Darryl Talley

Buffalo Bills 39th pick

OLB · West Virginia · 1983–1996

Draft Details

Year

1983

Round

Round 2

Pick

39th overall

Team

Buffalo Bills

Position

OLB

College

West Virginia

Darryl Talley Career Stats

2× Pro Bowl selection.
Primary starter for 12 seasons.

Career Totals

Games	Sacks	Def INT
216	38.5	12

Career span: 1983–1996.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Darryl Talley is a former outside linebacker out of West Virginia, selected by the Buffalo Bills with the 39th overall pick (round 2) in the 1983 NFL Draft. He played 216 regular-season games from 1983 to 1996. He was named to 2 Pro Bowls.

More from the 1983 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	BAL	John Elway	QB	Stanford
1	2	LA	Eric Dickerson	RB	SMU
1	3	SEA	Curt Warner	RB	Penn State
1	4	DEN	Chris Hinton	G	Northwestern
1	5	LAC	Billy Ray Smith Jr.	LB	Arkansas
1	5	SD	Billy Ray Smith	LB	Arkansas
1	6	CHI	Jimbo Covert	OT	Pittsburgh
1	7	KC	Todd Blackledge	QB	Penn State
1	8	PHI	Michael Haddix	FB	Mississippi State
1	9	HOU	Bruce Matthews	C	USC

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