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1980 NFL draft

The 1980 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 29–30, 1980, at the New York Sheraton Hotel in New York City, New York. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Detroit Lions selected running back Billy Sims.

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1980 NFL draft
The former Sheraton Hotel (draft venue), photographed in 2010
General information
DateApril 29–30, 1980
LocationNew York Sheraton Hotel
in New York City, New York
NetworkESPN
Overview
333 total selections in 12 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionBilly Sims, RB
Detroit Lions
Mr. IrrelevantTyrone McGriff, G
Pittsburgh Steelers
Most selections (15)New York Jets
Pittsburgh Steelers
Fewest selections (8)Washington Redskins
Hall of Famers
4

The 1980 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 29–30, 1980, at the New York Sheraton Hotel in New York City, New York.12 The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Detroit Lions selected running back Billy Sims.

This draft is notable as the first that the nascent ESPN network (which had first gone on the air seven months earlier) aired in its entirety, and the first to be televised.

Player selections

* compensatory selection
† Pro BowlerN 1
‡ Hall of Famer3
Positions key
Offense Defense Special teams
  1. Includes nose tackle (NT)
  2. Includes middle linebacker (MLB/MIKE), weakside linebacker (WILL), strongside linebacker (SAM), off-ball linebacker, and outside linebacker (OLB)
  3. Includes free safety (FS) and strong safety (SS)
  4. Also known as a placekicker (PK)
  5. Includes kickoff and punt returners
Rnd. Pick Team Player Pos. College Notes
1 1 Detroit Lions Billy Sims † RB Oklahoma
1978 Heisman Trophy Winner4
1 2 New York Jets Lam Jones  WR Texas
from San Francisco
1 3 Cincinnati Bengals Anthony Muñoz‡† T USC
1 4 Green Bay Packers Bruce Clark † DE Penn State
1 5 Baltimore Colts Curtis Dickey  RB Texas A&M
1 6 St. Louis Cardinals Curtis Greer  DE Michigan
1 7 Atlanta Falcons Junior Miller † TE Nebraska
1 8 New York Giants Mark Haynes † CB Colorado
1 9 Minnesota Vikings Doug Martin  DE Washington
1 10 Seattle Seahawks Jacob Green † DE Texas A&M
from Buffalo
1 11 Kansas City Chiefs Brad Budde  G USC
1 12 New Orleans Saints Stan Brock  T Colorado
1 13 San Francisco 49ers Earl Cooper  RB Rice
from N.Y. Jets
1 14 New England Patriots Roland James  CB Tennessee
1 15 Oakland Raiders Marc Wilson  QB BYU
1 16 Buffalo Bills Jim Ritcher † G NC State
from Seattle
1 17 Los Angeles Rams Johnnie Johnson  CB Texas
from Cleveland
1 18 Washington Redskins Art Monk‡† WR Syracuse
1 19 Chicago Bears Otis Wilson † LB Louisville
1 20 San Francisco 49ers Jim Stuckey  DE Clemson
from Denver via N.Y. Jets
1 21 Miami Dolphins Don McNeal  CB Alabama
1 22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ray Snell  G Wisconsin
1 23 Philadelphia Eagles Roynell Young † CB Alcorn State
1 24 Baltimore Colts Derrick Hatchett  S Texas
from Dallas
1 25 New England Patriots Vagas Ferguson  RB Notre Dame
from Houston
1 26 Green Bay Packers George Cumby  LB Oklahoma
from San Diego
1 27 Cleveland Browns Charles White † RB USC
from Los Angeles 1979 Heisman Trophy winner5
1 28 Pittsburgh Steelers Mark Malone  QB Arizona State
2 29 Buffalo Bills Joe Cribbs † RB Auburn
from Detroit
2 30 Minnesota Vikings Willie Teal  CB LSU
from San Francisco via Philadelphia
2 31 Cincinnati Bengals Kirby Criswell  LB Kansas
2 32 Baltimore Colts Ray Donaldson † C Georgia
2 33 St. Louis Cardinals Doug Marsh  TE Michigan
2 34 Green Bay Packers Mark Lee  CB Washington
2 35 Pittsburgh Steelers Bob Kohrs  DE Arizona State
From N.Y. Giants
2 36 Atlanta Falcons Buddy Curry  LB North Carolina
2 37 Buffalo Bills Gene Bradley  QB Arkansas State
2 38 Houston Oilers Angelo Fields  T Michigan State
from Kansas City
2 39 San Francisco 49ers Keena Turner † LB Purdue
from Minnesota
2 40 New York Jets Darrol Ray  CB Oklahoma
2 41 New Orleans Saints Dave Waymer † S Notre Dame
2 42 Denver Broncos Rulon Jones † DE Utah State
from Cleveland
2 43 Oakland Raiders Matt Millen † LB Penn State
2 44 Seattle Seahawks Andre Hines  T Stanford
2 45 New England Patriots Larry McGrew  LB USC
2 46 Chicago Bears Matt Suhey  RB Penn State
2 47 New York Jets Ralph Clayton  WR Michigan
from Denver
2 48 Miami Dolphins Dwight Stephenson‡† C Alabama
2 49 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kevin House  WR Southern Illinois
2 50 Los Angeles Rams Irv Pankey  T Penn State
from Washington
2 51 Baltimore Colts Tim Foley  T Notre Dame
from Dallas
2 52 Houston Oilers Daryle Skaugstad  DT California
2 53 Philadelphia Eagles Perry Harrington  RB Jackson State
2 54 Cleveland Browns Cleveland Crosby  DE Arizona
from San Diego via Los Angeles
2 55 Washington Redskins Mat Mendenhall  DE BYU
from Los Angeles
2 56 Pittsburgh Steelers John Goodman  DE Oklahoma
3 57 Detroit Lions Tom Turnure  C Washington
3 58 Los Angeles Rams Jewerl Thomas  RB San Jose State
from San Francisco
3 59 Cincinnati Bengals Ron Horn  DT Nebraska
3 60 St. Louis Cardinals John Sinnott  T Brown
3 61 Green Bay Packers Syd Kitson  G Wake Forest
3 62 Detroit Lions Mike Friede  WR Indiana
from Baltimore
3 63 Atlanta Falcons Earl Jones  CB Norfolk State
3 64 New York Giants Myron Lapka  DT USC
3 65 San Francisco 49ers Jim Miller  P Ole Miss
from Minnesota
3 66 Kansas City Chiefs James Hadnot  RB Texas Tech
3 67 Buffalo Bills Mark Brammer  TE Michigan State
3 68 Minnesota Vikings Brent Boyd  G UCLA
from New Orleans
3 69 New York Jets Lance Mehl † LB Penn State
3 70 Los Angeles Rams LeRoy Irvin † CB Kansas
from Oakland
3 71 Buffalo Bills Schmeding, JohnJohn Schmeding  G Boston College
from Seattle
3 72 Cleveland Browns Cliff Odom  LB Texas–Arlington
3 73 New England Patriots Steve McMichael‡† DT Texas
3 74 Denver Broncos Carter, LarryLarry Carter  DB Kentucky
3 75 Miami Dolphins Bill Barnett  DE Nebraska
3 76 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Scot Brantley  LB Florida
3 77 San Francisco 49ers Craig Puki  LB Tennessee
3 78 Dallas Cowboys Bill Roe  LB Colorado
from Chicago
3 79 Houston Oilers Tim Smith  WR Nebraska
3 79.5– Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles forfeited their 1980 third round pick for holding an illegal tryout6
3 80 Dallas Cowboys James Jones  RB Mississippi State
3 81 St. Louis Cardinals Charles Baker  LB New Mexico
from San Diego
3 82 Los Angeles Rams Phil Murphy  DT South Carolina State
3 83 Pittsburgh Steelers Sydnor, RayRay Sydnor  TE Wisconsin
4 84 San Francisco 49ers Ricky Churchman  SS Texas
4 85 Detroit Lions Eric Hipple  QB Utah State
4 86 Cincinnati Bengals Glass, WilliamWilliam Glass  G Baylor
4 87 Green Bay Packers Fred Nixon  WR Oklahoma
4 88 Baltimore Colts Ray Butler  WR USC
4 89 St. Louis Cardinals Rusty Lisch  QB Notre Dame
4 90 New York Giants Danny Pittman  WR Wyoming
4 91 Atlanta Falcons Jim Laughlin  LB Ohio State
4 92 Minnesota Vikings Dennis Johnson  LB USC
4 93 Buffalo Bills Ervin Parker  LB South Carolina State
4 94 Kansas City Chiefs Dave Klug  LB Concordia–Moorhead
4 95 New York Jets Jesse Johnson  CB Colorado
4 96 New Orleans Saints Mike Jolly  S Michigan
4 97 Seattle Seahawks Terry Dion  DE Oregon
4 98 San Francisco 49ers Hodge, DavidDavid Hodge  LB Houston
4 99 Cleveland Browns Ron Crews  DT UNLV
4 99.5– Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders forfeited their 1980 fourth round pick for "evasion of the player limit" and "stashing an unspecified number of players"6
4 100 Miami Dolphins Elmer Bailey  WR Minnesota
4 101 San Diego Chargers Ed Luther  QB San Jose State
from Tampa Bay
4 102 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Larry Flowers  S Texas Tech
4 103 Chicago Bears Arland Thompson  G Baylor
4 104 Atlanta Falcons I. M. Hipp  RB Nebraska
4 105 Dallas Cowboys Kurt Petersen  G Missouri
4 106 Houston Oilers Chris Combs  TE New Mexico
4 107 Denver Broncos Rick Parros  RB Utah State
4 108 San Diego Chargers Bob Gregor  S Washington State
4 109 Cleveland Browns Paul McDonald  QB USC
from Los Angeles
4 110 Pittsburgh Steelers Bill Hurley  S Syracuse
5 111 Detroit Lions Streeter, MarkMark Streeter  DB Arizona
5 112 San Francisco 49ers Times, KennethKenneth Times  DT Southern
5 113 Cincinnati Bengals Bryan Hicks  S McNeese State
5 114 Kansas City Chiefs Carlos Carson † WR LSU
5 115 Kansas City Chiefs Pensick, DanDan Pensick  DT Nebraska
5 116 Cleveland Browns Elvis Franks  DE Morgan State
5 117 Atlanta Falcons Vassar, BradBrad Vassar  LB Pacific
5 118 New York Giants Tony Blount  S Virginia
5 119 Buffalo Bills Pyburn, JeffJeff Pyburn  DB Georgia
5 120 Detroit Lions Tommie Ginn  C Arkansas
5 121 Minnesota Vikings Doug Paschal  RB North Carolina
5 122 Minnesota Vikings Jones, PaulPaul Jones  RB California
5 123 New York Jets Zidd, JimJim Zidd  LB Kansas
5 124 New England Patriots Doug McDougald  N/A Virginia Tech
5 125 Oakland Raiders Kenny Lewis  RB Virginia Tech
5 126 Oakland Raiders Adams, JohnJohn Adams  LB LSU
5 127 Seattle Seahawks Joe Steele  RB Washington
5 128 Oakland Raiders Bowens, WilliamWilliam Bowens  LB North Alabama
5 129 Buffalo Bills Keith Lee  CB Colorado State
5 130 Chicago Bears Paul Tabor  C Oklahoma
5 131 Denver Broncos Mike Harden  S Michigan
5 132 Seattle Seahawks Jacobs, DanielDaniel Jacobs  DE Winston-Salem State
5 133 Dallas Cowboys Gary Hogeboom  QB Central Michigan
5 134 Houston Oilers John Corker  LB Oklahoma State
5 135 Philadelphia Eagles Nate Rivers  RB South Carolina State
5 136 Denver Broncos Laval Short  DT Colorado
5 137 Atlanta Falcons Kenny Johnson  CB Mississippi State
5 138 Pittsburgh Steelers Craig Wolfley  G Syracuse
6 139 San Francisco 49ers Herb Williams  CB Southern
6 140 Detroit Lions Chris Dieterich  T NC State
6 141 Cincinnati Bengals Jo Jo Heath  CB Pittsburgh
6 142 St. Louis Cardinals Bill Acker  DT Texas
6 143 Green Bay Packers Karl Swanke  T Boston College
6 144 Baltimore Colts Chris Foote  C USC
6 145 New York Giants Scott Brunner  QB Delaware
6 146 Atlanta Falcons Davis, MikeMike Davis  DB Colorado
6 147 Kansas City Chiefs Bubba Garcia  WR UTEP
6 148 Minnesota Vikings Ray Yakavonis  DT East Stroudsburg State
6 148.5– Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills forfeited their 1980 sixth round pick after selecting Rod Stewart in the 1979 Supplemental draft6
6 149 New York Jets George Visger  DT Colorado
6 150 New Orleans Saints Boyd, LesterLester Boyd  LB Kentucky
6 151 San Diego Chargers LaRue Harrington  RB Norfolk State
6 152 New York Jets Schremp, TomTom Schremp  DE Wisconsin
6 153 Seattle Seahawks McNeal, MarkMark McNeal  DE Idaho
6 154 Los Angeles Rams Mike Guman  RB Penn State
6 155 Washington Redskins Bell, FarleyFarley Bell  LB Cincinnati
6 156 Chicago Bears Guess, MikeMike Guess  DB Ohio State
6 157 Denver Broncos Keith Bishop † G Baylor
6 158 Miami Dolphins Byrd, EugeneEugene Byrd  WR Michigan State
6 159 Cincinnati Bengals Andrew Melontree  LB Baylor
6 160 New England Patriots Preston Brown  WR Vanderbilt
6 161 Philadelphia Eagles Greg Murtha  T Minnesota
6 162 Dallas Cowboys Timmy Newsome  RB Winston-Salem State
6 163 San Diego Chargers Hamilton, WayneWayne Hamilton  LB Alabama
6 164 Kansas City Chiefs Larry Heater  RB Arizona
6 165 Pittsburgh Steelers Tunch Ilkin † T Indiana State
7 166 Detroit Lions Eddie Murray † K Tulane
7 167 Cincinnati Bengals Ron Simpkins  LB Michigan
7 168 Cincinnati Bengals Johnson, Gary DonGary Don Johnson  DT Baylor
7 169 Green Bay Packers Buddy Aydelette  T Alabama
7 170 Baltimore Colts Wes Roberts  DE TCU
7 171 St. Louis Cardinals Ben Apuna  LB Arizona State
7 172 Atlanta Falcons Mike Smith  WR Grambling State
7 173 Oakland Raiders Malcolm Barnwell  WR Virginia Union
7 174 Minnesota Vikings Henry Johnson  LB Georgia Tech
7 175 San Diego Chargers Chuck Loewen  T South Dakota State
7 176 Los Angeles Rams Kirk Collins  CB Baylor
7 177 New Orleans Saints Morucci, MikeMike Morucci  RB Bloomsburg State
7 178 New York Jets Bobby Batton  RB UNLV
7 179 New York Giants Darryl Hebert  DB Oklahoma
7 180 New England Patriots Kearns, TomTom Kearns  G Kentucky
7 181 New York Giants Chris Linnin  DE Washington
7 182 Houston Oilers Craig Bradshaw  QB Utah State
7 183 Chicago Bears Emanuel Tolbert  WR SMU
7 184 Denver Broncos Havekost, JohnJohn Havekost  G Nebraska
7 185 Miami Dolphins Joe Rose  TE California
7 186 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Leonard, JimJim Leonard  G Santa Clara
7 187 Washington Redskins Melvin Jones  G Houston
7 188 Philadelphia Eagles Ward, TerrellTerrell Ward  DB San Diego State
7 189 Dallas Cowboys Lester Brown  RB Clemson
7 190 New York Jets Leverett, BennieBennie Leverett  RB Bethune–Cookman
7 191 San Diego Chargers Dodds, StuartStuart Dodds  P Montana State
7 192 Los Angeles Rams Gerry Ellis  RB Missouri
7 193 Pittsburgh Steelers Nate Johnson  WR Hillsdale
8 194 Oakland Raiders Kenny Hill  S Yale
8 195 Baltimore Colts Walter, KenKen Walter  T Texas Tech
8 196 Cincinnati Bengals Lyles, MarkMark Lyles  RB Florida State
8 197 Denver Broncos Coleman, DonDon Coleman  WR Oregon
8 198 St. Louis Cardinals Branch, DupreeDupree Branch  DB Colorado State
8 199 Green Bay Packers Smith, TimTim Smith  S Oregon State
8 200 New York Giants Harris, KenKen Harris  RB Alabama
8 201 Atlanta Falcons Al Richardson  LB Georgia Tech
8 202 Buffalo Bills Todd Krueger  QB Northern Michigan
8 203 Kansas City Chiefs Stepney, SamSam Stepney  LB Boston University
8 204 Seattle Seahawks Vic Minor  S Northeast Louisiana
8 205 New York Jets Dziama, JeffJeff Dziama  LB Boston College
8 206 New Orleans Saints Evans, ChuckChuck Evans  LB Stanford
8 207 Seattle Seahawks Cosgrove, JackJack Cosgrove  C Pacific
8 208 New England Patriots House, MikeMike House  TE Pacific
8 209 Cleveland Browns Copeland, JeffJeff Copeland  LB Texas Tech
8 210 San Francisco 49ers Bobby Leopold  LB Notre Dame
8 211 St. Louis Cardinals Grant Hudson  DT Virginia
8 212 Miami Dolphins Jeff Allen  CB UC Davis
8 213 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Goddard, DerrickDerrick Goddard  DB Drake
8 214 Miami Dolphins David Woodley  QB LSU
8 215 Chicago Bears Randy Clark  C Northern Illinois
8 216 Dallas Cowboys Larry Savage  LB Michigan State
8 217 Houston Oilers Harold Bailey  WR Oklahoma State
8 218 Philadelphia Eagles Mike Curcio  LB Temple
8 219 San Diego Chargers Sirmones, CurtisCurtis Sirmones  RB North Alabama
8 220 Los Angeles Rams Tom Pettigrew  T Eastern Illinois
8 221 Pittsburgh Steelers Walton, TedTed Walton  DB UConn
9 222 Detroit Lions Jett, DeWayneDeWayne Jett  WR Hawaii
9 223 Detroit Lions Tom Tuinei  DT Hawaii
9 224 Cincinnati Bengals Greg Bright  DB Morehead State
9 225 St. Louis Cardinals Stafford Mays  DE Washington
9 226 Green Bay Packers Kelly Saalfeld  C Nebraska
9 227 Baltimore Colts Bright, MarkMark Bright  RB Temple
9 228 Atlanta Falcons Keller, GlenGlen Keller  C West Texas State
9 229 New York Giants Otis Wonsley  RB Alcorn State
9 230 Kansas City Chiefs Tom Donovan  WR Penn State
9 231 Buffalo Bills Davis, KentKent Davis  DB Southeast Missouri State
9 232 Minnesota Vikings Dennis Mosley  RB Iowa
9 233 New Orleans Saints Mordica, FrankFrank Mordica  RB Vanderbilt
9 234 New York Jets Peters, JoeJoe Peters  DT Arizona State
9 235 New England Patriots Burdet, BarryBarry Burdet  LB Oklahoma
9 236 Cleveland Browns Roy Dewalt  RB Texas–Arlington
9 237 San Francisco 49ers Hartwig, DanDan Hartwig  QB Cal Lutheran
9 238 Seattle Seahawks Swift, JimJim Swift  T Iowa
9 239 Miami Dolphins Mark Goodspeed  T Nebraska
9 240 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Gerald Carter  WR Texas A&M
9 241 Washington Redskins McCullough, LawrenceLawrence McCullough  WR Illinois
9 242 Chicago Bears Turk Schonert  QB Stanford
9 243 Denver Broncos Greg Bracelin  LB California
9 244 Houston Oilers Harris, EdEd Harris  RB Bishop
9 245 Philadelphia Eagles Harris, BobBob Harris  T Bowling Green
9 246 Dallas Cowboys Jackie Flowers  WR Florida State
9 247 San Diego Chargers Whitman, SteveSteve Whitman  RB Alabama
9 248 Los Angeles Rams George Farmer  WR Southern
9 249 Pittsburgh Steelers McCall, RonRon McCall  WR Arkansas–Pine Bluff
10 250 Pittsburgh Steelers Wilson, WoodrowWoodrow Wilson  DB NC State
10 251 Detroit Lions Donnie Henderson  DB Utah State
10 252 Cincinnati Bengals Sandro Vitiello  K UMass
10 253 Green Bay Packers Jafus White  DB Texas A&I
10 254 Baltimore Colts Stewart, LarryLarry Stewart  T Maryland
10 255 St. Louis Cardinals Rush Brown  DT Ball State
10 256 New York Giants Sanford, JoeJoe Sanford  T Washington
10 257 Atlanta Falcons Walt Bellamy  DB VMI
10 258 Minnesota Vikings Brown, KennyKenny Brown  WR Nebraska
10 259 Buffalo Bills Greg Cater  P Chattanooga
10 260 New York Jets Guy Bingham  C Montana
10 261 Kansas City Chiefs Martinovich, RobRob Martinovich  T Notre Dame
10 262 New Orleans Saints Webb, TanyaTanya Webb  DE Michigan State
10 263 Cleveland Browns Fiedel, KevinKevin Fiedel  C San Diego State
10 264 Oakland Raiders Carter, WalterWalter Carter  DE Florida State
10 265 Seattle Seahawks Ron Essink  T Grand Valley State
10 266 New England Patriots Daniel, RomRom Daniel  C Georgia Tech
10 267 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Andy Hawkins  LB Texas A&I
10 268 Washington Redskins Lewis Walker  RB Utah
10 269 Chicago Bears Stephens, WillieWillie Stephens  DB Texas Tech
10 270 Denver Broncos Virgil Seay  WR Troy State
10 271 Miami Dolphins Lantz, DougDoug Lantz  C Miami (OH)
10 272 Miami Dolphins Long, BenBen Long  LB South Dakota
10 273 Dallas Cowboys Matthew Teague  DE Prairie View A&M
Selection ruled invalid
10 274 Seattle Seahawks Rivers, BillyBilly Rivers  WR Morris Brown
10 275 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Davis, BrettBrett Davis  RB UNLV
10 276 Los Angeles Rams DiDonato, BobBob DiDonato  T Pittsburgh
10 277 Pittsburgh Steelers Ken Fritz  G Ohio State
11 278 Detroit Lions Wayne Smith  CB Purdue
11 279 Miami Dolphins Driscoll, PhilPhil Driscoll  DE Mankato State
11 280 Baltimore Colts Whitley, EdEd Whitley  TE Kansas State
11 281 Cincinnati Bengals Alton Alexis  WR Tulane
11 282 St. Louis Cardinals Brown, DelrickDelrick Brown  DB Houston
11 283 Green Bay Packers Skiles, RickyRicky Skiles  LB Louisville
11 284 Atlanta Falcons Babb, MikeMike Babb  DB Oklahoma
11 285 New York Giants Bernish, SteveSteve Bernish  DE South Carolina
11 286 Buffalo Bills Gordon, JoeJoe Gordon  DT Grambling State
11 287 Kansas City Chiefs Dale Markham  T North Dakota
11 288 Minnesota Vikings Sam Harrell  RB East Carolina
11 289 New Orleans Saints Woodard, GeorgeGeorge Woodard  RB Texas A&M
11 290 New York Jets James Zachery  LB Texas A&M
11 291 Oakland Raiders Massey, MikeMike Massey  LB Arkansas
11 292 Seattle Seahawks Ena, TaliTali Ena  RB Washington State
11 293 New England Patriots Mike Hubach  P Kansas
11 294 Cleveland Browns Roland Sales  RB Arkansas
11 295 Washington Redskins Matocha, MikeMike Matocha  DE Texas–Arlington
11 296 Chicago Bears Judge, ChrisChris Judge  DB TCU
11 297 Denver Broncos Farris, PhilPhil Farris  WR North Carolina
11 298 Philadelphia Eagles Jukes, LeeLee Jukes  WR NC State
11 299 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jones, TerryTerry Jones  DE Central State (OK)
11 300 Dallas Cowboys Gary Padjen  LB Arizona State
11 301 Houston Oilers Preston, EddieEddie Preston  WR Western Kentucky
11 302 Philadelphia Eagles Thomas Brown  DE Baylor
11 303 San Diego Chargers Singleton, JohnJohn Singleton  DE UTEP
11 304 Los Angeles Rams Terry Greer  WR Alabama State
11 305 Pittsburgh Steelers Frank Pollard  RB Baylor
12 306 Pittsburgh Steelers Vaclavik, CharlesCharles Vaclavik  DB Texas
12 307 Detroit Lions Ray Williams  RB Washington State
12 308 Cincinnati Bengals Wright, MikeMike Wright  QB Vanderbilt
12 309 St. Louis Cardinals Tyrone Gray  WR Washington State
12 310 Green Bay Packers Stewart, JamesJames Stewart  DB Memphis State
12 311 Baltimore Colts Bielski, RandyRandy Bielski  K Towson State
12 312 New York Giants Mike Lansford  K Washington
12 313 Atlanta Falcons Jones, QuinnQuinn Jones  RB Tulsa
12 314 Kansas City Chiefs Brewington, MikeMike Brewington  LB East Carolina
12 315 Minnesota Vikings Lane, ThomasThomas Lane  DB Florida A&M
12 316 Buffalo Bills Lapham, RogerRoger Lapham  TE Maine
12 317 New York Jets David Dumars  DB Northeast Louisiana
12 318 New Orleans Saints Lewis, KiserKiser Lewis  LB Florida A&M
12 319 Seattle Seahawks Gilbert, PresnellPresnell Gilbert  DB US International
12 320 New England Patriots Jimmy Jordan  QB Florida State
12 321 Cleveland Browns Jackson, MarcusMarcus Jackson  DE Purdue
12 322 Oakland Raiders Calvin Muhammad  WR Texas Southern
12 323 Chicago Bears Bob Fisher  TE SMU
12 324 Baltimore Colts Marvin Sims  RB Clemson
12 325 Miami Dolphins Stone, ChuckChuck Stone  G NC State
12 326 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Coleman, GeneGene Coleman  DB Miami (FL)
12 327 Washington Redskins Emmett, MarceneMarcene Emmett  DB North Alabama
12 328 Houston Oilers Pitts, WileyWiley Pitts  WR Temple
12 329 Philadelphia Eagles Howard Fields  DB Baylor
12 330 Dallas Cowboys Norm Wells  DT Northwestern
12 331 San Diego Chargers Price, HarryHarry Price  WR McNeese State
12 332 Los Angeles Rams Scanlon, KevinKevin Scanlon  QB Arkansas
12 333 Pittsburgh Steelers Tyrone McGriff  G Florida A&M
  1. Players are identified as Pro Bowlers if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

Hall of Famers

  • Anthony Muñoz, offensive tackle from Southern California, taken 1st round 3rd overall by Cincinnati Bengals
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1998.7
  • Dwight Stephenson, center from Alabama, taken 2nd round 48th overall by Miami Dolphins
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1998.7
  • Art Monk, wide receiver from Syracuse, taken 1st round 18th overall by Washington Redskins
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2008.8
  • Steve McMichael, defensive tackle from Texas, taken 3rd round 73rd overall by the New England Patriots.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024.

Notable undrafted players

† = Pro Bowler9
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Notes
Atlanta Falcons Reggie Smith  WR North Carolina Central
Baltimore Colts Ron LaPointe  TE Penn State
Buffalo Bills Steve Carpenter  S Western Illinois
Buffalo Bills Rick Dennison  LB Colorado State
Buffalo Bills John Misko  P Oregon State
Cincinnati Bengals Blake Moore  C Wooster
Cincinnati Bengals John Pointer  LB Vanderbilt
Cleveland Browns Alvin Hall  S Miami (OH)
Cleveland Browns Joel Patten  T Duke
Dallas Cowboys Dextor Clinkscale  S South Carolina State
Dallas Cowboys Anthony Dickerson  LB SMU
Dallas Cowboys Jeff Gossett † P Eastern Illinois
Dallas Cowboys Guy Prather  LB Grambling State
Dallas Cowboys John Roveto  K Southwestern Louisiana
Dallas Cowboys Don Smerek  DE Nevada
Detroit Lions Mike Whited  T Pacific
Green Bay Packers Mark Murphy  S West Liberty
Houston Oilers Donnie Echols  TE Oklahoma State
Kansas City Chiefs Paul Dombroski  CB Linfield
Kansas City Chiefs Dino Mangiero  DT Rutgers
Kansas City Chiefs Donovan Rose  CB/S Hampton
Los Angeles Rams Walt Arnold  TE New Mexico
Los Angeles Rams Lucious Smith  CB Cal State
Los Angeles Rams Kurt Sohn  WR Fordham
Miami Dolphins Steve Shull  LB William & Mary
New Orleans Saints Mike Augustyniak  FB Purdue
New Orleans Saints Gordan Banks  WR Stanford
New Orleans Saints Larry Coombs  G Idaho
New Orleans Saints Jeff George  CB Illinois State
New Orleans Saints Steve Parker  DE Idaho
New York Giants Phil Cancik  LB Northern Arizona
New York Giants Mike Dennis  CB Wyoming
New York Giants Curtis McGriff  DT Alabama
New York Giants Leon Perry  RB Ole Miss
New York Giants Steve Tobin  C Minnesota
New York Giants Mike Whittington  LB Notre Dame
New York Giants Kervin Wyatt  LB Maryland
New York Jets Sam Bowers  TE Fordham
New York Jets Gary Dulin  DT Ohio State
New York Jets Jerry Holmes  CB/S West Virginia
New York Jets Jim Luscinski  T Norwich
Oakland Raiders Steve Potter  LB Virginia
Philadelphia Eagles Oudious Lee  NT Nebraska
Pittsburgh Steelers Bill Ring  RB Brigham Young
St. Louis Cardinals Gary Hayes  CB/S Fresno State
San Diego Chargers Rock Richmond  DB Oregon
Seattle Seahawks Greg Feasel  T Abilene Christian
Seattle Seahawks Mike Garrett  P Georgia
Seattle Seahawks Dave Krieg † QB Milton College
Seattle Seahawks Will Lewis  RB Millersville
Seattle Seahawks Mark McGrath  WR Montana State
Seattle Seahawks Terry Rennaker  LB Stanford
Seattle Seahawks Kirk Springs  S Miami (OH)
Washington Redskins Jeff Bostic † C Clemson
Washington Redskins Chris Godfrey  G Michigan
Washington Redskins Pat Ogrin  DT Wyoming
Washington Redskins Kevin Turner  LB Pacific
References

References

  1. "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  2. Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  3. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  4. "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  5. "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  6. "NFL Draft". The Victoria Advocate. April 30, 1980. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  7. List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
  8. List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
  9. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
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