1971 NFL Draft

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The 1971 NFL Draft was held on January 28-29, 1971

Contents

[edit] Round One

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
1 Boston Patriots Jim Plunkett Quarterback Stanford
2 New Orleans Saints Archie Manning Quarterback Mississippi
3 Houston Oilers Dan Pastorini Quarterback Santa Clara
4 Buffalo Bills J.D. Hill Wide Receiver Arizona State
5 Philadelphia Eagles Richard Harris Defensive End Grambling
6 New York Jets John Riggins Running Back Kansas
7 Atlanta Falcons Joe Profit Running Back NE Louisiana
8 Pittsburgh Steelers Frank Lewis Wide Receiver Grambling
9 Green Bay Packers From Denver Broncos John Brockington Running Back Ohio State
10 Los Angeles Rams From Washington Redskins Isiah Robertson Linebacker Southern
11 Chicago Bears Joe Moore Running Back Missouri
12 Denver Broncos From Green Bay Packers Marv Montgomery Offensive Tackle USC
13 San Diego Chargers Leon Burns Running Back Long Beach State
14 Cleveland Browns Clarence Scott Defensive Back Kansas State
15 Cincinnati Bengals Vernon Holland Offensive Tackle Tennessee State
16 Kansas City Chiefs Elmo Wright Wide Receiver Houston
17 St. Louis Cardinals Norm Thompson Defensive Back Utah
18 New York Giants Rocky Thompson Wide Receiver West Texas State
19 Oakland Raiders Jack Tatum Defensive Back Ohio State
20 Los Angeles Rams Jack Youngblood Defensive End Florida
21 Detroit Lions Bob Bell Defensive Tackle Cincinnati
22 Baltimore Colts From Miami Dolphins Don McCauley Running Back North Carolina
23 San Francisco 49ers William Tim Anderson Defensive Back Ohio State
24 Minnesota Vikings Leo Hayden Running Back Ohio State
25 Dallas Cowboys Tody Smith Defensive End USC
26 Baltimore Colts Leonard Dunlap Defensive Back North Texas State

[edit] Hall of Famers

  • John Riggins, RB, Kansas - taken 1st round, 6th overall by the New York Jets. Inducted in 1992.
  • Jack Youngblood, DE, Florida - taken 1st round, 20th overall by the Los Angeles Rams. Inducted in 2001.
  • Jack Ham, LB, Penn State - taken 2nd round, 34th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Inducted in 1988.
  • Dan Dierdorf, OT, Michigan - taken 2nd round, 43rd overall by the St. Louis Cardinals. Inducted in 1996.

[edit] Other notable players drafted

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1970 NFL Draft
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1972 NFL Draft