1982 NFL draft: 22 picks in our player database

22 players from the 1982 draft are in our dataset. The earliest pick we hold is Johnie Cooks (round 1, pick 2). Most common positions: running back 4, guard 4, linebacker 2.

Round 1

Pick	Player	Pos	Drafted by	College
2	Johnie Cooks	LB	Baltimore Ravens	Mississippi State
3	Chip Banks	LB	Cleveland Browns	USC
5	Jim McMahon	QB	Chicago Bears	BYU
6	Jeff Bryant	DE	Seattle Seahawks	Clemson
7	Darrin Nelson	RB	Minnesota Vikings	Stanford
8	Mike Munchak	G	Houston Texans	Penn State
9	Gerald Riggs	RB	Atlanta Falcons	Arizona State
10	Marcus Allen	RB	Las Vegas Raiders	USC
15	Jimmy Williams	OLB	Detroit Lions	Nebraska
16	Luis Sharpe	OT	Los Angeles Rams	UCLA
17	Sean Farrell	G	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Penn State
22	Ron Hallstrom	G	Green Bay Packers	Iowa / Iowa, Central University of
24	Roy Foster	G	Miami Dolphins	USC

Round 2

Pick	Player	Pos	Drafted by	College
34	Rohn Stark	P	Baltimore Ravens	Florida State
41	Andre Tippett	OLB	New England Patriots	Iowa
45	Joe Morris	RB	New York Giants	Syracuse
51	Reggie McElroy	OT	New York Jets	West Texas State
52	Mark Duper	WR	Miami Dolphins	Northwestern State (LA)

Round 3

Pick	Player	Pos	Drafted by	College
75	Pete Metzelaars	TE	Seattle Seahawks	Wabash College

Round 4

Pick	Player	Pos	Drafted by	College
86	Morten Andersen	K	New Orleans Saints	Michigan State

Round 7

Pick	Player	Pos	Drafted by	College
171	Gary Anderson	K	Buffalo Bills	Syracuse

Round 9

Pick	Player	Pos	Drafted by	College
235	Mike Horan	P	Atlanta Falcons	California State - Long Beach / Fullerton

Only players in our dataset are listed (2025 rosters and long-career legends), not the full draft. Source: nflverse (CC BY 4.0).

1982 draft: questions

Who is the earliest 1982 pick on this page?

Johnie Cooks, round 1, pick 2, by the Baltimore Ravens.

How many 1982 draftees are still playing?

0 of the 22 players listed here are on a 2025 roster.

Which colleges produced the most 1982 picks here?

USC (3), Iowa (2), Penn State (2).

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