1981 NFL Draft

1981 NFL Draft
General information
Date(s)	April 28–29, 1981
Location	New York City
Picks
First selection	George Rogers, RB New Orleans Saints
Mr. Irrelevant	Phil Nelson, TE Oakland Raiders
Overall selections	332
NFL Draft  < 1980 1982 >

The 1981 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 April 28–29, 1981. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.

Contents 1 Player selections 1.1 Round one 1.2 Round two 1.3 Round three 1.4 Round four 1.5 Round five 1.6 Round six 1.7 Round seven 1.8 Round eight 1.9 Round nine 1.10 Round ten 1.11 Round eleven 1.12 Round twelve 2 Hall of famers 3 Undrafted players of note 4 References 5 External links

Player selections

= Pro Bowler [1]

= Hall of Famer

Round one

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	New Orleans Saints	George Rogers [2]	Running Back	South Carolina
2	New York Giants	Lawrence Taylor	Linebacker	North Carolina
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	Alabama
6	Green Bay Packers	Rich Campbell	Quarterback	California
7	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Hugh Green	Linebacker	Pitt
8	San Francisco 49ers	Ronnie Lott	Defensive Back	USC
9	Los Angeles Rams	Mel Owens	Linebacker	Michigan
10	Cincinnati Bengals	David Verser	Wide Receiver	Kansas
11	Chicago Bears	Keith Van Horne	Offensive Tackle	USC
12	Baltimore Colts	Randy McMillan	Running Back	Pitt
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	USC
16	Detroit Lions	Mark Nichols	Wide Receiver	San José State
17	Pittsburgh Steelers	Keith Gary	Defensive End	Oklahoma
18	Baltimore Colts	Donnell Thompson	Defensive Tackle	North Carolina
19	New England Patriots	Brian Holloway	Offensive Tackle	Stanford
20	Washington Redskins	Mark May	Offensive Tackle	Pitt
21	Oakland Raiders	Ted Watts	Defensive Back	Texas Tech
22	Cleveland Browns	Hanford Dixon	Defensive Back	Southern Miss
23	Oakland Raiders	Curt Marsh	Offensive Tackle	Washington
24	San Diego Chargers	James Brooks	Running Back	Auburn
25	Atlanta Falcons	Bobby Butler	Defensive Back	Florida State
26	Dallas Cowboys	Howard Richards	Offensive Tackle	Missouri
27	Philadelphia Eagles	Leonard Mitchell	Defensive End	Houston
28	Buffalo Bills	Booker Moore	Running Back	Penn State
0	New Orleans Saints (Supplemental Draft)	Dave Wilson	Quarterback	Illinois

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
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
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	Oakland 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
51	New Orleans Saints	Rickey 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

Round three

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
57	New Orleans Saints	Frank Warren	Defensive End	Auburn University
58	Seattle Seahawks	Bill Dugan	Offensive Guard	Penn State
59	New York Giants	John Mistler	Wide Receiver	Arizona State University
60	New York Jets	Ben Rudolph	Defensive Tackle	Long Beach State University
61	St. Louis Cardinals	Jeff Griffin	Defensive Back	Utah
62	Green Bay Packers	Ray Stachowicz	Quarterback/Punter	Michigan State University
63	Los Angeles Rams	Greg Meisner	Defensive Tackle	University of Pittsburgh
64	Cincinnati Bengals	John Simmons	Defensive Back	Southern Methodist University
65	San Francisco 49ers	Carlton Williamson	Defensive Back	University of Pittsburgh
66	Los Angeles Rams	Robert Cobb	Defensive End	University of Arizona
67	Chicago Bears	Ken Margerum	Wide Receiver	Stanford University
68	Baltimore Colts	Randy Van Divier	Offensive Tackle	University of Washington
69	Washington Redskins	Russ Grimm	Guard	University of Pittsburgh
70	Kansas City Chiefs	Marvin Harvey	Tight End	University of Southern Mississippi
71	New Orleans Saints	Hoby Brenner	Tight End	University of Southern California
72	Detroit Lions	Don Greco	Offensive Guard	Western Illinois University
73	Pittsburgh Steelers	Rick Donnalley	Center	North Carolina
74	Minnesota Vikings	Tim Irwin	Offensive Tackle	University of Tennessee
75	Kansas City Chiefs	Roger Taylor	Offensive Tackle	Oklahoma University
76	Buffalo Bills	Mike Mosley	Wide Receiver	Texas A & M
77	San Diego Chargers	Irvin Phillips	Defensive Back	Arkansas Tech University
79	Kansas City Chiefs	Lloyd Burruss	Defensive Back	Maryland
80	Houston Oilers	Michael Holston	Wide Receiver	Morgan State University
81	Atlanta Falcons	Scott Woerner	Defensive Back	University of Georgia
82	Dallas Cowboys	Glen Titensor	Defensive End	Brigham Young University
83	Philadelphia Eagles	Greg LaFleur	Tight End	Louisiana State University
84	Buffalo Bills	Robert Geathers	Defensive Tackle	South Carolina State University

Round four

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
84	Miami Dolphins	Sam Greene	Wide Receiver	University of Nevada, Las Vegas
85	New York Giants	Clifford Chatman	Running Back	University of Central Oklahoma
86	New York Jets	Al Washington	Linebacker	Ohio State University
87	Seattle Seahawks	Scott Phillips	Wide Receiver	Brigham Young University
88	St. Louis Cardinals	Steve Rhodes	Wide Receiver	Oklahoma
89	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	John Holt	Defensive Back	West Texas University
90	Washington Redskins	Tom Flick	Quarterback	University of Washington
91	Dallas Cowboys	Scott Pelluer	Linebacker	Washington State University
92	Cleveland Browns	Mike Robinson	Defensive End	University of Arizona
93	Cincinnati Bengals	Guy Frazier	Linebacker	University of Wyoming
94	Baltimore Colts	Tim Sherwin	Tight End	Boston College
95	Chicago Bears	Todd Bell	Defensive Back	Ohio State University
96	Miami Dolphins	Brad Wright	Quarterback	University of New Mexico
97	Kansas City Chiefs	Ron Washington	Wide Receiver	Arizona State University
98	Denver Broncos	Mark Herrmann	Quarterback	Purdue University
99	Detroit Lions	Tracy Porter	Wide Receiver	Western Illinois University
100	Pittsburgh Steelers	Robbie Martin	Wide Receiver	California Polytechnic State University
101	Minnesota Vikings	John Swain	Cornerback	University of Miami
102	New England Patriots	Don Blackmon	Linebacker	University of Tulsa
103	San Diego Chargers	Amos Lawrence	Running Back	University of North Carolina
104	Los Angeles Rams	George Lilja	Center	Michigan
105	Green Bay Packers	Richard Turner	Defensive Tackle	Oklahoma
106	Houston Oilers	Nick Eyre	Offensive Tackle	Brigham Young University
107	San Diego Chargers	Eric Sievers	Tight End	University of Maryland
108	Dallas Cowboys	Derrie Nelson	Linebacker	University of Nebraska
109	Atlanta Falcons	John Scully	Center	Notre Dame
110	Philadelphia Eagles	Calvin Murray	Running Back	Ohio State University
111	Oakland Raiders	Johnny Robinson	Defensive Tackle	South Carolina State University

Round five

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
112	New Orleans Saints	Louis Oubre	Tackle	Oklahoma
113	New York Jets	Tyrone Keys	Defensive end	Mississippi State
114	Seattle Seahawks	Edwin Bailey	Guard	South Carolina State
115	New York Giants	Bill Neill	Defensive tackle	Pittsburgh
116	St. Louis Cardinals	John Gillen	Linebacker	Illinois
117	Green Bay Packers	Byron Braggs	Defensive tackle	Alabama
118	Oakland Raiders	James Davis	Defensive back	Southern
119	Washington Redskins	Dexter Manley	Defensive end	Oklahoma State
120	Cincinnati Bengals	Benjie Pryor	Tight end	Pittsburgh
121	San Francisco 49ers	Lynn Thomas	Defensive back	Pittsburgh
122	San Francisco 49ers	Arrington Jones	Running back	Winston-Salem State
123	Minnesota Vikings	Wendell Ray	Defensive end	Missouri
124	Kansas City Chiefs	Todd Thomas	Tackle	North Dakota
125	Denver Broncos	Ken Lanier	Tackle	Florida State
126	Miami Dolphins	Ken Poole	Defensive end	N.E. Louisiana
127	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ricky Martin	Wide receiver	New Mexico
128	New Orleans Saints	Jerry Boyarsky	Defensive tackle	Pittsburgh
129	Detroit Lions	Larry Lee	Guard	UCLA
130	New England Patriots	Steve Clark	Defensive tackle	Kansas State
131	San Diego Chargers	Keith Ferguson	Linebacker	Ohio State
132	Washington Redskins	Gary Sayre	Guard	Cameron
133	Houston Oilers	Delbert Fowler	Linebacker	West Virginia
134	Cleveland Browns	Steve Cox	Punter/Kicker	Arkansas
135	Buffalo Bills	Calvin Clark	Defensive end	Purdue
136	Atlanta Falcons	Eric Sanders	Tackle	Nevada
137	Dallas Cowboys	Danny Spradlin	Linebacker	Tennessee
138	Miami Dolphins	Tommy Vigorito	Running back	Virginia

Round six

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
139	New Orleans Saints	Nat Hudson	Guard	Georgia
140	Seattle Seahawks	Steve Durham	Defensive end	Clemson
141	San Diego Chargers	Andy Gissinger	Tackle	Syracuse
142	New York Jets	John Woodring	Linebacker	Brown
143	St. Louis Cardinals	Dave Ahrens	Linebacker	Wisconsin
144	New Orleans Saints	Johnnie Poe	Defensive back	Missouri
145	New York Giants	Mel Hoover	Wide receiver	Arizona State
146	Cincinnati Bengals	Rex Robinson	Kicker	Georgia
147	San Francisco 49ers	Pete Kugler	Defensive tackle	Penn State
148	Washington Redskins	Larry Kubin	Linebacker	Penn State
149	Baltimore Colts	Bubba Green	Defensive tackle	North Carolina State
150	Chicago Bears	Reuben Henderson	Defensive back	San Diego State
151	Denver Broncos	Alvin Lewis	Running back	Colorado State
152	Miami Dolphins	Mack Moore	Defensive end	Texas A&M
153	Kansas City Chiefs	Dock Luckie	Defensive tackle	Florida
154	Miami Dolphins	Fulton Walker	Defensive back	West Virginia
155	Detroit Lions	Sam Johnson	Defensive back	Maryland
156	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bryan Hinkle	Linebacker	Oregon
157	New England Patriots	Ron Wooten	Guard	North Carolina
158	Los Angeles Rams	William Daniels	Defensive tackle	Alabama State
159	Houston Oilers	Bill Kay	Defensive back	Purdue
160	Cleveland Browns	Ron Simmons	Defensive tackle	Florida State
161	Buffalo Bills	Robert Holt	Wide receiver	Baylor
162	San Diego Chargers	Bobby Duckworth	Wide receiver	Arkansas
163	Dallas Cowboys	Vince Skillings	Defensive back	Ohio State
164	Atlanta Falcons	Harry Stanback	Defensive tackle	North Carolina
165	New York Giants	Edward O'Neal	Running back	Tuskegee
166	New Orleans Saints	Glen Redd	Linebacker	Brigham Young

Round seven

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
167	New Orleans Saints	Kevin Williams	Wide receiver	USC
168	New York Giants	Louis Jackson	Running back	Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
169	New York Jets	Kenny Neil	Defensive end	Iowa State
170	Seattle Seahawks	Ron Johnson	Wide receiver	Long Beach State
171	St. Louis Cardinals	Kevin Donnalley	Defensive back	North Dakota State
172	Green Bay Packers	Bill Whitaker	Defensive back	Missouri
173	Dallas Cowboys	Ron Fellows	Defensive back	Missouri
174	Philadelphia Eagles	Alan Duncan	Kicker	Tennessee
175	Los Angeles Rams	Ron Battle	Tight end	North Texas State
176	Cincinnati Bengals	Jeff Schuh	Linebacker	Minnesota
177	Chicago Bears	Jeff Fisher	Defensive back	USC
178	Baltimore Colts	Obed Ariri	Kicker	Clemson
179	Miami Dolphins	Mike Daum	Tackle	Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
180	Kansas City Chiefs	Billy Jackson	Running back	Alabama
181	Denver Broncos	Steve Busick	Linebacker	USC
182	Detroit Lions	Lee Spivey	Tackle	Southern Methodist
183	Pittsburgh Steelers	David Little	Linebacker	Florida
184	Minnesota Vikings	Don Shaver	Running back	Kutztown (PA)
185	New England Patriots	Ken Toler	Wide receiver	Mississippi
186	Seattle Seahawks	Brad Scovill	Tight end	Penn State
187	Cleveland Browns	Eddie Johnson	Linebacker	Louisiana Tech
188	Buffalo Bills	Steve Doolittle	Linebacker	Colorado
189	San Diego Chargers	Pete Holohan	Tight end	Notre Dame
190	Los Angeles Rams	Mike Clark	Defensive end	Florida
191	Dallas Cowboys	Ken Miller	Defensive back	Eastern Michigan
192	Philadelphia Eagles	Doak Field	Linebacker	Baylor
193	Houston Oilers	Don Washington	Defensive back	Texas A&I

Round eight

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
194	New England Patriots	Ken Naber	Kicker	Stanford
195	New York Jets	Lloyd Jones	Wide receiver	Brigham Young
196	Seattle Seahawks	Eric Lane	Running back	Brigham Young
197	New York Giants	John Powers	Guard	Michigan
198	St. Louis Cardinals	Mike Fisher	Wide receiver	Baylor
199	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Denver Johnson	Tackle	Tulsa
200	Green Bay Packers	Larry Werts	Linebacker	Jackson State
201	Washington Redskins	Charlie Brown	Wide receiver	South Carolina State
202	Cincinnati Bengals	Bobby Kemp	Defensive back	Fullerton State
203	San Francisco 49ers	Garry White	Running back	Minnesota
204	Baltimore Colts	Ken Sitton	Defensive back	Oklahoma
205	Chicago Bears	Scott Zettek	Defensive tackle	Notre Dame
206	Kansas City Chiefs	David Dorn	Wide receiver	Rutgers
207	New York Giants	Mark Reed	Quarterback	Morehead State
208	Miami Dolphins	William Judson	Defensive back	South Carolina State
209	Pittsburgh Steelers	Frank Wilson	Running back	Rice
210	Minnesota Vikings	Wade Wilson	Quarterback	East Texas State
211	Detroit Lions	Bob Niziolek	Tight end	Colorado
212	New England Patriots	Lin Dawson	Tight end	North Carolina State
213	New York Jets	J. C. Watts	Defensive back	Oklahoma
214	New Orleans Saints	Gene Gladys	Linebacker	Penn State
215	New Orleans Saints	Kevin Evans	Defensive back	Arkansas
216	Los Angeles Rams	Art Plunkett	Tackle	UNLV
217	Houston Oilers	Willie Tullis	Wide receiver	Troy State
218	Dallas Cowboys	Paul Piurowski	Linebacker	Florida State
219	Atlanta Falcons	Cliff Toney	Defensive back	Auburn
220	Baltimore Colts	Hosea Taylor	Defensive Tackle	Houston
221	New York Giants	Bill Ard	Guard	Wake Forest

Round nine

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
222	New Orleans Saints	Toussaint Tyler	Running back	Washington
223	Seattle Seahawks	Jim Stone	Running back	Notre Dame
224	New York Giants	Byron Hunt	Linebacker	Southern Methodist
225	New York Jets	Admiral Dewey Larry	Defensive back	UNLV
226	St. Louis Cardinals	Stump Mitchell	Running back	Citadel
227	Green Bay Packers	Tim Huffman	Tackle	Notre Dame
228	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Mike Ford	Quarterback	Southern Methodist
229	Cincinnati Bengals	Jim Hannula	Tackle	Northern Illinois
230	Cincinnati Bengals	Samoa Samoa	Running back	Washington State
231	Washington Redskins	Darryl Grant	Guard	Rice
232	Chicago Bears	Frank Ditta	Guard	Baylor
233	Baltimore Colts	Tim Gooch	Defensive tackle	Kentucky
234	Denver Broncos	Rusty Olsen	Defensive end	Washington
235	Miami Dolphins	John Noonan	Wide receiver	Nebraska
236	Seattle Seahawks	Jim Whatley	Wide receiver	Washington State
237	Kansas City Chiefs	Tony Vereen	Defensive back	Southeastern Louisiana
238	Detroit Lions	Hugh Jernigan	Defensive back	Arkansas
239	Pittsburgh Steelers	James Hunter	Tackle	USC
240	Detroit Lions	Dave Martin	Defensive back	Villanova
241	Buffalo Bills	Rob Riddick	Running back	Millersville (PA)
242	Los Angeles Rams	Ron Seawell	Linebacker	Portland State
243	Houston Oilers	Avon Riley	Linebacker	UCLA
244	Cleveland Browns	Randy Schleusener	Guard	Nebraska
245	Atlanta Falcons	Calvin Fance	Running back	Rice
246	Dallas Cowboys	Mike Wilson	Wide receiver	Washington State
247	Philadelphia Eagles	Chuck Commiskey	Offensive Lineman	Mississippi
248	Oakland Raiders	Curt Mohl	Tackle	UCLA

Round ten

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
249	New Orleans Saints	Hokie Gajan	Running back	Louisiana State
250	New York Giants	Mike Barker	Defensive tackle	Grambling
251	New York Jets	Marty Wetzel	Linebacker	Tulane
252	Seattle Seahawks	Ken Dawson	Running back	Savannah State
253	St. Louis Cardinals	James Mallard	Wide receiver	Alabama
254	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Ken McCune	Defensive end	Texas
255	Green Bay Packers	Nickie Hall	Quarterback	Tulane
256	Baltimore Colts	Gregg Gerken	Linebacker	Northern Arizona
257	Washington Redskins	Phil Kessel	Quarterback	Northern Michigan
258	Cincinnati Bengals	Hubert Simpson	Running back	Tennessee
259	Baltimore Colts	Trent Bryant	Defensive back	Arkansas
260	Chicago Bears	Tim Clifford	Quarterback	Indiana
261	Miami Dolphins	Steve Folsom	Tight end	Utah
262	Kansas City Chiefs	Les Studdard	Guard	Texas
263	St. Louis Cardinals	Jim Joiner	Wide receiver	Miami (FL)
264	Detroit Lions	Andy Cannavino	Linebacker	Michigan
265	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mike Mayock	Defensive back	Boston College
266	Minnesota Vikings	James Murphy	Wide receiver	Utah State
267	Washington Redskins	Allan Kennedy	Tackle	Washington State
268	San Diego Chargers	Robert Parham	Running back	Grambling
269	Los Angeles Rams	Robert Alexander	Running back	West Virginia
270	Houston Oilers	Larry Jones	Running back	Colorado State
271	Cleveland Browns	Dean Prater	Defensive end	Oklahoma State
272	Buffalo Bills	Justin Cross	Tackle	Western Colorado
273	Dallas Cowboys	Pat Graham	Defensive tackle	California
274	Atlanta Falcons	Robert Murphy	Defensive back	Ohio State
275	Philadelphia Eagles	Hubert Oliver	Running back	Arizona
276	Oakland Raiders	Frank Hawkins	Running back	Nevada

Round eleven

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
277	New Orleans Saints	Lester Mickens	Wide receiver	Kansas
278	New York Jets	Ed Gall	Defensive tackle	Maryland
279	Seattle Seahawks	Lance Olander	Running back	Colorado
280	San Diego Chargers	Matt Petrzelka	Tackle	Iowa
281	St. Louis Cardinals	Mike Sherrod	Tight end	Illinois
282	Green Bay Packers	Forrest Valora	Linebacker	Oklahoma
283	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Johnny Ray Smith	Defensive back	Lamar
284	Washington Redskins	Jerry Hill	Wide receiver	North Alabama
285	Cincinnati Bengals	Robert Jackson	Defensive back	Central Michigan
286	San Francisco 49ers	Rob DeBose	Tight end	UCLA
287	Chicago Bears	Lonnie Johnson	Running back	Indiana
288	Baltimore Colts	Holden Smith	Wide receiver	California
289	Kansas City Chiefs	Frank Case	Defensive end	Penn State
290	Denver Broncos	Pat Walker	Wide receiver	Miami (FL)
291	Miami Dolphins	Jim Jensen	Quarterback	Boston University
292	Pittsburgh Steelers	Rick Trocano	Quarterback	Pittsburgh
293	Minnesota Vikings	Bill Stephanos	Tackle	Boston College
294	Detroit Lions	Willie Jackson	Defensive back	Mississippi State
295	New England Patriots	Brian Buckley	Quarterback	Harvard
296	Los Angeles Rams	Marcellus Greene	Defensive back	Arizona
297	Houston Oilers	Claude Matthews	Guard	Auburn
298	Cleveland Browns	Larry Friday	Defensive back	Mississippi State
299	Buffalo Bills	Buster Barnett	Tight end	Jackson State
300	San Diego Chargers	Carlos Bradley	Linebacker	Wake Forest
301	Atlanta Falcons	Keith Chappelle	Wide receiver	Iowa
302	Dallas Cowboys	Tim Morrison	Guard	Georgia
303	Philadelphia Eagles	Gail Davis	Defensive tackle	Virginia Union
304	Oakland Raiders	Chester Willis	Running back	Auburn
0	New England Patriots (Supplemental Draft)	Chy Davidson	Wide receiver	Rhode Island

Round twelve

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
305	New Orleans Saints	Jim Wilks	Defensive tackle	San Diego State
306	Seattle Seahawks	Jeff Bednarek	Defensive tackle	Pacific
307	New York Giants	Mike Maher	Tight end	Western Illinois
308	New York Jets	Mike Moeller	Tackle	Drake
309	St. Louis Cardinals	Joe Adams	Guard	Nebraska
310	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Brad White	Defensive tackle	Tennessee
311	Green Bay Packers	Cliff Lewis	Linebacker	Southern Mississippi
312	Cincinnati Bengals	Mark O'Connell	Quarterback	Ball State
313	San Francisco 49ers	Major Ogilvie	Running back	Alabama
314	Washington Redskins	Clint Didier	Tight end	Portland State
315	Baltimore Colts	Eric Scoggins	Linebacker	USC
316	Chicago Bears	Bob Shupryt	Linebacker	New Mexico
317	Denver Broncos	John Hankerd	Linebacker	Notre Dame
318	Miami Dolphins	John Alford	Defensive tackle	South Carolina State
319	Kansas City Chiefs	Bob Gagliano	Quarterback	Utah State
320	Minnesota Vikings	Brian Williams	Tight end	Southern
321	Denver Broncos	Mandel Robinson	Running back	Wyoming
322	San Francisco 49ers	Joe Adams	Quarterback	Tennessee State
323	New England Patriots	Cris Crissy	Defensive back	Princeton
324	Houston Oilers	Bill Capece	Kicker	Florida State
325	Cleveland Browns	Kevin McGill	Tackle	Oregon
326	Buffalo Bills	Keith Clark	Linebacker	Memphis State
327	San Diego Chargers	Stacy Charles	Wide receiver	Bethune-Cookman
328	Los Angeles Rams	Jairo Penaranda	Running back	UCLA
329	Dallas Cowboys	Nate Lundy	Wide receiver	Indiana
330	Atlanta Falcons	Mark McCants	Defensive back	Temple
331	Philadelphia Eagles	Ray Ellis	Defensive back	Ohio State
332 [3]	Oakland Raiders	Phil Nelson	Tight end	Delaware

= Pro Bowler [1]

= Hall of Famer

Hall of famers

• Mike Singletary, Linebacker from Baylor University taken 2nd round 38th overall by the Chicago Bears.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1998.^[4]

• Lawrence Taylor, Linebacker from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill taken 1st round 2nd overall by the New York Giants.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1999.^[4]

• Ronnie Lott, Defensive Back from the University of Southern California taken 1st round 8th overall by the San Francisco 49ers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2000.^[5]

• Howie Long, Defensive Tackle from Villanova University taken 2nd round 48th overall by the Oakland Raiders.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2000.^[5]

• Rickey Jackson, Linebacker from University of Pittsburgh taken 2nd round 51st overall by the New Orleans Saints.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2010.^[6]

• Russ Grimm, Offensive Guard from University of Pittsburgh taken 3rd round 69th overall by the Washington Redskins.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2010.^[6]

Undrafted players of note

• Everson Walls, Cornerback from Grambling State University, was not selected in the draft's 12 rounds, but signed as a free agent with the Dallas Cowboys. Walls made an early impact by leading the league in interceptions in each of his first two seasons and was selected First-Team All-Pro in his third. Walls played 13 seasons in the NFL, earning four Pro Bowl bids, and was the starting RCB for the Super Bowl XXV Champion New York Giants..
• Chuck Pitcock, Center from Tulane University. While passed over by the NFL, Pitcock enjoyed a strong career with the Tampa Bay Bandits of the USFL. Pitcock also played for the New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Joe Jacoby, Offensive Tackle from University of Louisville, was not chosen in the draft. He signed with the Washington Redskins, and along with Russ Grimm, anchored the left side of the offensive line for many years. He was selected to 4 pro bowls, and 2 AP All Pro teams , won three Super Bowl rings and four National Football Conference championships during his tenure.
• Jay Hilgenberg
• Leslie Frazier

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
2. ^ George Rogers, 1980 Heisman Trophy winner ^{"Heisman Trophy". http://www.heisman.com/winners/g-rogers80.html. Retrieved 2008-08-04.} 
3. ^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
4. ^ ^{a b} List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com ^{"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. http://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1990s. Retrieved 2008-10-11.} 
5. ^ ^{a b} List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com ^{"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. http://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#2000s. Retrieved 2008-10-11.} 
6. ^ ^{a b} Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2010 announced ^{"Pro Football Hall of Fame". http://www.profootballhof.com/enshrinement/2010/2/6/pro-football-hall-of-fame-class-of-2010-announced/. Retrieved 2010-02-07.} 

External links

• NFL.com - 1981 Draft
• databaseFootball.com - 1981 Draft
• Pro Football Hall of Fame

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