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1987 Miami Dolphins
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Record: 8-7-0, Finished 2nd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 362 points (24.1/g), 7th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 335 points (22.3/g), 16th.
Differential of 27 points (1.8/g), 9th.
Expected W-L: 8.2-6.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.3/g), 18th.
Coached by Don Shula (8-7-0)
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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 | Dan Marino* | 26 | 4 | 12 | 263 for 444, 3,245 yards, 26 td, 13 int, & 12 rushes for -5 yards and 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1983 |
| RB | Lorenzo Hampton | 25 | 2 | 6 | 75 rushes for 289 yards, 1 td, & 23 catches for 223 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1985 |
| RB | Troy Stradford | 23 | Rook | 5 | 145 rushes for 619 yards, 6 td, & 48 catches for 457 yards and 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 99th pick / 1987 |
| FB | Woody Bennett | 32 | 8 | 11 | 25 rushes for 102 yards, 0 td, & 4 catches for 18 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Mark Clayton | 26 | 4 | 12 | 46 catches for 776 yards, 7 td, & 2 rushes for 8 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 223rd pick / 1983 |
| WR | Mark Duper | 28 | 5 | 11 | 33 catches for 597 yards, 8 td | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1982 |
| TE | Bruce Hardy | 31 | 9 | 12 | 28 catches for 292 yards, 2 td | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 247th pick / 1978 |
| LT | Jon Giesler | 31 | 8 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 24th pick / 1979 |
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| LG | Roy Foster | 27 | 5 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 24th pick / 1982 |
| C | Dwight Stephenson*+ | 30 | 7 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 48th pick / 1980 |
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| C | Jeff Dellenbach | 24 | 2 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 111th pick / 1985 |
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| RG | Tom Toth | 25 | 1 | 12 | New England Patriots / 4th / 102nd pick / 1985 |
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| RT | Ronnie Lee | 31 | 8 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 65th pick / 1979 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | T.J. Turner | 24 | 1 | 12 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 81st pick / 1986 |
| NT | Brian Sochia | 26 | 4 | 12 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | John Bosa | 23 | Rook | 12 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 16th pick / 1987 |
| LOLB | Bob Brudzinski | 32 | 10 | 8 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 23rd pick / 1977 |
| LOLB | Rick Graf | 23 | Rook | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1987 |
| LILB | Jackie Shipp | 25 | 3 | 12 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 14th pick / 1984 |
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| RILB | John Offerdahl* | 23 | 1 | 9 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1986 |
| ROLB | Mark Brown | 26 | 4 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 250th pick / 1983 |
| LCB | Paul Lankford | 29 | 5 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 80th pick / 1982 |
| RCB | William Judson | 28 | 5 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 208th pick / 1981 |
| SS | Glenn Blackwood | 30 | 8 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 215th pick / 1979 |
| SS | Liffort Hobley | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 74th pick / 1985 |
| FS | Bud Brown | 26 | 3 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 11th / 305th pick / 1984 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Fuad Reveiz | 24 | 2 | 0 | 9 of 11 field goals & 28 of 30 extra points | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 195th pick / 1985 |
| P | Reggie Roby | 26 | 4 | 0 | 32 punts for a 42.8 average, 0 blocked | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 167th pick / 1983 |
| PR | Scott Schwedes | 22 | Rook | 0 | 24 punt returns for a 8.5 average and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 56th pick / 1987 |
| KR | Lorenzo Hampton | 25 | 2 | 6 | 16 kick returns for a 19.0 average and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1985 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Clarence Bailey | 24 | RB | 3 | 1 | 220 | 5-11 | Hampton,Wesley | 3/7/1963 | Rook | |
| Fred Banks | 25 | WR | 3 | 0 | 177 | 5-10 | Chowan,Liberty | 5/26/1962 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 203rd pick / 1985 |
| Bill Bealles | 24 | T | 3 | 3 | 290 | 6-7 | Northern Illinois,Northern Iowa | 6/11/1963 | Rook | |
| Willie Beecher | 24 | K | 3 | 0 | 170 | 5-10 | Utah State | 4/14/1963 | Rook | |
| Charles Bennett | 24 | DE | 3 | 3 | 257 | 6-5 | La-Lafayette | 2/9/1963 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 7th / 190th pick / 1985 |
| Woody Bennett | 32 | RB | 12 | 11 | 227 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 3/24/1955 | 8 | |
| Doug Betters | 31 | DE | 12 | 0 | 262 | 6-7 | Montana,Nevada-Reno | 6/11/1956 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 163rd pick / 1978 |
| Glenn Blackwood | 30 | DB | 10 | 10 | 187 | 6-0 | Texas | 2/23/1957 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 215th pick / 1979 |
| John Bosa | 23 | DE | 12 | 12 | 270 | 6-4 | Boston College | 1/10/1964 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 16th pick / 1987 |
| Bud Brown | 26 | DB | 9 | 7 | 194 | 6-0 | Southern Miss | 4/19/1961 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 11th / 305th pick / 1984 |
| Mark Brown | 26 | LB | 12 | 12 | 230 | 6-2 | Purdue | 7/18/1961 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 250th pick / 1983 |
| Tom Brown | 23 | RB | 1 | 0 | 223 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 11/20/1964 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 182nd pick / 1987 |
| Bob Brudzinski | 32 | LB | 12 | 8 | 230 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 1/1/1955 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 23rd pick / 1977 |
| Marvell Burgess | 22 | DB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Henderson State | 10/7/1965 | Rook | |
| Mike Caterbone | 25 | WR | 3 | 1 | 175 | 5-11 | Franklin & Marshall | 2/17/1962 | Rook | |
| Laz Chavez | 24 | LB | 3 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Iona | 12/20/1963 | Rook | |
| Eddie Chavis | 24 | WR | 3 | 1 | 182 | 6-0 | Montclair State | 7/12/1963 | Rook | |
| Mark Clayton | 26 | WR | 12 | 12 | 177 | 5-9 | Louisville | 4/8/1961 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 223rd pick / 1983 |
| Greg Cleveland | 23 | NT | 2 | 0 | 295 | 6-5 | Florida | 8/19/1964 | Rook | |
| Jackie Cline | 27 | DE-NT | 7 | 0 | 279 | 6-5 | Alabama | 3/13/1960 | Rook | |
| Chris Conlin | 22 | G | 3 | 0 | 290 | 6-4 | Penn State | 6/7/1965 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 132nd pick / 1987 |
| Ron Davenport | 25 | RB | 10 | 1 | 230 | 6-2 | Louisville | 12/22/1962 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 167th pick / 1985 |
| Jeff Dellenbach | 24 | C-T-G | 11 | 6 | 290 | 6-6 | Wisconsin | 2/14/1963 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 111th pick / 1985 |
| Mark Dennis | 22 | T | 5 | 2 | 300 | 6-6 | Illinois | 4/15/1965 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 212th pick / 1987 |
| Leland Douglas | 24 | WR | 3 | 2 | 179 | 6-0 | Baylor | 9/23/1963 | Rook | |
| Mark Duper | 28 | WR | 11 | 11 | 185 | 5-9 | Northwest State (LA) | 1/25/1959 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1982 |
| George Farmer | 29 | WR | 1 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Southern | 12/5/1958 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 248th pick / 1980 |
| Todd Feldman | 25 | WR | 1 | 0 | 184 | 5-10 | Kent State | 8/7/1962 | Rook | |
| Roy Foster | 27 | G-T | 12 | 12 | 282 | 6-4 | USC | 5/24/1960 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 24th pick / 1982 |
| Dennis Fowlkes | 26 | LB | 3 | 3 | 238 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 3/11/1961 | 4 | |
| David Frye | 26 | LB | 12 | 1 | 223 | 6-2 | Purdue | 6/21/1961 | 4 | |
| Jon Giesler | 31 | T | 10 | 9 | 262 | 6-5 | Michigan | 12/23/1956 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 24th pick / 1979 |
| Jim Gilmore | 25 | T-G | 3 | 2 | 269 | 6-5 | Ohio State,Villanova | 12/19/1962 | 1 | |
| Stacy Gore | 24 | P | 3 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Arkansas State | 5/20/1963 | Rook | |
| Rick Graf | 23 | LB | 12 | 5 | 244 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 8/29/1964 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1987 |
| Hugh Green | 28 | LB | 9 | 1 | 225 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 7/27/1959 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 7th pick / 1981 |
| Lorenzo Hampton | 25 | RB | 12 | 6 | 205 | 5-11 | Florida | 3/12/1962 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1985 |
| Bruce Hardy | 31 | TE-WR-QB | 12 | 12 | 235 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 6/1/1956 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 247th pick / 1978 |
| Jeff Hayes | 28 | P | 2 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | North Carolina | 8/19/1959 | 5 | |
| Liffort Hobley | 25 | DB | 14 | 6 | 207 | 6-0 | LSU | 5/12/1962 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 74th pick / 1985 |
| Trell Hooper | 26 | DB | 3 | 3 | 182 | 5-11 | Memphis | 12/22/1961 | Rook | Indianapolis Colts / 8th / 198th pick / 1986 |
| Mark Irvin | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Bethune-Cookman | 10/12/1964 | Rook | |
| Rickey Isom | 24 | RB | 3 | 1 | 224 | 6-0 | North Carolina State | 11/30/1963 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 329th pick / 1986 |
| Steve Jacobson | 25 | G | 3 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Abilene Christian,Texas A&M | 11/18/1962 | Rook | |
| Jim C. Jensen | 29 | WR-QB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Boston University | 11/14/1958 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 11th / 291st pick / 1981 |
| Dan Johnson | 27 | TE | 7 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Iowa State | 5/17/1960 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 170th pick / 1982 |
| Demetrious Johnson | 26 | DB | 3 | 2 | 190 | 5-11 | Missouri | 7/21/1961 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 115th pick / 1983 |
| William Judson | 28 | DB | 12 | 12 | 189 | 6-1 | South Carolina State | 3/26/1959 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 208th pick / 1981 |
| Scott Kehoe | 23 | T | 3 | 3 | 282 | 6-4 | Illinois | 9/20/1964 | Rook | |
| Greg Koch | 32 | T-G | 1 | 1 | 270 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 6/14/1955 | 10 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1977 |
| Larry Kolic | 24 | LB | 7 | 0 | 242 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 8/31/1963 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 193rd pick / 1986 |
| Mark Konecny | 24 | RB | 3 | 0 | 197 | 5-11 | Alma | 4/2/1963 | Rook | |
| Mike Lambrecht | 24 | DT | 5 | 3 | 271 | 6-1 | St. Cloud State | 5/2/1963 | Rook | |
| Paul Lankford | 29 | DB | 12 | 12 | 185 | 6-1 | Penn State | 6/15/1958 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 80th pick / 1982 |
| Ronnie Lee | 31 | T-TE-G | 9 | 9 | 265 | 6-3 | Baylor | 12/24/1956 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 65th pick / 1979 |
| David Lewis | 26 | TE | 5 | 3 | 234 | 6-3 | California | 6/8/1961 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 1984 |
| George Little | 24 | DE-NT | 9 | 0 | 278 | 6-4 | Iowa | 6/27/1963 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 65th pick / 1985 |
| Steve Lubischer | 25 | LB | 1 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Boston College | 6/29/1962 | Rook | |
| Kyle Mackey | 25 | QB | 3 | 3 | 220 | 6-3 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 3/2/1962 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 11th / 296th pick / 1984 |
| Dan Marino* | 26 | QB | 12 | 12 | 224 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 9/15/1961 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1983 |
| Doug Marrone | 23 | G-C-T | 4 | 0 | 269 | 6-5 | Syracuse | 7/25/1964 | Rook | Los Angeles Raiders / 6th / 164th pick / 1986 |
| David Marshall | 26 | LB | 2 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Eastern Michigan | 1/3/1961 | 3 | |
| Don McNeal | 29 | DB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Alabama | 5/6/1958 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 21st pick / 1980 |
| Victor Morris | 23 | LB | 3 | 3 | 243 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 1/25/1964 | Rook | |
| Tony Nathan | 31 | RB | 6 | 0 | 206 | 6-0 | Alabama | 12/14/1956 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 61st pick / 1979 |
| Scott Nicolas | 27 | LB | 12 | 0 | 226 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 8/7/1960 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 310th pick / 1982 |
| John Offerdahl* | 23 | LB | 9 | 9 | 232 | 6-3 | Western Michigan | 8/17/1964 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1986 |
| Louis Oubre | 29 | G | 3 | 1 | 262 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 5/15/1958 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 112th pick / 1981 |
| Greg Ours | 24 | C | 3 | 3 | 279 | 6-5 | Muskingum | 10/29/1963 | Rook | |
| Tim Pidgeon | 23 | LB | 3 | 3 | 233 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 9/20/1964 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 237th pick / 1987 |
| James Pruitt | 23 | WR | 12 | 1 | 199 | 6-3 | Cal State-Fullerton | 1/29/1964 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 107th pick / 1986 |
| Floyd Raglin | 26 | WR | 2 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Southern,UNLV | 2/10/1961 | Rook | |
| Tate Randle | 28 | DB | 3 | 1 | 202 | 6-0 | Texas Tech | 8/15/1959 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 220th pick / 1982 |
| Ike Readon | 24 | NT | 3 | 0 | 273 | 6-0 | Hampton | 5/16/1963 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 257th pick / 1986 |
| Dameon Reilly | 24 | WR | 3 | 1 | 180 | 5-11 | Rhode Island | 5/10/1963 | Rook | |
| Fuad Reveiz | 24 | K | 11 | 0 | 225 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 2/24/1963 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 195th pick / 1985 |
| Reggie Roby | 26 | P | 10 | 0 | 249 | 6-3 | Iowa | 7/30/1961 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 167th pick / 1983 |
| Donovan Rose | 30 | DB | 12 | 1 | 187 | 6-1 | Hampton | 3/9/1957 | 7 | |
| Pete Roth | 25 | RB | 3 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Northern Illinois | 1/12/1962 | Rook | |
| Lawrence Sampleton | 28 | TE | 3 | 3 | 233 | 6-5 | Texas | 9/25/1959 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 47th pick / 1982 |
| Duke Schamel | 24 | LB | 3 | 3 | 235 | 6-3 | South Dakota | 11/3/1963 | Rook | |
| Scott Schwedes | 22 | WR | 12 | 0 | 182 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 6/30/1965 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 56th pick / 1987 |
| Ronald Scott | 24 | RB | 3 | 2 | 200 | 5-11 | Southern | 3/3/1963 | Rook | |
| Stanley Scott | 23 | DE | 3 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Florida State | 1/30/1964 | Rook | |
| Jackie Shipp | 25 | LB | 12 | 12 | 235 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 3/17/1962 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 14th pick / 1984 |
| Rich Siler | 24 | TE | 1 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Illinois,Texas A&M | 11/1/1963 | Rook | |
| Mike Smith | 25 | DB | 8 | 0 | 171 | 6-0 | Texas-El Paso | 10/24/1962 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 91st pick / 1985 |
| Willie Smith | 23 | TE | 3 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 8/6/1964 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 265th pick / 1986 |
| Brian Sochia | 26 | NT-DE | 12 | 12 | 270 | 6-3 | Northwest Oklahoma State | 7/2/1961 | 4 | |
| Robert Sowell | 26 | DB | 3 | 3 | 175 | 5-11 | Howard | 6/23/1961 | 4 | |
| Scott Stankavage | 25 | QB | 3 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | North Carolina | 7/5/1962 | 3 | |
| Dwight Stephenson*+ | 30 | C-T | 9 | 9 | 255 | 6-2 | Alabama | 11/20/1957 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 48th pick / 1980 |
| Greg Storr | 27 | LB | 3 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Boston College | 10/16/1960 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 147th pick / 1982 |
| Troy Stradford | 23 | RB-WR | 12 | 5 | 191 | 5-9 | Boston College | 9/11/1964 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 99th pick / 1987 |
| Don Strock | 37 | QB | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-5 | Virginia Tech | 11/27/1950 | 13 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 111th pick / 1973 |
| John Swain | 28 | DB | 1 | 1 | 195 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 9/4/1959 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 101st pick / 1981 |
| John Tagliaferri | 23 | RB | 3 | 1 | 195 | 5-11 | Cornell | 4/14/1964 | Rook | |
| Reyna Thompson | 24 | DB | 9 | 1 | 194 | 6-0 | Baylor | 8/28/1963 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 247th pick / 1986 |
| Van Tiffin | 22 | K | 1 | 0 | 155 | 5-9 | Alabama | 9/6/1965 | Rook | |
| Tom Toth | 25 | G-T | 12 | 12 | 279 | 6-5 | Western Michigan | 5/23/1962 | 1 | New England Patriots / 4th / 102nd pick / 1985 |
| T.J. Turner | 24 | DE-NT | 12 | 12 | 276 | 6-4 | Houston | 5/16/1963 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 81st pick / 1986 |
| Joel D. Williams | 22 | TE | 3 | 0 | 242 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 3/16/1965 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 210th pick / 1987 |
| Derek Wimberly | 23 | DE | 3 | 3 | 270 | 6-4 | Purdue | 1/4/1964 | Rook | |
| Jeff Wiska | 28 | G | 3 | 3 | 265 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 10/17/1959 | 1 | New York Giants / 7th / 186th pick / 1982 |
| Team Total | 25.7 | 15 | 225.9 | 6-1.7 | 2.5 |