1971 NFL Draft Pick Transactions
yellow = data that is incomplete or uncertain
| Overall # | Round # | Team | Transactions | Player Drafted | |
| Round 1 | |||||
| 1 | 1-1 | Patriots | Jim Plunkett | ||
| 2 | 1-2 | Saints | Archie Manning | ||
| 3 | 1-3 | Oilers | Dan Pastorini | ||
| 4 | 1-4 | Bills | J.D. Hill | ||
| 5 | 1-5 | Eagles | Richard Harris | ||
| 6 | 1-6 | Jets | John Riggins | ||
| 7 | 1-7 | Falcons | Joe Profit | ||
| 8 | 1-8 | Steelers | Frank Lewis | ||
| 9 | 1-9 | Broncos | > Packers — Traded Don Horn, 1971 first round pick (#12-Marv Montgomery to Broncos for Alden Roche, 1971 first round pick (#9-John Brockington) on 1971-01-28 | John Brockington | |
| 10 | 1-10 | Redskins | > Rams — Traded Maxie Baughan, Jack Pardee, Myron Pottios, Jeff Jordan, John Wilbur, Diron Talbert, 1971 fifth round pick (#124-Jim Stillwagon) to Redskins for Marlin McKeever, 1971 first round pick (#10-Isiah Robertson), 1971 third round pick (#63-Dave Elmendorf), 1972 fourth round pick (#99-Joe Federspiel), 1972 fifth round pick (#125-Bob Christiansen), 1972 sixth round pick (#151-Eddie Hebert), 1972 seventh round pick (#177-Mike Zikas) on 1971-01-28 |
Isiah Robertson | |
| 11 | 1-11 | Bears | Joe Moore | ||
| 12 | 1-12 | Packers | > Broncos — Traded Alden Roche, 1971 first round pick (#9-John Brockington) to Packers for Don Horn, 1971 first round pick (#12-Marv Montgomery on 1971-01-28 | Marv Montgomery | |
| 13 | 1-13 | Chargers | Leon Burns | ||
| 14 | 1-14 | Browns | Clarence Scott | ||
| 15 | 1-15 | Bengals | Vernon Holland | ||
| 16 | 1-16 | Chiefs | Elmo Wright | ||
| 17 | 1-17 | Cardinals | Norm Thompson | ||
| 18 | 1-18 | Giants | Rocky Thompson | ||
| 19 | 1-19 | Raiders | Jack Tatum | ||
| 20 | 1-20 | Rams | Jack Youngblood | ||
| 21 | 1-21 | Lions | Bob Bell | ||
| 22 | 1-22 | Dolphins | > Colts — Received 1971 first round pick (#22-Don McCauley) from Dolphins on 1970-04-13 as compensation for head coach Don Shula |
Don McCauley | |
| 23 | 1-23 | 49ers | Tim Anderson | ||
| 24 | 1-24 | Vikings | Leo Hayden | ||
| 25 | 1-25 | Cowboys | Tody Smith | ||
| 26 | 1-26 | Colts | Leonard Dunlap | ||
| Round 2 | |||||
| 27 | 2-1 | Patriots | Julius Adams | ||
| 28 | 2-2 | Saints | > Bears — Traded Andy Livingston to Saints for 1971 second round pick (#28-James Harrison) on 1969-07-17 | James Harrison | |
| 29 | 2-3 | Bills | Jan White | ||
| 30 | 2-4 | Eagles | > Lions second round Dave Thompson "Detriot from Philadelphia" per AP |
Dave Thompson | |
| 31 | 2-5 | Oilers | > Saints
pick #31 traded to New Orleans per Titans media guide
second round Sam Holden "New Orleand from Houston" per AP |
Sam Holden | |
| 32 | 2-6 | Jets | John Mooring | ||
| 33 | 2-7 | Falcons | Ken Burrow | ||
| 34 | 2-8 | Steelers | Jack Ham | ||
| 35 | 2-9 | Broncos | Dwight Harrison | ||
| 36 | 2-10 | Bears | Charles Ford | ||
| 37 | 2-11 | Packers | > 49ers — Traded Kevin Hardy to Packers for 1971 second round pick (#37-Ernie Janet) on 1970-??-?? | Ernie Janet | |
| 38 | 2-12 | Redskins | Cotton Speyrer | ||
| 39 | 2-13 | Chargers | > Chiefs — Traded Mike Garrett to Chargers for 1971 second round pick (#39-Wilber Young) on 1970-10-15 | Wilber Young | |
| 40 | 2-14 | Browns | Bo Cornell | ||
| 41 | 2-15 | Bengals | Steve Lawson | ||
| 42 | 2-16 | Chiefs | Scott Lewis | ||
| 43 | 2-17 | Cardinals | Dan Dierdorf | ||
| 44 | 2-18 | Giants | Wayne Walton | ||
| 45 | 2-19 | Raiders | Phil Villapiano | ||
| 46 | 2-20 | Rams | > Packers — Traded Travis Williams to Rams for 1971 second round pick (#46-Virgil Robinson), 1972 sixth round pick (#147-Bob Hudson) on 1971-??-?? | Virgil Robinson | |
| 47 | 2-21 | Dolphins | Otto Stowe | ||
| 48 | 2-22 | Lions | Charlie Weaver | ||
| 49 | 2-23 | 49ers | Joe Orduna | ||
| 50 | 2-24 | Vikings | > Eagles — Traded Norm Snead to Vikings for Steve Smith, 1971 second round pick (#50-Henry Allison), 1971 sixth round pick (#154-Wyck Neely), 1972 third round pick (#76-Bobby Majors) on 1971-01-28 | Henry Allison | |
| 51 | 2-25 | Cowboys | Ike Thomas | ||
| 52 | 2-26 | Colts | Bill Atessis | ||
| Round 3 | |||||
| 53 | 3-1 | Patriots | > Raiders
third round Bruce Jarvis "Buffalo from Boston through Oakland" per AP |
> Bills third round Bruce Jarvis "Buffalo from Boston through Oakland" per AP |
Bruce Jarvis |
| 54 | 3-2 | Saints | Bivian Lee | ||
| 55 | 3-3 | Eagles | > 49ers — Traded George Mira to Eagles for Randy Beisler, 1971 third round pick (#55-Sam Dickerson), draft pick (?-?) on 1969-09-08
third round pick "choice obtained to San Francisco along with Randy Beisler for George Mira" per Eagles media guide
third round Sam Dickerson "San Francisco from Philadelphia" per AP |
Sam Dickerson | |
| 56 | 3-4 | Oilers | Lynn Dickey | ||
| 57 | 3-5 | Bills | Jim Braxton | ||
| 58 | 3-6 | Jets | Chris Farasopoulos | ||
| 59 | 3-7 | Falcons | Leo Hart | ||
| 60 | 3-8 | Steelers | Steve Davis | ||
| 61 | 3-9 | Broncos | > Cardinals — Traded Willis Crenshaw to Broncos for 1971 third round pick (#61-Jim Livesay) on 1970-??-?? | Jim Livesay | |
| 62 | 3-10 | Packers | Charles Hall | ||
| 63 | 3-11 | Redskins | > Rams — Traded Maxie Baughan, Jack Pardee, Myron Pottios, Jeff Jordan, John Wilbur, Diron Talbert, 1971 fifth round pick (#124-Jim Stillwagon) to Redskins for Marlin McKeever, 1971 first round pick (#10-Isiah Robertson), 1971 third round pick (#63-Dave Elmendorf), 1972 fourth round pick (#99-Joe Federspiel), 1972 fifth round pick (#125-Bob Christiansen), 1972 sixth round pick (#151-Eddie Hebert), 1972 seventh round pick (#177-Mike Zikas) on 1971-01-28 |
Dave Elmendorf | |
| 64 | 3-12 | Bears | Tony McGee | ||
| 65 | 3-13 | Chargers | Mike Montgomery | ||
| 66 | 3-14 | Browns | Paul Staroba | ||
| 67 | 3-15 | Bengals | Ken Anderson | ||
| 68 | 3-16 | Chiefs | > Browns — Traded Marvin Upshaw to Chiefs for 1971 third round pick (#68-Charles Hall) on 1970-09-01 | Charles Hall | |
| 69 | 3-17 | Cardinals | > Cowboys
third round Sam Scarber "Dallas from St. Louis" per AP |
Sam Scarber | |
| 70 | 3-18 | Giants | Ronnie Hornsby | ||
| 71 | 3-19 | Rams | > Bears — Traded Richie Petitbon to Rams for Lee Calland, 2 draft picks (possibly 1970 #100-Ross Brupbacher) (possibly 1971 #71-Bob Newton) on 1969-05-17
Rams third round "choice to Chicago" per Rams web site
third round Bob Newton "Chicago from Los Angeles" per AP |
Bob Newton | |
| 72 | 3-20 | Lions | Al Clark | ||
| 73 | 3-21 | Raiders | Warren Koegel | ||
| 74 | 3-22 | Dolphins | Dale Farley | ||
| 75 | 3-23 | 49ers | Willie Parker | ||
| 76 | 3-24 | Vikings | Eddie Hackett | ||
| 77 | 3-25 | Cowboys | Bill Gregory | ||
| 78 | 3-26 | Colts | Karl Douglas | ||
| Round 4 | |||||
| 79 | 4-1 | Patriots | > Broncos — Traded Charlie Gogolak to Patriots for 1971 fourth round pick (#79-Lyle Alzado) on 1970-??-?? |
Lyle Alzado | |
| 80 | 4-2 | Saints | > Cowboys — Traded Willie Towns to Saints for draft pick (possibly 1971 #80-Joe Carter) on 1970-09-09
fourth round Joe Carter "Dallas from New Orleans" per AP |
Joe Carter | |
| 81 | 4-3 | Oilers | Larron Jackson | ||
| 82 | 4-4 | Bills | > Saints — Traded Frank Marchiewski to Bills for draft pick (possibly 1971 #82-Carlos Bell) on 1970-03-02
fourth round Carlos Bell "New Orleans from Buffalo" per AP |
Carlos Bell | |
| 83 | 4-5 | Eagles | Happy Feller | ||
| 84 | 4-6 | Jets | Bill Zapalac | ||
| 85 | 4-7 | Falcons | Mike Potchad | ||
| 86 | 4-8 | Steelers | Gerry Mullins | ||
| 87 | 4-9 | Broncos | Cleo Johnson | ||
| 88 | 4-10 | Redskins | > Saints fourth round Wimpy Winther "New Orleans from Washington" per AP |
Richard "Wimpy" Winther | |
| 89 | 4-11 | Bears | Jerry Moore | ||
| 90 | 4-12 | Packers | > Rams
fourth round #90 Steve Worster "from Green Bay" per Rams web site
fourth round Steve Worster "Los Angeles from Green Bay" per AP |
Steve Worster | |
| 91 | 4-13 | Chargers | > Saints — Traded Joe Owens to Chargers for 1971 fourth round pick (#91-D'Artagnan Martin) on 1970-05-03 | D'Artagnan Martin | |
| 92 | 4-14 | Browns | Robert Pena | ||
| 93 | 4-15 | Bengals | Fred Willis | ||
| 94 | 4-16 | Chiefs | David Robinson | ||
| 95 | 4-17 | Cardinals | Larry Willingham | ||
| 96 | 4-18 | Giants | David Tipton | ||
| 97 | 4-19 | Raiders | Clarence Davis | ||
| 98 | 4-20 | Rams | > Saints — Traded Karl Sweetan to Rams for 1971 fourth round pick (#98-Don Morrison) on 1969-06-20 | Don Morrison | |
| 99 | 4-21 | Dolphins | Joe Theismann | ||
| 100 | 4-22 | Lions | Larry Woods | ||
| 101 | 4-23 | 49ers | Tony Harris | ||
| 102 | 4-24 | Vikings | Vince Clements | ||
| 103 | 4-25 | Cowboys | Adam Mitchell | ||
| 104 | 4-26 | Colts | > Steelers — Traded Roy Jefferson to Colts for Willie Richardson, 1971 fourth round pick (#104-Dwight White) on 1970-08-21 | Dwight White | |
| Round 5 | |||||
| 105 | 5-1 | Patriots | Tim Kelly | ||
| 106 | 5-2 | Saints | > Steelers — Traded Don McCall to Saints for 1971 fifth round pick (#106-Larry Brown) on 1970-??-?? | Larry Brown | |
| 107 | 5-3 | Bills | Don Green | ||
| 108 | 5-4 | Eagles | Tom Shellabarger | ||
| 109 | 5-5 | Oilers | Willie Armstrong | ||
| 110 | 5-6 | Jets | > Bengals
"choice to Cincinnati" per Jets web site
fifth round Arthur May "Cincinnati from New York Jets" per AP |
Arthur May | |
| 111 | 5-7 | Falcons | Ray Jarvis | ||
| 112 | 5-8 | Steelers | Melvin Holmes | ||
| 113 | 5-9 | Broncos | > Bills — Traded Billy Masters to Broncos for 1971 fifth round pick (#113-Tim Beamer) on 1970-??-?? | Tim Beamer | |
| 114 | 5-10 | Bears | > 49ers fifth round Dean Shaternick "San Francisco from Chicago" per AP
possibly Howard Mudd trade? |
Dean Shaternick | |
| 115 | 5-11 | Packers | > Chargers — Traded Jacques MacKinnon to Packers for 1971 fifth round pick (#115-Bryant Salter) on 1970-04-28 | Bryant Salter | |
| 116 | 5-12 | Redskins | > Packers — Traded Tom Brown to Redskins for 1971 fifth round pick (#116-Donnell Smith) on 1969-02-27 | Donnell Smith | |
| 117 | 5-13 | Chargers | Ray White | ||
| 118 | 5-14 | Browns | Stan Brown | ||
| 119 | 5-15 | Bengals | > Chargers — Traded Kenny Graham to Bengals for 1971 fifth round pick (#119-Phil Asack) on 1970-08-04 | Phil Asack | |
| 120 | 5-16 | Chiefs | Mike Adamle | ||
| 121 | 5-17 | Cardinals | Rocky Wallace | ||
| 122 | 5-18 | Giants | > 49ers
Giants fifth round pick "to San Francisco" per Giants media guide
fifth round George Wells "San Francisco from New York Giants" per AP |
George Wells | |
| 123 | 5-19 | Raiders | Bob Moore | ||
| 124 | 5-20 | Rams | > Redskins — Traded Marlin McKeever, 1971 first round pick (#10-Isiah Robertson), 1971 third round pick (#63-Dave Elmendorf), 1972 fourth round pick (#99-Joe Federspiel), 1972 fifth round pick (#125-Bob Christiansen), 1972 sixth round pick (#151-Eddie Hebert), 1972 seventh round pick (#177-Mike Zikas) to Rams for Maxie Baughan, Jack Pardee, Myron Pottios, Jeff Jordan, John Wilbur, Diron Talbert, 1971 fifth round pick (#124-Jim Stillwagon) on 1971-01-28 |
> Packers
Rams fifth round "Choice to Green Bay through Washington" per Rams web site
fifth round Jim Stillwagon "Green Bay from Los Angeles through Washington" per AP |
Jim Stillwagon |
| 125 | 5-21 | Lions | Pete Newell | ||
| 126 | 5-22 | Dolphins | > Steelers — Received 1971 fifth round pick (#126-Ralph Anderson) from Dolphins as compensation for Willie Richardson on 1970-09-15 | Ralph Anderson | |
| 127 | 5-23 | 49ers | Marty Huff | ||
| 128 | 5-24 | Vikings | > Steelers — Traded Kent Nix to Vikings for 1971 fifth round pick (#128-Fred Brister) on 1970-09-02 | Fred Brister | |
| 129 | 5-25 | Cowboys | Ron Kadziel | ||
| 130 | 5-26 | Colts | John Andrews | ||
| Round 6 | |||||
| 131 | 6-1 | Patriots | David Hardt | ||
| 132 | 6-2 | Saints | Don Moorhead | ||
| 133 | 6-3 | Eagles | Jack Smith | ||
| 134 | 6-4 | Oilers | Willie Alexander | ||
| 135 | 6-5 | Bills | > Bears
sixth round Earl Thomas "Chicago from Buffalo" per AP |
Earl Thomas | |
| 136 | 6-6 | Jets | Phil Wise | ||
| 137 | 6-7 | Falcons | Tom Hayes | ||
| 138 | 6-8 | Steelers | Craig Hanneman | ||
| 139 | 6-9 | Broncos | Harold Phillips | ||
| 140 | 6-10 | Packers | Scott Hunter | ||
| 141 | 6-11 | Redskins | Conway Hayman | ||
| 142 | 6-12 | Bears | > Browns — Traded Eppie Barney to Bears for 1971 sixth round pick (#142-Doug Dieken) on 1969-09-08 | Doug Dieken | |
| 143 | 6-13 | Chargers | Jacob Mayes | ||
| 144 | 6-14 | Browns | Jay Dixon | ||
| 145 | 6-15 | Bengals | > Bills sixth round Bill McKinley "Buffalo from Cincinnati" per AP |
Bill McKinley | |
| 146 | 6-16 | Chiefs | Kerry Reardon | ||
| 147 | 6-17 | Cardinals | Mel Gray | ||
| 148 | 6-18 | Giants | > Falcons
Giants sixth round pick "to Atlanta" per Giants media guide
sixth round Ray Brown "Atlanta from New York Giants" per AP |
Ray Brown | |
| 149 | 6-19 | Raiders | Greg Slough | ||
| 150 | 6-20 | Rams | > Eagles
Rams sixth round "Choice to Detroit through Philadelphia" per Rams web site
sixth round Frank Harris "Detroit from Los Angeles through Philadelphia" per AP |
> Lions
Rams sixth round "Choice to Detroit through Philadelphia" per Rams web site
sixth round Frank Harris "Detroit from Los Angeles through Philadelphia" per AP |
Frank Harris |
| 151 | 6-21 | Dolphins | Dennis Coleman | ||
| 152 | 6-22 | Lions | Herman Franklin | ||
| 153 | 6-23 | 49ers | Al Bresler | ||
| 154 | 6-24 | Vikings | > Eagles — Traded Norm Snead to Vikings for Steve Smith, 1971 second round pick (#50-Henry Allison), 1971 sixth round pick (#154-Wyck Neely), 1972 third round pick (#76-Bobby Majors) on 1971-01-28 | Wyck Neely | |
| 155 | 6-25 | Cowboys | Steve Maier | ||
| 156 | 6-26 | Colts | Ken Frith | ||
| Round 7 | |||||
| 157 | 7-1 | Patriots | > Raiders
seventh round "Oakland from Boston" per AP |
Don Martin | |
| 158 | 7-2 | Saints | Larry DiNardo | ||
| 159 | 7-3 | Oilers | Phil Croyle | ||
| 160 | 7-4 | Bills | Bob Chandler | ||
| 161 | 7-5 | Eagles | Harold Carmichael | ||
| 162 | 7-6 | Jets | Scott Palmer | ||
| 163 | 7-7 | Falcons | Wesley Chesson | ||
| 164 | 7-8 | Steelers | Worthy McClure | ||
| 165 | 7-9 | Broncos | Doug Adams | ||
| 166 | 7-10 | Redskins | Willie Germany | ||
| 167 | 7-11 | Bears | Buddy Lee | ||
| 168 | 7-12 | Packers | Dave Davis | ||
| 169 | 7-13 | Chargers | Chuck Dicus | ||
| 170 | 7-14 | Browns | Bob Jacobs | ||
| 171 | 7-15 | Bengals | Cornelius Craig | ||
| 172 | 7-16 | Chiefs | > Saints seventh round Bob Newland "New Orleans from Kansas City" per AP |
Bob Newland | |
| 173 | 7-17 | Cardinals | James Cooch | ||
| 174 | 7-18 | Giants | > Oilers — Traded Bob Davis to Giants for draft pick (possibly 1971 #174-Larry Watson) on 1970-03-02
pick acquired from Giants per Titans media guide
Giants seventh round pick "to Houston" per Giants media guide
seventh round Larry Watson "Houston from New York Giants" per AP |
Larry Watson | |
| 175 | 7-19 | Raiders | > Packers seventh round pick James Johnson "Green Bay from Oakland" per AP |
James Johnson / Leonard Johnson (AP) | |
| 176 | 7-20 | Rams | > Bears
Rams seventh round "choice to Chicago Bears" per Rams web site
seventh round Dennis Ferris "Chicago from Los Angeles" per AP |
Dennis Ferris | |
| 177 | 7-21 | Lions | Brownie Wheless | ||
| 178 | 7-22 | Dolphins | Ron Dickerson | ||
| 179 | 7-23 | 49ers | John Watson | ||
| 180 | 7-24 | Vikings | Gene Mack | ||
| 181 | 7-25 | Cowboys | Bill Griffin | ||
| 182 | 7-26 | Colts | Gordon Bowdell | ||
| Round 8 | |||||
| 183 | 8-1 | Patriots | > Bills
eighth round Louis Ross "Buffalo from Boston" per AP |
Louis Ross | |
| 184 | 8-2 | Saints | > Steelers — Traded Don Shy, Ken Kortas to Saints for Don McCall, 1971 eighth round pick (#184-Larry Crowe) on 1960-09-04 | Larry Crowe | |
| 185 | 8-3 | Bills | Tyrone Walls | ||
| 186 | 8-4 | Eagles | Leonard Gotschalk | ||
| 187 | 8-5 | Oilers | > Broncos — Traded Tom Smiley to Oilers for 1971 eighth round pick (#187-Tom Beard) on 1970-??-?? |
Tom Beard | |
| 188 | 8-6 | Jets | Roy Kirksey | ||
| 189 | 8-7 | Falcons | Dennis Havig | ||
| 190 | 8-8 | Steelers | Paul Rogers | ||
| 191 | 8-9 | Broncos | > Chiefs
eighth round Mike Sensibaugh "Kansas City from Denver" per AP |
Mike Sensibaugh | |
| 192 | 8-10 | Bears | Karl Weiss | ||
| 193 | 8-11 | Packers | Win Headley | ||
| 194 | 8-12 | Redskins | > Saints eighth round James Elder "New Orleand from Washington" per AP |
James Elder | |
| 195 | 8-13 | Chargers | Leon Van Gorkum | ||
| 196 | 8-14 | Browns | Larry Zelina | ||
| 197 | 8-15 | Bengals | Fred Herring | ||
| 198 | 8-16 | Chiefs | Rick Telander | ||
| 199 | 8-17 | Cardinals | Ron Yankowski | ||
| 200 | 8-18 | Giants | Ted Gregory | ||
| 201 | 8-19 | Raiders | > Saints — Traded Ted Davis to Raiders for 1971 eighth round pick (#201-Bob Gresham) on 1970-??-?? | Bob Gresham | |
| 202 | 8-20 | Rams | Tony Garay | ||
| 203 | 8-21 | Dolphins | > Steelers — Received 1971 eighth round pick (#203-Ernie Holmes) from Dolphins as compensation for Bob DeMarco on 1970-08-31 | Ernie Holmes | |
| 204 | 8-22 | Lions | Ken Lee | ||
| 205 | 8-23 | 49ers | Jim McCann | ||
| 206 | 8-24 | Cowboys | Ron Jessie | ||
| 207 | 8-25 | Colts | Willie Bogan | ||
| 208 | 8-26 | Vikings | John Farley | ||
| Round 9 | |||||
| 209 | 9-1 | Patriots | Josh Ashton | ||
| 210 | 9-2 | Saints | Tom Williams | ||
| 211 | 9-3 | Eagles | Len Pettigrew | ||
| 212 | 9-4 | Oilers | Floyd Rice | ||
| 213 | 9-5 | Bills | Bob Strickland | ||
| 214 | 9-6 | Jets | John Curtis | ||
| 215 | 9-7 | Falcons | Alvin Griffin | ||
| 216 | 9-8 | Steelers | Mike Anderson | ||
| 217 | 9-9 | Broncos | John Handy | ||
| 218 | 9-10 | Packers | Barry Mayer | ||
| 219 | 9-11 | Redskins | Mike Fanucci | ||
| 220 | 9-12 | Bears | Lester McClain | ||
| 221 | 9-13 | Chargers | John Tanner | ||
| 222 | 9-14 | Browns | Wilmur Levels | ||
| 223 | 9-15 | Bengals | Gary Gustafson | ||
| 224 | 9-16 | Chiefs | Alvin Hawes | ||
| 225 | 9-17 | Cardinals | Mike Savoy | ||
| 226 | 9-18 | Giants | Ed Thomas | ||
| 227 | 9-19 | Raiders | Dave Garnett | ||
| 228 | 9-20 | Rams | Joe Schmidt | ||
| 229 | 9-21 | Lions | Mickey Zofko | ||
| 230 | 9-22 | Dolphins | Vern Den Herder | ||
| 231 | 9-23 | 49ers | Therman Couch | ||
| 232 | 9-24 | Vikings | Tim Sullivan | ||
| 233 | 9-25 | Cowboys | Honor Jackson | ||
| 234 | 9-26 | Colts | Bill Burnett | ||
| Round 10 | |||||
| 235 | 10-1 | Patriots | Layne McDowell | ||
| 236 | 10-2 | Saints | > 49ers tenth round #236 Ron Cardo "San Francisco from New Orleans" per AP |
Ron Cardo | |
| 237 | 10-3 | Oilers | Russell Price | ||
| 238 | 10-4 | Bills | > Raiders
tenth round William West "Oakland from Buffalo" per AP |
William West | |
| 239 | 10-5 | Eagles | > Saints — Traded Norman Davis, Bo Burris to Eagles for Joe Scarpati, 1971 tenth round pick (#239-Rocky Pamplin) on 1970-??-?? | Rocky Pamplin | |
| 240 | 10-6 | Jets | Jim Bettis | ||
| 241 | 10-7 | Falcons | Faddie Tillman | ||
| 242 | 10-8 | Steelers | Jim O'Shea | ||
| 243 | 10-9 | Broncos | Carlis Harris | ||
| 244 | 10-10 | Redskins | Jesse Taylor | ||
| 245 | 10-11 | Bears | Larry Rowden | ||
| 246 | 10-12 | Packers | Kevin Hunt | ||
| 247 | 10-13 | Chargers | Gary Nowak | ||
| 248 | 10-14 | Browns | Steve Casteel | ||
| 249 | 10-15 | Bengals | Jack Stambaugh | ||
| 250 | 10-16 | Chiefs | Bruce Jankowski | ||
| 251 | 10-17 | Cardinals | Ronald Miller | ||
| 252 | 10-18 | Giants | Henry Reed | ||
| 253 | 10-19 | Raiders | Tim Oesterling | ||
| 254 | 10-20 | Rams | Don Popplewell | ||
| 255 | 10-21 | Dolphins | Ron Maree | ||
| 256 | 10-22 | Broncos | > Eagles
tenth round Tom Bailey "Philadelphia from Denver" per AP |
Tom Bailey | |
| 257 | 10-23 | 49ers | Ernie Jennings | ||
| 258 | 10-24 | Vikings | Chris Morris | ||
| 259 | 10-25 | Cowboys | Rodney Wallace | ||
| 260 | 10-26 | Colts | Rex Kern | ||
| Round 11 | |||||
| 261 | 11-1 | Patriots | Dan Schneiss | ||
| 262 | 11-2 | Saints | Bob Pollard | ||
| 263 | 11-3 | Bills | Andy Browder | ||
| 264 | 11-4 | Eagles | Albert Davis | ||
| 265 | 11-5 | Oilers | Macon Hughes | ||
| 266 | 11-6 | Jets | Vernon Studdard | ||
| 267 | 11-7 | Falcons | Larry Shears | ||
| 268 | 11-8 | Steelers | Steelers native pick per AP |
Mike Wagner | |
| Colts | > Steelers
"choice from Baltimore" per Steelers media guide (this could be an error as this would not be the Colts natural position in this round) |
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| 269 | 11-9 | Broncos | Roger Roitsch | ||
| 270 | 11-10 | Bears | Cliff Hardy | ||
| 271 | 11-11 | Packers | John Lanier | ||
| 272 | 11-12 | Redskins | George Starke | ||
| 273 | 11-13 | Chargers | Don Pinson | ||
| 274 | 11-14 | Browns | Mike Sikich | ||
| 275 | 11-15 | Bengals | Edward Marshall | ||
| 276 | 11-16 | Chiefs | Nate Allen | ||
| 277 | 11-17 | Cardinals | Rick Ogle | ||
| 278 | 11-18 | Giants | Marshall Ellison | ||
| 279 | 11-19 | Raiders | Jim Poston | ||
| 280 | 11-20 | Rams | Charlie Richards | ||
| 281 | 11-21 | Lions | Phil Webb | ||
| 282 | 11-22 | Dolphins | Vic Surma | ||
| 283 | 11-23 | 49ers | Joe Reed | ||
| 284 | 11-24 | Vikings | Mike Walker | ||
| 285 | 11-25 | Cowboys | Ernest Bonwell | ||
| 286 | 11-26 | Colts | Dave Jones | ||
| Round 12 | |||||
| 287 | 12-1 | Patriots | John Rodman | ||
| 288 | 12-2 | Saints | Ron Gathright | ||
| 289 | 12-3 | Eagles | Rich Saathoff | ||
| 290 | 12-4 | Oilers | John Thompson | ||
| 291 | 12-5 | Bills | Jim Sheffield | ||
| 292 | 12-6 | Jets | Rich Sowels | ||
| 293 | 12-7 | Falcons | Ronnie Lowe | ||
| 294 | 12-8 | Steelers | > Colts — Traded Preston Pearson, Ocie Austin to Steelers for Ray May, 1971 twelfth round pick (#294-Bob Wuensch) on 1970-07-01 | Bob Wuensch | |
| 295 | 12-9 | Broncos | Floyd Franks | ||
| 296 | 12-10 | Packers | Greg Hendren | ||
| 297 | 12-11 | Redskins | Jeff Severson | ||
| 298 | 12-12 | Bears | Steve Booras | ||
| 299 | 12-13 | Chargers | Wesley Garnett | ||
| 300 | 12-14 | Browns | Felix Blanchard | ||
| 301 | 12-15 | Bengals | James Hayden | ||
| 302 | 12-16 | Chiefs | Tony Esposito | ||
| 303 | 12-17 | Cardinals | Tim Von Dulm | ||
| 304 | 12-18 | Giants | Tom Blanchard | ||
| 305 | 12-19 | Raiders | Horace Jones | ||
| 306 | 12-20 | Rams | Kirk Behrendt | ||
| 307 | 12-21 | Dolphins | Leroy Byars | ||
| 308 | 12-22 | Lions | Bill Pilconis | ||
| 309 | 12-23 | 49ers | Jim Bunch | ||
| 310 | 12-24 | Vikings | Reggie Holmes | ||
| 311 | 12-25 | Cowboys | Steve Goepel | ||
| 312 | 12-26 | Colts | Bill Triplett | ||
| Round 13 | |||||
| 313 | 13-1 | Patriots | Lewis Swain | ||
| 314 | 13-2 | Saints | Don Burchfield | ||
| 315 | 13-3 | Oilers | Joe Hoing | ||
| 316 | 13-4 | Bills | Busty Underwood | ||
| 317 | 13-5 | Eagles | Danny Lester | ||
| 318 | 13-6 | Jets | John Eggold | ||
| 319 | 13-7 | Falcons | Dan Crooks | ||
| 320 | 13-8 | Steelers | Alfred Young | ||
| 321 | 13-9 | Broncos | Craig Blackford | ||
| 322 | 13-10 | Redskins | Dan Ryczek | ||
| 323 | 13-11 | Bears | Ed Nicholas | ||
| 324 | 13-12 | Packers | Jack Martin | ||
| 325 | 13-13 | Chargers | Sammy Milner | ||
| 326 | 13-14 | Browns | Thad Jamula | ||
| 327 | 13-15 | Bengals | David Knapman | ||
| 328 | 13-16 | Chiefs | Chuck Hixon | ||
| 329 | 13-17 | Cardinals | Jeff Allen | ||
| 330 | 13-18 | Giants | David Roller | ||
| 331 | 13-19 | Rams | Russell Harrison | ||
| 332 | 13-20 | Lions | David Abercrombie | ||
| 333 | 13-21 | Dolphins | Lionel Hepburn | ||
| 334 | 13-22 | Raiders | Mick Natzel | ||
| 335 | 13-23 | 49ers | John Bullock | ||
| 336 | 13-24 | Vikings | Benny Fry | ||
| 337 | 13-25 | Cowboys | James Ford | ||
| 338 | 13-26 | Colts | Tom Neville | ||
| Round 14 | |||||
| 339 | 14-1 | Patriots | Alfred Sykes | ||
| 340 | 14-2 | Saints | Bobby Scott | ||
| 341 | 14-3 | Bills | Jim Hoots | ||
| 342 | 14-4 | Eagles | Robert Creech | ||
| 343 | 14-5 | Oilers | Dick Adams | ||
| 344 | 14-6 | Jets | John "Jack" Harpring | ||
| 345 | 14-7 | Falcons | Daryl Comer | ||
| 346 | 14-8 | Steelers | McKinney Evans | ||
| 347 | 14-9 | Bears | Willie Lewis | ||
| 348 | 14-10 | Packers | LeRoy Spears | ||
| 349 | 14-11 | Redskins | Bill Bynum | ||
| 350 | 14-12 | Broncos | Tommy Lyons | ||
| 351 | 14-13 | Chargers | Edward O'Daniel | ||
| 352 | 14-14 | Browns | Rich Kingrea | ||
| 353 | 14-15 | Bengals | Irv Mallory | ||
| 354 | 14-16 | Chiefs | Bruce Bergey | ||
| 355 | 14-17 | Cardinals | Doug Klausen | ||
| 356 | 14-18 | Giants | Charles Evans | ||
| 357 | 14-19 | Raiders | Tom Gipson | ||
| 358 | 14-20 | Rams | Lionel Coleman | ||
| 359 | 14-21 | Dolphins | David Vaughn | ||
| 360 | 14-22 | Lions | Tom Lorenz | ||
| 361 | 14-23 | 49ers | Bill Dunstan | ||
| 362 | 14-24 | Vikings | Jim Gallagher | ||
| 363 | 14-25 | Cowboys | Tyrone Covey | ||
| 364 | 14-26 | Colts | Mike Mikolayunas | ||
| Round 15 | |||||
| 365 | 15-1 | Patriots | Nick McGarry | ||
| 366 | 15-2 | Saints | Bart Graves | ||
| 367 | 15-3 | Eagles | Ed Fisher | ||
| 368 | 15-4 | Oilers | Andy Hopkins | ||
| 369 | 15-5 | Bills | Charles Cole | ||
| 370 | 15-6 | Jets | Dan Dyches | ||
| 371 | 15-7 | Falcons | Wallace Clark | ||
| 372 | 15-8 | Steelers | Ray Makin | ||
| 373 | 15-9 | Broncos | Larry James | ||
| 374 | 15-10 | Packers | Leonard Garrett | ||
| 375 | 15-11 | Redskins | Anthony Christnovich | ||
| 376 | 15-12 | Bears | Ron Maciejowski | ||
| 377 | 15-13 | Chargers | Eric Humston | ||
| 378 | 15-14 | Browns | Bill Green | ||
| 379 | 15-15 | Bengals | Bob Thomas | ||
| 380 | 15-16 | Chiefs | Mike Montgomery | ||
| 381 | 15-17 | Cardinals | Ted Heiskell | ||
| 382 | 15-18 | Giants | Jim Wright | ||
| 383 | 15-19 | Raiders | Andy Giles | ||
| 384 | 15-20 | Rams | Gary Kos | ||
| 385 | 15-21 | Lions | Ed Coates | ||
| 386 | 15-22 | Dolphins | Bob Richards | ||
| 387 | 15-23 | 49ers | John Lennon | ||
| 388 | 15-24 | Vikings | Jeff Wright | ||
| 389 | 15-25 | Cowboys | Bob Young | ||
| 390 | 15-26 | Colts | Mile Hogan | ||
| Round 16 | |||||
| 391 | 16-1 | Patriots | Jim Zikmund | ||
| 392 | 16-2 | Saints | Craig Robinson | ||
| 393 | 16-3 | Oilers | Mose Denson | ||
| 394 | 16-4 | Bills | Billy Hunter | ||
| 395 | 16-5 | Eagles | Bruce James | ||
| 396 | 16-6 | Jets | Steve Harkey | ||
| 397 | 16-7 | Falcons | Lindsey James | ||
| 398 | 16-8 | Steelers | Walter Huntley | ||
| 399 | 16-9 | Broncos | Steve Thompson | ||
| 400 | 16-10 | Redskins | Glenn Tucker | ||
| 401 | 16-11 | Bears | Sid Bailey | ||
| 402 | 16-12 | Packers | Jack O'Donnell | ||
| 403 | 16-13 | Chargers | Ed Foote | ||
| 404 | 16-14 | Browns | Dave Smith | ||
| 405 | 16-15 | Bengals | Mark Debevc | ||
| 406 | 16-16 | Chiefs | Darrell Jansonius | ||
| 407 | 16-17 | Cardinals | Lawrence Brame | ||
| 408 | 16-18 | Giants | Dick Gibbs | ||
| 409 | 16-19 | Rams | Ross Boice | ||
| 410 | 16-20 | Dolphins | Chris Myers | ||
| 411 | 16-21 | Lions | Tom Kutchinski | ||
| 412 | 16-22 | Raiders | Tony Stawarz | ||
| 413 | 16-23 | Vikings | Greg Edmonds | ||
| 414 | 16-24 | 49ers | Dave Purcell | ||
| 415 | 16-25 | Cowboys | John Brennan | ||
| 416 | 16-26 | Colts | Rich Harrington | ||
| Round 17 | |||||
| 417 | 17-1 | Patriots | Ronald Leigh | ||
| 418 | 17-2 | Saints | > Rams — Traded Frank Marchiewski to Saints for draft pick (possibly 1971 #418-Randy Vataha?) on 1970-01-20
17th round Randy Vataha "Los Angeles from New Orleand" per AP |
Randy Vataha | |
| 419 | 17-3 | Bills | Pat Morrison | ||
| 420 | 17-4 | Eagles | John Sage | ||
| 421 | 17-5 | Oilers | Calvin Fox | ||
| 422 | 17-6 | Jets | Greg Flaska | ||
| 423 | 17-7 | Falcons | Willie Martin | ||
| 424 | 17-8 | Steelers | Danny Ehle | ||
| 425 | 17-9 | Broncos | Jack Simcsak | ||
| 426 | 17-10 | Bears | Ray Garganes | ||
| 427 | 17-11 | Packers | Monty Johnson | ||
| 428 | 17-12 | Redskins | > Saints — Traded Mike Taylor to Redskins for Leo Carroll, 1971 17th round pick (#428-Hermann Eben) on 1971-01-29 | Hermann Eben | |
| 429 | 17-13 | Chargers | Chip Kell | ||
| 430 | 17-14 | Browns | Leo Dillon | ||
| 431 | 17-15 | Chiefs | Travis Hill | ||
| 432 | 17-16 | Bengals | Sam Pearson | ||
| 433 | 17-17 | Cardinals | Preston Watkins | ||
| 434 | 17-18 | Giants | Coleman Zeno | ||
| 435 | 17-19 | Rams | Joe Sweet | ||
| 436 | 17-20 | Lions | Gordon Jolley | ||
| 437 | 17-21 | Dolphins | Curt Mark | ||
| 438 | 17-22 | 49ers | Leroy Charlton | ||
| 439 | 17-23 | Vikings | Ken Duncan | ||
| 440 | 17-24 | Cowboys | John Bomer | ||
| 441 | 17-25 | Colts | Don Nottingham | ||
| 442 | 17-26 | Raiders | Charles Hill | ||