| Pick | Rd | Team | Player | Pos | School | Age | G | PB | AP1 | AV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | BAL | John Elway ★ | QB | Stanford | 23 | 234 | 9 | — | 140 |
| 2 | 1 |
RAM
Los Angeles Rams |
Eric Dickerson ★ | RB | Southern Methodist | 23 | 146 | 6 | 5 | 92 |
| 3 | 1 |
SEA
Seattle Seahawks |
Curt Warner | RB | Penn State | 22 | 100 | 3 | — | 60 |
| 4 | 1 |
DEN
Denver Broncos |
Chris Hinton | T | Northwestern | 22 | 177 | 7 | 1 | 79 |
| 5 | 1 |
SDG
San Diego Chargers |
Billy Ray Smith | LB | Arkansas | 22 | 126 | — | — | 46 |
| 6 | 1 |
CHI
Chicago Bears |
Jimbo Covert ★ | T | Pittsburgh | 23 | 111 | 2 | 2 | 57 |
| 7 | 1 |
KAN
Kansas City Chiefs |
Todd Blackledge | QB | Penn State | 22 | 46 | — | — | 12 |
| 8 | 1 |
PHI
Philadelphia Eagles |
Michael Haddix | RB | Mississippi State | 21 | 120 | — | — | 19 |
| 9 | 1 |
HOU
Houston Oilers |
Bruce Matthews ★ | G | Southern California | 22 | 296 | 14 | 7 | 138 |
| 10 | 1 |
NYG
New York Giants |
Terry Kinard | DB | Clemson | 23 | 121 | 1 | — | 49 |
| 11 | 1 |
GNB
Green Bay Packers |
Tim Lewis | DB | Pittsburgh | 21 | 51 | — | — | 21 |
| 12 | 1 |
BUF
Buffalo Bills |
Tony Hunter | TE | Notre Dame | 23 | 47 | — | — | 11 |
| 13 | 1 |
DET
Detroit Lions |
James Jones | FB | Florida | 22 | 135 | — | — | 42 |
| 14 | 1 |
BUF
Buffalo Bills |
Jim Kelly ★ | QB | Miami | 23 | 160 | 5 | 1 | 103 |
| 15 | 1 |
NWE
New England Patriots |
Tony Eason | QB | Illinois | 23 | 90 | — | — | 36 |
| 16 | 1 |
ATL
Atlanta Falcons |
Mike Pitts | DT | Alabama | 22 | 169 | — | — | 53 |
| 17 | 1 |
STL
St. Louis Cardinals |
Leonard Smith | DB | McNeese State | 23 | 138 | — | — | 42 |
| 18 | 1 |
CHI
Chicago Bears |
Willie Gault | WR | Tennessee | 23 | 170 | — | — | 56 |
| 19 | 1 |
MIN
Minnesota Vikings |
Joey Browner | DB | Southern California | 23 | 145 | 6 | 3 | 74 |
| 20 | 1 |
SDG
San Diego Chargers |
Gary Anderson | RB | Arkansas | 22 | 111 | 1 | — | 42 |
| 21 | 1 |
PIT
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Gabe Rivera | NT | Texas Tech | 22 | 6 | — | — | 1 |
| 22 | 1 |
SDG
San Diego Chargers |
Gill Byrd | DB | San Jose State | 22 | 149 | 2 | — | 58 |
| 23 | 1 |
DAL
Dallas Cowboys |
Jim Jeffcoat | DE | Arizona State | 22 | 227 | — | — | 57 |
| 24 | 1 |
NYJ
New York Jets |
Ken O'Brien | QB | California-Davis | 22 | 129 | 2 | — | 73 |
| 25 | 1 |
CIN
Cincinnati Bengals |
Dave Rimington | C | Nebraska | 23 | 86 | — | — | 39 |
| 26 | 1 |
RAI
Los Angeles Raiders |
Don Mosebar | C | Southern California | 21 | 173 | 3 | — | 60 |
| 27 | 1 |
MIA
Miami Dolphins |
Dan Marino ★ | QB | Pittsburgh | 21 | 242 | 9 | 3 | 145 |
| 28 | 1 |
WAS
Washington Redskins |
Darrell Green ★ | DB | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 23 | 295 | 7 | 1 | 103 |
★ = Pro Football Hall of Fame · G = Games played · PB = Pro Bowls · AP1 = First-team All-Pro · AV = Career Approximate Value