1983 NFL Draft

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.

1983 NFL Draft
General information
Date(s)	April 26–27, 1983
Location	New York Sheraton Hotel in New York City, NY
Network(s)	ESPN
Overview
335 total selections in 12 rounds
League	NFL
First selection	John Elway, QB Baltimore Colts
Mr. Irrelevant	John Tuggle, RB New York Giants
Most selections (19)	New England Patriots
Fewest selections (5)	New Orleans Saints
Hall of Famers	8 RB Eric Dickerson QB Jim Kelly QB John Elway QB Dan Marino OT Bruce Matthews CB Darrell Green DE Richard Dent OT Jim Covert

The draft is frequently referred to as the quarterback class of 1983, because six quarterbacks were taken in the first round—John Elway, Todd Blackledge, Jim Kelly, Tony Eason, Ken O'Brien, and Dan Marino—the highest number of first round picks for the position. Of these quarterbacks, Elway, Kelly, Eason, and Marino played in the Super Bowl, Elway, Kelly, O'Brien, and Marino were selected to play in the Pro Bowl, and Elway, Kelly, and Marino have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. All six quarterbacks were drafted by American Football Conference (AFC) teams, with every member of the five-team AFC East (the Baltimore Colts, Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills, New York Jets, and New England Patriots) selecting a quarterback. In eleven of the sixteen years following this draft, the AFC was represented in the Super Bowl by a team led by one of these quarterbacks: five with the Denver Broncos and Elway, four with the Bills and Kelly, one with the Dolphins and Marino, and one with the Patriots and Eason.

They met with little success in the Super Bowl, however, compiling a 2–9 record among them, with an 0–9 record for their first 14 years in the league. The only two wins were by Elway in XXXII and XXXIII during his final two seasons in 1997 and 1998. Three of the most lopsided Super Bowl losses in history also came at the hands of quarterbacks from the Class of '83: Elway, a 55–10 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in XXIV; Eason, a 46–10 loss to the Chicago Bears in XX; and Kelly, a 52–17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in XXVII. Marino would only reach the Super Bowl once in a 38–16 loss to San Francisco in XIX following the end of Marino's second season. 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 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.[3]

Kelly, the other holdout, instead signed with the Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League (USFL), where he led the springtime circuit in passing in both 1984 and 1985. Kelly was set to play for the New Jersey Generals when the USFL planned to switch to a fall season in 1986, but when the USFL won only $1 (trebled 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 and eight players overall have been inducted. Each round of this draft also contained at least one player who was later selected to play in the Pro Bowl. Several websites, including Bleacher Report and Athlon Sports, have called the class of 1983 the greatest of all time.[4][5]

The famed "Quarterback Class of 1983" includes hall-of-famers John Elway, Jim Kelly, and Dan Marino

Player selections

= Pro Bowler[6]

= Hall of Famer

Round one

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Baltimore Colts ^(rights later traded to Denver)	John Elway	Quarterback	Stanford
2	Los Angeles Rams ^(from Houston through Seattle)	Eric Dickerson	Running Back	SMU
3	Seattle Seahawks ^(from Los Angeles Rams)	Curt Warner	Running Back	Penn State
4	Denver Broncos^(rights later traded to Baltimore)	Chris Hinton	Guard	Northwestern
5	San Diego Chargers ^(from San Francisco)	Billy Ray Smith	Linebacker	Arkansas
6	Chicago Bears	Jim Covert	Offensive Tackle	Pittsburgh
7	Kansas City Chiefs	Todd Blackledge	Quarterback	Penn State
8	Philadelphia Eagles	Michael Haddix	Running Back	Mississippi State
9	Houston Oilers ^(from Seattle)	Bruce Matthews	Offensive Tackle	USC
10	New York Giants	Terry Kinard	Safety	Clemson
11	Green Bay Packers ^(from New Orleans)	Tim Lewis	Cornerback	Pittsburgh
12	Buffalo Bills	Tony Hunter	Tight End	Notre Dame
13	Detroit Lions	James Jones	Fullback	Florida
14	Buffalo Bills ^(from Cleveland)	Jim Kelly	Quarterback	Miami (FL)
15	New England Patriots	Tony Eason	Quarterback	Illinois
16	Atlanta Falcons	Mike Pitts	Defensive End	Alabama
17	St. Louis Cardinals	Leonard Smith	Cornerback	McNeese State
18	Chicago Bears ^(from Tampa Bay)	Willie Gault	Wide Receiver	Tennessee
19	Minnesota Vikings	Joey Browner	Cornerback	USC
20	San Diego Chargers ^(from Green Bay)	Gary Anderson	Running Back	Arkansas
21	Pittsburgh Steelers	Gabriel Rivera	Defensive Tackle	Texas Tech
22	San Diego Chargers ^(from San Diego through San Francisco)	Gill Byrd	Cornerback	San Jose State
23	Dallas Cowboys	Jim Jeffcoat	Defensive End	Arizona State
24	New York Jets	Ken O'Brien	Quarterback	California-Davis
25	Cincinnati Bengals	Dave Rimington	Center	Nebraska
26	Los Angeles Raiders	Don Mosebar	Center	USC
27	Miami Dolphins	Dan Marino	Quarterback	Pittsburgh
28	Washington Redskins	Darrell Green	Cornerback	Texas A&M--Kingsville

Round two

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
29	Baltimore Colts	Vernon Maxwell	Linebacker	Arizona State
30	Houston Oilers	Harvey Salem	Tackle	California
31	Denver Broncos	Mark Cooper	Tackle	Miami (FL)
32	Los Angeles Rams	Henry Ellard	Wide Receiver	Fresno State
33	Chicago Bears	Mike Richardson	Cornerback	Arizona State
34	Kansas City Chiefs	Dave Lutz	Guard	Georgia Tech
35	Philadelphia Eagles	Wes Hopkins	Safety	Southern Methodist
36	Los Angeles Rams	Mike Wilcher	Linebacker	North Carolina
37	New York Giants	Leonard Marshall	Defensive End	Louisiana State
38	New Orleans Saints	Steve Korte	Center	Arkansas
39	Buffalo Bills	Darryl Talley	Linebacker	West Virginia
40	Detroit Lions	Rich Strenger	Tackle	Michigan
41	Cleveland Browns	Ron Brown	Wide Receiver	Arizona State
42	Houston Oilers	Keith Bostic	Safety	Michigan
43	Atlanta Falcons	James Britt	Cornerback	Louisiana State
44	St. Louis Cardinals	Cedric Mack	Cornerback	Baylor
45	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Randy Grimes	Center	Baylor
46	Philadelphia Eagles	Jody Schulz	Linebacker	East Carolina
47	New England Patriots	Darryal Wilson	Wide Receiver	Tennessee
48	Green Bay Packers	Dave Drechsler	Guard	North Carolina
49	San Francisco 49ers	Roger Craig	Running Back	Nebraska
50	Dallas Cowboys	Mike Walter	Linebacker	Oregon
51	New York Jets	Johnny Hector	Running Back	Texas A&M
52	Pittsburgh Steelers	Wayne Capers	Wide Receiver	Kansas
53	Cincinnati Bengals	Ray Horton	Safety	Washington
54	Los Angeles Raiders	Bill Pickel	Defensive Tackle	Rutgers
55	Miami Dolphins	Mike Charles	Defensive Tackle	Syracuse
56	Washington Redskins	Richard Williams	Running Back	Memphis

Round three

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
57	Baltimore Colts	George Achica	Nose Tackle	Southern California
58	Houston Oilers	Tim Joiner	Linebacker	Louisiana State
59	San Francisco 49ers	Blanchard Montgomery	Linebacker	UCLA
60	Denver Broncos	Clint Sampson	Wide Receiver	San Diego State
61	Kansas City Chiefs	Albert Lewis	Cornerback	Grambling
62	Philadelphia Eagles	Glen Young	Wide Receiver	Mississippi State
63	New York Giants	Jamie Williams	Tight End	Nebraska
64	Chicago Bears	Dave Duerson	Safety	Notre Dame
65	New Orleans Saints	John Tice	Tight End	Maryland
66	New Orleans Saints	Cliff Austin	Running Back	Clemson
67	Detroit Lions	Mike Cofer	Linebacker	Tennessee
68	Cleveland Browns	Reggie Camp	Defensive End	California
69	Houston Oilers	Chris Dressel	Tight End	Stanford
70	New York Giants	Karl Nelson	Tackle	Iowa State
71	St. Louis Cardinals	Ramsey Dardar	Defensive Tackle	Louisiana State
72	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Jeremiah Castille	Cornerback	Alabama
73	Minnesota Vikings	Walker Lee Ashley	Linebacker	Penn State
74	New England Patriots	Stephen Starring	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	Wide Receiver	UCLA
79	Pittsburgh Steelers	Todd Seabaugh	Linebacker	San Diego State
80	New England Patriots	Steve Moore	Guard	Tennessee State
81	Cincinnati Bengals	Jim Turner	Safety	UCLA
82	Los Angeles Raiders	Tony Caldwell	Linebacker	Washington
83	Houston Oilers	Steve Brown	Cornerback	Oregon
84	Washington Redskins	Charles Mann	Defensive End	Nevada

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	Gene 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
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[7]	New York Giants	John Tuggle	Running back	California

= Pro Bowler[6]

= Hall of Famer

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.[8]

• 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.[9]

• John Elway, quarterback from Stanford University taken 1st round 1st overall by the Baltimore Colts.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2004.[9]

• Dan Marino, quarterback from Pittsburgh taken 1st round 27th overall by the Miami Dolphins.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2005.[9]

• 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.[9]

• 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.[9]

• 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.[9]

• Jim Covert, offensive lineman from Pittsburgh taken 1st round, 6th overall by the Chicago Bears.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020.[9]

Notable undrafted players

^†	= Pro Bowler[6]

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Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
	Atlanta Falcons	Dan Benish	DT	Clemson	ACC
	Atlanta Falcons	Arthur Cox	TE	Texas Southern	SWAC
	Atlanta Falcons	David Frye	LB	Purdue	Big Ten
	Baltimore Colts	John Miller	LB	Mississippi State	SEC
	Chicago Bears	Dennis McKinnon	WR	Florida State	Ind. (I-A)
	Cincinnati Bengals	Jim Gustafson	WR	St. Thomas	MIAC
	Cleveland Browns	Roger Ruzek	K	Weber State	Big Sky
	Dallas Cowboys	Raul Allegre	K	Texas	SWC
	Dallas Cowboys	Bill Bates ^†	S	Tennessee	SEC
	Dallas Cowboys	Kirk Phillips	WR	Tulsa	MVC
	Dallas Cowboys	Broderick Thompson	OT	Kansas	Big Eight
	Dallas Cowboys	Mark Tuinei ^†	DT	Hawaii	WAC
	Dallas Cowboys	John Warren	P	Tennessee	SEC
	Denver Broncos	Mike Morris	LS	Truman State	MIAA
	Detroit Lions	Jeff Chadwick	WR	Grand Valley State	GLIAC
	Houston Oilers	Bob Hamm	DE	Nevada	Big Sky
	Houston Oilers	Brian Sochia ^†	DT	Northwestern Oklahoma State	OIC
	Los Angeles Rams	Mike McDonald	LS	USC	Pac-10
	Minnesota Vikings	Bill Renner	P	Virginia Tech	Ind.
	New England Patriots	Ed Reynolds	LB	Virginia	ACC
	New England Patriots	Clarence Weathers	WR	Delaware State	MEAC
	New York Giants	Zeke Mowatt	TE	Florida State	Ind. (I-A)
	New York Jets	Ted Banker	G	Southeast Missouri State	MIAA
	Philadelphia Eagles	Major Everett	FB	Mississippi College	Gulf South
	Pittsburgh Steelers	Lou Rash	DB	Mississippi Valley State	SWAC
	Seattle Seahawks	Joe Dufek	QB	Yale	Ivy
	Seattle Seahawks	Frank Middleton	RB	Florida A&M	MEAC
	Seattle Seahawks	Paul Moyer	S	Arizona State	Pac-10
	Washington Redskins	Nate Newton ^†	OT	Florida A&M	MEAC

References

1. "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
2. 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.
3. https://www.nytimes.com/1983/05/03/sports/elway-traded-to-broncos-by-colts.html
4. Paul Thelen (April 18, 2013). "The Greatest Draft Class in NFL History". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
5. https://athlonsports.com/nfl/10-greatest-draft-classes-nfl-history
6. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
7. This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
8. List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com ^{"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008.}
9. List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com ^{"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008.}

External links

• NFL.com – 1983 Draft
• databaseFootball.com – 1983 Draft
• Pro Football Hall of Fame
• Pro Sports Transactions