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Round	Pick	Player	Name	Team	Position	College
1979

1	1	1	Tom Cousineau	Bills	LB	Ohio State
	2	2	Mike Bell	Chiefs	DE	Colorado State
	3	3	Jack Thompson	Bengals	QB	Washington State
	4	4	Dan Hampton	Bears	DT	Arkansas
	5	5	Jerry Butler	Bills	WR	Clemson
	6	6	Barry Krauss	Colts	LB	Alabama
	7	7	Phil Simms	Giants	QB	Morehead State
	8	8	Ottis Anderson	Cardinals	RB	Miami (FL)
	9	9	Al Harris	Bears	DE	Arizona State
	10	10	Keith Dorney	Lions	T	Penn State
	11	11	Russell Erxleben	Saints	K	Texas
	12	12	Charles Alexander	Bengals	RB	Louisiana State
	13	13	Kellen Winslow	Chargers	TE	Missouri
	14	14	Marty Lyons	Jets	DE	Alabama
	15	15	Eddie Lee Ivery	Packers	RB	Georgia Tech
	16	16	Ted Brown	Vikings	RB	North Carolina State
	17	17	Don Smith	Falcons	DE	Miami (FL)
	18	18	Manu Tuiasosopo	Seahawks	DT	UCLA
	19	19	George Andrews	Rams	LB	Nebraska
	20	20	Willis Adams	Browns	WR	Houston
	21	21	Jerry Robinson	Eagles	LB	UCLA
	22	22	Kelvin Clark	Broncos	T	Nebraska
	23	23	Steve Fuller	Chiefs	QB	Clemson
	24	24	Jon Giesler	Dolphins	T	Michigan
	25	25	Rick Sanford	Patriots	DB	South Carolina
	26	26	Kent Hill	Rams	T	Georgia Tech
	27	27	Robert Shaw	Cowboys	C	Tennessee
	28	28	Greg Hawthorne	Steelers	RB	Baylor
2	1	29	James Owens	49ers	WR	UCLA
	2	30	Dan Ross	Bengals	TE	Northeastern
	3	31	Mike Stensrud	Oilers	DE	Iowa State
	4	32	Fred Smerlas	Bills	DT	Boston College
	5	33	Greg Roberts	Buccaneers	G	Oklahoma
	6	34	Gordon Jones	Buccaneers	WR	Pittsburgh
	7	35	Theotis Brown	Cardinals	RB	UCLA
	8	36	Ernest Gray	Giants	WR	Memphis State
	9	37	Ken Fantetti	Lions	LB	Wyoming
	10	38	Reggie Mathis	Saints	LB	Oklahoma
	11	39	Rickey Watts	Bears	WR	Tulsa
	12	40	Lawrence Johnson	Browns	DB	Wisconsin
	13	41	Mark Gastineau	Jets	DE	East Central Oklahoma
	14	42	Willie Jones	Raiders	DE	Florida State
	15	43	Dave Huffman	Vikings	C	Notre Dame
	16	44	Steve Atkins	Packers	RB	Maryland
	17	45	Joe Norman	Seahawks	LB	Indiana
	18	46	Calvin Favron	Cardinals	LB	Southeastern Louisiana
	19	47	Sam Claphan	Browns	T	Oklahoma
	20	48	Petey Perot	Eagles	G	Northwestern State (LA)
	21	49	Pat Howell	Falcons	G	USC
	22	50	Jesse Baker	Oilers	DE	Jacksonville State
	23	51	Jim Haslett	Bills	LB	Indiana (PA)
	24	52	Bob Golic	Patriots	DT	Notre Dame
	25	53	Jeff Toews	Dolphins	T	Washington
	26	54	Eddie Hill	Rams	RB	Memphis State
	27	55	Aaron Mitchell	Cowboys	DB	UNLV
	28	56	Zack Valentine	Steelers	LB	East Carolina
3	1	57	Michael Jackson	Seahawks	LB	Washington
	2	58	Jeff Moore	Rams	WR	Tennessee
	3	59	Barney Cotton	Bengals	G	Nebraska
	4	60	Jerry Eckwood	Buccaneers	RB	Arkansas
	5	61	Tony Nathan	Dolphins	RB	Alabama
	6	62	Jon Borchardt	Bills	T	Montana State
	7	63	Mel Land	Dolphins	LB	Michigan State
	8	64	Joe Bostic	Cardinals	T	Clemson
	9	65	Ronnie Lee	Dolphins	TE	Baylor
	10	66	Willie McClendon	Bears	RB	Georgia
	11	67	Bo Robinson	Lions	RB	West Texas State
	12	68	Donald Dykes	Jets	DB	Southeastern Louisiana
	13	69	Kim Anderson	Colts	DB	Arizona State
	14	70	James Ramey	Browns	DE	Kentucky
	15	71	Charles Jordan	Packers	DT	Maryland
	16	72	Kenny King	Oilers	RB	Oklahoma
	17	73	Clifford Thrift	Chargers	LB	East Central Oklahoma
	18	74	Tony Franklin	Eagles	K	Texas A&M
	19	75	James Mayberry	Falcons	RB	Colorado
	20	76	Doug Cosbie	Cowboys	TE	Santa Clara
	21	77	Bruce Radford	Broncos	DE	Grambling State
	22	78	Reginald Lewis	Buccaneers	DE	North Texas State
	23	79	William Andrews	Falcons	RB	Auburn
	24	80	Rick Berns	Buccaneers	RB	Nebraska
	25	81	Mike Wellman	Rams	C	Kansas
	26	82	Joe Montana	49ers	QB	Notre Dame
4	1	83	Ken Johnson	Bills	DE	Knoxville
	2	84	James White	Bengals	DT	Albany State
	3	85	Frank Manumaleuga	Chiefs	LB	San Jose State
	4	86	Russell Davis	Steelers	RB	Michigan
	5	87	Jeff Nixon	Bills	DB	Richmond
	6	88	Ulysses Norris	Lions	TE	Georgia
	7	89	Roy Green	Cardinals	WR	Henderson State
	8	90	Phil Tabor	Giants	DE	Oklahoma
	9	91	Vaughn Lusby	Bengals	DB	Arkansas
	10	92	Jonathan Brooks	Lions	LB	Clemson
	11	93	Jim Kovach	Saints	LB	Kentucky
	12	94	Ben Cowins	Eagles	RB	Arkansas
	13	95	Matt Miller	Browns	T	Colorado
	14	96	Eric Cunningham	Jets	G	Penn State
	15	97	Steve Dils	Vikings	QB	Stanford
	16	98	Johnny Lynn	Jets	DB	UCLA
	17	99	Derwin Tucker	Rams	DB	Illinois
	18	100	Lynn Cain	Falcons	RB	USC
	19	101	Charles Johnson	Falcons	DB	Grambling State
	20	102	Mark Bell	Seahawks	TE	Colorado State
	21	103	Don Warren	Redskins	TE	San Diego State
	22	104	John Floyd	Chargers	WR	N.E. Louisiana
	23	105	Charels Jefferson	Broncos	DB	McNeese State
	24	106	Eddie Hare	Patriots	P	Tulsa
	25	107	Steve Howell	Dolphins	RB	Baylor
	26	108	Jerry Wilkinson	Rams	DT	Oregon State
	27	109	Ralph DeLoach	Cowboys	DE	California
	28	110	Calvin Sweeney	Steelers	WR	USC
5	1	111	Tom Seabron	49ers	LB	Michigan
	2	112	Earl Gant	Chiefs	RB	Missouri
	3	113	Casey Merrill	Bengals	DE	California-Davis
	4	114	Rod Kush	Bills	DB	Nebraska-Omaha
	5	115	Larry Braziel	Colts	DB	USC
	6	116	Dan Manucci	Bills	QB	Kansas State
	7	117	Cleveland Jackson	Giants	TE	UNLV
	8	118	Steve Henry	Cardinals	DB	Emporia State
	9	119	Jerry Aldridge	49ers	RB	Angelo State
	10	120	Harlan Huckleby	Saints	RB	Michigan
	11	121	Bob Hukill	Cowboys	G	North Carolina
	12	122	Victor Hicks	Rams	TE	Oklahoma
	13	123	Kelly Kirchbaum	Jets	LB	Kentucky
	14	124	Rich Dimler	Browns	DT	USC
	15	125	Stan Blinka	Jets	LB	Sam Houston State
	16	126	Scott Fitzkee	Eagles	WR	Penn State
	17	127	Mike Zele	Falcons	DT	Kent State
	18	128	Curtis Anderson	Cowboys	DE	Central State (OH)
	19	129	Jerry Meter	Vikings	LB	Michigan
	20	130	Mark Bell	Cardinals	WR	Colorado State
	21	131	Walt Brown	Lions	C	Pittsburgh
	22	132	Rick Leach	Broncos	QB	Michigan
	23	133	Chuck Fusina	Buccaneers	QB	Penn State
	24	134	Don Bessillieu	Dolphins	DB	Georgia Tech
	25	135	John Zamberlin	Patriots	LB	Pacific Lutheran
	26	136	Ron Springs	Cowboys	RB	Ohio State
	27	137	Dwaine Board	Steelers	DE	North Carolina A&T
6	1	138	Ruben Vaughan	49ers	DT	Colorado
	2	139	Steve Kreider	Bengals	WR	Lehigh
	3	140	Robert Gaines	Chiefs	WR	Washington
	4	141	Mike Burrow	Bills	G	Auburn
	5	142	Ira Matthews	Raiders	WR	Wisconsin
	6	143	Daryl Hunt	Oilers	LB	Oklahoma
	7	144	Thomas Lott	Cardinals	RB	Oklahoma
	8	145	Bob Torrey	Giants	RB	Penn State
	9	146	Ricky Ray	Saints	DB	Norfolk State
	10	147	John Sullivan	Bears	LB	Illinois
	11	148	Jeff McIntyre	Broncos	LB	Arizona State
	12	149	Bill Dufek	Jets	G	Michigan
	13	150	Jim Moore	Colts	T	Ohio State
	14	151	Clinton Burrell	Browns	DB	Louisiana State
	15	152	Joe Senser	Vikings	TE	West Chester (PA)
	16	153	Dave Simmons	Packers	LB	North Carolina
	17	154	Mike Moroski	Falcons	QB	California-Davis
	18	155	Tim Lavender	Cowboys	DB	USC
	19	156	Henry Williams	Raiders	DB	San Diego State
	20	157	Bill Murrell	Steelers	TE	Winston-Salem State
	21	158	Eddie Hicks	Giants	RB	East Carolina
	22	159	Mike Murphy	Oilers	LB	SW Missouri State
	23	160	Mike Salzano	Cowboys	G	North Carolina
	24	161	Dwayne Woodruff	Steelers	DB	Louisville
	25	162	Steve Lindquist	Dolphins	G	Nebraska
	26	163	Jim Ronan	Browns	DT	Minnesota
	27	164	Chris DeFrance	Cowboys	WR	Arizona State
	28	165	Matt Bahr	Steelers	K	Penn State
7	1	166	Phil Francis	49ers	RB	Stanford
	2	167	Ken Kremer	Chiefs	DE	Ball State
	3	168	Max Montoya	Bengals	T	UCLA
	4	169	Larry Polowski	Seahawks	LB	Boise State
	5	170	Tom Mullady	Bills	TE	SW Tennessee
	6	171	Tim Ries	Oilers	DB	SW Missouri State
	7	172	Steve Alvers	Giants	TE	Miami (FL)
	8	173	Kirk Gibson	Cardinals	WR	Michigan State
	9	174	Lee Kunz	Bears	LB	Nebraska
	10	175	Jack Matia	Raiders	T	Drake
	11	176	Stan Sytsma	Saints	LB	Minnesota
	12	177	Judson Flint	Patriots	DB	Memphis State
	13	178	Don Swafford	Eagles	T	Florida
	14	179	Emmett King	Jets	RB	Houston
	15	180	Henry Monroe	Packers	DB	Mississippi State
	16	181	Bob Winkel	Vikings	DT	Kentucky
	17	182	Rich Milot	Redskins	LB	Penn State
	18	183	Cody Risien	Browns	T	Texas A&M
	19	184	Rich Wingo	Packers	LB	Alabama
	20	185	Curtis Bunche	Eagles	DE	Albany State
	21	186	Roger Westlund	Falcons	T	Washington
	22	187	Keith Brown	Jets	DB	Minnesota
	23	188	Luke Prestridge	Broncos	P	Baylor
	24	189	Uwe von Schamann	Dolphins	K	Oklahoma
	25	190	Jeff Delaney	Rams	DB	Pittsburgh
	26	191	Greg Fitzpatrick	Cowboys	LB	Youngstown State
	27	192	Bruce Kimball	Steelers	G	Massachusetts
8	1	193	Ron Cassidy	Packers	WR	Utah State
	2	194	Howie Kurnick	Bengals	LB	Cincinnati
	3	195	Mike Williams	Chiefs	RB	New Mexico
	4	196	Chuck Correal	Eagles	C	Penn State
	5	197	Steve Heimkreiter	Colts	LB	Notre Dame
	6	198	Marshall Harris	Jets	DT	Texas Christian
	7	199	Larry Miller	Cardinals	LB	Brigham Young
	8	200	D.K. Perry	Giants	DB	Southern Methodist
	9	201	Roy Simmons	Giants	G	Georgia Tech
	10	202	Doug Panfil	Saints	G	Tulsa
	11	203	Rick Moss	Bears	DB	Purdue
	12	204	Kent Perkov	Browns	DE	San Diego State
	13	205	Willie Beamon	Jets	LB	Boise State
	14	206	Jeff Groth	Dolphins	WR	Bowling Green
	15	207	Nesby Glasgow	Colts	DB	Washington
	16	208	Rick Partridge	Packers	P	Utah
	17	209	Robert Hawkins	Raiders	RB	Kentucky
	18	210	Wilbert Haslip	Chargers	RB	Hawaii
	19	211	Max Runager	Eagles	P	South Carolina
	20	212	Keith Miller	Falcons	LB	Northeastern State (OK)
	21	213	John Mohring	Lions	LB	C.W. Post
	22	214	Carter Hartwig	Oilers	DB	USC
	23	215	Glenn Blackwood	Dolphins	DB	Texas
	24	216	Randy Love	Patriots	RB	Houston
	25	217	Eugene Sanders	Buccaneers	DT	Texas A&M
	26	218	Robert Brewer	Chiefs	G	Temple
	27	219	Bruce Thornton	Cowboys	DT	Illinois
	28	220	Tom Graves	Steelers	LB	Michigan State
9	1	221	Steve Hamilton	49ers	DT	Missouri
	2	222	James Folston	Chiefs	TE	Cameron
	3	223	Scott Burk	Bengals	DB	Oklahoma State
	4	224	Russ Henderson	Colts	P	Virginia
	5	225	Henry Vereen	Buccaneers	WR	UNLV
	6	226	Keven Baker	Bills	DE	William Penn
	7	227	Tom Rusk	Giants	LB	Iowa
	8	228	Bob Rozier	Cardinals	DE	California
	9	229	Joe Robinson	Chiefs	T	Ohio State
	10	230	Jerome Heavens	Bears	RB	Notre Dame
	11	231	Jeff Komlo	Lions	QB	Delaware
	12	232	Gordy Sprattler	Jets	RB	North Dakota State
	13	233	Kris Haines	Redskins	WR	Notre Dame
	14	234	Carl McGee	Browns	LB	Duke
	15	235	John Thompson	Packers	TE	Utah State
	16	236	Billy Diggs	Vikings	WR	Winston-Salem State
	17	237	Alvin Garrett	Chargers	WR	Angelo State
	18	238	Jim Rourke	Raiders	T	Boston College
	19	239	Dave Parkin	Falcons	DB	Utah State
	20	240	Ezra Tate	Seahawks	RB	Mississippi State
	21	241	Curtis Weathers	Browns	TE	Mississippi
	22	242	Charlie Taylor	Broncos	WR	Rice
	23	243	Richard Ellender	Oilers	WR	McNeese State
	24	244	Jeff Weston	Dolphins	DT	Notre Dame
	25	245	John Spagnola	Patriots	TE	Yale
	26	246	Jeff Rutledge	Rams	QB	Alabama
	27	247	Garry Cobb	Cowboys	LB	USC
	28	248	Rick Kirk	Steelers	DE	Denison
10	1	249	Dwight Clark	49ers	WR	Clemson
	2	250	Nathan Poole	Bengals	RB	Louisville
	3	251	Mike DuPree	Chiefs	LB	Florida
	4	252	Howard Ballage	49ers	DB	Colorado
	5	253	Dave Marler	Bills	QB	Mississippi State
	6	254	Steve Stephens	Colts	TE	Oklahoma State
	7	255	Jerry Holloway	Cardinals	TE	Western Illinois
	8	256	Dan Fowler	Giants	G	Kentucky
	9	257	Joe Restic	Bears	DB	Notre Dame
	10	258	Jerome Stanton	Dolphins	DB	Michigan State
	11	259	Ricky Smith	Raiders	DB	Tulane
	12	260	Gerald Jackson	Chiefs	DB	Mississippi State
	13	261	John Smith	Browns	WR	Tennessee State
	14	262	Steve Sybeldon	Jets	T	North Dakota
	15	263	Ed McGlasson	Jets	C	Youngstown State
	16	264	Frank Lockett	Packers	WR	Nebraska
	17	265	Tony Petruccio	Chargers	DT	Penn State
	18	266	Bruce Beekley	Falcons	LB	Oregon
	19	267	Robert Hardy	Seahawks	DT	Jackson State
	20	268	Larry Willis	Chiefs	WR	Alcorn State
	21	269	Al Green	Chargers	DB	Louisiana State
	22	270	Martin Cox	Patriots	WR	Vanderbilt
	23	271	Allan Clark	Patriots	RB	Northern Arizona
	24	272	Mike Mozlowski	Dolphins	RB	Colorado
	25	273	Grady Ebensberger	Rams	DT	Houston
	26	274	Mike Calhoun	Cowboys	DT	Notre Dame
	27	275	Tod Thompson	Steelers	TE	Brigham Young
11	1	276	Billy McBride	49ers	DB	Tennessee State
	2	277	Stan Rome	Chiefs	WR	Clemson
	3	278	Ken Bungarda	Bengals	DE	Missouri
	4	279	Paul Lawler	Bills	DB	Colgate
	5	280	John Priestner	Colts	LB	Western Ontario
	6	281	Bob Rippentrop	Buccaneers	TE	Fresno State
	7	282	Mike Mince	Giants	DB	Fresno State
	8	283	Nate Henderson	Cardinals	T	Florida State
	9	284	Ken Johnson	Giants	RB	Miami (FL)
	10	285	David Hall	Saints	WR	Missouri-Rolla
	11	286	Bob Wright	Bears	T	Cincinnati
	12	287	Randy Poeschl	Browns	DE	Nebraska
	13	288	Danny Sanders	Jets	QB	Carson-Newman
	14	289	Monte Coleman	Redskins	LB	Central Arkansas
	15	290	Mark Thorson	Packers	DB	Ottawa (KS)
	16	291	Brian Nelson	Vikings	WR	Texas Tech
	17	292	Bill Leer	Falcons	C	Colorado State
	18	293	Jim Hinesly	Seahawks	G	Michigan State
	19	294	Bruce Davis	Raiders	T	UCLA
	20	295	Dave Rader	Chargers	QB	Tulsa
	21	296	Al Chesley	Eagles	LB	Pittsburgh
	22	297	Zach Dixon	Broncos	RB	Temple
	23	298	Mike Taylor	Oilers	T	Georgia Tech
	24	299	Mike Blanton	Dolphins	DE	Georgia Tech
	25	300	Tony Hall	Redskins	WR	Knoxville
	26	301	Jesse Deremus	Rams	DT	Tennessee State
	27	302	Eddie Cole	Lions	LB	Mississippi
	28	303	Charlie Moore	Steelers	C	Wichita State
12	1	304	Jim Browner	Bengals	DB	Notre Dame
	2	305	Michael Forrest	Chiefs	RB	Arkansas
	3	306	Charlie Green	Colts	WR	Kansas State
	4	307	Dave Logan	Buccaneers	DT	Pittsburgh
	5	308	Mike Harris	Bills	RB	Arizona State
	6	309	Rick McBride	Cardinals	LB	Georgia
	7	310	Tim Gillespie	Giants	G	North Carolina State
	8	311	Kelsey Finch	Saints	RB	Tennessee
	9	312	Dave Becker	Bears	DB	Iowa
	10	313	Bob Forster	Lions	C	Brown
	11	314	Paul Darby	Jets	WR	Southwest Texas State
	12	315	Dewitt Methvin	Browns	C	Tulane
	13	316	Dirk Abernathy	Raiders	DB	Bowling Green
	14	317	David Stephens	Vikings	LB	Kentucky
	15	318	Bill Moats	Packers	P	South Dakota
	16	319	Jeff Moore	Seahawks	RB	Jackson State
	17	320	Reggie Kinlaw	Raiders	DT	Oklahoma
	18	321	Frank Duncan	Chargers	DB	San Francisco State
	19	322	Ed Smith	Steelers	LB	Vanderbilt
	20	323	Stuard Walker	Falcons	LB	Colorado
	21	324	Wayne Wilson	Oilers	RB	Shepherd College
	22	325	Dave Jacobs	Broncos	K	Syracuse
	23	326	Brian Sweeney	Lions	WR	Texas A&I
	24	327	Larry Fortner	Dolphins	QB	Miami (OH)
	25	328	Drew Hill	Rams	WR	Georgia Tech
	26	329	Quentin Lowry	Cowboys	LB	Youngstown State
	27	330	Mike Almond	Steelers	WR	Northwestern State (LA)

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