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1983 NFL Draft Choices
Held April 26-27, 1983

Round 1

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	1	John Elway	Colts	QB	Stanford
2	2	Eric Dickerson	Rams	RB	SMU
3	3	Curt Warner	Seahawks	RB	Penn State
4	4	Chris Hinton	Broncos	OT	Northwestern
5	5	Billy Ray Smith	Chargers	LB	Arkansas
6	6	Jimbo Covert	Bears	OT	Pittsburgh
7	7	Todd Blackledge	Chiefs	QB	Penn State
8	8	Michael Haddix	Eagles	RB	Mississippi State
9	9	Bruce Matthews	Oilers	OG	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
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	Cal-Davis
25	25	Dave Rimington	Bengals	C	Nebraska
26	26	Don Mosebar	Raiders	OT	USC
27	27	Dan Marino	Dolphins	QB	Pittsburgh
28	28	Darrell Green	Commanders	C	Texas A&I

Round 2

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	29	Vernon Maxwell	Colts	LB	Arizona State
2	30	Harvey Salem	Oilers	OT	California
3	31	Mark Cooper	Broncos	OT	Miami
4	32	Henry Ellard	Rams	WR	Fresno State
5	33	Mike Richardson	Bears	DB	Arizona State
6	34	Dave Lutz	Chiefs	OT	Georgia Tech
7	35	Wes Hopkins	Eagles	DB	SMU
8	36	Mike Wilcher	Rams	LB	North Carolina
9	37	Leonard Marshall	Giants	DT	LSU
10	38	Steve Korte	Saints	OG	Arkansas
11	39	Darryl Talley	Bills	LB	West Virginia
12	40	Rich Strenger	Lions	OT	Michigan
13	41	Ron Brown	Browns	WR	Arizona State
14	42	Keith Bostic	Oilers	DB	Michigan
15	43	James Britt	Falcons	DB	LSU
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	OG	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	Commanders	RB	Memphis

Round 3

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	57	George Achica	Colts	DT	USC
2	58	Tim Joiner	Oilers	LB	LSU
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	OT	Iowa State
15	71	Ramsey Dardar	Cardinals	DT	LSU
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	OG	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	Commanders	DE	Nevada

Round 4

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
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	OT	USC
16	100	Mark Rush	Vikings	RB	Miami
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	TCU
27	111	Doug Reed	Rams	DT	San Diego State
28	112	Jimmy Payne	Bills	DE	Georgia

Round 5

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	113	Sid Abramowitz	Colts	OT	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	OT	Penn State
11	123	Chris Castor	Seahawks	WR	Duke
12	124	Malcolm Scott	Giants	TE	LSU
13	125	Bruce Baldwin	Broncos	DB	Harding College
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	OT	Iowa
18	130	Steve Bird	Cardinals	WR	Eastern Kentucky
19	131	Tony Chickillo	Buccaneers	DT	Miami
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

Round 6

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
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	OT	Boston College
5	145	Tim Stracka	Browns	TE	Wisconsin
6	146	Ellis Gardner	Chiefs	OT	Georgia Tech
7	147	Victor Oatis	Eagles	WR	NW 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	TCU
12	152	Kiki DeAyala	Bengals	LB	Texas
13	153	Kevin Belcher	Giants	OG	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	OT	New Hampshire
19	159	Mike Jones	Vikings	WR	Tennessee State
20	160	Ron Sams	Packers	OG	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	Commanders	OT	Wisconsin
27	167	Reggie Roby	Dolphins	P	Iowa
28	168	Babe Laufenberg	Commanders	QB	Indiana

Round 7

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
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	SMU
8	176	Rocky Belk	Browns	WR	Miami
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	OG	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	SMU
20	188	Jessie Clark	Packers	RB	Arkansas
21	189	Chris Schultz	Cowboys	OT	Arizona
22	190	Darrin Newbold	Jets	LB	SW Missouri State
23	191	Mark Kirchner	Steelers	OG	Baylor
24	192	Bill Elko	Chargers	DT	LSU
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	Commanders	RB	North Carolina

Round 8

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
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	OT	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	OG	Temple
14	210	Matt Hernandez	Seahawks	OT	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
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	OG	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	Commanders	OT	Minnesota

Round 9

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	225	Jim Mills	Colts	OT	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	OG	Pittsburgh
7	231	Adam Lingner	Chiefs	C	Illinois
8	232	Rich Pelzer	Eagles	OT	Rhode Island
9	233	Ricky Williams	Patriots	RB	Langston, Okla.
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	OT	Stanford
18	242	Otis Brown	Cardinals	RB	Jackson State
19	243	Robin Ham	Packers	C	West Texas State
20	244	Blake Wingle	Steelers	OG	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	Commanders	RB	TCU

Round 10

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
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	OG	Penn State
11	262	Thomas Hopkins	Browns	OT	Alabama State
12	263	Pete Speros	Seahawks	OG	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	OT	Washington
23	274	Danny Fike	Jets	OT	Florida
24	275	Roosevelt Straughter	Steelers	DB	Northeast 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	Commanders	LB	Baylor

Round 11

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
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
5	284	Dwayne Jackson	Chiefs	DE	South Carolina State
6	285	Steve Sebahar	Eagles	C	Washington State
7	286	Gary Worthy	Bears	RB	Wilmington, Del.
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	OG	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
19	298	Brian Butcher	Vikings	OG	Clemson
20	299	Bucky Scribner	Packers	P	Kansas
21	300	Dan Taylor	Cowboys	OT	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	OG	Ohio State
28	307	Tim Spencer	Chargers	RB	Ohio State

Round 12

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
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	OT	Tennessee
9	316	Paul Farren	Browns	OT	Boston University
10	317	Don Dow	Seahawks	OT	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	OT	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

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