| Pick | Rd | Team | Player | Pos | School | Age | G | PB | AP1 | AV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
NOR
New Orleans Saints |
George Rogers | RB | South Carolina | 22 | 92 | 2 | 1 | 46 |
| 2 | 1 |
NYG
New York Giants |
Lawrence Taylor ★ | LB | North Carolina | 22 | 184 | 10 | 8 | 146 |
| 3 | 1 |
NYJ
New York Jets |
Freeman McNeil | RB | UCLA | 22 | 144 | 3 | 1 | 75 |
| 4 | 1 |
SEA
Seattle Seahawks |
Kenny Easley ★ | DB | UCLA | 22 | 89 | 5 | 3 | 65 |
| 5 | 1 |
STL
St. Louis Cardinals |
E.J. Junior | LB | Alabama | 21 | 170 | 2 | 1 | 59 |
| 6 | 1 |
GNB
Green Bay Packers |
Rich Campbell | QB | California | 22 | 7 | — | — | 2 |
| 7 | 1 |
TAM
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Hugh Green | LB | Pittsburgh | 22 | 136 | 2 | — | 61 |
| 8 | 1 |
SFO
San Francisco 49ers |
Ronnie Lott ★ | DB | Southern California | 22 | 192 | 10 | 6 | 123 |
| 9 | 1 |
RAM
Los Angeles Rams |
Mel Owens | LB | Michigan | 22 | 122 | — | — | 42 |
| 10 | 1 |
CIN
Cincinnati Bengals |
David Verser | WR | Kansas | 23 | 52 | — | — | 6 |
| 11 | 1 |
CHI
Chicago Bears |
Keith Van Horne | T | Southern California | 23 | 186 | — | — | 61 |
| 12 | 1 | BAL | Randy McMillan | RB | Pittsburgh | 22 | 88 | — | — | 32 |
| 13 | 1 |
MIA
Miami Dolphins |
David Overstreet | RB | Oklahoma | 22 | 14 | — | — | 4 |
| 14 | 1 |
KAN
Kansas City Chiefs |
Willie Scott | TE | South Carolina | 22 | 98 | — | — | 6 |
| 15 | 1 |
DEN
Denver Broncos |
Dennis Smith | DB | Southern California | 22 | 184 | 6 | — | 74 |
| 16 | 1 |
DET
Detroit Lions |
Mark Nichols | WR | San Jose State | 21 | 76 | — | — | 21 |
| 17 | 1 |
PIT
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Keith Gary | DE | Oklahoma | 21 | 86 | — | — | 21 |
| 18 | 1 | BAL | Donnell Thompson | DE | North Carolina | 22 | 147 | — | — | 50 |
| 19 | 1 |
NWE
New England Patriots |
Brian Holloway | T | Stanford | 22 | 102 | 3 | — | 45 |
| 20 | 1 |
WAS
Washington Redskins |
Mark May | G | Pittsburgh | 21 | 159 | 1 | — | 64 |
| 21 | 1 |
OAK
Oakland Raiders |
Ted Watts | DB | Texas Tech | 23 | 74 | — | — | 16 |
| 22 | 1 |
CLE
Cleveland Browns |
Hanford Dixon | DB | Southern Miss | 22 | 131 | 3 | 2 | 70 |
| 23 | 1 |
OAK
Oakland Raiders |
Curt Marsh | G | Washington | 22 | 45 | — | — | 17 |
| 24 | 1 |
SDG
San Diego Chargers |
James Brooks | RB | Auburn | 22 | 162 | 4 | — | 82 |
| 25 | 1 |
ATL
Atlanta Falcons |
Bobby Butler | DB | Florida State | 22 | 169 | — | — | 45 |
| 26 | 1 |
DAL
Dallas Cowboys |
Howard Richards | G | Missouri | 22 | 69 | — | — | 16 |
| 27 | 1 |
PHI
Philadelphia Eagles |
Leonard Mitchell | DE | Houston | 22 | 89 | — | — | 22 |
| 28 | 1 |
BUF
Buffalo Bills |
Booker Moore | RB | Penn State | 22 | 51 | — | — | 6 |
★ = Pro Football Hall of Fame · G = Games played · PB = Pro Bowls · AP1 = First-team All-Pro · AV = Career Approximate Value