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Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
1 1 PIT Gary Glick DB 1963 0 0 9 71 1 15 0 14 Colorado State
1 2 SFO Earl Morrall QB 1976 2 2 9 255 1379 2689 20809 161 148 235 878 8 Michigan State
1 3 DET Howard Cassady HB 1963 0 0 4 84 0 3 0 0 1 316 1229 6 111 1601 18 Ohio State
1 4 PHI Bob Pellegrini LB 1965 0 0 7 107 13 Maryland
1 5 PIT Art Davis DB 1956 0 0 0 9 5 6 0 1 9 0 Mississippi State
1 6 RAM Joe Marconi FB 1966 0 1 4 135 673 2771 30 136 1326 9 West Virginia
1 7 CRD Joe Childress HB 1965 0 0 5 96 1 3 43 0 1 530 2210 3 121 1700 13 Auburn
1 8 GNB Jack Losch HB 1956 0 0 0 12 1 1 63 1 0 19 43 0 7 85 0 Miami (FL)
1 9 BAL Lenny Moore HOF HB 1967 5 7 10 143 3 12 33 2 2 1069 5174 63 363 6039 48 Penn State
1 10 CHI Menan (Tex) Schriewer E 0 0 0 Texas
1 11 RAM Charlie Horton B 0 0 0 Vanderbilt
1 12 WAS Ed Vereb HB 1960 0 0 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 19 38 0 9 119 0 Maryland
1 13 CLE Preston Carpenter E 1967 0 1 10 149 1 3 2 0 0 223 884 1 305 4457 23 Arkansas
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
2 14 RAM Leon Clarke E 1963 0 1 3 79 1 -4 0 141 2215 18 USC
2 15 SFO Bruce Bosley C 1969 0 4 13 175 West Virginia
2 16 PHI Frank D'Agostino G 1960 0 0 0 14 Auburn
2 17 PIT Joe Krupa DT 1964 0 1 7 110 Purdue
2 18 CRD Norm Masters T 1964 0 0 4 104 Michigan State
2 19 NYG Henry Moore DB 1957 0 0 0 16 2 -2 0 1 Arkansas
2 20 GNB Forrest Gregg HOF T 1971 7 9 11 193 SMU
2 21 BAL Dick Donlin E 0 0 0 Hamline
2 22 CHI M.L. Brackett DE 1958 0 0 0 32 1 Auburn
2 23 RAM Hugh Pitts LB 1960 0 0 1 21 3 TCU
2 24 WAS John Paluck DE 1965 0 1 5 105 2 Pittsburgh
2 25 CLE Billy Kinard DB 1960 0 0 2 45 1 27 1 4 Mississippi
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
3 26 SFO Bill Herchman DT 1962 0 0 4 85 1 Texas Tech
3 27 DET Don McIlhenny HB 1961 0 0 4 64 0 1 0 0 0 414 1581 7 70 655 7 SMU
3 28 PHI Don Schaefer FB 1956 0 0 1 12 1 3 11 1 0 102 320 2 13 117 0 Notre Dame
3 29 PIT Jim G. Taylor C 1958 0 0 1 29 1 Baylor
3 30 NYG Sam Huff HOF LB 1969 2 5 13 168 30 West Virginia
3 31 CRD John Roach QB 1964 0 0 2 64 182 413 2765 24 37 42 99 2 SMU
3 32 RAM A.D. Williams E 1961 0 0 0 37 15 190 1 Pacific
3 33 BAL Bob Pascal B 0 0 0 Duke
3 34 CLE Larry Ross E 0 0 0 Denver
3 35 RAM John Marshall B 0 0 0 SMU
3 36 WAS Fred Wyant QB 1956 0 0 0 10 1 2 17 0 0 West Virginia
3 37 CLE Bill Quinlan DE 1965 0 0 6 111 3 Michigan State
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
4 38 DET Jerry Reichow E 1964 0 1 4 95 12 38 187 0 4 20 105 0 172 2579 24 Iowa
4 39 PIT Dick Murley T 1956 0 0 0 7 Purdue
4 40 SFO Frank Pajaczkowski B 0 0 0 Richmond
4 41 WAS Fran Machinsky T 0 0 0 Ohio State
4 42 CRD Sam Salerno T 0 0 0 Colorado
4 43 BAL Ben Inabinet T 0 0 0 Clemson
4 44 GNB Cecil Morris G 0 0 0 Oklahoma
4 45 NYG Jim Katcavage DE 1968 2 3 12 165 1 Dayton
4 46 RAM Will Berzinski HB 1956 0 0 0 4 15 72 0 3 35 0 Wisconsin-LaCrosse
4 47 CHI John Mellekas C 1963 0 0 3 84 Arizona
4 48 RAM Jim Carmichael E 0 0 0 California
4 49 CLE Bobby Moss B 0 0 0 West Virginia
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
5 50 DET Tom Tracy HB 1964 0 2 4 89 24 67 854 6 5 808 2912 17 113 1468 14 Tennessee
5 51 RAM Jim Freeman E 0 0 0 Iowa
5 52 PIT Bill Murakowski B 0 0 0 Purdue
5 53 RAM Herb Nakken B 0 0 0 Utah
5 54 PHI Fuzzy Thurston G 1967 1 0 7 116 Valparaiso
5 55 BAL Herb Gray E 0 0 0 Texas
5 56 GNB Bob Skoronski T 1968 0 1 10 146 Indiana
5 57 NYG Don Chandler FB 1967 0 1 17 154 3 3 67 0 0 13 146 0 1 5 0 Florida
5 58 CHI Willie Galimore HB 1963 0 1 5 82 0 1 0 0 1 670 2985 26 87 1201 10 Florida A&M
5 59 WAS Gary Lowe DB 1964 0 0 4 97 0 1 0 0 1 20 Michigan State
5 60 RAM Jesse Whittenton DB 1964 1 2 7 112 24 Texas-El Paso
5 61 CLE Frank Clarke E 1967 1 0 5 140 0 1 0 0 0 32 231 1 291 5426 50 Colorado
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
6 62 DET Bob Lusk C 1956 0 0 0 5 William & Mary
6 63 PIT Ray Taylor B 0 0 0 TCU
6 64 SFO Tony Sardisco G 1962 0 0 3 50 Tulane
6 65 PHI Tirrel Burton B 0 0 0 Miami (OH)
6 66 CRD Charlie Dupre DB 1960 0 0 0 14 Baylor
6 67 BAL Don Schmidt B 0 0 0 Texas Tech
6 68 GNB Bob Burris B 0 0 0 Oklahoma
6 69 NYG Fred Cason B 0 0 0 Florida
6 70 CRD John Dittrich G 1961 0 0 1 47 Wisconsin
6 71 CLE Sherman Plunkett T 1967 0 2 6 132 Md-Eastern Shore
6 72 RAM Eddie Vincent B 0 0 0 Iowa
6 73 CLE Paul Wiggin DE 1967 0 2 9 146 3 Stanford
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
7 74 DET Gene Cronin DE 1962 0 0 2 87 1 Pacific
7 75 SFO Larry Barnes FB 1960 0 0 1 24 1 1 -2 0 0 20 78 0 1 1 0 Colorado State
7 76 PIT Dick Gaspari C 0 0 0 George Washington
7 77 CRD Bob Konovsky G 1961 0 0 2 49 Wisconsin
7 78 PHI John Waedekin T 0 0 0 Hardin-Simmons
7 79 BAL Bill Waters T 0 0 0 Austin
7 80 GNB Hank Gremminger DB 1966 0 0 8 131 29 Baylor
7 81 NYG Ron Nery DE 1963 1 0 3 50 Kansas State
7 82 CHI J.C. Caroline DB 1965 0 1 6 118 68 263 2 6 111 1 24 Illinois
7 83 WAS Donnie Caraway B 0 0 0 Houston
7 84 RAM Jack Morris DB 1961 0 0 3 45 8 Oregon
7 85 CLE Chuck Griffith E 0 0 0 USC
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
8 86 DET Jack Powell T 0 0 0 Texas A&M
8 87 PIT Vere Wellman G 0 0 0 Wichita State
8 88 SFO Charlie Smith DE 1956 0 0 0 12 1 13 0 Abilene Christian
8 89 PHI Elroy Payne B 0 0 0 McMurry
8 90 CRD Dave Lunceford T 1957 0 0 0 12 Baylor
8 91 BAL Bill Koman LB 1967 0 2 10 156 7 North Carolina
8 92 GNB Russ Dennis E 0 0 0 Maryland
8 93 NYG Don Holleder E 0 0 0 Army
8 94 WAS Dick James HB 1965 0 1 7 117 1 7 15 0 1 502 1930 19 104 1669 15 12 Oregon
8 95 CHI Dick Klawitter C 1956 0 0 0 5 South Dakota State
8 96 RAM George Boyer LB 0 0 0 Florida State
8 97 CLE Len Hellyer B 0 0 0 Marshall
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ