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1984 NFL Draft

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Date(s)
  
May 1–2, 1984

TV coverage (US)
  
ESPN

Location
  
Omni Park Central Hotel in New York City, NY

First selection
  
Irving Fryar, WR New England Patriots

Mr. Irrelevant
  
Randy Essington, QB Los Angeles Raiders

Most selections (15)
  
Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets

The 1984 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held May 1–2, 1984, at the Omni Park Central Hotel in New York City, New York. No teams elected to claim any players in the regular supplemental draft that year. The NFL did have a special supplemental draft for college seniors who had already signed with the USFL or CFL on June 5, 1984.

The 1984 draft was the first in ten years in which a quarterback was not selected in the first round; the first quarterback selected in 1984 was Boomer Esiason, who was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round, with the 38th overall pick.

Hall of Famers

  • Steve Young, quarterback from the USFL, taken 1st overall in the 1984 NFL supplemental draft of USFL and CFL players by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
    • Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2005.
  • Gary Zimmerman, offensive tackle from the United States Football League, taken 3rd overall in the 1984 NFL supplemental draft of USFL and CFL players by the New York Giants.
    • Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2008.
  • Reggie White, defensive end from the United States Football League, taken 4th overall in the 1984 NFL supplemental draft of USFL and CFL players by the Philadelphia Eagles.
    • Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2006.

    References

    1984 NFL Draft Wikipedia
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