Draft NFL 1981

Il Draft NFL 1981 si è tenuto dal 28 al 29 aprile 1982. La lega tenne anche un draft supplementare prima dell'inizio della stagione regolare^[1]. Per la prima volta nella storia, le prime due scelte del draft vinsero il premio rispettivamente di miglior rookie offensivo e difensivo della stagione.

Draft NFL 1981
Data	28-29 aprile 1981
Città	New York City
Scelte
Prima scelta	George Rogers, RB New Orleans Saints
Mr. Irrelevant	Phil Nelson, TE Oakland Raiders
Selezioni totali	334
1980 1982

Primo giro

= Pro Bowler [2]

= Hall of Famer

Scelta	Squadra	Giocatore	Ruolo	College
1	New Orleans Saints	George Rogers [3]	Running back	South Carolina
2	New York Giants	Lawrence Taylor	Linebacker	North Carolina
3	New York Jets	Freeman McNeil	Running Back	UCLA
4	Seattle Seahawks	Kenny Easley	Defensive back	UCLA
5	St. Louis Cardinals	E.J. Junior	Linebacker	Alabama
6	Green Bay Packers	Rich Campbell	Quarterback	California
7	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Hugh Green	Linebacker	Pitt
8	San Francisco 49ers	Ronnie Lott	Defensive Back	USC
9	Los Angeles Rams	Mel Owens	Linebacker	Michigan
10	Cincinnati Bengals	David Verser	Wide receiver	Kansas
11	Chicago Bears	Keith Van Horne	Offensive tackle	USC
12	Baltimore Colts	Randy McMillan	Running Back	Pitt
13	Miami Dolphins	David Overstreet	Running Back	Oklahoma
14	Kansas City Chiefs	Willie Scott	Tight end	South Carolina
15	Denver Broncos	Dennis Smith	Defensive Back	USC
16	Detroit Lions	Mark Nichols	Wide Receiver	San José State
17	Pittsburgh Steelers	Keith Gary	Defensive end	Oklahoma
18	Baltimore Colts	Donnell Thompson	Defensive tackle	North Carolina
19	New England Patriots	Brian Holloway	Offensive Tackle	Stanford
20	Washington Redskins	Mark May	Offensive Tackle	Pitt
21	Oakland Raiders	Ted Watts	Defensive Back	Texas Tech
22	Cleveland Browns	Hanford Dixon	Defensive Back	Southern Miss
23	Oakland Raiders	Curt Marsh	Offensive Tackle	Washington
24	San Diego Chargers	James Brooks	Running Back	Auburn
25	Atlanta Falcons	Bobby Butler	Defensive Back	Florida State
26	Dallas Cowboys	Howard Richards	Offensive Tackle	Missouri
27	Philadelphia Eagles	Leonard Mitchell	Defensive End	Houston
28	Buffalo Bills	Booker Moore	Running Back	Penn State