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1983 NFL draft - 35 years ago today

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1 Baltimore Colts (player later traded to Denver) John Elway Quarterback
2 Los Angeles Rams (from Houston through Seattle) Eric Dickerson Running Back
3 Seattle Seahawks (from Los Angeles Rams) Curt Warner Running Back
4 Denver Broncos(player later traded to Baltimore) Chris Hinton Guard
5 San Diego Chargers (from San Francisco) Billy Ray Smith Linebacker
6 Chicago Bears Jim Covert Offensive Tackle
7 Kansas City Chiefs Todd Blackledge Quarterback
8 Philadelphia Eagles Michael Haddix Running Back
9 Houston Oilers (from Seattle) Bruce Matthews Offensive Tackle
10 New York Giants Terry Kinard Safety
11 Green Bay Packers (from New Orleans) Tim Lewis Cornerback
12 Buffalo Bills Tony Hunter Tight End
13 Detroit Lions James Jones Fullback
14 Buffalo Bills (from Cleveland) Jim Kelly Quarterback
15 New England Patriots Tony Eason Quarterback
16 Atlanta Falcons Mike Pitts Defensive End
17 St. Louis Cardinals Leonard Smith Cornerback
18 Chicago Bears (from Tampa Bay) Willie Gault Wide Receiver
19 Minnesota Vikings Joey Browner Cornerback
20 San Diego Chargers (from Green Bay) Gary Anderson Running Back
21 Pittsburgh Steelers Gabriel Rivera Defensive Tackle
22 San Diego Chargers (from San Diego through San Francisco) Gill Byrd Cornerback
23 Dallas Cowboys Jim Jeffcoat Defensive End
24 New York Jets Ken O'Brien Quarterback
25 Cincinnati Bengals Dave Rimington Center
26 Los Angeles Raiders Don Mosebar Center
27 Miami Dolphins Dan Marino Quarterback
28 Washington Redskins Darrell Green Cornerback
Round two[edit]
Pick # NFL Team Player Position
29 Baltimore Colts Vernon Maxwell Linebacker
30 Houston Oilers Harvey Salem Tackle
31 Denver Broncos Mark Cooper Tackle
32 Los Angeles Rams Henry Ellard Wide Receiver
33 Chicago Bears Mike Richardson Cornerback
34 Kansas City Chiefs Dave Lutz Guard
35 Philadelphia Eagles Wes Hopkins Safety
36 Los Angeles Rams Mike Wilcher Linebacker
37 New York Giants Leonard Marshall Defensive End
38 New Orleans Saints Steve Korte Center
39 Buffalo Bills Darryl Talley Linebacker
40 Detroit Lions Rich Strenger Tackle
41 Cleveland Browns Ron Brown Cornerback
42 Houston Oilers Keith Bostic Safety
43 Atlanta Falcons James Britt Cornerback
44 St. Louis Cardinals Cedric Mack Cornerback
45 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Randy Grimes Center
46 Philadelphia Eagles Jody Schulz Linebacker
47 New England Patriots Darryal Wilson Wide Receiver
48 Green Bay Packers Dave Drechsler Guard
49 San Francisco 49ers Roger Craig Running Back
50 Dallas Cowboys Mike Walter Linebacker
51 New York Jets Johnny Hector Running Back
52 Pittsburgh Steelers Wayne Capers Wide Receiver
53 Cincinnati Bengals Ray Horton Safety
54 Los Angeles Raiders Bill Pickel Defensive Tackle
55 Miami Dolphins Mike Charles Defensive Tackle
56 Washington Redskins Richard Williams Running Back
Round three[edit]
Pick # NFL Team Player Position
57 Baltimore Colts George Achica Nose Tackle
58 Houston Oilers Tim Joiner Linebacker
59 San Francisco 49ers Blanchard Montgomery Linebacker
60 Denver Broncos Clint Sampson Wide Receiver
61 Kansas City Chiefs Albert Lewis Cornerback
62 Philadelphia Eagles Glen Young Wide Receiver
63 New York Giants Jamie Williams Tight End
64 Chicago Bears Dave Duerson Safety
65 New Orleans Saints John Tice Tight End
66 New Orleans Saints Cliff Austin Running Back
67 Detroit Lions Mike Cofer Linebacker
68 Cleveland Browns Reggie Camp Defensive End
69 Houston Oilers Chris Dressel Tight End
70 New York Giants Karl Nelson Tackle
71 St. Louis Ramsey Dardar Defensive Tackle
72 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jeremiah Castille Cornerback
73 Minnesota Vikings Walker Lee Ashley Linebacker
74 New England Patriots Stephen Starring Wide Receiver
75 Atlanta Falcons Andrew Provence Nose Tackle
76 Miami Dolphins Charles Benson Defensive End
77 Dallas Cowboys Bryan Caldwell Defensive End
78 New York Jets JoJo Townsell Wide Receiver
79 Pittsburgh Steelers Todd Seabaugh Linebacker
80 New England Patriots Steve Moore Guard
81 Cincinnati Bengals Jim Turner Safety
82 Los Angeles Raiders Tony Caldwell Linebacker
83 Houston Oilers Steve Brown Cornerback
84 Washington Redskins Charles Mann Defensive End
Round four[edit]
Pick # NFL Team Player Position
85 Baltimore Colts Phil Smith Wide receiver
86 Houston Oilers Greg Hill Cornerback
87 Los Angeles Rams Chuck Nelson Kicker
88 Houston Oilers Mike McCloskey Tight end
89 Philadelphia Eagles Mike Williams Running back
90 San Francisco 49ers Tom Holmoe Safety
91 Chicago Bears Tom Thayer Center
92 Kansas City Chiefs Ron Wetzel Tight end
93 Buffalo Bills Trey Junkin Linebacker
94 Detroit Lions August Curley Linebacker
95 San Diego Chargers Danny Walters Cornerback
96 St. Louis Cardinals Mark Duda Defensive tackle
97 Los Angeles Rams Vince Newsome Cornerback
98 New Orleans Saints Gary Lewis Defensive tackle
99 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kelly Thomas Tackle
100 Minnesota Vikings Mark Rush Running back
101 New England Patriots Johnny Rembert Linebacker
102 Atlanta Falcons John Harper Linebacker
103 St. Louis Cardinals Lionel Washington Cornerback
104 Green Bay Packers Mike Miller Wide receiver
105 New York Jets Wes Howell Tight end
106 Pittsburgh Steelers Bo Scott Metcalf Defensive back
107 Chicago Bears Pat Dunsmore Tight end
108 Dallas Cowboys Chris Faulkner Tight end
109 Cincinnati Bengals Steve Maidlow Linebacker
110 Los Angeles Raiders Greg Townsend Defensive end
111 Los Angeles Rams Doug Reed Defensive tackle
112 Buffalo Bills Jimmy Payne Defensive end
Round five[edit]
Pick # NFL Team Player Position
113 Baltimore Colts Sid Abramowitz Tackle
114 Houston Oilers Larry Moriarty Running back
115 Detroit Lions Demetrious Johnson Safety
116 Denver Broncos Weedy Harris Linebacker
117 San Francisco 49ers Riki Ellison Linebacker
118 New England Patriots Smiley Creswell Defensive end
119 Kansas City Chiefs Jim Arnold Punter
120 Philadelphia Eagles Byron Darby Defensive tackle
121 Detroit Lions Steve Mott Center
122 Cleveland Browns Bill Contz Tackle
123 Seattle Seahawks Chris Castor Wide receiver
124 New York Giants Malcolm Scott Tight end
125 Denver Broncos Bruce Baldwin Defensive back
126 Buffalo Bills Matt Vandenboom Defensive back
127 Minnesota Vikings Mark Stewart Linebacker
128 New England Patriots Darryl Lewis Tight end
129 Atlanta Falcons Brett Miller Tackle
130 St. Louis Cardinals Steve Bird Wide receiver
131 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tony Chickillo Defensive tackle
132 Green Bay Packers Bryan Thomas Running back
133 Pittsburgh Steelers Paul Skansi Wide receiver
134 Los Angeles Rams Otis Grant Wide receiver
135 Dallas Cowboys Chuck McSwain Running back
136 New York Jets John Walker Defensive tackle
137 Cincinnati Bengals Jeff Christensen Quarterback
138 Los Angeles Raiders Dokie Williams Wide receiver
139 Houston Oilers Jerome Foster Defensive tackle
140 Pittsburgh Steelers Gregg Garrity Wide receiver
Round six[edit]
Pick # NFL Team Player Position
141 San Diego Chargers Trumaine Johnson Wide receiver
142 Houston Oilers Steve Haworth Defensive back
143 Denver Broncos Victor Heflin Defensive back
144 Los Angeles Rams Gary Kowalski Tackle
145 Cleveland Browns Tim Stracka Tight end
146 Kansas City Chiefs Ellis Gardner Tackle
147 Philadelphia Eagles Victor Oatis Wide receiver
148 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Rheugene Branton Wide receiver
149 Cleveland Browns Dave Puzzuoli Defensive tackle
150 Seattle Seahawks Reginald Gipson Running back
151 New York Giants Darrell Patterson Linebacker
152 Cincinnati Bengals Kiki DeAyala Linebacker
153 New York Giants Kevin Belcher Guard
154 Detroit Lions Todd Brown Wide receiver
155 New England Patriots Mike Bass Kicker
156 Atlanta Falcons Anthony Allen Wide receiver
157 St. Louis Cardinals George Schmitt Defensive back
158 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ken Kaplan Tackle
159 Minnesota Vikings Mike Jones Wide receiver
160 Green Bay Packers Ron Sams Guard
161 Baltimore Colts Grant Feasel Center
162 Dallas Cowboys Reggie Collier Quarterback
163 New York Jets Vincent White Running back
164 Pittsburgh Steelers Eric Williams Defensive back
165 Cincinnati Bengals Larry Kinnebrew Running back
166 Washington Redskins Bob Winckler Tackle
167 Miami Dolphins Reggie Roby Punter
168 Washington Redskins Babe Laufenberg Quarterback
Round seven[edit]
Pick # NFL Team Player Position
169 Baltimore Colts Alvin Moore Running back
170 Houston Oilers Herkie Walls Wide receiver
171 Los Angeles Rams Jeff Simmons Wide receiver
172 Denver Broncos Myron Dupree Defensive back
173 Kansas City Chiefs Ken Thomas Running back
174 Philadelphia Eagles Anthony Edgar Running back
175 San Francisco 49ers Gary Moten Linebacker
176 Cleveland Browns Rocky Belk Wide receiver
177 Seattle Seahawks Sam Merriman Linebacker
178 New York Giants Perry Williams Cornerback
179 Kansas City Chiefs Daryl Posey Running back
180 Buffalo Bills Gurnest Brown Defensive tackle
181 Detroit Lions Mike Black Punter
182 Philadelphia Eagles Jon Schultheis Guard
183 Atlanta Falcons Jeff Turk Defensive back
184 St. Louis Cardinals Carlos Scott Center
185 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Weldon Ledbetter Running back
186 Minnesota Vikings Carl Lee Cornerback
187 New England Patriots Craig James Running back
188 Green Bay Packers Jessie Clark Running back
189 Dallas Cowboys Chris Schultz Tackle
190 New York Jets Darrin Newbold Linebacker
191 Pittsburgh Steelers Mark Kirchner Guard
192 San Diego Chargers Bill Elko Defensive tackle
193 Cincinnati Bengals James Griffin Defensive back
194 Los Angeles Raiders Jeff McCall Running back
195 Miami Dolphins Keith Woetzel Linebacker
196 Washington Redskins Kelvin Bryant Running back
Round eight[edit]
Pick # NFL Team Player Position
197 Denver Broncos Gary Kubiak Quarterback
198 Houston Oilers Robert Thompson Linebacker
199 Pittsburgh Steelers Henry Odom Running back
200 Los Angeles Rams Troy West Defensive back
201 Philadelphia Eagles Rich Kraynak Linebacker
202 San Diego Chargers Earnest Jackson Running back
203 Chicago Bears Richard Dent Defensive end
204 Kansas City Chiefs Irv Eatman Tackle
205 New York Giants Andy Headen Linebacker
206 New Orleans Saints David Greenwood Defensive back
207 Buffalo Bills James Durham Defensive back
208 Detroit Lions Bill Stapleton Defensive back
209 Cleveland Browns Mike McClearn Guard
210 Seattle Seahawks Matt Hernandez Tackle
211 St. Louis Cardinals Bob Harris Defensive back
212 Tampa Bay Buccaneers John Samuelson Linebacker
213 Minnesota Vikings Norris Brown Tight end
214 New England Patriots Ronnie Lippett Defensive back
215 Atlanta Falcons John Rade Linebacker
216 Green Bay Packers Carlton Briscoe Defensive back
217 New York Jets Davlin Mullen Defensive back
218 Pittsburgh Steelers Craig Dunaway Tight end
219 Chicago Bears Mark Bortz Guard
220 Dallas Cowboys Lawrence Ricks Running back
221 Cincinnati Bengals Mike Martin Wide receiver
222 Los Angeles Raiders Mike Dotterer Running back
223 Miami Dolphins Mark Clayton Wide receiver
224 Washington Redskins Todd Hallstrom Tackle
Round nine[edit]
Pick # NFL Team Player Position
225 Baltimore Colts Jim Mills Tackle
226 Houston Oilers Kevin Potter Defensive back
227 Los Angeles Rams Jack Belcher Center
228 Denver Broncos Brian Hawkins Defensive back
229 San Francisco 49ers Mike Mularkey Tight end
230 Chicago Bears Rob Fada Guard
231 Kansas City Chiefs Adam Lingner Center
232 Philadelphia Eagles Rich Pelzer Tackle
233 New England Patriots Ricky Williams Running back
234 Buffalo Bills George Parker Running back
235 Chicago Bears Mark Zavagnin Linebacker
236 Seattle Seahawks Bob Clasby Defensive tackle
237 New York Giants Ali Haji-Sheikh Kicker
238 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Hasson Arbubakrr Defensive tackle
239 Minnesota Vikings Rod Achter Wide receiver
240 New England Patriots Mark Keel Tight end
241 Baltimore Colts Chris Rose Tackle
242 St. Louis Cardinals Otis Brown Running back
243 Green Bay Packers Robin Ham Center
244 Pittsburgh Steelers Blake Wingle Guard
245 San Diego Chargers Mike Green Linebacker
246 Dallas Cowboys Al Gross Defensive back
247 New York Jets Bobby Humphrey Wide receiver
248 Cincinnati Bengals Stanley Wilson Running back
249 Los Angeles Raiders Kent Jordan Tight end
250 Miami Dolphins Mark Brown Linebacker
251 Washington Redskins Marcus Gilbert Running back
Round ten[edit]
Pick # NFL Team Player Position
252 Baltimore Colts Ronald Hopkins Defensive back
253 Green Bay Packers Byron Williams Wide receiver
254 Denver Broncos Walt Bowyer Defensive end
255 Minnesota Vikings Melvin Brown Defensive back
256 Chicago Bears Anthony Hutchison Running back
257 Kansas City Chiefs Mark Shumate Defensive tackle
258 Philadelphia Eagles Thomas Strauthers Defensive tackle
259 San Francisco 49ers Jeff Merrell Defensive tackle
260 Buffalo Bills Richard Tharpe Defensive tackle
261 Detroit Lions Dave Laube Guard
262 Cleveland Browns Thomas Hopkins Tackle
263 Seattle Seahawks Pete Speros Guard
264 New England Patriots James Williams Tight end
265 New England Patriots Toby Williams Defensive end
266 Minnesota Vikings Walter Tate Center
267 New England Patriots Tom Ramsey Quarterback
268 Atlanta Falcons Ralph Giacomarro Punter
269 St. Louis Cardinals Tim Lucas Linebacker
270 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Darius Durham Wide receiver
271 Green Bay Packers Jimmy Thomas Defensive back
272 San Diego Chargers Bruce Mathison Quarterback
273 Dallas Cowboys Eric Moran Tackle
274 New York Jets Dan Fike Tackle
275 Pittsburgh Steelers Roosevelt Straughter Defensive back
276 Cincinnati Bengals Tim Krumrie Defensive tackle
277 Los Angeles Raiders Mervyn Fernandez Wide receiver
278 Miami Dolphins Anthony Reed Running back
279 Washington Redskins Geff Gandy Linebacker
Round eleven[edit]
Pick # NFL Team Player Position
280 Baltimore Colts Jim Bob Taylor Quarterback
281 New York Giants Lee Jenkins Defensive back
282 Los Angeles Rams Danny Triplett Linebacker
283 Denver Broncos Don Bailey Center
284 Kansas City Chiefs Dwayne Jackson Defensive end
285 Philadelphia Eagles Steve Sebahar Center
286 Chicago Bears Gary Worthy Running back
287 Detroit Lions Ben Tate Running back
288 Cleveland Browns Boyce Green Running back
289 San Francisco 49ers Jesse Sapolu Center
290 Seattle Seahawks Bob Mayberry Guard
291 New York Giants Clenzie Pierson Defensive tackle
292 New England Patriots Steve Parker Wide receiver
293 Buffalo Bills Larry White Defensive end
294 New England Patriots Calvin Eason Defensive back
295 Atlanta Falcons John Salley Defensive back
296 St. Louis Cardinals Aaron Williams Wide receiver
297 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Mark Witte Tight end
298 Minnesota Vikings Brian Butcher Guard
299 Green Bay Packers Bucky Scribner Punter
300 Dallas Cowboys Dan Taylor Tackle
301 New York Jets Mike Harmon Wide receiver
302 Pittsburgh Steelers Mark Raugh Tight end
303 San Diego Chargers Tim Kearse Wide receiver
304 Cincinnati Bengals Gary Williams Wide receiver
305 Cleveland Browns Howard McAdoo Linebacker
306 Miami Dolphins Joe Lukens Guard
307 San Diego Chargers Tim Spencer Running back
Round twelve[edit]
Pick # NFL Team Player Position
308 Baltimore Colts Carl Williams Wide receiver
309 New York Giants Robbie Jones Linebacker
310 Denver Broncos Karl Mecklenburg Linebacker
311 Los Angeles Rams Clete Casper Quarterback
312 Philadelphia Eagles David Mangrum Quarterback
313 Chicago Bears Oliver Williams Wide receiver
314 San Diego Chargers Billy Blaylock Defensive back
315 Kansas City Chiefs Ken Jones Tackle
316 Cleveland Browns Paul Farren Tackle
317 Seattle Seahawks Don Dow Tackle
318 New York Giants Frank Magwood Wide receiver
319 New England Patriots Waddell Kelly Running back
320 Buffalo Bills Julius Dawkins Wide receiver
321 Detroit Lions Jim Lane Center
322 Atlanta Falcons Allama Matthews Tight end
323 St. Louis Cardinals James Lane Linebacker
324 Tampa Bay Buccaneers John Higginbotham Defensive tackle
325 Minnesota Vikings Maurice Turner Running Back
326 New England Patriots Andy Ekern Tackle
327 Green Bay Packers John Harvey Linebacker
328 New York Jets Stu Crum Kicker
329 San Diego Chargers Chuck Ehin Defensive tackle
330 Pittsburgh Steelers Roger Wiley Running back
331 Dallas Cowboys Lorenzo Bouier Running back
332 Cincinnati Bengals Andre Young Linebacker
333 Los Angeles Raiders Scott Lindquist Quarterback
334 Miami Dolphins Anthony Carter Wide receiver
335[6] New York Giants John Tuggle Running back

 

 

 

Greatest ever? Has to be.

 

 

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Can you post the other drafts please so we have something for comparison. Thanks! :thumbsup:

 

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Billy Ray Smith... musta not panned out.

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Talley and Kelly that year, good year for the Bills :thumbsup:

 

35 focking years though, damn that's crazy

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