1983 NFL draft

1983 NFL draft
The former Sheraton Hotel (draft venue), photographed in 2010
General information
Date(s)April 26–27, 1983
LocationNew York Sheraton Hotel
in New York City, NY
Network(s)ESPN
Overview
335 total selections in 12 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionJohn Elway, QB
Baltimore Colts
Mr. IrrelevantJohn Tuggle, RB
New York Giants
Most selections (19)New England Patriots
Fewest selections (5)New Orleans Saints
Hall of Famers
8

The 1983 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 26–27, 1983, at the New York Sheraton Hotel in New York City, New York.[1][2] No teams elected to claim any players in the supplemental draft that year.

The draft is frequently referred to as the quarterback class of 1983, because six quarterbacks were taken in the first round — John Elway, Todd Blackledge, Jim Kelly, Tony Eason, Ken O'Brien, and Dan Marino — tied with the 2024 draft for the highest number taken. Of these quarterbacks, Elway, Kelly, Eason, and Marino played in the Super Bowl, Elway, Kelly, O'Brien, and Marino were selected to play in the Pro Bowl, and Elway, Kelly, and Marino have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. All six quarterbacks were drafted by American Football Conference (AFC) teams, with every member of the five-team AFC East (the Baltimore Colts, Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills, New York Jets, and New England Patriots) selecting a quarterback. In eleven of the sixteen years following this draft, the AFC was represented in the Super Bowl by a team led by one of these quarterbacks: five with the Denver Broncos and Elway, four with the Bills and Kelly, one with the Dolphins and Marino, and one with the Patriots and Eason.

They met with little success in the Super Bowl, however, compiling a 2–9 record among them, with an 0–9 record for their first 14 years in the league. The only two wins were by Elway in XXXII and XXXIII during his final two seasons in 1997 and 1998. Three of the most lopsided Super Bowl losses in history also came at the hands of quarterbacks from the Class of '83: Elway, a 55–10 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in XXIV; Eason, a 46–10 loss to the Chicago Bears in XX; and Kelly, a 52–17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in XXVII. Marino would only reach the Super Bowl once in a 38–16 loss to San Francisco in XIX following the end of his second season, when he won league MVP. Kelly and the Bills would appear in the Super Bowl for a record four consecutive years, from 1990 to 1993, but lost all four.

Of the six first round quarterbacks drafted, Hall of Famers Elway and Kelly did not sign with the teams that selected them for the 1983 season. Elway, who had made his antipathy towards the Colts and coach Frank Kush, a harsh disciplinarian, known long before the draft, was also a promising baseball player in the New York Yankees organization. With Yankees owner George Steinbrenner aggressively pursuing a commitment from Elway to play baseball full-time, Elway and his agent, Marvin Demoff, successfully leveraged the threat of Elway abandoning football altogether to compel the Colts to trade Elway to the Broncos a few days after selecting him with the first overall pick of the draft.[3]

Kelly, the other holdout, instead signed with the Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League (USFL), where he led the springtime circuit in passing in both 1984 and 1985. Kelly was set to play for the New Jersey Generals when the USFL planned to switch to a fall season in 1986, but when the USFL won only $1 (tripled to $3) from its antitrust lawsuit vs. the NFL on July 29, 1986, Kelly finally signed with the Bills three weeks later.

Including the aforementioned Elway, Kelly, and Marino, a total of seven players drafted in the first round have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, which is the most by any first round class,[4] and a total of eight players overall have been inducted. Each round of this draft also contained at least one player who was later selected to play in the Pro Bowl. Several websites, including Bleacher Report and Athlon Sports, have called the class of 1983 the greatest of all time.[5][6]

Player selections

Picture of John Elway.
Picture of Jim Kelly.
Picture of Dan Marino
The famed "Quarterback Class of 1983" includes Hall of Famers John Elway, Jim Kelly, and Dan Marino (pictured from left to right).
= Pro Bowler[7] = Hall of Famer
* = compensatory selection
† = Pro Bowler[7]
‡ = Hall of Famer[8]
Positions key
C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive end[a]
DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety
G Guard[b] K Kicker[c] KR Kickoff returner LB Linebacker
LS Long snapper MLB Middle linebacker[d] OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman
OLB Outside linebacker[a] NT Nose tackle P Punter PR Punt returner
QB Quarterback RS Return specialist RB Running back S Safety
SS Strong safety TE Tight end WR Wide receiver
  1. ^ a b Sometimes referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
  2. ^ Also known as an offensive guard (OG)
  3. ^ Also known as a placekicker (PK)
  4. ^ Also known as an inside linebacker (ILB)
Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
1 1 Baltimore Colts John Elway‡† QB Stanford Pac-10
Rights later traded to Denver
1 2 Los Angeles Rams Eric Dickerson‡† RB SMU SWC
from Houston through Seattle
1 3 Seattle Seahawks Curt Warner † RB Penn State Ind. (I-A)
from L. A. Rams
1 4 Denver Broncos Chris Hinton † G Northwestern Big Ten
Rights later traded to Baltimore
1 5 San Diego Chargers Billy Ray Smith  LB Arkansas SWC
from San Francisco
1 6 Chicago Bears Jim Covert‡† OT Pittsburgh Ind. (I-A)
1 7 Kansas City Chiefs Todd Blackledge  QB Penn State Ind. (I-A)
1 8 Philadelphia Eagles Michael Haddix  RB Mississippi State SEC
1 9 Houston Oilers Bruce Matthews‡† OT USC Pac-10
from Seattle
1 10 New York Giants Terry Kinard † S Clemson ACC
1 11 Green Bay Packers Tim Lewis  CB Pittsburgh Ind. (I-A)
1 12 Buffalo Bills Tony Hunter  TE Notre Dame Ind. (I-A)
1 13 Detroit Lions James Jones  FB Florida SEC
1 14 Buffalo Bills Jim Kelly‡† QB Miami (FL) Ind. (I-A)
from Cleveland
1 15 New England Patriots Tony Eason  QB Illinois Big Ten
1 16 Atlanta Falcons Mike Pitts  DE Alabama SEC
1 17 St. Louis Cardinals Leonard Smith  CB McNeese State Southland
1 18 Chicago Bears Willie Gault  WR Tennessee SEC
1 19 Minnesota Vikings Joey Browner † CB USC Pac-10
1 20 San Diego Chargers Gary Anderson † RB Arkansas SWC
from Green Bay
1 21 Pittsburgh Steelers Gabriel Rivera  DT Texas Tech SWC
1 22 San Diego Chargers Gill Byrd † CB San Jose State PCAA
from San Diego through San Francisco
1 23 Dallas Cowboys Jim Jeffcoat  DE Arizona State Pac-10
1 24 New York Jets Ken O'Brien † QB UC Davis NCAC
1 25 Cincinnati Bengals Dave Rimington  C Nebraska Big Eight
1 26 Los Angeles Raiders Don Mosebar † C USC Pac-10
1 27 Miami Dolphins Dan Marino‡† QB Pittsburgh Ind. (I-A)
1 28 Washington Redskins Darrell Green‡† CB Texas A&I LSC
2 29 Baltimore Colts Vernon Maxwell  LB Arizona State Pac-10
2 30 Houston Oilers Harvey Salem  OT California Pac-10
2 31 Denver Broncos Mark Cooper  OT Miami (FL) Ind. (I-A)
2 32 Los Angeles Rams Henry Ellard † WR Fresno State PCAA
2 33 Chicago Bears Mike Richardson  CB Arizona State Pac-10
2 34 Kansas City Chiefs Dave Lutz  G Georgia Tech Ind.
2 35 Philadelphia Eagles Wes Hopkins † S SMU SWC
2 36 Los Angeles Rams Mike Wilcher  LB North Carolina ACC
from San Francisco
2 37 New York Giants Leonard Marshall † DE LSU SEC
2 38 New Orleans Saints Steve Korte  C Arkansas SWC
2 39 Buffalo Bills Darryl Talley † LB West Virginia Ind. (I-A)
2 40 Detroit Lions Rich Strenger  OT Michigan Big Ten
2 41 Cleveland Browns Ron Brown † WR Arizona State Pac-10
2 42 Houston Oilers Keith Bostic † S Michigan Big Ten
from Seattle
2 43 Atlanta Falcons James Britt  CB LSU SEC
2 44 St. Louis Cardinals Cedric Mack  CB Baylor SWC
2 45 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Randy Grimes  C Baylor SWC
2 46 Philadelphia Eagles Jody Schulz  LB East Carolina Ind. (I-A)
2 47 New England Patriots Darryal Wilson  WR Tennessee SEC
2 48 Green Bay Packers Dave Drechsler  G North Carolina ACC
2 49 San Francisco 49ers Roger Craig † RB Nebraska Big Eight
from San Diego
2 50 Dallas Cowboys Michael Walter  LB Oregon Pac-10
2 51 New York Jets Johnny Hector  RB Texas A&M SWC
2 52 Pittsburgh Steelers Wayne Capers  WR Kansas Big Eight
2 53 Cincinnati Bengals Ray Horton  S Washington Pac-10
2 54 Los Angeles Raiders Bill Pickel † DT Rutgers Ind. (I-A)
2 55 Miami Dolphins Mike Charles  DT Syracuse Ind. (I-A)
2 56 Washington Redskins Richard Williams  RB Memphis State Ind. (I-A)
3 57 Baltimore Colts George Achica  NT USC Pac-10
3 58 Houston Oilers Tim Joiner  LB LSU SEC
3 59 San Francisco 49ers Blanchard Montgomery  LB UCLA Pac-10
from L. A. Rams
3 60 Denver Broncos Clint Sampson  WR San Diego State WAC
3 61 Kansas City Chiefs Albert Lewis † CB Grambling State SWAC
3 62 Philadelphia Eagles Glen Young  WR Mississippi State SEC
3 63 New York Giants Jamie Williams  TE Nebraska Big Eight
from San Francisco via L. A. Rams
3 64 Chicago Bears Dave Duerson † S Notre Dame Ind. (I-A)
3 65 New Orleans Saints John Tice  TE Maryland ACC
3 66 New Orleans Saints Cliff Austin  RB Clemson ACC
from Buffalo via St. Louis
3 67 Detroit Lions Mike Cofer † LB Tennessee SEC
3 68 Cleveland Browns Reggie Camp  DE California Pac-10
3 69 Houston Oilers Chris Dressel  TE Stanford Pac-10
from Seattle
3 70 New York Giants Karl Nelson  OT Iowa State Big Eight
3 71 St. Louis Cardinals Ramsey Dardar  DT LSU SEC
3 72 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jeremiah Castille  CB Alabama SEC
3 73 Minnesota Vikings Walker Lee Ashley  LB Penn State Ind. (I-A)
3 74 New England Patriots Stephen Starring  WR McNeese State Southland
3 75 Atlanta Falcons Andrew Provence  NT South Carolina Ind. (I-A)
3 76 Miami Dolphins Charles Benson  DE Baylor SWC
from Green Bay via Houston
3 77 Dallas Cowboys Bryan Caldwell  DE Arizona State Pac-10
3 78 New York Jets JoJo Townsell  WR UCLA Pac-10
3 79 Pittsburgh Steelers Todd Seabaugh  LB San Diego State WAC
3 80 New England Patriots Steve Moore  G Tennessee State Ind. (I-AA)
from San Diego
3 81 Cincinnati Bengals Jimmy Turner  S UCLA Pac-10
3 82 Los Angeles Raiders Tony Caldwell  LB Washington Pac-10
3 83 Houston Oilers Steve Brown  CB Oregon Pac-10
from Miami
3 84 Washington Redskins Charles Mann † DE Nevada Big Sky
4 85 Baltimore Colts Phil Smith  WR San Diego State WAC
4 86 Houston Oilers Greg Hill  CB Oklahoma State Big Eight
4 87 Los Angeles Rams Chuck Nelson  K Washington Pac-10
from Denver via San Francisco
4 88 Houston Oilers Mike McCloskey  TE Penn State Ind. (I-A)
from L. A. Rams
4 89 Philadelphia Eagles Mike Williams  RB Mississippi College Gulf South
4 90 San Francisco 49ers Tom Holmoe  S BYU WAC
4 91 Chicago Bears Tom Thayer  C Notre Dame Ind. (I-A)
4 92 Kansas City Chiefs Ron Wetzel  TE Arizona State Pac-10
4 93 Buffalo Bills Trey Junkin  LB Louisiana Tech Southland
4 94 Detroit Lions August Curley  LB USC Pac-10
4 95 San Diego Chargers Danny Walters  CB Arkansas SWC
from Cleveland
4 96 St. Louis Cardinals Mark Duda  DT Maryland ACC
from Seattle
4 97 Los Angeles Rams Vince Newsome  CB Washington Pac-10
from N. Y. Giants
4 98 New Orleans Saints Gary Lewis  DT Oklahoma State Big Eight
4 99 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kelly Thomas  OT USC Pac-10
4 100 Minnesota Vikings Rush, MarkMark Rush  RB Miami (FL) Ind. (I-A)
4 101 New England Patriots Johnny Rembert † LB Clemson ACC
4 102 Atlanta Falcons Harper, JohnJohn Harper  LB Southern Illinois MVC
4 103 St. Louis Cardinals Lionel Washington  CB Tulane Ind. (I-A)
4 104 Green Bay Packers Mike Miller  WR Tennessee SEC
4 105 New York Jets Howell, WesWes Howell  TE California Pac-10
4 106 Pittsburgh Steelers Metcalf, BoBo Metcalf  CB Baylor SWC
4 107 Chicago Bears Pat Dunsmore  TE Drake MVC
from San Diego
4 108 Dallas Cowboys Chris Faulkner  TE Florida SEC
4 109 Cincinnati Bengals Steve Maidlow  LB Michigan State Big Ten
4 110 Los Angeles Raiders Greg Townsend † DE TCU SWC
4 111 Los Angeles Rams Doug Reed  DT San Diego State WAC
from Miami
4 112 Buffalo Bills Payne, JimmyJimmy Payne  DE Georgia SEC
from Washington
5 113 Baltimore Colts Sid Abramowitz  T Tulsa MVC
5 114 Houston Oilers Larry Moriarty  RB Notre Dame Ind. (I-A)
5 115 Detroit Lions Demetrious Johnson  S Missouri Big Eight
5 116 Denver Broncos Harris, WeedyWeedy Harris  LB Houston SWC
5 117 San Francisco 49ers Riki Ellison  LB USC Pac-10
5 118 New England Patriots Smiley Creswell  DE Michigan State Big Ten
5 119 Kansas City Chiefs Jim Arnold † P Vanderbilt SEC
5 120 Philadelphia Eagles Byron Darby  DT USC Pac-10
5 121 Detroit Lions Steve Mott  C Alabama SEC
5 122 Cleveland Browns Bill Contz  T Penn State Ind. (I-A)
5 123 Seattle Seahawks Chris Castor  WR Duke ACC
5 124 New York Giants Malcolm Scott  TE LSU SEC
5 125 Denver Broncos Bruce Baldwin  DB Harding Arkansas
5 126 Buffalo Bills Vandenboom, MattMatt Vandenboom  DB Wisconsin Big Ten
5 127 Minnesota Vikings Mark Stewart  LB Washington Pac-10
5 128 New England Patriots Darryl Lewis  TE Texas–Arlington —
5 129 Atlanta Falcons Brett Miller  T Iowa Big Ten
5 130 St. Louis Cardinals Steve Bird  WR Eastern Kentucky OVC
5 131 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tony Chickillo  DT Miami (FL) Ind. (I-A)
5 132 Green Bay Packers Thomas, BryanBryan Thomas  RB Pittsburgh Ind. (I-A)
5 133 Pittsburgh Steelers Paul Skansi  WR Washington Pac-10
5 134 Los Angeles Rams Otis Grant  WR Michigan State Big Ten
5 135 Dallas Cowboys Chuck McSwain  RB Clemson ACC
5 136 New York Jets John Walker  DT Nebraska–Omaha NCC
5 137 Cincinnati Bengals Jeff Christensen  QB Eastern Illinois AMCU
5 138 Los Angeles Raiders Dokie Williams  WR UCLA Pac-10
5 139 Houston Oilers Jerome Foster  DT Ohio State Big Ten
5 140 Pittsburgh Steelers Gregg Garrity  WR Penn State Ind. (I-A)
6 141 San Diego Chargers Trumaine Johnson  WR Grambling State SWAC
6 142 Houston Oilers Steve Haworth  DB Oklahoma Big Eight
6 143 Denver Broncos Victor Heflin  DB Delaware State MEAC
6 144 Los Angeles Rams Gary Kowalski  T Boston College Ind. (I-A)
6 145 Cleveland Browns Tim Stracka  TE Wisconsin Big Ten
6 146 Kansas City Chiefs Ellis Gardner  T Georgia Tech Ind.
6 147 Philadelphia Eagles Victor Oatis  WR Northwestern State Ind. (I-AA)
6 148 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Gene Branton  WR Texas Southern SWAC
6 149 Cleveland Browns Dave Puzzuoli  DT Pittsburgh Ind. (I-A)
6 150 Seattle Seahawks Gipson, ReginaldReginald Gipson  RB Alabama A&M SIAC
6 151 New York Giants Patterson, DarrellDarrell Patterson  LB TCU SWC
6 152 Cincinnati Bengals Kiki DeAyala  LB Texas SWC
6 153 New York Giants Kevin Belcher  G UTEP WAC
6 154 Detroit Lions Todd Brown  WR Nebraska Big Eight
6 155 New England Patriots Bass, MikeMike Bass  K Illinois Big Ten
6 156 Atlanta Falcons Anthony Allen  WR Washington Pac-10
6 157 St. Louis Cardinals George Schmitt  DB Delaware Ind. (I-AA)
6 158 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ken Kaplan  T New Hampshire Yankee
6 159 Minnesota Vikings Mike Jones  WR Tennessee State Ind. (I-AA)
6 160 Green Bay Packers Ron Sams  G Pittsburgh Ind. (I-A)
6 161 Baltimore Colts Grant Feasel  C Abilene Christian LSC
6 162 Dallas Cowboys Reggie Collier  QB Southern Miss Ind. (I-A)
6 163 New York Jets Vincent White  RB Stanford Pac-10
6 164 Pittsburgh Steelers Eric Williams  DB NC State ACC
6 165 Cincinnati Bengals Larry Kinnebrew  RB Tennessee State Ind. (I-AA)
6 166 Washington Redskins Winckler, BobBob Winckler  T Wisconsin Big Ten
6 167 Miami Dolphins Reggie Roby † P Iowa Big Ten
6 168 Washington Redskins Babe Laufenberg  QB Indiana Big Ten
7 169 Baltimore Colts Alvin Moore  RB Arizona State Pac-10
7 170 Houston Oilers Herkie Walls  WR Texas SWC
7 171 Los Angeles Rams Jeff Simmons  WR USC Pac-10
7 172 Denver Broncos Myron Dupree  DB North Carolina Central CIAA
7 173 Kansas City Chiefs Ken Thomas  RB San Jose State PCAA
7 174 Philadelphia Eagles Edgar, AnthonyAnthony Edgar  RB Hawaii WAC
7 175 San Francisco 49ers Gary Moten  LB SMU SWC
7 176 Cleveland Browns Rocky Belk  WR Miami (FL) Ind. (I-A)
7 177 Seattle Seahawks Sam Merriman  LB Idaho Big Sky
7 178 New York Giants Perry Williams  CB NC State ACC
7 179 Kansas City Chiefs Posey, DarylDaryl Posey  RB Mississippi College Gulf South
7 180 Buffalo Bills Brown, GurnestGurnest Brown  DT Maryland ACC
7 181 Detroit Lions Mike Black  P Arizona State University Pac-10
7 182 Philadelphia Eagles Schultheis, JonJon Schultheis  G Princeton Ivy
7 183 Atlanta Falcons Turk, JeffJeff Turk  DB Boise State Big Sky
7 184 St. Louis Cardinals Carlos Scott  C UTEP WAC
7 185 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ledbetter, WeldonWeldon Ledbetter  RB Oklahoma Big Eight
7 186 Minnesota Vikings Carl Lee † CB Marshall SoCon
7 187 New England Patriots Craig James † RB SMU SWC
7 188 Green Bay Packers Jessie Clark  RB Arkansas SWC
7 189 Dallas Cowboys Chris Schultz  T Arizona Pac-10
7 190 New York Jets Newbold, DarrinDarrin Newbold  LB Southwest Missouri State AMCU
7 191 Pittsburgh Steelers Mark Kirchner  G Baylor SWC
7 192 San Diego Chargers Elko, BillBill Elko  DT LSU SEC
7 193 Cincinnati Bengals James Griffin  DB Middle Tennessee OVC
7 194 Los Angeles Raiders McCall, JeffJeff McCall  RB Clemson ACC
7 195 Miami Dolphins Woetzel, KeithKeith Woetzel  LB Rutgers Ind. (I-A)
7 196 Washington Redskins Kelvin Bryant  RB North Carolina ACC
8 197 Denver Broncos Gary Kubiak  QB Texas A&M SWC
8 198 Houston Oilers Robert Thompson  LB Michigan Big Ten
8 199 Pittsburgh Steelers Henry Odom  RB South Carolina State MEAC
8 200 Los Angeles Rams West, TroyTroy West  DB USC Pac-10
8 201 Philadelphia Eagles Kraynak, RichRich Kraynak  LB Pittsburgh Ind. (I-A)
8 202 San Diego Chargers Earnest Jackson  RB Texas A&M SWC
8 203 Chicago Bears Richard Dent‡† DE Tennessee State Ind. (I-AA)
8 204 Kansas City Chiefs Irv Eatman  T UCLA Pac-10
8 205 New York Giants Andy Headen  LB Clemson ACC
8 206 New Orleans Saints David Greenwood  DB Wisconsin Big Ten
8 207 Buffalo Bills Durham, JamesJames Durham  DB Houston SWC
8 208 Detroit Lions Stapleton, BillBill Stapleton  DB Washington Pac-10
8 209 Cleveland Browns McClearn, MikeMike McClearn  G Temple Ind. (I-A)
8 210 Seattle Seahawks Matt Hernandez  T Purdue Big Ten
8 211 St. Louis Cardinals Harris, BobBob Harris  DB Auburn SEC
8 212 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Samuelson, JohnJohn Samuelson  LB Azusa Pacific Ind. (NAIA)
8 213 Minnesota Vikings Norris Brown  TE Georgia SEC
8 214 New England Patriots Ronnie Lippett  DB Miami (FL) Ind. (I-A)
8 215 Atlanta Falcons John Rade  LB Boise State Big Sky
8 216 Green Bay Packers Briscoe, CarltonCarlton Briscoe  DB McNeese State N/A
8 217 New York Jets Mullen, DavlinDavlin Mullen  DB Western Kentucky Ind. (I-AA)
8 218 Pittsburgh Steelers Craig Dunaway  TE Michigan Big Ten
8 219 Chicago Bears Mark Bortz † G Iowa Big Ten
8 220 Dallas Cowboys Lawrence Ricks  RB Michigan Big Ten
8 221 Cincinnati Bengals Mike Martin  WR Illinois Big Ten
8 222 Los Angeles Raiders Dotterer, MikeMike Dotterer  RB Stanford Pac-10
8 223 Miami Dolphins Mark Clayton † WR Louisville Ind. (I-A)
8 224 Washington Redskins Hallstrom, ToddTodd Hallstrom  T Minnesota Big Ten
9 225 Baltimore Colts Jim Mills  T Hawaii WAC
9 226 Houston Oilers Kevin Potter  DB Missouri Big Eight
9 227 Los Angeles Rams Becher, JackJack Becher  C Boston College Ind. (I-A)
9 228 Denver Broncos Hawkins, BrianBrian Hawkins  DB San Jose State N/A
9 229 San Francisco 49ers Mularkey, MikeMike Mularkey  TE Florida SEC
9 230 Chicago Bears Rob Fada  G Pittsburgh Ind. (I-A)
9 231 Kansas City Chiefs Adam Lingner  C Illinois Big Ten
9 232 Philadelphia Eagles Pelzer, RichRich Pelzer  T Rhode Island Yankee
9 233 New England Patriots Williams, RickyRicky Williams  RB Langston Ind. (NAIA)
9 234 Buffalo Bills Parker, GeorgeGeorge Parker  RB Norfolk State CIAA
9 235 Chicago Bears Zavagnin, MarkMark Zavagnin  LB Notre Dame Ind. (I-A)
9 236 Seattle Seahawks Bob Clasby  DT Notre Dame Ind. (I-A)
9 237 New York Giants Ali Haji-Sheikh  K Michigan Big Ten
9 238 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Hasson Arbubakrr  DT Texas Tech SWC
9 239 Minnesota Vikings Rod Achter  WR Toledo MAC
9 240 New England Patriots Mark Keel  TE Arizona Pac-10
9 241 Baltimore Colts Rose, ChrisChris Rose  T Stanford Pac-10
9 242 St. Louis Cardinals Brown, OtisOtis Brown  RB Jackson State SWAC
9 243 Green Bay Packers Ham, RobinRobin Ham  C West Texas State MVC
9 244 Pittsburgh Steelers Blake Wingle  G UCLA Pac-10
9 245 San Diego Chargers Mike Green  LB Oklahoma State Big Eight
9 246 Dallas Cowboys Al Gross  DB Arizona Pac-10
9 247 New York Jets Bobby Humphery  WR New Mexico State MVC
9 248 Cincinnati Bengals Stanley Wilson  RB Oklahoma Big Eight
9 249 Los Angeles Raiders Jordan, KentKent Jordan  TE St. Mary's (CA) N/A
9 250 Miami Dolphins Mark Brown  LB Purdue Big Ten
9 251 Washington Redskins Gilbert, MarcusMarcus Gilbert  RB TCU SWC
10 252 Baltimore Colts Ron Hopkins  DB Murray State OVC
10 253 Green Bay Packers Byron Williams  WR Texas Arlington —
10 254 Denver Broncos Walt Bowyer  DE Arizona State Pac-10
10 255 Minnesota Vikings Brown, MelvinMelvin Brown  DB Ole Miss SEC
10 256 Chicago Bears Anthony Hutchinson  RB Texas Tech SWC
10 257 Kansas City Chiefs Mark Shumate  DT Wisconsin Big Ten
10 258 Philadelphia Eagles Thomas Strauthers  DT Jackson State SWAC
10 259 San Francisco 49ers Merrell, JeffJeff Merrell  DT Nebraska Big Eight
10 260 Buffalo Bills Thorpe, RichardRichard Thorpe  DT Louisville Ind. (I-A)
10 261 Detroit Lions Laube, DaveDave Laube  G Penn State Ind. (I-A)
10 262 Cleveland Browns Thomas Hopkins  T Alabama State SWAC
10 263 Seattle Seahawks Speros, PetePete Speros  G Penn State Ind. (I-A)
10 264 New England Patriots WIlliams, JamesJames WIlliams  TE Wyoming WAC
10 265 New England Patriots Williams, TobyToby Williams  DE Nebraska Big Eight
10 266 Minnesota Vikings Tate, WalterWalter Tate  C Tennessee State Ind. (I-AA)
10 267 New England Patriots Tom Ramsey  QB UCLA Pac-10
10 268 Atlanta Falcons Giacomarro, RalphRalph Giacomarro  P Penn State Ind. (I-A)
10 269 St. Louis Cardinals Tim Lucas  LB California Pac-10
10 270 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Darius Durham  WR San Diego State WAC
10 271 Green Bay Packers Thomas, JimmyJimmy Thomas  DB Indiana Big Ten
10 272 San Diego Chargers Bruce Mathison  QB Nebraska Big Eight
10 273 Dallas Cowboys Eric Moran  T Washington Pac-10
10 274 New York Jets Dan Fike  T Florida SEC
10 275 Pittsburgh Steelers Straughter, RooseveltRoosevelt Straughter  DB Northeast Louisiana Southland
10 276 Cincinnati Bengals Tim Krumrie † DT Wisconsin Big Ten
10 277 Los Angeles Raiders Mervyn Fernandez  WR San Jose State PCAA
10 278 Miami Dolphins Reed, AnthonyAnthony Reed  RB South Carolina State MEAC
10 279 Washington Redskins Gandy, GeffGeff Gandy  LB Baylor N/A
11 280 Baltimore Colts Taylor, Jim BobJim Bob Taylor  QB Georgia Tech Ind.
11 281 New York Giants Jenkins, LeeLee Jenkins  DB Tennessee SEC
11 282 Los Angeles Rams Triplett, DannyDanny Triplett  LB Clemson ACC
11 283 Denver Broncos Don Bailey  C Miami (FL) Ind. (I-A)
11 284 Kansas City Chiefs Jackson, DwayneDwayne Jackson  DE South Carolina State MEAC
11 285 Philadelphia Eagles Sebahar, SteveSteve Sebahar  C Washington State Pac-10
11 286 Chicago Bears Worthy, GaryGary Worthy  RB Wilmington (OH) N/A
11 287 Detroit Lions Tate, BenBen Tate  RB North Carolina Central CIAA
11 288 Cleveland Browns Boyce Green  RB Carson–Newman SAC
11 289 San Francisco 49ers Jesse Sapolu † C Hawaii WAC
11 290 Seattle Seahawks Mayberry, BobBob Mayberry  G Clemson ACC
11 291 New York Giants Pierson, ClenzieClenzie Pierson  DT Rice SWC
11 292 New England Patriots Parker, SteveSteve Parker  WR Abilene Christian LSC
11 293 Buffalo Bills White, LarryLarry White  DE Jackson State SWAC
11 294 New England Patriots Eason, CalvinCalvin Eason  DB Houston SWC
11 295 Atlanta Falcons Salley, JohnJohn Salley  DB Wyoming WAC
11 296 St. Louis Cardinals Williams, AaronAaron Williams  WR Washington Pac-10
11 297 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Mark Witte  TE North Texas State Ind.
11 298 Minnesota Vikings Butcher, BrianBrian Butcher  G Clemson ACC
11 299 Green Bay Packers Bucky Scribner  P Kansas Big Eight
11 300 Dallas Cowboys Taylor, DanDan Taylor  T Idaho State Big Sky
11 301 New York Jets Mike Harmon  WR Ole Miss SEC
11 302 Pittsburgh Steelers Raugh, MarkMark Raugh  TE West Virginia Ind. (I-A)
11 303 San Diego Chargers Tim Kearse  WR San Jose State PCAA
11 304 Cincinnati Bengals Williams, GaryGary Williams  WR Ohio State Big Ten
11 305 Cleveland Browns McAdoo, HowardHoward McAdoo  LB Michigan State Big Ten
11 306 Miami Dolphins Lukens, JoeJoe Lukens  G Ohio State Big Ten
11 307 San Diego Chargers Tim Spencer  RB Ohio State Big Ten
12 308 Baltimore Colts Williams, CarlCarl Williams  WR Texas Southern SWAC
12 309 New York Giants Robbie Jones  LB Alabama SEC
12 310 Denver Broncos Karl Mecklenburg † LB Minnesota Big Ten
12 311 Los Angeles Rams Casper, CleteClete Casper  QB Washington State Pac-10
12 312 Philadelphia Eagles Mangrum, DavidDavid Mangrum  QB Baylor SWC
12 313 Chicago Bears Oliver Williams  WR Illinois Big Ten
12 314 San Diego Chargers Blaylock, BillyBilly Blaylock  DB Tennessee Tech OVC
12 315 Kansas City Chiefs Jones, KenKen Jones  T Tennessee SEC
12 316 Cleveland Browns Paul Farren  T Boston University Yankee
12 317 Seattle Seahawks Dow, DonDon Dow  T Washington Pac-10
12 318 New York Giants Magwood, FrankFrank Magwood  WR Clemson ACC
12 319 New England Patriots Kelly, WaddellWaddell Kelly  RB Arkansas State Southland
12 320 Buffalo Bills Julius Dawkins  WR Pittsburgh Ind. (I-A)
12 321 Detroit Lions Lane, JimJim Lane  C Idaho State Big Sky
12 322 Atlanta Falcons Allama Matthews  TE Vanderbilt SEC
12 323 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) Lane, JamesJames Lane  LB Alabama State SWAC
12 324 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Higginbotham, JohnJohn Higginbotham  DT Northeastern State OIC
12 325 Minnesota Vikings Maurice Turner  RB Utah State Big West
12 326 New England Patriots Ekern, AndyAndy Ekern  T Missouri Big Eight
12 327 Green Bay Packers Harvey, JohnJohn Harvey  LB USC Pac-10
12 328 New York Jets Crum, StuStu Crum  K Tulsa MVC
12 329 San Diego Chargers Chuck Ehin  DT BYU WAC
12 330 Pittsburgh Steelers Wiley, RogerRoger Wiley  RB Sam Houston State LSC
12 331 Dallas Cowboys Bouier, LorenzoLorenzo Bouier  RB Maine Yankee
12 332 Cincinnati Bengals Young, AndreAndre Young  LB Bowling Green MAC
12 333 Los Angeles Raiders Lindquist, ScottScott Lindquist  QB Northern Arizona Big Sky
12 334 Miami Dolphins Anthony Carter † WR Michigan Big Ten
12 335 New York Giants John Tuggle  RB California Pac-10

Hall of Fame inductees

  • Eric Dickerson, running back from Southern Methodist, taken 1st round 2nd overall by Los Angeles Rams
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1999.[9]
  • Jim Kelly, quarterback from Miami, taken 1st round 14th overall by Buffalo Bills
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2002.[10]
  • John Elway, quarterback from Stanford, taken 1st round 1st overall by Baltimore Colts
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2004.[10]
  • Dan Marino, quarterback from Pittsburgh, taken 1st round 27th overall by Miami Dolphins
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2005.[10]
  • Bruce Matthews, Southern California center, taken 1st round 9th overall by Houston Oilers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2007.[10]
  • Darrell Green, cornerback from Texas A&I, taken 1st round 28th overall by Washington Redskins
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2008.[10]
  • Richard Dent, defensive end from Tennessee State, taken 8th round 203rd overall by Chicago Bears
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2011.[10]
  • Jim Covert, offensive tackle from Pittsburgh, taken 1st round 6th overall by Chicago Bears
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020.[10]

Notable undrafted players

† = Pro Bowler[7]
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
Atlanta Falcons Dan Benish  DT Clemson ACC
Atlanta Falcons Arthur Cox  TE Texas Southern SWAC
Atlanta Falcons David Frye  LB Purdue Big Ten
Baltimore Colts John Miller  LB Mississippi State SEC
Buffalo Bills David Kilson  DB Nevada Big Sky
Buffalo Bills Scott Virkus  DE Purdue Big Ten
Chicago Bears Brian Glasgow  TE Northern Illinois MAC
Chicago Bears John Janata  T Illinois Big Ten
Chicago Bears Dennis McKinnon  WR Florida State Ind. (I-A)
Cincinnati Bengals Jim Gustafson  WR St. Thomas (MN) MIAC
Cleveland Browns Dale Carver  LB Georgia SEC
Cleveland Browns Andy Gibler  TE Missouri Big Eight
Cleveland Browns Roger Ruzek  K Weber State Big Sky
Dallas Cowboys Raúl Allegre  K Texas SWC
Dallas Cowboys Bill Bates † S Tennessee SEC
Dallas Cowboys Kirk Phillips  WR Tulsa MVC
Dallas Cowboys Broderick Thompson  OT Kansas Big Eight
Dallas Cowboys Mark Tuinei † DT Hawaii WAC
Dallas Cowboys John Warren  P Tennessee SEC
Dallas Cowboys Jon Zogg  G Boise State Big Sky
Denver Broncos Dan DeRose  LB CSU Pueblo RMAC
Denver Broncos Shawn Hollingsworth  T Angelo State LSC
Denver Broncos Mike Morris  LS Truman State MIAA
Denver Broncos Rich Stachowski  DT California Pac-10
Detroit Lions Jeff Chadwick  WR Grand Valley State GLIAC
Green Bay Packers Frank Mattiace  NT Holy Cross Ind. (I-AA)
Green Bay Packers Mike Weddington  LB Oklahoma Big Eight
Houston Oilers Bob Hamm  DE Nevada Big Sky
Houston Oilers Brian Sochia † DT Northwestern Oklahoma State OIC
Kansas City Chiefs Van Jakes  CB Kent State MAC
Kansas City Chiefs Jim Bob Morris  S Kansas State Big Eight
Los Angeles Raiders Vince Courville  WR Rice SWC
Los Angeles Rams Mike McDonald  LS USC Pac-10
Los Angeles Rams Scott Tinsley  QB USC Pac-10
Minnesota Vikings Bill Renner  P Virginia Tech Ind.
New England Patriots Ed Reynolds  LB Virginia ACC
New England Patriots Clarence Weathers  WR Delaware State MEAC
New Orleans Saints Bobby Hebert † QB Northwestern State Ind. (I-AA)
New York Giants Bart Oates † C BYU WAC
New York Giants Zeke Mowatt  TE Florida State Ind. (I-A)
New York Jets Ted Banker  G Southeast Missouri State MIAA
New York Jets Nick Bruckner  WR Syracuse Ind. (I-A)
Philadelphia Eagles Major Everett  FB Mississippi College Gulf South
Philadelphia Eagles Elbert Foules  CB Alcorn State SWAC
Pittsburgh Steelers Lou Rash  DB Mississippi Valley State SWAC
Pittsburgh Steelers Pete Rostosky  T UConn Yankee
St. Louis Cardinals Fernanza Burgess  WR Morris Brown SIAC
San Diego Chargers Gary Plummer  LB California Pac-10
San Diego Chargers Joaquin Zendejas  K La Verne SCIAC
Seattle Seahawks Joe Dufek  QB Yale Ivy
Seattle Seahawks David Hardy  K Texas A&M SWC
Seattle Seahawks Frank Middleton  RB Florida A&M MEAC
Seattle Seahawks Paul Moyer  S Arizona State Pac-10
Seattle Seahawks John Stadnik  C Western Illinois AMCU
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Bob Hewko  QB Florida SEC
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Alan Risher  QB LSU SEC
Washington Redskins D.D. Hoggard  DB NC State ACC
Washington Redskins Kevin Kellin  DT Minnesota Big Ten
Washington Redskins Nate Newton † OT Florida A&M MEAC

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