1976 NFL draft

1976 NFL draft
Roosevelt Hotel (location of the draft), photographed in 2008
General information
DateApril 8–9, 1976
LocationRoosevelt Hotel
in New York City, New York
Overview
487 total selections in 17 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionLee Roy Selmon, DE
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Mr. IrrelevantKelvin Kirk, WR
Pittsburgh Steelers
Most selections (25)Seattle Seahawks
Fewest selections (11)Washington Redskins
Hall of Famers
5

The 1976 NFL 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 Buccaneers were awarded the first overall pick of the draft after winning a draw over the Seahawks, and used that pick to select defensive tackle Lee Roy Selmon. The expansion teams were also given a pair of extra picks at the end of each of rounds 2–5. 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. Like 1974, the 1976 draft is generally regarded as one of the worst quarterback draft classes of all time. No quarterback from the 1976 draft class ever reached the Pro Bowl, an All-Pro team or a Super Bowl, and according to the estimate of Eldorado this quarterback class was the second-worst after 1996.[3] Only first round pick Richard Todd, who led the New York Jets to their first postseason appearances since Super Bowl III in 1981 and 1982, was ever a regular starter.

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.[4]

The college draft was originally scheduled for February 3–4, but was postponed when the owners of the Seahawks and Buccaneers filed a lawsuit against the players' union with worries that the organization would try to prevent the expansion draft. The court case delayed both the expansion draft and the annual college draft.[5]

Player selections

= Pro Bowler[6] = Hall of Famer
* = compensatory selection
† = Pro Bowler[6]
‡ = Hall of Famer[7]
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 1–14

Rnd. Pick Team Player Pos. College Notes
1 1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Lee Roy Selmon‡† DE Oklahoma
Expansion Pick
1 2 Seattle Seahawks Steve Niehaus  DT Notre Dame
Expansion Pick
1 3 New Orleans Saints Chuck Muncie † RB California
1 4 San Diego Chargers Joe Washington † RB Oklahoma
1 5 New England Patriots Mike Haynes‡† CB Arizona State
1 6 New York Jets Richard Todd  QB Alabama
1 7 Cleveland Browns Mike Pruitt † RB Purdue
1 8 Chicago Bears Dennis Lick  T Wisconsin
from Green Bay via Los Angeles through Detroit
1 9 Atlanta Falcons Bubba Bean  RB Texas A&M
1 10 Detroit Lions James Hunter  CB Grambling State
from Chicago
1 11 Cincinnati Bengals Billy Brooks  WR Oklahoma
1 12 New England Patriots Pete Brock  C Colorado
from San Francisco
1 13 New York Giants Troy Archer  DE Colorado
1 14 Kansas City Chiefs Rod Walters  G Iowa
1 15 Denver Broncos Tom Glassic  G Virginia
1 16 Detroit Lions Lawrence Gaines  RB Wyoming
1 17 Miami Dolphins Larry Gordon  LB Arizona State
from Washington
1 18 Buffalo Bills Mario Clark  CB Oregon
1 19 Miami Dolphins Kim Bokamper † LB San Jose State
1 20 Baltimore Colts Ken Novak  DT Purdue
1 21 New England Patriots Tim Fox † S Ohio State
Houston via San Francisco
1 22 St. Louis Cardinals Mike Dawson  DT Arizona
1 23 Green Bay Packers Mark Koncar  T Colorado
from Oakland
1 24 Cincinnati Bengals Archie Griffin  RB Ohio State
1974 and 1975 Heisman Trophy winner[8]
1 25 Minnesota Vikings James White  DT Oklahoma State
1 26 Los Angeles Rams Kevin McLain  LB Colorado State
1 27 Dallas Cowboys Aaron Kyle  CB Wyoming
1 28 Pittsburgh Steelers Bennie Cunningham  TE Clemson
2 29 Seattle Seahawks Sammy Green  LB Florida
Expansion Pick
2 30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jimmy DuBose  RB Florida
Expansion Pick
2 31 San Diego Chargers Don Macek  G Boston College
2 32 New Orleans Saints Tony Galbreath  RB Missouri
2 33 New York Jets Shafer Suggs  S Ball State
2 34 Oakland Raiders Charles Philyaw  DT Texas Southern
from Cleveland
2 35 New England Patriots Ike Forte  RB Arkansas
2 36 Atlanta Falcons Sonny Collins  RB Kentucky
2 37 Pittsburgh Steelers Ray Pinney  G Washington
from Chicago
2 38 Cincinnati Bengals Glenn Bujnoch  G Texas A&M
from Philadelphia
2 39 Los Angeles Rams Pat Thomas † CB Texas A&M
from Green Bay
2 40 Dallas Cowboys Jim Jensen  RB Iowa
from N. Y. Giants
2 41 Kansas City Chiefs Cliff Frazier  DT UCLA
2 42 San Francisco 49ers Randy Cross † C UCLA
2 43 Denver Broncos Kurt Knoff  S Kansas
2 44 Detroit Lions Ken Long  G Purdue
2 45 Buffalo Bills Ken Jones  G Arkansas State
2 46 Detroit Lions David Hill  TE Texas A&I
From Washington through San Diego
2 47 Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Kruczek  QB Boston College
from Baltimore
2 48 Houston Oilers Mike Barber  TE Louisiana Tech
2 49 Miami Dolphins Loaird McCreary  TE Tennessee State
2 50 Oakland Raiders Jeb Blount  QB Tulsa
2 51 Cincinnati Bengals Chris Bahr  K Penn State
2 52 Buffalo Bills Joe Devlin  T Iowa
from St. Louis
2 53 Los Angeles Rams Ron McCartney  LB Tennessee
2 54 Minnesota Vikings Sammy White † WR Grambling State
2 55 Dallas Cowboys Jim Eidson  G Mississippi State
2 56 Pittsburgh Steelers Files, JamesJames Files  C McNeese State
2 57 San Francisco 49ers Eddie Lewis  DB Kansas
From Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Expansion Pick)
2 58 Seattle Seahawks Sherman Smith  RB Miami (OH)
Expansion Pick
2 59 Seattle Seahawks Steve Raible  WR Georgia Tech
Expansion Pick
2 60 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Dewey Selmon  DT Oklahoma
Expansion Pick
3 61 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Steve Young  T Colorado
3 62 Seattle Seahawks Jeff Lloyd  DE West Texas A&M
3 63 Kansas City Chiefs Keith Simons  DT Minnesota
from New Orleans via San Francisco
3 64 San Diego Chargers Larry Dorsey  WR Tennessee State
3 65 Cleveland Browns Dave Logan  WR Colorado
3 66 Chicago Bears Brian Baschnagel  WR Ohio State
from New England
3 67 New York Jets Greg Buttle  LB Penn State
3 68 Detroit Lions Russ Bolinger  T Long Beach State
from Chicago
3 69 Cincinnati Bengals Danny Reece  CB USC
from Philadelphia
3 70 Pittsburgh Steelers Ron Coder  DT Penn State
from Green Bay
3 71 Atlanta Falcons Dave Scott  T Kansas
3 72 Green Bay Packers Mike McCoy  CB Colorado
from Kansas City
3 73 Dallas Cowboys Duke Fergerson  WR San Diego State
from San Francisco
3 74 Kansas City Chiefs Gary Barbaro † S Nicholls State
from N. Y. Giants via Green Bay
3 75 Dallas Cowboys John Smith  RB Boise State
from Denver
3 76 Detroit Lions John Woodcock  DT Hawaii
3 77 New Orleans Saints Bob Simmons  T Texas
from Washington via San Diego
3 78 Buffalo Bills Ben Williams † DE Ole Miss
3 79 Kansas City Chiefs Henry Marshall  WR Missouri
from Houston
3 80 Miami Dolphins Duriel Harris  WR New Mexico State
3 81 Baltimore Colts Ed Simonini  LB Texas A&M
3 82 Cincinnati Bengals Reggie Williams  LB Dartmouth
3 83 St. Louis Cardinals Brad Oates  T BYU
3 84 Oakland Raiders Rik Bonness  C Nebraska
3 85 Minnesota Vikings Wes Hamilton  G Tulsa
3 86 Los Angeles Rams Jackie Slater‡† T Jackson State
3 87 Dallas Cowboys Butch Johnson  WR UC Riverside
3 88 Pittsburgh Steelers Ernie Pough  WR Texas Southern
3 89 Seattle Seahawks Rick Engles  P Tulsa
3 90 Baltimore Colts Ron Lee  RB West Virginia
3 91 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Steve Maughan  LB Utah State
3 92 Seattle Seahawks Don Bitterlich  K Temple
4 93 Seattle Seahawks Steve Myer  QB New Mexico
4 94 Los Angeles Rams Taylor, GeraldGerald Taylor  WR Texas A&I
from Tampa Bay
4 95 San Diego Chargers Bob Horn  LB Oregon State
4 96 New Orleans Saints Tinker Owens  WR Oklahoma
4 97 Cleveland Browns Gene Swick  QB Toledo
from New England via Philadelphia
4 98 Miami Dolphins Melvin Mitchell  G Tennessee State
from N. Y. Jets via Chicago
4 99 Cleveland Browns Richard St. Clair  DE Grambling State
4 100 San Francisco 49ers Steve Rivera  WR California
from Philadelphia
4 101 Green Bay Packers Tom Perko  LB Pittsburgh
4 102 Atlanta Falcons Brett, WaltWalt Brett  DE Montana
4 103 Chicago Bears John Sciarra  S UCLA
4 104 New York Giants Gordon Bell  RB Michigan
4 105 New York Giants Harry Carson‡† LB South Carolina State
4 106 Cincinnati Bengals Tony Davis  RB Nebraska
from Kansas City
4 107 Denver Broncos Craig Penrose  QB San Diego State
4 108 Chicago Bears Rhodes, WayneWayne Rhodes  DB Alabama
from Detroit via Miami
4 109 Buffalo Bills Dan Jilek  LB Michigan
4 110 Oakland Raiders Herb McMath  LB Morningside
from Washington via San Diego
4 111 Philadelphia Eagles Smith, MikeMike Smith  DE Florida
from Miami
4 112 Pittsburgh Steelers Wonder Monds  DB Nebraska
from Baltimore
4 113 San Diego Chargers Ron Singleton  TE Grambling State
from Houston via Oakland
4 114 St. Louis Cardinals Pat Tilley † WR Louisiana Tech
4 115 San Diego Chargers Artie Owens  WR West Virginia
from Oakland
4 116 Cincinnati Bengals Greg Fairchild  G Tulsa
4 117 Houston Oilers Steve Largent‡† WR Tulsa
from Los Angeles via Philadelphia through Green Bay
4 118 Minnesota Vikings Leonard Willis  WR Ohio State
4 119 Dallas Cowboys Tom Rafferty  G Penn State
4 120 Pittsburgh Steelers Theo Bell  WR Arizona
4 121 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Appleby, RichardRichard Appleby  WR Georgia
4 122 Seattle Seahawks Randy Johnson  G Georgia
4 123 Seattle Seahawks Andrew Bolton  RB Fisk
4 124 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Everett Little  G Houston
5 125 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kelson, MichaelMichael Kelson  DB West Texas State
5 126 Seattle Seahawks Don Dufek  S Michigan
5 127 New Orleans Saints Parrish, ScottScott Parrish  T Utah State
5 128 Los Angeles Rams Carl Ekern † LB San Jose State
from San Diego
5 129 New York Jets King, SteveSteve King  T Michigan
5 130 Cleveland Browns Henry Sheppard  T SMU
5 131 San Diego Chargers Woodrow Lowe  LB Alabama
from New England
5 132 Green Bay Packers Aundra Thompson  RB East Texas State
5 133 Minnesota Vikings Steve Wagner  S Wisconsin
from Atlanta
5 134 Baltimore Colts Sanders Shiver  LB Carson-Newman
from Chicago via Miami through Chicago
5 135 Philadelphia Eagles Greg Johnson  DT Florida State
5 136 New York Giants Melvin Wilson  DB Cal State Northridge
5 137 Kansas City Chiefs Willie Lee  DT Bethune-Cookman
5 138 Cincinnati Bengals Willie Shelby  RB Alabama
from San Francisco
5 139 Denver Broncos Lonnie Perrin  RB Illinois
5 140 San Francisco 49ers Tony Leonard  CB Virginia Union
from Detroit
5 141 St. Louis Cardinals Wayne Morris  RB SMU
from Washington
5 142 Buffalo Bills Fred Coleman  TE Northeast Louisiana
5 143 Baltimore Colts Mike Kirkland  QB Arkansas
5 144 Kansas City Chiefs Jimbo Elrod  LB Oklahoma
from Houston
5 145 Detroit Lions Scavella, SteadmanSteadman Scavella  LB Miami (FL)
from Miami
5 146 Oakland Raiders Fred Steinfort  K Boston College
5 147 Cincinnati Bengals Scott Perry  CB Williams
5 148 Washington Redskins Hughes, MikeMike Hughes  G Baylor
from St. Louis
5 149 Minnesota Vikings Barnette, KeithKeith Barnette  RB Boston College
5 150 Los Angeles Rams Ken Bordelon  DE LSU
5 151 Dallas Cowboys Wally Pesuit  T Kentucky
5 152 Pittsburgh Steelers Norton, RodneyRodney Norton  LB Rice
5 153 Seattle Seahawks Ernie Jones  CB Miami (FL)
5 154 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Steve Wilson  T Georgia
5 155 Los Angeles Rams Dwight Scales  WR Grambling State
from Tampa Bay
5 156 Seattle Seahawks Bates, LarryLarry Bates  RB Miami (FL)
6 157 Seattle Seahawks Alvis Darby  TE Florida
6 158 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Curtis Jordan  S Texas Tech
6 159 Pittsburgh Steelers Gary Dunn  DT Miami (FL)
from San Diego via S. Louis
6 160 New Orleans Saints Terry Stieve  G Wisconsin
6 161 Chicago Bears Dan Jiggetts  T Harvard
from Cleveland
6 162 New York Giants Dan Lloyd  LB Washington
from New England
6 163 New York Jets Bob Martin  LB Nebraska
6 164 Buffalo Bills Leslie Benson  DE Baylor
from Atlanta
6 165 Philadelphia Eagles Johnson, KirkKirk Johnson  T Howard Payne
6 166 Kansas City Chiefs Steve Taylor  SS Kansas
from Green Bay via Houston
6 167 Kansas City Chiefs Gregolunas, BobBob Gregolunas  LB Northern Illinois
6 168 San Francisco 49ers Robert Pennywell  LB Grambling State
6 169 Atlanta Falcons Varner, StanStan Varner  DT BYU
from Denver
6 170 New England Patriots Greg Boyd  DE San Diego State
6 171 Buffalo Bills Scott Piper  WR Arizona
6 172 Kansas City Chiefs Harper, CalvinCalvin Harper  T Illinois State
from Washington
6 173 Houston Oilers Todd Simonsen  T South Dakota State
6 174 Miami Dolphins Gary Davis  RB Cal Poly
6 175 Buffalo Bills Darnell Powell  RB Chattanooga
6 176 Cincinnati Bengals Nelson, OrlandoOrlando Nelson  TE Utah State
6 177 San Francisco 49ers Scott Bull  QB Arkansas
from St. Louis
6 178 San Diego Chargers Lane, CalvinCalvin Lane  DB Fresno State
from Oakland
6 179 Washington Redskins Tom Marvaso  S Cincinnati
from Los Angeles
6 180 Minnesota Vikings Egerdahl, TerryTerry Egerdahl  DB Minnesota-Duluth
6 181 Dallas Cowboys McGuire, GregGreg McGuire  T Indiana
6 182 Pittsburgh Steelers Jack Deloplaine  RB Salem
7 183 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Parnell Dickinson  QB Mississippi Valley State
7 184 Seattle Seahawks Dixon, DickDick Dixon  DT Arkansas State
7 185 Miami Dolphins Ingersoll, JoeJoe Ingersoll  G UNLV
from New Orleans
7 186 Dallas Cowboys Greg Schaum  DT Michigan State
from San Diego
7 187 Cincinnati Bengals Bob Bateman  QB Brown
from New England
7 188 New York Jets Abdul Salaam  DE Kent State
7 189 Cleveland Browns Cassidy, SteveSteve Cassidy  DT LSU
7 190 Chicago Bears Jerry Muckensturm  LB Arkansas State
7 191 Philadelphia Eagles Carl Hairston  DE Maryland Eastern Shore
7 192 Cincinnati Bengals Rome, CarmenCarmen Rome  DB Miami (OH)
from Green Bay
7 193 Atlanta Falcons Karl Farmer  WR Pittsburgh
7 194 San Francisco 49ers Chesley, JayJay Chesley  DB Vanderbilt
7 195 Buffalo Bills Williams, JackieJackie Williams  DB Texas A&M
from N. Y. Giants
7 196 Kansas City Chiefs Wellington, RodRod Wellington  RB Iowa
7 197 Houston Oilers Harris, LarryLarry Harris  DT Oklahoma State
from Denver
7 198 Detroit Lions Garth TenNapel  LB Texas A&M
7 199 New York Jets Richards, JamesJames Richards  RB Florida
from Buffalo
7 200 Miami Dolphins Owens, JamesJames Owens  DE Tennessee State
7 201 New Orleans Saints Bauer, EdEd Bauer  G Notre Dame
from Baltimore via Chicago through Oakland
7 202 New England Patriots Perry Brooks  DT Southern
from Houston
7 203 St. Louis Cardinals Phil Rogers  RB Virginia Tech
7 204 Oakland Raiders Clarence Chapman  WR Eastern Michigan
7 205 Cincinnati Bengals Kuhn, KenKen Kuhn  LB Ohio State
7 206 Minnesota Vikings Larry Brune  DB Rice
7 207 Los Angeles Rams Buie, LarryLarry Buie  DB Mississippi State
7 208 Dallas Cowboys Dave Williams  RB Colorado
7 209 Pittsburgh Steelers Burton, BarryBarry Burton  TE Vanderbilt
8 210 Seattle Seahawks Shipp, LarryLarry Shipp  WR LSU
8 211 New York Jets Davis, JoeJoe Davis  G USC
from Tampa Bay
8 212 San Diego Chargers DiRienzo, TonyTony DiRienzo  K Oklahoma
8 213 New Orleans Saints Craig Cassady  CB Ohio State
8 214 New York Jets Louie Giammona  RB Utah State
8 215 Buffalo Bills Gardner, ScottScott Gardner  QB Virginia
from Cleveland
8 216 Philadelphia Eagles LaFargue, RichardRichard LaFargue  C Arkansas
from New England
8 217 Detroit Lions Sorenson, RichRich Sorenson  K Chico State
from Philadelphia via New England
8 218 Green Bay Packers Jim Burrow  S Nebraska
8 219 Atlanta Falcons Frank Reed  CB Washington
8 220 Oakland Raiders Jerome Dove  CB Colorado State
from Chicago via San Diego
8 221 New York Giants Jordan, JohnJohn Jordan  DT Indiana
8 222 Kansas City Chiefs Orrin Olsen  C BYU
8 223 San Francisco 49ers John Ayers  T West Texas State
8 224 Denver Broncos James Betterson  RB North Carolina
8 225 Detroit Lions Braswell, CharlesCharles Braswell  DB West Virginia
8 226 Buffalo Bills Easter, Bobby JoeBobby Joe Easter  RB Middle Tennessee
8 227 Buffalo Bills Meadowcroft, ArtArt Meadowcroft  G Minnesota
from Washington via Atlanta
8 228 Baltimore Colts Ricky Thompson  WR Baylor
8 229 Houston Oilers Simon, BobbyBobby Simon  T Grambling State
8 230 Miami Dolphins Simpson, BobBob Simpson  T Colorado
8 231 Oakland Raiders Terry Kunz  RB Colorado
8 232 Cincinnati Bengals Ron Hart  T Oregon
8 233 St. Louis Cardinals Randall Burks  WR Southeastern Oklahoma State
8 234 Washington Redskins Brian Fryer  WR Alberta
from Los Angeles
8 235 New England Patriots Betts, StuStu Betts  RB Northern Michigan
from Minnesota
8 236 Dallas Cowboys Laws, HenryHenry Laws  DB South Carolina
8 237 Pittsburgh Steelers Ed McAleney  DT UMass
9 238 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Welch, BruceBruce Welch  G Texas A&M
9 239 Seattle Seahawks Bos, BobBob Bos  T Iowa State
9 240 New Orleans Saints Peiffer, WarrenWarren Peiffer  DT Iowa
9 241 Buffalo Bills Turner, JeffJeff Turner  LB Kansas
from San Diego
9 242 Cleveland Browns Reed, JamesJames Reed  RB Ole Miss
9 243 New England Patriots Doug Beaudoin  S Minnesota
9 244 New York Jets Moore, RonnieRonnie Moore  WR VMI
9 245 Green Bay Packers Jim Gueno  LB Tulane
9 246 Atlanta Falcons Phil McKinnely  T UCLA
9 247 Philadelphia Eagles Mike Hogan  RB Tennessee-Chattanooga
from Chicago
9 248 Philadelphia Eagles Richard Osborne  TE Texas A&M
9 249 Kansas City Chiefs Tim Collier  CB East Texas State
9 250 San Francisco 49ers Ken Harrison  WR SMU
9 251 San Diego Chargers Glynn Harrison  RB Georgia
from N. Y. Giants
9 252 Denver Broncos Czirr, JimJim Czirr  C Michigan
9 253 Detroit Lions Jones, LeanellLeanell Jones  TE Long Beach State
9 254 Washington Redskins Akins, CurtisCurtis Akins  G Hawaii
9 255 Buffalo Bills Kotzur, BobBob Kotzur  DT Southwest Texas State
9 256 Houston Oilers Art Stringer  LB Ball State
9 257 Miami Dolphins Norris Thomas  CB Southern Miss
9 258 Baltimore Colts Levenick, StuStu Levenick  T Illinois
9 259 Cincinnati Bengals Allgood, LonnieLonnie Allgood  WR Syracuse
9 260 Denver Broncos Lisko, JimJim Lisko  LB Arkansas State
from St. Louis
9 261 Cleveland Browns Nagel, CraigCraig Nagel  QB Purdue
from Oakland
9 262 Minnesota Vikings Isaac Hagins  WR Southern
9 263 Los Angeles Rams Church, JebJeb Church  DB Stanford
9 264 Dallas Cowboys Beasley Reece  CB North Texas State
9 265 Pittsburgh Steelers Wentford Gaines  CB Cincinnati
10 266 Seattle Seahawks Randy Coffield  LB Florida State
10 267 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Smith, SidSid Smith  LB BYU
10 268 San Diego Chargers Perlinger, JeffJeff Perlinger  DE Michigan
10 269 New Orleans Saints Hardin, JuniorJunior Hardin  LB Eastern Kentucky
10 270 New England Patriots Ricky Feacher  WR Mississippi Valley State
10 271 Cleveland Browns Kleber, DougDoug Kleber  T Illinois
10 272 Washington Redskins Strohmeier, PaulPaul Strohmeier  LB Washington
10 273 Philadelphia Eagles Herb Lusk  RB Long Beach State
10 274 Green Bay Packers Jessie Green  WR Tulsa
10 275 San Francisco 49ers Ross, RobinRobin Ross  T Washington State
10 276 New York Giants John Thomas  RB Valley City State
10 277 Kansas City Chiefs Whitney Paul  DE Colorado
10 278 Denver Broncos Gilliam, ArtArt Gilliam  DE Grambling
10 279 Detroit Lions Bowerman, BillBill Bowerman  DB New Mexico State
10 280 Buffalo Bills Keith Moody  DB Syracuse
10 281 Miami Dolphins Gary Fencik † S Yale
10 282 Miami Dolphins Don Testerman  RB Clemson
10 283 Baltimore Colts Tim Baylor  DB Morgan State
10 284 Houston Oilers Kincannon, SteveSteve Kincannon  QB Humboldt State
10 285 St. Louis Cardinals Walker, RandyRandy Walker  RB Bethune–Cookman
10 286 Oakland Raiders Lewis, DwightDwight Lewis  DB Purdue
10 287 Cincinnati Bengals Klaban, TomTom Klaban  K Ohio State
10 288 Los Angeles Rams Freeman Johns  WR SMU
10 289 Minnesota Vikings Salmon, BillBill Salmon  QB Northern Iowa
10 290 Dallas Cowboys Leroy Cook  DE Alabama
10 291 Pittsburgh Steelers Gary Campbell  LB Colorado
11 292 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Washington, MelvinMelvin Washington  DB Colorado State
11 293 Seattle Seahawks Muehr, KeithKeith Muehr  P Southwestern Louisiana
11 294 New Orleans Saints Kokal, GregGreg Kokal  QB Kent State
11 295 San Diego Chargers Ray Preston  LB Syracuse
11 296 New York Jets Lawrence Pillers  DE Alcorn State
11 297 Cleveland Browns Celek, ChuckChuck Celek  DE Kent State
11 298 New England Patriots Donnie Thomas  LB Indiana
11 299 Chicago Bears Andersen, NormanNorman Andersen  WR UCLA
11 300 Philadelphia Eagles Gilbert, MikeMike Gilbert  DT San Diego State
11 301 Green Bay Packers Leak, CurtisCurtis Leak  WR Johnson C. Smith
11 302 Atlanta Falcons Brislin, ChuckChuck Brislin  T Mississippi State
11 303 New York Giants Brantley, CraigCraig Brantley  WR Clemson
11 304 Kansas City Chiefs Squires, BobBob Squires  TE Hastings
11 305 San Francisco 49ers Paul Hofer  RB Ole Miss
11 306 Denver Broncos Pittman, GregGreg Pittman  LB Iowa State
11 307 Detroit Lions Shugrue, GaryGary Shugrue  DE Villanova
11 308 Washington Redskins Gissler, DeanDean Gissler  DE Nebraska
11 309 Buffalo Bills Forry Smith  WR Iowa State
11 310 Baltimore Colts Gibney, RickRick Gibney  DT Georgia Tech
11 311 Houston Oilers Skip Walker  RB Texas A&M
11 312 Miami Dolphins Pride, DexterDexter Pride  RB Minnesota
11 313 Oakland Raiders Rick Jennings  RB Maryland
11 314 Cincinnati Bengals Melvin Morgan  DB Mississippi Valley State
11 315 St. Louis Cardinals Marty Akins  DB Texas
11 316 Minnesota Vikings Kracher, SteveSteve Kracher  RB Montana State
11 317 Los Angeles Rams Nemeth, BrianBrian Nemeth  TE South Carolina
11 318 Dallas Cowboys Cornelius Greene  QB Ohio State
11 319 Pittsburgh Steelers Fuchs, RollandRolland Fuchs  RB Arkansas
12 320 Seattle Seahawks Barnett, RonRon Barnett  WR Texas–Arlington
12 321 Tampa Bay Buccaneers George Ragsdale  RB North Carolina A&T
12 322 San Diego Chargers Ron Lee  DB Oregon
12 323 New Orleans Saints Butts, MiltonMilton Butts  T North Carolina
12 324 Houston Oilers Bell, LarryLarry Bell  T East Texas State
12 325 New England Patriots Bell, NathanielNathaniel Bell  DT Tulane
12 326 New York Jets Don Buckey  WR NC State
12 327 New York Jets Buckey, DaveDave Buckey  QB NC State
12 328 Green Bay Packers Melvin Jackson  G USC
12 329 Atlanta Falcons Bolton, PatPat Bolton  K Montana State
12 330 Chicago Bears John O'Leary  RB Nebraska
12 331 Kansas City Chiefs Porter, HaroldHarold Porter  WR Southwestern Louisiana
12 332 San Francisco 49ers Loper, GeraldGerald Loper  G Florida
12 333 New York Giants Jerry Golsteyn  QB Northern Illinois
12 334 Denver Broncos Moore, RandyRandy Moore  DT Arizona State
12 335 Detroit Lions McCabe, MikeMike McCabe  C South Carolina
12 336 Buffalo Bills Lowery, JoeJoe Lowery  RB Jackson State
12 337 Washington Redskins Walter Tullis  DB Delaware State
12 338 San Diego Chargers Harris, HermanHerman Harris  DB Mississippi Valley State
12 339 Miami Dolphins Randy Young  T Iowa State
12 340 Baltimore Colts Stavroff, FrankFrank Stavroff  K Indiana
12 341 Cincinnati Bengals Harris, Joe DaleJoe Dale Harris  WR Alabama
12 342 Miami Dolphins Brandford, DarrylDarryl Brandford  DT Northwestern
12 343 Oakland Raiders Cedric Brown  DB Kent State
12 344 Los Angeles Rams Jim Jodat  RB Carthage
12 345 Minnesota Vikings Sparks, RobertRobert Sparks  DB San Francisco State
12 346 Dallas Cowboys Charles McShane  LB Cal Lutheran
12 347 Pittsburgh Steelers Carroll, BillBill Carroll  WR East Texas State
13 348 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Brad Jenkins  TE Nebraska
13 349 Seattle Seahawks Andy Reid  RB Georgia
13 350 New Orleans Saints Downing, KennyKenny Downing  DB Missouri
13 351 San Diego Chargers John Lee  DT Nebraska
13 352 New England Patriots Jones, JamesJames Jones  DB Central Michigan
13 353 Philadelphia Eagles Terry Tautolo  LB UCLA
13 354 Cleveland Browns Murray, BrianBrian Murray  T Arizona
13 355 Green Bay Packers Bowman, BradleyBradley Bowman  DB Southern Miss
13 356 Atlanta Falcons Williams, MikeMike Williams  T Florida
13 357 Chicago Bears Kasowski, DaleDale Kasowski  RB North Dakota
13 358 Philadelphia Eagles Ebbecke, SteveSteve Ebbecke  DB Villanova
13 359 San Francisco 49ers Brumfield, LarryLarry Brumfield  DB Indiana State
13 360 New York Giants Caswell, RickRick Caswell  WR Western Kentucky
13 361 Kansas City Chiefs Bruner, JoeJoe Bruner  QB Northeast Louisiana
13 362 Denver Broncos McGraw, DonnieDonnie McGraw  DB Houston
13 363 Detroit Lions Jacobs, MelMel Jacobs  WR San Diego State
13 364 Washington Redskins Wayman Britt  DB Michigan
13 365 Buffalo Bills Wilcox, WillWill Wilcox  G Texas
13 366 Miami Dolphins Head, BernieBernie Head  C Tulsa
13 367 Oakland Raiders Crnick, CraigCraig Crnick  DE Idaho
13 368 Houston Oilers O'Rourke, DanDan O'Rourke  WR Colorado State
13 369 St. Louis Cardinals Brewton, GregGreg Brewton  DT Michigan State
13 370 Oakland Raiders Young, MarkMark Young  T Washington State
13 371 Cincinnati Bengals Randy Walker  DB Miami (OH)
13 372 Minnesota Vikings Paulson, GaryGary Paulson  DE Colorado State
13 373 Los Angeles Rams Hamilton, SteveSteve Hamilton  QB Emporia State
13 374 Dallas Cowboys Mark Driscoll  QB Colorado State
13 375 Pittsburgh Steelers Kain, LarryLarry Kain  TE Ohio State
14 376 Seattle Seahawks Blinks, JarvisJarvis Blinks  DB Northwestern State
14 377 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Carl Roaches † WR Texas A&M
14 378 San Diego Chargers Jones, EdEd Jones  G Cincinnati
14 379 New Orleans Saints Hucke, RichRich Hucke  DE Western Montana
14 380 New York Jets Gluchoski, AlAl Gluchoski  C West Virginia
14 381 Cleveland Browns Smalzer, JoeJoe Smalzer  TE Illinois
14 382 New England Patriots Quehl, DavidDavid Quehl  WR Holy Cross
14 383 Atlanta Falcons Husfloen, MarkMark Husfloen  DE Washington State
14 384 Chicago Bears Cuie, RonRon Cuie  RB Oregon State
14 385 Chicago Bears Shy, MelvinMelvin Shy  DB Tennessee State
14 386 Green Bay Packers Henson, JohnJohn Henson  RB Cal Poly
14 387 New York Giants Mullane, JerryJerry Mullane  LB Lehigh
14 388 Kansas City Chiefs Thurman, RickRick Thurman  T Texas
14 389 San Francisco 49ers Miller, JohnnyJohnny Miller  LB Livingstone
14 390 Denver Broncos Larry Evans  LB Mississippi College
14 391 Detroit Lions Elston, LeonardLeonard Elston  WR Kentucky State
14 392 Buffalo Bills Williams, TonyTony Williams  WR Middle Tennessee
14 393 Washington Redskins Quinn Buckner  DB Indiana
14 394 Baltimore Colts Cummings, JeremiahJeremiah Cummings  DE Albany State
14 395 Houston Oilers Reimer, JohnJohn Reimer  T Wisconsin
14 396 Miami Dolphins Gissler, BobBob Gissler  LB South Dakota State
14 397 Oakland Raiders Young, CalvinCalvin Young  RB Fresno State
14 398 Cincinnati Bengals Greg Coleman  P Florida A&M
14 399 St. Louis Cardinals Crosier, RaymondRaymond Crosier  DE Abilene Christian
14 400 Los Angeles Rams Al Burleson  DB Washington
14 401 Minnesota Vikings Stapleton, JeffJeff Stapleton  T Purdue
14 402 Dallas Cowboys Mushinskie, LarryLarry Mushinskie  TE Nebraska
14 403 Pittsburgh Steelers Field, WayneWayne Field  DB Florida

Round 15

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 16

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 17

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 Rich Lukowski Defensive tackle West Virginia
485 Los Angeles Rams Gary Shaw Defensive back Brigham Young
486 Dallas Cowboys Stan Woodfill Kicker Oregon
487[9] Pittsburgh Steelers Kelvin Kirk Wide receiver Dayton
= Pro Bowler [6] = Hall of Famer

Notable undrafted players

† = Pro Bowler[6]
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Notes
Atlanta Falcons Mark Burke  S West Virginia
Buffalo Bills Bob Patton  C Delaware
Chicago Bears Vernon Perry  S Jackson State
Cincinnati Bengals M. L. Harris  TE Kansas State
Cleveland Browns Terry Luck  QB Nebraska
Dallas Cowboys Hank Bauer  RB Cal Lutheran
Dallas Cowboys Tom Moriarty  S Bowling Green
Dallas Cowboys Jay Saldi  TE South Carolina
Denver Broncos Randy Rich  N/A New Mexico
Denver Broncos John Schultz  WR Maryland
Green Bay Packers Ken Starch  RB Wisconsin
New Orleans Saints Ken Brown  C New Mexico
New York Jets Clark Gaines  RB Wake Forest
New York Jets James Rosecrans  LB Penn State
Pittsburgh Steelers Freddie Douglas  WR Arkansas
St. Louis Cardinals Terry Joyce  TE/P Missouri Southern State
San Diego Chargers Charles Aiu  G Hawaii

Hall of Famers

  • Steve Largent, wide receiver from Tulsa, taken 4th round 117th overall by Houston Oilers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1995.[10]
  • Lee Roy Selmon, defensive end from Oklahoma, taken 1st round 1st overall by Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1995.[10]
  • Mike Haynes, cornerback from Arizona State, taken 1st round 5th overall by New England Patriots
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1997.[10]
  • Jackie Slater, offensive tackle from Jackson State, taken 3rd round 86th overall by Los Angeles Rams
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2001.[11]
  • Harry Carson, linebacker from South Carolina State, taken 4th round 105th overall by New York Giants
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2006.[11]

References

  1. ^ "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ NFL Draft History: Quarterback Draft Class Facts and Figures
  4. ^ Wire Services. "Bucs Open Draft By Taking Leroy Selmon". The Sarasota Journal. 8 Apr 1976
  5. ^ "Drafts delayed by Bucs". St. Petersburg Times. January 14, 1976. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
  6. ^ a b c d Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  7. ^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  8. ^ "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on June 15, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
  9. ^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
  10. ^ a b c 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 11, 2008.
  11. ^ a b 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 11, 2008.
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