Completed draft · verified results

1987 NFL Draft

335 selections across 12 rounds, with source attribution and no retrospective commentary added.

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PickRoundPlayerPositionCollege / former clubDrafted by

11Vinny TestaverdeQBMiami (FL)TAM

21Cornelius BennettLBAlabamaIND

31Alonzo HighsmithRBMiami (FL)HOU

41Brent FullwoodRBAuburnGNB

51Mike JunkinLBDukeCLE

61Kelly StoufferQBColorado St.STL

71Reggie RogersDEWashingtonDET

81Shane ConlanLBPenn St.BUF

91Jerome BrownDTMiami (FL)PHI

101Rod WoodsonDBPurduePIT

111Shawn KnightDEBYUNOR

121Danny NoonanDTNebraskaDAL

131Chris MillerQBOregonATL

141D.J. DozierRBPenn St.MIN

151John ClayTMissouriRAI

161John BosaDEBoston Col.MIA

171Jason BuckDEBYUCIN

181Tony WoodsDEPittsburghSEA

191Paul PalmerRBTempleKAN

201Haywood JeffiresWRNorth Carolina St.HOU

211Roger VickRBTexas A&MNYJ

221Harris BartonTNorth CarolinaSFO

231Bruce ArmstrongTLouisvilleNWE

241Rod BernstineRBTexas A&MSDG

251Terrence FlaglerRBClemsonSFO

261Jim HarbaughQBMichiganCHI

271Ricky NattielWRFloridaDEN

281Mark IngramWRMichigan St.NYG

292Nate OdomesDBWisconsinBUF

302Brian DavisDBNebraskaWAS

312Kenny FlowersRBClemsonATL

322Gregg RakoczyCMiami (FL)CLE

332Roland MitchellDBTexas TechBUF

342Tim McDonaldDBUSCSTL

352Christian OkoyeRBAzusa PacificKAN

362Ricky ReynoldsDBWashington St.TAM

372Jeff BregelGUSCSFO

382Delton HallDBClemsonPIT

392Ron FrancisDBBaylorDAL

402Lonzell HillWRWashingtonNOR

412Johnny HollandLBTexas A&MGNB

422Alex GordonLBCincinnatiNYJ

432Rick GrafLBWisconsinMIA

442Ray BerryLBBaylorMIN

452David WymanLBStanfordSEA

462Walter JohnsonLBLouisiana TechHOU

472Donald EvansDEWinston-Salem St.RAM

482Wally KleineTNotre DameWAS

492Eric ThomasDBTulaneCIN

502Winston MossLBMiami (FL)TAM

512Don SmithRBMississippi St.TAM

522Bruce WilkersonTTennesseeRAI

532Lou BrockDBUSCSDG

542Ron MorrisWRSMUCHI

552Adrian WhiteDBFloridaNYG

562Scott SchwedesWRSyracuseMIA

573Mark CarrierWRNicholls St.TAM

583Chris GambolGIowaIND

593Karl WilsonDELSUSDG

603David BrandonLBMemphisBUF

613Dave CrostonTIowaGNB

623Robert AwaltTESan Diego St.STL

633Jerry BallNTSMUDET

643Cody CarlsonQBBaylorHOU

653Ben TamburelloGAuburnPHI

663Charles LockettWRLong Beach St.PIT

673Michael AdamsDBArkansas St.NOR

683Jeff ZimmermanGFloridaDAL

693Scott StephenLBArizona St.GNB

703Colin ScottsDTHawaiiSTL

713Frankie NealWRFort Hays St.GNB

723Henry ThomasDTLSUMIN

733Todd HowardLBTexas A&MKAN

743Cliff HicksDBOregonRAM

753Onzy ElamLBTennessee St.NYJ

763Len BellDBIndianaCIN

773Skip McClendonDEArizona St.CIN

783Jamie MuellerRBBenedictineBUF

793Bob PerrymanRBMichiganNWE

803Tim ManoaRBPenn St.CLE

813Steve SmithRBPenn St.RAI

823Jeff JaegerKWashingtonCLE

833Stephen BakerWRFresno St.NYG

844Don GrahamLBPenn St.TAM

854Randy DixonGPittsburghIND

863Michael BrooksLBLSUDEN

874Ron HallTEHawaiiTAM

884Mark VlasicQBIowaSDG

894Lorenzo FreemanNTPittsburghGNB

904Rod SaddlerDTTexas A&MSTL

914Doug BartlettDTNorthern IllinoisRAM

924Garland RiversDBMichiganDET

934Byron EvansLBArizonaPHI

944Thomas EverettDBBaylorPIT

954Kelvin MartinWRBoston Col.DAL

964Steve TrapiloGBoston Col.NOR

974Ralph Van DykeTSouthern IllinoisATL

984Rich GannonQBDelawareNWE

994Troy StradfordRBBoston Col.MIA

1004Najee MustafaaDBGeorgia TechMIN

1014Sean SmithDEGrambling St.CHI

1024Derrick BeasleyDBWinston-Salem St.NWE

1034Jim RiggsTEClemsonCIN

1044Mark MooreDBOklahoma St.SEA

1054Mark DusbabekLBMinnesotaHOU

1064Bruce HillWRArizona St.TAM

1074Tim JordanLBWisconsinNWE

1084Larry KelmLBTexas A&MRAM

1094Leon SealsDEJackson St.BUF

1104Steve BeuerleinQBNotre DameRAI

1114Marc MunfordLBNebraskaDEN

1124Odessa TurnerWRNorthwestern St. (LA)NYG

1135Danny VillaTArizona St.NWE

1145Roy BanksWREastern IllinoisIND

1155Nelson JonesDBNorth Carolina St.SDG

1165Tom GibsonDENorthern ArizonaNWE

1175Timmy SmithRBTexas TechWAS

1185George SwarnRBMiami (OH)STL

1195Tommie AgeeRBAuburnSEA

1205Steve BryanDEOklahomaCHI

1215David AlexanderCTulsaPHI

1225Hardy NickersonLBCaliforniaPIT

1235Milton MackDBAlcorn St.NOR

1245Everett GayWRTexasDAL

1255Mark MrazDEUtah St.ATL

1265John BrunoPPenn St.STL

1275Ilia JarostchukLBNew HampshireSTL

1285Kitrick TaylorWRWashington St.KAN

1295Kirby JacksonDBMississippi St.NYJ

1305Marc LoganRBKentuckyCIN

1315Ruben RodriguezPArizonaSEA

1325Chris ConlinGPenn St.MIA

1335Spencer TillmanRBOklahomaHOU

1345Paul JokischWRMichiganSFO

1355Henry RollingLBNevadaTAM

1365Scott MersereauDTSouthern Connecticut St.RAM

1375Tony MayesDBKentuckyTAM

1385Will JohnsonLBLa-MonroeCHI

1395Greg HornePArkansasCIN

1405Paul O'ConnorGMiami (FL)NYG

1416Tim JohnsonDTPenn St.PIT

1426Freddie RobinsonDBAlabamaIND

1436Steve BartaloRBColorado St.TAM

1446Steve GageDBTulsaWAS

1456Willie MarshallWRTempleGNB

1466Mark GaralczykDTWestern MichiganSTL

1476Al SmithLBUtah St.HOU

1486Danny LockettLBArizonaDET

1496Ron MotenLBFloridaPHI

1506Greg LloydLBFort Valley St.PIT

1516Joe OnosaiGHawaiiDAL

1526Thomas HenleyWRStanfordNOR

1536Paul KiserGWake ForestATL

1546John AdickesCBaylorCHI

1556Lance SellersLBBoise St.MIA

1566Greg RichardsonWRAlabamaMIN

1576Sonny GordonDBOhio St.CIN

1586Chris PikeDTTulsaPHI

1596Toby CastonLBLSUHOU

1606Tim RichardsonRBPacificNYG

1616Tracy MartinWRNorth DakotaNYJ

1626Bob WhiteLBPenn St.SFO

1636Gene TaylorWRFresno St.NWE

1646Ed SimmonsTEastern WashingtonWAS

1656Stephen BraggsDBTexasCLE

1666Jon EmbreeTEColoradoRAM

1676Warren MarshallRBJames MadisonDEN

1686Doug RiesenbergTCaliforniaNYG

1697Curt JarvisNTAlabamaTAM

1707Mark BelliniWRBYUIND

1717Kerry PorterRBWashington St.BUF

1727Tony LeikerDEStanfordGNB

1737Jamie HollandWROhio St.SDG

1747Tim PeoplesDBWashingtonSTL

1757Dan SaleaumuaDTArizona St.DET

1767Robert BanksDENotre DameHOU

1777Brian WilliamsTCentral MichiganPHI

1787Chris KelleyTEAkronPIT

1797Gene AtkinsDBFlorida A&MNOR

1807Kevin SweeneyQBFresno St.DAL

1817Michael ReidLBWisconsinATL

1827Tom BrownRBPittsburghMIA

1837Bo JacksonRBAuburnRAI

1847Roland BarbayNTLSUSEA

1857Derek TennellTEUCLASEA

1867Doug HudsonQBNicholls St.KAN

1877Gerald NicholsDTFlorida St.NYJ

1887Chris ThatcherGLafayetteCIN

1897Steve DeLineKColorado St.SFO

1907Harry SwayneTRutgersTAM

1917Bill SmithPMississippiGNB

1927Johnny ThomasDBBaylorWAS

1937Archie HarrisTWilliam & MaryCHI

1947Wilbur StrozierTEGeorgiaDEN

1957William HarrisTEBishopSTL

1968Eddie HunterRBVirginia TechNYJ

1978Stan MataeleNTArizonaTAM

1988Jeff DrostDTIowaGNB

1998Joe MacEskerTTexas-El PasoSDG

2008Chuckie MillerDBUCLAIND

2018Steve AlvordDTWashingtonSTL

2028Michel JamesWRWashington St.HOU

2038Dennis GibsonLBIowa St.DET

2048Ron BrownLBUSCSDG

2058Charles BuchananDETennessee St.PIT

2068Kevin GoganGWashingtonDAL

2078Toi CookDBStanfordNOR

2088Curtis TaliaferroLBVirginia TechATL

2098Bruce MesnerNTMarylandBUF

2108Joel WilliamsTENotre DameMIA

2118Rick FenneyRBWashingtonMIN

2128Mark DennisTIllinoisMIA

2138Michael StewartDBFresno St.RAM

2148Mike RicePMontanaNYJ

2158Solomon WilcotsDBColoradoCIN

2168Sammy GarzaQBTexas-El PasoSEA

2178David GraysonLBFresno St.SFO

2188Michael ClemonsRBWilliam & MaryKAN

2198Clarence VaughnDBNorthern IllinoisWAS

2208Steve BullittLBTexas A&MCLE

2218Paul MigliazzoLBOklahomaCHI

2228Dan MorganGPenn St.DEN

2238Rod JonesTEWashingtonNYG

2249Joe ArmentroutRBWisconsinTAM

2259Stan ParkerGNebraskaNYG

2269Thomas WilcherRBMichiganSDG

2279Keith McKellerTEJacksonville St.BUF

2289Gregg HarrisGWake ForestGNB

2299Wayne DavisLBAlabamaSTL

2309Rick CalhounRBCal State-FullertonDET

2319Wes NeighborsCAlabamaHOU

2329Ken LambiotteQBWilliam & MaryPHI

2339Joey ClinkscalesWRTennesseePIT

2349Scott LeachLBOhio St.NOR

2359Alvin BlountRBMarylandDAL

2369Terrence AnthonyDBIowa St.ATL

2379Tim PidgeonLBSyracuseMIA

2389Scott EcclesTEEastern New MexicoRAI

2399Leonard JonesDBTexas TechMIN

2409Tracy HamRBGeorgia SouthernRAM

2419Ron McLeanNTCal State-FullertonNYJ

2429Craig RaddatzLBWisconsinCIN

2439M.L. JohnsonLBHawaiiSEA

2449Randy WattsDECatawbaKAN

2459Jonathan ShelleyDBMississippiSFO

2469Greg DavisKThe CitadelTAM

2479Bob OntkoLBPenn St.IND

2489Alfred JenkinsRBArizonaWAS

2499Lakei HeimuliRBBYUCHI

2509Bruce PlummerDBMississippi St.DEN

2519Dana WrightRBFindlayNYG

25210Mike SimmondsGIndiana St.TAM

25310Chris GoodeDBAlabamaIND

25410Rob HarrisonDBSacramento St.RAI

25510Don MajkowskiQBVirginiaGNB

25610Anthony AndersonDBGrambling St.SDG

25710Charles WrightDBTulsaSTL

25810Curtis DuncanWRNorthwesternHOU

25910Ray BrownWRSouth CarolinaDET

26010Paul CarberryDTOregon St.PHI

26110Merril HogeRBIdaho St.PIT

26210Dale JonesLBTennesseeDAL

26310Robert ClarkWRNorth Carolina CentralNOR

26410Jerry ReeseTEIllinoisATL

26510John GesekGSacramento St.RAI

26610Bobby TaylorDBWisconsinMIA

26710Bob RileyTIndianaMIN

26810Sid LewisDBPenn St.NYJ

26910David McCluskeyRBGeorgiaCIN

27010Louis ClarkWRMississippi St.SEA

27110James EvansRBSouthernKAN

27210David SmithLBNorthern ArizonaRAM

27310Jim EllisLBBoise St.RAI

27410Ted WilsonWRCentral FloridaWAS

27510John PayeQBStanfordSFO

27610Frank WintersCWestern IllinoisCLE

27710Dick ChapuraDTMissouriCHI

27810Rafe WilkinsonLBRichmondDEN

27910Chuck FaucetteLBMarylandNYG

28011Reggie TaylorRBCincinnatiTAM

28111Jim ReynosaDEArizona St.IND

28211Patrick ScottWRGrambling St.GNB

28311Howard BallardTAlabama A&MBUF

28411Joe GoebelCUCLASDG

28511Todd PeatGNorthern IllinoisSTL

28611Brian SiverlingTEPenn St.DET

28711John DavisGGeorgia TechHOU

28811Chris McLemoreRBArizonaRAI

28911Paul OswaldCKansasPIT

29011Arthur WellsTEGrambling St.NOR

29111Jeff WardKTexasDAL

29211Elbert ShelleyDBArkansas St.ATL

29311Terence MannDTSMUMIA

29411Mario PerryTEMississippiRAI

29511Brent PeaseQBMontanaMIN

29611Jim WarneTArizona St.CIN

29711Darryl OliverRBMiami (FL)SEA

29811Craig RichardsonWREastern WashingtonKAN

29911Steve RobertsDEWashingtonDEN

30011Kirk TimmerLBMontana St.NYJ

30111Calvin NicholasWRGrambling St.SFO

30211Carlos ReveizKTennesseeNWE

30311Larry BrewtonDBTempleCLE

30411Laron BrownWRTexasWAS

30511Tim JessieRBAuburnCHI

30611Tommy NealRBMarylandDEN

30711Dave WalterQBMichigan TechNYG

30812Scott CooperDTNebraska-KearneyTAM

30912David AdamsRBArizonaIND

31012Marcus GreenwoodRBUCLASDG

31112Joe McGrailNTDelawareBUF

31212Wes DoveDESyracuseSEA

31312Mike ShulaQBAlabamaTAM

31412Ira ValentineRBTexas A&MHOU

31512Gary LeeWRGeorgia TechDET

31612Bobby MorseRBMichigan St.PHI

31712Theo YoungTEArkansasPIT

31812Scott ArmstrongLBFloridaDAL

31912Tyrone SorrellsGGeorgia TechNOR

32012Larry EmeryRBWisconsinATL

32112Bill BerthusenNTIowa St.NYG

32212Jim KarsatosQBOhio St.MIA

32312Keith WilliamsDTFloridaMIN

32412Tony BurseRBMiddle Tenn. St.SEA

32512Bruce HolmesLBMinnesotaKAN

32612Alonzo WilliamsRBColorado MesaRAM

32712Bill RansdellQBKentuckyNYJ

32812John HolifieldRBWest VirginiaCIN

32912Chad StarkRBNorth Dakota St.NYG

33012Elgin DavisRBCentral FloridaNWE

33112Ray HitchcockCMinnesotaWAS

33212Fred StokesDEGeorgia SouthernRAM

33312Eric JeffriesDBTexasCHI

33412Tyrone BraxtonDBNorth Dakota St.DEN

33512Norman JeffersonDBLSUGNB