The 1987 Buccaneer draft review Rd Selection Pos 1 Vinny Testaverde QB 2 traded to Buffalo 2 (from Buffalo) Ricky Reynolds CB 2 (from San Francisco) Winston Moss LB 2 (from New England) Don Smith RB 3 Mark Carrier WR 4 Don Graham LB 4 (from Buffalo) Ron Hall TE 4 (from San Francisco) Bruce Hill WR 5 traded to New England 5 (from New England) Henry Rolling LB 5 (from Washington) Tony Mayes S 6 traded to Pittsburgh for C Dan Turk 6 (from San Diego) Steve Bartalo RB 7 Curt Jarvis NT 7 (from New England) Harry Swayne DE 8 (from Indianapolis) Stan Mataele NT 8 traded to NY Jets for T Marvin Powell 9 Joe Armentrout RB 9 (from New England) Greg Davis P 10 Mike Simmonds G 11 Reggie Taylor RB 12 Scott Cooper DE 12 (from St.Louis) Mike Shula QB Click here to review the entire 1987 NFL draft The Bucs drafted first throughout each round of this draft and did a mountain of deals prior to it taking place. The first additional 2nd round pick came from the 49ers together with a 4th round pick and cash for QB Steve Young. The second extra 2nd round pick came from New England for G Sean Farrell. A draft day deal to swop 2nd round picks netted an extra 4th round pick from the Bills. The additional 5th round picks came from New England in return for a 4th rounder the following season and for the rights to Doug Williams from the Redskins - the original 5th round pick had been traded to the Patriots for a 6th rounder the previous year. The Bucs traded their own 6th round pick to the Steelers for C Dan Turk but gained one back from an earlier deal with San Diego for the rights to LB Andy Hawkins. The original 8th round pick was traded to the Jets for T Marvin Powell but a replacement was gained from the Colts for CB John Holt. And finally, the extra 12th rounder came from the St.Louis Cardinals for LB Rick DiBernado - phew! 1 - QB - Vinny Testaverde - Miami - OK pick It's difficult to say whether this was a terrific or terrible pick. Vinny has had a long NFL career but has never lived up to his billing as the No,1 overall pick. But then again, how many QBs have? He had some good days in Tampa but he certainly never performed at a consistently high level when starting for the Bucs. He did OK in his six seasons in Tampa but nothing more than that. 2 - CB - Ricky Reynolds - Washington State - Great pick Played seven seasons with the Bucs and started at cornerback for most of that time. 2 - LB - Winston Moss - Miami - Good pick A solid starting linebacker for four seasons who now is an assistant coach in the NFL. 2 - RB - Don Smith - Mississippi State - Terrible pick Scored a TD in the SuperBowl but did absolutely nothing for the Bucs. His main claim to fame was receiving a long prison sentance for cocaine distribution. 3 - WR - Mark Carrier - Nicholls State - Magnificent pick The leading receiver in franchise history - nuff said. 4 - LB - Don Graham - Penn State - Bad pick Hampered by injuries and only ever played two games in his rookie season. Did not make the 1988 team out of training camp. 4 - TE - Ron Hall - Hawaii - Great pick The leading tight end in franchise history - nuff said 4 - WR - Bruce Hill - Arizona State - Great pick How to build a receiving corps in one draft - Hill, Carrier and Hall spent five seasons as a tremendous trio for the Bucs. 5 - LB - Henry Rolling - Nevada-Reno - OK pick Played as a back-up for two seasons. Bounced around the NFL a little after leaving Tampa but was really nothing more than a special teams player. 5 - S - Tony Mayes - Kentucky - Wasted pick Never played a down for the Bucs. Did appear for the St.Louis Cardinals in their three replacement games however. Had been a three-year starter in college and played both cornerback and safety at Kentucky. 6 - traded to Pittsburgh for C Dan Turk - OK trade Played a couple of seasons on the offensive line and then bounced around the league as a specialised snapper. It was his bobbled snap for Washington in the 1999 post-season that saw the Bucs advance to the NFC championship game. 6 - RB - Steve Bartalo - Colorado State - OK pick Played part of the 1987 season. Scored his debut in the season-opening blowout of the Falcons and it went downhill from there. 7 - NT - Curt Jarvis - Alabama - Great pick Solid lineman whose promising career was curtailed by a neck injury. Played three and a half years in Tampa and was always one of the most popular players with the fans in that time. 7 - DE - Harry Swayne - Rutgers - Great pick Converted to tackle and went on to play in four SuperBowls after leaving Tampa as a forgotten Plan B free agent in 1991. 8 - NT - Stan Mataele - Arizona - Wasted pick Never played a down for the Bucs. Did appear in two of the replacement games for the Green Bay Packers however. A native of Hawaii, he led the Pac-10 in tackles in his senior season. 6 - traded to NY Jets for T Marvin Powell - Poor trade A former All-Pro who was totally washed-up and injury prone by the time he arrived in Tampa. Thankfully it was only an 8th round pick that Leeman Bennett gave up for him in 1985. 9 - RB - Joe Armentrout - Wisconsin - Wasted pick Never played a down for the Bucs. Never played football in the NFL at all. Was voted Wisconsin's Offensive Player of the Year as both a junior and senior but was more of a blocking back specialist than out-and-out ball carrier. 9 - P - Greg Davis - Citadel - OK pick Went on to kick for the Cardinals for a number of seasons and ended his NFL career with nearly 1,000 points scored. 10 - G - Mike Simmonds - Indiana State - OK pick Hampered by injury but did start five games in 1989. Now coaches high school football in the Tampa area. 11 - RB - Reggie Taylor - Cincinnati - Wasted pick Never played a down for the Bucs. Never played football in the NFL at all. By far the smallest offensive player ever drafted by the Bucs at just 5-5. Was an honorable mention All-American as a senior but was just too small to make it in the pro game. 12 - DE - Scott Cooper - Kearney State - Wasted pick Not related to the Claymores' wide receiver - never played a down for the Bucs. Never played football in the NFL at all. Was a long-shot draft pick from a small college who had led his team in tackles his two final years. 12 - QB - Mike Shula - Alabama - OK pick Spent all of 1987 as a clipboard holder and then became offensive co-ordinator a decade later. Summing up 1987 The most picks in a draft in franchise history and a whole bunch of contributors. Ray Perkins had to stock a desperately-depleted squad after two years of Leeman Bennett and picked up an entire receiving corps in the form of Carrier, Hill and Hall. Reynolds and Moss were great picks but it comes down to how you view the selection of Vinny with the No.1 overall pick. Giving Perkins the benefit of the doubt, this will go down as one of the best drafts the Buccaneers have ever had.