1983 USFL draft

Collegiate draft of the United States Football League 1983 USFL draft January 4, 1983 Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York USFL Dan Marino, QBLos Angeles Express 288 24 1984 The 1983 USFL draft was the first collegiate draft of the U.S 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 11Los Angeles Express Dan MarinoQBPittsburgh 12Chicago Blitz Tim SpencerRBOhio State 13Birmingham Stallions Reggie CollierQBSouthern Miss 14Washington Federals Craig JamesRBSMU 15New Jersey Generals Gary AndersonRBArkansas 16Arizona Wranglers Eric DickersonRBSMU 17Oakland Invaders Billy Ray Smith Jr.DE Arkansas 18Philadelphia Stars Irv EatmanTUCLA 19Denver Gold Demetrious JohnsonSMissouri 110Michigan Panthers David GreenwoodSWisconsin 111Chicago Blitz (from Boston)Wiley, Ralph. "This rookie is a Tru catch," Sports Illustrated, May 16, 1983. Retrieved March 12, 2022. Trumaine JohnsonWRGrambling State 112Tampa Bay Bandits Jimbo CovertTPittsburgh 213Tampa Bay BanditsJimmy PayneDEGeorgia 214Boston BreakersLeonard SmithDBMcNeese State 215Michigan Panthers Wayne RadloffCGeorgia 216Denver GoldMichael HaddixRBMississippi State 217Philadelphia Stars Bart OatesCBYU 218Oakland InvadersGlen YoungWRMississippi State 219Chicago BlitzJohnny HectorRBTexas A&M 220Birmingham StallionsSteve KorteGArkansas 221Washington FederalsTim LewisDBPittsburgh 222New Jersey GeneralsMark StewartLBWashington 223Arizona WranglersGary WilliamsWROhio State 224New Jersey GeneralsDarryl TalleyLBWest Virginia 325Los Angeles ExpressRay HortonDBWashington 326Arizona WranglersSid AbramowitzTTulsa 327New Jersey GeneralsRamsey DardarDLLSU 328Washington FederalsStephen StarringQBMcNeese State 329Birmingham StallionsGary LewisDTOklahoma State 330Chicago BlitzFrank MinnifieldDBLouisville331Oakland InvadersDave LutzTGeorgia Tech332Philadelphia StarsGreg HillDBOklahoma State333Denver GoldJohn HarperLBSouthern Illinois334Michigan PanthersBobby HebertQBNorthwestern State (Louisiana)335Boston BreakersClint SampsonWRSan Diego State336Tampa Bay BanditsAnthony AllenWRWashington437Birmingham StallionsSteve MooreGTennessee State438Boston BreakersGeorge HarrisLBHouston439Michigan PanthersPaul SkansiWRWashington440Denver GoldMark KirchnerGBaylor441Philadelphia StarsAntonio GibsonDBCincinnati442Oakland InvadersVince NewsomeDBWashington443Chicago BlitzMatt VandenBoomDBWisconsin444Tampa Bay BanditsKarl NelsonTIowa State445Washington FederalsBob WincklerTWisconsin446New Jersey GeneralsWes HopkinsDBSMU447Chicago BlitzRob FadaGPittsburgh448Los Angeles ExpressMark BortzDTIowa549Los Angeles ExpressTom RamseyQBUCLA550Washington FederalsMike HohenseeQBMinnesota551New Jersey GeneralsWayne HarrisOGMississippi State552Arizona WranglersBlanchard MontgomeryLBUCLA553Tampa Bay BanditsChris CastorWRDuke554Washington FederalsDoug HowardTNC State555Oakland InvadersJerome FosterDTOhio State556Philadelphia StarsAllen HarvinRBCincinnati557Washington FederalsBrett MillerTIowa558Michigan PanthersWhit TaylorQBVanderbilt559Boston BreakersJohn TuggleRBCalifornia560New Jersey GeneralsMark CooperTMiami (FL)662Boston BreakersJohn CourtneyDTSouth Carolina State663Washington FederalsGeorge ParkerRBNorfolk State664Denver GoldScott CollieWRBYU665Philadelphia StarsTony CaldwellLBWashington666Oakland InvadersKen O'BrienQBUC Davis667Los Angeles ExpressJim MillsTHawaii668Birmingham StallionsJames LocketteDTMissouri669Michigan PanthersKen LacyRBTulsa670New Jersey GeneralsRandy GrimesCBaylor671Arizona WranglersRandy JostesDTMissouri672Los Angeles ExpressJojo TownsellWRUCLA773Los Angeles ExpressJohn BarnettRBOregon Tech774Arizona WranglersSteve BrownDBOregon775New Jersey GeneralsKent HullCMississippi State776Washington FederalsPerry WilliamsDBNC State777Birmingham StallionsMike WilliamsRBMississippi College778Los Angeles ExpressDavid CroudipDBSan Diego State779Oakland InvadersGreg TownsendDETCU780Philadelphia StarsJimmy TurnerDBUCLA781Denver GoldMark WitteTENorth Texas782Michigan PanthersCraig WederquistTDrake783Boston BreakersDan DufourCUCLA784Tampa Bay BanditsTim KrumrieTWisconsin885Tampa Bay BanditsDave PuzzuoliDTPittsburgh886Boston BreakersTodd SeabaughLBSan Diego State887Michigan PanthersRon HopkinsDBMurray State888Denver GoldKevin PotterDBMissouri889Philadelphia StarsRichard DentDETennessee State890Oakland InvadersDokie WilliamsWRUCLA891Los Angeles ExpressJoe BearsGSMU892Birmingham StallionsPat SaindonGVanderbilt893Philadelphia StarsRich KraynakLBPittsburgh894New Jersey GeneralsMaurice CarthonRBArkansas895Arizona WranglersAnthony EdgarRBHawaii896Los Angeles ExpressWymon HendersonDBNevada-Las Vegas997Los Angeles ExpressJimmy GayleRBOhio State998Arizona WranglersPaul CotyCWashington999New Jersey GeneralsMarlin RussellLBToledo9101Birmingham StallionsMike MitchellDBTennessee-Chattanooga9102Boston BreakersTom HolmoeDBBYU9103Oakland InvadersEarnest JacksonRBTexas A&M9104Philadelphia StarsJames CaverWRMissouri9105Denver GoldGlenn FordRBLenoir-Rhyne9106Michigan PanthersStanley WashingtonWRTCU9107Boston BreakersMarcus MarekLBOhio State9108Tampa Bay BanditsDon BaileyCMiami (FL)10109Tampa Bay BanditsLeonard MarshallDTLSU10110Boston BreakersLorenzo BouierRBMaine10111Michigan PanthersRuss GrahamOTOklahoma State10112Denver GoldDarrell GreenDBTexas A&M-Kingsville10113Philadelphia StarsDon DowTWashington10114Washington FederalsJeff NyceCNC State10115Boston BreakersMark BrownLBPurdue10116Birmingham StallionsWillard MurphyLBTennessee-Chattanooga10117Washington FederalsDennis FowlkesLBWest Virginia10118New Jersey GeneralsCharles BensonDEBaylor10119Arizona WranglersTim JoinerLBLSU10120Los Angeles ExpressJohn BlacksillCFresno State11121Los Angeles ExpressCormac CarneyWRUCLA11122Arizona WranglersPhil SmithWRSan Diego State11123New Jersey GeneralsDanny WaltersDBArkansas11124Washington FederalsKiki DeAyalaLBTexas11125Birmingham StallionsTim BumgarnerTDuke11126Chicago BlitzPat DunsmoreTEDrake11127Oakland InvadersHarvey ChildressLBSouthern Oregon11128Philadelphia StarsGary WorthyRBWilmington11129Denver GoldAmos DonaldsonGKansas State11130Washington FederalsSteve BirdWREastern Kentucky11131Boston BreakersWalter RossRBNorthern State (Colorado)11132Tampa Bay BanditsBob OxendineTDuke12133Tampa Bay BanditsAl RichardsonLBLSU12134Boston BreakersHerkie WallsWRTexas12135Michigan PanthersLarry McCrimmonQBCameron12136Denver GoldLarry WhiteDEJackson State12137Philadelphia StarsAllama MatthewsTEVanderbilt12138Oakland InvadersCedric MackDBBaylor12139Boston BreakersJeff TurkDBBoise State12140Birmingham StallionsMalcolm ScottTELSU12141Washington FederalsDee Dee HoggardDBNC State12142New Jersey GeneralsBryan MillardTTexas12143Arizona WranglersSam MerrimanLBIdaho12144Los Angeles ExpressTony BoddieRBMontana State13145Los Angeles ExpressDon TurnerDBFresno State13146Arizona WranglersVince StrothTBYU13147New Jersey GeneralsRicky WilliamsonDEMars Hill13148Washington FederalsWilliam WallTEVirginia Union13149Birmingham StallionsMajor EverettRBMississippi College13150Chicago BlitzRon VersnikCWisconsin13151Oakland InvadersReggie GipsonRBAlabama A&M13152Philadelphia StarsJohn WalkerDTNebraska-Omaha13153Denver GoldPrince McJunkinsQBWichita State13154Michigan PanthersKevin SloanTWashington State13155Boston BreakersDarral HambrickWRNevada-Las Vegas13156Tampa Bay BanditsGreg BooneRBDuke14157Tampa Bay BanditsWillie CanadyDBFort Valley State14158Boston BreakersCharles YoungDTNorth Texas14159Michigan PanthersJohn WilliamsRBWisconsin14160Denver GoldTim RucksTCarthage14161Philadelphia StarsSean LandetaPTowson14162Oakland InvadersCharles TuckerGAustin Peay State14163Chicago BlitzJim KellyQBMiami (FL)14164Birmingham StallionsGregg LoweryPJacksonville State14165Washington FederalsJody SchulzLBEast Carolina14166New Jersey GeneralsJames BrittDBLSU14167Arizona WranglersMike DurdenDBUCLA14168Los Angeles ExpressGary MotenLBSMU15169Los Angeles ExpressMaceo FiferTHouston15170Arizona WranglersAlan RisherQBLSU15171New Jersey GeneralsTodd HallstromTMinnesota15172Washington FederalsRocky BelkWRMiami (FL)15173Birmingham StallionsCharles MartinDTWest Alabama15174Chicago BlitzMatt HernandezDTPurdue15175Philadelphia StarsAlbert LewisDBGrambling State15176Philadelphia StarsMarlin EvansLBIndiana15177Denver GoldGregg HarmonLBHouston15178Michigan PanthersMike GreenLBOklahoma State15179Boston BreakersBill FallonLBCal Poly (Pomona)15180Tampa Bay BanditsJohn CaneiTMiami (FL)16181Tampa Bay BanditsWillie GillespieWRTennessee-Chattanooga16182Boston BreakersTim CowanQBWashington16183Michigan PanthersHarold BrownRBIowa State16184Denver GoldClenzie PiersonDTRice16185Philadelphia StarsJ.C. PelusiDTPittsburgh16186Oakland InvadersEric MoranTWashington16187Chicago BlitzReggie RobyPIowa16188Birmingham StallionsMike TurnerGLSU16189Washington FederalsRichard TharpeDELouisville16190New Jersey GeneralsSteve CoxGTulsa16191New Jersey GeneralsTony ChickilloDTMiami (FL)16192Los Angeles ExpressTim HarrisRBWashington State17193Los Angeles ExpressDoug ReedDTSan Diego State17194Arizona WranglersRay CattageDEWashington17195New Jersey GeneralsJeff ChristensenQBEastern Illinois17196Washington FederalsJamie PopeRBGardner-Webb17197Birmingham StallionsJohn ClemensDEVanderbilt17198Chicago BlitzChuck EhinDEBYU17199Oakland InvadersJesse SapoluGHawaii17200Philadelphia StarsBryan ThomasRBPittsburgh17201Denver GoldJoe HinesLBTCU17202Michigan PanthersJohn ArnaudDBIowa State17203Boston BreakersThomas HopkinsTAlabama State17204Tampa Bay BanditsRay RobinsonDEHouston18205Tampa Bay BanditsBill ElkoDTLSU18206Boston BreakersMickey CochranGCameron18207Michigan PanthersWill CokeleyLBKansas State18208Denver GoldTim MooreDESouthern University18209Philadelphia StarsGlenn CobbLBOhio State18210Oakland InvadersCharles MannLBNevada-Reno18211Chicago BlitzAndy GiblerTEMissouri18212Birmingham StallionsScott McCallGAbilene Christian18213Washington FederalsJeff BrownDBLiberty18214New Jersey GeneralsDana MooreKMississippi State18215Arizona WranglersCarlos ScottCUTEP18216Los Angeles ExpressWayne FaalafuaGBYU19217Los Angeles ExpressDuane GallowayDBArizona State19218Arizona WranglersDarryl ClarkRBTexas19219New Jersey GeneralsNorris BrownTEGeorgia19220Washington FederalsMike ThurmanDBJames Madison19221Birmingham StallionsEddie Ray WalkerDBSouthern Miss19222Chicago BlitzShamus McDonoughDTIowa State19223Oakland InvadersVince RandallTPortland State19224Philadelphia StarsVictor OatisWRNorthwestern State (Louisiana)19225Denver GoldDarryl GoosbyTECincinnati19226Michigan PanthersSteve BischTMinnesota19227Boston BreakersMark TuineiDTHawaii19228Tampa Bay BanditsBob NorrisGEastern Illinois20229Tampa Bay BanditsLionel WashingtonDBTulane20230Boston BreakersJimmy ThomasDBIndiana20231Michigan PanthersDaryl PoseyRBMississippi College20232Denver GoldJim PerrymanDBMillikin20233Philadelphia StarsFrank BrunoRBUCLA20234Oakland InvadersAaron WilliamsWRWashington20235Chicago BlitzBabe LaufenbergQBIndiana20236Birmingham StallionsGeorge TillmanLBSouthern Miss20237Washington FederalsTom CarnesOGEast Carolina20238New Jersey GeneralsJoe LukensOGOhio State20239Arizona WranglersKevin BelcherDEUTEP20240Los Angeles ExpressMike WalterDEOregon21241Los Angeles ExpressDarius DurhamWRSan Diego State21242Arizona WranglersKarl MorganDTUCLA21243New Jersey GeneralsCarlton BriscoeDBMcNeese State21244Washington FederalsMike ForslundQBLiberty21245Birmingham StallionsTony SartorTMississippi State21246Chicago BlitzKarl MecklenburgDEMinnesota21247Oakland InvadersThomas StrauthersDTJackson State21248Philadelphia StarsEric WilliamsDBNC State21249Denver GoldByron WilliamsWRTexas-Arlington21250Michigan PanthersRon OsborneDBIowa State21251Boston BreakersKevin AkinsDTOhio State21252Tampa Bay BanditsErnie GoolsbyRBVanderbilt22253Philadelphia StarsDonnie CookDBEast Tennessee State22254Boston BreakersTom GilmartinDTCal Poly (San Luis Obispo)22255Michigan PanthersBrian ThrelkeldGPuget Sound22256Denver GoldTom SullivanDBUCLA22257Philadelphia StarsDwayne JacksonDESouth Carolina State22258Oakland InvadersOtis BrownRBJackson State22259Chicago BlitzMark RushRBMiami (FL)22260Birmingham StallionsMoochie AllenDTSouthern Miss22261Washington FederalsTracy SingletonWRHoward22262New Jersey GeneralsEarnest BarnesDLMississippi State22263Arizona WranglersJim BrightRBNorthern Colorado22264Los Angeles ExpressBernard QuarlesQBHawaii23265Los Angeles ExpressMike BosWRPuget Sound23266Arizona WranglersMike ElarmsWRAngelo State23267New Jersey GeneralsSteve HammondLBWake Forest23268Washington FederalsJohn WardWRCornell (Iowa)23269Birmingham StallionsMike KincaidWRMississippi College23270Chicago BlitzChuck NelsonKWashington23271Oakland InvadersElmer JamesRBSan Francisco State23272Philadelphia StarsCarl MonroeRBUtah23273Denver GoldDarrin NewboldLBSouthwest Missouri State23274Michigan PanthersDerek HollowayWRArkansas23275Boston BreakersJoaquin ZendejasKLa Verne23276Tampa Bay BanditsCarl FranksTEDuke24277Tampa Bay BanditsDave PylesTMiami (OH)24278Boston BreakersCarl KennybrewLBHawaii24279Michigan PanthersGary ChachereDTOklahoma State24280Denver GoldAndre YoungLBBowling Green24281Philadelphia StarsEarnest ButlerGNC State24282Oakland InvadersSteve SebaharCWashington State24283Chicago BlitzDennis TalbotLBRhode Island24284Birmingham StallionsDave WorshamQBArkansas Tech24285Washington FederalsRoger CattelanTBoston College24286New Jersey GeneralsTim DorianCWichita State24287Arizona WranglersClaybon FieldsTPurdue24288Los Angeles ExpressDon ElliottTNew Mexico References 30em External links 1983 USFL Draft Pick Transactions 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