1980s All-Rookie Teams

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1980
OffenseDefenseSpecial Teams
QBDavid WoodleyMIADEJacob GreenSEAPKEddie MurrayDET
RBJoe CribbsBUFDERulon JonesDENPJim MillerSF
RBBilly SimsDETDTRush BrownSTL
WRRay ButlerBALDTJim StuckeySF
WRArt MonkWASOLBBobby LeopoldSF
TEJunior MillerATLOLBAl RichardsonATL
CTommie GinnDETMLBBuddy CurryATL
GTyrone McGriffPITCBDon McNeilMIA
GRay SnellTBCBRoynell YoungPHI
TStan BrockNOSJohnnie JohnsonLA
TAnthony MuñozCINSDarrol RayNYJ
1981
OffenseDefenseSpecial Teams
QBNeil LomaxSTLDECurtis GreenDETPKMick LuckhurstATL
RBJoe DelaneyKCDEDonnell ThompsonBALPTom OroszMIA
RBGeorge RogersNODTBill NeilNYG
WRCris CollinsworthCINDTJohnny RobinsonOAK
WRKen MargerumCHIOLBHugh GreenTB
TEGreg LaFleurSTLOLBLawrence TaylorNYG
CJohn ScullyATLMLBMike SingletaryCHI
GBilly ArdNYGCBRonnie LottSF
GCurt MarshOAKCBEverson WallsDAL
TJoe JacobyWASSKenny EasleySEA
TKeith Van HorneCHISCarlton WilliamsonSF
1982
OffenseDefenseSpecial Teams
QBJim McMahonCHIDEBruce ClarkNOPKGary AndersonPIT
RBMarcus AllenLARaidDEKenneth SimsNEPRohn StarkBAL
RBButch WoolfolkNYGDTLester WilliamsNE
WRCharlie BrownWASDTLeo WisniewskiBAL
WRLindsay ScottNOOLBChip BanksCLE
TEPete MetzelaarsSEAOLBJohnie CooksBAL
CRich UmphreyNYGMLBTom CousineauCLE
GBrad EdelmanNOCBVernon DeanWAS
GSean FarrellTBCBBobby WatkinsDET
TTootie RobbinsSTLSBenny PerrinSTL
TLuis SharpeSTLSAndre YoungSD
1983
OffenseDefenseSpecial Teams
QBDan MarinoMIADEMike PittsATLPKAli Haji-SheikhNYG
RBEric DickersonLARamsDEGreg TownsendLARaidPReggie RobyMIA
RBCurt WarnerSEADTBill PickelLARaid
WRJeff ChadwickDETDTAndrew ProvenceATL
WRWillie GaultCHIOLBJohn RadeATL
TETony HunterBUFOLBVernon MaxwellBAL
CDave RimingtonCINMLBMike GreenSD
GChris HintonBALCBDarrell GreenWAS
GBruce MatthewsHOUCBDenny WaltersSD
TJimbo CovertCHISBill BatesDAL
THarvey SalemHOUSTerry KinardNYG
1984
OffenseDefenseSpecial Teams
QBWarren MoonHOUDEAlphonso CarrekerGBPKPaul McFaddenPHI
RBAlfred AndersonMINDEBlaise WinterINDPBrian HansenNO
RBGreg BellBUFDTBill MaasKC
WRLouis LippsPITOLBCarl BanksNYG
WRDaryl TurnerSEAOLBKeith BrownerTB
TEClarence KayDENILBEugene LockhartDAL
CJim SweeneyNYJILBGary ReasonsNYG
GBrian BladosCINCBFrank MinnifieldCLE
GRon SoltINDCBKevin RossKC
TRon HellerTBSTom FlynnGB
TDean SteinkuhlerHOUSDon RogersCLE
1985
OffenseDefenseSpecial Teams
QBDieter BrockLARamsDERay ChildressHOUPKKevin ButlerCHI
RBGary AndersonSDDEGarin VerisNEPDale HatcherLARams
RBKevin MackCLEDTTim NewtonMIN
WREddie BrownCINOLBDuane BickettIND
WRJerry RiceSFOLBChris DolemanMIN
TEMark BavaroNYGILBJack Del RioNO
CBart OatesNYGILBBrian NobleGB
GBill FralicATLCBDerrick BurroughsBUF
GTom ThayerCHICBJohn HendySD
TLomas BrownDETSRaphel CherryWAS
TJim LacheySDSLonnie YoungSTL
1986
OffenseDefenseSpecial Teams
QBJim EverettLARamsDELeslie O'NealSDPKJohn LeeSTL
RBRueben MayesNODEBrent WilliamsNEPJohn TeltschikPHI
RBJohn WilliamsSEADTTony CasillasATL
WRBill BrooksINDDTReggie SingletaryPHI
WRErnest GivinsHOUOLBTim CofieldKC
TEGreg BatyNEOLBCharles HaleySF
CMatt DarwinPHIILBDino HackettKC
GTom NewberryLARamsILBJohn OfferdahlMIA
GWill WolfordBUFCBDon GriffinSF
TBrian JozwiakKCCBTim McKyerSF
TJ.D. MaarleveldTBSDavid FulcherCIN
SDevon MitchellDET
1987
OffenseDefenseSpecial Teams
QBVinny TestaverdeTBDEJohn BosaMIAPKJeff JaegerCLE
RBChristian OkoyeKCDEShawn KnightNOPRuben RodriguezSEA
RBTroy StradfordMIADTJerry BallDET
WRRicky NattielDENDTJerome BrownPHI
WRFrankie NealGBOLBCornelius BennettBUF
TERobert AwaltSTLOLBAlex GordonNYJ
Cno selectionILBBrian BosworthSEA
GTodd PeatSTLILBShane ConlanBUF
GSteve TrapiloNOCBDelton HallPIT
TBruce ArmstrongNECBNate OdomesBUF
THarris BartonSFSGene AtkinsNO
SThomas EverettPIT
1988
OffenseDefenseSpecial Teams
QBChris ChandlerINDDEMichael Dean PerryCLEPKChip LohmillerWAS
RBJohn StephensNEDEDaniel StubbsSFPJeff FeaglesNE
RBIckey WoodsCINDTTim GoadNE
WRBrian BladesSEADTPierce HoltSF
WRTim BrownLARaidOLBAundray BruceATL
TEKeith JacksonPHIOLBO'Brien Alston
Bill Romanowski
IND
SF
Cno selectionILBSidney ColemanTB
GRandall McDanielMINILBChris SpielmanDET
GEric MooreNYGCBEric AllenPHI
TJumbo ElliottNYGCBJames HastyNYJ
TPaul GruberTBSBennie BladesDET
SErik McMillanNYJ
1989
OffenseDefenseSpecial Teams
QBTroy AikmanDALDETrace ArmstrongCHIPKChris JackeGB
RBBarry SandersDETDEBurt GrossmanSDPChris MohrTB
RBBobby HumphreyDENDTBill HawkinsLARams
WRShawn CollinsATLDTTracy RockerWAS
WRAndre RisonINDOLBJeff LagemanNYJ
TETravis McNealSEAOLBDerrick ThomasKC
CCourtney HallSDILBJerry OlsavskyPIT
GSteve WisniewskiLARaidCBRobert MasseyNO
GJoe WolfPHXCBDeion SandersATL
TKevin HaverdinkNOSSteve AtwaterDEN
TAndy HeckSEASCarnell LakeDET

Many thanks to John Turney of the Professional Football Researchers Association for his assistance in completing the PFWA’s award history.