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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 NYJ Joe Namath HOF QB 1977 1 5 9 140 1886 3762 27663 173 220 71 140 7 Alabama
1 2 HOU Larry Elkins WR 1967 0 0 0 18 2 19 0 24 315 3 Baylor
1 3 OAK Harry Schuh T 1974 2 3 9 140 Memphis
1 4 NYJ Tom Nowatzke FB 1972 0 0 1 96 361 1249 13 100 605 4 1 Indiana
1 5 KAN Gale Sayers HOF RB 1971 5 4 5 68 4 18 111 1 2 991 4956 39 112 1307 9 Kansas
1 6 SDG Steve DeLong DE 1972 0 1 6 103 1 Tennessee
1 7 BOS Jerry Rush DT 1971 0 0 5 89 Michigan State
1 8 BUF Jim Davidson T 0 0 0 Ohio 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
2 9 DEN Dick Butkus HOF LB 1973 6 8 9 119 1 28 0 22 Illinois
2 10 HOU Malcolm Walker C 1970 0 0 2 58 Rice
2 11 OAK Fred Biletnikoff HOF WR 1978 2 6 12 190 589 8974 76 Florida State
2 12 NYJ John Huarte QB 1972 0 0 0 24 19 48 230 1 5 12 52 0 Notre Dame
2 13 KAN Jack Chapple LB 1965 0 0 0 14 Stanford
2 14 SDG Roy Jefferson WR 1976 1 3 8 162 25 188 0 451 7539 52 Utah
2 15 HOU Ralph Neely T 1977 3 2 12 172 1 10 0 Oklahoma
2 16 KAN Ronnie Caveness LB 1968 0 0 0 46 1 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
3 17 DEN Glenn Ressler G 1974 0 0 8 125 Penn State
3 18 HOU Ernie Koy RB 1970 0 1 9 79 6 12 129 1 1 414 1723 9 76 498 6 Texas
3 19 OAK Bob Svihus T 1973 0 0 7 122 USC
3 20 NYJ Verlon Biggs DE 1974 1 3 10 135 1 Jackson State
3 21 KAN Mike Curtis LB 1978 2 4 10 166 6 1 0 1 5 0 25 Duke
3 22 SDG Allen Brown TE 1967 0 0 0 19 3 43 0 Mississippi
3 23 BOS Jim Whalen TE 1971 1 0 6 89 1 0 0 197 3155 20 Boston College
3 24 BUF Al Atkinson LB 1974 0 1 7 120 21 Villanova
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 25 DEN George Donnelly DB 1967 0 0 1 33 2 Illinois
4 26 HOU Bobby Maples C 1978 0 1 9 184 1 Baylor
4 27 OAK Gus Otto LB 1972 0 1 7 102 6 Missouri
4 28 NYJ Bob Schweickert QB 1967 0 0 0 6 1 1 0 Virginia Tech
4 29 KAN Otis Taylor WR 1975 2 3 9 130 0 1 0 0 1 30 161 3 410 7306 57 Prairie View
4 30 SDG Steve Tensi QB 1970 0 0 2 56 369 862 5558 43 46 47 82 0 Florida State
4 31 BOS Ellis Johnson HB 1966 0 0 0 28 19 29 0 4 29 0 Southeast Louisiana
4 32 KAN Frank Pitts WR 1974 0 0 5 127 28 257 1 175 2897 27 Saginaw Valley 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
5 33 DEN Bob Breitenstein T 1970 0 0 2 58 Tulsa
5 34 HOU Frank Molden DT 1969 0 0 0 31 1 Jackson State
5 35 DEN Max Leetzow DE 1966 0 0 2 28 Idaho
5 36 NYJ Glenn Sasser DE 0 0 0 North Carolina State
5 37 KAN Smith Reed HB 1966 0 0 0 11 19 70 0 6 42 0 Alcorn State
5 38 SDG Rick Redman LB 1973 0 1 8 100 3 1 0 9 Washington
5 39 BOS Corwyn Aldredge E 0 0 0 Northwest State (LA)
5 40 BUF Dave Simmons LB 1968 0 0 0 44 2 Georgia 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
6 41 DEN Tom Wilhelm T 0 0 0 Syracuse
6 42 HOU Dennis Murphy DT 1965 0 0 0 2 Florida
6 43 HOU Russell Wayt LB 1965 0 0 0 9 Rice
6 44 NYJ Don Hoovler LB 0 0 0 Ohio
6 45 KAN John Wilbur G 1974 0 0 5 101 Stanford
6 46 SDG Will Beasley FB 0 0 0 North Carolina A&T
6 47 BOS Justin Canale G 1969 0 0 1 64 1 0 0 Mississippi State
6 48 BUF Lance Rentzel WR 1974 0 0 6 115 1 1 58 1 0 26 196 2 268 4826 38 Oklahoma
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 49 DEN Jim Garcia DE 1968 0 0 0 35 Purdue
7 50 KAN Gloster Richardson WR 1974 0 0 0 92 5 -9 0 92 1976 18 Jackson State
7 51 NYJ Archie Roberts QB 1967 0 0 0 1 5 10 11 0 1 Columbia
7 52 NYJ Jim Jr. Harris DT 1967 0 0 3 42 Utah State
7 53 KAN Lou Bobich DB 0 0 0 Michigan State
7 54 SDG Jack Snow WR 1975 0 1 10 150 2 3 0 340 6012 45 Notre Dame
7 55 BOS Tom Neville T 1979 0 1 13 190 Mississippi State
7 56 BUF Marty Schottenheimer LB 1970 0 1 0 79 6 Pittsburgh
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 57 DEN Jon Hohman G 1966 0 0 0 24 Wisconsin
8 58 HOU Ray Ogden TE 1971 0 0 2 70 1 12 0 53 885 4 Alabama
8 59 HOU Roy Hilton DE 1975 0 0 6 151 1 Jackson State
8 60 NYJ Rick McCurdy DE 0 0 0 Oklahoma
8 61 KAN Danny Thomas QB 0 0 0 SMU
8 62 SDG Clancy Williams DB 1972 0 0 6 97 3 3 0 28 Washington State
8 63 BOS Fred R. Brown LB 1969 0 0 0 40 1 20 0 2 Miami (FL)
8 64 BUF Ray Rissmiller T 1968 0 0 1 16 Georgia
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
9 65 DEN Gerry Bussell DB 1965 0 0 0 6 Georgia Tech
9 66 HOU George Kinney DE 1965 0 0 0 1 Wiley
9 67 OAK Rich Zecher DT 1967 0 0 1 40 Utah State
9 68 NYJ Jimmy Sidle RB 1966 0 0 0 6 1 12 0 1 16 0 Auburn
9 69 KAN Joe Cerne C 1968 0 0 0 45 Northwestern
9 70 SDG Jerry Whelchel QB 0 0 0 Massachusetts
9 71 BOS Bob Malone T 0 0 0 Louisiana Tech
9 72 BUF Al Nelson DB 1973 0 0 7 105 13 Cincinnati
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
10 73 DEN Gene Jeter LB 1967 0 0 1 30 Texas Southern
10 74 HOU Maxie Williams G 1970 0 0 4 83 Southeast Louisiana
10 75 OAK Craig Morton QB 1982 0 0 11 203 2053 3786 27908 183 187 215 627 12 California
10 76 NYJ Frank Lambert P 1966 0 0 2 28 Mississippi
10 77 KAN Bob Howard DB 0 0 0 Stanford
10 78 SDG Gene Foster RB 1970 0 0 3 68 11 19 248 1 0 445 1613 4 99 904 3 Arizona State
10 79 BUF Chuck Mercein RB 1970 0 0 1 58 163 531 4 37 205 1 Yale
10 80 BUF Floyd Hudlow DB 1968 0 0 1 24 2 Arizona
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
11 81 DEN Tom Vaughn DB 1971 0 0 4 88 9 Iowa State
11 82 HOU Kent McCloughan DB 1970 2 2 5 67 15 Nebraska
11 83 OAK Bill Minor LB 0 0 0 Illinois
11 84 NYJ Jim Gray DB 1967 0 0 0 9 Toledo
11 85 KAN Al Piraino T 0 0 0 Wisconsin
11 86 SDG Veran Smith G 0 0 0 Utah State
11 87 BOS John Frechette T 0 0 0 Boston College
11 88 BUF Doug Goodwin RB 1968 0 0 0 5 Md-Eastern Shore
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att