1974 NFL draft

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1974 NFL draft
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Americana Hotel (location of the draft), photographed in 1962
General information
DateJanuary 29–30, 1974
Time10:00am EST
Location Americana Hotel
in New York City, NY
Networkno television coverage
Overview
442 total selections in 17 rounds
League NFL
First selection Ed "Too Tall" Jones, DE
Dallas Cowboys
Mr. Irrelevant Ken 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 Hotel in New 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]

Contents

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 (Roger Staubach, Mel Renfro, and Bob Hayes. [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 Woodfield of Portland 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

Pro Bowler [9] Hall of Famer
*= compensatory selection
†= Pro Bowler [9]
‡= Hall of Famer [10]
Positions key
OffenseDefenseSpecial teams
  1. ↑ Sometimes referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
  2. ↑ Includes nose tackle (NT)
  3. ↑ Includes middle linebacker (MLB or MIKE), outside linebacker (OLB, WILL, SAM), and off-ball linebacker
  4. ↑ Includes free safety (FS) and strong safety (SS)
  5. ↑ Also known as a placekicker (PK)
  6. ↑ Includes kickoff and punt returners

Round 1–12

Rnd.Pick No.NFL teamPlayerPos.CollegeConf.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
13 New York Giants John Hicks   G Ohio State Big Ten
14 Chicago Bears Waymond Bryant   LB Tennessee State Ind. (Coll.)
15 Baltimore Colts John Dutton  † DE Nebraska Big Eight
16 New York Jets Carl Barzilauskas   DT Indiana Big Ten
17 St. Louis Cardinals J. V. Cain   TE Colorado Big Eight
18 Detroit Lions Ed O'Neil   LB Penn State Ind.
from New Orleans
19 San Francisco 49ers Wilbur Jackson   RB Alabama SEC
110 San Francisco 49ers Bill Sandifer   DT UCLA Pac-8
111 Los Angeles Rams John Cappelletti   RB Penn State Ind.
112 Green Bay Packers Barty Smith   FB Richmond SoCon
113 New Orleans Saints Rick Middleton   LB Ohio State Big Ten
from Detroit
114 Denver Broncos Randy Gradishar ‡† LB Ohio State Big Ten
115 San Diego Chargers Don Goode   LB Kansas Big Eight
from Cleveland
116 Kansas City Chiefs Woody Green   RB Arizona State WAC
117 Minnesota Vikings Fred McNeill   LB UCLA Pac-8
From Atlanta
118 Buffalo Bills Reuben Gant   TE Oklahoma State Big Eight
119 Oakland Raiders Henry Lawrence  † OT Florida A&M SIAC
120 Chicago Bears Dave Gallagher   DT Michigan Big Ten
From Washington via Los Angeles
121 Pittsburgh Steelers Lynn Swann ‡† WR USC Pac-8
122 Dallas Cowboys Charley Young   RB NC State ACC
123 Cincinnati Bengals Bill Kollar   DT Montana State Big Sky
124 Baltimore Colts Roger Carr  † WR Louisiana Tech Southland
From Los Angeles
125 Minnesota Vikings Steve Riley   OT USC Pac-8
126 Miami Dolphins Don Reese   DE Jackson State SWAC
227 Buffalo Bills Doug Allen   LB Penn State Ind.
from Houston
228 New York Giants Tom Mullen   LB Southwest Missouri State MIAA
229 Minnesota Vikings John Holland   WR Tennessee State Ind. (Coll.)
from San Diego
230 New England Patriots Steve Corbett   G Boston College Ind.
from Chicago
231 New York Jets Gordie Browne   G Boston College Ind.
232 Baltimore Colts Fred Cook   DE Southern Miss Ind.
233 St. Louis Cardinals Greg Kindle   LB Tennessee State Ind. (Coll.)
234 New England Patriots Steve Nelson  † LB North Dakota State NCC
235 San Francisco 49ers Keith Fahnhorst  † OT Minnesota Big Ten
236 New Orleans Saints Paul Seal   TE Michigan Big Ten
237 Baltimore Colts Ed Shuttlesworth   RB Michigan Big Ten
238 Miami Dolphins Andre Tillman   TE Texas Tech SWC
from Green Bay
239 Detroit Lions Billy Howard   DT Alcorn A&M SWAC
240 Cleveland Browns Corbett, BillyBilly Corbett  OT Johnson C. Smith CIAA
241 Kansas City Chiefs Charlie Getty   OT Penn State Ind.
242 Denver Broncos Carl Wafer   DT Tennessee State Ind. (Coll.)
243 San Diego Chargers Mark Markovich   C Penn State Ind.
from Buffalo
244 Atlanta Falcons Gerald Tinker   WR Kent State MAC
245 Oakland Raiders Dave Casper ‡† TE Notre Dame Ind.
246 Pittsburgh Steelers Jack Lambert ‡† LB Kent State MAC
247 Miami Dolphins Benny Malone   RB Arizona State WAC
from Dallas
248 Cincinnati Bengals Charlie Davis   RB Colorado Big Eight
249 San Francisco 49ers Delvin Williams  † RB Kansas Big Eight
from Washington
250 Los Angeles Rams Bill Simpson   S Michigan State Big Ten
251 Minnesota Vikings Matt Blair  † LB Iowa State Big Eight
252 Miami Dolphins Jeris White   CB Hawaii Ind.
353 Dallas Cowboys Danny White  † QB Arizona State WAC
from Houston
354 Chicago Bears Wayne Wheeler   WR Alabama SEC
from San Diego
355 New York Giants Rick Dvorak   DE Wichita State MVC
356 Chicago Bears Greg Horton   G Colorado Big Eight
357 Baltimore Colts Glenn Robinson   LB Oklahoma State Big Eight
358 New York Jets Godwin Turk   LB Southern SWAC
359 San Diego Chargers Rudder, BillBill Rudder  RB Tennessee SEC
from St. Louis
360 St. Louis Cardinals Steve George   DT Houston Ind.
from San Francisco
361 Cincinnati Bengals Dave Lapham   G Syracuse Ind.
from New Orleans
362 Chicago Bears Cliff Taylor   RB Memphis State MVC
from New England via Washington
363 Philadelphia Eagles Mitch Sutton   DT Kansas Big Eight
364 Minnesota Vikings Steve Craig   TE Northwestern Big Ten
from Green Bay via San Diego
365 Detroit Lions Dexter Bussey   RB Texas–Arlington —
366 Kansas City Chiefs David Jaynes   QB Kansas Big Eight
367 Baltimore Colts Robert Pratt   G North Carolina ACC
368 Denver Broncos Claudie Minor   OT San Diego State Big West
from Cleveland
369 Atlanta Falcons Kim McQuilken   QB Lehigh MASCAA
370 Buffalo Bills Gary Marangi   QB Boston College Ind.
371 Atlanta Falcons Maurice Spencer   CB North Carolina Central MEAC
from Oakland via New Orleans
372 Dallas Cowboys Cal Peterson   LB UCLA Pac-8
373 Cincinnati Bengals Evan Jolitz   LB Cincinnati Ind.
374 New York Jets Roscoe Word   CB Jackson State SWAC
from Washington
375 Oakland Raiders Mark van Eeghen   RB Colgate Ind.
from Pittsburgh
376 Los Angeles Rams Oliver, AlAl Oliver  OT UCLA Pac-8
377 Minnesota Vikings Scott Anderson   C Missouri Big Eight
378 Miami Dolphins Nat Moore  † WR Florida SEC
479 Houston Oilers Manstedt, SteveSteve Manstedt  LB Nebraska Big Eight
480 New York Giants Carl Summerell   QB East Carolina SoCon
481 San Diego Chargers Harrison Davis   WR Virginia ACC
482 Pittsburgh Steelers John Stallworth ‡† WR Alabama A&M SIAC
from Chicago via New England
483 San Francisco 49ers Clint Haslerig   WR Michigan Big Ten
from N. Y. Jets via New Orleans
484 Baltimore Colts Bell, TonyTony Bell  DB Bowling Green MAC
485 St. Louis Cardinals Durwood Keeton   DB Oklahoma Big Eight
486 Minnesota Vikings Mike Townsend   DB Notre Dame Ind.
from New Orleans
487 Cincinnati Bengals Mike Boryla  † QB Stanford Pac-8
from New England
488 New Orleans Saints Rod McNeill   RB USC Pac-8
from San Francisco
489 Philadelphia Eagles Frank LeMaster  † LB Kentucky SEC
490 San Francisco 49ers Sammy Johnson   RB North Carolina ACC
from Green Bay
491 St. Louis Cardinals Ike Harris   WR Iowa State Big Eight
from Detroit
492 Denver Broncos Collie, OzellOzell Collie  DB Colorado Big Eight
493 Oakland Raiders Morris Bradshaw   WR Ohio State Big Ten
from Cleveland
494 Kansas City Chiefs Matt Herkenhoff   OT Minnesota Big Ten
495 Buffalo Bills Crumpler, CarlesterCarlester Crumpler  RB East Carolina SoCon
496 Atlanta Falcons Vince Kendrick   RB Florida SEC
497 Dallas Cowboys Ken Hutcherson   LB Livingston Gulf South
from Oakland
498 Cincinnati Bengals White, DarylDaryl White  G Nebraska Big Eight
499 Los Angeles Rams Norris Weese   QB Ole Miss SEC
from Washington
4100 Pittsburgh Steelers Jimmy Allen   S UCLA Pac-8
4101 Dallas Cowboys Adrade, AndyAndy Adrade  RB Northern Michigan Ind. (Div. II)
4102 Los Angeles Rams Johnson, FrankFrank Johnson  OT UC Riverside N/A
4103 Cincinnati Bengals Williams, RichardRichard Williams  WR Abilene Christian LSC
from Minnesota
4104 Miami Dolphins Bill Stevenson   DT Drake MVC
5105 San Diego Chargers John Teerlinck   DT Western Illinois Ind. (Coll.)
from Houston via Washington
5106 Buffalo Bills Gary Hayman   WR Penn State Ind.
from San Diego
5107 New York Giants Don Clune   WR Penn Ivy
5108 Philadelphia Eagles Cagle, JimJim Cagle  DT Georgia SEC
from Chicago
5109 Atlanta Falcons Henry Childs  † TE Kansas State Big Eight
from Baltimore via Detroit
5110 New York Jets Baccus, GaryGary Baccus  LB Oklahoma Big Eight
5111 St. Louis Cardinals Steve Neils   LB Minnesota Big Ten
5112 New England Patriots Andy Johnson   RB Georgia SEC
5113 New Orleans Saints Joel Parker   WR Florida SEC
from San Francisco
5114 Cincinnati Bengals Haskel Stanback   RB Tennessee SEC
from New Orleans
5115 Philadelphia Eagles Keith Krepfle   TE Iowa State Big Eight
5116 Green Bay Packers Steve Odom  † WR Utah WAC
5117 Detroit Lions Carl Capria   DB Purdue Big Ten
5118 Cleveland Browns Mark Ilgenfritz   DE Vanderbilt SEC
5119 New York Giants Clyde Powers   S Oklahoma Big Eight
from Kansas City
5120 Minnesota Vikings Ferguson, JimJim Ferguson  CB Stanford Pac-8
from Denver
5121 New Orleans Saints Terry Schmidt   CB Ball State MAC
from Atlanta
5122 Buffalo Bills Guy, TimTim Guy  OT Oregon Pac-8
5123 Oakland Raiders Wessel, PetePete Wessel  DB Northwestern Big Ten
5124 New England Patriots Battle, CharlesCharles Battle  DE Grambling SWAC
5125 Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Webster ‡† C Wisconsin Big Ten
5126 Dallas Cowboys John Kelsey   OT Missouri Big Eight
5127 Cincinnati Bengals Richard Bishop   DT Louisville MVC
5128 Atlanta Falcons Monroe Eley   RB Arizona State WAC
from Los Angeles via Minnesota thorough Philadelphia
5129 Baltimore Colts Doug Nettles   CB Vanderbilt SEC
from Minnesota
5130 Miami Dolphins Cleveland Vann   LB Oklahoma State Big Eight
6131 Kansas City Chiefs Jim Washington   RB Clemson ACC
from Houston via New Orleans
6132 New York Giants Jim Pietrzak   OT Eastern Michigan MAC
6133 San Diego Chargers Jesse Freitas III   QB San Diego State Big West
6134 Green Bay Packers Don Woods   RB New Mexico WAC
from Chicago
6135 New York Jets Bill Wyman   C Texas SWC
6136 Miami Dolphins Randy Crowder   DE Penn State Ind.
from Baltimore
6137 New York Jets Jones, WayneWayne Jones  RB Mississippi State SEC
from St. Louis
6138 San Francisco 49ers Mike Raines   DT Alabama SEC
6139 Detroit Lions Willie Burden   RB NC State ACC
6140 Baltimore Colts Rhodes, DannyDanny Rhodes  LB Arkansas SWC
from New England
6141 New England Patriots Chuck Ramsey   K Wake Forest ACC
from Philadelphia
6142 Green Bay Packers Ken Payne   WR Langston OCC
6143 Detroit Lions Davis, JimJim Davis  G Alcorn A&M SWAC
6144 Washington Redskins Jon Keyworth   TE Colorado Big Eight
from Kansas City
6145 Denver Broncos Winesberry, JohnJohn Winesberry  WR Stanford Pac-8
6146 Cleveland Browns Billy Pritchett   RB West Texas State MVC
from Buffalo
6147 Atlanta Falcons Doyle Orange   RB Southern Miss Ind.
6148 Oakland Raiders James McAlister   RB UCLA Pac-8
6149 Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Wolf   DE Prairie View A&M SWAC
from Cleveland via Denver
6150 Pittsburgh Steelers Rick Druschel   G NC State ACC
6151 Dallas Cowboys Jim Bright   S UCLA Pac-8
6152 Cincinnati Bengals Sinclair, RobinRobin Sinclair  DB Washington State Pac-8
from Washington via New Orleans
6153 Cincinnati Bengals Bill Bryant   CB Grambling SWAC
6154 Houston Oilers Booker Brown   G USC Pac-8
from Los Angeles
6155 Minnesota Vikings Mark Kellar   RB Northern Illinois MAC
6156 Miami Dolphins Wolfe, BobBob Wolfe  OT Nebraska Big Eight
7157 Houston Oilers Leonard Fairley   CB Alcorn A&M SWAC
7158 Los Angeles Rams Harvey, JohnJohn Harvey  RB Texas–Arlington —
from San Diego
7159 New York Giants Woolbright, MartyMarty Woolbright  TE South Carolina Ind.
7160 Chicago Bears Jack Ettinger   WR Arkansas SWC
7161 Baltimore Colts Noah Jackson   G Tampa —
7162 New York Jets Veazey, BurneyBurney Veazey  TE Ole Miss SEC
7163 Cleveland Browns Herrick, BobBob Herrick  WR Purdue Big Ten
from St. Louis
7164 Miami Dolphins Carl Swierc   WR Rice SWC
from New Orleans
7165 Pittsburgh Steelers Sitterle, AllenAllen Sitterle  OT NC State ACC
from New England
7166 San Francisco 49ers Kermit Johnson   RB UCLA Pac-8
7167 Philadelphia Eagles Cullars, WillieWillie Cullars  DE Kansas State Big Eight
7168 Green Bay Packers Purvis, BartBart Purvis  OT Maryland ACC
7169 Detroit Lions Efrén Herrera  † K UCLA Pac-8
7170 Baltimore Colts Dan Dickel   LB Iowa Big Ten
from Denver
7171 Cleveland Browns Gerry Sullivan   T Illinois Big Ten
7172 Kansas City Chiefs Hegge, LeroyLeroy Hegge  DE South Dakota–Springfield N/A
7173 Atlanta Falcons Jim Coode   OT Michigan Big Ten
7174 Baltimore Colts Freddie Scott   WR Amherst NESCAC
from Buffalo
7175 Oakland Raiders Garcia, RodRod Garcia  K Stanford Pac-8
7176 Dallas Cowboys Nester, RaymondRaymond Nester  LB Michigan State Big Ten
7177 Cincinnati Bengals Ken Sawyer   S Syracuse Ind.
7178 New England Patriots Maury Damkroger   LB Nebraska Big Eight
from Washington
7179 Pittsburgh Steelers Garske, ScottScott Garske  TE Eastern Washington Evergreen
7180 Washington Redskins Mike Varty   LB Northwestern Big Ten
from Los Angeles
7181 Minnesota Vikings Tabron, FredFred Tabron  RB Southwest Missouri State MIAA
7182 Miami Dolphins Sullivan, JoeJoe Sullivan  G Boston College Ind.
8183 Houston Oilers McCoy, MikeMike McCoy  DB Western Kentucky OVC
8184 New York Giants Bibbs, EzilEzil Bibbs  DE Grambling SWAC
8185 San Diego Chargers Tom Forrest   G Cincinnati Ind.
8186 Chicago Bears Chadwick, AlanAlan Chadwick  QB East Tennessee State OVC
8187 New York Jets Greg Gantt   K Alabama SEC
8188 Baltimore Colts Greg Latta   TE Morgan State MEAC
8189 St. Louis Cardinals Sergio Albert   K U.S. International N/A
8190 Chicago Bears Ken Grandberry   RB Washington State Pac-8
from New England
8191 San Francisco 49ers Jim Schnietz   G Missouri Big Eight
8192 New York Jets Lightfoot, LarryLarry Lightfoot  RB Livingston (AL) Gulf South
from New Orleans
8193 Philadelphia Eagles Woods, RobertRobert Woods  LB Howard Payne LSC
8194 Green Bay Packers Doris, MonteMonte Doris  LB USC Pac-8
8195 Detroit Lions Mike Denimarck   LB Emporia State —
8196 Washington Redskins Darwin Robinson   RB Dakota State N/A
from Cleveland
8197 New York Jets Ron Rydalch   DT Utah WAC
from Kansas City
8198 Baltimore Colts Paul Miles   RB Bowling Green MAC
from Denver
8199 Cleveland Browns Eddie Brown   S Tennessee SEC
from Buffalo
8200 Green Bay Packers Guillet, NedNed Guillet  DB Boston College Ind.
from Atlanta via New Orleans
8201 New Orleans Saints Alvin Maxson   RB SMU SWC
from Oakland
8202 Cincinnati Bengals John McDaniel   WR Lincoln (MO) N/A
8203 Buffalo Bills Hare, GregGreg Hare  QB Ohio State Big Ten
from Washington
8204 Pittsburgh Steelers Gefert, MarkMark Gefert  LB Purdue Big Ten
8205 Dallas Cowboys Holt, MikeMike Holt  DB Michigan State Big Ten
8206 San Diego Chargers Bon Boatwright   OT Oklahoma State Big Eight
from Los Angeles
8207 Minnesota Vikings Simmons, BerlBerl Simmons  K TCU SWC
8208 Miami Dolphins Melvin Baker   WR Texas Southern SWAC
9209 New England Patriots McCartney, EdEd McCartney  LB Northeastern State OCC
9210 San Diego Chargers Danny Colbert   DB Tulsa MVC
9211 New York Giants Jim Rathje   RB Northern Michigan Ind. (Div. II)
9212 Miami Dolphins Wickert, TomTom Wickert  G Washington State N/A
from Chicago
9213 Los Angeles Rams Don Hutt   WR Boise State Big Sky
from Baltimore via Washington
9214 New York Jets Bob Burns   RB Georgia SEC
9215 St. Louis Cardinals Reggie Harrison   RB Cincinnati Ind.
9216 San Francisco 49ers Manfred Moore   RB USC Pac-8
9217 New Orleans Saints Phil LaPorta   OT Penn State Ind.
9218 Washington Redskins Sens, MarkMark Sens  DE Colorado Big Eight
from New England
9219 Philadelphia Eagles Sheridan, MarkMark Sheridan  WR Holy Cross Ind.
9220 Green Bay Packers Harold Holton   G UTEP WAC
9221 Los Angeles Rams Williams, DerekDerek Williams  DB UC Riverside N/A
from Detroit
9222 Kansas City Chiefs Jennings, JimJim Jennings  RB Rutgers Ind.
9223 Pittsburgh Steelers Tommy Reamon   RB Missouri Big Eight
from Denver
9224 Cleveland Browns Scott, DanDan Scott  G Ohio State Big Ten
9225 Atlanta Falcons Bailey, LarryLarry Bailey  DT Pacific PCAA
9226 Buffalo Bills Doherty, BrianBrian Doherty  P Notre Dame Ind.
9227 Oakland Raiders Pope, KenithKenith Pope  DB Oklahoma Big Eight
9228 Washington Redskins Mike Flater   K Colorado Mines RMAC
9229 Pittsburgh Steelers Charlie Davis   DT TCU SWC
9230 Dallas Cowboys Bill Dulin   OT Johnson C. Smith CIAA
9231 Cincinnati Bengals Johnson, EdwardEdward Johnson  DE SMU SWC
9232 Minnesota Vikings Sam McCullum   WR Montana State Big Sky
9233 Washington Redskins Jimmie Kennedy   TE Colorado State WAC
from Los Angeles
9234 Miami Dolphins Bob Lally   LB Cornell Ivy
10235 New Orleans Saints Anderson, FrostyFrosty Anderson  WR Nebraska Big Eight
from Houston
10236 New York Giants Ray Rhodes   WR Tulsa MVC
10237 San Diego Chargers John Ketchoyian   LB Santa Clara —
10238 Cleveland Browns Puestow, MikeMike Puestow  WR North Dakota State NCC
from Chicago
10239 New York Jets Baker, SamSam Baker  G Georgia SEC
10240 Baltimore Colts Bob Van Duyne   G Idaho Big Sky
10241 Buffalo Bills Cameron, ArtArt Cameron  TE Albany State SIAC
from St. Louis
10242 New Orleans Saints Thibodeaux, TommyTommy Thibodeaux  G Tulane Ind.
10243 Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Kregel   G Ohio State Big Ten
from New England
10244 San Francisco 49ers Gaspard, GlenGlen Gaspard  LB Texas SWC
10245 Philadelphia Eagles Polak, PhilPhil Polak  RB Bowling Green MAC
10246 Green Bay Packers Doug Troszak   DT Michigan Big Ten
10247 Detroit Lions Wooley, DavidDavid Wooley  RB Central State (OK) OCC
10248 Denver Broncos Johnson, CharlieCharlie Johnson  DB Southern SWAC
10249 Buffalo Bills Don Calhoun   RB Kansas State Big Eight
from Cleveland
10250 Kansas City Chiefs Tom Condon   G Boston College Ind.
10251 St. Louis Cardinals Greg Hartle   LB Newberry Ind. (Div. II)
from Buffalo via Denver
10252 Atlanta Falcons Paul Ryczek   C Virginia ACC
10253 Oakland Raiders Arnold, ChrisChris Arnold  DB Virginia State CIAA
10254 Pittsburgh Steelers Atkinson, DaveDave Atkinson  S BYU WAC
10255 Dallas Cowboys Dennis Morgan   RB Western Illinois Ind. (Coll.)
10256 Cincinnati Bengals Chuck Herd   TE Penn State Ind.
10257 Baltimore Colts Ellis, GlennGlenn Ellis  DT Elon CIAC
from Los Angeles
10258 Washington Redskins Vann, JohnnyJohnny Vann  DB South Dakota NCC
10259 Minnesota Vikings Reed, BarryBarry Reed  RB Peru State N/A
10260 Miami Dolphins Valbuena, GaryGary Valbuena  QB Tennessee SEC
11261 Houston Oilers Taylor, SteveSteve Taylor  C Auburn SEC
11262 San Diego Chargers Dave Grannell   TE Arizona State WAC
11263 New York Giants Bobby Brooks   DB Bishop Ind. (Div. III)
11264 Chicago Bears Hodgins, NormNorm Hodgins  DB LSU SEC
11265 Baltimore Colts Tim Rudnick   DB Notre Dame Ind.
11266 New York Jets Bird, EugeneEugene Bird  DB Southern Miss Ind.
11267 New York Jets Buckley, WilliamWilliam Buckley  WR Mississippi State SEC
from St. Louis
11268 New England Patriots Gibson, ArchieArchie Gibson  RB Utah State Ind. (Univ.)
11269 San Francisco 49ers Battle, GregGreg Battle  DB Colorado State WAC
11270 New Orleans Saints Merritt, KentKent Merritt  WR Virginia ACC
11271 Philadelphia Eagles Brittain, BillBill Brittain  C Kansas State Big Eight
11272 Green Bay Packers Eric Torkelson   RB Connecticut Yankee
11273 Detroit Lions T. C. Blair   TE Tulsa MVC
11273 Cleveland Browns Gooden, TomTom Gooden  K Harding Arkansas
11275 Kansas City Chiefs Bob Thornbladh   RB Michigan Big Ten
11276 Denver Broncos Buchanan, SteveSteve Buchanan  RB Holy Cross Ind.
11277 Atlanta Falcons Wilson, EddieEddie Wilson  WR Albany State SIAC
11278 Buffalo Bills Kirby, RodRod Kirby  LB Pittsburgh Ind.
11279 Oakland Raiders Harold Hart   RB Texas Southern SWAC
11280 Dallas Cowboys McGee, HarveyHarvey McGee  WR Southern Miss Ind.
11281 Cincinnati Bengals Ed Kezirian   OT UCLA Pac-8
11282 Washington Redskins Miller, JoeJoe Miller  OT Villanova Ind.
11283 Pittsburgh Steelers Morton, DickeyDickey Morton  RB Arkansas SWC
11284 Los Angeles Rams Hayes, RickRick Hayes  OT Washington Pac-8
11285 Minnesota Vikings David Boone   DE Eastern Michigan MAC
11286 Miami Dolphins Roberts, GerryGerry Roberts  DE UCLA Pac-8
12287 Houston Oilers Browne, RickyRicky Browne  LB Florida SEC
12288 New York Giants James Sims   DB USC Pac-8
12289 San Diego Chargers Sam Williams   DB California N/A
12290 Chicago Bears Jeff Sevy   DT California N/A
12291 New York Jets John Ricca   DE Duke ACC
12292 Baltimore Colts Dave Simonson   OT Minnesota Big Ten
12293 St. Louis Cardinals Roger Wallace   WR Bowling Green MAC
12294 San Francisco 49ers Tom Hull   LB Penn State Ind.
12295 New Orleans Saints Buckmon, JimJim Buckmon  DE Pittsburgh Ind.
12296 New England Patriots Foster, EddieEddie Foster  OT Oklahoma Big Eight
12297 Philadelphia Eagles Artimus Parker   DB USC Pac-8
12298 Green Bay Packers Randy Walker   K Northwestern State Gulf South
12299 Detroit Lions Wakefield, MarkMark Wakefield  WR Tampa —
12300 Kansas City Chiefs Brown, CarlCarl Brown  WR West Texas State N/A
12301 Denver Broncos Larry Cameron   LB Alcorn A&M SWAC
12302 Cleveland Browns McNeil, RonRon McNeil  DE North Carolina Central MEAC
12303 Buffalo Bills Dave Means   DE Southeast Missouri State MIAA
12304 Atlanta Falcons Vic Koegel   LB Ohio State Big Ten
12305 Atlanta Falcons Gonzalez, NoeNoe Gonzalez  RB Southwest Texas State LSC
12306 Cincinnati Bengals McClinton, RudyRudy McClinton  DB Xavier N/A
12307 Baltimore Colts Bobrowski, BobBob Bobrowski  QB Purdue Big Ten
from Washington
12308 Pittsburgh Steelers Lickiss, HughHugh Lickiss  LB Simpson (IA) N/A
12309 Dallas Cowboys Bobo, KeithKeith Bobo  QB SMU SWC
12310 Los Angeles Rams Freberg, RogerRoger Freberg  G UCLA Pac-8
12311 Minnesota Vikings Randy Poltl   DB Stanford Pac-8
12312 Miami Dolphins Revels, JimJim Revels  DB Florida SEC

Round 13

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
313Houston OilersDan DixonGuardBoise State
314San Diego Chargers Brian Vertefeuille TackleIdaho State
315New York GiantsDennis ColvinTackleSouthwest Texas State
316Chicago Bears Joe Barnes QuarterbackTexas Tech
317Baltimore Colts Randy Hall Defensive backIdaho
318New York JetsJohn TateLinebackerJackson State
319St. Louis Cardinals Jimmy Poulos Running backGeorgia
320New Orleans Saints Mike Truax LinebackerTulane
321New England PatriotsPhil BennettRunning backBoston College
322San Francisco 49ers Tom Owen QuarterbackWichita State
323Philadelphia Eagles Lars Ditlev Defensive endSouth Dakota Tech
324Green Bay PackersEmmanuel ArmstrongLinebackerSan Jose State
325Detroit Lions Fred Rothwell CenterKansas State
326Denver BroncosJohn ClerkleyDefensive tackleFort Valley State
327Cleveland Browns Mike Seifert Defensive endWisconsin
328Kansas City ChiefsNorm RomagnoliLinebackerKentucky State
329Atlanta FalconsRalph PowellRunning backNebraska
330Oakland RaidersMike DenneryLinebackerSouthern Mississippi
331Buffalo BillsEd GatewoodLinebackerTennessee State
332Washington Redskins Stu O'Dell LinebackerIndiana
333Pittsburgh SteelersFrank KolchQuarterbackEastern Michigan
334Dallas CowboysFred LimaKickerColorado
335Cincinnati BengalsTed JornovLinebackerIowa State
336Los Angeles RamsPete SolversonTackleDrake
337Minnesota VikingsGary KellerDefensive tackleUtah
338Miami Dolphins Clayton Heath Running backWake Forest

Round 14

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
339Buffalo BillsPhil LammDefensive backNorth Carolina
340New York GiantsMike HayesTackleVirginia State
341San Diego ChargersGreg BaileyDefensive backLong Beach State
342Chicago BearsPaul VellanoDefensive tackleMaryland
343New York JetsGreg FountainGuardMississippi State
344Baltimore ColtsEd CollinsWide receiverRice
345St. Louis CardinalsCharles SmithRunning backYankton
346New England PatriotsCecil BowensRunning backKentucky
347San Francisco 49ersWalt WilliamsonDefensive endMichigan
348New Orleans SaintsKent MarshallDefensive backTexas Christian
349Philadelphia EaglesDave SmithLinebackerOklahoma
350Green Bay PackersAndrew NelomsDefensive tackleKentucky State
351Detroit LionsDavid JonesDefensive backHoward Payne
352Cleveland BrownsBob HuntRunning backHeidelberg
353Kansas City ChiefsFrank PomaricoGuardNotre Dame
354Denver BroncosRich MarksDefensive backNorthern Illinois
355Buffalo BillsPhil GurbadaDefensive backMayville
356Atlanta FalconsJohn GivensGuardVillanova
357Oakland RaidersDon WillinghamRunning backWisconsin–Milwaukee
358Pittsburgh SteelersBruce HenleyDefensive backRice
359Dallas CowboysDoug RichardsDefensive backBrigham Young
360Cincinnati BengalsMike PhillipsTackleCornell
361Washington RedskinsDon Van GalderQuarterbackUtah
362Los Angeles RamsAnanias CarsonWide receiverLangston
363Minnesota VikingsAlan DixonRunning backHarding
364Miami DolphinsSam JohnsonLinebackerArizona State

Round 15

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
365Houston Oilers Billy Johnson Wide receiverWidener
366San Diego Chargers Charles Anthony LinebackerUSC
367New York Giants Larry Jones Wide receiverN.E. Missouri
368Chicago BearsOliver AlexanderTight endGrambling
369Baltimore ColtsPat KellyLinebackerRichmond
370New York Jets Willie Brister Tight endSouthern
371St. Louis CardinalsVince AncellDefensive backArkansas State
372San Francisco 49ers Leonard Gray Tight endLong Beach State
373New Orleans Saints Larry Cipa QuarterbackMichigan
374New England Patriots Sam Hunt LinebackerStephen F. Austin
375Philadelphia EaglesSid BondTackleTexas Christian
376Green Bay Packers Dave Wannstedt TacklePittsburgh
377Detroit LionsJohn WellsGuardKansas State
378Kansas City Chiefs Lem Burnham LinebackerU.S. International
379Denver BroncosPeil PenningtonQuarterbackMassachusetts
380Cleveland BrownsRansom TerrellLinebackerArizona
381Atlanta FalconsWillie JonesWide receiverIowa State
382Buffalo BillsKen WilliamsLinebackerSouthwestern Louisiana
383Oakland RaidersGreg MathisDefensive backIdaho State
384Dallas CowboysBruce CraftTackleGeneva
385Cincinnati BengalsIsaac JacksonRunning backKansas State
386San Diego ChargersGreg MeczkaTight endBowling Green
387Pittsburgh SteelersLarry HuntDefensive tackleIowa State
388Los Angeles Rams Bob Thomas KickerNotre Dame
389Minnesota VikingsKurt WachtlerDefensive tackleSt. John's
390Miami DolphinsLarry GatesDefensive backWestern Michigan

Round 16

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
391Houston OilersMatthew WilliamsRunning backN.E. Louisiana
392New York Giants Buddy Brown GuardAlabama
393San Diego ChargersNeal SkarinDefensive endArizona State
394Chicago BearsRandy GeistDefensive backColorado
395New York Jets Jazz Jackson Running backWestern Kentucky
396Baltimore ColtsDave MargavageTackleKentucky
397St. Louis CardinalsAlonzo EmeryRunning backArizona State
398New Orleans Saints Don Coleman LinebackerMichigan
399New England Patriots Lucious Selmon Defensive tackleOklahoma
400San Francisco 49ersJack ConnersDefensive backOregon
401Philadelphia EaglesJim SmithLinebackerMonmouth
402Green Bay Packers Mark Cooney LinebackerColorado
403Detroit LionsMyron WilsonDefensive backBowling Green
404Denver Broncos Darrell Austin TackleSouth Carolina
405Kansas City ChiefsBarry BeersGuardWilliam & Mary
406Buffalo BillsSanford QvaleTackleNorth Dakota State
407Cleveland Browns Preston Anderson Defensive backRice
408Atlanta Falcons Sylvester McGee Running backRhode Island
409Oakland RaidersDelario RobinsonWide receiverKansas
410Cincinnati BengalsDarryl BishopDefensive backKentucky
411Washington RedskinsNate AndersonRunning backEastern Illinois
412Pittsburgh SteelersOctavus MorganLinebackerIllinois
413Dallas Cowboys Gene Killian GuardTennessee
414Los Angeles RamsDave OttmarPunterStanford
415Minnesota VikingsJohn GoebelRunning backSt. Thomas
416Miami Dolphins Jessie Wolf Defensive tacklePrairie View A&M

Round 17

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
417Houston OilersBill HedgeTackleNortheast Missouri
418San Diego Chargers Charles DeJurnett Defensive tackleSan Jose State
419New York Giants Steve Crosby Running backFort Hays State
420Chicago BearsCraig HollandQuarterbackTexas-Arlington
421Baltimore Colts Tim Berra Wide receiverMassachusetts
422New York JetsDoug LowreyGuardArkansas State
423St. Louis CardinalsJohn MoseleyDefensive backMissouri
424New England PatriotsGary HudsonDefensive backBoston College
425San Francisco 49ersLevi StanleyGuardHawaii
426New Orleans SaintsMarvin WilliamsWide receiverWestern Illinois
427Philadelphia Eagles Cliff Brown Running backNotre Dame
428Green Bay Packers Randy Woodfield Wide receiverPortland State
429Detroit LionsCollis TempleDefensive endLouisiana State
430Cleveland BrownsCarlton BuchananDefensive tackleSW Oklahoma State
431Kansas City ChiefsDavid LangnerDefensive backAuburn
432Denver Broncos Boyd Brown Tight endAlcorn A&M
433Atlanta FalconsAl DavisGuardBoise State
434Buffalo BillsSal CasolaKickerCincinnati
435Oakland RaidersJames MorrisDefensive tackleMissouri Valley College
436Baltimore ColtsBuzzy LewisDefensive backFlorida State
437Pittsburgh SteelersLarry MooreDefensive endAngelo State
438Dallas Cowboys Lawrie Skolrood TackleNorth Dakota
439Cincinnati BengalsJim SmithRunning backNorth Carolina Central
440Los Angeles RamsWillie TownsendWide receiverNotre Dame
441Minnesota VikingsEarl GarrettDefensive backBoston State College
442 [12] Miami DolphinsKen DickersonDefensive backTuskegee
Pro Bowler [9] Hall of Famer

Notable undrafted players

† Pro Bowler [9] ‡Hall of Famer
Original NFL teamPlayerPos.CollegeConf.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   G 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
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 Ernie Kirk   DE Howard Payne LSC
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)
Los Angeles Rams Rich Baska   LB UCLA Pac-8
Los Angeles Rams Dieter Brock   QB Jacksonville State Gulf South
New England Patriots Deac Sanders   DB South Dakota NCC
New Orleans Saints Emanuel Zanders   G Jackson State SWAC
New York Giants Karl Chandler   G Princeton Ivy
New York Giants Joe Pisarcik   QB New Mexico State MVC
New York Giants Bob Schmit   LB Nebraska Big Eight
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
Oakland Raiders Jim Weatherly   C Mt. San Antonio College —
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

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

  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.
  3. ↑ "Noll Seeks First-Round Draft Ace No. 6". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . January 29, 1974. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  4. ↑ Battista, Judy (January 15, 2020). "Pro Football Hall of Fame Centennial Class thick with NFL history". NFL.com. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  5. ↑ Archer, Todd (April 25, 2016). "Three Hall of Famers make 1964 Cowboys' best draft class". ESPN. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Dallas Cowboys.com: Cowboys Top 50 List: No. 26 Ed Too Tall Jones". Archived from the original on 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. 1 2 3 4 Players 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 from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  12. ↑ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
  13. 1 2 List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Retrieved October 25, 2011.
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