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The 1973 NFL draft was held January 30–31, 1973, at the Americana Hotel in New York City, New York.[1][2] With the first overall pick of the draft, the Houston Oilers selected defensive end John Matuszak.

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1973 NFL draft
General information
Date(s)January 30–31, 1973
LocationAmericana Hotel
in New York City, NY
Overview
442 total selections in 17 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionJohn Matuszak, DE
Houston Oilers
Mr. IrrelevantCharlie Wade, WR
Miami Dolphins
Most selections (23)Los Angeles Rams
Fewest selections (10)Washington Redskins
Hall of Famers
5
← 1972
1974 →
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Player selections

= Pro Bowler [3] = Hall of Famer
* = 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
  1. May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
  2. Also known as offensive guard (OG)
  3. Also known as placekicker (PK)
  4. Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)

Round one-ten

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Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
1 1 Houston Oilers John Matuszak  DE Tampa —
1 2 Baltimore Colts Bert Jones † QB LSU SEC
1 3 Philadelphia Eagles Jerry Sisemore † OT Texas SWC
1 4 New England Patriots John Hannah‡† OG Alabama SEC
1 5 St. Louis Cardinals Dave Butz † DT Purdue Big Ten
1 6 Philadelphia Eagles Charle Young † TE USC Pac-8
from San Diego
1 7 Buffalo Bills Paul Seymour  TE Michigan Big Ten
1 8 Chicago Bears Wally Chambers † DE Eastern Kentucky OVC
1 9 Denver Broncos Otis Armstrong † RB Purdue Big Ten
1 10 Baltimore Colts Joe Ehrmann † DT Syracuse Ind. (Univ.)
1 11 New England Patriots Sam Cunningham † FB USC Pac-8
1 12 Minnesota Vikings Chuck Foreman † RB Miami (FL) Ind.
1 13 New York Jets Burgess Owens  S Miami (FL) Ind.
1 14 Houston Oilers George Amundson  RB Iowa State Big Eight
from Atlanta
1 15 Cincinnati Bengals Isaac Curtis † WR San Diego State Big West
1 16 Cleveland Browns Steve Holden  WR Arizona State WAC
1 17 Detroit Lions Ernie Price  DE Texas A&I LSC
1 18 San Francisco 49ers Mike Holmes  DB Texas Southern SWAC
1 19 New England Patriots Darryl Stingley  WR Purdue Big Ten
from Chicago
1 20 Dallas Cowboys Billy Joe Dupree † TE Michigan State Big Ten
1 21 Green Bay Packers Barry Smith  WR Florida State Ind. (Univ.)
1 22 Cleveland Browns Pete Adams  OT USC Pac-8
1 23 Oakland Raiders Ray Guy‡† P Southern Miss Ind. (Univ.)
1 24 Pittsburgh Steelers J. T. Thomas † CB Florida State Ind. (Univ.)
1 25 San Diego Chargers Johnny Rodgers  WR Nebraska Big Eight
From Washington via Baltimore Heisman Trophy winner [5]
1 26 Buffalo Bills Joe DeLamielleure‡† OG Michigan State Big Ten
From Miami
2 27 Kansas City Chiefs Gary Butler  TE Rice SWC
from Houston
2 28 Philadelphia Eagles Guy Morriss  OG TCU SWC
2 29 New Orleans Saints Derland Moore  DE Oklahoma Big Eight
2 30 Cleveland Browns Greg Pruitt † RB Oklahoma Big Eight
from New England via N. Y. Giants
2 31 Los Angeles Rams Cullen Bryant  RB Colorado Big Eight
from San Diego
2 32 Buffalo Bills Jeff Winans  DT USC Pac-8
2 33 Chicago Bears Gary Huff  QB Florida State Ind. (Univ.)
2 34 Minnesota Vikings Jackie Wallace  CB Arizona WAC
from St. Louis
2 35 Baltimore Colts Mike Barnes † DE Miami (FL) Ind.
2 36 Denver Broncos Barney Chavous  DE South Carolina State MEAC
2 37 Los Angeles Rams Ron Jaworski † QB Youngstown State Ind. (Coll.)
2 38 New York Jets Robert Woods  OT Tennessee State Ind. (Coll.)
2 39 Atlanta Falcons Greg Marx  DT Notre Dame Ind.
2 40 New York Giants Brad Van Pelt † LB Michigan State Big Ten
from Minnesota
2 41 San Francisco 49ers Willie Harper  LB Nebraska Big Eight
from N. Y. Giants
2 42 Los Angeles Rams Jim Youngblood † LB Tennessee Tech OVC
from Kansas City
2 43 Cincinnati Bengals Albert Chandler  TE Oklahoma Big Eight
2 44 Detroit Lions Leon Crosswhite  RB Oklahoma Big Eight
2 45 St. Louis Cardinals Gary Keithley  QB UTEP WAC
from San Francisco
2 46 Dallas Cowboys Golden Richards  WR Hawaii Ind.
from Green Bay
2 47 Cleveland Browns Jim Stienke  CB Southwest Texas State LSC
2 48 Chicago Bears Gary Hrivnak  DT Purdue Big Ten
from Dallas
2 49 Oakland Raiders Monte Johnson  LB Nebraska Big Eight
2 50 Pittsburgh Steelers Phares, KenKen Phares  DB Mississippi State SEC
2 51 New Orleans Saints Steve Baumgartner  DE Purdue Big Ten
from Washington via N. Y. Giants
2 52 Miami Dolphins Chuck Bradley  C Oregon Pac-8
3 53 Dallas Cowboys Harvey Martin † DE East Texas State LSC
from Houston via New Orleans
3 54 Denver Broncos Paul Howard  OG BYU WAC
from New Orleans via Washington through Cleveland
3 55 Philadelphia Eagles Randy Logan † S Michigan Big Ten
3 56 New England Patriots Brad Dusek  DB Texas A&M SWC
3 57 Buffalo Bills Joe Ferguson  QB Arkansas SWC
3 58 Detroit Lions Brady, JohnJohn Brady  TE Washington Pac-8
from Chicago
3 59 St. Louis Cardinals Fred Sturt  OG Bowling Green MAC
3 60 Los Angeles Rams Tim Stokes  OT Oregon Pac-8
from San Diego
3 61 Baltimore Colts Bill Olds  RB Nebraska Big Eight
from Houston
3 62 Baltimore Colts Rotella, JamieJamie Rotella  LB Tennessee SEC
3 63 St. Louis Cardinals Terry Metcalf † RB Long Beach State PCAA
from Los Angeles
3 64 San Diego Chargers Dan Fouts‡† QB Oregon Pac-8
from Atlanta via Oakland
3 65 Minnesota Vikings Jim Lash  WR Northwestern Big Ten
3 66 New Orleans Saints Pete Van Valkenburg  RB BYU WAC
from N. Y. Jets
3 67 Cleveland Browns Crum, BobBob Crum  DE Arizona WAC
from Kansas City via Baltimore
3 68 Cincinnati Bengals Tim George  WR Carson–Newman Ind. (NAIA)
3 69 New York Giants Rich Glover  DT Nebraska Big Eight
3 70 Denver Broncos John Wood  DT LSU SEC
from San Francisco via Washington through San Diego
3 71 Detroit Lions Jim Laslavic  LB Penn State Ind.
3 72 Cleveland Browns Krause, PaulPaul Krause  OT Central Michigan MAC
from Cleveland
3 73 New England Patriots Davis, CharlesCharles Davis  RB Alcorn A&M SWAC
from Dallas
3 74 Green Bay Packers Tom MacLeod  LB Minnesota Big Ten
3 75 Detroit Lions Levi Johnson  CB Texas A&I LSC
from Oakland via Los Angeles
3 76 Pittsburgh Steelers Roger Bernhardt  OG Kansas Big Eight
3 77 Buffalo Bills Bob Kampa  DT California Pac-8
from Washington
3 78 Miami Dolphins Leon Gray † OG Jackson State SWAC
4 79 Houston Oilers Gregg Bingham  LB Purdue Big Ten
4 80 Minnesota Vikings Mike Wells  QB Illinois Big Ten
from Philadelphia
4 81 Detroit Lions Mike Hennigan  LB Tennessee Tech OVC
from New Orleans
4 82 New England Patriots Gallagher, AllenAllen Gallagher  OT USC Pac-8
4 83 Baltimore Colts Gery Palmer  OT Kansas Big Eight
from Chicago via Philadelphia
4 84 San Diego Chargers James Thaxton  TE Tennessee State Ind. (Coll.)
from St. Louis via Chicago
4 85 Baltimore Colts Ollie Smith  WR Tennessee State Ind. (Coll.)
from San Diego
4 86 New Orleans Saints Jim Merlo  LB Stanford Pac-8
from Baltimore
4 87 Buffalo Bills Walker, DonDon Walker  DB Central State (OH) Ind. (NAIA)
4 88 Denver Broncos Tom Jackson † LB Louisville MVC
4 89 Kansas City Chiefs John Lohmeyer  DE Emporia State —
from Minnesota
4 90 New York Jets Bill Ferguson  DE San Diego State Big West
4 91 Detroit Lions Dick Jauron † S Yale Ivy
from Atlanta
4 92 Oakland Raiders Perry Smith  CB Colorado State WAC
from Los Angeles
4 93 Cleveland Browns Andy Dorris  LB New Mexico State MVC
from Cincinnati via Baltimore
4 94 Atlanta Falcons Tom Geredine  WR Northeast Missouri State MIAA
from N. Y. Giants
4 95 Los Angeles Rams Eddie McMillan  CB Florida State Ind. (Univ.)
from Kansas City
4 96 Detroit Lions Jim Hooks  RB Central State (OK) OCC
4 97 San Diego Chargers Singletary, BillBill Singletary  LB Temple Ind.
from San Francisco via Washington
4 98 Dallas Cowboys Drane Scrivener  DB Tulsa MVC
4 99 Los Angeles Rams Terry Nelson  TE Arkansas–Pine Bluff Ind. (Coll.)
from Green Bay
4 100 Cleveland Browns Randy Mattingly  QB Evansville ICC
4 101 Oakland Raiders Wylie, JoeJoe Wylie  WR Oklahoma Big Eight
4 102 Pittsburgh Steelers Clark, GailGail Clark  LB Michigan State Big Ten
4 103 Buffalo Bills Jeff Yeates  DT Boston College Ind. (Univ.)
from Washington
4 104 Miami Dolphins Dave "Bo" Rather  WR Michigan Big Ten
5 105 Houston Oilers Garrison, EdeselEdesel Garrison  WR USC Pac-8
5 106 Pittsburgh Steelers Dave Reavis  DE Arkansas SWC
from New Orleans via Washington
5 107 Chicago Bears Allan Ellis † CB UCLA Pac-8
from Philadelphia
5 108 New England Patriots Doug Dumler  C Nebraska Big Eight
5 109 St. Louis Cardinals Tom Brahaney  C Oklahoma Big Eight
5 110 Buffalo Bills Wallace Francis  WR Arkansas State Southland
from San Diego
5 111 Miami Dolphins Don Strock  QB Virginia Tech Ind.
from Buffalo
5 112 San Francisco 49ers Fulk, MikeMike Fulk  LB Indiana Big Ten
from Chicago
5 113 Denver Broncos McTorry, CharlesCharles McTorry  DB Tennessee State Ind. (Coll.)
5 114 Baltimore Colts David Taylor  OG Catawba N/A
5 115 Los Angeles Rams Steve Jones  RB Duke ACC
5 116 New York Jets Bruce Bannon  LB Penn State Ind.
5 117 Washington Redskins Cantrell, CharlesCharles Cantrell  OG Lamar Southland
from Atlanta
5 118 Minnesota Vikings Brent McClanahan  RB Arizona State WAC
5 119 New York Giants Leon McQuay  RB Tampa —
5 120 Kansas City Chiefs Fred Grambau  DE Michigan Big Ten
5 121 Cincinnati Bengals Bob McCall  RB Arizona WAC
5 122 San Francisco 49ers Ed Beverly  WR Arizona State WAC
5 123 San Diego Chargers Willie McGee  WR Alcorn A&M SWAC
from Detroit via Washington
5 124 Oakland Raiders Louis Neal  WR Prairie View A&M SWAC
from Green Bay
5 125 San Diego Chargers Knoble, JonJon Knoble  LB Weber State Big Sky
from Cleveland
5 126 Dallas Cowboys Bruce Walton  OT UCLA Pac-8
5 127 Oakland Raiders Ron Mikolajczyk  OT Tampa —
5 128 Pittsburgh Steelers Clark, LarryLarry Clark  LB Northern Illinois Ind. (Univ.)
5 129 Los Angeles Rams Cody Jones † DE San Jose State PCAA
from Washington
5 130 Miami Dolphins Dave McCurry  S Iowa State Big Eight
6 131 Houston Oilers Ron Mayo  TE Morgan State MEAC
6 132 Philadelphia Eagles Bob Picard  WR Eastern Washington Evergreen
6 133 Los Angeles Rams Jim Peterson  DE San Diego State Big West
from New Orleans via Washington
6 134 New Orleans Saints Shuford, MartyMarty Shuford  RB Arizona WAC
from Denver
6 135 San Diego Chargers Marvin Roberts  C Michigan State Big Ten
6 136 Buffalo Bills John Skorupan  LB Penn State Ind.
6 137 St. Louis Cardinals Dwayne Crump  CB Fresno State PCAA
6 138 Chicago Bears Creaney, MikeMike Creaney  C Notre Dame Ind.
6 139 Minnesota Vikings Doug Kingsriter  TE Minnesota Big Ten
from Baltimore via New Orleans
6 140 Pittsburgh Steelers Bell, RonRon Bell  RB Illinois State Ind. (Coll.)
from Denver
6 141 Los Angeles Rams Caldwell, JasonJason Caldwell  WR North Carolina Central MEAC
6 142 Atlanta Falcons Nick Bebout  OT Wyoming WAC
6 143 Minnesota Vikings Abbott, FredFred Abbott  LB Florida SEC
6 144 New York Jets Travis Roach  OG Texas SWC
6 145 Kansas City Chiefs Doug Jones  S Cal State Northridge CCAA
6 146 Cincinnati Bengals Bob Jones  DB Virginia Union CIAA
6 147 New York Giants Brantley, WadeWade Brantley  DT Troy State Gulf South
6 148 St. Louis Cardinals Andre, PhilPhil Andre  DB Washington Pac-8
from Detroit
6 149 San Francisco 49ers Arthur Moore  DT Tulsa MVC
6 150 Cleveland Browns Van Green  S Shaw N/A
6 151 Dallas Cowboys Leyen, BobBob Leyen  OG Yale Ivy
6 152 Green Bay Packers Tom Toner  LB Idaho State Big Sky
6 153 Oakland Raiders Myers, BrentBrent Myers  OT Purdue Big Ten
6 154 Pittsburgh Steelers Skolnik, GlennGlenn Skolnik  WR Indiana Big Ten
6 155 New York Jets Rick Harrell  C Clemson ACC
from Washington
6 156 Miami Dolphins Ed Newman † OG Duke ACC
7 157 Houston Oilers Shelby Jordan  OT Washington (MO) Ind. (Coll.)
7 158 New Orleans Saints Bill Cahill  S Washington Pac-8
7 159 Philadelphia Eagles William Wynn  DE Tennessee State Ind. (Coll.)
7 160 Miami Dolphins Kevin Reilly  LB Villanova Ind.
from New England
7 161 Los Angeles Rams Brown, SteveSteve Brown  LB Oregon State Pac-8
from Chicago
7 162 Buffalo Bills Brian McConnell  LB Michigan State Big Ten
7 163 Miami Dolphins Shepherd, BennyBenny Shepherd  RB Arkansas State Southland
from San Diego
7 164 St. Louis Cardinals Jones, KenKen Jones  OT Oklahoma Big Eight
7 165 Denver Broncos Mike Askea  OT Stanford Pac-8
7 166 Denver Broncos John Grant  DE USC Pac-8
from Baltimore
7 167 Los Angeles Rams Bill DuLac  OG Eastern Michigan MAC
7 168 Minnesota Vikings Brown, JoshJosh Brown  RB Southwest Texas State LSC
7 169 New York Jets Haggard, MikeMike Haggard  WR South Carolina Ind. (Univ.)
7 170 Atlanta Falcons Tommy Campbell  CB Iowa State Big Eight
7 171 Cincinnati Bengals Bob Maddox  DE Frostburg State —
7 172 New York Giants Rod Freeman  TE Vanderbilt SEC
7 173 Kansas City Chiefs Donn Smith  OT Purdue Big Ten
7 174 San Francisco 49ers John Mitchell  DE Alabama SEC
7 175 Detroit Lions John Andrews  DT Morgan State MEAC
7 176 Dallas Cowboys Rodrigo Barnes  LB Rice SWC
7 177 Green Bay Packers Muller, JohnJohn Muller  OT Iowa Big Ten
7 178 Miami Dolphins Hatter, WillieWillie Hatter  WR Northern Illinois Ind. (Univ.)
from Cleveland
7 179 Oakland Raiders Gary Weaver  LB Fresno State PCAA
7 180 Pittsburgh Steelers Dorsey, NateNate Dorsey  DE Mississippi Valley State SWAC
7 181 Buffalo Bills Ford, JohnJohn Ford  TE Henderson State Arkansas
from Washington
7 182 Miami Dolphins Tom Smith  RB Miami (FL) Ind.
8 183 Houston Oilers Joe Blahak  CB Nebraska Big Eight
8 184 Philadelphia Eagles Lintner, DanDan Lintner  DB Indiana Big Ten
8 185 New Orleans Saints Peterson, BobBob Peterson  OG Utah WAC
8 186 New England Patriots Ike Brown  RB Western Kentucky OVC
8 187 Chicago Bears Graham, ConradConrad Graham  DB Tennessee SEC
8 188 St. Louis Cardinals Garrett, KennethKenneth Garrett  RB Wake Forest ACC
8 189 Baltimore Colts Ray Oldham  S Middle Tennessee OVC
from San Diego
8 190 Buffalo Bills Lee Fobbs  RB Grambling SWAC
8 191 Baltimore Colts Bill Windauer  OG Iowa Big Ten
8 192 Pittsburgh Steelers Loren Toews  LB California Pac-8
from Denver
8 193 Washington Redskins Mike Hancock  TE Idaho State Big Sky
from Los Angeles
8 194 New York Jets Seifert, RickRick Seifert  DB Ohio State Big Ten
8 195 Atlanta Falcons Reed, TomTom Reed  OG Arkansas SWC
8 196 Minnesota Vikings Darling, CraigCraig Darling  OT Iowa Big Ten
8 197 Kansas City Chiefs Al Palewicz  LB Miami (FL) Ind.
8 198 New York Giants George Hasenohrl  DT Ohio State Big Ten
8 199 Cincinnati Bengals Joe Wilson  RB Holy Cross Ind.
8 200 Detroit Lions Prentice McCray  S Arizona State WAC
8 201 San Francisco 49ers Dave Atkins  RB UTEP WAC
8 202 Green Bay Packers Hise Austin  CB Prairie View A&M SWAC
8 203 Detroit Lions Bledsoe, JohnJohn Bledsoe  RB Ohio State Big Ten
from Cleveland
8 204 Dallas Cowboys Werner, DanDan Werner  QB Michigan State Big Ten
8 205 Oakland Raiders Mike Rae  QB USC Pac-8
8 206 Pittsburgh Steelers Janssen, BillBill Janssen  OT Nebraska Big Eight
8 207 New Orleans Saints Doug Winslow  WR Drake MVC
from Washington
8 208 Miami Dolphins Pearmon, ArchieArchie Pearmon  DE N.E. Oklahoma N/A
9 209 Houston Oilers Williams, MarkMark Williams  K Rice SWC
9 210 New Orleans Saints Mike Fink  CB Missouri Big Eight
9 211 Philadelphia Eagles Nokes, JohnJohn Nokes  LB Northern Illinois Ind. (Univ.)
9 212 New England Patriots Callaway, DavidDavid Callaway  OT Texas A&M SWC
9 213 St. Louis Cardinals King, KenKen King  LB Kentucky SEC
9 214 San Diego Chargers Bennett, TabTab Bennett  LB Illinois Big Ten
9 215 Buffalo Bills Mike Reppond  WR Arkansas SWC
9 216 Chicago Bears Deutsch, MikeMike Deutsch  RB North Dakota NCC
9 217 Denver Broncos Lyle Blackwood  S TCU SWC
9 218 Washington Redskins Rick Galbos  RB Ohio State Big Ten
from Baltimore
9 219 Los Angeles Rams Jim Nicholson  OT Michigan State Big Ten
9 220 Atlanta Falcons Ingram, RussellRussell Ingram  C Texas Tech SWC
9 221 Minnesota Vikings Dibbles, LarryLarry Dibbles  DE New Mexico WAC
9 222 New York Jets Rob Spicer  LB Indiana Big Ten
9 223 Kansas City Chiefs Bill Story  DT Southern Illinois Ind.
9 224 Cincinnati Bengals Dampeer, JohnJohn Dampeer  OG Notre Dame Ind.
9 225 New York Giants Paine, TyTy Paine  QB Washington State Pac-8
9 226 San Francisco 49ers Praetorius, RogerRoger Praetorius  RB Syracuse Ind. (Univ.)
9 227 Detroit Lions Dean, IraIra Dean  DB Baylor SWC
9 228 Cleveland Browns Curtis Wester  OG East Texas State LSC
9 229 Dallas Cowboys White, MikeMike White  DB Minnesota Big Ten
9 230 Green Bay Packers Brown, RickRick Brown  LB South Carolina Ind. (Univ.)
9 231 Oakland Raiders Steve Sweeney  TE California Pac-8
9 232 Pittsburgh Steelers Bracy Bonham  OG North Carolina Central MEAC
9 233 Washington Redskins Sheats, EddieEddie Sheats  LB Kansas Big Eight
9 234 Miami Dolphins Karl Lorch  DT USC Pac-8
10 235 Houston Oilers Vaughn, DarrellDarrell Vaughn  DT Northern Colorado Great Plains
10 236 Minnesota Vikings Lee, RandyRandy Lee  DB Tulane Ind. (Univ.)
from Philadelphia
10 237 New Orleans Saints Horsley, JeffJeff Horsley  RB North Carolina Central MEAC
10 238 New England Patriots Ruster, DanDan Ruster  DB Oklahoma Big Eight
10 239 San Diego Chargers Burnett, CliffCliff Burnett  DE Montana Big Sky
10 240 Buffalo Bills Matthew Reed  QB Grambling SWAC
10 241 Chicago Bears Barry, WilliamWilliam Barry  WR Ole Miss SEC
10 242 St. Louis Cardinals Bonnie Sloan  DT Austin Peay OVC
10 243 New York Jets Carbone, JoeJoe Carbone  LB Delaware Ind. (Coll.)
from Baltimore
10 244 Denver Broncos Al Marshall  WR Boise State Big Sky
10 245 Washington Redskins Ken Stone  S Vanderbilt SEC
from Los Angeles
10 246 Minnesota Vikings Dave Mason  S Nebraska Big Eight
10 247 New York Jets Krempin, JamesJames Krempin  OT Texas A&I LSC
10 248 Atlanta Falcons Nick Mike-Mayer † K Temple Ind.
10 249 Cincinnati Bengals Lenvil Elliott  RB Northeast Missouri N/A
10 250 New York Giants Love, WalterWalter Love  DB Westminster N/A
10 251 Kansas City Chiefs Willie Osley  DB Illinois Big Ten
10 252 Detroit Lions Ray Bonner  DB Middle Tennessee OVC
10 253 San Francisco 49ers Charlie Hunt  LB Florida State Ind. (Univ.)
10 254 Dallas Cowboys Johnson, CarlCarl Johnson  LB Tennessee SEC
10 255 Green Bay Packers Allen, LarryLarry Allen  LB Illinois Big Ten
10 256 Cleveland Browns Tom Humphrey  OT Abilene Christian Southland
10 257 Oakland Raiders Allen, LeoLeo Allen  RB Tuskegee SIAC
10 258 Pittsburgh Steelers Wunderly, DonDon Wunderly  DT Arkansas SWC
10 259 Buffalo Bills John LeHeup  LB South Carolina Ind. (Univ.)
from Washington
10 260 Miami Dolphins Ron Fernandes  DE Eastern Michigan MAC
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Round eleven

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Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
261Houston OilersLarry EaglinDefensive backStephen F. Austin
262New Orleans SaintsJames OwensRunning backAuburn
263Philadelphia EaglesGary Van ElstDefensive tackleMichigan State
264New England PatriotsHomer MayTight endTexas A&M
265Buffalo BillsRichard EarlTackleTennessee
266Chicago BearsEd SieglerKickerClemson
267St. Louis CardinalsDan SanspreeDefensive endAuburn
268San Diego ChargersJay DouglasCenterMemphis State
269Denver BroncosElton BrownDefensive endUtah State
270Baltimore ColtsDan NealCenterKentucky
271Los Angeles RamsJeff InmonRunning backNorth Carolina Central
272New York JetsDavid KnightWide receiverWilliam & Mary
273Atlanta FalconsByron BuelowDefensive backLacrosse
274Minnesota VikingsGeary MurdockGuardIowa State
275New York GiantsWilliam WidemanDefensive tackleNorth Carolina A&T
276Kansas City ChiefsMonroe EleyRunning backArizona State
277Cincinnati BengalsWilliam MontgomeryDefensive backMorehouse (Ga)
278San Francisco 49ersTom DahlbergRunning backGustavus Adolphus
279Detroit LionsScott FreemanWide receiverWyoming
280Green Bay PackersPhil EngleDefensive tackleSouth Dakota State
281Cleveland BrownsCarl BarisichDefensive tacklePrinceton
282Dallas CowboysGerald CaswellGuardColorado State
283Oakland RaidersJerry ListRunning backNebraska
284Pittsburgh SteelersBob WhiteDefensive backArizona
285Los Angeles RamsWillie JacksonWide receiverFlorida
286Miami DolphinsChris KeteCenterBoston University
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Round twelve

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Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
287Houston OilersBrad LymanWide receiverUCLA
288Philadelphia EaglesJoe LavenderCornerbackSan Diego State
289New Orleans SaintsPaul OrndorffRunning backTampa
290New England PatriotsBruce BarnesPunterUCLA
291Chicago BearsMike GriffinGuardArkansas
292St. Louis CardinalsDean UnruhTackleOklahoma
293San Diego ChargersLynn AhrensTackleEastern Montana
294Buffalo BillsRonnie CarrollDefensive tackleSam Houston State
295Baltimore ColtsBernard ThomasDefensive endWestern Michigan
296Denver BroncosJim O'MalleyLinebackerNotre Dame
297Los Angeles RamsRobert StorckDefensive tackleWisconsin
298Atlanta FalconsMike SamplesLinebackerDrake
299Minnesota VikingsAlan SpencerWide receiverPittsburg (KS)
300New York JetsGarry PuetzTackleValparaiso
301Kansas City ChiefsTom RamseyDefensive tackleNorthern Arizona
302Cincinnati BengalsCharles "Boobie" ClarkRunning backBethune-Cookman
303New York GiantsRon LumpkinDefensive backArizona State
304Detroit LionsTom ScottWide receiverWashington
305San Francisco 49ersLarry PettusTackleTennessee State
306Cleveland BrownsStan SimmonsTight endLewis & Clark
307Dallas CowboysJim ArnesonGuardArizona
308Green Bay PackersLarry McCarrenCenterIllinois
309Oakland RaidersJim KrapfGuardAlabama
310Pittsburgh SteelersWillie LeeRunning backIndiana State
311Washington RedskinsErnie WebsterGuardPittsburgh
312Miami DolphinsMike MullenLinebackerTulane
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Round thirteen

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Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
313Houston OilersWillie MartinGuardN.E. Oklahoma
314New Orleans SaintsRichard WatkinsDefensive tackleWeber State
315Philadelphia EaglesStan DavisWide receiverMemphis State
316New England PatriotsAlan LowryDefensive backTexas
317St. Louis CardinalsEdward RobinsonDefensive backLamar
318San Diego ChargersAlfred ReeseRunning backTennessee State
319Denver BroncosEd SmithDefensive endColorado College
320Chicago BearsJohn CieszkowskiRunning backNotre Dame
321Denver BroncosEd WhiteRunning backTulsa
322Baltimore ColtsTom PierantozziQuarterbackWest Chester
323Los Angeles RamsRod MilburnWide receiverSouthern
324Minnesota VikingsRon JustGuardMinot
325New York JetsRobert ParrishDefensive tackleDuke
326Atlanta FalconsChris StecherTackleClaremont-Mudd
327Cincinnati BengalsBrooks WestDefensive tackleTexas-El Paso
328New York GiantsClifton DavisRunning backAlcorn A&M
329Kansas City ChiefsPaul MetalloDefensive backMassachusetts
330San Francisco 49ersAlan KelsoCenterWashington
331Detroit LionsJohn MossLinebackerPittsburgh
332Dallas CowboysJohn SmithWide receiverUCLA
333Green Bay PackersTim AldersonDefensive backMinnesota
334Cleveland BrownsJim RomaniszynLinebackerEdinboro
335Los Angeles RamsClinton SpearmanLinebackerMichigan
336Pittsburgh SteelersRick FergersonWide receiverKansas State
337Washington RedskinsDennis JohnsonDefensive tackleDelaware
338Miami DolphinsJoe BookerRunning backMiami (OH)
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Round fourteen

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Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
339Houston OilersRon LouCenterArizona State
340Philadelphia EaglesRalph SacraTackleTexas A&M
341New Orleans SaintsPaul FersenTackleGeorgia
342New England PatriotsRay HamiltonDefensive EndOklahoma
343San Diego ChargersTony AdamsQuarterbackUtah State
344Buffalo BillsMerv KrakauLinebackerIowa State
345Chicago BearsDave JuengerWide receiverOhio
346St. Louis CardinalsDan PeifferGuardSoutheast Missouri State
347Baltimore ColtsEd WilliamsRunning backWest Virginia
348Denver BroncosJohn HufnagelQuarterbackPenn State
349Los Angeles RamsWalter RhoneDefensive backCentral Missouri
350New York JetsJoe SchwartzRunning backToledo
351Atlanta FalconsJohn MadeyaQuarterbackLouisville
352Minnesota VikingsEddie BishopDefensive backSouthern
353New York GiantsBrian KelleyLinebackerCal Lutheran
354Kansas City ChiefsAlbert WhiteWide receiverFt. Valley State
355Cincinnati BengalsHurles ScalesDefensive backNorth Texas State
356Detroit LionsJay CoreyTackleSanta Clara
357San Francisco 49ersDennis MorrisonQuarterbackKansas State
358Green Bay PackersJames AndersonDefensive tackleNorthwestern
359Cleveland BrownsRobert PopelkaDefensive backSouthern Methodist
360Dallas CowboysBob ThorntonGuardNorth Carolina
361Oakland RaidersBruce PolenDefensive backWilliam Penn
362Pittsburgh SteelersRoger CowanDefensive endStanford
363Washington RedskinsHerb MarshallDefensive backCameron
364Miami DolphinsGreg BoydRunning backArizona
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Round fifteen

More information Pick #, NFL team ...
Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
365Houston OilersRoger GoreeLinebackerBaylor
366New Orleans SaintsMike EvensonCenterNorth Dakota State
367Philadelphia EaglesKen SchlezesDefensive backNotre Dame
368New England PatriotsCondie PughRunning backNorfolk State
369Buffalo BillsJoe RizzoLinebackerKings Point
370Chicago BearsDon RivesLinebackerTexas Tech
371St. Louis CardinalsMelvin ParkerLinebackerDuke
372San Diego ChargersGary ParrisTight endFlorida State
373Denver BroncosCalvin JonesDefensive backWashington
374Baltimore ColtsJackie BrownDefensive backSouth Carolina
375Los Angeles RamsJerry BondDefensive backWeber State
376Atlanta FalconsThomas GageDefensive backLamar
377Minnesota VikingsTony ChandlerRunning backMissouri Valley
378New York JetsMahlon WilliamsTight endNorth Carolina State
379Buffalo BillsVince O'NeilRunning backKansas
380Cincinnati BengalsTed McNultyQuarterbackIndiana
381New York GiantsCarl SchaukowitchGuardPenn State
382San Francisco 49ersMike BettigaWide receiverHumboldt State
383San Francisco 49ersDan HansenDefensive backBYU
384Cleveland BrownsDave SullivanWide receiverVirginia
385Dallas CowboysWalt BaisyLinebackerGrambling
386Green Bay PackersReggie EcholsWide receiverUCLA
387Oakland RaidersDave LeffersCenterVanderbilt
388Pittsburgh SteelersCharles CrossDefensive backIowa
389Miami DolphinsBill PalmerTight endSt. Thomas
390Los Angeles RamsCurt MatterDefensive endWashington
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Round sixteen

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Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
391Houston OilersTim DameronWide receiverEast Carolina
392Philadelphia EaglesFrank DowsingDefensive backMississippi State
393New Orleans SaintsHoward StevensRunning backLouisville
394New England PatriotsMike KutterDefensive endConcordia (Moorhead)
395Chicago BearsBill HartCenterMichigan
396St. Louis CardinalsJim HannLinebackerMontana
397San Diego ChargersJoe PettyDefensive backArizona State
398Denver BroncosOliver RossRunning backAlabama A&M
399Baltimore ColtsMarty JanuszkiewiczRunning backSyracuse
400Denver BroncosKen MuhlbeierCenterIdaho
401Los Angeles RamsFuller CherryDefensive backArkansas-Monticello
402Minnesota VikingsLarry SmileyDefensive endTexas Southern
403New York JetsJohn CzerwinskiTackleBowling Green
404Atlanta FalconsRufus FergusonRunning backWisconsin
405Cincinnati BengalsHarry UngerRunning backAuburn
406New York GiantsBen NitkaKickerColorado College
407Kansas City ChiefsWilbur GroomsLinebackerTampa
408Detroit LionsLarry NickelsWide receiverDayton
409San Francisco 49ersMike OvenTight endGeorgia Tech
410Dallas CowboysJohn ConleyTight endHawaii
411Green Bay PackersKeith PrettyTight endWestern Michigan
412Cleveland BrownsGeorge GreenfieldRunning backMurray State
413Oakland RaidersJerry GadlinWide receiverWyoming
414Pittsburgh SteelersGlen NardiDefensive tackleNavy
415Washington RedskinsMike WedmanKickerColorado
416Miami DolphinsJames JacksonDefensive endNorfolk State
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Round seventeen

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Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
417Houston OilersRandy BrabandLinebackerTexas
418New Orleans SaintsBobby GarnerTight endWinston-Salem
419Philadelphia EaglesGreg OliverRunning backTrinity
420New England PatriotsEddie McAshanQuarterbackGeorgia Tech
421St. Louis CardinalsEric CroneQuarterbackHarvard
422San Diego ChargersBarry DarrowTackleMontana
423Buffalo BillsJohn StearnsDefensive backColorado
424Chicago BearsLarry RoachDefensive backOklahoma
425Denver BroncosKenneth MorganTight endElon
426Baltimore ColtsGuy FalkenhagenTackleNorthern Michigan
427Los Angeles RamsFred HenryRunning backNew Mexico
428Atlanta FalconsJim HodgeWide receiverArkansas
429Minnesota VikingsDave WinfieldTight endMinnesota
430New York GiantsJohn BillizonDefensive endGrambling State
431Kansas City ChiefsClayton KorverTight endSouthern Methodist
432New York JetsJim FootePunterDelaware Valley
433Cincinnati BengalsWayne EstabrookQuarterbackWhittier
434San Francisco 49ersBob EricksonGuardNorth Dakota State
435Detroit LionsEarl BelgraveTackleOhio State
436Green Bay PackersHarold SampsonDefensive tackleSouthern
437Cleveland BrownsRobert McClowryCenterMichigan State
438Dallas CowboysLeslie StrayhornRunning backEast Carolina
439Oakland RaidersMichael RyanGuardUSC
440Pittsburgh SteelersMike ShannonDefensive tackleOregon State
441Washington RedskinsJeff DavisRunning backMars Hill
442 [6]Miami DolphinsCharlie WadeWide receiverTennessee State
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= Pro Bowler [3] = Hall of Famer

Hall of Famers

  • John Hannah, guard from Alabama, taken 1st round 4th overall by New England Patriots
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1991.[7]
  • Dan Fouts, quarterback from Oregon, taken 3rd round 64th overall by San Diego Chargers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1993.[7]
  • Joe DeLamielleure, guard from Michigan State, taken 1st round 26th overall by Buffalo Bills
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2003.[8]
  • Ray Guy, punter from Southern Mississippi, taken 1st round 23rd overall by Oakland Raiders
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2014.
  • Drew Pearson, wide receiver from Tulsa, undrafted and signed by Dallas Cowboys
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021.

Notable undrafted players

† = Pro Bowler[3] ‡ Hall of Famer
More information Original NFL team, Player ...
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
Atlanta Falcons Rolland Lawrence † CB Tabor KCAC
Baltimore Colts Michael Kaczmarek  LB Southern Illinois Ind.
Buffalo Bills David Beverly  P Auburn SEC
Chicago Bears Reggie Sanderson  RB Stanford Pac-8
Cincinnati Bengals Ed Williams  FB Langston OCC
Dallas Cowboys Chris Gartner  K Indiana Big Ten
Dallas Cowboys Mike Gibbons  T Southwestern State OCC
Dallas Cowboys Drew Pearson‡† WR Tulsa MVC
Dallas Cowboys Larry Robinson  RB Tennessee SEC
Detroit Lions Gary Danielson  QB Purdue Big Ten
Kansas City Chiefs Bill Ellenbogen  T Virginia Tech Ind.
Kansas City Chiefs Ron Mabra  DB Howard MEAC
Los Angeles Rams Rick Kay  LB Colorado Big Eight
Los Angeles Rams Charlie Smith  WR Grambling State SWAC
Miami Dolphins Mike Burke  P Miami (FL) Ind.
Miami Dolphins Joe Washington  RB Illinois State Ind. (Coll.)
New England Patriots Jerry Broadnax  TE Southern SWAC
New England Patriots Bill Donckers  QB San Diego State Big West
New Orleans Saints Elex Price  DT Alcorn State SWAC
New York Jets Bill Demory  QB Arizona WAC
Pittsburgh Steelers Lee Nystrom  C Macalester MIAC
St. Louis Cardinals Clarence Duren  S California Pac-8
St. Louis Cardinals Pat Leahy † K Saint Louis N/A
San Diego Chargers Al Dennis  OG Grambling State SWAC
San Diego Chargers Steve Schubert  WR UMass Yankee
San Diego Chargers Ray Wersching  K California Pac-8
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