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National Football League (NFL)

Draft

1983

1983 NFL Draft Round 1
Round	Pick	No.	Name	Team	Pos.	College
1	1	1	John Elway	Colts	QB	Stanford
	2	2	Eric Dickerson	Rams	RB	Southern Methodist
	3	3	Curt Warner	Seahawks	RB	Penn State
	4	4	Chris Hinton	Broncos	T	Northwestern
	5	5	Billy Ray Smith	Chargers	LB	Arkansas
	6	6	Jimbo Covert	Bears	T	Pittsburgh
	7	7	Todd Blackledge	Chiefs	QB	Penn State
	8	8	Michael Haddix	Eagles	RB	Mississippi State
	9	9	Bruce Matthews	Oilers	G	USC
	10	10	Terry Kinard	Giants	DB	Clemson
	11	11	Tim Lewis	Packers	DB	Pittsburgh
	12	12	Tony Hunter	Bills	TE	Notre Dame
	13	13	James Jones	Lions	RB	Florida
	14	14	Jim Kelly	Bills	QB	Miami (FL)
	15	15	Tony Eason	Patriots	QB	Illinois
	16	16	Mike Pitts	Falcons	DE	Alabama
	17	17	Leonard Smith	Cardinals	DB	McNeese State
	18	18	Willie Gualt	Bears	WR	Tennessee
	19	19	Joey Browner	Vikings	DB	USC
	20	20	Gary Anderson	Chargers	RB	Arkansas
	21	21	Gabriel Rivera	Steelers	DT	Texas Tech
	22	22	Gill Byrd	Chargers	DB	San Jose State
	23	23	Jim Jeffcoat	Cowboys	DE	Arizona State
	24	24	Ken O'Brien	Jets	QB	California-Davis
	25	25	Dave Rimington	Bengals	C	Nebraska
	26	26	Don Mosebar	Raiders	T	USC
	27	27	Dan Marino	Dolphins	QB	Pittsburgh
	28	28	Darrell Green	Redskins	DB	Texas A&I

1983 NFL Draft Round 2
Round	Pick	No.	Name	Team	Pos.	College
2	1	29	Vernon Maxwell	Colts	LB	Arizona State
	2	30	Harvey Salem	Oilers	T	California
	3	31	Mark Cooper	Broncos	T	Miami (FL)
	4	32	Henry Ellard	Rams	WR	Fresno State
	5	33	Mike Richardson	Bears	DB	Arizona State
	6	34	Dave Lutz	Chiefs	T	Georgia Tech
	7	35	Wes Hopkins	Eagles	DB	Southern Methodist
	8	36	Mike Wilcher	Rams	LB	North Carolina
	9	37	Leonard Marshall	Giants	DT	Louisiana State
	10	38	Steve Korte	Saints	G	Arkansas
	11	39	Darryl Talley	Bills	LB	West Virginia
	12	40	Rich Strenger	Lions	T	Michigan
	13	41	Ron Brown	Browns	WR	Arizona State
	14	42	Keith Bostic	Oilers	DB	Michigan
	15	43	James Britt	Falcons	DB	Louisiana State
	16	44	Cedric Mack	Cardinals	DB	Baylor
	17	45	Randy Grimes	Buccaneers	C	Baylor
	18	46	Jody Schulz	Eagles	LB	East Carolina
	19	47	Darryal Wilson	Patriots	WR	Tennessee
	20	48	Dave Dreschsler	Packers	G	North Carolina
	21	49	Roger Craig	49ers	RB	Nebraska
	22	50	Mike Walter	Cowboys	LB	Oregon
	23	51	Johnny Hector	Jets	RB	Texas A&M
	24	52	Wayne Capers	Steelers	WR	Kansas
	25	53	Ray Horton	Bengals	DB	Washington
	26	54	Bill Pickel	Raiders	DT	Rutgers
	27	55	Mike Charles	Dolphins	DT	Syracuse
	28	56	Richard Williams	Redskins	RB	Memphis State

1983 NFL Draft Round 3
Round	Pick	No.	Name	Team	Pos.	College
3	1	57	George Achica	Colts	DT	USC
	2	58	Tim Joiner	Oilers	LB	Louisiana State
	3	59	Blanchard Montgomery	49ers	LB	UCLA
	4	60	Clinton Sampson	Broncos	WR	San Diego State
	5	61	Albert Lewis	Chiefs	DB	Grambling
	6	62	Glen Young	Eagles	WR	Mississippi State
	7	63	Jamie Williams	Giants	TE	Nebraska
	8	64	Dave Duerson	Bears	DB	Notre Dame
	9	65	John Tice	Saints	TE	Maryland
	10	66	Cliff Astin	Saints	RB	Clemson
	11	67	Mike Cofer	Lions	DE	Tennessee
	12	68	Reggie Camp	Browns	DE	California
	13	69	Chris Dressel	Oilers	TE	Stanford
	14	70	Karl Nelson	Giants	T	Iowa State
	15	71	Ramsey Dardar	Cardinals	DT	Louisiana State
	16	72	Jeremiah Castille	Buccaneers	DB	Alabama
	17	73	Walker Lee Ashley	Vikings	LB	Penn State
	18	74	Stephen Starring	Patriots	WR	McNeese State
	19	75	Andrew Provence	Falcons	DT	South Carolina
	20	76	Charles Benson	Dolphins	DE	Baylor
	21	77	Bryan Caldwell	Cowboys	DE	Arizona State
	22	78	JoJo Townsell	Jets	WR	UCLA
	23	79	Todd Seabaugh	Steelers	LB	San Diego State
	24	80	Steve Moore	Patriots	G	Tennessee State
	25	81	Jim Turner	Bengals	DB	UCLA
	26	82	Tony Caldwell	Raiders	LB	Washington
	27	83	Steve Brown	Oilers	DB	Oregon
	28	84	Charles Mann	Redskins	DE	Nevada

1983 NFL Draft Round 4
Round	Pick	No.	Name	Team	Pos.	College
4	1	85	Phil Smith	Colts	WR	San Diego State
	2	86	Greg Hill	Oilers	DB	Oklahoma State
	3	87	Chuck Nelson	Rams	K	Washington
	4	88	Mike McCloskey	Oilers	TE	Penn State
	5	89	Mike Williams	Eagles	RB	Mississippi College
	6	90	Tom Holmoe	49ers	DB	Brigham Young
	7	91	Tom Thayer	Bears	C	Notre Dame
	8	92	Ron Wetzel	Chiefs	TE	Arizona State
	9	93	Trey Junkin	Bills	LB	Louisiana Tech
	10	94	August Curley	Lions	LB	USC
	11	95	Danny Walters	Chargers	DB	Arkansas
	12	96	Mark Duda	Cardinals	DT	Maryland
	13	97	Vince Newsome	Rams	DB	Washington
	14	98	Gary Lewis	Saints	DT	Oklahoma State
	15	99	Kelly Thomas	Buccaneers	T	USC
	16	100	Mark Rush	Vikings	RB	Miami (FL)
	17	101	Johnny Rembert	Patriots	LB	Clemson
	18	102	John Harper	Falcons	LB	Southern Illinois
	19	103	Lionel Washington	Cardinals	DB	Tulane
	20	104	Mike Miller	Packers	WR	Tennessee
	21	105	Wes Howell	Jets	TE	California
	22	106	Bo Scott Metcalf	Steelers	DB	Baylor
	23	107	Pat Dunsmore	Bears	TE	Drake
	24	108	Chris Faulkner	Cowboys	TE	Florida
	25	109	Steve Maidlow	Bengals	LB	Michigan State
	26	110	Greg Townsend	Raiders	DE	Texas Christian
	27	111	Doug Reed	Rams	DT	San Diego State
	28	112	Jimmy Payne	Bills	DE	Georgia

1983 NFL Draft Round 5
Round	Pick	No.	Name	Team	Pos.	College
5	1	113	Sid Abramowitz	Colts	T	Tulsa
	2	114	Larry Moriarty	Oilers	RB	Notre Dame
	3	115	Demetrious Johnson	Lions	DB	Missouri
	4	116	Weedy Harris	Broncos	LB	Houston
	5	117	Riki Ellison	49ers	LB	USC
	6	118	Smiley Creswell	Patriots	DE	Michigan State
	7	119	Jim Arnold	Chiefs	P	Vanderbilt
	8	120	Byron Darby	Eagles	DT	USC
	9	121	Steve Mott	Lions	C	Alabama
	10	122	Bill Contz	Browns	T	Penn State
	11	123	Chris Castor	Seahawks	WR	Duke
	12	124	Malcolm Scott	Giants	TE	Louisiana State
	13	125	Bruce Baldwin	Broncos	DB	Harding
	14	126	Matt Vandenboom	Bills	DB	Wisconsin
	15	127	Mark Stewart	Vikings	LB	Washington
	16	128	Darryl Lewis	Patriots	TE	Texas-Arlington
	17	129	Brett Miller	Falcons	T	Iowa
	18	130	Steve Bird	Cardinals	WR	Eastern Kentucky
	19	131	Tony Chickillo	Buccaneers	DT	Miami (FL)
	20	132	Bryan Thomas	Packers	RB	Pittsburgh
	21	133	Paul Skansi	Steelers	WR	Washington
	22	134	Otis Grant	Rams	WR	Michigan State
	23	135	Chuck McSwain	Cowboys	RB	Clemson
	24	136	John Walker	Jets	DT	Nebraska-Omaha
	25	137	Jeff Christensen	Bengals	QB	Eastern Illinois
	26	138	Dokie Williams	Raiders	WR	UCLA
	27	139	Jerome Foster	Oilers	DT	Ohio State
	28	140	Gregg Garrity	Steelers	WR	Penn State

1983 NFL Draft Round 6
Round	Pick	No.	Name	Team	Pos.	College
6	1	141	Trumaine Johnson	Chargers	WR	Grambling
	2	142	Steve Haworth	Oilers	DB	Oklahoma
	3	143	Victor Heflin	Broncos	DB	Delaware State
	4	144	Gary Kowalski	Rams	T	Boston College
	5	145	Tim Stracka	Browns	TE	Wisconsin
	6	146	Ellis Gardner	Chiefs	T	Georgia Tech
	7	147	Victor Oatis	Eagles	WR	Northwest Louisiana
	8	148	Rheugene Branton	Buccaneers	WR	Texas Southern
	9	149	Dave Puzzuoli	Browns	DT	Pittsburgh
	10	150	Reginald Gipson	Seahawks	RB	Alabama A&M
	11	151	Darrell Patterson	Giants	LB	Texas Christian
	12	152	Kiki DeAyala	Bengals	LB	Texas
	13	153	Kevin Belcher	Giants	G	Texas-El Paso
	14	154	Todd Brown	Lions	WR	Nebraska
	15	155	Mike Bass	Patriots	K	Illinois
	16	156	Anthony Allen	Falcons	WR	Washington
	17	157	George Schmitt	Cardinals	DB	Delaware
	18	158	Ken Kaplan	Buccaneers	T	New Hampshire
	19	159	Mike Jones	Vikings	WR	Tennessee State
	20	160	Ron Sams	Packers	G	Pittsburgh
	21	161	Grant Feasel	Colts	C	Abilene Christian
	22	162	Reggie Collier	Cowboys	QB	Southern Mississippi
	23	163	Vincent White	Jets	RB	Stanford
	24	164	Eric Williams	Steelers	DB	North Carolina State
	25	165	Larry Kinnebrew	Bengals	RB	Tennessee State
	26	166	Bob Winckler	Redskins	T	Wisconsin
	27	167	Reggie Roby	Dolphins	P	Iowa
	28	168	Babe Laufenberg	Redskins	QB	Indiana

1983 NFL Draft Round 7
Round	Pick	No.	Name	Team	Pos.	College
7	1	169	Alvin Moore	Colts	RB	Arizona State
	2	170	Herkie Walls	Oilers	WR	Texas
	3	171	Jeff Simmons	Rams	WR	USC
	4	172	Myron Dupree	Broncos	DB	North Carolina Central
	5	173	Ken Thomas	Chiefs	RB	San Jose State
	6	174	Anthony Edgar	Eagles	RB	Hawaii
	7	175	Gary Moten	49ers	LB	Southern Methodist
	8	176	Rocky Belk	Browns	WR	Miami (FL)
	9	177	Sam Merriman	Seahawks	LB	Idaho
	10	178	Perry Williams	Giants	DB	North Carolina State
	11	179	Daryl Posey	Chiefs	RB	Mississippi College
	12	180	Gurnest Brown	Bills	DT	Maryland
	13	181	Mike Black	Lions	P	Arizona State
	14	182	Jon Schultheis	Eagles	G	Princeton
	15	183	Jeff Turk	Falcons	DB	Boise State
	16	184	Carlos Scott	Cardinals	C	Texas-El Paso
	17	185	Weldon Ledbetter	Buccaneers	RB	Oklahoma
	18	186	Carl Lee	Vikings	DB	Marshall
	19	187	Craig James	Patriots	RB	Southern Methodist
	20	188	Jessie Clark	Packers	RB	Arkansas
	21	189	Chris Schultz	Cowboys	T	Arizona
	22	190	Darrin Newbold	Jets	LB	SW Missouri State
	23	191	Mark Kirchner	Steelers	G	Baylor
	24	192	Bill Elko	Chargers	DT	Louisiana State
	25	193	James Griffin	Bengals	DB	Middle Tennessee State
	26	194	Jeff McCall	Raiders	RB	Clemson
	27	195	Keith Woetzel	Dolphins	LB	Rutgers
	28	196	Kelvin Bryant	Redskins	RB	North Carolina

1983 NFL Draft Round 8
Round	Pick	No.	Name	Team	Pos.	College
8	1	197	Gary Kubiak	Broncos	QB	Texas A&M
	2	198	Robert Thompson	Oilers	LB	Michigan
	3	199	Henry Odom	Steelers	RB	South Carolina State
	4	200	Troy West	Rams	DB	USC
	5	201	Rich Kraynak	Eagles	LB	Pittsburgh
	6	202	Earnest Jackson	Chargers	RB	Texas A&M
	7	203	Richard Dent	Bears	DE	Tennessee State
	8	204	Irv Eatman	Chiefs	T	UCLA
	9	205	Andy Headen	Giants	LB	Clemson
	10	206	David Greenwood	Saints	DB	Wisconsin
	11	207	James Durham	Bills	DB	Houston
	12	208	Bill Stapleton	Lions	DB	Washington
	13	209	Mike McClearn	Browns	G	Temple
	14	210	Matt Hernandez	Seahawks	T	Purdue
	15	211	Bob Harris	Cardinals	DB	Auburn
	16	212	John Samuelson	Buccaneers	LB	Azusa Pacific
	17	213	Norris Brown	Vikings	TE	Georgia
	18	214	Ronnie Lippett	Patriots	DB	Miami (FL)
	19	215	John Rade	Falcons	LB	Boise State
	20	216	Carlton Briscoe	Packers	DB	McNeese State
	21	217	Davlin Mullen	Jets	DB	Western Kentucky
	22	218	Craig Dunaway	Steelers	TE	Michigan
	23	219	Mark Bortz	Bears	G	Iowa
	24	220	Lawrence Ricks	Cowboys	RB	Michigan
	25	221	Mike Martin	Bengals	WR	Illinois
	26	222	Mike Dotterer	Raiders	RB	Stanford
	27	223	Mark Clayton	Dolphins	WR	Louisville
	28	224	Todd Hallstrom	Redskins	T	Minnesota

1983 NFL Draft Round 9
Round	Pick	No.	Name	Team	Pos.	College
9	1	225	Jim Mills	Colts	T	Hawaii
	2	226	Kevin Potter	Oilers	DB	Missouri
	3	227	Jack Belcher	Rams	C	Boston College
	4	228	Brian Hawkins	Broncos	DB	San Jose State
	5	229	Mike Mularkey	49ers	TE	Florida
	6	230	Rob Fada	Bears	G	Pittsburgh
	7	231	Adam Lingner	Chiefs	C	Illinois
	8	232	Rich Pelzer	Eagles	T	Rhode Island
	9	233	Ricky Williams	Patriots	RB	Langston
	10	234	George Parker	Bills	RB	Norfolk State
	11	235	Mark Zavagnin	Bears	LB	Notre Dame
	12	236	Bob Clasby	Seahawks	DT	Notre Dame
	13	237	Ali Haji-Sheikh	Giants	K	Michigan
	14	238	Hasson Arbubakrr	Buccaneers	DT	Texas Tech
	15	239	Rod Achter	Vikings	WR	Toledo
	16	240	Mark Keel	Patriots	TE	Arizona
	17	241	Chris Rose	Colts	T	Stanford
	18	242	Otis Brown	Cardinals	RB	Jackson State
	19	243	Robin Ham	Packers	C	West Texas State
	20	244	Blake Wingle	Steelers	G	UCLA
	21	245	Mike Green	Chargers	LB	Oklahoma State
	22	246	Al Gross	Cowboys	DB	Arizona
	23	247	Bobby Humphrey	Jets	WR	New Mexico State
	24	248	Stanley Wilson	Bengals	RB	Oklahoma
	25	249	Kent Jordan	Raiders	TE	St. Mary's (CA)
	26	250	Mark Brown	Dolphins	LB	Purdue
	27	251	Marcus Gilbert	Redskins	RB	Texas Christian

1983 NFL Draft Round 10
Round	Pick	No.	Name	Team	Pos.	College
10	1	252	Ronald Hopkins	Colts	DB	Murray State
	2	253	Byron Williams	Packers	WR	Texas-Arlington
	3	254	Walt Bowyer	Broncos	DE	Arizona State
	4	255	Melvin Brown	Vikings	DB	Mississippi
	5	256	Anthony Hutchison	Bears	RB	Texas Tech
	6	257	Mark Shumate	Chiefs	DT	Wisconsin
	7	258	Thomas Strauthers	Eagles	DT	Jackson State
	8	259	Jeff Merrill	49ers	DT	Nebraska
	9	260	Richard Tharpe	Bills	DT	Louisville
	10	261	Dave Laube	Lions	G	Penn State
	11	262	Thomas Hopkins	Browns	T	Alabama State
	12	263	Pete Speros	Seahawks	G	Penn State
	13	264	James Williams	Patriots	TE	Wyoming
	14	265	Toby Williams	Patriots	DE	Nebraska
	15	266	Walter Tate	Vikings	C	Tennessee State
	16	267	Tom Ramsey	Patriots	QB	UCLA
	17	268	Ralph Giacomarro	Falcons	P	Penn State
	18	269	Tim Lucas	Cardinals	LB	California
	19	270	Darius Durham	Buccaneers	WR	San Diego State
	20	271	Jimmy Thomas	Packers	DB	Indiana
	21	272	Bruce Mathison	Chargers	QB	Nebraska
	22	273	Eric Moran	Cowboys	T	Washington
	23	274	Danny Fike	Jets	T	Florida
	24	275	Roosevelt Straughter	Steelers	DB	N.E. Louisiana
	25	276	Tim Krumrie	Bengals	DT	Wisconsin
	26	277	Mervyn Fernandez	Raiders	WR	San Jose State
	27	278	Anthony Reed	Dolphins	RB	South Carolina State
	28	279	Geff Gandy	Redskins	LB	Baylor

1983 NFL Draft Round 11
Round	Pick	No.	Name	Team	Pos.	College
11	1	280	Jim Bob Taylor	Colts	QB	Georgia Tech
	2	281	Lee Jenkins	Giants	DB	Tennessee
	3	282	Danny Triplett	Rams	LB	Clemson
	4	283	Don Bailey	Broncos	C	Miami (FL)
	5	284	Dwayne Jackson	Chiefs	DE	South Carolina State
	6	285	Steve Sebahar	Eagles	C	Washington State
	7	286	Gary Worthy	Bears	RB	Wilmington (OH)
	8	287	Ben Tate	Lions	RB	North Carolina Central
	9	288	Boyce Green	Browns	RB	Carson-Newman
	10	289	Jesse Sapolu	49ers	C	Hawaii
	11	290	Bob Mayberry	Seahawks	G	Clemson
	12	291	Clenzie Pierson	Giants	DT	Rice
	13	292	Steve Parker	Patriots	WR	Abilene Christian
	14	293	Larry White	Bills	DE	Jackson State
	15	294	Calvin Eason	Patriots	DB	Houston
	16	295	John Salley	Falcons	DB	Wyoming
	17	296	Aaron Williams	Cardinals	WR	Washington
	18	297	Mark Witte	Buccaneers	TE	North Texas State
	19	298	Brian Butcher	Vikings	G	Clemson
	20	299	Bucky Scribner	Packers	P	Kansas
	21	300	Dan Taylor	Cowboys	T	Idaho State
	22	301	Mike Harmon	Jets	WR	Mississippi
	23	302	Mark Raugh	Steelers	TE	West Virginia
	24	303	Tim Kearse	Chargers	WR	San Jose State
	25	304	Gary Williams	Bengals	WR	Ohio State
	26	305	Howard McAdoo	Browns	LB	Michigan State
	27	306	Joe Lukens	Dolphins	G	Ohio State
	28	307	Tim Spencer	Chargers	RB	Ohio State

1983 NFL Draft Round 12
Round	Pick	No.	Name	Team	Pos.	College
12	1	308	Carl Williams	Colts	WR	Texas Southern
	2	309	Robbie Jones	Giants	LB	Alabama State
	3	310	Karl Mecklenburg	Broncos	LB	Minnesota
	4	311	Clete Castper	Rams	QB	Washington State
	5	312	David Mangrum	Eagles	QB	Baylor
	6	313	Oliver Williams	Bears	WR	Illinois
	7	314	Billy Blaylock	Chargers	DB	Tennessee Tech
	8	315	Ken Jones	Chiefs	T	Tennessee
	9	316	Paul Farren	Browns	T	Boston University
	10	317	Don Dow	Seahawks	T	Washington
	11	318	Frank Magwood	Giants	WR	Clemson
	12	319	Waddell Kelly	Patriots	RB	Arkansas State
	13	320	Julius Dawkins	Bills	WR	Pittsburgh
	14	321	Jim Lane	Lions	C	Idaho State
	15	322	Allama Matthews	Falcons	TE	Vanderbilt
	16	323	James Lane	Cardinals	LB	Alabama State
	17	324	John Higginbotham	Buccaneers	DT	N.E. Oklahoma
	18	325	Maurice Turner	Vikings	RB	Utah State
	19	326	Andy Ekern	Patriots	T	Missouri
	20	327	John Harvey	Packers	LB	USC
	21	328	Stu Crum	Jets	K	Tulsa
	22	329	Chuck Ehin	Chargers	DT	Brigham Young
	23	330	Roger Wiley	Steelers	RB	Sam Houston State
	24	331	Lorenzo Bouier	Cowboys	RB	Maine
	25	332	Andre Young	Bengals	LB	Bowling Green
	26	333	Scott Lindquist	Raiders	QB	Northern Arizona
	27	334	Anthony Carter	Dolphins	WR	Michigan
	28	335	John Tuggle	Giants	RB	California

Trivia
Nolan Ryan holds the career record for no-hitters with seven.