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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 MIN Tommy Mason RB 1971 1 3 5 124 3 9 95 2 2 1040 4203 32 214 2324 13 Tulane
1 2 WAS Norm Snead QB 1976 0 4 12 178 2276 4353 30797 196 257 212 521 23 Wake Forest
1 3 WAS Joe Rutgens DT 1969 0 2 8 110 Illinois
1 4 RAM Marlin McKeever LB 1973 0 1 9 162 133 1737 6 9 USC
1 5 CHI Mike Ditka HOF TE 1972 2 5 8 158 2 2 0 427 5812 43 Pittsburgh
1 6 SFO Jimmy Johnson HOF DB 1976 4 5 14 213 40 690 4 47 UCLA
1 7 BAL Tom Matte RB 1972 1 2 5 142 12 42 246 2 2 1200 4646 45 249 2869 12 Ohio State
1 8 STL Ken Rice T 1967 0 1 4 79 Auburn
1 9 SFO Bernie Casey HB 1968 0 1 7 105 1 23 0 359 5444 40 Bowling Green
1 10 CLE Bobby Crespino SE 1968 0 0 0 107 58 741 9 Mississippi
1 11 SFO Billy Kilmer QB 1978 0 1 11 170 1585 2984 20495 152 146 362 1509 21 27 288 1 UCLA
1 12 GNB Herb Adderley HOF DB 1972 4 5 12 164 48 Michigan State
1 13 DAL Bob Lilly HOF DT 1974 7 11 14 196 1 TCU
1 14 PHI Art Baker FB 1962 0 0 1 17 154 507 3 9 85 0 Syracuse
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 15 MIN Rip Hawkins LB 1965 0 1 5 70 12 North Carolina
2 16 DAL E.J. Holub LB 1970 2 5 8 127 9 Texas Tech
2 17 NYG Bob Gaiters HB 1963 0 0 0 31 3 5 42 2 0 168 673 6 17 175 2 New Mexico State
2 18 RAM Elbert Kimbrough DB 1968 0 0 5 85 9 Northwestern
2 19 PIT Myron Pottios LB 1973 0 3 8 129 12 Notre Dame
2 20 CHI Bill Brown RB 1974 0 4 8 194 1 2 3 0 0 1649 5838 52 286 3183 23 Illinois
2 21 BAL Tom Gilburg T 1965 0 0 5 69 Syracuse
2 22 STL Fred Arbanas TE 1970 3 5 9 118 4 15 0 198 3101 34 Michigan State
2 23 DET Dan LaRose T 1966 0 0 2 65 Missouri
2 24 SFO Roland Lakes DT 1971 0 0 10 154 Wichita State
2 25 NYG Bruce Tarbox G 1961 0 0 0 7 Syracuse
2 26 GNB Ron Kostelnik DT 1969 0 0 6 120 Cincinnati
2 27 CLE Ed Nutting T 1963 0 0 1 18 Georgia Tech
2 28 PHI Bo Strange C 0 0 0 LSU
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 29 MIN Fran Tarkenton HOF QB 1978 1 9 18 246 3686 6467 47003 342 266 675 3674 32 Georgia
3 30 DAL Stew Barber T 1969 2 5 8 125 3 Penn State
3 31 STL Billy Wilson T 0 0 0 Auburn
3 32 RAM Harold Beaty G 0 0 0 Oklahoma State
3 33 CHI Claude Gibson DB 1965 0 0 3 70 22 North Carolina State
3 34 DET Dick Mills G 1962 0 0 0 22 Pittsburgh
3 35 BAL Jerry Hill RB 1970 0 0 5 102 706 2668 22 117 970 3 Wyoming
3 36 PHI Jim Wright DB 1964 0 0 0 10 1 Memphis
3 37 SFO Bill Cooper FB 1964 0 0 0 38 10 15 1 Muskingum
3 38 DET Houston Antwine DT 1972 1 6 10 156 1 Southern Illinois
3 39 WAS Jim Cunningham FB 1963 0 0 0 42 120 337 3 26 219 2 Pittsburgh
3 40 GNB Phil Nugent DB 1961 0 0 1 12 7 Tulane
3 41 RAM Ron Miller QB 1962 0 0 0 6 17 43 250 1 1 3 27 0 Wisconsin
3 42 PHI Don Oakes T 1968 0 1 5 104 Virginia Tech
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 43 MIN Chuck Lamson DB 1967 0 0 5 67 11 Wyoming
4 44 DAL Sonny Davis LB 1961 0 0 0 2 Baylor
4 45 RAM Charley Cowan T 1975 0 3 15 206 1 1 0 New Mexico Highlands
4 46 NYG Ben Davidson DE 1971 1 3 7 152 Washington
4 47 SFO Aaron Thomas TE 1970 0 1 6 133 4 -10 0 262 4554 37 Oregon State
4 48 CHI Ernie Ladd DT 1968 3 4 5 112 1 Grambling State
4 49 BAL Ken Gregory E 1963 0 0 0 30 9 90 0 Whittier
4 50 STL Ron McDole DE 1978 1 2 15 240 12 Nebraska
4 51 DET Ron Hartline FB 0 0 0 Oklahoma
4 52 SFO Dale Messer HB 1965 0 0 0 46 3 13 0 12 176 0 1 Fresno State
4 53 PHI Dan Ficca G 1966 0 0 2 70 USC
4 54 GNB Paul Dudley HB 1963 0 0 0 21 0 1 0 0 1 38 121 0 10 120 1 Arkansas
4 55 CLE John Brown T 1971 0 0 6 136 Syracuse
4 56 GNB Joe LeSage G 0 0 0 Tulane
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 57 MIN Ed Sharockman DB 1972 0 0 9 142 40 Pittsburgh
5 58 SFO Clark Miller DE 1970 0 0 7 97 1 Utah State
5 59 PIT Fred Mautino E 0 0 0 Syracuse
5 60 RAM Willie Hector T 1961 0 0 0 12 Pacific
5 61 CHI Keith Lincoln FB 1968 2 5 5 99 8 17 240 5 1 758 3383 19 165 2250 19 Washington State
5 62 BAL Ed Dyas B 0 0 0 Auburn
5 63 BAL Ron Osborne T 0 0 0 Clemson
5 64 STL Glenn Bass SE 1968 0 0 3 79 16 67 0 167 2841 17 East Carolina
5 65 SFO Bob McCreary T 1961 0 0 0 9 Wake Forest
5 66 DET Earl Faison DE 1966 4 5 5 73 6 Indiana
5 67 NYG Jerry Daniels E 0 0 0 Mississippi
5 68 GNB Jack Novak G 0 0 0 Miami (FL)
5 69 CLE Mike Lucci LB 1973 0 1 9 154 21 Tennessee
5 70 DET Ron Puckett T 0 0 0 Cal State-Los Angeles
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 71 MIN Jerry Burch WR 1961 0 0 0 14 18 235 1 Georgia Tech
6 72 WAS Joe Krakoski DB 1966 0 0 4 62 8 Illinois
6 73 WAS John O'Day T 0 0 0 Miami (FL)
6 74 RAM Bruce Olderman T 0 0 0 Allegheny
6 75 RAM Larry Wood B 0 0 0 Northwestern
6 76 CHI George Fleming HB 1961 0 0 1 14 0 1 0 0 1 31 112 1 10 49 0 Washington
6 77 BAL Don Kern HB 0 0 0 VMI
6 78 STL Dale Evans HB 1961 0 0 0 5 Kansas State
6 79 CLE Frank Parker DT 1969 0 0 1 78 Oklahoma State
6 80 SFO Mike McClellan DB 1963 0 0 0 24 4 Oklahoma
6 81 NYG Greg Larson C 1973 0 1 12 179 Minnesota
6 82 GNB Lee Folkins TE 1965 0 1 2 63 1 9 0 80 1042 10 Washington
6 83 STL Dick Thornton QB 0 0 0 Northwestern
6 84 PHI Ben Balme G 0 0 0 Yale
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 85 MIN Allan Ferrie E 0 0 0 Wagner
7 86 DAL Art Gilmore B 0 0 0 Oregon State
7 87 WAS Jim Kerr DB 1962 0 0 2 24 8 Penn State
7 88 RAM Bobby Smith DB 1966 0 0 3 69 5 UCLA
7 89 CHI Mike Pyle C 1969 0 1 9 121 Yale
7 90 PIT Dick Hoak RB 1970 0 1 8 135 20 40 427 4 3 1132 3965 25 146 1452 8 Penn State
7 91 BAL Ike Grimsley HB 0 0 0 Michigan State
7 92 STL George Hultz DT 1962 0 0 0 13 Southern Miss
7 93 SFO Ray Purdin B 0 0 0 Northwestern
7 94 STL Al Bemiller C 1969 0 1 9 126 1 0 0 Syracuse
7 95 NYG Jim Collier TE 1963 0 0 0 27 1 27 0 Arkansas
7 96 GNB Lewis Johnson B 0 0 0 Florida A&M
7 97 CLE Preston Powell FB 1961 0 0 0 12 1 5 0 Grambling State
7 98 PHI Irv Cross DB 1969 0 2 8 125 22 Northwestern
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 99 MIN Paul Lindquist DT 1961 0 0 0 2 New Hampshire
8 100 DAL