1982 NFL draft | |
Date: | April 27–28, 1982 |
Location: | New York Sheraton Hotel in New York City |
Network: | ESPN |
League: | NFL |
Mr Irrelevant: | Tim Washington, CB San Francisco 49ers |
First: | Kenneth Sims, DE New England Patriots |
Fewnum: | 5 |
Fewest: | San Diego Chargers |
Mostnum: | 17 |
Most: | Miami Dolphins New England Patriots |
Overall: | 334 |
Rounds: | 12 |
Prev: | 1981 |
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.
= Pro Bowler [3] | = Hall of Famer |
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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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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 # | 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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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)[5] | ||||
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 # | 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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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 [6] | San Francisco 49ers | Tim Washington | Defensive back | Fresno State |
= Pro Bowler | = Hall of Famer |
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2001.[7]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2003.[7]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2008.[7]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2017.
† | =Pro Bowler |