1974 NFL draft

The 1974 NFL draft took place at the Americana Hotel in New York City, New York, on January 29–30, 1974.^[1][2] Each of the 26 NFL teams were granted 17 selections for a total of 442 picks.^[3]

1974 NFL draft
Americana Hotel (location of the draft), photographed in 1962
General information
Date(s)	January 29–30, 1974
Time	10:00am EST
Location	Americana Hotel in New York City, NY
Network(s)	no television coverage
Overview
442 total selections in 17 rounds
League	NFL
First selection	Ed "Too Tall" Jones, DE Dallas Cowboys
Mr. Irrelevant	Ken Dickerson, DB Miami Dolphins
Most selections (25)	Baltimore Colts
Fewest selections (10)	Houston Oilers
Hall of Famers	7 LB Randy Gradishar WR Lynn Swann TE Dave Casper LB Jack Lambert WR John Stallworth C Mike Webster S Donnie Shell
← 1973 1975 →

Many experts consider the Pittsburgh Steelers to have had the best draft class in NFL history as they selected four players later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth, and Mike Webster). A fifth Hall of Famer, Donnie Shell, was signed by Pittsburgh after going unselected in the draft.^[4] The closest any other team has come to this success in a draft is the Dallas Cowboys' 1964 draft, when three Hall of Famers were taken (Roger Staubach, Mel Renfro, and Bob Hayes.^[5] The Green Bay Packers also selected three Hall of Famers in 1958 (Jim Taylor, Ray Nitschke, and Jerry Kramer).

The Houston Oilers had the first pick in the 1974 draft based on their one-win record in 1973, but they traded the first overall pick—as well as the first pick of the third round, #53 overall—to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for defensive end Tody Smith and wide receiver Billy Parks.^[6] Dallas used the two picks to select two future Pro Bowlers, defensive end Ed "Too Tall" Jones and quarterback Danny White.

This was the first NFL draft since 1938 to not have any quarterbacks taken in the first round, and one of only five. Along with 1988, it is the only draft where no quarterback was taken in the first two rounds, and 1974 is generally regarded as one of the worst quarterback draft classes of all time, with only Danny White (the first quarterback taken, with the first pick in the third round) and fourth round pick Mike Boryla reaching the Pro Bowl, and even Boryla was out of the NFL by 1978.^[7]

In the seventeenth round, the Green Bay Packers selected wide receiver Randy Woodfield of Portland State (428th overall). Cut in training camp, he later became a convicted serial killer, known as the 'I-5 killer'.^[8]

The last remaining active player in the NFL from the 1974 draft class was center Mike Webster, who retired after the 1990 season.

Player selections

Pro Bowler [9]

Hall of Famer

Jump to round 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 * = compensatory selection † = Pro Bowler[9] ‡ = Hall of Famer[10]

Positions key C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive end[a] DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety G Guard[b] K Kicker[c] KR Kickoff returner LB Linebacker LS Long snapper MLB Middle linebacker[d] OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman OLB Outside linebacker[a] NT Nose tackle P Punter PR Punt returner QB Quarterback RS Return specialist RB Running back S Safety SS Strong safety TE Tight end WR Wide receiver Sometimes referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE) Also known as an offensive guard (OG) Also known as a placekicker (PK) Also known as an inside linebacker (ILB)

Round 1–12

	Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
	1	1	Dallas Cowboys	Ed Jones †	DE	Tennessee State	Ind. (Coll.)	from Houston
	1	2	San Diego Chargers	Bo Matthews	RB	Colorado	Big Eight
	1	3	New York Giants	John Hicks	G	Ohio State	Big Ten
	1	4	Chicago Bears	Waymond Bryant	LB	Tennessee State	Ind. (Coll.)
	1	5	Baltimore Colts	John Dutton †	DE	Nebraska	Big Eight
	1	6	New York Jets	Carl Barzilauskas	DT	Indiana	Big Ten
	1	7	St. Louis Cardinals	J. V. Cain	TE	Colorado	Big Eight
	1	8	Detroit Lions	Ed O'Neil	LB	Penn State	Ind.	from New Orleans
	1	9	San Francisco 49ers	Wilbur Jackson	RB	Alabama	SEC	From New England
	1	10	San Francisco 49ers	Bill Sandifer	DT	UCLA	Pac-8
	1	11	Los Angeles Rams	John Cappelletti	RB	Penn State	Ind.	From Philadelphia Heisman Trophy winner [11]
	1	12	Green Bay Packers	Barty Smith	FB	Richmond	SoCon
	1	13	New Orleans Saints	Rick Middleton	LB	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Detroit
	1	14	Denver Broncos	Randy Gradishar‡†	LB	Ohio State	Big Ten
	1	15	San Diego Chargers	Don Goode	LB	Kansas	Big Eight	from Cleveland
	1	16	Kansas City Chiefs	Woody Green	RB	Arizona State	WAC
	1	17	Minnesota Vikings	Fred McNeill	LB	UCLA	Pac-8	From Atlanta
	1	18	Buffalo Bills	Reuben Gant	TE	Oklahoma State	Big Eight
	1	19	Oakland Raiders	Henry Lawrence †	OT	Florida A&M	SIAC
	1	20	Chicago Bears	Dave Gallagher	DT	Michigan	Big Ten	From Washington via Los Angeles
	1	21	Pittsburgh Steelers	Lynn Swann‡†	WR	USC	Pac-8
	1	22	Dallas Cowboys	Charley Young	RB	NC State	ACC
	1	23	Cincinnati Bengals	Bill Kollar	DT	Montana State	Big Sky
	1	24	Baltimore Colts	Roger Carr †	WR	Louisiana Tech	Southland	From Los Angeles
	1	25	Minnesota Vikings	Steve Riley	OT	USC	Pac-8
	1	26	Miami Dolphins	Don Reese	DE	Jackson State	SWAC
	2	27	Buffalo Bills	Doug Allen	LB	Penn State	Ind.	from Houston
	2	28	New York Giants	Tom Mullen	LB	Southwest Missouri State	MIAA
	2	29	Minnesota Vikings	John Holland	WR	Tennessee State	Ind. (Coll.)	from San Diego
	2	30	New England Patriots	Steve Corbett	G	Boston College	Ind.	from Chicago
	2	31	New York Jets	Gordie Browne	G	Boston College	Ind.
	2	32	Baltimore Colts	Fred Cook	DE	Southern Miss	Ind.
	2	33	St. Louis Cardinals	Greg Kindle	LB	Tennessee State	Ind. (Coll.)
	2	34	New England Patriots	Steve Nelson †	LB	North Dakota State	NCC
	2	35	San Francisco 49ers	Keith Fahnhorst †	OT	Minnesota	Big Ten
	2	36	New Orleans Saints	Paul Seal	TE	Michigan	Big Ten
	2	37	Baltimore Colts	Ed Shuttlesworth	RB	Michigan	Big Ten	from Philadelphia
	2	38	Miami Dolphins	Andre Tillman	TE	Texas Tech	SWC	from Green Bay
	2	39	Detroit Lions	Billy Howard	DT	Alcorn A&M	SWAC
	2	40	Cleveland Browns	Corbett, BillyBilly Corbett	OT	Johnson C. Smith	CIAA
	2	41	Kansas City Chiefs	Charlie Getty	OT	Penn State	Ind.
	2	42	Denver Broncos	Carl Wafer	DT	Tennessee State	Ind. (Coll.)
	2	43	San Diego Chargers	Mark Markovich	C	Penn State	Ind.	from Buffalo
	2	44	Atlanta Falcons	Gerald Tinker	WR	Kent State	MAC
	2	45	Oakland Raiders	Dave Casper‡†	TE	Notre Dame	Ind.
	2	46	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jack Lambert‡†	LB	Kent State	MAC
	2	47	Miami Dolphins	Benny Malone	RB	Arizona State	WAC	from Dallas
	2	48	Cincinnati Bengals	Charlie Davis	RB	Colorado	Big Eight
	2	49	San Francisco 49ers	Delvin Williams †	RB	Kansas	Big Eight	from Washington
	2	50	Los Angeles Rams	Bill Simpson	S	Michigan State	Big Ten
	2	51	Minnesota Vikings	Matt Blair †	LB	Iowa State	Big Eight
	2	52	Miami Dolphins	Jeris White	CB	Hawaii	Ind.
	3	53	Dallas Cowboys	Danny White †	QB	Arizona State	WAC	from Houston
	3	54	Chicago Bears	Wayne Wheeler	WR	Alabama	SEC	from San Diego
	3	55	New York Giants	Rick Dvorak	DE	Wichita State	MVC
	3	56	Chicago Bears	Greg Horton	G	Colorado	Big Eight
	3	57	Baltimore Colts	Glenn Robinson	LB	Oklahoma State	Big Eight
	3	58	New York Jets	Godwin Turk	LB	Southern	SWAC
	3	59	San Diego Chargers	Rudder, BillBill Rudder	RB	Tennessee	SEC	from St. Louis
	3	60	St. Louis Cardinals	Steve George	DT	Houston	Ind.	from San Francisco
	3	61	Cincinnati Bengals	Dave Lapham	G	Syracuse	Ind.	from New Orleans
	3	62	Chicago Bears	Cliff Taylor	RB	Memphis State	MVC	from New England via Washington
	3	63	Philadelphia Eagles	Mitch Sutton	DT	Kansas	Big Eight
	3	64	Minnesota Vikings	Steve Craig	TE	Northwestern	Big Ten	from Green Bay via San Diego
	3	65	Detroit Lions	Dexter Bussey	RB	Texas–Arlington	—
	3	66	Kansas City Chiefs	David Jaynes	QB	Kansas	Big Eight
	3	67	Baltimore Colts	Robert Pratt	G	North Carolina	ACC
	3	68	Denver Broncos	Claudie Minor	OT	San Diego State	Big West	from Cleveland
	3	69	Atlanta Falcons	Kim McQuilken	QB	Lehigh	MASCAA
	3	70	Buffalo Bills	Gary Marangi	QB	Boston College	Ind.
	3	71	Atlanta Falcons	Maurice Spencer	CB	North Carolina Central	MEAC	from Oakland via New Orleans
	3	72	Dallas Cowboys	Cal Peterson	LB	UCLA	Pac-8
	3	73	Cincinnati Bengals	Evan Jolitz	LB	Cincinnati	Ind.
	3	74	New York Jets	Roscoe Word	CB	Jackson State	SWAC	from Washington
	3	75	Oakland Raiders	Mark van Eeghen	RB	Colgate	Ind.	from Pittsburgh
	3	76	Los Angeles Rams	Oliver, AlAl Oliver	OT	UCLA	Pac-8
	3	77	Minnesota Vikings	Scott Anderson	C	Missouri	Big Eight
	3	78	Miami Dolphins	Nat Moore †	WR	Florida	SEC
	4	79	Houston Oilers	Manstedt, SteveSteve Manstedt	LB	Nebraska	Big Eight
	4	80	New York Giants	Carl Summerell	QB	East Carolina	SoCon
	4	81	San Diego Chargers	Harrison Davis	WR	Virginia	ACC
	4	82	Pittsburgh Steelers	John Stallworth‡†	WR	Alabama A&M	SIAC	from Chicago via New England
	4	83	San Francisco 49ers	Clint Haslerig	WR	Michigan	Big Ten	from N. Y. Jets via New Orleans
	4	84	Baltimore Colts	Bell, TonyTony Bell	DB	Bowling Green	MAC
	4	85	St. Louis Cardinals	Durwood Keeton	DB	Oklahoma	Big Eight
	4	86	Minnesota Vikings	Mike Townsend	DB	Notre Dame	Ind.	from New Orleans
	4	87	Cincinnati Bengals	Mike Boryla †	QB	Stanford	Pac-8	from New England
	4	88	New Orleans Saints	Rod McNeill	RB	USC	Pac-8	from San Francisco
	4	89	Philadelphia Eagles	Frank LeMaster †	LB	Kentucky	SEC
	4	90	San Francisco 49ers	Sammy Johnson	RB	North Carolina	ACC	from Green Bay
	4	91	St. Louis Cardinals	Ike Harris	WR	Iowa State	Big Eight	from Detroit
	4	92	Denver Broncos	Collie, OzellOzell Collie	DB	Colorado	Big Eight
	4	93	Oakland Raiders	Morris Bradshaw	WR	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Cleveland
	4	94	Kansas City Chiefs	Matt Herkenhoff	OT	Minnesota	Big Ten
	4	95	Buffalo Bills	Crumpler, CarlesterCarlester Crumpler	RB	East Carolina	SoCon
	4	96	Atlanta Falcons	Vince Kendrick	RB	Florida	SEC
	4	97	Dallas Cowboys	Ken Hutcherson	LB	Livingston	Gulf South	from Oakland
	4	98	Cincinnati Bengals	White, DarylDaryl White	G	Nebraska	Big Eight
	4	99	Los Angeles Rams	Norris Weese	QB	Ole Miss	SEC	from Washington
	4	100	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jimmy Allen	S	UCLA	Pac-8
	4	101	Dallas Cowboys	Adrade, AndyAndy Adrade	RB	Northern Michigan	Ind. (Div. II)
	4	102	Los Angeles Rams	Johnson, FrankFrank Johnson	OT	UC Riverside	N/A
	4	103	Cincinnati Bengals	Williams, RichardRichard Williams	WR	Abilene Christian	LSC	from Minnesota
	4	104	Miami Dolphins	Bill Stevenson	DT	Drake	MVC
	5	105	San Diego Chargers	John Teerlinck	DT	Western Illinois	Ind. (Coll.)	from Houston via Washington
	5	106	Buffalo Bills	Gary Hayman	WR	Penn State	Ind.	from San Diego
	5	107	New York Giants	Don Clune	WR	Penn	Ivy
	5	108	Philadelphia Eagles	Cagle, JimJim Cagle	DT	Georgia	SEC	from Chicago
	5	109	Atlanta Falcons	Henry Childs †	TE	Kansas State	Big Eight	from Baltimore via Detroit
	5	110	New York Jets	Baccus, GaryGary Baccus	LB	Oklahoma	Big Eight
	5	111	St. Louis Cardinals	Steve Neils	LB	Minnesota	Big Ten
	5	112	New England Patriots	Andy Johnson	RB	Georgia	SEC
	5	113	New Orleans Saints	Joel Parker	WR	Florida	SEC	from San Francisco
	5	114	Cincinnati Bengals	Haskel Stanback	RB	Tennessee	SEC	from New Orleans
	5	115	Philadelphia Eagles	Keith Krepfle	TE	Iowa State	Big Eight
	5	116	Green Bay Packers	Steve Odom †	WR	Utah	WAC
	5	117	Detroit Lions	Carl Capria	DB	Purdue	Big Ten
	5	118	Cleveland Browns	Mark Ilgenfritz	DE	Vanderbilt	SEC
	5	119	New York Giants	Clyde Powers	S	Oklahoma	Big Eight	from Kansas City
	5	120	Minnesota Vikings	Ferguson, JimJim Ferguson	CB	Stanford	Pac-8	from Denver
	5	121	New Orleans Saints	Terry Schmidt	CB	Ball State	MAC	from Atlanta
	5	122	Buffalo Bills	Guy, TimTim Guy	OT	Oregon	Pac-8
	5	123	Oakland Raiders	Wessel, PetePete Wessel	DB	Northwestern	Big Ten
	5	124	New England Patriots	Battle, CharlesCharles Battle	DE	Grambling	SWAC
	5	125	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mike Webster‡†	C	Wisconsin	Big Ten
	5	126	Dallas Cowboys	John Kelsey	OT	Missouri	Big Eight
	5	127	Cincinnati Bengals	Richard Bishop	DT	Louisville	MVC
	5	128	Atlanta Falcons	Monroe Eley	RB	Arizona State	WAC	from Los Angeles via Minnesota thorough Philadelphia
	5	129	Baltimore Colts	Doug Nettles	CB	Vanderbilt	SEC	from Minnesota
	5	130	Miami Dolphins	Cleveland Vann	LB	Oklahoma State	Big Eight
	6	131	Kansas City Chiefs	Jim Washington	RB	Clemson	ACC	from Houston via New Orleans
	6	132	New York Giants	Jim Pietrzak	OT	Eastern Michigan	MAC
	6	133	San Diego Chargers	Jesse Freitas III	QB	San Diego State	Big West
	6	134	Green Bay Packers	Don Woods	RB	New Mexico	WAC	from Chicago
	6	135	New York Jets	Bill Wyman	C	Texas	SWC
	6	136	Miami Dolphins	Randy Crowder	DE	Penn State	Ind.	from Baltimore
	6	137	New York Jets	Jones, WayneWayne Jones	RB	Mississippi State	SEC	from St. Louis
	6	138	San Francisco 49ers	Mike Raines	DT	Alabama	SEC
	6	139	Detroit Lions	Willie Burden	RB	NC State	ACC
	6	140	Baltimore Colts	Rhodes, DannyDanny Rhodes	LB	Arkansas	SWC	from New England
	6	141	New England Patriots	Chuck Ramsey	K	Wake Forest	ACC	from Philadelphia
	6	142	Green Bay Packers	Ken Payne	WR	Langston	OCC
	6	143	Detroit Lions	Davis, JimJim Davis	G	Alcorn A&M	SWAC
	6	144	Washington Redskins	Jon Keyworth	TE	Colorado	Big Eight	from Kansas City
	6	145	Denver Broncos	Winesberry, JohnJohn Winesberry	WR	Stanford	Pac-8
	6	146	Cleveland Browns	Billy Pritchett	RB	West Texas State	MVC	from Buffalo
	6	147	Atlanta Falcons	Doyle Orange	RB	Southern Miss	Ind.
	6	148	Oakland Raiders	James McAlister	RB	UCLA	Pac-8
	6	149	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jim Wolf	DE	Prairie View A&M	SWAC	from Cleveland via Denver
	6	150	Pittsburgh Steelers	Rick Druschel	G	NC State	ACC
	6	151	Dallas Cowboys	Jim Bright	S	UCLA	Pac-8
	6	152	Cincinnati Bengals	Sinclair, RobinRobin Sinclair	DB	Washington State	Pac-8	from Washington via New Orleans
	6	153	Cincinnati Bengals	Bill Bryant	CB	Grambling	SWAC
	6	154	Houston Oilers	Booker Brown	G	USC	Pac-8	from Los Angeles
	6	155	Minnesota Vikings	Mark Kellar	RB	Northern Illinois	MAC
	6	156	Miami Dolphins	Wolfe, BobBob Wolfe	OT	Nebraska	Big Eight
	7	157	Houston Oilers	Leonard Fairley	CB	Alcorn A&M	SWAC
	7	158	Los Angeles Rams	Harvey, JohnJohn Harvey	RB	Texas–Arlington	—	from San Diego
	7	159	New York Giants	Woolbright, MartyMarty Woolbright	TE	South Carolina	Ind.
	7	160	Chicago Bears	Jack Ettinger	WR	Arkansas	SWC
	7	161	Baltimore Colts	Noah Jackson	G	Tampa	—
	7	162	New York Jets	Veazey, BurneyBurney Veazey	TE	Ole Miss	SEC
	7	163	Cleveland Browns	Herrick, BobBob Herrick	WR	Purdue	Big Ten	from St. Louis
	7	164	Miami Dolphins	Carl Swierc	WR	Rice	SWC	from New Orleans
	7	165	Pittsburgh Steelers	Sitterle, AllenAllen Sitterle	OT	NC State	ACC	from New England
	7	166	San Francisco 49ers	Kermit Johnson	RB	UCLA	Pac-8
	7	167	Philadelphia Eagles	Cullars, WillieWillie Cullars	DE	Kansas State	Big Eight
	7	168	Green Bay Packers	Purvis, BartBart Purvis	OT	Maryland	ACC
	7	169	Detroit Lions	Efrén Herrera †	K	UCLA	Pac-8
	7	170	Baltimore Colts	Dan Dickel	LB	Iowa	Big Ten	from Denver
	7	171	Cleveland Browns	Gerry Sullivan	T	Illinois	Big Ten
	7	172	Kansas City Chiefs	Hegge, LeroyLeroy Hegge	DE	South Dakota–Springfield	N/A
	7	173	Atlanta Falcons	Jim Coode	OT	Michigan	Big Ten
	7	174	Baltimore Colts	Freddie Scott	WR	Amherst	NESCAC	from Buffalo
	7	175	Oakland Raiders	Garcia, RodRod Garcia	K	Stanford	Pac-8
	7	176	Dallas Cowboys	Nester, RaymondRaymond Nester	LB	Michigan State	Big Ten
	7	177	Cincinnati Bengals	Ken Sawyer	S	Syracuse	Ind.
	7	178	New England Patriots	Maury Damkroger	LB	Nebraska	Big Eight	from Washington
	7	179	Pittsburgh Steelers	Garske, ScottScott Garske	TE	Eastern Washington	Evergreen
	7	180	Washington Redskins	Mike Varty	LB	Northwestern	Big Ten	from Los Angeles
	7	181	Minnesota Vikings	Tabron, FredFred Tabron	RB	Southwest Missouri State	MIAA
	7	182	Miami Dolphins	Sullivan, JoeJoe Sullivan	G	Boston College	Ind.
	8	183	Houston Oilers	McCoy, MikeMike McCoy	DB	Western Kentucky	OVC
	8	184	New York Giants	Bibbs, EzilEzil Bibbs	DE	Grambling	SWAC
	8	185	San Diego Chargers	Tom Forrest	G	Cincinnati	Ind.
	8	186	Chicago Bears	Chadwick, AlanAlan Chadwick	QB	East Tennessee State	OVC
	8	187	New York Jets	Greg Gantt	K	Alabama	SEC
	8	188	Baltimore Colts	Greg Latta	TE	Morgan State	MEAC
	8	189	St. Louis Cardinals	Sergio Albert	K	U.S. International	N/A
	8	190	Chicago Bears	Ken Grandberry	RB	Washington State	Pac-8	from New England
	8	191	San Francisco 49ers	Jim Schnietz	G	Missouri	Big Eight
	8	192	New York Jets	Lightfoot, LarryLarry Lightfoot	RB	Livingston (AL)	Gulf South	from New Orleans
	8	193	Philadelphia Eagles	Woods, RobertRobert Woods	LB	Howard Payne	LSC
	8	194	Green Bay Packers	Doris, MonteMonte Doris	LB	USC	Pac-8
	8	195	Detroit Lions	Mike Denimarck	LB	Emporia State	—
	8	196	Washington Redskins	Darwin Robinson	RB	Dakota State	N/A	from Cleveland
	8	197	New York Jets	Ron Rydalch	DT	Utah	WAC	from Kansas City
	8	198	Baltimore Colts	Paul Miles	RB	Bowling Green	MAC	from Denver
	8	199	Cleveland Browns	Eddie Brown	S	Tennessee	SEC	from Buffalo
	8	200	Green Bay Packers	Guillet, NedNed Guillet	DB	Boston College	Ind.	from Atlanta via New Orleans
	8	201	New Orleans Saints	Alvin Maxson	RB	SMU	SWC	from Oakland
	8	202	Cincinnati Bengals	John McDaniel	WR	Lincoln (MO)	N/A
	8	203	Buffalo Bills	Hare, GregGreg Hare	QB	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Washington
	8	204	Pittsburgh Steelers	Gefert, MarkMark Gefert	LB	Purdue	Big Ten
	8	205	Dallas Cowboys	Holt, MikeMike Holt	DB	Michigan State	Big Ten
	8	206	San Diego Chargers	Bon Boatwright	OT	Oklahoma State	Big Eight	from Los Angeles
	8	207	Minnesota Vikings	Simmons, BerlBerl Simmons	K	TCU	SWC
	8	208	Miami Dolphins	Melvin Baker	WR	Texas Southern	SWAC
	9	209	New England Patriots	McCartney, EdEd McCartney	LB	Northeastern State	OCC
	9	210	San Diego Chargers	Danny Colbert	DB	Tulsa	MVC
	9	211	New York Giants	Jim Rathje	RB	Northern Michigan	Ind. (Div. II)
	9	212	Miami Dolphins	Wickert, TomTom Wickert	G	Washington State	N/A	from Chicago
	9	213	Los Angeles Rams	Don Hutt	WR	Boise State	Big Sky	from Baltimore via Washington
	9	214	New York Jets	Bob Burns	RB	Georgia	SEC
	9	215	St. Louis Cardinals	Reggie Harrison	RB	Cincinnati	Ind.
	9	216	San Francisco 49ers	Manfred Moore	RB	USC	Pac-8
	9	217	New Orleans Saints	Phil LaPorta	OT	Penn State	Ind.
	9	218	Washington Redskins	Sens, MarkMark Sens	DE	Colorado	Big Eight	from New England
	9	219	Philadelphia Eagles	Sheridan, MarkMark Sheridan	WR	Holy Cross	Ind.
	9	220	Green Bay Packers	Harold Holton	G	UTEP	WAC
	9	221	Los Angeles Rams	Williams, DerekDerek Williams	DB	UC Riverside	N/A	from Detroit
	9	222	Kansas City Chiefs	Jennings, JimJim Jennings	RB	Rutgers	Ind.
	9	223	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tommy Reamon	RB	Missouri	Big Eight	from Denver
	9	224	Cleveland Browns	Scott, DanDan Scott	G	Ohio State	Big Ten
	9	225	Atlanta Falcons	Bailey, LarryLarry Bailey	DT	Pacific	PCAA
	9	226	Buffalo Bills	Doherty, BrianBrian Doherty	P	Notre Dame	Ind.
	9	227	Oakland Raiders	Pope, KenithKenith Pope	DB	Oklahoma	Big Eight
	9	228	Washington Redskins	Mike Flater	K	Colorado Mines	RMAC
	9	229	Pittsburgh Steelers	Charlie Davis	DT	TCU	SWC
	9	230	Dallas Cowboys	Bill Dulin	OT	Johnson C. Smith	CIAA
	9	231	Cincinnati Bengals	Johnson, EdwardEdward Johnson	DE	SMU	SWC
	9	232	Minnesota Vikings	Sam McCullum	WR	Montana State	Big Sky
	9	233	Washington Redskins	Jimmie Kennedy	TE	Colorado State	WAC	from Los Angeles
	9	234	Miami Dolphins	Bob Lally	LB	Cornell	Ivy
	10	235	New Orleans Saints	Anderson, FrostyFrosty Anderson	WR	Nebraska	Big Eight	from Houston
	10	236	New York Giants	Ray Rhodes	WR	Tulsa	MVC
	10	237	San Diego Chargers	John Ketchoyian	LB	Santa Clara	—
	10	238	Cleveland Browns	Puestow, MikeMike Puestow	WR	North Dakota State	NCC	from Chicago
	10	239	New York Jets	Baker, SamSam Baker	G	Georgia	SEC
	10	240	Baltimore Colts	Bob Van Duyne	G	Idaho	Big Sky
	10	241	Buffalo Bills	Cameron, ArtArt Cameron	TE	Albany State	SIAC	from St. Louis
	10	242	New Orleans Saints	Thibodeaux, TommyTommy Thibodeaux	G	Tulane	Ind.
	10	243	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jim Kregel	G	Ohio State	Big Ten	from New England
	10	244	San Francisco 49ers	Gaspard, GlenGlen Gaspard	LB	Texas	SWC
	10	245	Philadelphia Eagles	Polak, PhilPhil Polak	RB	Bowling Green	MAC
	10	246	Green Bay Packers	Doug Troszak	DT	Michigan	Big Ten
	10	247	Detroit Lions	Wooley, DavidDavid Wooley	RB	Central State (OK)	OCC
	10	248	Denver Broncos	Johnson, CharlieCharlie Johnson	DB	Southern	SWAC
	10	249	Buffalo Bills	Don Calhoun	RB	Kansas State	Big Eight	from Cleveland
	10	250	Kansas City Chiefs	Tom Condon	G	Boston College	Ind.
	10	251	St. Louis Cardinals	Greg Hartle	LB	Newberry	Ind. (Div. II)	from Buffalo via Denver
	10	252	Atlanta Falcons	Paul Ryczek	C	Virginia	ACC
	10	253	Oakland Raiders	Arnold, ChrisChris Arnold	DB	Virginia State	CIAA
	10	254	Pittsburgh Steelers	Atkinson, DaveDave Atkinson	S	BYU	WAC
	10	255	Dallas Cowboys	Dennis Morgan	RB	Western Illinois	Ind. (Coll.)
	10	256	Cincinnati Bengals	Chuck Herd	TE	Penn State	Ind.
	10	257	Baltimore Colts	Ellis, GlennGlenn Ellis	DT	Elon	CIAC	from Los Angeles
	10	258	Washington Redskins	Vann, JohnnyJohnny Vann	DB	South Dakota	NCC
	10	259	Minnesota Vikings	Reed, BarryBarry Reed	RB	Peru State	N/A
	10	260	Miami Dolphins	Valbuena, GaryGary Valbuena	QB	Tennessee	SEC
	11	261	Houston Oilers	Taylor, SteveSteve Taylor	C	Auburn	SEC
	11	262	San Diego Chargers	Dave Grannell	TE	Arizona State	WAC
	11	263	New York Giants	Bobby Brooks	DB	Bishop	Ind. (Div. III)
	11	264	Chicago Bears	Hodgins, NormNorm Hodgins	DB	LSU	SEC
	11	265	Baltimore Colts	Tim Rudnick	DB	Notre Dame	Ind.
	11	266	New York Jets	Bird, EugeneEugene Bird	DB	Southern Miss	Ind.
	11	267	New York Jets	Buckley, WilliamWilliam Buckley	WR	Mississippi State	SEC	from St. Louis
	11	268	New England Patriots	Gibson, ArchieArchie Gibson	RB	Utah State	Ind. (Univ.)
	11	269	San Francisco 49ers	Battle, GregGreg Battle	DB	Colorado State	WAC
	11	270	New Orleans Saints	Merritt, KentKent Merritt	WR	Virginia	ACC
	11	271	Philadelphia Eagles	Brittain, BillBill Brittain	C	Kansas State	Big Eight
	11	272	Green Bay Packers	Eric Torkelson	RB	Connecticut	Yankee
	11	273	Detroit Lions	T. C. Blair	TE	Tulsa	MVC
	11	273	Cleveland Browns	Gooden, TomTom Gooden	K	Harding	Arkansas
	11	275	Kansas City Chiefs	Bob Thornbladh	RB	Michigan	Big Ten
	11	276	Denver Broncos	Buchanan, SteveSteve Buchanan	RB	Holy Cross	Ind.
	11	277	Atlanta Falcons	Wilson, EddieEddie Wilson	WR	Albany State	SIAC
	11	278	Buffalo Bills	Kirby, RodRod Kirby	LB	Pittsburgh	Ind.
	11	279	Oakland Raiders	Harold Hart	RB	Texas Southern	SWAC
	11	280	Dallas Cowboys	McGee, HarveyHarvey McGee	WR	Southern Miss	Ind.
	11	281	Cincinnati Bengals	Ed Kezirian	OT	UCLA	Pac-8
	11	282	Washington Redskins	Miller, JoeJoe Miller	OT	Villanova	Ind.
	11	283	Pittsburgh Steelers	Morton, DickeyDickey Morton	RB	Arkansas	SWC
	11	284	Los Angeles Rams	Hayes, RickRick Hayes	OT	Washington	Pac-8
	11	285	Minnesota Vikings	David Boone	DE	Eastern Michigan	MAC
	11	286	Miami Dolphins	Roberts, GerryGerry Roberts	DE	UCLA	Pac-8
	12	287	Houston Oilers	Browne, RickyRicky Browne	LB	Florida	SEC
	12	288	New York Giants	James Sims	DB	USC	Pac-8
	12	289	San Diego Chargers	Sam Williams	DB	California	N/A
	12	290	Chicago Bears	Jeff Sevy	DT	California	N/A
	12	291	New York Jets	John Ricca	DE	Duke	ACC
	12	292	Baltimore Colts	Dave Simonson	OT	Minnesota	Big Ten
	12	293	St. Louis Cardinals	Roger Wallace	WR	Bowling Green	MAC
	12	294	San Francisco 49ers	Tom Hull	LB	Penn State	Ind.
	12	295	New Orleans Saints	Buckmon, JimJim Buckmon	DE	Pittsburgh	Ind.
	12	296	New England Patriots	Foster, EddieEddie Foster	OT	Oklahoma	Big Eight
	12	297	Philadelphia Eagles	Artimus Parker	DB	USC	Pac-8
	12	298	Green Bay Packers	Randy Walker	K	Northwestern State	Gulf South
	12	299	Detroit Lions	Wakefield, MarkMark Wakefield	WR	Tampa	—
	12	300	Kansas City Chiefs	Brown, CarlCarl Brown	WR	West Texas State	N/A
	12	301	Denver Broncos	Larry Cameron	LB	Alcorn A&M	SWAC
	12	302	Cleveland Browns	McNeil, RonRon McNeil	DE	North Carolina Central	MEAC
	12	303	Buffalo Bills	Dave Means	DE	Southeast Missouri State	MIAA
	12	304	Atlanta Falcons	Vic Koegel	LB	Ohio State	Big Ten
	12	305	Atlanta Falcons	Gonzalez, NoeNoe Gonzalez	RB	Southwest Texas State	LSC
	12	306	Cincinnati Bengals	McClinton, RudyRudy McClinton	DB	Xavier	N/A
	12	307	Baltimore Colts	Bobrowski, BobBob Bobrowski	QB	Purdue	Big Ten	from Washington
	12	308	Pittsburgh Steelers	Lickiss, HughHugh Lickiss	LB	Simpson (IA)	N/A
	12	309	Dallas Cowboys	Bobo, KeithKeith Bobo	QB	SMU	SWC
	12	310	Los Angeles Rams	Freberg, RogerRoger Freberg	G	UCLA	Pac-8
	12	311	Minnesota Vikings	Randy Poltl	DB	Stanford	Pac-8
	12	312	Miami Dolphins	Revels, JimJim Revels	DB	Florida	SEC

Round 13

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
313	Houston Oilers	Dan Dixon	Guard	Boise State
314	San Diego Chargers	Brian Vertefeuille	Tackle	Idaho State
315	New York Giants	Dennis Colvin	Tackle	Southwest Texas State
316	Chicago Bears	Joe Barnes	Quarterback	Texas Tech
317	Baltimore Colts	Randy Hall	Defensive back	Idaho
318	New York Jets	John Tate	Linebacker	Jackson State
319	St. Louis Cardinals	Jimmy Poulos	Running back	Georgia
320	New Orleans Saints	Mike Truax	Linebacker	Tulane
321	New England Patriots	Phil Bennett	Running back	Boston College
322	San Francisco 49ers	Tom Owen	Quarterback	Wichita State
323	Philadelphia Eagles	Lars Ditlev	Defensive end	South Dakota Tech
324	Green Bay Packers	Emmanuel Armstrong	Linebacker	San Jose State
325	Detroit Lions	Fred Rothwell	Center	Kansas State
326	Denver Broncos	John Clerkley	Defensive tackle	Fort Valley State
327	Cleveland Browns	Mike Seifert	Defensive end	Wisconsin
328	Kansas City Chiefs	Norm Romagnoli	Linebacker	Kentucky State
329	Atlanta Falcons	Ralph Powell	Running back	Nebraska
330	Oakland Raiders	Mike Dennery	Linebacker	Southern Mississippi
331	Buffalo Bills	Ed Gatewood	Linebacker	Tennessee State
332	Washington Redskins	Stu O'Dell	Linebacker	Indiana
333	Pittsburgh Steelers	Frank Kolch	Quarterback	Eastern Michigan
334	Dallas Cowboys	Fred Lima	Kicker	Colorado
335	Cincinnati Bengals	Ted Jornov	Linebacker	Iowa State
336	Los Angeles Rams	Pete Solverson	Tackle	Drake
337	Minnesota Vikings	Gary Keller	Defensive tackle	Utah
338	Miami Dolphins	Clayton Heath	Running back	Wake Forest

Round 14

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
339	Buffalo Bills	Phil Lamm	Defensive back	North Carolina
340	New York Giants	Mike Hayes	Tackle	Virginia State
341	San Diego Chargers	Greg Bailey	Defensive back	Long Beach State
342	Chicago Bears	Paul Vellano	Defensive tackle	Maryland
343	New York Jets	Greg Fountain	Guard	Mississippi State
344	Baltimore Colts	Ed Collins	Wide receiver	Rice
345	St. Louis Cardinals	Charles Smith	Running back	Yankton
346	New England Patriots	Cecil Bowens	Running back	Kentucky
347	San Francisco 49ers	Walt Williamson	Defensive end	Michigan
348	New Orleans Saints	Kent Marshall	Defensive back	Texas Christian
349	Philadelphia Eagles	Dave Smith	Linebacker	Oklahoma
350	Green Bay Packers	Andrew Neloms	Defensive tackle	Kentucky State
351	Detroit Lions	David Jones	Defensive back	Howard Payne
352	Cleveland Browns	Bob Hunt	Running back	Heidelberg
353	Kansas City Chiefs	Frank Pomarico	Guard	Notre Dame
354	Denver Broncos	Rich Marks	Defensive back	Northern Illinois
355	Buffalo Bills	Phil Gurbada	Defensive back	Mayville
356	Atlanta Falcons	John Givens	Guard	Villanova
357	Oakland Raiders	Don Willingham	Running back	Wisconsin–Milwaukee
358	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bruce Henley	Defensive back	Rice
359	Dallas Cowboys	Doug Richards	Defensive back	Brigham Young
360	Cincinnati Bengals	Mike Phillips	Tackle	Cornell
361	Washington Redskins	Don Van Galder	Quarterback	Utah
362	Los Angeles Rams	Ananias Carson	Wide receiver	Langston
363	Minnesota Vikings	Alan Dixon	Running back	Harding
364	Miami Dolphins	Sam Johnson	Linebacker	Arizona State

Round 15

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
365	Houston Oilers	Billy Johnson	Wide receiver	Widener
366	San Diego Chargers	Charles Anthony	Linebacker	USC
367	New York Giants	Larry Jones	Wide receiver	N.E. Missouri
368	Chicago Bears	Oliver Alexander	Tight end	Grambling
369	Baltimore Colts	Pat Kelly	Linebacker	Richmond
370	New York Jets	Willie Brister	Tight end	Southern
371	St. Louis Cardinals	Vince Ancell	Defensive back	Arkansas State
372	San Francisco 49ers	Leonard Gray	Tight end	Long Beach State
373	New Orleans Saints	Larry Cipa	Quarterback	Michigan
374	New England Patriots	Sam Hunt	Linebacker	Stephen F. Austin
375	Philadelphia Eagles	Sid Bond	Tackle	Texas Christian
376	Green Bay Packers	Dave Wannstedt	Tackle	Pittsburgh
377	Detroit Lions	John Wells	Guard	Kansas State
378	Kansas City Chiefs	Lem Burnham	Linebacker	U.S. International
379	Denver Broncos	Peil Pennington	Quarterback	Massachusetts
380	Cleveland Browns	Ransom Terrell	Linebacker	Arizona
381	Atlanta Falcons	Willie Jones	Wide receiver	Iowa State
382	Buffalo Bills	Ken Williams	Linebacker	Southwestern Louisiana
383	Oakland Raiders	Greg Mathis	Defensive back	Idaho State
384	Dallas Cowboys	Bruce Craft	Tackle	Geneva
385	Cincinnati Bengals	Isaac Jackson	Running back	Kansas State
386	San Diego Chargers	Greg Meczka	Tight end	Bowling Green
387	Pittsburgh Steelers	Larry Hunt	Defensive tackle	Iowa State
388	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Thomas	Kicker	Notre Dame
389	Minnesota Vikings	Kurt Wachtler	Defensive tackle	St. John's
390	Miami Dolphins	Larry Gates	Defensive back	Western Michigan

Round 16

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
391	Houston Oilers	Matthew Williams	Running back	N.E. Louisiana
392	New York Giants	Buddy Brown	Guard	Alabama
393	San Diego Chargers	Neal Skarin	Defensive end	Arizona State
394	Chicago Bears	Randy Geist	Defensive back	Colorado
395	New York Jets	Jazz Jackson	Running back	Western Kentucky
396	Baltimore Colts	Dave Margavage	Tackle	Kentucky
397	St. Louis Cardinals	Alonzo Emery	Running back	Arizona State
398	New Orleans Saints	Don Coleman	Linebacker	Michigan
399	New England Patriots	Lucious Selmon	Defensive tackle	Oklahoma
400	San Francisco 49ers	Jack Conners	Defensive back	Oregon
401	Philadelphia Eagles	Jim Smith	Linebacker	Monmouth
402	Green Bay Packers	Mark Cooney	Linebacker	Colorado
403	Detroit Lions	Myron Wilson	Defensive back	Bowling Green
404	Denver Broncos	Darrell Austin	Tackle	South Carolina
405	Kansas City Chiefs	Barry Beers	Guard	William & Mary
406	Buffalo Bills	Sanford Qvale	Tackle	North Dakota State
407	Cleveland Browns	Preston Anderson	Defensive back	Rice
408	Atlanta Falcons	Sylvester McGee	Running back	Rhode Island
409	Oakland Raiders	Delario Robinson	Wide receiver	Kansas
410	Cincinnati Bengals	Darryl Bishop	Defensive back	Kentucky
411	Washington Redskins	Nate Anderson	Running back	Eastern Illinois
412	Pittsburgh Steelers	Octavus Morgan	Linebacker	Illinois
413	Dallas Cowboys	Gene Killian	Guard	Tennessee
414	Los Angeles Rams	Dave Ottmar	Punter	Stanford
415	Minnesota Vikings	John Goebel	Running back	St. Thomas
416	Miami Dolphins	Jessie Wolf	Defensive tackle	Prairie View A&M

Round 17

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
417	Houston Oilers	Bill Hedge	Tackle	Northeast Missouri
418	San Diego Chargers	Charles DeJurnett	Defensive tackle	San Jose State
419	New York Giants	Steve Crosby	Running back	Fort Hays State
420	Chicago Bears	Craig Holland	Quarterback	Texas-Arlington
421	Baltimore Colts	Tim Berra	Wide receiver	Massachusetts
422	New York Jets	Doug Lowrey	Guard	Arkansas State
423	St. Louis Cardinals	John Moseley	Defensive back	Missouri
424	New England Patriots	Gary Hudson	Defensive back	Boston College
425	San Francisco 49ers	Levi Stanley	Guard	Hawaii
426	New Orleans Saints	Marvin Williams	Wide receiver	Western Illinois
427	Philadelphia Eagles	Cliff Brown	Running back	Notre Dame
428	Green Bay Packers	Randy Woodfield	Wide receiver	Portland State
429	Detroit Lions	Collis Temple	Defensive end	Louisiana State
430	Cleveland Browns	Carlton Buchanan	Defensive tackle	SW Oklahoma State
431	Kansas City Chiefs	David Langner	Defensive back	Auburn
432	Denver Broncos	Boyd Brown	Tight end	Alcorn A&M
433	Atlanta Falcons	Al Davis	Guard	Boise State
434	Buffalo Bills	Sal Casola	Kicker	Cincinnati
435	Oakland Raiders	James Morris	Defensive tackle	Missouri Valley College
436	Baltimore Colts	Buzzy Lewis	Defensive back	Florida State
437	Pittsburgh Steelers	Larry Moore	Defensive end	Angelo State
438	Dallas Cowboys	Lawrie Skolrood	Tackle	North Dakota
439	Cincinnati Bengals	Jim Smith	Running back	North Carolina Central
440	Los Angeles Rams	Willie Townsend	Wide receiver	Notre Dame
441	Minnesota Vikings	Earl Garrett	Defensive back	Boston State College
442 [12]	Miami Dolphins	Ken Dickerson	Defensive back	Tuskegee

Pro Bowler [9]

Hall of Famer

Notable undrafted players

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Pro Bowler[9]

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Hall of Famer

Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
Atlanta Falcons	Alfred Jenkins †	WR	Morris Brown	SIAC
Atlanta Falcons	Rick Danmeier	K	Sioux Falls	Tri-State
Atlanta Falcons	Rick Byas	CB	Wayne State	Ind. (Div. II)
Baltimore Colts	Bill Troup	QB	South Carolina	Ind.
Buffalo Bills	Nick Nighswander	C	Morehead State	OVC
Chicago Bears	Mike Hoban	G	Michigan	Big Ten
Chicago Bears	Bill Knox	DB	Purdue	Big Ten
Chicago Bears	Fred Pagac	TE	Ohio State	Big Ten
Cleveland Browns	Will Cureton	QB	Texas A&M–Commerce	LSC
Dallas Cowboys	Doug Dennison	RB	Kutztown	PSAC
Dallas Cowboys	Bill Houston	WR	Jackson State	SWAC
Dallas Cowboys	Ron Howard	TE	Seattle	N/A
Dallas Cowboys	Louie Walker	LB	Colorado State	WAC
Dallas Cowboys	Gerard Williams	CB	Langston	OCC
Houston Oilers	Ronnie Coleman	RB	Alabama A&M	SIAC
Houston Oilers	Dave Jennings †	P	St. Lawrence	ICAC
Houston Oilers	Ernie Kirk	DE	Howard Payne	LSC
Houston Oilers	Greg Stemrick	CB	Colorado State	WAC
Houston Oilers	Terry Wells	RB	Southern Miss	Ind.
Houston Oilers	C. L. Whittington	S	Prairie View A&M	SWAC
Kansas City Chiefs	Cleo Miller	RB	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Ind. (Div. II)
Los Angeles Rams	Rich Baska	LB	UCLA	Pac-8
Los Angeles Rams	Dieter Brock	QB	Jacksonville State	Gulf South
New England Patriots	Deac Sanders	DB	South Dakota	NCC
New Orleans Saints	Emanuel Zanders	G	Jackson State	SWAC
New York Giants	Karl Chandler	G	Princeton	Ivy
New York Giants	Joe Pisarcik	QB	New Mexico State	MVC
New York Giants	Bob Schmit	LB	Nebraska	Big Eight
New York Jets	Steve Colavito	LB	Wake Forest	ACC
New York Jets	Lou Piccone	WR	West Liberty	WVIAC
New York Jets	Steve Reese	LB	Louisville	MVC
Oakland Raiders	Jim Weatherly	C	Mt. San Antonio College	—
Philadelphia Eagles	Merritt Kersey	P	West Chester	PSAC
Pittsburgh Steelers	Richard Conn	S	Georgia	SEC
Pittsburgh Steelers	Randy Grossman	TE	Temple	Ind.
Pittsburgh Steelers	Marv Kellum	LB	Wichita State	MVC
Pittsburgh Steelers	Doug Kotar	RB	Kentucky	SEC
Pittsburgh Steelers	Donnie Shell‡†	S	South Carolina State	MEAC
St. Louis Cardinals	Keith Denson	WR	San Diego State	Big West
San Diego Chargers	Glen Bonner	RB	Washington	Pac-8

Hall of Famers

• Jack Lambert, linebacker from Kent State, taken 2nd round 46th overall by Pittsburgh Steelers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1990.^[13]

• Mike Webster, center from Wisconsin, taken 5th round 125th overall by Pittsburgh Steelers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1997.^[13]

• Lynn Swann, wide receiver from Southern California, taken 1st round 21st overall by Pittsburgh Steelers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2001.^[14]

• Dave Casper, tight end from Notre Dame, taken 2nd round 45th overall by Oakland Raiders

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2002.^[14]

• John Stallworth, wide receiver from Alabama A&M, taken 4th round 82nd overall by Pittsburgh Steelers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2002.^[14]

• Donnie Shell, safety from South Carolina State, undrafted and signed by Pittsburgh Steelers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2020.^[14]

• Randy Gradishar, linebacker from Ohio State, taken 1st round 14th overall by Denver Broncos

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2024.^[14]