1976 NFL Draft
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 National Football League 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 EDGE Edge
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
  1. ↑ Also known as placekicker (PK)

Round one

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 through Los Angeles / 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
1 13 New York Giants Troy Archer  DE Colorado Big Eight
1 14 Kansas City Chiefs Rod Walters  OG Iowa Big Ten
1 15 Denver Broncos Tom Glassic  OG Virginia ACC
1 16 Detroit Lions Lawrence Gaines  RB Wyoming WAC
1 17 Miami Dolphins Larry Gordon  LB Arizona State WAC
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

Round two

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
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  OG 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  OG Washington Pac-8
from Chicago
2 38 Cincinnati Bengals Glenn Bujnoch  OG 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  OG Purdue Big Ten
2 45 Buffalo Bills Ken Jones  OG 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  OG Mississippi State SEC
2 56 Dallas Cowboys 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

Round three

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
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  OG 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.

Round four

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
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  OG 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  OG 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  OG 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  OG Georgia SEC
4 123 Seattle Seahawks Andrew Bolton  RB Fisk SIAC
4 124 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Everett Little  OG Houston Ind.

Round five

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
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  OG 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.

Round six

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
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  OG 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

Round seven

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
183Tampa Bay BuccaneersParnell DickinsonQuarterbackMississippi Valley State
184Seattle SeahawksDick DixonDefensive tackleArkansas State
185Miami DolphinsJoe IngersollGuardUNLV
186Dallas CowboysGreg SchaumDefensive TackleMichigan State
187Cincinnati BengalsBob BatemanQuarterbackBrown
188New York JetsAbdul SalaamDefensive endKent State
189Cleveland BrownsSteve CassidyDefensive tackleLouisiana State
190Chicago BearsJerry MuckensturmLinebackerArkansas State
191Philadelphia EaglesCarl HairstonDefensive endMaryland-Eastern Shore
192Cincinnati BengalsCarmen RomeDefensive backMiami (OH)
193Atlanta FalconsKarl FarmerWide receiverPittsburgh
194San Francisco 49ersJay ChesleyDefensive backVanderbilt
195Buffalo BillsJackie WilliamsDefensive backTexas A&M
196Kansas City ChiefsRod WellingtonRunning backIowa
197Houston OilersLarry HarrisDefensive tackleOklahoma State
198Detroit LionsGarth TenNapelLinebackerTexas A&M
199New York JetsJames RichardsRunning backFlorida
200Miami DolphinsJohn OwensDefensive endTennessee State
201New Orleans SaintsEd BauerGuardNotre Dame
202New England PatriotsPerry BrooksDefensive tackleSouthern
203St. Louis CardinalsPhil RogersRunning backVirginia Tech
204Oakland RaidersClarence ChapmanWide ReceiverEastern Michigan
205Cincinnati BengalsKen KuhnLinebackerOhio State
206Minnesota VikingsLarry BruneDefensive backRice
207Los Angeles RamsLarry BuieDefensive backMississippi State
208Dallas CowboysDavid WilliamsRunning backColorado
209Pittsburgh SteelersBarry BurtonTight endVanderbilt

Round eight

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
210Seattle SeahawksLarry ShippWide receiverLouisiana State
211New York JetsJoe DavisGuardUSC
212San Diego ChargersTony DiRienzoKickerOklahoma
213New Orleans SaintsCraig CassadyDefensive backOhio State
214New York JetsLouie GiammonaRunning backUtah State
215Buffalo BillsScott GardnerQuarterbackVirginia
216Philadelphia EaglesRichard LaFargueCenterArkansas
217Detroit LionsRich SorensonKickerChico State
218Green Bay PackersJim BurrowDefensive backNebraska
219Atlanta FalconsFrank ReedDefensive backWashington
220Oakland RaidersJerome DoveDefensive backColorado State
221New York GiantsJohn JordanDefensive tackleIndiana
222Kansas City ChiefsOrrin OlsenCenterBrigham Young
223San Francisco 49ersJohn AyersTackleWest Texas State
224Denver BroncosJames BettersonRunning backNorth Carolina
225Detroit LionsCharles BraswellDefensive backWest Virginia
226Buffalo BillsBobby Joe EasterRunning backMiddle Tennessee State
227Buffalo BillsArt MeadowcroftGuardMinnesota
228Baltimore ColtsRicky ThompsonWide receiverBaylor
229Houston OilersBobby SimonTackleGrambling
230Miami DolphinsBob SimpsonTackleColorado
231Oakland RaidersTerry KunzRunning backColorado
232Cincinnati BengalsRon HuntTackleOregon
233St. Louis CardinalsRandall BurksWide receiverSE Oklahoma State
234Washington RedskinsBrian FryerWide receiverAlberta
235New England PatriotsStu BettsRunning backNorthern Michigan
236Dallas CowboysHenry LawsDefensive backSouth Carolina
237Pittsburgh SteelersEd McAleneyDefensive tackleMassachusetts

Round nine

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
238Tampa Bay BuccaneersBruce WelchGuardTexas A&M
239Seattle SeahawksBob BosTackleIowa State
240New Orleans SaintsWarren PeifferDefensive tackleIowa
241Buffalo BillsJeff TurnerLinebackerKansas
242Cleveland BrownsJames ReedRunning backMississippi
243New England PatriotsDoug BeaudoinDefensive backMinnesota
244New York JetsRonnie MooreWide receiverVirginia Military Inst.
245Green Bay PackersJim GuenoLinebackerTulane
246Atlanta FalconsPhil McKinnelyTackleUCLA
247Philadelphia EaglesMike HoganRunning backTennessee-Chattanooga
248Philadelphia EaglesRichard OsborneTight endTexas A&M
249Kansas City ChiefsTim CollierDefensive backEast Texas State
250San Francisco 49ersKen HarrisonWide receiverSouthern Methodist
251San Diego ChargersGlynn HarrisonRunning backGeorgia
252Denver BroncosJim CzirrCenterMichigan
253Detroit LionsLeanell JonesTight endLong Beach State
254Washington RedskinsCurtis AkinsGuardHawaii
255Buffalo BillsBob KotzurDefensive tackleSouthwest Texas State
256Houston OilersArt StringerLinebackerBall State
257Miami DolphinsNorris ThomasDefensive backSouthern Mississippi
258Baltimore ColtsStu LevenickTackleIllinois
259Cincinnati BengalsLonnie AllgoodWide ReceiverSyracuse
260Denver BroncosJim LiskoLinebackerArkansas State
261Cleveland BrownsCraig NagelQuarterbackPurdue
262Minnesota VikingsIsaac HaginsWide ReceiverSouthern
263Los Angeles RamsJeb ChurchDefensive backStanford
264Dallas CowboysBeasley ReeceDefensive backNorth Texas State
265Pittsburgh SteelersWentford GainesDefensive backCincinnati

Round ten

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
266Seattle SeahawksRandy CoffieldLinebackerFlorida State
267Tampa Bay BuccaneersSid SmithLinebackerBrigham Young
268San Diego ChargersJeff PerlingerDefensive endMichigan
269New Orleans SaintsJunior HardinLinebackerEastern Kentucky
270New England PatriotsRicky FeacherWide receiverMississippi Valley State
271Cleveland BrownsDoug KleberTackleIllinois
272Washington RedskinsPaul StrohmeierLinebackerWashington
273Philadelphia EaglesHerb LuskRunning backLong Beach State
274Green Bay PackersJessie GreenWide receiverTulsa
275San Francisco 49ersRobin RossTackleWashington State
276New York GiantsJohn ThomasRunning backValley City State
277Kansas City ChiefsWhitney PaulDefensive endColorado
278Denver BroncosArt GilliamDefensive endGrambling
279Detroit LionsBill BowermanDefensive backNew Mexico State
280Buffalo BillsKeith MoodyDefensive backSyracuse
281Miami DolphinsGary FencikSafetyYale
282Miami DolphinsDon TestermanRunning backClemson
283Baltimore ColtsTim BaylorDefensive backMorgan State
284Houston OilersSteve KincannonQuarterbackHumboldt State
285St. Louis CardinalsRandy WalkerRunning backBethune-Cookman
286Oakland RaidersDwight LewisDefensive backPurdue
287Cincinnati BengalsTom KlabanKickerOhio State
288Los Angeles RamsFreeman JohnsWide receiverSouthern Methodist
289Minnesota VikingsBill SalmonQuarterbackNorthern Iowa
290Dallas CowboysLeroy CookDefensive endAlabama
291Pittsburgh SteelersGary CampbellLinebackerColorado

Round eleven

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
292Tampa Bay BuccaneersMelvin WashingtonDefensive backColorado State
293Seattle SeahawksKeith MuehrPunterSouthwestern Louisiana
294New Orleans SaintsGreg KokalQuarterbackKent State
295San Diego ChargersRay PrestonLinebackerSyracuse
296New York JetsLawrence PillersDefensive endAlcorn State
297Cleveland BrownsChuck CelekDefensive endKent State
298New England PatriotsDonnie ThomasLinebackerIndiana
299Chicago BearsNorman AndersenWide receiverUCLA
300Philadelphia EaglesMike GilbertDefensive tackleSan Diego State
301Green Bay PackersCurtis LeakWide receiverJohnson C. Smith
302Atlanta FalconsChuck BrislinTackleMississippi State
303New York GiantsCraig BrantleyWide receiverClemson
304Kansas City ChiefsBob SquiresTight endHastings
305San Francisco 49ersPaul HoferRunning backMississippi
306Denver BroncosGreg PittmanLinebackerIowa State
307Detroit LionsGary ShugrueDefensive endVillanova
308Washington RedskinsDean GisslerDefensive endNebraska
309Buffalo BillsForry SmithWide receiverIowa State
310Baltimore ColtsRick GibneyDefensive tackleGeorgia Tech
311Houston OilersSkip WalkerRunning backTexas A&M
312Miami DolphinsDexter PrideRunning backMinnesota
313Oakland RaidersRick JenningsRunning backMaryland
314Cincinnati BengalsMelvin MorganDefensive backMississippi Valley State
315St. Louis CardinalsMarty AkinsDefensive backTexas
316Minnesota VikingsSteve KracherRunning backMontana State
317Los Angeles RamsBrian NemethTight endSouth Carolina
318Dallas CowboysCornelius GreeneQuarterbackOhio State
319Pittsburgh SteelersRolland FuchsRunning backArkansas

Round twelve

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
320Seattle SeahawksRon BarnettWide receiverTexas-Arlington
321Tampa Bay BuccaneersGeorge RagsdaleRunning backNorth Carolina A&T
322San Diego ChargersRon LeeDefensive backOregon
323New Orleans SaintsMilton ButtsTackleNorth Carolina
324Houston OilersLarry BellTackleEast Texas State
325New England PatriotsNathaniel BellDefensive tackleTulane
326New York JetsDon BuckeyWide receiverNorth Carolina State
327New York JetsDave BuckeyQuarterbackNorth Carolina State
328Green Bay PackersMelvin JacksonGuardUSC
329Atlanta FalconsPat BoltonKickerMontana State
330Chicago BearsJohn O'LearyRunning backNebraska
331Kansas City ChiefsHarold PorterWide receiverSouthwestern Louisiana
332San Francisco 49ersGerald LoperGuardFlorida
333New York GiantsJerry GolsteynQuarterbackNorthern Illinois
334Denver BroncosRandy MooreDefensive tackleArizona State
335Detroit LionsMike McCabeCenterSouth Carolina
336Buffalo BillsJoe LoweryRunning backJackson State
337Washington RedskinsWalter TullisDefensive backDelaware State
338San Diego ChargersHerman HarrisDefensive backMississippi Valley State
339Miami DolphinsRandy YoungTackleIowa State
340Baltimore ColtsFrank StavroffKickerIndiana
341Cincinnati BengalsJoe Dale HarrisWide receiverAlabama
342Miami DolphinsDarryl BrandfordDefensive tackleNorthwestern
343Oakland RaidersCedric BrownDefensive backKent State
344Los Angeles RamsJim JodatRunning backCarthage
345Minnesota VikingsRobert SparksDefensive backSan Francisco State
346Dallas CowboysCharles McShaneLinebackerCal Lutheran
347Pittsburgh SteelersBill CarrollWide receiverEast Texas State

Round thirteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
348Tampa Bay BuccaneersBrad JenkinsTight endNebraska
349Seattle SeahawksAndy ReidRunning backGeorgia
350New Orleans SaintsKenny DowningDefensive backMissouri
351San Diego ChargersJohn LeeDefensive tackleNebraska
352New England PatriotsJames JonesDefensive backCentral Michigan
353Philadelphia EaglesTerry TautoloLinebackerUCLA
354Cleveland BrownsBrian MurrayTackleArizona
355Green Bay PackersBradley BowmanDefensive backSouthern Mississippi
356Atlanta FalconsMike WilliamsTackleFlorida
357Chicago BearsDale KasowskiRunning backNorth Dakota
358Philadelphia EaglesSteve EbbeckeDefensive backVillanova
359San Francisco 49ersLarry BrumfieldDefensive backIndiana State
360New York GiantsRick CaswellWide receiverWestern Kentucky
361Kansas City ChiefsJoe BrunerQuarterbackN.E. Louisiana
362Denver BroncosDonnie McGrawDefensive backHouston
363Detroit LionsMel JacobsWide receiverSan Diego State
364Washington RedskinsWayman BrittDefensive backMichigan
365Buffalo BillsWill WilcoxGuardTexas
366Miami DolphinsBernie HeadCenterTulsa
367Oakland RaidersCraig CrnickDefensive endIdaho
368Houston OilersDan O'RourkeWide receiverColorado State
369St. Louis CardinalsGreg BrewtonDefensive tackleMichigan State
370Oakland RaidersMark YoungTackleWashington State
371Cincinnati BengalsRandy WalkerDefensive backMiami (OH)
372Minnesota VikingsGary PaulsonDefensive endColorado State
373Los Angeles RamsSteve HamiltonQuarterbackEmporia State
374Dallas CowboysMark DriscollQuarterbackColorado State
375Pittsburgh SteelersLarry KainTight endOhio State

Round fourteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
376Seattle SeahawksJarvis BlinksDefensive backNorthwest Louisiana
377Tampa Bay BuccaneersCarl RoachesWide receiverTexas A&M
378San Diego ChargersEd JonesGuardCincinnati
379New Orleans SaintsRich HuckeDefensive endWestern Montana
380New York JetsAl GluchoskiCenterWest Virginia
381Cleveland BrownsJoe SmalzerTight endIllinois
382New England PatriotsDavid QuehlWide receiverHoly Cross
383Atlanta FalconsMark HusfloenDefensive endWashington State
384Chicago BearsRon CuieRunning backOregon State
385Philadelphia EaglesMelvin ShyDefensive backTennessee State
386Green Bay PackersJohn HensonRunning backCal Poly-San Luis Obispo
387New York GiantsJerry MullaneLinebackerLehigh
388Kansas City ChiefsRick ThurmanTackleTexas
389San Francisco 49ersJohnny MillerLinebackerLivingstone College
390Denver BroncosLarry EvansLinebackerMississippi College
391Detroit LionsLeonard ElstonWide receiverKentucky State
392Buffalo BillsTony WilliamsWide receiverMiddle Tennessee State
393Washington RedskinsQuinn BucknerDefensive backIndiana
394Baltimore ColtsJeremiah CummingsDefensive endAlbany State
395Houston OilersJohn ReimerTackleWisconsin
396Miami DolphinsBob GisslerLinebackerSouth Dakota State
397Oakland RaidersCalvin YoungRunning backFresno State
398Cincinnati BengalsGreg ColemanPunterFlorida A&M
399St. Louis CardinalsRaymond CrosierDefensive endAbilene Christian
400Los Angeles RamsAl BurlesonDefensive backWashington
401Minnesota VikingsJeff StapletonTacklePurdue
402Dallas CowboysLarry MushinskieTight endNebraska
403Pittsburgh SteelersWayne FieldDefensive backFlorida

Round fifteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
404Tampa Bay BuccaneersBob DzierzakDefensive tackleUtah State
405Seattle SeahawksDan SmithTackleWashington State
406New Orleans SaintsSteve SeminoffDefensive tackleWichita State
407San Diego ChargersJack HoffmanDefensive tackleIndiana
408Cleveland BrownsLuther PhilyawDefensive backLoyola (CA)
409New England PatriotsBernard ColemanWide receiverBethune-Cookman
410New York JetsRick FaulkPunterSan Francisco State
411Chicago BearsJerry MeyersDefensive tackleNorthern Illinois
412Philadelphia EaglesBrett WhitePunterUCLA
413Green Bay PackersJerry DandridgeLinebackerMemphis State
414Atlanta FalconsRon OlsonDefensive backWashington
415Kansas City ChiefsDave RozumekLinebackerNew Hampshire
416San Francisco 49ersHoward StidhamLinebackerTennessee Tech
417New York GiantsEddie MorganDefensive tackleArkansas State
418Denver BroncosWilbur SummersPunterLouisville
419Detroit LionsTrent SmockWide receiverIndiana
420St. Louis CardinalsLee NelsonDefensive backFlorida State
421Buffalo BillsArnold RobinsonLinebackerBethune-Cookman
422Houston OilersBobby ByarsDefensive backCheyney (PA)
423Miami DolphinsRon HolmesRunning backUtah State
424Baltimore ColtsGary AlexanderTackleClemson
425Cincinnati BengalsLynn HieberQuarterbackIndiana (PA)
426Washington RedskinsJohn MonroeRunning backBluefield State
427Oakland RaidersCarl HargraveDefensive backUpper Iowa
428Minnesota VikingsRon GroceRunning backMacalester
429Los Angeles RamsMalcolm CampbellWide receiverCal State-Los Angeles
430Dallas CowboysDale CurryLinebackerUCLA
431Pittsburgh SteelersMel DavisDefensive endNorth Texas State

Round sixteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
432Seattle SeahawksJeff UrczykGuardGeorgia Tech
433Tampa Bay BuccaneersTommy WestLinebackerTennessee
434San Diego ChargersJack HarrisonGuardCalifornia
435New Orleans SaintsGene JonesTackleBowling Green
436New England PatriotsClifford BrownDefensive tackleTuskegee
437New York JetsJames GodwinRunning backFayetteville
438Cleveland BrownsChris LorenzenDefensive tackleArizona State
439Philadelphia EaglesSteve CampassiRunning backKentucky
440Green Bay PackersMike TimmermansGuardNorthern Iowa
441Atlanta FalconsPat CurtoLinebackerOhio State
442Chicago BearsRonald ParkerTight endTexas Christian
443San Francisco 49ersReggie LewisDefensive endSan Diego State
444New York GiantsDavid LawsonKickerAir Force
445Kansas City ChiefsDennis AndersonPunterArizona
446Denver BroncosJohn HuddlestonLinebackerUtah
447Detroit LionsCraig McCurdyLinebackerWilliam & Mary
448Buffalo BillsGary GorrellLinebackerBoise State
449Baltimore ColtsMike FuhrmanTight endMemphis State
450Miami DolphinsMike GreenPunterOhio
451Baltimore ColtsSteve LudwigCenterMiami (FL)
452Houston OilersClaude JohnsonLinebackerFlorida A&M
453St. Louis CardinalsCecil BeairdWide receiverFisk
454Oakland RaidersDoug HoganDefensive backUSC
455Cincinnati BengalsGeorge DemopoulisTackleMiami (FL)
456Los Angeles RamsRick GageWide receiverArkansas Tech
457Minnesota VikingsRandy HickelDefensive backMontana State
458Dallas CowboysRick CostanzoTackleNebraska
459Pittsburgh SteelersRandy ButtsRunning backKearney State

Round seventeen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
460Tampa Bay BuccaneersJack BerryQuarterbackWashington & Lee
461Seattle SeahawksChris RowlandQuarterbackWashington
462New Orleans SaintsScott MacDonaldTight endWest Virginia
463San Diego ChargersClarence SandersLinebackerCincinnati
464New York JetsDarwin WillieTight endTulane
465Cleveland BrownsTom FlemingWide receiverDartmouth
466New England PatriotsTodd AndersonCenterStanford
467Green Bay PackersRay HallTight endCal Poly-San Luis Obispo
468Atlanta FalconsTony GreenDefensive backTexas Tech
469Chicago BearsMike MalhamLinebackerArkansas State
470Philadelphia EaglesAnthony TerryDefensive backCalifornia-Davis
471New York GiantsSteve CurnutteDefensive backVanderbilt
472Kansas City ChiefsPat McNeilRunning backBaylor
473San Francisco 49ersDarryl JenkinsRunning backSan Jose State
474Denver BroncosRandy CozensDefensive endPittsburgh
475Detroit LionsJim MeeksDefensive backBoise State
476Washington RedskinsChuck WillsDefensive backOregon
477Buffalo BillsBob BergKickerNew Mexico
478Oakland RaidersBuddy TateDefensive backTulsa
479Houston OilersAllen MisherWide receiverLouisiana State
480Miami DolphinsJeff GrantzQuarterbackSouth Carolina
481Oakland RaidersNate BeasleyRunning backDelaware
482Cincinnati BengalsScott DannelleyGuardOhio State
483St. Louis CardinalsDan MyersDefensive backGeorgia Tech
484Minnesota VikingsDick LukowskiDefensive tackleWest Virginia
485Los Angeles RamsGary ShawDefensive backBrigham Young
486Dallas CowboysStan WoodfillKickerOregon
487 [9]Pittsburgh SteelersKelvin KirkWide receiverDayton
= Pro Bowler [6] = Hall of Famer

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]

Notable undrafted players

† = Pro Bowler[6]
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
Buffalo Bills Bob Patton  C Delaware Ind. (Div. II)
Buffalo Bills Benny Ricardo  K San Diego State Big West
Cleveland Browns Terry Luck  QB Nebraska Big Eight
Dallas Cowboys Hank Bauer  RB Cal Lutheran Ind. (NAIA)
Dallas Cowboys Jay Saldi  TE South Carolina Ind.
Denver Broncos Glenn Hyde  OT/OG Pittsburgh Ind.
Green Bay Packers Ken Starch  RB Wisconsin Big Ten
New York Giants Bobby Hammond  RB Morgan State MEAC
New York Giants Gary Shirk  TE Morehead State OVC
New York Jets Clark Gaines  RB Wake Forest ACC
New York Jets James Rosecrans  LB Penn State Ind.
Philadelphia Eagles Vince Papale  WR Saint Joseph N/A
San Diego Chargers Charles Aiu  OG Hawaii Ind.
San Diego Chargers Arnold Morgado  RB Hawaii Ind.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Freddie Douglas  WR Arkansas SWC
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Lee McGriff  WR Florida SEC
Washington Redskins Gerard Williams  CB Langston Ind. (NAIA)

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. 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.
  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. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 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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