| Player | # | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Morten Anderson | #7 | K | 6′ 2″ | 217 | 23 | Michigan St |
| Don Bass | #88 | TE | 6′ 2″ | 220 | 26 | Houston |
| Ken Bordeleon | #50 | LB | 6′ 4″ | 228 | 28 | LSU |
| Hoby Brenner | #85 | TE | 6′ 4″ | 240 | 23 | Southern Cal |
| Stan Brock | #67 | RT | 6′ 6″ | 295 | 24 | Colorado |
| *Bruce Clark | #75 | LDE | 6′ 3″ | 275 | 24 | Penn St |
| Kelvin Clark | #68 | OG | 6′ 3″ | 260 | 26 | Nebraska |
| *Kenny Duckett | #83 | WR | 6′ 0″ | 187 | 23 | Wake Forest |
| *Brad Edelman | #63 | LG | 6′ 6″ | 265 | 22 | Missouri |
| *Tony Elliott | #99 | NT | 6′ 2″ | 282 | 23 | North Texas St |
| Russell Erxleben | #14 | P | 6′ 4″ | 221 | 25 | Texas |
| Toni Fritsch | #15 | K | 5′ 7″ | 190 | 37 | NONE |
| *Hokie Gajan | #46 | FB | 5′ 11″ | 220 | 23 | LSU |
| Russell Gary | #20 | SS | 5′ 11″ | 195 | 23 | Nebraska |
| *Kevin Gray | #33 | DB | 5′ 11″ | 179 | 25 | East Illinois |
| Leon Gray | #72 | OT | 6′ 3″ | 256 | 31 | Jackson St |
| Jeff Groth | #86 | WR/PR | 5′ 10″ | 176 | 25 | Bowling Green |
| Larry Hardy | #87 | TE | 6′ 3″ | 234 | 26 | Jackson State |
| John Hill | #62 | C | 6′ 2″ | 249 | 32 | Lehigh |
| Jack Holmes | #45 | FB | 5′ 11″ | 210 | 29 | Texas Southern |
| *Bill Hurley | #28 | DB | 5′ 11″ | 195 | 25 | Syracuse |
| Rickey Jackson | #57 | LOLB | 6′ 2″ | 243 | 24 | Pittsburgh |
| Jim Kovach | #52 | LILB | 6′ 2″ | 230 | 26 | Kentucky |
| *John Krimm | #21 | DB | 6′ 2″ | 190 | 22 | Notre Dame |
| Dave Lafary | #64 | LT | 6′ 7″ | 280 | 27 | Purdue |
| *Marvin Lewis | #24 | RB | 6′ 3″ | 208 | 22 | Tulane |
| *Reggie Lewis | #98 | DE | 6′ 2″ | 252 | 28 | Oregon/San Diego St |
| *Rodney Lewis | #29 | DB | 5′ 11″ | 190 | 23 | Nebraska |
| Archie Manning | #8 | QB | 6′ 3″ | 212 | 33 | Mississippi |
| Rich Mauti | #84 | WR/KR | 6′ 0″ | 190 | 28 | Penn St |
| Guido Merkens | #19 | QB/WR | 6′ 1″ | 200 | 27 | Sam Houston St |
| Derland Moore | #74 | NT | 6′ 4″ | 250 | 31 | Oklahoma |
| Rob Nairne | #55 | ROLB | 6′ 4″ | 223 | 28 | Oregon St |
| *Louis Oubre | #66 | RG | 6′ 4″ | 262 | 24 | Oklahoma |
| Whitney Paul | #51 | LB | 6′ 3″ | 220 | 29 | Colorado |
| Scott Pelluer | #53 | LB | 6′ 2″ | 219 | 23 | Washington St |
| Jim Pietrzak | #76 | C | 6′ 5″ | 260 | 29 | Eastern Michigan |
| Johnnie Poe | #25 | DB | 6′ 1″ | 190 | 23 | Missouri |
| *George Rodgers+ | #38 | HB | 6′ 2″ | 228 | 24 | South Carolina |
| Jimmy Rogers | #41 | HB | 5′ 10″ | 190 | 27 | Oklahoma |
| Lindsey Scott | #80 | WR | 6′ 1″ | 195 | 22 | Georgia |
| Ed Simonini | #54 | LB | 6′ 0″ | 210 | 28 | Texas A&M |
| *Chuck Slaughter | #79 | OT | 6′ 5″ | 260 | 24 | South Carolina |
| Ken Stabler | #16 | QB | 6′ 3″ | 215 | 37 | Alabama |
| Aundra Thompson | #89 | KR | 6′ 1″ | 186 | 29 | Texas A&M-Commerce |
| Toussaint Tyler | #42 | RB | 6′ 2″ | 220 | 23 | Washington |
| Frank Warren | #73 | DE | 6′ 4″ | 285 | 23 | Auburn |
| Frank Wattelet | #49 | FS | 6′ 0″ | 185 | 24 | Kansas |
| Dave Waymer | #44 | LCB | 6′ 1″ | 195 | 24 | Notre Dame |
| Jim Wilks | #94 | DE | 6′ 5″ | 266 | 24 | San Diego St |
| Wayne Wilson | #30 | FB | 6′ 3″ | 215 | 25 | Shepard |
| Dirt Winston | #54 | RILB | 6′ 0″ | 230 | 27 | Arkansas |
- * – Rookie
- + – Pro Bowl Selection
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