1972 NFL Draft Pick Transactions

yellow = data that is incomplete or uncertain

Overall # Round # Team Transactions Player Drafted
Round 1
1 1-1 Bills   Walt Patulski
2 1-2 Bengals   Sherman White
3 1-3 Giants > Bears Traded Bob Myland, Bennie McRae to Giants for 1972 first round pick (#3-Lionel Antoine) on 1971-09-13   Lionel Antoine
4 1-4 Cardinals   Bobby Moore / Ahmad Rashad
5 1-5 Broncos   Riley Odoms
6 1-6 Oilers   Greg Sampson
7 1-7 Packers   Willie Buchanon
8 1-8 Saints   Royce Smith
9 1-9 Jets   Jerome Barkum
10 1-10 Patriots

> Vikings — Received John Charles, 1972 first round pick (#10-Jeff Siemon), cash from Patriots on 1970-10-02 as compensation for free agent Joe Kapp

  Jeff Siemon
11 1-11 Chargers

> Packers — Traded Kevin Hardy to Chargers for 1972 first round pick (#11-Jerry Tagge) on 1971-06-24

  Jerry Tagge
12 1-12 Bears   Craig Clemons
13 1-13 Steelers   Franco Harris
14 1-14 Eagles   John Reaves
15 1-15 Falcons   Clarence Ellis
16 1-16 Lions   Herb Orvis
17 1-17 Rams > Patriots — Awarded 1972 first round pick (#17-Eldridge Small), "additional compensation" at conclusion of 1971 season (1972 third round pick (possibly #73-Jim White)), cash from Rams on ????-??-?? as compensation for free agent Phil Olsen > Giants — Traded Fred Dryer to Patriots for 1972 first round pick (#17-Eldridge Small), 1972 sixth round pick (#140-Mike Perfetti), 1973 second round pick (#30-Greg Pruitt) on 1972-01-31   Eldridge Small
18 1-18 Browns   Thomas Darden
19 1-19 49ers   Terry Beasley
20 1-20 Redskins > Jets — Received 1972 first round pick (probably #20-Mike Taylor), 1973 second round pick (probably #51-Steve Baumgartner) from Redskins on 1971-06-10 as compensation for free agent Verlon Biggs

 

Jets "acquired from Washington" per Free-Lance Star
  Mike Taylor
21 1-21 Raiders   Mike Siani
22 1-22 Colts   Tom Drougas
23 1-23 Chiefs   Jeff Kinney
24 1-24 Vikings > Giants — Traded Fran Tarkenton to Vikings for Norm Snead, Bob Grim, Vince Clements, 1972 first round pick (#24-Larry Jacobson), 1973 second round pick (#40-Brad Van Pelt) on 1972-01-27   Larry Jacobson
25 1-25 Dolphins   Mike Kadish
26 1-26 Cowboys   Bill Thomas
Round 2
27 2-1 Bills   Reggie McKenzie
28 2-2 Giants

> 49ers

 

Giants second round pick "to San Francisco" per Giants media guide

 

San Francisco "from New York Giants" per St. Petersburg Times

  Ralph McGill
29 2-3 Bengals   Tom Casonova
30 2-4 Broncos

> Chargers — Traded Dickie Post to Broncos for 1972 second round pick (#30-Jim Bertelsen) on 1971-07-27

> Rams — Traded David "Deacon" Jones, Greg Wojcik, Lee White to Chargers for Jeff Staggs, 1972 second round pick (probably #30-Jim Bertelsen), 1973 second round pick (#31-Cullen Bryant), 1973 third round pick (#60-Tim Stokes) on 1972-01-29

 

second round #30 Jim Bertelsen "From Denver through San Diego" per Rams web site

 

Los Angeles "from Denver through San Diego" per St. Petersburg Times

  Jim Bertelsen
31 2-5 Oilers > Saints — Traded Mike Tilleman to Oilers for Glen Ray Hines, Jess Lewis, 1972 second round pick (#31-Willie Hall), 1973 third round pick (#53-Harvey Martin) on 1971-06-14   Willie Hall
32 2-6 Cardinals   Mark Arneson
33 2-7

Saints

> Raiders — Traded 1972 second round pick (?-?), 1972 third round pick (possibly #74-Tom Myers) to Saints for 1972 second round pick (#33-Kelvin Korver) on 1972-02-01

 

Raiders "traded its No. 2 and No. 3 picks to New Orleans for the Saints No. 2 selection in order to draft defensive tackle Kelvin Korver" per St. Petersburg Times

 

Round 2 #7 "Oakland from New Orleans" per St. Petersburg Times

  Kelvin Korver
34 2-8 Packers   Chester Marcol
35 2-9 Jets

> Cowboys

 

"choice to Dallas" per Jets web site

 

Round 2 #9 Robert Newhouse "Dallas from New England" per St. Petersburg Times

  Robert Newhouse
36 2-10 Chargers   Pete Lazetich
37 2-11 Bears

> Eagles

 

Round 2 #11 Dan Yochum "Philadelphia from Chicago" per St. Petersburg Times

  Dan Yochum
38 2-12 Steelers   Gordon Gravelle
39 2-13 Jets

> Raiders

 

Round 2 #13 John Babinecz "Dallas from New York Jets through Oakland and New Orleans" per St. Petersburg Times

> Saints

 

Round 2 #13 John Babinecz "Dallas from New York Jets through Oakland and New Orleans" per St. Petersburg Times

> Cowboys

 

Round 2 #13 John Babinecz "Dallas from New York Jets through Oakland and New Orleans" per St. Petersburg Times

John Babinecz
40 2-14 Eagles

> Lions

 

Round 2 #14 Pat Sullivan "Atlanta from Philadelphia through Detroit" per St. Petersburg Times

> Falcons — Traded Rudy Redmon, Sonny Campbell to Lions for 1972 second round pick (possibly #40-Pat Sullivan or #41-Steve Okoniewski) on 1972-02-01

 

Round 2 #14 Pat Sullivan "Atlanta from Philadelphia through Detroit" per St. Petersburg Times
  Pat Sullivan
41 2-15 Lions

> Falcons — Traded Rudy Redmon, Sonny Campbell to Lions for 1972 second round pick (possibly #40-Pat Sullivan or #41-Steve Okoniewski) on 1972-02-01

 

Round 2 #41 Steve Okoniewski "Atlanta from Detroit" per St. Petersburg Times
  Steve Okoniewski
42 2-16 Falcons   Roosevelt Manning
43 2-17 Rams

> Raiders

 

Rams second round "choice to Oakland" per Rams web site

 

Round 2 #17 John Vella "Oakland from Los Angeles" per St. Petersburg Times

  John Vella
44 2-18 49ers   Jean Barrett
45 2-19 Browns   Clifford Brooks
46 2-20 Raiders > Colts — Traded Tom Maxwell, 1972 fourth round pick (#100-Dave Dalby), 1972 seventh round pick (#178-Dennis Pete) to Raiders for Bill Laskey, 1972 second round pick (#46-Jack Mildren) on 1971-07-07   Jack Mildren
47 2-21 Redskins

> Colts — Traded Bob Grant to Redskins for 1972 second round pick (#47-Glenn Doughty), 1972 seventh round pick (#169-John Sykes) on 1971-08-16

  Glenn Doughty
48 2-22 Colts   Lydell Mitchell
49 2-23 Chiefs > Patriots — Traded Mo Moorman to Chiefs for 1972 second round pick (#49-Tom Reynolds) on ????-??-??   Tom Reynolds
50 2-24 Vikings   Ed Marinaro
51 2-25 Dolphins > Browns — Traded Bob Matheson to Dolphins for 1972 second round pick (#51-Lester Sims) on 1971-09-01   Lester Sims
52 2-26 Cowboys   Charles McKee
Round 3
53 3-1 Bills   Fred Swendson
54 3-2 Bengals   Jim LeClair
55 3-3 Giants   John Mendenhall
56 3-4 Oilers   Lewis Jolley
57 3-5 Cardinals   Tom Beckman
58 3-6 Broncos   Bill Phillips
59 3-7 Packers > Vikings — Traded Zeke Bratkowski to Packers for 1972 third round pick (#59-Bart Buetow) on 1971-??-??   Bart Buetow
60 3-8 Saints   Robert Kuziel
61 3-9 Chargers   Bill McClard
62 3-10 Bears   Johnny Musso
63 3-11 Steelers   John McMakin
64 3-12 Patriots

> Cowboys

 

Round 3 #12 Mike Keller "Dallas from New England" per St. Petersburg Times

  Mike Keller
65 3-13 Eagles

> Lions

 

Round 3 #65 Ken Sanders "Detroit from Philadelphia" per St. Petersburg Times
  Ken Sanders
66 3-14 Jets   Gary Hammond
67 3-15 Falcons   Les Goodman
68 3-16 Lions

> Eagles

 

pick #68 "obtained from Detroit for QB Bill Cappelman" per Eagles media guide

 

Round 3 #16 Tom Luken "Philadelphia from Detroit" per St. Petersburg Times

  Tom Luken
69 3-17 Rams

> Giants

 

Rams third round "choice to New York Giants" per Rams web site

 

Giants third round pick Tom Mozisek "from Los Angeles" per Giants media guide

 

Round 3 #17 Tom Mozisek "New York Giants from Los Angeles" per St. Petersburg Times

  Tom Mozisek
70 3-18 Browns > Rams — Traded Mitch Johnson, 1972 fifth round pick (#128-Greg Kucera) to Browns for Joe Taffoni, 1972 third round pick (#70-Lawrence McCutcheon) on ????-??-??   Lawrence McCutcheon
71 3-19 49ers   Allen Dunbar
72 3-20 Raiders   Mel Lunsford
73 3-21 Redskins

> Rams

 

Round 3 #21 Jim White "New England from Washington through Los Angeles" per St. Petersburg Times

> Patriots — Awarded 1972 first round pick (#17-Eldridge Small), "additional compensation" at conclusion of 1971 season (1972 third round pick (possibly #73-Jim White)), cash from Rams on ????-??-?? as compensation for free agent Phil Olsen

  Jim White
74 3-22 Colts > Raiders — Traded Eldridge Dickey to Colts for 1972 third round pick (#74-Tom Myers) on 1972-01-28 > Saints — Traded 1972 second round pick (#33-Kelvin Korver) to Raiders for 1972 second round pick (?-?), 1972 third round pick (possibly #74-Tom Myers) on 1972-02-01   Tom Myers
75 3-23 Chiefs

> Oilers

 

pick #75 acquired from Kansas City per Titans media guide

 

Round 3 #23 Solomon Freelon "Houston from Kansas City" per St. Petersburg Times

  Solomon Freelon
76 3-24 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   Bobby Majors
77 3-25 Dolphins   Gary Kosins
78 3-26 Cowboys   Marv Bateman
Round 4
79 4-1 Bills   Randy Jackson
80 4-2 Giants

> Steelers — Traded Larry Gagner to Giants for two 1972 draft picks (possibly #80-Lorenzo Brinkley?) (possibly #159-Joe Colquitt?) on 1971-08-01

 

"choice from New York Giants" per Steelers media guide

 

Giants fourth round pick "to Pittsburgh" per Giants media guide

  Lorenzo Brinkley
81 4-3 Bengals   Bernard Jackson
82 4-4 Cardinals   Jeff "Pat" Lyman
83 4-5 Broncos > Saints — Traded Steve Ramsey to Broncos for 1972 fourth round pick (#83-Tim Kearney) on 1971-??-?? > Cowboys — Traded Joe Williams to Saints for 1972 fourth round pick (probably #83-Tim Kearney) on 1972-01-31   Tim Kearney
84 4-6 Oilers > Cardinals — Traded Dave Olerich to Oilers for 1972 fourth round pick (#84-Martin Imhof) on ????-??-??   Martin Imhof
85 4-7 Saints   Mike Crangle
86 4-8 Packers   Eric Patton
87 4-9 Bears

> Rams

 

fourth round #87 John Saunders "from Chicago Bears" per Rams web site
  John Saunders
88 4-10 Steelers   Ed Bradley
89 4-11 Jets   Ed Galigher
90 4-12 Cowboys   Robert West
91 4-13 Chargers

> Dolphins — Traded Carl Mauck to Chargers for Tony Liscio, 1972 fourth round pick (#91-Larry Ball) on 1971-09-08

  Larry Ball
92 4-14 Eagles   Ron "Poe" James
93 4-15 Lions > Cowboys — Traded Ron Jessie to Lions for 1972 draft pick (possibly #93-Charles Zapiel) on 1971-07-27

 

Round 4 #15 Charles Zapiel "Dallas from Detroit" per St. Petersburg Times
  Charles Zapiel
94 4-16 Falcons   Andrew Howard
95 4-17 Rams   Eddie Phillips
96 4-18 49ers   Windlan Hall
97 4-19 Browns > Chiefs — Traded Frank Pitts to Browns for 1972 fourth round pick (#97-Andy Hamilton), 1973 third round pick (#72-Paul Krause) on 1971-09-08   Andy Hamilton
98 4-20 Raiders   Cliff Branch
99 4-21 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

> Eagles

 

Round 4 #21 Joe Federspiel "New Orleans from Washington through Los Angeles and Philadelphia" per St. Petersburg Times

> Saints

 

Round 4 #21 Joe Federspiel "New Orleans from Washington through Los Angeles and Philadelphia" per St. Petersburg Times

Joe Federspiel
100 4-22

Colts

> Raiders — Traded Bill Laskey, 1972 second round pick (#46-Jack Mildren) to Colts for Tom Maxwell, 1972 fourth round pick (#100-Dave Dalby), 1972 seventh round pick (#178-Dennis Pete) on 1971-07-07

  Dave Dalby
101 4-23 Chiefs

> Saints

 

Round 4 #23 Mike Coleman "New Orleans from Kansas City" per St. Petersburg Times
  Mike Coleman
102 4-24 Vikings > Broncos — Traded Al Denson to Vikings for John Charles, 1972 fourth round pick (#102-Tom Graham) on 1971-??-??   Tom Graham
103 4-25 Dolphins   Al Benton
104 4-26 Cowboys > Saints — Traded Don Talbert to Cowboys for Doug Mooers, 1972 fourth round pick (probably #104-Eric Allen) on 1972-08-01

> Chargers

 

Round 4 #26 Eric Allen "Baltimore from Dallas through New Orleans and San Diego" per St. Petersburg Times

> Colts — Traded George Wright to Chargers for 1972 fourth round pick (#104-Eric Allen), 1972 eighth round pick (#191-Al Qualls) on 1972-01-31

 

per Colts media guide

Eric Allen
Round 5
105 5-1 Bills   Leon Garror
106 5-2 Bengals   Tom DeLeone
107 5-3 Giants   Tom Gatewood
108 5-4 Broncos > Bills — Traded George "Butch" Byrd to Broncos for 1972 fifth round pick (#108-Robert Penchion) on 1971-08-31   Robert Penchion
109 5-5 Oilers > Broncos — Traded Cleo Johnson to Oilers for Larron Jackson, 1972 fifth round pick (#109-Billy Taylor) on 1971-??-?? > Bills — Traded Booker Edgerson to Broncos for 1972 fifth round pick (#109-Billy Taylor) on 1970-??-??

> Falcons Traded Greg Lens, Randy Marshall to Bills for 1972 fifth round pick (possibly #109-Billy Taylor) on 1972-02-01

 

per St. Petersburg Times

Billy Taylor
110 5-6 Cardinals   Conrad Dobler
111 5-7 Packers

> Saints

 

Round 5 #7 Bill Butler "New Orleans from Green Bay" per St. Petersburg Times
  Bill Butler
112 5-8 Saints   Carl Johnson
113 5-9 Steelers   Steve Furness
114 5-10 Jets   Dickie Harris
115 5-11 Patriots > Colts — Traded Ron Gardin to Patriots for 1972 fifth round pick (#115-Don Croft) on 1971-09-27   Don Croft
116 5-12 Chargers   Jim Bishop
117 5-13 Bears   Bob Parsons
118 5-14 Eagles

> Broncos — Traded Pete Liske to Eagles for 1972 fifth round pick (#118-Jim Krieg) on 1971-??-??

  Jim Krieg
119 5-15 Falcons   Ralph Cindrich
120 5-16 Lions

> Rams

 

fifth round #120 Bob Childs "from Detroit" per Rams web site

 

Round 5 #16 Bob Childs "Los Angeles from Detroit" per St. Petersburg Times

  Bob Childs
121 5-17 Rams

> Redskins

 

Rams fifth round "Choice to N.Y. Giants through Washington" per Rams web site

 

Giants fifth round pick "from Los Angeles through Washington" per Giants media guide

 

Round 5 #17 Larry Edwards "New York Giants from Los Angeles through Washington" per St. Petersburg Times

> Giants

 

Rams fifth round "Choice to N.Y. Giants through Washington" per Rams web site

 

Giants fifth round pick "from Los Angeles through Washington" per Giants media guide

 

Round 5 #17 Larry Edwards "New York Giants from Los Angeles through Washington" per St. Petersburg Times

  Larry Edwards
122 5-18 Browns   George Hunt
123 5-19 49ers   Mike Greene
124 5-20 Raiders

> Patriots — Traded Warren Koegel to Raiders for 1972 fifth round pick (#124-Ron Bolton) on ????-??-??

  Ron Bolton
125 5-21 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

  Bob Christiansen
126 5-22 Colts > Saints — Traded John Shinners to Colts for Jim Duncan, 1972 fifth round pick (#126-Bob Davies), 1973 sixth round pick (#139-Doug Kingsriter) on 1972-01-28   Bob Davies
127 5-23 Chiefs   Milt Davis
128 5-24 Vikings > Rams — Traded Ted Provost to Vikings for 1972 fifth round pick (#128-Greg Kucera) on 1970-09-09 > Browns —Traded Joe Taffoni, 1972 third round pick (#70-Lawrence McCutcheon) to Rams for Mitch Johnson, 1972 fifth round pick (#128-Greg Kucera) on ????-??-??   Greg Kucera
129 5-25 Dolphins   Charles Babb
130 5-26 Cowboys > Chargers — Traded Tony Liscio to Cowboys for 1972 fifth round pick (#130-Harry Gooden) on 1971-11-19   Harry Gooden
Round 6
131 6-1

Bills

> Raiders

 

Round 6 #1 Dan Medlin "Oakland from Buffalo" per St. Petersburg Times
  Dan Medlin
132 6-2 Giants   John Hill
133 6-3 Bengals

> Bears

 

"from Cin" per Bears media guide

 

Round 6 #3 Bob Pifferini "Chicago from Cincinnati" per St. Petersburg Times

  Bob Pifferini
134 6-4 Oilers   Joe Bullard
135 6-5 Cardinals   Don Heater
136 6-6 Broncos

> Oilers

 

pick #136 acquired from Denver per Titans media guide

 

Round 6 #6 Elmer Allen "Houston from Denver" per St. Petersburg Times

  Elmer Allen
137 6-7 Saints   Wayne Dorton
138 6-8 Packers   Nathaniel Ross
139 6-9 Jets   Joe Jackson
140 6-10 Patriots > Giants — Traded Fred Dryer to Patriots for 1972 first round pick (#17-Eldridge Small), 1972 sixth round pick (#140-Mike Perfetti), 1973 second round pick (#30-Greg Pruitt) on 1972-01-31 > Falcons — Traded Dick Enderle to Giants for 1972 sixth round pick (probably #140-Mike Perfetti) on 1972-02-01

 

"from NE through NYG" per Falcons web site

 

Round 6 #10 Mike Perfetti "Atlanta from New England through New York Giants" per St. Petersburg Times

  Mike Perfetti
141 6-11 Chargers   Bruce Ward
142 6-12 Bears

> Packers

 

Round 6 #12 Dave Pureifory "Green Bay from Chicago" per St. Petersburg Times
  Dave Pureifory
143 6-13 Steelers   Dennis Meyer
144 6-14 Eagles   Vern Winfield
145 6-15 Lions   Charles Potts
146 6-16 Falcons

> Saints

 

Round 6 #16 Fred Riley "Atlanta through New Orleans from Atlanta" per St. Petersburg Times
> Falcons — Traded John Mallory to Saints for 1972 sixth round pick (probably #146-Fred Riley) on 1972-02-01

 

"from NO" per Falcons web site

 

Round 6 #16 Fred Riley "Atlanta through New Orleans from Atlanta" per St. Petersburg Times

  Fred Riley
147 6-17 Rams

> Packers — Traded Travis Williams to Rams for 1971 second round pick (#46-Virgil Robinson), 1972 sixth round pick (#147-Bob Hudson) on 1971-??-??

 

Rams sixth round "choice to Green Bay" per Rams web site

 

Round 6 #17 Bob Hudson "Green Bay from Los Angeles" per St. Petersburg Times

  Bob Hudson
148 6-18 49ers   Jackie Walker
149 6-19 Browns   Leonard Forey
150 6-20 Raiders

> Saints

 

Round 6 #20 Curt Watson "New Orleans from Oakland" per St. Petersburg Times
  Curt Watson
151 6-21 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

  Eddie Hebert (Herbert per Rams web site)
152 6-22 Colts   Bruce Laird
153 6-23 Chiefs   John Kahler
154 6-24 Vikings   Anthony "Amos" Martin
155 6-25 Dolphins   Ray Nettles
156 6-26 Cowboys   Charles Bolden
Round 7
157 7-1 Bills   Ralph Stepaniak
158 7-2 Bengals   Steve Conley
159 7-3 Giants > Steelers — Traded Larry Gagner to Giants for two 1972 draft picks (possibly #80-Lorenzo Brinkley?) (possibly #159-Joe Colquitt?) on 1971-08-01

 

choice from New York Giants per Steelers media guide

 

Giants seventh round pick "to Pittsburgh" per Giants media guide

 

Round 7 #3 Joe Colquitt "Pittsburgh from New York Giants" per St. Petersburg Times

  Joe Colquitt
160 7-4 Cardinals   Council Rudolph
161 7-5 Broncos

> Dolphins — Traded John Stofa to Broncos for 1972 seventh round pick (probably #161-Bill Adams) on 1971-11-23

  Bill Adams
162 7-6 Oilers   Eric Hutchinson
163 7-7 Packers   Bill Bushong
164 7-8 Saints   Ernie Jackson
165 7-9 Chargers

> Patriots — Traded Eddie Ray to Chargers for 1972 seventh round pick (#165-Clark Hoss) on 1971-09-08

 

per Chargers media guide
  Clark Hoss
166 7-10 Chargers

> Patriots — Traded Eddie Ray to Chargers for 1972 seventh round pick (#166-John Tarver) on 1971-09-08

  John Tarver
167 7-11 Bears   Jim Fassel
168 7-12 Steelers   Robert Kelly
169 7-13 Jets

> Redskins

 

Round 7 #13 John Sykes "Baltimore from New York Jets through Washington" per St. Petersburg Times

> Colts — Traded Bob Grant to Redskins for 1972 second round pick (#47-Glenn Doughty), 1972 seventh round pick (#169-John Sykes) on 1971-08-16   John Sykes
170 7-14 Eagles   Will Foster
171 7-15 Falcons   Lance Moon
172 7-16 Lions   Charles Stoudmire
173 7-17

Rams

> Raiders

 

Rams seventh round "choice to Oakland" per Rams web site

 

Round 7 #17 Ray Jamieson "Oakland from Los Angeles" per St. Petersburg Times

  Ray Jamieson
174 7-18 Browns   Don Wesley
175 7-19 49ers   Edgar Hardy
176 7-20 Raiders   Alonzo "Skip" Thomas
177 7-21 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

> Giants

 

Giants seventh round pick Mike Zikas "from Washington" per Giants media guide

 

Round 7 #21 Mike Zikas "New York Giants from Washington" per St. Petersburg Times

  Mike Zikas
178 7-22 Colts > Raiders — Traded Bill Laskey, 1972 second round pick (#46-Jack Mildren) to Colts for Tom Maxwell, 1972 fourth round pick (#100-Dave Dalby), 1972 seventh round pick (#178-Dennis Pete) on 1971-07-07   Dennis Pete
179 7-23 Chiefs   Dean Carlson
180 7-24 Dolphins   Calvin Harrell
181 7-25 Vikings   Bill Slater
182 7-26 Cowboys > Bears — Traded Lee Roy Caffey to Cowboys for 1972 seventh round pick (probably #182-James Osborne) on ????-??-??   James Osborne
Round 8
183 8-1 Bills   Paul Gibson
184 8-2 Giants   Tom Mabry
185 8-3 Bengals   Dan Kratzer
186 8-4 Broncos   Ronnie Estay
187 8-5 Oilers   Guy Roberts
188 8-6 Cardinals   Bob Wicks
189 8-7 Saints   Ron Vinson
190 8-8 Packers   Leland Glass
191 8-9 Chargers

> Colts — Traded George Wright to Chargers for 1972 eighth round pick (#191-Al Qualls), 1973 fourth round pick (#85-Ollie Smith), 1973 eighth round pick (#189-Ray Oldham), other stuff (?) on 1972-07-31

  Al Qualls

> Colts — Traded George Wright to Chargers for 1972 fourth round pick (#104-Eric Allen), 1972 eighth round pick (#191-Al Qualls) on 1972-01-31

 

per Colts media guide

192 8-10 Bears   Ralph Wirtz
193 8-11 Steelers   Stahle Vincent
194 8-12 Jets   Marion Lattimore
195 8-13 Patriots   Steve Beyrle
196 8-14 Eagles   Larry Ratcliff
197 8-15 Lions   Henry Stuckey
198 8-16 Falcons   Henry Brandon
199 8-17 Rams   Tom Graham
200 8-18 49ers   Tom Wittum
201 8-19 Browns   Hugh McKinnis
202 8-20 Raiders   Jackie Brown
203 8-21 Redskins   Moses Denson
204 8-22 Colts   Van Brownson
205 8-23 Chiefs   Scott Mahoney
206 8-24 Vikings   Calvin Demery
207 8-25 Dolphins   Craig Curry
208 8-26 Cowboys   Ralph Coleman
Round 9
209 9-1 Bills   Steve Vogel
210 9-2 Bengals   Stan Walthers
211 9-3 Giants   Ed Richardson
212 9-4 Oilers   Willie Postler
213 9-5 Cardinals   Gene Macken
214 9-6 Broncos   Floyd Priester
215 9-7 Packers > Colts — Colts agreed to withdraw claim of Jim DeLisle from Packers for 1972 ninth round pick (#215-Gary Hamvell (Gary Hambell)) on 1971-08-18   Gary Hamvell (Hambell?)
216 9-8 Saints   Kent Branstetter
217 9-9 Steelers   Don Kelley
218 9-10 Jets   Jeff Ford
219 9-11 Bears   Larry Horton
220 9-12 Patriots   Mike Kelson
221 9-13 Chargers   Fran Schmitz
222 9-14 Eagles   Pat Gibbs
223 9-15 Falcons   Bill "Ray" Easterling
224 9-16 Lions   Bill McClintock
225 9-17 Rams   Harry Howard
226 9-18 Browns   Larry McKee
227 9-19 49ers   Jerry Brown
228 9-20 Raiders   Dave Bigler
229 9-21 Redskins   Steve Boekholder
230 9-22 Colts > Browns — Traded Tom Beutler to Colts for 1972 ninth round pick (#230-Billy LeFear) on 1971-03-19   Billy LeFear
231 9-23 Chiefs   Dave Taylor
232 9-24 Vikings   Charles Goodrum
233 9-25 Dolphins   Greg Johnson
234 9-26 Cowboys   Roy Bell
Round 10
235 10-1 Bills   Maurice Tyler
236 10-2 Giants   John Odom
237 10-3 Bengals   Brian Foster
238 10-4 Cardinals   Eric Washington
239 10-5 Broncos   Richard Wilkins
240 10-6 Oilers   Rhett Dawson
241 10-7 Saints   Andy Kupp
242 10-8 Packers   Keith Wortman
243 10-9 Steelers   Bob Brown
244 10-10 Jets   Harley Turner
245 10-11 Patriots   Mel Caraway
246 10-12 Chargers   Lon Kolstad
247 10-13 Bears   Jack Turnbull
248 10-14 Eagles   John Bunting
249 10-15 Lions   Jim Teal
250 10-16 Falcons > Cardinals — Traded Tony Plummer to Falcons for draft pick (possibly 1972 #250-Mike Franks) on 1971-08-03

 

Round 10 #16 Mike Franks "St. Louis from Atlanta" per Spokesman-Review

  Mike Franks
251 10-17 Rams   Jim Massey
252 10-18 49ers   Steve Williams
253 10-19 Browns   Hershal Mosier
254 10-20 Raiders   Phillip Price
255 10-21 Redskins   Mike Oldham
256 10-22 Colts   Dave Shilling
257 10-23 Chiefs   Rich Ruppert
258 10-24 Vikings   Willie Aldridge
259 10-25 Dolphins > Oilers — Traded Russell Price to Dolphins for 1972 tenth round pick (#259-Jimmy Butler) on 1971-11-23   Jimmy Butler
260 10-26 Cowboys   Richard Amman
Round 11
261 11-1 Bengals   Kent Pederson
262 11-2 Giants   John Robertson
263 11-3 Broncos   Larry Brunson
264 11-4 Oilers   Ron Evans
265 11-5 Cardinals   Ron Jones
266 11-6 Packers   David Bailey
267 11-7 Saints   Paul Dongieux
268 11-8 Jets   Robert Stevenson
269 11-9 Patriots   Rodney Cason
270 11-10 Chargers   John Turner
271 11-11 Bills   Bill Light
272 11-12 Bears   Ed Wimberly
273 11-13 Steelers   Joe Gilliam
274 11-14 Eagles   Dennis Sweeney
275 11-15 Falcons   Jack Phillips
276 11-16 Lions   Bob Waldron
277 11-17 Rams

> Raiders

 

Rams eleventh round "choice to Oakland" per Rams web site

 

Round 11 #17 Joe Carroll "Oakland from Los Angeles" per Spokesman-Review

  Joe Carroll
278 11-18 Browns   Mel Long
279 11-19 49ers   Tom Laputica
280 11-20 Raiders

> Rams

 

eleventh round #280 Albert Schmidt "from Oakland" per Rams web site

 

Round 11 #20 Albert Schmidt "Los Angeles from Oakland" per Spokesman-Review

  Albert Schmidt
281 11-21 Redskins   Jeff Welch
282 11-22 Colts   Fred DeBernardi
283 11-23 Chiefs   Elbert Walker
284 11-24 Vikings   Willie McKelton
285 11-25 Dolphins   Ed Jenkins
286 11-26 Cowboys   Lonnie Leonard
Round 12
287 12-1 Bills   Jeff Baker
288 12-2 Giants   Jay Anderson
289 12-3 Bengals   Frederick Wegis
290 12-4 Oilers   Willie Rodgers
291 12-5 Cardinals   Tommy Gay
292 12-6 Broncos   Randy McDougall
293 12-7 Saints   Steve Lockhart
294 12-8 Packers   Mike Rich
295 12-9 Chargers   Sam Key
296 12-10 Patriots   Steve Booras
297 12-11 Bears   Doug Neill
298 12-12 Steelers   Ron Curl
299 12-13 Jets   John Bjorklund
300 12-14 Eagles   Don Zimmerman
301 12-15 Lions   Paul Bradley
302 12-16 Falcons   Larry Mialik
303 12-17 Rams   David Hoot
304 12-18 49ers   Steve Setzier
305 12-19 Browns   Bernard Chapman
306 12-20 Raiders   Kent Gaydos
307 12-21 Redskins   Don Bunce
308 12-22 Colts   Gary Theiler
309 12-23 Chiefs   Mike Williams
310 12-24 Vikings   Bob Banaugh
311 12-25 Dolphins   Ashley Bell
312 12-26 Cowboys   Jimmy Harris
Round 13
313 13-1 Bills   Ed Moss
314 13-2 Bengals   James Hamilton
315 13-3 Giants   Chuck Heard
316 13-4 Cardinals   Tom Campana
317 13-5 Broncos   Bob Warner
318 13-6 Oilers   Willie Roberts
319 13-7 Packers   Jesse Lakes
320 13-8 Saints   Cephus Weatherspoon
321 13-9 Chargers   Andy Selfridge
322 13-10 Bears   Jay Rood
323 13-11 Steelers   Ernie Mesmer
324 13-12 Jets   Steve Sullivan
325 13-13 Patriots   Sam Elmore
326 13-14 Eagles   Preston Carpenter
327 13-15 Falcons   Henry Sovio
328 13-16 Lions   John Kirschner
329 13-17 Rams   Jaime Nunez
330 13-18 Browns   Brian Sipe
331 13-19 49ers   Leon Pettigrew
332 13-20 Redskins   Frank Grant
333 13-21 Raiders   Ted Covington
334 13-22 Colts   Herb Washington
335 13-23 Chiefs   Tyler Hellams
336 13-24 Vikings   Franklin Roberts
337 13-25 Dolphins   Archie Robinson
338 13-26 Cowboys   Jean Fugett
Round 14
339 14-1 Giants   James Evans
340 14-2 Bills   Karl Salb
341 14-3 Bengals   Steve Porter
342 14-4 Broncos   Jerome Kundich
343 14-5 Oilers   Gary Crockett
344 14-6 Cardinals   Pat McTeer
345 14-7 Saints   Steve Barrios
346 14-8 Packers   Larry Hefner
347 14-9 Bears   Bob Brown
348 14-10 Steelers   Tom Durrance
349 14-11 Jets   Louis Age
350 14-12 Patriots   Ed Rideout
351 14-13 Chargers   John Van Reenen
352 14-14 Eagles   Bill Overmeyer
353 14-15 Lions   Eric Kelley
354 14-16 Falcons   Tom Chandler
355 14-17 Rams   Larry Brooks
356 14-18 49ers   Eric Guthrie
357 14-19 Browns   Ed Stewart
358 14-20 Raiders   Dennis Cambal
359 14-21 Colts   John Morris
360 14-22 Chiefs   David Chaney
361 14-23 Vikings   Marv Owens
362 14-24 Dolphins   Willie Jones
363 14-25 Cowboys   Alan Thompson
364 14-26 Redskins   Mike O'Quinn
Round 15
365 15-1

Bills

> Raiders

 

Round 15 #1 Charles Hester "Oakland from Buffalo" per Spokesman-Review
  Charles Hester
366 15-2 Bengals   Hosea Minnieweather
367 15-3 Giants   Ken Kavanaugh Jr.
368 15-4 Oilers > Steelers — Traded Worthy McClure to Oilers for 1972 15th round pick (#368-John Hulecki) on 1971-07-27   John Hulecki
369 15-5 Cardinals   Mark Herman
370 15-6 Broncos   Harold Parmenter
371 15-7 Packers   Rick Thone
372 15-8 Saints   Rusty Lachaussee
373 15-9 Steelers   Charles Harrington
374 15-10 Jets   Phil Sullivan
375 15-11 Patriots   Joel Klime
376 15-12 Chargers   Charles Neugent
377 15-13 Bears   Roger Lawson
378 15-14 Eagles   Tom Sullivan
379 15-15 Falcons   Oscar Jenkins
380 15-16 Lions   Steve Roach
381 15-17 Rams   Kenny Page
382 15-18 Browns   Jewel McCullar
383 15-19 49ers   Bob Maddox
384 15-20 Raiders   Dave Snesrud
385 15-21 Redskins   Carl Taibi
386 15-22 Colts   Robin Parkhouse
387 15-23 Chiefs   Larry Marshall
388 15-24 Vikings   Mike Sivert
389 15-25 Dolphins   Bill Davis
390 15-26 Cowboys   Carlos Alvarez
Round 16
391 16-1 Bills   Brian Linstrom
392 16-2 Giants   Neovia Greyer
393 16-3 Bengals   John Wiegman
394 16-4 Cardinals   Henry Alford
395 16-5 Broncos   Tom Bougus
396 16-6 Oilers   Guy Murdock
397 16-7 Saints   Joe Balthrop
398 16-8 Packers   Charles Burrell
399 16-9 Jets   Gary Kipfmiller
400 16-10 Patriots   Eric Dahl
401 16-11 Chargers   James Shaw
402 16-12 Bears   Bill McKinney
403 16-13 Steelers   Nate Hawkins
404 16-14 Eagles   Steve Bielenberg
405 16-15 Lions   Leon Jenkins
406 16-16 Falcons   Larry Butler
407 16-17 Rams   Jim Kirby
408 16-18 49ers   Ron Davis
409 16-19 Browns   Richard Wakefield
410 16-20 Raiders   Willie Wright
411 16-21 Redskins   Steve Higginbottom
412 16-22 Colts   Gary Wichard
413 16-23 Chiefs   Bob Johnson
414 16-24 Vikings   Neil Graff
415 16-25 Dolphins   Al Hannah
416 16-26 Cowboys   Gordon Longmire
Round 17
417 17-1 Bills   John Shelly
418 17-2 Bengals   David Green
419 17-3 Giants   John Seyferth
420 17-4 Broncos   Lou Harris
421 17-5 Oilers   Kelly Cochrane
422 17-6 Cardinals   Kent Carter
423 17-7 Packers > Chargers — Traded Cal Withrow to Packers for 1972 17th round pick (#423-Oscar Dragon) on 1971-03-30   Oscar Dragon
424 17-8 Patriots   Dick Graham
425 17-9 Patriots   Junior Ah You
426 17-10 Chargers   Bob Tackett
427 17-11 Bears   LaVerne Dickinson
428 17-12 Steelers   Ron Linehan
429 17-13 Jets   Ken Gamble
430 17-14 Eagles   Tom Nash
431 17-15 Cardinals   Bill Holland
432 17-16 Lions   Mike Tyler
433 17-17 Rams   Luther Palmer
434 17-18 Browns   William Portz
435 17-19 49ers   Ted Alexander
436 17-20 Raiders

> Rams

 

17th round #436 John McKean "from Oakland" per Rams web site

 

Round 17 #20 John McKean "Los Angeles from Oakland" per Spokesman-Review

  John McKean
437 17-21 Redskins   Kevin Clemente
438 17-22 Colts   Stan White
439 17-23 Chiefs   Ted Washington
440 17-24 Vikings   Dick Schmalz
441 17-25 Dolphins   Vern Brown
442 17-26 Cowboys   Alphonso Cain