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1987 Detroit Lions
Head Coach:
Darryl Rogers
To be listed, a player must have played at least one game for the team during this season.
^ Replacement Games Only
+ Primary starter
Pos
#
Player
GP
GS
Start Pos
Exp
DOB
Ht
Wt
College
LB
^
Ernie Adams
3
1
03/12/1959
' "
Illinois
P
Jim Arnold
11
5
01/31/1961
' "
Vanderbilt
DT/G/DE
Steve Baack
7
4
11/16/1960
' "
Oregon
DT
Jerry Ball
12
R
12/15/1964
' "
Southern Methodist
G/C
Scott Barrows
12
2
03/31/1963
' "
West Virginia
DE
^
Bob Beemer
2
1
05/14/1963
' "
Toledo
DE
^
Charles Benson
3
4
11/21/1960
' "
Baylor
RB
Karl Bernard
8
1
10/12/1964
' "
Southwestern Louisiana
P
^
Mike Black
1
5
01/18/1961
' "
Arizona State
WR
Carl Bland
10
4
08/17/1961
' "
Virginia Union
LB
^
Steve Boadway
2
1
06/20/1962
' "
Arizona
DB
John Bostic
3
3
10/06/1962
' "
Bethune-Cookman
LB
Tom Boyd
4
1
11/24/1959
' "
Alabama
RB
^
Danny Bradley
3
1
03/02/1963
' "
Oklahoma
T
Lomas Brown
11
3
03/30/1963
' "
Florida
LB
Paul Butcher
12
2
11/08/1963
' "
Wayne State (MI)
C/G
^
Patrick Cain
3
1
10/01/1962
' "
Wichita State
LB
^
Carl Carr
3
1
03/26/1964
' "
North Carolina
WR
Jeff Chadwick
8
5
12/16/1960
' "
Grand Valley State (MI)
DB
Raphel Cherry
10
2
12/19/1961
' "
Hawaii
DB
^
Dexter Clark
2
1
05/05/1964
' "
Toledo
LB/DE
Michael Cofer
11
5
04/07/1960
' "
Tennessee
NT
^
Jerome Davis
3
1
02/27/1962
' "
Ball State
TE
^
Jerry Diorio
2
1
01/11/1962
' "
Michigan
RB
^
Tony Dollinger
2
1
10/18/1962
' "
Evangel
T/G
Keith Dorney
5
9
12/03/1957
' "
Penn State
RB
^
Stan Edwards
3
6
05/20/1960
' "
Michigan
RB
Gary Ellerson
8
3
07/17/1963
' "
Wisconsin
P
Russell Erxleben
1
6
01/13/1957
' "
Texas
DB
^
Creig Federico
3
1
05/07/1963
' "
Illinois State
G
^
Joe Felton
2
1
10/16/1964
' "
Albion
DE
Keith Ferguson
12
7
04/03/1959
' "
Ohio State
DB
^
Anthony Fields
3
1
01/17/1964
' "
Eastern Michigan
QB
^
Brendon Folmer
1
1
04/02/1964
' "
California (PA)
DB
Duane Galloway
10
3
11/07/1961
' "
Arizona State
DE/DT/TE
Bill Gay
11
10
05/28/1955
' "
Southern California
G
^
Chris Geile
3
1
04/14/1964
' "
Eastern Illinois
LB
Dennis Gibson
12
R
02/08/1964
' "
Iowa State
TE
Jimmie Giles
4
11
11/08/1954
' "
Alcorn State
C
Kevin Glover
12
3
06/17/1963
' "
Maryland
DB
William Graham
2
6
09/27/1959
' "
Texas
DE/DT
Curtis Green
12
7
06/03/1957
' "
Alabama State
DB
James Griffin
12
5
09/07/1961
' "
Middle Tennessee State
WR
^
Darrell Grymes
2
1
12/04/1961
' "
Central State (OH)
DB
^
Alvin Hall
3
6
08/12/1958
' "
Miami (OH)
DB
^
Maurice Harvey
2
7
01/14/1956
' "
Ball State
DB
^
Ivan Hicks
1
1
06/30/1963
' "
Michigan
LB
^
Mark Hicks
1
2
11/07/1960
' "
Arizona State
DB
^
Steve Hirsch
3
1
05/18/1962
' "
Northern Illinois
QB
^
Todd Hons
3
1
09/05/1961
' "
Arizona State
WR
^
Melvin Hoover
2
4
09/21/1959
' "
Arizona State
RB
Garry James
8
2
09/04/1963
' "
Louisiana State
LB
George Jamison
12
1
09/30/1962
' "
Cincinnati
WR
^
Gilvanni Johnson
3
1
09/12/1963
' "
Michigan
T
^
Rick Johnson
1
1
12/12/1963
' "
Grand Valley State (MI)
RB
James Jones
11
5
03/21/1961
' "
Florida
TE
Vyto Kab
7
5
12/23/1959
' "
Penn State
NT
^
Jeff Kacmarek
3
1
04/12/1963
' "
Western Michigan
LB
^
Angelo King
1
7
02/10/1958
' "
South Carolina State
P
^
Matt Kinzer
1
1
06/17/1963
' "
Purdue
G
^
Paul Kiser
1
R
11/19/1983
' "
Wake Forest
RB
^
Nick Kowgios
3
1
11/19/1962
' "
Lafayette
WR
Gary Lee
12
R
02/12/1965
' "
Georgia Tech
TE
Mark Lewis
9
3
05/05/1961
' "
Texas A&M
LB
Danny Lockett
13
R
07/11/1964
' "
Arizona
QB
Chuck Long
12
2
02/18/1963
' "
Iowa
WR
Pete Mandley
12
4
07/29/1961
' "
Northern Arizona
LB
Vernon Maxwell
12
5
10/25/1961
' "
Arizona State
DB
^
Bob McDonough
3
1
03/07/1963
' "
California (PA)
DE
^
George McDuffie
3
1
01/20/1963
' "
Findlay
DB
Bruce McNorton
12
6
02/28/1959
' "
Georgetown (KY)
G
Joe Milinichik
11
1
03/30/1963
' "
North Carolina State
P
^
John Misko
1
4
10/01/1954
' "
Oregon State
C
Steve Mott
11
5
03/24/1961
' "
Alabama
K
Eddie Murray
12
8
08/29/1956
' "
Tulane
WR
Mark Nichols
12
6
10/29/1959
' "
San Jose State
LB
^
Tony Office
3
1
02/24/1960
' "
Illinois State
G
^
Greg Orton
3
1
08/09/1962
' "
Nebraska
FB
Tony Paige
5
4
10/14/1962
' "
Virginia Tech
K
^
Mike Prindle
3
1
11/12/1963
' "
Western Michigan
T
^
Jerry Quaerna
3
1
10/09/1963
' "
Michigan
TE
Derrick Ramsey
1
9
12/23/1956
' "
Kentucky
LB
Shelton Robinson
12
6
09/14/1960
' "
North Carolina
DE
Reggie Rogers
6
R
01/21/1964
' "
Washington
LB
^
Tim Ross
3
1
12/27/1958
' "
Bowling Green State
TE
Rob Rubick
9
6
09/27/1960
' "
Grand Valley State (MI)
DT
Dan Saleaumua
9
R
11/25/1964
' "
Arizona State
T
Harvey Salem
11
5
01/15/1961
' "
California
T/G/C
Eric Sanders
12
7
10/22/1956
' "
Nevada - Reno
DB
Chris Sheffield
6
2
01/09/1963
' "
Albany State (GA)
DB/WR
Ricky Smith
12
4
07/20/1960
' "
Alabama State
C
^
Chuck Steele
3
1
06/22/1964
' "
California
T
Rich Strenger
3
5
03/10/1960
' "
Michigan
DB
Ivory Sully
11
9
06/20/1957
' "
Delaware
LB
^
Robert Thompson
3
3
02/04/1960
' "
Michigan
NT
^
Stuart Tolle
1
1
02/07/1962
' "
Bowling Green State
WR
^
Eric Truvillion
3
1
06/18/1959
' "
Florida A&M
T
^
Jim Warne
3
1
11/27/1964
' "
Arizona State
DB
Bobby Watkins
5
6
05/31/1960
' "
Southwest Texas State
RB
^
Cleve Wester
3
1
06/14/1964
' "
Concordia (MN)
TE
^
Mark Wheeler
3
1
06/15/1964
' "
Kentucky
DB
Eric Williams
1
5
02/21/1960
' "
North Carolina State
DT/DE/NT
Eric Williams
11
4
02/24/1962
' "
Washington State
LB
Jimmy Williams
12
6
11/15/1960
' "
Nebraska
RB
Scott Williams
5
2
07/21/1962
' "
Georgia
TE
^
Mark Witte
3
4
12/03/1959
' "
North Texas
RB
Butch Woolfolk
12
6
03/01/1960
' "
Michigan
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