The 1974

1974 NFL season

The 1974 NFL season was the 55th regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl IX when the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Minnesota Vikings...

 National Football League

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...

 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...

took place at the Americana Hotel in New York City

New York City

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 on January 29–30, 1974. Each of the 26 NFL teams was granted 17 selections for a total of 442 picks.

Many experts consider the 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...

 as having the best draft in NFL history (or even pro-sports history) as they selected four players later inducted into the Pro Football 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...

 (Lynn Swann

Lynn Swann

-Collegiate:Swann attended the University of Southern California, where he was an All-American on the Trojans football team. He played under legendary coach John McKay, including the 1972 undefeated and national championship season. McKay said of Swann, "He has speed, soft hands, and grace." He...

, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth

John Stallworth

Johnny Lee Stallworth is a former American football wide receiver who played fourteen seasons in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Alabama A&M, and was the Steelers' fourth-round draft pick in 1974. Stallworth played in six AFC championships,...

, and Mike Webster). The closest any other team has come to this success in a draft were several teams that drafted two Hall of Famers (including the Pittsburgh Steelers themselves in 1970

1970 NFL Draft

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).

Player selections

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Round one

Pick #	|Player	|College
1	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...  (From 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... )	Ed "Too Tall" Jones Ed Jones (American football) Ed Lee "Too Tall" Jones is a retired American football player in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys. By the end of his 15 years with the Cowboys, he was officially credited with 57 quarterback sacks. Unofficially, his career sack total is 106...	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...	Tennessee State 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:...
2	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...	Bo Matthews Bo Matthews William Pierce Matthews is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He was draft by the San Diego Chargers in the first round of the 1974 NFL Draft. Prior to playing for the Chargers, he played for the University of Colorado at Boulder.-References:...	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...	Colorado University of Colorado at Boulder The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
3	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...	John Hicks John Hicks (American football) John Charles Hicks Jr. is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League. He is best remembered for being the last lineman to be runner-up in the vote for the Heisman Trophy.-College career:...	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....	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...
4	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...	Waymond Bryant Waymond Bryant Waymond Bryant is a former American football linebacker who played four seasons 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...	Tennessee State
5	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 ....	John Dutton John Dutton (defensive lineman) John Owen Dutton is a former professional football player, a defensive lineman in the NFL with the Baltimore Colts and Dallas Cowboys...	Defensive End	Nebraska University of Nebraska–Lincoln The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a public research university located in the city of Lincoln in the U.S. state of Nebraska...
6	New York 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...	Carl Barzilauskas Carl Barzilauskas Carl Joseph Barzilauskas was an American football defensive tackle who played six seasons in the National Football League for the New York Jets and the Green Bay Packers. He played college football for Indiana University....	Defensive Tackle	Indiana
7	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...	J. V. Cain J. V. Cain James Victor Cain was a tight end in the NFL for the St. Louis Cardinals. He died of congenital heart failure during training camp on his birthday in 1979. His number 88 is retired by the Cardinals....	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...	Colorado
8	Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...  (From 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 .... )	Ed O'Neil	Linebacker	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...
9	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...  (From New England 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... )	Wilbur Jackson Wilbur Jackson Wilbur Jackson is a former American football running back for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He was drafted in the first round of the 1974 NFL Draft out of University of Alabama by the 49ers. He played five seasons for San Francisco, and then three years with the...	Running Back	Alabama University of Alabama The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....
10	San Francisco 49ers	Bill Sandifer Bill Sandifer William Patrick Sandifer is a former professional American football player who played defensive lineman for five seasons for the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks....	Defensive Tackle	UCLA University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
11	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,...  (From 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... )	John Cappelletti John Cappelletti John Cappelletti is a former professional American football running back for the NFL's Los Angeles Rams and the San Diego Chargers. Prior to his professional career, he attended the Pennsylvania State University, where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1973. He was inducted into the College Football...	Running Back	Penn State
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...	Barty Smith Barty Smith Barton Elliott Smith is a native of Richmond, Virginia. He was a fullback for the National Football League.-High School:...	Running Back	Richmond University of Richmond The University of Richmond is a selective, private, nonsectarian, liberal arts university located on the border of the city of Richmond and Henrico County, Virginia. The University of Richmond is a primarily undergraduate, residential university with approximately 4,000 undergraduate and graduate...
13	New Orleans Saints (From Detroit Lions)	Rick Middleton Rick Middleton (American football) Richard Ray Middleton is a former American football player who played linebacker in the National Football League from 1974 through 1978. He attended Rutherford B...	Linebacker	Ohio State
14	Denver Broncos Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	Randy Gradishar Randy Gradishar Randy Charles Gradishar is a former college and professional American football linebacker who played in the 1970s and 1980s. Randy Gradishar is currently the Director of Corporate Communications for the Phil Long Dealerships in Colorado...	Linebacker	Ohio State
15	San Diego Chargers (From 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... )	Don Goode Don Goode Donald Ray Goode , was an NFL linebacker from 1974-1981. He went to Booker T. Washington High School. He played college football at the University of Kansas and was selected in the 1st round by the San Diego Chargers in the 1974 NFL Draft...	Linebacker	Kansas University of Kansas The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
16	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...	Woody Green Woody Green Woodrow Green, Jr. is a former American football running back who played for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. Green was drafted by the Chiefs in the first round of the 1974 NFL Draft. He is an alumnus of, set many rushing records, and was a first-team AP all-American while...	Running Back	Arizona State Arizona State University Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...
17	Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...  (From 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... )	Fred McNeill Fred McNeill Frederick Arnold McNeill was a linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League for 12 seasons from 1974-1985. McNeill was selected out of UCLA by the Vikings in the first round of the 1974 NFL Draft with the 17th overall selection...	Linebacker	UCLA
18	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...	Reuben Gant Reuben Gant Reuben Charles Gant is a former professional American football tight end in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bills. He played college football at Oklahoma State University....	Tight End	Oklahoma State Oklahoma State University–Stillwater Oklahoma State University–Stillwater is a land-grant, sun-grant, coeducational public research university located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA. OSU was founded in 1890 under the Morrill Act...
19	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...	Henry Lawrence Henry Lawrence (American football) Henry Lawrence is a former professional American football player. A two-time Pro Bowler, he played in the National Football League for 13 seasons as an offensive tackle with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders...	Defensive Tackle	Florida A&M Florida A&M University Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, commonly known as Florida A&M or FAMU, is a historically black university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States, the state capital, and is one of eleven member institutions of the State University System of Florida...
20	Chicago Bears (From Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...  via Los Angeles Rams)	Dave Gallagher Dave Gallagher (American football) David Dillon Gallagher is a former All-American defensive tackle who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1971–1973 and in the National Football League from 1974-1979.-College career:...	Defensive End	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	Pittsburgh Steelers	Lynn Swann Lynn Swann -Collegiate:Swann attended the University of Southern California, where he was an All-American on the Trojans football team. He played under legendary coach John McKay, including the 1972 undefeated and national championship season. McKay said of Swann, "He has speed, soft hands, and grace." He...	Wide Receiver 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...	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...
22	Dallas Cowboys	Charley Young Charley Young Charles Lee Young is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at North Carolina State University and was drafted in the first round of the 1974 NFL Draft....	Running Back	North Carolina State North Carolina State University North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution...
23	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...	Bill Kollar Bill Kollar William Wallace "Bill" Kollar was a National Football League defensive lineman from 1974 through 1981. He has been an NFL assistant coach for 17 years. He has coached the Defensive Line of the Rams, Falcons and Bills...	Defensive Tackle	Montana State Montana State University - Bozeman Montana State University – Bozeman is a public university located in Bozeman, Montana. It is the state's land-grant university and primary campus in the Montana State University System, which is part of the Montana University System...
24	Baltimore Colts (From Los Angeles Rams)	Roger Carr Roger Carr Roger Dale Carr is a former National Football League wide receiver who played mainly for the Baltimore Colts...	Wide Receiver	Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech University Louisiana Tech University, often referred to as Louisiana Tech, LA Tech, or Tech, is a coeducational public research university located in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is designated as a Tier 1 school in the national universities category by the 2012 U.S. News & World Report college rankings...
25	Minnesota Vikings	Steve Riley	Defensive Tackle	USC
26	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...	Donald Reese Don Reese Donald Francis Reese was an American football defensive end who played in the National Football League. After playing college football at Jackson State University, Reese was a 1st round selection of the 1974 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins...	Defensive End	Jackson State Jackson State University Jackson State University is a historically black university founded in 1877 in Natchez, MS by the American Baptist Home Mission Society of New York. The Society moved the school to Jackson in 1882, renaming it Jackson College, and developed its present campus in 1902. It became a state supported...

Round two

Pick #	|Player	|College
27	Buffalo Bills	Doug Allen	Linebacker	Penn State
28	New York Giants	Tom Mullen	Guard	SW Missouri State
29	Minnesota Vikings	John Holland	Wide receiver	Tennessee State
30	New England Patriots	Steve Corbett	Guard	Boston College
31	New York Jets	Gordon Browne	Tackle	Boston College
32	Baltimore Colts	Fred Cook	Defensive end	Southern Mississippi
33	St. Louis Cardinals	Greg Kindle	Tackle	Tennessee State
34	New England Patriots	Steve Nelson	Linebacker	North Dakota State
35	San Francisco 49ers	Keith Fahnhorst Keith Fahnhorst Keith Fahnhorst is a former National Football League offensive lineman from 1974 through 1987. During that span he appeared in two Super Bowls: Super Bowl XVI and Super Bowl XIX for the San Francisco 49ers...	Tight end	Minnesota
36	New Orleans Saints	Paul Seal Paul Seal Paul Nathan Seal is a former American football tight end in the National Football League. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the second round of the 1974 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan....	Tight end	Michigan
37	Baltimore Colts	Ed Shuttlesworth Ed Shuttlesworth Ed Shuttlesworth is a former American football fullback.He played for the University of Michigan from 1971 to 1973. He was the leading rusher for Michigan's 1972 and 1973 teams that compiled a combined record of 30–1–1...	Running back	Michigan
38	Miami Dolphins	Andre Tillman Andre Tillman Andre Tillman is a former American football tight end in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 1974 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas Tech....	Tight end	Texas Tech
39	Detroit Lions	Billy Howard	Defensive tackle	Alcorn A&M
40	Cleveland Browns	Billy Corbett	Tackle	Johnson C. Smith
41	Kansas City Chiefs	Charlie Getty Charlie Getty Charles Matthew Getty is a former American football tackle who played ten seasons in the National Football League, mainly for the Kansas City Chiefs....	Tackle	Penn State
42	Denver Broncos	Carl Wafer Carl Wafer Carl Wafer is a former defensive end in the National Football League. He was drafted in the second round of the 1974 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos and would split that season between the New York Giants and the Green Bay Packers.-References:...	Defensive tackle	Tennessee State
43	San Diego Chargers	Mark Markovich	Center	Penn State
44	Atlanta Falcons	Gerald Tinker Gerald Tinker Gerald Alexander Tinker is a former track athlete and American football player, winner of gold medal in th 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-Early years:...	Wide receiver	Kent State
45	Oakland Raiders	Dave Casper Dave Casper David John Casper , nicknamed "The Ghost." is a former American football player. He was an offensive lineman and tight end.-High school:...	Tight end	Notre Dame
46	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jack Lambert	Linebacker	Kent State
47	Miami Dolphins	Benny Malone Benny Malone Benjamin Malone Jr. is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League for the Miami Dolphins and Washington Redskins. He played college football at Arizona State and was drafted in the second round of the 1974 NFL Draft...	Running back	Arizona State
48	Cincinnati Bengals	Charlie Davis Charlie Davis (running back) Charles Douglas "Charlie" Davis is a former American football running back for the Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League...	Running back	Colorado
49	San Francisco 49ers	Delvin Williams Delvin Williams Delvin Williams , is a former professional American football player who was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2nd round of the 1974 NFL Draft. A 6'0", 197-lb. running back from the University of Kansas, Williams played for the 49ers, Miami Dolphins, and Green Bay Packers in eight NFL...	Running back	Kansas
50	Los Angeles Rams	Bill Simpson Bill Simpson (American football) William Thomas "Bill" Simpson is a former professional American football defensive back who played in the National Football League from 1974-1982. Before his NFL career, he played defensive back and punted for Michigan State University and was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the 2nd round of...	Defensive back	Michigan State
51	Minnesota Vikings	Matt Blair Matt Blair Matt Blair was an outside linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League for all 12 seasons of his career from 1974 to 1985.-Career:...	Linebacker	Iowa State
52	Miami Dolphins	Jeris White Jeris White Jeris Jerome White is a former professional American football cornerback in the National Football League for nine seasons for the Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Redskins. He played football at Radford High School, Honolulu, Hawaii and at the University of Hawaii...	Defensive back	Hawaii

Round three

Pick #	|Player	|College
53	Dallas Cowboys	Danny White Danny White Wilford Daniel "Danny" White is a former quarterback and punter for the Dallas Cowboys, an American football coach in the Arena Football League and also occasionally appears as an analyst on broadcasts of college football games. He was named the head coach of the Arena Football League expansion...	Quarterback	Arizona State
54	Chicago Bears	Wayne Wheeler	Wide receiver	Alabama
55	New York Giants	Rick Dvorak	Defensive end	Wichita State
56	Chicago Bears	Greg Horton	Guard	Colorado
57	Baltimore Colts	Glenn Robinson	Linebacker	Oklahoma State
58	New York Jets	Godwin Turk Godwin Turk Godwin Lee Turk is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played for the New York Jets and the Denver Broncos .- High school and college :...	Linebacker	Southern
59	San Diego Chargers	Bill Rudder	Running back	Tennessee
60	St. Louis Cardinals	Steve George	Defensive tackle	Houston
61	Cincinnati Bengals	Dave Lapham Dave Lapham Dave Lapham , is a former professional football offensive lineman for the National Football League's Cincinnati Bengals from 1974 to 1983 and the United States Football League's New Jersey Generals...	Guard	Syracuse
62	Chicago Bears	Cliff Taylor Cliff Taylor (American football) Cliff Taylor is a former running back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 1974 NFL Draft and played that season with the team. After a year away from the NFL, he played with the Green Bay Packers during the 1976 NFL season.-References:...	Running back	Memphis State
63	Philadelphia Eagles	Mitch Sutton	Defensive tackle	Kansas
64	Minnesota Vikings	Steve Craig Steve Craig Steve Craig is an American football player who played tight end in the National Football League from 1974 to 1978 and played in two Super Bowls. He attended Garfield High School in Akron, Ohio, the same high school fellow NFL receiver Jim Lash attended, and Northwestern University...	Tight end	Northwestern
65	Detroit Lions	Dexter Bussey Dexter Bussey Dexter Manley Bussey is a former American football running back for the Detroit Lions . He attended Oklahoma and Texas-Arlington.-References:...	Running back	Texas-Arlington
66	Kansas City Chiefs	David Jaynes David Jaynes David Duane Jaynes is a former American football quarterback raised in Bonner Springs, Kansas. He was All-American for the University of Kansas in 1973....	Quarterback	Kansas
67	Baltimore Colts	Robert Pratt	Guard	North Carolina
68	Denver Broncos	Claudie Minor Claudie Minor Claudie Minor is a former tackle in the National Football League who played nine seasons for the Denver Broncos....	Tackle	San Diego State
69	Atlanta Falcons	Kim McQuilken Kim McQuilken Kim Evan McQuilken is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Atlanta Falcons and Washington Redskins. He played college football at Lehigh University and was drafted in the third round of the 1974 NFL Draft. In five NFL seasons Kim threw for four...	Quarterback	Lehigh
70	Buffalo Bills	Gary Marangi	Quarterback	Boston College
71	Atlanta Falcons	Maurice Spencer	Defensive back	North Carolina Central
72	Dallas Cowboys	Cal Peterson Cal Peterson Calvin Elston "Cal" Peterson is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played seven seasons for the Dallas Cowboys, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Raiders....	Linebacker	UCLA
73	Cincinnati Bengals	Evan Jolitz	Linebacker	Cincinnati
74	New York Jets	Roscoe Word Roscoe Word Roscoe Word is a retired American football cornerback in the National Football League for the New York Jets, Buffalo Bills, New York Giants, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football at Jackson State University....	Defensive back	Jackson State
75	Oakland Raiders	Mark van Eeghen Mark van Eeghen Mark van Eeghen ,is an American football player, who played ten years in the National Football League, including making two Super Bowl appearances. He was a member of the Oakland Raiders and for two seasons, the New England Patriots...	Running back	Colgate
76	Los Angeles Rams	Al Oliver	Tackle	UCLA
77	Minnesota Vikings	Scott Anderson	Center	Missouri
78	Miami Dolphins	Nat Moore Nat Moore Nathaniel "Nat" Moore is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League for thirteen seasons during the 1970s and 1980s. Moore played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for...	Wide receiver	Florida

Round four

Pick #	|Player	|College
79	Houston Oilers	Steve Manstedt	Linebacker	Nebraska
80	New York Giants	Carl Summerell	Quarterback	East Carolina
81	San Diego Chargers	Harrison Davis	Wide receiver	Virginia
82	Pittsburgh Steelers	John Stallworth John Stallworth Johnny Lee Stallworth is a former American football wide receiver who played fourteen seasons in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Alabama A&M, and was the Steelers' fourth-round draft pick in 1974. Stallworth played in six AFC championships,...	Wide receiver	Alabama A&M
83	San Francisco 49ers	Clint Haslerig	Wide receiver	Michigan
84	Baltimore Colts	Tony Bell	Defensive back	Bowling Green
85	St. Louis Cardinals	Durwood Keeton	Defensive back	Oklahoma
86	Minnesota Vikings	Mike Townsend	Defensive back	Notre Dame
87	Cincinnati Bengals	Mike Boryla Mike Boryla Michael Jay Boryla was an American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1970s. He played college football at Stanford University, where he was the team's MVP during his senior season...	Quarterback	Stanford
88	New Orleans Saints	Rod McNeill	Running back	USC
89	Philadelphia Eagles	Frank LeMaster Frank LeMaster Frank Preston LeMaster is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League who played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1974 through 1982. At 6'1", 195-lb., LeMaster was drafted by the Eagles from the University of Kentucky in the fourth round of the 1974 NFL Draft...	Linebacker	Kentucky
90	San Francisco 49ers	Sammy Johnson	Running back	North Carolina
91	St. Louis Cardinals	Ike Harris Ike Harris Isiah "Ike" Harris is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL for the St. Louis Cardinals and the New Orleans Saints ....	Wide receiver	Iowa State
92	Denver Broncos	Ozell Collie	Defensive back	Colorado
93	Oakland Raiders	Morris Bradshaw Morris Bradshaw Morris Bradshaw is a former American football player. He played wide receiver mainly for the Oakland Raiders....	Wide receiver	Ohio State
94	Kansas City Chiefs	Matt Herkenhoff Matt Herkenhoff Matthew Bernard Herkenhoff is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League. He played for the Kansas City Chiefs between 1976 and 1985....	Tackle	Minnesota
95	Buffalo Bills	Carlester Crumpler	Running back	East Carolina
96	Atlanta Falcons	Vince Kendrick	Running back	Florida
97	Dallas Cowboys	Ken Hutcherson Ken Hutcherson Kenneth Lee Hutcherson is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League who is now the pastor of the Antioch Bible Church in Kirkland, Washington, where he has been since 1985...	Linebacker	Livingston (Ala)
98	Cincinnati Bengals	Daryl White	Guard	Nebraska
99	Los Angeles Rams	Norris Weese Norris Weese Norris Lee Weese was a star quarterback for Chalmette High School and the University of Mississippi. He had the unenviable task of replacing Mississippi QB legend Archie Manning, but performed quite well despite the big shoes to fill. He played the 1974 season for The Hawaiians in the World...	Quarterback	Mississippi
100	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jimmy Allen Jimmy Allen James Allen is a former American football player who was drafted in the 4th round by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1974 NFL Draft. A 1970 graduate of Los Angeles High School, Allen played college football at Pierce College and UCLA. Allen was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in their...	Defensive back	UCLA
101	Dallas Cowboys	Andy Adrade	Running back	Northern Michigan
102	Los Angeles Rams	Frank Johnson	Tackle	California-Riverside
103	Cincinnati Bengals	Richard Williams	Wide receiver	Abilene Christian
104	Miami Dolphins	Bill Stevenson	Defensive tackle	Drake

Round five

Pick #	|Player	|College
105	San Diego Chargers	John Teerlinck John Teerlinck John Teerlinck is a former American football player. He now is a defensive linemen coach for the Indianapolis Colts.-Controversy:...	Defensive tackle	Western Illinois
106	Buffalo Bills	Gary Hayman	Wide receiver	Penn State
107	New York Giants	Don Clune Don Clune Donald Andrew Clune is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Pennsylvania where he earned All-American honors in both football and track. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the 1974 NFL Draft...	Wide receiver	Pennsylvania
108	Philadelphia Eagles	Jim Cagle	Defensive tackle	Georgia
109	Atlanta Falcons	Henry Childs Henry Childs Henry Childs is a retired American football tight end in the NFL for the Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Los Angeles Rams, and the Green Bay Packers. He was a Pro Bowl player in 1979....	Tight end	Kansas State
110	New York Jets	Gary Baccus	Linebacker	Oklahoma
111	St. Louis Cardinals	Steve Neils Steve Neils Steve Neils is a former linebacker in the National Football League who played his entire career for the St. Louis Cardinals....	Linebacker	Minnesota
112	New England Patriots	Andy Johnson Andy Johnson (American football) Andy Johnson , is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League during the 1970s.-Education:...	Running back	Georgia
113	New Orleans Saints	Joel Parker	Wide receiver	Florida
114	Cincinnati Bengals	Haskel Stanback Haskel Stanback Haskel Stanback is a former professional American football player who played running back for seven seasons for the Atlanta Falcons...	Running back	Tennessee
115	Philadelphia Eagles	Keith Krepfle Keith Krepfle Keith Robert Krepfle is a former American football tight end who played for eight seasons in the National Football League. He played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1975–1981 and the Atlanta Falcons in 1982. He was selected by the Eagles in the fifth round of the 1974 NFL Draft...	Tight end	Iowa State
116	Green Bay Packers	Steve Odom Steve Odom Steve Odom is a former American football wide receiver and kick returner in the National Football League who played for the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants . He went to the Pro Bowl after the 1975 season.Odom holds the Packers team record for the longest punt return for a touchdown...	Wide receiver	Utah
117	Detroit Lions	Carl Capria	Defensive back	Purdue
118	Cleveland Browns	Mark Ilgenfritz	Defensive end	Vanderbilt
119	New York Giants	Clyde Powers Clyde Powers Clyde Joseph Powers is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the fifth round of the 1974 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oklahoma....	Defensive back	Oklahoma
120	Minnesota Vikings	Jim Ferguson	Defensive back	Stanford
121	New Orleans Saints	Terry Schmidt Terry Schmidt Terry Richard Schmidt was an American football cornerback in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints and Chicago Bears. He played college football at Ball State University where he was an All-American....	Defensive back	Ball State
122	Buffalo Bills	Tim Guy	Tackle	Oregon
123	Oakland Raiders	Pete Wessel	Defensive back	Northwestern
124	New England Patriots	Charles Battle	Defensive end	Grambling
125	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mike Webster	Center	Wisconsin
126	Dallas Cowboys	John Kelsey	Tackle	Missouri
127	Cincinnati Bengals	Richard Bishop	Defensive tackle	Louisville
128	Atlanta Falcons	Monroe Eley	Running back	Arizona State
129	Baltimore Colts	Doug Nettles Doug Nettles Gordon Douglas "Doug" Nettles is a former professional American football defensive back.High School All-American from Rutherford High, Panama City, Florida...	Defensive back	Vanderbilt
130	Miami Dolphins	Cleveland Vann Cleveland Vann Cleveland Vann is a former Canadian Football League linebacker.An American import Vann was a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders who played the 1976 Grey Cup. He also played one season in the WFL, with the Southern California Sun, intercepting 3 passes. He tore his knee ligaments in a game in...	Linebacker	Oklahoma State

Round six

Pick #	|Player	|College
131	Kansas City Chiefs	Jay Washington	Running back	Clemson
132	New York Giants	Jim Pietrzak Jim Pietrzak James Michael Pietrzak is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the New York Giants, New Orleans Saints, and the Kansas City Chiefs. He played college football at Eastern Michigan University and was drafted in the sixth round of the 1974 NFL Draft....	Tackle	Eastern Michigan
133	San Diego Chargers	Jesse Freitas	Quarterback	San Diego State
134	Green Bay Packers	Don Woods Don Woods (American football) Donald Ray Woods is a retired National Football League American football running back who played with the San Diego Chargers and San Francisco 49ers from 1974–1980. Woods was selected in the 6th Round of the 1974 NFL Draft out of University of New Mexico by the Green Bay Packers...	Running back	New Mexico
135	New York Jets	Bill Wyman	Center	Texas
136	Miami Dolphins	Randy Crowder Randy Crowder Randolph Channing Crowder Sr. is a former American football defensive lineman in the NFL. He played three seasons with the Miami Dolphins and three with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers...	Defensive end	Penn State
137	New York Jets	Wayne Jones	Running back	Mississippi State
138	San Francisco 49ers	Mike Raines	Defensive tackle	Alabama
139	Detroit Lions	Willie Burden Willie Burden Willie Burden is a former professional Canadian football player with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League and is currently an academic and sports administrator....	Running back	North Carolina State
140	Baltimore Colts	Danny Rhodes	Linebacker	Arkansas
141	New England Patriots	Chuck Ramsey	Kicker	Wake Forest
142	Green Bay Packers	Ken Payne Ken Payne Ken Payne is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 1974 NFL Draft. He played college football at Langston....	Wide receiver	Langston
143	Detroit Lions	Jim Davis	Guard	Alcorn A&M
144	Washington Redskins	Jon Keyworth Jon Keyworth Jonathan Kimball Keyworth is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Denver Broncos for his entire career from 1974-1980. He played college football at the University of Colorado and was drafted in the sixth round of the 1974 NFL Draft....	Tight end	Colorado
145	Denver Broncos	John Winesberry	Wide receiver	Stanford
146	Cleveland Browns	Billy Pritchett	Running back	West Texas State
147	Atlanta Falcons	Doyle Orange	Running back	Southern Mississippi
148	Oakland Raiders	James McAlister	Running back	UCLA
149	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jim Wolf	Defensive end	Prairie View A&M
150	Pittsburgh Steelers	Rick Druschel Rick Druschel Richard Dennis Druschel is a former professional American football player who played guard for one season for the Pittsburgh Steelers....	Guard	North Carolina State
151	Dallas Cowboys	Jim Bright	Defensive back	UCLA
152	Cincinnati Bengals	Robin Sinclair	Defensive back	Washington State
153	Cincinnati Bengals	Bill Bryant	Defensive back	Grambling
154	Houston Oilers	Booker Brown	Guard	USC
155	Minnesota Vikings	Mark Kellar	Running back	Northern Illinois
156	Miami Dolphins	Bob Wolfe	Tackle	Nebraska

Round seven

Pick #	|Player	|College
157	Houston Oilers	Leonard Fairley	Defensive back	Alcorn A&M
158	Los Angeles Rams	John Harvey	Running back	Texas-Arlington
159	New York Giants	Marty Woolbright	Tight end	South Carolina
160	Chicago Bears	Jack Ettinger	Wide receiver	Arkansas
161	Baltimore Colts	Noah Jackson Noah Jackson Noah Jackson was a former American Football player who played offensive lineman for ten seasons between 1975 and 1984 for the Chicago Bears and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Previously, he played three seasons for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League....	Guard	Tampa
162	New York Jets	Burney Veazey	Tight end	Mississippi
163	Cleveland Browns	Bob Herrick	Wide receiver	Purdue
164	Miami Dolphins	Carl Swierc	Wide receiver	Rice
165	Pittsburgh Steelers	Allen Sitterle	Tackle	North Carolina State
166	San Francisco 49ers	Kermit Johnson	Running back	UCLA
167	Philadelphia Eagles	Willie Cullars	Defensive end	Kansas State
168	Green Bay Packers	Bart Purvis	Tackle	Maryland
169	Detroit Lions	Efren Herrera Efren Herrera Efren Herrera is a former placekicker in the National Football League from 1974–1982. After a college career at the University of California, Los Angeles, Herrera kicked for the Dallas Cowboys in 1974 and 1976–1977. Herrera was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1977 season. He was a part of...	Kicker	UCLA
170	Baltimore Colts	Dan Dickel Dan Dickel Daniel Lee Dickel is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played linebacker/defensive end for the University of Iowa before being selected by the Baltimore Colts in the 1974 NFL Draft.-Early years:Dickel attended Mid-Prairie High School in Wellman, Iowa...	Linebacker	Iowa
171	Cleveland Browns	Gerry Sullivan Gerry Sullivan Gerry Sullivan is a former professional American football player who was an offensive lineman for eight seasons for the Cleveland Browns....	Tackle	Illinois
172	Kansas City Chiefs	Leroy Hegge	Defensive end	Southern S.D.
173	Atlanta Falcons	Jim Coode Jim Coode James Coode was a Canadian football offensive lineman who played seven seasons in the Canadian Football League for the Ottawa Rough Riders. He played college football at the University of Michigan. He was a part of the Rough Riders' Grey Cup victory in 1976. He won the CFL's Most Outstanding...	Tackle	Michigan
174	Baltimore Colts	Freddie Scott Freddie Scott (American football) Freddie Lee Scott is a former American football wide receiver who played from 1974 through 1983 in the National Football League...	Wide receiver	Amherst
175	Oakland Raiders	Rod Garcia	Kicker	Stanford
176	Dallas Cowboys	Raymond Nester	Linebacker	Michigan State
177	Cincinnati Bengals	Ken Sawyer	Defensive back	Syracuse
178	New England Patriots	Maury Damkroger	Linebacker	Nebraska
179	Pittsburgh Steelers	Scott Garske	Tight end	Eastern Washington
180	Washington Redskins	Mike Varty Mike Varty Michael Scott Matthew Varty is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and Baltimore Colts. He played college football at Northwestern University and was drafted in the seventh round of the 1974 NFL Draft....	Linebacker	Northwestern
181	Minnesota Vikings	Fred Tabron	Running back	SW Missouri State
182	Miami Dolphins	Joe Sullivan	Guard	Boston College

Round eight

Pick #	|Player	|College
183	Houston Oilers	Mike McCoy	Defensive back	Western Kentucky
184	New York Giants	Ezil Bibbs	Defensive end	Grambling
185	San Diego Chargers	Tom Forrest	Guard	Cincinnati
186	Chicago Bears	Alan Chadwick	Quarterback	East Tennessee State
187	New York Jets	Greg Gantt	Kicker	Alabama
188	Baltimore Colts	Greg Latta Greg Latta Greg Latta was an American football player. As tight end, he was drafted by the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League, but played instead for the Florida Blazers of the World Football League in 1974. He left for the Chicago Bears in 1975 along with the head coach of the Blazers, Jack...	Tight end	Morgan State
189	St. Louis Cardinals	Sergio Albert	Kicker	U.S. International
190	Chicago Bears	Ken Grandberry Ken Grandberry Kenneth James Grandberry is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the eighth round of the 1974 NFL Draft. He played college football at Washington State.-References:...	Running back	Washington State
191	San Francisco 49ers	Jim Schnietz	Guard	Missouri
192	New York Jets	Larry Lightfoot	Running back	Livingston (Ala)
193	Philadelphia Eagles	Robert Woods	Linebacker	Howard Payne
194	Green Bay Packers	Monte Doris	Linebacker	USC
195	Detroit Lions	Mike Denimarck	Linebacker	Emporia State
196	Washington Redskins	Darwin Robinson	Running back	Dakota State
197	New York Jets	Ron Rydalch Ron Rydalch Ronald James Rydalch is a former professional American football player who played defensive tackle for six seasons for the Chicago Bears....	Defensive tackle	Utah
198	Baltimore Colts	Paul Miles	Running back	Bowling Green
199	Cleveland Browns	Eddie Brown Eddie Brown (safety) Paul Edward Brown is a former American football safety in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns, the Washington Redskins, and the Los Angeles Rams. He played college football at the University of Tennessee.Brown attended Marion County High School in Jasper and graduated in 1970...	Defensive back	Tennessee
200	Green Bay Packers	Ned Guillet	Defensive back	Boston College
201	New Orleans Saints	Alvin Maxson Alvin Maxson Alvin Earl Maxson is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the eighth round of the 1974 NFL Draft...	Running back	Southern Methodist
202	Cincinnati Bengals	John McDaniel John McDaniel John McDaniel is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Lincoln University of Missouri and was drafted in the eighth round of the 1974 NFL Draft....	Wide receiver	Lincoln
203	Buffalo Bills	Greg Hare	Quarterback	Ohio State
204	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mark Gefert	Linebacker	Purdue
205	Dallas Cowboys	Mike Holt	Defensive back	Michigan State
206	San Diego Chargers	Bon Boatwright	Tackle	Oklahoma State
207	Minnesota Vikings	Berl Simmons	Kicker	Texas Christian
208	Miami Dolphins	Melvin Baker	Wide receiver	Texas Southern

Round nine

Pick #	|Player	|College
209	New England Patriots	Ed McCartney	Linebacker	Northeast Oklahoma
210	San Diego Chargers	Danny Colbert	Defensive back	Tulsa
211	New York Giants	Jim Rathje	Running back	Northern Michigan
212	Miami Dolphins	Tom Wickert	Guard	Washington State
213	Los Angeles Rams	Don Hutt	Wide receiver	Boise State
214	New York Jets	Robert Burns	Running back	Georgia
215	St. Louis Cardinals	Reggie Harrison Reggie Harrison The former Reggie Harrison was a professional American football running back for four seasons in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers and St. Louis Cardinals...	Running back	Cincinnati
216	San Francisco 49ers	Manfred Moore Manfred Moore Manfred Moore is a former professional American football running back and, briefly, rugby league football player of the 1970s.-Early years:...	Running back	USC
217	New Orleans Saints	Phil La Porta	Tackle	Penn State
218	Washington Redskins	Mark Sens	Defensive end	Colorado
219	Philadelphia Eagles	Mark Sheridan	Wide receiver	Holy Cross
220	Green Bay Packers	Harold Holton	Guard	Texas-El Paso
221	Los Angeles Rams	Derek Williams	Defensive back	California-Riverside
222	Kansas City Chiefs	Jim Jennings	Running back	Rutgers
223	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tommy Reamon Tommy Reamon Thomas Waverly "Tommy" Reamon is a retired African-American professional football player, who has worked as an actor, and is currently an educator in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia...	Running back	Missouri
224	Cleveland Browns	Dan Scott	Guard	Ohio State
225	Atlanta Falcons	Larry Bailey	Defensive tackle	Pacific
226	Buffalo Bills	Brian Doherty	Punter	Notre Dame
227	Oakland Raiders	Kenith Pope	Defensive back	Oklahoma
228	Washington Redskins	Mike Flater Mike Flater Mike Flater is a retired U.S. soccer forward who spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League. He was also a member of the 1972 U.S.Olympic soccer team and earned fifteen caps with the U.S. national soccer team between 1975 and 1977.-College:Flater attended the Colorado School of Mines...	Kicker	Colorado School of Mines
229	Pittsburgh Steelers	Charlie Davis	Tackle	Texas Christian
230	Dallas Cowboys	Bill Dulin	Tackle	Johnson C. Smith
231	Cincinnati Bengals	Edward Johnson	Defensive end	Southern Methodist
232	Minnesota Vikings	Sam McCullum Sam McCullum Samuel Charles McCullum is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for 10 seasons for the Seattle Seahawks and Minnesota Vikings from 1974 through 1983. McCullum was raised in Kalispell, Montana.-References:...	Wide receiver	Montana State
233	Washington Redskins	Jim Kennedy	Tight end	Colorado State
234	Miami Dolphins	Bob Lally Bob Lally Robert Michael Lally is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League and the World Football League . Lally played collegiate ball for Cornell University and served as team captain...	Linebacker	Cornell

Round ten

Pick #	|Player	|College
235	New Orleans Saints	Frosty Anderson	Wide receiver	Nebraska
236	New York Giants	Ray Rhodes Ray Rhodes Raymond Earl Rhodes is currently a defensive assistant for the Cleveland Browns. He is also the former American football head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers. He is the former assistant defensive backs coach of the Houston Texans...	Wide receiver	Tulsa
237	San Diego Chargers	John Ketchoyian	Linebacker	Santa Clara
238	Cleveland Browns	Mike Puestow	Wide receiver	North Dakota State
239	New York Jets	Sam Baker	Guard	Georgia
240	Baltimore Colts	Bob Van Duyne Bob Van Duyne Robert Scott Van Duyne is a former professional American football player who played guard for seven seasons for the Baltimore Colts....	Guard	Idaho
241	Buffalo Bills	Art Cameron	Tight end	Albany State
242	New Orleans Saints	Tommy Thibodeaux	Guard	Tulane
243	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jim Kregel	Guard	Ohio State
244	San Francisco 49ers	Glen Gaspard	Linebacker	Texas
245	Philadelphia Eagles	Phil Polak	Running back	Bowling Green
246	Green Bay Packers	Doug Troszak	Defensive tackle	Michigan
247	Detroit Lions	David Wooley	Running back	Central State (OK)
248	Denver Broncos	Charlie Johnson	Defensive back	Southern
249	Buffalo Bills	Don Calhoun Don Calhoun Donald Clevester Calhoun is a former professional American football running back who played for nine seasons in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bills, the New England Patriots, and the Philadelphia Eagles...	Running back	Kansas State
250	Kansas City Chiefs	Tom Condon Tom Condon Thomas Joseph Condon is an American football agent. He was named the most powerful agent in American football by Sporting News 2006, and heads the Football Division of Creative Artists Agency with fellow agent Ben Dogra....	Guard	Boston College
251	St. Louis Cardinals	Greg Hartle	Linebacker	Newberry College
252	Atlanta Falcons	Paul Ryczek Paul Ryczek Paul Andrew Ryczek The son of Stanley J. Ryczek and Helen Gorman Ryczek . He was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Atlanta Falcons, the New Orleans Saints, and the Philadelphia Eagles...	Center	Virginia
253	Oakland Raiders	Chris Arnold	Defensive back	Virginia State
254	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dave Atkinson	Defensive back	Brigham Young
255	Dallas Cowboys	Dennis Morgan	Running Back	Western Illinois
256	Cincinnati Bengals	Chuck Herd	Tight end	Penn State
257	Baltimore Colts	Glenn Ellis	Defensive tackle	Elon College
258	Washington Redskins	Johnny Vann	Defensive back	South Dakota
259	Minnesota Vikings	Barry Reed	Running back	Peru
260	Miami Dolphins	Gary Valbuena	Quarterback	Tennessee

Round eleven

Pick #	|Player	|College
261	Houston Oilers	Steve Taylor	Center	Auburn
262	San Diego Chargers	Dave Grannell	Tight end	Arizona State
263	New York Giants	Bobby Brooks	Defensive back	Bishop
264	Chicago Bears	Norm Hodgins	Defensive back	Louisiana State
265	Baltimore Colts	Tim Rudnick	Defensive back	Notre Dame
266	New York Jets	Eugene Bird	Defensive back	Southern Mississippi
267	New York Jets	William Buckley	Wide receiver	Mississippi State
268	New England Patriots	Archie Gibson	Running back	Utah State
269	San Francisco 49ers	Greg Battle	Defensive back	Colorado State
270	New Orleans Saints	Kent Merritt	Wide receiver	Virginia
271	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Brittain	Center	Kansas State
272	Green Bay Packers	Eric Torkelson Eric Torkelson Eric Grove Torkelson is a former American football running back who played seven seasons for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League from ....	Running back	Connecticut
273	Detroit Lions	T. C. Blair	Tight end	Tulsa
274	Cleveland Browns	Tom Gooden	Kicker	Harding College
275	Kansas City Chiefs	Bob Thornbladh	Running back	Michigan
276	Denver Broncos	Steve Buchanan	Running back	Holy Cross
277	Atlanta Falcons	Eddie Wilson	Wide receiver	Albany State
278	Buffalo Bills	Rod Kirby	Linebacker	Pittsburgh
279	Oakland Raiders	Harold Hart	Running back	Texas Southern
280	Dallas Cowboys	Harvey McGee	Wide receiver	Southern Mississippi
281	Cincinnati Bengals	Ed Kezirian Ed Kezirian Ed Kezirian was the interim head coach of the UCLA Bruins football team for one game. As of the 2007 college football season, Kezirian is the Football Academic Coordinator at UCLA. Kezirian is known for waving a towel on the sidelines to inspire the fans during football games...	Tackle	UCLA
282	Washington Redskins	Joe Miller	Tackle	Villanova
283	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dickey Morton	Running back	Arkansas
284	Los Angeles Rams	Rick Hayes	Tackle	Washington
285	Minnesota Vikings	David Boone David Boone David Boone was an All-Star Canadian Football League defensive lineman, winner of 5 Grey Cups.-Rookie Year:Boone graduated from Eastern Michigan University and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings...	Defensive end	Eastern Michigan
286	Miami Dolphins	Gerry Roberts	Defensive end	UCLA

Round twelve

Pick #	|Player	|College
287	Houston Oilers	Ricky Browne	Linebacker	Florida
288	New York Giants	James Sims	Defensive back	USC
289	San Diego Chargers	Sam Williams	Defensive back	California
290	Chicago Bears	Jeff Sevy Jeff Sevy Jeffrey Evan Sevy was a lineman for 6 years in the NFL. In his amateur years, he played at Homestead High School then went to De Anza College before transferring to Cal. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 12th round of the 1974 NFL draft...	Defensive tackle	California
291	New York Jets	John Ricca	Defensive end	Duke
292	Baltimore Colts	Dave Simonson Dave Simonson David Arnold Simonson was a former professional American football player who played in 4 NFL seasons from 1974-1977 for the 5 different teams....	Tackle	Minnesota
293	St. Louis Cardinals	Roger Wallace Roger Wallace Roger Lee Wallace is a former professional American football player for one season as a wide receiver for the New York Giants in the National Football League.-External links:*...	Wide receiver	Bowling Green
294	San Francisco 49ers	Tom Hull Tom Hull (American football) Tom Hull is a former linebacker in the National Football League.-Career:Hull was drafted in the twelfth round of the 1974 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers and played that season with the team. The following season he played with the Green Bay Packers....	Linebacker	Penn State
295	New Orleans Saints	Jim Buckmon	Defensive end	Pittsburgh
296	New England Patriots	Eddie Foster	Tackle	Oklahoma
297	Philadelphia Eagles	Artimus Parker Artimus Parker Artimus L. Parker is a former American football safety who played for four seasons in the National Football League. He played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1974–1976 and the New York Jets in 1977. He was drafted by the Eagles in the 12th round of the 1974 NFL Draft...	Defensive back	USC
298	Green Bay Packers	Randy Walker Randy Walker (American football) Randy Walker is a former punter in the National Football League. He was drafted in the twelfth round of the 1974 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers and played that season with the team.-References:...	Kicker	N.W. Louisiana
299	Detroit Lions	Mark Wakefield	Wide receiver	Tampa
300	Kansas City Chiefs	Carl Brown	Wide receiver	West Texas State
301	Denver Broncos	Larry Cameron	Linebacker	Alcorn A&M
302	Cleveland Browns	Ron McNeil	Defensive end	North Carolina Central
303	Buffalo Bills	Dave Means	Defensive end	Southeast Missouri State
304	Atlanta Falcons	Vic Koegel	Linebacker	Ohio State
305	Oakland Raiders	Noe Gonzalez	Running back	Southwest Texas State
306	Cincinnati Bengals	Rudy McClinon	Defensive back	Xavier
307	Baltimore Colts	Bob Bobrowski	Quarterback	Purdue
308	Pittsburgh Steelers	Hugh Lickiss	Linebacker	Simpson
309	Dallas Cowboys	Keith Bobo	Quarterback	Southern Methodist
310	Los Angeles Rams	Roger Freberg	Guard	UCLA
311	Minnesota Vikings	Randy Poltl	Defensive back	Stanford
312	Miami Dolphins	Jim Revels	Defensive back	Florida

Round thirteen

Pick #	|Player	|College
313	Houston Oilers	Dan Dixon	Guard	Boise State
314	San Diego Chargers	Brian Vertefeuille	Tackle	Idaho State
315	New York Giants	Dennis Colvin	Tackle	Southwest Texas State
316	Chicago Bears	Joe Barnes Joe Barnes Joe Barnes was an all-star quarterback in the Canadian Football League.Barnes was a graduate of Texas Tech University, playing from 1971 to 1973, and was inducted into the Texas Tech Athletic Hall of Honor in 1986. His senior year, he dated Dianna Delp. They married June of 1974...	Quarterback	Texas Tech
317	Baltimore Colts	Randy Hall	Defensive back	Idaho
318	New York Jets	John Tate	Linebacker	Jackson State
319	St. Louis Cardinals	Jimmy Poulos	Running back	Georgia
320	New Orleans Saints	Mike Truax	Linebacker	Tulane
321	New England Patriots	Phil Bennett	Running back	Boston College
322	San Francisco 49ers	Tom Owen Tom Owen (American football) Willis Thomas Owen is a former American football quarterback who played in ten National Football League seasons from 1974-1982 for the San Francisco 49ers, the New England Patriots, the Washington Redskins, and the New York Giants...	Quarterback	Wichita State
323	Philadelphia Eagles	Lars Ditlev	Defensive end	South Dakota Tech
324	Green Bay Packers	Emmanuel Armstrong	Linebacker	San Jose State
325	Detroit Lions	Fred Rothwell	Center	Kansas State
326	Denver Broncos	John Clerkley	Defensive tackle	Fort Valley State
327	Cleveland Browns	Mike Seifert Mike Seifert Mike Seifert was a player in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns in 1974 as a defensive end. Seifert was drafted in the thirteenth round of the 1974 NFL Draft by the Browns. He played at the collegiate level at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.-Biography:Seifert was born...	Defensive end	Wisconsin
328	Kansas City Chiefs	Norm Romagnoli	Linebacker	Kentucky State
329	Atlanta Falcons	Ralph Powell	Running back	Nebraska
330	Oakland Raiders	Mike Dennery	Linebacker	Southern Mississippi
331	Buffalo Bills	Ed Gatewood	Linebacker	Tennessee State
332	Washington Redskins	Stu O'Dell Stu O'Dell Stewart Harry O'Dell is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and Baltimore Colts. He played college football at the Indiana University and was drafted in the thirteenth round of the 1974 NFL Draft....	Linebacker	Indiana
333	Pittsburgh Steelers	Frank Kolch	Quarterback	Eastern Michigan
334	Dallas Cowboys	Fred Lima	Kicker	Colorado
335	Cincinnati Bengals	Ted Jornov	Linebacker	Iowa State
336	Los Angeles Rams	Pete Solverson	Tackle	Drake
337	Minnesota Vikings	Gary Keller	Defensive tackle	Utah
338	Miami Dolphins	Clayton Heath	Running back	Wake Forest

Round fourteen

Pick #	|Player	|College
339	Buffalo Bills	Phil Lamm	Defensive back	North Carolina
340	New York Giants	Mike Hayes	Tackle	Virginia State
341	San Diego Chargers	Greg Bailey	Defensive back	Long Beach State
342	Chicago Bears	Paul Vellano	Defensive tackle	Maryland
343	New York Jets	Greg Fountain	Guard	Mississippi State
344	Baltimore Colts	Ed Collins	Wide receiver	Rice
345	St. Louis Cardinals	Charles Smith	Running back	Yankton
346	New England Patriots	Cecil Bowens	Running back	Kentucky
347	San Francisco 49ers	Walt Williamson	Defensive end	Michigan
348	New Orleans Saints	Kent Marshall	Defensive back	Texas Christian
349	Philadelphia Eagles	Dave Smith	Linebacker	Oklahoma
350	Green Bay Packers	Andrew Neloms	Defensive tackle	Kentucky State
351	Detroit Lions	David Jones	Defensive back	Howard Payne
352	Cleveland Browns	Bob Hunt	Running back	Heidelberg
353	Kansas City Chiefs	Frank Pomarico	Guard	Notre Dame
354	Denver Broncos	Rich Marks	Defensive back	Northern Illinois
355	Buffalo Bills	Phil Gurbada	Defensive back	Mayville
356	Atlanta Falcons	John Givens	Guard	Villanova
357	Oakland Raiders	Don Willingham	Running back	Wisconsin–Milwaukee
358	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bruce Henley	Defensive back	Rice
359	Dallas Cowboys	Doug Richards	Defensive back	Brigham Young
360	Cincinnati Bengals	Mike Phillips	Tackle	Cornell
361	Washington Redskins	Don Van Galder	Quarterback	Utah
362	Los Angeles Rams	Ananias Carson	Wide receiver	Langston
363	Minnesota Vikings	Alan Dixon	Running back	Harding
364	Miami Dolphins	Sam Johnson	Linebacker	Arizona State

Round fifteen

Pick #	|Player	|College
365	Houston Oilers	Billy Johnson	Wide receiver	Widener
366	San Diego Chargers	Charles Anthony	Linebacker	USC
367	New York Giants	Larry Jones Larry Jones (wide receiver) Lawrence Allen Jones is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the New York Giants, the Washington Redskins, and the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at Truman State University....	Wide receiver	N.E. Missouri
368	Chicago Bears	Oliver Alexander	Tight end	Grambling
369	Baltimore Colts	Pat Kelly	Linebacker	Richmond
370	New York Jets	Willie Brister	Tight end	Southern
371	St. Louis Cardinals	Vince Ancell	Defensive back	Arkansas State
372	San Francisco 49ers	Leonard Gray Leonard Gray Leonard Earl Gray was an American professional basketball player. He was born and raised in Kansas City, Kansas. Gray was a 6'8" 240 lb forward and he played collegiately at the University of Kansas from 1972 to 1974 before transferring to Long Beach State. He played in the NBA from 1974 to 1977...	Tight end	Long Beach State
373	New Orleans Saints	Larry Cipa Larry Cipa Larry Cipa is a former American football player. He played at the quarterback position for the University of Michigan from 1971 to 1973. He played professional football for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League from 1974 to 1975. In July 1976, he was traded to the Tampa Bay...	Quarterback	Michigan
374	New England Patriots	Sam Hunt Sam Hunt (American football) Sam Hunt is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the 15th round of the 1974 NFL Draft. He played college football at Stephen F. Austin State University.Hunt also played for the Green Bay Packers...	Linebacker	Stephen F. Austin
375	Philadelphia Eagles	Sid Bond	Tackle	Texas Christian
376	Green Bay Packers	Dave Wannstedt Dave Wannstedt Dave Wannstedt is current Assistant Head Coach/Inside Linebackers Coach for the Buffalo Bills in the National Football League. He was most recently head coach of the University of Pittsburgh football team, a position he held for six seasons. Wannstedt is also the former head coach of the Miami...	Tackle	Pittsburgh
377	Detroit Lions	John Wells	Guard	Kansas State
378	Kansas City Chiefs	Lem Burnham	Linebacker	U.S. International
379	Denver Broncos	Peil Pennington	Quarterback	Massachusetts
380	Cleveland Browns	Ransom Terrell	Linebacker	Arizona
381	Atlanta Falcons	Willie Jones	Wide receiver	Iowa State
382	Buffalo Bills	Ken Williams	Linebacker	Southwestern Louisiana
383	Oakland Raiders	Greg Mathis	Defensive back	Idaho State
384	Dallas Cowboys	Bruce Craft	Tackle	Geneva
385	Cincinnati Bengals	Isaac Jackson	Running back	Kansas State
386	San Diego Chargers	Greg Meczka	Tight end	Bowling Green
387	Pittsburgh Steelers	Larry Hunt	Defensive tackle	Iowa State
388	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Thomas Robert R. Thomas Robert R. Thomas is a justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois and a former professional football player. He has served as the Illinois Supreme Court Justice for the Second District since December 4, 2000 and as Chief Justice from September 6, 2005, to September 5, 2008...	Kicker	Notre Dame
389	Minnesota Vikings	Kurt Wachtler	Defensive tackle	St. John's
390	Miami Dolphins	Larry Gates	Defensive back	Western Michigan
391	New Orleans Saints	Jim Polak	Center	Purdue

Round sixteen

Pick #	|Player	|College
391	Houston Oilers	Matthew Williams	Running back	N.E. Louisiana
392	New York Giants	Buddy Brown	Guard	Alabama
393	San Diego Chargers	Neal Skarin	Defensive end	Arizona State
394	Chicago Bears	Randy Geist	Defensive back	Colorado
395	New York Jets	Clarence Jackson	Running back	Western Kentucky
396	Baltimore Colts	Dave Margavage	Tackle	Kentucky
397	St. Louis Cardinals	Alonzo Emery	Running back	Arizona State
398	New Orleans Saints	Donald A. Coleman	Linebacker	Michigan
399	New England Patriots	Lucious Selmon Lucious Selmon -Collegiate career :Selmon came to Oklahoma from Eufaula High School in 1970, and played nose guard for the Oklahoma Sooners for both Chuck Fairbanks and Barry Switzer. He was a consensus All-American in 1973, and was named Chevrolet/ABC National Defensive Player of the Year, Big 8 Conference...	Defensive tackle	Oklahoma
400	San Francisco 49ers	Jack Conners	Defensive back	Oregon
401	Philadelphia Eagles	Jim Smith	Linebacker	Monmouth
402	Green Bay Packers	Mark Cooney Mark Cooney Mark Cooney was a linebacker in the National Football League. Cooney was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixteenth round of the 1974 NFL Draft and played that season with the team....	Linebacker	Colorado
403	Detroit Lions	Myron Wilson	Defensive back	Bowling Green
404	Denver Broncos	Darrell Austin Darrell Austin Kenneth Darrell Austin is a former professional American football offensive lineman in the National Football League. He played eight seasons for the New York Jets and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers....	Tackle	South Carolina
405	Kansas City Chiefs	Barry Beers	Guard	William & Mary
406	Buffalo Bills	Sanford Qvale	Tackle	North Dakota State
407	Cleveland Browns	Preston Anderson	Defensive back	Rice
408	Atlanta Falcons	Sylvester McGee	Running back	Rhode Island
409	Oakland Raiders	Delario Robinson	Wide receiver	Kansas
410	Cincinnati Bengals	Darryl Bishop	Defensive back	Kentucky
411	Washington Redskins	Nate Anderson	Running back	Eastern Illinois
412	Pittsburgh Steelers	Octavus Morgan	Linebacker	Illinois
413	Dallas Cowboys	Gene Killian	Guard	Tennessee
414	Los Angeles Rams	Dave Ottmar	Punter	Stanford
415	Minnesota Vikings	John Gobel	Running back	St. Thomas
416	Miami Dolphins	Jessie Wolf	Defensive tackle	Prairie View A&M

Round seventeen

Pick #	|Player	|College
417	Houston Oilers	Bill Hedge	Tackle	Northeast Missouri
418	San Diego Chargers	Charles DeJurnett Charles DeJurnett Charles DeJurnett was a former NFL football player. He is a graduate from San Jose State University who played pro football from 1974–1986, the first two years in the WFL for the Southern California Sun....	Defensive tackle	San Jose State
419	New York Giants	Steve Crosby Steve Crosby Steve Crosby is a record producer, songwriter and music manager. He is best known for creating the group Steps.Crosby started his career dj-ing at the age of 17 and, from there, he bought and ran a record shop. Crosby then moved in to corporate entertainment and it wasn't long before he turned his...	Running back	Fort Hays State
420	Chicago Bears	Craig Holland	Quarterback	Texas-Arlington
421	Baltimore Colts	Tim Berra Tim Berra (American football) Timothy Thomas Berra is a former American football player who played for the Baltimore Colts in 1974. He is the son of Baseball Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra and the brother of former Major League Baseball infielder Dale Berra.-College:Berra played college football for the UMass Minutemen from...	Wide receiver	Massachusetts
422	New York Jets	Doug Lowrey	Guard	Arkansas State
423	St. Louis Cardinals	John Moseley	Defensive back	Missouri
424	New England Patriots	Gary Hudson	Defensive back	Boston College
425	San Francisco 49ers	Levi Stanley	Guard	Hawaii
426	New Orleans Saints	Marvin Williams	Wide receiver	Western Illinois
427	Philadelphia Eagles	Cliff Brown Cliff Brown Cliff Brown is a former American football quarterback for the University of Notre Dame, and was the first African American quarterback to start a game for the prestigious program....	Running back	Notre Dame
428	Green Bay Packers	Randy Woodfield Randall Woodfield Randall Brent "Randy" Woodfield is an American serial killer who was dubbed The I-5 Killer or The I-5 Bandit by law enforcement due to the crimes he allegedly committed along the Interstate 5 corridor running through Washington, Oregon, and California. Before his capture, the I-5 Killer was...	Wide receiver	Portland State
429	Detroit Lions	Collis Temple	Defensive end	Louisiana State
430	Cleveland Browns	Carlton Buchanan	Defensive tackle	SW Oklahoma State
431	Kansas City Chiefs	David Langner	Defensive back	Auburn
432	Denver Broncos	Boyd Brown	Tight end	Alcorn A&M
433	Atlanta Falcons	Al Davis	Guard	Boise State
434	Buffalo Bills	Sal Casola	Kicker	Cincinnati
435	Oakland Raiders	James Morris	Defensive tackle	Missouri Valley College
436	Baltimore Colts	Buzzy Lewis	Defensive back	Florida State
437	Pittsburgh Steelers	Larry Moore	Defensive end	Angelo State
438	Dallas Cowboys	Lawrie Skolrood Lawrie Skolrood Lawrence "Lawrie" Skolrood is a former tight end and offensive lineman who played fourteen seasons in the Canadian Football League, mainly for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.-External links:...	Tackle	North Dakota
439	Cincinnati Bengals	Jim Smith	Running back	North Carolina Central
440	Los Angeles Rams	Willie Townsend	Wide receiver	Notre Dame
441	Minnesota Vikings	Earl Garrett	Defensive back	Boston State College
442	Miami Dolphins	Ken Dickerson	Defensive back	Tuskegee

= Pro Bowler

= Hall of Famer

Notable undrafted free agents

• Donnie Shell
  Donnie Shell
  Donnie Shell is a former American Football strong safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League between 1974 and 1987. Shell was a member of the Steelers famed Steel Curtain defense in the 1970s.Shell retired as the NFL strong safety career leader in interceptions with 51...
  
  , strong safety, South Carolina State University
  South Carolina State University
  South Carolina State University is a historically black university located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States. It is the only state funded, historically black land-grant institution in South Carolina and is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.- Colleges, departments,...
  
  , Pittsburgh Steelers
• Pat Leahy, kicker, Saint Louis University
  Saint Louis University
  Saint Louis University is a private, co-educational Jesuit university located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1818 by the Most Reverend Louis Guillaume Valentin Dubourg SLU is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River. It is one of 28 member institutions of the...
  
  , New York Jets

Hall of famers

• Jack Lambert, Linebacker from Kent State University taken 2nd round 46th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1990.

• Mike Webster, Center from University of Wisconsin–Madison taken 5th round 125th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1997.

• Lynn Swann, Wide Receiver from USC taken 1st round 21st overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2001.

• Dave Casper, Tight End from University of Notre Dame taken 2nd round 45th overall by the Oakland Raiders.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2002.

• John Stallworth, Wide Receiver from Alabama A&M taken 4th round 82nd overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2002.

External links

• NFL.com - 1974 Draft
• databaseFootball.com - 1974 Draft
• Pro Football Hall of Fame