1977 NFL Draft
The 1977 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 May 3–4, 1977, at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, New York. The league also held its first supplemental draft, which took place after the regular draft and before the regular season.
This was the first draft in the common draft era to be 12 rounds, five rounds fewer than drafts of 1967-76. The draft remained at 12 rounds through 1992 before being reduced to seven, where it has remained through 2019.Player selections
Round One
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Ricky Bell | Running Back | USC |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | Tony Dorsett | Running Back | Pittsburgh |
| 3 | Cincinnati Bengals | Eddie Edwards | Defensive End | Miami |
| 4 | New York Jets | Marvin Powell | Tackle | USC |
| 5 | New York Giants | Gary Jeter | Defensive Tackle | USC |
| 6 | Atlanta Falcons | Warren Bryant | Tackle | Kentucky |
| 7 | New Orleans Saints | Joe Campbell | Defensive End | Maryland |
| 8 | Cincinnati Bengals | Wilson Whitley | Defensive Tackle | Houston |
| 9 | Green Bay Packers | Mike Butler | Defensive End | Kansas |
| 10 | Kansas City Chiefs | Gary Green | Cornerback | Baylor |
| 11 | Houston Oilers | Morris Towns | Tackle | Missouri |
| 12 | Buffalo Bills | Phil Dokes | Defensive Tackle | Oklahoma State |
| 13 | Miami Dolphins | A. J. Duhe | Defensive End | Louisiana State |
| 14 | Seattle Seahawks | Steve August | Offensive tackle | Tulsa |
| 15 | Chicago Bears | Ted Albrecht | Tackle | California |
| 16 | New England Patriots | Raymond Clayborn | Cornerback | Texas |
| 17 | Cleveland Browns | Robert Jackson | Linebacker | Texas A&M |
| 18 | Denver Broncos | Steve Schindler | Guard | Boston College |
| 19 | St. Louis Cardinals | Steve Pisarkiewicz | Quarterback | Missouri |
| 20 | Atlanta Falcons | Wilson Faumuina | Defensive Tackle | San José State |
| 21 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Robin Cole | Linebacker | New Mexico |
| 22 | Cincinnati Bengals | Mike Cobb | Tight End | Michigan State |
| 23 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Brudzinski | Linebacker | Ohio State |
| 24 | San Diego Chargers | Bob Rush | Center | Memphis State |
| 25 | New England Patriots | Stanley Morgan | Wide Receiver | Tennessee |
| 26 | Baltimore Colts | Randy Burke | Wide Receiver | Kentucky |
| 27 | Minnesota Vikings | Tommy Kramer | Quarterback | Rice |
| 28 | Green Bay Packers | Ezra Johnson | Defensive End | Morris Brown |
Round Two
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 29 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Dave Lewis | Linebacker | USC |
| 30 | Seattle Seahawks | Tom Lynch | Tackle | Boston College |
| 31 | Los Angeles Rams | Nolan Cromwell | Defensive Back | Kansas |
| 32 | New York Giants | Johnny Perkins | Wide Receiver | Abilene Christian |
| 33 | New York Jets | Wesley Walker | Wide Receiver | California |
| 34 | New Orleans Saints | Mike Fultz | Defensive Tackle | Nebraska |
| 35 | Oakland Raiders | Mike Davis | Defensive Back | Colorado |
| 36 | Atlanta Falcons | R. C. Thielemann | Guard | Arkansas |
| 37 | Kansas City Chiefs | Tony Reed | Running Back | Colorado |
| 38 | Houston Oilers | George Reihner | Guard | Penn State |
| 39 | Green Bay Packers | Greg Koch | Tackle | Arkansas |
| 40 | Miami Dolphins | Bob Baumhower | Defensive Tackle | Alabama |
| 41 | Seattle Seahawks | Terry Beeson | Linebacker | Kansas |
| 42 | Detroit Lions | Walt Williams | Defensive Back | New Mexico State |
| 43 | Chicago Bears | Mike Spivey | Defensive Back | Colorado |
| 44 | New England Patriots | Horace Ivory | Running Back | Oklahoma |
| 45 | Denver Broncos | Rob Lytle | Running Back | Michigan |
| 46 | Cleveland Browns | Tom Skladany | Punter | Ohio State |
| 47 | St. Louis Cardinals | George Franklin | Running Back | Texas A&I |
| 48 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Sidney Thornton | Running Back | NW Louisiana |
| 49 | Cincinnati Bengals | Pete Johnson | Running Back | Ohio State |
| 50 | Los Angeles Rams | Billy Waddy | Running Back | Colorado |
| 51 | Seattle Seahawks | Peter Cronan | Linebacker | Boston College |
| 52 | New England Patriots | Don Hasselbeck | Tight End | Colorado |
| 53 | Baltimore Colts | Mike Ozdowski | Defensive End | Virginia |
| 54 | Dallas Cowboys | Glenn Carano | Quarterback | UNLV |
| 55 | Minnesota Vikings | Dennis Swilley | Guard | Texas A&M |
| 56 | Oakland Raiders | Ted McKnight | Running Back | Minnesota-Duluth |
Round Three
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 57 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Charles Hannah | Defensive End | Alabama |
| 58 | Seattle Seahawks | Dennis Boyd | Defensive End | Oregon State |
| 59 | Buffalo Bills | Curtis Brown | Running Back | Missouri |
| 60 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tom Beasley | Defensive Tackle | Virginia Tech |
| 61 | Chicago Bears | Robin Earl | Running Back | Washington |
| 62 | Dallas Cowboys | Tony Hill | Wide Receiver | Stanford |
| 63 | St. Louis Cardinals | Edgar Fields | Defensive Tackle | Texas A&M |
| 64 | New Orleans Saints | Robert Watts | Linebacker | Boston College |
| 65 | San Francisco 49ers | Elmo Boyd | Wide Receiver | Eastern Kentucky |
| 66 | Houston Oilers | Tim Wilson | Running Back | Maryland |
| 67 | Kansas City Chiefs | Thomas Howard | Linebacker | Texas Tech |
| 68 | Los Angeles Rams | Ed Fulton | Guard | Maryland |
| 69 | Detroit Lions | Rick Kane | Running Back | San José State |
| 70 | Houston Oilers | Jimmie Giles | Tight End | Alcorn State |
| 71 | Miami Dolphins | Mike Watson | Tackle | Miami |
| 72 | New York Jets | Tank Marshall | Defensive End | Texas A&M |
| 73 | Buffalo Bills | John Kimbrough | Wide Receiver | St. Cloud State |
| 74 | Green Bay Packers | Rick Scribner | Guard | Idaho State |
| 75 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim Smith | Wide Receiver | Michigan |
| 76 | Cincinnati Bengals | Mike Voight | Running Back | North Carolina |
| 77 | San Diego Chargers | Keith King | Defensive Back | Colorado State |
| 78 | St. Louis Cardinals | Kurt Allerman | Linebacker | Penn State |
| 79 | Los Angeles Rams | Wendell Tyler | Running Back | UCLA |
| 80 | St. Louis Cardinals | Terdell Middleton | Running Back | Memphis State |
| 81 | Dallas Cowboys | Val Belcher | Guard | Houston |
| 82 | New England Patriots | Sidney Brown | Defensive Back | Oklahoma |
| 83 | Minnesota Vikings | Tom Hannon | Defensive Back | Michigan State |
| 84 | Houston Oilers | Rob Carpenter | Running Back | Miami |
Round Four
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 85 | Cincinnati Bengals | Rick Walker | Tight End | UCLA |
| 86 | Buffalo Bills | Jimmy Dean | Defensive Tackle | Texas A&M |
| 87 | Seattle Seahawks | John Yarno | Center | Idaho |
| 88 | New York Giants | Mike Vaughan | Tackle | Oklahoma |
| 89 | New York Jets | Scott Dierking | Running Back | Purdue |
| 90 | Atlanta Falcons | Allan Leavitt | Kicker | Georgia |
| 91 | Los Angeles Rams | Vince Ferragamo | Quarterback | Nebraska |
| 92 | Kansas City Chiefs | Mark Bailey | Running Back | Long Beach State |
| 93 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ted Petersen | Center | Eastern Illinois |
| 94 | Kansas City Chiefs | Andre Samuels | Tight End | Bethune-Cookman |
| 95 | Kansas City Chiefs | Darius Helton | Guard | North Carolina Central |
| 96 | Detroit Lions | Luther Blue | Wide Receiver | Iowa State |
| 97 | Washington Redskins | Duncan McColl | Defensive End | Stanford |
| 98 | Houston Oilers | Warren Anderson | Wide Receiver | West Virginia State |
| 99 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Laverne Smith | Running Back | Kansas |
| 100 | San Francisco 49ers | Stan Black | Defensive Back | Mississippi State |
| 101 | Denver Broncos | Billy Bryan | Center | Duke |
| 102 | Cleveland Browns | Oliver Davis | Defensive Back | Tennessee State |
| 103 | Cincinnati Bengals | Mike Wilson | Tackle | Georgia |
| 104 | Kansas City Chiefs | Eric Harris | Defensive Back | Memphis State |
| 105 | Cincinnati Bengals | Jerry Anderson | Defensive Back | Oklahoma |
| 106 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dan Audick | Guard | Hawaii |
| 107 | Los Angeles Rams | Earl Jones | Defensive End | Memphis State |
| 108 | Dallas Cowboys | Guy Brown | Linebacker | Houston |
| 109 | New England Patriots | Gerald Skinner | Tackle | Arkansas |
| 110 | Cleveland Browns | Robert Sims | Defensive Tackle | South Carolina State |
| 111 | Seattle Seahawks | Larry Seivers | Wide Receiver | Tennessee |
| 112 | Oakland Raiders | Mickey Marvin | Guard | Tennessee |
| 0 | Seattle Seahawks | Al Hunter | Running Back | Notre Dame |
Round Five
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 113 | Miami Dolphins | Mike Michel | Kicker | Stanford |
| 114 | Detroit Lions | Ron Crosby | Linebacker | Penn State |
| 115 | Buffalo Bills | Fred Besana | Quarterback | California |
| 116 | New York Jets | Perry Griggs | Wide Receiver | Troy State |
| 117 | New York Giants | Randy Dean | Quarterback | Northwestern |
| 118 | New Orleans Saints | Dave LaFary | Tackle | Purdue |
| 119 | Philadelphia Eagles | Skip Sharp | Defensive Back | Kansas |
| 120 | Atlanta Falcons | Shelton Diggs | Wide Receiver | USC |
| 121 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Cliff Stoudt | Quarterback | Youngstown State |
| 122 | Green Bay Packers | Nate Simpson | Running Back | Tennessee State |
| 123 | Miami Dolphins | Leroy Harris | Running Back | Arkansas State |
| 124 | San Diego Chargers | Clarence Williams | Running Back | South Carolina |
| 125 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Steve Courson | Guard | South Carolina |
| 126 | Oakland Raiders | Lester Hayes | Cornerback | Texas A&M |
| 127 | Buffalo Bills | Neil O'Donoghue | Kicker | Auburn |
| 128 | San Diego Chargers | Cliff Olander | Quarterback | New Mexico State |
| 129 | New York Jets | Gary Gregory | Tackle | Baylor |
| 130 | Los Angeles Rams | Donnie Hickman | Guard | USC |
| 131 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ernest Lee | Defensive Tackle | Texas |
| 132 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dennis Winston | Linebacker | Arkansas |
| 133 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ray Phillips | Linebacker | Nebraska |
| 134 | Los Angeles Rams | Jeff Williams | Guard | Rhode Island |
| 135 | St. Louis Cardinals | Andy Spiva | Linebacker | Tennessee |
| 136 | New Orleans Saints | Dave Hubbard | Tackle | Brigham Young |
| 137 | Dallas Cowboys | Andy Frederick | Tackle | New Mexico |
| 138 | Minnesota Vikings | Ken Moore | Tight End | Northern Illinois |
| 139 | Oakland Raiders | Jeff Barnes | Linebacker | California |
Round Six
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 140 | Chicago Bears | Vince Evans | Quarterback | USC |
| 141 | San Francisco 49ers | Mike Burns | Defensive Back | USC |
| 142 | Seattle Seahawks | Tony Benjamin | Running Back | Duke |
| 143 | New York Giants | Bob Jordan | Tackle | Memphis State |
| 144 | New York Jets | Joe Klecko | Defensive Tackle | Temple |
| 145 | Philadelphia Eagles | Kevin Russell | Defensive Back | Tennessee State |
| 146 | San Diego Chargers | Dave Lindstrom | Defensive End | Boston University |
| 147 | New Orleans Saints | Cliff Parsley | Punter | Oklahoma State |
| 148 | Houston Oilers | Gary Woolford | Defensive Back | Florida State |
| 149 | Green Bay Packers | Tim Moresco | Defensive Back | Syracuse |
| 150 | Kansas City Chiefs | Rick Burleson | Defensive End | Texas |
| 151 | San Diego Chargers | Larry Barnes | Running Back | Tennessee State |
| 152 | San Diego Chargers | Pete Shaw | Defensive Back | Northwestern |
| 153 | New York Giants | Emery Moorehead | Wide Receiver | Colorado |
| 154 | Philadelphia Eagles | Wilbert Montgomery | Running Back | Abilene Christian |
| 155 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim Harlan | Center | Howard Payne |
| 156 | Los Angeles Rams | Art Best | Running Back | Kent State |
| 157 | Buffalo Bills | Ron Pruitt | Defensive End | Nebraska |
| 158 | Philadelphia Eagles | Mark Mitchell | Defensive Back | Tulane |
| 159 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Paul Harris | Linebacker | Alabama |
| 160 | Cincinnati Bengals | Tommy Duniven | Quarterback | Texas Tech |
| 161 | Atlanta Falcons | Keith Jenkins | Defensive Back | Cincinnati |
| 162 | New Orleans Saints | Tom Schick | Guard | Maryland |
| 163 | Baltimore Colts | Calvin O'Neal | Linebacker | Michigan |
| 164 | Dallas Cowboys | Jim Cooper | Tackle | Temple |
| 165 | Houston Oilers | David Carter | Center | Western Kentucky |
| 166 | Detroit Lions | Reggie Pinkney | Defensive Back | East Carolina |
| 167 | Kansas City Chiefs | Andre Herrera | Running Back | Southern Illinois |
Round Seven
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 168 | New York Jets | Charles White | Running Back | Bethune-Cookman |
| 169 | Seattle Seahawks | David Sims | Running Back | Georgia Tech |
| 170 | Buffalo Bills | Mike Nelms | Defensive Back | Baylor |
| 171 | New York Jets | Bob Grupp | Defensive Back | Duke |
| 172 | Green Bay Packers | Derrel Gofourth | Center | Oklahoma State |
| 173 | Cleveland Browns | Ken Randle | Wide Receiver | USC |
| 174 | New Orleans Saints | Greg Boykin | Running Back | Northwestern |
| 175 | Philadelphia Eagles | Charles Johnson | Defensive Tackle | Colorado |
| 176 | Green Bay Packers | Rell Tipton | Guard | Baylor |
| 177 | Kansas City Chiefs | Chris Golub | Defensive Back | Kansas |
| 178 | New York Giants | Al Dixon | Tight End | Iowa State |
| 179 | Detroit Lions | Tim Black | Linebacker | Baylor |
| 180 | Miami Dolphins | Bruce Herron | Linebacker | New Mexico |
| 181 | San Diego Chargers | Ron Bush | Defensive Back | USC |
| 182 | Chicago Bears | Gerald Butler | Wide Receiver | Nicholls State |
| 183 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim Van Wagner | Running Back | Michigan Tech |
| 184 | Cleveland Browns | Blane Smith | Tight End | Purdue |
| 185 | Denver Broncos | Larry Swider | Punter | Pittsburgh |
| 186 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Randy Frisch | Defensive Tackle | Missouri |
| 187 | Cincinnati Bengals | Louis Breeden | Defensive Back | North Carolina Central |
| 188 | Oakland Raiders | Rich Martini | Wide Receiver | California-Davis |
| 189 | Cleveland Browns | Bob Lingenfelter | Tackle | Nebraska |
| 190 | Washington Redskins | Reggie Haynes | Tight End | UNLV |
| 191 | Dallas Cowboys | Dave Stalls | Defensive Tackle | Northern Colorado |
| 192 | New England Patriots | Ken Smith | Wide Receiver | Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
| 193 | Baltimore Colts | Blanchard Carter | Tackle | UNLV |
| 194 | Cincinnati Bengals | Jim Corbett | Tight End | Pittsburgh |
| 195 | New York Jets | Kevin Long | Running Back | South Carolina |
Round Eight
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 196 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Randy Hedberg | Quarterback | Minot State |
| 197 | Buffalo Bills | Greg Morton | Defensive Tackle | Michigan |
| 198 | Houston Oilers | Steve Davis | Wide Receiver | Georgia |
| 199 | New York Giants | Bill Rice | Defensive Tackle | Brigham Young |
| 200 | New York Jets | Dan Alexander | Defensive Tackle | Louisiana State |
| 201 | New Orleans Saints | Jimmy Stewart | Defensive Back | Tulsa |
| 202 | Philadelphia Eagles | Cleveland Franklin | Running Back | Baylor |
| 203 | Atlanta Falcons | Walter Packer | Wide Receiver | Mississippi State |
| 204 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ron Olsonoski | Linebacker | St. Thomas |
| 205 | Houston Oilers | Eddie Foster | Wide Receiver | Houston |
| 206 | Green Bay Packers | David Whitehurst | Quarterback | Furman |
| 207 | Miami Dolphins | Horace Perkins | Defensive Back | Colorado |
| 208 | Dallas Cowboys | Al Cleveland | Defensive End | Pacific |
| 209 | Detroit Lions | Mark Griffin | Tackle | North Carolina |
| 210 | New York Jets | Ed Thompson | Linebacker | Ohio State |
| 211 | New York Giants | Otis Rodgers | Linebacker | Iowa State |
| 212 | Denver Broncos | Calvin Culliver | Running Back | Alabama |
| 213 | Cleveland Browns | Bill Armstrong | Defensive Back | Wake Forest |
| 214 | Cincinnati Bengals | Jose St. Victor | Guard | Syracuse |
| 215 | Kansas City Chiefs | Waddell Smith | Wide Receiver | Kansas |
| 216 | St. Louis Cardinals | Eric Williams | Linebacker | USC |
| 217 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Phil August | Wide Receiver | Miami |
| 218 | Los Angeles Rams | Rod Bockwoldt | Defensive Back | Weber State |
| 219 | New England Patriots | Brad Benson | Guard | Penn State |
| 220 | Baltimore Colts | Ken Helms | Tackle | Georgia |
| 221 | Dallas Cowboys | Fred Williams | Running Back | Arizona State |
| 222 | Minnesota Vikings | Clint Strozier | Defensive Back | USC |
| 223 | Oakland Raiders | Terry Robiskie | Running Back | Louisiana State |
Round Nine
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 224 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Byron Hemingway | Linebacker | Boston College |
| 225 | Seattle Seahawks | George Adzick | Defensive back | Minnesota |
| 226 | Kansas City Chiefs | Derrick Glanton | Defensive end | Bishop |
| 227 | New York Jets | Matt Robinson | Quarterback | Georgia |
| 228 | New York Giants | Ken Mullins | Defensive end | Florida A&M |
| 229 | Philadelphia Eagles | T.J. Humphreys | Guard | Arkansas State |
| 230 | Atlanta Falcons | John Maxwell | Tackle | Boston College |
| 231 | New Orleans Saints | Dave Knowles | Tackle | Indiana |
| 232 | Houston Oilers | Bill Currier | Defensive back | South Carolina |
| 233 | Green Bay Packers | Joel Mullins | Tackle | Arkansas State |
| 234 | Kansas City Chiefs | Dave Green | Tackle | New Mexico |
| 235 | San Diego Chargers | Gene Washington | Wide receiver | Georgia |
| 236 | Detroit Lions | Steve Mathieson | Quarterback | Florida State |
| 237 | Miami Dolphins | Robert Turner | Running back | Oklahoma State |
| 238 | Chicago Bears | Nick Buonamici | Defensive tackle | Ohio State |
| 239 | San Francisco 49ers | David Posey | Kicker | Florida |
| 240 | Cleveland Browns | Daryl Brown | Defensive back | Tufts |
| 241 | Denver Broncos | Charles Jackson | Defensive tackle | Washington |
| 242 | Atlanta Falcons | Robert Speer | Defensive end | Arkansas State |
| 243 | St. Louis Cardinals | Johnny Jackson | Defensive tackle | Southern |
| 244 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Roosevelt Kelly | Tight end | Eastern Kentucky |
| 245 | Cincinnati Bengals | Willie Zachary | Wide receiver | Central State |
| 246 | Washington Redskins | Mike Northington | Running back | Purdue |
| 247 | Baltimore Colts | Glen Capriola | Running back | Boston College |
| 248 | Dallas Cowboys | Mark Cantrell | Center | North Carolina |
| 249 | New England Patriots | Jerry Vogele | Linebacker | Michigan |
| 250 | Minnesota Vikings | Scott Studwell | Linebacker | Illinois |
| 251 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Larry Mucker | Wide receiver | Arizona State |
Round Ten
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 252 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Robert Morgan | Running back | Florida |
| 253 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Alvin Cowans | Defensive back | Florida |
| 254 | Seattle Seahawks | Sam Adkins | Quarterback | Wichita State |
| 255 | New York Giants | Mike Jones | Wide receiver | Minnesota |
| 256 | New York Jets | John Hennessy | Defensive end | Michigan |
| 257 | Atlanta Falcons | Billy Ryckman | Wide receiver | Louisiana Tech |
| 258 | New Orleans Saints | Rafael Septién | Kicker | Southwestern Louisiana |
| 259 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Mastronardo | Wide receiver | Villanova |
| 260 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Culbreath | Running back | Oklahoma |
| 261 | Kansas City Chiefs | Mark Vitali | Quarterback | Purdue |
| 262 | Houston Oilers | Harvey Hull | Linebacker | Mississippi State |
| 263 | Detroit Lions | Gary Anderson | Guard | Stanford |
| 264 | Miami Dolphins | Mark Carter | Tight end | Eastern Michigan |
| 265 | San Diego Chargers | Curtis Townsend | Linebacker | Arkansas |
| 266 | Chicago Bears | Dennis Breckner | Defensive end | Miami |
| 267 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Aaron Ball | Linebacker | Fullerton State |
| 268 | Denver Broncos | Oren Middlebrook | Wide receiver | Arkansas State |
| 269 | Cleveland Browns | Tom Burkett | Tackle | North Carolina |
| 270 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jim LeJay | Wide receiver | San Jose State |
| 271 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dave LaCrosse | Linebacker | Wake Forest |
| 272 | Cincinnati Bengals | Bob Bialik | Punter | Hillsdale |
| 273 | Washington Redskins | James Sykes | Running back | Rice |
| 274 | Los Angeles Rams | Don Petersen | Tight end | Boston College |
| 275 | Dallas Cowboys | Steve DeBerg | Quarterback | San Jose State |
| 276 | New England Patriots | John Rasmussen | Tackle | Wisconsin |
| 277 | Baltimore Colts | Ron Baker | Guard | Oklahoma State |
| 278 | Minnesota Vikings | Dan Beaver | Kicker | Illinois |
| 279 | New England Patriots | Giles Alexander | Defensive end | Tulsa |
Round Eleven
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 280 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Chuck Rodgers | Defensive back | North Dakota State |
| 281 | Seattle Seahawks | Bill Westbeld | Tackle | Dayton |
| 282 | Buffalo Bills | Nate Jackson | Running back | Tennessee State |
| 283 | Philadelphia Eagles | Rocco Moore | Tackle | Western Michigan |
| 284 | New York Giants | Bill Helms | Tight end | San Diego State |
| 285 | New Orleans Saints | John Blain | Tackle | San Jose State |
| 286 | Philadelphia Eagles | Mike Cordova | Quarterback | Stanford |
| 287 | Atlanta Falcons | Dave Farmer | Running back | USC |
| 288 | Kansas City Chiefs | Maurice Mitchell | Wide receiver | Northern Michigan |
| 289 | Houston Oilers | Al Romano | Linebacker | Pittsburgh |
| 290 | Green Bay Packers | Terry Randolph | Defensive back | American International |
| 291 | Miami Dolphins | John Alexander | Defensive end | Rutgers |
| 292 | Cincinnati Bengals | Joel Parrish | Guard | Georgia |
| 293 | Detroit Lions | Tony Daykin | Linebacker | Georgia Tech |
| 294 | Chicago Bears | Connie Zelencik | Center | Purdue |
| 295 | San Francisco 49ers | Brian Billick | Tight end | Brigham Young |
| 296 | Cleveland Browns | Charles Nash | Wide receiver | Arizona |
| 297 | Denver Broncos | Phil Heck | Linebacker | California |
| 298 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lou West | Defensive back | Cincinnati |
| 299 | Cincinnati Bengals | Carl Allen | Defensive back | Southern Mississippi |
| 300 | Washington Redskins | Don Harris | Defensive back | Rutgers |
| 301 | St. Louis Cardinals | Greg Lee | Defensive back | Western Illinois |
| 302 | Los Angeles Rams | Carson Long | Kicker | Pittsburgh |
| 303 | New England Patriots | Ray Costict | Linebacker | Mississippi State |
| 304 | Baltimore Colts | Brian Ruff | Linebacker | The Citadel |
| 305 | Dallas Cowboys | Don Wardlow | Tight end | Washington |
| 306 | Minnesota Vikings | Keith Hartwig | Wide receiver | Arizona |
| 307 | New York Jets | Dave Butterfield | Defensive back | Nebraska |
Round Twelve
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 308 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Chip Sheffield | Wide receiver | Lenoir-Rhyne |
| 309 | Buffalo Bills | Charles Romes | Defensive back | North Carolina Central |
| 310 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jimmy Stephens | Tight end | Florida |
| 311 | New York Giants | Elmo Simmons | Running back | Texas-Arlington |
| 312 | New York Jets | Phil Gargis | Running back | Auburn |
| 313 | New York Jets | Dave Conrad | Tackle | Maryland |
| 314 | St. Louis Cardinals | Don Parrish | Defensive end | Pittsburgh |
| 315 | New Orleans Saints | Oakley Dalton | Defensive tackle | Jackson State |
| 316 | Houston Oilers | Ove Johansson | Kicker | Abilene Christian |
| 317 | Oakland Raiders | Rod Martin | Linebacker | USC |
| 318 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ray Burks | Linebacker | UCLA |
| 319 | San Diego Chargers | Jim Stansik | Tight end | Eastern Michigan |
| 320 | Detroit Lions | Dave Greenwood | Guard | Iowa State |
| 321 | Miami Dolphins | Terry Anderson | Wide receiver | Bethune-Cookman |
| 322 | Cincinnati Bengals | Terry Irving | Defensive back | Jackson State |
| 323 | San Francisco 49ers | Scott Martin | Guard | North Dakota |
| 324 | Denver Broncos | Scott Levenhagen | Tight end | Western Illinois |
| 325 | Cleveland Browns | Leo Tierney | Center | Georgia Tech |
| 326 | Cincinnati Bengals | Alex Percival | Wide receiver | Morehouse |
| 327 | Washington Redskins | Curtis Kirkland | Defensive end | Missouri |
| 328 | St. Louis Cardinals | Rick Fenlaw | Linebacker | Texas |
| 329 | Seattle Seahawks | I. V. Wilson | Defensive tackle | Tulsa |
| 330 | Los Angeles Rams | Barry Caudill | Center | Southern Mississippi |
| 331 | Baltimore Colts | Bill Deutsch | Running back | North Dakota |
| 332 | Dallas Cowboys | Greg Peters | Guard | California |
| 333 | New England Patriots | Dave Preston | Running back | Bowling Green |
| 334 | Oakland Raiders | Rolf Benirschke | Kicker | California-Davis |
| 335 | Minnesota Vikings | Jim Kelleher | Running back | Colorado |
Hall of Famers
- Tony Dorsett, running back from University of Pittsburgh taken 1st round 2nd overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
- Tony Dungy, safety from Minnesota undrafted and signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Notable undrafted players
