# 1971 NFL draft

The 1971 NFL draft was held January 28–29, 1971, at the Belmont Plaza Hotel in New York City, New York. The Boston Patriots, who did not officially change their name to New England Patriots until after the draft, used the first overall pick to select quarterback Jim Plunkett, the Heisman Trophy winner. It was the first draft where the first three selections were quarterbacks (Plunkett, Archie Manning, and Dan Pastorini).
During round 17, after Falcons coach Norm Van Brocklin had yelled to his staff "Do we want the roughest, toughest s.o.b. in the draft?!", the team drafted the then-64-year-old actor John Wayne, though saying he was from "Fort Apache State" (Wayne actually played football at USC); NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle rejected the selection.

## Player selections

| = Pro Bowler | = Hall of Famer |
| * | = compensatory selection |
| † | = Pro Bowler |
| ‡ | = Hall of Famer |
Positions key :
| C | Center | CB | Cornerback | DB | Defensive back | DE | Defensive end |
| DL | Defensive lineman | DT | Defensive tackle | FB | Fullback | FS | Free safety |
| G | Guard | K | Kicker | KR | Kickoff returner | LB | Linebacker |
| LS | Long snapper | MLB | Middle linebacker | OT | Offensive tackle | OL | Offensive lineman |
| OLB | Outside linebacker | NT | Nose tackle | P | Punter | PR | Punt returner |
| QB | Quarterback | RS | Return specialist | RB | Running back | S | Safety |
| SS | Strong safety | TE | Tight end | WR | Wide receiver |

### Round one-eight

| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Boston Patriots | Jim Plunkett | QB | Stanford | Pac-8 | Heisman Trophy winner |
| 1 | 2 | New Orleans Saints | Archie Manning $^†$ | QB | Ole Miss | SEC | |
| 1 | 3 | Houston Oilers | Dan Pastorini $^†$ | QB/P | Santa Clara | — | |
| 1 | 4 | Buffalo Bills | J. D. Hill $^†$ | WR | Arizona State | WAC | |
| 1 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles | Richard Harris | DE | Grambling | SWAC | |
| 1 | 6 | New York Jets | John Riggins$^‡$$^†$ | RB | Kansas | Big Eight | |
| 1 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons | Joe Profit | RB | Northeast Louisiana | Gulf States | |
| 1 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Frank Lewis $^†$ | WR | Grambling | SWAC | |
| 1 | 9 | Green Bay Packers | John Brockington $^†$ | RB | Ohio State | Big Ten | from Denver |
| 1 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams | Isiah Robertson $^†$ | LB | Southern | SWAC | from Washington |
| 1 | 11 | Chicago Bears | Joe Moore | RB | Missouri | Big Eight | |
| 1 | 12 | Denver Broncos | Marv Montgomery | OT | USC | Pac-8 | from Green Bay |
| 1 | 13 | San Diego Chargers | Leon Burns | RB | Long Beach State | PCAA | |
| 1 | 14 | Cleveland Browns | Clarence Scott $^†$ | CB | Kansas State | Big Eight | |
| 1 | 15 | Cincinnati Bengals | Vernon Holland | OT | Tennessee State | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 1 | 16 | Kansas City Chiefs | Elmo Wright | WR | Houston | Ind. | |
| 1 | 17 | St. Louis Cardinals | Norm Thompson | CB | Utah | WAC | |
| 1 | 18 | New York Giants | Rocky Thompson | RB | West Texas A&M | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 1 | 19 | Oakland Raiders | Jack Tatum $^†$ | S | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 20 | Los Angeles Rams | Jack Youngblood$^‡$$^†$ | DE | Florida | SEC | |
| 1 | 21 | Detroit Lions | Bob Bell | DT | Cincinnati | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 1 | 22 | Baltimore Colts | Don McCauley | RB | North Carolina | ACC | From Miami |
| 1 | 23 | San Francisco 49ers | Tim Anderson | CB | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 24 | Minnesota Vikings | Leo Hayden | RB | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 25 | Dallas Cowboys | Tody Smith | DE | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 1 | 26 | Baltimore Colts | Leonard Dunlap | CB | North Texas State | MVC | |
| 2 | 27 | Boston Patriots | Julius Adams $^†$ | DT | Texas Southern | SWAC | |
| 2 | 28 | Chicago Bears | Jim Harrison | RB | Missouri | Big Eight | from New Orleans |
| 2 | 29 | Buffalo Bills | Jan White | TE | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 30 | Detroit Lions | Dave Thompson | C | Clemson | ACC | from Philadelphia |
| 2 | 31 | New Orleans Saints | Sam Holden | OG | Grambling | SWAC | from Houston |
| 2 | 32 | New York Jets | John Mooring | OT | Tampa | — | |
| 2 | 33 | Atlanta Falcons | Ken Burrow | WR | San Diego State | Big West | |
| 2 | 34 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jack Ham$^‡$$^†$ | LB | Penn State | Ind. | |
| 2 | 35 | Denver Broncos | Dwight Harrison | WR | Texas A&I | LSC | |
| 2 | 36 | Chicago Bears | Charlie Ford | CB | Houston | Ind. | |
| 2 | 37 | San Francisco 49ers | Ernie Janet | OG | Washington | Pac-8 | from Green Bay |
| 2 | 38 | Washington Redskins | Cotton Speyrer | WR | Texas | SWC | |
| 2 | 39 | Kansas City Chiefs | Wilbur Young | DT | William Penn | IIAC | from San Diego |
| 2 | 40 | Cleveland Browns | Bo Cornell | RB | Washington | Pac-8 | |
| 2 | 41 | Cincinnati Bengals | Stephen Lawson | OG | Kansas | Big Eight | |
| 2 | 42 | Kansas City Chiefs | Lewis, ScottScott Lewis | DE | Grambling | SWAC | |
| 2 | 43 | St. Louis Cardinals | Dan Dierdorf$^‡$$^†$ | OT | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 44 | New York Giants | Wayne Walton | OT | Abilene Christian | Southland | |
| 2 | 45 | Oakland Raiders | Phil Villapiano $^†$ | LB | Bowling Green | MAC | |
| 2 | 46 | Green Bay Packers | Virgil Robinson | RB | Grambling | SWAC | from Los Angeles |
| 2 | 47 | Miami Dolphins | Otto Stowe | WR | Iowa State | Big Eight | |
| 2 | 48 | Detroit Lions | Charlie Weaver | LB | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 2 | 49 | San Francisco 49ers | Joe Orduna | RB | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 2 | 50 | Philadelphia Eagles | Hank Allison | OG | San Diego State | Big West | from Minnesota |
| 2 | 51 | Dallas Cowboys | Ike Thomas | CB | Bishop | — | |
| 2 | 52 | Baltimore Colts | Bill Atessis | DE | Texas | SWC | |
| 3 | 53 | Buffalo Bills | Bruce Jarvis | C | Washington | Pac-8 | from Boston vis Oakland |
| 3 | 54 | New Orleans Saints | Bivian Lee | CB | Prairie View A&M | SWAC | |
| 3 | 55 | San Francisco 49ers | Dickerson, SamSam Dickerson | WR | USC | Pac-8 | from Philadelphia |
| 3 | 56 | Houston Oilers | Lynn Dickey $^†$ | QB | Kansas State | Big Eight | |
| 3 | 57 | Buffalo Bills | Jim Braxton | RB | West Virginia | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 3 | 58 | New York Jets | Chris Farasopoulos | S | BYU | WAC | |
| 3 | 59 | Atlanta Falcons | Leo Hart | QB | Duke | ACC | |
| 3 | 60 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Steve Davis | RB | Delaware State | CIAA | |
| 3 | 61 | St. Louis Cardinals | Livesay, JamesJames Livesay | WR | Richmond | SoCon | from Denver |
| 3 | 62 | Green Bay Packers | Charlie Hall | DB | Pittsburgh | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 3 | 63 | Los Angeles Rams | Dave Elmendorf | S | Texas A&M | SWC | from Washington |
| 3 | 64 | Chicago Bears | Tony McGee | DE | Bishop | — | |
| 3 | 65 | San Diego Chargers | Mike Montgomery | RB | Kansas State | Big Eight | |
| 3 | 66 | Cleveland Browns | Paul Staroba | WR | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 67 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ken Anderson $^†$ | QB | Augustana (IL) | N/A | |
| 3 | 68 | Cleveland Browns | Charlie Hall | LB | Houston | Ind. | from N. Y. Jets |
| 3 | 69 | Dallas Cowboys | Sam Scarber | RB | New Mexico | WAC | from St. Louis |
| 3 | 70 | New York Giants | Ronnie Hornsby | LB | Southeastern Louisiana | Gulf States | |
| 3 | 71 | Chicago Bears | Bob Newton | OT | Nebraska | Big Eight | from Los Angeles |
| 3 | 72 | Detroit Lions | Al Clark | CB | Eastern Michigan | Ind. | |
| 3 | 73 | Oakland Raiders | Warren Koegel | C | Penn State | Ind. | |
| 3 | 74 | Miami Dolphins | Dale Farley | LB | West Virginia | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 3 | 75 | San Francisco 49ers | Willie Parker | C | North Texas State | MVC | |
| 3 | 76 | Minnesota Vikings | Hackett, EddieEddie Hackett | WR | Alcorn A&M | SWAC | |
| 3 | 77 | Dallas Cowboys | Bill Gregory | DT | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 78 | Baltimore Colts | Karl Douglas | QB | Texas A&I | LSC | |
| 4 | 79 | Denver Broncos | Lyle Alzado $^†$ | DE | Yankton (SD) | N/A | from Boston |
| 4 | 80 | Dallas Cowboys | Carter, JoeJoe Carter | TE | Grambling | SWAC | from New Orleans |
| 4 | 81 | Houston Oilers | Larron Jackson | OT | Missouri | Big Eight | |
| 4 | 82 | New Orleans Saints | Carlos Bell | RB | Houston | Ind. | from Buffalo |
| 4 | 83 | Philadelphia Eagles | Happy Feller | K | Texas | SWC | |
| 4 | 84 | New York Jets | Bill Zapalac | LB | Texas | SWC | |
| 4 | 85 | Atlanta Falcons | Potchad, MikeMike Potchad | OT | Pittsburg (KS) | RMAC | |
| 4 | 86 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Gerry Mullins | TE | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 4 | 87 | Denver Broncos | Johnson, CleoCleo Johnson | DB | Alcorn A&M | SWAC | |
| 4 | 88 | New Orleans Saints | Wimpy Winther | C | Ole Miss | SEC | from Washington |
| 4 | 89 | Chicago Bears | Jerry Morre | S | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 4 | 90 | Los Angeles Rams | Steve Worster | RB | Texas | SWC | from Green Bay |
| 4 | 91 | New Orleans Saints | D'Artagnan Martin | CB | Kentucky State | Ind. (NAIA) | from San Diego |
| 4 | 92 | Cleveland Browns | Pena, RobertRobert Pena | OG | UMass | Yankee | |
| 4 | 93 | Cincinnati Bengals | Fred Willis | RB | Boston College | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 4 | 94 | Kansas City Chiefs | Robinson, DavidDavid Robinson | TE | Jacksonville State | Mid-South | |
| 4 | 95 | St. Louis Cardinals | Larry Willingham | DB | Auburn | SEC | |
| 4 | 96 | New York Giants | Dave Tipton | DT | Stanford | Pac-8 | |
| 4 | 97 | Oakland Raiders | Clarence Davis | RB | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 4 | 98 | New Orleans Saints | Don Morrison | OT | Texas–Arlington | — | from Los Angeles |
| 4 | 99 | Miami Dolphins | Joe Theismann $^†$ | QB | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 4 | 100 | Detroit Lions | Larry Woods | DT | Tennessee State | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 4 | 101 | San Francisco 49ers | Harris, TonyTony Harris | RB | Toledo | MAC | |
| 4 | 102 | Minnesota Vikings | Vince Clements | RB | Connecticut | Yankee | |
| 4 | 103 | Dallas Cowboys | Mitchell, AdamAdam Mitchell | OT | Ole Miss | SEC | |
| 4 | 104 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dwight White $^†$ | DE | East Texas State | LSC | from Baltimore |
| 5 | 105 | Boston Patriots | Tim Kelly | LB | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 5 | 106 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Larry Brown $^†$ | TE | Kansas | Big Eight | |
| 5 | 107 | Buffalo Bills | Donnie Green | OT | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 108 | Philadelphia Eagles | Shellabarger, TomTom Shellabarger | OT | San Diego State | Big West | |
| 5 | 109 | Houston Oilers | Armstrong, WillieWillie Armstrong | RB | Grambling | SWAC | |
| 5 | 110 | Cincinnati Bengals | Art May | DE | Tuskegee | SIAC | from N. Y. Jets |
| 5 | 111 | Atlanta Falcons | Ray Jarvis | WR | Norfolk State | CIAA | |
| 5 | 112 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Melvin Holmes | OT | North Carolina A&T | CIAA | |
| 5 | 113 | Buffalo Bills | Tim Beamer | CB | Johnson C. Smith | CIAA | from Denver |
| 5 | 114 | San Francisco 49ers | Shaternick, DeanDean Shaternick | OT | Kansas State | Big Eight | from Chicago |
| 5 | 115 | San Diego Chargers | Bryant Salter | S | Pittsburgh | Ind. (Univ.) | from Green Bay |
| 5 | 116 | Green Bay Packers | Donnell Smith | DE | Southern | SWAC | from Washington |
| 5 | 117 | San Diego Chargers | Ray White | LB | Syracuse | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 5 | 118 | Cleveland Browns | Brown, StanStan Brown | WR | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 119 | San Diego Chargers | Asack, PhilPhil Asack | DE | Duke | ACC | from Cincinnati |
| 5 | 120 | Kansas City Chiefs | Mike Adamle | RB | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 121 | St. Louis Cardinals | Wallace, RockyRocky Wallace | LB | Missouri | Big Eight | |
| 5 | 122 | San Francisco 49ers | George Wells | LB | New Mexico State | Ind. | from N. Y. Giants |
| 5 | 123 | Oakland Raiders | Bob Moore | TE | Stanford | Pac-8 | |
| 5 | 124 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Stillwagon | LB | Ohio State | Big Ten | from Los Angeles via Washington |
| 5 | 125 | Detroit Lions | Newell, PetePete Newell | OG | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 126 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ralph Anderson | DB | West Texas A&M | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 5 | 127 | San Francisco 49ers | Marty Huff | LB | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 128 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Brister, FredFred Brister | LB | Ole Miss | SEC | from Minnesota |
| 5 | 129 | Dallas Cowboys | Ron Kadziel | LB | Stanford | Pac-8 | |
| 5 | 130 | Baltimore Colts | John Andrews | TE | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 131 | Boston Patriots | Hardt, DavidDavid Hardt | TE | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 6 | 132 | New Orleans Saints | Don Moorhead | RB | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 133 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jack Smith | DB | Troy State | Mid-South | |
| 6 | 134 | Houston Oilers | Willie Alexander | CB | Alcorn A&M | SWAC | |
| 6 | 135 | Chicago Bears | Earl Thomas | WR | Houston | Ind. | from Buffalo |
| 6 | 136 | New York Jets | Phil Wise | TE | Nebraska–Omaha | RMAC | |
| 6 | 137 | Atlanta Falcons | Tom Hayes | CB | San Diego State | Big West | |
| 6 | 138 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Craig Hanneman | OT | Oregon State | Pac-8 | |
| 6 | 139 | Denver Broncos | Phillips, HaroldHarold Phillips | DB | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 140 | Green Bay Packers | Scott Hunter | QB | Alabama | SEC | |
| 6 | 141 | Washington Redskins | Conway Hayman | OG | Delaware | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 6 | 142 | Cleveland Browns | Doug Dieken $^†$ | OT | Illinois | Big Ten | from Chicago |
| 6 | 143 | San Diego Chargers | Mayes, JacobJacob Mayes | RB | Tennessee State | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 6 | 144 | Cleveland Browns | Dixon, JayJay Dixon | DE | Boston University | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 6 | 145 | Buffalo Bills | Bill McKinley | DE | Arizona | WAC | from Cincinnati |
| 6 | 146 | Kansas City Chiefs | Kerry Reardon | CB | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 147 | St. Louis Cardinals | Mel Gray $^†$ | WR | Missouri | Big Eight | |
| 6 | 148 | Atlanta Falcons | Ray Brown | S | West Texas State | Ind. (Coll.) | from N. Y. Giants |
| 6 | 149 | Oakland Raiders | Greg Slough | LB | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 6 | 150 | Detroit Lions | Frank Harris | QB | Boston College | Ind. (Univ.) | from Los Angeles via Philadelphia |
| 6 | 151 | Miami Dolphins | Dennis Coleman | LB | Ole Miss | SEC | |
| 6 | 152 | Detroit Lions | Franklin, HermanHerman Franklin | WR | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 6 | 153 | San Francisco 49ers | Bresler, AlAl Bresler | WR | Auburn | SEC | |
| 6 | 154 | Philadelphia Eagles | Neely, WyckWyck Neely | DB | Ole Miss | SEC | from Minnesota |
| 6 | 155 | Dallas Cowboys | Maier, SteveSteve Maier | WR | Northern Arizona | Big Sky | |
| 6 | 156 | Baltimore Colts | Ken Frith | DT | Northeast Louisiana | Gulf States | |
| 7 | 157 | Oakland Raiders | Don Martin | DB | Yale | Ivy | from Boston |
| 7 | 158 | New Orleans Saints | Larry DiNardo | OG | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 7 | 159 | Houston Oilers | Phil Croyle | LB | California | Pac-8 | |
| 7 | 160 | Buffalo Bills | Bob Chandler | WR | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 7 | 161 | Philadelphia Eagles | Harold Carmichael$^‡$$^†$ | WR | Southern | SWAC | |
| 7 | 162 | New York Jets | Scott Palmer | DT | Texas | SWC | |
| 7 | 163 | Atlanta Falcons | Wesley Chesson | WR | Duke | ACC | |
| 7 | 164 | Pittsburgh Steelers | McClure, WorthyWorthy McClure | OT | Ole Miss | SEC | |
| 7 | 165 | Denver Broncos | Doug Adams | LB | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 166 | Washington Redskins | Willie Germany | DB | Morgan State | CIAA | |
| 7 | 167 | Chicago Bears | Lee, BuddyBuddy Lee | QB | LSU | SEC | |
| 7 | 168 | Green Bay Packers | Dave Davis | WR | Tennessee State | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 7 | 169 | San Diego Chargers | Chuck Dicus | WR | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 7 | 170 | Cleveland Browns | Jacobs, BobBob Jacobs | K | Wyoming | WAC | |
| 7 | 171 | Cincinnati Bengals | Neal Craig | S | Fisk | SIAC | |
| 7 | 172 | New Orleans Saints | Bob Newland | WR | Oregon | Pac-8 | from Kansas City |
| 7 | 173 | St. Louis Cardinals | Cooch, JamesJames Cooch | DB | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 7 | 174 | Houston Oilers | Watson, LarryLarry Watson | OT | Morgan State | CIAA | from N. Y. Giants |
| 7 | 175 | Green Bay Packers | Johnson, JamesJames Johnson | WR | Bishop | — | from Oakland |
| 7 | 176 | Chicago Bears | Ferris, DennisDennis Ferris | RB | Pittsburgh | Ind. (Univ.) | from Los Angeles |
| 7 | 177 | Detroit Lions | Wheless, BrownieBrownie Wheless | OT | Rice | SWC | |
| 7 | 178 | Miami Dolphins | Ron Dickerson | DB | Kansas State | Big Eight | |
| 7 | 179 | San Francisco 49ers | John Watson | OT | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 7 | 180 | Minnesota Vikings | Gene Mack | LB | UTEP | WAC | |
| 7 | 181 | Dallas Cowboys | Griffin, BillBill Griffin | OT | Catawba | N/A | |
| 7 | 182 | Baltimore Colts | Gordon Bowdell | WR | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 183 | Buffalo Bills | Ross, LouisLouis Ross | DE | South Carolina State | SIAC | from Boston |
| 8 | 184 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Crowe, LarryLarry Crowe | RB | Texas Southern | SWAC | from New Orleans |
| 8 | 185 | Buffalo Bills | Tyrone Walls | RB | Missouri | Big Eight | |
| 8 | 186 | Philadelphia Eagles | Leonard Gotschalk | C | Humboldt State | FWC | |
| 8 | 187 | Denver Broncos | Beard, TomTom Beard | C | Michigan State | Big Ten | from Houston |
| 8 | 188 | New York Jets | Roy Kirksey | OG | Maryland State | N/A | |
| 8 | 189 | Atlanta Falcons | Dennis Havig | OG | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 8 | 190 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Rogers, PaulPaul Rogers | K | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 8 | 191 | Kansas City Chiefs | Mike Sensibaugh | S | Ohio State | Big Ten | from Denver |
| 8 | 192 | Chicago Bears | Weiss, KarlKarl Weiss | OT | Vanderbilt | SEC | |
| 8 | 193 | Green Bay Packers | Win Headley | C | Wake Forest | ACC | |
| 8 | 194 | New Orleans Saints | Elder, JamesJames Elder | DB | Southern | SWAC | from Washington |
| 8 | 195 | San Diego Chargers | Van Gorkum, LeonLeon Van Gorkum | DE | San Diego State | Big West | |
| 8 | 196 | Cleveland Browns | Zelina, LarryLarry Zelina | RB | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 197 | Cincinnati Bengals | Herring, FredFred Herring | DB | Tennessee State | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 8 | 198 | Kansas City Chiefs | Rick Telander | DB | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 199 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ron Yankowski | DE | Kansas State | Big Eight | |
| 8 | 200 | New York Giants | Gregory, TedTed Gregory | DE | Delaware | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 8 | 201 | New Orleans Saints | Bob Gresham | RB | West Virginia | Ind. (Univ.) | from Oakland |
| 8 | 202 | Los Angeles Rams | Garay, TonyTony Garay | DE | Hofstra | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 8 | 203 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ernie Holmes | DT | Texas Southern | SWAC | from Miami |
| 8 | 204 | Detroit Lions | Ken Lee | LB | Washington | Pac-8 | |
| 8 | 205 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim McCann | P | Arizona State | WAC | |
| 8 | 206 | Dallas Cowboys | Ron Jessie $^†$ | WR | Kansas | Big Eight | |
| 8 | 207 | Baltimore Colts | Bogan, WillieWillie Bogan | DB | Dartmouth | Ivy | |
| 8 | 208 | Minnesota Vikings | Fairley, JohnJohn Fairley | DE | Johnson C. Smith | CIAA | |

### Round nine

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 209 | Boston Patriots | Josh Ashton | Running back | Tulsa |
| 210 | New Orleans Saints | Tom Williams | Defensive back | Willamette |
| 211 | Philadelphia Eagles | Len Pettigrew | Linebacker | Ashland |
| 212 | Houston Oilers | Floyd Rice | Linebacker | Alcorn A&M |
| 213 | Buffalo Bills | Bob Strickland | Linebacker | Auburn |
| 214 | New York Jets | John Curtis | Tight end | Springfield |
| 215 | Atlanta Falcons | Alvin Griffin | Wide receiver | Tuskegee |
| 216 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mike Anderson | Linebacker | LSU |
| 217 | Denver Broncos | John Handy | Linebacker | Purdue |
| 218 | Green Bay Packers | Barry Mayer | Running back | Minnesota |
| 219 | Washington Redskins | Mike Fanucci | Defensive end | Arizona State |
| 220 | Chicago Bears | Lester McClain | Wide receiver | Tennessee |
| 221 | San Diego Chargers | John Tanner | Tight end | Tennessee Tech |
| 222 | Cleveland Browns | Wilmur Levels | Defensive back | North Texas State |
| 223 | Cincinnati Bengals | Gary Gustafson | Linebacker | Montana State |
| 224 | Kansas City Chiefs | Alvin Hawes | Tackle | Minnesota |
| 225 | St. Louis Cardinals | Mike Savoy | Wide receiver | Black Hills (S.D.) |
| 226 | New York Giants | Ed Thomas | Linebacker | Lebanon Valley |
| 227 | Oakland Raiders | Dave Garnett | Running back | Pittsburgh |
| 228 | Los Angeles Rams | Joe Schmidt | Wide receiver | Miami (FL) |
| 229 | Detroit Lions | Mickey Zofko | Running back | Auburn |
| 230 | Miami Dolphins | Vern Den Herder | Defensive end | Central Iowa |
| 231 | San Francisco 49ers | Therman Couch | Linebacker | Iowa State |
| 232 | Minnesota Vikings | Tim Sullivan | Running back | Iowa |
| 233 | Dallas Cowboys | Honor Jackson | Wide receiver | Pacific |
| 234 | Baltimore Colts | Bill Burnett | Running back | Arkansas |

### Round ten

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 235 | Boston Patriots | Layne McDowell | Tackle | Iowa |
| 236 | San Francisco 49ers | Ron Cardo | Running back | Wisconsin–Oshkosh |
| 237 | Houston Oilers | Russell Price | Defensive end | North Carolina Central |
| 238 | Oakland Raiders | William West | Defensive back | Tennessee State |
| 239 | New Orleans Saints | Rocky Pamplin | Running back | Hawaii |
| 240 | New York Jets | Jim Betts | Defensive back | Michigan |
| 241 | Atlanta Falcons | Faddie Tillman | Defensive end | Boise State |
| 242 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim O'Shea | Tight end | Boston College |
| 243 | Denver Broncos | Carlis Harris | Wide receiver | Idaho State |
| 244 | Washington Redskins | Jesse Taylor | Running back | Cincinnati |
| 245 | Chicago Bears | Larry Rowden | Linebacker | Houston |
| 246 | Green Bay Packers | Kevin Hunt | Tackle | Doane |
| 247 | San Diego Chargers | Gary Nowak | Tight end | Michigan State |
| 248 | Cleveland Browns | Steve Casteel | Linebacker | Oklahoma |
| 249 | Cincinnati Bengals | Jack Stambaugh | Guard | Oregon |
| 250 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bruce Jankowski | Wide receiver | Ohio State |
| 251 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ronald Miller | Tackle | McNeese State |
| 252 | New York Giants | Henry Reed | Linebacker | Weber State |
| 253 | Oakland Raiders | Tim Oesterling | Defensive tackle | UCLA |
| 254 | Los Angeles Rams | Don Popplewell | Center | Colorado |
| 255 | Miami Dolphins | Ron Maree | Defensive tackle | Purdue |
| 256 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tom Bailey | Running back | Florida State |
| 257 | San Francisco 49ers | Ernie Jennings | Wide receiver | Air Force |
| 258 | Minnesota Vikings | Chris Morris | Guard | Indiana |
| 259 | Dallas Cowboys | Rodney Wallace | Defensive tackle | New Mexico |
| 260 | Baltimore Colts | Rex Kern | Quarterback | Ohio State |

### Round eleven

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 261 | Boston Patriots | Dan Schneiss | Tight end | Nebraska |
| 262 | New Orleans Saints | Bob Pollard | Defensive end | Weber State |
| 263 | Buffalo Bills | Andy Browder | Tackle | Texas A&I |
| 264 | Philadelphia Eagles | Albert Davis | Running back | Tennessee State |
| 265 | Houston Oilers | Macon Hughes | Wide receiver | Rice |
| 266 | New York Jets | Vernon Studdard | Wide receiver | Mississippi |
| 267 | Atlanta Falcons | Larry Shears | Defensive back | Lincoln (MO) |
| 268 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mike Wagner | Defensive back | Western Illinois |
| 269 | Denver Broncos | Roger Roitsch | Defensive tackle | Rice |
| 270 | Chicago Bears | Cliff Hardy | Defensive back | Michigan State |
| 271 | Green Bay Packers | John Lanier | Running back | Parsons |
| 272 | Washington Redskins | George Starke | Tackle | Columbia |
| 273 | San Diego Chargers | Don Pinson | Defensive back | Tennessee State |
| 274 | Cleveland Browns | Mike Sikich | Guard | Northwestern |
| 275 | Cincinnati Bengals | Edward Marshall | Wide receiver | Cameron State |
| 276 | Kansas City Chiefs | Nate Allen | Defensive back | Texas Southern |
| 277 | St. Louis Cardinals | Rick Ogle | Linebacker | Colorado |
| 278 | New York Giants | Marshall Ellison | Guard | Dayton |
| 279 | Oakland Raiders | Jim Poston | Defensive tackle | South Carolina |
| 280 | Los Angeles Rams | Charlie Richards | Quarterback | Richmond |
| 281 | Detroit Lions | Phil Webb | Defensive back | Colorado State |
| 282 | Miami Dolphins | Vic Surma | Tackle | Penn State |
| 283 | San Francisco 49ers | Joe Reed | Quarterback | Mississippi State |
| 284 | Minnesota Vikings | Mike Walker | Linebacker | Tulane |
| 285 | Dallas Cowboys | Ernest Bonwell | Defensive tackle | Lane (Tenn.) |
| 286 | Baltimore Colts | Dave Jones | Linebacker | Baylor |

### Round twelve

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 287 | Boston Patriots | John Rodman | Tackle | Northwestern |
| 288 | New Orleans Saints | Ron Gathright | Defensive back | Morehead State |
| 289 | Philadelphia Eagles | Rich Saathoff | Defensive end | Northern Arizona |
| 290 | Houston Oilers | John Thompson | Guard | Minnesota |
| 291 | Buffalo Bills | Jim Sheffield | Kicker | Texas A&M |
| 292 | New York Jets | Rich Sowells | Defensive back | Alcorn A&M |
| 293 | Atlanta Falcons | Ronnie Lowe | Wide receiver | Ft. Valley State |
| 294 | Baltimore Colts | Bob Wuensch | Tackle | Texas |
| 295 | Denver Broncos | Floyd Franks | Wide receiver | Mississippi |
| 296 | Green Bay Packers | Greg Hendren | Guard | California |
| 297 | Washington Redskins | Jeff Severson | Defensive back | Cal State-Long Beach |
| 298 | Chicago Bears | Steve Booras | Defensive end | Mesa Jr. College |
| 299 | San Diego Chargers | Wesley Garnett | Wide receiver | Utah State |
| 300 | Cleveland Browns | Tony Blanchard | Tight end | North Carolina |
| 301 | Cincinnati Bengals | James Hayden | Defensive end | Memphis State |
| 302 | Kansas City Chiefs | Tony Esposito | Running back | Pittsburgh |
| 303 | St. Louis Cardinals | Tim Von Dulm | Quarterback | Portland State |
| 304 | New York Giants | Tom Blanchard | Kicker | Oregon |
| 305 | Oakland Raiders | Horace Jones | Defensive tackle | Louisville |
| 306 | Los Angeles Rams | Kirk Behrendt | Tackle | Whitewater |
| 307 | Miami Dolphins | Leroy Byars | Running back | Alcorn A&M |
| 308 | Detroit Lions | Bill Pilconis | Wide receiver | Pittsburgh |
| 309 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim Bunch | Defensive tackle | Wisconsin–Platteville |
| 310 | Minnesota Vikings | Reggie Holmes | Defensive back | Wisconsin–Stout |
| 311 | Dallas Cowboys | Steve Goepel | Quarterback | Colgate |
| 312 | Baltimore Colts | Bill Triplett | Wide receiver | Michigan State |

### Round thirteen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 313 | Boston Patriots | Lewis Swain | Defensive back | Alabama A&M |
| 314 | New Orleans Saints | Don Burchfield | Tight end | Ball State |
| 315 | Houston Oilers | Joe Hoing | Guard | Arkansas Tech |
| 316 | Buffalo Bills | Busty Underwood | Quarterback | Texas Christian |
| 317 | Philadelphia Eagles | Danny Lester | Defensive back | Texas |
| 318 | New York Jets | John Eggold | Defensive end | Arizona |
| 319 | Atlanta Falcons | Dan Crooks | Defensive back | Wisconsin |
| 320 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Alfred Young | Wide receiver | South Carolina State |
| 321 | Denver Broncos | Craig Blackford | Quarterback | Evansville |
| 322 | Washington Redskins | Dan Ryczek | Center | Virginia |
| 323 | Chicago Bears | Ed Nicholas | Tackle | North Carolina State |
| 324 | Green Bay Packers | Jack Martin | Running back | Angelo State |
| 325 | San Diego Chargers | Sammy Milner | Wide receiver | Mississippi State |
| 326 | Cleveland Browns | Thad Jamula | Tackle | Lehigh |
| 327 | Cincinnati Bengals | David Knapman | Tight end | Central Washington |
| 328 | Kansas City Chiefs | Chuck Hixson | Quarterback | Southern Methodist |
| 329 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jeff Allen | Defensive back | Iowa State |
| 330 | New York Giants | Dave Roller | Defensive tackle | Kentucky |
| 331 | Los Angeles Rams | Russell Harrison | Running back | Kansas State |
| 332 | Detroit Lions | David Abercrombie | Running back | Tulane |
| 333 | Miami Dolphins | Lionel Hepburn | Defensive back | Texas Southern |
| 334 | Oakland Raiders | Mick Natzel | Defensive back | Central Michigan |
| 335 | San Francisco 49ers | John Bullock | Running back | Purdue |
| 336 | Minnesota Vikings | Benny Fry | Center | Houston |
| 337 | Dallas Cowboys | James Ford | Running back | Texas Southern |
| 338 | Baltimore Colts | Tom Neville | Linebacker | Yale |

### Round fourteen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 339 | Boston Patriots | Alfred Sykes | Wide receiver | Florida A&M |
| 340 | New Orleans Saints | Bobby Scott | Quarterback | Tennessee |
| 341 | Buffalo Bills | Jim Hoots | Defensive end | Missouri Southern |
| 342 | Philadelphia Eagles | Robert Creech | Linebacker | Texas Christian |
| 343 | Houston Oilers | Dick Adams | Defensive back | Miami (OH) |
| 344 | New York Jets | John Harpring | Guard | Michigan |
| 345 | Atlanta Falcons | Daryl Comer | Tight end | Texas |
| 346 | Pittsburgh Steelers | McKinney Evans | Defensive back | New Mexico Highlands |
| 347 | Chicago Bears | Willie Lewis | Running back | Arizona |
| 348 | Green Bay Packers | LeRoy Spears | Defensive end | Moorhead (MN) |
| 349 | Washington Redskins | Bill Bynum | Quarterback | W. New Mexico |
| 350 | Denver Broncos | Tommy Lyons | Center | Georgia |
| 351 | San Diego Chargers | Edward O'Daniel | Defensive end | Texas Southern |
| 352 | Cleveland Browns | Rick Kingrea | Linebacker | Tulane |
| 353 | Cincinnati Bengals | Irvin Mallory | Defensive back | Virginia Union |
| 354 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bruce Bergey | Defensive end | UCLA |
| 355 | St. Louis Cardinals | Doug Klausen | Tackle | Arizona |
| 356 | New York Giants | Charlie Evans | Running back | USC |
| 357 | Oakland Raiders | Tom Gipson | Defensive tackle | North Texas State |
| 358 | Los Angeles Rams | Lionel Coleman | Defensive back | Oregon |
| 359 | Miami Dolphins | David Vaughn | Tight end | Memphis State |
| 360 | Detroit Lions | Tom Lorenz | Tight end | Iowa State |
| 361 | San Francisco 49ers | Bill Dunstan | Defensive end | Utah State |
| 362 | Minnesota Vikings | Jim Gallagher | Linebacker | Yale |
| 363 | Dallas Cowboys | Tyrone Covey | Defensive back | Utah State |
| 364 | Baltimore Colts | Mike Mikolayunas | Running back | Davidson |

### Round fifteen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 365 | Boston Patriots | Nick McGarry | Tight end | Massachusetts |
| 366 | New Orleans Saints | Bart Graves | Tackle | Tulane |
| 367 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ed Fisher | Guard | Prairie View A&M |
| 368 | Houston Oilers | Andy Hopkins | Running back | Stephen F. Austin |
| 369 | Buffalo Bills | Charles Cole | Running back | Toledo |
| 370 | New York Jets | Dan Dyches | Center | South Carolina |
| 371 | Atlanta Falcons | Wallace Clark | Running back | Auburn |
| 372 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ray Makin | Guard | Kentucky |
| 373 | Denver Broncos | Larry James | Running back | Norfolk State |
| 374 | Green Bay Packers | Len Garrett | Tight end | New Mexico Highlands |
| 375 | Washington Redskins | Anthony Christnovich | Guard | LaCrosse (Wisc) |
| 376 | Chicago Bears | Ron Maciejowski | Quarterback | Ohio State |
| 377 | San Diego Chargers | Eric Humston | Linebacker | Muskingum |
| 378 | Cleveland Browns | Bill Green | Defensive back | Western Kentucky |
| 379 | Cincinnati Bengals | Bob Thomas | Running back | Arizona State |
| 380 | Kansas City Chiefs | Mike Montgomery | Defensive back | Southwest Texas State |
| 381 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ted Heiskell | Running back | Houston |
| 382 | New York Giants | Jim Wright | Linebacker | Notre Dame |
| 383 | Oakland Raiders | Andy Giles | Defensive end | William & Mary |
| 384 | Los Angeles Rams | Vontez Norman VI | Guard | Notre Dame |
| 385 | Detroit Lions | Ed Coates | Wide receiver | Central Missouri |
| 386 | Miami Dolphins | Bob Richards | Guard | California |
| 387 | San Francisco 49ers | John Lennon | Tackle | Colgate |
| 388 | Minnesota Vikings | Jeff Wright | Defensive back | Minnesota |
| 389 | Dallas Cowboys | Bob Young | Tight end | Delaware |
| 390 | Baltimore Colts | Mike Hogan | Linebacker | Michigan State |

### Round sixteen

| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. |
| 16 | 391 | Boston Patriots | Zikmund, JimJim Zikmund | DB | Kearney State | N/A |
| 16 | 392 | New Orleans Saints | Robinson, CraigCraig Robinson | T | Houston | Ind. |
| 16 | 393 | Houston Oilers | Denson, MoseMose Denson | RB | Maryland State | N/A |
| 16 | 394 | Buffalo Bills | Hunter, BillyBilly Hunter | DB | Utah | WAC |
| 16 | 395 | Philadelphia Eagles | James, BruceBruce James | LB | Arkansas | SWC |
| 16 | 396 | New York Jets | Steve Harkey | RB | Georgia Tech | Ind. |
| 16 | 397 | Atlanta Falcons | James, LindseyLindsey James | RB | San Diego State | Big West |
| 16 | 398 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Huntley, WalterWalter Huntley | DB | Trinity (TX) | — |
| 16 | 399 | Denver Broncos | Thompson, SteveSteve Thompson | DT | Minnesota | Big Ten |
| 16 | 400 | Washington Redskins | Tucker, GlennGlenn Tucker | LB | North Texas State | MVC |
| 16 | 401 | Chicago Bears | Bailey, SidSid Bailey | DE | Texas–Arlington | — |
| 16 | 402 | Green Bay Packers | O'Donnell, JackJack O'Donnell | OG | Central State (OK) | OCC |
| 16 | 403 | San Diego Chargers | Foote, EdEd Foote | C | Hawaii | Ind. |
| 16 | 404 | Cleveland Browns | Smith, DaveDave Smith | WR | Mississippi State | SEC |
| 16 | 405 | Cincinnati Bengals | Debevc, MarkMark Debevc | LB | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| 16 | 406 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jansonius, DarrellDarrell Jansonius | OG | Iowa State | Big Eight |
| 16 | 407 | St. Louis Cardinals | Brame, LawrenceLawrence Brame | LB | Western Kentucky | OVC |
| 16 | 408 | New York Giants | Dick Gibbs | TE | UTEP | WAC |
| 16 | 409 | Los Angeles Rams | Boice, RossRoss Boice | LB | Pacific Lutheran | N/A |
| 16 | 410 | Miami Dolphins | Myers, ChrisChris Myers | WR | Kenyon | N/A |
| 16 | 411 | Detroit Lions | Kutchinski, TomTom Kutchinski | DB | Michigan State | Big Ten |
| 16 | 412 | Oakland Raiders | Stawarz, TonyTony Stawarz | DB | Miami (FL) | Ind. |
| 16 | 413 | Minnesota Vikings | Edmonds, GregGreg Edmonds | WR | Penn State | Ind. |
| 16 | 414 | San Francisco 49ers | Purcell, DaveDave Purcell | DT | Kentucky | SEC |
| 16 | 415 | Dallas Cowboys | Brennan, JohnJohn Brennan | T | Boston College | Ind. (Univ.) |
| 16 | 416 | Baltimore Colts | Harrington, RichRich Harrington | DB | Houston | Ind. |

### Round seventeen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 417 | Boston Patriots | Ronald Leigh | Defensive end | Elizabeth City State |
| 418 | Los Angeles Rams | Randy Vataha | Wide receiver | Stanford |
| 419 | Buffalo Bills | Pat Morrison | Tight end | Arkansas |
| 420 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Sage | Linebacker | LSU |
| 421 | Houston Oilers | Calvin Fox | Linebacker | Michigan State |
| 422 | New York Jets | Greg Flaska | Defensive end | Western Michigan |
| 423 | Atlanta Falcons | Willie Martin | Running back | Johnson C. Smith |
| 424 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Danny Ehle | Running back | Howard Payne |
| 425 | Denver Broncos | Jack Simcsak | Kicker | Virginia Tech |
| 426 | Chicago Bears | Ray Garganes | Linebacker | Millersville (PA) |
| 427 | Green Bay Packers | Monty Johnson | Defensive back | Oklahoma |
| 428 | New Orleans Saints | Hermann Eben | Wide receiver | Oklahoma State |
| 429 | San Diego Chargers | Chip Kell | Center | Tennessee |
| 430 | Cleveland Browns | Leo Dillon | Center | Dayton |
| 431 | Kansas City Chiefs | Travis Hill | Defensive back | Prairie View A&M |
| 432 | Cincinnati Bengals | Sam Pearson | Defensive back | Western Kentucky |
| 433 | St. Louis Cardinals | Preston Watkins | Wide receiver | Bluefield (WV) |
| 434 | New York Giants | Coleman Zeno | Wide receiver | Grambling |
| 435 | Los Angeles Rams | Joe Sweet | Wide receiver | Tennessee State |
| 436 | Detroit Lions | Gordon Jolley | Tackle | Utah |
| 437 | Miami Dolphins | Curt Mark | Linebacker | Mayville (N.D.) |
| 438 | San Francisco 49ers | Leroy Charlton | Defensive back | Florida A&M |
| 439 | Minnesota Vikings | Ken Duncan | Punter | Tulsa |
| 440 | Dallas Cowboys | John Bomer | Center | Memphis State |
| 441 | Baltimore Colts | Don Nottingham | Running back | Kent State |
| 442 | Oakland Raiders | Charles Hill | Wide receiver | Sam Houston State |
| = Pro Bowler | = Hall of Famer |

## Notable undrafted players

| $^†$ | = Pro Bowler |
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. |
| Atlanta Falcons | Mike Lewis | DT | Arkansas AM&N | Ind. (Coll.) |
| Buffalo Bills | Tony Greene $^†$ | S | Maryland | ACC |
| Buffalo Bills | John Leypoldt | K | Northern Virginia | N/A |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Tony Bertuca | LB | Chico State | FWC |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Cookie Brinkman | WR | Louisville | MVC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Toni Fritsch $^†$ | K | | |
| Green Bay Packers | Jim DeLisle | DT | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| Green Bay Packers | Tim Webster | K | Arkansas | SWC |
| Houston Oilers | Ward Walsh | RB | Colorado | Big Eight |
| Los Angeles Rams | Matt Maslowski | WR | San Diego | Ind. (Coll.) |
| Los Angeles Rams | Dave Mays | QB | Texas Southern | SWAC |
| Miami Dolphins | Maulty Moore | DT | Bethune-Cookman | SIAC |
| Minnesota Vikings | Chuck Winfrey | LB | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| New England Patriots | Kenny Price | LB | Iowa | Big Ten |
| New Orleans Saints | Bill Line | DT | SMU | SWC |
| Oakland Raiders | Don Milan | QB | Cal Poly | CCAA |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Glen Edwards $^†$ | S | Florida A&M | SIAC |

## Hall of Famers

* Jack Ham, linebacker from Pennsylvania State, taken 2nd round 34th overall by Pittsburgh Steelers
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1988.
* John Riggins, running back from Kansas, taken 1st round 6th overall by New York Jets
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1992.
* Dan Dierdorf, offensive tackle from Michigan, taken 2nd round 43rd overall by St. Louis Cardinals
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1996.
* Jack Youngblood, defensive end from Florida, taken 1st round 20th overall by Los Angeles Rams
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2001.
* Harold Carmichael, wide receiver from Southern, taken 7th round 161st overall by Philadelphia Eagles
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2020