1969 NFL Draft
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The 1969 National Football League Draft was part of the Common Draft
, the third and final year in which the NFL
and American Football League
(AFL) held a joint draft of college players. The draft took place on January 28–29, 1969.
The draft
began with first overall pick of O. J. Simpson
, the Heisman Trophy
winning running back
from USC
, by the American Football League's Buffalo Bills
; ending with Mr. Irrelevant
, the twenty-sixth pick in Round 17, number 442 overall, of Fred Zirkie Defensive Tackle from Duke University
by the AFL's NY Jets
.
Common Draft
The Common Draft was the name given to the selection of college football players in a combined draft from 1967 to 1969 by the American Football League and the National Football League . This took place after the AFL-NFL merger agreement in 1966....
, the third and final year in which the NFL
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
and American Football League
American Football League
The American Football League was a major American Professional Football league that operated from 1960 until 1969, when the established National Football League merged with it. The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence...
(AFL) held a joint draft of college players. The draft took place on January 28–29, 1969.
The draft
NFL Draft
The National Football League Draft is an annual event in which the National Football League teams select eligible college football players and it is their most common source of player recruitment. The basic design of the draft is each team is given a position in the drafting order in reverse order...
began with first overall pick of O. J. Simpson
O. J. Simpson
Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson , nicknamed "The Juice", is a retired American collegiate and professional football player, football broadcaster, and actor...
, the Heisman Trophy
Heisman Trophy
The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...
winning running back
Running back
A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...
from USC
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, by the American Football League's Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
; ending with Mr. Irrelevant
Mr. Irrelevant
"Mr. Irrelevant" is the title bestowed each year upon the last pick of the annual National Football League draft.- Irrelevant Week :The name arose in 1976, when former Southern California and NFL receiver Paul Salata founded "Irrelevant Week" in Newport Beach, California. He announced the final...
, the twenty-sixth pick in Round 17, number 442 overall, of Fred Zirkie Defensive Tackle from Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
by the AFL's NY Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
.
Player selections
= Pro Bowl Pro Bowl In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those... er |
= AFL All-Star | = Hall of Fame Pro Football Hall of Fame The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees... r |
Round one
Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Buffalo Bills | Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson | Running Back | USC |
2 | Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
George Kunz George Kunz George Kunz was an offensive lineman in the National Football League from 1969-1978 & 1980 with the Atlanta Falcons 1969-1974 and Baltimore Colts 1975-1978 & 1980.-College career:... |
Offensive Tackle | Notre Dame University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States... |
3 | Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Leroy Keyes Leroy Keyes Marvin Leroy Keyes is a former American football running back and safety who played five seasons in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs. He was drafted by the Eagles in the first round of the 1969 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue... |
Running Back | Purdue Purdue University Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and... |
4 | Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
Joe Greene Joe Greene (American football) Charles Edward Greene, known as “Mean Joe” Greene, is a former all-pro American football defensive tackle who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL. Throughout the early 1970s he was the one of most dominant defensive players in the National Football League... |
Defensive Tackle | North Texas University of North Texas The University of North Texas is a public institution of higher education and research in Denton. Founded in 1890, UNT is part of the University of North Texas System. As of the fall of 2010, the University of North Texas, Denton campus, had a certified enrollment of 36,067... |
5 | Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL... |
Greg Cook Greg Cook Gregory Lynn Cook , is a former American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback.-Early career:... |
Quarterback Quarterback Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line... |
Cincinnati University of Cincinnati The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio.... |
6 | Boston Patriots New England Patriots The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National... |
Ron Sellers Ron Sellers Ron "Jingle Joints" Sellers was an American college and professional football player. He played college football for Florida State University, where he was a two-time All-American... |
Split End Wide receiver A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible... |
Florida State Florida State University The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation... |
7 | San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
Ted Kwalick Ted Kwalick Thaddeus John Kwalick is a former American football tight end in the National Football League and World Football League. He played for the San Francisco 49ers from 1969-1974 and the Oakland Raiders from 1975-1977. In 1975 he also played with the Philadelphia Bell of the World Football League... |
Tight End Tight end The tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be... |
Penn State Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service... |
8 | Los Angeles Rams St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,... |
Larry Smith Larry Smith (running back) William Lawrence "Larry" Smith is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League for six seasons during the 1960s and 1970s... |
Running Back | Florida University of Florida The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906... |
9 | San Diego Chargers San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Marty Domres Marty Domres Martin Francis Domres is a former American collegiate and professional football player. From Columbia University, he was drafted in the first round of the Common Draft as a quarterback by the American Football League's San Diego Chargers. Domres played in nine professional football seasons from... |
Quarterback | Columbia Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the... |
10 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Seymour Jim Seymour James Patrick "Jim" Seymour was an American football wide receiver who played three seasons for the Chicago Bears in the National Football League. He was originally selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the first round of the 1969 NFL Draft, 10th pick overall... |
Split End | Notre Dame |
11 | Miami Dolphins Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Bill Stanfill Bill Stanfill William Thomas Stanfill is a former defensive end for the Miami Dolphins of the American Football League and then the NFL after the AFL-NFL merger of 1970.-High school years:... |
Defensive End Defensive end Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years... |
Georgia University of Georgia The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States... |
12 | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
Rich Moore Rich Moore (American football) Rich Moore is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League who played 20 games for the Green Bay Packers. In 1969, the Green Bay Packers used the 12th pick in the 1st round of the 1969 NFL Draft to sign Moore out of Villanova University... |
Defensive Tackle | Villanova Villanova University Villanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States... |
13 | New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Fred Dryer Fred Dryer John Frederick "Fred" Dryer is an American actor and former football defensive end in the National Football League . Dryer played 13 years in the NFL, playing 176 games, starting 166, and recording 104 career sacks with the New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams... |
Defensive End | San Diego St. San Diego State University San Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system... |
14 | Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Rufus Mayes Rufus Mayes Rufus Lee Mayes was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears, the Cincinnati Bengals, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Ohio State University and high school football for Toledo Macomber.Rufus died Jan. 1, 1990 at age 42... |
Offensive Tackle | Ohio State Ohio State University The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States... |
15 | Houston Oilers Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter... |
Ron Pritchard Ron Pritchard Ronald David Pritchard is a former American football linebacker who played nine seasons with the Houston Oilers and the Cincinnati Bengals, first in the American Football League, then in the National Football League.... |
Linebacker Linebacker A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen... |
Arizona State Arizona State University Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona... |
16 | San Francisco 49ers | Gene Washington | Flanker | Stanford Stanford University The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San... |
17 | New Orleans Saints New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League .... |
John Shinners John Shinners John Joseph Shinners was an American football offensive lineman in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Colts, and the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football at Xavier University.... |
Offensive Guard Guard (American football) In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team.... |
Xavier Xavier University (Cincinnati) Xavier University is a co-educational Jesuit university in the United States located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The University is the sixth-oldest Catholic university in the nation and has an undergraduate enrollment of about 4,000 students and graduate enrollment of 2,600 students. Xavier is primarily... |
18 | San Diego Chargers | Bob Babich | Linebacker | Miami (OH) Miami University Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S... |
19 | St. Louis Cardinals Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Roger Wehrli Roger Wehrli Roger Wehrli is a former National Football League cornerback who played his entire 14-year career with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1969 until 1982. He was a seven-time Pro Bowler after playing college football at the University of Missouri, where he was a consensus All-American and a first-round... |
Defensive Back Defensive back In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of... |
Missouri University of Missouri The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses... |
20 | Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Ron Johnson | Running Back | Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan... |
21 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Klein Bob Klein Bob Klein is a retired American football tight end.Klein played college football at the University of Southern California. He then played for the National Football League's Los Angeles Rams and San Diego Chargers between 1969 and 1979.-References:... |
Tight End | USC |
22 | Oakland Raiders Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Art Thoms Art Thoms Arthur William Thoms is a former collegiate and professional American football defensive tackle who played nine seasons in the American Football League and the National Football League.... |
Defensive Tackle | Syracuse Syracuse University Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College... |
23 | Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a... |
Jim Marsalis Jim Marsalis James "Jim" Marsalis was a college and professional American football player. A star at Tennessee State, he played nine professional seasons as a cornerback from 1969-1977... |
Defensive Back | Tennessee St. Tennessee State University Tennessee State University is a land-grant university located in Nashville, Tennessee. TSU is the only state-funded historically black university in Tennessee.-History:... |
24 | Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas... |
Calvin Hill Calvin Hill Calvin G. Hill is a retired American football running back who had a 12-year NFL career from 1969 to 1981. He played for the Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins and Cleveland Browns... |
Running Back | Yale Yale University Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States... |
25 | Baltimore Colts Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League .... |
Eddie Hinton Eddie Hinton (American football) Eddie Hinton is a former professional American football wide receiver who played six seasons in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts, the Houston Oilers, and the New England Patriots.... |
Flanker | Oklahoma University of Oklahoma The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its... |
26 | New York Jets | Dave Foley Dave Foley (American football) David Foley is a former college and professional offensive lineman of the 1960s and '70s.Foley was a three-year starter at offensive tackle for the Ohio State Buckeyes under head coach Woody Hayes... |
Offensive Tackle | Ohio State |
Round two
Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
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27 | Buffalo Bills | Bill Enyart | Running Back | Oregon State |
28 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ernest Calloway | Linebacker | Texas Southern |
29 | Atlanta Falcons | Paul Gipson | Running Back | Houston |
30 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Terry Hanratty Terry Hanratty Terrence Hugh "Terry" Hanratty was a former professional American football quarterback in the NFL during the 1960s and 1970s, he earned two Super Bowl rings as the backup quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, his hometown team.... |
Quarterback | Notre Dame |
31 | Cincinnati Bengals | Bill Bergey Bill Bergey William Earl Bergey is a former American collegiate and Professional Football player. He played collegiately for Arkansas State University and for the American Football League's Cincinnati Bengals and the NFL Philadelphia Eagles.... |
Linebacker | Arkansas State |
32 | Boston Patriots | Mike Montler | Guard | Colorado |
33 | Baltimore Colts | Ted "The Mad Stork" Hendricks Ted Hendricks Theodore Paul Hendricks is a Hall of Fame former American football linebacker who logged 15 seasons for the Baltimore Colts , the Green Bay Packers and the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders in the National Football League... |
Linebacker | Miami (FL) |
34 | Detroit Lions | Altie Taylor Altie Taylor Altie Taylor was an American football player. He played running back, fullback, and wide receiver for the Detroit Lions and the Houston Oilers. He was born in Pittsburg, California and died in Sacramento, California.-External links:... |
Running back | Utah State |
35 | St. Louis Cardinals | Rolf Krueger Rolf Krueger Rolf Frank Krueger is a former professional American football defensive tackle in the National Football League. He played six seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco 49ers.... |
Defensive tackle | Texas A&M |
36 | Denver Broncos | Grady Cavness | Defensive back | Texas-El Paso |
37 | Miami Dolphins | Bob Heinz Bob Heinz Robert Kenneth Heinz is a former American football defensive tackle. He played college football at the University of the Pacific and in the National Football League for the Miami Dolphins and the Washington Redskins... |
Tackle | Pacific |
38 | Green Bay Packers | Dave Bradley Dave Bradley Dave Bradley is a former guard in the National Football League.-Biography:Bradley was born David Earl Bradley on February 13, 1947 in Burnham, Pennsylvania. He passed away on October 1, 2010.-Career:... |
Tackle | Penn State |
39 | Minnesota Vikings | Ed White | Guard | California |
40 | Houston Oilers | Jerry LeVias Jerry LeVias Jerry LeVias was the first African-American scholarship athlete and second African-American football player in the Southwest Conference.-Early years:Born in Beaumont, Texas, LeVias played quarterback for Hebert High School... |
Wide Receiver | Southern Methodist |
41 | Chicago Bears | Bobby Douglass Bobby Douglass Robert Gilchrist Douglass is a former American football quarterback in the NFL, who played most of his career with the Chicago Bears, who drafted him in the second round of the 1969 NFL Draft. During his career, he also played for the San Diego Chargers, the New Orleans Saints, the Oakland... |
Quarterback | Kansas |
42 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Warren Bankston Warren Bankston Warren Stephen Bankston is a former professional American football player who played ten seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Oakland Raiders.... |
Running Back | Tulane |
43 | Minnesota Vikings | Volly Murphy | Wide Receiver | Texas-El Paso |
44 | San Diego Chargers | Ron Sayers | Running back | Omaha |
45 | New Orleans Saints | Richard Neal | Defensive end | Southern |
46 | Washington Redskins | Eugene Epps | Defensive back | Texas-El Paso |
47 | Detroit Lions | Jim Yarbrough Jim Yarbrough James Kelley "Jim" Yarbrough is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League for nine years during the 1960s and 1970s... |
Tight end | Florida |
48 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ed Podolak Ed Podolak Edward Joseph Podolak is a former professional American football player. He played quarterback and halfback at the University of Iowa before being selected by the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs in the second round of the 1969 Common Draft.During a nine-year career from 1969 to 1977,... |
Running back | Iowa |
49 | Dallas Cowboys | Richmond Flowers | Wide receiver | Tennessee |
50 | Oakland Raiders | George Buehler George Buehler George Siegrist Buehler, Jr. is a former American football offensive lineman in the American Football League and the National Football League.-High school career:... |
Guard | Stanford |
51 | Baltimore Colts | Tom Maxwell | Defensive back | Texas A&M |
52 | New York Jets | Al Woodall Al Woodall Frank Alley Woodall was an American football player. Woodall played college football at Duke where he was an All American. Woodall played several seasons with the Jets in the AFL and NFL. He became an insurance agent in the New York area after his football days... |
Quarterback | Duke |
Round three
Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
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53 | Buffalo Bills | Julian Nunamaker | Defensive end | Tennessee-Martin |
54 | Atlanta Falcons | Malcolm Snider Malcolm Snider Malcolm Pratt Snider is a former professional American football guard and tackle who played six seasons in the National Football League.-College career:... |
Tackle | Stanford |
55 | Cleveland Browns | Al Jenkins | Guard | Tulsa |
56 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jon Kolb Jon Kolb Jon Kolb is a former offensive lineman with the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he played for 13 seasons.-High school and Oklahoma State:... |
Center | Oklahoma State |
57 | Cincinnati Bengals | Louis "Speedy" Thomas Speedy Thomas Louis "Speedy" Timothy Thomas III was a professional American football wide receiver in the American Football League and the National Football League. He played for the AFL's Cincinnati Bengals and the NFL's Bengals and New Orleans Saints .-References:... |
Wide receiver | Utah |
58 | Boston Patriots | Carl Garrett Carl Garrett Carl L. Garrett is a former American football halfback who began his professional career with the American Football League's Boston Patriots.... |
Running back | N.M. Highlands |
59 | Detroit Lions | Larry Walton Larry Walton Larry James Walton is a retired American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and Buffalo Bills. He played college football at Arizona State University.... |
Wide receiver | Arizona State |
60 | New York Giants | Vernon Vanoy | Defensive end | Kansas |
61 | Denver Broncos | Bill Thompson Bill Thompson (American football) William Allen Thompson is a former American football cornerback and safety in the National Football league. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 1969 NFL Draft... |
Defensive back | Maryland State |
62 | Washington Redskins | Ed Cross | Running back | Arkansas AM&N |
63 | Miami Dolphins | Eugene "Mercury" Morris Mercury Morris Eugene Edward "Mercury" Morris , is a former American football player, nicknamed early on for his mercurial quickness when running with the ball. Morris was a running back and kick returner for 9 years, playing mostly for the Miami Dolphins... |
Running back | W. Texas State |
64 | Green Bay Packers | John Spilis John Spilis Joe Spilis is a former wide receiver in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 1969 NFL Draft and played three seasons with the team.-References:... |
Wide receiver | Northern Illinois |
65 | Houston Oilers | Elbert Drungo Elbert Drungo Elbert J. Drungo, Jr. is a former American football offensive lineman for one season in the American Football League for the Houston Oilers, then seven more seasons with the Oilers in the National Football League. He finished his career with the Buffalo Bills. Drungo played college football at... |
Tackle | Tennessee State |
66 | Chicago Bears | Ross Montgomery | Running back | Texas Christian |
67 | Atlanta Falcons | Jon Sandstron | Guard | Oregon State |
68 | Dallas Cowboys | Tom Stincic Tom Stincic Thomas D. Stincic is a former American football player. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, he attended John Marshall High School. He then enrolled at the University of Michigan where he played college football, principally as a linebacker, from 1966 to 1968. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in... |
Linebacker | Michigan |
69 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Bradley | Defensive back | Texas |
70 | San Diego Chargers | Eugene Ferguson | Tackle | Norfolk State |
71 | St. Louis Cardinals | Chip Healy | Linebacker | Vanderbilt |
72 | Cleveland Browns | Charles Glass | Tight end | Florida State |
73 | St. Louis Cardinals | Terry Brown | Defensive back | Oklahoma State |
74 | Dallas Cowboys | Halvor Hagen Halvor Hagen Halvor Reini Hagen is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, and the Buffalo Bills. He played college football at Weber State University and was drafted in the third round of the 1969 NFL Draft.... |
Defensive tackle | Weber State |
75 | Oakland Raiders | Lloyd Edwards | Tight end | San Diego State |
76 | Kansas City Chiefs | Morris Stroud Morris Stroud Morris Stroud , was a former tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs. He did not play in the 1969 regular season but was on the roster for the 1969 AFL Championship Game. From 1970 to 1974, he played for the NFL's Chiefs... |
Tight end | Clark |
77 | Baltimore Colts | Dennis Nelson Dennis Nelson Dennis Ray Nelson is a former professional American football player who played tackle for seven seasons for the Baltimore Colts and the Philadelphia Eagles.... |
Tackle | Illinois Normal |
78 | Houston Oilers | Rich Johnson | Running back | Illinois |
Round four
Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
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79 | Buffalo Bills | Mike Richey | Tackle | North Carolina |
80 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Kuechenberg Bob Kuechenberg Robert John Kuechenberg is a former National Football League offensive lineman for the Miami Dolphins for fourteen seasons between 1970 and 1983, spending the 1984 season on injured reserve... |
Guard | Notre Dame |
81 | Atlanta Falcons | James Mitchell | Tight end | Prairie View |
82 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob Campbell | Running back | Penn State |
83 | Cincinnati Bengals | Clem Turner | Running back | Cincinnati |
84 | Denver Broncos | Mike Schnitker | Linebacker | Colorado |
85 | New Orleans Saints | Dennis Hale | Defensive back | Minnesota |
86 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim Sniadecki Jim Sniadecki James Bert "Jim" Sniadecki is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played five seasons for the San Francisco 49ers.... |
Linebacker | Indiana |
87 | Baltimore Colts | Jacky Stewart | Running back | Texas Tech |
88 | Denver Broncos | Edward Hayes | Defensive back | Morgan State |
89 | Miami Dolphins | Norman McBride | Linebacker | Utah |
90 | Green Bay Packers | Perry Williams Perry Williams (running back) Perry Andrew Williams is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 1974 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue.Williams also played for the Chicago Bears.-External links:*... |
Running back | Purdue |
91 | Chicago Bears | Rudy Redmond Rudy Redmond Rudolph Cruzette Redmond is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 1969 NFL Draft. He played college football at Pacific.Redmond also played for the Atlanta Falcons and Detroit Lions.... |
Defensive back | Pacific |
92 | New York Giants | Rich Houston | Wide receiver | East Texas State |
93 | Houston Oilers | Charlie Joiner Charlie Joiner Charles B. Joiner Jr. is a former American football player who starred in professional football for eighteen seasons, virtually exclusively at the position of wide receiver. He retired with the most career receptions, receiving yards, and games played of any wide receiver in NFL history. He was... |
Wide receiver | Grambling |
94 | San Francisco 49ers | Gene Moore | Running back | Occidental |
95 | Minnesota Vikings | Mike McCaffrey | Linebacker | California |
96 | Houston Oilers | Roy Gerela Roy Gerela Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings.... |
Punter | New Mexico State |
97 | St. Louis Cardinals | Bill Rhodes | Guard | Florida State |
98 | Cleveland Browns | Fred Summers | Defensive back | Wake Forest |
99 | Los Angeles Rams | John Zook John Zook John Zook . Attended and played high school football at Larned, Kansas. He was a defensive end who played 12 seasons in the National Football League for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Falcons... |
Defensive end | Kansas |
100 | Oakland Raiders | Ruby Jackson | Tackle | New Mexico State |
101 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jack Rudnay Jack Rudnay John Carl "Jack" Rudnay is a former professional American football center in the National Football League... |
Center | Northwestern |
102 | New Orleans Saints | Bob Hudspeth | Tackle | Southern Illinois |
103 | Atlanta Falcons | Dickie Lyons | Defensive back | Kentucky |
104 | New York Jets | Ezell Jones | Tackle | Minnesota |
Round five
Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
105 | Buffalo Bills | Ben Mayes | Defensive tackle | Drake |
106 | Minnesota Vikings | Jim Barnes | Guard | Arkansas |
107 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Anderson | Guard | Missouri |
108 | St. Louis Cardinals | Walter Shockley | Running back | San Jose State |
109 | Cincinnati Bengals | Guy Dennis Guy Dennis Guy Durell Dennis, Jr. is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League for seven seasons in the 1960s and 1970s... |
Guard | Florida |
110 | Boston Patriots | Onree Jackson | Quarterback | Alabama A&M |
111 | New Orleans Saints | Tony Kyasky | Defensive back | Syracuse |
112 | Minnesota Vikings | Mike O'Shea | Wide receiver | Utah State |
113 | Denver Broncos | Frank Quayle | Running back | Virginia |
114 | Washington Redskins | Bill Kishman | Defensive back | Colorado State |
115 | Miami Dolphins | Willie Pearson | Defensive back | North Carolina A&T |
116 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Hayhoe Bill Hayhoe William J. Hayhoe II is a former American footballoffensive tackle in the National Football League who played for the Green Bay Packers. Hayhoe played collegiate ball for Los Angeles Valley College and the University of Southern California before being drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 5th... |
Defensive tackle | USC |
117 | New Orleans Saints | Keith Christensen Keith Christensen Keith "Pinky" Christensen was a college and professional football player in the United States. Christiensen played at offensive tackle at the University of Kansas where he was coached first by Jack Mitchell and later by Pepper Rodgers.... |
Tackle | Kansas |
118 | Houston Oilers | John Peacock | Defensive back | Houston |
119 | Chicago Bears | Jim Winegardner | Tight end | Notre Dame |
120 | San Francisco 49ers | Earl Edwards Earl Edwards (American football) Earl Edwards is a former American football defensive tackle. He played College football at Wichita State University, and then forHe helped the San Francisco 49ers win the NFC Western Division from 1970-1972.... |
Defensive tackle | Wichita State |
121 | Minnesota Vikings | Corny Davis | Running back | Kansas State |
122 | San Diego Chargers | Harry Orszulak | Wide receiver | Pittsburgh |
123 | St. Louis Cardinals | Gene Huey | Wide receiver | Wyoming |
124 | Cleveland Browns | Fair Hooker Fair Hooker Fair Hooker is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round of the 1969 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona State.... |
Wide receiver | Arizona State |
125 | Dallas Cowboys | Chuck Kyle | Linebacker | Purdue |
126 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bob Stein Bob Stein (American football) Robert Allen Stein is a former American football linebacker. He played collegiately for the University of Minnesota and was both Football and Academic All-American in 1967 and 1968. He began his professional career in 1969 with the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs, with whom he won... |
Linebacker | Minnesota |
127 | Atlanta Falcons | Tony Pleviak | Defensive end | Illinois |
128 | Miami Dolphins | Karl Kremser | Kicker | Tennessee |
129 | Baltimore Colts | King Dunlap | Defensive tackle | Tennessee State |
130 | New York Jets | Chris Gilbert Chris Gilbert (American football) Chris Gilbert was an American football player. Chris Gilbert ran for 3,231 yards in 29 games for the University of Texas in 1966-68. He was the first player in NCAA history to record three 1,000-yard rushing seasons—rushing for 1,080 as a sophomore, 1,019 as a junior, 1,132 as a senior, averaging... |
Running back | Texas |
Round six
Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
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131 | Denver Broncos | Wandy Williams | Running back | Hofstra |
132 | Philadelphia Eagles | Richard Barnhorst | Tight end | Xavier |
133 | Los Angeles Rams | A. Z. Drones | Tackle | W. Texas State |
134 | Green Bay Packers | Ron Jones Ron Jones (American football) Ron Jones is a former tight end in the National Football League.-Career:Jones was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 1969 NFL Draft and played that season with the team. He played at the collegiate level at the University of Texas at El Paso.-References:... |
Tight end | Texas-El Paso |
135 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ken Riley Ken Riley Kenneth Jerome Riley is a former professional American Football defensive back who played his entire career for the Cincinnati Bengals, in the American Football League in 1969 and in the NFL from 1970 through 1983... |
Defensive back | Florida A&M |
136 | Oakland Raiders | Ken Newfield | Running back | Louisiana State |
137 | Atlanta Falcons | Wally Oyler | Defensive back | Louisville |
138 | New Orleans Saints | Bob Miller | Tight end | USC |
139 | Washington Redskins | Harold McLinton Harold McLinton Harold Lucious McLinton was an American football player who played linebacker in the National Football League with the Washington Redskins from 1969 to 1978.... |
Linebacker | Southern |
140 | Denver Broncos | Mike Coleman | Running back | Tampa |
141 | Miami Dolphins | Ed Tuck | Guard | Notre Dame |
142 | Green Bay Packers | Ken Vinyard Ken Vinyard Ken Vinyard is a former placekicker in the National Football League. Vinyard was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 1969 NFL Draft and would play the following season with the Atlanta Falcons.... |
Kicker | Texas Tech |
143 | Houston Oilers | Willie Grate | Wide receiver | South Carolina State |
144 | Chicago Bears | Bill Nicholson | Defensive end | Stanford |
145 | Cleveland Browns | Larry Adams | Defensive tackle | Texas Christian |
146 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim Thomas Jimmy Thomas (American football) James "Jimmy" Thomas, Jr. is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League. He played five seasons for the San Francisco 49ers.... |
Running back | Texas-Arlington |
147 | San Diego Chargers | Terry Swarn | Wide receiver | Colorado State |
148 | Minnesota Vikings | Marion Bates | Defensive back | Texas Southern |
149 | St. Louis Cardinals | Amos Van Pelt | Running back | Ball State |
150 | Cleveland Browns | Joe Richetti | Defensive tackle | Waynesburg |
151 | Los Angeles Rams | Pat Curran Pat Curran Pat Curran is a retired American football tight end. Curran played for the National Football League Los Angeles Rams and San Diego Chargers between 1969 and 1978.... |
Linebacker | Lakeland (Wis) |
152 | Dallas Cowboys | Rick Shaw | Wide receiver | Arizona State |
153 | Oakland Raiders | Jackie Allen Jackie Allen Jack Franklin Allen is a former American collegiate and Professional Football player. A defensive back, after graduating from South Oak Cliff High School in Dallas, Texas, he played college football at Baylor University... |
Defensive back | Baylor |
154 | Baltimore Colts | Bill Fortier | Tackle | Louisiana State |
155 | Kansas City Chiefs | John Pleasant | Running back | Alabama State |
156 | New York Jets | Jimmy Jones | Linebacker | Wichita State |
Round seven
Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
157 | Buffalo Bills | John Helton John Helton John Helton is a former defensive tackle for the Calgary Stampeders from 1969–1978 and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1979-1982 of the Canadian Football League.-High school and college:... |
Defensive end | Arizona State |
158 | Atlanta Falcons | Dick Enderle Dick Enderle Richard Allyn Enderle was an American guard who played eight seasons in the National Football League. Enderle attended the University of Minnesota.... |
Guard | Minnesota |
159 | Philadelphia Eagles | Mike Schmeising | Running back | St. Olaf |
160 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Chuck Beatty Chuck Beatty Charles "Chuck" Beatty is an American politician and former American football player. He played in the National Football League for four seasons.-Early life:... |
Defensive back | North Texas State |
161 | Cincinnati Bengals | Royce Berry Royce Berry Royce Berry was a defensive end in the American Football League and National Football League. He played from 1969 to 1976 in the American Football League and then the National Football League.... |
Defensive end | Houston |
162 | Boston Patriots | Rick Hackley | Tackle | New Mexico State |
163 | Baltimore Colts | Gary Fleming | Defensive end | Samford (Ala) |
164 | Atlanta Falcons | Theo Cottrell Ted Cottrell Theodore John "Ted" Cottrell is the former head coach for the New York Sentinels of the United Football League... |
Linebacker | Delaware Valley |
165 | Denver Broncos | Al Giffin | Tight end | Auburn |
166 | Washington Redskins | Jeff Anderson | Running back | Virginia |
167 | Miami Dolphins | John Eagan | Center | Boston College |
168 | Green Bay Packers | Larry Agajanian | Defensive tackle | UCLA |
169 | Chicago Bears | Ron Copeland | Wide receiver | UCLA |
170 | New York Giants | Al Brenner Al Brenner Allen Ray Brenner was a football player in the Canadian Football League for seven years.-Football career:... |
Defensive back | Michigan State |
171 | Houston Oilers | Mike Richardson | Running back | Southern Methodist |
172 | San Francisco 49ers | S. Van Sinderen | Tackle | Washington State |
173 | Washington Redskins | John Didion John Didion John Lawrence Didion is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and New Orleans Saints from 1969 to 1974... |
Center | Oregon State |
174 | Miami Dolphins | John Kulka | Guard | Penn State |
175 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Chadwick Brown | Tackle | East Texas State |
176 | Cleveland Browns | Walt Summer | Defensive back | Florida State |
177 | Los Angeles Rams | James Hawkins | Defensive back | Nebraska |
178 | Oakland Raiders | Finnis Taylor | Defensive back | Prairie View |
179 | Kansas City Chiefs | Tom Nettles | Wide receiver | San Diego State |
180 | Dallas Cowboys | Larry Bales | Wide receiver | Emory & Henry |
181 | Baltimore Colts | Roland Moss | Running back | Toledo |
182 | New York Jets | Cliff Larson | Defensive end | Houston |
Round eight
Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
183 | Buffalo Bills | James Harvey | Tackle | Virginia Tech |
184 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Hobbs | Linebacker | Texas A&M |
185 | Atlanta Falcons | Jim Callahan | Wide receiver | Temple |
186 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Joe Cooper | Wide receiver | Tennessee State |
187 | Cincinnati Bengals | Tim Buhanan | Linebacker | Hawaii |
188 | Boston Patriots | Bob Gladieux | Running back | Notre Dame |
189 | New Orleans Saints | Jim Lawrence | Wide receiver | USC |
190 | Detroit Lions | Jim Carr | Tackle | Jackson State |
191 | Washington Redskins | Larry Brown Larry Brown (running back) Lawrence "Larry" Brown, Jr. is a former professional American football player in the National Football League who played running back for the Washington Redskins from 1969 to 1976.... |
Running back | Kansas State |
192 | Buffalo Bills | James Harris | Quarterback | Grambling |
193 | Miami Dolphins | Bruce Weinstein | Tight end | Yale |
194 | Green Bay Packers | Doug Gosnell | Defensive tackle | Utah State |
195 | New York Giants | George Irby | Running back | Tuskegee |
196 | Houston Oilers | Glenn Woods | Defensive end | Prairie View |
197 | Chicago Bears | Webb Hubbell | Guard | Arkansas |
198 | San Francisco 49ers | Mike Loper | Tackle | Brigham Young |
199 | Minnesota Vikings | Harris Wood | Wide receiver | Washington |
200 | San Diego Chargers | Craig Cotton | Wide receiver | Youngstown State |
201 | St. Louis Cardinals | Wayne Mulligan Wayne Mulligan Wayne Eugene Mulligan is a former professional American football player who played center for seven seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Jets.-References:... |
Center | Clemson |
202 | Cleveland Browns | Chuck Reynolds | Center | Tulsa |
203 | Los Angeles Rams | Richard Harvey | Defensive back | Jackson State |
204 | Kansas City Chiefs | Clanton King | Tackle | Purdue |
205 | Dallas Cowboys | Elmer Benhardt | Linebacker | Missouri |
206 | Kansas City Chiefs | Maurice LeBlanc | Defensive back | Louisiana State |
207 | Baltimore Colts | Sam Havrilak Sam Havrilak Samuel Charles Havrilak is a former American football running back who played in the NFL from 1969 to 1974. He attended Monessen High School near Pittsburgh. Havrilak earned a Super Bowl ring in January 1971 at Super Bowl V... |
Quarterback | Bucknell |
208 | New York Jets | Cecil Leonard | Defensive back | Tuskegee |
Round nine
Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
209 | Boston Patriots | Steve Alexakos Steve Alexakos Steven Theodore Alexakos is a former American Pro Football player.Listed at 6'-2" and 250 lbs, Alexakos was drafted in the 9th round by the 1969 Boston Patriots, but played Guard for the 1970 Denver Broncos and the 1971 New York Giants... |
Guard | San Jose State |
210 | Baltimore Colts | George Wright | Defensive tackle | Sam Houston State |
211 | Philadelphia Eagles | Kent Lawrence | Wide receiver | Georgia |
212 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Sodaski | Defensive back | Villanova |
213 | Cincinnati Bengals | Mike Stripling | Running back | Tulsa |
214 | Boston Patriots | Joe Walker | Defensive end | Albany State |
215 | New Orleans Saints | Joe Owens Joe Owens Joseph T. Owens is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 9th round of the 1969 NFL Draft. He played college football at Alcorn State University.Owens also played for the San Diego Chargers and Houston Oilers.... |
Linebacker | Alcorn A&M |
216 | Detroit Lions | Rocky Rasley Rocky Rasley Rocky Rasley is a former American football guard in the National Football League from 1969–1970, 1972-1976. He attended Bakersfield's South High School and Bakersfield College before enrolling at Oregon State University where he played college football under Dee Andros during the "Giant Killers"... |
Guard | Oregon State |
217 | Denver Broncos | Henry Jones | Running back | Grambling |
218 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lynn Buss | Linebacker | Wisconsin |
219 | Miami Dolphins | Jesse Powell Jesse Powell (American football) Jesse Loy Powell is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League. He attended West Texas A&M. He would play linebacker with the Miami Dolphins from 1969 to 1973.-External links:*... |
Linebacker | W. Texas State |
220 | Green Bay Packers | Dave Hampton Dave Hampton David Hampton is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles.-College career:... |
Running back | Wyoming |
221 | Houston Oilers | Ed Watson | Linebacker | Grambling |
222 | Chicago Bears | Joe Aluise | Running back | Arizona |
223 | New York Giants | Ray Hickl | Linebacker | Texas A&I |
224 | San Francisco 49ers | Hilton Crawford | Defensive back | Grambling |
225 | Minnesota Vikings | Tom Fink | Guard | Minnesota |
226 | San Diego Chargers | Joe Williams | Defensive back | Southern |
227 | St. Louis Cardinals | Cal Snowden Cal Snowden Calvin Reginald "Cal" Snowden is a former professional American football defensive end in National Football League. He played five seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals, the Buffalo Bills, and the San Diego Chargers.... |
Defensive end | Indiana |
228 | Cleveland Browns | Ron Kamzelski | Defensive tackle | Minnesota |
229 | Los Angeles Rams | Mike Foote | Linebacker | Oregon State |
230 | Dallas Cowboys | Claxton Welch | Running back | Oregon |
231 | Kansas City Chiefs | Dan Klepper | Guard | Omaha |
232 | Baltimore Colts | Larry Good | Quarterback | Georgia Tech |
233 | New York Jets | Frank Peters | Tackle | Ohio |
234 | Oakland Raiders | Drew Buie | Wide receiver | Catawba |
Round ten
Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
235 | Buffalo Bills | Ron Baines | Wide receiver | Montana |
236 | Philadelphia Eagles | Sonny Wade Sonny Wade Sonny Wade born April 1, 1947 in Martinsville, Virginia, a graduate of the "powerhouse" football program at Emory and Henry College in Virginia, and played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League from 1969 to 1978.... |
Quarterback | Emory & Henry |
237 | Atlanta Falcons | Jeff Stanciel | Running back | Mississippi Valley |
238 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L. C. Greenwood L. C. Greenwood L.C. Henderson Greenwood is a former American football defensive end for the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers.-College career:... |
Defensive end | Arkansas AM&N University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is a historically black university located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States. Founded in 1873, it is the oldest HBCU and the second oldest public institution in the state of Arkansas . UAPB is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund... |
239 | Cincinnati Bengals | Steve Howell | Tight end | Ohio State |
240 | Boston Patriots | Dennis Devlin | Defensive back | Wyoming |
241 | New Orleans Saints | McKinley Reynolds | Running back | Hawaii |
242 | Detroit Lions | Bob Bergum | Defensive end | Platteville (Wis) |
243 | Philadelphia Eagles | Donnie Shanklin | Running back | Kansas |
244 | Denver Broncos | Jim Smith | Defensive back | Utah State |
245 | Miami Dolphins | Jim Mertens | Tight end | Fairmount (W. Va.) |
246 | Green Bay Packers | Bruce Nelson | Tackle | North Dakota State |
247 | Chicago Bears | Ron Pearson | Tight end | Maryland |
248 | New York Giants | Lou Galiardi | Defensive tackle | Dayton |
249 | Houston Oilers | Joe Pryor | Defensive end | Boston College |
250 | San Francisco 49ers | Dave Chapple | Kicker | Santa Barbara |
251 | San Diego Chargers | David Arnold | Guard | N.W. Louisiana |
252 | St. Louis Cardinals | Gerald Warren | Kicker | North Carolina State |
253 | Minnesota Vikings | Tom McCauley Tom McCauley (American football) Tom McCauley is a former defensive back in the National Football League. He was drafted in the tenth round of the 1969 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings and would play three seasons with the Atlanta Falcons.-References:... |
Wide receiver | Wisconsin |
254 | Cleveland Browns | Greg Shelly | Guard | Virginia |
255 | Los Angeles Rams | Jerry Gordon | Tackle | Auburn |
256 | Houston Oilers | Bob Naponic | Quarterback | Illinois |
257 | Kansas City Chiefs | John Sponheimer | Defensive tackle | Cornell |
258 | Dallas Cowboys | Stuart Gottlieb | Tackle | Weber State |
259 | Baltimore Colts | Marion Griffin | Tight end | Purdue |
260 | New York Jets | Mike Hall | Linebacker | Alabama |
Round eleven
Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
261 | Buffalo Bills | Bobby Hall | Running back | North Carolina State |
262 | Atlanta Falcons | Jeff Van Note Jeff Van Note Jeffrey Aloysius Van Note , is a former American football player who played his entire 18-year NFL career as a center for the Atlanta Falcons from 1969 to 1986.-NFL career:... |
Linebacker | Kentucky |
263 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Marcum | Defensive back | Texas-Arlington |
264 | Pittsburgh Steelers | C. Washington | Defensive tackle | Arkansas AM&N |
265 | Cincinnati Bengals | Mark Stewart | Defensive back | Georgia |
266 | Boston Patriots | Barry Gallup | Wide receiver | Boston College |
267 | New Orleans Saints | Tom Morel | Wide receiver | Louisiana State |
268 | Detroit Lions | Ron Walker | Defensive end | Morris Brown |
269 | Washington Redskins | Eric Norri | Defensive tackle | Notre Dame |
270 | Denver Broncos | Alan Pastrana Alan Pastrana Charles Alan Pastrana is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for the University of Maryland from 1965 to 1968. In 1966, he set the Atlantic Coast Conference record for single-season passing touchdowns with 17. At Maryland, Pastrana also played on the lacrosse team... |
Quarterback | Maryland |
271 | Miami Dolphins | Mike Berdis | Tackle | North Dakota State |
272 | Green Bay Packers | Leon Harden Leon Harden -Biography:Harden was born Leon Maurice Harden Jr. on August 17, 1947 in Kansas City, Missouri.-Career:Harden was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the eleventh round of the 1969 NFL Draft and played that seasons with the team. He played at the collegiate level at the University of Texas at El... |
Defensive back | Texas-El Paso |
273 | New York Giants | John "Frenchy" Fuqua | Running back | Morgan State |
274 | Houston Oilers | Terry May | Center | Southern Methodist |
275 | Chicago Bears | Sam Campbell | Defensive tackle | Iowa State |
276 | San Francisco 49ers | Willie Peake | Tackle | Alcorn A&M |
277 | Minnesota Vikings | Brian Dowling | Quarterback | Yale |
278 | San Diego Chargers | Willie Norwood | Tight end | Alcorn A&M |
279 | St. Louis Cardinals | Gary Kerl | Linebacker | Utah |
280 | Cleveland Browns | Dave Jones | Wide receiver | Kansas State |
281 | Los Angeles Rams | Dave Svendsen | Wide receiver | Eastern Washington |
282 | Kansas City Chiefs | Skip Wupper | Defensive end | C.W. Post |
283 | Dallas Cowboys | Clarence Williams | Defensive tackle | Prairie View |
284 | Oakland Raiders | Harold Rice | Linebacker | Tennessee State |
285 | Baltimore Colts | Ken Delaney | Tackle | Akron |
286 | New York Jets | Gary Roberts | Guard | Purdue |
Round twelve
Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
287 | Buffalo Bills | Lloyd Pate | Running back | Cincinnati |
288 | Philadelphia Eagles | Gary Adams | Defensive back | Arkansas |
289 | Atlanta Falcons | Denver Samples | Defensive tackle | Texas-El Paso |
290 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Doug Fisher | Linebacker | San Diego State |
291 | Cincinnati Bengals | Lonnie Paige | Defensive tackle | North Carolina College |
292 | Boston Patriots | Richard Lee | Defensive tackle | Grambling |
293 | New Orleans Saints | Tom Broadhead | Running back | Santa Barbara |
294 | Detroit Lions | Bob Hadlock | Defensive tackle | George Fox (Ore) |
295 | Washington Redskins | Bob Shannon | Defensive back | Tennessee State |
296 | Denver Broncos | Wes Plummer | Defensive back | Arizona State |
297 | Miami Dolphins | Dale McCullers | Linebacker | Florida State |
298 | Green Bay Packers | Tom Buckman Tom Buckman -Career:Buckman played with the Denver Broncos of the American Football League during the 1969 AFL season. He had also previously been drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the twelfth round of the 1969 NFL Draft.... |
Tight end | Texas A&M |
299 | Houston Oilers | George Resley | Defensive tackle | Texas A&M |
300 | Chicago Bears | Dave Hale | Defensive end | Ottawa (KS) |
301 | New York Giants | Harry Blackney | Running back | Maryland |
302 | San Francisco 49ers | Jack O'Malley | Tackle | USC |
303 | Minnesota Vikings | Noel Jenke Noel Jenke Noel Jenke is a former linebacker in the National Football League and minor league baseball player in the Boston Red Sox organization.-Boyhood and collegiate career:Jenke was born Noel Charles Jenke on December 17, 1946 in Owatonna, Minnesota... |
Linebacker | Minnesota |
304 | San Diego Chargers | Jim White | Running back | Arkansas AM&N |
305 | St. Louis Cardinals | Howard Taylor | Running back | New Mexico State |
306 | Cleveland Browns | Dick David | Running back | Nebraska |
307 | Los Angeles Rams | Tim Carr | Quarterback | C.W. Post |
308 | Dallas Cowboys | Bob Belden | Quarterback | Notre Dame |
309 | Kansas City Chiefs | John Lavin | Linebacker | Notre Dame |
310 | Baltimore Colts | Butch Riley | Linebacker | Texas A&I |
311 | New York Jets | Mike Battle Mike Battle Michael Leonard Battle is a former American football player in the American Football League . and the National Football League... |
Defensive back | USC |
317 | Oakland Raiders | Al Goddard | Defensive back | J.C. Smith |
Round thirteen
Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
312 | Buffalo Bills | Leon Lovelace | Tackle | Texas Tech |
313 | Atlanta Falcons | Harry Carpenter | Tennessee State | |
314 | Philadelphia Eagles | Wade Key Wade Key Allan Wade Key is a former professional American football guard in the National Football League who played ten seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1970–1979. He played college football at Southwest Texas State University and was drafted in the 13th round of the 1969 NFL Draft by the... |
Tight end | Southwest Texas State |
315 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Lynch John Lynch (radio) John Lynch is the president and CEO of the Broadcast Company of the Americas. He is also the father of John Lynch, Jr., former football player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.-Early life:... |
Linebacker | Drake |
316 | Cincinnati Bengals | Chuck Benson | Wide receiver | Southern Illinois |
318 | Boston Patriots | Joe Leasy | Linebacker | Alcorn A&M |
319 | New Orleans Saints | Joe Robillard | Defensive back | Linfield (Ore.) |
320 | Detroit Lions | Wilson Bowie | Running back | USC |
321 | Denver Broncos | John Sias | Wide receiver | Georgia Tech |
322 | Washington Redskins | Michael Shook | Defensive back | North Texas State |
323 | Miami Dolphins | Amos Ayres | Defensive back | Arkansas AM&N |
324 | Green Bay Packers | Craig Koinzan | Linebacker | Doane |
325 | Chicago Bears | Tom Quinn | Defensive back | Notre Dame |
326 | New York Giants | Richard Perrin | Defensive back | Bowling Green |
327 | Houston Oilers | Richard Pickens | Running back | Tennessee |
328 | San Francisco 49ers | Paul Champlin | Defensive back | Eastern Montana |
329 | Minnesota Vikings | Jim Moylan | Defensive tackle | Texas Tech |
330 | San Diego Chargers | M. H. Simpson | Defensive back | Houston |
331 | St. Louis Cardinals | Richard Heinz | Defensive tackle | Santa Barbara |
332 | Cleveland Browns | Tom Boutwell | Quarterback | Southern Mississippi |
333 | Los Angeles Rams | Roger Williams | Defensive back | Grambling |
334 | Oakland Raiders | Dave Husted | Linebacker | Wabash |
335 | Kansas City Chiefs | Rick Piland | Guard | Virginia Tech |
336 | Dallas Cowboys | Rene Matison | Wide receiver | New Mexico |
337 | Baltimore Colts | Carl Mauck Carl Mauck Carl Mauck is a former American football player who was a center who played thirteen seasons in the National Football League for four teams, and later served as an offensive line coach for several teams... |
Linebacker | Southern Illinois |
338 | New York Jets | Steve O'Neal Steve O'Neal Steve O'Neal was an American football punter and a wide receiver. O'Neal is best known for kicking a 98 yard punt during the American Football League game between the New York Jets and the Denver Broncos on September 21, 1969. This punt set the record for the longest punt in American Football... |
Punter | Texas A&M |
Round fourteen
Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
339 | Buffalo Bills | Bubba Thornton | Wide receiver | Texas Christian |
340 | Philadelphia Eagles | James Ross | Tackle | Bishop |
341 | Atlanta Falcons | Billy Hunt | Defensive back | Kansas |
342 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob Houmard | Running back | Ohio |
343 | Cincinnati Bengals | Mike Wilson Michael DeForest Wilson Michael DeForest Wilson was an American football player who played tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Buffalo Bills from 1969 to 1975. He later played with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League from 1979–1980, where he was an All-Star and won the CFL's Most Outstanding... |
Running back | Dayton |
344 | Boston Patriots | John Cagle | Linebacker | Clemson |
345 | New Orleans Saints | Gary Loyd | Kicker | California-Lutheran |
346 | Detroit Lions | George Hoey George Hoey George William Hoey is a former American football defensive back, punt returner and kickoff returner. He played college football for the University of Michigan Wolverines and professionally in the National Football League for the Arizona Cardinals , New England Patriots , San Diego Chargers ,... |
Wide receiver | Michigan |
347 | Washington Redskins | Rick Brand | Defensive tackle | Virginia |
348 | Denver Broncos | Gary Crane | Linebacker | Arkansas State |
349 | Miami Dolphins | Glenn Thompson | Tackle | Troy State |
350 | Green Bay Packers | Rich Voltzke | Running back | Minnesota-Duluth |
351 | New York Giants | Steve Smith | Kicker | Weber State |
352 | Houston Oilers | Roy Reeves | Defensive back | South Carolina |
353 | Chicago Bears | Ron Ehrig | Defensive back | Texas |
354 | San Francisco 49ers | Tom Black | Wide receiver | East Texas State |
355 | Minnesota Vikings | Tommy Head | Center | Southwest Texas State |
356 | San Diego Chargers | Bill Ackman | Defensive tackle | New Mexico State |
357 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ed Roseborough | Quarterback | Arizona State |
358 | Cleveland Browns | Jiggy Smaha | Defensive tackle | Georgia |
359 | Los Angeles Rams | Ray Stephens | Running back | Minnesota |
360 | Kansas City Chiefs | Al Bream | Defensive back | Iowa |
361 | Dallas Cowboys | Gerald Lutri | Tackle | Northern Michigan |
362 | Oakland Raiders | Harold Busby | Wide receiver | UCLA |
363 | Baltimore Colts | Dave Bartelt | Linebacker | Colorado |
364 | New York Jets | Roger Finnie Roger Finnie Roger Lewis Finnie was an American football offensive tackle who played eleven professional seasons in the National Football League. Finnie played college football for Florida A&M University.-References:... |
Defensive end | Florida A&M |
Round fifteen
Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
365 | Buffalo Bills | Karl Wilson | Running back | Olivet (Mich) |
366 | Atlanta Falcons | Jim Weatherford | Defensive back | Tennessee |
367 | Philadelphia Eagles | Leon Angevine | Wide receiver | Penn State |
368 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ken Liberto | Wide receiver | Louisiana Tech |
369 | Cincinnati Bengals | Bill Shoemaker | Kicker | Stanford |
370 | Boston Patriots | Brant Conley | Running back | Tulsa |
371 | New Orleans Saints | Bill Waller | Wide receiver | Xavier |
372 | Detroit Lions | Fred Gough | Linebacker | Texas-Arlington |
373 | Denver Broncos | Errol Kahoun | Guard | Miami (OH) |
374 | Washington Redskins | Paul Rogers | Tackle | Virginia |
375 | Miami Dolphins | Chick McGeehan | Wide receiver | Tennessee |
376 | Green Bay Packers | Dan Eckstein | Defensive back | Presbyterian |
377 | Houston Oilers | John Tysziewicz | Guard | Chattanooga |
378 | Chicago Bears | Bob Coble | Punter | Kansas State |
379 | New York Giants | Don Herrmann Don Herrmann Donald Bruce Herrmann is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League who played for the New York Giants and the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Waynesburg College and was drafted in the fifteenth round of the 1969 NFL Draft.... |
Wide receiver | Waynesburg |
380 | San Francisco 49ers | Gary Golden | Defensive back | Texas Tech |
381 | Minnesota Vikings | Eugene Mosley | Tight end | Jackson State |
382 | San Diego Chargers | Charlie Jarvis | Running back | Army |
383 | St. Louis Cardinals | Fritz Latham | Tackle | Tuskegee |
384 | Cleveland Browns | Joe Stevenson | Tight end | Georgia Tech |
385 | Los Angeles Rams | George Jugum | Linebacker | Washington |
386 | Dallas Cowboys | Bill Justus | Defensive back | Tennessee |
387 | Oakland Raiders | Alvin Presell | Running back | Alabama A&M |
388 | Kansas City Chiefs | Leland Winston | Tackle | Rice |
389 | Baltimore Colts | George Thompson George Thompson (basketball) George "Tip" Thompson is a former professional basketball player. A 6'2" guard, he attended Erasmus Hall High School from which he graduated in 1965... |
Defensive back | Marquette |
390 | New York Jets | Wayne Stewart Wayne Stewart Wayne A. Stewart is a former AFL and NFL tight end.He grew up in Downey, California, and attended the University of California. He was drafted by the American Football League's New York Jets, 390th overall in the 1969 Common Draft. He played 1 year for the AFL Jets, 3 years for the Jets in the... |
Tight end | California |
Round sixteen
Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
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391 | Buffalo Bills | Robert Kirk | Guard | Indiana |
392 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tom McClinton | Defensive back | Southern |
393 | Atlanta Falcons | Ed Hughes | Running back | Texas Southern |
394 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dock Mosley | Wide receiver | Alcorn A&M |
395 | Cincinnati Bengals | Bill Schmidt | Linebacker | Missouri |
396 | Boston Patriots | Jim Vuono | Linebacker | Adams State |
397 | New Orleans Saints | Edd Hargett Edd Hargett Edward Eugene Hargett is a former American football quarterback for Texas A&M University who went on to play professionally for the NFL's New Orleans Saints and Houston Oilers. He later played for the Shreveport Steamer of the World Football League.Edd passed for 5379 yards in his 3 year career ... |
Quarterback | Texas A&M |
398 | Detroit Lions | Ken Spain Ken Spain John Kenneth Spain was an American professional basketball player.Spain was selected by the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls with the 20th overall pick in the 1969 NBA Draft and by the Oakland Oaks in the 1969 ABA Draft... |
Defensive end | Houston |
399 | Washington Redskins | Mike Washington | Linebacker | Southern |
400 | Denver Broncos | Billy Woods | Defensive back | North Texas State |
401 | Miami Dolphins | Lloyd Mumphord Lloyd Mumphord Lloyd N. Mumphord was a cornerback who played collegiately for Texas Southern University and ten seasons in American Pro Football. He played professionally for the Miami Dolphins of the American Football League and the Dolphins and Baltimore Colts of the National Football League... |
Defensive back | Texas Southern |
402 | Green Bay Packers | Dick Hewins | Wide receiver | Drake |
403 | Chicago Bears | Dave Stydahar | Guard | Purdue |
404 | New York Giants | Byron Jones | Linebacker | W. Texas State |
405 | Houston Oilers | Loyd Wainscott | Defensive tackle | Texas |
406 | San Francisco 49ers | Bob Hoskins Bob Hoskins (American football) Robert Juan Hoskins is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 16th round of the 1969 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wichita State.... |
Linebacker | Wichita State |
407 | Detroit Lions | John Stahl | Guard | Fresno State |
408 | San Diego Chargers | Willie Davenport Willie Davenport William "Willie" D. Davenport , nicknamed "Breeze" Davenport, was an American athlete, born in Troy, Alabama. William attended Howland High School, a suburb of Warren in Northeast Ohio. He attended college at Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana... |
Wide receiver | Southern |
409 | St. Louis Cardinals | Junior Riggins | Running back | Kansas |
410 | Cleveland Browns | James Lowe | Wide receiver | Tuskegee |
411 | Los Angeles Rams | Henry Hipps | Linebacker | North Carolina State |
412 | Oakland Raiders | William Davis | Linebacker | Alabama |
413 | Kansas City Chiefs | Eural Johnson | Defensive back | Prairie View |
414 | Dallas Cowboys | Floyd Kerr | Defensive back | Colorado State |
415 | Baltimore Colts | James McMillan | Running back | Citadel |
416 | New York Jets | George Nock George Nock George Verdell Nock is a former American football running back. He played in the American Football League for the New York Jets in 1969, and in the National Football League for the Jets and Washington Redskins.... |
Running back | Morgan State |
Round seventeen
Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
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417 | Buffalo Bills | Wayne Lineberry | Linebacker | East Carolina |
418 | Atlanta Falcons | Paul Williams | Running back | California |
419 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Haack | Tackle | Linfield (Ore.) |
420 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Eppright | Kicker | Kent State |
421 | Cincinnati Bengals | Terry Story | Tackle | Georgia Tech |
422 | Boston Patriots | George Muse | Linebacker | Grambling |
423 | New Orleans Saints | Chico Kurzawski | Defensive back | Northwestern |
424 | Detroit Lions | Gary Steele | Tight end | Army |
425 | Denver Broncos | Buster O'Brien | Quarterback | Richmond |
426 | Washington Redskins | Rich Dobbert | Defensive end | Springfield (Mass.) |
427 | Miami Dolphins | Tom Krallman | Defensive end | Xavier |
428 | Green Bay Packers | John Mack | Running back | Central Missouri |
429 | New York Giants | Ken Riley | Linebacker | Texas-Arlington |
430 | Houston Oilers | Hank Autry Hank Autry Melvin Henry "Hank" Autry is a former American football player in the American Football League and the National Football League . He played college football at University of Southern Mississippi, where he was a center... |
Center | Southern Mississippi |
431 | Chicago Bears | Bob Long | Wide receiver | Texas A&M |
432 | San Francisco 49ers | Joe Rushing | Linebacker | Memphis State |
433 | Minnesota Vikings | Wendell Housely | Running back | Texas A&M |
434 | San Diego Chargers | Larry Rentz | Defensive back | Florida |
435 | St. Louis Cardinals | George Hummer | Center | Arizona State |
436 | Cleveland Browns | Bob Oliver | Defensive end | Abilene Christian |
437 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Thorpe | Defensive back | Hofstra |
438 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ralph Jenkins | Defensive back | Tuskegee |
439 | Dallas Cowboys | Bill Bailey | Defensive tackle | Lewis & Clark |
440 | Oakland Raiders | Billy Austin | Tight end | Arkansas AM&N |
441 | Baltimore Colts | Joe Cowan | Wide receiver | Johns Hopkins |
442 | New York Jets | Fred Zirkie | Defensive tackle | Duke |
= Pro Bowler | = AFL All-Star | = Hall of Famer |
Hall of famers
- O.J. Simpson, Running Back from the University of Southern California taken in the 1st Round No 1 overall by the American Football League's Buffalo Bills.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1985.
- Joe Greene, Defensive Tackle from the University of North Texas taken in the 1st Round 4th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1987.
- Ted Hendricks, Linebacker from the University of Miami (Florida) taken in the 2nd round 33rd overall by the Baltimore Colts.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1990.
- Charlie Joiner, Wide Receiver from Grambling State University taken in the 4th Round 93rd overall by the AFL's Houston Oilers.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1996.
- Roger Wehrli, Cornerback from Missouri taken in the 1st Round 19th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2007.