1982 NFL Draft · Good GM

DESCRIPTIVE → ADJUSTED

Follow the class result into model evidence

The totals on this page describe what happened. Player profiles show pick-level support adjusted for slot, position, era, and observed career window; GM profiles connect those picks to the maturity-adjusted headline estimate.

Open adjusted player evidence Open adjusted GM evidence for Al Davis

Class value over time

Descriptive cumulative "value units" across all 195 picks, summed year-by-year. Value = games started + 5×Pro Bowl + 10×AP1 + 3×AP2 per player-season, then summed across the class. Earlier draft classes sit behind the highlighted 1982 line on the same seasons-since-draft axis, so the slope shows whether a class matured fast or needed time.

1982 class highlighted · 2 earlier classes behind it

Top 10 picks by career AV

Ordered by PFR weighted Approximate Value across the player's full career (any team).

Pick	Player	Pos	Team	GM	Career AV	Team GP	Career PB	Career AP1	HOF
1.10	Marcus Allen	RB	LV	Al Davis	104	145	6	2	★
1.8	Mike Munchak	G	TEN	Ladd Herzeg	93	159	9	2	★
2.41	Andre Tippett	LB	NE	Bucko Kilroy	90	151	5	2	★
2.52	Mark Duper	WR	MIA	Don Shula	78	146	3
1.16	Luis Sharpe	T	ARI	Bill Bidwill	75	189	3
1.3	Chip Banks	LB	CLE	Art Modell/staff	73	73	4	1
3.70	Mike Merriweather	LB	PIT	Dick Haley	73	85	3
1.24	Roy Foster	G	MIA	Don Shula	70	132	2
1.6	Jeff Bryant	DE	SEA	Mike McCormack	68	175
1.5	Jim McMahon	QB	CHI	Jim Finks	57	66	1

Lower-AV early-round picks (rounds 1–2, AV < 15)

A descriptive filter for first- and second-round picks with full-career weighted AV below 15. It does not account for the expectation at each draft slot and is not a model verdict on the pick.

Pick	Player	Pos	Team	GM	AV	YoT
2.43	John Meyer	T	PIT	Dick Haley	0	1
2.50	Orlando McDaniel	WR	DEN	Edgar Kaiser/staff	0	1
2.47	Lawrence Sampleton	TE	PHI	Jim Murray	1	6
2.54	Emanuel Weaver	NT	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	2	6
1.4	Art Schlichter	QB	IND	Ernie Accorsi	4	4
1.19	Perry Tuttle	WR	BUF	Stew Barber	4	3
2.36	Doug Rogers	DE	ATL	Eddie LeBaron	4	5
2.48	Matt Kofler	QB	BUF	Stew Barber	4	4
1.25	Rod Hill	DB	DAL	Tex Schramm	6	6
2.32	Booker Reese	DE	TB	Phil Krueger	6	4

All picks (195) · sortable below

Each player name links to their year-by-year career page. Each team links to its GM history page.

Pick	Player	Pos	Team	GM	Career AV	Team GP	Team GS	Team PB	Team AP1	HOF
1.1	Kenneth Sims	DE	NE	Bucko Kilroy	31	74	64
1.2	Johnie Cooks	LB	IND	Ernie Accorsi	40	83	74
1.3	Chip Banks	LB	CLE	Art Modell/staff	73	73	73	4	1
1.4	Art Schlichter	QB	IND	Ernie Accorsi	4	13	6
1.5	Jim McMahon	QB	CHI	Jim Finks	57	66	61	1
1.6	Jeff Bryant	DE	SEA	Mike McCormack	68	175	167
1.7	Darrin Nelson	RB	MIN	Mike Lynn	48	129	68
1.8	Mike Munchak	G	TEN	Ladd Herzeg	93	159	156	9	2	★
1.9	Gerald Riggs	RB	ATL	Eddie LeBaron	55	91	66	3
1.10	Marcus Allen	RB	LV	Al Davis	104	145	115	4	2	★
1.11	Anthony Hancock	WR	KC	Jim Schaaf	11	59	8
1.12	Walter Abercrombie	RB	PIT	Dick Haley	32	79	64
1.13	Lindsay Scott	WR	NO	Ken Meyer/staff	9	49	22
1.14	Barry Redden	RB	LAR	Don Klosterman	15	67	16
1.15	Jimmy Williams	LB	DET	Russ Thomas	49	107	100
1.16	Luis Sharpe	T	ARI	Bill Bidwill	75	189	189	3
1.17	Sean Farrell	G	TB	Phil Krueger	42	64	59
1.18	Butch Woolfolk	RB	NYG	George Young	26	40	32
1.19	Perry Tuttle	WR	BUF	Stew Barber	4	16	4
1.20	Mike Quick	WR	PHI	Jim Murray	45	101	90	5	2
1.21	Gerald Willhite	RB	DEN	Edgar Kaiser/staff	26	78	21
1.22	Ron Hallstrom	G	GB	Bart Starr	50	162	124
1.23	Bob Crable	LB	NYJ	Jim Kensil	21	66	43
1.24	Roy Foster	G	MIA	Don Shula	70	132	95	2
1.25	Rod Hill	DB	DAL	Tex Schramm	6	23	0
1.26	Glen Collins	DE	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	8	55	7
1.27	Lester Williams	NT	NE	Bucko Kilroy	13	40	13
2.28	Leo Wisniewski	NT	IND	Ernie Accorsi	16	36	35
2.29	Bubba Paris	T	SF	John McVay	51	117	97
2.30	Brad Edelman	G	NO	Ken Meyer/staff	38	90	87	1
2.31	Keith Baldwin	DE	CLE	Art Modell/staff	15	51	26
2.32	Booker Reese	DE	TB	Phil Krueger	6	24	7
2.33	Bruce Scholtz	LB	SEA	Mike McCormack	46	96	95
2.34	Rohn Stark	P	IND	Ernie Accorsi	31	197	0	4	1
2.35	Jack Squirek	LB	LV	Al Davis	8	53	8
2.36	Doug Rogers	DE	ATL	Eddie LeBaron	4	11	0
2.37	Jim Romano	C	LV	Al Davis	15	6	0
2.38	David Galloway	DT	ARI	Bill Bidwill	32	89	76
2.39	Terry Tausch	G	MIN	Mike Lynn	35	81	68
2.40	Robert Weathers	RB	NE	Bucko Kilroy	7	44	6
2.41	Andre Tippett	LB	NE	Bucko Kilroy	90	151	139	5	2	★
2.42	Bobby Watkins	DB	DET	Russ Thomas	32	83	61
2.43	John Meyer	T	PIT	Dick Haley	0	0	0
2.44	Oliver Luck	QB	TEN	Ladd Herzeg	6	20	9
2.45	Joe Morris	RB	NYG	George Young	46	94	64	2	1
2.46	Calvin Daniels	LB	KC	Jim Schaaf	23	57	33
2.47	Lawrence Sampleton	TE	PHI	Jim Murray	1	32	2
2.48	Matt Kofler	QB	BUF	Stew Barber	4	36	0
2.49	Vernon Dean	DB	WAS	Bobby Beathard	35	85	59
2.50	Orlando McDaniel	WR	DEN	Edgar Kaiser/staff	0	3	0
2.51	Reggie McElroy	T	NYJ	Jim Kensil	39	92	72
2.52	Mark Duper	WR	MIA	Don Shula	78	146	136	2
2.53	Jeff Rohrer	LB	DAL	Tex Schramm	21	83	40
2.54	Emanuel Weaver	NT	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	2	5	0
2.55	Darryl Haley	T	NE	Bucko Kilroy	17	57	24
3.56	Cedric Jones	WR	NE	Bucko Kilroy	20	120	38
3.57	Jim Burroughs	DB	IND	Ernie Accorsi	12	30	26
3.58	Rodney Lewis	DB	NO	Ken Meyer/staff	4	27	2
3.59	Eugene Marve	LB	BUF	Stew Barber	48	76	74
3.60	Clayton Weishuhn	LB	NE	Bucko Kilroy	18	30	26
3.61	Carl Powell	WR	WAS	Bobby Beathard	0	0	0
3.62	Tim Wrightman	TE	CHI	Jim Finks	7	32	3
3.63	Stacey Bailey	WR	ATL	Eddie LeBaron	24	91	58
3.64	Vann McElroy	DB	LV	Al Davis	44	101	88	2
3.65	Benny Perrin	DB	ARI	Bill Bidwill	22	48	47
3.66	Eugene Goodlow	WR	NO	Ken Meyer/staff	14	54	30
3.67	Bill Bechtold	C	LAR	Don Klosterman	0	0	0
3.68	Kenny Duckett	WR	NO	Ken Meyer/staff	6	33	1
3.69	Steve Doig	LB	DET	Russ Thomas	5	34	4
3.70	Mike Merriweather	LB	PIT	Dick Haley	73	85	76	3
3.71	Del Rodgers	RB	GB	Bart Starr	6	23	0
3.72	Stan Edwards	RB	TEN	Ladd Herzeg	7	53	6
3.73	Rusty Guilbeau	LB	ARI	Bill Bidwill	10	0	0
3.74	Jerry Bell	TE	TB	Phil Krueger	10	60	30
3.75	Pete Metzelaars	TE	SEA	Mike McCormack	28	34	13
3.76	John Krimm	DB	NO	Ken Meyer/staff	1	9	0
3.77	Robert Abraham	LB	TEN	Ladd Herzeg	22	73	60
3.78	Vyto Kab	TE	PHI	Jim Murray	4	40	20
3.79	Dwayne Crutchfield	RB	NYJ	Jim Kensil	7	17	8
3.80	Paul Lankford	DB	MIA	Don Shula	26	130	72
3.81	Jim Eliopulos	LB	DAL	Tex Schramm	3	0	0
3.82	Rodney Holman	TE	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	40	165	120	3
3.83	John Cannon	DE	TB	Phil Krueger	30	122	73
4.84	Mike Pagel	QB	IND	Ernie Accorsi	29	51	47
4.85	George Crump	DE	NE	Bucko Kilroy	1	9	0
4.86	Morten Andersen	K	NO	Ken Meyer/staff	51	196	0	5	2	★
4.87	Dwight Walker	RB	CLE	Art Modell/staff	6	36	1
4.88	Jeff Gaylord	LB	LAR	Don Klosterman	0	0	0
4.89	Dennis Gentry	WR	CHI	Jim Finks	24	159	30
4.90	Tootie Robbins	T	ARI	Bill Bidwill	54	132	121
4.91	Ed Muransky	T	LV	Al Davis	2	24	0
4.92	Jim Fahnhorst	LB	MIN	Mike Lynn	23	0	0
4.93	Van Williams	RB	BUF	Stew Barber	2	34	1
4.94	Steve Bryant	WR	TEN	Ladd Herzeg	4	41	10
4.95	Reggie Brown	RB	ATL	Eddie LeBaron	1	10	0
4.96	Bruce McNorton	DB	DET	Russ Thomas	37	116	92
4.97	Rick Woods	DB	PIT	Dick Haley	18	66	22
4.98	Robert Brown	DE	GB	Bart Starr	50	164	112
4.99	Todd Liebenstein	DE	WAS	Bobby Beathard	8	29	16
4.100	Louis Haynes	LB	KC	Jim Schaaf	2	11	0
4.101	Brian Carpenter	DB	DAL	Tex Schramm	5	0	0
4.102	Gerry Raymond	G	NYG	George Young	0	0	0
4.103	Dave Barrett	RB	TB	Phil Krueger	0	7	0
4.104	Stuart Anderson	LB	KC	Jim Schaaf	2	0	0
4.105	Anthony Griggs	LB	PHI	Jim Murray	30	57	48
4.106	Dan Plater	WR	DEN	Edgar Kaiser/staff	0	0	0
4.107	George Floyd	DB	NYJ	Jim Kensil	2	15	2
4.108	Charles Bowser	LB	MIA	Don Shula	18	42	33
4.109	Monty Hunter	DB	DAL	Tex Schramm	1	9	0
4.110	Rodney Tate	RB	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	2	21	8
4.111	Brian Ingram	LB	NE	Bucko Kilroy	3	39	0
5.112	Fred Marion	DB	NE	Bucko Kilroy	50	144	113	1
5.113	Terry Crouch	G	IND	Ernie Accorsi	4	9	6
5.114	Tony Elliott	NT	NO	Ken Meyer/staff	27	84	60
5.115	Mike Baab	C	CLE	Art Modell/staff	56	114	107
5.116	Perry Hartnett	G	CHI	Jim Finks	3	11	4
5.117	Wally Kersten	T	LAR	Don Klosterman	0	3	0
5.118	Doug Barnett	DE	LAR	Don Klosterman	3	25	0
5.119	Vance Bedford	DB	ARI	Bill Bidwill	0	0	0
5.120	Bob Nelson	NT	MIA	Don Shula	20	0	0
5.121	Malcolm Taylor	DE	TEN	Ladd Herzeg	7	28	3
5.122	Von Mansfield	DB	ATL	Eddie LeBaron	2	0	0
5.123	Ed Jackson	LB	LV	Al Davis	0	0	0
5.124	Ken Dallafior	G	PIT	Dick Haley	26	0	0
5.125	Earl Ferrell	RB	ARI	Bill Bidwill	31	110	75
5.126	Mike Meade	RB	GB	Bart Starr	3	18	7
5.127	William Graham	DB	DET	Russ Thomas	21	69	45
5.128	Jeff Davis	LB	TB	Phil Krueger	27	83	72
5.129	Rich Umphrey	C	NYG	George Young	12	34	17
5.130	Del Thompson	RB	KC	Jim Schaaf	0	6	0
5.131	Sammy Winder	RB	DEN	Edgar Kaiser/staff	41	127	83	2
5.132	Dennis DeVaughn	DB	PHI	Jim Murray	1	13	0
5.133	Mike Williams	TE	WAS	Bobby Beathard	0	14	1
5.134	Dennis Tabron	DB	CHI	Jim Finks	0	0	0
5.135	Mark Jerue	LB	NYJ	Jim Kensil	17	0	0
5.136	Rich Diana	RB	MIA	Don Shula	1	9	0
5.137	Phil Pozderac	T	DAL	Tex Schramm	18	70	37
5.138	Paul Sorensen	DB	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	0	0	0
5.139	Newton Williams	RB	SF	John McVay	1	6	0
6.140	Pat Beach	TE	IND	Ernie Accorsi	13	129	97
6.141	Ricky Smith	DB	NE	Bucko Kilroy	8	26	0
6.142	Marvin Lewis	RB	NO	Ken Meyer/staff	0	1	0
6.143	Ken Hammond	G	DAL	Tex Schramm	0	0	0
6.144	Jack Campbell	T	SEA	Mike McCormack	0	1	0
6.145	Kerry Locklin	TE	LAR	Don Klosterman	0	6	0
6.146	Kurt Becker	G	CHI	Jim Finks	20	92	35
6.147	Greg Storr	LB	MIN	Mike Lynn	0	0	0
6.148	Gary Allen	RB	TEN	Ladd Herzeg	1	8	0
6.149	Mike Kelley	QB	ATL	Eddie LeBaron	1	0	0
6.150	Craig Shaffer	LB	ARI	Bill Bidwill	2	18	0
6.151	Vince Williams	RB	SF	John McVay	1	3	0
6.152	Chet Parlavecchio	LB	GB	Bart Starr	1	3	0
6.153	Lamont Jeffers	LB	WAS	Bobby Beathard	0	0	0
6.154	Mike Machurek	QB	DET	Russ Thomas	1	4	0
6.155	Mike Perko	NT	PIT	Dick Haley	3	0	0
6.156	Darrell Nicholson	LB	NYG	George Young	0	0	0
6.157	Durwood Roquemore	DB	KC	Jim Schaaf	5	24	3
6.158	Andre Tyler	WR	TB	Phil Krueger	1	14	0
6.159	Curt Grieve	WR	PHI	Jim Murray	0	0	0
6.160	DeWayne Chivers	TE	BUF	Stew Barber	0	0	0
6.161	Tom Tutson	DB	MIA	Don Shula	0	0	0
6.162	Mike Whitwell	DB	CLE	Art Modell/staff	8	25	16
6.163	Lonell Phea	WR	NYJ	Jim Kensil	0	0	0
6.164	Ron Hester	LB	MIA	Don Shula	2	9	0
6.165	Charles Daum	DT	DAL	Tex Schramm	0	0	0
6.166	Arthur King	DT	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	0	0	0
6.167	Craig Bingham	LB	PIT	Dick Haley	6	32	4
7.168	Jeff Roberts	LB	NE	Bucko Kilroy	0	0	0
7.169	Fletcher Jenkins	DE	IND	Ernie Accorsi	5	9	9
7.170	Dan Johnson	TE	MIA	Don Shula	10	66	34
7.171	Gary Anderson	K	BUF	Stew Barber	51	0	0
7.172	Edmund Nelson	DE	PIT	Dick Haley	24	72	42
7.173	Henry Waechter	DE	CHI	Jim Finks	7	40	4
7.174	Eugene Williams	LB	SEA	Mike McCormack	2	13	1
7.175	Phil Bates	RB	DET	Russ Thomas	0	0	0
7.176	David Toloumu	RB	ATL	Eddie LeBaron	0	0	0
7.177	Jeff Jackson	DE	LV	Al Davis	0	0	0
7.178	Bob Sebro	C	ARI	Bill Bidwill	0	0	0
7.179	Steve Jordan	TE	MIN	Mike Lynn	48	176	149	6
7.180	John Schachtner	LB	WAS	Bobby Beathard	0	0	0
7.181	Joe Shearin	G	LAR	Don Klosterman	4	31	2
7.182	Emil Boures	T	PIT	Dick Haley	9	35	15
7.183	Joey Whitley	DB	GB	Bart Starr	0	0	0
7.184	Greg Smith	DE	KC	Jim Schaaf	2	0	0
7.185	Tom Morris	DB	TB	Phil Krueger	2	20	0
7.186	Jeff Wiska	G	NYG	George Young	2	0	0
7.187	Victor Simmons	WR	DET	Russ Thomas	0	0	0
7.188	Hollis Hall	DB	LAC	Steve Ortmayer	0	0	0
7.189	Alvin Ruben	DE	DEN	Edgar Kaiser/staff	0	0	0
7.190	Harvey Armstrong	NT	PHI	Jim Murray	20	40	0
7.191	Tom Coombs	TE	NYJ	Jim Kensil	0	15	1
7.192	Larry Cowan	RB	MIA	Don Shula	0	2	0
7.193	Bill Purifoy	DE	DAL	Tex Schramm	0	0	0
7.194	Ben Needham	LB	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	0	0	0
7.195	Ron Ferrari	LB	SF	John McVay	5	68	0

How to read this

"Value units" on the chart is a deliberately simple proxy: per player-season, games-started + 5×PB + 10×AP1 + 3×AP2. It's not a dollar value or θ; it's a single growth-curve number that lets us watch the class mature.
Pre-2013 picks have no per-game snap data → their games-started is approximated from career_games / years-on-team. Their on-chart contribution is dominated by honors.
Career AV is PFR's weighted Approximate Value (full-career, any team).
"On-team" honors only: PB/AP1/AP2 counts above are restricted to seasons on the drafting team. A player traded after Year 4 only gets credit for honors earned in years 1-4.
Active careers still accreting value: this year's chart endpoint isn't the final answer for any class with active players.