1961 NFL Draft
The 1961 National Football League draft took place at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia on December 27–28, 1960. The league would later hold an expansion draft for the Minnesota Vikings expansion franchise, and the Vikings were also awarded the first selection position in this draft. This draft was also the first regular draft for the Dallas Cowboys as they had only participated in the 1960 NFL expansion draft that year. The Cowboys held the worst record in the NFL the previous season, but selected second in this draft because of the entry of the Vikings into the league.
Player selections
Round one
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | Minnesota Vikings | Tommy Mason | Halfback | Tulane |
| 2 | Washington Redskins | Norm Snead | Quarterback | Wake Forest |
| 3 | Washington Redskins | Joe Rutgens | Tackle | Illinois |
| 4 | Los Angeles Rams | Marlin McKeever | Linebacker | USC |
| 5 | Chicago Bears | Mike Ditka | End | Pittsburgh |
| 6 | San Francisco 49ers | James Earl "Jimmy" Johnson | Cornerback/Safety/Wide Receiver | UCLA |
| 7 | Baltimore Colts | Tom Matte | Running back | Ohio State |
| 8 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ken Rice | Tackle | Auburn |
| 9 | San Francisco 49ers | Bernie Casey | Back | Bowling Green |
| 10 | Cleveland Browns | Bobby Crespino | End | Mississippi |
| 11 | San Francisco 49ers | Billy Kilmer | Quarterback | UCLA |
| 12 | Green Bay Packers | Herb Adderley | Back | Michigan State |
| 13 | Dallas Cowboys | Bob Lilly | Tackle | Texas Christian |
| 14 | Philadelphia Eagles | Art Baker | fullback | Syracuse |
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Round two
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 15 | Minnesota Vikings | Rip Hawkins | Linebacker | North Carolina |
| 16 | Dallas Cowboys | E. J. Holub | Center | Texas Tech |
| 17 | New York Giants | Bob Gaiters | Back | New Mexico State |
| 18 | Los Angeles Rams | Elbert Kimbrough | End | Northwestern |
| 19 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Myron Pottios | Linebacker | Notre Dame |
| 20 | Chicago Bears | Bill Brown | Back | Illinois |
| 21 | Baltimore Colts | Tom Gilburg | Tackle | Syracuse |
| 22 | St. Louis Cardinals | Fred Arbanas | End | Michigan State |
| 23 | Detroit Lions | Danny LaRose | End | Missouri |
| 24 | San Francisco 49ers | Roland Lakes | Center | Wichita State |
| 25 | New York Giants | Bruce Tarbox | Guard | Syracuse |
| 26 | Green Bay Packers | Ron Kostelnik | Tackle | Cincinnati |
| 27 | Cleveland Browns | Ed Nutting | Tackle | Georgia Tech |
| 28 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bo Strange | Center | Louisiana State |
Round three
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 29 | Minnesota Vikings | Fran Tarkenton | Quarterback | Georgia |
| 30 | Dallas Cowboys | Stew Barber | Guard | Penn State |
| 31 | St. Louis Cardinals | Billy Wilson | Tackle | Auburn |
| 32 | Los Angeles Rams | Harold Beaty | Guard | Oklahoma State |
| 33 | Chicago Bears | Claude "Hoot" Gibson | Back | North Carolina State |
| 34 | Detroit Lions | Dick Mills | Tackle | Pittsburgh |
| 35 | Baltimore Colts | Jerry Hill | Running back | Wyoming |
| 36 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Wright | Quarterback | Memphis State |
| 37 | San Francisco 49ers | Bill Cooper | Back | Muskingum |
| 38 | Detroit Lions | Houston Antwine | Guard | Southern Illinois |
| 39 | Washington Redskins | Jim Cunningham | Back | Pittsburgh |
| 40 | Green Bay Packers | Phil Nugent | Back | Tulane |
| 41 | Los Angeles Rams | Ron Miller | Quarterback | Wisconsin |
| 42 | Philadelphia Eagles | Don Oakes | Tackle | Virginia Tech |
Round four
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 43 | Minnesota Vikings | Chuck Lamson | Running back | Wyoming |
| 44 | Dallas Cowboys | Arnold Davis | End | Baylor |
| 45 | Los Angeles Rams | Charlie Cowan | Tackle | New Mexico Highlands |
| 46 | New York Giants | Ben Davidson | Tackle | Washington |
| 47 | San Francisco 49ers | Aaron Thomas | End | Oregon State |
| 48 | Chicago Bears | Ernie Ladd | Tackle | Grambling |
| 49 | Baltimore Colts | Ken Gregory | End | Whittier |
| 50 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ron McDole | Tackle | Nebraska |
| 51 | Detroit Lions | Ron Hartline | Running back | Oklahoma |
| 52 | San Francisco 49ers | Dale Messer | Back | Fresno State |
| 53 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dan Ficca | Guard | USC |
| 54 | Green Bay Packers | Paul Dudley | Back | Arkansas |
| 55 | Cleveland Browns | John Brown | Tackle | Syracuse |
| 56 | Green Bay Packers | Joe LeSage | Guard | Tulane |
Round five
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 57 | Minnesota Vikings | Ed Sharockman | Cornerback | Pittsburgh |
| 58 | San Francisco 49ers | Clark Miller | Tackle | Utah State |
| 59 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Fred Mautino | End | Syracuse |
| 60 | Los Angeles Rams | Willie Hector | Guard | Pacific |
| 61 | Chicago Bears | Keith Lincoln | Back | Washington State |
| 62 | Baltimore Colts | Ed Dyas | Back | Auburn |
| 63 | Baltimore Colts | Ron Osborne | Tackle | Clemson |
| 64 | St. Louis Cardinals | Glenn Bass | End | East Carolina |
| 65 | San Francisco 49ers | Bob McCreary | Tackle | Wake Forest |
| 66 | Detroit Lions | Earl Faison | End | Indiana |
| 67 | New York Giants | Jerry Daniels | End | Mississippi |
| 68 | Green Bay Packers | Jack Novak | Guard | Miami |
| 69 | Cleveland Browns | Mike Lucci | Center | Tennessee |
| 70 | Detroit Lions | Ron Puckett | Tackle | Cal State-Los Angeles |
Round six
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 71 | Minnesota Vikings | Jerry Burch | End | Georgia Tech |
| 72 | Washington Redskins | Joe Krakoski | Back | Illinois |
| 73 | Washington Redskins | John O'Day | Tackle | Miami |
| 74 | Los Angeles Rams | Bruce Olderman | Tackle | Allegheny |
| 75 | Los Angeles Rams | Larry Wood | Back | Northwestern |
| 76 | Chicago Bears | George Fleming | Back | Washington |
| 77 | Baltimore Colts | Don Kern | Running back | Virginia Military Inst |
| 78 | St. Louis Cardinals | Dale Evans | Back | Kansas State |
| 79 | Cleveland Browns | Frank Parker | Tackle | Oklahoma State |
| 80 | San Francisco 49ers | Mike McClellan | Back | Oklahoma |
| 81 | New York Giants | Greg Larson | Center | Minnesota |
| 82 | Green Bay Packers | Lee Folkins | End | Washington |
| 83 | St. Louis Cardinals | Dick Thornton | Quarterback | Northwestern |
| 84 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ben Balme | Guard | Yale |
Round seven
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 85 | Minnesota Vikings | Allan Ferrie | End | Wagner |
| 86 | Dallas Cowboys | Art Gilmore | Back | Oregon State |
| 87 | Washington Redskins | Jim Kerr | Back | Penn State |
| 88 | Los Angeles Rams | Bobby Smith | Back | UCLA |
| 89 | Chicago Bears | Mike Pyle | Center | Yale |
| 90 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dick Hoak | Back | Penn State |
| 91 | Baltimore Colts | Ike Grimsley | Running back | Michigan State |
| 92 | St. Louis Cardinals | George Hultz | Tackle | Southern Mississippi |
| 93 | San Francisco 49ers | Ray Purdin | Back | Northwestern |
| 94 | St. Louis Cardinals | Al Bemiller | Center | Syracuse |
| 95 | New York Giants | Jim Collier | End | Arkansas |
| 96 | Green Bay Packers | Lewis Johnson | Back | Florida A&M |
| 97 | Cleveland Browns | Preston Powell | Back | Grambling |
| 98 | Philadelphia Eagles | Irv Cross | Back | Northwestern |
Round eight
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 99 | Minnesota Vikings | Paul Lindquist | Tackle | New Hampshire |
| 100 | Dallas Cowboys | Don Talbert | Tackle | Texas |
| 101 | Washington Redskins | Charley Barnes | End | Northwest Louisiana |
| 102 | Los Angeles Rams | Reggie Carolan | End | Idaho |
| 103 | Pittsburgh Steelers | George Balthazar | Tackle | Tennessee State |
| 104 | Chicago Bears | Ed Ryan | Back | Michigan State |
| 105 | Baltimore Colts | Paul Terhes | Back | Bucknell |
| 106 | St. Louis Cardinals | Marshall Starks | Running back | Illinois |
| 107 | Detroit Lions | Larry Muff | End | Benedictine |
| 108 | San Francisco 49ers | Neill Plumley | Tackle | Oregon |
| 109 | New York Giants | Allen Green | Center | Mississippi |
| 110 | Cleveland Browns | Fred Cox | Kicker | Pittsburgh |
| 111 | Cleveland Browns | John Frongillo | Tackle | Baylor |
| 112 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Beaver | Guard | Florida |
Round nine
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 113 | Minnesota Vikings | Dan Sheehan | Tackle | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 114 | Dallas Cowboys | Glynn Gregory | Back | Southern Methodist |
| 115 | Washington Redskins | Joel Arrington | Back | Duke |
| 116 | Los Angeles Rams | Duane Allen | End | Mt. San Antonio J.C. |
| 117 | Chicago Bears | Bob Bethune | Back | Mississippi State |
| 118 | San Francisco 49ers | Leon Donohue | Tackle | San Jose State |
| 119 | Baltimore Colts | Pete Nicklas | Tackle | Baylor |
| 120 | St. Louis Cardinals | Chick Granning | Running back | Georgia Tech |
| 121 | San Francisco 49ers | Evaristo DeLeon Nino Jr. | Tackle | East Texas State |
| 122 | Detroit Lions | Bob Brooks | Running back | Ohio |
| 123 | New York Giants | Moses Gray | Tackle | Indiana |
| 124 | Green Bay Packers | Vester Flanagan | Tackle | Cal State-Humboldt |
| 125 | Cleveland Browns | Jake Gibbs | Quarterback | Mississippi |
| 126 | Philadelphia Eagles | Wayne Fontes | Running back | Michigan State |
Round ten
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 127 | Minnesota Vikings | Doug Mayberry | Running back | Utah State |
| 128 | Green Bay Packers | Roger Hagberg | Back | Minnesota |
| 129 | Cleveland Browns | Wayne Wolff | Guard | Wake Forest |
| 130 | Los Angeles Rams | Joe Scibelli | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 131 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill "Red" Mack | Back | Notre Dame |
| 132 | Chicago Bears | Jason Harness | End | Michigan State |
| 133 | Baltimore Colts | Bob Clemens | Back | Pittsburgh |
| 134 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jimmy King | Tackle | Clemson |
| 135 | Detroit Lions | Errol Linden | End | Houston |
| 136 | San Francisco 49ers | Paul Hynes | Running back | Louisiana Tech |
| 137 | New York Giants | Glen Knight | End | Shaw |
| 138 | Green Bay Packers | Buck McLeod | Tackle | Baylor |
| 139 | Cleveland Browns | Ken Ericson | End | Syracuse |
| 140 | Philadelphia Eagles | Luther Hayes | End | USC |
Round eleven
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 141 | Minnesota Vikings | Jerry Mays | Tackle | Southern Methodist |
| 142 | Dallas Cowboys | Norris Stevenson | Back | Missouri |
| 143 | Washington Redskins | Riley Mattson | Tackle | Oregon |
| 144 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Lane | End | Baylor |
| 145 | Chicago Bears | Sam Fewell | Tackle | South Carolina |
| 146 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Henry Clement | Back | North Carolina |
| 147 | Baltimore Colts | Ralph White | Tackle | Bowling Green |
| 148 | St. Louis Cardinals | Bill Kinnune | Guard | Washington |
| 149 | San Francisco 49ers | Tony Parrilli | Guard | Illinois |
| 150 | Detroit Lions | Larry Vargo | End | Detroit |
| 151 | New York Giants | Bob Benton | Tackle | Mississippi |
| 152 | Green Bay Packers | Val Keckin | Back | Southern Mississippi |
| 153 | Cleveland Browns | Billy Gault | Back | Texas Christian |
| 154 | Philadelphia Eagles | L.E. Hicks | Tackle | Florida |
Round twelve
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 155 | Minnesota Vikings | Steve Stonebreaker | End | Detroit |
| 156 | Dallas Cowboys | Lowndes Shingler | Quarterback | Clemson |
| 157 | Washington Redskins | Bob Coolbaugh | End | Richmond |
| 158 | Los Angeles Rams | Walt Mince | Back | Arizona |
| 159 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Frank Jackunas | Tackle | Detroit |
| 160 | Chicago Bears | Howard Dyer | Quarterback | Virginia Military Inst |
| 161 | Baltimore Colts | Dick Reynolds | Tackle | North Carolina State |
| 162 | St. Louis Cardinals | Mike Stock | Back | Northwestern |
| 163 | Detroit Lions | Tom Rodgers | Back | Kentucky |
| 164 | San Francisco 49ers | Don Coffey | End | Memphis State |
| 165 | New York Giants | Jack Moynihan | Quarterback | Holy Cross |
| 166 | Green Bay Packers | John Denvir | Tackle | Colorado |
| 167 | Cleveland Browns | Dick Lage | End | Lenoir-Rhyne |
| 168 | Philadelphia Eagles | Billy Majors | Back | Tennessee |
Round thirteen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 169 | Minnesota Vikings | Ray Hayes | Running back | Central State |
| 170 | Dallas Cowboys | Don Goodman | Back | Florida |
| 171 | Washington Redskins | Doug Elmore | Back | Mississippi |
| 172 | Los Angeles Rams | Mike McKeever | Guard | USC |
| 173 | Chicago Bears | Bob McLeod | End | Abilene Christian |
| 174 | San Francisco 49ers | Tommy Hackler | End | Tennessee Tech |
| 175 | Baltimore Colts | Dallas Garber | Back | Marietta |
| 176 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ernie McMillan | End | Illinois |
| 177 | San Francisco 49ers | Julius Fincke | Tackle | McNeese State |
| 178 | Detroit Lions | Paul Hodge | Linebacker | Pittsburgh |
| 179 | New York Giants | Jerry Fields | Back | Ohio State |
| 180 | Green Bay Packers | Elijah Pitts | Back | Philander Smith |
| 181 | Cleveland Browns | Jack Wilson | Back | Duke |
| 182 | Philadelphia Eagles | Don Jonas | Quarterback | Penn State |
Round fourteen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 183 | Minnesota Vikings | Ken Petersen | Tackle | Utah |
| 184 | Dallas Cowboys | Billy Shaw | Tackle | Georgia Tech |
| 185 | Washington Redskins | Doyle Schick | Back | Kansas |
| 186 | Los Angeles Rams | David "Deacon" Jones | Defensive end | South Carolina State |
| 187 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob Schmitz | Guard | Montana State |
| 188 | Chicago Bears | Jim Tyrer | Tackle | Ohio State |
| 189 | Baltimore Colts | Bob Hunt | Tackle | Southern Methodist |
| 190 | St. Louis Cardinals | Bob Elliot | Running back | North Carolina |
| 191 | Detroit Lions | Charley Bowers | Running back | Arizona State |
| 192 | San Francisco 49ers | Bill Worrell | Tackle | Georgia |
| 193 | New York Giants | Eugene White | Back | Florida A&M |
| 194 | Green Bay Packers | Nelson Toburen | End | Wichita State |
| 195 | Cleveland Browns | Phil Lohman | Center | Oklahoma |
| 196 | Philadelphia Eagles | Willie Fleming | Running back | Iowa |
Round fifteen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 197 | Minnesota Vikings | Mike Mercer | End | Arizona State |
| 198 | Dallas Cowboys | Julius Varnado | Tackle | Cal State-San Francisco |
| 199 | Washington Redskins | Bob Johnson | End | Michigan |
| 200 | Los Angeles Rams | Ernie Wright | Tackle | Ohio State |
| 201 | Chicago Bears | Chuck Linning | Tackle | Miami |
| 202 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ray McCown | Back | West Texas State |
| 203 | Baltimore Colts | E. A. Sims | End | New Mexico State |
| 204 | St. Louis Cardinals | Mel West | Back | Missouri |
| 205 | San Francisco 49ers | Bob Sams | Tackle | Central State |
| 206 | Detroit Lions | Mike Lauber | End | Wisconsin–River Falls |
| 207 | New York Giants | Cody Binkley | Center | Vanderbilt |
| 208 | Green Bay Packers | Ray Lardani | Tackle | Miami |
| 209 | Cleveland Browns | Charley Taylor | Back | Mississippi |
| 210 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bobby Richards | Tackle | Louisiana State |
Round sixteen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 211 | Minnesota Vikings | Ted Karpowicz | Running back | Detroit |
| 212 | Dallas Cowboys | Jerry Steffen | Back | Colorado |
| 213 | Washington Redskins | Ron Petty | Tackle | Louisville |
| 214 | Los Angeles Rams | Mike Zeno | Guard | Virginia Tech |
| 215 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Wilbert Scott | Back | Indiana |
| 216 | Chicago Bears | Wayne Frazier | Center | Auburn |
| 217 | Baltimore Colts | Tom Wiesner | Back | Wisconsin |
| 218 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jake Bradley | Tackle | Florida A&M |
| 219 | Detroit Lions | Gus Krantz | Tackle | Northern Michigan |
| 220 | San Francisco 49ers | Charley Fuller | Running back | Cal State-San Francisco |
| 221 | New York Giants | Bernie Vishneski | Tackle | Virginia Tech |
| 222 | Green Bay Packers | Clarence Mason | End | Bowling Green |
| 223 | Cleveland Browns | Roger Shoals | Tackle | Maryland |
| 224 | Philadelphia Eagles | G. W. Clapp | Guard | Auburn |
Round seventeen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 225 | Minnesota Vikings | Willie Jones | Back | Purdue |
| 226 | Dallas Cowboys | Everett Cloud | Back | Maryland |
| 227 | Washington Redskins | Joe Bellino | Back | Navy |
| 228 | Los Angeles Rams | Chuck Allen | Guard | Washington |
| 229 | Chicago Bears | Rossie Barfield | End | North Carolina Central |
| 230 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Terry Nofsinger | Quarterback | Utah |
| 231 | Baltimore Colts | Steve Jastrzembski | Back | Pittsburgh |
| 232 | St. Louis Cardinals | Pat Fischer | Back | Nebraska |
| 233 | San Francisco 49ers | Tom Jewell | Tackle | Idaho State |
| 234 | Detroit Lions | Tom Goode | Linebacker | Mississippi State |
| 235 | New York Giants | Sylvester Cooper | Tackle | Bakersfield J.C. |
| 236 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Brewington | Tackle | North Carolina Central |
| 237 | Cleveland Browns | Calvin Bird | Back | Kentucky |
| 238 | Philadelphia Eagles | Larry Lavery | Tackle | Illinois |
Round eighteen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 239 | Minnesota Vikings | Bob Voight | Tackle | Cal State-Los Angeles |
| 240 | Dallas Cowboys | Randy Williams | Back | Indiana |
| 241 | Washington Redskins | George Tolford | Tackle | Ohio State |
| 242 | Los Angeles Rams | Bill Williamson | Tackle | Bakersfield J.C. |
| 243 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Simko | End | Augustana |
| 244 | Chicago Bears | John Finn | Tackle | Louisville |
| 245 | Baltimore Colts | Wilson Allison | Tackle | Baylor |
| 246 | St. Louis Cardinals | Art Browning | Guard | Duke |
| 247 | Detroit Lions | John Gregor | Tackle | Montana |
| 248 | San Francisco 49ers | Kay McFarland | Running back | Colorado State |
| 249 | New York Giants | Ken DesMarais | Center | Holy Cross |
| 250 | Green Bay Packers | Arthur Sims | Back | Texas A&M |
| 251 | Cleveland Browns | Ed Morris | Tackle | Indiana |
| 252 | Philadelphia Eagles | Nick Maravich | Tackle | North Carolina State |
Round nineteen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 253 | Minnesota Vikings | Bill Hill | Running back | Presbyterian |
| 254 | Dallas Cowboys | Lynn Hoyem | Center | Long Beach State |
| 255 | Washington Redskins | Tony Romeo | End | Florida State |
| 256 | Los Angeles Rams | Lou Zivkovich | Tackle | New Mexico State |
| 257 | Chicago Bears | Ben Charles | Quarterback | South Carolina |
| 258 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bernard Wyatt | Back | Iowa |
| 259 | Baltimore Colts | Joe Novsek | Tackle | Tulsa |
| 260 | St. Louis Cardinals | Dick Schnell | Tackle | Wyoming |
| 261 | San Francisco 49ers | Tom Simpson | Tackle | Davidson |
| 262 | Detroit Lions | Gene Valesano | Back | Northern Michigan |
| 263 | New York Giants | Bob Reublin | Back | Bowling Green |
| 264 | Green Bay Packers | Leland Bondhus | Tackle | South Dakota State |
| 265 | Cleveland Browns | Bob Minihane | Guard | Boston University |
| 266 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dick Wilson | Center | Penn State |
Round twenty
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 267 | Minnesota Vikings | Mike McFarland | Quarterback | Western Illinois |
| 268 | Dallas Cowboys | Jerry Morgan | Back | Iowa State |
| 269 | Washington Redskins | Mike Ingram | Guard | Ohio State |
| 270 | Los Angeles Rams | Al Lederle | End | Georgia Tech |
| 271 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mike Jones | Quarterback | San Jose State |
| 272 | Chicago Bears | Gordon Mason | Back | Tennessee Tech |
| 273 | Baltimore Colts | Albert Kimbrough | Back | Northwestern |
| 274 | St. Louis Cardinals | Leo Reed | End | Colorado State |
| 275 | Detroit Lions | Tom Lewis | Back | Lake Forest |
| 276 | San Francisco 49ers | Jerry Perry | Guard | Central State |
| 277 | New York Giants | Don McKeta | Back | Washington |
| 278 | Green Bay Packers | Ray Ratkowski | Back | Notre Dame |
| 279 | Cleveland Browns | Charlie Baker | Tackle | Tennessee |
| 280 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jacque MacKinnon | Back | Colgate |
Hall of Famers
- Herb Adderley, running back from Michigan State taken 1st round 14th overall by the Green Bay Packers.
- Bob Lilly, tackle from Texas Christian University taken 1st round 13th overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
- David "Deacon" Jones, defensive end from South Carolina State taken 14th round 186th overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
- Fran Tarkenton, quarterback from Georgia taken 3rd round 29th overall by the Minnesota Vikings.
- Mike Ditka, tight end from the University of Pittsburgh taken 1st round 5th overall by the Chicago Bears.
- James Earl "Jimmy" Johnson, running back from UCLA taken 1st round 6th overall by the San Francisco 49ers.
- Billy Shaw, offensive guard from Georgia Tech taken 14th round 184th overall by the Dallas Cowboys, signed by the Buffalo Bills of the AFL.
Notable undrafted players