1977 NFL draft

The 1977 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held May 3–4, 1977, at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, New York.^[1][2] The league also held its first supplemental draft, which took place after the regular draft and before the regular season.

1977 NFL draft
General information
Date(s)	May 3–4, 1977
Location	Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, NY
Overview
335 total selections in 12 rounds
League	NFL
First selection	Ricky Bell, RB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Mr. Irrelevant	Jim Kelleher, RB Minnesota Vikings
Most selections (18)	Cincinnati Bengals Pittsburgh Steelers
Fewest selections (6)	Washington Redskins
Hall of Famers	3 RB Tony Dorsett DT Joe Klecko S Tony Dungy
← 1976 1978 →

This was the first draft in the common draft era (since 1967) with twelve rounds, five rounds fewer than the previous decade. The draft had twelve rounds until reduced to eight in 1993 and seven the following year, where it has remains.

The draft began with commissioner Pete Rozelle dedicating a moment of silence to California quarterback Joe Roth, one of the most electric passers in college football. Eligible for this draft, he died in February from skin cancer at the age of 21.

With the first overall pick of the draft, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected USC running back Ricky Bell. Next was Heisman Trophy winner Tony Dorsett of national champion Pittsburgh, taken by the Dallas Cowboys.

Player selections

= Pro Bowler [3]

= Hall of Famer

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

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 May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE) Also known as offensive guard (OG) Also known as placekicker (PK) Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)

Round One-Nine

	Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
	1	1	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Ricky Bell	RB	USC	Pac-8
	1	2	Dallas Cowboys	Tony Dorsett‡†	RB	Pittsburgh	Ind.	from Seattle
	1	3	Cincinnati Bengals	Eddie Edwards †	DE	Miami (FL)	Ind.	from Buffalo
	1	4	New York Jets	Marvin Powell †	OT	USC	Pac-8
	1	5	New York Giants	Gary Jeter	DT	USC	Pac-8
	1	6	Atlanta Falcons	Warren Bryant	OT	Kentucky	SEC
	1	7	New Orleans Saints	Joe Campbell	DE	Maryland	ACC
	1	8	Cincinnati Bengals	Wilson Whitley	DT	Houston	SWC	from Philadelphia
	1	9	Green Bay Packers	Mike Butler	DE	Kansas	Big Eight
	1	10	Kansas City Chiefs	Gary Green †	CB	Baylor	SWC
	1	11	Houston Oilers	Morris Towns	OT	Missouri	Big Eight
	1	12	Buffalo Bills	Phil Dokes	DT	Oklahoma State	Big Eight	from Detroit
	1	13	Miami Dolphins	A. J. Duhe †	DE	LSU	SEC
	1	14	Seattle Seahawks	Steve August	OT	Tulsa	MVC	from San Diego through Dallas
	1	15	Chicago Bears	Ted Albrecht	OT	California	Pac-8
	1	16	New England Patriots	Raymond Clayborn †	CB	Texas	SWC	from San Francisco
	1	17	Cleveland Browns	Robert Jackson	LB	Texas A&M	SWC
	1	18	Denver Broncos	Steve Schindler	OG	Boston College	Ind.
	1	19	St. Louis Cardinals	Steve Pisarkiewicz	QB	Missouri	Big Eight	from Washington
	1	20	Atlanta Falcons	Wilson Faumuina	DT	San Jose State	PCAA	from St. Louis
	1	21	Pittsburgh Steelers	Robin Cole †	LB	New Mexico	WAC
	1	22	Cincinnati Bengals	Mike Cobb	TE	Michigan State	Big Ten
	1	23	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Brudzinski	LB	Ohio State	Big Ten
	1	24	San Diego Chargers	Bob Rush	C	Memphis State	Ind.	from Dallas
	1	25	New England Patriots	Stanley Morgan †	WR	Tennessee	SEC
	1	26	Baltimore Colts	Randy Burke	WR	Kentucky	SEC
	1	27	Minnesota Vikings	Tommy Kramer †	QB	Rice	SWC
	1	28	Green Bay Packers	Ezra Johnson	DE	Morris Brown	SIAC	from Oakland
	2	29	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Dave Lewis †	LB	USC	Pac-8
	2	30	Seattle Seahawks	Tom Lynch	OT	Boston College	Ind.
	2	31	Los Angeles Rams	Nolan Cromwell †	S	Kansas	Big Eight	from Buffalo through Seattle via Dallas
	2	32	New York Giants	Johnny Perkins	WR	Abilene Christian	LSC
	2	33	New York Jets	Wesley Walker †	WR	California	Pac-8
	2	34	New Orleans Saints	Mike Fultz	DT	Nebraska	Big Eight
	2	35	Oakland Raiders	Mike Davis	S	Colorado	Big Eight
	2	36	Atlanta Falcons	R. C. Thielemann †	OG	Arkansas	SWC
	2	37	Kansas City Chiefs	Tony Reed	RB	Colorado	Big Eight
	2	38	Houston Oilers	George Reihner	OG	Penn State	Ind.
	2	39	Green Bay Packers	Greg Koch	OT	Arkansas	SWC
	2	40	Miami Dolphins	Bob Baumhower †	DT	Alabama	SEC
	2	41	Seattle Seahawks	Terry Beeson	LB	Kansas	Big Eight	from San Diego via Dallas
	2	42	Detroit Lions	Walt Williams	CB	New Mexico State	MVC
	2	43	Chicago Bears	Mike Spivey	DB	Colorado	Big Eight
	2	44	New England Patriots	Horace Ivory	RB	Oklahoma	Big Eight	from San Francisco
	2	45	Denver Broncos	Rob Lytle	RB	Michigan	Big Ten
	2	46	Cleveland Browns	Tom Skladany †	P	Ohio State	Big Ten
	2	47	St. Louis Cardinals	George Franklin	RB	Texas A&I	LSC
	2	48	Pittsburgh Steelers	Sidney Thornton	RB	Northwestern State	Ind.
	2	49	Cincinnati Bengals	Pete Johnson †	RB	Ohio State	Big Ten
	2	50	Los Angeles Rams	Billy Waddy	RB	Colorado	Big Eight
	2	51	Seattle Seahawks	Peter Cronan	LB	Boston College	Ind.	from Los Angeles
	2	52	New England Patriots	Don Hasselbeck	TE	Colorado	Big Eight
	2	53	Baltimore Colts	Mike Ozdowski	DE	Virginia	ACC
	2	54	Dallas Cowboys	Glenn Carano	QB	UNLV	Ind. (Coll.)
	2	55	Minnesota Vikings	Dennis Swilley	OG	Texas A&M	SWC
	2	56	Oakland Raiders	Ted McKnight	RB	Minnesota-Duluth	NIC
	3	57	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Charles Hannah	DE	Alabama	SEC
	3	58	Seattle Seahawks	Dennis Boyd	DE	Oregon State	Pac-8
	3	59	Buffalo Bills	Curtis Brown	RB	Missouri	Big Eight
	3	60	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tom Beasley	DT	Virginia Tech	Ind.	from N. J. Jets
	3	61	Chicago Bears	Robin Earl	TE	Washington	Pac-8	from N. Y. Giants
	3	62	Dallas Cowboys	Tony Hill †	WR	Stanford	Pac-8	from Philadelphia
	3	63	St. Louis Cardinals	Edgar Fields	DT	Texas A&M	SWC
	3	64	New Orleans Saints	Watts, RobertRobert Watts	LB	Boston College	Ind.
	3	65	San Francisco 49ers	Elmo Boyd	WR	Eastern Kentucky	OVC	from Houston
	3	66	Houston Oilers	Tim Wilson	RB	Maryland	ACC
	3	67	Kansas City Chiefs	Thomas Howard	LB	Texas Tech	SWC
	3	68	Los Angeles Rams	Ed Fulton	OG	Maryland	ACC	from San Diego
	3	69	Detroit Lions	Rick Kane	RB	San Jose State	PCAA
	3	70	Houston Oilers	Jimmie Giles †	TE	Alcorn State	SWAC	from Miami
	3	71	Miami Dolphins	Watson, MikeMike Watson	OT	Miami (OH)	MAC	from Chicago
	3	72	New York Jets	Tank Marshall	DE	Texas A&M	SWC	from San Francisco
	3	73	Buffalo Bills	John Kimbrough	WR	St. Cloud State	NIC	from Cleveland
	3	74	Green Bay Packers	Scribner, RickRick Scribner	OG	Idaho State	Big Sky	from Denver
	3	75	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jim Smith	WR	Michigan	Big Ten
	3	76	Cincinnati Bengals	Mike Voight	RB	North Carolina	ACC
	3	77	San Diego Chargers	Keith King	DB	Colorado State	WAC	from Washington
	3	78	St. Louis Cardinals	Kurt Allerman	LB	Penn State	Ind.
	3	79	Los Angeles Rams	Wendell Tyler †	RB	UCLA	Pac-8
	3	80	St. Louis Cardinals	Terdell Middleton †	RB	Memphis State	Ind.	from Baltimore
	3	81	Dallas Cowboys	Val Belcher	OG	Houston	SWC
	3	82	New England Patriots	Brown, SidneySidney Brown	DB	Oklahoma	Big Eight
	3	83	Minnesota Vikings	Tom Hannon	S	Michigan State	Big Ten
	3	84	Houston Oilers	Rob Carpenter	RB	Miami (OH)	MAC	from Oakland via Buffalo
	4	85	Cincinnati Bengals	Rick Walker	TE	UCLA	Pac-8	from Tampa Bay
	4	86	Buffalo Bills	Dean, JimmyJimmy Dean	DT	Texas A&M	SWC
	4	87	Seattle Seahawks	John Yarno	C	Idaho	Big Sky
	4	88	New York Giants	Mike Vaughan	OT	Oklahoma	Big Eight
	4	89	New York Jets	Scott Dierking	RB	Purdue	Big Ten
	4	90	Atlanta Falcons	Allan Leavitt	K	Georgia	SEC
	4	91	Los Angeles Rams	Vince Ferragamo	QB	Nebraska	Big Eight	from New Orleans
	4	92	Kansas City Chiefs	Bailey, MarkMark Bailey	RB	Long Beach State	PCAA	from Philadelphia
	4	93	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ted Petersen	C	Eastern Illinois	Ind. (Coll.)	from Green Bay
	4	94	Kansas City Chiefs	Andre Samuels	TE	Bethune–Cookman	SIAC
	4	95	Kansas City Chiefs	Darius Helton	OG	North Carolina Central	MEAC	from Houston
	4	96	Detroit Lions	Luther Blue	WR	Iowa State	Big Eight
	4	97	Washington Redskins	Duncan McColl	DE	Stanford	Pac-8	from Miami
	4	98	Houston Oilers	Warren Anderson	WR	West Virginia State	N/A	from Miami via San Diego
	4	99	Pittsburgh Steelers	Laverne Smith	RB	Kansas	Big Eight
	4	100	San Francisco 49ers	Stan Black	DB	Mississippi State	SEC
	4	101	Denver Broncos	Billy Bryan	C	Duke	ACC
	4	102	Cleveland Browns	Oliver Davis	CB	Tennessee State	Ind. (Coll.)
	4	103	Cincinnati Bengals	Mike Wilson	OT	Georgia	SEC
	4	104	Kansas City Chiefs	Eric Harris	CB	Memphis State	Ind.
	4	105	Cincinnati Bengals	Jerry Anderson	S	Oklahoma	Big Eight
	4	106	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dan Audick	OG	Hawaii	Ind.
	4	107	Los Angeles Rams	Jones, EarlEarl Jones	DE	Memphis State	Ind.
	4	108	Dallas Cowboys	Guy Brown	LB	Houston	SWC
	4	109	New England Patriots	Gerald Skinner	OT	Arkansas	SWC
	4	110	Cleveland Browns	Robert Sims	DT	South Carolina State	MEAC	from Chicago
	4	111	Seattle Seahawks	Larry Seivers	WR	Tennessee	SEC	from Minnesota
	4	112	Oakland Raiders	Mickey Marvin	OG	Tennessee	SEC
	5	113	Miami Dolphins	Mike Michel	K	Stanford	Pac-8	from Tampa Bay
	5	114	Detroit Lions	Ron Crosby	LB	Penn State	Ind.	from Seattle
	5	115	Buffalo Bills	Fred Besana	QB	California	Pac-8
	5	116	New York Jets	Perry Griggs	WR	Troy State	Gulf South
	5	117	New York Giants	Randy Dean	QB	Northwestern	Big Ten
	5	118	New Orleans Saints	Dave LaFary	OT	Purdue	Big Ten
	5	119	Philadelphia Eagles	Sharp, SkipSkip Sharp	DB	Kansas	Big Eight
	5	120	Atlanta Falcons	Shelton Diggs	WR	USC	Pac-8
	5	121	Pittsburgh Steelers	Cliff Stoudt	QB	Youngstown State	Ind. (Coll.)	from Kansas City
	5	122	Green Bay Packers	Nate Simpson	RB	Tennessee State	Ind. (Coll.)
	5	123	Miami Dolphins	Leroy Harris	RB	Arkansas State	Southland
	5	124	San Diego Chargers	Clarence Williams	RB	South Carolina	Ind.
	5	125	Pittsburgh Steelers	Steve Courson	OG	South Carolina	Ind.	from Detroit
	5	126	Oakland Raiders	Lester Hayes †	CB	Texas A&M	SWC	from Chicago
	5	127	Buffalo Bills	Neil O'Donoghue	K	Auburn	SEC	from San Francisco
	5	128	San Diego Chargers	Cliff Olander	QB	New Mexico State	MVC	from Cleveland
	5	129	New York Jets	Gregory, GaryGary Gregory	OT	Baylor	SWC	from Denver
	5	130	Los Angeles Rams	Donnie Hickman	OG	USC	Pac-8	from Washington
	5	131	St. Louis Cardinals	Lee, ErnestErnest Lee	DT	Texas	SWC
	5	132	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dennis Winston	LB	Arkansas	SWC
	5	133	Cincinnati Bengals	Ray Phillips	LB	Nebraska	Big Eight
	5	134	Los Angeles Rams	Jeff Williams	OG	Rhode Island	Yankee
	5	135	St. Louis Cardinals	Andy Spiva	LB	Tennessee	SEC	from New England
	5	136	New Orleans Saints	Dave Hubbard	OT	BYU	WAC	from Baltimore
	5	137	Dallas Cowboys	Andy Frederick	OT	New Mexico	WAC
	5	138	Minnesota Vikings	Moore, KenKen Moore	TE	Northern Illinois	MAC
	5	139	Oakland Raiders	Jeff Barnes	LB	California	Pac-8
	6	140	Chicago Bears	Vince Evans	QB	USC	Pac-8	from Tampa Bay
	6	141	San Francisco 49ers	Mike Burns	S	USC	Pac-8	from Buffalo
	6	142	Seattle Seahawks	Tony Benjamin	RB	Duke	ACC
	6	143	New York Giants	Jordan, BobBob Jordan	OT	Memphis State	Ind.
	6	144	New York Jets	Joe Klecko‡†	DT	Temple	Ind.
	6	145	Philadelphia Eagles	Russell, KevinKevin Russell	DB	Tennessee State	Ind. (Coll.)
	6	146	San Diego Chargers	Dave Lindstrom	DE	Boston University	Yankee
	6	147	New Orleans Saints	Cliff Parsley	P	Oklahoma State	Big Eight
	6	148	Houston Oilers	Gary Woolford	CB	Florida State	Ind.
	6	149	Green Bay Packers	Tim Moresco	DB	Syracuse	Ind.
	6	150	Kansas City Chiefs	Burleson, RickRick Burleson	DE	Texas	SWC
	6	151	San Diego Chargers	Larry Barnes	RB	Tennessee State	Ind. (Coll.)
	6	152	San Diego Chargers	Pete Shaw	S	Northwestern	Big Ten	from Detroit
	6	153	New York Giants	Emery Moorehead	WR	Colorado	Big Eight	from Miami
	6	154	Philadelphia Eagles	Wilbert Montgomery †	RB	Abilene Christian	LSC	from Chicago
	6	155	San Francisco 49ers	Jim Harlan	C	Howard Payne	LSC
	6	156	Los Angeles Rams	Art Best	RB	Kent State	MAC	from Denver
	6	157	Buffalo Bills	Pruitt, RonRon Pruitt	DE	Nebraska	Big Eight	from Cleveland
	6	158	Philadelphia Eagles	Mitchell, MarkMark Mitchell	DB	Tulane	Ind.	from St. Louis via Washington
	6	159	Pittsburgh Steelers	Paul Harris	LB	Alabama	SEC
	6	160	Cincinnati Bengals	Tommy Duniven	QB	Texas Tech	SWC
	6	161	Atlanta Falcons	Jenkins, KeithKeith Jenkins	DB	Cincinnati	Ind.	from Washington
	6	162	New Orleans Saints	Schick, TomTom Schick	OG	Maryland	ACC	from Los Angeles
	6	163	Baltimore Colts	Calvin O'Neal	LB	Michigan	Big Ten
	6	164	Dallas Cowboys	Jim Cooper	OT	Temple	Ind.
	6	165	Houston Oilers	David Carter	C	Western Kentucky	OVC	from New England
	6	166	Detroit Lions	Reggie Pinkney	DB	East Carolina	SoCon	from Minnesota via New England
	6	167	Kansas City Chiefs	Herrera, AndreAndre Herrera	RB	Southern Illinois	Ind.	from Oakland via Tampa Bay thorough Chicago
	7	168	New York Jets	Charles White	RB	Bethune-Cookman	SIAC	from Tampa Bay
	7	169	Seattle Seahawks	David Sims	RB	Georgia Tech	Ind.
	7	170	Buffalo Bills	Mike Nelms †	DB	Baylor	SWC
	7	171	New York Jets	Bob Grupp †	DB	Duke	ACC
	7	172	Green Bay Packers	Derrel Gofourth	C	Oklahoma State	Big Eight	from N. Y. Giants
	7	173	Cleveland Browns	Randle, KenKen Randle	WR	USC	Pac-8	from Atlanta
	7	174	New Orleans Saints	Greg Boykin	RB	Northwestern	Big Ten
	7	175	Philadelphia Eagles	Charlie Johnson †	DT	Colorado	Big Eight
	7	176	Green Bay Packers	Tipton, RellRell Tipton	OG	Baylor	SWC
	7	177	Kansas City Chiefs	Chris Golub	DB	Kansas	Big Eight
	7	178	New York Giants	Al Dixon	TE	Iowa State	Big Eight	from Houston
	7	179	Detroit Lions	Black, TimTim Black	LB	Baylor	SWC
	7	180	Miami Dolphins	Bruce Herron	LB	New Mexico	WAC
	7	181	San Diego Chargers	Bush, RonRon Bush	DB	USC	Pac-8
	7	182	Chicago Bears	Gerald Butler	WR	Nicholls State	Gulf South
	7	183	San Francisco 49ers	Jim Van Wagner	RB	Michigan Tech	NIC
	7	184	Cleveland Browns	Blane Smith	TE	Purdue	Big Ten
	7	185	Denver Broncos	Larry Swider	P	Pittsburgh	Ind.
	7	186	Pittsburgh Steelers	Frisch, RandyRandy Frisch	DT	Missouri	Big Eight
	7	187	Cincinnati Bengals	Louis Breeden	CB	North Carolina Central	MEAC
	7	188	Cleveland Browns	Bob Lingenfelter	OT	Nebraska	Big Eight	from St. Louis
	7	189	Washington Redskins	Reggie Haynes	TE	UNLV	Ind. (Coll.)
	7	190	Oakland Raiders	Rich Martini	WR	UC Davis	FWC	from Washington via Houston thorough N. Y. Giants
	7	191	Dallas Cowboys	Dave Stalls	DT	Northern Colorado	Ind. (Div. II)
	7	192	New England Patriots	Smith, KenKen Smith	WR	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Ind. (Div. II)
	7	193	Baltimore Colts	Blanchard Carter	OT	UNLV	Ind. (Coll.)
	7	194	Cincinnati Bengals	Jim Corbett	TE	Pittsburgh	Ind.	from Minnesota
	7	195	New York Jets	Kevin Long	RB	South Carolina	Ind.	from Oakland
	8	196	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Randy Hedberg	QB	Minot State	N/A
	8	197	Buffalo Bills	Greg Morton	DT	Michigan	Big Ten
	8	198	Houston Oilers	Davis, SteveSteve Davis	WR	Georgia	SEC	from Seattle
	8	199	New York Giants	Rice, BillBill Rice	DT	BYU	WAC
	8	200	New York Jets	Dan Alexander	DT	LSU	SEC
	8	201	New Orleans Saints	Jimmy Stewart	DB	Tulsa	MVC
	8	202	Philadelphia Eagles	Cleveland Franklin	RB	Baylor	SWC
	8	203	Atlanta Falcons	Walter Packer	WR	Mississippi State	SEC
	8	204	Kansas City Chiefs	Olsonoski, RonRon Olsonoski	LB	St. Thomas (Minnesota)	MIAC
	8	205	Houston Oilers	Eddie Foster	WR	Houston	SWC
	8	206	Green Bay Packers	David Whitehurst	QB	Furman	SoCon
	8	207	Miami Dolphins	Horace Perkins	DB	Colorado	Big Eight
	8	208	Dallas Cowboys	Cleveland, AlAl Cleveland	DE	Pacific	PCAA	from San Diego
	8	209	Detroit Lions	Griffin, MarkMark Griffin	OT	North Carolina	ACC
	8	210	New York Jets	Thompson, EdEd Thompson	LB	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Chicago
	8	211	New York Giants	Rodgers, OtisOtis Rodgers	LB	Iowa State	Big Eight	from San Francisco
	8	212	Denver Broncos	Culliver, CalvinCalvin Culliver	RB	Alabama	SEC
	8	213	Cleveland Browns	Armstrong, BillBill Armstrong	DB	Wake Forest	ACC
	8	214	Cincinnati Bengals	St. Victor, JoseJose St. Victor	OG	Syracuse	Ind.
	8	215	Kansas City Chiefs	Waddell Smith	WR	Kansas	Big Eight	from Washington
	8	216	St. Louis Cardinals	Eric Williams	LB	USC	Pac-8
	8	217	Pittsburgh Steelers	August, PhilPhil August	WR	Miami (FL)	Ind.
	8	218	Los Angeles Rams	Bockwoldt, RodRod Bockwoldt	DB	Weber State	Big Sky
	8	219	New England Patriots	Brad Benson †	OG	Penn State	Ind.
	8	220	Baltimore Colts	Helms, KenKen Helms	OT	Georgia	SEC
	8	221	Dallas Cowboys	Fred Williams	RB	Arizona State	WAC
	8	222	Minnesota Vikings	Strozier, ClintClint Strozier	DB	USC	Pac-8
	8	223	Oakland Raiders	Terry Robiskie	RB	LSU	SEC
	9	224	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Hemingway, BryonBryon Hemingway	LB	Boston College	Ind.
	9	225	Seattle Seahawks	Adzick, GeorgeGeorge Adzick	DB	Minnesota	Big Ten
	9	226	Kansas City Chiefs	Glanton, DerrickDerrick Glanton	DE	Bishop	Ind. (Div. III)	from Buffalo
	9	227	New York Jets	Matt Robinson	QB	Georgia	SEC
	9	228	New York Giants	Mullins, KenKen Mullins	DE	Florida A&M	SIAC
	9	229	Philadelphia Eagles	Humphreys, T. J.T. J. Humphreys	OG	Arkansas State	Southland
	9	230	Atlanta Falcons	Maxwell, JohnJohn Maxwell	OT	Boston College	Ind.
	9	231	New Orleans Saints	Knowles, DaveDave Knowles	OT	Indiana	Big Ten
	9	232	Houston Oilers	Bill Currier	S	South Carolina	Ind.
	9	233	Green Bay Packers	Mullins, JoelJoel Mullins	OT	Arkansas State	Southland
	9	234	Kansas City Chiefs	Green, DaveDave Green	OT	New Mexico	WAC
	9	235	San Diego Chargers	Gene Washington	WR	Georgia	SEC
	9	236	Detroit Lions	Mathieson, SteveSteve Mathieson	QB	Florida State	Ind.
	9	237	Miami Dolphins	Robert Turner	RB	Oklahoma State	Big Eight
	9	238	Chicago Bears	Buonamici, NickNick Buonamici	DT	Ohio State	Big Ten
	9	239	San Francisco 49ers	David Posey	K	Florida	SEC
	9	240	Cleveland Browns	Brown, DarylDaryl Brown	DB	Tufts	N/A
	9	241	Denver Broncos	Charles Jackson	DT	Washington	Pac-8
	9	242	Atlanta Falcons	Speer, RobertRobert Speer	DE	Arkansas State	Southland	from Washington
	9	243	St. Louis Cardinals	Johnny Jackson	DT	Southern	SWAC
	9	244	Pittsburgh Steelers	Kelly, RooseveltRoosevelt Kelly	TE	Eastern Kentucky	OVC
	9	245	Cincinnati Bengals	Zachary, WillieWillie Zachary	WR	Central State (OH)	Ind. (NAIA)
	9	246	Washington Redskins	Northington, MikeMike Northington	RB	Purdue	Big Ten	from Los Angeles
	9	247	Baltimore Colts	Capriola, GlenGlen Capriola	RB	Boston College	Ind.
	9	248	Dallas Cowboys	Cantrell, MarkMark Cantrell	C	North Carolina	ACC
	9	249	New England Patriots	Vogele, JerryJerry Vogele	LB	Michigan	Big Ten
	9	250	Minnesota Vikings	Scott Studwell †	LB	Illinois	Big Ten
	9	251	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Larry Mucker	WR	Arizona State	WAC	from Oakland

Round Ten

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
252	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Robert Morgan	Running back	Florida
253	Pittsburgh Steelers	Alvin Cowans	Defensive back	Florida
254	Seattle Seahawks	Sam Adkins	Quarterback	Wichita State
255	New York Giants	Mike Jones	Wide receiver	Minnesota
256	New York Jets	John Hennessy	Defensive end	Michigan
257	Atlanta Falcons	Billy Ryckman	Wide receiver	Louisiana Tech
258	New Orleans Saints	Rafael Septién	Kicker	Southwestern Louisiana
259	Philadelphia Eagles	John Mastronardo	Wide receiver	Villanova
260	Green Bay Packers	Jim Culbreath	Running back	Oklahoma
261	Kansas City Chiefs	Mark Vitali	Quarterback	Purdue
262	Houston Oilers	Harvey Hull	Linebacker	Mississippi State
263	Detroit Lions	Gary Anderson	Guard	Stanford
264	Miami Dolphins	Mark Carter	Tight end	Eastern Michigan
265	San Diego Chargers	Curtis Townsend	Linebacker	Arkansas
266	Chicago Bears	Dennis Breckner	Defensive end	Miami (FL)
267	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Aaron Ball	Linebacker	Fullerton State
268	Denver Broncos	Oren Middlebrook	Wide receiver	Arkansas State
269	Cleveland Browns	Tom Burkett	Tackle	North Carolina
270	St. Louis Cardinals	Jim LeJay	Wide receiver	San Jose State
271	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dave LaCrosse	Linebacker	Wake Forest
272	Cincinnati Bengals	Bob Bialik	Punter	Hillsdale
273	Washington Redskins	James Sykes	Running back	Rice
274	Los Angeles Rams	Don Petersen	Tight end	Boston College
275	Dallas Cowboys	Steve DeBerg	Quarterback	San Jose State
276	New England Patriots	John Rasmussen	Tackle	Wisconsin
277	Baltimore Colts	Ron Baker	Guard	Oklahoma State
278	Minnesota Vikings	Dan Beaver	Kicker	Illinois
279	New England Patriots	Giles Alexander	Defensive end	Tulsa

Round Eleven

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
280	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Chuck Rodgers	Defensive back	North Dakota State
281	Seattle Seahawks	Bill Westbeld	Tackle	Dayton
282	Buffalo Bills	Nate Jackson	Running back	Tennessee State
283	Philadelphia Eagles	Rocco Moore	Tackle	Western Michigan
284	New York Giants	Bill Helms	Tight end	San Diego State
285	New Orleans Saints	John Blain	Tackle	San Jose State
286	Philadelphia Eagles	Mike Cordova	Quarterback	Stanford
287	Atlanta Falcons	Dave Farmer	Running back	USC
288	Kansas City Chiefs	Maurice Mitchell	Wide receiver	Northern Michigan
289	Houston Oilers	Al Romano	Linebacker	Pittsburgh
290	Green Bay Packers	Terry Randolph	Defensive back	American International
291	Miami Dolphins	John Alexander	Defensive end	Rutgers
292	Cincinnati Bengals	Joel Parrish	Guard	Georgia
293	Detroit Lions	Tony Daykin	Linebacker	Georgia Tech
294	Chicago Bears	Connie Zelencik	Center	Purdue
295	San Francisco 49ers	Brian Billick	Tight end	Brigham Young
296	Cleveland Browns	Charles Nash	Wide receiver	Arizona
297	Denver Broncos	Phil Heck	Linebacker	California
298	Pittsburgh Steelers	Lou West	Defensive back	Cincinnati
299	Cincinnati Bengals	Carl Allen	Defensive back	Southern Mississippi
300	Washington Redskins	Don Harris	Defensive back	Rutgers
301	St. Louis Cardinals	Greg Lee	Defensive back	Western Illinois
302	Los Angeles Rams	Carson Long	Kicker	Pittsburgh
303	New England Patriots	Ray Costict	Linebacker	Mississippi State
304	Baltimore Colts	Brian Ruff	Linebacker	The Citadel
305	Dallas Cowboys	Don Wardlow	Tight end	Washington
306	Minnesota Vikings	Keith Hartwig	Wide receiver	Arizona
307	New York Jets	Dave Butterfield	Defensive back	Nebraska

Round Twelve

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
308	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Chip Sheffield	Wide receiver	Lenoir-Rhyne
309	Buffalo Bills	Charles Romes	Defensive back	North Carolina Central
310	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jimmy Stephens	Tight end	Florida
311	New York Giants	Elmo Simmons	Running back	Texas-Arlington
312	New York Jets	Phil Gargis	Running back	Auburn
313	New York Jets	Dave Conrad	Tackle	Maryland
314	St. Louis Cardinals	Don Parrish	Defensive end	Pittsburgh
315	New Orleans Saints	Oakley Dalton	Defensive tackle	Jackson State
316	Houston Oilers	Ove Johansson	Kicker	Abilene Christian
317	Oakland Raiders	Rod Martin	Linebacker	USC
318	Kansas City Chiefs	Ray Burks	Linebacker	UCLA
319	San Diego Chargers	Jim Stansik	Tight end	Eastern Michigan
320	Detroit Lions	Dave Greenwood	Guard	Iowa State
321	Miami Dolphins	Terry Anderson	Wide receiver	Bethune-Cookman
322	Chicago Bears	Terry Irvin	Defensive back	Jackson State
323	San Francisco 49ers	Scott Martin	Guard	North Dakota
324	Denver Broncos	Scott Levenhagen	Tight end	Western Illinois
325	Cleveland Browns	Leo Tierney	Center	Georgia Tech
326	Cincinnati Bengals	Alex Percival	Wide receiver	Morehouse (GA)
327	Washington Redskins	Curtis Kirkland	Defensive end	Missouri
328	St. Louis Cardinals	Rick Fenlaw	Linebacker	Texas
329	Seattle Seahawks	I. V. Wilson	Defensive tackle	Tulsa
330	Los Angeles Rams	Barry Caudill	Center	Southern Mississippi
331	Baltimore Colts	Bill Deutsch	Running back	North Dakota
332	Dallas Cowboys	Greg Peters	Guard	California
333	New England Patriots	Dave Preston	Running back	Bowling Green
334	Oakland Raiders	Rolf Benirschke	Kicker	California-Davis
335 [5]	Minnesota Vikings	Jim Kelleher	Running back	Colorado

= Pro Bowler [3]

= Hall of Famer

Supplemental draft

	Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
	3		Seattle Seahawks	Al Hunter	RB	Notre Dame	Ind.

Notable undrafted players

†

= Pro Bowler[3]

‡

= Hall of Famer[4]

Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
Atlanta Falcons	June Jones	QB	Portland State	Ind. (Coll.)
Atlanta Falcons	Secdrick McIntyre	RB	Auburn	SEC
Baltimore Colts	Wade Griffin	OT	Mississippi	SEC
Buffalo Bills	Shane Nelson	LB	Baylor	SWC
Chicago Bears	Fred Dean	OG	Texas Southern	SWAC
Chicago Bears	Len Walterscheid	S	Southern Utah	RMAC
Cleveland Browns	Ricky Jones	LB	Tuskegee	SIAC
Dallas Cowboys	Larry Brinson	RB	Florida	SEC
Dallas Cowboys	Bruce Huther	LB	New Hampshire	Yankee
Dallas Cowboys	Fred Rayhle	TE	Chattanooga	Ind. (Div. II)
Denver Broncos	Ron Egloff	TE	Wisconsin	Big Ten
Denver Broncos	Rob Nairne	LB	Oregon State	Pac-8
Houston Oilers	Ken Kennard	DT	Angelo State	LSC
Houston Oilers	Guido Merkens	QB	Sam Houston State	LSC
Kansas City Chiefs	Ed Beckman	TE	Florida State	Ind.
Kansas City Chiefs	Ricky Wesson	CB	SMU	SWC
Los Angeles Rams	Glen Walker	P	USC	Pac-8
Miami Dolphins	Charles Cornelius	DB	Bethune–Cookman	SIAC
Miami Dolphins	Nick Giaquinto	RB	UConn	Yankee
New England Patriots	Tim Mazzetti	K	Penn	Ivy
New Orleans Saints	Rich Mauti	WR	Penn State	Ind.
New York Giants	Frank Marion	LB	Florida A&M	SIAC
New York Giants	J. T. Turner	OG	Duke	ACC
New York Jets	Bruce Harper	RB	Kutztown	PSAC
Philadelphia Eagles	Herm Edwards	CB	San Diego State	Ind.
Philadelphia Eagles	Wally Henry †	WR	UCLA	Pac-8
Pittsburgh Steelers	Tony Dungy‡	S	Minnesota	Big Ten
San Francisco 49ers	Mike Baldassin	LB	Washington	Pac-8
Seattle Seahawks	Doug Long	DB	Whitworth	NWC
Seattle Seahawks	Cornell Webster	CB	Tulsa	MVC
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Cecil Johnson	LB	Pittsburgh	Ind.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Dana Nafziger	LB	Cal Poly	CCAA
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Jack Wender	RB	Fresno State	PCAA
Washington Redskins	Mark Murphy †	S	Colgate	Ind.

Hall of Famers

• Tony Dorsett, running back from Pittsburgh, taken 1st round 2nd overall by Dallas Cowboys

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1994.^[6]

• Tony Dungy, safety from Minnesota, undrafted and signed by Pittsburgh Steelers

Inducted: For his Head Coaching achievements Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2016.

• Joe Klecko, defensive tackle from Temple, taken 6th round 144th overall by New York Jets

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2023.

References

1. "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
2. Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
3. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
4. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
5. This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
6. List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com ^{"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008.}

External links

• NFL.com – 1977 Draft
• databaseFootball.com – 1977 Draft
• Pro Football Hall of Fame