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Checkout the 1983 NFL Draft Results including drafted players and trade timelines and their career stats on Pro-Football-Reference.com
The draft is frequently referred to as the quarterback class of 1983, because six quarterbacks were taken in the first round — John Elway, Todd Blackledge, Jim Kelly, Tony Eason, Ken O'Brien, and Dan Marino — tied with the 2024 draft for the highest number taken.
The 1983 draft had six quarterbacks drafted in the first round, which remains a record today. Who Was the First QB Selected? The Baltimore Colts selected John Elway from Stanford as the No. 1 overall pick in the 1983 NFL Draft.
1983 NFL Draft. The 1983 NFL Draft was held on April 26-27, 1983. A total of 335 players were chosen over 12 rounds. The Baltimore Colts chose Quarterback John Elway from Stanford as the first pick in the draft.
Six quarterbacks were selected in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft. Judy Battista examines how that crop of players helped make pro football into the game we know today.
1983-98 Denver Broncos (16 playing seasons) Passed for 51,475 yards and 300 TDs during career. All-Pro: 1 year All-Conference: 4 years Pro Bowls: 9 Pro Football Hall of Fame, 2004
On Tuesday, April 26, 1983, the 48th annual NFL draft commenced. What nobody knew was the following 24 hours—a day headlined by a record six first-round quarterbacks, including Elway, Jim...
The 1983 NFL Draft is perhaps the best in history for quarterbacks, with six going in the first round and three future Hall of Famers at the position.
The 1983 NFL Draft is often considered the draft with the greatest and deepest quarterback talent pool ever. Six -- John Elway (No. 1 overall), Todd Blackledge (No. 7), Jim Kelly (No....
Of course, the Class of '83 will be forever known as the "Year of the Quarterback," because of the six signal-callers chosen in Round 1 -- Elway, Marino, Kelly, Eason, Ken O'Brien and Todd Blackledge. But the overall talent produced in that draft -- from top to bottom -- makes the quarterback story just one chapter of a blockbuster tale.