1959 NFL draft

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1959 NFL draft
General information
Date(s)December 1, 1958 &
January 21, 1959
Location Warwick Hotel
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Overview
360 total selections in 30 rounds
League NFL
First selection Randy Duncan, QB
Green Bay Packers
Mr. Irrelevant Blair Weese, B
Baltimore Colts
Most selections (35) Los Angeles Rams
Fewest selections (23) Pittsburgh Steelers
Hall of Famers
  1958
1960  

The 1959 NFL draft had its first four rounds held on December 1, 1958, and its final twenty-six rounds on January 21, 1959. Both sessions were held at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia. [1] [2] With the first overall pick in the draft, the Green Bay Packers selected quarterback Randy Duncan.

Contents

Player selections

= Pro Bowler [3] = Hall of Famer

Round one

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
1 Green Bay Packers Randy Duncan Quarterback Iowa
2 Los Angeles Rams Dick Bass Running back Pacific
3 Chicago Cardinals Billy Stacy Safety Mississippi State
4 Washington Redskins Don Allard Quarterback Boston College
5 San Francisco 49ers Dave Baker Defensive back Oklahoma
6 Detroit Lions Nick Pietrosante Fullback Notre Dame
7 Chicago Bears Don Clark Running back Ohio State
8San Francisco 49ers Dan James Tackle Ohio State
9Los Angeles Rams Paul Dickson Defensive tackle Baylor
10 New York Giants Lee Grosscup Quarterback Utah
11 Cleveland Browns Rich Kreitling Wide receiver Illinois
12 Baltimore Colts Jackie Burkett Center Auburn

Round two

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
13Green Bay Packers Alex Hawkins BackSouth Carolina
14Chicago Cardinals Jerry Wilson EndAuburn
15Philadelphia Eagles J. D. Smith TackleRice
16Los Angeles Rams Buddy Humphrey QuarterbackBaylor
17San Francisco 49ers Bob Harrison CenterOklahoma
18Detroit LionsCharley HortonGuardBaylor
19Detroit Lions Mike Rabold TackleIndiana
20Los Angeles Rams Don Brown BackHouston
21Chicago Bears Richie Petitbon QuarterbackTulane
22New York Giants Buddy Dial EndRice
23Cleveland Browns Dick Schafrath GuardOhio State
24Baltimore Colts Dave Sherer EndSouthern Methodist

Round three

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
25Green Bay Packers Boyd Dowler BackColorado
26Philadelphia Eagles Wray Carlton BackDuke
27Chicago CardinalsJimmy ButlerBackVanderbilt
28Washington Redskins Emil Karas TackleDayton
29San Francisco 49ers Eddie Dove BackColorado
30Detroit Lions Ron Koes CenterNorth Carolina
31Los Angeles Rams Larry Hickman BackBaylor
32Chicago Bears Pete Johnson BackVirginia Military Inst
33Los Angeles Rams Tom Franckhauser EndPurdue
34New York Giants Joe Morrison BackCincinnati
35Cleveland Browns Fran O'Brien TackleMichigan State
36Detroit Lions Ron Luciano TackleSyracuse

Round four

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
37Cleveland BrownsGary PrahstEndMichigan
38Chicago Cardinals Ken Beck TackleTexas A&M
39Philadelphia EaglesJim GrazioneQuarterbackVillanova
40Washington Redskins Jim Wood EndOklahoma State
41San Francisco 49ers Monte Clark TackleUSC
42Detroit LionsArt BrandriffBackVirginia Military Inst
43Los Angeles Rams Blanche Martin BackMichigan State
44Los Angeles Rams John Tracey EndTexas A&M
45Los Angeles Rams Bob Reifsnyder TackleNavy
46Detroit Lions Bob Grottkau GuardOregon State
47Cleveland Browns Dave Lloyd LinebackerGeorgia
48Baltimore Colts Zeke Smith GuardAuburn

Round five

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
49Washington Redskins Bob Wetoska TackleNotre Dame
50Chicago Cardinals Maury Schleicher EndPenn State
51Philadelphia Eagles Nick Mumley TacklePurdue
52Chicago Cardinals Ted Bates TackleOregon State
53Cleveland Browns John Wooten GuardColorado
54San Francisco 49ersFrank GeremiaTackleNotre Dame
55Green Bay Packers Andy Cvercko CenterNorthwestern
56Los Angeles RamsJohn LandsEndMontana State
57Chicago Bears John Adams BackCal State-Los Angeles
58Cleveland Browns Dick LeBeau CornerbackOhio State
59New York Giants Ellison Kelly GuardMichigan State
60Baltimore Colts Don Churchwell GuardMississippi

Round six

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
61Green Bay Packers Willie Taylor CenterFlorida A&M
62Philadelphia Eagles Al Benecick GuardSyracuse
63Chicago Cardinals Tom Redmond TackleVanderbilt
64Chicago CardinalsMac LewisTackleIowa
65Washington RedskinsJim McFallsTackleVirginia Military Inst
66San Francisco 49ersTony BavaroTackleHoly Cross
67Detroit Lions Dick Guesman TackleWest Virginia
68Chicago Bears Fred Cole GuardMaryland
69Los Angeles RamsDave PainterCenterTulane
70Cleveland Browns Jim Prestel Tackle Idaho
71Cleveland Browns Bob Denton EndPacific
72Baltimore Colts Palmer Pyle TackleMichigan State

Round seven

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
73Green Bay Packers Bobby Jackson BackAlabama
74San Francisco 49ers Don Rogers TackleSouth Carolina
75Chicago BearsJim TuckerEndTennessee-Chattanooga
76Washington Redskins Don Lawrence TackleNotre Dame
77Detroit Lions Ben Donnell CenterVanderbilt
78San Francisco 49ers Daniel Colchico EndSan Jose State
79Washington RedskinsMitch OgiegoQuarterbackIowa
80Los Angeles Rams Eddie Meador BackArkansas Tech
81Washington RedskinsJim KenneyEndBoston University
82Cleveland BrownsGene MillerTackleRice
83Green Bay PackersGary RaidTackleWillamette
84Baltimore Colts Hal Lewis BackHouston

Round eight

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
85Green Bay PackersBuddy MayfieldEndSouth Carolina
86Philadelphia Eagles Willmer Fowler BackNorthwestern
87Cleveland Browns Bob Ptacek QuarterbackMichigan
88Detroit LionsJim LendenTackleOregon
89Washington RedskinsGene O'PellaEndVillanova
90San Francisco 49ersLew AikenEndVanderbilt
91Pittsburgh Steelers Tom Barnett BackPurdue
92Chicago BearsDick ClarkBackBaylor
93Los Angeles RamsBill ConnerEndJackson State
94Chicago Bears Willie Smith TackleMichigan
95Green Bay Packers Bob Laraba BackTexas-El Paso
96Baltimore Colts Tommy Joe Coffey BackWest Texas State

Round nine

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
97Green Bay Packers George Dixon BackBridgeport
98Chicago CardinalsGary FergusonTackleSouthern Methodist
99Philadelphia Eagles Gene Johnson BackCincinnati
100Washington Redskins Dick Haley BackPittsburgh
101Detroit LionsCarl SmithBackTennessee
102San Francisco 49ers Bobby Joe Green BackFlorida
103Pittsburgh Steelers Hal Davis GuardHouston
104Los Angeles RamsLarry CundiffTackleMichigan State
105Chicago Bears Maury Youmans TackleSyracuse
106Cleveland BrownsKirk WilsonBackUCLA
107New York Giants Jack Delveaux BackIllinois
108Baltimore Colts Tom Brown GuardMinnesota

Round ten

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
109Green Bay PackersSam TuccioTackleSouthern Mississippi
110Philadelphia EaglesRollie WestBackVillanova
111Chicago CardinalsEmil DeCantisBackNorth Carolina
112Detroit Lions Jack Laraway BackPurdue
113Washington RedskinsRon TothBackNotre Dame
114San Francisco 49ers Bronko Nagurski TackleNotre Dame
115Pittsburgh Steelers Riley Gunnels TackleGeorgia
116Chicago Bears Bob Coronado EndPacific
117Los Angeles Rams Alan Goldstein EndNorth Carolina
118New York GiantsBob PepeEndNorth Carolina State
119Cleveland Browns Bob Zeman BackWisconsin
120Baltimore ColtsDon StewartEndSouthern Methodist

Round eleven

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
121Green Bay PackersBob WebbBackSt. Ambrose
122Chicago CardinalsFloyd FaucetteBackGeorgia Tech
123Philadelphia Eagles Art Powell Wide receiverSan Jose State
124Washington Redskins Gerry Marciniak GuardMichigan
125Detroit Lions Harry Jacobs GuardBradley
126San Francisco 49ersJack HayesBackTrinity (TX)
127Pittsburgh Steelers Overton Curtis BackUtah State
128Los Angeles Rams Joe Kelly BackNew Mexico State
129Chicago BearsEd GrayTackleNorth Texas State
130Cleveland BrownsJerry KingGuardKent State
131New York GiantsBob SawyerBackWyoming
132Baltimore Colts Tom Stephens BackSyracuse

Round twelve

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
133Green Bay PackersLarry HallGuardMissouri Valley
134Philadelphia Eagles Howard Keys TackleOklahoma State
135Chicago CardinalsTed EdmondsonEndHardin–Simmons
136Detroit Lions Ron Stehouwer TackleColorado State
137Washington RedskinsRoger WypyszynskiTackleSt. Norbert
138San Francisco 49ersBill KorutzCenterDayton
139Pittsburgh SteelersBill PavliskaBackBaylor
140Chicago Bears Justin Rowland EndTexas Christian
141Los Angeles Rams Mike Connelly CenterUtah State
142New York Giants Charlie Flowers BackMississippi
143Cleveland BrownsFrank PalandraniTackleNorth Carolina State
144Baltimore Colts Dick Wood QuarterbackAuburn

Round thirteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
145Green Bay PackersJim HurdBackAlbion
146Chicago Cardinals Pat Lamberti EndRichmond
147Philadelphia EaglesDick StillwagonBackPurdue
148Washington RedskinsBilly ShoemakeEndLouisiana State
149Detroit Lions Jim Steffen BackUCLA
150San Francisco 49ersBill LopaskyGuardWest Virginia
151Pittsburgh Steelers Dewey Bohling BackHardin–Simmons
152Los Angeles Rams Al Witcher EndBaylor
153Chicago BearsGene JonesBackRice
154Cleveland BrownsRay ReeseBackBowling Green
155New York Giants John Kompara TackleSouth Carolina
156Baltimore ColtsRudi SmithTackleMississippi

Round fourteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
157Green Bay PackersKen KerrGuardArizona State
158Philadelphia EaglesJack SmithTackleClemson
159Chicago CardinalsBob BoboTackleTexas-El Paso
160Detroit LionsJim BaldwinCenterMcMurry
161Washington RedskinsKurt SchwarzGuardMaryland
162San Francisco 49ers Mike Dukes BackClemson
163Pittsburgh SteelersJohn PeppercornEndKansas
164Chicago Bears Joe Robb TackleTexas Christian
165Los Angeles RamsPete DavidsonTackleThe Citadel
166New York Giants Roger Ellis CenterMaine
167Cleveland Browns Elbert "Golden Wheels" Dubenion Wide receiverBluffton
168Baltimore Colts Ferdie Burket BackSoutheastern Oklahoma

Round fifteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
169Green Bay Packers Dick Teteak GuardWisconsin
170Chicago CardinalsJohn SchroederEndNorth Carolina
171Philadelphia EaglesJim PoteeteCenterMississippi State
172Washington RedskinsFred HoodEndNortheastern Oklahoma
173Detroit Lions Bruce Maher BackDetroit
174San Francisco 49ersJoe BellandBackArizona State
175Pittsburgh Steelers J.W. "Red" Brodnax BackLouisiana State
176Los Angeles RamsWalt KellyBackHouston
177Chicago Bears Roger LeClerc CenterTrinity (CT)
178Cleveland BrownsTom SalwockiCenterPittsburgh
179New York Giants Bob Bercich BackMichigan State
180Baltimore ColtsTed ForetTackleAuburn

Round sixteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
181Green Bay PackersDan EdgingtonEndFlorida
182Philadelphia EaglesKen PaduchTackleAuburn
183Chicago CardinalsJohn DingensTackleDetroit
184Detroit Lions George McGee TackleSouthern
185Washington RedskinsDick SplainTackleNew Haven
186San Francisco 49ersBob CookBackIdaho State
187Pittsburgh SteelersBill CarricoGuardNorth Texas State
188Chicago BearsDon ReddingTackleNorth Carolina
189Los Angeles RamsTed RoyalCenterDuke
190New York GiantsBob SoltisBackMinnesota
191Cleveland Browns Jamie Caleb BackGrambling
192Baltimore ColtsMorris KellerTackleClemson

Round seventeen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
193Green Bay PackersTom SeculesBackWilliam & Mary
194Chicago Cardinals Pete Hart BackHardin–Simmons
195Philadelphia EaglesBill CraigTackleVillanova
196Washington RedskinsJim HealyGuardHoly Cross
197Detroit Lions Jack Rudolph EndGeorgia Tech
198San Francisco 49ersJerome JurczakCenterBenedictine
199Pittsburgh SteelersBill LeekaTackleUCLA
200Los Angeles RamsDave WilemonTackleSouthern Methodist
201Chicago BearsWillie NealBackJackson State
202Cleveland BrownsHomer SchmittanEndTennessee Tech
203New York Giants Austin "Goose" Gonsoulin EndBaylor
204Baltimore ColtsLeroy BerganTackleSouth Dakota State

Round eighteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
205Green Bay PackersDick NearentsTackleEastern Washington
206Philadelphia EaglesJim BensonBackGeorgia Tech
207Chicago CardinalsDarrell DeDeckerTackleIllinois
208Detroit LionsDave HoldenTackleCal State-Los Angeles
209Washington Redskins Joe Kapp QuarterbackCalifornia
210San Francisco 49ersJack CowleyTackleTrinity (TX)
211Pittsburgh SteelersJohn SeinturierTackleUSC
212Chicago BearsKen AsburyBackMissouri Valley
213Los Angeles RamsDave Van MetreEndColorado College
214New York Giants Al Ecuyer GuardNotre Dame
215Cleveland BrownsEd HillGuardMiami (OH)
216Baltimore ColtsOpie BandyTackleTulsa

Round nineteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
217Green Bay Packers Bill Butler BackTennessee-Chattanooga
218Chicago CardinalsBilly DunnBackSouthern Methodist
219Philadelphia Eagles Alan Miller BackBoston College
220Washington RedskinsBobby LauderBackAuburn
221Detroit Lions Rufus Granderson TacklePrairie View A&M
222San Francisco 49ers Tom Osborne BackHastings
223Pittsburgh Steelers Dave Kocourek Wide receiverWisconsin
224Los Angeles Rams Carver Shannon BackSouthern Illinois
225Chicago BearsChris PlainTackleStanford
226Cleveland BrownsJoe SchroederTackleXavier
227New York GiantsGeorge ScottBackMiami (OH)
228Baltimore Colts Milt Crain CenterMississippi

Round twenty

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
229Green Bay PackersCharley SampleBackArkansas
230Philadelphia Eagles Jim Payne GuardClemson
231Chicago CardinalsJerry Lee MurphyTackleOhio State
232Detroit Lions Dan McGrew TacklePurdue
233Washington Redskins Billy Brewer BackMississippi
234San Francisco 49ersToby DeeseTackleGeorgia Tech
235Pittsburgh Steelers Rudy Hayes BackClemson
236Chicago BearsTony CarcaterraEndElon
237Los Angeles Rams Ross Coyle EndOklahoma
238New York GiantsJerry ShetlerGuardMinnesota
239Cleveland BrownsAl McClainTackleShaw
240Baltimore ColtsPaul BalonickCenterNorth Carolina State

Round twenty-one

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
241Green Bay Packers Dave Smith BackRipon
242Chicago Cardinals Dale Memmelaar GuardWyoming
243Philadelphia EaglesBob SalernoGuardColorado
244Washington RedskinsMel ReightBackWest Virginia
245Detroit LionsBuddy DavisBackRichmond
246San Francisco 49ersLuther CarrBackWashington
247Pittsburgh Steelers Johnny Green QuarterbackTennessee-Chattanooga
248Los Angeles RamsMarv BergmannTackleWashington
249Chicago Bears Donnie Stone BackArkansas
250Cleveland Browns Jim Fraser GuardWisconsin
251New York GiantsFred SwearingenGuardNorth Carolina
252Baltimore ColtsJohn HernsteinBackMichigan

Round twenty-two

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
253Green Bay PackersCharlie AndersonEndDrake
254Philadelphia EaglesJim BowieTackleKentucky
255Chicago CardinalsGlenn ShamblinBackWest Virginia
256Detroit Lions Lebron Shields TackleTennessee
257Washington Redskins Art Gob EndPittsburgh
258San Francisco 49ersBurnio McQueenEndNorth Carolina A&T
259Pittsburgh SteelersBurley PolkTackleHardin–Simmons
260Chicago BearsLennie RubalBackWilliam & Mary
261Los Angeles RamsBill MeglenGuardUtah State
262New York GiantsGale GibsonEndIowa State
263Cleveland BrownsJoe WenzelEndLehigh
264Baltimore ColtsLonny LeathermanEndTexas Christian

Round twenty-three

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
265Green Bay PackersBen LawverTackleLewis & Clark
266Chicago Cardinals Freddie Glick Defensive backColorado State
267Philadelphia EaglesDick WilliamsEndSouthern
268Washington RedskinsClarence AlexanderBackSoutheastern Louisiana
269Detroit LionsSal CesarioTackleDenver
270San Francisco 49ersBruce DollahanTackleIllinois
271Pittsburgh SteelersEmye DavisBackMcMurry
272Los Angeles Rams George Deiderich GuardVanderbilt
273Chicago BearsBob HallerTackleNorthwest Missouri State
274Cleveland BrownsJim GardnerTackleDuke
275New York GiantsFrank KremblasQuarterbackOhio State
276Baltimore ColtsBob DavisBackHouston

Round twenty-four

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
277Green Bay Packers Joe Hergert CenterFlorida
278Philadelphia EaglesGerry BennTackleOklahoma State
279Chicago CardinalsJim ReedGuardEast Texas State
280Detroit LionsFred RiddleBackPittsburgh
281Washington RedskinsGeorge DarrahBackFranklin & Marshall
282San Francisco 49ersCraig ChudyEndUCLA
283Pittsburgh SteelersWayne FarmerTacklePurdue
284Chicago BearsBob SpainTackleBaylor
285Los Angeles RamsTom CampbellBackIndiana
286New York GiantsCharley JamesBackMissouri
287Cleveland BrownsRuss GoingsGuardXavier
288Baltimore Colts Bob Novogratz GuardArmy

Round twenty-five

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
289Green Bay PackersLeroy HardeeBackFlorida A&M
290Chicago CardinalsJim JefferyTackleAuburn
291Philadelphia Eagles Dick Jamieson QuarterbackBradley
292Washington RedskinsBob SargentTackleColby
293Detroit Lions Dan Chamberlain EndCal State-Sacramento
294San Francisco 49ersRoy GeeGuardTrinity (TX)
295Pittsburgh SteelersRon MillerEndVanderbilt
296Los Angeles RamsBob BorahEndHouston
297Chicago BearsTom HuhnCenterSt. Joseph's (IN)
298Cleveland BrownsErnie SpycholskiTackleOhio State
299New York GiantsLou RealeCenterBuffalo
300Baltimore ColtsEd KiefferBackSyracuse

Round twenty-six

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
301Green Bay PackersKen HigginbothamEndTrinity (TX)
302Philadelphia EaglesJim BurksTackleVirginia Tech
303Chicago CardinalsJoe ChuhaCenterUSC
304Detroit LionsJim BradleyBackLincoln (MO)
305Washington Redskins Gene Grabosky TackleSyracuse
306San Francisco 49ersEd YoungEndLouisville
307Pittsburgh Steelers Jack Scott TackleOhio State
308Chicago BearsBob KundeTackleCapital
309Los Angeles RamsBill StrumkeBackGeorgia
310New York GiantsFrank DorettiCenterCalifornia
311Cleveland Browns Homer Floyd BackKansas
312Baltimore ColtsRene LorioBackSouthern Mississippi

Round twenty-seven

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
313Green Bay Packers Timothy Brown Running backBall State
314Chicago CardinalsBob CorriganGuardIndiana
315Philadelphia EaglesLowell JenkinsTackleWisconsin
316Washington RedskinsNorm OdyniecBackNotre Dame
317Detroit LionsBill JerryTackleSouth Carolina
318San Francisco 49ers Mel Semenko TackleColorado
319Pittsburgh Steelers Charley Tolar BackNorthwestern State (LA)
320Los Angeles Rams Alex Kroll CenterRutgers
321Chicago Bears John Aveni EndIndiana
322Cleveland Browns Larry Baker TackleBowling Green
323New York Giants Joe Biscaha EndRichmond
324Baltimore ColtsTerry ThurmanBackRice

Round twenty-eight

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
325Green Bay PackersJerry EppsGuardWest Texas State
326Philadelphia EaglesLeo SextonEndAuburn
327Chicago Cardinals Don Fleming Defensive backFlorida
328Detroit LionsVince MatthewsBackTexas
329Washington Redskins Bill Austin BackRutgers
330San Francisco 49ersMike McCluskeyBackWashington
331Pittsburgh Steelers Ronnie Hall BackMissouri Valley
332Chicago Bears Bob Williams BackNotre Dame
333Los Angeles Rams Rafer Johnson BackUCLA
334New York GiantsDolphus WilliamsTackleMorgan State
335Cleveland BrownsPete AbadieEndTulane
336Baltimore ColtsFred LongBackIowa

Round twenty-nine

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
337Green Bay PackersJack FlaraBackPittsburgh
338Chicago CardinalsJim O'ConnorCenterMarshall
339Philadelphia EaglesJohn StolteTackleKansas State
340Washington RedskinsDon LockwoodGuardTulane
341Detroit Lions Dave Sime EndDuke
342San Francisco 49ersJack BoltonTacklePuget Sound
343Pittsburgh SteelersDick LoncarTackleNotre Dame
344Los Angeles RamsErnie MooreEndAlabama State
345Chicago Bears Eddie Southern EndTexas
346Cleveland BrownsRon NietupskiTackleIllinois
347New York GiantsHenry ChristopherEndSouthern Methodist
348Baltimore Colts Perry McGriff EndFlorida

Round thirty

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
349Green Bay PackersDick EmerichTackleWest Chester
350Philadelphia Eagles Angelo Mosca TackleNotre Dame
351Chicago CardinalsRabe WaltonBackNorth Carolina
352Detroit LionsRon StoverEndOregon
353Washington Redskins Jim Colclough BackBoston College
354San Francisco 49ersBob CarterTackleDenver
355Pittsburgh SteelersWillus FjerstadBackMinnesota
356Chicago Bears Cliff Jackson BackNorth Carolina Central
357Los Angeles RamsDon MillichBackWashington
358New York GiantsDave SingtonTackleAlabama
359Cleveland BrownsCarl KetchieBackWashington State
360 [4] Baltimore ColtsBlair WeeseBackWest Virginia Tech
= Pro Bowler [3]

Hall of Famers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2010. [5]

Notable undrafted players

= Pro Bowler [3]
= Hall of Famer
Original NFL teamPlayerPos.CollegeConf.Notes
Chicago Bears Lionel Taylor   WR New Mexico Highlands Frontier (NM)
Los Angeles Rams John LoVetere   DT Compton Junior College N/A
San Francisco 49ers Paul Lowe   RB Oregon State PCC
Washington Redskins Tom Flores QB Pacific Ind. (Univ.)
Washington Redskins Ben Scotti   S Maryland ACC

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