1979 NFL draft

The 1979 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, 1979, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, New York.^[1][2] The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.

1979 NFL draft
General information
Date(s)	May 3–4, 1979
Location	Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, NY
Overview
330 total selections in 12 rounds
League	NFL
First selection	Tom Cousineau, LB Buffalo Bills
Mr. Irrelevant	Mike Almond, WR Pittsburgh Steelers
Most selections (17)	New York Jets
Fewest selections (5)	Washington Redskins
Hall of Famers	4 DT Dan Hampton TE Kellen Winslow QB Joe Montana LB Bill Cowher
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The Buffalo Bills held the first overall pick in the draft, acquired from the San Francisco 49ers in the trade which sent O. J. Simpson to his hometown team. The Bills' selection at No. 1, Ohio State linebacker Tom Cousineau, refused to sign with the Bills and instead signed a lucrative deal with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.

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)

	Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
	1	1	Buffalo Bills	Tom Cousineau	LB	Ohio State	Big Ten	from San Francisco
	1	2	Kansas City Chiefs	Mike Bell	DE	Colorado State	WAC
	1	3	Cincinnati Bengals	Jack Thompson	QB	Washington State	Pac-10
	1	4	Chicago Bears	Dan Hampton‡†	DT	Arkansas	SWC	from Tampa Bay
	1	5	Buffalo Bills	Jerry Butler †	WR	Clemson	ACC
	1	6	Baltimore Colts	Barry Krauss	LB	Alabama	SEC
	1	7	New York Giants	Phil Simms †	QB	Morehead State	OVC
	1	8	St. Louis Cardinals	Ottis Anderson †	RB	Miami (FL)	Ind. (I-A)
	1	9	Chicago Bears	Al Harris	DE	Arizona State	Pac-10
	1	10	Detroit Lions	Keith Dorney †	OT	Penn State	Ind. (I-A)
	1	11	New Orleans Saints	Russell Erxleben	K/P	Texas	SWC
	1	12	Cincinnati Bengals	Charles Alexander	RB	LSU	SEC	from Washington
	1	13	San Diego Chargers	Kellen Winslow‡†	TE	Missouri	Big Eight	from Cleveland
	1	14	New York Jets	Marty Lyons	DE	Alabama	SEC
	1	15	Green Bay Packers	Eddie Lee Ivery	RB	Georgia Tech	Ind.
	1	16	Minnesota Vikings	Ted Brown	RB	NC State	ACC
	1	17	Atlanta Falcons	Don Smith	DE	Miami (FL)	Ind. (I-A)
	1	18	Seattle Seahawks	Manu Tuiasosopo	DT	UCLA	Pac-10
	1	19	Los Angeles Rams	George Andrews	LB	Nebraska	Big Eight	from Oakland
	1	20	Cleveland Browns	Willis Adams	WR	Houston	SWC	from San Diego
	1	21	Philadelphia Eagles	Jerry Robinson †	LB	UCLA	Pac-10
	1	22	Denver Broncos	Kelvin Clark	OT	Nebraska	Big Eight
	1	23	Kansas City Chiefs	Steve Fuller	QB	Clemson	ACC	from Houston
	1	24	Miami Dolphins	Jon Giesler	OT	Michigan	Big Ten
	1	25	New England Patriots	Rick Sanford	DB	South Carolina	Ind. (I-A)
	1	26	Los Angeles Rams	Kent Hill †	OT	Georgia Tech	Ind.
	1	27	Dallas Cowboys	Robert Shaw	C	Tennessee	SEC
	1	28	Pittsburgh Steelers	Greg Hawthorne	RB	Baylor	SWC
	2	29	San Francisco 49ers	James Owens	WR	UCLA	Pac-10
	2	30	Cincinnati Bengals	Dan Ross †	TE	Northeastern	Ind. (I-AA)
	2	31	Houston Oilers	Mike Stensrud	DT	Iowa State	Big Eight	from Kansas City
	2	32	Buffalo Bills	Fred Smerlas †	DT	Boston College	Ind. (I-A)
	2	33	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Greg Roberts	OG	Oklahoma	Big Eight	from Baltimore
	2	34	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Gordon Jones	WR	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)
	2	35	St. Louis Cardinals	Theotis Brown	RB	UCLA	Pac-10
	2	36	New York Giants	Earnest Gray	WR	Memphis State	Ind. (I-A)
	2	37	Detroit Lions	Ken Fantetti	LB	Wyoming	WAC
	2	38	New Orleans Saints	Reggie Mathis	LB	Oklahoma	Big Eight
	2	39	Chicago Bears	Rickey Watts	WR	Tulsa	MVC
	2	40	Cleveland Browns	Lawrence Johnson	CB	Wisconsin	Big Ten
	2	41	New York Jets	Mark Gastineau †	DE	East Central	OIC
	2	42	Oakland Raiders	Willie Jones	DE	Florida State	Ind. (I-A)	from Washington via St. Louis
	2	43	Minnesota Vikings	Dave Huffman	C	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
	2	44	Green Bay Packers	Steve Atkins	RB	Maryland	ACC
	2	45	Seattle Seahawks	Joe Norman	LB	Indiana	Big Ten
	2	46	St. Louis Cardinals	Calvin Favron	LB	Southeastern Louisiana	Gulf South	from Oakland
	2	47	Cleveland Browns	Sam Claphan	OT	Oklahoma	Big Eight	from San Diego
	2	48	Philadelphia Eagles	Petey Perot	OG	Northwestern State	Ind. (I-AA)	from San Diego
	2	49	Atlanta Falcons	Pat Howell	OG	USC	Pac-10
	2	50	Houston Oilers	Jesse Baker	DE	Jacksonville State	Gulf South
	2	51	Buffalo Bills	Jim Haslett	LB	IUP	PSAC	from Denver
	2	52	New England Patriots	Bob Golic †	DT	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
	2	53	Miami Dolphins	Jeff Toews	OT	Washington	Pac-10
	2	54	Los Angeles Rams	Eddie Hill	RB	Memphis State	Ind. (I-A)
	2	55	Dallas Cowboys	Aaron Mitchell	CB	UNLV	Ind.
	2	56	Pittsburgh Steelers	Zack Valentine	LB	East Carolina	Ind. (I-A)
	3	57	Seattle Seahawks	Michael Jackson	LB	Washington	Pac-10	from San Francisco
	3	58	Los Angeles Rams	Moore, JeffJeff Moore	WR	Tennessee	SEC	from Kansas City
	3	59	Cincinnati Bengals	Barney Cotton	OG	Nebraska	Big Eight
	3	60	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Jerry Eckwood	RB	Arkansas	SWC	from Baltimore
	3	61	Miami Dolphins	Tony Nathan	RB	Alabama	SEC
	3	62	Buffalo Bills	Jon Borchardt	OT	Montana State	Big Sky
	3	63	Miami Dolphins	Mel Land	LB	Michigan State	Big Ten	from N. Y. Giants
	3	64	St. Louis Cardinals	Joe Bostic	OT	Clemson	ACC
	3	65	Miami Dolphins	Ronnie Lee	TE	Baylor	SWC	from New Orleans
	3	66	Chicago Bears	Willie McClendon	RB	Georgia	SEC
	3	67	Detroit Lions	Bo Robinson	RB	West Texas State	MVC
	3	68	New York Jets	Donald Dykes	CB	Southeastern Louisiana	Gulf South
	3	69	Baltimore Colts	Kim Anderson	S	Arizona State	Pac-10	from Washington via Houston
	3	70	Cleveland Browns	James Ramey	DE	Kentucky	SEC
	3	71	Green Bay Packers	Charles Johnson	DT	Maryland	ACC
	3	72	Houston Oilers	Kenny King †	RB	Oklahoma	Big Eight	from Oakland via Baltimore
	3	73	San Diego Chargers	Clifford Thrift	LB	East Central	OIC
	3	74	Philadelphia Eagles	Tony Franklin †	K	Texas A&M	SWC
	3	75	Atlanta Falcons	James Mayberry	RB	Colorado	Big Eight
	3	76	Dallas Cowboys	Doug Cosbie †	TE	Santa Clara	—	from Seattle
	3	77	Denver Broncos	Bruce Radford	DE	Grambling State	SWAC
	3	78	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Lewis, ReginaldReginald Lewis	DE	North Texas	Ind.	from Houston
	3	79	Atlanta Falcons	William Andrews †	RB	Auburn	SEC	from Miami
	3	80	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Rick Berns	RB	Nebraska	Big Eight	from Los Angeles via Washington thorough Miami and Oakland
	3	81	Los Angeles Rams	Mike Wellman	C	Kansas	Big Eight	from New England
	3	82	San Francisco 49ers	Joe Montana‡†	QB	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
	3	–	Pittsburgh Steelers	Selection forfeited when the team was found to have practiced with pads during an off-season period when pads were not allowed[5]
	4	83	Buffalo Bills	Ken Johnson	DE	Knoxville	SIAC	from San Francisco
	4	84	Cincinnati Bengals	James White	DT	Albany State	SIAC
	4	85	Kansas City Chiefs	Frank Manumaleuga	LB	San Jose State	PCAA
	4	86	Pittsburgh Steelers	Russell Davis	RB	Michigan	Big Ten	from Tampa Bay via Detroit
	4	87	Buffalo Bills	Jeff Nixon	S	Richmond	Ind.
	4	88	Detroit Lions	Ulysses Norris	TE	Georgia	SEC	from Baltimore
	4	89	St. Louis Cardinals	Roy Green †	DB	Henderson State	Arkansas
	4	90	New York Giants	Phil Tabor	DE	Oklahoma	Big Eight
	4	91	Cincinnati Bengals	Vaughn Lusby	CB	Arkansas	SWC	from Chicago
	4	92	Detroit Lions	Jon Brooks	LB	Clemson	ACC
	4	93	New Orleans Saints	Jim Kovach	LB	Kentucky	SEC
	4	94	Philadelphia Eagles	Ben Cowins	RB	Arkansas	SWC	from Washington
	4	95	Cleveland Browns	Matt Miller	OT	Colorado	Big Eight
	4	96	New York Jets	Eric Cunningham	OG	Penn State	Ind. (I-A)
	4	97	Minnesota Vikings	Steve Dils	QB	Stanford	Pac-10
	4	98	New York Jets	Johnny Lynn	CB	UCLA	Pac-10	from Green Bay
	4	99	Los Angeles Rams	Tucker, DerwinDerwin Tucker	DB	Illinois	Big Ten	from San Diego
	4	100	Atlanta Falcons	Lynn Cain	RB	USC	Pac-10	from Philadelphia
	4	101	Atlanta Falcons	Charles Johnson	CB	Grambling State	SWAC
	4	102	Seattle Seahawks	Mark Bell	TE	Colorado State	WAC
	4	103	Washington Redskins	Don Warren	TE	San Diego State	WAC	from Oakland via Green Bay
	4	104	San Diego Chargers	John Floyd	WR	Northeast Louisiana	Ind. (I-A)	from Houston
	4	105	Denver Broncos	Charles Jefferson	DB	McNeese State	Southland
	4	106	New England Patriots	Eddie Hare	P	Tulsa	MVC
	4	107	Miami Dolphins	Steve Howell	RB	Baylor	SWC
	4	108	Los Angeles Rams	Jerry Wilkinson	DT	Oregon State	Pac-10
	4	109	Dallas Cowboys	Ralph DeLoach	DE	California	Pac-10
	4	110	Pittsburgh Steelers	Calvin Sweeney	WR	USC	Pac-10
	5	111	San Francisco 49ers	Tom Seabron	LB	Michigan	Big Ten
	5	112	Kansas City Chiefs	Earl Gant	RB	Missouri	Big Eight
	5	113	Cincinnati Bengals	Casey Merrill	DE	UC Davis	FWC
	5	114	Buffalo Bills	Rod Kush	S	Nebraska–Omaha	NCC
	5	115	Baltimore Colts	Larry Braziel	CB	USC	Pac-10
	5	116	Buffalo Bills	Dan Manucci	QB	Kansas State	Big Eight	from Tampa Bay via Seattle
	5	117	New York Giants	Cleveland Jackson	TE	UNLV	Ind.
	5	118	St. Louis Cardinals	Steve Henry	DB	Emporia State	—
	5	119	San Francisco 49ers	Jerry Aldridge	RB	Angelo State	LSC	from Detroit
	5	120	New Orleans Saints	Harlan Huckleby	RB	Michigan	Big Ten
	5	121	Dallas Cowboys	Hukill, BobBob Hukill	OG	North Carolina	ACC	from Chicago
	5	122	Los Angeles Rams	Victor Hicks	TE	Oklahoma	Big Eight	from Cleveland
	5	123	New York Jets	Kelly Kirchbaum	LB	Kentucky	SEC
	5	124	Cleveland Browns	Rich Dimler	DT	USC	Pac-10	from Washington via Los Angeles
	5	125	New York Jets	Stan Blinka	LB	Sam Houston	LSC	from Green Bay
	5	126	Philadelphia Eagles	Scott Fitzkee	WR	Penn State	Ind. (I-A)
	5	127	Atlanta Falcons	Mike Zele	DT	Kent State	MAC
	5	128	Dallas Cowboys	Curtis Anderson	DE	Central State (OH)	Ind. (NAIA)
	5	129	Minnesota Vikings	Jerry Meter	LB	Michigan	Big Ten
	5	130	St. Louis Cardinals	Mark Bell	WR	Colorado State	WAC	from Oakland
	5	131	Detroit Lions	Brown, WaltWalt Brown	C	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)	from San Diego via Los Angeles
	5	132	Denver Broncos	Rick Leach	QB	Michigan	Big Ten
	5	133	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Chuck Fusina	QB	Penn State	Ind. (I-A)	from Houston
	5	134	Miami Dolphins	Don Bessillieu	S	Georgia Tech	Ind.
	5	135	New England Patriots	John Zamberlin	LB	Pacific Lutheran	N/A
	5	136	Dallas Cowboys	Ron Springs	RB	Ohio State	Big Ten
	5	137	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dwaine Board	DE	North Carolina A&T	MEAC
	6	138	San Francisco 49ers	Ruben Vaughan	DT	Colorado	Big Eight
	6	139	Cincinnati Bengals	Steve Kreider	WR	Lehigh	Ind. (I-AA)
	6	140	Kansas City Chiefs	Gaines, SpiderSpider Gaines	WR	Washington	Pac-10
	6	141	Buffalo Bills	Burrow, MikeMike Burrow	OG	Auburn	SEC	from Baltimore
	6	142	Oakland Raiders	Ira Matthews	RB	Wisconsin	Big Ten	from Tampa Bay
	6	143	Houston Oilers	Daryl Hunt	LB	Oklahoma	Big Eight	from Buffalo
	6	144	St. Louis Cardinals	Thomas Lott	RB	Oklahoma	Big Eight
	6	145	New York Giants	Bob Torrey	RB	Penn State	Ind. (I-A)
	6	146	New Orleans Saints	Ricky Ray	DB	Norfolk State	CIAA
	6	147	Chicago Bears	John Sullivan	LB	Illinois	Big Ten
	6	148	Denver Broncos	Jeff McIntyre	LB	Arizona State	Pac-10	from Detroit
	6	149	New York Jets	Dufek, BillBill Dufek	OG	Michigan	Big Ten
	6	150	Baltimore Colts	Moore, JimJim Moore	OT	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Washington
	6	151	Cleveland Browns	Clinton Burrell	DB	LSU	SEC
	6	152	Minnesota Vikings	Joe Senser †	TE	West Chester	PSAC
	6	153	Green Bay Packers	Dave Simmons	LB	North Carolina	ACC
	6	154	Atlanta Falcons	Mike Moroski	QB	UC Davis	FWC
	6	155	Dallas Cowboys	Lavender, TimTim Lavender	DB	USC	Pac-10	from Seattle
	6	156	Oakland Raiders	Henry Williams	CB	San Diego State	WAC
	6	157	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill Murrell	TE	Winston-Salem State	CIAA	from San Diego
	6	158	New York Giants	Eddie Hicks	RB	East Carolina	Ind. (I-A)	from Philadelphia
	6	159	Houston Oilers	Mike Murphy	LB	SW Missouri State	MIAA
	6	160	Dallas Cowboys	Salzano, MikeMike Salzano	OG	North Carolina	ACC	from Denver
	6	161	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dwayne Woodruff	CB	Louisville	Ind. (I-A)	from New England
	6	162	Miami Dolphins	Lindquist, SteveSteve Lindquist	OG	Nebraska	Big Eight
	6	163	Cleveland Browns	Ronan, JimJim Ronan	DT	Minnesota	Big Ten	from Los Angeles
	6	164	Dallas Cowboys	Chris DeFrance	WR	Arizona State	Pac-10
	6	165	Pittsburgh Steelers	Matt Bahr	K	Penn State	Ind. (I-A)
	7	166	San Francisco 49ers	Phil Francis	RB	Stanford	Pac-10
	7	167	Kansas City Chiefs	Ken Kremer	DE	Ball State	MAC
	7	168	Cincinnati Bengals	Max Montoya †	OG	UCLA	Pac-10
	7	169	Seattle Seahawks	Larry Polowski	LB	Boise State	Big Sky	from Tampa Bay via Washington
	7	170	Buffalo Bills	Tom Mullady	TE	Rhodes	CAC
	7	171	Houston Oilers	Ries, TimTim Ries	DB	SW Missouri State	MIAA	from Baltimore
	7	172	New York Giants	Steve Alvers	TE	Miami (FL)	Ind. (I-A)
	7	173	St. Louis Cardinals	Kirk Gibson	WR	Michigan State	Big Ten
	7	174	Chicago Bears	Lee Kunz	LB	Nebraska	Big Eight
	7	175	Oakland Raiders	Matia, JackJack Matia	OT	Drake	MVC	from Detroit via Cleveland
	7	176	New Orleans Saints	Stan Sytsma	LB	Minnesota	Big Ten
	7	177	New England Patriots	Judson Flint	FS	Memphis State	Ind. (I-A)	from Washington
	7	178	Philadelphia Eagles	Swafford, DonDon Swafford	OT	Florida	SEC	from Cleveland
	7	179	New York Jets	King, EmmettEmmett King	RB	Houston	SWC
	7	180	Green Bay Packers	Henry Monroe	DB	Mississippi State	SEC
	7	181	Minnesota Vikings	Bob Winkel	DT	Kentucky	SEC
	7	182	Washington Redskins	Rich Milot	LB	Penn State	Ind. (I-A)	from Seattle
	7	183	Cleveland Browns	Cody Risien †	OT	Texas A&M	SWC	from Oakland
	7	184	Green Bay Packers	Rich Wingo	LB	Alabama	SEC	from San Diego
	7	185	Philadelphia Eagles	Bunche, CurtisCurtis Bunche	DE	Albany State	SIAC
	7	186	Atlanta Falcons	Westlund, RogerRoger Westlund	OT	Washington	Pac-10
	7	187	New York Jets	Brown, KeithKeith Brown	DB	Minnesota	Big Ten	from Houston
	7	188	Denver Broncos	Luke Prestridge †	P	Baylor	SWC
	7	189	Miami Dolphins	Uwe von Schamann	K	Oklahoma	Big Eight
	7	190	Los Angeles Rams	Jeff Delaney	S	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)
	7	191	Dallas Cowboys	Fitzpatrick, GregGreg Fitzpatrick	LB	Youngstown State	MCAA
	7	192	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bruce Kimball	OG	UMass	Yankee
	8	193	Green Bay Packers	Ron Cassidy	WR	Utah State	Big West	from San Francisco
	8	194	Cincinnati Bengals	Howie Kurnick	LB	Cincinnati	Ind. (I-A)
	8	195	Kansas City Chiefs	Mike Williams	RB	New Mexico	WAC
	8	196	Philadelphia Eagles	Chuck Correal	C	Penn State	Ind. (I-A)	from Buffalo
	8	197	Baltimore Colts	Steve Heimkreiter	LB	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
	8	198	New York Jets	Marshall Harris	DT	TCU	SWC	from Tampa Bay
	8	199	St. Louis Cardinals	Miller, LarryLarry Miller	LB	BYU	WAC
	8	200	New York Giants	Perry, D. K.D. K. Perry	DB	SMU	SWC
	8	201	New York Giants	Roy Simmons	OG	Georgia Tech	Ind.	from Detroit
	8	202	New Orleans Saints	Panfil, DougDoug Panfil	OG	Tulsa	MVC
	8	203	Chicago Bears	Moss, RickRick Moss	DB	Purdue	Big Ten
	8	204	Cleveland Browns	Perkow, KentKent Perkow	DE	San Diego State	WAC
	8	205	New York Jets	Beamon, WillieWillie Beamon	LB	Boise State	Big Sky
	8	206	Miami Dolphins	Jeff Groth	WR	Bowling Green	MAC	from Washington
	8	207	Baltimore Colts	Nesby Glasgow	S	Washington	Pac-10	from Minnesota
	8	208	Green Bay Packers	Rick Partridge	P	Utah	WAC
	8	209	Oakland Raiders	Hawkins, RobertRobert Hawkins	RB	Kentucky	SEC
	8	210	San Diego Chargers	Wilbert Haslip	RB	Hawaii	Ind.
	8	211	Philadelphia Eagles	Max Runager	P	South Carolina	Ind. (I-A)
	8	212	Atlanta Falcons	Miller, KeithKeith Miller	LB	N.E. Oklahoma	N/A
	8	213	Detroit Lions	John Mohring	LB	C. W. Post	N/A	from Seattle
	8	214	Houston Oilers	Carter Hartwig	CB	USC	Pac-10
	8	215	Miami Dolphins	Glenn Blackwood	S	Texas	SWC	from Denver
	8	216	New England Patriots	Randy Love	RB	Houston	SWC
	8	217	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Gene Sanders	DT	Texas A&M	SWC	from Miami
	8	218	Kansas City Chiefs	Brewer, RobertRobert Brewer	OG	Temple	Ind. (I-A)	from Los Angeles via St. Louis
	8	219	Dallas Cowboys	Bruce Thornton	DT	Illinois	Big Ten
	8	220	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tom Graves	LB	Michigan State	Big Ten
	9	221	San Francisco 49ers	Hamilton, SteveSteve Hamilton	DT	Missouri	Big Eight
	9	222	Kansas City Chiefs	Folston, JamesJames Folston	TE	Cameron	Ind. (NAIA)
	9	223	Cincinnati Bengals	Scott Burk	S	Oklahoma State	Big Eight
	9	224	Baltimore Colts	Henderson, RussRuss Henderson	P	Virginia	ACC
	9	225	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Henry Vereen	WR	UNLV	Ind.
	9	226	Buffalo Bills	Baker, KevenKeven Baker	DE	William Penn	IIAC
	9	227	New York Giants	Tom Rusk	LB	Iowa	Big Ten
	9	228	St. Louis Cardinals	Bob Rozier	DE	California	Pac-10
	9	229	Kansas City Chiefs	Robinson, JoeJoe Robinson	OT	Ohio State	Big Ten	from New Orleans
	9	230	Chicago Bears	Jerome Heavens	RB	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
	9	231	Detroit Lions	Jeff Komlo	QB	Delaware	Ind. (Div. II)
	9	232	New York Jets	Sprattler, GordyGordy Sprattler	RB	North Dakota State	NCC
	9	233	Washington Redskins	Kris Haines	WR	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
	9	234	Cleveland Browns	Carl McGee	LB	Duke	ACC
	9	235	Green Bay Packers	John Thompson	TE	Utah State	Big West
	9	236	Minnesota Vikings	Diggs, BillyBilly Diggs	WR	Winston-Salem State	CIAA
	9	237	San Diego Chargers	Alvin Garrett	WR	Angelo State	LSC
	9	238	Oakland Raiders	Jim Rourke	OT	Boston College	Ind. (I-A)	from Philadelphia
	9	239	Atlanta Falcons	Dave Parkin	FS	Utah State	Big West
	9	240	Seattle Seahawks	Tate, EzraEzra Tate	RB	Mississippi College	Gulf South
	9	241	Cleveland Browns	Curtis Weathers	TE	Ole Miss	SEC	from Oakland
	9	242	Denver Broncos	Taylor, CharlieCharlie Taylor	WR	Rice	SWC
	9	243	Houston Oilers	Richard Ellender	WR	McNeese State	Southland
	9	244	Miami Dolphins	Jeff Weston	DT	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
	9	245	New England Patriots	John Spagnola	TE	Yale	Ivy
	9	246	Los Angeles Rams	Jeff Rutledge	QB	Alabama	SEC
	9	247	Dallas Cowboys	Garry Cobb	LB	USC	Pac-10
	9	248	Pittsburgh Steelers	Kirk, RickRick Kirk	DE	Denison	N/A
	10	249	San Francisco 49ers	Dwight Clark †	WR	Clemson	ACC
	10	250	Cincinnati Bengals	Nathan Poole	RB	Louisville	Ind. (I-A)
	10	251	Kansas City Chiefs	DuPree, MikeMike DuPree	LB	Florida	SEC
	10	252	San Francisco 49ers	Howard Ballage	DB	Colorado	Big Eight
	10	253	Buffalo Bills	Dave Marler	QB	Mississippi State	SEC
	10	254	Baltimore Colts	Stephens, SteveSteve Stephens	TE	Oklahoma State	Big Eight
	10	255	St. Louis Cardinals	Holloway, JerryJerry Holloway	TE	Western Illinois	MCAA
	10	256	New York Giants	Dan Fowler	OG	Kentucky	SEC
	10	257	Chicago Bears	Restic, JoeJoe Restic	DB	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
	10	258	Miami Dolphins	Stanton, JeromeJerome Stanton	DB	Michigan State	Big Ten
	10	259	Oakland Raiders	Smith, RickyRicky Smith	DB	Tulane	Ind. (I-A)
	10	260	Kansas City Chiefs	Gerald Jackson	DB	Mississippi State	SEC
	10	261	Cleveland Browns	John Smith	WR	Tennessee State	Ind.
	10	262	New York Jets	Sybeldon, SteveSteve Sybeldon	OT	North Dakota	NCC
	10	263	New York Jets	Ed McGlasson	C	Youngstown State	MCAA
	10	264	Green Bay Packers	Frank Lockett	WR	Nebraska	Big Eight
	10	265	San Diego Chargers	Petruccio, TonyTony Petruccio	DT	Penn State	Ind. (I-A)
	10	266	Atlanta Falcons	Bruce Beekley	LB	Oregon	Pac-10
	10	267	Seattle Seahawks	Robert Hardy	DT	Jackson State	SWAC
	10	268	Kansas City Chiefs	Willis, LarryLarry Willis	WR	Alcorn State	SWAC
	10	269	San Diego Chargers	Al Green	DB	LSU	SEC
	10	270	New England Patriots	Martin Cox	WR	Vanderbilt	SEC
	10	271	New England Patriots	Allan Clark	RB	Northern Arizona	Big Sky
	10	272	Miami Dolphins	Mike Kozlowski	RB	Colorado	Big Eight
	10	273	Los Angeles Rams	Ebensberger, GradyGrady Ebensberger	DT	Houston	SWC
	10	274	Dallas Cowboys	Mike Calhoun	DT	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
	10	275	Pittsburgh Steelers	Thompson, TodTod Thompson	TE	BYU	WAC
	11	276	San Francisco 49ers	McBride, BillyBilly McBride	DB	Tennessee State	Ind.
	11	277	Kansas City Chiefs	Stan Rome	WR	Clemson	ACC
	11	278	Cincinnati Bengals	Ken Bungarda	DE	Missouri	Big Eight
	11	279	Buffalo Bills	Lawler, PaulPaul Lawler	DB	Colgate	Ind.
	11	280	Baltimore Colts	John Priestner	LB	Western Ontario	OUAA
	11	281	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Rippentrop, BobBob Rippentrop	TE	Fresno State	PCAA
	11	282	New York Giants	Mince, MikeMike Mince	DB	Fresno State	PCAA
	11	283	St. Louis Cardinals	Henderson, NateNate Henderson	OT	Florida State	Ind. (I-A)
	11	284	New York Giants	Johnson, KenKen Johnson	RB	Miami (FL)	Ind. (I-A)
	11	285	New Orleans Saints	Hall, DavidDavid Hall	WR	Missouri–Rolla	MIAA
	11	286	Chicago Bears	Wright, BobBob Wright	OT	Cincinnati	Ind. (I-A)
	11	287	Cleveland Browns	Poeschl, RandyRandy Poeschl	DE	Nebraska	Big Eight
	11	288	New York Jets	Danny Sanders	QB	Carson–Newman	SAC
	11	289	Washington Redskins	Monte Coleman	LB	Central Arkansas	Arkansas
	11	290	Green Bay Packers	Thorson, MarkMark Thorson	DB	Ottawa (KS)	HAAC
	11	291	Minnesota Vikings	Nelson, BrianBrian Nelson	WR	Texas Tech	SWC
	11	292	Atlanta Falcons	Leer, BillBill Leer	C	Colorado State	WAC
	11	293	Seattle Seahawks	Hinesly, JimJim Hinesly	OG	Michigan State	Big Ten
	11	294	Oakland Raiders	Bruce Davis	OT	UCLA	Pac-10
	11	295	San Diego Chargers	Dave Rader	QB	Tulsa	MVC
	11	296	Philadelphia Eagles	Al Chesley	LB	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)
	11	297	Denver Broncos	Zach Dixon	RB	Temple	Ind. (I-A)
	11	298	Houston Oilers	Taylor, MikeMike Taylor	OT	Georgia Tech	Ind.
	11	299	Miami Dolphins	Blanton, MikeMike Blanton	DE	Georgia Tech	Ind.
	11	300	Washington Redskins	Hall, TonyTony Hall	WR	Knoxville	SIAC
	11	301	Los Angeles Rams	Deremus, JesseJesse Deremus	DT	Tennessee State	Ind.
	11	302	Detroit Lions	Cole, EddieEddie Cole	LB	Ole Miss	SEC
	11	303	Pittsburgh Steelers	Moore, CharlieCharlie Moore	C	Wichita State	MVC
	12	304	Cincinnati Bengals	Jim Browner	DB	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
	12	305	Kansas City Chiefs	Michael Forrest	RB	Arkansas	SWC
	12	306	Baltimore Colts	Green, CharlieCharlie Green	WR	Kansas State	Big Eight
	12	307	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	David Logan †	DT	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)
	12	308	Buffalo Bills	Harris, MikeMike Harris	RB	Arizona State	Pac-10
	12	309	St. Louis Cardinals	McBride, RickRick McBride	LB	Georgia	SEC
	12	310	New York Giants	Gillespie, TimTim Gillespie	OG	NC State	ACC
	12	311	New Orleans Saints	Finch, KelseyKelsey Finch	RB	Tennessee	SEC
	12	312	Chicago Bears	Dave Becker	DB	Iowa	Big Ten
	12	313	Detroit Lions	Forster, BobBob Forster	C	Brown	Ivy
	12	314	New York Jets	Paul Darby	WR	Southwest Texas State	LSC
	12	315	Cleveland Browns	Methvin, DewittDewitt Methvin	C	Tulane	Ind. (I-A)
	12	316	Oakland Raiders	Abernathy, DirkDirk Abernathy	DB	Bowling Green	MAC
	12	317	Minnesota Vikings	Stephens, DavidDavid Stephens	LB	Kentucky	SEC
	12	318	Green Bay Packers	Moats, BillBill Moats	P	South Dakota	NCC
	12	319	Seattle Seahawks	Jeff Moore	RB	Jackson State	SWAC
	12	320	Oakland Raiders	Reggie Kinlaw	DT	Oklahoma	Big Eight
	12	321	San Diego Chargers	Frank Duncan	DB	San Francisco State	FWC
	12	322	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ed Smith	LB	Vanderbilt	SEC
	12	323	Atlanta Falcons	Walker, StuartStuart Walker	LB	Colorado	Big Eight
	12	324	Houston Oilers	Wayne Wilson	RB	Shepherd	WVIAC
	12	325	Denver Broncos	Dave Jacobs	K	Syracuse	Ind. (I-A)
	12	326	Detroit Lions	Sweeney, BrianBrian Sweeney	WR	Texas A&I	LSC
	12	327	Miami Dolphins	Fortner, LarryLarry Fortner	QB	Miami (OH)	MAC
	12	328	Los Angeles Rams	Drew Hill †	WR	Georgia Tech	Ind.
	12	329	Dallas Cowboys	Quentin Lowry	LB	Youngstown State	MCAA
	12	330	Pittsburgh Steelers	Almond, MikeMike Almond	WR	Northwestern State	Ind. (I-AA)

Supplemental draft

	Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
	6		Buffalo Bills	Stewart, RodRod Stewart	RB	Kentucky	SEC

Hall of Famers

• Kellen Winslow, tight end from Missouri, taken 1st round 13th overall by San Diego Chargers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1995.^[6]

• Joe Montana, quarterback from Notre Dame, taken 3rd round 82nd overall by San Francisco 49ers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2000.^[7]

• Dan Hampton, defensive tackle from Arkansas, taken 1st round 4th overall by Chicago Bears

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2002.^[7]

• Bill Cowher, linebacker from North Carolina State, undrafted and signed by Philadelphia Eagles

Inducted: For his Coaching achievements Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020.

Notable undrafted players

†

= Pro Bowler[3]

‡

Hall of Famer

Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
Atlanta Falcons	Putt Choate	LB	SMU	SWC
Atlanta Falcons	Frank Garcia	P	Arizona State	Pac-10
Atlanta Falcons	Russ Mikeska	TE	Texas A&M	SWC
Atlanta Falcons	Don Patterson	CB	Georgia Tech	Ind.
Buffalo Bills	Chris Keating	LB	Maine	Yankee
Buffalo Bills	Jeff Knapple	QB	Northern Colorado	Ind. (Div. II)
Cleveland Browns	Dino Hall	RB	Glassboro State	NJSAC
Dallas Cowboys	Adger Armstrong	FB	Texas A&M	SWC
Dallas Cowboys	Steve Wilson	CB	Howard	MEAC
Denver Broncos	James Harrell	LB	Florida	SEC
Denver Broncos	Jim Ryan	LB	William & Mary	Ind. (I-A)
Denver Broncos	Wylie Turner	CB	Angelo State	LSC
Denver Broncos	Steve Watson †	WR	Temple	Ind. (I-A)
Detroit Lions	John Arnold	WR	Wyoming	WAC
Green Bay Packers	Bobby Kimball	WR	Oklahoma	Big Eight
Kansas City Chiefs	M. L. Carter	CB	San Jose State	PCAA
Kansas City Chiefs	Steve Gaunty	WR	Northern Colorado	Ind. (Div. II)
Los Angeles Rams	Ivory Sully	S	Delaware	Ind. (Div. II)
Miami Dolphins	Cleveland Green	OT	Southern	SWAC
Miami Dolphins	Joel Williams	LB	Wisconsin–La Crosse	WSUC
Minnesota Vikings	Douglas Cunningham	WR	Rice	SWC
Minnesota Vikings	Keith Nord	S	St. Cloud State	NIC
Minnesota Vikings	Tony Norman	DE	Iowa State	Big Eight
New England Patriots	Mark Buben	DE	Tufts	N/A
New England Patriots	Ken Talton	RB	Cornell	Ivy
New Orleans Saints	Vickey Ray Anderson	RB	Oklahoma	Big Eight
New York Giants	Saladin Martin	CB	San Diego State	WAC
New York Giants	Joe McLaughlin	LB	UMass	Yankee
New York Jets	Woody Bennett	RB	Miami	Ind. (I-A)
New York Jets	Mike McKibben	LB	Kent State	MAC
Oakland Raiders	Joe Bell	DE	Norfolk State	CIAA
Oakland Raiders	Rufus Bess	CB	South Carolina State	MEAC
Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Cowher‡	LB	NC State	ACC
Philadelphia Eagles	Steve Kenney	OG	Clemson	ACC
Philadelphia Eagles	Al Latimer	CB	Clemson	ACC
Pittsburgh Steelers	Anthony Anderson	RB	Temple	Ind. (I-A)
San Francisco 49ers	Dan Melville	P	California	Pac-10
St. Louis Cardinals	Chris Garlich	LB	Missouri	Big Eight
St. Louis Cardinals	Jeff Lee	WR	Nebraska	Big Eight
St. Louis Cardinals	Leo Lewis	WR	Missouri	Big Eight
St. Louis Cardinals	Mike Loyd	QB	Missouri Southern	CSIC
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	George Yarno	OG	Washington State	Pac-10
Washington Redskins	Neal Olkewicz	LB	Maryland	ACC
Washington Redskins	Ray Waddy	CB	Texas A&I	LSC

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. "Steelers Facts & Info". SteelerTribute.com. p. 2. Archived from the original on September 30, 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
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.}
7. List of 2000s 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 – 1979 Draft
• databaseFootball.com – 1979 Draft
• Pro Football Hall of Fame
• 1979 NFL Draft Pick Transactions