Pick #1
Tampa Bay BuccaneersQB · Miami (FL)
Annual selection meeting
1987 NFL Draft
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12rounds
28teams selecting
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Tampa Bay BuccaneersPick #2
Indianapolis ColtsLB · Alabama
Pick #3
Houston OilersRB · Miami (FL)
Pick #4
Green Bay PackersRB · Auburn
Pick #5
Cleveland BrownsLB · Duke
0Hall of Fame players
12players with All-Pro selections
88combined Pro Bowl selections
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Round 528 picks +
Round 628 picks +
Round 727 picks +
Round 828 picks +
Round 928 picks +
| Overall | Player | Pos | Drafting team | College | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 224 | Joe Armentrout | RB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Wisconsin | — |
| 225 | Stan Parker | G | New York Giants | Nebraska | — |
| 226 | Thomas Wilcher | RB | San Diego Chargers | Michigan | — |
| 227 | Keith McKeller | TE | Buffalo Bills | Jacksonville St. | 80 games |
| 228 | Gregg Harris | G | Green Bay Packers | Wake Forest | — |
| 229 | Wayne Davis | LB | St. Louis Rams | Alabama | 28 games |
| 230 | Rick Calhoun | RB | Detroit Lions | Cal State-Fullerton | 3 games |
| 231 | Wes Neighbors | C | Houston Oilers | Alabama | — |
| 232 | Ken Lambiotte | QB | Philadelphia Eagles | William & Mary | — |
| 233 | Joey Clinkscales | WR | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tennessee | 14 games |
| 234 | Scott Leach | LB | New Orleans Saints | Ohio St. | 3 games |
| 235 | Alvin Blount | RB | Dallas Cowboys | Maryland | 2 games |
| 236 | Terrence Anthony | DB | Atlanta Falcons | Iowa St. | 1 games |
| 237 | Tim Pidgeon | LB | Miami Dolphins | Syracuse | 3 games |
| 238 | Scott Eccles | TE | Los Angeles Raiders | Eastern New Mexico | 1 games |
| 239 | Leonard Jones | DB | Minnesota Vikings | Texas Tech | 2 games |
| 240 | Tracy Ham | RB | Los Angeles Rams | Georgia Southern | — |
| 241 | Ron McLean | NT | New York Jets | Cal State-Fullerton | 9 games |
| 242 | Craig Raddatz | LB | Cincinnati Bengals | Wisconsin | — |
| 243 | M.L. Johnson | LB | Seattle Seahawks | Hawaii | 37 games |
| 244 | Randy Watts | DE | Kansas City Chiefs | Catawba | 5 games |
| 245 | Jonathan Shelley | DB | San Francisco 49ers | Mississippi | 1 games |
| 246 | Greg Davis | K | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | The Citadel | 169 games |
| 247 | Bob Ontko | LB | Indianapolis Colts | Penn St. | 3 games |
| 248 | Alfred Jenkins | RB | Washington Redskins | Arizona | — |
| 249 | Lakei Heimuli | RB | Chicago Bears | BYU | 3 games |
| 250 | Bruce Plummer | DB | Denver Broncos | Mississippi St. | 52 games |
| 251 | Dana Wright | RB | New York Giants | Findlay | 5 games |
Round 1028 picks +
| Overall | Player | Pos | Drafting team | College | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 252 | Mike Simmonds | G | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Indiana St. | 5 games |
| 253 | Chris Goode | DB | Indianapolis Colts | Alabama | 96 games |
| 254 | Rob Harrison | DB | Los Angeles Raiders | Sacramento St. | 2 games |
| 255 | Don Majkowski | QB | Green Bay Packers | Virginia | 1× Pro Bowl |
| 256 | Anthony Anderson | DB | San Diego Chargers | Grambling St. | 3 games |
| 257 | Charles Wright | DB | St. Louis Rams | Tulsa | 8 games |
| 258 | Curtis Duncan | WR | Houston Oilers | Northwestern | 1× Pro Bowl |
| 259 | Ray Brown | WR | Detroit Lions | South Carolina | 1 games |
| 260 | Paul Carberry | DT | Philadelphia Eagles | Oregon St. | — |
| 261 | Merril Hoge | RB | Pittsburgh Steelers | Idaho St. | 114 games |
| 262 | Dale Jones | LB | Dallas Cowboys | Tennessee | 3 games |
| 263 | Robert Clark | WR | New Orleans Saints | North Carolina Central | 67 games |
| 264 | Jerry Reese | TE | Atlanta Falcons | Illinois | — |
| 265 | John Gesek | G | Los Angeles Raiders | Sacramento St. | 123 games |
| 266 | Bobby Taylor | DB | Miami Dolphins | Wisconsin | — |
| 267 | Bob Riley | T | Minnesota Vikings | Indiana | 3 games |
| 268 | Sid Lewis | DB | New York Jets | Penn St. | 2 games |
| 269 | David McCluskey | RB | Cincinnati Bengals | Georgia | 3 games |
| 270 | Louis Clark | WR | Seattle Seahawks | Mississippi St. | 55 games |
| 271 | James Evans | RB | Kansas City Chiefs | Southern | 2 games |
| 272 | David Smith | LB | Los Angeles Rams | Northern Arizona | — |
| 273 | Jim Ellis | LB | Los Angeles Raiders | Boise St. | 3 games |
| 274 | Ted Wilson | WR | Washington Redskins | Central Florida | 3 games |
| 275 | John Paye | QB | San Francisco 49ers | Stanford | — |
| 276 | Frank Winters | C | Cleveland Browns | Western Illinois | 1× Pro Bowl |
| 277 | Dick Chapura | DT | Chicago Bears | Missouri | 43 games |
| 278 | Rafe Wilkinson | LB | Denver Broncos | Richmond | — |
| 279 | Chuck Faucette | LB | New York Giants | Maryland | 10 games |
Round 1128 picks +
| Overall | Player | Pos | Drafting team | College | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 280 | Reggie Taylor | RB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Cincinnati | — |
| 281 | Jim Reynosa | DE | Indianapolis Colts | Arizona St. | — |
| 282 | Patrick Scott | WR | Green Bay Packers | Grambling St. | 24 games |
| 283 | Howard Ballard | T | Buffalo Bills | Alabama A&M | 2× Pro Bowl |
| 284 | Joe Goebel | C | San Diego Chargers | UCLA | 2 games |
| 285 | Todd Peat | G | St. Louis Rams | Northern Illinois | 79 games |
| 286 | Brian Siverling | TE | Detroit Lions | Penn St. | — |
| 287 | John Davis | G | Houston Oilers | Georgia Tech | 104 games |
| 288 | Chris McLemore | RB | Los Angeles Raiders | Arizona | 12 games |
| 289 | Paul Oswald | C | Pittsburgh Steelers | Kansas | 6 games |
| 290 | Arthur Wells | TE | New Orleans Saints | Grambling St. | 2 games |
| 291 | Jeff Ward | K | Dallas Cowboys | Texas | — |
| 292 | Elbert Shelley | DB | Atlanta Falcons | Arkansas St. | 4× Pro Bowl |
| 293 | Terence Mann | DT | Miami Dolphins | SMU | — |
| 294 | Mario Perry | TE | Los Angeles Raiders | Mississippi | 3 games |
| 295 | Brent Pease | QB | Minnesota Vikings | Montana | 20 games |
| 296 | Jim Warne | T | Cincinnati Bengals | Arizona St. | 3 games |
| 297 | Darryl Oliver | RB | Seattle Seahawks | Miami (FL) | 2 games |
| 298 | Craig Richardson | WR | Kansas City Chiefs | Eastern Washington | — |
| 299 | Steve Roberts | DE | Denver Broncos | Washington | — |
| 300 | Kirk Timmer | LB | New York Jets | Montana St. | 1 games |
| 301 | Calvin Nicholas | WR | San Francisco 49ers | Grambling St. | 7 games |
| 302 | Carlos Reveiz | K | New England Patriots | Tennessee | — |
| 303 | Larry Brewton | DB | Cleveland Browns | Temple | — |
| 304 | Laron Brown | WR | Washington Redskins | Texas | 3 games |
| 305 | Tim Jessie | RB | Chicago Bears | Auburn | 3 games |
| 306 | Tommy Neal | RB | Denver Broncos | Maryland | — |
| 307 | Dave Walter | QB | New York Giants | Michigan Tech | 3 games |
Round 1228 picks +
| Overall | Player | Pos | Drafting team | College | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 308 | Scott Cooper | DT | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Nebraska-Kearney | — |
| 309 | David Adams | RB | Indianapolis Colts | Arizona | 3 games |
| 310 | Marcus Greenwood | RB | San Diego Chargers | UCLA | — |
| 311 | Joe McGrail | NT | Buffalo Bills | Delaware | 2 games |
| 312 | Wes Dove | DE | Seattle Seahawks | Syracuse | 2 games |
| 313 | Mike Shula | QB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Alabama | — |
| 314 | Ira Valentine | RB | Houston Oilers | Texas A&M | 7 games |
| 315 | Gary Lee | WR | Detroit Lions | Georgia Tech | 26 games |
| 316 | Bobby Morse | RB | Philadelphia Eagles | Michigan St. | 38 games |
| 317 | Theo Young | TE | Pittsburgh Steelers | Arkansas | 12 games |
| 318 | Scott Armstrong | LB | Dallas Cowboys | Florida | — |
| 319 | Tyrone Sorrells | G | New Orleans Saints | Georgia Tech | — |
| 320 | Larry Emery | RB | Atlanta Falcons | Wisconsin | 5 games |
| 321 | Bill Berthusen | NT | New York Giants | Iowa St. | 4 games |
| 322 | Jim Karsatos | QB | Miami Dolphins | Ohio St. | — |
| 323 | Keith Williams | DT | Minnesota Vikings | Florida | — |
| 324 | Tony Burse | RB | Seattle Seahawks | Middle Tenn. St. | 12 games |
| 325 | Bruce Holmes | LB | Kansas City Chiefs | Minnesota | 4 games |
| 326 | Alonzo Williams | RB | Los Angeles Rams | Colorado Mesa | 3 games |
| 327 | Bill Ransdell | QB | New York Jets | Kentucky | — |
| 328 | John Holifield | RB | Cincinnati Bengals | West Virginia | 3 games |
| 329 | Chad Stark | RB | New York Giants | North Dakota St. | 2 games |
| 330 | Elgin Davis | RB | New England Patriots | Central Florida | 9 games |
| 331 | Ray Hitchcock | C | Washington Redskins | Minnesota | 5 games |
| 332 | Fred Stokes | DE | Los Angeles Rams | Georgia Southern | 131 games |
| 333 | Eric Jeffries | DB | Chicago Bears | Texas | 1 games |
| 334 | Tyrone Braxton | DB | Denver Broncos | North Dakota St. | 1× Pro Bowl |
| 335 | Norman Jefferson | DB | Green Bay Packers | LSU | 14 games |
Source: nflverse draft picks. Career outcomes are historical reference fields, not a Sportsboxd ranking of the class.