1987 Detroit Lions Roster

By Team Sports Glory

1987 Detroit Lions Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)Darryl Rogers (4-11)4-11–Finished 4th in the NFL’s National Football Conference Central Division–

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Earnest AdamsLBMarch 12, 19596’3′226Illinois
Jim ArnoldPJanuary 31, 19616’2′215Vanderbilt
Steve BaackNT-G-DE-DTNovember 16, 19606’4′264Oregon
Jerry BallNT-DTDecember 15, 19646’1′330SMU
Scott BarrowsG-CMarch 31, 19636’2′278West Virginia
Bob BeemerDEMay 14, 19636’3′231Toledo
Charles BensonDENovember 21, 19606’3′267Baylor
Karl BernardRBOctober 12, 19645’11’205LSU
Mike BlackPJanuary 18, 19616’1′197Arizona St.
Carl BlandWRAugust 17, 19615’11’182Virginia Union
Steve BoadwayLBJune 20, 19626’4′240Arizona
John BosticDBOctober 6, 19625’10’176Bethune-Cookman
Thomas BoydLBNovember 24, 19596’3′210Alabama
Danny BradleyRBMarch 2, 19635’9′175Oklahoma
Lomas BrownTMarch 30, 19636’4′282Florida
Paul ButcherLBNovember 8, 19636’0′230Wayne State (MI)
Patrick CainC-GOctober 1, 19626’2′260Cal Poly-Pomona
Carl CarrLBMarch 26, 19646’3′230North Carolina
Jeff ChadwickWRDecember 16, 19606’3′190Grand Valley St.
Raphel CherryDBDecember 19, 19616’0′194Hawaii
Dexter ClarkDBMay 5, 19646’0′190Toledo
Mike CoferLB-DEApril 7, 19606’5′245Tennessee
Jerome DavisNTFebruary 27, 19626’1′260Ball St.
Jerry DiorioTEJanuary 11, 19626’3′245Michigan
Tony DollingerRBOctober 18, 19625’11’205Evangel (MO)
Keith DorneyT-GDecember 3, 19576’5′268Penn St.
Stan EdwardsRBMay 20, 19606’0′208Michigan
Gary EllersonRBJuly 17, 19635’11’220Wisconsin
Russell ErxlebenPJanuary 13, 19566’4′223Texas
Creig FedericoDBMay 7, 19636’2′205Iowa Central
Joe FeltonGOctober 16, 19646’2′266Albion
Keith FergusonDEApril 3, 19596’5′252Ohio St.
Anthony FieldsDBJanuary 17, 19646’1′192East. Michigan
Brendan FolmarQBApril 2, 19646’1′200California (PA)
Duane GallowayDBNovember 7, 19615’8′181Arizona St.
William GayDE-DT-TEMay 28, 19556’5′250USC
Chris GeileGApril 14, 19646’4′305East. Illinois
Dennis GibsonLBFebruary 8, 19646’2′240Iowa St.
Jimmie GilesTENovember 8, 19546’3′239Alcorn St.
Kevin GloverC-GJune 17, 19636’2′278Maryland
William GrahamDBSeptember 27, 19595’11’191Texas
Curtis GreenDE-DT-NTJune 3, 19576’3′256Alabama St.
James GriffinDBSeptember 7, 19616’2′197Middle Tenn. St.
Darrell GrymesWRDecember 4, 19616’2′182Central State (OH)
Alvin HallDBAugust 12, 19585’10’193Miami (OH)
Maurice HarveyDBJanuary 14, 19565’10’190Ball St.
Ivan HicksDBJune 30, 19636’2′185Michigan
Mark HicksLBNovember 7, 19606’2′225Arizona St.
Steve HirschDBMay 18, 19626’0′195Northern Illinois
Todd HonsQBSeptember 5, 19616’1′195Arizona St.
Melvin HooverWRSeptember 21, 19596’0′185Arizona St.
Garry JamesRBSeptember 4, 19635’10’214LSU
George JamisonLBSeptember 30, 19626’1′232Cincinnati
Gilvanni JohnsonWRSeptember 12, 19636’1′195Michigan
Rick JohnsonTDecember 12, 19636’6′255Grand Valley St.
James JonesFB-RB-TB-TEMarch 21, 19616’2′229Florida
Vyto KabTEDecember 23, 19596’5′243Penn St.
Jeff KacmarekNTApril 12, 19636’2′240West. Michigan
Angelo KingLBFebruary 10, 19586’1′224South Carolina St.
Matt KinzerPJune 17, 19636’3′225Purdue
Paul KiserGNovember 19, 19636’4′272Wake Forest
Nick KowgiosRBNovember 19, 19626’0′216Lafayette
Gary LeeWRFebruary 12, 19656’1′202Georgia Tech
Mark LewisTEMay 5, 19616’2′239Texas A&M
Danny LockettLBJuly 11, 19646’2′239Arizona
Chuck LongQBFebruary 18, 19636’4′217Iowa
Pete MandleyWRJuly 29, 19615’10’191Northern Arizona
Vernon MaxwellLBOctober 25, 19616’2′233Arizona St.
Bob McDonoughDBMarch 7, 19636’1′170California (PA)
George McDuffieDEJanuary 20, 19636’6′270Salem
Bruce McNortonDBFebruary 28, 19595’11’175Georgetown (KY)
Joe MilinichikG-TMarch 30, 19636’5′290North Carolina St.
John MiskoPOctober 1, 19546’5′207Oregon St.
Steve MottCMarch 24, 19616’3′266Alabama
Eddie MurrayKAugust 29, 19565’10’177Tulane
Mark NicholsWROctober 29, 19596’2′210San Jose St.
Tony OfficeLBFebruary 24, 19606’2′250Illinois St.
Greg OrtonGAugust 9, 19626’1′265Nebraska
Tony PaigeRBOctober 14, 19625’10’225Virginia Tech
Mike PrindleKNovember 12, 19635’9′160West. Michigan
Jerry QuaernaTOctober 9, 19636’6′275Michigan
Derrick RamseyTEDecember 23, 19566’4′230Kentucky
Shelton RobinsonLBSeptember 14, 19606’2′233North Carolina
Reggie RogersDEJanuary 21, 19646’6′278Washington
Tim RossLBDecember 27, 19586’5′225Bowling Green
Rob RubickTESeptember 27, 19606’3′232Grand Valley St.
Dan SaleaumuaDT-NT-DENovember 11, 19646’0′305Arizona St.
Harvey SalemT-GJanuary 15, 19616’6′283California
Eric SandersT-G-COctober 22, 19586’6′277Nevada-Reno
Chris SheffieldDBJanuary 9, 19636’1′193Albany State (GA)
Ricky SmithDB-WRJuly 20, 19606’0′182Alabama St.
Chuck SteeleCJune 22, 19646’1′255California
Rich StrengerTMarch 10, 19606’7′280Michigan
Ivory SullyDBJune 20, 19576’0′198Delaware
Robert ThompsonLBFebruary 4, 19606’3′227Michigan
Stuart TolleNTFebruary 7, 19626’3′265Bowling Green
Eric TruvillionWRJune 18, 19596’4′205Florida A&M
Jim WarneTNovember 27, 19646’7′315Arizona St.
Bobby WatkinsDBMay 31, 19605’10’184Texas St.
Cleve WesterRBJune 14, 19645’8′188Concordia (MN)
Mark WheelerTEJune 15, 19646’2′232Kentucky
Scott WilliamsRBJuly 21, 19626’2′234Georgia
Eric WilliamsDE-DT-NTFebruary 24, 19626’4′282Washington St.
Eric WilliamsDBFebruary 21, 19606’1′188North Carolina St.
Jimmy WilliamsLBNovember 15, 19606’3′228Nebraska
Mark WitteTEDecember 3, 19596’3′236North Texas
Butch WoolfolkRBMarch 1, 19606’1′210Michigan