1971 NFL Draft
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | January 28–29, 1971 |
| Location | Belmont Plaza Hotel in New York City, NY |
| Overview | |
442 total selections in 17 rounds | |
| First selection | Jim Plunkett, QB New England Patriots |
| Last selection | Charles Hill, WR Oakland Raiders |
| Most selections (22) | Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers |
| Fewest selections (11) | Washington Redskins |
| Hall of Famers | 4 |
The 1971 National Football League draft was held January 28–29, 1971, at the Belmont Plaza Hotel in New York City, New York. It was the first time that three quarterbacks were selected with the three first draft choices.[1][2] The Boston Patriots were renamed New England Patriots after the draft in March 1971.
Contents
1 Player selections
1.1 Round one
1.2 Round two
1.3 Round three
1.4 Round four
1.5 Round five
1.6 Round six
1.7 Round seven
1.8 Round eight
1.9 Round nine
1.10 Round ten
1.11 Round eleven
1.12 Round twelve
1.13 Round thirteen
1.14 Round fourteen
1.15 Round fifteen
1.16 Round sixteen
1.17 Round seventeen
2 Notable undrafted players
3 Hall of Famers
4 References
5 External links
Player selections
| = Pro Bowler [3] | = Hall of Famer |
Round one
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Patriots | Jim Plunkett[4] | Quarterback | Stanford |
| 2 | New Orleans Saints | Archie Manning | Quarterback | Mississippi |
| 3 | Houston Oilers | Dan Pastorini | Quarterback/Punter | Santa Clara |
| 4 | Buffalo Bills | J. D. Hill | Wide Receiver | Arizona State |
| 5 | Philadelphia Eagles | Richard Harris | Defensive End | Grambling |
| 6 | New York Jets | John Riggins | Fullback | Kansas |
| 7 | Atlanta Falcons | Joe Profit | Running Back | NE Louisiana |
| 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Frank Lewis | Wide Receiver | Grambling |
| 9 | Green Bay Packers (From Denver Broncos) | John Brockington | Running Back | Ohio State |
| 10 | Los Angeles Rams (From Washington Redskins) | Isiah Robertson | Linebacker | Southern |
| 11 | Chicago Bears | Joe Moore | Running Back | Missouri |
| 12 | Denver Broncos (From Green Bay Packers) | Marv Montgomery | Offensive Tackle | USC |
| 13 | San Diego Chargers | Leon Burns | Running Back | Long Beach State |
| 14 | Cleveland Browns | Clarence Scott | Cornerback | Kansas State |
| 15 | Cincinnati Bengals | Vernon Holland | Offensive Tackle | Tennessee State |
| 16 | Kansas City Chiefs | Elmo Wright | Wide Receiver | Houston |
| 17 | St. Louis Cardinals | Norm Thompson | Cornerback | Utah |
| 18 | New York Giants | Rocky Thompson | Wide Receiver | West Texas A&M |
| 19 | Oakland Raiders | Jack Tatum | Safety | Ohio State |
| 20 | Los Angeles Rams | Jack Youngblood | Defensive End | Florida |
| 21 | Detroit Lions | Bob Bell | Defensive Tackle | Cincinnati |
| 22 | Baltimore Colts (From Miami Dolphins) | Don McCauley | Running Back | North Carolina |
| 23 | San Francisco 49ers | William Tim Anderson | Cornerback | Ohio State |
| 24 | Minnesota Vikings | Leo Hayden | Running Back | Ohio State |
| 25 | Dallas Cowboys | Tody Smith | Defensive End | USC |
| 26 | Baltimore Colts | Leonard Dunlap | Cornerback | North Texas State |
Round two
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Boston Patriots | Julius Adams | Defensive tackle | Texas Southern |
| 28 | Chicago Bears | Jim Harrison | Running back | Missouri |
| 29 | Buffalo Bills | Jan White | Tight end | Ohio State |
| 30 | Detroit Lions | Dave Thompson | Center | Clemson |
| 31 | New Orleans Saints | Sam Holden | Guard | Grambling |
| 32 | New York Jets | John Mooring | Tackle | Tampa |
| 33 | Atlanta Falcons | Ken Burrow | Wide receiver | San Diego State |
| 34 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jack Ham | Linebacker | Penn State |
| 35 | Denver Broncos | Dwight Harrison | Wide receiver | Texas A&I |
| 36 | Chicago Bears | Charlie Ford | Defensive back | Houston |
| 37 | San Francisco 49ers | Ernie Janet | Guard | Washington |
| 38 | Washington Redskins | Cotton Speyrer | Wide receiver | Texas |
| 39 | Kansas City Chiefs | Wilbur Young | Defensive tackle | Wm. Penn (Iowa) |
| 40 | Cleveland Browns | Bo Cornell | Running back | Washington |
| 41 | Cincinnati Bengals | Stephen Lawson | Guard | Kansas |
| 42 | Kansas City Chiefs | Scott Lewis | Defensive end | Grambling |
| 43 | St. Louis Cardinals | Dan Dierdorf | Tackle | Michigan |
| 44 | New York Giants | Wayne Walton | Tackle | Abilene Christian |
| 45 | Oakland Raiders | Phil Villapiano | Linebacker | Bowling Green |
| 46 | Green Bay Packers | Virgil Robinson | Running back | Grambling |
| 47 | Miami Dolphins | Otto Stowe | Wide receiver | Iowa State |
| 48 | Detroit Lions | Charlie Weaver | Linebacker | USC |
| 49 | San Francisco 49ers | Joe Orduna | Running back | Nebraska |
| 50 | Philadelphia Eagles | Hank Allison | Guard | San Diego State |
| 51 | Dallas Cowboys | Ike Thomas | Defensive back | Bishop |
| 52 | Baltimore Colts | Bill Atessis | Defensive end | Texas |
Round three
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Buffalo Bills | Bruce Jarvis | Center | Washington |
| 54 | New Orleans Saints | Bivian Lee | Defensive back | Prairie View A&M |
| 55 | San Francisco 49ers | Sam Dickerson | Wide receiver | USC |
| 56 | Houston Oilers | Lynn Dickey | Quarterback | Kansas State |
| 57 | Buffalo Bills | Jim Braxton | Running back | West Virginia |
| 58 | New York Jets | Chris Farasopoulos | Defensive back | Brigham Young |
| 59 | Atlanta Falcons | Leo Hart | Quarterback | Duke |
| 60 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Steve Davis | Running back | Delaware State |
| 61 | St. Louis Cardinals | James Livesay | Wide receiver | Richmond |
| 62 | Green Bay Packers | Charles Hall | Defensive back | Pittsburgh |
| 63 | Los Angeles Rams | Dave Elmendorf | Defensive back | Texas A&M |
| 64 | Chicago Bears | Tony McGee | Defensive end | Bishop |
| 65 | San Diego Chargers | Mike Montgomery | Running back | Kansas State |
| 66 | Cleveland Browns | Paul Staroba | Wide receiver | Michigan |
| 67 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ken Anderson | Quarterback | Augustana (IL) |
| 68 | Cleveland Browns | Charlie Hall | Linebacker | Houston |
| 69 | Dallas Cowboys | Sam Scarber | Running back | New Mexico |
| 70 | New York Giants | Ronnie Hornsby | Linebacker | Southeastern Louisiana |
| 71 | Chicago Bears | Bob Newton | Tackle | Nebraska |
| 72 | Detroit Lions | Al Clark | Defensive back | Eastern Michigan |
| 73 | Oakland Raiders | Warren Koegel | Center | Penn State |
| 74 | Miami Dolphins | Dale Farley | Linebacker | West Virginia |
| 75 | San Francisco 49ers | Willie Parker | Center | North Texas State |
| 76 | Minnesota Vikings | Eddie Hackett | Wide receiver | Alcorn A&M |
| 77 | Dallas Cowboys | Bill Gregory | Defensive tackle | Wisconsin |
| 78 | Baltimore Colts | Karl Douglas | Quarterback | Texas A&I |
Round four
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Denver Broncos | Lyle Alzado | Defensive end | Yankton |
| 80 | Dallas Cowboys | Joe Carter | Tight end | Grambling |
| 81 | Houston Oilers | Larron Jackson | Tackle | Missouri |
| 82 | New Orleans Saints | Carlos Bell | Running back | Houston |
| 83 | Philadelphia Eagles | Happy Feller | Kicker | Texas |
| 84 | New York Jets | Bill Zapalac | Linebacker | Texas |
| 85 | Atlanta Falcons | Mike Potchad | Tackle | Pittsburg (KS) |
| 86 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Gerry Mullins | Tight end | USC |
| 87 | Denver Broncos | Cleo Johnson | Defensive back | Alcorn A&M |
| 88 | New Orleans Saints | Wimpy Winther | Center | Mississippi |
| 89 | Chicago Bears | Jerry Moore | Defensive back | Arkansas |
| 90 | Los Angeles Rams | Steve Worster | Running back | Texas |
| 91 | New Orleans Saints | D'Artagnan Martin | Defensive back | Kentucky State |
| 92 | Cleveland Browns | Robert Pena | Guard | Massachusetts |
| 93 | Cincinnati Bengals | Fred Willis | Running back | Boston College |
| 94 | Kansas City Chiefs | David Robinson | Tight end | Jacksonville State |
| 95 | St. Louis Cardinals | Larry Willingham | Defensive back | Auburn |
| 96 | New York Giants | Dave Tipton | Defensive tackle | Stanford |
| 97 | Oakland Raiders | Clarence Davis | Running back | USC |
| 98 | New Orleans Saints | Don Morrison | Tackle | Texas-Arlington |
| 99 | Miami Dolphins | Joe Theismann | Quarterback | Notre Dame |
| 100 | Detroit Lions | Larry Woods | Defensive tackle | Tennessee State |
| 101 | San Francisco 49ers | Tony Harris | Running back | Toledo |
| 102 | Minnesota Vikings | Vince Clements | Running back | Connecticut |
| 103 | Dallas Cowboys | Adam Mitchell | Tackle | Mississippi |
| 104 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dwight White | Defensive end | East Texas State |
Round five
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | Boston Patriots | Tim Kelly | Linebacker | Notre Dame |
| 106 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Larry Brown | Tight end | Kansas |
| 107 | Buffalo Bills | Donnie Green | Tackle | Purdue |
| 108 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tom Shellabarger | Tackle | San Diego State |
| 109 | Houston Oilers | Willie Armstrong | Running back | Grambling |
| 110 | Cincinnati Bengals | Arthur May | Defensive end | Tuskegee |
| 111 | Atlanta Falcons | Ray Jarvis | Wide receiver | Norfolk State |
| 112 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Melvin Holmes | Tackle | North Carolina A&T |
| 113 | Buffalo Bills | Tim Beamer | Defensive back | Johnson C. Smith |
| 114 | San Francisco 49ers | Dean Shaternick | Tackle | Kansas State |
| 115 | San Diego Chargers | Bryant Salter | Defensive back | Pittsburgh |
| 116 | Green Bay Packers | Donnell Smith | Defensive end | Southern |
| 117 | San Diego Chargers | Ray White | Linebacker | Syracuse |
| 118 | Cleveland Browns | Stan Brown | Wide receiver | Purdue |
| 119 | San Diego Chargers | Phil Asack | Defensive end | Duke |
| 120 | Kansas City Chiefs | Mike Adamle | Running back | Northwestern |
| 121 | St. Louis Cardinals | Rocky Wallace | Linebacker | Missouri |
| 122 | San Francisco 49ers | George Wells | Linebacker | New Mexico State |
| 123 | Oakland Raiders | Bob Moore | Tight end | Stanford |
| 124 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Stillwagon | Linebacker | Ohio State |
| 125 | Detroit Lions | Pete Newell | Guard | Michigan |
| 126 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ralph Anderson | Defensive back | W. Texas State |
| 127 | San Francisco 49ers | Marty Huff | Linebacker | Michigan |
| 128 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Fred Brister | Linebacker | Mississippi |
| 129 | Dallas Cowboys | Ron Kadziel | Linebacker | Stanford |
| 130 | Baltimore Colts | John Andrews | Tight end | Indiana |
Round six
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131 | Boston Patriots | David Hardt | Tight end | Kentucky |
| 132 | New Orleans Saints | Don Moorhead | Running back | Michigan |
| 133 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jack Smith | Defensive back | Troy State |
| 134 | Houston Oilers | Willie Alexander | Defensive back | Alcorn A&M |
| 135 | Chicago Bears | Earl Thomas | Tight end | Houston |
| 136 | New York Jets | Phil Wise | Tight end | Nebraska-Omaha |
| 137 | Atlanta Falcons | Tom Hayes | Defensive back | San Diego State |
| 138 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Craig Hanneman | Tackle | Oregon State |
| 139 | Denver Broncos | Harold Phillips | Defensive back | Michigan State |
| 140 | Green Bay Packers | Scott Hunter | Quarterback | Alabama |
| 141 | Washington Redskins | Conway Hayman | Guard | Delaware |
| 142 | Cleveland Browns | Doug Dieken | Tackle | Illinois |
| 143 | San Diego Chargers | Jacob Mayes | Running back | Tennessee State |
| 144 | Cleveland Browns | Jay Dixon | Defensive end | Boston University |
| 145 | Buffalo Bills | Bill McKinley | Defensive end | Arizona |
| 146 | Kansas City Chiefs | Kerry Reardon | Defensive back | Iowa |
| 147 | St. Louis Cardinals | Mel Gray | Wide receiver | Missouri |
| 148 | Atlanta Falcons | Ray Brown | Defensive back | West Texas State |
| 149 | Oakland Raiders | Greg Slough | Linebacker | USC |
| 150 | Detroit Lions | Frank Harris | Quarterback | Boston College |
| 151 | Miami Dolphins | Dennis Coleman | Linebacker | Mississippi |
| 152 | Detroit Lions | Herman Franklin | Wide receiver | USC |
| 153 | San Francisco 49ers | Al Bresler | Wide receiver | Auburn |
| 154 | Philadelphia Eagles | Wyck Neely | Defensive back | Mississippi |
| 155 | Dallas Cowboys | Steve Maier | Wide receiver | Northern Arizona |
| 156 | Baltimore Colts | Ken Frith | Defensive tackle | Northeast Louisiana |
Round seven
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 157 | Oakland Raiders | Don Martin | Defensive back | Yale |
| 158 | New Orleans Saints | Larry DiNardo | Guard | Notre Dame |
| 159 | Houston Oilers | Phil Croyle | Linebacker | California |
| 160 | Buffalo Bills | Bob Chandler | Wide receiver | USC |
| 161 | Philadelphia Eagles | Harold Carmichael | Wide receiver | Southern |
| 162 | New York Jets | Scott Palmer | Defensive tackle | Texas |
| 163 | Atlanta Falcons | Wesley Chesson | Wide receiver | Duke |
| 164 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Worthy McClure | Tackle | Mississippi |
| 165 | Denver Broncos | Doug Adams | Linebacker | Ohio State |
| 166 | Washington Redskins | Willie Germany | Defensive back | Morgan State |
| 167 | Chicago Bears | Buddy Lee | Quarterback | LSU |
| 168 | Green Bay Packers | Dave Davis | Wide receiver | Tennessee State |
| 169 | San Diego Chargers | Chuck Dicus | Wide receiver | Arkansas |
| 170 | Cleveland Browns | Bob Jacobs | Kicker | Wyoming |
| 171 | Cincinnati Bengals | Neal Craig | Defensive back | Fisk |
| 172 | New Orleans Saints | Bob Newland | Wide receiver | Oregon |
| 173 | St. Louis Cardinals | James Cooch | Defensive back | Colorado |
| 174 | Houston Oilers | Larry Watson | Tackle | Morgan State |
| 175 | Green Bay Packers | James Johnson | Wide receiver | Bishop |
| 176 | Chicago Bears | Dennis Ferris | Running back | Pittsburgh |
| 177 | Detroit Lions | Brownie Wheless | Tackle | Rice |
| 178 | Miami Dolphins | Ron Dickerson | Defensive back | Kansas State |
| 179 | San Francisco 49ers | John Watson | Tackle | Oklahoma |
| 180 | Minnesota Vikings | Gene Mack | Linebacker | Texas-El Paso |
| 181 | Dallas Cowboys | Bill Griffin | Tackle | Catawba |
| 182 | Baltimore Colts | Gordon Bowdell | Wide receiver | Michigan State |
Round eight
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 183 | Buffalo Bills | Louis Ross | Defensive end | South Carolina State |
| 184 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Larry Crowe | Running back | Texas Southern |
| 185 | Buffalo Bills | Tyrone Walls | Running back | Missouri |
| 186 | Philadelphia Eagles | Leonard Gotschalk | Center | Humboldt State |
| 187 | Denver Broncos | Tom Beard | Center | Michigan State |
| 188 | New York Jets | Roy Kirksey | Guard | Maryland State |
| 189 | Atlanta Falcons | Dennis Havig | Guard | Colorado |
| 190 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Paul Rogers | Kicker | Nebraska |
| 191 | Kansas City Chiefs | Mike Sensibaugh | Defensive back | Ohio State |
| 192 | Chicago Bears | Karl Weiss | Tackle | Vanderbilt |
| 193 | Green Bay Packers | Win Headley | Center | Wake Forest |
| 194 | New Orleans Saints | James Elder | Defensive back | Southern |
| 195 | San Diego Chargers | Leon Van Gorkum | Defensive end | San Diego State |
| 196 | Cleveland Browns | Larry Zelina | Running back | Ohio State |
| 197 | Cincinnati Bengals | Fred Herring | Defensive back | Tennessee State |
| 198 | Kansas City Chiefs | Rick Telander | Defensive back | Northwestern |
| 199 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ron Yankowski | Defensive end | Kansas State |
| 200 | New York Giants | Ted Gregory | Defensive end | Delaware |
| 201 | New Orleans Saints | Bob Gresham | Running back | West Virginia |
| 202 | Los Angeles Rams | Tony Garay | Defensive end | Hofstra |
| 203 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ernie Holmes | Defensive tackle | Texas Southern |
| 204 | Detroit Lions | Ken Lee | Linebacker | Washington |
| 205 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim McCann | Kicker | Arizona State |
| 206 | Dallas Cowboys | Ron Jessie | Wide receiver | Kansas |
| 207 | Baltimore Colts | Willie Bogan | Defensive back | Dartmouth |
| 208 | Minnesota Vikings | John Farley | Defensive end | Johnson C. Smith |
Round nine
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 209 | Boston Patriots | Josh Ashton | Running back | Tulsa |
| 210 | New Orleans Saints | Tom Williams | Defensive back | Willamette |
| 211 | Philadelphia Eagles | Len Pettigrew | Linebacker | Ashland |
| 212 | Houston Oilers | Floyd Rice | Linebacker | Alcorn A&M |
| 213 | Buffalo Bills | Bob Strickland | Linebacker | Auburn |
| 214 | New York Jets | John Curtis | Tight end | Springfield |
| 215 | Atlanta Falcons | Alvin Griffin | Wide receiver | Tuskegee |
| 216 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mike Anderson | Linebacker | LSU |
| 217 | Denver Broncos | John Handy | Linebacker | Purdue |
| 218 | Green Bay Packers | Barry Mayer | Running back | Minnesota |
| 219 | Washington Redskins | Mike Fanucci | Defensive end | Arizona State |
| 220 | Chicago Bears | Lester McClain | Wide receiver | Tennessee |
| 221 | San Diego Chargers | John Tanner | Tight end | Tennessee Tech |
| 222 | Cleveland Browns | Wilmur Levels | Defensive back | North Texas State |
| 223 | Cincinnati Bengals | Gary Gustafson | Linebacker | Montana State |
| 224 | Kansas City Chiefs | Alvin Hawes | Tackle | Minnesota |
| 225 | St. Louis Cardinals | Mike Savoy | Wide receiver | Black Hills (S.D.) |
| 226 | New York Giants | Ed Thomas | Linebacker | Lebanon Valley |
| 227 | Oakland Raiders | Dave Garnett | Running back | Pittsburgh |
| 228 | Los Angeles Rams | Joe Schmidt | Wide receiver | Miami (FL) |
| 229 | Detroit Lions | Mickey Zofko | Running back | Auburn |
| 230 | Miami Dolphins | Vern Den Herder | Defensive end | Central Iowa |
| 231 | San Francisco 49ers | Therman Couch | Linebacker | Iowa State |
| 232 | Minnesota Vikings | Tim Sullivan | Running back | Iowa |
| 233 | Dallas Cowboys | Honor Jackson | Wide receiver | Pacific |
| 234 | Baltimore Colts | Bill Burnett | Running back | Arkansas |
Round ten
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 235 | Boston Patriots | Layne McDowell | Tackle | Iowa |
| 236 | San Francisco 49ers | Ron Cardo | Running back | Wisconsin–Oshkosh |
| 237 | Houston Oilers | Russell Price | Defensive end | North Carolina Central |
| 238 | Oakland Raiders | William West | Defensive back | Tennessee State |
| 239 | New Orleans Saints | Rocky Pamplin | Running back | Hawaii |
| 240 | New York Jets | Jim Bettis | Defensive back | Michigan |
| 241 | Atlanta Falcons | Faddie Tillman | Defensive end | Boise State |
| 242 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim O'Shea | Tight end | Boston College |
| 243 | Denver Broncos | Carlis Harris | Wide receiver | Idaho State |
| 244 | Washington Redskins | Jesse Taylor | Running back | Cincinnati |
| 245 | Chicago Bears | Larry Rowden | Linebacker | Houston |
| 246 | Green Bay Packers | Kevin Hunt | Tackle | Doane |
| 247 | San Diego Chargers | Gary Nowak | Tight end | Michigan State |
| 248 | Cleveland Browns | Steve Casteel | Linebacker | Oklahoma |
| 249 | Cincinnati Bengals | Jack Stambaugh | Guard | Oregon |
| 250 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bruce Jankowski | Wide receiver | Ohio State |
| 251 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ronald Miller | Tackle | McNeese State |
| 252 | New York Giants | Henry Reed | Linebacker | Weber State |
| 253 | Oakland Raiders | Tim Oesterling | Defensive tackle | UCLA |
| 254 | Los Angeles Rams | Don Popplewell | Center | Colorado |
| 255 | Miami Dolphins | Ron Maree | Defensive tackle | Purdue |
| 256 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tom Bailey | Running back | Florida State |
| 257 | San Francisco 49ers | Ernie Jennings | Wide receiver | Air Force |
| 258 | Minnesota Vikings | Chris Morris | Guard | Indiana |
| 259 | Dallas Cowboys | Rodney Wallace | Defensive tackle | New Mexico |
| 260 | Baltimore Colts | Rex Kern | Quarterback | Ohio State |
Round eleven
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 261 | Boston Patriots | Dan Schneiss | Tight end | Nebraska |
| 262 | New Orleans Saints | Bob Pollard | Defensive end | Weber State |
| 263 | Buffalo Bills | Andy Browder | Tackle | Texas A&I |
| 264 | Philadelphia Eagles | Albert Davis | Running back | Tennessee State |
| 265 | Houston Oilers | Macon Hughes | Wide receiver | Rice |
| 266 | New York Jets | Vernon Studdard | Wide receiver | Mississippi |
| 267 | Atlanta Falcons | Larry Shears | Defensive back | Lincoln (MO) |
| 268 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mike Wagner | Defensive back | Western Illinois |
| 269 | Denver Broncos | Roger Roitsch | Defensive tackle | Rice |
| 270 | Chicago Bears | Cliff Hardy | Defensive back | Michigan State |
| 271 | Green Bay Packers | John Lanier | Running back | Parsons |
| 272 | Washington Redskins | George Starke | Tackle | Columbia |
| 273 | San Diego Chargers | Don Pinson | Defensive back | Tennessee State |
| 274 | Cleveland Browns | Mike Sikich | Guard | Northwestern |
| 275 | Cincinnati Bengals | Edward Marshall | Wide receiver | Cameron State |
| 276 | Kansas City Chiefs | Nate Allen | Defensive back | Texas Southern |
| 277 | St. Louis Cardinals | Rick Ogle | Linebacker | Colorado |
| 278 | New York Giants | Marshall Ellison | Guard | Dayton |
| 279 | Oakland Raiders | Jim Poston | Defensive tackle | South Carolina |
| 280 | Los Angeles Rams | Charlie Richards | Quarterback | Richmond |
| 281 | Detroit Lions | Phil Webb | Defensive back | Colorado State |
| 282 | Miami Dolphins | Vic Surma | Tackle | Penn State |
| 283 | San Francisco 49ers | Joe Reed | Quarterback | Mississippi State |
| 284 | Minnesota Vikings | Mike Walker | Linebacker | Tulane |
| 285 | Dallas Cowboys | Ernest Bonwell | Defensive tackle | Lane (Tenn.) |
| 286 | Baltimore Colts | Dave Jones | Linebacker | Baylor |
Round twelve
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 287 | Boston Patriots | John Rodman | Tackle | Northwestern |
| 288 | New Orleans Saints | Ron Gathright | Defensive back | Morehead State |
| 289 | Philadelphia Eagles | Rich Saathoff | Defensive end | Northern Arizona |
| 290 | Houston Oilers | John Thompson | Guard | Minnesota |
| 291 | Buffalo Bills | Jim Sheffield | Kicker | Texas A&M |
| 292 | New York Jets | Rich Sowells | Defensive back | Alcorn A&M |
| 293 | Atlanta Falcons | Ronnie Lowe | Wide receiver | Ft. Valley State |
| 294 | Baltimore Colts | Bob Wuensch | Tackle | Texas |
| 295 | Denver Broncos | Floyd Franks | Wide receiver | Mississippi |
| 296 | Green Bay Packers | Greg Hendren | Guard | California |
| 297 | Washington Redskins | Jeff Severson | Defensive back | Cal State-Long Beach |
| 298 | Chicago Bears | Steve Booras | Defensive end | Mesa Jr. College |
| 299 | San Diego Chargers | Wesley Garnett | Wide receiver | Utah State |
| 300 | Cleveland Browns | Tony Blanchard | Tight end | North Carolina |
| 301 | Cincinnati Bengals | James Hayden | Defensive end | Memphis State |
| 302 | Kansas City Chiefs | Tony Esposito | Running back | Pittsburgh |
| 303 | St. Louis Cardinals | Tim Von Dulm | Quarterback | Portland State |
| 304 | New York Giants | Tom Blanchard | Kicker | Oregon |
| 305 | Oakland Raiders | Horace Jones | Defensive tackle | Louisville |
| 306 | Los Angeles Rams | Kirk Behrendt | Tackle | Whitewater |
| 307 | Miami Dolphins | Leroy Byars | Running back | Alcorn A&M |
| 308 | Detroit Lions | Bill Pilconis | Wide receiver | Pittsburgh |
| 309 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim Bunch | Defensive tackle | Wisconsin–Platteville |
| 310 | Minnesota Vikings | Reggie Holmes | Defensive back | Wisconsin–Stout |
| 311 | Dallas Cowboys | Steve Goepel | Quarterback | Colgate |
| 312 | Baltimore Colts | Bill Triplett | Wide receiver | Michigan State |
Round thirteen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 313 | Boston Patriots | Lewis Swain | Defensive back | Alabama A&M |
| 314 | New Orleans Saints | Don Burchfield | Tight end | Ball State |
| 315 | Houston Oilers | Joe Hoing | Guard | Arkansas Tech |
| 316 | Buffalo Bills | Busty Underwood | Quarterback | Texas Christian |
| 317 | Philadelphia Eagles | Danny Lester | Defensive back | Texas |
| 318 | New York Jets | John Eggold | Defensive end | Arizona |
| 319 | Atlanta Falcons | Dan Crooks | Defensive back | Wisconsin |
| 320 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Alfred Young | Wide receiver | South Carolina State |
| 321 | Denver Broncos | Craig Blackford | Quarterback | Evansville |
| 322 | Washington Redskins | Dan Ryczek | Center | Virginia |
| 323 | Chicago Bears | Ed Nicholas | Tackle | North Carolina State |
| 324 | Green Bay Packers | Jack Martin | Running back | Angelo State |
| 325 | San Diego Chargers | Sammy Milner | Wide receiver | Mississippi State |
| 326 | Cleveland Browns | Thad Jamula | Tackle | Lehigh |
| 327 | Cincinnati Bengals | David Knapman | Tight end | Central Washington |
| 328 | Kansas City Chiefs | Chuck Hixson | Quarterback | Southern Methodist |
| 329 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jeff Allen | Defensive back | Iowa State |
| 330 | New York Giants | Dave Roller | Defensive tackle | Kentucky |
| 331 | Los Angeles Rams | Russell Harrison | Running back | Kansas State |
| 332 | Detroit Lions | David Abercrombie | Running back | Tulane |
| 333 | Miami Dolphins | Lionel Hepburn | Defensive back | Texas Southern |
| 334 | Oakland Raiders | Mick Natzel | Defensive back | Central Michigan |
| 335 | San Francisco 49ers | John Bullock | Running back | Purdue |
| 336 | Minnesota Vikings | Benny Fry | Center | Houston |
| 337 | Dallas Cowboys | James Ford | Running back | Texas Southern |
| 338 | Baltimore Colts | Tom Neville | Linebacker | Yale |
Round fourteen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 339 | Boston Patriots | Alfred Sykes | Wide receiver | Florida A&M |
| 340 | New Orleans Saints | Bobby Scott | Quarterback | Tennessee |
| 341 | Buffalo Bills | Jim Hoots | Defensive end | Missouri Southern |
| 342 | Philadelphia Eagles | Robert Creech | Linebacker | Texas Christian |
| 343 | Houston Oilers | Dick Adams | Defensive back | Miami (OH) |
| 344 | New York Jets | John Harpring | Guard | Michigan |
| 345 | Atlanta Falcons | Daryl Comer | Tight end | Texas |
| 346 | Pittsburgh Steelers | McKinney Evans | Defensive back | New Mexico Highlands |
| 347 | Chicago Bears | Willie Lewis | Running back | Arizona |
| 348 | Green Bay Packers | LeRoy Spears | Defensive end | Moorhead (MN) |
| 349 | Washington Redskins | Bill Bynum | Quarterback | W. New Mexico |
| 350 | Denver Broncos | Tommy Lyons | Center | Georgia |
| 351 | San Diego Chargers | Edward O'Daniel | Defensive end | Texas Southern |
| 352 | Cleveland Browns | Rick Kingrea | Linebacker | Tulane |
| 353 | Cincinnati Bengals | Irvin Mallory | Defensive back | Virginia Union |
| 354 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bruce Bergey | Defensive end | UCLA |
| 355 | St. Louis Cardinals | Doug Klausen | Tackle | Arizona |
| 356 | New York Giants | Charlie Evans | Running back | USC |
| 357 | Oakland Raiders | Tom Gipson | Defensive tackle | North Texas State |
| 358 | Los Angeles Rams | Lionel Coleman | Defensive back | Oregon |
| 359 | Miami Dolphins | David Vaughn | Tight end | Memphis State |
| 360 | Detroit Lions | Tom Lorenz | Tight end | Iowa State |
| 361 | San Francisco 49ers | Bill Dunstan | Defensive end | Utah State |
| 362 | Minnesota Vikings | Jim Gallagher | Linebacker | Yale |
| 363 | Dallas Cowboys | Tyrone Covey | Defensive back | Utah State |
| 364 | Baltimore Colts | Mike Mikolayunas | Running back | Davidson |
Round fifteen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 365 | Boston Patriots | Nick McGarry | Tight end | Massachusetts |
| 366 | New Orleans Saints | Bart Graves | Tackle | Tulane |
| 367 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ed Fisher | Guard | Prairie View A&M |
| 368 | Houston Oilers | Andy Hopkins | Running back | Stephen F. Austin |
| 369 | Buffalo Bills | Charles Cole | Running back | Toledo |
| 370 | New York Jets | Dan Dyches | Center | South Carolina |
| 371 | Atlanta Falcons | Wallace Clark | Running back | Auburn |
| 372 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ray Makin | Guard | Kentucky |
| 373 | Denver Broncos | Larry James | Running back | Norfolk State |
| 374 | Green Bay Packers | Len Garrett | Tight end | New Mexico Highlands |
| 375 | Washington Redskins | Anthony Christnovich | Guard | LaCrosse (Wisc) |
| 376 | Chicago Bears | Ron Maciejowski | Quarterback | Ohio State |
| 377 | San Diego Chargers | Eric Humston | Linebacker | Muskingum |
| 378 | Cleveland Browns | Bill Green | Defensive back | Western Kentucky |
| 379 | Cincinnati Bengals | Bob Thomas | Running back | Arizona State |
| 380 | Kansas City Chiefs | Mike Montgomery | Defensive back | Southwest Texas State |
| 381 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ted Heiskell | Running back | Houston |
| 382 | New York Giants | Jim Wright | Linebacker | Notre Dame |
| 383 | Oakland Raiders | Andy Giles | Defensive end | William & Mary |
| 384 | Los Angeles Rams | Gary Kos | Guard | Notre Dame |
| 385 | Detroit Lions | Ed Coates | Wide receiver | Central Missouri |
| 386 | Miami Dolphins | Bob Richards | Guard | California |
| 387 | San Francisco 49ers | John Lennon | Tackle | Colgate |
| 388 | Minnesota Vikings | Jeff Wright | Defensive back | Minnesota |
| 389 | Dallas Cowboys | Bob Young | Tight end | Delaware |
| 390 | Baltimore Colts | Mike Hogan | Linebacker | Michigan State |
Round sixteen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 391 | Boston Patriots | Jim Zikmund | Defensive back | Kearney State |
| 392 | New Orleans Saints | Craig Robinson | Tackle | Houston |
| 393 | Houston Oilers | Mose Denson | Running back | Maryland State |
| 394 | Buffalo Bills | Billy Hunter | Defensive back | Utah |
| 395 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bruce James | Linebacker | Arkansas |
| 396 | New York Jets | Steve Harkey | Running back | Georgia Tech |
| 397 | Atlanta Falcons | Lindsey James | Running back | San Diego State |
| 398 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Walter Huntley | Defensive back | Trinity |
| 399 | Denver Broncos | Steve Thompson | Defensive tackle | Minnesota |
| 400 | Washington Redskins | Glenn Tucker | Linebacker | North Texas State |
| 401 | Chicago Bears | Sid Bailey | Defensive end | Texas-Arlington |
| 402 | Green Bay Packers | Jack O'Donnell | Guard | Central State (OK) |
| 403 | San Diego Chargers | Ed Foote | Center | Hawaii |
| 404 | Cleveland Browns | Dave Smith | Wide receiver | Mississippi State |
| 405 | Cincinnati Bengals | Mark Debevc | Linebacker | Ohio State |
| 406 | Kansas City Chiefs | Darrell Jansonius | Guard | Iowa State |
| 407 | St. Louis Cardinals | Lawrence Brame | Linebacker | Western Kentucky |
| 408 | New York Giants | Dick Gibbs | Tight end | Texas-El Paso |
| 409 | Los Angeles Rams | Ross Boice | Linebacker | Pacific Lutheran |
| 410 | Miami Dolphins | Chris Myers | Wide receiver | Kenyon |
| 411 | Detroit Lions | Tom Kutchinski | Defensive back | Michigan State |
| 412 | Oakland Raiders | Tony Stawarz | Defensive back | Miami (FL) |
| 413 | Minnesota Vikings | Greg Edmonds | Wide receiver | Penn State |
| 414 | San Francisco 49ers | Dave Purcell | Defensive tackle | Kentucky |
| 415 | Dallas Cowboys | John Brennan | Tackle | Boston College |
| 416 | Baltimore Colts | Rich Harrington | Defensive back | Houston |
Round seventeen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 417 | Boston Patriots | Ronald Leigh | Defensive end | Elizabeth City State |
| 418 | Los Angeles Rams | Randy Vataha | Wide receiver | Stanford |
| 419 | Buffalo Bills | Pat Morrison | Tight end | Arkansas |
| 420 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Sage | Linebacker | LSU |
| 421 | Houston Oilers | Calvin Fox | Linebacker | Michigan State |
| 422 | New York Jets | Greg Flaska | Defensive end | Western Michigan |
| 423 | Atlanta Falcons | Willie Martin | Running back | Johnson C. Smith |
| 424 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Danny Ehle | Running back | Howard Payne |
| 425 | Denver Broncos | Jack Simcsak | Kicker | Virginia Tech |
| 426 | Chicago Bears | Ray Garganes | Linebacker | Millersville (PA) |
| 427 | Green Bay Packers | Monty Johnson | Defensive back | Oklahoma |
| 428 | New Orleans Saints | Hermann Eben | Wide receiver | Oklahoma State |
| 429 | San Diego Chargers | Chip Kell | Center | Tennessee |
| 430 | Cleveland Browns | Leo Dillon | Center | Dayton |
| 431 | Kansas City Chiefs | Travis Hill | Defensive back | Prairie View A&M |
| 432 | Cincinnati Bengals | Sam Pearson | Defensive back | Western Kentucky |
| 433 | St. Louis Cardinals | Preston Watkins | Wide receiver | Bluefield (WV) |
| 434 | New York Giants | Coleman Zeno | Wide receiver | Grambling |
| 435 | Los Angeles Rams | Joe Sweet | Wide receiver | Tennessee State |
| 436 | Detroit Lions | Gordon Jolley | Tackle | Utah |
| 437 | Miami Dolphins | Curt Mark | Linebacker | Mayville (N.D.) |
| 438 | San Francisco 49ers | Leroy Charlton | Defensive back | Florida A&M |
| 439 | Minnesota Vikings | Ken Duncan | Punter | Tulsa |
| 440 | Dallas Cowboys | John Bomer | Center | Memphis State |
| 441 | Baltimore Colts | Don Nottingham | Running back | Kent State |
| 442 [5] | Oakland Raiders | Charles Hill | Wide receiver | Sam Houston State |
| = Pro Bowler [3] | = Hall of Famer |
Notable undrafted players
| † | = Pro Bowler[3] |
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlanta Falcons | Mike Lewis | DT | Arkansas AM&N | Ind. (Div. II) | |
Buffalo Bills | Tony Greene † | S | Maryland | ACC | |
Dallas Cowboys | Toni Fritsch † | K | | | He played professional soccer in Austria |
Dallas Cowboys | Ken Johnson | OT | Indiana | Big Ten | Never played college football, was a basketball player[6] |
Green Bay Packers | Jim DeLisle | DT | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
Green Bay Packers | Tim Webster | K | Arkansas | SWC | |
Los Angeles Rams | Matt Maslowski | WR | San Diego | Ind. | |
Miami Dolphins | Jim Del Gaizo | QB | Tampa | N/A | |
Miami Dolphins | Maulty Moore | DT | Bethune-Cookman | SIAC | |
Minnesota Vikings | Chuck Winfrey | LB | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
Pittsburgh Steelers | Glen Edwards † | S | Florida A&M | SIAC |
Hall of Famers
Jack Ham, linebacker from Pennsylvania State University taken 2nd round 34th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1988.[7]
John Riggins, running back from Kansas taken 1st round 6th overall by the New York Jets.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1992.[8]
Dan Dierdorf, offensive tackle from University of Michigan taken 2nd round 43rd overall by the St. Louis Cardinals.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1996.[8]
Jack Youngblood, defensive end from Florida taken 1st round 20th overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2001.[9]
References
^ "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on 2015-09-30. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
^ abc Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
^ Jim Plunkett, 1970 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on February 10, 2010. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
^ Mihoces, Gary (April 20, 2005). "NFL seeks best players on the court or mat". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 28, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
^ List of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
^ ab List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
^ List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
External links
- NFL.com – 1971 Draft
- databaseFootball.com – 1971 Draft
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
