1981 NFL Draft

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This is a list of the results of the first two rounds of the 1981 National Football League Draft.

[edit] Round one

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	New Orleans Saints	George Rogers	Running back	University of South Carolina
2	New York Giants	Lawrence Taylor	Linebacker	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
3	New York Jets	Freeman McNeil	Running back	UCLA
4	Seattle Seahawks	Kenny Easley	Defensive back	UCLA
5	St. Louis Cardinals	E.J. Junior	Linebacker	University of Alabama
6	Green Bay Packers	Rich Campbell	Quarterback	University of California
7	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Hugh Green	Linebacker	University of Pittsburgh
8	San Francisco 49ers	Ronnie Lott	Defensive back	University of Southern California
9	Los Angeles Rams	Mel Owens	Linebacker	University of Michigan
10	Cincinnati Bengals	David Verser	Wide receiver	University of Kansas
11	Chicago Bears	Keith Van Horne	Offensive tackle	University of Southern California
12	Baltimore Colts	Randy McMillan	Running back	University of Pittsburgh
13	Miami Dolphins	David Overstreet	Running back	Oklahoma
14	Kansas City Chiefs	Willie Scott	Tight end	South Carolina
15	Denver Broncos	Dennis Smith	Defensive back	University of Southern California
16	Detroit Lions	Mark Nichols	Wide receiver	San Jose State University
17	Pittsburgh Steelers	Keith Gary	Defensive end	University of Oklahoma
18	Baltimore Colts	Donnell Thompson	Defensive Tackle	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
19	New England Patriots	Brian Holloway	Offensive tackle	Stanford University
20	Washington Redskins	Mark May	Offensive tackle	University of Pittsburgh
21	Los Angeles Raiders	Ted Watts	Defensive back	Texas Tech University
22	Cleveland Browns	Hanford Dixon	Defensive back	University of Southern Mississippi
23	Los Angeles Raiders	Curt Marsh	Offensive tackle	University of Washington
24	San Diego Chargers	James Brooks	Running back	Auburn University
25	Atlanta Falcons	Bobby Butler	Defensive back	Florida State University
26	Dallas Cowboys	Howard Richards	Offensive tackle	University of Missouri
27	Philadelphia Eagles	Leonard Mitchell	Defensive end	University of Houston
28	Buffalo Bills	Booker Moore	Running back	Penn State University

[edit] Round two

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
29	New Orleans Saints	Russell Gary	Defensive back	University of Nebraska
30	New York Jets	Marion Barber Jr.	Running back	University of Minnesota
31	Seattle Seahawks	David Hughes	Running back	Boise State University
32	New York Giants	Dave Young	Tight end	Purdue University
33	St. Louis Cardinals	Neil Lomax	Quarterback	Portland State University
34	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	James Wilder	Running back	University of Missouri
35	Green Bay Packers	Gary Lewis	Tight end	University of Texas at Arlington
36	San Francisco 49ers	John Harty	Defensive Tackle	University of Iowa
37	Cincinnati Bengals	Cris Collinsworth	Wide receiver	University of Florida
38	Chicago Bears	Mike Singletary	Linebacker	Baylor University
39	Minnesota Vikings	Mardye McDole	Wide receiver	Mississippi State University
40	San Francisco 49ers	Eric Wright	Defensive back	University of Missouri
41	Kansas City Chiefs	Joe Delaney	Running back	Northwestern Louisiana State University
42	Denver Broncos	Clay Brown	Tight end	Brigham Young University
43	Los Angeles Rams	Jim Collins	Linebacker	Syracuse University
44	Pittsburgh Steelers	Anthony Washington	Defensive back	Fresno State University
45	Minnesota Vikings	Robin Sendlein	Linebacker	University of Texas at Austin
46	Detroit Lions	Curtis Green	Defensive end	Alabama State University
47	New England Patriots	Tony Collins	Running back	East Carolina University
48	Los Angeles Raiders	Howie Long	Defensive Tackle	Villanova University
49	Buffalo Bills	Chris Williams	Defensive back	Louisiana State University
50	Buffalo Bills	Byron Franklin	Wide receiver	Auburn University
51	New Orleans Saints	Ricky Jackson	Linebacker	University of Pittsburgh
52	Minnesota Vikings	Jarvis Redwine	Running back	University of Nebraska
53	Dallas Cowboys	Doug Donley	Wide receiver	Ohio State University
54	Atlanta Falcons	Lyman White	Linebacker	Louisiana State University
55	Philadelphia Eagles	Dean Miraldi	Guard	University of Utah
56	Miami Dolphins	Andra Franklin	Running back	University of Nebraska