You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Teams > Seattle Seahawks > 1987 Starters, Roster, & Players
1987 Seattle Seahawks
Franchise Index: Previous Season / Next Season
Record: 9-6-0, Finished 2nd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 371 points (24.7/g), 6th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 314 points (20.9/g), 14th.
Differential of 57 points (3.8/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 9.0-6.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.1/g), 14th.
Coached by Chuck Knox (9-6-0)
Promote your website or business by sponsoring this newly available (please read) page for $15 per year on Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Dave Krieg | 29 | 7 | 12 | 178 for 294, 2,131 yards, 23 td, 15 int, & 36 rushes for 155 yards and 2 td | |
| RB | Curt Warner* | 26 | 4 | 12 | 234 rushes for 985 yards, 8 td, & 17 catches for 167 yards and 2 td | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 3rd pick / 1983 |
| FB | John L. Williams | 23 | 1 | 10 | 113 rushes for 500 yards, 1 td, & 38 catches for 420 yards and 3 td | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 15th pick / 1986 |
| WR | Steve Largent* | 33 | 11 | 13 | 58 catches for 912 yards, 8 td, & 2 rushes for 33 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 4th / 117th pick / 1976 |
| WR | Daryl Turner | 26 | 3 | 8 | 14 catches for 153 yards, 6 td | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 49th pick / 1984 |
| TE | Mike Tice | 28 | 6 | 12 | 14 catches for 106 yards, 2 td | |
| LT | Ron Mattes | 24 | 1 | 12 | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 193rd pick / 1985 |
|
| LG | Edwin Bailey | 28 | 6 | 12 | Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 114th pick / 1981 |
|
| C | Blair Bush | 31 | 9 | 11 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 16th pick / 1978 |
|
| RG | Bryan Millard | 27 | 3 | 12 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RT | Mike W. Wilson | 32 | 9 | 12 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 103rd pick / 1977 |
|
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jacob Green* | 30 | 7 | 12 | 9.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 10th pick / 1980 |
| NT | Joe Nash | 27 | 5 | 12 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Jeff Bryant | 27 | 5 | 12 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 6th pick / 1982 |
| LOLB | Bruce Scholtz | 29 | 5 | 7 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1982 |
| LOLB | Tony Woods | 22 | Rook | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 18th pick / 1987 |
| LILB | Fredd Young*+ | 26 | 3 | 13 | 9.0 sacks, 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 76th pick / 1984 |
| RILB | Brian Bosworth | 22 | Rook | 12 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 1st pick / 1987 Supp |
| ROLB | Greg Gaines | 29 | 6 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LCB | Terry Taylor | 26 | 3 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 22nd pick / 1984 |
| RCB | Patrick Hunter | 23 | 1 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 68th pick / 1986 |
| SS | Kenny Easley* | 28 | 6 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 4th pick / 1981 |
| FS | Eugene Robinson | 24 | 2 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Norm Johnson | 27 | 5 | 0 | 15 of 20 field goals & 40 of 40 extra points | |
| P | Ruben Rodriguez | 22 | Rook | 0 | 47 punts for a 40.0 average, 0 blocked | Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 131st pick / 1987 |
| PR | Bobby Joe Edmonds | 23 | 1 | 0 | 20 punt returns for a 12.6 average and 0 td | Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 126th pick / 1986 |
| KR | Bobby Joe Edmonds | 23 | 1 | 0 | 27 kick returns for a 20.9 average and 0 td | Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 126th pick / 1986 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Allen | 23 | DB | 2 | 2 | 215 | 6-3 | UNLV | 10/2/1964 | Rook | |
| Tom Andrews | 25 | T-C | 2 | 2 | 265 | 6-4 | Louisville | 1/11/1962 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 98th pick / 1984 |
| Curt Baham | 24 | DB | 3 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Tulane | 3/2/1963 | Rook | |
| Edwin Bailey | 28 | G | 12 | 12 | 271 | 6-4 | South Carolina State | 5/15/1959 | 6 | Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 114th pick / 1981 |
| Roland Barbay | 23 | NT | 5 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | LSU | 10/1/1964 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 184th pick / 1987 |
| Brant Bengen | 23 | WR | 3 | 0 | 172 | 5-8 | British Columbia,Idaho | 3/30/1964 | Rook | |
| Tony Blue | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | UNLV | 9/19/1964 | Rook | |
| Jon Borchardt | 30 | G-T | 12 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Montana State | 8/13/1957 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1979 |
| Brian Bosworth | 22 | LB | 12 | 12 | 248 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 3/9/1965 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 1st pick / 1987 Supp |
| Barry Bowman | 23 | P | 1 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Louisiana Tech | 12/18/1964 | Rook | |
| Arnold Brown | 25 | DB | 2 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | North Carolina Central | 8/27/1962 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 128th pick / 1985 |
| Jeff Bryant | 27 | DE-DT | 12 | 12 | 276 | 6-5 | Clemson | 5/22/1960 | 5 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 6th pick / 1982 |
| Tim Burnham | 24 | TB-BB | 3 | 3 | 250 | 6-5 | Washington | 5/6/1963 | Rook | |
| Tony Burse | 22 | RB | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Middle Tenn. State | 4/4/1965 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 12th / 324th pick / 1987 |
| Blair Bush | 31 | C | 11 | 11 | 268 | 6-3 | Washington | 11/25/1956 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 16th pick / 1978 |
| Keith Butler | 31 | LB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Memphis | 5/16/1956 | 9 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 36th pick / 1978 |
| Ray Butler | 31 | WR | 12 | 3 | 200 | 6-3 | USC | 6/28/1956 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 88th pick / 1980 |
| Tony Caldwell | 26 | LB | 1 | 1 | 225 | 6-1 | Washington | 4/1/1961 | 4 | Los Angeles Raiders / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1983 |
| Louis Clark | 23 | WR | 2 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | Mississippi State | 7/3/1964 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 10th / 270th pick / 1987 |
| Chris Corley | 24 | TE | 1 | 0 | 285 | 6-4 | South Carolina | 10/24/1963 | Rook | |
| Julio Cortes | 25 | LB | 3 | 3 | 226 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 8/13/1962 | Rook | |
| Fred Davis | 23 | DB | 1 | 1 | 182 | 5-10 | Western Carolina | 7/18/1964 | Rook | |
| Rob DeVita | 22 | LB | 1 | 0 | 222 | 6-2 | Eastern Illinois,Illinois Benedictine | 11/29/1965 | Rook | |
| Dale Dorning | 25 | DE | 3 | 3 | 260 | 6-5 | Oregon | 2/7/1962 | Rook | |
| Wes Dove | 23 | DE | 2 | 0 | 270 | 6-7 | Syracuse | 2/9/1964 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 12th / 312th pick / 1987 |
| Kenny Easley* | 28 | DB | 12 | 11 | 206 | 6-3 | UCLA | 1/15/1959 | 6 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 4th pick / 1981 |
| Bobby Joe Edmonds | 23 | RB | 11 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Arkansas | 9/26/1964 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 126th pick / 1986 |
| Randy Edwards | 26 | DE-NT | 7 | 0 | 264 | 6-4 | Alabama | 3/9/1961 | 3 | |
| John Eisenhooth | 25 | NT | 1 | 0 | 265 | 6-2 | Lock Haven | 3/3/1962 | Rook | |
| Russell Evans | 22 | WR | 1 | 0 | 165 | 5-8 | Truman State | 2/3/1965 | Rook | |
| Don Fairbanks | 23 | DE | 3 | 3 | 253 | 6-3 | Colorado | 2/13/1964 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 10th / 264th pick / 1986 |
| Grant Feasel | 27 | C | 12 | 2 | 278 | 6-7 | Abilene Christian | 6/28/1960 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 161st pick / 1983 |
| Byron Franklin | 29 | WR | 6 | 0 | 179 | 6-1 | Auburn | 9/4/1958 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 50th pick / 1981 |
| Greg Gaines | 29 | LB | 11 | 10 | 220 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 10/16/1958 | 6 | |
| Charles Glaze | 22 | DB | 3 | 2 | 200 | 5-11 | South Carolina State | 9/12/1965 | Rook | |
| David Graham | 28 | DE-NT | 3 | 2 | 250 | 6-6 | Morehouse | 4/6/1959 | 5 | |
| Boyce Green | 27 | RB | 2 | 2 | 215 | 5-11 | Carson-Newman | 6/24/1960 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 11th / 288th pick / 1983 |
| Jacob Green* | 30 | DE | 12 | 12 | 255 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 1/21/1957 | 7 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 10th pick / 1980 |
| Russell Griffith | 23 | P | 2 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Utah State,Weber State | 2/5/1964 | Rook | |
| Mike Hagen | 28 | RB | 2 | 1 | 240 | 6-0 | Montana | 6/30/1959 | Rook | |
| Scott Hagler | 23 | K | 2 | 0 | 160 | 5-8 | South Carolina | 7/19/1964 | Rook | |
| Matt Hanousek | 24 | G-T | 3 | 3 | 265 | 6-4 | Drake,Utah State | 8/16/1963 | Rook | |
| Doug Hire | 22 | C | 3 | 1 | 245 | 6-2 | Linfield | 4/22/1965 | Rook | |
| Doug Hollie | 27 | DE | 2 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | SMU | 12/15/1960 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 74th pick / 1984 Supp |
| David Hollis | 22 | DB | 11 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | UNLV | 4/4/1965 | Rook | |
| Van Hughes | 27 | DE | 1 | 1 | 280 | 6-3 | Texas State,Texas Tech | 11/14/1960 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 135th pick / 1984 |
| Patrick Hunter | 23 | DB | 11 | 11 | 186 | 5-11 | Nevada-Reno | 10/24/1964 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 68th pick / 1986 |
| Joe Jackson | 25 | LB | 3 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | San Francisco State | 10/15/1962 | Rook | |
| Mel Jenkins | 25 | DB | 12 | 1 | 172 | 5-10 | Cincinnati | 3/16/1962 | Rook | |
| M.L. Johnson | 23 | LB | 8 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Hawaii | 1/26/1964 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 9th / 243rd pick / 1987 |
| Norm Johnson | 27 | K | 13 | 0 | 202 | 6-2 | UCLA | 5/31/1960 | 5 | |
| Kevin Juma | 25 | WR | 3 | 2 | 195 | 6-2 | Idaho | 7/30/1962 | Rook | |
| Kerry Justin | 32 | DB | 7 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Oregon State | 5/3/1955 | 9 | |
| Mark Keel | 26 | TE | 3 | 3 | 228 | 6-4 | Arizona | 10/1/1961 | Rook | New England Patriots / 9th / 240th pick / 1983 |
| Jeff Kemp | 28 | QB | 13 | 1 | 201 | 6-0 | Dartmouth | 7/11/1959 | 6 | |
| Dave Krieg | 29 | QB | 12 | 12 | 193 | 6-1 | Milton | 10/20/1958 | 7 | |
| Eric Lane | 28 | RB | 12 | 2 | 195 | 6-0 | BYU | 1/6/1959 | 6 | Seattle Seahawks / 8th / 196th pick / 1981 |
| Steve Largent* | 33 | WR | 13 | 13 | 187 | 5-11 | Tulsa | 9/28/1954 | 11 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 117th pick / 1976 |
| Paul Lavine | 25 | LB | 3 | 1 | 207 | 6-2 | Utah State | 5/1/1962 | Rook | |
| Kim Mack | 26 | DB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Florida State | 10/29/1961 | Rook | |
| Bruce Mathison | 28 | QB | 3 | 2 | 205 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 4/25/1959 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 10th / 272nd pick / 1983 |
| Ron Mattes | 24 | T | 12 | 12 | 309 | 6-6 | Virginia | 8/8/1963 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 193rd pick / 1985 |
| John McVeigh | 25 | LB | 3 | 3 | 226 | 6-1 | Kentucky,Miami (FL) | 10/19/1962 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 12th / 321st pick / 1986 |
| Sam Merriman | 26 | LB | 9 | 0 | 229 | 6-3 | Idaho | 5/5/1961 | 4 | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 177th pick / 1983 |
| Bryan Millard | 27 | G-T | 12 | 12 | 282 | 6-5 | Texas | 12/2/1960 | 3 | |
| Alonzo Mitz | 24 | DE-LB | 6 | 0 | 275 | 6-3 | Florida | 6/5/1963 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 8th / 211th pick / 1986 |
| Alvin Moore | 28 | RB | 1 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 5/3/1959 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 169th pick / 1983 |
| Mark Moore | 23 | DB | 5 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State | 9/3/1964 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 104th pick / 1987 |
| Randall Morris | 26 | RB | 10 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 4/22/1961 | 3 | Seattle Seahawks / 10th / 270th pick / 1984 |
| Michael Morton | 27 | RB | 2 | 0 | 180 | 5-8 | UNLV | 2/6/1960 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 325th pick / 1982 |
| Paul Moyer | 26 | DB | 12 | 1 | 201 | 6-1 | Arizona State,Cal State-Fullerton | 7/26/1961 | 4 | |
| Joe Nash | 27 | NT-DT | 12 | 12 | 278 | 6-3 | Boston College | 10/11/1960 | 5 | |
| John O'Callaghan | 23 | TE | 1 | 1 | 245 | 6-4 | Long Beach State,San Diego State | 5/15/1964 | Rook | |
| Fred Orns | 25 | LB | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Chapman | 5/24/1962 | Rook | |
| Curt Pardridge | 23 | WR | 3 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Northern Illinois | 3/12/1964 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 155th pick / 1986 |
| Rick Parros | 29 | RB | 1 | 1 | 200 | 5-11 | Utah State | 6/14/1958 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 107th pick / 1980 |
| Dean Perriman | 28 | G-T | 1 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Washington | 11/19/1959 | Rook | |
| Alvin Powell | 28 | G | 12 | 0 | 294 | 6-5 | Winston-Salem State | 11/19/1959 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 49th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Greg Ramsey | 24 | DE | 2 | 0 | 244 | 6-3 | Fresno State | 12/19/1963 | Rook | |
| Howard Richards | 28 | G-T | 2 | 2 | 263 | 6-6 | Missouri | 8/7/1959 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 26th pick / 1981 |
| Eugene Robinson | 24 | DB | 12 | 12 | 200 | 6-1 | Colgate | 5/28/1963 | 2 | |
| Ruben Rodriguez | 22 | P | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Arizona | 3/3/1965 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 131st pick / 1987 |
| Ken Sager | 24 | TE | 3 | 1 | 228 | 6-4 | Western Washington | 10/15/1963 | Rook | |
| Bruce Scholtz | 29 | LB | 8 | 7 | 240 | 6-6 | Texas | 9/26/1958 | 5 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1982 |
| Ron Scoggins | 26 | T | 3 | 0 | 305 | 6-6 | UNLV | 8/3/1961 | Rook | |
| Jack Sims | 25 | G | 3 | 2 | 260 | 6-3 | Hawaii | 4/21/1962 | Rook | |
| Paul Skansi | 27 | WR | 12 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Washington | 1/11/1960 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 133rd pick / 1983 |
| Dallis Smith | 22 | DB | 3 | 3 | 170 | 5-11 | Valdosta State | 7/31/1965 | Rook | |
| Donald Snell | 22 | WR | 1 | 0 | 177 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 3/13/1965 | Rook | |
| Chad Stark | 22 | RB | 2 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | North Dakota State | 4/4/1965 | Rook | New York Giants / 12th / 329th pick / 1987 |
| Wilbur Strozier | 23 | TE | 12 | 3 | 255 | 6-4 | Georgia | 11/12/1964 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 7th / 194th pick / 1987 |
| Terry Taylor | 26 | DB | 12 | 12 | 188 | 5-10 | Southern Illinois | 7/18/1961 | 3 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 22nd pick / 1984 |
| Jimmy Teal | 25 | WR | 4 | 2 | 170 | 5-10 | Texas A&M | 8/18/1962 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 130th pick / 1985 |
| Joe Terry | 22 | LB | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Cal State-Hayward | 5/7/1965 | Rook | |
| Garth Thomas | 24 | G | 1 | 1 | 260 | 6-3 | Washington | 11/26/1963 | Rook | |
| Ricky Thomas | 22 | DB | 1 | 1 | 185 | 6-0 | Alabama | 3/29/1965 | Rook | |
| Mike Tice | 28 | TE | 12 | 12 | 253 | 6-7 | Maryland | 2/2/1959 | 6 | |
| Rico Tipton | 26 | LB | 3 | 2 | 240 | 6-2 | Washington State | 7/31/1961 | Rook | |
| Daryl Turner | 26 | WR | 12 | 8 | 194 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 12/15/1961 | 3 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 49th pick / 1984 |
| Curt Warner* | 26 | RB | 12 | 12 | 205 | 5-11 | Penn State | 3/18/1961 | 4 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 3rd pick / 1983 |
| Chris White | 25 | DB | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 3/1/1962 | Rook | |
| Charles Wiley | 23 | NT | 1 | 1 | 268 | 6-2 | UNLV | 12/9/1964 | Rook | |
| Jim Williams | 24 | RB | 1 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Fresno State | 11/22/1963 | Rook | |
| John L. Williams | 23 | FB | 12 | 10 | 231 | 5-11 | Florida | 11/23/1964 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 15th pick / 1986 |
| Lester Williams | 28 | NT-DE | 2 | 0 | 275 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 1/19/1959 | 5 | New England Patriots / 1st / 27th pick / 1982 |
| Mike W. Wilson | 32 | T | 12 | 12 | 275 | 6-5 | Georgia | 5/28/1955 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 103rd pick / 1977 |
| Tony Woods | 22 | DE-LB | 12 | 7 | 282 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 10/11/1965 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 18th pick / 1987 |
| David Wyman | 23 | LB | 4 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Stanford | 3/31/1964 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 45th pick / 1987 |
| Fredd Young*+ | 26 | LB | 13 | 13 | 233 | 6-1 | New Mexico State | 11/14/1961 | 3 | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 76th pick / 1984 |
| Renard Young | 26 | DB | 3 | 3 | 184 | 5-10 | San Diego State,UNLV | 7/31/1961 | Rook | |
| Team Total | 25.5 | 15 | 224.4 | 6-1.7 | 2.2 |