1983 NFL Draft
The 1983 National Football League Draft is also frequently known as the Quarterback class of 1983, because of the six quarterbacks taken in the first round. Of these quarterbacks, four have played in the Super Bowl, and three were inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The next highest number of quarterbacks taken in the first round was five, in the 1999 NFL Draft. All six quarterbacks were drafted by AFC teams. In the sixteen years following the draft, 11 times the AFC was represented in the Super Bowl by a team led by a quarterback taken in the first round: the Denver Broncos by Elway, the Miami Dolphins by Marino, the Buffalo Bills by Kelly, or the New England Patriots by Tony Eason.
Player selections
| = Pro Bowler |
Round one
| = Pro Bowler |
Hall of Famers
- John Elway, Quarterback, Baltimore Colts - 1st Round (1st overall). Inducted in 2004.
- Eric Dickerson, Running Back, Los Angeles Rams - 1st round (2nd overall). Inducted in 1999.
- Bruce Matthews, Offensive Lineman, Houston Oilers- 1st Round (9th overall). Inducted in 2007.
- Jim Kelly, Quarterback, Buffalo Bills - 1st round (14th overall). Inducted in 2002.
- Dan Marino, Quarterback, Miami Dolphins - 1st Round (27th overall). Inducted in 2005.
External links
- 1983 NFL Draft
- Patrick Mondout, NFL 1983 Draft, Awesome 80s.com.
- Vic Carucci, In a Class by Themselves, Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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