| 1984 NFL draft | |
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![]() Park Central Hotel (draft venue), photographed in 2010 | |
| General information | |
| Date | May 1–2, 1984 |
| Location | Omni Park Central Hotel in New York City, New York |
| Network | ESPN |
| Overview | |
| 336 total selections in 12 rounds | |
| League | National Football League |
| First selection | Irving Fryar, WR New England Patriots |
| Mr. Irrelevant | Randy Essington, QB Los Angeles Raiders |
| Most selections (15) | Cincinnati Bengals Dallas Cowboys Detroit Lions Kansas City Chiefs New York Jets |
| Fewest selections (8) | Los Angeles Raiders |
| Hall of Famers | none |
The 1984 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 May 1–2, 1984, at the Omni Park Central Hotel in New York City, New York.12 No teams elected to claim any players in the regular supplemental draft that year. However, the NFL did have a special supplemental draft for college seniors who had already signed with the United States Football League or Canadian Football League on June 5, 1984.
The 1984 draft was the first in ten years in which a quarterback was not selected in the first round. It is also one of three NFL drafts to not produce any inductees to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, along with the 1943 and 1992 drafts.
Player selections
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Hall of Famers
To date, no member of the 1984 NFL draft has been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Notable undrafted players
| † | Selected for the Pro Bowl3 |
Trades
In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 1984 Draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
Round 1
- No. 1: Multiple trades:
No. 1: Tampa Bay → Cincinnati (PD). Tampa Bay traded a first-round selection (1st overall) to Cincinnati in exchange for QB Jack Thompson.
No. 1: Cincinnati → New England (PD). Cincinnati traded a first-round selection (1st overall) to New England in exchange for two first-round selections and a tenth-round selection (16th, 28th and 265th overall), and a 1985 fifth-round selection. - No. 14: Buffalo → Miami (D). Buffalo traded a first-round selection (14th overall) to Miami in exchange for a first-round selection and two third-round selections (26th, 79th and 82nd overall).
- No. 15: New Orleans → NY Jets (PD). New Orleans traded a first-round selection (15th overall) to the NY Jets in exchange for QB Richard Todd.
- No. 16: New England → Cincinnati (PD). see No. 1: Cincinnati → New England.
- No. 19: Denver → Indianapolis (PD). Denver traded a first-round selection (19th overall), OT Chris Hinton and QB Mark Hermann to Indianapolis in exchange for QB John Elway.
- No. 21: LA Rams → Kansas City (PD). The LA Rams traded first- and fifth-round selections (21st and 134th overall) to Kansas City in exchange for CB Gary Green.
- No. 26: Miami → Buffalo (D). see No. 14: Buffalo → Miami.
- No. 27: Washington → NY Giants (PD). Washington traded a first-round selection (27th overall) to the NY Giants in exchange for second- and fifth-round selections (31st and 125th overall).
- No. 28: Multiple trades:
No. 28: LA Raiders → New England (PD). The LA Raiders traded a first-round selection (28th overall) and a 1985 second-round selection to New England in exchange for a seventh-round selection (192nd overall) and CB Mike Haynes.
No. 28: New England → Cincinnati (PD). see No. 1: Cincinnati → New England.
Round 2
- No. 31: NY Giants → Washington (D). see No. 27: Washington → NY Giants.
- No. 32: Philadelphia → Atlanta (PD). Philadelphia traded a second-round selection (32nd overall) to Atlanta in exchange for LB Joel Williams.
- No. 39: Multiple trades:
No. 39: Green Bay → San Diego (PD). Green Bay traded a second-round selection (39th overall), 1982 first- and second-round selections, a 1983 first-round selection and WR Aundra Thompson to San Diego in exchange for WR John Jefferson and a 1982 first-round selection.
No. 39: San Diego → NY Jets (PD). San Diego traded a second-round selection (39th overall) to the NY Jets in exchange for DT Abdul Salaam and DE Kenny Neil. - No. 40: Multiple trades:
No. 40: Minnesota → Houston (PD). Minnesota traded second- and fourth-round selections (40th and 100th overall) to Houston in exchange for QB Archie Manning and TE Dave Casper.
No. 40: Houston → Dallas (PD). Houston traded a second-round selection (40th overall), a 1985 fifth-round selection and WR Mike Renfro to Dallas in exchange for a second-round selection (54th overall) and WR Butch Johnson. - No. 48: LA Rams → Cleveland (PD). The LA Rams traded a second-round selection (48th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for the rights to WR Ron Brown.
- No. 51: San Francisco → LA Raiders (D). San Francisco traded a second-round selection (51st overall) to the LA Raiders in exchange for second- and fifth-round selections (56th and 139th overall).
- No. 54: Dallas → Houston (PD). see No. 40: Houston → Dallas.
- No. 56: LA Raiders → San Francisco (D). see No. 51: San Francisco → LA Raiders.
Round 3
- No. 62: Multiple trades:
No. 62: San Diego → St. Louis (PD). San Diego traded third- and eighth-round selections (62nd and 201st overall) to St. Louis in exchange for S Ken Greene.
No. 62: St. Louis → Detroit (PD). St. Louis traded a third-round selection (62nd overall) and DE Mike Dawson to Detroit in exchange for DE Al Baker. - No. 68: Buffalo → New Orleans (PD). Buffalo traded a third-round selection (68th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for S Tom Myers.
- No. 73: St. Louis → San Francisco (D). St. Louis traded a third-round selection (73rd overall) to San Francisco in exchange for third- and fifth-round selections (80th and 136rd overall).
- No. 75: LA Rams → Detroit (PD). The LA Rams traded a third-round selection (75th overall) to Detroit in exchange for TE David Hill.
- No. 77: Cleveland → Buffalo (PD). Cleveland traded a third-round selection (77th overall), a 1983 first-round selection and a 1985 fifth-round selection to Buffalo in exchange for the rights to LB Tom Cousineau.
- No. 79: Multiple trades:
No. 79: Pittsburgh → Miami (PD). Pittsburgh traded a third-round selection (79th overall) to Miami in exchange for QB David Woodley.
No. 79: Miami → Buffalo (D).see No. 14: Buffalo → Miami. - No. 80: San Francisco → St. Louis (D). see No. 73: St. Louis → San Francisco.
- No. 82: Miami → Buffalo (PD). see No. 14: Buffalo → Miami.
Round 4
- No. 86: Tampa Bay → San Francisco → Seattle. Multiple trades:
Tampa Bay → San Francisco (PD). Tampa Bay traded a fourth-round selection (86th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for a 1983 sixth-round selection.
San Francisco → Seattle (PD). San Francisco traded a fourth-round selection (86th overall) and a 1985 tenth-round selection to Seattle in exchange for DT Manu Tuiasosopo. - No. 89: San Diego → Tampa Bay → Denver. Multiple trades:
San Diego → Tampa Bay (PD). San Diego traded a fourth-round selection (89th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for LB Dewey Selmon.
Tampa Bay → Denver (PD). Tampa Bay traded a fourth-round selection (89th overall) and a conditional 1985 selection to Denver in exchange for QB Steve DeBerg. - No. 96: New Orleans → Denver → Cleveland. Multiple trades:
New Orleans → Denver (PD). New Orleans traded a fourth-round selection (96th overall) to Denver in exchange for Kelvin Clark.
Denver → Cleveland (PD). Denver traded a fourth-round selection (96th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for WR Dave Logan. - No. 97: New England → New Orleans (PD). New England traded a fourth-round selection (97th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for 1983 ninth-, tenth-, eleventh- and twelfth-round selections.
- No. 100: Minnesota → Houston (PD). See Round 2: Minnesota → Houston.
- No. 102: LA Rams → Houston → Washington. Multiple trades:
LA Rams → Houston (PD). The LA Rams traded a fourth-round selection (102nd overall), and 1983 first- and fourth-round selections to Houston in exchange for a 1983 first-round selection.
Houston → Washington (??). Houston traded a fourth-round selection (102nd overall) to Washington in exchange for a 1985 third-round selection. - No. 103: Seattle → Indianapolis (PD). Seattle traded a fourth-round selection (103rd overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for WR Roger Carr.
- No. 105: Denver → NY Giants (PD). Denver traded a fourth-round selection (105th overall) to the NY Giants in exchange for QB Scott Brunner.
- No. 107: San Francisco → San Diego → Tampa Bay. Multiple trades:
San Francisco → San Diego (PD). San Francisco traded a fourth-round selection (107th overall) to San Diego in exchange for RB Amos Lawrence.
San Diego → Tampa Bay (PD). San Diego traded a fourth-round selection (107th overall) and a 1982 third-round selection to Tampa Bay in exchange for LB Dave Lewis. - No. 111: Washington → Pittsburgh (PD). Washington traded a fourth-round selection (111th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for CB Anthony Washington.
- No. 112: LA Raiders → Tampa Bay (PD). The LA Raiders traded a fourth-round selection (112th overall) and DE Dave Browning to Tampa Bay in exchange for OL Charley Hannah.
Round 5
- No. 113: Tampa Bay → Dallas (PD). Tampa Bay traded a fifth-round selection (113th overall) to Dallas in exchange for LB Danny Spradlin.
- No. 121: Atlanta → San Francisco (D). Atlanta traded a fifth-round selection (121st overall) to San Francisco in exchange for fifth- and sixth-round selections (132nd and 163rd overall).
- No. 125: Chicago → San Diego → Seattle → NY Giants → Washington. Multiple trades:
Chicago → San Diego (PD). Chicago traded a fifth-round selection (125th overall) and a 1983 twelfth-round selection to San Diego in exchange for OL Jeff Williams.
San Diego → Seattle (PD). San Diego traded a fifth-round selection (125th overall) and a 1985 fifth-round selection to Seattle in exchange for WR Roger Carr and RB Sherman Smith.
Seattle → NY Giants (PD). Seattle traded a fifth-round selection (125th overall) to the NY Giants in exchange for CB Terry Jackson.
NY Giants → Washington (D). See Round 1: Washington → NY Giants. - No. 127: Minnesota → LA Raiders (??). Minnesota traded a fifth-round selection (127th overall) to the LA Raiders in exchange for fifth-, seventh- and eleventh-round selections (140th, 196th and 308th overall).
- No. 130: Seattle → Indianapolis (PD). Seattle traded a fifth-round selection (130th overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for G Robert Pratt.
- No. 132: Denver → San Francisco → Atlanta. Multiple trades:
Denver → San Francisco (PD). Denver traded a fifth-round selection (132nd overall) to San Francisco in exchange for TE Eason Ramson.
San Francisco → Atlanta (D). See Round 5: Atlanta → San Francisco. - No. 133: Detroit → LA Rams (PD). Detroit traded a fifth-round selection (133rd overall) to the LA Rams in exchange for DT Mike Fanning.
- No. 134: LA Rams → Kansas City (D). See Round 1: LA Rams → Kansas City.
- No. 136: San Francisco → St. Louis (D). See Round 3: St. Louis → San Francisco.
- No. 139: Washington → LA Raiders → San Francisco. Multiple trades:
Washington → LA Raiders (PD). Washington traded a fifth-round selection (139th overall) to the LA Raiders in exchange for a sixth-round selection (166th overall).
LA Raiders → San Francisco (D). See Round 2: San Francisco → LA Raiders. - No. 140: LA Raiders → Minnesota (??). See Round 5: Minnesota → LA Raiders.
Round 6
- No. 152: Chicago → Dallas (PD). Chicago traded a sixth-round selection (152nd overall) to Dallas in exchange for TE Jay Saldi.
- No. 161: LA Rams → Houston (PD). The LA Rams traded a sixth-round selection (161st overall) to Houston in exchange for RB Dwayne Crutchfield.
- No. 163: San Francisco → Atlanta (D). See Round 5: Atlanta → San Francisco.
Round 7
- No. 178: Indianapolis → Detroit (PD). Indianapolis traded a seventh-round selection (178th overall) to Detroit in exchange for OT Karl Baldischwiler.
- No. 183: New Orleans → LA Raiders (PD). New Orleans sent a seventh-round selection (183rd overall) to the LA Raiders as compensation for signing RB Tim Wilson off waivers.
- No. 192: San Francisco → New England (PD). San Francisco traded a seventh-round selection (192nd overall), a 1985 eighth-round selection and a 1986 seventh-round selection to New England in exchange for QB Matt Cavanaugh.
- No. 196: LA Raiders → Minnesota (??). See Round 5: Minnesota → LA Raiders.
Round 8
- No. 199: NY Giants → San Diego (PD). The NY Giants traded an eighth-round selection (199th overall) to San Diego in exchange for S Pete Shaw.
- No. 201: San Diego → St. Louis (PD). See Round 3: San Diego → St. Louis.
- No. 207: Green Bay → Denver (PD). Green Bay traded an eighth-round selection (207th overall) to Denver in exchange for DL Greg Boyd.
- No. 217: Cleveland → NY Jets (PD). Cleveland traded an eighth-round selection (217th overall) to the NY Jets in exchange for WR Bobby Jones.
- No. 219: San Francisco → San Diego (PD). San Francisco traded eighth- and twelfth-round selections (219th and 331st overall), and a conditional 1985 ninth-round selection to San Diego in exchange for DT Louie Kelcher.
Round 9
- No. 227: NY Giants → Houston (PD). The NY Giants traded a ninth-round selection (227th overall) to Houston in exchange for 1983 eleventh- and twelfth-round selections.
- No. 228: Philadelphia → Cleveland (PD). Philadelphia traded a ninth-round selection (228th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for LB Bill Cowher.
- No. 232: Indianapolis → Dallas (PD). Indianapolis traded a ninth-round selection (232nd overall) to Dallas in exchange for K Raúl Allegre.
- No. 239: Chicago → San Francisco (PD). Chicago sent ninth- and twelfth-round selections (239th and 320th overall) to San Francisco after OL Jeff Williams failed a physical following an earlier trade.
- No. 240: Green Bay → Kansas City (PD). Green Bay traded a ninth-round selection (240th overall) to Kansas City in exchange for OL Charlie Getty.
- No. 244: Cleveland → Chicago (D). Cleveland traded ninth-, tenth-, eleventh- and twelfth-round selections (244th, 271st, 297th and 330th overall) to Chicago in exchange for first-, second- and third-round selections in the 1984 NFL supplemental draft of USFL and CFL players.
- No. 251: Washington → New England (PD). Washington traded a ninth-round selection (251st overall) to New England in exchange for DE Tony McGee.
- No. 252: LA Raiders → Houston (PD). The LA Raiders traded RB Tim Wilson to Houston in exchange for an eleventh-round selection (282nd overall); the Raiders sent a ninth-round selection (252nd overall) to Houston after Wilson was waived prior to the 1983 season.
Round 10
- No. 253: Houston → LA Rams (PD). Houston traded a tenth-round selection (253rd overall) to the LA Rams in exchange for OT Doug France.
- No. 257: San Diego → NY Giants (PD). San Diego traded a tenth-round selection (257th overall) to the NY Giants in exchange for LB Brian Kelley.
- No. 259: Indianapolis → Detroit (PD). Indianapolis traded a tenth-round selection (259th overall) to Detroit in exchange for WR Tracy Porter.
- No. 265: New England → Cincinnati (PD). See Round 1: Cincinnati → New England.
- No. 271: Cleveland → Chicago (D). See Round 9: Cleveland → Chicago.
- No. 280: LA Raiders → Cleveland (PD). The LA Raiders traded a tenth-round selection (280th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for OL Henry Sheppard.
Round 11
- No. 282: Houston → LA Raiders (PD). See Round 9: LA Raiders → Houston.
- No. 293: Chicago → LA Rams (PD). Chicago traded an eleventh-round selection (293rd overall) and a 1985 sixth-round selection to the LA Rams in exchange for QB Steve Fuller.
- No. 297: Cleveland → Chicago (D). See Round 9: Cleveland → Chicago.
- No. 308: LA Raiders → Minnesota (??). See Round 5: Minnesota → LA Raiders.
Round 12
- No. 309: Houston → LA Rams (??). Houston traded a twelfth-round selection (309th overall) to the LA Rams in exchange for past considerations.
- No. 313: San Diego → Green Bay (PD). San Diego traded a twelfth-round selection (313th overall) in exchange for OL Derrel Gofourth.
- No. 320: Chicago → San Francisco → Miami. Multiple trades:
Chicago → San Francisco (PD). See Round 9: Chicago → San Francisco.
San Francisco → Miami (PD). San Francisco traded a twelfth-round selection (320th overall) to Miami in exchange for P Tom Orosz. - No. 330: Cleveland → Chicago (D). See Round 9: Cleveland → Chicago.
- No. 331: San Francisco → San Diego (PD). See Round 8: San Diego → San Francisco.
Notes
Notes
- No. 296: Buffalo held the 296th pick, but did not make their selection in the allotted time. By rule, they could make a selection at any time afterwards, but St. Louis, Chicago and Denver were able to make their own picks before Buffalo could make their own.
- No. 297: See No. 296.
- No. 298: See No. 296.
- No. 299: See No. 296.
- No. 304: San Francisco held the 304th pick, but did not make their selection in the allotted time. By rule, they could make a selection at any time afterwards, but Dallas, Miami and Washington were able to make their own picks before San Francisco could make their own.
- No. 305: See No. 304.
- No. 306: See No. 304.
- No. 307: See No. 304.
- No. 321: Green Bay held the 321st pick, but did not make their selection in the allotted time. By rule, they could make a selection at any time afterwards, but Minnesota and Buffalo were able to make their own picks before Green Bay could make their own.
- No. 322: See No. 321.
- No. 323: See No. 321.
References
References
- "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- 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.
