Detroit Lions Specialists

Detroit Lions were really extraordinary on Special Teams last season. Ranked # 6 by Football Outsiders and # 2 by Lindy's.

Special Teams tackles

PLAYER	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	KR	YDS	AVG	TD
Golden Tate	88	936	10.6	0	5	93	18.6	0
TJ Jones	7	59	8.4	0	5	106	21.2	0
Dwayne Washington	0	0	0.0	0	2	46	23.0	0
Keshawn Martin	94	858	9.1	1	80	2,001	25.0	0
Jared Abbrederis	0	0	0.0	0	2	52	26.0	0
Jace Billingsley*	14	131	9.4	0	53	1,399	26.4	2
Jamal Agnew*	17	216	12.7	1	0	0	0.0	0

Carey 11
Killebrew 8
Williams 7

Matt Prater  12th year in the NFL 4th in Detroit
FA Broncos 2014
Regular Season: 42 games 73/85 FG 88/93 XP
Playoffs 2 games 4/4 FG 2/2 XP
Preseason: 14/15 FB 7/8 XP
College: Central Florida 46 games 50/74 FG 108/117 XP
Contract:1 year $4.325 mil
Snaps: 73 ST

Analysis:
Pro Bowl season in 2016. Clutch kicks. Valuable player.

Sam Martin 5th year in Detroit
5th round pick 2013
Regular Season: 64 games 282/46.8 ave
Playoffs 2 games 9/41.5 ave
Preseason: 47/45.7
College: App State 226/41.6 ave
Contract 3 years $3.325 mil
Snaps: 219 ST

Analysis:
Great season in 2016. 2nd best net punt ave in history. Snubbed in the pro bowl.

Don Muhlbach 13th year in Detroit
FA 2004
Regular season: 196 games 25 tackles 1 FF
Playoffs: 3 games
Preseason: 5 tackles
College: Texas A & M
Pro day: 6037 255 5.28
Contract: 1 yer $695,000 cap hit
Snaps: 138 ST

Analysis:
The senior member of the Detroit Lions. Last link to the Millen era and the 0-16 team. Pro Bowl 2013.

Kasey Redfern 4th year in the NFL
FA 2017 4 teams
College: Wofford 146/39.6 ave punts 11/19 FG 52/56 PAT
Contract: 1 year $495,000

Analysis:
A camp Leg. Can kick and Punt.

Jeff Locke 5th year in the NFL 1st in Detroit
FA 2017 Colts
Lions stats: 5 games 27/1140/45.3 ave 42.2 net
NFL Stats: 69 games 317/12401/43.4
College: UCLA 53 games 44.2 Ave 6/9 XP 2/3 FG
Combine: 6007 209