| Pick | Rd | Team | Player | Pos | School | Age | G | PB | AP1 | AV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
NWE
New England Patriots |
Kenneth Sims | DE | Texas | 22 | 74 | — | — | 31 |
| 2 | 1 | BAL | Johnie Cooks | LB | Mississippi State | 23 | 128 | — | — | 40 |
| 3 | 1 |
CLE
Cleveland Browns |
Chip Banks | LB | Southern California | 22 | 138 | 4 | 1 | 73 |
| 4 | 1 | BAL | Art Schlichter | QB | Ohio State | 22 | 13 | — | — | 4 |
| 5 | 1 |
CHI
Chicago Bears |
Jim McMahon | QB | BYU | 23 | 119 | 1 | — | 57 |
| 6 | 1 |
SEA
Seattle Seahawks |
Jeff Bryant | DE | Clemson | 22 | 175 | — | — | 68 |
| 7 | 1 |
MIN
Minnesota Vikings |
Darrin Nelson | RB | Stanford | 23 | 152 | — | — | 48 |
| 8 | 1 |
HOU
Houston Oilers |
Mike Munchak ★ | G | Penn State | 22 | 159 | 9 | 2 | 93 |
| 9 | 1 |
ATL
Atlanta Falcons |
Gerald Riggs | RB | Arizona State | 21 | 129 | 3 | — | 55 |
| 10 | 1 |
RAI
Los Angeles Raiders |
Marcus Allen ★ | RB | Southern California | 22 | 222 | 6 | 2 | 104 |
| 11 | 1 |
KAN
Kansas City Chiefs |
Anthony Hancock | WR | Tennessee | 22 | 59 | — | — | 11 |
| 12 | 1 |
PIT
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Walter Abercrombie | RB | Baylor | 22 | 84 | — | — | 32 |
| 13 | 1 |
NOR
New Orleans Saints |
Lindsay Scott | WR | Georgia | 21 | 49 | — | — | 9 |
| 14 | 1 |
RAM
Los Angeles Rams |
Barry Redden | RB | Richmond | 22 | 108 | — | — | 15 |
| 15 | 1 |
DET
Detroit Lions |
Jimmy Williams | LB | Nebraska | 21 | 152 | — | — | 49 |
| 16 | 1 |
STL
St. Louis Cardinals |
Luis Sharpe | T | UCLA | 22 | 189 | 3 | — | 75 |
| 17 | 1 |
TAM
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Sean Farrell | G | Penn State | 22 | 123 | — | — | 42 |
| 18 | 1 |
NYG
New York Giants |
Butch Woolfolk | RB | Michigan | 22 | 81 | — | — | 26 |
| 19 | 1 |
BUF
Buffalo Bills |
Perry Tuttle | WR | Clemson | 23 | 24 | — | — | 4 |
| 20 | 1 |
PHI
Philadelphia Eagles |
Mike Quick | WR | N.C. State | 23 | 101 | 5 | 2 | 45 |
| 21 | 1 |
DEN
Denver Broncos |
Gerald Willhite | RB | San Jose State | 23 | 78 | — | — | 26 |
| 22 | 1 |
GNB
Green Bay Packers |
Ron Hallstrom | G | Iowa | 23 | 174 | — | — | 50 |
| 23 | 1 |
NYJ
New York Jets |
Bob Crable | LB | Notre Dame | 22 | 66 | — | — | 21 |
| 24 | 1 |
MIA
Miami Dolphins |
Roy Foster | G | Southern California | 22 | 165 | 2 | — | 70 |
| 25 | 1 |
DAL
Dallas Cowboys |
Rod Hill | DB | Kentucky State | 23 | 48 | — | — | 6 |
| 26 | 1 |
CIN
Cincinnati Bengals |
Glen Collins | DE | Mississippi State | 23 | 58 | — | — | 8 |
| 27 | 1 |
NWE
New England Patriots |
Lester Williams | NT | Miami | 23 | 46 | — | — | 13 |
★ = Pro Football Hall of Fame · G = Games played · PB = Pro Bowls · AP1 = First-team All-Pro · AV = Career Approximate Value