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Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St CarAV 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 90 140 1886 3762 27663 173 220 71 140 7 Alabama
1 2 HOU Larry Elkins WR 1967 0 0 0 2 18 2 19 0 24 315 3 Baylor
1 3 OAK Harry Schuh T 1974 1 3 9 65 140 Memphis
1 4 NYJ Tom Nowatzke FB 1972 0 0 1 14 96 361 1249 13 100 605 4 1 Indiana
1 5 KAN Gale Sayers HOF RB 1971 5 4 5 54 68 4 18 111 1 2 991 4956 39 112 1307 9 Kansas
1 6 SDG Steve DeLong DE 1972 0 1 6 36 103 1 Tennessee
1 7 BOS Jerry Rush DT 1971 0 0 5 40 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 CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
2 9 DEN Dick Butkus HOF LB 1973 5 8 9 97 119 1 28 0 22 Illinois
2 10 HOU Malcolm Walker C 1970 0 0 2 17 58 Rice
2 11 OAK Fred Biletnikoff HOF WR 1978 2 6 12 85 190 589 8974 76 Florida State
2 12 NYJ John Huarte QB 1972 0 0 0 3 24 19 48 230 1 5 12 52 0 Notre Dame
2 13 KAN Jack Chapple LB 1965 0 0 0 3 14 Stanford
2 14 SDG Roy Jefferson WR 1976 1 3 8 65 162 25 188 0 451 7539 52 Utah
2 15 HOU Ralph Neely T 1977 3 2 12 94 172 1 10 0 Oklahoma
2 16 KAN Ronnie Caveness LB 1968 0 0 0 8 46 1 Arkansas
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St CarAV 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 47 125 Penn State
3 18 HOU Ernie Koy RB 1970 0 1 9 31 79 6 12 129 1 1 414 1723 9 76 498 6 Texas
3 19 OAK Bob Svihus T 1973 0 0 7 38 122 USC
3 20 NYJ Verlon Biggs DE 1974 0 3 10 78 135 1 Jackson State
3 21 KAN Mike Curtis LB 1978 2 4 10 90 166 6 1 0 1 5 0 25 Duke
3 22 SDG Allen Brown TE 1967 0 0 0 2 19 3 43 0 Mississippi
3 23 BOS Jim Whalen TE 1971 1 0 6 36 89 1 0 0 197 3155 20 Boston College
3 24 BUF Al Atkinson LB 1974 0 1 7 45 120 21 Villanova
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St CarAV 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 12 33 2 Illinois
4 26 HOU Bobby Maples C 1978 0 1 9 54 184 1 Baylor
4 27 OAK Gus Otto LB 1972 0 1 7 46 102 6 Missouri
4 28 NYJ Bob Schweickert QB 1967 0 0 0 2 6 1 1 0 Virginia Tech
4 29 KAN Otis Taylor WR 1975 2 3 9 65 130 0 1 0 0 1 30 161 3 410 7306 57 Prairie View
4 30 SDG Steve Tensi QB 1970 0 0 2 18 56 369 862 5558 43 46 47 82 0 Florida State
4 31 BOS Ellis Johnson HB 1966 0 0 0 2 28 19 29 0 4 29 0 Southeastern Louisiana
4 32 KAN Frank Pitts WR 1974 0 0 5 33 127 28 257 1 175 2897 27 Saginaw Valley State
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St CarAV 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 17 58 Tulsa
5 34 HOU Frank Molden DT 1969 0 0 0 5 31 1 Jackson State
5 35 DEN Max Leetzow DE 1966 0 0 2 9 28 Idaho
5 36 NYJ Glenn Sasser DE 0 0 0 North Carolina State
5 37 KAN Smith Reed HB 1966 0 0 0 2 11 19 70 0 6 42 0 Alcorn State
5 38 SDG Rick Redman LB 1973 0 1 8 34 100 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 6 44 2 Georgia Tech
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St CarAV 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 1 2 Florida
6 43 HOU Russell Wayt LB 1965 0 0 0 2 9 Rice
6 44 NYJ Don Hoovler LB 0 0 0 Ohio
6 45 KAN John Wilbur G 1974 0 0 5 34 101 Stanford
6 46 SDG Will Beasley FB 0 0 0 North Carolina A&T
6 47 BOS Justin Canale G 1969 0 0 1 8 64 1 0 0 Mississippi State
6 48 BUF Lance Rentzel WR 1974 0 0 6 44 115 1 1 58 1 0 26 196 2 268 4826 38 Oklahoma
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St CarAV 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 4 35 Purdue
7 50 KAN Gloster Richardson WR 1974 0 0 0 15 92 5 -9 0 92 1976 18 Jackson State
7 51 NYJ Archie Roberts QB 1967 0 0 0 1 1 5 10 11 0 1 Columbia
7 52 NYJ Jim Harris Jr. DT 1967 0 0 3 18 42 Utah State
7 53 KAN Lou Bobich DB 0 0 0 Michigan State
7 54 SDG Jack Snow WR 1975 0 1 10 60 150 2 3 0 340 6012 45 Notre Dame
7 55 BOS Tom Neville T 1979 0 1 13 63 190 Mississippi State
7 56 BUF Marty Schottenheimer LB 1970 0 1 0 11 79 6 Pittsburgh
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St CarAV 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 3 24 Wisconsin
8 58 HOU Ray Ogden TE 1971 0 0 2 17 70 1 12 0 53 885 4 Alabama
8 59 HOU Roy Hilton DE 1975 0 0 6 50 151 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 45 97 3 3 0 28 Washington State
8 63 BOS Fred R. Brown LB 1969 0 0 0 4 40 1 20 0 2 Miami (FL)
8 64 BUF Ray Rissmiller T 1968 0 0 1 6 16 Georgia
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St CarAV 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 1 6 Georgia Tech
9 66 HOU George Kinney DE 1965 0 0 0 1 1 Wiley
9 67 OAK Rich Zecher DT 1967 0 0 1 10 40 Utah State
9 68 NYJ Jimmy Sidle RB 1966 0 0 0 1 6 1 12 0 1 16 0 Auburn
9 69 KAN Joe Cerne C 1968 0 0 0 5 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 37 105 13 Cincinnati
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St CarAV 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 7 30 Texas Southern
10 74 HOU Maxie Williams G 1970 0 0 4 21 83 Southeastern Louisiana
10 75 OAK Craig Morton QB 1982 0 0 11 83 203 2053 3786 27908 183 187 215 627 12 California
10 76 NYJ Frank Lambert P 1966 0 0 2 3 28 Mississippi
10 77 KAN Bob Howard DB 0 0 0 Stanford
10 78 SDG Gene Foster RB 1970 0 0 3 19 68 11 19 248 1 0 445 1613 4 99 904 3 Arizona State
10 79 BUF Chuck Mercein RB 1970 0 0 1 15 58 163 531 4 37 205 1 Yale
10 80 BUF Floyd Hudlow DB 1968 0 0 1 6 24 2 Arizona
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St CarAV 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 38 88 9 Iowa State
11 82 HOU Kent McCloughan DB 1970 2 2 5 44 67 15 Nebraska
11 83 OAK Bill Minor LB 0 0 0 Illinois
11 84 NYJ Jim Gray DB 1967 0 0 0 2 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 2 5 Md-Eastern Shore
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
12 89 DEN Tom Myers QB 1966 0 0 0 2 2 3 6 16 0 2 Northwestern
12 90 HOU Robert Reed G 1965 0 0 0 1 8 Tennessee State
12 91 BUF Chuck Hurston DE 1971 0 0 2 18 93 Auburn
12 92 NYJ John Berrington LB 0 0 0 Iowa State
12 93 KAN Mike Cox LB 0 0 0 Iowa State
12 94 SDG Jim Allison RB 1968 0 0 0 4 43 1 1 23 1 0 93 378 2 22 230 0 San Diego State
12 95 BOS Jim Weatherly DB 0 0 0 Mississippi
12 96 BUF Pete Mills WR 1966 0 1 0 3 3 1 43 0 Wichita State
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
13 97 DEN Mike Strofolino LB 1968 0 0 0 12 35 Villanova
13 98 HOU Bobby Felts HB 1967 0 0 0 6 38 0 1 0 0 0 66 207 2 5 29 0 Florida A&M
13 99 OAK Wally Mahle DB 0 0 0 Syracuse
13 100 NYJ Sonny Utz FB 0 0 0 Virginia Tech
13 101 KAN Bob Bonds DB 0 0 0 San Jose State
13 102 SDG Bill Quigley LB 0 0 0 Villanova
13 103 BOS Charlie Green QB 1966 0 0 0 1 14 2 2 17 0 0 Wittenberg
13 104 BUF Bob Timberlake K 1965 0 0 1 1 12 Michigan
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
14 105 DEN John Frick G 0 0 0 Ohio
14 106 HOU Norm Evans T 1978 0 2 13 78 188 TCU
14 107 OAK Loren Hawley DB 0 0 0 California
14 108 NYJ Gary Plumlee DT 0 0 0 New Mexico
14 109 KAN Fred Dotson DB 0 0 0 Wiley
14 110 SDG Don Floyd E 0 0 0 Florida State
14 111 BOS Jay Cunningham DB 1967 0 0 0 3 40 3 Bowling Green
14 112 BUF Lyn Hart DB 0 0 0 Virginia State
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
15 113 DEN Jeff F. Jordan DB 1967 0 0 0 5 37 4 Tulsa
15 114 HOU Tony Guillory LB 1969 0 0 2 15 53 Lamar
15 115 OAK Bill Cronin TE 1966 0 0 0 2 16 7 83 1 Boston College
15 116 NYJ Jim Burt DB 0 0 0 Western Kentucky
15 117 KAN Dave Powless G 0 0 0 Illinois
15 118 SDG Mike Howell DB 1972 0 0 6 36 103 27 Grambling State
15 119 BOS Ted Rodosovich G 0 0 0 Cincinnati
15 120 BUF John Meyer LB 1966 0 0 1 5 14 Notre Dame
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
16 121 DEN Brian Schweda DE 1968 0 0 2 14 38 Kansas
16 122 HOU Junior Coffey RB 1971 0 0 2 14 59 535 2037 10 64 487 5 Washington
16 123 OAK Fred Hill TE 1971 0 0 2 15 83 1 5 0 85 1005 5 USC
16 124 NYJ Seth Cartwright DT 0 0 0 Prairie View
16 125 KAN Stan Irvine T 0 0 0 Colorado
16 126 SDG John Godden LB 0 0 0 San Diego State
16 127 BOS George Pyne DT 1965 0 0 0 1 14 Olivet
16 128 BUF Bruce Airheart HB 0 0 0 North Dakota State
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
17 129 BUF John Fouse E 0 0 0 Arizona
17 130 HOU Jim Grisham FB 0 0 0 Oklahoma
17 131 OAK Garry Porterfield DE 1965 0 0 0 2 2 Tulsa
17 132 NYJ Charlie Browning HB 1965 0 0 0 1 1 Washington
17 133 KAN Don Croftcheck G 1967 0 0 1 7 35 Indiana
17 134 SDG Leon Hardy T 0 0 0 Texas Southern
17 135 BOS White Graves DB 1968 0 0 0 4 42 3 LSU
17 136 BUF John Henderson WR 1972 0 0 1 20 93 108 1735 10 Michigan
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
18 137 BOS David Lee E 0 0 0 Louisiana Tech
18 138 HOU Russ Mundy HB 0 0 0 West Texas A&M
18 139 OAK John Dugan T 0 0 0 Holy Cross
18 140 DEN Larry Dupree HB 0 0 0 Florida
18 141 KAN Jerry Smith TE 1977 1 2 10 71 168 8 56 0 421 5496 60 Arizona State
18 142 SDG Bob Evans DE 1965 0 0 0 1 4 Texas A&M
18 143 BOS Ed Meixler LB 1965 0 0 0 1 4 Boston University
18 144 BUF Ray Hinze T 0 0 0 Texas A&M
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
19 145 DEN Ron Oelschlager HB 0 0 0 Kansas
19 146 HOU Frank Fox T 0 0 0 Sam Houston State
19 147 OAK Frank McClendon T 0 0 0 Alabama
19 148 NYJ Mitch Dudek T 1966 0 0 0 1 14 Xavier (OH)
19 149 KAN Mike Alford C 1966 0 0 0 2 25 Auburn
19 150 SDG Braden Beck K 1971 0 0 0 0 2 Stanford
19 151 BOS Jim Nance RB 1973 2 2 7 46 101 1341 5401 45 133 870 1 Syracuse
19 152 BUF Frank Marchlewski C 1970 0 0 3 18 74 Minnesota
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
20 153 DEN Terry Metchner G 0 0 0 Albion
20 154 HOU Gus Brezina G 0 0 0 Houston
20 155 OAK Bo Scott RB 1974 0 0 3 30 73 554 2124 18 112 826 6 Ohio State
20 156 NYJ Troy Allen DB 0 0 0 Western Michigan
20 157 KAN Bill Symons HB 0 0 0 Colorado
20 158 SDG Jack Edwards C 0 0 0 Florida State
20 159 BOS Fred Fugazzi FB 0 0 0 Missouri Valley
20 160 BUF John Henry DT 0 0 0 Boston University