1977 NFL Draft
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The 1977 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League
teams selected amateur college football
players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft
was held May 3–4, 1977
. The league also held its first supplemental draft, which was held after the regular draft and before the regular season.
Notable undrafted free agents:
Bruce Harper, RB, N.Y. Jets, 1977-1984
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...
teams selected amateur college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. 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...
was held May 3–4, 1977
1977 NFL season
The 1977 NFL season was the 58th regular season of the National Football League. The Seattle Seahawks were placed in the AFC West while the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were slotted in the NFC Central....
. The league also held its first supplemental draft, which was held after the regular draft and before the regular season.
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 |
= 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 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West... |
Ricky Bell Ricky Bell (running back) Ricky Lynn Bell younger brother of recording artist Archie Bell, was an American professional football player who played running back in the NFL for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and San Diego Chargers from 1977 to 1982... |
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... |
USC |
| 2 | 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 Seattle Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team... ) |
Tony Dorsett Tony Dorsett Anthony "Tony" Drew Dorsett is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos.-Early years:... |
Running Back | Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Panthers football Pittsburgh Panthers football is the intercollegiate football team of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Traditionally the most popular sport at the university, Pitt football has played at the highest level of American college football... |
| 3 | 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... (from Buffalo 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... ) |
Eddie Edwards Eddie Edwards (American football) Eddie Edwards is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League.Edwards was born in Sumter, South Carolina and raised in Fort Pierce, Florida. He played high school football at Fort Pierce Central High School. He attended the University of Miami, where he was a consensus... |
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... |
Miami (FL) Miami Hurricanes football The Miami Hurricanes football program competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference of the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision for the University of Miami. The program began in 1926 and has won five AP national championships... |
| 4 | 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... |
Marvin Powell Marvin Powell Marvin Powell is a former Offensive Tackle for the New York Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.-College career:Powell was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994... |
Tackle | USC |
| 5 | 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... |
Gary Jeter Gary Jeter Gary Michael Jeter is a former professional American football defensive end in the National Football League... |
Defensive Tackle | USC |
| 6 | 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... |
Warren Bryant Warren Bryant (American football) Warren Bryant is a former American football offensive lineman from 1977 through 1984 in the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Kentucky.-External links:*... |
Tackle | Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats football The Kentucky Wildcats football team is a college football program that competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the East Division of the Southeastern Conference.-History:Paul "Bear" Bryant Era... |
| 7 | 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 .... |
Joe Campbell | Defensive End | Maryland Maryland Terrapins football The Maryland Terrapins football team represents the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision competition. The Terrapins compete within the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference... |
| 8 | Cincinnati Bengals (from Philadelphia 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... ) |
Wilson Whitley Wilson Whitley Wilson Whitley was a consensus All-American defensive tackle at the University of Houston from 1972-1976 under defensive coordinator Don Todd. He led the Cougars to the Southwest Conference championship in football during Houston's first season as a conference member and was won the 1976 Lombardi... |
Defensive Tackle | Houston Houston Cougars football The Houston Cougars football program is an NCAA Division I FBS football team that represents the University of Houston. The team is commonly referred to as "Houston" or "UH" . The UH football program is currently a member of the Conference USA intercollegiate athletic conference, and is coached by... |
| 9 | 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... |
Mike Butler Mike Butler (American football) Michael Anthony Butler is a former American football defensive end who played seven seasons for the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League. He also played two seasons for the Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League.... |
Defensive End | Kansas Kansas Jayhawks football The Kansas Jayhawks football program is the intercollegiate football program of the University of Kansas Jayhawks. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference.... |
| 10 | 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... |
Gary Green Gary Green (American football) Gary Francis Green is a former American football cornerback. A star at Baylor, he played nine professional seasons as a cornerback from 1977-1985 in the National Football League.... |
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... |
Baylor Baylor Bears football The Baylor Bears football team represents Baylor University in Division I FBS college football. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference. The team plays its home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas.-History:... |
| 11 | 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... |
Morris Towns Morris Towns Morris M. Towns is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Houston Oilers and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Missouri.... |
Tackle | Missouri Missouri Tigers football The Missouri Tigers football team represents the University of Missouri in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The team has competed in the North Division of the Big 12 Conference since the conference's inception in 1996... |
| 12 | Buffalo Bills (from Detroit 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... ) |
Phil Dokes Phil Dokes Philip Dennis Dokes was a National Football League defensive end/defensive tackle who played for two seasons. He played for the Buffalo Bills from 1977 to 1978... |
Defensive Tackle | Oklahoma State Oklahoma State Cowboys football The Oklahoma State Cowboys football program represents Oklahoma State University–Stillwater in college football. The team is a member of the Big 12 Conference and completes at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. The Cowboys are led by Mike Gundy, who is in his seventh year as... |
| 13 | 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... |
A. J. Duhe A. J. Duhe Adam Joseph Duhe is a former American football linebacker who played eight seasons for the Miami Dolphins from 1977 to 1984 in the National Football League.... |
Defensive End | Louisiana State |
| 14 | Seattle Seahawks (from San Diego 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... through Dallas) |
Steve August Steve August Steve August is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League. He played most of his professional football career with the Seattle Seahawks. He then retired as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers after joining them at midseason. He played college football at Tulsa... |
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.... |
Tulsa |
| 15 | 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... |
Ted Albrecht Ted Albrecht Theodore Carl Albrecht is a former professional American football player who played offensive tackle for five seasons for the Chicago Bears. Albrecht currently serves as an analyst for Northwestern University football broadcasts on WGN.-References:... |
Tackle | California California Golden Bears football The California Golden Bears football team is the college football team of the University of California. The team plays its home games at California Memorial Stadium, however the team played at San Francisco's AT&T Park in 2011 while Memorial Stadium was being renovated, the team will return to... |
| 16 | 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... (from San Francisco 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... ) |
Raymond Clayborn Raymond Clayborn Raymond DeWayne Clayborn , is a former American Football cornerback who played for the New England Patriots and Cleveland Browns in the NFL. Before his NFL career, he played for the University of Texas at Austin.Clayborn had a superb career with the Patriots, making the Pro Bowl 3 times... |
Defensive Back | Texas Texas Longhorns football The Texas Longhorns football program is the intercollegiate football team representing The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. The team currently competes in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big 12 Conference which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National... |
| 17 | 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... |
Robert Jackson Robert Jackson (linebacker) Robert Lee Jackson is a former National Football League linebacker who played for the Cleveland Browns and the Atlanta Falcons between 1977 and 1982.... |
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... |
Texas A&M Texas A&M Aggies football The Texas A&M Aggies football team represents Texas A&M University in college football. The Aggies have competed in the Big 12 Conference since the conference's inception in 1996. They will join the Southeastern Conference in July 2012. Texas A&M football has earned one national title and 18... |
| 18 | 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... |
Steve Schindler Steve Schindler Steve Schindler is a former professional American football Guard who played for two seasons for the Denver Broncos. The Broncos selected him in the 1977 NFL Draft with the 18th pick. Schindler was inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998.-References:... |
Guard | Boston College Boston College Eagles football The Boston College Eagles football team is the collegiate football program of Boston College. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, a Division I Bowl Subdivision league governed by the NCAA. Within the ACC, the Eagles are one of six teams in the Atlantic Division... |
| 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... (from Washington 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,... ) |
Steve Pisarkiewicz Steve Pisarkiewicz Stephen John Pisarkiewicz is a former professional American football player who played quarterback for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Green Bay Packers... |
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... |
Missouri |
| 20 | Atlanta Falcons (from St. Louis) | Wilson Faumuina Wilson Faumuina Wilson Faumuina was an American football defensive lineman who played five seasons in the National Football League for the Atlanta Falcons. He died at age 32 of heart failure. Wilson attended Balboa High School in San Francisco and played both defensive end and offensive tackle. He was All City... |
Defensive Tackle | San José State San José State Spartans Football The San Jose State Spartans represent San Jose State University and the Silicon Valley in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The Spartans play all home games in Spartan Stadium, which offers a seating capacity of over 30,000... |
| 21 | 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... |
Robin Cole Robin Cole Robin Cole is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for twelve seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was elected to the Pro Bowl in 1984... |
Linebacker | New Mexico |
| 22 | Cincinnati Bengals | Mike Cobb Mike Cobb Michael "Mike" Cobb is a former professional American football tight end in the National Football League. He played five seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Chicago Bears... |
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... |
Michigan State Michigan State Spartans football The Michigan State Spartans football program represents Michigan State University in college football as members of the Big Ten Conference at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level... |
| 23 | 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,... |
Bob Brudzinski Bob Brudzinski Robert Louis Brudzinski is a former American football linebacker who played thirteen seasons in the National Football League.-Ohio State:... |
Linebacker | Ohio State Ohio State Buckeyes football The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of The Ohio State University. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference of the NCAA, playing at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly Division I-A, level. The team nickname is derived from the state... |
| 24 | San Diego Chargers (from Dallas) | Bob Rush Bob Rush (American football) Robert Jeffrey Rush is a former professional American football center. He played in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs . He played college football for the University of Memphis.... |
Center Center (American football) Center is a position in American football and Canadian football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense... |
Memphis State Memphis Tigers football The Memphis Tigers football team represents the University of Memphis in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. The Tigers compete in Conference USA... |
| 25 | New England Patriots | Stanley Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley Douglas Morgan is a former NFL wide receiver who played for the New England Patriots. Morgan was selected out of the University of Tennessee in the first round of the 1977 NFL Draft . He also played one season for the Indianapolis Colts in 1990... |
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... |
Tennessee Tennessee Volunteers football The Tennessee Volunteers football team are an American college football team at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville . The NCAA Division I team is also a member of the Southeastern Conference .... |
| 26 | 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 .... |
Randy Burke Randy Burke Randall William Burke is a former American football player who played wide receiver in the National Football League in the 1970s and 1980s. He played college football at the University of Kentucky and was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the 1977 NFL Draft.... |
Wide Receiver | Kentucky |
| 27 | 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... |
Tommy Kramer Tommy Kramer Thomas Francis Kramer is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the NFL from 1977 to 1990... |
Quarterback | Rice Rice Owls football The Rice Owls football team represents Rice University in NCAA Division I college football. The Owls have competed in Conference USA's Western Division since 2005. Rice Stadium, built in 1950, hosts the Owls' home football games.-Venue:... |
| 28 | Green Bay Packers (from Oakland 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... ) |
Ezra Johnson Ezra Johnson Ezra Johnson is a retired American Football defensive end who played for the Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts and Houston Oilers in a fifteen-year career that lasted from 1977 to 1991 in the National Football League .Johnson played college football in Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia... |
Defensive End | Morris Brown Morris Brown College Morris Brown College is a private, coed, liberal arts college located in the Vine City community of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is a historically black college affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church... |
Round Two
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Dave Lewis | Linebacker | USC |
| 30 | Seattle Seahawks | Tom Lynch Tom Lynch (American football) Thomas Frank Lynch is a former American football guard in the National Football League for the Seattle Seahawks and the Buffalo Bills. Lynch played college football at Boston College.-External links:*... |
Tackle | Boston College |
| 31 | Los Angeles Rams (from Buffalo through Seattle via Dallas) | Nolan Cromwell Nolan Cromwell Nolan Neil Cromwell is the wide receiver coach for the St. Louis Rams. He was an All-Pro safety for the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL and was the offensive coordinator at Texas A&M University. Cromwell played for the Rams from 1977 through 1987 and was named to the Pro Bowl in four consecutive... |
Defensive Back | Kansas |
| 32 | New York Giants | Johnny Perkins Johnny Perkins John Eugene "Johnny" Perkins was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League who spent his entire career with the New York Giants. Perkins was born in Franklin, Texas. He played college football at Ranger College before transferring to Abilene Christian University... |
Wide Receiver | Abilene Christian |
| 33 | New York Jets | Wesley Walker Wesley Walker Wesley Darcel Walker is a former professional American football wide receiver for the New York Jets in 1977 - 1989.... |
Wide Receiver | California |
| 34 | New Orleans Saints | Mike Fultz | Defensive Tackle | Nebraska |
| 35 | Oakland Raiders | Mike Davis Mike Davis (American football) Michael Leonard Davis is a retired American football safety.-College career:Davis played college football at the University of Colorado.-Professional career:... |
Defensive Back | Colorado University of Colorado at Boulder The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado... |
| 36 | Atlanta Falcons | R. C. Thielemann R. C. Thielemann Ray Charles Thielemann is a former American football guard in the National Football League for the Atlanta Falcons and the Washington Redskins. Thielemann played college football at the University of Arkansas and was drafted in the second round of the 1977 NFL Draft.... |
Guard | Arkansas University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas is a public, co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with very high research activity. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in... |
| 37 | Kansas City Chiefs | Tony Reed Tony Reed Tony Reed was an American college and professional football player. A star at Colorado, he played five professional seasons as a running back from 1977-1981. When he was in Kansas City he wore number 32. Rushing the ball his stats were 2,340 total rushing yards 8 rushing Touchdowns. Receiving... |
Running Back | Colorado |
| 38 | Houston Oilers | George Reihner George Reihner George Arthur Reihner is a former professional American football player who played Guard for four seasons for the Houston Oilers.He attended college at Penn State.... |
Guard | 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... |
| 39 | Green Bay Packers | Greg Koch Greg Koch Greg Koch is a former American football tackle and guard who played eleven seasons in the National Football League, mainly with the Green Bay Packers. In 2010, Koch was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame... |
Tackle | Arkansas |
| 40 | Miami Dolphins | Bob Baumhower Bob Baumhower Robert Glenn Baumhower is a former American football player who played college football for the University of Alabama and professional football for the Miami Dolphins of the NFL.-Collegiate and NFL awards:... |
Defensive Tackle | Alabama University of Alabama The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.... |
| 41 | Seattle Seahawks (from San Diego through Dallas) | Terry Beeson Terry Beeson Terry Beeson is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played for the Seattle Seahawks from 1977–1981 and the San Francisco 49ers in 1982. He holds the Seahawks record for most tackles in a season with 153.... |
Linebacker | Kansas |
| 42 | Detroit Lions | Walt Williams Walt Williams (American football) Walter Williams is a former professional American football cornerback in the National Football League. He played seven seasons for the Detroit Lions, the Minnesota Vikings, and the Chicago Bears.... |
Defensive Back | New Mexico State New Mexico State University New Mexico State University at Las Cruces , is a major land-grant university in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States... |
| 43 | Chicago Bears | Mike Spivey | Defensive Back | Colorado |
| 44 | New England Patriots (from San Francisco) | Horace Ivory Horace Ivory Horace Ivory is a former American football running back in the NFL from 1977 through 1982. He attended Nolan Catholic High School from 1968 to 1972 where he was a TCIL All-State Running Back... |
Running Back | 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... |
| 45 | Denver Broncos | Rob Lytle Rob Lytle Rob Lytle was an American football running back who played for the Denver Broncos of NFL. He attended the University of Michigan . Lytle was drafted in the second round of the 1977 NFL Draft by Denver with the 45th overall pick.Lytle was born in Fremont, Ohio... |
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... |
| 46 | Cleveland Browns | Tom Skladany Tom Skladany Thomas Edward Skladany was an American football punter with a six-year career in the National Football League from 1978 to 1983. Skladany was a three-time All-American at The Ohio State University—. He was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1981 season.Simmons.... |
Punter | Ohio State |
| 47 | St. Louis Cardinals | George Franklin George Franklin George Eugene Franklin is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League. He played for the Atlanta Falcons in 1978.-External links:*... |
Running Back | Texas A&I |
| 48 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Sidney Thornton Sidney Thornton Sidney Thornton is a former American professional football player who was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2nd round of the 1977 NFL Draft. A 5'11", . running back from Northwestern State University in Louisiana, Thornton played in 6 NFL seasons from 1977-1982 for the Steelers.... |
Running Back | NW Louisiana Northwestern State University Northwestern State University, known as NSU, is a four-year public university primarily situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana, with a nursing campus in Shreveport and general campuses in Leesville/Fort Polk and Alexandria. It is a part of the University of Louisiana System.NSU was founded in 1884 as... |
| 49 | Cincinnati Bengals | Pete Johnson Pete Johnson (American football) Pete Johnson is a former college and professional American football running back. He spent 8 seasons in the NFL, primarily with the Cincinnati Bengals. Before his NFL career, Johnson played for the Ohio State Buckeyes.-College career:Johnson played fullback for Ohio State from 1973 through 1976... |
Running Back | Ohio State |
| 50 | Los Angeles Rams | Billy Waddy Billy Waddy Billy Waddy is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for seven seasons for the Los Angeles Rams and the Minnesota Vikings.... |
Running Back | Colorado |
| 51 | Seattle Seahawks | Peter Cronan Peter Cronan Peter Joseph Cronan is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Seattle Seahawks. He played college football at Boston College. He has been the color commentator on the Boston College radio broadcasts since 1988... |
Linebacker | Boston College |
| 52 | New England Patriots | Don Hasselbeck Don Hasselbeck Donald William "Don" Hasselbeck is a former professional American football tight end in the National Football League for the New England Patriots, Los Angeles Raiders, Minnesota Vikings, and the New York Giants.... |
Tight End | Colorado |
| 53 | Baltimore Colts | Mike Ozdowski | Defensive End | Virginia University of Virginia The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson... |
| 54 | Dallas Cowboys | Glenn Carano Glenn Carano Glenn Thomas Carano is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League who played for the Dallas Cowboys for seven seasons... |
Quarterback | UNLV University of Nevada, Las Vegas University of Nevada-Las Vegas is a public, coeducational university located in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada, USA. The campus is located approximately east of the Las Vegas Strip. The institution includes a Shadow Lane Campus, located just east of the University Medical Center of... |
| 55 | Minnesota Vikings | Dennis Swilley Dennis Swilley Dennis Swilley was an American football player who played center for the Minnesota Vikings from 1977 to 1987.... |
Guard | Texas A&M |
| 56 | Oakland Raiders | Ted McKnight Ted McKnight Theodore Robert McKnight is a former professional American football running back in the NFL for the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills. He played college football at the University of Minnesota Duluth and is one of 6 players to attend Minnesota-Duluth and he had the longest career.... |
Running Back | Minnesota-Duluth |
Round Three
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Charles Hannah Charley Hannah Charley Hannah is a former American football offensive guard and defensive end who played in the National Football League from 1977 to 1988. Charley played six years for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and six years for the Los Angeles Raiders... |
Defensive End | Alabama |
| 58 | Seattle Seahawks | Dennis Boyd | Defensive End | Oregon State Oregon State University Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the... |
| 59 | Buffalo Bills | Curtis Brown Curtis Brown (American football) Curtis Jerome Brown was an American football running back with the Buffalo Bills in the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Missouri.-External links:*... |
Running Back | Missouri |
| 60 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tom Beasley Tom Beasley Thomas Lynn Beasley is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Virginia Tech.... |
Defensive Tackle | Virginia Tech Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, popularly known as Virginia Tech , is a public land-grant university with the main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia with other research and educational centers throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and internationally.Founded in... |
| 61 | Chicago Bears | Robin Earl Robin Earl Robin Daniel Earl is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League. He played six seasons for the Chicago Bears .... |
Running Back | Washington University of Washington University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University... |
| 62 | Dallas Cowboys | Tony Hill Tony Hill (American football) Leroy Anthony Hill, Jr. is a former professional American football wide receiver who played ten seasons in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys from 1977 to 1986... |
Wide Receiver | 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... |
| 63 | St. Louis Cardinals | Edgar Fields Edgar Fields Edgar Eugene Fields is a former professional American football defensive tackle in the National Football League. He played five seasons for the Atlanta Falcons and the Detroit Lions.... |
Defensive Tackle | Texas A&M |
| 64 | New Orleans Saints | Robert Watts | Linebacker | Boston College |
| 65 | San Francisco 49ers | Elmo Boyd Elmo Boyd -Career:Boyd was drafted in the third round of the 1977 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers and would later split the 1978 NFL season between the 49ers and the Green Bay Packers. He played at the collegiate level at Eastern Kentucky University.-References:... |
Wide Receiver | Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky University Eastern Kentucky University, commonly referred to as Eastern or by the acronym EKU by local residents, is an undergraduate and graduate teaching and research institution located in Richmond, Kentucky, U.S.A.. EKU is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools... |
| 66 | Houston Oilers | Tim Wilson | Running Back | Maryland |
| 67 | Kansas City Chiefs | Thomas Howard Thomas Howard, Sr. James Thomas Howard is a former American football linebacker who played nine seasons in the National Football League. His son, Thomas Howard, currently plays in the NFL as a linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals. The elder Howard wore the jersey number #52 for the Kansas City Chiefs and #59 for... |
Linebacker | Texas Tech Texas Tech University Texas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech or TTU, is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the... |
| 68 | Los Angeles Rams | Ed Fulton Ed Fulton (American football) Edward Ulmer Fulton is a former American football offensive guard in the National Football League who played for the Los Angeles Rams and the Buffalo Bills. He finished his pro career in the Canadian Football League, playing three seasosn for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, where he was a two time... |
Guard | Maryland |
| 69 | Detroit Lions | Rick Kane Rick Kane Richard James Kane was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and the Washington Redskins. Kane rushed for 1,486 yards during his NFL career. He played college football at the University of Oregon and San Jose State University. Following his... |
Running Back | San José State |
| 70 | Houston Oilers | Jimmie Giles Jimmie Giles Jimmie Giles, Jr. ; , was a former professional American football player who was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the third round of the 1977 NFL Draft. A 6'3", 238 lbs. tight end from Alcorn State University, Giles played in 13 NFL seasons from 1977-1989... |
Tight End | Alcorn State Alcorn State University Alcorn State University is an historically black university comprehensive land-grant institution in Lorman, Mississippi. It was founded in 1871-History:... |
| 71 | Miami Dolphins | Mike Watson | Tackle | 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... |
| 72 | New York Jets | Tank Marshall | Defensive End | Texas A&M |
| 73 | Buffalo Bills | John Kimbrough | Wide Receiver | St. Cloud State St. Cloud State University St. Cloud State University is a four-year public university founded in 1869 on the banks of the Mississippi River in St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States. The university is the largest member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system which is the largest single provider of higher... |
| 74 | Green Bay Packers | Rick Scribner | Guard | Idaho State Idaho State University Idaho State University is a public university located in Pocatello, Idaho. It has outreach programs in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Falls, Boise, and Twin Falls.... |
| 75 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim Smith Jim Smith (American football) Jim Smith is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for six seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League before starring on the Birmingham Stallions of the rival United States Football League... |
Wide Receiver | Michigan |
| 76 | Cincinnati Bengals | Mike Voight | Running Back | North Carolina University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States... |
| 77 | San Diego Chargers | Keith King Linden King Linden Keith King was a linebacker who played thirteen seasons in the NFL 9 for the San Diego Chargers and 4 for the Los Angeles Raiders.... |
Defensive Back | Colorado State Colorado State University Colorado State University is a public research university located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The university is the state's land grant university, and the flagship university of the Colorado State University System.The enrollment is approximately 29,932 students, including resident and... |
| 78 | St. Louis Cardinals | Kurt Allerman Kurt Allerman Kurt Allerman is a former American Football linebacker who played nine seasons in the National Football League.He played college football at Penn State, where he was an All-American in 1976.... |
Linebacker | Penn State |
| 79 | Los Angeles Rams | Wendell Tyler Wendell Tyler Wendell Avery Tyler , is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the 3rd round of the 1977 NFL Draft. A 5'10", 198 lbs... |
Running Back | 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... |
| 80 | St. Louis Cardinals | Terdell Middleton Terdell Middleton Terdell Middleton is a former professional American football player who played running back for seven seasons in the NFL. Originally a third round pick in the 1977 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals, Middleton was traded to the Green Bay Packers in the preseason... |
Running Back | Memphis State |
| 81 | Dallas Cowboys | Val Belcher | Guard | Houston |
| 82 | New England Patriots | Sidney Brown | Defensive Back | Oklahoma |
| 83 | Minnesota Vikings | Tom Hannon Tom Hannon Thomas Edward Hannon was a safety who played in eight seasons for the Minnesota Vikings.... |
Defensive Back | Michigan State |
| 84 | Houston Oilers | Rob Carpenter | Running Back | Miami (OH) |
Round Four
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Cincinnati Bengals | Rick Walker Rick Walker Richard "Doc" Walker is a former American football tight end in the National Football League, who played for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Washington Redskins... |
Tight End | UCLA |
| 86 | Buffalo Bills | Jimmy Dean | Defensive Tackle | Texas A&M |
| 87 | Seattle Seahawks | John Yarno John Yarno John Richard Yarno is a former professional football player, an offensive lineman with the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL... |
Center | Idaho University of Idaho The University of Idaho is the State of Idaho's flagship and oldest public university, located in the rural city of Moscow in Latah County in the northern portion of the state... |
| 88 | New York Giants | Mike Vaughan | Tackle | Oklahoma |
| 89 | New York Jets | Scott Dierking Scott Dierking Scott Dierking was a running back in the NFL. He played for the New York Jets from 1977-1983. Before his NFL career, he played for Purdue University.... |
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... |
| 90 | Atlanta Falcons | Allan Leavitt | Kicker | 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... |
| 91 | Los Angeles Rams | Vince Ferragamo Vince Ferragamo Vince Anthony Ferragamo is a former professional football player, a quarterback in the National Football League and Canadian Football League.-College career:... |
Quarterback | Nebraska |
| 92 | Kansas City Chiefs | Mark Bailey | Running Back | Long Beach State California State University, Long Beach California State University, Long Beach is the second largest campus of the California State University system and the third largest university in the state of California by enrollment... |
| 93 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ted Petersen Ted Petersen Ted Petersen, also known as "Denunez" is a former professional American football player who played offensive lineman for nine seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Cleveland Browns, and the Indianapolis Colts. Petersen is the athletic director at Kankakee Community College in Kankakee, Illinois.... |
Center | Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois University Eastern Illinois University is a state university located in Charleston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1895 as the Eastern Illinois State Normal School, a teacher's college offering a two-year degree, Eastern Illinois University gradually expanded into a comprehensive university with a... |
| 94 | Kansas City Chiefs | Andre Samuels | Tight End | Bethune-Cookman |
| 95 | Kansas City Chiefs | Darius Helton | Guard | North Carolina Central North Carolina Central University North Carolina Central University is a public historically black university in the University of North Carolina system, located in Durham, North Carolina, offering programs at the baccalaureate, master’s, professional and doctoral levels.... |
| 96 | Detroit Lions | Luther Blue | Wide Receiver | Iowa State Iowa State University Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of... |
| 97 | Washington Redskins | Duncan McColl | Defensive End | Stanford |
| 98 | Houston Oilers | Warren Anderson | Wide Receiver | West Virginia State West Virginia State University West Virginia State University is a historically black public college in Institute, West Virginia, United States. In the Charleston-metro area, the school is usually referred to simply as "State" or "West Virginia State"... |
| 99 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Laverne Smith | Running Back | Kansas |
| 100 | San Francisco 49ers | Stan Black | Defensive Back | Mississippi State Mississippi State University The Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science commonly known as Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States, partially in the town of Starkville and partially in an unincorporated area... |
| 101 | Denver Broncos | Billy Bryan Billy Bryan Billy Bryan is a former American football center in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 4th round of the 1977 NFL Draft out of Duke University. He went on to play for the Broncos from 1977–1988 and was All-Pro in 1985.... |
Center | Duke 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... |
| 102 | Cleveland Browns | Oliver Davis Oliver Davis (American football) Oliver Davis is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 1977 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tennessee State.... |
Defensive Back | 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:... |
| 103 | Cincinnati Bengals | Mike Wilson Mike Wilson (offensive lineman) Mike Wilson is a former American football player who played offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Seattle Seahawks from 1978 to 1989. He played with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League in 1977, where he was an All-Star.Wilson helped... |
Tackle | Georgia |
| 104 | Kansas City Chiefs | Eric Harris | Defensive Back | Memphis State |
| 105 | Cincinnati Bengals | Jerry Anderson | Defensive Back | Oklahoma |
| 106 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dan Audick Dan Audick Daniel James Audick, Ed.D., is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League from 1977 through 1984. Dan was born into a large military family as the son of Col. Albert E. Audick, Sr. and Stella Audick... |
Guard | Hawaii University of Hawaii The University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment... |
| 107 | Los Angeles Rams | Earl Jones | Defensive End | Memphis State |
| 108 | Dallas Cowboys | Guy Brown | Linebacker | Houston |
| 109 | New England Patriots | Gerald Skinner Gerald Skinner Gerald Skinner is a former player in the National Football League. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1977 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots and later played with the Green Bay Packers during the 1978 NFL season.-References:... |
Tackle | Arkansas |
| 110 | Cleveland Browns | Robert Sims | Defensive Tackle | South Carolina State 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,... |
| 111 | Seattle Seahawks | Larry Seivers | Wide Receiver | Tennessee |
| 112 | Oakland Raiders | Mickey Marvin Mickey Marvin Mickey Marvin is a former professional American football player. After attending the University of Tennessee, Marvin played in the National Football League for 11 seasons, from 1977 to 1987, as an offensive guard with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders... |
Guard | Tennessee |
| 0 | Seattle Seahawks Supplemental Draft | Al Hunter Al Hunter (American football) Alfonse "Al" Hunter is a former professional American football running back who played in four National Football League seasons from 1977-1980 for the Seattle Seahawks. Al Hunter played highschool football Junius H. Rose High School in North Carolina before going to Notre Dame where they won the... |
Running Back | Notre Dame |
Round Five
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | Miami Dolphins | Mike Michel | Kicker | Stanford |
| 114 | Detroit Lions | Ron Crosby | Linebacker | Penn State |
| 115 | Buffalo Bills | Fred Besana Fred Besana Fred Besana is a former American football quarterback for the Oakland Invaders of the United States Football League as well as the Buffalo Bills and the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round of the 1977 NFL Draft... |
Quarterback | California |
| 116 | New York Jets | Perry Griggs Perry Griggs Perry Griggs is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver in 1977 for the Baltimore Colts.-External links:*... |
Wide Receiver | Troy State Troy University Troy University is a public university that is located in Troy, Alabama, United States. It was originally founded in 1887 as Troy Normal School. Its main campus enrollment is 7,194 students. The total enrollment of all Troy University campuses is 29,689... |
| 117 | New York Giants | Randy Dean Randy Dean Randolph "Randy" Hume Dean is a former American football quarterback who played for three seasons in the National Football League for the New York Giants from 1977–1979. He played college football at Northwestern... |
Quarterback | Northwestern Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees.... |
| 118 | New Orleans Saints | Dave LaFary Dave LaFary David Walter LaFary is a former American football tackle in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints. LaFary attended Purdue University, and played tackle for La Salle High School.... |
Tackle | Purdue |
| 119 | Philadelphia Eagles | Skip Sharp | Defensive Back | Kansas |
| 120 | Atlanta Falcons | Shelton Diggs | Wide Receiver | USC |
| 121 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Cliff Stoudt Cliff Stoudt Clifford Lewis Stoudt is a former American football quarterback for Youngstown State University and the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers... |
Quarterback | Youngstown State Youngstown State University Youngstown State University, founded in 1908, is an urban research university located in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. As of fall 2010, there were 15,194 students and a student-faculty ratio of 19:1. It is recognized as being one of the premier schools in the country, comparable to Ivy League... |
| 122 | Green Bay Packers | Nate Simpson Nate Simpson Nate Simpson is a former running back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 1977 NFL Draft and played three seasons with the team.-References:... |
Running Back | Tennessee State |
| 123 | Miami Dolphins | Leroy Harris Leroy Harris (running back) -College career:Following a stint at Fort Scott Community College, Harris played two seasons for Arkansas State and was selected All-Southland Conference in both 1975 and 1976. His 1976 season saw him rush for 1046 yards on 150 carries with 12 touchdowns.... |
Running Back | Arkansas State Arkansas State University Arkansas State University is a public university and is the flagship campus of the Arkansas State University System, the state's second largest college system and third largest university by enrollment. It is located atop on Crowley's Ridge at Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA... |
| 124 | San Diego Chargers | Clarence Williams | Running Back | South Carolina University of South Carolina The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House... |
| 125 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Steve Courson Steve Courson Stephen Paul "Steve" Courson was an American football guard for the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers.- Early years :... |
Guard | South Carolina |
| 126 | Oakland Raiders | Lester Hayes Lester Hayes Lester Hayes is a former professional American football player for the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League.... |
Defensive Back | Texas A&M |
| 127 | Buffalo Bills | Neil O'Donoghue Neil O'Donoghue Cornelis Joseph Connor Dennis "Neil" O'Donoghue is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League .... |
Kicker | Auburn Auburn University Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts... |
| 128 | San Diego Chargers | Cliff Olander | Quarterback | New Mexico State |
| 129 | New York Jets | Gary Gregory | Tackle | Baylor |
| 130 | Los Angeles Rams | Donnie Hickman Donnie Hickman Donald J. Hickman is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Southern California.... |
Guard | USC |
| 131 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ernest Lee | Defensive Tackle | Texas |
| 132 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dennis Winston Dennis Winston Dennis Edward Winston is a former professional American football linebacker in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at the University of Arkansas.... |
Linebacker | Arkansas |
| 133 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ray Phillips | Linebacker | Nebraska |
| 134 | Los Angeles Rams | Jeff Williams | Guard | Rhode Island University of Rhode Island The University of Rhode Island is the principal public research university in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Its main campus is located in Kingston. Additional campuses include the Feinstein Campus in Providence, the Narragansett Bay Campus in Narragansett, and the W. Alton Jones Campus in West... |
| 135 | St. Louis Cardinals | Andy Spiva | Linebacker | Tennessee |
| 136 | New Orleans Saints | Dave Hubbard | Tackle | Brigham Young Brigham Young University Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students... |
| 137 | Dallas Cowboys | Andy Frederick Andy Frederick Andrew Brian Frederick is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns, and the Chicago Bears. He played college football at the University of New Mexico and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1977 NFL Draft.... |
Tackle | New Mexico |
| 138 | Minnesota Vikings | Ken Moore | Tight End | Northern Illinois Northern Illinois University Northern Illinois University is a state university and research institution located in DeKalb, Illinois, with satellite centers in Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Rockford, and Oregon. It was originally founded as Northern Illinois State Normal School on May 22, 1895 by Illinois Governor John P... |
| 139 | Oakland Raiders | Jeff Barnes Jeff Barnes Jeff Barnes is a retired National Football League linebacker who played for the Los Angeles and Oakland Raiders from 1977 to 1987. He wore #56.... |
Linebacker | California |
Round Six
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140 | Chicago Bears | Vince Evans Vince Evans Vincent Tobias Evans is a former professional American football quarterback who was selected by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round of the 1977 NFL Draft... |
Quarterback | USC |
| 141 | San Francisco 49ers | Mike Burns | Defensive Back | USC |
| 142 | Seattle Seahawks | Tony Benjamin Tony Benjamin Tony Benjamin is a former professional American football player who played in three NFL seasons from 1977-1979 for the Seattle Seahawks.... |
Running Back | Duke |
| 143 | New York Giants | Bob Jordan | Tackle | Memphis State |
| 144 | New York Jets | Joe Klecko Joe Klecko Joseph Edward Klecko is a former American football player as a defensive lineman best remembered for his days as a member of the New York Jets' famed "New York Sack Exchange."-Temple University Owls:... |
Defensive Tackle | Temple Temple University Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional... |
| 145 | Philadelphia Eagles | Kevin Russell | Defensive Back | Tennessee State |
| 146 | San Diego Chargers | Dave Lindstrom Dave Lindstrom David Alan "Dave" Lindstrom ia a former American football defensive end in the National Football League playing eight seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs... |
Defensive End | Boston University Boston University Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers... |
| 147 | New Orleans Saints | Cliff Parsley Cliff Parsley Cliff Parsley is a former punter in the National Football League. He was with the Houston Oilers from 1977-1982. He played college football at Oklahoma State and was selected to the Big 8 All-decade team for the 1970s.-References:... |
Punter | Oklahoma State |
| 148 | Houston Oilers | Gary Woolford | Defensive Back | 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... |
| 149 | Green Bay Packers | Tim Moresco Tim Moresco Tim Moresco is a former defensive back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 1977 NFL Draft and played that season with the team. The following three seasons he would play with the New York Jets.... |
Defensive Back | 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... |
| 150 | Kansas City Chiefs | Rick Burleson | Defensive End | Texas |
| 151 | San Diego Chargers | Larry Barnes | Running Back | Tennessee State |
| 152 | San Diego Chargers | Pete Shaw | Defensive Back | Northwestern |
| 153 | New York Giants | Emery Moorehead Emery Moorehead Emery Matthew Moorehead is a former American football tight end/wide receiver in the National Football League for the New York Giants, Denver Broncos, and the Chicago Bears. He won a Super Bowl ring as the starting tight end and a member of the 1985 Chicago Bears... |
Wide Receiver | Colorado |
| 154 | Philadelphia Eagles | Wilbert Montgomery Wilbert Montgomery Wilbert Montgomery is a former American football player in the National Football League for nine years with the Philadelphia Eagles and Detroit Lions... |
Running Back | Abilene Christian |
| 155 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim Harlan Jim Harlan James Thomas "Jim" Harlan is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins.... |
Center | Howard Payne Howard Payne University Howard Payne University is a four-year private university located in Brownwood, Texas.Currently the university enrolls 1,400 full-time students. Howard Payne is known for the Douglas MacArthur Academy of Freedom, its Music program and its Christian Studies program... |
| 156 | Los Angeles Rams | Art Best | Running Back | Kent State Kent State University Kent State University is a public research university located in Kent, Ohio, United States. The university has eight campuses around the northeast Ohio region with the main campus in Kent being the largest... |
| 157 | Buffalo Bills | Ron Pruitt | Defensive End | Nebraska |
| 158 | Philadelphia Eagles | Mark Mitchell | Defensive Back | Tulane Tulane University Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States... |
| 159 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Paul Harris | Linebacker | Alabama |
| 160 | Cincinnati Bengals | Tommy Duniven | Quarterback | Texas Tech |
| 161 | Atlanta Falcons | Keith Jenkins | Defensive Back | 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.... |
| 162 | Cleveland Browns | Giovanni Strassini | Tight End | Ohio State |
| 163 | Baltimore Colts | Calvin O'Neal Calvin O'Neal Calvin O'Neal is a former professional American football linebacker who played for the Baltimore Colts in 1978 and was an All-American and team co-captain for the University of Michigan Wolverines in 1976.-Amateur career:... |
Linebacker | Michigan |
| 164 | Dallas Cowboys | Jim Cooper | Tackle | Temple |
| 165 | Houston Oilers | David Carter | Center | Western Kentucky Western Kentucky University Western Kentucky University is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA. It was formally founded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1906, though its roots reach back a quarter-century earlier.... |
| 166 | Detroit Lions | Reggie Pinkney Reggie Pinkney Vernon Reginald Pinkney is a former American football defensive back. He played five seasons in the National Football League, two with the Detroit Lions and three with the Baltimore Colts. Pickney was drafted 166th overall in the 1977 NFL Draft after an All-Conference career at East Carolina... |
Defensive Back | East Carolina East Carolina University East Carolina University is a public, coeducational, engaged doctoral/research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Named East Carolina University by statute and commonly known as ECU or East Carolina, the university is the largest institution of higher learning in... |
| 167 | Kansas City Chiefs | Andre Herrera | Running Back | Southern Illinois |
Round Seven
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 168 | New York Jets | Charles White | Running Back | Bethune-Cookman |
| 169 | Seattle Seahawks | David Sims David Sims David Sims is a former professional American football player who played running back for three seasons for the Seattle Seahawks. He led the National Football League in touchdowns in 1978 with 15, but suffered a career-ended injury early the next season... |
Running Back | Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represents the Georgia Institute of Technology in collegiate level football. While the team is officially designated as the Yellow Jackets, it is also referred to as the Ramblin' Wreck. The Yellow Jackets are a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference... |
| 170 | Buffalo Bills | Mike Nelms Mike Nelms Michael Craig Nelms is a former American football defensive back and kick returner in the National Football League who played five seasons with the Washington Redskins from 1980 to 1984. Before his NFL career, Nelms played in the Canadian Football League... |
Defensive Back | Baylor |
| 171 | New York Jets | Bob Grupp Bob Grupp Robert William Grupp in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former American football punter with a 3-year career in the National Football League. He was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1979 season as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs. In 1984 he played with the New Jersey Generals of the United... |
Defensive Back | Duke |
| 172 | Green Bay Packers | Derrel Gofourth Derrel Gofourth Derrel Gofourth was one of the most decorated offensive linemen in Oklahoma State University history in 1974-1976. He played in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers from 1977 to 1982 before moving on to the San Diego Chargers from 1983 to 1984.-External links:*... |
Center | Oklahoma State |
| 173 | Cleveland Browns | Ken Randle | Wide Receiver | USC |
| 174 | New Orleans Saints | Greg Boykin | Running Back | Northwestern |
| 175 | Philadelphia Eagles | Charles Johnson | Defensive Tackle | Colorado |
| 176 | Green Bay Packers | Rell Tipton | Guard | Baylor |
| 177 | Kansas City Chiefs | Chris Golub | Defensive Back | Kansas |
| 178 | New York Giants | Al Dixon Al Dixon Albert D. Dixon is a former American football tight end in the National Football League for the New York Giants, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at Iowa State University and was drafted in the seventh round of the 1977 NFL... |
Tight End | Iowa State |
| 179 | Detroit Lions | Tim Black Tim Black Tim Black is a family planning pioneer and founder of Marie Stopes International in London. He served as chief executive of Marie Stopes International for 26 years, from 1976 to 2006.... |
Linebacker | Baylor |
| 180 | Miami Dolphins | Bruce Herron Bruce Herron Bruce Wayne Herron is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for five seasons for the Chicago Bears.... |
Linebacker | New Mexico |
| 181 | San Diego Chargers | Ron Bush | Defensive Back | USC |
| 182 | Chicago Bears | Gerald Butler | Wide Receiver | Nicholls State Nicholls State University Nicholls State University, founded in 1948, is a public university located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA. Nicholls is part of the University of Louisiana System of universities. Originally called Francis T. Nicholls Junior College, the institution split from the Louisiana State University System in... |
| 183 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim Van Wagner | Running Back | Michigan Tech Michigan Technological University Michigan Technological University is a public research university located in Houghton, Michigan, United States. Its main campus sits on on a bluff overlooking Portage Lake... |
| 184 | Cleveland Browns | Blane Smith Blane Smith Blane Smith is a former linebacker in the National Football League. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 1977 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns and was a member of the Green Bay Packers that season. He now has two sons one named Blane the other Blake. After his NFL career he went to work for... |
Tight End | Purdue |
| 185 | Denver Broncos | Larry Swider Larry Swider Larry Swider is a former American football punter. He played in the National Football League from 1979 to 1982. He then played in the United States Football League for the Pittsburgh Maulers and the Jacksonville Bulls.... |
Punter | Pittsburgh |
| 186 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Randy Frisch | Defensive Tackle | Missouri |
| 187 | Cincinnati Bengals | Louis Breeden Louis Breeden Louis Breeden is a former professional American Football player who played defensive back for the Cincinnati Bengals in the National Football League.-Career:... |
Defensive Back | North Carolina Central |
| 188 | Oakland Raiders | Rich Martini Rich Martini Richard William Martini is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for four seasons for the Oakland Raiders and one season for the New Orleans Saints. He played on special teams in the Raiders Super Bowl victory in Super Bowl XV... |
Wide Receiver | California-Davis University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis is a public teaching and research university established in 1905 and located in Davis, California, USA. Spanning over , the campus is the largest within the University of California system and third largest by enrollment... |
| 189 | Cleveland Browns | Bob Lingenfelter | Tackle | Nebraska |
| 190 | Washington Redskins | Reggie Haynes Reggie Haynes Reginald Eugene Haynes is a former American football tight end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and was drafted in the seventh round of the 1977 NFL Draft.... |
Tight End | UNLV |
| 191 | Dallas Cowboys | Dave Stalls Dave Stalls David Milton Stalls is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the Los Angeles Raiders. He played college football for the University of Northern Colorado and was drafted in the seventh round of the 1977 NFL... |
Defensive Tackle | Northern Colorado University of Northern Colorado -Organization:The University of Northern Colorado offers 100 undergraduate programs and more than 100 graduate programs. The university has a satellite campus in Denver, Colorado... |
| 192 | New England Patriots | Ken Smith | Wide Receiver | Arkansas-Pine Bluff 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... |
| 193 | Baltimore Colts | Blanchard Carter | Tackle | UNLV |
| 194 | Cincinnati Bengals | Jim Corbett | Tight End | Pittsburgh |
| 195 | New York Jets | Kevin Long | Running Back | South Carolina |
Round Eight
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 196 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Randy Hedberg Randy Hedberg Randolph R. Hedberg is a American football coach and a former player. He is currently the quarterbacks coach at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, a position he has held since 2008. Hedberg played as a quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL in 1977. He served as the head... |
Quarterback | Minot State Minot State University Minot State University is a four-year institution of higher learning in Minot, North Dakota. Founded in 1913 as a normal school, Minot State University is the third-largest university in North Dakota, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs.Minot State University was founded in 1913... |
| 197 | Buffalo Bills | Greg Morton | Defensive Tackle | Michigan |
| 198 | Houston Oilers | Steve Davis | Wide Receiver | Georgia |
| 199 | New York Giants | Bill Rice | Defensive Tackle | Brigham Young |
| 200 | New York Jets | Dan Alexander Dan Alexander Robert Daniel Alexander was a tackle and guard who played thirteen seasons in the National Football League for the New York Jets. Dan was draft from Louisiana State University in the 8th round of the 1977 NFL draft.... |
Defensive Tackle | Louisiana State |
| 201 | New Orleans Saints | Jimmy Stewart | Defensive Back | Tulsa |
| 202 | Philadelphia Eagles | Cleveland Franklin Cleveland Franklin Cleveland Franklin is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League. He played five seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Baltimore Colts.... |
Running Back | Baylor |
| 203 | Atlanta Falcons | Walter Packer | Wide Receiver | Mississippi State |
| 204 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ron Olsonoski | Linebacker | St. Thomas (MN) University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) The University of St. Thomas is a private, Catholic, liberal arts, and archdiocesan university located in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States... |
| 205 | Houston Oilers | Eddie Foster | Wide Receiver | Houston |
| 206 | Green Bay Packers | David Whitehurst David Whitehurst Charles David Whitehurst is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 8th round of the 1977 NFL Draft. A 6'2" quarterback from Furman University, Whitehurst played seven seasons with the Packers from 1977-1983... |
Quarterback | Furman Furman University Furman University is a selective, private, coeducational, liberal arts college in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Furman is one of the oldest, and more selective private institutions in South Carolina... |
| 207 | Miami Dolphins | Horace Perkins | Defensive Back | Colorado |
| 208 | Dallas Cowboys | Al Cleveland | Defensive End | Pacific |
| 209 | Detroit Lions | Mark Griffin | Tackle | North Carolina |
| 210 | New York Jets | Ed Thompson | Linebacker | Ohio State |
| 211 | New York Giants | Otis Rodgers | Linebacker | Iowa State |
| 212 | Denver Broncos | Calvin Culliver | Running Back | Alabama |
| 213 | Cleveland Browns | Bill Armstrong | Defensive Back | Wake Forest Wake Forest University Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is... |
| 214 | Cincinnati Bengals | Jose St. Victor | Guard | Syracuse |
| 215 | Kansas City Chiefs | Waddell Smith Waddell Smith James Waddell Smith was an American-born football player for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League where he played for seven seasons from 1977–1983. He was an All-Star in 1979 and was a part of five Grey Cup championship teams for the Eskimos... |
Wide Receiver | Kansas |
| 216 | St. Louis Cardinals | Eric Williams Eric Williams (linebacker) Eric Williams is a former American Football linebacker who played nine seasons in the National Football League. He played college football at Southern California... |
Linebacker | USC |
| 217 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Phil August | Wide Receiver | Miami (FL) |
| 218 | Los Angeles Rams | Rod Bockwoldt | Defensive Back | Weber State Weber State University Weber State University is a public university located in the city of Ogden in Weber County, Utah, USA. It was founded in 1889 and is a coeducational, publicly supported university offering professional, liberal arts and technical certificates, as well as associate, bachelor's and master's degrees... |
| 219 | New England Patriots | Brad Benson Brad Benson Brad William Benson is a former professional American football player. He was an offensive lineman with the New York Giants of the National Football League from 1978 to 1988. He was a pivotal member of the 1986 Giants team that defeated the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXI... |
Guard | Penn State |
| 220 | Baltimore Colts | Ken Helms | Tackle | Georgia |
| 221 | Dallas Cowboys | Fred Williams | 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... |
| 222 | Minnesota Vikings | Clint Strozier | Defensive Back | USC |
| 223 | Oakland Raiders | Terry Robiskie Terry Robiskie Terry Robiskie is a former American football player and current wide receivers coach for the Atlanta Falcons.-Playing career:... |
Running Back | Louisiana State |
Round Nine
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 224 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Byron Hemingway | Linebacker | Boston College |
| 225 | Seattle Seahawks | George Adzick | Defensive back | Minnesota |
| 226 | Kansas City Chiefs | Derrick Glanton | Defensive end | Bishop |
| 227 | New York Jets | Matt Robinson Matt Robinson (American football) Matthew Paul Robinson is a former professional American football player. He played quarterback for the University of Georgia. Robinson played in the National Football League from 1977-1982 for the New York Jets, the Denver Broncos, and the Buffalo Bills... |
Quarterback | Georgia |
| 228 | New York Giants | Ken Mullins | Defensive end | Florida A&M |
| 229 | Philadelphia Eagles | T.J. Humphreys | Guard | Arkansas State |
| 230 | Atlanta Falcons | John Maxwell | Tackle | Boston College |
| 231 | New Orleans Saints | Dave Knowles | Tackle | Indiana |
| 232 | Houston Oilers | Bill Currier Bill Currier William Frank Currier is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Houston Oilers, New England Patriots, and New York Giants. He played college football at the University of South Carolina and was drafted in the ninth round of the 1977 NFL Draft... |
Defensive back | South Carolina |
| 233 | Green Bay Packers | Joel Mullins | Tackle | Arkansas State |
| 234 | Kansas City Chiefs | Dave Green | Tackle | New Mexico |
| 235 | San Diego Chargers | Gene Washington | Wide receiver | Georgia |
| 236 | Detroit Lions | Steve Mathieson | Quarterback | Florida State |
| 237 | Miami Dolphins | Robert Turner | Running back | Oklahoma State |
| 238 | Chicago Bears | Nick Buonamici | Defensive tackle | Ohio State |
| 239 | San Francisco 49ers | David Posey | Kicker | Florida |
| 240 | Cleveland Browns | Daryl Brown | Defensive back | Tufts |
| 241 | Denver Broncos | Charles Jackson Charles Jackson (American football) Charles Melvin Jackson is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played seven seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs and two seasons for the New York Jets .... |
Defensive tackle | Washington |
| 242 | Atlanta Falcons | Robert Speer | Defensive end | Arkansas State |
| 243 | St. Louis Cardinals | Johnny Jackson | Defensive tackle | Southern |
| 244 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Roosevelt Kelly | Tight end | Eastern Kentucky |
| 245 | Cincinnati Bengals | Willie Zachary | Wide receiver | Central State (OH) |
| 246 | Washington Redskins | Mike Northington | Running back | Purdue |
| 247 | Baltimore Colts | Glen Capriola | Running back | Boston College |
| 248 | Dallas Cowboys | Mark Cantrell | Center | North Carolina |
| 249 | New England Patriots | Jerry Vogele | Linebacker | Michigan |
| 250 | Minnesota Vikings | Scott Studwell Scott Studwell Scott Studwell is a former professional American football player. He was nicknamed "Stud". Studwell graduated from the University of Illinois, where he starred as a linebacker... |
Linebacker | Illinois |
| 251 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Larry Mucker | Wide receiver | Arizona State |
Round Ten
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 252 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Robert Morgan | Running back | Florida |
| 253 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Alvin Cowans | Defensive back | Florida |
| 254 | Seattle Seahawks | Sam Adkins Sam Adkins Samuel Adam Adkins is a former professional American football player. He attended Cleveland High School in Reseda, CA and Wichita State University. He played for the NFL Seattle Seahawks from 1977–1983, and is the only member of the Seahawks to wear the number 12... |
Quarterback | Wichita State |
| 255 | New York Giants | Mike Jones | Wide receiver | Minnesota |
| 256 | New York Jets | John Hennessy | Defensive end | Michigan |
| 257 | Atlanta Falcons | Billy Ryckman Billy Ryckman William Thomas Ryckman is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for three seasons with the Atlanta Falcons. He is currently the host of The Sports Note, a sports talk radio program aired on ESPN radio affiliate KPEL 1420 AM in Lafayette, Louisiana.-References:... |
Wide receiver | Louisiana Tech |
| 258 | New Orleans Saints | Rafael Septien Rafael Septien Jose Rafael Septien was a Mexican placekicker in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys from 1978 through 1986. He was the leading scorer for the Cowboys those nine years... |
Kicker | Southwestern Louisiana |
| 259 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Mastronardo | Wide receiver | Villanova |
| 260 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Culbreath Jim Culbreath James Clifford Culbreath, Jr. is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers, the New York Giants, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma and was drafted in the tenth round of the 1977 NFL Draft.... |
Running back | Oklahoma |
| 261 | Kansas City Chiefs | Mark Vitali | Quarterback | Purdue |
| 262 | Houston Oilers | Harvey Hull | Linebacker | Mississippi State |
| 263 | Detroit Lions | Gary Anderson Gary Anderson (offensive lineman) Gary Allan Anderson is a retired American football guard in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, the Washington Redskins and the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Stanford University and was drafted in the tenth round of the 1977 NFL Draft.... |
Guard | Stanford |
| 264 | Miami Dolphins | Mark Carter | Tight end | Eastern Michigan |
| 265 | San Diego Chargers | Curtis Townsend | Linebacker | Arkansas |
| 266 | Chicago Bears | Dennis Breckner | Defensive end | Miami (FL) |
| 267 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Aaron Ball | Linebacker | Fullerton State |
| 268 | Denver Broncos | Oren Middlebrook | Wide receiver | Arkansas State |
| 269 | Cleveland Browns | Tom Burkett | Tackle | North Carolina |
| 270 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jim LeJay | Wide receiver | San Jose State |
| 271 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dave LaCrosse | Linebacker | Wake Forest |
| 272 | Cincinnati Bengals | Bob Bialik | Punter | Hillsdale |
| 273 | Washington Redskins | James Sykes | Running back | Rice |
| 274 | Los Angeles Rams | Don Petersen | Tight end | Boston College |
| 275 | Dallas Cowboys | Steve DeBerg Steve DeBerg Steven Leroy DeBerg had a long career as an American Football quarterback. His career spanned 21 years over 3 decades. Despite the fact that large portions of his career were spent as a backup, DeBerg ultimately accumulated some impressive NFL statistics, particularly during the early 1990s, when... |
Quarterback | San Jose State |
| 276 | New England Patriots | John Rasmussen | Tackle | Wisconsin |
| 277 | Baltimore Colts | Ron Baker Ron Baker Ronald Baker is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Oklahoma State University and was drafted in the tenth round of the 1977 NFL Draft.... |
Guard | Oklahoma State |
| 278 | Minnesota Vikings | Dan Beaver | Kicker | Illinois |
| 279 | New England Patriots | Giles Alexander | Defensive end | Tulsa |
Round Eleven
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 280 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Chuck Rodgers | Defensive back | North Dakota State |
| 281 | Seattle Seahawks | Bill Westbeld | Tackle | Dayton |
| 282 | Buffalo Bills | Nate Jackson | Running back | Tennessee State |
| 283 | Philadelphia Eagles | Rocco Moore | Tackle | Western Michigan |
| 284 | New York Giants | Bill Helms | Tight end | San Diego State |
| 285 | New Orleans Saints | John Blain John Blain (Canadian football) John Blain is a former professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League's the BC Lions. He attended Carson Graham Secondary School, where he joined the rugby and football team. After playing college football at San Jose State University, Blain spent his entire 11-year CFL... |
Tackle | San Jose State |
| 286 | Philadelphia Eagles | Mike Cordova | Quarterback | Stanford |
| 287 | Atlanta Falcons | Dave Farmer | Running back | USC |
| 288 | Kansas City Chiefs | Maurice Mitchell | Wide receiver | Northern Michigan |
| 289 | Houston Oilers | Al Romano | Linebacker | Pittsburgh |
| 290 | Green Bay Packers | Terry Randolph Terry Randolph Terry Randolph is a former defensive back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the eleventh round of the 1977 NFL Draft and played that season with the team.-References:... |
Defensive back | American International |
| 291 | Miami Dolphins | John Alexander | Defensive end | Rutgers |
| 292 | Cincinnati Bengals | Joel Parrish | Guard | Georgia |
| 293 | Detroit Lions | Tony Daykin Tony Daykin Tony Daykin is a former player in the NFL. He played for the Detroit Lions and the Atlanta Falcons. He played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team. He is also an Eight grade math teacher at Simpson MMiddle School.... |
Linebacker | Georgia Tech |
| 294 | Chicago Bears | Connie Zelencik Connie Zelencik Conrad James "Connie" Zelencik is a former professional American football player who played Center in 1977 for the Buffalo Bills.-External links:*... |
Center | Purdue |
| 295 | San Francisco 49ers | Brian Billick Brian Billick Brian Harold Billick is a National Football League game analyst for Fox, and is also an analyst for the network's Bowl Championship Series coverage. He was previously an NFL coach, most recently with the Baltimore Ravens from January 19, 1999 to December 31, 2007... |
Tight end | Brigham Young |
| 296 | Cleveland Browns | Charles Nash | Wide receiver | Arizona |
| 297 | Denver Broncos | Phil Heck | Linebacker | California |
| 298 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lou West | Defensive back | Cincinnati |
| 299 | Cincinnati Bengals | Carl Allen Carl Allen (American football) Carl Allen is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 11th round of the 1977 NFL Draft but played his entire career with the St. Louis Cardinals... |
Defensive back | Southern Mississippi |
| 300 | Washington Redskins | Don Harris | Defensive back | Rutgers |
| 301 | St. Louis Cardinals | Greg Lee | Defensive back | Western Illinois |
| 302 | Los Angeles Rams | Carson Long | Kicker | Pittsburgh |
| 303 | New England Patriots | Ray Costict | Linebacker | Mississippi State |
| 304 | Baltimore Colts | Brian Ruff | Linebacker | The Citadel |
| 305 | Dallas Cowboys | Don Wardlow | Tight end | Washington |
| 306 | Minnesota Vikings | Keith Hartwig Keith Hartwig -Biography:Hartwig was born Malcolm Keith Hartwig on December 10, 1953 in Corona del Mar, Newport Beach, California.-Career:Hartwig was drafted in the eleventh round of the 1977 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings and played that season with the Green Bay Packers. He played at the collegiate level... |
Wide receiver | Arizona |
| 307 | New York Jets | Dave Butterfield | Defensive back | Nebraska |
Round Twelve
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 308 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Chip Sheffield | Wide receiver | Lenoir-Rhyne |
| 309 | Buffalo Bills | Charles Romes Charles Romes Charles Michael Romes was an American football cornerback in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills and San Diego Chargers. He played college football at North Carolina Central University.... |
Defensive back | North Carolina Central |
| 310 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jimmy Stephens | Tight end | Florida |
| 311 | New York Giants | Elmo Simmons | Running back | Texas-Arlington |
| 312 | New York Jets | Phil Gargis | Running back | Auburn |
| 313 | New York Jets | Dave Conrad | Tackle | Maryland |
| 314 | St. Louis Cardinals | Don Parrish Don Parrish Don Parrish is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the 12th round of the 1977 NFL Draft. He played college football at Pittsburgh.... |
Defensive end | Pittsburgh |
| 315 | New Orleans Saints | Oakley Dalton | Defensive tackle | Jackson State |
| 316 | Houston Oilers | Ove Johansson Ove Johansson Ove Claes Johansson, born March 31, 1948, in Gothenburg, Sweden, is a former American football placekicker and the current holder of the record for the longest field goal ever kicked during an American football game, at .... |
Kicker | Abilene Christian |
| 317 | Oakland Raiders | Rod Martin Rod Martin Rod Martin is a retired National Football League linebacker who played for the Los Angeles and Oakland Raiders from 1977 to 1988.-College career:... |
Linebacker | USC |
| 318 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ray Burks | Linebacker | UCLA |
| 319 | San Diego Chargers | Jim Stansik | Tight end | Eastern Michigan |
| 320 | Detroit Lions | Dave Greenwood | Guard | Iowa State |
| 321 | Miami Dolphins | Terry Anderson Terry Anderson (American football) Terry C. Anderson is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Miami Dolphins, the Washington Redskins, and the San Francisco 49ers... |
Wide receiver | Bethune-Cookman |
| 322 | Cincinnati Bengals | Terry Irving | Defensive back | Jackson State |
| 323 | San Francisco 49ers | Scott Martin | Guard | North Dakota |
| 324 | Denver Broncos | Scott Levenhagen | Tight end | Western Illinois |
| 325 | Cleveland Browns | Leo Tierney | Center | Georgia Tech |
| 326 | Cincinnati Bengals | Alex Percival | Wide receiver | Morehouse (GA) |
| 327 | Washington Redskins | Curtis Kirkland | Defensive end | Missouri |
| 328 | St. Louis Cardinals | Rick Fenlaw | Linebacker | Texas |
| 329 | Seattle Seahawks | I. V. Wilson | Defensive tackle | Tulsa |
| 330 | Los Angeles Rams | Barry Caudill | Center | Southern Mississippi |
| 331 | Baltimore Colts | Bill Deutsch | Running back | North Dakota |
| 332 | Dallas Cowboys | Greg Peters | Guard | California |
| 333 | New England Patriots | Dave Preston Dave Preston Richard David "Dave" Preston is a former professional American football player who played running back for six seasons for the Denver Broncos.... |
Running back | Bowling Green |
| 334 | Oakland Raiders | Rolf Benirschke Rolf Benirschke Rolf Joachim Benirschke is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers from 1978 to 1987, and was the host of the NBC daytime Wheel Of Fortune in 1989.-Early career:... |
Kicker | California-Davis |
| 335 | Minnesota Vikings | Jim Kelleher | Running back | Colorado |
| = Pro Bowler | = Hall of Famer |
Notable undrafted free agents:
Bruce Harper, RB, N.Y. Jets, 1977-1984
Hall of famers
- Tony Dorsett, Running Back from University of Pittsburgh taken 1st round 2nd overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1994.