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National Football League draft
The 1973 National Football League draft was held January 30–31, 1973, at the Americana Hotel in New York City , New York .[ 1] [ 2] With the first overall pick of the draft, the Houston Oilers selected defensive end John Matuszak .
Player selections
Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
79
Houston Oilers
Gregg Bingham
Linebacker
Purdue
80
Minnesota Vikings
Mike Wells
Quarterback
Illinois
81
Detroit Lions
Mike Hennigan
Linebacker
Tennessee Tech
82
New England Patriots
Allen Gallagher
Tackle
USC
83
Baltimore Colts
Gery Palmer
Tackle
Kansas
84
San Diego Chargers
James Thaxton
Tight end
Tennessee State
85
Baltimore Colts
Ollie Smith
Wide receiver
Tennessee State
86
New Orleans Saints
Jim Merlo
Linebacker
Stanford
87
Buffalo Bills
Don Walker
Defensive back
Central State (OH)
88
Denver Broncos
Tom Jackson
Linebacker
Louisville
89
Kansas City Chiefs
John Lohmeyer
Defensive end
Emporia State
90
New York Jets
Bill Ferguson
Linebacker
San Diego State
91
Detroit Lions
Dick Jauron
Safety
Yale
92
Oakland Raiders
Perry Smith
Defensive back
Colorado State
93
Cleveland Browns
Andy Dorris
Linebacker
New Mexico State
94
Atlanta Falcons
Tom Geredine
Wide receiver
N.E. Missouri
95
Los Angeles Rams
Eddie McMillan
Defensive back
Florida State
96
Detroit Lions
Jim Hooks
Running back
Central State (OK)
97
San Diego Chargers
Bill Singletary
Linebacker
Temple
98
Dallas Cowboys
Drane Scrivener
Defensive back
Tulsa
99
Los Angeles Rams
Terry Nelson
Tight end
Arkansas AM&N
100
Cleveland Browns
Randy Mattingly
Quarterback
Evansville
101
Oakland Raiders
Joe Wylie
Wide receiver
Oklahoma
102
Pittsburgh Steelers
Gail Clark
Linebacker
Michigan State
103
Buffalo Bills
Jeff Yeates
Defensive tackle
Boston College
104
Miami Dolphins
Dave "Bo" Rather
Wide receiver
Michigan
Round five
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
105
Houston Oilers
Edesel Garrison
Wide receiver
USC
106
Pittsburgh Steelers
Dave Reavis
Defensive end
Arkansas
107
Chicago Bears
Allan Ellis
Defensive back
UCLA
108
New England Patriots
Doug Dumler
Center
Nebraska
109
St. Louis Cardinals
Tom Brahaney
Center
Oklahoma
110
Buffalo Bills
Wallace Francis
Wide receiver
Arkansas State
111
Miami Dolphins
Don Strock
Quarterback
Virginia Tech
112
San Francisco 49ers
Mike Fulk
Linebacker
Indiana
113
Denver Broncos
Charles McTorry
Defensive back
Tennessee State
114
Baltimore Colts
David Taylor
Guard
Catawba
115
Los Angeles Rams
Steve Jones
Running back
Duke
116
New York Jets
Bruce Bannon
Linebacker
Penn State
117
Washington Redskins
Charles Cantrell
Guard
Lamar University
118
Minnesota Vikings
Brent McClanahan
Running back
Arizona State
119
New York Giants
Leon McQuay
Running back
Tampa
120
Kansas City Chiefs
Fred Grambau
Defensive end
Michigan
121
Cincinnati Bengals
Bob McCall
Running back
Arizona
122
San Francisco 49ers
Ed Beverly
Wide receiver
Arizona State
123
San Diego Chargers
Willie McGee
Wide receiver
Alcorn A&M
124
Oakland Raiders
Louis Neal
Wide receiver
Prairie View A&M
125
San Diego Chargers
Jon Knoble
Linebacker
Weber State
126
Dallas Cowboys
Bruce Walton
Tackle
UCLA
127
Oakland Raiders
Ron Mikolajczyk
Tackle
Tampa
128
Pittsburgh Steelers
Larry Clark
Linebacker
Northern Illinois
129
Los Angeles Rams
Cody Jones
Defensive end
San Jose State
130
Los Angeles Rams
Dave McCurry
Defensive back
Iowa State
Round six
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
131
Houston Oilers
Ron Mayo
Tight end
Morgan State
132
Philadelphia Eagles
Bob Picard
Wide receiver
Eastern Washington
133
Los Angeles Rams
Jim Peterson
Defensive end
San Diego State
134
New Orleans Saints
Marty Shuford
Running back
Arizona
135
San Diego Chargers
Marvin Roberts
Center
Michigan State
136
Buffalo Bills
John Skorupan
Linebacker
Penn State
137
St. Louis Cardinals
Dwayne Crump
Defensive back
Fresno State
138
Chicago Bears
Mike Creaney
Center
Notre Dame
139
Minnesota Vikings
Doug Kingsriter
Tight end
Minnesota
140
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ron Bell
Running back
Illinois State
141
Los Angeles Rams
Jason Caldwell
Wide receiver
North Carolina Central
142
Atlanta Falcons
Nick Bebout
Tackle
Wyoming
143
Minnesota Vikings
Fred Abbott
Linebacker
Florida
144
New York Jets
Travis Roach
Guard
Texas
145
Kansas City Chiefs
Doug Jones
Defensive back
San Fernando Valley
146
Cincinnati Bengals
Bob Jones
Defensive back
Virginia Union
147
New York Giants
Wade Brantley
Defensive tackle
Troy State
148
St. Louis Cardinals
Phil Andre
Defensive back
Washington
149
San Francisco 49ers
Arthur Moore
Defensive tackle
Tulsa
150
Cleveland Browns
Van Green
Defensive back
Shaw
151
Dallas Cowboys
Bob Leyen
Guard
Yale
152
Green Bay Packers
Tom Toner
Linebacker
Idaho State
153
Oakland Raiders
Brent Myers
Tackle
Purdue
154
Pittsburgh Steelers
Glenn Skolnik
Wide receiver
Indiana
155
New York Jets
Rick Harrell
Center
Clemson
156
Miami Dolphins
Ed Newman
Guard
Duke
Round seven
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
157
Houston Oilers
Shelby Jordan
Tackle
Washington (Mo.)
158
New Orleans Saints
Bill Cahill
Defensive back
Washington
159
Philadelphia Eagles
William Wynn
Defensive end
Tennessee State
160
Miami Dolphins
Kevin Reilly
Linebacker
Villanova
161
Los Angeles Rams
Steve Brown
Linebacker
Oregon State
162
Buffalo Bills
Brian McConnell
Linebacker
Michigan State
163
Miami Dolphins
Benny Shepherd
Running back
Arkansas State
164
St. Louis Cardinals
Ken Jones
Tackle
Oklahoma
165
Denver Broncos
Mike Askea
Tackle
Stanford
166
Denver Broncos
John Grant
Defensive end
USC
167
Los Angeles Rams
Bill DuLac
Guard
Eastern Michigan
168
Minnesota Vikings
Josh Brown
Running back
Southwest Texas State
169
New York Jets
Mike Haggard
Wide receiver
South Carolina
170
Atlanta Falcons
Tommy Campbell
Defensive back
Iowa State
171
Cincinnati Bengals
Bob Maddox
Defensive end
Frostburg State (MD)
172
New York Giants
Rod Freeman
Tight end
Vanderbilt
173
Kansas City Chiefs
Donn Smith
Tackle
Purdue
174
San Francisco 49ers
John Mitchell
Defensive end
Alabama
175
Detroit Lions
John Andrews
Defensive tackle
Morgan State
176
Dallas Cowboys
Rodrigo Barnes
Linebacker
Rice
177
Green Bay Packers
John Muller
Tackle
Iowa
178
Miami Dolphins
Willie Hatter
Wide receiver
Northern Illinois
179
Oakland Raiders
Gary Weaver
Linebacker
Fresno State
180
Pittsburgh Steelers
Nate Dorsey
Defensive end
Mississippi Valley
181
Buffalo Bills
John Ford
Tight end
Henderson State
182
Miami Dolphins
Tom Smith
Running back
Miami (FL)
Round eight
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
183
Houston Oilers
Joe Blahak
Defensive back
Nebraska
184
Philadelphia Eagles
Dan Lintner
Defensive back
Indiana
185
New Orleans Saints
Bob Peterson
Guard
Utah
186
New England Patriots
Isaac Brown
Running back
Western Kentucky
187
Chicago Bears
Conrad Graham
Defensive back
Tennessee
188
St. Louis Cardinals
Kenneth Garrett
Running back
Wake Forest
189
Baltimore Colts
Ray Oldham
Defensive back
Middle Tennessee
190
Buffalo Bills
Lee Fobbs
Running back
Grambling
191
Baltimore Colts
Bill Windauer
Guard
Iowa
192
Pittsburgh Steelers
Loren Toews
Linebacker
California
193
Washington Redskins
Mike Hancock
Tight end
Idaho State
194
New York Jets
Rick Seifert
Defensive back
Ohio State
195
Atlanta Falcons
Tom Reed
Guard
Arkansas
196
Minnesota Vikings
Craig Darling
Tackle
Iowa
197
Kansas City Chiefs
Al Palewicz
Linebacker
Miami (FL)
198
New York Giants
George Hasenohrl
Defensive tackle
Ohio State
199
Cincinnati Bengals
Joe Wilson
Running back
Holy Cross
200
Detroit Lions
Prentice McCray
Defensive back
Arizona State
201
San Francisco 49ers
David Atkins
Running back
Texas-El Paso
202
Green Bay Packers
Hise Austin
Defensive back
Prairie View A&M
203
Detroit Lions
John Bledsoe
Running back
Ohio State
204
Dallas Cowboys
Dan Werner
Quarterback
Michigan State
205
Oakland Raiders
Mike Rae
Quarterback
USC
206
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bill Janssen
Tackle
Nebraska
207
New Orleans Saints
Doug Winslow
Wide receiver
Drake
208
Miami Dolphins
Archie Pearmon
Defensive end
N.E. Oklahoma
Round nine
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
209
Houston Oilers
Mark Williams
Kicker
Rice
210
New Orleans Saints
Mike Fink
Defensive back
Missouri
211
Philadelphia Eagles
John Nokes
Linebacker
Northern Illinois
212
New England Patriots
David Callaway
Tackle
Texas A&M
213
St. Louis Cardinals
Ken King
Linebacker
Kentucky
214
San Diego Chargers
Tab Bennett
Linebacker
Illinois
215
Buffalo Bills
Mike Reppond
Wide receiver
Arkansas
216
Chicago Bears
Mike Deutsch
Running back
North Dakota
217
Denver Broncos
Lyle Blackwood
Defensive back
Texas Christian
218
Washington Redskins
Rick Galbos
Running back
Ohio State
219
Los Angeles Rams
Jim Nicholson
Tackle
Michigan State
220
Atlanta Falcons
Russell Ingram
Center
Texas Tech
221
Minnesota Vikings
Larry Dibbles
Defensive end
New Mexico
222
New York Jets
Rob Spicer
Linebacker
Indiana
223
Kansas City Chiefs
Bill Story
Defensive tackle
Southern Illinois
224
Cincinnati Bengals
John Dampeer
Guard
Notre Dame
225
New York Giants
Ty Paine
Quarterback
Washington State
226
San Francisco 49ers
Roger Praetorius
Running back
Syracuse
227
Detroit Lions
Ira Dean
Defensive back
Baylor
228
Cleveland Browns
Curtis Wester
Guard
East Texas State
229
Dallas Cowboys
Mike White
Defensive back
Minnesota
230
Green Bay Packers
Rick Brown
Linebacker
South Carolina
231
Oakland Raiders
Steve Sweeney
Tight end
California
232
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bracy Bonham
Guard
North Carolina Central
233
Washington Redskins
Eddie Sheats
Linebacker
Kansas
234
Miami Dolphins
Karl Lorch
Defensive tackle
USC
Round ten
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
235
Houston Oilers
Darrell Vaughn
Defensive tackle
Northern Colorado
236
Minnesota Vikings
Randy Lee
Defensive back
Tulane
237
New Orleans Saints
Jeff Horsley
Running back
North Carolina Central
238
New England Patriots
Dan Ruster
Defensive back
Oklahoma
239
San Diego Chargers
Cliff Burnett
Defensive end
Montana
240
Buffalo Bills
Matthew Reed
Quarterback
Grambling
241
Chicago Bears
William Barry
Wide receiver
Mississippi
242
St. Louis Cardinals
Bonnie Sloan
Tackle
Austin Peay
243
New York Jets
Joe Carbone
Linebacker
Delaware
244
Denver Broncos
Al Marshall
Wide receiver
Boise State
245
Washington Redskins
Ken Stone
Defensive back
Vanderbilt
246
Minnesota Vikings
Dave Mason
Defensive back
Nebraska
247
New York Jets
James Krempin
Tackle
Texas A&I
248
Atlanta Falcons
Nick Mike-Mayer
Kicker
Temple
249
Cincinnati Bengals
Lenvil Elliott
Running back
N.E. Missouri
250
New York Giants
Walter Love
Defensive back
Westminster
251
Kansas City Chiefs
Willie Osley
Defensive back
Illinois
252
Detroit Lions
Ray Bonner
Defensive back
Middle Tennessee
253
San Francisco 49ers
Charlie Hunt
Linebacker
Florida State
254
Dallas Cowboys
Carl Johnson
Linebacker
Tennessee
255
Green Bay Packers
Larry Allen
Linebacker
Illinois
256
Cleveland Browns
Tom Humphrey
Tackle
Abilene Christian
257
Oakland Raiders
Leo Allen
Running back
Tuskegee
258
Pittsburgh Steelers
Don Wunderly
Defensive tackle
Arkansas
259
Buffalo Bills
John LeHeup
Linebacker
South Carolina
260
Miami Dolphins
Ron Fernandes
Defensive end
Eastern Michigan
Round eleven
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
261
Houston Oilers
Larry Eaglin
Defensive back
Stephen F. Austin
262
New Orleans Saints
James Owens
Running back
Auburn
263
Philadelphia Eagles
Gary Van Elst
Defensive tackle
Michigan State
264
New England Patriots
Homer May
Tight end
Texas A&M
265
Buffalo Bills
Richard Earl
Tackle
Tennessee
266
Chicago Bears
Ed Siegler
Kicker
Clemson
267
St. Louis Cardinals
Dan Sanspree
Defensive end
Auburn
268
San Diego Chargers
Jay Douglas
Center
Memphis State
269
Denver Broncos
Elton Brown
Defensive end
Utah State
270
Baltimore Colts
Dan Neal
Center
Kentucky
271
Los Angeles Rams
Jeff Inmon
Running back
North Carolina Central
272
New York Jets
David Knight
Wide receiver
William & Mary
273
Atlanta Falcons
Byron Buelow
Defensive back
Lacrosse
274
Minnesota Vikings
Geary Murdock
Guard
Iowa State
275
New York Giants
William Wideman
Defensive tackle
North Carolina A&T
276
Kansas City Chiefs
Monroe Eley
Running back
Arizona State
277
Cincinnati Bengals
William Montgomery
Defensive back
Morehouse (Ga)
278
San Francisco 49ers
Tom Dahlberg
Running back
Gustavus Adolphus
279
Detroit Lions
Scott Freeman
Wide receiver
Wyoming
280
Green Bay Packers
Phil Engle
Defensive tackle
South Dakota State
281
Cleveland Browns
Carl Barisich
Defensive tackle
Princeton
282
Dallas Cowboys
Gerald Caswell
Guard
Colorado State
283
Oakland Raiders
Jerry List
Running back
Nebraska
284
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bob White
Defensive back
Arizona
285
Los Angeles Rams
Willie Jackson
Wide receiver
Florida
286
Miami Dolphins
Chris Kete
Center
Boston University
Round twelve
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
287
Houston Oilers
Brad Lyman
Wide receiver
UCLA
288
Philadelphia Eagles
Joe Lavender
Cornerback
San Diego State
289
New Orleans Saints
Paul Orndorff
Running back
Tampa
290
New England Patriots
Bruce Barnes
Punter
UCLA
291
Chicago Bears
Mike Griffin
Guard
Arkansas
292
St. Louis Cardinals
Dean Unruh
Tackle
Oklahoma
293
San Diego Chargers
Lynn Ahrens
Tackle
Eastern Montana
294
Buffalo Bills
Ronnie Carroll
Defensive tackle
Sam Houston State
295
Baltimore Colts
Bernard Thomas
Defensive end
Western Michigan
296
Denver Broncos
Jim O'Malley
Linebacker
Notre Dame
297
Los Angeles Rams
Robert Storck
Defensive tackle
Wisconsin
298
Atlanta Falcons
Mike Samples
Linebacker
Drake
299
Minnesota Vikings
Alan Spencer
Wide receiver
Pittsburg (KS)
300
New York Jets
Garry Puetz
Tackle
Valparaiso
301
Kansas City Chiefs
Tom Ramsey
Defensive tackle
Northern Arizona
302
Cincinnati Bengals
Charles "Boobie" Clark
Running back
Bethune-Cookman
303
New York Giants
Ron Lumpkin
Defensive back
Arizona State
304
Detroit Lions
Tom Scott
Wide receiver
Washington
305
San Francisco 49ers
Larry Pettus
Tackle
Tennessee State
306
Cleveland Browns
Stan Simmons
Tight end
Lewis & Clark
307
Dallas Cowboys
Jim Arneson
Guard
Arizona
308
Green Bay Packers
Larry McCarren
Center
Illinois
309
Oakland Raiders
Jim Krapf
Guard
Alabama
310
Pittsburgh Steelers
Willie Lee
Running back
Indiana State
311
Washington Redskins
Ernie Webster
Guard
Pittsburgh
312
Miami Dolphins
Mike Mullen
Linebacker
Tulane
Round thirteen
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
313
Houston Oilers
Willie Martin
Guard
N.E. Oklahoma
314
New Orleans Saints
Richard Watkins
Defensive tackle
Weber State
315
Philadelphia Eagles
Stan Davis
Wide receiver
Memphis State
316
New England Patriots
Alan Lowry
Defensive back
Texas
317
St. Louis Cardinals
Edward Robinson
Defensive back
Lamar
318
San Diego Chargers
Alfred Reese
Running back
Tennessee State
319
Denver Broncos
Ed Smith
Defensive end
Colorado College
320
Chicago Bears
John Cieszkowski
Running back
Notre Dame
321
Denver Broncos
Ed White
Running back
Tulsa
322
Baltimore Colts
Tom Pierantozzi
Quarterback
West Chester
323
Los Angeles Rams
Rod Milburn
Wide receiver
Southern
324
Minnesota Vikings
Ron Just
Guard
Minot
325
New York Jets
Robert Parrish
Defensive tackle
Duke
326
Atlanta Falcons
Chris Stecher
Tackle
Claremont-Mudd
327
Cincinnati Bengals
Brooks West
Defensive tackle
Texas-El Paso
328
New York Giants
Clifton Davis
Running back
Alcorn A&M
329
Kansas City Chiefs
Paul Metallo
Defensive back
Massachusetts
330
San Francisco 49ers
Alan Kelso
Center
Washington
331
Detroit Lions
John Moss
Linebacker
Pittsburgh
332
Dallas Cowboys
John Smith
Wide receiver
UCLA
333
Green Bay Packers
Tim Alderson
Defensive back
Minnesota
334
Cleveland Browns
Jim Romaniszyn
Linebacker
Edinboro
335
Los Angeles Rams
Clinton Spearman
Linebacker
Michigan
336
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rick Fergerson
Wide receiver
Kansas State
337
Washington Redskins
Dennis Johnson
Defensive tackle
Delaware
338
Miami Dolphins
Joe Booker
Running back
Miami (OH)
Round fourteen
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
339
Houston Oilers
Ron Lou
Center
Arizona State
340
Philadelphia Eagles
Ralph Sacra
Tackle
Texas A&M
341
New Orleans Saints
Paul Fersen
Tackle
Georgia
342
New England Patriots
Ray Hamilton
Defensive End
Oklahoma
343
San Diego Chargers
Tony Adams
Quarterback
Utah State
344
Buffalo Bills
Merv Krakau
Linebacker
Iowa State
345
Chicago Bears
Dave Juenger
Wide receiver
Ohio
346
St. Louis Cardinals
Dan Peiffer
Guard
Southeast Missouri State
347
Baltimore Colts
Ed Williams
Running back
West Virginia
348
Denver Broncos
John Hufnagel
Quarterback
Penn State
349
Los Angeles Rams
Walter Rhone
Defensive back
Central Missouri
350
New York Jets
Joe Schwartz
Running back
Toledo
351
Atlanta Falcons
John Madeya
Quarterback
Louisville
352
Minnesota Vikings
Eddie Bishop
Defensive back
Southern
353
New York Giants
Brian Kelley
Linebacker
Cal Lutheran
354
Kansas City Chiefs
Albert White
Wide receiver
Ft. Valley State
355
Cincinnati Bengals
Hurles Scales
Defensive back
North Texas State
356
Detroit Lions
Jay Corey
Tackle
Santa Clara
357
San Francisco 49ers
Dennis Morrison
Quarterback
Kansas State
358
Green Bay Packers
James Anderson
Defensive tackle
Northwestern
359
Cleveland Browns
Robert Popelka
Defensive back
Southern Methodist
360
Dallas Cowboys
Bob Thornton
Guard
North Carolina
361
Oakland Raiders
Bruce Polen
Defensive back
William Penn
362
Pittsburgh Steelers
Roger Cowan
Defensive end
Stanford
363
Washington Redskins
Herb Marshall
Defensive back
Cameron
364
Miami Dolphins
Greg Boyd
Running back
Arizona
Round fifteen
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
365
Houston Oilers
Roger Goree
Linebacker
Baylor
366
New Orleans Saints
Mike Evenson
Center
North Dakota State
367
Philadelphia Eagles
Ken Schlezes
Defensive back
Notre Dame
368
New England Patriots
Condie Pugh
Running back
Norfolk State
369
Buffalo Bills
Joe Rizzo
Linebacker
Kings Point
370
Chicago Bears
Don Rives
Linebacker
Texas Tech
371
St. Louis Cardinals
Melvin Parker
Linebacker
Duke
372
San Diego Chargers
Gary Parris
Tight end
Florida State
373
Denver Broncos
Calvin Jones
Defensive back
Washington
374
Baltimore Colts
Jackie Brown
Defensive back
South Carolina
375
Los Angeles Rams
Jerry Bond
Defensive back
Weber State
376
Atlanta Falcons
Thomas Gage
Defensive back
Lamar
377
Minnesota Vikings
Tony Chandler
Running back
Missouri Valley
378
New York Jets
Mahlon Williams
Tight end
North Carolina State
379
Buffalo Bills
Vince O'Neil
Running back
Kansas
380
Cincinnati Bengals
Ted McNulty
Quarterback
Indiana
381
New York Giants
Carl Schaukowitch
Guard
Penn State
382
San Francisco 49ers
Mike Bettiga
Wide receiver
Humboldt State
383
San Francisco 49ers
Dan Hansen
Defensive back
BYU
384
Cleveland Browns
Dave Sullivan
Wide receiver
Virginia
385
Dallas Cowboys
Walt Baisy
Linebacker
Grambling
386
Green Bay Packers
Reggie Echols
Wide receiver
UCLA
387
Oakland Raiders
Dave Leffers
Center
Vanderbilt
388
Pittsburgh Steelers
Charles Cross
Defensive back
Iowa
389
Miami Dolphins
Bill Palmer
Tight end
St. Thomas
390
Los Angeles Rams
Curt Matter
Defensive end
Washington
Round sixteen
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
391
Houston Oilers
Tim Dameron
Wide receiver
East Carolina
392
Philadelphia Eagles
Frank Dowsing
Defensive back
Mississippi State
393
New Orleans Saints
Howard Stevens
Running back
Louisville
394
New England Patriots
Mike Kutter
Defensive end
Concordia (Minn.)
395
Chicago Bears
Bill Hart
Center
Michigan
396
St. Louis Cardinals
Jim Hann
Linebacker
Montana
397
San Diego Chargers
Joe Petty
Defensive back
Arizona State
398
Denver Broncos
Oliver Ross
Running back
Alabama A&M
399
Baltimore Colts
Marty Januszkiewicz
Running back
Syracuse
400
Denver Broncos
Ken Muhlbeier
Center
Idaho
401
Los Angeles Rams
Antonio Zarur
Linebacker
UNAM (Mexico City)
402
Minnesota Vikings
Larry Smiley
Defensive end
Texas Southern
403
New York Jets
John Czerwinski
Tackle
Bowling Green
404
Atlanta Falcons
Rufus Ferguson
Running back
Wisconsin
405
Cincinnati Bengals
Harry Unger
Running back
Auburn
406
New York Giants
Ben Nitka
Kicker
Colorado College
407
Kansas City Chiefs
Wilbur Grooms
Linebacker
Tampa
408
Detroit Lions
Larry Nickels
Wide receiver
Dayton
409
San Francisco 49ers
Mike Oven
Tight end
Georgia Tech
410
Dallas Cowboys
John Conley
Tight end
Hawaii
411
Green Bay Packers
Keith Pretty
Tight end
Western Michigan
412
Cleveland Browns
George Greenfield
Running back
Murray State
413
Oakland Raiders
Jerry Gadlin
Wide receiver
Wyoming
414
Pittsburgh Steelers
Glen Nardi
Defensive tackle
Navy
415
Washington Redskins
Mike Wedman
Kicker
Colorado
416
Miami Dolphins
James Jackson
Defensive end
Norfolk State
Round seventeen
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
417
Houston Oilers
Randy Braband
Linebacker
Texas
418
New Orleans Saints
Bobby Garner
Tight end
Winston-Salem
419
Philadelphia Eagles
Greg Oliver
Running back
Trinity
420
New England Patriots
Eddie McAshan
Quarterback
Georgia Tech
421
St. Louis Cardinals
Eric Crone
Quarterback
Harvard
422
San Diego Chargers
Barry Darrow
Tackle
Montana
423
Buffalo Bills
John Stearns
Defensive back
Colorado
424
Chicago Bears
Larry Roach
Defensive back
Oklahoma
425
Denver Broncos
Kenneth Morgan
Tight end
Elon
426
Baltimore Colts
Guy Falkenhagen
Tackle
Northern Michigan
427
Los Angeles Rams
Fred Henry
Running back
New Mexico
428
Atlanta Falcons
Jim Hodge
Wide receiver
Arkansas
429
Minnesota Vikings
Dave Winfield
Tight end
Minnesota
430
New York Giants
John Billizon
Defensive end
Grambling State
431
Kansas City Chiefs
Clayton Korver
Tight end
Southern Methodist
432
New York Jets
Jim Foote
Punter
Delaware Valley
433
Cincinnati Bengals
Wayne Estabrook
Quarterback
Whittier
434
San Francisco 49ers
Bob Erickson
Guard
North Dakota State
435
Detroit Lions
Earl Belgrave
Tackle
Ohio State
436
Green Bay Packers
Harold Sampson
Defensive tackle
Southern
437
Cleveland Browns
Robert McClowry
Center
Michigan State
438
Dallas Cowboys
Leslie Strayhorn
Running back
East Carolina
439
Oakland Raiders
Michael Ryan
Guard
USC
440
Pittsburgh Steelers
Mike Shannon
Defensive tackle
Oregon State
441
Washington Redskins
Jeff Davis
Running back
Mars Hill
442 [ 5]
Miami Dolphins
Charlie Wade
Wide receiver
Tennessee State
= Pro Bowler [ 3]
= Hall of Famer
Hall of Famers
John Hannah , guard from Alabama, taken 1st round 4th overall by New England Patriots
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1991.[ 6]
Dan Fouts , quarterback from Oregon, taken 3rd round 64th overall by San Diego Chargers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1993.[ 6]
Joe DeLamielleure , guard from Michigan State, taken 1st round 26th overall by Buffalo Bills
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2003.[ 7]
Ray Guy , punter from Southern Mississippi, taken 1st round 23rd overall by Oakland Raiders
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2014.
Drew Pearson , wide receiver from Tulsa, undrafted and signed by Dallas Cowboys
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021.
Notable undrafted players
References
^ "NFL Draft Locations" . FootballGeography.com . October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014 .
^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015" . Giants.com . New York Giants . Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015 .
^ a b c Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
^ Johnny Rodgers, 1972 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy" . Archived from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011 .
^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant .
^ a b List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Retrieved October 25, 2011 .
^ List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Retrieved October 25, 2011 .
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