USFL 1983 Draft
The USFL held 24 rounds with
all 12 teams drafting on January 4-5,1983. Below will show round-by-round. The
draft started at 10:00 and lasted till 1:08pm the next day. The draft took estimated
4 hours per round.
ROUND 1
1. Los Angeles Dan Marino QB Pittsburgh
2. Arizona Tim Spencer RB SMU
3. Birmingham Reggie Collier QB So. Mississippi
4. Washington Craig James RB SMU
5. New Jersey Gary Anderson RB Arkansas
6. Arizona Eric Dickerson RB SMU
7. Oakland Billy Ray Smith LB Arkansas
8. Philadelphia Irv Eatman OT UCLA
9. Denver Demetrious Johnson DB Missouri
10. Michigan Dave Greenwood DB Wisconsin
11. Chicago Trumaine Johnson WR Grambling
12. Tampa Bay Jimbo Covert T Pittsburgh
ROUND 2
13. Tampa Bay Jimmy Payne DE Georgia
14. Boston Leonard Smith DB McNeese State
15. Michigan Wayne Radloff C Georgia
16. Denver Michael Haddix RB Mississippi State
17. Philadelphia Bart Oates C BYU
18. Oakland Glen Young WR Mississippi State
19. Chicago Johnny Hector RB Texas A&M
20. Birmingham Steve Korte G Arkansas
21. Washington Tim Lewis DB Pittsburgh
22. New Jersey Mark Stewart LB Washington
23. Arizona Gary Williams WR Ohio State
24. New Jersey Darryl Talley LB West Virginia
ROUND 3
25. Los Angeles Ray Horton DB Washington
26. Arizona Sid Abramowitz T Tulsa
27. New Jersey Ramsey Dardar DL LSU
28. Washington Stephan Starring QB McNeese State
29. Birmingham Gary Lewis DT Oklahoma State
30. Chicago Frank Minnifield DB Louisville
31. Oakland David Lutz T Georgia Tech
32. Philadelphia Greg Hill DB Oklahoma State
33. Denver John Harper LB Southern Illinois
34. Michigan Bobby Hebert QB NW Lousiana
35. Boston Clinton Sampson WR San Diego State
36. Tampa Bay Anthony Allen WR Washington
ROUND 4
37. Birmingham Steve Moore G Tennessee State
38. Boston Weedy Harris LB Houston
39. Michigan Paul Skansi WR Washington
40. Denver Mark Kirchner G Baylor
41. Philadelphia Antonio Gibson DB Cincinnati
42. Oakland Vince Newsome DB Washington
43. Chicago Matt Vandenboom DB Wisconsin
44. Tampa Bay Karl Nelson T Iowa State
45. Washington Bob Winckler T Wisconsin
46. New Jersey Wes Hopkins DB SMU
47. Arizona Rob Fada G Pittsburgh
48. Los Angeles Mark Bortz DT Iowa
ROUND 5
49. Los Angeles Tom Ramsey QB UCLA
50. Washington Mike Hohensee QB Minnesota
51. New Jersey Wayne Harris G Mississippi State
52. Arizona Blanchard Montgomery LB UCLA
53. Tampa Bay Chris Cantor WR Duke
54. Washington Doug Howard T N.C. State
55. Oakland Jerome Foster DT Ohio State
56. Philadelphia Allen Harvin RB Cincinnati
57. Washington Brett Miller T Iowa
58. Michigan Whit Taylor QB Vanderbilt
59. Boston John Tuggle RB California
60. New Jersey Mark Cooper T Miami
ROUND 6
61. Tampa Bay Nick Yeast RB Eastern Kentucky
62. Boston John Courtney DT So. Carolina St.
63. Washington George Parker RB Norfolk State
64. Denver Scott Collie WR BYU
65. Philadelphia Anthony Caldwell LB Washington
66. Oakland Ken O'Brien QB California-Davis
67. Los Angeles Jim Mills T Hawaii
68. Birmingham James Lockette DT Missouri
69. Michigan Ken Lacy RB Tulsa
70. New Jersey Randy Grimes C Baylor
71. Arizona Randy Jostes DT Missouri
72. Los Angeles Jojo Townsell WR UCLA
ROUND 7
73. Los Angeles John Barnett RB Oregon Tech
74. Arizona Steve Brown DB Oregon
75. New Jersey Kent Hull C Mississippi State
76. Washington Perry Williams DB N.C. State
77. Birmingham Michael Williams RB Miss. College
78. Los Angeles Dave Croudip DB San Diego State
79. Oakland Greg Townsend DE Texas Christian
80. Philadelphia Jim Turner DB UCLA
81. Denver Mark Witte TE North Texas State
82. Michigan Craig Wederquist T Drake
83. Boston Dan Dufour C UCLA
84. Tampa Bay Tim Krumrie T Wisconsin
ROUND 8
85. Tampa Bay Dave Puzzouli DT Pittsburgh
86. Boston Todd Seabaugh LB San Diego State
87. Michigan Ron Hopkins DB Murray State (KY)
88. Denver Kevin Potter DB Missouri
89. Philadelphia Richard Dent DE Tennessee State
90. Oakland Dokie Williams WR UCLA
91. Los Angeles Joe Beard G SMU
92. Birmingham Pat Saindon G Vanderbilt
93. Philadelphia Rich Kraynak LB Pittsburgh
94. New Jersey Maurice Carthon RB Arkansas State
95. Arizona Anthony Edgar RB Hawaii
96. Los Angeles Wymon Henderson DB UNLV
ROUND 9
97. Los Angeles Jim Gayle RB Ohio State
98. Arizona Paul Coty C Washington
99. New Jersey Marlin Russell LB Toledo
100. Washington Mike Hurst LB Cincinnati
101. Birmingham Mike Mitchell DB Tenn-Chattanooga
102. Boston Tom Holmoe DB BYU
103. Oakland Earnest Jackson RB Texas A&M
104. Philadelphia James Caver WR Missouri
105. Denver Glenn Ford RB Lenoir-Rhyne (NC)
106. Michigan Stanley Washington WR Texas Christian
107. Boston Marcus Marek LB Ohio State
108. Tampa Bay Don Bailey C Miami
ROUND 10
109. Tampa Bay Leonard Marshall DT LSU
110. Boston Lorenzo Bouier RB Maine
111. Michigan Russell Graham T Oklahoma
112. Denver Darrell Green DB Texas A&I
113. Philadelphia Don Dow T Washington
114. Washington Jeff Nyce C N.C. State
115. Boston Mark Brown LB Purdue
116. Birmingham Willard Murphy LB Tenn-Chattanooga
117. Washington Dennis Fowlkes LB West Virginia
118. New Jersey Charles Benson DE Baylor
119. Arizona Tim Joiner LB LSU
120. Los Angeles John Blacksill C Fresno State
ROUND 11
121. Los Angeles Cormac Carney WR UCLA
122. Arizona Phil Smith WR San Diego State
123. New Jersey Danny Walters DB Arkansas
124. Washington Kiki De Ayala LB Texas
125. Birmingham Tim Bumgarner T Duke
126. Chicago Pat Dunsmore TE Drake
127. Oakland Harvey Childress LB So. Oregon
128. Philadelphia Gary Worthy RB Wilmington Col, DE
129. Denver Amos Donaldson G Kansas State
130. Washington Steve Bird WR Eastern Kentucky
131. Boston Walter Ross RB Northern State
132. Tampa Bay Bob Oxendine T Duke
ROUND 12
133. Tampa Bay Albert Richardson LB LSU
134. Boston McCurey Wallis WR Texas
135. Michigan Larry McCrimmon QB Cameron Univ. (OK)
136. Denver Larry White DE Jackson State
137. Philadelphia Allama Matthews TE Vanderbilt
138. Oakland Cedric Mack DB Baylor
139. Boston Jeff Turk DB Boise State
140. Birmingham Malcolm Scott TE LSU
141. Washington Dee Dee Hoggard DB N.C. State
142. New Jersey Bryan Millard T Texas
143. Arizona Sam Merriman LB Idaho
144. Los Angeles Tony Boddie RB Montana State
ROUND 13
145. Los Angeles Don Turner DB Fresno State
146. Arizona Vince Stroth T BYU
147. New Jersey Rickey Williamson DE Mars Hill Col (NC)
148. Washington William Wall TE Virginia Union
149. Birmingham Major Everett RB Mississippi Col.
150. Chicago Ron Versnik C Wisconsin
151. Oakland Reginald Gipson RB Alabama A&M
152. Philadelphia John Walker DT Nebraska-Omaha
153. Denver Prince McJunkins QB Wichita State
154. Michigan Kevin Sloan T Washington State
155. Boston Darral Hambrick WR UNLV
156. Tampa Bay Greg Boone RB Duke
ROUND 14
157. Tampa Bay Willie Canady DB Ft. Valley St (GA)
158. Boston Charles Young DT North Texas State
159. Michigan John Williams RB Wisconsin
160. Denver Tim Rucks T Carthage Col. (WI)
161. Philadelphia Sean Landeta P Towson State
162. Oakland Charles Tucker G Austin Peay
163. Chicago Jim Kelly QB Miami
164. Birmingham Gregg Lowery P Jacksonville State
165. Washington Jody Schulz LB East Carolina
166. New Jersey James Britt DB LSU
167. Arizona Mike Durden DB UCLA
168. Los Angeles Gary Moten LB SMU
ROUND 15
169. Los Angeles Maceo Fifer T Houston
170. Arizona Alan Risher QB LSU
171. New Jersey Todd Hallstrom T Minnesota
172. Washington Rocky Belk WR Miami
173. Birmingham Charles Martin DT Livingston U. (AL)
174. Chicago Matt Hernandez DT Purdue
175. Philadelphia Albert Lewis DB Grambling
176. Philadelphia Marlin Evans LB Indiana
177. Denver Gregg Harmon LB Houston
178. Michigan Mike Green LB Oklahoma State
179. Boston Bill Fallon LB Cal.-Pomona
180. Tampa Bay John Canei T Miami
ROUND 16
181. Tampa Bay Willie Gillespie WR Tenn.-Chattanooga
182. Boston Tim Cowan QB Washington
183. Michigan Harold Brown RB Iowa State
184. Denver Clenzie Pierson DE Rice
185. Philadelphia J.C. Pelusi DT Pittsburgh
186. Oakland Eric Moran T Washington
187. Chicago Reggie Roby P Iowa
188. Birmingham Mike Turner G LSU
189. Washington Rich Tharpe DE Louisville
190. New Jersey Steve Cox G Tulsa
191. New Jersey Tony Chickillo DT Miami
192. Los Angeles Tim Harris RB Washington State
ROUND 17
193. Los Angeles Doug Reed DT San Diego State
194. Arizona Ray Cattage DE Washington
195. New Jersey Jeff Christensen QB Eastern Illinois
196. Washington Jamie Pope RB Gardner-Webb (NC)
197. Birmingham John Clemens DE Vanderbilt
198. Chicago Chuck Ehin DE BYU
199. Oakland Jesse Sapolu G Hawaii
200. Philadelphia Bryan Thomas RB Pittsburgh
201. Denver Joe Himes LB Texas Christian
202. Michigan John Arnaud DB Iowa
203. Boston Thomas Hopkins T Alabama A&M
204. Tampa Bay Raymond Robinson DE Houston
ROUND 18
205. Tampa Bay Bill Elko DT LSU
206. Boston Mickey Cochran G Cameron State (OK)
207. Michigan Will Cokeley LB Kansas State
208. Denver Tim Moore DE Southern Univ.
209. Philadelphia Glenn Cobb LB Ohio State
210. Oakland Charles Mann LB Nevada-Reno
211. Chicago Andy Gibler TE Missouri
212. Birmingham Scott McCall G Abilene Christian
213. Washington Jeff Brown DB Liberty Baptist
214. New Jersey Dana Moore K Mississippi State
215. Arizona Carlos Scott C UTEP
216. Los Angeles Wayne Faalafua G BYU
ROUND 19
217. Los Angeles Duane Galloway DB Arizona State
218. Arizona Darryl Clark RB Texas
219. New Jersey Norris Brown TE Georgia
220. Washington Mike Thurman DB James Madison
221. Birmingham Eddie Walker DB So. Mississippi
222. Chicago Shamus McDonough DT Iowa State
223. Oakland Vince Randall T Portland State
224. Philadelphia Victor Oatis WR NW Louisiana
225. Denver Darryl Goosby TE Cincinnati
226. Michigan Steve Bisch T Minnesota
227. Boston Mark Tuinei DT Hawaii
228. Tampa Bay Bob Norris G Eastern Illinois
ROUND 20
229. Tampa Bay Lionel Washington DB Tulane
230. Boston Jim Thomas DB Indiana
231. Michigan Daryl Posey RB Miss. College
232. Denver Jim Perryman DB Millikin U. (IL)
233. Philadelphia Frank Bruno RB UCLA
234. Oakland Aaron Williams WR Washington
235. Chicago Babe Laufenberg QB Indiana
236. Birmingham George Tillman LB So. Mississippi
237. Washington Tom Carnes G East Carolina
238. New Jersey Joe Lukens G Ohio State
239. Arizona Kevin Belcher DE UTEP
240. Los Angeles Mike Walter DE Oregon
ROUND 21
241. Los Angeles Darius Durham WR San Diego State
242. Arizona Karl Morgan DT UCLA
243. New Jersey Carlton Briscoe DB McNeese State
244. Washington Mike Forslund QB Liberty Baptist
245. Birmingham Tony Sartor T Mississippi State
246. Chicago Karl Mecklenburg DE Minnesota
247. Oakland Tom Straughters DT Jackson State
248. Philadelphia Eric Williams DB N.C. State
249. Denver Byron Williams WR Texas-Arlington
250. Michigan Ronnie Osborne DB Iowa State
251. Boston Kevin Akins DT Ohio State
252. Tampa Bay Ernie Goolsby RB Vanderbilt
ROUND 22
253. Philadelphia Donnie Cook DB East Tennessee St.
254. Boston Tom Gilmartin DT Cal. Poly-SLO
255. Michigan Brian Threlkeld G Puget Sound
256. Denver Tom Sullivan DB UCLA
257. Philadelphia Dwayne Jackson DE South Carolina St.
258. Oakland Otis Brown RB Jackson State
259. Chicago Mark Rush RB Miami
260. Birmingham Moochie Allen DT So. Mississippi
261. Washington Tracy Singleton WR Howard
262. New Jersey Earnest Barnes DT Mississippi St.
263. Arizona Jim Bright RB Northern Colorado
264. Los Angeles Bernard Quarles QB Hawaii
ROUND 23
265. Los Angeles Mike Bos WR Puget Sound
266. Arizona Mike Elarms WR Angelo State (TX)
267. New Jersey Steve Hammond LB Wake Forest
268. Washington John Ward WR Cornell
269. Birmingham Mike Kincaid WR Miss. College
270. Chicago Chuck Nelson K Washington
271. Oakland Poncho James RB San Francisco St.
272. Philadelphia Carl Monroe RB Utah
273. Denver Darrin Newbold LB SW Missouri
274. Michigan Derek Holloway WR Arkansas
275. Boston Joaquin Zendejas K LaVerne
276. Tampa Bay Carl Franks TE Duke
ROUND 24
277. Tampa Bay Dave Pyles T Miami (Ohio)
278. Boston Carl Kenneybrew LB Hawaii
279. Michigan Gary Chachere DT Oklahoma State
280. Denver Andre Young LB Bowling Green
281. Philadelphia Ernest Butler G N.C. State
282. Oakland Steve Sebahar C Washington State
283. Chicago Dennis Talbot LB Rhode Island
284. Birmingham David Worsham QB Arkansas Tech
285. Washington Roger Cattelan T Boston College
286. New Jersey Tim Dorian C Wichita State
287. Arizona Clayton Fields T Purdue
288. Los Angeles Don Elliott T New Mexico
