Draft NFL 1972
# Draft NFL 1972

Il Draft NFL 1972 si è tenuto dal 1° al 2 febbraio 1972.

## Primo giro

| = Pro Bowler | = Hall of Famer |
| - | - |
| Scelta # | Squadra | Giocatore | Ruolo | College |
| 1 | Buffalo Bills | Walt Patulski | Defensive end | Notre Dame |
| 2 | Cincinnati Bengals | Sherman White | Defensive end | California |
| 3 | Chicago Bears $^{(DaiNewYorkGiants)}$ | Lionel Antoine | Offensive tackle | Southern Illinois |
| 4 | St. Louis Cardinals | Bobby Moore | Wide receiver | Oregon |
| 5 | Denver Broncos | Riley Odoms | Tight end | Houston |
| 6 | Houston Oilers | Greg Sampson | Defensive end | Stanford |
| 7 | Green Bay Packers | Willie Buchanon | Defensive back | San Diego State |
| 8 | New Orleans Saints | Royce Smith | Guard | Georgia |
| 9 | New York Jets | Jerome Barkum | Wide receiver | Jackson State |
| 10 | Minnesota Vikings | Jeff Siemon | Linebacker | Stanford |
| 11 | Green Bay Packers | Jerry Tagge | Quarterback | Nebraska |
| 12 | Chicago Bears | Craig Clemons | Defensive back | Iowa |
| 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Franco Harris | Running back | Penn State |
| 14 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Reaves | Quarterback | Florida |
| 15 | Atlanta Falcons | Clarence Ellis | Defensive back | Notre Dame |
| 16 | Detroit Lions | Herb Orvis | Defensive end | Colorado |
| 17 | New York Giants | Eldridge Small | Defensive back | Texas A&I |
| 18 | Cleveland Browns | Thom Darden | Defensive back | Michigan |
| 19 | San Francisco 49ers | Terry Beasley | Wide receiver | Auburn |
| 20 | New York Jets | Mike Taylor | Linebacker | Michigan |
| 21 | Oakland Raiders | Mike Siani | Wide receiver | Villanova |
| 22 | Baltimore Colts | Tom Drougas | Offensive tackle | Oregon |
| 23 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jeff Kinney | Running back | Nebraska |
| 24 | New York Giants $^{(daiMinnesotaVikings)}$ | Larry Jacobson | Defensive end | Nebraska |
| 25 | Miami Dolphins | Mike Kadish | Defensive tackle | Notre Dame |
| 26 | Dallas Cowboys | Bill Thomas | Running back | Boston College |

## Hall of Fame

All'annata 2022, due giocatori della classe del Draft 1972 sono stati inseriti nella Pro Football Hall of Fame:

* Franco Harris, Guardia da Penn State, scelto come tredicesimo assoluto dai Pittsburgh Steelers.

    Induzione: Professional Football Hall of Fame, classe del 1990.
* Cliff Branch, Wide receiver da Colorado, scelto come 98º assoluto dagli Oakland Raiders.

    Induzione: Professional Football Hall of Fame, classe del 2022.
