Draft History 1980 thru 1989
| 1980 | June Regular | ||||
| 2/39 | Larry Knight | of | Lookout Valley HS | Philadelphia | |
| 5/125 | Roy Johnson | of | Tennessee State U. | Montreal | |
| 8/208 | William Butler | ss | Cleveland St CC | Baltimore | |
| 10/253 | Larry Simcox | ss | Mississsippi | Cincinnati | |
| 11/284 | Timothy Duncan | ss | Christian Brothers U. | Boston | |
| 14/346 | Gary Robinette | 3b | ETSU | Chicago AL | |
| 20/518 | Tom Bolton | p | Antioch HS | Boston | |
| 26/658 | Mark Shuler | p | Memphis State U. | Montreal | |
| 28/696 | Randy McDaniel | 2b | UT | New York AL | |
| 29/712 | Gerald Kennedy | p | Knoxville, TN | New York AL | |
| 36/791 | Joseph Cardwelll | ss | ETSU | San Francisco | |
| January Regular | |||||
| 4/101 | Wallace Dulling | p | Columbia State CC | Boston | |
| 15/251 | Michael Schwarber | p | Cleveland State CC | Cleveland | |
| 1981 | June Regular | ||||
| 1/4 | Terry Blocker | of | Tennessee State U. | New York NL | |
| 1/22 | Dave Andereson | ss | Memphis State U. | Los Angeles | |
| 3/75 | Curtis Burke | of | Tennessee State U. | Houston | |
| 6/138 | Brian Snyder | of | ETSU | San Francisco | |
| 9/210 | Rich Webster | p | Memphis State U. | New York NL | |
| 9/231 | Larry Simcox | ss | Mississippi | Houston | |
| 10/252 | Mel Williams | of | David Lipscomb Coll. | Philadelphia | |
| 11/272 | Steve Susce | p | Missississippi State U | Pittsburgh | Tullahoma HS |
| 11/276 | Mike Norment | of | MTSU | Montreal | |
| 15/363 | Kal Koenig | p | David Lipscomb Col | Seattle | |
| 17/422 | Keith Gilliam | p | APSU | St. Louis | |
| 17/426 | Steve Chmil | ss | Vanderbilt | Atlanta | |
| 20/517 | DeWayne Rosenbaum | p | David Lipscomb Col | Baltimore | |
| 21/526 | Jeff Edwards | p | DuPont HS | St. Louis | |
| 25/621 | Jeff Andrews | p | ETSU | Chicago NL | |
| 30/743 | Tim Dodd | p | Cleveland HS | Cincinnati | |
| 38/835 | Scott Holiday | of | MTSU | New York NL | |
| June Secondary | |||||
| 2/45 | Bobby Falls | ss | Walters State CC | Houston | |
| January Regular | |||||
| 6/134 | Bruce Hamrick | 3b | Hiwassee CC | California | |
| 9/202 | Brian Pate | if-of | Columbia State CC | New York NL | |
| 12/256 | Doug Birkoffer | 2b | Cumberland JC | Montreal | ? Is this right? |
| 13/265 | Ted Ladd | ss | St. Andrews, TN | San Fransisco | |
| January Secondary | |||||
| 3/66 | Bobby Falls | ss | Walters State CC | Pittsburgh | |
| 1982 | June Regular | ||||
| 1/12 | Mark Snyder | p | Bearden HS | Cleveland | |
| 5/130 | Ken Gerhart | of | MTSU | Baltimore | |
| 6/153 | Brian Farley | p | Vanderbilt | St. Louis | |
| 9/233 | Tom Browning | p | Tennessee Weslyan | Cincinnati | |
| 11/267 | Alan Carmichael | c | Baylor HS | New York NL | Signal Mtn |
| 13/337 | Erez Borowski | c | Vanderbilt | Minnesota | Is this correct? |
| 15/377 | Charlie Mitchell | rhp | Columbia State CC | Cleveland | |
| 17/438 | Ted Carson | p | UT | St. Louis | |
| 18/445 | Keith Gilliam | p | Austin Peay | Toronto | |
| 20/514 | Mark Novak | p | MTSU | Detroit | |
| 21/526 | Greg Bartley | p | ETSU | Seattle | |
| 25/635 | B.J. Hinson | 2b | ETSU | Houston | |
| 27/683 | Gary Keeton | IF | MTSU | Chicago AL | |
| 32/783 | Mike Mills | p | Trevecca | Cincinnatti | |
| January Regular | |||||
| 7/95 | Charles Mitchell | p | Columbia State CC | Boston | |
| 5/116 | David Miller | ss | Walters State CC | San Francisco | |
| 6/146 | Charles Norman | p | Walters State CC | Houston | |
| 7/173 | Roy (Soup) Campbell | of | Columbia State CC | Montreal | |
| 10/240 | Gregory Haynes | 1b-c | Jackson State CC | Boston | |
| 1983 | June Regular | ||||
| 3/76 | Wayne Dannenburg | of | ETSU | Philadelphia | |
| 4/84 | David West | p | Craigmont HS (Mem) | New York NL | |
| 5/125 | Tim Corder | p | Memphis State | Boston | |
| 6/134 | James Petties | p | Tennessee State U. | Cincinnati | |
| 7/177 | John Mitchell | p | Overton HS (Nash) | Boston | |
| 8/188 | William Page | P | DeKalb County HS | New York NL | |
| 10/240 | Eric Ricketts | of-c | Soddy Daisy HS | New York NL | |
| 14/355 | Tim Bailey | of | ETSU | Detroit | |
| 14/359 | Billy Sheeks | p | Christian Bros HS | Boston | |
| 15/376 | Marlin Hubbard | p | Vanderbilt | San Diego | |
| 16/412 | Mike Nipper | 2b | ETSU | Atlanta | |
| 16/416 | Mike Behriend | p-3b | Tennessee Tech U | St. Louis | |
| 18/446 | Ronnie Giddens | 2b | Union University | Cincinnati | |
| 18/465 | Kevin Tuck | p | UT | Kansas City | |
| 22/567 | Jeff Glover | p | Farrugut HS | Milwaukee | |
| 24/599 | Seth Richmond | of | Trevecca | Houston | |
| 26/658 | Allen Sigler | of | Memphis St. U | St. Louis | |
| 35/793 | Mark Novak | p | MTSU | Texas | |
| January Regular | |||||
| 2/35 | Jeff Stewart | p | Martin JC (Pulaski) | San Diego | |
| 5/119 | Larry Goodwin | of | Cleveland St. CC | Detroit | |
| 1984 | June Regular | ||||
| 1/9 | Alan Cockrell | of | UT | San Fransisco | |
| 2/40 | Jimmy Meadows | p | Walters State CC | Texas | |
| 7/171 | Tim Dunn | 2b | Memphis State U | Montreal | |
| 7/173 | Kevin Helton | p | Carson Newman | Pittsburgh | |
| 7/181 | Jeff Edwards | p | Vanderbilt | Los Angeles | |
| 9/211 | Rich Rodriguez | p | UT | New York NL | |
| 9/214 | Chris Beasley | p | Arizona St U | Cleveland | born in Jackson, TN |
| 9/23 | Tim Wasilewski | p | Vanderbilt | Toronto | |
| 11/269 | Billy Paul Carver | c | Beech HS | Houston | |
| 11/276 | Michael Fenn | p | David Lipscomb Coll. | Boston | |
| 13/323 | Greg Ehmig | of-1b | Rhea County HS | San Francisco | |
| 14/347 | John Rhode | p | Carson Newman Coll. | St. Louis | |
| 16/393 | Dan Eskew | p | McGavock HS | New York NL | |
| 17/430 | Charles Dial | p | MTSU | Texas | |
| 17/441 | Greg Smith | of-1b | Baylor HS | Los Angeles | |
| 21/523 | Shane Young | p | Memphis State U | New York NL | |
| 21/527 | Allen Sigler | of | Memphis State U | Cincinnati | |
| 22/548 | Greg Johnson | p | Red Bank HS | New York NL | |
| 22/565 | Greg Tubbs | of | Austin Peay | Atlanta | DeKalb Co. HS |
| 22/570 | William Fuggatt | c | TN Weslyan College | Detroit | |
| 23/576 | Mike Shellnut | p | TN Weslyan College | Cleveland | |
| 23/595 | Lem Pilkinton | c | Overton HS Nashville | Baltimore | |
| 28/688 | Danny Weems | p | North Greene HS | Atlanta | |
| 30/711 | Allen Wilson | c | Memphis State U | New York NL | |
| 31/732 | Billy Sheeks | p | Christian Bros Univ. | Texas | |
| 33/761 | Gary Cathcart | of | MTSU | New York AL | |
| June Secondary | |||||
| 5/84 | David Miller | ss | Walters State CC | Seattle | |
| 5/89 | Joey Seaver | p | Walters State CC | Milwaukee | |
| 6/98 | Jeff Forney | of | Roane State CC | Detroit | |
| January Regular | |||||
| 5/117 | Charles Bell | of | Nashville, TN | Boston | |
| 6/153 | Joey Seaver | p | Walters State CC | Detroit | |
| 7/159 | Kevin Badgett | of | Knoxville, TN | Cleveland | |
| 7/169 | Tary Scott | 1b | Walters State CC | Boston | |
| 8/190 | John Haynes | p | Columbia State CC | St. Louis | |
| 11/261 | Theron Powell | of | Roane State CC | St. Louis | |
| 23/350 | Jeff Forney | of | Roane State CC | Pittsburgh | |
| 24/351 | David Miller | ss | Walters State CC | Pittsburgh | |
| 1985 | June Regular | ||||
| 1/23 | Joey Cora | ss | Vanderbilt | San Diego | |
| 3/80 | Steve Searcy | p | UT | Detroit | |
| 5/114 | Leonard Kelly | p | Tennessee State U | Montreal | |
| 5/125 | Tim Dulin | 2b | Memphis State U | Baltimore | |
| 6/150 | Ray Stephens | C | Troy University | St. Louis | Bradley Central HS |
| 15/391 | Rich DeLucia | p | UT | Toronto | |
| 23/583 | Brad Smith | p | Cleveland State CC | Cleveland | |
| 23/591 | Abbie Woyce | p | Vanderbilt | Kansas City | |
| 24/621 | Eric Laseke | 2b | Columbia State CC | Boston | |
| 26/676 | John Rohde | p | Carson Newman Coll | Toronto | |
| 27/700 | Chris Carroll | p | Univ. of Kentucky | New York AL | Hendersonville HS |
| 29/745 | Dewayne Smith | of | South Young HS Knox | Toronto | |
| 31/780 | Pat Sullivan | c | UT | Toronto | |
| 32/793 | Dick Sisler | p | UT | New York AL | |
| 37/830 | Greg Dennis | ss | Baylor Univ | Toronto | Chatt Notre Dame HS |
| June Secondary | |||||
| 1/2 | Pat Gilbert | of | Columbia State CC | San Francisco | |
| 4/85 | Joey Seaver | p | UT | Baltimore | |
| 7/103 | Jeff Smith | p | Cleveland State CC | Milwaukee | |
| January Regular | |||||
| 1/5 | Pat Gilbert | of | Columbia State CC | Pittsburgh | |
| 1/16 | John Wilder | p | Walters State CC | California | |
| 2/36 | Jeff Smith | p | Cleveland State CC | Cleveland | |
| 3/74 | Oscar Murphy | p | Columbia State CC | Boston | |
| 5/107 | William Parham | 1b | Walters State CC | Cincinnati | |
| 7/162 | John Turner | if-of | Walters State CC | Seattle | |
| 7/167 | Adrian Wills | c | Walters State CC | Atlanta | |
| 10/237 | Stanley Cook | of | Walters State CC | Atlanta | |
| 11/254 | Charles Bell | of | Aquinas JC | Cleveland | |
| 14/293 | Rusty Covington | p | Shelby State CC | Milwaukee | |
| 18/320 | Kevin Brooks | c-p | Jackson State CC | Montreal | |
| January Secondary | |||||
| 2/44 | Greg Ehmig | p | Walters State CC | Seattle | |
| 1986 | June Regular | 49 rounds | 891 draftee's | ||
| 1/19 | Mike White | of | Loudon HS | Los Angeles | |
| 2/34 | Mark Ambrose | p | Vanderbilt | Milwaukee | |
| 3/60 | Chad Smith | p | Sullivan Central HS | Atlanta | |
| 5/119 | Jeff Glover | p | UT | Oakland | |
| 7/141 | Rich DeLucia | p | UT | Seattle | |
| 11/268 | Steve Finley | of | Southern Illinois U | Atlanta | born in Union City |
| 13/331 | Steve Sonneberger | p | MTSU | Baltimore | |
| 17/425 | Joey Seaver | p | UT | Milwaukee | |
| 19/496 | Darius Gash | of | Roane State CC | New York AL | |
| 20/521 | Anthony Snypes | of | Sullivan East HS | Kansas City | |
| 22/571 | George Jones | p | Tennessee Tech U | Kansas City | |
| 23/595 | Tim Goff | c | MTSU | Kansas City | |
| 24/604 | Garland Kiser | p | Sullivan Central HS | Philadelphia | |
| 24/611 | Bobby Gaylor | if | UT | Montreal | |
| 40/855 | Donald Church | ss | ETSU | Philadelphia | |
| June Secondary | 11 rounds | 113 draftee's | |||
| 7/99 | Scot Boggs | if | Columbia State CC | Milwaukee | |
| January Regular | 29 | 367 | |||
| 3/65 | Scott Boggs | if | Columbia State CC | Boston | |
| 4/91 | William Rawdon | p | Columbia State CC | Boston | |
| 4/92 | James Cartwright | p | Walters State CC | Houston | |
| 8/188 | Tim Groner | if | Walters State CC | Atlanta | |
| 11/275 | Orlando Thomas | of | Aquinas JC | St. Louis | |
| 20/350 | Anthony Miller | of | Aquinas JC | Philadelphia | |
| January Secondary | |||||
| 1/21 | Pat Gilbert | of | Columbia State CC | Oakland | |
| 1987 | June Regular | First year with only one draft 74 rounds 1262 draftee's | |||
| 2/45 | Chris Johnson | p | Red Bank HS | Milwaukee | |
| 5/130 | Dickie Dickson | p | Antioch HS Nashville | Philadelphia | |
| 6/158 | Billy Paul Carver | c | UT | Houston | Beech HS |
| 7/173 | Joel Smith | of | UT | Oakland | |
| 9/223 | Bud Adams | p | Vanderbilt | Kansas City | |
| 10/264 | Kyle Balch | p | Vanderbilt | California | |
| 13/326 | Archie Smith | p | Vanderbilt | Kansas City | |
| 14/369 | Sam Melton | 3b | Columbia State CC | Boston | Tullahoma HS |
| 18/462 | Dan Eskew | p | UT | Cleveland | McGavock HS |
| 19/495 | Greg Johnson | p | MTSU | Houston | Red Bank HS |
| 24/627 | Stan Cameron | of | Powell, TN | New York NL | |
| 29/749 | Steve Lienhard | p | Overton HS Memphis | San Francisco | |
| 31/809 | Craig Scott | p | Franklin Co. HS | New York NL | |
| 35/890 | Bill Lantrip | p | Overton HS Memphis | Chicago NL | |
| 37/955 | David Joiner | 3b-of | Vanderbilt | New York NL | |
| 39/982 | Anthony Whitson | p | Unicoi County HS | Chicago NL | |
| 40/1020 | Rob Norman | p | Tulahoma HS | New York NL | |
| 1988 | June Regular | 75 rounds | 1433 draftee's | ||
| 3/82 | David Weathers | p | Motlow State CC | Toronto | Loretto HS |
| 6/151 | Dan Eskew | p | UT | Oakland | McGavock HS |
| 7/163 | Greg McMichael | p | UT | Cleveland | Knox Webb HS |
| 10/244 | Eddie Pye | ss | MTSU | Los Angeles | Columbia Central HS |
| 11/287 | Andy Cook | rhp | Memphis | New York AL | Christian Brothers HS |
| 13/328 | Chris Lowe | of | Univ. High/Johnson City | Philadelphia | |
| 13/333 | Mike Messerly | p | MTSU | Oakland | |
| 14/365 | Jeff Hoffman | p | Vanderbilt | New York AL | |
| 15/387 | Kyle Balch | p | Vanderbilt | Kansas City | |
| 16/408 | Jim Heins | p | Vanderbilt | Pittsburgh | |
| 17/444 | David Richardson | p | MTSU | St. Louis | |
| 21/531 | Mark Bowlan | p | Memphis St. U | Texas | |
| 21/537 | Gary Kinser | p | Columbia State CC | Boston | |
| 22/563 | Chris Whitehead | 3b | MTSU | Boston | |
| 37/964 | William Henderson | p | Volunteer State CC | St. Louis | |
| 38/983 | Brian Foster | 1b/of | Farragut HS | Oakland | |
| 38/990 | David Bell | of | Volunteer State CC | St. Louis | Smyrna HS |
| 45/1162 | Joey Philpott | p | Volunteer State CC | St. Louis | Beech HS |
| 47/1197 | Pat Sullivan | p | Notre Dame HS | Oakland | Chattanooga, TN |
| 52/1270 | Gather Bagsby | p | Dickson County HS | Los Angeles | |
| 57/1340 | Dallas Monday | p | Jefferson Co. HS | Philadelphia | |
| 61/1385 | James Davis | of | Univ. HS/ Johnson City | Philadelphia | |
| 1989 | June Regular | 87 rounds | 1488 draftee's | ||
| 5/118 | Tony Ochs | c | Memphis State U | St. Louis | |
| 6/151 | Bubba Dunn | p | Volunteer State CC | Kansas City | Gallatin HS |
| 8/208 | Ricardo Ufret | ss | Aquinas JC | Pittsburgh | |
| 8/214 | Derek Henderson | ss | Tennessee State U | New York NL | |
| 9/218 | Nathan Fults | of-c | Franklin Co. HS | Atlanta | |
| 9/222 | Jeff Fayne | of | Munford | St. Louis | |
| 17/444 | Kenneth Neal | of | Memphis Catholic HS | Cincinnati | |
| 19/482 | Mark Bowlan | p | Memphis State U | St. Louis | |
| 23/600 | Jim Heins | p | Vanderbilt | Detroit | |
| 25/655 | Jeff Hostetler | p | Science Hill HS | New York NL | |
| 29/747 | Alan Walden | p | Cleveland State CC | Cleveland | |
| 30/784 | David Ring | p | Columbia Central HS | Boston | |
| 34/890 | Greg Bowles | of | Cleveland State CC | Minnesota | |
| 35/917 | Dallas Rhinehart | p | Sullivan Central HS | Oakland | |
| 36/929 | Jeff Martin | of | Goodpasture HS | Cleveland | |
| 39/1006 | Chris Stewart | p | Christian Bros HS | Montreal | |
| 41/1052 | Robert Gaddy | p | UT | Philadelphia | |
| 42/1084 | Gary Adams | of | Science Hill HS | Montreal | |
| 43/1117 | Shane Sparks | p | Campbell Co. HS | Pittsburgh | |
| 44/1146 | James Waggoner | ss | Austin Peay State U | Oakland | |
| 45/1159 | Reginal Ricketts | c | Soddy Daisy | Kansas City | |
| 50/1259 | Thomas Heming | p | Aquinas JC | Philadelphia | |
| 50/1267 | Chris Coulter | p | Beech HS | Kansas City | |
| 50/1274 | Christopher Smith | p | Baylor HS | Minnesota | |
| 52/1298 | Gregory Phillips | ss-of | Rutledge HS | Philadelphia | |
| 53/1327 | Gaither Bagsby | p | Roane State CC | Los Angeles | |
| 53/1329 | David Shel | 3b | Red Bank HS | Minnesota | |
| 53/1330 | Rod Walker | of | Morristown West HS | Oakland | |
| 54/1335 | Sean Page | of | Volunteer State CC | St. Louis | Gallatin HS |