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| Year | No. | Round | Pick | Player | Name | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23 | Rashard Mendenhall | RB | Illinois |
| 2 | 2 | 22 | 53 | Limas Sweed | WR | Texas | |
| 3 | 3 | 25 | 88 | Bruce Davis | LB | UCLA | |
| 4 | 4 | 31 | 130 | Tony Hills | T | Texas | |
| 5 | 5 | 21 | 156 | Dennis Dixon | QB | Oregon | |
| 6 | 6 | 22 | 188 | Mike Humpal | LB | Iowa | |
| 7 | 6 | 28 | 194 | Ryan Mundy | DB | West Virginia | |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | Lawrence Timmons | LB | Florida State |
| 2 | 2 | 14 | 46 | LaMarr Woodley | DE | Michigan | |
| 3 | 3 | 13 | 77 | Matt Spaeth | TE | Minnesota | |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | 112 | Daniel Sepulveda | P | Baylor | |
| 5 | 4 | 33 | 132 | Ryan McBean | DE | Oklahoma State | |
| 6 | 5 | 19 | 156 | Cameron Stephenson | G | Rutgers | |
| 7 | 5 | 33 | 170 | William Gay | DB | Louisville | |
| 8 | 7 | 17 | 227 | Dallas Baker | WR | Florida | |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25 | Santonio Holmes | WR | Ohio State |
| 2 | 3 | 19 | 83 | Anthony Smith | DB | Syracuse | |
| 3 | 3 | 31 | 95 | Willie Reid | WR | Florida State | |
| 4 | 4 | 34 | 131 | Willie Colon | G | Hofstra | |
| 5 | 4 | 36 | 133 | Orien Harris | DT | Miami (FL) | |
| 6 | 5 | 32 | 164 | Omar Jacobs | QB | Bowling Green | |
| 7 | 5 | 35 | 167 | Charles Davis | TE | Purdue | |
| 8 | 6 | 32 | 201 | Marvin Philip | C | California | |
| 9 | 7 | 32 | 240 | Cedric Humes | RB | Virginia Tech | |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30 | Heath Miller | TE | Virginia |
| 2 | 2 | 30 | 62 | Bryant McFadden | DB | Florida State | |
| 3 | 3 | 29 | 93 | Trai Essex | T | Northwestern | |
| 4 | 4 | 30 | 131 | Fred Gibson | WR | Georgia | |
| 5 | 5 | 30 | 166 | Rian Wallace | LB | Temple | |
| 6 | 6 | 30 | 204 | Chris Kemoeatu | G | Utah | |
| 7 | 7 | 14 | 228 | Shaun Nua | DE | Brigham Young | |
| 8 | 7 | 30 | 244 | Noah Herron | RB | Northwestern | |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB | Miami (OH) |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | 38 | Ricardo Colclough | DB | Tusculum | |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | 75 | Max Starks | T | Florida | |
| 4 | 5 | 13 | 145 | Nathaniel Adibi | DE | Virginia Tech | |
| 5 | 6 | 12 | 177 | Bo Lacy | T | Arkansas | |
| 6 | 6 | 29 | 194 | Matt Kranchick | TE | Penn State | |
| 7 | 6 | 32 | 197 | Drew Caylor | C | Stanford | |
| 8 | 7 | 11 | 212 | Eric Taylor | DT | Memphis | |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | Troy Polamalu | DB | USC |
| 2 | 2 | 27 | 59 | Alonzo Jackson | DE | Florida State | |
| 3 | 4 | 28 | 125 | Ivan Taylor | DB | Louisiana-Lafayette | |
| 4 | 5 | 28 | 163 | Brian St. Pierre | QB | Boston College | |
| 5 | 7 | 28 | 242 | J.T. Wall | RB | Georgia | |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30 | Kendall Simmons | G | Auburn |
| 2 | 2 | 30 | 62 | Antwaan Randle El | WR | Indiana | |
| 3 | 3 | 29 | 94 | Chris Hope | DB | Florida State | |
| 4 | 4 | 30 | 128 | Larry Foote | LB | Michigan | |
| 5 | 5 | 31 | 166 | Verron Haynes | RB | Georgia | |
| 6 | 6 | 30 | 202 | Lee Mays | WR | Texas-El Paso | |
| 7 | 7 | 1 | 212 | LaVar Glover | DB | Cincinnati | |
| 8 | 7 | 31 | 242 | Brett Keisel | DE | Brigham Young | |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19 | Casey Hampton | DT | Texas |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | 39 | Kendrell Bell | LB | Georgia | |
| 3 | 4 | 16 | 111 | Mathias Nkwenti | T | Temple | |
| 4 | 5 | 15 | 146 | Chukky Okabi | C | Purdue | |
| 5 | 6 | 18 | 181 | Rodney Bailey | DE | Ohio State | |
| 6 | 6 | 19 | 182 | Roger Knight | LB | Wisconsin | |
| 7 | 7 | 18 | 218 | Chris Taylor | WR | Texas A&M | |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | Plaxico Burress | WR | Michigan State |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | 38 | Marvel Smith | T | Arizona State | |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | 72 | Kendrick Clancy | DT | Mississippi | |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | 77 | Hank Poteat | DB | Pittsburgh | |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 103 | Danny Farmer | WR | UCLA | |
| 6 | 5 | 8 | 137 | Clark Haggans | LB | Colorado State | |
| 7 | 5 | 34 | 163 | Tee Martin | QB | Tennessee | |
| 8 | 6 | 7 | 173 | Chris Combs | DE | Duke | |
| 9 | 6 | 38 | 204 | Jason Gavadza | TE | Kent State | |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | Troy Edwards | WR | Louisiana Tech |
| 2 | 2 | 28 | 59 | Scott Shields | DB | Weber State | |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | 73 | Joey Porter | DE | Colorado State | |
| 4 | 3 | 13 | 74 | Kris Farris | T | UCLA | |
| 5 | 3 | 34 | 95 | Amos Zereoue | RB | West Virginia | |
| 6 | 4 | 14 | 109 | Aaron Smith | DE | Northern Colorado | |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | 136 | Jerame Tuman | TE | Michigan | |
| 8 | 5 | 33 | 166 | Malcolm Johnson | WR | Notre Dame | |
| 9 | 7 | 8 | 214 | Antonio Dingle | DT | Virginia | |
| 10 | 7 | 13 | 219 | Chad Kelsay | LB | Nebraska | |
| 11 | 7 | 22 | 228 | Kris Brown | K | Nebraska | |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26 | Alan Faneca | G | Louisiana State |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | 41 | Jeremy Staat | DE | Arizona State | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | 66 | Chris Conrad | T | Fresno State | |
| 4 | 3 | 31 | 92 | Hines Ward | WR | Georgia | |
| 5 | 4 | 25 | 117 | Deshea Townsend | DB | Alabama | |
| 6 | 4 | 31 | 123 | Carlos King | RB | North Carolina State | |
| 7 | 5 | 14 | 137 | Jason Simmons | DB | Arizona State | |
| 8 | 6 | 25 | 178 | Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | RB | Utah | |
| 9 | 6 | 33 | 186 | Ryan Olson | DT | Colorado | |
| 10 | 7 | 32 | 221 | Angel Rubio | DT | Southeast Missouri State | |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24 | Chad Scott | DB | Maryland |
| 2 | 2 | 23 | 53 | Will Blackwell | WR | San Diego State | |
| 3 | 3 | 22 | 82 | Paul Wiggins | T | Oregon | |
| 4 | 3 | 31 | 91 | Mike Vrabel | DE | Ohio State | |
| 5 | 5 | 24 | 154 | George Jones | RB | San Diego State | |
| 6 | 6 | 23 | 186 | Daryl Porter | DB | Boston College | |
| 7 | 6 | 36 | 199 | Rod Manuel | DE | Oklahoma | |
| 8 | 7 | 22 | 223 | Michael Adams | WR | Texas | |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29 | Jamain Stephens | T | North Carolina A&T |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | 72 | Steven Conley | LB | Arkansas | |
| 3 | 3 | 31 | 92 | Jon Witman | RB | Penn State | |
| 4 | 4 | 31 | 126 | Earl Holmes | LB | Florida A&M | |
| 5 | 4 | 37 | 132 | Jahine Arnold | WR | Fresno State | |
| 6 | 5 | 31 | 163 | Israel Raybon | DE | North Alabama | |
| 7 | 6 | 33 | 200 | Orpheus Roye | DE | Florida State | |
| 8 | 6 | 36 | 203 | Spence Fischer | QB | Duke | |
| 9 | 7 | 33 | 242 | Carlos Emmons | LB | Arkansas State | |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27 | Mark Bruener | TE | Washington |
| 2 | 2 | 28 | 60 | Kordell Stewart | QB | Colorado | |
| 3 | 3 | 27 | 91 | Brenden Stai | G | Nebraska | |
| 4 | 4 | 22 | 120 | Oliver Gibson | DE | Notre Dame | |
| 5 | 4 | 27 | 125 | Donta Jones | LB | Nebraska | |
| 6 | 5 | 17 | 151 | Lethon Flowers | DB | Georgia Tech | |
| 7 | 5 | 27 | 161 | Lance Brown | DB | Indiana | |
| 8 | 6 | 28 | 199 | Barron Miles | DB | Nebraska | |
| 9 | 7 | 27 | 235 | Henry Bailey | WR | UNLV | |
| 10 | 7 | 39 | 247 | Cole Ford | K | USC | |
| 1994 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | Charles Johnson | WR | Colorado |
| 2 | 2 | 21 | 50 | Brentson Buckner | DE | Clemson | |
| 3 | 3 | 23 | 88 | Jason Gildon | LB | Oklahoma State | |
| 4 | 3 | 26 | 91 | Bam Morris | RB | Texas Tech | |
| 5 | 4 | 19 | 122 | Taase Faumui | DE | Hawaii | |
| 6 | 5 | 9 | 140 | Myron Bell | DB | Michigan State | |
| 7 | 5 | 17 | 148 | Gary Brown | T | Georgia Tech | |
| 8 | 6 | 17 | 178 | Jim Miller | QB | Michigan State | |
| 9 | 6 | 19 | 180 | Eric Ravotti | LB | Penn State | |
| 10 | 7 | 15 | 209 | Brice Abrams | RB | Michigan State | |
| 1993 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23 | Deon Figures | DB | Colorado |
| 2 | 2 | 15 | 44 | Chad Brown | LB | Colorado | |
| 3 | 3 | 20 | 76 | Andre Hastings | WR | Georgia | |
| 4 | 4 | 24 | 108 | Kevin Henry | DE | Mississippi State | |
| 5 | 5 | 23 | 135 | Lonnie Palelei | G | UNLV | |
| 6 | 5 | 28 | 140 | Marc Woodard | LB | Mississippi State | |
| 7 | 6 | 22 | 162 | Willie Williams | DB | Western Carolina | |
| 8 | 7 | 17 | 185 | Jeff Zgonina | DT | Purdue | |
| 9 | 7 | 21 | 189 | Craig Keith | TE | Lenoir-Rhyne | |
| 10 | 8 | 20 | 216 | Alex Van Pelt | QB | Pittsburgh | |
| 1992 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | Leon Searcy | T | Miami (FL) |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | 38 | Levon Kirkland | LB | Clemson | |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | 67 | Joel Steed | DT | Colorado | |
| 4 | 4 | 10 | 94 | Charles Davenport | WR | North Carolina State | |
| 5 | 5 | 11 | 123 | Alan Haller | DB | Michigan State | |
| 6 | 7 | 11 | 179 | Russ Campbell | TE | Kansas State | |
| 7 | 7 | 20 | 188 | Scottie Graham | RB | Ohio State | |
| 8 | 8 | 7 | 203 | Darren Perry | DB | Penn State | |
| 9 | 8 | 10 | 206 | Hesham Ismail | G | Florida | |
| 10 | 8 | 19 | 215 | Nate Williams | DT | Mississippi State | |
| 11 | 9 | 11 | 235 | Elnardo Webster | LB | Rutgers | |
| 12 | 10 | 10 | 262 | Mike Saunders | RB | Iowa | |
| 13 | 11 | 11 | 291 | Kendall Gammon | G | Pittsburg State (KS) | |
| 14 | 12 | 10 | 318 | Cornelius Benton | QB | Connecticut | |
| 1991 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | Huey Richardson | LB | Florida |
| 2 | 2 | 19 | 46 | Jeff Graham | WR | Ohio State | |
| 3 | 3 | 18 | 73 | Ernie Mills | WR | Florida | |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 88 | Sammy Walker | DB | Texas Tech | |
| 5 | 4 | 20 | 103 | Adrian Cooper | TE | Oklahoma | |
| 6 | 6 | 19 | 158 | Leroy Thompson | RB | Penn State | |
| 7 | 7 | 18 | 185 | Andre Jones | LB | Notre Dame | |
| 8 | 8 | 17 | 212 | Dean Dingman | G | Michigan | |
| 9 | 9 | 15 | 238 | Bruce McGonnigal | TE | Virginia | |
| 10 | 10 | 19 | 269 | Ariel Solomon | T | Colorado | |
| 11 | 11 | 18 | 296 | Efrum Thomas | DB | Alabama | |
| 12 | 12 | 17 | 323 | Jeff Brady | LB | Kentucky | |
| 1990 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21 | Eric Green | TE | Liberty |
| 2 | 2 | 18 | 43 | Kenny Davidson | DE | Louisiana State | |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 70 | Neil O'Donnell | QB | Maryland | |
| 4 | 3 | 28 | 81 | Craig Veasey | DT | Houston | |
| 5 | 4 | 16 | 97 | Chris Calloway | WR | Michigan | |
| 6 | 5 | 19 | 128 | Barry Foster | RB | Arkansas | |
| 7 | 6 | 18 | 155 | Ron Heard | WR | Bowling Green | |
| 8 | 7 | 17 | 182 | Dan Grayson | LB | Washington State | |
| 9 | 8 | 16 | 209 | Karl Dunbar | DT | Louisiana State | |
| 10 | 9 | 19 | 239 | Gary Jones | DB | Texas A&M | |
| 11 | 10 | 18 | 266 | Eddie Miles | LB | Minnesota-Duluth | |
| 12 | 11 | 17 | 293 | Justin Strzelczyk | T | Maine | |
| 13 | 12 | 15 | 319 | Richard Bell | RB | Nebraska | |
| 1989 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Tim Worley | RB | Georgia |
| 2 | 1 | 24 | 24 | Tom Ricketts | T | Pittsburgh | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | 34 | Carnell Lake | DB | UCLA | |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | 61 | Derek Hill | WR | Arizona | |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 91 | Jerrol Williams | LB | Purdue | |
| 6 | 5 | 6 | 118 | David Arnold | DB | Michigan | |
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 144 | Mark Stock | WR | Virginia Military Inst | |
| 8 | 7 | 7 | 174 | David Johnson | DB | Kentucky | |
| 9 | 8 | 6 | 201 | Chris Asbeck | DT | Cincinnati | |
| 10 | 9 | 5 | 228 | A.J. Jenkins | DE | Fullerton State | |
| 11 | 10 | 7 | 258 | Jerry Olsavsky | LB | Pittsburgh | |
| 12 | 11 | 6 | 285 | Brian Slater | WR | Washington | |
| 13 | 12 | 5 | 312 | Carlton Haselrig | G | Pittsburgh-Johnstown | |
| 1988 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18 | Aaron Jones | DE | Eastern Kentucky |
| 2 | 2 | 17 | 44 | Dermontti Dawson | C | Kentucky | |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 70 | Chuck Lanza | C | Notre Dame | |
| 4 | 5 | 12 | 121 | Darin Jordan | LB | Northeastern | |
| 5 | 5 | 19 | 128 | Jerry Reese | DT | Kentucky | |
| 6 | 6 | 18 | 155 | Warren Williams | RB | Miami (FL) | |
| 7 | 7 | 17 | 182 | Marc Zeno | WR | Tulane | |
| 8 | 8 | 16 | 209 | Mark Nichols | DT | Michigan State | |
| 9 | 8 | 18 | 211 | Mike Hinnant | TE | Temple | |
| 10 | 9 | 15 | 236 | Gordie Lockbaum | RB | Holy Cross | |
| 11 | 10 | 3 | 252 | John Jackson | T | Eastern Kentucky | |
| 12 | 11 | 18 | 295 | Bobby Dawson | DB | Illinois | |
| 13 | 12 | 17 | 322 | James Earle | LB | Clemson | |
| 1987 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | Rod Woodson | DB | Purdue |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | 38 | Delton Hall | DB | Clemson | |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | 66 | Charles Lockett | WR | Long Beach State | |
| 4 | 4 | 10 | 94 | Thomas Everett | DB | Baylor | |
| 5 | 5 | 10 | 122 | Hardy Nickerson | LB | California | |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 141 | Tim Johnson | DT | Penn State | |
| 7 | 6 | 10 | 150 | Greg Lloyd | LB | Fort Valley State | |
| 8 | 7 | 10 | 178 | Chris Kelly | TE | Akron | |
| 9 | 8 | 10 | 205 | Charles Buchanan | DE | Tennessee State | |
| 10 | 9 | 10 | 233 | Joey Clinkscales | WR | Tennessee | |
| 11 | 10 | 10 | 261 | Merril Hoge | RB | Idaho State | |
| 12 | 11 | 10 | 289 | Paul Oswald | C | Kansas | |
| 13 | 12 | 10 | 317 | Theo Young | TE | Arkansas | |
| 1986 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | John Rienstra | G | Temple |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | 36 | Gerald Williams | DE | Auburn | |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | 67 | Bubby Brister | QB | N.E. Louisiana | |
| 4 | 4 | 12 | 94 | Bill Callahan | DB | Pittsburgh | |
| 5 | 5 | 12 | 122 | Erroll Tucker | DB | Utah | |
| 6 | 5 | 25 | 135 | Brent Jones | TE | Santa Clara | |
| 7 | 6 | 10 | 148 | Domingo Bryant | DB | Texas A&M | |
| 8 | 7 | 9 | 175 | Rodney Carter | RB | Purdue | |
| 9 | 8 | 13 | 207 | Cap Boso | TE | Illinois | |
| 10 | 9 | 13 | 234 | Anthony Henton | LB | Troy State | |
| 11 | 10 | 11 | 260 | Warren Seitz | WR | Missouri | |
| 12 | 11 | 10 | 287 | Larry Station | LB | Iowa | |
| 13 | 12 | 9 | 314 | Mike Williams | LB | Tulsa | |
| 1985 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | Darryl Sims | DE | Wisconsin |
| 2 | 2 | 19 | 47 | Mark Behning | T | Nebraska | |
| 3 | 3 | 18 | 74 | Liffort Hobley | DB | Louisiana State | |
| 4 | 4 | 17 | 101 | Dan Turk | C | Wisconsin | |
| 5 | 5 | 24 | 136 | Cam Jacobs | LB | Kentucky | |
| 6 | 6 | 20 | 160 | Gregg Carr | LB | Auburn | |
| 7 | 7 | 19 | 187 | Alan Andrews | TE | Rutgers | |
| 8 | 8 | 18 | 214 | Harry Newsome | P | Wake Forest | |
| 9 | 9 | 17 | 241 | Fred Small | LB | Washington | |
| 10 | 9 | 18 | 242 | Andre Harris | DB | Minnesota | |
| 11 | 10 | 16 | 268 | Oliver White | TE | Kentucky | |
| 12 | 11 | 20 | 300 | Terry Matichak | DB | Missouri | |
| 13 | 12 | 19 | 327 | Jeff Sanchez | DB | Georgia | |
| 1984u | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23 | Duane Gunn | WR | Indiana |
| 2 | 2 | 24 | 52 | Tom Dixon | C | Michigan | |
| 3 | 3 | 23 | 79 | Phillip Boren | T | Arkansas | |
| 1984 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23 | Louis Lipps | WR | Southern Mississippi |
| 2 | 2 | 24 | 52 | Chris Kolodziejski | TE | Wyoming | |
| 3 | 4 | 24 | 108 | Weegie Thompson | WR | Florida State | |
| 4 | 4 | 27 | 111 | Terry Long | G | East Carolina | |
| 5 | 5 | 23 | 135 | Van Hughes | DT | Southwest Texas State | |
| 6 | 6 | 24 | 164 | Chris Brown | DB | Notre Dame | |
| 7 | 7 | 23 | 191 | Scott Campbell | QB | Purdue | |
| 8 | 8 | 24 | 220 | Randy Rasmussen | C | Minnesota | |
| 9 | 9 | 23 | 247 | Rich Erenberg | RB | Colgate | |
| 10 | 10 | 24 | 276 | Kirk McJunkin | T | Texas | |
| 11 | 11 | 23 | 303 | Elton Veals | RB | Tulane | |
| 12 | 12 | 24 | 332 | Gernandars Gillespie | RB | William Jewell | |
| 1983 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21 | Gabriel Rivera | DT | Texas Tech |
| 2 | 2 | 24 | 52 | Wayne Capers | WR | Kansas | |
| 3 | 3 | 23 | 79 | Todd Seabaugh | LB | San Diego State | |
| 4 | 4 | 22 | 106 | Bo Scott Metcalf | DB | Baylor | |
| 5 | 5 | 21 | 133 | Paul Skansi | WR | Washington | |
| 6 | 5 | 28 | 140 | Gregg Garrity | WR | Penn State | |
| 7 | 6 | 24 | 164 | Eric Williams | DB | North Carolina State | |
| 8 | 7 | 23 | 191 | Mark Kirchner | G | Baylor | |
| 9 | 8 | 3 | 199 | Henry Odom | RB | South Carolina State | |
| 10 | 8 | 22 | 218 | Craig Dunaway | TE | Michigan | |
| 11 | 9 | 20 | 244 | Blake Wingle | G | UCLA | |
| 12 | 10 | 24 | 275 | Roosevelt Straughter | DB | N.E. Louisiana | |
| 13 | 11 | 23 | 302 | Mark Raugh | TE | West Virginia | |
| 14 | 12 | 23 | 330 | Roger Wiley | RB | Sam Houston State | |
| 1982 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | Walter Abercrombie | RB | Baylor |
| 2 | 2 | 16 | 43 | John Meyer | T | Arizona State | |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 70 | Mike Merriweather | LB | Pacific | |
| 4 | 4 | 14 | 97 | Rick Woods | DB | Boise State | |
| 5 | 5 | 13 | 124 | Ken Dallafior | T | Minnesota | |
| 6 | 6 | 16 | 155 | Mike Perko | DT | Utah State | |
| 7 | 6 | 28 | 167 | Craig Bingham | LB | Syracuse | |
| 8 | 7 | 5 | 172 | Edmund Nelson | DT | Auburn | |
| 9 | 7 | 15 | 182 | Emil Boures | C | Pittsburgh | |
| 10 | 8 | 14 | 209 | John Goodson | P | Texas | |
| 11 | 9 | 13 | 236 | Mike Hirn | TE | Central Michigan | |
| 12 | 10 | 16 | 267 | Sal Sunseri | LB | Pittsburgh | |
| 13 | 11 | 14 | 293 | Mikal Abdul-Saboor | G | Morgan State | |
| 14 | 12 | 14 | 320 | Al Hughes | DE | Western Michigan | |
| 1981 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | Keith Gary | DE | Oklahoma |
| 2 | 2 | 16 | 44 | Anthony Washington | DB | Fresno State | |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 73 | Rick Donnalley | C | North Carolina | |
| 4 | 4 | 17 | 100 | Robbie Martin | WR | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | |
| 5 | 5 | 16 | 127 | Ricky Martin | WR | New Mexico | |
| 6 | 6 | 18 | 156 | Bryan Hinkle | LB | Oregon | |
| 7 | 7 | 17 | 183 | David Little | LB | Florida | |
| 8 | 8 | 16 | 209 | Frank Wilson | RB | Rice | |
| 9 | 9 | 18 | 239 | James Hunter | T | USC | |
| 10 | 10 | 17 | 265 | Mike Mayock | DB | Boston College | |
| 11 | 11 | 16 | 292 | Rick Trocano | QB | Pittsburgh | |
| 1980 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28 | Mark Malone | QB | Arizona State |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | 35 | Bob Kohrs | LB | Arizona State | |
| 3 | 2 | 28 | 56 | John Goodman | DE | Oklahoma | |
| 4 | 3 | 27 | 83 | Ray Sydnor | TE | Wisconsin | |
| 5 | 4 | 27 | 110 | Bill Hurley | DB | Syracuse | |
| 6 | 5 | 28 | 138 | Craig Wolfley | G | Syracuse | |
| 7 | 6 | 27 | 165 | Tunch Ilkin | T | Indiana State | |
| 8 | 7 | 28 | 193 | Nate Johnson | WR | Hillsdale | |
| 9 | 8 | 28 | 221 | Ted Walton | DB | Connecticut | |
| 10 | 9 | 28 | 249 | Ron McCall | WR | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | |
| 11 | 10 | 1 | 250 | Woodrow Wilson | DB | North Carolina State | |
| 12 | 10 | 28 | 277 | Ken Fritz | G | Ohio State | |
| 13 | 11 | 28 | 305 | Frank Pollard | RB | Baylor | |
| 14 | 12 | 1 | 306 | Charles Vaclavik | DB | Texas | |
| 15 | 12 | 28 | 333 | Tyrone McGriff | G | Florida A&M | |
| 1979 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28 | Greg Hawthorne | RB | Baylor |
| 2 | 2 | 28 | 56 | Zack Valentine | LB | East Carolina | |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | 86 | Russell Davis | RB | Michigan | |
| 4 | 4 | 28 | 110 | Calvin Sweeney | WR | USC | |
| 5 | 5 | 27 | 137 | Dwaine Board | DE | North Carolina A&T | |
| 6 | 6 | 20 | 157 | Bill Murrell | TE | Winston-Salem State | |
| 7 | 6 | 24 | 161 | Dwayne Woodruff | DB | Louisville | |
| 8 | 6 | 28 | 165 | Matt Bahr | K | Penn State | |
| 9 | 7 | 27 | 192 | Bruce Kimball | G | Massachusetts | |
| 10 | 8 | 28 | 220 | Tom Graves | LB | Michigan State | |
| 11 | 9 | 28 | 248 | Rick Kirk | DE | Denison | |
| 12 | 10 | 27 | 275 | Tod Thompson | TE | Brigham Young | |
| 13 | 11 | 28 | 303 | Charlie Moore | C | Wichita State | |
| 14 | 12 | 19 | 322 | Ed Smith | LB | Vanderbilt | |
| 15 | 12 | 27 | 330 | Mike Almond | WR | Northwestern State (LA) | |
| 1978 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22 | Ron Johnson | DB | Eastern Michigan |
| 2 | 2 | 21 | 49 | Willie Fry | DE | Notre Dame | |
| 3 | 3 | 20 | 76 | Craig Colquitt | P | Tennessee | |
| 4 | 4 | 17 | 101 | Larry Anderson | DB | Louisiana Tech | |
| 5 | 6 | 22 | 160 | Randy Reutershan | WR | Pittsburgh | |
| 6 | 7 | 21 | 187 | Mark Dufresne | TE | Nebraska | |
| 7 | 8 | 14 | 208 | Rick Moser | RB | Rhode Island | |
| 8 | 8 | 20 | 214 | Andre Keys | WR | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | |
| 9 | 9 | 19 | 241 | Lance Reynolds | T | Brigham Young | |
| 10 | 10 | 18 | 268 | Doug Becker | LB | Notre Dame | |
| 11 | 10 | 26 | 276 | Tom Jurich | K | Northern Arizona | |
| 12 | 11 | 1 | 279 | Nat Terry | DB | Florida State | |
| 13 | 11 | 22 | 300 | Tom Brzoza | C | Pittsburgh | |
| 14 | 12 | 21 | 327 | Brad Carr | LB | Maryland | |
| 1977 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21 | Robin Cole | LB | New Mexico |
| 2 | 2 | 20 | 48 | Sidney Thornton | RB | Northwestern State (LA) | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | 60 | Tom Beasley | DT | Virginia Tech | |
| 4 | 3 | 19 | 75 | Jim Smith | WR | Michigan | |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 93 | Ted Petersen | C | Eastern Illinois | |
| 6 | 4 | 15 | 99 | Laverne Smith | RB | Kansas | |
| 7 | 4 | 22 | 106 | Dan Audick | G | Hawaii | |
| 8 | 5 | 9 | 121 | Cliff Stoudt | QB | Youngstown State | |
| 9 | 5 | 13 | 125 | Steve Courson | G | South Carolina | |
| 10 | 5 | 20 | 132 | Dennis Winston | LB | Arkansas | |
| 11 | 6 | 20 | 159 | Paul Harris | LB | Alabama | |
| 12 | 7 | 19 | 186 | Randy Frisch | DT | Missouri | |
| 13 | 8 | 22 | 217 | Phil August | WR | Miami (FL) | |
| 14 | 9 | 21 | 244 | Roosevelt Kelly | TE | Eastern Kentucky | |
| 15 | 10 | 2 | 253 | Alvin Cowans | DB | Florida | |
| 16 | 10 | 20 | 271 | Dave LaCrosse | LB | Wake Forest | |
| 17 | 11 | 19 | 298 | Lou West | DB | Cincinnati | |
| 18 | 12 | 3 | 310 | Jimmy Stephens | TE | Florida | |
| 1976 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28 | Bennie Cunningham | TE | Clemson |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | 37 | Ray Pinney | G | Washington | |
| 3 | 2 | 19 | 47 | Mike Kruczek | QB | Boston College | |
| 4 | 2 | 28 | 56 | James Files | C | McNeese State | |
| 5 | 3 | 10 | 70 | Ron Coder | DT | Penn State | |
| 6 | 3 | 28 | 88 | Ernest Pough | WR | Texas Southern | |
| 7 | 4 | 20 | 112 | Wonder Monds | DB | Nebraska | |
| 8 | 4 | 28 | 120 | Theo Bell | WR | Arizona | |
| 9 | 5 | 28 | 152 | Rodney Norton | LB | Rice | |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | 159 | Gary Dunn | DT | Miami (FL) | |
| 11 | 6 | 26 | 182 | Jack Deloplaine | RB | Salem | |
| 12 | 7 | 27 | 209 | Barry Burton | TE | Vanderbilt | |
| 13 | 8 | 28 | 237 | Ed McAleney | DT | Massachusetts | |
| 14 | 9 | 28 | 265 | Wentford Gaines | DB | Cincinnati | |
| 15 | 10 | 26 | 291 | Gary Campbell | LB | Colorado | |
| 16 | 11 | 28 | 319 | Rolland Fuchs | RB | Arkansas | |
| 17 | 12 | 28 | 347 | Bill Carroll | WR | East Texas State | |
| 18 | 13 | 28 | 375 | Larry Kain | TE | Ohio State | |
| 19 | 14 | 28 | 403 | Wayne Field | DB | Florida | |
| 20 | 15 | 28 | 431 | Mel Davis | DE | North Texas State | |
| 21 | 16 | 28 | 459 | Randy Butts | RB | Kearney State | |
| 22 | 17 | 28 | 487 | Kelvin Kirk | WR | Dayton | |
| 1975 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26 | Dave Brown | DB | Michigan |
| 2 | 2 | 25 | 51 | Robert Barber | DE | Grambling State | |
| 3 | 3 | 26 | 78 | Walter White | TE | Maryland | |
| 4 | 4 | 26 | 104 | Harold Evans | LB | Houston | |
| 5 | 5 | 26 | 130 | Brent Sexton | DB | Elon | |
| 6 | 6 | 26 | 156 | Marvin Crenshaw | T | Nebraska | |
| 7 | 7 | 26 | 182 | Wayne Mattingly | T | Colorado | |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 190 | Tom Knopp | LB | Kearney State | |
| 9 | 8 | 26 | 208 | Al Humphrey | DE | Tulsa | |
| 10 | 9 | 14 | 222 | Eugene Clark | G | UCLA | |
| 11 | 9 | 26 | 234 | Bruce Reimer | RB | North Dakota State | |
| 12 | 10 | 13 | 247 | Kirt Heyer | DT | Kearney State | |
| 13 | 10 | 26 | 260 | Archie Gray | WR | Wyoming | |
| 14 | 11 | 26 | 286 | Randy Little | TE | West Liberty | |
| 15 | 12 | 26 | 312 | Greg Murphy | DE | Penn State | |
| 16 | 13 | 25 | 337 | Robert Gaddis | WR | Mississippi Valley State | |
| 17 | 14 | 26 | 364 | Mike Collier | RB | Morgan State | |
| 18 | 15 | 7 | 371 | James Thatcher | WR | Langston | |
| 19 | 15 | 26 | 390 | Marty Smith | DT | Louisville | |
| 20 | 16 | 25 | 415 | Miller Bassler | TE | Houston | |
| 21 | 17 | 26 | 442 | Stan Hegener | G | Nebraska | |
| 1974 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21 | Lynn Swann | WR | USC |
| 2 | 2 | 20 | 46 | Jack Lambert | LB | Kent State | |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | 82 | John Stallworth | WR | Alabama A&M | |
| 4 | 4 | 22 | 100 | Jimmy Allen | DB | UCLA | |
| 5 | 5 | 21 | 125 | Mike Webster | C | Wisconsin | |
| 6 | 6 | 19 | 149 | James Wolf | DE | Prairie View A&M | |
| 7 | 6 | 20 | 150 | Rick Druschel | G | North Carolina State | |
| 8 | 7 | 9 | 165 | Allen Sitterle | T | North Carolina State | |
| 9 | 7 | 23 | 179 | Scott Garske | TE | Eastern Washington | |
| 10 | 8 | 22 | 204 | Mark Gefert | LB | Purdue | |
| 11 | 9 | 15 | 223 | Tom Reamon | RB | Missouri | |
| 12 | 9 | 21 | 229 | Charlie Davis | T | Texas Christian | |
| 13 | 10 | 9 | 243 | Jim Kregel | G | Ohio State | |
| 14 | 10 | 20 | 254 | Dave Atkinson | DB | Brigham Young | |
| 15 | 11 | 23 | 283 | Dick Morton | RB | Arkansas | |
| 16 | 12 | 22 | 308 | Hugh Lickiss | LB | Simpson | |
| 17 | 13 | 21 | 333 | Frank Kolch | QB | Eastern Michigan | |
| 18 | 14 | 20 | 358 | Bruce Henley | DB | Rice | |
| 19 | 15 | 23 | 387 | Larry Hunt | DT | Iowa State | |
| 20 | 16 | 22 | 412 | Octavus Morgan | LB | Illinois | |
| 21 | 17 | 21 | 437 | Larry Moore | DE | Angelo State | |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24 | James Thomas | DB | Florida State |
| 2 | 2 | 24 | 50 | Ken Phares | DB | Mississippi State | |
| 3 | 3 | 24 | 76 | Roger Bernhardt | G | Kansas | |
| 4 | 4 | 24 | 102 | Gail Clark | LB | Michigan State | |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 106 | David Reavis | DE | Arkansas | |
| 6 | 5 | 24 | 128 | Larry Clark | LB | Northern Illinois | |
| 7 | 6 | 10 | 140 | Ron Bell | RB | Illinois State | |
| 8 | 6 | 24 | 154 | Glen Skolnik | WR | Indiana | |
| 9 | 7 | 24 | 180 | Nate Dorsey | DE | Mississippi Valley State | |
| 10 | 8 | 10 | 192 | Loren Toews | LB | California | |
| 11 | 8 | 24 | 206 | Bill Janssen | T | Nebraska | |
| 12 | 9 | 24 | 232 | Bracey Bonham | G | North Carolina Central | |
| 13 | 10 | 24 | 258 | Don Wunderly | DT | Arkansas | |
| 14 | 11 | 24 | 284 | Bob White | DB | Arizona | |
| 15 | 12 | 24 | 310 | Willie Lee | RB | Indiana State | |
| 16 | 13 | 24 | 336 | Rick Fergerson | WR | Kansas State | |
| 17 | 14 | 24 | 362 | Roger Cowan | DE | Stanford | |
| 18 | 15 | 24 | 388 | Charles Cross | DB | Iowa | |
| 19 | 16 | 24 | 414 | Glen Nardi | DT | Navy | |
| 20 | 17 | 24 | 440 | Mike Shannon | DT | Oregon State | |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | Franco Harris | RB | Penn State |
| 2 | 2 | 12 | 38 | Gordon Gravelle | T | Brigham Young | |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | 63 | John McMakin | TE | Clemson | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 80 | Lorenzo Brinkley | DB | Missouri | |
| 5 | 4 | 10 | 88 | Ed Bradley | LB | Wake Forest | |
| 6 | 5 | 9 | 113 | Steve Furness | DE | Rhode Island | |
| 7 | 6 | 13 | 143 | Dennis Meyer | DB | Arkansas State | |
| 8 | 7 | 3 | 159 | Joe Colquitt | DE | Kansas State | |
| 9 | 7 | 12 | 168 | Robert Kelly | DB | Jackson State | |
| 10 | 8 | 11 | 193 | Stahle Vincent | RB | Rice | |
| 11 | 9 | 9 | 217 | Don Kelley | DB | Clemson | |
| 12 | 10 | 9 | 243 | Bob Brown | DT | Tampa | |
| 13 | 11 | 13 | 273 | Joe Gilliam | QB | Tennessee State | |
| 14 | 12 | 12 | 298 | Ron Curl | T | Michigan State | |
| 15 | 13 | 11 | 323 | Ernie Mesmer | T | Villanova | |
| 16 | 14 | 10 | 348 | Tom Durrance | RB | Florida | |
| 17 | 15 | 4 | 368 | John Hulecki | G | Massachusetts | |
| 18 | 15 | 9 | 373 | Charles Harrington | G | Wichita State | |
| 19 | 16 | 13 | 403 | Nate Hawkins | WR | Nevada-Las Vegas | |
| 20 | 17 | 12 | 428 | Ron Linehan | LB | Idaho | |
| 1971 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | Frank Lewis | WR | Grambling State |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | 34 | Jack Ham | LB | Penn State | |
| 3 | 3 | 8 | 60 | Steve Davis | RB | Delaware State | |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | 86 | Gerry Mullins | TE | USC | |
| 5 | 4 | 26 | 104 | Dwight White | DE | East Texas State | |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | 106 | Larry Brown | TE | Kansas | |
| 7 | 5 | 8 | 112 | Melvin Holmes | T | North Carolina A&T | |
| 8 | 5 | 22 | 126 | Ralph Anderson | DB | West Texas State | |
| 9 | 5 | 24 | 128 | Fred Brister | LB | Mississippi | |
| 10 | 6 | 8 | 138 | Craig Hanneman | T | Oregon State | |
| 11 | 7 | 8 | 164 | Worthy McClure | T | Mississippi | |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | 184 | Larry Crowe | RB | Texas Southern | |
| 13 | 8 | 8 | 190 | Paul Rogers | K | Nebraska | |
| 14 | 8 | 21 | 203 | Ernie Holmes | DT | Texas Southern | |
| 15 | 9 | 8 | 216 | Mike Anderson | LB | Louisiana State | |
| 16 | 10 | 8 | 242 | Jim O'Shea | TE | Boston College | |
| 17 | 11 | 8 | 268 | Mike Wagner | DB | Western Illinois | |
| 18 | 13 | 8 | 320 | Alfred Young | WR | South Carolina State | |
| 19 | 14 | 8 | 346 | McKinney Evans | DB | New Mexico Highlands | |
| 20 | 15 | 8 | 372 | Ray Makin | G | Kentucky | |
| 21 | 16 | 8 | 398 | Walter Huntley | DB | Trinity | |
| 22 | 17 | 8 | 424 | Danny Ehle | RB | Howard Payne | |
| 1970 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Terry Bradshaw | QB | Louisiana Tech |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 28 | Ron Shanklin | WR | North Texas State | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 53 | Mel Blount | DB | Southern | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 80 | Ed George | T | Wake Forest | |
| 5 | 4 | 12 | 90 | Jim Evenson | RB | Oregon | |
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