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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
442total selections in17rounds
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→

The1974 NFL drafttook place at theAmericana 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 thePittsburgh Steelersto have had the best draft class in NFL history as they selected four players later inducted into thePro Football Hall of Fame(Lynn Swann,Jack Lambert,John Stallworth,andMike 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 theDallas Cowboys'1964 draft,when three Hall of Famers were taken (Roger Staubach,Mel Renfro,andBob Hayes.[5]TheGreen Bay Packersalso selected three Hall of Famers in1958(Jim Taylor,Ray Nitschke,andJerry Kramer).

TheHouston Oilershad the first pick in the 1974 draft based on their one-win record in1973,but they traded thefirst overall pick—as well as the first pick of the third round, #53 overall—to theDallas Cowboysin exchange fordefensive endTody Smithandwide receiverBilly Parks.[6]Dallas used the two picks to select two future Pro Bowlers, defensive endEd "Too Tall" Jonesand quarterbackDanny White.

This was the first NFL draft since1938to not have any quarterbacks taken in the first round, and one of only five. Along with1988,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 pickMike Borylareaching the Pro Bowl, and even Boryla was out of the NFL by 1978.[7]

In the seventeenth round, theGreen Bay Packersselected wide receiverRandy 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 centerMike Webster,who retired after the1990 season.

Player selections

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Pro Bowler[9] Hall of Famer
* = 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. ^abMay sometimes be referred to as anedge rusher(EDGE)
  2. ^Also known as offensive guard (OG)
  3. ^Also known as placekicker (PK)
  4. ^Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)

Round one-twelve

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Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
1 1 Dallas Cowboys Ed Jones† DE Tennessee State Ind. (Coll.)
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
1 10 San Francisco 49ers Bill Sandifer DT UCLA Pac-8
1 11 Los Angeles Rams John Cappelletti RB Penn State Ind.
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
1 16 Kansas City Chiefs Woody Green RB Arizona State WAC
1 17 Minnesota Vikings Fred McNeill LB UCLA Pac-8
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
FromWashingtonvia 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
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
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.
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
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
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
6 131 Kansas City Chiefs Jim Washington RB Clemson ACC
from Houston via New Orleans
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
from Chicago
6 135 New York Jets Bill Wyman C Texas SWC
6 136 Miami Dolphins Randy Crowder DE Penn State Ind.
from Baltimore
6 137 New York Jets Jones, WayneWayne Jones RB Mississippi State SEC
from St. Louis
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
from New England
6 141 New England Patriots Chuck Ramsey K Wake Forest ACC
from Philadelphia
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
from Kansas City
6 145 Denver Broncos Winesberry, JohnJohn Winesberry WR Stanford Pac-8
6 146 Cleveland Browns Billy Pritchett RB West Texas State MVC
from Buffalo
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
from Cleveland via Denver
6 150 Pittsburgh Steelers Rick Druschel OG NC State ACC
6 151 Dallas Cowboys Jim Bright S UCLA Pac-8
6 152 Cincinnati Bengals Sinclair, RobinRobin Sinclair DB Washington State Pac-8
from Washington via New Orleans
6 153 Cincinnati Bengals Bill Bryant CB Grambling SWAC
6 154 Houston Oilers Booker Brown OG USC Pac-8
from Los Angeles
6 155 Minnesota Vikings Mark Kellar RB Northern Illinois MAC
6 156 Miami Dolphins Wolfe, BobBob Wolfe OT Nebraska Big Eight
7 157 Houston Oilers Leonard Fairley CB Alcorn A&M SWAC
7 158 Los Angeles Rams Harvey, JohnJohn Harvey RB Texas–Arlington —
from San Diego
7 159 New York Giants Woolbright, MartyMarty Woolbright TE South Carolina Ind.
7 160 Chicago Bears Jack 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
from St. Louis
7 164 Miami Dolphins Carl Swierc WR Rice SWC
from New Orleans
7 165 Pittsburgh Steelers Sitterle, AllenAllen Sitterle OT NC State ACC
from New England
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 OT Maryland ACC
7 169 Detroit Lions Efrén Herrera† K UCLA Pac-8
7 170 Baltimore Colts Dan Dickel LB Iowa Big Ten
from Denver
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 OT Michigan Big Ten
7 174 Baltimore Colts Freddie Scott WR Amherst NESCAC
from Buffalo
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 Ken Sawyer S Syracuse Ind.
7 178 New England Patriots Maury Damkroger LB Nebraska Big Eight
from Washington
7 179 Pittsburgh Steelers Garske, ScottScott Garske TE Eastern Washington Evergreen
7 180 Washington Redskins Mike Varty LB Northwestern Big Ten
from Los Angeles
7 181 Minnesota Vikings Tabron, FredFred Tabron RB Southwest Missouri State MIAA
7 182 Miami Dolphins Sullivan, JoeJoe Sullivan OG Boston College Ind.
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
from New England
8 191 San Francisco 49ers Jim Schnietz OG Missouri Big Eight
8 192 New York Jets Lightfoot, LarryLarry Lightfoot RB Livingston (AL) Gulf South
from New Orleans
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 Mike Denimarck LB Emporia State —
8 196 Washington Redskins Robinson, DarwinDarwin Robinson RB Dakota State N/A
from Cleveland
8 197 New York Jets Ron Rydalch DT Utah WAC
from Kansas City
8 198 Baltimore Colts Paul Miles RB Bowling Green MAC
from Denver
8 199 Cleveland Browns Eddie Brown S Tennessee SEC
from Buffalo
8 200 Green Bay Packers Guillet, NedNed Guillet DB Boston College Ind.
from Atlanta via New Orleans
8 201 New Orleans Saints Alvin Maxson RB SMU SWC
from Oakland
8 202 Cincinnati Bengals John McDaniel WR Lincoln (MO) N/A
8 203 Buffalo Bills Hare, GregGreg Hare QB Ohio State Big Ten
from Washington
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 OT Oklahoma State Big Eight
from Los Angeles
8 207 Minnesota Vikings Simmons, BerlBerl Simmons K TCU SWC
8 208 Miami Dolphins Melvin Baker WR Texas Southern SWAC
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
from Chicago
9 213 Los Angeles Rams Don Hutt WR Boise State Big Sky
from Baltimore via Washington
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 OT Penn State Ind.
9 218 Washington Redskins Sens, MarkMark Sens DE Colorado Big Eight
from New England
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
from Detroit
9 222 Kansas City Chiefs Jennings, JimJim Jennings RB Rutgers Ind.
9 223 Pittsburgh Steelers Tommy Reamon RB Missouri Big Eight
from Denver
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 DT TCU SWC
9 230 Dallas Cowboys Bill Dulin OT 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 Jimmie Kennedy TE Colorado State WAC
from Los Angeles
9 234 Miami Dolphins Bob Lally LB Cornell Ivy
10 235 New Orleans Saints Anderson, FrostyFrosty Anderson WR Nebraska Big Eight
from Houston
10 236 New York Giants Ray Rhodes WR Tulsa MVC
10 237 San Diego Chargers John Ketchoyian LB Santa Clara —
10 238 Cleveland Browns Puestow, MikeMike Puestow WR North Dakota State NCC
from Chicago
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
from St. Louis
10 242 New Orleans Saints Thibodeaux, TommyTommy Thibodeaux OG Tulane Ind.
10 243 Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Kregel OG Ohio State Big Ten
from New England
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 Doug 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
from Cleveland
10 250 Kansas City Chiefs Tom Condon OG Boston College Ind.
10 251 St. Louis Cardinals Greg Hartle LB Newberry Ind. (Div. II)
from Buffalo via Denver
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 S BYU WAC
10 255 Dallas Cowboys Dennis Morgan RB Western Illinois Ind. (Coll.)
10 256 Cincinnati Bengals Chuck Herd TE Penn State Ind.
10 257 Baltimore Colts Ellis, GlennGlenn Ellis DT Elon CIAC
from Los Angeles
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
11 261 Houston Oilers Taylor, SteveSteve Taylor C Auburn SEC
11 262 San Diego Chargers Dave Grannell TE Arizona State WAC
11 263 New York Giants Bobby Brooks DB Bishop Ind. (Div. III)
11 264 Chicago Bears Hodgins, NormNorm Hodgins DB LSU SEC
11 265 Baltimore Colts Tim Rudnick DB Notre Dame Ind.
11 266 New York Jets Bird, EugeneEugene Bird DB Southern Miss Ind.
11 267 New York Jets Buckley, WilliamWilliam Buckley WR Mississippi State SEC
from St. Louis
11 268 New England Patriots Gibson, ArchieArchie Gibson RB Utah State Ind. (Univ.)
11 269 San Francisco 49ers Battle, GregGreg Battle DB Colorado State WAC
11 270 New Orleans Saints Merritt, KentKent Merritt WR Virginia ACC
11 271 Philadelphia Eagles Brittain, BillBill Brittain C Kansas State Big Eight
11 272 Green Bay Packers Eric Torkelson RB Connecticut Yankee
11 273 Detroit Lions T. C. Blair TE Tulsa MVC
11 273 Cleveland Browns Gooden, TomTom Gooden K Harding Arkansas
11 275 Kansas City Chiefs Bob Thornbladh RB Michigan Big Ten
11 276 Denver Broncos Buchanan, SteveSteve Buchanan RB Holy Cross Ind.
11 277 Atlanta Falcons Wilson, EddieEddie Wilson WR Albany State SIAC
11 278 Buffalo Bills Kirby, RodRod Kirby LB Pittsburgh Ind.
11 279 Oakland Raiders Harold Hart RB Texas Southern SWAC
11 280 Dallas Cowboys McGee, HarveyHarvey McGee WR Southern Miss Ind.
11 281 Cincinnati Bengals Ed Kezirian OT UCLA Pac-8
11 282 Washington Redskins Miller, JoeJoe Miller OT Villanova Ind.
11 283 Pittsburgh Steelers Morton, DickeyDickey Morton RB Arkansas SWC
11 284 Los Angeles Rams Hayes, RickRick Hayes OT Washington Pac-8
11 285 Minnesota Vikings David Boone DE Eastern Michigan MAC
11 286 Miami Dolphins Roberts, GerryGerry Roberts DE UCLA Pac-8
12 287 Houston Oilers Browne, RickyRicky Browne LB Florida SEC
12 288 New York Giants James Sims DB USC Pac-8
12 289 San Diego Chargers Sam Williams DB California N/A
12 290 Chicago Bears Jeff Sevy DT California N/A
12 291 New York Jets John Ricca DE Duke ACC
12 292 Baltimore Colts Dave Simonson OT Minnesota Big Ten
12 293 St. Louis Cardinals Roger Wallace WR Bowling Green MAC
12 294 San Francisco 49ers Tom Hull LB Penn State Ind.
12 295 New Orleans Saints Buckmon, JimJim Buckmon DE Pittsburgh Ind.
12 296 New England Patriots Foster, EddieEddie Foster OT Oklahoma Big Eight
12 297 Philadelphia Eagles Artimus Parker DB USC Pac-8
12 298 Green Bay Packers Randy Walker K Northwestern State Gulf South
12 299 Detroit Lions Wakefield, MarkMark Wakefield WR Tampa —
12 300 Kansas City Chiefs Brown, CarlCarl Brown WR West Texas State N/A
12 301 Denver Broncos Larry Cameron LB Alcorn A&M SWAC
12 302 Cleveland Browns McNeil, RonRon McNeil DE North Carolina Central MEAC
12 303 Buffalo Bills Means, DaveDave Means DE Southeast Missouri State MIAA
12 304 Atlanta Falcons Vic Koegel LB Ohio State Big Ten
12 305 Atlanta Falcons Gonzalez, NoeNoe Gonzalez RB Southwest Texas State LSC
12 306 Cincinnati Bengals McClinton, RudyRudy McClinton DB Xavier N/A
12 307 Baltimore Colts Bobrowski, BobBob Bobrowski QB Purdue Big Ten
from Washington
12 308 Pittsburgh Steelers Lickiss, HughHugh Lickiss LB Simpson (IA) N/A
12 309 Dallas Cowboys Bobo, KeithKeith Bobo QB SMU SWC
12 310 Los Angeles Rams Freberg, RogerRoger Freberg OG UCLA Pac-8
12 311 Minnesota Vikings Randy Poltl DB Stanford Pac-8
12 312 Miami Dolphins Revels, JimJim Revels DB Florida SEC

Round thirteen

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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† 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
Dallas Cowboys Gerard Williams CB Langston OCC
Houston Oilers Ronnie Coleman RB Alabama A&M SIAC
Houston Oilers Dave Jennings† P St. Lawrence ICAC
Houston Oilers Greg Stemrick CB Colorado State WAC
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
St. Louis Cardinals Keith Denson WR San Diego State Big West
San Diego Chargers Glen Bonner RB Washington Pac-8

Hall of Famers

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  • Jack Lambert,linebacker from Kent State, taken 2nd round 46th overall by Pittsburgh Steelers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1990.[13]
  • Mike Webster,center from Wisconsin, taken 5th round 125th overall by Pittsburgh Steelers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1997.[13]
  • Lynn Swann,wide receiver from Southern California, taken 1st round 21st overall by Pittsburgh Steelers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2001.[14]
  • Dave Casper,tight end from Notre Dame, taken 2nd round 45th overall by Oakland Raiders
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2002.[14]
  • John Stallworth,wide receiver from Alabama A&M, taken 4th round 82nd overall by Pittsburgh Steelers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2002.[14]
  • Donnie Shell,safety from South Carolina State, undrafted and signed by Pittsburgh Steelers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2020.[14]
  • Randy Gradishar,linebacker from Ohio State, taken 1st round 14th overall by Denver Broncos
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2024.[14]

References

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  1. ^"NFL Draft Locations".FootballGeography.October 2, 2014. Archived fromthe originalon September 5, 2015.RetrievedOctober 23,2014.
  2. ^Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014)."NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015".Giants.New York Giants.Archived fromthe originalon September 30, 2015.RetrievedJune 3,2015.
  3. ^"Noll Seeks First-Round Draft Ace No. 6".Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.January 29, 1974.RetrievedOctober 25,2011.
  4. ^Battista, Judy (January 15, 2020)."Pro Football Hall of Fame Centennial Class thick with NFL history".NFL.RetrievedJanuary 15,2020.
  5. ^Archer, Todd (April 25, 2016)."Three Hall of Famers make 1964 Cowboys' best draft class".ESPN.RetrievedJanuary 27,2022.
  6. ^"Dallas Cowboys: Cowboys Top 50 List: No. 26 Ed Too Tall Jones".Archived fromthe originalon July 20, 2009.
  7. ^"NFL Draft History: Quarterback Draft Class Facts/Figures".ELDORADO.
  8. ^"Randall Woodfield, the I-5 killer, former Green Bay Packer".
  9. ^abcdPlayers are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  10. ^Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  11. ^"Heisman Trophy".Archived fromthe originalon November 8, 2011.RetrievedOctober 25,2011.
  12. ^This last selection is commonly referred to asMr. Irrelevant.
  13. ^abList of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof"Pro Football Hall of Fame".RetrievedOctober 25,2011.
  14. ^abcdeList of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof"Pro Football Hall of Fame".RetrievedOctober 25,2011.
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