1978 NFL Draft
The 1978 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 2–3, 1978, at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, New York. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had the first pick in the 1978 draft, by virtue of their 2–12 record in 1977. Tampa Bay traded the pick to the Oilers, for tight end Jimmie Giles and the Oilers' first- and second-round picks in the 1978 draft, and their third- and fifth-round picks in 1979.
Leon White, who was drafted in the third round, went on to have an extensive professional wrestling career as Big Van Vader.Player selections
Round one
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | Houston Oilers | Earl Campbell | Running Back | Texas |
| 2 | Kansas City Chiefs | Art Still | Defensive End | Kentucky |
| 3 | New Orleans Saints | Wes Chandler | Wide Receiver | Florida |
| 4 | New York Jets | Chris Ward | Offensive Tackle | Ohio State |
| 5 | Buffalo Bills | Terry Miller | Running Back | Oklahoma State |
| 6 | Green Bay Packers | James Lofton | Wide Receiver | Stanford |
| 7 | San Francisco 49ers | Ken MacAfee | Tight End | Notre Dame |
| 8 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ross Browner | Defensive End | Notre Dame |
| 9 | Seattle Seahawks | Keith Simpson | Cornerback | Memphis State |
| 10 | New York Giants | Gordon King | Offensive Tackle | Stanford |
| 11 | Detroit Lions | Luther Bradley | Cornerback | Notre Dame |
| 12 | Cleveland Browns | Clay Matthews | Linebacker | USC |
| 13 | Atlanta Falcons | Mike Kenn | Offensive Tackle | Michigan |
| 14 | San Diego Chargers | John Jefferson | Wide Receiver | Arizona State |
| 15 | St. Louis Cardinals | Steve Little | Kicker | Arkansas |
| 16 | Cincinnati Bengals | Blair Bush | Center | Washington |
| 17 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Doug Williams | Quarterback | Grambling |
| 18 | New England Patriots | Bob Cryder | Guard | Alabama |
| 19 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ken Greene | Safety | Washington State |
| 20 | Los Angeles Rams | Elvis Peacock | Running Back | Oklahoma |
| 21 | Minnesota Vikings | Randy Holloway | Defensive End | Pittsburgh |
| 22 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ron Johnson | Cornerback | Eastern Michigan |
| 23 | Cleveland Browns | Ozzie Newsome | Tight End | Alabama |
| 24 | San Francisco 49ers | Dan Bunz | Linebacker | Long Beach State |
| 25 | Baltimore Colts | Reese McCall | Tight End | Auburn |
| 26 | Green Bay Packers | John Anderson | Linebacker | Michigan |
| 27 | Denver Broncos | Don Latimer | Defensive Tackle | Miami |
| 28 | Dallas Cowboys | Larry Bethea | Defensive End | Michigan State |
Round two
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 29 | Kansas City Chiefs | Sylvester Hicks | Defensive end | Tennessee State |
| 30 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Johnny Davis | Running back | Alabama |
| 31 | New York Jets | Mark Merrill | Linebacker | Minnesota |
| 32 | Buffalo Bills | Dee Hardison | Defensive end | North Carolina |
| 33 | New Orleans Saints | James Taylor | Tackle | Missouri |
| 34 | Green Bay Packers | Mike Hunt | Linebacker | Minnesota |
| 35 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ray Griffin | Defensive back | Ohio State |
| 36 | Seattle Seahawks | Keith Butler | Linebacker | Memphis State |
| 37 | New York Giants | Odis McKinney | Defensive back | Colorado |
| 38 | Buffalo Bills | Scott Hutchinson | Defensive end | Florida |
| 39 | Cleveland Browns | Johnny Evans | Punter | North Carolina State |
| 40 | Detroit Lions | Al Baker | Defensive end | Colorado State |
| 41 | San Diego Chargers | Milton Hardaway | Tackle | Oklahoma State |
| 42 | St. Louis Cardinals | John Barefield | Linebacker | Texas A&I |
| 43 | Atlanta Falcons | Steve Stewart | Linebacker | Minnesota |
| 44 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Brett Moritz | Guard | Nebraska |
| 45 | Cincinnati Bengals | Dave Turner | Running back | San Diego State |
| 46 | Los Angeles Rams | Stan Johnson | Defensive tackle | Tennessee State |
| 47 | San Francisco 49ers | Walt Downing | Guard | Michigan |
| 48 | Minnesota Vikings | John Turner | Defensive back | Miami |
| 49 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Willie Fry | Defensive end | Notre Dame |
| 50 | New England Patriots | Matt Cavanaugh | Quarterback | Pittsburgh |
| 51 | Miami Dolphins | Guy Benjamin | Quarterback | Stanford |
| 52 | Baltimore Colts | Mike Woods | Linebacker | Cincinnati |
| 53 | Los Angeles Rams | Ron Smith | Wide receiver | San Diego State |
| 54 | Oakland Raiders | Dave Browning | Defensive end | Washington |
| 55 | Denver Broncos | Bill Gay | Tight end | USC |
| 56 | Dallas Cowboys | Todd Christensen | Tight end | Brigham Young |
Round three
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 57 | Oakland Raiders | Derrick Jensen | Running back | Texas-Arlington |
| 58 | Kansas City Chiefs | Gary Spani | Linebacker | Kansas State |
| 59 | Buffalo Bills | Dennis Johnson | Fullback | Mississippi State |
| 60 | New Orleans Saints | Barry Bennett | Defensive tackle | Concordia |
| 61 | New York Jets | Mickey Shuler | Tight end | Penn State |
| 62 | Green Bay Packers | Estus Hood | Cornerback | Illinois State |
| 63 | Seattle Seahawks | Bob Jury | Cornerback | Pittsburgh |
| 64 | Miami Dolphins | Lyman Smith | Defensive tackle | Duke |
| 65 | Buffalo Bills | Danny Fulton | Wide receiver | Nebraska-Omaha |
| 66 | Philadelphia Eagles | Reggie Wilkes | Linebacker | Georgia Tech |
| 67 | Cleveland Browns | Larry Collins | Running back | Texas A&I |
| 68 | Cleveland Browns | Mark Miller | Quarterback | Bowling Green |
| 69 | St. Louis Cardinals | Doug Greene | Defensive back | Texas A&I |
| 70 | Atlanta Falcons | Stan Waldemore | Guard | Nebraska |
| 71 | San Diego Chargers | Rickey Anderson | Running back | South Carolina State |
| 72 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ted Vincent | Defensive tackle | Wichita State |
| 73 | Houston Oilers | Gifford Nielsen | Quarterback | Brigham Young |
| 74 | Chicago Bears | Brad Shearer | Defensive tackle | Texas |
| 75 | Minnesota Vikings | Whip Walton | Linebacker | San Diego State |
| 76 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Craig Colquitt | Punter | Tennessee |
| 77 | New England Patriots | Carlos Pennywell | Wide receiver | Grambling |
| 78 | Los Angeles Rams | Frank Corral | Kicker | UCLA |
| 79 | San Francisco 49ers | Ernie Hughes | Guard | Notre Dame |
| 80 | Los Angeles Rams | Leon White | Center | Colorado |
| 81 | Miami Dolphins | Jimmy Cefalo | Wide receiver | Penn State |
| 82 | Oakland Raiders | Lindsey Mason | Tackle | Kansas |
| 83 | Cincinnati Bengals | Don Bass | Wide receiver | Houston |
| 84 | Dallas Cowboys | Dave Hudgens | Tackle | Oklahoma |
Round four
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 85 | Kansas City Chiefs | Daniel Johnson | Linebacker | Tennessee State |
| 86 | Oakland Raiders | Maurice Harvey | Safety | Ball State |
| 87 | New Orleans Saints | Don Schwartz | Defensive back | Washington State |
| 88 | New York Jets | Dodie Donnell | Running back | Nebraska |
| 89 | Buffalo Bills | Lucius Sanford | Linebacker | Georgia Tech |
| 90 | New York Giants | Billy Taylor | Running back | Texas Tech |
| 91 | San Francisco 49ers | Terry LeCount | Wide receiver | Florida |
| 92 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dennis Harrison | Defensive tackle | Vanderbilt |
| 93 | Miami Dolphins | Gerald Small | Cornerback | San Jose State |
| 94 | Detroit Lions | William Fifer | Tackle | West Texas State |
| 95 | Atlanta Falcons | Brian Cabral | Linebacker | Colorado |
| 96 | St. Louis Cardinals | George Collins | Guard | Georgia |
| 97 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jim Childs | Wide receiver | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |
| 98 | Houston Oilers | Mike Renfro | Wide receiver | Texas Christian |
| 99 | Cincinnati Bengals | Dennis Law | Wide receiver | East Tennessee State |
| 100 | Minnesota Vikings | Jim Hough | Center | Utah State |
| 101 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Larry Anderson | Cornerback | Louisiana Tech |
| 102 | New England Patriots | Dwight Wheeler | Tackle | Tennessee State |
| 103 | Cleveland Browns | Pete Pallara | Guard | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 104 | Kansas City Chiefs | Pete Woods | Quarterback | Missouri |
| 105 | Los Angeles Rams | Mark Manges | Quarterback | Maryland |
| 106 | Miami Dolphins | Eric Laakso | Tackle | Tulane |
| 107 | Detroit Lions | Homer Elias | Guard | Tennessee State |
| 108 | Oakland Raiders | Joe Stewart | Wide receiver | Missouri |
| 109 | Detroit Lions | Larry Tearry | Center | Wake Forest |
| 110 | Dallas Cowboys | Alois Blackwell | Running back | Houston |
Round five
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 111 | Miami Dolphins | Ted Burgmeier | Defensive back | Notre Dame |
| 112 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jerrold McRae | Wide receiver | Tennessee State |
| 113 | New York Jets | Randy Sidler | Linebacker | Penn State |
| 114 | Buffalo Bills | Ken Spaeth | Tight end | Nebraska |
| 115 | New Orleans Saints | Eric Felton | Defensive back | Texas Tech |
| 116 | Green Bay Packers | Mike Douglass | Linebacker | San Diego State |
| 117 | Baltimore Colts | Frank Myers | Tackle | Texas A&M |
| 118 | Kansas City Chiefs | Dwight Carey | Defensive tackle | Texas-Arlington |
| 119 | Seattle Seahawks | Louis Bullard | Tackle | Jackson State |
| 120 | New York Giants | Terry Jackson | Cornerback | San Diego State |
| 121 | Detroit Lions | Amos Fowler | Guard | Southern Mississippi |
| 122 | Cleveland Browns | Keith Wright | Wide receiver | Memphis State |
| 123 | Detroit Lions | Dan Gray | Defensive end | Rutgers |
| 124 | St. Louis Cardinals | Earl Carr | Running back | Florida |
| 125 | Atlanta Falcons | Dennis Pearson | Wide receiver | San Diego State |
| 126 | Cincinnati Bengals | Tom Dinkel | Linebacker | Kansas |
| 127 | San Francisco 49ers | Archie Reese | Defensive tackle | Clemson |
| 128 | Green Bay Packers | Willie Wilder | Running back | Florida |
| 129 | New England Patriots | Bill Matthews | Linebacker | South Dakota State |
| 130 | Philadelphia Eagles | Norris Banks | Running back | Kansas |
| 131 | Cincinnati Bengals | Rob Hertel | Quarterback | USC |
| 132 | New York Giants | Jim Krahl | Defensive tackle | Texas Tech |
| 133 | San Francisco 49ers | Bruce Threadgill | Defensive back | Mississippi State |
| 134 | Kansas City Chiefs | Robert Woods | Wide receiver | Grambling |
| 135 | San Diego Chargers | John Choma | Guard | Virginia |
| 136 | Oakland Raiders | Derrick Ramsey | Tight end | Kentucky |
| 137 | New York Giants | Brian DeRoo | Wide receiver | Redlands |
| 138 | Dallas Cowboys | Rich Rosen | Guard | Syracuse |
Round six
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 139 | Chicago Bears | John Skibinski | Running back | Purdue |
| 140 | Oakland Raiders | Tom Davis | Center | Nebraska |
| 141 | New York Jets | Bobby Jackson | Cornerback | Florida State |
| 142 | New Orleans Saints | Mike Rieker | Quarterback | Lehigh |
| 143 | New York Jets | Gregg Robinson | Defensive tackle | Dartmouth |
| 144 | Green Bay Packers | Leotis Harris | Guard | Arkansas |
| 145 | Buffalo Bills | Eric Smith | Tackle | Southern Mississippi |
| 146 | Seattle Seahawks | Glenn Starks | Wide receiver | Texas A&I |
| 147 | New York Giants | Randy Pass | Guard | Georgia Tech |
| 148 | San Francisco 49ers | Elliott Walker | Running back | Pittsburgh |
| 149 | Cleveland Browns | Al Pitts | Center | Michigan State |
| 150 | Detroit Lions | Dwight Hicks | Safety | Michigan |
| 151 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jack Williams | Defensive end | Bowling Green |
| 152 | Atlanta Falcons | Rodney Parker | Wide receiver | Tennessee State |
| 153 | Detroit Lions | Tony Ardizzone | Guard | Northwestern |
| 154 | Houston Oilers | Conrad Rucker | Tight end | Southern |
| 155 | Cincinnati Bengals | Steve Geise | Running back | Penn State |
| 156 | New England Patriots | Ken Coleman | Linebacker | Mississippi |
| 157 | New Orleans Saints | Francis Chesley | Linebacker | Wyoming |
| 158 | Chicago Bears | Mekeli Ieremia | Defensive end | Brigham Young |
| 159 | Washington Redskins | Tony Green | Running back | Florida |
| 160 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Randy Reutershan | Wide receiver | Pittsburgh |
| 161 | Baltimore Colts | Ben Garry | Running back | Southern Mississippi |
| 162 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Elijah Marshall | Wide receiver | North Carolina State |
| 163 | Miami Dolphins | Doug Betters | Defensive end | Nevada |
| 164 | Oakland Raiders | Mike Levenseller | Wide receiver | Washington State |
| 165 | Detroit Lions | Jesse Thompson | Wide receiver | California |
| 166 | Dallas Cowboys | Harold Randolph | Linebacker | East Carolina |
Round seven
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 167 | Atlanta Falcons | Alfred Jackson | Wide receiver | Texas |
| 168 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ricky Odom | Defensive back | USC |
| 169 | New York Jets | Levi Armstrong | Defensive back | UCLA |
| 170 | New York Jets | James Earley | Running back | Michigan State |
| 171 | Buffalo Bills | Mario Celotto | Linebacker | USC |
| 172 | Green Bay Packers | George Plasketes | Linebacker | Mississippi |
| 173 | Seattle Seahawks | John Harris | Safety | Arizona State |
| 174 | New York Giants | Dan Doornink | Running back | Washington State |
| 175 | San Francisco 49ers | Fred Quillan | Center | Oregon |
| 176 | Oakland Raiders | Arthur Whittington | Running back | Southern Methodist |
| 177 | Detroit Lions | Bruce Gibson | Running back | Pacific |
| 178 | Miami Dolphins | Karl Baldischwiler | Tackle | Oklahoma |
| 179 | Atlanta Falcons | James Wright | Tight end | Texas Christian |
| 180 | San Diego Chargers | Cliff Featherstone | Defensive back | Colorado State |
| 181 | St. Louis Cardinals | Dave Stief | Wide receiver | Portland State |
| 182 | Cincinnati Bengals | Joe Branson | Defensive back | Livingstone College |
| 183 | Buffalo Bills | Steve Powell | Running back | N.E. Missouri State |
| 184 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bill Kellar | Wide receiver | Stanford |
| 185 | Chicago Bears | Herman Jones | Wide receiver | Ohio State |
| 186 | Philadelphia Eagles | Greg Marshall | Defensive tackle | Oregon State |
| 187 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mark Dufresne | Tight end | Nebraska |
| 188 | New England Patriots | Mike Hawkins | Linebacker | Texas A&I |
| 189 | Los Angeles Rams | Reggie Doss | Defensive end | Hampton |
| 190 | Miami Dolphins | Lloyd Henry | Wide receiver | N.E. Missouri State |
| 191 | Baltimore Colts | Jeff Logan | Running back | Ohio State |
| 192 | Oakland Raiders | Earl Inman | Linebacker | Bethune-Cookman |
| 193 | Cincinnati Bengals | Danny Bass | Tackle | Elon |
| 194 | Dallas Cowboys | Tom Randall | Defensive tackle | Iowa State |
Round eight
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 195 | Kansas City Chiefs | John Henry White | Running back | Louisiana Tech |
| 196 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | John McGriff | Linebacker | Miami |
| 197 | New York Jets | Derrick Gaffney | Wide receiver | Florida |
| 198 | New England Patriots | Terry Falcon | Guard | Montana |
| 199 | New Orleans Saints | Brooks Williams | Tight end | North Carolina |
| 200 | Green Bay Packers | Dennis Sproul | Quarterback | Arizona State |
| 201 | New York Giants | Jeff Grady | Linebacker | Florida A&M |
| 202 | Washington Redskins | Walker Lee | Wide receiver | North Carolina |
| 203 | New York Jets | Mike Mock | Punter | Texas Tech |
| 204 | Minnesota Vikings | Mike Wood | Kicker | Southeast Missouri State |
| 205 | Cleveland Browns | Jesse Turnbow | Defensive tackle | Tennessee |
| 206 | Detroit Lions | Jim Breech | Kicker | California |
| 207 | Oakland Raiders | Mark Nichols | Defensive end | Colorado State |
| 208 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Rick Moser | Running back | Rhode Island |
| 209 | Atlanta Falcons | David Adkins | Linebacker | Ohio State |
| 210 | Houston Oilers | J. C. Wilson | Defensive back | Pittsburgh |
| 211 | Cincinnati Bengals | Bill Miller | Tackle | Western Illinois |
| 212 | Chicago Bears | George Freitas | Tight end | California |
| 213 | New York Jets | Roy Eppes | Defensive back | Clemson |
| 214 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Andre Keys | Wide receiver | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |
| 215 | New England Patriots | Mosi Tatupu | Running back | USC |
| 216 | Atlanta Falcons | David Williams | Defensive back | Tennessee-Martin |
| 217 | Miami Dolphins | Sean Clancy | Linebacker | Amherst |
| 218 | Baltimore Colts | Monte Anthony | Running back | Nebraska |
| 219 | Washington Redskins | Don Hover | Linebacker | Washington State |
| 220 | San Diego Chargers | Gavin Hendrick | Punter | Washington State |
| 221 | Denver Broncos | Frank Smith | Tackle | Alabama A&M |
| 222 | Dallas Cowboys | Homer Butler | Wide receiver | UCLA |
Round nine
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 223 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Willie Taylor | Wide receiver | Pittsburgh |
| 224 | Kansas City Chiefs | Larry Brown | Tackle | Miami |
| 225 | New York Jets | Reggie Grant | Defensive back | Oregon |
| 226 | New Orleans Saints | Richard Carter | Defensive back | North Carolina State |
| 227 | New York Jets | Neil Hutton | Defensive back | Penn State |
| 228 | Green Bay Packers | Keith Myers | Quarterback | Utah State |
| 229 | San Francisco 49ers | Herman Redden | Defensive back | Howard |
| 230 | Philadelphia Eagles | Charles Williams | Defensive back | Jackson State |
| 231 | Seattle Seahawks | Rich Grimmett | Tackle | Illinois |
| 232 | New York Giants | Bill Swiacki | Tight end | Amherst |
| 233 | San Francisco 49ers | Dean Moore | Linebacker | Iowa |
| 234 | Cleveland Browns | Jon Kramer | Guard | Baylor |
| 235 | St. Louis Cardinals | Joe Mosley | Tight end | Central State |
| 236 | Atlanta Falcons | Tom Pridemore | Safety | West Virginia |
| 237 | San Diego Chargers | Henry Bradley | Defensive tackle | Alcorn State |
| 238 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ron Shumon | Linebacker | Wichita State |
| 239 | Houston Oilers | Jim Mol | Defensive end | Morningside |
| 240 | Minnesota Vikings | Mike Deutsch | Punter | Colorado State |
| 241 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lance Reynolds | Tackle | Brigham Young |
| 242 | New England Patriots | Tim Petersen | Linebacker | Arizona State |
| 243 | Washington Redskins | John Hurley | Quarterback | Santa Clara |
| 244 | Chicago Bears | Mike Martin | Linebacker | Kentucky |
| 245 | Baltimore Colts | Dave Studdard | Tackle | Texas |
| 246 | Los Angeles Rams | Andre Anderson | Defensive end | New Mexico State |
| 247 | Miami Dolphins | Bruce Hardy | Tight end | Arizona State |
| 248 | San Diego Chargers | Blake Whitlatch | Linebacker | Louisiana State |
| 249 | San Francisco 49ers | Steve McDaniels | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 250 | Dallas Cowboys | Russ Williams | Defensive back | Tennessee |
Round ten
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 251 | Kansas City Chiefs | Earl Bryant | Defensive end | Jackson State |
| 252 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Aaron Brown | Linebacker | Ohio State |
| 253 | New York Giants | Greg Jorgensen | Guard | Nebraska |
| 254 | New York Jets | Louis Richardson | Defensive end | Florida State |
| 255 | Buffalo Bills | Will Grant | Center | Kentucky |
| 256 | Green Bay Packers | Larry Key | Running back | Florida State |
| 257 | Atlanta Falcons | Ricky Patton | Running back | Jackson State |
| 258 | Seattle Seahawks | Rob Stewart | Wide receiver | Lafayette |
| 259 | Green Bay Packers | Mark Totten | Center | Florida |
| 260 | San Francisco 49ers | Mike Connell | Punter | Cincinnati |
| 261 | Cleveland Browns | Brent Watson | Tackle | Tennessee |
| 262 | Detroit Lions | Fred Arrington | Linebacker | Purdue |
| 263 | Atlanta Falcons | Ray Strong | Running back | UNLV |
| 264 | San Diego Chargers | Charles Price | Tight end | Cincinnati |
| 265 | St. Louis Cardinals | Randy Gill | Linebacker | San Jose State |
| 266 | Houston Oilers | Steve Young | Tight end | Wake Forest |
| 267 | Cincinnati Bengals | Tom DePaso | Linebacker | Penn State |
| 268 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Doug Becker | Linebacker | Notre Dame |
| 269 | New England Patriots | Bryan Ferguson | Defensive back | Miami |
| 270 | Washington Redskins | Scott Hartenstein | Defensive end | Azusa Pacific |
| 271 | Chicago Bears | Ben Zambiasi | Linebacker | Georgia |
| 272 | Minnesota Vikings | Hughie Shaw | Running back | Texas A&I |
| 273 | Los Angeles Rams | Charles Peal | Tackle | Indiana |
| 274 | Miami Dolphins | Mark Dennard | Center | Texas A&M |
| 275 | Baltimore Colts | Dallas Owens | Defensive back | Kentucky |
| 276 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tom Jurich | Kicker | Northern Arizona |
| 277 | Denver Broncos | Vince Kinney | Wide receiver | Maryland |
| 278 | Dallas Cowboys | Barry Tomasetti | Tackle | Iowa |
| 0 | Houston Oilers | Johnnie Dirden | Wide receiver | Sam Houston State |
Round eleven
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 279 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Nat Terry | Defensive back | Florida State |
| 280 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ray Milo | Defensive back | New Mexico State |
| 281 | New York Jets | Pat Ryan | Quarterback | Tennessee |
| 282 | Buffalo Bills | Jerry Blanton | Linebacker | Kentucky |
| 283 | New Orleans Saints | Nathan Besaint | Defensive tackle | Southern |
| 284 | Green Bay Packers | Terry Jones | Defensive tackle | Alabama |
| 285 | New Orleans Saints | Dave Riley | Running back | West Virginia |
| 286 | New York Giants | Dennis Heim | Defensive tackle | SW Missouri State |
| 287 | San Francisco 49ers | Willie McCray | Defensive end | Troy State |
| 288 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Campfield | Running back | Kansas |
| 289 | Detroit Lions | Richard Murray | Defensive tackle | Oklahoma |
| 290 | Cleveland Browns | Larry Gillard | Defensive tackle | Mississippi State |
| 291 | Oakland Raiders | Dean Jones | Defensive back | Fresno State |
| 292 | Cincinnati Bengals | Cal Prince | Running back | Louisville |
| 293 | Atlanta Falcons | Scooter Reed | Defensive back | Baylor |
| 294 | Cincinnati Bengals | Mark Donahue | Guard | Michigan |
| 295 | Houston Oilers | Willie Thicklen | Wide receiver | Alabama State |
| 296 | New England Patriots | Charlie Williams | Linebacker | Florida |
| 297 | Washington Redskins | Mike Williams | Defensive back | Texas A&M |
| 298 | Chicago Bears | Walt Underwood | Defensive end | USC |
| 299 | Minnesota Vikings | Ron Harris | Running back | Colorado State |
| 300 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tom Brzoza | Center | Pittsburgh |
| 301 | Seattle Seahawks | George Halas | Linebacker | Miami |
| 302 | Baltimore Colts | Henry Mason | Wide receiver | Central Missouri State |
| 303 | Los Angeles Rams | Ron Hostetler | Linebacker | Penn State |
| 304 | Oakland Raiders | Bob Glazebrook | Defensive back | Fresno State |
| 305 | Denver Broncos | Lacy Brumley | Tackle | Clemson |
| 306 | Dallas Cowboys | Dennis Thurman | Cornerback | USC |
Round twelve
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 307 | Kansas City Chiefs | Willie Brock | Center | Colorado |
| 308 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Kevin McLee | Running back | Georgia |
| 309 | Buffalo Bills | Richard Crump | Running back | N.E. Oklahoma A&M |
| 310 | New Orleans Saints | Larry Hardy | Tight end | Jackson State |
| 311 | New York Jets | Alan Williams | Punter | Florida |
| 312 | Green Bay Packers | Eason Ramson | Tight end | Washington State |
| 313 | New York Giants | Greg Lawson | Running back | Western Illinois |
| 314 | San Francisco 49ers | Dan Irons | Tackle | Texas Tech |
| 315 | Philadelphia Eagles | Mark Slater | Center | Minnesota |
| 316 | Seattle Seahawks | Jeff Bergeron | Running back | Lamar |
| 317 | Cleveland Browns | Leo Bidermann | Tackle | California |
| 318 | Detroit Lions | Mark Patterson | Defensive back | Washington State |
| 319 | St. Louis Cardinals | Anthony Clay | Linebacker | South Carolina State |
| 320 | Atlanta Falcons | Daria Butler | Linebacker | Oklahoma State |
| 321 | San Diego Chargers | Kevin Bell | Wide receiver | Lamar |
| 322 | Houston Oilers | John Schuhmacher | Guard | USC |
| 323 | Cincinnati Bengals | Kim Featsent | Wide receiver | Kent State |
| 324 | Washington Redskins | Steve McCabe | Guard | Bowdoin |
| 325 | Chicago Bears | Lew Sibley | Linebacker | Louisiana State |
| 326 | Minnesota Vikings | Jeff Morrow | Tackle | Minnesota |
| 327 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Brad Carr | Linebacker | Maryland |
| 328 | New England Patriots | John Gibney | Center | Colgate |
| 329 | Baltimore Colts | Bruce Allen | Punter | Richmond |
| 330 | Los Angeles Rams | Gus Coppens | Tackle | UCLA |
| 331 | Miami Dolphins | Mike Moore | Running back | Middle Tennessee State |
| 332 | Oakland Raiders | Joe Conron | Wide receiver | Pacific |
| 333 | Miami Dolphins | Bill Kenney | Quarterback | Northern Colorado |
| 334 | Dallas Cowboys | Lee Washburn | Guard | Montana State |
| 0 | San Francisco 49ers | Rod Connors | Running back | Southern California |
Notable undrafted players
Hall of Famers
- Earl Campbell, running back from University of Texas at Austin Houston taken 1st round 1st overall by the Houston Oilers.
- Ozzie Newsome, wide receiver from Alabama taken 1st round 23rd overall by the Cleveland Browns.
- James Lofton, wide receiver from Stanford taken 1st round 6th overall by the Green Bay Packers.
- Warren Moon, quarterback from Washington, Undrafted.
