# 1977 NFL draft

The 1977 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held May 3–4, 1977, at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, New York. The league also held its first supplemental draft, which took place after the regular draft and before the regular season.
This was the first draft in the common draft era (since 1967) with twelve rounds, five rounds fewer than the previous decade. The draft had twelve rounds until reduced to eight in 1993 and seven the following year, where it has remains.
The draft began with commissioner Pete Rozelle dedicating a moment of silence to California quarterback Joe Roth, one of the most electric passers in college football. Eligible for this draft, he died in February from skin cancer at the age of 21.
With the first overall pick of the draft, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected USC running back Ricky Bell. Next was Heisman Trophy winner Tony Dorsett of national champion Pittsburgh, taken by the Dallas Cowboys.

## 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 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Ricky Bell | RB | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 1 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys | Tony Dorsett$^‡$$^†$ | RB | Pittsburgh | Ind. | from Seattle |
| 1 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals | Eddie Edwards $^†$ | DE | Miami (FL) | Ind. | from Buffalo |
| 1 | 4 | New York Jets | Marvin Powell $^†$ | OT | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 1 | 5 | New York Giants | Gary Jeter | DT | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 1 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons | Warren Bryant | OT | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 1 | 7 | New Orleans Saints | Joe Campbell | DE | Maryland | ACC | |
| 1 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals | Wilson Whitley | DT | Houston | SWC | from Philadelphia |
| 1 | 9 | Green Bay Packers | Mike Butler | DE | Kansas | Big Eight | |
| 1 | 10 | Kansas City Chiefs | Gary Green $^†$ | CB | Baylor | SWC | |
| 1 | 11 | Houston Oilers | Morris Towns | OT | Missouri | Big Eight | |
| 1 | 12 | Buffalo Bills | Phil Dokes | DT | Oklahoma State | Big Eight | from Detroit |
| 1 | 13 | Miami Dolphins | A. J. Duhe $^†$ | DE | LSU | SEC | |
| 1 | 14 | Seattle Seahawks | Steve August | OT | Tulsa | MVC | from San Diego through Dallas |
| 1 | 15 | Chicago Bears | Ted Albrecht | OT | California | Pac-8 | |
| 1 | 16 | New England Patriots | Raymond Clayborn $^†$ | CB | Texas | SWC | from San Francisco |
| 1 | 17 | Cleveland Browns | Robert Jackson | LB | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 1 | 18 | Denver Broncos | Steve Schindler | OG | Boston College | Ind. | |
| 1 | 19 | St. Louis Cardinals | Steve Pisarkiewicz | QB | Missouri | Big Eight | from Washington |
| 1 | 20 | Atlanta Falcons | Wilson Faumuina | DT | San Jose State | PCAA | from St. Louis |
| 1 | 21 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Robin Cole $^†$ | LB | New Mexico | WAC | |
| 1 | 22 | Cincinnati Bengals | Mike Cobb | TE | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 23 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Brudzinski | LB | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 24 | San Diego Chargers | Bob Rush | C | Memphis State | Ind. | from Dallas |
| 1 | 25 | New England Patriots | Stanley Morgan $^†$ | WR | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 1 | 26 | Baltimore Colts | Randy Burke | WR | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 1 | 27 | Minnesota Vikings | Tommy Kramer $^†$ | QB | Rice | SWC | |
| 1 | 28 | Green Bay Packers | Ezra Johnson | DE | Morris Brown | SIAC | from Oakland |
| 2 | 29 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Dave Lewis $^†$ | LB | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 2 | 30 | Seattle Seahawks | Tom Lynch | OT | Boston College | Ind. | |
| 2 | 31 | Los Angeles Rams | Nolan Cromwell $^†$ | S | Kansas | Big Eight | from Buffalo through Seattle via Dallas |
| 2 | 32 | New York Giants | Johnny Perkins | WR | Abilene Christian | LSC | |
| 2 | 33 | New York Jets | Wesley Walker $^†$ | WR | California | Pac-8 | |
| 2 | 34 | New Orleans Saints | Mike Fultz | DT | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 2 | 35 | Oakland Raiders | Mike Davis | S | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 2 | 36 | Atlanta Falcons | R. C. Thielemann $^†$ | OG | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 2 | 37 | Kansas City Chiefs | Tony Reed | RB | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 2 | 38 | Houston Oilers | George Reihner | OG | Penn State | Ind. | |
| 2 | 39 | Green Bay Packers | Greg Koch | OT | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 2 | 40 | Miami Dolphins | Bob Baumhower $^†$ | DT | Alabama | SEC | |
| 2 | 41 | Seattle Seahawks | Terry Beeson | LB | Kansas | Big Eight | from San Diego via Dallas |
| 2 | 42 | Detroit Lions | Walt Williams | CB | New Mexico State | MVC | |
| 2 | 43 | Chicago Bears | Mike Spivey | DB | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 2 | 44 | New England Patriots | Horace Ivory | RB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | from San Francisco |
| 2 | 45 | Denver Broncos | Rob Lytle | RB | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 46 | Cleveland Browns | Tom Skladany $^†$ | P | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 47 | St. Louis Cardinals | George Franklin | RB | Texas A&I | LSC | |
| 2 | 48 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Sidney Thornton | RB | Northwestern State | Ind. | |
| 2 | 49 | Cincinnati Bengals | Pete Johnson $^†$ | RB | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 50 | Los Angeles Rams | Billy Waddy | RB | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 2 | 51 | Seattle Seahawks | Peter Cronan | LB | Boston College | Ind. | from Los Angeles |
| 2 | 52 | New England Patriots | Don Hasselbeck | TE | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 2 | 53 | Baltimore Colts | Mike Ozdowski | DE | Virginia | ACC | |
| 2 | 54 | Dallas Cowboys | Glenn Carano | QB | UNLV | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 2 | 55 | Minnesota Vikings | Dennis Swilley | OG | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 2 | 56 | Oakland Raiders | Ted McKnight | RB | Minnesota-Duluth | NIC | |
| 3 | 57 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Charles Hannah | DE | Alabama | SEC | |
| 3 | 58 | Seattle Seahawks | Dennis Boyd | DE | Oregon State | Pac-8 | |
| 3 | 59 | Buffalo Bills | Curtis Brown | RB | Missouri | Big Eight | |
| 3 | 60 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tom Beasley | DT | Virginia Tech | Ind. | from N. J. Jets |
| 3 | 61 | Chicago Bears | Robin Earl | TE | Washington | Pac-8 | from N. Y. Giants |
| 3 | 62 | Dallas Cowboys | Tony Hill $^†$ | WR | Stanford | Pac-8 | from Philadelphia |
| 3 | 63 | St. Louis Cardinals | Edgar Fields | DT | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 3 | 64 | New Orleans Saints | Watts, RobertRobert Watts | LB | Boston College | Ind. | |
| 3 | 65 | San Francisco 49ers | Elmo Boyd | WR | Eastern Kentucky | OVC | from Houston |
| 3 | 66 | Houston Oilers | Tim Wilson | RB | Maryland | ACC | |
| 3 | 67 | Kansas City Chiefs | Thomas Howard | LB | Texas Tech | SWC | |
| 3 | 68 | Los Angeles Rams | Ed Fulton | OG | Maryland | ACC | from San Diego |
| 3 | 69 | Detroit Lions | Rick Kane | RB | San Jose State | PCAA | |
| 3 | 70 | Houston Oilers | Jimmie Giles $^†$ | TE | Alcorn State | SWAC | from Miami |
| 3 | 71 | Miami Dolphins | Watson, MikeMike Watson | OT | Miami (OH) | MAC | from Chicago |
| 3 | 72 | New York Jets | Tank Marshall | DE | Texas A&M | SWC | from San Francisco |
| 3 | 73 | Buffalo Bills | John Kimbrough | WR | St. Cloud State | NIC | from Cleveland |
| 3 | 74 | Green Bay Packers | Scribner, RickRick Scribner | OG | Idaho State | Big Sky | from Denver |
| 3 | 75 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim Smith | WR | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 76 | Cincinnati Bengals | Mike Voight | RB | North Carolina | ACC | |
| 3 | 77 | San Diego Chargers | Keith King | DB | Colorado State | WAC | from Washington |
| 3 | 78 | St. Louis Cardinals | Kurt Allerman | LB | Penn State | Ind. | |
| 3 | 79 | Los Angeles Rams | Wendell Tyler $^†$ | RB | UCLA | Pac-8 | |
| 3 | 80 | St. Louis Cardinals | Terdell Middleton $^†$ | RB | Memphis State | Ind. | from Baltimore |
| 3 | 81 | Dallas Cowboys | Val Belcher | OG | Houston | SWC | |
| 3 | 82 | New England Patriots | Brown, SidneySidney Brown | DB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 3 | 83 | Minnesota Vikings | Tom Hannon | S | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 84 | Houston Oilers | Rob Carpenter | RB | Miami (OH) | MAC | from Oakland via Buffalo |
| 4 | 85 | Cincinnati Bengals | Rick Walker | TE | UCLA | Pac-8 | from Tampa Bay |
| 4 | 86 | Buffalo Bills | Dean, JimmyJimmy Dean | DT | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 4 | 87 | Seattle Seahawks | John Yarno | C | Idaho | Big Sky | |
| 4 | 88 | New York Giants | Mike Vaughan | OT | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 4 | 89 | New York Jets | Scott Dierking | RB | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 90 | Atlanta Falcons | Allan Leavitt | K | Georgia | SEC | |
| 4 | 91 | Los Angeles Rams | Vince Ferragamo | QB | Nebraska | Big Eight | from New Orleans |
| 4 | 92 | Kansas City Chiefs | Mark Bailey | RB | Long Beach State | PCAA | from Philadelphia |
| 4 | 93 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ted Petersen | C | Eastern Illinois | Ind. (Coll.) | from Green Bay |
| 4 | 94 | Kansas City Chiefs | Andre Samuels | TE | Bethune–Cookman | SIAC | |
| 4 | 95 | Kansas City Chiefs | Darius Helton | OG | North Carolina Central | MEAC | from Houston |
| 4 | 96 | Detroit Lions | Luther Blue | WR | Iowa State | Big Eight | |
| 4 | 97 | Washington Redskins | Duncan McColl | DE | Stanford | Pac-8 | from Miami |
| 4 | 98 | Houston Oilers | Warren Anderson | WR | West Virginia State | N/A | from Miami via San Diego |
| 4 | 99 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Laverne Smith | RB | Kansas | Big Eight | |
| 4 | 100 | San Francisco 49ers | Stan Black | DB | Mississippi State | SEC | |
| 4 | 101 | Denver Broncos | Billy Bryan | C | Duke | ACC | |
| 4 | 102 | Cleveland Browns | Oliver Davis | CB | Tennessee State | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 4 | 103 | Cincinnati Bengals | Mike Wilson | OT | Georgia | SEC | |
| 4 | 104 | Kansas City Chiefs | Eric Harris | CB | Memphis State | Ind. | |
| 4 | 105 | Cincinnati Bengals | Jerry Anderson | S | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 4 | 106 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dan Audick | OG | Hawaii | Ind. | |
| 4 | 107 | Los Angeles Rams | Jones, EarlEarl Jones | DE | Memphis State | Ind. | |
| 4 | 108 | Dallas Cowboys | Guy Brown | LB | Houston | SWC | |
| 4 | 109 | New England Patriots | Gerald Skinner | OT | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 4 | 110 | Cleveland Browns | Robert Sims | DT | South Carolina State | MEAC | from Chicago |
| 4 | 111 | Seattle Seahawks | Larry Seivers | WR | Tennessee | SEC | from Minnesota |
| 4 | 112 | Oakland Raiders | Mickey Marvin | OG | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 5 | 113 | Miami Dolphins | Mike Michel | K | Stanford | Pac-8 | from Tampa Bay |
| 5 | 114 | Detroit Lions | Ron Crosby | LB | Penn State | Ind. | from Seattle |
| 5 | 115 | Buffalo Bills | Fred Besana | QB | California | Pac-8 | |
| 5 | 116 | New York Jets | Perry Griggs | WR | Troy State | Gulf South | |
| 5 | 117 | New York Giants | Randy Dean | QB | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 118 | New Orleans Saints | Dave LaFary | OT | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 119 | Philadelphia Eagles | Sharp, SkipSkip Sharp | DB | Kansas | Big Eight | |
| 5 | 120 | Atlanta Falcons | Shelton Diggs | WR | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 5 | 121 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Cliff Stoudt | QB | Youngstown State | Ind. (Coll.) | from Kansas City |
| 5 | 122 | Green Bay Packers | Nate Simpson | RB | Tennessee State | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 5 | 123 | Miami Dolphins | Leroy Harris | RB | Arkansas State | Southland | |
| 5 | 124 | San Diego Chargers | Clarence Williams | RB | South Carolina | Ind. | |
| 5 | 125 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Steve Courson | OG | South Carolina | Ind. | from Detroit |
| 5 | 126 | Oakland Raiders | Lester Hayes $^†$ | CB | Texas A&M | SWC | from Chicago |
| 5 | 127 | Buffalo Bills | Neil O'Donoghue | K | Auburn | SEC | from San Francisco |
| 5 | 128 | San Diego Chargers | Cliff Olander | QB | New Mexico State | MVC | from Cleveland |
| 5 | 129 | New York Jets | Gregory, GaryGary Gregory | OT | Baylor | SWC | from Denver |
| 5 | 130 | Los Angeles Rams | Donnie Hickman | OG | USC | Pac-8 | from Washington |
| 5 | 131 | St. Louis Cardinals | Lee, ErnestErnest Lee | DT | Texas | SWC | |
| 5 | 132 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dennis Winston | LB | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 5 | 133 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ray Phillips | LB | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 5 | 134 | Los Angeles Rams | Jeff Williams | OG | Rhode Island | Yankee | |
| 5 | 135 | St. Louis Cardinals | Andy Spiva | LB | Tennessee | SEC | from New England |
| 5 | 136 | New Orleans Saints | Dave Hubbard | OT | BYU | WAC | from Baltimore |
| 5 | 137 | Dallas Cowboys | Andy Frederick | OT | New Mexico | WAC | |
| 5 | 138 | Minnesota Vikings | Moore, KenKen Moore | TE | Northern Illinois | MAC | |
| 5 | 139 | Oakland Raiders | Jeff Barnes | LB | California | Pac-8 | |
| 6 | 140 | Chicago Bears | Vince Evans | QB | USC | Pac-8 | from Tampa Bay |
| 6 | 141 | San Francisco 49ers | Mike Burns | S | USC | Pac-8 | from Buffalo |
| 6 | 142 | Seattle Seahawks | Tony Benjamin | RB | Duke | ACC | |
| 6 | 143 | New York Giants | Jordan, BobBob Jordan | OT | Memphis State | Ind. | |
| 6 | 144 | New York Jets | Joe Klecko$^‡$$^†$ | DT | Temple | Ind. | |
| 6 | 145 | Philadelphia Eagles | Russell, KevinKevin Russell | DB | Tennessee State | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 6 | 146 | San Diego Chargers | Dave Lindstrom | DE | Boston University | Yankee | |
| 6 | 147 | New Orleans Saints | Cliff Parsley | P | Oklahoma State | Big Eight | |
| 6 | 148 | Houston Oilers | Gary Woolford | CB | Florida State | Ind. | |
| 6 | 149 | Green Bay Packers | Tim Moresco | DB | Syracuse | Ind. | |
| 6 | 150 | Kansas City Chiefs | Burleson, RickRick Burleson | DE | Texas | SWC | |
| 6 | 151 | San Diego Chargers | Larry Barnes | RB | Tennessee State | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 6 | 152 | San Diego Chargers | Pete Shaw | S | Northwestern | Big Ten | from Detroit |
| 6 | 153 | New York Giants | Emery Moorehead | WR | Colorado | Big Eight | from Miami |
| 6 | 154 | Philadelphia Eagles | Wilbert Montgomery $^†$ | RB | Abilene Christian | LSC | from Chicago |
| 6 | 155 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim Harlan | C | Howard Payne | LSC | |
| 6 | 156 | Los Angeles Rams | Art Best | RB | Kent State | MAC | from Denver |
| 6 | 157 | Buffalo Bills | Pruitt, RonRon Pruitt | DE | Nebraska | Big Eight | from Cleveland |
| 6 | 158 | Philadelphia Eagles | Mitchell, MarkMark Mitchell | DB | Tulane | Ind. | from St. Louis via Washington |
| 6 | 159 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Paul Harris | LB | Alabama | SEC | |
| 6 | 160 | Cincinnati Bengals | Tommy Duniven | QB | Texas Tech | SWC | |
| 6 | 161 | Atlanta Falcons | Jenkins, KeithKeith Jenkins | DB | Cincinnati | Ind. | from Washington |
| 6 | 162 | New Orleans Saints | Schick, TomTom Schick | OG | Maryland | ACC | from Los Angeles |
| 6 | 163 | Baltimore Colts | Calvin O'Neal | LB | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 164 | Dallas Cowboys | Jim Cooper | OT | Temple | Ind. | |
| 6 | 165 | Houston Oilers | David Carter | C | Western Kentucky | OVC | from New England |
| 6 | 166 | Detroit Lions | Reggie Pinkney | DB | East Carolina | SoCon | from Minnesota via New England |
| 6 | 167 | Kansas City Chiefs | Herrera, AndreAndre Herrera | RB | Southern Illinois | Ind. | from Oakland via Tampa Bay thorough Chicago |
| 7 | 168 | New York Jets | Charles White | RB | Bethune-Cookman | SIAC | from Tampa Bay |
| 7 | 169 | Seattle Seahawks | David Sims | RB | Georgia Tech | Ind. | |
| 7 | 170 | Buffalo Bills | Mike Nelms $^†$ | DB | Baylor | SWC | |
| 7 | 171 | New York Jets | Bob Grupp $^†$ | DB | Duke | ACC | |
| 7 | 172 | Green Bay Packers | Derrel Gofourth | C | Oklahoma State | Big Eight | from N. Y. Giants |
| 7 | 173 | Cleveland Browns | Randle, KenKen Randle | WR | USC | Pac-8 | from Atlanta |
| 7 | 174 | New Orleans Saints | Greg Boykin | RB | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 175 | Philadelphia Eagles | Charlie Johnson $^†$ | DT | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 7 | 176 | Green Bay Packers | Tipton, RellRell Tipton | OG | Baylor | SWC | |
| 7 | 177 | Kansas City Chiefs | Chris Golub | DB | Kansas | Big Eight | |
| 7 | 178 | New York Giants | Al Dixon | TE | Iowa State | Big Eight | from Houston |
| 7 | 179 | Detroit Lions | Black, TimTim Black | LB | Baylor | SWC | |
| 7 | 180 | Miami Dolphins | Bruce Herron | LB | New Mexico | WAC | |
| 7 | 181 | San Diego Chargers | Bush, RonRon Bush | DB | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 7 | 182 | Chicago Bears | Gerald Butler | WR | Nicholls State | Gulf South | |
| 7 | 183 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim Van Wagner | RB | Michigan Tech | NIC | |
| 7 | 184 | Cleveland Browns | Blane Smith | TE | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 185 | Denver Broncos | Larry Swider | P | Pittsburgh | Ind. | |
| 7 | 186 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Frisch, RandyRandy Frisch | DT | Missouri | Big Eight | |
| 7 | 187 | Cincinnati Bengals | Louis Breeden | CB | North Carolina Central | MEAC | |
| 7 | 188 | Cleveland Browns | Bob Lingenfelter | OT | Nebraska | Big Eight | from St. Louis |
| 7 | 189 | Washington Redskins | Reggie Haynes | TE | UNLV | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 7 | 190 | Oakland Raiders | Rich Martini | WR | UC Davis | FWC | from Washington via Houston thorough N. Y. Giants |
| 7 | 191 | Dallas Cowboys | Dave Stalls | DT | Northern Colorado | Ind. (Div. II) | |
| 7 | 192 | New England Patriots | Smith, KenKen Smith | WR | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Ind. (Div. II) | |
| 7 | 193 | Baltimore Colts | Blanchard Carter | OT | UNLV | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 7 | 194 | Cincinnati Bengals | Jim Corbett | TE | Pittsburgh | Ind. | from Minnesota |
| 7 | 195 | New York Jets | Kevin Long | RB | South Carolina | Ind. | from Oakland |
| 8 | 196 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Randy Hedberg | QB | Minot State | N/A | |
| 8 | 197 | Buffalo Bills | Greg Morton | DT | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 198 | Houston Oilers | Davis, SteveSteve Davis | WR | Georgia | SEC | from Seattle |
| 8 | 199 | New York Giants | Rice, BillBill Rice | DT | BYU | WAC | |
| 8 | 200 | New York Jets | Dan Alexander | DT | LSU | SEC | |
| 8 | 201 | New Orleans Saints | Jimmy Stewart | DB | Tulsa | MVC | |
| 8 | 202 | Philadelphia Eagles | Cleveland Franklin | RB | Baylor | SWC | |
| 8 | 203 | Atlanta Falcons | Walter Packer | WR | Mississippi State | SEC | |
| 8 | 204 | Kansas City Chiefs | Olsonoski, RonRon Olsonoski | LB | St. Thomas (Minnesota) | MIAC | |
| 8 | 205 | Houston Oilers | Eddie Foster | WR | Houston | SWC | |
| 8 | 206 | Green Bay Packers | David Whitehurst | QB | Furman | SoCon | |
| 8 | 207 | Miami Dolphins | Horace Perkins | DB | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 8 | 208 | Dallas Cowboys | Cleveland, AlAl Cleveland | DE | Pacific | PCAA | from San Diego |
| 8 | 209 | Detroit Lions | Griffin, MarkMark Griffin | OT | North Carolina | ACC | |
| 8 | 210 | New York Jets | Thompson, EdEd Thompson | LB | Ohio State | Big Ten | from Chicago |
| 8 | 211 | New York Giants | Rodgers, OtisOtis Rodgers | LB | Iowa State | Big Eight | from San Francisco |
| 8 | 212 | Denver Broncos | Culliver, CalvinCalvin Culliver | RB | Alabama | SEC | |
| 8 | 213 | Cleveland Browns | Armstrong, BillBill Armstrong | DB | Wake Forest | ACC | |
| 8 | 214 | Cincinnati Bengals | St. Victor, JoseJose St. Victor | OG | Syracuse | Ind. | |
| 8 | 215 | Kansas City Chiefs | Waddell Smith | WR | Kansas | Big Eight | from Washington |
| 8 | 216 | St. Louis Cardinals | Eric Williams | LB | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 8 | 217 | Pittsburgh Steelers | August, PhilPhil August | WR | Miami (FL) | Ind. | |
| 8 | 218 | Los Angeles Rams | Bockwoldt, RodRod Bockwoldt | DB | Weber State | Big Sky | |
| 8 | 219 | New England Patriots | Brad Benson $^†$ | OG | Penn State | Ind. | |
| 8 | 220 | Baltimore Colts | Helms, KenKen Helms | OT | Georgia | SEC | |
| 8 | 221 | Dallas Cowboys | Fred Williams | RB | Arizona State | WAC | |
| 8 | 222 | Minnesota Vikings | Strozier, ClintClint Strozier | DB | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 8 | 223 | Oakland Raiders | Terry Robiskie | RB | LSU | SEC | |
| 9 | 224 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Hemingway, BryonBryon Hemingway | LB | Boston College | Ind. | |
| 9 | 225 | Seattle Seahawks | Adzick, GeorgeGeorge Adzick | DB | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 226 | Kansas City Chiefs | Glanton, DerrickDerrick Glanton | DE | Bishop | Ind. (Div. III) | from Buffalo |
| 9 | 227 | New York Jets | Matt Robinson | QB | Georgia | SEC | |
| 9 | 228 | New York Giants | Mullins, KenKen Mullins | DE | Florida A&M | SIAC | |
| 9 | 229 | Philadelphia Eagles | Humphreys, T. J.T. J. Humphreys | OG | Arkansas State | Southland | |
| 9 | 230 | Atlanta Falcons | Maxwell, JohnJohn Maxwell | OT | Boston College | Ind. | |
| 9 | 231 | New Orleans Saints | Knowles, DaveDave Knowles | OT | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 232 | Houston Oilers | Bill Currier | S | South Carolina | Ind. | |
| 9 | 233 | Green Bay Packers | Mullins, JoelJoel Mullins | OT | Arkansas State | Southland | |
| 9 | 234 | Kansas City Chiefs | Green, DaveDave Green | OT | New Mexico | WAC | |
| 9 | 235 | San Diego Chargers | Gene Washington | WR | Georgia | SEC | |
| 9 | 236 | Detroit Lions | Mathieson, SteveSteve Mathieson | QB | Florida State | Ind. | |
| 9 | 237 | Miami Dolphins | Robert Turner | RB | Oklahoma State | Big Eight | |
| 9 | 238 | Chicago Bears | Buonamici, NickNick Buonamici | DT | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 239 | San Francisco 49ers | David Posey | K | Florida | SEC | |
| 9 | 240 | Cleveland Browns | Brown, DarylDaryl Brown | DB | Tufts | N/A | |
| 9 | 241 | Denver Broncos | Charles Jackson | DT | Washington | Pac-8 | |
| 9 | 242 | Atlanta Falcons | Speer, RobertRobert Speer | DE | Arkansas State | Southland | from Washington |
| 9 | 243 | St. Louis Cardinals | Johnny Jackson | DT | Southern | SWAC | |
| 9 | 244 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Kelly, RooseveltRoosevelt Kelly | TE | Eastern Kentucky | OVC | |
| 9 | 245 | Cincinnati Bengals | Zachary, WillieWillie Zachary | WR | Central State (OH) | Ind. (NAIA) | |
| 9 | 246 | Washington Redskins | Northington, MikeMike Northington | RB | Purdue | Big Ten | from Los Angeles |
| 9 | 247 | Baltimore Colts | Capriola, GlenGlen Capriola | RB | Boston College | Ind. | |
| 9 | 248 | Dallas Cowboys | Cantrell, MarkMark Cantrell | C | North Carolina | ACC | |
| 9 | 249 | New England Patriots | Vogele, JerryJerry Vogele | LB | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 250 | Minnesota Vikings | Scott Studwell $^†$ | LB | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 251 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Larry Mucker | WR | Arizona State | WAC | from Oakland |
| 10 | 252 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Morgan, RobertRobert Morgan | RB | Florida | SEC | |
| 10 | 253 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Cowans, AlvinAlvin Cowans | DB | Florida | SEC | from Buffalo |
| 10 | 254 | Seattle Seahawks | Sam Adkins | QB | Wichita State | MVC | |
| 10 | 255 | New York Giants | Jones, MikeMike Jones | WR | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 256 | New York Jets | John Hennessy | DE | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 257 | Atlanta Falcons | Billy Ryckman | WR | Louisiana Tech | Southland | |
| 10 | 258 | New Orleans Saints | Rafael Septién $^†$ | K | Southwestern Louisiana | Southland | |
| 10 | 259 | Philadelphia Eagles | Mastronardo, JohnJohn Mastronardo | WR | Villanova | Ind. | |
| 10 | 260 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Culbreath | RB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 10 | 261 | Kansas City Chiefs | Vitali, MarkMark Vitali | QB | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 262 | Houston Oilers | Hull, HarveyHarvey Hull | LB | Mississippi State | SEC | |
| 10 | 263 | Detroit Lions | Gary Anderson | OG | Stanford | Pac-8 | |
| 10 | 264 | Miami Dolphins | Carter, MarkMark Carter | TE | Eastern Michigan | MAC | |
| 10 | 265 | San Diego Chargers | Townsend, CurtisCurtis Townsend | LB | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 10 | 266 | Chicago Bears | Breckner, DennisDennis Breckner | DE | Miami (FL) | Ind. | |
| 10 | 267 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Ball, AaronAaron Ball | LB | Cal State Fullerton | PCAA | from San Francisco |
| 10 | 268 | Denver Broncos | Oren Middlebrook | WR | Arkansas State | Southland | |
| 10 | 269 | Cleveland Browns | Burkett, TomTom Burkett | OT | North Carolina | ACC | |
| 10 | 270 | St. Louis Cardinals | LeJay, JimJim LeJay | WR | San Jose State | PCAA | |
| 10 | 271 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dave LaCrosse | LB | Wake Forest | ACC | |
| 10 | 272 | Cincinnati Bengals | Bialik, BobBob Bialik | P | Hillsdale | GLIAC | |
| 10 | 273 | Washington Redskins | James Sykes | RB | Rice | SWC | |
| 10 | 274 | Los Angeles Rams | Peterson, DonDon Peterson | TE | Boston College | Ind. | |
| 10 | 275 | Dallas Cowboys | Steve DeBerg $^†$ | QB | San Jose State | PCAA | |
| 10 | 276 | New England Patriots | Rasmussen, JohnJohn Rasmussen | OT | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 277 | Baltimore Colts | Ron Baker | OG | Oklahoma State | Big Eight | |
| 10 | 278 | Minnesota Vikings | Beaver, DanDan Beaver | K | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 279 | New England Patriots | Alexander, GilesGiles Alexander | DE | Tulsa | MVC | from Oakland |

### Round Eleven

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 280 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Chuck Rodgers | Defensive back | North Dakota State |
| 281 | Seattle Seahawks | Bill Westbeld | Tackle | Dayton |
| 282 | Buffalo Bills | Nate Jackson | Running back | Tennessee State |
| 283 | Philadelphia Eagles | Rocco Moore | Tackle | Western Michigan |
| 284 | New York Giants | Bill Helms | Tight end | San Diego State |
| 285 | New Orleans Saints | John Blain | Tackle | San Jose State |
| 286 | Philadelphia Eagles | Mike Cordova | Quarterback | Stanford |
| 287 | Atlanta Falcons | Dave Farmer | Running back | USC |
| 288 | Kansas City Chiefs | Maurice Mitchell | Wide receiver | Northern Michigan |
| 289 | Houston Oilers | Al Romano | Linebacker | Pittsburgh |
| 290 | Green Bay Packers | Terry Randolph | Defensive back | American International |
| 291 | Miami Dolphins | John Alexander | Defensive end | Rutgers |
| 292 | Cincinnati Bengals | Joel Parrish | Guard | Georgia |
| 293 | Detroit Lions | Tony Daykin | Linebacker | Georgia Tech |
| 294 | Chicago Bears | Connie Zelencik | Center | Purdue |
| 295 | San Francisco 49ers | Brian Billick | Tight end | Brigham Young |
| 296 | Cleveland Browns | Charles Nash | Wide receiver | Arizona |
| 297 | Denver Broncos | Phil Heck | Linebacker | California |
| 298 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lou West | Defensive back | Cincinnati |
| 299 | Cincinnati Bengals | Carl Allen | Defensive back | Southern Mississippi |
| 300 | Washington Redskins | Don Harris | Defensive back | Rutgers |
| 301 | St. Louis Cardinals | Greg Lee | Defensive back | Western Illinois |
| 302 | Los Angeles Rams | Carson Long | Kicker | Pittsburgh |
| 303 | New England Patriots | Ray Costict | Linebacker | Mississippi State |
| 304 | Baltimore Colts | Brian Ruff | Linebacker | The Citadel |
| 305 | Dallas Cowboys | Don Wardlow | Tight end | Washington |
| 306 | Minnesota Vikings | Keith Hartwig | Wide receiver | Arizona |
| 307 | New York Jets | Dave Butterfield | Defensive back | Nebraska |

### Round Twelve

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 308 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Chip Sheffield | Wide receiver | Lenoir-Rhyne |
| 309 | Buffalo Bills | Charles Romes | Defensive back | North Carolina Central |
| 310 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jimmy Stephens | Tight end | Florida |
| 311 | New York Giants | Elmo Simmons | Running back | Texas-Arlington |
| 312 | New York Jets | Phil Gargis | Running back | Auburn |
| 313 | New York Jets | Dave Conrad | Tackle | Maryland |
| 314 | St. Louis Cardinals | Don Parrish | Defensive end | Pittsburgh |
| 315 | New Orleans Saints | Oakley Dalton | Defensive tackle | Jackson State |
| 316 | Houston Oilers | Ove Johansson | Kicker | Abilene Christian |
| 317 | Oakland Raiders | Rod Martin | Linebacker | USC |
| 318 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ray Burks | Linebacker | UCLA |
| 319 | San Diego Chargers | Jim Stansik | Tight end | Eastern Michigan |
| 320 | Minnesota Vikings | Adam Dzierdzik | Corner Back | Ohio State |
| 321 | Miami Dolphins | Terry Anderson | Wide receiver | Bethune-Cookman |
| 322 | Chicago Bears | Kyle Ecke | Wide Receiver | Jackson State |
| 323 | San Francisco 49ers | Stephen Aragon | Guard | North Dakota |
| 324 | Denver Broncos | Ethan Ranney | Tight end | Western Illinois |
| 325 | Chicago Bears | Anthony Dzierdzik | Center | Georgia Tech |
| 326 | Cincinnati Bengals | Alex Percival | Wide receiver | Morehouse (GA) |
| 327 | Washington Redskins | Curtis Kirkland | Defensive end | Missouri |
| 328 | St. Louis Cardinals | Rick Fenlaw | Linebacker | Texas |
| 329 | Seattle Seahawks | I. V. Wilson | Defensive tackle | Tulsa |
| 330 | Los Angeles Rams | Barry Caudill | Center | Southern Mississippi |
| 331 | Baltimore Colts | Bill Deutsch | Running back | North Dakota |
| 332 | Dallas Cowboys | Greg Peters | Guard | California |
| 333 | New England Patriots | Dave Preston | Running back | Bowling Green |
| 334 | Oakland Raiders | Rolf Benirschke | Kicker | California-Davis |
| 335 | Minnesota Vikings | Jim Kelleher | Running back | Colorado |
| = Pro Bowler | = Hall of Famer |

## Supplemental draft

| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 3 | | Seattle Seahawks | Al Hunter | RB | Notre Dame | Ind. | |

## Notable undrafted players

| $^†$ | = Pro Bowler | ‡ | = Hall of Famer |
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. |
| Atlanta Falcons | June Jones | QB | Portland State | Ind. (Coll.) |
| Atlanta Falcons | Secdrick McIntyre | RB | Auburn | SEC |
| Baltimore Colts | Wade Griffin | OT | Mississippi | SEC |
| Buffalo Bills | Shane Nelson | LB | Baylor | SWC |
| Chicago Bears | Fred Dean | OG | Texas Southern | SWAC |
| Chicago Bears | Len Walterscheid | S | Southern Utah | RMAC |
| Cleveland Browns | Ricky Jones | LB | Tuskegee | SIAC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Larry Brinson | RB | Florida | SEC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Bruce Huther | LB | New Hampshire | Yankee |
| Dallas Cowboys | Fred Rayhle | TE | Chattanooga | Ind. (Div. II) |
| Denver Broncos | Bucky Dilts | P | Georgia | SEC |
| Denver Broncos | Ron Egloff | TE | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| Denver Broncos | Rob Nairne | LB | Oregon State | Pac-8 |
| Houston Oilers | Ken Kennard | DT | Angelo State | LSC |
| Houston Oilers | Guido Merkens | QB | Sam Houston State | LSC |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Ed Beckman | TE | Florida State | Ind. |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Ricky Wesson | CB | SMU | SWC |
| Los Angeles Rams | Glen Walker | P | USC | Pac-8 |
| Miami Dolphins | Charles Cornelius | DB | Bethune–Cookman | SIAC |
| Miami Dolphins | Nick Giaquinto | RB | UConn | Yankee |
| New England Patriots | Tim Mazzetti | K | Penn | Ivy |
| New Orleans Saints | Rich Mauti | WR | Penn State | Ind. |
| New York Giants | Frank Marion | LB | Florida A&M | SIAC |
| New York Giants | J. T. Turner | OG | Duke | ACC |
| New York Jets | Bruce Harper | RB | Kutztown | PSAC |
| New York Jets | Bob Raba | TE | Maryland | ACC |
| Oakland Raiders | Randy McClanahan | LB | Southwestern Louisiana | Southland |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Herm Edwards | CB | San Diego State | Ind. |
| Philadelphia Eagles | James Reed | LB | California | Pac-8 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Tony Dungy$^‡$ | S | Minnesota | Big Ten |
| San Francisco 49ers | Mike Baldassin | LB | Washington | Pac-8 |
| Seattle Seahawks | Doug Long | DB | Whitworth | NWC |
| Seattle Seahawks | Cornell Webster | CB | Tulsa | MVC |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Cecil Johnson | LB | Pittsburgh | Ind. |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Dana Nafziger | LB | Cal Poly | CCAA |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Jack Wender | RB | Fresno State | PCAA |
| Washington Redskins | Mark Murphy $^†$ | S | Colgate | Ind. |

## Hall of Famers

* Tony Dorsett, running back from Pittsburgh, taken 1st round 2nd overall by Dallas Cowboys
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1994.
* Tony Dungy, safety from Minnesota, undrafted and signed by Pittsburgh Steelers
    Inducted: For his Head Coaching achievements Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2016.
* Joe Klecko, defensive tackle from Temple, taken 6th round 144th overall by New York Jets
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2023.