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1983 NFL draft
The former Sheraton Hotel (draft venue), photographed in 2010
General information
DateApril 26–27, 1983
LocationNew York Sheraton Hotel
in New York City, New York
NetworkESPN
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
9
← 1982
1984 →

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 nine 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

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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
Offense Defense Special teams
  1. ^ Includes nose tackle (NT)
  2. ^ Includes middle linebacker (MLB/MIKE), weakside linebacker (WILL), strongside linebacker (SAM), off-ball linebacker, and outside linebacker (OLB)
  3. ^ Includes free safety (FS) and strong safety (SS)
  4. ^ Also known as a placekicker (PK)
  5. ^ Includes kickoff and punt returners
Rnd. Pick Team Player Pos. College Notes
1 1 Baltimore Colts John Elway‡† QB Stanford
Rights later traded to Denver
1 2 Los Angeles Rams Eric Dickerson‡† RB SMU
from Houston through Seattle
1 3 Seattle Seahawks Curt Warner † RB Penn State
from L. A. Rams
1 4 Denver Broncos Chris Hinton † G Northwestern
Rights later traded to Baltimore
1 5 San Diego Chargers Billy Ray Smith  LB Arkansas
1 6 Chicago Bears Jim Covert‡† T Pittsburgh
1 7 Kansas City Chiefs Todd Blackledge  QB Penn State
1 8 Philadelphia Eagles Michael Haddix  RB Mississippi State
1 9 Houston Oilers Bruce Matthews‡† T USC
from Seattle
1 10 New York Giants Terry Kinard † S Clemson
1 11 Green Bay Packers Tim Lewis  CB Pittsburgh
1 12 Buffalo Bills Tony Hunter  TE Notre Dame
1 13 Detroit Lions James Jones  FB Florida
1 14 Buffalo Bills Jim Kelly‡† QB Miami (FL)
from Cleveland
1 15 New England Patriots Tony Eason  QB Illinois
1 16 Atlanta Falcons Mike Pitts  DE Alabama
1 17 St. Louis Cardinals Leonard Smith  CB McNeese State
1 18 Chicago Bears Willie Gault  WR Tennessee
1 19 Minnesota Vikings Joey Browner † CB USC
1 20 San Diego Chargers Gary Anderson † RB Arkansas
from Green Bay
1 21 Pittsburgh Steelers Gabriel Rivera  DT Texas Tech
1 22 San Diego Chargers Gill Byrd † CB San Jose State
from San Diego through San Francisco
1 23 Dallas Cowboys Jim Jeffcoat  DE Arizona State
1 24 New York Jets Ken O'Brien † QB UC Davis
1 25 Cincinnati Bengals Dave Rimington  C Nebraska
1 26 Los Angeles Raiders Don Mosebar † C USC
1 27 Miami Dolphins Dan Marino‡† QB Pittsburgh
1 28 Washington Redskins Darrell Green‡† CB Texas A&I
2 29 Baltimore Colts Vernon Maxwell  LB Arizona State
2 30 Houston Oilers Harvey Salem  T California
2 31 Denver Broncos Mark Cooper  T Miami (FL)
2 32 Los Angeles Rams Henry Ellard † WR Fresno State
2 33 Chicago Bears Mike Richardson  CB Arizona State
2 34 Kansas City Chiefs Dave Lutz  G Georgia Tech
2 35 Philadelphia Eagles Wes Hopkins † S SMU
2 36 Los Angeles Rams Mike Wilcher  LB North Carolina
from San Francisco
2 37 New York Giants Leonard Marshall † DE LSU
2 38 New Orleans Saints Steve Korte  C Arkansas
2 39 Buffalo Bills Darryl Talley † LB West Virginia
2 40 Detroit Lions Rich Strenger  T Michigan
2 41 Cleveland Browns Ron Brown † WR Arizona State
2 42 Houston Oilers Keith Bostic † S Michigan
from Seattle
2 43 Atlanta Falcons James Britt  CB LSU
2 44 St. Louis Cardinals Cedric Mack  CB Baylor
2 45 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Randy Grimes  C Baylor
2 46 Philadelphia Eagles Jody Schulz  LB East Carolina
2 47 New England Patriots Darryal Wilson  WR Tennessee
2 48 Green Bay Packers Dave Drechsler  G North Carolina
2 49 San Francisco 49ers Roger Craig‡† RB Nebraska
from San Diego
2 50 Dallas Cowboys Michael Walter  LB Oregon
2 51 New York Jets Johnny Hector  RB Texas A&M
2 52 Pittsburgh Steelers Wayne Capers  WR Kansas
2 53 Cincinnati Bengals Ray Horton  S Washington
2 54 Los Angeles Raiders Bill Pickel † DT Rutgers
2 55 Miami Dolphins Mike Charles  DT Syracuse
2 56 Washington Redskins Richard Williams  RB Memphis State
3 57 Baltimore Colts George Achica  NT USC
3 58 Houston Oilers Tim Joiner  LB LSU
3 59 San Francisco 49ers Blanchard Montgomery  LB UCLA
from L. A. Rams
3 60 Denver Broncos Clint Sampson  WR San Diego State
3 61 Kansas City Chiefs Albert Lewis † CB Grambling State
3 62 Philadelphia Eagles Glen Young  WR Mississippi State
3 63 New York Giants Jamie Williams  TE Nebraska
from San Francisco via L. A. Rams
3 64 Chicago Bears Dave Duerson † S Notre Dame
3 65 New Orleans Saints John Tice  TE Maryland
3 66 New Orleans Saints Cliff Austin  RB Clemson
from Buffalo via St. Louis
3 67 Detroit Lions Mike Cofer † LB Tennessee
3 68 Cleveland Browns Reggie Camp  DE California
3 69 Houston Oilers Chris Dressel  TE Stanford
from Seattle
3 70 New York Giants Karl Nelson  T Iowa State
3 71 St. Louis Cardinals Ramsey Dardar  DT LSU
3 72 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jeremiah Castille  CB Alabama
3 73 Minnesota Vikings Walker Lee Ashley  LB Penn State
3 74 New England Patriots Stephen Starring  WR McNeese State
3 75 Atlanta Falcons Andrew Provence  NT South Carolina
3 76 Miami Dolphins Charles Benson  DE Baylor
from Green Bay via Houston
3 77 Dallas Cowboys Bryan Caldwell  DE Arizona State
3 78 New York Jets JoJo Townsell  WR UCLA
3 79 Pittsburgh Steelers Todd Seabaugh  LB San Diego State
3 80 New England Patriots Steve Moore  G Tennessee State
from San Diego
3 81 Cincinnati Bengals Jimmy Turner  S UCLA
3 82 Los Angeles Raiders Tony Caldwell  LB Washington
3 83 Houston Oilers Steve Brown  CB Oregon
from Miami
3 84 Washington Redskins Charles Mann † DE Nevada
4 85 Baltimore Colts Phil Smith  WR San Diego State
4 86 Houston Oilers Greg Hill  CB Oklahoma State
4 87 Los Angeles Rams Chuck Nelson  K Washington
from Denver via San Francisco
4 88 Houston Oilers Mike McCloskey  TE Penn State
from L. A. Rams
4 89 Philadelphia Eagles Mike Williams  RB Mississippi College
4 90 San Francisco 49ers Tom Holmoe  S BYU
4 91 Chicago Bears Tom Thayer  C Notre Dame
4 92 Kansas City Chiefs Ron Wetzel  TE Arizona State
4 93 Buffalo Bills Trey Junkin  LB Louisiana Tech
4 94 Detroit Lions August Curley  LB USC
4 95 San Diego Chargers Danny Walters  CB Arkansas
from Cleveland
4 96 St. Louis Cardinals Mark Duda  DT Maryland
from Seattle
4 97 Los Angeles Rams Vince Newsome  CB Washington
from N. Y. Giants
4 98 New Orleans Saints Gary Lewis  DT Oklahoma State
4 99 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kelly Thomas  T USC
4 100 Minnesota Vikings Rush, MarkMark Rush  RB Miami (FL)
4 101 New England Patriots Johnny Rembert † LB Clemson
4 102 Atlanta Falcons Harper, JohnJohn Harper  LB Southern Illinois
4 103 St. Louis Cardinals Lionel Washington  CB Tulane
4 104 Green Bay Packers Mike Miller  WR Tennessee
4 105 New York Jets Howell, WesWes Howell  TE California
4 106 Pittsburgh Steelers Metcalf, BoBo Metcalf  CB Baylor
4 107 Chicago Bears Pat Dunsmore  TE Drake
from San Diego
4 108 Dallas Cowboys Chris Faulkner  TE Florida
4 109 Cincinnati Bengals Steve Maidlow  LB Michigan State
4 110 Los Angeles Raiders Greg Townsend † DE TCU
4 111 Los Angeles Rams Doug Reed  DT San Diego State
from Miami
4 112 Buffalo Bills Payne, JimmyJimmy Payne  DE Georgia
from Washington
5 113 Baltimore Colts Sid Abramowitz  T Tulsa
5 114 Houston Oilers Larry Moriarty  RB Notre Dame
5 115 Detroit Lions Demetrious Johnson  S Missouri
5 116 Denver Broncos Harris, WeedyWeedy Harris  LB Houston
5 117 San Francisco 49ers Riki Ellison  LB USC
5 118 New England Patriots Smiley Creswell  DE Michigan State
5 119 Kansas City Chiefs Jim Arnold † P Vanderbilt
5 120 Philadelphia Eagles Byron Darby  DT USC
5 121 Detroit Lions Steve Mott  C Alabama
5 122 Cleveland Browns Bill Contz  T Penn State
5 123 Seattle Seahawks Chris Castor  WR Duke
5 124 New York Giants Malcolm Scott  TE LSU
5 125 Denver Broncos Bruce Baldwin  DB Harding
5 126 Buffalo Bills Vandenboom, MattMatt Vandenboom  DB Wisconsin
5 127 Minnesota Vikings Mark Stewart  LB Washington
5 128 New England Patriots Darryl Lewis  TE Texas–Arlington
5 129 Atlanta Falcons Brett Miller  T Iowa
5 130 St. Louis Cardinals Steve Bird  WR Eastern Kentucky
5 131 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tony Chickillo  DT Miami (FL)
5 132 Green Bay Packers Thomas, BryanBryan Thomas  RB Pittsburgh
5 133 Pittsburgh Steelers Paul Skansi  WR Washington
5 134 Los Angeles Rams Otis Grant  WR Michigan State
5 135 Dallas Cowboys Chuck McSwain  RB Clemson
5 136 New York Jets John Walker  DT Nebraska–Omaha
5 137 Cincinnati Bengals Jeff Christensen  QB Eastern Illinois
5 138 Los Angeles Raiders Dokie Williams  WR UCLA
5 139 Houston Oilers Jerome Foster  DT Ohio State
5 140 Pittsburgh Steelers Gregg Garrity  WR Penn State
6 141 San Diego Chargers Trumaine Johnson  WR Grambling State
6 142 Houston Oilers Steve Haworth  DB Oklahoma
6 143 Denver Broncos Victor Heflin  DB Delaware State
6 144 Los Angeles Rams Gary Kowalski  T Boston College
6 145 Cleveland Browns Tim Stracka  TE Wisconsin
6 146 Kansas City Chiefs Ellis Gardner  T Georgia Tech
6 147 Philadelphia Eagles Victor Oatis  WR Northwestern State
6 148 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Gene Branton  WR Texas Southern
6 149 Cleveland Browns Dave Puzzuoli  DT Pittsburgh
6 150 Seattle Seahawks Gipson, ReginaldReginald Gipson  RB Alabama A&M
6 151 New York Giants Patterson, DarrellDarrell Patterson  LB TCU
6 152 Cincinnati Bengals Kiki DeAyala  LB Texas
6 153 New York Giants Kevin Belcher  G UTEP
6 154 Detroit Lions Todd Brown  WR Nebraska
6 155 New England Patriots Bass, MikeMike Bass  K Illinois
6 156 Atlanta Falcons Anthony Allen  WR Washington
6 157 St. Louis Cardinals George Schmitt  DB Delaware
6 158 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ken Kaplan  T New Hampshire
6 159 Minnesota Vikings Mike Jones  WR Tennessee State
6 160 Green Bay Packers Ron Sams  G Pittsburgh
6 161 Baltimore Colts Grant Feasel  C Abilene Christian
6 162 Dallas Cowboys Reggie Collier  QB Southern Miss
6 163 New York Jets Vincent White  RB Stanford
6 164 Pittsburgh Steelers Eric Williams  DB NC State
6 165 Cincinnati Bengals Larry Kinnebrew  RB Tennessee State
6 166 Washington Redskins Winckler, BobBob Winckler  T Wisconsin
6 167 Miami Dolphins Reggie Roby † P Iowa
6 168 Washington Redskins Babe Laufenberg  QB Indiana
7 169 Baltimore Colts Alvin Moore  RB Arizona State
7 170 Houston Oilers Herkie Walls  WR Texas
7 171 Los Angeles Rams Jeff Simmons  WR USC
7 172 Denver Broncos Myron Dupree  DB North Carolina Central
7 173 Kansas City Chiefs Ken Thomas  RB San Jose State
7 174 Philadelphia Eagles Edgar, AnthonyAnthony Edgar  RB Hawaii
7 175 San Francisco 49ers Gary Moten  LB SMU
7 176 Cleveland Browns Rocky Belk  WR Miami (FL)
7 177 Seattle Seahawks Sam Merriman  LB Idaho
7 178 New York Giants Perry Williams  CB NC State
7 179 Kansas City Chiefs Posey, DarylDaryl Posey  RB Mississippi College
7 180 Buffalo Bills Brown, GurnestGurnest Brown  DT Maryland
7 181 Detroit Lions Mike Black  P Arizona State University
7 182 Philadelphia Eagles Schultheis, JonJon Schultheis  G Princeton
7 183 Atlanta Falcons Turk, JeffJeff Turk  DB Boise State
7 184 St. Louis Cardinals Carlos Scott  C UTEP
7 185 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ledbetter, WeldonWeldon Ledbetter  RB Oklahoma
7 186 Minnesota Vikings Carl Lee † CB Marshall
7 187 New England Patriots Craig James † RB SMU
7 188 Green Bay Packers Jessie Clark  RB Arkansas
7 189 Dallas Cowboys Chris Schultz  T Arizona
7 190 New York Jets Newbold, DarrinDarrin Newbold  LB Southwest Missouri State
7 191 Pittsburgh Steelers Mark Kirchner  G Baylor
7 192 San Diego Chargers Elko, BillBill Elko  DT LSU
7 193 Cincinnati Bengals James Griffin  DB Middle Tennessee
7 194 Los Angeles Raiders McCall, JeffJeff McCall  RB Clemson
7 195 Miami Dolphins Woetzel, KeithKeith Woetzel  LB Rutgers
7 196 Washington Redskins Kelvin Bryant  RB North Carolina
8 197 Denver Broncos Gary Kubiak  QB Texas A&M
8 198 Houston Oilers Robert Thompson  LB Michigan
8 199 Pittsburgh Steelers Henry Odom  RB South Carolina State
8 200 Los Angeles Rams West, TroyTroy West  DB USC
8 201 Philadelphia Eagles Kraynak, RichRich Kraynak  LB Pittsburgh
8 202 San Diego Chargers Earnest Jackson  RB Texas A&M
8 203 Chicago Bears Richard Dent‡† DE Tennessee State
8 204 Kansas City Chiefs Irv Eatman  T UCLA
8 205 New York Giants Andy Headen  LB Clemson
8 206 New Orleans Saints David Greenwood  DB Wisconsin
8 207 Buffalo Bills Durham, JamesJames Durham  DB Houston
8 208 Detroit Lions Stapleton, BillBill Stapleton  DB Washington
8 209 Cleveland Browns McClearn, MikeMike McClearn  G Temple
8 210 Seattle Seahawks Matt Hernandez  T Purdue
8 211 St. Louis Cardinals Harris, BobBob Harris  DB Auburn
8 212 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Samuelson, JohnJohn Samuelson  LB Azusa Pacific
8 213 Minnesota Vikings Norris Brown  TE Georgia
8 214 New England Patriots Ronnie Lippett  DB Miami (FL)
8 215 Atlanta Falcons John Rade  LB Boise State
8 216 Green Bay Packers Briscoe, CarltonCarlton Briscoe  DB McNeese State
8 217 New York Jets Mullen, DavlinDavlin Mullen  DB Western Kentucky
8 218 Pittsburgh Steelers Craig Dunaway  TE Michigan
8 219 Chicago Bears Mark Bortz † G Iowa
8 220 Dallas Cowboys Lawrence Ricks  RB Michigan
8 221 Cincinnati Bengals Mike Martin  WR Illinois
8 222 Los Angeles Raiders Dotterer, MikeMike Dotterer  RB Stanford
8 223 Miami Dolphins Mark Clayton † WR Louisville
8 224 Washington Redskins Hallstrom, ToddTodd Hallstrom  T Minnesota
9 225 Baltimore Colts Jim Mills  T Hawaii
9 226 Houston Oilers Kevin Potter  DB Missouri
9 227 Los Angeles Rams Becher, JackJack Becher  C Boston College
9 228 Denver Broncos Hawkins, BrianBrian Hawkins  DB San Jose State
9 229 San Francisco 49ers Mularkey, MikeMike Mularkey  TE Florida
9 230 Chicago Bears Rob Fada  G Pittsburgh
9 231 Kansas City Chiefs Adam Lingner  C Illinois
9 232 Philadelphia Eagles Pelzer, RichRich Pelzer  T Rhode Island
9 233 New England Patriots Williams, RickyRicky Williams  RB Langston
9 234 Buffalo Bills Parker, GeorgeGeorge Parker  RB Norfolk State
9 234.5– Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions forfeited their 1983 ninth round pick after selecting Kevin Robinson in the 1982 Supplemental draft[9]
9 235 Chicago Bears Zavagnin, MarkMark Zavagnin  LB Notre Dame
9 236 Seattle Seahawks Bob Clasby  DT Notre Dame
9 237 New York Giants Ali Haji-Sheikh  K Michigan
9 238 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Hasson Arbubakrr  DT Texas Tech
9 239 Minnesota Vikings Rod Achter  WR Toledo
9 240 New England Patriots Mark Keel  TE Arizona
9 241 Baltimore Colts Rose, ChrisChris Rose  T Stanford
9 242 St. Louis Cardinals Brown, OtisOtis Brown  RB Jackson State
9 243 Green Bay Packers Ham, RobinRobin Ham  C West Texas State
9 244 Pittsburgh Steelers Blake Wingle  G UCLA
9 245 San Diego Chargers Mike Green  LB Oklahoma State
9 246 Dallas Cowboys Al Gross  DB Arizona
9 247 New York Jets Bobby Humphery  WR New Mexico State
9 248 Cincinnati Bengals Stanley Wilson  RB Oklahoma
9 249 Los Angeles Raiders Jordan, KentKent Jordan  TE St. Mary's (CA)
9 250 Miami Dolphins Mark Brown  LB Purdue
9 251 Washington Redskins Gilbert, MarcusMarcus Gilbert  RB TCU
10 252 Baltimore Colts Ron Hopkins  DB Murray State
10 253 Green Bay Packers Byron Williams  WR Texas Arlington
10 254 Denver Broncos Walt Bowyer  DE Arizona State
10 255 Minnesota Vikings Brown, MelvinMelvin Brown  DB Ole Miss
10 256 Chicago Bears Anthony Hutchinson  RB Texas Tech
10 257 Kansas City Chiefs Mark Shumate  DT Wisconsin
10 258 Philadelphia Eagles Thomas Strauthers  DT Jackson State
10 259 San Francisco 49ers Merrell, JeffJeff Merrell  DT Nebraska
10 260 Buffalo Bills Thorpe, RichardRichard Thorpe  DT Louisville
10 261 Detroit Lions Laube, DaveDave Laube  G Penn State
10 262 Cleveland Browns Thomas Hopkins  T Alabama State
10 263 Seattle Seahawks Speros, PetePete Speros  G Penn State
10 264 New England Patriots WIlliams, JamesJames WIlliams  TE Wyoming
10 265 New England Patriots Williams, TobyToby Williams  DE Nebraska
10 266 Minnesota Vikings Tate, WalterWalter Tate  C Tennessee State
10 267 New England Patriots Tom Ramsey  QB UCLA
10 268 Atlanta Falcons Giacomarro, RalphRalph Giacomarro  P Penn State
10 269 St. Louis Cardinals Tim Lucas  LB California
10 270 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Darius Durham  WR San Diego State
10 271 Green Bay Packers Thomas, JimmyJimmy Thomas  DB Indiana
10 272 San Diego Chargers Bruce Mathison  QB Nebraska
10 273 Dallas Cowboys Eric Moran  T Washington
10 274 New York Jets Dan Fike  T Florida
10 275 Pittsburgh Steelers Straughter, RooseveltRoosevelt Straughter  DB Northeast Louisiana
10 276 Cincinnati Bengals Tim Krumrie † DT Wisconsin
10 277 Los Angeles Raiders Mervyn Fernandez  WR San Jose State
10 278 Miami Dolphins Reed, AnthonyAnthony Reed  RB South Carolina State
10 279 Washington Redskins Gandy, GeffGeff Gandy  LB Baylor
11 280 Baltimore Colts Taylor, Jim BobJim Bob Taylor  QB Georgia Tech
11 281 New York Giants Jenkins, LeeLee Jenkins  DB Tennessee
11 282 Los Angeles Rams Triplett, DannyDanny Triplett  LB Clemson
11 283 Denver Broncos Don Bailey  C Miami (FL)
11 284 Kansas City Chiefs Jackson, DwayneDwayne Jackson  DE South Carolina State
11 285 Philadelphia Eagles Sebahar, SteveSteve Sebahar  C Washington State
11 286 Chicago Bears Worthy, GaryGary Worthy  RB Wilmington (OH)
11 287 Detroit Lions Tate, BenBen Tate  RB North Carolina Central
11 288 Cleveland Browns Boyce Green  RB Carson–Newman
11 289 San Francisco 49ers Jesse Sapolu † C Hawaii
11 290 Seattle Seahawks Mayberry, BobBob Mayberry  G Clemson
11 291 New York Giants Pierson, ClenzieClenzie Pierson  DT Rice
11 292 New England Patriots Parker, SteveSteve Parker  WR Abilene Christian
11 293 Buffalo Bills White, LarryLarry White  DE Jackson State
11 294 New England Patriots Eason, CalvinCalvin Eason  DB Houston
11 295 Atlanta Falcons Salley, JohnJohn Salley  DB Wyoming
11 296 St. Louis Cardinals Williams, AaronAaron Williams  WR Washington
11 297 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Mark Witte  TE North Texas State
11 298 Minnesota Vikings Butcher, BrianBrian Butcher  G Clemson
11 299 Green Bay Packers Bucky Scribner  P Kansas
11 300 Dallas Cowboys Taylor, DanDan Taylor  T Idaho State
11 301 New York Jets Mike Harmon  WR Ole Miss
11 302 Pittsburgh Steelers Raugh, MarkMark Raugh  TE West Virginia
11 303 San Diego Chargers Tim Kearse  WR San Jose State
11 304 Cincinnati Bengals Williams, GaryGary Williams  WR Ohio State
11 305 Cleveland Browns McAdoo, HowardHoward McAdoo  LB Michigan State
11 306 Miami Dolphins Lukens, JoeJoe Lukens  G Ohio State
11 307 San Diego Chargers Tim Spencer  RB Ohio State
12 308 Baltimore Colts Williams, CarlCarl Williams  WR Texas Southern
12 309 New York Giants Robbie Jones  LB Alabama
12 310 Denver Broncos Karl Mecklenburg † LB Minnesota
12 311 Los Angeles Rams Casper, CleteClete Casper  QB Washington State
12 312 Philadelphia Eagles Mangrum, DavidDavid Mangrum  QB Baylor
12 313 Chicago Bears Oliver Williams  WR Illinois
12 314 San Diego Chargers Blaylock, BillyBilly Blaylock  DB Tennessee Tech
12 315 Kansas City Chiefs Jones, KenKen Jones  T Tennessee
12 316 Cleveland Browns Paul Farren  T Boston University
12 317 Seattle Seahawks Dow, DonDon Dow  T Washington
12 318 New York Giants Magwood, FrankFrank Magwood  WR Clemson
12 319 New England Patriots Kelly, WaddellWaddell Kelly  RB Arkansas State
12 320 Buffalo Bills Julius Dawkins  WR Pittsburgh
12 321 Detroit Lions Lane, JimJim Lane  C Idaho State
12 322 Atlanta Falcons Allama Matthews  TE Vanderbilt
12 323 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) Lane, JamesJames Lane  LB Alabama State
12 324 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Higginbotham, JohnJohn Higginbotham  DT Northeastern State
12 325 Minnesota Vikings Maurice Turner  RB Utah State
12 326 New England Patriots Ekern, AndyAndy Ekern  T Missouri
12 327 Green Bay Packers Harvey, JohnJohn Harvey  LB USC
12 328 New York Jets Crum, StuStu Crum  K Tulsa
12 329 San Diego Chargers Chuck Ehin  DT BYU
12 330 Pittsburgh Steelers Wiley, RogerRoger Wiley  RB Sam Houston State
12 331 Dallas Cowboys Bouier, LorenzoLorenzo Bouier  RB Maine
12 332 Cincinnati Bengals Young, AndreAndre Young  LB Bowling Green
12 333 Los Angeles Raiders Lindquist, ScottScott Lindquist  QB Northern Arizona
12 334 Miami Dolphins Anthony Carter † WR Michigan
12 335 New York Giants John Tuggle  RB California

Hall of Fame inductees

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  • 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.[10]
  • Jim Kelly, quarterback from Miami, taken 1st round 14th overall by Buffalo Bills
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2002.[11]
  • John Elway, quarterback from Stanford, taken 1st round 1st overall by Baltimore Colts
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2004.[11]
  • Dan Marino, quarterback from Pittsburgh, taken 1st round 27th overall by Miami Dolphins
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2005.[11]
  • Bruce Matthews, center from Southern California, taken 1st round 9th overall by Houston Oilers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2007.[11]
  • Darrell Green, cornerback from Texas A&I, taken 1st round 28th overall by Washington Redskins
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2008.[11]
  • Richard Dent, defensive end from Tennessee State, taken 8th round 203rd overall by Chicago Bears
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2011.[11]
  • Jim Covert, offensive tackle from Pittsburgh, taken 1st round 6th overall by Chicago Bears
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020.[11]
  • Roger Craig, running back from Nebraska, taken 2nd round 49th overall by San Francisco 49ers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026.[11]

Notable undrafted players

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

References

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  5. ^ Paul Thelen (April 18, 2013). "The Greatest Draft Class in NFL History". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  6. ^ "10 Greatest Draft Classes in NFL History". Athlonsports.com | Expert Predictions, Picks, and Previews.
  7. ^ a b c Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  8. ^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  9. ^ "NFL Draft Round by Round". The Spokesman Review. April 27, 1983. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  10. ^ List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
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