The 1983 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 26–27, 1983, at the New York Sheraton Hotel in New York City, New York.[1][2] No teams elected to claim any players in the supplemental draft that year.
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, with every member of the five-team AFC East (the Colts, Dolphins, Bills, Jets and Patriots) selecting a quarterback.[3] 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 among 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.
Of the six first round quarterbacks drafted, two did not sign with the teams that selected them for the 1983 season. First overall pick Elway, who had made his antipathy towards the Colts known long before the draft, was also a promising baseball player in the New York Yankees organization. With Yankees owner George Steinbrenner aggressively pursuing a commitment from Elway to play baseball full-time, Elway and his agent, Marvin Demoff, successfully leveraged the threat of Elway abandoning football altogether to compel the Colts to trade Elway to the Broncos a few days after the draft.
The other holdout, Jim Kelly, missed the entire 1983 season and instead signed with the Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League, where he led the springtime circuit in passing in both 1984 and 1985. Kelly was set to play for the New Jersey Generals, owned by Donald Trump, when the USFL planned to switch to a fall season in 1986, but when the USFL won only $1 (trebeled to $3) from its antitrust lawsuit vs. the NFL on July 29, 1986, Kelly finally signed with the Bills three weeks later.
A total of six players drafted in the first round have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (seven total have been inducted to date). Each round of this draft also contained at least one player who was later selected to play in the Pro Bowl. Bleacher Report named the 1983 draft class as the "greatest of all time".[4]
Player selections
Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
85 | Baltimore Colts | Phil Smith | Wide receiver | San Diego State |
86 | Houston Oilers | Greg Hill | Cornerback | Oklahoma State |
87 | Los Angeles Rams | Chuck Nelson | 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 | Safety | Brigham Young |
91 | Chicago Bears | Tom Thayer | Center | Notre Dame |
92 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ron Wetzel | Tight end | Arizona State |
93 | Buffalo Bills | Trey Junkin | Linebacker | Louisiana Tech |
94 | Detroit Lions | August Curley | Linebacker | USC |
95 | San Diego Chargers | Danny Walters | Cornerback | Arkansas |
96 | St. Louis Cardinals | Mark Duda | Defensive tackle | Maryland |
97 | Los Angeles Rams | Vince Newsome | Cornerback | 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 | Linebacker | Clemson |
102 | Atlanta Falcons | John Harper | Linebacker | Southern Illinois |
103 | St. Louis Cardinals | Lionel Washington | Cornerback | 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 | Tight end | Drake |
108 | Dallas Cowboys | Chris Faulkner | Tight end | Florida |
109 | Cincinnati Bengals | Steve Maidlow | Linebacker | Michigan State |
110 | Los Angeles Raiders | Greg Townsend | Defensive end | Texas Christian |
111 | Los Angeles Rams | Doug Reed | Defensive tackle | San Diego State |
112 | Buffalo Bills | Jimmy Payne | Defensive end | Georgia |
Round five
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
113 | Baltimore Colts | Sid Abramowitz | Tackle | Tulsa |
114 | Houston Oilers | Larry Moriarty | Running back | Notre Dame |
115 | Detroit Lions | Demetrious Johnson | Safety | Missouri |
116 | Denver Broncos | Weedy Harris | Linebacker | Houston |
117 | San Francisco 49ers | Riki Ellison | 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 | Defensive tackle | USC |
121 | Detroit Lions | Steve Mott | 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 | 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 | 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 | Wide receiver | UCLA |
139 | Houston Oilers | Jerome Foster | Defensive tackle | Ohio State |
140 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Gregg Garrity | Wide receiver | Penn State |
Round six
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
141 | San Diego Chargers | Trumaine Johnson | 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 | Tight end | Wisconsin |
146 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ellis Gardner | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Wide receiver | Tennessee State |
160 | Green Bay Packers | Ron Sams | Guard | Pittsburgh |
161 | Baltimore Colts | Grant Feasel | Center | Abilene Christian |
162 | Dallas Cowboys | Reggie Collier | Quarterback | Southern Mississippi |
163 | New York Jets | Vincent White | Running back | Stanford |
164 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Eric Williams | Defensive back | North Carolina State |
165 | Cincinnati Bengals | Larry Kinnebrew | Running back | Tennessee State |
166 | Washington Redskins | Bob Winckler | Tackle | Wisconsin |
167 | Miami Dolphins | Reggie Roby | Punter | Iowa |
168 | Washington Redskins | Babe Laufenberg | Quarterback | Indiana |
Round seven
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
169 | Baltimore Colts | Alvin Moore | Running back | Arizona State |
170 | Houston Oilers | Herkie Walls | 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 | Cornerback | 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 | 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 | Cornerback | Marshall |
187 | New England Patriots | Craig James | Running back | Southern Methodist |
188 | Green Bay Packers | Jessie Clark | Running back | Arkansas |
189 | Dallas Cowboys | Chris Schultz | 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 | Running back | North Carolina |
Round eight
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
197 | Denver Broncos | Gary Kubiak | 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 | Linebacker | Pittsburgh |
202 | San Diego Chargers | Earnest Jackson | Running back | Texas A&M |
203 | Chicago Bears | Richard Dent | Defensive end | Tennessee State |
204 | Kansas City Chiefs | Irv Eatman | Tackle | UCLA |
205 | New York Giants | Andy Headen | 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 | Defensive back | Miami (FL) |
215 | Atlanta Falcons | John Rade | 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 | Tight end | Michigan |
219 | Chicago Bears | Mark Bortz | Guard | Iowa |
220 | Dallas Cowboys | Lawrence Ricks | 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 # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
225 | Baltimore Colts | Jim Mills | 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 | Tight end | Florida |
230 | Chicago Bears | Rob Fada | Guard | Pittsburgh |
231 | Kansas City Chiefs | Adam Lingner | 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 | Defensive tackle | Notre Dame |
237 | New York Giants | Ali Haji-Sheikh | Kicker | Michigan |
238 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Hasson Arbubakrr | 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 | Guard | UCLA |
245 | San Diego Chargers | Mike Green | Linebacker | Oklahoma State |
246 | Dallas Cowboys | Al Gross | 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 | Linebacker | Purdue |
251 | Washington Redskins | Marcus Gilbert | Running back | Texas Christian |
Round ten
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | 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 | 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 | Defensive end | Nebraska |
266 | Minnesota Vikings | Walter Tate | Center | Tennessee State |
267 | New England Patriots | Tom Ramsey | Quarterback | UCLA |
268 | Atlanta Falcons | Ralph Giacomarro | 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 | Quarterback | Nebraska |
273 | Dallas Cowboys | Eric Moran | Tackle | Washington |
274 | New York Jets | Dan Fike | Tackle | Florida |
275 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Roosevelt Straughter | Defensive back | N.E. Louisiana |
276 | Cincinnati Bengals | Tim Krumrie | Defensive tackle | Wisconsin |
277 | Los Angeles Raiders | Mervyn Fernandez | 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 # | NFL Team | Player | Position | 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 University |
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 | Running back | Carson-Newman |
289 | San Francisco 49ers | Jesse Sapolu | 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 | 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 # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
308 | Baltimore Colts | Carl Williams | Wide receiver | Texas Southern |
309 | New York Giants | Robbie Jones | Linebacker | Alabama |
310 | Denver Broncos | Karl Mecklenburg | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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[6] | New York Giants | John Tuggle | Running back | California |
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Hall of Fame inductees
- 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.[7]
- 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.[8]
- John Elway, Quarterback from Stanford University taken 1st round 1st overall by the Baltimore Colts.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2004.[8]
- Dan Marino, Quarterback from Pittsburgh taken 1st round 27th overall by the Miami Dolphins.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2005.[8]
- 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.[8]
- 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.[8]
- 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.[8]
Notable undrafted players
Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
Atlanta Falcons |
Cox, ArthurArthur Cox |
TE |
Texas Southern |
SWAC |
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Atlanta Falcons |
Frye, DavidDavid Frye |
LB |
Purdue Boilermakers |
Big Ten |
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Chicago Bears |
McKinnon, DennisDennis McKinnon |
WR |
Florida State |
Ind. |
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Cleveland Browns |
Ruzek, RogerRoger Ruzek |
K |
Weber State |
Big Sky |
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Dallas Cowboys |
Allegre, RaulRaul Allegre † |
K |
Texas |
SWC |
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Dallas Cowboys |
Bates, BillBill Bates † |
S |
Tennessee |
SEC |
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Dallas Cowboys |
Thompson, BroderickBroderick Thompson |
OT |
Kansas |
Big Eight |
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Dallas Cowboys |
Tuinei, MarkMark Tuinei † |
DT |
Hawaii |
WAC |
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Detroit Lions |
Chadwick, JeffJeff Chadwick |
WR |
Grand Valley State |
GLIAC |
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Houston Oilers |
Sochia, BrianBrian Sochia † |
DT |
Northwestern Oklahoma State |
OIC |
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Los Angeles Rams |
McDonald, MikeMike McDonald |
LS |
USC |
Pac-10 |
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New England Patriots |
Reynolds, EdEd Reynolds |
LB |
Virginia |
ACC |
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New York Giants |
Mowatt, ZekeZeke Mowatt |
TE |
Florida State |
Ind. |
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New York Jets |
Banker, TedTed Banker |
G |
Southeast Missouri State |
MIAA |
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Seattle Seahawks |
Moyer, PaulPaul Moyer |
S |
Arizona State |
Pac-10 |
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Washington Redskins |
Newton, NateNate Newton † |
OT |
Florida A&M |
MEAC |
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References
- ↑ "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ↑ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Big Ben hopes 2004 QB class is one day viewed as best". National Football League. 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
- ↑ Paul Thelen (18 April 2013). "The Greatest Draft Class in NFL History". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- 1 2 3 Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
- ↑ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
- ↑ List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
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