# 1970 NFL draft

The 1970 NFL draft was the 35th National Football League Draft and the first of the league's modern era, following the merger of the National Football League with the American Football League. It was held on January 27–28, 1970, at the Belmont Plaza Hotel in New York City, New York.
The first overall pick of the draft was quarterback Terry Bradshaw from Louisiana Tech University, who was taken by the Pittsburgh Steelers (after winning a coin flip with the Chicago Bears, who had the same record as Pittsburgh). Bradshaw was one of two future NFL Hall of Fame inductees drafted by the Steelers; the other being Mel Blount from Southern University in Round 3.
The last remaining active player from the 1970 draft class was kicker Mark Moseley, who played his final NFL game in the 1986 season, although he was absent in 1973.

## 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 1-11

| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Terry Bradshaw$^‡$$^†$ | QB | Louisiana Tech | Gulf States | |
| 1 | 2 | Green Bay Packers | Mike McCoy | DT | Notre Dame | Ind. | from Chicago |
| 1 | 3 | Cleveland Browns | Mike Phipps | QB | Purdue | Big Ten | from Miami |
| 1 | 4 | Boston Patriots | Phil Olsen | DT | Utah State | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 1 | 5 | Buffalo Bills | Al Cowlings | LB | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 1 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles | Steve Zabel | TE/LB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 1 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals | Mike Reid $^†$ | DT | Penn State | Ind. | |
| 1 | 8 | St. Louis Cardinals | Larry Stegent | RB | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 1 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers | Cedrick Hardman $^†$ | DE | North Texas State | MVC | |
| 1 | 10 | New Orleans Saints | Ken Burrough $^†$ | WR | Texas Southern | SWAC | |
| 1 | 11 | Denver Broncos | Bobby Anderson | RB | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 1 | 12 | Atlanta Falcons | John Small | LB | The Citadel | SoCon | |
| 1 | 13 | New York Giants | Jim Files | LB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 1 | 14 | Houston Oilers | Doug Wilkerson $^†$ | OG | North Carolina Central | CIAA | |
| 1 | 15 | San Diego Chargers | Walker Gillette | WR | Richmond | SoCon | |
| 1 | 16 | Green Bay Packers | Rich McGeorge | TE | Elon | CIAC | |
| 1 | 17 | San Francisco 49ers | Bruce Taylor $^†$ | CB | Boston University | Ind. (Coll.) | from Washington |
| 1 | 18 | Baltimore Colts | Norm Bulaich $^†$ | RB | TCU | SWC | |
| 1 | 19 | Detroit Lions | Steve Owens $^†$ | RB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | Heisman Trophy winner |
| 1 | 20 | New York Jets | Steve Tannen | DB | Florida | SEC | |
| 1 | 21 | Cleveland Browns | Bob McKay | OT | Texas | SWC | |
| 1 | 22 | Los Angeles Rams | Jack Reynolds $^†$ | LB | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 1 | 23 | Dallas Cowboys | Duane Thomas | RB | West Texas A&M | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 1 | 24 | Oakland Raiders | Raymond Chester $^†$ | TE | Morgan State | CIAA | |
| 1 | 25 | Minnesota Vikings | John Ward | OT | Oklahoma State | Big Eight | |
| 1 | 26 | Kansas City Chiefs | Sid Smith | OT | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 2 | 27 | Dallas Cowboys | Bob Asher | OT | Vanderbilt | SEC | from Chicago |
| 2 | 28 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ronnie Shanklin $^†$ | WR | North Texas State | MVC | |
| 2 | 29 | Miami Dolphins | Jim Mandich | TE | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 30 | Buffalo Bills | Dennis Shaw | QB | San Diego State | Big West | |
| 2 | 31 | Houston Oilers | Leo Brooks $^†$ | DT | Texas | SWC | from Boston |
| 2 | 32 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ron Carpenter | DT | NC State | ACC | |
| 2 | 33 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jim Corrigall | DT | Kent State | MAC | |
| 2 | 34 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ray Jones | CB | Southern | SWAC | |
| 2 | 35 | Los Angeles Rams | Donnie Williams | WR | Prairie View A&M | SWAC | |
| 2 | 36 | Cleveland Browns | Joe Jones | DE | Tennessee State | Ind. (Coll.) | from New Orleans |
| 2 | 37 | Denver Broncos | Alden Roche | DE | Southern | SWAC | |
| 2 | 38 | St. Louis Cardinals | Chuck Hutchison | OG | Ohio State | Big Ten | from N. Y. Giants |
| 2 | 39 | Atlanta Falcons | Art Malone | RB | Arizona State | WAC | |
| 2 | 40 | Houston Oilers | Bill Dusenbery | RB | Johnson C. Smith | CIAA | |
| 2 | 41 | Green Bay Packers | Al Matthews | S | Texas A&I | LSC | |
| 2 | 42 | San Diego Chargers | Tom Williams | DT | UC Davis | FWC | |
| 2 | 43 | Washington Redskins | Bill Brundige | DT | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 2 | 44 | Baltimore Colts | Jim Bailey | DT | Kansas | Big Eight | |
| 2 | 45 | Detroit Lions | Ray Parson | OT | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 46 | New York Jets | Rich Caster $^†$ | WR | Jackson State | SWAC | |
| 2 | 47 | Cleveland Browns | Jerry Sherk $^†$ | DT | Oklahoma State | Big Eight | |
| 2 | 48 | San Francisco 49ers | John Isenbarger | RB | Indiana | Big Ten | from Los Angeles via Philadelphia |
| 2 | 49 | Dallas Cowboys | Margene Adkins | WR | Trinity Valley | SWJCFC | |
| 2 | 50 | Oakland Raiders | Ted Koy | TE | Texas | SWC | |
| 2 | 51 | Minnesota Vikings | Bill Cappleman | QB | Florida State | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 2 | 52 | Kansas City Chiefs | Clyde Werner | LB | Washington | Pac-8 | |
| 3 | 53 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mel Blount$^‡$$^†$ | CB | Southern | SWAC | |
| 3 | 54 | Chicago Bears | George Farmer | WR | UCLA | Pac-8 | |
| 3 | 55 | Miami Dolphins | Tim Foley $^†$ | CB | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 56 | Boston Patriots | Mike Ballou | LB | UCLA | Pac-8 | |
| 3 | 57 | Buffalo Bills | Jim Reilly | OG | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 3 | 58 | St. Louis Cardinals | Charlie Pittman | RB | Penn State | Ind. | |
| 3 | 59 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lee Bouggess | RB | Louisville | MVC | |
| 3 | 60 | Cincinnati Bengals | Chip Bennett | LB | Abilene Christian | Southland | |
| 3 | 61 | Kansas City Chiefs | Barnett, Billy BobBilly Bob Barnett | DE | Texas A&M | SWC | from San Francisco |
| 3 | 62 | New Orleans Saints | Clovis Swinney | DE | Arkansas State | Southland | |
| 3 | 63 | Denver Broncos | Kohler, JohnJohn Kohler | OT | South Dakota | NCC | |
| 3 | 64 | Atlanta Falcons | Andy Maurer | OG | Oregon | Pac-8 | |
| 3 | 65 | Atlanta Falcons | Todd Snyder | WR | Ohio | MAC | from N. Y. Giants |
| 3 | 66 | Dallas Cowboys | Charlie Waters $^†$ | S | Clemson | ACC | from Houston via Cleveland |
| 3 | 67 | Buffalo Bills | Glenn Alexander | DB | Grambling | SWAC | from San Diego |
| 3 | 68 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Carter $^†$ | LB | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 69 | St. Louis Cardinals | Harris, EricEric Harris | DB | Colorado | Big Eight | from Washington |
| 3 | 70 | Baltimore Colts | Jim O'Brien | K/WR | Cincinnati | MVC | |
| 3 | 71 | Detroit Lions | Jim Mitchell | DE | Virginia State | CIAA | |
| 3 | 72 | New York Jets | Dennis Onkotz | LB | Penn State | Ind. | |
| 3 | 73 | Dallas Cowboys | Steve Kiner | LB | Tennessee | SEC | from Cleveland |
| 3 | 74 | Baltimore Colts | Ara Person | TE | Morgan State | CIAA | from Los Angeles via Philadelphia |
| 3 | 75 | Dallas Cowboys | Denton Fox | DB | Texas Tech | SWC | |
| 3 | 76 | Oakland Raiders | Gerald Irons | DE | Maryland State | N/A | |
| 3 | 77 | Minnesota Vikings | Burgoon, ChuckChuck Burgoon | LB | North Park | CCIW | |
| 3 | 78 | Kansas City Chiefs | David Hadley | DB | Alcorn A&M | SWAC | |
| 4 | 79 | Chicago Bears | Lynn Larson | OT | Kansas State | Big Eight | |
| 4 | 80 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ed George | OT | Wake Forest | ACC | |
| 4 | 81 | Miami Dolphins | Curtis Johnson | CB | Toledo | MAC | |
| 4 | 82 | Buffalo Bills | Jerome Gantt | DE | North Carolina Central | CIAA | |
| 4 | 83 | Boston Patriots | Eddie Ray | DB | LSU | SEC | |
| 4 | 84 | Atlanta Falcons | Reed, PaulPaul Reed | OT | Johnson C. Smith | CIAA | from Philadelphia |
| 4 | 85 | Cincinnati Bengals | Stevens, JoeJoe Stevens | OG | Jackson State | SWAC | |
| 4 | 86 | St. Louis Cardinals | Greg Lens | DT | Trinity | N/A | |
| 4 | 87 | San Francisco 49ers | Vic Washington $^†$ | WR | Wyoming | WAC | |
| 4 | 88 | New Orleans Saints | Delles Howell | CB | Grambling | SWAC | |
| 4 | 89 | Denver Broncos | Jerry Hendren | WR | Idaho | Big Sky | |
| 4 | 90 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim Evenson | RB | Oregon | Pac-8 | from N. Y. Giants |
| 4 | 91 | St. Louis Cardinals | Don Parish | LB | Stanford | Pac-8 | from Atlanta |
| 4 | 92 | Houston Oilers | Spike Jones | P | Georgia | SEC | |
| 4 | 93 | Green Bay Packers | Ken Ellis $^†$ | WR | Southern | SWAC | |
| 4 | 94 | San Diego Chargers | Maddox, BillBill Maddox | TE | Syracuse | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 4 | 95 | Baltimore Colts | Steve Smear | DT | Penn State | Ind. | from Washington |
| 4 | 96 | Green Bay Packers | Skip Butler | K | Texas–Arlington | — | from Baltimore |
| 4 | 97 | New York Giants | Wes Grant | DE | UCLA | Pac-8 | from Detroit |
| 4 | 98 | New York Jets | John Ebersole | LB | Penn State | Ind. | |
| 4 | 99 | Cleveland Browns | Stevenson, RickyRicky Stevenson | DB | Arizona | WAC | |
| 4 | 100 | Chicago Bears | Ross Brupbacher | LB | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 4 | 101 | Dallas Cowboys | John Fitzgerald | OT | Boston College | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 4 | 102 | Oakland Raiders | Tony Cline | LB | Miami (FL) | Ind. | |
| 4 | 103 | Washington Redskins | Paul Laaveg | OT | Iowa | Big Ten | from Minnesota via Los Angeles and New Orleans |
| 4 | 104 | Cincinnati Bengals | Hayes, BillieBillie Hayes | DB | San Diego State | Big West | from Kansas City |
| 5 | 105 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jon Staggers | WR | Missouri | Big Eight | |
| 5 | 106 | New Orleans Saints | Cannon, GlennGlenn Cannon | DB | Ole Miss | SEC | from Chicago |
| 5 | 107 | Boston Patriots | Bob Olson | LB | Notre Dame | Ind. | from Miami |
| 5 | 108 | New York Jets | Clifford McClain | RB | South Carolina State | SIAC | from Boston |
| 5 | 109 | Buffalo Bills | Starnes, SteveSteve Starnes | LB | Tampa | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 5 | 110 | Houston Oilers | Ron Saul | OG | Michigan State | Big Ten | from Cincinnati via N. Y. Jets |
| 5 | 111 | St. Louis Cardinals | Lloyd, TomTom Lloyd | OT | Bowling Green | MAC | |
| 5 | 112 | Atlanta Falcons | Bruce Van Ness | RB | Rutgers | Ind. (Univ.) | from Philadelphia via N. Y. Giants |
| 5 | 113 | San Francisco 49ers | McArthur, GaryGary McArthur | OT | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 5 | 114 | Washington Redskins | Manny Sistrunk | DT | Arkansas AM&N | SWAC | from New Orleans |
| 5 | 115 | Denver Broncos | Bill McKoy | LB | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 116 | Atlanta Falcons | Ken Mendenhall | C | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 5 | 117 | New York Giants | Brumfield, ClaudeClaude Brumfield | OG | Tennessee State | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 5 | 118 | Houston Oilers | Duley, EdEd Duley | DT | Northern Arizona | Ind. | |
| 5 | 119 | San Diego Chargers | Farrar, PettusPettus Farrar | RB | Norfolk State | CIAA | |
| 5 | 120 | Green Bay Packers | Cecil Pryor | DE | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 121 | Washington Redskins | Danny Pierce | RB | Memphis State | MVC | |
| 5 | 122 | Baltimore Colts | Billy Newsome | DE | Grambling | SWAC | |
| 5 | 123 | Detroit Lions | Parker, BobBob Parker | OG | Memphis State | MVC | |
| 5 | 124 | New York Jets | Gary Arthur | TE | Miami (OH) | MAC | |
| 5 | 125 | Cleveland Browns | Steve Engel | RB | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 5 | 126 | New Orleans Saints | Steve Ramsey | QB | North Texas State | MVC | from Los Angeles |
| 5 | 127 | St. Louis Cardinals | Pierson, BarryBarry Pierson | DB | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 128 | Oakland Raiders | Art Laster | OT | Maryland State | N/A | |
| 5 | 129 | Minnesota Vikings | Greg Jones | RB | UCLA | Pac-8 | |
| 5 | 130 | Kansas City Chiefs | Mike Oriard | C | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 6 | 131 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Barrera, ManuelManuel Barrera | LB | Kansas State | Big Eight | |
| 6 | 132 | Miami Dolphins | Campbell, DaveDave Campbell | DE | Auburn | SEC | |
| 6 | 133 | Chicago Bears | Cutburth, BobBob Cutburth | QB | Oklahoma State | Big Eight | |
| 6 | 134 | Buffalo Bills | Edwards, KenKen Edwards | RB | Virginia Tech | Ind. | |
| 6 | 135 | Buffalo Bills | Grant Guthrie | K | Florida State | Ind. (Univ.) | from Boston |
| 6 | 136 | St. Louis Cardinals | Manuel, JamesJames Manuel | OT | Toledo | MAC | from Philadelphia |
| 6 | 137 | Cincinnati Bengals | Sandy Durko | S | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 6 | 138 | San Francisco 49ers | Rusty Clark | QB | Houston | Ind. | |
| 6 | 139 | Chicago Bears | Jeff Curchin | OT | Florida State | Ind. (Univ.) | from St. Louis |
| 6 | 140 | New Orleans Saints | Easley, MelMel Easley | DB | Oregon State | Pac-8 | |
| 6 | 141 | Denver Broncos | John Mosier | TE | Kansas | Big Eight | |
| 6 | 142 | New York Giants | Duane Miller | WR | Drake | Ind. | |
| 6 | 143 | Atlanta Falcons | Mack Herron | RB | Kansas State | Big Eight | |
| 6 | 144 | Houston Oilers | Benny Johnson | CB | Johnson C. Smith | CIAA | |
| 6 | 145 | Green Bay Packers | Ervin Hunt | DB | Fresno State | PCAA | |
| 6 | 146 | San Diego Chargers | Billy Parks | WR | Long Beach State | PCAA | |
| 6 | 147 | Atlanta Falcons | Butcher, JadeJade Butcher | WR | Indiana | Big Ten | from Washington |
| 6 | 148 | Baltimore Colts | Ron Gardin | CB | Arizona | WAC | |
| 6 | 149 | Detroit Lions | Tony Terry | DT | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 6 | 150 | New York Jets | Stewart, TerryTerry Stewart | DB | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 6 | 151 | Cleveland Browns | Cilek, MikeMike Cilek | QB | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 152 | Atlanta Falcons | Randy Marshall | DE | Linfield | PNWC | from Los Angeles |
| 6 | 153 | Dallas Cowboys | Pat Toomay | DE | Vanderbilt | SEC | |
| 6 | 154 | Oakland Raiders | Alvin Wyatt | CB | Bethune–Cookman | SIAC | |
| 6 | 155 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Kegler, ClarenceClarence Kegler | OT | South Carolina State | SIAC | |
| 6 | 156 | Kansas City Chiefs | Robert Hews | OT | Princeton | Ivy | |
| 7 | 157 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Griffin, DannyDanny Griffin | RB | Texas–Arlington | — | |
| 7 | 158 | Philadelphia Eagles | Brennan, TerryTerry Brennan | OT | Notre Dame | Ind. | from Chicago |
| 7 | 159 | Miami Dolphins | Jake Scott $^†$ | S | Georgia | SEC | |
| 7 | 160 | Boston Patriots | Odell Lawson | RB | Langston | OCC | |
| 7 | 161 | Buffalo Bills | Wayne Fowler | OT | Richmond | SoCon | |
| 7 | 162 | Los Angeles Rams | Ted Provost | CB | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 163 | Cincinnati Bengals | Lemar Parrish $^†$ | CB | Lincoln | N/A | |
| 7 | 164 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jim McFarland | TE | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 7 | 165 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim Strong | RB | Houston | Ind. | |
| 7 | 166 | New Orleans Saints | Woodard, LonLon Woodard | DE | San Diego State | Big West | |
| 7 | 167 | Denver Broncos | Randy Montgomery | CB | Weber State | Big Sky | |
| 7 | 168 | Los Angeles Rams | Bill Nelson | DT | Oregon State | Pac-8 | from Atlanta |
| 7 | 169 | Atlanta Falcons | Orcutt, GaryGary Orcutt | WR | USC | Pac-8 | N. Y. Giants |
| 7 | 170 | Houston Oilers | Olson, CharlesCharles Olson | DB | Concordia (Moorhead) | N/A | |
| 7 | 171 | San Diego Chargers | Fabish, JimJim Fabish | DB | UTEP | WAC | |
| 7 | 172 | Green Bay Packers | Cleo Walker | C | Louisville | MVC | |
| 7 | 173 | Washington Redskins | Merritt, RolandRoland Merritt | WR | Maryland | ACC | |
| 7 | 174 | Baltimore Colts | Gordon Slade | QB | Davidson | N/A | |
| 7 | 175 | Detroit Lions | Ken Geddes | LB | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 7 | 176 | New York Jets | Williams, JamesJames Williams | DB | Virginia State | CIAA | |
| 7 | 177 | Cleveland Browns | Craig Wycinsky | OG | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 178 | Washington Redskins | James Harris | CB | Howard Payne | LSC | from Los Angeles |
| 7 | 179 | Dallas Cowboys | Don Abbey | LB | Penn State | Ind. | |
| 7 | 180 | Oakland Raiders | Steve Svitak | LB | Boise State | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 7 | 181 | Minnesota Vikings | Hap Farber | LB | Ole Miss | SEC | |
| 7 | 182 | Kansas City Chiefs | Clyde Glosson | WR | UTEP | WAC | |
| 8 | 183 | Chicago Bears | Stephenson, DanaDana Stephenson | DB | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 8 | 184 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dave Smith | WR | IUP | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 8 | 185 | Miami Dolphins | Chavers, NarvelNarvel Chavers | RB | Jackson State | SWAC | |
| 8 | 186 | Buffalo Bills | Richard Cheek | OT | Auburn | SEC | |
| 8 | 187 | New York Jets | Porter, JackJack Porter | OG | Oklahoma | Big Eight | from Boston |
| 8 | 188 | Cincinnati Bengals | Trout, BillBill Trout | DT | Miami (FL) | Ind. | |
| 8 | 189 | St. Louis Cardinals | Tom Banks $^†$ | C | Auburn | SEC | |
| 8 | 190 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ira Gordon | OT | Kansas State | Big Eight | |
| 8 | 191 | San Francisco 49ers | Carter Campbell | LB | Weber State | Big Sky | |
| 8 | 192 | New Orleans Saints | Lawrence Estes | DE | Alcorn A&M | SWAC | |
| 8 | 193 | Kansas City Chiefs | Fred Barry | DB | Boston University | Ind. (Coll.) | from Denver |
| 8 | 194 | Atlanta Falcons | Brewer, LarryLarry Brewer | TE | Louisiana Tech | Gulf States | from N. Y. Giants |
| 8 | 195 | Atlanta Falcons | Seth Miller | S | Arizona State | WAC | |
| 8 | 196 | Houston Oilers | McClish, MikeMike McClish | OT | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 197 | Green Bay Packers | Mjos, TimTim Mjos | RB | North Dakota State | NCC | |
| 8 | 198 | San Diego Chargers | Wayne Clark | QB | United States International | N/A | |
| 8 | 199 | Baltimore Colts | Bouley, BobBob Bouley | OT | Boston College | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 8 | 200 | Washington Redskins | Johnson, PaulPaul Johnson | DB | Penn State | Ind. | |
| 8 | 201 | St. Louis Cardinals | Mike Holmgren | QB | USC | Pac-8 | from Detroit |
| 8 | 202 | New York Jets | Mark Lomas | DE | Northern Arizona | Ind. | |
| 8 | 203 | Cleveland Browns | Davidson, HonesterHonester Davidson | DB | Bowling Green | MAC | |
| 8 | 204 | Los Angeles Rams | Rich Saul $^†$ | LB | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 205 | Dallas Cowboys | Dossey, JerryJerry Dossey | OG | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 8 | 206 | Oakland Raiders | Wynn, MikeMike Wynn | DE | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 8 | 207 | Minnesota Vikings | Carroll, MikeMike Carroll | OG | Missouri | Big Eight | |
| 8 | 208 | Denver Broncos | Louis Porter | RB | Southern | SWAC | from Kansas City |
| 9 | 209 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Carl Crennel | LB | West Virginia | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 9 | 210 | Chicago Bears | Linzy Cole | WR | TCU | SWC | |
| 9 | 211 | Miami Dolphins | Hubert Ginn | RB | Florida A&M | SIAC | |
| 9 | 212 | Boston Patriots | Dennis Wirgowski | DE | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 213 | Buffalo Bills | Bill Bridges | OG | Houston | Ind. | |
| 9 | 214 | St. Louis Cardinals | Paul White | RB | UTEP | WAC | |
| 9 | 215 | Philadelphia Eagles | King, DavidDavid King | LB | Stephen F. Austin | LSC | |
| 9 | 216 | Cincinnati Bengals | Bolden, BillBill Bolden | RB | UCLA | Pac-8 | |
| 9 | 217 | San Francisco 49ers | Preston Riley | WR | Memphis State | MVC | |
| 9 | 218 | New Orleans Saints | Jim Otis $^†$ | RB | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 219 | Denver Broncos | David Washington $^†$ | LB | Alcorn A&M | SWAC | |
| 9 | 220 | Atlanta Falcons | Robinson, RoyRoy Robinson | DB | Montana | Big Sky | |
| 9 | 221 | New York Giants | Pat Hughes | C | Boston University | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 9 | 222 | Houston Oilers | Blossom, CharlieCharlie Blossom | DE | Texas Southern | SWAC | |
| 9 | 223 | San Diego Chargers | Chris Fletcher | CB | Temple | MASCAC | |
| 9 | 224 | Green Bay Packers | Reinhard, BobBob Reinhard | OG | Stanford | Pac-8 | |
| 9 | 225 | Washington Redskins | Sonntag, RalphRalph Sonntag | OT | Maryland | ACC | |
| 9 | 226 | Baltimore Colts | Harris, BarneyBarney Harris | DB | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 9 | 227 | Detroit Lions | Herman Weaver | P | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 9 | 228 | New York Jets | Eddie Bell | WR | Idaho State | Big Sky | |
| 9 | 229 | Cleveland Browns | Brown, GeoffGeoff Brown | LB | Pittsburgh | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 9 | 230 | Los Angeles Rams | Graham, DavidDavid Graham | OT | New Mexico Highlands | — | |
| 9 | 231 | Dallas Cowboys | Zenon Andrusyshyn | K | UCLA | Pac-8 | |
| 9 | 232 | Oakland Raiders | Ike Hill | DB | Catawba | N/A | |
| 9 | 233 | Minnesota Vikings | Morrow, GeorgeGeorge Morrow | DE | Ole Miss | SEC | |
| 9 | 234 | Kansas City Chiefs | Evans, CharleyCharley Evans | OT | Texas Tech | SWC | |
| 10 | 235 | Chicago Bears | Glen Holloway | OG | North Texas State | MVC | |
| 10 | 236 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Brown, IsaiahIsaiah Brown | DB | Stanford | Pac-8 | |
| 10 | 237 | Miami Dolphins | Nittenger, DickDick Nittenger | OG | Tampa | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 10 | 238 | Buffalo Bills | Dixon, WillieWillie Dixon | DB | Albany State | SIAC | |
| 10 | 239 | Boston Patriots | Henry Brown | K | Missouri | Big Eight | |
| 10 | 240 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jaggard, SteveSteve Jaggard | DB | Memphis State | MVC | |
| 10 | 241 | Cincinnati Bengals | Nick Roman | LB | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 242 | St. Louis Cardinals | Tony Plummer | S | Pacific | PCAA | |
| 10 | 243 | San Francisco 49ers | Larry Schreiber | RB | Tennessee Tech | OVC | |
| 10 | 244 | New Orleans Saints | Jim Brumfield | RB | Indiana State | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 10 | 245 | New York Giants | Fortier, MattMatt Fortier | DE | Fairmont State | N/A | |
| 10 | 246 | Atlanta Falcons | Hatcher, JimJim Hatcher | DB | Kansas | Big Eight | |
| 10 | 247 | Denver Broncos | Fullerton, MauriceMaurice Fullerton | DT | Tuskegee | SIAC | |
| 10 | 248 | Green Bay Packers | Russ Melby | DT | Weber State | Big Sky | |
| 10 | 249 | Houston Oilers | Joe Dawkins | RB | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 250 | San Diego Chargers | Mac Steen | OG | Florida | SEC | |
| 10 | 251 | Green Bay Packers | Frank Patrick | TE | Nebraska | Big Eight | from Washington |
| 10 | 252 | Baltimore Colts | Dick Palmer | LB | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 10 | 253 | Detroit Lions | Maxwell, BruceBruce Maxwell | RB | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 10 | 254 | New York Jets | Dickerson, CleveCleve Dickerson | RB | Miami (OH) | MAC | |
| 10 | 255 | Cleveland Browns | Bill Yanchar | DT | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 256 | Los Angeles Rams | Opalsky, VinceVince Opalsky | RB | Miami (FL) | Ind. | |
| 10 | 257 | Dallas Cowboys | Pete Athas | S | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 10 | 258 | Oakland Raiders | Bosserman, GordonGordon Bosserman | OT | UCLA | Pac-8 | |
| 10 | 259 | Minnesota Vikings | Stu Voigt | TE | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 260 | Kansas City Chiefs | Stankovich, BobBob Stankovich | OG | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 11 | 261 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Calvin Hunt | C | Baylor | SWC | |
| 11 | 262 | Chicago Bears | Rose, TedTed Rose | TE | Northern Michigan | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 11 | 263 | Miami Dolphins | Wheless, BrownieBrownie Wheless | OT | Rice | SWC | |
| 11 | 264 | Boston Patriots | Bramlett, DennisDennis Bramlett | OT | UTEP | WAC | |
| 11 | 265 | Buffalo Bills | Williams, TerryTerry Williams | RB | Grambling | SWAC | |
| 11 | 266 | Cincinnati Bengals | Wallace, SamuelSamuel Wallace | OT | Grambling | SWAC | |
| 11 | 267 | St. Louis Cardinals | Mike Siwek | DT | Western Michigan | MAC | |
| 11 | 268 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Walik | DB | Villanova | Ind. | |
| 11 | 269 | San Francisco 49ers | Crockett, DannyDanny Crockett | WR | Toledo | MAC | |
| 11 | 270 | New Orleans Saints | Klahr, GaryGary Klahr | LB | Arizona | WAC | |
| 11 | 271 | Denver Broncos | Cleve Bryant | DB | Ohio | MAC | |
| 11 | 272 | Atlanta Falcons | Mike Brunson | RB | Arizona State | WAC | |
| 11 | 273 | New York Giants | Pitcaithley, AlanAlan Pitcaithley | RB | Oregon | Pac-8 | |
| 11 | 274 | Houston Oilers | Morris, RobertRobert Morris | C | Duke | ACC | |
| 11 | 275 | San Diego Chargers | Jack Protz | LB | Syracuse | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 11 | 276 | Green Bay Packers | Hook, DanDan Hook | LB | Humboldt State | FWC | |
| 11 | 277 | Washington Redskins | Mack Alston | TE | Maryland State | N/A | |
| 11 | 278 | Baltimore Colts | Edwards, GeorgeGeorge Edwards | RB | Fairmont State | N/A | |
| 11 | 279 | Detroit Lions | Laird, RogerRoger Laird | DB | Kentucky State | Ind. (NAIA) | |
| 11 | 280 | New York Jets | Earlie Thomas | CB | Colorado State | WAC | |
| 11 | 281 | Cleveland Browns | Benner, GeneGene Benner | WR | Maine | Yankee | |
| 11 | 282 | Los Angeles Rams | Bookert, DavidDavid Bookert | RB | New Mexico | WAC | |
| 11 | 283 | Dallas Cowboys | Southerland, IxanIxan Southerland | OT | Clemson | ACC | |
| 11 | 284 | Oakland Raiders | Hicks, EmeryEmery Hicks | LB | Kansas | Big Eight | |
| 11 | 285 | Kansas City Chiefs | O'Neal, BillBill O'Neal | RB | Grambling | SWAC | |
| 11 | 286 | Minnesota Vikings | Godfrey Zaunbrecher | C | LSU | SEC | |

### Round 12

| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. |
| 12 | 287 | Chicago Bears | Davis, ButchButch Davis | DB | Missouri | Big Eight |
| 12 | 288 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Rick Sharp | DT | Washington | Pac-8 |
| 12 | 289 | Miami Dolphins | Mike Kolen | LB | Auburn | SEC |
| 12 | 290 | Buffalo Bills | Simpson, DaveDave Simpson | T | Drake | Ind. |
| 12 | 291 | Boston Patriots | Roero, GregGreg Roero | DT | New Mexico Highlands | — |
| 12 | 292 | St. Louis Cardinals | Collins, CharlesCharles Collins | WR | Kansas State | Big Eight |
| 12 | 293 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jones, RobertRobert Jones | DT | Grambling | SWAC |
| 12 | 294 | Cincinnati Bengals | Truesdell, ThomasThomas Truesdell | DE | Ohio Wesleyan | N/A |
| 12 | 295 | San Francisco 49ers | Tant, BillBill Tant | T | Dayton | Ind. (Univ.) |
| 12 | 296 | New Orleans Saints | Willie Davenport | DB | Southern | SWAC |
| 12 | 297 | Denver Broncos | Jones, GregGreg Jones | RB | Whitewater State | WSUC |
| 12 | 298 | New York Giants | Nels, LarryLarry Nels | LB | Wyoming | WAC |
| 12 | 299 | Atlanta Falcons | Holton, LonnieLonnie Holton | RB | Northern Michigan | Ind. (Coll.) |
| 12 | 300 | Houston Oilers | Dawkins, RichardRichard Dawkins | TE | Johnson C. Smith | CIAA |
| 12 | 301 | Green Bay Packers | Foreman, FrankFrank Foreman | WR | Michigan State | Big Ten |
| 12 | 302 | San Diego Chargers | Gravelle, HowardHoward Gravelle | TE | UC Davis | FWC |
| 12 | 303 | Washington Redskins | Kates, JamesJames Kates | LB | Penn State | Ind. |
| 12 | 304 | Baltimore Colts | Burrell, DonDon Burrell | WR | Angelo State | LSC |
| 12 | 305 | Detroit Lions | Murrell, EmanuelEmanuel Murrell | DB | Cal Poly | CCAA |
| 12 | 306 | New York Jets | Pierson, BillBill Pierson | C | San Diego State | Big West |
| 12 | 307 | Cleveland Browns | Jerry Don Sanders | K | Texas Tech | SWC |
| 12 | 308 | Los Angeles Rams | Arnold, LarryLarry Arnold | QB | Hawaii | Ind. |
| 12 | 309 | Dallas Cowboys | Joe Williams | RB | Wyoming | WAC |
| 12 | 310 | Oakland Raiders | DeLoach, GaryGary DeLoach | OG | UC Davis | FWC |
| 12 | 311 | Minnesota Vikings | Holland, JamesJames Holland | DB | Jackson State | SWAC |
| 12 | 312 | Kansas City Chiefs | Fedorchak, RodneyRodney Fedorchak | OG | Pittsburgh | Ind. (Univ.) |

### Round 13

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 313 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Billy Main | Running back | Oregon State |
| 314 | Chicago Bears | Jimmy Gunn | Defensive back | USC |
| 315 | Miami Dolphins | Dave Buddington | Running back | Springfield (Mass.) |
| 316 | Boston Patriots | Ronnie Shelly | Defensive back | Troy State |
| 317 | Buffalo Bills | Steve Schroeder | Kicker | Pacific |
| 318 | Philadelphia Eagles | Richard Stevens | Tackle | Baylor |
| 319 | Cincinnati Bengals | Paul Dunn | Wide receiver | U.S. International |
| 320 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jack Thomas | Guard | Mississippi State |
| 321 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim Vanderslice | Linebacker | Texas Christian |
| 322 | New Orleans Saints | Ralph Miller | Tight end | Alabama State |
| 323 | Denver Broncos | Jim McKoy | Defensive back | Parsons (Iowa) |
| 324 | Atlanta Falcons | Rich Stepanek | Defensive tackle | Iowa |
| 325 | New York Giants | Gary Inskeep | Tackle | Wisconsin–Stout |
| 326 | Houston Oilers | Jess Lewis | Linebacker | Oregon State |
| 327 | San Diego Chargers | Bernard Bradley | Defensive back | Utah State |
| 328 | Green Bay Packers | Dave Smith | Running back | Utah |
| 329 | Washington Redskins | Joe Patterson | Tackle | Lawrence |
| 330 | Baltimore Colts | Dave Polak | Linebacker | Bowling Green |
| 331 | Detroit Lions | Dave Haverdick | Defensive tackle | Morehead State |
| 332 | New York Jets | Walter Groth | Defensive tackle | Baylor |
| 333 | Cleveland Browns | Larry Roberts | Running back | Central Missouri State |
| 334 | Los Angeles Rams | Melvin Jones | Wide receiver | Florida A&M |
| 335 | Dallas Cowboys | Mark Washington | Defensive back | Morgan State |
| 336 | Oakland Raiders | Don Highsmith | Running back | Michigan State |
| 337 | Minnesota Vikings | Robert Pearce | Defensive back | Stephen F. Austin |
| 338 | Kansas City Chiefs | Troy Patridge | Defensive end | Texas-Arlington |

### Round 14

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 339 | Chicago Bears | Jim Morgan | Wide receiver | Henderson State |
| 340 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bert Askson | Linebacker | Texas Southern |
| 341 | Miami Dolphins | Gary Brackett | Guard | Holy Cross |
| 342 | Buffalo Bills | William Costen | Tackle | Morris Brown |
| 343 | Boston Patriots | Garvie Craw | Running back | Michigan |
| 344 | Cincinnati Bengals | Joe Johnson | Wide receiver | Johnson C. Smith |
| 345 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ray Groth | Wide receiver | Utah |
| 346 | Philadelphia Eagles | Mark Moseley | Kicker | Stephen F. Austin |
| 347 | San Francisco 49ers | Jack King | Guard | Clemson |
| 348 | New Orleans Saints | Doug Sutherland | Defensive end | Wisconsin–Superior |
| 349 | Denver Broncos | Jeff Slipp | Linebacker | Brigham Young |
| 350 | New York Giants | Rodney Brand | Center | Arkansas |
| 351 | Atlanta Falcons | Chuck Wald | Wide receiver | North Dakota State |
| 352 | Houston Oilers | Claire Rasmussen | Guard | Wisconsin–Oshkosh |
| 353 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Lints | Guard | Eastern Michigan |
| 354 | San Diego Chargers | Tyrone Caldwell | Defensive tackle | South Carolina State |
| 355 | Washington Redskins | Tony Moro | Running back | Dayton |
| 356 | Baltimore Colts | Tom Curtis | Defensive back | Michigan |
| 357 | Detroit Lions | Charlie Brown | Wide receiver | Northern Arizona |
| 358 | New York Jets | John Little | Linebacker | Oklahoma State |
| 359 | Cleveland Browns | Jim Tharpe | Linebacker | Lincoln (MO) |
| 360 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Geddes | Linebacker | UCLA |
| 361 | Dallas Cowboys | Julian Martin | Wide receiver | North Carolina Central |
| 362 | Oakland Raiders | Don Riley | Kicker | Auburn |
| 363 | Minnesota Vikings | Tommy Spinks | Wide receiver | Louisiana Tech |
| 364 | Kansas City Chiefs | Glenn Dumont | Running back | American International |

### Round 15

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 365 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Glen Keppy | Defensive tackle | Wisconsin–Platteville |
| 366 | Chicago Bears | Phil Abraira | Defensive back | Florida State |
| 367 | Miami Dolphins | Pat Hauser | Wide receiver | East Tennessee State |
| 368 | Boston Patriots | Kent Schoolfield | Wide receiver | Florida A&M |
| 369 | Buffalo Bills | Dave Farris | Tight end | Central Michigan |
| 370 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ron Wilson | Wide receiver | Western Illinois |
| 371 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Carlos | Wide receiver | San Jose State |
| 372 | Cincinnati Bengals | Marvin Weeks | Defensive back | Alcorn A&M |
| 373 | San Francisco 49ers | Dave Delsignore | Wide receiver | Youngstown State |
| 374 | New Orleans Saints | Jim Vest | Defensive end | Washington State |
| 375 | Denver Broncos | Maher Barakat | Kicker | South Dakota Tech |
| 376 | Atlanta Falcons | Keith Mauney | Defensive back | Princeton |
| 377 | New York Giants | Warren Muir | Running back | South Carolina |
| 378 | Houston Oilers | David Sharp | Tackle | Stanford |
| 379 | San Diego Chargers | Eugene Childs | Running back | Texas-El Paso |
| 380 | Green Bay Packers | Mike Carter | Wide receiver | Sacramento State |
| 381 | Washington Redskins | Vic Lewandowski | Center | Holy Cross |
| 382 | Baltimore Colts | Phillip Gary | Defensive end | Kentucky State |
| 383 | Detroit Lions | Bob Haney | Tackle | Idaho |
| 384 | New York Jets | Tom Bayless | Defensive tackle | Purdue |
| 385 | Cleveland Browns | Guy Homoly | Defensive back | Illinois State |
| 386 | Los Angeles Rams | Dag Azam | Guard | West Texas State |
| 387 | Dallas Cowboys | Ken DeLong | Tight end | Tennessee |
| 388 | Oakland Raiders | Fred Moore | Wide receiver | Washington State |
| 389 | Minnesota Vikings | Bennie Francis | Defensive end | Chadron St. (Neb.) |
| 390 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bob Liggett | Defensive tackle | Nebraska |

### Round 16

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 391 | Chicago Bears | Robert Helterbran | Guard | North Texas State |
| 392 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Frank Yanossy | Defensive tackle | Tennessee |
| 393 | Miami Dolphins | Charles Williams | Guard | Tennessee State |
| 394 | Buffalo Bills | Larry Davis | Wide receiver | Rice |
| 395 | Boston Patriots | Otis McDaniel | Defensive end | Tuskegee |
| 396 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tuufuli Uperesa | Tackle | Montana |
| 397 | Cincinnati Bengals | Larry Ely | Linebacker | Iowa |
| 398 | St. Louis Cardinals | Gary Fowler | Running back | California |
| 399 | San Francisco 49ers | Scott Perkins | Defensive back | Livingstone (N.C.) |
| 400 | New Orleans Saints | Cliff Gasper | Defensive tackle | Grambling |
| 401 | Denver Broncos | Bob Stewart | Quarterback | Northern Arizona |
| 402 | New York Giants | Vic Nolting | Defensive back | Xavier |
| 403 | Atlanta Falcons | Steve Parnell | Wide receiver | Massachusetts |
| 404 | Houston Oilers | Chris Myers | Wide receiver | Kenyon |
| 405 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Heacock | Defensive back | Muskingum |
| 406 | San Diego Chargers | Mike Green | Running back | Nebraska |
| 407 | Washington Redskins | Steve Bushore | Wide receiver | Emporia State |
| 408 | Baltimore Colts | Jack Maitland | Running back | Williams |
| 409 | Detroit Lions | Jerry Todd | Defensive back | Memphis State |
| 410 | New York Jets | Claude Herard | Defensive tackle | Mississippi |
| 411 | Cleveland Browns | John Redebaugh | Tight end | Bemidji State |
| 412 | Los Angeles Rams | Roland Reichardt | Kicker | West Texas State |
| 413 | Dallas Cowboys | Seabern Hill | Defensive back | Arizona State |
| 414 | Oakland Raiders | Tim Roth | Defensive back | South Dakota State |
| 415 | Minnesota Vikings | Bruce Cerone | Wide receiver | Emporia State |
| 416 | Kansas City Chiefs | Randy Ross | Linebacker | Kansas State |

### Round 17

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 417 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Harry Key | Tight end | Mississippi Valley State |
| 418 | Chicago Bears | Joe Brunson | Defensive tackle | Furman |
| 419 | Miami Dolphins | George Myles | Defensive tackle | Morris Brown |
| 420 | Boston Patriots | Joe Killingsworth | Wide receiver | Oklahoma |
| 421 | Buffalo Bills | George Bevan | Defensive back | LSU |
| 422 | Cincinnati Bengals | Richard Smith | Running back | Washington State |
| 423 | St. Louis Cardinals | Cliff Powell | Linebacker | Arkansas |
| 424 | Philadelphia Eagles | Mike Sizelove | Tight end | Idaho |
| 425 | San Francisco 49ers | Mike Culton | Punter | LaVerne |
| 426 | New Orleans Saints | Doug Wyatt | Defensive back | Tulsa |
| 427 | Denver Broncos | Frank Kalfoss | Kicker | Montana State |
| 428 | Atlanta Falcons | Bill Bell | Kicker | Kansas |
| 429 | New York Giants | Walter Breaux | Defensive tackle | Grambling |
| 430 | Houston Oilers | Julian Fagan | Punter | Mississippi |
| 431 | San Diego Chargers | David Sanks | Guard | Louisville |
| 432 | Green Bay Packers | Larry Krause | Running back | St. Norbert |
| 433 | Washington Redskins | Earl Maxfield | Defensive tackle | Baylor |
| 434 | Baltimore Colts | Alvin Pearman | Wide receiver | Colgate |
| 435 | Detroit Lions | Jim Marshall | Defensive tackle | Centenary |
| 436 | New York Jets | Dick Beard | Running back | Kentucky |
| 437 | Cleveland Browns | Charles Tabb | Running back | McMurry |
| 438 | Los Angeles Rams | Don Crenshaw | Defensive back | USC |
| 439 | Dallas Cowboys | Glenn Patterson | Center | Nebraska |
| 440 | Oakland Raiders | Eric Stolberg | Wide receiver | Indiana |
| 441 | Minnesota Vikings | Brian Healy | Defensive back | Michigan |
| 442 | Kansas City Chiefs | Rayford Jenkins | Defensive back | Alcorn A&M |
| Pro Bowler | Hall of Famer |

## Notable undrafted players

| $^†$ | Pro Bowler | ‡ | Hall of Famer |
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. |
| Atlanta Falcons | Sonny Campbell | RB | Northern Arizona | Ind. |
| Buffalo Bills | Al Andrews | LB | New Mexico State | Ind. |
| Buffalo Bills | Tommy Pharr | DB | Mississippi State | SEC |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Jim Del Gaizo | QB | Tampa | Ind. (Coll.) |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Doug Dressler | RB | Chico State | FWC |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Mike Kelly | TE | Davidson | N/A |
| Cleveland Browns | Jim Langer$^‡$ | C | South Dakota State | NCC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Cliff Harris$^‡$$^†$ | S | Ouachita Baptist | Arkansas |
| Dallas Cowboys | Ken Johnson | OT | Indiana | Big Ten |
| Dallas Cowboys | Doug Mooers | DE | Whittier | N/A |
| Houston Oilers | Claude Harvey | LB | Prairie View A&M | SWAC |
| Los Angeles Rams | Otis Sistrunk $^†$ | DE | | |
| Los Angeles Rams | Creston Whitaker | WR | North Texas | MVC |
| Miami Dolphins | Doug Swift | LB | Amherst | Little Three |
| New England Patriots | Dan Kecman | LB | Maryland | ACC |
| New York Giants | Ed Baker | QB | Lafayette | MAC |
| New York Giants | Joe Green | S | Bowling Green | MAC |
| New York Giants | Bob Tucker | TE | Bloomsburg | PSAC |
| Oakland Raiders | Carl Weathers | LB | San Diego State | Big West |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Rick Arrington | QB | Tulsa | MVC |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Thrower | DB | Texas A&M–Commerce | LSC |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim Clack | C | Wake Forest | ACC |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Dennis Hughes | TE | Georgia | SEC |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Dave Kalina | WR | Miami (FL) | Ind. |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob Leahy | QB | Emporia State | — |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Ron McBride | RB | Missouri | Big Eight |
| San Diego Chargers | Harris Jones | OG | Johnson C. Smith | CIAA |
| Washington Redskins | Terry Hermeling | OT | Nevada | Ind. (Coll.) |
| Washington Redskins | Jon Jaqua | S | Lewis & Clark | PNWC |
| Washington Redskins | Rusty Tillman $^†$ | LB | Northern Arizona | Ind. |
| Denver Broncos | Jack Dolbin | WR | Wake Forest | ACC |

## Hall of Famers

* Terry Bradshaw, quarterback from Louisiana Tech, taken 1st round 1st overall by Pittsburgh Steelers
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1989.
* Mel Blount, cornerback from Southern, taken 3rd round 53rd overall by Pittsburgh Steelers
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1989.
* Jim Langer, offensive lineman from South Dakota State, undrafted and signed by Miami Dolphins
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1987.
* Cliff Harris, safety from Ouachita Baptist College, undrafted and signed by Dallas Cowboys
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2020.