1981 NFL Draft Pick Transactions
yellow = data that is incomplete or uncertain
| Overall # | Round # | Team | Transactions | Player Drafted | ||
| Round 1 | ||||||
| 1 | 1-1 | Saints | George Rogers | |||
| 2 | 1-2 | Giants | Lawrence Taylor | |||
| 3 | 1-3 | Jets | Freeman McNeil | |||
| 4 | 1-4 | Seahawks | Kenny Easley | |||
| 5 | 1-5 | Cardinals | E.J. Junior | |||
| 6 | 1-6 | Packers | Rich Campbell | |||
| 7 | 1-7 | Buccaneers | Hugh Green | |||
| 8 | 1-8 | 49ers | Ronnie Lott | |||
| 9 | 1-9 | Redskins | > Rams — Traded 1981 first round pick (#20-Mark May), 1981 second round pick (#52-Jarvis Redwine), 1981 fourth round pick (#105-Richard Turner) to Redskikns for 1981 first round pick (#9-Mel Owens) on 1981-04-28 | Mel Owens | ||
| 10 | 1-10 | Bengals | David Verser | |||
| 11 | 1-11 | Bears | Keith Van Horne | |||
| 12 | 1-12 | Colts | Randy McMillan | |||
| 13 | 1-13 | Dolphins | David Overstreet | |||
| 14 | 1-14 | Chiefs | Willie Scott | |||
| 15 | 1-15 | Broncos | Dennis Smith | |||
| 16 | 1-16 | Lions | Mark Nichols | |||
| 17 | 1-17 | Steelers | Keith Gary | |||
| 18 | 1-18 | Vikings | > Colts — Traded two 1981 second round picks (#39-Mardye McDole) (#52-Jarvis Redwine), 1981 fifth round pick (#123-Wendell Ray) to Vikings for 1981 first round pick (#18-Donnell Thompson) on 1981-04-28 | Donnell Thompson | ||
| 19 | 1-19 | Patriots | Brian Holloway | |||
| 20 | 1-20 | Rams | > Redskins — Traded 1981 first round pick (#9-Mel Owens) to Rams for 1981 first round pick (#20-Mark May), 1981 second round pick (#52-Jarvis Redwine), 1981 fourth round pick (#105-Richard Turner) on 1981-04-28 | Mark May | ||
| 21 | 1-21 | Oilers | > Raiders — Traded Dave Casper to Oilers for 1981 first round pick (#21-Ted Watts), 1981 second round pick (#48-Howie Long), 1982 second round pick (#35-Jack Squirek) on 1980-10-14 | Ted Watts | ||
| 22 | 1-22 | Browns | Hanford Dixon | |||
| 23 | 1-23 | Bills | > Raiders — Traded 1981 first round pick (#28-Booker Moore), 1982 third round pick (#83-Robert Geathers) to Bills for 1981 first round pick (#23-Curt Marsh) on 1981-04-28 | Curt Marsh | ||
| 24 | 1-24 | Chargers | James Brooks | |||
| 25 | 1-25 | Falcons | Bobby Butler | |||
| 26 | 1-26 | Cowboys | Howard Richards | |||
| 27 | 1-27 | Eagles | Leonard Mitchell | |||
| 28 | 1-28 | Raiders | > Bills — Traded 1981 first round pick (#23-Curt Marsh) to Raiders for 1981 first round pick (#28-Booker Moore), 1982 third round pick (#83-Robert Geathers) on 1981-04-28 | Booker Moore | ||
| Round 2 | ||||||
| 29 | 2-1 | Saints | Russell Gary | |||
| 30 | 2-2 | Jets | Marion Barber | |||
| 31 | 2-3 | Seahawks | David Hughes | |||
| 32 | 2-4 | Giants | Dave Young | |||
| 33 | 2-5 | Cardinals | Neil Lomax | |||
| 34 | 2-6 | Buccaneers | James Wilder | |||
| 35 | 2-7 | Packers | Gary Lewis | |||
| 36 | 2-8 | Redskins | > 49ers — Traded Wilbur Jackson to Redskins for 1981 draft pick (possibly #36-John Harty), 1982 draft pick (possibly #41-Andre Tippett) on 1980-08-23 | John Harty | ||
| 37 | 2-9 | Bengals | Chris Collinsworth | |||
| 38 | 2-10 | 49ers | > Bears — Traded 1981 second round pick (#40-Eric Wright), 1981 fifth round pick (#122-Arrington Jones) to 49ers for 1981 second round pick (#38-Mike Singletary) on 1981-04-28 | Mike Singletary | ||
| 39 | 2-11 | Colts | > Vikings — Traded 1981 first round pick (#18-Donnell Thompson) to Colts for two 1981 second round picks (#39-Mardye McDole) (#52-Jarvis Redwine), 1981 fifth round pick (#123-Wendell Ray) on 1981-04-28 | Mardye McDole | ||
| 40 | 2-12 | Bears | > 49ers — Traded 1981 second round pick (#38-Mike Singletary) to Bears for 1981 second round pick (#40-Eric Wright), 1981 fifth round pick (#122-Arrington Jones) on 1981-04-28 | Eric Wright | ||
| 41 | 2-13 | Chiefs | Joe Delaney | |||
| 42 | 2-14 | Broncos | Clay Brown | |||
| 43 | 2-15 | Dolphins | > Rams — Traded Bob Brudzinski, 1981 second round pick (#56-Andra Franklin) to Dolphins for 1981 second round pick (#43-Jim Collins), 1981 third round pick (#69-Russ Grimm), 1982 second round pick (#44-Oliver Luck) on 1981-04-28 | Jim Collins | ||
| 44 | 2-16 | Steelers | Anthony Washington | |||
| 45 | 2-17 | Vikings | Robin Sendlein | |||
| 46 | 2-18 | Lions | Curtis Green | |||
| 47 | 2-19 | Patriots | Tony Collins | |||
| 48 | 2-20 | Oilers | > Raiders — Traded Dave Casper to Oilers for 1981 first round pick (#21-Ted Watts), 1981 second round pick (#48-Howie Long), 1982 second round pick (#35-Jack Squirek) on ????-??-?? | Howie Long | ||
| 49 | 2-21 | Browns | > Bills — Traded Joe DeLamielleure to Browns for 1981 second round pick (#49-Chris Williams), 1982 third round pick (#59-Eugene Marve) on 1980-09-01
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Chris Williams | ||
| 50 | 2-22 | Bills |
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Byron Franklin | ||
| 51 | 2-23 | Chargers | > Saints — Traded Chuck Muncie to Chargers for 1981 second round pick (#51-Ricky Jackson) on 1980-09-29 | Ricky (Rickey?) Jackson | ||
| 52 | 2-24 | Rams | > Redskins — Traded 1981 first round pick (#9-Mel Owens) to Rams for 1981 first round pick (#20-Mark May), 1981 second round pick (#52-Jarvis Redwine), 1981 fourth round pick (#105-Richard Turner) on 1981-04-28 | > Colts — Traded Joe Washington to Redskins for 1981 second round pick (#52-Jarvis Redwine) on 1981-04-28 | > Vikings — Traded 1981 first round pick (#18-Donnell Thompson) to Colts for two 1981 second round picks (#39-Mardye McDole) (#52-Jarvis Redwine), 1981 fifth round pick (#123-Wendell Ray) on 1981-04-28 | Jarvis Redwine |
| 53 | 2-25 | Cowboys | Doug Donley | |||
| 54 | 2-26 | Falcons | Lyman White | |||
| 55 | 2-27 | Eagles | Dean Miraldi | |||
| 56 | 2-28 | Raiders | > Rams — Traded Monte Jackson to Raiders for 1979 first round pick (#19-George Andrews), 1980 third round pick (#70-LeRoy Irvin), 1981 second round pick (#56-Andra Franklin) on 1978-08-21 | > Dolphins — Traded 1981 second round pick (#43-Jim Collins), 1981 third round pick (#69-Russ Grimm), 1982 second round pick (#44-Oliver Luck) to Rams for Bob Brudzinski, 1981 second round pick (#56-Andra Franklin) on 1981-04-28 |
Andra Franklin | |
| Round 3 | ||||||
| 57 | 3-1 | Saints | Frank Warren | |||
| 58 | 3-2 | Seahawks | Bill Dugan | |||
| 59 | 3-3 | Giants | John Mistler | |||
| 60 | 3-4 | Jets | Ben Rudolph | |||
| 61 | 3-5 | Cardinals | Jeff Griffin | |||
| 62 | 3-6 | Packers | Ray Stachowicz | |||
| 63 | 3-7 | Buccaneers | > Rams — Traded Greg Horton to Buccaneers for 1981 third round pick (#63-Greg Meisner) on ????-??-?? | Greg Meisner | ||
| 64 | 3-8 | Bengals | John Simmons | |||
| 65 | 3-9 | 49ers | Carlton Williamson | |||
| 66 | 3-10 | Redskins | > Rams — Traded 1977 seventh round pick (#190-Reggie Haynes), 1977 ninth round pick (#246-Mike Northington), 1978 eighth round pick (probably #219-Don Hover) to Redskins for 1981 third round pick (probably #66-Robert Cobb) on 1977-05-03
third round #66 Robert Cobb "from Washington" per Rams web site
third round #10 Robert Cobb "Los Angeles from Washington" per AP |
Robert Cobb | ||
| 67 | 3-11 | Bears | Ken Margerum | |||
| 68 | 3-12 | Colts | Randy Van Divier | |||
| Broncos | FORFEITED | |||||
| 69 | 3-13 | Dolphins | > Rams — Traded Bob Brudzinski, 1981 second round pick (#56-Andra Franklin) to Dolphins for 1981 second round pick (#43-Jim Collins), 1981 third round pick (#69-Russ Grimm), 1982 second round pick (#44-Oliver Luck) on 1981-04-28 | > Redskins — Traded 1982 first round pick (#14-Barry Redden) to Rams for 1981 third round pick (#69-Russ Grimm), two 1981 fifth round picks (#117-Byron Braggs) (#132-Gary Sayre), 1982 second round pick (#49-Vernon Dean) on 1981-04-28 | Russ Grimm | |
| 70 | 3-14 | Chiefs | Marvin Harvey | |||
| 71 | 3-15 | Vikings | > Saints — Traded Steve Riley, 1980 fifth round pick (#122-Paul Jones) to Vikings for 1981 third round pick (#71-Hoby Brenner), 1981 fifth round pick (#128-Jerry Boyarsky) on 1980-??-?? | Hoby Brenner | ||
| 72 | 3-16 | Lions | Don Greco | |||
| 73 | 3-17 | Steelers | Rick Donnalley | |||
| 74 | 3-18 | Patriots | > Vikings — Traded Chuck Foreman to Patriots for 1981 conditional third round pick (#74-Tim Irwin) on 1980-04-17 | Tim Irwin | ||
| 75 | 3-19 | Browns | > Broncos — Traded Lyle Alzado to Browns for 1980 second round pick (#42-Rulon Jones), 1980 fifth round pick (#136-Laval Short), 1981 third round pick (#75-Roger Taylor) on 1979-08-12 | > Chiefs — Traded Tony Reed to Broncos for 1981 third round pick (#75-Roger Taylor), 1982 fourth round pick (#104-Stuart Anderson) on 1981-??-?? | Roger Taylor | |
| 76 | 3-20 | Bills | Mike Mosley / Mike Bosley (AP) | |||
| 77 | 3-21 | Chargers | Irvin Phillips | |||
| 78 | 3-22 | Rams | > Chiefs
Rams third round "choice to Kansas City" per Rams web site
third round #22 Lloyd Burress "Kansas City from Los Angeles" per AP |
Lloyd Burress | ||
| 79 | 3-23 | Oilers | Michael Holston | |||
| 80 | 3-24 | Falcons | Scott Woerner | |||
| 81 | 3-25 | Cowboys | Glen Titensor | |||
| 82 | 3-26 | Eagles | Greg LaFleur | |||
| 83 | 3-27 | Raiders | > Bills — Traded 1981 first round pick (#23-Curt Marsh) to Raiders for 1981 first round pick (#28-Booker Moore), 1982 third round pick (#83-Robert Geathers) on 1981-04-28 | Robert Geathers | ||
| Round 4 | ||||||
| 84 | 4-1 | Saints | > Dolphins — Traded Guy Benjamin to Saints for 1981 fourth round pick (#84-Sam Greene), 1982 seventh round pick (#170-Dan Johnson) on 1980-08-28 | Sam Greene | ||
| 85 | 4-2 | Giants | Clifford Chatman | |||
| 86 | 4-3 | Jets | Al Washington | |||
| 87 | 4-4 | Seahawks | Scott Phillips | |||
| 88 | 4-5 | Cardinals | Steve Rhodes | |||
| 89 | 4-6 | Buccaneers | John Holt | |||
| 90 | 4-7 | Packers | > Redskins — Traded 1981 fourth round pick (#105-Richard Turner), 1981 fifth round pick (#117-Byron Braggs) to Packers for 1981 fourth round pick (#90-Tom Flick) on 1981-04-28 | Tom Flick | ||
| 91 | 4-8 | 49ers | > Cowboys — Traded Thomas Henderson to 49ers for 1981 draft pick (possibly #91-Scott Pelluer) on 1980-05-15
fourth round #8 Scott Pelluer "Dallas from San Francisco" per AP |
Scott Pelluer | ||
| 92 | 4-9 | Redskins | > Browns — Traded Tony Peters to Redskins for 1980 fifth round pick (#136-Laval Short), 1981 fourth round pick (#92-Mike Robinson), Redskins 1981 tenth round pick (probably #257-Phil Kessel) on ????-??-?? | Mike Robinson | ||
| 93 | 4-10 | Bengals | Guy Frazier | |||
| 94 | 4-11 | Colts | Tim Sherwin | |||
| 95 | 4-12 | Bears | Todd Bell | |||
| 96 | 4-13 | Dolphins | Brad Wright | |||
| 97 | 4-14 | Chiefs | Ron Washington | |||
| 98 | 4-15 | Broncos | Mark Herrmann | |||
| 99 | 4-16 | Lions | Tracy Porter | |||
| 100 | 4-17 | Steelers | Robbie Martin | |||
| 101 | 4-18 | Vikings | John Swain | |||
| 102 | 4-19 | Patriots | Don Blackmon | |||
| 103 | 4-20 | Bills | > Rams — Traded Isiah Robertson to Bills for 1981 fourth round pick (#103-George Lilja) on ????-??-?? | George Lilja | ||
| 104 | 4-21 | Chargers | Amos Lawrence | |||
| 105 | 4-22 | Rams | > Redskins — Traded 1981 first round pick (#9-Mel Owens) to Rams for 1981 first round pick (#20-Mark May), 1981 second round pick (#52-Jarvis Redwine), 1981 fourth round pick (#105-Richard Turner) on 1981-04-28 |
> Packers — Traded 1981 fourth round pick (#90-Tom Flick) to Redskins for 1981 fourth round pick (#105-Richard Turner), 1981 fifth round pick (#117-Byron Braggs) on 1981-04-28 |
Richard Turner | |
| 106 | 4-23 | Oilers | Nick Eyre | |||
| 107 | 4-24 | Browns | > Chargers — Traded Don Goode to Browns for 1981 fourth round pick (#107-Eric Sievers), 1983 fourth round pick (#95-Danny Walters) on 1980-08-27 | Eric Sievers | ||
| 108 | 4-25 | Cowboys | Derrie Nelson | |||
| 109 | 4-26 | Falcons | John Scully | |||
| 110 | 4-27 | Eagles | Calvin Murray | |||
| 111 | 4-28 | Raiders | Johnny Robinson | |||
| Round 5 | ||||||
| 112 | 5-1 | Saints | Louis Orbre | |||
| 113 | 5-2 | Jets | Tyrone Keys | |||
| 114 | 5-3 | Seahawks | Edwin Bailey | |||
| 115 | 5-4 | Giants | Bill Neill | |||
| 116 | 5-5 | Cardinals | John Gillen | |||
| 117 | 5-6 | Packers | > Rams — Traded Mike Wellman to Packers for 1981 fifth round pick (#117-Byron Braggs) on 1979-08-14 | > Redskins — Traded 1982 first round pick (#14-Barry Redden) to Rams for 1981 third round pick (#69-Russ Grimm), two 1981 fifth round picks (#117-Byron Braggs) (#132-Gary Sayre), 1982 second round pick (#49-Vernon Dean) on 1981-04-28 | > Packers — Traded 1981 fourth round pick (#90-Tom Flick) to Redskins for 1981 fourth round pick (#105-Richard Turner), 1981 fifth round pick (#117-Byron Braggs) on 1981-04-28 | Byron Braggs |
| 118 | 5-7 | Buccaneers | > Raiders — Traded Mike Rae to Buccaneers for 1980 fifth round pick (?-?), 1981 fifth round pick (#118-James Davis) on ????-??-?? | James Davis | ||
| 119 | 5-8 | Redskins | Dexter Manley | |||
| 120 | 5-9 | Bengals | Benjie Pryor | |||
| 121 | 5-10 | 49ers | Lynn Thomas | |||
| 122 | 5-11 | Bears | > 49ers — Traded 1981 second round pick (#38-Mike Singletary) to Bears for 1981 second round pick (#40-Eric Wright), 1981 fifth round pick (#122-Arrington Jones) on 1981-04-28 | Arrington Jones | ||
| 123 | 5-12 | Colts | > Vikings — Traded 1981 first round pick (#18-Donnell Thompson) to Colts for two 1981 second round picks (#39-Mardye McDole) (#52-Jarvis Redwine), 1981 fifth round pick (#123-Wendell Ray) on 1981-04-28 | Wendell Ray | ||
| 124 | 5-13 | Chiefs | Todd Thomas | |||
| 125 | 5-14 | Broncos | Ken Lanier | |||
| 126 | 5-15 | Dolphins | Ken Poole | |||
| 127 | 5-16 | Steelers | Ricky Martin | |||
| 128 | 5-17 | Vikings | > Saints — Traded Steve Riley, 1980 fifth round pick (#122-Paul Jones) to Vikings for 1981 third round pick (#71-Hoby Brenner), 1981 fifth round pick (#128-Jerry Boyarsky) on 1980-??-?? | Jerry Boyarsky | ||
| 129 | 5-18 | Lions | Larry Lee | |||
| 130 | 5-19 | Patriots | Steve Clark | |||
| 131 | 5-20 | Chargers | Keith Ferguson | |||
| 132 | 5-21 | Rams | > Redskins — Traded 1982 first round pick (#14-Barry Redden) to Rams for 1981 third round pick (#69-Russ Grimm), two 1981 fifth round picks (#117-Byron Braggs) (#132-Gary Sayre), 1982 second round pick (#49-Vernon Dean) on 1981-04-28 |
|
Gary Sayre | |
| 133 | 5-22 | Oilers | Delbert Fowler | |||
| 134 | 5-23 | Browns | Steve Cox | |||
| 135 | 5-24 | Bills | Calvin Clark | |||
| 136 | 5-25 | Falcons | Eric Sanders | |||
| 137 | 5-26 | Cowboys | Danny Spradlin | |||
| 138 | 5-27 | Eagles | > Dolphins — Traded Leroy Harris to Eagles for 1981 fifth round pick (#138-Tommy Vigorito) on 1979-08-27 | Tommy Vigorito | ||
| Raiders | FORFEITED | |||||
| Round 6 | ||||||
| 139 | 6-1 | Saints | Nat Hudson | |||
| 140 | 6-2 | Seahawks | Steve Durham | |||
| 141 | 6-3 | Giants | > Chargers — Traded Bo Matthews to Giants for 1981 sixth round pick (#141-Andy Gissinger) on 1980-08-14 | Andy Gissinger | ||
| 142 | 6-4 | Jets | John Woodring | |||
| 143 | 6-5 | Cardinals | Dave Ahrens | |||
| 144 | 6-6 | Buccaneers | > Saints — Traded Tom Blanchard to Buccaneers for 1981 sixth round pick (#144-Johnnie Poe) on ????-??-?? | Johnnie Poe | ||
| 145 | 6-7 | Packers | > Giants — Traded Randy Dean to Packers for 1981 sixth round pick (#145-Mel Hoover) on ????-??-?? | Mel Hoover | ||
| 146 | 6-8 | Bengals | Rex Robinson | |||
| 147 | 6-9 | 49ers | Pete Kugler | |||
| 148 | 6-10 | Redskins | Larry Kubin | |||
| 149 | 6-11 | Colts | Bubba Green | |||
| 150 | 6-12 | Bears | Reuben Henderson | |||
| 151 | 6-13 | Broncos | Alvin Lewis | |||
| 152 | 6-14 | Dolphins | Mack Moore | |||
| 153 | 6-15 | Chiefs | Dock Luckie | |||
| 154 | 6-16 | Vikings | > Dolphins — Traded Jim Langer to Vikings for 1981 sixth round pick (#154-Fulton Walker), 1982 fifth round pick (#120-Bob Nelson) on 1980-09-24 | Fulton Walker | ||
| 155 | 6-17 | Lions | Sam Johnson | |||
| 156 | 6-18 | Steelers | Bryan Hinkle | |||
| 157 | 6-19 | Patriots | Ron Wooten | |||
| 158 | 6-20 | Rams | William Daniels | |||
| 159 | 6-21 | Oilers | Bill Kay | |||
| 160 | 6-22 | Browns | Ron Simmons | |||
| 161 | 6-23 | Bills | Robert Holt | |||
| 162 | 6-24 | Chargers | Bobby Duckworth | |||
| 163 | 6-25 | Cowboys | Vince Skillings | |||
| 164 | 6-26 | Falcons | Harry Standback | |||
| 165 | 6-27 | Eagles | > Giants
sixth round pick "traded to New York Giants in 1980 for Joe Pisarcik" per Eagles media guide
sixth round #27 Edward O'Neal "New York Giants from Philadelphia" per AP |
Edward O'Neal | ||
| 166 | 6-28 | Raiders | > Saints — Traded Joe Campbell to Raiders for draft pick (possibly 1981 #166-Glen Redd) on 1980-10-14
sixth round #28 Glen Redd "New Orleans from Oakland" per AP |
Glen Redd | ||
| Round 7 | ||||||
| 167 | 7-1 | Saints | Kevin Williams | |||
| 168 | 7-2 | Giants | Louis Jackson | |||
| 169 | 7-3 | Jets | Kenny Neil | |||
| 170 | 7-4 | Seahawks | Ron Johnson | |||
| 171 | 7-5 | Cardinals | Kevin Donnalley | |||
| 172 | 7-6 | Packers | Bill Whitaker | |||
| 173 | 7-7 | Buccaneers | > Cowboys — Traded Dave Stalls to Buccaneers for 1981 seventh round pick (#173-Ron Fellows), 1982 fourth round pick (#101-Brian Carpenter) on 1980-08-06 | Ron Fellows | ||
| 174 | 7-8 | 49ers | > Eagles
pick #174 Alan Duncan "obtained from San Francisco" per Eagles media guide
seventh round #8 Alan Duncan "Philadelphia from San Francisco" per AP |
Alan Duncan | ||
| 175 | 7-9 | Redskins | > Rams
seventh round #175 Ron Battle "from Washington" per Rams web site
seventh round #9 Ron Battle "Los Angeles from Washington" per AP |
Ron Battle | ||
| 176 | 7-10 | Bengals | Jeff Schuh | |||
| 177 | 7-11 | Bears | Jeff Fisher | |||
| 178 | 7-12 | Colts | Obed Ariri | |||
| 179 | 7-13 | Dolphins | Mike Daum | |||
| 180 | 7-14 | Chiefs | Billy Jackson | |||
| 181 | 7-15 | Broncos | Steve Busick | |||
| 182 | 7-16 | Lions | Lee Spivey | |||
| 183 | 7-17 | Steelers | David Little | |||
| 184 | 7-18 | Vikings | Don Shaver | |||
| 185 | 7-19 | Patriots | Ken Toler | |||
| 186 | 7-20 | Oilers | > Seahawks — Traded Sammy Green to Oilers for 1980 tenth round pick (#274-Billy Rivers), 1981 seventh round pick (#186-Brad Scoville) on 1980-04-30 | Brad Scovill | ||
| 187 | 7-21 | Browns | Eddie Johnson | |||
| 188 | 7-22 | Bills | Steve Doolittle | |||
| 189 | 7-23 | Chargers | Pete Holohan | |||
| 190 | 7-24 | Rams | Mike Clark | |||
| Falcons | used in supplemental draft to select Matthew Teague | |||||
| 191 | 7-25 | Cowboys | Ken Miller | |||
| 192 | 7-26 | Eagles | Doak Field | |||
| 193 | 7-27 | Raiders | > Oilers — Traded Kenny King to Raiders for Jack Tatum, 1980 seventh round pick (#182-Craig Bradshaw), 1981 seventh round pick (#193-Don Washington) on 1980-04-30 | Don Washington | ||
| Round 8 | ||||||
| 194 | 8-1 | Saints | > Patriots — Traded Sam Adams to Saints for 1981 eighth round pick (#194-Ken Naber) on 1981-04-23 | Ken Naber | ||
| 195 | 8-2 | Jets | Lloyd Jones | |||
| 196 | 8-3 | Seahawks | Eric Lane | |||
| 197 | 8-4 | Giants | John Powers | |||
| 198 | 8-5 | Cardinals | Mike Fisher | |||
| 199 | 8-6 | Buccaneers | Denver Johnson | |||
| 200 | 8-7 | Packers | Larry Werts | |||
| 201 | 8-8 | Redskins | Charlie Brown / Charley Brown (AP) | |||
| 202 | 8-9 | Bengals | Bobby Kemp | |||
| 203 | 8-10 | 49ers | Garry White | |||
| 204 | 8-11 | Colts | Ken Sitton | |||
| 205 | 8-12 | Bears | Scott Zettek | |||
| 206 | 8-13 | Chiefs | David Dorn | |||
| 207 | 8-14 | Broncos | > Giants — Traded Emery Moorehead to Broncos for 1981 eighth round pick (#207-Mark Reed) on 1980-05-23 | Mark Reed | ||
| 208 | 8-15 | Dolphins | William Judson | |||
| 209 | 8-16 | Steelers | Frank Wilson | |||
| 210 | 8-17 | Vikings | Wade Wilson | |||
| 211 | 8-18 | Lions | Bob Niziolek | |||
| 212 | 8-19 | Patriots | Lin Dawson | |||
| 213 | 8-20 | Browns | > Jets — Traded Marshall Harris to Browns for 1981 eighth round pick (probably #213-J.C. Watts) on ????-??-?? | J.C. Watts | ||
| 214 | 8-21 | Bills | > Saints — Traded Conrad Dobler to Bills for 1981 draft pick (possibly #214-Gene Gladys?) on 1980-07-03
eighth round #21 Gene Gladys "New Orleans from Buffalo" per AP |
Gene Gladys | ||
| 215 | 8-22 | Chargers | > Saints — Traded Rick Partridge / Rich Partridge to Chargers for 1981 eighth round pick (#215-Kevin Evans) on 1980-08-31 | Kevin Evans | ||
| 216 | 8-23 | Rams | Art Plunkett | |||
| 217 | 8-24 | Oilers | Willie Tullis | |||
| 218 | 8-25 | Cowboys | Paul Piurowski | |||
| 219 | 8-26 | Falcons | Cliff Toney | |||
| 220 | 8-27 | Eagles | > Colts — Traded Ron Baker to Eagles for 1981 eighth round pick (#220-Hosea Taylor) on 1980-08-26 | Hosea Taylor | ||
| 221 | 8-28 | Raiders | > Giants
Giants eighth round pick Billy Ard "from Oakland" per Giants media guide
eighth round #28 Bill Ard "New York Giants from Oakland" per AP |
Bill Ard | ||
| Round 9 | ||||||
| 222 | 9-1 | Saints | Toussaint Tyler | |||
| 223 | 9-2 | Seahawks | Jim Stone | |||
| 224 | 9-3 | Giants | Byron Hunt | |||
| 225 | 9-4 | Jets | Admiral Dewey Larry | |||
| 226 | 9-5 | Cardinals | Stump Mitchell | |||
| 227 | 9-6 | Packers | Tim Huffman | |||
| 228 | 9-7 | Buccaneers | Mike Ford | |||
| 229 | 9-8 | Bengals | Jim Hannula | |||
| 230 | 9-9 | 49ers | > Bengals ninth round #9 Samoa Samoa "Cincinnati from San Francisco" per AP |
Samoa Samoa | ||
| 231 | 9-10 | Redskins | Darryl Grant | |||
| 232 | 9-11 | Bears | Frank Ditta | |||
| 233 | 9-12 | Colts | Tim Gooch | |||
| 234 | 9-13 | Broncos | Rusty Olsen | |||
| 235 | 9-14 | Dolphins | John Noonan | |||
| 236 | 9-15 | Chiefs | Tony Vereen | |||
| 237 | 9-16 | Vikings | > Seahawks — Traded Nick Bebout to Vikings for 1981 ninth round pick (#236-Jim Whatley) on 1980-09-06 | Jim Whatley | ||
| 238 | 9-17 | Lions | Hugh Jernigan | |||
| 239 | 9-18 | Steelers | James Hunter | |||
| 240 | 9-19 | Patriots | > Lions — Traded Ed O’Neill to Patriots for 1981 ninth round pick (probably #240-Dave Martin) on 1980-07-26
ninth round #19 Dave Martin "Detriot from New England" per AP |
Dave Martin | ||
| 241 | 9-20 | Bills | Rob Riddick | |||
| Chargers | used in supplemental draft to select Billy Mullins | |||||
| 242 | 9-21 | Rams | Ron Seawell | |||
| 243 | 9-22 | Oilers | Avon Riley | |||
| 244 | 9-23 | Browns | Randy Schleusener | |||
| 245 | 9-24 | Falcons | Calvin Fance | |||
| 246 | 9-25 | Cowboys | Mike Wilson | |||
| 247 | 9-26 | Eagles | Chuck Commiskey | |||
| 248 | 9-27 | Raiders | Curt Mohl | |||
| Round 10 | ||||||
| 249 | 10-1 | Saints | Hokie Gajan | |||
| 250 | 10-2 | Giants | Mike Barker | |||
| 251 | 10-3 | Jets | Marty Wetzel | |||
| 252 | 10-4 | Seahawks | Ken Dawson | |||
| 253 | 10-5 | Cardinals | James Mallard | |||
| 254 | 10-6 | Buccaneers | Ken McCune | |||
| 255 | 10-7 | Packers | Nickie Hall | |||
| 256 | 10-8 | 49ers | > Colts — Traded Jim Krahl to 49ers for 1981 tenth round pick (#256-Gregg Gerken) on 1980-09-23 | Gregg Gerken | ||
| 257 | 10-9 | Redskins | > Browns — Traded Tony Peters to Redskins for 1980 fifth round pick (#136-Laval Short), 1981 fourth round pick (#92-Mike Robinson), Redskins 1981 tenth round pick (probably #257-Phil Kessel) on ????-??-?? | > Redskins — Traded 1982 eighth round pick (#211-Bill Jackson) to Browns for two 1981 tenth round picks (probably #257-Phil Kessel) (#267-Allan Kennedy) on ????-??-?? | Phil Kessel | |
| 258 | 10-10 | Bengals | Hubert Simpson | |||
| 259 | 10-11 | Colts | Trent Bryant | |||
| 260 | 10-12 | Bears | Tim Clifford | |||
| 261 | 10-13 | Dolphins | Steve Folsom | |||
| 262 | 10-14 | Chiefs | Les Studdard | |||
| 263 | 10-15 | Broncos | > Cardinals — Traded Perry Smith to Broncos for 1980 eighth round pick (#211-Grant Hudson), 1981 tenth round pick (#263-Jim Joiner) on 1980-??-?? | Jim Joiner | ||
| 264 | 10-16 | Lions | Andy Cannavino | |||
| 265 | 10-17 | Steelers | Mike Mayock | |||
| 266 | 10-18 | Vikings | James Murphy | |||
| 267 | 10-19 | Patriots | > Browns — Traded Ernest Price to Patriots for 1981 tenth round pick (#267-Allan Kennedy) on 1980-02-07 |
> Redskins — Traded 1982 eighth round pick (#211-Bill Jackson) to Browns for two 1981 tenth round picks (probably #257-Phil Kessel) (#267-Allan Kennedy) on ????-??-?? | Allan Kennedy | |
> Redskins
tenth round #19 Allan Kennedy "Cleveland from New England through Washington" per AP |
> Browns
tenth round #19 Allan Kennedy "Cleveland from New England through Washington" per AP |
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| 268 | 10-20 | Chargers | Robert Parham | |||
| 269 | 10-21 | Rams | Robert Alexander | |||
| 270 | 10-22 | Oilers | Larry Jones | |||
| 271 | 10-23 | Browns | Dean Prater | |||
| 272 | 10-24 | Bills | Justin Cross | |||
| 273 | 10-25 | Cowboys | Pat Graham | |||
| 274 | 10-26 | Falcons | Robert Murphy | |||
| 275 | 10-27 | Eagles | Hubert Oliver | |||
| 276 | 10-28 | Raiders | Frank Hawkins | |||
| Round 11 | ||||||
| 277 | 11-1 | Saints | Lester Mickens | |||
| 278 | 11-2 | Jets | Ed Gall | |||
| 279 | 11-3 | Seahawks | Lance Olander | |||
| 280 | 11-4 | Giants | > Chargers — Traded Cliff Olander to Giants for 1981 eleventh round pick (#280-Matt Petrzelka) on 1980-09-01 | Matt Petrzelka | ||
| 281 | 11-5 | Cardinals | Mike Sherrod | |||
| 282 | 11-6 | Packers | Forrest Valora | |||
| 283 | 11-7 | Buccaneers | Johnny Ray Smith | |||
| 284 | 11-8 | Redskins | Jerry Hill | |||
| 285 | 11-9 | Bengals | Robert Jackson | |||
| 286 | 11-10 | 49ers | Rob DeBose | |||
| 287 | 11-11 | Bears | Lonnie Johnson | |||
| 288 | 11-12 | Colts | Holden Smith | |||
| 289 | 11-13 | Chiefs | Frank Case | |||
| 290 | 11-14 | Broncos | Pat Walker | |||
| 291 | 11-15 | Dolphins | Jim Jensen | |||
| 292 | 11-16 | Steelers | Rick Trocano | |||
| 293 | 11-17 | Vikings | Bill Stephanos | |||
| 294 | 11-18 | Lions | Willie Jackson | |||
| 295 | 11-19 | Patriots | Brian Buckley | |||
| 296 | 11-20 | Rams | Marcellus Greene | |||
| 297 | 11-21 | Oilers | Claude Matthews | |||
| 298 | 11-22 | Browns | Larry Friday | |||
| 299 | 11-23 | Bills | Buster Barnett | |||
| 300 | 11-24 | Chargers | Carlos Bradley | |||
| 301 | 11-25 | Falcons | Keith Cahppelle | |||
| 302 | 11-26 | Cowboys | Tim Morrison | |||
| 303 | 11-27 | Eagles | Gail Davis | |||
| 304 | 11-28 | Raiders | Chester Willis | |||
| Round 12 | ||||||
| 305 | 12-1 | Saints | Jim Wilks | |||
| 306 | 12-2 | Seahawks | Jeff Bednarek | |||
| 307 | 12-3 | Giants | Mike Maher | |||
| 308 | 12-4 | Jets | Mike Moeller | |||
| 309 | 12-5 | Cardinals | Joe Adams | |||
| Steelers | > 49ers
sent to San Francisco as compensation in Willie Fry trade per Steelers media guide (believed to be in error-- was actually 1980 twelfth round pick?) |
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| 310 | 12-6 | Buccaneers | Brad White | |||
| 311 | 12-7 | Packers | Cliff Lewis | |||
| 312 | 12-8 | Bengals | Mark O'Connell | |||
| 313 | 12-9 | 49ers | Major Ogilvie | |||
| 314 | 12-10 | Redskins | Clint Didier | |||
| 315 | 12-11 | Colts | Eric Scoggins | |||
| 316 | 12-12 | Bears | Bob Shupryt | |||
| 317 | 12-13 | Broncos | Broncos native pick per AP | John Hankerd | ||
| Lions | > Broncos twelfth round #317 John Hankerd "from Detroit" per Broncos media guide (believed to be in error-- was actually round 12 pick #17?) |
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| 318 | 12-14 | Dolphins | John Alford | |||
| 319 | 12-15 | Chiefs | Bob Gagliano | |||
| 320 | 12-16 | Vikings | Brian Williams | |||
| 321 | 12-17 | Lions | > Broncos
twelfth round #17 Mandel Robinson "Denver from Detriot" per AP |
Mandel Robinson | ||
| 322 | 12-18 | Steelers | > 49ers
twelfth round #18 Joe Adams "San Francisco from Pittsburgh" per AP |
Joe Adams | ||
| 323 | 12-19 | Patriots | Cris Crissy | |||
| 324 | 12-20 | Oilers | Bill Capece | |||
| 325 | 12-21 | Browns | Kevin McGill | |||
| 326 | 12-22 | Bills | Keith Clark | |||
| 327 | 12-23 | Chargers | Stacy Charles | |||
| 328 | 12-24 | Rams | Jairo Penaranda | |||
| 329 | 12-25 | Cowboys | Nate Lundy | |||
| 330 | 12-26 | Falcons | Mark McCants | |||
| 331 | 12-27 | Eagles | Ray Ellis | |||
| 332 | 12-28 | Raiders | Phil Nelson | |||