1974 NFL draft

1974 NFL draft
Americana Hotel (location of the draft), photographed in 1962
General information
DateJanuary 29–30, 1974
Time10:00am EST
LocationAmericana Hotel
in New York City, New York
Networkno television coverage
Overview
442 total selections in 17 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionEd "Too Tall" Jones, DE
Dallas Cowboys
Mr. IrrelevantKen Dickerson, DB
Miami Dolphins
Most selections (25)Baltimore Colts
Fewest selections (10)Houston Oilers
Hall of Famers
7

The 1974 NFL draft took place at the Americana Hotel in New York City, New York, on January 29–30, 1974.[1][2] Each of the 26 NFL teams were granted 17 selections for a total of 442 picks.[3]

Many experts consider the Pittsburgh Steelers to have had the best draft class in NFL history as they selected four players later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth, and Mike Webster). A fifth Hall of Famer, Donnie Shell, was signed by Pittsburgh after going unselected in the draft.[4] The closest any other team has come to this success in a draft is the Dallas Cowboys' 1964 draft, when three Hall of Famers were taken (Roger Staubach, Mel Renfro, and Bob Hayes.[5] The Green Bay Packers also selected three Hall of Famers in 1958 (Jim Taylor, Ray Nitschke, and Jerry Kramer).

The Houston Oilers had the first pick in the 1974 draft based on their one-win record in 1973, but they traded the first overall pick—as well as the first pick of the third round, #53 overall—to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for defensive end Tody Smith and wide receiver Billy Parks.[6] Dallas used the two picks to select two future Pro Bowlers, defensive end Ed "Too Tall" Jones and quarterback Danny White.

This was the first NFL draft since 1938 to not have any quarterbacks taken in the first round, and one of only six. Along with 1988, it is the only draft where no quarterback was taken in the first two rounds, and 1974 is generally regarded as one of the worst quarterback draft classes of all time, with only Danny White (the first quarterback taken, with the first pick in the third round) and fourth round pick Mike Boryla reaching the Pro Bowl, and even Boryla was out of the NFL by 1978.[7]

In the seventeenth round, the Green Bay Packers selected wide receiver Randy Woodfield of Portland State (428th overall). Cut in training camp, he later became a convicted serial killer, known as the 'I-5 killer'.[8]

The last remaining active player in the NFL from the 1974 draft class was center Mike Webster, who retired after the 1990 season.

Player selections

* = compensatory selection
† = Pro Bowler[9]
‡ = Hall of Famer[10]
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 1–12

Rnd. Pick Team Player Pos. College Notes
1 1 Dallas Cowboys Ed Jones † DE Tennessee State
from Houston
1 2 San Diego Chargers Bo Matthews  RB Colorado
1 3 New York Giants John Hicks  G Ohio State
1 4 Chicago Bears Waymond Bryant  LB Tennessee State
1 5 Baltimore Colts John Dutton † DE Nebraska
1 6 New York Jets Carl Barzilauskas  DT Indiana
1 7 St. Louis Cardinals J. V. Cain  TE Colorado
1 8 Detroit Lions Ed O'Neil  LB Penn State
from New Orleans
1 9 San Francisco 49ers Wilbur Jackson  RB Alabama
1 10 San Francisco 49ers Bill Sandifer  DT UCLA
1 11 Los Angeles Rams John Cappelletti  RB Penn State
From Philadelphia Heisman Trophy winner [11]
1 12 Green Bay Packers Barty Smith  FB Richmond
1 13 New Orleans Saints Rick Middleton  LB Ohio State
from Detroit
1 14 Denver Broncos Randy Gradishar‡† LB Ohio State
1 15 San Diego Chargers Don Goode  LB Kansas
from Cleveland
1 16 Kansas City Chiefs Woody Green  RB Arizona State
1 17 Minnesota Vikings Fred McNeill  LB UCLA
From Atlanta
1 18 Buffalo Bills Reuben Gant  TE Oklahoma State
1 19 Oakland Raiders Henry Lawrence † T Florida A&M
1 20 Chicago Bears Dave Gallagher  DT Michigan
From Washington via Los Angeles
1 21 Pittsburgh Steelers Lynn Swann‡† WR USC
1 22 Dallas Cowboys Charley Young  RB NC State
1 23 Cincinnati Bengals Bill Kollar  DT Montana State
1 24 Baltimore Colts Roger Carr † WR Louisiana Tech
From Los Angeles
1 25 Minnesota Vikings Steve Riley  T USC
1 26 Miami Dolphins Don Reese  DE Jackson State
2 27 Buffalo Bills Doug Allen  LB Penn State
from Houston
2 28 New York Giants Tom Mullen  LB Southwest Missouri State
2 29 Minnesota Vikings John Holland  WR Tennessee State
from San Diego
2 30 New England Patriots Steve Corbett  G Boston College
from Chicago
2 31 New York Jets Gordie Browne  G Boston College
2 32 Baltimore Colts Fred Cook  DE Southern Miss
2 33 St. Louis Cardinals Greg Kindle  LB Tennessee State
2 34 New England Patriots Steve Nelson † LB North Dakota State
2 35 San Francisco 49ers Keith Fahnhorst † T Minnesota
2 36 New Orleans Saints Paul Seal  TE Michigan
2 37 Baltimore Colts Ed Shuttlesworth  RB Michigan
from Philadelphia
2 38 Miami Dolphins Andre Tillman  TE Texas Tech
from Green Bay
2 39 Detroit Lions Billy Howard  DT Alcorn A&M
2 40 Cleveland Browns Corbett, BillyBilly Corbett  T Johnson C. Smith
2 41 Kansas City Chiefs Charlie Getty  T Penn State
2 42 Denver Broncos Carl Wafer  DT Tennessee State
2 43 San Diego Chargers Mark Markovich  C Penn State
from Buffalo
2 44 Atlanta Falcons Gerald Tinker  WR Kent State
2 45 Oakland Raiders Dave Casper‡† TE Notre Dame
2 46 Pittsburgh Steelers Jack Lambert‡† LB Kent State
2 47 Miami Dolphins Benny Malone  RB Arizona State
from Dallas
2 48 Cincinnati Bengals Charlie Davis  RB Colorado
2 49 San Francisco 49ers Delvin Williams † RB Kansas
from Washington
2 50 Los Angeles Rams Bill Simpson  S Michigan State
2 51 Minnesota Vikings Matt Blair † LB Iowa State
2 52 Miami Dolphins Jeris White  CB Hawaii
3 53 Dallas Cowboys Danny White † QB Arizona State
from Houston
3 54 Chicago Bears Wayne Wheeler  WR Alabama
from San Diego
3 55 New York Giants Rick Dvorak  DE Wichita State
3 56 Chicago Bears Greg Horton  G Colorado
3 57 Baltimore Colts Glenn Robinson  LB Oklahoma State
3 58 New York Jets Godwin Turk  LB Southern
3 59 San Diego Chargers Rudder, BillBill Rudder  RB Tennessee
from St. Louis
3 60 St. Louis Cardinals Steve George  DT Houston
from San Francisco
3 61 Cincinnati Bengals Dave Lapham  G Syracuse
from New Orleans
3 62 Chicago Bears Cliff Taylor  RB Memphis State
from New England via Washington
3 63 Philadelphia Eagles Mitch Sutton  DT Kansas
3 64 Minnesota Vikings Steve Craig  TE Northwestern
from Green Bay via San Diego
3 65 Detroit Lions Dexter Bussey  RB Texas–Arlington
3 66 Kansas City Chiefs David Jaynes  QB Kansas
3 67 Baltimore Colts Robert Pratt  G North Carolina
3 68 Denver Broncos Claudie Minor  T San Diego State
from Cleveland
3 69 Atlanta Falcons Kim McQuilken  QB Lehigh
3 70 Buffalo Bills Gary Marangi  QB Boston College
3 71 Atlanta Falcons Maurice Spencer  CB North Carolina Central
from Oakland via New Orleans
3 72 Dallas Cowboys Cal Peterson  LB UCLA
3 73 Cincinnati Bengals Evan Jolitz  LB Cincinnati
3 74 New York Jets Roscoe Word  CB Jackson State
from Washington
3 75 Oakland Raiders Mark van Eeghen  RB Colgate
from Pittsburgh
3 76 Los Angeles Rams Oliver, AlAl Oliver  T UCLA
3 77 Minnesota Vikings Scott Anderson  C Missouri
3 78 Miami Dolphins Nat Moore † WR Florida
4 79 Houston Oilers Manstedt, SteveSteve Manstedt  LB Nebraska
4 80 New York Giants Carl Summerell  QB East Carolina
4 81 San Diego Chargers Harrison Davis  WR Virginia
4 82 Pittsburgh Steelers John Stallworth‡† WR Alabama A&M
from Chicago via New England
4 83 San Francisco 49ers Clint Haslerig  WR Michigan
from N. Y. Jets via New Orleans
4 84 Baltimore Colts Bell, TonyTony Bell  DB Bowling Green
4 85 St. Louis Cardinals Durwood Keeton  DB Oklahoma
4 86 Minnesota Vikings Mike Townsend  DB Notre Dame
from New Orleans
4 87 Cincinnati Bengals Mike Boryla † QB Stanford
from New England
4 88 New Orleans Saints Rod McNeill  RB USC
from San Francisco
4 89 Philadelphia Eagles Frank LeMaster † LB Kentucky
4 90 San Francisco 49ers Sammy Johnson  RB North Carolina
from Green Bay
4 91 St. Louis Cardinals Ike Harris  WR Iowa State
from Detroit
4 92 Denver Broncos Collie, OzellOzell Collie  DB Colorado
4 93 Oakland Raiders Morris Bradshaw  WR Ohio State
from Cleveland
4 94 Kansas City Chiefs Matt Herkenhoff  T Minnesota
4 95 Buffalo Bills Crumpler, CarlesterCarlester Crumpler  RB East Carolina
4 96 Atlanta Falcons Vince Kendrick  RB Florida
4 97 Dallas Cowboys Ken Hutcherson  LB Livingston
from Oakland
4 98 Cincinnati Bengals White, DarylDaryl White  G Nebraska
4 99 Los Angeles Rams Norris Weese  QB Ole Miss
from Washington
4 100 Pittsburgh Steelers Jimmy Allen  S UCLA
4 101 Dallas Cowboys Adrade, AndyAndy Adrade  RB Northern Michigan
4 102 Los Angeles Rams Johnson, FrankFrank Johnson  T UC Riverside
4 103 Cincinnati Bengals Williams, RichardRichard Williams  WR Abilene Christian
from Minnesota
4 104 Miami Dolphins Bill Stevenson  DT Drake
5 105 San Diego Chargers John Teerlinck  DT Western Illinois
from Houston via Washington
5 106 Buffalo Bills Gary Hayman  WR Penn State
from San Diego
5 107 New York Giants Don Clune  WR Penn
5 108 Philadelphia Eagles Cagle, JimJim Cagle  DT Georgia
from Chicago
5 109 Atlanta Falcons Henry Childs † TE Kansas State
from Baltimore via Detroit
5 110 New York Jets Baccus, GaryGary Baccus  LB Oklahoma
5 111 St. Louis Cardinals Steve Neils  LB Minnesota
5 112 New England Patriots Andy Johnson  RB Georgia
5 113 New Orleans Saints Joel Parker  WR Florida
from San Francisco
5 114 Cincinnati Bengals Haskel Stanback  RB Tennessee
from New Orleans
5 115 Philadelphia Eagles Keith Krepfle  TE Iowa State
5 116 Green Bay Packers Steve Odom † WR Utah
5 117 Detroit Lions Carl Capria  DB Purdue
5 118 Cleveland Browns Mark Ilgenfritz  DE Vanderbilt
5 119 New York Giants Clyde Powers  S Oklahoma
from Kansas City
5 120 Minnesota Vikings Ferguson, JimJim Ferguson  CB Stanford
from Denver
5 121 New Orleans Saints Terry Schmidt  CB Ball State
from Atlanta
5 122 Buffalo Bills Guy, TimTim Guy  T Oregon
5 123 Oakland Raiders Wessel, PetePete Wessel  DB Northwestern
5 124 New England Patriots Battle, CharlesCharles Battle  DE Grambling
5 125 Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Webster‡† C Wisconsin
5 126 Dallas Cowboys John Kelsey  T Missouri
5 127 Cincinnati Bengals Richard Bishop  DT Louisville
5 128 Atlanta Falcons Monroe Eley  RB Arizona State
from Los Angeles via Minnesota thorough Philadelphia
5 129 Baltimore Colts Doug Nettles  CB Vanderbilt
from Minnesota
5 130 Miami Dolphins Cleveland Vann  LB Oklahoma State
6 131 Kansas City Chiefs Jim Washington  RB Clemson
from Houston via New Orleans
6 132 New York Giants Jim Pietrzak  T Eastern Michigan
6 133 San Diego Chargers Jesse Freitas III  QB San Diego State
6 134 Green Bay Packers Don Woods  RB New Mexico
from Chicago
6 135 New York Jets Bill Wyman  C Texas
6 136 Miami Dolphins Randy Crowder  DE Penn State
from Baltimore
6 137 New York Jets Jones, WayneWayne Jones  RB Mississippi State
from St. Louis
6 138 San Francisco 49ers Mike Raines  DT Alabama
6 139 Detroit Lions Willie Burden  RB NC State
6 140 Baltimore Colts Rhodes, DannyDanny Rhodes  LB Arkansas
from New England
6 141 New England Patriots Chuck Ramsey  K Wake Forest
from Philadelphia
6 142 Green Bay Packers Ken Payne  WR Langston
6 143 Detroit Lions Davis, JimJim Davis  G Alcorn A&M
6 144 Washington Redskins Jon Keyworth  TE Colorado
from Kansas City
6 145 Denver Broncos Winesberry, JohnJohn Winesberry  WR Stanford
6 146 Cleveland Browns Billy Pritchett  RB West Texas State
from Buffalo
6 147 Atlanta Falcons Doyle Orange  RB Southern Miss
6 148 Oakland Raiders James McAlister  RB UCLA
6 149 Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Wolf  DE Prairie View A&M
from Cleveland via Denver
6 150 Pittsburgh Steelers Rick Druschel  G NC State
6 151 Dallas Cowboys Jim Bright  S UCLA
6 152 Cincinnati Bengals Sinclair, RobinRobin Sinclair  DB Washington State
from Washington via New Orleans
6 153 Cincinnati Bengals Bill Bryant  CB Grambling
6 154 Houston Oilers Booker Brown  G USC
from Los Angeles
6 155 Minnesota Vikings Mark Kellar  RB Northern Illinois
6 156 Miami Dolphins Wolfe, BobBob Wolfe  T Nebraska
7 157 Houston Oilers Leonard Fairley  CB Alcorn A&M
7 158 Los Angeles Rams Harvey, JohnJohn Harvey  RB Texas–Arlington
from San Diego
7 159 New York Giants Woolbright, MartyMarty Woolbright  TE South Carolina
7 160 Chicago Bears Jack Ettinger  WR Arkansas
7 161 Baltimore Colts Noah Jackson  G Tampa
7 162 New York Jets Veazey, BurneyBurney Veazey  TE Ole Miss
7 163 Cleveland Browns Herrick, BobBob Herrick  WR Purdue
from St. Louis
7 164 Miami Dolphins Carl Swierc  WR Rice
from New Orleans
7 165 Pittsburgh Steelers Sitterle, AllenAllen Sitterle  T NC State
from New England
7 166 San Francisco 49ers Kermit Johnson  RB UCLA
7 167 Philadelphia Eagles Cullars, WillieWillie Cullars  DE Kansas State
7 168 Green Bay Packers Purvis, BartBart Purvis  T Maryland
7 169 Detroit Lions Efrén Herrera † K UCLA
7 170 Baltimore Colts Dan Dickel  LB Iowa
from Denver
7 171 Cleveland Browns Gerry Sullivan  T Illinois
7 172 Kansas City Chiefs Hegge, LeroyLeroy Hegge  DE South Dakota–Springfield
7 173 Atlanta Falcons Jim Coode  T Michigan
7 174 Baltimore Colts Freddie Scott  WR Amherst
from Buffalo
7 175 Oakland Raiders Garcia, RodRod Garcia  K Stanford
7 176 Dallas Cowboys Nester, RaymondRaymond Nester  LB Michigan State
7 177 Cincinnati Bengals Ken Sawyer  S Syracuse
7 178 New England Patriots Maury Damkroger  LB Nebraska
from Washington
7 179 Pittsburgh Steelers Garske, ScottScott Garske  TE Eastern Washington
7 180 Washington Redskins Mike Varty  LB Northwestern
from Los Angeles
7 181 Minnesota Vikings Tabron, FredFred Tabron  RB Southwest Missouri State
7 182 Miami Dolphins Sullivan, JoeJoe Sullivan  G Boston College
8 183 Houston Oilers McCoy, MikeMike McCoy  DB Western Kentucky
8 184 New York Giants Bibbs, EzilEzil Bibbs  DE Grambling
8 185 San Diego Chargers Tom Forrest  G Cincinnati
8 186 Chicago Bears Chadwick, AlanAlan Chadwick  QB East Tennessee State
8 187 New York Jets Greg Gantt  K Alabama
8 188 Baltimore Colts Greg Latta  TE Morgan State
8 189 St. Louis Cardinals Sergio Albert  K U.S. International
8 190 Chicago Bears Ken Grandberry  RB Washington State
from New England
8 191 San Francisco 49ers Jim Schnietz  G Missouri
8 192 New York Jets Lightfoot, LarryLarry Lightfoot  RB Livingston (AL)
from New Orleans
8 193 Philadelphia Eagles Woods, RobertRobert Woods  LB Howard Payne
8 194 Green Bay Packers Doris, MonteMonte Doris  LB USC
8 195 Detroit Lions Mike Denimarck  LB Emporia State
8 196 Washington Redskins Darwin Robinson  RB Dakota State
from Cleveland
8 197 New York Jets Ron Rydalch  DT Utah
from Kansas City
8 198 Baltimore Colts Paul Miles  RB Bowling Green
from Denver
8 199 Cleveland Browns Eddie Brown  S Tennessee
from Buffalo
8 200 Green Bay Packers Guillet, NedNed Guillet  DB Boston College
from Atlanta via New Orleans
8 201 New Orleans Saints Alvin Maxson  RB SMU
from Oakland
8 202 Cincinnati Bengals John McDaniel  WR Lincoln (MO)
8 203 Buffalo Bills Hare, GregGreg Hare  QB Ohio State
from Washington
8 204 Pittsburgh Steelers Gefert, MarkMark Gefert  LB Purdue
8 205 Dallas Cowboys Holt, MikeMike Holt  DB Michigan State
8 206 San Diego Chargers Bon Boatwright  T Oklahoma State
from Los Angeles
8 207 Minnesota Vikings Simmons, BerlBerl Simmons  K TCU
8 208 Miami Dolphins Melvin Baker  WR Texas Southern
9 209 New England Patriots McCartney, EdEd McCartney  LB Northeastern State
9 210 San Diego Chargers Danny Colbert  DB Tulsa
9 211 New York Giants Jim Rathje  RB Northern Michigan
9 212 Miami Dolphins Wickert, TomTom Wickert  G Washington State
from Chicago
9 213 Los Angeles Rams Don Hutt  WR Boise State
from Baltimore via Washington
9 214 New York Jets Bob Burns  RB Georgia
9 215 St. Louis Cardinals Reggie Harrison  RB Cincinnati
9 216 San Francisco 49ers Manfred Moore  RB USC
9 217 New Orleans Saints Phil LaPorta  T Penn State
9 218 Washington Redskins Sens, MarkMark Sens  DE Colorado
from New England
9 219 Philadelphia Eagles Sheridan, MarkMark Sheridan  WR Holy Cross
9 220 Green Bay Packers Harold Holton  G UTEP
9 221 Los Angeles Rams Williams, DerekDerek Williams  DB UC Riverside
from Detroit
9 222 Kansas City Chiefs Jennings, JimJim Jennings  RB Rutgers
9 223 Pittsburgh Steelers Tommy Reamon  RB Missouri
from Denver
9 224 Cleveland Browns Scott, DanDan Scott  G Ohio State
9 225 Atlanta Falcons Bailey, LarryLarry Bailey  DT Pacific
9 226 Buffalo Bills Doherty, BrianBrian Doherty  P Notre Dame
9 227 Oakland Raiders Pope, KenithKenith Pope  DB Oklahoma
9 228 Washington Redskins Mike Flater  K Colorado Mines
9 229 Pittsburgh Steelers Charlie Davis  DT TCU
9 230 Dallas Cowboys Bill Dulin  T Johnson C. Smith
9 231 Cincinnati Bengals Johnson, EdwardEdward Johnson  DE SMU
9 232 Minnesota Vikings Sam McCullum  WR Montana State
9 233 Washington Redskins Jimmie Kennedy  TE Colorado State
from Los Angeles
9 234 Miami Dolphins Bob Lally  LB Cornell
10 235 New Orleans Saints Anderson, FrostyFrosty Anderson  WR Nebraska
from Houston
10 236 New York Giants Ray Rhodes  WR Tulsa
10 237 San Diego Chargers John Ketchoyian  LB Santa Clara
10 238 Cleveland Browns Puestow, MikeMike Puestow  WR North Dakota State
from Chicago
10 239 New York Jets Baker, SamSam Baker  G Georgia
10 240 Baltimore Colts Bob Van Duyne  G Idaho
10 241 Buffalo Bills Cameron, ArtArt Cameron  TE Albany State
from St. Louis
10 242 New Orleans Saints Thibodeaux, TommyTommy Thibodeaux  G Tulane
10 243 Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Kregel  G Ohio State
from New England
10 244 San Francisco 49ers Gaspard, GlenGlen Gaspard  LB Texas
10 245 Philadelphia Eagles Polak, PhilPhil Polak  RB Bowling Green
10 246 Green Bay Packers Doug Troszak  DT Michigan
10 247 Detroit Lions Wooley, DavidDavid Wooley  RB Central State (OK)
10 248 Denver Broncos Johnson, CharlieCharlie Johnson  DB Southern
10 249 Buffalo Bills Don Calhoun  RB Kansas State
from Cleveland
10 250 Kansas City Chiefs Tom Condon  G Boston College
10 251 St. Louis Cardinals Greg Hartle  LB Newberry
from Buffalo via Denver
10 252 Atlanta Falcons Paul Ryczek  C Virginia
10 253 Oakland Raiders Arnold, ChrisChris Arnold  DB Virginia State
10 254 Pittsburgh Steelers Atkinson, DaveDave Atkinson  S BYU
10 255 Dallas Cowboys Dennis Morgan  RB Western Illinois
10 256 Cincinnati Bengals Chuck Herd  TE Penn State
10 257 Baltimore Colts Ellis, GlennGlenn Ellis  DT Elon
from Los Angeles
10 258 Washington Redskins Vann, JohnnyJohnny Vann  DB South Dakota
10 259 Minnesota Vikings Reed, BarryBarry Reed  RB Peru State
10 260 Miami Dolphins Valbuena, GaryGary Valbuena  QB Tennessee
11 261 Houston Oilers Taylor, SteveSteve Taylor  C Auburn
11 262 San Diego Chargers Dave Grannell  TE Arizona State
11 263 New York Giants Bobby Brooks  DB Bishop
11 264 Chicago Bears Hodgins, NormNorm Hodgins  DB LSU
11 265 Baltimore Colts Tim Rudnick  DB Notre Dame
11 266 New York Jets Bird, EugeneEugene Bird  DB Southern Miss
11 267 New York Jets Buckley, WilliamWilliam Buckley  WR Mississippi State
from St. Louis
11 268 New England Patriots Gibson, ArchieArchie Gibson  RB Utah State
11 269 San Francisco 49ers Battle, GregGreg Battle  DB Colorado State
11 270 New Orleans Saints Merritt, KentKent Merritt  WR Virginia
11 271 Philadelphia Eagles Brittain, BillBill Brittain  C Kansas State
11 272 Green Bay Packers Eric Torkelson  RB Connecticut
11 273 Detroit Lions T. C. Blair  TE Tulsa
11 274 Cleveland Browns Gooden, TomTom Gooden  K Harding
11 275 Kansas City Chiefs Bob Thornbladh  RB Michigan
11 276 Denver Broncos Buchanan, SteveSteve Buchanan  RB Holy Cross
11 277 Atlanta Falcons Wilson, EddieEddie Wilson  WR Albany State
11 278 Buffalo Bills Kirby, RodRod Kirby  LB Pittsburgh
11 279 Oakland Raiders Harold Hart  RB Texas Southern
11 280 Dallas Cowboys McGee, HarveyHarvey McGee  WR Southern Miss
11 281 Cincinnati Bengals Ed Kezirian  T UCLA
11 282 Washington Redskins Miller, JoeJoe Miller  T Villanova
11 283 Pittsburgh Steelers Morton, DickeyDickey Morton  RB Arkansas
11 284 Los Angeles Rams Hayes, RickRick Hayes  T Washington
11 285 Minnesota Vikings David Boone  DE Eastern Michigan
11 286 Miami Dolphins Roberts, GerryGerry Roberts  DE UCLA
12 287 Houston Oilers Browne, RickyRicky Browne  LB Florida
12 288 New York Giants James Sims  DB USC
12 289 San Diego Chargers Sam Williams  DB California
12 290 Chicago Bears Jeff Sevy  DT California
12 291 New York Jets John Ricca  DE Duke
12 292 Baltimore Colts Dave Simonson  T Minnesota
12 293 St. Louis Cardinals Roger Wallace  WR Bowling Green
12 294 San Francisco 49ers Tom Hull  LB Penn State
12 295 New Orleans Saints Buckmon, JimJim Buckmon  DE Pittsburgh
12 296 New England Patriots Foster, EddieEddie Foster  T Oklahoma
12 297 Philadelphia Eagles Artimus Parker  DB USC
12 298 Green Bay Packers Randy Walker  K Northwestern State
12 299 Detroit Lions Wakefield, MarkMark Wakefield  WR Tampa
12 300 Kansas City Chiefs Brown, CarlCarl Brown  WR West Texas State
12 301 Denver Broncos Larry Cameron  LB Alcorn A&M
12 302 Cleveland Browns McNeil, RonRon McNeil  DE North Carolina Central
12 303 Buffalo Bills Dave Means  DE Southeast Missouri State
12 304 Atlanta Falcons Vic Koegel  LB Ohio State
12 305 Atlanta Falcons Gonzalez, NoeNoe Gonzalez  RB Southwest Texas State
12 306 Cincinnati Bengals McClinton, RudyRudy McClinton  DB Xavier
12 307 Baltimore Colts Bobrowski, BobBob Bobrowski  QB Purdue
from Washington
12 308 Pittsburgh Steelers Lickiss, HughHugh Lickiss  LB Simpson (IA)
12 309 Dallas Cowboys Bobo, KeithKeith Bobo  QB SMU
12 310 Los Angeles Rams Freberg, RogerRoger Freberg  G UCLA
12 311 Minnesota Vikings Randy Poltl  DB Stanford
12 312 Miami Dolphins Revels, JimJim Revels  DB Florida

Round 13

Pick # NFL team Player Position College
313 Houston Oilers Dan Dixon Guard Boise State
314 San Diego Chargers Brian Vertefeuille Tackle Idaho State
315 New York Giants Dennis Colvin Tackle Southwest Texas State
316 Chicago Bears Joe Barnes Quarterback Texas Tech
317 Baltimore Colts Randy Hall Defensive back Idaho
318 New York Jets John Tate Linebacker Jackson State
319 St. Louis Cardinals Jimmy Poulos Running back Georgia
320 New Orleans Saints Mike Truax Linebacker Tulane
321 New England Patriots Phil Bennett Running back Boston College
322 San Francisco 49ers Tom Owen Quarterback Wichita State
323 Philadelphia Eagles Lars Ditlev Defensive end South Dakota Tech
324 Green Bay Packers Emmanuel Armstrong Linebacker San Jose State
325 Detroit Lions Fred Rothwell Center Kansas State
326 Denver Broncos John Clerkley Defensive tackle Fort Valley State
327 Cleveland Browns Mike Seifert Defensive end Wisconsin
328 Kansas City Chiefs Norm Romagnoli Linebacker Kentucky State
329 Atlanta Falcons Ralph Powell Running back Nebraska
330 Oakland Raiders Mike Dennery Linebacker Southern Mississippi
331 Buffalo Bills Ed Gatewood Linebacker Tennessee State
332 Washington Redskins Stu O'Dell Linebacker Indiana
333 Pittsburgh Steelers Frank Kolch Quarterback Eastern Michigan
334 Dallas Cowboys Fred Lima Kicker Colorado
335 Cincinnati Bengals Ted Jornov Linebacker Iowa State
336 Los Angeles Rams Pete Solverson Tackle Drake
337 Minnesota Vikings Gary Keller Defensive tackle Utah
338 Miami Dolphins Clayton Heath Running back Wake Forest

Round 14

Pick # NFL team Player Position College
339 Buffalo Bills Phil Lamm Defensive back North Carolina
340 New York Giants Mike Hayes Tackle Virginia State
341 San Diego Chargers Greg Bailey Defensive back Long Beach State
342 Chicago Bears Paul Vellano Defensive tackle Maryland
343 New York Jets Greg Fountain Guard Mississippi State
344 Baltimore Colts Ed Collins Wide receiver Rice
345 St. Louis Cardinals Charles Smith Running back Yankton
346 New England Patriots Cecil Bowens Running back Kentucky
347 San Francisco 49ers Walt Williamson Defensive end Michigan
348 New Orleans Saints Kent Marshall Defensive back Texas Christian
349 Philadelphia Eagles Dave Smith Linebacker Oklahoma
350 Green Bay Packers Andrew Neloms Defensive tackle Kentucky State
351 Detroit Lions David Jones Defensive back Howard Payne
352 Cleveland Browns Bob Hunt Running back Heidelberg
353 Kansas City Chiefs Frank Pomarico Guard Notre Dame
354 Denver Broncos Rich Marks Defensive back Northern Illinois
355 Buffalo Bills Phil Gurbada Defensive back Mayville
356 Atlanta Falcons John Givens Guard Villanova
357 Oakland Raiders Don Willingham Running back Wisconsin–Milwaukee
358 Pittsburgh Steelers Bruce Henley Defensive back Rice
359 Dallas Cowboys Doug Richards Defensive back Brigham Young
360 Cincinnati Bengals Mike Phillips Tackle Cornell
361 Washington Redskins Don Van Galder Quarterback Utah
362 Los Angeles Rams Ananias Carson Wide receiver Langston
363 Minnesota Vikings Alan Dixon Running back Harding
364 Miami Dolphins Sam Johnson Linebacker Arizona State

Round 15

Pick # NFL team Player Position College
365 Houston Oilers Billy Johnson Wide receiver Widener
366 San Diego Chargers Charles Anthony Linebacker USC
367 New York Giants Larry Jones Wide receiver N.E. Missouri
368 Chicago Bears Oliver Alexander Tight end Grambling
369 Baltimore Colts Pat Kelly Linebacker Richmond
370 New York Jets Willie Brister Tight end Southern
371 St. Louis Cardinals Vince Ancell Defensive back Arkansas State
372 San Francisco 49ers Leonard Gray Tight end Long Beach State
373 New Orleans Saints Larry Cipa Quarterback Michigan
374 New England Patriots Sam Hunt Linebacker Stephen F. Austin
375 Philadelphia Eagles Sid Bond Tackle Texas Christian
376 Green Bay Packers Dave Wannstedt Tackle Pittsburgh
377 Detroit Lions John Wells Guard Kansas State
378 Kansas City Chiefs Lem Burnham Linebacker U.S. International
379 Denver Broncos Peil Pennington Quarterback Massachusetts
380 Cleveland Browns Ransom Terrell Linebacker Arizona
381 Atlanta Falcons Willie Jones Wide receiver Iowa State
382 Buffalo Bills Ken Williams Linebacker Southwestern Louisiana
383 Oakland Raiders Greg Mathis Defensive back Idaho State
384 Dallas Cowboys Bruce Craft Tackle Geneva
385 Cincinnati Bengals Isaac Jackson Running back Kansas State
386 San Diego Chargers Greg Meczka Tight end Bowling Green
387 Pittsburgh Steelers Larry Hunt Defensive tackle Iowa State
388 Los Angeles Rams Bob Thomas Kicker Notre Dame
389 Minnesota Vikings Kurt Wachtler Defensive tackle St. John's
390 Miami Dolphins Larry Gates Defensive back Western Michigan

Round 16

Pick # NFL team Player Position College
391 Houston Oilers Matthew Williams Running back N.E. Louisiana
392 New York Giants Buddy Brown Guard Alabama
393 San Diego Chargers Neal Skarin Defensive end Arizona State
394 Chicago Bears Randy Geist Defensive back Colorado
395 New York Jets Jazz Jackson Running back Western Kentucky
396 Baltimore Colts Dave Margavage Tackle Kentucky
397 St. Louis Cardinals Alonzo Emery Running back Arizona State
398 New Orleans Saints Don Coleman Linebacker Michigan
399 New England Patriots Lucious Selmon Defensive tackle Oklahoma
400 San Francisco 49ers Jack Conners Defensive back Oregon
401 Philadelphia Eagles Jim Smith Linebacker Monmouth
402 Green Bay Packers Mark Cooney Linebacker Colorado
403 Detroit Lions Myron Wilson Defensive back Bowling Green
404 Denver Broncos Darrell Austin Tackle South Carolina
405 Kansas City Chiefs Barry Beers Guard William & Mary
406 Buffalo Bills Sanford Qvale Tackle North Dakota State
407 Cleveland Browns Preston Anderson Defensive back Rice
408 Atlanta Falcons Sylvester McGee Running back Rhode Island
409 Oakland Raiders Delario Robinson Wide receiver Kansas
410 Cincinnati Bengals Darryl Bishop Defensive back Kentucky
411 Washington Redskins Nate Anderson Running back Eastern Illinois
412 Pittsburgh Steelers Octavus Morgan Linebacker Illinois
413 Dallas Cowboys Gene Killian Guard Tennessee
414 Los Angeles Rams Dave Ottmar Punter Stanford
415 Minnesota Vikings John Goebel Running back St. Thomas
416 Miami Dolphins Jessie Wolf Defensive tackle Prairie View A&M

Round 17

Pick # NFL team Player Position College
417 Houston Oilers Bill Hedge Tackle Northeast Missouri
418 San Diego Chargers Charles DeJurnett Defensive tackle San Jose State
419 New York Giants Steve Crosby Running back Fort Hays State
420 Chicago Bears Craig Holland Quarterback Texas-Arlington
421 Baltimore Colts Tim Berra Wide receiver Massachusetts
422 New York Jets Doug Lowrey Guard Arkansas State
423 St. Louis Cardinals John Moseley Defensive back Missouri
424 New England Patriots Gary Hudson Defensive back Boston College
425 San Francisco 49ers Levi Stanley Guard Hawaii
426 New Orleans Saints Marvin Williams Wide receiver Western Illinois
427 Philadelphia Eagles Cliff Brown Running back Notre Dame
428 Green Bay Packers Randy Woodfield Wide receiver Portland State
429 Detroit Lions Collis Temple Defensive end Louisiana State
430 Cleveland Browns Carlton Buchanan Defensive tackle SW Oklahoma State
431 Kansas City Chiefs David Langner Defensive back Auburn
432 Denver Broncos Boyd Brown Tight end Alcorn A&M
433 Atlanta Falcons Al Davis Guard Boise State
434 Buffalo Bills Sal Casola Kicker Cincinnati
435 Oakland Raiders James Morris Defensive tackle Missouri Valley College
436 Baltimore Colts Buzzy Lewis Defensive back Florida State
437 Pittsburgh Steelers Larry Moore Defensive end Angelo State
438 Dallas Cowboys Lawrie Skolrood Tackle North Dakota
439 Cincinnati Bengals Jim Smith Running back North Carolina Central
440 Los Angeles Rams Willie Townsend Wide receiver Notre Dame
441 Minnesota Vikings Earl Garrett Defensive back Boston State College
442 [12] Miami Dolphins Ken Dickerson Defensive back Tuskegee

Notable undrafted players

† Pro Bowler[9] ‡ Hall of Famer
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Notes
Atlanta Falcons Alfred Jenkins † WR Morris Brown
Atlanta Falcons Rick Danmeier  K Sioux Falls
Atlanta Falcons Rick Byas  CB Wayne State
Baltimore Colts Bill Troup  QB South Carolina
Buffalo Bills Nick Nighswander  C Morehead State
Chicago Bears Mike Hoban  G Michigan
Chicago Bears Bill Knox  DB Purdue
Chicago Bears Fred Pagac  TE Ohio State
Cleveland Browns Will Cureton  QB Texas A&M–Commerce
Dallas Cowboys Doug Dennison  RB Kutztown
Dallas Cowboys Bill Houston  WR Jackson State
Dallas Cowboys Ron Howard  TE Seattle
Dallas Cowboys Louie Walker  LB Colorado State
Dallas Cowboys Gerard Williams  CB Langston
Denver Broncos R.W. Hicks  C Humboldt State
Houston Oilers Ronnie Coleman  RB Alabama A&M
Houston Oilers Dave Jennings † P St. Lawrence
Houston Oilers Ernie Kirk  DE Howard Payne
Houston Oilers Greg Stemrick  CB Colorado State
Houston Oilers Terry Wells  RB Southern Miss
Houston Oilers C. L. Whittington  S Prairie View A&M
Kansas City Chiefs Cleo Miller  RB Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Los Angeles Rams Rich Baska  LB UCLA
Los Angeles Rams Dieter Brock  QB Jacksonville State
Miami Dolphins Emanuel Zanders  G Jackson State
New England Patriots Deac Sanders  DB South Dakota
New York Giants Karl Chandler  G Princeton
New York Giants Joe Pisarcik  QB New Mexico State
New York Giants Bob Schmit  LB Nebraska
New York Jets Steve Colavito  LB Wake Forest
New York Jets Lou Piccone  WR West Liberty
New York Jets Steve Reese  LB Louisville
Oakland Raiders Jim Weatherly  C Mt. San Antonio College
Philadelphia Eagles Merritt Kersey  P West Chester
Pittsburgh Steelers Richard Conn  S Georgia
Pittsburgh Steelers Randy Grossman  TE Temple
Pittsburgh Steelers Marv Kellum  LB Wichita State
Pittsburgh Steelers Doug Kotar  RB Kentucky
Pittsburgh Steelers Donnie Shell‡† S South Carolina State
St. Louis Cardinals Keith Denson  WR San Diego State
San Diego Chargers Glen Bonner  RB Washington

Hall of Famers

  • Jack Lambert, linebacker from Kent State, taken 2nd round 46th overall by Pittsburgh Steelers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1990.[13]
  • Mike Webster, center from Wisconsin, taken 5th round 125th overall by Pittsburgh Steelers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1997.[13]
  • Lynn Swann, wide receiver from Southern California, taken 1st round 21st overall by Pittsburgh Steelers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2001.[14]
  • Dave Casper, tight end from Notre Dame, taken 2nd round 45th overall by Oakland Raiders
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2002.[14]
  • John Stallworth, wide receiver from Alabama A&M, taken 4th round 82nd overall by Pittsburgh Steelers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2002.[14]
  • Donnie Shell, safety from South Carolina State, undrafted and signed by Pittsburgh Steelers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2020.[14]
  • Randy Gradishar, linebacker from Ohio State, taken 1st round 14th overall by Denver Broncos
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2024.[14]

References

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  4. ^ Battista, Judy (January 15, 2020). "Pro Football Hall of Fame Centennial Class thick with NFL history". NFL.com. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  5. ^ Archer, Todd (April 25, 2016). "Three Hall of Famers make 1964 Cowboys' best draft class". ESPN. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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  8. ^ "Randall Woodfield, the I-5 killer, former Green Bay Packer".
  9. ^ a b Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  10. ^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  11. ^ "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  12. ^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
  13. ^ a b List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  14. ^ a b c d e List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Retrieved October 25, 2011.
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