| Pick | Rd | Team | Player | Pos | School | Age | G | PB | AP1 | AV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
BUF
Buffalo Bills |
Tom Cousineau | LB | Ohio State | 22 | 66 | — | — | 38 |
| 2 | 1 |
KAN
Kansas City Chiefs |
Mike Bell | DE | Colorado State | 22 | 135 | — | — | 45 |
| 3 | 1 |
CIN
Cincinnati Bengals |
Jack Thompson | QB | Washington State | 23 | 51 | — | — | 13 |
| 4 | 1 |
CHI
Chicago Bears |
Dan Hampton ★ | DE | Arkansas | 21 | 157 | 4 | 1 | 102 |
| 5 | 1 |
BUF
Buffalo Bills |
Jerry Butler | WR | Clemson | 21 | 88 | 1 | — | 35 |
| 6 | 1 | BAL | Barry Krauss | LB | Alabama | 22 | 152 | — | — | 48 |
| 7 | 1 |
NYG
New York Giants |
Phil Simms | QB | Morehead State | 23 | 164 | 2 | — | 91 |
| 8 | 1 |
STL
St. Louis Cardinals |
Ottis Anderson | RB | Miami | 22 | 182 | 2 | 1 | 80 |
| 9 | 1 |
CHI
Chicago Bears |
Al Harris | DE | Arizona State | 22 | 149 | — | — | 49 |
| 10 | 1 |
DET
Detroit Lions |
Keith Dorney | T | Penn State | 21 | 112 | 1 | — | 47 |
| 11 | 1 |
NOR
New Orleans Saints |
Russell Erxleben | P | Texas | 22 | 59 | — | — | 8 |
| 12 | 1 |
CIN
Cincinnati Bengals |
Charles Alexander | RB | Louisiana State | 22 | 102 | — | — | 26 |
| 13 | 1 |
SDG
San Diego Chargers |
Kellen Winslow ★ | TE | Missouri | 21 | 109 | 5 | 3 | 63 |
| 14 | 1 |
NYJ
New York Jets |
Marty Lyons | DE | Alabama | 22 | 147 | — | — | 49 |
| 15 | 1 |
GNB
Green Bay Packers |
Eddie Lee Ivery | RB | Georgia Tech | 22 | 72 | — | — | 34 |
| 16 | 1 |
MIN
Minnesota Vikings |
Ted Brown | RB | N.C. State | 22 | 104 | — | — | 50 |
| 17 | 1 |
ATL
Atlanta Falcons |
Don Smith | NT | Miami | 22 | 111 | — | — | 36 |
| 18 | 1 |
SEA
Seattle Seahawks |
Manu Tuiasosopo | DT | UCLA | 22 | 119 | — | — | 38 |
| 19 | 1 |
RAM
Los Angeles Rams |
George Andrews | LB | Nebraska | 23 | 80 | — | — | 29 |
| 20 | 1 |
CLE
Cleveland Browns |
Willis Adams | WR | Houston | 23 | 75 | — | — | 9 |
| 21 | 1 |
PHI
Philadelphia Eagles |
Jerry Robinson | LB | UCLA | 22 | 184 | 1 | — | 72 |
| 22 | 1 |
DEN
Denver Broncos |
Kelvin Clark | T | Nebraska | 23 | 88 | — | — | 17 |
| 23 | 1 |
KAN
Kansas City Chiefs |
Steve Fuller | QB | Clemson | 22 | 90 | — | — | 28 |
| 24 | 1 |
MIA
Miami Dolphins |
Jon Giesler | T | Michigan | 22 | 126 | — | — | 52 |
| 25 | 1 |
NWE
New England Patriots |
Rick Sanford | DB | South Carolina | 22 | 94 | — | — | 32 |
| 26 | 1 |
RAM
Los Angeles Rams |
Kent Hill | G | Georgia Tech | 22 | 132 | 5 | — | 60 |
| 27 | 1 |
DAL
Dallas Cowboys |
Robert Shaw | C | Tennessee | 22 | 33 | — | — | 5 |
| 28 | 1 |
PIT
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Greg Hawthorne | RB | Baylor | 23 | 105 | — | — | 14 |
★ = Pro Football Hall of Fame · G = Games played · PB = Pro Bowls · AP1 = First-team All-Pro · AV = Career Approximate Value