1987 National Football League Draft

History Published on : 1/1/2005


April 28-29, 1987

Round. Last Name, First Name, Position, College, Selected Overall

Atlanta Falcons
1. Miller, Chris, QB, Oregon, 13
2. Flowers, Kenny, RB, Clemson [from GB] 31
Choice to GB
3. Choice to GB
4. Van Dyke, Ralph, T, Southern Illinois, 97
5. Mraz, Mark, DE, Utah State, 125
6. Kiser, Paul, G, Wake Forest, 153
7. Reid, Michael, LB, Wisconsin, 181
8. Taliaferro, Curtis, LB, Virginia Tech, 208
9. Anthony, Terrence, DB, Iowa State, 236
10. Reese, Jerry, TE, Illinois, 264
11. Shelley, Elbert, DB, Arkansas State, 292
12. Emery, Larry, RB, Wisconsin, 320

Buffalo Bills
1. Choice to Hou
Conlan, Shane, LB, Penn State [from Hou] 8
2. Odomes, Nate, DB, Wisconsin [from TB] 29
Mitchell, Roland, DB, Texas Tech, 33
3. Brandon, David, LB, Memphis State, 60
Mueller, Jamie, RB, Benedictine [from SF] 78
4. Choice to TB
Seals, Leon, DE, Jackson State [from Was] 109
5. Choice to Was
6. Choice to Was
7. Porter, Kerry, RB, Washington State, 171
8. Choice to Ind
Mesner, Bruce, NT, Maryland [from LARd] 209
9. McKeller, Keith, TE, Jacksonville State, 227
10. Choice to LARd
11. Ballard, Howard, T, Alabama A&M, 283
12. McGrail, Joe, DT, Delaware, 311

Chicago Bears
1. Harbaugh, Jim, QB, Michigan, 26
2. Morris, Ron, WR, Southern Methodist, 54
3. Choice to Cle thru LARm
4. Smith, Sean, DE, Grambling [from LARm] 101
Choice to LARd
5. Bryan, Steve, DE, Oklahoma [from Hou thru Was and LARd] 120
Johnson, Will, LB, Northeast Louisiana, 138
6. Adickes, John, C, Baylor [from LARd] 154
Choice to LARm
7. Harris, Archie, T, William & Mary, 193
8. Migliazzo, Paul, LB, Oklahoma, 221
9. Heimuli, Lakei, RB, Brigham Young, 249
10. Chapura, Dick, DT, Missouri, 277
11. Jessie, Tim, RB, Auburn, 305
12. Jeffries, Eric, DB, Texas, 333

Cincinnati Bengals
1. Buck, Jason, DE, Brigham Young, 17
2. Thomas, Eric, DB, Tulane, 49
3. Bell, Leonard, DB, Indiana, 76
McClendon, Skip, DE, Arizona State [from Sea] 77
4. Riggs, Jim, TE, Clemson, 103
5. Logan, Marc, RB, Kentucky, 130
Horne, Greg, P, Arkansas [from Den] 139
6. Gordon, Sonny, DB, Ohio State, 157
7. Thatcher, Chris, G, Lafayette, 188
8. Wilcots, Solomon, DB, Colorado, 215
9. Raddatz, Craig, LB, Wisconsin, 242
10. McCluskey, David, RB, Georgia, 269
11. Warne, Jim, T, Arizona State, 296
12. Holifield, John, RB, West Virginia, 328

Cleveland Browns
1. Junkin, Mike, LB, Duke [from SD] 5
Choice to SD
2. Rakoczy, Gregg, C, Miami [from SD] 32
Choice to SD
3. Manoa, Tim, RB, Penn State, 80
Jaeger, Jeff, K, Washington [from ChiB thru LARm] 82
4. Choice to LARm
5. Choice to LARm
6. Braggs, Stephen, DB, Texas, 165
7. Choice to GB
8. Bullitt, Steve, LB, Texas A&M, 220
9. Choice to Ind
10. Winters, Frank, C, Western Illinois, 276
11. Brewton, Larry, DB, Temple, 303
12. Choice to LARm

Dallas Cowboys
1. Noonan, Danny, DT, Nebraska, 12
2. Francis, Ron, DB, Baylor, 39
3. Zimmerman, Jeff, G, Florida, 68
4. Martin, Kelvin, WR, Boston College, 95
5. Gay, Everett, WR, Texas, 124
6. Onosai, Joe, G, Hawaii, 151
7. Sweeney, Kevin, QB, Fresno State, 180
8. Gogan, Kevin, T, Washington, 206
9. Blount, Alvin, RB, Maryland, 235
10. Jones, Dale, LB, Tennessee, 262
11. Ward, Jeff, K, Texas, 291
12. Armstrong, Scott, LB, Florida, 318

Denver Broncos
1. Nattiel, Ricky, WR, Florida, 27
2. Choice to NYG
3. Brooks, Michael, LB, Louisiana State, 86
4. Munford, Marc, LB, Nebraska, 111
5. Choice to Cin
6. Marshall, Warren, RB, James Madison, 167
7. Strozier, Wilbur, TE, Georgia, 194
8. Morgan, Dan, G, Penn State, 222
9. Plummer, Bruce, DB, Mississippi State, 250
10. Wilkinson, Rafe, LB, Richmond, 278
11. Roberts, Steve, DE, Washington [from LARm] 299
Neal, Tommy, RB, Maryland, 306
12. Braxton, Tyrone, DB, North Dakota State, 334

Detroit Lions
1. Rogers, Reggie, DE, Washington, 7
2. Choice to TB thru Hou and Buf
3. Ball, Jerry, NT, Southern Methodist, 63
4. Rivers, Garland, DB, Michigan, 92
5. Choice to Sea
6. Lockett, Danny, LB, Arizona, 148
7. Saleaumua, Dan, DT, Arizona State, 175
8. Gibson, Dennis, LB, Iowa State, 203
9. Calhoun, Rick, RB, Cal State-Fullerton, 230
10. Brown, Raynard, WR, South Carolina, 259
11. Siverling, Brian, TE, Penn State, 286
12. Lee, Gary, WR, Georgia Tech, 315

Green Bay Packers
1. Fullwood, Brent, RB, Auburn, 4
2. Choice to Atl
Holland, Johnny, LB, Texas A&M [from Atl] 41
3. Crosten, Dave, T, Iowa, 61
Stephen, Scott, LB, Arizona State [from Atl] 69
Neal, Frankie, WR, Fort Hays State [from LARd] 71
4. Freeman, Lorenzo, DT, Pittsburgh, 89
5. Choice to SD
6. Marshall, Willie, WR, Temple, 145
7. Leiker, Tony, DT, Stanford, 172
Smith, Bill, P, Mississippi [from Cle] 191
8. Drost, Jeff, DT, Iowa, 198
9. Harris, Gregg, G, Wake Forest, 228
10. Majkowski, Don, QB, Virginia, 255
11. Scott, Patrick, WR, Grambling, 282
12. Choice to Sea
Jefferson, Norman, DB, Louisiana State [from NYG] 335

Houston Oilers
1. Highsmith, Alonzo, RB, Miami [from Buf] 3
Choice to Buf
Jeffires, Haywood, WR, North Carolina State [from LARm] 20
2. Choice to KC
Johnson, Walter, LB, Louisiana Tech [from KC] 46
3. Carlson, Cody, QB, Baylor, 64
4. Choice to LARm
Dusbabek, Mark, LB, Minnesota [from KC] 105
5. Choice to ChiB thru Was and LARd
Tillman, Spencer, RB, Oklahoma [from LARm] 133
6. Smith, Al, LB, Utah State, 147
Caston, Toby, LB, Louisiana State [from KC] 159
7. Banks, Robert, DT, Notre Dame, 176
8. James, Michel, WR, Washington State, 202
9. Neighbors, Wes, C, Alabama, 231
10. Duncan, Curtis, WR, Northwestern, 258
11. Davis, John, G, Georgia Tech, 287
12. Valentine, Ira, RB, Texas A&M, 314

Indianapolis Colts
1. Bennett, Cornelius, LB, Alabama, 2
2. Choice to Was
3. Gambol, Chris, T, Iowa, 58
4. Dixon, Randy, T, Pittsburgh, 85
5. Banks, Roy, WR, Eastern Illinois, 114
6. Robinson, Freddie, DB, Alabama, 142
7. Bellini, Mark, WR, Brigham Young, 170
8. Choice to TB
Miller, Chuckie, DB, UCLA [from Buf] 200
9. Choice to NYG
Ontko, Bob, LB, Penn State [from Cle] 247
10. Goode, Chris, DB, Alabama, 253
11. Reynosa, Jim, DE, Arizona State, 281
12. Adams, David, RB, Arizona, 309

Kansas City Chiefs
1. Palmer, Paul, RB, Temple, 19
2. Okoye, Christian, RB, Azusa Pacific [from Hou] 35
Choice to Hou
3. Howard, Todd, LB, Texas A&M, 73
4. Choice to Hou
5. Taylor, Kitrick, WR, Washington State [from Min thru Mia] 128
Choice to Mia
6. Choice to Hou
7. Hudson, Doug, QB, Nicholls State, 186
8. Choice to Mia
Clemons, Michael, RB, William & Mary [from NE] 218
9. Watts, Randy, DE, Catawba, 244
10. Evans, James, RB, Southern, 271
11. Richardson, Craig, WR, Eastern Washington, 298
12. Holmes, Bruce, LB, Minnesota, 325

Los Angeles Raiders
1. Clay, John, T, Missouri, 15
2. Choice to NYJ
Wilkerson, Bruce, T, Tennessee [from Was] 52
3. Choice to GB
Smith, Steve, RB, Penn State [from Was thru NE] 81
4. Choice to NE
Beuerlein, Steve, QB, Notre Dame [from ChiB] 110
5. Choice to StL
6. Choice to ChiB
7. Jackson, Bo, RB, Auburn, 183
8. Choice to Buf
9. Eccles, Scott, TE, Eastern New Mexico, 238
10. Harrison, Rob, DB, Cal State-Sacramento [from Buf] 254
Gesek, John, G, Cal State-Sacramento, 265
Ellis, Jim, LB, Boise State [from SF thru Buf] 273
11. McLemore, Chris, RB, Arizona [from Phi thru SF] 288
Perry, Mario, TE, Mississippi, 294
12. Choice to NYG

Los Angeles Rams
1. Choice to Hou
2. Evans, Donald, DE, Winston-Salem, 47
3. Hicks, Cliff, DB, Oregon, 74
4. Bartlett, Doug, NT, Northern Illinois [from Hou] 91
Choice to ChiB
Kelm, Larry, LB, Texas A&M [from Cle] 108
5. Choice to Hou
Mersereau, Scott, DT, Southern Connecticut [from Cle] 136
6. Choice to NYG
Embree, Jon, TE, Coloradoi [from Chi] 166
7. Choice exercised in 1986 Supplemental Draft by Phi (Crawford, Charles, RB, Oklahoma)
8. Stewart, Michael, DB, Fresno State, 213
9. Ham, Tracy, RB, Georgia Southern, 240
10. Smith, David, LB, Northern Arizona, 272
11. Choice to Den
12. Williams, Alonzo, RB, Mesa (CO), 326
Stokes, Fred, DE, Georgia Southern [from Cle] 332

Miami Dolphins
1. Choice to Min
Bosa, John, DE, Boston College [from Min] 16
2. Graf, Rick, LB, Wisconsin, 43
Schwedes, Scott, WR, Syracuse [from NYG thru StL] 56
3. Choice to StL
4. Stradford, Troy, RB, Boston College, 99
5. Choice to StL
Conlin, Chris, T, Penn State [from KC] 132
6. Sellers, Lance, LB, Boise State, 155
7. Brown, Tom, RB, Pittsburgh, 182
8. Williams, Joel, TE, Notre Dame, 210
Dennis, Mark, T, Illinois [from KC] 212
9. Pidgeon, Tim, LB, Syracuse, 237
10. Taylor, Bobby, DB, Wisconsin, 266
11. Mann, Terence, NT, Southern Methodist, 293
12. Karsatos, Jim, QB, Ohio State, 322

Minnesota Vikings
1. Dozier, D.J., RB, Penn State [from Mia] 14
Choice to Mia
2. Berry, Ray, LB, Baylor, 44
3. Thomas, Henry, NT, Louisiana State, 72
4. Mustafaa, Najee (born Reggie Rutland), DB, Georgia Tech, 100
5. Choice to KC thru Mia
6. Richardson, Greg, WR, Alabama, 156
7. Choice to Sea
8. Fenney, Rick, RB, Washington, 211
9. Jones, Leonard, DB, Texas Tech, 239
10. Riley, Bob, T, Indiana, 267
11. Pease, Brent, QB, Montana, 295
12. Williams, Keith, DT, Florida, 323

New England Patriots
1. Armstrong, Bruce, T, Louisville, 23
2. Choice to TB
3. Perryman, Bob, RB, Michigan, 79
4. Gannon, Rich, QB, Delaware [from LARd] 98
Beasley, Derrick, DB, Winston-Salem [from NY Jets thru LARd] 102
Jordan, Tim, LB, Wisconsin, 107
5. Villa, Danny, T, Arizona State [from TB] 113
Gibson, Tom, DE, Northern Arizona [from SD] 116
6. Taylor, Gene, WR, Fresno State, 163
7. Choice to TB
8. Choice to KC
9. Choice to TB
10. Choice to SF thru Buf
11. Reveiz, Carlos, K, Tennessee, 302
12. Davis, Elgin, RB, Central Florida, 330

New Orleans Saints
1. Knight, Shawn, DT, Brigham Young, 11
2. Hill, Lonzell, WR, Washington, 40
3. Adams, Mike, DB, Arkansas State, 67
4. Trapilo, Steve, G, Boston College, 96
5. Mack, Milton, DB, Alcorn State, 123
6. Henley, Thomas, WR, Stanford, 152
7. Atkins, Gene, DB, Florida A&M, 179
8. Cook, Toi, DB, Stanford, 207
9. Leach, Scott, LB, Ohio State, 234
10. Clark, Robert, WR, North Carolina Central, 263
11. Wells, Arthur, TE, Grambling, 290
12. Sorrells, Tyrone, G, Georgia Tech, 319

New York Giants
1. Ingram, Mark, WR, Michigan State, 28
2. White, Adrian, DB, Florida [from Den] 55
Choice to Mia thru StL
3. Baker, Stephen, WR, Fresno State, 83
4. Turner, Odessa, WR, Northwestern State (LA), 112
5. O'Connor, Paul, G, Miami, 140
6. Richardson, Tim, RB, Pacific [from LARm] 160
Riesenberg, Doug, T, California, 168
7. Choice to StL
8. Jones, Rod, TE, Washington, 223
9. Parker, Stan, G, Nebraska [from Ind] 225
Wright, Dana, RB, Findlay, 251
10. Faucette, Chuck, LB, Maryland, 279
11. Walter, Dave, QB, Michigan Tech, 307
12. Berthusen, Bill, DT, Iowa State [from LARd] 321
Stark, Chad, RB, North Dakota State [from SF thru LARd] 329
Choice to GB

New York Jets
1. Vick, Roger, RB, Texas A&M, 21
2. Gordon, Alex, LB, Cincinnati [from LARd] 42
Choice to Was thru LARd
3. Elam, Onzy, LB, Tennessee State, 75
4. Choice to NE thru LARd
5. Jackson, Kirby, DB, Mississippi State, 129
6. Martin, Tracy, WR, North Dakota, 161
7. Nichols, Gerald, NT, Florida State, 187
8. Hunter, Eddie, RB, Virginia Tech [from TB] 196
Rice, Mike, P, Montana, 214
9. McLean, Ron, DE, Cal State-Fullerton, 241
10. Lewis, Sid, DB, Penn State, 268
11. Timmer, Kirk, LB, Montana State, 300
12. Ransdell, Bill, QB, Kentucky, 327

Philadelphia Eagles
1. Brown, Jerome, DT, Miami, 9
2. Choice to SF
3. Tamburello, Ben, C, Auburn, 65
4. Evans, Byron, LB, Arizona, 93
5. Alexander, David, G, Tulsa, 121
6. Moten, Ron, LB, Florida, 149
Pike, Chris, DT, Tulsa [from Sea] 158
7. Williams, Brian, T, Central Michigan, 177
Choice from LARm, exercised in 1986 Supplemental Draft (Crawford, Charles, RB, Oklahoma State)
8. Choice to SD
9. Lambiotte, Ken, QB, William & Mary, 232
10. Carberry, Paul, DT, Oregon State, 260
11. Choice to LARd thru San Francisco
12. Morse, Bobby, RB, Michigan State, 316

Pittsburgh Steelers
1. Woodson, Rod, DB, Purdue, 10
2. Hall, Delton, DB, Clemson, 38
3. Lockett, Charles, WR, Long Beach State, 66
4. Everett, Thomas, DB, Baylor, 94
5. Nickerson, Hardy, LB, California, 122
6. Johnson, Tim, NT, Penn State [from TB] 141
Lloyd, Greg, LB, Fort Valley State, 150
7. Kelley, Chris, TE, Akron, 178
8. Buchanan, Charles, DE, Tennessee State, 205
9. Clinkscales, Joey, WR, Tennessee, 233
10. Hoge, Merril, RB, Idaho State, 261
11. Oswald, Paul, C, Kansas, 289
12. Young, Theo, TE, Arkansas, 317

St. Louis Cardinals
1. Stouffer, Kelly, QB, Colorado State, 6
2. McDonald, Tim, DB, Southern California, 34
3. Awalt, Robert, TE, San Diego State, 62
Scotts, Colin, DT, Hawaii [from Mia] 70
4. Saddler, Rod, DT, Texas A&M, 90
5. Swarn, George, RB, Miami (OH), 118
Bruno, John, P, Penn State [from Mia] 126
Jarostchuk, Ilia, LB, New Hampshire [from LARd] 127
6. Garalczyk, Mark, DT, Western Michigan, 146
7. Peoples, Tim, DB, Washington, 174
Harris, William, TE, Bishop College [from NYG] 195
8. Alvord, Steve, DT, Washington, 201
9. Davis, Wayne, LB, Alabama, 229
10. Wright, Charles, DB, Tulsa, 257
11. Peat, Todd, G, Northern Illinois, 285
12. Choice to TB

San Diego Chargers
1. Choice to Cle
Bernstine, Rod, TE, Texas A&M [from Cle] 24
2. Choice to Cle
Brock, Louis, DB, Southern California [from Cle] 53
3. Wilson, Karl, DE, Louisiana State, 59
4. Vlasic, Mark, QB, Iowa, 88
5. Jones, Nelson, DB, North Carolina State [from GB] 115
Choice to NE
6. Choice to TB
7. Holland, Jamie, WR, Ohio State, 173
8. MacEsker, Joe, T, Texas-El Paso, 199
Brown, Ron, LB, Southern California [from Phi] 204
9. Wilcher, Thomas, RB, Michigan, 226
10. Anderson, Anthony, DB, Grambling, 256
11. Goebel, Joe, C, UCLA, 284
12. Greenwood, Marcus, RB, UCLA, 310

San Francisco 49ers
1. Barton, Harris, T, North Carolina, 22
Flagler, Terrence, RB, Clemson [from Was] 25
2. Bregel, Jeff, G, Southern California [from Phi] 37
Choice to TB
3. Choice to Buf
4. Choice to TB
5. Jokisch, Paul, WR, Michigan, 134
6. White, Bob, LB, Penn State, 162
7. DeLine, Steve, K, Colorado State, 189
8. Grayson, Dave, LB, fresno State, 217
9. Shelley, Jonathan, DB, Mississippi, 245
10. Choice to LARd thru Buffalo
Paye, John, QB, Stanford [from NE thru LARd] 275
11. Nicholas, Calvin, WR, Grambling, 301
12. Choice to NYG thru LARd

Seattle Seahawks
1. Woods, Tony, LB, Pittsburgh, 18
2. Wyman, Dave, LB, Stanford, 45
3. Choice to Cin
4. Moore, Mark, DB, Oklahoma State, 104
5. Agee, Tommie, R, Auburn [from Det] 119
Rodriguez, Ruben, P, Arizona, 131
6. Choice to Phi
7. Barbay, Roland, NT, Louisiana State [from Min] 184
Tennell, Derek, TE, UCLA, 185
8. Garza, Sammy, QB, Texas-El Paso, 216
9. Johnson, M.L., LB, Hawaii, 243
10. Clark, Louis, WR, Mississippi State, 270
11. Oliver, Darryl, RB, Miami, 297
12. Dove, Wes, DE, Syracuse [from GB] 312
Burse, Tony, RB, Middle Tennessee State, 324

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1. Testaverde, Vinny, QB, Miami, 1
2. Choice to Buf
Reynolds, Ricky, DB, Washington State [from Det thru Hou and Buf] 36
Moss, Winston, LB, Miami [from SF] 50
Smith, Don, RB, Mississippi State [from NE] 51
3. Carrier, Mark, WR, Nicholls State, 57
4. Graham, Don, LB, Penn State, 84
Hall, Ron, TE, Hawaii [from Buf] 87
Hill, Bruce, WR, Arizona State [from SF] 106
5. Choice to NE
Rolling, Henry, LB, Nevada-Reno [from NE] 135
Mayes, Tony, DB, Kentucky [from Was] 137
6. Choice to Pit
Bartalo, Steve, RB, Colorado State [from SD] 143
7. Jarvis, Curt, NT, Alabama, 169
Swayne, Harry, DE, Rutgers [from NE] 190
8. Choice to NYJ
Mataele, Stan, NT, Arizona [from Ind] 197
9. Armentrout, Joe, RB, Wisconsin, 224
Davis, Greg, P, Citadel [from NE] 246
10. Simmonds, Mike, G, Indiana State, 252
11. Taylor, Reggie, RB, Cincinnati, 280
12. Cooper, Scott, DT, Kearney State, 308
Shula, Mike, QB, Alabama [from StL] 313

Washington Redskins
1. Choice to SF
2. Davis, Brian, DB, Nebraska [from Ind] 30
Kleine, Wally, T, Notre Dame [from NYJ thru LARd] 48
Choice to LARd
3. Choice to LARd thru NE
4. Choice to Buf
5. Smith, Timmy, RB, Texas Tech [from Buf] 117
Choice to TB
6. Gage, Steve, DB, Tulsa [from Buf] 144
Simmons, Ed, T, Eastern Washington, 164
7. Thomas, Johnny, DB, Baylor, 192
8. Vaughn, Clarence, DB, Northern Illinois, 219
9. Jenkins, Alfred, RB, Arizona, 248
10. Wilson, Ted, WR, Central Florida, 274
11. Brown, Laron, WR, Texas, 304
12. Hitchcock, Ray, C, Minnesota, 331