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1981 NFL Draft
Held April 28-29, 1981
1980 NFL Draft
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1982 NFL Draft
Round
Overall
Team
Player
Pos
College
Notes
1
1
New Orleans Saints
George Rogers
RB
South Carolina
1
2
New York Giants
Lawrence Taylor
LB
North Carolina
1
3
New York Jets
Freeman McNeil
RB
UCLA
1
4
Seattle Seahawks
Kenny Easley
DB
UCLA
1
5
St. Louis Cardinals
E.J. Junior
LB
Alabama
1
6
Green Bay Packers
Rich Campbell
QB
California
1
7
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Hugh Green
LB
Pittsburgh
1
8
San Francisco 49ers
Ronnie Lott
DB
Southern California
1
9
Los Angeles Rams
Mel Owens
LB
Michigan
1
10
Cincinnati Bengals
David Verser
WR
Kansas
1
11
Chicago Bears
Keith Van Horne
T
Southern California
1
12
Baltimore Colts
Randy McMillan
RB
Pittsburgh
1
13
Miami Dolphins
David Overstreet
RB
Oklahoma
1
14
Kansas City Chiefs
Willie Scott
TE
South Carolina
1
15
Denver Broncos
Dennis Smith
DB
Southern California
1
16
Detroit Lions
Mark Nichols
WR
San Jose State
1
17
Pittsburgh Steelers
Keith Gary
DE
Oklahoma
1
18
Baltimore Colts
Donnell Thompson
DT
North Carolina
1
19
New England Patriots
Brian Holloway
T
Stanford
1
20
Washington Redskins
Mark May
T
Pittsburgh
1
21
Oakland Raiders
Ted Watts
DB
Texas Tech
1
22
Cleveland Browns
Hanford Dixon
DB
Southern Mississippi
1
23
Oakland Raiders
Curt Marsh
T
Washington
1
24
San Diego Chargers
James Brooks
RB
Auburn
1
25
Atlanta Falcons
Bobby Butler
DB
Florida State
1
26
Dallas Cowboys
Howard Richards
T
Missouri
1
27
Philadelphia Eagles
Leonard Mitchell
DE
Houston
1
28
Buffalo Bills
Booker Moore
RB
Penn State
2
29
New Orleans Saints
Russell Gary
DB
Nebraska
2
30
New York Jets
Marion Barber
RB
Minnesota
2
31
Seattle Seahawks
David Hughes
RB
Boise State
2
32
New York Giants
Dave Young
TE
Purdue
2
33
St. Louis Cardinals
Neil Lomax
QB
Portland State
2
34
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
James Wilder
RB
Missouri
2
35
Green Bay Packers
Gary Lewis
TE
Texas-Arlington
2
36
San Francisco 49ers
John Harty
DT
Iowa
2
37
Cincinnati Bengals
Cris Collinsworth
WR
Florida
2
38
Chicago Bears
Mike Singletary
LB
Baylor
2
39
Minnesota Vikings
Mardye McDole
WR
Mississippi State
2
40
San Francisco 49ers
Eric Wright
DB
Missouri
2
41
Kansas City Chiefs
Joe Delaney
RB
Northwestern State (Louisiana)
2
42
Denver Broncos
Clay Brown
TE
Brigham Young
2
43
Los Angeles Rams
Jim Collins
LB
Syracuse
2
44
Pittsburgh Steelers
Anthony Washington
DB
Fresno State
2
45
Minnesota Vikings
Robin Sendlein
LB
Texas
2
46
Detroit Lions
Curtis Green
DE
Alabama State
2
47
New England Patriots
Tony Collins
RB
East Carolina
2
48
Oakland Raiders
Howie Long
DT
Villanova
2
49
Buffalo Bills
Chris Williams
DB
Louisiana State
2
50
Buffalo Bills
Byron Franklin
WR
Auburn
2
51
New Orleans Saints
Rickey Jackson
LB
Pittsburgh
2
52
Minnesota Vikings
Jarvis Redwine
RB
Nebraska
2
53
Dallas Cowboys
Doug Donley
WR
Ohio State
2
54
Atlanta Falcons
Lyman White
LB
Louisiana State
2
55
Philadelphia Eagles
Dean Miraldi
G
Utah
2
56
Miami Dolphins
Andra Franklin
RB
Nebraska
3
57
New Orleans Saints
Frank Warren
DE
Auburn
3
58
Seattle Seahawks
Bill Dugan
G
Penn State
3
59
New York Giants
John Mistler
WR
Arizona State
3
60
New York Jets
Ben Rudolph
DT
Long Beach State
3
61
St. Louis Cardinals
Jeff Griffin
DB
Utah
3
62
Green Bay Packers
Ray Stachowicz
P
Michigan State
3
63
Los Angeles Rams
Greg Meisner
DT
Pittsburgh
3
64
Cincinnati Bengals
John Simmons
DB
Southern Methodist
3
65
San Francisco 49ers
Carlton Williamson
DB
Pittsburgh
3
66
Los Angeles Rams
Bob Cobb
DE
Arizona
3
67
Chicago Bears
Ken Margerum
WR
Stanford
3
68
Baltimore Colts
Randy Van Divier
T
Washington
3
69
Washington Redskins
Russ Grimm
C
Pittsburgh
3
70
Kansas City Chiefs
Marvin Harvey
TE
Southern Mississippi
3
71
New Orleans Saints
Hoby Brenner
TE
Southern California
3
72
Detroit Lions
Don Greco
G
Western Illinois
3
73
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rick Donnalley
C-OG
North Carolina
3
74
Minnesota Vikings
Tim Irwin
T
Tennessee
3
75
Kansas City Chiefs
Roger Taylor
T
Oklahoma State
3
76
Buffalo Bills
Mike Mosley
WR
Texas A&M
3
77
San Diego Chargers
Irvin Phillips
DB
Arkansas Tech
3
78
Kansas City Chiefs
Lloyd Burruss
DB
Maryland
3
79
Houston Oilers
Mike Holston
WR
Morgan State
3
80
Atlanta Falcons
Scott Woerner
DB
Georgia
3
81
Dallas Cowboys
Glen Titensor
DE
Brigham Young
3
82
Philadelphia Eagles
Greg LaFleur
TE
Louisiana State
3
83
Buffalo Bills
Robert Geathers
DT
South Carolina State
4
84
Miami Dolphins
Sammy Greene
WR
Nevada-Las Vegas
4
85
New York Giants
Cliff Chatman
RB
Central Oklahoma
4
86
New York Jets
Al Washington
LB
Ohio State
4
87
Seattle Seahawks
Scott Phillips
WR
Brigham Young
4
88
St. Louis Cardinals
Steve Rhodes
WR
Oklahoma
4
89
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
John Holt
DB
West Texas A&M
4
90
Washington Redskins
Tom Flick
QB
Washington
4
91
Dallas Cowboys
Scott Pelluer
LB
Washington State
4
92
Cleveland Browns
Mike Robinson
DE
Arizona
4
93
Cincinnati Bengals
Guy Frazier
LB
Wyoming
4
94
Baltimore Colts
Tim Sherwin
TE
Boston College
4
95
Chicago Bears
Todd Bell
DB
Ohio State
4
96
Miami Dolphins
Brad Wright
QB
New Mexico
4
97
Kansas City Chiefs
Ron Washington
WR
Arizona State
4
98
Denver Broncos
Mark Herrmann
QB
Purdue
4
99
Detroit Lions
Tracy Porter
WR
Louisiana State
4
100
Pittsburgh Steelers
Robbie Martin
WR
Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo)
4
101
Minnesota Vikings
John Swain
DB
Miami (Florida)
4
102
New England Patriots
Don Blackmon
LB
Tulsa
4
103
San Diego Chargers
Amos Lawrence
RB
North Carolina
4
104
Los Angeles Rams
George Lilja
C
Michigan
4
105
Green Bay Packers
Rich Turner
DT
Oklahoma
4
106
Houston Oilers
Nick Eyre
T
Brigham Young
4
107
San Diego Chargers
Eric Sievers
TE
Maryland
4
108
Dallas Cowboys
Derrie Nelson
LB
Nebraska
4
109
Atlanta Falcons
John Scully
C
Notre Dame
4
110
Philadelphia Eagles
Calvin Murray
RB
Ohio State
4
111
Oakland Raiders
Johnny Robinson
DT
Louisiana Tech
5
112
New Orleans Saints
Louis Oubre
T
Oklahoma
5
113
New York Jets
Tyrone Keys
DE
Mississippi State
5
114
Seattle Seahawks
Edwin Bailey
G
South Carolina State
5
115
New York Giants
Bill Neill
DT
Pittsburgh
5
116
St. Louis Cardinals
John Gillen
LB
Illinois
5
117
Green Bay Packers
Byron Braggs
DT
Alabama
5
118
Oakland Raiders
James Davis
DB
Southern University
5
119
Washington Redskins
Dexter Manley
DE
Oklahoma State
5
120
Cincinnati Bengals
Benji Pryor
TE
Pittsburgh
5
121
San Francisco 49ers
Lynn Thomas
DB
Pittsburgh
5
122
San Francisco 49ers
Arrington Jones
RB
Winston-Salem State
5
123
Minnesota Vikings
Wendell Ray
DE
Missouri
5
124
Kansas City Chiefs
Todd Thomas
T
North Dakota
5
125
Denver Broncos
Ken Lanier
T
Florida State
5
126
Miami Dolphins
Ken Poole
DE
Louisiana-Monroe
5
127
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ricky Martin
WR
New Mexico
5
128
New Orleans Saints
Jerry Boyarsky
DT
Pittsburgh
5
129
Detroit Lions
Larry Lee
G
UCLA
5
130
New England Patriots
Steve Clark
DT
Kansas State
5
131
San Diego Chargers
Keith Ferguson
LB
Ohio State
5
132
Washington Redskins
Gary Sayre
G
Cameron
5
133
Houston Oilers
Delbert Fowler
LB
West Virginia
5
134
Cleveland Browns
Steve Cox
K
Arkansas
5
135
Buffalo Bills
Calvin Clark
DE
Purdue
5
136
Atlanta Falcons
Eric Sanders
T
Nevada-Reno
5
137
Dallas Cowboys
Danny Spradlin
LB
Tennessee
5
138
Miami Dolphins
Tommy Vigorito
RB
Virginia
6
139
New Orleans Saints
Nat Hudson
G
Georgia
6
140
Seattle Seahawks
Steve Durham
DE
Clemson
6
141
San Diego Chargers
Andy Gissinger
T
Syracuse
6
142
New York Jets
John Woodring
LB
Brown
6
143
St. Louis Cardinals
Dave Ahrens
LB
Wisconsin
6
144
New Orleans Saints
Johnnie Poe
DB
Missouri
6
145
New York Giants
Mel Hoover
WR
Arizona State
6
146
Cincinnati Bengals
Rex Robinson
K
Georgia
6
147
San Francisco 49ers
Pete Kugler
DT
Penn State
6
148
Washington Redskins
Larry Kubin
LB
Penn State
6
149
Baltimore Colts
Bubba Green
DT
North Carolina State
6
150
Chicago Bears
Reuben Henderson
DB
San Diego State
6
151
Denver Broncos
Alvin Lewis
RB
Colorado State
6
152
Miami Dolphins
Mack Moore
DE
Texas A&M
6
153
Kansas City Chiefs
Dock Luckie
DT
Florida
6
154
Miami Dolphins
Fulton Walker
DB
West Virginia
6
155
Detroit Lions
Sam Johnson
DB
Maryland
6
156
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bryan Hinkle
LB
Oregon
6
157
New England Patriots
Ron Wooten
G
North Carolina
6
158
Los Angeles Rams
William Daniels
DT
Alabama State
6
159
Houston Oilers
Bill Kay
DB
Purdue
6
160
Cleveland Browns
Ron Simmons
DT
Florida State
6
161
Buffalo Bills
Robert Holt
WR
Baylor
6
162
San Diego Chargers
Bobby Duckworth
WR
Arkansas
6
163
Dallas Cowboys
Vince Skillings
DB
Ohio State
6
164
Atlanta Falcons
Harry Stanback
DT
North Carolina
6
165
New York Giants
Edward O'Neal
RB
Tuskegee
6
166
New Orleans Saints
Glen Redd
LB
Brigham Young
7
167
New Orleans Saints
Kevin Williams
WR
Southern California
7
168
New York Giants
Louis Jackson
RB
Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo)
7
169
New York Jets
Kenny Neil
DE
Iowa State
7
170
Seattle Seahawks
Ron Johnson
WR
Long Beach State
7
171
St. Louis Cardinals
Kevin Donnalley
DB
North Dakota State
7
172
Green Bay Packers
Bill Whitaker
DB
Missouri
7
173
Dallas Cowboys
Ron Fellows
DB
Missouri
7
174
Philadelphia Eagles
Alan Duncan
K
Tennessee
7
175
Los Angeles Rams
Ron Battle
TE
North Texas
7
176
Cincinnati Bengals
Jeff Schuh
LB
Minnesota
7
177
Chicago Bears
Jeff Fisher
DB
Southern California
7
178
Baltimore Colts
Obed Ariri
K
Clemson
7
179
Miami Dolphins
Mike Daum
T
Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo)
7
180
Kansas City Chiefs
Billy Jackson
RB
Alabama
7
181
Denver Broncos
Steve Busick
LB
Southern California
7
182
Detroit Lions
Lee Spivey
T
Southern Methodist
7
183
Pittsburgh Steelers
David Little
LB
Florida
7
184
Minnesota Vikings
Don Shaver
RB
Kutztown
7
185
New England Patriots
Ken Toler
WR
Mississippi
7
186
Seattle Seahawks
Brad Scovill
TE
Penn State
7
187
Cleveland Browns
Eddie Johnson
LB
Louisville
7
188
Buffalo Bills
Steve Doolittle
LB
Colorado
7
189
San Diego Chargers
Pete Holohan
TE
Notre Dame
7
190
Los Angeles Rams
Mike Clark
DE
Florida
7
191
Dallas Cowboys
Ken Miller
DB
Eastern Michigan
7
192
Philadelphia Eagles
Doak Field
LB
Baylor
7
193
Houston Oilers
Don Washington
DB
Texas A&M-Kingsville
8
194
New England Patriots
Ken Naber
K-P
Stanford
8
195
New York Jets
Lloyd Jones
WR
Brigham Young
8
196
Seattle Seahawks
Eric Lane
RB
Brigham Young
8
197
New York Giants
John Powers
G
Michigan
8
198
St. Louis Cardinals
Mike Fisher
WR
Baylor
8
199
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Denver Johnson
T
Tulsa
8
200
Green Bay Packers
Larry Werts
LB
Jackson State
8
201
Washington Redskins
Charlie Brown
WR
South Carolina State
8
202
Cincinnati Bengals
Bobby Kemp
DB
Fullerton State
8
203
San Francisco 49ers
Garry White
RB
Minnesota
8
204
Baltimore Colts
Ken Sitton
DB
Oklahoma
8
205
Chicago Bears
Scott Zettek
DT
Notre Dame
8
206
Kansas City Chiefs
David Dorn
WR
Rutgers
8
207
New York Giants
Mark Reed
QB
Minnesota State-Moorhead
8
208
Miami Dolphins
William Judson
DB
South Carolina State
8
209
Pittsburgh Steelers
Frank Wilson
RB
Rice
8
210
Minnesota Vikings
Wade Wilson
QB-P
Texas A&M-Commerce
8
211
Detroit Lions
Bob Niziolek
TE
Colorado
8
212
New England Patriots
Lin Dawson
TE
North Carolina State
8
213
New York Jets
J.C. Watts
DB
Oklahoma
8
214
New Orleans Saints
Gene Gladys
LB
Penn State
8
215
New Orleans Saints
Kevin Evans
DB
Arkansas
8
216
Los Angeles Rams
Art Plunkett
T
Nevada-Las Vegas
8
217
Houston Oilers
Willie Tullis
WR
Troy
8
218
Dallas Cowboys
Paul Piurowski
LB
Florida State
8
219
Atlanta Falcons
Cliff Toney
DB
Auburn
8
220
Baltimore Colts
Hosea Taylor
DT
Houston
8
221
New York Giants
Billy Ard
G
Wake Forest
9
222
New Orleans Saints
Toussaint Tyler
RB
Washington
9
223
Seattle Seahawks
Jim Stone
RB
Notre Dame
9
224
New York Giants
Byron Hunt
LB
Southern Methodist
9
225
New York Jets
Admiral Dewey Larry
DB
Nevada-Las Vegas
9
226
St. Louis Cardinals
Stump Mitchell
RB
The Citadel
9
227
Green Bay Packers
Tim Huffman
T
Notre Dame
9
228
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Mike Ford
QB
Southern Methodist
9
229
Cincinnati Bengals
Jim Hannula
T
Northern Illinois
9
230
Cincinnati Bengals
Samoa Samoa
RB
Washington State
9
231
Washington Redskins
Darryl Grant
G
Rice
9
232
Chicago Bears
Frank Ditta
G
Baylor
9
233
Baltimore Colts
Tim Gooch
DT
Kentucky
9
234
Denver Broncos
Rusty Olsen
DE
Washington
9
235
Miami Dolphins
John Noonan
WR
Nebraska
9
236
Seattle Seahawks
Jimbo Whatley
WR
Washington State
9
237
Kansas City Chiefs
Tony Vereen
DB
Southeastern Louisiana
9
238
Detroit Lions
Hugh Jernigan
DB
Arkansas
9
239
Pittsburgh Steelers
James Hunter
T
Southern California
9
240
Detroit Lions
David Martin
DB
Villanova
9
241
Buffalo Bills
Robb Riddick
RB
Millersville
9
242
Los Angeles Rams
Ron Seawell
LB
Portland State
9
243
Houston Oilers
Avon Riley
LB
UCLA
9
244
Cleveland Browns
Randy Schleusener
G
Nebraska
9
245
Atlanta Falcons
Calvin Fance
RB
Rice
9
246
Dallas Cowboys
Mike Wilson
WR
Washington State
9
247
Philadelphia Eagles
Chuck Commiskey
C
Mississippi
9
248
Oakland Raiders
Curt Mohl
T
UCLA
10
249
New Orleans Saints
Hokie Gajan
RB
Louisiana State
10
250
New York Giants
Mike Barker
DT
Grambling State
10
251
New York Jets
Marty Wetzel
LB
Tulane
10
252
Seattle Seahawks
Ken Dawson
RB
Savannah State
10
253
St. Louis Cardinals
James Mallard
WR
Alabama
10
254
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ken McCune
DE
Texas
10
255
Green Bay Packers
Nickie Hall
QB
Tulane
10
256
Baltimore Colts
Greg Gerken
LB
Northern Arizona
10
257
Washington Redskins
Phil Kessel
QB
Northern Michigan
10
258
Cincinnati Bengals
Hubert Simpson
RB
Tennessee
10
259
Baltimore Colts
Trent Bryant
DB
Arkansas
10
260
Chicago Bears
Tim Clifford
QB
Indiana
10
261
Miami Dolphins
Steve Folsom
TE
Utah
10
262
Kansas City Chiefs
Les Studdard
G
Texas
10
263
St. Louis Cardinals
Jim Joiner
WR
Miami (Florida)
10
264
Detroit Lions
Andy Cannavino
LB
Michigan
10
265
Pittsburgh Steelers
Mike Mayock
DB
Boston College
10
266
Minnesota Vikings
James Murphy
WR
Utah State
10
267
Washington Redskins
Allan Kennedy
T
Washington State
10
268
San Diego Chargers
Robert Parham
RB
Grambling State
10
269
Los Angeles Rams
Robert Alexander
RB
West Virginia
10
270
Houston Oilers
Larry Jones
RB
Colorado State
10
271
Cleveland Browns
Dean Prater
DE
Oklahoma State
10
272
Buffalo Bills
Justin Cross
T
Western State (Colorado)
10
273
Dallas Cowboys
Pat Graham
DT
California
10
274
Atlanta Falcons
Bob Murphy
DB
Ohio State
10
275
Philadelphia Eagles
Hubie Oliver
RB
Arizona
10
276
Oakland Raiders
Frank Hawkins
RB
Nevada-Reno
11
277
New Orleans Saints
Lester Mickens
WR
Kansas
11
278
New York Jets
Ed Gall
DT
Maryland
11
279
Seattle Seahawks
Lance Olander
RB
Colorado
11
280
San Diego Chargers
Matt Petrzelka
T
Iowa
11
281
St. Louis Cardinals
Mike Sherrod
TE
Illinois
11
282
Green Bay Packers
Forrest Valora
LB
Oklahoma
11
283
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Johnny Ray Smith
DB
Lamar
11
284
Washington Redskins
Jerry Hill
WR
North Alabama
11
285
Cincinnati Bengals
Robert Jackson
DB
Central Michigan
11
286
San Francisco 49ers
Ronnie DeBose
TE
UCLA
11
287
Chicago Bears
Lonnie Johnson
RB
Indiana
11
288
Baltimore Colts
Holden Smith
WR
California
11
289
Kansas City Chiefs
Frank Case
DE
Penn State
11
290
Denver Broncos
Pat Walker
WR
Miami (Florida)
11
291
Miami Dolphins
Jim Jensen
QB
Boston University
11
292
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rick Trocano
QB
Pittsburgh
11
293
Minnesota Vikings
Bill Stephanos
T
Boston College
11
294
Detroit Lions
Willie Jackson
DB
Mississippi State
11
295
New England Patriots
Brian Buckley
QB
Harvard
11
296
Los Angeles Rams
Marcellus Greene
DB
Arizona
11
297
Houston Oilers
Claude Mathews
G
Auburn
11
298
Cleveland Browns
Larry Friday
DB
Mississippi State
11
299
Buffalo Bills
Buster Barnett
TE
Jackson State
11
300
San Diego Chargers
Carlos Bradley
LB
Wake Forest
11
301
Atlanta Falcons
Keith Chappelle
WR
Iowa
11
302
Dallas Cowboys
Tim Morrison
G
Georgia
11
303
Philadelphia Eagles
Gail Davis
DT
Virginia Union
11
304
Oakland Raiders
Chester Willis
RB
Auburn
12
305
New Orleans Saints
Jim Wilks
DT
San Diego State
12
306
Seattle Seahawks
Jeff Bednarek
DT
Pacific
12
307
New York Giants
Mike Maher
TE
Western Illinois
12
308
New York Jets
Mike Moeller
T
Drake
12
309
St. Louis Cardinals
Joe Adams
G
Nebraska
12
310
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Brad White
DT
Tennessee
12
311
Green Bay Packers
Cliff Lewis
LB
Southern Mississippi
12
312
Cincinnati Bengals
Mark O'Connell
QB
Ball State
12
313
San Francisco 49ers
Major Ogilvie
RB
Alabama
12
314
Washington Redskins
Clint Didier
WR
Portland State
12
315
Baltimore Colts
Eric Scoggins
LB
Southern California
12
316
Chicago Bears
Bob Shupryt
LB
New Mexico
12
317
Denver Broncos
John Hankerd
LB
Notre Dame
12
318
Miami Dolphins
John Alford
DT
South Carolina State
12
319
Kansas City Chiefs
Bob Gagliano
QB
Utah State
12
320
Minnesota Vikings
Brian Williams
TE
Southern University
12
321
Denver Broncos
Mandel Robinson
RB
Wyoming
12
322
San Francisco 49ers
Joe Adams
QB
Tennessee State
12
323
New England Patriots
Cris Crissy
DB
Princeton
12
324
Houston Oilers
Bill Capece
K
Florida State
12
325
Cleveland Browns
Kevin McGill
T
Oregon
12
326
Buffalo Bills
Keith Clark
LB
Memphis
12
327
San Diego Chargers
Stacy Charles
WR
Bethune-Cookman
12
328
Los Angeles Rams
Jairo Penaranda
RB
UCLA
12
329
Dallas Cowboys
Nate Lundy
WR
Indiana
12
330
Atlanta Falcons
Mark McCants
DB
Temple
12
331
Philadelphia Eagles
Ray Ellis
DB
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