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1987 Los Angeles Rams
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Record: 6-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 317 points (21.1/g), 16th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 361 points (24.1/g), 22nd.
Differential of -44 points (-2.9/g), 21st.
Expected W-L: 6.4-8.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 21st.
Coached by John Robinson (6-9-0)
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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 | Jim Everett | 24 | 1 | 11 | 162 for 302, 2,064 yards, 10 td, 13 int, & 18 rushes for 83 yards and 1 td | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1986 |
| RB | Charles White*+ | 29 | 7 | 12 | 324 rushes for 1,374 yards, 11 td, & 23 catches for 121 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 27th pick / 1980 |
| FB | Mike Guman | 29 | 7 | 8 | 36 rushes for 98 yards, 1 td, & 22 catches for 263 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 154th pick / 1980 |
| WR | Ron J. Brown | 26 | 3 | 11 | 26 catches for 521 yards, 2 td, & 2 rushes for 22 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 41st pick / 1983 |
| WR | Henry Ellard | 26 | 4 | 12 | 51 catches for 799 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 4 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1983 |
| TE | David Hill | 33 | 11 | 12 | 11 catches for 105 yards, 0 td | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 46th pick / 1976 |
| LT | Irv Pankey | 29 | 7 | 12 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1980 |
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| LG | Tom Newberry | 25 | 1 | 12 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1986 |
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| C | Doug C. Smith* | 31 | 9 | 12 | ||
| RG | Dennis Harrah* | 34 | 12 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1975 |
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| RT | Jackie Slater* | 33 | 11 | 12 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 86th pick / 1976 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Doug Reed | 27 | 3 | 12 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 111th pick / 1983 |
| NT | Greg Meisner | 28 | 6 | 15 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1981 |
| RDE | Reggie Doss | 31 | 9 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 189th pick / 1978 |
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| RDE | Shawn Miller | 26 | 3 | 6 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LOLB | Mel Owens | 29 | 6 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1981 |
| LILB | Carl Ekern | 33 | 11 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 128th pick / 1976 |
| RILB | Jim Collins | 29 | 6 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1981 |
| ROLB | Mike Wilcher | 27 | 4 | 12 | 5.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 36th pick / 1983 |
| LCB | Jerry Gray* | 25 | 2 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 21st pick / 1985 |
| RCB | LeRoy Irvin | 30 | 7 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 70th pick / 1980 |
| SS | Vince Newsome | 26 | 4 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 97th pick / 1983 |
| FS | Nolan Cromwell | 32 | 10 | 8 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1977 |
| FS | Johnnie Johnson | 31 | 7 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 17th pick / 1980 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mike Lansford | 29 | 5 | 0 | 17 of 21 field goals & 36 of 38 extra points | New York Giants / 12th / 312th pick / 1980 |
| P | Dale Hatcher | 24 | 2 | 0 | 76 punts for a 41.3 average, 1 blocked | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 77th pick / 1985 |
| PR | Henry Ellard | 26 | 4 | 12 | 15 punt returns for a 7.1 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1983 |
| KR | Ron J. Brown | 26 | 3 | 11 | 27 kick returns for a 21.5 average and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 41st pick / 1983 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Sam Anno | 22 | LB | 3 | 0 | 236 | 6-2 | USC | 1/26/1965 | Rook | |
| David Aupiu | 26 | LB | 1 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | BYU | 2/10/1961 | Rook | |
| Greg Baty | 23 | TE | 4 | 0 | 241 | 6-5 | Stanford | 8/28/1964 | 1 | New England Patriots / 8th / 220th pick / 1986 |
| Greg Bell | 25 | RB | 2 | 1 | 210 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 8/1/1962 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1984 |
| Kyle Borland | 26 | LB | 2 | 2 | 232 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 7/5/1961 | Rook | |
| Richard Brown | 22 | LB | 8 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | San Diego State | 9/21/1965 | Rook | |
| Ron J. Brown | 26 | WR | 12 | 11 | 181 | 5-11 | Arizona State | 3/31/1961 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 41st pick / 1983 |
| Cullen Bryant | 36 | RB | 3 | 0 | 234 | 6-1 | Colorado | 5/20/1951 | 14 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1973 |
| Dan Clark | 23 | LB | 1 | 0 | 233 | 6-2 | San Jose State | 5/21/1964 | Rook | |
| Jim Collins | 29 | LB | 15 | 15 | 230 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 6/11/1958 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1981 |
| Tom Cox | 25 | DB | 3 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | USC | 12/4/1962 | Rook | |
| Nolan Cromwell | 32 | DB | 15 | 8 | 200 | 6-1 | Kansas | 1/30/1955 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1977 |
| Rick DiBernardo | 23 | LB | 3 | 3 | 230 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 6/12/1964 | 1 | |
| Eric Dickerson*+ | 27 | RB | 3 | 2 | 220 | 6-3 | SMU | 9/2/1960 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1983 |
| Steve Dils | 32 | QB | 15 | 4 | 190 | 6-1 | Stanford | 12/8/1955 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 97th pick / 1979 |
| Reggie Doss | 31 | DE-DT | 12 | 9 | 265 | 6-4 | Hampton | 12/7/1956 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 189th pick / 1978 |
| Dennis Edwards | 28 | DE | 3 | 0 | 253 | 6-4 | USC | 10/6/1959 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 9th / 245th pick / 1982 |
| Carl Ekern | 33 | LB | 11 | 11 | 223 | 6-3 | San Jose State | 5/27/1954 | 11 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 128th pick / 1976 |
| Henry Ellard | 26 | WR | 12 | 12 | 180 | 5-11 | Fresno State | 7/21/1961 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1983 |
| Jon Embree | 22 | TE | 1 | 0 | 234 | 6-2 | Colorado | 10/15/1965 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 166th pick / 1987 |
| Donald Evans | 23 | DE-DT | 1 | 0 | 282 | 6-2 | Winston-Salem State | 3/14/1964 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 47th pick / 1987 |
| Jim Everett | 24 | QB | 11 | 11 | 212 | 6-5 | Purdue | 1/3/1963 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1986 |
| Jon Francis | 23 | RB | 9 | 0 | 207 | 5-11 | Boise State,Colorado State | 6/21/1964 | Rook | New York Giants / 7th / 184th pick / 1986 |
| Owen Gill | 25 | RB | 1 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Iowa | 2/19/1962 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1985 |
| Hank Goebel | 23 | T | 3 | 3 | 270 | 6-7 | Cal State-Fullerton | 11/1/1964 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 216th pick / 1986 |
| Jerry Gray* | 25 | DB | 12 | 12 | 183 | 6-0 | Texas | 12/16/1962 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 21st pick / 1985 |
| Kevin Greene | 25 | LB-DE | 9 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | Auburn | 7/31/1962 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 113th pick / 1985 |
| Mike Guman | 29 | RB | 12 | 8 | 216 | 6-2 | Penn State | 4/21/1958 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 154th pick / 1980 |
| Darryl Hall | 28 | DB | 1 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | San Diego State | 10/23/1959 | Rook | |
| Dennis Harrah* | 34 | G-C | 8 | 8 | 260 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 3/9/1953 | 12 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1975 |
| Dale Hatcher | 24 | P | 15 | 0 | 209 | 6-2 | Clemson | 4/5/1963 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 77th pick / 1985 |
| Bernard Henry | 27 | WR | 3 | 2 | 180 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 4/9/1960 | 5 | |
| Cliff Hicks | 23 | DB | 11 | 0 | 190 | 5-9 | Oregon | 8/18/1964 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 74th pick / 1987 |
| David Hill | 33 | TE | 12 | 12 | 229 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 1/1/1954 | 11 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 46th pick / 1976 |
| Neil Hope | 24 | LB | 3 | 1 | 235 | 6-2 | USC | 3/22/1963 | Rook | |
| Kevin House | 30 | WR | 12 | 1 | 181 | 6-1 | Southern Illinois | 12/20/1957 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1980 |
| LeRoy Irvin | 30 | DB | 10 | 9 | 184 | 5-11 | Kansas | 9/15/1957 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 70th pick / 1980 |
| Kirby Jackson | 22 | DB | 5 | 3 | 179 | 5-10 | Mississippi State | 2/2/1965 | Rook | New York Jets / 5th / 129th pick / 1987 |
| Robert Jenkins | 24 | T | 10 | 0 | 258 | 6-5 | UCLA | 12/30/1963 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 144th pick / 1986 |
| Mark Jerue | 27 | LB | 4 | 0 | 229 | 6-3 | Washington | 1/15/1960 | 4 | New York Jets / 5th / 135th pick / 1982 |
| Gary Jeter | 32 | DE-DT | 12 | 0 | 259 | 6-4 | USC | 1/24/1955 | 10 | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1977 |
| Damone Johnson | 25 | TE | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 3/2/1962 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 162nd pick / 1985 |
| Holbert Johnson | 27 | DB | 3 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | New Mexico State | 7/14/1960 | Rook | |
| Johnnie Johnson | 31 | DB | 7 | 7 | 185 | 6-1 | Texas | 10/8/1956 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 17th pick / 1980 |
| Sam Johnson | 23 | WR | 3 | 1 | 180 | 5-11 | Prairie View,Utah State | 9/7/1964 | Rook | |
| Jim Kalafat | 25 | LB | 1 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | Montana State | 2/21/1962 | Rook | |
| Larry Kelm | 23 | LB | 12 | 1 | 236 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 11/29/1964 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 108th pick / 1987 |
| Suge Knight | 22 | DE | 2 | 0 | 265 | 6-2 | UNLV | 4/19/1965 | Rook | |
| Mike Lansford | 29 | K | 15 | 0 | 183 | 6-0 | Washington | 7/20/1958 | 5 | New York Giants / 12th / 312th pick / 1980 |
| Duval Love | 24 | G | 10 | 4 | 275 | 6-3 | UCLA | 6/24/1963 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 274th pick / 1985 |
| Chris Matau | 23 | G | 3 | 0 | 310 | 6-3 | BYU | 1/22/1964 | Rook | |
| James McDonald | 26 | TE | 5 | 3 | 234 | 6-5 | USC | 3/29/1961 | 4 | |
| Mike McDonald | 29 | LB | 10 | 0 | 238 | 6-1 | USC | 6/22/1958 | 4 | |
| Buford McGee | 27 | RB | 3 | 1 | 206 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 8/16/1960 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 286th pick / 1984 |
| Greg Meisner | 28 | NT-DE | 15 | 15 | 257 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 4/23/1959 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1981 |
| Hugh Millen | 24 | QB | 1 | 0 | 216 | 6-5 | Washington | 11/22/1963 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 71st pick / 1986 |
| Shawn Miller | 26 | DE-NT-DT | 6 | 6 | 255 | 6-4 | Utah State | 3/14/1961 | 3 | |
| Stacey Mobley | 22 | WR | 3 | 1 | 168 | 5-8 | Jackson State | 9/15/1965 | Rook | |
| Malcolm Moore | 26 | WR | 3 | 1 | 240 | 6-3 | USC | 6/24/1961 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 54th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Joe Murray | 27 | G | 3 | 3 | 265 | 6-4 | USC | 11/7/1960 | Rook | |
| Tom Newberry | 25 | G-C | 12 | 12 | 285 | 6-2 | Wisconsin-LaCrosse | 12/20/1962 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1986 |
| Vince Newsome | 26 | DB | 8 | 8 | 180 | 6-1 | Washington | 1/22/1961 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 97th pick / 1983 |
| Don Noble | 22 | TE | 2 | 0 | 253 | 6-2 | California | 10/11/1965 | Rook | |
| Mel Owens | 29 | LB | 12 | 12 | 224 | 6-2 | Michigan | 12/7/1958 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1981 |
| Chris Pacheco | 23 | NT | 3 | 0 | 250 | 6-0 | Cal State-Northridge,Fresno State | 1/22/1964 | Rook | |
| Irv Pankey | 29 | T | 12 | 12 | 277 | 6-4 | Penn State | 2/15/1958 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1980 |
| Dave Purling | 25 | DT | 1 | 0 | 240 | 6-5 | USC | 6/26/1962 | Rook | |
| Bernard Quarles | 27 | QB | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Hawaii,UCLA | 1/4/1960 | Rook | |
| Doug Reed | 27 | DE-DT | 12 | 12 | 254 | 6-3 | San Diego State | 7/16/1960 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 111th pick / 1983 |
| Reggie Richardson | 24 | DB | 3 | 3 | 180 | 6-0 | Utah | 4/13/1963 | Rook | |
| Joe Rose | 30 | TE | 1 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | California | 6/24/1957 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 185th pick / 1980 |
| Craig Rutledge | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | UCLA | 1/30/1964 | Rook | |
| Mike Schad | 24 | G | 1 | 0 | 290 | 6-5 | Queens (Canada) | 10/2/1963 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 23rd pick / 1986 |
| Greg Sinnott | 23 | T | 1 | 0 | 280 | 6-7 | Utah State | 8/29/1964 | Rook | |
| Jackie Slater* | 33 | T-G | 12 | 12 | 277 | 6-4 | Jackson State | 5/27/1954 | 11 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 86th pick / 1976 |
| Tony Slaton | 26 | C-G | 11 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | USC | 4/12/1961 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 155th pick / 1984 |
| Doug C. Smith* | 31 | C-G-T | 12 | 12 | 259 | 6-3 | Bowling Green | 11/25/1956 | 9 | |
| Phil Smith | 27 | WR | 2 | 2 | 190 | 6-3 | San Diego State | 4/28/1960 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 85th pick / 1983 |
| Michael Stewart | 22 | DB | 12 | 4 | 202 | 5-11 | Fresno State | 7/12/1965 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 213th pick / 1987 |
| Fred Stokes | 23 | DE | 8 | 0 | 274 | 6-3 | Georgia Southern | 3/14/1964 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 332nd pick / 1987 |
| Mickey Sutton | 27 | DB | 12 | 3 | 165 | 5-8 | Montana | 8/28/1960 | 1 | |
| Tom Taylor | 25 | G | 3 | 3 | 267 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 9/14/1962 | Rook | |
| Kelly Thomas | 27 | T | 3 | 3 | 270 | 6-6 | USC | 9/9/1960 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 99th pick / 1983 |
| Casey Tiumalu | 26 | RB | 3 | 0 | 206 | 5-8 | BYU | 6/19/1961 | Rook | |
| Navy Tuiasosopo | 22 | C | 3 | 3 | 285 | 6-2 | Utah State | 5/24/1965 | Rook | |
| Tim Tyrrell | 26 | RB | 11 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | Northern Illinois | 2/19/1961 | 3 | |
| Norwood Vann | 25 | LB | 11 | 0 | 228 | 6-1 | East Carolina | 2/18/1962 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 253rd pick / 1984 |
| Frank Wattelet | 29 | DB | 5 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Kansas | 10/25/1958 | 6 | |
| Charles White*+ | 29 | RB | 15 | 12 | 190 | 5-10 | USC | 1/22/1958 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 27th pick / 1980 |
| Cary Whittingham | 24 | LB | 3 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | BYU | 5/30/1963 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 9th / 230th pick / 1986 |
| Kyle Whittingham | 28 | LB | 3 | 3 | 232 | 6-0 | BYU | 11/21/1959 | Rook | |
| Mike Wilcher | 27 | LB | 12 | 12 | 238 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 3/20/1960 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 36th pick / 1983 |
| Alonzo Williams | 24 | RB | 3 | 0 | 192 | 5-9 | Mesa | 8/9/1963 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 326th pick / 1987 |
| Greg Williamson | 23 | DB | 3 | 3 | 185 | 5-11 | Fresno State | 5/11/1964 | Rook | |
| Alvin Wright | 26 | NT-DT-DE | 15 | 3 | 274 | 6-2 | Jacksonville State | 2/5/1961 | 1 | |
| Mike Young | 25 | WR | 12 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | UCLA | 2/21/1962 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 161st pick / 1985 |
| Ed Zeman | 24 | DB | 3 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Fort Lewis | 9/25/1963 | Rook | |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 15 | 227.4 | 6-1.8 | 2.7 |