| Pick | Rd | Team | Player | Pos | School | Age | G | PB | AP1 | AV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
BUF
Buffalo Bills |
Bruce Smith ★ | DE | Virginia Tech | 22 | 279 | 11 | 8 | 152 |
| 2 | 1 |
ATL
Atlanta Falcons |
Bill Fralic | G | Pittsburgh | 22 | 132 | 4 | 2 | 59 |
| 3 | 1 |
HOU
Houston Oilers |
Ray Childress | DT | Texas A&M | 22 | 163 | 5 | 1 | 90 |
| 4 | 1 |
MIN
Minnesota Vikings |
Chris Doleman ★ | DE | Pittsburgh | 23 | 232 | 8 | 2 | 114 |
| 5 | 1 |
IND
Indianapolis Colts |
Duane Bickett | LB | Southern California | 22 | 175 | 1 | — | 64 |
| 6 | 1 |
DET
Detroit Lions |
Lomas Brown | T | Florida | 22 | 263 | 7 | 1 | 98 |
| 7 | 1 |
GNB
Green Bay Packers |
Ken Ruettgers | T | Southern California | 23 | 156 | — | — | 55 |
| 8 | 1 |
TAM
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Ron Holmes | DE | Washington | 22 | 102 | — | — | 31 |
| 9 | 1 |
PHI
Philadelphia Eagles |
Kevin Allen | T | Indiana | 22 | 16 | — | — | 2 |
| 10 | 1 |
NYJ
New York Jets |
Al Toon | WR | Wisconsin | 22 | 107 | 3 | 1 | 56 |
| 11 | 1 |
HOU
Houston Oilers |
Richard Johnson | DB | Wisconsin | 21 | 98 | — | — | 19 |
| 12 | 1 |
SDG
San Diego Chargers |
Jim Lachey | T | Ohio State | 22 | 131 | 3 | 3 | 77 |
| 13 | 1 |
CIN
Cincinnati Bengals |
Eddie Brown | WR | Miami | 22 | 102 | 1 | — | 57 |
| 14 | 1 |
BUF
Buffalo Bills |
Derrick Burroughs | DB | Memphis | 23 | 58 | — | — | 15 |
| 15 | 1 |
KAN
Kansas City Chiefs |
Ethan Horton | TE | North Carolina | 22 | 116 | 1 | — | 22 |
| 16 | 1 |
SFO
San Francisco 49ers |
Jerry Rice ★ | WR | Mississippi Valley State | 22 | 303 | 13 | 10 | 160 |
| 17 | 1 |
DAL
Dallas Cowboys |
Kevin Brooks | DT | Michigan | 22 | 69 | — | — | 21 |
| 18 | 1 |
STL
St. Louis Cardinals |
Freddie Joe Nunn | DE | Mississippi | 23 | 157 | — | — | 49 |
| 19 | 1 |
NYG
New York Giants |
George Adams | RB | Kentucky | 22 | 76 | — | — | 13 |
| 20 | 1 |
PIT
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Darryl Sims | DE | Wisconsin | 24 | 58 | — | — | 9 |
| 21 | 1 |
RAM
Los Angeles Rams |
Jerry Gray | DB | Texas | 22 | 134 | 4 | — | 61 |
| 22 | 1 |
CHI
Chicago Bears |
William Perry | DT | Clemson | 22 | 138 | — | — | 48 |
| 23 | 1 |
RAI
Los Angeles Raiders |
Jessie Hester | WR | Florida State | 22 | 147 | — | — | 37 |
| 24 | 1 |
NOR
New Orleans Saints |
Alvin Toles | LB | Tennessee | 22 | 55 | — | — | 10 |
| 25 | 1 |
CIN
Cincinnati Bengals |
Emanuel King | LB | Alabama | 22 | 67 | — | — | 15 |
| 26 | 1 |
DEN
Denver Broncos |
Steve Sewell | RB | Oklahoma | 22 | 94 | — | — | 25 |
| 27 | 1 |
MIA
Miami Dolphins |
Lorenzo Hampton | RB | Florida | 23 | 70 | — | — | 25 |
| 28 | 1 |
NWE
New England Patriots |
Trevor Matich | C | BYU | 23 | 148 | — | — | 16 |
★ = Pro Football Hall of Fame · G = Games played · PB = Pro Bowls · AP1 = First-team All-Pro · AV = Career Approximate Value