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Players Teams Honors Rivalries Compare Streaks History Era Records · Watch On This Day Draft Search

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← All draft classes← 1981 1983 →

NFL Draft

1982 Draft Class

220 picks · 6 with an all-time top-100 rank.

Class Grade

A+

#10 of 40 classes

Avg KV-H: 88

HOF: 4

Archetype Mix

5%Role Player

5%Solid Contributor

4%High-End Starter

3%Iron Legend

3%Reliable Starter

HOF Outlook

✦ Enshrined

Andre TippettOLB

Round 1

#1
Kenneth SimsDE
NE
#2
Johnie CooksLB
BAL
#3
Chip BanksLB
CLE
#4
Art SchlichterQB
BAL

Round 2

#28
Leo WisniewskiNT
BAL
#29
Bubba ParisOT
SF
#30
Brad EdelmanG
NO
#31
Keith BaldwinDE
CLE

Round 3

#56
Cedric JonesWR
NWE
#58
Rodney LewisDB
NO
#59
Eugene MarveLB
BUF
#60
Clayton WeishuhnLB
NE

Round 4

#84
Mike PagelQB
BAL
#85
George CrumpDE
NE
#86
Morten AndersenK
NO
#87
Dwight WalkerRB
CLE

Round 5

#112
Fred MarionFS
NE
#113
Terry CrouchG
BAL
#114
Tony ElliottNT
NO
#115
Mike BaabC
CLE

Round 6

#140
Pat BeachTE
BAL
#141
Ricky SmithDB
NE
#142
Marvin LewisRB
NO
#144
Jack CampbellOT
SEA

Round 7

#169
Fletcher JenkinsDE
BAL
#170
Dan JohnsonTE
MIA
#171
Gary AndersonK
BUF
#172
Ed NelsonDE
PIT

Round 8

#198
Chuck SlaughterOT
NO
#199
Mark KafentzisS
CLE
#200
Jerry DoergerC
CHI
#202
A.J. JonesRB
RAM

Round 9

#226
Ken CoffeyDB
WAS
#233
Bryan HowardSAF
MIN
#235
Mike HoranP
ATL
#237
Charles RigginsDE
GB

Round 10

#253
Brian ClarkK
NE
#256
Miles McPhersonDB
LA
#259
Eddie McGillTE
STL
#264
Eddie GarciaK
GB

Round 11

#284
Sam ClancyDT
SEA
#286
Curtis RouseOT
MIN
#291
Bob HollyQB
WAS
#292
Edward LeeWR
DET

Round 12

#307
Johnnie WrightRB
BAL
#308
Greg TaylorWR
NE
#309
Don LasterOT
WAS
#310
Scott NicolasLB
CLE

#5

#6

#7

Darrin NelsonRB

#8

#9

Gerald RiggsRB🏆 #36 all-time Rushing Touchdowns

#10

Marcus AllenRB🏆 #4 all-time Rushing Touchdowns

#11

Anthony HancockWR

#12

Walter AbercrombieRB

#13

Lindsay ScottWR

#14

#15

Jimmy WilliamsOLB

#16

#17

#18

Butch WoolfolkRB

#19

#20

Mike QuickWR🏆 #84 all-time Receiving Touchdowns

#21

Gerald WillhiteRB

#22

#23

#24

#25

#26

#27

Lester WilliamsNT

#32

#33

Bruce ScholtzOLB

#34

#35

#36

#37

#38

David GallowayDT

#39

#40

Robert WeathersRB

#41

Andre TippettOLB🏆 #39 all-time Sacks

#42

Bobby WatkinsDB

#44

#45

Joe MorrisRB🏆 #89 all-time Rushing Touchdowns

#46

Calvin DanielsOLB

#47

Lawrence SampletonTE

#48

#49

#50

Orlando McDanielWR

#51

Reggie McElroyOT

#52

Mark DuperWR🏆 #74 all-time Receiving Yards

#53

#54

Emanuel WeaverNT

#55

#62

Tim WrightmanTE

#63

Stacey BaileyWR

#64

#65

#66

Eugene GoodlowWR

#68

Kenny DuckettWR

#69

#70

Mike MerriweatherLB

#71

#72

#73

Rusty GuilbeauDE

#74

#75

Pete MetzelaarsTE

#76

#77

Robert AbrahamLB

#78

#79

Dwayne CrutchfieldRB

#80

Paul LankfordDB

#81

Jim EliopulosLB

#82

Rodney HolmanTE

#83

#89

Dennis GentryRB

#90

Tootie RobbinsOT

#91

#92

Jim FahnhorstLB

#93

#94

#95

#96

Bruce McNortonDB

#97

#98

#99

Todd LiebensteinDE

#100

#101

Brian CarpenterCB

#103

#104

Stuart AndersonLB

#105

Anthony GriggsLB

#107

#108

Charles BowserOLB

#109

#110

#111

#116

Perry HartnettG

#117

Wally KerstenOT

#118

#119

Vance BedfordDB

#120

#121

Malcolm TaylorDE

#122

Von MansfieldDB

#124

#125

#126

#127

William GrahamDB

#128

#129

#130

#131

#132

Dennis DeVaughnDB

#133

Mike WilliamsTE

#135

#136

#137

Phil PozderacOT

#139

Newton WilliamsRB

#145

Kerry LocklinTE

#146

#147

#148

#149

#150

Craig ShafferLB

#151

Vince WilliamsRB

#152

Chet ParlavecchioLB

#154

Mike MachurekQB

#155

#157

Durwood RoquemoreFS

#158

#161

#162

Mike WhitwellFS

#164

#167

Craig BinghamLB

#173

Henry WaechterDE

#174

Eugene WilliamsLB

#179

#181

#182

#184

#185

#186

#190

Harvey ArmstrongNT

#191

#192

#195

#205

Chris LindstromDE

#207

#208

#209

#210

#211

#212

Kelvin AtkinsLB

#214

#215

#216

George PeoplesRB

#217

Jim FritzscheOT

#220

#239

#243

#244

Tony WoodruffWR

#245

Dennis EdwardsDE

#247

#248

#251

#266

Roosevelt BarnesLB

#269

Dana McLemoreRB

#270

Rich BaldingerG

#273

#274

#275

Darryl HemphillCB

#276

#294

#314

#315

Dave LevenickLB

#319

#321

#325

Michael MortonRB

#326

#328

#334

Tim WashingtonCB