1983 NFL Draft
The Indianapolis Colts took John Elway first overall in the 1983 NFL draft, the first of 196 picks over 7 rounds. The most decorated name in the class is Dan Marino, with 3 awards on the NFL honours list.
What the 1983 class won
- Dan Marino — NFL Comeback Player of the Year, NFL MVP, NFL Offensive Player of the Year
- Eric Dickerson — NFL Offensive Player of the Year, NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
- John Elway — NFL MVP, Super Bowl MVP
- Roger Craig — NFL Offensive Player of the Year
- Vernon Maxwell — NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
Counted from the NFL award history, every season a pick has won something.
Round 1
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Elway |  Indianapolis Colts |
| 2 | Eric Dickerson |  Los Angeles Rams |
| 3 | Curt Warner |  Seattle Seahawks |
| 4 | Chris Hinton |  Denver Broncos |
| 5 | Billy Ray Smith |  Los Angeles Chargers |
| 6 | Jimbo Covert |  Chicago Bears |
| 7 | Todd Blackledge |  Kansas City Chiefs |
| 8 | Michael Haddix |  Philadelphia Eagles |
| 9 | Bruce Matthews |  Tennessee Titans |
| 10 | Terry Kinard |  New York Giants |
| 11 | Tim Lewis |  Green Bay Packers |
| 12 | Tony Hunter |  Buffalo Bills |
| 13 | James Jones |  Detroit Lions |
| 14 | Jim Kelly | Buffalo Bills |
| 15 | Tony Eason |  New England Patriots |
| 16 | Mike Pitts |  Atlanta Falcons |
| 17 | Leonard Smith |  Arizona Cardinals |
| 18 | Willie Gault | Chicago Bears |
| 19 | Joey Browner |  Minnesota Vikings |
| 20 | Gary Anderson | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 21 | Gabriel Rivera |  Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 22 | Gill Byrd | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 23 | Jim Jeffcoat |  Dallas Cowboys |
| 24 | Ken O'Brien |  New York Jets |
| 25 | Dave Rimington |  Cincinnati Bengals |
| 26 | Don Mosebar |  Las Vegas Raiders |
| 27 | Dan Marino |  Miami Dolphins |
| 28 | Darrell Green |  Washington Commanders |
Round 2
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Vernon Maxwell | Indianapolis Colts |
| 30 | Harvey Salem | Tennessee Titans |
| 31 | Mark Cooper | Denver Broncos |
| 32 | Henry Ellard | Los Angeles Rams |
| 33 | Mike Richardson | Chicago Bears |
| 34 | Dave Lutz | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 35 | Wes Hopkins | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 36 | Mike Wilcher | Los Angeles Rams |
| 37 | Leonard Marshall | New York Giants |
| 38 | Steve Korte |  New Orleans Saints |
| 39 | Darryl Talley | Buffalo Bills |
| 40 | Rich Strenger | Detroit Lions |
| 41 | Ron Brown |  Cleveland Browns |
| 42 | Keith Bostic | Tennessee Titans |
| 43 | James Britt | Atlanta Falcons |
| 44 | Cedric Mack | Arizona Cardinals |
| 45 | Randy Grimes |  Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 46 | Jody Schulz | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 47 | Darryal Wilson | New England Patriots |
| 48 | Dave Drechsler | Green Bay Packers |
| 49 | Roger Craig |  San Francisco 49ers |
| 50 | Mike Walter | Dallas Cowboys |
| 51 | Johnny Hector | New York Jets |
| 52 | Wayne Capers | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 53 | Ray Horton | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 54 | Bill Pickel | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 55 | Mike Charles | Miami Dolphins |
| 56 | Richard Williams | Washington Commanders |
Round 3
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | George Achica | Indianapolis Colts |
| 58 | Tim Joiner | Tennessee Titans |
| 59 | Blanchard Montgomery | San Francisco 49ers |
| 60 | Clinton Sampson | Denver Broncos |
| 61 | Albert Lewis | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 62 | Glen Young | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 63 | Jamie Williams | New York Giants |
| 64 | Dave Duerson | Chicago Bears |
| 65 | John Tice | New Orleans Saints |
| 66 | Cliff Austin | New Orleans Saints |
| 67 | Mike Cofer | Detroit Lions |
| 68 | Reggie Camp | Cleveland Browns |
| 69 | Chris Dressel | Tennessee Titans |
| 70 | Karl Nelson | New York Giants |
| 71 | Ramsey Dardar | Arizona Cardinals |
| 72 | Jeremiah Castille | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 73 | Walker Lee Ashley | Minnesota Vikings |
| 74 | Stephen Starring | New England Patriots |
| 75 | Andrew Provence | Atlanta Falcons |
| 76 | Charles Benson | Miami Dolphins |
| 77 | Bryan Caldwell | Dallas Cowboys |
| 78 | JoJo Townsell | New York Jets |
| 79 | Todd Seabaugh | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 80 | Steve Moore | New England Patriots |
| 81 | Jim Turner | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 82 | Tony Caldwell | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 83 | Steve Brown | Tennessee Titans |
| 84 | Charles Mann | Washington Commanders |
Round 4
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 85 | Phil Smith | Indianapolis Colts |
| 86 | Greg Hill | Tennessee Titans |
| 87 | Chuck Nelson | Los Angeles Rams |
| 88 | Mike McCloskey | Tennessee Titans |
| 89 | Mike Williams | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 90 | Tom Holmoe | San Francisco 49ers |
| 91 | Tom Thayer | Chicago Bears |
| 92 | Ron Wetzel | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 93 | Trey Junkin | Buffalo Bills |
| 94 | August Curley | Detroit Lions |
| 95 | Danny Walters | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 96 | Mark Duda | Arizona Cardinals |
| 97 | Vince Newsome | Los Angeles Rams |
| 98 | Gary Lewis | New Orleans Saints |
| 99 | Kelly Thomas | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 100 | Mark Rush | Minnesota Vikings |
| 101 | Johnny Rembert | New England Patriots |
| 102 | John Harper | Atlanta Falcons |
| 103 | Lionel Washington | Arizona Cardinals |
| 104 | Mike Miller | Green Bay Packers |
| 105 | Wes Howell | New York Jets |
| 106 | Bo Scott Metcalf | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 107 | Pat Dunsmore | Chicago Bears |
| 108 | Chris Faulkner | Dallas Cowboys |
| 109 | Steve Maidlow | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 110 | Greg Townsend | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 111 | Doug Reed | Los Angeles Rams |
| 112 | Jimmy Payne | Buffalo Bills |
Round 5
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 113 | Sid Abramowitz | Indianapolis Colts |
| 114 | Larry Moriarty | Tennessee Titans |
| 115 | Demetrious Johnson | Detroit Lions |
| 116 | Weedy Harris | Denver Broncos |
| 117 | Riki Gray-Ellison | San Francisco 49ers |
| 118 | Smiley Creswell | New England Patriots |
| 119 | Jim Arnold | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 120 | Byron Darby | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 121 | Steve Mott | Detroit Lions |
| 122 | Bill Contz | Cleveland Browns |
| 123 | Chris Castor | Seattle Seahawks |
| 124 | Malcolm Scott | New York Giants |
| 125 | Bruce Baldwin | Denver Broncos |
| 126 | Matt Vandenboom | Buffalo Bills |
| 127 | Mark Stewart | Minnesota Vikings |
| 128 | Darryl Lewis | New England Patriots |
| 129 | Brett Miller | Atlanta Falcons |
| 130 | Steve Bird | Arizona Cardinals |
| 131 | Tony Chickillo | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 132 | Bryan Thomas | Green Bay Packers |
| 133 | Paul Skansi | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 134 | Otis Grant | Los Angeles Rams |
| 135 | Chuck McSwain | Dallas Cowboys |
| 136 | John Walker | New York Jets |
| 137 | Jeff Christensen | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 138 | Dokie Williams | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 139 | Jerome Foster | Tennessee Titans |
| 140 | Gregg Garrity | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Round 6
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 141 | Trumaine Johnson | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 142 | Steve Haworth | Tennessee Titans |
| 143 | Victor Heflin | Denver Broncos |
| 144 | Gary Kowalski | Los Angeles Rams |
| 145 | Tim Stracka | Cleveland Browns |
| 146 | Ellis Gardner | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 147 | Victor Oatis | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 148 | Rheugene Branton | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 149 | Dave Puzzuoli | Cleveland Browns |
| 150 | Reginald Gipson | Seattle Seahawks |
| 151 | Darrell Patterson | New York Giants |
| 152 | Kiki DeAyala | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 153 | Kevin Belcher | New York Giants |
| 154 | Todd Brown | Detroit Lions |
| 155 | Mike Bass | New England Patriots |
| 156 | Anthony Allen | Atlanta Falcons |
| 157 | George Schmitt | Arizona Cardinals |
| 158 | Ken Kaplan | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 159 | Mike Jones | Minnesota Vikings |
| 160 | Ron Sams | Green Bay Packers |
| 161 | Grant Feasel | Indianapolis Colts |
| 162 | Reggie Collier | Dallas Cowboys |
| 163 | Vincent White | New York Jets |
| 164 | Eric Williams | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 165 | Larry Kinnebrew | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 166 | Bob Winckler | Washington Commanders |
| 167 | Reggie Roby | Miami Dolphins |
| 168 | Babe Laufenberg | Washington Commanders |
Round 7
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 169 | Alvin Moore | Indianapolis Colts |
| 170 | Herkie Walls | Tennessee Titans |
| 171 | Jeff Simmons | Los Angeles Rams |
| 172 | Myron Dupree | Denver Broncos |
| 173 | Ken Thomas | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 174 | Anthony Edgar | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 175 | Gary Moten | San Francisco 49ers |
| 176 | Rocky Belk | Cleveland Browns |
| 177 | Sam Merriman | Seattle Seahawks |
| 178 | Perry Williams | New York Giants |
| 179 | Daryl Posey | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 180 | Gurnest Brown | Buffalo Bills |
| 181 | Mike Black | Detroit Lions |
| 182 | Jon Schultheis | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 183 | Jeff Turk | Atlanta Falcons |
| 184 | Carlos Scott | Arizona Cardinals |
| 185 | Weldon Ledbetter | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 186 | Carl Lee | Minnesota Vikings |
| 187 | Craig James | New England Patriots |
| 188 | Jessie Clark | Green Bay Packers |
| 189 | Chris Schultz | Dallas Cowboys |
| 190 | Darrin Newbold | New York Jets |
| 191 | Mark Kirchner | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 192 | Bill Elko | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 193 | James Griffin | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 194 | Jeff McCall | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 195 | Keith Woetzel | Miami Dolphins |
| 196 | Kelvin Bryant | Washington Commanders |
Picks from ESPN's draft pages. A team links to its page when the franchise is still in the league under that name; a player links when the player is on file.