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1961
Round	Pick	Player	Name	Team	Position	College
1	1	1	Tommy Mason	Vikings	RB	Tulane
	1	1	Bob Gaiters	Broncos	RB	New Mexico State
	2	2	Norm Snead	Redskins	QB	Wake Forest
	3	3	Joe Rutgens	Redskins	T	Illinois
	4	4	Marlin McKeever	Rams	LB	USC
	5	5	Mike Ditka	Bears	TE	Pittsburgh
	6	6	Jimmy Johnson	49ers	DB	UCLA
	7	7	Tom Matte	Colts	RB	Ohio State
	8	8	Ken Rice	Cardinals	T	Auburn
	9	9	Bernie Casey	49ers	B	Bowling Green
	10	10	Bobby Crespino	Browns	E	Mississippi
	11	11	Billy Kilmer	49ers	B	UCLA
	12	12	Herb Adderley	Packers	DB	Michigan State
	13	13	Bob Lilly	Cowboys	DT	Texas Christian
	14	14	Art Baker	Eagles	RB	Syracuse
2	0	0	Billy Shaw	Bills	G	Georgia Tech
	1	15	Rip Hawkins	Vikings	LB	North Carolina
	2	16	E.J. Holub	Cowboys	C	Texas Tech
	3	17	Bob Gaiters	Giants	B	New Mexico State
	4	18	Elbert Kimbrough	Rams	E	Northwestern
	5	19	Myron Pottios	Steelers	LB	Notre Dame
	6	20	Bill Brown	Bears	B	Illinois
	7	21	Tom Gilburg	Colts	T	Syracuse
	8	22	Fred Arbanas	Cardinals	E	Michigan State
	9	23	Danny LaRose	Lions	E	Missouri
	10	24	Roland Lakes	49ers	C	Wichita State
	11	25	Bruce Tarbox	Giants	G	Syracuse
	12	26	Ron Kostelnik	Packers	T	Cincinnati
	13	27	Ed Nutting	Browns	T	Georgia Tech
	14	28	Bo Strange	Eagles	C	Louisiana State
3	1	29	Fran Tarkenton	Vikings	QB	Georgia
	2	30	Stew Barber	Cowboys	G	Penn State
	3	31	Billy Wilson	Cardinals	T	Auburn
	4	32	Harold Beaty	Rams	G	Oklahoma State
	5	33	Claude (Hoot) Gibson	Bears	B	North Carolina State
	6	34	Dick Mills	Lions	T	Pittsburgh
	7	35	Jerry Hill	Colts	RB	Wyoming
	8	36	Jim Wright	Eagles	QB	Memphis State
	9	37	Bill Cooper	49ers	B	Muskingum
	10	38	Houston Antwine	Lions	G	Southern Illinois
	11	39	Jim Cunningham	Redskins	B	Pittsburgh
	12	40	Phil Nugent	Packers	B	Tulane
	13	41	Ron Miller	Rams	QB	Wisconsin
	14	42	Don Oakes	Eagles	T	Virginia Tech
4	1	43	Chuck Lamson	Vikings	RB	Wyoming
	2	44	Arnold Davis	Cowboys	E	Baylor
	3	45	Charlie Cowan	Rams	T	New Mexico Highlands
	4	46	Ben Davidson	Giants	T	Washington
	5	47	Aaron Thomas	49ers	E	Oregon State
	6	48	Ernie Ladd	Bears	T	Grambling State
	7	49	Ken Gregory	Colts	E	Whittier
	8	50	Ron McDole	Cardinals	T	Nebraska
	9	51	Ron Hartline	Lions	RB	Oklahoma
	10	52	Dale Messer	49ers	B	Fresno State
	11	53	Dan Ficca	Eagles	G	USC
	12	54	Paul Dudley	Packers	B	Arkansas
	13	55	John Brown	Browns	T	Syracuse
	14	56	Joe LeSage	Packers	G	Tulane
5	1	57	Ed Sharockman	Vikings	RB	Pittsburgh
	2	58	Clark Miller	49ers	T	Utah State
	3	59	Fred Mautino	Steelers	E	Syracuse
	4	60	Willie Hector	Rams	G	Pacific
	5	61	Keith Lincoln	Bears	B	Washington State
	6	62	Ed Dyas	Colts	B	Auburn
	7	63	Ron Osborne	Colts	T	Clemson
	8	64	Glen Bass	Cardinals	E	East Carolina
	9	65	Bob McCreary	49ers	T	Wake Forest
	10	66	Earl Faison	Lions	E	Indiana
	11	67	Jerry Daniels	Giants	E	Mississippi
	12	68	Jack Novak	Packers	G	Miami (FL)
	13	69	Mike Lucci	Browns	C	Tennessee
	14	70	Ron Puckett	Lions	T	Cal State-Los Angeles
6	1	71	Jerry Burch	Vikings	E	Georgia Tech
	2	72	Joe Krakoski	Redskins	B	Illinois
	3	73	John O'Day	Redskins	T	Miami (FL)
	4	74	Bruce Olderman	Rams	T	Allegheny
	5	75	Larry Wood	Rams	B	Northwestern
	6	76	George Fleming	Bears	B	Washington
	7	77	Don Kern	Colts	RB	Virginia Military Inst
	8	78	Dale Evans	Cardinals	B	Kansas State
	9	79	Frank Parker	Browns	T	Oklahoma State
	10	80	Mike McClellan	49ers	B	Oklahoma
	11	81	Greg Larson	Giants	C	Minnesota
	12	82	Lee Folkins	Packers	E	Washington
	13	83	Dick Thornton	Cardinals	QB	Northwestern
	14	84	Ben Balme	Eagles	G	Yale
7	1	85	Allan Ferrie	Vikings	E	Wagner
	2	86	Art Gilmore	Cowboys	B	Oregon State
	3	87	Jim Kerr	Redskins	B	Penn State
	4	88	Bobby Smith	Rams	B	UCLA
	5	89	Mike Pyle	Bears	C	Yale
	6	90	Dick Hoak	Steelers	B	Penn State
	7	91	Ike Grimsley	Colts	RB	Michigan State
	8	92	George Hultz	Cardinals	T	Southern Mississippi
	9	93	Ray Purdin	49ers	B	Northwestern
	10	94	Al Bemiller	Cardinals	C	Syracuse
	11	95	Jimmy Collier	Giants	E	Arkansas
	12	96	Lewis Johnson	Packers	B	Florida A&M
	13	97	Preston Powell	Browns	B	Grambling State
	14	98	Irv Cross	Eagles	B	Northwestern
8	1	99	Paul Lidquist	Vikings	T	New Hampshire
	2	100	Don Talbert	Cowboys	T	Texas
	3	101	Charley Barnes	Redskins	E	Louisiana-Monroe
	4	102	Reg Carolan	Rams	E	Idaho
	5	103	George Balthazar	Steelers	T	Tennessee State
	6	104	Ed Ryan	Bears	B	Michigan State
	7	105	Paul Terhes	Colts	B	Bucknell
	8	106	Marshall Starks	Cardinals	RB	Illinois
	9	107	Larry Muff	Lions	E	Benedictine
	10	108	Neill Plumley	49ers	T	Oregon
	11	109	Allen Green	Giants	C	Mississippi
	12	110	Fred Cox	Browns	RB	Pittsburgh
	13	111	John Frongillo	Browns	T	Baylor
	14	112	Jim Beaver	Eagles	G	Florida
9	1	113	Dan Sheehan	Vikings	T	Tennessee-Chattanooga
	2	114	Glynn Gregory	Cowboys	B	Southern Methodist
	3	115	Joel Arrington	Redskins	B	Duke
	4	116	Duane Allen	Rams	E	Santa Ana JC
	5	117	Bob Bethune	Bears	B	Mississippi State
	6	118	Leon Donahue	49ers	T	San Jose State
	7	119	Pete Nicklas	Colts	T	Baylor
	8	120	Chick Granning	Cardinals	RB	Georgia Tech
	9	121	Everisto Nino	49ers	T	East Texas State
	10	122	Bob Brooks	Lions	RB	Ohio
	11	123	Moses Gray	Giants	T	Indiana
	12	124	Vester Flanagan	Packers	T	Cal State-Humboldt
	13	125	Jake Gibbs	Browns	QB	Mississippi
	14	126	Wayne Fontes	Eagles	RB	Michigan State
10	1	127	Doug Mayberry	Vikings	RB	Utah State
	2	128	Roger Hagberg	Packers	B	Minnesota
	3	129	Wayne Wolff	Browns	G	Wake Forest
	4	130	Joe Scibelli	Rams	T	Notre Dame
	5	131	Bill (Red) Mack	Steelers	B	Notre Dame
	6	132	Jason Harness	Bears	E	Michigan State
	7	133	Bob Clemens	Colts	B	Pittsburgh
	8	134	Jimmy King	Cardinals	T	Clemson
	9	135	Errol Linden	Lions	E	Houston
	10	136	Paul Hynes	49ers	RB	Louisiana Tech
	11	137	Glen Knight	Giants	E	Shaw
	12	138	Buck McLeod	Packers	T	Baylor
	13	139	Ken Ericson	Browns	E	Syracuse
	14	140	Luther Hayes	Eagles	E	USC
11	1	141	Jerry Mays	Vikings	T	Southern Methodist
	2	142	Norris Stevenson	Cowboys	B	Missouri
	3	143	Riley Mattson	Redskins	T	Oregon
	4	144	Bob Lane	Rams	E	Baylor
	5	145	Sam Fewell	Bears	T	South Carolina
	6	146	Henry Clement	Steelers	B	North Carolina
	7	147	Ralph White	Colts	T	Bowling Green
	8	148	Bill Kinnune	Cardinals	G	Washington
	9	149	Tony Parrilli	49ers	G	Illinois
	10	150	Larry Vargo	Lions	E	Detroit
	11	151	Bob Benton	Giants	T	Mississippi
	12	152	Val Keckin	Packers	B	Southern Mississippi
	13	153	Billy Gault	Browns	B	Texas Christian
	14	154	L.E. Hicks	Eagles	T	Florida
12	1	155	Steve Stonebreaker	Vikings	E	Detroit
	2	156	Lowndes Shingler	Cowboys	QB	Clemson
	3	157	Bob Coolbaugh	Redskins	E	Richmond
	4	158	Walt Mince	Rams	B	Arizona
	5	159	Frank Jackunas	Steelers	T	Detroit
	6	160	Howard Dyer	Bears	QB	Virginia Military Inst
	7	161	Dick Reynolds	Colts	T	North Carolina State
	8	162	Mike Stock	Cardinals	B	Northwestern
	9	163	Tom Rodgers	Lions	B	Kentucky
	10	164	Don Coffey	49ers	E	Memphis State
	11	165	Jack Moynihan	Giants	QB	Holy Cross
	12	166	John Denvir	Packers	T	Colorado
	13	167	Dick Lage	Browns	E	Lenoir-Rhyne
	14	168	Billy Majors	Eagles	B	Tennessee
13	1	169	Ray Hayes	Vikings	RB	Central State (OK)
	2	170	Don Goodman	Cowboys	B	Florida
	3	171	Doug Elmore	Redskins	B	Mississippi
	4	172	Mike McKeever	Rams	G	USC
	5	173	Bob McLeod	Bears	E	Abilene Christian
	6	174	Tommy Hackler	49ers	E	Tennessee Tech
	7	175	Dallas Garber	Colts	B	Marietta
	8	176	Ernie McMillan	Cardinals	E	Illinois
	9	177	Julius Fincke	49ers	T	McNeese State
	10	178	Paul Hodge	Lions	LB	Pittsburgh
	11	179	Jerry Fields	Giants	B	Ohio State
	12	180	Elijah Pitts	Packers	B	Philander Smith
	13	181	Jack Wilson	Browns	B	Duke
	14	182	Don Jonas	Eagles	QB	Penn State
14	1	183	Ken Peterson	Vikings	T	Utah
	2	184	Billy Shaw	Cowboys	T	Georgia Tech
	3	185	Doyle Schick	Redskins	B	Kansas
	4	186	David (Deacon) Jones	Rams	DE	South Carolina State
	5	187	Bob Schmitz	Steelers	G	Montana State
	6	188	Jim Tyrer	Bears	T	Ohio State
	7	189	Bob Hunt	Colts	T	Southern Methodist
	8	190	Bob Elliot	Cardinals	RB	North Carolina
	9	191	Charley Bowers	Lions	RB	Arizona State
	10	192	Bill Worrell	49ers	T	Georgia
	11	193	Eugene White	Giants	B	Florida A&M
	12	194	Nelson Toburen	Packers	E	Wichita State
	13	195	Phil Lohman	Browns	C	Oklahoma
	14	196	Willie Fleming	Eagles	RB	Iowa
15	1	197	Mike Mercer	Vikings	E	Arizona State
	2	198	Julius Varnado	Cowboys	T	Cal State-San Francisco
	3	199	Bob Johnson	Redskins	E	Michigan
	4	200	Ernie Wright	Rams	T	Ohio State
	5	201	Chuck Linning	Bears	T	Miami (FL)
	6	202	Ray McCown	Steelers	B	West Texas State
	7	203	E.A. Sims	Colts	E	New Mexico State
	8	204	Mel West	Cardinals	B	Missouri
	9	205	Bob Sams	49ers	T	Central State (OK)
	10	206	Mike Lauber	Lions	E	Wisconsin-River Falls
	11	207	Cody Binkley	Giants	C	Vanderbilt
	12	208	Ray Lardani	Packers	T	Miami (FL)
	13	209	Charley Taylor	Browns	B	Mississippi
	14	210	Bobby Richards	Eagles	T	Louisiana State
16	1	211	Ted Karpowicz	Vikings	RB	Detroit
	2	212	Jerry Steffen	Cowboys	B	Colorado
	3	213	Ron Petty	Redskins	T	Louisville
	4	214	Mike Zeno	Rams	G	Virginia Tech
	5	215	Wilbert Scott	Steelers	B	Indiana
	6	216	Wayne Frazier	Bears	C	Auburn
	7	217	Tom Weisner	Colts	B	Wisconsin
	8	218	Jake Bradley	Cardinals	T	Florida A&M
	9	219	Gus Krantz	Lions	T	Northern Michigan
	10	220	Charlie Fuller	49ers	RB	Cal State-San Francisco
	11	221	Bernie Vishneski	Giants	T	Virginia Tech
	12	222	Clarence Mason	Packers	E	Bowling Green
	13	223	Roger Shoals	Browns	T	Maryland
	14	224	G.W. Clapp	Eagles	G	Auburn
17	1	225	Willie Jones	Vikings	B	Purdue
	2	226	Everett Cloud	Cowboys	B	Maryland
	3	227	Joe Bellino	Redskins	B	Navy
	4	228	Chuck Allen	Rams	G	Washington
	5	229	Rossie Barfield	Bears	E	North Carolina Central
	6	230	Terry Nofsinger	Steelers	QB	Utah
	7	231	Steve Jastrzembski	Colts	B	Pittsburgh
	8	232	Pat Fischer	Cardinals	B	Nebraska
	9	233	Tom Jewell	49ers	T	Idaho State
	10	234	Tom Goode	Lions	LB	Mississippi State
	11	235	Sylvester Cooper	Giants	T	Bakersfield J.C.
	12	236	Jim Brewington	Packers	T	North Carolina Central
	13	237	Calvin Bird	Browns	B	Kentucky
	14	238	Larry Lavery	Eagles	T	Illinois
18	1	239	Bob Voight	Vikings	T	Cal State-Los Angeles
	2	240	Randy Williams	Cowboys	B	Indiana
	3	241	George Tolford	Redskins	T	Ohio State
	4	242	Bill Williamson	Rams	T	Bakersfield J.C.
	5	243	John Simko	Steelers	E	Augustana (SD)
	6	244	John Finn	Bears	T	Louisville
	7	245	Willson Allison	Colts	T	Baylor
	8	246	Art Browning	Cardinals	G	Duke
	9	247	John Gregor	Lions	T	Montana
	10	248	Kay McFarland	49ers	RB	Colorado State
	11	249	Ken DesMarais	Giants	C	Holy Cross
	12	250	Arthur Sims	Packers	B	Texas A&M
	13	251	Ed Morris	Browns	T	Indiana
	14	252	Nick Maravich	Eagles	T	North Carolina State
19	0	0	Joe Bellino	Patriots	RB	Navy
	1	253	Bill Hill	Vikings	RB	Presbyterian
	2	254	Lynn Hoyem	Cowboys	C	Long Beach State
	3	255	Tony Romoe	Redskins	E	Florida State
	4	256	Lou Zivkovich	Rams	T	New Mexico State
	5	257	Ben Charles	Bears	QB	USC
	6	258	Bernard Wyatt	Steelers	B	Iowa
	7	259	Joe Novseek	Colts	T	Tulsa
	8	260	Dick Schnell	Cardinals	T	Wyoming
	9	261	Tom Simpson	49ers	T	Davidson
	10	262	Gene Valesano	Lions	B	Northern Michigan
	11	263	Bob Reublin	Giants	B	Bowling Green
	12	264	Leland Bondhus	Packers	T	South Dakota State
	13	265	Bob Minihane	Browns	G	Boston University
	14	266	Dick Wilson	Eagles	C	Penn State
20	1	267	Mike McFarland	Vikings	QB	Western Illinois
	2	268	Jerry Morgan	Cowboys	B	Iowa State
	3	269	Mike Ingram	Redskins	G	Ohio State
	4	270	Al Lederle	Rams	E	Georgia Tech
	5	271	Mike Jones	Steelers	QB	San Jose State
	6	272	Gordon Mason	Bears	B	Tennessee Tech
	7	273	Albert Kimbrough	Colts	B	Northwestern
	8	274	Leo Reed	Cardinals	E	Colorado State
	9	275	Tom Lewis	Lions	B	Lake Forest
	10	276	Jerry Perry	49ers	G	Central State (OK)
	11	277	Don McKeta	Giants	B	Washington
	12	278	R Ratkowski	Packers	B	Notre Dame
	13	279	Charlie Baker	Browns	T	Tennessee
	14	280	Jacque MacKinnon	Eagles	B	Colgate

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