#1 Pick| Draft# | Team | Player, Position, College |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans Saints | George Rogers rb, South Carolina |
| 2 | New York Giants | Lawrence Taylor lb, North Carolina |
| 3 | New York Jets | Freeman McNeil rb, UCLA |
| 4 | Seattle Seahawks | Kenny Easley dc, UCLA |
| 5 | St. Louis Cardinals | E.J. Junior LB, Alabama |
| 6 | Green Bay Packers | Rich Campbell qb, California |
| 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Hugh Green lb, Pittsburgh |
| 8 | San Francisco 49ers | Ronnie Lott Db, USC |
| 9 | Los Angeles Rams1 | Mel Owens lb, Michigan |
| 10 | Cincinnati Bengals | David Verser WR, Kansas |
| 11 | Chicago Bears | Keith Van Horne t, USC |
| 12 | Baltimore Colts | Randy McMillan rb, Pittsburgh |
| 13 | Miami Dolphins | David Overstreet rb, Oklahoma |
| 14 | Kansas City Chiefs | Willie Scott te, South Carolina |
| 15 | Denver Broncos | Dennis Smith db, USC |
| 16 | Detroit Lions | Mark Nichols WR, San Jose State |
| 17 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Gary Keith de, Oklahoma |
| 18 | Baltimore Colts2 | Donnell Thompson dt, North Carolina |
| 19 | New England Patriots | Brian Holloway t, Stanford |
| 20 | Washington Redskins3 | Mark May t, Pittsburgh |
| 21 | Oakland Raiders4 | Ted Watts db, Texas Tech |
| 22 | Cleveland Browns | Hanford Dixon db, Southern Mississippi |
| 23 | Oakland Raiders5 | Curt Marsh t, Washington |
| 24 | San Diego Chargers | James Brooks rb, Auburn |
| 25 | Atlanta Falcons | Bobby Butler db, Florida State |
| 26 | Dallas Cowboys | Howard Richards t, Missouri |
| 27 | Philadelphia Eagles | Leonard Mitchell de, Houston |
| 28 | Buffalo Bills6 | Booker Moore rb, Penn State |