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1987 Los Angeles Raiders

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Record: 5-10-0, Finished 4th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 301 points (20.1/g), 17th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 289 points (19.3/g), 8th.
 Differential of 12 points (0.8/g), 11th.
 Expected W-L: 7.9-7.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 16th.

Coached by Tom Flores (5-10-0)

1987 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Marc Wilson 30 7 7 152 for 266, 2,070 yards, 12 td, 8 int, & 17 rushes for 91 yards and 0 td

Oakland Raiders / 1st / 15th pick / 1980

QB Rusty Hilger 25 2 5 55 for 106, 706 yards, 2 td, 6 int, & 8 rushes for 8 yards and 0 td

Los Angeles Raiders / 6th / 143rd pick / 1985

RB Marcus Allen* 27 5 12 200 rushes for 754 yards, 5 td, & 51 catches for 410 yards and 0 td

Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 10th pick / 1982

FB Bo Jackson 25 Rook 5 81 rushes for 554 yards, 4 td, & 16 catches for 136 yards and 2 td

Los Angeles Raiders / 7th / 183rd pick / 1987

WR Mervyn Fernandez 28 Rook 7 14 catches for 236 yards, 0 td

Los Angeles Raiders / 10th / 277th pick / 1983

WR James Lofton 31 9 12 41 catches for 880 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 0 td

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 6th pick / 1978

WR Dokie Williams 27 4 5 21 catches for 330 yards, 5 td

Los Angeles Raiders / 5th / 138th pick / 1983

TE Todd Christensen* 31 8 12 47 catches for 663 yards, 2 td

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 56th pick / 1978

LT Brian Holloway 28 6 8

New England Patriots / 1st / 19th pick / 1981

LG Bill Lewis 24 1 6

Los Angeles Raiders / 7th / 191st pick / 1986

LG Charley Hannah 32 10 5 1 fumble recovered

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1977

C Don Mosebar 26 4 12

Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 26th pick / 1983

RG Dean Miraldi 29 5 10

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 55th pick / 1981

RG Bruce Wilkerson 23 Rook 5

Los Angeles Raiders / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1987

RT John Clay 23 Rook 9 1 fumble recovered

Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 15th pick / 1987

RT Steve Wright 28 6 6
 Defensive Starters
LDE Howie Long* 27 6 14 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 48th pick / 1981

NT Bill Pickel 28 4 11 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Los Angeles Raiders / 2nd / 54th pick / 1983

RDE Sean Jones 25 3 12 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Los Angeles Raiders / 2nd / 51st pick / 1984

LOLB Linden King 32 9 8 4.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1977

LILB Matt Millen 29 7 12 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1980

RILB Jerry Robinson 31 8 12 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 21st pick / 1979

RILB Reggie McKenzie 24 2 5

Los Angeles Raiders / 10th / 275th pick / 1985

ROLB Rod Martin 33 10 12 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Oakland Raiders / 12th / 317th pick / 1977

LCB Lionel Washington 27 4 10

St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 103rd pick / 1983

RCB Mike Haynes 34 11 7 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 1st / 5th pick / 1976

RCB Sam Seale 25 3 5 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Los Angeles Raiders / 8th / 224th pick / 1984

SS Stacey Toran 26 3 12 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Los Angeles Raiders / 6th / 168th pick / 1984

FS Vann McElroy 27 5 12 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Los Angeles Raiders / 3rd / 64th pick / 1982

 Special Teams Starters
K Chris Bahr 34 11 0 19 of 29 field goals & 27 of 28 extra points

Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 51st pick / 1976

P Stan Talley 29 Rook 0 56 punts for a 40.7 average, 1 blocked
PR Chris Woods 25 Rook 1 26 punt returns for a 7.3 average and 0 td

Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 28th pick / 1984 Supp

KR Vance Mueller 23 1 0 27 kick returns for a 21.8 average and 0 td

Los Angeles Raiders / 4th / 103rd pick / 1986

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Rick Ackerman 28 NT-DT 3 2 258 6-4 Memphis 6/16/1959 5
Stefon Adams 24 DB 9 0 189 5-10 East Carolina 8/11/1963 1

Los Angeles Raiders / 3rd / 80th pick / 1985

Carl Aikens 25 WR 3 3 185 6-1 Northern Illinois 6/5/1962 Rook
Marcus Allen* 27 RB 12 12 210 6-2 USC 3/26/1960 5

Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 10th pick / 1982

Eddie Anderson 24 DB 13 3 210 6-1 Fort Valley State 7/22/1963 1

Seattle Seahawks / 6th / 153rd pick / 1986

Chris Bahr 34 K 13 0 170 5-10 Penn State 2/3/1953 11

Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 51st pick / 1976

Jeff Barnes 32 LB 7 0 223 6-2 California 3/1/1955 10

Oakland Raiders / 5th / 139th pick / 1977

Brian Belway 24 DE 1 0 265 6-6 Calgary 5/28/1963 Rook
Barry Black 22 G 3 2 280 6-2 Boise State 3/7/1965 Rook
Ron Brown 23 LB 3 0 225 6-4 USC 4/28/1964 Rook

San Diego Chargers / 8th / 204th pick / 1987

Jim Browne 25 RB 2 1 215 6-1 Boston College,Northwestern 3/16/1962 Rook
Keith Browner 25 LB 1 0 245 6-6 USC 1/24/1962 3

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1984

Bob Buczkowski 23 DE 2 0 260 6-5 Pittsburgh 5/5/1964 Rook

Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1986

Darryl Byrd 27 LB 3 0 220 6-1 Illinois 9/3/1960 4
Rick Calhoun 24 RB 3 0 190 5-7 Cal State-Fullerton 5/30/1963 Rook

Detroit Lions / 9th / 230th pick / 1987

Chetti Carr 24 DB 2 0 185 5-9 Central Oklahoma,Northwest Oklahoma State 1/1/1963 Rook
Ted Chapman 23 DE 2 1 260 6-3 Maryland 4/5/1964 Rook
Todd Christensen* 31 TE-FB 12 12 230 6-3 BYU 8/3/1956 8

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 56th pick / 1978

John Clay 23 T 10 9 300 6-5 Missouri 5/1/1964 Rook

Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 15th pick / 1987

Joe Cormier 24 LB 2 1 230 6-6 USC 5/3/1963 Rook

Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 259th pick / 1986

Bruce E. Davis 31 T-G 4 4 287 6-6 UCLA 6/21/1956 8

Oakland Raiders / 11th / 294th pick / 1979

James Davis 30 DB 12 1 193 6-0 Southern 6/12/1957 5

Oakland Raiders / 5th / 118th pick / 1981

Andy Dickerson 24 G 1 0 260 6-5 California Lutheran,Miami (FL) 3/10/1963 Rook
Paul Dufault 23 C 1 0 255 6-4 New Hampshire 2/15/1964 Rook
Craig Ellis 26 RB 3 1 185 5-11 San Diego State 1/26/1961 1
Jim Ellis 23 LB 3 2 240 6-3 Boise State 3/25/1964 Rook

Los Angeles Raiders / 10th / 273rd pick / 1987

Vince Evans 32 QB 3 3 215 6-2 USC 6/14/1955 10

Chicago Bears / 6th / 140th pick / 1977

Ron Fellows 29 DB 12 2 178 6-0 Missouri 11/7/1958 6

Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 173rd pick / 1981

Mervyn Fernandez 28 WR 7 7 205 6-3 San Jose State 12/29/1959 Rook

Los Angeles Raiders / 10th / 277th pick / 1983

Ron Foster 24 DB 3 2 200 6-0 Cal State-Northridge 11/25/1963 Rook
Vincent Gamache 26 P 3 0 174 5-11 Cal State-Fullerton 11/18/1961 1
John Gesek 24 G-C 3 1 282 6-5 Sacramento State 2/18/1963 Rook

Los Angeles Raiders / 10th / 265th pick / 1987

Rick Goltz 32 DE 1 1 255 6-4 British Columbia,Simon Fraser 3/19/1955 Rook
Darryl Goodlow 27 LB 2 0 235 6-2 Oklahoma 11/2/1960 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1984 Supp

Phil Grimes 22 DE 2 0 230 6-4 Central Missouri State 2/26/1965 Rook
Charley Hannah 32 G-T-DE 5 5 260 6-5 Alabama 7/26/1955 10

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1977

David Hardy 28 K 2 0 180 5-7 Texas A&M 7/7/1959 Rook
Lance Harkey 22 DB 2 0 180 5-10 Illinois 10/30/1965 Rook
Rob Harrison 24 DB 2 1 220 6-2 Sacramento State,San Diego State 8/31/1963 Rook

Los Angeles Raiders / 10th / 254th pick / 1987

Frank Hawkins 28 RB 2 1 210 5-9 Nevada-Reno 7/3/1959 6

Oakland Raiders / 10th / 276th pick / 1981

Mike Haynes 34 DB 8 7 192 6-2 Arizona State 7/1/1953 11

New England Patriots / 1st / 5th pick / 1976

Jessie Hester 24 WR 10 0 175 5-11 Florida State 1/21/1963 2

Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 1985

Rusty Hilger 25 QB 5 5 205 6-4 Oklahoma State 5/9/1962 2

Los Angeles Raiders / 6th / 143rd pick / 1985

Greg Hill 26 DB 2 2 194 6-1 Oklahoma State 2/12/1961 4

Houston Oilers / 4th / 86th pick / 1983

Rod Hill 28 DB 4 3 185 6-0 Kentucky State 3/14/1959 5

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 25th pick / 1982

Brian Holloway 28 T-G 12 8 284 6-7 Stanford 7/25/1959 6

New England Patriots / 1st / 19th pick / 1981

Ethan Horton 25 TE-RB 4 2 235 6-4 North Carolina 12/19/1962 2

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 15th pick / 1985

Bo Jackson 25 RB 7 5 227 6-1 Auburn 11/30/1962 Rook

Los Angeles Raiders / 7th / 183rd pick / 1987

Leonard Jackson 23 LB 1 1 240 6-0 Oklahoma State 10/5/1964 Rook
Sean Jones 25 DE 12 12 270 6-7 Northeastern 12/19/1962 3

Los Angeles Raiders / 2nd / 51st pick / 1984

Trey Junkin 26 TE-LB 12 1 240 6-2 Louisiana Tech 1/23/1961 4

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 93rd pick / 1983

Jamie Kimmel 25 LB 15 0 235 6-3 Syracuse 3/28/1962 1

Los Angeles Raiders / 4th / 107th pick / 1985

Linden King 32 LB 12 8 241 6-4 Colorado State 6/28/1955 9

San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1977

Greg Lathan 23 WR 3 0 195 6-1 Cincinnati 9/2/1964 Rook
Zeph Lee 24 DB-RB 2 0 208 6-3 USC 6/17/1963 Rook

Los Angeles Raiders / 9th / 246th pick / 1986

Bill Lewis 24 C-G 8 6 285 6-6 Nebraska 7/12/1963 1

Los Angeles Raiders / 7th / 191st pick / 1986

Wade Lockett 23 WR 2 0 190 6-1 Cal State-Fullerton 2/13/1964 Rook
James Lofton 31 WR 12 12 192 6-3 Stanford 7/5/1956 9

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 6th pick / 1978

Howie Long* 27 DE-NT 14 14 268 6-5 Villanova 1/6/1960 6

Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 48th pick / 1981

Rod Martin 33 LB 12 12 218 6-2 USC 4/7/1954 10

Oakland Raiders / 12th / 317th pick / 1977

Mickey Marvin 32 G 1 0 270 6-4 Tennessee 10/5/1955 10

Oakland Raiders / 4th / 112th pick / 1977

Vann McElroy 27 DB 12 12 193 6-2 Baylor 1/13/1960 5

Los Angeles Raiders / 3rd / 64th pick / 1982

Reggie McKenzie 24 LB 10 5 240 6-1 Tennessee 2/8/1963 2

Los Angeles Raiders / 10th / 275th pick / 1985

Chris McLemore 24 RB 3 0 232 6-1 Arizona,Colorado 12/31/1963 Rook

Los Angeles Raiders / 11th / 288th pick / 1987

Dan McMillen 23 DE 1 1 240 6-4 Colorado 2/23/1964 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 128th pick / 1986

Matt Millen 29 LB 12 12 250 6-2 Penn State 3/12/1958 7

Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1980

Dean Miraldi 29 T-G 10 10 266 6-5 Long Beach State,Utah 4/8/1958 5

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 55th pick / 1981

Don Mosebar 26 C-T-G 12 12 285 6-6 USC 9/11/1961 4

Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 26th pick / 1983

Vance Mueller 23 RB 12 0 210 6-0 Occidental 5/5/1964 1

Los Angeles Raiders / 4th / 103rd pick / 1986

Mike Noble 24 LB 1 1 220 6-4 Stanford 10/31/1963 Rook
Andy Parker 26 TE 12 0 244 6-5 Utah 9/8/1961 3

Los Angeles Raiders / 5th / 127th pick / 1984

Mario Perry 24 TE 3 2 240 6-6 Mississippi 12/20/1963 Rook

Los Angeles Raiders / 11th / 294th pick / 1987

Bill Pickel 28 NT-DT-DE 12 11 265 6-5 Rutgers 11/5/1959 4

Los Angeles Raiders / 2nd / 54th pick / 1983

David Pyles 27 T 2 0 275 6-5 Miami (OH) 9/3/1960 Rook
Shawn Regent 24 C 3 3 280 6-5 Boston College 4/14/1963 Rook
Chris Riehm 26 G-T 1 0 275 6-6 Ohio State 4/14/1961 1
Jerry Robinson 31 LB 12 12 223 6-2 UCLA 12/18/1956 8

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 21st pick / 1979

Mike Rodriguez 26 LB 1 0 275 6-1 Alabama 12/5/1961 Rook
Sam Seale 25 DB 12 5 182 5-9 Western State (CO) 10/6/1962 3

Los Angeles Raiders / 8th / 224th pick / 1984

Steve Smith 23 RB 7 3 236 6-1 Penn State 8/30/1964 Rook

Los Angeles Raiders / 3rd / 81st pick / 1987

Steve Strachan 24 RB 11 3 221 6-1 Boston College 3/22/1963 2

Los Angeles Raiders / 11th / 303rd pick / 1985

Stan Talley 29 P 12 0 220 6-5 TCU 9/5/1958 Rook
John Tautolo 28 G 3 3 267 6-3 UCLA 5/29/1959 5
Malcolm Taylor 27 DE 12 3 288 6-6 Tennessee State 6/20/1960 5

Houston Oilers / 5th / 121st pick / 1982

Willie Teal 30 DB 1 0 195 5-10 LSU 12/20/1957 7

Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 30th pick / 1980

Tony Tillmon 24 DB 3 1 170 5-10 Texas 9/12/1963 Rook
Stacey Toran 26 DB 12 12 200 6-2 Notre Dame 11/10/1961 3

Los Angeles Raiders / 6th / 168th pick / 1984

Greg Townsend 26 DE-LB-DT-NT 13 1 264 6-3 TCU 11/3/1961 4

Los Angeles Raiders / 4th / 110th pick / 1983

Lionel Washington 27 DB 11 10 185 6-0 Tulane 10/21/1960 4

St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 103rd pick / 1983

Ronnie Washington 24 LB 2 1 245 6-1 La-Monroe 7/29/1963 2

Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 215th pick / 1985

Dwight Wheeler 32 T-C-G 4 1 269 6-3 Tennessee State 1/13/1955 9

New England Patriots / 4th / 102nd pick / 1978

Ron Wheeler 29 TE 3 1 235 6-5 Washington 9/5/1958 Rook
Bruce Wilkerson 23 T-G 11 5 295 6-5 Tennessee 7/28/1964 Rook

Los Angeles Raiders / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1987

David Williams 24 WR 3 2 190 6-3 Illinois 6/10/1963 1

Chicago Bears / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1986

Demise Williams 23 DB 1 0 225 6-1 Oklahoma State 7/9/1964 Rook
Dokie Williams 27 WR 11 5 180 5-11 UCLA 8/25/1960 4

Los Angeles Raiders / 5th / 138th pick / 1983

Ricky Williams 27 RB 1 0 195 6-1 Langston 4/27/1960 2

New England Patriots / 9th / 233rd pick / 1983

Mitch Willis 25 NT-DT 10 0 278 6-8 SMU 3/16/1962 2

Los Angeles Raiders / 7th / 183rd pick / 1984

Marc Wilson 30 QB 15 7 205 6-6 BYU 2/15/1957 7

Oakland Raiders / 1st / 15th pick / 1980

Chris Woods 25 WR 9 1 190 5-11 Auburn 7/19/1962 Rook

Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 28th pick / 1984 Supp

Scott Woolf 26 QB 1 0 190 6-1 Mount Union,Ohio State 12/26/1961 Rook
Steve Wright 28 T-G-TE 9 6 271 6-6 Northern Iowa 4/8/1959 6
Jon Zogg 27 G 1 0 290 6-4 Boise State 11/19/1960 Rook
Team Total 26.3 15 229.5 6-2.4 2.8