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1984 NFL draft: 33 picks in our player database

33 players from the 1984 draft are in our dataset. The earliest pick we hold is Irving Fryar (round 1, pick 1). Most common positions: guard 5, defensive end 4, wide receiver 3.

Round 1

Pick	Player	Pos	Drafted by	College
1	Irving Fryar	WR	New England Patriots	Nebraska
1	Steve Young	QB	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	BYU
3	Carl Banks	OLB	New York Giants	Michigan State
3	Gary Zimmerman	OT	New York Giants	Oregon
4	Reggie White	DE	Philadelphia Eagles	Tennessee
5	Bill Maas	NT	Kansas City Chiefs	Pittsburgh
6	Lee Williams	DT	Los Angeles Chargers	Bethune-Cookman College
9	Rick Bryan	DT	Atlanta Falcons	Oklahoma
11	Wilber Marshall	OLB	Chicago Bears	Florida
16	Ricky Sanders	WR	New England Patriots	Texas State-San Marcos
18	Mike Johnson	OLB	Cleveland Browns	Virginia Tech
19	Ron Solt	G	Indianapolis Colts	Maryland
21	John Alt	OT	Kansas City Chiefs	Iowa
21	William Fuller	DE	Los Angeles Rams	North Carolina
22	Terry Taylor	CB	Seattle Seahawks	Southern Illinois
27	Tony Zendejas	K	Washington Commanders	Nevada
27	William Roberts	G	New York Giants	Ohio State

Round 2

Pick	Player	Pos	Drafted by	College
32	Scott Case	SAF	Atlanta Falcons	Oklahoma / Northeast Oklahoma
34	Scott Radecic	LB	Kansas City Chiefs	Penn State
35	Blaise Winter	DT	Indianapolis Colts	Syracuse
37	Jim Sweeney	C	New York Jets	Pittsburgh
38	Boomer Esiason	QB	Cincinnati Bengals	Maryland
42	Jumpy Geathers	DE	New Orleans Saints	Wichita State University
42	Mel Gray	RB	New Orleans Saints	Purdue / Coffeyville CC
45	Derek Kennard	G	Los Angeles Rams	Nevada
45	Doug Dawson	G	Los Angeles Rams	Texas
47	George Jamison	LB	Detroit Lions	Cincinnati
51	Sean Jones	DE	Las Vegas Raiders	Northeastern University, Mass
55	Gary Clark	WR	Washington Commanders	James Madison

Round 3

Pick	Player	Pos	Drafted by	College
59	Jeff Hostetler	QB	New York Giants	West Virginia / Penn State

Round 5

Pick	Player	Pos	Drafted by	College
128	John Kidd	P	Buffalo Bills	Northwestern

Round 9

Pick	Player	Pos	Drafted by	College
237	Brian Hansen	P	New Orleans Saints	Sioux Falls
243	Adam Schreiber	G	Seattle Seahawks	Texas

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

1984 draft: questions

Who is the earliest 1984 pick on this page?

Irving Fryar, round 1, pick 1, by the New England Patriots.

How many 1984 draftees are still playing?

0 of the 33 players listed here are on a 2025 roster.

Which colleges produced the most 1984 picks here?

Maryland (2), Nevada (2), Oklahoma (2).

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