# 1973 NFL draft

The 1973 NFL draft was held January 30–31, 1973, at the Americana Hotel in New York City, New York. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Houston Oilers selected defensive end John Matuszak.

## 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-ten

| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Houston Oilers | John Matuszak | DE | Tampa | — | |
| 1 | 2 | Baltimore Colts | Bert Jones $^†$ | QB | LSU | SEC | from New Orleans |
| 1 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jerry Sisemore $^†$ | OT | Texas | SWC | |
| 1 | 4 | New England Patriots | John Hannah$^‡$$^†$ | OG | Alabama | SEC | |
| 1 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals | Dave Butz $^†$ | DT | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles | Charle Young $^†$ | TE | USC | Pac-8 | from San Diego |
| 1 | 7 | Buffalo Bills | Paul Seymour | TE | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 8 | Chicago Bears | Wally Chambers $^†$ | DE | Eastern Kentucky | OVC | |
| 1 | 9 | Denver Broncos | Otis Armstrong $^†$ | RB | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 10 | Baltimore Colts | Joe Ehrmann $^†$ | DT | Syracuse | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 1 | 11 | New England Patriots | Sam Cunningham $^†$ | FB | USC | Pac-8 | From Los Angeles |
| 1 | 12 | Minnesota Vikings | Chuck Foreman $^†$ | RB | Miami (FL) | Ind. | |
| 1 | 13 | New York Jets | Burgess Owens | S | Miami (FL) | Ind. | |
| 1 | 14 | Houston Oilers | George Amundson | RB | Iowa State | Big Eight | from Atlanta |
| 1 | 15 | Cincinnati Bengals | Isaac Curtis $^†$ | WR | San Diego State | Big West | |
| 1 | 16 | Cleveland Browns | Steve Holden | WR | Arizona State | WAC | from N. Y. Giants |
| 1 | 17 | Detroit Lions | Ernie Price | DE | Texas A&I | LSC | from Kansas City via Chicago |
| 1 | 18 | San Francisco 49ers | Mike Holmes | DB | Texas Southern | SWAC | |
| 1 | 19 | New England Patriots | Darryl Stingley | WR | Purdue | Big Ten | from Detroit via Chicago |
| 1 | 20 | Dallas Cowboys | Billy Joe Dupree $^†$ | TE | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 21 | Green Bay Packers | Barry Smith | WR | Florida State | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 1 | 22 | Cleveland Browns | Pete Adams | OT | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 1 | 23 | Oakland Raiders | Ray Guy$^‡$$^†$ | P | Southern Miss | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 1 | 24 | Pittsburgh Steelers | J. T. Thomas $^†$ | CB | Florida State | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 1 | 25 | San Diego Chargers | Johnny Rodgers | WR | Nebraska | Big Eight | From Washington via Baltimore Heisman Trophy winner |
| 1 | 26 | Buffalo Bills | Joe DeLamielleure$^‡$$^†$ | OG | Michigan State | Big Ten | From Miami |
| 2 | 27 | Kansas City Chiefs | Gary Butler | TE | Rice | SWC | from Houston |
| 2 | 28 | Philadelphia Eagles | Guy Morriss | OG | TCU | SWC | |
| 2 | 29 | New Orleans Saints | Derland Moore | DE | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 2 | 30 | Cleveland Browns | Greg Pruitt $^†$ | RB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | from New England via N. Y. Giants |
| 2 | 31 | Los Angeles Rams | Cullen Bryant | RB | Colorado | Big Eight | from San Diego |
| 2 | 32 | Buffalo Bills | Jeff Winans | DT | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 2 | 33 | Chicago Bears | Gary Huff | QB | Florida State | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 2 | 34 | Minnesota Vikings | Jackie Wallace | CB | Arizona | WAC | from St. Louis |
| 2 | 35 | Baltimore Colts | Mike Barnes $^†$ | DE | Miami (FL) | Ind. | |
| 2 | 36 | Denver Broncos | Barney Chavous | DE | South Carolina State | MEAC | |
| 2 | 37 | Los Angeles Rams | Ron Jaworski $^†$ | QB | Youngstown State | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 2 | 38 | New York Jets | Robert Woods | OT | Tennessee State | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 2 | 39 | Atlanta Falcons | Greg Marx | DT | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 2 | 40 | New York Giants | Brad Van Pelt $^†$ | LB | Michigan State | Big Ten | from Minnesota |
| 2 | 41 | San Francisco 49ers | Willie Harper | LB | Nebraska | Big Eight | from N. Y. Giants |
| 2 | 42 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Youngblood $^†$ | LB | Tennessee Tech | OVC | from Kansas City |
| 2 | 43 | Cincinnati Bengals | Albert Chandler | TE | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 2 | 44 | Detroit Lions | Leon Crosswhite | RB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 2 | 45 | St. Louis Cardinals | Gary Keithley | QB | UTEP | WAC | from San Francisco |
| 2 | 46 | Dallas Cowboys | Golden Richards | WR | Hawaii | Ind. | from Green Bay |
| 2 | 47 | Cleveland Browns | Jim Stienke | CB | Southwest Texas State | LSC | |
| 2 | 48 | Chicago Bears | Gary Hrivnak | DT | Purdue | Big Ten | from Dallas |
| 2 | 49 | Oakland Raiders | Monte Johnson | LB | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 2 | 50 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Phares, KenKen Phares | DB | Mississippi State | SEC | |
| 2 | 51 | New Orleans Saints | Steve Baumgartner | DE | Purdue | Big Ten | from Washington via N. Y. Giants |
| 2 | 52 | Miami Dolphins | Chuck Bradley | C | Oregon | Pac-8 | |
| 3 | 53 | Dallas Cowboys | Harvey Martin $^†$ | DE | East Texas State | LSC | from Houston via New Orleans |
| 3 | 54 | Denver Broncos | Paul Howard | OG | BYU | WAC | from New Orleans via Washington through Cleveland |
| 3 | 55 | Philadelphia Eagles | Randy Logan $^†$ | S | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 56 | New England Patriots | Brad Dusek | DB | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 3 | 57 | Buffalo Bills | Joe Ferguson | QB | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 3 | 58 | Detroit Lions | Brady, JohnJohn Brady | TE | Washington | Pac-8 | from Chicago |
| 3 | 59 | St. Louis Cardinals | Fred Sturt | OG | Bowling Green | MAC | |
| 3 | 60 | Los Angeles Rams | Tim Stokes | OT | Oregon | Pac-8 | from San Diego |
| 3 | 61 | Baltimore Colts | Bill Olds | RB | Nebraska | Big Eight | from Houston |
| 3 | 62 | Baltimore Colts | Rotella, JamieJamie Rotella | LB | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 3 | 63 | St. Louis Cardinals | Terry Metcalf $^†$ | RB | Long Beach State | PCAA | from Los Angeles |
| 3 | 64 | San Diego Chargers | Dan Fouts$^‡$$^†$ | QB | Oregon | Pac-8 | from Atlanta via Oakland |
| 3 | 65 | Minnesota Vikings | Jim Lash | WR | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 66 | New Orleans Saints | Pete Van Valkenburg | RB | BYU | WAC | from N. Y. Jets |
| 3 | 67 | Cleveland Browns | Crum, BobBob Crum | DE | Arizona | WAC | from Kansas City via Baltimore |
| 3 | 68 | Cincinnati Bengals | Tim George | WR | Carson–Newman | Ind. (NAIA) | |
| 3 | 69 | New York Giants | Rich Glover | DT | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 3 | 70 | Denver Broncos | John Wood | DT | LSU | SEC | from San Francisco via Washington through San Diego |
| 3 | 71 | Detroit Lions | Jim Laslavic | LB | Penn State | Ind. | |
| 3 | 72 | Cleveland Browns | Krause, PaulPaul Krause | OT | Central Michigan | MAC | from Cleveland |
| 3 | 73 | New England Patriots | Davis, CharlesCharles Davis | RB | Alcorn A&M | SWAC | from Dallas |
| 3 | 74 | Green Bay Packers | Tom MacLeod | LB | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 75 | Detroit Lions | Levi Johnson | CB | Texas A&I | LSC | from Oakland via Los Angeles |
| 3 | 76 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Roger Bernhardt | OG | Kansas | Big Eight | |
| 3 | 77 | Buffalo Bills | Bob Kampa | DT | California | Pac-8 | from Washington |
| 3 | 78 | Miami Dolphins | Leon Gray $^†$ | OG | Jackson State | SWAC | |
| 4 | 79 | Houston Oilers | Gregg Bingham | LB | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 80 | Minnesota Vikings | Mike Wells | QB | Illinois | Big Ten | from Philadelphia |
| 4 | 81 | Detroit Lions | Mike Hennigan | LB | Tennessee Tech | OVC | from New Orleans |
| 4 | 82 | New England Patriots | Gallagher, AllenAllen Gallagher | OT | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 4 | 83 | Baltimore Colts | Gery Palmer | OT | Kansas | Big Eight | from Chicago via Philadelphia |
| 4 | 84 | San Diego Chargers | James Thaxton | TE | Tennessee State | Ind. (Coll.) | from St. Louis via Chicago |
| 4 | 85 | Baltimore Colts | Ollie Smith | WR | Tennessee State | Ind. (Coll.) | from San Diego |
| 4 | 86 | New Orleans Saints | Jim Merlo | LB | Stanford | Pac-8 | from Baltimore |
| 4 | 87 | Buffalo Bills | Walker, DonDon Walker | DB | Central State (OH) | Ind. (NAIA) | |
| 4 | 88 | Denver Broncos | Tom Jackson $^†$ | LB | Louisville | MVC | |
| 4 | 89 | Kansas City Chiefs | John Lohmeyer | DE | Emporia State | — | from Minnesota |
| 4 | 90 | New York Jets | Bill Ferguson | DE | San Diego State | Big West | |
| 4 | 91 | Detroit Lions | Dick Jauron $^†$ | S | Yale | Ivy | from Atlanta |
| 4 | 92 | Oakland Raiders | Perry Smith | CB | Colorado State | WAC | from Los Angeles |
| 4 | 93 | Cleveland Browns | Andy Dorris | LB | New Mexico State | MVC | from Cincinnati via Baltimore |
| 4 | 94 | Atlanta Falcons | Tom Geredine | WR | Northeast Missouri State | MIAA | from N. Y. Giants |
| 4 | 95 | Los Angeles Rams | Eddie McMillan | CB | Florida State | Ind. (Univ.) | from Kansas City |
| 4 | 96 | Detroit Lions | Jim Hooks | RB | Central State (OK) | OCC | |
| 4 | 97 | San Diego Chargers | Singletary, BillBill Singletary | LB | Temple | Ind. | from San Francisco via Washington |
| 4 | 98 | Dallas Cowboys | Drane Scrivener | DB | Tulsa | MVC | |
| 4 | 99 | Los Angeles Rams | Terry Nelson | TE | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Ind. (Coll.) | from Green Bay |
| 4 | 100 | Cleveland Browns | Randy Mattingly | QB | Evansville | ICC | |
| 4 | 101 | Oakland Raiders | Wylie, JoeJoe Wylie | WR | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 4 | 102 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Clark, GailGail Clark | LB | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 103 | Buffalo Bills | Jeff Yeates | DT | Boston College | Ind. (Univ.) | from Washington |
| 4 | 104 | Miami Dolphins | Dave "Bo" Rather | WR | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 105 | Houston Oilers | Garrison, EdeselEdesel Garrison | WR | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 5 | 106 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dave Reavis | DE | Arkansas | SWC | from New Orleans via Washington |
| 5 | 107 | Chicago Bears | Allan Ellis $^†$ | CB | UCLA | Pac-8 | from Philadelphia |
| 5 | 108 | New England Patriots | Doug Dumler | C | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 5 | 109 | St. Louis Cardinals | Tom Brahaney | C | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 5 | 110 | Buffalo Bills | Wallace Francis | WR | Arkansas State | Southland | from San Diego |
| 5 | 111 | Miami Dolphins | Don Strock | QB | Virginia Tech | Ind. | from Buffalo |
| 5 | 112 | San Francisco 49ers | Fulk, MikeMike Fulk | LB | Indiana | Big Ten | from Chicago |
| 5 | 113 | Denver Broncos | McTorry, CharlesCharles McTorry | DB | Tennessee State | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 5 | 114 | Baltimore Colts | David Taylor | OG | Catawba | N/A | |
| 5 | 115 | Los Angeles Rams | Steve Jones | RB | Duke | ACC | |
| 5 | 116 | New York Jets | Bruce Bannon | LB | Penn State | Ind. | |
| 5 | 117 | Washington Redskins | Cantrell, CharlesCharles Cantrell | OG | Lamar | Southland | from Atlanta |
| 5 | 118 | Minnesota Vikings | Brent McClanahan | RB | Arizona State | WAC | |
| 5 | 119 | New York Giants | Leon McQuay | RB | Tampa | — | |
| 5 | 120 | Kansas City Chiefs | Fred Grambau | DE | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 121 | Cincinnati Bengals | Bob McCall | RB | Arizona | WAC | |
| 5 | 122 | San Francisco 49ers | Ed Beverly | WR | Arizona State | WAC | |
| 5 | 123 | San Diego Chargers | Willie McGee | WR | Alcorn A&M | SWAC | from Detroit via Washington |
| 5 | 124 | Oakland Raiders | Louis Neal | WR | Prairie View A&M | SWAC | from Green Bay |
| 5 | 125 | San Diego Chargers | Knoble, JonJon Knoble | LB | Weber State | Big Sky | from Cleveland |
| 5 | 126 | Dallas Cowboys | Bruce Walton | OT | UCLA | Pac-8 | |
| 5 | 127 | Oakland Raiders | Ron Mikolajczyk | OT | Tampa | — | |
| 5 | 128 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Clark, LarryLarry Clark | LB | Northern Illinois | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 5 | 129 | Los Angeles Rams | Cody Jones $^†$ | DE | San Jose State | PCAA | from Washington |
| 5 | 130 | Miami Dolphins | Dave McCurry | S | Iowa State | Big Eight | |
| 6 | 131 | Houston Oilers | Ron Mayo | TE | Morgan State | MEAC | |
| 6 | 132 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Picard | WR | Eastern Washington | Evergreen | |
| 6 | 133 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Peterson | DE | San Diego State | Big West | from New Orleans via Washington |
| 6 | 134 | New Orleans Saints | Shuford, MartyMarty Shuford | RB | Arizona | WAC | from Denver |
| 6 | 135 | San Diego Chargers | Marvin Roberts | C | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 136 | Buffalo Bills | John Skorupan | LB | Penn State | Ind. | |
| 6 | 137 | St. Louis Cardinals | Dwayne Crump | CB | Fresno State | PCAA | |
| 6 | 138 | Chicago Bears | Creaney, MikeMike Creaney | C | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 6 | 139 | Minnesota Vikings | Doug Kingsriter | TE | Minnesota | Big Ten | from Baltimore via New Orleans |
| 6 | 140 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bell, RonRon Bell | RB | Illinois State | Ind. (Coll.) | from Denver |
| 6 | 141 | Los Angeles Rams | Caldwell, JasonJason Caldwell | WR | North Carolina Central | MEAC | |
| 6 | 142 | Atlanta Falcons | Nick Bebout | OT | Wyoming | WAC | |
| 6 | 143 | Minnesota Vikings | Abbott, FredFred Abbott | LB | Florida | SEC | |
| 6 | 144 | New York Jets | Travis Roach | OG | Texas | SWC | |
| 6 | 145 | Kansas City Chiefs | Doug Jones | S | Cal State Northridge | CCAA | |
| 6 | 146 | Cincinnati Bengals | Bob Jones | DB | Virginia Union | CIAA | |
| 6 | 147 | New York Giants | Brantley, WadeWade Brantley | DT | Troy State | Gulf South | |
| 6 | 148 | St. Louis Cardinals | Andre, PhilPhil Andre | DB | Washington | Pac-8 | from Detroit |
| 6 | 149 | San Francisco 49ers | Arthur Moore | DT | Tulsa | MVC | |
| 6 | 150 | Cleveland Browns | Van Green | S | Shaw | N/A | |
| 6 | 151 | Dallas Cowboys | Leyen, BobBob Leyen | OG | Yale | Ivy | |
| 6 | 152 | Green Bay Packers | Tom Toner | LB | Idaho State | Big Sky | |
| 6 | 153 | Oakland Raiders | Myers, BrentBrent Myers | OT | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 154 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Skolnik, GlennGlenn Skolnik | WR | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 155 | New York Jets | Rick Harrell | C | Clemson | ACC | from Washington |
| 6 | 156 | Miami Dolphins | Ed Newman $^†$ | OG | Duke | ACC | |
| 7 | 157 | Houston Oilers | Shelby Jordan | OT | Washington (MO) | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 7 | 158 | New Orleans Saints | Bill Cahill | S | Washington | Pac-8 | |
| 7 | 159 | Philadelphia Eagles | William Wynn | DE | Tennessee State | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 7 | 160 | Miami Dolphins | Kevin Reilly | LB | Villanova | Ind. | from New England |
| 7 | 161 | Los Angeles Rams | Brown, SteveSteve Brown | LB | Oregon State | Pac-8 | from Chicago |
| 7 | 162 | Buffalo Bills | Brian McConnell | LB | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 163 | Miami Dolphins | Shepherd, BennyBenny Shepherd | RB | Arkansas State | Southland | from San Diego |
| 7 | 164 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jones, KenKen Jones | OT | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 7 | 165 | Denver Broncos | Mike Askea | OT | Stanford | Pac-8 | |
| 7 | 166 | Denver Broncos | John Grant | DE | USC | Pac-8 | from Baltimore |
| 7 | 167 | Los Angeles Rams | Bill DuLac | OG | Eastern Michigan | MAC | |
| 7 | 168 | Minnesota Vikings | Brown, JoshJosh Brown | RB | Southwest Texas State | LSC | |
| 7 | 169 | New York Jets | Haggard, MikeMike Haggard | WR | South Carolina | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 7 | 170 | Atlanta Falcons | Tommy Campbell | CB | Iowa State | Big Eight | |
| 7 | 171 | Cincinnati Bengals | Bob Maddox | DE | Frostburg State | — | |
| 7 | 172 | New York Giants | Rod Freeman | TE | Vanderbilt | SEC | |
| 7 | 173 | Kansas City Chiefs | Donn Smith | OT | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 174 | San Francisco 49ers | John Mitchell | DE | Alabama | SEC | |
| 7 | 175 | Detroit Lions | John Andrews | DT | Morgan State | MEAC | |
| 7 | 176 | Dallas Cowboys | Rodrigo Barnes | LB | Rice | SWC | |
| 7 | 177 | Green Bay Packers | Muller, JohnJohn Muller | OT | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 178 | Miami Dolphins | Hatter, WillieWillie Hatter | WR | Northern Illinois | Ind. (Univ.) | from Cleveland |
| 7 | 179 | Oakland Raiders | Gary Weaver | LB | Fresno State | PCAA | |
| 7 | 180 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dorsey, NateNate Dorsey | DE | Mississippi Valley State | SWAC | |
| 7 | 181 | Buffalo Bills | Ford, JohnJohn Ford | TE | Henderson State | Arkansas | from Washington |
| 7 | 182 | Miami Dolphins | Tom Smith | RB | Miami (FL) | Ind. | |
| 8 | 183 | Houston Oilers | Joe Blahak | CB | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 8 | 184 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lintner, DanDan Lintner | DB | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 185 | New Orleans Saints | Peterson, BobBob Peterson | OG | Utah | WAC | |
| 8 | 186 | New England Patriots | Ike Brown | RB | Western Kentucky | OVC | |
| 8 | 187 | Chicago Bears | Graham, ConradConrad Graham | DB | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 8 | 188 | St. Louis Cardinals | Garrett, KennethKenneth Garrett | RB | Wake Forest | ACC | |
| 8 | 189 | Baltimore Colts | Ray Oldham | S | Middle Tennessee | OVC | from San Diego |
| 8 | 190 | Buffalo Bills | Lee Fobbs | RB | Grambling | SWAC | |
| 8 | 191 | Baltimore Colts | Bill Windauer | OG | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 192 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Loren Toews | LB | California | Pac-8 | from Denver |
| 8 | 193 | Washington Redskins | Mike Hancock | TE | Idaho State | Big Sky | from Los Angeles |
| 8 | 194 | New York Jets | Seifert, RickRick Seifert | DB | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 195 | Atlanta Falcons | Reed, TomTom Reed | OG | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 8 | 196 | Minnesota Vikings | Darling, CraigCraig Darling | OT | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 197 | Kansas City Chiefs | Al Palewicz | LB | Miami (FL) | Ind. | |
| 8 | 198 | New York Giants | George Hasenohrl | DT | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 199 | Cincinnati Bengals | Joe Wilson | RB | Holy Cross | Ind. | |
| 8 | 200 | Detroit Lions | Prentice McCray | S | Arizona State | WAC | |
| 8 | 201 | San Francisco 49ers | Dave Atkins | RB | UTEP | WAC | |
| 8 | 202 | Green Bay Packers | Hise Austin | CB | Prairie View A&M | SWAC | |
| 8 | 203 | Detroit Lions | Bledsoe, JohnJohn Bledsoe | RB | Ohio State | Big Ten | from Cleveland |
| 8 | 204 | Dallas Cowboys | Werner, DanDan Werner | QB | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 205 | Oakland Raiders | Mike Rae | QB | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 8 | 206 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Janssen, BillBill Janssen | OT | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 8 | 207 | New Orleans Saints | Doug Winslow | WR | Drake | MVC | from Washington |
| 8 | 208 | Miami Dolphins | Pearmon, ArchieArchie Pearmon | DE | N.E. Oklahoma | N/A | |
| 9 | 209 | Houston Oilers | Williams, MarkMark Williams | K | Rice | SWC | |
| 9 | 210 | New Orleans Saints | Mike Fink | CB | Missouri | Big Eight | |
| 9 | 211 | Philadelphia Eagles | Nokes, JohnJohn Nokes | LB | Northern Illinois | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 9 | 212 | New England Patriots | Callaway, DavidDavid Callaway | OT | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 9 | 213 | St. Louis Cardinals | King, KenKen King | LB | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 9 | 214 | San Diego Chargers | Bennett, TabTab Bennett | LB | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 215 | Buffalo Bills | Mike Reppond | WR | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 9 | 216 | Chicago Bears | Deutsch, MikeMike Deutsch | RB | North Dakota | NCC | |
| 9 | 217 | Denver Broncos | Lyle Blackwood | S | TCU | SWC | |
| 9 | 218 | Washington Redskins | Rick Galbos | RB | Ohio State | Big Ten | from Baltimore |
| 9 | 219 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Nicholson | OT | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 220 | Atlanta Falcons | Ingram, RussellRussell Ingram | C | Texas Tech | SWC | |
| 9 | 221 | Minnesota Vikings | Dibbles, LarryLarry Dibbles | DE | New Mexico | WAC | |
| 9 | 222 | New York Jets | Rob Spicer | LB | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 223 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bill Story | DT | Southern Illinois | Ind. | |
| 9 | 224 | Cincinnati Bengals | Dampeer, JohnJohn Dampeer | OG | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 9 | 225 | New York Giants | Paine, TyTy Paine | QB | Washington State | Pac-8 | |
| 9 | 226 | San Francisco 49ers | Praetorius, RogerRoger Praetorius | RB | Syracuse | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 9 | 227 | Detroit Lions | Dean, IraIra Dean | DB | Baylor | SWC | |
| 9 | 228 | Cleveland Browns | Curtis Wester | OG | East Texas State | LSC | |
| 9 | 229 | Dallas Cowboys | White, MikeMike White | DB | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 230 | Green Bay Packers | Brown, RickRick Brown | LB | South Carolina | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 9 | 231 | Oakland Raiders | Steve Sweeney | TE | California | Pac-8 | |
| 9 | 232 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bracy Bonham | OG | North Carolina Central | MEAC | |
| 9 | 233 | Washington Redskins | Sheats, EddieEddie Sheats | LB | Kansas | Big Eight | |
| 9 | 234 | Miami Dolphins | Karl Lorch | DT | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 10 | 235 | Houston Oilers | Vaughn, DarrellDarrell Vaughn | DT | Northern Colorado | Great Plains | |
| 10 | 236 | Minnesota Vikings | Lee, RandyRandy Lee | DB | Tulane | Ind. (Univ.) | from Philadelphia |
| 10 | 237 | New Orleans Saints | Horsley, JeffJeff Horsley | RB | North Carolina Central | MEAC | |
| 10 | 238 | New England Patriots | Ruster, DanDan Ruster | DB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 10 | 239 | San Diego Chargers | Burnett, CliffCliff Burnett | DE | Montana | Big Sky | |
| 10 | 240 | Buffalo Bills | Matthew Reed | QB | Grambling | SWAC | |
| 10 | 241 | Chicago Bears | Barry, WilliamWilliam Barry | WR | Ole Miss | SEC | |
| 10 | 242 | St. Louis Cardinals | Bonnie Sloan | DT | Austin Peay | OVC | |
| 10 | 243 | New York Jets | Carbone, JoeJoe Carbone | LB | Delaware | Ind. (Coll.) | from Baltimore |
| 10 | 244 | Denver Broncos | Al Marshall | WR | Boise State | Big Sky | |
| 10 | 245 | Washington Redskins | Ken Stone | S | Vanderbilt | SEC | from Los Angeles |
| 10 | 246 | Minnesota Vikings | Dave Mason | S | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 10 | 247 | New York Jets | Krempin, JamesJames Krempin | OT | Texas A&I | LSC | |
| 10 | 248 | Atlanta Falcons | Nick Mike-Mayer $^†$ | K | Temple | Ind. | |
| 10 | 249 | Cincinnati Bengals | Lenvil Elliott | RB | Northeast Missouri | N/A | |
| 10 | 250 | New York Giants | Love, WalterWalter Love | DB | Westminster | N/A | |
| 10 | 251 | Kansas City Chiefs | Willie Osley | DB | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 252 | Detroit Lions | Ray Bonner | DB | Middle Tennessee | OVC | |
| 10 | 253 | San Francisco 49ers | Charlie Hunt | LB | Florida State | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 10 | 254 | Dallas Cowboys | Johnson, CarlCarl Johnson | LB | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 10 | 255 | Green Bay Packers | Allen, LarryLarry Allen | LB | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 256 | Cleveland Browns | Tom Humphrey | OT | Abilene Christian | Southland | |
| 10 | 257 | Oakland Raiders | Allen, LeoLeo Allen | RB | Tuskegee | SIAC | |
| 10 | 258 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Wunderly, DonDon Wunderly | DT | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 10 | 259 | Buffalo Bills | John LeHeup | LB | South Carolina | Ind. (Univ.) | from Washington |
| 10 | 260 | Miami Dolphins | Ron Fernandes | DE | Eastern Michigan | MAC | |

### Round eleven

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 261 | Houston Oilers | Larry Eaglin | Defensive back | Stephen F. Austin |
| 262 | New Orleans Saints | James Owens | Running back | Auburn |
| 263 | Philadelphia Eagles | Gary Van Elst | Defensive tackle | Michigan State |
| 264 | New England Patriots | Homer May | Tight end | Texas A&M |
| 265 | Buffalo Bills | Richard Earl | Tackle | Tennessee |
| 266 | Chicago Bears | Ed Siegler | Kicker | Clemson |
| 267 | St. Louis Cardinals | Dan Sanspree | Defensive end | Auburn |
| 268 | San Diego Chargers | Jay Douglas | Center | Memphis State |
| 269 | Denver Broncos | Elton Brown | Defensive end | Utah State |
| 270 | Baltimore Colts | Dan Neal | Center | Kentucky |
| 271 | Los Angeles Rams | Jeff Inmon | Running back | North Carolina Central |
| 272 | New York Jets | David Knight | Wide receiver | William & Mary |
| 273 | Atlanta Falcons | Byron Buelow | Defensive back | Lacrosse |
| 274 | Minnesota Vikings | Geary Murdock | Guard | Iowa State |
| 275 | New York Giants | William Wideman | Defensive tackle | North Carolina A&T |
| 276 | Kansas City Chiefs | Monroe Eley | Running back | Arizona State |
| 277 | Cincinnati Bengals | William Montgomery | Defensive back | Morehouse (Ga) |
| 278 | San Francisco 49ers | Tom Dahlberg | Running back | Gustavus Adolphus |
| 279 | Detroit Lions | Scott Freeman | Wide receiver | Wyoming |
| 280 | Green Bay Packers | Phil Engle | Defensive tackle | South Dakota State |
| 281 | Cleveland Browns | Carl Barisich | Defensive tackle | Princeton |
| 282 | Dallas Cowboys | Gerald Caswell | Guard | Colorado State |
| 283 | Oakland Raiders | Jerry List | Running back | Nebraska |
| 284 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob White | Defensive back | Arizona |
| 285 | Los Angeles Rams | Willie Jackson | Wide receiver | Florida |
| 286 | Miami Dolphins | Chris Kete | Center | Boston University |

### Round twelve

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 287 | Houston Oilers | Brad Lyman | Wide receiver | UCLA |
| 288 | Philadelphia Eagles | Joe Lavender | Cornerback | San Diego State |
| 289 | New Orleans Saints | Paul Orndorff | Running back | Tampa |
| 290 | New England Patriots | Bruce Barnes | Punter | UCLA |
| 291 | Chicago Bears | Mike Griffin | Guard | Arkansas |
| 292 | St. Louis Cardinals | Dean Unruh | Tackle | Oklahoma |
| 293 | San Diego Chargers | Lynn Ahrens | Tackle | Eastern Montana |
| 294 | Buffalo Bills | Ronnie Carroll | Defensive tackle | Sam Houston State |
| 295 | Baltimore Colts | Bernard Thomas | Defensive end | Western Michigan |
| 296 | Denver Broncos | Jim O'Malley | Linebacker | Notre Dame |
| 297 | Los Angeles Rams | Robert Storck | Defensive tackle | Wisconsin |
| 298 | Atlanta Falcons | Mike Samples | Linebacker | Drake |
| 299 | Minnesota Vikings | Alan Spencer | Wide receiver | Pittsburg (KS) |
| 300 | New York Jets | Garry Puetz | Tackle | Valparaiso |
| 301 | Kansas City Chiefs | Tom Ramsey | Defensive tackle | Northern Arizona |
| 302 | Cincinnati Bengals | Charles "Boobie" Clark | Running back | Bethune-Cookman |
| 303 | New York Giants | Ron Lumpkin | Defensive back | Arizona State |
| 304 | Detroit Lions | Tom Scott | Wide receiver | Washington |
| 305 | San Francisco 49ers | Larry Pettus | Tackle | Tennessee State |
| 306 | Cleveland Browns | Stan Simmons | Tight end | Lewis & Clark |
| 307 | Dallas Cowboys | Jim Arneson | Guard | Arizona |
| 308 | Green Bay Packers | Larry McCarren | Center | Illinois |
| 309 | Oakland Raiders | Jim Krapf | Guard | Alabama |
| 310 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Willie Lee | Running back | Indiana State |
| 311 | Washington Redskins | Ernie Webster | Guard | Pittsburgh |
| 312 | Miami Dolphins | Mike Mullen | Linebacker | Tulane |

### Round thirteen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 313 | Houston Oilers | Willie Martin | Guard | N.E. Oklahoma |
| 314 | New Orleans Saints | Richard Watkins | Defensive tackle | Weber State |
| 315 | Philadelphia Eagles | Stan Davis | Wide receiver | Memphis State |
| 316 | New England Patriots | Alan Lowry | Defensive back | Texas |
| 317 | St. Louis Cardinals | Edward Robinson | Defensive back | Lamar |
| 318 | San Diego Chargers | Alfred Reese | Running back | Tennessee State |
| 319 | Denver Broncos | Ed Smith | Defensive end | Colorado College |
| 320 | Chicago Bears | John Cieszkowski | Running back | Notre Dame |
| 321 | Denver Broncos | Ed White | Running back | Tulsa |
| 322 | Baltimore Colts | Tom Pierantozzi | Quarterback | West Chester |
| 323 | Los Angeles Rams | Rod Milburn | Wide receiver | Southern |
| 324 | Minnesota Vikings | Ron Just | Guard | Minot |
| 325 | New York Jets | Robert Parrish | Defensive tackle | Duke |
| 326 | Atlanta Falcons | Chris Stecher | Tackle | Claremont-Mudd |
| 327 | Cincinnati Bengals | Brooks West | Defensive tackle | Texas-El Paso |
| 328 | New York Giants | Clifton Davis | Running back | Alcorn A&M |
| 329 | Kansas City Chiefs | Paul Metallo | Defensive back | Massachusetts |
| 330 | San Francisco 49ers | Alan Kelso | Center | Washington |
| 331 | Detroit Lions | John Moss | Linebacker | Pittsburgh |
| 332 | Dallas Cowboys | John Smith | Wide receiver | UCLA |
| 333 | Green Bay Packers | Tim Alderson | Defensive back | Minnesota |
| 334 | Cleveland Browns | Jim Romaniszyn | Linebacker | Edinboro |
| 335 | Los Angeles Rams | Clinton Spearman | Linebacker | Michigan |
| 336 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Rick Fergerson | Wide receiver | Kansas State |
| 337 | Washington Redskins | Dennis Johnson | Defensive tackle | Delaware |
| 338 | Miami Dolphins | Joe Booker | Running back | Miami (OH) |

### Round fourteen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 339 | Houston Oilers | Ron Lou | Center | Arizona State |
| 340 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ralph Sacra | Tackle | Texas A&M |
| 341 | New Orleans Saints | Paul Fersen | Tackle | Georgia |
| 342 | New England Patriots | Ray Hamilton | Defensive End | Oklahoma |
| 343 | San Diego Chargers | Tony Adams | Quarterback | Utah State |
| 344 | Buffalo Bills | Merv Krakau | Linebacker | Iowa State |
| 345 | Chicago Bears | Dave Juenger | Wide receiver | Ohio |
| 346 | St. Louis Cardinals | Dan Peiffer | Guard | Southeast Missouri State |
| 347 | Baltimore Colts | Ed Williams | Running back | West Virginia |
| 348 | Denver Broncos | John Hufnagel | Quarterback | Penn State |
| 349 | Los Angeles Rams | Walter Rhone | Defensive back | Central Missouri |
| 350 | New York Jets | Joe Schwartz | Running back | Toledo |
| 351 | Atlanta Falcons | John Madeya | Quarterback | Louisville |
| 352 | Minnesota Vikings | Eddie Bishop | Defensive back | Southern |
| 353 | New York Giants | Brian Kelley | Linebacker | Cal Lutheran |
| 354 | Kansas City Chiefs | Albert White | Wide receiver | Ft. Valley State |
| 355 | Cincinnati Bengals | Hurles Scales | Defensive back | North Texas State |
| 356 | Detroit Lions | Jay Corey | Tackle | Santa Clara |
| 357 | San Francisco 49ers | Dennis Morrison | Quarterback | Kansas State |
| 358 | Green Bay Packers | James Anderson | Defensive tackle | Northwestern |
| 359 | Cleveland Browns | Robert Popelka | Defensive back | Southern Methodist |
| 360 | Dallas Cowboys | Bob Thornton | Guard | North Carolina |
| 361 | Oakland Raiders | Bruce Polen | Defensive back | William Penn |
| 362 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Roger Cowan | Defensive end | Stanford |
| 363 | Washington Redskins | Herb Marshall | Defensive back | Cameron |
| 364 | Miami Dolphins | Greg Boyd | Running back | Arizona |

### Round fifteen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 365 | Houston Oilers | Roger Goree | Linebacker | Baylor |
| 366 | New Orleans Saints | Mike Evenson | Center | North Dakota State |
| 367 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ken Schlezes | Defensive back | Notre Dame |
| 368 | New England Patriots | Condie Pugh | Running back | Norfolk State |
| 369 | Buffalo Bills | Joe Rizzo | Linebacker | Kings Point |
| 370 | Chicago Bears | Don Rives | Linebacker | Texas Tech |
| 371 | St. Louis Cardinals | Melvin Parker | Linebacker | Duke |
| 372 | San Diego Chargers | Gary Parris | Tight end | Florida State |
| 373 | Denver Broncos | Calvin Jones | Defensive back | Washington |
| 374 | Baltimore Colts | Jackie Brown | Defensive back | South Carolina |
| 375 | Los Angeles Rams | Jerry Bond | Defensive back | Weber State |
| 376 | Atlanta Falcons | Thomas Gage | Defensive back | Lamar |
| 377 | Minnesota Vikings | Tony Chandler | Running back | Missouri Valley |
| 378 | New York Jets | Mahlon Williams | Tight end | North Carolina State |
| 379 | Buffalo Bills | Vince O'Neil | Running back | Kansas |
| 380 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ted McNulty | Quarterback | Indiana |
| 381 | New York Giants | Carl Schaukowitch | Guard | Penn State |
| 382 | San Francisco 49ers | Mike Bettiga | Wide receiver | Humboldt State |
| 383 | San Francisco 49ers | Dan Hansen | Defensive back | BYU |
| 384 | Cleveland Browns | Dave Sullivan | Wide receiver | Virginia |
| 385 | Dallas Cowboys | Walt Baisy | Linebacker | Grambling |
| 386 | Green Bay Packers | Reggie Echols | Wide receiver | UCLA |
| 387 | Oakland Raiders | Dave Leffers | Center | Vanderbilt |
| 388 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Charles Cross | Defensive back | Iowa |
| 389 | Miami Dolphins | Bill Palmer | Tight end | St. Thomas |
| 390 | Los Angeles Rams | Curt Matter | Defensive end | Washington |

### Round sixteen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 391 | Houston Oilers | Tim Dameron | Wide receiver | East Carolina |
| 392 | Philadelphia Eagles | Frank Dowsing | Defensive back | Mississippi State |
| 393 | New Orleans Saints | Howard Stevens | Running back | Louisville |
| 394 | New England Patriots | Mike Kutter | Defensive end | Concordia (Moorhead) |
| 395 | Chicago Bears | Bill Hart | Center | Michigan |
| 396 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jim Hann | Linebacker | Montana |
| 397 | San Diego Chargers | Joe Petty | Defensive back | Arizona State |
| 398 | Denver Broncos | Oliver Ross | Running back | Alabama A&M |
| 399 | Baltimore Colts | Marty Januszkiewicz | Running back | Syracuse |
| 400 | Denver Broncos | Ken Muhlbeier | Center | Idaho |
| 401 | Los Angeles Rams | Fuller Cherry | Defensive back | Arkansas-Monticello |
| 402 | Minnesota Vikings | Larry Smiley | Defensive end | Texas Southern |
| 403 | New York Jets | John Czerwinski | Tackle | Bowling Green |
| 404 | Atlanta Falcons | Rufus Ferguson | Running back | Wisconsin |
| 405 | Cincinnati Bengals | Harry Unger | Running back | Auburn |
| 406 | New York Giants | Ben Nitka | Kicker | Colorado College |
| 407 | Kansas City Chiefs | Wilbur Grooms | Linebacker | Tampa |
| 408 | Detroit Lions | Larry Nickels | Wide receiver | Dayton |
| 409 | San Francisco 49ers | Mike Oven | Tight end | Georgia Tech |
| 410 | Dallas Cowboys | John Conley | Tight end | Hawaii |
| 411 | Green Bay Packers | Keith Pretty | Tight end | Western Michigan |
| 412 | Cleveland Browns | George Greenfield | Running back | Murray State |
| 413 | Oakland Raiders | Jerry Gadlin | Wide receiver | Wyoming |
| 414 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Glen Nardi | Defensive tackle | Navy |
| 415 | Washington Redskins | Mike Wedman | Kicker | Colorado |
| 416 | Miami Dolphins | James Jackson | Defensive end | Norfolk State |

### Round seventeen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 417 | Houston Oilers | Randy Braband | Linebacker | Texas |
| 418 | New Orleans Saints | Bobby Garner | Tight end | Winston-Salem |
| 419 | Philadelphia Eagles | Greg Oliver | Running back | Trinity |
| 420 | New England Patriots | Eddie McAshan | Quarterback | Georgia Tech |
| 421 | St. Louis Cardinals | Eric Crone | Quarterback | Harvard |
| 422 | San Diego Chargers | Barry Darrow | Tackle | Montana |
| 423 | Buffalo Bills | John Stearns | Defensive back | Colorado |
| 424 | Chicago Bears | Larry Roach | Defensive back | Oklahoma |
| 425 | Denver Broncos | Kenneth Morgan | Tight end | Elon |
| 426 | Baltimore Colts | Guy Falkenhagen | Tackle | Northern Michigan |
| 427 | Los Angeles Rams | Fred Henry | Running back | New Mexico |
| 428 | Atlanta Falcons | Jim Hodge | Wide receiver | Arkansas |
| 429 | Minnesota Vikings | Dave Winfield | Tight end | Minnesota |
| 430 | New York Giants | John Billizon | Defensive end | Grambling State |
| 431 | Kansas City Chiefs | Clayton Korver | Tight end | Southern Methodist |
| 432 | New York Jets | Jim Foote | Punter | Delaware Valley |
| 433 | Cincinnati Bengals | Wayne Estabrook | Quarterback | Whittier |
| 434 | San Francisco 49ers | Bob Erickson | Guard | North Dakota State |
| 435 | Detroit Lions | Earl Belgrave | Tackle | Ohio State |
| 436 | Green Bay Packers | Harold Sampson | Defensive tackle | Southern |
| 437 | Cleveland Browns | Robert McClowry | Center | Michigan State |
| 438 | Dallas Cowboys | Leslie Strayhorn | Running back | East Carolina |
| 439 | Oakland Raiders | Michael Ryan | Guard | USC |
| 440 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mike Shannon | Defensive tackle | Oregon State |
| 441 | Washington Redskins | Jeff Davis | Running back | Mars Hill |
| 442 | Miami Dolphins | Charlie Wade | Wide receiver | Tennessee State |
| = Pro Bowler | = Hall of Famer |

## Hall of Famers

* John Hannah, guard from Alabama, taken 1st round 4th overall by New England Patriots
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1991.
* Dan Fouts, quarterback from Oregon, taken 3rd round 64th overall by San Diego Chargers
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1993.
* Joe DeLamielleure, guard from Michigan State, taken 1st round 26th overall by Buffalo Bills
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2003.
* Ray Guy, punter from Southern Mississippi, taken 1st round 23rd overall by Oakland Raiders
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2014.
* Drew Pearson, wide receiver from Tulsa, undrafted and signed by Dallas Cowboys
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021.

## Notable undrafted players

| $^†$ | = Pro Bowler | $^‡$ | Hall of Famer |
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. |
| Atlanta Falcons | Rolland Lawrence $^†$ | CB | Tabor | KCAC |
| Baltimore Colts | Michael Kaczmarek | LB | Southern Illinois | Ind. |
| Buffalo Bills | David Beverly | P | Auburn | SEC |
| Chicago Bears | Reggie Sanderson | RB | Stanford | Pac-8 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Ed Williams | FB | Langston | OCC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Chris Gartner | K | Indiana | Big Ten |
| Dallas Cowboys | Mike Gibbons | T | Southwestern State | OCC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Drew Pearson$^‡$$^†$ | WR | Tulsa | MVC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Larry Robinson | RB | Tennessee | SEC |
| Detroit Lions | Gary Danielson | QB | Purdue | Big Ten |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Bill Ellenbogen | T | Virginia Tech | Ind. |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Ron Mabra | DB | Howard | MEAC |
| Los Angeles Rams | Rick Kay | LB | Colorado | Big Eight |
| Los Angeles Rams | Charlie Smith | WR | Grambling State | SWAC |
| Miami Dolphins | Mike Burke | P | Miami (FL) | Ind. |
| Miami Dolphins | Joe Washington | RB | Illinois State | Ind. (Coll.) |
| New England Patriots | Jerry Broadnax | TE | Southern | SWAC |
| New England Patriots | Bill Donckers | QB | San Diego State | Big West |
| New Orleans Saints | Elex Price | DT | Alcorn State | SWAC |
| New York Jets | Bill Demory | QB | Arizona | WAC |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Lee Nystrom | C | Macalester | MIAC |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Clarence Duren | S | California | Pac-8 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Pat Leahy $^†$ | K | Saint Louis | N/A |
| San Diego Chargers | Al Dennis | OG | Grambling State | SWAC |
| San Diego Chargers | Steve Schubert | WR | UMass | Yankee |
| San Diego Chargers | Ray Wersching | K | California | Pac-8 |