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1987 Cleveland Browns
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Record: 10-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 390 points (26.0/g), 3rd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 239 points (15.9/g), 2nd.
Differential of 151 points (10.1/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 11.4-3.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.5/g), 8th.
Coached by Marty Schottenheimer (10-5-0)
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1987 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Bernie Kosar* | 24 | 2 | 12 | 241 for 389, 3,033 yards, 22 td, 9 int, & 15 rushes for 22 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 1st pick / 1985 Supp |
| RB | Earnest Byner | 25 | 3 | 12 | 105 rushes for 432 yards, 8 td, & 52 catches for 552 yards and 2 td | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 280th pick / 1984 |
| FB | Kevin Mack* | 25 | 2 | 12 | 201 rushes for 735 yards, 5 td, & 32 catches for 223 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1984 Supp |
| WR | Reggie Langhorne | 24 | 2 | 12 | 20 catches for 288 yards, 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 175th pick / 1985 |
| WR | Webster Slaughter | 23 | 1 | 12 | 47 catches for 806 yards, 7 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1986 |
| TE | Ozzie Newsome | 31 | 9 | 13 | 34 catches for 375 yards, 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 23rd pick / 1978 |
| LT | Paul Farren | 27 | 4 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 316th pick / 1983 |
| LT | Rickey Bolden | 26 | 3 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 96th pick / 1984 |
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| LG | Larry Williams | 24 | 1 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 259th pick / 1985 |
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| C | Mike Baab | 28 | 5 | 12 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 115th pick / 1982 |
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| RG | Dan Fike | 26 | 2 | 12 | New York Jets / 10th / 274th pick / 1983 |
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| RT | Cody Risien* | 30 | 8 | 13 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 183rd pick / 1979 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Sam Clancy | 29 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 11th / 284th pick / 1982 |
| LDE | Reggie Camp | 26 | 4 | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 68th pick / 1983 |
| NT | Bob Golic* | 30 | 8 | 12 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1979 |
| RDE | Carl Hairston | 35 | 11 | 14 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 191st pick / 1976 |
| LOLB | Lucius Sanford | 31 | 9 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 89th pick / 1978 |
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| LILB | Eddie Johnson | 28 | 6 | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 187th pick / 1981 |
| RILB | Mike Johnson | 25 | 1 | 10 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1984 Supp |
| ROLB | Clay Matthews* | 31 | 9 | 12 | 2.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 12th pick / 1978 |
| ROLB | David Grayson | 23 | Rook | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 217th pick / 1987 |
| LCB | Frank Minnifield* | 27 | 3 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Hanford Dixon*+ | 29 | 6 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 22nd pick / 1981 |
| SS | Ray Ellis | 28 | 6 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 331st pick / 1981 |
| FS | Felix Wright | 28 | 2 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| FS | Al Gross | 26 | 4 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 246th pick / 1983 |
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| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jeff Jaeger | 23 | Rook | 0 | 14 of 22 field goals & 33 of 33 extra points | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1987 |
| P | Jeff Gossett | 30 | 6 | 0 | 19 punts for a 40.5 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Gerald McNeil* | 25 | 1 | 0 | 34 punt returns for a 11.4 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 44th pick / 1984 Supp |
| KR | Glen Young | 27 | 4 | 0 | 18 kick returns for a 22.9 average and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1983 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Mike Baab | 28 | C | 12 | 12 | 270 | 6-4 | Texas | 12/6/1959 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 115th pick / 1982 |
| Matt Bahr | 31 | K | 3 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Penn State | 7/6/1956 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1979 |
| Al Baker | 31 | DE | 12 | 1 | 265 | 6-6 | Colorado State | 12/9/1956 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 40th pick / 1978 |
| Vincent Barnett | 22 | DB | 3 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Arkansas State | 2/19/1965 | Rook | |
| Clayton Beauford | 24 | WR | 1 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Auburn | 3/1/1963 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 10th / 258th pick / 1985 |
| Rickey Bolden | 26 | T-TE-G | 5 | 5 | 274 | 6-6 | SMU | 9/8/1961 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 96th pick / 1984 |
| Keith Bosley | 24 | T | 3 | 2 | 320 | 6-5 | Eastern Kentucky | 6/19/1963 | Rook | |
| Stephen Braggs | 22 | DB | 12 | 0 | 178 | 5-9 | Texas | 8/29/1965 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 165th pick / 1987 |
| Robert Brannon | 26 | DE | 1 | 0 | 245 | 6-7 | Arkansas,Kent State | 3/26/1961 | Rook | |
| Brian Brennan | 25 | WR | 13 | 1 | 178 | 5-9 | Boston College | 2/15/1962 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 104th pick / 1984 |
| Dave Butler | 22 | LB | 1 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 7/17/1965 | Rook | |
| Earnest Byner | 25 | RB | 12 | 12 | 215 | 5-10 | East Carolina | 9/15/1962 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 280th pick / 1984 |
| Reggie Camp | 26 | DE | 6 | 5 | 274 | 6-4 | California | 2/28/1961 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 68th pick / 1983 |
| James Capers | 28 | LB | 3 | 0 | 232 | 6-4 | Central Michigan | 6/14/1959 | Rook | |
| Vince Carreker | 24 | DB | 2 | 0 | 183 | 6-0 | Central State (OH),Cincinnati | 8/21/1963 | Rook | |
| Alex Carter | 24 | DE | 3 | 1 | 255 | 6-3 | Tennessee State | 9/6/1963 | Rook | |
| Jeff Christensen | 27 | QB | 3 | 2 | 202 | 6-3 | Eastern Illinois | 1/8/1960 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 137th pick / 1983 |
| Sam Clancy | 29 | DE-DT | 13 | 8 | 288 | 6-7 | Pittsburgh | 5/29/1958 | 4 | Seattle Seahawks / 11th / 284th pick / 1982 |
| Mike Crawford | 23 | RB | 3 | 0 | 215 | 5-10 | Arizona State | 1/3/1964 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 324th pick / 1986 |
| Tim Crawford | 25 | LB | 3 | 3 | 245 | 6-4 | Texas Tech | 12/17/1962 | Rook | New York Jets / 3rd / 79th pick / 1986 |
| Gary Danielson | 36 | QB | 6 | 1 | 195 | 6-2 | Purdue | 9/10/1951 | 11 | |
| Johnny Davis | 31 | RB | 1 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Alabama | 7/17/1956 | 9 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1978 |
| Hanford Dixon*+ | 29 | DB | 12 | 12 | 186 | 5-11 | Southern Miss | 12/25/1958 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 22nd pick / 1981 |
| Stacey Driver | 23 | RB | 2 | 0 | 190 | 5-7 | Clemson | 3/4/1964 | Rook | |
| Brian Dudley | 27 | DB | 3 | 3 | 180 | 6-1 | Bethune-Cookman | 8/30/1960 | Rook | |
| Donnie Echols | 30 | TE | 3 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 12/16/1957 | Rook | |
| Ray Ellis | 28 | DB | 12 | 10 | 192 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 4/27/1959 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 331st pick / 1981 |
| Major Everett | 27 | RB | 4 | 3 | 215 | 5-10 | Mississippi College | 1/4/1960 | 4 | |
| Paul Farren | 27 | T-G | 12 | 12 | 272 | 6-5 | Boston University | 12/24/1960 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 316th pick / 1983 |
| Dan Fike | 26 | G-T | 12 | 12 | 280 | 6-7 | Florida | 6/16/1961 | 2 | New York Jets / 10th / 274th pick / 1983 |
| Herman Fontenot | 24 | RB | 12 | 0 | 206 | 6-0 | LSU | 9/12/1963 | 2 | |
| Brian Franco | 28 | K | 2 | 0 | 165 | 5-8 | Penn State | 12/3/1959 | Rook | |
| Bob Golic* | 30 | NT-DT-LB-DE | 12 | 12 | 264 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 10/26/1957 | 8 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1979 |
| Jeff Gossett | 30 | P | 5 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Eastern Illinois | 1/25/1957 | 6 | |
| David Grayson | 23 | LB | 11 | 5 | 230 | 6-2 | Cal Poly-Pomona,Fresno State | 2/27/1964 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 217th pick / 1987 |
| Anthony Griggs | 27 | LB | 12 | 2 | 227 | 6-3 | Ohio State,Villanova | 2/12/1960 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 105th pick / 1982 |
| Al Gross | 26 | DB | 6 | 5 | 191 | 6-3 | Arizona | 1/4/1961 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 246th pick / 1983 |
| Rusty Guilbeau | 29 | LB-DE | 1 | 0 | 242 | 6-4 | McNeese State | 11/20/1958 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1982 |
| Carl Hairston | 35 | DE-DT-LB | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-3 | Md-Eastern Shore | 12/15/1952 | 11 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 191st pick / 1976 |
| Darryl Haley | 26 | T-G | 9 | 1 | 269 | 6-4 | Utah | 2/16/1961 | 5 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 55th pick / 1982 |
| Cliff Hanneman | 23 | LB | 3 | 3 | 235 | 6-2 | Fresno State | 10/21/1964 | Rook | |
| Mark Harper | 26 | DB | 12 | 0 | 174 | 5-9 | Alcorn State | 11/5/1961 | 1 | |
| D.D. Hoggard | 26 | DB | 1 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | North Carolina State | 5/20/1961 | 2 | |
| Alvin Horn | 22 | DB | 3 | 3 | 185 | 5-11 | UNLV | 3/7/1965 | Rook | |
| Enis Jackson | 24 | DB | 1 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Memphis | 5/16/1963 | Rook | |
| Jeff Jaeger | 23 | K | 10 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Washington | 11/26/1964 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1987 |
| Eddie Johnson | 28 | LB | 12 | 11 | 220 | 6-1 | Louisville | 2/3/1959 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 187th pick / 1981 |
| Lee Johnson | 26 | P | 3 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | BYU | 11/27/1961 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 138th pick / 1985 |
| Mike Johnson | 25 | LB | 11 | 10 | 230 | 6-1 | Virginia Tech | 11/26/1962 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Kirk Jones | 22 | RB | 1 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | UNLV | 1/5/1965 | Rook | |
| Marlon Jones | 23 | DE-DT | 1 | 0 | 263 | 6-4 | Central State (OH) | 7/1/1964 | Rook | |
| Mike Junkin | 23 | LB | 4 | 0 | 241 | 6-3 | Duke | 11/21/1964 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 5th pick / 1987 |
| Mike Katolin | 29 | C | 3 | 3 | 255 | 6-3 | San Jose State | 1/30/1958 | Rook | |
| Chris Kelley | 23 | TE | 2 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Akron | 11/13/1964 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 178th pick / 1987 |
| Perry Kemp | 26 | WR | 3 | 3 | 170 | 5-11 | California (PA) | 12/31/1961 | Rook | |
| Bernie Kosar* | 24 | QB | 12 | 12 | 210 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 11/25/1963 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 1st pick / 1985 Supp |
| Mike Kovaleski | 22 | LB | 1 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 1/30/1965 | Rook | |
| Mark Krerowicz | 24 | G | 3 | 3 | 285 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 3/1/1963 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 147th pick / 1985 |
| Reggie Langhorne | 24 | WR | 12 | 12 | 200 | 6-2 | Elizabeth City State | 4/7/1963 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 175th pick / 1985 |
| Goran Lingmerth | 23 | K | 1 | 0 | 160 | 5-8 | Northern Arizona | 11/11/1964 | Rook | |
| Kevin Mack* | 25 | RB | 12 | 12 | 224 | 6-0 | Clemson | 8/9/1962 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Tim Manoa | 23 | RB | 12 | 0 | 227 | 6-1 | Penn State | 9/9/1964 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 80th pick / 1987 |
| Larry Mason | 26 | RB | 3 | 3 | 205 | 5-11 | Southern Miss,Troy State | 3/21/1961 | Rook | |
| Clay Matthews* | 31 | LB | 12 | 12 | 245 | 6-2 | USC | 3/15/1956 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 12th pick / 1978 |
| Gerald McNeil* | 25 | WR | 12 | 0 | 145 | 5-7 | Baylor | 3/27/1962 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 44th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Nick Miller | 24 | LB | 9 | 1 | 238 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 10/26/1963 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 127th pick / 1986 |
| Frank Minnifield* | 27 | DB | 12 | 12 | 180 | 5-9 | Louisville | 1/1/1960 | 3 | |
| Aaron Moog | 25 | DE | 3 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | UNLV | 2/3/1962 | Rook | |
| Steve Nave | 24 | LB | 2 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Kansas | 8/29/1963 | Rook | |
| Ozzie Newsome | 31 | TE | 13 | 13 | 232 | 6-2 | Alabama | 3/16/1956 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 23rd pick / 1978 |
| Mike Pagel | 27 | QB | 4 | 0 | 206 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 9/13/1960 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 84th pick / 1982 |
| Jerry Parker | 23 | LB | 2 | 0 | 227 | 6-0 | Central State (OH) | 9/13/1964 | Rook | |
| Steve Pierce | 24 | WR | 2 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Illinois | 12/12/1963 | Rook | |
| Tom Polley | 25 | LB | 2 | 2 | 246 | 6-3 | UNLV | 2/17/1962 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 205th pick / 1985 |
| Dave Puzzuoli | 26 | NT | 12 | 1 | 260 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 1/12/1961 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 149th pick / 1983 |
| Gregg Rakoczy | 22 | C-G-T | 12 | 0 | 290 | 6-6 | Miami (FL) | 5/18/1965 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1987 |
| Cody Risien* | 30 | T-G | 13 | 13 | 269 | 6-7 | Texas A&M | 3/22/1957 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 183rd pick / 1979 |
| Billy Robinson | 24 | DB | 3 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 2/13/1963 | Rook | |
| DeJuan Robinson | 22 | DB | 3 | 3 | 185 | 5-10 | Northern Arizona | 6/3/1965 | Rook | |
| Chris Rockins | 25 | DB | 12 | 1 | 195 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State | 5/18/1962 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 48th pick / 1984 |
| Mike Rusinek | 24 | NT | 3 | 3 | 250 | 6-3 | California | 5/1/1963 | Rook | |
| Lucius Sanford | 31 | LB | 11 | 8 | 216 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 2/14/1956 | 9 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 89th pick / 1978 |
| Darryl Sims | 26 | DE-NT | 10 | 4 | 278 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 7/23/1961 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 20th pick / 1985 |
| Webster Slaughter | 23 | WR | 12 | 12 | 175 | 6-1 | San Diego State | 10/19/1964 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1986 |
| Dave Sparenberg | 28 | G | 1 | 0 | 257 | 6-3 | Western Ontario | 5/28/1959 | Rook | |
| George Swarn | 23 | RB | 1 | 0 | 205 | 5-10 | Miami (OH) | 2/15/1964 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 118th pick / 1987 |
| Mike Teifke | 24 | C | 3 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Akron | 12/29/1963 | Rook | |
| Derek Tennell | 23 | TE | 11 | 2 | 245 | 6-5 | UCLA | 2/12/1964 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 185th pick / 1987 |
| Keith Tinsley | 22 | WR | 3 | 1 | 184 | 5-9 | Pittsburgh | 3/31/1965 | Rook | |
| Travis Tucker | 24 | TE | 4 | 0 | 234 | 6-3 | Southern Connecticut State | 9/19/1963 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 11th / 287th pick / 1985 |
| Ralph Van Dyke | 23 | T | 2 | 2 | 273 | 6-6 | Southern Illinois | 1/19/1964 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 97th pick / 1987 |
| David Verser | 29 | WR | 2 | 1 | 200 | 6-1 | Kansas | 3/1/1958 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 10th pick / 1981 |
| Dale Walters | 26 | P | 2 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Rice | 6/21/1961 | Rook | |
| Louis Watson | 24 | WR | 2 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Miss. Valley State | 1/11/1963 | Rook | |
| Remi Watson | 23 | WR | 1 | 0 | 174 | 6-0 | Bethune-Cookman,South Carolina State | 8/8/1964 | Rook | |
| Clarence Weathers | 25 | WR | 12 | 0 | 170 | 5-9 | Delaware State | 1/10/1962 | 4 | |
| Larry Williams | 24 | G-C | 12 | 8 | 292 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 7/3/1963 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 259th pick / 1985 |
| Troy Wilson | 22 | DB | 3 | 3 | 170 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 9/19/1965 | Rook | |
| Blake Wingle | 27 | G | 3 | 2 | 267 | 6-2 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo,UCLA | 4/17/1960 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 244th pick / 1983 |
| George Winslow | 24 | P | 5 | 0 | 205 | 6-4 | Villanova,Wisconsin | 7/28/1963 | Rook | |
| Frank Winters | 23 | C-G | 12 | 0 | 291 | 6-3 | Western Illinois | 1/23/1964 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 276th pick / 1987 |
| Felix Wright | 28 | DB | 12 | 7 | 190 | 6-2 | Drake | 6/22/1959 | 2 | |
| Glen Young | 27 | WR | 10 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Mississippi State | 10/11/1960 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1983 |
| Team Total | 25.7 | 15 | 222.5 | 6-1.5 | 2.2 |