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1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Record: 4-11-0, Finished 4th in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 286 points (19.1/g), 19th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 360 points (24.0/g), 20th.
 Differential of -74 points (-4.9/g), 24th.
 Expected W-L: 5.5-9.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.3/g), 11th.

Coached by Ray Perkins (4-11-0)

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 Steve DeBerg 33 9 8 159 for 275, 1,891 yards, 14 td, 7 int, & 8 rushes for -8 yards and 0 td

Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 275th pick / 1977

QB Vinny Testaverde 24 Rook 4 71 for 165, 1,081 yards, 5 td, 6 int, & 13 rushes for 50 yards and 1 td

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1987

RB Jeff Smith 25 2 8 100 rushes for 309 yards, 2 td, & 20 catches for 197 yards and 2 td

Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 267th pick / 1985

FB James Wilder 29 6 12 106 rushes for 488 yards, 0 td, & 40 catches for 328 yards and 1 td

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1981

WR Mark Carrier 22 Rook 5 26 catches for 423 yards, 3 td

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 57th pick / 1987

WR Gerald Carter 30 7 12 38 catches for 586 yards, 5 td

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 240th pick / 1980

TE Calvin Magee 24 2 11 34 catches for 424 yards, 3 td
LT Rob Taylor 27 1 5

Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 328th pick / 1982

LG George Yarno 30 8 8
C Randy Grimes 27 4 12

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1983

RG Rick Mallory 27 2 12

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 225th pick / 1984

RT Ron R. Heller 25 3 10

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 112th pick / 1984

 Defensive Starters
LDE John Cannon 27 5 11 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1982

NT Mike Stensrud 31 8 12 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 31st pick / 1979

RDE Ron Holmes 24 2 8 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 8th pick / 1985

LOLB Jackie Walker 25 1 6

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 28th pick / 1986

LOLB Chris Washington 25 3 12 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 142nd pick / 1984

LILB Jeff Davis 27 5 10 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 128th pick / 1982

RILB Ervin Randle 25 2 12 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1985

ROLB Chris Washington 25 3 12 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 142nd pick / 1984

ROLB Winston Moss 22 Rook 6 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1987

LCB Ricky Reynolds 22 Rook 12

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1987

RCB Rod Jones 23 1 11 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 25th pick / 1986

SS Bobby Kemp 28 6 12 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 202nd pick / 1981

FS Ray Isom 22 Rook 6 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
FS Rick Woods 28 5 5 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 97th pick / 1982

 Special Teams Starters
K Donald Igwebuike 27 2 0 14 of 18 field goals & 24 of 26 extra points

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 260th pick / 1985

P Frank Garcia 30 6 0 62 punts for a 38.9 average, 0 blocked
PR Bobby Futrell 24 1 1 24 punt returns for a 8.9 average and 0 td
KR Bobby Futrell 24 1 1 31 kick returns for a 19.6 average and 0 td

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Don Anderson 24 DB 11 0 196 5-10 Purdue 7/8/1963 2

Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1985

Cliff Austin 27 RB 3 2 203 6-0 Clemson 3/2/1960 4

New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 66th pick / 1983

Steve Bartalo 23 RB 9 0 200 5-9 Colorado State 7/15/1964 Rook

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 143rd pick / 1987

Greg Boone 25 RB 2 0 196 5-9 Duke 1/8/1962 Rook
Scot Brantley 29 LB 12 2 230 6-1 Florida 2/24/1958 7

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1980

Rufus Brown 25 G 2 0 295 6-2 Florida A&M 6/19/1962 Rook
John Cannon 27 DE-NT 11 11 260 6-5 William & Mary 7/30/1960 5

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1982

Mark Carrier 22 WR 10 5 186 6-0 Nicholls State 10/28/1965 Rook

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 57th pick / 1987

Gerald Carter 30 WR 12 12 190 6-1 Texas A&M 6/19/1957 7

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 240th pick / 1980

Steve Carter 25 WR 3 1 170 5-10 Albany State (GA) 9/12/1962 Rook
Walter Carter 30 DE 2 1 276 6-4 Florida State 12/19/1957 Rook

Oakland Raiders / 10th / 264th pick / 1980

Mike Clark 28 DE 3 3 253 6-4 Florida 3/30/1959 6

Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 190th pick / 1981

Torin Clark 24 DB 2 2 175 6-1 West Virginia State 12/31/1963 Rook
Mark Cooper 27 G-T 4 2 270 6-5 Miami (FL) 2/14/1960 4

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 31st pick / 1983

Ray Criswell 24 P 3 0 192 6-0 Florida 8/16/1963 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 121st pick / 1986

Ivory Curry 26 DB 3 2 185 5-11 Florida 2/6/1961 Rook
Jeff Davis 27 LB 11 10 230 6-0 Clemson 1/26/1960 5

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 128th pick / 1982

Steve DeBerg 33 QB 12 8 210 6-3 San Jose State 1/19/1954 9

Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 275th pick / 1977

Dwayne Dixon 25 WR 2 0 205 6-1 Florida 8/2/1962 3
Phil Freeman 25 WR 8 4 185 5-11 Arizona 12/9/1962 2

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 8th / 204th pick / 1985

Bobby Futrell 24 DB 12 1 190 5-11 Elizabeth City State 8/4/1963 1
Brian Gant 22 LB 11 3 235 6-0 Illinois State 9/6/1965 Rook
Frank Garcia 30 P 12 0 205 6-0 Arizona,Arizona State,UNLV 6/5/1957 6
Jeff L. George 30 DB 2 1 185 6-1 Illinois State 12/24/1957 Rook
Charles Gladman 21 RB 2 0 205 5-11 Pittsburgh 9/2/1966 Rook
Conrad Goode 25 T-G-C 11 2 285 6-6 Missouri 1/19/1962 3

New York Giants / 4th / 87th pick / 1984

Sonny Gordon 22 DB 7 0 192 5-11 Ohio State 7/30/1965 Rook

Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 157th pick / 1987

Don Graham 23 LB 2 0 244 6-2 Penn State 1/31/1964 Rook

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 84th pick / 1987

Randy Grimes 27 C-G 12 12 270 6-4 Baylor 7/20/1960 4

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1983

Ron Hall 23 TE 10 3 245 6-4 Cal Poly-Pomona,Hawaii 3/15/1964 Rook

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 87th pick / 1987

Roy Harris 26 DE-DT 3 2 264 6-2 Florida 3/26/1961 3
Dave Heffernan 25 G 2 0 255 6-4 Miami (FL) 10/28/1962 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 183rd pick / 1985

Ron R. Heller 25 T 12 10 298 6-5 Penn State 8/25/1962 3

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 112th pick / 1984

Bruce Hill 23 WR 8 1 178 6-0 Arizona State 2/29/1964 Rook

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 106th pick / 1987

Mike Hold 24 QB 2 0 190 6-0 South Carolina 3/16/1963 Rook
Derek Holloway 26 WR 1 0 166 5-7 Arkansas 1/17/1961 1
Steve Holloway 23 TE 6 4 235 6-3 Tennessee State 8/23/1964 Rook
Ron Holmes 24 DE 10 8 261 6-4 Washington 8/26/1963 2

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 8th pick / 1985

Bobby Howard 23 RB 12 0 213 6-0 Indiana 6/1/1964 1

Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 325th pick / 1986

Jim Huddleston 25 G-T 1 1 280 6-4 Virginia 9/22/1962 Rook

Washington Redskins / 6th / 156th pick / 1986

John Hunt 25 T-G 1 0 254 6-4 Florida 11/6/1962 3

Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 232nd pick / 1984

Eddie Hunter 22 RB 3 0 205 5-10 Virginia Tech 1/20/1965 Rook

New York Jets / 8th / 196th pick / 1987

Donald Igwebuike 27 K 12 0 181 5-9 Clemson 12/27/1960 2

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 260th pick / 1985

Ray Isom 22 DB 6 6 190 5-9 Penn State 12/27/1965 Rook
David Jackson 22 WR 1 0 175 5-8 Southeast Missouri State 1/2/1965 Rook
Cam Jacobs 25 LB 3 0 230 6-2 Kentucky 3/10/1962 Rook

Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 136th pick / 1985

Curt Jarvis 22 NT-DE-DT 2 0 266 6-2 Alabama 1/28/1965 Rook

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 169th pick / 1987

Hoss Johnson 24 T 1 0 295 6-4 Alabama 6/8/1963 Rook
Rod Jones 23 DB 11 11 185 6-0 SMU 3/31/1964 1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 25th pick / 1986

David Jordan 25 G 3 3 274 6-6 Auburn 6/14/1962 3

New York Giants / 10th / 255th pick / 1984

Kevin Kellin 28 DT 7 1 267 6-6 Minnesota 11/16/1959 1
Bobby Kemp 28 DB 12 12 189 6-0 Cal State-Fullerton 5/29/1959 6

Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 202nd pick / 1981

Tyrone Keys 28 DE-LB 3 0 272 6-7 Mississippi State 10/24/1959 4

New York Jets / 5th / 113th pick / 1981

Tim King 27 DB 3 2 190 6-2 Delaware State 3/7/1960 Rook
Dan Land 22 DB-RB 3 2 195 6-0 Albany State (GA) 7/3/1965 Rook
J.D. Maarleveld 26 T 11 3 300 6-6 Maryland,Notre Dame 10/24/1961 1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 112th pick / 1986

Calvin Magee 24 TE 11 11 240 6-3 Southern 4/23/1963 2
Rick Mallory 27 G 12 12 265 6-2 Washington 10/21/1960 2

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 225th pick / 1984

Fred McCallister 25 LB 3 3 250 6-1 Florida 2/17/1962 Rook
Tom McHale 24 G 3 0 290 6-4 Cornell,Maryland 2/25/1963 Rook
Vito McKeever 26 DB 1 0 180 6-0 Florida 10/8/1961 1
Solomon Miller 23 WR 8 0 185 6-1 Utah State 12/6/1964 1

New York Giants / 6th / 157th pick / 1986

Jeff Modesitt 23 TE 1 0 245 6-5 Delaware 1/1/1964 Rook
Sankar Montoute 26 LB 3 3 230 6-3 St. Leo,Wisconsin 2/2/1961 Rook
Winston Moss 22 LB 12 6 245 6-3 Miami (FL) 12/24/1965 Rook

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1987

Kevin Murphy 24 LB 9 0 233 6-2 Oklahoma 9/8/1963 1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 40th pick / 1986

Fred Nordgren 28 NT 3 3 240 6-0 Portland State 12/11/1959 Rook
Paul O'Connor 25 G 2 2 270 6-3 Miami (FL) 11/7/1962 Rook

New York Giants / 5th / 140th pick / 1987

Lee Paige 27 DB 3 0 197 6-0 Florida State 10/16/1960 Rook
Leon Pennington 24 LB 3 0 225 6-1 Florida 12/25/1963 Rook
Chuck Pitcock 29 C 2 2 272 6-4 Tulane 2/20/1958 Rook
Marvin Powell 32 T 6 4 268 6-5 USC 8/30/1955 10

New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 1977

Don Pumphrey 24 G 3 3 275 6-4 Valdosta State 11/22/1963 Rook
Marcus Quinn 28 DB 3 3 205 6-1 LSU 6/27/1959 Rook
Jim Ramey 30 DE 3 0 261 6-4 Kentucky 3/9/1957 8

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 70th pick / 1979

Ervin Randle 25 LB 12 12 250 6-1 Baylor 10/12/1962 2

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1985

John Reaves 37 QB 2 2 210 6-3 Florida 3/2/1950 15

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 14th pick / 1972

Ricky Reynolds 22 DB 12 12 190 5-11 Washington State 1/19/1965 Rook

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1987

Harold Ricks 25 RB 3 1 200 5-10 Tennessee-Chattanooga 12/26/1962 Rook
Charles Riggins 28 DE 3 0 295 6-5 Bethune-Cookman 11/9/1959 Rook

Green Bay Packers / 9th / 237th pick / 1982

Stanley Shakespeare 24 WR 1 0 190 6-0 Miami (FL) 2/5/1963 Rook
Dan Sileo 23 DT 10 0 282 6-2 Cincinnati,Maryland,Miami (FL) 1/3/1964 Rook

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 2nd pick / 1987 Supp

Jeff Smith 25 RB 12 8 201 5-9 Nebraska 3/22/1962 2

Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 267th pick / 1985

Reggie L. Smith 26 T 3 3 295 6-5 Kansas 8/29/1961 Rook

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 78th pick / 1984 Supp

Mike Stensrud 31 NT-DE-DT 12 12 280 6-5 Iowa State 2/19/1956 8

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 31st pick / 1979

Eric Streater 23 WR 3 3 165 5-11 North Carolina 3/21/1964 Rook
Harry Swayne 22 T-DE 8 2 290 6-5 Rutgers 2/2/1965 Rook

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 190th pick / 1987

Craig Swoope 23 DB 1 0 205 6-1 Illinois 2/3/1964 1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 83rd pick / 1986

Gene Taylor 25 WR 8 0 189 6-2 Fresno State 11/12/1962 Rook

New England Patriots / 6th / 163rd pick / 1987

Rob Taylor 27 T 5 5 293 6-6 Northwestern 11/14/1960 1

Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 328th pick / 1982

Pat Teague 24 LB 1 1 225 6-1 North Carolina State 10/22/1963 Rook
Vinny Testaverde 24 QB 6 4 235 6-5 Miami (FL) 11/13/1963 Rook

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1987

Derrick L. Thomas 22 RB 1 0 232 6-0 Arkansas 3/8/1965 Rook
Van Tiffin 22 K 3 0 155 5-9 Alabama 9/6/1965 Rook
Paul Tripoli 26 DB 13 4 197 6-0 Alabama 12/14/1961 Rook
Dan Turk 25 C-G 13 3 290 6-4 Drake,Wisconsin 6/25/1962 2

Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 101st pick / 1985

Calvin Turner 27 DE 3 0 270 6-4 West Virginia 4/10/1960 Rook
Miles Turpin 23 LB 4 2 230 6-4 California 5/15/1964 1
Jackie Walker 25 LB-TE 12 6 245 6-5 Jackson State 11/3/1962 1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 28th pick / 1986

Kevin Walker 24 DB 3 3 180 5-11 East Carolina 10/20/1963 1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 165th pick / 1986

Herkie Walls 26 WR 2 2 159 5-8 Texas 7/18/1961 4

Houston Oilers / 7th / 170th pick / 1983

Chris Washington 25 LB 12 12 231 6-4 Iowa State 3/6/1962 3

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 142nd pick / 1984

Arthur Wells 24 TE 2 0 236 6-4 Grambling State 2/1/1963 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 11th / 290th pick / 1987

James Wilder 29 RB 12 12 225 6-3 Missouri 5/12/1958 6

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1981

Rick Woods 28 DB 5 5 196 6-0 Boise State 11/16/1959 5

Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 97th pick / 1982

Adrian Wright 26 RB 3 3 230 6-1 Virginia Union 10/13/1961 Rook
George Yarno 30 G-C-T 11 8 260 6-2 Washington State 8/12/1957 8
Jim Zorn 34 QB 1 1 200 6-2 Cal Poly-Pomona 5/10/1953 11
Team Total 25.5 15 228.5 6-1.6 1.8