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Record: 8-7-0, Finished 3rd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 285 points (19.0/g), 20th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 299 points (19.9/g), 10th.
Differential of -14 points (-0.9/g), 16th.
Expected W-L: 7.1-7.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +11 (0.7/g), 4th.
Coached by Chuck Noll (8-7-0)
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1987 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | CarAV | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 10 | PIT | Rod Woodson HOF | DB | 17 | 1987 | 2003 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 142 | 238 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Purdue | ||||||||
| 2 | 38 | PIT | Delton Hall | DB | 6 | 1987 | 1992 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 76 | Clemson | |||||||||||
| 3 | 66 | PIT | Charles Lockett | WR | 2 | 1987 | 1988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 29 | 481 | 2 | Long Beach State | ||||||||
| 4 | 94 | PIT | Thomas Everett | DB | 9 | 1987 | 1995 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 128 | Baylor | |||||||||||
| 5 | 122 | PIT | Hardy Nickerson | LB | 16 | 1987 | 2002 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 98 | 225 | California | |||||||||||
| 6 | 141 | PIT | Tim Johnson | DT | 10 | 1987 | 1996 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 45 | 146 | Penn State | |||||||||||
| 6 | 150 | PIT | Greg Lloyd | LB | 11 | 1988 | 1998 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 92 | 147 | Fort Valley State | |||||||||||
| 7 | 178 | PIT | Chris Kelley | TE | 1 | 1987 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Akron | |||||||||||
| 8 | 205 | PIT | Charles Buchanan | DE | 1 | 1988 | 1988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | Tennessee State | |||||||||||
| 9 | 233 | PIT | Joey Clinkscales | WR | 2 | 1987 | 1988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 240 | 1 | Tennessee | ||||||||
| 10 | 261 | PIT | Merril Hoge | RB | 8 | 1987 | 1994 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 114 | 825 | 3139 | 21 | 254 | 2133 | 13 | Idaho State | |||||
| 11 | 289 | PIT | Paul Oswald | C | 2 | 1987 | 1988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Kansas | |||||||||||
| 12 | 317 | PIT | Theo Young | TE | 1 | 1987 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | Arkansas | ||||||||