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NFL Draft in the Awesome80sBy Patrick Mondout
As with any slot in the draft, number one overall picks have been both
hits and misses. However, its more memorable when its either a big miss
(like Kenneth Sims or Aundray Bruce) or a big hit (like John Elway, Bruce
Smith, and Troy Aikman.
We have complete coverage (including round by round selections and some
analysis) for each year. Select a year from the table below, which also
lists number one overall picks for each season of the Awesome80s (figures
for the Super70s are here).
| Year |
Player,
Position |
School |
Team |
Years |
Pro
Bowls |
| 1980 |
Billy Sims, rb |
Oklahoma |
Detroit |
5 |
3 |
| 1981 |
George Rogers, rb |
South Carolina |
New Orleans |
7 |
2 |
| 1982 |
Kenneth Sims, dt |
Texas |
New England |
8 |
0 |
| 1983 |
John Elway, qb |
Stanford |
Baltimore |
16 |
10 |
| 1984 |
Irving Fryar, wr |
Nebraska |
New England |
15 |
5 |
| 1985 |
Bruce Smith, de |
Virginia Tech |
Buffalo |
18 |
11 |
| 1986 |
Bo Jackson, rb |
Auburn |
Tampa Bay |
4 |
1 |
| 1987 |
Vinny Testaverde, qb |
Miami, (Fla.) |
Tampa Bay |
16 |
2 |
| 1988 |
Aundray Bruce, lb |
Auburn |
Atlanta |
11 |
0 |
| 1989 |
Troy Aikman, qb |
UCLA |
Dallas |
12 |
6 |
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| | Photo by Lou Sauritch, ©2006 Super70s.com | |
|  | Draft Success: Al Davis picked a pair of Awesome80s Heisman Trophy winners in Marcus Allen (#10 overall, 1982) and Tim Brown (pictured, #6 overall, 1988).
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