| Surname | Forename | Pos | No. | Games | Starts | DET | CHI | MIN | CIN | GB | DAL | STL | NO | PIT | MIN | CLE | CHI | HOU | SF | GB | DET |
| Arbubakrr | Hasson | DE | 69 | 16 | 1 | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | RDE | P | P | P | P |
| Armstrong | Adger | FB | 46 | 11 | 5 | N | N | N | N | N | P | P | FB | P | P | FB | P | P | FB | FB | FB |
| Bailey | Don | C | 61 | 0 | 0 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | DNP | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR |
| Bell | Jerry | TE | 82 | 16 | 6 | TE | TE | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | TE | TE | TE | P | P | TE |
| Bell | Theo | WR | 83 | 16 | 4 | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | WR | P | P | WR | WR | P | WR | P |
| Brantley | Scot | LB | 52 | 16 | 15 | RILB | RILB | RILB | RILB | RILB | RILB | RILB | RILB | RILB | RILB | RILB | RILB | P | RILB | RILB | RILB |
| Branton | Gene | WR | 80 | 1 | 0 | P | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR |
| Brown | Cedric | S | 34 | 8 | 7 | FS | FS | FS | FS | P | FS | FS | FS | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR |
| Bujnoch | Glenn | G | 77 | 6 | 2 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | P | RG | RG | P | P | DNP | DNP | DNP | P |
| Cannon | John | DL | 78 | 14 | 11 | LDE | LDE | LDE | LDE | LDE | LDE | P | P | LDE | LDE | LDE | IA | IA | RDE | P | RDE |
| Capece | Bill | K | 3 | 15 | 0 | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | IA |
| Carter | Gerald | WR | 87 | 16 | 9 | WR | P | WR | WR | WR | WR | WR | WR | P | WR | WR | P | P | P | P | P |
| Carver | Melvin | RB | 28 | 16 | 9 | RB | P | P | P | FB | P | P | P | FB | FB | P | RB | RB | RB | RB | RB |
| Castille | Jeremiah | CB | 23 | 15 | 7 | P | DNP | P | RCB | RCB | P | P | P | P | LCB | LCB | LCB | LCB | LCB | P | P |
| Colzie | Neal | S | 20 | 5 | 3 | P | SS | SS | SS | P | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR |
| Cotney | Mark | S | 33 | 12 | 12 | SS | IR | IR | IR | IR | SS | SS | SS | SS | SS | SS | SS | SS | SS | SS | SS |
| Davis | Jeff | LB | 58 | 15 | 14 | LILB | LILB | LILB | LILB | LILB | LILB | LILB | LILB | LILB | LILB | LILB | LILB | LILB | LILB | DNP | P |
| Farrell | Sean | G | 62 | 10 | 9 | RG | RG | RG | IA | IA | IA | IA | IA | IA | P | RG | RG | RG | RG | RG | RG |
| Garcia | Frank | P | 5 | 16 | 0 | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| Giles | Jimmie | TE | 88 | 11 | 9 | P | TE | TE | TE | TE | TE | TE | TE | TE | TE | IA | IA | IA | IA | P | DNP |
| Golsteyn | Jerry | QB | 11 | 5 | 3 | QB | QB | DNP | DNP | P | DNP | DNP | P | DNP | DNP | DNP | QB | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Green | Hugh | LB | 53 | 16 | 15 | ROLB | ROLB | ROLB | ROLB | ROLB | ROLB | P | ROLB | ROLB | ROLB | ROLB | ROLB | ROLB | ROLB | ROLB | ROLB |
| Grimes | Randy | C | 60 | 15 | 10 | P | P | P | P | LG | LG | LG | P | DNP | LG | LG | C | C | C | C | C |
| Hawkins | Andy | LB | 59 | 6 | 5 | LOLB | LOLB | LOLB | LOLB | P | LOLB | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR |
| Hewko | Bob | QB | 8 | 3 | 0 | P | P | P | DNP | DNP | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR |
| Holt | John | CB | 21 | 16 | 16 | LCB | LCB | LCB | LCB | LCB | LCB | LCB | LCB | LCB | RCB | RCB | RCB | RCB | RCB | LCB | LCB |
| House | Kevin | WR | 89 | 16 | 16 | WR | WR | WR | WR | WR | WR | WR | WR | WR | WR | WR | WR | WR | WR | WR | WR |
| Johnson | Cecil | LB | 56 | 5 | 1 | P | P | P | P | LOLB | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR |
| Judie | Ed | LB | 51 | 11 | 10 | N | N | N | N | N | P | LOLB | LOLB | LOLB | LOLB | LOLB | LOLB | LOLB | LOLB | LOLB | LOLB |
| Komlo | Jeff | QB | 7 | 2 | 0 | N | N | N | N | N | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | P | P | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| LaBeaux | Sandy | S | 29 | 3 | 0 | N | N | N | N | P | P | P | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR |
| Leonard | Jim | C | 57 | 15 | 1 | P | P | P | DNP | P | P | P | C | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| Logan | David | DT | 76 | 16 | 16 | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Lowry | Quentin | LB | 64 | 6 | 0 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | P | P | P | P | P | P | IR |
| Middleton | Terdell | RB | 43, 44 | 7 | 0 | P | P | P | P | DNP | N | N | N | N | N | N | DNP | P | DNP | P | P |
| Morris | Thomas | CB | 24 | 12 | 0 | P | P | P | P | P | P | IR | IR | IR | IR | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| Morton | Michael | RB | 1 | 16 | 0 | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| Obradovich | Jim | TE | 86 | 16 | 5 | P | P | P | P | P | P | TE | P | P | P | P | TE | TE | TE | TE | P |
| O'Steen | Dwayne | CB | 44 | 3 | 0 | N | P | P | P | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Owens | James | RB | 26 | 12 | 5 | P | RB | RB | RB | RB | RB | P | DNP | IA | DNP | IA | P | P | P | P | P |
| Reavis | Dave | T | 75 | 15 | 11 | LT | DNP | LT | LT | LT | LT | P | P | P | P | LT | LT | LT | LT | LT | LT |
| Reece | Beasley | S | 43 | 9 | 8 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | P | FS | FS | FS | FS | FS | FS | FS | FS |
| Reese | Booker | DE | 66 | 16 | 7 | P | P | P | P | P | P | LDE | LDE | P | P | P | LDE | LDE | LDE | LDE | LDE |
| Sanders | Gene | T | 74 | 11 | 7 | P | LT | P | P | P | DNP | LT | LT | LT | LT | DNP | DNP | RT | RT | DNP | DNP |
| Selmon | Lee Roy | DE | 63 | 14 | 13 | RDE | RDE | RDE | RDE | RDE | RDE | RDE | RDE | RDE | RDE | RDE | P | RDE | IA | RDE | DNP |
| Smith | Johnny Ray | CB | 22 | 16 | 1 | P | P | P | P | SS | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| Snell | Ray | G | 72 | 9 | 6 | LG | LG | DNP | LG | DNP | DNP | P | LG | DNP | P | P | LG | DNP | DNP | DNP | LG |
| Spradlin | Danny | LB | 55 | 16 | 2 | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | LILB | LILB |
| Stalls | Dave | DE | 65 | 6 | 0 | DNP | P | P | P | P | P | P | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Thomas | Kelly | T | 70 | 14 | 13 | RT | RT | RT | RT | RT | RT | RT | RT | RT | RT | RT | RT | IA | P | RT | DNP |
| Thomas | Norris | CB | 41 | 10 | 0 | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| Thompson | Jack | QB | 14 | 14 | 13 | P | DNP | QB | QB | QB | QB | QB | QB | QB | QB | QB | IA | QB | QB | QB | QB |
| Thompson | Robert | LB | 56 | 10 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | N | ROLB | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| Tyler | Andre | WR | 81 | 14 | 0 | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | DNP | DNP | P | P | P |
| Warnke | Dave | K | 2 | 1 | 0 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | P |
| Washington | Mike | CB | 40 | 10 | 10 | RCB | RCB | RCB | DNP | FS | RCB | RCB | RCB | RCB | DNP | IR | IR | IR | IR | RCB | RCB |
| White | Brad | DT | 90 | 16 | 0 | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| Wilder | James | RB | 32 | 10 | 10 | FB | FB | FB | FB | DNP | FB | FB | RB | RB | RB | RB | IR | IR | IR | IR | IR |
| Wilson | Steve | C | 50 | 10 | 10 | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | DNP | C | C | C | IA | IA | IA | IR | IR |
| Witte | Mark | TE | 85, 93 | 16 | 2 | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | TE | P | TE |
| Wood | Richard | LB | 54 | 16 | 1 | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | RILB | P | P | P |
| Yarno | George | OL | 68 | 14 | 11 | P | P | LG | RG | RG | RG | RG | RG | LG | DNP | DNP | P | LG | LG | LG | RT |
| Starts | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |||||
| Played | 27 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | |||||
| Did not play | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||
| Active on roster | 50 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 49 | 48 | |||||
| Inactive | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| ACTIVE | 50 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | |||||
| Injured Reserve | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |||||
| Not on roster | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| TOTAL | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | |||||
| ROSTER MOVES | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Week 2 - Placed S Mark Cotney and WR Gene Branton on IR. Signed DB Dwayne O'Steen. Extra roster spot for Week 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Week 5 - Waived DB Dwayne O'Steen. Signed S Sandy LaBeaux. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Week 6 - Placed QB Bob Hewko, S Neal Colzie and LB Cecil Johnson on IR. Activated S Mark Cotney from IR. Signed QB Jeff Komlo, FB Adger Armstrong and LB Ed Judie. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Week 7 - Placed LB Andy Hawkins and CB Thomas Morris on IR. Activated CB Norris Thomas from IR. Signed LB Robert Thompson. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Week 8 - Placed S Sandy LaBeaux on IR. Waived DE Dave Stalls. Signed S Beasley Reece and G Glenn Bujnoch. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Week 9 - Placed S Cedric Brown on IR. Signed C Don Bailey. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Week 10 - Placed C Don Bailey on IR. Signed LB Quentin Lowry. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Week 11 - Placed CB Mike Washington on IR. Activated CB Thomas Morris from IR. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Week 12 - Placed RB James Wilder on IR. Signed RB Terdell Middleton. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Week 15 - Placed C Steve Wilson on IR. Activated CB Mike Washington from IR. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Week 16 - Placed LB Quentin Lowry on IR. Signed K Dave Warnke. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ERRORS ON GAMEBOOKS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Week 1 - G Greg Roberts and DE Dave Browning both listed - both were released after final pre-season game. Do not appear in ESPN register for 1983 either. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Week 5 - DB Sandy LaBeaux not in gamebook - definitely played - spotted on game video | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Week 6 - C Jim Leonard and T Gene Sanders listed as DNP - definitely played in - spotted on game video. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Week 9 - DE Dave Stalls listed in error - he had been released after Week 7. Don Bailey is not listed but was a DNP - spotted on game video. T Dave Reavis listed as DNP - definitely played in - spotted on game video | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ACTIVE ROSTER | |||||||||||||||||||||
| One extra in Week 1 - Jimmie Giles situation - media guide states "Activated from Special Commissioner's list" | |||||||||||||||||||||