1987 NFL draft

The 1987 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 28–29, 1987, at the Marriot Marquis in New York City, New York. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.

With the first overall pick of the draft, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected quarterback Vinny Testaverde.

Player selections

Positions key
Offense	Defense	Special teams
Jump to round 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 * Compensatory selection † Pro Bowler ‡ Hall of Famer	Positions key OffenseDefenseSpecial teams QB — Quarterback RB — Running back FB — Fullback WR — Wide receiver TE — Tight end OL — Offensive lineman T — Tackle G — Guard C — Center DL — Defensive lineman DT — Defensive tackle DE — Defensive end EDGE — Edge rusher LB — Linebacker DB — Defensive back CB — Cornerback S — Safety K — Kicker P — Punter LS — Long snapper RS — Return specialist
*	Compensatory selection
†	Pro Bowler
‡	Hall of Famer
QB — Quarterback RB — Running back FB — Fullback WR — Wide receiver TE — Tight end OL — Offensive lineman T — Tackle G — Guard C — Center	DL — Defensive lineman DT — Defensive tackle DE — Defensive end EDGE — Edge rusher LB — Linebacker DB — Defensive back CB — Cornerback S — Safety	K — Kicker P — Punter LS — Long snapper RS — Return specialist

Rnd.	Pick	Team	Player	Pos.	College	Notes
1	1	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Vinny Testaverde†	QB	Miami (FL)	1986 Heisman Trophy winner
1	2	Indianapolis Colts	Cornelius Bennett†	LB	Alabama
1	3	Houston Oilers	Alonzo Highsmith	RB	Miami (FL)	from Buffalo
1	4	Green Bay Packers	Brent Fullwood†	RB	Auburn
1	5	Cleveland Browns	Mike Junkin	LB	Duke	from San Diego
1	6	St. Louis Cardinals	Kelly Stouffer	QB	Colorado State
1	7	Detroit Lions	Reggie Rogers	DT	Washington
1	8	Buffalo Bills	Shane Conlan†	LB	Penn State	from Houston
1	9	Philadelphia Eagles	Jerome Brown†	DT	Miami (FL)
1	10	Pittsburgh Steelers	Rod Woodson‡†	CB	Purdue
1	11	New Orleans Saints	Shawn Knight	DT	BYU
1	12	Dallas Cowboys	Danny Noonan	DT	Nebraska
1	13	Atlanta Falcons	Chris Miller†	QB	Oregon
1	14	Minnesota Vikings	D. J. Dozier	RB	Penn State	from Miami
1	15	Los Angeles Raiders	John Clay	T	Missouri
1	16	Miami Dolphins	John Bosa	DE	Boston College	from Minnesota
1	17	Cincinnati Bengals	Jason Buck	DE	BYU
1	18	Seattle Seahawks	Tony Woods	DE	Pittsburgh
1	19	Kansas City Chiefs	Paul Palmer	RB	Temple
1	20	Houston Oilers	Haywood Jeffires†	WR	NC State	from LA Rams
1	21	New York Jets	Roger Vick	FB	Texas A&M
1	22	San Francisco 49ers	Harris Barton†	T	North Carolina
1	23	New England Patriots	Bruce Armstrong†	T	Louisville
1	24	San Diego Chargers	Rod Bernstine	RB	Texas A&M	from Cleveland
1	25	San Francisco 49ers	Terrence Flagler	RB	Clemson	from Washington
1	26	Chicago Bears	Jim Harbaugh†	QB	Michigan
1	27	Denver Broncos	Ricky Nattiel	WR	Florida
1	28	New York Giants	Mark Ingram	WR	Michigan State
2	29	Buffalo Bills	Nate Odomes†	CB	Wisconsin	from Tampa Bay
2	30	Washington Redskins	Brian Davis	CB	Nebraska	from Indianapolis
2	31	Atlanta Falcons	Kenny Flowers	RB	Clemson	from Green Bay
2	32	Cleveland Browns	Gregg Rakoczy	C	Miami (FL)	from San Diego
2	33	Buffalo Bills	Roland Mitchell	CB	Texas Tech
2	34	St. Louis Cardinals	Tim McDonald†	S	USC
2	35	Kansas City Chiefs	Christian Okoye†	FB	Azusa Pacific	from Houston
2	36	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Ricky Reynolds	CB	Washington State	from Detroit via Houston and Buffalo
2	37	San Francisco 49ers	Jeff Bregel	G	USC	from Philadelphia
2	38	Pittsburgh Steelers	Delton Hall	CB	Clemson
2	39	Dallas Cowboys	Ron Francis	CB	Baylor
2	40	New Orleans Saints	Lonzell Hill	WR	Washington
2	41	Green Bay Packers	Johnny Holland	LB	Texas A&M	from Atlanta
2	42	New York Jets	Alex Gordon	LB	Cincinnati	from LA Raiders
2	43	Miami Dolphins	Rick Graf	LB	Wisconsin
2	44	Minnesota Vikings	Ray Berry	LB	Baylor
2	45	Seattle Seahawks	Dave Wyman	LB	Stanford
2	46	Houston Oilers	Walter Johnson	LB	Louisiana Tech	from Kansas City
2	47	Los Angeles Rams	Donald Evans	DE	Winston-Salem State
2	48	Washington Redskins	Kleine, WallyWallyKleine	T	Notre Dame	from NY Jets via LA Raiders
2	49	Cincinnati Bengals	Eric Thomas†	CB	Tulane
2	50	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Winston Moss	LB	Miami (FL)	from San Francisco
2	51	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Don Smith	RB	Mississippi State	from New England
2	52	Los Angeles Raiders	Bruce Wilkerson	T	Tennessee	from Washington
2	53	San Diego Chargers	Lou Brock	CB	USC	from Cleveland
2	54	Chicago Bears	Ron Morris	WR	SMU
2	55	New York Giants	Adrian White	S	Florida	from Denver
2	56	Miami Dolphins	Scott Schwedes	WR	Syracuse	from NY Giants via St. Louis
3	57	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Mark Carrier†	WR	Nicholls State
3	58	Indianapolis Colts	Chris Gambol	T	Iowa
3	59	San Diego Chargers	Karl Wilson	DE	LSU
3	60	Buffalo Bills	David Brandon	LB	Memphis State
3	61	Green Bay Packers	Dave Croston	T	Iowa
3	62	St. Louis Cardinals	Rob Awalt	TE	San Diego State
3	63	Detroit Lions	Jerry Ball†	DT	SMU
3	64	Houston Oilers	Cody Carlson	QB	Baylor
3	65	Philadelphia Eagles	Ben Tamburello	C	Auburn
3	66	Pittsburgh Steelers	Charles Lockett	WR	Long Beach State
3	67	New Orleans Saints	Adams, MikeMikeAdams	DB	Arkansas State
3	68	Dallas Cowboys	Jeff Zimmerman	G	Florida
3	69	Green Bay Packers	Scott Stephen	LB	Arizona State	from Atlanta
3	70	St. Louis Cardinals	Colin Scotts	DT	Hawaii	from Miami
3	71	Green Bay Packers	Frankie Neal	WR	Fort Hays State	from LA Raiders
3	72	Minnesota Vikings	Henry Thomas†	DT	LSU
3	73	Kansas City Chiefs	Todd Howard	LB	Texas A&M
3	74	Los Angeles Rams	Cliff Hicks	CB	Oregon
3	75	New York Jets	Onzy Elam	LB	Tennessee State
3	76	Cincinnati Bengals	Ball, LeonardLeonardBall	DB	Indiana
3	77	Cincinnati Bengals	Skip McClendon	DE	Arizona State	from Seattle
3	78	Buffalo Bills	Jamie Mueller	RB	Benedictine	from San Francisco
3	79	New England Patriots	Bob Perryman	RB	Michigan
3	80	Cleveland Browns	Tim Manoa	FB	Penn State
3	81	Los Angeles Raiders	Steve Smith	FB	Penn State	from Washington via New England
3	82	Cleveland Browns	Jeff Jaeger†	K	Washington	from Chicago via LA Rams
3	83	New York Giants	Stephen Baker	WR	Fresno State
3	84	Denver Broncos	Michael Brooks†	LB	LSU
4	85	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Don Graham	LB	Penn State
4	86	Indianapolis Colts	Randy Dixon	T	Pittsburgh
4	87	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Ron Hall	TE	Hawaii	from Buffalo
4	88	San Diego Chargers	Mark Vlasic	QB	Iowa
4	89	Green Bay Packers	Lorenzo Freeman	DT	Pittsburgh
4	90	St. Louis Cardinals	Rod Saddler	DT	Texas A&M
4	91	Los Angeles Rams	Doug Bartlett	DT	Northern Illinois	from Houston
4	92	Detroit Lions	Garland Rivers	S	Michigan
4	93	Philadelphia Eagles	Byron Evans	LB	Arizona
4	94	Pittsburgh Steelers	Thomas Everett†	S	Baylor
4	95	Dallas Cowboys	Kelvin Martin	WR	Boston College
4	96	New Orleans Saints	Steve Trapilo	G	Boston College
4	97	Atlanta Falcons	Ralph Van Dyke	T	Southern Illinois
4	98	New England Patriots	Rich Gannon†	QB	Delaware	from LA Raiders
4	99	Miami Dolphins	Troy Stradford	RB	Boston College
4	100	Minnesota Vikings	Reggie Rutland	S	Georgia Tech
4	101	Chicago Bears	Sean Smith	DE	Grambling State	from LA Rams
4	102	New England Patriots	Beasley, DerrickDerrickBeasley	DB	Winston-Salem State	from NY Jets via LA Raiders
4	103	Cincinnati Bengals	Jim Riggs	TE	Clemson
4	104	Seattle Seahawks	Mark Moore	DB	Oklahoma State
4	105	Houston Oilers	Mark Dusbabek	LB	Minnesota	from Kansas City
4	106	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Bruce Hill	WR	Arizona State	from San Francisco
4	107	New England Patriots	Tim Jordan	LB	Wisconsin
4	108	Los Angeles Rams	Larry Kelm	LB	Texas A&M	from Cleveland
4	109	Buffalo Bills	Leon Seals	DE	Jackson State	from Washington
4	110	Los Angeles Raiders	Steve Beuerlein†	QB	Notre Dame	from Chicago
4	111	Denver Broncos	Marc Munford	LB	Nebraska
4	112	New York Giants	Odessa Turner	WR	Northwestern State
5	113	New England Patriots	Danny Villa	T	Arizona State	from Tampa Bay
5	114	Indianapolis Colts	Roy Banks	WR	Eastern Illinois
5	115	San Diego Chargers	Nelson Jones	DB	NC State	from Green Bay
5	116	New England Patriots	Tom Gibson	DE	Northern Arizona	from San Diego
5	117	Washington Redskins	Timmy Smith	RB	Texas Tech	from Buffalo
5	118	St. Louis Cardinals	George Swarn	RB	Miami (OH)
5	119	Seattle Seahawks	Tommie Agee	RB	Auburn	from Detroit
5	120	Chicago Bears	Bryan, SteveSteveBryan	DE	Oklahoma	from Houston via Washington and LA Raiders
5	121	Philadelphia Eagles	David Alexander	C	Tulsa
5	122	Pittsburgh Steelers	Hardy Nickerson†	LB	California
5	123	New Orleans Saints	Milton Mack	CB	Alcorn State
5	124	Dallas Cowboys	Everett Gay	WR	Texas
5	125	Atlanta Falcons	Mark Mraz	DE	Utah State
5	126	St. Louis Cardinals	John Bruno	P	Penn State	from Miami
5	127	St. Louis Cardinals	Ilia Jarostchuk	LB	New Hampshire	from LA Raiders
5	128	Kansas City Chiefs	Kitrick Taylor	WR	Washington State	from Minnesota via Miami
5	129	New York Jets	Kirby Jackson	CB	Mississippi State
5	130	Cincinnati Bengals	Marc Logan	RB	Kentucky
5	131	Seattle Seahawks	Ruben Rodriguez	P	Arizona
5	132	Miami Dolphins	Chris Conlin	T	Penn State	from Kansas City
5	133	Houston Oilers	Spencer Tillman	RB	Oklahoma	from LA Rams
5	134	San Francisco 49ers	Jokisch, PaulPaulJokisch	WR	Michigan
5	135	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Henry Rolling	LB	Nevada	from New England
5	136	Los Angeles Rams	Scott Mersereau	DT	Southern Connecticut State	from Cleveland
5	137	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tony Mayes	S	Kentucky	from Washington
5	138	Chicago Bears	Will Johnson	DE	Northeast Louisiana
5	139	Cincinnati Bengals	Greg Horne	P	Arkansas	from Denver
5	140	New York Giants	Paul O'Connor	G	Miami (FL)
6	141	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tim Johnson	DT	Penn State	from Tampa Bay
6	142	Indianapolis Colts	Freddie Robinson	S	Alabama
6	143	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Steve Bartalo	RB	Colorado State	from San Diego via Atlanta and San Diego
6	144	Washington Redskins	Steve Gage	S	Tulsa	from Buffalo
6	145	Green Bay Packers	Marshall, WillieWillieMarshall	WR	Temple
6	146	St. Louis Cardinals	Mark Garalczyk	DT	Western Michigan
6	147	Houston Oilers	Al Smith†	LB	Utah State
6	148	Detroit Lions	Danny Lockett	LB	Arizona
6	149	Philadelphia Eagles	Moten, RonRonMoten	LB	Florida
6	150	Pittsburgh Steelers	Greg Lloyd†	LB	Fort Valley State
6	151	Dallas Cowboys	Joe Onosai	G	Hawaii
6	152	New Orleans Saints	Henley, ThomasThomasHenley	WR	Stanford
6	153	Atlanta Falcons	Paul Kiser	G	Wake Forest
6	154	Chicago Bears	John Adickes	C	Baylor	from LA Raiders
6	155	Miami Dolphins	Lance Sellers	LB	Boise State
6	156	Minnesota Vikings	Greg Richardson	WR	Alabama
6	157	Cincinnati Bengals	Sonny Gordon	S	Ohio State
6	158	Philadelphia Eagles	Chris Pike	DT	Tulsa	from Seattle
6	159	Houston Oilers	Toby Caston	LB	LSU	from Kansas City
6	160	New York Giants	Richardson, TimTimRichardson	RB	Pacific	from LA Rams
6	161	New York Jets	Tracy Martin	WR	North Dakota
6	162	San Francisco 49ers	White, BobBobWhite	LB	Penn State
6	163	New England Patriots	Gene Taylor	WR	Fresno State
6	164	Washington Redskins	Ed Simmons	T	Eastern Washington
6	165	Cleveland Browns	Stephen Braggs	CB	Texas
6	166	Los Angeles Rams	Jon Embree	TE	Colorado	from Chicago
6	167	Denver Broncos	Marshall, WarrenWarrenMarshall	RB	James Madison
6	168	New York Giants	Doug Riesenberg	T	California
7	169	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Curt Jarvis	DT	Alabama
7	170	Indianapolis Colts	Mark Bellini	WR	BYU
7	171	Buffalo Bills	Kerry Porter	RB	Washington State
7	172	Green Bay Packers	Tony Leiker	DT	Stanford
7	173	San Diego Chargers	Jamie Holland	WR	Ohio State
7	174	St. Louis Cardinals	Peoples, TimTimPeoples	DB	Washington
7	175	Detroit Lions	Dan Saleaumua†	DT	Arizona State
7	176	Houston Oilers	Robert Banks	DT	Notre Dame
7	177	Philadelphia Eagles	Williams, BrianBrianWilliams	T	Central Michigan
7	178	Pittsburgh Steelers	Kelley, ChrisChrisKelley	TE	Akron
7	179	New Orleans Saints	Gene Atkins	S	Florida A&M
7	180	Dallas Cowboys	Kevin Sweeney	QB	Fresno State
7	181	Atlanta Falcons	Michael Reid	LB	Wisconsin
7	182	Miami Dolphins	Tom Brown	RB	Pittsburgh
7	183	Los Angeles Raiders	Bo Jackson†	RB	Auburn	1985 Heisman Trophy winner
7	184	Seattle Seahawks	Roland Barbay	DT	LSU	from Minnesota
7	185	Seattle Seahawks	Derek Tennell	TE	UCLA
7	186	Kansas City Chiefs	Doug Hudson	QB	Nicholls State
7	186.5–	Philadelphia Eagles	from LA Rams;selection forfeited
7	187	New York Jets	Gerald Nichols	DT	Florida State
7	188	Cincinnati Bengals	Thatcher, ChrisChrisThatcher	G	Lafayette
7	189	San Francisco 49ers	Steve DeLine	K	Colorado State
7	190	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Harry Swayne	T	Rutgers	from New England
7	191	Green Bay Packers	Smith, BillBillSmith	P	Ole Miss	from Cleveland
7	192	Washington Redskins	Johnny Thomas	CB	Baylor
7	193	Chicago Bears	Archie Harris	T	William & Mary
7	194	Denver Broncos	Wilbur Strozier	TE	Georgia
7	195	St. Louis Cardinals	William Harris	TE	Bishop	from NY Giants
8	196	New York Jets	Eddie Hunter	RB	Virginia Tech	from Tampa Bay
8	197	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Stan Mataele	DT	Arizona	from Indianapolis
8	198	Green Bay Packers	Jeff Drost	DT	Iowa
8	199	San Diego Chargers	MacEsker, JoeJoeMacEsker	T	UTEP
8	200	Indianapolis Colts	Chuckie Miller	DB	UCLA	from Buffalo
8	201	St. Louis Cardinals	Steve Alvord	DT	Washington
8	202	Houston Oilers	James, MichaelMichaelJames	WR	Washington State
8	203	Detroit Lions	Dennis Gibson	LB	Iowa State
8	204	San Diego Chargers	Ron Brown	LB	USC	from Philadelphia
8	205	Pittsburgh Steelers	Buchanan, CharlesCharlesBuchanan	DE	Tennessee State
8	206	Dallas Cowboys	Kevin Gogan†	G	Washington
8	207	New Orleans Saints	Toi Cook	CB	Stanford
8	208	Atlanta Falcons	Taliaferro, CurtisCurtisTaliaferro	LB	Virginia Tech
8	209	Buffalo Bills	Mesner, BruceBruceMesner	DT	Maryland	from LA Raiders
8	210	Miami Dolphins	Joel Williams	TE	Notre Dame
8	211	Minnesota Vikings	Rick Fenney	RB	Washington
8	212	Miami Dolphins	Mark Dennis	T	Illinois	from Kansas City
8	213	Los Angeles Rams	Michael Stewart	DB	Fresno State
8	214	New York Jets	Rice, MikeMikeRice	P	Montana
8	215	Cincinnati Bengals	Solomon Wilcots	CB	Colorado
8	216	Seattle Seahawks	Sammy Garza	QB	UTEP
8	217	San Francisco 49ers	David Grayson	LB	Fresno State
8	218	Kansas City Chiefs	Michael Clemons	RB	William & Mary	from New England
8	219	Washington Redskins	Clarence Vaughn	DB	Northern Illinois
8	220	Cleveland Browns	Bullitt, SteveSteveBullitt	LB	Texas A&M
8	221	Chicago Bears	Paul Migliazzo	LB	Oklahoma
8	222	Denver Broncos	Dan Morgan	G	Penn State
8	223	New York Giants	Rod Jones	TE	Washington
9	224	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Armentrout, JoeJoeArmentrout	RB	Wisconsin
9	225	New York Giants	Parker, StanStanParker	G	Nebraska	from Indianapolis
9	226	San Diego Chargers	Thomas Wilcher	RB	Michigan
9	227	Buffalo Bills	Keith McKeller	TE	Jacksonville State
9	228	Green Bay Packers	Harris, GregGregHarris	G	Wake Forest
9	229	St. Louis Cardinals	Wayne Davis	LB	Alabama
9	230	Detroit Lions	Rick Calhoun	RB	Cal State Fullerton
9	231	Houston Oilers	Neighbors, WesWesNeighbors	C	Alabama
9	232	Philadelphia Eagles	Lambiotte, KenKenLambiotte	QB	William & Mary
9	233	Pittsburgh Steelers	Joey Clinkscales	WR	Tennessee
9	234	New Orleans Saints	Leach, ScottScottLeach	LB	Ohio State
9	235	Dallas Cowboys	Alvin Blount	RB	Maryland
9	236	Atlanta Falcons	Terrence Anthony	DB	Iowa State
9	237	Miami Dolphins	Tim Pidgeon	LB	Syracuse
9	238	Los Angeles Raiders	Eccles, ScottScottEccles	TE	Eastern New Mexico
9	239	Minnesota Vikings	Jones, LeonardLeonardJones	DB	Texas Tech
9	240	Los Angeles Rams	Tracy Ham	RB	Georgia Southern
9	241	New York Jets	Ron McLean	DE	Cal State Fullerton
9	242	Cincinnati Bengals	Raddatz, CraigCraigRaddatz	LB	Wisconsin
9	243	Seattle Seahawks	M. L. Johnson	LB	Hawaii
9	244	Kansas City Chiefs	Randy Watts	DE	Catawba
9	245	San Francisco 49ers	Shelley, JonathanJonathanShelley	DB	Ole Miss
9	246	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Greg Davis	K	The Citadel	from New England
9	247	Indianapolis Colts	Bob Ontko	LB	Penn State	from Cleveland
9	248	Washington Redskins	Alfred Jenkins	RB	Arizona
9	249	Chicago Bears	Lakei Heimuli	RB	BYU
9	250	Denver Broncos	Bruce Plummer	C	Mississippi State
9	251	New York Giants	Dana Wright	RB	Findlay
10	252	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Mike Simmonds	G	Indiana State
10	253	Indianapolis Colts	Chris Goode	CB	Alabama
10	254	Los Angeles Raiders	Harrison, RobRobHarrison	DB	Sacramento State	from Buffalo
10	255	Green Bay Packers	Don Majkowski†	QB	Virginia
10	256	San Diego Chargers	Anthony Anderson	S	Grambling State
10	257	St. Louis Cardinals	Charles Wright	CB	Tulsa
10	258	Houston Oilers	Curtis Duncan†	WR	Northwestern
10	259	Detroit Lions	Brown, RaynardRaynardBrown	WR	South Carolina
10	260	Philadelphia Eagles	Carberry, PaulPaulCarberry	DT	Oregon State
10	261	Pittsburgh Steelers	Merril Hoge	RB	Idaho State
10	262	Dallas Cowboys	Dale Jones	LB	Tennessee
10	263	New Orleans Saints	Robert Clark	WR	North Carolina Central
10	264	Atlanta Falcons	Reese, JerryJerryReese	TE	Illinois
10	265	Los Angeles Raiders	John Gesek	G	Sacramento State
10	266	Miami Dolphins	Taylor, BobbyBobbyTaylor	DB	Wisconsin
10	267	Minnesota Vikings	Bob Riley	T	Indiana State
10	268	New York Jets	Sid Lewis	CB	Penn State
10	269	Cincinnati Bengals	David McCluskey	RB	Georgia
10	270	Seattle Seahawks	Louis Clark	WR	Mississippi State
10	271	Kansas City Chiefs	James Evans	RB	Southern
10	272	Los Angeles Rams	Smith, DavidDavidSmith	LB	Northern Arizona
10	273	Los Angeles Raiders	Jim Ellis	LB	Boise State	from San Francisco via Buffalo
10	274	San Francisco 49ers	John Paye	QB	Stanford	from New England via LA Raiders
10	275	Washington Redskins	Ted Wilson	WR	UCF
10	276	Cleveland Browns	Frank Winters†	C	Western Illinois
10	277	Chicago Bears	Dick Chapura	DT	Missouri
10	278	Denver Broncos	Wilkinson, RafeRafeWilkinson	LB	Richmond
10	279	New York Giants	Chuck Faucette	LB	Maryland
11	280	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Reggie Taylor	RB	Cincinnati
11	281	Indianapolis Colts	Reynosa, JimJimReynosa	DE	Arizona State
11	282	Green Bay Packers	Patrick Scott	WR	Grambling State
11	283	Buffalo Bills	Howard Ballard	T	Alabama A&M
11	284	San Diego Chargers	Goebel, JoeJoeGoebel	C	UCLA
11	285	St. Louis Cardinals	Todd Peat	G	Northern Illinois
11	286	Detroit Lions	Siverling, BrianBrianSiverling	TE	Penn State
11	287	Houston Oilers	John Davis	G	Georgia Tech
11	288	Los Angeles Raiders	Chris McLemore	RB	Arizona	from Philadelphia via San Francisco
11	289	Pittsburgh Steelers	Paul Oswald	C	Kansas
11	290	New Orleans Saints	Wells, ArthurArthurWells	TE	Grambling State
11	291	Dallas Cowboys	Ward, JeffJeffWard	K	Texas
11	292	Atlanta Falcons	Elbert Shelley†	S	Arkansas State
11	293	Miami Dolphins	Mann, TerenceTerenceMann	DT	SMU
11	294	Los Angeles Raiders	Mario Perry	TE	Ole Miss
11	295	Minnesota Vikings	Brent Pease	QB	Montana
11	296	Cincinnati Bengals	Jim Warne	T	Arizona State
11	297	Seattle Seahawks	Oliver, DarrylDarrylOliver	RB	Miami (FL)
11	298	Kansas City Chiefs	Richardson, CraigCraigRichardson	WR	Eastern Washington
11	299	Denver Broncos	Roberts, SteveSteveRoberts	DE	Washington	from LA Rams
11	300	New York Jets	Kirk Timmer	LB	Montana State
11	301	San Francisco 49ers	Calvin Nicholas	WR	Grambling State
11	302	New England Patriots	Reveiz, CarlosCarlosReveiz	K	Tennessee
11	303	Cleveland Browns	Brewton, LarryLarryBrewton	DB	Temple
11	304	Washington Redskins	Brown, LaronLaronBrown	WR	Texas
11	305	Chicago Bears	Tim Jessie	RB	Auburn
11	306	Denver Broncos	Neal, TommyTommyNeal	RB	Maryland
11	307	New York Giants	Dave Walter	QB	Michigan Tech
12	308	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Cooper, ScottScottCooper	DT	Kearney State
12	309	Indianapolis Colts	David Adams	RB	Arizona
12	310	San Diego Chargers	Greenwood, MarcusMarcusGreenwood	RB	UCLA
12	311	Buffalo Bills	Joe McGrail	DT	Delaware
12	312	Seattle Seahawks	Wes Dove	DE	Syracuse	from Green Bay
12	313	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Mike Shula	QB	Alabama	from St. Louis
12	314	Houston Oilers	Ira Valentine	RB	Texas A&M
12	315	Detroit Lions	Gary Lee	WR	Georgia Tech
12	316	Philadelphia Eagles	Bobby Morse	RB	Michigan State
12	317	Pittsburgh Steelers	Theo Young	TE	Arkansas
12	318	Dallas Cowboys	Armstrong, ScottScottArmstrong	LB	Florida
12	319	New Orleans Saints	Sorrells, TyroneTyroneSorrells	G	Georgia Tech
12	320	Atlanta Falcons	Larry Emery	RB	Wisconsin
12	321	New York Giants	Bill Berthusen	DT	Iowa State	from LA Raiders
12	322	Miami Dolphins	Jim Karsatos	QB	Ohio State
12	323	Minnesota Vikings	Williams, KeithKeithWilliams	DT	Florida
12	324	Seattle Seahawks	Tony Burse	RB	Middle Tennessee State
12	325	Kansas City Chiefs	Bruce Holmes	LB	Minnesota
12	326	Los Angeles Rams	Alonzo Williams	RB	Mesa State
12	327	New York Jets	Ransdell, BillBillRansdell	QB	Kentucky
12	328	Cincinnati Bengals	John Holifield	RB	West Virginia
12	329	New York Giants	Chad Stark	RB	North Dakota State	from San Francisco via LA Raiders
12	330	New England Patriots	Elgin Davis	RB	UCF
12	331	Washington Redskins	Ray Hitchcock	C	Minnesota
12	332	Los Angeles Rams	Fred Stokes	DE	Georgia Southern	from Cleveland
12	333	Chicago Bears	Jeffries, EricEricJeffries	CB	Texas
12	334	Denver Broncos	Tyrone Braxton†	S	North Dakota State
12	335	Green Bay Packers	Norman Jefferson	CB	LSU	from NY Giants

Supplemental draft

Rnd.	Pick	Team	Player	Pos.	College
1	—	Seattle Seahawks	Brian Bosworth	LB	Oklahoma
3	—	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Dan Sileo	DT	Miami (FL)
4	—	Philadelphia Eagles	Cris Carter‡†	WR	Ohio State

Hall of Famers

Rod Woodson, cornerback from Purdue, taken 1st round 10th overall by Pittsburgh Steelers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2009.

Cris Carter, wide receiver from Ohio State, taken in supplemental draft 4th round by Philadelphia Eagles

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2013.

Notable undrafted players

†	Pro Bowler

Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College
Atlanta Falcons	Milton Barney	WR	Alcorn State
Atlanta Falcons	Tim Gordon	CB	Tulsa
Atlanta Falcons	Ken Jordan	LB	Tuskegee
Atlanta Falcons	Jerome Norris	S	Furman
Atlanta Falcons	Tom Porell	DT	Boston College
Atlanta Falcons	Bobby Riley	WR	Oklahoma State
Atlanta Falcons	John Settle†	RB	Appalachian State
Atlanta Falcons	Jessie Tuggle†	LB	Valdosta State
Atlanta Falcons	Calvin Wallace	DE	West Virginia Tech
Buffalo Bills	Cris D'Annunzio	S	Princeton
Buffalo Bills	Sean Dowling	T	C. W. Post
Buffalo Bills	Mitch Frerotte	G	Penn State
Buffalo Bills	Mike Panepinto	RB	Canisius
Buffalo Bills	Erik Rosenmeier	C	Colgate
Chicago Bears	Kevin Brown	P	West Texas A&M
Chicago Bears	Frank Harris	RB	NC State
Chicago Bears	Tim Hendrix	TE	Tennessee
Chicago Bears	Mike Hintz	CB/S	Wisconsin–Platteville
Chicago Bears	Mike January	LB	Texas
Chicago Bears	Bruce McCray	CB	Western Illinois
Chicago Bears	Sean Payton	QB	Eastern Illinois
Chicago Bears	Dave Romasko	TE	Carroll
Chicago Bears	Doug Rothschild	LB	Wheaton
Chicago Bears	Al Wolden	RB	Bemidji State
Cincinnati Bengals	Dave Butler	LB	Notre Dame
Cincinnati Bengals	John Carney†	K	Notre Dame
Cincinnati Bengals	Tim Inglis	LB	Toledo
Cincinnati Bengals	Massimo Manca	K	Penn State
Cincinnati Bengals	Sam Manos	C	Marshall
Cincinnati Bengals	Robert Niehoff	S	Cincinnati
Cleveland Browns	Matt Battaglia	LB	Louisville
Cleveland Browns	Albert Bell	WR	Alabama
Cleveland Browns	Mike Cofer	K	NC State
Cleveland Browns	John Fletcher	G	Texas A&I
Cleveland Browns	Shawn Heffern	T	Notre Dame
Cleveland Browns	Sam Johnson	WR	Prairie View A&M
Cleveland Browns	Steve Pierce	WR	Illinois
Cleveland Browns	Troy Wilson	CB	Notre Dame
Cleveland Browns	George Winslow	P	Villanova
Cleveland Browns	Terry Wright	CB	Temple
Dallas Cowboys	Jimmy Armstrong	CB	Appalachian State
Dallas Cowboys	Chris Barber	S	North Carolina A&T
Dallas Cowboys	Rich Borresen	TE	Northwestern
Dallas Cowboys	Kerry Brady	K	Hawaii
Dallas Cowboys	Cornell Burbage	WR	Kentucky
Dallas Cowboys	Ron Burton	LB	North Carolina
Dallas Cowboys	Anthony Coleman	S	Baylor
Dallas Cowboys	Alex Green	S	Indiana
Dallas Cowboys	Jim Hendley	C	Florida State
Dallas Cowboys	Jeff Hurd	LB	Kansas State
Dallas Cowboys	Bob LeBlanc	LB	Elon
Dallas Cowboys	Lorenzo Lynch	CB	Sacramento State
Dallas Cowboys	Ray Perkins	DE	Virginia
Dallas Cowboys	Ron Selesky	C	North Central
Dallas Cowboys	Victor Simmons	LB	Central State
Dallas Cowboys	Larry Smith	LB	Kentucky
Dallas Cowboys	Loren Snyder	QB	Northern Colorado
Dallas Cowboys	Sebron Spivey	WR	Southern Illinois
Dallas Cowboys	Garth Thomas	T	Washington
Dallas Cowboys	Scott Urch	T	Virginia
Dallas Cowboys	Gerald White	RB	Michigan
Dallas Cowboys	Mike Zentic	C	Oklahoma State
Denver Broncos	Sam Graddy	WR	Tennessee
Denver Broncos	Monte McGuire	QB	Texas Tech
Denver Broncos	Matt Smith	LB	West Virginia
Denver Broncos	Jeff Van Raaphorst	QB	Arizona State
Detroit Lions	Karl Bernard	RB	Southwestern Louisiana
Detroit Lions	Chris Geile	G	Eastern Illinois
Detroit Lions	Jerry Quaerna	T	Michigan
Detroit Lions	Chuck Steele	C	California
Green Bay Packers	Todd Auer	LB	Western Illinois
Green Bay Packers	Vincent Barnett	S/CB	Arkansas State
Green Bay Packers	David Caldwell	DT	TCU
Green Bay Packers	John Diettrich	K	Ball State
Green Bay Packers	Tony Elliott	S	Central Michigan
Green Bay Packers	Kevin Fitzgerald	TE	Wisconsin–Eau Claire
Green Bay Packers	Anthony Harrison	S	Georgia Tech
Green Bay Packers	Jim Hobbins	G	Minnesota
Green Bay Packers	Craig Jay	TE	Mount Senario
Green Bay Packers	Ed Konopasek	T	Ball State
Green Bay Packers	Chris Mandeville	S	UC Davis
Green Bay Packers	Aaron Manning	CB	Iowa State
Green Bay Packers	John McGarry	G	Saint Joseph's
Green Bay Packers	Lee Morris	WR	Oklahoma
Green Bay Packers	Keith Paskett	WR	Western Kentucky
Green Bay Packers	Martin Rudolph	CB	Arizona
Green Bay Packers	John Sterling	RB	Central State (OK)
Green Bay Packers	Chuck Washington	CB	Arkansas
Green Bay Packers	Kevin Willhite	RB	Oregon
Houston Oilers	Craig Birdsong	S	North Texas State
Houston Oilers	Chris Darrington	WR	Weber State
Houston Oilers	Joe DeForest	LB	Southwestern Louisiana
Houston Oilers	Scott Fox	LB	Austin Peay
Houston Oilers	Andrew Jackson	RB	Iowa State
Houston Oilers	Thad Jefferson	LB	Hawaii
Houston Oilers	Larry Joyner	S	Minnesota
Houston Oilers	Eugene Seale	LB	Lamar
Houston Oilers	Donovan Small	S	Minnesota
Indianapolis Colts	John Brandes	TE	Cameron
Indianapolis Colts	Jeff Criswell	T	Graceland
Indianapolis Colts	Travis Simpson	C	Oklahoma
Kansas City Chiefs	Mel Anderson	WR	Minnesota
Kansas City Chiefs	Darrell Colbert	WR	Texas Southern
Kansas City Chiefs	Alex Espinoza	QB	Iowa State
Kansas City Chiefs	Jeff Faulkner	DE	Southern
Kansas City Chiefs	James Harvey	G	Jackson State
Kansas City Chiefs	Byron Ingram	G	Eastern Kentucky
Kansas City Chiefs	Sidney Johnson	CB	California
Kansas City Chiefs	Stein Koss	TE	Arizona State
Kansas City Chiefs	Mark Nelson	T	Bowling Green
Kansas City Chiefs	Teddy Nelson	S	UNLV
Kansas City Chiefs	Matt Stevens	QB	UCLA
Los Angeles Rams	Sam Anno	LB	USC
Los Angeles Rams	Mark Boggs	T	Ball State
Los Angeles Rams	Richard Brown	LB	San Diego State
Los Angeles Rams	Chuck Compton	CB/S	Boise State
Los Angeles Rams	Kwante Hampton	WR	Long Beach State
Los Angeles Rams	Suge Knight	DE	UNLV
Los Angeles Rams	Tim Lashar	K	Oklahoma
Los Angeles Rams	Stacey Mobley	WR	Jackson State
Los Angeles Rams	Keith Tinsley	WR	Pittsburgh
Los Angeles Rams	Greg Williamson	CB	Fresno State
Miami Dolphins	Clarence Bailey	RB	Hampton
Miami Dolphins	Willie Beecher	K	Utah State
Miami Dolphins	Leland Douglas	WR	Baylor
Miami Dolphins	Ian Howfield	K	Tennessee
Miami Dolphins	Vernice Smith	G	Florida A&M
Minnesota Vikings	Dale Dawson	K	Eastern Kentucky
Minnesota Vikings	Jim Dick	LB	North Dakota State
Minnesota Vikings	Jeff Womack	RB	Memphis State
New England Patriots	Ricky Atkinson	CB	Southern Connecticut State
New England Patriots	Bob Bleier	QB	Richmond
New England Patriots	Ken Brown	WR	Southern Arkansas
New England Patriots	Duffy Cobbs	CB	Penn State
New England Patriots	Dennis Gadbois	WR	Boston University
New England Patriots	Bruce Hansen	RB	BYU
New England Patriots	Al Herline	P	Vanderbilt
New England Patriots	Jerry McCabe	LB	Holy Cross
New England Patriots	Joe Peterson	CB	Nevada
New England Patriots	Scott Schutt	LB	North Dakota State
New England Patriots	Darren Twombly	C	Boston College
New England Patriots	Todd Whitten	QB	Stephen F. Austin
New Orleans Saints	Ted Elliott	DT	Mankato State
New Orleans Saints	Walt Housman	T	Upsala
New Orleans Saints	Vince Jasper	G	Iowa State
New Orleans Saints	Erik Kramer	QB	NC State
New Orleans Saints	Les Miller	DE	Fort Hays State
New Orleans Saints	Dan Rice	RB	Michigan
New Orleans Saints	Derrick Taylor	S	NC State
New Orleans Saints	Junior Thurman	CB	USC
New Orleans Saints	Ron Weissenhofer	LB	Notre Dame
New York Giants	Toney Catchings	LB	Cincinnati
New York Giants	Jim Crocicchia	QB	Penn
New York Giants	Robert DiRico	RB	Kutztown
New York Giants	Wayne Haddix†	CB	Liberty
New York Giants	Chris Jones	C	Delaware State
New York Giants	Randy Kirk	LB	San Diego State
New York Giants	Brian Sisley	DE	South Dakota State
New York Jets	John Chirico	RB	Columbia
New York Jets	Anthony Corvino	T	Southern Connecticut State
New York Jets	Bobby Curtis	LB	Savannah State
New York Jets	Greg Jensen	G
Philadelphia Eagles	Curt Baham	DB	Tulane
Philadelphia Eagles	John Klingel	DE	Eastern Kentucky
Philadelphia Eagles	Mike Kullman	WR	Kutztown
Pittsburgh Steelers	Lyneal Alston	WR	Southern Miss
Pittsburgh Steelers	Steve Apke	LB	Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Steelers	Warren Bone	DE	Texas Southern
Pittsburgh Steelers	Dennis Borcky	DT	Memphis State
Pittsburgh Steelers	Lee Getz	G	Rutgers
Pittsburgh Steelers	Jeff Lucas	T	West Virginia
Pittsburgh Steelers	Bob McDonough	CB/S	California (PA)
Pittsburgh Steelers	Dwight Stone	RB	Middle Tennessee State
Pittsburgh Steelers	Joe Williams	LB	Grambling State
St. Louis Cardinals	Adrian Breen	QB	Morehead State
St. Louis Cardinals	Tony Buford	LB	Tulsa
St. Louis Cardinals	Eric Brown	WR	Tulsa
St. Louis Cardinals	Peter Tuiasosopo	C	Utah State
St. Louis Cardinals	Shawn Halloran	QB	Boston College
San Diego Chargers	David Diaz-Infante	G	San Jose State
San Diego Chargers	Jeff Gaffney	K	Virginia
San Diego Chargers	James Hall	LB	Northwestern State
San Diego Chargers	Fred Jones	LB	Florida State
San Diego Chargers	Tyronne Stowe	LB	Rutgers
San Francisco 49ers	Tommy Dawkins	DE	Appalachian State
San Francisco 49ers	Doug DuBose	RB	Nebraska
San Francisco 49ers	Tony Gladney	WR	UNLV
San Francisco 49ers	Greg Liter	DE	Iowa State
Seattle Seahawks	Brant Bengen	WR	Idaho
Seattle Seahawks	Ron Bohm	DT	Illinois
Seattle Seahawks	Scott Hagler	K	South Carolina
Seattle Seahawks	Matt Hanousek	T	Utah State
Seattle Seahawks	David Hollis	CB	UNLV
Seattle Seahawks	Dallis Smith	S	Valdosta State
Seattle Seahawks	Daryle Smith	T	Tennessee
Seattle Seahawks	Donald Snell	WR	Virginia Tech
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Brian Gant	LB	Illinois State
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Steve Holloway	TE	Tennessee State
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Mike Kovaleski	LB	Notre Dame
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Ray Isom	S	Penn State
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	David Jackson	WR	Southeast Missouri State
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Dan Land	S	Albany State
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tom McHale	G	Cornell
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Jeff Modesitt	TE	Delaware
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Billy Poe	G	Morehead State
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Kevin Thomas	C	Arizona State
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Mike Varajon	RB	Toledo
Washington Redskins	Darrick Brilz	C/G	Oregon State
Washington Redskins	Danny Burmeister	S	North Carolina
Washington Redskins	Mark Carlson	T	Southern Connecticut State
Washington Redskins	Eric Coyle	C	Colorado
Washington Redskins	David Etherly	CB	Portland State
Washington Redskins	Ted Karras Jr.	DT	Northwestern
Washington Redskins	Craig McEwen	TE	Utah
Washington Redskins	Steve Nave	LB	Kansas
Washington Redskins	Keith Radecic	C	Penn State
Washington Redskins	Ed Rubbert	QB	Louisville
Washington Redskins	Tony Settles	LB	Elon
Washington Redskins	Derrick Shepard	WR	Oklahoma
Washington Redskins	Steve Thompson	DT	Minnesota

Trades

In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 1987 Draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Forfeited picks

One selection in the 1987 draft was forfeited:

External links

at Pro Football Reference