Starters
- *ProBowl, +1st-tm All-Pro
| Pos | Player | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Craig Morton | 38 | 16 | 15 | 225 for 376, 3,195 yards, 21 td, 14 int, & 8 rushes for 18 yards and 0 td | |
| RB | Dave Preston | 26 | 3 | 14 | 183 rushes for 640 yards, 3 td, & 52 catches for 507 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Rick Parros | 23 | 1 | 16 | 176 rushes for 749 yards, 2 td, & 25 catches for 216 yards and 1 td | |
| WR | Rick Upchurch | 29 | 6 | 10 | 32 catches for 550 yards, 3 td, & 5 rushes for 56 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Steve Watson* | 24 | 2 | 13 | 60 catches for 1,244 yards, 13 td, & 2 rushes for 6 yards and 0 td | |
| TE | Riley Odoms | 31 | 9 | 15 | 38 catches for 516 yards, 5 td | |
| LT | Claudie Minor | 30 | 7 | 13 | ||
| LG | Tom Glassic | 27 | 5 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| C | Bill Bryan | 26 | 4 | 14 | ||
| RG | Paul Howard | 31 | 8 | 15 | ||
| RT | Dave Studdard | 26 | 2 | 16 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Barney Chavous | 30 | 8 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| NT | Rubin Carter | 29 | 6 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDE | Rulon Jones | 23 | 1 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LOLB | Bob Swenson*+ | 28 | 6 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| LILB | Larry Evans | 28 | 5 | 16 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RILB | Randy Gradishar* | 29 | 7 | 16 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| ROLB | Tom Jackson | 30 | 8 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LCB | Louis Wright | 28 | 6 | 8 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RCB | Aaron Kyle | 27 | 5 | 16 | 2 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Bill Thompson* | 35 | 12 | 16 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Steve Foley | 28 | 5 | 13 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered |
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