1969 NFL/AFL Draft
The 1969 National Football League draft was part of the common draft, the third and final year in which the NFL and American Football League (AFC) held a joint draft of college players. The draft took place January 28–29, 1969.[2][3][4]
The draft began with first overall pick of O. J. Simpson, the Heisman Trophy-winning running back from USC, by the American Football League's Buffalo Bills; ending with, the twenty-sixth pick in Round 17, number 442 overall, of Fred Zirkie Defensive Tackle from Duke University by the AFL's NY Jets.
Player selections
Round one
Round two
Round three
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
53 | Buffalo Bills | Julian Nunamaker | Defensive end | Tennessee-Martin |
54 | Atlanta Falcons | Malcolm Snider | Tackle | Stanford |
55 | Cleveland Browns | Al Jenkins | Guard | Tulsa |
56 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jon Kolb | Center | Oklahoma State |
57 | Cincinnati Bengals | Louis "Speedy" Thomas | Wide receiver | Utah |
58 | Boston Patriots | Carl Garrett | Running back | N.M. Highlands |
59 | Detroit Lions | Larry Walton | Wide receiver | Arizona State |
60 | New York Giants | Vernon Vanoy | Defensive end | Kansas |
61 | Denver Broncos | Bill Thompson | Cornerback | Maryland State |
62 | Washington Redskins | Ed Cross | Running back | Arkansas AM&N |
63 | Miami Dolphins | Eugene "Mercury" Morris | Running back | W. Texas State |
64 | Green Bay Packers | John Spilis | Wide receiver | Northern Illinois |
65 | Houston Oilers | Elbert Drungo | Tackle | Tennessee State |
66 | Chicago Bears | Ross Montgomery | Running back | Texas Christian |
67 | Atlanta Falcons | Jon Sandstron | Guard | Oregon State |
68 | Dallas Cowboys | Tom Stincic | Linebacker | Michigan |
69 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Bradley | Defensive back | Texas |
70 | San Diego Chargers | Eugene Ferguson | Tackle | Norfolk State |
71 | St. Louis Cardinals | Chip Healy | Linebacker | Vanderbilt |
72 | Cleveland Browns | Charles Glass | Tight end | Florida State |
73 | St. Louis Cardinals | Terry Brown | Defensive back | Oklahoma State |
74 | Dallas Cowboys | Halvor Hagen | Defensive tackle | Weber State |
75 | Oakland Raiders | Lloyd Edwards | Tight end | San Diego State |
76 | Kansas City Chiefs | Morris Stroud | Tight end | Clark |
77 | Baltimore Colts | Dennis Nelson | Tackle | Illinois Normal |
78 | Houston Oilers | Rich Johnson | Running back | Illinois |
Round four
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
79 | Buffalo Bills | Mike Richey | Tackle | North Carolina |
80 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Kuechenberg | Guard | Notre Dame |
81 | Atlanta Falcons | James Mitchell | Tight end | Prairie View |
82 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob Campbell | Running back | Penn State |
83 | Cincinnati Bengals | Clem Turner | Running back | Cincinnati |
84 | Denver Broncos | Mike Schnitker | Linebacker | Colorado |
85 | New Orleans Saints | Dennis Hale | Defensive back | Minnesota |
86 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim Sniadecki | Linebacker | Indiana |
87 | Baltimore Colts | Jacky Stewart | Running back | Texas Tech |
88 | Denver Broncos | Edward Hayes | Defensive back | Morgan State |
89 | Miami Dolphins | Norman McBride | Linebacker | Utah |
90 | Green Bay Packers | Perry Williams | Running back | Purdue |
91 | Chicago Bears | Rudy Redmond | Defensive back | Pacific |
92 | New York Giants | Rich Houston | Wide receiver | East Texas State |
93 | Houston Oilers | Charlie Joiner | Wide receiver | Grambling |
94 | San Francisco 49ers | Gene Moore | Running back | Occidental |
95 | Minnesota Vikings | Mike McCaffrey | Linebacker | California |
96 | Houston Oilers | Roy Gerela | Punter | New Mexico State |
97 | St. Louis Cardinals | Bill Rhodes | Guard | Florida State |
98 | Cleveland Browns | Fred Summers | Defensive back | Wake Forest |
99 | Los Angeles Rams | John Zook | Defensive end | Kansas |
100 | Oakland Raiders | Ruby Jackson | Tackle | New Mexico State |
101 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jack Rudnay | Center | Northwestern |
102 | New Orleans Saints | Bob Hudspeth | Tackle | Southern Illinois |
103 | Atlanta Falcons | Dickie Lyons | Defensive back | Kentucky |
104 | New York Jets | Ezell Jones | Tackle | Minnesota |
Round five
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
105 | Buffalo Bills | Ben Mayes | Defensive tackle | Drake |
106 | Minnesota Vikings | Jim Barnes | Guard | Arkansas |
107 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Anderson | Guard | Missouri |
108 | St. Louis Cardinals | Walter Shockley | Running back | San Jose State |
109 | Cincinnati Bengals | Guy Dennis | Guard | Florida |
110 | Boston Patriots | Onree Jackson | Quarterback | Alabama A&M |
111 | New Orleans Saints | Tony Kyasky | Defensive back | Syracuse |
112 | Minnesota Vikings | Mike O'Shea | Wide receiver | Utah State |
113 | Denver Broncos | Frank Quayle | Running back | Virginia |
114 | Washington Redskins | Bill Kishman | Defensive back | Colorado State |
115 | Miami Dolphins | Willie Pearson | Defensive back | North Carolina A&T |
116 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Hayhoe | Defensive tackle | USC |
117 | New Orleans Saints | Keith Christensen | Tackle | Kansas |
118 | Houston Oilers | John Peacock | Defensive back | Houston |
119 | Chicago Bears | Jim Winegardner | Tight end | Notre Dame |
120 | San Francisco 49ers | Earl Edwards | Defensive tackle | Wichita State |
121 | Minnesota Vikings | Corny Davis | Running back | Kansas State |
122 | San Diego Chargers | Harry Orszulak | Wide receiver | Pittsburgh |
123 | St. Louis Cardinals | Gene Huey | Wide receiver | Wyoming |
124 | Cleveland Browns | Fair Hooker | Wide receiver | Arizona State |
125 | Dallas Cowboys | Chuck Kyle | Linebacker | Purdue |
126 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bob Stein | Linebacker | Minnesota |
127 | Atlanta Falcons | Tony Pleviak | Defensive end | Illinois |
128 | Miami Dolphins | Karl Kremser | Kicker | Tennessee |
129 | Baltimore Colts | King Dunlap | Defensive tackle | Tennessee State |
130 | New York Jets | Chris Gilbert | Running back | Texas |
Round six
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
131 | Denver Broncos | Wandy Williams | Running back | Hofstra |
132 | Philadelphia Eagles | Richard Barnhorst | Tight end | Xavier |
133 | Los Angeles Rams | A. Z. Drones | Tackle | W. Texas State |
134 | Green Bay Packers | Ron Jones | Tight end | Texas-El Paso |
135 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ken Riley | Defensive back | Florida A&M |
136 | Oakland Raiders | Ken Newfield | Running back | LSU |
137 | Atlanta Falcons | Wally Oyler | Defensive back | Louisville |
138 | New Orleans Saints | Bob Miller | Tight end | USC |
139 | Washington Redskins | Harold McLinton | Linebacker | Southern |
140 | Denver Broncos | Mike Coleman | Running back | Tampa |
141 | Miami Dolphins | Ed Tuck | Guard | Notre Dame |
142 | Green Bay Packers | Ken Vinyard | Kicker | Texas Tech |
143 | Houston Oilers | Willie Grate | Wide receiver | South Carolina State |
144 | Chicago Bears | Bill Nicholson | Defensive end | Stanford |
145 | Cleveland Browns | Larry Adams | Defensive tackle | Texas Christian |
146 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim Thomas | Running back | Texas-Arlington |
147 | San Diego Chargers | Terry Swarn | Wide receiver | Colorado State |
148 | Minnesota Vikings | Marion Bates | Defensive back | Texas Southern |
149 | St. Louis Cardinals | Amos Van Pelt | Running back | Ball State |
150 | Cleveland Browns | Joe Righetti | Defensive tackle | Waynesburg |
151 | Los Angeles Rams | Pat Curran | Linebacker | Lakeland (Wis) |
152 | Dallas Cowboys | Rick Shaw | Wide receiver | Arizona State |
153 | Oakland Raiders | Jackie Allen | Defensive back | Baylor |
154 | Baltimore Colts | Bill Fortier | Tackle | LSU |
155 | Kansas City Chiefs | John Pleasant | Running back | Alabama State |
156 | New York Jets | Jimmy Jones | Linebacker | Wichita State |
Round seven
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
157 | Buffalo Bills | John Helton | Defensive end | Arizona State |
158 | Atlanta Falcons | Dick Enderle | Guard | Minnesota |
159 | Philadelphia Eagles | Mike Schmeising | Running back | St. Olaf |
160 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Chuck Beatty | Defensive back | North Texas State |
161 | Cincinnati Bengals | Royce Berry | Defensive end | Houston |
162 | Boston Patriots | Rick Hackley | Tackle | New Mexico State |
163 | Baltimore Colts | Gary Fleming | Defensive end | Samford (Ala) |
164 | Atlanta Falcons | Theo Cottrell | Linebacker | Delaware Valley |
165 | Denver Broncos | Al Giffin | Tight end | Auburn |
166 | Washington Redskins | Jeff Anderson | Running back | Virginia |
167 | Miami Dolphins | John Eagan | Center | Boston College |
168 | Green Bay Packers | Larry Agajanian | Defensive tackle | UCLA |
169 | Chicago Bears | Ron Copeland | Wide receiver | UCLA |
170 | New York Giants | Al Brenner | Defensive back | Michigan State |
171 | Houston Oilers | Mike Richardson | Running back | Southern Methodist |
172 | San Francisco 49ers | S. Van Sinderen | Tackle | Washington State |
173 | Washington Redskins | John Didion | Center | Oregon State |
174 | Miami Dolphins | John Kulka | Guard | Penn State |
175 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Chadwick Brown | Tackle | East Texas State |
176 | Cleveland Browns | Walt Summer | Defensive back | Florida State |
177 | Los Angeles Rams | James Hawkins | Defensive back | Nebraska |
178 | Oakland Raiders | Finnis Taylor | Defensive back | Prairie View |
179 | Kansas City Chiefs | Tom Nettles | Wide receiver | San Diego State |
180 | Dallas Cowboys | Larry Bales | Wide receiver | Emory & Henry |
181 | Baltimore Colts | Roland Moss | Running back | Toledo |
182 | New York Jets | Cliff Larson | Defensive end | Houston |
Round eight
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
183 | Buffalo Bills | James Harvey | Tackle | Virginia Tech |
184 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Hobbs | Linebacker | Texas A&M |
185 | Atlanta Falcons | Jim Callahan | Wide receiver | Temple |
186 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Joe Cooper | Wide receiver | Tennessee State |
187 | Cincinnati Bengals | Tim Buchanan | Linebacker | Hawaii |
188 | Boston Patriots | Bob Gladieux | Running back | Notre Dame |
189 | New Orleans Saints | Jim Lawrence | Wide receiver | USC |
190 | Detroit Lions | Jim Carr | Tackle | Jackson State |
191 | Washington Redskins | Larry Brown | Running back | Kansas State |
192 | Buffalo Bills | James Harris | Quarterback | Grambling |
193 | Miami Dolphins | Bruce Weinstein | Tight end | Yale |
194 | Green Bay Packers | Doug Gosnell | Defensive tackle | Utah State |
195 | New York Giants | George Irby | Running back | Tuskegee |
196 | Houston Oilers | Glenn Woods | Defensive end | Prairie View |
197 | Chicago Bears | Webb Hubbell | Guard | Arkansas |
198 | San Francisco 49ers | Mike Loper | Tackle | Brigham Young |
199 | Minnesota Vikings | Harris Wood | Wide receiver | Washington |
200 | San Diego Chargers | Craig Cotton | Wide receiver | Youngstown State |
201 | St. Louis Cardinals | Wayne Mulligan | Center | Clemson |
202 | Cleveland Browns | Chuck Reynolds | Center | Tulsa |
203 | Los Angeles Rams | Richard Harvey | Defensive back | Jackson State |
204 | Kansas City Chiefs | Clanton King | Tackle | Purdue |
205 | Dallas Cowboys | Elmer Benhardt | Linebacker | Missouri |
206 | Kansas City Chiefs | Maurice LeBlanc | Defensive back | LSU |
207 | Baltimore Colts | Sam Havrilak | Quarterback | Bucknell |
208 | New York Jets | Cecil Leonard | Defensive back | Tuskegee |
Round nine
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
209 | Boston Patriots | Steve Alexakos | Guard | San Jose State |
210 | Baltimore Colts | George Wright | Defensive tackle | Sam Houston State |
211 | Philadelphia Eagles | Kent Lawrence | Wide receiver | Georgia |
212 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Sodaski | Defensive back | Villanova |
213 | Cincinnati Bengals | Mike Stripling | Running back | Tulsa |
214 | Boston Patriots | Joe Walker | Defensive end | Albany State |
215 | New Orleans Saints | Joe Owens | Linebacker | Alcorn A&M |
216 | Detroit Lions | Rocky Rasley | Guard | Oregon State |
217 | Denver Broncos | Henry Jones | Running back | Grambling |
218 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lynn Buss | Linebacker | Wisconsin |
219 | Miami Dolphins | Jesse Powell | Linebacker | W. Texas State |
220 | Green Bay Packers | Dave Hampton | Running back | Wyoming |
221 | Houston Oilers | Ed Watson | Linebacker | Grambling |
222 | Chicago Bears | Joe Aluise | Running back | Arizona |
223 | New York Giants | Ray Hickl | Linebacker | Texas A&I |
224 | San Francisco 49ers | Hilton Crawford | Defensive back | Grambling |
225 | Minnesota Vikings | Tom Fink | Guard | Minnesota |
226 | San Diego Chargers | Joe Williams | Defensive back | Southern |
227 | St. Louis Cardinals | Cal Snowden | Defensive end | Indiana |
228 | Cleveland Browns | Ron Kamzelski | Defensive tackle | Minnesota |
229 | Los Angeles Rams | Mike Foote | Linebacker | Oregon State |
230 | Dallas Cowboys | Claxton Welch | Running back | Oregon |
231 | Kansas City Chiefs | Dan Klepper | Guard | Omaha |
232 | Baltimore Colts | Larry Good | Quarterback | Georgia Tech |
233 | New York Jets | Frank Peters | Tackle | Ohio |
234 | Oakland Raiders | Drew Buie | Wide receiver | Catawba |
Round ten
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
235 | Buffalo Bills | Ron Baines | Wide receiver | Montana |
236 | Philadelphia Eagles | Sonny Wade | Quarterback | Emory & Henry |
237 | Atlanta Falcons | Jeff Stanciel | Running back | Mississippi Valley |
238 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L. C. Greenwood | Defensive end | Arkansas AM&N |
239 | Cincinnati Bengals | Steve Howell | Tight end | Ohio State |
240 | Boston Patriots | Dennis Devlin | Defensive back | Wyoming |
241 | New Orleans Saints | McKinley Reynolds | Running back | Hawaii |
242 | Detroit Lions | Bob Bergum | Defensive end | Platteville (Wis) |
243 | Philadelphia Eagles | Donnie Shanklin | Running back | Kansas |
244 | Denver Broncos | Jim Smith | Defensive back | Utah State |
245 | Miami Dolphins | Jim Mertens | Tight end | Fairmont State (W. Va.) |
246 | Green Bay Packers | Bruce Nelson | Tackle | North Dakota State |
247 | Chicago Bears | Ron Pearson | Tight end | Maryland |
248 | New York Giants | Lou Galiardi | Defensive tackle | Dayton |
249 | Houston Oilers | Joe Pryor | Defensive end | Boston College |
250 | San Francisco 49ers | Dave Chapple | Kicker | Santa Barbara |
251 | San Diego Chargers | David Arnold | Guard | N.W. Louisiana |
252 | St. Louis Cardinals | Gerald Warren | Kicker | North Carolina State |
253 | Minnesota Vikings | Tom McCauley | Wide receiver | Wisconsin |
254 | Cleveland Browns | Greg Shelly | Guard | Virginia |
255 | Los Angeles Rams | Jerry Gordon | Tackle | Auburn |
256 | Houston Oilers | Bob Naponic | Quarterback | Illinois |
257 | Kansas City Chiefs | John Sponheimer | Defensive tackle | Cornell |
258 | Dallas Cowboys | Stuart Gottlieb | Tackle | Weber State |
259 | Baltimore Colts | Marion Griffin | Tight end | Purdue |
260 | New York Jets | Mike Hall | Linebacker | Alabama |
Round eleven
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
261 | Buffalo Bills | Bobby Hall | Running back | North Carolina State |
262 | Atlanta Falcons | Jeff Van Note | Linebacker | Kentucky |
263 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Marcum | Defensive back | Texas-Arlington |
264 | Pittsburgh Steelers | C. Washington | Defensive tackle | Arkansas AM&N |
265 | Cincinnati Bengals | Mark Stewart | Defensive back | Georgia |
266 | Boston Patriots | Barry Gallup | Wide receiver | Boston College |
267 | New Orleans Saints | Tom Morel | Wide receiver | LSU |
268 | Detroit Lions | Ron Walker | Defensive end | Morris Brown |
269 | Washington Redskins | Eric Norri | Defensive tackle | Notre Dame |
270 | Denver Broncos | Alan Pastrana | Quarterback | Maryland |
271 | Miami Dolphins | Mike Berdis | Tackle | North Dakota State |
272 | Green Bay Packers | Leon Harden | Defensive back | Texas-El Paso |
273 | New York Giants | John "Frenchy" Fuqua | Running back | Morgan State |
274 | Houston Oilers | Terry May | Center | Southern Methodist |
275 | Chicago Bears | Sam Campbell | Defensive tackle | Iowa State |
276 | San Francisco 49ers | Willie Peake | Tackle | Alcorn A&M |
277 | Minnesota Vikings | Brian Dowling | Quarterback | Yale |
278 | San Diego Chargers | Willie Norwood | Tight end | Alcorn A&M |
279 | St. Louis Cardinals | Gary Kerl | Linebacker | Utah |
280 | Cleveland Browns | Dave Jones | Wide receiver | Kansas State |
281 | Los Angeles Rams | Dave Svendsen | Wide receiver | Eastern Washington |
282 | Kansas City Chiefs | Skip Wupper | Defensive end | C.W. Post |
283 | Dallas Cowboys | Clarence Williams | Defensive tackle | Prairie View |
284 | Oakland Raiders | Harold Rice | Linebacker | Tennessee State |
285 | Baltimore Colts | Ken Delaney | Tackle | Akron |
286 | New York Jets | Gary Roberts | Guard | Purdue |
Round twelve
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
287 | Buffalo Bills | Lloyd Pate | Running back | Cincinnati |
288 | Philadelphia Eagles | Gary Adams | Defensive back | Arkansas |
289 | Atlanta Falcons | Denver Samples | Defensive tackle | Texas-El Paso |
290 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Doug Fisher | Linebacker | San Diego State |
291 | Cincinnati Bengals | Lonnie Paige | Defensive tackle | North Carolina College |
292 | Boston Patriots | Richard Lee | Defensive tackle | Grambling |
293 | New Orleans Saints | Tom Broadhead | Running back | Santa Barbara |
294 | Detroit Lions | Bob Hadlock | Defensive tackle | George Fox (Ore) |
295 | Washington Redskins | Bob Shannon | Defensive back | Tennessee State |
296 | Denver Broncos | Wes Plummer | Defensive back | Arizona State |
297 | Miami Dolphins | Dale McCullers | Linebacker | Florida State |
298 | Green Bay Packers | Tom Buckman | Tight end | Texas A&M |
299 | Houston Oilers | George Resley | Defensive tackle | Texas A&M |
300 | Chicago Bears | Dave Hale | Defensive end | Ottawa (KS) |
301 | New York Giants | Harry Blackney | Running back | Maryland |
302 | San Francisco 49ers | Jack O'Malley | Tackle | USC |
303 | Minnesota Vikings | Noel Jenke | Linebacker | Minnesota |
304 | San Diego Chargers | Jim White | Running back | Arkansas AM&N |
305 | St. Louis Cardinals | Howard Taylor | Running back | New Mexico State |
306 | Cleveland Browns | Dick Davis | Running back | Nebraska |
307 | Los Angeles Rams | Tim Carr | Quarterback | C.W. Post |
308 | Dallas Cowboys | Bob Belden | Quarterback | Notre Dame |
309 | Kansas City Chiefs | John Lavin | Linebacker | Notre Dame |
310 | Baltimore Colts | Butch Riley | Linebacker | Texas A&I |
311 | New York Jets | Mike Battle | Defensive back | USC |
317 | Oakland Raiders | Al Goddard | Defensive back | J.C. Smith |
Round thirteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
312 | Buffalo Bills | Leon Lovelace | Tackle | Texas Tech |
313 | Atlanta Falcons | Harry Carpenter | Offensive Tackle | Tennessee State |
314 | Philadelphia Eagles | Wade Key | Tight end | Southwest Texas State |
315 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Lynch | Linebacker | Drake |
316 | Cincinnati Bengals | Chuck Benson | Wide receiver | Southern Illinois |
318 | Boston Patriots | Joe Leasy | Linebacker | Alcorn A&M |
319 | New Orleans Saints | Joe Robillard | Defensive back | Linfield (Ore.) |
320 | Detroit Lions | Wilson Bowie | Running back | USC |
321 | Denver Broncos | John Sias | Wide receiver | Georgia Tech |
322 | Washington Redskins | Michael Shook | Defensive back | North Texas State |
323 | Miami Dolphins | Amos Ayres | Defensive back | Arkansas AM&N |
324 | Green Bay Packers | Craig Koinzan | Linebacker | Doane |
325 | Chicago Bears | Tom Quinn | Defensive back | Notre Dame |
326 | New York Giants | Richard Perrin | Defensive back | Bowling Green |
327 | Houston Oilers | Richard Pickens | Running back | Tennessee |
328 | San Francisco 49ers | Paul Champlin | Defensive back | Eastern Montana |
329 | Minnesota Vikings | Jim Moylan | Defensive tackle | Texas Tech |
330 | San Diego Chargers | Mike Simpson | Defensive back | Houston |
331 | St. Louis Cardinals | Richard Heinz | Defensive tackle | Santa Barbara |
332 | Cleveland Browns | Tom Boutwell | Quarterback | Southern Mississippi |
333 | Los Angeles Rams | Roger Williams | Defensive back | Grambling |
334 | Oakland Raiders | Dave Husted | Linebacker | Wabash |
335 | Kansas City Chiefs | Rick Piland | Guard | Virginia Tech |
336 | Dallas Cowboys | Rene Matison | Wide receiver | New Mexico |
337 | Baltimore Colts | Carl Mauck | Linebacker | Southern Illinois |
338 | New York Jets | Steve O'Neal | Punter | Texas A&M |
Round fourteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
339 | Buffalo Bills | Bubba Thornton | Wide receiver | Texas Christian |
340 | Philadelphia Eagles | James Ross | Tackle | Bishop |
341 | Atlanta Falcons | Billy Hunt | Defensive back | Kansas |
342 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob Houmard | Running back | Ohio |
343 | Cincinnati Bengals | Mike Wilson | Running back | Dayton |
344 | Boston Patriots | John Cagle | Linebacker | Clemson |
345 | New Orleans Saints | Gary Loyd | Kicker | California-Lutheran |
346 | Detroit Lions | George Hoey | Wide receiver | Michigan |
347 | Washington Redskins | Rick Brand | Defensive tackle | Virginia |
348 | Denver Broncos | Gary Crane | Linebacker | Arkansas State |
349 | Miami Dolphins | Glenn Thompson | Tackle | Troy State |
350 | Green Bay Packers | Rich Voltzke | Running back | Minnesota-Duluth |
351 | New York Giants | Steve Smith | Kicker | Weber State |
352 | Houston Oilers | Roy Reeves | Defensive back | South Carolina |
353 | Chicago Bears | Ron Ehrig | Defensive back | Texas |
354 | San Francisco 49ers | Tom Black | Wide receiver | East Texas State |
355 | Minnesota Vikings | Tommy Head | Center | Southwest Texas State |
356 | San Diego Chargers | Bill Ackman | Defensive tackle | New Mexico State |
357 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ed Roseborough | Quarterback | Arizona State |
358 | Cleveland Browns | Jiggy Smaha | Defensive tackle | Georgia |
359 | Los Angeles Rams | Ray Stephens | Running back | Minnesota |
360 | Kansas City Chiefs | Al Bream | Defensive back | Iowa |
361 | Dallas Cowboys | Gerald Lutri | Tackle | Northern Michigan |
362 | Oakland Raiders | Harold Busby | Wide receiver | UCLA |
363 | Baltimore Colts | Dave Bartelt | Linebacker | Colorado |
364 | New York Jets | Roger Finnie | Defensive end | Florida A&M |
Round fifteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
365 | Buffalo Bills | Karl Wilson | Running back | Olivet (Mich) |
366 | Atlanta Falcons | Jim Weatherford | Defensive back | Tennessee |
367 | Philadelphia Eagles | Leon Angevine | Wide receiver | Penn State |
368 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ken Liberto | Wide receiver | Louisiana Tech |
369 | Cincinnati Bengals | Bill Shoemaker | Kicker | Stanford |
370 | Boston Patriots | Brant Conley | Running back | Tulsa |
371 | New Orleans Saints | Bill Waller | Wide receiver | Xavier |
372 | Detroit Lions | Fred Gough | Linebacker | Texas-Arlington |
373 | Denver Broncos | Errol Kahoun | Guard | Miami (OH) |
374 | Washington Redskins | Paul Rogers | Tackle | Virginia |
375 | Miami Dolphins | Chick McGeehan | Wide receiver | Tennessee |
376 | Green Bay Packers | Dan Eckstein | Defensive back | Presbyterian |
377 | Houston Oilers | John Tysziewicz | Guard | Chattanooga |
378 | Chicago Bears | Bob Coble | Punter | Kansas State |
379 | New York Giants | Don Herrmann | Wide receiver | Waynesburg |
380 | San Francisco 49ers | Gary Golden | Defensive back | Texas Tech |
381 | Minnesota Vikings | Eugene Mosley | Tight end | Jackson State |
382 | San Diego Chargers | Charlie Jarvis | Running back | Army |
383 | St. Louis Cardinals | Fritz Latham | Tackle | Tuskegee |
384 | Cleveland Browns | Joe Stevenson | Tight end | Georgia Tech |
385 | Los Angeles Rams | George Jugum | Linebacker | Washington |
386 | Dallas Cowboys | Bill Justus | Defensive back | Tennessee |
387 | Oakland Raiders | Alvin Presell | Running back | Alabama A&M |
388 | Kansas City Chiefs | Leland Winston | Tackle | Rice |
389 | Baltimore Colts | George Thompson | Defensive back | Marquette |
390 | New York Jets | Wayne Stewart | Tight end | California |
Round sixteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
391 | Buffalo Bills | Robert Kirk | Guard | Indiana |
392 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tom McClinton | Defensive back | Southern |
393 | Atlanta Falcons | Ed Hughes | Running back | Texas Southern |
394 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dock Mosley | Wide receiver | Alcorn A&M |
395 | Cincinnati Bengals | Bill Schmidt | Linebacker | Missouri |
396 | Boston Patriots | Jim Vuono | Linebacker | Adams State |
397 | New Orleans Saints | Edd Hargett | Quarterback | Texas A&M |
398 | Detroit Lions | Ken Spain | Defensive end | Houston |
399 | Washington Redskins | Mike Washington | Linebacker | Southern |
400 | Denver Broncos | Billy Woods | Defensive back | North Texas State |
401 | Miami Dolphins | Lloyd Mumphord | Defensive back | Texas Southern |
402 | Green Bay Packers | Dick Hewins | Wide receiver | Drake |
403 | Chicago Bears | Dave Stydahar | Guard | Purdue |
404 | New York Giants | Byron Jones | Linebacker | W. Texas State |
405 | Houston Oilers | Loyd Wainscott | Defensive tackle | Texas |
406 | San Francisco 49ers | Bob Hoskins | Linebacker | Wichita State |
407 | Detroit Lions | John Stahl | Guard | Fresno State |
408 | San Diego Chargers | Willie Davenport | Wide receiver | Southern |
409 | St. Louis Cardinals | Junior Riggins | Running back | Kansas |
410 | Cleveland Browns | James Lowe | Wide receiver | Tuskegee |
411 | Los Angeles Rams | Henry Hipps | Linebacker | North Carolina State |
412 | Oakland Raiders | William Davis | Linebacker | Alabama |
413 | Kansas City Chiefs | Eural Johnson | Defensive back | Prairie View |
414 | Dallas Cowboys | Floyd Kerr | Defensive back | Colorado State |
415 | Baltimore Colts | James McMillan | Running back | The Citadel |
416 | New York Jets | George Nock | Running back | Morgan State |
Round seventeen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
417 | Buffalo Bills | Wayne Lineberry | Linebacker | East Carolina |
418 | Atlanta Falcons | Paul Williams | Running back | California |
419 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Haack | Tackle | Linfield (Ore.) |
420 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Eppright | Kicker | Kent State |
421 | Cincinnati Bengals | Terry Story | Tackle | Georgia Tech |
422 | Boston Patriots | George Muse | Linebacker | Grambling |
423 | New Orleans Saints | Chico Kurzawski | Defensive back | Northwestern |
424 | Detroit Lions | Gary Steele | Tight end | Army |
425 | Denver Broncos | Buster O'Brien | Quarterback | Richmond |
426 | Washington Redskins | Rich Dobbert | Defensive end | Springfield (Mass.) |
427 | Miami Dolphins | Tom Krallman | Defensive end | Xavier |
428 | Green Bay Packers | John Mack | Running back | Central Missouri |
429 | New York Giants | Ken Riley | Linebacker | Texas-Arlington |
430 | Houston Oilers | Hank Autry | Center | Southern Mississippi |
431 | Chicago Bears | Bob Long | Wide receiver | Texas A&M |
432 | San Francisco 49ers | Joe Rushing | Linebacker | Memphis State |
433 | Minnesota Vikings | Wendell Housley | Running back | Texas A&M |
434 | San Diego Chargers | Larry Rentz | Defensive back | Florida |
435 | St. Louis Cardinals | George Hummer | Center | Arizona State |
436 | Cleveland Browns | Bob Oliver | Defensive end | Abilene Christian |
437 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Thorpe | Defensive back | Hofstra |
438 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ralph Jenkins | Defensive back | Tuskegee |
439 | Dallas Cowboys | Bill Bailey | Defensive tackle | Lewis & Clark |
440 | Oakland Raiders | Billy Austin | Tight end | Arkansas AM&N |
441 | Baltimore Colts | Joe Cowan | Wide receiver | Johns Hopkins |
442[8] | New York Jets | Fred Zirkle | Defensive tackle | Duke |
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Hall of Famers
- O.J. Simpson, running back from the University of Southern California taken in the 1st Round No 1 overall by the American Football League's Buffalo Bills.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1985.[9]
- Joe Greene, defensive tackle from the University of North Texas taken in the 1st Round 4th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1987.[9]
- Ted Hendricks, linebacker from the University of Miami (Florida) taken in the 2nd round 33rd overall by the Baltimore Colts.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1990.[10]
- Charlie Joiner, wide receiver from Grambling State University taken in the 4th Round 93rd overall by the AFL's Houston Oilers.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1996.[10]
- Roger Wehrli, cornerback from Missouri taken in the 1st Round 19th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2007.[11]
Notable undrafted players
Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
Atlanta Falcons |
Wright, NateNate Wright † |
CB |
San Diego State |
Ind. |
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Buffalo Bills |
James, RobertRobert James † |
CB |
Fisk |
N/A |
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Cincinnati Bengals |
Coslet, BruceBruce Coslet |
TE |
Pacific |
Ind. (Univ.) |
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Cincinnati Bengals |
Muhlmann, HorstHorst Muhlmann |
K |
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Played professional soccer in Germany |
Dallas Cowboys |
Rucker, ReggieReggie Rucker |
WR |
Boston |
N/A |
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Denver Broncos |
Criter, KenKen Criter |
LB |
Wisconsin |
Big Ten |
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Detroit Lions |
Watkins, LarryLarry Watkins |
RB |
Alcorn State |
SWAC |
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New England Patriots |
Berger, RonRon Berger |
DT/DE |
Wayne State |
PAC |
|
New Orleans Saints |
Dempsey, TomTom Dempsey † |
K |
Palomar |
N/A |
|
New Orleans Saints |
Preece, SteveSteve Preece |
CB |
Oregon State |
Pac-8 |
|
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Adams, BobBob Adams |
TE |
Pacific |
Ind. (Univ.) |
|
Pittsburgh Steelers |
O'Neill, EdEd O'Neill |
DE |
Youngstown State |
Ind. (Div. II) |
|
Washington Redskins |
Knight, CurtCurt Knight † |
K |
Texas |
SWC |
|
Washington Redskins |
Vactor, TedTed Vactor † |
S |
Nebraska |
Big Eight |
|
References
- ↑ "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Pro Football Draft History: 1969". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
- ↑ "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ↑ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- 1 2 3 Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
- 1 2 Players are identified as a All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their career.
- ↑ O.J. Simpson, 1968 Heisman Trophy winner "1968 Heisman Trophy winner". Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- ↑ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
- 1 2 "List of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductees". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- 1 2 "List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductees". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- ↑ "List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductees". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
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