1970 NFL draft
The 1970 National Football League draft was held January 27–28, 1970, at the Belmont Plaza Hotel in New York City, New York.[1][2]
Player selections
Round one
Round two
Round three
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 53 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mel Blount | Cornerback | Southern |
| 54 | Chicago Bears | George Farmer | Wide receiver | UCLA |
| 55 | Miami Dolphins | Tim Foley | Cornerback | Purdue |
| 56 | Boston Patriots | Mike Ballou | Linebacker | UCLA |
| 57 | Buffalo Bills | Jim Reilly | Guard | Notre Dame |
| 58 | St. Louis Cardinals | Charlie Pittman | Running back | Penn State |
| 59 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lee Bouggess | Running back | Louisville |
| 60 | Cincinnati Bengals | Chip Bennett | Linebacker | Abilene Christian |
| 61 | Kansas City Chiefs | Billy Bob Barnett | Defensive end | Texas A&M |
| 62 | New Orleans Saints | Clovis Swinney | Defensive end | Arkansas State |
| 63 | Denver Broncos | John Kohler | Tackle | South Dakota |
| 64 | Atlanta Falcons | Andy Maurer | Guard | Oregon |
| 65 | Atlanta Falcons | Todd Snyder | Wide receiver | Ohio |
| 66 | Dallas Cowboys | Charlie Waters | Safety | Clemson |
| 67 | Buffalo Bills | Glenn Alexander | Defensive back | Grambling |
| 68 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Carter | Linebacker | Minnesota |
| 69 | St. Louis Cardinals | Eric Harris | Defensive back | Colorado |
| 70 | Baltimore Colts | Jim O'Brien | Kicker | Cincinnati |
| 71 | Detroit Lions | Jim Mitchell | Defensive end | Virginia State |
| 72 | New York Jets | Dennis Onkotz | Linebacker | Penn State |
| 73 | Dallas Cowboys | Steve Kiner | Linebacker | Tennessee |
| 74 | Baltimore Colts | Ara Person | Tight end | Morgan State |
| 75 | Dallas Cowboys | Denton Fox | Defensive back | Texas Tech |
| 76 | Oakland Raiders | Gerald Irons | Defensive end | Maryland State |
| 77 | Minnesota Vikings | Chuck Burgoon | Linebacker | North Park (Ill.) |
| 78 | Kansas City Chiefs | David Hadley | Defensive back | Alcorn A&M |
Round four
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 79 | Chicago Bears | Lynn Larson | Tackle | Kansas State |
| 80 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ed George | Tackle | Wake Forest |
| 81 | Miami Dolphins | Curtis Johnson | Cornerback | Toledo |
| 82 | Buffalo Bills | Jerome Gantt | Defensive end | North Carolina Central |
| 83 | Boston Patriots | Eddie Ray | Defensive back | LSU |
| 84 | Atlanta Falcons | Paul Reed | Tackle | Johnson C. Smith University |
| 85 | Cincinnati Bengals | Joe Stevens | Guard | Jackson State |
| 86 | St. Louis Cardinals | Greg Lens | Defensive tackle | Trinity |
| 87 | San Francisco 49ers | Vic Washington | Wide receiver | Wyoming |
| 88 | New Orleans Saints | Delles Howell | Defensive back | Grambling |
| 89 | Denver Broncos | Jerry Hendren | Wide receiver | Idaho |
| 90 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim Evenson | Running back | Oregon |
| 91 | St. Louis Cardinals | Don Parish | Linebacker | Stanford |
| 92 | Houston Oilers | Spike Jones | Punter | Georgia |
| 93 | Green Bay Packers | Ken Ellis | Wide receiver | Southern |
| 94 | San Diego Chargers | Bill Maddox | Tight end | Syracuse |
| 95 | Baltimore Colts | Steve Smear | Defensive tackle | Penn State |
| 96 | Green Bay Packers | Skip Butler | Kicker | Texas-Arlington |
| 97 | New York Giants | Wes Grant | Defensive end | UCLA |
| 98 | New York Jets | John Ebersole | Linebacker | Penn State |
| 99 | Cleveland Browns | Ricky Stevenson | Defensive back | Arizona |
| 100 | Chicago Bears | Ross Brupbacher | Linebacker | Texas A&M |
| 101 | Dallas Cowboys | John Fitzgerald | Tackle | Boston College |
| 102 | Oakland Raiders | Tony Cline | Linebacker | Miami (FL) |
| 103 | Washington Redskins | Paul Laaveg | Tackle | Iowa |
| 104 | Cincinnati Bengals | Billie Hayes | Defensive back | San Diego State |
Round five
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 105 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jon Staggers | Defensive back | Missouri |
| 106 | New Orleans Saints | Glenn Cannon | Defensive back | Mississippi |
| 107 | Boston Patriots | Bob Olson | Linebacker | Notre Dame |
| 108 | New York Jets | Clifford McClain | Running back | South Carolina State |
| 109 | Buffalo Bills | Steve Starnes | Linebacker | Tampa |
| 110 | Houston Oilers | Ron Saul | Guard | Michigan State |
| 111 | St. Louis Cardinals | Tom Lloyd | Tackle | Bowling Green |
| 112 | Atlanta Falcons | Bruce Van Ness | Running back | Rutgers |
| 113 | San Francisco 49ers | Gary McArthur | Tackle | USC |
| 114 | Washington Redskins | Manny Sistrunk | Defensive tackle | Arkansas AM&N |
| 115 | Denver Broncos | Bill McKoy | Linebacker | Purdue |
| 116 | Atlanta Falcons | Ken Mendenhall | Center | Oklahoma |
| 117 | New York Giants | Claude Brumfield | Guard | Tennessee State |
| 118 | Houston Oilers | Ed Duley | Defensive tackle | Northern Arizona |
| 119 | San Diego Chargers | Pettus Farrar | Running back | Norfolk State |
| 120 | Green Bay Packers | Cecil Pryor | Defensive end | Michigan |
| 121 | Washington Redskins | Danny Pierce | Running back | Memphis State |
| 122 | Baltimore Colts | Billy Newsome | Defensive end | Grambling |
| 123 | Detroit Lions | Bob Parker | Guard | Memphis State |
| 124 | New York Jets | Gary Arthur | Tight end | Miami (OH) |
| 125 | Cleveland Browns | Steve Engel | Running back | Colorado |
| 126 | New Orleans Saints | Steve Ramsey | Quarterback | North Texas State |
| 127 | St. Louis Cardinals | Barry Pierson | Defensive back | Michigan |
| 128 | Oakland Raiders | Art Laster | Tackle | Maryland State |
| 129 | Minnesota Vikings | Greg Jones | Running back | UCLA |
| 130 | Kansas City Chiefs | Mike Oriard | Center | Notre Dame |
Round six
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 131 | Chicago Bears | Bob Cutburth | Quarterback | Oklahoma State |
| 132 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Manuel Barrera | Linebacker | Kansas State |
| 133 | Miami Dolphins | Dave Campbell | Defensive end | Auburn |
| 134 | Buffalo Bills | Ken Edwards | Running back | Virginia Tech |
| 135 | Buffalo Bills | Grant Guthrie | Kicker | Florida State |
| 136 | Chicago Bears | Jeff Curchin | Tackle | Florida State |
| 137 | St. Louis Cardinals | James Manuel | Tackle | Toledo |
| 138 | Cincinnati Bengals | Sandy Durko | Defensive back | USC |
| 139 | San Francisco 49ers | Rusty Clark | Quarterback | Houston |
| 140 | New Orleans Saints | Mel Easley | Defensive back | Oregon State |
| 141 | Denver Broncos | John Mosier | Tight end | Kansas |
| 142 | New York Giants | Duane Miller | Wide receiver | Drake |
| 143 | Atlanta Falcons | Mack Herron | Running back | Kansas State |
| 144 | Houston Oilers | Benny Johnson | Defensive back | Johnson C. Smith |
| 145 | Green Bay Packers | Ervin Hunt | Defensive back | Fresno State |
| 146 | San Diego Chargers | Billy Parks | Wide receiver | Long Beach State |
| 147 | Atlanta Falcons | Jade Butcher | Wide receiver | Indiana |
| 148 | Baltimore Colts | Ron Gardin | Defensive back | Arizona |
| 149 | Detroit Lions | Tony Terry | Defensive tackle | USC |
| 150 | New York Jets | Terry Stewart | Defensive back | Arkansas |
| 151 | Cleveland Browns | Mike Cilek | Quarterback | Iowa |
| 152 | Atlanta Falcons | Randy Marshall | Defensive end | Linfield |
| 153 | Dallas Cowboys | Pat Toomay | Defensive end | Vanderbilt |
| 154 | Oakland Raiders | Alvin Wyatt | Defensive back | Bethune-Cookman |
| 155 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Clarence Kegler | Tackle | South Carolina State |
| 156 | Kansas City Chiefs | Robert Hews | Tackle | Princeton |
Round seven
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 157 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Danny Griffin | Running back | Texas-Arlington |
| 158 | Philadelphia Eagles | Terry Brennan | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 159 | Miami Dolphins | Jake Scott | Safety | Georgia |
| 160 | Boston Patriots | Odell Lawson | Running back | Langston |
| 161 | Buffalo Bills | Wayne Fowler | Tackle | Richmond |
| 162 | Los Angeles Rams | Ted Provost | Defensive back | Ohio State |
| 163 | Cincinnati Bengals | Lemar Parrish | Cornerback | Lincoln |
| 164 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jim McFarland | Tight end | Nebraska |
| 165 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim Strong | Running back | Houston |
| 166 | New Orleans Saints | Lon Woodard | Defensive end | San Diego State |
| 167 | Denver Broncos | Randy Montgomery | Defensive back | Weber State |
| 168 | Los Angeles Rams | Bill Nelson | Defensive tackle | Oregon State |
| 169 | Atlanta Falcons | Gary Orcutt | Wide receiver | USC |
| 170 | Houston Oilers | Charles Olson | Defensive back | Concordia (Minn.) |
| 171 | San Diego Chargers | Jim Fabish | Defensive back | Texas-El Paso |
| 172 | Green Bay Packers | Cleo Walker | Center | Louisville |
| 173 | Washington Redskins | Roland Merritt | Wide receiver | Maryland |
| 174 | Baltimore Colts | Gordon Slade | Quarterback | Davidson |
| 175 | Detroit Lions | Ken Geddes | Linebacker | Nebraska |
| 176 | New York Jets | James Williams | Defensive back | Virginia State |
| 177 | Cleveland Browns | Craig Wycinsky | Guard | Michigan State |
| 178 | Washington Redskins | James Harris | Cornerback | Howard Payne |
| 179 | Dallas Cowboys | Don Abbey | Linebacker | Penn State |
| 180 | Oakland Raiders | Steve Svitak | Linebacker | Boise State |
| 181 | Minnesota Vikings | Hap Farber | Linebacker | Mississippi |
| 182 | Kansas City Chiefs | Clyde Glosson | Wide receiver | Texas-El Paso |
Round eight
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 183 | Chicago Bears | Dana Stephenson | Defensive back | Nebraska |
| 184 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dave Smith | Wide receiver | Indiana (Pa.) |
| 185 | Miami Dolphins | Narvel Chavers | Running back | Jackson State |
| 186 | Buffalo Bills | Richard Cheek | Tackle | Auburn |
| 187 | New York Jets | Jack Porter | Guard | Oklahoma |
| 188 | Cincinnati Bengals | Bill Trout | Defensive tackle | Miami (FL) |
| 189 | St. Louis Cardinals | Tom Banks | Center | Auburn |
| 190 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ira Gordon | Tackle | Kansas State |
| 191 | San Francisco 49ers | Carter Campbell | Linebacker | Weber State |
| 192 | New Orleans Saints | Lawrence Estes | Defensive end | Alcorn A&M |
| 193 | Kansas City Chiefs | Fred Barry | Defensive back | Boston University |
| 194 | Atlanta Falcons | Larry Brewer | Tight end | Louisiana Tech |
| 195 | Atlanta Falcons | Seth Miller | Defensive back | Arizona State |
| 196 | Houston Oilers | Mike McClish | Tackle | Wisconsin |
| 197 | Green Bay Packers | Tim Mjos | Running back | North Dakota State |
| 198 | San Diego Chargers | Wayne Clark | Quarterback | U.S. International |
| 199 | Washington Redskins | Paul Johnson | Defensive back | Penn State |
| 200 | Baltimore Colts | Bob Bouley | Tackle | Boston College |
| 201 | St. Louis Cardinals | Mike Holmgren | Quarterback | USC |
| 202 | New York Jets | Mark Lomas | Defensive end | Northern Arizona |
| 203 | Cleveland Browns | Honester Davidson | Defensive back | Bowling Green |
| 204 | Los Angeles Rams | Rich Saul | Linebacker | Michigan State |
| 205 | Dallas Cowboys | Jerry Dossey | Guard | Arkansas |
| 206 | Oakland Raiders | Mike Wynn | Defensive end | Nebraska |
| 207 | Minnesota Vikings | Mike Carroll | Guard | Missouri |
| 208 | Denver Broncos | Louis Porter | Running back | Southern |
Round nine
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 209 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Carl Crennel | Linebacker | West Virginia |
| 210 | Chicago Bears | Linzy Cole | Wide receiver | Texas Christian |
| 211 | Miami Dolphins | Hubert Ginn | Running back | Florida A&M |
| 212 | Boston Patriots | Dennis Wirgowski | Defensive end | Purdue |
| 213 | Buffalo Bills | Bill Bridges | Guard | Houston |
| 214 | St. Louis Cardinals | Paul White | Running back | Texas-El Paso |
| 215 | Philadelphia Eagles | David King | Linebacker | Stephen F. Austin |
| 216 | Cincinnati Bengals | Bill Bolden | Running back | UCLA |
| 217 | San Francisco 49ers | Preston Riley | Wide receiver | Memphis State |
| 218 | New Orleans Saints | Jim Otis | Running back | Ohio State |
| 219 | Denver Broncos | David Washington | Linebacker | Alcorn A&M |
| 220 | Atlanta Falcons | Roy Robinson | Defensive back | Montana |
| 221 | New York Giants | Pat Hughes | Center | Boston University |
| 222 | Houston Oilers | Charlie Blossom | Defensive end | Texas Southern |
| 223 | San Diego Chargers | Chris Fletcher | Defensive back | Temple |
| 224 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Reinhard | Guard | Stanford |
| 225 | Washington Redskins | Ralph Sonntag | Tackle | Maryland |
| 226 | Baltimore Colts | Barney Harris | Defensive back | Texas A&M |
| 227 | Detroit Lions | Herman Weaver | Punter | Tennessee |
| 228 | New York Jets | Eddie Bell | Wide receiver | Idaho State |
| 229 | Cleveland Browns | Geoff Brown | Linebacker | Pittsburgh |
| 230 | Los Angeles Rams | David Graham | Tackle | New Mexico Highlands |
| 231 | Dallas Cowboys | Zenon Andrusyshyn | Kicker | UCLA |
| 232 | Oakland Raiders | Ike Hill | Defensive back | Catawba |
| 233 | Minnesota Vikings | George Morrow | Defensive end | Mississippi |
| 234 | Kansas City Chiefs | Charley Evans | Tackle | Texas Tech |
Round ten
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 235 | Chicago Bears | Glen Holloway | Guard | North Texas State |
| 236 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Isaiah Brown | Defensive back | Stanford |
| 237 | Miami Dolphins | Dick Nittenger | Guard | Tampa |
| 238 | Buffalo Bills | Willie Dixon | Defensive back | Albany State |
| 239 | Boston Patriots | Henry Brown | Kicker | Missouri |
| 240 | Philadelphia Eagles | Steve Jaggard | Defensive back | Memphis State |
| 241 | Cincinnati Bengals | Nick Roman | Linebacker | Ohio State |
| 242 | St. Louis Cardinals | Tony Plummer | Defensive back | Pacific |
| 243 | San Francisco 49ers | Larry Schreiber | Running back | Tennessee Tech |
| 244 | New Orleans Saints | Jim Brumfield | Running back | Indiana State |
| 245 | Denver Broncos | Maurice Fullerton | Defensive tackle | Tuskegee |
| 246 | New York Giants | Matt Fortier | Defensive end | Fairmont State |
| 247 | Atlanta Falcons | Jim Hatcher | Defensive back | Kansas |
| 248 | Houston Oilers | Joe Dawkins | Running back | Wisconsin |
| 249 | Green Bay Packers | Russ Melby | Defensive tackle | Weber State |
| 250 | San Diego Chargers | Mac Steen | Guard | Florida |
| 251 | Green Bay Packers | Frank Patrick | Tight end | Nebraska |
| 252 | Baltimore Colts | Dick Palmer | Linebacker | Kentucky |
| 253 | Detroit Lions | Bruce Maxwell | Running back | Arkansas |
| 254 | New York Jets | Cleve Dickerson | Running back | Miami (OH) |
| 255 | Cleveland Browns | Bill Yanchar | Defensive tackle | Purdue |
| 256 | Los Angeles Rams | Vince Opalsky | Running back | Miami (FL) |
| 257 | Dallas Cowboys | Pete Athas | Defensive back | Tennessee |
| 258 | Oakland Raiders | Gordon Bosserman | Tackle | UCLA |
| 259 | Minnesota Vikings | Stu Voigt | Tight end | Wisconsin |
| 260 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bob Stankovich | Guard | Arkansas |
Round eleven
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 261 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Calvin Hunt | Center | Baylor |
| 262 | Chicago Bears | Ted Rose | Tight end | Northern Michigan |
| 263 | Miami Dolphins | Brownie Wheless | Tackle | Rice |
| 264 | Boston Patriots | Dennis Bramlett | Tackle | Texas-El Paso |
| 265 | Buffalo Bills | Terry Williams | Running back | Grambling |
| 266 | Cincinnati Bengals | Samuel Wallace | Tackle | Grambling |
| 267 | St. Louis Cardinals | Mike Siwek | Defensive tackle | Western Michigan |
| 268 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Walik | Defensive back | Villanova |
| 269 | San Francisco 49ers | Danny Crockett | Wide receiver | Toledo |
| 270 | New Orleans Saints | Gary Klahr | Linebacker | Arizona |
| 271 | Denver Broncos | Cleve Bryant | Defensive back | Ohio |
| 272 | Atlanta Falcons | Mike Brunson | Running back | Arizona State |
| 273 | New York Giants | Alan Pitcaithley | Running back | Oregon |
| 274 | Houston Oilers | Robert Morris | Center | Duke |
| 275 | San Diego Chargers | Jack Protz | Linebacker | Syracuse |
| 276 | Green Bay Packers | Dan Hook | Linebacker | Humboldt State |
| 277 | Washington Redskins | Mack Alston | Tight end | Maryland State |
| 278 | Baltimore Colts | George Edwards | Running back | Fairmont State |
| 279 | Detroit Lions | Roger Laird | Defensive back | Kentucky State |
| 280 | New York Jets | Earlie Thomas | Defensive back | Colorado State |
| 281 | Cleveland Browns | Gene Benner | Wide receiver | Maine |
| 282 | Los Angeles Rams | David Bookert | Running back | New Mexico |
| 283 | Dallas Cowboys | Ivan Southerland | Tackle | Clemson |
| 284 | Oakland Raiders | Emery Hicks | Linebacker | Kansas |
| 285 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bill O'Neal | Running back | Grambling |
| 286 | Minnesota Vikings | Godfrey Zaunbrecher | Center | LSU |
Round twelve
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 287 | Chicago Bears | Butch Davis | Defensive back | Missouri |
| 288 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Rick Sharp | Defensive tackle | Washington |
| 289 | Miami Dolphins | Mike Kolen | Linebacker | Auburn |
| 290 | Buffalo Bills | Dave Simpson | Tackle | Drake |
| 291 | Boston Patriots | Greg Roero | Defensive tackle | New Mexico Highlands |
| 292 | St. Louis Cardinals | Charles Collins | Wide receiver | Kansas State |
| 293 | Philadelphia Eagles | Robert Jones | Defensive tackle | Grambling |
| 294 | Cincinnati Bengals | Thomas Truesdell | Defensive end | Ohio Wesleyan |
| 295 | San Francisco 49ers | Bill Tant | Tackle | Dayton |
| 296 | New Orleans Saints | Willie Davenport | Defensive back | Southern |
| 297 | Denver Broncos | Greg Jones | Running back | Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| 298 | New York Giants | Larry Nels | Linebacker | Wyoming |
| 299 | Atlanta Falcons | Lonnie Holton | Running back | Northern Michigan |
| 300 | Houston Oilers | Richard Dawkins | Tight end | Johnson C. Smith |
| 301 | Green Bay Packers | Frank Foreman | Wide receiver | Michigan State |
| 302 | San Diego Chargers | Howard Gravelle | Tight end | California-Davis |
| 303 | Washington Redskins | James Kates | Linebacker | Penn State |
| 304 | Baltimore Colts | Don Burrell | Wide receiver | Angelo State |
| 305 | Detroit Lions | Emanuel Murrell | Defensive back | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |
| 306 | New York Jets | Bill Pierson | Center | San Diego State |
| 307 | Cleveland Browns | Jerry Don Sanders | Kicker | Texas Tech |
| 308 | Los Angeles Rams | Larry Arnold | Quarterback | Hawaii |
| 309 | Dallas Cowboys | Joe Williams | Running back | Wyoming |
| 310 | Oakland Raiders | Gary DeLoach | Guard | California-Davis |
| 311 | Minnesota Vikings | James Holland | Defensive back | Jackson State |
| 312 | Kansas City Chiefs | Rodney Fedorchak | Guard | Pittsburgh |
Round thirteen
| 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 fourteen
| 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 fifteen
| 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 sixteen
| 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 seventeen
| 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 [5] | Kansas City Chiefs | Rayford Jenkins | Defensive back | Alcorn A&M |
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= Hall of Famer |
Hall of Famers
- Terry Bradshaw, quarterback from Louisiana Tech taken 1st round 1st overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1989.[6]
- Mel Blount, cornerback from Southern taken 3rd round 53rd overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1989.[6]
- Jim Langer, offensive lineman from South Dakota State, undrafted by the Miami Dolphins.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1987.[6]
Notable undrafted players
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| Cleveland Browns |
Langer, JimJim Langer |
C |
South Dakota State University |
NCC |
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| Cincinnati Bengals |
Dressler, DougDoug Dressler |
RB |
California State Chico |
N/A |
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| Dallas Cowboys |
Harris, CliffCliff Harris † |
S |
Ouachita Baptist |
N/A |
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| Los Angeles Rams |
Sistrunk, OtisOtis Sistrunk † |
DE |
|
|
He played semi-professional football |
| Miami Dolphins |
Swift, DougDoug Swift |
LB |
Amherst |
Little Three |
|
| New Orleans Saints |
Hollas, HugoHugo Hollas |
S |
Rice |
SWC |
|
| New York Giants |
Tucker, BobBob Tucker |
TE |
Bloomsburg |
PSAC |
|
| San Francisco 49ers |
Moore, WayneWayne Moore † |
OT |
Lamar |
N/A |
Never played college football, was a basketball player[8] |
| Washington Redskins |
Hermeling, TerryTerry Hermeling |
OT |
Nevada-Reno |
Ind. (Div. II) |
|
| Washington Redskins |
Tillman, RustyRusty Tillman † |
LB |
Northern Arizona |
Ind. |
|
References
- ↑ "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 3 Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
- ↑ Steve Owens, 1969 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy". Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- ↑ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
- 1 2 3 List of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
- ↑ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- ↑ Mihoces, Gary (April 20, 2005). "NFL seeks best players on the court or mat". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 28, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
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