1984 Supplemental Draft

History Published on : 1/1/2005

June 5, 1984

The supplemental draft gave NFL teams the league rights to the players who had been eligible to be drafted but weren’t because they were under contract with teams in the United States Football League or the Canadian Football League. 

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Reggie White was one of the game's greatest defensive ends who held the all-time sack record until broken by Bruce Smith. Gary Zimmerman was selected by the Giants but traded to the Vikings.  A five-time All-Pro, he split his career between Minnesota and the Denver Broncos. Mel Gray accumulated more than 13,000 yards in punt and kickoff returns with New Orleans, Detroit, Houston/ Tennessee, and Philadelphia.

Atlanta Falcons
  1. Joey Jones, WR, Alabama, 9 (Birmingham)
  2. Mike McInnis, DT, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 36 (Philadelphia)
  3. Dennis Woodberry, DB, Southern Arkansas, 63 (Birmingham)

Buffalo Bills
  1. Dwight Drane, DB, Oklahoma, 14 (Los Angeles Express)
  2. Darryl Hart, DB, Lane, 41 (Oakland)
  3. Don Corbin, T, Kentucky, 68 (Pittsburgh)

Chicago Bears
   1. Choice to Cleveland
  2. Choice to Cleveland
  3. Choice to Cleveland

Cincinnati Bengals
   1. Wayne Peace, QB, Florida, 7 (Tampa Bay)
  2. Bill Johnson, RB, Arkansas State, 38 (Denver)
  3. Tom Kilkenny, LB, Temple, 65 (Chicago Blitz)

Cleveland Browns
  1. Kevin Mack, RB, Clemson, from Chi. Bears, 11 (Los Angeles Express)
      Mike Johnson, LB, Virginia Tech, 18 (Philadelphia)
  2. Gerald McNeil, WR, Baylor, from Chi. Bears, 44 (Houston)
      Tommy Robison, T, Texas A&M, 50 (Houston)
  3. Doug West, LB, UCLA, from Chi. Bears, 71 (Jacksonville)
      John Bond, QB, Mississippi State, 77 (Saskatchewan)

Dallas Cowboys
  1. Todd Fowler, TE, Stephen F. Austin, 25 (Houston)
  2. Malcolm Moore, WR, USC, 54 (Los Angeles Express)
  3. Jeff Spek, TE, San Diego State, 81 (New Jersey)

Denver Broncos
  1. Freddie Gilbert, DE, Georgia, 19 (New Jersey)
  2. Rick Massie, WR, Kentucky, 48 (Calgary)
  3. Reggie Smith, T, Kansas, 78 (Tampa Bay)

Detroit Lions
  1. Alphonso Williams, WR, Nevada-Reno, 20 (Oklahoma)
  2. George Jamison, LB, Cincinnati, 47 (Philadelphia)
  3. Doug Hollie, DE, SMU, 74 (Pittsburgh)

Green Bay Packers
  1. Buford Jordan, RB, McNeese State, 12 (New Orleans)
  2. Chuck Clanton, DB, Auburn, 39 (Birmingham)
  3. John Sullivan, DB, California, 72 (Oakland)

Houston Oilers
 1. Mike Rozier, RB, Nebraska, 2 (Pittsburgh)
  2. Don Maggs, T, Tulane, 29, (Pittsburgh)
  3. Lynn Madsen, DT, Washington, 58, (New Jersey)

Indianapolis Colts
  1. Paul Bergmann, TE, UCLA, 8 (Jacksonville)
  2. Albert Bentley, RB, Miami, 35 (Michigan)
  3. Byron Smith, DT, California, 66 (Saskatchewan)

Kansas City Chiefs
  1. Mark Adickes, T, Baylor, 5 (Los Angeles Express)
  2. Lupe Sanchez, DB, UCLA, 34 (Arizona)
  3. Garcia Lane, DB, Ohio State, 61 (Philadelphia)

Los Angeles Raiders
  1. Chris Woods, WR, Auburn, 28 (Edmonton)
  2. Stewart Hill, LB, Washington, 56 (Edmonton)
  3. James Farr, G, Clemson, 84 (Washington)

Los Angeles Rams
  1. William Fuller, DE, North Carolina, 21 (Philadelphia)
  2.  Rick Johnson, QB, Southern Illinois, 48 (Oklahoma)
  3.  Jim Byrne, DT, Wisconsin-LaCrosse, 75 (New Jersey)

Miami Dolphins
  1. Danny Knight, WR, Mississippi State, 26 (New Jersey)
  2. Dewey Forte, DE, Bethune-Cookman, 53 (Los Angeles Express)
  3. Duan Hanks, WR, Stephen F. Austin, 82 (Philadelphia)

Minnesota Vikings
  1. Allanda Smith, DB, TCU, 13 (Los Angeles Express)
  2. Robert Smith, DE, Grambling, 40 (Arizona)
  3. Davie Howard, LB, Long Beach State, 67 (Los Angeles Express)

New England Patriots
  1. Ricky Sanders, WR-PR, Southwest Texas State, 16 (Houston)
  2. Eric Jordan, RB, Purdue, 43 (Oakland)
  3. Walter Lewis, QB, Alabama, 70 (Memphis)

New Orleans Saints
  1. Vaughan Johnson, LB, North Carolina State, 65 (Jacksonville)
  2. Mel Gray, RB, Purdue, 42 (Los Angeles Express) 
  3. Steve Bearden, LB, Vanderbilt, 69 (Memphis)

New York Giants
  1. Gary Zimmerman, G, Oregon, 3 (Los Angeles Express)
  2. James Robinson, DT, Clemson, 31 (Los Angeles Express)
  3. Kirby Warren, RB, Pacific, 59 (Los Angeles Express)

New York Jets
  1. Ken Hobart, QB, Idaho, 10 (Denver)
  2. Jim Sandusky, WR, San Diego State, 37 (British Columbia)
  3. Turner Gill, QB, Nebraska, 64 (Montreal)

Philadelphia Eagles
  1. Reggie White, DE, Tennessee, 4 (Memphis)
  2. Darryl Goodlow, LB, Arizona, 32 (Oklahoma)
  3. Thomas Carter, LB, San Diego State, 60 (Oakland)

Pittsburgh Steelers
  1. Duane Gunn, WR, lndiana, 23 (Los Angeles Express)
  2. Tom Dixon, C, Michigan, 52 (Michigan)
  3. Phillip Boren, T, Arkansas, 79 (Birmingham)

St. Louis Cardinals
 1. Mike Ruether, C, Texas, 17 (Los Angeles Express)
  2. Derek Kennard, G, Nevada-Reno, 45 (Los Angeles Express)
  3. Tim Riordan, QB, Temple, 73 (Philadelphia)

San Diego Chargers
  1. Lee Williams, DE, Bethune-Cookman, 6 (Los Angeles Express)
  2. Steve Smith, QB, Michigan, 33 (Montreal)
  3. Clarence Collins, WR, Illinois State, 62 (New Jersey)

San Francisco 49ers
  1. Derrick Crawford, WR, Memphis State, 24 (Memphis)
  2.  Joe Conwell, T, North Carolina, 51 (Philadelphia)
  3.  Mark Schellen, RB, Nebraska, 80 (New Orleans)

Seattle Seahawks
  1. Gordon Hudson, TE, BYU, 22 (Los Angeles Express)
  2. Alvin Powell, G, Winston-Salem State, 49 (Oklahoma)
  3. Frank Seurer, QB, Kansas, 76 (Los Angeles Express)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  1. Steve Young, QB, BYU, 1 (Los Angeles Express)
  2. Kevin Nelson, RB, UCLA, 30 (Los Angeles Express)
  3. Alex Clark, DB, LSU, 57 (New Orleans)

Washington Redskins
  1. Tony Zendejas, K, Nevada-Reno, 27 (Los Angeles Express)
  2. Gary Clark, WR, James Madison, 55 (Jacksonville)
  3. Clarence Verdin, WR, Southwestern Louisiana, 83 (Houston)