# 1980 NFL draft

The 1980 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 April 29–30, 1980, at the New York Sheraton Hotel in New York City, New York. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Detroit Lions selected running back Billy Sims.
This draft is notable as the first that the nascent ESPN network (which had first gone on the air seven months earlier) aired in its entirety, and the first to be televised.

## Player selections

| * | 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 |
| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Detroit Lions | Billy Sims $^†$ | RB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | 1978 Heisman Trophy Winner |
| 1 | 2 | New York Jets | Lam Jones | WR | Texas | SWC | from San Francisco |
| 1 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals | Anthony Muñoz$^‡$$^†$ | OT | USC | Pac-10 | |
| 1 | 4 | Green Bay Packers | Bruce Clark $^†$ | DE | Penn State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 1 | 5 | Baltimore Colts | Curtis Dickey | RB | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 1 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals | Curtis Greer | DE | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons | Junior Miller $^†$ | TE | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 1 | 8 | New York Giants | Mark Haynes $^†$ | CB | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 1 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings | Doug Martin | DE | Washington | Pac-10 | |
| 1 | 10 | Seattle Seahawks | Jacob Green $^†$ | DE | Texas A&M | SWC | from Buffalo |
| 1 | 11 | Kansas City Chiefs | Brad Budde | OG | USC | Pac-10 | |
| 1 | 12 | New Orleans Saints | Stan Brock | OT | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 1 | 13 | San Francisco 49ers | Earl Cooper | RB | Rice | SWC | from N.Y. Jets |
| 1 | 14 | New England Patriots | Roland James | CB | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 1 | 15 | Oakland Raiders | Marc Wilson | QB | BYU | WAC | |
| 1 | 16 | Buffalo Bills | Jim Ritcher $^†$ | OG | NC State | ACC | from Seattle |
| 1 | 17 | Los Angeles Rams | Johnnie Johnson | CB | Texas | SWC | from Cleveland |
| 1 | 18 | Washington Redskins | Art Monk$^‡$$^†$ | WR | Syracuse | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 1 | 19 | Chicago Bears | Otis Wilson $^†$ | LB | Louisiville | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 1 | 20 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim Stuckey | DE | Clemson | ACC | from Denver via N.Y. Jets |
| 1 | 21 | Miami Dolphins | Don McNeal | CB | Alabama | SEC | |
| 1 | 22 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Ray Snell | OG | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 23 | Philadelphia Eagles | Roynell Young $^†$ | CB | Alcorn State | SWAC | |
| 1 | 24 | Baltimore Colts | Derrick Hatchett | S | Texas | SWC | from Dallas |
| 1 | 25 | New England Patriots | Vagas Ferguson | RB | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | from Houston |
| 1 | 26 | Green Bay Packers | George Cumby | LB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | from San Diego |
| 1 | 27 | Cleveland Browns | Charles White $^†$ | RB | USC | Pac-10 | from Los Angeles 1979 Heisman Trophy winner |
| 1 | 28 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mark Malone | QB | Arizona State | Pac-10 | |
| 2 | 29 | Buffalo Bills | Joe Cribbs $^†$ | RB | Auburn | SEC | from Detroit |
| 2 | 30 | Minnesota Vikings | Willie Teal | CB | LSU | SEC | from San Francisco via Philadelphia |
| 2 | 31 | Cincinnati Bengals | Kirby Criswell | LB | Kansas | Big Eight | |
| 2 | 32 | Baltimore Colts | Ray Donaldson $^†$ | C | Georgia | SEC | |
| 2 | 33 | St. Louis Cardinals | Doug Marsh | TE | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 34 | Green Bay Packers | Mark Lee | CB | Washington | Pac-10 | |
| 2 | 35 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob Kohrs | DE | Arizona State | Pac-10 | From N.Y. Giants |
| 2 | 36 | Atlanta Falcons | Buddy Curry | LB | North Carolina | ACC | |
| 2 | 37 | Buffalo Bills | Gene Bradley | QB | Arkansas State | Southland | |
| 2 | 38 | Houston Oilers | Angelo Fields | OT | Michigan State | Big Ten | from Kansas City |
| 2 | 39 | San Francisco 49ers | Keena Turner $^†$ | LB | Purdue | Big Ten | from Minnesota |
| 2 | 40 | New York Jets | Darrol Ray | CB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 2 | 41 | New Orleans Saints | Dave Waymer $^†$ | S | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 2 | 42 | Denver Broncos | Rulon Jones $^†$ | DE | Utah State | Big West | from Cleveland |
| 2 | 43 | Oakland Raiders | Matt Millen $^†$ | LB | Penn State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 2 | 44 | Seattle Seahawks | Andre Hines | OT | Stanford | Pac-10 | |
| 2 | 45 | New England Patriots | Larry McGrew | LB | USC | Pac-10 | |
| 2 | 46 | Chicago Bears | Matt Suhey | RB | Penn State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 2 | 47 | New York Jets | Ralph Clayton | WR | Michigan | Big Ten | from Denver |
| 2 | 48 | Miami Dolphins | Dwight Stephenson$^‡$$^†$ | C | Alabama | SEC | |
| 2 | 49 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Kevin House | WR | Southern Illinois | MVC | |
| 2 | 50 | Los Angeles Rams | Irv Pankey | OT | Penn State | Ind. (I-A) | from Washington |
| 2 | 51 | Baltimore Colts | Tim Foley | OT | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | from Dallas |
| 2 | 52 | Houston Oilers | Daryle Skaugstad | DT | California | Pac-10 | |
| 2 | 53 | Philadelphia Eagles | Perry Harrington | RB | Jackson State | SWAC | |
| 2 | 54 | Cleveland Browns | Cleveland Crosby | DE | Arizona | Pac-10 | from San Diego via Los Angeles |
| 2 | 55 | Washington Redskins | Mat Mendenhall | DE | BYU | WAC | from Los Angeles |
| 2 | 56 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Goodman | DE | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 3 | 57 | Detroit Lions | Tom Turnure | C | Washington | Pac-10 | |
| 3 | 58 | Los Angeles Rams | Jewerl Thomas | RB | San Jose State | PCAA | from San Francisco |
| 3 | 59 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ron Horn | DT | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 3 | 60 | St. Louis Cardinals | John Sinnott | OT | Brown | Ivy | |
| 3 | 61 | Green Bay Packers | Syd Kitson | OG | Wake Forest | ACC | |
| 3 | 62 | Detroit Lions | Mike Friede | WR | Indiana | Big Ten | from Baltimore |
| 3 | 63 | Atlanta Falcons | Earl Jones | CB | Norfolk State | CIAA | |
| 3 | 64 | New York Giants | Myron Lapka | DT | USC | Pac-10 | |
| 3 | 65 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim Miller | P | Ole Miss | SEC | from Minnesota |
| 3 | 66 | Kansas City Chiefs | James Hadnot | RB | Texas Tech | SWC | |
| 3 | 67 | Buffalo Bills | Mark Brammer | TE | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 68 | Minnesota Vikings | Brent Boyd | OG | UCLA | Pac-10 | from New Orleans |
| 3 | 69 | New York Jets | Lance Mehl $^†$ | LB | Penn State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 3 | 70 | Los Angeles Rams | LeRoy Irvin $^†$ | CB | Kansas | Big Eight | from Oakland |
| 3 | 71 | Buffalo Bills | Schmeding, JohnJohn Schmeding | OG | Boston College | Ind. (I-A) | from Seattle |
| 3 | 72 | Cleveland Browns | Cliff Odom | LB | Texas–Arlington | — | |
| 3 | 73 | New England Patriots | Steve McMichael$^‡$$^†$ | DT | Texas | SWC | |
| 3 | 74 | Denver Broncos | Carter, LarryLarry Carter | DB | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 3 | 75 | Miami Dolphins | Bill Barnett | DE | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 3 | 76 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Scot Brantley | LB | Florida | SEC | |
| 3 | 77 | San Francisco 49ers | Craig Puki | LB | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 3 | 78 | Dallas Cowboys | Bill Roe | LB | Colorado | Big Eight | from Chicago |
| 3 | 79 | Houston Oilers | Tim Smith | WR | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 3 | 80 | Dallas Cowboys | James Jones | RB | Mississippi State | SEC | |
| 3 | 81 | St. Louis Cardinals | Charles Baker | LB | New Mexico | WAC | from San Diego |
| 3 | 82 | Los Angeles Rams | Phil Murphy | DT | South Carolina State | MEAC | |
| 3 | 83 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Sydnor, RayRay Sydnor | TE | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 84 | San Francisco 49ers | Ricky Churchman | SS | Texas | SWC | |
| 4 | 85 | Detroit Lions | Eric Hipple | QB | Utah State | Big West | |
| 4 | 86 | Cincinnati Bengals | Glass, WilliamWilliam Glass | OG | Baylor | SWC | |
| 4 | 87 | Green Bay Packers | Fred Nixon | WR | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 4 | 88 | Baltimore Colts | Ray Butler | WR | USC | Pac-10 | |
| 4 | 89 | St. Louis Cardinals | Rusty Lisch | QB | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 4 | 90 | New York Giants | Danny Pittman | WR | Wyoming | WAC | |
| 4 | 91 | Atlanta Falcons | Jim Laughlin | LB | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 92 | Minnesota Vikings | Dennis Johnson | LB | USC | Pac-10 | |
| 4 | 93 | Buffalo Bills | Ervin Parker | LB | South Carolina State | MEAC | |
| 4 | 94 | Kansas City Chiefs | Dave Klug | LB | Concordia–Moorhead | N/A | |
| 4 | 95 | New York Jets | Jesse Johnson | CB | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 4 | 96 | New Orleans Saints | Mike Jolly | S | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 97 | Seattle Seahawks | Terry Dion | DE | Oregon | Pac-10 | |
| 4 | 98 | San Francisco 49ers | Hodge, DavidDavid Hodge | LB | Houston | SWC | |
| 4 | 99 | Cleveland Browns | Ron Crews | DT | UNLV | Ind. | |
| 4 | 100 | Miami Dolphins | Elmer Bailey | WR | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 101 | San Diego Chargers | Ed Luther | QB | San Jose State | PCAA | from Tampa Bay |
| 4 | 102 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Larry Flowers | S | Texas Tech | SWC | |
| 4 | 103 | Chicago Bears | Arland Thompson | OG | Baylor | SWC | |
| 4 | 104 | Atlanta Falcons | I. M. Hipp | RB | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 4 | 105 | Dallas Cowboys | Kurt Petersen | OG | Missouri | Big Eight | |
| 4 | 106 | Houston Oilers | Chris Combs | TE | New Mexico | WAC | |
| 4 | 107 | Denver Broncos | Rick Parros | RB | Utah State | Big West | |
| 4 | 108 | San Diego Chargers | Bob Gregor | S | Washington | Pac-10 | |
| 4 | 109 | Cleveland Browns | Paul McDonald | QB | USC | Pac-10 | from Los Angeles |
| 4 | 110 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Hurley | S | Syracuse | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 5 | 111 | Detroit Lions | Streeter, MarkMark Streeter | DB | Arizona | Pac-10 | |
| 5 | 112 | San Francisco 49ers | Times, KennethKenneth Times | DT | Southern | SWAC | |
| 5 | 113 | Cincinnati Bengals | Bryan Hicks | S | McNeese State | Southland | |
| 5 | 114 | Kansas City Chiefs | Carlos Carson $^†$ | WR | LSU | SEC | |
| 5 | 115 | Kansas City Chiefs | Pensick, DanDan Pensick | DT | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 5 | 116 | Cleveland Browns | Elvis Franks | DE | Morgan State | Ind. (Div. II) | |
| 5 | 117 | Atlanta Falcons | Vassar, BradBrad Vassar | LB | Pacific | PCAA | |
| 5 | 118 | New York Giants | Tony Blount | S | Virginia | ACC | |
| 5 | 119 | Buffalo Bills | Pyburn, JeffJeff Pyburn | DB | Georgia | SEC | |
| 5 | 120 | Detroit Lions | Tommie Ginn | C | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 5 | 121 | Minnesota Vikings | Doug Paschal | RB | North Carolina | ACC | |
| 5 | 122 | Minnesota Vikings | Jones, PaulPaul Jones | RB | California | Pac-10 | |
| 5 | 123 | New York Jets | Zidd, JimJim Zidd | LB | Kansas | Big Eight | |
| 5 | 124 | New England Patriots | Doug McDougald | N/A | Virginia Tech | Ind. | |
| 5 | 125 | Oakland Raiders | Kenny Lewis | RB | Virginia Tech | Ind. | |
| 5 | 126 | Oakland Raiders | Adams, JohnJohn Adams | LB | LSU | SEC | |
| 5 | 127 | Seattle Seahawks | Joe Steele | RB | Washington | Pac-10 | |
| 5 | 128 | Oakland Raiders | Bowens, WilliamWilliam Bowens | LB | North Alabama | Gulf South | |
| 5 | 129 | Buffalo Bills | Keith Lee | CB | Colorado State | WAC | |
| 5 | 130 | Chicago Bears | Paul Tabor | C | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 5 | 131 | Denver Broncos | Mike Harden | S | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 132 | Seattle Seahawks | Jacobs, DanielDaniel Jacobs | DE | Winston-Salem State | CIAA | |
| 5 | 133 | Dallas Cowboys | Gary Hogeboom | QB | Central Michigan | MAC | |
| 5 | 134 | Houston Oilers | John Corker | LB | Oklahoma State | Big Eight | |
| 5 | 135 | Philadelphia Eagles | Nate Rivers | RB | South Carolina State | MEAC | |
| 5 | 136 | Denver Broncos | Laval Short | DT | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 5 | 137 | Atlanta Falcons | Kenny Johnson | CB | Mississippi State | SEC | |
| 5 | 138 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Craig Wolfley | OG | Syracuse | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 6 | 139 | San Francisco 49ers | Herb Williams | CB | Southern | SWAC | |
| 6 | 140 | Detroit Lions | Chris Dieterich | OT | NC State | ACC | |
| 6 | 141 | Cincinnati Bengals | Jo Jo Heath | CB | Pittsburgh | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 6 | 142 | St. Louis Cardinals | Bill Acker | DT | Texas | SWC | |
| 6 | 143 | Green Bay Packers | Karl Swanke | OT | Boston College | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 6 | 144 | Baltimore Colts | Chris Foote | C | USC | Pac-10 | |
| 6 | 145 | New York Giants | Scott Brunner | QB | Delaware | Ind. (Div. II) | |
| 6 | 146 | Atlanta Falcons | Davis, MikeMike Davis | DB | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 6 | 147 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bubba Garcia | WR | UTEP | WAC | |
| 6 | 148 | Minnesota Vikings | Ray Yakavonis | DT | East Stroudsburg State | PSAC | |
| 6 | 149 | New York Jets | George Visger | DT | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 6 | 150 | New Orleans Saints | Boyd, LesterLester Boyd | LB | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 6 | 151 | San Diego Chargers | LaRue Harrington | RB | Norfolk State | CIAA | |
| 6 | 152 | New York Jets | Schremp, TomTom Schremp | DE | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 153 | Seattle Seahawks | McNeal, MarkMark McNeal | DE | Idaho | Big Sky | |
| 6 | 154 | Los Angeles Rams | Mike Guman | RB | Penn State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 6 | 155 | Washington Redskins | Bell, FarleyFarley Bell | LB | Cincinnati | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 6 | 156 | Chicago Bears | Guess, MikeMike Guess | DB | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 157 | Denver Broncos | Keith Bishop $^†$ | OG | Baylor | SWC | |
| 6 | 158 | Miami Dolphins | Byrd, EugeneEugene Byrd | WR | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 159 | Cincinnati Bengals | Andrew Melontree | LB | Baylor | SWC | |
| 6 | 160 | New England Patriots | Preston Brown | WR | Vanderbilt | SEC | |
| 6 | 161 | Philadelphia Eagles | Greg Murtha | OT | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 162 | Dallas Cowboys | Timmy Newsome | RB | Winston-Salem State | CIAA | |
| 6 | 163 | San Diego Chargers | Hamilton, WayneWayne Hamilton | LB | Alabama | SEC | |
| 6 | 164 | Kansas City Chiefs | Larry Heater | RB | Arizona | Pac-10 | |
| 6 | 165 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tunch Ilkin $^†$ | OT | Indiana State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 7 | 166 | Detroit Lions | Eddie Murray $^†$ | K | Tulane | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 7 | 167 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ron Simpkins | LB | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 168 | Cincinnati Bengals | Johnson, Gary DonGary Don Johnson | DT | Baylor | SWC | |
| 7 | 169 | Green Bay Packers | Buddy Aydelette | OT | Alabama | SEC | |
| 7 | 170 | Baltimore Colts | Wes Roberts | DE | TCU | SWC | |
| 7 | 171 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ben Apuna | LB | Arizona State | Pac-10 | |
| 7 | 172 | Atlanta Falcons | Mike Smith | WR | Grambling State | SWAC | |
| 7 | 173 | Oakland Raiders | Malcolm Barnwell | WR | Virginia Union | CIAA | |
| 7 | 174 | Minnesota Vikings | Henry Johnson | LB | Georgia Tech | Ind. | |
| 7 | 175 | San Diego Chargers | Chuck Loewen | OT | South Dakota State | NCC | |
| 7 | 176 | Los Angeles Rams | Kirk Collins | CB | Baylor | SWC | |
| 7 | 177 | New Orleans Saints | Morucci, MikeMike Morucci | RB | Bloomsburg State | N/A | |
| 7 | 178 | New York Jets | Bobby Batton | RB | UNLV | Ind. | |
| 7 | 179 | New York Giants | Darryl Hebert | DB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 7 | 180 | New England Patriots | Kearns, TomTom Kearns | OG | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 7 | 181 | New York Giants | Chris Linnin | DE | Washington | Pac-10 | |
| 7 | 182 | Houston Oilers | Craig Bradshaw | QB | Utah State | Big West | |
| 7 | 183 | Chicago Bears | Emanuel Tolbert | WR | SMU | SWC | |
| 7 | 184 | Denver Broncos | Havekost, JohnJohn Havekost | OG | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 7 | 185 | Miami Dolphins | Joe Rose | TE | California | Pac-10 | |
| 7 | 186 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Leonard, JimJim Leonard | OG | Santa Clara | — | |
| 7 | 187 | Washington Redskins | Melvin Jones | OG | Houston | SWC | |
| 7 | 188 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ward, TerrellTerrell Ward | DB | San Diego State | WAC | |
| 7 | 189 | Dallas Cowboys | Lester Brown | RB | Clemson | ACC | |
| 7 | 190 | New York Jets | Leverett, BennieBennie Leverett | RB | Bethune–Cookman | MEAC | |
| 7 | 191 | San Diego Chargers | Dodds, StuartStuart Dodds | P | Montana State | Big Sky | |
| 7 | 192 | Los Angeles Rams | Gerry Ellis | RB | Missouri | Big Eight | |
| 7 | 193 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Nate Johnson | WR | Hillsdale | GLIAC | |
| 8 | 194 | Oakland Raiders | Kenny Hill | S | Yale | Ivy | |
| 8 | 195 | Baltimore Colts | Walter, KenKen Walter | OT | Texas Tech | SWC | |
| 8 | 196 | Cincinnati Bengals | Lyles, MarkMark Lyles | RB | Florida State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 8 | 197 | Denver Broncos | Coleman, DonDon Coleman | WR | Oregon | Pac-10 | |
| 8 | 198 | St. Louis Cardinals | Branch, DupreeDupree Branch | DB | Colorado State | WAC | |
| 8 | 199 | Green Bay Packers | Smith, TimTim Smith | S | Oregon State | Pac-10 | |
| 8 | 200 | New York Giants | Harris, KenKen Harris | RB | Alabama | SEC | |
| 8 | 201 | Atlanta Falcons | Al Richardson | LB | Georgia Tech | Ind. | |
| 8 | 202 | Buffalo Bills | Todd Krueger | QB | Northern Michigan | MCAA | |
| 8 | 203 | Kansas City Chiefs | Stepney, SamSam Stepney | LB | Boston University | Yankee | |
| 8 | 204 | Seattle Seahawks | Vic Minor | S | Northeast Louisiana | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 8 | 205 | New York Jets | Dziama, JeffJeff Dziama | LB | Boston College | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 8 | 206 | New Orleans Saints | Evans, ChuckChuck Evans | LB | Stanford | Pac-10 | |
| 8 | 207 | Seattle Seahawks | Cosgrove, JackJack Cosgrove | C | Pacific | PCAA | |
| 8 | 208 | New England Patriots | House, MikeMike House | TE | Pacific | PCAA | |
| 8 | 209 | Cleveland Browns | Copeland, JeffJeff Copeland | LB | Texas Tech | SWC | |
| 8 | 210 | San Francisco 49ers | Bobby Leopold | LB | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 8 | 211 | St. Louis Cardinals | Grant Hudson | DT | Virginia | ACC | |
| 8 | 212 | Miami Dolphins | Jeff Allen | CB | UC Davis | FWC | |
| 8 | 213 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Goddard, DerrickDerrick Goddard | DB | Drake | MVC | |
| 8 | 214 | Miami Dolphins | David Woodley | QB | LSU | SEC | |
| 8 | 215 | Chicago Bears | Randy Clark | C | Northern Illinois | MAC | |
| 8 | 216 | Dallas Cowboys | Larry Savage | LB | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 217 | Houston Oilers | Harold Bailey | WR | Oklahoma State | Big Eight | |
| 8 | 218 | Philadelphia Eagles | Mike Curcio | LB | Temple | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 8 | 219 | San Diego Chargers | Sirmones, CurtisCurtis Sirmones | RB | North Alabama | Gulf South | |
| 8 | 220 | Los Angeles Rams | Tom Pettigrew | OT | Eastern Illinois | MCAA | |
| 8 | 221 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Walton, TedTed Walton | DB | UConn | Yankee | |
| 9 | 222 | Detroit Lions | Jett, DeWayneDeWayne Jett | WR | Hawaii | WAC | |
| 9 | 223 | Detroit Lions | Tom Tuinei | DT | Hawaii | WAC | |
| 9 | 224 | Cincinnati Bengals | Greg Bright | DB | Morehead State | OVC | |
| 9 | 225 | St. Louis Cardinals | Stafford Mays | DE | Washington | Pac-10 | |
| 9 | 226 | Green Bay Packers | Kelly Saalfeld | C | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 9 | 227 | Baltimore Colts | Bright, MarkMark Bright | RB | Temple | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 9 | 228 | Atlanta Falcons | Keller, GlenGlen Keller | C | West Texas State | MVC | |
| 9 | 229 | New York Giants | Otis Wonsley | RB | Alcorn State | SWAC | |
| 9 | 230 | Kansas City Chiefs | Tom Donovan | WR | Penn State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 9 | 231 | Buffalo Bills | Davis, KentKent Davis | DB | Southeast Missouri State | MIAA | |
| 9 | 232 | Minnesota Vikings | Dennis Mosley | RB | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 233 | New Orleans Saints | Mordica, FrankFrank Mordica | RB | Vanderbilt | SEC | |
| 9 | 234 | New York Jets | Peters, JoeJoe Peters | DT | Arizona State | Pac-10 | |
| 9 | 235 | New England Patriots | Burdet, BarryBarry Burdet | LB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 9 | 236 | Cleveland Browns | Roy Dewalt | RB | Texas–Arlington | — | |
| 9 | 237 | San Francisco 49ers | Hartwig, DanDan Hartwig | QB | Cal Lutheran | — | |
| 9 | 238 | Seattle Seahawks | Swift, JimJim Swift | OT | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 239 | Miami Dolphins | Mark Goodspeed | OT | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 9 | 240 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Gerald Carter | WR | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 9 | 241 | Washington Redskins | McCullough, LawrenceLawrence McCullough | WR | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 242 | Chicago Bears | Turk Schonert | QB | Stanford | Pac-10 | |
| 9 | 243 | Denver Broncos | Greg Bracelin | LB | California | Pac-10 | |
| 9 | 244 | Houston Oilers | Harris, EdEd Harris | RB | Bishop | Ind. (Div. III) | |
| 9 | 245 | Philadelphia Eagles | Harris, BobBob Harris | OT | Bowling Green | MAC | |
| 9 | 246 | Dallas Cowboys | Jackie Flowers | WR | Florida State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 9 | 247 | San Diego Chargers | Whitman, SteveSteve Whitman | RB | Alabama | SEC | |
| 9 | 248 | Los Angeles Rams | George Farmer | WR | Southern | SWAC | |
| 9 | 249 | Pittsburgh Steelers | McCall, RonRon McCall | WR | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Ind. (Div. II) | |
| 10 | 250 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Wilson, WoodrowWoodrow Wilson | DB | NC State | ACC | |
| 10 | 251 | Detroit Lions | Donnie Henderson | DB | Utah State | Big West | |
| 10 | 252 | Cincinnati Bengals | Sandro Vitiello | K | UMass | Yankee | |
| 10 | 253 | Green Bay Packers | Jafus White | DB | Texas A&I | LSC | |
| 10 | 254 | Baltimore Colts | Stewart, LarryLarry Stewart | OT | Maryland | ACC | |
| 10 | 255 | St. Louis Cardinals | Rush Brown | DT | Ball State | MAC | |
| 10 | 256 | New York Giants | Sanford, JoeJoe Sanford | OT | Washington | Pac-10 | |
| 10 | 257 | Atlanta Falcons | Walt Bellamy | DB | VMI | SoCon | |
| 10 | 258 | Minnesota Vikings | Brown, KennyKenny Brown | WR | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 10 | 259 | Buffalo Bills | Greg Cater | P | Chattanooga | SoCon | |
| 10 | 260 | New York Jets | Guy Bingham | C | Montana | Big Sky | |
| 10 | 261 | Kansas City Chiefs | Martinovich, RobRob Martinovich | OT | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 10 | 262 | New Orleans Saints | Webb, TanyaTanya Webb | DE | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 263 | Cleveland Browns | Fiedel, KevinKevin Fiedel | C | San Diego State | WAC | |
| 10 | 264 | Oakland Raiders | Carter, WalterWalter Carter | DE | Florida State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 10 | 265 | Seattle Seahawks | Ron Essink | OT | Grand Valley State | GLIAC | |
| 10 | 266 | New England Patriots | Daniel, RomRom Daniel | C | Georgia Tech | Ind. | |
| 10 | 267 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Andy Hawkins | LB | Texas A&I | LSC | |
| 10 | 268 | Washington Redskins | Walker, LewisLewis Walker | RB | Utah | WAC | |
| 10 | 269 | Chicago Bears | Stephens, WillieWillie Stephens | DB | Texas Tech | SWC | |
| 10 | 270 | Denver Broncos | Virgil Seay | WR | Troy State | Gulf South | |
| 10 | 271 | Miami Dolphins | Lantz, DougDoug Lantz | C | Miami (OH) | MAC | |
| 10 | 272 | Miami Dolphins | Long, BenBen Long | LB | South Dakota | NCC | |
| 10 | 273 | Dallas Cowboys | Matthew Teague | DE | Prairie View A&M | SWAC | Selection ruled invalid |
| 10 | 274 | Seattle Seahawks | Rivers, BillyBilly Rivers | WR | Morris Brown | SIAC | |
| 10 | 275 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Davis, BrettBrett Davis | RB | UNLV | Ind. | |
| 10 | 276 | Los Angeles Rams | DiDonato, BobBob DiDonato | OT | Pittsburgh | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 10 | 277 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ken Fritz | OG | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 11 | 278 | Detroit Lions | Wayne Smith | CB | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 11 | 279 | Miami Dolphins | Driscoll, PhilPhil Driscoll | DE | Mankato State | N/A | |
| 11 | 280 | Baltimore Colts | Whitley, EdEd Whitley | TE | Kansas State | Big Eight | |
| 11 | 281 | Cincinnati Bengals | Alton Alexis | WR | Tulane | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 11 | 282 | St. Louis Cardinals | Brown, DelrickDelrick Brown | DB | Houston | SWC | |
| 11 | 283 | Green Bay Packers | Skiles, RickyRicky Skiles | LB | Louisiville | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 11 | 284 | Atlanta Falcons | Babb, MikeMike Babb | DB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 11 | 285 | New York Giants | Bernish, SteveSteve Bernish | DE | South Carolina | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 11 | 286 | Buffalo Bills | Gordon, JoeJoe Gordon | DT | Grambling State | SWAC | |
| 11 | 287 | Kansas City Chiefs | Dale Markham | OT | North Dakota | NCC | |
| 11 | 288 | Minnesota Vikings | Sam Harrell | RB | East Carolina | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 11 | 289 | New Orleans Saints | Woodard, GeorgeGeorge Woodard | RB | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 11 | 290 | New York Jets | James Zachery | LB | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 11 | 291 | Oakland Raiders | Massey, MikeMike Massey | LB | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 11 | 292 | Seattle Seahawks | Ena, TaliTali Ena | RB | Washington State | Pac-10 | |
| 11 | 293 | New England Patriots | Mike Hubach | P | Kansas | Big Eight | |
| 11 | 294 | Cleveland Browns | Roland Sales | RB | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 11 | 295 | Washington Redskins | Matocha, MikeMike Matocha | DE | Texas–Arlington | — | |
| 11 | 296 | Chicago Bears | Judge, ChrisChris Judge | DB | TCU | SWC | |
| 11 | 297 | Denver Broncos | Farris, PhilPhil Farris | WR | North Carolina | ACC | |
| 11 | 298 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jukes, LeeLee Jukes | WR | NC State | ACC | |
| 11 | 299 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Jones, TerryTerry Jones | DE | Central State (OK) | Ind. (NAIA) | |
| 11 | 300 | Dallas Cowboys | Gary Padjen | LB | Arizona State | Pac-10 | |
| 11 | 301 | Houston Oilers | Preston, EddieEddie Preston | WR | Western Kentucky | OVC | |
| 11 | 302 | Philadelphia Eagles | Thomas Brown | DE | Baylor | SWC | |
| 11 | 303 | San Diego Chargers | Singleton, JohnJohn Singleton | DE | UTEP | WAC | |
| 11 | 304 | Los Angeles Rams | Terry Greer | WR | Alabama State | Ind. (Div. II) | |
| 11 | 305 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Frank Pollard | RB | Baylor | SWC | |
| 12 | 306 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Vaclavik, CharlesCharles Vaclavik | DB | Texas | SWC | |
| 12 | 307 | Detroit Lions | Ray Williams | RB | Washington State | Pac-10 | |
| 12 | 308 | Cincinnati Bengals | Wright, MikeMike Wright | QB | Vanderbilt | SEC | |
| 12 | 309 | St. Louis Cardinals | Tyrone Gray | WR | Washington State | Pac-10 | |
| 12 | 310 | Green Bay Packers | Stewart, JamesJames Stewart | DB | Memphis State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 12 | 311 | Baltimore Colts | Bielski, RandyRandy Bielski | K | Towson State | Ind. (Div. II) | |
| 12 | 312 | New York Giants | Mike Lansford | K | Washington | Pac-10 | |
| 12 | 313 | Atlanta Falcons | Jones, QuinnQuinn Jones | RB | Tulsa | MVC | |
| 12 | 314 | Kansas City Chiefs | Brewington, MikeMike Brewington | LB | East Carolina | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 12 | 315 | Minnesota Vikings | Lane, ThomasThomas Lane | DB | Florida A&M | MEAC | |
| 12 | 316 | Buffalo Bills | Lapham, RogerRoger Lapham | TE | Maine | Yankee | |
| 12 | 317 | New York Jets | David Dumars | DB | Northeast Louisiana | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 12 | 318 | New Orleans Saints | Lewis, KiserKiser Lewis | LB | Florida A&M | MEAC | |
| 12 | 319 | Seattle Seahawks | Gilbert, PresnellPresnell Gilbert | DB | US International | N/A | |
| 12 | 320 | New England Patriots | Jimmy Jordan | QB | Florida State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 12 | 321 | Cleveland Browns | Jackson, MarcusMarcus Jackson | DE | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 12 | 322 | Oakland Raiders | Calvin Muhammad | WR | Texas Southern | SWAC | |
| 12 | 323 | Chicago Bears | Bob Fisher | TE | SMU | SWC | |
| 12 | 324 | Baltimore Colts | Marvin Sims | RB | Clemson | ACC | |
| 12 | 325 | Miami Dolphins | Stone, ChuckChuck Stone | OG | NC State | ACC | |
| 12 | 326 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Coleman, GeneGene Coleman | DB | Miami (FL) | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 12 | 327 | Washington Redskins | Emmett, MarceneMarcene Emmett | DB | North Alabama | Gulf South | |
| 12 | 328 | Houston Oilers | Pitts, WileyWiley Pitts | WR | Temple | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 12 | 329 | Philadelphia Eagles | Howard Fields | DB | Baylor | SWC | |
| 12 | 330 | Dallas Cowboys | Norm Wells | DT | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 12 | 331 | San Diego Chargers | Price, HarryHarry Price | WR | McNeese State | Southland | |
| 12 | 332 | Los Angeles Rams | Scanlon, KevinKevin Scanlon | QB | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 12 | 333 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tyrone McGriff | OG | Florida A&M | MEAC | |
* ↑ Players are identified as Pro Bowlers if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

## Hall of Famers

* Anthony Muñoz, offensive tackle from Southern California, taken 1st round 3rd overall by Cincinnati Bengals
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1998.
* Dwight Stephenson, center from Alabama, taken 2nd round 48th overall by Miami Dolphins
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1998.
* Art Monk, wide receiver from Syracuse, taken 1st round 18th overall by Washington Redskins
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2008.
* Steve McMichael, defensive tackle from Texas, taken 3rd round 73rd overall by the New England Patriots.
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024.

## Notable undrafted players

| † | = Pro Bowler |
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. |
| Atlanta Falcons | Reggie Smith | WR | North Carolina Central | CIAA |
| Baltimore Colts | Ron LaPointe | TE | Penn State | Ind. (I-A) |
| Buffalo Bills | Steve Carpenter | S | Western Illinois | MCAA |
| Buffalo Bills | Rick Dennison | LB | Colorado State | WAC |
| Buffalo Bills | John Misko | P | Oregon State | Pac-10 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | M. L. Harris | TE | Kansas State | Big Eight |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Blake Moore | C | Wooster | OAC |
| Cincinnati Bengals | John Pointer | LB | Vanderbilt | SEC |
| Cleveland Browns | Alvin Hall | S | Miami (OH) | MAC |
| Cleveland Browns | Joel Patten | OT | Duke | ACC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Dextor Clinkscale | S | South Carolina State | MEAC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Anthony Dickerson | LB | SMU | SWC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Jeff Gossett $^†$ | P | Eastern Illinois | MCAA |
| Dallas Cowboys | Guy Prather | LB | Grambling State | SWAC |
| Dallas Cowboys | John Roveto | K | Southwestern Louisiana | Southland |
| Dallas Cowboys | Don Smerek | DE | Nevada | Big Sky |
| Detroit Lions | Mike Whited | T | Pacific | PCAA |
| Green Bay Packers | Mark Murphy | S | West Liberty | WVIAC |
| Houston Oilers | Donnie Echols | TE | Oklahoma State | Big Eight |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Paul Dombroski | CB | Linfield | PNWC |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Dino Mangiero | DT | Rutgers | Ind. (I-A) |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Donovan Rose | CB/S | Hampton | CIAA |
| Los Angeles Rams | Walt Arnold | TE | New Mexico | WAC |
| Los Angeles Rams | Lucious Smith | CB | Cal State | PCAA |
| Los Angeles Rams | Kurt Sohn | WR | Fordham | Ind. (Div. III) |
| Miami Dolphins | Steve Shull | LB | William & Mary | Ind. (I-A) |
| New Orleans Saints | Mike Augustyniak | FB | Purdue | Big Ten |
| New Orleans Saints | Gordan Banks | WR | Stanford | Pac-10 |
| New Orleans Saints | Larry Coombs | OG | Idaho | Big Sky |
| New Orleans Saints | Jeff George | CB | Illinois State | Ind. |
| New Orleans Saints | Steve Parker | DE | Idaho | Big Sky |
| New York Giants | Phil Cancik | LB | Northern Arizona | Big Sky |
| New York Giants | Mike Dennis | CB | Wyoming | WAC |
| New York Giants | Curtis McGriff | DT | Alabama | SEC |
| New York Giants | Leon Perry | RB | Ole Miss | SEC |
| New York Giants | Mike Whittington | LB | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) |
| New York Giants | Kervin Wyatt | LB | Maryland | ACC |
| New York Jets | Sam Bowers | TE | Fordham | Ind. (Div. III) |
| New York Jets | Gary Dulin | DT | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| New York Jets | Jerry Holmes | CB/S | West Virginia | Ind. (I-A) |
| New York Jets | Jim Luscinski | T | Norwich | — |
| Washington Redskins | Jeff Bostic $^†$ | C | Clemson | ACC |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Oudious Lee | NT | Nebraska | Big Eight |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Ring | RB | Brigham Young | WAC |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Gary Hayes | CB/S | Fresno State | PCAA |
| Seattle Seahawks | Greg Feasel | T | Abilene Christian | LSC |
| Seattle Seahawks | Mike Garrett | P | Georgia | SEC |
| Seattle Seahawks | Dave Krieg $^†$ | QB | Milton College | IBFC |
| Seattle Seahawks | Will Lewis | RB | Millersville | PSAC |
| Seattle Seahawks | Mark McGrath | WR | Montana State | Big Sky |
| Seattle Seahawks | Terry Rennaker | LB | Stanford | Pac-10 |
| Seattle Seahawks | Kirk Springs | S | Miami (OH) | MAC |
| Washington Redskins | Chris Godfrey | OG | Michigan | Big Ten |
| Washington Redskins | Pat Ogrin | DT | Wyoming | WAC |
| Washington Redskins | Kevin Turner | LB | Pacific | PCAA |