1987 NFL draft

1987 NFL draft
New York Marriott Marquis (draft venue), photographed in 2024
General information
DateApril 28–29, 1987
LocationNew York Marriott Marquis
in New York City, New York
NetworkESPN
Overview
335 total selections in 12 rounds
LeagueNational Football League
First selectionVinny Testaverde, QB
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Mr. IrrelevantNorman Jefferson, CB
Green Bay Packers
Most selections (20)Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Fewest selections (8)Cleveland Browns
Hall of Famers
2
← 1986
1988 →

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

* Compensatory selection
† Pro Bowler
‡ Hall of Famer
Positions key
OffenseDefenseSpecial teams
  1. ↑ Includes nose tackle (NT)
  2. ↑ Includes middle linebacker (MLB/MIKE), weakside linebacker (WILL), strongside linebacker (SAM), off-ball linebacker, and outside linebacker (OLB)
  3. ↑ Includes free safety (FS) and strong safety (SS)
  4. ↑ Also known as a placekicker (PK)
  5. ↑ Includes kickoff and punt returners
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, WallyWally Kleine  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, MikeMike Adams  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, LeonardLeonard Ball  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, DerrickDerrick Beasley  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 Steve Bryan  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, PaulPaul Jokisch  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, WillieWillie Marshall  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, RonRon Moten  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, ThomasThomas Henley  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, TimTim Richardson  RB Pacific
from LA Rams
6 161 New York Jets Tracy Martin  WR North Dakota
6 162 San Francisco 49ers White, BobBob White  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, WarrenWarren Marshall  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, TimTim Peoples  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, BrianBrian Williams  T Central Michigan
7 178 Pittsburgh Steelers Kelley, ChrisChris Kelley  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, ChrisChris Thatcher  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, BillBill Smith  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, JoeJoe MacEsker  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, MichaelMichael James  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, CharlesCharles Buchanan  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, CurtisCurtis Taliaferro  LB Virginia Tech
8 209 Buffalo Bills Mesner, BruceBruce Mesner  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, MikeMike Rice  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, SteveSteve Bullitt  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, JoeJoe Armentrout  RB Wisconsin
9 225 New York Giants Parker, StanStan Parker  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, GregGreg Harris  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, WesWes Neighbors  C Alabama
9 232 Philadelphia Eagles Lambiotte, KenKen Lambiotte  QB William & Mary
9 233 Pittsburgh Steelers Joey Clinkscales  WR Tennessee
9 234 New Orleans Saints Leach, ScottScott Leach  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, ScottScott Eccles  TE Eastern New Mexico
9 239 Minnesota Vikings Jones, LeonardLeonard Jones  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, CraigCraig Raddatz  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, JonathanJonathan Shelley  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, RobRob Harrison  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, RaynardRaynard Brown  WR South Carolina
10 260 Philadelphia Eagles Carberry, PaulPaul Carberry  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, JerryJerry Reese  TE Illinois
10 265 Los Angeles Raiders John Gesek  G Sacramento State
10 266 Miami Dolphins Taylor, BobbyBobby Taylor  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, DavidDavid Smith  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, RafeRafe Wilkinson  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, JimJim Reynosa  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, JoeJoe Goebel  C UCLA
11 285 St. Louis Cardinals Todd Peat  G Northern Illinois
11 286 Detroit Lions Siverling, BrianBrian Siverling  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, ArthurArthur Wells  TE Grambling State
11 291 Dallas Cowboys Ward, JeffJeff Ward  K Texas
11 292 Atlanta Falcons Elbert Shelley † S Arkansas State
11 293 Miami Dolphins Mann, TerenceTerence Mann  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 Darryl Oliver  RB Miami (FL)
11 298 Kansas City Chiefs Richardson, CraigCraig Richardson  WR Eastern Washington
11 299 Denver Broncos Roberts, SteveSteve Roberts  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, CarlosCarlos Reveiz  K Tennessee
11 303 Cleveland Browns Brewton, LarryLarry Brewton  DB Temple
11 304 Washington Redskins Brown, LaronLaron Brown  WR Texas
11 305 Chicago Bears Tim Jessie  RB Auburn
11 306 Denver Broncos Neal, TommyTommy Neal  RB Maryland
11 307 New York Giants Dave Walter  QB Michigan Tech
12 308 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cooper, ScottScott Cooper  DT Kearney State
12 309 Indianapolis Colts David Adams  RB Arizona
12 310 San Diego Chargers Greenwood, MarcusMarcus Greenwood  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, ScottScott Armstrong  LB Florida
12 319 New Orleans Saints Sorrells, TyroneTyrone Sorrells  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, KeithKeith Williams  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 Bill Ransdell  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, EricEric Jeffries  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 Notes
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

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2009.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2013.

Notable undrafted players

† Pro Bowler
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Notes
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

  1. ↑ No. 3: Buffalo → Houston (D). Buffalo traded a first-round selection (3rd overall) to Houston in exchange for first- and second-round selections (8th and 36th overall).
  2. ↑ No. 5: San Diego → Cleveland (D). San Diego traded first- and second-round selections (5th and 32nd overall) to Cleveland in exchange for first- and second-round selections (24th and 53rd overall), and LB Chip Banks.
  3. ↑ No. 8: Houston → Buffalo (D). See Round 1: Buffalo → Houston.
  4. ↑ No. 14: Miami → Minnesota (D). Miami traded a first-round selection (14th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for first- and fifth-round selections (16th and 128th overall).
  5. ↑ No. 16: Minnesota → Miami (D). See Round 1: Miami → Minnesota.
  6. ↑ No. 20: LA Rams → Houston (PD). The LA Rams traded first- and fifth-round selections (20th and 133rd overall), a 1988 first-round selection, G Kent Hill and the rights to DE William Fuller to Houston in exchange for the rights to QB Jim Everett.
  7. ↑ No. 24: Cleveland → San Diego (D). See Round 1: San Diego → Cleveland.
  8. ↑ No. 25: Washington → San Francisco (PD). Washington traded a first-round selection (25th overall) and a 1986 tenth-round selection to San Francisco in exchange for a 1986 second-round selection.

Round 2

  1. ↑ No. 29: Tampa Bay → Buffalo (D). Tampa Bay traded a second-round selection (29th overall) to Buffalo in exchange for second- and fourth-round selections (36th and 87th overall).
  2. ↑ No. 30: Indianapolis → Washington (PD). Indianapolis traded a second-round selection (30th overall) to Washington in exchange for the rights to DE Walter Murray.
  3. ↑ No. 31: Green Bay → Atlanta (D). Green Bay traded a second-round selection (31st overall) to Atlanta in exchange for second- and third-round selections (41st and 69th overall).
  4. ↑ No. 32: San Diego → Cleveland (D). See Round 1: San Diego → Cleveland.
  5. ↑ No. 35: Houston → Kansas City (D). Houston traded a second-round selection (35th overall) to Kansas City in exchange for second- and fourth-round selections (46th and 105th overall).
  6. ↑ No. 36: Detroit → Houston → Buffalo → Tampa Bay. Multiple trades:
           Detroit → Houston (PD). Detroit traded a second-round selection (36th overall) to Houston in exchange for OT Harvey Salem.
           Houston → Buffalo (D). See Round 1: Buffalo → Houston.
           Buffalo → Tampa Bay (D). See Round 2: Tampa Bay → Buffalo.
  7. ↑ No. 37: Philadelphia → San Francisco (PD). Philadelphia traded a second-round selection (37th overall) and a 1986 third-round selection to San Francisco in exchange for QB Matt Cavanaugh.
  8. ↑ No. 41: Atlanta → Green Bay (D). See Round 2: Green Bay → Atlanta.
  9. ↑ No. 42: LA Raiders → NY Jets (D). The LA Raiders traded a second-round selection (42nd overall) to the NY Jets in exchange for second- and fourth-round selections (48th and 102nd overall).
  10. ↑ No. 46: Kansas City → Houston (D). See Round 2: Houston → Kansas City.
  11. ↑ No. 48: NY Jets → LA Raiders → Washington. Multiple trades:
           NY Jets → LA Raiders (D). See Round 2: LA Raiders → NY Jets.
           LA Raiders → Washington (D). The LA Raiders traded a second-round selection (48th overall) to Washington in exchange for second- and fifth-round selections (52nd and 120th overall).
  12. ↑ No. 50: San Francisco → Tampa Bay (PD). San Francisco traded second- and fourth-round selections (50th and 106th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for QB Steve Young.
  13. ↑ No. 51: New England → Tampa Bay (PD). New England traded second-, seventh- and tenth-round selections (51st, 190th and 246th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for G Sean Farrell.
  14. ↑ No. 52: Washington → LA Raiders (D). See Round 2: LA Raiders → Washington.
  15. ↑ No. 53: Cleveland → San Diego (D). See Round 1: San Diego → Cleveland.
  16. ↑ No. 55: Denver → NY Giants (PD). Denver traded a second-round selection (55th overall), and 1986 second- and sixth-round selections to the NY Giants in exchange for CB Mark Haynes.
  17. ↑ No. 56: NY Giants → St. Louis → Miami. Multiple trades:
           NY Giants → St. Louis (PD). The NY Giants traded second- and seventh-round selections (56th and 195th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for RB Ottis Anderson.
           St. Louis → Miami (D). St. Louis traded a second-round selection (56th overall) to Miami in exchange for third- and fifth-round selections (70th and 126th overall).

Round 3

  1. ↑ No. 69: Atlanta → Green Bay (D). See Round 2: Green Bay → Atlanta.
  2. ↑ No. 70: Miami → St. Louis (D). See Round 2: St. Louis → Miami.
  3. ↑ No. 71: LA Raiders → Green Bay (PD). The LA Raiders traded a third-round selection (71st overall) and a 1988 fourth-round selection in exchange for WR James Lofton.
  4. ↑ No. 77: Seattle → Cincinnati (PD). Seattle traded a third-round selection (77th overall) to Cincinnati in exchange for OT Mike Wilson.
  5. ↑ No. 78: San Francisco → Buffalo (PD). San Francisco traded a third-round selection (78th overall) and a 1988 fifth-round selection to Buffalo in exchange for RB Joe Cribbs.
  6. ↑ No. 81: Washington → New England → LA Raiders. Multiple trades:
           Washington → New England (PD). Washington traded a third-round selection (81st overall) to New England in exchange for the rights to WR Ricky Sanders.
           New England → LA Raiders (D). New England traded third- and tenth-round selections (81st and 274th overall) to the LA Raiders in exchange for two fourth-round selections (98th and 102nd overall).
  7. ↑ No. 82: Chicago → LA Rams → Cleveland. Multiple trades:
           Chicago → LA Rams (PD). Chicago traded third- and sixth-round selections (82nd and 166th overall) to the LA Rams in exchange for a fourth-round selection (101st overall) and QB Doug Flutie.
           LA Rams → Cleveland (D). The LA Rams traded a third-round selection (82nd overall) to Cleveland in exchange for fourth-, fifth- and twelfth-round selections (108th, 136th and 332nd overall).

Round 4

  1. ↑ No. 87: Buffalo → Tampa Bay (D). See Round 2: Buffalo → Tampa Bay.
  2. ↑ No. 91: Houston → LA Rams (PD). Houston traded a fourth-round selection (91st overall) and a 1986 seventh-round selection to the LA Rams in exchange for WR Drew Hill.
  3. ↑ No. 98: LA Raiders → New England (D). See Round 3: New England → LA Raiders.
  4. ↑ No. 101: LA Rams → Chicago (D). See Round 3: Chicago → LA Rams.
  5. ↑ No. 102: NY Jets → LA Raiders → New England. Multiple trades:
           NY Jets → LA Raiders (D). See Round 2: LA Raiders → NY Jets.
           LA Raiders → New England (D). See Round 3: New England → LA Raiders.
  6. ↑ No. 105: Kansas City → Houston (D). See Round 2: Houston → Kansas City.
  7. ↑ No. 106: San Francisco → Tampa Bay (D). See Round 2: San Francisco → Tampa Bay.
  8. ↑ No. 108: Cleveland → LA Rams (D). See Round 3: LA Rams → Cleveland.
  9. ↑ No. 109: Washington → Buffalo (D). Washington traded a fourth-round selection (109th overall) to Buffalo in exchange for fifth- and sixth-round selections (117th and 144th overall).
  10. ↑ No. 110: Chicago → LA Raiders (D). Chicago traded a fourth-round selection (110th overall) to the LA Raiders in exchange for fifth- and sixth-round selections (120th and 154th overall).

Round 5

  1. ↑ No. 113: Tampa Bay → New England (PD). Tampa Bay traded a fifth-round selection (113th overall) to New England in exchange for a 1986 sixth-round selection.
  2. ↑ No. 115: Green Bay → San Diego (PD). Green Bay traded a fifth-round selection (115th overall) and a 1986 first-round selection to San Diego in exchange for the rights to S Mossy Cade.
  3. ↑ No. 116: San Diego → New England (PD). San Diego traded a fifth-round selection (116th overall) to New England in exchange for S Vencie Glenn.
  4. ↑ No. 117: Buffalo → Washington (D). See Round 4: Washington → Buffalo.
  5. ↑ No. 119: Detroit → Seattle (PD). Detroit traded a fifth-round selection (119th overall) to Seattle in exchange for LB Shelton Robinson.
  6. ↑ No. 120: Houston → Washington → LA Raiders → Chicago. Multiple trades:
           Houston → Washington (D). Houston traded a fifth-round selection (120th overall) to Washington in exchange for K Tony Zendejas.
           Washington → LA Raiders (D). See Round 2: LA Raiders → Washington.
           LA Raiders → Chicago (D) See Round 4: Chicago → LA Raiders.
  7. ↑ No. 126: Miami → St. Louis (D). See Round 2: St. Louis → Miami.
  8. ↑ No. 127: LA Raiders → St. Louis (PD). The LA Raiders traded a fifth-round selection (127th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for CB Lionel Washington.
  9. ↑ No. 128: Minnesota → Miami → Kansas City. Multiple trades:
           Minnesota → Miami (D). See Round 1: Miami → Minnesota.
           Miami → Kansas City (D) Miami traded a fifth-round selection (128th overall) to Kansas City in exchange for fifth- and eighth-round selections (132nd and 212th overall).
  10. ↑ No. 132: Kansas City → Miami (D). See Round 5: Miami → Kansas City.
  11. ↑ No. 133: LA Rams → Houston (PD). See Round 1: LA Rams → Houston.
  12. ↑ No. 135: New England → Tampa Bay (D). New England traded a fifth-round selection (135th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for a 1988 fourth-round selection.
  13. ↑ No. 136: Cleveland → LA Rams (D). See Round 3: LA Rams → Cleveland.
  14. ↑ No. 137: Washington → Tampa Bay (PD). Washington traded a fifth-round selection (137th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for the rights to QB Doug Williams.
  15. ↑ No. 139: Denver → Cincinnati (PD). Denver traded a fifth-round selection (139th overall), and 1986 first- and third-round selections to Cincinnati in exchange for the rights to LB Ricky Hunley.

Round 6

  1. ↑ No. 141: Tampa Bay → Pittsburgh (PD). Tampa Bay traded a sixth-round selection (141st overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for C Dan Turk.
  2. ↑ No. 143: San Diego → Atlanta → San Diego → Tampa Bay. Multiple trades:
           San Diego → Atlanta (PD). San Diego traded a sixth-round selection (143rd overall) to Atlanta in exchange for LB Tom Benson.
           Atlanta → San Diego (PD). Atlanta traded a sixth-round selection (143rd overall) and LB Ronnie Washington to San Diego in exchange for QB Ed Luther.
           San Diego → Tampa Bay (PD). San Diego traded a sixth-round selection (143rd overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for the rights to LB Andy Hawkins.
  3. ↑ No. 144: Buffalo → Washington (D). See Round 4: Washington → Buffalo.
  4. ↑ No. 154: LA Raiders → Chicago (D). See Round 4: Chicago → LA Raiders.
  5. ↑ No. 158: Seattle → Philadelphia (PD). Philadelphia traded a sixth-round selection (158th overall) to Seattle in exchange for G Greg Naron.
  6. ↑ No. 159: Kansas City → Houston (PD). Kansas City traded a sixth-round selection (159th overall) to Houston in exchange for RB Larry Moriarty.
  7. ↑ No. 160: LA Rams → NY Giants (PD). The LA Rams traded a sixth-round selection (160th overall) to the NY Giants in exchange for RB Rob Carpenter.
  8. ↑ No. 166: LA Rams → Chicago (D). See Round 3: Chicago → LA Rams.

Round 7

  1. ↑ No. 184: Minnesota → Seattle (PD). Minnesota traded a seventh-round selection (184th overall) to Seattle in exchange for S John Harris.
  2. ↑ LA Rams → Philadelphia (PD). The LA Rams traded a seventh-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for DE Dennis Harrison.
  3. ↑ No. 190: New England → Tampa Bay (PD). See Round 2: New England → Tampa Bay.
  4. ↑ No. 191: Cleveland → Green Bay (PD). Cleveland traded a seventh-round selection (191st overall) and the rights to LB Tommy Robison to Green Bay in exchange for WR John Jefferson.
  5. ↑ No. 195: NY Giants → St. Louis (PD). See Round 2: NY Giants → St. Louis.

Round 8

  1. ↑ No. 196: Tampa Bay → NY Jets (PD). Tampa Bay traded a conditional eighth-round selection (196th overall) to the NY Jets in exchange for OT Marvin Powell.
  2. ↑ No. 197: Indianapolis → Tampa Bay (PD). Indianapolis traded an eighth-round selection (197th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for CB John Holt.
  3. ↑ No. 200: Buffalo → Indianapolis (PD). Buffalo traded an eighth-round selection (200th overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for a 1988 eighth-round selection.
  4. ↑ No. 204: Philadelphia → San Diego (PD). Philadelphia traded an eighth-round selection (204th overall) and a 1986 fourth-round selection to San Diego in exchange for RB Earnest Jackson.
  5. ↑ No. 209: LA Raiders → Buffalo (D). The LA Raiders traded an eighth-round selection (209th overall) to Buffalo in exchange for two tenth-round selections (254th and 273rd overall).
  6. ↑ No. 212: Kansas City → Miami (D). See Round 5: Miami → Kansas City.
  7. ↑ No. 218: New England → Kansas City (PD). New England traded an eighth-round selection (218th overall) to Kansas City in exchange for TE Willie Scott.

Round 9

  1. ↑ No. 225: Indianapolis → NY Giants (PD). Indianapolis traded a ninth-round selection (225th overall) to the NY Giants in exchange for DB Kenny Daniel.
  2. ↑ No. 246: New England → Tampa Bay (PD). See Round 2: New England → Tampa Bay.
  3. ↑ No. 247: Cleveland → Indianapolis (PD). Cleveland traded a ninth-round selection (247th overall) in exchange for QB Mike Pagel.

Round 10

  1. ↑ No. 254: Buffalo → LA Raiders (D). See Round 8: LA Raiders → Buffalo.
  2. ↑ No. 273: San Francisco → Buffalo → LA Raiders. Multiple trades:
           San Francisco → Buffalo (PD). San Francisco traded a tenth-round selection (273rd overall) and a 1986 first-round selection to Buffalo in exchange for 1986 second- and third-round selections.
           Buffalo → LA Raiders (D). See Round 8: LA Raiders → Buffalo.
  3. ↑ No. 274: New England → LA Raiders → Washington. Multiple trades:
           New England → LA Raiders (D). See Round 3: New England → LA Raiders.
           LA Raiders → San Francisco (??). Unknown terms.

Round 11

  1. ↑ No. 288: Philadelphia → San Francisco → LA Raiders. Multiple trades:
           Philadelphia → San Francisco (PD). Philadelphia traded an eleventh-round selection (288th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for OT Joe Conwell.
           San Francisco → LA Raiders (??). Unknown terms.
  2. ↑ No. 299: LA Rams → Denver (PD). The LA Rams traded an eleventh-round selection (299th overall) and a 1988 seventh-round selection to Denver in exchange for LB Steve Busick.

Round 12

  1. ↑ No. 312: Green Bay → Seattle (PD). Green Bay traded a twelfth-round selection (312th overall) to Seattle in exchange for TE Dan Ross.
  2. ↑ No. 313: St. Louis → Tampa Bay (PD). St. Louis traded a twelfth-round selection (313th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for LB Rick DiBernardo.
  3. ↑ No. 321: LA Raiders → NY Giants (D). The LA Raiders traded two twelfth-round selections (321st and 329th overall) to the NY Giants in exchange for a 1988 ninth-round selection.
  4. ↑ No. 329: San Francisco → LA Raiders → NY Giants. Multiple trades:
           San Francisco → LA Raiders (??). Unknown terms.
           LA Raiders → NY Giants (D). See Round 12: LA Raiders → NY Giants.
  5. ↑ No. 332: Cleveland → LA Rams (D). See Round 3: LA Rams → Cleveland.
  6. ↑ No. 335: NY Giants → Green Bay (PD). The NY Giants traded a twelfth-round selection (335th overall) to Green Bay in exchange for WR Phil McConkey.

Forfeited picks

One selection in the 1987 draft was forfeited:

  1. ↑ Philadelphia forfeited a seventh-round selection after selecting RB Charles Crawford in the 1986 supplemental draft.

References

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  3. ↑ Janofsky, Michael (April 29, 1987). "N.F.L. DRAFT; FOUR PASSERS TAKEN AS NO. 1". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  4. 1 2 Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  5. ↑ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  6. ↑ "Vinny Testaverde". Heisman.com. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Bo Jackson". Heisman.com. Retrieved August 5, 2023.