Draft NFL 1973

Il Draft NFL 1973 si è tenuto dal 30 al 31 gennaio 1973^[1]. Ognuna delle 26 squadre della NFL ebbe 17 selezioni per un totale di 442 chiamate.

Draft NFL 1973
Data	30-31 gennaio 1973
Scelte
Prima scelta	John Matuszak, DE, Houston Oilers
Mr. Irrelevant	Charlie Wade, WR, Miami Dolphins
Selezioni totali	442
1972 1974

Primo giro

= Pro Bowler[2]

= Hall of Famer

Scelta #	Squadra	Giocatore	Ruolo	College
1	Houston Oilers	John Matuszak	Defensive end	Tampa
2	Baltimore Colts (Dai New Orleans Saints)	Bert Jones	Quarterback	LSU
3	Philadelphia Eagles	Jerry Sisemore	Offensive tackle	Texas
4	New England Patriots	John Hannah	Guard	Alabama
5	St. Louis Cardinals	Dave Butz	Defensive tackle	Purdue
6	Philadelphia Eagles (Dai San Diego Chargers)	Charle Young	Tight end	USC
7	Buffalo Bills	Paul Seymour	Tight End	Michigan
8	Chicago Bears	Wally Chambers	Defensive end	Eastern Kentucky
9	Denver Broncos	Otis Armstrong	Running back	Purdue
10	Baltimore Colts	Joe Ehrmann	Defensive tackle	Syracuse
11	New England Patriots (Dai Los Angeles Rams)	Sam Cunningham	Fullback	USC
12	Minnesota Vikings	Chuck Foreman	Running back	Miami (FL)
13	New York Jets	Burgess Owens	Defensive back	Miami (FL)
14	Houston Oilers (Dagli Atlanta Falcons)	George Amundson	Running back	Iowa State
15	Cincinnati Bengals	Isaac Curtis	Wide receiver	San Diego St.
16	Cleveland Browns (Dai New York Giants)	Steve Holden	Wide receiver	Arizona State University
17	Detroit Lions	Ernie Price	Defensive end	Texas A&I
18	San Francisco 49ers	Mike Holmes	Defensive back	Texas Southern
19	New England Patriots (Dai Chicago Bears)	Darryl Stingley	Wide receiver	Purdue
20	Dallas Cowboys	Billy Joe Dupree	Tight end	Michigan State
21	Green Bay Packers	Barry Smith	Wide receiver	Florida State
22	Cleveland Browns	Pete Adams	Offensive tackle	USC
23	Oakland Raiders	Ray Guy	Punter	Southern Miss
24	Pittsburgh Steelers	J.T. Thomas	Defensive back	Florida State
25	San Diego Chargers (Dai Washington Redskins via Baltimore Colts)	Johnny Rodgers[3]	Wide receiver	Nebraska
26	Buffalo Bills (Dai Miami Dolphins)	Joe DeLamielleure	Guard	Michigan State

Hall of Fame

All'annata 2012, tre giocatori della classe del Draft 1973 sono stati inseriti nella Pro Football Hall of Fame:

• John Hannah, Guardia da Alabama, scelto come quarto assoluto dai New England Patriots.

Induzione: Professional Football Hall of Fame, classe del 1991.

• Dan Fouts Quarterback dalla University of Oregon, scelto nel terzo giro dai San Diego Chargers.

Induzione: Professional Football Hall of Fame, classe del 1993.

• Joe DeLamielleure, Guardia da from Michigan State scelto come 26º assoluto dai Buffalo Bills.

Induzione: Professional Football Hall of Fame, classe del 2003.

• Ray Guy: Punter dalla University of Southern Mississippi scelto come 23º assoluto dagli Oakland Raiders.

Induzione: Professional Football Hall of Fame, classe del 2014.