1974 NFL Draft

The 1974 NFL Draft was held on January 29-30, 1974.

[edit] Round 1

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
1	Dallas Cowboys ¹	Ed Jones	Defensive End	Tennessee State
2	San Diego Chargers	Bo Matthews	Running Back	Colorado
3	New York Giants	John Hicks	Guard	Ohio State
4	Chicago Bears	Raymond Bryant	Linebacker	Tennessee State
5	Baltimore Colts	John Dutton	Defensive End	Nebraska
6	New York Jets	Carl Barzilawskas	Defensive Tackle	Indiana
7	St. Louis Cardinals	J. V. Cain	Tight End	Colorado
8	Detroit Lions ²	Ed O'Neil	Linebacker	Penn State
9	San Francisco 49ers ³	Wilber Jackson	Running Back	Alabama
10	San Francisco 49ers	Bill Sandifer	Defensive Tackle	UCLA
11	Los Angeles Rams ⁴	John Cappelletti	Running Back	Penn State
12	Green Bay Packers	Barty Smith	Running Back	Richmond
13	New Orleans Saints ⁵	Rick Middleton	Linebacker	Ohio State
14	Denver Broncos	Randy Gradishar	Linebacker	Ohio State
15	San Diego Chargers ⁶	Don Goode	Linebacker	Kansas
16	Kansas City Chiefs	Woody Green	Running Back	Arizona State
17	Minnesota Vikings ⁷	Fred McNeill	Linebacker	UCLA
18	Buffalo Bills	Reuben Gant	Tight End	Oklahoma State
19	Oakland Raiders	Henry Lawrence	Defensive Tackle	Florida A&M
20	Chicago Bears ⁸	Dave Gallagher	Defensive End	Michigan
21	Pittsburgh Steelers	Lynn Swann	Wide Receiver	USC
22	Dallas Cowboys	Charley Young	Running Back	North Carolina State
23	Cincinnati Bengals	Bill Kollar	Defensive Tackle	Montana State
24	Baltimore Colts ⁹	Roger Carr	Wide Receiver	Louisiana Tech
25	Minnesota Vikings	Steve Riley	Defensive Tackle	USC
26	Miami Dolphins	Donal Reese	Defensive End	Jackson State

Dave Casper, TE, Notre Dame - taken 2nd round, 45th overall by the Oakland Raiders. Inducted in 2002.
Jack Lambert, LB, Kent State -- taken 2nd round by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Inducted in 1990.
John Stallworth, WR, Alabama A&M -- drafted 3rd round, 82nd overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Inducted in 2002.
Lynn Swann, WR, USC -- taken 1st round, 21st overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Inducted in 2001.
Mike Webster, C, Wisconsin -- taken 5th round, 125th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Inducted in 1997.

Ray Rhodes, WR, Tulsa - taken 10th round, 236th overall by the New York Giants.
Jeff Sevy, OT, California - taken 12th round, 290th overall by the Chicago Bears.
Norris Weese, QB, Ole Miss - taken 4th round, 99th overall by the Denver Broncos.
Delvin Williams, RB, Kansas - taken 2nd round, 49th overall by the San Francisco 49ers.
Don Woods, RB, New Mexico - taken 6th round, 134th overall by the Green Bay Packers.