1976 NFL Draft

1976 NFL Draft
General Information
Date(s)	April 8–9, 1976
Location	Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, NY
Overview
487 total selections in 17 rounds
First selection	Lee Roy Selmon, DE Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Mr. Irrelevant	Kelvin Kirk, WR Pittsburgh Steelers
Most selections (25)	Seattle Seahawks
Fewest selections (11)	Washington Redskins
Hall of Famers	5

The 1976 National Football League draft was an annual player selection meeting held April 8–9, 1976, at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, New York.^[1]^[2]

The draft lasted 17 rounds, with the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks making the first two selections. The expansion teams were also given a pair of extra picks at the end of each of rounds 2–5.

Five teams lost picks as a penalty for illegally signing former World Football League players: the New York Giants and Chicago Bears lost sixth-round picks, the Washington Redskins lost their seventh-round pick, and the Atlanta Falcons and New York Jets lost their tenth-round selections.^[3]

The 1976 draft was the final NFL draft to last seventeen rounds; it was reduced to twelve rounds in 1977, and it was the first draft to officially have the infamous unofficial award, Mr. Irrelevant, for the final player selected.

Player selections

= Pro Bowler ^[4]

= Hall of Famer

Round one

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Expansion Pick)	Lee Roy Selmon	Defensive end	Oklahoma
2	Seattle Seahawks (Expansion Pick)	Steve Niehaus	Defensive tackle	Notre Dame
3	New Orleans Saints	Chuck Muncie	Running back	California
4	San Diego Chargers	Joe Washington	Running back	Oklahoma
5	New England Patriots	Mike Haynes	Cornerback	Arizona State
6	New York Jets	Richard Todd	Quarterback	Alabama
7	Cleveland Browns	Mike Pruitt	Running back	Purdue
8	Chicago Bears (From Green Bay Packers through Los Angeles Rams / Detroit Lions)	Dennis Lick	Offensive tackle	Wisconsin
9	Atlanta Falcons	Bubba Bean	Running back	Texas A&M
10	Detroit Lions (From Chicago Bears)	James Hunter	Cornerback	Grambling
11	Cincinnati Bengals	Billy Brooks	Wide receiver	Oklahoma
12	New England Patriots	Pete Brock	Center	Colorado
13	New York Giants	Troy Archer	Defensive end	Colorado
14	Kansas City Chiefs	Wayne Walters	Guard	Iowa
15	Denver Broncos	Tom Glassic	Guard	Virginia
16	Detroit Lions	Lawrence Gaines	Running back	Wyoming
17	Miami Dolphins (From Washington Redskins)	Larry Gordon	Linebacker	Arizona State
18	Buffalo Bills	Mario Clark	Cornerback	Oregon
19	Miami Dolphins	Kim Bokamper	Linebacker	San José State
20	Baltimore Colts	Ken Novak	Defensive tackle	Purdue
21	New England Patriots (From Houston Oilers through San Francisco 49ers)	Tim Fox	Safety	Ohio State
22	St. Louis Cardinals	Mike Dawson	Defensive tackle	Arizona
23	Green Bay Packers (From Oakland Raiders)	Mark Koncar	Offensive tackle	Colorado
24	Cincinnati Bengals	Archie Griffin ^[5]	Running back	Ohio State
25	Minnesota Vikings	James White	Defensive tackle	Oklahoma State
26	Los Angeles Rams	Kevin McLain	Linebacker	Colorado State
27	Dallas Cowboys	Aaron Kyle	Cornerback	Wyoming
28	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bennie Cunningham	Tight end	Clemson

Round two

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
29	Seattle Seahawks (Expansion Pick)	Sammy Green	Linebacker	Florida
30	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Expansion Pick)	Jimmy DuBose	Running Back	Florida
31	San Diego Chargers	Don Macek	Guard	Boston College
32	New Orleans Saints	Tony Galbreath	Running Back	Missouri
33	New York Jets	Shafer Suggs	Safety	Ball State
34	Oakland Raiders (From Cleveland Browns)	Charles Philyaw	Defensive Tackle	Texas Southern
35	New England Patriots	Ike Forte	Running Back	Arkansas
36	Atlanta Falcons	Sonny Collins	Running Back	Kentucky
37	Pittsburgh Steelers (From Chicago Bears)	Ray Pinney	Guard	Washington
38	Cincinnati Bengals (From Philadelphia Eagles)	Glenn Bujnoch	Guard	Texas A&M
39	Los Angeles Rams (From Green Bay Packers)	Pat Thomas	Cornerback	Texas A&M
40	Dallas Cowboys (From New York Giants)	Jim Jensen	Running Back	Iowa
41	Kansas City Chiefs	Cliff Frazier	Defensive Tackle	UCLA
42	San Francisco 49ers	Randy Cross	Center	UCLA
43	Denver Broncos	Kurt Knoff	Cornerback	Kansas
44	Detroit Lions	Ken Long	Guard	Purdue
45	Buffalo Bills	Ken Jones	Guard	Arkansas State
46	Detroit Lions (From Washington Redskins through San Diego Chargers)	David Hill	Tight End	Texas A&I
47	Pittsburgh Steelers (From Baltimore Colts)	Mike Kruczek	Quarterback	Boston College
48	Houston Oilers	Mike Barber	Tight End	Louisiana Tech
49	Miami Dolphins	Loaird McCreary	Tight End	Tennessee State
50	Oakland Raiders	Jeb Blount	Quarterback	Tulsa
51	Cincinnati Bengals	Chris Bahr	Kicker	Penn State
52	Buffalo Bills (From St. Louis Cardinals)	Joe Devlin	Tackle	Iowa
53	Los Angeles Rams	Ron McCartney	Linebacker	Tennessee
54	Minnesota Vikings	Sammy White	Wide Receiver	Grambling
55	Dallas Cowboys	Jim Eidson	Guard	Mississippi State
56	Pittsburgh Steelers	James Files	Center	McNeese State
57	San Francisco 49ers (From Tampa Bay Buccaneers) (Expansion Pick)	Eddie Lewis	Defensive Back	Kansas
58	Seattle Seahawks (Expansion Pick)	Sherman Smith	Running Back	Miami (OH)
59	Seattle Seahawks (Expansion Pick)	Steve Raible	Wide Receiver	Georgia Tech
60	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Expansion Pick)	Dewey Selmon	Defensive Tackle	Oklahoma

Round three

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
61	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Steve Young	Tackle	Colorado
62	Seattle Seahawks	Jeff Lloyd	Defensive end	West Texas State
63	Kansas City Chiefs	Keith Simons	Defensive tackle	Minnesota
64	San Diego Chargers	Larry Dorsey	Wide receiver	Tennessee State
65	Cleveland Browns	Dave Logan	Wide receiver	Colorado
66	Chicago Bears	Brian Baschnagel	Wide receiver	Ohio State
67	New York Jets	Greg Buttle	Linebacker	Penn State
68	Detroit Lions	Russ Bolinger	Tackle	Long Beach State
69	Cincinnati Bengals	Danny Reece	Defensive back	USC
70	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ron Coder	Defensive tackle	Penn State
71	Atlanta Falcons	Dave Scott	Tackle	Kansas
72	Green Bay Packers	Mike McCoy	Defensive back	Colorado
73	Dallas Cowboys	Duke Fergerson	Wide receiver	San Diego State
74	Kansas City Chiefs	Gary Barbaro	Safety	Nicholls State
75	Dallas Cowboys	John Smith	Running back	Boise State
76	Detroit Lions	John Woodcock	Defensive tackle	Hawaii
77	New Orleans Saints	Bob Simmons	Tackle	Texas
78	Buffalo Bills	Ben Williams	Defensive end	Mississippi
79	Kansas City Chiefs	Henry Marshall	Wide receiver	Missouri
80	Miami Dolphins	Duriel Harris	Wide receiver	New Mexico State
81	Baltimore Colts	Ed Simonini	Linebacker	Texas A&M
82	Cincinnati Bengals	Reggie Williams	Linebacker	Dartmouth
83	St. Louis Cardinals	Brad Oates	Tackle	Brigham Young
84	Oakland Raiders	Rik Bonness	Center	Nebraska
85	Minnesota Vikings	Wes Hamilton	Guard	Tulsa
86	Los Angeles Rams	Jackie Slater	Tackle	Jackson State
87	Dallas Cowboys	Butch Johnson	Wide receiver	University of California, Riverside
88	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ernie Pough	Wide receiver	Texas Southern
89	Seattle Seahawks	Rick Engles	Punter	Tulsa
90	Baltimore Colts	Ron Lee	Running back	West Virginia
91	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Steve Maughan	Linebacker	Utah State
92	Seattle Seahawks	Don Bitterlich	Kicker	Temple

Round four

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
93	Seattle Seahawks	Steve Myer	Quarterback	New Mexico
94	Los Angeles Rams (from Tampa Bay)	Gerald Taylor	Wide receiver	Texas A&I
95	San Diego Chargers	Bob Horn	Linebacker	Oregon State
96	New Orleans Saints	Tinker Owens	Wide receiver	Oklahoma
97	Cleveland Browns	Gene Swick	Quarterback	Toledo
98	Miami Dolphins	Melvin Mitchell	Guard	Tennessee State
99	Cleveland Browns	Richard St. Clair	Defensive end	Grambling
100	San Francisco 49ers	Steve Rivera	Wide receiver	California
101	Green Bay Packers	Tom Perko	Linebacker	Pittsburgh
102	Atlanta Falcons	Walt Brett	Defensive end	Montana
103	Chicago Bears	John M. Sciarra	Defensive back	UCLA
104	New York Giants	Gordon Bell	Running back	Michigan
105	New York Giants	Harry Carson	Linebacker	South Carolina State
106	Cincinnati Bengals	Tony Davis	Running back	Nebraska
107	Denver Broncos	Craig Penrose	Quarterback	San Diego State
108	Chicago Bears	Wayne Rhodes	Defensive back	Alabama
109	Buffalo Bills	Dan Jilek	Linebacker	Michigan
110	Oakland Raiders	Herb McMath	Linebacker	Morningside
111	Philadelphia Eagles	Mike Smith	Defensive end	Florida
112	Pittsburgh Steelers	Wonder Monds	Defensive back	Nebraska
113	San Diego Chargers	Ron Singleton	Tight end	Grambling
114	St. Louis Cardinals	Pat Tilley	Wide receiver	Louisiana Tech
115	San Diego Chargers	Artie Owens	Wide receiver	West Virginia
116	Cincinnati Bengals	Greg Fairchild	Guard	Tulsa
117	Houston Oilers	Steve Largent	Wide receiver	Tulsa
118	Minnesota Vikings	Leonard Willis	Wide receiver	Ohio State
119	Dallas Cowboys	Tom Rafferty	Guard	Penn State
120	Pittsburgh Steelers	Theo Bell	Wide receiver	Arizona
121	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Richard Appleby	Wide receiver	Georgia
122	Seattle Seahawks	Randy Johnson	Guard	Georgia
123	Seattle Seahawks	Andrew Bolton	Running back	Fisk
124	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Everett Little	Guard	Houston

Round five

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
125	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Michael Kelson	Defensive back	West Texas State
126	Seattle Seahawks	Don Dufek	Defensive back	Michigan
127	New Orleans Saints	Scott Parrish	Tackle	Utah State
128	Los Angeles Rams	Carl Ekern	Linebacker	San Jose State
129	New York Jets	Steve King	Tackle	Michigan
130	Cleveland Browns	Henry Sheppard	Tackle	Southern Methodist
131	San Diego Chargers	Woodrow Lowe	Linebacker	Alabama
132	Green Bay Packers	Aundra Thompson	Running back	East Texas State
133	Minnesota Vikings	Steve Wagner	Defensive back	Wisconsin
134	Baltimore Colts	Sanders Shiver	Linebacker	Carson-Newman
135	Philadelphia Eagles	Greg Johnson	Defensive tackle	Florida State
136	New York Giants	Melvin Wilson	Defensive back	Cal State-Northridge
137	Kansas City Chiefs	Willie Lee	Defensive tackle	Bethune-Cookman
138	Cincinnati Bengals	Willie Shelby	Running back	Alabama
139	Denver Broncos	Lonnie Perrin	Running back	Illinois
140	San Francisco 49ers	Tony Leonard	Defensive back	Virginia Union
141	St. Louis Cardinals	Wayne Morris	Running back	Southern Methodist
142	Buffalo Bills	Fred Coleman	Tight end	N.E. Louisiana
143	Baltimore Colts	Mike Kirkland	Quarterback	Arkansas
144	Kansas City Chiefs	Jimbo Elrod	Linebacker	Oklahoma
145	Detroit Lions	Steadman Scavella	Linebacker	Miami (FL)
146	Oakland Raiders	Fred Steinfort	Kicker	Boston College
147	Cincinnati Bengals	Scott Perry	Defensive back	Williams
148	Washington Redskins	Mike Hughes	Guard	Baylor
149	Minnesota Vikings	Keith Barnette	Running back	Boston College
150	Los Angeles Rams	Ken Bordelon	Defensive end	Louisiana State
151	Dallas Cowboys	Wally Pesuit	Tackle	Kentucky
152	Pittsburgh Steelers	Rodney Norton	Linebacker	Rice
153	Seattle Seahawks	Ernie Jones	Defensive back	Miami (FL)
154	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Steve Wilson	Tackle	Georgia
155	Los Angeles Rams	Dwight Scales	Wide receiver	Grambling
156	Seattle Seahawks	Larry Bates	Running back	Miami (FL)

Round six

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
157	Seattle Seahawks	Alvis Darby	Tight end	Florida
158	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Curtis Jordan	Defensive back	Texas Tech
159	Pittsburgh Steelers	Gary Dunn	Defensive tackle	Miami (FL)
160	New Orleans	Terry Stieve	Guard	Wisconsin
161	Chicago Bears	Dan Jiggetts	Tackle	Harvard
162	New York Giants	Dan Lloyd	Linebacker	Washington
163	New York Jets	Bob Martin	Linebacker	Nebraska
164	Buffalo Bills	Leslie Benson	Defensive end	Baylor
165	Philadelphia Eagles	Kirk Johnson	Tackle	Howard Payne
166	Kansas City Chiefs	Steve Taylor	Defensive back	Kansas
167	Kansas City Chiefs	Bob Gregolunas	Linebacker	Northern Illinois
168	San Francisco 49ers	Robert Pennywell	Linebacker	Grambling
169	Atlanta Falcons	Stan Varner	Defensive Tackle	Brigham Young
170	New England	Greg Boyd	Defensive end	San Diego State
171	Buffalo Bills	Scott Piper	Wide receiver	Arizona
172	Kansas City Chiefs	Calvin Harper	Tackle	Illinois State
173	Houston Oilers	Todd Simonsen	Tackle	South Dakota State
174	Miami Dolphins	Gary Davis	Running back	Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
175	Buffalo Bills	Darnell Powell	Running back	Tennessee-Chattanooga
176	Cincinnati Bengals	Orlando Nelson	Tight end	Utah State
177	San Francisco 49ers	Scott Bull	Quarterback	Arkansas
178	San Diego Chargers	Calvin Lane	Defensive back	Fresno State
179	Washington Redskins	Tom Marvaso	Defensive back	Cincinnati
180	Minnesota Vikings	Terry Egerdahl	Defensive back	Minnesota-Duluth
181	Dallas Cowboys	Greg McGuire	Tackle	Indiana
182	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jack Deloplaine	Running back	Salem

Round seven

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
183	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Parnell Dickinson	Quarterback	Mississippi Valley State
184	Seattle Seahawks	Dick Dixon	Defensive tackle	Arkansas State
185	Miami Dolphins	Joe Ingersoll	Guard	UNLV
186	Dallas Cowboys	Greg Schaum	Defensive Tackle	Michigan State
187	Cincinnati Bengals	Bob Bateman	Quarterback	Brown
188	New York Jets	Abdul Salaam	Defensive end	Kent State
189	Cleveland Browns	Steve Cassidy	Defensive tackle	Louisiana State
190	Chicago Bears	Jerry Muckensturm	Linebacker	Arkansas State
191	Philadelphia Eagles	Carl Hairston	Defensive end	Maryland-Eastern Shore
192	Cincinnati Bengals	Carmen Rome	Defensive back	Miami (OH)
193	Atlanta Falcons	Karl Farmer	Wide receiver	Pittsburgh
194	San Francisco 49ers	Jay Chesley	Defensive back	Vanderbilt
195	Buffalo Bills	Jackie Williams	Defensive back	Texas A&M
196	Kansas City Chiefs	Rod Wellington	Running back	Iowa
197	Houston Oilers	Larry Harris	Defensive tackle	Oklahoma State
198	Detroit Lions	Garth TenNapel	Linebacker	Texas A&M
199	New York Jets	James Richards	Running back	Florida
200	Miami Dolphins	John Owens	Defensive end	Tennessee State
201	New Orleans Saints	Ed Bauer	Guard	Notre Dame
202	New England Patriots	Perry Brooks	Defensive tackle	Southern
203	St. Louis Cardinals	Phil Rogers	Running back	Virginia Tech
204	Oakland Raiders	Clarence Chapman	Wide Receiver	Eastern Michigan
205	Cincinnati Bengals	Ken Kuhn	Linebacker	Ohio State
206	Minnesota Vikings	Larry Brune	Defensive back	Rice
207	Los Angeles Rams	Larry Buie	Defensive back	Mississippi State
208	Dallas Cowboys	David Williams	Running back	Colorado
209	Pittsburgh Steelers	Barry Burton	Tight end	Vanderbilt

Round eight

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
210	Seattle Seahawks	Larry Shipp	Wide receiver	Louisiana State
211	New York Jets	Joe Davis	Guard	USC
212	San Diego Chargers	Tony DiRienzo	Kicker	Oklahoma
213	New Orleans	Craig Cassady	Defensive back	Ohio State
214	New York Jets	Louie Giammona	Running back	Utah State
215	Buffalo Bills	Scott Gardner	Quarterback	Virginia
216	Philadelphia Eagles	Richard LaFargue	Center	Arkansas
217	Detroit Lions	Rich Sorenson	Kicker	Chico State
218	Green Bay	Jim Burrow	Defensive back	Nebraska
219	Atlanta Falcons	Frank Reed	Defensive back	Washington
220	Oakland Raiders	Jerome Dove	Defensive back	Colorado State
221	New York Giants	John Jordan	Defensive tackle	Indiana
222	Kansas City Chiefs	Orrin Olsen	Center	Brigham Young
223	San Francisco 49ers	John Ayers	Tackle	West Texas State
224	Denver Broncos	James Betterson	Running back	North Carolina
225	Detroit Lions	Charles Braswell	Defensive back	West Virginia
226	Buffalo Bills	Bobby Joe Easter	Running back	Middle Tennessee State
227	Buffalo Bills	Art Meadowcroft	Guard	Minnesota
228	Baltimore Colts	Ricky Thompson	Wide receiver	Baylor
229	Houston Oilers	Bobby Simon	Tackle	Grambling
230	Miami Dolphins	Bob Simpson	Tackle	Colorado
231	Oakland Raiders	Terry Kunz	Running back	Colorado
232	Cincinnati Bengals	Ron Hunt	Tackle	Oregon
233	St. Louis Cardinals	Randall Burks	Wide receiver	SE Oklahoma State
234	Washington Redskins	Brian Fryer	Wide receiver	Alberta
235	New England	Stu Betts	Running back	Northern Michigan
236	Dallas Cowboys	Henry Laws	Defensive back	South Carolina
237	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ed McAleney	Defensive tackle	Massachusetts

Round nine

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
238	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Bruce Welch	Guard	Texas A&M
239	Seattle Seahawks	Bob Bos	Tackle	Iowa State
240	New Orleans	Warren Peiffer	Defensive tackle	Iowa
241	Buffalo Bills	Jeff Turner	Linebacker	Kansas
242	Cleveland	James Reed	Running back	Mississippi
243	New England	Doug Beaudoin	Defensive back	Minnesota
244	New York Jets	Ronnie Moore	Wide receiver	Virginia Military Inst.
245	Green Bay	Jim Gueno	Linebacker	Tulane
246	Atlanta Falcons	Phil McKinnely	Tackle	UCLA
247	Philadelphia Eagles	Mike Hogan	Running back	Tennessee-Chattanooga
248	Philadelphia Eagles	Richard Osborne	Tight end	Texas A&M
249	Kansas City Chiefs	Tim Collier	Defensive back	East Texas State
250	San Francisco 49ers	Ken Harrison	Wide receiver	Southern Methodist
251	San Diego Chargers	Glynn Harrison	Running back	Georgia
252	Denver Broncos	Jim Czirr	Center	Michigan
253	Detroit Lions	Leanell Jones	Tight end	Long Beach State
254	Washington Redskins	Curtis Akins	Guard	Hawaii
255	Buffalo Bills	Bob Kotzur	Defensive tackle	Southwest Texas State
256	Houston Oilers	Art Stringer	Linebacker	Ball State
257	Miami Dolphins	Norris Thomas	Defensive back	Southern Mississippi
258	Baltimore Colts	Stu Levenick	Tackle	Illinois
259	Cincinnati Bengals	Lonnie Allgood	Wide Receiver	Syracuse
260	Denver Broncos	Jim Lisko	Linebacker	Arkansas State
261	Cleveland Browns	Craig Nagel	Quarterback	Purdue
262	Minnesota Vikings	Isaac Hagins	Wide Receiver	Southern
263	Los Angeles Rams	Jeb Church	Defensive back	Stanford
264	Dallas Cowboys	Beasley Reece	Defensive back	North Texas State
265	Pittsburgh Steelers	Wentford Gaines	Defensive back	Cincinnati

Round ten

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
266	Seattle Seahawks	Randy Coffield	Linebacker	Florida State
267	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Sid Smith	Linebacker	Brigham Young
268	San Diego Chargers	Jeff Perlinger	Defensive end	Michigan
269	New Orleans Saints	Junior Hardin	Linebacker	Eastern Kentucky
270	New England	Ricky Feacher	Wide receiver	Mississippi Valley State
271	Cleveland Browns	Doug Kleber	Tackle	Illinois
272	Washington Redskins	Paul Strohmeier	Linebacker	Washington
273	Philadelphia Eagles	Herb Lusk	Running back	Long Beach State
274	Green Bay Packers	Jessie Green	Wide receiver	Tulsa
275	San Francisco 49ers	Robin Ross	Tackle	Washington State
276	New York Giants	John Thomas	Running back	Valley City (ND)
277	Kansas City Chiefs	Whitney Paul	Defensive end	Colorado
278	Denver Broncos	Art Gilliam	Defensive end	Grambling
279	Detroit Lions	Bill Bowerman	Defensive back	New Mexico State
280	Buffalo Bills	Keith Moody	Defensive back	Syracuse
281	Miami Dolphins	Gary Fencik	Safety	Yale
282	Miami Dolphins	Don Testerman	Running back	Clemson
283	Baltimore Colts	Tim Baylor	Defensive back	Morgan State
284	Houston Oilers	Steve Kincannon	Quarterback	Humboldt State
285	St. Louis Cardinals	Randy Walker	Running back	Bethune-Cookman
286	Oakland Raiders	Dwight Lewis	Defensive back	Purdue
287	Cincinnati Bengals	Tom Klaban	Kicker	Ohio State
288	Los Angeles Rams	Freeman Johns	Wide receiver	Southern Methodist
289	Minnesota Vikings	Bill Salmon	Quarterback	Northern Iowa
290	Dallas Cowboys	Leroy Cook	Defensive end	Alabama
291	Pittsburgh Steelers	Gary Campbell	Linebacker	Colorado

Round eleven

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
292	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Melvin Washington	Defensive back	Colorado State
293	Seattle Seahawks	Keith Muehr	Punter	Southwestern Louisiana
294	New Orleans Saints	Greg Kokal	Quarterback	Kent State
295	San Diego Chargers	Ray Preston	Linebacker	Syracuse
296	New York Jets	Lawrence Pillers	Defensive end	Alcorn State
297	Cleveland Browns	Chuck Celek	Defensive end	Kent State
298	New England Patriots	Donnie Thomas	Linebacker	Indiana
299	Chicago Bears	Norman Andersen	Wide receiver	UCLA
300	Philadelphia Eagles	Mike Gilbert	Defensive tackle	San Diego State
301	Green Bay Packers	Curtis Leak	Wide receiver	Johnson C. Smith
302	Atlanta Falcons	Chuck Brislin	Tackle	Mississippi State
303	New York Giants	Craig Brantley	Wide receiver	Clemson
304	Kansas City Chiefs	Bob Squires	Tightend	Hastings
305	San Francisco 49ers	Paul Hofer	Running back	Mississippi
306	Denver Broncos	Greg Pittman	Linebacker	Iowa State
307	Detroit Lions	Gary Shugrue	Defensive end	Villanova
308	Washington Redskins	Dean Gissler	Defensive end	Nebraska
309	Buffalo Bills	Forry Smith	Wide receiver	Iowa State
310	Baltimore Colts	Rick Gibney	Defensive tackle	Georgia Tech
311	Houston Oilers	Skip Walker	Running back	Texas A&M
312	Miami Dolphins	Dexter Pride	Running back	Minnesota
313	Oakland Raiders	Rick Jennings	Running back	Maryland
314	Cincinnati Bengals	Melvin Morgan	Defensive back	Mississippi Valley State
315	St. Louis Cardinals	Marty Akins	Defensive back	Texas
316	Minnesota Vikings	Steve Kracher	Running back	Montana State
317	Los Angeles Rams	Brian Nemeth	Tight end	South Carolina
318	Dallas Cowboys	Cornelius Greene	Quarterback	Ohio State
319	Pittsburgh Steelers	Rolland Fuchs	Running back	Arkansas

Round twelve

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
320	Seattle Seahawks	Ron Barnett	Wide receiver	Texas-Arlington
321	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	George Ragsdale	Running back	North Carolina A&T
322	San Diego Chargers	Ron Lee	Defensive back	Oregon
323	New Orleans Saints	Milton Butts	Tackle	North Carolina
324	Houston Oilers	Larry Bell	Tackle	East Texas State
325	New England Patriots	Nathaniel Bell	Defensive tackle	Tulane
326	New York Jets	Don Buckey	Wide receiver	North Carolina State
327	New York Jets	Dave Buckey	Quarterback	North Carolina State
328	Green Bay Packers	Melvin Jackson	Guard	USC
329	Atlanta Falcons	Pat Bolton	Kicker	Montana State
330	Chicago Bears	John O'Leary	Running back	Nebraska
331	Kansas City Chiefs	Harold Porter	Wide receiver	Southwestern Louisiana
332	San Francisco 49ers	Gerald Loper	Guard	Florida
333	New York Giants	Jerry Golsteyn	Quarterback	Northern Illinois
334	Denver Broncos	Randy Moore	Defensive tackle	Arizona State
335	Detroit Lions	Mike McCabe	Center	South Carolina
336	Buffalo Bills	Joe Lowery	Running back	Jackson State
337	Washington Redskins	Walter Tullis	Defensive back	Delaware State
338	San Diego Chargers	Herman Harris	Defensive back	Mississippi Valley State
339	Miami Dolphins	Randy Young	Tackle	Iowa State
340	Baltimore Colts	Frank Stavroff	Kicker	Indiana
341	Cincinnati Bengals	Joe Dale Harris	Wide receiver	Alabama
342	Miami Dolphins	Darryl Brandford	Defensive tackle	Northwestern
343	Oakland Raiders	Cedric Brown	Defensive back	Kent State
344	Los Angeles Rams	Jim Jodat	Running back	Carthage
345	Minnesota Vikings	Robert Sparks	Defensive back	San Francisco State
346	Dallas Cowboys	Charles McShane	Linebacker	California-Lutheran
347	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill Carroll	Wide receiver	East Texas State

Round thirteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
348	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Brad Jenkins	Tight end	Nebraska
349	Seattle Seahawks	Andy Reid	Running back	Georgia
350	New Orleans Saints	Kenny Downing	Defensive back	Missouri
351	San Diego Chargers	John Lee	Defensive tackle	Nebraska
352	New England Patriots	James Jones	Defensive back	Central Michigan
353	Philadelphia Eagles	Terry Tautolo	Linebacker	UCLA
354	Cleveland Browns	Brian Murray	Tackle	Arizona
355	Green Bay Packers	Bradley Bowman	Defensive back	Southern Mississippi
356	Atlanta Falcons	Mike Williams	Tackle	Florida
357	Chicago Bears	Dale Kasowski	Running back	North Dakota
358	Philadelphia Eagles	Steve Ebbecke	Defensive back	Villanova
359	San Francisco 49ers	Larry Brumfield	Defensive back	Indiana State
360	New York Giants	Rick Caswell	Wide receiver	Western Kentucky
361	Kansas City Chiefs	Joe Bruner	Quarterback	N.E. Louisiana
362	Denver Broncos	Donnie McGraw	Defensive back	Houston
363	Detroit Lions	Mel Jacobs	Wide receiver	San Diego State
364	Washington Redskins	Waymon Britt	Defensive back	Michigan
365	Buffalo Bills	Will Wilcox	Guard	Texas
366	Miami Dolphins	Bernie Head	Center	Tulsa
367	Oakland Raiders	Craig Crnick	Defensive end	Idaho
368	Houston Oilers	Dan O'Rourke	Wide receiver	Colorado State
369	St. Louis Cardinals	Greg Brewton	Defensive tackle	Michigan State
370	Oakland Raiders	Mark Young	Tackle	Washington State
371	Cincinnati Bengals	Randy Walker	Defensive back	Miami (OH)
372	Minnesota Vikings	Gary Paulson	Defensive end	Colorado State
373	Los Angeles Rams	Steve Hamilton	Quarterback	Emporia State
374	Dallas Cowboys	Mark Driscoll	Quarterback	Colorado State
375	Pittsburgh Steelers	Larry Kain	Tight end	Ohio State

Round fourteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
376	Seattle Seahawks	Jarvis Blinks	Defensive back	Northwest Louisiana
377	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Carl Roaches	Wide receiver	Texas A&M
378	San Diego Chargers	Ed Jones	Guard	Cincinnati
379	New Orleans Saints	Rich Hucke	Defensive end	Western Montana
380	New York Jets	Al Gluchoski	Center	West Virginia
381	Cleveland Browns	Joe Smalzer	Tight end	Illinois
382	New England Patriots	David Quehl	Wide receiver	Holy Cross
383	Atlanta Falcons	Mark Husfloen	Defensive end	Washington State
384	Chicago Bears	Ron Cuie	Running back	Oregon State
385	Philadelphia Eagles	Melvin Shy	Defensive back	Tennessee State
386	Green Bay Packers	John Henson	Running back	Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
387	New York Giants	Jerry Mullane	Linebacker	Lehigh
388	Kansas City Chiefs	Rick Thurman	Tackle	Texas
389	San Francisco 49ers	Johnny Miller	Linebacker	Livingstone College
390	Denver Broncos	Larry Evans	Linebacker	Mississippi College
391	Detroit Lions	Leonard Elston	Wide receiver	Kentucky State
392	Buffalo Bills	Tony Williams	Wide receiver	Middle Tennessee State
393	Washington Redskins	Quinn Buckner	Defensive back	Indiana
394	Baltimore Colts	Jeremiah Cummings	Defensive end	Albany State
395	Houston Oilers	John Reimer	Tackle	Wisconsin
396	Miami Dolphins	Bob Gissler	Linebacker	South Dakota State
397	Oakland Raiders	Calvin Young	Running back	Fresno State
398	Cincinnati Bengals	Greg Coleman	Punter	Florida A&M
399	St. Louis Cardinals	Raymond Crosier	Defensive end	Abilene Christian
400	Los Angeles Rams	Al Burleson	Defensive back	Washington
401	Minnesota Vikings	Jeff Stapleton	Tackle	Purdue
402	Dallas Cowboys	Larry Mushinskie	Tight end	Nebraska
403	Pittsburgh Steelers	Wayne Field	Defensive back	Florida

Round fifteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
404	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Bob Dzierzak	Defensive tackle	Utah State
405	Seattle Seahawks	Dan Smith	Tackle	Washington State
406	New Orleans Saints	Steve Seminoff	Defensive tackle	Wichita State
407	San Diego Chargers	Jack Hoffman	Defensive tackle	Indiana
408	Cleveland Browns	Luther Philyaw	Defensive back	Loyola (CA)
409	New England Patriots	Bernard Coleman	Wide receiver	Bethune-Cookman
410	New York Jets	Rick Faulk	Punter	San Francisco State
411	Chicago Bears	Jerry Meyers	Defensive tackle	Northern Illinois
412	Philadelphia Eagles	Brett White	Punter	UCLA
413	Green Bay Packers	Jerry Dandridge	Linebacker	Memphis State
414	Atlanta Falcons	Ron Olson	Defensive back	Washington
415	Kansas City Chiefs	Dave Rozumek	Linebacker	New Hampshire
416	San Francisco 49ers	Howard Stidham	Linebacker	Tennessee Tech
417	New York Giants	Eddie Morgan	Defensive tackle	Arkansas State
418	Denver Broncos	Wilbur Summers	Punter	Louisville
419	Detroit Lions	Trent Smock	Wide receiver	Indiana
420	St. Louis Cardinals	Lee Nelson	Defensive back	Florida State
421	Buffalo Bills	Arnold Robinson	Linebacker	Bethune-Cookman
422	Houston Oilers	Bobby Byars	Defensive back	Cheyney (PA)
423	Miami Dolphins	Ron Holmes	Running back	Utah State
424	Baltimore Colts	Gary Alexander	Tackle	Clemson
425	Cincinnati Bengals	Lynn Hieber	Quarterback	Indiana (PA)
426	Washington Redskins	John Monroe	Running back	Bluefield State
427	Oakland Raiders	Carl Hargrave	Defensive back	Upper Iowa
428	Minnesota Vikings	Ron Groce	Running back	Macalester
429	Los Angeles Rams	Malcolm Campbell	Wide receiver	Cal State-Los Angeles
430	Dallas Cowboys	Dale Curry	Linebacker	UCLA
431	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mel Davis	Defensive end	North Texas State

Round sixteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
432	Seattle Seahawks	Jeff Urczyk	Guard	Georgia Tech
433	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tommy West	Linebacker	Tennessee
434	San Diego Chargers	Jack Harrison	Guard	California
435	New Orleans Saints	Gene Jones	Tackle	Bowling Green
436	New England Patriots	Clifford Brown	Defensive tackle	Tuskegee
437	New York Jets	James Godwin	Running back	Fayetteville
438	Cleveland Browns	Chris Lorenzen	Defensive tackle	Arizona State
439	Philadelphia Eagles	Steve Campassi	Running back	Kentucky
440	Green Bay Packers	Mike Timmermans	Guard	Northern Iowa
441	Atlanta Falcons	Pat Curto	Linebacker	Ohio State
442	Chicago Bears	Ronald Parker	Tight end	Texas Christian
443	San Francisco 49ers	Reggie Lewis	Defensive end	San Diego State
444	New York Giants	David Lawson	Kicker	Air Force
445	Kansas City Chiefs	Dennis Anderson	Punter	Arizona
446	Denver Broncos	John Huddleston	Linebacker	Utah
447	Detroit Lions	Craig McCurdy	Linebacker	William & Mary
448	Buffalo Bills	Gary Gorrell	Linebacker	Boise State
449	Baltimore Colts	Mike Fuhrman	Tight end	Memphis State
450	Miami Dolphins	Mike Green	Punter	Ohio
451	Baltimore Colts	Steve Ludwig	Center	Miami (FL)
452	Houston Oilers	Claude Johnson	Linebacker	Florida A&M
453	St. Louis Cardinals	Cecil Beaird	Wide receiver	Fisk
454	Oakland Raiders	Doug Hogan	Defensive back	USC
455	Cincinnati Bengals	George Demopoulis	Tackle	Miami (FL)
456	Los Angeles Rams	Rick Gage	Wide receiver	Arkansas Tech
457	Minnesota Vikings	Randy Hickel	Defensive back	Montana State
458	Dallas Cowboys	Rick Costanzo	Tackle	Nebraska
459	Pittsburgh Steelers	Randy Butts	Running back	Kearney State

Round seventeen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
460	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Jack Berry	Quarterback	Washington & Lee
461	Seattle Seahawks	Chris Rowland	Quarterback	Washington
462	New Orleans Saints	Scott MacDonald	Tight end	West Virginia
463	San Diego Chargers	Clarence Sanders	Linebacker	Cincinnati
464	New York Jets	Darwin Willie	Tight end	Tulane
465	Cleveland Browns	Tom Fleming	Wide receiver	Dartmouth
466	New England Patriots	Todd Anderson	Center	Stanford
467	Green Bay Packers	Ray Hall	Tight end	Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
468	Atlanta Falcons	Tony Green	Defensive back	Texas Tech
469	Chicago Bears	Mike Malham	Linebacker	Arkansas State
470	Philadelphia Eagles	Anthony Terry	Defensive back	California-Davis
471	New York Giants	Steve Curnutte	Defensive back	Vanderbilt
472	Kansas City Chiefs	Pat McNeil	Running back	Baylor
473	San Francisco 49ers	Darryl Jenkins	Running back	San Jose State
474	Denver Broncos	Randy Cozens	Defensive end	Pittsburgh
475	Detroit Lions	Jim Meeks	Defensive back	Boise State
476	Washington Redskins	Chuck Wills	Defensive back	Oregon
477	Buffalo Bills	Bob Berg	Kicker	New Mexico
478	Oakland Raiders	Buddy Tate	Defensive back	Tulsa
479	Houston Oilers	Allen Misher	Wide receiver	Louisiana State
480	Miami Dolphins	Jeff Grantz	Quarterback	South Carolina
481	Oakland Raiders	Nate Beasley	Running back	Delaware
482	Cincinnati Bengals	Scott Dannelley	Guard	Ohio State
483	St. Louis Cardinals	Dan Myers	Defensive back	Georgia Tech
484	Minnesota Vikings	Dick Lukowski	Defensive tackle	West Virginia
485	Los Angeles Rams	Gary Shaw	Defensive back	Brigham Young
486	Dallas Cowboys	Stan Woodfill	Kicker	Oregon
487 ^[6]	Pittsburgh Steelers	Kelvin Kirk	Wide receiver	Dayton

= Pro Bowler ^[4]

= Hall of Famer

Hall of Famers

Steve Largent, wide receiver from Tulsa taken 4th round 117th overall by the Houston Oilers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1995.^[7]

Lee Roy Selmon, defensive end from Oklahoma taken 1st round 1st overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1995.^[7]

Mike Haynes, cornerback from Arizona State taken 1st round 5th overall by the New England Patriots.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1997.^[7]

Jackie Slater, offensive tackle from Jackson State taken 3rd round 86th overall by the Los Angeles Rams.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2001.^[8]

Harry Carson, linebacker from South Carolina State taken 4th round 105th overall by the New York Giants.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2006.^[8]

Notable undrafted players

^†	= Pro Bowler^[4]

Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.
Buffalo Bills	Ricardo, BennyBenny Ricardo	K	San Diego State	Big West
Dallas Cowboys	Bauer, HankHank Bauer	RB	California Lutheran	N/A
Dallas Cowboys	Saldi, JayJay Saldi	TE	South Carolina	Ind.
Denver Broncos	Hyde, GlennGlenn Hyde	OT/G	Pittsburgh	Ind.
Detroit Lions	Danielson, GaryGary Danielson	QB	Purdue	Big Ten
New York Giants	Hammond, BobbyBobby Hammond	RB	Morgan State	MEAC
New York Giants	Shirk, GaryGary Shirk	TE	Morehead State	OVC
New York Jets	Gaines, ClarkClark Gaines	RB	Wake Forest	ACC
Philadelphia Eagles	Papale, VinceVince Papale	WR	Saint Joseph	N/A
Washington Redskins	Williams, GerardGerard Williams	CB	Langston	NAIA Ind.

References

↑ "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
↑ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
↑ Wire Services. "Bucs Open Draft By Taking Leroy Selmon". The Sarasota Journal. 8 Apr 1976
1 2 3 Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
↑ Archie Griffin, 1974 and 1975 Heisman Trophy winner ^{"Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-08. Retrieved 2008-08-04.}
↑ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
1 2 3 List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com ^{"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-10-11.}
1 2 List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com ^{"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-10-11.}

External links

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See also	List of first overall National Football League draft picks Mr. Irrelevant List of NFL supplemental draft picks

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