1982 NFL Draft

334 picks · 12 rounds · Showing 14

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Round

All Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4-7

Side

All Offense Defense Special

Round 3

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	Pro Bowls	All-Pros	Games
57	Jim Burroughs DB · Michigan St. · 30 games	DB	BAL	Michigan St.	0	0	30
58	Rodney Lewis DB · Nebraska · 27 games	DB	NOR	Nebraska	0	0	27
59	Eugene Marve LB · Saginaw Valley St. · 156 games	LB	BUF	Saginaw Valley St.	0	0	156
60	Clayton Weishuhn LB · Angelo State (TX) · 39 games	LB	NWE	Angelo State (TX)	0	0	39
64	Vann McElroy DB · Baylor · 2 Pro Bowls · 111 games	DB	RAI	Baylor	2	0	111
65	Benny Perrin DB · Alabama · 48 games	DB	STL	Alabama	0	0	48
69	Steve Doig LB · New Hampshire · 40 games	LB	DET	New Hampshire	0	0	40
70	Mike Merriweather LB · Pacific · 3 Pro Bowls · 149 games	LB	PIT	Pacific	3	0	149
73	Rusty Guilbeau LB · McNeese St. · 57 games	LB	STL	McNeese St.	0	0	57
76	John Krimm DB · Notre Dame · 9 games	DB	NOR	Notre Dame	0	0	9
77	Robert Abraham LB · North Carolina St. · 73 games	LB	HOU	North Carolina St.	0	0	73
80	Paul Lankford DB · Penn St. · 130 games	DB	MIA	Penn St.	0	0	130
81	Jim Eliopulos LB · Wyoming · 31 games	LB	DAL	Wyoming	0	0	31
83	John Cannon DE · William & Mary · 122 games	DE	TAM	William & Mary	0	0	122

Source: nflverse draft_picks release. Pro Bowls / All-Pros / Games are career totals · ★ = Pro Football Hall of Fame.