1983 NFL Draft
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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
. No teams elected to claim any players in the supplemental draft that year.
This year's draft is frequently referred to as the draft with the Quarterback class of 1983, because six quarterbacks were taken in the first round, an unusually high number. Of these quarterbacks, four played in the Super Bowl
, four were selected to play in the Pro Bowl
, and three have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
. The next highest number of quarterbacks taken in the first round is the five taken in the 1999 NFL Draft
. All six quarterbacks were drafted by American Football Conference
(AFC) teams. 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: the Denver Broncos
by John Elway
(five times), the Buffalo Bills
by Jim Kelly
(four times), the Miami Dolphins
by Dan Marino
(once), or the New England Patriots
by Tony Eason
(once).
They met with little success in the Super Bowl, however, compiling a 2-9 record between them, with an 0-9 record for their first 14 years in the league. The only two wins were by Elway in his final two seasons, during Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII in 1998 and 1999. Three of the most lopsided Super Bowl losses in history came at the hands of quarterbacks from the Class of '83: Elway, a 55-10 loss to the San Francisco 49ers
in Super Bowl XXIV
; Eason, a 46-10 loss to the Chicago Bears
in Super Bowl XX
; and Kelly, a 52-17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys
in Super Bowl XXVII
. Marino, who had a successful overall career, would only reach the Super Bowl one time, a 38-16 loss to San Francisco in Super Bowl XIX
, following the end of Marino's second season. Two of them, Todd Blackledge
and Ken O'Brien
, never reached the Super Bowl. Kelly and the Bills would appear in the Super Bowl for four consecutive years, from 1990 to 1993, and would lose all four.
A total of six players drafted in the first round have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Each round of this draft also contained at least one player who was later selected to play in the Pro Bowl.
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
teams selected amateur college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft
NFL Draft
The National Football League Draft is an annual event in which the National Football League teams select eligible college football players and it is their most common source of player recruitment. The basic design of the draft is each team is given a position in the drafting order in reverse order...
was held April 26–27, 1983
1983 NFL season
The 1983 NFL season was the 64th regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl XVIII when the Los Angeles Raiders defeated the Washington Redskins.-Major rule changes:...
. No teams elected to claim any players in the supplemental draft that year.
This year's draft is frequently referred to as the draft with the Quarterback class of 1983, because six quarterbacks were taken in the first round, an unusually high number. Of these quarterbacks, four played in the Super Bowl
Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...
, four were selected to play in the Pro Bowl
Pro Bowl
In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those...
, and three have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees...
. The next highest number of quarterbacks taken in the first round is the five taken in the 1999 NFL Draft
1999 NFL Draft
The 1999 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 17-18, 1999...
. All six quarterbacks were drafted by American Football Conference
American Football Conference
The American Football Conference is one of the two conferences of the National Football League . This conference and its counterpart, the National Football Conference , currently contain 16 teams each, making up the 32 teams of the NFL....
(AFC) teams. 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: the Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
by John Elway
John Elway
John Albert Elway, Jr. is a former American football quarterback and currently is the executive vice president of football operations for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League . He played college football at Stanford and his entire professional career with the Denver Broncos...
(five times), the Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
by Jim Kelly
Jim Kelly
James Edward Kelly is a former American football quarterback in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills and the USFL's Houston Gamblers....
(four times), the Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
by Dan Marino
Dan Marino
Daniel Constantine "Dan" Marino, Jr. is a retired American football quarterback who played for the Miami Dolphins in the National Football League...
(once), or the New England Patriots
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
by Tony Eason
Tony Eason
Charles Carroll "Tony" Eason, IV is a former quarterback. He played college football for the University of Illinois and professional football for the New England Patriots and New York Jets .-Early years:Eason grew up in Walnut Grove, California, and attended Delta High School in Clarksburg,...
(once).
They met with little success in the Super Bowl, however, compiling a 2-9 record between them, with an 0-9 record for their first 14 years in the league. The only two wins were by Elway in his final two seasons, during Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII in 1998 and 1999. Three of the most lopsided Super Bowl losses in history came at the hands of quarterbacks from the Class of '83: Elway, a 55-10 loss to the San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
in Super Bowl XXIV
Super Bowl XXIV
Super Bowl XXIV was an American football game played on January 28, 1990 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National Football League champion following the 1989 regular season...
; Eason, a 46-10 loss to the Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
in Super Bowl XX
Super Bowl XX
Super Bowl XX was an American football championship game played on January 26, 1986 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National Football League champion following the 1985 regular season...
; and Kelly, a 52-17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
in Super Bowl XXVII
Super Bowl XXVII
Super Bowl XXVII was a football game played on January 31, 1993 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California to decide the National Football League champion following the 1992 regular season. The National Football Conference champion Dallas Cowboys defeated the American Football Conference champion...
. Marino, who had a successful overall career, would only reach the Super Bowl one time, a 38-16 loss to San Francisco in Super Bowl XIX
Super Bowl XIX
Super Bowl XIX was an American football game played on January 20, 1985 at Stanford Stadium, on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California, to decide the National Football League champion following the 1984 regular season...
, following the end of Marino's second season. Two of them, Todd Blackledge
Todd Blackledge
Todd Alan Blackledge was an American football quarterback in both the NCAA and National Football League. In college, he led the Penn State Nittany Lions to a national championship; and, as a pro, he played for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers...
and Ken O'Brien
Ken O'Brien
Kenneth John O'Brien is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League for the New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles. When he retired he was the only Jets quarterback to have ever been the top ranked passer in a season. He held the team record for most...
, never reached the Super Bowl. Kelly and the Bills would appear in the Super Bowl for four consecutive years, from 1990 to 1993, and would lose all four.
A total of six players drafted in the first round have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Each round of this draft also contained at least one player who was later selected to play in the Pro Bowl.
Player selections
| = Pro Bowl Pro Bowl In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those... er |
= Hall of Famer |
Round one
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Colts Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League .... (player later traded to Denver) |
John Elway John Elway John Albert Elway, Jr. is a former American football quarterback and currently is the executive vice president of football operations for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League . He played college football at Stanford and his entire professional career with the Denver Broncos... |
Quarterback Quarterback Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line... |
Stanford 1982 Stanford Cardinal football team The 1982 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season.-Regular season:John Elway's last football game at Stanford was one of the most famous games of all time, the 1982 Big Game versus California , which ended with "The Play." It was... |
| 2 | Los Angeles Rams St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,... (from Houston through Seattle) |
Eric Dickerson Eric Dickerson Eric Demetric Dickerson is a former professional running back in the National Football League who in his career played for the Los Angeles Rams, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Raiders, and Atlanta Falcons.-College career:... |
Running Back Running back A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running... |
Southern Methodist Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church... |
| 3 | Seattle Seahawks Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team... (from Los Angeles Rams) |
Curt Warner Curt Warner Curtis Edward Warner is a former professional American football running back. A two-time All-American at Penn State University, Warner was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft... |
Running Back | Penn State Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service... |
| 4 | Denver Broncos Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... (player later traded to Baltimore) |
Chris Hinton Chris Hinton Christopher Hinton is a former American football tackle and guard who played thirteen seasons in the National Football League, mainly with the Indianapolis Colts. He was traded from the Denver Broncos for John Elway. He went to seven Pro Bowls, six with the Colts and one with the Atlanta Falcons... |
Guard Guard (American football) In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team.... |
Northwestern Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees.... |
| 5 | San Diego Chargers San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... (from San Francisco) |
Billy Ray Smith | Linebacker Linebacker A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen... |
Arkansas University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas is a public, co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with very high research activity. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in... |
| 6 | Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Jim Covert Jim Covert James Paul "Jimbo" Covert is the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Institute for Transfusion Medicine and a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears.-High school:Covert excelled in both football and wrestling at Freedom Area High... |
Offensive Line | Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of... |
| 7 | Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a... |
Todd Blackledge Todd Blackledge Todd Alan Blackledge was an American football quarterback in both the NCAA and National Football League. In college, he led the Penn State Nittany Lions to a national championship; and, as a pro, he played for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers... |
Quarterback | Penn State |
| 8 | Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Michael Haddix Michael Haddix Michael Montgomery Haddix is a former professional American football running back for eight seasons in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers. His son, Michael Haddix, is a former NCAA basketball player for the Siena College Saints... |
Running Back | Mississippi State Mississippi State University The Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science commonly known as Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States, partially in the town of Starkville and partially in an unincorporated area... |
| 9 | Houston Oilers Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter... (from Seattle) |
Bruce Matthews | Offensive Line | USC University of Southern California The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university... |
| 10 | New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Terry Kinard Terry Kinard Alfred "Terry" Terance Kinard , is a former professional American football player who was selected by the New York Giants in the 1st round of the 1983 NFL Draft. A 6'1", 200-lb... |
Defensive Back Defensive back In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of... |
Clemson Clemson University Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States.... |
| 11 | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... (from New Orleans) |
Tim Lewis Tim Lewis Tim Lewis is an American football coach and former cornerback. He is currently the secondary coach for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.-Playing career:... |
Cornerback Cornerback A cornerback is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football. Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles. Other members of the defensive backfield include the safeties and occasionally linebackers. The cornerback position... |
Pittsburgh |
| 12 | Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Tony Hunter Tony Hunter (American football) Tony Wayne Hunter is a former American football tight end in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bills and the Los Angeles Rams. He was drafted out of the University of Notre Dame in the 1983 NFL Draft by the Bills, ahead of Jim Kelly.-External links:*... |
Tight End Tight end The tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be... |
Notre Dame University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States... |
| 13 | Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
James Jones James Jones (running back) James Roosevelt Jones is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League for ten seasons during the 1980s and early 1990s... |
Fullback Fullback (American football) A fullback is a position in the offensive backfield in American and Canadian football, and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback... |
Florida University of Florida The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906... |
| 14 | Buffalo Bills (from Cleveland) | Jim Kelly Jim Kelly James Edward Kelly is a former American football quarterback in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills and the USFL's Houston Gamblers.... |
Quarterback | Miami (FL) 1982 Miami Hurricanes football team The 1982 Miami Hurricanes represented the University of Miami in the 1982 NCAA College Football season.-Regular season:Jim Kelly finished his career at Miami with 406 completions in 646 attempts for 5,233 yards and 32 TD's... |
| 15 | New England Patriots New England Patriots The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National... |
Tony Eason Tony Eason Charles Carroll "Tony" Eason, IV is a former quarterback. He played college football for the University of Illinois and professional football for the New England Patriots and New York Jets .-Early years:Eason grew up in Walnut Grove, California, and attended Delta High School in Clarksburg,... |
Quarterback | Illinois University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system... |
| 16 | Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Mike Pitts Mike Pitts Michael Anthony Pitts is a former professional American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles, and the New England Patriots. He played college football at the University of Alabama and was drafted in the first round of the 1983 NFL... |
Defensive End Defensive end Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years... |
Alabama University of Alabama The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.... |
| 17 | St. Louis Cardinals Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Leonard Smith | Cornerback | McNeese State McNeese State University McNeese State University is a public university located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, in the United States. Founded in 1939 as a junior college, McNeese experienced growth due to economic activity in the region. It adopted its present name in 1970.... |
| 18 | Chicago Bears (from Tampa Bay) | Willie Gault Willie Gault Willie James Gault is a former American football wide receiver and Olympic athlete. Gault played in the National Football League for 11 seasons for the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Raiders. He was a member of the Bears team that won Super Bowl XX, and was also a member of the U.S. Olympic team... |
Wide Receiver Wide receiver A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible... |
Tennessee University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States... |
| 19 | Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960... |
Joey Browner Joey Browner Joey Matthew Browner is a former American football strong safety for the Minnesota Vikings from 1983 until 1991.-Professional career:... |
Defensive Back | USC |
| 20 | San Diego Chargers (from Green Bay) | Gary Anderson Gary Anderson (running back) Gary Wayne Anderson is a former professional American football running back who played in the National Football League, the United States Football League and the Canadian Football League from 1983 to 1995.-USFL:... |
Running Back | Arkansas |
| 21 | Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
Gabriel Rivera Gabriel Rivera Gabriel Rivera is a former All American football defensive tackle. Rivera was the 21st selection of the 1983 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers... |
Defensive Tackle | Texas Tech Texas Tech University Texas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech or TTU, is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the... |
| 22 | San Diego Chargers (from San Diego through San Francisco) | Gill Byrd Gill Byrd Gill Arnette Byrd,http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/ByrdGi00.htm is a former professional American football player. He was a two time Pro Bowl cornerback in 1991 and 1992 for the San Diego Chargers after graduating from San Jose State University. He was inducted into the Chargers... |
Cornerback | San Jose State San José State University San Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States... |
| 23 | Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas... |
Jim Jeffcoat Jim Jeffcoat James Wilson Jeffcoat, Jr. is a former American football defensive lineman who played fifteen seasons in the National Football League. From 2008 to 2010 he served as defensive line coach for the Houston Cougars football team... |
Defensive End | Arizona State Arizona State University Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona... |
| 24 | New York Jets New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Ken O'Brien Ken O'Brien Kenneth John O'Brien is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League for the New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles. When he retired he was the only Jets quarterback to have ever been the top ranked passer in a season. He held the team record for most... |
Quarterback | California-Davis University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis is a public teaching and research university established in 1905 and located in Davis, California, USA. Spanning over , the campus is the largest within the University of California system and third largest by enrollment... |
| 25 | Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL... |
Dave Rimington Dave Rimington Dave Brian Rimington is a former American football center. He is considered by many to be the greatest center in the history of college football.-College career:... |
Center Center (American football) Center is a position in American football and Canadian football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense... |
Nebraska University of Nebraska–Lincoln The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a public research university located in the city of Lincoln in the U.S. state of Nebraska... |
| 26 | Los Angeles Raiders Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Don Mosebar Don Mosebar Donald Mosebar is a retired American Football Center.-College career:Mosebar was an All-American offensive lineman in 1982 at the University of Southern California and drafted by the Los Angeles Raiders.... |
Offensive Line | USC |
| 27 | Miami Dolphins Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Dan Marino Dan Marino Daniel Constantine "Dan" Marino, Jr. is a retired American football quarterback who played for the Miami Dolphins in the National Football League... |
Quarterback | Pittsburgh |
| 28 | Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
Darrell Green Darrell Green Darrell Ray Green is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League who played for the Washington Redskins from 1983 to 2002. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest cornerbacks to ever play football... |
Cornerback | Texas A&I University Texas A&M University–Kingsville Texas A&M University–Kingsville is a U.S. national university with a multicultural student body that is 62 percent Hispanic and includes students from 35 states and 43 foreign countries... |
Round two
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Baltimore Colts | Vernon Maxwell Vernon Maxwell (American football) Vernon Leroy Maxwell is a retired American professional football player who played linebacker in the National Football League for three different teams. He was awarded as the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1983.-External links:**... |
Linebacker | Arizona State Arizona State University Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona... |
| 30 | Houston Oilers | Harvey Salem Harvey Salem Harvey Salem is a former American football guard and tackle who played ten seasons in the National Football League.... |
Tackle | California University of California The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University... |
| 31 | Denver Broncos | Mark Cooper | Tackle | Miami (FL) |
| 32 | Los Angeles Rams | Henry Ellard Henry Ellard Henry Austin Ellard is a former American football wide receiver who played for the Los Angeles Rams , Washington Redskins , and the New England Patriots . Ellard qualified for Olympic trials in 1992 with his 54.1 foot triple jump.-High school and college:Ellard attended Hoover High School in... |
Wide Receiver | Fresno State California State University, Fresno California State University, Fresno, often referred to as Fresno State University and synonymously known in athletics as Fresno State , is one of the leading campuses of the California State University system, located at the northeast edge of Fresno, California, USA.The campus sits at the foot of... |
| 33 | Chicago Bears | Mike Richardson | Defensive Back | Arizona State |
| 34 | Kansas City Chiefs | Dave Lutz | Guard | Georgia Tech Georgia Institute of Technology The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States... |
| 35 | Philadelphia Eagles | Wes Hopkins Wes Hopkins Wesley Carl Hopkins is a former professional American football safety who played for the Philadelphia Eagles his entire 11-year National Football League career from 1983 through 1993... |
Safety | Southern Methodist |
| 36 | Los Angeles Rams | Mike Wilcher Mike Wilcher Michael Wilcher was a former NFL linebacker. He is a graduate from the University of North Carolina who played pro football from 1983–1990 for the Los Angeles Rams and San Diego Chargers.... |
Linebacker | North Carolina University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States... |
| 37 | New York Giants | Leonard Marshall Leonard Marshall Leonard Allen Marshall Jr. is a former American football defensive lineman who played twelve seasons in the National Football League . Marshall played defensive end for the New York Giants for ten seasons, then played a season each as a defensive tackle for the New York Jets and Washington Redskins... |
Defensive Tackle | Louisiana State Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name... |
| 38 | New Orleans Saints | Steve Korte Steve Korte Steve Korte is a former offensive guard and center in the NFL. He played his entire career for the New Orleans Saints from 1983 to 1990. Scored one touchdown from a fumble recovery.... |
Center | Arkansas |
| 39 | Buffalo Bills | Darryl Talley Darryl Talley Darryl Victor Talley is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 1983 NFL Draft. He played college football at West Virginia.... |
Linebacker | West Virginia West Virginia University West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;... |
| 40 | Detroit Lions | Rich Strenger Rich Strenger Richard Gene Strenger is a former All-Big Ten American football offensive tackle who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines and Detroit Lions . He is now working as a lawyer in Lake Orion, Michigan.... |
Tackle | Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan... |
| 41 | Cleveland Browns | Ron Brown | Cornerback | Arizona State |
| 42 | Houston Oilers | Keith Bostic | Defensive Back | Michigan |
| 43 | Atlanta Falcons | James Britt James Britt (American football) James Earl Britt is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round of the 1983 NFL Draft. He played college football at LSU.... |
Defensive Back | Louisiana State |
| 44 | St. Louis Cardinals | Cedric Mack Cedric Mack Cedric Manuel Mack is a former professional American football cornerback in the NFL for the St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals, San Diego Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs, and the New Orleans Saints... |
Cornerback | Baylor Baylor University Baylor University is a private, Christian university located in Waco, Texas. Founded in 1845, Baylor is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.-History:... |
| 45 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Randy Grimes Randy Grimes Randy Grimes was an American football player who played center for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1983 to 1992.Randy played for Baylor University during the early 1980s and was a part of the 1980 Southwest Conference Champion Bears, which also included the likes of other NFL players Mike Singletary,... |
Center | Baylor |
| 46 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jody Schulz Jody Schulz Jody John Schulz is a former American football linebacker who played for five seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League from 1983–1987. He was drafted by the Eagles in the second round of the 1983 NFL Draft... |
Linebacker | East Carolina East Carolina University East Carolina University is a public, coeducational, engaged doctoral/research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Named East Carolina University by statute and commonly known as ECU or East Carolina, the university is the largest institution of higher learning in... |
| 47 | New England Patriots | Darryal Wilson | Wide Receiver | Tennessee |
| 48 | Green Bay Packers | Dave Drechsler Dave Drechsler Dave Drechsler is a former guard in the National Football League. In the 1983 NFL Draft, Dreschsler was drafted in the second round by the Green Bay Packers and played two seasons with the team. He played at the collegiate level at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.-References:... |
Guard | North Carolina |
| 49 | San Francisco 49ers | Roger Craig | Running Back | Nebraska |
| 50 | Dallas Cowboys | Mike Walter Michael Walter (American football) Michael David Walter is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League for eleven seasons for the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys.... |
Linebacker | Oregon University of Oregon -Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :... |
| 51 | New York Jets | Johnny Hector Johnny Hector Johnny Lyndell Hector , was a former professional American football player who was selected by the New York Jets in the second round of the 1983 NFL Draft. A 5'11", 200 lb. running back from Texas A&M, Hector played 10 NFL seasons for the New York Jets from 1983-1992... |
Running Back | Texas A&M Texas A&M University Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school... |
| 52 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Wayne Capers Wayne Capers Wayne Capers is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts.... |
Wide Receiver | Kansas University of Kansas The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The... |
| 53 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ray Horton Ray Horton Raymond Anthony Horton is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Dallas Cowboys. During that time, he recorded 19 interceptions and returned them for 264 yards and 4 touchdowns. He also recovered 8 fumbles, which he returned for... |
Safety | Washington University of Washington University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University... |
| 54 | Los Angeles Raiders | Bill Pickel Bill Pickel William George Pickel is a former defensive tackle who played for twelve seasons in the National Football League with the Los Angeles Raiders and the New York Jets . Pickel attended St. Francis Prep. He played college football for Rutgers University... |
Defensive Tackle | Rutgers Rutgers University Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American... |
| 55 | Miami Dolphins | Mike Charles Mike Charles Michael William Charles is a former professional American football player who played nine seasons in the National Football League.... |
Defensive Tackle | Syracuse Syracuse University Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College... |
| 56 | Washington Redskins | Richard Williams | Running Back | Memphis University of Memphis The University of Memphis is an American public research university located in the Normal Station neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee and is the flagship public research university of the Tennessee Board of Regents system.... |
Round three
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Baltimore Colts | George Achica George Achica George Achica is a retired american football lineman.-Pro career:Achica was picked in the 3rd round with the 57th overall pick in the 1983 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts but chose to play for the USFL Los Angeles Express from 1983 to 1985... |
Nose Tackle | Southern California |
| 58 | Houston Oilers | Tim Joiner | Linebacker | Louisiana State |
| 59 | San Francisco 49ers | Blanchard Montgomery Blanchard Montgomery Blanchard Montgomery III is a retired American football linebacker who played professionally in the National Football League.... |
Linebacker | UCLA |
| 60 | Denver Broncos | Clint Sampson Clint Sampson Clinton Bernard Sampson was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 1983 NFL Draft. He played college football at San Diego State.... |
Wide Receiver | San Diego State |
| 61 | Kansas City Chiefs | Albert Lewis Albert Lewis (American football) Albert Ray Lewis is a former American football player who played in the National Football League for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders... |
Cornerback | Grambling |
| 62 | Philadelphia Eagles | Glen Young | Wide Receiver | Mississippi State |
| 63 | New York Giants | Jamie Williams Jamie Williams (American football) Jamie Earl Williams , is a former professional American football tight end who played for twelve seasons in the National Football League, mainly for the Houston Oilers and the San Francisco 49ers.-Early years:... |
Tight End | Nebraska |
| 64 | Chicago Bears | Dave Duerson Dave Duerson David Russell Duerson was an American football safety in the National Football League who played for the Chicago Bears , the New York Giants , and the Phoenix Cardinals .-Early life:... |
Safety | Notre Dame |
| 65 | New Orleans Saints | John Tice John Tice John Kevin Tice is an American football coach and former tight end who played ten seasons in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints... |
Tight End | Maryland |
| 66 | New Orleans Saints | Cliff Austin | Running Back | Clemson |
| 67 | Detroit Lions | Mike Cofer Mike Cofer (linebacker) Michael Lynn "Mike" Cofer is a former American Football linebacker in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 1983 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tennessee.Cofer was a Pro Bowl selection in 1988... |
Linebacker | Tennessee |
| 68 | Cleveland Browns | Reggie Camp Reggie Camp Reginald Louis "Reggie" Camp is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 1983 NFL Draft. He played college football at California.Camp also played for the Atlanta Falcons.... |
Defensive End | California |
| 69 | Houston Oilers | Chris Dressel Chris Dressel Christopher John Dressel is a former professional American football player who played tight end for ten seasons in the National Football League, mainly for the Houston Oilers and New York Jets.... |
Tight End | Stanford |
| 70 | New York Giants | Karl Nelson Karl Nelson Karl Stuart Nelson was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He was a member of the 1986 Giants team that won Super Bowl XXI. He missed the 1987 season due to illness . Nelson played college football at Iowa State University... |
Tackle | Iowa State |
| 71 | St. Louis | Ramsey Dardar | Defensive Tackle | Louisiana State |
| 72 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Jeremiah Castille Jeremiah Castille Jeremiah Castille is an American professional football player. A 5'10", 175-lb. defensive back from the University of Alabama, Castille was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 1983 NFL Draft. He played in six seasons in the NFL from 1983–1988 for the Buccaneers and... |
Defensive Back | Alabama |
| 73 | Minnesota Vikings | Walker Lee Ashley Walker Lee Ashley Walker Lee Ashley is a retired American football linebacker who played in the National Football League.-College career:Ashley was a member of the 1982 Penn State National Championship team.-Pro career:... |
Linebacker | Penn State |
| 74 | New England Patriots | Stephen Starring Stephen Starring Stephen Starring is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for six seasons for the New England Patriots, the Detroit Lions, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.... |
Wide Receiver | McNeese State |
| 75 | Atlanta Falcons | Andrew Provence | Nose Tackle | South Carolina |
| 76 | Miami Dolphins | Charles Benson | Defensive End | Baylor |
| 77 | Dallas Cowboys | Bryan Caldwell | Defensive End | Arizona State |
| 78 | New York Jets | JoJo Townsell Jo-Jo Townsell Joseph Ray "Jojo" Townsell is a former National Football League wide receiver. He played for the New York Jets from 1985-1990. Previously, he played with the USFL's Los Angeles Express.... |
Wide Receiver | UCLA |
| 79 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Todd Seabaugh Todd Seabaugh Raymond Todd Seabaugh is a former American football linebacker who played professionally in the National Football League.... |
Linebacker | San Diego State |
| 80 | New England Patriots | Steve Moore | Guard | Tennessee State |
| 81 | Cincinnati Bengals | Jim Turner | Defensive Back | UCLA |
| 82 | Los Angeles Raiders | Tony Caldwell Tony Caldwell Anthony L. Caldwell is a former professional American football Linebacker in the National Football League. He attended the University of Washington. He would play Linebacker with the Los Angeles Raiders from 1983 to 1985, and the Seattle Seahawks in 1987.-External links:*... |
Linebacker | Washington |
| 83 | Houston Oilers | Steve Brown Steve Brown (American football) Steve Brown is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League who spent his entire career with the Houston Oilers... |
Cornerback | Oregon |
| 84 | Washington Redskins | Charles Mann | Defensive End | Nevada |
Round four
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Baltimore Colts | Phil Smith | Wide receiver | San Diego State |
| 86 | Houston Oilers | Greg Hill Greg Hill (cornerback) Gregory Michael Hill is a former professional American football cornerback in the National Football League. He played six seasons for the Houston Oilers, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Los Angeles Raiders.... |
Defensive back | Oklahoma State |
| 87 | Los Angeles Rams | Chuck Nelson Chuck Nelson Charles LaVerne Nelson is a former professional American football placekicker for five seasons for the Los Angeles Rams, Buffalo Bills, and the Minnesota Vikings in the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Washington... |
Kicker | Washington |
| 88 | Houston Oilers | Mike McCloskey | Tight end | Penn State |
| 89 | Philadelphia Eagles | Mike Williams | Running back | Mississippi College |
| 90 | San Francisco 49ers | Tom Holmoe Tom Holmoe Thomas Allen Holmoe is the current athletic director at Brigham Young University. He is a former college and professional American football defensive back and coach.-College:... |
Defensive back | Brigham Young |
| 91 | Chicago Bears | Tom Thayer Tom Thayer Thomas "Tom" Allen Thayer is a former American-football center/guard. He played in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears and the Miami Dolphins. He won a Super Bowl as a member of the 1985 Chicago Bears... |
Center | Notre Dame |
| 92 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ron Wetzel | Tight end | Arizona State |
| 93 | Buffalo Bills | Trey Junkin Trey Junkin Abner Kirk "Trey" Junkin III is a former American football linebacker, tight end, and long snapper in the National Football League... |
Linebacker | Louisiana Tech |
| 94 | Detroit Lions | August Curley | Linebacker | USC |
| 95 | San Diego Chargers | Danny Walters Danny Walters Daniel Eugene "Danny" Walters is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round of the 1983 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arkansas.... |
Defensive back | Arkansas |
| 96 | St. Louis Cardinals | Mark Duda Mark Duda Mark David Duda is a former professional American football defensive tackle in the National Football League. He played his entire NFL career with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1983 until 1987. Duda is currently the Head football coach at Lackawanna College.-Notes and references:... |
Defensive tackle | Maryland |
| 97 | Los Angeles Rams | Vince Newsome Vince Newsome Vince Newsome was an American football safety who played ten seasons in the National Football League. He currently works in the front office for the Baltimore Ravens.... |
Defensive back | Washington |
| 98 | New Orleans Saints | Gary Lewis | Defensive tackle | Oklahoma State |
| 99 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Kelly Thomas | Tackle | USC |
| 100 | Minnesota Vikings | Mark Rush | Running back | Miami (FL) |
| 101 | New England Patriots | Johnny Rembert Johnny Rembert John Lee "Johnny" Rembert is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for ten seasons for the New England Patriots. Rembert was a key member of the 1986 American Football Conference Champions who played the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XX in New Orleans... |
Linebacker | Clemson |
| 102 | Atlanta Falcons | John Harper | Linebacker | Southern Illinois |
| 103 | St. Louis Cardinals | Lionel Washington Lionel Washington Lionel Washington is a retired American cornerback who played fifteen seasons in the National Football League. Washington attended Tulane University.... |
Defensive back | Tulane |
| 104 | Green Bay Packers | Mike Miller | Wide receiver | Tennessee |
| 105 | New York Jets | Wes Howell | Tight end | California |
| 106 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bo Scott Metcalf | Defensive back | Baylor |
| 107 | Chicago Bears | Pat Dunsmore Pat Dunsmore Pat Dunsmore is a former professional American football player who played tight end for two seasons for the Chicago Bears. He is a graduate of Ankeny High School in Ankeny, Iowa and Drake University.... |
Tight end | Drake |
| 108 | Dallas Cowboys | Chris Faulkner | Tight end | Florida |
| 109 | Cincinnati Bengals | Steve Maidlow Steve Maidlow Steven Kenneth Maidlow is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Buffalo Bills. He played college football at Michigan State University where he was a three year starter and a two year All-Big Ten honoree... |
Linebacker | Michigan State |
| 110 | Los Angeles Raiders | Greg Townsend Greg Townsend Gregory Townsend is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Raiders in the fourth round of the 1983 NFL Draft... |
Defensive end | Texas Christian |
| 111 | Los Angeles Rams | Doug Reed Doug Reed Douglas Reed was an American football defensive end who played seven seasons in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams... |
Defensive tackle | San Diego State |
| 112 | Buffalo Bills | Jimmy Payne | Defensive end | Georgia |
Round five
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | Baltimore Colts | Sid Abramowitz Sid Abramowitz -References:... |
Tackle | Tulsa |
| 114 | Houston Oilers | Larry Moriarty Larry Moriarty Larry Moriarty is a former professional American football player who played running back for six seasons for the Houston Oilers and Kansas City Chiefs he was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the 5th round of the 1983 NFL Draft. He attended Notre Dame in Indiana.... |
Running back | Notre Dame |
| 115 | Detroit Lions | Demetrious Johnson | Defensive back | Missouri |
| 116 | Denver Broncos | Weedy Harris | Linebacker | Houston |
| 117 | San Francisco 49ers | Riki Ellison Riki Ellison Riki Morgan Ellison is a former linebacker, who went by Riki Gray while in college at USC as an All Pac 10 player in 1982.-College career:... |
Linebacker | USC |
| 118 | New England Patriots | Smiley Creswell | Defensive end | Michigan State |
| 119 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jim Arnold | Punter | Vanderbilt |
| 120 | Philadelphia Eagles | Byron Darby Byron Darby Byron Keith Darby is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 1983 NFL Draft. He played college football at USC.... |
Defensive tackle | USC |
| 121 | Detroit Lions | Steve Mott Steve Mott Walter Stephen "Steve" Mott III is a former American football center in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round of the 1983 NFL Draft. He played college football at Alabama.... |
Center | Alabama |
| 122 | Cleveland Browns | Bill Contz | Tackle | Penn State |
| 123 | Seattle Seahawks | Chris Castor | Wide receiver | Duke |
| 124 | New York Giants | Malcolm Scott | Tight end | Louisiana State |
| 125 | Denver Broncos | Bruce Baldwin | Defensive back | Harding |
| 126 | Buffalo Bills | Matt Vandenboom | Defensive back | Wisconsin |
| 127 | Minnesota Vikings | Mark Stewart | Linebacker | Washington |
| 128 | New England Patriots | Darryl Lewis | Tight end | Texas-Arlington |
| 129 | Atlanta Falcons | Brett Miller Brett Miller Brett Kolste Miller is a former American football offensive tackle who played ten seasons in the National Football League. He was the weekend sports anchor for KTLA's Prime News.-External links:*... |
Tackle | Iowa |
| 130 | St. Louis Cardinals | Steve Bird | Wide receiver | Eastern Kentucky |
| 131 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Tony Chickillo | Defensive tackle | Miami (FL) |
| 132 | Green Bay Packers | Bryan Thomas | Running back | Pittsburgh |
| 133 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Paul Skansi Paul Skansi Paul Anthony Skansi is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for ten seasons Paul Anthony Skansi (born January 11, 1961, in Tacoma, Washington) is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for ten seasons Paul Anthony Skansi (born... |
Wide receiver | Washington |
| 134 | Los Angeles Rams | Otis Grant | Wide receiver | Michigan State |
| 135 | Dallas Cowboys | Chuck McSwain | Running back | Clemson |
| 136 | New York Jets | John Walker | Defensive tackle | Nebraska-Omaha |
| 137 | Cincinnati Bengals | Jeff Christensen | Quarterback | Eastern Illinois |
| 138 | Los Angeles Raiders | Dokie Williams Dokie Williams Darryl "Dokie" Eugene Wiliams is a former professional American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League for five seasons for the Los Angeles Raiders from 1983 to 1987.-College career:... |
Wide receiver | UCLA |
| 139 | Houston Oilers | Jerome Foster | Defensive tackle | Ohio State |
| 140 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Gregg Garrity Gregg Garrity Gregg David Garrity is a former professional American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Penn State University, and played high school football at North Allegheny High School in... |
Wide receiver | Penn State |
Round six
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 141 | San Diego Chargers | Trumaine Johnson Trumaine Johnson Trumaine Johnson is a retired American football player who played in the National Football League and the United States Football League.-Career:... |
Wide receiver | Grambling |
| 142 | Houston Oilers | Steve Haworth | Defensive back | Oklahoma |
| 143 | Denver Broncos | Victor Heflin | Defensive back | Delaware State |
| 144 | Los Angeles Rams | Gary Kowalski | Tackle | Boston College |
| 145 | Cleveland Browns | Tim Stracka Tim Stracka Timothy Terrill Stracka is a former American football tight end in the National Football League. He played for the Cleveland Browns . He played at the collegiate level at the University of Wisconsin–Madison; before that, Stracka was the star of Madison West High School's 1977 Division 1 Wisconsin... |
Tight end | Wisconsin |
| 146 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ellis Gardner Ellis Gardner Ellis Peniston Gardner is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League. He played for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Indianapolis Colts. He played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team.... |
Tackle | Georgia Tech |
| 147 | Philadelphia Eagles | Victor Oatis | Wide receiver | Northwest Louisiana |
| 148 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Rheugene Branton | Wide receiver | Texas Southern |
| 149 | Cleveland Browns | Dave Puzzuoli Dave Puzzuoli Phillip David "Dave" Puzzuoli is a former professional American football nose tackle in the National Football League. He played five seasons for the Cleveland Browns .... |
Defensive tackle | Pittsburgh |
| 150 | Seattle Seahawks | Reginald Gipson | Running back | Alabama A&M |
| 151 | New York Giants | Darrell Patterson | Linebacker | Texas Christian |
| 152 | Cincinnati Bengals | Kiki DeAyala Kiki DeAyala Julian Lewis DeAyala is a former American football linebacker in the United States Football League and the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 1983 NFL Draft, but first played for the USFL's Houston Gamblers. He played college football for... |
Linebacker | Texas |
| 153 | New York Giants | Kevin Belcher | Guard | Texas-El Paso |
| 154 | Detroit Lions | Todd Brown | Wide receiver | Nebraska |
| 155 | New England Patriots | Mike Bass Mike Bass Michael Thomas Bass is a former professional American football player who played defensive back for the Detroit Lions and the Washington Redskins... |
Kicker | Illinois |
| 156 | Atlanta Falcons | Anthony Allen | Wide receiver | Washington |
| 157 | St. Louis Cardinals | George Schmitt | Defensive back | Delaware |
| 158 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Ken Kaplan | Tackle | New Hampshire |
| 159 | Minnesota Vikings | Mike Jones Mike Jones (wide receiver) Michael Anthony Jones is an American football coach and former professional wide receiver. He is currently the offensive coordinator at Tennessee State University.-Playing career:... |
Wide receiver | Tennessee State |
| 160 | Green Bay Packers | Ron Sams Ron Sams Ron Sams is a former center and guard in the National Football League.-Career:Sams was drafted in the sixth round of the 1983 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers and played that season with the team. The following season he would play with the Minnesota Vikings.He played at the collegiate level at... |
Guard | Pittsburgh |
| 161 | Baltimore Colts | Grant Feasel Grant Feasel Grant Earl Feasel is a former American football center in the National Football League for the Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings and Seattle Seahawks. Feasel attended Abilene Christian University.... |
Center | Abilene Christian |
| 162 | Dallas Cowboys | Reggie Collier Reggie Collier Reginald C. Collier is a former professional American football player. Best known as a dynamic college football star, Collier had a short-lived professional career in both the United States Football League and National Football League.Collier played collegiate football as a quarterback for the The... |
Quarterback | Southern Mississippi |
| 163 | New York Jets | Vincent White | Running back | Stanford |
| 164 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Eric Williams Eric Williams (safety) Eric Thomas Williams is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round of the 1983 NFL Draft. He played college football at North Carolina State.Williams also played for the Detroit Lions.... |
Defensive back | North Carolina State |
| 165 | Cincinnati Bengals | Larry Kinnebrew Larry Kinnebrew Larry D. Kinnebrew is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 1983 NFL Draft... |
Running back | Tennessee State |
| 166 | Washington Redskins | Bob Winckler | Tackle | Wisconsin |
| 167 | Miami Dolphins | Reggie Roby Reggie Roby Reginald Henry "Reggie" Roby was an American football punter in the National Football League and a three-time Pro Bowler. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the sixth round of the 1983 NFL Draft out of the University of Iowa... |
Punter | Iowa |
| 168 | Washington Redskins | Babe Laufenberg Babe Laufenberg Brandon Hugh 'Babe' Laufenberg is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League who played for the New Orleans Saints, San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, and the Kansas City Chiefs... |
Quarterback | Indiana |
Round seven
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 169 | Baltimore Colts | Alvin Moore | Running back | Arizona State |
| 170 | Houston Oilers | Herkie Walls Herkie Walls McCurey 'Herkie' Walls is a former Arena Football League wide receiver for the Orlando Predators.Walls was a 7th round pick in the 1983 NFL Draft out of the University of Texas by the Houston Oilers. He played in the 1983-1985 seasons for the Oilers... |
Wide receiver | Texas |
| 171 | Los Angeles Rams | Jeff Simmons | Wide receiver | USC |
| 172 | Denver Broncos | Myron Dupree | Defensive back | North Carolina Central |
| 173 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ken Thomas | Running back | San Jose State |
| 174 | Philadelphia Eagles | Anthony Edgar | Running back | Hawaii |
| 175 | San Francisco 49ers | Gary Moten | Linebacker | Southern Methodist |
| 176 | Cleveland Browns | Rocky Belk | Wide receiver | Miami (FL) |
| 177 | Seattle Seahawks | Sam Merriman | Linebacker | Idaho |
| 178 | New York Giants | Perry Williams Perry Williams (cornerback) Perry Lamar Williams is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the seventh round of the 1983 NFL Draft. He played college football at North Carolina State.Williams won two Super Bowls with the Giants.... |
Defensive back | North Carolina State |
| 179 | Kansas City Chiefs | Daryl Posey | Running back | Mississippi College |
| 180 | Buffalo Bills | Gurnest Brown | Defensive tackle | Maryland |
| 181 | Detroit Lions | Mike Black Mike Black Michael David Black is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants. He played college football at California State University, Sacramento and was drafted in the ninth round of the 1986 NFL Draft.... |
Punter | Arizona State |
| 182 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jon Schultheis | Guard | Princeton |
| 183 | Atlanta Falcons | Jeff Turk | Defensive back | Boise State |
| 184 | St. Louis Cardinals | Carlos Scott | Center | Texas-El Paso |
| 185 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Weldon Ledbetter | Running back | Oklahoma |
| 186 | Minnesota Vikings | Carl Lee | Defensive back | Marshall |
| 187 | New England Patriots | Craig James | Running back | Southern Methodist |
| 188 | Green Bay Packers | Jessie Clark Jessie Clark Jessie Clark is a former professional American football player who played running back for eight seasons for the Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals, and Minnesota Vikings.... |
Running back | Arkansas |
| 189 | Dallas Cowboys | Chris Schultz Chris Schultz Christopher "Chris" Schultz is a retired National Football League and Canadian Football League player who played the offensive tackle position primarily with the CFL Toronto Argonauts... |
Tackle | Arizona |
| 190 | New York Jets | Darrin Newbold | Linebacker | SW Missouri State |
| 191 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mark Kirchner | Guard | Baylor |
| 192 | San Diego Chargers | Bill Elko | Defensive tackle | Louisiana State |
| 193 | Cincinnati Bengals | James Griffin | Defensive back | Middle Tennessee State |
| 194 | Los Angeles Raiders | Jeff McCall | Running back | Clemson |
| 195 | Miami Dolphins | Keith Woetzel | Linebacker | Rutgers |
| 196 | Washington Redskins | Kelvin Bryant Kelvin Bryant Kelvin LeRoy Bryant is a former American football running back in the National Football League and the United States Football League.-College career:... |
Running back | North Carolina |
Round eight
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 197 | Denver Broncos | Gary Kubiak Gary Kubiak Gary Wayne Kubiak is the head coach for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. Kubiak has participated in six Super Bowls, losing three as a player with the Denver Broncos and winning three as an assistant coach with Denver and the San Francisco 49ers.-High school:Kubiak passed for a... |
Quarterback | Texas A&M |
| 198 | Houston Oilers | Robert Thompson | Linebacker | Michigan |
| 199 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Henry Odom | Running back | South Carolina State |
| 200 | Los Angeles Rams | Troy West | Defensive back | USC |
| 201 | Philadelphia Eagles | Rich Kraynak Rich Kraynak Richard Bernard "Rich" Kraynak is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played five seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Atlanta Falcons .... |
Linebacker | Pittsburgh |
| 202 | San Diego Chargers | Earnest Jackson Earnest Jackson Earnest Jackson, Jr. is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League for six seasons for the San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Pittsburgh Steelers. He ran for at least 900 yards in a season for each of his three teams... |
Running back | Texas A&M |
| 203 | Chicago Bears | Richard Dent Richard Dent Richard Lamar Dent is a former American football defensive end, who played primarily for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was the MVP of Super Bowl XX... |
Defensive end | Tennessee State |
| 204 | Kansas City Chiefs | Irv Eatman Irv Eatman Irving Humphrey Eatman is a former American football offensive tackle, who played professionally for 2 seasons in the United States Football League and 11 seasons with the National Football League .... |
Tackle | UCLA |
| 205 | New York Giants | Andy Headen Andy Headen Andrew "Andy" Roosevelt Headen is a former professional American football linebacker for six seasons for the New York Giants in the National Football League. He played college football for Clemson University and helped win the 1981 National Championship game.... |
Linebacker | Clemson |
| 206 | New Orleans Saints | David Greenwood | Defensive back | Wisconsin |
| 207 | Buffalo Bills | James Durham | Defensive back | Houston |
| 208 | Detroit Lions | Bill Stapleton | Defensive back | Washington |
| 209 | Cleveland Browns | Mike McClearn | Guard | Temple |
| 210 | Seattle Seahawks | Matt Hernandez | Tackle | Purdue |
| 211 | St. Louis Cardinals | Bob Harris | Defensive back | Auburn |
| 212 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | John Samuelson | Linebacker | Azusa Pacific |
| 213 | Minnesota Vikings | Norris Brown | Tight end | Georgia |
| 214 | New England Patriots | Ronnie Lippett Ronnie Lippett Ronald Leon Lippett , is a former American professional football player who played eight seasons with the New England Patriots of the National Football League from 1983–1988 and 1990-1991. A 5'11", 180 lbs... |
Defensive back | Miami (FL) |
| 215 | Atlanta Falcons | John Rade John Rade John Rade, was a linebacker in the NFL from 1983 to 1991.Was a 8th round draft choice in 1983. In 1988 John led his team in tackles with 137 for the second straight year. He had 4 100 plus tackle seasons in 6 years... |
Linebacker | Boise State |
| 216 | Green Bay Packers | Carlton Briscoe | Defensive back | McNeese State |
| 217 | New York Jets | Davlin Mullen | Defensive back | Western Kentucky |
| 218 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Craig Dunaway Craig Dunaway Craig Carter Dunaway is a former professional American football tight end who was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League and the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 1983 NFL season after being drafted... |
Tight end | Michigan |
| 219 | Chicago Bears | Mark Bortz Mark Bortz Mark Steven Bortz was a guard in the National Football League. He attended the University of Iowa and was drafted by the Bears in 1983 for the Chicago Bears and played there until 1994.-Professional career:... |
Guard | Iowa |
| 220 | Dallas Cowboys | Lawrence Ricks Lawrence Ricks Lawrence Tallmagde Ricks is a former American football professional running back and kick returner who was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League and Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League. Ricks had been a star running back for the Michigan Wolverines... |
Running back | Michigan |
| 221 | Cincinnati Bengals | Mike Martin | Wide receiver | Illinois |
| 222 | Los Angeles Raiders | Mike Dotterer | Running back | Stanford |
| 223 | Miami Dolphins | Mark Clayton | Wide receiver | Louisville |
| 224 | Washington Redskins | Todd Hallstrom | Tackle | Minnesota |
Round nine
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 225 | Baltimore Colts | Jim Mills Jim Mills James Anthony Mills is a former American football and Canadian football offensive lineman.... |
Tackle | Hawaii |
| 226 | Houston Oilers | Kevin Potter | Defensive back | Missouri |
| 227 | Los Angeles Rams | Jack Belcher | Center | Boston College |
| 228 | Denver Broncos | Brian Hawkins | Defensive back | San Jose State |
| 229 | San Francisco 49ers | Mike Mularkey Mike Mularkey Michael Rene Mularkey is an American professional football coach and a former college and professional football player. He played college football for the... |
Tight end | Florida |
| 230 | Chicago Bears | Rob Fada | Guard | Pittsburgh |
| 231 | Kansas City Chiefs | Adam Lingner Adam Lingner Adam James Lingner is a former American football offensive lineman who played thirteen seasons in the National Football League with the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills. Adam Linger was drafted in 1983 in the 9th round by the Kansas City Chiefs, and was the lowest draft pick to make the... |
Center | Illinois |
| 232 | Philadelphia Eagles | Rich Pelzer | Tackle | Rhode Island |
| 233 | New England Patriots | Ricky Williams | Running back | Langston |
| 234 | Buffalo Bills | George Parker | Running back | Norfolk State |
| 235 | Chicago Bears | Mark Zavagnin | Linebacker | Notre Dame |
| 236 | Seattle Seahawks | Bob Clasby Bob Clasby Robert James Clasby is a former professional American football defensive lineman who played five seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals/Arizona Cardinals.... |
Defensive tackle | Notre Dame |
| 237 | New York Giants | Ali Haji-Sheikh Ali Haji-Sheikh Ali S. Haji-Sheikh is a former American football placekicker for the University of Michigan and for three National Football League teams. Haji-Sheikh spent three seasons playing for the New York Giants. He had a superb rookie season, kicking 35 of 42 field goals and setting a then NFL record... |
Kicker | Michigan |
| 238 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Hasson Arbubakrr Hasson Arbubakrr Hasson Arbubakrr is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League and the Canadian Football League . He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the ninth round of the 1983 NFL Draft... |
Defensive tackle | Texas Tech |
| 239 | Minnesota Vikings | Rod Achter | Wide receiver | Toledo |
| 240 | New England Patriots | Mark Keel | Tight end | Arizona |
| 241 | Baltimore Colts | Chris Rose | Tackle | Stanford |
| 242 | St. Louis Cardinals | Otis Brown | Running back | Jackson State |
| 243 | Green Bay Packers | Robin Ham | Center | West Texas State |
| 244 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Blake Wingle Blake Wingle Blake Leo Wingle is a former Guard in the National Football League who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Green Bay Packers and the Cleveland Browns. Wingle played collegiate ball for Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo and UCLA before being drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 9th round of the 1983... |
Guard | UCLA |
| 245 | San Diego Chargers | Mike Green Mike Green (linebacker) Michael James Green is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for three seasons for the San Diego Chargers.... |
Linebacker | Oklahoma State |
| 246 | Dallas Cowboys | Al Gross Al Gross (American football) Alfred Ellis Gross, Jr. is a former professional American football player who played safety for five seasons for the Cleveland Browns.... |
Defensive back | Arizona |
| 247 | New York Jets | Bobby Humphrey | Wide receiver | New Mexico State |
| 248 | Cincinnati Bengals | Stanley Wilson | Running back | Oklahoma |
| 249 | Los Angeles Raiders | Kent Jordan | Tight end | St. Mary's (CA) |
| 250 | Miami Dolphins | Mark Brown Mark Brown (linebacker) Mark Anthony Brown is a former American football linebacker who played nine seasons in the National Football League for the Miami Dolphins and the Detroit Lions .-External links:*... |
Linebacker | Purdue |
| 251 | Washington Redskins | Marcus Gilbert | Running back | Texas Christian |
Round ten
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 252 | Baltimore Colts | Ronald Hopkins | Defensive back | Murray State |
| 253 | Green Bay Packers | Byron Williams | Wide receiver | Texas-Arlington |
| 254 | Denver Broncos | Walt Bowyer | Defensive end | Arizona State |
| 255 | Minnesota Vikings | Melvin Brown | Defensive back | Mississippi |
| 256 | Chicago Bears | Anthony Hutchison | Running back | Texas Tech |
| 257 | Kansas City Chiefs | Mark Shumate Mark Shumate Mark Anthony Shumate is a former American football nose tackle in the National Football League. He played for the New York Jets and the Green Bay Packers, both in 1985. He played at the collegiate level at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.-References:... |
Defensive tackle | Wisconsin |
| 258 | Philadelphia Eagles | Thomas Strauthers | Defensive tackle | Jackson State |
| 259 | San Francisco 49ers | Jeff Merrell | Defensive tackle | Nebraska |
| 260 | Buffalo Bills | Richard Tharpe | Defensive tackle | Louisville |
| 261 | Detroit Lions | Dave Laube | Guard | Penn State |
| 262 | Cleveland Browns | Thomas Hopkins | Tackle | Alabama State |
| 263 | Seattle Seahawks | Pete Speros | Guard | Penn State |
| 264 | New England Patriots | James Williams | Tight end | Wyoming |
| 265 | New England Patriots | Toby Williams Toby Williams Tobias Williams is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the 10th round of the 1983 NFL Draft. He played six seasons, as a defensive end and defensive tackle, all with the Patriots.The 1987 season was interrupted by a... |
Defensive end | Nebraska |
| 266 | Minnesota Vikings | Walter Tate | Center | Tennessee State |
| 267 | New England Patriots | Tom Ramsey Tom Ramsey Tom Ramsey is a former professional American football quarterback, who played four seasons in the NFL for the New England Patriots. Earlier he played for the Los Angeles Express and the Oakland Invaders of the USFL.... |
Quarterback | UCLA |
| 268 | Atlanta Falcons | Ralph Giacomarro Ralph Giacomarro Ralph Giacomarro was a punter with a 4 year career in the National Football League.... |
Punter | Penn State |
| 269 | St. Louis Cardinals | Tim Lucas | Linebacker | California |
| 270 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Darius Durham | Wide receiver | San Diego State |
| 271 | Green Bay Packers | Jimmy Thomas | Defensive back | Indiana |
| 272 | San Diego Chargers | Bruce Mathison Bruce Mathison Bruce Martin Mathison is a former American football quarterback who played in the NFL for the San Diego Chargers , Buffalo Bills, and the Seattle Seahawks. He played college football at the University of Nebraska.-References:... |
Quarterback | Nebraska |
| 273 | Dallas Cowboys | Eric Moran | Tackle | Washington |
| 274 | New York Jets | Dan Fike Dan Fike Dan Clement Fike, Jr. is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League for eleven seasons... |
Tackle | Florida |
| 275 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Roosevelt Straughter | Defensive back | N.E. Louisiana |
| 276 | Cincinnati Bengals | Tim Krumrie Tim Krumrie Timothy A. Krumrie is a former American football nose tackle who played his entire NFL career for the Cincinnati Bengals, from 1983 through 1994... |
Defensive tackle | Wisconsin |
| 277 | Los Angeles Raiders | Mervyn Fernandez Mervyn Fernandez Mervyn "Swervin' Mervyn" Fernandez is a former professional American and Canadian football player who played wide receiver with the NFL Los Angeles-Oakland Raiders and the Canadian Football League BC Lions.... |
Wide receiver | San Jose State |
| 278 | Miami Dolphins | Anthony Reed | Running back | South Carolina State |
| 279 | Washington Redskins | Geff Gandy | Linebacker | Baylor |
Round eleven
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 280 | Baltimore Colts | Jim Bob Taylor | Quarterback | Georgia Tech |
| 281 | New York Giants | Lee Jenkins | Defensive back | Tennessee |
| 282 | Los Angeles Rams | Danny Triplett | Linebacker | Clemson |
| 283 | Denver Broncos | Don Bailey | Center | Miami (FL) |
| 284 | Kansas City Chiefs | Dwayne Jackson | Defensive end | South Carolina State |
| 285 | Philadelphia Eagles | Steve Sebahar | Center | Washington State |
| 286 | Chicago Bears | Gary Worthy | Running back | Wilmington (OH) |
| 287 | Detroit Lions | Ben Tate | Running back | North Carolina Central |
| 288 | Cleveland Browns | Boyce Green Boyce Green Boyce Keith Green is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 11th round of the 1983 NFL Draft. He played college football at Carson-Newman.Green also played for the Kansas City Chiefs and Seattle Seahawks.... |
Running back | Carson-Newman |
| 289 | San Francisco 49ers | Jesse Sapolu Jesse Sapolu Manase Jesse Sapolu Manase Jesse Sapolu Manase Jesse Sapolu (born March 10, 1961, Apia, Western Samoa, is a former football player in the National Football League. Sapolu played both center and offensive guard, and spent his entire career in a San Francisco 49ers uniform.... |
Center | Hawaii |
| 290 | Seattle Seahawks | Bob Mayberry | Guard | Clemson |
| 291 | New York Giants | Clenzie Pierson | Defensive tackle | Rice |
| 292 | New England Patriots | Steve Parker | Wide receiver | Abilene Christian |
| 293 | Buffalo Bills | Larry White | Defensive end | Jackson State |
| 294 | New England Patriots | Calvin Eason | Defensive back | Houston |
| 295 | Atlanta Falcons | John Salley | Defensive back | Wyoming |
| 296 | St. Louis Cardinals | Aaron Williams | Wide receiver | Washington |
| 297 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Mark Witte | Tight end | North Texas State |
| 298 | Minnesota Vikings | Brian Butcher | Guard | Clemson |
| 299 | Green Bay Packers | Bucky Scribner Bucky Scribner William Charles "Bucky" Scribner is a former professional American football Punter in the National Football League. He played college football for the Kansas Jayhawks. He played five seasons for the Green Bay Packers and the Minnesota Vikings .-References:... |
Punter | Kansas |
| 300 | Dallas Cowboys | Dan Taylor | Tackle | Idaho State |
| 301 | New York Jets | Mike Harmon | Wide receiver | Mississippi |
| 302 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mark Raugh | Tight end | West Virginia |
| 303 | San Diego Chargers | Tim Kearse | Wide receiver | San Jose State |
| 304 | Cincinnati Bengals | Gary Williams | Wide receiver | Ohio State |
| 305 | Cleveland Browns | Howard McAdoo | Linebacker | Michigan State |
| 306 | Miami Dolphins | Joe Lukens | Guard | Ohio State |
| 307 | San Diego Chargers | Tim Spencer | Running back | Ohio State |
Round twelve
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 308 | Baltimore Colts | Carl Williams | Wide receiver | Texas Southern |
| 309 | New York Giants | Robbie Jones | Linebacker | Alabama State |
| 310 | Denver Broncos | Karl Mecklenburg Karl Mecklenburg Karl Mecklenburg is a former American football player for the Denver Broncos in the National Football League.-National Football League:... |
Linebacker | Minnesota |
| 311 | Los Angeles Rams | Clete Casper | Quarterback | Washington State |
| 312 | Philadelphia Eagles | David Mangrum | Quarterback | Baylor |
| 313 | Chicago Bears | Oliver Williams | Wide receiver | Illinois |
| 314 | San Diego Chargers | Billy Blaylock | Defensive back | Tennessee Tech |
| 315 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ken Jones | Tackle | Tennessee |
| 316 | Cleveland Browns | Paul Farren Paul Farren Paul Farren was a tackle in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns. Farren took over as the Browns' starting left tackle after Rickey Bolden was injured in 1989. Farren also played as a guard and a center when he attended Boston University. Farren was considered a long shot to make... |
Tackle | Boston University |
| 317 | Seattle Seahawks | Don Dow | Tackle | Washington |
| 318 | New York Giants | Frank Magwood | Wide receiver | Clemson |
| 319 | New England Patriots | Waddell Kelly | Running back | Arkansas State |
| 320 | Buffalo Bills | Julius Dawkins Julius Dawkins Julius Dawkins is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League and Arena Football League. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 12th round of the 1983 NFL Draft... |
Wide receiver | Pittsburgh |
| 321 | Detroit Lions | Jim Lane | Center | Idaho State |
| 322 | Atlanta Falcons | Allama Matthews | Tight end | Vanderbilt |
| 323 | St. Louis Cardinals | James Lane | Linebacker | Alabama State |
| 324 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | John Higginbotham | Defensive tackle | N.E. Oklahoma |
| 325 | Minnesota Vikings | Maurice Turner Maurice Turner (American football) Maurice Turner is a former running back in the National Football League. He was drafted in the twelfth round of the 1983 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings and would play with the team during the 1984 NFL season before splitting the following season between the Vikings and the Green Bay Packers... |
Running Back | Utah State |
| 326 | New England Patriots | Andy Ekern | Tackle | Missouri |
| 327 | Green Bay Packers | John Harvey | Linebacker | USC |
| 328 | New York Jets | Stu Crum | Kicker | Tulsa |
| 329 | San Diego Chargers | Chuck Ehin Chuck Ehin Chuck Ehin is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League.... |
Defensive tackle | Brigham Young |
| 330 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Roger Wiley | Running back | Sam Houston State |
| 331 | Dallas Cowboys | Lorenzo Bouier | Running back | Maine |
| 332 | Cincinnati Bengals | Andre Young | Linebacker | Bowling Green |
| 333 | Los Angeles Raiders | Scott Lindquist | Quarterback | Northern Arizona |
| 334 | Miami Dolphins | Anthony Carter | Wide receiver | Michigan |
| 335 | New York Giants | John Tuggle John Tuggle John Tuggle was a running back in the National Football League. Tuggle was the final selection of the 1983 NFL Draft, selected by the New York Giants. He would play that season with the team.... |
Running back | California |
| = Pro Bowler | = Hall of Famer |
Hall of famers
- Eric Dickerson, Running Back from Southern Methodist University taken 1st round 2nd overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1999.
- Jim Kelly, Quarterback from the University of Miami taken 1st round 14th overall by the Buffalo Bills.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2002.
- John Elway, Quarterback from Stanford University taken 1st round 1st overall by the Baltimore Colts.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2004.
- Dan Marino, Quarterback from Pittsburgh taken 1st round 27th overall by the Miami Dolphins.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2005.
- Bruce Matthews, Offensive Lineman from University of Southern California taken 1st round 9th overall by the Houston Oilers.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2007.
- Darrell Green, Cornerback from Texas A&I University taken 1st round 28th overall by the Washington Redskins.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2008.
- Richard Dent, Defensive End from Tennessee State University taken 8th round, 203rd overall by the Chicago Bears.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2011..