1979 NFL draft

1979 NFL draft
General Information
Date(s)	May 3–4, 1979
Location	Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, NY
Overview
330 total selections in 12 rounds
First selection	Tom Cousineau, LB Buffalo Bills
Mr. Irrelevant	Mike Almond, WR Pittsburgh Steelers
Most selections (17)	New York Jets
Fewest selections (5)	Washington Redskins
Hall of Famers	3

The 1979 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, 1979, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, New York.^[1]^[2] The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.

The Buffalo Bills held the first overall pick in the draft, acquired from the San Francisco 49ers in the trade which sent O.J. Simpson to his hometown team. The Bills' selection at No. 1, Ohio State linebacker Tom Cousineau, refused to sign with the Bills and instead inked a lucrative deal with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.

Cousineau returned to the United States in 1982 to play for the Cleveland Browns, his hometown franchise.

Player selections

= Pro Bowler ^[3]

= Hall of Famer

Round one

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Buffalo Bills (from San Francisco)	Tom Cousineau	Linebacker	Ohio State
2	Kansas City Chiefs	Mike Bell	Defensive End	Colorado State
3	Cincinnati Bengals	Jack Thompson	Quarterback	Washington State
4	Chicago Bears	Dan Hampton	Defensive Tackle	Arkansas
5	Buffalo Bills	Jerry Butler	Wide Receiver	Clemson
6	Baltimore Colts	Barry Krauss	Linebacker	Alabama
7	New York Giants	Phil Simms	Quarterback	Morehead State
8	St. Louis Cardinals	Ottis Anderson	Running Back	Miami
9	Chicago Bears	Al Harris	Defensive End	Arizona State
10	Detroit Lions	Keith Dorney	Offensive Tackle	Penn State
11	New Orleans Saints	Russell Erxleben	Place Kicker/Punter	Texas
12	Cincinnati Bengals	Charles Alexander	Running Back	LSU
13	San Diego Chargers (from Cleveland)	Kellen Winslow	Tight End	Missouri
14	New York Jets	Marty Lyons	Defensive End	Alabama
15	Green Bay Packers	Eddie Lee Ivery	Running Back	Georgia Tech
16	Minnesota Vikings	Ted Brown	Running Back	North Carolina State
17	Atlanta Falcons	Don Smith	Defensive End	Miami
18	Seattle Seahawks	Manu Tuiasosopo	Defensive Tackle	UCLA
19	Los Angeles Rams	George Andrews	Linebacker	Nebraska
20	Cleveland Browns	Willis Adams	Wide Receiver	Houston
21	Philadelphia Eagles	Jerry Robinson	Linebacker	UCLA
22	Denver Broncos	Kelvin Clark	Offensive Tackle	Nebraska
23	Kansas City Chiefs	Steve Fuller	Quarterback	Clemson
24	Miami Dolphins	Jon Giesler	Offensive Tackle	Michigan
25	New England Patriots	Rick Sanford	Defensive Back	South Carolina
26	Los Angeles Rams	Kent Hill	Offensive Tackle	Georgia Tech
27	Dallas Cowboys	Robert Shaw	Center	Tennessee
28	Pittsburgh Steelers	Greg Hawthorne	Running Back	Baylor

Round two

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
29	San Francisco 49ers	James Owens	Wide Receiver	UCLA
30	Cincinnati Bengals	Dan Ross	Tight End	Northeastern
31	Houston Oilers	Mike Stensrud	Defensive End	Iowa State
32	Buffalo Bills	Fred Smerlas	Defensive Tackle	Boston College
33	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Greg Roberts	Offensive Guard	Oklahoma
34	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Gordon Jones	Wide Receiver	Pittsburgh
35	St. Louis Cardinals	Theotis Brown	Running Back	UCLA
36	New York Giants	Earnest Gray	Wide Receiver	Memphis State
37	Detroit Lions	Ken Fantetti	Linebacker	Wyoming
38	New Orleans Saints	Reggie Mathis	Linebacker	Oklahoma
39	Chicago Bears	Rickey Watts	Wide Receiver	Tulsa
40	Cleveland Browns	Lawrence Johnson	Defensive Back	Wisconsin
41	New York Jets	Mark Gastineau	Defensive End	East Central
42	Oakland Raiders	Willie Jones	Defensive End	Florida State
43	Minnesota Vikings	Dave Huffman	Center	Notre Dame
44	Green Bay Packers	Steve Atkins	Running Back	Maryland
45	Seattle Seahawks	Joe Norman	Linebacker	Indiana
46	St. Louis Cardinals	Calvin Favron	Linebacker	Southeastern Louisiana
47	Cleveland Browns	Sam Claphan	Offensive Tackle	Oklahoma
48	Philadelphia Eagles	Petey Perot	Offensive Guard	Northwestern State
49	Atlanta Falcons	Pat Howell	Offensive Guard	USC
50	Houston Oilers	Jesse Baker	Defensive End	Jackson State
51	Buffalo Bills	Jim Haslett	Linebacker	IUP
52	New England Patriots	Bob Golic	Defensive Tackle	Notre Dame
53	Miami Dolphins	Jeff Toews	Offensive Tackle	Washington
54	Los Angeles Rams	Eddie Hill	Running Back	Memphis State
55	Dallas Cowboys	Aaron Mitchell	Defensive Back	UNLV
56	Pittsburgh Steelers	Zack Valentine	Linebacker	East Carolina

Round three

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
57	Seattle Seahawks	Michael Jackson	Linebacker	Washington
58	Los Angeles Rams	Jeff Moore	Wide Receiver	Tennessee
59	Cincinnati Bengals	Barney Cotton	Offensive Guard	Nebraska
60	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Jerry Eckwood	Running Back	Arkansas
61	Miami Dolphins	Tony Nathan	Running Back	Alabama
62	Buffalo Bills	Jon Borchardt	Offensive Tackle	Montana State
63	Miami Dolphins	Mel Land	Linebacker	Michigan State
64	St. Louis Cardinals	Joe Bostic	Offensive Tackle	Clemson
65	Miami Dolphins	Ronnie Lee	Tight End	Baylor
66	Chicago Bears	Willie McClendon	Running Back	Georgia
67	Detroit Lions	Bo Robinson	Running Back	West Texas State
68	New York Jets	Donald Dykes	Defensive Back	Southeastern Louisiana
69	Baltimore Colts	Kim Anderson	Defensive Back	Arizona State
70	Cleveland Browns	James Ramey	Defensive End	Kentucky
71	Green Bay Packers	Charles Johnson	Defensive Tackle	Maryland
72	Houston Oilers	Kenny King	Running Back	Oklahoma
73	San Diego Chargers	Clifford Thrift	Linebacker	East Central
74	Philadelphia Eagles	Tony Franklin	Place Kicker	Texas A&M
75	Atlanta Falcons	James Mayberry	Running Back	Colorado State
76	Dallas Cowboys	Doug Cosbie	Tight End	Santa Clara
77	Denver Broncos	Bruce Radford	Defensive End	Grambling
78	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Reginald Lewis	Defensive End	North Texas
79	Atlanta Falcons	William Andrews	Running Back	Auburn
80	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Rick Berns	Running Back	Nebraska
81	Los Angeles Rams	Mike Wellman	Center	Kansas
82	San Francisco 49ers	Joe Montana	Quarterback	Notre Dame
–	Pittsburgh Steelers	selection forfeited when the team was found to have practiced with pads during an off-season period when pads were not allowed^[4]

Round four

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
83	Buffalo Bills	Ken Johnson	Defensive End	Knoxville
84	Cincinnati Bengals	James White	Defensive Tackle	Albany State
85	Kansas City Chiefs	Frank Manumaleuga	Linebacker	San Jose State
86	Pittsburgh Steelers	Russell Davis	Running Back	Michigan
87	Buffalo Bills	Jeff Nixon	Defensive Back	Richmond
88	Detroit Lions	Ulysses Norris	Tight End	Georgia
89	St. Louis Cardinals	Roy Green	Wide Receiver	Henderson State
90	New York Giants	Phil Tabor	Defensive End	Oklahoma
91	Cincinnati Bengals	Vaughn Lusby	Defensive Back	Arkansas
92	Detroit Lions	Jonathan Brooks	Linebacker	Clemson
93	New Orleans Saints	Jim Kovach	Linebacker	Kentucky
94	Philadelphia Eagles	Ben Cowins	Running Back	Arkansas
95	Cleveland Browns	Matt Miller	Tackle	Colorado
96	New York Jets	Eric Cunningham	Offensive Guard	Penn State
97	Minnesota Vikings	Steve Dils	Quarterback	Stanford
98	New York Jets	Johnny Lynn	Defensive Back	UCLA
99	Los Angeles Rams	Derwin Tucker	Defensive Back	Illinois
100	Atlanta Falcons	Lynn Cain	Running Back	USC
101	Atlanta Falcons	Charles Johnson	Defensive Back	Grambling
102	Seattle Seahawks	Mark Bell	Tight End	Colorado State
103	Washington Redskins	Don Warren	Tight End	San Diego State
104	San Diego Chargers	John Floyd	Wide Receiver	N.E. Louisiana
105	Denver Broncos	Charles Jefferson	Defensive Back	McNeese State
106	New England Patriots	Eddie Hare	Punter	Tulsa
107	Miami Dolphins	Steve Howell	Running Back	Baylor
108	Los Angeles Rams	Jerry Wilkinson	Defensive Tackle	Oregon State
109	Dallas Cowboys	Ralph DeLoach	Defensive End	California
110	Pittsburgh Steelers	Calvin Sweeney	Wide Receiver	USC

Round five

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
111	San Francisco 49ers	Tom Seabron	Linebacker	Michigan
112	Kansas City Chiefs	Earl Gant	Running Back	Missouri
113	Cincinnati Bengals	Casey Merrill	Defensive End	California-Davis
114	Buffalo Bills	Rod Kush	Defensive Back	Nebraska-Omaha
115	Baltimore Colts	Larry Braziel	Defensive Back	USC
116	Buffalo Bills	Dan Manucci	Quarterback	Kansas State
117	New York Giants	Cleveland Jackson	Tight End	UNLV
118	St. Louis Cardinals	Steve Henry	Defensive Back	Emporia State
119	San Francisco 49ers	Jerry Aldridge	Running Back	Angelo State
120	New Orleans Saints	Harlan Huckleby	Running Back	Michigan
121	Dallas Cowboys	Bob Hukill	Offensive Guard	North Carolina
122	Los Angeles Rams	Victor Hicks	Tight End	Oklahoma
123	New York Jets	Kelly Kirchbaum	Linebacker	Kentucky
124	Cleveland Browns	Rich Dimler	Defensive Tackle	USC
125	New York Jets	Stan Blinka	Linebacker	Sam Houston State
126	Philadelphia Eagles	Scott Fitzkee	Wide Receiver	Penn State
127	Atlanta Falcons	Mike Zele	Defensive Tackle	Kent State
128	Dallas Cowboys	Curtis Anderson	Defensive End	Central State (OH)
129	Minnesota Vikings	Jerry Meter	Linebacker	Michigan
130	St. Louis Cardinals	Mark Bell	Wide Receiver	Colorado State
131	Detroit Lions	Walt Brown	Center	Pittsburgh
132	Denver Broncos	Rick Leach	Quarterback	Michigan
133	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Chuck Fusina	Quarterback	Penn State
134	Miami Dolphins	Don Bessillieu	Defensive Back	Georgia Tech
135	New England Patriots	John Zamberlin	Linebacker	Pacific Lutheran
136	Dallas Cowboys	Ron Springs	Running Back	Ohio State
137	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dwaine Board	Defensive End	North Carolina A&T

Round six

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
138	San Francisco 49ers	Ruben Vaughan	Defensive Tackle	Colorado
139	Cincinnati Bengals	Steve Kreider	Wide Receiver	Lehigh
140	Kansas City Chiefs	Spider Gaines	Wide Receiver	Washington
141	Buffalo Bills	Mike Burrow	Offensive Guard	Auburn
142	Oakland Raiders	Ira Matthews	Wide Receiver	Wisconsin
143	Houston Oilers	Daryl Hunt	Linebacker	Oklahoma
144	St. Louis Cardinals	Thomas Lott	Running Back	Oklahoma
145	New York Giants	Bob Torrey	Running Back	Penn State
146	New Orleans Saints	Ricky Ray	Defensive Back	Norfolk State
147	Chicago Bears	John Sullivan	Linebacker	Illinois
148	Denver Broncos	Jeff McIntyre	Linebacker	Arizona State
149	New York Jets	Bill Dufek	Offensive Guard	Michigan
150	Baltimore Colts	Jim Moore	Tackle	Ohio State
151	Cleveland Browns	Clinton Burrell	Defensive Back	Louisiana State
152	Minnesota Vikings	Joe Senser	Tight End	West Chester (PA)
153	Green Bay Packers	Dave Simmons	Linebacker	North Carolina
154	Atlanta Falcons	Mike Moroski	Quarterback	California-Davis
155	Dallas Cowboys	Tim Lavender	Defensive Back	USC
156	Oakland Raiders	Henry Williams	Defensive Back	San Diego State
157	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill Murrell	Tight End	Winston-Salem State
158	New York Giants	Eddie Hicks	Running Back	East Carolina
159	Houston Oilers	Mike Murphy	Linebacker	SW Missouri State
160	Dallas Cowboys	Mike Salzano	Offensive Guard	North Carolina
161	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dwayne Woodruff	Defensive Back	Louisville
162	Miami Dolphins	Steve Lindquist	Offensive Guard	Nebraska
163	Cleveland Browns	Jim Ronan	Defensive Tackle	Minnesota
164	Dallas Cowboys	Chris DeFrance	Wide Receiver	Arizona State
165	Pittsburgh Steelers	Matt Bahr	Kicker	Penn State
0	Buffalo Bills ^{(supplemental draft)}	Rod Stewart	Running Back	Kentucky

Round seven

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
166	San Francisco 49ers	Phil Francis	Running Back	Stanford
167	Kansas City Chiefs	Ken Kremer	Defensive End	Ball State
168	Cincinnati Bengals	Max Montoya	Offensive Tackle	UCLA
169	Seattle Seahawks	Larry Polowski	Linebacker	Boise State
170	Buffalo Bills	Tom Mullady	Tight End	Rhodes College
171	Houston Oilers	Tim Ries	Defensive Back	SW Missouri State
172	New York Giants	Steve Alvers	Tight End	Miami (FL)
173	St. Louis Cardinals	Kirk Gibson	Wide Receiver	Michigan State
174	Chicago Bears	Lee Kunz	Linebacker	Nebraska
175	Oakland Raiders	Jack Matia	Offensive Tackle	Drake
176	New Orleans Saints	Stan Sytsma	Linebacker	Minnesota
177	New England Patriots	Judson Flint	Defensive Back	Memphis State
178	Philadelphia Eagles	Don Swafford	Offensive Tackle	Florida
179	New York Jets	Emmett King	Running Back	Houston
180	Green Bay Packers	Henry Monroe	Defensive Back	Mississippi State
181	Minnesota Vikings	Bob Winkel	Defensive Tackle	Kentucky
182	Washington Redskins	Rich Milot	Linebacker	Penn State
183	Cleveland Browns	Cody Risien	Offensive Tackle	Texas A&M
184	Green Bay Packers	Rich Wingo	Linebacker	Alabama
185	Philadelphia Eagles	Curtis Bunche	Defensive End	Albany State
186	Atlanta Falcons	Roger Westlund	Offensive Tackle	Washington
187	New York Jets	Keith Brown	Defensive Back	Minnesota
188	Denver Broncos	Luke Prestridge	Punter	Baylor
189	Miami Dolphins	Uwe von Schamann	Kicker	Oklahoma
190	Los Angeles Rams	Jeff Delaney	Defensive Back	Pittsburgh
191	Dallas Cowboys	Greg Fitzpatrick	Linebacker	Youngstown State
192	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bruce Kimball	Offensive Guard	Massachusetts

Round eight

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
193	Green Bay Packers	Ron Cassidy	Wide Receiver	Utah State
194	Cincinnati Bengals	Howie Kurnick	Linebacker	Cincinnati
195	Kansas City Chiefs	Mike Williams	Running Back	New Mexico
196	Philadelphia Eagles	Chuck Correal	Center	Penn State
197	Baltimore Colts	Steve Heimkreiter	Linebacker	Notre Dame
198	New York Jets	Marshall Harris	Defensive Tackle	Texas Christian
199	St. Louis Cardinals	Larry Miller	Linebacker	Brigham Young
200	New York Giants	D.K. Perry	Defensive Back	Southern Methodist
201	New York Giants	Roy Simmons	Offensive Guard	Georgia Tech
202	New Orleans Saints	Doug Panfil	Offensive Guard	Tulsa
203	Chicago Bears	Rick Moss	Defensive Back	Purdue
204	Cleveland Browns	Kent Perkov	Defensive End	San Diego State
205	New York Jets	Willie Beamon	Linebacker	Boise State
206	Miami Dolphins	Jeff Groth	Wide Receiver	Bowling Green
207	Baltimore Colts	Nesby Glasgow	Defensive Back	Washington
208	Green Bay Packers	Rick Partridge	Punter	Utah
209	Oakland Raiders	Robert Hawkins	Running Back	Kentucky
210	San Diego Chargers	Wilbert Haslip	Running Back	Hawaii
211	Philadelphia Eagles	Max Runager	Punter	South Carolina
212	Atlanta Falcons	Keith Miller	Linebacker	N.E. Oklahoma
213	Detroit Lions	John Mohring	Linebacker	C.W. Post
214	Houston Oilers	Carter Hartwig	Defensive Back	USC
215	Miami Dolphins	Glenn Blackwood	Defensive Back	Texas
216	New England Patriots	Randy Love	Running Back	Houston
217	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Gene Sanders	Defensive Tackle	Texas A&M
218	Kansas City Chiefs	Robert Brewer	Offensive Guard	Temple
219	Dallas Cowboys	Bruce Thornton	Defensive Tackle	Illinois
220	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tom Graves	Linebacker	Michigan State

Round nine

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
221	San Francisco 49ers	Steve Hamilton	Defensive Tackle	Missouri
222	Kansas City Chiefs	James Folston	Tight End	Cameron
223	Cincinnati Bengals	Scott Burk	Defensive Back	Oklahoma State
224	Baltimore Colts	Russ Henderson	Punter	Virginia
225	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Henry Vereen	Wide Receiver	UNLV
226	Buffalo Bills	Keven Baker	Defensive End	William Penn
227	New York Giants	Tom Rusk	Linebacker	Iowa
228	St. Louis Cardinals	Bob Rozier	Defensive End	California
229	Kansas City Chiefs	Joe Robinson	Offensive Tackle	Ohio State
230	Chicago Bears	Jerome Heavens	Running Back	Notre Dame
231	Detroit Lions	Jeff Komlo	Quarterback	Delaware
232	New York Jets	Gordy Sprattler	Running Back	North Dakota State
233	Washington Redskins	Kris Haines	Wide Receiver	Notre Dame
234	Cleveland Browns	Carl McGee	Linebacker	Duke
235	Green Bay Packers	John Thompson	Tight End	Utah State
236	Minnesota Vikings	Billy Diggs	Wide Receiver	Winston-Salem State
237	San Diego Chargers	Alvin Garrett	Wide Receiver	Angelo State
238	Oakland Raiders	Jim Rourke	Offensive Tackle	Boston College
239	Atlanta Falcons	Dave Parkin	Defensive Back	Utah State
240	Seattle Seahawks	Ezra Tate	Running Back	Mississippi State
241	Cleveland Browns	Curtis Weathers	Tight End	Mississippi
242	Denver Broncos	Charlie Taylor	Wide Receiver	Rice
243	Houston Oilers	Richard Ellender	Wide Receiver	McNeese State
244	Miami Dolphins	Jeff Weston	Defensive Tackle	Notre Dame
245	New England Patriots	John Spagnola	Tight End	Yale
246	Los Angeles Rams	Jeff Rutledge	Quarterback	Alabama
247	Dallas Cowboys	Garry Cobb	Linebacker	USC
248	Pittsburgh Steelers	Rick Kirk	Defensive End	Denison

Round ten

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
249	San Francisco 49ers	Dwight Clark	Wide Receiver	Clemson
250	Cincinnati Bengals	Nathan Poole	Running Back	Louisville
251	Kansas City Chiefs	Mike DuPree	Linebacker	Florida
252	San Francisco 49ers	Howard Ballage	Defensive Back	Colorado
253	Buffalo Bills	Dave Marler	Quarterback	Mississippi State
254	Baltimore Colts	Steve Stephens	Tight End	Oklahoma State
255	St. Louis Cardinals	Jerry Holloway	Tight End	Western Illinois
256	New York Giants	Dan Fowler	Offensive Guard	Kentucky
257	Chicago Bears	Joe Restic	Defensive Back	Notre Dame
258	Miami Dolphins	Jerome Stanton	Defensive Back	Michigan State
259	Oakland Raiders	Ricky Smith	Defensive Back	Tulane
260	Kansas City Chiefs	Gerald Jackson	Defensive Back	Mississippi State
261	Cleveland Browns	John Smith	Wide Receiver	Tennessee State
262	New York Jets	Steve Sybeldon	Offensive Tackle	North Dakota
263	New York Jets	Ed McGlasson	Center	Youngstown State
264	Green Bay Packers	Frank Lockett	Wide Receiver	Nebraska
265	San Diego Chargers	Tony Petruccio	Defensive Tackle	Penn State
266	Atlanta Falcons	Bruce Beekley	Linebacker	Oregon
267	Seattle Seahawks	Robert Hardy	Defensive Tackle	Jackson State
268	Kansas City Chiefs	Larry Willis	Wide Receiver	Alcorn State
269	San Diego Chargers	Al Green	Defensive Back	LSU
270	New England Patriots	Martin Cox	Wide Receiver	Vanderbilt
271	New England Patriots	Allan Clark	Running Back	Northern Arizona
272	Miami Dolphins	Mike Kozlowski	Running Back	Colorado
273	Los Angeles Rams	Grady Ebensberger	Defensive Tackle	Houston
274	Dallas Cowboys	Mike Calhoun	Defensive Tackle	Notre Dame
275	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tod Thompson	Tight End	Brigham Young

Round eleven

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
276	San Francisco 49ers	Billy McBride	Defensive Back	Tennessee State
277	Kansas City Chiefs	Stan Rome	Wide Receiver	Clemson
278	Cincinnati Bengals	Ken Bungarda	Defensive End	Missouri
279	Buffalo Bills	Paul Lawler	Defensive Back	Colgate
280	Baltimore Colts	John Priestner	Linebacker	Western Ontario
281	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Bob Rippentrop	Tight End	Fresno State
282	New York Giants	Mike Mince	Defensive Back	Fresno State
283	St. Louis Cardinals	Nate Henderson	Offensive Tackle	Florida State
284	New York Giants	Ken Johnson	Running Back	Miami (FL)
285	New Orleans Saints	David Hall	Wide Receiver	Missouri-Rolla
286	Chicago Bears	Bob Wright	Offensive Tackle	Cincinnati
287	Cleveland Browns	Randy Poeschl	Defensive End	Nebraska
288	New York Jets	Danny Sanders	Quarterback	Carson-Newman
289	Washington Redskins	Monte Coleman	Linebacker	Central Arkansas
290	Green Bay Packers	Mark Thorson	Defensive Back	Ottawa (KS)
291	Minnesota Vikings	Brian Nelson	Wide Receiver	Texas Tech
292	Atlanta Falcons	Bill Leer	Center	Colorado State
293	Seattle Seahawks	Jim Hinesly	Offensive Guard	Michigan State
294	Oakland Raiders	Bruce Davis	Offensive Tackle	UCLA
295	San Diego Chargers	Dave Rader	Quarterback	Tulsa
296	Philadelphia Eagles	Al Chesley	Linebacker	Pittsburgh
297	Denver Broncos	Zach Dixon	Running Back	Temple
298	Houston Oilers	Mike Taylor	Offensive Tackle	Georgia Tech
299	Miami Dolphins	Mike Blanton	Defensive End	Georgia Tech
300	Washington Redskins	Tony Hall	Wide Receiver	Knoxville
301	Los Angeles Rams	Jesse Deremus	Defensive Tackle	Tennessee State
302	Detroit Lions	Eddie Cole	Linebacker	Mississippi
303	Pittsburgh Steelers	Charlie Moore	Center	Wichita State

Round twelve

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
304	Cincinnati Bengals	Jim Browner	Defensive Back	Notre Dame
305	Kansas City Chiefs	Michael Forrest	Running Back	Arkansas
306	Baltimore Colts	Charlie Green	Wide Receiver	Kansas State
307	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Dave Logan	Defensive Tackle	Pittsburgh
308	Buffalo Bills	Mike Harris	Running Back	Arizona State
309	St. Louis Cardinals	Rick McBride	Linebacker	Georgia
310	New York Giants	Tim Gillespie	Offensive Guard	North Carolina State
311	New Orleans Saints	Kelsey Finch	Running Back	Tennessee
312	Chicago Bears	Dave Becker	Defensive Back	Iowa
313	Detroit Lions	Bob Forster	Center	Brown
314	New York Jets	Paul Darby	Wide Receiver	Southwest Texas State
315	Cleveland Browns	Dewitt Methvin	Center	Tulane
316	Oakland Raiders	Dirk Abernathy	Defensive Back	Bowling Green
317	Minnesota Vikings	David Stephens	Linebacker	Kentucky
318	Green Bay Packers	Bill Moats	Punter	South Dakota
319	Seattle Seahawks	Jeff Moore	Running Back	Jackson State
320	Oakland Raiders	Reggie Kinlaw	Defensive Tackle	Oklahoma
321	San Diego Chargers	Frank Duncan	Defensive Back	San Francisco State
322	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ed Smith	Linebacker	Vanderbilt
323	Atlanta Falcons	Stuard Walker	Linebacker	Colorado
324	Houston Oilers	Wayne Wilson	Running Back	Shepherd College
325	Denver Broncos	Dave Jacobs	Kicker	Syracuse
326	Detroit Lions	Brian Sweeney	Wide Receiver	Texas A&I
327	Miami Dolphins	Larry Fortnet	Quarterback	Miami (OH)
328	Los Angeles Rams	Drew Hill	Wide Receiver	Georgia Tech
329	Dallas Cowboys	Quentin Lowry	Linebacker	Youngstown State
330 ^[5]	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mike Almond	Wide Receiver	Northwest Louisiana

= Pro Bowler ^[3]

= Hall of Famer

Hall of Famers

Kellen Winslow, tight end from Missouri taken 1st round 13th overall by the San Diego Chargers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1995.^[6]

Joe Montana, quarterback from Notre Dame taken 3rd round 82nd overall by the San Francisco 49ers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2000.^[7]

Dan Hampton, defensive tackle from Arkansas taken 1st round 4th overall by the Chicago Bears.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2002.^[7]

Notable undrafted players

†	= Pro Bowler^[3]

Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.
Atlanta Falcons	Williams, JoelJoel Williams	LB	Wisconsin–La Crosse	N/A
Cleveland Browns	Hall, DinoDino Hall	RB	Glassboro State	N/A
Dallas Cowboys	Wilson, SteveSteve Wilson	CB	Howard	MEAC
Denver Broncos	Lathrop, KitKit Lathrop	DT	Arizona State	Pac-10
Denver Broncos	Ryan, JimJim Ryan	LB	William & Mary	Ind.
Denver Broncos	Watson, SteveSteve Watson ^†	WR	Temple	Ind.
Detroit Lions	Harrell, JamesJames Harrell	LB	Florida	SEC
Houston Oilers	Perry, VernonVernon Perry	S	Jackson State	SWAC
Los Angeles Rams	Sully, IvoryIvory Sully	S	Delaware	Ind. (Div. II)
Miami Dolphins	Green, ClevelandCleveland Green	OT	Southern	SWAC
New York Jets	Bennett, WoodyWoody Bennett	RB	Miami	Ind.
Oakland Raiders	Bess, RufusRufus Bess	CB	South Carolina State	MEAC
Philadelphia Eagles	Cowher, BillBill Cowher	LB	NC State	ACC
Philadelphia Eagles	Wilson, BrenardBrenard Wilson	S	Vanderbilt	SEC
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Yarno, GeorgeGeorge Yarno	G	Washington State	Pac-10
Washington Redskins	Olkewicz, NealNeal Olkewicz	LB	Maryland	ACC

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.
↑ "Steelers Facts & Info". SteelerTribute.com. p. 2. Retrieved 25 March 2010. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ 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.}
1 2 List of 2000s 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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Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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