C · Detroit Lions
Melvin Fowler
Age 47 · 191 cm (6'3") · 141 kg · Born Mar 31, 1979 · Maryland
NFL career
2002
debut year
2009
last season
8
seasons
#67
jersey
College: Maryland
2002 NFL Draft
Rd 3
round
#76
overall pick
CLE
drafted by
Career stats
Regular-season totals from 2003 to 2008 · 19 games.
Stats by season
6 regular-season campaigns tracked.
Games during career · Detroit Lions
Most recent results for the franchise while Melvin Fowler was on the roster (1999+ play-by-play coverage).
L
L
L
L
L
L
W
L
23–37 vs Bears
2009-17 · Jan 3, 2010 · REGULAR
L
6–20 @ 49ers
2009-16 · Dec 27, 2009 · REGULAR
L
24–31 vs Cardinals
2009-15 · Dec 20, 2009 · REGULAR
L
3–48 @ Ravens
2009-14 · Dec 13, 2009 · REGULAR
L
13–23 @ Bengals
2009-13 · Dec 6, 2009 · REGULAR
L
12–34 vs Packers
2009-12 · Nov 26, 2009 · REGULAR
W
38–37 vs Browns
2009-11 · Nov 22, 2009 · REGULAR
L
10–27 @ Vikings
2009-10 · Nov 15, 2009 · REGULAR
Other "Fowler" players in NFL history
Different players, same surname — ordered by most recent.
Career badges
Retired
External profiles
Maryland alumni in the NFL
Other NFL players who attended Maryland.
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Jordan Phillips
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Josh Kaltenberger
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Ruben Hyppolite II
LB · 2025 · Bears
Tai Felton
WR · 2025 · Vikings
Tommy Akingbesote
DT · 2025 · Bills
Beau Brade
SAF · 2024 · Giants
Corey Bullock
G · 2024 · Ravens
DJ Glaze
OT · 2024 · Raiders
Gottlieb Ayedze
OT · 2024 · Raiders
2002 NFL Draft · Round 3 class
Other players selected in the same round.
#66
#66
#67
#68
#69
#71
#77
Fred Weary
G · HOU
#66
Fred Weary
DB · HOU
#67
Matt Schobel
TE · CIN
#68
Andre' Goodman
CB · DET
#69
Saleem Rasheed
LB · SFO
#70
Willie Offord
S · MIN
#71
Ben Leber
OLB · SDG
#72
#73
Roosevelt Williams
CHI
Will Witherspoon
OLB · CAR
#74
#75
Joe Jefferson
IND
Derek Ross
DB · DAL
#77
Rocky Calmus
LB · TEN
C peers of the era
Other Cs who debuted within five seasons of Melvin Fowler.
Andre Gurode
Debut 2002 · #64 · Raiders
Andy Eby
Debut 2002 · #58 · Rams
Chris Lorenti
Debut 2002 · #62 · Texans
Craig Osika
Debut 2002 · #62 · Browns
Curt McGill
Debut 2002 · #65 · Colts
Eric Heitmann
Debut 2002 · #66 · 49ers
Jason Ball
Debut 2002 · #96 · Chargers
Jeff Grau
Debut 2002 · #47 · Dolphins
Born on March 31
Jimmy Johnson
1938 · San Francisco 49ers
Mike Bass
1945 · Washington Commanders
John Leypoldt
1946 · Seattle Seahawks
Ove Johansson
1948 · Philadelphia Eagles
Charlie Hall
1948 · Green Bay Packers
Ed Marinaro
1950 · Seattle Seahawks
George Amundson
1951 · Philadelphia Eagles
Brian Duncan
1952 · Houston Texans