1983 USFL draft

1983 USFL draft
General information
Date(s)January 4, 1983
LocationGrand Hyatt Hotel, New York
Overview
288 total selections in 24 rounds
LeagueUSFL
First selectionDan Marino, QB
Los Angeles Express
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The 1983 USFL draft was the first collegiate draft of the United States Football League (USFL). It took place on January 4, 1983, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York.

Player selections

= All-Star
= USFL MVP
Round Pick # USFL team Player Position College
1 1 Los Angeles Express Dan Marino Quarterback Pittsburgh
1 2 Chicago Blitz Tim Spencer Running back Ohio State
1 3 Birmingham Stallions Reggie Collier Quarterback Southern Mississippi
1 4 Washington Federals Craig James Running back SMU
1 5 New Jersey Generals Gary Anderson Running back Arkansas
1 6 Arizona Wranglers Eric Dickerson Running back SMU
1 7 Oakland Invaders Billy Ray Smith Jr. Defensive end Arkansas
1 8 Philadelphia Stars Irv Eatman Offensive tackle UCLA
1 9 Denver Gold Demetrious Johnson Safety Missouri
1 10 Michigan Panthers David Greenwood Safety Wisconsin
1 11 Chicago Blitz (from Boston)[1] Trumaine Johnson Wide receiver Grambling State
1 12 Tampa Bay Bandits Jimbo Covert Offensive tackle Pittsburgh
2 13 Tampa Bay Bandits Jimmy Payne DE Georgia
2 14 Boston Breakers Leonard Smith DB McNeese State
2 15 Michigan Panthers Wayne Radloff C Georgia
2 16 Denver Gold Michael Haddix RB Mississippi State
2 17 Philadelphia Stars Bart Oates C Brigham Young
2 18 Oakland Invaders Glen Young WR Mississippi State
2 19 Chicago Blitz Johnny Hector RB Texas A&M
2 20 Birmingham Stallions Steve Korte G Arkansas
2 21 Washington Federals Tim Lewis DB Pittsburgh
2 22 New Jersey Generals Mark Stewart LB Washington
2 23 Arizona Wranglers Gary Williams WR Ohio State
2 24 New Jersey Generals Darryl Talley LB West Virginia
3 25 Los Angeles Express Ray Horton DB Washington
3 26 Arizona Wranglers Sid Abramowitz T Tulsa
3 27 New Jersey Generals Ramsey Dardar DL Louisiana State
3 28 Washington Federals Stephen Starring QB McNeese State
3 29 Birmingham Stallions Gary Lewis DT Oklahoma State
3 30 Chicago Blitz Frank Minnifield DB Louisville
3 31 Oakland Invaders Dave Lutz T Georgia Tech
3 32 Philadelphia Stars Greg Hill DB Oklahoma State
3 33 Denver Gold John Harper LB Southern Illinois
3 34 Michigan Panthers Bobby Hebert QB Northwestern State (Louisiana)
3 35 Boston Breakers Clint Sampson WR San Diego State
3 36 Tampa Bay Bandits Anthony Allen WR Washington
4 37 Birmingham Stallions Steve Moore G Tennessee State
4 38 Boston Breakers George Harris LB Houston
4 39 Michigan Panthers Paul Skansi WR Washington
4 40 Denver Gold Mark Kirchner G Baylor
4 41 Philadelphia Stars Antonio Gibson DB Cincinnati
4 42 Oakland Invaders Vince Newsome DB Washington
4 43 Chicago Blitz Matt VandenBoom DB Wisconsin
4 44 Tampa Bay Bandits Karl Nelson T Iowa State
4 45 Washington Federals Bob Winckler T Wisconsin
4 46 New Jersey Generals Wes Hopkins DB Southern Methodist
4 47 Chicago Blitz Rob Fada G Pittsburgh
4 48 Los Angeles Express Mark Bortz DT Iowa
5 49 Los Angeles Express Tom Ramsey QB UCLA
5 50 Washington Federals Mike Hohensee QB Minnesota
5 51 New Jersey Generals Wayne Harris OG Mississippi State
5 52 Arizona Wranglers Blanchard Montgomery LB UCLA
5 53 Tampa Bay Bandits Chris Castor WR Duke
5 54 Washington Federals Doug Howard T North Carolina State
5 55 Oakland Invaders Jerome Foster DT Ohio State
5 56 Philadelphia Stars Allen Harvin RB Cincinnati
5 57 Washington Federals Brett Miller T Iowa
5 58 Michigan Panthers Whit Taylor QB Vanderbilt
5 59 Boston Breakers John Tuggle RB California
5 60 New Jersey Generals Mark Cooper T Miami (Florida)
6 62 Boston Breakers John Courtney DT South Carolina State
6 63 Washington Federals George Parker RB Norfolk State
6 64 Denver Gold Scott Collie WR Brigham Young
6 65 Philadelphia Stars Tony Caldwell LB Washington
6 66 Oakland Invaders Ken O'Brien QB UC Davis
6 67 Los Angeles Express Jim Mills T Hawaii
6 68 Birmingham Stallions James Lockette DT Missouri
6 69 Michigan Panthers Ken Lacy RB Tulsa
6 70 New Jersey Generals Randy Grimes C Baylor
6 71 Arizona Wranglers Randy Jostes DT Missouri
6 72 Los Angeles Express Jojo Townsell WR UCLA
7 73 Los Angeles Express John Barnett RB Oregon Tech
7 74 Arizona Wranglers Steve Brown DB Oregon
7 75 New Jersey Generals Kent Hull C Mississippi State
7 76 Washington Federals Perry Williams DB North Carolina State
7 77 Birmingham Stallions Mike Williams RB Mississippi College
7 78 Los Angeles Express David Croudip DB San Diego State
7 79 Oakland Invaders Greg Townsend DE Texas Christian
7 80 Philadelphia Stars Jimmy Turner DB UCLA
7 81 Denver Gold Mark Witte TE North Texas
7 82 Michigan Panthers Craig Wederquist T Drake
7 83 Boston Breakers Dan Dufour C UCLA
7 84 Tampa Bay Bandits Tim Krumrie T Wisconsin
8 85 Tampa Bay Bandits Dave Puzzuoli DT Pittsburgh
8 86 Boston Breakers Todd Seabaugh LB San Diego State
8 87 Michigan Panthers Ron Hopkins DB Murray State
8 88 Denver Gold Kevin Potter DB Missouri
8 89 Philadelphia Stars Richard Dent DE Tennessee State
8 90 Oakland Invaders Dokie Williams WR UCLA
8 91 Los Angeles Express Joe Bears G Southern Methodist
8 92 Birmingham Stallions Pat Saindon G Vanderbilt
8 93 Philadelphia Stars Rich Kraynak LB Pittsburgh
8 94 New Jersey Generals Maurice Carthon RB Arkansas State
8 95 Arizona Wranglers Anthony Edgar RB Hawaii
8 96 Los Angeles Express Wymon Henderson DB Nevada-Las Vegas
9 97 Los Angeles Express Jimmy Gayle RB Ohio State
9 98 Arizona Wranglers Paul Coty C Washington
9 99 New Jersey Generals Marlin Russell LB Toledo
9 101 Birmingham Stallions Mike Mitchell DB Tennessee-Chattanooga
9 102 Boston Breakers Tom Holmoe DB Brigham Young
9 103 Oakland Invaders Earnest Jackson RB Texas A&M
9 104 Philadelphia Stars James Caver WR Missouri
9 105 Denver Gold Glenn Ford RB Lenoir-Rhyne
9 106 Michigan Panthers Stanley Washington WR Texas Christian
9 107 Boston Breakers Marcus Marek LB Ohio State
9 108 Tampa Bay Bandits Don Bailey C Miami (Florida)
10 109 Tampa Bay Bandits Leonard Marshall DT Louisiana State
10 110 Boston Breakers Lorenzo Bouier RB Maine
10 111 Michigan Panthers Russ Graham OT Oklahoma State
10 112 Denver Gold Darrell Green DB Texas A&M-Kingsville
10 113 Philadelphia Stars Don Dow T Washington
10 114 Washington Federals Jeff Nyce C North Carolina State
10 115 Boston Breakers Mark Brown LB Purdue
10 116 Birmingham Stallions Willard Murphy LB Tennessee-Chattanooga
10 117 Washington Federals Dennis Fowlkes LB West Virginia
10 118 New Jersey Generals Charles Benson DE Baylor
10 119 Arizona Wranglers Tim Joiner LB Louisiana State
10 120 Los Angeles Express John Blacksill C Fresno State
11 121 Los Angeles Express Cormac Carney WR UCLA
11 122 Arizona Wranglers Phil Smith WR San Diego State
11 123 New Jersey Generals Danny Walters DB Arkansas
11 124 Washington Federals Kiki DeAyala LB Texas
11 125 Birmingham Stallions Tim Bumgarner T Duke
11 126 Chicago Blitz Pat Dunsmore TE Drake
11 127 Oakland Invaders Harvey Childress LB Southern Oregon
11 128 Philadelphia Stars Gary Worthy RB Wilmington
11 129 Denver Gold Amos Donaldson G Kansas State
11 130 Washington Federals Steve Bird WR Eastern Kentucky
11 131 Boston Breakers Walter Ross RB Northern State (Colorado)
11 132 Tampa Bay Bandits Bob Oxendine T Duke
12 133 Tampa Bay Bandits Al Richardson LB Louisiana State
12 134 Boston Breakers Herkie Walls WR Texas
12 135 Michigan Panthers Larry McCrimmon QB Cameron
12 136 Denver Gold Larry White DE Jackson State
12 137 Philadelphia Stars Allama Matthews TE Vanderbilt
12 138 Oakland Invaders Cedric Mack DB Baylor
12 139 Boston Breakers Jeff Turk DB Boise State
12 140 Birmingham Stallions Malcolm Scott TE Louisiana State
12 141 Washington Federals Dee Dee Hoggard DB North Carolina State
12 142 New Jersey Generals Bryan Millard T Texas
12 143 Arizona Wranglers Sam Merriman LB Idaho
12 144 Los Angeles Express Tony Boddie RB Montana State
13 145 Los Angeles Express Don Turner DB Fresno State
13 146 Arizona Wranglers Vince Stroth T Brigham Young
13 147 New Jersey Generals Ricky Williamson DE Mars Hill
13 148 Washington Federals William Wall TE Virginia Union
13 149 Birmingham Stallions Major Everett RB Mississippi College
13 150 Chicago Blitz Ron Versnik C Wisconsin
13 151 Oakland Invaders Reggie Gipson RB Alabama A&M
13 152 Philadelphia Stars John Walker DT Nebraska-Omaha
13 153 Denver Gold Prince McJunkins QB Wichita State
13 154 Michigan Panthers Kevin Sloan T Washington State
13 155 Boston Breakers Darral Hambrick WR Nevada-Las Vegas
13 156 Tampa Bay Bandits Greg Boone RB Duke
14 157 Tampa Bay Bandits Willie Canady DB Fort Valley State
14 158 Boston Breakers Charles Young DT North Texas
14 159 Michigan Panthers John Williams RB Wisconsin
14 160 Denver Gold Tim Rucks T Carthage
14 161 Philadelphia Stars Sean Landeta P Towson
14 162 Oakland Invaders Charles Tucker G Austin Peay State
14 163 Chicago Blitz Jim Kelly QB Miami (Florida)
14 164 Birmingham Stallions Gregg Lowery P Jacksonville State
14 165 Washington Federals Jody Schulz LB East Carolina
14 166 New Jersey Generals James Britt DB Louisiana State
14 167 Arizona Wranglers Mike Durden DB UCLA
14 168 Los Angeles Express Gary Moten LB Southern Methodist
15 169 Los Angeles Express Maceo Fifer T Houston
15 170 Arizona Wranglers Alan Risher QB Louisiana State
15 171 New Jersey Generals Todd Hallstrom T Minnesota
15 172 Washington Federals Rocky Belk WR Miami (Florida)
15 173 Birmingham Stallions Charles Martin DT West Alabama
15 174 Chicago Blitz Matt Hernandez DT Purdue
15 175 Philadelphia Stars Albert Lewis DB Grambling State
15 176 Philadelphia Stars Marlin Evans LB Indiana
15 177 Denver Gold Gregg Harmon LB Houston
15 178 Michigan Panthers Mike Green LB Oklahoma State
15 179 Boston Breakers Bill Fallon LB Cal Poly (Pomona)
15 180 Tampa Bay Bandits John Canei T Miami (Florida)
16 181 Tampa Bay Bandits Willie Gillespie WR Tennessee-Chattanooga
16 182 Boston Breakers Tim Cowan QB Washington
16 183 Michigan Panthers Harold Brown RB Iowa State
16 184 Denver Gold Clenzie Pierson DT Rice
16 185 Philadelphia Stars J.C. Pelusi DT Pittsburgh
16 186 Oakland Invaders Eric Moran T Washington
16 187 Chicago Blitz Reggie Roby P Iowa
16 188 Birmingham Stallions Mike Turner G Louisiana State
16 189 Washington Federals Richard Tharpe DE Louisville
16 190 New Jersey Generals Steve Cox G Tulsa
16 191 New Jersey Generals Tony Chickillo DT Miami (Florida)
16 192 Los Angeles Express Tim Harris RB Washington State
17 193 Los Angeles Express Doug Reed DT San Diego State
17 194 Arizona Wranglers Ray Cattage DE Washington
17 195 New Jersey Generals Jeff Christensen QB Eastern Illinois
17 196 Washington Federals Jamie Pope RB Gardner-Webb
17 197 Birmingham Stallions John Clemens DE Vanderbilt
17 198 Chicago Blitz Chuck Ehin DE Brigham Young
17 199 Oakland Invaders Jesse Sapolu G Hawaii
17 200 Philadelphia Stars Bryan Thomas RB Pittsburgh
17 201 Denver Gold Joe Hines LB Texas Christian
17 202 Michigan Panthers John Arnaud DB Iowa State
17 203 Boston Breakers Thomas Hopkins T Alabama State
17 204 Tampa Bay Bandits Ray Robinson DE Houston
18 205 Tampa Bay Bandits Bill Elko DT Louisiana State
18 206 Boston Breakers Mickey Cochran G Cameron
18 207 Michigan Panthers Will Cokeley LB Kansas State
18 208 Denver Gold Tim Moore DE Southern University
18 209 Philadelphia Stars Glenn Cobb LB Ohio State
18 210 Oakland Invaders Charles Mann LB Nevada-Reno
18 211 Chicago Blitz Andy Gibler TE Missouri
18 212 Birmingham Stallions Scott McCall G Abilene Christian
18 213 Washington Federals Jeff Brown DB Liberty
18 214 New Jersey Generals Dana Moore K Mississippi State
18 215 Arizona Wranglers Carlos Scott C Texas-El Paso
18 216 Los Angeles Express Wayne Faalafua G Brigham Young
19 217 Los Angeles Express Duane Galloway DB Arizona State
19 218 Arizona Wranglers Darryl Clark RB Texas
19 219 New Jersey Generals Norris Brown TE Georgia
19 220 Washington Federals Mike Thurman DB James Madison
19 221 Birmingham Stallions Eddie Ray Walker DB Southern Mississippi
19 222 Chicago Blitz Shamus McDonough DT Iowa State
19 223 Oakland Invaders Vince Randall T Portland State
19 224 Philadelphia Stars Victor Oatis WR Northwestern State (Louisiana)
19 225 Denver Gold Darryl Goosby TE Cincinnati
19 226 Michigan Panthers Steve Bisch T Minnesota
19 227 Boston Breakers Mark Tuinei DT Hawaii
19 228 Tampa Bay Bandits Bob Norris G Eastern Illinois
20 229 Tampa Bay Bandits Lionel Washington DB Tulane
20 230 Boston Breakers Jimmy Thomas DB Indiana
20 231 Michigan Panthers Daryl Posey RB Mississippi College
20 232 Denver Gold Jim Perryman DB Millikin
20 233 Philadelphia Stars Frank Bruno RB UCLA
20 234 Oakland Invaders Aaron Williams WR Washington
20 235 Chicago Blitz Babe Laufenberg QB Indiana
20 236 Birmingham Stallions George Tillman LB Southern Mississippi
20 237 Washington Federals Tom Carnes OG East Carolina
20 238 New Jersey Generals Joe Lukens OG Ohio State
20 239 Arizona Wranglers Kevin Belcher DE Texas-El Paso
20 240 Los Angeles Express Mike Walter DE Oregon
21 241 Los Angeles Express Darius Durham WR San Diego State
21 242 Arizona Wranglers Karl Morgan DT UCLA
21 243 New Jersey Generals Carlton Briscoe DB McNeese State
21 244 Washington Federals Mike Forslund QB Liberty
21 245 Birmingham Stallions Tony Sartor T Mississippi State
21 246 Chicago Blitz Karl Mecklenburg DE Minnesota
21 247 Oakland Invaders Thomas Strauthers DT Jackson State
21 248 Philadelphia Stars Eric Williams DB North Carolina State
21 249 Denver Gold Byron Williams WR Texas-Arlington
21 250 Michigan Panthers Ron Osborne DB Iowa State
21 251 Boston Breakers Kevin Akins DT Ohio State
21 252 Tampa Bay Bandits Ernie Goolsby RB Vanderbilt
22 253 Philadelphia Stars Donnie Cook DB East Tennessee State
22 254 Boston Breakers Tom Gilmartin DT Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo)
22 255 Michigan Panthers Brian Threlkeld G Puget Sound
22 256 Denver Gold Tom Sullivan DB UCLA
22 257 Philadelphia Stars Dwayne Jackson DE South Carolina State
22 258 Oakland Invaders Otis Brown RB Jackson State
22 259 Chicago Blitz Mark Rush RB Miami (Florida)
22 260 Birmingham Stallions Moochie Allen DT Southern Mississippi
22 261 Washington Federals Tracy Singleton WR Howard
22 262 New Jersey Generals Earnest Barnes DL Mississippi State
22 263 Arizona Wranglers Jim Bright RB Northern Colorado
22 264 Los Angeles Express Bernard Quarles QB Hawaii
23 265 Los Angeles Express Mike Bos WR Puget Sound
23 266 Arizona Wranglers Mike Elarms WR Angelo State
23 267 New Jersey Generals Steve Hammond LB Wake Forest
23 268 Washington Federals John Ward WR Cornell (Iowa)
23 269 Birmingham Stallions Mike Kincaid WR Mississippi College
23 270 Chicago Blitz Chuck Nelson K Washington
23 271 Oakland Invaders Elmer James RB San Francisco State
23 272 Philadelphia Stars Carl Monroe RB Utah
23 273 Denver Gold Darrin Newbold LB Missouri State
23 274 Michigan Panthers Derek Holloway WR Arkansas
23 275 Boston Breakers Joaquin Zendejas K La Verne
23 276 Tampa Bay Bandits Carl Franks TE Duke
24 277 Tampa Bay Bandits Dave Pyles T Miami (Ohio)
24 278 Boston Breakers Carl Kennybrew LB Hawaii
24 279 Michigan Panthers Gary Chachere DT Oklahoma State
24 280 Denver Gold Andre Young LB Bowling Green State
24 281 Philadelphia Stars Earnest Butler G North Carolina State
24 282 Oakland Invaders Steve Sebahar C Washington State
24 283 Chicago Blitz Dennis Talbot LB Rhode Island
24 284 Birmingham Stallions Dave Worsham QB Arkansas Tech
24 285 Washington Federals Roger Cattelan T Boston College
24 286 New Jersey Generals Tim Dorian C Wichita State
24 287 Arizona Wranglers Claybon Fields T Purdue
24 288 Los Angeles Express Don Elliott T New Mexico

References

  1. ^ Wiley, Ralph. "This rookie is a Tru catch," Sports Illustrated, May 16, 1983. Retrieved March 12, 2022.