1976 NFL draft

1976 NFL draft
Roosevelt Hotel (location of the draft), photographed in 2008
General information
Date(s)April 8–9, 1976
LocationRoosevelt Hotel
in New York City, NY
Overview
487 total selections in 17 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionLee Roy Selmon, DE
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Mr. IrrelevantKelvin Kirk, WR
Pittsburgh Steelers
Most selections (25)Seattle Seahawks
Fewest selections (11)Washington Redskins
Hall of Famers
5

The 1976 NFL draft was an annual player selection meeting held April 8–9, 1976, at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, New York.[1][2]

The draft lasted 17 rounds, with the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks making the first two selections. The Buccaneers were awarded the first overall pick of the draft after winning a draw over the Seahawks, and used that pick to select defensive tackle Lee Roy Selmon. The expansion teams were also given a pair of extra picks at the end of each of rounds 2–5. The 1976 draft was the final NFL draft to last seventeen rounds; it was reduced to twelve rounds in 1977, and it was the first draft to officially have the infamous unofficial award, "Mr. Irrelevant", for the final player selected. Like 1974, the 1976 draft is generally regarded as one of the worst quarterback draft classes of all time. No quarterback from the 1976 draft class ever reached the Pro Bowl, an All-Pro team or a Super Bowl, and according to the estimate of Eldorado this quarterback class was the second-worst after 1996.[3] Only first round pick Richard Todd, who led the New York Jets to their first postseason appearances since Super Bowl III in 1981 and 1982, was ever a regular starter.

Five teams lost picks as a penalty for illegally signing former World Football League players: the New York Giants and Chicago Bears lost sixth-round picks, the Washington Redskins lost their seventh-round pick, and the Atlanta Falcons and New York Jets lost their tenth-round selections.[4]

The college draft was originally scheduled for February 3–4, but was postponed when the owners of the Seahawks and Buccaneers filed a lawsuit against the players' union with worries that the organization would try to prevent the expansion draft. The court case delayed both the expansion draft and the annual college draft.[5]

Player selections

= Pro Bowler [6] = Hall of Famer
* = compensatory selection
† = Pro Bowler[6]
‡ = Hall of Famer[7]
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. ^ a b Sometimes referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
  2. ^ Also known as an offensive guard (OG)
  3. ^ Also known as a placekicker (PK)
  4. ^ Also known as an inside linebacker (ILB)

Round 1–14

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
1 1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Lee Roy Selmon‡† DE Oklahoma Big Eight
Expansion Pick
1 2 Seattle Seahawks Steve Niehaus  DT Notre Dame Ind.
Expansion Pick
1 3 New Orleans Saints Chuck Muncie † RB California Pac-8
1 4 San Diego Chargers Joe Washington † RB Oklahoma Big Eight
1 5 New England Patriots Mike Haynes‡† CB Arizona State WAC
1 6 New York Jets Richard Todd  QB Alabama SEC
1 7 Cleveland Browns Mike Pruitt † RB Purdue Big Ten
1 8 Chicago Bears Dennis Lick  OT Wisconsin Big Ten
from Green Bay via Los Angeles through Detroit
1 9 Atlanta Falcons Bubba Bean  RB Texas A&M SWC
1 10 Detroit Lions James Hunter  CB Grambling State SWAC
from Chicago
1 11 Cincinnati Bengals Billy Brooks  WR Oklahoma Big Eight
1 12 New England Patriots Pete Brock  C Colorado Big Eight
from San Francisco
1 13 New York Giants Troy Archer  DE Colorado Big Eight
1 14 Kansas City Chiefs Rod Walters  G Iowa Big Ten
1 15 Denver Broncos Tom Glassic  G Virginia ACC
1 16 Detroit Lions Lawrence Gaines  RB Wyoming WAC
1 17 Miami Dolphins Larry Gordon  LB Arizona State WAC
from Washington
1 18 Buffalo Bills Mario Clark  CB Oregon Pac-8
1 19 Miami Dolphins Kim Bokamper † LB San Jose State PCAA
1 20 Baltimore Colts Ken Novak  DT Purdue Big Ten
1 21 New England Patriots Tim Fox † S Ohio State Big Ten
Houston via San Francisco
1 22 St. Louis Cardinals Mike Dawson  DT Arizona WAC
1 23 Green Bay Packers Mark Koncar  OT Colorado Big Eight
from Oakland
1 24 Cincinnati Bengals Archie Griffin  RB Ohio State Big Ten
1974 and 1975 Heisman Trophy winner[8]
1 25 Minnesota Vikings James White  DT Oklahoma State Big Eight
1 26 Los Angeles Rams Kevin McLain  LB Colorado State WAC
1 27 Dallas Cowboys Aaron Kyle  CB Wyoming WAC
1 28 Pittsburgh Steelers Bennie Cunningham  TE Clemson ACC
2 29 Seattle Seahawks Sammy Green  LB Florida SEC
Expansion Pick
2 30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jimmy DuBose  RB Florida SEC
Expansion Pick
2 31 San Diego Chargers Don Macek  G Boston College Ind.
2 32 New Orleans Saints Tony Galbreath  RB Missouri Big Eight
2 33 New York Jets Shafer Suggs  S Ball State MAC
2 34 Oakland Raiders Charles Philyaw  DT Texas Southern SWAC
from Cleveland
2 35 New England Patriots Ike Forte  RB Arkansas SWC
2 36 Atlanta Falcons Sonny Collins  RB Kentucky SEC
2 37 Pittsburgh Steelers Ray Pinney  G Washington Pac-8
from Chicago
2 38 Cincinnati Bengals Glenn Bujnoch  G Texas A&M SWC
from Philadelphia
2 39 Los Angeles Rams Pat Thomas † CB Texas A&M SWC
from Green Bay
2 40 Dallas Cowboys Jim Jensen  RB Iowa Big Ten
from N. Y. Giants
2 41 Kansas City Chiefs Cliff Frazier  DT UCLA Pac-8
2 42 San Francisco 49ers Randy Cross † C UCLA Pac-8
2 43 Denver Broncos Kurt Knoff  S Kansas Big Eight
2 44 Detroit Lions Ken Long  G Purdue Big Ten
2 45 Buffalo Bills Ken Jones  G Arkansas State Southland
2 46 Detroit Lions David Hill  TE Texas A&I LSC
From Washington through San Diego
2 47 Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Kruczek  QB Boston College Ind.
from Baltimore
2 48 Houston Oilers Mike Barber  TE Louisiana Tech Southland
2 49 Miami Dolphins Loaird McCreary  TE Tennessee State Ind. (Coll.)
2 50 Oakland Raiders Jeb Blount  QB Tulsa MVC
2 51 Cincinnati Bengals Chris Bahr  K Penn State Ind.
2 52 Buffalo Bills Joe Devlin  OT Iowa Big Ten
from St. Louis
2 53 Los Angeles Rams Ron McCartney  LB Tennessee SEC
2 54 Minnesota Vikings Sammy White † WR Grambling State SWAC
2 55 Dallas Cowboys Jim Eidson  G Mississippi State SEC
2 56 Pittsburgh Steelers Files, JamesJames Files  C McNeese State Southland
2 57 San Francisco 49ers Eddie Lewis  DB Kansas Big Eight
From Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Expansion Pick)
2 58 Seattle Seahawks Sherman Smith  RB Miami (OH) MAC
Expansion Pick
2 59 Seattle Seahawks Steve Raible  WR Georgia Tech Ind.
Expansion Pick
2 60 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Dewey Selmon  DT Oklahoma Big Eight
Expansion Pick
3 61 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Steve Young  OT Colorado Big Eight
3 62 Seattle Seahawks Jeff Lloyd  DE West Texas A&M MVC
3 63 Kansas City Chiefs Keith Simons  DT Minnesota Big Ten
from New Orleans via San Francisco
3 64 San Diego Chargers Larry Dorsey  WR Tennessee State Ind. (Coll.)
3 65 Cleveland Browns Dave Logan  WR Colorado Big Eight
3 66 Chicago Bears Brian Baschnagel  WR Ohio State Big Ten
from New England
3 67 New York Jets Greg Buttle  LB Penn State Ind.
3 68 Detroit Lions Russ Bolinger  OT Long Beach State PCAA
from Chicago
3 69 Cincinnati Bengals Danny Reece  CB USC Pac-8
from Philadelphia
3 70 Pittsburgh Steelers Ron Coder  DT Penn State Ind.
from Green Bay
3 71 Atlanta Falcons Dave Scott  OT Kansas Big Eight
3 72 Green Bay Packers Mike McCoy  CB Colorado Big Eight
from Kansas City
3 73 Dallas Cowboys Duke Fergerson  WR San Diego State Big West
from San Francisco
3 74 Kansas City Chiefs Gary Barbaro † S Nicholls State Gulf South
from N. Y. Giants via Green Bay
3 75 Dallas Cowboys John Smith  RB Boise State Big Sky
from Denver
3 76 Detroit Lions John Woodcock  DT Hawaii Ind.
3 77 New Orleans Saints Bob Simmons  OT Texas SWC
from Washington via San Diego
3 78 Buffalo Bills Ben Williams † DE Ole Miss SEC
3 79 Kansas City Chiefs Henry Marshall  WR Missouri Big Eight
from Houston
3 80 Miami Dolphins Duriel Harris  WR New Mexico State MVC
3 81 Baltimore Colts Ed Simonini  LB Texas A&M SWC
3 82 Cincinnati Bengals Reggie Williams  LB Dartmouth Ivy
3 83 St. Louis Cardinals Brad Oates  OT BYU WAC
3 84 Oakland Raiders Rik Bonness  C Nebraska Big Eight
3 85 Minnesota Vikings Wes Hamilton  G Tulsa MVC
3 86 Los Angeles Rams Jackie Slater‡† OT Jackson State SWAC
3 87 Dallas Cowboys Butch Johnson  WR UC Riverside N/A
3 88 Pittsburgh Steelers Ernie Pough  WR Texas Southern SWAC
3 89 Seattle Seahawks Rick Engles  P Tulsa MVC
3 90 Baltimore Colts Ron Lee  RB West Virginia Ind.
3 91 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Steve Maughan  LB Utah State Ind. (Univ.)
3 92 Seattle Seahawks Don Bitterlich  K Temple Ind.
4 93 Seattle Seahawks Steve Myer  QB New Mexico WAC
4 94 Los Angeles Rams Taylor, GeraldGerald Taylor  WR Texas A&I LSC
from Tampa Bay
4 95 San Diego Chargers Bob Horn  LB Oregon State Pac-8
4 96 New Orleans Saints Tinker Owens  WR Oklahoma Big Eight
4 97 Cleveland Browns Gene Swick  QB Toledo MAC
from New England via Philadelphia
4 98 Miami Dolphins Melvin Mitchell  G Tennessee State Ind. (Coll.)
from N. Y. Jets via Chicago
4 99 Cleveland Browns Richard St. Clair  DE Grambling State SWAC
4 100 San Francisco 49ers Steve Rivera  WR California Pac-8
from Philadelphia
4 101 Green Bay Packers Tom Perko  LB Pittsburgh Ind.
4 102 Atlanta Falcons Brett, WaltWalt Brett  DE Montana Big Sky
4 103 Chicago Bears John Sciarra  S UCLA Pac-8
4 104 New York Giants Gordon Bell  RB Michigan Big Ten
4 105 New York Giants Harry Carson‡† LB South Carolina State MEAC
4 106 Cincinnati Bengals Tony Davis  RB Nebraska Big Eight
from Kansas City
4 107 Denver Broncos Craig Penrose  QB San Diego State Big West
4 108 Chicago Bears Rhodes, WayneWayne Rhodes  DB Alabama SEC
from Detroit via Miami
4 109 Buffalo Bills Dan Jilek  LB Michigan Big Ten
4 110 Oakland Raiders Herb McMath  LB Morningside —
from Washington via San Diego
4 111 Philadelphia Eagles Smith, MikeMike Smith  DE Florida SEC
from Miami
4 112 Pittsburgh Steelers Wonder Monds  DB Nebraska Big Eight
from Baltimore
4 113 San Diego Chargers Ron Singleton  TE Grambling State SWAC
from Houston via Oakland
4 114 St. Louis Cardinals Pat Tilley † WR Louisiana Tech Southland
4 115 San Diego Chargers Artie Owens  WR West Virginia Ind.
from Oakland
4 116 Cincinnati Bengals Greg Fairchild  G Tulsa MVC
4 117 Houston Oilers Steve Largent‡† WR Tulsa MVC
from Los Angeles via Philadelphia through Green Bay
4 118 Minnesota Vikings Leonard Willis  WR Ohio State Big Ten
4 119 Dallas Cowboys Tom Rafferty  G Penn State Ind.
4 120 Pittsburgh Steelers Theo Bell  WR Arizona WAC
4 121 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Appleby, RichardRichard Appleby  WR Georgia SEC
4 122 Seattle Seahawks Randy Johnson  G Georgia SEC
4 123 Seattle Seahawks Andrew Bolton  RB Fisk SIAC
4 124 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Everett Little  G Houston Ind.
5 125 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kelson, MichaelMichael Kelson  DB West Texas State MVC
5 126 Seattle Seahawks Don Dufek  S Michigan Big Ten
5 127 New Orleans Saints Parrish, ScottScott Parrish  OT Utah State Ind. (Univ.)
5 128 Los Angeles Rams Carl Ekern † LB San Jose State PCAA
from San Diego
5 129 New York Jets King, SteveSteve King  OT Michigan Big Ten
5 130 Cleveland Browns Henry Sheppard  OT SMU SWC
5 131 San Diego Chargers Woodrow Lowe  LB Alabama SEC
from New England
5 132 Green Bay Packers Aundra Thompson  RB East Texas State LSC
5 133 Minnesota Vikings Steve Wagner  S Wisconsin Big Ten
from Atlanta
5 134 Baltimore Colts Sanders Shiver  LB Carson-Newman SAC
from Chicago via Miami through Chicago
5 135 Philadelphia Eagles Greg Johnson  DT Florida State Ind.
5 136 New York Giants Melvin Wilson  DB Cal State Northridge CCAA
5 137 Kansas City Chiefs Willie Lee  DT Bethune-Cookman SIAC
5 138 Cincinnati Bengals Willie Shelby  RB Alabama SEC
from San Francisco
5 139 Denver Broncos Lonnie Perrin  RB Illinois Big Ten
5 140 San Francisco 49ers Tony Leonard  CB Virginia Union CIAA
from Detroit
5 141 St. Louis Cardinals Wayne Morris  RB SMU SWC
from Washington
5 142 Buffalo Bills Fred Coleman  TE Northeast Louisiana Ind.
5 143 Baltimore Colts Mike Kirkland  QB Arkansas SWC
5 144 Kansas City Chiefs Jimbo Elrod  LB Oklahoma Big Eight
from Houston
5 145 Detroit Lions Scavella, SteadmanSteadman Scavella  LB Miami (FL) Ind.
from Miami
5 146 Oakland Raiders Fred Steinfort  K Boston College Ind.
5 147 Cincinnati Bengals Scott Perry  CB Williams NESCAC
5 148 Washington Redskins Hughes, MikeMike Hughes  G Baylor SWC
from St. Louis
5 149 Minnesota Vikings Barnette, KeithKeith Barnette  RB Boston College Ind.
5 150 Los Angeles Rams Ken Bordelon  DE LSU SEC
5 151 Dallas Cowboys Wally Pesuit  OT Kentucky SEC
5 152 Pittsburgh Steelers Norton, RodneyRodney Norton  LB Rice SWC
5 153 Seattle Seahawks Ernie Jones  CB Miami (FL) Ind.
5 154 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Steve Wilson  OT Georgia SEC
5 155 Los Angeles Rams Dwight Scales  WR Grambling State SWAC
from Tampa Bay
5 156 Seattle Seahawks Bates, LarryLarry Bates  RB Miami (FL) Ind.
6 157 Seattle Seahawks Alvis Darby  TE Florida SEC
6 158 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Curtis Jordan  S Texas Tech SWC
6 159 Pittsburgh Steelers Gray Dunn  DT Miami (FL) Ind.
from San Diego via S. Louis
6 160 New Orleans Saints Terry Stieve  G Wisconsin Big Ten
6 161 Chicago Bears Dan Jiggetts  OT Harvard Ivy
from Cleveland
6 162 New York Giants Dan Lloyd  LB Washington Pac-8
from New England
6 163 New York Jets Bob Martin  LB Nebraska Big Eight
6 164 Buffalo Bills Leslie Benson  DE Baylor SWC
from Atlanta
6 165 Philadelphia Eagles Johnson, KirkKirk Johnson  OT Howard Payne LSC
6 166 Kansas City Chiefs Steve Taylor  SS Kansas Big Eight
from Green Bay via Houston
6 167 Kansas City Chiefs Gregolunas, BobBob Gregolunas  LB Northern Illinois MAC
6 168 San Francisco 49ers Robert Pennywell  LB Grambling State SWAC
6 169 Atlanta Falcons Varner, StanStan Varner  DT BYU WAC
from Denver
6 170 New England Patriots Greg Boyd  DE San Diego State Big West
6 171 Buffalo Bills Scott Piper  WR Arizona WAC
6 172 Kansas City Chiefs Harper, CalvinCalvin Harper  OT Illinois State Ind. (Coll.)
from Washington
6 173 Houston Oilers Todd Simonsen  OT South Dakota State NCC
6 174 Miami Dolphins Gary Davis  RB Cal Poly CCAA
6 175 Buffalo Bills Darnell Powell  RB Chattanooga Ind. (Div. II)
6 176 Cincinnati Bengals Nelson, OrlandoOrlando Nelson  TE Utah State Ind. (Univ.)
6 177 San Francisco 49ers Scott Bull  QB Arkansas SWC
from St. Louis
6 178 San Diego Chargers Lane, CalvinCalvin Lane  DB Fresno State PCAA
from Oakland
6 179 Washington Redskins Tom Marvaso  S Cincinnati Ind.
from Los Angeles
6 180 Minnesota Vikings Egerdahl, TerryTerry Egerdahl  DB Minnesota-Duluth NIC
6 181 Dallas Cowboys McGuire, GregGreg McGuire  OT Indiana Big Ten
6 182 Pittsburgh Steelers Jack Deloplaine  RB Salem N/A
7 183 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Parnell Dickinson  QB Mississippi Valley State SWAC
7 184 Seattle Seahawks Dixon, DickDick Dixon  DT Arkansas State Southland
7 185 Miami Dolphins Ingersoll, JoeJoe Ingersoll  G UNLV Ind. (Coll.)
from New Orleans
7 186 Dallas Cowboys Greg Schaum  DT Michigan State Big Ten
from San Diego
7 187 Cincinnati Bengals Bob Bateman  QB Brown Ivy
from New England
7 188 New York Jets Abdul Salaam  DE Kent State MAC
7 189 Cleveland Browns Cassidy, SteveSteve Cassidy  DT LSU SEC
7 190 Chicago Bears Jerry Muckensturm  LB Arkansas State Southland
7 191 Philadelphia Eagles Carl Hairston  DE Maryland Eastern Shore N/A
7 192 Cincinnati Bengals Rome, CarmenCarmen Rome  DB Miami (OH) MAC
from Green Bay
7 193 Atlanta Falcons Karl Farmer  WR Pittsburgh Ind.
7 194 San Francisco 49ers Chesley, JayJay Chesley  DB Vanderbilt SEC
7 195 Buffalo Bills Williams, JackieJackie Williams  DB Texas A&M SWC
from N. Y. Giants
7 196 Kansas City Chiefs Wellington, RodRod Wellington  RB Iowa Big Ten
7 197 Houston Oilers Harris, LarryLarry Harris  DT Oklahoma State Big Eight
from Denver
7 198 Detroit Lions Garth TenNapel  LB Texas A&M SWC
7 199 New York Jets Richards, JamesJames Richards  RB Florida SEC
from Buffalo
7 200 Miami Dolphins Owens, JamesJames Owens  DE Tennessee State Ind. (Coll.)
7 201 New Orleans Saints Bauer, EdEd Bauer  G Notre Dame Ind.
from Baltimore via Chicago through Oakland
7 202 New England Patriots Perry Brooks  DT Southern SWAC
from Houston
7 203 St. Louis Cardinals Rogers, PhilPhil Rogers  RB Virginia Tech Ind.
7 204 Oakland Raiders Clarence Chapman  WR Eastern Michigan MAC
7 205 Cincinnati Bengals Kuhn, KenKen Kuhn  LB Ohio State Big Ten
7 206 Minnesota Vikings Larry Brune  DB Rice SWC
7 207 Los Angeles Rams Buie, LarryLarry Buie  DB Mississippi State SEC
7 208 Dallas Cowboys Dave Williams  RB Colorado Big Eight
7 209 Pittsburgh Steelers Burton, BarryBarry Burton  TE Vanderbilt SEC
8 210 Seattle Seahawks Shipp, LarryLarry Shipp  WR LSU SEC
8 211 New York Jets Davis, JoeJoe Davis  G USC Pac-8
from Tampa Bay
8 212 San Diego Chargers DiRienzo, TonyTony DiRienzo  K Oklahoma Big Eight
8 213 New Orleans Saints Craig Cassady  CB Ohio State Big Ten
8 214 New York Jets Louie Giammona  RB Utah State Ind. (Univ.)
8 215 Buffalo Bills Gardner, ScottScott Gardner  QB Virginia ACC
from Cleveland
8 216 Philadelphia Eagles LaFargue, RichardRichard LaFargue  C Arkansas SWC
from New England
8 217 Detroit Lions Sorenson, RichRich Sorenson  K Chico State FWC
from Philadelphia via New England
8 218 Green Bay Packers Jim Burrow  S Nebraska Big Eight
8 219 Atlanta Falcons Frank Reed  CB Washington Pac-8
8 220 Oakland Raiders Jerome Dove  CB Colorado State WAC
from Chicago via San Diego
8 221 New York Giants Jordan, JohnJohn Jordan  DT Indiana Big Ten
8 222 Kansas City Chiefs Orrin Olsen  C BYU WAC
8 223 San Francisco 49ers John Ayers  OT West Texas State MVC
8 224 Denver Broncos James Betterson  RB North Carolina ACC
8 225 Detroit Lions Braswell, CharlesCharles Braswell  DB West Virginia Ind.
8 226 Buffalo Bills Easter, Bobby JoeBobby Joe Easter  RB Middle Tennessee OVC
8 227 Buffalo Bills Meadowcroft, ArtArt Meadowcroft  G Minnesota Big Ten
from Washington via Atlanta
8 228 Baltimore Colts Ricky Thompson  WR Baylor SWC
8 229 Houston Oilers Simon, BobbyBobby Simon  OT Grambling State SWAC
8 230 Miami Dolphins Simpson, BobBob Simpson  OT Colorado Big Eight
8 231 Oakland Raiders Terry Kunz  RB Colorado Big Eight
8 232 Cincinnati Bengals Ron Hart  OT Oregon Pac-8
8 233 St. Louis Cardinals Randall Burks  WR Southeastern Oklahoma State OIC
8 234 Washington Redskins Brian Fryer  WR Alberta CWUAA
from Los Angeles
8 235 New England Patriots Betts, StuStu Betts  RB Northern Michigan Ind. (Div. II)
from Minnesota
8 236 Dallas Cowboys Laws, HenryHenry Laws  DB South Carolina Ind.
8 237 Pittsburgh Steelers Ed McAleney  DT UMass Yankee
9 238 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Welch, BruceBruce Welch  G Texas A&M SWC
9 239 Seattle Seahawks Bos, BobBob Bos  OT Iowa State Big Eight
9 240 New Orleans Saints Peiffer, WarrenWarren Peiffer  DT Iowa Big Ten
9 241 Buffalo Bills Turner, JeffJeff Turner  LB Kansas Big Eight
from San Diego
9 242 Cleveland Browns Reed, JamesJames Reed  RB Ole Miss SEC
9 243 New England Patriots Doug Beaudoin  S Minnesota Big Ten
9 244 New York Jets Moore, RonnieRonnie Moore  WR VMI SoCon
9 245 Green Bay Packers Jim Gueno  LB Tulane Ind.
9 246 Atlanta Falcons Phil McKinnely  OT UCLA Pac-8
9 247 Philadelphia Eagles Mike Hogan  RB Tennessee-Chattanooga Ind. (Div. II)
from Chicago
9 248 Philadelphia Eagles Richard Osborne  TE Texas A&M SWC
9 249 Kansas City Chiefs Tim Collier  CB East Texas State LSC
9 250 San Francisco 49ers Ken Harrison  WR SMU SWC
9 251 San Diego Chargers Glynn Harrison  RB Georgia SEC
from N. Y. Giants
9 252 Denver Broncos Czirr, JimJim Czirr  C Michigan Big Ten
9 253 Detroit Lions Jones, LeanellLeanell Jones  TE Long Beach State PCAA
9 254 Washington Redskins Akins, CurtisCurtis Akins  G Hawaii Ind.
9 255 Buffalo Bills Kotzur, BobBob Kotzur  DT Southwest Texas State LSC
9 256 Houston Oilers Art Stringer  LB Ball State MAC
9 257 Miami Dolphins Norris Thomas  CB Southern Miss Ind.
9 258 Baltimore Colts Levenick, StuStu Levenick  OT Illinois Big Ten
9 259 Cincinnati Bengals Allgood, LonnieLonnie Allgood  WR Syracuse Ind.
9 260 Denver Broncos Lisko, JimJim Lisko  LB Arkansas State Southland
from St. Louis
9 261 Cleveland Browns Nagel, CraigCraig Nagel  QB Purdue Big Ten
from Oakland
9 262 Minnesota Vikings Isaac Hagins  WR Southern SWAC
9 263 Los Angeles Rams Church, JebJeb Church  DB Stanford Pac-8
9 264 Dallas Cowboys Beasley Reece  CB North Texas State Ind.
9 265 Pittsburgh Steelers Wentford Gaines  CB Cincinnati Ind.
10 266 Seattle Seahawks Randy Coffield  LB Florida State Ind.
10 267 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Smith, SidSid Smith  LB BYU WAC
10 268 San Diego Chargers Perlinger, JeffJeff Perlinger  DE Michigan Big Ten
10 269 New Orleans Saints Hardin, JuniorJunior Hardin  LB Eastern Kentucky OVC
10 270 New England Patriots Ricky Feacher  WR Mississippi Valley State SWAC
10 271 Cleveland Browns Kleber, DougDoug Kleber  T Illinois Big Ten
10 272 Washington Redskins Strohmeier, PaulPaul Strohmeier  LB Washington Pac-8
10 273 Philadelphia Eagles Herb Lusk  RB Long Beach State PCAA
10 274 Green Bay Packers Jessie Green  WR Tulsa MVC
10 275 San Francisco 49ers Ross, RobinRobin Ross  T Washington State Pac-8
10 276 New York Giants Thomas, JohnJohn Thomas  RB Valley City State N/A
10 277 Kansas City Chiefs Whitney Paul  DE Colorado Big Eight
10 278 Denver Broncos Gilliam, ArtArt Gilliam  DE Grambling SWAC
10 279 Detroit Lions Bowerman, BillBill Bowerman  DB New Mexico State MVC
10 280 Buffalo Bills Keith Moody  DB Syracuse Ind.
10 281 Miami Dolphins Gary Fencik † S Yale Ivy
10 282 Miami Dolphins Don Testerman  RB Clemson ACC
10 283 Baltimore Colts Tim Baylor  DB Morgan State MEAC
10 284 Houston Oilers Kincannon, SteveSteve Kincannon  QB Humboldt State FWC
10 285 St. Louis Cardinals Walker, RandyRandy Walker  RB Bethune–Cookman SIAC
10 286 Oakland Raiders Lewis, DwightDwight Lewis  DB Purdue Big Ten
10 287 Cincinnati Bengals Klaban, TomTom Klaban  K Ohio State Big Ten
10 288 Los Angeles Rams Freeman Johns  WR SMU SWC
10 289 Minnesota Vikings Salmon, BillBill Salmon  QB Northern Iowa NCC
10 290 Dallas Cowboys Leroy Cook  DE Alabama SEC
10 291 Pittsburgh Steelers Gary Campbell  LB Colorado Big Eight
11 292 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Washington, MelvinMelvin Washington  DB Colorado State WAC
11 293 Seattle Seahawks Muehr, KeithKeith Muehr  P Southwestern Louisiana Southland
11 294 New Orleans Saints Kokal, GregGreg Kokal  QB Kent State MAC
11 295 San Diego Chargers Ray Preston  LB Syracuse Ind.
11 296 New York Jets Lawrence Pillers  DE Alcorn State SWAC
11 297 Cleveland Browns Celek, ChuckChuck Celek  DE Kent State MAC
11 298 New England Patriots Donnie Thomas  LB Indiana Big Ten
11 299 Chicago Bears Andersen, NormanNorman Andersen  WR UCLA Pac-8
11 300 Philadelphia Eagles Gilbert, MikeMike Gilbert  DT San Diego State Big West
11 301 Green Bay Packers Leak, CurtisCurtis Leak  WR Johnson C. Smith CIAA
11 302 Atlanta Falcons Brislin, ChuckChuck Brislin  T Mississippi State SEC
11 303 New York Giants Brantley, CraigCraig Brantley  WR Clemson ACC
11 304 Kansas City Chiefs Squires, BobBob Squires  TE Hastings N/A
11 305 San Francisco 49ers Paul Hofer  RB Ole Miss SEC
11 306 Denver Broncos Pittman, GregGreg Pittman  LB Iowa State Big Eight
11 307 Detroit Lions Shugrue, GaryGary Shugrue  DE Villanova Ind.
11 308 Washington Redskins Gissler, DeanDean Gissler  DE Nebraska Big Eight
11 309 Buffalo Bills Forry Smith  WR Iowa State Big Eight
11 310 Baltimore Colts Gibney, RickRick Gibney  DT Georgia Tech Ind.
11 311 Houston Oilers Skip Walker  RB Texas A&M SWC
11 312 Miami Dolphins Pride, DexterDexter Pride  RB Minnesota Big Ten
11 313 Oakland Raiders Rick Jennings  RB Maryland ACC
11 314 Cincinnati Bengals Melvin Morgan  DB Mississippi Valley State SWAC
11 315 St. Louis Cardinals Marty Akins  DB Texas SWC
11 316 Minnesota Vikings Kracher, SteveSteve Kracher  RB Montana State Big Sky
11 317 Los Angeles Rams Nemeth, BrianBrian Nemeth  TE South Carolina Ind.
11 318 Dallas Cowboys Cornelius Greene  QB Ohio State Big Ten
11 319 Pittsburgh Steelers Fuchs, RollandRolland Fuchs  RB Arkansas SWC
12 320 Seattle Seahawks Barnett, RonRon Barnett  WR Texas–Arlington —
12 321 Tampa Bay Buccaneers George Ragsdale  RB North Carolina A&T MEAC
12 322 San Diego Chargers Ron Lee  DB Oregon Pac-8
12 323 New Orleans Saints Butts, MiltonMilton Butts  T North Carolina ACC
12 324 Houston Oilers Bell, LarryLarry Bell  T East Texas State LSC
12 325 New England Patriots Bell, NathanielNathaniel Bell  DT Tulane Ind.
12 326 New York Jets Don Buckey  WR NC State ACC
12 327 New York Jets Buckey, DaveDave Buckey  QB NC State ACC
12 328 Green Bay Packers Melvin Jackson  G USC Pac-8
12 329 Atlanta Falcons Bolton, PatPat Bolton  K Montana State Big Sky
12 330 Chicago Bears John O'Leary  RB Nebraska Big Eight
12 331 Kansas City Chiefs Porter, HaroldHarold Porter  WR Southwestern Louisiana Southland
12 332 San Francisco 49ers Loper, GeraldGerald Loper  G Florida SEC
12 333 New York Giants Jerry Golsteyn  QB Northern Illinois MAC
12 334 Denver Broncos Moore, RandyRandy Moore  DT Arizona State WAC
12 335 Detroit Lions McCabe, MikeMike McCabe  C South Carolina Ind.
12 336 Buffalo Bills Lowery, JoeJoe Lowery  RB Jackson State SWAC
12 337 Washington Redskins Walter Tullis  DB Delaware State MEAC
12 338 San Diego Chargers Harris, HermanHerman Harris  DB Mississippi Valley State SWAC
12 339 Miami Dolphins Randy Young  T Iowa State Big Eight
12 340 Baltimore Colts Stavroff, FrankFrank Stavroff  K Indiana Big Ten
12 341 Cincinnati Bengals Harris, Joe DaleJoe Dale Harris  WR Alabama SEC
12 342 Miami Dolphins Brandford, DarrylDarryl Brandford  DT Northwestern Big Ten
12 343 Oakland Raiders Cedric Brown  DB Kent State MAC
12 344 Los Angeles Rams Jim Jodat  RB Carthage CCIW
12 345 Minnesota Vikings Sparks, RobertRobert Sparks  DB San Francisco State FWC
12 346 Dallas Cowboys Charles McShane  LB Cal Lutheran Ind. (NAIA)
12 347 Pittsburgh Steelers Carroll, BillBill Carroll  WR East Texas State LSC
13 348 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Brad Jenkins  TE Nebraska Big Eight
13 349 Seattle Seahawks Andy Reid  RB Georgia SEC
13 350 New Orleans Saints Downing, KennyKenny Downing  DB Missouri Big Eight
13 351 San Diego Chargers John Lee  DT Nebraska Big Eight
13 352 New England Patriots Jones, JamesJames Jones  DB Central Michigan MAC
13 353 Philadelphia Eagles Terry Tautolo  LB UCLA Pac-8
13 354 Cleveland Browns Murray, BrianBrian Murray  T Arizona WAC
13 355 Green Bay Packers Bowman, BradleyBradley Bowman  DB Southern Miss Ind.
13 356 Atlanta Falcons Williams, MikeMike Williams  T Florida SEC
13 357 Chicago Bears Kasowski, DaleDale Kasowski  RB North Dakota NCC
13 358 Philadelphia Eagles Ebbecke, SteveSteve Ebbecke  DB Villanova Ind.
13 359 San Francisco 49ers Brumfield, LarryLarry Brumfield  DB Indiana State Ind. (Div. II)
13 360 New York Giants Caswell, RickRick Caswell  WR Western Kentucky OVC
13 361 Kansas City Chiefs Bruner, JoeJoe Bruner  QB Northeast Louisiana Ind.
13 362 Denver Broncos McGraw, DonnieDonnie McGraw  DB Houston Ind.
13 363 Detroit Lions Jacobs, MelMel Jacobs  WR San Diego State Big West
13 364 Washington Redskins Wayman Britt  DB Michigan Big Ten
13 365 Buffalo Bills Wilcox, WillWill Wilcox  G Texas SWC
13 366 Miami Dolphins Head, BernieBernie Head  C Tulsa MVC
13 367 Oakland Raiders Crnick, CraigCraig Crnick  DE Idaho Big Sky
13 368 Houston Oilers O'Rourke, DanDan O'Rourke  WR Colorado State WAC
13 369 St. Louis Cardinals Brewton, GregGreg Brewton  DT Michigan State Big Ten
13 370 Oakland Raiders Young, MarkMark Young  T Washington State Pac-8
13 371 Cincinnati Bengals Randy Walker  DB Miami (OH) MAC
13 372 Minnesota Vikings Paulson, GaryGary Paulson  DE Colorado State WAC
13 373 Los Angeles Rams Hamilton, SteveSteve Hamilton  QB Emporia State —
13 374 Dallas Cowboys Mark Driscoll  QB Colorado State WAC
13 375 Pittsburgh Steelers Kain, LarryLarry Kain  TE Ohio State Big Ten
14 376 Seattle Seahawks Blinks, JarvisJarvis Blinks  DB Northwestern State Ind. (Div. II)
14 377 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Carl Roaches † WR Texas A&M SWC
14 378 San Diego Chargers Jones, EdEd Jones  G Cincinnati Ind.
14 379 New Orleans Saints Hucke, RichRich Hucke  DE Western Montana N/A
14 380 New York Jets Gluchoski, AlAl Gluchoski  C West Virginia Ind.
14 381 Cleveland Browns Smalzer, JoeJoe Smalzer  TE Illinois Big Ten
14 382 New England Patriots Quehl, DavidDavid Quehl  WR Holy Cross Ind.
14 383 Atlanta Falcons Husfloen, MarkMark Husfloen  DE Washington State Pac-8
14 384 Chicago Bears Cuie, RonRon Cuie  RB Oregon State Pac-8
14 385 Chicago Bears Shy, MelvinMelvin Shy  DB Tennessee State Ind. (Coll.)
14 386 Green Bay Packers Henson, JohnJohn Henson  RB Cal Poly CCAA
14 387 New York Giants Mullane, JerryJerry Mullane  LB Lehigh MASCAA
14 388 Kansas City Chiefs Thurman, RickRick Thurman  T Texas SWC
14 389 San Francisco 49ers Miller, JohnnyJohnny Miller  LB Livingstone CIAA
14 390 Denver Broncos Larry Evans  LB Mississippi College Gulf South
14 391 Detroit Lions Elston, LeonardLeonard Elston  WR Kentucky State Ind. (Div. II)
14 392 Buffalo Bills Williams, TonyTony Williams  WR Middle Tennessee OVC
14 393 Washington Redskins Quinn Buckner  DB Indiana Big Ten
14 394 Baltimore Colts Cummings, JeremiahJeremiah Cummings  DE Albany State SIAC
14 395 Houston Oilers Reimer, JohnJohn Reimer  T Wisconsin Big Ten
14 396 Miami Dolphins Gissler, BobBob Gissler  LB South Dakota State NCC
14 397 Oakland Raiders Young, CalvinCalvin Young  RB Fresno State PCAA
14 398 Cincinnati Bengals Greg Coleman  P Florida A&M SIAC
14 399 St. Louis Cardinals Crosier, RaymondRaymond Crosier  DE Abilene Christian LSC
14 400 Los Angeles Rams Al Burleson  DB Washington Pac-8
14 401 Minnesota Vikings Stapleton, JeffJeff Stapleton  T Purdue Big Ten
14 402 Dallas Cowboys Mushinskie, LarryLarry Mushinskie  TE Nebraska Big Eight
14 403 Pittsburgh Steelers Field, WayneWayne Field  DB Florida SEC

Round 15

Pick # NFL team Player Position College
404 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Bob Dzierzak Defensive tackle Utah State
405 Seattle Seahawks Dan Smith Tackle Washington State
406 New Orleans Saints Steve Seminoff Defensive tackle Wichita State
407 San Diego Chargers Jack Hoffman Defensive tackle Indiana
408 Cleveland Browns Luther Philyaw Defensive back Loyola (CA)
409 New England Patriots Bernard Coleman Wide receiver Bethune-Cookman
410 New York Jets Rick Faulk Punter San Francisco State
411 Chicago Bears Jerry Meyers Defensive tackle Northern Illinois
412 Philadelphia Eagles Brett White Punter UCLA
413 Green Bay Packers Jerry Dandridge Linebacker Memphis State
414 Atlanta Falcons Ron Olson Defensive back Washington
415 Kansas City Chiefs Dave Rozumek Linebacker New Hampshire
416 San Francisco 49ers Howard Stidham Linebacker Tennessee Tech
417 New York Giants Eddie Morgan Defensive tackle Arkansas State
418 Denver Broncos Wilbur Summers Punter Louisville
419 Detroit Lions Trent Smock Wide receiver Indiana
420 St. Louis Cardinals Lee Nelson Defensive back Florida State
421 Buffalo Bills Arnold Robinson Linebacker Bethune-Cookman
422 Houston Oilers Bobby Byars Defensive back Cheyney (PA)
423 Miami Dolphins Ron Holmes Running back Utah State
424 Baltimore Colts Gary Alexander Tackle Clemson
425 Cincinnati Bengals Lynn Hieber Quarterback Indiana (PA)
426 Washington Redskins John Monroe Running back Bluefield State
427 Oakland Raiders Carl Hargrave Defensive back Upper Iowa
428 Minnesota Vikings Ron Groce Running back Macalester
429 Los Angeles Rams Malcolm Campbell Wide receiver Cal State-Los Angeles
430 Dallas Cowboys Dale Curry Linebacker UCLA
431 Pittsburgh Steelers Mel Davis Defensive end North Texas State

Round 16

Pick # NFL team Player Position College
432 Seattle Seahawks Jeff Urczyk Guard Georgia Tech
433 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tommy West Linebacker Tennessee
434 San Diego Chargers Jack Harrison Guard California
435 New Orleans Saints Gene Jones Tackle Bowling Green
436 New England Patriots Clifford Brown Defensive tackle Tuskegee
437 New York Jets James Godwin Running back Fayetteville
438 Cleveland Browns Chris Lorenzen Defensive tackle Arizona State
439 Philadelphia Eagles Steve Campassi Running back Kentucky
440 Green Bay Packers Mike Timmermans Guard Northern Iowa
441 Atlanta Falcons Pat Curto Linebacker Ohio State
442 Chicago Bears Ronald Parker Tight end Texas Christian
443 San Francisco 49ers Reggie Lewis Defensive end San Diego State
444 New York Giants David Lawson Kicker Air Force
445 Kansas City Chiefs Dennis Anderson Punter Arizona
446 Denver Broncos John Huddleston Linebacker Utah
447 Detroit Lions Craig McCurdy Linebacker William & Mary
448 Buffalo Bills Gary Gorrell Linebacker Boise State
449 Baltimore Colts Mike Fuhrman Tight end Memphis State
450 Miami Dolphins Mike Green Punter Ohio
451 Baltimore Colts Steve Ludwig Center Miami (FL)
452 Houston Oilers Claude Johnson Linebacker Florida A&M
453 St. Louis Cardinals Cecil Beaird Wide receiver Fisk
454 Oakland Raiders Doug Hogan Defensive back USC
455 Cincinnati Bengals George Demopoulis Tackle Miami (FL)
456 Los Angeles Rams Rick Gage Wide receiver Arkansas Tech
457 Minnesota Vikings Randy Hickel Defensive back Montana State
458 Dallas Cowboys Rick Costanzo Tackle Nebraska
459 Pittsburgh Steelers Randy Butts Running back Kearney State

Round 17

Pick # NFL team Player Position College
460 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jack Berry Quarterback Washington & Lee
461 Seattle Seahawks Chris Rowland Quarterback Washington
462 New Orleans Saints Scott MacDonald Tight end West Virginia
463 San Diego Chargers Clarence Sanders Linebacker Cincinnati
464 New York Jets Darwin Willie Tight end Tulane
465 Cleveland Browns Tom Fleming Wide receiver Dartmouth
466 New England Patriots Todd Anderson Center Stanford
467 Green Bay Packers Ray Hall Tight end Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
468 Atlanta Falcons Tony Green Defensive back Texas Tech
469 Chicago Bears Mike Malham Linebacker Arkansas State
470 Philadelphia Eagles Anthony Terry Defensive back California-Davis
471 New York Giants Steve Curnutte Defensive back Vanderbilt
472 Kansas City Chiefs Pat McNeil Running back Baylor
473 San Francisco 49ers Darryl Jenkins Running back San Jose State
474 Denver Broncos Randy Cozens Defensive end Pittsburgh
475 Detroit Lions Jim Meeks Defensive back Boise State
476 Washington Redskins Chuck Wills Defensive back Oregon
477 Buffalo Bills Bob Berg Kicker New Mexico
478 Oakland Raiders Buddy Tate Defensive back Tulsa
479 Houston Oilers Allen Misher Wide receiver Louisiana State
480 Miami Dolphins Jeff Grantz Quarterback South Carolina
481 Oakland Raiders Nate Beasley Running back Delaware
482 Cincinnati Bengals Scott Dannelley Guard Ohio State
483 St. Louis Cardinals Dan Myers Defensive back Georgia Tech
484 Minnesota Vikings Rich Lukowski Defensive tackle West Virginia
485 Los Angeles Rams Gary Shaw Defensive back Brigham Young
486 Dallas Cowboys Stan Woodfill Kicker Oregon
487 [9] Pittsburgh Steelers Kelvin Kirk Wide receiver Dayton
= Pro Bowler [6] = Hall of Famer

Notable undrafted players

† = Pro Bowler[6]
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
Atlanta Falcons Mark Burke  S West Virginia Ind.
Buffalo Bills Bob Patton  C Delaware Ind. (Div. II)
Chicago Bears Vernon Perry  S Jackson State SWAC
Cleveland Browns Terry Luck  QB Nebraska Big Eight
Dallas Cowboys Hank Bauer  RB Cal Lutheran Ind. (NAIA)
Dallas Cowboys Tom Moriarty  S Bowling Green MAC
Dallas Cowboys Jay Saldi  TE South Carolina Ind.
Denver Broncos Randy Rich  S New Mexico WAC
Denver Broncos John Schultz  WR Maryland ACC
Green Bay Packers Ken Starch  RB Wisconsin Big Ten
New Orleans Saints Ken Brown  C New Mexico WAC
New York Jets Clark Gaines  RB Wake Forest ACC
New York Jets James Rosecrans  LB Penn State Ind.
Pittsburgh Steelers Freddie Douglas  WR Arkansas SWC
St. Louis Cardinals Terry Joyce  TE/P Missouri Southern State Ind. (NAIA)
San Diego Chargers Charles Aiu  G Hawaii Ind.

Hall of Famers

  • Steve Largent, wide receiver from Tulsa, taken 4th round 117th overall by Houston Oilers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1995.[10]
  • Lee Roy Selmon, defensive end from Oklahoma, taken 1st round 1st overall by Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1995.[10]
  • Mike Haynes, cornerback from Arizona State, taken 1st round 5th overall by New England Patriots
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1997.[10]
  • Jackie Slater, offensive tackle from Jackson State, taken 3rd round 86th overall by Los Angeles Rams
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2001.[11]
  • Harry Carson, linebacker from South Carolina State, taken 4th round 105th overall by New York Giants
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2006.[11]

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. ^ NFL Draft History: Quarterback Draft Class Facts and Figures
  4. ^ Wire Services. "Bucs Open Draft By Taking Leroy Selmon". The Sarasota Journal. 8 Apr 1976
  5. ^ "Drafts delayed by Bucs". St. Petersburg Times. January 14, 1976. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
  6. ^ a b c d Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  7. ^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  8. ^ "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on June 15, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
  9. ^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
  10. ^ a b c List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
  11. ^ a b List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
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