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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 BUF Walt Patulski DE 1977 0 0 4 70 Notre Dame
1 2 CIN Sherman White DE 1983 0 0 12 158 2 7.0 California
1 3 CHI Lionel Antoine T 1978 0 0 3 68 Southern Illinois
1 4 STL Ahmad Rashad WR 1982 0 4 10 139 10 52 0 495 6831 44 Oregon
1 5 DEN Riley Odoms TE 1983 2 4 10 153 25 211 2 396 5755 41 Houston
1 6 HOU Greg Sampson T 1978 0 0 5 93 1 -4 0 Stanford
1 7 GNB Willie Buchanon DB 1982 1 3 8 137 28 San Diego State
1 8 NOR Royce Smith G 1976 0 0 1 62 Georgia
1 9 NYJ Jerome Barkum TE 1983 0 1 10 158 3 -3 0 326 4789 40 Jackson State
1 10 MIN Jeff Siemon LB 1982 0 4 9 156 1 0 0 11 Stanford
1 11 GNB Jerry Tagge QB 1974 0 0 1 18 136 281 1583 3 17 41 117 3 Nebraska
1 12 CHI Craig Clemons DB 1977 0 0 4 82 9 Iowa
1 13 PIT Franco Harris HOF RB 1984 1 9 12 173 0 1 0 0 0 2949 12120 91 307 2287 9 Penn State
1 14 PHI John Reaves QB 1987 0 0 0 51 286 616 3617 17 34 44 195 3 Florida
1 15 ATL Clarence Ellis DB 1974 0 0 3 41 8 Notre Dame
1 16 DET Herb Orvis DT 1981 0 0 7 122 Colorado
1 17 NYG Eldridge Small DB 1974 0 0 1 34 1 Texas A&M-Kingsville
1 18 CLE Thom Darden DB 1981 0 1 9 128 45 Michigan
1 19 SFO Terry Beasley WR 1975 0 0 1 29 2 2 0 38 570 3 Auburn
1 20 NYJ Michael Taylor LB 1973 0 0 0 22 1 Michigan
1 21 OAK Mike Siani WR 1980 0 0 2 101 158 2618 17 Villanova
1 22 BAL Tom Drougas T 1976 0 0 1 65 Oregon
1 23 KAN Jeff Kinney RB 1976 0 0 1 62 353 1285 5 68 502 1 Nebraska
1 24 NYG Larry Jacobson DT 1974 0 0 1 33 Nebraska
1 25 MIA Mike Kadish DT 1981 0 0 6 127 Notre Dame
1 26 DAL Bill Thomas RB 1974 0 0 0 27 13 36 0 1 4 0 Boston College
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 BUF Reggie McKenzie G 1984 1 0 12 171 Michigan
2 28 SFO Ralph McGill DB 1979 0 0 3 99 8 Tulsa
2 29 CIN Tommy Casanova DB 1977 1 3 6 71 1 20 0 17 LSU
2 30 RAM Jim Bertelsen RB 1976 0 1 3 68 614 2466 16 88 1014 2 Texas
2 31 NOR Willie Hall LB 1978 0 0 4 67 5 USC
2 32 STL Mark Arneson LB 1980 0 0 9 127 5 Arizona
2 33 OAK Kelvin Korver DT 1975 0 0 0 24 1 Northwestern College (IA)
2 34 GNB Chester Marcol K 1980 2 2 7 103 Hillsdale
2 35 DAL Robert Newhouse RB 1983 0 0 5 168 1 2 46 1 0 1160 4784 31 120 956 5 Houston
2 36 SDG Pete Lazetich DE 1977 0 0 1 62 Stanford
2 37 PHI Dan Yochum T 0 0 0 Syracuse
2 38 PIT Gordon Gravelle T 1979 0 0 4 96 BYU
2 39 DAL John Babinecz LB 1975 0 0 0 40 1 Villanova
2 40 ATL Pat Sullivan QB 1975 0 0 0 30 93 220 1155 5 16 14 55 0 Auburn
2 41 ATL Steve Okoniewski DT 1977 0 0 1 52 Montana
2 42 ATL Rosie Manning DT 1975 0 0 0 24 Northeast Oklahoma
2 43 OAK John Vella T 1980 0 0 3 92 USC
2 44 SFO Jean Barrett T 1980 0 0 2 93 Tulsa
2 45 CLE Cliff Brooks DB 1976 0 0 0 58 Tennessee State
2 46 BAL Jack Mildren DB 1974 0 0 2 42 0 1 0 0 0 5 22 0 3 Oklahoma
2 47 BAL Glenn Doughty WR 1979 0 0 7 103 26 202 0 219 3547 24 Michigan
2 48 BAL Lydell Mitchell RB 1980 0 3 6 111 1675 6534 30 376 3203 17 Penn State
2 49 NWE Tom Reynolds WR 1973 0 0 0 21 15 279 2 San Diego State
2 50 MIN Ed Marinaro RB 1977 0 0 2 58 383 1319 6 146 1176 7 Cornell
2 51 CLE Lester Sims DE 0 0 0 Alabama
2 52 DAL Charlie McKee WR 0 0 0 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
3 53 BUF Fred Swendsen DE 0 0 0 Notre Dame
3 54 CIN Jim LeClair LB 1983 0 1 9 158 10 3.5 North Dakota
3 55 NYG John Mendenhall DT 1980 0 0 9 116 1 Grambling State
3 56 HOU Lewis Jolley RB 1973 0 0 0 17 7 6 0 3 56 0 North Carolina
3 57 STL Tom Beckman DE 1972 0 0 0 2 Michigan
3 58 DEN Bill Phillips LB 0 0 0 Arkansas State
3 59 MIN Bart Buetow T 1976 0 0 0 9 Minnesota
3 60 NOR Bob Kuziel C 1980 0 0 3 90 Pittsburgh
3 61 SDG Bill McClard K 1975 0 0 2 34 0 1 0 0 1 Arkansas
3 62 CHI Johnny Musso RB 1977 0 0 0 30 100 365 6 7 39 0 Alabama
3 63 PIT John McMakin TE 1976 0 0 2 60 1 0 0 45 673 4 Clemson
3 64 DAL Mike Keller LB 1972 0 0 0 5 Michigan
3 65 DET Ken Sanders DE 1981 0 0 5 100 Howard Payne
3 66 NYJ Gary Hammond WR 1976 0 0 0 49 1 2 81 0 0 7 24 0 9 64 0 SMU
3 67 ATL Les Goodman RB 1974 0 0 0 19 38 189 1 7 38 0 Yankton
3 68 PHI Tom Luken G 1978 0 0 1 64 Purdue
3 69 NYG Tommy Mozisek RB 0 0 0 Houston
3 70 RAM Lawrence McCutcheon RB 1981 0 5 5 109 1 4 12 0 0 1521 6578 26 198 1799 13 Colorado State
3 71 SFO Jubilee Dunbar WR 1974 0 0 1 19 3 3 0 29 521 4 Saginaw Valley State
3 72 OAK Mel Lunsford DE 1980 0 0 5 92 Central State (OH)
3 73 NWE Jim White DE 1976 0 0 0 48 Colorado State
3 74 NOR Tom Myers DB 1981 0 1 9 136 1 2 8 1 0 3 5 0 36 Syracuse
3 75 HOU Solomon Freelon G 1974 0 0 1 39 Grambling State
3 76 PHI Bobby Majors DB 1972 0 0 0 9 Tennessee
3 77 MIA Gary Kosins RB 1974 0 0 0 40 35 100 1 7 26 1 Dayton
3 78 DAL Marv Bateman P 1977 0 0 5 81 1 0 0 Utah
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 BUF Randy Jackson RB 1974 0 0 0 21 30 70 0 5 58 1 Wichita State
4 80 PIT Lorenzo Brinkley DB 0 0 0 Missouri
4 81 CIN Bernard Jackson DB 1980 0 0 5 118 1 22 0 17 Washington State
4 82 STL Jeff Lyman LB 1972 0 0 0 3 BYU
4 83 DAL Tim Kearney LB 1981 0 0 4 106 3 Northern Michigan
4 84 STL Martin Imhof DE 1976 0 0 0 32 San Diego State
4 85 NOR Mike Crangle DE 1972 0 0 0 13 Tennessee-Martin
4 86 GNB Eric Patton LB 0 0 0 Notre Dame
4 87 RAM John Saunders DB 1975 0 0 0 9 Toledo
4 88 PIT Ed Bradley LB 1978 0 0 2 93 1 Wake Forest
4 89 NYJ Ed Galigher DT 1978 0 0 5 87 UCLA
4 90 DAL Robert West WR 1974 0 0 0 29 2 2 0 13 230 2 San Diego State
4 91 MIA Larry Ball LB 1978 0 0 0 79 2 Louisville
4 92 PHI Po James RB 1975 0 0 1 49 328 1215 4 102 747 2 New Mexico State
4 93 DAL Charlie Zapiec LB 0 0 0 Penn State
4 94 ATL Andrew Howard DT 0 0 0 Grambling State
4 95 RAM Eddie Phillips DB 0 0 0 Texas
4 96 SFO Windlan Hall DB 1977 0 0 1 81 2 Arizona State
4 97 KAN Andy Hamilton WR 1975 0 0 0 24 16 270 0 LSU
4 98 OAK Cliff Branch WR 1985 3 4 11 183 11 70 0 501 8685 67 Colorado
4 99 NOR Joe Federspiel LB 1981 0 0 10 141 5 Kentucky
4 100 OAK Dave Dalby C 1985 0 1 9 205 1 1 0 UCLA
4 101 NOR Mike Coleman DE 0 0 0 Knoxville
4 102 DEN Tom Graham LB 1978 0 0 5 88 7 Oregon
4 103 MIA Al Benton T 0 0 0 Ohio
4 104 BAL Eric Allen WR 0 0 0 Michigan 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
5 105 BUF Leon Garror DB 1973 0 0 0 16 1 Alcorn State
5 106 CIN Tom DeLeone C 1984 0 2 8 176 Ohio State
5 107 NYG Tom Gatewood TE 1973 0 0 0 17 Notre Dame
5 108 BUF Bob Penchion G 1976 0 0 3 48