1977 NFL draft
The 1977 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held May 3–4, 1977, at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, New York.[1][2] The league also held its first supplemental draft, which took place after the regular draft and before the regular season.
Player selections
Round one
Round Two
Round Three
Round Four
Round Five
Round Six
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 140 | Chicago Bears | Vince Evans | Quarterback | USC |
| 141 | San Francisco 49ers | Mike Burns | Defensive Back | USC |
| 142 | Seattle Seahawks | Tony Benjamin | Running Back | Duke |
| 143 | New York Giants | Bob Jordan | Tackle | Memphis State |
| 144 | New York Jets | Joe Klecko | Defensive Tackle | Temple |
| 145 | Philadelphia Eagles | Kevin Russell | Defensive Back | Tennessee State |
| 146 | San Diego Chargers | Dave Lindstrom | Defensive End | Boston University |
| 147 | New Orleans Saints | Cliff Parsley | Punter | Oklahoma State |
| 148 | Houston Oilers | Gary Woolford | Defensive Back | Florida State |
| 149 | Green Bay Packers | Tim Moresco | Defensive Back | Syracuse |
| 150 | Kansas City Chiefs | Rick Burleson | Defensive End | Texas |
| 151 | San Diego Chargers | Larry Barnes | Running Back | Tennessee State |
| 152 | San Diego Chargers | Pete Shaw | Defensive Back | Northwestern |
| 153 | New York Giants | Emery Moorehead | Wide Receiver | Colorado |
| 154 | Philadelphia Eagles | Wilbert Montgomery | Running Back | Abilene Christian |
| 155 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim Harlan | Center | Howard Payne |
| 156 | Los Angeles Rams | Art Best | Running Back | Kent State |
| 157 | Buffalo Bills | Ron Pruitt | Defensive End | Nebraska |
| 158 | Philadelphia Eagles | Mark Mitchell | Defensive Back | Tulane |
| 159 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Paul Harris | Linebacker | Alabama |
| 160 | Cincinnati Bengals | Tommy Duniven | Quarterback | Texas Tech |
| 161 | Atlanta Falcons | Keith Jenkins | Defensive Back | Cincinnati |
| 162 | New Orleans Saints | Tom Schick | Guard | Maryland |
| 163 | Baltimore Colts | Calvin O'Neal | Linebacker | Michigan |
| 164 | Dallas Cowboys | Jim Cooper | Tackle | Temple |
| 165 | Houston Oilers | David Carter | Center | Western Kentucky |
| 166 | Detroit Lions | Reggie Pinkney | Defensive Back | East Carolina |
| 167 | Kansas City Chiefs | Andre Herrera | Running Back | Southern Illinois |
Round Seven
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 168 | New York Jets | Charles White | Running Back | Bethune-Cookman |
| 169 | Seattle Seahawks | David Sims | Running Back | Georgia Tech |
| 170 | Buffalo Bills | Mike Nelms | Defensive Back | Baylor |
| 171 | New York Jets | Bob Grupp | Defensive Back | Duke |
| 172 | Green Bay Packers | Derrel Gofourth | Center | Oklahoma State |
| 173 | Cleveland Browns | Ken Randle | Wide Receiver | USC |
| 174 | New Orleans Saints | Greg Boykin | Running Back | Northwestern |
| 175 | Philadelphia Eagles | Charles Johnson | Defensive Tackle | Colorado |
| 176 | Green Bay Packers | Rell Tipton | Guard | Baylor |
| 177 | Kansas City Chiefs | Chris Golub | Defensive Back | Kansas |
| 178 | New York Giants | Al Dixon | Tight End | Iowa State |
| 179 | Detroit Lions | Tim Black | Linebacker | Baylor |
| 180 | Miami Dolphins | Bruce Herron | Linebacker | New Mexico |
| 181 | San Diego Chargers | Ron Bush | Defensive Back | USC |
| 182 | Chicago Bears | Gerald Butler | Wide Receiver | Nicholls State |
| 183 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim Van Wagner | Running Back | Michigan Tech |
| 184 | Cleveland Browns | Blane Smith | Tight End | Purdue |
| 185 | Denver Broncos | Larry Swider | Punter | Pittsburgh |
| 186 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Randy Frisch | Defensive Tackle | Missouri |
| 187 | Cincinnati Bengals | Louis Breeden | Defensive Back | North Carolina Central |
| 188 | Oakland Raiders | Rich Martini | Wide Receiver | California-Davis |
| 189 | Cleveland Browns | Bob Lingenfelter | Tackle | Nebraska |
| 190 | Washington Redskins | Reggie Haynes | Tight End | UNLV |
| 191 | Dallas Cowboys | Dave Stalls | Defensive Tackle | Northern Colorado |
| 192 | New England Patriots | Ken Smith | Wide Receiver | Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
| 193 | Baltimore Colts | Blanchard Carter | Tackle | UNLV |
| 194 | Cincinnati Bengals | Jim Corbett | Tight End | Pittsburgh |
| 195 | New York Jets | Kevin Long | Running Back | South Carolina |
Round Eight
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 196 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Randy Hedberg | Quarterback | Minot State |
| 197 | Buffalo Bills | Greg Morton | Defensive Tackle | Michigan |
| 198 | Houston Oilers | Steve Davis | Wide Receiver | Georgia |
| 199 | New York Giants | Bill Rice | Defensive Tackle | Brigham Young |
| 200 | New York Jets | Dan Alexander | Defensive Tackle | Louisiana State |
| 201 | New Orleans Saints | Jimmy Stewart | Defensive Back | Tulsa |
| 202 | Philadelphia Eagles | Cleveland Franklin | Running Back | Baylor |
| 203 | Atlanta Falcons | Walter Packer | Wide Receiver | Mississippi State |
| 204 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ron Olsonoski | Linebacker | St. Thomas (MN) |
| 205 | Houston Oilers | Eddie Foster | Wide Receiver | Houston |
| 206 | Green Bay Packers | David Whitehurst | Quarterback | Furman |
| 207 | Miami Dolphins | Horace Perkins | Defensive Back | Colorado |
| 208 | Dallas Cowboys | Al Cleveland | Defensive End | Pacific |
| 209 | Detroit Lions | Mark Griffin | Tackle | North Carolina |
| 210 | New York Jets | Ed Thompson | Linebacker | Ohio State |
| 211 | New York Giants | Otis Rodgers | Linebacker | Iowa State |
| 212 | Denver Broncos | Calvin Culliver | Running Back | Alabama |
| 213 | Cleveland Browns | Bill Armstrong | Defensive Back | Wake Forest |
| 214 | Cincinnati Bengals | Jose St. Victor | Guard | Syracuse |
| 215 | Kansas City Chiefs | Waddell Smith | Wide Receiver | Kansas |
| 216 | St. Louis Cardinals | Eric Williams | Linebacker | USC |
| 217 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Phil August | Wide Receiver | Miami (FL) |
| 218 | Los Angeles Rams | Rod Bockwoldt | Defensive Back | Weber State |
| 219 | New England Patriots | Brad Benson | Guard | Penn State |
| 220 | Baltimore Colts | Ken Helms | Tackle | Georgia |
| 221 | Dallas Cowboys | Fred Williams | Running Back | Arizona State |
| 222 | Minnesota Vikings | Clint Strozier | Defensive Back | USC |
| 223 | Oakland Raiders | Terry Robiskie | Running Back | Louisiana State |
Round Nine
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 224 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Byron Hemingway | Linebacker | Boston College |
| 225 | Seattle Seahawks | George Adzick | Defensive back | Minnesota |
| 226 | Kansas City Chiefs | Derrick Glanton | Defensive end | Bishop |
| 227 | New York Jets | Matt Robinson | Quarterback | Georgia |
| 228 | New York Giants | Ken Mullins | Defensive end | Florida A&M |
| 229 | Philadelphia Eagles | T.J. Humphreys | Guard | Arkansas State |
| 230 | Atlanta Falcons | John Maxwell | Tackle | Boston College |
| 231 | New Orleans Saints | Dave Knowles | Tackle | Indiana |
| 232 | Houston Oilers | Bill Currier | Defensive back | South Carolina |
| 233 | Green Bay Packers | Joel Mullins | Tackle | Arkansas State |
| 234 | Kansas City Chiefs | Dave Green | Tackle | New Mexico |
| 235 | San Diego Chargers | Gene Washington | Wide receiver | Georgia |
| 236 | Detroit Lions | Steve Mathieson | Quarterback | Florida State |
| 237 | Miami Dolphins | Robert Turner | Running back | Oklahoma State |
| 238 | Chicago Bears | Nick Buonamici | Defensive tackle | Ohio State |
| 239 | San Francisco 49ers | David Posey | Kicker | Florida |
| 240 | Cleveland Browns | Daryl Brown | Defensive back | Tufts |
| 241 | Denver Broncos | Charles Jackson | Defensive tackle | Washington |
| 242 | Atlanta Falcons | Robert Speer | Defensive end | Arkansas State |
| 243 | St. Louis Cardinals | Johnny Jackson | Defensive tackle | Southern |
| 244 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Roosevelt Kelly | Tight end | Eastern Kentucky |
| 245 | Cincinnati Bengals | Willie Zachary | Wide receiver | Central State (OH) |
| 246 | Washington Redskins | Mike Northington | Running back | Purdue |
| 247 | Baltimore Colts | Glen Capriola | Running back | Boston College |
| 248 | Dallas Cowboys | Mark Cantrell | Center | North Carolina |
| 249 | New England Patriots | Jerry Vogele | Linebacker | Michigan |
| 250 | Minnesota Vikings | Scott Studwell | Linebacker | Illinois |
| 251 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Larry Mucker | Wide receiver | Arizona State |
Round Ten
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 252 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Robert Morgan | Running back | Florida |
| 253 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Alvin Cowans | Defensive back | Florida |
| 254 | Seattle Seahawks | Sam Adkins | Quarterback | Wichita State |
| 255 | New York Giants | Mike Jones | Wide receiver | Minnesota |
| 256 | New York Jets | John Hennessy | Defensive end | Michigan |
| 257 | Atlanta Falcons | Billy Ryckman | Wide receiver | Louisiana Tech |
| 258 | New Orleans Saints | Rafael Septien | Kicker | Southwestern Louisiana |
| 259 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Mastronardo | Wide receiver | Villanova |
| 260 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Culbreath | Running back | Oklahoma |
| 261 | Kansas City Chiefs | Mark Vitali | Quarterback | Purdue |
| 262 | Houston Oilers | Harvey Hull | Linebacker | Mississippi State |
| 263 | Detroit Lions | Gary Anderson | Guard | Stanford |
| 264 | Miami Dolphins | Mark Carter | Tight end | Eastern Michigan |
| 265 | San Diego Chargers | Curtis Townsend | Linebacker | Arkansas |
| 266 | Chicago Bears | Dennis Breckner | Defensive end | Miami (FL) |
| 267 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Aaron Ball | Linebacker | Fullerton State |
| 268 | Denver Broncos | Oren Middlebrook | Wide receiver | Arkansas State |
| 269 | Cleveland Browns | Tom Burkett | Tackle | North Carolina |
| 270 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jim LeJay | Wide receiver | San Jose State |
| 271 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dave LaCrosse | Linebacker | Wake Forest |
| 272 | Cincinnati Bengals | Bob Bialik | Punter | Hillsdale |
| 273 | Washington Redskins | James Sykes | Running back | Rice |
| 274 | Los Angeles Rams | Don Petersen | Tight end | Boston College |
| 275 | Dallas Cowboys | Steve DeBerg | Quarterback | San Jose State |
| 276 | New England Patriots | John Rasmussen | Tackle | Wisconsin |
| 277 | Baltimore Colts | Ron Baker | Guard | Oklahoma State |
| 278 | Minnesota Vikings | Dan Beaver | Kicker | Illinois |
| 279 | New England Patriots | Giles Alexander | Defensive end | Tulsa |
Round Eleven
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 280 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Chuck Rodgers | Defensive back | North Dakota State |
| 281 | Seattle Seahawks | Bill Westbeld | Tackle | Dayton |
| 282 | Buffalo Bills | Nate Jackson | Running back | Tennessee State |
| 283 | Philadelphia Eagles | Rocco Moore | Tackle | Western Michigan |
| 284 | New York Giants | Bill Helms | Tight end | San Diego State |
| 285 | New Orleans Saints | John Blain | Tackle | San Jose State |
| 286 | Philadelphia Eagles | Mike Cordova | Quarterback | Stanford |
| 287 | Atlanta Falcons | Dave Farmer | Running back | USC |
| 288 | Kansas City Chiefs | Maurice Mitchell | Wide receiver | Northern Michigan |
| 289 | Houston Oilers | Al Romano | Linebacker | Pittsburgh |
| 290 | Green Bay Packers | Terry Randolph | Defensive back | American International |
| 291 | Miami Dolphins | John Alexander | Defensive end | Rutgers |
| 292 | Cincinnati Bengals | Joel Parrish | Guard | Georgia |
| 293 | Detroit Lions | Tony Daykin | Linebacker | Georgia Tech |
| 294 | Chicago Bears | Connie Zelencik | Center | Purdue |
| 295 | San Francisco 49ers | Brian Billick | Tight end | Brigham Young |
| 296 | Cleveland Browns | Charles Nash | Wide receiver | Arizona |
| 297 | Denver Broncos | Phil Heck | Linebacker | California |
| 298 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lou West | Defensive back | Cincinnati |
| 299 | Cincinnati Bengals | Carl Allen | Defensive back | Southern Mississippi |
| 300 | Washington Redskins | Don Harris | Defensive back | Rutgers |
| 301 | St. Louis Cardinals | Greg Lee | Defensive back | Western Illinois |
| 302 | Los Angeles Rams | Carson Long | Kicker | Pittsburgh |
| 303 | New England Patriots | Ray Costict | Linebacker | Mississippi State |
| 304 | Baltimore Colts | Brian Ruff | Linebacker | The Citadel |
| 305 | Dallas Cowboys | Don Wardlow | Tight end | Washington |
| 306 | Minnesota Vikings | Keith Hartwig | Wide receiver | Arizona |
| 307 | New York Jets | Dave Butterfield | Defensive back | Nebraska |
Round Twelve
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 308 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Chip Sheffield | Wide receiver | Lenoir-Rhyne |
| 309 | Buffalo Bills | Charles Romes | Defensive back | North Carolina Central |
| 310 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jimmy Stephens | Tight end | Florida |
| 311 | New York Giants | Elmo Simmons | Running back | Texas-Arlington |
| 312 | New York Jets | Phil Gargis | Running back | Auburn |
| 313 | New York Jets | Dave Conrad | Tackle | Maryland |
| 314 | St. Louis Cardinals | Don Parrish | Defensive end | Pittsburgh |
| 315 | New Orleans Saints | Oakley Dalton | Defensive tackle | Jackson State |
| 316 | Houston Oilers | Ove Johansson | Kicker | Abilene Christian |
| 317 | Oakland Raiders | Rod Martin | Linebacker | USC |
| 318 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ray Burks | Linebacker | UCLA |
| 319 | San Diego Chargers | Jim Stansik | Tight end | Eastern Michigan |
| 320 | Detroit Lions | Dave Greenwood | Guard | Iowa State |
| 321 | Miami Dolphins | Terry Anderson | Wide receiver | Bethune-Cookman |
| 322 | Cincinnati Bengals | Terry Irving | Defensive back | Jackson State |
| 323 | San Francisco 49ers | Scott Martin | Guard | North Dakota |
| 324 | Denver Broncos | Scott Levenhagen | Tight end | Western Illinois |
| 325 | Cleveland Browns | Leo Tierney | Center | Georgia Tech |
| 326 | Cincinnati Bengals | Alex Percival | Wide receiver | Morehouse (GA) |
| 327 | Washington Redskins | Curtis Kirkland | Defensive end | Missouri |
| 328 | St. Louis Cardinals | Rick Fenlaw | Linebacker | Texas |
| 329 | Seattle Seahawks | I. V. Wilson | Defensive tackle | Tulsa |
| 330 | Los Angeles Rams | Barry Caudill | Center | Southern Mississippi |
| 331 | Baltimore Colts | Bill Deutsch | Running back | North Dakota |
| 332 | Dallas Cowboys | Greg Peters | Guard | California |
| 333 | New England Patriots | Dave Preston | Running back | Bowling Green |
| 334 | Oakland Raiders | Rolf Benirschke | Kicker | California-Davis |
| 335 [5] | Minnesota Vikings | Jim Kelleher | Running back | Colorado |
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= Pro Bowler [3] | |
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= Hall of Famer |
Hall of Famers
- Tony Dorsett, running back from University of Pittsburgh taken 1st round 2nd overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1994.[6]
Notable undrafted players
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| Baltimore Colts |
Griffin, WadeWade Griffin |
OT |
Mississippi |
SEC |
|
| Buffalo Bills |
Nelson, ShaneShane Nelson |
LB |
Baylor |
SWC |
|
| Dallas Cowboys |
Huther, BruceBruce Huther |
LB |
New Hampshire |
Yankee |
|
| Dallas Cowboys |
Brinson, LarryLarry Brinson |
RB |
Florida |
SEC |
|
| Denver Broncos |
Egloff, RonRon Egloff |
TE |
Wisconsin |
Big Ten |
|
| Denver Broncos |
Nairne, RobRob Nairne |
LB |
Oregon State |
Pac-8 |
|
| Houston Oilers |
Kennard, KenKen Kennard |
DT |
Angelo State |
Lone Star |
|
| Kansas City Chiefs |
Beckman, EdEd Beckman |
TE |
Florida State |
Ind. |
|
| Minnesota Vikings |
Danmeier, RickRick Danmeier |
K |
Sioux Falls |
N/A |
|
| New England Patriots |
Mazzetti, TimTim Mazzetti |
K |
Penn |
Ivy |
|
| New Orleans Saints |
Mauti, RichRich Mauti |
WR |
Penn State |
Ind. |
|
| New York Giants |
Marion, FrankFrank Marion |
LB |
Florida A&M |
SIAC |
|
| New York Giants |
Pisarcik, JoeJoe Pisarcik |
QB |
New Mexico State |
MVC |
|
| New York Giants |
Turner, J. T.J. T. Turner |
G |
Duke |
ACC |
|
| New York Jets |
Harper, BruceBruce Harper |
RB |
Kutztown |
PSAC |
|
| Philadelphia Eagles |
Edwards, HermanHerman Edwards |
CB |
San Diego State |
Ind. |
|
| Philadelphia Eagles |
Henry, WallyWally Henry † |
WR |
UCLA |
Pac-8 |
|
| Pittsburgh Steelers |
Dungy, TonyTony Dungy |
S |
Minnesota |
Big Ten |
|
| Seattle Seahawks |
Webster, CornellCornell Webster |
CB |
California |
N/A |
|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Johnson, CecilCecil Johnson |
LB |
Pittsburgh |
Ind. |
|
| Washington Redskins |
Murphy, MarkMark Murphy † |
S |
Colgate |
N/A |
|
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.
- ↑ Tony Dorsett, 1976 Heisman Trophy winner "42nd Award Winner". Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- ↑ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
- ↑ List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
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