Procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players
The 1983 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 26–27, 1983 , at the New York Sheraton Hotel in New York City , New York .[ 1] [ 2] No teams elected to claim any players in the supplemental draft that year.
The draft is frequently referred to as the quarterback class of 1983 , because six quarterbacks were taken in the first round—John Elway , Todd Blackledge , Jim Kelly , Tony Eason , Ken O'Brien , and Dan Marino —the highest number of first round picks for the position. Of these quarterbacks, Elway, Kelly, Eason, and Marino played in the Super Bowl , Elway, Kelly, O'Brien, and Marino were selected to play in the Pro Bowl , and Elway, Kelly, and Marino have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame . All six quarterbacks were drafted by American Football Conference (AFC) teams, with every member of the five-team AFC East (the Baltimore Colts , Miami Dolphins , Buffalo Bills , New York Jets , and New England Patriots ) selecting a quarterback. In eleven of the sixteen years following this draft, the AFC was represented in the Super Bowl by a team led by one of these quarterbacks: five with the Denver Broncos and Elway, four with the Bills and Kelly, one with the Dolphins and Marino, and one with the Patriots and Eason.
They met with little success in the Super Bowl, however, compiling a 2–9 record among them, with an 0–9 record for their first 14 years in the league. The only two wins were by Elway in XXXII and XXXIII during his final two seasons in 1997 and 1998. Three of the most lopsided Super Bowl losses in history also came at the hands of quarterbacks from the Class of '83: Elway, a 55–10 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in XXIV ; Eason, a 46–10 loss to the Chicago Bears in XX ; and Kelly, a 52–17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in XXVII . Marino would only reach the Super Bowl once in a 38–16 loss to San Francisco in XIX following the end of Marino's second season. Kelly and the Bills would appear in the Super Bowl for a record four consecutive years, from 1990 to 1993, but lost all four.
Of the six first round quarterbacks drafted, Hall of Famers Elway and Kelly did not sign with the teams that selected them for the 1983 season. Elway, who had made his antipathy towards the Colts known long before the draft, was also a promising baseball player in the New York Yankees organization. With Yankees owner George Steinbrenner aggressively pursuing a commitment from Elway to play baseball full-time, Elway and his agent, Marvin Demoff, successfully leveraged the threat of Elway abandoning football altogether to compel the Colts to trade Elway to the Broncos a few days after selecting him with the first overall pick of the draft.[ 3]
Kelly, the other holdout, instead signed with the Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League (USFL), where he led the springtime circuit in passing in both 1984 and 1985. Kelly was set to play for the New Jersey Generals when the USFL planned to switch to a fall season in 1986, but when the USFL won only $1 (trebled to $3) from its antitrust lawsuit vs. the NFL on July 29, 1986, Kelly finally signed with the Bills three weeks later.
Including the aforementioned Elway, Kelly, and Marino, a total of seven players drafted in the first round have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and eight players overall have been inducted. Each round of this draft also contained at least one player who was later selected to play in the Pro Bowl. Several websites, including Bleacher Report and Athlon Sports , have called the class of 1983 the greatest of all time.[ 4] [ 5]
Player selections
Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
85
Baltimore Colts
Phil Smith
Wide receiver
San Diego State
86
Houston Oilers
Greg Hill
Cornerback
Oklahoma State
87
Los Angeles Rams
Chuck Nelson
Kicker
Washington
88
Houston Oilers
Mike McCloskey
Tight end
Penn State
89
Philadelphia Eagles
Mike Williams
Running back
Mississippi College
90
San Francisco 49ers
Tom Holmoe
Safety
Brigham Young
91
Chicago Bears
Tom Thayer
Center
Notre Dame
92
Kansas City Chiefs
Ron Wetzel
Tight end
Arizona State
93
Buffalo Bills
Trey Junkin
Linebacker
Louisiana Tech
94
Detroit Lions
August Curley
Linebacker
USC
95
San Diego Chargers
Danny Walters
Cornerback
Arkansas
96
St. Louis Cardinals
Mark Duda
Defensive tackle
Maryland
97
Los Angeles Rams
Vince Newsome
Cornerback
Washington
98
New Orleans Saints
Gary Lewis
Defensive tackle
Oklahoma State
99
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Kelly Thomas
Tackle
USC
100
Minnesota Vikings
Mark Rush
Running back
Miami (FL)
101
New England Patriots
Johnny Rembert
Linebacker
Clemson
102
Atlanta Falcons
John Harper
Linebacker
Southern Illinois
103
St. Louis Cardinals
Lionel Washington
Cornerback
Tulane
104
Green Bay Packers
Mike Miller
Wide receiver
Tennessee
105
New York Jets
Wes Howell
Tight end
California
106
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bo Scott Metcalf
Defensive back
Baylor
107
Chicago Bears
Pat Dunsmore
Tight end
Drake
108
Dallas Cowboys
Chris Faulkner
Tight end
Florida
109
Cincinnati Bengals
Steve Maidlow
Linebacker
Michigan State
110
Los Angeles Raiders
Greg Townsend
Defensive end
Texas Christian
111
Los Angeles Rams
Doug Reed
Defensive tackle
San Diego State
112
Buffalo Bills
Jimmy Payne
Defensive end
Georgia
Round five
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
113
Baltimore Colts
Sid Abramowitz
Tackle
Tulsa
114
Houston Oilers
Larry Moriarty
Running back
Notre Dame
115
Detroit Lions
Demetrious Johnson
Safety
Missouri
116
Denver Broncos
Weedy Harris
Linebacker
Houston
117
San Francisco 49ers
Riki Ellison
Linebacker
USC
118
New England Patriots
Smiley Creswell
Defensive end
Michigan State
119
Kansas City Chiefs
Jim Arnold
Punter
Vanderbilt
120
Philadelphia Eagles
Byron Darby
Defensive tackle
USC
121
Detroit Lions
Steve Mott
Center
Alabama
122
Cleveland Browns
Bill Contz
Tackle
Penn State
123
Seattle Seahawks
Chris Castor
Wide receiver
Duke
124
New York Giants
Malcolm Scott
Tight end
Louisiana State
125
Denver Broncos
Bruce Baldwin
Defensive back
Harding
126
Buffalo Bills
Matt Vandenboom
Defensive back
Wisconsin
127
Minnesota Vikings
Mark Stewart
Linebacker
Washington
128
New England Patriots
Darryl Lewis
Tight end
Texas-Arlington
129
Atlanta Falcons
Brett Miller
Tackle
Iowa
130
St. Louis Cardinals
Steve Bird
Wide receiver
Eastern Kentucky
131
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tony Chickillo
Defensive tackle
Miami (FL)
132
Green Bay Packers
Bryan Thomas
Running back
Pittsburgh
133
Pittsburgh Steelers
Paul Skansi
Wide receiver
Washington
134
Los Angeles Rams
Otis Grant
Wide receiver
Michigan State
135
Dallas Cowboys
Chuck McSwain
Running back
Clemson
136
New York Jets
John Walker
Defensive tackle
Nebraska-Omaha
137
Cincinnati Bengals
Jeff Christensen
Quarterback
Eastern Illinois
138
Los Angeles Raiders
Dokie Williams
Wide receiver
UCLA
139
Houston Oilers
Jerome Foster
Defensive tackle
Ohio State
140
Pittsburgh Steelers
Gregg Garrity
Wide receiver
Penn State
Round six
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
141
San Diego Chargers
Trumaine Johnson
Wide receiver
Grambling
142
Houston Oilers
Steve Haworth
Defensive back
Oklahoma
143
Denver Broncos
Victor Heflin
Defensive back
Delaware State
144
Los Angeles Rams
Gary Kowalski
Tackle
Boston College
145
Cleveland Browns
Tim Stracka
Tight end
Wisconsin
146
Kansas City Chiefs
Ellis Gardner
Tackle
Georgia Tech
147
Philadelphia Eagles
Victor Oatis
Wide receiver
Northwest Louisiana
148
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Gene Branton
Wide receiver
Texas Southern
149
Cleveland Browns
Dave Puzzuoli
Defensive tackle
Pittsburgh
150
Seattle Seahawks
Reginald Gipson
Running back
Alabama A&M
151
New York Giants
Darrell Patterson
Linebacker
Texas Christian
152
Cincinnati Bengals
Kiki DeAyala
Linebacker
Texas
153
New York Giants
Kevin Belcher
Guard
Texas-El Paso
154
Detroit Lions
Todd Brown
Wide receiver
Nebraska
155
New England Patriots
Mike Bass
Kicker
Illinois
156
Atlanta Falcons
Anthony Allen
Wide receiver
Washington
157
St. Louis Cardinals
George Schmitt
Defensive back
Delaware
158
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ken Kaplan
Tackle
New Hampshire
159
Minnesota Vikings
Mike Jones
Wide receiver
Tennessee State
160
Green Bay Packers
Ron Sams
Guard
Pittsburgh
161
Baltimore Colts
Grant Feasel
Center
Abilene Christian
162
Dallas Cowboys
Reggie Collier
Quarterback
Southern Mississippi
163
New York Jets
Vincent White
Running back
Stanford
164
Pittsburgh Steelers
Eric Williams
Defensive back
North Carolina State
165
Cincinnati Bengals
Larry Kinnebrew
Running back
Tennessee State
166
Washington Redskins
Bob Winckler
Tackle
Wisconsin
167
Miami Dolphins
Reggie Roby
Punter
Iowa
168
Washington Redskins
Babe Laufenberg
Quarterback
Indiana
Round seven
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
169
Baltimore Colts
Alvin Moore
Running back
Arizona State
170
Houston Oilers
Herkie Walls
Wide receiver
Texas
171
Los Angeles Rams
Jeff Simmons
Wide receiver
USC
172
Denver Broncos
Myron Dupree
Defensive back
North Carolina Central
173
Kansas City Chiefs
Ken Thomas
Running back
San Jose State
174
Philadelphia Eagles
Anthony Edgar
Running back
Hawaii
175
San Francisco 49ers
Gary Moten
Linebacker
Southern Methodist
176
Cleveland Browns
Rocky Belk
Wide receiver
Miami (FL)
177
Seattle Seahawks
Sam Merriman
Linebacker
Idaho
178
New York Giants
Perry Williams
Cornerback
North Carolina State
179
Kansas City Chiefs
Daryl Posey
Running back
Mississippi College
180
Buffalo Bills
Gurnest Brown
Defensive tackle
Maryland
181
Detroit Lions
Mike Black
Punter
Arizona State
182
Philadelphia Eagles
Jon Schultheis
Guard
Princeton
183
Atlanta Falcons
Jeff Turk
Defensive back
Boise State
184
St. Louis Cardinals
Carlos Scott
Center
Texas-El Paso
185
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Weldon Ledbetter
Running back
Oklahoma
186
Minnesota Vikings
Carl Lee
Cornerback
Marshall
187
New England Patriots
Craig James
Running back
Southern Methodist
188
Green Bay Packers
Jessie Clark
Running back
Arkansas
189
Dallas Cowboys
Chris Schultz
Tackle
Arizona
190
New York Jets
Darrin Newbold
Linebacker
SW Missouri State
191
Pittsburgh Steelers
Mark Kirchner
Guard
Baylor
192
San Diego Chargers
Bill Elko
Defensive tackle
Louisiana State
193
Cincinnati Bengals
James Griffin
Defensive back
Middle Tennessee State
194
Los Angeles Raiders
Jeff McCall
Running back
Clemson
195
Miami Dolphins
Keith Woetzel
Linebacker
Rutgers
196
Washington Redskins
Kelvin Bryant
Running back
North Carolina
Round eight
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
197
Denver Broncos
Gary Kubiak
Quarterback
Texas A&M
198
Houston Oilers
Robert Thompson
Linebacker
Michigan
199
Pittsburgh Steelers
Henry Odom
Running back
South Carolina State
200
Los Angeles Rams
Troy West
Defensive back
USC
201
Philadelphia Eagles
Rich Kraynak
Linebacker
Pittsburgh
202
San Diego Chargers
Earnest Jackson
Running back
Texas A&M
203
Chicago Bears
Richard Dent
Defensive end
Tennessee State
204
Kansas City Chiefs
Irv Eatman
Tackle
UCLA
205
New York Giants
Andy Headen
Linebacker
Clemson
206
New Orleans Saints
David Greenwood
Defensive back
Wisconsin
207
Buffalo Bills
James Durham
Defensive back
Houston
208
Detroit Lions
Bill Stapleton
Defensive back
Washington
209
Cleveland Browns
Mike McClearn
Guard
Temple
210
Seattle Seahawks
Matt Hernandez
Tackle
Purdue
211
St. Louis Cardinals
Bob Harris
Defensive back
Auburn
212
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
John Samuelson
Linebacker
Azusa Pacific
213
Minnesota Vikings
Norris Brown
Tight end
Georgia
214
New England Patriots
Ronnie Lippett
Defensive back
Miami (FL)
215
Atlanta Falcons
John Rade
Linebacker
Boise State
216
Green Bay Packers
Carlton Briscoe
Defensive back
McNeese State
217
New York Jets
Davlin Mullen
Defensive back
Western Kentucky
218
Pittsburgh Steelers
Craig Dunaway
Tight end
Michigan
219
Chicago Bears
Mark Bortz
Guard
Iowa
220
Dallas Cowboys
Lawrence Ricks
Running back
Michigan
221
Cincinnati Bengals
Mike Martin
Wide receiver
Illinois
222
Los Angeles Raiders
Mike Dotterer
Running back
Stanford
223
Miami Dolphins
Mark Clayton
Wide receiver
Louisville
224
Washington Redskins
Todd Hallstrom
Tackle
Minnesota
Round nine
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
225
Baltimore Colts
Jim Mills
Tackle
Hawaii
226
Houston Oilers
Kevin Potter
Defensive back
Missouri
227
Los Angeles Rams
Jack Belcher
Center
Boston College
228
Denver Broncos
Brian Hawkins
Defensive back
San Jose State
229
San Francisco 49ers
Mike Mularkey
Tight end
Florida
230
Chicago Bears
Rob Fada
Guard
Pittsburgh
231
Kansas City Chiefs
Adam Lingner
Center
Illinois
232
Philadelphia Eagles
Rich Pelzer
Tackle
Rhode Island
233
New England Patriots
Ricky Williams
Running back
Langston
234
Buffalo Bills
George Parker
Running back
Norfolk State
235
Chicago Bears
Mark Zavagnin
Linebacker
Notre Dame
236
Seattle Seahawks
Bob Clasby
Defensive tackle
Notre Dame
237
New York Giants
Ali Haji-Sheikh
Kicker
Michigan
238
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Hasson Arbubakrr
Defensive tackle
Texas Tech
239
Minnesota Vikings
Rod Achter
Wide receiver
Toledo
240
New England Patriots
Mark Keel
Tight end
Arizona
241
Baltimore Colts
Chris Rose
Tackle
Stanford
242
St. Louis Cardinals
Otis Brown
Running back
Jackson State
243
Green Bay Packers
Robin Ham
Center
West Texas State
244
Pittsburgh Steelers
Blake Wingle
Guard
UCLA
245
San Diego Chargers
Mike Green
Linebacker
Oklahoma State
246
Dallas Cowboys
Al Gross
Defensive back
Arizona
247
New York Jets
Bobby Humphrey
Wide receiver
New Mexico State
248
Cincinnati Bengals
Stanley Wilson
Running back
Oklahoma
249
Los Angeles Raiders
Kent Jordan
Tight end
St. Mary's (CA)
250
Miami Dolphins
Mark Brown
Linebacker
Purdue
251
Washington Redskins
Marcus Gilbert
Running back
Texas Christian
Round ten
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
252
Baltimore Colts
Ronald Hopkins
Defensive back
Murray State
253
Green Bay Packers
Byron Williams
Wide receiver
Texas-Arlington
254
Denver Broncos
Walt Bowyer
Defensive end
Arizona State
255
Minnesota Vikings
Melvin Brown
Defensive back
Mississippi
256
Chicago Bears
Anthony Hutchison
Running back
Texas Tech
257
Kansas City Chiefs
Mark Shumate
Defensive tackle
Wisconsin
258
Philadelphia Eagles
Thomas Strauthers
Defensive tackle
Jackson State
259
San Francisco 49ers
Jeff Merrell
Defensive tackle
Nebraska
260
Buffalo Bills
Richard Tharpe
Defensive tackle
Louisville
261
Detroit Lions
Dave Laube
Guard
Penn State
262
Cleveland Browns
Thomas Hopkins
Tackle
Alabama State
263
Seattle Seahawks
Pete Speros
Guard
Penn State
264
New England Patriots
James Williams
Tight end
Wyoming
265
New England Patriots
Toby Williams
Defensive end
Nebraska
266
Minnesota Vikings
Walter Tate
Center
Tennessee State
267
New England Patriots
Tom Ramsey
Quarterback
UCLA
268
Atlanta Falcons
Ralph Giacomarro
Punter
Penn State
269
St. Louis Cardinals
Tim Lucas
Linebacker
California
270
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Darius Durham
Wide receiver
San Diego State
271
Green Bay Packers
Jimmy Thomas
Defensive back
Indiana
272
San Diego Chargers
Bruce Mathison
Quarterback
Nebraska
273
Dallas Cowboys
Eric Moran
Tackle
Washington
274
New York Jets
Dan Fike
Tackle
Florida
275
Pittsburgh Steelers
Roosevelt Straughter
Defensive back
N.E. Louisiana
276
Cincinnati Bengals
Tim Krumrie
Defensive tackle
Wisconsin
277
Los Angeles Raiders
Mervyn Fernandez
Wide receiver
San Jose State
278
Miami Dolphins
Anthony Reed
Running back
South Carolina State
279
Washington Redskins
Geff Gandy
Linebacker
Baylor
Round eleven
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
280
Baltimore Colts
Jim Bob Taylor
Quarterback
Georgia Tech
281
New York Giants
Lee Jenkins
Defensive back
Tennessee
282
Los Angeles Rams
Danny Triplett
Linebacker
Clemson
283
Denver Broncos
Don Bailey
Center
Miami (FL)
284
Kansas City Chiefs
Dwayne Jackson
Defensive end
South Carolina State
285
Philadelphia Eagles
Steve Sebahar
Center
Washington State
286
Chicago Bears
Gary Worthy
Running back
Wilmington (OH)
287
Detroit Lions
Ben Tate
Running back
North Carolina Central
288
Cleveland Browns
Boyce Green
Running back
Carson-Newman
289
San Francisco 49ers
Jesse Sapolu
Center
Hawaii
290
Seattle Seahawks
Bob Mayberry
Guard
Clemson
291
New York Giants
Clenzie Pierson
Defensive tackle
Rice
292
New England Patriots
Steve Parker
Wide receiver
Abilene Christian
293
Buffalo Bills
Larry White
Defensive end
Jackson State
294
New England Patriots
Calvin Eason
Defensive back
Houston
295
Atlanta Falcons
John Salley
Defensive back
Wyoming
296
St. Louis Cardinals
Aaron Williams
Wide receiver
Washington
297
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Mark Witte
Tight end
North Texas State
298
Minnesota Vikings
Brian Butcher
Guard
Clemson
299
Green Bay Packers
Bucky Scribner
Punter
Kansas
300
Dallas Cowboys
Dan Taylor
Tackle
Idaho State
301
New York Jets
Mike Harmon
Wide receiver
Mississippi
302
Pittsburgh Steelers
Mark Raugh
Tight end
West Virginia
303
San Diego Chargers
Tim Kearse
Wide receiver
San Jose State
304
Cincinnati Bengals
Gary Williams
Wide receiver
Ohio State
305
Cleveland Browns
Howard McAdoo
Linebacker
Michigan State
306
Miami Dolphins
Joe Lukens
Guard
Ohio State
307
San Diego Chargers
Tim Spencer
Running back
Ohio State
Round twelve
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
308
Baltimore Colts
Carl Williams
Wide receiver
Texas Southern
309
New York Giants
Robbie Jones
Linebacker
Alabama
310
Denver Broncos
Karl Mecklenburg
Linebacker
Minnesota
311
Los Angeles Rams
Clete Casper
Quarterback
Washington State
312
Philadelphia Eagles
David Mangrum
Quarterback
Baylor
313
Chicago Bears
Oliver Williams
Wide receiver
Illinois
314
San Diego Chargers
Billy Blaylock
Defensive back
Tennessee Tech
315
Kansas City Chiefs
Ken Jones
Tackle
Tennessee
316
Cleveland Browns
Paul Farren
Tackle
Boston University
317
Seattle Seahawks
Don Dow
Tackle
Washington
318
New York Giants
Frank Magwood
Wide receiver
Clemson
319
New England Patriots
Waddell Kelly
Running back
Arkansas State
320
Buffalo Bills
Julius Dawkins
Wide receiver
Pittsburgh
321
Detroit Lions
Jim Lane
Center
Idaho State
322
Atlanta Falcons
Allama Matthews
Tight end
Vanderbilt
323
St. Louis Cardinals
James Lane
Linebacker
Alabama State
324
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
John Higginbotham
Defensive tackle
N.E. Oklahoma
325
Minnesota Vikings
Maurice Turner
Running Back
Utah State
326
New England Patriots
Andy Ekern
Tackle
Missouri
327
Green Bay Packers
John Harvey
Linebacker
USC
328
New York Jets
Stu Crum
Kicker
Tulsa
329
San Diego Chargers
Chuck Ehin
Defensive tackle
Brigham Young
330
Pittsburgh Steelers
Roger Wiley
Running back
Sam Houston State
331
Dallas Cowboys
Lorenzo Bouier
Running back
Maine
332
Cincinnati Bengals
Andre Young
Linebacker
Bowling Green
333
Los Angeles Raiders
Scott Lindquist
Quarterback
Northern Arizona
334
Miami Dolphins
Anthony Carter
Wide receiver
Michigan
335[ 7]
New York Giants
John Tuggle
Running back
California
= Pro Bowler[ 6]
= Hall of Famer
Hall of Fame inductees
Eric Dickerson , running back from Southern Methodist, taken 1st round 2nd overall by Los Angeles Rams
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1999.[ 8]
Jim Kelly , quarterback from Miami, taken 1st round 14th overall by Buffalo Bills
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2002.[ 9]
John Elway , quarterback from Stanford, taken 1st round 1st overall by Baltimore Colts
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2004.[ 9]
Dan Marino , quarterback from Pittsburgh, taken 1st round 27th overall by Miami Dolphins
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2005.[ 9]
Bruce Matthews , offensive lineman from Southern California, taken 1st round 9th overall by Houston Oilers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2007.[ 9]
Darrell Green , cornerback from Texas A&I, taken 1st round 28th overall by Washington Redskins
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2008.[ 9]
Richard Dent , defensive end from Tennessee State, taken 8th round 203rd overall by Chicago Bears
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2011.[ 9]
Jim Covert , offensive lineman from Pittsburgh, taken 1st round 6th overall by Chicago Bears
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020.[ 9]
Notable undrafted players
References
^ "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 .
^ Janofsky, Michael (3 May 1983). "ELWAY TRADED TO BRONCOS BY COLTS - The New York Times" . The New York Times .
^ Paul Thelen (April 18, 2013). "The Greatest Draft Class in NFL History" . Bleacher Report . Retrieved May 1, 2015 .
^ "10 Greatest Draft Classes in NFL History" .
^ a b c Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant .
^ List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008 .
^ a b c d e f g List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008 .
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