Draft NFL 1971
# Draft NFL 1971

Il Draft NFL 1971 si è tenuto dal 28 al 29 gennaio 1971. I Boston Patriots furono ridenominati New England Patriots nel marzo 1971, due mesi dopo il draft.

## Giri

### Primo giro

| = Pro Bowler | = Hall of Famer |
| - | - |
| Scelta # | Squadra | Giocatore | Ruolo | College |
| 1 | Boston Patriots | Jim Plunkett | Quarterback | Stanford |
| 2 | New Orleans Saints | Archie Manning | Quarterback | Mississippi |
| 3 | Houston Oilers | Dan Pastorini | Quarterback | 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 | Running back | Kansas |
| 7 | Atlanta Falcons | Joe Profit | Running Back | NE Louisiana |
| 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Frank Lewis | Wide Receiver | Grambling |
| 9 | Green Bay Packers $^{(DaiDenverBroncos)}$ | John Brockington | Running Back | Ohio State |
| 10 | Los Angeles Rams | Isiah Robertson | Linebacker | Southern |
| 11 | Chicago Bears | Joe Moore | Running Back | Missouri |
| 12 | Denver Broncos $^{(DaiGreenBayPackers)}$ | Marv Montgomery | Offensive tackle | USC |
| 13 | San Diego Chargers | Leon Burns | Running Back | Long Beach State |
| 14 | Cleveland Browns | Clarence Scott | Defensive back | 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 | Defensive Back | Utah |
| 18 | New York Giants | Rocky Thompson | Wide Receiver | West Texas A&M |
| 19 | Oakland Raiders | Jack Tatum | Defensive Back | Ohio State |
| 20 | Los Angeles Rams | Jack Youngblood | Defensive End | Florida |
| 21 | Detroit Lions | Bob Bell | Defensive tackle | Cincinnati |
| 22 | Baltimore Colts | Don McCauley | Running Back | North Carolina |
| 23 | San Francisco 49ers | William Tim Anderson | Defensive Back | Ohio State |
| 24 | Minnesota Vikings | Leo Hayden | Running Back | Ohio State |
| 25 | Dallas Cowboys | Tody Smith | Defensive End | USC |
| 26 | Baltimore Colts | Leonard Dunlap | Defensive Back | North Texas State |

### Secondo giro

| 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 | Samuel 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 |

### Terzo giro

| 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 |

### Quarto giro

| 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 |

### Quinto giro

| 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 | Quarterback | 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 |

### Sesto giro

| 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 |

### Settimo giro

| 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 | Louisiana State |
| 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 |

### Ottavo giro

| 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 |

### Nono giro

| 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 | Louisiana State |
| 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 |

### Decimo giro

| 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 |

### Undicesimo giro

| 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 |

### Dodicesimo giro

| 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 |

### Tredicesimo giro

| 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 |

### Quattordicesimo giro

| 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 |

### Quindicesimo giro

| 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 |

### Sedicesimo giro

| 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 |

### Diciassettesimo giro

| 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 | Louisiana State |
| 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 | Oakland Raiders | Charles Hill | Wide receiver | Sam Houston State |
| = Pro Bowler | = Hall of Famer |

## Hall of Fame

All'annata 2013, quattro giocatori della classe del Draft 1971 sono stati inseriti nella Pro Football Hall of Fame:

* Jack Ham, Linebacker dalla Pennsylvania State University scelto nel secondo giro come 34º assoluto dai Pittsburgh Steelers.

    Induzione: Professional Football Hall of Fame, classe del 1988.
* John Riggins, Running Back da Kansas scelto come sesto assoluto New York Jets.

    Induzione: Professional Football Hall of Fame, classe del 1992.
* Dan Dierdorf, Offensive Tackle dalla University of Michigan scelto nel secondo giro come 43º assoluto dai St. Louis Cardinals.

    Induzione: Professional Football Hall of Fame, classe del 1996.
* Jack Youngblood, Defensive End da Florida scelto come 20º assoluto dai Los Angeles Rams.

    Induzione: Professional Football Hall of Fame, classe del 2001.
