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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 NWE Jim Plunkett QB 1986 0 0 10 157 1943 3701 25882 164 198 323 1337 14 Stanford
1 2 NOR Archie Manning QB 1984 0 2 11 151 2011 3642 23911 125 173 384 2197 18 1 -7 0 Mississippi
1 3 HOU Dan Pastorini QB 1983 0 1 13 140 1556 3055 18515 103 161 216 685 8 Santa Clara
1 4 BUF J.D. Hill WR 1977 0 1 5 73 3 14 0 185 2880 21 Arizona State
1 5 PHI Richard Harris DE 1977 0 0 6 93 Grambling State
1 6 NYJ John Riggins HOF RB 1985 1 1 12 175 0 2 0 0 0 2916 11352 104 250 2090 12 Kansas
1 7 ATL Joe Profit RB 1973 0 0 1 23 133 471 3 14 130 0 La-Monroe
1 8 PIT Frank Lewis WR 1983 0 1 11 155 12 146 1 397 6724 40 Grambling State
1 9 GNB John Brockington RB 1977 1 3 7 95 0 1 0 0 0 1347 5185 30 157 1297 4 Ohio State
1 10 RAM Isiah Robertson LB 1982 2 6 11 168 25 Southern
1 11 CHI Joe Moore RB 1973 0 0 0 23 87 281 0 5 39 0 Missouri
1 12 DEN Marv Montgomery T 1978 0 0 3 81 USC
1 13 SDG Leon Burns RB 1972 0 0 1 28 87 292 3 9 46 0 Long Beach State
1 14 CLE Clarence R. Scott DB 1983 0 1 12 186 39 Kansas State
1 15 CIN Vern Holland T 1980 0 0 8 131 Tennessee State
1 16 KAN Elmo Wright WR 1975 0 0 3 51 10 69 1 70 1116 6 Houston
1 17 STL Norm Thompson DB 1979 0 0 6 115 33 Utah
1 18 NYG Rocky Thompson RB 1973 0 0 0 29 68 217 1 16 85 0 West Texas A&M
1 19 OAK Jack Tatum DB 1980 0 3 9 136 37 Ohio State
1 20 RAM Jack Youngblood HOF DE 1984 5 7 13 202 24.0 Florida
1 21 DET Bob Bell DT 1978 0 0 4 100 Cincinnati
1 22 BAL Don McCauley RB 1981 0 0 2 156 1 2 11 1 0 770 2627 40 333 3026 17 North Carolina
1 23 SFO William Anderson DB 1976 0 0 0 15 Ohio State
1 24 MIN Leo Hayden RB 1973 0 0 0 13 8 11 1 1 17 0 Ohio State
1 25 DAL Tody Smith DE 1976 0 0 4 69 1 USC
1 26 BAL Lenny Dunlap DB 1975 0 0 2 46 5 North Texas
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 27 NWE Julius Adams DE 1987 0 1 12 206 19.0 Texas Southern
2 28 CHI Jim Harrison RB 1974 0 0 2 38 308 1099 4 36 286 3 Missouri
2 29 BUF Jan White TE 1972 0 0 2 27 25 278 2 Ohio State
2 30 DET Dave Thompson T 1975 0 0 2 56 Clemson
2 31 NOR Sam Holden T 1971 0 0 0 9 Grambling State
2 32 NYJ John Mooring T 1974 0 0 0 53 Tampa
2 33 ATL Ken Burrow WR 1975 0 0 4 64 6 25 0 152 2668 21 San Diego State
2 34 PIT Jack Ham HOF LB 1982 6 8 12 162 32 3.0 Penn State
2 35 DEN Dwight Harrison DB 1980 0 0 5 108 6 45 0 20 281 2 19 Texas A&M-Kingsville
2 36 CHI Charlie Ford DB 1975 0 0 3 60 15 Houston
2 37 SFO Ernie Janet G 1975 0 0 1 31 Washington
2 38 WAS Cotton Speyrer WR 1975 0 0 1 36 1 1 54 1 0 1 1 0 34 535 5 Texas
2 39 KAN Wilbur Young DE 1982 0 0 7 153 2 1.0 William Penn
2 40 CLE Bo Cornell LB 1977 0 0 2 96 22 33 0 3 25 0 Washington
2 41 CIN Steve Lawson G 1977 0 0 2 64 Kansas
2 42 KAN Scott Lewis DE 0 0 0 Grambling State
2 43 STL Dan Dierdorf HOF T 1983 3 6 10 160 Michigan
2 44 NYG Wayne Walton T 1974 0 0 0 37 Abilene Christian
2 45 OAK Phil Villapiano LB 1983 0 4 8 163 11 Bowling Green
2 46 GNB Virgil Robinson RB 1972 0 0 0 14 34 97 1 12 53 1 Grambling State
2 47 MIA Otto Stowe WR 1974 0 0 1 36 4 29 0 43 742 10 Iowa State
2 48 DET Charlie Weaver LB 1981 0 0 8 147 15 USC
2 49 SFO Joe Orduna RB 1974 0 0 0 39 74 236 3 11 58 1 Nebraska
2 50 PHI Henry Allison G 1977 0 0 1 55 San Diego State
2 51 DAL Ike Thomas DB 1975 0 0 0 37 2 Bishop
2 52 BAL Bill Atessis DE 1971 0 0 0 5 Texas
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 53 BUF Bruce Jarvis C 1974 0 0 2 24 Washington
3 54 NOR Bivian Lee DB 1975 0 0 1 65 9 Prairie View
3 55 SFO Sam Dickerson WR 0 0 0 USC
3 56 HOU Lynn Dickey QB 1985 0 0 8 152 1747 3125 23322 141 179 140 121 9 Kansas State
3 57 BUF Jim Braxton RB 1978 0 0 4 90 1 3 49 0 0 741 2890 25 144 1473 6 West Virginia
3 58 NYJ Chris Farasopoulos DB 1974 0 0 2 42 4 BYU
3 59 ATL Leo Hart QB 1972 0 0 0 3 6 16 53 0 3 5 19 0 Duke
3 60 PIT Steve Davis RB 1976 0 0 1 65 322 1305 9 33 301 2 Delaware State
3 61 STL Jim Livesay WR 0 0 0 Richmond
3 62 GNB Charlie V. Hall DB 1976 0 0 0 83 1 18 0 2 Pittsburgh
3 63 RAM Dave Elmendorf DB 1979 0 0 9 130 27 Texas A&M
3 64 CHI Tony McGee DE 1984 0 0 5 202 21.0 Bishop
3 65 SDG Mike Montgomery RB 1974 0 0 0 37 4 10 111 1 0 96 297 2 59 835 7 Kansas State
3 66 CLE Paul Staroba WR 1973 0 0 0 10 1 11 0 2 42 1 Michigan
3 67 CIN Ken Anderson QB 1986 1 4 13 192 2654 4475 32838 197 160 397 2220 20 Augustana (IL)
3 68 CLE Charlie Hall LB 1980 0 0 9 146 13 Houston
3 69 DAL Sam Scarber RB 1976 0 0 0 25 76 304 2 26 164 2 New Mexico
3 70 NYG Ron Hornsby LB 1974 0 0 1 49 1 Southeast Louisiana
3 71 CHI Bob Newton G 1981 0 0 7 142 Nebraska
3 72 DET Al Clark DB 1976 0 0 2 69 3 Eastern Michigan
3 73 OAK Warren Koegel C 1974 0 0 0 21 Penn State
3 74 MIA Dale Farley LB 1973 0 0 0 13 1 West Virginia
3 75 SFO Willie Parker C 1980 0 0 3 94 North Texas
3 76 MIN Eddie Hackett WR 0 0 0 Alcorn State
3 77 DAL Bill Gregory DE 1980 0 0 3 142 2 Wisconsin
3 78 BAL Karl Douglas QB 0 0 0 Texas A&M-Kingsville
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 79 DEN Lyle Alzado DE 1985 2 2 14 196 23.0 Yankton
4 80 DAL Joe Carter TE 0 0 0 Grambling State
4 81 HOU Larron Jackson G 1976 0 0 6 83 1 -2 0 Missouri
4 82 NOR Carlos Bell TE 1971 0 0 0 1 Houston
4 83 PHI Happy Feller K 1973 0 0 2 21 Texas
4 84 NYJ Willie Zapalac LB 1973 0 0 0 33 Texas
4 85 ATL Mike Potchad T 0 0 0 Pittsburg State
4 86 PIT Gerry Mullins G 1979 0 0 5 124 2 10 2 USC
4 87 DEN Cleo Johnson DB 0 0 0 Alcorn State
4 88 NOR Richard Winther C 1972 0 0 0 16 Mississippi
4 89 CHI Jerry Moore DB 1974 0 0 2 43 2 Arkansas
4 90 RAM Steve Worster RB 0 0 0 Texas
4 91 NOR Dee Martin DB 1971 0 0 1 14 3 Kentucky State
4 92 CLE Bubba Pena G 1972 0 0 0 2 Massachusetts
4 93 CIN Fred Willis RB 1976 0 0 4 77 2 7 24 0 1 780 2831 18 203 1380 5 Boston College
4 94 KAN David Robinson TE 0 0 0 Jacksonville State
4 95 STL Larry Willingham DB 1972 0 0 0 20 Auburn
4 96 NYG Dave Tipton DE 1976 0 0 1 62 Stanford
4 97 OAK Clarence Davis RB 1978 0 0 4 88 804 3640 26 99 865 2 USC
4 98 NOR Don Morrison T 1979 0 0 7 123 Texas-Arlington
4 99 MIA Joe Theismann QB 1985 1 2 8 167 2044 3602 25206 160 138 355 1815 17 Notre Dame
4 100 DET Larry Woods DT 1976 0 0 1 47 Tennessee State
4 101 SFO Tony Harris DB 1971 0 0 0 4 Toledo
4 102 MIN Vince Clements RB 1973 0 0 0 16 103 435 1 24 247 1 Connecticut
4 103 DAL Adam Mitchell T 0 0 0 Mississippi
4 104 PIT Dwight White DE 1980 0 2 8 126 4 Texas A&M-Commerce
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
5 105 NWE Tim Kelly LB 0 0 0 Notre Dame
5 106 PIT Larry Brown T 1984 0 1 9 167 48 636 5 Kansas
5 107 BUF Donnie Green T 1978 0 0 6 92 1 0 0 Purdue
5 108 PHI Tom Shellabarger T 0 0 0