- 1976 NFL Draft
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1976 NFL Draft General information Date(s) April 8–9, 1976 Location Picks First selection Lee Roy Selmon Mr. Irrelevant Kelvin Kirk Most selections Seattle Seahawks (25) Fewest selections Washington Redskins (11) Overall selections 487 NFL Draft < 1975 1977 > The 1976 National Football League Draft was an annual player selection meeting held on April 8–April 9, 1976. It lasted 17 rounds, with the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks making the first two selections. The expansion teams were also given a pair of extra picks at the end of each of rounds 2-5. Five teams lost picks as a penalty for illegally signing former World Football League players: the New York Giants and Chicago Bears lost sixth-round picks, the Washington Redskins lost their seventh-round pick, and the Atlanta Falcons and New York Jets lost their tenth-round selections.[1]
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Player selections
= Pro Bowler [2] = Hall of Famer Round one
Round two
Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 29 Seattle Seahawks Sammy Green Linebacker Florida 30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jimmy DuBose Running Back Florida 31 San Diego Chargers Don Macek Guard Boston College 32 New Orleans Saints Tony Galbreath Running Back Missouri 33 New York Jets Shafer Suggs Defensive Back Ball State 34 Oakland Raiders Charles Philyaw Defensive Tackle Texas Southern 35 New England Patriots Ike Forte Running Back Arkansas 36 Atlanta Falcons Sonny Collins Running Back Kentucky 37 Pittsburgh Steelers Ray Pinney Guard Washington 38 Cincinnati Bengals Glenn Bujnoch Guard Texas A&M 39 Los Angeles Rams Pat Thomas Defensive Back Texas A&M 40 Dallas Cowboys Jim Jensen Running Back Iowa 41 Kansas City Chiefs Cliff Frazier Defensive Tackle UCLA 42 San Francisco 49ers Randy Cross Center UCLA 43 Denver Broncos Kurt Knoff Defensive Back Kansas 44 Detroit Lions Ken Long Guard Purdue 45 Buffalo Bills Ken Jones Guard Arkansas State 46 Detroit Lions David Hill Tight End Texas A&I 47 Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Kruczek Quarterback Boston College 48 Houston Oilers Mike Barber Tight End Louisiana Tech 49 Miami Dolphins Loaird McCreary Tight End Tennessee State 50 Oakland Raiders Jeb Blount Quarterback Tulsa 51 Cincinnati Bengals Chris Bahr Kicker Penn State 52 Buffalo Bills Joe Devlin Tackle Iowa 53 Los Angeles Rams Ron McCartney Linebacker Tennessee 54 Minnesota Vikings Sammy White Wide Receiver Grambling 55 Dallas Cowboys Jim Eidson Guard Mississippi State 56 Pittsburgh Steelers James Files Center McNeese State 57 San Francisco 49ers Eddie Lewis Defensive Back Kansas 58 Seattle Seahawks Sherman Smith Running Back Miami (OH) 59 Seattle Seahawks Steve Raible Wide Receiver Georgia Tech 60 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Dewey Selmon Defensive Tackle Oklahoma Round three
Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 61 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Steve Young Tackle Colorado 62 Seattle Seahawks Jeff Lloyd Defensive end West Texas State 63 Kansas City Chiefs Keith Simons Defensive tackle Minnesota 64 San Diego Chargers Larry Dorsey Wide receiver Tennessee State 65 Cleveland Browns Dave Logan Wide receiver Colorado 66 Chicago Bears Brian Baschnagel Wide receiver Ohio State 67 New York Jets Greg Buttle Linebacker Penn State 68 Detroit Lions Russ Bolinger Tackle Long Beach State 69 Cincinnati Bengals Danny Reece Defensive back USC 70 Pittsburgh Steelers Ron Coder Defensive tackle Penn State 71 Atlanta Falcons Dave Scott Tackle Kansas 72 Green Bay Packers Mike McCoy Defensive back Colorado 73 Dallas Cowboys Duke Fergerson Wide receiver San Diego State 74 Kansas City Chiefs Gary Barbaro Defensive back Nicholls State 75 Dallas Cowboys John Smith Running back Boise State 76 Detroit Lions John Woodcock Defensive tackle Hawaii 77 New Orleans Saints Bob Simmons Tackle Texas 78 Buffalo Bills Ben Williams Defensive end Mississippi 79 Kansas City Chiefs Henry Marshall Wide receiver Missouri 80 Miami Dolphins Duriel Harris Wide receiver New Mexico State 81 Baltimore Colts Ed Simonini Linebacker Texas A&M 82 Cincinnati Bengals Reggie Williams Linebacker Dartmouth 83 St. Louis Cardinals Brad Oates Tackle Brigham Young 84 Oakland Raiders Rik Bonness Center Nebraska 85 Minnesota Vikings Wes Hamilton Guard Tulsa 86 Los Angeles Rams Jackie Slater Tackle Jackson State 87 Dallas Cowboys Butch Johnson Wide receiver California-Riverside 88 Pittsburgh Steelers Ernest Pough Wide receiver Texas Southern 89 Seattle Seahawks Rick Engles Punter Tulsa 90 Baltimore Colts Ron Lee Running back West Virginia 91 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Steve Maughan Linebacker Utah State 92 Seattle Seahawks Don Bitterlich Kicker Temple Round four
Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 93 Seattle Seahawks Steve Myer Quarterback New Mexico 94 Los Angeles Rams Gerald Taylor Wide receiver Texas A&I 95 San Diego Chargers Bob Horn Linebacker Oregon State 96 New Orleans Saints Tinker Owens Wide receiver Oklahoma 97 Cleveland Browns Gene Swick Quarterback Toledo 98 Miami Dolphins Melvin Mitchell Guard Tennessee State 99 Cleveland Browns Richard St. Clair Defensive end Grambling 100 San Francisco 49ers Steve Rivera Wide receiver California 101 Green Bay Packers Tom Perko Linebacker Pittsburgh 102 Atlanta Falcons Walt Brett Defensive end Montana 103 Chicago Bears John M. Sciarra Defensive back UCLA 104 New York Giants Gordon Bell Running back Michigan 105 New York Giants Harry Carson Linebacker South Carolina State 106 Cincinnati Bengals Tony Davis Running back Nebraska 107 Denver Broncos Craig Penrose Quarterback San Diego State 108 Chicago Bears Wayne Rhodes Defensive back Alabama 109 Buffalo Bills Dan Jilek Linebacker Michigan 110 Oakland Raiders Herb McMath Linebacker Morningside 111 Philadelphia Eagles Mike Smith Defensive end Florida 112 Pittsburgh Steelers Wonder Monds Defensive back Nebraska 113 San Diego Chargers Ron Singleton Tight end Grambling 114 St. Louis Cardinals Pat Tilley Wide receiver Louisiana Tech 115 San Diego Chargers Artie Owens Wide receiver West Virginia 116 Cincinnati Bengals Greg Fairchild Guard Tulsa 117 Houston Oilers Steve Largent Wide receiver Tulsa 118 Minnesota Vikings Leonard Willis Wide receiver Ohio State 119 Dallas Cowboys Tom Rafferty Guard Penn State 120 Pittsburgh Steelers Theo Bell Wide receiver Arizona 121 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Richard Appleby Wide receiver Georgia 122 Seattle Seahawks Randy Johnson Guard Georgia 123 Seattle Seahawks Andrew Bolton Running back Fisk 124 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Everett Little Guard Houston Round five
Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 125 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Michael Kelson Defensive back West Texas State 126 Seattle Seahawks Don Dufek Defensive back Michigan 127 New Orleans Saints Scott Parrish Tackle Utah State 128 Los Angeles Rams Carl Ekern Linebacker San Jose State 129 New York Jets Steve King Tackle Michigan 130 Cleveland Browns Henry Sheppard Tackle Southern Methodist 131 San Diego Chargers Woodrow Lowe Linebacker Alabama 132 Green Bay Packers Aundra Thompson Running back East Texas State 133 Minnesota Vikings Steve Wagner Defensive back Wisconsin 134 Baltimore Colts Sanders Shiver Linebacker Carson-Newman 135 Philadelphia Eagles Greg Johnson Defensive tackle Florida State 136 New York Giants Melvin Wilson Defensive back Cal State-Northridge 137 Kansas City Chiefs Willie Lee Defensive tackle Bethune-Cookman 138 Cincinnati Bengals Willie Shelby Running back Alabama 139 Denver Broncos Lonnie Perrin Running back Illinois 140 San Francisco 49ers Tony Leonard Defensive back Virginia Union 141 St. Louis Cardinals Wayne Morris Running back Southern Methodist 142 Buffalo Bills Fred Coleman Tight end N.E. Louisiana 143 Baltimore Colts Mike Kirkland Quarterback Arkansas 144 Kansas City Chiefs Jimbo Elrod Linebacker Oklahoma 145 Detroit Lions Steadman Scavella Linebacker Miami (FL) 146 Oakland Raiders Fred Steinfort Kicker Boston College 147 Cincinnati Bengals Scott Perry Defensive back Williams 148 Washington Redskins Mike Hughes Guard Baylor 149 Minnesota Vikings Keith Barnette Running back Boston College 150 Los Angeles Rams Ken Bordelon Defensive end Louisiana State 151 Dallas Cowboys Wally Pesuit Tackle Kentucky 152 Pittsburgh Steelers Rodney Norton Linebacker Rice 153 Seattle Seahawks Ernie Jones Defensive back Miami (FL) 154 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Steve Wilson Tackle Georgia 155 Los Angeles Rams Dwight Scales Wide receiver Grambling 156 Seattle Seahawks Larry Bates Running back Miami (FL) Round six
Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 157 Seattle Seahawks Alvis Darby Tight end Florida 158 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Curtis Jordan Defensive back Texas Tech 159 Pittsburgh Steelers Gary Dunn Defensive tackle Miami (FL) 160 New Orleans Terry Stieve Guard Wisconsin 161 Chicago Bears Dan Jiggetts Tackle Harvard 162 New York Giants Dan Lloyd Linebacker Washington 163 New York Jets Bob Martin Linebacker Nebraska 164 Buffalo Bills Leslie Benson Defensive end Baylor 165 Philadelphia Eagles Kirk Johnson Tackle Howard Payne 166 Kansas City Chiefs Steve Taylor Defensive back Kansas 167 Kansas City Chiefs Bob Gregolunas Linebacker Northern Illinois 168 San Francisco 49ers Robert Pennywell Linebacker Grambling 169 Atlanta Falcons Stan Varner Defensive Tackle Brigham Young 170 New England Greg Boyd Defensive end San Diego State 171 Buffalo Bills Scott Piper Wide receiver Arizona 172 Kansas City Chiefs Calvin Harper Tackle Illinois State 173 Houston Oilers Todd Simonsen Tackle South Dakota State 174 Miami Dolphins Gary Davis Running back Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo 175 Buffalo Bills Darnell Powell Running back Tennessee-Chattanooga 176 Cincinnati Bengals Orlando Nelson Tight end Utah State 177 San Francisco 49ers Scott Bull Quarterback Arkansas 178 San Diego Chargers Calvin Lane Defensive back Fresno State 179 Washington Redskins Tom Marvaso Defensive back Cincinnati 180 Minnesota Vikings Terry Egerdahl Defensive back Minnesota-Duluth 181 Dallas Cowboys Greg McGuire Tackle Indiana 182 Pittsburgh Steelers Jack Deloplaine Running back Salem Round seven
Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 183 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Parnell Dickinson Quarterback Mississippi Valley State 184 Seattle Seahawks Dick Dixon Defensive tackle Arkansas State 185 Miami Dolphins Joe Ingersoll Guard UNLV 186 Dallas Cowboys Greg Schaum Defensive Tackle Michigan State 187 Cincinnati Bengals Bob Bateman Quarterback Brown 188 New York Jets Abdul Salaam Defensive end Kent State 189 Cleveland Browns Steve Cassidy Defensive tackle Louisiana State 190 Chicago Bears Jerry Muckensturm Linebacker Arkansas State 191 Philadelphia Eagles Carl Hairston Defensive end Maryland-Eastern Shore 192 Cincinnati Bengals Carmen Rome Defensive back Miami (OH) 193 Atlanta Falcons Karl Farmer Wide receiver Pittsburgh 194 San Francisco 49ers Jay Chesley Defensive back Vanderbilt 195 Buffalo Bills Jackie Williams Defensive back Texas A&M 196 Kansas City Chiefs Rod Wellington Running back Iowa 197 Houston Oilers Larry Harris Defensive tackle Oklahoma State 198 Detroit Lions Garth Ten Napel Linebacker Texas A&M 199 New York Jets James Richards Running back Florida 200 Miami Dolphins John Owens Defensive end Tennessee State 201 New Orleans Saints Ed Bauer Guard Notre Dame 202 New England Patriots Perry Brooks Defensive tackle Southern 203 St. Louis Cardinals Phil Rogers Running back Virginia Tech 204 Oakland Raiders Clarence Chapman Wide Receiver Eastern Michigan 205 Cincinnati Bengals Ken Kuhn Linebacker Ohio State 206 Minnesota Vikings Larry Brune Defensive back Rice 207 Los Angeles Rams Larry Buie Defensive back Mississippi State 208 Dallas Cowboys David Williams Running back Colorado 209 Pittsburgh Steelers Barry Burton Tight end Vanderbilt Round eight
Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 210 Seattle Seahawks Larry Shipp Wide receiver Louisiana State 211 New York Jets Joe Davis Guard USC 212 San Diego Chargers Tony DiRienzo Kicker Oklahoma 213 New Orleans Craig Cassady Defensive back Ohio State 214 New York Jets Louie Giammona Running back Utah State 215 Buffalo Bills Scott Gardner Quarterback Virginia 216 Philadelphia Eagles Richard LaFargue Center Arkansas 217 Detroit Lions Rich Sorenson Kicker Chico State 218 Green Bay Jim Burrow Defensive back Nebraska 219 Atlanta Falcons Frank Reed Defensive back Washington 220 Oakland Raiders Jerome Dove Defensive back Colorado State 221 New York Giants John Jordan Defensive tackle Indiana 222 Kansas City Chiefs Orrin Olsen Center Brigham Young 223 San Francisco 49ers John Ayers Tackle West Texas State 224 Denver Broncos James Betterson Running back North Carolina 225 Detroit Lions Charles Braswell Defensive back West Virginia 226 Buffalo Bills Bobby Joe Easter Running back Middle Tennessee State 227 Buffalo Bills Art Meadowcroft Guard Minnesota 228 Baltimore Colts Ricky Thompson Wide receiver Baylor 229 Houston Oilers Bobby Simon Tackle Grambling 230 Miami Dolphins Bob Simpson Tackle Colorado 231 Oakland Raiders Terry Kunz Running back Colorado 232 Cincinnati Bengals Ron Hunt Tackle Oregon 233 St. Louis Cardinals Randall Burks Wide receiver SE Oklahoma State 234 Washington Redskins Bryan Fryer Wide receiver Alberta 235 New England Stu Betts Running back Northern Michigan 236 Dallas Cowboys Henry Laws Defensive back South Carolina 237 Pittsburgh Steelers Ed McAleney Defensive tackle Massachusetts Round nine
Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 238 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Bruce Welch Guard Texas A&M 239 Seattle Seahawks Bob Bos Tackle Iowa State 240 New Orleans Warren Peiffer Defensive tackle Iowa 241 Buffalo Bills Jeff Turner Linebacker Kansas 242 Cleveland James Reed Running back Mississippi 243 New England Doug Beaudoin Defensive back Minnesota 244 New York Jets Ronnie Moore Wide receiver Virginia Military Inst. 245 Green Bay Jim Gueno Linebacker Tulane 246 Atlanta Falcons Phil McKinnely Tackle UCLA 247 Philadelphia Eagles Mike Hogan Running back Tennessee-Chattanooga 248 Philadelphia Eagles Richard Osborne Tight end Texas A&M 249 Kansas City Chiefs Tim Collier Defensive back East Texas State 250 San Francisco 49ers Ken Harrison Wide receiver Southern Methodist 251 San Diego Chargers Glynn Harrison Running back Georgia 252 Denver Broncos Jim Czirr Center Michigan 253 Detroit Lions Leanell Jones Tight end Long Beach State 254 Washington Redskins Curtis Akins Guard Hawaii 255 Buffalo Bills Bob Kotzur Defensive tackle Southwest Texas State 256 Houston Oilers Art Stringer Linebacker Ball State 257 Miami Dolphins Norris Thomas Defensive back Southern Mississippi 258 Baltimore Colts Stu Levenick Tackle Illinois 259 Cincinnati Bengals Lonnie Allgood Wide Receiver Syracuse 260 Denver Broncos Jim Lisko Linebacker Arkansas State 261 Cleveland Browns Craig Nagel Quarterback Purdue 262 Minnesota Vikings Isaac Hagins Wide Receiver Southern 263 Los Angeles Rams Jeb Church Defensive back Stanford 264 Dallas Cowboys Beasley Reece Defensive back North Texas State 265 Pittsburgh Steelers Wentford Gaines Defensive back Cincinnati Round ten
Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 266 Seattle Seahawks Randy Coffield Linebacker Florida State 267 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sid Smith Linebacker Brigham Young 268 San Diego Chargers Jeff Perlinger Defensive end Michigan 269 New Orleans Saints Junior Hardin Linebacker Eastern Kentucky 270 New England Ricky Feacher Wide receiver Mississippi Valley State 271 Cleveland Browns Doug Kleber Tackle Illinois 272 Washington Redskins Paul Strohmeier Linebacker Washington 273 Philadelphia Eagles Herb Lusk Running back Long Beach State 274 Green Bay Packers Jessie Green Wide receiver Tulsa 275 San Francisco 49ers Robin Ross Tackle Washington State 276 New York Giants John Thomas Running back Valley City (ND) 277 Kansas City Chiefs Whitney Paul Defensive end Colorado 278 Denver Broncos Art Gilliam Defensive end Grambling 279 Detroit Lions Bill Bowerman Defensive back New Mexico State 280 Buffalo Bills Keith Moody Defensive back Syracuse 281 Miami Dolphins Gary Fencik Defensive back Yale 282 Miami Dolphins Don Testerman Running back Clemson 283 Baltimore Colts Tim Baylor Defensive back Morgan State 284 Houston Oilers Steve Kincannon Quarterback Humboldt State 285 St. Louis Cardinals Randy Walker Running back Bethune-Cookman 286 Oakland Raiders Dwight Lewis Defensive back Purdue 287 Cincinnati Bengals Tom Klaban Kicker Ohio State 288 Los Angeles Rams Freeman Johns Wide receiver Southern Methodist 289 Minnesota Vikings Bill Salmon Quarterback Northern Iowa 290 Dallas Cowboys Leroy Cook Defensive end Alabama 291 Pittsburgh Steelers Gary Campbell Linebacker Colorado Round eleven
Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 292 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Melvin Washington Defensive back Colorado State 293 Seattle Seahawks Keith Muehr Punter Southwestern Louisiana 294 New Orleans Saints Greg Kokal Quarterback Kent State 295 San Diego Chargers Ray Preston Linebacker Syracuse 296 New York Jets Lawrence Pillers Defensive end Alcorn State 297 Cleveland Browns Chuck Celek Defensive end Kent State 298 New England Patriots Donnie Thomas Linebacker Indiana 299 Chicago Bears Norman Andersen Wide receiver UCLA 300 Philadelphia Eagles Mike Gilbert Defensive tackle San Diego State 301 Green Bay Packers Curtis Leak Wide receiver Johnson C. Smith 302 Atlanta Falcons Chuck Brislin Tackle Mississippi State 303 New York Giants Craig Brantley Wide receiver Clemson 304 Kansas City Chiefs Bob Squires Tightend Hastings 305 San Francisco 49ers Paul Hofer Running back Mississippi 306 Denver Broncos Greg Pittman Linebacker Iowa State 307 Detroit Lions Gary Shugrue Defensive end Villanova 308 Washington Redskins Dean Gissler Defensive end Nebraska 309 Buffalo Bills Forry Smith Wide receiver Iowa State 310 Baltimore Colts Rick Gibney Defensive tackle Georgia Tech 311 Houston Oilers Skip Walker Running back Texas A&M 312 Miami Dolphins Dexter Pride Running back Minnesota 313 Oakland Raiders Rich Jennings Running back Maryland 314 Cincinnati Bengals Melvin Morgan Defensive back Mississippi Valley State 315 St. Louis Cardinals Marty Akins Defensive back Texas 316 Minnesota Vikings Steve Kracher Running back Montana State 317 Los Angeles Rams Brian Nemeth Tight end South Carolina 318 Dallas Cowboys Cornelius Greene Quarterback Ohio State 319 Pittsburgh Steelers Rolland Fuchs Running back Arkansas Round twelve
Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 320 Seattle Seahawks Ron Barnett Wide receiver Texas-Arlington 321 Tampa Bay Buccaneers George Ragsdale Running back North Carolina A&T 322 San Diego Chargers Ron Lee Defensive back Oregon 323 New Orleans Saints Milton Butts Tackle North Carolina 324 Houston Oilers Larry Bell Tackle East Texas State 325 New England Patriots Nathaniel Bell Defensive tackle Tulane 326 New York Jets Don Buckey Wide receiver North Carolina State 327 New York Jets Dave Buckey Quarterback North Carolina State 328 Green Bay Packers Melvin Jackson Guard USC 329 Atlanta Falcons Pat Bolton Kicker Montana State 330 Chicago Bears John O'Leary Running back Nebraska 331 Kansas City Chiefs Harold Porter Wide receiver Southwestern Louisiana 332 San Francisco 49ers Gerald Loper Guard Florida 333 New York Giants Jerry Golsteyn Quarterback Northern Illinois 334 Denver Broncos Randy Moore Defensive tackle Arizona State 335 Detroit Lions Mike McCabe Center South Carolina 336 Buffalo Bills Joe Lowery Running back Jackson State 337 Washington Redskins Walter Tullis Defensive back Delaware State 338 San Diego Chargers Herman Harris Defensive back Mississippi Valley State 339 Miami Dolphins Randy Young Tackle Iowa State 340 Baltimore Colts Frank Stavroff Kicker Indiana 341 Cincinnati Bengals Joe Dale Harris Wide receiver Alabama 342 Miami Dolphins Darryl Brandford Defensive tackle Northwestern 343 Oakland Raiders Cedric Brown Defensive back Kent State 344 Los Angeles Rams Jim Jodat Running back Carthage 345 Minnesota Vikings Robert Sparks Defensive back San Francisco State 346 Dallas Cowboys Charles McShane Linebacker California-Lutheran 347 Pittsburgh Steelers Bill Carroll Wide receiver East Texas State Round thirteen
Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 348 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Brad Jenkins Tight end Nebraska 349 Seattle Seahawks Andy Reid Running back Georgia 350 New Orleans Saints Kenny Downing Defensive back Missouri 351 San Diego Chargers John Lee Defensive tackle Nebraska 352 New England Patriots James Jones Defensive back Central Michigan 353 Philadelphia Eagles Terry Tautolo Linebacker UCLA 354 Cleveland Browns Brian Murray Tackle Arizona 355 Green Bay Packers Bradley Bowman Defensive back Southern Mississippi 356 Atlanta Falcons Mike Williams Tackle Florida 357 Chicago Bears Dale Kasowski Running back North Dakota 358 Philadelphia Eagles Steve Ebbecke Defensive back Villanova 359 San Francisco 49ers Larry Brumfield Defensive back Indiana State 360 New York Giants Rick Caswell Wide receiver Western Kentucky 361 Kansas City Chiefs Joe Bruner Quarterback N.E. Louisiana 362 Denver Broncos Donnie McGraw Defensive back Houston 363 Detroit Lions Mel Jacobs Wide receiver San Diego State 364 Washington Redskins Waymon Britt Defensive back Michigan 365 Buffalo Bills Will Wilcox Guard Texas 366 Miami Dolphins Bernie Head Center Tulsa 367 Oakland Raiders Craig Crnick Defensive end Idaho 368 Houston Oilers Dan O'Rourke Wide receiver Colorado State 369 St. Louis Cardinals Greg Brewton Defensive tackle Michigan State 370 Oakland Raiders Mark Young Tackle Washington State 371 Cincinnati Bengals Randy Walker Defensive back Miami (OH) 372 Minnesota Vikings Gary Paulson Defensive end Colorado State 373 Los Angeles Rams Steve Hamilton Quarterback Emporia State 374 Dallas Cowboys Mark Driscoll Quarterback Colorado State 375 Pittsburgh Steelers Larry Kain Tight end Ohio State Round fourteen
Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 376 Seattle Seahawks Jarvis Blinks Defensive back Northwest Louisiana 377 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Carl Roaches Wide receiver Texas A&M 378 San Diego Chargers Ed Jones Guard Cincinnati 379 New Orleans Saints Rich Hucke Defensive end Western Montana 380 New York Jets Al Gluchoski Center West Virginia 381 Cleveland Browns Joe Smalzer Tight end Illinois 382 New England Patriots David Quehl Wide receiver Holy Cross 383 Atlanta Falcons Mark Husfloen Defensive end Washington State 384 Chicago Bears Ron Cuie Running back Oregon State 385 Philadelphia Eagles Melvin Shy Defensive back Tennessee State 386 Green Bay Packers John Henson Running back Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo 387 New York Giants Jerry Mullane Linebacker Lehigh 388 Kansas City Chiefs Rick Thurman Tackle Texas 389 San Francisco 49ers Johnny Miller Linebacker Livingstone College 390 Denver Broncos Larry Evans Linebacker Mississippi College 391 Detroit Lions Leonard Elston Wide receiver Kentucky State 392 Buffalo Bills Tony Williams Wide receiver Middle Tennessee State 393 Washington Redskins Quinn Buckner Defensive back Indiana 394 Baltimore Colts Jeremiah Cummings Defensive end Albany State 395 Houston Oilers John Reimer Tackle Wisconsin 396 Miami Dolphins Bob Gissler Linebacker South Dakota State 397 Oakland Raiders Calvin Young Running back Fresno State 398 Cincinnati Bengals Greg Coleman Punter Florida A&M 399 St. Louis Cardinals Raymond Crosier Defensive end Abilene Christian 400 Los Angeles Rams Al Burleson Defensive tackle Washington 401 Minnesota Vikings Jeff Stapleton Tackle Purdue 402 Dallas Cowboys Larry Mushinskie Tight end Nebraska 403 Pittsburgh Steelers Wayne Field Defensive back Florida Round fifteen
Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 404 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Bob Dzierzak Defensive tackle Utah State 405 Seattle Seahawks Dan Smith Tackle Washington State 406 New Orleans Saints Steve Seminoff Defensive tackle Wichita State 407 San Diego Chargers Jack Hoffman Defensive tackle Indiana 408 Cleveland Browns Luther Philyaw Defensive back Loyola (CA) 409 New England Patriots Bernard Coleman Wide receiver Bethune-Cookman 410 New York Jets Rick Faulk Punter San Francisco State 411 Chicago Bears Jerry Meyers Defensive tackle Northern Illinois 412 Philadelphia Eagles Brett White Punter UCLA 413 Green Bay Packers Jerry Dandridge Linebacker Memphis State 414 Atlanta Falcons Ron Olson Defensive back Washington 415 Kansas City Chiefs Dave Rozumek Linebacker New Hampshire 416 San Francisco 49ers Howard Stidham Linebacker Tennessee Tech 417 New York Giants Eddie Morgan Defensive tackle Arkansas State 418 Denver Broncos Wilbur Summers Punter Louisville 419 Detroit Lions Trent Smock Wide receiver Indiana 420 St. Louis Cardinals Lee Nelson Defensive back Florida State 421 Buffalo Bills Arnold Robinson Linebacker Bethune-Cookman 422 Houston Oilers Bobby Byars Defensive back Cheyney (PA) 423 Miami Dolphins Ron Holmes Running back Utah State 424 Baltimore Colts Gary Alexander Tackle Clemson 425 Cincinnati Bengals Lynn Hieber Quarterback Indiana (PA) 426 Washington Redskins John Monroe Running back Bluefield State 427 Oakland Raiders Carl Hargrave Defensive back Upper Iowa 428 Minnesota Vikings Ron Groce Running back Macalester 429 Los Angeles Rams Malcolm Campbell Wide receiver Cal State-Los Angeles 430 Dallas Cowboys Dale Curry Linebacker UCLA 431 Pittsburgh Steelers Mel Davis Defensive end North Texas State Round sixteen
Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 432 Seattle Seahawks Jeff Urczyk Guard Georgia Tech 433 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tommy West Linebacker Tennessee 434 San Diego Chargers Jack Harrison Guard California 435 New Orleans Saints Gene Jones Tackle Bowling Green 436 New England Patriots Clifford Brown Defensive tackle Tuskegee 437 New York Jets James Godwin Running back Fayetteville 438 Cleveland Browns Chris Lorenzen Defensive tackle Arizona State 439 Philadelphia Eagles Steve Campassi Running back Kentucky 440 Green Bay Packers Mike Timmermans Guard Northern Iowa 441 Atlanta Falcons Pat Curto Linebacker Ohio State 442 Chicago Bears Ronald Parker Tight end Texas Christian 443 San Francisco 49ers Reggie Lewis Defensive end San Diego State 444 New York Giants David Lawson Kicker Air Force 445 Kansas City Chiefs Dennis Anderson Punter Arizona 446 Denver Broncos John Huddleston Linebacker Utah 447 Detroit Lions Craig McCurdy Linebacker William & Mary 448 Buffalo Bills Gary Gorrell Linebacker Boise State 449 Baltimore Colts Mike Fuhrman Tight end Memphis State 450 Miami Dolphins Mike Green Punter Ohio 451 Baltimore Colts Steve Ludwig Center Miami (FL) 452 Houston Oilers Claude Johnson Linebacker Florida A&M 453 St. Louis Cardinals Cecil Beaird Wide receiver Fisk 454 Oakland Raiders Doug Hogan Defensive back USC 455 Cincinnati Bengals George Demopoulis Tackle Miami (FL) 456 Los Angeles Rams Rick Gage Wide receiver Arkansas Tech 457 Minnesota Vikings Randy Hickel Defensive back Montana State 458 Dallas Cowboys Rick Costanzo Tackle Nebraska 459 Pittsburgh Steelers Randy Butts Running back Kearney State Round seventeen
Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 460 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jack Berry Quarterback Washington & Lee 461 Seattle Seahawks Chris Rowland Quarterback Washington 462 New Orleans Saints Scott MacDonald Tight end West Virginia 463 San Diego Chargers Clarence Sanders Linebacker Cincinnati 464 New York Jets Darwin Willie Tight end Tulane 465 Cleveland Browns Tom Fleming Wide receiver Dartmouth 466 New England Patriots Todd Anderson Center Stanford 467 Green Bay Packers Ray Hall Tight end Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo 468 Atlanta Falcons Tony Green Defensive back Texas Tech 469 Chicago Bears Mike Malham Linebacker Arkansas State 470 Philadelphia Eagles Anthony Terry Defensive back California-Davis 471 New York Giants Steve Curnutte Defensive back Vanderbilt 472 Kansas City Chiefs Pat McNeil Running back Baylor 473 San Francisco 49ers Darryl Jenkins Running back San Jose State 474 Denver Broncos Randy Cozens Defensive end Pittsburgh 475 Detroit Lions Jim Meeks Defensive back Boise State 476 Washington Redskins Chuck Wills Defensive back Oregon 477 Buffalo Bills Bob Berg Kicker New Mexico 478 Oakland Raiders Buddy Tate Defensive back Tulsa 479 Houston Oilers Allen Misher Wide receiver Louisiana State 480 Miami Dolphins Jeff Grantz Quarterback South Carolina 481 Oakland Raiders Nate Beasley Running back Delaware 482 Cincinnati Bengals Scott Dannelley Guard Ohio State 483 St. Louis Cardinals Dan Myers Defensive back Georgia Tech 484 Minnesota Vikings Dick Lukowski Defensive tackle West Virginia 485 Los Angeles Rams Gary Shaw Defensive back Brigham Young 486 Dallas Cowboys Stan Woodfill Kicker Oregon 487 [4] Pittsburgh Steelers Kelvin Kirk Wide receiver Dayton = Pro Bowler [2] = Hall of Famer Hall of famers
- Steve Largent, Wide Receiver from Tulsa taken 4th round 117th overall by the Houston Oilers.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1995.[5]
- Lee Roy Selmon, Defensive End from Oklahoma taken 1st round 1st overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1995.[5]
- Mike Haynes, Cornerback from Arizona State taken 1st round 5th overall by the New England Patriots.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1997.[5]
- Jackie Slater, Offensive Tackle from Jackson State taken 3rd round 86th overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2001.[6]
- Harry Carson, Linebacker from South Carolina State taken 4th round 105th overall by the New York Giants.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2006.[6]
References
- ^ Wire Services. "Bucs Open Draft By Taking Leroy Selmon". The Sarasota Journal. 8 Apr 1976
- ^ a b Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
- ^ Archie Griffin, 1974 and 1975 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-08. http://www.webcitation.org/5hNOkkJXY. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
- ^ a b c List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. http://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1990s. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
- ^ a b List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. http://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#2000s. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
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