1972 NFL Draft
The 1972 NFL draft was held February 1–2, 1972, at the Essex House in New York City, New York.
During round 17, after Falcons coach Norm Van Brocklin yelled to his staff "Do we want the roughest, toughest s.o.b. in the draft?!", the team drafted the then-64-year-old actor John Wayne, "of Fort Apache State" ; NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle disallowed the selection, however.Player selections
Round one
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | Buffalo Bills | Walt Patulski | Defensive end | Notre Dame |
| 2 | Cincinnati Bengals | Sherman White | Defensive end | California |
| 3 | Chicago Bears | Lionel Antoine | Offensive tackle | Southern Illinois |
| 4 | St. Louis Cardinals | Bobby Moore | Wide receiver | Oregon |
| 5 | Denver Broncos | Riley Odoms | Tight end | Houston |
| 6 | Houston Oilers | Greg Sampson | Defensive end | Stanford |
| 7 | Green Bay Packers | Willie Buchanon | Cornerback | San Diego State |
| 8 | New Orleans Saints | Royce Smith | Guard | Georgia |
| 9 | New York Jets | Jerome Barkum | Wide receiver | Jackson State |
| 10 | Minnesota Vikings | Jeff Siemon | Linebacker | Stanford |
| 11 | Green Bay Packers | Jerry Tagge | Quarterback | Nebraska |
| 12 | Chicago Bears | Craig Clemons | Safety | Iowa |
| 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Franco Harris | Fullback | Penn State |
| 14 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Reaves | Quarterback | Florida |
| 15 | Atlanta Falcons | Clarence Ellis | Safety | Notre Dame |
| 16 | Detroit Lions | Herb Orvis | Defensive end | Colorado |
| 17 | New York Giants | Eldridge Small | Defensive back | Texas A&I |
| 18 | Cleveland Browns | Thom Darden | Safety | Michigan |
| 19 | San Francisco 49ers | Terry Beasley | Wide receiver | Auburn |
| 20 | New York Jets | Mike Taylor | Linebacker | Michigan |
| 21 | Oakland Raiders | Mike Siani | Wide receiver | Villanova |
| 22 | Baltimore Colts | Tom Drougas | Offensive tackle | Oregon |
| 23 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jeff Kinney | Running back | Nebraska |
| 24 | New York Giants | Larry Jacobson | Defensive end | Nebraska |
| 25 | Miami Dolphins | Mike Kadish | Defensive tackle | Notre Dame |
| 26 | Dallas Cowboys | Bill Thomas | Running back | Boston College |
Round two
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 27 | Buffalo Bills | Reggie McKenzie | Guard | Michigan |
| 28 | San Francisco 49ers | Ralph McGill | Safety | Tulsa |
| 29 | Cincinnati Bengals | Tommy Casanova | Defensive back | LSU |
| 30 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Bertelsen | Running back | Texas |
| 31 | New Orleans Saints | Willie Hall | Linebacker | USC |
| 32 | St. Louis Cardinals | Mark Arneson | Linebacker | Arizona |
| 33 | Oakland Raiders | Kelvin Korver | Tackle | Northwestern |
| 34 | Green Bay Packers | Chester Marcol | Kicker | Hillsdale |
| 35 | Dallas Cowboys | Robert Newhouse | Running back | Houston |
| 36 | San Diego Chargers | Pete Lazetich | Defensive end | Stanford |
| 37 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dan Yochum | Tackle | Syracuse |
| 38 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Gordon Gravelle | Tackle | Brigham Young |
| 39 | Dallas Cowboys | John Babinecz | Linebacker | Villanova |
| 40 | Atlanta Falcons | Pat Sullivan | Quarterback | Auburn |
| 41 | Atlanta Falcons | Steve Okoniewski | Tackle | Montana |
| 42 | Atlanta Falcons | Rosie Manning | Defensive tackle | N.E. Oklahoma |
| 43 | Oakland Raiders | John Vella | Tackle | USC |
| 44 | San Francisco 49ers | Jean Barrett | Tackle | Tulsa |
| 45 | Cleveland Browns | Clifford Brooks | Defensive back | Tennessee State |
| 46 | Baltimore Colts | Jack Mildren | Defensive back | Oklahoma |
| 47 | Baltimore Colts | Glenn Doughty | Wide receiver | Michigan |
| 48 | Baltimore Colts | Lydell Mitchell | Running back | Penn State |
| 49 | New England Patriots | Tom Reynolds | Wide receiver | San Diego State |
| 50 | Minnesota Vikings | Ed Marinaro | Running back | Cornell |
| 51 | Cleveland Browns | Lester Sims | Defensive end | Alabama State |
| 52 | Dallas Cowboys | Charles McKee | Wide receiver | Arizona |
Round three
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 53 | Buffalo Bills | Fred Swendson | Defensive end | Notre Dame |
| 54 | Cincinnati Bengals | Jim LeClair | Linebacker | North Dakota |
| 55 | New York Giants | John Mendenhall | Defensive tackle | Grambling |
| 56 | Houston Oilers | Lewis Jolley | Running back | North Carolina |
| 57 | St. Louis Cardinals | Tom Beckman | Defensive end | Michigan |
| 58 | Denver Broncos | Bill Phillips | Linebacker | Arkansas State |
| 59 | Minnesota Vikings | Bart Buetow | Tackle | Minnesota |
| 60 | New Orleans Saints | Bob Kuziel | Center | Pittsburgh |
| 61 | San Diego Chargers | Bill McClard | Kicker | Arkansas |
| 62 | Chicago Bears | Johnny Musso | Running back | Alabama |
| 63 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John McMakin | Tight end | Clemson |
| 64 | Dallas Cowboys | Mike Keller | Linebacker | Michigan |
| 65 | Detroit Lions | Ken Sanders | Defensive end | Howard Payne |
| 66 | New York Jets | Gary Hammond | Wide receiver | Southern Methodist |
| 67 | Atlanta Falcons | Les Goodman | Running back | Yankton |
| 68 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tom Luken | Guard | Purdue |
| 69 | New York Giants | Tom Mozisek | Running back | Houston |
| 70 | Los Angeles Rams | Lawrence McCutcheon | Running back | Colorado State |
| 71 | San Francisco 49ers | Allen Dunbar | Wide receiver | Southern |
| 72 | Oakland Raiders | Mel Lunsford | Defensive tackle | Central State |
| 73 | New England Patriots | Jim White | Defensive end | Colorado State |
| 74 | New Orleans Saints | Tom Myers | Safety | Syracuse |
| 75 | Houston Oilers | Solomon Freelon | Guard | Grambling |
| 76 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bobby Majors | Defensive back | Tennessee |
| 77 | Miami Dolphins | Gary Kosins | Running back | Dayton |
| 78 | Dallas Cowboys | Marv Bateman | Punter | Utah |
Round four
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 79 | Buffalo Bills | Randy Jackson | Running back | Wichita State |
| 80 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lorenzo Brinkley | Defensive back | Missouri |
| 81 | Cincinnati Bengals | Bernard Jackson | Defensive back | Washington State |
| 82 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jeff "Pat" Lyman | Linebacker | Brigham Young |
| 83 | Dallas Cowboys | Tim Kearney | Linebacker | Northern Michigan |
| 84 | St. Louis Cardinals | Martin Imhof | Defensive tackle | San Diego State |
| 85 | New Orleans Saints | Mike Crangle | Defensive end | Tennessee-Martin |
| 86 | Green Bay Packers | Eric Patton | Linebacker | Notre Dame |
| 87 | Los Angeles Rams | John Saunders | Defensive back | Toledo |
| 88 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ed Bradley | Linebacker | Wake Forest |
| 89 | New York Jets | Ed Galigher | Defensive end | UCLA |
| 90 | Dallas Cowboys | Robert West | Wide receiver | San Diego State |
| 91 | Miami Dolphins | Larry Ball | Defensive end | Louisville |
| 92 | Philadelphia Eagles | Po James | Running back | New Mexico State |
| 93 | Dallas Cowboys | Chuck Zapiec | Linebacker | Penn State |
| 94 | Atlanta Falcons | Andrew Howard | Defensive tackle | Grambling |
| 95 | Los Angeles Rams | Eddie Phillips | Quarterback | Texas |
| 96 | San Francisco 49ers | Windlan Hall | Defensive back | Arizona State |
| 97 | Kansas City Chiefs | Andy Hamilton | Wide receiver | LSU |
| 98 | Oakland Raiders | Cliff Branch | Wide receiver | Colorado |
| 99 | New Orleans Saints | Joe Federspiel | Linebacker | Kentucky |
| 100 | Oakland Raiders | Dave Dalby | Center | UCLA |
| 101 | New Orleans Saints | Mike Coleman | Defensive end | Knoxville College |
| 102 | Denver Broncos | Tom Graham | Linebacker | Oregon |
| 103 | Miami Dolphins | Al Benton | Tackle | Ohio |
| 104 | Baltimore Colts | Eric Allen | Wide receiver | Michigan State |
Round five
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 105 | Buffalo Bills | Leon Garror | Defensive back | Alcorn A&M |
| 106 | Cincinnati Bengals | Tom DeLeone | Center | Ohio State |
| 107 | New York Giants | Tom Gatewood | Wide receiver | Notre Dame |
| 108 | Buffalo Bills | Bob Penchion | Guard | Alcorn A&M |
| 109 | Atlanta Falcons | William Taylor | Running back | Michigan |
| 110 | St. Louis Cardinals | Conrad Dobler | Guard | Wyoming |
| 111 | New Orleans Saints | Bill Butler | Running back | Kansas State |
| 112 | New Orleans Saints | Carl Johnson | Tackle | Nebraska |
| 113 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Steve Furness | Defensive end | Rhode Island |
| 114 | New York Jets | Dickie Harris | Defensive back | South Carolina |
| 115 | Baltimore Colts | Don Croft | Defensive tackle | Texas-El Paso |
| 116 | San Diego Chargers | Jim Bishop | Tight end | Tennessee Tech |
| 117 | Chicago Bears | Bob Parsons | Tight end | Penn State |
| 118 | Denver Broncos | Jim Krieg | Wide receiver | Washington |
| 119 | Atlanta Falcons | Ralph Cindrich | Linebacker | Pittsburgh |
| 120 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Childs | Guard | Kansas |
| 121 | New York Giants | Larry Edwards | Linebacker | Texas A&I |
| 122 | Cleveland Browns | George Hunt | Kicker | Tennessee |
| 123 | San Francisco 49ers | Mike Greene | Linebacker | Georgia |
| 124 | New England Patriots | Ron Bolton | Defensive back | Norfolk State |
| 125 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Christiansen | Tight end | UCLA |
| 126 | New Orleans Saints | Bob Davies | Defensive back | South Carolina |
| 127 | Kansas City Chiefs | Milt Davis | Defensive end | Texas-Arlington |
| 128 | Cleveland Browns | Greg Kucera | Running back | Northern Colorado |
| 129 | Miami Dolphins | Charlie Babb | Defensive back | Memphis State |
| 130 | San Diego Chargers | Harry Gooden | Defensive end | Alcorn A&M |
Round six
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 131 | Oakland Raiders | Dan Medlin | Defensive tackle | North Carolina State |
| 132 | New York Giants | John Hill | Center | Lehigh |
| 133 | Chicago Bears | Bob Pifferini | Linebacker | UCLA |
| 134 | Houston Oilers | Joe Bullard | Defensive back | Tulane |
| 135 | St. Louis Cardinals | Don Heater | Running back | Montana Tech |
| 136 | Houston Oilers | Elmer Allen | Linebacker | Mississippi |
| 137 | New Orleans Saints | Wayne Dorton | Guard | Arkansas State |
| 138 | Green Bay Packers | Nathaniel Ross | Defensive back | Bethune-Cookman |
| 139 | New York Jets | Joey Jackson | Defensive end | New Mexico State |
| 140 | Atlanta Falcons | Mike Perfetti | Defensive back | Minnesota |
| 141 | San Diego Chargers | Bruce Ward | Guard | San Diego State |
| 142 | Green Bay Packers | Dave Pureifory | Linebacker | Eastern Michigan |
| 143 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dennis Meyer | Defensive back | Arkansas State |
| 144 | Philadelphia Eagles | Vern Winfield | Guard | Minnesota |
| 145 | Detroit Lions | Charles Potts | Defensive back | Purdue |
| 146 | Atlanta Falcons | Fred Riley | Wide receiver | Idaho |
| 147 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Hudson | Running back | N.E. Oklahoma |
| 148 | San Francisco 49ers | Jackie Walker | Defensive back | Tennessee |
| 149 | Cleveland Browns | Leonard Forey | Guard | Texas A&M |
| 150 | New Orleans Saints | Curt Watson | Running back | Tennessee |
| 151 | Los Angeles Rams | Edward Hebert | Defensive tackle | Texas Southern |
| 152 | Baltimore Colts | Bruce Laird | Defensive back | American International |
| 153 | Kansas City Chiefs | John Kahler | Defensive end | Long Beach State |
| 154 | Minnesota Vikings | Anthony "Amos" Martin | Linebacker | Louisville |
| 155 | Miami Dolphins | Ray Nettles | Linebacker | Tennessee |
| 156 | Dallas Cowboys | Charles Bolden | Defensive back | Iowa |
Round seven
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 157 | Buffalo Bills | Ralph Stepaniak | Defensive back | Notre Dame |
| 158 | Cincinnati Bengals | Steve Conley | Running back | Kansas |
| 159 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Joe Colquitt | Defensive end | Kansas State |
| 160 | St. Louis Cardinals | Council Rudolph | Defensive end | Kentucky State |
| 161 | Miami Dolphins | Bill Adams | Guard | Holy Cross |
| 162 | Houston Oilers | Eric Hutchinson | Defensive back | Northwestern |
| 163 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Bushong | Defensive tackle | Kentucky |
| 164 | New Orleans Saints | Ernie Jackson | Defensive back | Duke |
| 165 | New England Patriots | Clark Hoss | Tight end | Oregon State |
| 166 | New England Patriots | John Tarver | Running back | Colorado |
| 167 | Chicago Bears | Jim Fassel | Quarterback | Long Beach State |
| 168 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Robert Kelly | Defensive back | Jackson State |
| 169 | Baltimore Colts | John Sykes | Running back | Morgan State |
| 170 | Philadelphia Eagles | Will Foster | Linebacker | Eastern Michigan |
| 171 | Atlanta Falcons | Lance Moon | Running back | Wisconsin |
| 172 | Detroit Lions | Charles Stoudmire | Wide receiver | Portland State |
| 173 | Oakland Raiders | Ray Jamieson | Running back | Memphis State |
| 174 | Cleveland Browns | Don Wesley | Tackle | Maryland State |
| 175 | San Francisco 49ers | Edgar Hardy | Guard | Jackson State |
| 176 | Oakland Raiders | Alonzo "Skip" Thomas | Defensive back | USC |
| 177 | New York Giants | Mike Zikas | Defensive tackle | Notre Dame |
| 178 | Oakland Raiders | Dennis Pete | Defensive back | San Francisco State |
| 179 | Kansas City Chiefs | Dean Carlson | Quarterback | Iowa State |
| 180 | Miami Dolphins | Calvin Harrell | Running back | Arkansas State |
| 181 | Minnesota Vikings | Bill Slater | Defensive end | Western Michigan |
| 182 | Chicago Bears | Jim Osborne | Defensive tackle | Southern |
Round eight
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 183 | Buffalo Bills | Paul Gibson | Wide receiver | Texas-El Paso |
| 184 | New York Giants | Tom Mabry | Tackle | Arkansas |
| 185 | Cincinnati Bengals | Dan Kratzer | Wide receiver | Missouri Valley |
| 186 | Denver Broncos | Ron Estay | Defensive tackle | LSU |
| 187 | Houston Oilers | Guy Roberts | Linebacker | Maryland |
| 188 | St. Louis Cardinals | Bob Wicks | Wide receiver | Utah State |
| 189 | New Orleans Saints | Ron Vinson | Wide receiver | Abilene Christian |
| 190 | Green Bay Packers | Leland Glass | Wide receiver | Oregon |
| 191 | Baltimore Colts | Al Qualls | Linebacker | Oklahoma |
| 192 | Chicago Bears | Ralph Wirtz | Wide receiver | North Dakota State |
| 193 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Stahle Vincent | Running back | Rice |
| 194 | New York Jets | Marion Lattimore | Guard | Kansas State |
| 195 | New England Patriots | Steve Beyrle | Guard | Kansas State |
| 196 | Philadelphia Eagles | Larry Ratcliff | Running back | Eastern Michigan |
| 197 | Detroit Lions | Henry Stuckey | Defensive back | Missouri |
| 198 | Atlanta Falcons | Henry Brandon | Running back | Southern |
| 199 | Los Angeles Rams | Tom Graham | Wide receiver | Baldwin-Wallace |
| 200 | San Francisco 49ers | Tom Wittum | Punter | Northern Illinois |
| 201 | Cleveland Browns | Hugh McKinnis | Running back | Arizona State |
| 202 | Oakland Raiders | Jackie Brown | Running back | Stanford |
| 203 | Washington Redskins | Moses Denson | Running back | Maryland State |
| 204 | Baltimore Colts | Van Brownson | Quarterback | Nebraska |
| 205 | Kansas City Chiefs | Scott Mahoney | Guard | Colorado |
| 206 | Minnesota Vikings | Calvin Demery | Wide receiver | Arizona State |
| 207 | Miami Dolphins | Craig Curry | Quarterback | Minnesota |
| 208 | Dallas Cowboys | Ralph Coleman | Linebacker | North Carolina A&T |
Round nine
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 209 | Buffalo Bills | Steve Vogel | Linebacker | Boise State |
| 210 | Cincinnati Bengals | Stan Walters | Tackle | Syracuse |
| 211 | New York Giants | Ed Richardson | Running back | Southern |
| 212 | Houston Oilers | Willie Postler | Tackle | Montana |
| 213 | St. Louis Cardinals | Gene Macken | Center | South Dakota |
| 214 | Denver Broncos | Floyd Priester | Defensive back | Boston University |
| 215 | Baltimore Colts | Gary Hambell | Defensive tackle | Dayton |
| 216 | New Orleans Saints | Kent Branstetter | Defensive tackle | Houston |
| 217 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Don Kelley | Defensive back | Clemson |
| 218 | New York Jets | Jeff Ford | Defensive back | Georgia Tech |
| 219 | Chicago Bears | Larry Horton | Defensive end | Iowa |
| 220 | New England Patriots | Mike Kelson | Tackle | Arkansas |
| 221 | San Diego Chargers | Fran Schmitz | Defensive tackle | St. Norbert |
| 222 | Philadelphia Eagles | Pat Gibbs | Defensive back | Lamar University |
| 223 | Atlanta Falcons | Bill "Ray" Easterling | Defensive back | Richmond |
| 224 | Detroit Lions | Bill McClintock | Defensive back | Drake |
| 225 | Los Angeles Rams | Harry Howard | Defensive back | Ohio State |
| 226 | Cleveland Browns | Larry McKee | Guard | Arizona |
| 227 | San Francisco 49ers | Jerry Brown | Defensive back | Northwestern |
| 228 | Oakland Raiders | Dave Bigler | Running back | Morningside |
| 229 | Washington Redskins | Steve Boekholder | Defensive end | Drake |
| 230 | Cleveland Browns | Billy LeFear | Wide receiver | Henderson State |
| 231 | Kansas City Chiefs | Dave Taylor | Defensive tackle | Weber State |
| 232 | Minnesota Vikings | Charlie Goodrum | Guard | Florida A&M |
| 233 | Miami Dolphins | Greg Johnson | Defensive back | Wisconsin |
| 234 | Dallas Cowboys | Roy Bell | Running back | Oklahoma |
Round ten
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 235 | Buffalo Bills | Maurice Tyler | Defensive back | Morgan State |
| 236 | New York Giants | John Odom | Defensive back | Texas Tech |
| 237 | Cincinnati Bengals | Brian Foster | Defensive back | Colorado |
| 238 | St. Louis Cardinals | Eric Washington | Defensive back | Texas-El Paso |
| 239 | Denver Broncos | Richard Wilkins | Defensive end | Maryland State |
| 240 | Houston Oilers | Rhett Dawson | Wide receiver | Florida State |
| 241 | New Orleans Saints | Andy Kupp | Guard | Idaho |
| 242 | Green Bay Packers | Keith Wortman | Guard | Nebraska |
| 243 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob Brown | Defensive tackle | Tampa |
| 244 | New York Jets | Harley Turner | Defensive back | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 245 | New England Patriots | Mel Caraway | Defensive back | N.E. Oklahoma |
| 246 | San Diego Chargers | Lon Kolstad | Linebacker | Whitewater |
| 247 | Chicago Bears | Jack Turnbull | Center | Oregon State |
| 248 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Bunting | Linebacker | North Carolina |
| 249 | Detroit Lions | Jim Teal | Linebacker | Purdue |
| 250 | St. Louis Cardinals | Mike Franks | Quarterback | Eastern New Mexico |
| 251 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Massey | Defensive back | Linfield |
| 252 | San Francisco 49ers | Steve Williams | Defensive tackle | Western Carolina |
| 253 | Cleveland Browns | Hershal Mosier | Defensive tackle | N.W. Oklahoma |
| 254 | Oakland Raiders | Phillip Price | Defensive back | Idaho State |
| 255 | Washington Redskins | Mike Oldham | Wide receiver | Michigan |
| 256 | Baltimore Colts | Dave Shilling | Running back | Oregon State |
| 257 | Kansas City Chiefs | Rich Ruppert | Tackle | Hawaii |
| 258 | Minnesota Vikings | Willie Aldridge | Running back | South Carolina State |
| 259 | Houston Oilers | Jimmy Butler | Tight end | Tulsa |
| 260 | Dallas Cowboys | Richard Amman | Defensive tackle | Florida State |
Round eleven
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 261 | Cincinnati Bengals | Kent Pederson | Tight end | California-Santa Barbara |
| 262 | New York Giants | John Robertson | Defensive back | Kansas State |
| 263 | Denver Broncos | Larry Brunson | Wide receiver | Colorado |
| 264 | Houston Oilers | Ron Evans | Tackle | Baylor |
| 265 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ron Jones | Linebacker | Arkansas |
| 266 | Green Bay Packers | David Bailey | Wide receiver | Alabama |
| 267 | New Orleans Saints | Paul Dongieux | Linebacker | Mississippi |
| 268 | New York Jets | Robert Stevenson | Linebacker | Tennessee State |
| 269 | New England Patriots | Rodney Cason | Tackle | Angelo State |
| 270 | San Diego Chargers | John Turner | Tight end | Long Beach State |
| 271 | Buffalo Bills | Bill Light | Linebacker | Minnesota |
| 272 | Chicago Bears | Ed Wimberly | Defensive back | Jackson State |
| 273 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Joe Gilliam | Quarterback | Tennessee State |
| 274 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dennis Sweeney | Defensive end | Western Michigan |
| 275 | Atlanta Falcons | Jack Phillips | Wide receiver | Grambling |
| 276 | Detroit Lions | Bob Waldron | Defensive tackle | Tulane |
| 277 | Oakland Raiders | Joe Carroll | Linebacker | Pittsburgh |
| 278 | Cleveland Browns | Mel Long | Linebacker | Toledo |
| 279 | San Francisco 49ers | Tom Laputica | Defensive end | Southern Illinois |
| 280 | Los Angeles Rams | Albert Schmidt | Running back | Pittsburgh State |
| 281 | Washington Redskins | Jeff Welch | Defensive back | Arkansas Tech |
| 282 | Baltimore Colts | Fred DeBernardi | Defensive end | Texas-El Paso |
| 283 | Kansas City Chiefs | Elbert Walker | Tackle | Wisconsin |
| 284 | Minnesota Vikings | Willie McKelton | Defensive back | Southern |
| 285 | Miami Dolphins | Ed Jenkins | Wide receiver | Holy Cross |
| 286 | Dallas Cowboys | Lonnie Leonard | Defensive end | North Carolina A&T |
Round twelve
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 287 | Buffalo Bills | Jeff Baker | Wide receiver | U.S. International |
| 288 | New York Giants | Jay Anderson | Defensive tackle | Mayville |
| 289 | Cincinnati Bengals | Frederick Wegis | Defensive back | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |
| 290 | Houston Oilers | Willie Rodgers | Running back | Kentucky State |
| 291 | St. Louis Cardinals | Tommy Gay | Defensive tackle | Arkansas AM&N |
| 292 | Denver Broncos | Randy McDougall | Defensive back | Weber State |
| 293 | New Orleans Saints | Steve Lockhart | Tight end | Arkansas State |
| 294 | Green Bay Packers | Mike Rich | Running back | Florida |
| 295 | San Diego Chargers | Sam Key | Linebacker | Elon |
| 296 | New England Patriots | Steve Booras | Defensive end | Mesa Jr. College |
| 297 | Chicago Bears | Doug Neill | Running back | Texas A&M |
| 298 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ron Curl | Tackle | Michigan State |
| 299 | New York Jets | John Bjorklund | Running back | Princeton |
| 300 | Philadelphia Eagles | Don Zimmerman | Wide receiver | N.E. Louisiana |
| 301 | Detroit Lions | Paul Bradley | Wide receiver | Southern Methodist |
| 302 | Atlanta Falcons | Larry Mialik | Tight end | Wisconsin |
| 303 | Los Angeles Rams | David Hoot | Defensive back | Texas A&M |
| 304 | San Francisco 49ers | Steve Setzler | Defensive end | St. John's |
| 305 | Cleveland Browns | Bernard Chapman | Defensive back | Texas-El Paso |
| 306 | Oakland Raiders | Kent Gaydos | Tight end | Florida State |
| 307 | Washington Redskins | Don Bunce | Quarterback | Stanford |
| 308 | Baltimore Colts | Gary Theiler | Tight end | Tennessee |
| 309 | Kansas City Chiefs | Mike Williams | Defensive tackle | Oregon |
| 310 | Minnesota Vikings | Bob Banaugh | Defensive back | Montana State |
| 311 | Miami Dolphins | Ashley Bell | Tight end | Purdue |
| 312 | Dallas Cowboys | Jimmy Harris | Wide receiver | Ohio State |
Round thirteen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 313 | Buffalo Bills | Ed Moss | Running back | Southeast Missouri State |
| 314 | Cincinnati Bengals | James Hamilton | Quarterback | Arkansas State |
| 315 | New York Giants | Chuck Heard | Defensive end | Georgia |
| 316 | St. Louis Cardinals | Tom Campana | Defensive back | Ohio State |
| 317 | Denver Broncos | Bob Warner | Running back | Bloomsburg |
| 318 | Houston Oilers | Willie Roberts | Defensive back | Houston |
| 319 | Green Bay Packers | Jesse Lakes | Running back | Central Michigan |
| 320 | New Orleans Saints | Cephus Weatherspoon | Wide receiver | Fort Lewis |
| 321 | San Diego Chargers | Andy Selfridge | Linebacker | Virginia |
| 322 | Chicago Bears | Jay Rood | Tackle | Southern |
| 323 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ernie Mesmer | Tackle | Villanova |
| 324 | New York Jets | Steve Sullivan | Tackle | North Texas State |
| 325 | New England Patriots | Sam Elmore | Defensive back | Eastern Michigan |
| 326 | Philadelphia Eagles | Preston Carpenter | Defensive end | Mississippi |
| 327 | Atlanta Falcons | Henry Sovio | Tight end | Hawaii |
| 328 | Detroit Lions | John Kirschner | Tight end | Memphis State |
| 329 | Los Angeles Rams | Jaime Nunez | Kicker | Weber State |
| 330 | Cleveland Browns | Brian Sipe | Quarterback | San Diego State |
| 331 | San Francisco 49ers | Leon Pettigrew | Tackle | San Fernando Valley |
| 332 | Washington Redskins | Frank Grant | Wide receiver | Southern Colorado |
| 333 | Oakland Raiders | Ted Covington | Wide receiver | San Fernando Valley |
| 334 | Baltimore Colts | Herb Washington | Wide receiver | Michigan State |
| 335 | Kansas City Chiefs | Tyler Hellams | Defensive back | South Carolina |
| 336 | Minnesota Vikings | Franklin Roberts | Running back | Alcorn A&M |
| 337 | Miami Dolphins | Archie Robinson | Defensive back | Hillsdale |
| 338 | Dallas Cowboys | Jean Fugett | Tight end | Amherst |
Round fourteen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 339 | New York Giants | James Evans | Linebacker | South Carolina State |
| 340 | Buffalo Bills | Karl Salb | Defensive tackle | Kansas |
| 341 | Cincinnati Bengals | Steve Porter | Wide receiver | Indiana |
| 342 | Denver Broncos | Jerome Kundich | Guard | Texas-El Paso |
| 343 | Houston Oilers | Gary Crockett | Center | Lamar |
| 344 | St. Louis Cardinals | Pat McTeer | Kicker | New Mexico State |
| 345 | New Orleans Saints | Steve Barrios | Wide receiver | Tulane |
| 346 | Green Bay Packers | Larry Hefner | Linebacker | Clemson |
| 347 | Chicago Bears | Bob Brown | Wide receiver | Rice |
| 348 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tom Durrance | Running back | Florida |
| 349 | New York Jets | Louis Age | Guard | Southwestern Louisiana |
| 350 | New England Patriots | Ed Rideout | Wide receiver | Boston College |
| 351 | San Diego Chargers | John Van Reenen | Defensive end | Washington State |
| 352 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Overmeyer | Linebacker | Ashland |
| 353 | Detroit Lions | Eric Kelley | Tackle | Whitworth |
| 354 | Atlanta Falcons | Tom Chandler | Linebacker | Minnesota |
| 355 | Los Angeles Rams | Larry Brooks | Defensive end | Virginia State |
| 356 | San Francisco 49ers | Eric Guthrie | Quarterback | Boise State |
| 357 | Cleveland Browns | Ed Stewart | Guard | East Central Oklahoma |
| 358 | Oakland Raiders | Dennis Cambal | Running back | William & Mary |
| 359 | Baltimore Colts | John Morris | Center | Missouri Valley |
| 360 | Kansas City Chiefs | David Chaney | Linebacker | San Jose State |
| 361 | Minnesota Vikings | Marv Owens | Running back | San Diego State |
| 362 | Miami Dolphins | Willie Jones | Linebacker | Tampa |
| 363 | Dallas Cowboys | Alan Thompson | Running back | Wisconsin |
| 364 | Washington Redskins | Mike O'Quinn | Guard | McNeese State |
Round fifteen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 365 | Oakland Raiders | Charles Hester | Running back | Central State |
| 366 | Cincinnati Bengals | Hosea Minnieweather | Defensive tackle | Jackson State |
| 367 | New York Giants | Ken Kavanaugh Jr. | Tight end | LSU |
| 368 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Hulecki | Guard | Massachusetts |
| 369 | St. Louis Cardinals | Mark Herman | Tight end | Yankton |
| 370 | Denver Broncos | Harold Parmenter | Defensive tackle | Massachusetts |
| 371 | Green Bay Packers | Rick Thone | Wide receiver | Arkansas Tech |
| 372 | New Orleans Saints | Rusty Lachaussee | Quarterback | Tulane |
| 373 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Charles Harrington | Guard | Wichita State |
| 374 | New York Jets | Phil Sullivan | Defensive back | Georgia |
| 375 | New England Patriots | Joel Klime | Tight end | Pittsburgh |
| 376 | San Diego Chargers | Charles Neugent | Defensive back | Tuskegee |
| 377 | Chicago Bears | Roger Lawson | Running back | Western Michigan |
| 378 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tom Sullivan | Running back | Miami |
| 379 | Atlanta Falcons | Oscar Jenkins | Defensive back | Virginia Union |
| 380 | Detroit Lions | Steve Roach | Linebacker | Kansas |
| 381 | Los Angeles Rams | Kenny Page | Linebacker | Kansas |
| 382 | Cleveland Browns | Jewel McCullar | Linebacker | Chico State |
| 383 | San Francisco 49ers | Bob Maddox | Defensive end | Frostburg State |
| 384 | Oakland Raiders | Dave Snesrud | Linebacker | Hamline |
| 385 | Washington Redskins | Carl Taibi | Defensive end | Colorado |
| 386 | Baltimore Colts | Robin Parkhouse | Linebacker | Alabama |
| 387 | Kansas City Chiefs | Larry Marshall | Running back | Maryland |
| 388 | Minnesota Vikings | Mike Sivert | Guard | East Tennessee State |
| 389 | Miami Dolphins | Bill Davis | Defensive tackle | William & Mary |
| 390 | Dallas Cowboys | Carlos Alvarez | Wide receiver | Florida |
Round sixteen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 391 | Buffalo Bills | Brian Linstrom | Quarterback | Arizona |
| 392 | New York Giants | Neovia Greyer | Defensive back | Wisconsin |
| 393 | Cincinnati Bengals | John Wiegman | Wide receiver | Cal Poly-Pomona |
| 394 | St. Louis Cardinals | Henry Alford | Defensive end | Pittsburgh |
| 395 | Denver Broncos | Tom Bougus | Running back | Boston College |
| 396 | Houston Oilers | Guy Murdock | Center | Michigan |
| 397 | New Orleans Saints | Joe Balthrop | Guard | Tennessee |
| 398 | Green Bay Packers | Charles Burrell | Defensive tackle | Arkansas AM&N |
| 399 | New York Jets | Gary Kipfmiller | Center | Nebraska-Omaha |
| 400 | New England Patriots | Eric Dahl | Defensive back | San Jose State |
| 401 | San Diego Chargers | James Shaw | Defensive back | Tulsa |
| 402 | Chicago Bears | Bill McKinney | Linebacker | West Texas State |
| 403 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Nate Hawkins | Wide receiver | Nevada-Las Vegas |
| 404 | Philadelphia Eagles | Steve Bielenberg | Linebacker | Oregon State |
| 405 | Detroit Lions | Leon Jenkins | Defensive back | West Virginia |
| 406 | Atlanta Falcons | Larry Butler | Linebacker | Stanford |
| 407 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Kirby | Wide receiver | Long Beach State |
| 408 | San Francisco 49ers | Ron Davis | Guard | Virginia State |
| 409 | Cleveland Browns | Richard Wakefield | Wide receiver | Ohio State |
| 410 | Oakland Raiders | Willie Wright | Tight end | North Carolina A&T |
| 411 | Washington Redskins | Steve Higginbottom | Defensive back | Alabama |
| 412 | Baltimore Colts | Gary Wichard | Quarterback | C.W. Post |
| 413 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bob Johnson | Defensive end | Hanover |
| 414 | Minnesota Vikings | Neil Graff | Quarterback | Wisconsin |
| 415 | Miami Dolphins | Al Hannah | Wide receiver | Wisconsin |
| 416 | Dallas Cowboys | Gordon Longmire | Quarterback | Utah |
Round seventeen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 417 | Buffalo Bills | John Shelly | Defensive back | Oklahoma |
| 418 | Cincinnati Bengals | David Green | Punter | Ohio |
| 419 | New York Giants | John Seyferth | Running back | Michigan |
| 420 | Denver Broncos | Lou Harris | Running back | USC |
| 421 | Houston Oilers | Kelly Cochrane | Quarterback | Miami |
| 422 | St. Louis Cardinals | Kent Carter | Linebacker | USC |
| 423 | San Diego Chargers | Oscar Dragon | Running back | Arizona State |
| 424 | New England Patriots | Dick Graham | Wide receiver | Oklahoma State |
| 425 | New England Patriots | Junior Ah You | Linebacker | Arizona State |
| 426 | San Diego Chargers | Bob Tackett | Tackle | Texas-El Paso |
| 427 | Chicago Bears | LaVerne Dickinson | Defensive back | Southern |
| 428 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ron Linehan | Linebacker | Idaho |
| 429 | New York Jets | Ken Gamble | Kicker | Fayetteville |
| 430 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tom Nash | Tackle | Georgia |
| 431 | Atlanta Falcons | Bill Holland | Running back | USC |
| 432 | Detroit Lions | Mike Tyler | Defensive back | Rice |
| 433 | Los Angeles Rams | Luther Palmer | Tight end | Virginia Union |
| 434 | Cleveland Browns | William Portz | Running back | Sterling |
| 435 | San Francisco 49ers | Ted Alexander | Running back | Langston |
| 436 | Los Angeles Rams | John McKean | Center | Oregon |
| 437 | Washington Redskins | Kevin Clemente | Linebacker | Boston College |
| 438 | Baltimore Colts | Stan White | Linebacker | Ohio State |
| 439 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ted Washington | Linebacker | Mississippi Valley |
| 440 | Minnesota Vikings | Dick Schmalz | Wide receiver | Auburn |
| 441 | Miami Dolphins | Vern Brown | Defensive back | Western Michigan |
| 442 | Dallas Cowboys | Alphonso Cain | Defensive tackle | Bethune-Cookman |
Hall of Famers
- Franco Harris, running back from Penn State taken 1st round 13th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Notable undrafted players
