1987 College Football All-America Team 1987 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1987. The National Collegiate Athletic Association recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1987 season. They are: the American Football Coaches Association ; the Associated Press selected based on the votes of sports writers at AP newspapers; the Football Writers Association of America ; the United Press International selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers; and the Walter Camp Football Foundation . Other notable selectors included Football News the Newspaper Enterprise Association , Scripps Howard , and The Sporting News .Consensus All-Americans The following charts identify the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1987 and displays which first-team designations they received.Offense Defense Special teams Full selections - offense Quarterbacks Don McPherson , Syracuse Troy Aikman , UCLA Steve Taylor, Nebraska Running backs Lorenzo White , Michigan State Craig Heyward , Pittsburgh Gaston Green , UCLA Bobby Humphrey , Alabama Thurman Thomas , Oklahoma State Lydell Carr , Oklahoma Eric Metcalf , Texas Jamie Morris , Michigan Mel Bratton , Miami Blair Thomas , Penn State Wide receivers Tim Brown Wendell Davis , LSU Sterling Sharpe , South Carolina Ernie Jones , Indiana Marc Zeno , Tulane Guy Liggins, San Jose State Michael Irvin , Miami Terance Mathis , New MexicoTight ends Keith Jackson , Oklahoma Pat Carter , Florida State Ferrell Edmunds , MarylandCenters Nacho Albergamo , LSU Chuck Lanza , Notre Dame Jake Young , Nebraska Matt Wilson, Texas A&MOffensive guards Mark Hutson , Oklahoma Randall McDaniel , Arizona State John Phillips, Clemson Steve Wisniewski , Penn State Harry Galbreath , Tennessee Larry Rose, Alabama Eric Andolsek , LSUOffensive tackles Dave Cadigan , USC Jumbo Elliot , Michigan John McCormick, Nebraska Paul Gruber , Wisconsin Stacy Searels , Auburn Dave Richards , UCLA Greg Johnson, Oklahoma Tony Mandarich , Michigan State Louis Cheek , Texas A&M Pat Tomberlin , Florida StateFull selections - defense Defensive linemen Chad Hennings , Air Force Daniel Stubbs , Miami Tracy Rocker , Auburn Ted Gregory , Syracuse Neil Smith , Nebraska Tony Cherico, Arkansas Broderick Thomas , Nebraska Michael Dean Perry , Clemson Darrell Reed, Oklahoma Mark Messner , Michigan Roy Hart , South Carolina Burt Grossman , Pittsburgh Carlton Bailey, North Carolina Kyle Rappold, ColoradoLinebackers Chris Spielman , Ohio State Aundray Bruce , Auburn Dante Jones , Oklahoma John Roper , Texas A&M Ken Norton Jr . UCLA Paul McGowan , Florida State Kurt Crain , Auburn Marcus Cotton , USC Chris Gaines , Vanderbilt Clifford Charlton , Florida Ezekial Gadson, Pittsburgh Carnell Lake , UCLA Ned Bolcar , Notre Dame Van Waiters , Indiana Bill Romanowski , Boston College Jethro Franklin , Fresno State John Brantley , Georgia Pete Curkendall, Penn State George Mira Jr., Miami Galand Thaxton , WyomingDefensive backs Bennie Blades , Miami Deion Sanders , Florida State Rickey Dixon , Oklahoma Chuck Cecil , Arizona Donnell Woolford , Clemson Todd Krumm , Michigan State Jarvis Williams , Florida Gordon Lockbaum , Holy Cross Louis Oliver , Florida Mickey Pruitt , Colorado Brad Edwards , South Carolina David Vickers, Oklahoma Riccardo Ingram , Georgia Tech Terry McDaniel , Tennessee Gary Richard , Pittsburgh Kip Corrington , Texas A&MFull selections - special teams Placekickers David Treadwell , Clemson Marty Zendejas , Nevada-Reno Gary Gussman , Miami Derek Schmidt, Florida StatePunters Tom Tupa , Ohio State Scott Tabor, California Barry Helton , Colorado Greg Montgomery , Michigan StateReturners Tim Brown, Notre Dame Barry Sanders , Oklahoma State Alan Grant , StanfordKey Bold – Consensus All-American -1 – First-team selection -2 – Second-team selection -3 – Third-team selection CFHOF = College Football Hall of Fame inducteeOfficial selectors AFCA – American Football Coaches Association, selected by the members of the AFCA for the Kodak All-America team AP – Associated Press FWAA – Football Writers Association of America UPI – United Press International WC – Walter Camp Football Foundation , selected by the nation's college coaches and sports information directorsOther selectors FN – Football News NEA – Newspaper Enterprise Association, the NEA/World Almanac team, "chosen by a sports panel representing the World Almanac, its 140 co-sponsoring newspapers and its publisher" TSN – The Sporting News SH – Scripps Howard
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