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1987 Green Bay Packers
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Record: 5-9-1, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 255 points (17.0/g), 26th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 300 points (20.0/g), 11th.
Differential of -45 points (-3.0/g), 22nd.
Expected W-L: 6.1-8.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.5/g), 8th.
Coached by Forrest Gregg (5-9-1)
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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 | Randy Wright | 26 | 3 | 7 | 132 for 247, 1,507 yards, 6 td, 11 int, & 13 rushes for 70 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 153rd pick / 1984 |
| QB | Don Majkowski | 23 | Rook | 5 | 55 for 127, 875 yards, 5 td, 3 int, & 15 rushes for 127 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 255th pick / 1987 |
| RB | Kenneth Davis | 25 | 1 | 8 | 109 rushes for 413 yards, 3 td, & 14 catches for 110 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1986 |
| RB | Paul Ott Carruth | 26 | 1 | 5 | 64 rushes for 192 yards, 3 td, & 10 catches for 78 yards and 1 td | |
| FB | Jessie Clark | 27 | 4 | 10 | 56 rushes for 211 yards, 0 td, & 22 catches for 119 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 188th pick / 1983 |
| WR | Phil Epps | 29 | 5 | 9 | 34 catches for 516 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 0 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 321st pick / 1982 |
| WR | Walter Stanley | 25 | 2 | 12 | 38 catches for 672 yards, 3 td, & 4 rushes for 38 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 98th pick / 1985 |
| TE | Ed West | 26 | 3 | 11 | 19 catches for 261 yards, 1 td | |
| LT | Ken Ruettgers | 25 | 2 | 12 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1985 |
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| LG | Rich Moran | 25 | 2 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 71st pick / 1985 |
| C | Mark Cannon | 25 | 3 | 12 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 294th pick / 1984 |
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| RG | Ron Hallstrom | 28 | 5 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1982 |
| RT | Keith Uecker | 27 | 5 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 243rd pick / 1982 |
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| RT | Steve Collier | 24 | Rook | 6 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Alphonso Carreker | 25 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 12th pick / 1984 |
| NT | Jerry Boyarsky | 28 | 6 | 8 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 128th pick / 1981 |
| RDE | Robert Brown | 27 | 5 | 12 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 98th pick / 1982 |
| LOLB | John Anderson | 31 | 9 | 12 | 4.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 26th pick / 1978 |
| LILB | Brian Noble | 25 | 2 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 5 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 125th pick / 1985 |
| RILB | Johnny Holland | 22 | Rook | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1987 |
| ROLB | Tim Harris | 23 | 1 | 12 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 84th pick / 1986 |
| LCB | Mark Lee | 29 | 7 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1980 |
| RCB | Dave Brown | 34 | 12 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 26th pick / 1975 |
| SS | Mark Murphy | 29 | 7 | 12 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Ken Stills | 24 | 2 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 209th pick / 1985 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Max Zendejas | 24 | 1 | 0 | 16 of 19 field goals & 13 of 15 extra points | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 100th pick / 1986 |
| P | Don Bracken | 25 | 2 | 0 | 72 punts for a 40.9 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Walter Stanley | 25 | 2 | 12 | 28 punt returns for a 6.2 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 98th pick / 1985 |
| KR | Brent Fullwood | 24 | Rook | 1 | 24 kick returns for a 21.2 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1987 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aric Anderson | 22 | LB | 3 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Millikin | 4/9/1965 | Rook | |
| John Anderson | 31 | LB | 12 | 12 | 226 | 6-3 | Michigan | 2/14/1956 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 26th pick / 1978 |
| Todd Auer | 22 | LB | 3 | 2 | 230 | 6-1 | Western Illinois | 1/8/1965 | Rook | |
| Warren Bone | 23 | DE | 1 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Texas Southern | 11/4/1964 | Rook | |
| Jerry Boyarsky | 28 | NT | 12 | 8 | 290 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 5/15/1959 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 128th pick / 1981 |
| Don Bracken | 25 | P | 12 | 0 | 214 | 6-1 | Michigan | 2/16/1962 | 2 | |
| Dave Brown | 34 | DB | 12 | 12 | 190 | 6-1 | Michigan | 1/16/1953 | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 26th pick / 1975 |
| Robert Brown | 27 | DE | 12 | 12 | 268 | 6-2 | Chowan,Virginia Tech | 5/21/1960 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 98th pick / 1982 |
| Ross Browner | 33 | DE | 11 | 2 | 262 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 3/22/1954 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 8th pick / 1978 |
| David Caldwell | 22 | NT | 3 | 3 | 261 | 6-1 | TCU | 2/28/1965 | Rook | |
| Mark Cannon | 25 | C | 12 | 12 | 258 | 6-3 | Texas-Arlington | 6/14/1962 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 294th pick / 1984 |
| Alphonso Carreker | 25 | DE | 12 | 12 | 268 | 6-6 | Florida State | 5/25/1962 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 12th pick / 1984 |
| Paul Ott Carruth | 26 | RB | 12 | 5 | 220 | 6-1 | Alabama | 7/22/1961 | 1 | |
| Bill Cherry | 26 | C-G | 12 | 0 | 275 | 6-4 | Middle Tenn. State | 1/5/1961 | 1 | |
| Putt Choate | 31 | LB | 2 | 2 | 225 | 6-0 | SMU | 12/11/1956 | Rook | |
| Jessie Clark | 27 | RB | 12 | 10 | 231 | 6-0 | Arkansas,Louisiana Tech | 1/3/1960 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 188th pick / 1983 |
| Steve Collier | 24 | T | 10 | 6 | 342 | 6-7 | Bethune-Cookman,Illinois | 4/19/1963 | Rook | |
| Chuck Compton | 22 | DB | 2 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Boise State | 1/13/1965 | Rook | |
| Kelly Cook | 25 | RB | 11 | 0 | 225 | 5-11 | Oklahoma State | 8/20/1962 | Rook | |
| Kenneth Davis | 25 | RB | 10 | 8 | 208 | 5-10 | TCU | 4/16/1962 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1986 |
| Al Del Greco | 25 | K | 5 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | Auburn | 3/2/1962 | 3 | |
| Burnell Dent | 24 | LB | 9 | 0 | 236 | 6-1 | Tulane | 3/16/1963 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 143rd pick / 1986 |
| John Dorsey | 27 | LB | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Connecticut | 8/31/1960 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 99th pick / 1984 |
| Jeff Drost | 23 | DT | 2 | 0 | 286 | 6-5 | Iowa | 1/27/1964 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 198th pick / 1987 |
| Tony F. Elliott | 23 | DB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | Central Michigan | 1/10/1964 | Rook | |
| Phil Epps | 29 | WR | 10 | 9 | 165 | 5-10 | TCU | 11/11/1958 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 321st pick / 1982 |
| Mike Estep | 24 | G-T | 1 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Bowling Green | 12/29/1963 | Rook | |
| Kevin Fitzgerald | 23 | TE | 1 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 6/30/1964 | Rook | |
| Brent Fullwood | 24 | RB | 11 | 1 | 209 | 5-11 | Auburn | 10/10/1963 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1987 |
| Willie Gillus | 24 | QB | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Norfolk State | 9/1/1963 | Rook | |
| Tiger Greene | 25 | DB | 11 | 1 | 194 | 6-0 | Western Carolina | 2/15/1962 | 2 | |
| Bob Gruber | 29 | T | 1 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 6/7/1958 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 276th pick / 1980 |
| Joey Hackett | 29 | TE | 11 | 0 | 267 | 6-5 | Elon | 9/29/1958 | 1 | |
| Ron Hallstrom | 28 | G-T | 12 | 12 | 300 | 6-6 | Iowa,Iowa Central | 6/11/1959 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1982 |
| Derrick Harden | 23 | WR | 3 | 0 | 175 | 6-1 | Eastern New Mexico | 4/21/1964 | Rook | |
| Jimmy Hargrove | 30 | RB | 2 | 2 | 228 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 11/13/1957 | 6 | |
| Tim Harris | 23 | LB-DE | 12 | 12 | 260 | 6-6 | Memphis | 9/10/1964 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 84th pick / 1986 |
| Anthony Harrison | 22 | DB | 3 | 3 | 195 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 9/26/1965 | Rook | |
| Perry Hartnett | 27 | G | 1 | 1 | 278 | 6-5 | SMU | 4/28/1960 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 116th pick / 1982 |
| Jim Hobbins | 23 | G | 3 | 3 | 275 | 6-6 | Minnesota | 6/4/1964 | Rook | |
| Johnny Holland | 22 | LB | 12 | 12 | 231 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 3/11/1965 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1987 |
| Tony F. Hunter | 24 | RB | 1 | 0 | 215 | 5-9 | Minnesota | 2/24/1963 | Rook | |
| Craig Jay | 24 | TE | 3 | 2 | 257 | 6-4 | Mount Senario | 2/5/1963 | Rook | |
| Norman Jefferson | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 183 | 5-10 | LSU | 8/7/1964 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 335th pick / 1987 |
| Greg Jensen | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 266 | 6-3 | none | 1/23/1962 | Rook | |
| Ezra Johnson | 32 | DE | 6 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Morris Brown | 10/2/1955 | 10 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 28th pick / 1977 |
| Kenneth Johnson | 24 | DB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Mississippi State | 12/28/1963 | Rook | |
| Ken Jordan | 23 | LB | 3 | 1 | 235 | 6-2 | Tuskegee | 4/29/1964 | Rook | |
| David King | 24 | DB | 3 | 0 | 176 | 5-8 | Auburn | 5/19/1963 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 10th / 264th pick / 1985 |
| Don King | 23 | DB | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | SMU | 2/10/1964 | Rook | |
| Ed Konopasek | 23 | T | 3 | 3 | 289 | 6-6 | Ball State | 4/12/1964 | Rook | |
| Mark Lee | 29 | DB | 12 | 12 | 187 | 5-11 | Washington | 3/20/1958 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1980 |
| Tony Leiker | 23 | DE | 1 | 1 | 250 | 6-5 | Stanford | 9/26/1964 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 172nd pick / 1987 |
| Mark Lewis | 26 | TE | 1 | 1 | 239 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 5/5/1961 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 155th pick / 1985 |
| David Logan | 31 | NT | 2 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 10/25/1956 | 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 307th pick / 1979 |
| Don Majkowski | 23 | QB | 7 | 5 | 197 | 6-2 | Virginia | 2/25/1964 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 255th pick / 1987 |
| Rydell Malancon | 25 | LB | 3 | 3 | 227 | 6-2 | LSU | 1/10/1962 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 94th pick / 1984 |
| Chris Mandeville | 22 | DB | 4 | 0 | 213 | 6-1 | California-Davis | 2/1/1965 | Rook | |
| Von Mansfield | 27 | DB | 3 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 7/12/1960 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 122nd pick / 1982 |
| Charles Martin | 28 | NT-DE | 2 | 2 | 280 | 6-4 | West Alabama | 8/31/1959 | 3 | |
| Stan Mataele | 24 | NT | 2 | 0 | 276 | 6-2 | Arizona | 6/24/1963 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 8th / 197th pick / 1987 |
| John McGarry | 24 | G | 2 | 1 | 288 | 6-5 | St. Joseph's (IN) | 11/24/1963 | Rook | |
| Sylvester McGrew | 27 | DE | 3 | 2 | 257 | 6-4 | Tulane | 2/27/1960 | Rook | |
| Jim Melka | 25 | LB | 1 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 1/15/1962 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 330th pick / 1985 |
| Jim Meyer | 24 | T | 2 | 0 | 290 | 6-5 | Illinois State | 6/9/1963 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 167th pick / 1986 |
| John F. Miller | 27 | LB | 1 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Mississippi State | 9/22/1960 | Rook | |
| Ron Monaco | 117 | LB | 2 | 1 | 225 | 6-1 | 1 | |||
| Brent Moore | 24 | LB | 4 | 0 | 242 | 6-5 | USC | 1/9/1963 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 236th pick / 1986 |
| Rich Moran | 25 | G-C | 12 | 12 | 276 | 6-3 | San Diego State | 3/19/1962 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 71st pick / 1985 |
| Jim Bob Morris | 26 | DB | 11 | 2 | 211 | 6-3 | Kansas State | 5/17/1961 | Rook | |
| Larry Morris | 25 | RB | 2 | 0 | 207 | 5-7 | Syracuse | 2/27/1962 | Rook | |
| Lee Morris | 23 | WR | 5 | 3 | 180 | 5-11 | Oklahoma | 7/14/1964 | Rook | |
| Mark Murphy | 29 | DB | 12 | 12 | 200 | 6-2 | West Liberty State | 4/22/1958 | 7 | |
| Frankie Neal | 22 | WR | 12 | 3 | 202 | 6-1 | Florida,Fort Hays State | 10/1/1965 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 71st pick / 1987 |
| Tom Neville | 26 | G-T | 12 | 0 | 300 | 6-5 | Fresno State,Weber State | 9/4/1961 | 1 | |
| Brian Noble | 25 | LB | 12 | 12 | 250 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 9/6/1962 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 125th pick / 1985 |
| Freddie Parker | 25 | RB | 1 | 0 | 215 | 5-10 | Miss. Valley State | 7/6/1962 | Rook | |
| Keith Paskett | 23 | WR | 12 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Western Kentucky | 12/7/1964 | Rook | |
| John Pointer | 29 | LB | 3 | 3 | 225 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 1/16/1958 | Rook | |
| Vince Rafferty | 26 | C-G | 3 | 3 | 285 | 6-4 | Colorado | 8/6/1961 | Rook | |
| Lou Rash | 27 | DB | 3 | 3 | 180 | 5-9 | Miss. Valley State | 6/5/1960 | 3 | |
| Corn Redick | 23 | WR | 1 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Cal State-Fullerton | 1/7/1964 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 169th pick / 1986 |
| Bill Renner | 28 | P | 3 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Virginia Tech | 5/23/1959 | 1 | |
| Alan Risher | 26 | QB | 3 | 3 | 190 | 6-2 | LSU | 5/6/1961 | 2 | |
| Tommy Robison | 26 | LB | 3 | 0 | 290 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 11/17/1961 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 50th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Ken Ruettgers | 25 | T | 12 | 12 | 295 | 6-6 | USC | 8/20/1962 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1985 |
| Patrick Scott | 23 | WR | 8 | 3 | 170 | 5-10 | Grambling State | 9/13/1964 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 282nd pick / 1987 |
| Travis Simpson | 24 | C | 3 | 0 | 272 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 11/19/1963 | Rook | |
| Wes Smith | 24 | WR | 1 | 0 | 194 | 5-11 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 6/24/1963 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 255th pick / 1986 |
| Walter Stanley | 25 | WR | 12 | 12 | 180 | 5-9 | Colorado,Mesa | 11/5/1962 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 98th pick / 1985 |
| Scott Stephen | 23 | LB | 8 | 0 | 237 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 6/18/1964 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 69th pick / 1987 |
| John Sterling | 23 | RB | 2 | 0 | 203 | 6-2 | Central Oklahoma | 9/15/1964 | Rook | |
| Ken Stills | 24 | DB | 11 | 11 | 185 | 5-10 | Wisconsin | 9/6/1963 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 209th pick / 1985 |
| Carl Sullivan | 25 | DE | 3 | 3 | 248 | 6-4 | San Jose State | 4/30/1962 | Rook | |
| Don Summers | 26 | TE | 3 | 1 | 230 | 6-4 | Boise State,Oregon Tech | 2/22/1961 | 3 | |
| Lavale Thomas | 24 | RB | 1 | 1 | 205 | 6-0 | Fresno State | 12/12/1963 | Rook | |
| Keith Uecker | 27 | T-G | 8 | 8 | 278 | 6-5 | Auburn | 6/20/1960 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 243rd pick / 1982 |
| Alan Veingrad | 24 | T-G | 11 | 2 | 277 | 6-5 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 7/24/1963 | 1 | |
| Vince Villanucci | 23 | NT | 2 | 0 | 265 | 6-2 | Bowling Green | 5/30/1964 | Rook | |
| Cal Wallace | 22 | DE | 1 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | West Virginia Tech | 4/17/1965 | Rook | |
| Chuck Washington | 23 | DB | 3 | 3 | 186 | 5-11 | Arkansas | 1/9/1964 | Rook | |
| Mike Weddington | 27 | LB | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 10/9/1960 | 1 | |
| Lee Weigel | 24 | RB | 2 | 0 | 220 | 5-11 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 11/15/1963 | Rook | |
| Clayton Weishuhn | 28 | LB | 9 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Angelo State (TX) | 10/9/1959 | 5 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 60th pick / 1982 |
| Ed West | 26 | TE | 12 | 11 | 250 | 6-1 | Auburn | 8/2/1961 | 3 | |
| Kevin Willhite | 24 | RB | 3 | 3 | 208 | 5-11 | Oregon | 5/11/1963 | Rook | |
| Randy Wright | 26 | QB | 9 | 7 | 200 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 1/12/1961 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 153rd pick / 1984 |
| Max Zendejas | 24 | K | 10 | 0 | 184 | 5-11 | Arizona | 9/2/1963 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 100th pick / 1986 |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 15 | 232.1 | 6-1.7 | 1.6 |