFC). The conference team format remained until 2014 when the NFL shifted to a fantasy football format with teams selected by captains from the full pool of Pro Bowl selectees. This format only lasted for three seasons before it reverted to the conference team format from the 2016 to 2021 NFL seasons;[14] this period included the cancellation of the 2021 Pro Bowl due to the COVID-19 pandemic (teams were still selected and players were still recognized as Pro Bowl selectees).[16] Starting with the 2023 Pro Bowl after the 2022 NFL season, the NFL again changed the format; instead of playing an exhibition game, the Pro Bowl was converted to series of skill competitions that culminated in a non-contact flag football game.[17]

Pro Bowl selections are made by a cumulative vote by three groups that hold equal weight: coaches, players, and fans.[14] Based on the vote results, each team is filled out based on generic offense, defense, and special teams.[18] Before the institution of the Pro Bowl Games in 2023, the players with the most votes were named starters, while the remainder of the selectees were reserves.[19] If a Pro Bowl selectee is unable to participate in the Pro Bowl, either for health reasons or the fact that they are playing in the Super Bowl right after the Pro Bowl, an alternate is named in the player's place. Alternate players are still considered official Pro Bowl selectees.[20] The coaching staffs for each team have been selected in various ways, with the common option being the coaching staffs of the team with the best record in each conference who were not going to the Super Bowl given the honors.[21] With the onset of the Pro Bowl Games, the NFL now selects the coaching staffs for the flag football game.[22] Players for each team are paid for their participation, with a higher sum going to the winning team.[23] Throughout the life of the Pro Bowl, awards have been given out to recognize the best player or players of the game. From 2016 to 2022, an award was given to an offensive and defensive most valuable player (MVP).[12]

The Lions have had representatives at the Pro Bowl every year since 1950 except for nine seasons. The Lions' first selections in the inaugural Pro Bowl in 1951 were Cloyce Box, Lou Creekmur, Don Doll, Thurman McGraw, and Doak Walker.[24] Four Lions have been given a Pro Bowl MVP award.[12] Linebacker Joe Schmidt and running back Barry Sanders are tied for the team record for most Pro Bowl selections with 10, while Yale Lary (9 selections), and Lou Creekmur (8 selections) round out the top four.[1] Sanders was the first player to play at least 10 seasons in the NFL and be selected to the Pro Bowl in each season they played.[25] The most recent Pro Bowl selections for the Lions were Jahmyr Gibbs, Aidan Hutchinson, Sam LaPorta, Frank Ragnow, Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Penei Sewell, and Amon-Ra St. Brown for the 2024 Pro Bowl Games.[26]

Selections

All-Star Game (1938–42)

Headshot of Augie Lio.
Augie Lio was selected for two All-Star Games.[27]
Detroit Lions NFL All-Star Game selections by year
Season All-Star Game # of Lions
selected 		Players (# of All-Star Games with Lions) Position[a] Refs
1938 January 1939 2 Lloyd Cardwell (1) Back [28]
Bill Radovich (1) Guard
1939 January 1940 3 Raymond George (1) Tackle [29]
Jack Johnson (1) Tackle
Fred Vanzo (1) Back
1940 December 1940 4 Lloyd Cardwell (2) Back [30]
Charles Price (1)[b] Back
Harry Smith (1) Guard
Byron White (1)[b] Back
1941 January 1942 2 Augie Lio (1) Guard [36]
John Tripson (1) Tackle
1942 December 1942 2 Harry Hopp (1) Tailback [37]
Augie Lio (2) Guard

Pro Bowl (1950–present)

Main article: List of lists of Pro Bowl players
Black and white photograph of Don Doll in an unidentified jersey. The jersey has the number 27 on it and he's shown from about the waist up.
Don Doll, in his third of four Pro Bowl appearances for the Lions, was the 1953 Pro Bowl MVP.[12]
Trading card of Bobby Lane in a Lions uniform and helmet, underhand throwing a football.
Bobby Layne was selected to five Pro Bowls during the 1950s.[38]
Doak Walker carrying a football and smiling while wearing a shirt with the number 37 on it.
Doak Walker made the Pro Bowl five times, only missing it once during his career.[39]
Trading card of Jack Christiansen. Shown in a Lions jersey with no helmet, smiling.
Jack Christiansen made five Pro Bowls as a safety during the 1950s before retiring to coach.[40][41]
Black and white head shot from the shoulders up of Dick "Night Train" Lane.
Hall of Fame cornerback Dick "Night Train" Lane started off the 1960s with three consecutive Pro Bowl selections.[42]
Alex Karras in a jersey and on his hands and toes, as if about to rush a passer.
Hall of Fame defensive tackle Alex Karras made the Pro Bowl four times during the 1960s.[43]
Lem Barney in a red suit jacket, shown from about the chest up and smiling.
Hall of Fame cornerback and return specialist Lem Barney, pictured here in 2015, was selected to seven Pro Bowls between 1967 and 1976.[44]
Head shot of Al Baker in a Detroit Lions jersey.
Al Baker, pictured here in 2014, made the Pro Bowl in his rookie season (1978), setting the unofficial single-season sack record in the process. Baker made three straight Pro Bowls to start his career.[45][46]
Billy Sims with one finger up, posing for a picture.
Billy Sims, pictured here in 2010, made three consecutive Pro Bowls in the 1980s.[47]
Lomas Thomas mid-play, in a Detroit Lions uniform, about to block a player from the Chicago Bears.
Lomas Brown was selected to six straight Pro Bowls as a Lion during the 1990s.[48]
Jason Hanson at practice in a Detroit Lions jersey, shorts, and hat while carrying his helmet.
Kicker Jason Hanson made two Pro Bowls with the Lions during the 1990s. He is the team's all-time leader in points scored.[49][50]
Calvin Johnson in a Lions uniform and helmet standing on an NFL field ready for the play to start.
Calvin Johnson, a first-ballot Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver, made six consecutive Pro Bowls in the 2010s.[51][52]
Matthew Stafford in a Detroit Lions uniform and helmet. He's on a football field preparing to throw a pass.
Matthew Stafford was the offensive MVP of the 2015 Pro Bowl.[53]
Matt Prater in his Lions uniform. He is mid-field goal attempt, with his leg back about to kick the ball.
Kicker Matt Prater was selected for the Pro Bowl once with the team and was the Lions' only representative to the 2017 Pro Bowl.[54][55]
Side view of Don Muhlback in his full Detroit Lions uniform while holding his helmet in his hand.
Don Muhlbach is the first and only player in Lions' history to be selected to the Pro Bowl as a long snapper (2013 and 2019).[56][57]
Jonah Jackson from the side, from about the thighs up, wearing his Detroit Lions uniform.
Jonah Jackson was the only Lion selected for the 2022 Pro Bowl.[58]
Penei Sewell from the waist up in a Lions uniform and no helmet wearing eye black.
Offensive tackle Penei Sewell made back-to-back Pro Bowls following the 2022 and 2023 NFL seasons.[59]
Key
* Selected as Pro Bowl MVP[c]
† Selected as the NFL MVP for that season
Detroit Lions Pro Bowl selections by year
Season Pro Bowl[d] # of Lions
selected 		Players (# of Pro Bowls with Lions) Position[e] Refs
1950 1951 5 Cloyce Box (1) End [24]
Lou Creekmur (1) Guard
Don Doll (1) Defensive back
Thurman McGraw (1) Tackle
Doak Walker (1) Halfback
1951 1952 7 Les Bingaman (1) Center [63]
Lou Creekmur (2) Guard
Don Doll (2) Safety
Leon Hart (1) End
Robert Hoernschemeyer (1) Halfback
Bobby Layne (1) Quarterback
Doak Walker (2) Halfback
1952 1953 7 Cloyce Box (2) End [64][12]
Lou Creekmur (3) Tackle
Don Doll (3) * Safety
Pat Harder (1) Fullback
Robert Hoernschemeyer (2) Halfback
Bobby Layne (2) Quarterback
Bob Smith (1) Safety
1953 1954 7 Les Bingaman (2) Guard [65]
Jack Christiansen (1) Safety
Lou Creekmur (4) Tackle
Yale Lary (1) Safety
Bobby Layne (3) Quarterback
Dick Stanfel (1) Guard
Doak Walker (3) Halfback
1954 1955 7 Jack Christiansen (2) Safety [66]
Lou Creekmur (5) Tackle
Jim David (1) Defensive back
Joe Schmidt (1) Linebacker
Bill Stits (1) Defensive back
LaVern Torgeson (1) Linebacker
Doak Walker (4) Halfback
1955 1956 6 Jack Christiansen (3) Safety [67]
Lou Creekmur (6) Tackle
Jim David (2) Defensive back
Joe Schmidt (2) Linebacker
Dick Stanfel (2) Guard
Doak Walker (5) Halfback
1956 1957 7 Charlie Ane Jr. (1) Center [68]
Jack Christiansen (4) Safety
Lou Creekmur (7) Tackle
Jim David (3) Defensive back
Yale Lary (2) Safety
Bobby Layne (4) Quarterback
Joe Schmidt (3) Linebacker
1957 1958 7 Jack Christiansen (5) Safety [69]
Lou Creekmur (8) Tackle
Jim David (4) Defensive back
Yale Lary (3) Safety
Darris McCord (1) Defensive end
Joe Schmidt (4) Linebacker
Harley Sewell (1) Guard
1958 1959 6 Charlie Ane Jr. (2) Center [70]
Jim David (5) Defensive back
Yale Lary (4) Safety
Bobby Layne (5) Quarterback[f]
Joe Schmidt (5) Linebacker
Harley Sewell (2) Guard
1959 1960 4 Jim David (6) Defensive back [72]
Yale Lary (5) Defensive back
Joe Schmidt (6) Linebacker
Harley Sewell (3) Guard
1960 1961 7 Gail Cogdill (1) End [73]
Jim Gibbons (1) End
Alex Karras (1) Defensive tackle
Dick Lane (1) Cornerback
Yale Lary (6) Safety
Nick Pietrosante (1) Fullback
Joe Schmidt (7) Linebacker
1961 1962 7 Jim Gibbons (2) End [74]
Alex Karras (2) Defensive tackle
Dick Lane (2) Cornerback
Yale Lary (7) Safety
Jim Martin (1) Kicker
Nick Pietrosante (2) Fullback
Joe Schmidt (8) Linebacker
1962 1963 7 Roger Brown (1) Defensive tackle [75]
Gail Cogdill (2) End
Alex Karras (3) Defensive tackle
Dick Lane (3) Cornerback
Yale Lary (8) Safety
Joe Schmidt (9) Linebacker
Harley Sewell (4) Guard
1963 1964 6 Terry Barr (1) End [76]
Roger Brown (2) Defensive tackle
Gail Cogdill (3) End
John Gordy (1) Guard
Joe Schmidt (10) Linebacker
Wayne Walker (1) Linebacker
1964 1965 7 Terry Barr (2) * End [77][12]
Roger Brown (3) Defensive tackle
Jim Gibbons (3) Tight end
John Gordy (2) Guard
Yale Lary (9) Safety
Dick LeBeau (1) Cornerback
Wayne Walker (2) Linebacker
1965 1966 6 Roger Brown (4) Defensive tackle [78]
John Gordy (3) Guard
Alex Karras (4) Defensive tackle
Dick LeBeau (2) Cornerback
Pat Studstill (1) End
Wayne Walker (3) Linebacker
1966 1967 3 Roger Brown (5) Defensive tackle [79]
Dick LeBeau (3) Cornerback
Pat Studstill (2) End
1967 1968 2 Lem Barney (1) Cornerback [80]
Mel Farr (1) Back
1968 1969 2 Lem Barney (2) Cornerback [81]
Charlie Sanders (1) Tight end
1969 1970 3 Lem Barney (3) Cornerback [82]
Ed Flanagan (1) Center
Charlie Sanders (2) Tight end
1970 1971 4 Mel Farr (2) Running back [83]
Ed Flanagan (2) Center
Paul Naumoff (1) Linebacker
Charlie Sanders (3) Tight end
1971 1972 5 Ed Flanagan (3) Center [84]
Greg Landry (1) Quarterback
Mike Lucci (1) Linebacker
Steve Owens (1) Fullback
Charlie Sanders (4) Tight end
1972 1973 2 Lem Barney (4) Cornerback [85]
Rocky Freitas (1) Tackle
1973 1974 2 Lem Barney (5) Cornerback [86]
Ed Flanagan (4) Center
1974 1975 2 Dick Jauron (1) Safety [87]
Charlie Sanders (5) Tight end
1975 1976 2 Lem Barney (6) Cornerback [88]
Charlie Sanders (6) Tight end
1976 1977 2 Lem Barney (7) Cornerback [89]
Charlie Sanders (7) Tight end
1977 1978 0 None N/A [90]
1978 1979 3 Al Baker (1) Defensive end [91]
Doug English (1) Defensive tackle
David Hill (1) Tight end
1979 1980 2 Al Baker (2) Defensive end [92]
David Hill (2) Tight end
1980 1981 3 Al Baker (3) Defensive end [93][12]
Ed Murray (1) * Kicker
Billy Sims (1) Running back
1981 1982 3 Doug English (2) Defensive tackle [94]
Billy Sims (2) Running back
Tom Skladany (1) Punter
1982 1983 3 Keith Dorney (1) Tackle [95]
Doug English (3) Defensive tackle
Billy Sims (3) Running back
1983 1984 1 Doug English (4) Defensive tackle [96]
1984 1985 0 None N/A [97]
1985 1986 0 None N/A [98]
1986 1987 0 None N/A [99]
1987 1988 1 Jim Arnold (1) Punter [100]
1988 1989 2 Jim Arnold (2) Punter [101]
Michael Cofer (1) Linebacker
1989 1990 4 Jerry Ball (1) Nose tackle [102]
Ed Murray (2) Kicker
Barry Sanders (1) Running back
Chris Spielman (1) Linebacker
1990 1991 5 Jerry Ball (2) Nose tackle [103]
Lomas Brown (1) Tackle
Mel Gray (1) Kick returner
Barry Sanders (2) Running back
Chris Spielman (2) Linebacker
1991 1992 6 Jerry Ball (3) Nose tackle [104]
Bennie Blades (1) Safety
Lomas Brown (2) Tackle
Mel Gray (2) Kick returner
Barry Sanders (3) Running back
Chris Spielman (3) Linebacker
1992 1993 3 Lomas Brown (3) Tackle [105]
Mel Gray (3) Kick returner
Barry Sanders (4) Running back
1993 1994 3 Lomas Brown (4) Tackle [106]
Barry Sanders (5) Running back
Pat Swilling (1) Linebacker
1994 1995 5 Lomas Brown (5) Tackle [107]
Mel Gray (4) Kick returner
Herman Moore (1) Wide receiver
Barry Sanders (6) Running back
Chris Spielman (4) Linebacker
1995 1996 4 Lomas Brown (6) Tackle [108]
Kevin Glover (1) Center
Herman Moore (2) Wide receiver
Barry Sanders (7) Running back
1996 1997 3 Kevin Glover (2) Center [109]
Herman Moore (3) Wide receiver
Barry Sanders (8) Running back
1997 1998 5 Kevin Glover (3) Center [110][111]
Jason Hanson (1) Kicker
Herman Moore (4) Wide receiver
Robert Porcher (1) Defensive end
Barry Sanders (9) † Running back
1998 1999 1 Barry Sanders (10) Running back [112]
1999 2000 5 Stephen Boyd (1) Linebacker [113]
Luther Elliss (1) Defensive tackle
Jason Hanson (2) Kicker
Robert Porcher (2) Defensive end
David Sloan (1) Tight end
2000 2001 3 Stephen Boyd (2) Linebacker [114]
Luther Elliss (2) Defensive tackle
Desmond Howard (1) Kick returner
2001 2002 1 Robert Porcher (3) Defensive end [115]
2002 2003 0 None N/A [116]
2003 2004 1 Dré Bly (1) Cornerback [117]
2004 2005 3 Dré Bly (2) Cornerback [118]
Eddie Drummond (1) Kick returner
Shaun Rogers (1) Defensive tackle
2005 2006 1 Shaun Rogers (2) Defensive tackle [119]
2006 2007 1 Roy Williams (1) Wide receiver [120]
2007 2008 0 None N/A [121]
2008 2009 0 None N/A [122]
2009 2010 0 None N/A [123]
2010 2011 2 Calvin Johnson (1) Wide receiver [124]
Ndamukong Suh (1) Defensive tackle
2011 2012 1 Calvin Johnson (2) Wide receiver [125]
2012 2013 3 Calvin Johnson (3) Wide receiver [126]
Don Muhlbach (1) Long snapper
Ndamukong Suh (2) Defensive tackle
2013 2014 2 Calvin Johnson (4) Wide receiver [127]
Ndamukong Suh (3) Defensive tackle
2014 2015 5 Calvin Johnson (5) Wide receiver [128][53]
Glover Quin (1) Safety
Matthew Stafford (1) * Quarterback
Ndamukong Suh (4) Defensive tackle
Golden Tate (1) Wide receiver
2015 2016 2 Ezekiel Ansah (1) Defensive end [129]
Calvin Johnson (6) Wide receiver
2016 2017 1 Matt Prater (1) Kicker [55]
2017 2018 2 T. J. Lang (1) Guard [130]
Darius Slay (1) Cornerback
2018 2019 2 Don Muhlbach (2) Long snapper [131]
Darius Slay (2) Cornerback
2019 2020 2 Kenny Golladay (1) Wide receiver [132]
Darius Slay (3) Cornerback
2020 2021[g] 3 Jack Fox (1) Punter [133]
T. J. Hockenson (1) Tight end
Frank Ragnow (1) Center
2021 2022 1 Jonah Jackson (1) Guard [134]
2022 2023[h] 4 Jared Goff (1) Quarterback [135]
Frank Ragnow (2) Center
Penei Sewell (1) Tackle
Amon-Ra St. Brown (1) Wide receiver
2023 2024 7 Jahmyr Gibbs (1) Running back [26]
Aidan Hutchinson (1) Defensive end
Sam LaPorta (1) Tight end
Frank Ragnow (3) Center
Jalen Reeves-Maybin (1) Special teams
Penei Sewell (2) Tackle
Amon-Ra St. Brown (2) Wide receiver

Most Pro Bowl selections

Trading card image of Yale Lary doing the Heisman pose with a ball in one arm and no helmet.
Yale Lary, in the offseason after being selected to the 1954 Pro Bowl, was ordered to report for duty in the United States Army. After completing his service, which forced him to miss the 1954 and 1955 seasons, Lary returned to the NFL and was selected for eight more Pro Bowls.[136][137][138]
Detroit Lions players with the most Pro Bowl selections while part of the team
Count Player Position[e] Selections Refs
10 Barry Sanders Running back 1989–1998 [1][2]
Joe Schmidt Linebacker 1954–1963 [1][3]
9 Yale Lary Safety/defensive back 1953, 1956–1962, 1964 [1][138]
8 Lou Creekmur Tackle/guard 1950–1957 [1][139]
7 Lem Barney Cornerback 1967–1969, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976 [1][44]
Charlie Sanders Tight end 1968–1971, 1974–1976 [1][140]
6 Lomas Brown Tackle 1990–1995 [1][48]
Jim David Defensive back 1954–1959 [1][141]
Calvin Johnson Wide receiver 2010–2015 [1][52]
5 Roger Brown Defensive tackle 1962–1966 [1][142]
Jack Christiansen Safety 1953–1957 [1][40]
Bobby Layne Quarterback 1951–1953, 1956, 1958 [1][38]
Doak Walker Halfback 1950, 1951, 1953–1955 [1][39]

Notes

  1. ^ The position which the player was elected to the All-Star Game for.
  2. ^ a b Sources conflict on whether Lloyd Cardwell and Byron White were selected to the December 1940 All-Star Game. Pro Football Reference does not include them on the team,[30] while sources from the time note that both players were selected and practicing with the All-Star team.[31][32][33][34][35]
  3. ^ At different times, the Pro Bowl MVP Award has also been called the "Player of the Game".[60] It has also been handed out to more than one player: in the past it was given to the best back and the best lineman and more recently it is given to the best offensive and defensive players.[61][62]
  4. ^ The Pro Bowl is held at the end of the season, which typically occurs during the next calendar year. As an example, the 1951 Pro Bowl included Pro Bowl selectees from the 1950 NFL season.
  5. ^ a b The position which the player was elected to the Pro Bowl for.
  6. ^ Bobby Layne was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers part way through the 1958 NFL season.[71]
  7. ^ The 2021 Pro Bowl was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[16]
  8. ^ The NFL changed the format for the Pro Bowl; instead of an exhibition full contact game, Pro Bowl selectees competed in various skills competitions and a non-contact flag football game.[17]

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