1981 NFL draft

1981 NFL draft
1981 NFL draft
	The former Sheraton Hotel (draft venue), photographed in 2010
General information
Date	April 28–29, 1981
Location	New York Sheraton Hotel; in New York City
Network	ESPN
Overview
	332 total selections in 12 rounds
League	NFL
First selection	George Rogers, RB; New Orleans Saints
Mr. Irrelevant	Phil Nelson, TE; Oakland Raiders
Most selections (17)	New Orleans Saints
Fewest selections (8)	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Hall of Famers	8 LB Lawrence Taylor; S Kenny Easley; CB Ronnie Lott; LB Mike Singletary; DE Howie Long; LB Rickey Jackson; G Russ Grimm; LB Sam Mills;
	← 1980 1982 →

The 1981 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 during April 28–29, 1981, at the New York Sheraton Hotel in New York City.^[1]^[2] The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.

For the first time, the top two picks of the draft, running back George Rogers selected by the New Orleans Saints and linebacker Lawrence Taylor picked by the New York Giants, were named Offensive and Defensive Rookies of the Year, respectively.

Player selections

*	= compensatory selection
†	= Pro Bowler^[3]
‡	= Hall of Famer^[4]

Positions key
Offense	Defense	Special teams
QB — Quarterback RB — Running back FB — Fullback WR — Wide receiver TE — Tight end OL — Offensive lineman T — Tackle G — Guard C — Center	DL — Defensive lineman DE — Defensive end^[a] DT — Defensive tackle^[b] LB — Linebacker^[c] DB — Defensive back CB — Cornerback S — Safety^[d]	K — Kicker^[e] P — Punter LS — Long snapper RS — Return specialist^[f]
^ Sometimes referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE) ^ Includes nose tackle (NT) ^ Includes middle linebacker (MLB or MIKE), outside linebacker (OLB, WILL, SAM), and off-ball linebacker ^ Includes free safety (FS) and strong safety (SS) ^ Also known as a placekicker (PK) ^ Includes kickoff and punt returners


Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
1	1	New Orleans Saints	George Rogers ^†	RB	South Carolina	Ind. (I-A)	Heisman Trophy winner^[5]
1	2	New York Giants	Lawrence Taylor^‡^†	LB	North Carolina	ACC
1	3	New York Jets	Freeman McNeil ^†	RB	UCLA	Pac-10
1	4	Seattle Seahawks	Kenny Easley^‡^†	SS	UCLA	Pac-10
1	5	St. Louis Cardinals	E. J. Junior ^†	LB	Alabama	SEC
1	6	Green Bay Packers	Rich Campbell	QB	California	Pac-10
1	7	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Hugh Green ^†	LB	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)
1	8	San Francisco 49ers	Ronnie Lott^‡^†	CB	USC	Pac-10
1	9	Los Angeles Rams	Mel Owens	LB	Michigan	Big Ten	from Washington
1	10	Cincinnati Bengals	David Verser	WR	Kansas	Big Eight
1	11	Chicago Bears	Keith Van Horne	OT	USC	Pac-10
1	12	Baltimore Colts	Randy McMillan	RB	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)
1	13	Miami Dolphins	David Overstreet	RB	Oklahoma	Big Eight
1	14	Kansas City Chiefs	Willie Scott	TE	South Carolina	Ind. (I-A)
1	15	Denver Broncos	Dennis Smith ^†	S	USC	Pac-10
1	16	Detroit Lions	Mark Nichols	WR	San Jose State	PCAA
1	17	Pittsburgh Steelers	Keith Gary	DE	Oklahoma	Big Eight
1	18	Baltimore Colts	Donnell Thompson	DT	North Carolina	ACC	from Minnesota
1	19	New England Patriots	Brian Holloway ^†	OT	Stanford	Pac-10
1	20	Washington Redskins	Mark May ^†	OT	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)	from Los Angeles
1	21	Oakland Raiders	Ted Watts	CB	Texas Tech	SWC	from Houston
1	22	Cleveland Browns	Hanford Dixon ^†	CB	Southern Miss	Ind. (I-A)
1	23	Oakland Raiders	Curt Marsh	OT	Washington	Pac-10	from Buffalo
1	24	San Diego Chargers	James Brooks ^†	RB	Auburn	SEC
1	25	Atlanta Falcons	Bobby Butler	CB	Florida State	Ind. (I-A)
1	26	Dallas Cowboys	Howard Richards	OT	Missouri	Big Eight
1	27	Philadelphia Eagles	Leonard Mitchell	DE	Houston	SWC
1	28	Buffalo Bills	Booker Moore	RB	Penn State	Ind. (I-A)	from Oakland
2	29	New Orleans Saints	Russell Gary	SS	Nebraska	Big Eight
2	30	New York Jets	Marion Barber Jr.	RB	Minnesota	Big Ten
2	31	Seattle Seahawks	David Hughes	RB	Boise State	Big Sky
2	32	New York Giants	Dave Young	TE	Purdue	Big Ten
2	33	St. Louis Cardinals	Neil Lomax ^†	QB	Portland State	Ind.
2	34	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	James Wilder Sr. ^†	RB	Missouri	Big Eight
2	35	Green Bay Packers	Gary Lewis	TE	Texas–Arlington	—
2	36	San Francisco 49ers	John Harty	DT	Iowa	Big Ten	from Washington
2	37	Cincinnati Bengals	Cris Collinsworth ^†	WR	Florida	SEC
2	38	Chicago Bears	Mike Singletary^‡^†	LB	Baylor	SWC	from San Francisco
2	39	Minnesota Vikings	Mardye McDole	WR	Mississippi State	SEC	from Baltimore
2	40	San Francisco 49ers	Eric Wright ^†	CB	Missouri	Big Eight	from Chicago
2	41	Kansas City Chiefs	Joe Delaney ^†	RB	Northwestern State	Ind. (I-AA)
2	42	Denver Broncos	Clay Brown	TE	BYU	WAC
2	43	Los Angeles Rams	Jim Collins ^†	LB	Syracuse	Ind. (I-A)	from Miami
2	44	Pittsburgh Steelers	Anthony Washington	CB	Fresno State	PCAA
2	45	Minnesota Vikings	Robin Sendlein	LB	Texas	SWC
2	46	Detroit Lions	Curtis Green	DE	Alabama State	Ind. (Div. II)
2	47	New England Patriots	Tony Collins ^†	RB	East Carolina	Ind. (I-A)
2	48	Oakland Raiders	Howie Long^‡^†	DT	Villanova	Ind.	from Houston
2	49	Buffalo Bills	Chris Williams	CB	LSU	SEC	from Cleveland
2	50	Buffalo Bills	Byron Franklin	WR	Auburn	SEC
2	51	New Orleans Saints	Rickey Jackson^‡^†	LB	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)	from San Diego
2	52	Minnesota Vikings	Jarvis Redwine	RB	Nebraska	Big Eight	from Los Angeles via Washington and Baltimore
2	53	Dallas Cowboys	Doug Donley	WR	Ohio State	Big Ten
2	54	Atlanta Falcons	Lyman White	LB	LSU	SEC
2	55	Philadelphia Eagles	Dean Miraldi	G	Utah	WAC
2	56	Miami Dolphins	Andra Franklin ^†	RB	Nebraska	Big Eight	from Oakland vis Los Angeles
3	57	New Orleans Saints	Frank Warren	DE	Auburn	SEC
3	58	Seattle Seahawks	Bill Dugan	G	Penn State	Ind. (I-A)
3	59	New York Giants	John Mistler	WR	Arizona State	Pac-10
3	60	New York Jets	Ben Rudolph	DT	Long Beach State	PCAA
3	61	St. Louis Cardinals	Jeff Griffin	CB	Utah	WAC
3	62	Green Bay Packers	Ray Stachowicz	P	Michigan State	Big Ten
3	63	Los Angeles Rams	Greg Meisner	DT	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)	from Tampa Bay
3	64	Cincinnati Bengals	John Simmons	CB	SMU	SWC
3	65	San Francisco 49ers	Carlton Williamson ^†	S	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)
3	66	Los Angeles Rams	Robert Cobb	DE	Arizona	Pac-10	from Washington
3	67	Chicago Bears	Ken Margerum	WR	Stanford	Pac-10
3	68	Baltimore Colts	Randy Van Divier	OT	Washington	Pac-10
3	69	Washington Redskins	Russ Grimm^‡^†	G	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)	from Miami via Los Angeles
3	70	Kansas City Chiefs	Marvin Harvey	TE	Southern Miss	Ind. (I-A)
3	71	New Orleans Saints	Hoby Brenner ^†	TE	USC	Pac-10	from Minnesota
3	72	Detroit Lions	Don Greco	G	Western Illinois	MCAA
3	73	Pittsburgh Steelers	Rick Donnalley	C	North Carolina	ACC
3	74	Minnesota Vikings	Tim Irwin	OT	Tennessee	SEC	from New England
3	75	Kansas City Chiefs	Roger Taylor	OT	Oklahoma	Big Eight	from Cleveland via Denver
3	76	Buffalo Bills	Mike Mosley	WR	Texas A&M	SWC
3	77	San Diego Chargers	Irvin Phillips	CB	Arkansas Tech	N/A
3	78	Kansas City Chiefs	Lloyd Burruss ^†	S	Maryland	ACC	from Los Angeles
3	79	Houston Oilers	Michael Holston	WR	Morgan State	Ind. (Div. II)
3	80	Atlanta Falcons	Scott Woerner	S	Georgia	SEC
3	81	Dallas Cowboys	Glen Titensor	DE	BYU	WAC
3	82	Philadelphia Eagles	Greg LaFleur	TE	LSU	SEC
3	83	Buffalo Bills	Geathers, RobertRobert Geathers	DT	South Carolina State	MEAC	from Oakland
4	84	Miami Dolphins	Sammy Greene	WR	UNLV	Ind.	from New Orleans
4	85	New York Giants	Clifford Chatman	FB	Central State (OK)	Ind. (NAIA)
4	86	New York Jets	Al Washington	LB	Ohio State	Big Ten
4	87	Seattle Seahawks	Phillips, ScottScott Phillips	WR	BYU	WAC
4	88	St. Louis Cardinals	Steve Rhodes	WR	Oklahoma	Big Eight
4	89	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	John Holt	CB	West Texas State	MVC
4	90	Washington Redskins	Tom Flick	QB	Washington	Pac-10	from Green Bay
4	91	Dallas Cowboys	Scott Pelluer	LB	Washington State	Pac-10	from San Francisco
4	92	Cleveland Browns	Mike Robinson	DE	Arizona	Pac-10	from Washington
4	93	Cincinnati Bengals	Guy Frazier	LB	Wyoming	WAC
4	94	Baltimore Colts	Tim Sherwin	TE	Boston College	Ind. (I-A)
4	95	Chicago Bears	Todd Bell ^†	S	Ohio State	Big Ten
4	96	Miami Dolphins	Wright, BradBrad Wright	QB	New Mexico	WAC
4	97	Kansas City Chiefs	Washington, RonRon Washington	WR	Arizona State	Pac-10
4	98	Denver Broncos	Mark Herrmann	QB	Purdue	Big Ten
4	99	Detroit Lions	Tracy Porter	WR	LSU	SEC
4	100	Pittsburgh Steelers	Robbie Martin	WR	Cal Poly	CCAA
4	101	Minnesota Vikings	John Swain	CB	Miami (FL)	Ind. (I-A)
4	102	New England Patriots	Don Blackmon	LB	Tulsa	MVC
4	103	San Diego Chargers	Amos Lawrence	RB	North Carolina	ACC
4	104	Los Angeles Rams	George Lilja	C	Michigan	Big Ten
4	105	Green Bay Packers	Richard Turner	DT	Oklahoma	Big Eight
4	106	Houston Oilers	Nick Eyre	OT	BYU	WAC
4	107	San Diego Chargers	Eric Sievers	TE	Maryland	ACC
4	108	Dallas Cowboys	Derrie Nelson	LB	Nebraska	Big Eight
4	109	Atlanta Falcons	John Scully	C	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
4	110	Philadelphia Eagles	Calvin Murray	RB	Ohio State	Big Ten
4	111	Oakland Raiders	Johnny Robinson	DT	Louisiana Tech University	Southland
5	112	New Orleans Saints	Louis Oubre	OT	Oklahoma	Big Eight
5	113	New York Jets	Tyrone Keys	DE	Mississippi State	SEC
5	114	Seattle Seahawks	Edwin Bailey	G	South Carolina State	MEAC
5	115	New York Giants	Bill Neill	DT	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)
5	116	St. Louis Cardinals	John Gillen	LB	Illinois	Big Ten
5	117	Green Bay Packers	Byron Braggs	DT	Alabama	SEC
5	118	Oakland Raiders	James Davis	CB	Southern	SWAC	from Tampa Bay
5	119	Washington Redskins	Dexter Manley ^†	DE	Oklahoma State	Big Eight
5	120	Cincinnati Bengals	Pryor, BenjieBenjie Pryor	TE	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)
5	121	San Francisco 49ers	Lynn Thomas	DB	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)
5	122	San Francisco 49ers	Arrington Jones	RB	Winston-Salem State	CIAA	from Chicago
5	123	Minnesota Vikings	Ray, WendellWendell Ray	DE	Missouri	Big Eight	from Baltimore
5	124	Kansas City Chiefs	Todd Thomas	LS	North Dakota	NCC
5	125	Denver Broncos	Ken Lanier	OT	Florida State	Ind. (I-A)
5	126	Miami Dolphins	Ken Poole	DE	Northeast Louisiana	Ind. (I-A)
5	127	Pittsburgh Steelers	Martin, RickyRicky Martin	WR	New Mexico	WAC
5	128	New Orleans Saints	Jerry Boyarsky	DT	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)	from Minnesota
5	129	Detroit Lions	Larry Lee	G	UCLA	Pac-10
5	130	New England Patriots	Steve Clark	DT	Kansas State	Big Eight
5	131	San Diego Chargers	Keith Ferguson	LB	Ohio State	Big Ten
5	132	Washington Redskins	Sayre, GaryGary Sayre	G	Cameron	Ind. (NAIA)	from L. A. Rams
5	133	Houston Oilers	Delbert Fowler	LB	West Virginia	Ind. (I-A)
5	134	Cleveland Browns	Steve Cox	P/K	Arkansas	SWC
5	135	Buffalo Bills	Clark, CalvinCalvin Clark	DE	Purdue	Big Ten
5	136	Atlanta Falcons	Eric Sanders	OT	Nevada	Big Sky
5	137	Dallas Cowboys	Danny Spradlin	LB	Tennessee	SEC
5	138	Miami Dolphins	Tommy Vigorito	RB	Virginia	ACC	from Philadelphia
6	139	New Orleans Saints	Nat Hudson	G	Georgia	SEC
6	140	Seattle Seahawks	Steve Durham	DE	Clemson	ACC
6	141	San Diego Chargers	Andy Gissinger	OT	Syracuse	Ind. (I-A)	from N. Y. Giants
6	142	New York Jets	John Woodring	LB	Brown	Ivy
6	143	St. Louis Cardinals	Dave Ahrens	LB	Wisconsin	Big Ten
6	144	New Orleans Saints	Johnnie Poe	CB	Missouri	Big Eight	from Tampa Bay
6	145	New York Giants	Mel Hoover	WR	Arizona State	Pac-10	from Green Bay
6	146	Cincinnati Bengals	Rex Robinson	K	Georgia	SEC
6	147	San Francisco 49ers	Pete Kugler	DT	Penn State	Ind. (I-A)
6	148	Washington Redskins	Larry Kubin	LB	Penn State	Ind. (I-A)
6	149	Baltimore Colts	Bubba Green	DT	NC State	ACC
6	150	Chicago Bears	Reuben Henderson	CB	San Diego State	WAC
6	151	Denver Broncos	Lewis, AlvinAlvin Lewis	RB	Colorado State	WAC
6	152	Miami Dolphins	Mack Moore	DE	Texas A&M	SWC
6	153	Kansas City Chiefs	Luckie, DockDock Luckie	DT	Florida	SEC
6	154	Miami Dolphins	Fulton Walker	CB	West Virginia	Ind. (I-A)	from Minnesota
6	155	Detroit Lions	Sam Johnson	DB	Maryland	ACC
6	156	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bryan Hinkle	LB	Oregon	Pac-10
6	157	New England Patriots	Ron Wooten	G	North Carolina	ACC
6	158	Los Angeles Rams	Daniels, WilliamWilliam Daniels	DT	Alabama State	Ind. (Div. II)
6	159	Houston Oilers	Bill Kay	CB	Purdue	Big Ten
6	160	Cleveland Browns	Ron Simmons	DT	Florida State	Ind. (I-A)
6	161	Buffalo Bills	Robert Holt	WR	Baylor	SWC
6	162	San Diego Chargers	Bobby Duckworth	WR	Arkansas	SWC
6	163	Dallas Cowboys	Vince Skillings	DB	Ohio State	Big Ten
6	164	Atlanta Falcons	Harry Stanback	DT	North Carolina	ACC
6	165	New York Giants	O'Neal, EdwardEdward O'Neal	RB	Tuskegee	SIAC
6	166	New Orleans Saints	Glen Redd	LB	BYU	WAC	from Oakland
7	167	New Orleans Saints	Kevin Williams	WR	USC	Pac-10
7	168	New York Giants	Louis Jackson	RB	Cal Poly	CCAA
7	169	New York Jets	Kenny Neal	DE	Iowa State	Big Eight
7	170	Seattle Seahawks	Ron Johnson	WR	Long Beach State	PCAA
7	171	St. Louis Cardinals	Kevin Donnalley	S	North Dakota State	NCC
7	172	Green Bay Packers	Bill Whitaker	CB	Missouri	Big Eight
7	173	Dallas Cowboys	Ron Fellows	CB	Missouri	Big Eight	from Tampa Bay
7	174	Philadelphia Eagles	Alan Duncan	K	Tennessee	SEC	from San Francisco
7	175	Los Angeles Rams	Ron Battle	TE	North Texas State	Ind.	from Washington
7	176	Cincinnati Bengals	Jeff Schuh	LB	Minnesota	Big Ten
7	177	Chicago Bears	Jeff Fisher	CB	USC	Pac-10
7	178	Baltimore Colts	Obed Ariri	K	Clemson	ACC
7	179	Miami Dolphins	Daum, MikeMike Daum	OT	Cal Poly	CCAA
7	180	Kansas City Chiefs	Billy Jackson	RB	Alabama	SEC
7	181	Denver Broncos	Steve Busick	LB	USC	Pac-10
7	182	Detroit Lions	Lee Spivey	OT	SMU	SWC
7	183	Pittsburgh Steelers	David Little ^†	LB	Florida	SEC
7	184	Minnesota Vikings	Shaver, DonDon Shaver	RB	Kutztown (PA)	PSAC
7	185	New England Patriots	Ken Toler	WR	Ole Miss	SEC
7	186	Seattle Seahawks	Scovill, BradBrad Scovill	TE	Penn State	Ind. (I-A)	from Houston
7	187	Cleveland Browns	Eddie Johnson	LB	Louisville	Ind. (I-A)
7	188	Buffalo Bills	Doolittle, SteveSteve Doolittle	LB	Colorado	Big Eight
7	189	San Diego Chargers	Pete Holohan	TE	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
7	190	Los Angeles Rams	Mike Clark	DE	Florida	SEC
7	191.5–	Atlanta Falcons	The Atlanta Falcons forfeited their 1981 seventh round pick after selecting Matthew Teague in the 1980 Supplemental draft^[6]
7	191	Dallas Cowboys	Ken Miller	CB	Eastern Michigan	MAC
7	192	Philadelphia Eagles	Doak Field	LB	Baylor	SWC
7	193	Houston Oilers	Washington, DonDon Washington	DB	Texas A&I	LSC	from Oakland
8	194	New England Patriots	Naber, KenKen Naber	K	Stanford	Pac-10	from New Orleans
8	195	New York Jets	Jones, LloydLloyd Jones	WR	BYU	WAC
8	196	Seattle Seahawks	Eric Lane	RB	BYU	WAC
8	197	New York Giants	Powers, JohnJohn Powers	G	Michigan	Big Ten
8	198	St. Louis Cardinals	Mike Fisher	WR	Baylor	SWC
8	199	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Denver Johnson	OT	Tulsa	MVC
8	200	Green Bay Packers	Werts, LarryLarry Werts	LB	Jackson State	SWAC
8	201	Washington Redskins	Charlie Brown ^†	WR	South Carolina State	MEAC
8	202	Cincinnati Bengals	Bobby Kemp	S	Cal State Fullerton	PCAA
8	203	San Francisco 49ers	White, GarryGarry White	RB	Minnesota	Big Ten
8	204	Baltimore Colts	Sitton, KenKen Sitton	DB	Oklahoma	Big Eight
8	205	Chicago Bears	Zettek, ScottScott Zettek	DT	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
8	206	Kansas City Chiefs	Dorn, DavidDavid Dorn	WR	Rutgers	Ind. (I-A)
8	207	New York Giants	Mark Reed	QB	Minnesota State–Moorhead	N/A	from Denver
8	208	Miami Dolphins	William Judson	CB	South Carolina State	MEAC
8	209	Pittsburgh Steelers	Wilson, FrankFrank Wilson	RB	Rice	SWC
8	210	Minnesota Vikings	Wade Wilson ^†	QB	East Texas State	LSC
8	211	Detroit Lions	Bob Niziolek	TE	Colorado	Big Eight
8	212	New England Patriots	Lin Dawson	TE	NC State	ACC
8	213	New York Jets	J. C. Watts	QB	Oklahoma	Big Eight	from Cleveland
8	214	New Orleans Saints	Gladys, GeneGene Gladys	LB	Penn State	Ind. (I-A)	from Buffalo
8	215	New Orleans Saints	Evans, KevinKevin Evans	DB	Arkansas	SWC	from San Diego
8	216	Los Angeles Rams	Art Plunkett	OT	UNLV	Ind.
8	217	Houston Oilers	Willie Tullis	WR	Troy State	Gulf South
8	218	Dallas Cowboys	Paul Piurowski	LB	Florida State	Ind. (I-A)
8	219	Atlanta Falcons	Cliff Toney	DB	Auburn	SEC
8	220	Baltimore Colts	Hosea Taylor	DT	Houston	SWC	from Philadelphia
8	221	New York Giants	Billy Ard	G	Wake Forest	ACC	from Oakland
9	222	New Orleans Saints	Toussaint Tyler	RB	Washington	Pac-10
9	223	Seattle Seahawks	Jim Stone	RB	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
9	224	New York Giants	Byron Hunt	LB	SMU	SWC
9	225	New York Jets	Admiral Dewey Larry	DB	UNLV	Ind.
9	226	St. Louis Cardinals	Stump Mitchell	RB	The Citadel	SoCon
9	227	Green Bay Packers	Tim Huffman	OT	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
9	228	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Mike Ford	QB	SMU	SWC
9	229	Cincinnati Bengals	Jim Hannula	OT	Northern Illinois	MAC
9	230	Cincinnati Bengals	Samoa Samoa	RB	Washington State	Pac-10	from San Francisco
9	231	Washington Redskins	Darryl Grant	G	Rice	SWC
9	232	Chicago Bears	Ditta, FrankFrank Ditta	G	Baylor	SWC
9	233	Baltimore Colts	Gooch, TimTim Gooch	DT	Kentucky	SEC
9	234	Denver Broncos	Rusty Olsen	DE	Washington	Pac-10
9	235	Miami Dolphins	Noonan, JohnJohn Noonan	WR	Nebraska	Big Eight
9	236	Seattle Seahawks	Whatley, JimJim Whatley	WR	Washington State	Pac-10	from Minnesota
9	237	Kansas City Chiefs	Vereen, TonyTony Vereen	DB	Southeastern Louisiana	Ind. (I-AA)
9	238	Detroit Lions	Hugh Jernigan	DB	Arkansas	SWC
9	239	Pittsburgh Steelers	James Hunter	OT	USC	Pac-10
9	240	Detroit Lions	Dave Martin	CB	Villanova	Ind.	from New England
9	241	Buffalo Bills	Robb Riddick	RB	Millersville (PA)	PSAC
9	242.5–	San Diego Chargers	The San Diego Chargers forfeited their 1981 ninth round pick after selecting Billy Mullins in the 1980 Supplemental draft^[6]
9	242	Los Angeles Rams	Ron Seawell	LB	Portland State	Ind.
9	243	Houston Oilers	Avon Riley	LB	UCLA	Pac-10
9	244	Cleveland Browns	Randy Schleusener	G	Nebraska	Big Eight
9	245	Atlanta Falcons	Calvin Fance	RB	Rice	SWC
9	246	Dallas Cowboys	Mike Wilson	WR	Washington State	Pac-10
9	247	Philadelphia Eagles	Chuck Commiskey	C	Ole Miss	SEC
9	248	Oakland Raiders	Curt Mohl	OT	UCLA	Pac-10
10	249	New Orleans Saints	Hokie Gajan	RB	LSU	SEC
10	250	New York Giants	Barber, MikeMike Barber	DT	Grambling State	SWAC
10	251	New York Jets	Marty Wetzel	LB	Tulane	Ind. (I-A)
10	252	Seattle Seahawks	Dawson, KenKen Dawson	RB	Savannah State	SIAC
10	253	St. Louis Cardinals	Mallard, JamesJames Mallard	WR	Alabama	SEC
10	254	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	McCune, KenKen McCune	DE	Texas	SWC
10	255	Green Bay Packers	Nickie Hall	QB	Tulane	Ind. (I-A)
10	256	Baltimore Colts	Gerken, GreggGregg Gerken	LB	Northern Arizona	Big Sky
10	257	Washington Redskins	Phil Kessel	QB	Northern Michigan	AMCU
10	258	Cincinnati Bengals	Simpson, HubertHubert Simpson	RB	Tennessee	SEC
10	259	Baltimore Colts	Trent Bryant	DB	Arkansas	SWC	from San Francisco
10	260	Chicago Bears	Tim Clifford	QB	Indiana	Big Ten
10	261	Miami Dolphins	Steve Folsom	TE	Utah	WAC
10	262	Kansas City Chiefs	Les Studdard	G	Texas	SWC
10	263	St. Louis Cardinals	Joiner, JimJim Joiner	WR	Miami (FL)	Ind. (I-A)
10	264	Detroit Lions	Andy Cannavino	LB	Michigan	Big Ten
10	265	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mike Mayock	S	Boston College	Ind. (I-A)
10	266	Minnesota Vikings	James Murphy	WR	Utah State	Big West
10	267	Washington Redskins	Allan Kennedy	T	Washington State	Pac-10
10	268	San Diego Chargers	Parham, RobertRobert Parham	RB	Grambling	SWAC
10	269	Los Angeles Rams	Robert Alexander	RB	West Virginia	Ind. (I-A)
10	270	Houston Oilers	Jones, LarryLarry Jones	RB	Colorado State	WAC
10	271	Cleveland Browns	Dean Prater	DE	Oklahoma State	Big Eight
10	272	Buffalo Bills	Justin Cross	T	Western State (CO)	RMAC
10	273	Dallas Cowboys	Graham, PatPat Graham	DT	California	Pac-10
10	274	Atlanta Falcons	Murphy, RobertRobert Murphy	DB	Ohio State	Big Ten
10	275	Philadelphia Eagles	Hubie Oliver	RB	Arizona	Pac-10
10	276	Oakland Raiders	Frank Hawkins	RB	Nevada	Big Sky
11	277	New Orleans Saints	Mickens, LesterLester Mickens	WR	Kansas	Big Eight
11	278	New York Jets	Gall, EdEd Gall	DT	Maryland	ACC
11	279	Seattle Seahawks	Olander, LanceLance Olander	RB	Colorado	Big Eight
11	280	San Diego Chargers	Petrzelka, MattMatt Petrzelka	T	Iowa	Big Ten
11	281	St. Louis Cardinals	Sherrod, MikeMike Sherrod	TE	Illinois	Big Ten
11	282	Green Bay Packers	Valora, ForrestForrest Valora	LB	Oklahoma	Big Eight
11	283	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Johnny Ray Smith	DB	Lamar	Southland
11	284	Washington Redskins	Hill, JerryJerry Hill	WR	North Alabama	Gulf South
11	285	Cincinnati Bengals	Robert Jackson	DB	Central Michigan	MAC
11	286	San Francisco 49ers	DeBose, RobRob DeBose	TE	UCLA	Pac-10
11	287	Chicago Bears	Johnson, LonnieLonnie Johnson	RB	Indiana	Big Ten
11	288	Baltimore Colts	Smith, HoldenHolden Smith	WR	California	Pac-10
11	289	Kansas City Chiefs	Frank Case	DE	Penn State	Ind. (I-A)
11	290	Denver Broncos	Walker, PatPat Walker	WR	Miami (FL)	Ind. (I-A)
11	291	Miami Dolphins	Jim Jensen	QB	Boston University	Yankee
11	292	Pittsburgh Steelers	Rick Trocano	QB	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)
11	293	Minnesota Vikings	Knourek, BrentBrent Knourek	FB	Oregon State	Pac-10
11	294	Detroit Lions	Jackson, WillieWillie Jackson	DB	Mississippi State	SEC
11	295	New England Patriots	Buckley, BrianBrian Buckley	QB	Harvard	Ivy
11	296	Los Angeles Rams	Marcellus Greene	DB	Arizona	Pac-10
11	297	Houston Oilers	Matthews, ClaudeClaude Matthews	G	Auburn	SEC
11	298	Cleveland Browns	Larry Friday	DB	Mississippi State	SEC
11	299	Buffalo Bills	Buster Barnett	TE	Jackson State	SWAC
11	300	San Diego Chargers	Carlos Bradley	LB	Wake Forest	ACC
11	301	Atlanta Falcons	Chappelle, KeithKeith Chappelle	WR	Iowa	Big Ten
11	302	Dallas Cowboys	Morrison, TimTim Morrison	G	Georgia	SEC
11	303	Philadelphia Eagles	Davis, GailGail Davis	DT	Virginia Union	CIAA
11	304	Oakland Raiders	Chester Willis	RB	Auburn	SEC
12	305	New Orleans Saints	Jim Wilks	DT	San Diego State	WAC
12	306	Seattle Seahawks	Bednarek, JeffJeff Bednarek	DT	Pacific	PCAA
12	307	New York Giants	Maher, MikeMike Maher	TE	Western Illinois	MCAA
12	308	New York Jets	Moeller, MikeMike Moeller	T	Drake	MVC
12	309	St. Louis Cardinals	Adams, JoeJoe Adams	G	Nebraska	Big Eight
12	310	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Brad White	DT	Tennessee	SEC
12	311	Green Bay Packers	Cliff Lewis	LB	Southern Miss	Ind. (I-A)
12	312	Cincinnati Bengals	O'Connell, MarkMark O'Connell	QB	Ball State	MAC
12	313	San Francisco 49ers	Ogilvie, MajorMajor Ogilvie	RB	Alabama	SEC
12	314	Washington Redskins	Clint Didier	TE	Portland State	Ind.
12	315	Baltimore Colts	Eric Scoggins	LB	USC	Pac-10
12	316	Chicago Bears	Shupryt, BobBob Shupryt	LB	New Mexico	WAC
12	317	Denver Broncos	Hankerd, JohnJohn Hankerd	LB	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
12	318	Miami Dolphins	Alford, JohnJohn Alford	DT	South Carolina State	MEAC
12	319	Kansas City Chiefs	Bob Gagliano	QB	Utah State	Big West
12	320	Minnesota Vikings	Williams, BrianBrian Williams	TE	Southern	SWAC
12	321	Denver Broncos	Robinson, MandelMandel Robinson	RB	Wyoming	WAC
12	322	San Francisco 49ers	Joe Adams	QB	Tennessee State	Ind.	from Pittsburgh
12	323	New England Patriots	Cris Crissy	DB	Princeton	Ivy
12	324	Houston Oilers	Bill Capece	K	Florida State	Ind. (I-A)
12	325	Cleveland Browns	McGill, KevinKevin McGill	T	Oregon	Pac-10
12	326	Buffalo Bills	Clark, KeithKeith Clark	LB	Memphis State	Ind. (I-A)
12	327	San Diego Chargers	Charles, StacyStacy Charles	WR	Bethune–Cookman	N/A
12	328	Los Angeles Rams	Jairo Penaranda	RB	UCLA	Pac-10
12	329	Dallas Cowboys	Lundy, NateNate Lundy	WR	Indiana	Big Ten
12	330	Atlanta Falcons	Mark McCants	DT	Temple	Ind. (I-A)
12	331	Philadelphia Eagles	Ray Ellis	DB	Ohio State	Big Ten
12	332	Oakland Raiders	Nelson, PhilPhil Nelson	TE	Delaware	Ind. (I-AA)

Supplemental draft


	Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
	1		New Orleans Saints	Dave Wilson	QB	Illinois	Big Ten
	11		New England Patriots	Chy Davidson	WR	Rhode Island	Yankee

Hall of Famers

Mike Singletary, linebacker from Baylor, taken 2nd round 38th overall by the Chicago Bears

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1998.^[7]

Lawrence Taylor, linebacker from North Carolina, taken 1st round 2nd overall by the New York Giants

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1999.^[7]

Ronnie Lott, cornerback from Southern California, taken 1st round 8th overall by the San Francisco 49ers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2000.^[8]

Howie Long, defensive tackle from Villanova, taken 2nd round 48th overall by the Oakland Raiders

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2000.^[8]

Rickey Jackson, linebacker from Pittsburgh, taken 2nd round 51st overall by the New Orleans Saints

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2010.^[9]

Russ Grimm, offensive guard from Pittsburgh, taken 3rd round 69th overall by the Washington Redskins

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2010.^[9]

Kenny Easley, safety from UCLA, taken 1st round 4th overall by the Seattle Seahawks

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2017.

Sam Mills, linebacker from Montclair State, signed undrafted by the Cleveland Browns

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2022 (posthumous).

Notable undrafted players

†

= Pro Bowler^[3]

= Hall of Famer


Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.
Atlanta Falcons	Jeff Brockhaus	K	Missouri	Big Eight
Atlanta Falcons	Blane Gaison	S	Hawaii	WAC
Atlanta Falcons	Floyd Hodge	WR	Utah	WAC
Atlanta Falcons	Mick Luckhurst	K	California	Pac-10
Atlanta Falcons	Stan Talley	P	TCU	SWC
Baltimore Colts	Steve Parker	DE	Eastern Illinois	MCAA
Baltimore Colts	Dave Shula	WR	Dartmouth	Ivy
Buffalo Bills	Joe Bock	C	Virginia	ACC
Buffalo Bills	Mike Humiston	LB	Weber State	Big Sky
Buffalo Bills	Mark Roopenian	DT	Boston College	Ind. (I-A)
Chicago Bears	Leslie Frazier	CB	Alcorn State	SWAC
Chicago Bears	Jay Hilgenberg ^†	C	Iowa	Big Ten
Cleveland Browns	Bill Hill	CB	Rutgers	Ind. (I-A)
Cleveland Browns	Sam Mills^‡^†	LB	Montclair State	NJSAC
Dallas Cowboys	Michael Downs	S	Rice	SWC
Dallas Cowboys	Joey Hackett	TE	Elon	SAC
Dallas Cowboys	Angelo King	LB	South Carolina State	MEAC
Dallas Cowboys	Ron Spears	DE	San Diego State	WAC
Dallas Cowboys	Everson Walls ^†	CB	Grambling State	SWAC
Dallas Cowboys	Steve Wright	OT	Northern Iowa	MCAA
Denver Broncos	Steve Trimble	DB	Maryland	ACC
Green Bay Packers	Rick Kehr	G	Carthage	CCIW
Green Bay Packers	Greg Knafelc	QB	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
Green Bay Packers	David Petway	S	Northern Illinois	MAC
Green Bay Packers	Randy Scott	LB	Alabama	SEC
Houston Oilers	Rich Karlis	K	Cincinnati	Ind. (I-A)
Kansas City Chiefs	Deron Cherry ^†	S	Rutgers	Ind. (I-A)
Los Angeles Rams	Marcus Anderson	WR	Tulane	Ind. (I-A)
Los Angeles Rams	Jeff Kemp	QB	Dartmouth	Ivy
Miami Dolphins	Rodell Thomas	LB	Alabama State	Ind. (Div. II)
New England Patriots	Rich Camarillo ^†	P	Washington	Pac-10
New England Patriots	Tim Ross	LB	Bowling Green	MAC
New England Patriots	John Tautolo	G	UCLA	Pac-10
New Orleans Saints	Monte Bennett	DT	Kansas State	Big Eight
New Orleans Saints	Victor Jackson	S	Bowie State	CIAA
New Orleans Saints	Steve Parker	DE	Eastern Illinois	MCAA
New Orleans Saints	Frank Wattelet	S	Kansas	Big Eight
New York Giants	Leon Bright	RB	Florida State	Ind. (I-A)
New York Giants	Jim Burt ^†	DT	Miami	Ind. (I-A)
New York Jets	Joe Pellegrini	G	Harvard	Ivy
Oakland Raiders	Melvin Byrd	DB	UC Davis	FWC
Oakland Raiders	Paul Davis	LB	North Carolina	ACC
Philadelphia Eagles	Greg Brown	DT/DE	Kansas State	Big Eight
Philadelphia Eagles	Frank Giddens	T	New Mexico	WAC
Philadelphia Eagles	Lyndell Jones	CB	Hawaii	WAC
Philadelphia Eagles	Buddy Moor	DE	Eastern Kentucky	OVC
Philadelphia Eagles	Chuck Pitcock	G	Tulane	Ind. (I-A)
Philadelphia Eagles	Jay Repko	TE	Ursinus	MAC
Pittsburgh Steelers	David Trout	K	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)
San Diego Chargers	Rick Ackerman	DT	Memphis State	Ind. (I-A)
San Francisco 49ers	Matt Bouza	WR	California	Pac-10
San Francisco 49ers	Rick Gervais	S	Stanford	Pac-10
San Francisco 49ers	Jim Looney	LB	Purdue	Big Ten
San Francisco 49ers	Milt McColl	LB	Stanford	Pac-10
Seattle Seahawks	Wilson Alvarez	K	Southeastern Louisiana	Ind. (I-AA)
Seattle Seahawks	Greg Gaines	LB	Tennessee	SEC
Seattle Seahawks	Paul Johns	WR	Tulsa	MVC
Seattle Seahawks	Gregg Johnson	CB/S	Oklahoma State	Big Eight
Seattle Seahawks	Eugene Rowell	DT	Dubuque	IIAC
Seattle Seahawks	Harry Sydney	RB	Kansas	Big Eight
Seattle Seahawks	Mike Tice	TE	Maryland	ACC
Washington Redskins	Neil Elshire	DE	Oregon	Pac-10
Washington Redskins	Mel Kaufman	LB	Cal Poly	CCAA
Washington Redskins	Joe Jacoby ^†	OT	Louisville	Ind. (I-A)
Washington Redskins	Dave Smigelsky	P	Virginia Tech	Ind.
Washington Redskins	Herb Spencer	LB	Newberry	SAC

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 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 October 30, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "NFL Draft List". The Desert News. April 30, 1981. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
^ ^a ^b 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.}
^ ^a ^b 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.}
^ ^a ^b Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2010 announced ^{"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on February 7, 2010. Retrieved February 7, 2010.}

External links

[edge-5] Sometimes referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)

[6] Includes nose tackle (NT)

[7] Includes middle linebacker (MLB or MIKE), outside linebacker (OLB, WILL, SAM), and off-ball linebacker

[8] Includes free safety (FS) and strong safety (SS)

[9] Also known as a placekicker (PK)

[10] Includes kickoff and punt returners

[1] "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.

[2] 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.

[Pro_Bowler_note-3] Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

[HOF_note-4] Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

[11] "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.

[DraftDay-12] "NFL Draft List". The Desert News. April 30, 1981. Retrieved April 9, 2026.

[1990s_hof_note-13] 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.}

[2000s_hof_note-14] 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.}

[2010_hof_class-15] Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2010 announced ^{"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on February 7, 2010. Retrieved February 7, 2010.}

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AFL and NFL era (1960–1966)	AFL 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 NFL 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966
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Modern era (1970–present)	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
Expansion drafts	1960 1961 1966 1967 1976 1995 1999 2002
Others	1950 AAFC dispersal draft 1984 NFL supplemental draft of USFL and CFL players
See also	List of drafts first overall picks second overall picks Mr. Irrelevant supplemental picks List of broadcasters