These Picks Won't Be Around For The Picking

How badly did the USFL hurt the National Football League draft? Substantially in the first round, according to a cross-section of NFL scouts. Much less so after that. Here are the 15 top rookies signed by the USFL and their projected draft status in the NFL ( Herschel Walker, ineligible for this year's draft, would have been a sure No. 1 in '84):

FIRST ROUND:

Kelvin Bryant, RB, North Carolina (Philadelphia Stars)
Trumaine Johnson, WR, Grambling ( Chicago Blitz)
Reggie Collier, QB, Southern Mississippi (Birmingham Stallions)
Tim Spencer, RB, Ohio State ( Chicago Blitz)
Anthony Carter, WR, Michigan ( Michigan Panthers)
Craig James, RB, SMU (Washington Federals)

SECOND ROUND:

David Greenwood, DB, Wisconsin ( Michigan Panthers)
Irv Eatman, T, UCLA (Philadelphia Stars)
Mark Keel, TE, Arizona (Arizona Wranglers)
Frank Minnifield, DB, Louisville ( Chicago Blitz)

THIRD ROUND:

Tom Ramsey, QB, UCLA ( Los Angeles Express)
Bart Oates, C, Brigham Young (Philadelphia Stars)

FOURTH ROUND:
Bobby Hebert, QB, Northwest Louisiana ( Michigan Panthers)

FIFTH ROUND:
Roger Jackson, DB, Penn State (Philadelphia Stars)

SIXTH ROUND:
Ken Lacy, RB, Tulsa ( Michigan Panthers)