# 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

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

## Supplemental draft

| Rnd. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. |
| 1 | Seattle Seahawks | Brian Bosworth | LB | Oklahoma | Big Eight |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Dan Sileo | DT | Miami (FL) | Ind. (I-A) |
| 4 | Philadelphia Eagles | Cris Carter$^‡$$^†$ | WR | Ohio State | Big Ten |

## 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 | Conf. |
| Atlanta Falcons | Milton Barney | WR | Alcorn State | SWAC |
| Atlanta Falcons | Tim Gordon | CB | Tulsa | Ind. (I-A) |
| Atlanta Falcons | Ken Jordan | LB | Tuskegee | SIAC |
| Atlanta Falcons | Jerome Norris | S | Furman | SoCon |
| Atlanta Falcons | Tom Porell | DT | Boston College | Ind. (I-A) |
| Atlanta Falcons | Bobby Riley | WR | Oklahoma State | Big Eight |
| Atlanta Falcons | John Settle $^†$ | RB | Appalachian State | SoCon |
| Atlanta Falcons | Jessie Tuggle $^†$ | LB | Valdosta State | Gulf South |
| Atlanta Falcons | Calvin Wallace | DE | West Virginia Tech | WVIAC |
| Buffalo Bills | Cris D'Annunzio | S | Princeton | Ivy |
| Buffalo Bills | Sean Dowling | OT | C. W. Post | N/A |
| Buffalo Bills | Mitch Frerotte | OG | Penn State | Ind. (I-A) |
| Buffalo Bills | Mike Panepinto | RB | Canisius | — |
| Buffalo Bills | Erik Rosenmeier | C | Colgate | Colonial League |
| Chicago Bears | Kevin Brown | P | West Texas A&M | LSC |
| Chicago Bears | Frank Harris | RB | NC State | ACC |
| Chicago Bears | Tim Hendrix | TE | Tennessee | SEC |
| Chicago Bears | Mike Hintz | CB/S | Wisconsin–Platteville | WSUC |
| Chicago Bears | Mike January | LB | Texas | SWC |
| Chicago Bears | Bruce McCray | CB | Western Illinois | Gateway |
| Chicago Bears | Sean Payton | QB | Eastern Illinois | Gateway |
| Chicago Bears | Dave Romasko | TE | Carroll | Frontier |
| Chicago Bears | Doug Rothschild | LB | Wheaton | CCIW |
| Chicago Bears | Al Wolden | RB | Bemidji State | — |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Dave Butler | LB | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) |
| Cincinnati Bengals | John Carney $^†$ | K | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Tim Inglis | LB | Toledo | MAC |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Massimo Manca | K | Penn State | Ind. (I-A) |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Sam Manos | C | Marshall | SoCon |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Robert Niehoff | S | Cincinnati | Ind. (I-A) |
| Cleveland Browns | Matt Battaglia | LB | Louisville | Ind. (I-A) |
| Cleveland Browns | Albert Bell | WR | Alabama | SEC |
| Cleveland Browns | Mike Cofer | K | NC State | ACC |
| Cleveland Browns | Shawn Heffern | OT | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) |
| Cleveland Browns | Sam Johnson | WR | Prairie View A&M | SWAC |
| Cleveland Browns | Steve Pierce | WR | Illinois | Big Ten |
| Cleveland Browns | Troy Wilson | CB | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) |
| Cleveland Browns | George Winslow | P | Villanova | Ind. (I-AA) |
| Cleveland Browns | Terry Wright | CB | Temple | Ind. (I-A) |
| Dallas Cowboys | Jimmy Armstrong | CB | Appalachian State | SoCon |
| Dallas Cowboys | Chris Barber | S | North Carolina A&T | MEAC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Rich Borresen | TE | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| Dallas Cowboys | Kerry Brady | K | Hawaii | WAC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Cornell Burbage | WR | Kentucky | SEC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Ron Burton | LB | North Carolina | ACC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Anthony Coleman | S | Baylor | SWC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Alex Green | S | Indiana | Big Ten |
| Dallas Cowboys | Jeff Hurd | LB | Kansas State | Big Eight |
| Dallas Cowboys | Bob LeBlanc | LB | Elon | SAC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Lorenzo Lynch | CB | Sacramento State | Western |
| Dallas Cowboys | Ray Perkins | DE | Virginia | ACC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Ron Selesky | C | North Central | CCIW |
| Dallas Cowboys | Larry Smith | LB | Kentucky | SEC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Loren Snyder | QB | Northern Colorado | NCC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Sebron Spivey | WR | Southern Illinois | Gateway |
| Dallas Cowboys | Garth Thomas | OT | Washington | Pac-10 |
| Dallas Cowboys | Scott Urch | OT | Virginia | ACC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Gerald White | RB | Michigan | Big Ten |
| Dallas Cowboys | Mike Zentic | C | Oklahoma State | Big Eight |
| Denver Broncos | Sam Graddy | WR | Tennessee | SEC |
| Denver Broncos | Monte McGuire | QB | Texas Tech | SWC |
| Denver Broncos | Matt Smith | LB | West Virginia | Ind. (I-A) |
| Denver Broncos | Jeff Van Raaphorst | QB | Arizona State | Pac-10 |
| Detroit Lions | Karl Bernard | RB | Southwestern Louisiana | Ind. (I-A) |
| Detroit Lions | Chris Geile | OG | Eastern Illinois | Gateway |
| Detroit Lions | Jerry Quaerna | OT | Michigan | Big Ten |
| Detroit Lions | Chuck Steele | C | California | Pac-10 |
| Green Bay Packers | Todd Auer | LB | Western Illinois | Gateway |
| Green Bay Packers | Vincent Barnett | S/CB | Arkansas State | Southland |
| Green Bay Packers | David Caldwell | DT | TCU | SWC |
| Green Bay Packers | John Diettrich | K | Ball State | MAC |
| Green Bay Packers | Tony Elliott | S | Central Michigan | MAC |
| Green Bay Packers | Kevin Fitzgerald | TE | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | WSUC |
| Green Bay Packers | Anthony Harrison | S | Georgia Tech | ACC |
| Green Bay Packers | Jim Hobbins | OG | Minnesota | Big Ten |
| Green Bay Packers | Craig Jay | TE | Mount Senario | UMAC |
| Green Bay Packers | Ed Konopasek | OT | Ball State | MAC |
| Green Bay Packers | Chris Mandeville | S | UC Davis | NCAC |
| Green Bay Packers | Aaron Manning | CB | Iowa State | Big Eight |
| Green Bay Packers | John McGarry | OG | Saint Joseph's | N/A |
| Green Bay Packers | Lee Morris | WR | Oklahoma | Big Eight |
| Green Bay Packers | Keith Paskett | WR | Western Kentucky | Ind. (I-AA) |
| Green Bay Packers | Martin Rudolph | CB | Arizona | Pac-10 |
| Green Bay Packers | John Sterling | RB | Central State (OK) | Ind. (NAIA) |
| Green Bay Packers | Chuck Washington | CB | Arkansas | SWC |
| Green Bay Packers | Kevin Willhite | RB | Oregon | Pac-10 |
| Houston Oilers | Craig Birdsong | S | North Texas State | Southland |
| Houston Oilers | Chris Darrington | WR | Weber State | Big Sky |
| Houston Oilers | Joe DeForest | LB | Southwestern Louisiana | Ind. (I-A) |
| Houston Oilers | Scott Fox | LB | Austin Peay | OVC |
| Houston Oilers | Andrew Jackson | RB | Iowa State | Big Eight |
| Houston Oilers | Thad Jefferson | LB | Hawaii | WAC |
| Houston Oilers | Larry Joyner | S | Minnesota | Big Ten |
| Houston Oilers | Eugene Seale | LB | Lamar | Southland |
| Houston Oilers | Donovan Small | S | Minnesota | Big Ten |
| Indianapolis Colts | John Brandes | TE | Cameron | Ind. (NAIA) |
| Indianapolis Colts | Jeff Criswell | OT | Graceland | HAAC |
| Indianapolis Colts | Travis Simpson | C | Oklahoma | Big Eight |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Mel Anderson | WR | Minnesota | Big Ten |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Darrell Colbert | WR | Texas Southern | SWAC |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Alex Espinoza | QB | Iowa State | Big Eight |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Jeff Faulkner | DE | Southern | SWAC |
| Kansas City Chiefs | James Harvey | OG | Jackson State | SWAC |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Byron Ingram | OG | Eastern Kentucky | OVC |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Mark Nelson | OT | Bowling Green | MAC |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Teddy Nelson | S | UNLV | PCAA |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Matt Stevens | QB | UCLA | Pac-10 |
| Los Angeles Rams | Sam Anno | LB | USC | Pac-10 |
| Los Angeles Rams | Mark Boggs | OT | Ball State | MAC |
| Los Angeles Rams | Richard Brown | LB | San Diego State | WAC |
| Los Angeles Rams | Chuck Compton | CB/S | Boise State | Big Sky |
| Los Angeles Rams | Kwante Hampton | WR | Long Beach State | PCAA |
| Los Angeles Rams | Suge Knight | DE | UNLV | PCAA |
| Los Angeles Rams | Tim Lashar | K | Oklahoma | Big Eight |
| Los Angeles Rams | Stacey Mobley | WR | Jackson State | SWAC |
| Los Angeles Rams | Keith Tinsley | WR | Pittsburgh | Ind. (I-A) |
| Los Angeles Rams | Greg Williamson | CB | Fresno State | PCAA |
| Miami Dolphins | Clarence Bailey | RB | Hampton | CIAA |
| Miami Dolphins | Willie Beecher | K | Utah State | Big West |
| Miami Dolphins | Leland Douglas | WR | Baylor | SWC |
| Miami Dolphins | Ian Howfield | K | Tennessee | SEC |
| Minnesota Vikings | Dale Dawson | K | Eastern Kentucky | OVC |
| Minnesota Vikings | Jim Dick | LB | North Dakota State | NCC |
| Minnesota Vikings | Jeff Womack | RB | Memphis State | Ind. (I-A) |
| New England Patriots | Ricky Atkinson | DB | Southern Connecticut State | Ind. (Div. II) |
| New England Patriots | Bob Bleier | QB | Richmond | Yankee |
| New England Patriots | Ken Brown | WR | Southern Arkansas | Arkansas |
| New England Patriots | Duffy Cobbs | CB | Penn State | Ind. (I-A) |
| New England Patriots | Dennis Gadbois | WR | Boston University | Yankee |
| New England Patriots | Bruce Hansen | RB | BYU | WAC |
| New England Patriots | Al Herline | P | Vanderbilt | SEC |
| New England Patriots | Jerry McCabe | LB | Holy Cross | Colonial League |
| New England Patriots | Joe Peterson | CB | Nevada | Big Sky |
| New England Patriots | Scott Schutt | LB | North Dakota State | NCC |
| New England Patriots | Darren Twombly | C | Boston College | Ind. (I-A) |
| New England Patriots | Todd Whitten | QB | Stephen F. Austin | Gulf Star |
| New Orleans Saints | Ted Elliott | DT | Mankato State | NCC |
| New Orleans Saints | Walt Housman | OT | Upsala | N/A |
| New Orleans Saints | Erik Kramer | QB | NC State | ACC |
| New Orleans Saints | Les Miller | DE | Fort Hays State | CSIAC |
| New Orleans Saints | Dan Rice | RB | Michigan | Big Ten |
| New Orleans Saints | Derrick Taylor | DB | NC State | ACC |
| New Orleans Saints | Junior Thurman | DB | USC | Pac-10 |
| New Orleans Saints | Ron Weissenhofer | LB | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) |
| New York Giants | Toney Catchings | LB | Cincinnati | Ind. (I-A) |
| New York Giants | Jim Crocicchia | QB | Penn | Ivy |
| New York Giants | Robert DiRico | RB | Kutztown | PSAC |
| New York Giants | Wayne Haddix $^†$ | CB | Liberty | Ind. (Div. II) |
| New York Giants | Randy Kirk | LB | San Diego State | WAC |
| New York Giants | Brian Sisley | DE | South Dakota State | NCC |
| New York Jets | John Chirico | RB | Columbia | Ivy |
| New York Jets | Anthony Corvino | OT | Southern Connecticut State | Ind. (Div. II) |
| New York Jets | Bobby Curtis | LB | Savannah State | SIAC |
| New York Jets | Greg Jensen | OG | | |
| New York Jets | Joe McHale | LB | Delaware | Yankee |
| Philadelphia Eagles | John Klingel | DE | Eastern Kentucky | OVC |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Mike Kullman | WR | Kutztown | PSAC |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Lyneal Alston | WR | Southern Miss | Ind. (I-A) |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Steve Apke | LB | Pittsburgh | Ind. (I-A) |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Warren Bone | DE | Texas Southern | SWAC |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Dennis Borcky | NT | Memphis State | Ind. (I-A) |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Lee Getz | OG | Rutgers | Ind. (I-A) |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Jeff Lucas | OT | West Virginia | Ind. (I-A) |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob McDonough | DB | California (PA) | N/A |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Dwight Stone | RB | Middle Tennessee State | OVC |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Joe Williams | LB | Grambling State | SWAC |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Adrian Breen | QB | Morehead State | OVC |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Eric Brown | WR | Tulsa | Ind. (I-A) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Peter Tuiasosopo | C | Utah State | Big West |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Shawn Halloran | QB | Boston College | Ind. (I-A) |
| San Diego Chargers | David Diaz-Infante | OG | San Jose State | PCAA |
| San Diego Chargers | Jeff Gaffney | K | Virginia | ACC |
| San Diego Chargers | James Hall | LB | Northwestern State | Gulf Star |
| San Diego Chargers | Fred Jones | LB | Florida State | Ind. (I-A) |
| San Diego Chargers | Tyronne Stowe | LB | Rutgers | Ind. (I-A) |
| San Francisco 49ers | Tommy Dawkins | DE | Appalachian State | SoCon |
| San Francisco 49ers | Doug DuBose | RB | Nebraska | Big Eight |
| San Francisco 49ers | Tony Gladney | WR | UNLV | PCAA |
| San Francisco 49ers | Greg Liter | DE | Iowa State | Big Eight |
| Seattle Seahawks | Brant Bengen | WR | Idaho | Big Sky |
| Seattle Seahawks | Ron Bohm | DT | Illinois | Big Ten |
| Seattle Seahawks | Scott Hagler | K | South Carolina | Ind. (I-A) |
| Seattle Seahawks | Matt Hanousek | OT | Utah State | Big West |
| Seattle Seahawks | David Hollis | CB | UNLV | PCAA |
| Seattle Seahawks | Dallis Smith | S | Valdosta State | Gulf South |
| Seattle Seahawks | Daryle Smith | OT | Tennessee | SEC |
| Seattle Seahawks | Donald Snell | WR | Virginia Tech | Ind. |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Brian Gant | LB | Illinois State | Gateway |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Steve Holloway | TE | Tennessee State | Ind. (I-AA) |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Mike Kovaleski | LB | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Ray Isom | S | Penn State | Ind. (I-A) |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | David Jackson | WR | Southeast Missouri State | MIAA |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Dan Land | S | Albany State | SIAC |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Tom McHale | OG | Cornell | Ivy |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Jeff Modesitt | TE | Delaware | Yankee |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Billy Poe | OG | Morehead State | OVC |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Kevin Thomas | C | Arizona State | Pac-10 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Mike Varajon | RB | Toledo | MAC |
| Washington Redskins | Darrick Brilz | C/OG | Oregon State | Pac-10 |
| Washington Redskins | Danny Burmeister | S | North Carolina | ACC |
| Washington Redskins | Mark Carlson | OT | Southern Connecticut State | Ind. (Div. II) |
| Washington Redskins | Eric Coyle | C | Colorado | Big Eight |
| Washington Redskins | David Etherly | CB | Portland State | Western |
| Washington Redskins | Ted Karras Jr. | DT | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| Washington Redskins | Craig McEwen | TE | Utah | WAC |
| Washington Redskins | Steve Nave | LB | Kansas | Big Eight |
| Washington Redskins | Keith Radecic | C | Penn State | Ind. (I-A) |
| Washington Redskins | Ed Rubbert | QB | Louisville | Ind. (I-A) |
| Washington Redskins | Tony Settles | LB | Elon | SAC |
| Washington Redskins | Derrick Shepard | WR | Oklahoma | Big Eight |
| Washington Redskins | Steve Thompson | DT | Minnesota | Big Ten |

## Trades

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

### Round one

* ↑ No. 3: Buffalo → Houston (D). Buffalo traded its first-round selection (3rd) to Houston in exchange for the Oilers' first- and second-round selections (8th and 36th).
* ↑ No. 5: San Diego → Cleveland (D). San Diego traded its first- and second-round selections (5th and 32nd) to Cleveland in exchange for LB Chip Banks and the Browns' first- and second-round selections (24th and 53rd).
* ↑ No. 8: Houston → Buffalo (D). see No. 3: Buffalo → Houston.
* ↑ No. 14: Miami → Minnesota (D). Miami traded its first-round selection (14th) to Minnesota in exchange for the Vikings' first- and fifth-round selections (16th and 128th).
* ↑ No. 12: Minnesota → Miami (D). see No. 14: Miami → Minnesota.
* ↑ No. 20: L.A. Rams → Houston (PD). L.A. Rams traded its first- and fifth-round selections (20th and 133rd), its first-round selection in 1988, G Kent Hill and the rights to DE William Fuller in exchange for the Oilers' rights to QB Jim Everett.
* ↑ No. 24: Cleveland → San Diego (D). see No. 5: San Diego → Cleveland.
* ↑ No. 25: Washington → San Francisco (PD). Washington traded its first-round selection (25th) and tenth-round selection in 1986 (270th) to San Francisco in exchange for the 49ers' second-round selection in 1986 (45th).

### Round two

* ↑ No. 29: Tampa Bay → Buffalo (D). Tampa Bay traded its second-round selection (29th) to Buffalo in exchange for the Bills' second- and fourth-round selections (36th and 87th).
* ↑ No. 30: Indianapolis → Washington (PD). Indianapolis traded its second-round selection (30th) to Washington in exchange for the Redskins' rights to DE Walter Murray.
* ↑ No. 31: Green Bay → Atlanta (D). Green Bay traded its second-round selection (31st) to Atlanta in exchange for the Falcons' second- and third-round selections (41st and 69th).
* ↑ No. 32: San Diego → Cleveland (D). see No. 5: San Diego → Cleveland.
* ↑ No. 35: Houston → Kansas City (D). Houston traded its second-round selection (35th) to Kansas City in exchange for the Chiefs' second- and fourth-round selections (46th and 105th).
* ↑ No. 36: multiple trades:    No. 36: Detroit → Houston (PD). Detroit traded its second-round selection (36th) to Houston in exchange for OT Harvey Salem.    No. 36: Houston → Buffalo (D). see No. 3: Buffalo → Houston.    No. 36: Buffalo → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 29: Tampa Bay → Buffalo.
* ↑ No. 37: Philadelphia → San Francisco (PD). Philadelphia traded its third-round selection in 1986 (64th) and this second-round selection (37th) to San Francisco in exchange for QB Matt Cavanaugh.
* ↑ No. 41: Atlanta → Green Bay (D). see No. 31: Green Bay → Atlanta.
* ↑ No. 42: L.A. Raiders → N.Y. Jets (D). L.A. Raiders traded its second-round selection (42nd) to N.Y. Jets in exchange for the Raiders' second- and fourth-round selections (48th and 102nd).
* ↑ No. 46: Kansas City → Houston (D). see No. 35: Houston → Kansas City.
* ↑ No. 48: multiple trades:    No. 48: N.Y. Jets → L.A. Raiders (D). see No. 42: L.A. Raiders → N.Y. Jets.    No. 48: L.A. Raiders → Washington (D). L.A. Raiders traded this second-round selection (48th) to Washington in exchange for the Redskins' second- and fifth-round selections (52nd and 120th).
* ↑ No. 50: San Francisco → Tampa Bay (PD). San Francisco traded its second- and fourth-round selections (50th and 106th) to Tampa Bay in exchange for QB Steve Young.
* ↑ No. 51: New England → Tampa Bay (PD). New England traded its second-, seventh- and tenth-round selections (51st, 190th and 246th) to Tampa Bay in exchange for G Sean Farrell.
* ↑ No. 52: Washington → L.A. Raiders (D). see No. 48: L.A. Raiders → Washington.
* ↑ No. 53: Cleveland → San Diego (D). see No. 5: San Diego → Cleveland.
* ↑ No. 55: Denver → N.Y. Giants (PD). Denver traded its second- and sixth-round selections in 1986 (51st and 139th) and second-round selection in this draft (55th) to N.Y. Giants in exchange for CB Mark Haynes.
* ↑ No. 56: multiple trades:    No. 56: N.Y. Giants → St. Louis (PD). N.Y. Giants traded its second- and seventh-round selections (56th and 195th) to St. Louis in exchange for RB Ottis Anderson.    No. 56: St. Louis → Miami (D). St. Louis traded this second-round selection (56th) to Miami in exchange for the Dolphins' third- and fifth-round selections (70th and 126th).

### Round three

* ↑ No. 69: Atlanta → Green Bay (D). see No. 31: Green Bay → Atlanta.
* ↑ No. 70: Miami → St. Louis (D). see No. 56: St. Louis → Miami.
* ↑ No. 71: L.A. Raiders → Green Bay (PD). L.A. Raiders traded its third-round selection (71st) and fourth-round selection in 1988 in exchange for WR James Lofton.
* ↑ No. 77: Seattle → Cincinnati (PD). Seattle traded its third-round selection (77th) to Cincinnati in exchange for OT Mike Wilson.
* ↑ No. 78: San Francisco → Buffalo (PD). San Francisco traded its third- and fifth-round selections (78th and 135th) to San Francisco in exchange for RB Joe Cribbs.
* ↑ No. 81: multiple trades:    No. 81: Washington → New England (PD). Washington traded its third-round selection (81st) to New England in exchange for the Patriots' rights to WR Ricky Sanders.    No. 81: New England → L.A. Raiders (D). New England traded this third-round selection and its tenth-round selection (81st and 274th) to L.A. Raiders in exchange for the Raiders' two fourth-round selections (98th and 102nd).
* ↑ No. 82: multiple trades:    No. 82: Chicago → L.A. Rams (PD). Chicago traded its third- and sixth-round selections (82nd and 166th) to L.A. Rams in exchange for the Rams' rights to QB Doug Flutie and the Rams' fourth-round selection (101st).    No. 82: L.A. Rams → Cleveland (D). L.A. Rams traded this third-round selection (82nd) to Cleveland in exchange for the Browns' fourth-, fifth- and twelfth-round selections (108th, 136th and 332nd).

### Round four

* ↑ No. 87: Buffalo → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 36: Buffalo → Tampa Bay.
* ↑ No. 91: Houston → L.A. Rams (PD). Houston traded a seventh-round selection in 1986 (172nd) and its fourth-round selection in this draft (91st) to L.A. Rams in exchange for WR Drew Hill.
* ↑ No. 98: L.A. Raiders → New England (D). see No. 81: New England → L.A. Raiders.
* ↑ No. 101: L.A. Rams → Chicago (D). see No. 82: Chicago → L.A. Rams.
* ↑ No. 102: multiple trades:    No. 102: N.Y. Jets → L.A. Raiders (D). see No. 42: L.A. Raiders → N.Y. Jets.    No. 102: L.A. Raiders → New England (D). see No. 81: New England → L.A. Raiders.
* ↑ No. 105: Kansas City → Houston (D). see No. 35: Houston → Kansas City.
* ↑ No. 106: San Francisco → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 50: San Francisco → Tampa Bay.
* ↑ No. 108: Cleveland → L.A. Rams (D). see No. 82: L.A. Rams → Cleveland.
* ↑ No. 109: Washington → Buffalo (D). Washington traded its fourth-round selection (109th) to Buffalo in exchange for the Bills' fifth- and sixth-round selections (117th and 144th).
* ↑ No. 110: Chicago → L.A. Raiders (D). Chicago traded its fourth-round selection (110th) to L.A. Raiders in exchange for the Raiders' fifth- and sixth-round selections (120th and 154th).

### Round five

* ↑ No. 113: Tampa Bay → New England (PD). Tampa Bay traded its fifth-round selection (113th) to New England in exchange for the Patriots' sixth-round selection in 1986.
* ↑ No. 115: Green Bay → San Diego (PD). Green Bay traded its first-round selection in 1986 (14th) and its fifth-round selection (115th) to San Diego in exchange for the Chargers' rights to S Mossy Cade.
* ↑ No. 116: San Diego → New England (PD). San Diego traded its fifth-round selection (116th) to New England in exchange for S Vencie Glenn.
* ↑ No. 117: Buffalo → Washington (D). see No. 109: Washington → Buffalo.
* ↑ No. 119: Detroit → Seattle (PD). Detroit traded its fifth-round selection (119th) to Seattle in exchange for LB Shelton Robinson.
* ↑ No. 120: multiple trades:    No. 120: Houston → Washington (D). Houston traded its fifth-round selection (120th) to Washington in exchange for K Tony Zendejas.    No. 120: Washington → L.A. Raiders (D). see No. 48: L.A. Raiders → Washington.    No. 120: L.A. Raiders → Chicago (D) see No. 110: Chicago → L.A. Raiders.
* ↑ No. 126: Miami → St. Louis (D). see No. 56: St. Louis → Miami.
* ↑ No. 127: L.A. Raiders → St. Louis (PD). L.A. Raiders traded its fifth-round selection (127th) to St. Louis in exchange for CB Lionel Washington.
* ↑ No. 128: multiple trades:    No. 128: Minnesota → Miami (D). see No. 14: Miami → Minnesota.    No. 128: Miami → Kansas City (D) Miami traded this fifth-round selection (128th) to Kansas City in exchange for the Chiefs fifth- and eighth-round selections (132nd and 212th).
* ↑ No. 132: Kansas City → Miami (D). see No. 128: Miami → Kansas City.
* ↑ No. 133: L.A. Rams → Houston (PD). see No. 20: L.A. Rams → Houston.
* ↑ No. 135: New England → Tampa Bay (D). New England traded its fifth-round selection (135th) to Tampa Bay in exchange for the Buccaneers' fourth-round selection in 1988.
* ↑ No. 136: Cleveland → L.A. Rams (D). see No. 82: L.A. Rams → Cleveland.
* ↑ No. 137: Washington → Tampa Bay (PD). Washington traded its fifth-round selection (137th) to Tampa Bay in exchange for the Buccaneers' rights to QB Doug Williams.
* ↑ No. 139: Denver → Cincinnati (PD). Denver traded its first- and third-round selections in 1986 (21st and 78th) and its fifth-round selection (139th) to Cincinnati in exchange for the Bengals' rights to LB Ricky Hunley.

### Round six

* ↑ No. 141: Tampa Bay → Pittsburgh (PD). Pittsburgh traded its sixth-round selection (141st) to Pittsburgh in exchange for C Dan Turk.
* ↑ No. 143: multiple trades:    No. 143: San Diego → Atlanta (PD). San Diego traded its sixth-round selection (143rd) to Atlanta in exchange for LB Tom Benson.    No. 143: Atlanta → San Diego (PD). Atlanta traded LB Ronnie Washington and this sixth-round selection (143rd) back to San Diego in exchange for QB Ed Luther.    No. 143: San Diego → Tampa Bay (PD). San Diego traded this sixth-round selection (143rd) to Tampa Bay in exchange for the Buccaneers' rights to LB Andy Hawkins.
* ↑ No. 144: Buffalo → Washington (D). see No. 108: Washington → Buffalo.
* ↑ No. 154: L.A. Raiders → Chicago (D). see No. 110: Chicago → L.A. Raiders.
* ↑ No. 158: Seattle → Philadelphia (PD). Philadelphia traded its sixth-round selection (158th) to Seattle in exchange for G Greg Naron.
* ↑ No. 159: Kansas City → Houston (PD). Kansas City traded its sixth-round selection (159th) to Houston in exchange for RB Larry Moriarty.
* ↑ No. 160: L.A. Rams → N.Y. Giants (PD). L.A. Rams traded its sixth-round selection (160th) to N.Y. Giants in exchange for RB Rob Carpenter.
* ↑ No. 166: L.A. Rams → Chicago (D). see No. 82: Chicago → L.A. Rams.

### Round seven

* ↑ No. 184: Minnesota → Seattle (PD). Minnesota traded its seventh-round selection (184th) to Seattle in exchange for S John Harris.
* ↑ No. 190: New England → Tampa Bay (PD). see No. 51: New England → Tampa Bay.
* ↑ No. 191: Cleveland → Green Bay (PD). Cleveland traded its seventh-round selection (191st) and rights to LB Tommy Robison to Green Bay in exchange for WR John Jefferson.
* ↑ No. 195: N.Y. Giants → St. Louis (PD). see No. 56: N.Y. Giants → St. Louis.