Chip Banks

Cleveland Browns 3rd pick

LB · USC · 1982–1993

Draft Details

Year

1982

Round

Round 1

Pick

3rd overall

Team

Cleveland Browns

Position

College

USC

Chip Banks Career Stats

4× Pro Bowl selection, 1× first-team All-Pro.
Primary starter for 10 seasons.
Ranks 3rd in the 1982 draft class in sacks (46).

Career Totals

Games	Sacks	Def INT
138	46	9

Career span: 1982–1992.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Chip Banks is a former linebacker out of USC, selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 3rd overall pick (round 1) in the 1982 NFL Draft. He played 138 regular-season games from 1982 to 1992. He was named to 4 Pro Bowls.

More from the 1982 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	NE	Kenneth Sims	DE	Texas
1	2	BAL	Johnie Cooks	LB	Mississippi State
1	4	BAL	Art Schlichter	QB	Ohio State
1	5	CHI	Jim McMahon	QB	BYU
1	6	SEA	Jeff Bryant	DE	Clemson
1	7	MIN	Darrin Nelson	RB	Stanford
1	8	HOU	Mike Munchak	G	Penn State
1	9	ATL	Gerald Riggs	RB	Arizona State
1	10	LV	Marcus Allen	RB	USC
1	11	KC	Anthony Hancock	WR	Tennessee

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