National Football League draft
The 1982 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 27–28, 1982 , at the New York Sheraton Hotel in New York City , New York .[ 1] [ 2] At the time of the draft the Raiders were still the Oakland Raiders, they relocated to Los Angeles in May 1982. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.
With the first overall pick of the draft, the New England Patriots selected defensive end Kenneth Sims .
^ a b May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE) ^ Also known as offensive guard (OG) ^ Also known as placekicker (PK) ^ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 252 Baltimore Colts Tom Deery Safety Widener 253 New England Patriots Brian Clark Kicker Florida 254 Washington Redskins Harold Smith Defensive end Kentucky State 255 Cleveland Browns Ricky Floyd Running back Southern Mississippi 256 Los Angeles Rams Miles McPherson Defensive back New Haven 257 Chicago Bears Joe Turner Defensive back USC 258 Seattle Seahawks Craig Austin Linebacker South Dakota 259 St. Louis Cardinals Eddie McGill Tight end Western Carolina 260 Minnesota Vikings Gerald Lucear Wide receiver Did not play Temple 261 Houston Oilers Ron Reeves Quarterback Texas Tech 262 Atlanta Falcons Curtis Stowers Linebacker Mississippi State 263 Los Angeles Raiders Rich D'Amico Linebacker Penn State 264 Green Bay Packers Eddie Garcia Kicker Southern Methodist 265 Washington Redskins Terry Daniels Defensive back Tennessee 266 Detroit Lions Roosevelt Barnes Linebacker Purdue 267 Pittsburgh Steelers Sal Sunseri Linebacker Pittsburgh 268 Kansas City Chiefs Larry Brodsky Wide receiver Miami (FL) 269 San Francisco 49ers Dana McLemore Defensive back Hawaii 270 New York Giants Rich Baldinger Tackle Wake Forest 271 Miami Dolphins Robin Fisher Linebacker Florida 272 Buffalo Bills Vic James Defensive back Colorado 273 San Diego Chargers Andre Young Defensive back Louisiana Tech 274 Denver Broncos Ken Woodard Linebacker Tuskegee 275 New York Jets Darryl Hemphill Defensive back West Texas State 276 Miami Dolphins Wayne Jones Tackle Utah 277 Dallas Cowboys Todd Eckerson Tackle North Carolina State 278 Cincinnati Bengals Larry Hogue Defensive back Utah State 279 San Francisco 49ers Tim Barbian Defensive tackle Western Illinois
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 280 Baltimore Colts Lamont Meacham Defensive back Western Kentucky 281 Washington Redskins Dan Miller Kicker Miami (FL) 282 Cleveland Browns Steve Michuta Quarterback Grand Valley State 283 Chicago Bears Guy Boliaux Linebacker Wisconsin 284 Seattle Seahawks Sam Clancy Defensive end Pittsburgh (never played college football, was a basketball standout) [ 6] 285 Los Angeles Rams Ricky Coffman Wide receiver UCLA 286 Minnesota Vikings Curtis Rouse Guard Tennessee-Chattanooga 287 Houston Oilers Jim Campbell Tight end Kentucky 288 Atlanta Falcons Jeff Keller Wide receiver Washington State 289 Los Angeles Raiders Willie Turner Wide receiver Louisiana State 290 St. Louis Cardinals James Williams Defensive end North Carolina A&T 291 Washington Redskins Bob Holly Quarterback Princeton 292 Detroit Lions Edward Lee Wide receiver South Carolina State 293 Pittsburgh Steelers Mikal Abdul-Saboor Guard Morgan State 294 Green Bay Packers John Macaulay Center Stanford 295 Dallas Cowboys George Thompson Wide receiver Albany State 296 New England Patriots Steve Sandon Quarterback Northern Iowa 297 Kansas City Chiefs Bob Carter Wide receiver Arizona 298 Buffalo Bills Frank Kalil Guard Arizona 299 San Diego Chargers Anthony Watson Defensive back New Mexico State 300 Denver Broncos Stuart Yatsko Guard Oregon 301 Philadelphia Eagles Ron Ingram Wide receiver Oklahoma State 302 New York Jets Perry Parmelee Wide receiver Santa Clara 303 Miami Dolphins Gary Crum Tackle Wyoming 304 Dallas Cowboys Michael Whiting Running back Florida State 305 Cincinnati Bengals Russell Davis Running back Idaho 306 San Francisco 49ers Gary Gibson Linebacker Arizona
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 307 Baltimore Colts Johnnie Wright Running back South Carolina 308 New England Patriots Greg Taylor Wide receiver Virginia 309 Washington Redskins Donald Laster Tackle Tennessee State 310 Cleveland Browns Scott Nicolas Linebacker Miami (FL) 311 Seattle Seahawks Frank Naylor Center Rutgers 312 Los Angeles Rams Raymond Coley Defensive tackle Alabama A&M 313 Chicago Bears Ricky Young Linebacker Oklahoma State 314 Houston Oilers Donnie Craft Running back Louisville 315 Atlanta Falcons Dave Levenick Linebacker Wisconsin 316 Los Angeles Raiders Randy Smith Wide receiver East Texas State 317 St. Louis Cardinals Bob Atha Kicker Ohio State 318 Minnesota Vikings Bill Busarello Running back Glassboro St 319 Detroit Lions Ricky Porter Running back Slippery Rock 320 Pittsburgh Steelers Al Hughes Defensive end Western Michigan 321 Green Bay Packers Phil Epps Wide receiver Texas Christian 322 Washington Redskins Jeff Goff Linebacker Arkansas 323 New York Giants Mark Seale Defensive tackle Richmond 324 Kansas City Chiefs Mike Miller Defensive back Southwest Texas State 325 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Michael Morton Running back UNLV 326 Detroit Lions Rob Rubick Tight end Grand Valley State 327 Denver Broncos Brian Clark Guard Clemson 328 Philadelphia Eagles Rob Taylor Tackle Northwestern 329 Buffalo Bills Tony Suber Defensive tackle Gardner-Webb 330 New York Jets Tom Carlstrom Guard Nebraska 331 Miami Dolphins Mike Rodrigue Wide receiver Miami (FL) 332 Dallas Cowboys Rich Burtness Guard Montana 333 Cincinnati Bengals Dan Feraday Quarterback Toronto 334 [ 7] San Francisco 49ers Tim Washington Defensive back Fresno State
= Pro Bowler [ 3] = Hall of Famer
Mike Munchak , guard from Pennsylvania State, taken 1st round 8th overall by Houston Oilers Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2001.[ 8] Marcus Allen , running back from Southern California, taken 1st round 10th overall by Los Angeles Raiders Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2003.[ 8] Andre Tippett , linebacker from Iowa, taken 2nd round 41st overall by New England Patriots Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2008.[ 8] Morten Andersen , kicker from Michigan State, taken 4th round 86th overall by New Orleans Saints Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2017. Notable undrafted players [ edit ] ^ "NFL Draft Locations" . FootballGeography.com . October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014 . ^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015" . Giants.com . New York Giants . Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015 . ^ a b c d Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career. ^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. ^ "47th Heisman Trophy" . heisman.com . Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013 . ^ Mihoces, Gary (April 20, 2005). "NFL seeks best players on the court or mat" . USA Today . Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013 . ^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant . ^ a b c "List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductees" . profootballhof.com . Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008 .