1981 NFL Draft

1981 NFL Draft
General information
Date(s)	April 28–29, 1981
Location	New York Sheraton Hotel in New York City
Network(s)	ESPN
Overview
332 total selections in 12 rounds
League	NFL
First selection	George Rogers, RB New Orleans Saints
Mr. Irrelevant	Phil Nelson, TE Oakland Raiders
Most selections (17)	New Orleans Saints
Fewest selections (8)	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Hall of Famers	8 LB Lawrence Taylor S Kenny Easley CB Ronnie Lott LB Mike Singletary DE Howie Long LB Rickey Jackson G Russ Grimm LB Sam Mills
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The 1981 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 28–29, 1981, at the New York Sheraton Hotel in New York City. ^{[1] [2]} The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.

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

Player selections

= Pro Bowler [3]

= Hall of Famer

Jump to round 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 * = compensatory selection † = Pro Bowler [3] ‡ = Hall of Famer [4]

Positions key C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive end DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety G Guard K Kicker [lower-alpha 1] KR Kickoff returner LB Linebacker LS Long snapper OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman NT Nose tackle P Punter PR Punt returner QB Quarterback RB Running back S Safety SS Strong safety TE Tight end WR Wide receiver Also known as Placekicker (PK)

Round one

	Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
	1	1	New Orleans Saints	George Rogers  †	RB	South Carolina	Ind. (I-A)	Heisman Trophy winner [5]
	1	2	New York Giants	Lawrence Taylor †	LB	North Carolina	ACC
	1	3	New York Jets	Freeman McNeil  †	RB	UCLA	Pac-10
	1	4	Seattle Seahawks	Kenny Easley †	SS	UCLA	Pac-10
	1	5	St. Louis Cardinals	E. J. Junior  †	LB	Alabama	SEC
	1	6	Green Bay Packers	Rich Campbell	QB	California	Pac-10
	1	7	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Hugh Green  †	LB	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)
	1	8	San Francisco 49ers	Ronnie Lott †	CB	USC	Pac-10
	1	9	Los Angeles Rams	Mel Owens	LB	Michigan	Big Ten	from Washington
	1	10	Cincinnati Bengals	David Verser	WR	Kansas	Big Eight
	1	11	Chicago Bears	Keith Van Horne	OT	USC	Pac-10
	1	12	Baltimore Colts	Randy McMillan	RB	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)
	1	13	Miami Dolphins	David Overstreet	RB	Oklahoma	Big Eight
	1	14	Kansas City Chiefs	Willie Scott	TE	South Carolina	Ind. (I-A)
	1	15	Denver Broncos	Dennis Smith  †	S	USC	Pac-10
	1	16	Detroit Lions	Mark Nichols	WR	San Jose State	PCAA
	1	17	Pittsburgh Steelers	Keith Gary	DE	Oklahoma	Big Eight
	1	18	Baltimore Colts	Donnell Thompson	DT	North Carolina	ACC	from Minnesota
	1	19	New England Patriots	Brian Holloway  †	OT	Stanford	Pac-10
	1	20	Washington Redskins	Mark May  †	OT	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)	from Los Angeles
	1	21	Oakland Raiders	Ted Watts	CB	Texas Tech	SWC	from Houston
	1	22	Cleveland Browns	Hanford Dixon  †	CB	Southern Miss	Ind. (I-A)
	1	23	Oakland Raiders	Curt Marsh	OT	Washington	Pac-10	from Buffalo
	1	24	San Diego Chargers	James Brooks  †	RB	Auburn	SEC
	1	25	Atlanta Falcons	Bobby Butler	CB	Florida State	Ind. (I-A)
	1	26	Dallas Cowboys	Howard Richards	OT	Missouri	Big Eight
	1	27	Philadelphia Eagles	Leonard Mitchell	DE	Houston	SWC
	1	28	Buffalo Bills	Booker Moore	RB	Penn State	Ind. (I-A)	from Oakland

Round two

	Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
	2	29	New Orleans Saints	Russell Gary	SS	Nebraska	Big Eight
	2	30	New York Jets	Marion Barber Jr.	RB	Minnesota	Big Ten
	2	31	Seattle Seahawks	David Hughes	RB	Boise State	Big Sky
	2	32	New York Giants	Dave Young	TE	Purdue	Big Ten
	2	33	St. Louis Cardinals	Neil Lomax  †	QB	Portland State	Ind.
	2	34	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	James Wilder Sr.  †	RB	Missouri	Big Eight
	2	35	Green Bay Packers	Gary Lewis	TE	Texas–Arlington	—
	2	36	San Francisco 49ers	John Harty	DT	Iowa	Big Ten	from Washington
	2	37	Cincinnati Bengals	Cris Collinsworth  †	WR	Florida	SEC
	2	38	Chicago Bears	Mike Singletary †	LB	Baylor	SWC	from San Francisco
	2	39	Minnesota Vikings	Mardye McDole	WR	Mississippi State	SEC	from Baltimore
	2	40	San Francisco 49ers	Eric Wright	CB	Missouri	Big Eight	from Chicago
	2	41	Kansas City Chiefs	Joe Delaney  †	RB	Northwestern State	Ind. (I-AA)
	2	42	Denver Broncos	Clay Brown	TE	BYU	WAC
	2	43	Los Angeles Rams	Jim Collins  †	LB	Syracuse	Ind. (I-A)	from Miami
	2	44	Pittsburgh Steelers	Anthony Washington	CB	Fresno State	PCAA
	2	45	Minnesota Vikings	Robin Sendlein	LB	Texas	SWC
	2	46	Detroit Lions	Curtis Green	DE	Alabama State	Ind. (Div. II)
	2	47	New England Patriots	Tony Collins  †	RB	East Carolina	Ind. (I-A)
	2	48	Oakland Raiders	Howie Long †	DT	Villanova	Ind.	from Houston
	2	49	Buffalo Bills	Chris Williams	CB	LSU	SEC	from Cleveland
	2	50	Buffalo Bills	Byron Franklin	WR	Auburn	SEC
	2	51	New Orleans Saints	Rickey Jackson †	LB	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)	from San Diego
	2	52	Minnesota Vikings	Jarvis Redwine	RB	Nebraska	Big Eight	from Los Angeles via Washington and Baltimore
	2	53	Dallas Cowboys	Doug Donley	WR	Ohio State	Big Ten
	2	54	Atlanta Falcons	Lyman White	LB	LSU	SEC
	2	55	Philadelphia Eagles	Dean Miraldi	OG	Utah	WAC
	2	56	Miami Dolphins	Andra Franklin  †	RB	Nebraska	Big Eight	from Oakland vis Los Angeles

Round three

	Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
	3	57	New Orleans Saints	Frank Warren	DE	Auburn	SEC
	3	58	Seattle Seahawks	Bill Dugan	OG	Penn State	Ind. (I-A)
	3	59	New York Giants	John Mistler	WR	Arizona State	Pac-10
	3	60	New York Jets	Ben Rudolph	DT	Long Beach State	PCAA
	3	61	St. Louis Cardinals	Jeff Griffin	CB	Utah	WAC
	3	62	Green Bay Packers	Ray Stachowicz	P	Michigan State	Big Ten
	3	63	Los Angeles Rams	Greg Meisner	DT	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)	from Tampa Bay
	3	64	Cincinnati Bengals	John Simmons	CB	SMU	SWC
	3	65	San Francisco 49ers	Carlton Williamson  †	S	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)
	3	66	Los Angeles Rams	Robert Cobb	DE	Arizona	Pac-10	from Washington
	3	67	Chicago Bears	Ken Margerum	WR	Stanford	Pac-10
	3	68	Baltimore Colts	Randy Van Divier	OT	Washington	Pac-10
	3	69	Washington Redskins	Russ Grimm †	OG	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)	from Miami via Los Angeles
	3	70	Kansas City Chiefs	Marvin Harvey	TE	Southern Miss	Ind. (I-A)
	3	71	New Orleans Saints	Hoby Brenner  †	TE	USC	Pac-10	from Minnesota
	3	72	Detroit Lions	Don Greco	OG	Western Illinois	MCAA
	3	73	Pittsburgh Steelers	Rick Donnalley	C	North Carolina	ACC
	3	74	Minnesota Vikings	Tim Irwin	OT	Tennessee	SEC	from New England
	3	75	Kansas City Chiefs	Roger Taylor	OT	Oklahoma	Big Eight	from Cleveland via Denver
	3	76	Buffalo Bills	Mike Mosley	WR	Texas A&M	SWC
	3	77	San Diego Chargers	Irvin Phillips	CB	Arkansas Tech	N/A
	3	78	Kansas City Chiefs	Lloyd Burruss  †	S	Maryland	ACC	from Los Angeles
	3	79	Houston Oilers	Michael Holston	WR	Morgan State	Ind. (Div. II)
	3	80	Atlanta Falcons	Scott Woerner	S	Georgia	SEC
	3	81	Dallas Cowboys	Glen Titensor	DE	BYU	WAC
	3	82	Philadelphia Eagles	Greg LaFleur	TE	LSU	SEC
	3	83	Buffalo Bills	Geathers, RobertRobert Geathers	DT	South Carolina State	MEAC

Round four

	Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
	4	84	Miami Dolphins	Greene, SamSam Greene	WR	UNLV	Ind.	from New Orleans
	4	85	New York Giants	Clifford Chatman	FB	Central Oklahoma	Ind. (Div. II)
	4	86	New York Jets	Al Washington	LB	Ohio State	Big Ten
	4	87	Seattle Seahawks	Phillips, ScottScott Phillips	WR	BYU	WAC
	4	88	St. Louis Cardinals	Steve Rhodes	WR	Oklahoma	Big Eight
	4	89	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	John Holt	CB	West Texas State	MVC
	4	90	Washington Redskins	Tom Flick	QB	Washington	Pac-10	from Green Bay
	4	91	Dallas Cowboys	Scott Pelluer	LB	Washington State	Pac-10	from San Francisco
	4	92	Cleveland Browns	Mike Robinson	DE	Arizona	Pac-10	from Washington
	4	93	Cincinnati Bengals	Guy Frazier	LB	Wyoming	WAC
	4	94	Baltimore Colts	Tim Sherwin	TE	Boston College	Ind. (I-A)
	4	95	Chicago Bears	Todd Bell  †	S	Ohio State	Big Ten
	4	96	Miami Dolphins	Wright, BradBrad Wright	QB	New Mexico	WAC
	4	97	Kansas City Chiefs	Washington, RonRon Washington	WR	Arizona State	Pac-10
	4	98	Denver Broncos	Mark Herrmann	QB	Purdue	Big Ten
	4	99	Detroit Lions	Tracy Porter	WR	LSU	SEC
	4	100	Pittsburgh Steelers	Robbie Martin	WR	Cal Poly	CCAA
	4	101	Minnesota Vikings	John Swain	CB	Miami (FL)	Ind. (I-A)
	4	102	New England Patriots	Don Blackmon	LB	Tulsa	MVC
	4	103	San Diego Chargers	Amos Lawrence	RB	North Carolina	ACC
	4	104	Los Angeles Rams	George Lilja	C	Michigan	Big Ten
	4	105	Green Bay Packers	Richard Turner	DT	Oklahoma	Big Eight
	4	106	Houston Oilers	Nick Eyre	OT	BYU	WAC
	4	107	San Diego Chargers	Eric Sievers	TE	Maryland	ACC
	4	108	Dallas Cowboys	Derrie Nelson	LB	Nebraska	Big Eight
	4	109	Atlanta Falcons	John Scully	C	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
	4	110	Philadelphia Eagles	Calvin Murray	RB	Ohio State	Big Ten
	4	111	Oakland Raiders	Johnny Robinson	DT	South Carolina State	MEAC

Round five

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
112	New Orleans Saints	Louis Oubre	Tackle	Oklahoma
113	New York Jets	Tyrone Keys	Defensive end	Mississippi State
114	Seattle Seahawks	Edwin Bailey	Guard	South Carolina State
115	New York Giants	Bill Neill	Defensive tackle	Pittsburgh
116	St. Louis Cardinals	John Gillen	Linebacker	Illinois
117	Green Bay Packers	Byron Braggs	Defensive tackle	Alabama
118	Oakland Raiders	James Davis	Defensive back	Southern
119	Washington Redskins	Dexter Manley	Defensive end	Oklahoma State
120	Cincinnati Bengals	Benjie Pryor	Tight end	Pittsburgh
121	San Francisco 49ers	Lynn Thomas	Defensive back	Pittsburgh
122	San Francisco 49ers(from Chicago)	Arrington Jones	Running back	Winston-Salem State
123	Minnesota Vikings	Wendell Ray	Defensive end	Missouri
124	Kansas City Chiefs	Todd Thomas	Tackle	North Dakota
125	Denver Broncos	Ken Lanier	Tackle	Florida State
126	Miami Dolphins	Ken Poole	Defensive end	N.E. Louisiana
127	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ricky Martin	Wide receiver	New Mexico
128	New Orleans Saints	Jerry Boyarsky	Defensive tackle	Pittsburgh
129	Detroit Lions	Larry Lee	Guard	UCLA
130	New England Patriots	Steve Clark	Defensive tackle	Kansas State
131	San Diego Chargers	Keith Ferguson	Linebacker	Ohio State
132	Washington Redskins	Gary Sayre	Guard	Cameron
133	Houston Oilers	Delbert Fowler	Linebacker	West Virginia
134	Cleveland Browns	Steve Cox	Punter/Kicker	Arkansas
135	Buffalo Bills	Calvin Clark	Defensive end	Purdue
136	Atlanta Falcons	Eric Sanders	Tackle	Nevada
137	Dallas Cowboys	Danny Spradlin	Linebacker	Tennessee
138	Miami Dolphins	Tommy Vigorito	Running back	Virginia

Round six

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
139	New Orleans Saints	Nat Hudson	Guard	Georgia
140	Seattle Seahawks	Steve Durham	Defensive end	Clemson
141	San Diego Chargers	Andy Gissinger	Tackle	Syracuse
142	New York Jets	John Woodring	Linebacker	Brown
143	St. Louis Cardinals	Dave Ahrens	Linebacker	Wisconsin
144	New Orleans Saints	Johnnie Poe	Cornerback	Missouri
145	New York Giants	Mel Hoover	Wide receiver	Arizona State
146	Cincinnati Bengals	Rex Robinson	Kicker	Georgia
147	San Francisco 49ers	Pete Kugler	Defensive tackle	Penn State
148	Washington Redskins	Larry Kubin	Linebacker	Penn State
149	Baltimore Colts	Bubba Green	Defensive tackle	North Carolina State
150	Chicago Bears	Reuben Henderson	Cornerback	San Diego State
151	Denver Broncos	Alvin Lewis	Running back	Colorado State
152	Miami Dolphins	Mack Moore	Defensive end	Texas A&M
153	Kansas City Chiefs	Dock Luckie	Defensive tackle	Florida
154	Miami Dolphins	Fulton Walker	Cornerback	West Virginia
155	Detroit Lions	Sam Johnson	Defensive back	Maryland
156	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bryan Hinkle	Linebacker	Oregon
157	New England Patriots	Ron Wooten	Guard	North Carolina
158	Los Angeles Rams	William Daniels	Defensive tackle	Alabama State
159	Houston Oilers	Bill Kay	Defensive back	Purdue
160	Cleveland Browns	Ron Simmons	Defensive tackle	Florida State
161	Buffalo Bills	Robert Holt	Wide receiver	Baylor
162	San Diego Chargers	Bobby Duckworth	Wide receiver	Arkansas
163	Dallas Cowboys	Vince Skillings	Defensive back	Ohio State
164	Atlanta Falcons	Harry Stanback	Defensive tackle	North Carolina
165	New York Giants	Edward O'Neal	Running back	Tuskegee
166	New Orleans Saints	Glen Redd	Linebacker	Brigham Young

Round seven

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
167	New Orleans Saints	Kevin Williams	Wide receiver	USC
168	New York Giants	Louis Jackson	Running back	Cal Poly
169	New York Jets	Kenny Neil	Defensive end	Iowa State
170	Seattle Seahawks	Ron Johnson	Wide receiver	Long Beach State
171	St. Louis Cardinals	Kevin Donnalley	Defensive back	North Dakota State
172	Green Bay Packers	Bill Whitaker	Cornerback	Missouri
173	Dallas Cowboys	Ron Fellows	Defensive back	Missouri
174	Philadelphia Eagles(from San Francisco)	Alan Duncan	Kicker	Tennessee
175	Los Angeles Rams	Ron Battle	Tight end	North Texas State
176	Cincinnati Bengals	Jeff Schuh	Linebacker	Minnesota
177	Chicago Bears	Jeff Fisher	Cornerback	USC
178	Baltimore Colts	Obed Ariri	Kicker	Clemson
179	Miami Dolphins	Mike Daum	Tackle	Cal Poly
180	Kansas City Chiefs	Billy Jackson	Running back	Alabama
181	Denver Broncos	Steve Busick	Linebacker	USC
182	Detroit Lions	Lee Spivey	Offensive Tackle	Southern Methodist
183	Pittsburgh Steelers	David Little	Linebacker	Florida
184	Minnesota Vikings	Don Shaver	Running back	Kutztown (PA)
185	New England Patriots	Ken Toler	Wide receiver	Mississippi
186	Seattle Seahawks	Brad Scovill	Tight end	Penn State
187	Cleveland Browns	Eddie Johnson	Linebacker	Louisville
188	Buffalo Bills	Steve Doolittle	Linebacker	Colorado
189	San Diego Chargers	Pete Holohan	Tight end	Notre Dame
190	Los Angeles Rams	Mike Clark	Defensive end	Florida
191	Dallas Cowboys	Ken Miller	Defensive back	Eastern Michigan
192	Philadelphia Eagles	Doak Field	Linebacker	Baylor
193	Houston Oilers	Don Washington	Defensive back	Texas A&I

Round eight

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
194	New England Patriots	Ken Naber	Kicker	Stanford
195	New York Jets	Lloyd Jones	Wide receiver	Brigham Young
196	Seattle Seahawks	Eric Lane	Running back	Brigham Young
197	New York Giants	John Powers	Guard	Michigan
198	St. Louis Cardinals	Mike Fisher	Wide receiver	Baylor
199	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Denver Johnson	Tackle	Tulsa
200	Green Bay Packers	Larry Werts	Linebacker	Jackson State
201	Washington Redskins	Charlie Brown	Wide receiver	South Carolina State
202	Cincinnati Bengals	Bobby Kemp	Safety	Fullerton State
203	San Francisco 49ers	Garry White	Running back	Minnesota
204	Baltimore Colts	Ken Sitton	Defensive back	Oklahoma
205	Chicago Bears	Scott Zettek	Defensive tackle	Notre Dame
206	Kansas City Chiefs	David Dorn	Wide receiver	Rutgers
207	New York Giants	Mark Reed	Quarterback	Morehead State
208	Miami Dolphins	William Judson	Cornerback	South Carolina State
209	Pittsburgh Steelers	Frank Wilson	Running back	Rice
210	Minnesota Vikings	Wade Wilson	Quarterback	East Texas State
211	Detroit Lions	Bob Niziolek	Tight end	Colorado
212	New England Patriots	Lin Dawson	Tight end	North Carolina State
213	New York Jets	J. C. Watts	Quarterback	Oklahoma
214	New Orleans Saints	Gene Gladys	Linebacker	Penn State
215	New Orleans Saints	Kevin Evans	Defensive back	Arkansas
216	Los Angeles Rams	Art Plunkett	Tackle	UNLV
217	Houston Oilers	Willie Tullis	Wide receiver	Troy State
218	Dallas Cowboys	Paul Piurowski	Linebacker	Florida State
219	Atlanta Falcons	Cliff Toney	Defensive back	Auburn
220	Baltimore Colts	Hosea Taylor	Defensive tackle	Houston
221	New York Giants	Billy Ard	Guard	Wake Forest

Round nine

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
222	New Orleans Saints	Toussaint Tyler	Running back	Washington
223	Seattle Seahawks	Jim Stone	Running back	Notre Dame
224	New York Giants	Byron Hunt	Linebacker	Southern Methodist
225	New York Jets	Admiral Dewey Larry	Defensive back	UNLV
226	St. Louis Cardinals	Stump Mitchell	Running back	Citadel
227	Green Bay Packers	Tim Huffman	Tackle	Notre Dame
228	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Mike Ford	Quarterback	Southern Methodist
229	Cincinnati Bengals	Jim Hannula	Tackle	Northern Illinois
230	Cincinnati Bengals(from San Francisco)	Samoa Samoa	Running back	Washington State
231	Washington Redskins	Darryl Grant	Guard	Rice
232	Chicago Bears	Frank Ditta	Guard	Baylor
233	Baltimore Colts	Tim Gooch	Defensive tackle	Kentucky
234	Denver Broncos	Rusty Olsen	Defensive end	Washington
235	Miami Dolphins	John Noonan	Wide receiver	Nebraska
236	Seattle Seahawks	Jim Whatley	Wide receiver	Washington State
237	Kansas City Chiefs	Tony Vereen	Defensive back	Southeastern Louisiana
238	Detroit Lions	Hugh Jernigan	Defensive back	Arkansas
239	Pittsburgh Steelers	James Hunter	Tackle	USC
240	Detroit Lions	Dave Martin	Defensive back	Villanova
241	Buffalo Bills	Robb Riddick	Running back	Millersville (PA)
242	Los Angeles Rams	Ron Seawell	Linebacker	Portland State
243	Houston Oilers	Avon Riley	Linebacker	UCLA
244	Cleveland Browns	Randy Schleusener	Guard	Nebraska
245	Atlanta Falcons	Calvin Fance	Running back	Rice
246	Dallas Cowboys	Mike Wilson	Wide receiver	Washington State
247	Philadelphia Eagles	Chuck Commiskey	Offensive lineman	Mississippi
248	Oakland Raiders	Curt Mohl	Tackle	UCLA

Round ten

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
249	New Orleans Saints	Hokie Gajan	Running back	Louisiana State
250	New York Giants	Mike Barker	Defensive tackle	Grambling
251	New York Jets	Marty Wetzel	Linebacker	Tulane
252	Seattle Seahawks	Ken Dawson	Running back	Savannah State
253	St. Louis Cardinals	James Mallard	Wide receiver	Alabama
254	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Ken McCune	Defensive end	Texas
255	Green Bay Packers	Nickie Hall	Quarterback	Tulane
256	Baltimore Colts	Gregg Gerken	Linebacker	Northern Arizona
257	Washington Redskins	Phil Kessel	Quarterback	Northern Michigan
258	Cincinnati Bengals	Hubert Simpson	Running back	Tennessee
259	Baltimore Colts(from San Francisco)	Trent Bryant	Defensive back	Arkansas
260	Chicago Bears	Tim Clifford	Quarterback	Indiana
261	Miami Dolphins	Steve Folsom	Tight end	Utah
262	Kansas City Chiefs	Les Studdard	Guard	Texas
263	St. Louis Cardinals	Jim Joiner	Wide receiver	Miami (FL)
264	Detroit Lions	Andy Cannavino	Linebacker	Michigan
265	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mike Mayock	Safety	Boston College
266	Minnesota Vikings	James Murphy	Wide receiver	Utah State
267	Washington Redskins	Allan Kennedy	Tackle	Washington State
268	San Diego Chargers	Robert Parham	Running back	Grambling
269	Los Angeles Rams	Robert Alexander	Running back	West Virginia
270	Houston Oilers	Larry Jones	Running back	Colorado State
271	Cleveland Browns	Dean Prater	Defensive end	Oklahoma State
272	Buffalo Bills	Justin Cross	Tackle	Western Colorado
273	Dallas Cowboys	Pat Graham	Defensive tackle	California
274	Atlanta Falcons	Robert Murphy	Defensive back	Ohio State
275	Philadelphia Eagles	Hubie Oliver	Running back	Arizona
276	Oakland Raiders	Frank Hawkins	Running back	Nevada

Round eleven

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
277	New Orleans Saints	Lester Mickens	Wide receiver	Kansas
278	New York Jets	Ed Gall	Defensive tackle	Maryland
279	Seattle Seahawks	Lance Olander	Running back	Colorado
280	San Diego Chargers	Matt Petrzelka	Tackle	Iowa
281	St. Louis Cardinals	Mike Sherrod	Tight end	Illinois
282	Green Bay Packers	Forrest Valora	Linebacker	Oklahoma
283	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Johnny Ray Smith	Defensive back	Lamar
284	Washington Redskins	Jerry Hill	Wide receiver	North Alabama
285	Cincinnati Bengals	Robert Jackson	Defensive back	Central Michigan
286	San Francisco 49ers	Rob DeBose	Tight end	UCLA
287	Chicago Bears	Lonnie Johnson	Running back	Indiana
288	Baltimore Colts	Holden Smith	Wide receiver	California
289	Kansas City Chiefs	Frank Case	Defensive end	Penn State
290	Denver Broncos	Pat Walker	Wide receiver	Miami (FL)
291	Miami Dolphins	Jim Jensen	Quarterback	Boston University
292	Pittsburgh Steelers	Rick Trocano	Quarterback	Pittsburgh
293	Minnesota Vikings	Brent Knourek	Fullback	Oregon State
294	Detroit Lions	Willie Jackson	Defensive back	Mississippi State
295	New England Patriots	Brian Buckley	Quarterback	Harvard
296	Los Angeles Rams	Marcellus Greene	Defensive back	Arizona
297	Houston Oilers	Claude Matthews	Guard	Auburn
298	Cleveland Browns	Larry Friday	Defensive back	Mississippi State
299	Buffalo Bills	Buster Barnett	Tight end	Jackson State
300	San Diego Chargers	Carlos Bradley	Linebacker	Wake Forest
301	Atlanta Falcons	Keith Chappelle	Wide receiver	Iowa
302	Dallas Cowboys	Tim Morrison	Guard	Georgia
303	Philadelphia Eagles	Gail Davis	Defensive tackle	Virginia Union
304	Oakland Raiders	Chester Willis	Running back	Auburn

Round twelve

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
305	New Orleans Saints	Jim Wilks	Defensive tackle	San Diego State
306	Seattle Seahawks	Jeff Bednarek	Defensive tackle	Pacific
307	New York Giants	Mike Maher	Tight end	Western Illinois
308	New York Jets	Mike Moeller	Tackle	Drake
309	St. Louis Cardinals	Joe Adams	Guard	Nebraska
310	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Brad White	Defensive tackle	Tennessee
311	Green Bay Packers	Cliff Lewis	Linebacker	Southern Mississippi
312	Cincinnati Bengals	Mark O'Connell	Quarterback	Ball State
313	San Francisco 49ers	Major Ogilvie	Running back	Alabama
314	Washington Redskins	Clint Didier	Tight end	Portland State
315	Baltimore Colts	Eric Scoggins	Linebacker	USC
316	Chicago Bears	Bob Shupryt	Linebacker	New Mexico
317	Denver Broncos	John Hankerd	Linebacker	Notre Dame
318	Miami Dolphins	John Alford	Defensive tackle	South Carolina State
319	Kansas City Chiefs	Bob Gagliano	Quarterback	Utah State
320	Minnesota Vikings	Brian Williams	Tight end	Southern
321	Denver Broncos	Mandel Robinson	Running back	Wyoming
322	San Francisco 49ers(from Pittsburgh)	Joe Adams	Quarterback	Tennessee State
323	New England Patriots	Cris Crissy	Defensive back	Princeton
324	Houston Oilers	Bill Capece	Kicker	Florida State
325	Cleveland Browns	Kevin McGill	Tackle	Oregon
326	Buffalo Bills	Keith Clark	Linebacker	Memphis State
327	San Diego Chargers	Stacy Charles	Wide receiver	Bethune-Cookman
328	Los Angeles Rams	Jairo Penaranda	Running back	UCLA
329	Dallas Cowboys	Nate Lundy	Wide receiver	Indiana
330	Atlanta Falcons	Mark McCants	Defensive back	Temple
331	Philadelphia Eagles	Ray Ellis	Defensive back	Ohio State
332 [6]	Oakland Raiders	Phil Nelson	Tight end	Delaware

= Pro Bowler [3]

= Hall of Famer

Supplemental draft

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

Hall of Famers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2017.

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

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

Notable undrafted players

†

= Pro Bowler [3]

= Hall of Famer

Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
Atlanta Falcons	Jeff Brockhaus	K	Missouri	Big Eight
Atlanta Falcons	Blane Gaison	DB	Hawaii	WAC
Atlanta Falcons	Floyd Hodge	WR	Utah	WAC
Atlanta Falcons	Mick Luckhurst	K	California	Pac-10
Atlanta Falcons	Stan Talley	P	TCU	SWC
Baltimore Colts	Dave Shula	WR	Dartmouth	Ivy
Buffalo Bills	Joe Bock	C	Virginia	ACC
Buffalo Bills	Mike Humiston	LB	Weber State	Big Sky
Buffalo Bills	Mark Roopenian	DT	Boston College	Ind. (I-A)
Chicago Bears	Leslie Frazier	CB	Alcorn State	SWAC
Chicago Bears	Jay Hilgenberg  †	C	Iowa	Big Ten
Cleveland Browns	Sam Mills †	LB	Montclair State	NJSAC
Dallas Cowboys	Michael Downs	S	Rice	SWC
Dallas Cowboys	Joey Hackett	TE	Elon	SAC
Dallas Cowboys	Angelo King	LB	South Carolina State	MEAC
Dallas Cowboys	Everson Walls  †	CB	Grambling State	SWAC
Dallas Cowboys	Steve Wright	OT	Northern Iowa	MCAA
Green Bay Packers	Rick Kehr	OG	Carthage	CCIW
Green Bay Packers	Greg Knafelc	QB	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
Green Bay Packers	David Petway	S	Northern Illinois	MAC
Green Bay Packers	Randy Scott	LB	Alabama	SEC
Houston Oilers	Rich Karlis	K	Cincinnati	Ind. (I-A)
Kansas City Chiefs	Deron Cherry  †	S	Rutgers	Ind. (I-A)
Los Angeles Rams	Marcus Anderson	WR	Tulane	Ind. (I-A)
Los Angeles Rams	Jeff Kemp	QB	Dartmouth	Ivy
New England Patriots	Rich Camarillo  †	P	Washington	Pac-10
New England Patriots	Tim Ross	LB	Bowling Green	MAC
New Orleans Saints	Monte Bennett	DT	Kansas State	Big Eight
New Orleans Saints	Victor Jackson	DB	Bowie State	CIAA
New Orleans Saints	Steve Parker	DE	Eastern Illinois	MCAA
New Orleans Saints	Frank Wattelet	S	Kansas	Big Eight
New York Giants	Leon Bright	RB	Florida State	Ind. (I-A)
New York Giants	Jim Burt  †	DT	Miami	Ind. (I-A)
New York Giants	John Tautolo	OG	UCLA	Pac-10
Philadelphia Eagles	Greg Brown	DT/DE	Kansas State	Big Eight
Philadelphia Eagles	Frank Giddens	T	New Mexico	WAC
Philadelphia Eagles	Jay Repko	TE	Ursinus	MAC
Pittsburgh Steelers	David Trout	K	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)
San Francisco 49ers	Matt Bouza	WR	California	Pac-10
San Francisco 49ers	Milt McColl	LB	Stanford	Pac-10
Seattle Seahawks	Greg Gaines	LB	Tennessee	SEC
Seattle Seahawks	Paul Johns	WR	Tulsa	MVC
Seattle Seahawks	Eugene Rowell	DT	Dubuque	IIAC
Seattle Seahawks	Mike Tice	TE	Maryland	ACC
Washington Redskins	Mel Kaufman	LB	Cal Poly	CCAA
Washington Redskins	Joe Jacoby  †	OT	Louisville	Ind. (I-A)
Washington Redskins	Herb Spencer	LB	Newberry	SAC

References

1. "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. 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 2015-09-30. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
3. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
4. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
5. "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-30. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
6. This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
7. List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com ^{"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-10-11.}
8. List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com ^{"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-10-11.}
9. Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2010 announced ^{"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 7 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-07.}

External links

• NFL.com – 1981 Draft
• databaseFootball.com – 1981 Draft
• Pro Football Hall of Fame
• VIDEO: 1981 NFL Draft (via YouTube): Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part