American football player selection
The1971 NFL draft was held January 28–29, 1971, at theBelmont Plaza Hotel inNew York City ,New York . The Boston Patriots, who did not officially change their name toNew England Patriots until after the draft, used thefirst overall pick to select quarterbackJim Plunkett , theHeisman Trophy winner . It was the first draft where the first three selections were quarterbacks (Plunkett,Archie Manning , andDan Pastorini ).
During round 17, after Falcons coachNorm Van Brocklin had yelled to his staff "Do we want the roughest, toughest s.o.b. in the draft?!", the team drafted the then-64-year-old actorJohn Wayne , though saying he was from "Fort Apache State" (Wayne actually played football atUSC );NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle rejected the selection.[ 1]
Positions key Offense Defense Special teams ^ Sometimes referred to as anedge rusher (EDGE) ^ Includesnose tackle (NT) ^ Includes middle linebacker (MLB or MIKE), outside linebacker (OLB, WILL, SAM), and off-ball linebacker ^ Includes free safety (FS) and strong safety (SS) ^ Also known as a placekicker (PK) ^ Includes kickoff and punt returners
Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes 1 1 Boston Patriots Jim Plunkett QB Stanford Pac-8 1 2 New Orleans Saints Archie Manning † QB Ole Miss SEC 1 3 Houston Oilers Dan Pastorini † QB /P Santa Clara — 1 4 Buffalo Bills J. D. Hill † WR Arizona State WAC 1 5 Philadelphia Eagles Richard Harris DE Grambling SWAC 1 6 New York Jets John Riggins ‡ † RB Kansas Big Eight 1 7 Atlanta Falcons Joe Profit RB Northeast Louisiana Gulf States 1 8 Pittsburgh Steelers Frank Lewis † WR Grambling SWAC 1 9 Green Bay Packers John Brockington † RB Ohio State Big Ten from Denver
1 10 Los Angeles Rams Isiah Robertson † LB Southern SWAC 1 11 Chicago Bears Joe Moore RB Missouri Big Eight 1 12 Denver Broncos Marv Montgomery OT USC Pac-8 from Green Bay
1 13 San Diego Chargers Leon Burns RB Long Beach State PCAA 1 14 Cleveland Browns Clarence Scott † CB Kansas State Big Eight 1 15 Cincinnati Bengals Vernon Holland OT Tennessee State Ind. (Coll.) 1 16 Kansas City Chiefs Elmo Wright WR Houston Ind. 1 17 St. Louis Cardinals Norm Thompson CB Utah WAC 1 18 New York Giants Rocky Thompson RB West Texas A&M Ind. (Coll.) 1 19 Oakland Raiders Jack Tatum † S Ohio State Big Ten 1 20 Los Angeles Rams Jack Youngblood ‡ † DE Florida SEC 1 21 Detroit Lions Bob Bell DT Cincinnati Ind. (Univ.) 1 22 Baltimore Colts Don McCauley RB North Carolina ACC 1 23 San Francisco 49ers Tim Anderson CB Ohio State Big Ten 1 24 Minnesota Vikings Leo Hayden RB Ohio State Big Ten 1 25 Dallas Cowboys Tody Smith DE USC Pac-8 1 26 Baltimore Colts Leonard Dunlap CB North Texas State MVC 2 27 Boston Patriots Julius Adams † DT Texas Southern SWAC 2 28 Chicago Bears Jim Harrison RB Missouri Big Eight from New Orleans
2 29 Buffalo Bills Jan White TE Ohio State Big Ten 2 30 Detroit Lions Dave Thompson C Clemson ACC from Philadelphia
2 31 New Orleans Saints Sam Holden G Grambling SWAC from Houston
2 32 New York Jets John Mooring OT Tampa — 2 33 Atlanta Falcons Ken Burrow WR San Diego State Big West 2 34 Pittsburgh Steelers Jack Ham ‡ † LB Penn State Ind. 2 35 Denver Broncos Dwight Harrison WR Texas A&I LSC 2 36 Chicago Bears Charlie Ford CB Houston Ind. 2 37 San Francisco 49ers Ernie Janet G Washington Pac-8 from Green Bay
2 38 Washington Redskins Cotton Speyrer WR Texas SWC 2 39 Kansas City Chiefs Wilbur Young DT William Penn IIAC from San Diego
2 40 Cleveland Browns Bo Cornell RB Washington Pac-8 2 41 Cincinnati Bengals Stephen Lawson G Kansas Big Eight 2 42 Kansas City Chiefs Lewis, Scott Scott Lewis DE Grambling SWAC 2 43 St. Louis Cardinals Dan Dierdorf ‡ † OT Michigan Big Ten 2 44 New York Giants Wayne Walton OT Abilene Christian Southland 2 45 Oakland Raiders Phil Villapiano † LB Bowling Green MAC 2 46 Green Bay Packers Virgil Robinson RB Grambling SWAC from Los Angeles
2 47 Miami Dolphins Otto Stowe WR Iowa State Big Eight 2 48 Detroit Lions Charlie Weaver LB USC Pac-8 2 49 San Francisco 49ers Joe Orduna RB Nebraska Big Eight 2 50 Philadelphia Eagles Hank Allison G San Diego State Big West from Minnesota
2 51 Dallas Cowboys Ike Thomas CB Bishop — 2 52 Baltimore Colts Bill Atessis DE Texas SWC 3 53 Buffalo Bills Bruce Jarvis C Washington Pac-8 from Boston vis Oakland
3 54 New Orleans Saints Bivian Lee CB Prairie View A&M SWAC 3 55 San Francisco 49ers Dickerson, Sam Sam Dickerson WR USC Pac-8 from Philadelphia
3 56 Houston Oilers Lynn Dickey † QB Kansas State Big Eight 3 57 Buffalo Bills Jim Braxton RB West Virginia Ind. (Univ.) 3 58 New York Jets Chris Farasopoulos S BYU WAC 3 59 Atlanta Falcons Leo Hart QB Duke ACC 3 60 Pittsburgh Steelers Steve Davis RB Delaware State CIAA 3 61 St. Louis Cardinals Livesay, James James Livesay WR Richmond SoCon from Denver
3 62 Green Bay Packers Charlie Hall DB Pittsburgh Ind. (Univ.) 3 63 Los Angeles Rams Dave Elmendorf S Texas A&M SWC from Washington
3 64 Chicago Bears Tony McGee DE Bishop — 3 65 San Diego Chargers Mike Montgomery RB Kansas State Big Eight 3 66 Cleveland Browns Paul Staroba WR Michigan Big Ten 3 67 Cincinnati Bengals Ken Anderson † QB Augustana (IL) N/A 3 68 Cleveland Browns Charlie Hall LB Houston Ind. from N. Y. Jets
3 69 Dallas Cowboys Sam Scarber RB New Mexico WAC from St. Louis
3 70 New York Giants Ronnie Hornsby LB Southeastern Louisiana Gulf States 3 71 Chicago Bears Bob Newton OT Nebraska Big Eight from Los Angeles
3 72 Detroit Lions Al Clark CB Eastern Michigan Ind. 3 73 Oakland Raiders Warren Koegel C Penn State Ind. 3 74 Miami Dolphins Dale Farley LB West Virginia Ind. (Univ.) 3 75 San Francisco 49ers Willie Parker C North Texas State MVC 3 76 Minnesota Vikings Hackett, Eddie Eddie Hackett WR Alcorn A&M SWAC 3 77 Dallas Cowboys Bill Gregory DT Wisconsin Big Ten 3 78 Baltimore Colts Karl Douglas QB Texas A&I LSC 4 79 Denver Broncos Lyle Alzado † DE Yankton (SD) N/A from Boston
4 80 Dallas Cowboys Carter, Joe Joe Carter TE Grambling SWAC from New Orleans
4 81 Houston Oilers Larron Jackson OT Missouri Big Eight 4 82 New Orleans Saints Carlos Bell RB Houston Ind. from Buffalo
4 83 Philadelphia Eagles Happy Feller K Texas SWC 4 84 New York Jets Bill Zapalac LB Texas SWC 4 85 Atlanta Falcons Potchad, Mike Mike Potchad OT Pittsburg (KS) RMAC 4 86 Pittsburgh Steelers Gerry Mullins TE USC Pac-8 4 87 Denver Broncos Johnson, Cleo Cleo Johnson DB Alcorn A&M SWAC 4 88 New Orleans Saints Wimpy Winther C Ole Miss SEC from Washington
4 89 Chicago Bears Jerry Morre S Arkansas SWC 4 90 Los Angeles Rams Steve Worster RB Texas SWC from Green Bay
4 91 New Orleans Saints D'Artagnan Martin CB Kentucky State Ind. (NAIA) from San Diego
4 92 Cleveland Browns Pena, Robert Robert Pena G UMass Yankee 4 93 Cincinnati Bengals Fred Willis RB Boston College Ind. (Univ.) 4 94 Kansas City Chiefs Robinson, David David Robinson TE Jacksonville State Mid-South 4 95 St. Louis Cardinals Larry Willingham DB Auburn SEC 4 96 New York Giants Dave Tipton DT Stanford Pac-8 4 97 Oakland Raiders Clarence Davis RB USC Pac-8 4 98 New Orleans Saints Don Morrison OT Texas–Arlington — from Los Angeles
4 99 Miami Dolphins Joe Theismann † QB Notre Dame Ind. 4 100 Detroit Lions Larry Woods DT Tennessee State Ind. (Coll.) 4 101 San Francisco 49ers Harris, Tony Tony Harris RB Toledo MAC 4 102 Minnesota Vikings Vince Clements RB Connecticut Yankee 4 103 Dallas Cowboys Mitchell, Adam Adam Mitchell OT Ole Miss SEC 4 104 Pittsburgh Steelers Dwight White † DE East Texas State LSC from Baltimore
5 105 Boston Patriots Tim Kelly LB Notre Dame Ind. 5 106 Pittsburgh Steelers Larry Brown † TE Kansas Big Eight 5 107 Buffalo Bills Donnie Green OT Purdue Big Ten 5 108 Philadelphia Eagles Shellabarger, Tom Tom Shellabarger OT San Diego State Big West 5 109 Houston Oilers Armstrong, Willie Willie Armstrong RB Grambling SWAC 5 110 Cincinnati Bengals Art May DE Tuskegee SIAC from N. Y. Jets
5 111 Atlanta Falcons Ray Jarvis WR Norfolk State CIAA 5 112 Pittsburgh Steelers Melvin Holmes OT North Carolina A&T CIAA 5 113 Buffalo Bills Tim Beamer CB Johnson C. Smith CIAA from Denver
5 114 San Francisco 49ers Shaternick, Dean Dean Shaternick OT Kansas State Big Eight from Chicago
5 115 San Diego Chargers Bryant Salter S Pittsburgh Ind. (Univ.) from Green Bay
5 116 Green Bay Packers Donnell Smith DE Southern SWAC from Washington
5 117 San Diego Chargers Ray White LB Syracuse Ind. (Univ.) 5 118 Cleveland Browns Brown, Stan Stan Brown WR Purdue Big Ten 5 119 San Diego Chargers Asack, Phil Phil Asack DE Duke ACC from Cincinnati
5 120 Kansas City Chiefs Mike Adamle RB Northwestern Big Ten 5 121 St. Louis Cardinals Wallace, Rocky Rocky Wallace LB Missouri Big Eight 5 122 San Francisco 49ers George Wells LB New Mexico State Ind. from N. Y. Giants
5 123 Oakland Raiders Bob Moore TE Stanford Pac-8 5 124 Green Bay Packers Jim Stillwagon LB Ohio State Big Ten from Los Angeles via Washington
5 125 Detroit Lions Newell, Pete Pete Newell G Michigan Big Ten 5 126 Pittsburgh Steelers Ralph Anderson DB West Texas A&M Ind. (Coll.) 5 127 San Francisco 49ers Marty Huff LB Michigan Big Ten 5 128 Pittsburgh Steelers Brister, Fred Fred Brister LB Ole Miss SEC from Minnesota
5 129 Dallas Cowboys Ron Kadziel LB Stanford Pac-8 5 130 Baltimore Colts John Andrews TE Indiana Big Ten 6 131 Boston Patriots Hardt, David David Hardt TE Kentucky SEC 6 132 New Orleans Saints Don Moorhead RB Michigan Big Ten 6 133 Philadelphia Eagles Jack Smith DB Troy State Mid-South 6 134 Houston Oilers Willie Alexander CB Alcorn A&M SWAC 6 135 Chicago Bears Earl Thomas WR Houston Ind. from Buffalo
6 136 New York Jets Phil Wise TE Nebraska–Omaha RMAC 6 137 Atlanta Falcons Tom Hayes CB San Diego State Big West 6 138 Pittsburgh Steelers Craig Hanneman OT Oregon State Pac-8 6 139 Denver Broncos Phillips, Harold Harold Phillips DB Michigan State Big Ten 6 140 Green Bay Packers Scott Hunter QB Alabama SEC 6 141 Washington Redskins Conway Hayman G Delaware Ind. (Coll.) 6 142 Cleveland Browns Doug Dieken † OT Illinois Big Ten from Chicago
6 143 San Diego Chargers Mayes, Jacob Jacob Mayes RB Tennessee State Ind. (Coll.) 6 144 Cleveland Browns Dixon, Jay Jay Dixon DE Boston University Ind. (Coll.) 6 145 Buffalo Bills Bill McKinley DE Arizona WAC from Cincinnati
6 146 Kansas City Chiefs Kerry Reardon CB Iowa Big Ten 6 147 St. Louis Cardinals Mel Gray † WR Missouri Big Eight 6 148 Atlanta Falcons Ray Brown S West Texas State Ind. (Coll.) from N. Y. Giants
6 149 Oakland Raiders Greg Slough LB USC Pac-8 6 150 Detroit Lions Frank Harris QB Boston College Ind. (Univ.) from Los Angeles via Philadelphia
6 151 Miami Dolphins Dennis Coleman LB Ole Miss SEC 6 152 Detroit Lions Franklin, Herman Herman Franklin WR USC Pac-8 6 153 San Francisco 49ers Bresler, Al Al Bresler WR Auburn SEC 6 154 Philadelphia Eagles Neely, Wyck Wyck Neely DB Ole Miss SEC from Minnesota
6 155 Dallas Cowboys Maier, Steve Steve Maier WR Northern Arizona Big Sky 6 156 Baltimore Colts Ken Frith DT Northeast Louisiana Gulf States 7 157 Oakland Raiders Don Martin DB Yale Ivy from Boston
7 158 New Orleans Saints Larry DiNardo G Notre Dame Ind. 7 159 Houston Oilers Phil Croyle LB California Pac-8 7 160 Buffalo Bills Bob Chandler WR USC Pac-8 7 161 Philadelphia Eagles Harold Carmichael ‡ † WR Southern SWAC 7 162 New York Jets Scott Palmer DT Texas SWC 7 163 Atlanta Falcons Wesley Chesson WR Duke ACC 7 164 Pittsburgh Steelers McClure, Worthy Worthy McClure OT Ole Miss SEC 7 165 Denver Broncos Doug Adams LB Ohio State Big Ten 7 166 Washington Redskins Willie Germany DB Morgan State CIAA 7 167 Chicago Bears Lee, Buddy Buddy Lee QB LSU SEC 7 168 Green Bay Packers Dave Davis WR Tennessee State Ind. (Coll.) 7 169 San Diego Chargers Chuck Dicus WR Arkansas SWC 7 170 Cleveland Browns Jacobs, Bob Bob Jacobs K Wyoming WAC 7 171 Cincinnati Bengals Neal Craig S Fisk SIAC 7 172 New Orleans Saints Bob Newland WR Oregon Pac-8 from Kansas City
7 173 St. Louis Cardinals Cooch, James James Cooch DB Colorado Big Eight 7 174 Houston Oilers Watson, Larry Larry Watson OT Morgan State CIAA from N. Y. Giants
7 175 Green Bay Packers Johnson, James James Johnson WR Bishop — from Oakland
7 176 Chicago Bears Ferris, Dennis Dennis Ferris RB Pittsburgh Ind. (Univ.) from Los Angeles
7 177 Detroit Lions Wheless, Brownie Brownie Wheless OT Rice SWC 7 178 Miami Dolphins Ron Dickerson DB Kansas State Big Eight 7 179 San Francisco 49ers John Watson OT Oklahoma Big Eight 7 180 Minnesota Vikings Gene Mack LB UTEP WAC 7 181 Dallas Cowboys Griffin, Bill Bill Griffin OT Catawba N/A 7 182 Baltimore Colts Gordon Bowdell WR Michigan State Big Ten 8 183 Buffalo Bills Ross, Louis Louis Ross DE South Carolina State SIAC from Boston
8 184 Pittsburgh Steelers Crowe, Larry Larry Crowe RB Texas Southern SWAC from New Orleans
8 185 Buffalo Bills Tyrone Walls RB Missouri Big Eight 8 186 Philadelphia Eagles Leonard Gotschalk C Humboldt State FWC 8 187 Denver Broncos Beard, Tom Tom Beard C Michigan State Big Ten from Houston
8 188 New York Jets Roy Kirksey G Maryland State N/A 8 189 Atlanta Falcons Dennis Havig G Colorado Big Eight 8 190 Pittsburgh Steelers Rogers, Paul Paul Rogers K Nebraska Big Eight 8 191 Kansas City Chiefs Mike Sensibaugh S Ohio State Big Ten from Denver
8 192 Chicago Bears Weiss, Karl Karl Weiss OT Vanderbilt SEC 8 193 Green Bay Packers Win Headley C Wake Forest ACC 8 194 New Orleans Saints Elder, James James Elder DB Southern SWAC from Washington
8 195 San Diego Chargers Van Gorkum, Leon Leon Van Gorkum DE San Diego State Big West 8 196 Cleveland Browns Zelina, Larry Larry Zelina RB Ohio State Big Ten 8 197 Cincinnati Bengals Herring, Fred Fred Herring DB Tennessee State Ind. (Coll.) 8 198 Kansas City Chiefs Rick Telander DB Northwestern Big Ten 8 199 St. Louis Cardinals Ron Yankowski DE Kansas State Big Eight 8 200 New York Giants Gregory, Ted Ted Gregory DE Delaware Ind. (Coll.) 8 201 New Orleans Saints Bob Gresham RB West Virginia Ind. (Univ.) from Oakland
8 202 Los Angeles Rams Garay, Tony Tony Garay DE Hofstra Ind. (Coll.) 8 203 Pittsburgh Steelers Ernie Holmes DT Texas Southern SWAC from Miami
8 204 Detroit Lions Ken Lee LB Washington Pac-8 8 205 San Francisco 49ers Jim McCann P Arizona State WAC 8 206 Dallas Cowboys Ron Jessie † WR Kansas Big Eight 8 207 Baltimore Colts Bogan, Willie Willie Bogan DB Dartmouth Ivy 8 208 Minnesota Vikings Fairley, John John Fairley DE Johnson C. Smith CIAA
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 209 Boston Patriots Josh Ashton Running back Tulsa 210 New Orleans Saints Tom Williams Defensive back Willamette 211 Philadelphia Eagles Len Pettigrew Linebacker Ashland 212 Houston Oilers Floyd Rice Linebacker Alcorn A&M 213 Buffalo Bills Bob Strickland Linebacker Auburn 214 New York Jets John Curtis Tight end Springfield 215 Atlanta Falcons Alvin Griffin Wide receiver Tuskegee 216 Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Anderson Linebacker LSU 217 Denver Broncos John Handy Linebacker Purdue 218 Green Bay Packers Barry Mayer Running back Minnesota 219 Washington Redskins Mike Fanucci Defensive end Arizona State 220 Chicago Bears Lester McClain Wide receiver Tennessee 221 San Diego Chargers John Tanner Tight end Tennessee Tech 222 Cleveland Browns Wilmur Levels Defensive back North Texas State 223 Cincinnati Bengals Gary Gustafson Linebacker Montana State 224 Kansas City Chiefs Alvin Hawes Tackle Minnesota 225 St. Louis Cardinals Mike Savoy Wide receiver Black Hills (S.D.) 226 New York Giants Ed Thomas Linebacker Lebanon Valley 227 Oakland Raiders Dave Garnett Running back Pittsburgh 228 Los Angeles Rams Joe Schmidt Wide receiver Miami (FL) 229 Detroit Lions Mickey Zofko Running back Auburn 230 Miami Dolphins Vern Den Herder Defensive end Central Iowa 231 San Francisco 49ers Therman Couch Linebacker Iowa State 232 Minnesota Vikings Tim Sullivan Running back Iowa 233 Dallas Cowboys Honor Jackson Wide receiver Pacific 234 Baltimore Colts Bill Burnett Running back Arkansas
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 235 Boston Patriots Layne McDowell Tackle Iowa 236 San Francisco 49ers Ron Cardo Running back Wisconsin–Oshkosh 237 Houston Oilers Russell Price Defensive end North Carolina Central 238 Oakland Raiders William West Defensive back Tennessee State 239 New Orleans Saints Rocky Pamplin Running back Hawaii 240 New York Jets Jim Betts Defensive back Michigan 241 Atlanta Falcons Faddie Tillman Defensive end Boise State 242 Pittsburgh Steelers Jim O'Shea Tight end Boston College 243 Denver Broncos Carlis Harris Wide receiver Idaho State 244 Washington Redskins Jesse Taylor Running back Cincinnati 245 Chicago Bears Larry Rowden Linebacker Houston 246 Green Bay Packers Kevin Hunt Tackle Doane 247 San Diego Chargers Gary Nowak Tight end Michigan State 248 Cleveland Browns Steve Casteel Linebacker Oklahoma 249 Cincinnati Bengals Jack Stambaugh Guard Oregon 250 Kansas City Chiefs Bruce Jankowski Wide receiver Ohio State 251 St. Louis Cardinals Ronald Miller Tackle McNeese State 252 New York Giants Henry Reed Linebacker Weber State 253 Oakland Raiders Tim Oesterling Defensive tackle UCLA 254 Los Angeles Rams Don Popplewell Center Colorado 255 Miami Dolphins Ron Maree Defensive tackle Purdue 256 Philadelphia Eagles Tom Bailey Running back Florida State 257 San Francisco 49ers Ernie Jennings Wide receiver Air Force 258 Minnesota Vikings Chris Morris Guard Indiana 259 Dallas Cowboys Rodney Wallace Defensive tackle New Mexico 260 Baltimore Colts Rex Kern Quarterback Ohio State
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 261 Boston Patriots Dan Schneiss Tight end Nebraska 262 New Orleans Saints Bob Pollard Defensive end Weber State 263 Buffalo Bills Andy Browder Tackle Texas A&I 264 Philadelphia Eagles Albert Davis Running back Tennessee State 265 Houston Oilers Macon Hughes Wide receiver Rice 266 New York Jets Vernon Studdard Wide receiver Mississippi 267 Atlanta Falcons Larry Shears Defensive back Lincoln (MO) 268 Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Wagner Defensive back Western Illinois 269 Denver Broncos Roger Roitsch Defensive tackle Rice 270 Chicago Bears Cliff Hardy Defensive back Michigan State 271 Green Bay Packers John Lanier Running back Parsons 272 Washington Redskins George Starke Tackle Columbia 273 San Diego Chargers Don Pinson Defensive back Tennessee State 274 Cleveland Browns Mike Sikich Guard Northwestern 275 Cincinnati Bengals Edward Marshall Wide receiver Cameron State 276 Kansas City Chiefs Nate Allen Defensive back Texas Southern 277 St. Louis Cardinals Rick Ogle Linebacker Colorado 278 New York Giants Marshall Ellison Guard Dayton 279 Oakland Raiders Jim Poston Defensive tackle South Carolina 280 Los Angeles Rams Charlie Richards Quarterback Richmond 281 Detroit Lions Phil Webb Defensive back Colorado State 282 Miami Dolphins Vic Surma Tackle Penn State 283 San Francisco 49ers Joe Reed Quarterback Mississippi State 284 Minnesota Vikings Mike Walker Linebacker Tulane 285 Dallas Cowboys Ernest Bonwell Defensive tackle Lane (Tenn.) 286 Baltimore Colts Dave Jones Linebacker Baylor
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 287 Boston Patriots John Rodman Tackle Northwestern 288 New Orleans Saints Ron Gathright Defensive back Morehead State 289 Philadelphia Eagles Rich Saathoff Defensive end Northern Arizona 290 Houston Oilers John Thompson Guard Minnesota 291 Buffalo Bills Jim Sheffield Kicker Texas A&M 292 New York Jets Rich Sowells Defensive back Alcorn A&M 293 Atlanta Falcons Ronnie Lowe Wide receiver Ft. Valley State 294 Baltimore Colts Bob Wuensch Tackle Texas 295 Denver Broncos Floyd Franks Wide receiver Mississippi 296 Green Bay Packers Greg Hendren Guard California 297 Washington Redskins Jeff Severson Defensive back Cal State-Long Beach 298 Chicago Bears Steve Booras Defensive end Mesa Jr. College 299 San Diego Chargers Wesley Garnett Wide receiver Utah State 300 Cleveland Browns Tony Blanchard Tight end North Carolina 301 Cincinnati Bengals James Hayden Defensive end Memphis State 302 Kansas City Chiefs Tony Esposito Running back Pittsburgh 303 St. Louis Cardinals Tim Von Dulm Quarterback Portland State 304 New York Giants Tom Blanchard Kicker Oregon 305 Oakland Raiders Horace Jones Defensive tackle Louisville 306 Los Angeles Rams Kirk Behrendt Tackle Whitewater 307 Miami Dolphins Leroy Byars Running back Alcorn A&M 308 Detroit Lions Bill Pilconis Wide receiver Pittsburgh 309 San Francisco 49ers Jim Bunch Defensive tackle Wisconsin–Platteville 310 Minnesota Vikings Reggie Holmes Defensive back Wisconsin–Stout 311 Dallas Cowboys Steve Goepel Quarterback Colgate 312 Baltimore Colts Bill Triplett Wide receiver Michigan State
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 313 Boston Patriots Lewis Swain Defensive back Alabama A&M 314 New Orleans Saints Don Burchfield Tight end Ball State 315 Houston Oilers Joe Hoing Guard Arkansas Tech 316 Buffalo Bills Busty Underwood Quarterback Texas Christian 317 Philadelphia Eagles Danny Lester Defensive back Texas 318 New York Jets John Eggold Defensive end Arizona 319 Atlanta Falcons Dan Crooks Defensive back Wisconsin 320 Pittsburgh Steelers Alfred Young Wide receiver South Carolina State 321 Denver Broncos Craig Blackford Quarterback Evansville 322 Washington Redskins Dan Ryczek Center Virginia 323 Chicago Bears Ed Nicholas Tackle North Carolina State 324 Green Bay Packers Jack Martin Running back Angelo State 325 San Diego Chargers Sammy Milner Wide receiver Mississippi State 326 Cleveland Browns Thad Jamula Tackle Lehigh 327 Cincinnati Bengals David Knapman Tight end Central Washington 328 Kansas City Chiefs Chuck Hixson Quarterback Southern Methodist 329 St. Louis Cardinals Jeff Allen Defensive back Iowa State 330 New York Giants Dave Roller Defensive tackle Kentucky 331 Los Angeles Rams Russell Harrison Running back Kansas State 332 Detroit Lions David Abercrombie Running back Tulane 333 Miami Dolphins Lionel Hepburn Defensive back Texas Southern 334 Oakland Raiders Mick Natzel Defensive back Central Michigan 335 San Francisco 49ers John Bullock Running back Purdue 336 Minnesota Vikings Benny Fry Center Houston 337 Dallas Cowboys James Ford Running back Texas Southern 338 Baltimore Colts Tom Neville Linebacker Yale
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 339 Boston Patriots Alfred Sykes Wide receiver Florida A&M 340 New Orleans Saints Bobby Scott Quarterback Tennessee 341 Buffalo Bills Jim Hoots Defensive end Missouri Southern 342 Philadelphia Eagles Robert Creech Linebacker Texas Christian 343 Houston Oilers Dick Adams Defensive back Miami (OH) 344 New York Jets John Harpring Guard Michigan 345 Atlanta Falcons Daryl Comer Tight end Texas 346 Pittsburgh Steelers McKinney Evans Defensive back New Mexico Highlands 347 Chicago Bears Willie Lewis Running back Arizona 348 Green Bay Packers LeRoy Spears Defensive end Moorhead (MN) 349 Washington Redskins Bill Bynum Quarterback W. New Mexico 350 Denver Broncos Tommy Lyons Center Georgia 351 San Diego Chargers Edward O'Daniel Defensive end Texas Southern 352 Cleveland Browns Rick Kingrea Linebacker Tulane 353 Cincinnati Bengals Irvin Mallory Defensive back Virginia Union 354 Kansas City Chiefs Bruce Bergey Defensive end UCLA 355 St. Louis Cardinals Doug Klausen Tackle Arizona 356 New York Giants Charlie Evans Running back USC 357 Oakland Raiders Tom Gipson Defensive tackle North Texas State 358 Los Angeles Rams Lionel Coleman Defensive back Oregon 359 Miami Dolphins David Vaughn Tight end Memphis State 360 Detroit Lions Tom Lorenz Tight end Iowa State 361 San Francisco 49ers Bill Dunstan Defensive end Utah State 362 Minnesota Vikings Jim Gallagher Linebacker Yale 363 Dallas Cowboys Tyrone Covey Defensive back Utah State 364 Baltimore Colts Mike Mikolayunas Running back Davidson
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 365 Boston Patriots Nick McGarry Tight end Massachusetts 366 New Orleans Saints Bart Graves Tackle Tulane 367 Philadelphia Eagles Ed Fisher Guard Prairie View A&M 368 Houston Oilers Andy Hopkins Running back Stephen F. Austin 369 Buffalo Bills Charles Cole Running back Toledo 370 New York Jets Dan Dyches Center South Carolina 371 Atlanta Falcons Wallace Clark Running back Auburn 372 Pittsburgh Steelers Ray Makin Guard Kentucky 373 Denver Broncos Larry James Running back Norfolk State 374 Green Bay Packers Len Garrett Tight end New Mexico Highlands 375 Washington Redskins Anthony Christnovich Guard LaCrosse (Wisc) 376 Chicago Bears Ron Maciejowski Quarterback Ohio State 377 San Diego Chargers Eric Humston Linebacker Muskingum 378 Cleveland Browns Bill Green Defensive back Western Kentucky 379 Cincinnati Bengals Bob Thomas Running back Arizona State 380 Kansas City Chiefs Mike Montgomery Defensive back Southwest Texas State 381 St. Louis Cardinals Ted Heiskell Running back Houston 382 New York Giants Jim Wright Linebacker Notre Dame 383 Oakland Raiders Andy Giles Defensive end William & Mary 384 Los Angeles Rams Vontez Norman VI Guard Notre Dame 385 Detroit Lions Ed Coates Wide receiver Central Missouri 386 Miami Dolphins Bob Richards Guard California 387 San Francisco 49ers John Lennon Tackle Colgate 388 Minnesota Vikings Jeff Wright Defensive back Minnesota 389 Dallas Cowboys Bob Young Tight end Delaware 390 Baltimore Colts Mike Hogan Linebacker Michigan State
Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes 16 391 Boston Patriots Zikmund, Jim Jim Zikmund DB Kearney State N/A 16 392 New Orleans Saints Robinson, Craig Craig Robinson T Houston Ind. 16 393 Houston Oilers Denson, Mose Mose Denson RB Maryland State N/A 16 394 Buffalo Bills Hunter, Billy Billy Hunter DB Utah WAC 16 395 Philadelphia Eagles James, Bruce Bruce James LB Arkansas SWC 16 396 New York Jets Steve Harkey RB Georgia Tech Ind. 16 397 Atlanta Falcons James, Lindsey Lindsey James RB San Diego State Big West 16 398 Pittsburgh Steelers Huntley, Walter Walter Huntley DB Trinity (TX) — 16 399 Denver Broncos Thompson, Steve Steve Thompson DT Minnesota Big Ten 16 400 Washington Redskins Tucker, Glenn Glenn Tucker LB North Texas State MVC 16 401 Chicago Bears Bailey, Sid Sid Bailey DE Texas–Arlington — 16 402 Green Bay Packers O'Donnell, Jack Jack O'Donnell G Central State (OK) OCC 16 403 San Diego Chargers Foote, Ed Ed Foote C Hawaii Ind. 16 404 Cleveland Browns Smith, Dave Dave Smith WR Mississippi State SEC 16 405 Cincinnati Bengals Debevc, Mark Mark Debevc LB Ohio State Big Ten 16 406 Kansas City Chiefs Jansonius, Darrell Darrell Jansonius G Iowa State Big Eight 16 407 St. Louis Cardinals Brame, Lawrence Lawrence Brame LB Western Kentucky OVC 16 408 New York Giants Dick Gibbs TE UTEP WAC 16 409 Los Angeles Rams Boice, Ross Ross Boice LB Pacific Lutheran N/A 16 410 Miami Dolphins Myers, Chris Chris Myers WR Kenyon N/A 16 411 Detroit Lions Kutchinski, Tom Tom Kutchinski DB Michigan State Big Ten 16 412 Oakland Raiders Stawarz, Tony Tony Stawarz DB Miami (FL) Ind. 16 413 Minnesota Vikings Edmonds, Greg Greg Edmonds WR Penn State Ind. 16 414 San Francisco 49ers Purcell, Dave Dave Purcell DT Kentucky SEC 16 415 Dallas Cowboys Brennan, John John Brennan T Boston College Ind. (Univ.) 16 416 Baltimore Colts Harrington, Rich Rich Harrington DB Houston Ind.
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 417 Boston Patriots Ronald Leigh Defensive end Elizabeth City State 418 Los Angeles Rams Randy Vataha Wide receiver Stanford 419 Buffalo Bills Pat Morrison Tight end Arkansas 420 Philadelphia Eagles John Sage Linebacker LSU 421 Houston Oilers Calvin Fox Linebacker Michigan State 422 New York Jets Greg Flaska Defensive end Western Michigan 423 Atlanta Falcons Willie Martin Running back Johnson C. Smith 424 Pittsburgh Steelers Danny Ehle Running back Howard Payne 425 Denver Broncos Jack Simcsak Kicker Virginia Tech 426 Chicago Bears Ray Garganes Linebacker Millersville (PA) 427 Green Bay Packers Monty Johnson Defensive back Oklahoma 428 New Orleans Saints Hermann Eben Wide receiver Oklahoma State 429 San Diego Chargers Chip Kell Center Tennessee 430 Cleveland Browns Leo Dillon Center Dayton 431 Kansas City Chiefs Travis Hill Defensive back Prairie View A&M 432 Cincinnati Bengals Sam Pearson Defensive back Western Kentucky 433 St. Louis Cardinals Preston Watkins Wide receiver Bluefield (WV) 434 New York Giants Coleman Zeno Wide receiver Grambling 435 Los Angeles Rams Joe Sweet Wide receiver Tennessee State 436 Detroit Lions Gordon Jolley Tackle Utah 437 Miami Dolphins Curt Mark Linebacker Mayville (N.D.) 438 San Francisco 49ers Leroy Charlton Defensive back Florida A&M 439 Minnesota Vikings Ken Duncan Punter Tulsa 440 Dallas Cowboys John Bomer Center Memphis State 441 Baltimore Colts Don Nottingham Running back Kent State 442[ 5] Oakland Raiders Charles Hill Wide receiver Sam Houston State
= Pro Bowler[ 2] = Hall of Famer
Notable undrafted players [ edit ] Jack Ham , linebacker from Pennsylvania State, taken 2nd round 34th overall by Pittsburgh SteelersInducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1988.[ 6] John Riggins , running back from Kansas, taken 1st round 6th overall by New York JetsInducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1992.[ 7] Dan Dierdorf , offensive tackle from Michigan, taken 2nd round 43rd overall by St. Louis CardinalsInducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1996.[ 7] Jack Youngblood , defensive end from Florida, taken 1st round 20th overall by Los Angeles RamsInducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2001.[ 8] Harold Carmichael , wide receiver from Southern, taken 7th round 161st overall by Philadelphia EaglesInducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2020 ^ Prewitt, Alex (April 29, 2022)."Inside the 1971 NFL Draft, Where Atlanta Selected...John Wayne?" .Sports Illustrated . RetrievedJuly 23, 2022 . ^a b c d Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career. ^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. ^ "Heisman Trophy" . Archived fromthe original on February 10, 2010. RetrievedAugust 14, 2013 .^ This last selection is commonly referred to asMr. Irrelevant . ^ List of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com"Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Archived fromthe original on July 31, 2008. RetrievedOctober 7, 2008 . ^a b List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com"Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Archived fromthe original on July 31, 2008. RetrievedOctober 7, 2008 . ^ List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com"Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Archived fromthe original on July 31, 2008. RetrievedOctober 7, 2008 .
