Top Seasons by Lions Defenses

Season Roster Games Points Per Game
1 2011 Cliff Avril (DT), Ndamukong Suh (DE), Stephen Tulloch (LB), Chris Houston (CB), Amari Spievey (S), Eric Wright (DU) 16 19.56
2 2017 Ezekiel Ansah (DT), A’Shawn Robinson (DE), Tahir Whitehead (LB), Darius Slay (CB), Glover Quin (S), Quandre Diggs (DU) 16 18.38
3 2013 Willie Young (DT), Nick Fairley (DE), DeAndre Levy (LB), Rashean Mathis (CB), Glover Quin (S), Louis Delmas (DU) 16 17.44
4 2025 Aidan Hutchinson (DT), Tyleik Williams (DE), Alex Anzalone (LB), D.J. Reed (CB), Kerby Joseph (S), Brian Branch (DU) 7 16.86
5 2014 Jason Jones (DT), Ndamukong Suh (DE), Cassius Vaughn (LB), Darius Slay (CB), Glover Quin (S), James Ihedigbo (DU) 16 15.69
6 2004 James Hall (DT), Shaun Rogers (DE), James Davis (LB), Dre’ Bly (CB), Brock Marion (S), Bracy Walker (DU) 16 15.5
7 2010 Cliff Avril (DT), Ndamukong Suh (DE), DeAndre Levy (LB), Alphonso Smith (CB), Louis Delmas (S), Chris Houston (DU) 16 14.69
8 2003 Shaun Rogers (DT), James Hall (DE), Barrett Green (LB), Dre’ Bly (CB), Terrence Holt (S), Otis Smith (DU) 16 14.44
9 2023 Aidan Hutchinson (DT), (DE), Alex Anzalone (LB), Brian Branch (CB), Kerby Joseph (S), Ifeatu Melifonwu (DU) 17 14.12
10 2024 Aidan Hutchinson (DT), (DE), Jack Campbell (LB), Brian Branch (CB), Kerby Joseph (S), Carlton Davis (DU) 17 13.76
11 2005 Cory Redding (DT), Shaun Rogers (DE), Nate Wayne (LB), Dre’ Bly (CB), Kenoy Kennedy (S), R.W. McQuarters (DU) 16 12.81
12 2019 A’Shawn Robinson (DT), Trey Flowers (DE), Devon Kennard (LB), Justin Coleman (CB), Tracy Walker (S), Darius Slay (DU) 16 12.75
13 2006 Cory Redding (DT), Shaun Rogers (DE), Paris Lenon (LB), Dre’ Bly (CB), Terrence Holt (S), Jamar Fletcher (DU) 16 12.75
14 2015 Ezekiel Ansah (DT), Caraun Reid (DE), Tahir Whitehead (LB), Darius Slay (CB), Glover Quin (S), Quandre Diggs (DU) 16 12.63
15 2001 Shaun Rogers (DT), Robert Porcher (DE), Chris Claiborne (LB), Todd Lyght (CB), Kurt Schulz (S), James Hall (DU) 16 12.38
16 2018 Damon Harrison (DT), Romeo Okwara (DE), Jarrad Davis (LB), Darius Slay (CB), Quandre Diggs (S), Devon Kennard (DU) 16 12.19
17 2022 Aidan Hutchinson (DT), (DE), Alex Anzalone (LB), Jeff Okudah (CB), Kerby Joseph (S), Jerry Jacobs (DU) 16 11.75
18 2007 (DT), Shaun Rogers (DE), Paris Lenon (LB), Fernando Bryant (CB), Kenoy Kennedy (S), Ernie Sims (DU) 16 10.88
19 2009 Jason Hunter (DT), Sammie Lee Hill (DE), Julian Peterson (LB), Phillip Buchanon (CB), Louis Delmas (S), DeAndre Levy (DU) 16 10.69
20 2012 Cliff Avril (DT), Nick Fairley (DE), Stephen Tulloch (LB), Chris Houston (CB), Don Carey (S), Drayton Florence (DU) 16 10.63
21 1999 James Jones (DT), Robert Porcher (DE), Chris Claiborne (LB), Robert Bailey (CB), (S), Andre Collins (DU) 16 10.5
22 1962 Roger Brown (DT), (DE), Joe Schmidt (LB), Dick LeBeau (CB), Yale Lary (S), Night Train Lane (DU) 14 10.29
23 2021 Levi Onwuzurike (DT), Alex Anzalone (DE), Julian Okwara (LB), Amani Oruwariye (CB), Tracy Walker (S), AJ Parker (DU) 17 10.18
24 2016 Devin Taylor (DT), A’Shawn Robinson (DE), Tahir Whitehead (LB), Darius Slay (CB), Glover Quin (S), Nevin Lawson (DU) 16 10.13
25 2020 Nick Williams (DT), Romeo Okwara (DE), Jamie Collins (LB), Amani Oruwariye (CB), Duron Harmon (S), Darryl Roberts (DU) 16 9.19