1971 NFL draft

1971 NFL draft
General information
DateJanuary 28–29, 1971
LocationBelmont Plaza Hotel
New York City
Overview
442 total selections in 17 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionJim Plunkett, QB
Boston Patriots
Mr. IrrelevantCharles Hill, WR
Oakland Raiders
Most selections (22)Pittsburgh Steelers
San Francisco 49ers
Fewest selections (11)Washington Redskins
Hall of Famers
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The 1971 NFL draft was held January 28–29, 1971, at the Belmont Plaza Hotel in New York City, New York. The Boston Patriots, who did not officially change their name to New England Patriots until after the draft, used the first overall pick to select quarterback Jim Plunkett, the Heisman Trophy winner. It was the first draft where the first three selections were quarterbacks (Plunkett, Archie Manning, and Dan Pastorini).

During round 17, after Falcons coach Norm Van Brocklin had yelled to his staff "Do we want the roughest, toughest s.o.b. in the draft?!", the team drafted the then-64-year-old actor John Wayne, though saying he was from "Fort Apache State" (Wayne actually played football at USC); NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle rejected the selection.[1]

Player selections

* = compensatory selection
† = Pro Bowler[2]
‡ = Hall of Famer[3]
Positions key
Offense Defense Special teams
  1. ^ Includes nose tackle (NT)
  2. ^ Includes middle linebacker (MLB/MIKE), weakside linebacker (WILL), strongside linebacker (SAM), off-ball linebacker, and outside linebacker (OLB)
  3. ^ Includes free safety (FS) and strong safety (SS)
  4. ^ Also known as a placekicker (PK)
  5. ^ Includes kickoff and punt returners

Round 1–10

Rnd. Pick Team Player Pos. College Notes
1 1 Boston Patriots Jim Plunkett  QB Stanford
1 2 New Orleans Saints Archie Manning † QB Ole Miss
1 3 Houston Oilers Dan Pastorini † QB/P Santa Clara
1 4 Buffalo Bills J. D. Hill † WR Arizona State
1 5 Philadelphia Eagles Richard Harris  DE Grambling
1 6 New York Jets John Riggins‡† RB Kansas
1 7 Atlanta Falcons Joe Profit  RB Northeast Louisiana
1 8 Pittsburgh Steelers Frank Lewis † WR Grambling
1 9 Green Bay Packers John Brockington † RB Ohio State
from Denver
1 10 Los Angeles Rams Isiah Robertson † LB Southern
1 11 Chicago Bears Joe Moore  RB Missouri
1 12 Denver Broncos Marv Montgomery  T USC
from Green Bay
1 13 San Diego Chargers Leon Burns  RB Long Beach State
1 14 Cleveland Browns Clarence Scott † CB Kansas State
1 15 Cincinnati Bengals Vernon Holland  T Tennessee State
1 16 Kansas City Chiefs Elmo Wright  WR Houston
1 17 St. Louis Cardinals Norm Thompson  CB Utah
1 18 New York Giants Rocky Thompson  RB West Texas A&M
1 19 Oakland Raiders Jack Tatum † S Ohio State
1 20 Los Angeles Rams Jack Youngblood‡† DE Florida
1 21 Detroit Lions Bob Bell  DT Cincinnati
1 22 Baltimore Colts Don McCauley  RB North Carolina
From Miami
1 23 San Francisco 49ers Tim Anderson  CB Ohio State
1 24 Minnesota Vikings Leo Hayden  RB Ohio State
1 25 Dallas Cowboys Tody Smith  DE USC
1 26 Baltimore Colts Leonard Dunlap  CB North Texas State
2 27 Boston Patriots Julius Adams † DT Texas Southern
2 28 Chicago Bears Jim Harrison  RB Missouri
from New Orleans
2 29 Buffalo Bills Jan White  TE Ohio State
2 30 Detroit Lions Dave Thompson  C Clemson
from Philadelphia
2 31 New Orleans Saints Sam Holden  G Grambling
from Houston
2 32 New York Jets John Mooring  T Tampa
2 33 Atlanta Falcons Ken Burrow  WR San Diego State
2 34 Pittsburgh Steelers Jack Ham‡† LB Penn State
2 35 Denver Broncos Dwight Harrison  WR Texas A&I
2 36 Chicago Bears Charlie Ford  CB Houston
2 37 San Francisco 49ers Ernie Janet  G Washington
from Green Bay
2 38 Washington Redskins Cotton Speyrer  WR Texas
2 39 Kansas City Chiefs Wilbur Young  DT William Penn
from San Diego
2 40 Cleveland Browns Bo Cornell  RB Washington
2 41 Cincinnati Bengals Stephen Lawson  G Kansas
2 42 Kansas City Chiefs Lewis, ScottScott Lewis  DE Grambling
2 43 St. Louis Cardinals Dan Dierdorf‡† T Michigan
2 44 New York Giants Wayne Walton  T Abilene Christian
2 45 Oakland Raiders Phil Villapiano † LB Bowling Green
2 46 Green Bay Packers Virgil Robinson  RB Grambling
from Los Angeles
2 47 Miami Dolphins Otto Stowe  WR Iowa State
2 48 Detroit Lions Charlie Weaver  LB USC
2 49 San Francisco 49ers Joe Orduna  RB Nebraska
2 50 Philadelphia Eagles Hank Allison  G San Diego State
from Minnesota
2 51 Dallas Cowboys Ike Thomas  CB Bishop
2 52 Baltimore Colts Bill Atessis  DE Texas
3 53 Buffalo Bills Bruce Jarvis  C Washington
from Boston vis Oakland
3 54 New Orleans Saints Bivian Lee  CB Prairie View A&M
3 55 San Francisco 49ers Dickerson, SamSam Dickerson  WR USC
from Philadelphia
3 56 Houston Oilers Lynn Dickey † QB Kansas State
3 57 Buffalo Bills Jim Braxton  RB West Virginia
3 58 New York Jets Chris Farasopoulos  S BYU
3 59 Atlanta Falcons Leo Hart  QB Duke
3 60 Pittsburgh Steelers Steve Davis  RB Delaware State
3 61 St. Louis Cardinals Livesay, JamesJames Livesay  WR Richmond
from Denver
3 62 Green Bay Packers Charlie Hall  DB Pittsburgh
3 63 Los Angeles Rams Dave Elmendorf  S Texas A&M
from Washington
3 64 Chicago Bears Tony McGee  DE Bishop
3 65 San Diego Chargers Mike Montgomery  RB Kansas State
3 66 Cleveland Browns Paul Staroba  WR Michigan
3 67 Cincinnati Bengals Ken Anderson † QB Augustana (IL)
3 68 Cleveland Browns Charlie Hall  LB Houston
from N. Y. Jets
3 69 Dallas Cowboys Sam Scarber  RB New Mexico
from St. Louis
3 70 New York Giants Ronnie Hornsby  LB Southeastern Louisiana
3 71 Chicago Bears Bob Newton  T Nebraska
from Los Angeles
3 72 Detroit Lions Al Clark  CB Eastern Michigan
3 73 Oakland Raiders Warren Koegel  C Penn State
3 74 Miami Dolphins Dale Farley  LB West Virginia
3 75 San Francisco 49ers Willie Parker  C North Texas State
3 76 Minnesota Vikings Hackett, EddieEddie Hackett  WR Alcorn A&M
3 77 Dallas Cowboys Bill Gregory  DT Wisconsin
3 78 Baltimore Colts Karl Douglas  QB Texas A&I
4 79 Denver Broncos Lyle Alzado † DE Yankton (SD)
from Boston
4 80 Dallas Cowboys Carter, JoeJoe Carter  TE Grambling
from New Orleans
4 81 Houston Oilers Larron Jackson  T Missouri
4 82 New Orleans Saints Carlos Bell  RB Houston
from Buffalo
4 83 Philadelphia Eagles Happy Feller  K Texas
4 84 New York Jets Bill Zapalac  LB Texas
4 85 Atlanta Falcons Potchad, MikeMike Potchad  T Pittsburg (KS)
4 86 Pittsburgh Steelers Gerry Mullins  TE USC
4 87 Denver Broncos Johnson, CleoCleo Johnson  DB Alcorn A&M
4 88 New Orleans Saints Wimpy Winther  C Ole Miss
from Washington
4 89 Chicago Bears Jerry Morre  S Arkansas
4 90 Los Angeles Rams Steve Worster  RB Texas
from Green Bay
4 91 New Orleans Saints D'Artagnan Martin  CB Kentucky State
from San Diego
4 92 Cleveland Browns Pena, RobertRobert Pena  G UMass
4 93 Cincinnati Bengals Fred Willis  RB Boston College
4 94 Kansas City Chiefs Robinson, DavidDavid Robinson  TE Jacksonville State
4 95 St. Louis Cardinals Larry Willingham  DB Auburn
4 96 New York Giants Dave Tipton  DT Stanford
4 97 Oakland Raiders Clarence Davis  RB USC
4 98 New Orleans Saints Don Morrison  T Texas–Arlington
from Los Angeles
4 99 Miami Dolphins Joe Theismann † QB Notre Dame
4 100 Detroit Lions Larry Woods  DT Tennessee State
4 101 San Francisco 49ers Harris, TonyTony Harris  RB Toledo
4 102 Minnesota Vikings Vince Clements  RB Connecticut
4 103 Dallas Cowboys Mitchell, AdamAdam Mitchell  T Ole Miss
4 104 Pittsburgh Steelers Dwight White † DE East Texas State
from Baltimore
5 105 Boston Patriots Tim Kelly  LB Notre Dame
5 106 Pittsburgh Steelers Larry Brown † TE Kansas
5 107 Buffalo Bills Donnie Green  T Purdue
5 108 Philadelphia Eagles Shellabarger, TomTom Shellabarger  T San Diego State
5 109 Houston Oilers Armstrong, WillieWillie Armstrong  RB Grambling
5 110 Cincinnati Bengals Art May  DE Tuskegee
from N. Y. Jets
5 111 Atlanta Falcons Ray Jarvis  WR Norfolk State
5 112 Pittsburgh Steelers Melvin Holmes  T North Carolina A&T
5 113 Buffalo Bills Tim Beamer  CB Johnson C. Smith
from Denver
5 114 San Francisco 49ers Shaternick, DeanDean Shaternick  T Kansas State
from Chicago
5 115 San Diego Chargers Bryant Salter  S Pittsburgh
from Green Bay
5 116 Green Bay Packers Donnell Smith  DE Southern
from Washington
5 117 San Diego Chargers Ray White  LB Syracuse
5 118 Cleveland Browns Brown, StanStan Brown  WR Purdue
5 119 San Diego Chargers Asack, PhilPhil Asack  DE Duke
from Cincinnati
5 120 Kansas City Chiefs Mike Adamle  RB Northwestern
5 121 St. Louis Cardinals Wallace, RockyRocky Wallace  LB Missouri
5 122 San Francisco 49ers George Wells  LB New Mexico State
from N. Y. Giants
5 123 Oakland Raiders Bob Moore  TE Stanford
5 124 Green Bay Packers Jim Stillwagon  LB Ohio State
from Los Angeles via Washington
5 125 Detroit Lions Newell, PetePete Newell  G Michigan
5 126 Pittsburgh Steelers Ralph Anderson  DB West Texas A&M
5 127 San Francisco 49ers Marty Huff  LB Michigan
5 128 Pittsburgh Steelers Brister, FredFred Brister  LB Ole Miss
from Minnesota
5 129 Dallas Cowboys Ron Kadziel  LB Stanford
5 130 Baltimore Colts John Andrews  TE Indiana
6 131 Boston Patriots Hardt, DavidDavid Hardt  TE Kentucky
6 132 New Orleans Saints Don Moorhead  RB Michigan
6 133 Philadelphia Eagles Jack Smith  DB Troy State
6 134 Houston Oilers Willie Alexander  CB Alcorn A&M
6 135 Chicago Bears Earl Thomas  WR Houston
from Buffalo
6 136 New York Jets Phil Wise  TE Nebraska–Omaha
6 137 Atlanta Falcons Tom Hayes  CB San Diego State
6 138 Pittsburgh Steelers Craig Hanneman  T Oregon State
6 139 Denver Broncos Phillips, HaroldHarold Phillips  DB Michigan State
6 140 Green Bay Packers Scott Hunter  QB Alabama
6 141 Washington Redskins Conway Hayman  G Delaware
6 142 Cleveland Browns Doug Dieken † T Illinois
from Chicago
6 143 San Diego Chargers Mayes, JacobJacob Mayes  RB Tennessee State
6 144 Cleveland Browns Dixon, JayJay Dixon  DE Boston University
6 145 Buffalo Bills Bill McKinley  DE Arizona
from Cincinnati
6 146 Kansas City Chiefs Kerry Reardon  CB Iowa
6 147 St. Louis Cardinals Mel Gray † WR Missouri
6 148 Atlanta Falcons Ray Brown  S West Texas State
from N. Y. Giants
6 149 Oakland Raiders Greg Slough  LB USC
6 150 Detroit Lions Frank Harris  QB Boston College
from Los Angeles via Philadelphia
6 151 Miami Dolphins Dennis Coleman  LB Ole Miss
6 152 Detroit Lions Franklin, HermanHerman Franklin  WR USC
6 153 San Francisco 49ers Bresler, AlAl Bresler  WR Auburn
6 154 Philadelphia Eagles Neely, WyckWyck Neely  DB Ole Miss
from Minnesota
6 155 Dallas Cowboys Maier, SteveSteve Maier  WR Northern Arizona
6 156 Baltimore Colts Ken Frith  DT Northeast Louisiana
7 157 Oakland Raiders Don Martin  DB Yale
from Boston
7 158 New Orleans Saints Larry DiNardo  G Notre Dame
7 159 Houston Oilers Phil Croyle  LB California
7 160 Buffalo Bills Bob Chandler  WR USC
7 161 Philadelphia Eagles Harold Carmichael‡† WR Southern
7 162 New York Jets Scott Palmer  DT Texas
7 163 Atlanta Falcons Wesley Chesson  WR Duke
7 164 Pittsburgh Steelers McClure, WorthyWorthy McClure  T Ole Miss
7 165 Denver Broncos Doug Adams  LB Ohio State
7 166 Washington Redskins Willie Germany  DB Morgan State
7 167 Chicago Bears Lee, BuddyBuddy Lee  QB LSU
7 168 Green Bay Packers Dave Davis  WR Tennessee State
7 169 San Diego Chargers Chuck Dicus  WR Arkansas
7 170 Cleveland Browns Jacobs, BobBob Jacobs  K Wyoming
7 171 Cincinnati Bengals Neal Craig  S Fisk
7 172 New Orleans Saints Bob Newland  WR Oregon
from Kansas City
7 173 St. Louis Cardinals Cooch, JamesJames Cooch  DB Colorado
7 174 Houston Oilers Watson, LarryLarry Watson  T Morgan State
from N. Y. Giants
7 175 Green Bay Packers Johnson, JamesJames Johnson  WR Bishop
from Oakland
7 176 Chicago Bears Ferris, DennisDennis Ferris  RB Pittsburgh
from Los Angeles
7 177 Detroit Lions Wheless, BrownieBrownie Wheless  T Rice
7 178 Miami Dolphins Ron Dickerson  DB Kansas State
7 179 San Francisco 49ers John Watson  T Oklahoma
7 180 Minnesota Vikings Gene Mack  LB UTEP
7 181 Dallas Cowboys Griffin, BillBill Griffin  T Catawba
7 182 Baltimore Colts Gordon Bowdell  WR Michigan State
8 183 Buffalo Bills Ross, LouisLouis Ross  DE South Carolina State
from Boston
8 184 Pittsburgh Steelers Crowe, LarryLarry Crowe  RB Texas Southern
from New Orleans
8 185 Buffalo Bills Tyrone Walls  RB Missouri
8 186 Philadelphia Eagles Leonard Gotschalk  C Humboldt State
8 187 Denver Broncos Beard, TomTom Beard  C Michigan State
from Houston
8 188 New York Jets Roy Kirksey  G Maryland State
8 189 Atlanta Falcons Dennis Havig  G Colorado
8 190 Pittsburgh Steelers Rogers, PaulPaul Rogers  K Nebraska
8 191 Kansas City Chiefs Mike Sensibaugh  S Ohio State
from Denver
8 192 Chicago Bears Weiss, KarlKarl Weiss  T Vanderbilt
8 193 Green Bay Packers Win Headley  C Wake Forest
8 194 New Orleans Saints Elder, JamesJames Elder  DB Southern
from Washington
8 195 San Diego Chargers Van Gorkum, LeonLeon Van Gorkum  DE San Diego State
8 196 Cleveland Browns Zelina, LarryLarry Zelina  RB Ohio State
8 197 Cincinnati Bengals Herring, FredFred Herring  DB Tennessee State
8 198 Kansas City Chiefs Rick Telander  DB Northwestern
8 199 St. Louis Cardinals Ron Yankowski  DE Kansas State
8 200 New York Giants Gregory, TedTed Gregory  DE Delaware
8 201 New Orleans Saints Bob Gresham  RB West Virginia
from Oakland
8 202 Los Angeles Rams Garay, TonyTony Garay  DE Hofstra
8 203 Pittsburgh Steelers Ernie Holmes  DT Texas Southern
from Miami
8 204 Detroit Lions Ken Lee  LB Washington
8 205 San Francisco 49ers Jim McCann  P Arizona State
8 206 Dallas Cowboys Ron Jessie † WR Kansas
8 207 Baltimore Colts Bogan, WillieWillie Bogan  DB Dartmouth
8 208 Minnesota Vikings Fairley, JohnJohn Fairley  DE Johnson C. Smith
9 209 Boston Patriots Josh Ashton  RB Tulsa
9 210 New Orleans Saints Williams, TomTom Williams  DB Willamette
9 211 Philadelphia Eagles Pettigrew, LenLen Pettigrew  LB Ashland
9 212 Houston Oilers Floyd Rice  LB Alcorn A&M
9 213 Buffalo Bills Strickland, BobBob Strickland  LB Auburn
9 214 New York Jets Curtis, JohnJohn Curtis  TE Springfield
9 215 Atlanta Falcons Griffin, AlvinAlvin Griffin  WR Tuskegee
9 216 Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Anderson  LB LSU
9 217 Denver Broncos Handy, JohnJohn Handy  LB Purdue
9 218 Green Bay Packers Mayer, BarryBarry Mayer  RB Minnesota
9 219 Washington Redskins Mike Fanucci  DE Arizona State
9 220 Chicago Bears Lester McClain  WR Tennessee
9 221 San Diego Chargers John Tanner  TE Tennessee Tech
9 222 Cleveland Browns Levels, WilmurWilmur Levels  DB North Texas State
9 223 Cincinnati Bengals Gustafson, GaryGary Gustafson  LB Montana State
9 224 Kansas City Chiefs Hawes, AlvinAlvin Hawes  T Minnesota
9 225 St. Louis Cardinals Savoy, MikeMike Savoy  WR Black Hills (SD)
9 226 New York Giants Thomas, EdEd Thomas  LB Lebanon Valley
9 227 Oakland Raiders Garnett, DaveDave Garnett  RB Pittsburgh
9 228 Los Angeles Rams Schmidt, JoeJoe Schmidt  WR Miami (FL)
9 229 Detroit Lions Mickey Zofko  RB Auburn
9 230 Miami Dolphins Vern Den Herder † DE Central Iowa
9 231 San Francisco 49ers Couch, ThermanTherman Couch  LB Iowa State
9 232 Minnesota Vikings Sullivan, TimTim Sullivan  RB Iowa
9 233 Dallas Cowboys Honor Jackson  WR Pacific
9 234 Baltimore Colts Burnett, BillBill Burnett  RB Arkansas
10 235 Boston Patriots Layne McDowell  T Iowa
10 236 San Francisco 49ers Ron Cardo  RB Wisconsin–Oshkosh
from New Orleans
10 237 Houston Oilers Price, RussellRussell Price  DE North Carolina Central
10 238 Oakland Raiders West, WilliamWilliam West  DB Tennessee State
from Buffalo
10 239 New Orleans Saints Rocky Pamplin  RB Hawaii
from Philadelphia
10 240 New York Jets Jim Betts  DB Michigan
10 241 Atlanta Falcons Tillman, FaddieFaddie Tillman  DE Boise State
10 242 Pittsburgh Steelers O'Shea, JimJim O'Shea  TE Boston College
10 243 Denver Broncos Harris, CarlisCarlis Harris  WR Idaho State
10 244 Washington Redskins Taylor, JesseJesse Taylor  RB Cincinnati
10 245 Chicago Bears Larry Rowden  LB Houston
10 246 Green Bay Packers Kevin Hunt  T Doane
10 247 San Diego Chargers Gary Nowak  TE Michigan State
10 248 Cleveland Browns Casteel, SteveSteve Casteel  LB Oklahoma
10 249 Cincinnati Bengals Stambaugh, JackJack Stambaugh  G Oregon
10 250 Kansas City Chiefs Bruce Jankowski  WR Ohio State
10 251 St. Louis Cardinals Miller, RonaldRonald Miller  T McNeese State
10 252 New York Giants Henry Reed  LB Weber State
10 253 Oakland Raiders Oesterling, TimTim Oesterling  DT UCLA
10 254 Los Angeles Rams Don Popplewell  C Colorado
10 255 Miami Dolphins Maree, RonRon Maree  DT Purdue
10 256 Philadelphia Eagles Tom Bailey  RB Florida State
from Detroit
10 257 San Francisco 49ers Ernie Jennings  WR Air Force
10 258 Minnesota Vikings Morris, ChrisChris Morris  G Indiana
10 259 Dallas Cowboys Rodney Wallace  DT New Mexico
10 260 Baltimore Colts Rex Kern  QB Ohio State

Round 11

Pick # NFL team Player Position College
261 Boston Patriots Dan Schneiss Tight end Nebraska
262 New Orleans Saints Bob Pollard Defensive end Weber State
263 Buffalo Bills Andy Browder Tackle Texas A&I
264 Philadelphia Eagles Albert Davis Running back Tennessee State
265 Houston Oilers Macon Hughes Wide receiver Rice
266 New York Jets Vernon Studdard Wide receiver Mississippi
267 Atlanta Falcons Larry Shears Defensive back Lincoln (MO)
268 Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Wagner Defensive back Western Illinois
269 Denver Broncos Roger Roitsch Defensive tackle Rice
270 Chicago Bears Cliff Hardy Defensive back Michigan State
271 Green Bay Packers John Lanier Running back Parsons
272 Washington Redskins George Starke Tackle Columbia
273 San Diego Chargers Don Pinson Defensive back Tennessee State
274 Cleveland Browns Mike Sikich Guard Northwestern
275 Cincinnati Bengals Edward Marshall Wide receiver Cameron State
276 Kansas City Chiefs Nate Allen Defensive back Texas Southern
277 St. Louis Cardinals Rick Ogle Linebacker Colorado
278 New York Giants Marshall Ellison Guard Dayton
279 Oakland Raiders Jim Poston Defensive tackle South Carolina
280 Los Angeles Rams Charlie Richards Quarterback Richmond
281 Detroit Lions Phil Webb Defensive back Colorado State
282 Miami Dolphins Vic Surma Tackle Penn State
283 San Francisco 49ers Joe Reed Quarterback Mississippi State
284 Minnesota Vikings Mike Walker Linebacker Tulane
285 Dallas Cowboys Ernest Bonwell Defensive tackle Lane (Tenn.)
286 Baltimore Colts Dave Jones Linebacker Baylor

Round 12

Pick # NFL team Player Position College
287 Boston Patriots John Rodman Tackle Northwestern
288 New Orleans Saints Ron Gathright Defensive back Morehead State
289 Philadelphia Eagles Rich Saathoff Defensive end Northern Arizona
290 Houston Oilers John Thompson Guard Minnesota
291 Buffalo Bills Jim Sheffield Kicker Texas A&M
292 New York Jets Rich Sowells Defensive back Alcorn A&M
293 Atlanta Falcons Ronnie Lowe Wide receiver Ft. Valley State
294 Baltimore Colts Bob Wuensch Tackle Texas
295 Denver Broncos Floyd Franks Wide receiver Mississippi
296 Green Bay Packers Greg Hendren Guard California
297 Washington Redskins Jeff Severson Defensive back Cal State-Long Beach
298 Chicago Bears Steve Booras Defensive end Mesa Jr. College
299 San Diego Chargers Wesley Garnett Wide receiver Utah State
300 Cleveland Browns Tony Blanchard Tight end North Carolina
301 Cincinnati Bengals James Hayden Defensive end Memphis State
302 Kansas City Chiefs Tony Esposito Running back Pittsburgh
303 St. Louis Cardinals Tim Von Dulm Quarterback Portland State
304 New York Giants Tom Blanchard Kicker Oregon
305 Oakland Raiders Horace Jones Defensive tackle Louisville
306 Los Angeles Rams Kirk Behrendt Tackle Whitewater
307 Miami Dolphins Leroy Byars Running back Alcorn A&M
308 Detroit Lions Bill Pilconis Wide receiver Pittsburgh
309 San Francisco 49ers Jim Bunch Defensive tackle Wisconsin–Platteville
310 Minnesota Vikings Reggie Holmes Defensive back Wisconsin–Stout
311 Dallas Cowboys Steve Goepel Quarterback Colgate
312 Baltimore Colts Bill Triplett Wide receiver Michigan State

Round 13

Pick # NFL team Player Position College
313 Boston Patriots Lewis Swain Defensive back Alabama A&M
314 New Orleans Saints Don Burchfield Tight end Ball State
315 Houston Oilers Joe Hoing Guard Arkansas Tech
316 Buffalo Bills Busty Underwood Quarterback Texas Christian
317 Philadelphia Eagles Danny Lester Defensive back Texas
318 New York Jets John Eggold Defensive end Arizona
319 Atlanta Falcons Dan Crooks Defensive back Wisconsin
320 Pittsburgh Steelers Alfred Young Wide receiver South Carolina State
321 Denver Broncos Craig Blackford Quarterback Evansville
322 Washington Redskins Dan Ryczek Center Virginia
323 Chicago Bears Ed Nicholas Tackle North Carolina State
324 Green Bay Packers Jack Martin Running back Angelo State
325 San Diego Chargers Sammy Milner Wide receiver Mississippi State
326 Cleveland Browns Thad Jamula Tackle Lehigh
327 Cincinnati Bengals David Knapman Tight end Central Washington
328 Kansas City Chiefs Chuck Hixson Quarterback Southern Methodist
329 St. Louis Cardinals Jeff Allen Defensive back Iowa State
330 New York Giants Dave Roller Defensive tackle Kentucky
331 Los Angeles Rams Russell Harrison Running back Kansas State
332 Detroit Lions David Abercrombie Running back Tulane
333 Miami Dolphins Lionel Hepburn Defensive back Texas Southern
334 Oakland Raiders Mick Natzel Defensive back Central Michigan
335 San Francisco 49ers John Bullock Running back Purdue
336 Minnesota Vikings Benny Fry Center Houston
337 Dallas Cowboys James Ford Running back Texas Southern
338 Baltimore Colts Tom Neville Linebacker Yale

Round 14

Pick # NFL team Player Position College
339 Boston Patriots Alfred Sykes Wide receiver Florida A&M
340 New Orleans Saints Bobby Scott Quarterback Tennessee
341 Buffalo Bills Jim Hoots Defensive end Missouri Southern
342 Philadelphia Eagles Robert Creech Linebacker Texas Christian
343 Houston Oilers Dick Adams Defensive back Miami (OH)
344 New York Jets John Harpring Guard Michigan
345 Atlanta Falcons Daryl Comer Tight end Texas
346 Pittsburgh Steelers McKinney Evans Defensive back New Mexico Highlands
347 Chicago Bears Willie Lewis Running back Arizona
348 Green Bay Packers LeRoy Spears Defensive end Moorhead (MN)
349 Washington Redskins Bill Bynum Quarterback W. New Mexico
350 Denver Broncos Tommy Lyons Center Georgia
351 San Diego Chargers Edward O'Daniel Defensive end Texas Southern
352 Cleveland Browns Rick Kingrea Linebacker Tulane
353 Cincinnati Bengals Irvin Mallory Defensive back Virginia Union
354 Kansas City Chiefs Bruce Bergey Defensive end UCLA
355 St. Louis Cardinals Doug Klausen Tackle Arizona
356 New York Giants Charlie Evans Running back USC
357 Oakland Raiders Tom Gipson Defensive tackle North Texas State
358 Los Angeles Rams Lionel Coleman Defensive back Oregon
359 Miami Dolphins David Vaughn Tight end Memphis State
360 Detroit Lions Tom Lorenz Tight end Iowa State
361 San Francisco 49ers Bill Dunstan Defensive end Utah State
362 Minnesota Vikings Jim Gallagher Linebacker Yale
363 Dallas Cowboys Tyrone Covey Defensive back Utah State
364 Baltimore Colts Mike Mikolayunas Running back Davidson

Round 15

Pick # NFL team Player Position College
365 Boston Patriots Nick McGarry Tight end Massachusetts
366 New Orleans Saints Bart Graves Tackle Tulane
367 Philadelphia Eagles Ed Fisher Guard Prairie View A&M
368 Houston Oilers Andy Hopkins Running back Stephen F. Austin
369 Buffalo Bills Charles Cole Running back Toledo
370 New York Jets Dan Dyches Center South Carolina
371 Atlanta Falcons Wallace Clark Running back Auburn
372 Pittsburgh Steelers Ray Makin Guard Kentucky
373 Denver Broncos Larry James Running back Norfolk State
374 Green Bay Packers Len Garrett Tight end New Mexico Highlands
375 Washington Redskins Anthony Christnovich Guard LaCrosse (Wisc)
376 Chicago Bears Ron Maciejowski Quarterback Ohio State
377 San Diego Chargers Eric Humston Linebacker Muskingum
378 Cleveland Browns Bill Green Defensive back Western Kentucky
379 Cincinnati Bengals Bob Thomas Running back Arizona State
380 Kansas City Chiefs Mike Montgomery Defensive back Southwest Texas State
381 St. Louis Cardinals Ted Heiskell Running back Houston
382 New York Giants Jim Wright Linebacker Notre Dame
383 Oakland Raiders Andy Giles Defensive end William & Mary
384 Los Angeles Rams Vontez Norman VI Guard Notre Dame
385 Detroit Lions Ed Coates Wide receiver Central Missouri
386 Miami Dolphins Bob Richards Guard California
387 San Francisco 49ers John Lennon Tackle Colgate
388 Minnesota Vikings Jeff Wright Defensive back Minnesota
389 Dallas Cowboys Bob Young Tight end Delaware
390 Baltimore Colts Mike Hogan Linebacker Michigan State

Round 16

Rnd. Pick Team Player Pos. College Notes
16 391 Boston Patriots Zikmund, JimJim Zikmund  DB Kearney State
16 392 New Orleans Saints Robinson, CraigCraig Robinson  T Houston
16 393 Houston Oilers Denson, MoseMose Denson  RB Maryland State
16 394 Buffalo Bills Hunter, BillyBilly Hunter  DB Utah
16 395 Philadelphia Eagles James, BruceBruce James  LB Arkansas
16 396 New York Jets Steve Harkey  RB Georgia Tech
16 397 Atlanta Falcons James, LindseyLindsey James  RB San Diego State
16 398 Pittsburgh Steelers Huntley, WalterWalter Huntley  DB Trinity (TX)
16 399 Denver Broncos Thompson, SteveSteve Thompson  DT Minnesota
16 400 Washington Redskins Tucker, GlennGlenn Tucker  LB North Texas State
16 401 Chicago Bears Bailey, SidSid Bailey  DE Texas–Arlington
16 402 Green Bay Packers O'Donnell, JackJack O'Donnell  G Central State (OK)
16 403 San Diego Chargers Foote, EdEd Foote  C Hawaii
16 404 Cleveland Browns Smith, DaveDave Smith  WR Mississippi State
16 405 Cincinnati Bengals Debevc, MarkMark Debevc  LB Ohio State
16 406 Kansas City Chiefs Jansonius, DarrellDarrell Jansonius  G Iowa State
16 407 St. Louis Cardinals Brame, LawrenceLawrence Brame  LB Western Kentucky
16 408 New York Giants Dick Gibbs  TE UTEP
16 409 Los Angeles Rams Boice, RossRoss Boice  LB Pacific Lutheran
16 410 Miami Dolphins Myers, ChrisChris Myers  WR Kenyon
16 411 Detroit Lions Kutchinski, TomTom Kutchinski  DB Michigan State
16 412 Oakland Raiders Stawarz, TonyTony Stawarz  DB Miami (FL)
16 413 Minnesota Vikings Edmonds, GregGreg Edmonds  WR Penn State
16 414 San Francisco 49ers Purcell, DaveDave Purcell  DT Kentucky
16 415 Dallas Cowboys Brennan, JohnJohn Brennan  T Boston College
16 416 Baltimore Colts Harrington, RichRich Harrington  DB Houston

Round 17

Pick # NFL team Player Position College
417 Boston Patriots Ronald Leigh Defensive end Elizabeth City State
418 Los Angeles Rams Randy Vataha Wide receiver Stanford
419 Buffalo Bills Pat Morrison Tight end Arkansas
420 Philadelphia Eagles John Sage Linebacker LSU
421 Houston Oilers Calvin Fox Linebacker Michigan State
422 New York Jets Greg Flaska Defensive end Western Michigan
423 Atlanta Falcons Willie Martin Running back Johnson C. Smith
424 Pittsburgh Steelers Danny Ehle Running back Howard Payne
425 Denver Broncos Jack Simcsak Kicker Virginia Tech
426 Chicago Bears Ray Garganes Linebacker Millersville (PA)
427 Green Bay Packers Monty Johnson Defensive back Oklahoma
428 New Orleans Saints Hermann Eben Wide receiver Oklahoma State
429 San Diego Chargers Chip Kell Center Tennessee
430 Cleveland Browns Leo Dillon Center Dayton
431 Kansas City Chiefs Travis Hill Defensive back Prairie View A&M
432 Cincinnati Bengals Sam Pearson Defensive back Western Kentucky
433 St. Louis Cardinals Preston Watkins Wide receiver Bluefield (WV)
434 New York Giants Coleman Zeno Wide receiver Grambling
435 Los Angeles Rams Joe Sweet Wide receiver Tennessee State
436 Detroit Lions Gordon Jolley Tackle Utah
437 Miami Dolphins Curt Mark Linebacker Mayville (N.D.)
438 San Francisco 49ers Leroy Charlton Defensive back Florida A&M
439 Minnesota Vikings Ken Duncan Punter Tulsa
440 Dallas Cowboys John Bomer Center Memphis State
441 Baltimore Colts Don Nottingham Running back Kent State
442[5] Oakland Raiders Charles Hill Wide receiver Sam Houston State

Notable undrafted players

† = Pro Bowler[2]
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Notes
Atlanta Falcons Mike Lewis  DT Arkansas AM&N
Buffalo Bills Tony Greene † S Maryland
Buffalo Bills John Leypoldt  K Northern Virginia
Cincinnati Bengals Tony Bertuca  LB Chico State
Cincinnati Bengals Cookie Brinkman  WR Louisville
Dallas Cowboys Toni Fritsch † K  
Green Bay Packers Jim DeLisle  DT Wisconsin
Green Bay Packers Tim Webster  K Arkansas
Houston Oilers Ward Walsh  RB Colorado
Los Angeles Rams Matt Maslowski  WR San Diego
Los Angeles Rams Dave Mays  QB Texas Southern
Miami Dolphins Maulty Moore  DT Bethune-Cookman
Minnesota Vikings Chuck Winfrey  LB Wisconsin
New England Patriots Kenny Price  LB Iowa
New Orleans Saints Bill Line  DT SMU
New York Giants Dick Hanson  T North Dakota State
Oakland Raiders Don Milan  QB Cal Poly
Pittsburgh Steelers Glen Edwards † S Florida A&M
St. Louis Cardinals George Jakowenko  K Syracuse

Hall of Famers

  • Jack Ham, linebacker from Pennsylvania State, taken 2nd round 34th overall by Pittsburgh Steelers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1988.[6]
  • John Riggins, running back from Kansas, taken 1st round 6th overall by New York Jets
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1992.[7]
  • Dan Dierdorf, offensive tackle from Michigan, taken 2nd round 43rd overall by St. Louis Cardinals
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1996.[7]
  • Jack Youngblood, defensive end from Florida, taken 1st round 20th overall by Los Angeles Rams
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2001.[8]
  • Harold Carmichael, wide receiver from Southern, taken 7th round 161st overall by Philadelphia Eagles
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2020

References

  1. ^ Prewitt, Alex (April 29, 2022). "Inside the 1971 NFL Draft, Where Atlanta Selected...John Wayne?". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  3. ^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  4. ^ "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on February 10, 2010. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  5. ^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
  6. ^ List of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  7. ^ a b List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  8. ^ List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
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