1970 NFL draft

1970 NFL draft
General information
Date(s)January 27–28, 1970
LocationBelmont Plaza Hotel
New York City, NY
Overview
442 total selections in 17 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionTerry Bradshaw, QB
Pittsburgh Steelers
Mr. IrrelevantRayford Jenkins, DB
Kansas City Chiefs
Most selections (22)Atlanta Falcons,
St. Louis Cardinals
Fewest selections (13)New York Giants
Hall of Famers
4

The 1970 NFL draft was the 35th National Football League Draft and the first of the league's modern era, following the merger of the National Football League with the American Football League. It was held on January 27–28, 1970, at the Belmont Plaza Hotel in New York City, New York.[1][2]

The first overall pick of the draft was quarterback Terry Bradshaw from Louisiana Tech University, who was taken by the Pittsburgh Steelers (after winning a coin flip with the Chicago Bears, who had the same record as Pittsburgh). Bradshaw was one of two future NFL Hall of Fame inductees drafted by the Steelers; the other being Mel Blount from Southern University in Round 3.

The last remaining active player from the 1970 draft class was kicker Mark Moseley, who played his final NFL game in the 1986 season, although he was absent in 1973.

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. ^ a b 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 1-11

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
1 1 Pittsburgh Steelers Terry Bradshaw‡† QB Louisiana Tech Gulf States
1 2 Green Bay Packers Mike McCoy  DT Notre Dame Ind.
from Chicago
1 3 Cleveland Browns Mike Phipps  QB Purdue Big Ten
from Miami
1 4 Boston Patriots Phil Olsen  DT Utah State Ind. (Univ.)
1 5 Buffalo Bills Al Cowlings  LB USC Pac-8
1 6 Philadelphia Eagles Steve Zabel  TE/LB Oklahoma Big Eight
1 7 Cincinnati Bengals Mike Reid † DT Penn State Ind.
1 8 St. Louis Cardinals Larry Stegent  RB Texas A&M SWC
1 9 San Francisco 49ers Cedrick Hardman † DE North Texas State MVC
1 10 New Orleans Saints Ken Burrough † WR Texas Southern SWAC
1 11 Denver Broncos Bobby Anderson  RB Colorado Big Eight
1 12 Atlanta Falcons John Small  LB The Citadel SoCon
1 13 New York Giants Jim Files  LB Oklahoma Big Eight
1 14 Houston Oilers Doug Wilkerson † OG North Carolina Central CIAA
1 15 San Diego Chargers Walker Gillette  WR Richmond SoCon
1 16 Green Bay Packers Rich McGeorge  TE Elon CIAC
1 17 San Francisco 49ers Bruce Taylor † CB Boston University Ind. (Coll.)
1 18 Baltimore Colts Norm Bulaich † RB TCU SWC
1 19 Detroit Lions Steve Owens † RB Oklahoma Big Eight
1 20 New York Jets Steve Tannen  DB Florida SEC
1 21 Cleveland Browns Bob McKay  OT Texas SWC
1 22 Los Angeles Rams Jack Reynolds † LB Tennessee SEC
1 23 Dallas Cowboys Duane Thomas  RB West Texas A&M Ind. (Coll.)
1 24 Oakland Raiders Raymond Chester † TE Morgan State CIAA
1 25 Minnesota Vikings John Ward  OT Oklahoma State Big Eight
1 26 Kansas City Chiefs Sid Smith  OT USC Pac-8
2 27 Dallas Cowboys Bob Asher  OT Vanderbilt SEC
from Chicago
2 28 Pittsburgh Steelers Ronnie Shanklin † WR North Texas State MVC
2 29 Miami Dolphins Jim Mandich  TE Michigan Big Ten
2 30 Buffalo Bills Dennis Shaw  QB San Diego State Big West
2 31 Houston Oilers Leo Brooks † DT Texas SWC
from Boston
2 32 Cincinnati Bengals Ron Carpenter  DT NC State ACC
2 33 St. Louis Cardinals Jim Corrigall  DT Kent State MAC
2 34 Philadelphia Eagles Ray Jones  CB Southern SWAC
2 35 Los Angeles Rams Donnie Williams  WR Prairie View A&M SWAC
2 36 Cleveland Browns Joe Jones  DE Tennessee State Ind. (Coll.)
from New Orleans
2 37 Denver Broncos Alden Roche  DE Southern SWAC
2 38 St. Louis Cardinals Chuck Hutchison  OG Ohio State Big Ten
from N. Y. Giants
2 39 Atlanta Falcons Art Malone  RB Arizona State WAC
2 40 Houston Oilers Bill Dusenbery  RB Johnson C. Smith CIAA
2 41 Green Bay Packers Al Matthews  S Texas A&I LSC
2 42 San Diego Chargers Tom Williams  DT UC Davis FWC
2 43 Washington Redskins Bill Brundige  DT Colorado Big Eight
2 44 Baltimore Colts Jim Bailey  DT Kansas Big Eight
2 45 Detroit Lions Ray Parson  OT Minnesota Big Ten
2 46 New York Jets Rich Caster † WR Jackson State SWAC
2 47 Cleveland Browns Jerry Sherk † DT Oklahoma State Big Eight
2 48 San Francisco 49ers John Isenbarger  RB Indiana Big Ten
from Los Angeles via Philadelphia
2 49 Dallas Cowboys Margene Adkins  WR Trinity Valley SWJCFC
2 50 Oakland Raiders Ted Koy  TE Texas SWC
2 51 Minnesota Vikings Bill Cappleman  QB Florida State Ind. (Univ.)
2 52 Kansas City Chiefs Clyde Werner  LB Washington Pac-8
3 53 Pittsburgh Steelers Mel Blount‡† CB Southern SWAC
3 54 Chicago Bears George Farmer  WR UCLA Pac-8
3 55 Miami Dolphins Tim Foley † CB Purdue Big Ten
3 56 Boston Patriots Mike Ballou  LB UCLA Pac-8
3 57 Buffalo Bills Jim Reilly  OG Notre Dame Ind.
3 58 St. Louis Cardinals Charlie Pittman  RB Penn State Ind.
3 59 Philadelphia Eagles Lee Bouggess  RB Louisville MVC
3 60 Cincinnati Bengals Chip Bennett  LB Abilene Christian Southland
3 61 Kansas City Chiefs Barnett, Billy BobBilly Bob Barnett  DE Texas A&M SWC
from San Francisco
3 62 New Orleans Saints Clovis Swinney  DE Arkansas State Southland
3 63 Denver Broncos Kohler, JohnJohn Kohler  OT South Dakota NCC
3 64 Atlanta Falcons Andy Maurer  OG Oregon Pac-8
3 65 Atlanta Falcons Todd Snyder  WR Ohio MAC
from N. Y. Giants
3 66 Dallas Cowboys Charlie Waters † S Clemson ACC
from Houston via Cleveland
3 67 Buffalo Bills Glenn Alexander  DB Grambling SWAC
from San Diego
3 68 Green Bay Packers Jim Carter † LB Minnesota Big Ten
3 69 St. Louis Cardinals Harris, EricEric Harris  DB Colorado Big Eight
from Washington
3 70 Baltimore Colts Jim O'Brien  K/WR Cincinnati MVC
3 71 Detroit Lions Jim Mitchell  DE Virginia State CIAA
3 72 New York Jets Dennis Onkotz  LB Penn State Ind.
3 73 Dallas Cowboys Steve Kiner  LB Tennessee SEC
from Cleveland
3 74 Baltimore Colts Ara Person  TE Morgan State CIAA
from Los Angeles via Philadelphia
3 75 Dallas Cowboys Denton Fox  DB Texas Tech SWC
3 76 Oakland Raiders Gerald Irons  DE Maryland State N/A
3 77 Minnesota Vikings Burgoon, ChuckChuck Burgoon  LB North Park CCIW
3 78 Kansas City Chiefs David Hadley  DB Alcorn A&M SWAC
4 79 Chicago Bears Lynn Larson  OT Kansas State Big Eight
4 80 Pittsburgh Steelers Ed George  OT Wake Forest ACC
4 81 Miami Dolphins Curtis Johnson  CB Toledo MAC
4 82 Buffalo Bills Jerome Gantt  DE North Carolina Central CIAA
4 83 Boston Patriots Eddie Ray  DB LSU SEC
4 84 Atlanta Falcons Reed, PaulPaul Reed  OT Johnson C. Smith CIAA
from Philadelphia
4 85 Cincinnati Bengals Stevens, JoeJoe Stevens  OG Jackson State SWAC
4 86 St. Louis Cardinals Greg Lens  DT Trinity N/A
4 87 San Francisco 49ers Vic Washington † WR Wyoming WAC
4 88 New Orleans Saints Delles Howell  CB Grambling SWAC
4 89 Denver Broncos Jerry Hendren  WR Idaho Big Sky
4 90 Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Evenson  RB Oregon Pac-8
from N. Y. Giants
4 91 St. Louis Cardinals Don Parish  LB Stanford Pac-8
from Atlanta
4 92 Houston Oilers Spike Jones  P Georgia SEC
4 93 Green Bay Packers Ken Ellis † WR Southern SWAC
4 94 San Diego Chargers Maddox, BillBill Maddox  TE Syracuse Ind. (Univ.)
4 95 Baltimore Colts Steve Smear  DT Penn State Ind.
from Washington
4 96 Green Bay Packers Skip Butler  K Texas–Arlington —
from Baltimore
4 97 New York Giants Wes Grant  DE UCLA Pac-8
from Detroit
4 98 New York Jets John Ebersole  LB Penn State Ind.
4 99 Cleveland Browns Stevenson, RickyRicky Stevenson  DB Arizona WAC
4 100 Chicago Bears Ross Brupbacher  LB Texas A&M SWC
4 101 Dallas Cowboys John Fitzgerald  OT Boston College Ind. (Univ.)
4 102 Oakland Raiders Tony Cline  LB Miami (FL) Ind.
4 103 Washington Redskins Paul Laaveg  OT Iowa Big Ten
from Minnesota via Los Angeles and New Orleans
4 104 Cincinnati Bengals Hayes, BillieBillie Hayes  DB San Diego State Big West
from Kansas City
5 105 Pittsburgh Steelers Jon Staggers  WR Missouri Big Eight
5 106 New Orleans Saints Cannon, GlennGlenn Cannon  DB Ole Miss SEC
from Chicago
5 107 Boston Patriots Bob Olson  LB Notre Dame Ind.
from Miami
5 108 New York Jets Clifford McClain  RB South Carolina State SIAC
from Boston
5 109 Buffalo Bills Starnes, SteveSteve Starnes  LB Tampa Ind. (Coll.)
5 110 Houston Oilers Ron Saul  OG Michigan State Big Ten
from Cincinnati via N. Y. Jets
5 111 St. Louis Cardinals Lloyd, TomTom Lloyd  OT Bowling Green MAC
5 112 Atlanta Falcons Bruce Van Ness  RB Rutgers Ind. (Univ.)
from Philadelphia via N. Y. Giants
5 113 San Francisco 49ers McArthur, GaryGary McArthur  OT USC Pac-8
5 114 Washington Redskins Manny Sistrunk  DT Arkansas AM&N SWAC
from New Orleans
5 115 Denver Broncos Bill McKoy  LB Purdue Big Ten
5 116 Atlanta Falcons Ken Mendenhall  C Oklahoma Big Eight
5 117 New York Giants Brumfield, ClaudeClaude Brumfield  OG Tennessee State Ind. (Coll.)
5 118 Houston Oilers Duley, EdEd Duley  DT Northern Arizona Ind.
5 119 San Diego Chargers Farrar, PettusPettus Farrar  RB Norfolk State CIAA
5 120 Green Bay Packers Cecil Pryor  DE Michigan Big Ten
5 121 Washington Redskins Danny Pierce  RB Memphis State MVC
5 122 Baltimore Colts Billy Newsome  DE Grambling SWAC
5 123 Detroit Lions Parker, BobBob Parker  OG Memphis State MVC
5 124 New York Jets Gary Arthur  TE Miami (OH) MAC
5 125 Cleveland Browns Steve Engel  RB Colorado Big Eight
5 126 New Orleans Saints Steve Ramsey  QB North Texas State MVC
from Los Angeles
5 127 St. Louis Cardinals Pierson, BarryBarry Pierson  DB Michigan Big Ten
5 128 Oakland Raiders Art Laster  OT Maryland State N/A
5 129 Minnesota Vikings Greg Jones  RB UCLA Pac-8
5 130 Kansas City Chiefs Mike Oriard  C Notre Dame Ind.
6 131 Pittsburgh Steelers Barrera, ManuelManuel Barrera  LB Kansas State Big Eight
6 132 Miami Dolphins Campbell, DaveDave Campbell  DE Auburn SEC
6 133 Chicago Bears Cutburth, BobBob Cutburth  QB Oklahoma State Big Eight
6 134 Buffalo Bills Edwards, KenKen Edwards  RB Virginia Tech Ind.
6 135 Buffalo Bills Grant Guthrie  K Florida State Ind. (Univ.)
from Boston
6 136 St. Louis Cardinals Manuel, JamesJames Manuel  OT Toledo MAC
from Philadelphia
6 137 Cincinnati Bengals Sandy Durko  S USC Pac-8
6 138 San Francisco 49ers Rusty Clark  QB Houston Ind.
6 139 Chicago Bears Jeff Curchin  OT Florida State Ind. (Univ.)
from St. Louis
6 140 New Orleans Saints Easley, MelMel Easley  DB Oregon State Pac-8
6 141 Denver Broncos John Mosier  TE Kansas Big Eight
6 142 New York Giants Duane Miller  WR Drake Ind.
6 143 Atlanta Falcons Mack Herron  RB Kansas State Big Eight
6 144 Houston Oilers Benny Johnson  CB Johnson C. Smith CIAA
6 145 Green Bay Packers Ervin Hunt  DB Fresno State PCAA
6 146 San Diego Chargers Billy Parks  WR Long Beach State PCAA
6 147 Atlanta Falcons Butcher, JadeJade Butcher  WR Indiana Big Ten
from Washington
6 148 Baltimore Colts Ron Gardin  CB Arizona WAC
6 149 Detroit Lions Tony Terry  DT USC Pac-8
6 150 New York Jets Stewart, TerryTerry Stewart  DB Arkansas SWC
6 151 Cleveland Browns Cilek, MikeMike Cilek  QB Iowa Big Ten
6 152 Atlanta Falcons Randy Marshall  DE Linfield PNWC
from Los Angeles
6 153 Dallas Cowboys Pat Toomay  DE Vanderbilt SEC
6 154 Oakland Raiders Alvin Wyatt  CB Bethune–Cookman SIAC
6 155 Pittsburgh Steelers Kegler, ClarenceClarence Kegler  OT South Carolina State SIAC
6 156 Kansas City Chiefs Robert Hews  OT Princeton Ivy
7 157 Pittsburgh Steelers Griffin, DannyDanny Griffin  RB Texas–Arlington —
7 158 Philadelphia Eagles Brennan, TerryTerry Brennan  OT Notre Dame Ind.
from Chicago
7 159 Miami Dolphins Jake Scott † S Georgia SEC
7 160 Boston Patriots Odell Lawson  RB Langston OCC
7 161 Buffalo Bills Wayne Fowler  OT Richmond SoCon
7 162 Los Angeles Rams Ted Provost  CB Ohio State Big Ten
7 163 Cincinnati Bengals Lemar Parrish † CB Lincoln N/A
7 164 St. Louis Cardinals Jim McFarland  TE Nebraska Big Eight
7 165 San Francisco 49ers Jim Strong  RB Houston Ind.
7 166 New Orleans Saints Woodard, LonLon Woodard  DE San Diego State Big West
7 167 Denver Broncos Randy Montgomery  CB Weber State Big Sky
7 168 Los Angeles Rams Bill Nelson  DT Oregon State Pac-8
from Atlanta
7 169 Atlanta Falcons Orcutt, GaryGary Orcutt  WR USC Pac-8
N. Y. Giants
7 170 Houston Oilers Olson, CharlesCharles Olson  DB Concordia (Moorhead) N/A
7 171 San Diego Chargers Fabish, JimJim Fabish  DB UTEP WAC
7 172 Green Bay Packers Cleo Walker  C Louisville MVC
7 173 Washington Redskins Merritt, RolandRoland Merritt  WR Maryland ACC
7 174 Baltimore Colts Gordon Slade  QB Davidson N/A
7 175 Detroit Lions Ken Geddes  LB Nebraska Big Eight
7 176 New York Jets Williams, JamesJames Williams  DB Virginia State CIAA
7 177 Cleveland Browns Craig Wycinsky  OG Michigan State Big Ten
7 178 Washington Redskins James Harris  CB Howard Payne LSC
from Los Angeles
7 179 Dallas Cowboys Don Abbey  LB Penn State Ind.
7 180 Oakland Raiders Steve Svitak  LB Boise State Ind. (Coll.)
7 181 Minnesota Vikings Hap Farber  LB Ole Miss SEC
7 182 Kansas City Chiefs Clyde Glosson  WR UTEP WAC
8 183 Chicago Bears Stephenson, DanaDana Stephenson  DB Nebraska Big Eight
8 184 Pittsburgh Steelers Dave Smith  WR IUP Ind. (Coll.)
8 185 Miami Dolphins Chavers, NarvelNarvel Chavers  RB Jackson State SWAC
8 186 Buffalo Bills Richard Cheek  OT Auburn SEC
8 187 New York Jets Porter, JackJack Porter  OG Oklahoma Big Eight
from Boston
8 188 Cincinnati Bengals Trout, BillBill Trout  DT Miami (FL) Ind.
8 189 St. Louis Cardinals Tom Banks † C Auburn SEC
8 190 Philadelphia Eagles Ira Gordon  OT Kansas State Big Eight
8 191 San Francisco 49ers Carter Campbell  LB Weber State Big Sky
8 192 New Orleans Saints Lawrence Estes  DE Alcorn A&M SWAC
8 193 Kansas City Chiefs Fred Barry  DB Boston University Ind. (Coll.)
from Denver
8 194 Atlanta Falcons Brewer, LarryLarry Brewer  TE Louisiana Tech Gulf States
from N. Y. Giants
8 195 Atlanta Falcons Seth Miller  S Arizona State WAC
8 196 Houston Oilers McClish, MikeMike McClish  OT Wisconsin Big Ten
8 197 Green Bay Packers Mjos, TimTim Mjos  RB North Dakota State NCC
8 198 San Diego Chargers Wayne Clark  QB United States International N/A
8 199 Baltimore Colts Bouley, BobBob Bouley  OT Boston College Ind. (Univ.)
8 200 Washington Redskins Johnson, PaulPaul Johnson  DB Penn State Ind.
8 201 St. Louis Cardinals Mike Holmgren  QB USC Pac-8
from Detroit
8 202 New York Jets Mark Lomas  DE Northern Arizona Ind.
8 203 Cleveland Browns Davidson, HonesterHonester Davidson  DB Bowling Green MAC
8 204 Los Angeles Rams Rich Saul † LB Michigan State Big Ten
8 205 Dallas Cowboys Dossey, JerryJerry Dossey  OG Arkansas SWC
8 206 Oakland Raiders Wynn, MikeMike Wynn  DE Nebraska Big Eight
8 207 Minnesota Vikings Carroll, MikeMike Carroll  OG Missouri Big Eight
8 208 Denver Broncos Louis Porter  RB Southern SWAC
from Kansas City
9 209 Pittsburgh Steelers Carl Crennel  LB West Virginia Ind. (Univ.)
9 210 Chicago Bears Linzy Cole  WR TCU SWC
9 211 Miami Dolphins Hubert Ginn  RB Florida A&M SIAC
9 212 Boston Patriots Dennis Wirgowski  DE Purdue Big Ten
9 213 Buffalo Bills Bill Bridges  OG Houston Ind.
9 214 St. Louis Cardinals Paul White  RB UTEP WAC
9 215 Philadelphia Eagles King, DavidDavid King  LB Stephen F. Austin LSC
9 216 Cincinnati Bengals Bolden, BillBill Bolden  RB UCLA Pac-8
9 217 San Francisco 49ers Preston Riley  WR Memphis State MVC
9 218 New Orleans Saints Jim Otis † RB Ohio State Big Ten
9 219 Denver Broncos David Washington † LB Alcorn A&M SWAC
9 220 Atlanta Falcons Robinson, RoyRoy Robinson  DB Montana Big Sky
9 221 New York Giants Pat Hughes  C Boston University Ind. (Coll.)
9 222 Houston Oilers Blossom, CharlieCharlie Blossom  DE Texas Southern SWAC
9 223 San Diego Chargers Chris Fletcher  CB Temple MASCAC
9 224 Green Bay Packers Reinhard, BobBob Reinhard  OG Stanford Pac-8
9 225 Washington Redskins Sonntag, RalphRalph Sonntag  OT Maryland ACC
9 226 Baltimore Colts Harris, BarneyBarney Harris  DB Texas A&M SWC
9 227 Detroit Lions Herman Weaver  P Tennessee SEC
9 228 New York Jets Eddie Bell  WR Idaho State Big Sky
9 229 Cleveland Browns Brown, GeoffGeoff Brown  LB Pittsburgh Ind. (Univ.)
9 230 Los Angeles Rams Graham, DavidDavid Graham  OT New Mexico Highlands —
9 231 Dallas Cowboys Zenon Andrusyshyn  K UCLA Pac-8
9 232 Oakland Raiders Ike Hill  DB Catawba N/A
9 233 Minnesota Vikings Morrow, GeorgeGeorge Morrow  DE Ole Miss SEC
9 234 Kansas City Chiefs Evans, CharleyCharley Evans  OT Texas Tech SWC
10 235 Chicago Bears Glen Holloway  OG North Texas State MVC
10 236 Pittsburgh Steelers Brown, IsaiahIsaiah Brown  DB Stanford Pac-8
10 237 Miami Dolphins Nittenger, DickDick Nittenger  OG Tampa Ind. (Coll.)
10 238 Buffalo Bills Dixon, WillieWillie Dixon  DB Albany State SIAC
10 239 Boston Patriots Henry Brown  K Missouri Big Eight
10 240 Philadelphia Eagles Jaggard, SteveSteve Jaggard  DB Memphis State MVC
10 241 Cincinnati Bengals Nick Roman  LB Ohio State Big Ten
10 242 St. Louis Cardinals Tony Plummer  S Pacific PCAA
10 243 San Francisco 49ers Larry Schreiber  RB Tennessee Tech OVC
10 244 New Orleans Saints Jim Brumfield  RB Indiana State Ind. (Coll.)
10 245 New York Giants Fortier, MattMatt Fortier  DE Fairmont State N/A
10 246 Atlanta Falcons Hatcher, JimJim Hatcher  DB Kansas Big Eight
10 247 Denver Broncos Fullerton, MauriceMaurice Fullerton  DT Tuskegee SIAC
10 248 Green Bay Packers Russ Melby  DT Weber State Big Sky
10 249 Houston Oilers Joe Dawkins  RB Wisconsin Big Ten
10 250 San Diego Chargers Mac Steen  OG Florida SEC
10 251 Green Bay Packers Frank Patrick  TE Nebraska Big Eight
from Washington
10 252 Baltimore Colts Dick Palmer  LB Kentucky SEC
10 253 Detroit Lions Bruce Maxwell  RB Arkansas SWC
10 254 New York Jets Dickerson, CleveCleve Dickerson  RB Miami (OH) MAC
10 255 Cleveland Browns Bill Yanchar  DT Purdue Big Ten
10 256 Los Angeles Rams Opalsky, VinceVince Opalsky  RB Miami (FL) Ind.
10 257 Dallas Cowboys Pete Athas  S Tennessee SEC
10 258 Oakland Raiders Bosserman, GordonGordon Bosserman  OT UCLA Pac-8
10 259 Minnesota Vikings Stu Voigt  TE Wisconsin Big Ten
10 260 Kansas City Chiefs Stankovich, BobBob Stankovich  OG Arkansas SWC
11 261 Pittsburgh Steelers Calvin Hunt  C Baylor SWC
11 262 Chicago Bears Rose, TedTed Rose  TE Northern Michigan Ind. (Coll.)
11 263 Miami Dolphins Wheless, BrownieBrownie Wheless  OT Rice SWC
11 264 Boston Patriots Bramlett, DennisDennis Bramlett  OT UTEP WAC
11 265 Buffalo Bills Williams, TerryTerry Williams  RB Grambling SWAC
11 266 Cincinnati Bengals Wallace, SamuelSamuel Wallace  OT Grambling SWAC
11 267 St. Louis Cardinals Mike Siwek  DT Western Michigan MAC
11 268 Philadelphia Eagles Bill Walik  DB Villanova Ind.
11 269 San Francisco 49ers Crockett, DannyDanny Crockett  WR Toledo MAC
11 270 New Orleans Saints Klahr, GaryGary Klahr  LB Arizona WAC
11 271 Denver Broncos Cleve Bryant  DB Ohio MAC
11 272 Atlanta Falcons Mike Brunson  RB Arizona State WAC
11 273 New York Giants Pitcaithley, AlanAlan Pitcaithley  RB Oregon Pac-8
11 274 Houston Oilers Morris, RobertRobert Morris  C Duke ACC
11 275 San Diego Chargers Jack Protz  LB Syracuse Ind. (Univ.)
11 276 Green Bay Packers Hook, DanDan Hook  LB Humboldt State FWC
11 277 Washington Redskins Mack Alston  TE Maryland State N/A
11 278 Baltimore Colts Edwards, GeorgeGeorge Edwards  RB Fairmont State N/A
11 279 Detroit Lions Laird, RogerRoger Laird  DB Kentucky State Ind. (NAIA)
11 280 New York Jets Earlie Thomas  CB Colorado State WAC
11 281 Cleveland Browns Benner, GeneGene Benner  WR Maine Yankee
11 282 Los Angeles Rams Bookert, DavidDavid Bookert  RB New Mexico WAC
11 283 Dallas Cowboys Southerland, IxanIxan Southerland  OT Clemson ACC
11 284 Oakland Raiders Hicks, EmeryEmery Hicks  LB Kansas Big Eight
11 285 Kansas City Chiefs O'Neal, BillBill O'Neal  RB Grambling SWAC
11 286 Minnesota Vikings Godfrey Zaunbrecher  C LSU SEC

Round 12

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
12 287 Chicago Bears Davis, ButchButch Davis  DB Missouri Big Eight
12 288 Pittsburgh Steelers Rick Sharp  DT Washington Pac-8
12 289 Miami Dolphins Mike Kolen  LB Auburn SEC
12 290 Buffalo Bills Simpson, DaveDave Simpson  T Drake Ind.
12 291 Boston Patriots Roero, GregGreg Roero  DT New Mexico Highlands —
12 292 St. Louis Cardinals Collins, CharlesCharles Collins  WR Kansas State Big Eight
12 293 Philadelphia Eagles Jones, RobertRobert Jones  DT Grambling SWAC
12 294 Cincinnati Bengals Truesdell, ThomasThomas Truesdell  DE Ohio Wesleyan N/A
12 295 San Francisco 49ers Tant, BillBill Tant  T Dayton Ind. (Univ.)
12 296 New Orleans Saints Willie Davenport  DB Southern SWAC
12 297 Denver Broncos Jones, GregGreg Jones  RB Whitewater State WSUC
12 298 New York Giants Nels, LarryLarry Nels  LB Wyoming WAC
12 299 Atlanta Falcons Holton, LonnieLonnie Holton  RB Northern Michigan Ind. (Coll.)
12 300 Houston Oilers Dawkins, RichardRichard Dawkins  TE Johnson C. Smith CIAA
12 301 Green Bay Packers Foreman, FrankFrank Foreman  WR Michigan State Big Ten
12 302 San Diego Chargers Gravelle, HowardHoward Gravelle  TE UC Davis FWC
12 303 Washington Redskins Kates, JamesJames Kates  LB Penn State Ind.
12 304 Baltimore Colts Burrell, DonDon Burrell  WR Angelo State LSC
12 305 Detroit Lions Murrell, EmanuelEmanuel Murrell  DB Cal Poly CCAA
12 306 New York Jets Pierson, BillBill Pierson  C San Diego State Big West
12 307 Cleveland Browns Jerry Don Sanders  K Texas Tech SWC
12 308 Los Angeles Rams Arnold, LarryLarry Arnold  QB Hawaii Ind.
12 309 Dallas Cowboys Joe Williams  RB Wyoming WAC
12 310 Oakland Raiders DeLoach, GaryGary DeLoach  OG UC Davis FWC
12 311 Minnesota Vikings Holland, JamesJames Holland  DB Jackson State SWAC
12 312 Kansas City Chiefs Fedorchak, RodneyRodney Fedorchak  OG Pittsburgh Ind. (Univ.)

Round 13

Pick # NFL team Player Position College
313 Pittsburgh Steelers Billy Main Running back Oregon State
314 Chicago Bears Jimmy Gunn Defensive back USC
315 Miami Dolphins Dave Buddington Running back Springfield (Mass.)
316 Boston Patriots Ronnie Shelly Defensive back Troy State
317 Buffalo Bills Steve Schroeder Kicker Pacific
318 Philadelphia Eagles Richard Stevens Tackle Baylor
319 Cincinnati Bengals Paul Dunn Wide receiver U.S. International
320 St. Louis Cardinals Jack Thomas Guard Mississippi State
321 San Francisco 49ers Jim Vanderslice Linebacker Texas Christian
322 New Orleans Saints Ralph Miller Tight end Alabama State
323 Denver Broncos Jim McKoy Defensive back Parsons (Iowa)
324 Atlanta Falcons Rich Stepanek Defensive tackle Iowa
325 New York Giants Gary Inskeep Tackle Wisconsin–Stout
326 Houston Oilers Jess Lewis Linebacker Oregon State
327 San Diego Chargers Bernard Bradley Defensive back Utah State
328 Green Bay Packers Dave Smith Running back Utah
329 Washington Redskins Joe Patterson Tackle Lawrence
330 Baltimore Colts Dave Polak Linebacker Bowling Green
331 Detroit Lions Dave Haverdick Defensive tackle Morehead State
332 New York Jets Walter Groth Defensive tackle Baylor
333 Cleveland Browns Larry Roberts Running back Central Missouri State
334 Los Angeles Rams Melvin Jones Wide receiver Florida A&M
335 Dallas Cowboys Mark Washington Defensive back Morgan State
336 Oakland Raiders Don Highsmith Running back Michigan State
337 Minnesota Vikings Robert Pearce Defensive back Stephen F. Austin
338 Kansas City Chiefs Troy Patridge Defensive end Texas-Arlington

Round 14

Pick # NFL team Player Position College
339 Chicago Bears Jim Morgan Wide receiver Henderson State
340 Pittsburgh Steelers Bert Askson Linebacker Texas Southern
341 Miami Dolphins Gary Brackett Guard Holy Cross
342 Buffalo Bills William Costen Tackle Morris Brown
343 Boston Patriots Garvie Craw Running back Michigan
344 Cincinnati Bengals Joe Johnson Wide receiver Johnson C. Smith
345 St. Louis Cardinals Ray Groth Wide receiver Utah
346 Philadelphia Eagles Mark Moseley Kicker Stephen F. Austin
347 San Francisco 49ers Jack King Guard Clemson
348 New Orleans Saints Doug Sutherland Defensive end Wisconsin–Superior
349 Denver Broncos Jeff Slipp Linebacker Brigham Young
350 New York Giants Rodney Brand Center Arkansas
351 Atlanta Falcons Chuck Wald Wide receiver North Dakota State
352 Houston Oilers Claire Rasmussen Guard Wisconsin–Oshkosh
353 Green Bay Packers Bob Lints Guard Eastern Michigan
354 San Diego Chargers Tyrone Caldwell Defensive tackle South Carolina State
355 Washington Redskins Tony Moro Running back Dayton
356 Baltimore Colts Tom Curtis Defensive back Michigan
357 Detroit Lions Charlie Brown Wide receiver Northern Arizona
358 New York Jets John Little Linebacker Oklahoma State
359 Cleveland Browns Jim Tharpe Linebacker Lincoln (MO)
360 Los Angeles Rams Bob Geddes Linebacker UCLA
361 Dallas Cowboys Julian Martin Wide receiver North Carolina Central
362 Oakland Raiders Don Riley Kicker Auburn
363 Minnesota Vikings Tommy Spinks Wide receiver Louisiana Tech
364 Kansas City Chiefs Glenn Dumont Running back American International

Round 15

Pick # NFL team Player Position College
365 Pittsburgh Steelers Glen Keppy Defensive tackle Wisconsin–Platteville
366 Chicago Bears Phil Abraira Defensive back Florida State
367 Miami Dolphins Pat Hauser Wide receiver East Tennessee State
368 Boston Patriots Kent Schoolfield Wide receiver Florida A&M
369 Buffalo Bills Dave Farris Tight end Central Michigan
370 St. Louis Cardinals Ron Wilson Wide receiver Western Illinois
371 Philadelphia Eagles John Carlos Wide receiver San Jose State
372 Cincinnati Bengals Marvin Weeks Defensive back Alcorn A&M
373 San Francisco 49ers Dave Delsignore Wide receiver Youngstown State
374 New Orleans Saints Jim Vest Defensive end Washington State
375 Denver Broncos Maher Barakat Kicker South Dakota Tech
376 Atlanta Falcons Keith Mauney Defensive back Princeton
377 New York Giants Warren Muir Running back South Carolina
378 Houston Oilers David Sharp Tackle Stanford
379 San Diego Chargers Eugene Childs Running back Texas-El Paso
380 Green Bay Packers Mike Carter Wide receiver Sacramento State
381 Washington Redskins Vic Lewandowski Center Holy Cross
382 Baltimore Colts Phillip Gary Defensive end Kentucky State
383 Detroit Lions Bob Haney Tackle Idaho
384 New York Jets Tom Bayless Defensive tackle Purdue
385 Cleveland Browns Guy Homoly Defensive back Illinois State
386 Los Angeles Rams Dag Azam Guard West Texas State
387 Dallas Cowboys Ken DeLong Tight end Tennessee
388 Oakland Raiders Fred Moore Wide receiver Washington State
389 Minnesota Vikings Bennie Francis Defensive end Chadron St. (Neb.)
390 Kansas City Chiefs Bob Liggett Defensive tackle Nebraska

Round 16

Pick # NFL team Player Position College
391 Chicago Bears Robert Helterbran Guard North Texas State
392 Pittsburgh Steelers Frank Yanossy Defensive tackle Tennessee
393 Miami Dolphins Charles Williams Guard Tennessee State
394 Buffalo Bills Larry Davis Wide receiver Rice
395 Boston Patriots Otis McDaniel Defensive end Tuskegee
396 Philadelphia Eagles Tuufuli Uperesa Tackle Montana
397 Cincinnati Bengals Larry Ely Linebacker Iowa
398 St. Louis Cardinals Gary Fowler Running back California
399 San Francisco 49ers Scott Perkins Defensive back Livingstone (N.C.)
400 New Orleans Saints Cliff Gasper Defensive tackle Grambling
401 Denver Broncos Bob Stewart Quarterback Northern Arizona
402 New York Giants Vic Nolting Defensive back Xavier
403 Atlanta Falcons Steve Parnell Wide receiver Massachusetts
404 Houston Oilers Chris Myers Wide receiver Kenyon
405 Green Bay Packers Jim Heacock Defensive back Muskingum
406 San Diego Chargers Mike Green Running back Nebraska
407 Washington Redskins Steve Bushore Wide receiver Emporia State
408 Baltimore Colts Jack Maitland Running back Williams
409 Detroit Lions Jerry Todd Defensive back Memphis State
410 New York Jets Claude Herard Defensive tackle Mississippi
411 Cleveland Browns John Redebaugh Tight end Bemidji State
412 Los Angeles Rams Roland Reichardt Kicker West Texas State
413 Dallas Cowboys Seabern Hill Defensive back Arizona State
414 Oakland Raiders Tim Roth Defensive back South Dakota State
415 Minnesota Vikings Bruce Cerone Wide receiver Emporia State
416 Kansas City Chiefs Randy Ross Linebacker Kansas State

Round 17

Pick # NFL team Player Position College
417 Pittsburgh Steelers Harry Key Tight end Mississippi Valley State
418 Chicago Bears Joe Brunson Defensive tackle Furman
419 Miami Dolphins George Myles Defensive tackle Morris Brown
420 Boston Patriots Joe Killingsworth Wide receiver Oklahoma
421 Buffalo Bills George Bevan Defensive back LSU
422 Cincinnati Bengals Richard Smith Running back Washington State
423 St. Louis Cardinals Cliff Powell Linebacker Arkansas
424 Philadelphia Eagles Mike Sizelove Tight end Idaho
425 San Francisco 49ers Mike Culton Punter LaVerne
426 New Orleans Saints Doug Wyatt Defensive back Tulsa
427 Denver Broncos Frank Kalfoss Kicker Montana State
428 Atlanta Falcons Bill Bell Kicker Kansas
429 New York Giants Walter Breaux Defensive tackle Grambling
430 Houston Oilers Julian Fagan Punter Mississippi
431 San Diego Chargers David Sanks Guard Louisville
432 Green Bay Packers Larry Krause Running back St. Norbert
433 Washington Redskins Earl Maxfield Defensive tackle Baylor
434 Baltimore Colts Alvin Pearman Wide receiver Colgate
435 Detroit Lions Jim Marshall Defensive tackle Centenary
436 New York Jets Dick Beard Running back Kentucky
437 Cleveland Browns Charles Tabb Running back McMurry
438 Los Angeles Rams Don Crenshaw Defensive back USC
439 Dallas Cowboys Glenn Patterson Center Nebraska
440 Oakland Raiders Eric Stolberg Wide receiver Indiana
441 Minnesota Vikings Brian Healy Defensive back Michigan
442 Kansas City Chiefs Rayford Jenkins Defensive back Alcorn A&M
Pro Bowler[a] Hall of Famer

Notable undrafted players

† Pro Bowler[a] ‡ Hall of Famer[a]
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
Atlanta Falcons Sonny Campbell  RB Northern Arizona Ind.
Buffalo Bills Al Andrews  LB New Mexico State Ind.
Buffalo Bills Tommy Pharr  DB Mississippi State SEC
Cincinnati Bengals Jim Del Gaizo  QB Tampa Ind. (Coll.)
Cincinnati Bengals Doug Dressler  RB Chico State FWC
Cincinnati Bengals Mike Kelly  TE Davidson N/A
Cleveland Browns Jim Langer‡ C South Dakota State NCC
Dallas Cowboys Cliff Harris‡† S Ouachita Baptist Arkansas
Dallas Cowboys Ken Johnson  OT Indiana Big Ten
Dallas Cowboys Doug Mooers  DE Whittier N/A
Houston Oilers Claude Harvey  LB Prairie View A&M SWAC
Los Angeles Rams Otis Sistrunk † DE    
Los Angeles Rams Creston Whitaker  WR North Texas MVC
Miami Dolphins Doug Swift  LB Amherst Little Three
New England Patriots Dan Kecman  LB Maryland ACC
New York Giants Ed Baker  QB Lafayette MAC
New York Giants Joe Green  S Bowling Green MAC
New York Giants Bob Tucker  TE Bloomsburg PSAC
Oakland Raiders Carl Weathers  LB San Diego State Big West
Philadelphia Eagles Rick Arrington  QB Tulsa MVC
Philadelphia Eagles Jim Thrower  DB Texas A&M–Commerce LSC
Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Clack  C Wake Forest ACC
Pittsburgh Steelers Dennis Hughes  TE Georgia SEC
Pittsburgh Steelers Dave Kalina  WR Miami (FL) Ind.
Pittsburgh Steelers Ron McBride  RB Missouri Big Eight
San Diego Chargers Harris Jones  OG Johnson C. Smith CIAA
Washington Redskins Terry Hermeling  OT Nevada Ind. (Coll.)
Washington Redskins Jon Jaqua  S Lewis & Clark PNWC
Washington Redskins Rusty Tillman † LB Northern Arizona Ind.
Denver Broncos Jack Dolbin  WR Wake Forest ACC

Hall of Famers

  • Terry Bradshaw, quarterback from Louisiana Tech, taken 1st round 1st overall by Pittsburgh Steelers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1989.[6]
  • Mel Blount, cornerback from Southern, taken 3rd round 53rd overall by Pittsburgh Steelers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1989.[6]
  • Jim Langer, offensive lineman from South Dakota State, undrafted and signed by Miami Dolphins
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1987.[6]
  • Cliff Harris, safety from Ouachita Baptist College, undrafted and signed by Dallas Cowboys
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2020.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

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. ^ a b 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. ^ "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  6. ^ a b c "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  7. ^ Clarence Hill Jr. (January 15, 2020). "Former Dallas Cowboys safety Cliff Harris elected to Hall of Fame". star-telegram.com. Retrieved May 22, 2021.