# 1983 USFL territorial draft

The 1983 USFL territorial draft was the first territorial draft of the United States Football League (USFL). It took place on January 4, 1983, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York.

## Player selections

* = All-Star
* = USFL MVP
| USFL team | Player | Position | College |
| Arizona Wranglers | Mike Black | P | Arizona State |
| Arizona Wranglers | Ron Brown | WR | Arizona State |
| Arizona Wranglers | Bryan Caldwell | DE | Arizona State |
| Arizona Wranglers | Mike Carter | RB | New Mexico |
| Arizona Wranglers | Mark Diamond | K | Northern Arizona |
| Arizona Wranglers | Andre Francis | DB | New Mexico State |
| Arizona Wranglers | Willie Gittens | RB | Arizona State |
| Arizona Wranglers | Al Gross | DB | Arizona |
| Arizona Wranglers | Mark Hicks | LB | Arizona State |
| Arizona Wranglers | Jim Jeffcoat | DE | Arizona State |
| Arizona Wranglers | Mark Keel | TE | Arizona |
| Arizona Wranglers | Jeff Kiewel | G | Arizona |
| Arizona Wranglers | Mike Langston | DE | Arizona State |
| Arizona Wranglers | Keith MaGee | WR | New Mexico |
| Arizona Wranglers | Vernon Maxwell | LB | Arizona State |
| Arizona Wranglers | Glenn McCormick | C | Arizona |
| Arizona Wranglers | Alvin Moore | RB | Arizona State |
| Arizona Wranglers | Tony Neely | DB | Arizona |
| Arizona Wranglers | Dave Osborn | QB | New Mexico |
| Arizona Wranglers | Glenn Perkins | LB | Arizona |
| Arizona Wranglers | Mike Richardson | DB | Arizona State |
| Arizona Wranglers | Chris Schultz | T | Arizona |
| Arizona Wranglers | Ron Sowers | G | Arizona State |
| Arizona Wranglers | Ron Thomas | LB | Northern Arizona |
| Arizona Wranglers | Kevin Ward | WR | Arizona |
| Arizona Wranglers | Ron Wetzel | TE | Arizona State |
| Birmingham Stallions | Joe Beazley | G | Alabama |
| Birmingham Stallions | Gary Bramblett | G | Alabama |
| Birmingham Stallions | Melvin Brown | DB | Mississippi |
| Birmingham Stallions | Jeremiah Castille | DB | Alabama |
| Birmingham Stallions | Bob Cayavec | T | Alabama |
| Birmingham Stallions | Jackie Cline | DT | Alabama |
| Birmingham Stallions | Dennis Collier | DB | Auburn |
| Birmingham Stallions | Tony Dalton | G | Mississippi |
| Birmingham Stallions | Jeff Fagan | RB | Alabama |
| Birmingham Stallions | Mike Harmon | WR | Mississippi |
| Birmingham Stallions | Bob Harris | DB | Auburn |
| Birmingham Stallions | Steve Herring | C | Mississippi |
| Birmingham Stallions | Scott Homan | DT | Alabama |
| Birmingham Stallions | Robbie Jones | LB | Alabama |
| Birmingham Stallions | Peter Kim | K | Alabama |
| Birmingham Stallions | James Lane | LB | Alabama State |
| Birmingham Stallions | Eddie Lowe | DB | Alabama |
| Birmingham Stallions | Chris Martin | LB | Auburn |
| Birmingham Stallions | Steve Mott | C | Alabama |
| Birmingham Stallions | Pat Phenix | T | Mississippi |
| Birmingham Stallions | Mike Pitts | DE | Alabama |
| Birmingham Stallions | Bishop Reeves | C | Auburn |
| Birmingham Stallions | Earl Stewart | LB | Alabama State |
| Birmingham Stallions | Andre Thomas | RB | Mississippi |
| Birmingham Stallions | Tommy Wilcox | DB | Alabama |
| Birmingham Stallions | Russ Wood | TE | Alabama |
| Boston Breakers | Jack Belcher | C | Boston College |
| Boston Breakers | Todd Brown | WR | Nebraska |
| Boston Breakers | Mike Corbat | G | Harvard |
| Boston Breakers | Roger Craig | RB | Nebraska |
| Boston Breakers | Vic Crawford | DB | Boston College |
| Boston Breakers | Paul Farren | C | Boston University |
| Boston Breakers | Doug Guyer | LB | Boston College |
| Boston Breakers | Wilbur Jackson | T | Massachusetts |
| Boston Breakers | Brad Johnson | C | Nebraska |
| Boston Breakers | Russ Joyner | LB | Boston College |
| Boston Breakers | Gary Kowalski | T | Boston College |
| Boston Breakers | Mitch Krenk | TE | Nebraska |
| Boston Breakers | Scott LaFond | G | Massachusetts |
| Boston Breakers | Steve Lively | G | Boston College |
| Boston Breakers | Allen Lyday | DB | Nebraska |
| Boston Breakers | Mike Mandelko | G | Nebraska |
| Boston Breakers | Bruce Mathison | QB | Nebraska |
| Boston Breakers | Jeff Merrell | DT | Nebraska |
| Boston Breakers | Scott Nizolek | TE | Boston College |
| Boston Breakers | Garry Pearson | RB | Massachusetts |
| Boston Breakers | Junior Poles | DT | Boston College |
| Boston Breakers | Dave Rimington | C | Nebraska |
| Boston Breakers | Rich Shrigley | TE | Boston College |
| Boston Breakers | Randy Theiss | T | Nebraska |
| Boston Breakers | Jamie Williams | TE | Nebraska |
| Boston Breakers | Toby Williams | DT | Nebraska |
| Chicago Blitz | Larry Alleyne | LB | Northern Illinois |
| Chicago Blitz | Charles Armstead | DB | Illinois |
| Chicago Blitz | Rich Barrent | G | Northern Illinois |
| Chicago Blitz | Mike Bass | K | Illinois |
| Chicago Blitz | Dennis Bishop | DB | Illinois |
| Chicago Blitz | Darryl Byrd | LB | Illinois |
| Chicago Blitz | Phil Carter | RB | Notre Dame |
| Chicago Blitz | Bob Clasby | DE | Notre Dame |
| Chicago Blitz | Joe Curtis | RB | Illinois |
| Chicago Blitz | Dave Duerson | DB | Notre Dame |
| Chicago Blitz | Tony Eason | QB | Illinois |
| Chicago Blitz | Mark Fischer | C | Notre Dame |
| Chicago Blitz | Dan Gregus | DE | Illinois |
| Chicago Blitz | Chris Hinton | T | Northwestern |
| Chicago Blitz | Tony Hunter | TE | Notre Dame |
| Chicago Blitz | J.D. Johnson | DE | Western Illinois |
| Chicago Blitz | Adam Lingner | C | Illinois |
| Chicago Blitz | Mike Martin | WR | Illinois |
| Chicago Blitz | Larry Moriarty | RB | Notre Dame |
| Chicago Blitz | Bob Pratt | G | Northwestern |
| Chicago Blitz | John Stadnik | T | Western Illinois |
| Chicago Blitz | Jerome Stelly | WR | Western Illinois |
| Chicago Blitz | Tom Thayer | G | Notre Dame |
| Chicago Blitz | Oliver Williams | WR | Illinois |
| Chicago Blitz | Mark Zavagnin | LB | Notre Dame |
| Denver Gold | Hasson Arbubakrr | DE | Texas Tech |
| Denver Gold | Curtis Bennett | WR | West Texas State |
| Denver Gold | Charles Briscoe | DB | West Texas A&M |
| Denver Gold | Mike Call | G | Colorado State |
| Denver Gold | Ray Cone | LB | Colorado |
| Denver Gold | Kenny Dean | DB | West Texas State |
| Denver Gold | Rick Farnsworth | DT | Wyoming |
| Denver Gold | Robin Ham | C | West Texas State |
| Denver Gold | Anthony Hutchison | RB | Texas Tech |
| Denver Gold | Dave Joeckel | C | Texas Tech |
| Denver Gold | Craig Johnson | QB | Wyoming |
| Denver Gold | Richard Johnson | RB | Colorado |
| Denver Gold | Robert Johnson | DB | Colorado |
| Denver Gold | Steve Martinez | WR | Wyoming |
| Denver Gold | Victor McGee | QB | West Texas State |
| Denver Gold | Charlie Pattison | DT | Wyoming |
| Denver Gold | Andy Poremba | DT | Colorado State |
| Denver Gold | Joe Porter | T | Colorado State |
| Denver Gold | Jeff Raikes | WR | Colorado State |
| Denver Gold | Gabriel Rivera | DT | Texas Tech |
| Denver Gold | Cleveland Robinson | DB | West Texas State |
| Denver Gold | John Salley | DB | Wyoming |
| Denver Gold | Mark Shoop | DE | Colorado |
| Denver Gold | James Williams | TE | Wyoming |
| Denver Gold | Stan Williams | LB | Texas Tech |
| Denver Gold | Earl Wilson | WR | West Texas State |
| Los Angeles Express | George Achica | DT | USC |
| Los Angeles Express | David Brown | RB | Pacific |
| Los Angeles Express | Joey Browner | DB | USC |
| Los Angeles Express | August Curley | LB | USC |
| Los Angeles Express | Byron Darby | DT | USC |
| Los Angeles Express | George Dunlap | LB | Pacific |
| Los Angeles Express | Riki Ellison | LB | USC |
| Los Angeles Express | Ken Faul | LB | Long Beach State |
| Los Angeles Express | Anthony Gibson | RB | USC |
| Los Angeles Express | Clint Hampton | DT | USC |
| Los Angeles Express | John Harvey | DT | USC |
| Los Angeles Express | Russ Jensen | QB | California Lutheran |
| Los Angeles Express | Darren Long | TE | Long Beach State |
| Los Angeles Express | Bruce Matthews | G | USC |
| Los Angeles Express | Pat McCool | TE | USC |
| Los Angeles Express | Darryl Moore | T | USC |
| Los Angeles Express | Don Mosebar | T | USC |
| Los Angeles Express | Joe Murray | G | USC |
| Los Angeles Express | Jeff Simmons | WR | USC |
| Los Angeles Express | Glen Slough | LB | California Lutheran |
| Los Angeles Express | Tim Sullivan | LB | USC |
| Los Angeles Express | Kelly Thomas | T | USC |
| Los Angeles Express | Rodney Weber | DB | Fullerton State |
| Los Angeles Express | Troy West | DB | USC |
| Los Angeles Express | Timmy White | WR | USC |
| Los Angeles Express | Rod Williams | DB | USC |
| Michigan Panthers | Ray Bentley | LB | Central Michigan |
| Michigan Panthers | Marion Body | DB | Michigan |
| Michigan Panthers | Novo Bojovic | K | Central Michigan |
| Michigan Panthers | Bonji Bonner | DB | Eastern Michigan |
| Michigan Panthers | Keith Bostic | DB | Michigan |
| Michigan Panthers | Winfred Carraway | DE | Michigan |
| Michigan Panthers | Anthony Carter | WR | Michigan |
| Michigan Panthers | Smiley Creswell | DE | Michigan State |
| Michigan Panthers | Craig Dunaway | TE | Michigan |
| Michigan Panthers | Tony Ellis | RB | Michigan State |
| Michigan Panthers | Paul Girgash | LB | Michigan |
| Michigan Panthers | Otis Grant | WR | Michigan State |
| Michigan Panthers | Ali Haji-Sheikh | K | Michigan |
| Michigan Panthers | Terry Hawkins | RB | Michigan State |
| Michigan Panthers | Derek Hughes | RB | Michigan State |
| Michigan Panthers | Ted Jones | WR | Michigan State |
| Michigan Panthers | John Leister | QB | Michigan State |
| Michigan Panthers | Mike Lemirande | LB | Michigan |
| Michigan Panthers | Steve Maidlow | LB | Michigan State |
| Michigan Panthers | Bob Phillips | WR | Western Michigan |
| Michigan Panthers | Tom Piette | C | Michigan State |
| Michigan Panthers | Lawrence Ricks | RB | Michigan |
| Michigan Panthers | Joe Stevens | DE | Michigan State |
| Michigan Panthers | Rich Strenger | T | Michigan |
| Michigan Panthers | Robert Thompson | DB | Michigan |
| Michigan Panthers | Duane Wilson | T | Western Michigan |
| New Jersey Generals | Bill Bates | DB | Tennessee |
| New Jersey Generals | Mike Casteel | DT | Tennessee |
| New Jersey Generals | Mike Charles | DT | Syracuse |
| New Jersey Generals | Ted Cirillo | T | Syracuse |
| New Jersey Generals | Mike Cofer | LB | Tennessee |
| New Jersey Generals | Alex Falcinelli | K | Rutgers |
| New Jersey Generals | Gerry Feehery | C | Syracuse |
| New Jersey Generals | Willie Gault | WR | Tennessee |
| New Jersey Generals | Steve Haworth | DB | Oklahoma |
| New Jersey Generals | Lee Jenkins | DB | Tennessee |
| New Jersey Generals | Kenny Jones | TE | Tennessee |
| New Jersey Generals | Weldon Ledbetter | RB | Oklahoma |
| New Jersey Generals | Mike Miller | WR | Tennessee |
| New Jersey Generals | Joe Nett | G | Syracuse |
| New Jersey Generals | Rod Pegues | RB | Oklahoma |
| New Jersey Generals | Bill Pickel | DT | Rutgers |
| New Jersey Generals | Darryl Songy | DB | Oklahoma |
| New Jersey Generals | Rich Spitzer | T | Rutgers |
| New Jersey Generals | Chris Wampler | DT | Tennessee |
| New Jersey Generals | Mike Weddington | DE | Oklahoma |
| New Jersey Generals | Steve Williams | G | Oklahoma |
| New Jersey Generals | Darryal Wilson | WR | Tennessee |
| New Jersey Generals | Stanley Wilson | RB | Oklahoma |
| New Jersey Generals | Chet Winters | RB | Oklahoma |
| New Jersey Generals | Keith Woetzel | LB | Rutgers |
| New Jersey Generals | Dave Wolf | LB | Colgate |
| Oakland Invaders | Steve Booker | LB | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) |
| Oakland Invaders | Gill Byrd | CB | San Jose State |
| Oakland Invaders | Reggie Camp | DE | California |
| Oakland Invaders | Steve Clarkson | QB | San Jose State |
| Oakland Invaders | Scott Darrow | K | Fresno State |
| Oakland Invaders | Rich Dixon | LB | California |
| Oakland Invaders | Mike Dotterer | RB | Stanford |
| Oakland Invaders | Chris Dressel | TE | Stanford |
| Oakland Invaders | Henry Ellard | WR | Fresno State |
| Oakland Invaders | John Elway | QB | Stanford |
| Oakland Invaders | Mariet Ford | WR | California |
| Oakland Invaders | Brian Hawkins | DB | San Jose State |
| Oakland Invaders | Wes Howell | WR | California |
| Oakland Invaders | Kevin Jones | LB | Fresno State |
| Oakland Invaders | Tim Kearse | WR | San Jose State |
| Oakland Invaders | Tim Lucas | LB | California |
| Oakland Invaders | Maomao Niko | OG | San Jose State |
| Oakland Invaders | Stephone Paige | WR | Fresno State |
| Oakland Invaders | Gary Plummer | LB | California |
| Oakland Invaders | Chris Rose | T | Stanford |
| Oakland Invaders | Harvey Salem | T | California |
| Oakland Invaders | Rich Stachowski | DE | California |
| Oakland Invaders | Ken Thomas | RB | San Jose State |
| Oakland Invaders | Vincent White | RB | Stanford |
| Oakland Invaders | Fred Williams | DB | California |
| Oakland Invaders | Gary Wimmer | LB | Stanford |
| Philadelphia Stars | Walker Lee Ashley | DT | Penn State |
| Philadelphia Stars | Mark Battaglia | C | Penn State |
| Philadelphia Stars | Reggie Brown | WR | Temple |
| Philadelphia Stars | Kelvin Bryant | RB | North Carolina |
| Philadelphia Stars | Joel Coles | RB | Penn State |
| Philadelphia Stars | Bill Contz | T | Penn State |
| Philadelphia Stars | Dave Drechsler | G | North Carolina |
| Philadelphia Stars | Gregg Garrity | WR | Penn State |
| Philadelphia Stars | Ralph Giacomarro | P | Penn State |
| Philadelphia Stars | Roger Jackson | DB | Penn State |
| Philadelphia Stars | Sammy Johnson | DB | North Carolina |
| Philadelphia Stars | Ken Kelley | LB | Penn State |
| Philadelphia Stars | Dave Laube | G | Penn State |
| Philadelphia Stars | Mike McClearn | T | Temple |
| Philadelphia Stars | Mike McCloskey | TE | Penn State |
| Philadelphia Stars | Dave Opfar | DT | Penn State |
| Philadelphia Stars | Dave Paffenroth | LB | Penn State |
| Philadelphia Stars | Guy Peters | DT | Temple |
| Philadelphia Stars | Kevin Phelan | WR | Delaware |
| Philadelphia Stars | Greg Poole | DB | North Carolina |
| Philadelphia Stars | George Schmitt | DB | Delaware |
| Philadelphia Stars | Pete Speros | T | Penn State |
| Philadelphia Stars | Ron Spruill | G | North Carolina |
| Philadelphia Stars | Chris Ward | LB | North Carolina |
| Philadelphia Stars | Curt Warner | RB | Penn State |
| Philadelphia Stars | Mike Wilcher | LB | North Carolina |
| Tampa Bay Bandits | Troy Anderson | DB | Bethune-Cookman |
| Tampa Bay Bandits | Val Brown | LB | Florida |
| Tampa Bay Bandits | Harvey Clayton | DB | Florida State |
| Tampa Bay Bandits | Darryl Crane | WR | Bethune-Cookman |
| Tampa Bay Bandits | Ivory Curry | DB | Florida |
| Tampa Bay Bandits | Chris Faulkner | TE | Florida |
| Tampa Bay Bandits | Dan Fike | T | Florida |
| Tampa Bay Bandits | Warren Hanna | DB | Florida State |
| Tampa Bay Bandits | Tony Hayes | LB | Florida A&M |
| Tampa Bay Bandits | Fernando Jackson | LB | Florida |
| Tampa Bay Bandits | Spencer Jackson | WR | Florida |
| Tampa Bay Bandits | Alonzo Johnson | DE | Florida A&M |
| Tampa Bay Bandits | Andra Jones | DB | Albany State |
| Tampa Bay Bandits | James Jones | RB | Florida |
| Tampa Bay Bandits | Wayne Jones | DB | Bethune-Cookman |
| Tampa Bay Bandits | Nathaniel Koonce | QB | Florida A&M |
| Tampa Bay Bandits | Clyde Mackey | RB | Albany State |
| Tampa Bay Bandits | Frank Middleton | RB | Florida A&M |
| Tampa Bay Bandits | Zeke Mowatt | TE | Florida State |
| Tampa Bay Bandits | Mike Mularkey | TE | Florida |
| Tampa Bay Bandits | Nate Newton | T | Florida A&M |
| Tampa Bay Bandits | Dan Plonk | G | Florida |
| Tampa Bay Bandits | Billy Rolle | DB | Florida A&M |
| Tampa Bay Bandits | John Whittaker | DT | Florida |
| Tampa Bay Bandits | Ricky Williams | RB | Florida State |
| Tampa Bay Bandits | Tyrone Young | WR | Florida |
| Washington Federals | Cliff Austin | RB | Clemson |
| Washington Federals | Dan Benish | DE | Clemson |
| Washington Federals | Gary Brown | G | Clemson |
| Washington Federals | Gurnest Brown | DT | Maryland |
| Washington Federals | Brian Butcher | G | Clemson |
| Washington Federals | Rod Caldwell | DT | Maryland |
| Washington Federals | Pat Chester | DB | Virginia |
| Washington Federals | Mike Corvino | DT | Maryland |
| Washington Federals | Bubba Diggs | TE | Clemson |
| Washington Federals | Mark Duda | DT | Maryland |
| Washington Federals | Andy Headen | LB | Clemson |
| Washington Federals | Homer Jordan | QB | Clemson |
| Washington Federals | Terry Kinard | DB | Clemson |
| Washington Federals | Frank Magwood | WR | Clemson |
| Washington Federals | Bob Mayberry | T | Clemson |
| Washington Federals | Jeff McCall | RB | Clemson |
| Washington Federals | Chuck McSwain | RB | Clemson |
| Washington Federals | Mike Muller | LB | Maryland |
| Washington Federals | Dave Pacella | T | Maryland |
| Washington Federals | Andrew Provence | DT | South Carolina |
| Washington Federals | Johnny Rembert | LB | Clemson |
| Washington Federals | Rich Scherer | TE | Richmond |
| Washington Federals | Harry Skipper | DB | South Carolina |
| Washington Federals | Dave Sullivan | T | Virginia |
| Washington Federals | John Tice | TE | Maryland |
| Washington Federals | Danny Triplett | LB | Clemson |