1970 NFL Draft General information Date(s) January 27–28, 1970 Location Belmont Plaza HotelNew York City , NY Overview 442 total selections in 17 roundsLeague NFL First selection Terry Bradshaw , QBMr. Irrelevant Rayford Jenkins, DBKansas City Chiefs Most selections (22) Atlanta Falcons, Fewest selections (13) New York Giants Hall of Famers 4
The 1970 National Football League Draft was the 35th National Football League Draft and the first of the league's modern era, following the merger of the National Football League with the American Football League . It was held on January 27–28, 1970, at the Belmont Plaza Hotel in New York City , New York.[1] [2]
The first pick of the draft was quarterback Terry Bradshaw from Louisiana Tech University , who was taken by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bradshaw was one of two future NFL Hall of Fame inductees drafted by the Steelers; the other being Mel Blount from Southern University in Round 3.
Player selections Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 53 Pittsburgh Steelers Mel Blount Cornerback Southern 54 Chicago Bears George Farmer Wide receiver UCLA 55 Miami Dolphins Tim Foley Cornerback Purdue 56 Boston Patriots Mike Ballou Linebacker UCLA 57 Buffalo Bills Jim Reilly Guard Notre Dame 58 St. Louis Cardinals Charlie Pittman Running back Penn State 59 Philadelphia Eagles Lee Bouggess Running back Louisville 60 Cincinnati Bengals Chip Bennett Linebacker Abilene Christian 61 Kansas City Chiefs Billy Bob Barnett Defensive end Texas A&M 62 New Orleans Saints Clovis Swinney Defensive end Arkansas State 63 Denver Broncos John Kohler Tackle South Dakota 64 Atlanta Falcons Andy Maurer Guard Oregon 65 Atlanta Falcons Todd Snyder Wide receiver Ohio 66 Dallas Cowboys Charlie Waters Safety Clemson 67 Buffalo Bills Glenn Alexander Defensive back Grambling 68 Green Bay Packers Jim Carter Linebacker Minnesota 69 St. Louis Cardinals Eric Harris Defensive back Colorado 70 Baltimore Colts Jim O'Brien Kicker Cincinnati 71 Detroit Lions Jim Mitchell Defensive end Virginia State 72 New York Jets Dennis Onkotz Linebacker Penn State 73 Dallas Cowboys Steve Kiner Linebacker Tennessee 74 Baltimore Colts Ara Person Tight end Morgan State 75 Dallas Cowboys Denton Fox Defensive back Texas Tech 76 Oakland Raiders Gerald Irons Defensive end Maryland State 77 Minnesota Vikings Chuck Burgoon Linebacker North Park (Ill.) 78 Kansas City Chiefs David Hadley Defensive back Alcorn A&M
Round 4 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 79 Chicago Bears Lynn Larson Tackle Kansas State 80 Pittsburgh Steelers Ed George Tackle Wake Forest 81 Miami Dolphins Curtis Johnson Cornerback Toledo 82 Buffalo Bills Jerome Gantt Defensive end North Carolina Central 83 Boston Patriots Eddie Ray Defensive back LSU 84 Atlanta Falcons Paul Reed Tackle Johnson C. Smith University 85 Cincinnati Bengals Joe Stevens Guard Jackson State 86 St. Louis Cardinals Greg Lens Defensive tackle Trinity 87 San Francisco 49ers Vic Washington Wide receiver Wyoming 88 New Orleans Saints Delles Howell Defensive back Grambling 89 Denver Broncos Jerry Hendren Wide receiver Idaho 90 Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Evenson Running back Oregon 91 St. Louis Cardinals Don Parish Linebacker Stanford 92 Houston Oilers Spike Jones Punter Georgia 93 Green Bay Packers Ken Ellis Wide receiver Southern 94 San Diego Chargers Bill Maddox Tight end Syracuse 95 Baltimore Colts Steve Smear Defensive tackle Penn State 96 Green Bay Packers Skip Butler Kicker Texas-Arlington 97 New York Giants Wes Grant Defensive end UCLA 98 New York Jets John Ebersole Linebacker Penn State 99 Cleveland Browns Ricky Stevenson Defensive back Arizona 100 Chicago Bears Ross Brupbacher Linebacker Texas A&M 101 Dallas Cowboys John Fitzgerald Tackle Boston College 102 Oakland Raiders Tony Cline Linebacker Miami (FL) 103 Washington Redskins Paul Laaveg Tackle Iowa 104 Cincinnati Bengals Billie Hayes Defensive back San Diego State
Round 5 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 105 Pittsburgh Steelers Jon Staggers Defensive back Missouri 106 New Orleans Saints Glenn Cannon Defensive back Mississippi 107 Boston Patriots Bob Olson Linebacker Notre Dame 108 New York Jets Clifford McClain Running back South Carolina State 109 Buffalo Bills Steve Starnes Linebacker Tampa 110 Houston Oilers Ron Saul Guard Michigan State 111 St. Louis Cardinals Tom Lloyd Tackle Bowling Green 112 Atlanta Falcons Bruce Van Ness Running back Rutgers 113 San Francisco 49ers Gary McArthur Tackle USC 114 Washington Redskins Manny Sistrunk Defensive tackle Arkansas AM&N 115 Denver Broncos Bill McKoy Linebacker Purdue 116 Atlanta Falcons Ken Mendenhall Center Oklahoma 117 New York Giants Claude Brumfield Guard Tennessee State 118 Houston Oilers Ed Duley Defensive tackle Northern Arizona 119 San Diego Chargers Pettus Farrar Running back Norfolk State 120 Green Bay Packers Cecil Pryor Defensive end Michigan 121 Washington Redskins Danny Pierce Running back Memphis State 122 Baltimore Colts Billy Newsome Defensive end Grambling 123 Detroit Lions Bob Parker Guard Memphis State 124 New York Jets Gary Arthur Tight end Miami (OH) 125 Cleveland Browns Steve Engel Running back Colorado 126 New Orleans Saints Steve Ramsey Quarterback North Texas State 127 St. Louis Cardinals Barry Pierson Defensive back Michigan 128 Oakland Raiders Art Laster Tackle Maryland State 129 Minnesota Vikings Greg Jones Running back UCLA 130 Kansas City Chiefs Mike Oriard Center Notre Dame
Round 6 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 131 Chicago Bears Bob Cutburth Quarterback Oklahoma State 132 Pittsburgh Steelers Manuel Barrera Linebacker Kansas State 133 Miami Dolphins Dave Campbell Defensive end Auburn 134 Buffalo Bills Ken Edwards Running back Virginia Tech 135 Buffalo Bills Grant Guthrie Kicker Florida State 136 Chicago Bears Jeff Curchin Tackle Florida State 137 St. Louis Cardinals James Manuel Tackle Toledo 138 Cincinnati Bengals Sandy Durko Defensive back USC 139 San Francisco 49ers Rusty Clark Quarterback Houston 140 New Orleans Saints Mel Easley Defensive back Oregon State 141 Denver Broncos John Mosier Tight end Kansas 142 New York Giants Duane Miller Wide receiver Drake 143 Atlanta Falcons Mack Herron Running back Kansas State 144 Houston Oilers Benny Johnson Defensive back Johnson C. Smith 145 Green Bay Packers Ervin Hunt Defensive back Fresno State 146 San Diego Chargers Billy Parks Wide receiver Long Beach State 147 Atlanta Falcons Jade Butcher Wide receiver Indiana 148 Baltimore Colts Ron Gardin Defensive back Arizona 149 Detroit Lions Tony Terry Defensive tackle USC 150 New York Jets Terry Stewart Defensive back Arkansas 151 Cleveland Browns Mike Cilek Quarterback Iowa 152 Atlanta Falcons Randy Marshall Defensive end Linfield 153 Dallas Cowboys Pat Toomay Defensive end Vanderbilt 154 Oakland Raiders Alvin Wyatt Defensive back Bethune-Cookman 155 Pittsburgh Steelers Clarence Kegler Tackle South Carolina State 156 Kansas City Chiefs Robert Hews Tackle Princeton
Round 7 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 157 Pittsburgh Steelers Danny Griffin Running back Texas-Arlington 158 Philadelphia Eagles Terry Brennan Tackle Notre Dame 159 Miami Dolphins Jake Scott Safety Georgia 160 Boston Patriots Odell Lawson Running back Langston 161 Buffalo Bills Wayne Fowler Tackle Richmond 162 Los Angeles Rams Ted Provost Defensive back Ohio State 163 Cincinnati Bengals Lemar Parrish Cornerback Lincoln 164 St. Louis Cardinals Jim McFarland Tight end Nebraska 165 San Francisco 49ers Jim Strong Running back Houston 166 New Orleans Saints Lon Woodard Defensive end San Diego State 167 Denver Broncos Randy Montgomery Defensive back Weber State 168 Los Angeles Rams Bill Nelson Defensive tackle Oregon State 169 Atlanta Falcons Gary Orcutt Wide receiver USC 170 Houston Oilers Charles Olson Defensive back Concordia (Minn.) 171 San Diego Chargers Jim Fabish Defensive back Texas-El Paso 172 Green Bay Packers Cleo Walker Center Louisville 173 Washington Redskins Roland Merritt Wide receiver Maryland 174 Baltimore Colts Gordon Slade Quarterback Davidson 175 Detroit Lions Ken Geddes Linebacker Nebraska 176 New York Jets James Williams Defensive back Virginia State 177 Cleveland Browns Craig Wycinsky Guard Michigan State 178 Washington Redskins James Harris Cornerback Howard Payne 179 Dallas Cowboys Don Abbey Linebacker Penn State 180 Oakland Raiders Steve Svitak Linebacker Boise State 181 Minnesota Vikings Hap Farber Linebacker Mississippi 182 Kansas City Chiefs Clyde Glosson Wide receiver Texas-El Paso
Round 8 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 183 Chicago Bears Dana Stephenson Defensive back Nebraska 184 Pittsburgh Steelers Dave Smith Wide receiver Indiana (Pa.) 185 Miami Dolphins Narvel Chavers Running back Jackson State 186 Buffalo Bills Richard Cheek Tackle Auburn 187 New York Jets Jack Porter Guard Oklahoma 188 Cincinnati Bengals Bill Trout Defensive tackle Miami (FL) 189 St. Louis Cardinals Tom Banks Center Auburn 190 Philadelphia Eagles Ira Gordon Tackle Kansas State 191 San Francisco 49ers Carter Campbell Linebacker Weber State 192 New Orleans Saints Lawrence Estes Defensive end Alcorn A&M 193 Kansas City Chiefs Fred Barry Defensive back Boston University 194 Atlanta Falcons Larry Brewer Tight end Louisiana Tech 195 Atlanta Falcons Seth Miller Defensive back Arizona State 196 Houston Oilers Mike McClish Tackle Wisconsin 197 Green Bay Packers Tim Mjos Running back North Dakota State 198 San Diego Chargers Wayne Clark Quarterback U.S. International 199 Washington Redskins Paul Johnson Defensive back Penn State 200 Baltimore Colts Bob Bouley Tackle Boston College 201 St. Louis Cardinals Mike Holmgren Quarterback USC 202 New York Jets Mark Lomas Defensive end Northern Arizona 203 Cleveland Browns Honester Davidson Defensive back Bowling Green 204 Los Angeles Rams Rich Saul Linebacker Michigan State 205 Dallas Cowboys Jerry Dossey Guard Arkansas 206 Oakland Raiders Mike Wynn Defensive end Nebraska 207 Minnesota Vikings Mike Carroll Guard Missouri 208 Denver Broncos Louis Porter Running back Southern
Round 9 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 209 Pittsburgh Steelers Carl Crennel Linebacker West Virginia 210 Chicago Bears Linzy Cole Wide receiver Texas Christian 211 Miami Dolphins Hubert Ginn Running back Florida A&M 212 Boston Patriots Dennis Wirgowski Defensive end Purdue 213 Buffalo Bills Bill Bridges Guard Houston 214 St. Louis Cardinals Paul White Running back Texas-El Paso 215 Philadelphia Eagles David King Linebacker Stephen F. Austin 216 Cincinnati Bengals Bill Bolden Running back UCLA 217 San Francisco 49ers Preston Riley Wide receiver Memphis State 218 New Orleans Saints Jim Otis Running back Ohio State 219 Denver Broncos David Washington Linebacker Alcorn A&M 220 Atlanta Falcons Roy Robinson Defensive back Montana 221 New York Giants Pat Hughes Center Boston University 222 Houston Oilers Charlie Blossom Defensive end Texas Southern 223 San Diego Chargers Chris Fletcher Defensive back Temple 224 Green Bay Packers Bob Reinhard Guard Stanford 225 Washington Redskins Ralph Sonntag Tackle Maryland 226 Baltimore Colts Barney Harris Defensive back Texas A&M 227 Detroit Lions Herman Weaver Punter Tennessee 228 New York Jets Eddie Bell Wide receiver Idaho State 229 Cleveland Browns Geoff Brown Linebacker Pittsburgh 230 Los Angeles Rams David Graham Tackle New Mexico Highlands 231 Dallas Cowboys Zenon Andrusyshyn Kicker UCLA 232 Oakland Raiders Ike Hill Defensive back Catawba 233 Minnesota Vikings George Morrow Defensive end Mississippi 234 Kansas City Chiefs Charley Evans Tackle Texas Tech
Round 10 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 235 Chicago Bears Glen Holloway Guard North Texas State 236 Pittsburgh Steelers Isaiah Brown Defensive back Stanford 237 Miami Dolphins Dick Nittenger Guard Tampa 238 Buffalo Bills Willie Dixon Defensive back Albany State 239 Boston Patriots Henry Brown Kicker Missouri 240 Philadelphia Eagles Steve Jaggard Defensive back Memphis State 241 Cincinnati Bengals Nick Roman Linebacker Ohio State 242 St. Louis Cardinals Tony Plummer Defensive back Pacific 243 San Francisco 49ers Larry Schreiber Running back Tennessee Tech 244 New Orleans Saints Jim Brumfield Running back Indiana State 245 Denver Broncos Maurice Fullerton Defensive tackle Tuskegee 246 New York Giants Matt Fortier Defensive end Fairmont State 247 Atlanta Falcons Jim Hatcher Defensive back Kansas 248 Houston Oilers Joe Dawkins Running back Wisconsin 249 Green Bay Packers Russ Melby Defensive tackle Weber State 250 San Diego Chargers Mac Steen Guard Florida 251 Green Bay Packers Frank Patrick Tight end Nebraska 252 Baltimore Colts Dick Palmer Linebacker Kentucky 253 Detroit Lions Bruce Maxwell Running back Arkansas 254 New York Jets Cleve Dickerson Running back Miami (OH) 255 Cleveland Browns Bill Yanchar Defensive tackle Purdue 256 Los Angeles Rams Vince Opalsky Running back Miami (FL) 257 Dallas Cowboys Pete Athas Defensive back Tennessee 258 Oakland Raiders Gordon Bosserman Tackle UCLA 259 Minnesota Vikings Stu Voigt Tight end Wisconsin 260 Kansas City Chiefs Bob Stankovich Guard Arkansas
Round 11 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 261 Pittsburgh Steelers Calvin Hunt Center Baylor 262 Chicago Bears Ted Rose Tight end Northern Michigan 263 Miami Dolphins Brownie Wheless Tackle Rice 264 Boston Patriots Dennis Bramlett Tackle Texas-El Paso 265 Buffalo Bills Terry Williams Running back Grambling 266 Cincinnati Bengals Samuel Wallace Tackle Grambling 267 St. Louis Cardinals Mike Siwek Defensive tackle Western Michigan 268 Philadelphia Eagles Bill Walik Defensive back Villanova 269 San Francisco 49ers Danny Crockett Wide receiver Toledo 270 New Orleans Saints Gary Klahr Linebacker Arizona 271 Denver Broncos Cleve Bryant Defensive back Ohio 272 Atlanta Falcons Mike Brunson Running back Arizona State 273 New York Giants Alan Pitcaithley Running back Oregon 274 Houston Oilers Robert Morris Center Duke 275 San Diego Chargers Jack Protz Linebacker Syracuse 276 Green Bay Packers Dan Hook Linebacker Humboldt State 277 Washington Redskins Mack Alston Tight end Maryland State 278 Baltimore Colts George Edwards Running back Fairmont State 279 Detroit Lions Roger Laird Defensive back Kentucky State 280 New York Jets Earlie Thomas Defensive back Colorado State 281 Cleveland Browns Gene Benner Wide receiver Maine 282 Los Angeles Rams David Bookert Running back New Mexico 283 Dallas Cowboys Ivan Southerland Tackle Clemson 284 Oakland Raiders Emery Hicks Linebacker Kansas 285 Kansas City Chiefs Bill O'Neal Running back Grambling 286 Minnesota Vikings Godfrey Zaunbrecher Center LSU
Round 12 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 287 Chicago Bears Butch Davis Defensive back Missouri 288 Pittsburgh Steelers Rick Sharp Defensive tackle Washington 289 Miami Dolphins Mike Kolen Linebacker Auburn 290 Buffalo Bills Dave Simpson Tackle Drake 291 Boston Patriots Greg Roero Defensive tackle New Mexico Highlands 292 St. Louis Cardinals Charles Collins Wide receiver Kansas State 293 Philadelphia Eagles Robert Jones Defensive tackle Grambling 294 Cincinnati Bengals Thomas Truesdell Defensive end Ohio Wesleyan 295 San Francisco 49ers Bill Tant Tackle Dayton 296 New Orleans Saints Willie Davenport Defensive back Southern 297 Denver Broncos Greg Jones Running back Wisconsin–Whitewater 298 New York Giants Larry Nels Linebacker Wyoming 299 Atlanta Falcons Lonnie Holton Running back Northern Michigan 300 Houston Oilers Richard Dawkins Tight end Johnson C. Smith 301 Green Bay Packers Frank Foreman Wide receiver Michigan State 302 San Diego Chargers Howard Gravelle Tight end California-Davis 303 Washington Redskins James Kates Linebacker Penn State 304 Baltimore Colts Don Burrell Wide receiver Angelo State 305 Detroit Lions Emanuel Murrell Defensive back Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo 306 New York Jets Bill Pierson Center San Diego State 307 Cleveland Browns Jerry Don Sanders Kicker Texas Tech 308 Los Angeles Rams Larry Arnold Quarterback Hawaii 309 Dallas Cowboys Joe Williams Running back Wyoming 310 Oakland Raiders Gary DeLoach Guard California-Davis 311 Minnesota Vikings James Holland Defensive back Jackson State 312 Kansas City Chiefs Rodney Fedorchak Guard Pittsburgh
Round 13 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 313 Pittsburgh Steelers Billy Main Running back Oregon State 314 Chicago Bears Jimmy Gunn Defensive back USC 315 Miami Dolphins Dave Buddington Running back Springfield (Mass.) 316 Boston Patriots Ronnie Shelly Defensive back Troy State 317 Buffalo Bills Steve Schroeder Kicker Pacific 318 Philadelphia Eagles Richard Stevens Tackle Baylor 319 Cincinnati Bengals Paul Dunn Wide receiver U.S. International 320 St. Louis Cardinals Jack Thomas Guard Mississippi State 321 San Francisco 49ers Jim Vanderslice Linebacker Texas Christian 322 New Orleans Saints Ralph Miller Tight end Alabama State 323 Denver Broncos Jim McKoy Defensive back Parsons (Iowa) 324 Atlanta Falcons Rich Stepanek Defensive tackle Iowa 325 New York Giants Gary Inskeep Tackle Wisconsin–Stout 326 Houston Oilers Jess Lewis Linebacker Oregon State 327 San Diego Chargers Bernard Bradley Defensive back Utah State 328 Green Bay Packers Dave Smith Running back Utah 329 Washington Redskins Joe Patterson Tackle Lawrence 330 Baltimore Colts Dave Polak Linebacker Bowling Green 331 Detroit Lions Dave Haverdick Defensive tackle Morehead State 332 New York Jets Walter Groth Defensive tackle Baylor 333 Cleveland Browns Larry Roberts Running back Central Missouri State 334 Los Angeles Rams Melvin Jones Wide receiver Florida A&M 335 Dallas Cowboys Mark Washington Defensive back Morgan State 336 Oakland Raiders Don Highsmith Running back Michigan State 337 Minnesota Vikings Robert Pearce Defensive back Stephen F. Austin 338 Kansas City Chiefs Troy Patridge Defensive end Texas-Arlington
Round 14 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 339 Chicago Bears Jim Morgan Wide receiver Henderson State 340 Pittsburgh Steelers Bert Askson Linebacker Texas Southern 341 Miami Dolphins Gary Brackett Guard Holy Cross 342 Buffalo Bills William Costen Tackle Morris Brown 343 Boston Patriots Garvie Craw Running back Michigan 344 Cincinnati Bengals Joe Johnson Wide receiver Johnson C. Smith 345 St. Louis Cardinals Ray Groth Wide receiver Utah 346 Philadelphia Eagles Mark Moseley Kicker Stephen F. Austin 347 San Francisco 49ers Jack King Guard Clemson 348 New Orleans Saints Doug Sutherland Defensive end Wisconsin–Superior 349 Denver Broncos Jeff Slipp Linebacker Brigham Young 350 New York Giants Rodney Brand Center Arkansas 351 Atlanta Falcons Chuck Wald Wide receiver North Dakota State 352 Houston Oilers Claire Rasmussen Guard Wisconsin–Oshkosh 353 Green Bay Packers Bob Lints Guard Eastern Michigan 354 San Diego Chargers Tyrone Caldwell Defensive tackle South Carolina State 355 Washington Redskins Tony Moro Running back Dayton 356 Baltimore Colts Tom Curtis Defensive back Michigan 357 Detroit Lions Charlie Brown Wide receiver Northern Arizona 358 New York Jets John Little Linebacker Oklahoma State 359 Cleveland Browns Jim Tharpe Linebacker Lincoln (MO) 360 Los Angeles Rams Bob Geddes Linebacker UCLA 361 Dallas Cowboys Julian Martin Wide receiver North Carolina Central 362 Oakland Raiders Don Riley Kicker Auburn 363 Minnesota Vikings Tommy Spinks Wide receiver Louisiana Tech 364 Kansas City Chiefs Glenn Dumont Running back American International
Round 15 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 365 Pittsburgh Steelers Glen Keppy Defensive tackle Wisconsin–Platteville 366 Chicago Bears Phil Abraira Defensive back Florida State 367 Miami Dolphins Pat Hauser Wide receiver East Tennessee State 368 Boston Patriots Kent Schoolfield Wide receiver Florida A&M 369 Buffalo Bills Dave Farris Tight end Central Michigan 370 St. Louis Cardinals Ron Wilson Wide receiver Western Illinois 371 Philadelphia Eagles John Carlos Wide receiver San Jose State 372 Cincinnati Bengals Marvin Weeks Defensive back Alcorn A&M 373 San Francisco 49ers Dave Delsignore Wide receiver Youngstown State 374 New Orleans Saints Jim Vest Defensive end Washington State 375 Denver Broncos Maher Barakat Kicker South Dakota Tech 376 Atlanta Falcons Keith Mauney Defensive back Princeton 377 New York Giants Warren Muir Running back South Carolina 378 Houston Oilers David Sharp Tackle Stanford 379 San Diego Chargers Eugene Childs Running back Texas-El Paso 380 Green Bay Packers Mike Carter Wide receiver Sacramento State 381 Washington Redskins Vic Lewandowski Center Holy Cross 382 Baltimore Colts Phillip Gary Defensive end Kentucky State 383 Detroit Lions Bob Haney Tackle Idaho 384 New York Jets Tom Bayless Defensive tackle Purdue 385 Cleveland Browns Guy Homoly Defensive back Illinois State 386 Los Angeles Rams Dag Azam Guard West Texas State 387 Dallas Cowboys Ken DeLong Tight end Tennessee 388 Oakland Raiders Fred Moore Wide receiver Washington State 389 Minnesota Vikings Bennie Francis Defensive end Chadron St. (Neb.) 390 Kansas City Chiefs Bob Liggett Defensive tackle Nebraska
Round 16 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 391 Chicago Bears Robert Helterbran Guard North Texas State 392 Pittsburgh Steelers Frank Yanossy Defensive tackle Tennessee 393 Miami Dolphins Charles Williams Guard Tennessee State 394 Buffalo Bills Larry Davis Wide receiver Rice 395 Boston Patriots Otis McDaniel Defensive end Tuskegee 396 Philadelphia Eagles Tuufuli Uperesa Tackle Montana 397 Cincinnati Bengals Larry Ely Linebacker Iowa 398 St. Louis Cardinals Gary Fowler Running back California 399 San Francisco 49ers Scott Perkins Defensive back Livingstone (N.C.) 400 New Orleans Saints Cliff Gasper Defensive tackle Grambling 401 Denver Broncos Bob Stewart Quarterback Northern Arizona 402 New York Giants Vic Nolting Defensive back Xavier 403 Atlanta Falcons Steve Parnell Wide receiver Massachusetts 404 Houston Oilers Chris Myers Wide receiver Kenyon 405 Green Bay Packers Jim Heacock Defensive back Muskingum 406 San Diego Chargers Mike Green Running back Nebraska 407 Washington Redskins Steve Bushore Wide receiver Emporia State 408 Baltimore Colts Jack Maitland Running back Williams 409 Detroit Lions Jerry Todd Defensive back Memphis State 410 New York Jets Claude Herard Defensive tackle Mississippi 411 Cleveland Browns John Redebaugh Tight end Bemidji State 412 Los Angeles Rams Roland Reichardt Kicker West Texas State 413 Dallas Cowboys Seabern Hill Defensive back Arizona State 414 Oakland Raiders Tim Roth Defensive back South Dakota State 415 Minnesota Vikings Bruce Cerone Wide receiver Emporia State 416 Kansas City Chiefs Randy Ross Linebacker Kansas State
Round 17 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 417 Pittsburgh Steelers Harry Key Tight end Mississippi Valley State 418 Chicago Bears Joe Brunson Defensive tackle Furman 419 Miami Dolphins George Myles Defensive tackle Morris Brown 420 Boston Patriots Joe Killingsworth Wide receiver Oklahoma 421 Buffalo Bills George Bevan Defensive back LSU 422 Cincinnati Bengals Richard Smith Running back Washington State 423 St. Louis Cardinals Cliff Powell Linebacker Arkansas 424 Philadelphia Eagles Mike Sizelove Tight end Idaho 425 San Francisco 49ers Mike Culton Punter LaVerne 426 New Orleans Saints Doug Wyatt Defensive back Tulsa 427 Denver Broncos Frank Kalfoss Kicker Montana State 428 Atlanta Falcons Bill Bell Kicker Kansas 429 New York Giants Walter Breaux Defensive tackle Grambling 430 Houston Oilers Julian Fagan Punter Mississippi 431 San Diego Chargers David Sanks Guard Louisville 432 Green Bay Packers Larry Krause Running back St. Norbert 433 Washington Redskins Earl Maxfield Defensive tackle Baylor 434 Baltimore Colts Alvin Pearman Wide receiver Colgate 435 Detroit Lions Jim Marshall Defensive tackle Centenary 436 New York Jets Dick Beard Running back Kentucky 437 Cleveland Browns Charles Tabb Running back McMurry 438 Los Angeles Rams Don Crenshaw Defensive back USC 439 Dallas Cowboys Glenn Patterson Center Nebraska 440 Oakland Raiders Eric Stolberg Wide receiver Indiana 441 Minnesota Vikings Brian Healy Defensive back Michigan 442 Kansas City Chiefs Rayford Jenkins Defensive back Alcorn A&M
Pro Bowler[a] Hall of Famer
Notable undrafted players Hall of Famers Terry Bradshaw , quarterback from Louisiana Tech taken 1st round, 1st overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1989.[4] Mel Blount , cornerback from Southern taken 3rd round, 53rd overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1989.[4] Jim Langer , offensive lineman from South Dakota State, undrafted by the Miami Dolphins.Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1987.[4] Cliff Harris , safety from Ouachita Baptist College, undrafted by the Dallas Cowboys.Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2020. Notes ^ 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. ^ 1969 Heisman Trophy winner [3] References ^ "NFL Draft Locations" . FootballGeography.com . October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014 .^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015" . Giants.com . New York Giants . Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015 . ^ "Heisman Trophy" . Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013 .^ a b c "Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008 . External links 