1982 NFL Draft
The New England Patriots took Kenneth Sims first overall in the 1982 NFL draft, the first of 334 picks over 12 rounds. The most decorated name in the class is Marcus Allen, with 5 awards on the NFL honours list.
What the 1982 class won
- Marcus Allen — NFL MVP, NFL Comeback Player of the Year, NFL Offensive Player of the Year, NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, Super Bowl MVP
- Chip Banks — NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
- Jim McMahon — NFL Comeback Player of the Year
- Marvin Lewis — NFL Coach of the Year
Counted from the NFL award history, every season a pick has won something.
Round 1
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenneth Sims |  New England Patriots |
| 2 | Johnie Cooks |  Indianapolis Colts |
| 3 | Chip Banks |  Cleveland Browns |
| 4 | Art Schlichter | Indianapolis Colts |
| 5 | Jim McMahon |  Chicago Bears |
| 6 | Jeff Bryant |  Seattle Seahawks |
| 7 | Darrin Nelson |  Minnesota Vikings |
| 8 | Mike Munchak |  Tennessee Titans |
| 9 | Gerald Riggs |  Atlanta Falcons |
| 10 | Marcus Allen |  Las Vegas Raiders |
| 11 | Anthony Hancock |  Kansas City Chiefs |
| 12 | Walter Abercrombie |  Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 13 | Lindsay Scott |  New Orleans Saints |
| 14 | Barry Redden |  Los Angeles Rams |
| 15 | Jimmy Williams |  Detroit Lions |
| 16 | Luis Sharpe |  Arizona Cardinals |
| 17 | Sean Farrell |  Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 18 | Butch Woolfolk |  New York Giants |
| 19 | Perry Tuttle |  Buffalo Bills |
| 20 | Mike Quick |  Philadelphia Eagles |
| 21 | Gerald Willhite |  Denver Broncos |
| 22 | Ron Hallstrom |  Green Bay Packers |
| 23 | Bob Crable |  New York Jets |
| 24 | Roy Foster |  Miami Dolphins |
| 25 | Rod Hill |  Dallas Cowboys |
| 26 | Glen Collins |  Cincinnati Bengals |
| 27 | Lester Williams | New England Patriots |
All 12 rounds
Round 2
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Leo Wisniewski | Indianapolis Colts |
| 29 | Bubba Paris |  San Francisco 49ers |
| 30 | Brad Edelman | New Orleans Saints |
| 31 | Keith Baldwin | Cleveland Browns |
| 32 | Booker Reese | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 33 | Bruce Scholtz | Seattle Seahawks |
| 34 | Rohn Stark | Indianapolis Colts |
| 35 | Jack Squirek | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 36 | Doug Rogers | Atlanta Falcons |
| 37 | Jim Romano | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 38 | David Galloway | Arizona Cardinals |
| 39 | Terry Tausch | Minnesota Vikings |
| 40 | Robert Weathers | New England Patriots |
| 41 | Andre Tippett | New England Patriots |
| 42 | Bobby Watkins | Detroit Lions |
| 43 | John Meyer | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 44 | Oliver Luck | Tennessee Titans |
| 45 | Joe Morris | New York Giants |
| 46 | Calvin Daniels | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 47 | Lawrence Sampleton | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 48 | Matt Kofler | Buffalo Bills |
| 49 | Vernon Dean |  Washington Commanders |
| 50 | Orlando McDaniel | Denver Broncos |
| 51 | Reggie McElroy | New York Jets |
| 52 | Mark Duper | Miami Dolphins |
| 53 | Jeff Rohrer | Dallas Cowboys |
| 54 | Emanuel Weaver | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 55 | Darryl Haley | New England Patriots |
Round 3
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | Cedric Jones | New England Patriots |
| 57 | James Burroughs | Indianapolis Colts |
| 58 | Rodney Lewis | New Orleans Saints |
| 59 | Eugene Marve | Buffalo Bills |
| 60 | Clayton Weishuhn | New England Patriots |
| 61 | Carl Powell | Washington Commanders |
| 62 | Tim Wrightman | Chicago Bears |
| 63 | Stacey Bailey | Atlanta Falcons |
| 64 | Vann McElroy | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 65 | Benny Perrin | Arizona Cardinals |
| 66 | Eugene Goodlow | New Orleans Saints |
| 67 | Bill Bechtold | Los Angeles Rams |
| 68 | Kenny Duckett | New Orleans Saints |
| 69 | Steve Doig | Detroit Lions |
| 70 | Mike Merriweather | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 71 | Del Rodgers | Green Bay Packers |
| 72 | Stanley Edwards | Tennessee Titans |
| 73 | Rusty Guilbeau | Arizona Cardinals |
| 74 | Jerry Bell | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 75 | Pete Metzelaars | Seattle Seahawks |
| 76 | John Krimm | New Orleans Saints |
| 77 | Robert Abraham | Tennessee Titans |
| 78 | Vyto Kab | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 79 | Dwayne Crutchfield | New York Jets |
| 80 | Paul Lankford | Miami Dolphins |
| 81 | Jim Eliopulos | Dallas Cowboys |
| 82 | Rodney Holman | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 83 | John Cannon | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Round 4
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 84 | Mike Pagel | Indianapolis Colts |
| 85 | George Crump | New England Patriots |
| 86 | Morten Andersen | New Orleans Saints |
| 87 | Dwight Walker | Cleveland Browns |
| 88 | Jeff Gaylord | Los Angeles Rams |
| 89 | Dennis Gentry | Chicago Bears |
| 90 | Tootie Robbins | Arizona Cardinals |
| 91 | Ed Muransky | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 92 | Jim Fahnhorst | Minnesota Vikings |
| 93 | Van Williams | Buffalo Bills |
| 94 | Steve Bryant | Tennessee Titans |
| 95 | Reggie Brown | Atlanta Falcons |
| 96 | Bruce McNorton | Detroit Lions |
| 97 | Rick Woods | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 98 | Robert Brown | Green Bay Packers |
| 99 | Todd Liebenstein | Washington Commanders |
| 100 | Louis Haynes | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 101 | Brian Carpenter | Dallas Cowboys |
| 102 | Gerry Raymond | New York Giants |
| 103 | Dave Barrett | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 104 | Stuart Anderson | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 105 | Anthony Griggs | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 106 | Dan Plater | Denver Broncos |
| 107 | George Floyd | New York Jets |
| 108 | Charles Bowser | Miami Dolphins |
| 109 | Monty Hunter | Dallas Cowboys |
| 110 | Rodney Tate | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 111 | Brian Ingram | New England Patriots |
Round 5
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 112 | Fred Marion | New England Patriots |
| 113 | Terry Crouch | Indianapolis Colts |
| 114 | Tony Elliott | New Orleans Saints |
| 115 | Mike Baab | Cleveland Browns |
| 116 | Perry Hartnett | Chicago Bears |
| 117 | Wally Kersten | Los Angeles Rams |
| 118 | Doug Barnett | Los Angeles Rams |
| 119 | Vance Bedford | Arizona Cardinals |
| 120 | Bob Nelson | Miami Dolphins |
| 121 | Malcolm Taylor | Tennessee Titans |
| 122 | Von Mansfield | Atlanta Falcons |
| 123 | Ed Jackson | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 124 | Ken Dallafior | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 125 | Earl Ferrell | Arizona Cardinals |
| 126 | Mike Meade | Green Bay Packers |
| 127 | William Graham | Detroit Lions |
| 128 | Jeff Davis | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 129 | Rich Umphrey | New York Giants |
| 130 | Del Thompson | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 131 | Sammy Winder | Denver Broncos |
| 132 | Dennis DeVaughn | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 133 | Michael Williams | Washington Commanders |
| 134 | Dennis Tabron | Chicago Bears |
| 135 | Mark Jerue | New York Jets |
| 136 | Rich Diana | Miami Dolphins |
| 137 | Phil Pozderac | Dallas Cowboys |
| 138 | Paul Sorensen | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 139 | Newton Williams | San Francisco 49ers |
Round 6
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 140 | Pat Beach | Indianapolis Colts |
| 141 | Ricky Smith | New England Patriots |
| 142 | Marvin Lewis | New Orleans Saints |
| 143 | Ken Hammond | Dallas Cowboys |
| 144 | Jack Campbell | Seattle Seahawks |
| 145 | Kerry Locklin | Los Angeles Rams |
| 146 | Kurt Becker | Chicago Bears |
| 147 | Greg Storr | Minnesota Vikings |
| 148 | Gary Allen | Tennessee Titans |
| 149 | Mike Kelley | Atlanta Falcons |
| 150 | Craig Shaffer | Arizona Cardinals |
| 151 | Vince Williams | San Francisco 49ers |
| 152 | Chet Parlavecchio | Green Bay Packers |
| 153 | Lemont Jeffers | Washington Commanders |
| 154 | Mike Machurek | Detroit Lions |
| 155 | Mike Perko | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 156 | Darrell Nicholson | New York Giants |
| 157 | Durwood Roquemore | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 158 | Andre Tyler | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 159 | Curt Grieve | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 160 | DeWayne Chivers | Buffalo Bills |
| 161 | Tom Tutson | Miami Dolphins |
| 162 | Mike Whitwell | Cleveland Browns |
| 163 | Lonell Phea | New York Jets |
| 164 | Ron Hester | Miami Dolphins |
| 165 | Charles Daum | Dallas Cowboys |
| 166 | Arthur King | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 167 | Craig Bingham | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Round 7
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 168 | Jeff Roberts | New England Patriots |
| 169 | Fletcher Jenkins | Indianapolis Colts |
| 170 | Dan Johnson | Miami Dolphins |
| 171 | Gary Anderson | Buffalo Bills |
| 172 | Edmund Nelson | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 173 | Henry Waechter | Chicago Bears |
| 174 | Eugene Williams | Seattle Seahawks |
| 175 | Phil Bates | Detroit Lions |
| 176 | David Toloumu | Atlanta Falcons |
| 177 | Jeff Jackson | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 178 | Bob Sebro | Arizona Cardinals |
| 179 | Steve Jordan | Minnesota Vikings |
| 180 | John Schachtner | Washington Commanders |
| 181 | Joe Shearin | Los Angeles Rams |
| 182 | Emil Boures | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 183 | Joey Whitley | Green Bay Packers |
| 184 | Greg Smith | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 185 | Tom Morris | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 186 | Jeff Wiska | New York Giants |
| 187 | Victor Simmons | Detroit Lions |
| 188 | Hollis Hall |  Los Angeles Chargers |
| 189 | Alvin Ruben | Denver Broncos |
| 190 | Harvey Armstrong | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 191 | Tom Coombs | New York Jets |
| 192 | Larry Cowan | Miami Dolphins |
| 193 | Bill Purifoy | Dallas Cowboys |
| 194 | Ben Needham | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 195 | Ron Ferrari | San Francisco 49ers |
Round 8
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 196 | Tony Loia | Indianapolis Colts |
| 197 | Ken Collins | New England Patriots |
| 198 | Chuck Slaughter | New Orleans Saints |
| 199 | Mark Kafentzis | Cleveland Browns |
| 200 | Jerry Doerger | Chicago Bears |
| 201 | Chester Cooper | Seattle Seahawks |
| 202 | A.J. Jones | Los Angeles Rams |
| 203 | Ricky Eberhardt | Atlanta Falcons |
| 204 | Van Heflin | Cleveland Browns |
| 205 | Chris Lindstrom | Arizona Cardinals |
| 206 | Kirk Harmon | Minnesota Vikings |
| 207 | Mike Reilly | Los Angeles Rams |
| 208 | Martin Moss | Detroit Lions |
| 209 | John Goodson | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 210 | Thomas Boyd | Green Bay Packers |
| 211 | Bill Jackson | Cleveland Browns |
| 212 | Kelvin Atkins | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 213 | Robert Hubble | New York Giants |
| 214 | Case deBruijn | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 215 | Maury Buford | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 216 | George Peoples | Dallas Cowboys |
| 217 | Jim Fritzsche | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 218 | Luc Tousignant | Buffalo Bills |
| 219 | Lawrence Texada | New York Jets |
| 220 | Tate Randle | Miami Dolphins |
| 221 | Dwight Sullivan | Dallas Cowboys |
| 222 | Kari Yli-Renko | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 223 | Ralph Warthen | Washington Commanders |
Round 9
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 224 | Kelvin Murdock | New England Patriots |
| 225 | Tony Berryhill | Indianapolis Colts |
| 226 | Ken Coffey | Washington Commanders |
| 227 | Milton Baker | Cleveland Browns |
| 228 | David Jefferson | Seattle Seahawks |
| 229 | Bob Speight | Los Angeles Rams |
| 230 | Mike Hatchett | Chicago Bears |
| 231 | Danny Wagoner | Detroit Lions |
| 232 | Darnell Dailey | Arizona Cardinals |
| 233 | Bryan Howard | Minnesota Vikings |
| 234 | Matt Bradley | Tennessee Titans |
| 235 | Mike Horan | Atlanta Falcons |
| 236 | Mike Hirn | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 237 | Charles Riggins | Green Bay Packers |
| 238 | Randy Trautman | Washington Commanders |
| 239 | Steve Clark | Miami Dolphins |
| 240 | John Higgins | New York Giants |
| 241 | Lyndle Byford | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 242 | Bob Lane | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 243 | Keith Uecker | Denver Broncos |
| 244 | Tony Woodruff | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 245 | Dennis Edwards | Buffalo Bills |
| 246 | Warren Lyles | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 247 | Rocky Klever | New York Jets |
| 248 | Mack Boatner | Miami Dolphins |
| 249 | Joe Gary | Dallas Cowboys |
| 250 | James Bennett | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 251 | Bryan Clark | San Francisco 49ers |
Round 10
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 252 | Tom Deery | Indianapolis Colts |
| 253 | Brian Clark | New England Patriots |
| 254 | Harold Smith | Washington Commanders |
| 255 | Ricky Floyd | Cleveland Browns |
| 256 | Miles McPherson | Los Angeles Rams |
| 257 | Joe Turner | Chicago Bears |
| 258 | Craig Austin | Seattle Seahawks |
| 259 | Eddie McGill | Arizona Cardinals |
| 260 | Gerald Lucear | Minnesota Vikings |
| 261 | Ron Reeves | Tennessee Titans |
| 262 | Curtis Stowers | Atlanta Falcons |
| 263 | Rich D'Amico | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 264 | Eddie Garcia | Green Bay Packers |
| 265 | Terry Daniels | Washington Commanders |
| 266 | Roosevelt Barnes | Detroit Lions |
| 267 | Sal Sunseri | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 268 | Larry Brodsky | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 269 | Dana McLemore | San Francisco 49ers |
| 270 | Rich Baldinger | New York Giants |
| 271 | Robin Fisher | Miami Dolphins |
| 272 | Vic James | Buffalo Bills |
| 273 | Andre Young | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 274 | Ken Woodard | Denver Broncos |
| 275 | Darryl Hemphill | New York Jets |
| 276 | Wayne Jones | Miami Dolphins |
| 277 | Todd Eckerson | Dallas Cowboys |
| 278 | Larry Hogue | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 279 | Tim Barbian | San Francisco 49ers |
Round 11
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 280 | Lamont Meacham | Indianapolis Colts |
| 281 | Dan Miller | Washington Commanders |
| 282 | Steve Michuta | Cleveland Browns |
| 283 | Guy Boliaux | Chicago Bears |
| 284 | Sam Clancy | Seattle Seahawks |
| 285 | Ricky Coffman | Los Angeles Rams |
| 286 | Curtis Rouse | Minnesota Vikings |
| 287 | Jim Campbell | Tennessee Titans |
| 288 | Jeff Keller | Atlanta Falcons |
| 289 | Willie Turner | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 290 | James Williams | Arizona Cardinals |
| 291 | Bob Holly | Washington Commanders |
| 292 | Edward Lee | Detroit Lions |
| 293 | Mikal Abdul-Saboor | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 294 | John Macaulay | Green Bay Packers |
| 295 | George Thompson | Dallas Cowboys |
| 296 | Steve Sandon | New England Patriots |
| 297 | Bob Carter | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 298 | Frank Kalil | Buffalo Bills |
| 299 | Anthony Watson | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 300 | Stuart Yatsko | Denver Broncos |
| 301 | Ron Ingram | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 302 | Perry Parmelee | New York Jets |
| 303 | Gary Crum | Miami Dolphins |
| 304 | Mike Whiting | Dallas Cowboys |
| 305 | Russell Davis | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 306 | Gary Gibson | San Francisco 49ers |
Round 12
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 307 | Johnnie Wright | Indianapolis Colts |
| 308 | Greg Taylor | New England Patriots |
| 309 | Don Laster | Washington Commanders |
| 310 | Scott Nicolas | Cleveland Browns |
| 311 | Frank Naylor | Seattle Seahawks |
| 312 | Raymond Coley | Los Angeles Rams |
| 313 | Ricky Young | Chicago Bears |
| 314 | Donnie Craft | Tennessee Titans |
| 315 | Dave Levenick | Atlanta Falcons |
| 316 | Randy Smith | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 317 | Bob Atha | Arizona Cardinals |
| 318 | Hobson Milner | Minnesota Vikings |
| 319 | Ricky Porter | Detroit Lions |
| 320 | Al Hughes | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 321 | Phil Epps | Green Bay Packers |
| 322 | Jeff Goff | Washington Commanders |
| 323 | Mark Seale | New York Giants |
| 324 | Mike Miller | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 325 | Michael Morton | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 326 | Rob Rubick | Detroit Lions |
| 327 | Brian Clark | Denver Broncos |
| 328 | Rob Taylor | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 329 | Tony Suber | Buffalo Bills |
| 330 | Tom Carlstrom | New York Jets |
| 331 | Mike Rodrigue | Miami Dolphins |
| 332 | Rich Burtness | Dallas Cowboys |
| 333 | Dan Feraday | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 334 | Tim Washington | San Francisco 49ers |
Picks from ESPN's draft pages. A team links to the franchise that carries it today; a player links when the player is on file.