# 1974 NFL draft

The 1974 NFL draft took place at the Americana Hotel in New York City, New York, on January 29–30, 1974. Each of the 26 NFL teams were granted 17 selections for a total of 442 picks.
Many experts consider the Pittsburgh Steelers to have had the best draft class in NFL history as they selected four players later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth, and Mike Webster). A fifth Hall of Famer, Donnie Shell, was signed by Pittsburgh after going unselected in the draft. The closest any other team has come to this success in a draft is the Dallas Cowboys' 1964 draft, when three Hall of Famers were taken (Roger Staubach, Mel Renfro, and Bob Hayes. The Green Bay Packers also selected three Hall of Famers in 1958 (Jim Taylor, Ray Nitschke, and Jerry Kramer).
The Houston Oilers had the first pick in the 1974 draft based on their one-win record in 1973, but they traded the first overall pick—as well as the first pick of the third round, #53 overall—to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for defensive end Tody Smith and wide receiver Billy Parks. Dallas used the two picks to select two future Pro Bowlers, defensive end Ed "Too Tall" Jones and quarterback Danny White.
This was the first NFL draft since 1938 to not have any quarterbacks taken in the first round, and one of only five. Along with 1988, it is the only draft where no quarterback was taken in the first two rounds, and 1974 is generally regarded as one of the worst quarterback draft classes of all time, with only Danny White (the first quarterback taken, with the first pick in the third round) and fourth round pick Mike Boryla reaching the Pro Bowl, and even Boryla was out of the NFL by 1978.
In the seventeenth round, the Green Bay Packers selected wide receiver Randy Woodfield of Portland State (428th overall). Cut in training camp, he later became a convicted serial killer, known as the 'I-5 killer'.
The last remaining active player in the NFL from the 1974 draft class was center Mike Webster, who retired after the 1990 season.

## 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-twelve

| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys | Ed Jones $^†$ | DE | Tennessee State | Ind. (Coll.) | from Houston |
| 1 | 2 | San Diego Chargers | Bo Matthews | RB | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 1 | 3 | New York Giants | John Hicks | OG | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 4 | Chicago Bears | Waymond Bryant | LB | Tennessee State | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 1 | 5 | Baltimore Colts | John Dutton $^†$ | DE | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 1 | 6 | New York Jets | Carl Barzilauskas | DT | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals | J. V. Cain | TE | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 1 | 8 | Detroit Lions | Ed O'Neil | LB | Penn State | Ind. | from New Orleans |
| 1 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers | Wilbur Jackson | RB | Alabama | SEC | From New England |
| 1 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers | Bill Sandifer | DT | UCLA | Pac-8 | |
| 1 | 11 | Los Angeles Rams | John Cappelletti | RB | Penn State | Ind. | From Philadelphia Heisman Trophy winner |
| 1 | 12 | Green Bay Packers | Barty Smith | FB | Richmond | SoCon | |
| 1 | 13 | New Orleans Saints | Rick Middleton | LB | Ohio State | Big Ten | from Detroit |
| 1 | 14 | Denver Broncos | Randy Gradishar$^‡$$^†$ | LB | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 15 | San Diego Chargers | Don Goode | LB | Kansas | Big Eight | from Cleveland |
| 1 | 16 | Kansas City Chiefs | Woody Green | RB | Arizona State | WAC | |
| 1 | 17 | Minnesota Vikings | Fred McNeill | LB | UCLA | Pac-8 | From Atlanta |
| 1 | 18 | Buffalo Bills | Reuben Gant | TE | Oklahoma State | Big Eight | |
| 1 | 19 | Oakland Raiders | Henry Lawrence $^†$ | OT | Florida A&M | SIAC | |
| 1 | 20 | Chicago Bears | Dave Gallagher | DT | Michigan | Big Ten | From Washington via Los Angeles |
| 1 | 21 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lynn Swann$^‡$$^†$ | WR | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 1 | 22 | Dallas Cowboys | Charley Young | RB | NC State | ACC | |
| 1 | 23 | Cincinnati Bengals | Bill Kollar | DT | Montana State | Big Sky | |
| 1 | 24 | Baltimore Colts | Roger Carr $^†$ | WR | Louisiana Tech | Southland | From Los Angeles |
| 1 | 25 | Minnesota Vikings | Steve Riley | OT | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 1 | 26 | Miami Dolphins | Don Reese | DE | Jackson State | SWAC | |
| 2 | 27 | Buffalo Bills | Doug Allen | LB | Penn State | Ind. | from Houston |
| 2 | 28 | New York Giants | Tom Mullen | LB | Southwest Missouri State | MIAA | |
| 2 | 29 | Minnesota Vikings | John Holland | WR | Tennessee State | Ind. (Coll.) | from San Diego |
| 2 | 30 | New England Patriots | Steve Corbett | OG | Boston College | Ind. | from Chicago |
| 2 | 31 | New York Jets | Gordie Browne | OG | Boston College | Ind. | |
| 2 | 32 | Baltimore Colts | Fred Cook | DE | Southern Miss | Ind. | |
| 2 | 33 | St. Louis Cardinals | Greg Kindle | LB | Tennessee State | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 2 | 34 | New England Patriots | Steve Nelson $^†$ | LB | North Dakota State | NCC | |
| 2 | 35 | San Francisco 49ers | Keith Fahnhorst $^†$ | OT | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 36 | New Orleans Saints | Paul Seal | TE | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 37 | Baltimore Colts | Ed Shuttlesworth | RB | Michigan | Big Ten | from Philadelphia |
| 2 | 38 | Miami Dolphins | Andre Tillman | TE | Texas Tech | SWC | from Green Bay |
| 2 | 39 | Detroit Lions | Billy Howard | DT | Alcorn A&M | SWAC | |
| 2 | 40 | Cleveland Browns | Corbett, BillyBilly Corbett | OT | Johnson C. Smith | CIAA | |
| 2 | 41 | Kansas City Chiefs | Charlie Getty | OT | Penn State | Ind. | |
| 2 | 42 | Denver Broncos | Carl Wafer | DT | Tennessee State | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 2 | 43 | San Diego Chargers | Mark Markovich | C | Penn State | Ind. | from Buffalo |
| 2 | 44 | Atlanta Falcons | Gerald Tinker | WR | Kent State | MAC | |
| 2 | 45 | Oakland Raiders | Dave Casper$^‡$$^†$ | TE | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 2 | 46 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jack Lambert$^‡$$^†$ | LB | Kent State | MAC | |
| 2 | 47 | Miami Dolphins | Benny Malone | RB | Arizona State | WAC | from Dallas |
| 2 | 48 | Cincinnati Bengals | Charlie Davis | RB | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 2 | 49 | San Francisco 49ers | Delvin Williams $^†$ | RB | Kansas | Big Eight | from Washington |
| 2 | 50 | Los Angeles Rams | Bill Simpson | S | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 51 | Minnesota Vikings | Matt Blair $^†$ | LB | Iowa State | Big Eight | |
| 2 | 52 | Miami Dolphins | Jeris White | CB | Hawaii | Ind. | |
| 3 | 53 | Dallas Cowboys | Danny White $^†$ | QB | Arizona State | WAC | from Houston |
| 3 | 54 | Chicago Bears | Wayne Wheeler | WR | Alabama | SEC | from San Diego |
| 3 | 55 | New York Giants | Rick Dvorak | DE | Wichita State | MVC | |
| 3 | 56 | Chicago Bears | Greg Horton | OG | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 3 | 57 | Baltimore Colts | Glenn Robinson | LB | Oklahoma State | Big Eight | |
| 3 | 58 | New York Jets | Godwin Turk | LB | Southern | SWAC | |
| 3 | 59 | San Diego Chargers | Rudder, BillBill Rudder | RB | Tennessee | SEC | from St. Louis |
| 3 | 60 | St. Louis Cardinals | Steve George | DT | Houston | Ind. | from San Francisco |
| 3 | 61 | Cincinnati Bengals | Dave Lapham | OG | Syracuse | Ind. | from New Orleans |
| 3 | 62 | Chicago Bears | Cliff Taylor | RB | Memphis State | MVC | from New England via Washington |
| 3 | 63 | Philadelphia Eagles | Mitch Sutton | DT | Kansas | Big Eight | |
| 3 | 64 | Minnesota Vikings | Steve Craig | TE | Northwestern | Big Ten | from Green Bay via San Diego |
| 3 | 65 | Detroit Lions | Dexter Bussey | RB | Texas–Arlington | — | |
| 3 | 66 | Kansas City Chiefs | David Jaynes | QB | Kansas | Big Eight | |
| 3 | 67 | Baltimore Colts | Robert Pratt | OG | North Carolina | ACC | |
| 3 | 68 | Denver Broncos | Claudie Minor | OT | San Diego State | Big West | from Cleveland |
| 3 | 69 | Atlanta Falcons | Kim McQuilken | QB | Lehigh | MASCAA | |
| 3 | 70 | Buffalo Bills | Gary Marangi | QB | Boston College | Ind. | |
| 3 | 71 | Atlanta Falcons | Maurice Spencer | CB | North Carolina Central | MEAC | from Oakland via New Orleans |
| 3 | 72 | Dallas Cowboys | Cal Peterson | LB | UCLA | Pac-8 | |
| 3 | 73 | Cincinnati Bengals | Evan Jolitz | LB | Cincinnati | Ind. | |
| 3 | 74 | New York Jets | Roscoe Word | CB | Jackson State | SWAC | from Washington |
| 3 | 75 | Oakland Raiders | Mark van Eeghen | RB | Colgate | Ind. | from Pittsburgh |
| 3 | 76 | Los Angeles Rams | Oliver, AlAl Oliver | OT | UCLA | Pac-8 | |
| 3 | 77 | Minnesota Vikings | Scott Anderson | C | Missouri | Big Eight | |
| 3 | 78 | Miami Dolphins | Nat Moore $^†$ | WR | Florida | SEC | |
| 4 | 79 | Houston Oilers | Manstedt, SteveSteve Manstedt | LB | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 4 | 80 | New York Giants | Carl Summerell | QB | East Carolina | SoCon | |
| 4 | 81 | San Diego Chargers | Harrison Davis | WR | Virginia | ACC | |
| 4 | 82 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Stallworth$^‡$$^†$ | WR | Alabama A&M | SIAC | from Chicago via New England |
| 4 | 83 | San Francisco 49ers | Clint Haslerig | WR | Michigan | Big Ten | from N. Y. Jets via New Orleans |
| 4 | 84 | Baltimore Colts | Bell, TonyTony Bell | DB | Bowling Green | MAC | |
| 4 | 85 | St. Louis Cardinals | Durwood Keeton | DB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 4 | 86 | Minnesota Vikings | Mike Townsend | DB | Notre Dame | Ind. | from New Orleans |
| 4 | 87 | Cincinnati Bengals | Mike Boryla $^†$ | QB | Stanford | Pac-8 | from New England |
| 4 | 88 | New Orleans Saints | Rod McNeill | RB | USC | Pac-8 | from San Francisco |
| 4 | 89 | Philadelphia Eagles | Frank LeMaster $^†$ | LB | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 4 | 90 | San Francisco 49ers | Sammy Johnson | RB | North Carolina | ACC | from Green Bay |
| 4 | 91 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ike Harris | WR | Iowa State | Big Eight | from Detroit |
| 4 | 92 | Denver Broncos | Collie, OzellOzell Collie | DB | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 4 | 93 | Oakland Raiders | Morris Bradshaw | WR | Ohio State | Big Ten | from Cleveland |
| 4 | 94 | Kansas City Chiefs | Matt Herkenhoff | OT | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 95 | Buffalo Bills | Crumpler, CarlesterCarlester Crumpler | RB | East Carolina | SoCon | |
| 4 | 96 | Atlanta Falcons | Vince Kendrick | RB | Florida | SEC | |
| 4 | 97 | Dallas Cowboys | Ken Hutcherson | LB | Livingston | Gulf South | from Oakland |
| 4 | 98 | Cincinnati Bengals | White, DarylDaryl White | OG | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 4 | 99 | Los Angeles Rams | Norris Weese | QB | Ole Miss | SEC | from Washington |
| 4 | 100 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jimmy Allen | S | UCLA | Pac-8 | |
| 4 | 101 | Dallas Cowboys | Adrade, AndyAndy Adrade | RB | Northern Michigan | Ind. (Div. II) | |
| 4 | 102 | Los Angeles Rams | Johnson, FrankFrank Johnson | OT | UC Riverside | N/A | |
| 4 | 103 | Cincinnati Bengals | Williams, RichardRichard Williams | WR | Abilene Christian | LSC | from Minnesota |
| 4 | 104 | Miami Dolphins | Bill Stevenson | DT | Drake | MVC | |
| 5 | 105 | San Diego Chargers | John Teerlinck | DT | Western Illinois | Ind. (Coll.) | from Houston via Washington |
| 5 | 106 | Buffalo Bills | Gary Hayman | WR | Penn State | Ind. | from San Diego |
| 5 | 107 | New York Giants | Don Clune | WR | Penn | Ivy | |
| 5 | 108 | Philadelphia Eagles | Cagle, JimJim Cagle | DT | Georgia | SEC | from Chicago |
| 5 | 109 | Atlanta Falcons | Henry Childs $^†$ | TE | Kansas State | Big Eight | from Baltimore via Detroit |
| 5 | 110 | New York Jets | Baccus, GaryGary Baccus | LB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 5 | 111 | St. Louis Cardinals | Steve Neils | LB | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 112 | New England Patriots | Andy Johnson | RB | Georgia | SEC | |
| 5 | 113 | New Orleans Saints | Joel Parker | WR | Florida | SEC | from San Francisco |
| 5 | 114 | Cincinnati Bengals | Haskel Stanback | RB | Tennessee | SEC | from New Orleans |
| 5 | 115 | Philadelphia Eagles | Keith Krepfle | TE | Iowa State | Big Eight | |
| 5 | 116 | Green Bay Packers | Steve Odom $^†$ | WR | Utah | WAC | |
| 5 | 117 | Detroit Lions | Carl Capria | DB | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 118 | Cleveland Browns | Mark Ilgenfritz | DE | Vanderbilt | SEC | |
| 5 | 119 | New York Giants | Clyde Powers | S | Oklahoma | Big Eight | from Kansas City |
| 5 | 120 | Minnesota Vikings | Ferguson, JimJim Ferguson | CB | Stanford | Pac-8 | from Denver |
| 5 | 121 | New Orleans Saints | Terry Schmidt | CB | Ball State | MAC | from Atlanta |
| 5 | 122 | Buffalo Bills | Guy, TimTim Guy | OT | Oregon | Pac-8 | |
| 5 | 123 | Oakland Raiders | Wessel, PetePete Wessel | DB | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 124 | New England Patriots | Battle, CharlesCharles Battle | DE | Grambling | SWAC | |
| 5 | 125 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mike Webster$^‡$$^†$ | C | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 126 | Dallas Cowboys | John Kelsey | OT | Missouri | Big Eight | |
| 5 | 127 | Cincinnati Bengals | Richard Bishop | DT | Louisville | MVC | |
| 5 | 128 | Atlanta Falcons | Monroe Eley | RB | Arizona State | WAC | from Los Angeles via Minnesota thorough Philadelphia |
| 5 | 129 | Baltimore Colts | Doug Nettles | CB | Vanderbilt | SEC | from Minnesota |
| 5 | 130 | Miami Dolphins | Cleveland Vann | LB | Oklahoma State | Big Eight | |
| 6 | 131 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jim Washington | RB | Clemson | ACC | from Houston via New Orleans |
| 6 | 132 | New York Giants | Jim Pietrzak | OT | Eastern Michigan | MAC | |
| 6 | 133 | San Diego Chargers | Jesse Freitas III | QB | San Diego State | Big West | |
| 6 | 134 | Green Bay Packers | Don Woods | RB | New Mexico | WAC | from Chicago |
| 6 | 135 | New York Jets | Bill Wyman | C | Texas | SWC | |
| 6 | 136 | Miami Dolphins | Randy Crowder | DE | Penn State | Ind. | from Baltimore |
| 6 | 137 | New York Jets | Jones, WayneWayne Jones | RB | Mississippi State | SEC | from St. Louis |
| 6 | 138 | San Francisco 49ers | Mike Raines | DT | Alabama | SEC | |
| 6 | 139 | Detroit Lions | Willie Burden | RB | NC State | ACC | |
| 6 | 140 | Baltimore Colts | Rhodes, DannyDanny Rhodes | LB | Arkansas | SWC | from New England |
| 6 | 141 | New England Patriots | Chuck Ramsey | K | Wake Forest | ACC | from Philadelphia |
| 6 | 142 | Green Bay Packers | Ken Payne | WR | Langston | OCC | |
| 6 | 143 | Detroit Lions | Davis, JimJim Davis | OG | Alcorn A&M | SWAC | |
| 6 | 144 | Washington Redskins | Jon Keyworth | TE | Colorado | Big Eight | from Kansas City |
| 6 | 145 | Denver Broncos | Winesberry, JohnJohn Winesberry | WR | Stanford | Pac-8 | |
| 6 | 146 | Cleveland Browns | Billy Pritchett | RB | West Texas State | MVC | from Buffalo |
| 6 | 147 | Atlanta Falcons | Doyle Orange | RB | Southern Miss | Ind. | |
| 6 | 148 | Oakland Raiders | James McAlister | RB | UCLA | Pac-8 | |
| 6 | 149 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim Wolf | DE | Prairie View A&M | SWAC | from Cleveland via Denver |
| 6 | 150 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Rick Druschel | OG | NC State | ACC | |
| 6 | 151 | Dallas Cowboys | Jim Bright | S | UCLA | Pac-8 | |
| 6 | 152 | Cincinnati Bengals | Sinclair, RobinRobin Sinclair | DB | Washington State | Pac-8 | from Washington via New Orleans |
| 6 | 153 | Cincinnati Bengals | Bill Bryant | CB | Grambling | SWAC | |
| 6 | 154 | Houston Oilers | Booker Brown | OG | USC | Pac-8 | from Los Angeles |
| 6 | 155 | Minnesota Vikings | Mark Kellar | RB | Northern Illinois | MAC | |
| 6 | 156 | Miami Dolphins | Wolfe, BobBob Wolfe | OT | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 7 | 157 | Houston Oilers | Leonard Fairley | CB | Alcorn A&M | SWAC | |
| 7 | 158 | Los Angeles Rams | Harvey, JohnJohn Harvey | RB | Texas–Arlington | — | from San Diego |
| 7 | 159 | New York Giants | Woolbright, MartyMarty Woolbright | TE | South Carolina | Ind. | |
| 7 | 160 | Chicago Bears | Jack Ettinger | WR | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 7 | 161 | Baltimore Colts | Noah Jackson | OG | Tampa | — | |
| 7 | 162 | New York Jets | Veazey, BurneyBurney Veazey | TE | Ole Miss | SEC | |
| 7 | 163 | Cleveland Browns | Herrick, BobBob Herrick | WR | Purdue | Big Ten | from St. Louis |
| 7 | 164 | Miami Dolphins | Carl Swierc | WR | Rice | SWC | from New Orleans |
| 7 | 165 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Sitterle, AllenAllen Sitterle | OT | NC State | ACC | from New England |
| 7 | 166 | San Francisco 49ers | Kermit Johnson | RB | UCLA | Pac-8 | |
| 7 | 167 | Philadelphia Eagles | Cullars, WillieWillie Cullars | DE | Kansas State | Big Eight | |
| 7 | 168 | Green Bay Packers | Purvis, BartBart Purvis | OT | Maryland | ACC | |
| 7 | 169 | Detroit Lions | Efrén Herrera $^†$ | K | UCLA | Pac-8 | |
| 7 | 170 | Baltimore Colts | Dan Dickel | LB | Iowa | Big Ten | from Denver |
| 7 | 171 | Cleveland Browns | Gerry Sullivan | T | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 172 | Kansas City Chiefs | Hegge, LeroyLeroy Hegge | DE | South Dakota–Springfield | N/A | |
| 7 | 173 | Atlanta Falcons | Jim Coode | OT | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 174 | Baltimore Colts | Freddie Scott | WR | Amherst | NESCAC | from Buffalo |
| 7 | 175 | Oakland Raiders | Garcia, RodRod Garcia | K | Stanford | Pac-8 | |
| 7 | 176 | Dallas Cowboys | Nester, RaymondRaymond Nester | LB | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 177 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ken Sawyer | S | Syracuse | Ind. | |
| 7 | 178 | New England Patriots | Maury Damkroger | LB | Nebraska | Big Eight | from Washington |
| 7 | 179 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Garske, ScottScott Garske | TE | Eastern Washington | Evergreen | |
| 7 | 180 | Washington Redskins | Mike Varty | LB | Northwestern | Big Ten | from Los Angeles |
| 7 | 181 | Minnesota Vikings | Tabron, FredFred Tabron | RB | Southwest Missouri State | MIAA | |
| 7 | 182 | Miami Dolphins | Sullivan, JoeJoe Sullivan | OG | Boston College | Ind. | |
| 8 | 183 | Houston Oilers | McCoy, MikeMike McCoy | DB | Western Kentucky | OVC | |
| 8 | 184 | New York Giants | Bibbs, EzilEzil Bibbs | DE | Grambling | SWAC | |
| 8 | 185 | San Diego Chargers | Tom Forrest | OG | Cincinnati | Ind. | |
| 8 | 186 | Chicago Bears | Chadwick, AlanAlan Chadwick | QB | East Tennessee State | OVC | |
| 8 | 187 | New York Jets | Greg Gantt | K | Alabama | SEC | |
| 8 | 188 | Baltimore Colts | Greg Latta | TE | Morgan State | MEAC | |
| 8 | 189 | St. Louis Cardinals | Sergio Albert | K | U.S. International | N/A | |
| 8 | 190 | Chicago Bears | Ken Grandberry | RB | Washington State | Pac-8 | from New England |
| 8 | 191 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim Schnietz | OG | Missouri | Big Eight | |
| 8 | 192 | New York Jets | Lightfoot, LarryLarry Lightfoot | RB | Livingston (AL) | Gulf South | from New Orleans |
| 8 | 193 | Philadelphia Eagles | Woods, RobertRobert Woods | LB | Howard Payne | LSC | |
| 8 | 194 | Green Bay Packers | Doris, MonteMonte Doris | LB | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 8 | 195 | Detroit Lions | Mike Denimarck | LB | Emporia State | — | |
| 8 | 196 | Washington Redskins | Darwin Robinson | RB | Dakota State | N/A | from Cleveland |
| 8 | 197 | New York Jets | Ron Rydalch | DT | Utah | WAC | from Kansas City |
| 8 | 198 | Baltimore Colts | Paul Miles | RB | Bowling Green | MAC | from Denver |
| 8 | 199 | Cleveland Browns | Eddie Brown | S | Tennessee | SEC | from Buffalo |
| 8 | 200 | Green Bay Packers | Guillet, NedNed Guillet | DB | Boston College | Ind. | from Atlanta via New Orleans |
| 8 | 201 | New Orleans Saints | Alvin Maxson | RB | SMU | SWC | from Oakland |
| 8 | 202 | Cincinnati Bengals | John McDaniel | WR | Lincoln (MO) | N/A | |
| 8 | 203 | Buffalo Bills | Hare, GregGreg Hare | QB | Ohio State | Big Ten | from Washington |
| 8 | 204 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Gefert, MarkMark Gefert | LB | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 205 | Dallas Cowboys | Holt, MikeMike Holt | DB | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 206 | San Diego Chargers | Bon Boatwright | OT | Oklahoma State | Big Eight | from Los Angeles |
| 8 | 207 | Minnesota Vikings | Simmons, BerlBerl Simmons | K | TCU | SWC | |
| 8 | 208 | Miami Dolphins | Melvin Baker | WR | Texas Southern | SWAC | |
| 9 | 209 | New England Patriots | McCartney, EdEd McCartney | LB | Northeastern State | OCC | |
| 9 | 210 | San Diego Chargers | Danny Colbert | DB | Tulsa | MVC | |
| 9 | 211 | New York Giants | Jim Rathje | RB | Northern Michigan | Ind. (Div. II) | |
| 9 | 212 | Miami Dolphins | Wickert, TomTom Wickert | OG | Washington State | N/A | from Chicago |
| 9 | 213 | Los Angeles Rams | Don Hutt | WR | Boise State | Big Sky | from Baltimore via Washington |
| 9 | 214 | New York Jets | Bob Burns | RB | Georgia | SEC | |
| 9 | 215 | St. Louis Cardinals | Reggie Harrison | RB | Cincinnati | Ind. | |
| 9 | 216 | San Francisco 49ers | Manfred Moore | RB | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 9 | 217 | New Orleans Saints | Phil LaPorta | OT | Penn State | Ind. | |
| 9 | 218 | Washington Redskins | Sens, MarkMark Sens | DE | Colorado | Big Eight | from New England |
| 9 | 219 | Philadelphia Eagles | Sheridan, MarkMark Sheridan | WR | Holy Cross | Ind. | |
| 9 | 220 | Green Bay Packers | Harold Holton | OG | UTEP | WAC | |
| 9 | 221 | Los Angeles Rams | Williams, DerekDerek Williams | DB | UC Riverside | N/A | from Detroit |
| 9 | 222 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jennings, JimJim Jennings | RB | Rutgers | Ind. | |
| 9 | 223 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tommy Reamon | RB | Missouri | Big Eight | from Denver |
| 9 | 224 | Cleveland Browns | Scott, DanDan Scott | OG | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 225 | Atlanta Falcons | Bailey, LarryLarry Bailey | DT | Pacific | PCAA | |
| 9 | 226 | Buffalo Bills | Doherty, BrianBrian Doherty | P | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 9 | 227 | Oakland Raiders | Pope, KenithKenith Pope | DB | Oklahoam | Big Eight | |
| 9 | 228 | Washington Redskins | Mike Flater | K | Colorado Mines | RMAC | |
| 9 | 229 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Charlie Davis | DT | TCU | SWC | |
| 9 | 230 | Dallas Cowboys | Bill Dulin | OT | Johnson C. Smith | CIAA | |
| 9 | 231 | Cincinnati Bengals | Johnson, EdwardEdward Johnson | DE | SMU | SWC | |
| 9 | 232 | Minnesota Vikings | Sam McCullum | WR | Montana State | Big Sky | |
| 9 | 233 | Washington Redskins | Jimmie Kennedy | TE | Colorado State | WAC | from Los Angeles |
| 9 | 234 | Miami Dolphins | Bob Lally | LB | Cornell | Ivy | |
| 10 | 235 | New Orleans Saints | Anderson, FrostyFrosty Anderson | WR | Nebraska | Big Eight | from Houston |
| 10 | 236 | New York Giants | Ray Rhodes | WR | Tulsa | MVC | |
| 10 | 237 | San Diego Chargers | John Ketchoyian | LB | Santa Clara | — | |
| 10 | 238 | Cleveland Browns | Puestow, MikeMike Puestow | WR | North Dakota State | NCC | from Chicago |
| 10 | 239 | New York Jets | Baker, SamSam Baker | OG | Georgia | SEC | |
| 10 | 240 | Baltimore Colts | Bob Van Duyne | OG | Idaho | Big Sky | |
| 10 | 241 | Buffalo Bills | Cameron, ArtArt Cameron | TE | Albany State | SIAC | from St. Louis |
| 10 | 242 | New Orleans Saints | Thibodeaux, TommyTommy Thibodeaux | OG | Tulane | Ind. | |
| 10 | 243 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim Kregel | OG | Ohio State | Big Ten | from New England |
| 10 | 244 | San Francisco 49ers | Gaspard, GlenGlen Gaspard | LB | Texas | SWC | |
| 10 | 245 | Philadelphia Eagles | Polak, PhilPhil Polak | RB | Bowling Green | MAC | |
| 10 | 246 | Green Bay Packers | Doug Troszak | DT | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 247 | Detroit Lions | Wooley, DavidDavid Wooley | RB | Central State (OK) | OCC | |
| 10 | 248 | Denver Broncos | Johnson, CharlieCharlie Johnson | DB | Southern | SWAC | |
| 10 | 249 | Buffalo Bills | Don Calhoun | RB | Kansas State | Big Eight | from Cleveland |
| 10 | 250 | Kansas City Chiefs | Tom Condon | OG | Boston College | Ind. | |
| 10 | 251 | St. Louis Cardinals | Greg Hartle | LB | Newberry | Ind. (Div. II) | from Buffalo via Denver |
| 10 | 252 | Atlanta Falcons | Paul Ryczek | C | Virginia | ACC | |
| 10 | 253 | Oakland Raiders | Arnold, ChrisChris Arnold | DB | Virginia State | CIAA | |
| 10 | 254 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Atkinson, DaveDave Atkinson | S | BYU | WAC | |
| 10 | 255 | Dallas Cowboys | Dennis Morgan | RB | Western Illinois | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 10 | 256 | Cincinnati Bengals | Chuck Herd | TE | Penn State | Ind. | |
| 10 | 257 | Baltimore Colts | Ellis, GlennGlenn Ellis | DT | Elon | CIAC | from Los Angeles |
| 10 | 258 | Washington Redskins | Vann, JohnnyJohnny Vann | DB | South Dakota | NCC | |
| 10 | 259 | Minnesota Vikings | Reed, BarryBarry Reed | RB | Peru State | N/A | |
| 10 | 260 | Miami Dolphins | Valbuena, GaryGary Valbuena | QB | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 11 | 261 | Houston Oilers | Taylor, SteveSteve Taylor | C | Auburn | SEC | |
| 11 | 262 | San Diego Chargers | Dave Grannell | TE | Arizona State | WAC | |
| 11 | 263 | New York Giants | Bobby Brooks | DB | Bishop | Ind. (Div. III) | |
| 11 | 264 | Chicago Bears | Hodgins, NormNorm Hodgins | DB | LSU | SEC | |
| 11 | 265 | Baltimore Colts | Tim Rudnick | DB | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 11 | 266 | New York Jets | Bird, EugeneEugene Bird | DB | Southern Miss | Ind. | |
| 11 | 267 | New York Jets | Buckley, WilliamWilliam Buckley | WR | Mississippi State | SEC | from St. Louis |
| 11 | 268 | New England Patriots | Gibson, ArchieArchie Gibson | RB | Utah State | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 11 | 269 | San Francisco 49ers | Battle, GregGreg Battle | DB | Colorado State | WAC | |
| 11 | 270 | New Orleans Saints | Merritt, KentKent Merritt | WR | Virginia | ACC | |
| 11 | 271 | Philadelphia Eagles | Brittain, BillBill Brittain | C | Kansas State | Big Eight | |
| 11 | 272 | Green Bay Packers | Eric Torkelson | RB | Connecticut | Yankee | |
| 11 | 273 | Detroit Lions | T. C. Blair | TE | Tulsa | MVC | |
| 11 | 273 | Cleveland Browns | Gooden, TomTom Gooden | K | Harding | Arkansas | |
| 11 | 275 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bob Thornbladh | RB | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 11 | 276 | Denver Broncos | Buchanan, SteveSteve Buchanan | RB | Holy Cross | Ind. | |
| 11 | 277 | Atlanta Falcons | Wilson, EddieEddie Wilson | WR | Albany State | SIAC | |
| 11 | 278 | Buffalo Bills | Kirby, RodRod Kirby | LB | Pittsburgh | Ind. | |
| 11 | 279 | Oakland Raiders | Harold Hart | RB | Texas Southern | SWAC | |
| 11 | 280 | Dallas Cowboys | McGee, HarveyHarvey McGee | WR | Southern Miss | Ind. | |
| 11 | 281 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ed Kezirian | OT | UCLA | Pac-8 | |
| 11 | 282 | Washington Redskins | Miller, JoeJoe Miller | OT | Villanova | Ind. | |
| 11 | 283 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Morton, DickeyDickey Morton | RB | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 11 | 284 | Los Angeles Rams | Hayes, RickRick Hayes | OT | Washington | Pac-8 | |
| 11 | 285 | Minnesota Vikings | David Boone | DE | Eastern Michigan | MAC | |
| 11 | 286 | Miami Dolphins | Roberts, GerryGerry Roberts | DE | UCLA | Pac-8 | |
| 12 | 287 | Houston Oilers | Browne, RickyRicky Browne | LB | Florida | SEC | |
| 12 | 288 | New York Giants | James Sims | DB | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 12 | 289 | San Diego Chargers | Sam Williams | DB | California | N/A | |
| 12 | 290 | Chicago Bears | Jeff Sevy | DT | California | N/A | |
| 12 | 291 | New York Jets | John Ricca | DE | Duke | ACC | |
| 12 | 292 | Baltimore Colts | Dave Simonson | OT | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 12 | 293 | St. Louis Cardinals | Roger Wallace | WR | Bowling Green | MAC | |
| 12 | 294 | San Francisco 49ers | Tom Hull | LB | Penn State | Ind. | |
| 12 | 295 | New Orleans Saints | Buckmon, JimJim Buckmon | DE | Pittsburgh | Ind. | |
| 12 | 296 | New England Patriots | Foster, EddieEddie Foster | OT | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 12 | 297 | Philadelphia Eagles | Artimus Parker | DB | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 12 | 298 | Green Bay Packers | Randy Walker | K | Northwestern State | Gulf South | |
| 12 | 299 | Detroit Lions | Wakefield, MarkMark Wakefield | WR | Tampa | — | |
| 12 | 300 | Kansas City Chiefs | Brown, CarlCarl Brown | WR | West Texas State | N/A | |
| 12 | 301 | Denver Broncos | Larry Cameron | LB | Alcorn A&M | SWAC | |
| 12 | 302 | Cleveland Browns | McNeil, RonRon McNeil | DE | North Carolina Central | MEAC | |
| 12 | 303 | Buffalo Bills | Dave Means | DE | Southeast Missouri State | MIAA | |
| 12 | 304 | Atlanta Falcons | Vic Koegel | LB | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 12 | 305 | Atlanta Falcons | Gonzalez, NoeNoe Gonzalez | RB | Southwest Texas State | LSC | |
| 12 | 306 | Cincinnati Bengals | McClinton, RudyRudy McClinton | DB | Xavier | N/A | |
| 12 | 307 | Baltimore Colts | Bobrowski, BobBob Bobrowski | QB | Purdue | Big Ten | from Washington |
| 12 | 308 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lickiss, HughHugh Lickiss | LB | Simpson (IA) | N/A | |
| 12 | 309 | Dallas Cowboys | Bobo, KeithKeith Bobo | QB | SMU | SWC | |
| 12 | 310 | Los Angeles Rams | Freberg, RogerRoger Freberg | OG | UCLA | Pac-8 | |
| 12 | 311 | Minnesota Vikings | Randy Poltl | DB | Stanford | Pac-8 | |
| 12 | 312 | Miami Dolphins | Revels, JimJim Revels | DB | Florida | SEC | |

### Round thirteen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 313 | Houston Oilers | Dan Dixon | Guard | Boise State |
| 314 | San Diego Chargers | Brian Vertefeuille | Tackle | Idaho State |
| 315 | New York Giants | Dennis Colvin | Tackle | Southwest Texas State |
| 316 | Chicago Bears | Joe Barnes | Quarterback | Texas Tech |
| 317 | Baltimore Colts | Randy Hall | Defensive back | Idaho |
| 318 | New York Jets | John Tate | Linebacker | Jackson State |
| 319 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jimmy Poulos | Running back | Georgia |
| 320 | New Orleans Saints | Mike Truax | Linebacker | Tulane |
| 321 | New England Patriots | Phil Bennett | Running back | Boston College |
| 322 | San Francisco 49ers | Tom Owen | Quarterback | Wichita State |
| 323 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lars Ditlev | Defensive end | South Dakota Tech |
| 324 | Green Bay Packers | Emmanuel Armstrong | Linebacker | San Jose State |
| 325 | Detroit Lions | Fred Rothwell | Center | Kansas State |
| 326 | Denver Broncos | John Clerkley | Defensive tackle | Fort Valley State |
| 327 | Cleveland Browns | Mike Seifert | Defensive end | Wisconsin |
| 328 | Kansas City Chiefs | Norm Romagnoli | Linebacker | Kentucky State |
| 329 | Atlanta Falcons | Ralph Powell | Running back | Nebraska |
| 330 | Oakland Raiders | Mike Dennery | Linebacker | Southern Mississippi |
| 331 | Buffalo Bills | Ed Gatewood | Linebacker | Tennessee State |
| 332 | Washington Redskins | Stu O'Dell | Linebacker | Indiana |
| 333 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Frank Kolch | Quarterback | Eastern Michigan |
| 334 | Dallas Cowboys | Fred Lima | Kicker | Colorado |
| 335 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ted Jornov | Linebacker | Iowa State |
| 336 | Los Angeles Rams | Pete Solverson | Tackle | Drake |
| 337 | Minnesota Vikings | Gary Keller | Defensive tackle | Utah |
| 338 | Miami Dolphins | Clayton Heath | Running back | Wake Forest |

### Round fourteen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 339 | Buffalo Bills | Phil Lamm | Defensive back | North Carolina |
| 340 | New York Giants | Mike Hayes | Tackle | Virginia State |
| 341 | San Diego Chargers | Greg Bailey | Defensive back | Long Beach State |
| 342 | Chicago Bears | Paul Vellano | Defensive tackle | Maryland |
| 343 | New York Jets | Greg Fountain | Guard | Mississippi State |
| 344 | Baltimore Colts | Ed Collins | Wide receiver | Rice |
| 345 | St. Louis Cardinals | Charles Smith | Running back | Yankton |
| 346 | New England Patriots | Cecil Bowens | Running back | Kentucky |
| 347 | San Francisco 49ers | Walt Williamson | Defensive end | Michigan |
| 348 | New Orleans Saints | Kent Marshall | Defensive back | Texas Christian |
| 349 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dave Smith | Linebacker | Oklahoma |
| 350 | Green Bay Packers | Andrew Neloms | Defensive tackle | Kentucky State |
| 351 | Detroit Lions | David Jones | Defensive back | Howard Payne |
| 352 | Cleveland Browns | Bob Hunt | Running back | Heidelberg |
| 353 | Kansas City Chiefs | Frank Pomarico | Guard | Notre Dame |
| 354 | Denver Broncos | Rich Marks | Defensive back | Northern Illinois |
| 355 | Buffalo Bills | Phil Gurbada | Defensive back | Mayville |
| 356 | Atlanta Falcons | John Givens | Guard | Villanova |
| 357 | Oakland Raiders | Don Willingham | Running back | Wisconsin–Milwaukee |
| 358 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bruce Henley | Defensive back | Rice |
| 359 | Dallas Cowboys | Doug Richards | Defensive back | Brigham Young |
| 360 | Cincinnati Bengals | Mike Phillips | Tackle | Cornell |
| 361 | Washington Redskins | Don Van Galder | Quarterback | Utah |
| 362 | Los Angeles Rams | Ananias Carson | Wide receiver | Langston |
| 363 | Minnesota Vikings | Alan Dixon | Running back | Harding |
| 364 | Miami Dolphins | Sam Johnson | Linebacker | Arizona State |

### Round fifteen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 365 | Houston Oilers | Billy Johnson | Wide receiver | Widener |
| 366 | San Diego Chargers | Charles Anthony | Linebacker | USC |
| 367 | New York Giants | Larry Jones | Wide receiver | N.E. Missouri |
| 368 | Chicago Bears | Oliver Alexander | Tight end | Grambling |
| 369 | Baltimore Colts | Pat Kelly | Linebacker | Richmond |
| 370 | New York Jets | Willie Brister | Tight end | Southern |
| 371 | St. Louis Cardinals | Vince Ancell | Defensive back | Arkansas State |
| 372 | San Francisco 49ers | Leonard Gray | Tight end | Long Beach State |
| 373 | New Orleans Saints | Larry Cipa | Quarterback | Michigan |
| 374 | New England Patriots | Sam Hunt | Linebacker | Stephen F. Austin |
| 375 | Philadelphia Eagles | Sid Bond | Tackle | Texas Christian |
| 376 | Green Bay Packers | Dave Wannstedt | Tackle | Pittsburgh |
| 377 | Detroit Lions | John Wells | Guard | Kansas State |
| 378 | Kansas City Chiefs | Lem Burnham | Linebacker | U.S. International |
| 379 | Denver Broncos | Peil Pennington | Quarterback | Massachusetts |
| 380 | Cleveland Browns | Ransom Terrell | Linebacker | Arizona |
| 381 | Atlanta Falcons | Willie Jones | Wide receiver | Iowa State |
| 382 | Buffalo Bills | Ken Williams | Linebacker | Southwestern Louisiana |
| 383 | Oakland Raiders | Greg Mathis | Defensive back | Idaho State |
| 384 | Dallas Cowboys | Bruce Craft | Tackle | Geneva |
| 385 | Cincinnati Bengals | Isaac Jackson | Running back | Kansas State |
| 386 | San Diego Chargers | Greg Meczka | Tight end | Bowling Green |
| 387 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Larry Hunt | Defensive tackle | Iowa State |
| 388 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Thomas | Kicker | Notre Dame |
| 389 | Minnesota Vikings | Kurt Wachtler | Defensive tackle | St. John's |
| 390 | Miami Dolphins | Larry Gates | Defensive back | Western Michigan |

### Round sixteen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 391 | Houston Oilers | Matthew Williams | Running back | N.E. Louisiana |
| 392 | New York Giants | Buddy Brown | Guard | Alabama |
| 393 | San Diego Chargers | Neal Skarin | Defensive end | Arizona State |
| 394 | Chicago Bears | Randy Geist | Defensive back | Colorado |
| 395 | New York Jets | Jazz Jackson | Running back | Western Kentucky |
| 396 | Baltimore Colts | Dave Margavage | Tackle | Kentucky |
| 397 | St. Louis Cardinals | Alonzo Emery | Running back | Arizona State |
| 398 | New Orleans Saints | Don Coleman | Linebacker | Michigan |
| 399 | New England Patriots | Lucious Selmon | Defensive tackle | Oklahoma |
| 400 | San Francisco 49ers | Jack Conners | Defensive back | Oregon |
| 401 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Smith | Linebacker | Monmouth |
| 402 | Green Bay Packers | Mark Cooney | Linebacker | Colorado |
| 403 | Detroit Lions | Myron Wilson | Defensive back | Bowling Green |
| 404 | Denver Broncos | Darrell Austin | Tackle | South Carolina |
| 405 | Kansas City Chiefs | Barry Beers | Guard | William & Mary |
| 406 | Buffalo Bills | Sanford Qvale | Tackle | North Dakota State |
| 407 | Cleveland Browns | Preston Anderson | Defensive back | Rice |
| 408 | Atlanta Falcons | Sylvester McGee | Running back | Rhode Island |
| 409 | Oakland Raiders | Delario Robinson | Wide receiver | Kansas |
| 410 | Cincinnati Bengals | Darryl Bishop | Defensive back | Kentucky |
| 411 | Washington Redskins | Nate Anderson | Running back | Eastern Illinois |
| 412 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Octavus Morgan | Linebacker | Illinois |
| 413 | Dallas Cowboys | Gene Killian | Guard | Tennessee |
| 414 | Los Angeles Rams | Dave Ottmar | Punter | Stanford |
| 415 | Minnesota Vikings | John Goebel | Running back | St. Thomas |
| 416 | Miami Dolphins | Jessie Wolf | Defensive tackle | Prairie View A&M |

### Round seventeen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 417 | Houston Oilers | Bill Hedge | Tackle | Northeast Missouri |
| 418 | San Diego Chargers | Charles DeJurnett | Defensive tackle | San Jose State |
| 419 | New York Giants | Steve Crosby | Running back | Fort Hays State |
| 420 | Chicago Bears | Craig Holland | Quarterback | Texas-Arlington |
| 421 | Baltimore Colts | Tim Berra | Wide receiver | Massachusetts |
| 422 | New York Jets | Doug Lowrey | Guard | Arkansas State |
| 423 | St. Louis Cardinals | John Moseley | Defensive back | Missouri |
| 424 | New England Patriots | Gary Hudson | Defensive back | Boston College |
| 425 | San Francisco 49ers | Levi Stanley | Guard | Hawaii |
| 426 | New Orleans Saints | Marvin Williams | Wide receiver | Western Illinois |
| 427 | Philadelphia Eagles | Cliff Brown | Running back | Notre Dame |
| 428 | Green Bay Packers | Randy Woodfield | Wide receiver | Portland State |
| 429 | Detroit Lions | Collis Temple | Defensive end | Louisiana State |
| 430 | Cleveland Browns | Carlton Buchanan | Defensive tackle | SW Oklahoma State |
| 431 | Kansas City Chiefs | David Langner | Defensive back | Auburn |
| 432 | Denver Broncos | Boyd Brown | Tight end | Alcorn A&M |
| 433 | Atlanta Falcons | Al Davis | Guard | Boise State |
| 434 | Buffalo Bills | Sal Casola | Kicker | Cincinnati |
| 435 | Oakland Raiders | James Morris | Defensive tackle | Missouri Valley College |
| 436 | Baltimore Colts | Buzzy Lewis | Defensive back | Florida State |
| 437 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Larry Moore | Defensive end | Angelo State |
| 438 | Dallas Cowboys | Lawrie Skolrood | Tackle | North Dakota |
| 439 | Cincinnati Bengals | Jim Smith | Running back | North Carolina Central |
| 440 | Los Angeles Rams | Willie Townsend | Wide receiver | Notre Dame |
| 441 | Minnesota Vikings | Earl Garrett | Defensive back | Boston State College |
| 442 | Miami Dolphins | Ken Dickerson | Defensive back | Tuskegee |
| Pro Bowler | Hall of Famer |

## Notable undrafted players

| $^†$ | Pro Bowler | $^‡$ | Hall of Famer |
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. |
| Atlanta Falcons | Alfred Jenkins $^†$ | WR | Morris Brown | SIAC |
| Atlanta Falcons | Rick Danmeier | K | Sioux Falls | Tri-State |
| Atlanta Falcons | Rick Byas | CB | Wayne State | Ind. (Div. II) |
| Baltimore Colts | Bill Troup | QB | South Carolina | Ind. |
| Buffalo Bills | Nick Nighswander | C | Morehead State | OVC |
| Chicago Bears | Mike Hoban | OG | Michigan | Big Ten |
| Chicago Bears | Bill Knox | DB | Purdue | Big Ten |
| Chicago Bears | Fred Pagac | TE | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| Cleveland Browns | Will Cureton | QB | Texas A&M–Commerce | LSC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Doug Dennison | RB | Kutztown | PSAC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Bill Houston | WR | Jackson State | SWAC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Ron Howard | TE | Seattle | N/A |
| Dallas Cowboys | Louie Walker | LB | Colorado State | WAC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Gerard Williams | CB | Langston | OCC |
| Houston Oilers | Ronnie Coleman | RB | Alabama A&M | SIAC |
| Houston Oilers | Dave Jennings $^†$ | P | St. Lawrence | ICAC |
| Houston Oilers | Ernie Kirk | DE | Howard Payne | LSC |
| Houston Oilers | Greg Stemrick | CB | Colorado State | WAC |
| Houston Oilers | Terry Wells | RB | Southern Miss | Ind. |
| Houston Oilers | C. L. Whittington | S | Prairie View A&M | SWAC |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Cleo Miller | RB | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Ind. (Div. II) |
| Los Angeles Rams | Rich Baska | LB | UCLA | Pac-8 |
| New England Patriots | Deac Sanders | DB | South Dakota | NCC |
| New Orleans Saints | Emanuel Zanders | OG | Jackson State | SWAC |
| New York Giants | Karl Chandler | OG | Princeton | Ivy |
| New York Giants | Joe Pisarcik | QB | New Mexico State | MVC |
| New York Giants | Bob Schmit | LB | Nebraska | Big Eight |
| New York Jets | Steve Colavito | LB | Wake Forest | ACC |
| New York Jets | Lou Piccone | WR | West Liberty | WVIAC |
| New York Jets | Steve Reese | LB | Louisville | MVC |
| Oakland Raiders | Jim Weatherly | C | Mt. San Antonio College | — |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Merritt Kersey | P | West Chester | PSAC |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Richard Conn | S | Georgia | SEC |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Randy Grossman | TE | Temple | Ind. |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Marv Kellum | LB | Wichita State | MVC |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Doug Kotar | RB | Kentucky | SEC |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Donnie Shell$^‡$$^†$ | S | South Carolina State | MEAC |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Keith Denson | WR | San Diego State | Big West |
| San Diego Chargers | Glen Bonner | RB | Washington | Pac-8 |

## Hall of Famers

* Jack Lambert, linebacker from Kent State, taken 2nd round 46th overall by Pittsburgh Steelers
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1990.
* Mike Webster, center from Wisconsin, taken 5th round 125th overall by Pittsburgh Steelers
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1997.
* Lynn Swann, wide receiver from Southern California, taken 1st round 21st overall by Pittsburgh Steelers
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2001.
* Dave Casper, tight end from Notre Dame, taken 2nd round 45th overall by Oakland Raiders
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2002.
* John Stallworth, wide receiver from Alabama A&M, taken 4th round 82nd overall by Pittsburgh Steelers
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2002.
* Donnie Shell, safety from South Carolina State, undrafted and signed by Pittsburgh Steelers
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2020.
* Randy Gradishar, linebacker from Ohio State, taken 1st round 14th overall by Denver Broncos
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2024.