1984 NFL supplemental draft of USFL and CFL players

One-time professional football draft July 2026 1984 NFL supplemental draft of USFL and CFL players 1984 NFL draft logo June 5, 1984 New York City NFL Steve Young, QBTampa Bay Buccaneers 0 Chicago Bears 6 Cleveland Browns 84 3 1983 1985 The 1984 NFL supplemental draft of USFL and CFL players was a one-time draft of United States Football League (USFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL) players held on June 5, 1984.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9ehVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=keEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6748%2C1130497 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press NFL will draft 'untouchables' June 5, 1984 4Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yA4iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=h6cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2693%2C4655863 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania news services NFL expresses definite interest in USFL players June 6, 1984 42https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EwgeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FGIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5880%2C3031779 Pittsburgh Press combined news services Oilers take Rozier in supplemental draft June 5, 1983 C5https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JlhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9O4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4350%2C3613016 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press NFL Supplemental Draft June 6, 1984 24 While there were a few Hall of Famers and Pro Bowl players in this draft, the quality was generally lower than in the normal annual draft. There were six first round draft picks from this draft (Wayne Peace, Paul Bergmann, Ken Hobart, Allanda Smith, Duanne Gunn and Danny Knight) who never played a game in the NFL. No normal first round draft pick has failed to play in the NFL since Jim Detwiler in 1967. Background On June 5, 1984, the National Football League held a draft for college seniors who had already signed with either the USFL or the CFL in an attempt to head off a bidding war in its own ranks for USFL and CFL players. The 28 NFL teams chose 84 players from 224 available during the three-round selection meeting. The draft was for players who would have been eligible for the regular 1984 NFL draft in early May, but had already signed a contract with a USFL or CFL team. The draft was implemented primarily with the fledgling USFL in mind. The owners did not want to risk potentially "wasting" picks in the regular draft on players who were already signed by another league, but also wanted to ensure there would not be a large influx of free agent talent in case the new league suddenly collapsed. The CFL, being a much more established circuit with strict limits on the number of American players on each team, was not as much of a concern, but was included to shield the NFL from potential antitrust litigation that might have arisen had the league targeted a specific rival with a supplemental draft. Of the 84 players selected, only eight were from the CFL, with 76 from the USFL. While the Los Angeles Express were a modest 8–7 at the time of the draft,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EwgeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FGIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6294%2C3036478 Pittsburgh Press Football: USFL standings June 5, 1984 C6 their roster was laden with talent. Future Hall of Famers Steve Young and Gary Zimmerman headlined a group of twenty Express players selected in the draft, including four of the first six selections and eleven in the opening round. (The eventual '84 USFL champs from Philadelphia were second with nine picks; no CFL team had more than two.) Only one trade involving supplemental draft picks was consummated, as the Cleveland Browns acquired all three of the Chicago Bears' supplemental picks in exchange for the Browns' selections in the final four rounds of the regular 1984 draft. As a result, Cleveland made six selections in this draft (including Pro Bowlers Kevin Mack and Gerald McNeil, both with picks that originally belonged to Chicago) while the Bears made none. The other 26 teams made three selections each. = Pro Bowler Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.= Hall of Famer Player selections First round Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionPro teamCollege1Tampa Bay Buccaneers Steve YoungQB Los Angeles Express BYU2Houston Oilers Mike RozierRB Pittsburgh MaulersNebraska3New York GiantsGary ZimmermanG Los Angeles ExpressOregon4Philadelphia Eagles Reggie WhiteDE Memphis ShowboatsTennessee5Kansas City Chiefs Mark AdickesOT Los Angeles ExpressBaylor6San Diego Chargers Lee WilliamsDE Los Angeles ExpressBethune-Cookman7Cincinnati Bengals Wayne PeaceQB Tampa Bay BanditsFlorida8Indianapolis Colts Paul Bergmann TE Jacksonville BullsUCLA9Atlanta Falcons Joey JonesWR Birmingham Stallions Alabama10New York Jets Ken HobartQB Denver Gold Idaho11Cleveland Browns(from Chicago Bears) Kevin Mack FB Los Angeles Express Clemson12Green Bay Packers Buford JordanRB New Orleans Breakers McNeese State13Minnesota Vikings Allanda SmithCB Los Angeles Express TCU14Buffalo Bills Dwight DraneS Los Angeles Express Oklahoma15New Orleans Saints Vaughan JohnsonLB Jacksonville Bulls North Carolina State16New England Patriots Ricky SandersWR Houston GamblersSouthwest Texas State17St. Louis Cardinals Mike RuetherC Los Angeles ExpressTexas18Cleveland Browns Mike Johnson LB Philadelphia Stars Virginia Tech19Denver Broncos Freddie GilbertDE New Jersey Generals Georgia20Detroit Lions Alphonso WilliamsWR Oklahoma Outlaws Nevada21Los Angeles Rams William Fuller DE Philadelphia Stars North Carolina22Seattle Seahawks Gordon Hudson TE Los Angeles Express BYU23Pittsburgh Steelers Duane Gunn WR Los Angeles Express Indiana24San Francisco 49ers Derrick CrawfordWR Memphis Showboats Memphis25Dallas Cowboys Todd FowlerTE-RB Houston Gamblers Stephen F. Austin26Miami Dolphins Danny KnightWR New Jersey Generals Mississippi State27Washington Redskins Tony Zendejas K Los Angeles Express Nevada28Los Angeles Raiders Christopher WoodsWR Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) Auburn Second round Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionPro teamCollege29Houston Oilers Don MaggsOT Pittsburgh Maulers Tulane30Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kevin NelsonRB Los Angeles Express UCLA31New York Giants James RobinsonDT Los Angeles Express Clemson32Philadelphia Eagles Daryl GoodlowLB Oklahoma Outlaws Arizona33Kansas City Chiefs Lupe SanchezCB Arizona Wranglers UCLA34San Diego Chargers Steve SmithQB Montreal Concordes (CFL) Michigan35Cincinnati Bengals Bill JohnsonRB Denver GoldArkansas State36Indianapolis Colts Albert BentleyRB Michigan Panthers Miami (FL)37Atlanta Falcons Michael McInnisDT Philadelphia StarsArkansas-Pine Bluff38New York Jets Jim SanduskyWR British Columbia Lions (CFL) San Diego State39Green Bay Packers Chuck ClantonDB Birmingham Stallions Auburn40Minnesota Vikings Robert B. SmithDE Arizona WranglersGrambling41Buffalo Bills Daryl HartDB Oakland Invaders Lane42New Orleans Saints Mel Gray RB Los Angeles Express Purdue43New England Patriots Eric Jordan RB Oakland Invaders Purdue44Cleveland Browns(from Chicago Bears) Gerald McNeilWR Houston Gamblers Baylor45St. Louis Cardinals Derek Kennard G Los Angeles Express Nevada46Denver Broncos Rick MassieWR Calgary Stampeders (CFL) Kentucky47 Detroit Lions George JamisonLB Philadelphia Stars Cincinnati48Los Angeles Rams Rick Johnson QB Oklahoma Outlaws Southern Illinois49Seattle Seahwks Alvin Powell GOklahoma Outlaws Winston-Salem State50Cleveland Browns Tommy RobisonOT Houston Gamblers Texas A&M51San Francisco 49ers Joe ConwellOT Philadelphia Stars North Carolina52Pittsburgh Steelers Tom Dixon C Michigan Panthers Michigan53Miami Dolphins Dewey ForteDE Los Angeles Express Bethune-Cookman54Dallas Cowboys Malcolm MooreWR Los Angeles Express USC55Washington Redskins Gary ClarkWR Jacksonville Bulls James Madison56Los Angeles Raiders Stewart HillLB Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) Washington Third round Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionPro teamCollege57Tampa Bay Buccaneers Alex Clark DB New Orleans Breakers LSU58Houston Oilers Lynn MadsenDT New Jersey Generals Washington59New York Giants Kirby WarrenRB Los Angeles Express Pacific60Philadelphia Eagles Thomas CarterLB Oakland Invaders San Diego State61Kansas City Chiefs Garcia LaneCB Philadelphia Stars Ohio State62San Diego Chargers Clarence CollinsWRNew Jersey Generals Illinois State63Atlanta Falcons Dennis WoodberryDB Birmingham Stallions Southern Arkansas64New York Jets Turner GillQB Montreal Concordes (CFL) Nebraska65Cincinnati Bengals Tom KilkennyLB Chicago Blitz Temple66Indianapolis Colts Byron SmithDT Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL) California67Minnesota Vikings David HowardLB Los Angeles Express Long Beach State68Buffalo Bills Don Corbin OT Pittsburgh Maulers Kentucky69New Orleans Saints Steve DeardenLB Memphis Showboats Vanderbilt70New England Patriots Walter LewisQB Memphis Showboats Alabama71Cleveland Browns (from Chicago Bears) Doug WestLB Jacksonville Bulls UCLA72Green Bay Packers John Sullivan DB Oakland Invaders California73St. Louis Cardinals Tim Riordan QB Philadelphia Stars Temple74Detroit Lions Doug HollieDEPittsburgh Maulers SMU75Los Angeles Rams Jim ByrneNTPhiladelphia Stars Wisconsin-LaCrosse76Seattle Seahawks Frank SeurerQBLos Angeles Express Kansas77Cleveland Browns John BondQB Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL) Mississippi State78Denver Broncos Reggie Smith OT Tampa Bay Bandits Kansas79Pittsburgh Steelers Phil BorenOT Birmingham Stallions Arkansas80San Francisco 49ersMark SchellenRB New Orleans Breakers Nebraska81Dallas Cowboys Jeff SpekTE New Jersey Generals San Diego State82Miami Dolphins Duan HanksWR Philadelphia Stars Stephen F. Austin83Washington Redskins Clarence Verdin WR Houston Gamblers Southwestern Louisiana84Los Angeles Raiders James FarrG Washington Federals Clemson Selections by teams RankTeamPlayersselectedLeague1 Los Angeles Express 20 USFL2 Philadelphia Stars 9 USFL3 Houston Gamblers 5 USFL3 New Jersey Generals 5 USFL5 Birmingham Stallions 4 USFL5 Jacksonville Bulls 4 USFL5 Memphis Showboats 4 USFL5 Oakland Invaders 4 USFL5 Oklahoma Outlaws 4 USFL5 Pittsburgh Maulers 4 USFL11 New Orleans Breakers 3 USFL12 Arizona Wranglers 2 USFL12 Denver Gold 2 USFL12 Edmonton Eskimos 2 CFL12 Michigan Panthers 2 USFL12 Montreal Concordes 2 CFL12 Saskatchewan Roughriders 2 CFL12 Tampa Bay Bandits 2 USFL19 British Columbia Lions 1 CFL19 Calgary Stampeders 1 CFL19 Chicago Blitz 1 USFL19 Washington Federals 1 USFL23 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 0 CFL23 Ottawa Rough Riders 0 CFL23 San Antonio Gunslingers 0 USFL23 Toronto Argonauts 0 CFL23 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 0 CFL Hall of Famers Steve Young, quarterback from the USFL, taken first overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Pro Football Hall of Fame, Class of 2005 Gary Zimmerman, offensive tackle from the USFL, taken third overall by the New York Giants. Pro Football Hall of Fame, Class of 2008 Reggie White, defensive end from the USFL, taken fourth overall by the Philadelphia Eagles. Pro Football Hall of Fame, Class of 2006 See also 1984 USFL draft 1984 USFL territorial draft References 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft of USFL and CFL Players profootballhof.com https://web.archive.org/web/20130512185038/http://www.profootballhof.com/history/release.aspx?release_id=1456 May 12, 2013 Category:NFL draft Supplemental Draft of USFL and CFL Players