1973 NFL draft

1973 NFL draft
General Information
Date(s)	January 30–31, 1973
Location	Americana Hotel in New York City, NY
Overview
442 total selections in 17 rounds
First selection	John Matuszak, DE Houston Oilers
Last selection	Charlie Wade, WR Miami Dolphins
Most selections (23)	Los Angeles Rams
Fewest selections (10)	Washington Redskins
Hall of Famers	4

The 1973 National Football League draft was held January 30–31, 1973, at the Americana Hotel in New York City, New York.^[1]^[2]

Player selections

= Pro Bowler ^[3]

= Hall of Famer

Round one

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Houston Oilers	John Matuszak	Defensive End	Tampa
2	Baltimore Colts ^{(From New Orleans Saints)}	Bert Jones	Quarterback	LSU
3	Philadelphia Eagles	Jerry Sisemore	Offensive tackle	Texas
4	New England Patriots	John Hannah	Guard	Alabama
5	St. Louis Cardinals	Dave Butz	Defensive tackle	Purdue
6	Philadelphia Eagles ^{(From San Diego Chargers)}	Charle Young	Tight end	USC
7	Buffalo Bills	Paul Seymour	Tight End	Michigan
8	Chicago Bears	Wally Chambers	Defensive end	Eastern Kentucky
9	Denver Broncos	Otis Armstrong	Running back	Purdue
10	Baltimore Colts	Joe Ehrmann	Defensive tackle	Syracuse
11	New England Patriots ^{(From Los Angeles Rams)}	Sam Cunningham	Fullback	USC
12	Minnesota Vikings	Chuck Foreman	Running back	Miami (FL)
13	New York Jets	Burgess Owens	Safety	Miami (FL)
14	Houston Oilers ^{(From Atlanta Falcons)}	George Amundson	Running back	Iowa State
15	Cincinnati Bengals	Isaac Curtis	Wide receiver	San Diego St.
16	Cleveland Browns ^{(From New York Giants)}	Steve Holden	Wide receiver	Arizona State University
17	Detroit Lions	Ernie Price	Defensive end	Texas A&I
18	San Francisco 49ers	Mike Holmes	Defensive back	Texas Southern
19	New England Patriots ^{(From Chicago Bears)}	Darryl Stingley	Wide receiver	Purdue
20	Dallas Cowboys	Billy Joe Dupree	Tight end	Michigan State
21	Green Bay Packers	Barry Smith	Wide receiver	Florida State
22	Cleveland Browns	Pete Adams	Offensive tackle	USC
23	Oakland Raiders	Ray Guy	Punter	Southern Miss
24	Pittsburgh Steelers	J. T. Thomas	Cornerback	Florida State
25	San Diego Chargers ^{(From Washington Redskins via Baltimore Colts)}	Johnny Rodgers ^[4]	Wide receiver	Nebraska
26	Buffalo Bills ^{(From Miami Dolphins)}	Joe DeLamielleure	Guard	Michigan State

Round two

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
27	Kansas City Chiefs	Gary Butler	Tight end	Rice
28	Philadelphia Eagles	Guy Morriss	Guard	Texas Christian
29	New Orleans Saints	Derland Moore	Defensive end	Oklahoma
30	Cleveland Browns	Greg Pruitt	Running back	Oklahoma
31	Los Angeles Rams	Cullen Bryant	Running back	Colorado
32	Buffalo Bills	Jeff Winans	Defensive tackle	USC
33	Chicago Bears	Gary Huff	Quarterback	Florida State
34	Minnesota Vikings	Jackie Wallace	Defensive back	Arizona
35	Baltimore Colts	Mike Barnes	Defensive end	Miami (FL)
36	Denver Broncos	Barney Chavous	Defensive end	South Carolina State
37	Los Angeles Rams	Ron Jaworski	Quarterback	Youngstown State
38	New York Jets	Robert Woods	Tackle	Tennessee State
39	Atlanta Falcons	Greg Marx	Defensive tackle	Notre Dame
40	New York Giants	Brad Van Pelt	Linebacker	Michigan State
41	San Francisco 49ers	Willie Harper	Linebacker	Nebraska
42	Los Angeles Rams	Jim Youngblood	Linebacker	Tennessee Tech
43	Cincinnati Bengals	Albert Chandler	Tight end	Oklahoma
44	Detroit Lions	Leon Crosswhite	Running back	Oklahoma
45	St. Louis Cardinals	Gary Keithley	Quarterback	Texas-El Paso
46	Dallas Cowboys	Golden Richards	Wide receiver	Hawaii
47	Cleveland Browns	Jim Stienke	Defensive back	Southwest Texas State
48	Chicago Bears	Gary Hrivnak	Defensive tackle	Purdue
49	Oakland Raiders	Monte Johnson	Linebacker	Nebraska
50	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ken Phares	Defensive back	Mississippi State
51	New Orleans Saints	Steve Baumgartner	Defensive end	Purdue
52	Miami Dolphins	Chuck Bradley	Center	Oregon

Round three

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
53	Dallas Cowboys	Harvey Martin	Defensive end	East Texas State
54	Denver Broncos	Paul Howard	Guard	Brigham Young
55	Philadelphia Eagles	Randy Logan	Defensive back	Michigan
56	New England Patriots	Brad Dusek	Defensive back	Texas A&M
57	Buffalo Bills	Joe Ferguson	Quarterback	Arkansas
58	Detroit Lions	John Brady	Tight end	Washington
59	St. Louis Cardinals	Fred Sturt	Guard	Bowling Green
60	Los Angeles Rams	Tim Stokes	Tackle	Oregon
61	Baltimore Colts	Bill Olds	Running back	Nebraska
62	Baltimore Colts	Jamie Rotella	Linebacker	Tennessee
63	St. Louis Cardinals	Terry Metcalf	Running back	Long Beach State
64	San Diego Chargers	Dan Fouts	Quarterback	Oregon
65	Minnesota Vikings	Jim Lash	Wide receiver	Northwestern
66	New Orleans Saints	Pete Van Valkenburg	Running back	Brigham Young
67	Cleveland Browns	Bob Crum	Defensive end	Arizona
68	Cincinnati Bengals	Tim George	Wide receiver	Carson-Newman
69	New York Giants	Rich Glover	Defensive tackle	Nebraska
70	Denver Broncos	John Wood	Defensive tackle	LSU
71	Detroit Lions	Jim Laslavic	Linebacker	Penn State
72	Kansas City Chiefs	Paul Krause	Tackle	Central Michigan
73	New England Patriots	Charles Davis	Running back	Alcorn A&M
74	Green Bay Packers	Tom MacLeod	Linebacker	Minnesota
75	Detroit Lions	Levi Johnson	Defensive back	Texas A&I
76	Pittsburgh Steelers	Roger Bernhardt	Guard	Kansas
77	Buffalo Bills	Bob Kampa	Defensive tackle	California
78	Miami Dolphins	Leon Gray	Guard	Jackson State

Round four

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
79	Houston Oilers	Gregg Bingham	Linebacker	Purdue
80	Minnesota Vikings	Mike Wells	Quarterback	Illinois
81	Detroit Lions	Mike Hennigan	Linebacker	Tennessee Tech
82	New England Patriots	Allen Gallagher	Tackle	USC
83	Baltimore Colts	Gery Palmer	Tackle	Kansas
84	San Diego Chargers	James Thaxton	Tight end	Tennessee State
85	Baltimore Colts	Ollie Smith	Wide receiver	Tennessee State
86	New Orleans Saints	Jim Merlo	Linebacker	Stanford
87	Buffalo Bills	Don Walker	Defensive back	Central State (OH)
88	Denver Broncos	Tom Jackson	Linebacker	Louisville
89	Kansas City Chiefs	John Lohmeyer	Defensive end	Emporia State
90	New York Jets	Bill Ferguson	Linebacker	San Diego State
91	Detroit Lions	Dick Jauron	Safety	Yale
92	Oakland Raiders	Perry Smith	Defensive back	Colorado State
93	Cleveland Browns	Andy Dorris	Linebacker	New Mexico State
94	Atlanta Falcons	Tom Geredine	Wide receiver	N.E. Missouri
95	Los Angeles Rams	Eddie McMillan	Defensive back	Florida State
96	Detroit Lions	Jim Hooks	Running back	Central State (OK)
97	San Diego Chargers	Bill Singletary	Linebacker	Temple
98	Dallas Cowboys	Drane Scrivener	Defensive back	Tulsa
99	Los Angeles Rams	Terry Nelson	Tight end	Arkansas AM&N
100	Cleveland Browns	Randy Mattingly	Quarterback	Evansville
101	Oakland Raiders	Joe Wylie	Wide receiver	Oklahoma
102	Pittsburgh Steelers	Gail Clark	Linebacker	Michigan State
103	Buffalo Bills	Jeff Yeates	Defensive tackle	Boston College
104	Miami Dolphins	Dave "Bo" Rather	Wide receiver	Michigan

Round five

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
105	Houston Oilers	Edesel Garrison	Wide receiver	USC
106	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dave Reavis	Defensive end	Arkansas
107	Chicago Bears	Allan Ellis	Defensive back	UCLA
108	New England Patriots	Doug Dumler	Center	Nebraska
109	St. Louis Cardinals	Tom Brahaney	Center	Oklahoma
110	Buffalo Bills	Wallace Francis	Wide receiver	Arkansas State
111	Miami Dolphins	Don Strock	Quarterback	Virginia Tech
112	San Francisco 49ers	Mike Fulk	Linebacker	Indiana
113	Denver Broncos	Charles McTorry	Defensive back	Tennessee State
114	Baltimore Colts	David Taylor	Guard	Catawba
115	Los Angeles Rams	Steve Jones	Running back	Duke
116	New York Jets	Bruce Bannon	Linebacker	Penn State
117	Washington Redskins	Charles Cantrell	Guard	Lamar University
118	Minnesota Vikings	Brent McClanahan	Running back	Arizona State
119	New York Giants	Leon McQuay	Running back	Tampa
120	Kansas City Chiefs	Fred Grambeu	Defensive end	Michigan
121	Cincinnati Bengals	Bob McCall	Running back	Arizona
122	San Francisco 49ers	Ed Beverly	Wide receiver	Arizona State
123	San Diego Chargers	Willie McGee	Wide receiver	Alcorn A&M
124	Oakland Raiders	Louis Neal	Wide receiver	Prairie View A&M
125	San Diego Chargers	Jon Knoble	Linebacker	Weber State
126	Dallas Cowboys	Bruce Walton	Tackle	UCLA
127	Oakland Raiders	Ron Mikolajczyk	Tackle	Tampa
128	Pittsburgh Steelers	Larry Clark	Linebacker	Northern Illinois
129	Los Angeles Rams	Cody Jones	Defensive end	San Jose State
130	Los Angeles Rams	Dave McCurry	Defensive back	Iowa State

Round six

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
131	Houston Oilers	Ron Mayo	Tight end	Morgan State
132	Philadelphia Eagles	Bob Picard	Wide receiver	Eastern Washington
133	Los Angeles Rams	Jim Peterson	Defensive end	San Diego State
134	New Orleans Saints	Marty Shuford	Running back	Arizona
135	San Diego Chargers	Marvin Roberts	Center	Michigan State
136	Buffalo Bills	John Skorupan	Linebacker	Penn State
137	St. Louis Cardinals	Dwayne Crump	Defensive back	Fresno State
138	Chicago Bears	Mike Creaney	Center	Notre Dame
139	Minnesota Vikings	Doug Kingsriter	Tight end	Minnesota
140	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ron Bell	Running back	Illinois State
141	Los Angeles Rams	Jason Caldwell	Wide receiver	North Carolina Central
142	Atlanta Falcons	Nick Bebout	Tackle	Wyoming
143	Minnesota Vikings	Fred Abbott	Linebacker	Florida
144	New York Jets	Travis Roach	Guard	Texas
145	Kansas City Chiefs	Doug Jones	Defensive back	San Fernando Valley
146	Cincinnati Bengals	Bob Jones	Defensive back	Virginia Union
147	New York Giants	Wade Brantley	Defensive tackle	Troy State
148	St. Louis Cardinals	Phil Andre	Defensive back	Washington
149	San Francisco 49ers	Arthur Moore	Defensive tackle	Tulsa
150	Cleveland Browns	Van Green	Defensive back	Shaw
151	Dallas Cowboys	Bob Leyen	Guard	Yale
152	Green Bay Packers	Tom Toner	Linebacker	Idaho State
153	Oakland Raiders	Brent Myers	Tackle	Purdue
154	Pittsburgh Steelers	Glenn Skolnik	Wide receiver	Indiana
155	New York Jets	Rick Harrell	Center	Clemson
156	Miami Dolphins	Ed Newman	Guard	Duke

Round seven

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
157	Houston Oilers	Shelby Jordan	Tackle	Washington (Mo.)
158	New Orleans Saints	Bill Cahill	Defensive back	Washington
159	Philadelphia Eagles	William Wynn	Defensive end	Tennessee State
160	Miami Dolphins	Kevin Reilly	Linebacker	Villanova
161	Los Angeles Rams	Steve Brown	Linebacker	Oregon State
162	Buffalo Bills	Brian McConnell	Linebacker	Michigan State
163	Miami Dolphins	Benny Shepherd	Running back	Arkansas State
164	St. Louis Cardinals	Ken Jones	Tackle	Oklahoma
165	Denver Broncos	Mike Askea	Tackle	Stanford
166	Denver Broncos	John Grant	Defensive end	USC
167	Los Angeles Rams	Bill DuLac	Guard	Eastern Michigan
168	Minnesota Vikings	Josh Brown	Running back	Southwest Texas State
169	New York Jets	Mike Haggard	Wide receiver	South Carolina
170	Atlanta Falcons	Tommy Campbell	Defensive back	Iowa State
171	Cincinnati Bengals	Bob Maddox	Defensive end	Frostburg State (MD)
172	New York Giants	Rod Freeman	Tight end	Vanderbilt
173	Kansas City Chiefs	Don Smith	Tackle	Purdue
174	San Francisco 49ers	John Mitchell	Defensive end	Alabama
175	Detroit Lions	John Andrews	Defensive tackle	Morgan State
176	Dallas Cowboys	Rodrigo Barnes	Linebacker	Rice
177	Green Bay Packers	John Muller	Tackle	Iowa
178	Miami Dolphins	Willie Hatter	Wide receiver	Northern Illinois
179	Oakland Raiders	Gary Weaver	Linebacker	Fresno State
180	Pittsburgh Steelers	Nate Dorsey	Defensive end	Mississippi Valley
181	Buffalo Bills	John Ford	Tight end	Henderson State
182	Miami Dolphins	Tom Smith	Running back	Miami (FL)

Round eight

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
183	Houston Oilers	Joe Blahak	Defensive back	Nebraska
184	Philadelphia Eagles	Dan Lintner	Defensive back	Indiana
185	New Orleans Saints	Bob Peterson	Guard	Utah
186	New England Patriots	Isaac Brown	Running back	Western Kentucky
187	Chicago Bears	Conrad Graham	Defensive back	Tennessee
188	St. Louis Cardinals	Kenneth Garrett	Running back	Wake Forest
189	Baltimore Colts	Ray Oldham	Defensive back	Middle Tennessee
190	Buffalo Bills	Lee Fobbs	Running back	Grambling
191	Baltimore Colts	Bill Windauer	Guard	Iowa
192	Pittsburgh Steelers	Loren Toews	Linebacker	California
193	Washington Redskins	Mike Hancock	Tight end	Idaho State
194	New York Jets	Rick Seifert	Defensive back	Ohio State
195	Atlanta Falcons	Tom Reed	Guard	Arkansas
196	Minnesota Vikings	Craig Darling	Tackle	Iowa
197	Kansas City Chiefs	Al Palewicz	Linebacker	Miami (FL)
198	New York Giants	George Hasenohrl	Defensive tackle	Ohio State
199	Cincinnati Bengals	Joe Wilson	Running back	Holy Cross
200	Detroit Lions	Prentice McCray	Defensive back	Arizona State
201	San Francisco 49ers	David Atkins	Running back	Texas-El Paso
202	Green Bay Packers	Hise Austin	Defensive back	Prairie View A&M
203	Detroit Lions	John Bledsoe	Running back	Ohio State
204	Dallas Cowboys	Dan Werner	Quarterback	Michigan State
205	Oakland Raiders	Mike Rae	Quarterback	USC
206	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill Janssen	Tackle	Nebraska
207	New Orleans Saints	Doug Winslow	Wide receiver	Drake
208	Miami Dolphins	Archie Pearmon	Defensive end	N.E. Oklahoma

Round nine

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
209	Houston Oilers	Mark Williams	Kicker	Rice
210	New Orleans Saints	Mike Fink	Defensive back	Missouri
211	Philadelphia Eagles	John Nokes	Linebacker	Northern Illinois
212	New England Patriots	David Callaway	Tackle	Texas A&M
213	St. Louis Cardinals	Ken King	Linebacker	Kentucky
214	San Diego Chargers	Tab Bennett	Linebacker	Illinois
215	Buffalo Bills	Mike Reppond	Wide receiver	Arkansas
216	Chicago Bears	Mike Deutsch	Running back	North Dakota
217	Denver Broncos	Lyle Blackwood	Defensive back	Texas Christian
218	Washington Redskins	Rich Galbos	Running back	Ohio State
219	Los Angeles Rams	Jim Nicholson	Tackle	Michigan State
220	Atlanta Falcons	Russell Ingram	Center	Texas Tech
221	Minnesota Vikings	Larry Dibbles	Defensive end	New Mexico
222	New York Jets	Rob Spicer	Linebacker	Indiana
223	Kansas City Chiefs	Bill Story	Defensive tackle	Southern Illinois
224	Cincinnati Bengals	John Dampeer	Guard	Notre Dame
225	New York Giants	Ty Paine	Quarterback	Washington State
226	San Francisco 49ers	Roger Praetorius	Running back	Syracuse
227	Detroit Lions	Ira Dean	Defensive back	Baylor
228	Cleveland Browns	Curtis Wester	Guard	East Texas State
229	Dallas Cowboys	Mike White	Defensive back	Minnesota
230	Green Bay Packers	Rick Brown	Linebacker	South Carolina
231	Oakland Raiders	Steve Sweeney	Tight end	California
232	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bracey Bonham	Guard	North Carolina Central
233	Washington Redskins	Eddie Sheats	Linebacker	Kansas
234	Miami Dolphins	Karl Lorch	Defensive tackle	USC

Round ten

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
235	Houston Oilers	Darrell Vaughn	Defensive tackle	Northern Colorado
236	Minnesota Vikings	Randy Lee	Defensive back	Tulane
237	New Orleans Saints	Jeff Horsley	Running back	North Carolina Central
238	New England Patriots	Dan Ruster	Defensive back	Oklahoma
239	San Diego Chargers	Cliff Burnett	Defensive end	Montana
240	Buffalo Bills	Matthew Reed	Quarterback	Grambling
241	Chicago Bears	William Barry	Wide receiver	Mississippi
242	St. Louis Cardinals	Bonnie Sloan	Tackle	Austin Peay
243	New York Jets	Joe Carbone	Linebacker	Delaware
244	Denver Broncos	Al Marshall	Wide receiver	Boise State
245	Washington Redskins	Ken Stone	Defensive back	Vanderbilt
246	Minnesota Vikings	Dave Mason	Defensive back	Nebraska
247	New York Jets	James Krempin	Tackle	Texas A&I
248	Atlanta Falcons	Nick Mike-Mayer	Kicker	Temple
249	Cincinnati Bengals	Lenvil Elliott	Running back	N.E. Missouri
250	New York Giants	Walter Love	Defensive back	Westminster
251	Kansas City Chiefs	Willie Osley	Defensive back	Illinois
252	Detroit Lions	Ray Bonner	Defensive back	Middle Tennessee
253	San Francisco 49ers	Charlie Hunt	Linebacker	Florida State
254	Dallas Cowboys	Carl Johnson	Linebacker	Tennessee
255	Green Bay Packers	Larry Allen	Linebacker	Illinois
256	Cleveland Browns	Tom Humphrey	Tackle	Abilene Christian
257	Oakland Raiders	Leo Allen	Running back	Tuskegee
258	Pittsburgh Steelers	Don Wunderly	Defensive tackle	Arkansas
259	Buffalo Bills	John LeHeup	Linebacker	South Carolina
260	Miami Dolphins	Ron Fernandes	Defensive end	Eastern Michigan

Round eleven

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
261	Houston Oilers	Larry Eaglin	Defensive back	Stephen F. Austin
262	New Orleans Saints	James Owens	Running back	Auburn
263	Philadelphia Eagles	Gary Van Elst	Defensive tackle	Michigan State
264	New England Patriots	Homer May	Tight end	Texas A&M
265	Buffalo Bills	Richard Earl	Tackle	Tennessee
266	Chicago Bears	Ed Siegler	Kicker	Clemson
267	St. Louis Cardinals	Dan Sanspree	Defensive end	Auburn
268	San Diego Chargers	Jay Douglas	Center	Memphis State
269	Denver Broncos	Elton Brown	Defensive end	Utah State
270	Baltimore Colts	Dan Neal	Center	Kentucky
271	Los Angeles Rams	Jeff Inmon	Running back	North Carolina Central
272	New York Jets	David Knight	Wide receiver	William & Mary
273	Atlanta Falcons	Byron Buelow	Defensive back	Lacrosse
274	Minnesota Vikings	Geary Murdock	Guard	Iowa State
275	New York Giants	William Wideman	Defensive tackle	North Carolina A&T
276	Kansas City Chiefs	Monroe Eley	Running back	Arizona State
277	Cincinnati Bengals	William Montgomery	Defensive back	Morehouse (Ga)
278	San Francisco 49ers	Tom Dahlberg	Running back	Gustavus Adolphus
279	Detroit Lions	Scott Freeman	Wide receiver	Wyoming
280	Green Bay Packers	Phil Engle	Defensive tackle	South Dakota State
281	Cleveland Browns	Carl Barisich	Defensive tackle	Princeton
282	Dallas Cowboys	Gerald Caswell	Guard	Colorado State
283	Oakland Raiders	Jerry List	Running back	Nebraska
284	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bob White	Defensive back	Arizona
285	Los Angeles Rams	Willie Jackson	Wide receiver	Florida
286	Miami Dolphins	Chris Kete	Center	Boston University

Round twelve

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
287	Houston Oilers	Brad Lyman	Wide receiver	UCLA
288	Philadelphia Eagles	Joe Lavender	Cornerback	San Diego State
289	New Orleans Saints	Paul Orndorff	Running back	Tampa
290	New England Patriots	Bruce Barnes	Punter	UCLA
291	Chicago Bears	Mike Griffin	Guard	Arkansas
292	St. Louis Cardinals	Dean Unruh	Tackle	Oklahoma
293	San Diego Chargers	Lynn Ahrens	Tackle	Eastern Montana
294	Buffalo Bills	Ronnie Carroll	Defensive tackle	Sam Houston State
295	Baltimore Colts	Bernard Thomas	Defensive end	Western Michigan
296	Denver Broncos	Jim O'Malley	Linebacker	Notre Dame
297	Los Angeles Rams	Robert Storck	Defensive tackle	Wisconsin
298	Atlanta Falcons	Mike Samples	Linebacker	Drake
299	Minnesota Vikings	Alan Spencer	Wide receiver	Pittsburg (KS)
300	New York Jets	Garry Puetz	Tackle	Valparaiso
301	Kansas City Chiefs	Tom Ramsey	Defensive tackle	Northern Arizona
302	Cincinnati Bengals	Charles "Boobie" Clark	Running back	Bethune-Cookman
303	New York Giants	Ron Lumpkin	Defensive back	Arizona State
304	Detroit Lions	Tom Scott	Wide receiver	Washington
305	San Francisco 49ers	Larry Pettus	Tackle	Tennessee State
306	Cleveland Browns	Stan Simmons	Tight end	Lewis & Clark
307	Dallas Cowboys	Jim Arneson	Guard	Arizona
308	Green Bay Packers	Larry McCarren	Center	Illinois
309	Oakland Raiders	Jim Krapf	Guard	Alabama
310	Pittsburgh Steelers	Willie Lee	Running back	Indiana State
311	Washington Redskins	Ernie Webster	Guard	Pittsburgh
312	Miami Dolphins	Mike Mullen	Linebacker	Tulane

Round thirteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
313	Houston Oilers	Willie Martin	Guard	N.E. Oklahoma
314	New Orleans Saints	Richard Watkins	Defensive tackle	Weber State
315	Philadelphia Eagles	Stan Davis	Wide receiver	Memphis State
316	New England Patriots	Alan Lowry	Defensive back	Texas
317	St. Louis Cardinals	Edward Robinson	Defensive back	Lamar
318	San Diego Chargers	Alfred Reese	Running back	Tennessee State
319	Denver Broncos	Ed Smith	Defensive end	Colorado College
320	Chicago Bears	John Cieszkowski	Running back	Notre Dame
321	Denver Broncos	Ed White	Running back	Tulsa
322	Baltimore Colts	Tom Pierantozzi	Quarterback	West Chester
323	Los Angeles Rams	Rod Milburn	Wide receiver	Southern
324	Minnesota Vikings	Ron Just	Guard	Minot
325	New York Jets	Robert Parrish	Defensive tackle	Duke
326	Atlanta Falcons	Chris Stecher	Tackle	Claremont-Mudd
327	Cincinnati Bengals	Brooks West	Defensive tackle	Texas-El Paso
328	New York Giants	Clifton Davis	Running back	Alcorn A&M
329	Kansas City Chiefs	Paul Metallo	Defensive back	Massachusetts
330	San Francisco 49ers	Alan Kelso	Center	Washington
331	Detroit Lions	John Moss	Linebacker	Pittsburgh
332	Dallas Cowboys	John Smith	Wide receiver	UCLA
333	Green Bay Packers	Tim Alderson	Defensive back	Minnesota
334	Cleveland Browns	Jim Romaniszyn	Linebacker	Edinboro
335	Los Angeles Rams	Clinton Spearman	Linebacker	Michigan
336	Pittsburgh Steelers	Rick Fergerson	Wide receiver	Kansas State
337	Washington Redskins	Dennis Johnson	Defensive tackle	Delaware
338	Miami Dolphins	Joe Booker	Running back	Miami (OH)

Round fourteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
339	Houston Oilers	Ron Lou	Center	Arizona State
340	Philadelphia Eagles	Ralph Sacra	Tackle	Texas A&M
341	New Orleans Saints	Paul Fersen	Tackle	Georgia
342	New England Patriots	Ray Hamilton	Linebacker	Oklahoma
343	San Diego Chargers	Tony Adams	Quarterback	Utah State
344	Buffalo Bills	Merv Krakau	Linebacker	Iowa State
345	Chicago Bears	Dave Juenger	Wide receiver	Ohio
346	St. Louis Cardinals	Dan Peiffer	Guard	Southeast Missouri State
347	Baltimore Colts	Ed Williams	Running back	West Virginia
348	Denver Broncos	John Hufnagel	Quarterback	Penn State
349	Los Angeles Rams	Walter Rhone	Defensive back	Central Missouri
350	New York Jets	Joe Schwartz	Running back	Toledo
351	Atlanta Falcons	John Madeya	Quarterback	Louisville
352	Minnesota Vikings	Eddie Bishop	Defensive back	Southern
353	New York Giants	Brian Kelley	Linebacker	Cal Lutheran
354	Kansas City Chiefs	Albert White	Wide receiver	Ft. Valley State
355	Cincinnati Bengals	Hurles Scales	Defensive back	North Texas State
356	Detroit Lions	Jay Corey	Tackle	Santa Clara
357	San Francisco 49ers	Dennis Morrison	Quarterback	Kansas State
358	Green Bay Packers	James Anderson	Defensive tackle	Northwestern
359	Cleveland Browns	Robert Popelka	Defensive back	Southern Methodist
360	Dallas Cowboys	Bob Thornton	Guard	North Carolina
361	Oakland Raiders	Bruce Polen	Defensive back	William Penn
362	Pittsburgh Steelers	Roger Cowan	Defensive end	Stanford
363	Washington Redskins	Herb Marshall	Defensive back	Cameron
364	Miami Dolphins	Greg Boyd	Running back	Arizona

Round fifteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
365	Houston Oilers	Roger Goree	Linebacker	Baylor
366	New Orleans Saints	Mike Evenson	Center	North Dakota State
367	Philadelphia Eagles	Ken Schlezes	Defensive back	Notre Dame
368	New England Patriots	Condie Pugh	Running back	Norfolk State
369	Buffalo Bills	Joe Rizzo	Linebacker	Kings Point
370	Chicago Bears	Don Rives	Linebacker	Texas Tech
371	St. Louis Cardinals	Melvin Parker	Linebacker	Duke
372	San Diego Chargers	Gary Parris	Tight end	Florida State
373	Denver Broncos	Calvin Jones	Defensive back	Washington
374	Baltimore Colts	Jackie Brown	Defensive back	South Carolina
375	Los Angeles Rams	Jerry Bond	Defensive back	Weber State
376	Atlanta Falcons	Thomas Gage	Defensive back	Lamar
377	Minnesota Vikings	Tony Chandler	Running back	Missouri Valley
378	New York Jets	Mahlon Williams	Tight end	North Carolina State
379	Buffalo Bills	Vince O'Neil	Running back	Kansas
380	Cincinnati Bengals	Ted McNulty	Quarterback	Indiana
381	New York Giants	Carl Schaukowitch	Guard	Penn State
382	San Francisco 49ers	Mike Bettiga	Wide receiver	Humboldt State
383	San Francisco 49ers	Dan Hansen	Defensive back	Brigham Young
384	Cleveland Browns	Dave Sullivan	Wide receiver	Virginia
385	Dallas Cowboys	Walt Baisy	Linebacker	Grambling
386	Green Bay Packers	Reggie Echols	Wide receiver	UCLA
387	Oakland Raiders	Dave Leffers	Center	Vanderbilt
388	Pittsburgh Steelers	Charles Cross	Defensive back	Iowa
389	Miami Dolphins	Bill Palmer	Tight end	St. Thomas
390	Los Angeles Rams	Curt Matter	Defensive end	Washington

Round sixteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
391	Houston Oilers	Tim Dameron	Wide receiver	East Carolina
392	Philadelphia Eagles	Frank Dowsing	Defensive back	Mississippi State
393	New Orleans Saints	Howard Stevens	Running back	Louisville
394	New England Patriots	Mike Kutter	Defensive end	Concordia (Minn.)
395	Chicago Bears	Bill Hart	Center	Michigan
396	St. Louis Cardinals	Jim Hann	Linebacker	Montana
397	San Diego Chargers	Joe Petty	Defensive back	Arizona State
398	Denver Broncos	Oliver Ross	Running back	Alabama A&M
399	Baltimore Colts	Marty Januszkiewicz	Running back	Syracuse
400	Denver Broncos	Ken Muhlbeier	Center	Idaho
401	Los Angeles Rams	Fuller Cherry	Defensive back	Arkansas-Monticello
402	Minnesota Vikings	Larry Smiley	Defensive end	Texas Southern
403	New York Jets	John Czerwinski	Tackle	Bowling Green
404	Atlanta Falcons	Rufus Ferguson	Running back	Wisconsin
405	Cincinnati Bengals	Harry Unger	Running back	Auburn
406	New York Giants	Ben Nitka	Kicker	Colorado College
407	Kansas City Chiefs	Wilbur Grooms	Linebacker	Tampa
408	Detroit Lions	Larry Nickels	Wide receiver	Dayton
409	San Francisco 49ers	Mike Oven	Tight end	Georgia Tech
410	Dallas Cowboys	John Conley	Tight end	Hawaii
411	Green Bay Packers	Keith Pretty	Tight end	Western Michigan
412	Cleveland Browns	George Greenfield	Running back	Murray State
413	Oakland Raiders	Jerry Gadlin	Wide receiver	Wyoming
414	Pittsburgh Steelers	Glen Nardi	Defensive tackle	Navy
415	Washington Redskins	Mike Wedman	Kicker	Colorado
416	Miami Dolphins	James Jackson	Defensive end	Norfolk State

Round seventeen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
417	Houston Oilers	Randy Braband	Linebacker	Texas
418	New Orleans Saints	Bobby Garner	Tight end	Winston-Salem
419	Philadelphia Eagles	Greg Oliver	Running back	Trinity
420	New England Patriots	Eddie McAshan	Quarterback	Georgia Tech
421	St. Louis Cardinals	Eric Crone	Quarterback	Harvard
422	San Diego Chargers	Barry Darrow	Tackle	Montana
423	Buffalo Bills	John Stearns	Defensive back	Colorado
424	Chicago Bears	Larry Roach	Defensive back	Oklahoma
425	Denver Broncos	Kenneth Morgan	Tight end	Elon
426	Baltimore Colts	Guy Falkenhagen	Tackle	Northern Michigan
427	Los Angeles Rams	Fred Henry	Running back	New Mexico
428	Atlanta Falcons	Jim Hodge	Wide receiver	Arkansas
429	Minnesota Vikings	Dave Winfield	Tight end	Minnesota
430	New York Giants	John Billizon	Defensive end	Grambling
431	Kansas City Chiefs	Clayton Korver	Tight end	Southern Methodist
432	New York Jets	Jim Foote	Punter	Delaware Valley
433	Cincinnati Bengals	Wayne Estabrook	Quarterback	Whittier
434	San Francisco 49ers	Bob Erickson	Guard	North Dakota State
435	Detroit Lions	Earl Belgrave	Tackle	Ohio State
436	Green Bay Packers	Harold Sampson	Defensive tackle	Southern
437	Cleveland Browns	Robert McClowry	Center	Michigan State
438	Dallas Cowboys	Leslie Strayhorn	Running back	East Carolina
439	Oakland Raiders	Michael Ryan	Guard	USC
440	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mike Shannon	Defensive tackle	Oregon State
441	Washington Redskins	Jeff Davis	Running back	Mars Hill
442 ^[5]	Miami Dolphins	Charlie Wade	Wide receiver	Tennessee State

= Pro Bowler ^[3]

= Hall of Famer

Hall of Famers

John Hannah, a guard from Alabama taken 1st round 4th overall by the New England Patriots.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1991.^[6]

Dan Fouts, a quarterback from the University of Oregon taken 3rd round 64th overall by the San Diego Chargers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1993.^[6]

Joe DeLamielleure, a guard from Michigan State taken 1st round 26th overall by the Buffalo Bills.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2003.^[7]

Ray Guy, a punter from University of Southern Mississippi taken 1st round 23rd overall by the Oakland Raiders.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2014.

Notable undrafted players

^†	= Pro Bowler^[3]

Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.
Atlanta Falcons	Lawrence, RollandRolland Lawrence ^†	CB	Tabor College	N/A
Dallas Cowboys	Pearson, DrewDrew Pearson ^†	WR	Tulsa	MVC
Los Angeles Rams	Smith, CharlieCharlie Smith	WR	Grambling State	SWAC
New Orleans Saints	Price, ElexElex Price	DT	Alcorn State	SWAC
St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)	Duren, ClarenceClarence Duren	S	California	Pac-8
San Diego Chargers	Wersching, RayRay Wersching	K	California	Pac-8

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.
↑ Johnny Rodgers, 1972 Heisman Trophy winner ^{"Heisman Trophy". Retrieved October 25, 2011.}
↑ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
1 2 List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com ^{"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Retrieved October 25, 2011.}
↑ List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com ^{"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Retrieved October 25, 2011.}

External links

NFL drafts

Early era (1936–1959)	1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

AFL and NFL era (1960–1966)	AFL 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 NFL 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966

Common draft (1967–1969)	1967 1968 1969

Modern era (1970–present)	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Expansion drafts	1960 1961 1966 1967 1976 1995 1999 2002

Others	1950 AAFC dispersal draft 1984 NFL supplemental draft of USFL and CFL players

See also	List of first overall National Football League draft picks Mr. Irrelevant List of NFL supplemental draft picks

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