Procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players
The1983 NFL draft was the procedure by whichNational Football League teams selected amateurcollege football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. Thedraft was held April 26–27,1983 , at theNew York Sheraton Hotel inNew York City ,New York .[ 1] [ 2] supplemental draft that year.
The draft is frequently referred to as thequarterback class of 1983 , because six quarterbacks were taken in the first round —John Elway ,Todd Blackledge ,Jim Kelly ,Tony Eason ,Ken O'Brien , andDan Marino — tied with the2024 draft for the highest number taken. Of these quarterbacks, Elway, Kelly, Eason, and Marino played in theSuper Bowl , Elway, Kelly, O'Brien, and Marino were selected to play in thePro Bowl , and Elway, Kelly, and Marino have been inducted into thePro Football Hall of Fame . All six quarterbacks were drafted byAmerican Football Conference (AFC) teams, with every member of the five-team AFC East (theBaltimore Colts ,Miami Dolphins ,Buffalo Bills ,New York Jets , andNew 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 theDenver 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 inXXXII andXXXIII 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 theSan Francisco 49ers inXXIV ; Eason, a 46–10 loss to theChicago Bears inXX ; and Kelly, a 52–17 loss to theDallas Cowboys inXXVII . Marino would only reach the Super Bowl once in a 38–16 loss to San Francisco inXIX 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 coachFrank Kush , a harsh disciplinarian, known long before the draft, was also a promisingbaseball player in theNew York Yankees organization. With Yankees ownerGeorge 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 thefirst overall pick of the draft.[ 3]
Kelly, the other holdout, instead signed with theHouston Gamblers of theUnited States Football League (USFL), where he led the springtime circuit in passing in both 1984 and 1985. Kelly was set to play for theNew 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] Bleacher Report andAthlon Sports , have called the class of 1983 the greatest of all time.[ 5] [ 6]
^a b May sometimes be referred to as anedge rusher (EDGE) ^ Also known as offensive guard (OG) ^ Also known as placekicker (PK) ^ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)
Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes 1 1 Baltimore Colts John Elway ‡ † QB Stanford Pac-10 Rights later traded to Denver
1 2 Los Angeles Rams Eric Dickerson ‡ † RB SMU SWC from Houston through Seattle
1 3 Seattle Seahawks Curt Warner † RB Penn State Ind. (I-A) from L. A. Rams
1 4 Denver Broncos Chris Hinton † G Northwestern Big Ten Rights later traded to Baltimore
1 5 San Diego Chargers Billy Ray Smith LB Arkansas SWC 1 6 Chicago Bears Jim Covert ‡ † OT Pittsburgh Ind. (I-A) 1 7 Kansas City Chiefs Todd Blackledge QB Penn State Ind. (I-A) 1 8 Philadelphia Eagles Michael Haddix RB Mississippi State SEC 1 9 Houston Oilers Bruce Matthews ‡ † OT USC Pac-10 from Seattle
1 10 New York Giants Terry Kinard † S Clemson ACC 1 11 Green Bay Packers Tim Lewis CB Pittsburgh Ind. (I-A) 1 12 Buffalo Bills Tony Hunter TE Notre Dame Ind. (I-A) 1 13 Detroit Lions James Jones FB Florida SEC 1 14 Buffalo Bills Jim Kelly ‡ † QB Miami (FL) Ind. (I-A) from Cleveland
1 15 New England Patriots Tony Eason QB Illinois Big Ten 1 16 Atlanta Falcons Mike Pitts DE Alabama SEC 1 17 St. Louis Cardinals Leonard Smith CB McNeese State Southland 1 18 Chicago Bears Willie Gault WR Tennessee SEC 1 19 Minnesota Vikings Joey Browner † CB USC Pac-10 1 20 San Diego Chargers Gary Anderson † RB Arkansas SWC from Green Bay
1 21 Pittsburgh Steelers Gabriel Rivera DT Texas Tech SWC 1 22 San Diego Chargers Gill Byrd † CB San Jose State PCAA from San Diego through San Francisco
1 23 Dallas Cowboys Jim Jeffcoat DE Arizona State Pac-10 1 24 New York Jets Ken O'Brien † QB UC Davis NCAC 1 25 Cincinnati Bengals Dave Rimington C Nebraska Big Eight 1 26 Los Angeles Raiders Don Mosebar † C USC Pac-10 1 27 Miami Dolphins Dan Marino ‡ † QB Pittsburgh Ind. (I-A) 1 28 Washington Redskins Darrell Green ‡ † CB Texas A&I LSC 2 29 Baltimore Colts Vernon Maxwell LB Arizona State Pac-10 2 30 Houston Oilers Harvey Salem OT California Pac-10 2 31 Denver Broncos Mark Cooper OT Miami (FL) Ind. (I-A) 2 32 Los Angeles Rams Henry Ellard † WR Fresno State PCAA 2 33 Chicago Bears Mike Richardson CB Arizona State Pac-10 2 34 Kansas City Chiefs Dave Lutz G Georgia Tech Ind. 2 35 Philadelphia Eagles Wes Hopkins † S SMU SWC 2 36 Los Angeles Rams Mike Wilcher LB North Carolina ACC from San Francisco
2 37 New York Giants Leonard Marshall † DE LSU SEC 2 38 New Orleans Saints Steve Korte C Arkansas SWC 2 39 Buffalo Bills Darryl Talley † LB West Virginia Ind. (I-A) 2 40 Detroit Lions Rich Strenger OT Michigan Big Ten 2 41 Cleveland Browns Ron Brown † WR Arizona State Pac-10 2 42 Houston Oilers Keith Bostic † S Michigan Big Ten from Seattle
2 43 Atlanta Falcons James Britt CB LSU SEC 2 44 St. Louis Cardinals Cedric Mack CB Baylor SWC 2 45 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Randy Grimes C Baylor SWC 2 46 Philadelphia Eagles Jody Schulz LB East Carolina Ind. (I-A) 2 47 New England Patriots Darryal Wilson WR Tennessee SEC 2 48 Green Bay Packers Dave Drechsler G North Carolina ACC 2 49 San Francisco 49ers Roger Craig † RB Nebraska Big Eight from San Diego
2 50 Dallas Cowboys Michael Walter LB Oregon Pac-10 2 51 New York Jets Johnny Hector RB Texas A&M SWC 2 52 Pittsburgh Steelers Wayne Capers WR Kansas Big Eight 2 53 Cincinnati Bengals Ray Horton S Washington Pac-10 2 54 Los Angeles Raiders Bill Pickel † DT Rutgers Ind. (I-A) 2 55 Miami Dolphins Mike Charles DT Syracuse Ind. (I-A) 2 56 Washington Redskins Richard Williams RB Memphis State Ind. (I-A) 3 57 Baltimore Colts George Achica NT USC Pac-10 3 58 Houston Oilers Tim Joiner LB LSU SEC 3 59 San Francisco 49ers Blanchard Montgomery LB UCLA Pac-10 from L. A. Rams
3 60 Denver Broncos Clint Sampson WR San Diego State WAC 3 61 Kansas City Chiefs Albert Lewis † CB Grambling State SWAC 3 62 Philadelphia Eagles Glen Young WR Mississippi State SEC 3 63 New York Giants Jamie Williams TE Nebraska Big Eight from San Francisco via L. A. Rams
3 64 Chicago Bears Dave Duerson † S Notre Dame Ind. (I-A) 3 65 New Orleans Saints John Tice TE Maryland ACC 3 66 New Orleans Saints Cliff Austin RB Clemson ACC from Buffalo via St. Louis
3 67 Detroit Lions Mike Cofer † LB Tennessee SEC 3 68 Cleveland Browns Reggie Camp DE California Pac-10 3 69 Houston Oilers Chris Dressel TE Stanford Pac-10 from Seattle
3 70 New York Giants Karl Nelson OT Iowa State Big Eight 3 71 St. Louis Cardinals Ramsey Dardar DT LSU SEC 3 72 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jeremiah Castille CB Alabama SEC 3 73 Minnesota Vikings Walker Lee Ashley LB Penn State Ind. (I-A) 3 74 New England Patriots Stephen Starring WR McNeese State Southland 3 75 Atlanta Falcons Andrew Provence NT South Carolina Ind. (I-A) 3 76 Miami Dolphins Charles Benson DE Baylor SWC from Green Bay via Houston
3 77 Dallas Cowboys Bryan Caldwell DE Arizona State Pac-10 3 78 New York Jets JoJo Townsell WR UCLA Pac-10 3 79 Pittsburgh Steelers Todd Seabaugh LB San Diego State WAC 3 80 New England Patriots Steve Moore G Tennessee State Ind. (I-AA) from San Diego
3 81 Cincinnati Bengals Jimmy Turner S UCLA Pac-10 3 82 Los Angeles Raiders Tony Caldwell LB Washington Pac-10 3 83 Houston Oilers Steve Brown CB Oregon Pac-10 from Miami
3 84 Washington Redskins Charles Mann † DE Nevada Big Sky 4 85 Baltimore Colts Phil Smith WR San Diego State WAC 4 86 Houston Oilers Greg Hill CB Oklahoma State Big Eight 4 87 Los Angeles Rams Chuck Nelson K Washington Pac-10 from Denver via San Francisco
4 88 Houston Oilers Mike McCloskey TE Penn State Ind. (I-A) from L. A. Rams
4 89 Philadelphia Eagles Mike Williams RB Mississippi College Gulf South 4 90 San Francisco 49ers Tom Holmoe S BYU WAC 4 91 Chicago Bears Tom Thayer C Notre Dame Ind. (I-A) 4 92 Kansas City Chiefs Ron Wetzel TE Arizona State Pac-10 4 93 Buffalo Bills Trey Junkin LB Louisiana Tech Southland 4 94 Detroit Lions August Curley LB USC Pac-10 4 95 San Diego Chargers Danny Walters CB Arkansas SWC from Cleveland
4 96 St. Louis Cardinals Mark Duda DT Maryland ACC from Seattle
4 97 Los Angeles Rams Vince Newsome CB Washington Pac-10 from N. Y. Giants
4 98 New Orleans Saints Gary Lewis DT Oklahoma State Big Eight 4 99 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kelly Thomas OT USC Pac-10 4 100 Minnesota Vikings Rush, Mark Mark Rush RB Miami (FL) Ind. (I-A) 4 101 New England Patriots Johnny Rembert † LB Clemson ACC 4 102 Atlanta Falcons Harper, John John Harper LB Southern Illinois MVC 4 103 St. Louis Cardinals Lionel Washington CB Tulane Ind. (I-A) 4 104 Green Bay Packers Mike Miller WR Tennessee SEC 4 105 New York Jets Howell, Wes Wes Howell TE California Pac-10 4 106 Pittsburgh Steelers Metcalf, Bo Bo Metcalf CB Baylor SWC 4 107 Chicago Bears Pat Dunsmore TE Drake MVC from San Diego
4 108 Dallas Cowboys Chris Faulkner TE Florida SEC 4 109 Cincinnati Bengals Steve Maidlow LB Michigan State Big Ten 4 110 Los Angeles Raiders Greg Townsend † DE TCU SWC 4 111 Los Angeles Rams Doug Reed DT San Diego State WAC from Miami
4 112 Buffalo Bills Payne, Jimmy Jimmy Payne DE Georgia SEC from Washington
5 113 Baltimore Colts Sid Abramowitz T Tulsa MVC 5 114 Houston Oilers Larry Moriarty RB Notre Dame Ind. (I-A) 5 115 Detroit Lions Demetrious Johnson S Missouri Big Eight 5 116 Denver Broncos Harris, Weedy Weedy Harris LB Houston SWC 5 117 San Francisco 49ers Riki Ellison LB USC Pac-10 5 118 New England Patriots Smiley Creswell DE Michigan State Big Ten 5 119 Kansas City Chiefs Jim Arnold † P Vanderbilt SEC 5 120 Philadelphia Eagles Byron Darby DT USC Pac-10 5 121 Detroit Lions Steve Mott C Alabama SEC 5 122 Cleveland Browns Bill Contz T Penn State Ind. (I-A) 5 123 Seattle Seahawks Chris Castor WR Duke ACC 5 124 New York Giants Malcolm Scott TE LSU SEC 5 125 Denver Broncos Bruce Baldwin DB Harding Arkansas 5 126 Buffalo Bills Vandenboom, Matt Matt Vandenboom DB Wisconsin Big Ten 5 127 Minnesota Vikings Mark Stewart LB Washington Pac-10 5 128 New England Patriots Darryl Lewis TE Texas–Arlington — 5 129 Atlanta Falcons Brett Miller T Iowa Big Ten 5 130 St. Louis Cardinals Steve Bird WR Eastern Kentucky OVC 5 131 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tony Chickillo DT Miami (FL) Ind. (I-A) 5 132 Green Bay Packers Thomas, Bryan Bryan Thomas RB Pittsburgh Ind. (I-A) 5 133 Pittsburgh Steelers Paul Skansi WR Washington Pac-10 5 134 Los Angeles Rams Otis Grant WR Michigan State Big Ten 5 135 Dallas Cowboys Chuck McSwain RB Clemson ACC 5 136 New York Jets John Walker DT Nebraska–Omaha NCC 5 137 Cincinnati Bengals Jeff Christensen QB Eastern Illinois AMCU 5 138 Los Angeles Raiders Dokie Williams WR UCLA Pac-10 5 139 Houston Oilers Jerome Foster DT Ohio State Big Ten 5 140 Pittsburgh Steelers Gregg Garrity WR Penn State Ind. (I-A) 6 141 San Diego Chargers Trumaine Johnson WR Grambling State SWAC 6 142 Houston Oilers Steve Haworth DB Oklahoma Big Eight 6 143 Denver Broncos Victor Heflin DB Delaware State MEAC 6 144 Los Angeles Rams Gary Kowalski T Boston College Ind. (I-A) 6 145 Cleveland Browns Tim Stracka TE Wisconsin Big Ten 6 146 Kansas City Chiefs Ellis Gardner T Georgia Tech Ind. 6 147 Philadelphia Eagles Victor Oatis WR Northwestern State Ind. (I-AA) 6 148 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Gene Branton WR Texas Southern SWAC 6 149 Cleveland Browns Dave Puzzuoli DT Pittsburgh Ind. (I-A) 6 150 Seattle Seahawks Gipson, Reginald Reginald Gipson RB Alabama A&M SIAC 6 151 New York Giants Patterson, Darrell Darrell Patterson LB TCU SWC 6 152 Cincinnati Bengals Kiki DeAyala LB Texas SWC 6 153 New York Giants Kevin Belcher G UTEP WAC 6 154 Detroit Lions Todd Brown WR Nebraska Big Eight 6 155 New England Patriots Bass, Mike Mike Bass K Illinois Big Ten 6 156 Atlanta Falcons Anthony Allen WR Washington Pac-10 6 157 St. Louis Cardinals George Schmitt DB Delaware Ind. (I-AA) 6 158 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ken Kaplan T New Hampshire Yankee 6 159 Minnesota Vikings Mike Jones WR Tennessee State Ind. (I-AA) 6 160 Green Bay Packers Ron Sams G Pittsburgh Ind. (I-A) 6 161 Baltimore Colts Grant Feasel C Abilene Christian LSC 6 162 Dallas Cowboys Reggie Collier QB Southern Miss Ind. (I-A) 6 163 New York Jets Vincent White RB Stanford Pac-10 6 164 Pittsburgh Steelers Eric Williams DB NC State ACC 6 165 Cincinnati Bengals Larry Kinnebrew RB Tennessee State Ind. (I-AA) 6 166 Washington Redskins Winckler, Bob Bob Winckler T Wisconsin Big Ten 6 167 Miami Dolphins Reggie Roby † P Iowa Big Ten 6 168 Washington Redskins Babe Laufenberg QB Indiana Big Ten 7 169 Baltimore Colts Alvin Moore RB Arizona State Pac-10 7 170 Houston Oilers Herkie Walls WR Texas SWC 7 171 Los Angeles Rams Jeff Simmons WR USC Pac-10 7 172 Denver Broncos Myron Dupree DB North Carolina Central CIAA 7 173 Kansas City Chiefs Ken Thomas RB San Jose State PCAA 7 174 Philadelphia Eagles Edgar, Anthony Anthony Edgar RB Hawaii WAC 7 175 San Francisco 49ers Gary Moten LB SMU SWC 7 176 Cleveland Browns Rocky Belk WR Miami (FL) Ind. (I-A) 7 177 Seattle Seahawks Sam Merriman LB Idaho Big Sky 7 178 New York Giants Perry Williams CB NC State ACC 7 179 Kansas City Chiefs Posey, Daryl Daryl Posey RB Mississippi College Gulf South 7 180 Buffalo Bills Brown, Gurnest Gurnest Brown DT Maryland ACC 7 181 Detroit Lions Mike Black P Arizona State University Pac-10 7 182 Philadelphia Eagles Schultheis, Jon Jon Schultheis G Princeton Ivy 7 183 Atlanta Falcons Turk, Jeff Jeff Turk DB Boise State Big Sky 7 184 St. Louis Cardinals Carlos Scott C UTEP WAC 7 185 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ledbetter, Weldon Weldon Ledbetter RB Oklahoma Big Eight 7 186 Minnesota Vikings Carl Lee † CB Marshall SoCon 7 187 New England Patriots Craig James † RB SMU SWC 7 188 Green Bay Packers Jessie Clark RB Arkansas SWC 7 189 Dallas Cowboys Chris Schultz T Arizona Pac-10 7 190 New York Jets Newbold, Darrin Darrin Newbold LB Southwest Missouri State AMCU 7 191 Pittsburgh Steelers Mark Kirchner G Baylor SWC 7 192 San Diego Chargers Elko, Bill Bill Elko DT LSU SEC 7 193 Cincinnati Bengals James Griffin DB Middle Tennessee OVC 7 194 Los Angeles Raiders McCall, Jeff Jeff McCall RB Clemson ACC 7 195 Miami Dolphins Woetzel, Keith Keith Woetzel LB Rutgers Ind. (I-A) 7 196 Washington Redskins Kelvin Bryant RB North Carolina ACC 8 197 Denver Broncos Gary Kubiak QB Texas A&M SWC 8 198 Houston Oilers Robert Thompson LB Michigan Big Ten 8 199 Pittsburgh Steelers Henry Odom RB South Carolina State MEAC 8 200 Los Angeles Rams West, Troy Troy West DB USC Pac-10 8 201 Philadelphia Eagles Kraynak, Rich Rich Kraynak LB Pittsburgh Ind. (I-A) 8 202 San Diego Chargers Earnest Jackson RB Texas A&M SWC 8 203 Chicago Bears Richard Dent ‡ † DE Tennessee State Ind. (I-AA) 8 204 Kansas City Chiefs Irv Eatman T UCLA Pac-10 8 205 New York Giants Andy Headen LB Clemson ACC 8 206 New Orleans Saints David Greenwood DB Wisconsin Big Ten 8 207 Buffalo Bills Durham, James James Durham DB Houston SWC 8 208 Detroit Lions Stapleton, Bill Bill Stapleton DB Washington Pac-10 8 209 Cleveland Browns McClearn, Mike Mike McClearn G Temple Ind. (I-A) 8 210 Seattle Seahawks Matt Hernandez T Purdue Big Ten 8 211 St. Louis Cardinals Harris, Bob Bob Harris DB Auburn SEC 8 212 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Samuelson, John John Samuelson LB Azusa Pacific Ind. (NAIA) 8 213 Minnesota Vikings Norris Brown TE Georgia SEC 8 214 New England Patriots Ronnie Lippett DB Miami (FL) Ind. (I-A) 8 215 Atlanta Falcons John Rade LB Boise State Big Sky 8 216 Green Bay Packers Briscoe, Carlton Carlton Briscoe DB McNeese State N/A 8 217 New York Jets Mullen, Davlin Davlin Mullen DB Western Kentucky Ind. (I-AA) 8 218 Pittsburgh Steelers Craig Dunaway TE Michigan Big Ten 8 219 Chicago Bears Mark Bortz † G Iowa Big Ten 8 220 Dallas Cowboys Lawrence Ricks RB Michigan Big Ten 8 221 Cincinnati Bengals Mike Martin WR Illinois Big Ten 8 222 Los Angeles Raiders Dotterer, Mike Mike Dotterer RB Stanford Pac-10 8 223 Miami Dolphins Mark Clayton † WR Louisville Ind. (I-A) 8 224 Washington Redskins Hallstrom, Todd Todd Hallstrom T Minnesota Big Ten 9 225 Baltimore Colts Jim Mills T Hawaii WAC 9 226 Houston Oilers Kevin Potter DB Missouri Big Eight 9 227 Los Angeles Rams Becher, Jack Jack Becher C Boston College Ind. (I-A) 9 228 Denver Broncos Hawkins, Brian Brian Hawkins DB San Jose State N/A 9 229 San Francisco 49ers Mularkey, Mike Mike Mularkey TE Florida SEC 9 230 Chicago Bears Rob Fada G Pittsburgh Ind. (I-A) 9 231 Kansas City Chiefs Adam Lingner C Illinois Big Ten 9 232 Philadelphia Eagles Pelzer, Rich Rich Pelzer T Rhode Island Yankee 9 233 New England Patriots Williams, Ricky Ricky Williams RB Langston Ind. (NAIA) 9 234 Buffalo Bills Parker, George George Parker RB Norfolk State CIAA 9 235 Chicago Bears Zavagnin, Mark Mark Zavagnin LB Notre Dame Ind. (I-A) 9 236 Seattle Seahawks Bob Clasby DT Notre Dame Ind. (I-A) 9 237 New York Giants Ali Haji-Sheikh K Michigan Big Ten 9 238 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Hasson Arbubakrr DT Texas Tech SWC 9 239 Minnesota Vikings Rod Achter WR Toledo MAC 9 240 New England Patriots Mark Keel TE Arizona Pac-10 9 241 Baltimore Colts Rose, Chris Chris Rose T Stanford Pac-10 9 242 St. Louis Cardinals Brown, Otis Otis Brown RB Jackson State SWAC 9 243 Green Bay Packers Ham, Robin Robin Ham C West Texas State MVC 9 244 Pittsburgh Steelers Blake Wingle G UCLA Pac-10 9 245 San Diego Chargers Mike Green LB Oklahoma State Big Eight 9 246 Dallas Cowboys Al Gross DB Arizona Pac-10 9 247 New York Jets Bobby Humphery WR New Mexico State MVC 9 248 Cincinnati Bengals Stanley Wilson RB Oklahoma Big Eight 9 249 Los Angeles Raiders Jordan, Kent Kent Jordan TE St. Mary's (CA) N/A 9 250 Miami Dolphins Mark Brown LB Purdue Big Ten 9 251 Washington Redskins Gilbert, Marcus Marcus Gilbert RB TCU SWC 10 252 Baltimore Colts Hopkins, Ronald Ronald Hopkins DB Murray State OVC 10 253 Green Bay Packers Byron Williams WR Texas Arlington — 10 254 Denver Broncos Walt Bowyer DE Arizona State Pac-10 10 255 Minnesota Vikings Brown, Melvin Melvin Brown DB Ole Miss SEC 10 256 Chicago Bears Anthony Hutchinson RB Texas Tech SWC 10 257 Kansas City Chiefs Mark Shumate DT Wisconsin Big Ten 10 258 Philadelphia Eagles Thomas Strauthers DT Jackson State SWAC 10 259 San Francisco 49ers Merrell, Jeff Jeff Merrell DT Nebraska Big Eight 10 260 Buffalo Bills Thorpe, Richard Richard Thorpe DT Louisville Ind. (I-A) 10 261 Detroit Lions Laube, Dave Dave Laube G Penn State Ind. (I-A) 10 262 Cleveland Browns Thomas Hopkins T Alabama State SWAC 10 263 Seattle Seahawks Speros, Pete Pete Speros G Penn State Ind. (I-A) 10 264 New England Patriots WIlliams, James James WIlliams TE Wyoming WAC 10 265 New England Patriots Williams, Toby Toby Williams DE Nebraska Big Eight 10 266 Minnesota Vikings Tate, Walter Walter Tate C Tennessee State Ind. (I-AA) 10 267 New England Patriots Tom Ramsey QB UCLA Pac-10 10 268 Atlanta Falcons Giacomarro, Ralph Ralph Giacomarro P Penn State Ind. (I-A) 10 269 St. Louis Cardinals Tim Lucas LB California Pac-10 10 270 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Darius Durham WR San Diego State WAC 10 271 Green Bay Packers Thomas, Jimmy Jimmy Thomas DB Indiana Big Ten 10 272 San Diego Chargers Bruce Mathison QB Nebraska Big Eight 10 273 Dallas Cowboys Eric Moran T Washington Pac-10 10 274 New York Jets Dan Fike T Florida SEC 10 275 Pittsburgh Steelers Straughter, Roosevelt Roosevelt Straughter DB Northeast Louisiana Southland 10 276 Cincinnati Bengals Tim Krumrie † DT Wisconsin Big Ten 10 277 Los Angeles Raiders Mervyn Fernandez WR San Jose State PCAA 10 278 Miami Dolphins Reed, Anthony Anthony Reed RB South Carolina State MEAC 10 279 Washington Redskins Gandy, Geff Geff Gandy LB Baylor N/A 11 280 Baltimore Colts Taylor, Jim Bob Jim Bob Taylor QB Georgia Tech Ind. 11 281 New York Giants Jenkins, Lee Lee Jenkins DB Tennessee SEC 11 282 Los Angeles Rams Triplett, Danny Danny Triplett LB Clemson ACC 11 283 Denver Broncos Don Bailey C Miami (FL) Ind. (I-A) 11 284 Kansas City Chiefs Jackson, Dwayne Dwayne Jackson DE South Carolina State MEAC 11 285 Philadelphia Eagles Sebahar, Steve Steve Sebahar C Washington State Pac-10 11 286 Chicago Bears Worthy, Gary Gary Worthy RB Wilmington (OH) N/A 11 287 Detroit Lions Tate, Ben Ben Tate RB North Carolina Central CIAA 11 288 Cleveland Browns Boyce Green RB Carson–Newman SAC 11 289 San Francisco 49ers Jesse Sapolu † C Hawaii WAC 11 290 Seattle Seahawks Mayberry, Bob Bob Mayberry G Clemson ACC 11 291 New York Giants Pierson, Clenzie Clenzie Pierson DT Rice SWC 11 292 New England Patriots Parker, Steve Steve Parker WR Abilene Christian LSC 11 293 Buffalo Bills White, Larry Larry White DE Jackson State SWAC 11 294 New England Patriots Eason, Calvin Calvin Eason DB Houston SWC 11 295 Atlanta Falcons Salley, John John Salley DB Wyoming WAC 11 296 St. Louis Cardinals Williams, Aaron Aaron Williams WR Washington Pac-10 11 297 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Mark Witte TE North Texas State Ind. 11 298 Minnesota Vikings Butcher, Brian Brian Butcher G Clemson ACC 11 299 Green Bay Packers Bucky Scribner P Kansas Big Eight 11 300 Dallas Cowboys Taylor, Dan Dan Taylor T Idaho State Big Sky 11 301 New York Jets Mike Harmon WR Ole Miss SEC 11 302 Pittsburgh Steelers Raugh, Mark Mark Raugh TE West Virginia Ind. (I-A) 11 303 San Diego Chargers Tim Kearse WR San Jose State PCAA 11 304 Cincinnati Bengals Williams, Gary Gary Williams WR Ohio State Big Ten 11 305 Cleveland Browns McAdoo, Howard Howard McAdoo LB Michigan State Big Ten 11 306 Miami Dolphins Lukens, Joe Joe Lukens G Ohio State Big Ten 11 307 San Diego Chargers Tim Spencer RB Ohio State Big Ten 12 308 Baltimore Colts Williams, Carl Carl Williams WR Texas Southern SWAC 12 309 New York Giants Robbie Jones LB Alabama SEC 12 310 Denver Broncos Karl Mecklenburg † LB Minnesota Big Ten 12 311 Los Angeles Rams Casper, Clete Clete Casper QB Washington State Pac-10 12 312 Philadelphia Eagles Mangrum, David David Mangrum QB Baylor SWC 12 313 Chicago Bears Oliver Williams WR Illinois Big Ten 12 314 San Diego Chargers Blaylock, Billy Billy Blaylock DB Tennessee Tech OVC 12 315 Kansas City Chiefs Jones, Ken Ken Jones T Tennessee SEC 12 316 Cleveland Browns Paul Farren T Boston University Yankee 12 317 Seattle Seahawks Dow, Don Don Dow T Washington Pac-10 12 318 New York Giants Magwood, Frank Frank Magwood WR Clemson ACC 12 319 New England Patriots Kelly, Waddell Waddell Kelly RB Arkansas State Southland 12 320 Buffalo Bills Julius Dawkins WR Pittsburgh Ind. (I-A) 12 321 Detroit Lions Lane, Jim Jim Lane C Idaho State Big Sky 12 322 Atlanta Falcons Allama Matthews TE Vanderbilt SEC 12 323 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) Lane, James James Lane LB Alabama State SWAC 12 324 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Higginbotham, John John Higginbotham DT Northeastern State OIC 12 325 Minnesota Vikings Maurice Turner RB Utah State Big West 12 326 New England Patriots Ekern, Andy Andy Ekern T Missouri Big Eight 12 327 Green Bay Packers Harvey, John John Harvey LB USC Pac-10 12 328 New York Jets Crum, Stu Stu Crum K Tulsa MVC 12 329 San Diego Chargers Chuck Ehin DT BYU WAC 12 330 Pittsburgh Steelers Wiley, Roger Roger Wiley RB Sam Houston State LSC 12 331 Dallas Cowboys Bouier, Lorenzo Lorenzo Bouier RB Maine Yankee 12 332 Cincinnati Bengals Young, Andre Andre Young LB Bowling Green MAC 12 333 Los Angeles Raiders Lindquist, Scott Scott Lindquist QB Northern Arizona Big Sky 12 334 Miami Dolphins Anthony Carter † WR Michigan Big Ten 12 335 New York Giants John Tuggle RB California Pac-10
Hall of Fame inductees [ edit ] Eric Dickerson , running back from Southern Methodist, taken 1st round 2nd overall by Los Angeles RamsInducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1999.[ 9] Jim Kelly , quarterback from Miami, taken 1st round 14th overall by Buffalo BillsInducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2002.[ 10] John Elway , quarterback from Stanford, taken 1st round 1st overall by Baltimore ColtsInducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2004.[ 10] Dan Marino , quarterback from Pittsburgh, taken 1st round 27th overall by Miami DolphinsInducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2005.[ 10] Bruce Matthews , Southern California center, taken 1st round 9th overall by Houston OilersInducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2007.[ 10] Darrell Green , cornerback from Texas A&I, taken 1st round 28th overall by Washington RedskinsInducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2008.[ 10] Richard Dent , defensive end from Tennessee State, taken 8th round 203rd overall by Chicago BearsInducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2011.[ 10] Jim Covert , offensive tackle from Pittsburgh, taken 1st round 6th overall by Chicago BearsInducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020.[ 10] Notable undrafted players [ edit ] ^ "NFL Draft Locations" .FootballGeography.com . October 2, 2014. Archived fromthe original on September 5, 2015. RetrievedOctober 23, 2014 .^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014)."NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015" .Giants.com .New York Giants . Archived fromthe original on September 30, 2015. RetrievedJune 3, 2015 . ^ Janofsky, Michael (May 3, 1983)."ELWAY TRADED TO BRONCOS BY COLTS - The New York Times" .The New York Times ^ "Hall of Famers by Draft Round | Pro Football Hall of Fame" .pfhof . RetrievedMarch 15, 2025 .^ Paul Thelen (April 18, 2013)."The Greatest Draft Class in NFL History" .Bleacher Report . RetrievedMay 1, 2015 . ^ "10 Greatest Draft Classes in NFL History" .Athlonsports.com | Expert Predictions, Picks, and Previews .^a b c Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career. ^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. ^ List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com"Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Archived fromthe original on July 31, 2008. RetrievedOctober 11, 2008 . ^a b c d e f g List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com"Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Archived fromthe original on July 31, 2008. RetrievedOctober 11, 2008 .
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