The Lions didn’t get much production from their running back corps last season.  Kevin Jones played pretty decent but he missed the lastfour games of last season.  Jones played in 12 games last season and he carried the ball 181 times for 689 yards (3.8 ypc) with 6 TD runs.  He also caught 61 passes for 520 yards (8.5 avg) with 2 TD runs.  For his career, Jones has played in 40 games (39 starts) and has carried the ball 608 times for 2,486 yards (4.1 ypc) with 16 TD runs.  He also has caught 109 passes for 809 yards (7.4 avg) with 3 TD catches.

Arlen Harris started in place of Jones when he was injured, but he didn’t impress anyone.  He played in 10 games (3 starts) last season and he carried the ball 49 times for 158 yards (3.2 ypc) with 1 TD run.  He also caught 18 passes for 132 yards (7.3 avg).  For his career, Harris has played in 56 games (6 starts) and he has carried the ball 167 times for 497 yards (3.0 ypc) with 6 TD runs.  He also has caught 41 passes for 312 yards (7.6 avg).

Aveion Cason only played in 6 games (2 starts) this season and he carried the ball 24 times for 94 yards (3.9 ypc).  He also caught 5 passes for 26 yards (5.2 avg).  For his career, Cason has played in 37 games (5 starts) and he carried the ball 111 times for 517 yards (4.7 ypc) with 3 TD runs.  He also caught 46 passes for 499 yards (10.8 avg) with 2 TD catches.

Brian Calhoun’s rookie season was cut short because of injury.  Calhoun only played in 7 games and carried the ball 7 times for 19 yards (2.7 ypc).  He also caught 2 passes for 20 yards.

Lamar Gordon made a brief appearance for the Lions and carried the ball 1 time for 2 yards.  For his career, Gordon has played in 41 games (15 starts) and he’s carried the ball 226 times for 774 yards (3.4 ypc) with 3 TD runs.  He also has caught 62 passes for 490 yards (7.9 avg) with 2 TD grabs.

Shawn Bryson also had his season cut short by injury.  Bryson only played in 6 games and he carried the ball only 2 times for 1 yard.  He also caught 8 passes for 98 yards (12.3 avg) with 1 TD catch.  For his career, Bryson has played in 91 games (27 starts) and he’s carried the ball 528 times for 2,144 yards (4.1 ypc) with 6 TD runs.  He also has caught 185 passes for 1,383 yards (7.5 avg) with 3 TD grabs.