Roster and game participation numbers courtesy the CFL. All errors or omissions not in the original source are the responsibility of CFLdb Statistics, please report them.
| Jersey | Name | Class | Position | Experience League (Team) |
Age† | Regular GP |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Bailey, Alvin | I | DB | R (1st) | 28 | Alcorn State | 5 |
| 27 | Bennett, Paul | N | DB | 11th (4th) | 33 | Wilfrid Laurier | 18 |
| 51 | Brady, Pat | N | OL | 4th (5th) | 27 | Western Ontario | 18 |
| 15 | Browne, Less | I | DB | 4th (4th) | 27 | Colorado State | 16 |
| 60 | Catan, Pete | I | DE | 4th (1st) | 29 | Eastern Illinois | 1 |
| 87 | Champion, Tony | I | WR | 3rd (3rd) | 24 | Tennessee-Martin | 11 |
| 85 | Chapdelaine, Jacques | N | WR | 5th (1st) | 25 | Simon Fraser | 13 |
| 77 | Covington, Grover | I | DE | 7th (7th) | 31 | Johnson C. Smith | 18 |
| 68 | Derks, Mike | N | C | 3rd (3rd) | 25 | Cincinnati | 4 |
| 23 | DiPietro, Rocky | N | TE | 10th (10th) | 29 | Ottawa | 12 |
| 72 | Ezerins, Leo | N | LB | 10th (5th) | 30 | Whitworth | 15 |
| 62 | Fairbanks, Lloyd | N | T | 13th (1st) | 34 | Brigham Young | 15 |
| 16 | Fields, Howard | I | DB | 7th (7th) | 29 | Baylor | 18 |
| 39 | Gataveckas, Ed | N | LB | 7th (7th) | 29 | Acadia | 18 |
| 66 | Gorrell, Miles | N | OL | 10th (3rd) | 31 | Ottawa | 17 |
| Harris, Gerald | I | RB | R (1st) | 23 | Georgia Southern | 1 | |
| 4 | Hobart, Ken | I | QB | 3rd (3rd) | 26 | Idaho | 7 |
| 30 | Huclack, Dan | N | RB | 9th (2nd) | 29 | Simon Fraser | 17 |
| Hughes, Derek | I | RB | R (1st) | 27 | Michigan State | 1 | |
| 75 | Ingram, Ron | I | WR | 3rd (3rd) | 26 | Oklahoma State | 1 |
| 74 | Jackson, Steve | N | WR | 4th (4th) | 26 | Guelph | 14 |
| 18 | Johnson, Jeff | N | FB | R (1st) | 23 | Cornell | 8 |
| 24 | Jones, Johnnie | I | RB | R (1st) | 24 | Tennessee | 6 |
| 2 | Kerrigan, Mike | I | QB | 2nd (2nd) | 27 | Northwestern | 14 |
| 73 | Ketchum, Anthony | I | WR | R (1st) | 24 | Houston | 3 |
| King, Kenny | I | WR | R (1st) | 30 | Oklahoma | 2 | |
| 25 | Knight, Lee | N | SB | R (1st) | 22 | Burlington Tiger-Cats Jr. | 12 |
| 7 | Kurtz, Roy | N | K | 3rd (1st) | 24 | Western Ontario | 3 |
| 44 | Landry, Doug “Tank” | I | LB | R (1st) | 23 | Louisiana Tech | 1 |
| 17 | Lee, Wayne | N | WR | 5th (5th) | 27 | Ottawa | 9 |
| 37 | Lehne, Terry | N | DB | 5th (5th) | 28 | Saskatchewan | 18 |
| 69 | Lewis, Johnny Jr. | I | DL | R (1st) | 27 | Oklahoma | 5 |
| 63 | Malinosky, John | N | OL | 10th (3rd) | 32 | Michigan State | 15 |
| 34 | Miller, Greg | N | FB | 2nd (1st) | 25 | Concordia | 1 |
| 79 | Napiorkowski, Mark | N | DE | 3rd (2nd) | 24 | British Columbia (UBC) | 6 |
| 11 | Noble, Derek | N | K | R (1st) | 22 | Burlington Tiger-Cats Jr. | 1 |
| 3 | Osbaldiston, Paul | N | K | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Western Montana | 3 |
| 41 | Parker, Ervin | I | LB | R (1st) | 28 | South Carolina State | 1 |
| 14 | Parker, Kerry | I | DB | 8th (1st) | 31 | Grambling State | 8 |
| 8 | Porras, Tom | I | QB | 3rd (3rd) | 29 | Washington | 15 |
| 65 | Price, Mitchell | I | DL | 5th (5th) | 25 | West Alabama | 10 |
| 58 | Riley, Jason | N | OL | 5th (4th) | 28 | British Columbia (UBC) | 18 |
| 43 | Robinson, Frank | I | LB | 7th (2nd) | 28 | Tulane | 17 |
| 33 | Robinson, Mike | N | LB | 3rd (2nd) | 26 | Utah State | 15 |
| 6 | Rockford, Jim | I | DB | 2nd (2nd) | 25 | Oklahoma | 14 |
| 10 | Ruoff, Bernie | N | K | 13th (8th) | 35 | Syracuse | 11 |
| 56 | Sanderson, Dale | N | OL | 3rd (3rd) | 25 | Tennessee | 18 |
| 88 | Sauve, David | N | DE | 6th (6th) | 28 | Harvard | 17 |
| 67 | Scholz, Ralph | N | OL | 4th (4th) | 25 | Cornell | 18 |
| 28 | Shields, Lance | I | DB | 2nd (2nd) | 27 | Drake | 8 |
| 59 | Skillman, Rod | I | DE | 4th (4th) | 27 | Missouri | 16 |
| Sparenberg, Dave | N | DL | 3rd (1st) | 28 | Western Ontario | 2 | |
| 13 | Stanberry, Keith | I | DB | R (1st) | 24 | Oklahoma | 1 |
| 80 | Stapler, Steve | I | WR | 7th (6th) | 28 | San Diego State | 18 |
| 20 | Streeter, Mark | I | DB | 6th (5th) | 30 | Arizona | 2 |
| Thomas, Joe | I | WR | R (1st) | 24 | Mississippi Valley State | 1 | |
| 35 | Tommy, Jed | N | RB | 2nd (2nd) | 25 | Guelph | 2 |
| 21 | Treftlin, Jeff | N | DB | 4th (1st) | 25 | McMaster | 4 |
| 61 | Walker, Mike | I | OL | 6th (6th) | 28 | Washington State | 17 |
| 1 | Winfield, Earl | I | WR | R (1st) | 25 | North Carolina | 11 |
| 22 | Zachary, Ken | I | RB | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Oklahoma State | 6 |
| 31 | Zambiasi, Ben | I | LB | 10th (10th) | 30 | Georgia | 15 |
† – Age at start of 1987 season (June 21, 1987).
| Count | |
|---|---|
| Active players | 62 |
| Inactive players | 0 |
| Total | 62 |
Players from 1986 no longer with team: 14 players
Remaining players from 1986: 39 players
New players added in 1987: 23 players
| Roster Count |
|
|---|---|
| Rookies | 15 |
| 2 – 4 years | 24 |
| 5 – 9 years | 15 |
| 10+ years | 8 |
| 4.34 years average experience | 62 |
| Defense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| DB | 11 | 112 | 186.3 | 5′ 10.8″ | |
| DE | 5 | 58 | 247.0 | 6′ 3.0″ | |
| DL | 3 | 17 | 253.0 | 6′ 2.7″ | |
| LB | 7 | 82 | 220.9 | 6′ 2.1″ | |
| Offense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| C | 1 | 4 | 285.0 | 6′ 5.0″ | |
| FB | 2 | 9 | 230.0 | 6′ 2.0″ | |
| OL | 7 | 121 | 260.7 | 6′ 3.7″ | |
| QB | 3 | 36 | 205.0 | 6′ 1.7″ | |
| RB | 6 | 33 | 209.0 | 6′ 0.0″ | |
| SB | 1 | 12 | 230.0 | 6′ 3.0″ | |
| T | 1 | 15 | 240.0 | 6′ 4.0″ | |
| TE | 1 | 12 | 210.0 | 6′ 3.0″ | |
| WR | 10 | 83 | 193.3 | 5′ 11.9″ | |
| Special Teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| K | 4 | 18 | 208.8 | 6′ 2.0″ | |
| Class | Count | GP | Audit (spots [GP]) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-import | 30 | 342 | (19.00 [min 342]) |
| Import | 29 | 234 | (13.00 [max 234]) |
| QB (Import) | 3 | 36 | (2.00 [max 36]) |
| Total | 62 | 612 | (34.00 [max 612]) |