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.[1][2] 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.
| 1980 NFL draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date(s) | April 29–30, 1980 |
| Location | New York Sheraton Hotel in New York City, NY |
| Network(s) | ESPN |
| Overview | |
| 333 total selections in 12 rounds | |
| League | NFL |
| First selection | Billy Sims, RB Detroit Lions |
| Mr. Irrelevant | Tyrone McGriff, G Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Most selections (15) | New York Jets Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Fewest selections (8) | Washington Redskins |
| Hall of Famers | |
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
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| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Detroit Lions | Billy Sims † | RB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | 1978 Heisman Trophy Winner[4] | |
| 1 | 2 | New York Jets | Lam Jones | WR | Texas | SWC | from San Francisco | |
| 1 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals | Anthony Muñoz‡† | T | 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 University | 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[5] | |
| 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 | T | 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 | T | 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 | T | Penn State | Ind. (I-A) | from Washington | |
| 2 | 51 | Baltimore Colts | Tim Foley | T | 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 | T | 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 | John 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 | Larry 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 | Ray 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 | William 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 | DB | Colorado | Big Eight | ||
| 4 | 96 | New Orleans Saints | Mike Jolly | DB | Michigan | Big Ten | ||
| 4 | 97 | Seattle Seahawks | Terry Dion | DE | Oregon | Pac-10 | ||
| 4 | 98 | San Francisco 49ers | David 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 | DB | 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 | DB | Washington | Pac-10 | ||
| 4 | 109 | Cleveland Browns | Paul McDonald | QB | USC | Pac-10 | from Los Angeles | |
| 4 | 110 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Hurley | DB | Syracuse | Ind. (I-A) | ||
| 5 | 111 | Detroit Lions | Mark Streeter | DB | Arizona | Pac-10 | ||
| 5 | 112 | San Francisco 49ers | Kenneth Times | DT | Southern | SWAC | ||
| 5 | 113 | Cincinnati Bengals | Bryan Hicks | DB | McNeese State | Southland | ||
| 5 | 114 | Kansas City Chiefs | Carlos Carson † | WR | LSU | SEC | ||
| 5 | 115 | Kansas City Chiefs | Dan Pensick | DT | Nebraska | Big Eight | ||
| 5 | 116 | Cleveland Browns | Elvis Franks | DE | Morgan State | Ind. (Div. II) | ||
| 5 | 117 | Atlanta Falcons | Brad Vassar | LB | Pacific | PCAA | ||
| 5 | 118 | New York Giants | Tony Blount | DB | Virginia | ACC | ||
| 5 | 119 | Buffalo Bills | Jeff 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 | Paul Jones | RB | California | Pac-10 | ||
| 5 | 123 | New York Jets | Jim 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 | John Adams | LB | LSU | SEC | ||
| 5 | 127 | Seattle Seahawks | Joe Steele | RB | Washington | Pac-10 | ||
| 5 | 128 | Oakland Raiders | William Bowens | LB | North Alabama | Gulf South | ||
| 5 | 129 | Buffalo Bills | Keith Lee | DB | Colorado State | WAC | ||
| 5 | 130 | Chicago Bears | Paul Tabor | C | Oklahoma | Big Eight | ||
| 5 | 131 | Denver Broncos | Mike Harden | DB | Michigan | Big Ten | ||
| 5 | 132 | Seattle Seahawks | Daniel 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 | DB | Mississippi State | SEC | ||
| 5 | 138 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Craig Wolfley | OG | Syracuse | Ind. (I-A) | ||
| 6 | 139 | San Francisco 49ers | Herb Williams | DB | Southern | SWAC | ||
| 6 | 140 | Detroit Lions | Chris Dieterich | T | NC State | ACC | ||
| 6 | 141 | Cincinnati Bengals | Jo Jo Heath | DB | Pittsburgh | Ind. (I-A) | ||
| 6 | 142 | St. Louis Cardinals | Bill Acker | DT | Texas | SWC | ||
| 6 | 143 | Green Bay Packers | Karl Swanke | T | 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 | Mike 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 | Lester Boyd | LB | Kentucky | SEC | ||
| 6 | 151 | San Diego Chargers | LaRue Harrington | RB | Norfolk State | CIAA | ||
| 6 | 152 | New York Jets | Tom Schremp | DE | Wisconsin | Big Ten | ||
| 6 | 153 | Seattle Seahawks | Mark McNeal | DE | Idaho | Big Sky | ||
| 6 | 154 | Los Angeles Rams | Mike Guman | RB | Penn State | Ind. (I-A) | ||
| 6 | 155 | Washington Redskins | Farley Bell | LB | Cincinnati | Ind. (I-A) | ||
| 6 | 156 | Chicago Bears | Mike Guess | DB | Ohio State | Big Ten | ||
| 6 | 157 | Denver Broncos | Keith Bishop † | OG | Baylor | SWC | ||
| 6 | 158 | Miami Dolphins | Eugene 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 | T | Minnesota | Big Ten | ||
| 6 | 162 | Dallas Cowboys | Timmy Newsome | RB | Winston-Salem State | CIAA | ||
| 6 | 163 | San Diego Chargers | Wayne Hamilton | LB | Alabama | SEC | ||
| 6 | 164 | Kansas City Chiefs | Larry Heater | RB | Arizona | Pac-10 | ||
| 6 | 165 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tunch Ilkin † | T | 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 | Gary Don Johnson | DT | Baylor | SWC | ||
| 7 | 169 | Green Bay Packers | Buddy Aydelette | T | 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 | T | South Dakota State | NCC | ||
| 7 | 176 | Los Angeles Rams | Kirk Collins | DB | Baylor | SWC | ||
| 7 | 177 | New Orleans Saints | Mike 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 | Tom 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 | John Havekost | OG | Nebraska | Big Eight | ||
| 7 | 185 | Miami Dolphins | Joe Rose | TE | California | Pac-10 | ||
| 7 | 186 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Jim Leonard | OG | Santa Clara | — | ||
| 7 | 187 | Washington Redskins | Melvin Jones | OG | Houston | SWC | ||
| 7 | 188 | Philadelphia Eagles | Terrell Ward | DB | San Diego State | WAC | ||
| 7 | 189 | Dallas Cowboys | Lester Brown | RB | Clemson | ACC | ||
| 7 | 190 | New York Jets | Bennie Leverett | RB | Bethune–Cookman | MEAC | ||
| 7 | 191 | San Diego Chargers | Stuart 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 | DB | Yale | Ivy | ||
| 8 | 195 | Baltimore Colts | Ken Walter | T | Texas Tech | SWC | ||
| 8 | 196 | Cincinnati Bengals | Mark Lyles | RB | Florida State | Ind. (I-A) | ||
| 8 | 197 | Denver Broncos | Don Coleman | WR | Oregon | Pac-10 | ||
| 8 | 198 | St. Louis Cardinals | Dupree Branch | DB | Colorado State | WAC | ||
| 8 | 199 | Green Bay Packers | Tim Smith | DB | Oregon State | Pac-10 | ||
| 8 | 200 | New York Giants | Ken 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 | Sam Stepney | LB | Boston University | Yankee | ||
| 8 | 204 | Seattle Seahawks | Vic Minor | DB | Northeast Louisiana | Ind. (I-A) | ||
| 8 | 205 | New York Jets | Jeff Dziama | LB | Boston College | Ind. (I-A) | ||
| 8 | 206 | New Orleans Saints | Chuck Evans | LB | Stanford | Pac-10 | ||
| 8 | 207 | Seattle Seahawks | Jack Cosgrove | C | Pacific | PCAA | ||
| 8 | 208 | New England Patriots | Mike House | TE | Pacific | PCAA | ||
| 8 | 209 | Cleveland Browns | Jeff 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 | DB | UC Davis | FWC | ||
| 8 | 213 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Derrick 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 | Curtis Sirmones | RB | North Alabama | Gulf South | ||
| 8 | 220 | Los Angeles Rams | Tom Pettigrew | T | Eastern Illinois | MCAA | ||
| 8 | 221 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ted Walton | DB | UConn | Yankee | ||
| 9 | 222 | Detroit Lions | DeWayne 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 | Mark Bright | RB | Temple | Ind. (I-A) | ||
| 9 | 228 | Atlanta Falcons | Glen 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 | Kent Davis | DB | Southeast Missouri State | MIAA | ||
| 9 | 232 | Minnesota Vikings | Dennis Mosley | RB | Iowa | Big Ten | ||
| 9 | 233 | New Orleans Saints | Frank Mordica | RB | Vanderbilt | SEC | ||
| 9 | 234 | New York Jets | Joe Peters | DT | Arizona State | Pac-10 | ||
| 9 | 235 | New England Patriots | Barry Burdet | LB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | ||
| 9 | 236 | Cleveland Browns | Roy Dewalt | RB | Texas–Arlington | — | ||
| 9 | 237 | San Francisco 49ers | Dan Hartwig | QB | Cal Lutheran | — | ||
| 9 | 238 | Seattle Seahawks | Jim Swift | T | Iowa | Big Ten | ||
| 9 | 239 | Miami Dolphins | Mark Goodspeed | T | Nebraska | Big Eight | ||
| 9 | 240 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Gerald Carter | WR | Texas A&M | SWC | ||
| 9 | 241 | Washington Redskins | Lawrence 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 | Ed Harris | RB | Bishop | Ind. (Div. III) | ||
| 9 | 245 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Harris | T | Bowling Green | MAC | ||
| 9 | 246 | Dallas Cowboys | Jackie Flowers | WR | Florida State | Ind. (I-A) | ||
| 9 | 247 | San Diego Chargers | Steve Whitman | RB | Alabama | SEC | ||
| 9 | 248 | Los Angeles Rams | George Farmer | WR | Southern | SWAC | ||
| 9 | 249 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ron McCall | WR | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Ind. (Div. II) | ||
| 10 | 250 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Woodrow 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 | Larry Stewart | T | Maryland | ACC | ||
| 10 | 255 | St. Louis Cardinals | Rush Brown | DT | Ball State | MAC | ||
| 10 | 256 | New York Giants | Joe Sanford | T | Washington | Pac-10 | ||
| 10 | 257 | Atlanta Falcons | Walt Bellamy | DB | VMI | SoCon | ||
| 10 | 258 | Minnesota Vikings | Kenny 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 | Rob Martinovich | T | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | ||
| 10 | 262 | New Orleans Saints | Tanya Webb | DE | Michigan State | Big Ten | ||
| 10 | 263 | Cleveland Browns | Kevin Fiedel | C | San Diego State | WAC | ||
| 10 | 264 | Oakland Raiders | Walter Carter | DE | Florida State | Ind. (I-A) | ||
| 10 | 265 | Seattle Seahawks | Ron Essink | T | Grand Valley State | GLIAC | ||
| 10 | 266 | New England Patriots | Rom Daniel | C | Georgia Tech | Ind. | ||
| 10 | 267 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Andy Hawkins | LB | Texas A&I | LSC | ||
| 10 | 268 | Washington Redskins | Lewis Walker | RB | Utah | WAC | ||
| 10 | 269 | Chicago Bears | Willie Stephens | DB | Texas Tech | SWC | ||
| 10 | 270 | Denver Broncos | Virgil Seay | WR | Troy State | Gulf South | ||
| 10 | 271 | Miami Dolphins | Doug Lantz | C | Miami (OH) | MAC | ||
| 10 | 272 | Miami Dolphins | Ben Long | LB | South Dakota | NCC | ||
| 10 | 273 | Dallas Cowboys | Matthew Teague | DE | Prairie View A&M | SWAC | Selection ruled invalid | |
| 10 | 274 | Seattle Seahawks | Billy Rivers | WR | Morris Brown | SIAC | ||
| 10 | 275 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Brett Davis | RB | UNLV | Ind. | ||
| 10 | 276 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob DiDonato | T | Pittsburgh | Ind. (I-A) | ||
| 10 | 277 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ken Fritz | OG | Ohio State | Big Ten | ||
| 11 | 278 | Detroit Lions | Wayne Smith | DB | Purdue | Big Ten | ||
| 11 | 279 | Miami Dolphins | Phil Driscoll | DE | Mankato State | N/A | ||
| 11 | 280 | Baltimore Colts | Ed Whitley | TE | Kansas State | Big Eight | ||
| 11 | 281 | Cincinnati Bengals | Alton Alexis | WR | Tulane | Ind. (I-A) | ||
| 11 | 282 | St. Louis Cardinals | Delrick Brown | DB | Houston | SWC | ||
| 11 | 283 | Green Bay Packers | Ricky Skiles | LB | Louisiville | Ind. (I-A) | ||
| 11 | 284 | Atlanta Falcons | Mike Babb | DB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | ||
| 11 | 285 | New York Giants | Steve Bernish | DE | South Carolina | Ind. (I-A) | ||
| 11 | 286 | Buffalo Bills | Joe Gordon | DT | Grambling State | SWAC | ||
| 11 | 287 | Kansas City Chiefs | Dale Markham | T | North Dakota | NCC | ||
| 11 | 288 | Minnesota Vikings | Sam Harrell | RB | East Carolina | Ind. (I-A) | ||
| 11 | 289 | New Orleans Saints | George Woodard | RB | Texas A&M | SWC | ||
| 11 | 290 | New York Jets | James Zachery | LB | Texas A&M | SWC | ||
| 11 | 291 | Oakland Raiders | Mike Massey | LB | Arkansas | SWC | ||
| 11 | 292 | Seattle Seahawks | Tali 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 | Mike Matocha | DE | Texas–Arlington | — | ||
| 11 | 296 | Chicago Bears | Chris Judge | DB | TCU | SWC | ||
| 11 | 297 | Denver Broncos | Phil Farris | WR | North Carolina | ACC | ||
| 11 | 298 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lee Jukes | WR | NC State | ACC | ||
| 11 | 299 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Terry Jones | DE | Central State (OK) | Ind. (NAIA) | ||
| 11 | 300 | Dallas Cowboys | Gary Padjen | LB | Arizona State | Pac-10 | ||
| 11 | 301 | Houston Oilers | Eddie Preston | WR | Western Kentucky | OVC | ||
| 11 | 302 | Philadelphia Eagles | Thomas Brown | DE | Baylor | SWC | ||
| 11 | 303 | San Diego Chargers | John 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 | Charles Vaclavik | DB | Texas | SWC | ||
| 12 | 307 | Detroit Lions | Ray Williams | RB | Washington State | Pac-10 | ||
| 12 | 308 | Cincinnati Bengals | Mike Wright | QB | Vanderbilt | SEC | ||
| 12 | 309 | St. Louis Cardinals | Tyrone Gray | WR | Washington State | Pac-10 | ||
| 12 | 310 | Green Bay Packers | James Stewart | DB | Memphis State | Ind. (I-A) | ||
| 12 | 311 | Baltimore Colts | Randy Bielski | K | Towson State | Ind. (Div. II) | ||
| 12 | 312 | New York Giants | Mike Lansford | K | Washington | Pac-10 | ||
| 12 | 313 | Atlanta Falcons | Quinn Jones | RB | Tulsa | MVC | ||
| 12 | 314 | Kansas City Chiefs | Mike Brewington | LB | East Carolina | Ind. (I-A) | ||
| 12 | 315 | Minnesota Vikings | Thomas Lane | DB | Florida A&M | MEAC | ||
| 12 | 316 | Buffalo Bills | Roger Lapham | TE | Maine | Yankee | ||
| 12 | 317 | New York Jets | David Dumars | DB | Northeast Louisiana | Ind. (I-A) | ||
| 12 | 318 | New Orleans Saints | Kiser Lewis | LB | Florida A&M | MEAC | ||
| 12 | 319 | Seattle Seahawks | Presnell Gilbert | DB | US International | N/A | ||
| 12 | 320 | New England Patriots | Jimmy Jordan | QB | Florida State | Ind. (I-A) | ||
| 12 | 321 | Cleveland Browns | Marcus 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 | Chuck Stone | OG | NC State | ACC | ||
| 12 | 326 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Gene Coleman | DB | Miami (FL) | Ind. (I-A) | ||
| 12 | 327 | Washington Redskins | Marcene Emmett | DB | North Alabama | Gulf South | ||
| 12 | 328 | Houston Oilers | Wiley 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 | Harry Price | WR | McNeese State | Southland | ||
| 12 | 332 | Los Angeles Rams | Kevin 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.[6]
- Dwight Stephenson, center from Alabama, taken 2nd round 48th overall by Miami Dolphins
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1998.[6]
- Art Monk, wide receiver from Syracuse, taken 1st round 18th overall by Washington Redskins
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2008.[7]
- 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[8] |
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Paul Dombroski | DB | Linfield | PNWC | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Dino Mangiero | DT | Rutgers | Ind. (I-A) | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Donovan Rose | DB | 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 | DB | 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 | DB | 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 | — | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 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 | DB | Fresno State | PCAA | |
| Seattle Seahawks | Greg Feasel | T | Abilene Christian | LSC | |
| 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 |
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.
- Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
- List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
- Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
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