1976 NFL draft
1976 NFL draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | April 8–9, 1976 |
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Overview | |
487 total selections in 17 rounds | |
League | NFL |
First selection | Lee Roy Selmon, DE Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Mr. Irrelevant | Kelvin Kirk, WR Pittsburgh Steelers |
Most selections (25) | Seattle Seahawks |
Fewest selections (11) | Washington Redskins |
Hall of Famers | 5 |
The 1976 NFL draft was an annual player selection meeting held April 8–9, 1976, at the
The draft lasted 17 rounds, with the expansion
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 |
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Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round five
Round six
Round seven
Round eight
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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210 | Seattle Seahawks | Larry Shipp | Wide receiver | Louisiana State |
211 | New York Jets | Joe Davis | Guard | USC |
212 | San Diego Chargers | Tony DiRienzo | Kicker | Oklahoma |
213 | New Orleans Saints | Craig Cassady | Defensive back | Ohio State |
214 | New York Jets | Louie Giammona | Running back | Utah State |
215 | Buffalo Bills | Scott Gardner | Quarterback | Virginia |
216 | Philadelphia Eagles | Richard LaFargue | Center | Arkansas |
217 | Detroit Lions | Rich Sorenson | Kicker | Chico State |
218 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Burrow | Defensive back | Nebraska |
219 | Atlanta Falcons | Frank Reed | Defensive back | Washington |
220 | Oakland Raiders | Jerome Dove | Defensive back | Colorado State |
221 | New York Giants | John Jordan | Defensive tackle | Indiana |
222 | Kansas City Chiefs | Orrin Olsen |
Center | Brigham Young |
223 | San Francisco 49ers | John Ayers | Tackle | West Texas State |
224 | Denver Broncos | James Betterson | Running back | North Carolina |
225 | Detroit Lions | Charles Braswell | Defensive back | West Virginia |
226 | Buffalo Bills | Bobby Joe Easter | Running back | Middle Tennessee State
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227 | Buffalo Bills | Art Meadowcroft | Guard | Minnesota |
228 | Baltimore Colts | Ricky Thompson | Wide receiver | Baylor |
229 | Houston Oilers | Bobby Simon | Tackle | Grambling |
230 | Miami Dolphins | Bob Simpson | Tackle | Colorado |
231 | Oakland Raiders | Terry Kunz | Running back | Colorado |
232 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ron Hunt | Tackle | Oregon |
233 | St. Louis Cardinals | Randall Burks | Wide receiver | SE Oklahoma State |
234 | Washington Redskins | Brian Fryer | Wide receiver | Alberta |
235 | New England Patriots | Stu Betts | Running back | Northern Michigan
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236 | Dallas Cowboys | Henry Laws | Defensive back | South Carolina |
237 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ed McAleney | Defensive tackle | Massachusetts |
Round nine
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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238 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Bruce Welch | Guard | Texas A&M |
239 | Seattle Seahawks | Bob Bos | Tackle | Iowa State |
240 | New Orleans Saints | Warren Peiffer | Defensive tackle | Iowa |
241 | Buffalo Bills | Jeff Turner | Linebacker | Kansas |
242 | Cleveland Browns | James Reed | Running back | Mississippi |
243 | New England Patriots | Doug Beaudoin | Defensive back | Minnesota |
244 | New York Jets | Ronnie Moore | Wide receiver | Virginia Military Inst. |
245 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Gueno | Linebacker | Tulane |
246 | Atlanta Falcons | Phil McKinnely | Tackle | UCLA |
247 | Philadelphia Eagles | Mike Hogan | Running back | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
248 | Philadelphia Eagles | Richard Osborne | Tight end | Texas A&M |
249 | Kansas City Chiefs | Tim Collier | Defensive back | East Texas State |
250 | San Francisco 49ers | Ken Harrison | Wide receiver | Southern Methodist |
251 | San Diego Chargers | Glynn Harrison | Running back | Georgia |
252 | Denver Broncos | Jim Czirr | Center | Michigan |
253 | Detroit Lions | Leanell Jones | Tight end | Long Beach State |
254 | Washington Redskins | Curtis Akins | Guard | Hawaii |
255 | Buffalo Bills | Bob Kotzur | Defensive tackle | Southwest Texas State |
256 | Houston Oilers | Art Stringer | Linebacker | Ball State |
257 | Miami Dolphins | Norris Thomas | Defensive back | Southern Mississippi |
258 | Baltimore Colts | Stu Levenick | Tackle | Illinois |
259 | Cincinnati Bengals | Lonnie Allgood | Wide Receiver | Syracuse |
260 | Denver Broncos | Jim Lisko | Linebacker | Arkansas State |
261 | Cleveland Browns | Craig Nagel | Quarterback | Purdue |
262 | Minnesota Vikings | Isaac Hagins | Wide Receiver | Southern |
263 | Los Angeles Rams | Jeb Church | Defensive back | Stanford |
264 | Dallas Cowboys | Beasley Reece | Defensive back | North Texas State |
265 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Wentford Gaines | Defensive back | Cincinnati |
Round ten
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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266 | Seattle Seahawks | Randy Coffield | Linebacker | Florida State |
267 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Sid Smith | Linebacker | Brigham Young |
268 | San Diego Chargers | Jeff Perlinger | Defensive end | Michigan |
269 | New Orleans Saints | Junior Hardin | Linebacker | Eastern Kentucky |
270 | New England Patriots | Ricky Feacher | Wide receiver | Mississippi Valley State |
271 | Cleveland Browns | Doug Kleber | Tackle | Illinois |
272 | Washington Redskins | Paul Strohmeier | Linebacker | Washington |
273 | Philadelphia Eagles | Herb Lusk | Running back | Long Beach State |
274 | Green Bay Packers | Jessie Green |
Wide receiver | Tulsa |
275 | San Francisco 49ers | Robin Ross | Tackle | Washington State |
276 | New York Giants | John Thomas | Running back | Valley City State |
277 | Kansas City Chiefs | Whitney Paul | Defensive end | Colorado |
278 | Denver Broncos | Art Gilliam | Defensive end | Grambling |
279 | Detroit Lions | Bill Bowerman | Defensive back | New Mexico State |
280 | Buffalo Bills | Keith Moody | Defensive back | Syracuse |
281 | Miami Dolphins | Gary Fencik | Safety | Yale |
282 | Miami Dolphins | Don Testerman | Running back | Clemson |
283 | Baltimore Colts | Tim Baylor | Defensive back | Morgan State |
284 | Houston Oilers | Steve Kincannon | Quarterback | Humboldt State |
285 | St. Louis Cardinals | Randy Walker | Running back | Bethune-Cookman |
286 | Oakland Raiders | Dwight Lewis | Defensive back | Purdue |
287 | Cincinnati Bengals | Tom Klaban | Kicker | Ohio State |
288 | Los Angeles Rams | Freeman Johns | Wide receiver | Southern Methodist |
289 | Minnesota Vikings | Bill Salmon | Quarterback | Northern Iowa |
290 | Dallas Cowboys | Leroy Cook | Defensive end | Alabama |
291 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Gary Campbell | Linebacker | Colorado |
Round eleven
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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292 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Melvin Washington | Defensive back | Colorado State |
293 | Seattle Seahawks | Keith Muehr | Punter | Southwestern Louisiana |
294 | New Orleans Saints | Greg Kokal | Quarterback | Kent State |
295 | San Diego Chargers | Ray Preston | Linebacker | Syracuse |
296 | New York Jets | Lawrence Pillers | Defensive end | Alcorn State |
297 | Cleveland Browns | Chuck Celek | Defensive end | Kent State |
298 | New England Patriots | Donnie Thomas | Linebacker | Indiana |
299 | Chicago Bears | Norman Andersen | Wide receiver | UCLA |
300 | Philadelphia Eagles | Mike Gilbert | Defensive tackle | San Diego State |
301 | Green Bay Packers | Curtis Leak | Wide receiver | Johnson C. Smith |
302 | Atlanta Falcons | Chuck Brislin | Tackle | Mississippi State |
303 | New York Giants | Craig Brantley | Wide receiver | Clemson |
304 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bob Squires | Tight end | Hastings |
305 | San Francisco 49ers | Paul Hofer | Running back | Mississippi |
306 | Denver Broncos | Greg Pittman | Linebacker | Iowa State |
307 | Detroit Lions | Gary Shugrue | Defensive end | Villanova |
308 | Washington Redskins | Dean Gissler | Defensive end | Nebraska |
309 | Buffalo Bills | Forry Smith | Wide receiver | Iowa State |
310 | Baltimore Colts | Rick Gibney | Defensive tackle | Georgia Tech |
311 | Houston Oilers | Skip Walker |
Running back | Texas A&M |
312 | Miami Dolphins | Dexter Pride | Running back | Minnesota |
313 | Oakland Raiders | Rick Jennings | Running back | Maryland |
314 | Cincinnati Bengals | Melvin Morgan | Defensive back | Mississippi Valley State |
315 | St. Louis Cardinals | Marty Akins | Defensive back | Texas |
316 | Minnesota Vikings | Steve Kracher | Running back | Montana State |
317 | Los Angeles Rams | Brian Nemeth | Tight end | South Carolina |
318 | Dallas Cowboys | Cornelius Greene | Quarterback | Ohio State |
319 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Rolland Fuchs | Running back | Arkansas |
Round twelve
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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320 | Seattle Seahawks | Ron Barnett | Wide receiver | Texas-Arlington |
321 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | George Ragsdale | Running back | North Carolina A&T |
322 | San Diego Chargers | Ron Lee | Defensive back | Oregon |
323 | New Orleans Saints | Milton Butts | Tackle | North Carolina |
324 | Houston Oilers | Larry Bell | Tackle | East Texas State |
325 | New England Patriots | Nathaniel Bell | Defensive tackle | Tulane |
326 | New York Jets | Don Buckey | Wide receiver | North Carolina State
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327 | New York Jets | Dave Buckey | Quarterback | North Carolina State |
328 | Green Bay Packers | Melvin Jackson | Guard | USC |
329 | Atlanta Falcons | Pat Bolton | Kicker | Montana State |
330 | Chicago Bears | John O'Leary | Running back | Nebraska |
331 | Kansas City Chiefs | Harold Porter | Wide receiver | Southwestern Louisiana
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332 | San Francisco 49ers | Gerald Loper | Guard | Florida |
333 | New York Giants | Jerry Golsteyn | Quarterback | Northern Illinois |
334 | Denver Broncos | Randy Moore | Defensive tackle | Arizona State |
335 | Detroit Lions | Mike McCabe | Center | South Carolina |
336 | Buffalo Bills | Joe Lowery | Running back | Jackson State |
337 | Washington Redskins | Walter Tullis | Defensive back | Delaware State |
338 | San Diego Chargers | Herman Harris | Defensive back | Mississippi Valley State |
339 | Miami Dolphins | Randy Young | Tackle | Iowa State |
340 | Baltimore Colts | Frank Stavroff | Kicker | Indiana |
341 | Cincinnati Bengals | Joe Dale Harris | Wide receiver | Alabama |
342 | Miami Dolphins | Darryl Brandford | Defensive tackle | Northwestern |
343 | Oakland Raiders | Cedric Brown | Defensive back | Kent State |
344 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Jodat | Running back | Carthage
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345 | Minnesota Vikings | Robert Sparks | Defensive back | San Francisco State |
346 | Dallas Cowboys | Charles McShane | Linebacker | Cal Lutheran
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347 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Carroll | Wide receiver | East Texas State |
Round thirteen
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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348 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Brad Jenkins | Tight end | Nebraska |
349 | Seattle Seahawks | Andy Reid | Running back | Georgia |
350 | New Orleans Saints | Kenny Downing | Defensive back | Missouri |
351 | San Diego Chargers | John Lee | Defensive tackle | Nebraska |
352 | New England Patriots | James Jones | Defensive back | Central Michigan |
353 | Philadelphia Eagles | Terry Tautolo | Linebacker | UCLA |
354 | Cleveland Browns | Brian Murray | Tackle | Arizona |
355 | Green Bay Packers | Bradley Bowman | Defensive back | Southern Mississippi |
356 | Atlanta Falcons | Mike Williams | Tackle | Florida |
357 | Chicago Bears | Dale Kasowski | Running back | North Dakota |
358 | Philadelphia Eagles | Steve Ebbecke | Defensive back | Villanova |
359 | San Francisco 49ers | Larry Brumfield | Defensive back | Indiana State |
360 | New York Giants | Rick Caswell | Wide receiver | Western Kentucky |
361 | Kansas City Chiefs | Joe Bruner | Quarterback | N.E. Louisiana |
362 | Denver Broncos | Donnie McGraw | Defensive back | Houston |
363 | Detroit Lions | Mel Jacobs | Wide receiver | San Diego State |
364 | Washington Redskins | Wayman Britt | Defensive back | Michigan |
365 | Buffalo Bills | Will Wilcox | Guard | Texas |
366 | Miami Dolphins | Bernie Head | Center | Tulsa |
367 | Oakland Raiders | Craig Crnick | Defensive end | Idaho
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368 | Houston Oilers | Dan O'Rourke | Wide receiver | Colorado State |
369 | St. Louis Cardinals | Greg Brewton | Defensive tackle | Michigan State |
370 | Oakland Raiders | Mark Young | Tackle | Washington State |
371 | Cincinnati Bengals | Randy Walker |
Defensive back | Miami (OH) |
372 | Minnesota Vikings | Gary Paulson | Defensive end | Colorado State |
373 | Los Angeles Rams | Steve Hamilton | Quarterback | Emporia State |
374 | Dallas Cowboys | Mark Driscoll | Quarterback | Colorado State |
375 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Larry Kain | Tight end | Ohio State |
Round fourteen
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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376 | Seattle Seahawks | Jarvis Blinks | Defensive back | Northwest Louisiana |
377 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Carl Roaches | Wide receiver | Texas A&M |
378 | San Diego Chargers | Ed Jones | Guard | Cincinnati |
379 | New Orleans Saints | Rich Hucke | Defensive end | Western Montana
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380 | New York Jets | Al Gluchoski | Center | West Virginia |
381 | Cleveland Browns | Joe Smalzer | Tight end | Illinois |
382 | New England Patriots | David Quehl | Wide receiver | Holy Cross |
383 | Atlanta Falcons | Mark Husfloen | Defensive end | Washington State |
384 | Chicago Bears | Ron Cuie | Running back | Oregon State |
385 | Philadelphia Eagles | Melvin Shy | Defensive back | Tennessee State |
386 | Green Bay Packers | John Henson | Running back | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |
387 | New York Giants | Jerry Mullane | Linebacker | Lehigh |
388 | Kansas City Chiefs | Rick Thurman | Tackle | Texas |
389 | San Francisco 49ers | Johnny Miller | Linebacker | Livingstone College
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390 | Denver Broncos | Larry Evans | Linebacker | Mississippi College |
391 | Detroit Lions | Leonard Elston | Wide receiver | Kentucky State |
392 | Buffalo Bills | Tony Williams | Wide receiver | Middle Tennessee State |
393 | Washington Redskins | Quinn Buckner | Defensive back | Indiana |
394 | Baltimore Colts | Jeremiah Cummings | Defensive end | Albany State |
395 | Houston Oilers | John Reimer | Tackle | Wisconsin |
396 | Miami Dolphins | Bob Gissler | Linebacker | South Dakota State |
397 | Oakland Raiders | Calvin Young | Running back | Fresno State |
398 | Cincinnati Bengals | Greg Coleman | Punter | Florida A&M |
399 | St. Louis Cardinals | Raymond Crosier | Defensive end | Abilene Christian |
400 | Los Angeles Rams | Al Burleson | Defensive back | Washington |
401 | Minnesota Vikings | Jeff Stapleton | Tackle | Purdue |
402 | Dallas Cowboys | Larry Mushinskie | Tight end | Nebraska |
403 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Wayne Field | Defensive back | Florida |
Round fifteen
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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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
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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
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427 | Oakland Raiders | Carl Hargrave | Defensive back | Upper Iowa |
428 | Minnesota Vikings | Ron Groce | Running back | Macalester |
429 | Los Angeles Rams | Malcolm Campbell | Wide receiver | Cal State-Los Angeles |
430 | Dallas Cowboys | Dale Curry | Linebacker | UCLA |
431 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mel Davis | Defensive end | North Texas State |
Round sixteen
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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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
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Round seventeen
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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460 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Jack Berry | Quarterback | Washington & Lee |
461 | Seattle Seahawks | Chris Rowland | Quarterback | Washington |
462 | New Orleans Saints | Scott MacDonald | Tight end | West Virginia |
463 | San Diego Chargers | Clarence Sanders | Linebacker | Cincinnati |
464 | New York Jets | Darwin Willie | Tight end | Tulane |
465 | Cleveland Browns | Tom Fleming | Wide receiver | Dartmouth |
466 | New England Patriots | Todd Anderson | Center | Stanford |
467 | Green Bay Packers | Ray Hall | Tight end | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |
468 | Atlanta Falcons | Tony Green | Defensive back | Texas Tech |
469 | Chicago Bears | Mike Malham | Linebacker | Arkansas State |
470 | Philadelphia Eagles | Anthony Terry | Defensive back | California-Davis |
471 | New York Giants | Steve Curnutte | Defensive back | Vanderbilt |
472 | Kansas City Chiefs | Pat McNeil | Running back | Baylor |
473 | San Francisco 49ers | Darryl Jenkins | Running back | San Jose State |
474 | Denver Broncos | Randy Cozens | Defensive end | Pittsburgh |
475 | Detroit Lions | Jim Meeks | Defensive back | Boise State |
476 | Washington Redskins | Chuck Wills | Defensive back | Oregon |
477 | Buffalo Bills | Bob Berg | Kicker | New Mexico |
478 | Oakland Raiders | Buddy Tate | Defensive back | Tulsa |
479 | Houston Oilers | Allen Misher | Wide receiver | Louisiana State |
480 | Miami Dolphins | Jeff Grantz | Quarterback | South Carolina |
481 | Oakland Raiders | Nate Beasley | Running back | Delaware |
482 | Cincinnati Bengals | Scott Dannelley | Guard | Ohio State |
483 | St. Louis Cardinals | Dan Myers | Defensive back | Georgia Tech |
484 | Minnesota Vikings | Dick Lukowski | Defensive tackle | West Virginia |
485 | Los Angeles Rams | Gary Shaw | Defensive back | Brigham Young |
486 | Dallas Cowboys | Stan Woodfill | Kicker | Oregon |
487 [9] | Pittsburgh Steelers | Kelvin Kirk | Wide receiver | Dayton |
= Pro Bowler [6] | = Hall of Famer |
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]
Notable undrafted players
† | = Pro Bowler[6] |
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.
- ^ NFL Draft History: Quarterback Draft Class Facts and Figures
- ^ Wire Services. "Bucs Open Draft By Taking Leroy Selmon". The Sarasota Journal. 8 Apr 1976
- ^ "Drafts delayed by Bucs". St. Petersburg Times. January 14, 1976. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- ^ "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on June 15, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
- ^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.