1983 NFL Draft
335 picks · 12 rounds · Showing 188
Round 1
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Elway★ QB · Stanford · 9 PB · 234 G | BAL |
| 2 | Eric Dickerson★ RB · SMU · 6 PB · 5 AP · 146 G | RAM |
| 3 | Curt Warner RB · Penn St. · 3 PB · 100 G | SEA |
| 4 | Chris Hinton T · Northwestern · 7 PB · 1 AP · 177 G | DEN |
| 6 | Jimbo Covert★ T · Pittsburgh · 2 PB · 2 AP · 111 G | CHI |
| 7 | Todd Blackledge QB · Penn St. · 46 G | KAN |
| 8 | Michael Haddix RB · Mississippi St. · 120 G | PHI |
| 9 | Bruce Matthews★ G · USC · 14 PB · 7 AP · 296 G | HOU |
| 12 | Tony Hunter TE · Notre Dame · 47 G | BUF |
| 13 | FB · Florida · 135 G | DET |
| 14 | Jim Kelly★ QB · Miami (FL) · 5 PB · 1 AP · 160 G | BUF |
| 15 | Tony Eason QB · Illinois · 90 G | NWE |
| 18 | Willie Gault WR · Tennessee · 170 G | CHI |
| 20 | Gary Anderson RB · Arkansas · 1 PB · 111 G | SDG |
| 24 | Ken O'Brien QB · UC Davis · 2 PB · 129 G | NYJ |
| 25 | Dave Rimington C · Nebraska · 86 G | CIN |
| 26 | Don Mosebar C · USC · 3 PB · 173 G | RAI |
| 27 | Dan Marino★ QB · Pittsburgh · 9 PB · 3 AP · 242 G | MIA |
Round 2
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Harvey Salem T · California · 126 G | HOU |
| 31 | Mark Cooper G · Miami (FL) · 78 G | DEN |
| 32 | Henry Ellard WR · Fresno St. · 3 PB · 2 AP · 228 G | RAM |
| 34 | Dave Lutz T · Georgia Tech · 187 G | KAN |
| 38 | Steve Korte C · Arkansas · 83 G | NOR |
| 40 | Rich Strenger T · Michigan · 49 G | DET |
| 41 | Ron Brown WR · Arizona St. · 1 PB · 1 AP · 100 G | CLE |
| 45 | Randy Grimes C · Baylor · 118 G | TAM |
| 47 | Darryal Wilson WR · Tennessee · 9 G | NWE |
| 48 | Dave Drechsler G · North Carolina · 32 G | GNB |
| 49 | Roger Craig★ RB · Nebraska · 4 PB · 1 AP · 165 G | SFO |
| 51 | Johnny Hector RB · Texas A&M · 126 G | NYJ |
| 52 | Wayne Capers WR · Kansas · 47 G | PIT |
| 56 | Richard Williams RB · Memphis · 22 G | WAS |
Round 3
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | Clint Sampson WR · San Diego St. · 59 G | DEN |
| 62 | Glen Young WR · Mississippi St. · 58 G | PHI |
| 63 | Jamie Williams TE · Nebraska · 160 G | NYG |
| 65 | John Tice TE · Maryland · 134 G | NOR |
| 66 | Cliff Austin RB · Clemson · 58 G | NOR |
| 69 | Chris Dressel TE · Stanford · 111 G | HOU |
| 70 | Karl Nelson T · Iowa St. · 57 G | NYG |
| 74 | Stephen Starring WR · McNeese St. · 84 G | NWE |
| 78 | Jo-Jo Townsell WR · UCLA · 83 G | NYJ |
| 80 | Steve Moore T · Tennessee St. · 52 G | NWE |
Round 4
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 85 | Phil Smith WR · San Diego St. · 22 G | BAL |
| 88 | Mike McCloskey TE · Penn St. · 48 G | HOU |
| 89 | RB · Mississippi Col. · 34 G | PHI |
| 91 | Tom Thayer G · Notre Dame · 126 G | CHI |
| 92 | Ron Wetzel TE · Arizona St. · 16 G | KAN |
| 93 | TE · Louisiana Tech · 281 G | BUF |
| 99 | Kelly Thomas T · USC · 27 G | TAM |
| 100 | Mark Rush RB · Miami (FL) | MIN |
| 104 | Mike Miller WR · Tennessee · 16 G | GNB |
| 105 | Wes Howell TE · California | NYJ |
| 107 | Pat Dunsmore TE · Drake · 27 G | CHI |
| 108 | Chris Faulkner TE · Florida · 17 G | DAL |
Round 5
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 113 | Sid Abramowitz T · Tulsa · 22 G | BAL |
| 114 | Larry Moriarty RB · Notre Dame · 81 G | HOU |
| 121 | Steve Mott C · Alabama · 76 G | DET |
| 122 | Bill Contz T · Penn St. · 63 G | CLE |
| 123 | Chris Castor WR · Duke · 23 G | SEA |
| 124 | Malcolm Scott TE · LSU · 19 G | NYG |
| 128 | Darryl Lewis TE · Texas-Arlington · 2 G | NWE |
| 129 | Brett Miller T · Iowa · 118 G | ATL |
| 130 | Steve Bird WR · Eastern Kentucky · 23 G | STL |
| 132 | Bryan Thomas RB · Pittsburgh | GNB |
| 133 | Paul Skansi WR · Washington · 115 G | PIT |
| 134 | Otis Grant WR · Michigan St. · 33 G | RAM |
| 135 | Chuck McSwain RB · Clemson · 19 G | DAL |
| 137 | Jeff Christensen QB · Eastern Illinois · 4 G | CIN |
| 138 | Dokie Williams WR · UCLA · 74 G | RAI |
| 140 | Gregg Garrity WR · Penn St. · 79 G | PIT |
Round 6
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 141 | Trumaine Johnson WR · Grambling St. · 55 G | SDG |
| 144 | Gary Kowalski T · Boston Col. · 58 G | RAM |
| 145 | Tim Stracka TE · Wisconsin · 19 G | CLE |
| 146 | Ellis Gardner T · Georgia Tech · 17 G | KAN |
| 147 | Victor Oatis WR · Northwestern St. (LA) · 9 G | PHI |
| 148 | Gene Branton WR · Texas Southern · 4 G | TAM |
| 150 | Reginald Gipson RB · Alabama A&M | SEA |
| 153 | Kevin Belcher C · Texas-El Paso · 32 G | NYG |
| 154 | Todd Brown WR · Nebraska | DET |
| 156 | WR · Washington · 45 G | ATL |
| 158 | Ken Kaplan T · New Hampshire · 35 G | TAM |
| 159 | Mike Jones WR · Tennessee St. · 79 G | MIN |
| 160 | Ron Sams C · Pittsburgh · 15 G | GNB |
| 161 | Grant Feasel C · Abilene Christian · 117 G | BAL |
| 162 | Reggie Collier QB · Southern Miss · 6 G | DAL |
| 163 | Vincent White RB · Stanford | NYJ |
| 165 | Larry Kinnebrew RB · Tennessee St. · 88 G | CIN |
| 166 | Bob Winckler T · Wisconsin | WAS |
| 168 | Babe Laufenberg QB · Indiana · 16 G | WAS |
Round 7
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 169 | Alvin Moore RB · Arizona St. · 58 G | BAL |
| 170 | Herkie Walls WR · Texas · 38 G | HOU |
| 171 | Jeff Simmons WR · USC · 3 G | RAM |
| 173 | Ken Thomas RB · San Jose St. · 14 G | KAN |
| 174 | Anthony Edgar RB · Hawaii | PHI |
| 176 | Rocky Belk WR · Miami (FL) · 10 G | CLE |
| 179 | Daryl Posey RB · Mississippi Col. | KAN |
| 182 | Jon Schultheis G · Princeton | PHI |
| 184 | Carlos Scott C · Texas-El Paso · 45 G | STL |
| 185 | Weldon Ledbetter RB · Oklahoma | TAM |
| 187 | Craig James RB · SMU · 1 PB · 52 G | NWE |
| 188 | Jessie Clark RB · Louisiana Tech · 88 G | GNB |
| 189 | Chris Schultz T · Arizona · 21 G | DAL |
| 191 | Mark Kirchner G · Baylor · 32 G | PIT |
| 194 | Jeff McCall RB · Clemson | RAI |
| 196 | Kelvin Bryant RB · North Carolina · 46 G | WAS |
Round 8
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 197 | Gary Kubiak QB · Texas A&M · 119 G | DEN |
| 199 | Henry Odom RB · South Carolina St. · 16 G | PIT |
| 202 | Earnest Jackson RB · Texas A&M · 2 PB · 81 G | SDG |
| 204 | Irv Eatman T · UCLA · 149 G | KAN |
| 209 | Mike McClearn G · Temple | CLE |
| 210 | Matt Hernandez T · Purdue · 21 G | SEA |
| 213 | Norris Brown TE · Georgia · 2 G | MIN |
| 218 | Craig Dunaway TE · Michigan · 11 G | PIT |
| 219 | Mark Bortz G · Iowa · 2 PB · 171 G | CHI |
| 220 | Lawrence Ricks RB · Michigan · 17 G | DAL |
| 221 | Mike Martin WR · Illinois · 76 G | CIN |
| 222 | Mike Dotterer RB · Stanford | RAI |
| 223 | WR · Louisville · 5 PB · 158 G | MIA |
| 224 | Todd Hallstrom T · Minnesota | WAS |
Round 9
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 225 | Jim Mills T · Hawaii · 21 G | BAL |
| 227 | Jack Belcher C · Boston Col. | RAM |
| 229 | Mike Mularkey TE · Florida · 114 G | SFO |
| 230 | Rob Fada G · Pittsburgh · 24 G | CHI |
| 231 | Adam Lingner C · Illinois · 200 G | KAN |
| 232 | Rich Pelzer T · Rhode Island | PHI |
| 233 | RB · Langston · 3 G | NWE |
| 234 | George Parker RB · Norfolk St. | BUF |
| 239 | Rod Achter WR · Toledo | MIN |
| 240 | Mark Keel TE · Arizona · 10 G | NWE |
| 241 | Chris Rose T · Stanford | BAL |
| 242 | Otis Brown RB · Jackson St. | STL |
| 243 | Robin Ham C · West Texas A&M | GNB |
| 244 | Blake Wingle G · UCLA · 39 G | PIT |
| 248 | Stanley Wilson RB · Oklahoma · 36 G | CIN |
| 249 | Kent Jordan TE | RAI |
| 251 | Marcus Gilbert RB · TCU | WAS |
Round 10
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 253 | Byron Williams WR · Texas-Arlington · 37 G | GNB |
| 256 | Anthony Hutchison RB · Texas Tech · 33 G | CHI |
| 261 | Dave Laube G · Penn St. | DET |
| 262 | Thomas Hopkins T · Alabama A&M · 2 G | CLE |
| 263 | Pete Speros G · Penn St. | SEA |
| 264 | TE · Wyoming | NWE |
| 266 | Walter Tate C · Tennessee St. | MIN |
| 267 | Tom Ramsey QB · UCLA · 28 G | NWE |
| 270 | Darius Durham WR · San Diego St. | TAM |
| 272 | Bruce Mathison QB · Nebraska · 18 G | SDG |
| 273 | Eric Moran T · Washington · 37 G | DAL |
| 274 | Dan Fike G · Florida · 115 G | NYJ |
| 277 | Mervyn Fernandez WR · San Jose St. · 86 G | RAI |
| 278 | Anthony Reed RB · South Carolina St. | MIA |
Round 11
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 280 | Jim Bob Taylor QB · Georgia Tech · 8 G | BAL |
| 283 | Don Bailey C · Miami (FL) · 20 G | DEN |
| 285 | Steve Sebahar C · Washington St. | PHI |
| 286 | Gary Worthy RB · Wilmington | CHI |
| 287 | RB · North Carolina Central | DET |
| 288 | Boyce Green RB · Carson-Newman · 60 G | CLE |
| 289 | Jesse Sapolu C · Hawaii · 2 PB · 182 G | SFO |
| 290 | Bob Mayberry G · Clemson | SEA |
| 292 | Steve Parker WR · Abilene Christian | NWE |
| 296 | Aaron Williams WR · Washington | STL |
| 297 | Mark Witte TE · North Texas · 51 G | TAM |
| 298 | Brian Butcher G · Clemson | MIN |
| 300 | Dan Taylor T · Idaho St. | DAL |
| 301 | Mike Harmon WR · Mississippi · 9 G | NYJ |
| 302 | Mark Raugh TE · West Virginia | PIT |
| 303 | Tim Kearse WR · San Jose St. · 3 G | SDG |
| 304 | Gary Williams WR · Ohio St. · 8 G | CIN |
| 306 | Joe Lukens G · Ohio St. | MIA |
| 307 | Tim Spencer RB · Ohio St. · 78 G | SDG |
Round 12
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 308 | Carl Williams WR · Texas Southern | BAL |
| 311 | Clete Casper QB · Washington St. | RAM |
| 312 | David Mangrum QB · Baylor | PHI |
| 313 | Oliver Williams WR · Illinois · 14 G | CHI |
| 315 | Ken Jones T · Tennessee | KAN |
| 316 | Paul Farren T · Boston Univ. · 132 G | CLE |
| 317 | Don Dow T · Washington | SEA |
| 318 | Frank Magwood WR · Clemson | NYG |
| 319 | Waddell Kelly RB · Arkansas St. | NWE |
| 320 | Julius Dawkins WR · Pittsburgh · 27 G | BUF |
| 321 | Jim Lane C · Idaho St. | DET |
| 322 | Allama Matthews TE · Vanderbilt · 37 G | ATL |
| 325 | Maurice Turner RB · Utah St. · 27 G | MIN |
| 326 | Andy Ekern TE · Missouri · 2 G | NWE |
| 330 | Roger Wiley RB · Sam Houston St. | PIT |
| 331 | Lorenzo Bouier RB · Maine | DAL |
| 333 | Scott Lindquist QB · Northern Arizona | RAI |
| 334 | Anthony Carter WR · Michigan · 3 PB · 140 G | MIA |
| 335 | John Tuggle RB · California · 16 G | NYG |
Source: nflverse draft_picks release. PB = Pro Bowls · AP = All-Pro selections · G = career games · ★ = Hall of Fame.