1974 NFL draft

1974 NFL draft

General Information
Date(s)	January 29–30, 1974
Time	10:00am EST
Location	Americana Hotel in New York City, NY
TV coverage (US)	no television coverage
Overview
442 total selections  in 17 rounds
First selection	Ed "Too Tall" Jones, DE Dallas Cowboys
Last selection	Ken Dickerson, DB Miami Dolphins
Most selections (25)	Baltimore Colts
Fewest selections (10)	Houston Oilers
Hall of Famers	5

The 1974 National Football League draft took place at the Americana Hotel in New York City, New York, on January 29–30, 1974.^[1][2] Each of the 26 NFL teams was granted 17 selections for a total of 442 picks.^[3]

Many experts consider the 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers to have had the best draft in NFL history (or even pro-sports history), as they selected four players later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth, and Mike Webster). The closest any other team has come to this success in a draft is the Dallas Cowboys' 1964 draft, when three Hall of Famers were taken.

The Houston Oilers had the first pick in the 1974 draft based on their one-win record in 1973, but they traded the first overall pick—as well as the first pick of the third round, #53 overall—to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for defensive end Tody Smith and wide receiver Billy Parks.^[4] Dallas used the two picks to select two future Pro Bowlers, defensive end Ed "Too Tall" Jones and quarterback Danny White.

This was the last draft until the 1983 draft to not have any quarterbacks taken in the first round.

Player selections

= Pro Bowler [5]

= Hall of Famer

Round one

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Dallas Cowboys ^(From Houston Oilers)	Ed "Too Tall" Jones	Defensive End	Tennessee State
2	San Diego Chargers	Bo Matthews	Running Back	Colorado
3	New York Giants	John Hicks	Guard	Ohio State
4	Chicago Bears	Waymond Bryant	Linebacker	Tennessee State
5	Baltimore Colts	John Dutton	Defensive End	Nebraska
6	New York Jets	Carl Barzilauskas	Defensive Tackle	Indiana
7	St. Louis Cardinals	J. V. Cain	Tight End	Colorado
8	Detroit Lions ^(From New Orleans Saints)	Ed O'Neil	Linebacker	Penn State
9	San Francisco 49ers ^(From New England Patriots)	Wilbur Jackson	Running Back	Alabama
10	San Francisco 49ers	Bill Sandifer	Defensive Tackle	UCLA
11	Los Angeles Rams ^(From Philadelphia Eagles)	John Cappelletti [6]	Running Back	Penn State
12	Green Bay Packers	Barty Smith	Running Back	Richmond
13	New Orleans Saints ^(From Detroit Lions)	Rick Middleton	Linebacker	Ohio State
14	Denver Broncos	Randy Gradishar	Linebacker	Ohio State
15	San Diego Chargers ^(From Cleveland Browns)	Don Goode	Linebacker	Kansas
16	Kansas City Chiefs	Woody Green	Running Back	Arizona State
17	Minnesota Vikings ^(From Atlanta Falcons)	Fred McNeill	Linebacker	UCLA
18	Buffalo Bills	Reuben Gant	Tight End	Oklahoma State
19	Oakland Raiders	Henry Lawrence	Defensive Tackle	Florida A&M
20	Chicago Bears ^(From Washington Redskins via Los Angeles Rams)	Dave Gallagher	Defensive End	Michigan
21	Pittsburgh Steelers	Lynn Swann	Wide Receiver	USC
22	Dallas Cowboys	Charley Young	Running Back	North Carolina State
23	Cincinnati Bengals	Bill Kollar	Defensive Tackle	Montana State
24	Baltimore Colts ^(From Los Angeles Rams)	Roger Carr	Wide Receiver	Louisiana Tech
25	Minnesota Vikings	Steve Riley	Defensive Tackle	USC
26	Miami Dolphins	Donald Reese	Defensive End	Jackson State

Round two

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
27	Buffalo Bills	Doug Allen	Linebacker	Penn State
28	New York Giants	Tom Mullen	Guard	SW Missouri State
29	Minnesota Vikings	John Holland	Wide receiver	Tennessee State
30	New England Patriots	Steve Corbett	Guard	Boston College
31	New York Jets	Gordon Browne	Tackle	Boston College
32	Baltimore Colts	Fred Cook	Defensive end	Southern Mississippi
33	St. Louis Cardinals	Greg Kindle	Tackle	Tennessee State
34	New England Patriots	Steve Nelson	Linebacker	North Dakota State
35	San Francisco 49ers	Keith Fahnhorst	Tight end	Minnesota
36	New Orleans Saints	Paul Seal	Tight end	Michigan
37	Baltimore Colts	Ed Shuttlesworth	Running back	Michigan
38	Miami Dolphins	Andre Tillman	Tight end	Texas Tech
39	Detroit Lions	Billy Howard	Defensive tackle	Alcorn A&M
40	Cleveland Browns	Billy Corbett	Tackle	Johnson C. Smith
41	Kansas City Chiefs	Charlie Getty	Tackle	Penn State
42	Denver Broncos	Carl Wafer	Defensive tackle	Tennessee State
43	San Diego Chargers	Mark Markovich	Center	Penn State
44	Atlanta Falcons	Gerald Tinker	Wide receiver	Kent State
45	Oakland Raiders	Dave Casper	Tight end	Notre Dame
46	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jack Lambert	Linebacker	Kent State
47	Miami Dolphins	Benny Malone	Running back	Arizona State
48	Cincinnati Bengals	Charlie Davis	Running back	Colorado
49	San Francisco 49ers	Delvin Williams	Running back	Kansas
50	Los Angeles Rams	Bill Simpson	Defensive back	Michigan State
51	Minnesota Vikings	Matt Blair	Linebacker	Iowa State
52	Miami Dolphins	Jeris White	Defensive back	Hawaii

Round three

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
53	Dallas Cowboys	Danny White	Quarterback	Arizona State
54	Chicago Bears	Wayne Wheeler	Wide receiver	Alabama
55	New York Giants	Rick Dvorak	Defensive end	Wichita State
56	Chicago Bears	Greg Horton	Guard	Colorado
57	Baltimore Colts	Glenn Robinson	Linebacker	Oklahoma State
58	New York Jets	Godwin Turk	Linebacker	Southern
59	San Diego Chargers	Bill Rudder	Running back	Tennessee
60	St. Louis Cardinals	Steve George	Defensive tackle	Houston
61	Cincinnati Bengals	Dave Lapham	Guard	Syracuse
62	Chicago Bears	Cliff Taylor	Running back	Memphis State
63	Philadelphia Eagles	Mitch Sutton	Defensive tackle	Kansas
64	Minnesota Vikings	Steve Craig	Tight end	Northwestern
65	Detroit Lions	Dexter Bussey	Running back	Texas-Arlington
66	Kansas City Chiefs	David Jaynes	Quarterback	Kansas
67	Baltimore Colts	Robert Pratt	Guard	North Carolina
68	Denver Broncos	Claudie Minor	Tackle	San Diego State
69	Atlanta Falcons	Kim McQuilken	Quarterback	Lehigh
70	Buffalo Bills	Gary Marangi	Quarterback	Boston College
71	Atlanta Falcons	Maurice Spencer	Defensive back	North Carolina Central
72	Dallas Cowboys	Cal Peterson	Linebacker	UCLA
73	Cincinnati Bengals	Evan Jolitz	Linebacker	Cincinnati
74	New York Jets	Roscoe Word	Defensive back	Jackson State
75	Oakland Raiders	Mark van Eeghen	Running back	Colgate
76	Los Angeles Rams	Al Oliver	Tackle	UCLA
77	Minnesota Vikings	Scott Anderson	Center	Missouri
78	Miami Dolphins	Nat Moore	Wide receiver	Florida

Round four

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
79	Houston Oilers	Steve Manstedt	Linebacker	Nebraska
80	New York Giants	Carl Summerell	Quarterback	East Carolina
81	San Diego Chargers	Harrison Davis	Wide receiver	Virginia
82	Pittsburgh Steelers	John Stallworth	Wide receiver	Alabama A&M
83	San Francisco 49ers	Clint Haslerig	Wide receiver	Michigan
84	Baltimore Colts	Tony Bell	Defensive back	Bowling Green
85	St. Louis Cardinals	Durwood Keeton	Defensive back	Oklahoma
86	Minnesota Vikings	Mike Townsend	Defensive back	Notre Dame
87	Cincinnati Bengals	Mike Boryla	Quarterback	Stanford
88	New Orleans Saints	Rod McNeill	Running back	USC
89	Philadelphia Eagles	Frank LeMaster	Linebacker	Kentucky
90	San Francisco 49ers	Sammy Johnson	Running back	North Carolina
91	St. Louis Cardinals	Ike Harris	Wide receiver	Iowa State
92	Denver Broncos	Ozell Collie	Defensive back	Colorado
93	Oakland Raiders	Morris Bradshaw	Wide receiver	Ohio State
94	Kansas City Chiefs	Matt Herkenhoff	Tackle	Minnesota
95	Buffalo Bills	Carlester Crumpler	Running back	East Carolina
96	Atlanta Falcons	Vince Kendrick	Running back	Florida
97	Dallas Cowboys	Ken Hutcherson	Linebacker	Livingston (Ala)
98	Cincinnati Bengals	Daryl White	Guard	Nebraska
99	Los Angeles Rams	Norris Weese	Quarterback	Mississippi
100	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jimmy Allen	Defensive back	UCLA
101	Dallas Cowboys	Andy Adrade	Running back	Northern Michigan
102	Los Angeles Rams	Frank Johnson	Tackle	California-Riverside
103	Cincinnati Bengals	Richard Williams	Wide receiver	Abilene Christian
104	Miami Dolphins	Bill Stevenson	Defensive tackle	Drake

Round five

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
105	San Diego Chargers	John Teerlinck	Defensive tackle	Western Illinois
106	Buffalo Bills	Gary Hayman	Wide receiver	Penn State
107	New York Giants	Don Clune	Wide receiver	Pennsylvania
108	Philadelphia Eagles	Jim Cagle	Defensive tackle	Georgia
109	Atlanta Falcons	Henry Childs	Tight end	Kansas State
110	New York Jets	Gary Baccus	Linebacker	Oklahoma
111	St. Louis Cardinals	Steve Neils	Linebacker	Minnesota
112	New England Patriots	Andy Johnson	Running back	Georgia
113	New Orleans Saints	Joel Parker	Wide receiver	Florida
114	Cincinnati Bengals	Haskel Stanback	Running back	Tennessee
115	Philadelphia Eagles	Keith Krepfle	Tight end	Iowa State
116	Green Bay Packers	Steve Odom	Wide receiver	Utah
117	Detroit Lions	Carl Capria	Defensive back	Purdue
118	Cleveland Browns	Mark Ilgenfritz	Defensive end	Vanderbilt
119	New York Giants	Clyde Powers	Defensive back	Oklahoma
120	Minnesota Vikings	Jim Ferguson	Defensive back	Stanford
121	New Orleans Saints	Terry Schmidt	Defensive back	Ball State
122	Buffalo Bills	Tim Guy	Tackle	Oregon
123	Oakland Raiders	Pete Wessel	Defensive back	Northwestern
124	New England Patriots	Charles Battle	Defensive end	Grambling
125	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mike Webster	Center	Wisconsin
126	Dallas Cowboys	John Kelsey	Tackle	Missouri
127	Cincinnati Bengals	Richard Bishop	Defensive tackle	Louisville
128	Atlanta Falcons	Monroe Eley	Running back	Arizona State
129	Baltimore Colts	Doug Nettles	Defensive back	Vanderbilt
130	Miami Dolphins	Cleveland Vann	Linebacker	Oklahoma State

Round six

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
131	Kansas City Chiefs	Jay Washington	Running back	Clemson
132	New York Giants	Jim Pietrzak	Tackle	Eastern Michigan
133	San Diego Chargers	Jesse Freitas	Quarterback	San Diego State
134	Green Bay Packers	Don Woods	Running back	New Mexico
135	New York Jets	Bill Wyman	Center	Texas
136	Miami Dolphins	Randy Crowder	Defensive end	Penn State
137	New York Jets	Wayne Jones	Running back	Mississippi State
138	San Francisco 49ers	Mike Raines	Defensive tackle	Alabama
139	Detroit Lions	Willie Burden	Running back	North Carolina State
140	Baltimore Colts	Danny Rhodes	Linebacker	Arkansas
141	New England Patriots	Chuck Ramsey	Kicker	Wake Forest
142	Green Bay Packers	Ken Payne	Wide receiver	Langston
143	Detroit Lions	Jim Davis	Guard	Alcorn A&M
144	Washington Redskins	Jon Keyworth	Tight end	Colorado
145	Denver Broncos	John Winesberry	Wide receiver	Stanford
146	Cleveland Browns	Billy Pritchett	Running back	West Texas State
147	Atlanta Falcons	Doyle Orange	Running back	Southern Mississippi
148	Oakland Raiders	James McAlister	Running back	UCLA
149	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jim Wolf	Defensive end	Prairie View A&M
150	Pittsburgh Steelers	Rick Druschel	Guard	North Carolina State
151	Dallas Cowboys	Jim Bright	Defensive back	UCLA
152	Cincinnati Bengals	Robin Sinclair	Defensive back	Washington State
153	Cincinnati Bengals	Bill Bryant	Defensive back	Grambling
154	Houston Oilers	Booker Brown	Guard	USC
155	Minnesota Vikings	Mark Kellar	Running back	Northern Illinois
156	Miami Dolphins	Bob Wolfe	Tackle	Nebraska

Round seven

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
157	Houston Oilers	Leonard Fairley	Defensive back	Alcorn A&M
158	Los Angeles Rams	John Harvey	Running back	Texas-Arlington
159	New York Giants	Marty Woolbright	Tight end	South Carolina
160	Chicago Bears	Jack Ettinger	Wide receiver	Arkansas
161	Baltimore Colts	Noah Jackson	Guard	Tampa
162	New York Jets	Burney Veazey	Tight end	Mississippi
163	Cleveland Browns	Bob Herrick	Wide receiver	Purdue
164	Miami Dolphins	Carl Swierc	Wide receiver	Rice
165	Pittsburgh Steelers	Allen Sitterle	Tackle	North Carolina State
166	San Francisco 49ers	Kermit Johnson	Running back	UCLA
167	Philadelphia Eagles	Willie Cullars	Defensive end	Kansas State
168	Green Bay Packers	Bart Purvis	Tackle	Maryland
169	Detroit Lions	Efren Herrera	Kicker	UCLA
170	Baltimore Colts	Dan Dickel	Linebacker	Iowa
171	Cleveland Browns	Gerry Sullivan	Tackle	Illinois
172	Kansas City Chiefs	Leroy Hegge	Defensive end	Southern S.D.
173	Atlanta Falcons	Jim Coode	Tackle	Michigan
174	Baltimore Colts	Freddie Scott	Wide receiver	Amherst
175	Oakland Raiders	Rod Garcia	Kicker	Stanford
176	Dallas Cowboys	Raymond Nester	Linebacker	Michigan State
177	Cincinnati Bengals	Ken Sawyer	Defensive back	Syracuse
178	New England Patriots	Maury Damkroger	Linebacker	Nebraska
179	Pittsburgh Steelers	Scott Garske	Tight end	Eastern Washington
180	Washington Redskins	Mike Varty	Linebacker	Northwestern
181	Minnesota Vikings	Fred Tabron	Running back	SW Missouri State
182	Miami Dolphins	Joe Sullivan	Guard	Boston College

Round eight

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
183	Houston Oilers	Mike McCoy	Defensive back	Western Kentucky
184	New York Giants	Ezil Bibbs	Defensive end	Grambling
185	San Diego Chargers	Tom Forrest	Guard	Cincinnati
186	Chicago Bears	Alan Chadwick	Quarterback	East Tennessee State
187	New York Jets	Greg Gantt	Kicker	Alabama
188	Baltimore Colts	Greg Latta	Tight end	Morgan State
189	St. Louis Cardinals	Sergio Albert	Kicker	U.S. International
190	Chicago Bears	Ken Grandberry	Running back	Washington State
191	San Francisco 49ers	Jim Schnietz	Guard	Missouri
192	New York Jets	Larry Lightfoot	Running back	Livingston (Ala)
193	Philadelphia Eagles	Robert Woods	Linebacker	Howard Payne
194	Green Bay Packers	Monte Doris	Linebacker	USC
195	Detroit Lions	Mike Denimarck	Linebacker	Emporia State
196	Washington Redskins	Darwin Robinson	Running back	Dakota State
197	New York Jets	Ron Rydalch	Defensive tackle	Utah
198	Baltimore Colts	Paul Miles	Running back	Bowling Green
199	Cleveland Browns	Eddie Brown	Defensive back	Tennessee
200	Green Bay Packers	Ned Guillet	Defensive back	Boston College
201	New Orleans Saints	Alvin Maxson	Running back	Southern Methodist
202	Cincinnati Bengals	John McDaniel	Wide receiver	Lincoln
203	Buffalo Bills	Greg Hare	Quarterback	Ohio State
204	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mark Gefert	Linebacker	Purdue
205	Dallas Cowboys	Mike Holt	Defensive back	Michigan State
206	San Diego Chargers	Bon Boatwright	Tackle	Oklahoma State
207	Minnesota Vikings	Berl Simmons	Kicker	Texas Christian
208	Miami Dolphins	Melvin Baker	Wide receiver	Texas Southern

Round nine

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
209	New England Patriots	Ed McCartney	Linebacker	Northeast Oklahoma
210	San Diego Chargers	Danny Colbert	Defensive back	Tulsa
211	New York Giants	Jim Rathje	Running back	Northern Michigan
212	Miami Dolphins	Tom Wickert	Guard	Washington State
213	Los Angeles Rams	Don Hutt	Wide receiver	Boise State
214	New York Jets	Robert Burns	Running back	Georgia
215	St. Louis Cardinals	Reggie Harrison	Running back	Cincinnati
216	San Francisco 49ers	Manfred Moore	Running back	USC
217	New Orleans Saints	Phil La Porta	Tackle	Penn State
218	Washington Redskins	Mark Sens	Defensive end	Colorado
219	Philadelphia Eagles	Mark Sheridan	Wide receiver	Holy Cross
220	Green Bay Packers	Harold Holton	Guard	Texas-El Paso
221	Los Angeles Rams	Derek Williams	Defensive back	California-Riverside
222	Kansas City Chiefs	Jim Jennings	Running back	Rutgers
223	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tommy Reamon	Running back	Missouri
224	Cleveland Browns	Dan Scott	Guard	Ohio State
225	Atlanta Falcons	Larry Bailey	Defensive tackle	Pacific
226	Buffalo Bills	Brian Doherty	Punter	Notre Dame
227	Oakland Raiders	Kenith Pope	Defensive back	Oklahoma
228	Washington Redskins	Mike Flater	Kicker	Colorado School of Mines
229	Pittsburgh Steelers	Charlie Davis	Tackle	Texas Christian
230	Dallas Cowboys	Bill Dulin	Tackle	Johnson C. Smith
231	Cincinnati Bengals	Edward Johnson	Defensive end	Southern Methodist
232	Minnesota Vikings	Sam McCullum	Wide receiver	Montana State
233	Washington Redskins	Jim Kennedy	Tight end	Colorado State
234	Miami Dolphins	Bob Lally	Linebacker	Cornell

Round ten

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
235	New Orleans Saints	Frosty Anderson	Wide receiver	Nebraska
236	New York Giants	Ray Rhodes	Wide receiver	Tulsa
237	San Diego Chargers	John Ketchoyian	Linebacker	Santa Clara
238	Cleveland Browns	Mike Puestow	Wide receiver	North Dakota State
239	New York Jets	Sam Baker	Guard	Georgia
240	Baltimore Colts	Bob Van Duyne	Guard	Idaho
241	Buffalo Bills	Art Cameron	Tight end	Albany State
242	New Orleans Saints	Tommy Thibodeaux	Guard	Tulane
243	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jim Kregel	Guard	Ohio State
244	San Francisco 49ers	Glen Gaspard	Linebacker	Texas
245	Philadelphia Eagles	Phil Polak	Running back	Bowling Green
246	Green Bay Packers	Doug Troszak	Defensive tackle	Michigan
247	Detroit Lions	David Wooley	Running back	Central State (OK)
248	Denver Broncos	Charlie Johnson	Defensive back	Southern
249	Buffalo Bills	Don Calhoun	Running back	Kansas State
250	Kansas City Chiefs	Tom Condon	Guard	Boston College
251	St. Louis Cardinals	Greg Hartle	Linebacker	Newberry College
252	Atlanta Falcons	Paul Ryczek	Center	Virginia
253	Oakland Raiders	Chris Arnold	Defensive back	Virginia State
254	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dave Atkinson	Defensive back	Brigham Young
255	Dallas Cowboys	Dennis Morgan	Running Back	Western Illinois
256	Cincinnati Bengals	Chuck Herd	Tight end	Penn State
257	Baltimore Colts	Glenn Ellis	Defensive tackle	Elon College
258	Washington Redskins	Johnny Vann	Defensive back	South Dakota
259	Minnesota Vikings	Barry Reed	Running back	Peru
260	Miami Dolphins	Gary Valbuena	Quarterback	Tennessee

Round eleven

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
261	Houston Oilers	Steve Taylor	Center	Auburn
262	San Diego Chargers	Dave Grannell	Tight end	Arizona State
263	New York Giants	Bobby Brooks	Defensive back	Bishop
264	Chicago Bears	Norm Hodgins	Defensive back	Louisiana State
265	Baltimore Colts	Tim Rudnick	Defensive back	Notre Dame
266	New York Jets	Eugene Bird	Defensive back	Southern Mississippi
267	New York Jets	William Buckley	Wide receiver	Mississippi State
268	New England Patriots	Archie Gibson	Running back	Utah State
269	San Francisco 49ers	Greg Battle	Defensive back	Colorado State
270	New Orleans Saints	Kent Merritt	Wide receiver	Virginia
271	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Brittain	Center	Kansas State
272	Green Bay Packers	Eric Torkelson	Running back	Connecticut
273	Detroit Lions	T. C. Blair	Tight end	Tulsa
274	Cleveland Browns	Tom Gooden	Kicker	Harding College
275	Kansas City Chiefs	Bob Thornbladh	Running back	Michigan
276	Denver Broncos	Steve Buchanan	Running back	Holy Cross
277	Atlanta Falcons	Eddie Wilson	Wide receiver	Albany State
278	Buffalo Bills	Rod Kirby	Linebacker	Pittsburgh
279	Oakland Raiders	Harold Hart	Running back	Texas Southern
280	Dallas Cowboys	Harvey McGee	Wide receiver	Southern Mississippi
281	Cincinnati Bengals	Ed Kezirian	Tackle	UCLA
282	Washington Redskins	Joe Miller	Tackle	Villanova
283	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dickey Morton	Running back	Arkansas
284	Los Angeles Rams	Rick Hayes	Tackle	Washington
285	Minnesota Vikings	David Boone	Defensive end	Eastern Michigan
286	Miami Dolphins	Gerry Roberts	Defensive end	UCLA

Round twelve

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
287	Houston Oilers	Ricky Browne	Linebacker	Florida
288	New York Giants	James Sims	Defensive back	USC
289	San Diego Chargers	Sam Williams	Defensive back	California
290	Chicago Bears	Jeff Sevy	Defensive tackle	California
291	New York Jets	John Ricca	Defensive end	Duke
292	Baltimore Colts	Dave Simonson	Tackle	Minnesota
293	St. Louis Cardinals	Roger Wallace	Wide receiver	Bowling Green
294	San Francisco 49ers	Tom Hull	Linebacker	Penn State
295	New Orleans Saints	Jim Buckmon	Defensive end	Pittsburgh
296	New England Patriots	Eddie Foster	Tackle	Oklahoma
297	Philadelphia Eagles	Artimus Parker	Defensive back	USC
298	Green Bay Packers	Randy Walker	Kicker	N.W. Louisiana
299	Detroit Lions	Mark Wakefield	Wide receiver	Tampa
300	Kansas City Chiefs	Carl Brown	Wide receiver	West Texas State
301	Denver Broncos	Larry Cameron	Linebacker	Alcorn A&M
302	Cleveland Browns	Ron McNeil	Defensive end	North Carolina Central
303	Buffalo Bills	Dave Means	Defensive end	Southeast Missouri State
304	Atlanta Falcons	Vic Koegel	Linebacker	Ohio State
305	Oakland Raiders	Noe Gonzalez	Running back	Southwest Texas State
306	Cincinnati Bengals	Rudy McClinon	Defensive back	Xavier
307	Baltimore Colts	Bob Bobrowski	Quarterback	Purdue
308	Pittsburgh Steelers	Hugh Lickiss	Linebacker	Simpson
309	Dallas Cowboys	Keith Bobo	Quarterback	Southern Methodist
310	Los Angeles Rams	Roger Freberg	Guard	UCLA
311	Minnesota Vikings	Randy Poltl	Defensive back	Stanford
312	Miami Dolphins	Jim Revels	Defensive back	Florida

Round thirteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
313	Houston Oilers	Dan Dixon	Guard	Boise State
314	San Diego Chargers	Brian Vertefeuille	Tackle	Idaho State
315	New York Giants	Dennis Colvin	Tackle	Southwest Texas State
316	Chicago Bears	Joe Barnes	Quarterback	Texas Tech
317	Baltimore Colts	Randy Hall	Defensive back	Idaho
318	New York Jets	John Tate	Linebacker	Jackson State
319	St. Louis Cardinals	Jimmy Poulos	Running back	Georgia
320	New Orleans Saints	Mike Truax	Linebacker	Tulane
321	New England Patriots	Phil Bennett	Running back	Boston College
322	San Francisco 49ers	Tom Owen	Quarterback	Wichita State
323	Philadelphia Eagles	Lars Ditlev	Defensive end	South Dakota Tech
324	Green Bay Packers	Emmanuel Armstrong	Linebacker	San Jose State
325	Detroit Lions	Fred Rothwell	Center	Kansas State
326	Denver Broncos	John Clerkley	Defensive tackle	Fort Valley State
327	Cleveland Browns	Mike Seifert	Defensive end	Wisconsin
328	Kansas City Chiefs	Norm Romagnoli	Linebacker	Kentucky State
329	Atlanta Falcons	Ralph Powell	Running back	Nebraska
330	Oakland Raiders	Mike Dennery	Linebacker	Southern Mississippi
331	Buffalo Bills	Ed Gatewood	Linebacker	Tennessee State
332	Washington Redskins	Stu O'Dell	Linebacker	Indiana
333	Pittsburgh Steelers	Frank Kolch	Quarterback	Eastern Michigan
334	Dallas Cowboys	Fred Lima	Kicker	Colorado
335	Cincinnati Bengals	Ted Jornov	Linebacker	Iowa State
336	Los Angeles Rams	Pete Solverson	Tackle	Drake
337	Minnesota Vikings	Gary Keller	Defensive tackle	Utah
338	Miami Dolphins	Clayton Heath	Running back	Wake Forest

Round fourteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
339	Buffalo Bills	Phil Lamm	Defensive back	North Carolina
340	New York Giants	Mike Hayes	Tackle	Virginia State
341	San Diego Chargers	Greg Bailey	Defensive back	Long Beach State
342	Chicago Bears	Paul Vellano	Defensive tackle	Maryland
343	New York Jets	Greg Fountain	Guard	Mississippi State
344	Baltimore Colts	Ed Collins	Wide receiver	Rice
345	St. Louis Cardinals	Charles Smith	Running back	Yankton
346	New England Patriots	Cecil Bowens	Running back	Kentucky
347	San Francisco 49ers	Walt Williamson	Defensive end	Michigan
348	New Orleans Saints	Kent Marshall	Defensive back	Texas Christian
349	Philadelphia Eagles	Dave Smith	Linebacker	Oklahoma
350	Green Bay Packers	Andrew Neloms	Defensive tackle	Kentucky State
351	Detroit Lions	David Jones	Defensive back	Howard Payne
352	Cleveland Browns	Bob Hunt	Running back	Heidelberg
353	Kansas City Chiefs	Frank Pomarico	Guard	Notre Dame
354	Denver Broncos	Rich Marks	Defensive back	Northern Illinois
355	Buffalo Bills	Phil Gurbada	Defensive back	Mayville
356	Atlanta Falcons	John Givens	Guard	Villanova
357	Oakland Raiders	Don Willingham	Running back	Wisconsin–Milwaukee
358	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bruce Henley	Defensive back	Rice
359	Dallas Cowboys	Doug Richards	Defensive back	Brigham Young
360	Cincinnati Bengals	Mike Phillips	Tackle	Cornell
361	Washington Redskins	Don Van Galder	Quarterback	Utah
362	Los Angeles Rams	Ananias Carson	Wide receiver	Langston
363	Minnesota Vikings	Alan Dixon	Running back	Harding
364	Miami Dolphins	Sam Johnson	Linebacker	Arizona State

Round fifteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
365	Houston Oilers	Billy Johnson	Wide receiver	Widener
366	San Diego Chargers	Charles Anthony	Linebacker	USC
367	New York Giants	Larry Jones	Wide receiver	N.E. Missouri
368	Chicago Bears	Oliver Alexander	Tight end	Grambling
369	Baltimore Colts	Pat Kelly	Linebacker	Richmond
370	New York Jets	Willie Brister	Tight end	Southern
371	St. Louis Cardinals	Vince Ancell	Defensive back	Arkansas State
372	San Francisco 49ers	Leonard Gray	Tight end	Long Beach State
373	New Orleans Saints	Larry Cipa	Quarterback	Michigan
374	New England Patriots	Sam Hunt	Linebacker	Stephen F. Austin
375	Philadelphia Eagles	Sid Bond	Tackle	Texas Christian
376	Green Bay Packers	Dave Wannstedt	Tackle	Pittsburgh
377	Detroit Lions	John Wells	Guard	Kansas State
378	Kansas City Chiefs	Lem Burnham	Linebacker	U.S. International
379	Denver Broncos	Peil Pennington	Quarterback	Massachusetts
380	Cleveland Browns	Ransom Terrell	Linebacker	Arizona
381	Atlanta Falcons	Willie Jones	Wide receiver	Iowa State
382	Buffalo Bills	Ken Williams	Linebacker	Southwestern Louisiana
383	Oakland Raiders	Greg Mathis	Defensive back	Idaho State
384	Dallas Cowboys	Bruce Craft	Tackle	Geneva
385	Cincinnati Bengals	Isaac Jackson	Running back	Kansas State
386	San Diego Chargers	Greg Meczka	Tight end	Bowling Green
387	Pittsburgh Steelers	Larry Hunt	Defensive tackle	Iowa State
388	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Thomas	Kicker	Notre Dame
389	Minnesota Vikings	Kurt Wachtler	Defensive tackle	St. John's
390	Miami Dolphins	Larry Gates	Defensive back	Western Michigan
391	New Orleans Saints	Jim Polak	Center	Purdue

Round sixteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
391	Houston Oilers	Matthew Williams	Running back	N.E. Louisiana
392	New York Giants	Buddy Brown	Guard	Alabama
393	San Diego Chargers	Neal Skarin	Defensive end	Arizona State
394	Chicago Bears	Randy Geist	Defensive back	Colorado
395	New York Jets	Clarence Jackson	Running back	Western Kentucky
396	Baltimore Colts	Dave Margavage	Tackle	Kentucky
397	St. Louis Cardinals	Alonzo Emery	Running back	Arizona State
398	New Orleans Saints	Don Coleman	Linebacker	Michigan
399	New England Patriots	Lucious Selmon	Defensive tackle	Oklahoma
400	San Francisco 49ers	Jack Conners	Defensive back	Oregon
401	Philadelphia Eagles	Jim Smith	Linebacker	Monmouth
402	Green Bay Packers	Mark Cooney	Linebacker	Colorado
403	Detroit Lions	Myron Wilson	Defensive back	Bowling Green
404	Denver Broncos	Darrell Austin	Tackle	South Carolina
405	Kansas City Chiefs	Barry Beers	Guard	William & Mary
406	Buffalo Bills	Sanford Qvale	Tackle	North Dakota State
407	Cleveland Browns	Preston Anderson	Defensive back	Rice
408	Atlanta Falcons	Sylvester McGee	Running back	Rhode Island
409	Oakland Raiders	Delario Robinson	Wide receiver	Kansas
410	Cincinnati Bengals	Darryl Bishop	Defensive back	Kentucky
411	Washington Redskins	Nate Anderson	Running back	Eastern Illinois
412	Pittsburgh Steelers	Octavus Morgan	Linebacker	Illinois
413	Dallas Cowboys	Gene Killian	Guard	Tennessee
414	Los Angeles Rams	Dave Ottmar	Punter	Stanford
415	Minnesota Vikings	John Gobel	Running back	St. Thomas
416	Miami Dolphins	Jessie Wolf	Defensive tackle	Prairie View A&M

Round seventeen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
417	Houston Oilers	Bill Hedge	Tackle	Northeast Missouri
418	San Diego Chargers	Charles DeJurnett	Defensive tackle	San Jose State
419	New York Giants	Steve Crosby	Running back	Fort Hays State
420	Chicago Bears	Craig Holland	Quarterback	Texas-Arlington
421	Baltimore Colts	Tim Berra	Wide receiver	Massachusetts
422	New York Jets	Doug Lowrey	Guard	Arkansas State
423	St. Louis Cardinals	John Moseley	Defensive back	Missouri
424	New England Patriots	Gary Hudson	Defensive back	Boston College
425	San Francisco 49ers	Levi Stanley	Guard	Hawaii
426	New Orleans Saints	Marvin Williams	Wide receiver	Western Illinois
427	Philadelphia Eagles	Cliff Brown	Running back	Notre Dame
428	Green Bay Packers	Randy Woodfield	Wide receiver	Portland State
429	Detroit Lions	Collis Temple	Defensive end	Louisiana State
430	Cleveland Browns	Carlton Buchanan	Defensive tackle	SW Oklahoma State
431	Kansas City Chiefs	David Langner	Defensive back	Auburn
432	Denver Broncos	Boyd Brown	Tight end	Alcorn A&M
433	Atlanta Falcons	Al Davis	Guard	Boise State
434	Buffalo Bills	Sal Casola	Kicker	Cincinnati
435	Oakland Raiders	James Morris	Defensive tackle	Missouri Valley College
436	Baltimore Colts	Buzzy Lewis	Defensive back	Florida State
437	Pittsburgh Steelers	Larry Moore	Defensive end	Angelo State
438	Dallas Cowboys	Lawrie Skolrood	Tackle	North Dakota
439	Cincinnati Bengals	Jim Smith	Running back	North Carolina Central
440	Los Angeles Rams	Willie Townsend	Wide receiver	Notre Dame
441	Minnesota Vikings	Earl Garrett	Defensive back	Boston State College
442 [7]	Miami Dolphins	Ken Dickerson	Defensive back	Tuskegee

= Pro Bowler [5]

= Hall of Famer

Notable undrafted players

^†	= Pro Bowler[5]

Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
Atlanta Falcons	Byas, RickRick Byas	CB	Wayne State	PAC
Baltimore Colts	Troup, BillBill Troup	QB	South Carolina	Ind.
Dallas Cowboys	Dennison, DougDoug Dennison	RB	Kutztown	PSAC
Dallas Cowboys	Howard, RonRon Howard	TE	Seattle University	N/A	Never played college football, was a basketball player[8]
Houston Oilers	Coleman, RonnieRonnie Coleman	RB	Alabama A&M	SIAC
Houston Oilers	Fisher, EdEd Fisher	G	Arizona State	WAC
Houston Oilers	Jennings, DaveDave Jennings ^†	P	St. Lawrence	N/A
Houston Oilers	Whittington, C. L.C. L. Whittington	S	Prairie View A&M	SWAC
Kansas City Chiefs	Miller, CleoCleo Miller	RB	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	Ind. (Div. II)
New England Patriots	Sanders, DeacDeac Sanders	CB/S	South Dakota	NCC
New Orleans Saints	Zanders, EmanuelEmanuel Zanders	G	Jackson State	SWAC
New York Giants	Chandler, KarlKarl Chandler	G	Princeton	Ivy
New York Giants	Kotar, DougDoug Kotar	RB	Kentucky	SEC
New York Jets	Leahy, PatPat Leahy ^†	K	Saint Louis	N/A
New York Jets	Piccone, LouLou Piccone	WR	West Liberty	N/A
Pittsburgh Steelers	Conn, RichardRichard Conn	S	Georgia	SEC
Pittsburgh Steelers	Grossman, RandyRandy Grossman	TE	Temple	Ind.
Pittsburgh Steelers	Kellum, MarvMarv Kellum	LB	Wichita State	N/A
Pittsburgh Steelers	Shell, DonnieDonnie Shell ^†	S	South Carolina State	MEAC

Hall of Famers

• Jack Lambert, linebacker from Kent State University taken 2nd round 46th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1990.^[9]

• Mike Webster, center from University of Wisconsin–Madison taken 5th round 125th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1997.^[9]

• Lynn Swann, wide receiver from USC taken 1st round 21st overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2001.^[10]

• Dave Casper, tight end from University of Notre Dame taken 2nd round 45th overall by the Oakland Raiders.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2002.^[10]

• John Stallworth, wide receiver from Alabama A&M taken 4th round 82nd overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2002.^[10]

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. "Noll Seeks First-Round Draft Ace No. 6". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 29, 1974. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
4. Dallas Cowboys.com: Cowboys Top 50 List: No. 26 Ed Too Tall Jones
5. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
6. John Cappelletti, 1973 Heisman Trophy winner ^{"Heisman Trophy". Retrieved October 25, 2011.}
7. This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
8. 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.
9. List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com ^{"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Retrieved October 25, 2011.}
10. List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com ^{"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Retrieved October 25, 2011.}

External links

• NFL.com – 1974 Draft
• databaseFootball.com – 1974 Draft
• Pro Football Hall of Fame