1971 NFL Draft
Round one

1971 NFL Draft

Section Title: Round one
Table Section Text: None

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College

1	Boston Patriots	Jim Plunkett	Quarterback	Stanford

2	New Orleans Saints	Archie Manning	Quarterback	Mississippi

3	Houston Oilers	Dan Pastorini	Quarterback/Punter	Santa Clara

4	Buffalo Bills	J. D. Hill	Wide Receiver	Arizona State

5	Philadelphia Eagles	Richard Harris	Defensive End	Grambling

6	New York Jets	John Riggins	Fullback	Kansas

7	Atlanta Falcons	Joe Profit	Running Back	NE Louisiana

8	Pittsburgh Steelers	Frank Lewis	Wide Receiver	Grambling

9	Green Bay Packers (From Denver Broncos)	John Brockington	Running Back	Ohio State

10	Los Angeles Rams (From Washington Redskins)	Isiah Robertson	Linebacker	Southern

11	Chicago Bears	Joe Moore	Running Back	Missouri

12	Denver Broncos (From Green Bay Packers)	Marv Montgomery	Offensive Tackle	USC

13	San Diego Chargers	Leon Burns	Running Back	Long Beach State

14	Cleveland Browns	Clarence Scott	Cornerback	Kansas State

15	Cincinnati Bengals	Vernon Holland	Offensive Tackle	Tennessee State

16	Kansas City Chiefs	Elmo Wright	Wide Receiver	Houston

17	St. Louis Cardinals	Norm Thompson	Cornerback	Utah

18	New York Giants	Rocky Thompson	Wide Receiver	West Texas A&M

19	Oakland Raiders	Jack Tatum	Safety	Ohio State

20	Los Angeles Rams	Jack Youngblood	Defensive End	Florida

21	Detroit Lions	Bob Bell	Defensive Tackle	Cincinnati

22	Baltimore Colts (From Miami Dolphins)	Don McCauley	Running Back	North Carolina

23	San Francisco 49ers	William Tim Anderson	Cornerback	Ohio State

24	Minnesota Vikings	Leo Hayden	Running Back	Ohio State

25	Dallas Cowboys	Tody Smith	Defensive End	USC

26	Baltimore Colts	Leonard Dunlap	Cornerback	North Texas State

Sentence(s)

John Riggins, running back from Kansas, was taken 1st round 6th overall by the New York Jets in the 1971 NFL Draft.

final_sentence: John Riggins, running back from Kansas, was taken 1st round 6th overall by the New York Jets in the 1971 NFL Draft.