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1987 Washington Redskins

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Record: 11-4-0, Finished 1st in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

1987 Super Bowl Champions

Scored 379 points (25.3/g), 4th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 285 points (19.0/g), 6th.
 Differential of 94 points (6.3/g), 4th.
 Expected W-L: 9.9-5.1.

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

Coached by Joe Gibbs (11-4-0)

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

Starters

Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Jay Schroeder 26 2 10 129 for 267, 1,878 yards, 12 td, 10 int, & 26 rushes for 120 yards and 3 td

Washington Redskins / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1984

RB George Rogers 29 6 9 163 rushes for 613 yards, 6 td, & 4 catches for 23 yards and 0 td

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 1st pick / 1981

WR Gary Clark*+ 25 2 11 56 catches for 1,066 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for 0 yards and 0 td

Washington Redskins / 2nd / 55th pick / 1984 Supp

WR Art Monk 30 7 9 38 catches for 483 yards, 6 td, & 6 rushes for 63 yards and 0 td

Washington Redskins / 1st / 18th pick / 1980

WR Ricky Sanders 25 1 5 37 catches for 630 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for -4 yards and 0 td

New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1984 Supp

TE Clint Didier 28 5 6 13 catches for 178 yards, 1 td

Washington Redskins / 12th / 314th pick / 1981

TE Don Warren 31 8 12 7 catches for 43 yards, 0 td

Washington Redskins / 4th / 103rd pick / 1979

TE Joe Caravello 24 Rook 5 2 catches for 29 yards, 0 td
LT Joe Jacoby 28 6 12
LG Raleigh McKenzie 24 2 12

Washington Redskins / 11th / 290th pick / 1985

C Russ Grimm 28 6 5

Washington Redskins / 3rd / 69th pick / 1981

C Jeff Bostic 29 7 5
RG R.C. Thielemann 32 10 12

Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1977

RT Mark May 28 6 10 1 fumble recovered

Washington Redskins / 1st / 20th pick / 1981

 Defensive Starters
LDE Charles Mann* 26 4 12 9.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Washington Redskins / 3rd / 84th pick / 1983

LDT Dave Butz 37 14 12 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1973

RDT Darryl Grant 28 6 11 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Washington Redskins / 9th / 231st pick / 1981

RDE Dexter Manley 28 6 10 8.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Washington Redskins / 5th / 119th pick / 1981

LLB Mel Kaufman 29 6 12 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
MLB Neal Olkewicz 30 8 6 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
MLB Rich Milot 30 8 5 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Washington Redskins / 7th / 182nd pick / 1979

RLB Monte Coleman 30 8 12 4.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Washington Redskins / 11th / 289th pick / 1979

LCB Darrell Green* 27 4 12 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Washington Redskins / 1st / 28th pick / 1983

RCB Barry Wilburn+ 24 2 12 0.0 sacks, 9 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Washington Redskins / 8th / 219th pick / 1985

SS Alvin Walton 23 1 12 3.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Washington Redskins / 3rd / 75th pick / 1986

FS Todd Bowles 24 1 12 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
 Special Teams Starters
K Ali Haji-Sheikh 26 4 0 13 of 19 field goals & 29 of 32 extra points

New York Giants / 9th / 237th pick / 1983

P Steve Cox 29 6 0 63 punts for a 40.8 average, 1 blocked

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 134th pick / 1981

PR Eric Yarber 24 1 0 37 punt returns for a 7.4 average and 0 td

Washington Redskins / 12th / 323rd pick / 1986

KR Keith Griffin 26 3 2 25 kick returns for a 19.1 average and 0 td

Washington Redskins / 10th / 279th pick / 1984

Roster

No. Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
89 Anthony Allen 28 WR 3 3 180 5-11 Washington 6/29/1959 2

Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 156th pick / 1983

5 Obed Ariri 31 K 2 0 170 5-8 Clemson 4/7/1956 3

Baltimore Colts / 7th / 178th pick / 1981

4 Jess Atkinson 26 K 1 0 165 5-9 Maryland 12/11/1961 2
95 Dan Benish 26 DT 3 3 273 6-5 Clemson 11/21/1961 4
88 Cliff Benson 26 TE 2 0 238 6-4 Purdue 8/28/1961 3

Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 132nd pick / 1984

84 Keiron Bigby 21 WR 1 0 177 5-10 Brown 2/27/1966 Rook
53 Jeff Bostic 29 C 12 5 268 6-2 Clemson 9/18/1958 7
23 Todd Bowles 24 DB 12 12 203 6-2 Temple 11/18/1963 1
29 Reggie Branch 25 RB 12 0 232 5-11 East Carolina,West Virginia State 10/22/1962 2
75 Darrick Brilz 23 C-G 7 4 287 6-3 Oregon State 2/14/1964 Rook
24 Kelvin Bryant 27 RB 11 1 195 6-2 North Carolina 9/26/1960 1

Washington Redskins / 7th / 196th pick / 1983

92 Derek Bunch 26 LB 3 0 215 6-3 Michigan State 10/28/1961 Rook
22 Danny Burmeister 24 DB 3 0 201 6-2 North Carolina 9/13/1963 Rook
65 Dave Butz 37 DT-DE 12 12 291 6-7 Purdue 6/23/1950 14

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1973

50 Ravin Caldwell 24 LB 12 0 233 6-3 Arkansas 8/4/1963 Rook

Washington Redskins / 5th / 113th pick / 1986

82 Joe Caravello 24 TE 11 5 270 6-3 Tulane 6/6/1963 Rook
79 Mark Carlson 24 T 3 3 284 6-6 Boston University,Southern Connecticut State 6/6/1963 Rook
84 Gary Clark*+ 25 WR 12 11 173 5-9 James Madison 5/1/1962 2

Washington Redskins / 2nd / 55th pick / 1984 Supp

36 Joe Cofer 24 DB 3 1 200 6-0 Tennessee 3/5/1963 Rook
51 Monte Coleman 30 LB 12 12 242 6-2 Central Arkansas 11/4/1957 8

Washington Redskins / 11th / 289th pick / 1979

57 Anthony Copeland 24 LB 3 0 250 6-2 Louisville,Wichita State 4/14/1963 Rook
54 John Cowne 25 C 3 0 245 6-2 Virginia Tech 5/23/1962 Rook
12 Steve Cox 29 P-K 12 0 195 6-4 Arkansas,Tulsa 5/11/1958 6

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 134th pick / 1981

56 Eric Coyle 24 C 3 3 260 6-3 Colorado 10/26/1963 Rook
90 Bobby Curtis 23 LB 3 3 235 6-3 Jackson State,Savannah State,The Citadel 10/23/1964 Rook
34 Brian Davis 24 DB 7 0 190 6-2 Nebraska 8/31/1963 Rook

Washington Redskins / 2nd / 30th pick / 1987

32 Vernon Dean 28 DB 12 0 178 5-11 San Diego State,U.S. International 5/5/1959 5

Washington Redskins / 2nd / 49th pick / 1982

89 Glenn Dennison 26 TE 2 1 225 6-3 Miami (FL) 11/17/1961 3

New York Jets / 2nd / 39th pick / 1984

86 Clint Didier 28 TE 9 6 240 6-5 Portland State 4/4/1959 5

Washington Redskins / 12th / 314th pick / 1981

87 K.D. Dunn 24 TE 3 0 235 6-3 Clemson 4/28/1963 2

St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 116th pick / 1985

25 Dave Etherly 25 DB 3 0 190 6-1 Oregon State,Portland State 12/22/1962 Rook
76 Frank Frazier 27 G 3 0 290 6-5 Miami (FL) 6/15/1960 Rook
48 Steve Gage 23 DB 4 1 210 6-3 Tulsa 5/10/1964 Rook

Washington Redskins / 6th / 144th pick / 1987

96 Alec Gibson 24 DE 3 3 270 6-4 Illinois 12/9/1963 Rook
54 Kurt Gouveia 23 LB 11 1 233 6-1 BYU 9/14/1964 Rook

Washington Redskins / 8th / 213th pick / 1986

77 Darryl Grant 28 DT-G-C-T 12 11 269 6-1 Rice 11/22/1959 6

Washington Redskins / 9th / 231st pick / 1981

28 Darrell Green* 27 DB 12 12 184 5-9 Texas A&M-Kingsville 2/15/1960 4

Washington Redskins / 1st / 28th pick / 1983

35 Keith Griffin 26 RB 9 2 185 5-8 Miami (FL) 10/26/1961 3

Washington Redskins / 10th / 279th pick / 1984

68 Russ Grimm 28 G-C 6 5 273 6-3 Pittsburgh 5/2/1959 6

Washington Redskins / 3rd / 69th pick / 1981

6 Ali Haji-Sheikh 26 K 11 0 172 6-0 Michigan 1/11/1961 4

New York Giants / 9th / 237th pick / 1983

78 Dean Hamel 26 DT 12 1 279 6-3 Tulsa 7/7/1961 2

Washington Redskins / 12th / 309th pick / 1985

64 Steve Hamilton 26 DE-DT 12 0 263 6-4 East Carolina 9/28/1961 2

Washington Redskins / 2nd / 55th pick / 1984

31 Allen Harvin 28 RB 1 0 200 5-9 Cincinnati 3/18/1959 Rook
59 Ray Hitchcock 22 C 5 0 289 6-2 Minnesota 6/20/1965 Rook

Washington Redskins / 12th / 331st pick / 1987

30 Walter Holman 28 RB 3 0 208 5-10 West Virginia State 4/6/1959 Rook
37 Charles E. Jackson 25 DB 1 1 210 6-4 Texas Tech 3/12/1962 Rook
66 Joe Jacoby 28 T-G 12 12 305 6-7 Louisville 7/6/1959 6
21 Tim Jessie 24 RB 3 0 190 5-11 Auburn 3/1/1963 Rook

Chicago Bears / 11th / 305th pick / 1987

83 Richard Johnson 26 WR 1 0 182 5-7 Colorado 10/19/1961 Rook
82 Anthony Jones 27 TE 2 0 248 6-3 Md-Eastern Shore,Wichita State 5/16/1960 3

Washington Redskins / 11th / 306th pick / 1984

58 David J. Jones 26 G-C 5 0 262 6-3 Texas 10/25/1961 3

Detroit Lions / 8th / 214th pick / 1984

99 Ted Karras 23 DT 1 1 265 6-2 Northwestern 12/10/1964 Rook
55 Mel Kaufman 29 LB 12 12 221 6-2 Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo 2/24/1958 6
61 Rick Kehr 28 G 5 0 285 6-3 Carthage 6/18/1959 Rook
34 Garry Kimble 24 DB 3 0 184 5-11 Sam Houston State 4/5/1963 Rook

Washington Redskins / 11th / 304th pick / 1985

50 Jon Kimmel 27 LB 1 1 240 6-4 Colgate 7/21/1960 2
74 Markus Koch 24 DE-DT 12 2 270 6-5 Boise State 2/13/1963 1

Washington Redskins / 2nd / 30th pick / 1986

39 Skip Lane 27 DB 3 3 210 6-1 Mississippi 1/30/1960 3
67 Kit Lathrop 31 DE-NT 1 0 255 6-5 Arizona State 5/10/1956 8
72 Dexter Manley 28 DE 11 10 253 6-3 Oklahoma State 7/2/1959 6

Washington Redskins / 5th / 119th pick / 1981

71 Charles Mann* 26 DE 12 12 268 6-6 Nevada-Reno 4/12/1961 4

Washington Redskins / 3rd / 84th pick / 1983

98 Steve Martin 23 DE 3 3 260 6-3 Jackson State 12/24/1964 Rook
73 Mark May 28 G-T-C 10 10 295 6-6 Pittsburgh 11/2/1959 6

Washington Redskins / 1st / 20th pick / 1981

26 Craig McEwen 22 TE-RB 4 3 220 6-1 Utah 12/16/1965 Rook
74 Curtis McGriff 29 DE-NT 1 0 270 6-5 Alabama 5/17/1958 7
63 Raleigh McKenzie 24 G-C-T 12 12 290 6-2 Tennessee 2/8/1963 2

Washington Redskins / 11th / 290th pick / 1985

60 Dan McQuaid 27 T-G 1 0 278 6-7 UNLV 10/4/1960 2
57 Rich Milot 30 LB 9 5 234 6-4 Penn State 5/28/1957 8

Washington Redskins / 7th / 182nd pick / 1979

46 Michael Mitchell 26 DB 3 3 180 5-10 Howard Payne 10/18/1961 Rook
81 Art Monk 30 WR 9 9 210 6-3 Syracuse 12/5/1957 7

Washington Redskins / 1st / 18th pick / 1980

41 Tim Morrison 24 DB 7 0 195 6-1 North Carolina 4/3/1963 1
52 Neal Olkewicz 30 LB 10 6 230 6-0 Maryland 1/30/1957 8
87 Terry Orr 26 TE 10 1 231 6-3 Texas 9/27/1961 1

Washington Redskins / 10th / 263rd pick / 1985

62 Phil Pettey 26 G 3 3 274 6-4 Missouri 4/17/1961 Rook
84 Joe Phillips Jr. 24 WR 2 0 188 5-9 Kentucky 5/12/1963 2
15 Tony Robinson 23 QB 1 0 200 6-3 Tennessee 1/22/1964 Rook
38 George Rogers 29 RB 11 9 228 6-2 South Carolina 12/8/1958 6

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 1st pick / 1981

50 Carlton Rose 25 LB 2 2 220 6-2 Michigan 2/8/1962 Rook
16 Ed Rubbert 23 QB 3 3 225 6-5 Louisville 5/28/1964 Rook
94 Tony Sagnella 23 DT 3 2 260 6-5 Rutgers 2/28/1964 Rook
83 Ricky Sanders 25 WR 12 5 182 5-11 Texas State 8/30/1962 1

New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1984 Supp

10 Jay Schroeder 26 QB 11 10 215 6-4 UCLA 6/28/1961 2

Washington Redskins / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1984

61 Willard Scissum 25 T-G 3 3 275 6-3 Alabama 10/28/1962 Rook
91 Tony Settles 23 LB 3 0 210 6-3 Elon 8/29/1964 Rook
88 Derrick Shepard 23 WR 2 1 186 5-10 Oklahoma 1/22/1964 Rook
76 Ed Simmons 24 T-G 5 3 315 6-5 Eastern Washington 12/31/1963 Rook

Washington Redskins / 6th / 164th pick / 1987

36 Timmy Smith 23 RB 7 0 216 5-11 Texas Tech 1/24/1964 Rook

Washington Redskins / 5th / 117th pick / 1987

69 R.C. Thielemann 32 G-C 12 12 255 6-4 Arkansas 8/12/1955 10

Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1977

67 Steve Thompson 22 DT 1 0 275 6-2 Minnesota 6/24/1965 Rook
8 Brendan Toibin 23 K 1 0 205 6-0 Richmond 2/2/1964 Rook
85 Dave Truitt 23 TE 1 0 232 6-4 North Carolina 2/18/1964 Rook
31 Clarence Vaughn 23 DB 5 0 202 6-0 Northern Illinois 7/17/1964 Rook

Washington Redskins / 8th / 219th pick / 1987

89 Clarence Verdin 24 WR 3 1 160 5-8 La-Lafayette 6/14/1963 1

Washington Redskins / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1984 Supp

20 Lionel Vital 24 RB 3 3 195 5-9 Nicholls State 7/15/1963 Rook

Washington Redskins / 7th / 185th pick / 1985

67 Henry Waechter 28 DE-DT 1 0 270 6-5 Nebraska 2/13/1959 5

Chicago Bears / 7th / 173rd pick / 1982

40 Alvin Walton 23 DB 12 12 180 6-0 Kansas 3/14/1964 1

Washington Redskins / 3rd / 75th pick / 1986

85 Don Warren 31 TE 12 12 242 6-4 San Diego State 5/5/1956 8

Washington Redskins / 4th / 103rd pick / 1979

2 Jack Weil 25 P 3 0 175 5-11 Wyoming 3/16/1962 1
45 Barry Wilburn+ 24 DB 12 12 196 6-2 Mississippi 12/9/1963 2

Washington Redskins / 8th / 219th pick / 1985

17 Doug Williams 32 QB 5 2 220 6-4 Grambling State 8/9/1955 9

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 17th pick / 1978

48 Marv Williams 24 TE 2 0 233 6-3 Cal State-Fullerton 10/11/1963 Rook
59 Eric Wilson 25 LB 3 3 247 6-1 Maryland 10/17/1962 2

Green Bay Packers / 7th / 171st pick / 1985

80 Ted Wilson 23 WR 3 2 170 5-9 Central Florida 7/14/1964 Rook

Washington Redskins / 10th / 274th pick / 1987

26 Wayne Wilson 30 RB 2 0 215 6-3 Shepherd 9/4/1957 8

Houston Oilers / 12th / 324th pick / 1979

58 Dave Windham 26 LB 3 0 240 6-2 Jackson State 3/14/1961 Rook

New England Patriots / 9th / 251st pick / 1984

46 Dennis Woodberry 26 DB 12 3 183 5-10 Southern Arkansas 4/22/1961 1

Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1984 Supp

60 Mike Wooten 25 C 3 0 260 6-3 VMI 10/23/1962 Rook
80 Eric Yarber 24 WR 12 0 156 5-8 Idaho 9/22/1963 1

Washington Redskins / 12th / 323rd pick / 1986

Team Total 25.8 15 228.8 6-1.8 2.2