1979 NFL Draft
Round one

1979 NFL Draft

Section Title: Round one
Table Section Text: None

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

Sentence(s)

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

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