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1982 NFL draft

National Football League draft

Field	Value
name	1982 NFL draft
image	Park Central Hotel - 7ª Avenida - panoramio (1) (a).jpg
caption	The former Sheraton Hotel (draft venue), photographed in 2010
date	April 27–28, 1982
location	New York Sheraton Hotel
in New York City
network	ESPN
league	NFL
mr_irrelevant	Tim Washington, CB
[San Francisco 49ers](1982-san-francisco-49ers-season)
first	Kenneth Sims, DE
[New England Patriots](1982-new-england-patriots-season)
fewnum	5
fewest	[San Diego Chargers](1982-san-diego-chargers-season)
mostnum	17
most	[Miami Dolphins](1982-miami-dolphins-season)
[New England Patriots](1982-new-england-patriots-season)
overall	334
rounds	12
hofnum	{{ Collapsible list
title	4
1	G Mike Munchak
2	RB Marcus Allen
3	LB Andre Tippett
4	PK Morten Andersen
prev	[1981](1981-nfl-draft)
next	[1983](1983-nfl-draft)

in New York City San Francisco 49ers New England Patriots New England Patriots The 1982 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 27–28, 1982, at the New York Sheraton Hotel in New York City, New York. At the time of the draft the Raiders were still the Oakland Raiders, they relocated to Los Angeles in May 1982. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.

With the first overall pick of the draft, the New England Patriots selected defensive end Kenneth Sims.

Player selections

	= Pro Bowler			Hall of Fame]]r

‡	Hall of Fame]]r

Round 1–9

Round 10

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
252	Baltimore Colts	Tom Deery	Safety	Widener
253	New England Patriots	Brian Clark	Kicker	Florida
254	Washington Redskins	Harold Smith	Defensive end	Kentucky State
255	Cleveland Browns	Ricky Floyd	Running back	Southern Mississippi
256	Los Angeles Rams	Miles McPherson	Defensive back	New Haven
257	Chicago Bears	Joe Turner	Defensive back	USC
258	Seattle Seahawks	Craig Austin	Linebacker	South Dakota
259	St. Louis Cardinals	Eddie McGill	Tight end	Western Carolina
260	Minnesota Vikings	Gerald Lucear	Wide receiver Did not play	Temple
261	Houston Oilers	Ron Reeves	Quarterback	Texas Tech
262	Atlanta Falcons	Curtis Stowers	Linebacker	Mississippi State
263	Los Angeles Raiders	Rich D'Amico	Linebacker	Penn State
264	Green Bay Packers	Eddie Garcia	Kicker	Southern Methodist
265	Washington Redskins	Terry Daniels	Defensive back	Tennessee
266	Detroit Lions	Roosevelt Barnes	Linebacker	Purdue
267	Pittsburgh Steelers	Sal Sunseri	Linebacker	Pittsburgh
268	Kansas City Chiefs	Larry Brodsky	Wide receiver	Miami (FL)
269	San Francisco 49ers	Dana McLemore	Defensive back	Hawaii
270	New York Giants	Rich Baldinger	Tackle	Wake Forest
271	Miami Dolphins	Robin Fisher	Linebacker	Florida
272	Buffalo Bills	Vic James	Defensive back	Colorado
273	San Diego Chargers	Andre Young	Defensive back	Louisiana Tech
274	Denver Broncos	Ken Woodard	Linebacker	Tuskegee
275	New York Jets	Darryl Hemphill	Defensive back	West Texas State
276	Miami Dolphins	Wayne Jones	Tackle	Utah
277	Dallas Cowboys	Todd Eckerson	Tackle	North Carolina State
278	Cincinnati Bengals	Larry Hogue	Defensive back	Utah State
279	San Francisco 49ers	Tim Barbian	Defensive tackle	Western Illinois

Round 11

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
280	Baltimore Colts	Lamont Meacham	Defensive back	Western Kentucky
281	Washington Redskins	Dan Miller	Kicker	Miami (FL)
282	Cleveland Browns	Steve Michuta	Quarterback	Grand Valley State
283	Chicago Bears	Guy Boliaux	Linebacker	Wisconsin
284	Seattle Seahawks	Sam Clancy	Defensive end	Pittsburgh (never played college football, was a basketball standout)
285	Los Angeles Rams	Ricky Coffman	Wide receiver	UCLA
286	Minnesota Vikings	Curtis Rouse	Guard	Tennessee-Chattanooga
287	Houston Oilers	Jim Campbell	Tight end	Kentucky
288	Atlanta Falcons	Jeff Keller	Wide receiver	Washington State
289	Los Angeles Raiders	Willie Turner	Wide receiver	Louisiana State
290	St. Louis Cardinals	James Williams	Defensive end	North Carolina A&T
291	Washington Redskins	Bob Holly	Quarterback	Princeton
292	Detroit Lions	Edward Lee	Wide receiver	South Carolina State
293	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mikal Abdul-Saboor	Guard	Morgan State
294	Green Bay Packers	John Macaulay	Center	Stanford
295	Dallas Cowboys	George Thompson	Wide receiver	Albany State
296	New England Patriots	Steve Sandon	Quarterback	Northern Iowa
297	Kansas City Chiefs	Bob Carter	Wide receiver	Arizona
298	Buffalo Bills	Frank Kalil	Guard	Arizona
299	San Diego Chargers	Anthony Watson	Defensive back	New Mexico State
300	Denver Broncos	Stuart Yatsko	Guard	Oregon
301	Philadelphia Eagles	Ron Ingram	Wide receiver	Oklahoma State
302	New York Jets	Perry Parmelee	Wide receiver	Santa Clara
303	Miami Dolphins	Gary Crum	Tackle	Wyoming
304	Dallas Cowboys	Michael Whiting	Running back	Florida State
305	Cincinnati Bengals	Russell Davis	Running back	Idaho
306	San Francisco 49ers	Gary Gibson	Linebacker	Arizona

Round 12

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
307	Baltimore Colts	Johnnie Wright	Running back	South Carolina
308	New England Patriots	Greg Taylor	Wide receiver	Virginia
309	Washington Redskins	Donald Laster	Tackle	Tennessee State
310	Cleveland Browns	Scott Nicolas	Linebacker	Miami (FL)
311	Seattle Seahawks	Frank Naylor	Center	Rutgers
312	Los Angeles Rams	Raymond Coley	Defensive tackle	Alabama A&M
313	Chicago Bears	Ricky Young	Linebacker	Oklahoma State
314	Houston Oilers	Donnie Craft	Running back	Louisville
315	Atlanta Falcons	Dave Levenick	Linebacker	Wisconsin
316	Los Angeles Raiders	Randy Smith	Wide receiver	East Texas State
317	St. Louis Cardinals	Bob Atha	Kicker	Ohio State
318	Minnesota Vikings	Bill Busarello	Running back	Glassboro St
319	Detroit Lions	Ricky Porter	Running back	Slippery Rock
320	Pittsburgh Steelers	Al Hughes	Defensive end	Western Michigan
321	Green Bay Packers	Phil Epps	Wide receiver	Texas Christian
322	Washington Redskins	Jeff Goff	Linebacker	Arkansas
323	New York Giants	Mark Seale	Defensive tackle	Richmond
324	Kansas City Chiefs	Mike Miller	Defensive back	Southwest Texas State
325	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Michael Morton	Running back	UNLV
326	Detroit Lions	Rob Rubick	Tight end	Grand Valley State
327	Denver Broncos	Brian Clark	Guard	Clemson
328	Philadelphia Eagles	Rob Taylor	Tackle	Northwestern
329	Buffalo Bills	Tony Suber	Defensive tackle	Gardner-Webb
330	New York Jets	Tom Carlstrom	Guard	Nebraska
331	Miami Dolphins	Mike Rodrigue	Wide receiver	Miami (FL)
332	Dallas Cowboys	Rich Burtness	Guard	Montana
333	Cincinnati Bengals	Dan Feraday	Quarterback	Toronto
334	San Francisco 49ers	Tim Washington	Defensive back	Fresno State

	= Pro Bowler			= Hall of Famer

Supplemental draft

Hall of Famers

Mike Munchak, guard from Pennsylvania State, taken 1st round 8th overall by Houston Oilers :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2001.
Marcus Allen, running back from Southern California, taken 1st round 10th overall by Los Angeles Raiders :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2003.
Andre Tippett, linebacker from Iowa, taken 2nd round 41st overall by New England Patriots :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2008.
Morten Andersen, kicker from Michigan State, taken 4th round 86th overall by New Orleans Saints :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2017.

Notable undrafted players

†	=Pro Bowler

References

. (October 2, 2014). ["NFL Draft Locations"](http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/).
(October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". [[New York Giants]].
Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
"47th Heisman Trophy". heisman.com.
Mihoces, Gary. (April 20, 2005). "NFL seeks best players on the court or mat". [[USA Today]].
This last selection is commonly referred to as [[Mr. Irrelevant]].
"List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductees". Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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