#1 Pick| Draft# | Team | Player, Position, College |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo Bills | Bruce Smith DE, Virginia Tech |
| 2 | Atlanta Falcons1 | Bill Fralic T, Pittsburgh |
| 3 | Houston Oilers2 | Ray Childress DE, Texas A&M |
| 4 | Minnesota Vikings3 | Chris Doleman LB, Pittsburgh |
| 5 | Indianapolis Colts | Duane Bickett LB, USC |
| 6 | Detroit Lions | Lomas Brown T, Florida |
| 7 | Green Bay Pakcers4 | Ken Ruettgers T, USC |
| 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Ron Holmes DE, Washington |
| 9 | Philadelphia Eagles | Kevin Allen T, Indiana |
| 10 | New York Jets | Al Toon WR, Wisconsin |
| 11 | Houston Oilers5 | Richard Johnson db, Wisconsin |
| 12 | San Diego Chargers | Jim Lachey g, Ohio State |
| 13 | Cincinnati Bengals | Eddie Brown WR, Miami |
| 14 | Buffalo Bills6 | Derrick Burroughs db, Memphis State |
| 15 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ethan Horton rb, North Carolina |
| 16 | San Francisco 49ers7 | Jerry Rice WR, Mississippi Valley St. |
| 17 | Dallas Cowboys | Kevin Brooks de, Michigan |
| 18 | St. Louis Cardinals | Freddie Joe Nunn lb, Mississippi |
| 19 | New York Giants | George Adams rb, Kentucky |
| 20 | Pittsburgh Steelers | darryl Simsde, Wisconsin |
| 21 | Los Angeles Rams | Jerry Gray db, texas |
| 22 | Chicago Bears | William Perry dt, Clemson |
| 23 | Los Angeles Raiders | Jessie Hester WR, Florida State |
| 24 | New Orleans Saints8 | Alvin Toles lb, Tennessee |
| 25 | Cincinnati Bengals9 | Emanuel King lb, Alabama |
| 26 | Denver Broncos | Steve Sewell rb, Oklahoma |
| 27 | Miami Dolphins | Lorenzo Hampton rb, Florida |
| 28 | New England Patriots10 | Trevor Matich c, BYU |