1984 NFL Draft
The New England Patriots took Irving Fryar first overall in the 1984 NFL draft, the first of 196 picks over 7 rounds. The most decorated name in the class is Ron Rivera, with 2 awards on the NFL honours list.
What the 1984 class won
- Ron Rivera — NFL Coach of the Year
- Bill Maas — NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
- Boomer Esiason — NFL MVP
- Greg Bell — NFL Comeback Player of the Year
- Keith Millard — NFL Defensive Player of the Year
- Louis Lipps — NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
Counted from the NFL award history, every season a pick has won something.
Round 1
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irving Fryar |  New England Patriots |
| 2 | Dean Steinkuhler |  Tennessee Titans |
| 3 | Carl Banks |  New York Giants |
| 4 | Kenny Jackson |  Philadelphia Eagles |
| 5 | Bill Maas |  Kansas City Chiefs |
| 6 | Mossy Cade |  Los Angeles Chargers |
| 7 | Ricky Hunley |  Cincinnati Bengals |
| 8 | Leonard Coleman |  Indianapolis Colts |
| 9 | Rick Bryan |  Atlanta Falcons |
| 10 | Russell Carter |  New York Jets |
| 11 | Wilber Marshall |  Chicago Bears |
| 12 | Alphonso Carreker |  Green Bay Packers |
| 13 | Keith Millard |  Minnesota Vikings |
| 14 | Jackie Shipp |  Miami Dolphins |
| 15 | Ron Faurot | New York Jets |
| 16 | Pete Koch | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 17 | Clyde Duncan |  Arizona Cardinals |
| 18 | Don Rogers |  Cleveland Browns |
| 19 | Ron Solt | Indianapolis Colts |
| 20 | David Lewis |  Detroit Lions |
| 21 | John Alt | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 22 | Terry Taylor |  Seattle Seahawks |
| 23 | Louis Lipps |  Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 24 | Todd Shell |  San Francisco 49ers |
| 25 | Billy Cannon |  Dallas Cowboys |
| 26 | Greg Bell |  Buffalo Bills |
| 27 | William Roberts | New York Giants |
| 28 | Brian Blados | Cincinnati Bengals |
Round 2
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Doug Smith | Tennessee Titans |
| 30 | Keith Browner |  Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 31 | Bob Slater |  Washington Commanders |
| 32 | Scott Case | Atlanta Falcons |
| 33 | Mike Guendling | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 34 | Scott Radecic | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 35 | Blaise Winter | Indianapolis Colts |
| 36 | Thomas Benson | Atlanta Falcons |
| 37 | Jim Sweeney | New York Jets |
| 38 | Boomer Esiason | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 39 | Glenn Dennison | New York Jets |
| 40 | Victor Scott | Dallas Cowboys |
| 41 | Eric Richardson | Buffalo Bills |
| 42 | James Geathers |  New Orleans Saints |
| 43 | Ed Williams | New England Patriots |
| 44 | Ron Rivera | Chicago Bears |
| 45 | Doug Dawson | Arizona Cardinals |
| 46 | Andre Townsend |  Denver Broncos |
| 47 | Pete Mandley | Detroit Lions |
| 48 | Chris Rockins | Cleveland Browns |
| 49 | Daryl Turner | Seattle Seahawks |
| 50 | Bruce Davis | Cleveland Browns |
| 51 | Sean Jones |  Las Vegas Raiders |
| 52 | Chris Kolodziejski | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 53 | Jay Brophy | Miami Dolphins |
| 54 | Bo Eason | Tennessee Titans |
| 55 | Steve Hamilton | Washington Commanders |
| 56 | John Frank | San Francisco 49ers |
Round 3
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Fred Acorn | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 58 | Johnny Meads | Tennessee Titans |
| 59 | Jeff Hostetler | New York Giants |
| 60 | Rusty Russell | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 61 | Herman Heard | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 62 | Eric Williams | Detroit Lions |
| 63 | Rod McSwain | Atlanta Falcons |
| 64 | Kyle Clifton | New York Jets |
| 65 | Stanford Jennings | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 66 | Chris Scott | Indianapolis Colts |
| 67 | Alfred Anderson | Minnesota Vikings |
| 68 | Terry Hoage | New Orleans Saints |
| 69 | Tyrone Anthony | New Orleans Saints |
| 70 | Jonathan Williams | New England Patriots |
| 71 | Stefan Humphries | Chicago Bears |
| 72 | Donnie Humphrey | Green Bay Packers |
| 73 | Guy McIntyre | San Francisco 49ers |
| 74 | Ernest Anderson | Detroit Lions |
| 75 | Steve Baack | Detroit Lions |
| 76 | Fredd Young | Seattle Seahawks |
| 77 | Rodney Bellinger | Buffalo Bills |
| 78 | Tony Lilly | Denver Broncos |
| 79 | Sean McNanie | Buffalo Bills |
| 80 | Rick McIvor | Arizona Cardinals |
| 81 | Fred Cornwell | Dallas Cowboys |
| 82 | Speedy Neal | Buffalo Bills |
| 83 | Jay Schroeder | Washington Commanders |
| 84 | Joe McCall | Las Vegas Raiders |
Round 4
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 85 | Mark Studaway | Tennessee Titans |
| 86 | Rickey Hagood | Seattle Seahawks |
| 87 | Conrad Goode | New York Giants |
| 88 | Evan Cooper | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 89 | Randy Robbins | Denver Broncos |
| 90 | Mark Robinson | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 91 | Bobby Bell | New York Jets |
| 92 | John Farley | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 93 | Craig Curry | Indianapolis Colts |
| 94 | Rydell Malancon | Atlanta Falcons |
| 95 | Mitchell Brookins | Buffalo Bills |
| 96 | Rickey Bolden | Cleveland Browns |
| 97 | Joel Hilgenberg | New Orleans Saints |
| 98 | Tom Andrews | Chicago Bears |
| 99 | John Dorsey | Green Bay Packers |
| 100 | Patrick Allen | Tennessee Titans |
| 101 | Martin Bayless | Arizona Cardinals |
| 102 | Jimmy Smith | Washington Commanders |
| 103 | George Wonsley | Indianapolis Colts |
| 104 | Brian Brennan | Cleveland Browns |
| 105 | Gary Reasons | New York Giants |
| 106 | Dave D'Addio | Detroit Lions |
| 107 | Michael Gunter | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 108 | Weegie Thompson | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 109 | Joe Carter | Miami Dolphins |
| 110 | Steve DeOssie | Dallas Cowboys |
| 111 | Terry Long | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 112 | Ron Heller | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Round 5
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 113 | Steve Pelluer | Dallas Cowboys |
| 114 | Robert Lyles | Tennessee Titans |
| 115 | Clint Harris | New York Giants |
| 116 | Andre Hardy | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 117 | Eric Holle | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 118 | Lionel James | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 119 | Barney Bussey | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 120 | Golden Tate | Indianapolis Colts |
| 121 | Michael Carter | San Francisco 49ers |
| 122 | Tron Armstrong | New York Jets |
| 123 | Jitter Fields | New Orleans Saints |
| 124 | Paul Fairchild | New England Patriots |
| 125 | Jeff Pegues | Washington Commanders |
| 126 | Tom Flynn | Green Bay Packers |
| 127 | Andy Parker | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 128 | John Kidd | Buffalo Bills |
| 129 | Jeff Leiding | Arizona Cardinals |
| 130 | Kevin Call | Indianapolis Colts |
| 131 | Dave Piepkorn | Cleveland Browns |
| 132 | Cliff Benson | Atlanta Falcons |
| 133 | Hal Stephens |  Los Angeles Rams |
| 134 | Jeff Paine | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 135 | Van Hughes | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 136 | John Goode | Arizona Cardinals |
| 137 | Norm Granger | Dallas Cowboys |
| 138 | Dean May | Miami Dolphins |
| 139 | Jeff Fuller | San Francisco 49ers |
| 140 | Allen Rice | Minnesota Vikings |
Round 6
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 141 | John Grimsley | Tennessee Titans |
| 142 | Chris Washington | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 143 | Jim Scott | New York Giants |
| 144 | Scott Raridon | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 145 | Keith Guthrie | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 146 | Rufus Stevens | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 147 | Dwight Beverly | Indianapolis Colts |
| 148 | Ben Bennett | Atlanta Falcons |
| 149 | Tony Paige | New York Jets |
| 150 | Don Kern | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 151 | Ernest Gibson | New England Patriots |
| 152 | Eugene Lockhart | Dallas Cowboys |
| 153 | Randy Wright | Green Bay Packers |
| 154 | Dwight Collins | Minnesota Vikings |
| 155 | Tony Slaton | Buffalo Bills |
| 156 | Don Thorp | New Orleans Saints |
| 157 | Rod Clark | Arizona Cardinals |
| 158 | Terry Nugent | Cleveland Browns |
| 159 | Aaron Smith | Denver Broncos |
| 160 | John Witkowski | Detroit Lions |
| 161 | Eric Mullins | Tennessee Titans |
| 162 | John Kaiser | Seattle Seahawks |
| 163 | Dan Ralph | Atlanta Falcons |
| 164 | Chris Brown | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 165 | Rowland Tatum | Miami Dolphins |
| 166 | Joe Levelis | Dallas Cowboys |
| 167 | Curt Singer | Washington Commanders |
| 168 | Stacey Toran | Las Vegas Raiders |
Round 7
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 169 | Jay Carroll | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 170 | Willie Joyner | Tennessee Titans |
| 171 | Lionel Manuel | New York Giants |
| 172 | Joe Hayes | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 173 | Kevin Ross | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 174 | Jesse Bendross | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 175 | Kirk Dodge | Atlanta Falcons |
| 176 | Harry Hamilton | New York Jets |
| 177 | Leo Barker | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 178 | Jimmie Carter | Detroit Lions |
| 179 | Nakita Robertson | Chicago Bears |
| 180 | John Haines | Minnesota Vikings |
| 181 | Daryll Jones | Green Bay Packers |
| 182 | Stan David | Buffalo Bills |
| 183 | Mitch Willis | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 184 | Bruce Kallmeyer | New England Patriots |
| 185 | Quentin Walker | Arizona Cardinals |
| 186 | Clarence Kay | Denver Broncos |
| 187 | Renwick Atkins | Detroit Lions |
| 188 | George Radachowsky | Los Angeles Rams |
| 189 | Sam Slater | Seattle Seahawks |
| 190 | Jim Dumont | Cleveland Browns |
| 191 | Scott Campbell | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 192 | Derwin Williams | New England Patriots |
| 193 | Ed Martin | Dallas Cowboys |
| 194 | Bernard Carvalho | Miami Dolphins |
| 195 | Mark Smith | Washington Commanders |
| 196 | Loyd Lewis | Minnesota Vikings |
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.