1981 NFL Draft - Pro Football Archives

Round	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	College
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	Ohio State
12	332	Oakland Raiders	Phil Nelson	TE	Delaware