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1 Player selections  


1.1  Round one  




1.2  Round two  




1.3  Round three  




1.4  Round four  




1.5  Round five  




1.6  Round six  




1.7  Round seven  




1.8  Round eight  




1.9  Round nine  




1.10  Round ten  




1.11  Round eleven  




1.12  Round twelve  




1.13  Round thirteen  




1.14  Round fourteen  




1.15  Round fifteen  




1.16  Round sixteen  




1.17  Round seventeen  






2 Notable undrafted players  




3 Hall of Famers  




4 References  




5 External links  













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1974 NFL draft
General information
Date(s)January 29–30, 1974
Time10:00am EST
LocationAmericana Hotel
inNew York City, NY
Network(s)no television coverage
Overview
442 total selections in17 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionEd "Too Tall" Jones, DE
Dallas Cowboys
Mr. IrrelevantKen Dickerson, DB
Miami Dolphins
Most selections (25)Baltimore Colts
Fewest selections (10)Houston Oilers
Hall of Famers

7

← 1973
1975 →

The 1974 NFL draft took place at the Americana HotelinNew York City, New York, on January 29–30, 1974.[1][2] Each of the 26 NFL teams were granted 17 selections for a total of 442 picks.[3]

Many experts consider the Pittsburgh Steelers to have had the best draft class in NFL history as they selected four players later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth, and Mike Webster). A fifth Hall of Famer, Donnie Shell, was signed by Pittsburgh after going unselected in the draft.[4] The closest any other team has come to this success in a draft is the Dallas Cowboys' 1964 draft, when three Hall of Famers were taken.[5] The Green Bay Packers also selected three Hall of Famers in 1958 (Jim Taylor, Ray Nitschke, and Jerry Kramer).

The Houston Oilers had the first pick in the 1974 draft based on their one-win record in 1973, but they traded the first overall pick—as well as the first pick of the third round, #53 overall—to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for defensive end Tody Smith and wide receiver Billy Parks.[6] Dallas used the two picks to select two future Pro Bowlers, defensive end Ed "Too Tall" Jones and quarterback Danny White.

This was the first NFL draft since 1938 to not have any quarterbacks taken in the first round, and one of only five. Along with 1988, it is the only draft where no quarterback was taken in the first two rounds, and 1974 is generally regarded as one of the worst quarterback draft classes of all time, with only Danny White (the first quarterback taken, with the first pick in the third round) and fourth round pick Mike Boryla reaching the Pro Bowl, and even Boryla was out of the NFL by 1978.[7]

In the seventeenth round, the Green Bay Packers selected wide receiver Randy WoodfieldofPortland State (428th overall). Cut in training camp, he later became a convicted serial killer, known as the 'I-5 killer'.[8]

The last remaining active player in the NFL from the 1974 draft class was center Mike Webster, who retired after the 1990 season.

Player selections[edit]

Pro Bowler [9] Hall of Famer
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
    • * = compensatory selection
    † = Pro Bowler[9]
    ‡ = Hall of Famer[10]
    Positions key
    C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive end[a]
    DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety
    G Guard[b] K Kicker[c] KR Kickoff returner LB Linebacker
    LS Long snapper MLB Middle linebacker[d] OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman
    OLB Outside linebacker[a] 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
    1. ^ a b May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
  • ^ Also known as offensive guard (OG)
  • ^ Also known as placekicker (PK)
  • ^ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)

    • Round one[edit]

    Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
    1 1 Dallas Cowboys Ed Jones † DE Tennessee State Ind. (Coll.)

    from Houston

    1 2 San Diego Chargers Bo Matthews  RB Colorado Big Eight
    1 3 New York Giants John Hicks  OG Ohio State Big Ten
    1 4 Chicago Bears Waymond Bryant  LB Tennessee State Ind. (Coll.)
    1 5 Baltimore Colts John Dutton † DE Nebraska Big Eight
    1 6 New York Jets Carl Barzilauskas  DT Indiana Big Ten
    1 7 St. Louis Cardinals J. V. Cain  TE Colorado Big Eight
    1 8 Detroit Lions Ed O'Neil  LB Penn State Ind.

    from New Orleans

    1 9 San Francisco 49ers Wilbur Jackson  RB Alabama SEC

    From New England

    1 10 San Francisco 49ers Bill Sandifer  DT UCLA Pac-8
    1 11 Los Angeles Rams John Cappelletti  RB Penn State Ind.

    From Philadelphia Heisman Trophy winner [11]

    1 12 Green Bay Packers Barty Smith  FB Richmond SoCon
    1 13 New Orleans Saints Rick Middleton  LB Ohio State Big Ten

    from Detroit

    1 14 Denver Broncos Randy Gradishar‡† LB Ohio State Big Ten
    1 15 San Diego Chargers Don Goode  LB Kansas Big Eight

    from Cleveland

    1 16 Kansas City Chiefs Woody Green  RB Arizona State WAC
    1 17 Minnesota Vikings Fred McNeill  LB UCLA Pac-8

    From Atlanta

    1 18 Buffalo Bills Reuben Gant  TE Oklahoma State Big Eight
    1 19 Oakland Raiders Henry Lawrence † OT Florida A&M SIAC
    1 20 Chicago Bears Dave Gallagher  DT Michigan Big Ten

    From Washington via Los Angeles

    1 21 Pittsburgh Steelers Lynn Swann‡† WR USC Pac-8
    1 22 Dallas Cowboys Charley Young  RB NC State ACC
    1 23 Cincinnati Bengals Bill Kollar  DT Montana State Big Sky
    1 24 Baltimore Colts Roger Carr † WR Louisiana Tech Southland

    From Los Angeles

    1 25 Minnesota Vikings Steve Riley  OT USC Pac-8
    1 26 Miami Dolphins Don Reese  DE Jackson State SWAC

    Round two[edit]

    Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
    2 27 Buffalo Bills Doug Allen  LB Penn State Ind.

    from Houston

    2 28 New York Giants Tom Mullen  LB Southwest Missouri State MIAA
    2 29 Minnesota Vikings John Holland  WR Tennessee State Ind. (Coll.)

    from San Diego

    2 30 New England Patriots Steve Corbett  OG Boston College Ind.

    from Chicago

    2 31 New York Jets Gordie Browne  OG Boston College Ind.
    2 32 Baltimore Colts Fred Cook  DE Southern Miss Ind.
    2 33 St. Louis Cardinals Greg Kindle  LB Tennessee State Ind. (Coll.)
    2 34 New England Patriots Steve Nelson † LB North Dakota State NCC
    2 35 San Francisco 49ers Keith Fahnhorst † OT Minnesota Big Ten
    2 36 New Orleans Saints Paul Seal  TE Michigan Big Ten
    2 37 Baltimore Colts Ed Shuttlesworth  RB Michigan Big Ten

    from Philadelphia

    2 38 Miami Dolphins Andre Tillman  TE Texas Tech SWC

    from Green Bay

    2 39 Detroit Lions Billy Howard  DT Alcorn A&M SWAC
    2 40 Cleveland Browns Corbett, BillyBilly Corbett  OT Johnson C. Smith CIAA
    2 41 Kansas City Chiefs Charlie Getty  OT Penn State Ind.
    2 42 Denver Broncos Carl Wafer  DT Tennessee State Ind. (Coll.)
    2 43 San Diego Chargers Mark Markovich  C Penn State Ind.

    from Buffalo

    2 44 Atlanta Falcons Gerald Tinker  WR Kent State MAC
    2 45 Oakland Raiders Dave Casper‡† TE Notre Dame Ind.
    2 46 Pittsburgh Steelers Jack Lambert‡† LB Kent State MAC
    2 47 Miami Dolphins Benny Malone  RB Arizona State WAC

    from Dallas

    2 48 Cincinnati Bengals Charlie Davis  RB Colorado Big Eight
    2 49 San Francisco 49ers Delvin Williams † RB Kansas Big Eight

    from Washington

    2 50 Los Angeles Rams Bill Simpson  S Michigan State Big Ten
    2 51 Minnesota Vikings Matt Blair † LB Iowa State Big Eight
    2 52 Miami Dolphins Jeris White  CB Hawaii Ind.

    Round three[edit]

    Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
    3 53 Dallas Cowboys Danny White † QB Arizona State WAC

    from Houston

    3 54 Chicago Bears Wayne Wheeler  WR Alabama SEC

    from San Diego

    3 55 New York Giants Rick Dvorak  DE Wichita State MVC
    3 56 Chicago Bears Greg Horton  OG Colorado Big Eight
    3 57 Baltimore Colts Glenn Robinson  LB Oklahoma State Big Eight
    3 58 New York Jets Godwin Turk  LB Southern SWAC
    3 59 San Diego Chargers Rudder, BillBill Rudder  RB Tennessee SEC

    from St. Louis

    3 60 St. Louis Cardinals Steve George  DT Houston Ind.

    from San Francisco

    3 61 Cincinnati Bengals Dave Lapham  OG Syracuse Ind.

    from New Orleans

    3 62 Chicago Bears Cliff Taylor  RB Memphis State MVC

    from New England via Washington

    3 63 Philadelphia Eagles Mitch Sutton  DT Kansas Big Eight
    3 64 Minnesota Vikings Steve Craig  TE Northwestern Big Ten

    from Green Bay via San Diego

    3 65 Detroit Lions Dexter Bussey  RB Texas–Arlington —
    3 66 Kansas City Chiefs David Jaynes  QB Kansas Big Eight
    3 67 Baltimore Colts Robert Pratt  OG North Carolina ACC
    3 68 Denver Broncos Claudie Minor  OT San Diego State Big West

    from Cleveland

    3 69 Atlanta Falcons Kim McQuilken  QB Lehigh MASCAA
    3 70 Buffalo Bills Gary Marangi  QB Boston College Ind.
    3 71 Atlanta Falcons Maurice Spencer  CB North Carolina Central MEAC

    from Oakland via New Orleans

    3 72 Dallas Cowboys Cal Peterson  LB UCLA Pac-8
    3 73 Cincinnati Bengals Evan Jolitz  LB Cincinnati Ind.
    3 74 New York Jets Roscoe Word  CB Jackson State SWAC

    from Washington

    3 75 Oakland Raiders Mark van Eeghen  RB Colgate Ind.

    from Pittsburgh

    3 76 Los Angeles Rams Oliver, AlAl Oliver  OT UCLA Pac-8
    3 77 Minnesota Vikings Scott Anderson  C Missouri Big Eight
    3 78 Miami Dolphins Nat Moore † WR Florida SEC

    Round four[edit]

    Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
    4 79 Houston Oilers Manstedt, SteveSteve Manstedt  LB Nebraska Big Eight
    4 80 New York Giants Carl Summerell  QB East Carolina SoCon
    4 81 San Diego Chargers Harrison Davis  WR Virginia ACC
    4 82 Pittsburgh Steelers John Stallworth‡† WR Alabama A&M SIAC

    from Chicago via New England

    4 83 San Francisco 49ers Clint Haslerig  WR Michigan Big Ten

    from N. Y. Jets via New Orleans

    4 84 Baltimore Colts Bell, TonyTony Bell  DB Bowling Green MAC
    4 85 St. Louis Cardinals Durwood Keeton  DB Oklahoma Big Eight
    4 86 Minnesota Vikings Mike Townsend  DB Notre Dame Ind.

    from New Orleans

    4 87 Cincinnati Bengals Mike Boryla † QB Stanford Pac-8

    from New England

    4 88 New Orleans Saints Rod McNeill  RB USC Pac-8

    from San Francisco

    4 89 Philadelphia Eagles Frank LeMaster † LB Kentucky SEC
    4 90 San Francisco 49ers Sammy Johnson  RB North Carolina ACC

    from Green Bay

    4 91 St. Louis Cardinals Ike Harris  WR Iowa State Big Eight

    from Detroit

    4 92 Denver Broncos Collie, OzellOzell Collie  DB Colorado Big Eight
    4 93 Oakland Raiders Morris Bradshaw  WR Ohio State Big Ten

    from Cleveland

    4 94 Kansas City Chiefs Matt Herkenhoff  OT Minnesota Big Ten
    4 95 Buffalo Bills Crumpler, CarlesterCarlester Crumpler  RB East Carolina SoCon
    4 96 Atlanta Falcons Vince Kendrick  RB Florida SEC
    4 97 Dallas Cowboys Ken Hutcherson  LB Livingston Gulf South

    from Oakland

    4 98 Cincinnati Bengals White, DarylDaryl White  OG Nebraska Big Eight
    4 99 Los Angeles Rams Norris Weese  QB Ole Miss SEC

    from Washington

    4 100 Pittsburgh Steelers Jimmy Allen  S UCLA Pac-8
    4 101 Dallas Cowboys Adrade, AndyAndy Adrade  RB Northern Michigan Ind. (Div. II)
    4 102 Los Angeles Rams Johnson, FrankFrank Johnson  OT UC Riverside N/A
    4 103 Cincinnati Bengals Williams, RichardRichard Williams  WR Abilene Christian LSC

    from Minnesota

    4 104 Miami Dolphins Bill Stevenson  DT Drake MVC

    Round five[edit]

    Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
    5 105 San Diego Chargers John Teerlinck  DT Western Illinois Ind. (Coll.)

    from Houston via Washington

    5 106 Buffalo Bills Gary Hayman  WR Penn State Ind.

    from San Diego

    5 107 New York Giants Don Clune  WR Penn Ivy
    5 108 Philadelphia Eagles Cagle, JimJim Cagle  DT Georgia SEC

    from Chicago

    5 109 Atlanta Falcons Henry Childs † TE Kansas State Big Eight

    from Baltimore via Detroit

    5 110 New York Jets Baccus, GaryGary Baccus  LB Oklahoma Big Eight
    5 111 St. Louis Cardinals Steve Neils  LB Minnesota Big Ten
    5 112 New England Patriots Andy Johnson  RB Georgia SEC
    5 113 New Orleans Saints Joel Parker  WR Florida SEC

    from San Francisco

    5 114 Cincinnati Bengals Haskel Stanback  RB Tennessee SEC

    from New Orleans

    5 115 Philadelphia Eagles Keith Krepfle  TE Iowa State Big Eight
    5 116 Green Bay Packers Steve Odom † WR Utah WAC
    5 117 Detroit Lions Carl Capria  DB Purdue Big Ten
    5 118 Cleveland Browns Mark Ilgenfritz  DE Vanderbilt SEC
    5 119 New York Giants Clyde Powers  S Oklahoma Big Eight

    from Kansas City

    5 120 Minnesota Vikings Ferguson, JimJim Ferguson  CB Stanford Pac-8

    from Denver

    5 121 New Orleans Saints Terry Schmidt  CB Ball State MAC

    from Atlanta

    5 122 Buffalo Bills Guy, TimTim Guy  OT Oregon Pac-8
    5 123 Oakland Raiders Wessel, PetePete Wessel  DB Northwestern Big Ten
    5 124 New England Patriots Battle, CharlesCharles Battle  DE Grambling SWAC
    5 125 Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Webster‡† C Wisconsin Big Ten
    5 126 Dallas Cowboys John Kelsey  OT Missouri Big Eight
    5 127 Cincinnati Bengals Richard Bishop  DT Louisville MVC
    5 128 Atlanta Falcons Monroe Eley  RB Arizona State WAC

    from Los Angeles via Minnesota thorough Philadelphia

    5 129 Baltimore Colts Doug Nettles  CB Vanderbilt SEC

    from Minnesota

    5 130 Miami Dolphins Cleveland Vann  LB Oklahoma State Big Eight

    Round six[edit]

    Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
    6 131 Kansas City Chiefs Jim Washington  RB Clemson ACC
    6 132 New York Giants Jim Pietrzak  OT Eastern Michigan MAC
    6 133 San Diego Chargers Jesse Freitas III  QB San Diego State Big West
    6 134 Green Bay Packers Don Woods  RB New Mexico WAC
    6 135 New York Jets Bill Wyman  C Texas N/A
    6 136 Miami Dolphins Randy Crowder  DE Penn State Ind.
    6 137 New York Jets Jones, WayneWayne Jones  RB Mississippi State SEC
    6 138 San Francisco 49ers Mike Raines  DT Alabama SEC
    6 139 Detroit Lions Willie Burden  RB NC State ACC
    6 140 Baltimore Colts Rhodes, DannyDanny Rhodes  LB Arkansas SWC
    6 141 New England Patriots Chuck Ramsey  K Wake Forest ACC
    6 142 Green Bay Packers Ken Payne  WR Langston OCC
    6 143 Detroit Lions Davis, JimJim Davis  OG Alcorn A&M SWAC
    6 144 Washington Redskins Jon Keyworth  TE Colorado Big Eight
    6 145 Denver Broncos Winesberry, JohnJohn Winesberry  WR Stanford Pac-8
    6 146 Cleveland Browns Billy Pritchett  RB West Texas State MVC
    6 147 Atlanta Falcons Doyle Orange  RB Southern Miss Ind.
    6 148 Oakland Raiders James McAlister  RB UCLA Pac-8
    6 149 Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Wolf  DE Prairie View A&M SWAC
    6 150 Pittsburgh Steelers Rick Druschel  OG NC State ACC
    6 151 Dallas Cowboys Jim Bright  DB UCLA Pac-8
    6 152 Cincinnati Bengals Sinclair, RobinRobin Sinclair  DB Washington State Pac-8
    6 153 Cincinnati Bengals Bill Bryant  DB Grambling SWAC
    6 154 Houston Oilers Booker Brown  OG USC Pac-8
    6 155 Minnesota Vikings Mark Kellar  RB Northern Illinois MAC
    6 156 Miami Dolphins Wolfe, BobBob Wolfe  T Nebraska Big Eight

    Round seven[edit]

    Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
    7 157 Houston Oilers Leonard Fairley  DB Alcorn A&M SWAC
    7 158 Los Angeles Rams Harvey, JohnJohn Harvey  RB Texas–Arlington —
    7 159 New York Giants Woolbright, MartyMarty Woolbright  TE South Carolina Ind.
    7 160 Chicago Bears Ettinger, JackJack Ettinger  WR Arkansas SWC
    7 161 Baltimore Colts Noah Jackson  OG Tampa —
    7 162 New York Jets Veazey, BurneyBurney Veazey  TE Ole Miss SEC
    7 163 Cleveland Browns Herrick, BobBob Herrick  WR Purdue Big Ten
    7 164 Miami Dolphins Swierc, CarlCarl Swierc  WR Rice SWC
    7 165 Pittsburgh Steelers Sitterle, AllenAllen Sitterle  T NC State ACC
    7 166 San Francisco 49ers Kermit Johnson  RB UCLA Pac-8
    7 167 Philadelphia Eagles Cullars, WillieWillie Cullars  DE Kansas State Big Eight
    7 168 Green Bay Packers Purvis, BartBart Purvis  T Maryland ACC
    7 169 Detroit Lions Efrén Herrera † K UCLA Pac-8
    7 170 Baltimore Colts Dan Dickel  LB Iowa Big Ten
    7 171 Cleveland Browns Gerry Sullivan  T Illinois Big Ten
    7 172 Kansas City Chiefs Hegge, LeroyLeroy Hegge  DE South Dakota–Springfield N/A
    7 173 Atlanta Falcons Jim Coode  T Michigan Big Ten
    7 174 Baltimore Colts Freddie Scott  WR Amherst NESCAC
    7 175 Oakland Raiders Garcia, RodRod Garcia  K Stanford Pac-8
    7 176 Dallas Cowboys Nester, RaymondRaymond Nester  LB Michigan State Big Ten
    7 177 Cincinnati Bengals Sawyer, KenKen Sawyer  DB Syracuse Ind.
    7 178 New England Patriots Maury Damkroger  LB Nebraska Big Eight
    7 179 Pittsburgh Steelers Garske, ScottScott Garske  TE Eastern Washington Evergreen
    7 180 Washington Redskins Mike Varty  LB Northwestern Big Ten
    7 181 Minnesota Vikings Tabron, FredFred Tabron  RB Southwest Missouri State MIAA
    7 182 Miami Dolphins Sullivan, JoeJoe Sullivan  OG Boston College Ind.

    Round eight[edit]

    Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
    8 183 Houston Oilers McCoy, MikeMike McCoy  DB Western Kentucky OVC
    8 184 New York Giants Bibbs, EzilEzil Bibbs  DE Grambling SWAC
    8 185 San Diego Chargers Tom Forrest  OG Cincinnati Ind.
    8 186 Chicago Bears Chadwick, AlanAlan Chadwick  QB East Tennessee State OVC
    8 187 New York Jets Greg Gantt  K Alabama SEC
    8 188 Baltimore Colts Greg Latta  TE Morgan State MEAC
    8 189 St. Louis Cardinals Sergio Albert  K U.S. International N/A
    8 190 Chicago Bears Ken Grandberry  RB Washington State Pac-8
    8 191 San Francisco 49ers Schnietz, JimJim Schnietz  OG Missouri Big Eight
    8 192 New York Jets Lightfoot, LarryLarry Lightfoot  RB Livingston (AL) Gulf South
    8 193 Philadelphia Eagles Woods, RobertRobert Woods  LB Howard Payne LSC
    8 194 Green Bay Packers Doris, MonteMonte Doris  LB USC Pac-8
    8 195 Detroit Lions Denimarck, MikeMike Denimarck  LB Emporia State —
    8 196 Washington Redskins Robinson, DarwinDarwin Robinson  RB Dakota State N/A
    8 197 New York Jets Ron Rydalch  DT Utah WAC
    8 198 Baltimore Colts Paul Miles  RB Bowling Green MAC
    8 199 Cleveland Browns Eddie Brown  DB Tennessee SEC
    8 200 Green Bay Packers Guillet, NedNed Guillet  DB Boston College Ind.
    8 201 New Orleans Saints Alvin Maxson  RB SMU SWC
    8 202 Cincinnati Bengals John McDaniel  WR Lincoln (MO) N/A
    8 203 Buffalo Bills Hare, GregGreg Hare  QB Ohio State Big Ten
    8 204 Pittsburgh Steelers Gefert, MarkMark Gefert  LB Purdue Big Ten
    8 205 Dallas Cowboys Holt, MikeMike Holt  DB Michigan State Big Ten
    8 206 San Diego Chargers Bon Boatwright  T Oklahoma State Big Eight
    8 207 Minnesota Vikings Simmons, BerlBerl Simmons  K TCU SWC
    8 208 Miami Dolphins Melvin Baker  WR Texas Southern SWAC

    Round nine[edit]

    Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
    9 209 New England Patriots McCartney, EdEd McCartney  LB Northeastern State OCC
    9 210 San Diego Chargers Danny Colbert  DB Tulsa MVC
    9 211 New York Giants Jim Rathje  RB Northern Michigan Ind. (Div. II)
    9 212 Miami Dolphins Wickert, TomTom Wickert  OG Washington State N/A
    9 213 Los Angeles Rams Don Hutt  WR Boise State Big Sky
    9 214 New York Jets Bob Burns  RB Georgia SEC
    9 215 St. Louis Cardinals Reggie Harrison  RB Cincinnati Ind.
    9 216 San Francisco 49ers Manfred Moore  RB USC Pac-8
    9 217 New Orleans Saints Phil LaPorta  T Penn State Ind.
    9 218 Washington Redskins Sens, MarkMark Sens  DE Colorado Big Eight
    9 219 Philadelphia Eagles Sheridan, MarkMark Sheridan  WR Holy Cross Ind.
    9 220 Green Bay Packers Harold Holton  OG UTEP WAC
    9 221 Los Angeles Rams Williams, DerekDerek Williams  DB UC Riverside N/A
    9 222 Kansas City Chiefs Jennings, JimJim Jennings  RB Rutgers Ind.
    9 223 Pittsburgh Steelers Tommy Reamon  RB Missouri Big Eight
    9 224 Cleveland Browns Scott, DanDan Scott  OG Ohio State Big Ten
    9 225 Atlanta Falcons Bailey, LarryLarry Bailey  DT Pacific PCAA
    9 226 Buffalo Bills Doherty, BrianBrian Doherty  P Notre Dame Ind.
    9 227 Oakland Raiders Pope, KenithKenith Pope  DB Oklahoam Big Eight
    9 228 Washington Redskins Mike Flater  K Colorado Mines RMAC
    9 229 Pittsburgh Steelers Charlie Davis  T TCU SWC
    9 230 Dallas Cowboys Dulin, BillBill Dulin  T Johnson C. Smith CIAA
    9 231 Cincinnati Bengals Johnson, EdwardEdward Johnson  DE SMU SWC
    9 232 Minnesota Vikings Sam McCullum  WR Montana State Big Sky
    9 233 Washington Redskins Kennedy, JimJim Kennedy  TE Colorado State WAC
    9 234 Miami Dolphins Bob Lally  LB Cornell Ivy

    Round ten[edit]

    Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
    10 235 New Orleans Saints Anderson, FrostyFrosty Anderson  WR Nebraska Big Eight
    10 236 New York Giants Ray Rhodes  WR Tulsa MVC
    10 237 San Diego Chargers Ketchoyian, JohnJohn Ketchoyian  LB Santa Clara —
    10 238 Cleveland Browns Puestow, MikeMike Puestow  WR North Dakota State NCC
    10 239 New York Jets Baker, SamSam Baker  OG Georgia SEC
    10 240 Baltimore Colts Bob Van Duyne  OG Idaho Big Sky
    10 241 Buffalo Bills Cameron, ArtArt Cameron  TE Albany State SIAC
    10 242 New Orleans Saints Thibodeaux, TommyTommy Thibodeaux  OG Tulane Ind.
    10 243 Pittsburgh Steelers Kregel, JimJim Kregel  OG Ohio State Big Ten
    10 244 San Francisco 49ers Gaspard, GlenGlen Gaspard  LB Texas SWC
    10 245 Philadelphia Eagles Polak, PhilPhil Polak  RB Bowling Green MAC
    10 246 Green Bay Packers Troszak, DougDoug Troszak  DT Michigan Big Ten
    10 247 Detroit Lions Wooley, DavidDavid Wooley  RB Central State (OK) OCC
    10 248 Denver Broncos Johnson, CharlieCharlie Johnson  DB Southern SWAC
    10 249 Buffalo Bills Don Calhoun  RB Kansas State Big Eight
    10 250 Kansas City Chiefs Tom Condon  OG Boston College Ind.
    10 251 St. Louis Cardinals Hartle, GregGreg Hartle  LB Newberry Ind. (Div. II)
    10 252 Atlanta Falcons Paul Ryczek  C Virginia ACC
    10 253 Oakland Raiders Arnold, ChrisChris Arnold  DB Virginia State CIAA
    10 254 Pittsburgh Steelers Atkinson, DaveDave Atkinson  DB BYU WAC
    10 255 Dallas Cowboys Dennis Morgan  RB Western Illinois Ind. (Coll.)
    10 256 Cincinnati Bengals Herd, ChuckChuck Herd  TE Penn State Ind.
    10 257 Baltimore Colts Ellis, GlennGlenn Ellis  DT Elon CIAC
    10 258 Washington Redskins Vann, JohnnyJohnny Vann  DB South Dakota NCC
    10 259 Minnesota Vikings Reed, BarryBarry Reed  RB Peru State N/A
    10 260 Miami Dolphins Valbuena, GaryGary Valbuena  QB Tennessee SEC

    Round eleven[edit]

    Pick # NFL team Player Position College
    261 Houston Oilers Steve Taylor Center Auburn
    262 San Diego Chargers Dave Grannell Tight end Arizona State
    263 New York Giants Bobby Brooks Defensive back Bishop
    264 Chicago Bears Norm Hodgins Defensive back Louisiana State
    265 Baltimore Colts Tim Rudnick Defensive back Notre Dame
    266 New York Jets Eugene Bird Defensive back Southern Mississippi
    267 New York Jets William Buckley Wide receiver Mississippi State
    268 New England Patriots Archie Gibson Running back Utah State
    269 San Francisco 49ers Greg Battle Defensive back Colorado State
    270 New Orleans Saints Kent Merritt Wide receiver Virginia
    271 Philadelphia Eagles Bill Brittain Center Kansas State
    272 Green Bay Packers Eric Torkelson Running back Connecticut
    273 Detroit Lions T. C. Blair Tight end Tulsa
    274 Cleveland Browns Tom Gooden Kicker Harding College
    275 Kansas City Chiefs Bob Thornbladh Running back Michigan
    276 Denver Broncos Steve Buchanan Running back Holy Cross
    277 Atlanta Falcons Eddie Wilson Wide receiver Albany State
    278 Buffalo Bills Rod Kirby Linebacker Pittsburgh
    279 Oakland Raiders Harold Hart Running back Texas Southern
    280 Dallas Cowboys Harvey McGee Wide receiver Southern Mississippi
    281 Cincinnati Bengals Ed Kezirian Tackle UCLA
    282 Washington Redskins Joe Miller Tackle Villanova
    283 Pittsburgh Steelers Dickey Morton Running back Arkansas
    284 Los Angeles Rams Rick Hayes Tackle Washington
    285 Minnesota Vikings David Boone Defensive end Eastern Michigan
    286 Miami Dolphins Gerry Roberts Defensive end UCLA

    Round twelve[edit]

    Pick # NFL team Player Position College
    287 Houston Oilers Ricky Browne Linebacker Florida
    288 New York Giants James Sims Defensive back USC
    289 San Diego Chargers Sam Williams Defensive back California
    290 Chicago Bears Jeff Sevy Defensive tackle California
    291 New York Jets John Ricca Defensive end Duke
    292 Baltimore Colts Dave Simonson Tackle Minnesota
    293 St. Louis Cardinals Roger Wallace Wide receiver Bowling Green
    294 San Francisco 49ers Tom Hull Linebacker Penn State
    295 New Orleans Saints Jim Buckmon Defensive end Pittsburgh
    296 New England Patriots Eddie Foster Tackle Oklahoma
    297 Philadelphia Eagles Artimus Parker Defensive back USC
    298 Green Bay Packers Randy Walker Kicker N.W. Louisiana
    299 Detroit Lions Mark Wakefield Wide receiver Tampa
    300 Kansas City Chiefs Carl Brown Wide receiver West Texas State
    301 Denver Broncos Larry Cameron Linebacker Alcorn A&M
    302 Cleveland Browns Ron McNeil Defensive end North Carolina Central
    303 Buffalo Bills Dave Means Defensive end Southeast Missouri State
    304 Atlanta Falcons Vic Koegel Linebacker Ohio State
    305 Oakland Raiders Noe Gonzalez Running back Southwest Texas State
    306 Cincinnati Bengals Rudy McClinon Defensive back Xavier
    307 Baltimore Colts Bob Bobrowski Quarterback Purdue
    308 Pittsburgh Steelers Hugh Lickiss Linebacker Simpson
    309 Dallas Cowboys Keith Bobo Quarterback Southern Methodist
    310 Los Angeles Rams Roger Freberg Guard UCLA
    311 Minnesota Vikings Randy Poltl Defensive back Stanford
    312 Miami Dolphins Jim Revels Defensive back Florida

    Round thirteen[edit]

    Pick # NFL team Player Position College
    313 Houston Oilers Dan Dixon Guard Boise State
    314 San Diego Chargers Brian Vertefeuille Tackle Idaho State
    315 New York Giants Dennis Colvin Tackle Southwest Texas State
    316 Chicago Bears Joe Barnes Quarterback Texas Tech
    317 Baltimore Colts Randy Hall Defensive back Idaho
    318 New York Jets John Tate Linebacker Jackson State
    319 St. Louis Cardinals Jimmy Poulos Running back Georgia
    320 New Orleans Saints Mike Truax Linebacker Tulane
    321 New England Patriots Phil Bennett Running back Boston College
    322 San Francisco 49ers Tom Owen Quarterback Wichita State
    323 Philadelphia Eagles Lars Ditlev Defensive end South Dakota Tech
    324 Green Bay Packers Emmanuel Armstrong Linebacker San Jose State
    325 Detroit Lions Fred Rothwell Center Kansas State
    326 Denver Broncos John Clerkley Defensive tackle Fort Valley State
    327 Cleveland Browns Mike Seifert Defensive end Wisconsin
    328 Kansas City Chiefs Norm Romagnoli Linebacker Kentucky State
    329 Atlanta Falcons Ralph Powell Running back Nebraska
    330 Oakland Raiders Mike Dennery Linebacker Southern Mississippi
    331 Buffalo Bills Ed Gatewood Linebacker Tennessee State
    332 Washington Redskins Stu O'Dell Linebacker Indiana
    333 Pittsburgh Steelers Frank Kolch Quarterback Eastern Michigan
    334 Dallas Cowboys Fred Lima Kicker Colorado
    335 Cincinnati Bengals Ted Jornov Linebacker Iowa State
    336 Los Angeles Rams Pete Solverson Tackle Drake
    337 Minnesota Vikings Gary Keller Defensive tackle Utah
    338 Miami Dolphins Clayton Heath Running back Wake Forest

    Round fourteen[edit]

    Pick # NFL team Player Position College
    339 Buffalo Bills Phil Lamm Defensive back North Carolina
    340 New York Giants Mike Hayes Tackle Virginia State
    341 San Diego Chargers Greg Bailey Defensive back Long Beach State
    342 Chicago Bears Paul Vellano Defensive tackle Maryland
    343 New York Jets Greg Fountain Guard Mississippi State
    344 Baltimore Colts Ed Collins Wide receiver Rice
    345 St. Louis Cardinals Charles Smith Running back Yankton
    346 New England Patriots Cecil Bowens Running back Kentucky
    347 San Francisco 49ers Walt Williamson Defensive end Michigan
    348 New Orleans Saints Kent Marshall Defensive back Texas Christian
    349 Philadelphia Eagles Dave Smith Linebacker Oklahoma
    350 Green Bay Packers Andrew Neloms Defensive tackle Kentucky State
    351 Detroit Lions David Jones Defensive back Howard Payne
    352 Cleveland Browns Bob Hunt Running back Heidelberg
    353 Kansas City Chiefs Frank Pomarico Guard Notre Dame
    354 Denver Broncos Rich Marks Defensive back Northern Illinois
    355 Buffalo Bills Phil Gurbada Defensive back Mayville
    356 Atlanta Falcons John Givens Guard Villanova
    357 Oakland Raiders Don Willingham Running back Wisconsin–Milwaukee
    358 Pittsburgh Steelers Bruce Henley Defensive back Rice
    359 Dallas Cowboys Doug Richards Defensive back Brigham Young
    360 Cincinnati Bengals Mike Phillips Tackle Cornell
    361 Washington Redskins Don Van Galder Quarterback Utah
    362 Los Angeles Rams Ananias Carson Wide receiver Langston
    363 Minnesota Vikings Alan Dixon Running back Harding
    364 Miami Dolphins Sam Johnson Linebacker Arizona State

    Round fifteen[edit]

    Pick # NFL team Player Position College
    365 Houston Oilers Billy Johnson Wide receiver Widener
    366 San Diego Chargers Charles Anthony Linebacker USC
    367 New York Giants Larry Jones Wide receiver N.E. Missouri
    368 Chicago Bears Oliver Alexander Tight end Grambling
    369 Baltimore Colts Pat Kelly Linebacker Richmond
    370 New York Jets Willie Brister Tight end Southern
    371 St. Louis Cardinals Vince Ancell Defensive back Arkansas State
    372 San Francisco 49ers Leonard Gray Tight end Long Beach State
    373 New Orleans Saints Larry Cipa Quarterback Michigan
    374 New England Patriots Sam Hunt Linebacker Stephen F. Austin
    375 Philadelphia Eagles Sid Bond Tackle Texas Christian
    376 Green Bay Packers Dave Wannstedt Tackle Pittsburgh
    377 Detroit Lions John Wells Guard Kansas State
    378 Kansas City Chiefs Lem Burnham Linebacker U.S. International
    379 Denver Broncos Peil Pennington Quarterback Massachusetts
    380 Cleveland Browns Ransom Terrell Linebacker Arizona
    381 Atlanta Falcons Willie Jones Wide receiver Iowa State
    382 Buffalo Bills Ken Williams Linebacker Southwestern Louisiana
    383 Oakland Raiders Greg Mathis Defensive back Idaho State
    384 Dallas Cowboys Bruce Craft Tackle Geneva
    385 Cincinnati Bengals Isaac Jackson Running back Kansas State
    386 San Diego Chargers Greg Meczka Tight end Bowling Green
    387 Pittsburgh Steelers Larry Hunt Defensive tackle Iowa State
    388 Los Angeles Rams Bob Thomas Kicker Notre Dame
    389 Minnesota Vikings Kurt Wachtler Defensive tackle St. John's
    390 Miami Dolphins Larry Gates Defensive back Western Michigan

    Round sixteen[edit]

    Pick # NFL team Player Position College
    391 Houston Oilers Matthew Williams Running back N.E. Louisiana
    392 New York Giants Buddy Brown Guard Alabama
    393 San Diego Chargers Neal Skarin Defensive end Arizona State
    394 Chicago Bears Randy Geist Defensive back Colorado
    395 New York Jets Jazz Jackson Running back Western Kentucky
    396 Baltimore Colts Dave Margavage Tackle Kentucky
    397 St. Louis Cardinals Alonzo Emery Running back Arizona State
    398 New Orleans Saints Don Coleman Linebacker Michigan
    399 New England Patriots Lucious Selmon Defensive tackle Oklahoma
    400 San Francisco 49ers Jack Conners Defensive back Oregon
    401 Philadelphia Eagles Jim Smith Linebacker Monmouth
    402 Green Bay Packers Mark Cooney Linebacker Colorado
    403 Detroit Lions Myron Wilson Defensive back Bowling Green
    404 Denver Broncos Darrell Austin Tackle South Carolina
    405 Kansas City Chiefs Barry Beers Guard William & Mary
    406 Buffalo Bills Sanford Qvale Tackle North Dakota State
    407 Cleveland Browns Preston Anderson Defensive back Rice
    408 Atlanta Falcons Sylvester McGee Running back Rhode Island
    409 Oakland Raiders Delario Robinson Wide receiver Kansas
    410 Cincinnati Bengals Darryl Bishop Defensive back Kentucky
    411 Washington Redskins Nate Anderson Running back Eastern Illinois
    412 Pittsburgh Steelers Octavus Morgan Linebacker Illinois
    413 Dallas Cowboys Gene Killian Guard Tennessee
    414 Los Angeles Rams Dave Ottmar Punter Stanford
    415 Minnesota Vikings John Goebel Running back St. Thomas
    416 Miami Dolphins Jessie Wolf Defensive tackle Prairie View A&M

    Round seventeen[edit]

    Pick # NFL team Player Position College
    417 Houston Oilers Bill Hedge Tackle Northeast Missouri
    418 San Diego Chargers Charles DeJurnett Defensive tackle San Jose State
    419 New York Giants Steve Crosby Running back Fort Hays State
    420 Chicago Bears Craig Holland Quarterback Texas-Arlington
    421 Baltimore Colts Tim Berra Wide receiver Massachusetts
    422 New York Jets Doug Lowrey Guard Arkansas State
    423 St. Louis Cardinals John Moseley Defensive back Missouri
    424 New England Patriots Gary Hudson Defensive back Boston College
    425 San Francisco 49ers Levi Stanley Guard Hawaii
    426 New Orleans Saints Marvin Williams Wide receiver Western Illinois
    427 Philadelphia Eagles Cliff Brown Running back Notre Dame
    428 Green Bay Packers Randy Woodfield Wide receiver Portland State
    429 Detroit Lions Collis Temple Defensive end Louisiana State
    430 Cleveland Browns Carlton Buchanan Defensive tackle SW Oklahoma State
    431 Kansas City Chiefs David Langner Defensive back Auburn
    432 Denver Broncos Boyd Brown Tight end Alcorn A&M
    433 Atlanta Falcons Al Davis Guard Boise State
    434 Buffalo Bills Sal Casola Kicker Cincinnati
    435 Oakland Raiders James Morris Defensive tackle Missouri Valley College
    436 Baltimore Colts Buzzy Lewis Defensive back Florida State
    437 Pittsburgh Steelers Larry Moore Defensive end Angelo State
    438 Dallas Cowboys Lawrie Skolrood Tackle North Dakota
    439 Cincinnati Bengals Jim Smith Running back North Carolina Central
    440 Los Angeles Rams Willie Townsend Wide receiver Notre Dame
    441 Minnesota Vikings Earl Garrett Defensive back Boston State College
    442 [12] Miami Dolphins Ken Dickerson Defensive back Tuskegee
    Pro Bowler [9] Hall of Famer

    Notable undrafted players[edit]

    † Pro Bowler[9] ‡ Hall of Famer
    Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
    Atlanta Falcons Alfred Jenkins † WR Morris Brown SIAC
    Atlanta Falcons Rick Danmeier  K Sioux Falls Tri-State
    Atlanta Falcons Rick Byas  CB Wayne State Ind. (Div. II)
    Baltimore Colts Bill Troup  QB South Carolina Ind.
    Buffalo Bills Nick Nighswander  C Morehead State OVC
    Chicago Bears Mike Hoban  OG Michigan Big Ten
    Chicago Bears Bill Knox  DB Purdue Big Ten
    Chicago Bears Fred Pagac  TE Ohio State Big Ten
    Cleveland Browns Will Cureton  QB Texas A&M–Commerce LSC
    Cleveland Browns Dave Mays  QB Texas Southern SWAC
    Dallas Cowboys Doug Dennison  RB Kutztown PSAC
    Dallas Cowboys Bill Houston  WR Jackson State SWAC
    Dallas Cowboys Ron Howard  TE Seattle N/A
    Dallas Cowboys Louie Walker  LB Colorado State WAC
    Houston Oilers Ronnie Coleman  RB Alabama A&M SIAC
    Houston Oilers Dave Jennings † P St. Lawrence ICAC
    Houston Oilers Terry Wells  RB Southern Miss Ind.
    Houston Oilers C. L. Whittington  S Prairie View A&M SWAC
    Kansas City Chiefs Cleo Miller  RB Arkansas–Pine Bluff Ind. (Div. II)
    New England Patriots Deac Sanders  DB South Dakota NCC
    New Orleans Saints Emanuel Zanders  OG Jackson State SWAC
    New York Giants Karl Chandler  OG Princeton Ivy
    New York Giants Joe Pisarcik  QB New Mexico State MVC
    New York Jets Steve Colavito  LB Wake Forest ACC
    New York Jets Lou Piccone  WR West Liberty WVIAC
    New York Jets Steve Reese  LB Louisville MVC
    Philadelphia Eagles Merritt Kersey  P West Chester PSAC
    Pittsburgh Steelers Richard Conn  S Georgia SEC
    Pittsburgh Steelers Randy Grossman  TE Temple Ind.
    Pittsburgh Steelers Marv Kellum  LB Wichita State MVC
    Pittsburgh Steelers Doug Kotar  RB Kentucky SEC
    Pittsburgh Steelers Donnie Shell‡† S South Carolina State MEAC
    San Diego Chargers Glen Bonner  RB Washington Pac-8
    Houston Oilers Greg Stemrick  CB Colorado State WAC

    Hall of Famers[edit]

    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1990.[13]
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1997.[13]
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2001.[14]
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2002.[14]
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2002.[14]
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2020.[14]
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2024.[14]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "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.
  • ^ "Noll Seeks First-Round Draft Ace No. 6". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 29, 1974. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  • ^ Battista, Judy (January 15, 2020). "Pro Football Hall of Fame Centennial Class thick with NFL history". NFL.com. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  • ^ Archer, Todd (April 25, 2016). "Three Hall of Famers make 1964 Cowboys' best draft class". ESPN. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  • ^ "Dallas Cowboys.com: Cowboys Top 50 List: No. 26 Ed Too Tall Jones". Archived from the original on July 20, 2009.
  • ^ "NFL Draft History: Quarterback Draft Class Facts/Figures". ELDORADO.
  • ^ "Randall Woodfield, the I-5 killer, former Green Bay Packer".
  • ^ 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 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.
  • ^ a b c d e List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Retrieved October 25, 2011.

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