1983 · Round 1 · Pick #1 · Baltimore Colts took
John ElwayHOFPro Bowl ×9
QB · Stanford
159
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334 players drafted after pick #1, best career value first. Tap a player to swap him in for John Elway.
Rank · PlayerWhat's SSI_Val? SSI_Val ±
- 1Bruce MatthewsHOFAll-Pro ×7Pro Bowl ×14G · USCTaken #9 by Houston Oilers257+98
- 2Dan MarinoHOFAll-Pro ×3Pro Bowl ×9QB · PittsburghTaken #27 by Miami Dolphins184+25
- 3Darrell GreenHOFAll-Pro ×1Pro Bowl ×7DB · Texas A&M-KingsvilleTaken #28 by Washington Redskins161+2
- 4Eric DickersonHOFAll-Pro ×5Pro Bowl ×6RB · SMUTaken #2 by Los Angeles Rams149−10
- 5Henry EllardAll-Pro ×2Pro Bowl ×3WR · Fresno St.Taken #32 by Los Angeles Rams121−38
- 6Albert LewisAll-Pro ×2Pro Bowl ×4DB · Grambling St.Taken #61 by Kansas City Chiefs120−39
- 7Jim KellyHOFAll-Pro ×1Pro Bowl ×5QB · Miami (FL)Taken #14 by Buffalo Bills119−40
- 8Karl MecklenburgAll-Pro ×3Pro Bowl ×6LB · MinnesotaTaken #310 by Denver Broncos116−43
- 9Richard DentHOFAll-Pro ×1Pro Bowl ×4DE · Tennessee St.Taken #203 by Chicago Bears114−45
- 10Chris HintonAll-Pro ×1Pro Bowl ×7T · NorthwesternTaken #4 by Denver Broncos109−50
- 11Roger CraigHOFAll-Pro ×1Pro Bowl ×4RB · NebraskaTaken #49 by San Francisco 49ers106−53
- 12Joey BrownerAll-Pro ×3Pro Bowl ×6DB · USCTaken #19 by Minnesota Vikings98−61
- 13Jimbo CovertHOFAll-Pro ×2Pro Bowl ×2T · PittsburghTaken #6 by Chicago Bears90−69
- 14Darryl TalleyPro Bowl ×2LB · West VirginiaTaken #39 by Buffalo Bills90−69
- 15Carl LeeAll-Pro ×1Pro Bowl ×3DB · MarshallTaken #186 by Minnesota Vikings88−71
- 16Mark ClaytonPro Bowl ×5WR · LouisvilleTaken #223 by Miami Dolphins86−73
- 17Tim KrumrieAll-Pro ×1Pro Bowl ×2NT · WisconsinTaken #276 by Cincinnati Bengals85−74
- 18Don MosebarPro Bowl ×3C · USCTaken #26 by Los Angeles Raiders84−75
- 19Charles MannPro Bowl ×4DE · NevadaTaken #84 by Washington Redskins84−75
- 20Mark BortzPro Bowl ×2G · IowaTaken #219 by Chicago Bears80−79
- 21Jesse SapoluPro Bowl ×2C · HawaiiTaken #289 by San Francisco 49ers76−83
- 22Lionel WashingtonDB · TulaneTaken #103 by St. Louis Cardinals75−84
- 23Dave LutzT · Georgia TechTaken #34 by Kansas City Chiefs74−85
- 24Gill ByrdPro Bowl ×2DB · San Jose St.Taken #22 by San Diego Chargers73−86
- 25Leonard MarshallPro Bowl ×2DE · LSUTaken #37 by New York Giants71−88
- 26Anthony CarterPro Bowl ×3WR · MichiganTaken #334 by Miami Dolphins71−88
- 27Wes HopkinsAll-Pro ×1Pro Bowl ×1DB · SMUTaken #35 by Philadelphia Eagles66−93
- 28Jim JeffcoatDE · Arizona St.Taken #23 by Dallas Cowboys63−96
- 29Willie GaultWR · TennesseeTaken #18 by Chicago Bears62−97
- 30Greg TownsendPro Bowl ×2DE · TCUTaken #110 by Los Angeles Raiders62−97
- 31Dave DuersonPro Bowl ×4DB · Notre DameTaken #64 by Chicago Bears57−102
- 32Terry KinardPro Bowl ×1DB · ClemsonTaken #10 by New York Giants56−103
- 33Ken O'BrienPro Bowl ×2QB · UC DavisTaken #24 by New York Jets56−103
- 34Irv EatmanT · UCLATaken #204 by Kansas City Chiefs55−104
- 35Leonard SmithDB · McNeese St.Taken #17 by St. Louis Cardinals54−105
- 36Harvey SalemT · CaliforniaTaken #30 by Houston Oilers53−106
- 37Tom ThayerG · Notre DameTaken #91 by Chicago Bears53−106
- 38Curt WarnerPro Bowl ×3RB · Penn St.Taken #3 by Seattle Seahawks52−107
- 39Mike PittsDT · AlabamaTaken #16 by Atlanta Falcons52−107
- 40Riki EllisonLB · USCTaken #117 by San Francisco 49ers52−107
- 41John RadeLB · Boise St.Taken #215 by Atlanta Falcons52−107
- 42Mike CoferPro Bowl ×1LB · TennesseeTaken #67 by Detroit Lions51−108
- 43Mike WalterLB · OregonTaken #50 by Dallas Cowboys50−109
- 44Perry WilliamsDB · North Carolina St.Taken #178 by New York Giants50−109
- 45Billy Ray SmithLB · ArkansasTaken #5 by San Diego Chargers48−111
- 46Randy GrimesC · BaylorTaken #45 by Tampa Bay Buccaneers47−112
- 47Steve BrownDB · OregonTaken #83 by Houston Oilers47−112
- 48Ronnie LippettDB · Miami (FL)Taken #214 by New England Patriots47−112
- 49Dan FikeG · FloridaTaken #274 by New York Jets47−112
- 50Ray HortonDB · WashingtonTaken #53 by Cincinnati Bengals45−114