1983 NFL Draft
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The '''[[1983 NFL season|1983]] [[National Football League]] [[NFL Draft|Draft]]''' was held [[April 26]] and [[April 27]], [[1983]]. It is also frequently known as the '''Quarterback class of 1983''', because of the six quarterbacks taken in the first round. Of these quarterbacks, four have played in the [[Super Bowl]], and three were inducted into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]. The next highest number of quarterbacks taken in the first round was five, in the [[1999 NFL Draft]]. All six quarterbacks were drafted by [[American Football Conference|AFC]] teams. In eleven of the sixteen years following the draft, the AFC was represented in the Super Bowl by a team led by a quarterback taken in the first round: the [[Denver Broncos]] by Elway, the [[Miami Dolphins]] by Marino, the [[Buffalo Bills]] by Kelly, or the [[New England Patriots]] by Tony Eason.
==Player selections==
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===Round one===
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!style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
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|align=center|1||[[Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]] <sup>(rights traded to Denver)</sup>||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|[[John Elway]]||[[Quarterback]]||[[Stanford University|Stanford]]
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|align=center|2||[[St. Louis Rams|Los Angeles Rams]]||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|[[Eric Dickerson]]||[[Running back|Running Back]]||[[Southern Methodist University|Southern Methodist]]
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|align=center|3||[[Seattle Seahawks]]||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Curt Warner]]||[[Running back|Running Back]]||[[Penn State]]
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|align=center|4||[[Denver Broncos]]<sup>(rights traded to Baltimore)</sup>||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Chris Hinton]]||[[Guard (American football)|Guard]]||[[Northwestern University|Northwestern]]
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|align=center|5||[[San Diego Chargers]]||[[Billy Ray Smith]]||[[Linebacker]]||[[University of Arkansas|Arkansas]]
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|align=center|6||[[Chicago Bears]]||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Jim Covert]]||Offensive Line||[[University of Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh]]
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|align=center|7||[[Kansas City Chiefs]]||[[Todd Blackledge]]||Quarterback||Penn State
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|align=center|8||[[Philadelphia Eagles]]||[[Michael Haddix]]||Running Back||[[Mississippi State University|Mississippi State]]
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|align=center|9||[[Tennessee Titans|Houston Oilers]]||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|[[Bruce Matthews (football player)|Bruce Matthews]]||Offensive Line||[[University of Southern California|USC]]
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|align=center|10||[[New York Giants]]||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Terry Kinard]]||[[Defensive back|Defensive Back]]||[[Clemson University|Clemson]]
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|align=center|11||[[Green Bay Packers]]||[[Tim Lewis]]||[[Cornerback]]||Pittsburgh
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|align=center|12||Buffalo Bills||[[Tony Hunter (football player)|Tony Hunter]]||[[Tight end|Tight End]]||[[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]]
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|align=center|13||[[Detroit Lions]]||[[James Jones (running back)|James Jones]]||[[Fullback (American football)|Fullback]]||[[University of Florida|Florida]]
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|align=center|14||Buffalo Bills||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|[[Jim Kelly]]||Quarterback||[[University of Miami|Miami (FL)]]
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|align=center|15||New England Patriots||[[Tony Eason]]||Quarterback||[[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign|Illinois]]
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|align=center|16||[[Atlanta Falcons]]||[[Mike Pitts]]||[[Defensive end|Defensive End]]||[[University of Alabama|Alabama]]
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|align=center|17||[[Arizona Cardinals|St. Louis Cardinals]]||[[Leonard Smith]]||Cornerback||[[McNeese State University|McNeese State]]
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|align=center|18||Chicago Bears||[[Willie Gault]]||[[Wide receiver|Wide Receiver]]||[[University of Tennessee|Tennessee]]
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|align=center|19||[[Minnesota Vikings]]||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Joey Browner]]||Defensive Back||USC
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|align=center|20||San Diego Chargers||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Gary Anderson (running back)|Gary Anderson]]||Running Back||Arkansas
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|align=center|21||[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]||[[Gabriel Rivera]]||[[Defensive tackle|Defensive Tackle]]||[[Texas Tech University|Texas Tech]]
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|align=center|22||San Diego Chargers||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Gill Byrd]]||Cornerback||[[San José State University|San Jose State]]
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|align=center|23||[[Dallas Cowboys]]||[[Jim Jeffcoat]]||Defensive End||[Arizona State |Arizona State
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|align=center|24||[[New York Jets]]||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Ken O'Brien]]||Quarterback||[[University of California, Davis|UC Davis]]
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|align=center|25||[[Cincinnati Bengals]]||[[Dave Rimington]]||[[Center (American football)|Center]]||[[University of Nebraska–Lincoln|Nebraska]]
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|align=center|26||[[Oakland Raiders|Los Angeles Raiders]]||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Don Mosebar]]||Offensive Line||USC
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|align=center|27||Miami Dolphins||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|[[Dan Marino]]||Quarterback||Pittsburgh
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|align=center|28||[[Washington Redskins]]||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|[[Darrell Green]]||Cornerback||[[Texas A&I University]]
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===Round two===
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|align=center|29||Baltimore Colts||[[Vernon Maxwell (American football)|Vernon Maxwell]]||Linebacker||[[Arizona State University|Arizona State]]
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|align=center|30||Houston Oilers||[[Harvey Salem]]||Tackle||[[University of California|California]]
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|align=center|31||Denver Broncos||[[Mark Cooper (football player)|Mark Cooper]]||Tackle||Miami (FL)
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|align=center|32||Los Angeles Rams||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Henry Ellard]]||Wide Receiver||[[Fresno State University|Fresno State]]
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|align=center|33||Chicago Bears||[[Mike C. Richardson|Mike Richardson]]||Defensive Back||Arizona State
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|align=center|34||Kansas City Chiefs||[[David Lutz|Dave Lutz]]||Guard||[[Georgia Tech]]
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|align=center|35||Philadelphia Eagles||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Wes Hopkins]]||Safety||Southern Methodist
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|align=center|36||Los Angeles Rams||[[Mike Wilcher]]||Linebacker||[[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|North Carolina]]
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|align=center|37||New York Giants||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Leonard Marshall]]||Defensive Tackle||[[Louisiana State University|Louisiana State]]
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|align=center|38||New Orleans Saints||[[Steve Korte]]||Center||Arkansas
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|align=center|39||Buffalo Bills||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Darryl Talley]]||Linebacker||[[University of West Virginia|West Virginia]]
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|align=center|40||Detroit Lions||[[Rich Strenger]]||Tackle||[[University of Michigan|Michigan]]
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|align=center|41||Cleveland Browns||[[Ron Brown (American football)|Ron Brown]]||Cornerback||Arizona State
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|align=center|42||Houston Oilers||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Keith Bostic (American football)|Keith Bostic]]||Defensive Back||Michigan
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|align=center|43||Atlanta Falcons||[[James Britt]]||Defensive Back||Louisiana State
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|align=center|44||St. Louis Cardinals||[[Cedric Mack]]||Cornerback||[[Baylor University|Baylor]]
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|align=center|45||Tampa Bay Buccaneers||[[Randy Grimes]]||Center||Baylor
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|align=center|46||Philadelphia Eagles||[[Jody Schulz]]||Linebacker||[[East Carolina University|East Carolina]]
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|align=center|47||New England Patriots||[[Darryal Wilson]]||Wide Receiver||Tennessee
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|align=center|48||Green Bay Packers||[[Dave Drechsler]]||Guard||North Carolina
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|align=center|49||San Francisco 49ers||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Roger Craig]]||Running Back||Nebraska
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|align=center|50||Dallas Cowboys||[[Michael Walter|Mike Walter]]||Linebacker||[[University of Oregon|Oregon]]
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|align=center|51||New York Jets||[[Johnny Hector]]||Running Back||[[Texas A&M University|Texas A&M]]
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|align=center|52||Pittsburgh Steelers||[[Wayne Capers]]||Wide Receiver||[[University of Kansas|Kansas]]
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|align=center|53||Cincinnati Bengals||[[Ray Horton]]||Safety||[[University of Washington|Washington]]
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|align=center|54||Los Angeles Raiders||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Bill Pickel]]||Defensive Tackle||[[Rutgers University|Rutgers]]
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|align=center|55||Miami Dolphins||[[Mike Charles]]||Defensive Tackle||[[Syracuse University|Syracuse]]
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|align=center|56||Washington Redskins||Richard Williams||Running Back||[[University of Memphis|Memphis]]
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===Round three===
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!style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
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|align=center|57||Baltimore Colts||[[George Achica]]||Nose Tackle||Southern California
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|align=center|58||Houston Oilers||[[Tim Joiner]]||Linebacker||Louisiana State
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|align=center|59||San Francisco 49ers||[[Blanchard Montgomery]]||Linebacker||UCLA
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|align=center|60||Denver Broncos||[[Clinton Sampson]]||Wide Receiver||San Diego State
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|align=center|61||Kansas City Chiefs||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Albert Lewis (American football)|Albert Lewis]]||Cornerback||Grambling
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|align=center|62||Philadelphia Eagles||[[Glen Young]]||Wide Receiver||Mississippi State
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|align=center|63||New York Giants||[[Jamie Williams (football player)|Jamie Williams]]||Tight End||Nebraska
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|align=center|64||Chicago Bears||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Dave Duerson]]||Safety||Notre Dame
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|align=center|65||New Orleans Saints||[[John Tice]]||Tight End||Maryland
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|align=center|66||New Orleans Saints||[[Cliff Austin]]||Running Back||Clemson
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|align=center|67||Detroit Lions||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Michael Cofer|Mike Cofer]]||Linebacker||Tennessee
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|align=center|68||Cleveland Browns||[[Reggie Camp]]||Defensive End||California
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|align=center|69||Houston Oilers||[[Chris Dressel]]||Tight End||Stanford
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|align=center|70||New York Giants||[[Karl Nelson]]||Tackle||Iowa State
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|align=center|71||St. Louis||[[Ramsey Dardar]]||Defensive Tackle||Louisiana State
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|align=center|72||Tampa Bay Buccaneers||[[Jeremiah Castille]]||Defensive Back||Alabama
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|align=center|73||Minnesota Vikings||[[Walker Lee Ashley]]||Linebacker||Penn State
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|align=center|74||New England Patriots||[[Stephen Starring]]||Wide Receiver||McNeese State
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|align=center|75||Atlanta Falcons||[[Andrew Provence]]||Nose Tackle||South Carolina
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|align=center|76||Miami Dolphins||Charles Benson||Defensive End||Baylor
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|align=center|77||Dallas Cowboys||[[Bryan Caldwell]]||Defensive End||Arizona State
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|align=center|78||New York Jets||[[Jojo Townsell|JoJo Townsell]]||Wide Receiver||UCLA
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|align=center|79||Pittsburgh Steelers||[[Todd Seabaugh]]||Linebacker||San Diego State
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|align=center|80||New England Patriots||[[Steve Moore (football player)|Steve Moore]]||Guard||Tennessee State
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|align=center|81||Cincinnati Bengals||Jim Turner||Defensive Back||UCLA
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|align=center|82||Los Angeles Raiders||[[Tony Caldwell]]||Linebacker||Washington
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|align=center|83||Houston Oilers||[[Steve Brown (American football)|Steve Brown]]||Cornerback||Oregon
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|align=center|84||Washington Redskins||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Charles Mann (American football)|Charles Mann]]||Defensive End||Nevada
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===Round four===
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!style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
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|align=center|85||Baltimore Colts||Phil Smith||Wide receiver||San Diego State
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|align=center|86||Houston Oilers||Greg Hill||Defensive back||Oklahoma State
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|align=center|87||Los Angeles Rams||Chuck Nelson||Kicker||Washington
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|align=center|88||Houston Oilers||Mike McCloskey||Tight end||Penn State
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|align=center|89||Philadelphia Eagles||Mike Williams||Running back||Mississippi College
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|align=center|90||San Francisco 49ers||Tom Holmoe||Defensive back||Brigham Young
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|align=center|91||Chicago Bears||[[Tom Thayer]]||Center||Notre Dame
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|align=center|92||Kansas City Chiefs||Ron Wetzel||Tight end||Arizona State
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|align=center|93||Buffalo Bills||Trey Junkin||Linebacker||Louisiana Tech
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|align=center|94||Detroit Lions||August Curley||Linebacker||USC
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|align=center|95||San Diego Chargers||Danny Walters||Defensive back||Arkansas
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|align=center|96||St. Louis Cardinals||Mark Duda||Defensive tackle||Maryland
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|align=center|97||Los Angeles Rams||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Vince Newsome]]||Defensive back||Washington
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|align=center|98||New Orleans Saints||Gary Lewis||Defensive tackle||Oklahoma State
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|align=center|99||Tampa Bay Buccaneers||Kelly Thomas||Tackle||USC
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|align=center|100||Minnesota Vikings||Mark Rush||Running back||Miami (FL)
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|align=center|101||New England Patriots||Johnny Rembert||Linebacker||Clemson
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|align=center|102||Atlanta Falcons||John Harper||Linebacker||Southern Illinois
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|align=center|103||St. Louis Cardinals||Lionel Washington||Defensive back||Tulane
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|align=center|104||Green Bay Packers||Mike Miller||Wide receiver||Tennessee
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|align=center|105||New York Jets||Wes Howell||Tight end||California
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|align=center|106||Pittsburgh Steelers||Bo Scott Metcalf||Defensive back||Baylor
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|align=center|107||Chicago Bears||Pat Dunsmore||Tight end||Drake
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|align=center|108||Dallas Cowboys||Chris Faulkner||Tight end||Florida
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|align=center|109||Cincinnati Bengals||Steve Maidlow||Linebacker||Michigan State
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|align=center|110||Oakland Raiders||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Greg Townsend]]||Defensive end||Texas Christian
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|align=center|111||Los Angeles Rams||Doug Reed||Defensive tackle||San Diego State
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|align=center|112||Buffalo Bills||Jimmy Payne||Defensive end||Georgia
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===Round five===
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!style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
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|align=center|113||Baltimore Colts||Sid Abramowitz||Tackle||Tulsa
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|align=center|114||Houston Oilers||Larry Moriarty||Running back||Notre Dame
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|align=center|115||Detroit Lions||Demetrious Johnson||Defensive back||Missouri
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|align=center|116||Denver Broncos||Weedy Harris||Linebacker||Houston
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|align=center|117||San Francisco 49ers||[[Riki Ellison]]||Linebacker||USC
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|align=center|118||New England Patriots||Smiley Creswell||Defensive end||Michigan State
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|align=center|119||Kansas City Chiefs||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Jim Arnold]]||Punter||Vanderbilt
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|align=center|120||Philadelphia Eagles||Byron Darby||Defensive tackle||USC
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|align=center|121||Detroit Lions||Steve Mott||Center||Alabama
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|align=center|122||Cleveland Browns||Bill Contz||Tackle||Penn State
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|align=center|123||Seattle Seahawks||Chris Castor||Wide receiver||Duke
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|align=center|124||New York Giants||Malcolm Scott||Tight end||Louisiana State
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|align=center|125||Denver Broncos||Bruce Baldwin||Defensive back||Harding
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|align=center|126||Buffalo Bills||Matt Vandenboom||Defensive back||Wisconsin
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|align=center|127||Minnesota Vikings||Mark Stewart||Linebacker||Washington
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|align=center|128||New England Patriots||Darryl Lewis||Tight end||Texas-Arlington
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|align=center|129||Atlanta Falcons||Brett Miller||Tackle||Iowa
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|align=center|130||St. Louis Cardinals||Steve Bird||Wide receiver||Eastern Kentucky
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|align=center|131||Tampa Bay Buccaneers||Tony Chickillo||Defensive tackle||Miami (FL)
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|align=center|132||Green Bay Packers||Bryan Thomas||Running back||Pittsburgh
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|align=center|133||Pittsburgh Steelers||Paul Skansi||Wide receiver||Washington
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|align=center|134||Los Angeles Rams||Otis Grant||Wide receiver||Michigan State
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|align=center|135||Dallas Cowboys||Chuck McSwain||Running back||Clemson
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|align=center|136||New York Jets||John Walker||Defensive tackle||Nebraska-Omaha
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|align=center|137||Cincinnati Bengals||Jeff Christensen||Quarterback||Eastern Illinois
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|align=center|138||Oakland Raiders||Dokie Williams||Wide receiver||UCLA
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|align=center|139||Houston Oilers||Jerome Foster||Defensive tackle||Ohio State
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|align=center|140||Pittsburgh Steelers||Gregg Garrity||Wide receiver||Penn State
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===Round six===
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!style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
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|align=center|141||San Diego Chargers||Trumaine Johnson||Wide receiver||Grambling
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|align=center|142||Houston Oilers||Steve Haworth||Defensive back||Oklahoma
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|align=center|143||Denver Broncos||Victor Heflin||Defensive back||Delaware State
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|align=center|144||Los Angeles Rams||Gary Kowalski||Tackle||Boston College
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|align=center|145||Cleveland Browns||Tim Stracka||Tight end||Wisconsin
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|align=center|146||Kansas City Chiefs||Ellis Gardner||Tackle||Georgia Tech
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|align=center|147||Philadelphia Eagles||Victor Oatis||Wide receiver||Northwest Louisiana
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|align=center|148||Tampa Bay Buccaneers||Rheugene Branton||Wide receiver||Texas Southern
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|align=center|149||Cleveland Browns||Dave Puzzuoli||Defensive tackle||Pittsburgh
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|align=center|150||Seattle Seahawks||Reginald Gipson||Running back||Alabama A&M
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|align=center|151||New York Giants||Darrell Patterson||Linebacker||Texas Christian
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|align=center|152||Cincinnati Bengals||Kiki DeAyala||Linebacker||Texas
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|align=center|153||New York Giants||Kevin Belcher||Guard||Texas-El Paso
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|align=center|154||Detroit Lions||Todd Brown||Wide receiver||Nebraska
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|align=center|155||New England Patriots||[[Mike Bass]]||Kicker||Illinois
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|align=center|156||Atlanta Falcons||Anthony Allen||Wide receiver||Washington
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|align=center|157||St. Louis Cardinals||George Schmitt||Defensive back||Delaware
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|align=center|158||Tampa Bay Buccaneers||Ken Kaplan||Tackle||New Hampshire
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|align=center|159||Minnesota Vikings||Mike Jones||Wide receiver||Tennessee State
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|align=center|160||Green Bay Packers||Ron Sams||Guard||Pittsburgh
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|align=center|161||Baltimore Colts||Grant Feasel||Center||Abilene Christian
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|align=center|162||Dallas Cowboys||Reggie Collier||Quarterback||Southern Mississippi
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|align=center|163||New York Jets||Vincent White||Running back||Stanford
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|align=center|164||Pittsburgh Steelers||Eric Williams||Defensive back||North Carolina State
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|align=center|165||Cincinnati Bengals||[[Larry Kinnebrew]]||Running back||Tennessee State
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|align=center|166||Washington Redskins||Bob Winckler||Tackle||Wisconsin
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|align=center|167||Miami Dolphins||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Reggie Roby]]||Punter||Iowa
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|align=center|168||Washington Redskins||Babe Laufenberg||Quarterback||Indiana
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===Round seven===
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!style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
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|align=center|169||Baltimore Colts||Alvin Moore||Running back||Arizona State
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|align=center|170||Houston Oilers||Herkie Walls||Wide receiver||Texas
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|align=center|171||Los Angeles Rams||Jeff Simmons||Wide receiver||USC
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|align=center|172||Denver Broncos||Myron Dupree||Defensive back||North Carolina Central
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|align=center|173||Kansas City Chiefs||Ken Thomas||Running back||San Jose State
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|align=center|174||Philadelphia Eagles||Anthony Edgar||Running back||Hawaii
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|align=center|175||San Francisco 49ers||Gary Moten||Linebacker||Southern Methodist
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|align=center|176||Cleveland Browns||Rocky Belk||Wide receiver||Miami (FL)
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|align=center|177||Seattle Seahawks||Sam Merriman||Linebacker||Idaho
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|align=center|178||New York Giants||Perry Williams||Defensive back||North Carolina State
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|align=center|179||Kansas City Chiefs||Daryl Posey||Running back||Mississippi College
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|align=center|180||Buffalo Bills||Gurnest Brown||Defensive tackle||Maryland
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|align=center|181||Detroit Lions||[[Mike Black]]||Punter||Arizona State
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|align=center|182||Philadelphia Eagles||Jon Schultheis||Guard||Princeton
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|align=center|183||Atlanta Falcons||Jeff Turk||Defensive back||Boise State
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|align=center|184||St. Louis Cardinals||Carlos Scott||Center||Texas-El Paso
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|align=center|185||Tampa Bay Buccaneers||Weldon Ledbetter||Running back||Oklahoma
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|align=center|186||Minnesota Vikings||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Carl Lee]]||Defensive back||Marshall
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|align=center|187||New England Patriots||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Craig James]]||Running back||Southern Methodist
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|align=center|188||Green Bay Packers||Jessie Clark||Running back||Arkansas
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|align=center|189||Dallas Cowboys||Chris Schultz||Tackle||Arizona
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|align=center|190||New York Jets||Darrin Newbold||Linebacker||SW Missouri State
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|align=center|191||Pittsburgh Steelers||Mark Kirchner||Guard||Baylor
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|align=center|192||San Diego Chargers||Bill Elko||Defensive tackle||Louisiana State
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|align=center|193||Cincinnati Bengals||James Griffin||Defensive back||Middle Tennessee State
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|align=center|194||Oakland Raiders||Jeff McCall||Running back||Clemson
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|align=center|195||Miami Dolphins||Keith Woetzel||Linebacker||Rutgers
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|align=center|196||Washington Redskins||[[Kelvin Bryant]]||Running back||North Carolina
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===Round eight===
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!style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
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|align=center|197||Denver Broncos||[[Gary Kubiak]]||Quarterback||Texas A&M
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|align=center|198||Houston Oilers||Robert Thompson||Linebacker||Michigan
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|align=center|199||Pittsburgh Steelers||Henry Odom||Running back||South Carolina State
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|align=center|200||Los Angeles Rams||Troy West||Defensive back||USC
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|align=center|201||Philadelphia Eagles||Rich Kraynak||Linebacker||Pittsburgh
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|align=center|202||San Diego Chargers||Earnest Jackson||Running back||Texas A&M
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|align=center|203||Chicago Bears||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Richard Dent]]||Defensive end||Tennessee State
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|align=center|204||Kansas City Chiefs||[[Irv Eatman]]||Tackle||UCLA
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|align=center|205||New York Giants||Andy Headen||Linebacker||Clemson
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|align=center|206||New Orleans Saints||David Greenwood||Defensive back||Wisconsin
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|align=center|207||Buffalo Bills||James Durham||Defensive back||Houston
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|align=center|208||Detroit Lions||Bill Stapleton||Defensive back||Washington
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|align=center|209||Cleveland Browns||Mike McClearn||Guard||Temple
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|align=center|210||Seattle Seahawks||Matt Hernandez||Tackle||Purdue
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|align=center|211||St. Louis Cardinals||Bob Harris||Defensive back||Auburn
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|align=center|212||Tampa Bay Buccaneers||John Samuelson||Linebacker||Azusa Pacific
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|align=center|213||Minnesota Vikings||Norris Brown||Tight end||Georgia
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|align=center|214||New England Patriots||[[Ronnie Lippett]]||Defensive back||Miami (FL)
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|align=center|215||Atlanta Falcons||John Rade||Linebacker||Boise State
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|align=center|216||Green Bay Packers||Carlton Briscoe||Defensive back||McNeese State
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|align=center|217||New York Jets||Davlin Mullen||Defensive back||Western Kentucky
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|align=center|218||Pittsburgh Steelers||Craig Dunaway||Tight end||Michigan
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|align=center|219||Chicago Bears||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Mark Bortz]]||Guard||Iowa
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|align=center|220||Dallas Cowboys||Lawrence Ricks||Running back||Michigan
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|align=center|221||Cincinnati Bengals||[[Mike Martin]]||Wide receiver||Illinois
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|align=center|222||Oakland Raiders||Mike Dotterer||Running back||Stanford
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|align=center|223||Miami Dolphins||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Mark Clayton]]||Wide receiver||Louisville
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|align=center|224||Washington Redskins||Todd Hallstrom||Tackle||Minnesota
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===Round nine===
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!style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
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|align=center|225||Baltimore Colts||Jim Mills||Tackle||Hawaii
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|align=center|226||Houston Oilers||Kevin Potter||Defensive back||Missouri
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|align=center|227||Los Angeles Rams||Jack Belcher||Center||Boston College
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|align=center|228||Denver Broncos||Brian Hawkins||Defensive back||San Jose State
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|align=center|229||San Francisco 49ers||[[Mike Mularkey]]||Tight end||Florida
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|align=center|230||Chicago Bears||Rob Fada||Guard||Pittsburgh
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|align=center|231||Kansas City Chiefs||Adam Lingner||Center||Illinois
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|align=center|232||Philadelphia Eagles||Rich Pelzer||Tackle||Rhode Island
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|align=center|233||New England Patriots||Ricky Williams||Running back||Langston
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|align=center|234||Buffalo Bills||George Parker||Running back||Norfolk State
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|align=center|235||Chicago Bears||Mark Zavagnin||Linebacker||Notre Dame
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|align=center|236||Seattle Seahawks||Bob Clasby||Defensive tackle||Notre Dame
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|align=center|237||New York Giants||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Ali Haji-Sheikh]]||Kicker||Michigan
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|align=center|238||Tampa Bay Buccaneers||Hasson Arbubakrr||Defensive tackle||Texas Tech
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|align=center|239||Minnesota Vikings||Rod Achter||Wide receiver||Toledo
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|align=center|240||New England Patriots||Mark Keel||Tight end||Arizona
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|align=center|241||Baltimore Colts||Chris Rose||Tackle||Stanford
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|align=center|242||St. Louis Cardinals||Otis Brown||Running back||Jackson State
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|align=center|243||Green Bay Packers||Robin Ham||Center||West Texas State
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|align=center|244||Pittsburgh Steelers||Blake Wingle||Guard||UCLA
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|align=center|245||San Diego Chargers||Mike Green||Linebacker||Oklahoma State
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|align=center|246||Dallas Cowboys||Al Gross||Defensive back||Arizona
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|align=center|247||New York Jets||Bobby Humphrey||Wide receiver||New Mexico State
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|align=center|248||Cincinnati Bengals||[[Stanley Wilson]]||Running back||Oklahoma
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|align=center|249||Oakland Raiders||Kent Jordan||Tight end||St. Mary's (CA)
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|align=center|250||Miami Dolphins||Mark Brown||Linebacker||Purdue
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|align=center|251||Washington Redskins||Marcus Gilbert||Running back||Texas Christian
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===Round ten===
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!style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
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|align=center|252||Baltimore Colts||Ronald Hopkins||Defensive back||Murray State
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|align=center|253||Green Bay Packers||Byron Williams||Wide receiver||Texas-Arlington
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|align=center|254||Denver Broncos||Walt Bowyer||Defensive end||Arizona State
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|align=center|255||Minnesota Vikings||Melvin Brown||Defensive back||Mississippi
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|align=center|256||Chicago Bears||Anthony Hutchison||Running back||Texas Tech
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|align=center|257||Kansas City Chiefs||Mark Shumate||Defensive tackle||Wisconsin
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|align=center|258||Philadelphia Eagles||Thomas Strauthers||Defensive tackle||Jackson State
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|align=center|259||San Francisco 49ers||Jeff Merrill||Defensive tackle||Nebraska
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|align=center|260||Buffalo Bills||Richard Tharpe||Defensive tackle||Louisville
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|align=center|261||Detroit Lions||Dave Laube||Guard||Penn State
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|align=center|262||Cleveland Browns||Thomas Hopkins||Tackle||Alabama State
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|align=center|263||Seattle Seahawks||Pete Speros||Guard||Penn State
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|align=center|264||New England Patriots||James Williams||Tight end||Wyoming
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|align=center|265||New England Patriots||Toby Williams||Defensive end||Nebraska
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|align=center|266||Minnesota Vikings||Walter Tate||Center||Tennessee State
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|align=center|267||New England Patriots||Tom Ramsey||Quarterback||UCLA
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|align=center|268||Atlanta Falcons||Ralph Giacomarro||Punter||Penn State
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|align=center|269||St. Louis Cardinals||Tim Lucas||Linebacker||California
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|align=center|270||Tampa Bay Buccaneers||Darius Durham||Wide receiver||San Diego State
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|align=center|271||Green Bay Packers||Jimmy Thomas||Defensive back||Indiana
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|align=center|272||San Diego Chargers||Bruce Mathison||Quarterback||Nebraska
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|align=center|273||Dallas Cowboys||Eric Moran||Tackle||Washington
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|align=center|274||New York Jets||Danny Fike||Tackle||Florida
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|align=center|275||Pittsburgh Steelers||Roosevelt Straughter||Defensive back||N.E. Louisiana
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|align=center|276||Cincinnati Bengals||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Tim Krumrie]]||Defensive tackle||Wisconsin
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|align=center|277||Oakland Raiders||Mervyn Fernandez||Wide receiver||San Jose State
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|align=center|278||Miami Dolphins||Anthony Reed||Running back||South Carolina State
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|align=center|279||Washington Redskins||Geff Gandy||Linebacker||Baylor
|}
===Round eleven===
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!style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
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|align=center|280||Baltimore Colts||Jim Bob Taylor||Quarterback||Georgia Tech
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|align=center|281||New York Giants||Lee Jenkins||Defensive back||Tennessee
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|align=center|282||Los Angeles Rams||Danny Triplett||Linebacker||Clemson
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|align=center|283||Denver Broncos||Don Bailey||Center||Miami (FL)
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|align=center|284||Kansas City Chiefs||Dwayne Jackson||Defensive end||South Carolina State
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|align=center|285||Philadelphia Eagles||Steve Sebahar||Center||Washington State
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|align=center|286||Chicago Bears||Gary Worthy||Running back||Wilmington (OH)
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|align=center|287||Detroit Lions||Ben Tate||Running back||North Carolina Central
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|align=center|288||Cleveland Browns||Boyce Green||Running back||Carson-Newman
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|align=center|289||San Francisco 49ers||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Jesse Sapolu]]||Center||Hawaii
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|align=center|290||Seattle Seahawks||Bob Mayberry||Guard||Clemson
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|align=center|291||New York Giants||Clenzie Pierson||Defensive tackle||Rice
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|align=center|292||New England Patriots||Steve Parker||Wide receiver||Abilene Christian
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|align=center|293||Buffalo Bills||Larry White||Defensive end||Jackson State
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|align=center|294||New England Patriots||Calvin Eason||Defensive back||Houston
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|align=center|295||Atlanta Falcons||John Salley||Defensive back||Wyoming
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|align=center|296||St. Louis Cardinals||Aaron Williams||Wide receiver||Washington
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|align=center|297||Tampa Bay Buccaneers||Mark Witte||Tight end||North Texas State
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|align=center|298||Minnesota Vikings||Brian Butcher||Guard||Clemson
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|align=center|299||Green Bay Packers||Bucky Scribner||Punter||Kansas
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|align=center|300||Dallas Cowboys||Dan Taylor||Tackle||Idaho State
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|align=center|301||New York Jets||Mike Harmon||Wide receiver||Mississippi
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|align=center|302||Pittsburgh Steelers||Mark Raugh||Tight end||West Virginia
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|align=center|303||San Diego Chargers||Tim Kearse||Wide receiver||San Jose State
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|align=center|304||Cincinnati Bengals||Gary Williams||Wide receiver||Ohio State
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|align=center|305||Cleveland Browns||Howard McAdoo||Linebacker||Michigan State
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|align=center|306||Miami Dolphins||Joe Lukens||Guard||Ohio State
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|align=center|307||San Diego Chargers||[[Tim Spencer]]||Running back||Ohio State
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===Round twelve===
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!style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
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|align=center|308||Baltimore Colts||Carl Williams||Wide receiver||Texas Southern
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|align=center|309||New York Giants||Robbie Jones||Linebacker||Alabama State
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|align=center|310||Denver Broncos||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Karl Mecklenburg]]||Linebacker||Minnesota
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|align=center|311||Los Angeles Rams||Clete Castper||Quarterback||Washington State
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|align=center|312||Philadelphia Eagles||David Mangrum||Quarterback||Baylor
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|align=center|313||Chicago Bears||Oliver Williams||Wide receiver||Illinois
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|align=center|314||San Diego Chargers||Billy Blaylock||Defensive back||Tennessee Tech
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|align=center|315||Kansas City Chiefs||Ken Jones||Tackle||Tennessee
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|align=center|316||Cleveland Browns||Paul Farren||Tackle||Boston University
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|align=center|317||Seattle Seahawks||Don Dow||Tackle||Washington
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|align=center|318||New York Giants||Frank Magwood||Wide receiver||Clemson
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|align=center|319||New England Patriots||Waddell Kelly||Running back||Arkansas State
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|align=center|320||Buffalo Bills||Julius Dawkins||Wide receiver||Pittsburgh
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|align=center|321||Detroit Lions||Jim Lane||Center||Idaho State
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|align=center|322||Atlanta Falcons||Allama Matthews||Tight end||Vanderbilt
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|align=center|323||St. Louis Cardinals||James Lane||Linebacker||Alabama State
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|align=center|324||Tampa Bay Buccaneers||John Higginbotham||Defensive tackle||N.E. Oklahoma
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|align=center|325||Minnesota Vikings||Maurice Turner||Running back||Utah State
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|align=center|326||New England Patriots||Andy Ekern||Tackle||Missouri
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|align=center|327||Green Bay Packers||John Harvey||Linebacker||USC
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|align=center|328||New York Jets||Stu Crum||Kicker||Tulsa
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|align=center|329||San Diego Chargers||Chuck Ehin||Defensive tackle||Brigham Young
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|align=center|330||Pittsburgh Steelers||Roger Wiley||Running back||Sam Houston State
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|align=center|331||Dallas Cowboys||Lorenzo Bouier||Running back||Maine
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|align=center|332||Cincinnati Bengals||Andre Young||Linebacker||Bowling Green
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|align=center|333||Oakland Raiders||Scott Lindquist||Quarterback||Northern Arizona
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|align=center|334||Miami Dolphins||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Anthony Carter]]||Wide receiver||Michigan
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|align=center|335||New York Giants||John Tuggle||Running back||California
|}
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==Hall of Famers==
* John Elway, Quarterback from Stanford University taken 1st round 1st overall by the Baltimore Colts.
:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2004.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* Dan Marino, Quarterback from Pittsburgh taken 1st round 27th overall by the Miami Dolphins.
:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2005.
* 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.
==External links==
* [http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=1983 NFL.com - 1983 Draft]
* [http://www.databasefootball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=NFL&yr=1983 databaseFootball.com - 1983 Draft]
* [http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/draft/1983.jsp Pro Football Hall of Fame]
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