History: Cleveland Browns Draft History

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1980
Round	Player	Position	University	Notes
1a				Browns’ 1st and New England’s 6th choice traded to Los Angeles for Rams’ 1st and 4th choices plus San Diego’s 2nd and Green Bay’s 5th in 1980
1b	White, Charles	RB	USC	choice acquired from Los Angeles; see 1a
2a				Browns’ choice traded to Denver along with San Diego’s 5th-round choice [acquired from Washington for S Tony Peters] for DE Lyle Alzado
2b	Crosby, Cleveland	DE	Arizona	choice acquired from San Diego through Los Angeles; see 1a
3	Odom, Cliff	LB	Texas-Arlington
4a	Crews, Ron	DE	Nevada-Las Vegas
4b	McDonald, Paul	QB	USC	choice acquired from Los Angeles; see 1a
5a	Franks, Elvis	DE	Morgan State	choice acquired from Green Bay through Los Angeles; see 1a
5b				Browns’ choice traded to Oakland for G George Buehler
5c				San Diego’s choice acquired from Washington for S Tony Peters traded to Denver as part of Lyle Alzado trade; see 2a
6a				Browns’ choice traded to San Diego for RB Rickey Anderson
6b				New England’s choice, acquired for DE Mike St. Clair, traded to Los Angeles; see 1a;
7				Browns’ choice traded to New York Giants for DE Jack Gregory
8	Copeland, Jeff	LB	Texas Tech
9	Dewalt, Roy	RB	Texas-Arlington
10	Fidel, Kevin	C	San Diego State
11	Sales, Roland	RB	Arkansas
12	Jackson, Marcus	DT	Purdue

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1981
Round	Player	Position	University	Notes
1	Dixon, Hanford	CB	Southern Mississippi
2				Browns’ choice traded to Buffalo along with Browns’ 3rd-round choice in 1982 for G Joe DeLamielleure
3				Browns’ choice traded to Denver along with Browns’ 2nd- and 5th-round choices in 1980 for DE Lyle Alzado
4a	Robinson, Mike	DE	Arizona	choice acquired from Washington along with Redskins’ 10th choice in 1981 and San Diego’s 5th choice in 1980 for S Tony Peters
4b				Browns’ choice traded to San Diego for LB Don Goode
5	Cox, Steve	P/K	Arkansas
6	Simmons, Ron	DT	Florida State
7	Johnson, Eddie	LB	Louisville
8				Browns’ choice traded to New York Jets for DE Marshall Harris
9	Schleusener, Randy	G	Nebraska
10a				Washington’s choice acquired in S Tony Peters trade, returned to Washington for Redskins’ 8th-round choice in 1982
10b				New England’s choice, acquired for DE Ernie Price, traded to Washington along with choice 10a for Washington’s 8th-round choice in 1982
10c	Prater, Dean	DT	Oklahoma State
11	Friday, Larry	S	Mississippi State
12	McGill, Kevin	T	Oregon

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1982
Round	Player	Position	University	Notes
1	Banks, Chip	LB	USC
2	Baldwin, Keith	DE	Texas A&M
3				Browns’ choice traded to Buffalo with Browns’ 2nd choice in 1981 for G Joe DeLamielleure
4	Walker, Dwight	RB/WR	Nicholls State (La)
5	Baab, Mike	C/G	Texas
6a				Browns’ choice traded to Dallas for LB Bruce Huther
6b	Whitwell, Mike	WR	Texas A&M	choice acquired from Denver for LB Robert L. Jackson
7				Browns’ choice traded to Buffalo for RB Terry Miller
8a	Kafentzis, Mark	S	Hawaii
8b	Heflin, Van	TE	Vanderbilt	choice acquired from Oakland for DE Lyle Alzado
8c	Jackson, Bill	S	North Carolina	choice acquired from Washington for 10th choice in 1981
9	Baker, Milton	TE	West Texas State
10	Floyd, Ricky	RB	Southern Mississippi
11	Michuta, Steve	QB	Grand Valley (Mich.)
12	Nicolas, Scott	LB	Miami.

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1983
Round	Player	Position	University	Notes
1				Browns’ choice traded to Buffalo along with Browns’ 3rd choice in 1984 and 5th choice in 1985 for LB Tom Cousineau
2	Brown, Ron	WR	Arizona State
3	Camp, Reggie	DE	California
4				Browns’ choice traded to San Diego for LB Don Goode
5	Contz, Bill	T	Penn State
6a	Stracka, Tim	TE	Wisconsin	choice acquired from Chicago for C Gerry Sullivan
6b	Puzzuoli, Dave	NT	Pittsburgh
7a	Belk, Rocky	WR	Miami	choice acquired from Chicago for LB Bruce Huther
7b				ice traded to Philadelphia for DE Thomas Brown
8	McClearn, Mike	G/T	Temple
9				Browns’ choice traded to San Francisco for K Matt Bahr
10	Hopkins, Thomas	T	Alabama A&M
11a	Green, Boyce	RB	Carson-Newman
11b	McAdoo, Howard	LB	Michigan State	choice acquired from L.a Raiders for Greg Pruitt
12.	Farren, Paul	C/T	Boston University

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1984
Round	Player	Position	University	Notes
1	Rogers, Don	S	UCLA
2a	Rockins, Chris	S	Oklahoma State	choice acquired from L.a Rams for negotiating rights to WR Ron Brown
2b	Davis, Bruce	WR	Baylor
3				Browns’ choice traded to Buffalo along with Browns’ 1st choice in 1983 and 5th choice in 1985 for LB Tom Cousineau
4a	Bolden, Rickey	TE	Southern Methodist	choice acquired from Denver for WR Dave Logan
4b	Brennan, Brian	WR	Boston College
5	Piepkorn, Dave	T	North Dakota State
6	Nugent, Terry	QB	Colorado State
7	Dumont, Jim	LB	Rutgers
8				Browns’ choice traded to N.Y. Jets for WR Bobby Jones
9a	Jones, Don	WR	Texas A&M	choice acquired from Philadelphia for LB Bill Cowher;
9b				Browns’ choice traded to Chicago along with Browns’ 10th, 11th and 12th round choices in 1984 for Bears’ three picks in June, 1984 supplemental draft of players under contract to another league
10a				Browns’ choice traded to Chicago, see 9b
10b	Byner, Earnest	RB	East Carolina	choice acquired from L.a Raiders for G-T Henry Sheppard
11				Browns’ choice traded to Chicago, see 9b
12				Browns’ choice traded to Chicago, see 9b

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1984 Supplemental Draft
Round	Player	Position	University	Notes
1a	Mack, Kevin	RB	Clemson	choice acquired from Chicago for Browns’ 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th round choices in 1984 NFL Draft
1b	Johnson, Mike	LB	Virginia Tech
2a	McNeil, Gerald	WR	Baylor	Choice acquired from Chicago, see 1a
2b	Robison, Tommy	T	Texas A&M
3a	West, Doug	LB	UCLA	choice acquired from Chicago, see 1a
3b	Bond, John	QB	Mississippi State

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1985
Round	Player	Position	University	Notes
1				Browns’ choice traded to Buffalo along with 1st choice in 1986, 3rd in 1985, and a 6th in 1986 for Buffalo’s first pick in 1985 supplemental draft
2				Allen, Greg RB Florida State
3				Browns’ choice traded to Buffalo, see 1
4				Browns’ choice traded to Miami for WR Duriel Harris
5				Browns’ choice traded to Buffalo along with Browns’ 1st in 1983 and 3rd in 1984 for LB Tom Cousineau
6	Krerowicz, Mark	G	Ohio State
7	Langhorne, Reggie	WR	Elizabeth City
8	Banks, Fred	WR	Liberty Baptist
9				Browns’ choice traded to Philadelphia for DE Carl Hairston
10	Williams, Larry	G	Notre Dame
11	Tucker, Travis	TE	S. Connecticut State
12	Swanson, Shane	WR	Nebraska

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1985 Supplemental Draft
Round	Player	Position	University	Notes
1	Kosar, Bernie	QB	Miami	choice acquired from Buffalo for 1st in 1985 and 1986, 3rd in 1985 and 6th in 1986

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1986
Round	Player	Position	University	Notes
1				Browns’ choice traded to Buffalo along with 1st choice in 1985 3rd in 1985 and a 6th in ’86 for Buffalo’s first pick in 1985 supplemental draft
2	Slaughter, Webster	WR	San Diego State
3				Browns’ choice traded to Detroit for QB Gary Danielson
4				Browns’ choice traded to L.a Rams for WR Terry Greer
5	Miller, Nick	LB	Arkansas
6				Browns’ choice traded to Buffalo, see 1
7a	Meyer, Jim	T	Illinois State
7b	Norseth, Mike	QB	Kansas	choice acquired from Kansas City for RB Boyce Green
8				Browns’ choice traded to Philadelphia for LB Anthony Griggs
9	Taylor, Danny	DB	Texas (El Paso)
10	Smith, Willie	TE	Miami
11	Dausin, Randy	G	Texas A&M
12	Simmons, King	CB	Texas Tech

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1987
Round	Player	Position	University	Notes
1	Junkin, Mike	LB	Duke	choice acquired from San Diego, along with San Diego’s second 1987 choice in exchange for Browns’ 1987 first and second round choices and LB-Chip Banks
2	Rakoczy, Gregg	OT/C	Miami	choice acquired from San Diego, see round 1
3a	Manoa, Tim	FB	Penn State
3b	Jaeger, Jeff	K	Washington	choice acquired from L.a Rams in exchange for Browns’ 1987 4th, 5th and 12th round picks
4				Browns’ choice to L.a Rams, see 3b
5				Browns’ choice to L.a Rams, see 3b
6	Braggs, Stephen	DB	Texas
7				Browns’ choice to Green Bay for WR-John Jefferson
8	Bullitt, Steve	LB	Texas A&M
9				Browns’ choice to Indianapolis for QB-Mike Pagel
10	Winters, Frank	C	Western Illinois
11	Brewton, Larry	DB	Temple
12				Browns’ choice to L.a Rams, see 3b

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1988
Round	Player	Position	University	Notes
1	Charlton, Clifford	LB	Florida	[21st overall]
2	Perry, Michael Dean	DL	Clemson	[50th]
3	Waiters, Van	LB	Indiana	[77th]
4	Blaylock, Anthony	CB	Winston-Salem	[103rd]
5				Browns’ choice traded to Phoenix for DE AI Baker
6				Browns’ choice traded to Philadelphia along with CB D.D. Hoggard for DL Chris Pike;
7	Gash, Thane	S	East Tennessee State	[188th]
8	Birden, J.J.	WR	Oregon	[216th]
9	Copeland, Danny	S	Eastern Kentucky	[244th]
10	Washington, Brian	S	Nebraska	[272nd]
11	Hawkins, Hendley	WR	Nebraska	[300th]
12	Slayden, Steve	QB	Duke	[328th]

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1989
Round	Player	Position	University	Notes
1	Metcalf, Eric	RB	Texas	choice acquired from Denver for Browns’ 1989 1st, 2nd, 5th and 9th [13th overall]
2	Tillman, Lawyer	WR	Auburn	choice acquired from Green Bay along with Green Bay’s 1989 5th for Browns’ 1989 3rd, 1989 5th, 1990 1st and RB Herman Fontenot [31st]
3				Browns’ choice to Green Bay – see round 2
4	Stewart, Andrew	DE	Cincinnati	[107th]
5a	Kramer, Kyle	S	Bowling Green	choice acquired from Green Bay – see round two [114th]
5b	Joines, Vernon	WR	Maryland	choice acquired from Kansas City for LB Mike Junkin [116th]
6	Wilkerson, Gary	CB	Penn State	[160th]
7	Graybill, Mike	OT	Boston University	[187th]
8	Aeilts, Rick	TE	S.E. Missouri State	[215th]
9				Browns’ selection traded to Denver – see round 1
10	Buddenberg, John	OT	Akron	[274th]
11	Plocki, Dan	K	Maryland	[301st]
12	Brown, Marlon	LB	Memphis State	[328th]

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