Pro Sports Transactions

1971 NFL Draft Pick Transactions

January 28, 1971 (rounds 1-7)
January 29, 1971 (rounds 8-17)

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 third round pick (#73-Jim White) • 1972 fourth round pick (#99-Joe Federspiel) • 1972 fifth round pick (#125-Bob Christiansen) • 1972 sixth round pick (#151-Ed 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
Dolphins
  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-Jim Harrison) on 1969-07-17

  Jim Harrison
29 2-3
Bills
  Jan White
30 2-4
Eagles
Lions

 

Unconfirmed.

 

Traded Larry Watkins to Eagles for 1971 second round pick (possibly #30-Dave Thompson) on 1970-10-06 ["Lions traded RB Larry Watkins to Philadelphia in exchange for the Eagles’ 2nd round pick in the 1971 draft." per Lions media guide]

 

Traded Greg Barton to Eagles for 1971 second round pick (possibly #30-Dave Thompson), 1972 second round pick (#40-Pat Sullivan), 1972 third round pick (#65-Ken Sanders) on 1971-01-28 ["Lions traded QB Greg Barton to Philadelphia in exchange for the Eagles’ 2nd round pick in the 1971 draft and their 2nd and 3rd round picks in the 1972 draft." per Lions media guide]

  Dave Thompson
31 2-5
Oilers
Saints

 

Traded • Dave Rowe • Ken Burrough to Oilers for • Hoyle Granger • Terry Stoepel • Charlie Blossom • 1971 second round pick (#31-Sam Holden) on 1971-01-25

  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 1970-09-11

  Ernie Janet
38 2-12
Redskins
  Cotton Speyrer
39 2-13
Chargers
Chiefs

 

Traded • Mike Garrett to Chargers for • 1971 second round pick (#39-Wilbur Young) on 1970-10-15

  Wilbur Young
40 2-14
Dolphins
  Robert "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 • 1971 fourth round pick (#90-Steve Worster) to Rams for • 1971 second round pick (#46-Virgil Robinson) • 1972 sixth round pick (#147-Bob Hudson) on 1971-01-28

  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

 

Traded • Isaac "Ike" Lassiter to Patriots for • 1971 third round pick (#53-Bruce Jarvis) • 1971 seventh round pick (#157-Don Martin) on 1970-08-31

Bills

 

Traded • Bill Enyart • 1971 tenth round pick (#238-William West) to Raiders for • Alvin Wyatt • 1971 third round pick (#53-Bruce Jarvis) on 1971-01-28

Bruce Jarvis
54 3-2
Saints
  Bivian Lee
55 3-3
Eagles
49ers

 

Traded • George Mira to Eagles for • Randy Beisler • draft pick (probably 1970 #48-John Isenbarger) • 1971 third round pick (#55-Sam Dickerson) on 1969-09-08

  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 1970-05-01

  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 third round pick (#73-Jim White) • 1972 fourth round pick (#99-Joe Federspiel) • 1972 fifth round pick (#125-Bob Christiansen) • 1972 sixth round pick (#151-Ed 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
Dolphins
  Paul Staroba
67 3-15
Bengals
  Ken Anderson
68 3-16
Chiefs
Dolphins

 

Traded • Marvin Upshaw to Chiefs for • 1971 third round pick (#68-Charles Hall) on 1970-09-09

  Charles Hall
69 3-17
Cardinals
Cowboys

 

Traded John Wilbur to Cardinals for 1971 third round pick (#69-Sam Scarber) on 1970-06-05

  Sam Scarber
70 3-18
Giants
  Ronnie Hornsby
71 3-19
Raiders
Rams

 

Raiders had pick #19 in this round, however they passed at #19 allowing Rams to move up from #20 to #19.

Bears

 

Traded • Richie Petitbon to Rams for • Lee Calland • 1970 fourth round pick (#100-Ross Brupbacher) • 1971 third round pick (#71-Bob Newton) on 1969-05-17

Bob Newton
72 3-20
Rams
Lions

 

Rams had pick #20 in this round, however Raiders passed at #19 and #20, allowing Rams to move up from #20 to #19 and Lions to move up from #21 to #20.

  Al Clark
73 3-21
Lions
Raiders

 

Lions had pick #21 in this round, however Raiders passed at #19 and #20 allowing Lions to move up from #21 to #20 and dropping Raiders from #19 to #21.

  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 1970-10-22

  Lyle Alzado
80 4-2
Saints
Cowboys

 

Traded • Willie Townes to Saints for • 1971 fourth round pick (#80-Joe Carter) on 1970-09-09

  Joe Carter
81 4-3
Oilers
  Larron Jackson
82 4-4
Bills
Saints

 

Traded • Frank Marchlewski to Bills for • 1971 fourth round pick (#82-Carlos Bell) on 1970-03-02

  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

 

Traded • Bill Kilmer to Redskins for • Tom Roussel • 1971 fourth round pick (#88-Richard "Wimpy" Winther) • 1971 eighth round pick (#194-James Elder) on 1971-01-23

  Richard "Wimpy" Winther
89 4-11
Bears
  Jerry Moore
90 4-12
Packers
Rams

 

Traded • 1971 second round pick (#46-Virgil Robinson) • 1972 sixth round pick (#147-Bob Hudson) to Packers for • Travis Williams • 1971 fourth round pick (#90-Steve Worster) on 1971-01-28

  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
Dolphins
  Robert "Bubba" 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 1970-08-20

  Dwight White
Round 5
105 5-1
Patriots
  Tim Kelly
106 5-2
Saints
Steelers

 

Unconfirmed.

 

Traded Don McCall to Saints for 1971 fifth round pick (possibly #106-Larry Brown) on 1970-12-10

 

Traded Don Shy, Ken Kortas to Saints for Don McCall, 1971 fifth round pick (probably #106-Larry Brown), 1971 eighth round pick (#184-Larry Crowe) on 1969-09-04 [nola.com]

 

Traded Mike Taylor, Marv Woodson to Saints for draft pick (possibly 1971 #106-Larry Brown) on 1969-11-20

 

Traded Earl Gros to Saints for 1971 fifth round pick (possibly #106-Larry Brown), 1971 eighth round pick (possibly #184-Larry Crowe) on 1970-08-01 [nola.com]

 

Saints fifth round pick "traded to Pittsburgh" per Saints media guide

  Larry Brown
107 5-3
Bills
  Donnie Green
108 5-4
Eagles
  Tom Shellabarger
109 5-5
Oilers
  Willie Armstrong
110 5-6
Jets
Bengals

 

Traded • Dave Middendorf to Jets for • 1971 fifth round pick (#110-Art May) on 1970-10-26

  Art 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 ????-??-??

  Tim Beamer
114 5-10
Bears
49ers

 

Traded • Howard Mudd to Bears for • Rosey Taylor • 1971 fifth round pick (#114-Dean Shaternick) on 1969-10-28

  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
Dolphins
  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

 

Unconfirmed.

 

Traded • Clifton McNeil to Giants for • draft pick (possibly 1971 #122-George Wells) • draft pick (possibly 1972 #28-Ralph McGill) on 1970-05-31

 

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 third round pick (#73-Jim White) • 1972 fourth round pick (#99-Joe Federspiel) • 1972 fifth round pick (#125-Bob Christiansen) • 1972 sixth round pick (#151-Ed 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

 

Traded • rights to Boyd Dowler to Redskins for • 1971 fifth round pick (#124-Jim Stillwagon) on 1971-01-29

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

 

Received • 1971 sixth round pick (#135-Earl Thomas) from Bills on ????-??-?? as waiver payment for Virgil Carter

  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
Dolphins

 

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
Dolphins
  Jay Dixon
145 6-15
Bengals
Bills

 

Traded • Virgil Carter to Bengals for • 1971 sixth round pick (#145-Bill McKinley) on 1970-08-26

  Bill McKinley
146 6-16
Chiefs
  Kerry Reardon
147 6-17
Cardinals
  Mel Gray
148 6-18
Giants
Falcons

 

Traded • Junior Coffey to Giants for • 1970 third round pick (#65-Todd Snyder) • 1971 sixth round pick (#148-Ray Brown) on 1969-10-28

  Ray Brown
149 6-19
Raiders
  Greg Slough
150 6-20
Rams
Eagles

 

Unknown.

 

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 traded DT Denis Moore to Philadelphia in exchange for the Eagles’ 6th round pick, acquired from the Los Angeles Rams, in the 1971 draft" per Lions media guide

Lions

 

Traded • Denis Moore to Eagles for • 1971 sixth round pick (#150-Frank Harris) on 1970-09-09

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

 

Traded • Isaac "Ike" Lassiter to Patriots for • 1971 third round pick (#53-Bruce Jarvis) • 1971 seventh round pick (#157-Don Martin) on 1970-08-31

  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
Dolphins
  Bob Jacobs
171 7-15
Bengals
  Cornelius Craig
172 7-16
Chiefs
Saints

 

Traded • Jim Otis to Chiefs for • 1971 seventh round pick (#172-Bob Newland) on 1971-01-27

  Bob Newland
173 7-17
Cardinals
  James Cooch
174 7-18
Giants
Oilers

 

Unconfirmed.

 

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

 

Received • 1971 seventh round pick (#175-James Johnson / Leonard Johnson (a)) from Raiders on 1970-09-11 as waiver payment for Jacques MacKinnon

  James Johnson / Leonard Johnson (AP)
176 7-20
Rams
Bears

 

Traded • Dave McDaniels to Rams for • 1971 seventh round pick (#176-Dennis Ferris) on 1969-08-12

  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

 

Traded • Ray Jacobs (off development squad) to Patriots for • 1971 eighth round pick (#183-Louis Ross) on 1069-10-21

  Louis Ross
184 8-2
Saints
Steelers

 

Unconfirmed.

 

Traded • Don Shy • Ken Kortas to Saints for • Don McCall • 1971 eighth round pick (#184-Larry Crowe) on 1969-09-04

 

Traded • Don Shy • Ken Kortas to Saints for • Don McCall • 1971 fifth round pick (probably #106-Larry Brown) • 1971 eighth round pick (#184-Larry Crowe) on 1969-09-04 [nola.com]

 

Traded • Earl Gros to Saints for • 1971 fifth round pick (possibly #106-Larry Brown) • 1971 eighth round pick (possibly #184-Larry Crowe) on 1970-09-01 [nola.com]

 

Saints eighth round pick "traded to Pittsburgh" per Saints media guide

  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 1970-10-27

  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

 

Unknown.

 

eighth round Mike Sensibaugh "Kansas City from Denver" per AP

 

"Obtained Denver’s eighth-round pick (Sensibaugh)" per Chiefs media guide

  Mike Sensibaugh
192 8-10
Bears
  Karl Weiss
193 8-11
Packers
  Win Headley
194 8-12
Redskins
Saints

 

Traded • Bill Kilmer to Redskins for • Tom Roussel • 1971 fourth round pick (#88-Richard "Wimpy" Winther) • 1971 eighth round pick (#194-James Elder) on 1971-01-23

  James Elder
195 8-13
Chargers
  Leon Van Gorkum
196 8-14
Dolphins
  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 1970-05-06

  Bob Gresham
202 8-20
Rams
  Tony Garay
203 8-21
Dolphins
Steelers

 

Traded • Bob DeMarco to Dolphins for • 1971 eighth round pick (#203-Ernie Holmes) on 1970-08-31

  Ernie Holmes
204 8-22
Lions
  Ken Lee
205 8-23
49ers
  Jim McCann
206 8-24
Vikings
Cowboys

 

Vikings had pick #24 in this round, however they appear to have passed at #24 allowing Cowboys to move up from #25 to #24.

  Ron Jessie
207 8-25
Cowboys
Colts

 

Cowboys had pick #25 in this round, however the Vikings appear to have passed at #24 allowing Cowboys to move up from #25 to #24 and Colts to move up from #26 to #25.

  Willie Bogan
208 8-26
Colts
Vikings

 

Colts had pick #26 in this round, however the Vikings appear to have passed at #24 and #25 allowing Cowboys to move up from #25 to #24 and Colts to move up from #26 to #25 with Vikings dropping to #26.

  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
Dolphins
  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

 

Unknown.

 

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

 

Traded • Alvin Wyatt • 1971 third round pick (#53-Bruce Jarvis) to Bills for • Bill Enyart • 1971 tenth round pick (#238-William West) on 1971-01-28

  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 1970-05-04

  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
Dolphins
  Steve Casteel
249 10-15
Bengals
  Jack Stambaugh
250 10-16
Chiefs
  Bruce Jankowski
251 10-17
Cardinals
  Ron 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
Lions
Eagles

 

Traded • Len Persin to Lions for • 1971 tenth round pick (#256-Tom Bailey) on 1970-05-11

  Tom Bailey
Broncos
Eagles

 

Unknown.

 

tenth round Tom Bailey "Philadelphia from Denver" per AP (believed to be in error— Lions had pick #22 in this round.)

 
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

 

Steelers native pick in this round should have been #8

  Mike Wagner
Colts
Steelers

 

Unknown.

 

"choice from Baltimore" per Steelers media guide (believed to be in error as this would not be the Colts native position in this round)

 
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
Dolphins
  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 1970-05-30

  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
Dolphins
  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
Dolphins
  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
Raiders
Rams

 

Raiders had pick #19 in this round, however they passed at #19 allowing Rams to move up from #20 to #19.

  Russell Harrison
332 13-20
Rams
Lions

 

Rams had pick #20 in this round, however Raiders passed at #19 allowing Rams to move up from #20 to #19 and Lions to move up from #21 to #20.

  David Abercrombie
333 13-21
Lions
Dolphins

 

Lions had pick #21 in this round, however Raiders passed at #19 and #20 allowing Lions to move up from #21 to #20 and Dolphins to move up from #22 to #21.

  Lionel Hepburn
334 13-22
Dolphins
Raiders

 

Dolphins had pick #22 in this round, however Raiders passed at #19 - #21 allowing Dolphins to move up from #22 to #21 and dropping Raiders from #19 to #22.

  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
Broncos
Bears

 

Broncos had pick #9 in this round, however they passed at #9 allowing Bears to move up from #10 to #9.

  Willie Lewis
348 14-10
Bears
Packers

 

Bears had pick #10 in this round, however Broncos passed at #9 and #10 allowing Bears to move up from #10 to #9 and Packers to move up from #11 to #10.

  LeRoy Spears
349 14-11
Packers
Redskins

 

Packers had pick #11 in this round, however Broncos passed at #9 - #11 allowing Packers to move up from #11 to #10 and Redskins to move up from #12 to #11.

  Bill Bynum
350 14-12
Redskins
Broncos

 

Redskins had pick #12 in this round, however Broncos passed at #9 - #11 allowing Redskins to move up from #12 to #11 and dropping Broncos from #9 to #12.

  Tommy Lyons
351 14-13
Chargers
  Ed O'Daniel
352 14-14
Dolphins
  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
Dolphins
  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
Dolphins
  Dave Smith
405 16-15
Bengals
  Mark Debevc
406 16-16
Chiefs
  Darrell Jansonius
407 16-17
Cardinals
  Larry Brame
408 16-18
Giants
  Dick Gibbs
409 16-19
Raiders
Rams

 

Raiders had pick #19 in this round, however they passed at #19 allowing Rams to move up from #20 to #19.

  Ross Boice
410 16-20
Rams
Dolphins

 

Rams had pick #20 in this round, however Raiders passed at #19 and #20 allowing Rams to move up from #20 to #19 and Dolphins to move up from #21 to #20.

  Chris Myers
411 16-21
Dolphins
Lions

 

Dolphins had pick #21 in this round, however Raiders passed at #19 - #21 allowing Dolphins to move up from #21 to #20 and Lions to move up from #22 to #21.

  Tom Kutchinski
412 16-22
Lions
Raiders

 

Lions had pick #22 in this round, however Raiders passed at #19 - #21 allowing Lions to move up from #22 to #21 and dropping Raiders to #22.

  Tony Stawarz
413 16-23
49ers
Vikings

 

49ers had pick #23 in this round, however they passed at #23 allowing Vikings to move up from #24 to #23.

  Greg Edmonds
414 16-24
Vikings
49ers

 

Vikings had pick #24 in this round, however 49ers passed at #23 allowing Vikings to move up from #24 to #23 and dropping 49ers from #23 to #24.

  Dave Purcell
415 16-25
Cowboys
  John Brennan
416 16-26
Colts
  Rich Harrington
Round 17
417 17-1
Patriots
  Ron Leigh
418 17-2
Saints
Rams

 

Unconfirmed.

 

Traded • Elijah Pitts to Saints for • undisclosed draft pick (possibly 1971 #418-Randy Vataha) on 1970-10-10

 

Traded • Frank Marchlewski 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
Dolphins
  Leo Dillon
431 17-15
Bengals
Chiefs

 

Bengals had pick #15 in this round, but passed, allowing Chiefs to move up from #16 to #15.

  Travis Hill
432 17-16
Chiefs
Bengals

 

Chiefs had pick #16 in this round, but Bengals passed at #15, allowing Chiefs to move up from #16 to #15 and dropping Bengals from #15 to #16.

  Sam Pearson
433 17-17
Cardinals
  Preston Watkins
434 17-18
Giants
  Coleman Zeno
435 17-19
Raiders
Rams

 

Raiders had pick #19 in this round, however they passed at #19 allowing Rams to move up from #20 to #19.

  Joe Sweet
436 17-20
Rams
Lions

 

Rams had pick #21 in this round, however Raiders passed at #19 and #20 allowing Rams to move up from #20 to #19 and Lions to move up from #21 to #20.

  Gordon Jolley
437 17-21
Lions
Dolphins

 

Lions had pick #21 in this round, however Raiders passed at #19 - #21 allowing Lions to move up from #21 to #20 and Dolphins to move up from #22 to #21.

  Curt Mark
438 17-22
Dolphins
49ers

 

Dolphins had pick #22 in this round, however Raiders passed at #19 - #22 allowing Dolphins to move up from #22 to #21 and 49ers to move up from #23 to #22.

  Leroy Charlton
439 17-23
49ers
Vikings

 

49ers had pick #23 in this round, however Raiders passed at #19 - #23 allowing 49ers to move up from #23 to #22 and Vikings to move up from #24 to #23.

  Ken Duncan
440 17-24
Vikings
Cowboys

 

Vikings had pick #24 in this round, however Raiders passed at #19 - #24 allowing Vikings to move up from #24 to #23 and Cowboys to move up from #25 to #24.

  John Bomer
441 17-25
Cowboys
Colts

 

Cowboys had pick #25 in this round, however Raiders passed at #19 - #25 allowing Cowboys to move up from #25 to #24 and Colts to move up from #26 to #25.

  Don Nottingham
442 17-26
Colts
Raiders

 

Colts had pick #26 in this round, however Raiders passed at #19 - #25 allowing Colts to move up from #26 to #25 and dropping Raiders from #19 to #26.

  Charles Hill