1987 season · Roster
1987
San Francisco 49ers
Roster (99 players)

Full roster pulled from Pro-Football-Reference: every player, position, jersey, age, games, height, weight, college, draft, and Approximate Value. Names link to Wikipedia.

Offense

QB (5)

No.PlayerAgePosGGSWtHtCollege/UnivBirthDateYrsAVDrafted (tm/rnd/yr)
7Mark Stevens25QB201906-1Purdue,Utah2/19/1962Rook1 
8Steve Young26QB832156-2BYU10/11/196124Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick /1984Supp
10Ed Blount23QB101956-0Washington St.2/26/1964Rook0 
11Bob Gagliano29QB312006-3U.S. International,Utah St.9/5/195851Kansas City Chiefs / 12th / 319th pick /1981
16Joe Montana31QB13112006-2Notre Dame6/11/1956816San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 82nd pick /1979

Running backs (11)

No.PlayerAgePosGGSWtHtCollege/UnivBirthDateYrsAVDrafted (tm/rnd/yr)
23Tony Cherry24RB111875-7Oregon2/8/196311San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 240th pick /1986
24Harry Sydney28RB1402176-0Kansas6/26/1959Rook1 
25Del Rodgers27RB702105-10Utah6/22/196051Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 71st pick /1982
25Doug DuBose23RB201905-11Nebraska3/14/1964Rook1 
28Joe Cribbs29RB1131905-11Auburn1/5/195875Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 29th pick /1980
32Terrence Flagler23RB312006-0Clemson9/24/1964Rook0San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 25th pick /1987
33Roger Craig27RB14142226-0Nebraska7/10/1960414San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 49th pick /1983
44Tom Rathman25FB1272306-1Nebraska10/7/196217San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 56th pick /1986
47Andre Hardy26RB102336-1Weber St.,St. Mary's (CA)11/28/196131Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 116th pick /1984
48Mike Varajon23RB312326-1Toledo7/12/1964Rook1 
83Carl Monroe27RB321665-8Utah2/20/196041 

WR (9)

No.PlayerAgePosGGSWtHtCollege/UnivBirthDateYrsAVDrafted (tm/rnd/yr)
17Tony Gladney23WR202006-3UNLV7/20/1964Rook1 
22Ray Brown22WR101855-9South Carolina7/25/1965Rook0Detroit Lions / 10th / 259th pick /1987
29Terry Greer30WR311926-1Alabama St.9/27/195711Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 304th pick /1980
80Jerry Rice25WR12122006-2Miss. Valley St.10/13/1962215San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 16th pick /1985
82John Taylor25WR1221856-1Delaware St.3/31/1962Rook2San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 76th pick /1986
84Ken Margerum29WR201756-0Stanford10/5/195860Chicago Bears / 3rd / 67th pick /1981
84Thomas Henley22WR111855-11Stanford7/28/1965Rook0New Orleans Saints / 6th / 152nd pick /1987
85Mike Wilson29WR1182136-3Washington St.12/19/195866Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 246th pick /1981
87Dwight Clark30WR1332126-4Clemson1/8/195784San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 249th pick /1979

TE (6)

No.PlayerAgePosGGSWtHtCollege/UnivBirthDateYrsAVDrafted (tm/rnd/yr)
40Mike Wells25TE112336-3San Diego St.1/22/1962Rook0 
81Russ Francis34TE872406-6Oregon4/3/1953123New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick /1975
86John Frank25TE1252256-3Ohio St.4/17/196234San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 56th pick /1984
88Brent Jones24TE402306-4Santa Clara2/12/1963Rook0Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 135th pick /1986
88Chris Dressel26TE102386-4Stanford2/7/196140Houston Oilers / 3rd / 69th pick /1983
89Ron Heller24TE1362366-3Oregon St.9/18/1963Rook2 

Offensive line (18)

No.PlayerAgePosGGSWtHtCollege/UnivBirthDateYrsAVDrafted (tm/rnd/yr)
51Randy Cross33C12122596-3UCLA4/25/1954118San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 42nd pick /1976
56Fred Quillan31C1142616-5Oregon1/27/195693San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 175th pick /1978
60Chuck Thomas27C732776-3Oklahoma12/24/196022Houston Oilers / 8th / 199th pick /1985
61Jesse Sapolu26LG1292716-4Hawaii3/10/196146San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 289th pick /1983
62Guy McIntyre26G332756-3Georgia2/17/196132San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 73rd pick /1984
63Tracy Franz27G332706-5San Jose St.3/26/1960Rook2 
64Michael Durrette30G332806-4Ferrum,West Virginia8/11/195712 
65Jeff Bregel23G502806-4USC5/1/1964Rook1San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 37th pick /1987
65Kevin Reach24G332706-3Utah10/24/1963Rook2 
66Limbo Parks22G302656-3Arkansas3/21/1965Rook0 
66Mark Cochran24T332846-5Baylor5/6/1963Rook2Houston Oilers / 11th / 283rd pick /1986
68Tim Long24C202956-6Memphis4/20/1963Rook0Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 66th pick /1985
69Bruce Collie25RG1182756-6Texas-Arlington6/27/196226San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 140th pick /1985
71Keith Fahnhorst35T332736-6Minnesota2/6/1952132San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 35th pick /1974
74Steve Wallace23T1142856-4Auburn12/27/196413San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 101st pick /1986
77Bubba Paris27LT1183006-6Michigan10/6/196046San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 29th pick /1982
78Gary Hoffman26T302856-7Santa Clara9/28/196130Green Bay Packers / 10th / 267th pick /1984
79Harris Barton23RT1292866-4North Carolina4/19/1964Rook6San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 22nd pick /1987

Defense

Defensive line (13)

No.PlayerAgePosGGSWtHtCollege/UnivBirthDateYrsAVDrafted (tm/rnd/yr)
61Joe Drake24NT302906-2Arizona5/28/196320Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 233rd pick /1985
67Pete Kugler28LDE1182556-4Penn St.8/9/195965San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 147th pick /1981
72Jeff Stover29LDE1252756-5Oregon5/22/195853 
75Kevin Fagan24DE722606-3Miami (FL)4/25/1963Rook2San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 102nd pick /1986
76Dwaine Board31RDE14122486-5North Carolina A&T11/29/195687Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 137th pick /1979
77Greg Liter24DE102756-6Iowa St.12/31/1963Rook0 
79Glen Collins28DE312656-6Mississippi St.7/10/195951Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 26th pick /1982
91Larry Roberts24DE1122706-3Alabama6/2/196312San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 39th pick /1986
92Reno Patterson26NT102756-3Bethune-Cookman4/22/1961Rook0 
93Clyde Glover27DT1312806-6Fresno St.7/16/1960Rook2 
95Michael Carter27NT12122856-2SMU10/29/1960317San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 121st pick /1984
96Elston Ridgle24DE322656-6Northern Arizona,Nevada8/24/1963Rook1 
97Doug Mikolas26NT832706-1Oregon Tech,Portland St.6/7/1961Rook2 

Linebackers (17)

No.PlayerAgePosGGSWtHtCollege/UnivBirthDateYrsAVDrafted (tm/rnd/yr)
50Riki Ellison27LB312256-2USC8/15/196041San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 117th pick /1983
51Carl Keever26LB302366-2Oregon St.,Boise St.8/17/1961Rook1 
52George Cooper29LB1022256-2Michigan St.12/24/1958Rook2 
53Milt McColl28LOLB12102486-6Stanford8/28/195966 
54Ron Hadley24LB322406-2Washington11/9/1963Rook1New York Jets / 5th / 132nd pick /1986
55Jim Fahnhorst29LILB11102306-4Minnesota11/8/195836Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 92nd pick /1982
56Darren Comeaux27LB802276-1Arizona St.4/15/196051 
56James Johnson25LB102366-2San Diego St.6/21/196210Detroit Lions / 3rd / 62nd pick /1985
57Kevin Dean22LB412356-1TCU2/5/1965Rook1 
57Tom Cousineau30LB432256-3Ohio St.5/6/195752Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick /1979
58Keena Turner29ROLB10102196-2Purdue10/22/195876San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 39th pick /1980
59Keith Browner25LB112456-6USC1/24/196231Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 30th pick /1984
90Mark Korff24LB202306-1Florida4/5/1963Rook0 
90Todd Shell25LB622256-4BYU6/24/196232San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 24th pick /1984
94Charles Haley23LB1222526-5James Madison1/6/196412San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 96th pick /1986
98Jerry Keeble24LB312306-3Minnesota8/19/1963Rook1 
99Mike Walter27RILB12122406-3Oregon11/30/196047Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 50th pick /1983

Defensive backs (16)

No.PlayerAgePosGGSWtHtCollege/UnivBirthDateYrsAVDrafted (tm/rnd/yr)
20Tory Nixon25DB1201865-11Arizona St.,San Diego St.2/24/196221Washington Redskins / 2nd / 33rd pick /1985
21Eric Wright28DB221836-1Missouri4/18/195961San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 40th pick /1981
22Tim McKyer24LCB12121746-0Texas-Arlington9/5/196316San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 64th pick /1986
26John Butler22DB302006-1Principia4/13/1965Rook0 
27Carlton Williamson29DB812046-0Pittsburgh6/12/195861San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 65th pick /1981
29Don Griffin23RCB12101766-0Middle Tenn. St.3/17/196417San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 162nd pick /1986
30Jonathan Shelley23DB111766-0Mississippi8/6/1964Rook0San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 245th pick /1987
31Derrick Martin30DB311856-0Arizona St.,San Jose St.5/31/1957Rook1 
36Darryl Pollard23DB321875-11Weber St.5/11/1964Rook1 
42Ronnie Lott28FS12122036-0USC5/8/1959616San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 8th pick /1981
43Dana McLemore27DB1221835-10Hawaii7/1/196054San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 269th pick /1982
43John Sullivan26DB111966-1California11/15/196110Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 72nd pick /1984Supp
45Matt Courtney26DB331945-11Idaho St.12/21/1961Rook2 
46Tom Holmoe27DB1101906-2BYU3/7/196041San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 90th pick /1983
47John Faylor24DB301976-1Santa Clara2/10/1963Rook0 
49Jeff Fuller25SS14132166-2Texas A&M8/8/196237San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 139th pick /1984

Special teams

K (3)

No.PlayerAgePosGGSWtHtCollege/UnivBirthDateYrsAVDrafted (tm/rnd/yr)
5Jeff Brockhaus28K302186-2Missouri4/15/1959Rook-1 
9Jim Asmus29K301956-2Hawaii12/2/1958Rook0 
14Ray Wersching37K1202135-11Cerritos (CA),California8/21/1950143 

P (1)

No.PlayerAgePosGGSWtHtCollege/UnivBirthDateYrsAVDrafted (tm/rnd/yr)
4Max Runager31P1201896-1South Carolina3/24/195682Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 211th pick /1979