1984 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 Mike Brown / Duke Tobin

Class value over time

Descriptive cumulative "value units" across all 196 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 1984 line on the same seasons-since-draft axis, so the slope shows whether a class matured fast or needed time.

1984 class highlighted · 4 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
2.38	Boomer Esiason	QB	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	106	134	4	1
1.11	Wilber Marshall	LB	CHI	Jerry Vainisi	99	59	3	2
1.1	Irving Fryar	WR	NE	Patrick Sullivan	80	129	5
3.73	Guy McIntyre	G	SF	John McVay	76	145	5
1.3	Carl Banks	LB	NYG	George Young	68	126	1	1
1.21	John Alt	T	KC	Jim Schaaf	68	179	2
2.51	Sean Jones	DE	LV	Al Davis	68	59	1
2.37	Jim Sweeney	C	NYJ	Jim Kensil	67	166
7.173	Kevin Ross	DB	KC	Jim Schaaf	67	156	2
5.121	Michael Carter	NT	SF	John McVay	66	121	3	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
1.17	Clyde Duncan	WR	ARI	Bill Bidwill	0	2
2.31	Bob Slater	DT	WAS	Bobby Beathard	0	1
2.33	Mike Guendling	LB	LAC	Steve Ortmayer	0	2
1.25	Billy Cannon	LB	DAL	Tex Schramm	1	1
2.39	Glenn Dennison	TE	NYJ	Jim Kensil	1	4
2.41	Eric Richardson	WR	BUF	Stew Barber	1	3
2.50	Bruce Davis	WR	CLE	Art Modell/staff	1	4
2.52	Chris Kolodziejski	TE	PIT	Dick Haley	1	1
2.55	Steve Hamilton	DE	WAS	Bobby Beathard	5	5
1.15	Ron Faurot	DE	NYJ	Jim Kensil	6	2

All picks (196) · 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	Irving Fryar	WR	NE	Patrick Sullivan	80	129	105	1
1.2	Dean Steinkuhler	T	TEN	Ladd Herzeg	36	100	77
1.3	Carl Banks	LB	NYG	George Young	68	126	105	1	1
1.4	Kenny Jackson	WR	PHI	Jim Murray	15	92	53
1.5	Bill Maas	NT	KC	Jim Schaaf	52	116	111	2
1.6	Mossy Cade	DB	LAC	Steve Ortmayer	8	0	0
1.7	Ricky Hunley	LB	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	18	0	0
1.8	Leonard Coleman	DB	IND	Jim Irsay/staff	9	32	16
1.9	Rick Bryan	DE	ATL	Tom Braatz	37	109	92
1.10	Russell Carter	DB	NYJ	Jim Kensil	16	40	35
1.11	Wilber Marshall	LB	CHI	Jerry Vainisi	99	59	43	2	1
1.12	Alphonso Carreker	DE	GB	Forrest Gregg	36	72	63
1.13	Keith Millard	DT	MIN	Mike Lynn	59	75	64	2	2
1.14	Jackie Shipp	LB	MIA	Don Shula	18	71	41
1.15	Ron Faurot	DE	NYJ	Jim Kensil	6	20	13
1.16	Pete Koch	NT	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	11	16	0
1.17	Clyde Duncan	WR	ARI	Bill Bidwill	0	19	0
1.18	Don Rogers	DB	CLE	Art Modell/staff	13	31	30
1.19	Ron Solt	G	IND	Jim Irsay/staff	43	72	71	1
1.20	David Lewis	TE	DET	Russ Thomas	7	42	29
1.21	John Alt	T	KC	Jim Schaaf	68	179	149	2
1.22	Terry Taylor	DB	SEA	Mike McCormack	40	79	55
1.23	Louis Lipps	WR	PIT	Dick Haley	54	108	98	2
1.24	Todd Shell	LB	SF	John McVay	12	38	15
1.25	Billy Cannon	LB	DAL	Tex Schramm	1	8	0
1.26	Greg Bell	RB	BUF	Stew Barber	38	40	38	1
1.27	William Roberts	G	NYG	George Young	65	151	127	1
1.28	Brian Blados	T	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	35	98	60
2.29	Doug Smith	NT	TEN	Ladd Herzeg	31	101	77
2.30	Keith Browner	LB	TB	Phil Krueger	18	47	28
2.31	Bob Slater	DT	WAS	Bobby Beathard	0	0	0
2.32	Scott Case	DB	ATL	Tom Braatz	50	162	124	1
2.33	Mike Guendling	LB	LAC	Steve Ortmayer	0	9	0
2.34	Scott Radecic	LB	KC	Jim Schaaf	36	48	31
2.35	Blaise Winter	DE	IND	Jim Irsay/staff	32	16	15
2.36	Thomas Benson	LB	ATL	Tom Braatz	37	32	1
2.37	Jim Sweeney	C	NYJ	Jim Kensil	67	166	158
2.38	Boomer Esiason	QB	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	106	134	123	3	1
2.39	Glenn Dennison	TE	NYJ	Jim Kensil	1	16	9
2.40	Victor Scott	DB	DAL	Tex Schramm	7	45	3
2.41	Eric Richardson	WR	BUF	Stew Barber	1	30	2
2.42	Jumpy Geathers	DE	NO	Ken Meyer/staff	26	80	23
2.43	Ed Williams	LB	NE	Patrick Sullivan	9	62	10
2.44	Ron Rivera	LB	CHI	Jerry Vainisi	33	137	56
2.45	Doug Dawson	G	ARI	Bill Bidwill	32	32	18
2.46	Andre Townsend	DE	DEN	Edgar Kaiser/staff	28	104	54
2.47	Pete Mandley	WR	DET	Russ Thomas	21	74	26
2.48	Chris Rockins	DB	CLE	Art Modell/staff	11	60	18
2.49	Daryl Turner	WR	SEA	Mike McCormack	17	59	40
2.50	Bruce Davis	WR	CLE	Art Modell/staff	1	14	1
2.51	Sean Jones	DE	LV	Al Davis	68	59	32
2.52	Chris Kolodziejski	TE	PIT	Dick Haley	1	7	3
2.53	Jay Brophy	LB	MIA	Don Shula	8	31	11
2.54	Bo Eason	DB	TEN	Ladd Herzeg	11	38	26
2.55	Steve Hamilton	DE	WAS	Bobby Beathard	5	46	2
2.56	John Frank	TE	SF	John McVay	8	66	22
3.57	Fred Acorn	DB	TB	Phil Krueger	1	16	1
3.58	Johnny Meads	LB	TEN	Ladd Herzeg	38	117	97
3.59	Jeff Hostetler	QB	NYG	George Young	56	91	25
3.60	Rusty Russell	T	PHI	Jim Murray	0	1	0
3.61	Herman Heard	RB	KC	Jim Schaaf	24	87	49
3.62	Eric Williams	DE	DET	Russ Thomas	42	83	72
3.63	Rod McSwain	DB	ATL	Tom Braatz	11	0	0
3.64	Kyle Clifton	LB	NYJ	Jim Kensil	59	204	149
3.65	Stanford Jennings	RB	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	17	107	16
3.66	Chris Scott	DE	IND	Jim Irsay/staff	8	33	17
3.67	Alfred Anderson	RB	MIN	Mike Lynn	22	108	70
3.68	Terry Hoage	DB	NO	Ken Meyer/staff	29	30	13
3.69	Tyrone Anthony	RB	NO	Ken Meyer/staff	4	31	0
3.70	Jon Williams	RB	NE	Patrick Sullivan	0	9	0
3.71	Stefan Humphries	G	CHI	Jerry Vainisi	7	25	0
3.72	Donnie Humphrey	NT	GB	Forrest Gregg	14	48	27
3.73	Guy McIntyre	G	SF	John McVay	76	145	97	5
3.74	Ernest Anderson	RB	DET	Russ Thomas	0	0	0
3.75	Steve Baack	NT	DET	Russ Thomas	4	55	1
3.76	Fredd Young	LB	SEA	Mike McCormack	52	60	41	4	1
3.77	Rodney Bellinger	DB	BUF	Stew Barber	8	42	11
3.78	Tony Lilly	DB	DEN	Edgar Kaiser/staff	11	58	15
3.79	Sean McNanie	DE	BUF	Stew Barber	15	59	29
3.80	Rick McIvor	QB	ARI	Bill Bidwill	0	6	0
3.81	Fred Cornwell	TE	DAL	Tex Schramm	1	30	2
3.82	Speedy Neal	RB	BUF	Stew Barber	2	12	1
3.83	Jay Schroeder	QB	WAS	Bobby Beathard	61	36	31	1
3.84	Joe McCall	RB	LV	Al Davis	0	3	0
4.85	Mark Studaway	DE	TEN	Ladd Herzeg	1	6	0
4.86	Rickey Hagood	NT	SEA	Mike McCormack	0	0	0
4.87	Conrad Goode	T	NYG	George Young	6	24	2
4.88	Evan Cooper	DB	PHI	Jim Murray	11	60	14
4.89	Randy Robbins	DB	DEN	Edgar Kaiser/staff	24	116	26
4.90	Mark Robinson	DB	KC	Jim Schaaf	22	48	8
4.91	Bobby Bell	LB	NYJ	Jim Kensil	4	15	2			★
4.92	John Farley	RB	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	0	13	0
4.93	Craig Curry	DB	IND	Jim Irsay/staff	7	3	0
4.94	Rydell Malancon	LB	ATL	Tom Braatz	2	7	0
4.95	Mitchell Brookins	WR	BUF	Stew Barber	2	21	1
4.96	Rickey Bolden	T	CLE	Art Modell/staff	14	62	34
4.97	Joel Hilgenberg	C	NO	Ken Meyer/staff	51	142	97	1
4.98	Tom Andrews	T	CHI	Jerry Vainisi	4	21	0
4.99	John Dorsey	LB	GB	Forrest Gregg	11	76	15
4.100	Patrick Allen	DB	TEN	Ladd Herzeg	24	106	72
4.101	Martin Bayless	DB	ARI	Bill Bidwill	45	3	0
4.102	Jimmy Smith	RB	WAS	Bobby Beathard	0	1	0
4.103	George Wonsley	RB	IND	Jim Irsay/staff	11	73	15
4.104	Brian Brennan	WR	CLE	Art Modell/staff	35	117	27
4.105	Gary Reasons	LB	NYG	George Young	42	122	78
4.106	Dave D'Addio	RB	DET	Russ Thomas	0	16	2
4.107	Michael Gunter	RB	TB	Phil Krueger	0	0	0
4.108	Weegie Thompson	WR	PIT	Dick Haley	12	92	25
4.109	Joe Carter	RB	MIA	Don Shula	6	30	2
4.110	Steve DeOssie	LB	DAL	Tex Schramm	23	75	3
4.111	Terry Long	G	PIT	Dick Haley	38	105	89
4.112	Ron Heller	T	TB	Phil Krueger	62	58	56
5.113	Steve Pelluer	QB	DAL	Tex Schramm	24	47	27
5.114	Robert Lyles	LB	TEN	Ladd Herzeg	40	82	75
5.115	Clint Harris	DB	NYG	George Young	0	0	0
5.116	Andre Hardy	RB	PHI	Jim Murray	1	6	0
5.117	Eric Holle	NT	KC	Jim Schaaf	7	56	7
5.118	Lionel James	RB	LAC	Steve Ortmayer	27	67	22
5.119	Barney Bussey	DB	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	21	104	18
5.120	Golden Tate	WR	IND	Jim Irsay/staff	0	0	0
5.121	Michael Carter	NT	SF	John McVay	66	121	97	3	1
5.122	Tron Armstrong	WR	NYJ	Jim Kensil	0	0	0
5.123	Jitter Fields	DB	NO	Ken Meyer/staff	2	13	0
5.124	Paul Fairchild	G	NE	Patrick Sullivan	21	83	38
5.125	Jeff Pegues	LB	WAS	Bobby Beathard	0	0	0
5.126	Tom Flynn	DB	GB	Forrest Gregg	20	38	36
5.127	Andy Parker	TE	LV	Al Davis	0	71	11
5.128	John Kidd	P	BUF	Stew Barber	20	92	0
5.129	Jeff Leiding	LB	ARI	Bill Bidwill	3	0	0
5.130	Kevin Call	T	IND	Jim Irsay/staff	30	130	87
5.131	Dave Piepkorn	T	CLE	Art Modell/staff	0	0	0
5.132	Cliff Benson	TE	ATL	Tom Braatz	2	32	30
5.133	Hal Stephens	DE	LAR	Don Klosterman	0	0	0
5.134	Jeff Paine	LB	KC	Jim Schaaf	4	26	7
5.135	Van Hughes	DE	PIT	Dick Haley	0	0	0
5.136	John Goode	TE	ARI	Bill Bidwill	0	16	1
5.137	Norm Granger	RB	DAL	Tex Schramm	0	15	0
5.138	Dean May	QB	MIA	Don Shula	0	0	0
5.139	Jeff Fuller	DB	SF	John McVay	20	71	34
5.140	Allen Rice	RB	MIN	Mike Lynn	17	89	15
6.141	John Grimsley	LB	TEN	Ladd Herzeg	39	106	68	1
6.142	Chris Washington	LB	TB	Phil Krueger	19	76	52
6.143	Jim Scott	DE	NYG	George Young	0	0	0
6.144	Keith Guthrie	NT	LAC	Steve Ortmayer	1	11	2
6.145	Scott Raridon	T	PHI	Jim Murray	0	0	0
6.146	Rufus Stevens	WR	KC	Jim Schaaf	0	0	0
6.147	Dwight Beverly	RB	IND	Jim Irsay/staff	2	0	0
6.148	Ben Bennett	QB	ATL	Tom Braatz	0	0	0
6.149	Tony Paige	RB	NYJ	Jim Kensil	18	48	18
6.150	Don Kern	TE	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	0	24	0
6.151	Ernest Gibson	DB	NE	Patrick Sullivan	9	67	14
6.152	Eugene Lockhart	LB	DAL	Tex Schramm	51	104	96
6.153	Randy Wright	QB	GB	Forrest Gregg	14	46	32
6.154	Dwight Collins	WR	MIN	Mike Lynn	1	16	1
6.155	Tony Slaton	C	BUF	Stew Barber	15	0	0
6.156	Don Thorp	NT	NO	Ken Meyer/staff	2	5	0
6.157	Rod Clark	LB	ARI	Bill Bidwill	0	0	0
6.158	Terry Nugent	QB	CLE	Art Modell/staff	0	0	0
6.159	Aaron Smith	LB	DEN	Edgar Kaiser/staff	1	10	0
6.160	John Witkowski	QB	DET	Russ Thomas	1	5	1
6.161	Eric Mullins	WR	TEN	Ladd Herzeg	1	13	1
6.162	John Kaiser	LB	SEA	Mike McCormack	4	48	0
6.163	Dan Ralph	DT	ATL	Tom Braatz	0	0	0
6.164	Chris Brown	DB	PIT	Dick Haley	3	22	4
6.165	Rowland Tatum	LB	MIA	Don Shula	0	0	0
6.166	Joe Levelis	G	DAL	Tex Schramm	0	0	0
6.167	Curt Singer	T	WAS	Bobby Beathard	3	0	0
6.168	Stacey Toran	DB	LV	Al Davis	20	72	41
7.169	Jay Carroll	TE	TB	Phil Krueger	0	16	2
7.170	Willie Joyner	RB	TEN	Ladd Herzeg	0	10	0
7.171	Lionel Manuel	WR	NYG	George Young	33	90	61
7.172	Joe Hayes	RB	PHI	Jim Murray	0	12	0
7.173	Kevin Ross	DB	KC	Jim Schaaf	67	156	144	2
7.174	Jesse Bendross	WR	LAC	Steve Ortmayer	3	32	2
7.175	Kirk Dodge	LB	ATL	Tom Braatz	3	0	0
7.176	Harry Hamilton	DB	NYJ	Jim Kensil	33	46	34
7.177	Leo Barker	LB	CIN	Mike Brown / Duke Tobin	13	122	24
7.178	Jimmie Carter	LB	DET	Russ Thomas	0	0	0
7.179	Nakita Robertson	RB	CHI	Jerry Vainisi	0	0	0
7.180	John Haines	NT	MIN	Mike Lynn	2	8	0
7.181	Daryll Jones	DB	GB	Forrest Gregg	3	24	1
7.182	Stan David	LB	BUF	Stew Barber	2	16	3
7.183	Mitch Willis	NT	LV	Al Davis	4	38	1
7.184	Bruce Kallmeyer	K	NE	Patrick Sullivan	0	0	0
7.185	Quentin Walker	RB	ARI	Bill Bidwill	0	3	0
7.186	Clarence Kay	TE	DEN	Edgar Kaiser/staff	17	135	126
7.187	Renwick Atkins	T	DET	Russ Thomas	0	0	0
7.188	George Radachowsky	DB	LAR	Don Klosterman	8	0	0
7.189	Sam Slater	T	SEA	Mike McCormack	0	0	0
7.190	Jim Dumont	LB	CLE	Art Modell/staff	1	12	0
7.191	Scott Campbell	QB	PIT	Dick Haley	8	24	2
7.192	Derwin Williams	WR	NE	Patrick Sullivan	1	42	1
7.193	Ed Martin	LB	DAL	Tex Schramm	0	0	0
7.194	Bernard Carvalho	G	MIA	Don Shula	0	0	0
7.195	Mark Smith	WR	WAS	Bobby Beathard	0	0	0
7.196	Loyd Lewis	G	MIN	Mike Lynn	0	0	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.