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Draft History-1970-1979

1970
Round	Overall	Player	Pos.	College
1	19	Owens, Steve	RB	Oklahoma
2	45	Parson, Ray	G	Minnesota
3	71	Mitchell, Jim	DE	Virginia State
4		Choice to New York.Giants
5	123	Parker, Bob	G	Memphis State
6	149	Terry, Tony	DT	Southern California
7	175	Geddes, Ken	LB	Nebraska
8		Choice to St. Louis
9	227	Weaver, Herman	P	Tennessee
10	253	Maxwell, Bruce	RB	Arkansas
11	279	Laird, Roger	DB	Kentucky State
12	305	Murrell, Emanuel	DB	Cal-Poly SLO
13	331	Haverdick, Dave	DT	Morehead State
14	357	Brown, Chariie	WR	Northern Arizona
15	383	Haney, Bob	T	Idaho
16	409	Todd, Jerry	DB	Memphis State
17	434	Marshall, Jesse	DT	Centenary

1971
Round	Overall	Player	Pos.	College
1	21	Bell, Bob	DT	Cincinnati
2a.	30	Thompson, Dave	C	Clemson
2b.	48	Weaver, Charlie	LB	Southern California
3	72	Clark, Al	DB	Eastern Michigan
4	100	Woods, Larry	DT	Tennessee State
5	125	Newell, Pete	G	Michigan
6a.	150	Harris, Frank	QB	Boston College
6b.	152	Franklin, Herman	WR	Southern California
7	177	Wheless, Brownie	T	Rice
8	204	Lee, Ken	LB	Washington
9	229	Zofko, Mickey	RB	Auburn
10		Choice to Philadelphia
11	281	Webb, Phil	DB	Colorado State
12	308	Pilconis, Bill	WR	Pittsburgh
13	332	Abercrombie, David	RB	Tulane
14	360	Lorenz, Tom	TE	Iowa State
15	385	Coates, Ed	WR	Central Missouri
16	411	Kutchinski, Tom	DB	Michigan State
17	436	Jolly, Gordon	T	Utah

1972
Round	Overall	Player	Pos.	College
1	16	Orvis, Herb	DE	Colorado
2		Choice to Atlanta
3a.	65	Sanders, Ken	DE	Howard Payne
3b.		Choice to Philadelphia
4		Choice to Dallas
5		Choice to Los Angeles
6	145	Potts, Charles	DB	Purdue
7	172	Stoudamire, Charles	WR	Portland State
8	197	Stucky, Henry	DB	Missouri
9	224	McClintock, Bill	DB	Drake
10	249	Teal, Jim	LB	Purdue
11	276	Waldron, Bob	DT	Tulane
12	301	Bradley, Paul	WR	Southern Methodist
13	328	Kirschner, John	TE	Memphis State
14	353	Kelly, Eric	T	Whitworth
15	380	Roach, Steve	LB	Kansas
16	405	Jenkins, Leon	DB	West Virginia
17	432	Tyler, Mike	DB	Rice

1973
Round	Overall	Player	Pos.	College
1	17	Price, Ernest	DE	Texas A&M
2	44	Crosswhite, Leon	RB	Oklahoma
3a.	58	Brady, John	TE	Washington
3b.	71	Laslavic, Jim	LB	Penn State
3c.	75	Johnson, Levi	DB	Texas A&I
4a.	81	Hennigan, Mike	LB	Tennessee Tech
4b.	91	Jauron, Dick	RB	Yale (From Atl)
4c.	96	Hooks, Jim	RB	Central State (Okla.)
5		Choice to San Diego Through Washington
6		Choice to St.Louis
7	175	Andrews, John	DT	Morgan State
8a.	200	McCary, Prentice	DB	Arizona State
8b.	203	Bledsoe, John	RB	Ohio State
9	227	Dean, Ira	DB	Baylor
10	252	Bonner, Ray	DB	Middle Tennessee
11	279	Freeman, Scot	WR	Wyoming
12	304	Scott, Tom	WR	Washington
13	331	Moss, John	LB	Pittsburgh
14	356	Corey, Jay	T	Santa Clara
15	383	Hansen, Dan	DB	Brigham Young
16	408	Nickles, Larry	WR	Dayton
17	435	Belgrave, Earl	T	Ohio State

1974
Round	Overall	Player	Pos.	College
1a.	8	O’Neil, Ed	LB	Penn State
1b.		Choice to New Orleans
2	39	Howard, Billy	DT	Alcorn A&M
3	65	Bussey, Dexter	RB	Texas-Arlington
4		Choice to St.Louis
5	117	Capria, Carl	DB	Purdue
6a.	139	Burden, Willie	RB	North Carolina State
6b.	143	Davis, Jim	G	Alcorn A&M
7	169	Herrera, Efren	K	UCLA
8	195	Denimarck, Mike	LB	Emporia State (Kan.)
9		Choice to Los Angeles
10	247	Wooley, David	RB	Central State (Okla.)
11	273	Blair, T.C.	TE	Tulsa
12	299	Wakefield, Mark	WR	Tampa
13	325	Rothwell, Fred	C	Kansas State
14	351	Jones, David	DB	Howard Payne
15	377	Wells, John	G	Kansas State
16	403	Wilson, Myron	DB	Bowling Green
17	429	Temple, Collis	DE	Louisiana State

1975
Round	Overall	Player	Pos.	College
1	13	Boden, Lynn	G	South Dakota State
2	38	English, Doug	DT	Texas
3		Choice to New Orleans through Minnesota
4	94	Hertwig, Craig	T	Georgia
5		Choice to Cleveland
6a.	138	Cooper, Fred	DB	Purdue
6b.	141	King, Horace	RB	Georgia
6c.	144	Franklin, Dennis	QB-WR	Michigan
7	169	Murphy, Mike	WR	Drake
8	194	Thompson, Leonard	RB	Oklahoma State
9	219	Strinko, Steve	LB	Michigan
10	250	Boyd, Brad	TE	Louisiana State
11	275	Myers, Steve	G	Ohio State
12	300	Roundtree, Andre	LB	Iowa State
13	325	Smith, Jim	RB	North Carolina Central
14	350	McMillan, Jim	QB	Boise State
15	375	Green, Rudy	RB	Yale
16	406	Chaves, Les	DB	Kansas State
17	431	Lancaster, Mark	G	Tulsa

1976
Round	Overall	Player	Pos.	College
1a.	10	Hunter, James	DB	Grambling
1b.	16	Gaines, Lawrence	RB	Wyoming
2a.	44	Long, Ken	G	Purdue
2b.	46	Hill, David	TE	Texas A&M
3a.	68	Bolinger, Russ	T	Long Beach State
3b.	76	Woodcock, John	DT	Hawaii
4		Choice to Chicago Through Miami
5a.		Choice to San Francisco
5b.	145	Scavella, Steadman	LB	Miami
6		Choice to New England
7	198	Ten Napel, Garth	LB	Texas A&M
8a.	217	Sorenson, Rich	K	Chicago State
8b.	225	Braswell, Charles	DB	West Virginia
9	253	Jones, Leanell	TE	Long Beach State
10	279	Bowerman, Bill	DB	New Mexico State
11	307	Shugrue, Gary	DE LB	Villanova
12	335	McCabe, Mike	C	South Carolina
13	363	Jacobs, Mel	Wr KR	San Diego State
14	391	Elston, Leonard	WR	Kentucky State
15	419	Smock, Trent	WR	Indiana
16	447	McCurdy, Craig	LB	William & Mary
17	475	Meeks, Jim	DB	Boise State

1977
Round	Overall	Player	Pos.	College
1		Choice to Buffalo
2	42	Williams, Walt	DB	New Mexico State
3	69	Kane, Rick	RB	San Jose State
4	96	Blue, Luther	WR	Iowa State
5a.	114	Crosby, Ron	LB	Penn State
5b.		Choice to Pittsburgh
6a.		Choice to San Diego
6b.	166	Reggie, Pinkney	DB	East Crolina
7	179	Black, Tim	LB	Baylor
8	209	Griffin, Mark	T	North Carolina
9	236	Mathieson, Steve	QB	Florida State
10	263	Anderson, Gary	G	Stanford
11	293	Daykin, Tony	LB	Georgia Tech
12	320	Greenwood, Dave	G/C	Iowa State

1978
Round	Overall	Player	Pos.	College
1	11	Bradley, Luther	DB	Notre Dame
2	40	Baker, Al	DE	Colorado State
3		Choice to Cleveland
4a.	94	Fifer, William	T	West Texas State
4b.	107	Elias, Homer	G	Tennessee State
5a.	109	Tearry, Larry	C	Wake Forest
5b.	121	Fowler, Amos	G	Southern Mississippi
5c.	123	Gray, Dan	DE	Rutgers
6a.	150	Hicks, Dwight	DB	Michigan
6b.	153	Ardizzone, Tony	G	Northwestern
6c.	165	Thompson, Jesse	WR	California
7	177	Gibson, Bruce	RB	Pacific
8	206	Breech, Jim	K	California
9		Choice to San Francisco
10	262	Arrington, Fred	LB	Purdue
11	289	Murray, Richard	DT	Oklahoma
12	318	Patterson, Mark	DB	Washington State

1979
Round	Overall	Player	Pos.	College
1	10	Dorney, Keith	T	Penn State
2	37	Fantetti, Ken	LB	Wyoming
3	67	Robinson, Bo	RB	West Virginia
4a.	88	Norris, Ulysses	TE	Georgia
4b.	92	Brooks, Jonathan	LB	Clemson
5a.		Choice to San Francisco
5b.	131	Brown, Walt	C	Pittsburgh
6		Choice to Denver
7		Choice to Oakland Through Cleveland
8a.		Choice to New York Giants
8b.	213	Mohring, John	LB	C.W. Post (From Sea)
9	231	Komlo, Jeff	QB	Delaware
10		Choice to Miami
11a.		Choice to New York Giants
11b.	302	Cole, Eddie	LB	Mississippi
12a.	313	Forster, Bob	C G	Brown
12b.	326	Sweeney, Bryan	WR	Texas A&I