Gabriel Rivera

Pittsburgh Steelers 21st pick

DT · Texas Tech · 1983

Draft Details

Year

1983

Round

Round 1

Pick

21st overall

Team

Pittsburgh Steelers

Position

College

Texas Tech

Gabriel Rivera is a DT out of Texas Tech who was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the 21st overall pick in the 1983 NFL Draft, a 1st-round selection. He was the 2nd of 12 DTs off the board that year. He was one of 3 Texas Tech players drafted in 1983. He first appeared on an NFL roster in 1983.

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1	2	LA	Eric Dickerson	RB	SMU
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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

Gabriel Rivera

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