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1983 NFL Draft Picks |
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The 1983 NFL Draft in which National Football League teams take turns selecting NCAA College Football players and other first-time eligible players. The NFL Draft has been in New York City since 1965 and has had to move into large venues as the event has gained in popularity, drawing fans from across the country who are looking for a reason to paint their faces in April. |
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| Round 1 |
| Sel# | Team | Player | Pos. | School | | 1 | Baltimore | John Elway | QB | Stanford | | 2 | L.A. Rams | Eric Dickerson | RB | Southern Methodist | | 3 | Seattle | Curt Warner | RB | Penn State | | 4 | Denver | Chris Hinton | T | Northwestern | | 5 | San Diego | Billy Ray Smith | OLB | Arkansas | | 6 | Chicago | Jimbo Covert | T | Pittsburgh | | 7 | Kansas City | Todd Blackledge | QB | Penn State | | 8 | Philadelphia | Michael Haddix | RB | Mississippi State | | 9 | Houston | Bruce Matthews | G | Southern California | | 10 | N.Y. Giants | Terry Kinard | S | Clemson | | 11 | Green Bay | Tim Lewis | DB | Pittsburgh | | 12 | Buffalo | Tony Hunter | TE | Notre Dame | | 13 | Detroit | James Jones | RB | Florida | | 14 | Buffalo | Jim Kelly | QB | Miami | | 15 | New England | Tony Eason | QB | Illinois | | 16 | Atlanta | Mike Pitts | DE | Alabama | | 17 | St. Louis | Leonard Smith | S | McNeese State | | 18 | Chicago | Willie Gault | WR | Tennessee | | 19 | Minnesota | Joey Browner | S | Southern California | | 20 | San Diego | Gary Anderson | RB | Arkansas | | 21 | Pittsburgh | Gabriel Rivera | NT | Texas Tech | | 22 | San Diego | Gill Byrd | CB | San Jose State | | 23 | Dallas | Jim Jeffcoat | DE | Arizona State | | 24 | N.Y. Jets | Ken O'Brien | QB | Cal-Davis | | 25 | Cincinnati | Dave Rimington | C | Nebraska | | 26 | L.A. Raiders | Don Mosebar | C | Southern California | | 27 | Miami | Dan Marino | QB | Pittsburgh | | 28 | Washington | Darrell Green | CB | Texas A&M-Kingsville | | | | Round 2 |
| Sel# | Team | Player | Pos. | School | | 29 | Baltimore | Vernon Maxwell | OLB | Arizona State | | 30 | Houston | Harvey Salem | T | California | | 31 | Denver | Mark Cooper | T | Miami | | 32 | L.A. Rams | Henry Ellard | WR | Fresno State | | 33 | Chicago | Mike Richardson | DB | Arizona State | | 34 | Kansas City | Dave Lutz | G | Georgia Tech | | 35 | Philadelphia | Wes Hopkins | S | Southern Methodist | | 36 | L.A. Rams | Mike Wilcher | OLB | North Carolina | | 37 | N.Y. Giants | Leonard Marshall | DT | Louisiana State | | 38 | New Orleans | Steve Korte | C | Arkansas | | 39 | Buffalo | Darryl Talley | OLB | West Virginia | | 40 | Detroit | Rich Strenger | T | Michigan | | 41 | Cleveland | Ron Brown | CB | Arizona State | | 42 | Houston | Keith Bostic | DB | Michigan | | 43 | Atlanta | James Britt | DB | Louisiana State | | 44 | St. Louis | Cedric Mack | CB | Baylor | | 45 | Tampa Bay | Randy Grimes | C | Baylor | | 46 | Philadelphia | Jody Schulz | LB | East Carolina | | 47 | New England | Darryal Wilson | WR | Tennessee | | 48 | Green Bay | Dave Drechsler | G | North Carolina | | 49 | San Francisco | Roger Craig | RB | Nebraska | | 50 | Dallas | Mike Walter | ILB | Oregon | | 51 | N.Y. Jets | Johnny Hector | RB | Texas A&M | | 52 | Pittsburgh | Wayne Capers | WR | Kansas | | 53 | Cincinnati | Ray Horton | S | Washington | | 54 | L.A. Raiders | Bill Pickel | DT | Rutgers | | 55 | Miami | Mike Charles | DT | Syracuse | | 56 | Washington | Richard Williams | RB | Memphis | | | | Round 3 |
| Sel# | Team | Player | Pos. | School | | 57 | Baltimore | George Achica | NT | Southern California | | 58 | Houston | Tim Joiner | LB | Louisiana State | | 59 | San Francisco | Blanchard Montgomery | LB | UCLA | | 60 | Denver | Clinton Sampson | WR | San Diego State | | 61 | Kansas City | Albert Lewis | CB | Grambling | | 62 | Philadelphia | Glen Young | WR | Mississippi State | | 63 | N.Y. Giants | Jamie Williams | TE | Nebraska | | 64 | Chicago | Dave Duerson | S | Notre Dame | | 65 | New Orleans | John Tice | TE | Maryland | | 66 | New Orleans | Cliff Austin | RB | Clemson | | 67 | Detroit | Mike Cofer | OLB | Tennessee | | 68 | Cleveland | Reggie Camp | DE | California | | 69 | Houston | Chris Dressel | TE | Stanford | | 70 | N.Y. Giants | Karl Nelson | T | Iowa State | | 71 | St. Louis | Ramsey Dardar | DT | Louisiana State | | 72 | Tampa Bay | Jeremiah Castille | DB | Alabama | | 73 | Minnesota | Walker Ashley | ILB | Penn State | | 74 | New England | Stephen Starring | WR | McNeese State | | 75 | Atlanta | Andrew Provence | NT | South Carolina | | 76 | Miami | Charles Benson | DE | Baylor | | 77 | Dallas | Bryan Caldwell | DE | Arizona State | | 78 | N.Y. Jets | Jo Jo Townsell | WR | UCLA | | 79 | Pittsburgh | Todd Seabaugh | LB | San Diego State | | 80 | New England | Steve Moore | G | Tennessee State | | 81 | Cincinnati | Jim Turner | DB | UCLA | | 82 | L.A. Raiders | Tony Caldwell | LB | Washington | | 83 | Houston | Steve Brown | CB | Oregon | | 84 | Washington | Charles Mann | DE | Nevada | | | | Round 4 |
| Sel# | Team | Player | Pos. | School | | 85 | Baltimore | Phil Smith | WR | San Diego State | | 86 | Houston | Greg Hill | DB | Oklahoma State | | 87 | L.A. Rams | Chuck Nelson | K | Washington | | 88 | Houston | Mike McCloskey | TE | Penn State | | 89 | Philadelphia | Michael Williams | RB | Mississippi College | | 90 | San Francisco | Tom Holmoe | DB | Brigham Young | | 91 | Chicago | Tom Thayer | G | Notre Dame | | 92 | Kansas City | Ron Wetzel | TE | Arizona State | | 93 | Buffalo | Trey Junkin | TE | Louisiana Tech | | 94 | Detroit | August Curley | LB | Southern California | | 95 | San Diego | Danny Walters | DB | Arkansas | | 96 | St. Louis | Mark Duda | DT | Maryland | | 97 | L.A. Rams | Vince Newsome | S | Washington | | 98 | New Orleans | Gary Lewis | NT | Oklahoma State | | 99 | Tampa Bay | Kelly Thomas | T | Southern California | | 100 | Minnesota | Mark Rush | RB | Miami | | 101 | New England | Johnny Rembert | ILB | Clemson | | 102 | Atlanta | John Harper | LB | Southern Illinois | | 103 | St. Louis | Lionel Washington | CB | Tulane | | 104 | Green Bay | Mike Miller | WR | Tennessee | | 105 | N.Y. Jets | Wes Howell | TE | California | | 106 | Pittsburgh | Bo Scott Metcalf | DB | Baylor | | 107 | Chicago | Pat Dunsmore | TE | Drake | | 108 | Dallas | Chris Faulkner | TE | Florida | | 109 | Cincinnati | Steve Maidlow | LB | Michigan State | | 110 | L.A. Raiders | Greg Townsend | DE | Texas Christian | | 111 | L.A. Rams | Doug Reed | DT | San Diego State | | 112 | Buffalo | Jimmy Payne | DT | Georgia | | | | Round 5 |
| Sel# | Team | Player | Pos. | School | | 113 | Baltimore | Sid Abramowitz | T | Tulsa | | 114 | Houston | Larry Moriarty | RB | Notre Dame | | 115 | Detroit | Demetrious Johnson | DB | Missouri | | 116 | Denver | Weedy Harris | LB | Houston | | 117 | San Francisco | Riki Ellison | MLB | Southern California | | 118 | New England | Smiley Creswell | DE | Michigan State | | 119 | Kansas City | Jim Arnold | P | Vanderbilt | | 120 | Philadelphia | Byron Darby | DE | Southern California | | 121 | Detroit | Steve Mott | C | Alabama | | 122 | Cleveland | Bill Contz | T | Penn State | | 123 | Seattle | Chris Castor | WR | Duke | | 124 | N.Y. Giants | Malcolm Scott | TE | Louisiana State | | 125 | Denver | Bruce Baldwin | DB | Harding | | 126 | Buffalo | Matt Vanden Boom | DB | Wisconsin | | 127 | Minnesota | Mark Stewart | LB | Washington | | 128 | New England | Darryl Lewis | TE | Texas-Arlington | | 129 | Atlanta | Brett Miller | T | Iowa | | 130 | St. Louis | Steve Bird | WR | Eastern Kentucky | | 131 | Tampa Bay | Tony Chickillo | NT | Miami | | 132 | Green Bay | Bryan Thomas | RB | Pittsburgh | | 133 | Pittsburgh | Paul Skansi | WR | Washington | | 134 | L.A. Rams | Otis Grant | WR | Michigan State | | 135 | Dallas | Chuck McSwain | RB | Clemson | | 136 | N.Y. Jets | John Walker | DT | Nebraska-Omaha | | 137 | Cincinnati | Jeff Christensen | QB | Eastern Illinois | | 138 | L.A. Raiders | Dokie Williams | WR | UCLA | | 139 | Houston | Jerome Foster | DE | Ohio State | | 140 | Pittsburgh | Gregg Garrity | WR | Penn State | | | | Round 6 |
| Sel# | Team | Player | Pos. | School | | 141 | San Diego | Trumaine Johnson | WR | Grambling | | 142 | Houston | Steve Haworth | DB | Oklahoma | | 143 | Denver | Victor Heflin | DB | Delaware State | | 144 | L.A. Rams | Gary Kowalski | G | Boston College | | 145 | Cleveland | Tim Stracka | TE | Wisconsin | | 146 | Kansas City | Ellis Gardner | G | Georgia Tech | | 147 | Philadelphia | Victor Oatis | WR | Northwestern State, La. | | 148 | Tampa Bay | Rheugene Branton | WR | Texas Southern | | 149 | Cleveland | Dave Puzzuoli | NT | Pittsburgh | | 150 | Seattle | Reginald Gipson | RB | Alabama A&M | | 151 | N.Y. Giants | Darrell Patterson | LB | Texas Christian | | 152 | Cincinnati | Kiki DeAyala | LB | Texas | | 153 | N.Y. Giants | Kevin Belcher | C | Texas-El Paso | | 154 | Detroit | Todd Brown | WR | Nebraska | | 155 | New England | Mike Bass | K | Illinois | | 156 | Atlanta | Anthony Allen | WR | Washington | | 157 | St. Louis | George Schmitt | DB | Delaware | | 158 | Tampa Bay | Ken Kaplan | T | New Hampshire | | 159 | Minnesota | Mike Jones | WR | Tennessee State | | 160 | Green Bay | Ron Sams | G | Pittsburgh | | 161 | Baltimore | Grant Feasel | C | Abilene Christian | | 162 | Dallas | Reggie Collier | QB | Southern Mississippi | | 163 | N.Y. Jets | Vincent White | RB | Stanford | | 164 | Pittsburgh | Eric Williams | DB | North Carolina State | | 165 | Cincinnati | Larry Kinnebrew | RB | Tennessee State | | 166 | Washington | Bob Winckler | G | Wisconsin | | 167 | Miami | Reggie Roby | P | Iowa | | 168 | Washington | Babe Laufenberg | QB | Indiana | | | | Round 7 |
| Sel# | Team | Player | Pos. | School | | 169 | Baltimore | Alvin Moore | RB | Arizona State | | 170 | Houston | Herkie Walls | WR | Texas | | 171 | L.A. Rams | Jeff Simmons | WR | Southern California | | 172 | Denver | Myron Dupree | DB | N. Carolina Central | | 173 | Kansas City | Ken Thomas | RB | San Jose State | | 174 | Philadelphia | Anthony Edgar | RB | Hawaii | | 175 | San Francisco | Gary Moten | LB | Southern Methodist | | 176 | Cleveland | Rocky Belk | WR | Miami | | 177 | Seattle | Sam Merriman | LB | Idaho | | 178 | N.Y. Giants | Perry Williams | CB | North Carolina State | | 179 | Kansas City | Daryl Posey | RB | Mississippi College | | 180 | Buffalo | Gurnest Brown | DT | Maryland | | 181 | Detroit | Mike Black | P | Arizona State | | 182 | Philadelphia | Jon Schultheis | G | Princeton | | 183 | Atlanta | Jeff Turk | DB | Boise State | | 184 | St. Louis | Carlos Scott | C | Texas-El Paso | | 185 | Tampa Bay | Weldon Ledbetter | RB | Oklahoma | | 186 | Minnesota | Carl Lee | CB | Marshall | | 187 | New England | Craig James | RB | Southern Methodist | | 188 | Green Bay | Jessie Clark | RB | Arkansas | | 189 | Dallas | Chris Schultz | T | Arizona | | 190 | N.Y. Jets | Darrin Newbold | LB | Missouri State | | 191 | Pittsburgh | Mark Kirchner | T | Baylor | | 192 | San Diego | Bill Elko | NT | Louisiana State | | 193 | Cincinnati | James Griffin | S | Middle Tennessee | | 194 | L.A. Raiders | Jeff McCall | RB | Clemson | | 195 | Miami | Keith Woetzel | LB | Rutgers | | 196 | Washington | Kelvin Bryant | RB | North Carolina | | | | Round 8 |
| Sel# | Team | Player | Pos. | School | | 197 | Denver | Gary Kubiak | QB | Texas A&M | | 198 | Houston | Robert Thompson | LB | Michigan | | 199 | Pittsburgh | Henry Odom | RB | North Carolina State | | 200 | L.A. Rams | Troy West | DB | Southern California | | 201 | Philadelphia | Rich Kraynak | LB | Pittsburgh | | 202 | San Diego | Earnest Jackson | RB | Texas A&M | | 203 | Chicago | Richard Dent | DE | Tennessee State | | 204 | Kansas City | Irv Eatman | T | UCLA | | 205 | N.Y. Giants | Andy Headen | LB | Clemson | | 206 | New Orleans | David Greenwood | DB | Wisconsin | | 207 | Buffalo | James Durham | DB | Houston | | 208 | Detroit | Bill Stapleton | DB | Washington | | 209 | Cleveland | Mike McClearn | T | Temple | | 210 | Seattle | Matt Hernandez | T | Purdue | | 211 | St. Louis | Bob Harris | LB | Auburn | | 212 | Tampa Bay | John Samuelson | LB | Azusa Pacific | | 213 | Minnesota | Norris Brown | TE | Georgia | | 214 | New England | Ronnie Lippett | CB | Miami | | 215 | Atlanta | John Rade | ILB | Boise State | | 216 | Green Bay | Carlton Briscoe | DB | McNeese State | | 217 | N.Y. Jets | Davlin Mullen | DB | Western Kentucky | | 218 | Pittsburgh | Craig Dunaway | TE | Michigan | | 219 | Chicago | Mark Bortz | G | Iowa | | 220 | Dallas | Lawrence Ricks | RB | Michigan | | 221 | Cincinnati | Mike Martin | WR | Illinois | | 222 | L.A. Raiders | Mike Dotterer | RB | Stanford | | 223 | Miami | Mark Clayton | WR | Louisville | | 224 | Washington | Todd Hallstrom | T | Minnesota | | | | Round 9 |
| Sel# | Team | Player | Pos. | School | | 225 | Baltimore | Jim Mills | T | Hawaii | | 226 | Houston | Kevin Potter | DB | Missouri | | 227 | L.A. Rams | Jack Belcher | C | Boston College | | 228 | Denver | Brian Hawkins | DB | San Jose State | | 229 | San Francisco | Mike Mularkey | TE | Florida | | 230 | Chicago | Rob Fada | G | Pittsburgh | | 231 | Kansas City | Adam Lingner | C | Illinois | | 232 | Philadelphia | Rich Pelzer | T | Rhode Island | | 233 | New England | Ricky Williams | DB | Langston, Okla. | | 234 | Buffalo | George Parker | RB | Norfolk State | | 235 | Chicago | Mark Zavagnin | LB | Notre Dame | | 236 | Seattle | Bob Clasby | DT | Notre Dame | | 237 | N.Y. Giants | Ali Haji-Sheikh | K | Michigan | | 238 | Tampa Bay | Hasson Arbubakrr | DE | Texas Tech | | 239 | Minnesota | Rod Achter | WR | Toledo | | 240 | New England | Mark Keel | TE | Arizona | | 241 | Baltimore | Chris Rose | T | Stanford | | 242 | St. Louis | Otis Brown | RB | Jackson State | | 243 | Green Bay | Robin Ham | C | West Texas A&M | | 244 | Pittsburgh | Blake Wingle | G | UCLA | | 245 | San Diego | Mike Green | LB | Oklahoma State | | 246 | Dallas | Al Gross | DB | Arizona | | 247 | N.Y. Jets | Bobby Humphery | CB | New Mexico State | | 248 | Cincinnati | Stanley Wilson | RB | Oklahoma | | 249 | L.A. Raiders | Kent Jordan | TE | St. Mary's, Calif. | | 250 | Miami | Mark Brown | OLB | Purdue | | 251 | Washington | Marcus Gilbert | RB | Texas Christian | | | | Round 10 |
| Sel# | Team | Player | Pos. | School | | 252 | Baltimore | Ronald Hopkins | DB | Murray State | | 253 | Green Bay | Byron Williams | WR | Texas-Arlington | | 254 | Denver | Walt Bowyer | DE | Arizona State | | 255 | Minnesota | Melvin Brown | DB | Mississippi | | 256 | Chicago | Anthony Hutchison | RB | Texas Tech | | 257 | Kansas City | Mark Shumate | T | Wisconsin | | 258 | Philadelphia | Thomas Strauthers | DT | Jackson State | | 259 | San Francisco | Jeff Merrell | DT | Nebraska | | 260 | Buffalo | Richard Tharpe | NT | Louisville | | 261 | Detroit | Dave Laube | G | Penn State | | 262 | Cleveland | Thomas Hopkins | T | Alabama A&M | | 263 | Seattle | Pete Speros | G | Penn State | | 264 | New England | James Williams | TE | Wyoming | | 265 | New England | Toby Williams | NT | Nebraska | | 266 | Minnesota | Walter Tate | C | Tennessee State | | 267 | New England | Tom Ramsey | QB | UCLA | | 268 | Atlanta | Ralph Giacomarro | P | Penn State | | 269 | St. Louis | Tim Lucas | OLB | California | | 270 | Tampa Bay | Darius Durham | WR | San Diego State | | 271 | Green Bay | Jimmy Thomas | DB | Indiana | | 272 | San Diego | Bruce Mathison | QB | Nebraska | | 273 | Dallas | Eric Moran | G | Washington | | 274 | N.Y. Jets | Danny Fike | T | Florida | | 275 | Pittsburgh | Roosevelt Straughter | DB | Louisiana-Monroe | | 276 | Cincinnati | Tim Krumrie | NT | Wisconsin | | 277 | L.A. Raiders | Mervyn Fernandez | WR | San Jose State | | 278 | Miami | Anthony Reed | RB | South Carolina State | | 279 | Washington | Geff Gandy | LB | Baylor | | | | Round 11 |
| Sel# | Team | Player | Pos. | School | | 280 | Baltimore | Jim Bob Taylor | QB | Georgia Tech | | 281 | N.Y. Giants | Lee Jenkins | DB | Tennessee | | 282 | L.A. Rams | Danny Triplett | LB | Clemson | | 283 | Denver | Don Bailey | C | Miami | | 284 | Kansas City | Dwayne Jackson | DE | South Carolina State | | 285 | Philadelphia | Steve Sebahar | C | Washington State | | 286 | Chicago | Gary Worthy | RB | Wilmington, Del. | | 287 | Detroit | Ben Tate | RB | N. Carolina Central | | 288 | Cleveland | Boyce Green | RB | Carson-Newman | | 289 | San Francisco | Jesse Sapolu | C | Hawaii | | 290 | Seattle | Bob Mayberry | G | Clemson | | 291 | N.Y. Giants | Clenzie Pierson | DT | Rice | | 292 | New England | Steve Parker | WR | Abilene Christian | | 293 | Buffalo | Larry White | DE | Jackson State | | 294 | New England | Calvin Eason | DB | Houston | | 295 | Atlanta | John Salley | DB | Wyoming | | 296 | St. Louis | Aaron Williams | WR | Washington | | 297 | Tampa Bay | Mark Witte | TE | North Texas | | 298 | Minnesota | Brian Butcher | G | Clemson | | 299 | Green Bay | Bucky Scribner | P | Kansas | | 300 | Dallas | Dan Taylor | T | Idaho State | | 301 | N.Y. Jets | Mike Harmon | RB | Mississippi | | 302 | Pittsburgh | Mark Raugh | TE | West Virginia | | 303 | San Diego | Tim Kearse | WR | San Jose State | | 304 | Cincinnati | Gary Williams | WR | Ohio State | | 305 | Cleveland | Howard McAdoo | LB | Michigan State | | 306 | Miami | Joe Lukens | G | Ohio State | | 307 | San Diego | Tim Spencer | RB | Ohio State | | | | Round 12 |
| Sel# | Team | Player | Pos. | School | | 308 | Baltimore | Carl Williams | WR | Texas Southern | | 309 | N.Y. Giants | Robbie Jones | LB | Alabama | | 310 | Denver | Karl Mecklenburg | ILB | Minnesota | | 311 | L.A. Rams | Clete Casper | QB | Washington State | | 312 | Philadelphia | David Mangrum | QB | Baylor | | 313 | Chicago | Oliver Williams | WR | Illinois | | 314 | San Diego | Billy Blaylock | DB | Tennessee Tech | | 315 | Kansas City | Ken Jones | T | Tennessee | | 316 | Cleveland | Paul Farren | T | Boston U. | | 317 | Seattle | Don Dow | T | Washington | | 318 | N.Y. Giants | Frank Magwood | WR | Clemson | | 319 | New England | Waddell Kelly | RB | Arkansas State | | 320 | Buffalo | Julius Dawkins | WR | Pittsburgh | | 321 | Detroit | Jim Lane | C | Idaho State | | 322 | Atlanta | Allama Matthews | TE | Vanderbilt | | 323 | St. Louis | James Lane | LB | Alabama State | | 324 | Tampa Bay | John Higginbotham | NT | N.E. Oklahoma | | 325 | Minnesota | Maurice Turner | RB | Utah State | | 326 | New England | Andy Ekern | T | Missouri | | 327 | Green Bay | John Harvey | DT | Southern California | | 328 | N.Y. Jets | Stu Crum | K | Tulsa | | 329 | San Diego | Chuck Ehin | NT | Brigham Young | | 330 | Pittsburgh | Roger Wiley | RB | Sam Houston State | | 331 | Dallas | Lorenzo Bouier | RB | Maine | | 332 | Cincinnati | Andre Young | LB | Bowling Green | | 333 | L.A. Raiders | Scott Lindquist | QB | Northern Arizona | | 334 | Miami | Anthony Carter | WR | Michigan | | 335 | N.Y. Giants | John Tuggle | RB | California | | |
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