1962 NFL draft#Round one

{{Short description|National Football League draft}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox sports draft

| name = 1962 NFL draft

| logo =

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| image = Chicago (2391908211) (1).jpg

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| caption = The former Sheraton Hotel (draft location) photographed in 2003

| date = December 4, 1961

| time =

| location = Sheraton Hotel & Towers
in Chicago, IL

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| league = NFL

| first = Ernie Davis, back
Washington Redskins

| mr_irrelevant = Mike Snodgrass, Center
Green Bay Packers

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| fewnum = 14

| fewest = Minnesota Vikings

| mostnum = 24

| most = San Francisco 49ers

| overall = 280

| rounds = 20

| hofnum = {{Collapsible list

| title = 3

| 1 = DT Merlin Olsen

| 2 = WR Lance Alworth

| 3 = C Mick Tingelhoff

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| prev = 1961

| next = 1963

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The 1962 NFL draft was held on December 4, 1961 at the Sheraton Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.{{cite web |url=http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ |title=NFL Draft Locations |date=October 2, 2014 |website=www.footballgeography.com |access-date=2014-10-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090250/http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ |archive-date=2015-09-05 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news|last1=Salomone|first1=Dan|title=NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015|url=http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/NFL-Draft-headed-to-Chicago-in-2015/3ac322b1-3b4c-4a16-aba7-6e08d31b1756|access-date=June 3, 2015|publisher=New York Giants|work=Giants.com|date=October 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930065327/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/NFL-Draft-headed-to-Chicago-in-2015/3ac322b1-3b4c-4a16-aba7-6e08d31b1756|archive-date=2015-09-30|url-status=dead}}

The Washington Redskins used the first overall pick of the draft to select running back Ernie Davis, then subsequently traded him to the Cleveland Browns.

Player selections

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|= AFL All-StarPlayers are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their career.

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|= Hall of Famer

=Round one=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|1Washington RedskinsErnie DavisErnie Davis, 1961 Heisman Trophy winner {{cite web|title=Heisman Trophy |url=http://www.heisman.com/winners/e-davis61.html |access-date=2008-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531171425/http://www.heisman.com/winners/e-davis61.html |archive-date=2009-05-31 |url-status=dead }} BackSyracuse
align=center|2Los Angeles Rams (from Minnesota Vikings via New York Giants)style="background:#fc0;"|Roman GabrielQuarterbackNorth Carolina State
align=center|3Los Angeles Ramsstyle="background:#cfc;"|Merlin Olsen HOFDefensive TackleUtah State
align=center|4Cleveland Browns (from Dallas Cowboys)style="background:#fc0;"|Gary CollinsWide receiverMaryland
align=center|5Pittsburgh SteelersBob FergusonBackOhio State
align=center|6St. Louis CardinalsFate EcholsTackleNorthwestern
align=center|7Chicago BearsRonnie BullBackBaylor
align=center|8San Francisco 49ersstyle="background:#cfc;"|Lance AlworthLance Alworth signed with the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League HOFWide ReceiverArkansas
align=center|9Baltimore ColtsWendell HarrisBackLSU
align=center|10Detroit Lionsstyle="background:lightsteelblue;"|John HadlJohn Hadl signed with the San Diego Chargers of the American Football LeagueBackKansas
align=center|11Cleveland BrownsLeroy JacksonBackWestern Illinois
align=center|12St. Louis Cardinals (from Philadelphia Eagles)style="background:#fc0;"|Irv GoodeGuardKentucky
align=center|13New York GiantsJerry HillebrandLinebackerColorado
align=center|14Green Bay PackersEarl GrosBackLSU

=Round two=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center| 15Washington RedskinsJoe HernandezBackArizona
align=center| 16Los Angeles RamsJoe CarolloTackleNotre Dame
align=center| 17Cleveland BrownsChuck HintonTackleNorth Carolina Central
align=center| 18Dallas CowboysSonny GibbsQuarterbackTCU
align=center| 19St. Louis CardinalsBob JacksonRunning BackNMSU
align=center| 20Chicago BearsClyde BrockTackleUtah State
align=center| 21Chicago BearsBennie McRaeBackMichigan
align=center| 22San Francisco 49ersEd PineCenterUtah
align=center| 23Baltimore ColtsBill SaulLinebackerPenn State
align=center| 24Detroit LionsEddie WilsonEddie Wilson Signed with the Dallas Texans of the American Football LeagueQuarterbackArizona
align=center| 25Cleveland BrownsSandy StephensBackMinnesota
align=center| 26New York GiantsBob BillTackleNotre Dame
align=center| 27Philadelphia EaglesPete CaseTackleGeorgia
align=center| 28Green Bay PackersEd BlaineGuardMissouri

=Round three=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center| 29Washington RedskinsBob MitingerBob Mitinger Signed with the San Diego Chargers of the American Football LeagueEndPenn State
align=center| 30Minnesota VikingsBill MillerBill Miller Signed with the San Diego Chargers of the American Football LeagueEndMiami (FL)
align=center| 31Los Angeles RamsJohn MeyersTackleWashington
align=center| 32Chicago BearsJim BatesEndUSC
align=center| 33Los Angeles RamsJohn CornettTackleRice
align=center| 34St. Louis CardinalsChuck BryantEndOhio State
align=center| 35Chicago BearsBill HullEndWake Forest
align=center| 36San Francisco 49ersBilly Ray AdamsBackMississippi
align=center| 37Baltimore ColtsDan SullivanTackleBoston College
align=center| 38Detroit LionsBobby ThompsonBackArizona
align=center| 39Dallas CowboysBobby PlummerTackleTCU
align=center| 40Philadelphia EaglesPat HolmesTackleTexas Tech
align=center| 41Green Bay PackersGary BarnesEndClemson
align=center| 42Cleveland BrownsJohn FurmanQuarterbackUTEP

=Round four=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center| 43Washington RedskinsBilly NeighborsBilly Neighbors Signed with the Boston Patriots of the American Football LeagueTackleAlabama
align=center| 44Los Angeles RamsArt PerkinsRunning BackNorth Texas State
align=center| 45Minnesota VikingsRoy WinstonGuardLSU
align=center| 46San Francisco 49ersChuck SieminskiTacklePenn State
align=center| 47St. Louis CardinalsRoger KochmanRoger Kochman was a junior when drafted by the NFL in 1962. In 1963, he was drafted and signed by the Buffalo Bills of the American Football LeagueRunning BackPenn State
align=center| 48Detroit LionsJohn LomakoskiTackleWestern Michigan
align=center| 49Chicago BearsJim CadileTackleSan Jose State
align=center| 50San Francisco 49ersFloyd DeanTackleFlorida
align=center| 51Baltimore ColtsJim DillardBackOklahoma State
align=center| 52Detroit LionsLarry FergusonBackIowa
align=center| 53Cleveland BrownsStan SczurekGuardPurdue
align=center| 54New York GiantsGlynn GriffingQuarterbackOle Miss
align=center| 55Philadelphia EaglesBill ByrneGuardBoston College
align=center| 56Green Bay PackersRon GassertTackleVirginia

=Round five=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center| 57Chicago BearsMack BurtonEndSan José State
align=center| 58New York GiantsBookie BolinGuardOle Miss
align=center| 59New York GiantsCurtis MirandaCenterFlorida A&M
align=center| 60Los Angeles RamsJim SmithTacklePenn State
align=center| 61Baltimore ColtsJerry CroftGuardBowling Green
align=center| 62San Francisco 49ersTed WoodsRunning BackColorado
align=center| 63Chicago BearsBill TunnicliffRunning BackMichigan
align=center| 64San Francisco 49ersMike LindRunning BackNotre Dame
align=center| 65Green Bay PackersChuck MorrisBackOle Miss
align=center| 66Detroit LionsDan BirdwellDan Birdwell Signed with the Oakland Raiders of the American Football LeagueCenterHouston
align=center|67Cleveland BrownsHenry RiveraRunning BackOregon State
align=center|68Los Angeles RamsBen WilsonRunning BackUSC
align=center|69St. Louis CardinalsBill RiceEndAlabama
align=center|70Green Bay PackersJon SchopfGuardMichigan

=Round six=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center| 71San Francisco 49ersKeith LuhnowBackSanta Ana
align=center| 72New York GiantsBill TriplettBackMiami (OH)
align=center| 73Minnesota VikingsLarry BowieTacklePurdue
align=center| 74Dallas CowboysDonnie DavisEndSouthern
align=center| 75St. Louis CardinalsJohn ElwellEndPurdue
align=center| 76San Francisco 49ers

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center| 85Washington RedskinsBert Coan Bert Coan Signed with the San Diego Chargers of the American Football LeagueRunning BackKansas
align=center| 86Philadelphia EaglesJim PerkinsTackleColorado
align=center| 87Los Angeles RamsSherwyn ThorsonGuardIowa
align=center| 88Los Angeles RamsJim BakkenQuarterbackWisconsin
align=center| 89Pittsburgh SteelersJack CollinsRunning BackTexas
align=center| 90St. Louis CardinalsBill KirchiroGuardMaryland
align=center| 91Chicago BearsEd O'BradovichEndIllinois
align=center| 92San Francisco 49ersJohn BurrellEndRice
align=center| 93Baltimore ColtsFred MillerTackleLSU
align=center| 94Detroit LionsTom HallEndMinnesota
align=center| 95Cleveland BrownsJohn HavlicekJohn Havlicek was drafted by the Cleveland Browns but chose to play in the NBA with the Boston Celtics. {{cite web |title=NBA.com: John Havlicek Bio |website=NBA.com |url=http://www.nba.com/history/players/havlicek_bio.html |access-date=2008-12-02}}Wide ReceiverOhio State
align=center| 96Philadelphia EaglesFrank BuddWide ReceiverVillanova
align=center| 97New York GiantsKen ByersTackleCincinnati
align=center| 98Green Bay PackersGary CutsingerTackleOklahoma State

=Round eight=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|99Washington RedskinsRon HatcherRunning backMichigan State
align=center|100Los Angeles RamsDick FarrisGuardNorth Texas State
align=center|101Minnesota VikingsPaul WhiteRunning backFlorida
align=center|102Dallas CowboysKen TureaudBackMichigan
align=center|103St. Louis CardinalsGeorge GrossGeorge Gross Signed with the San Diego Chargers of the American Football LeagueTackleAuburn
align=center|104Pittsburgh SteelersGary BallmanBackMichigan State
align=center|105Chicago BearsEd ReynoldsTackleTulane
align=center|106San Francisco 49ersJim VollenweiderBackMiami (FL)
align=center|107Baltimore ColtsPete BrokawBackSyracuse
align=center|108Detroit LionsMurdock HopperTackleHouston
align=center|109Detroit LionsFrank ImperialeGuardSouthern Illinois
align=center|110Chicago BearsLarry OnestiLarry Onesti Signed with the Houston Oilers of the American Football LeagueCenterNorthwestern
align=center|111Philadelphia EaglesRalph "Catfish" SmithEndMississippi
align=center|112Green Bay PackersJim TullisBackFlorida A&M

=Round nine=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|113Washington RedskinsDave VitiEndBoston University
align=center|114Minnesota VikingsMarshall ShirkTackleUCLA
align=center|115Los Angeles RamsIke LassiterIke Lassiter Signed with the Denver Broncos of the American Football LeagueTackleSt. Augustine's
align=center|116Baltimore ColtsRoy WalkerRunning backPurdue
align=center|117Pittsburgh SteelersJohn PowersEndNotre Dame
align=center|118St. Louis CardinalsWilburn HollisQuarterbackIowa
align=center|119Chicago BearsKelton WinstonRunning backWiley
align=center|120San Francisco 49ersJim RobertsTackleMississippi
align=center|121Baltimore ColtsWalt RappoldQuarterbackDuke
align=center|122Detroit LionsTodd GrantCenterMichigan
align=center|123Cleveland BrownsChuck DickersonTackleIllinois
align=center|124Philadelphia EaglesBob ButlerTackleKentucky
align=center|125New York GiantsReed BohovichTackleLehigh
align=center|126Green Bay PackersPeter SchenckBackWashington State

=Round ten=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|127Washington RedskinsJohn ChildressGuardArkansas
align=center|128Los Angeles RamsJim NorrisTackleHouston
align=center|129Cleveland BrownsJerry GoerlitzCenterNorthern Michigan
align=center|130Dallas CowboysJohn LongmeyerGuardSouthern Illinois
align=center|131St. Louis CardinalsGeorge FracovitchGuardSyracuse
align=center|132Pittsburgh SteelersLarry VignaliGuardPittsburgh
align=center|133Chicago BearsLeRoy WeaverBackAdams State
align=center|134San Francisco 49ersRegis CoustillacGuardPittsburgh
align=center|135Baltimore ColtsFred MooreTackleMemphis State
align=center|136Detroit LionsJerry ArcherCenterPittsburg State
align=center|137Cleveland BrownsAlbert WhiteBackCapital
align=center|138New York GiantsJ.R. WilliamsCenterFresno State
align=center|139Philadelphia EaglesJim SkaggsGuardWashington
align=center|140Green Bay PackersGale WeidnerQuarterbackColorado

=Round eleven=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|141Washington RedskinsCarl PalazzoTackleAdams State
align=center|142Cleveland BrownsRonnie MeyersEndVillanova
align=center|143Los Angeles RamsBert WilderTackleNorth Carolina State
align=center|144Dallas CowboysLarry HudasEndMichigan State
align=center|145Pittsburgh SteelersBob WillsEndCalifornia
align=center|146St. Louis CardinalsJames SaxtonBackTexas
align=center|147Chicago BearsJerry RobinsonRunning backGrambling
align=center|148San Francisco 49ersLarry JepsonCenterFurman
align=center|149Baltimore ColtsScott TylerBackMiami (OH)
align=center|150Detroit LionsKarl AndersonTackleBowling Green
align=center|151Cleveland BrownsClifton McNeilEndGrambling
align=center|152Philadelphia EaglesGeorge HorneTackleBrigham Young
align=center|153New York GiantsDave BishopBackConnecticut
align=center|154Green Bay PackersJim ThrushTackleXavier

=Round twelve=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|155Washington RedskinsTerry TerrebonneRunning backTulane
align=center|156Los Angeles RamsMarv MarinovichTackleUSC
align=center|157Minnesota VikingsGary FallonRunning backSyracuse
align=center|158Green Bay PackersJoe ThorneBackSouth Dakota State
align=center|159St. Louis CardinalsBob O'BillovichBackMontana
align=center|160Pittsburgh SteelersSam MudieBackRutgers
align=center|161Chicago BearsBill WattsTackleMiami (FL)
align=center|162San Francisco 49ersMilton McPikeEndNortheast Missouri State
align=center|163Baltimore ColtsBake TurnerRunning backTexas Tech
align=center|164Detroit LionsGale SpruteCenterWinona State
align=center|165Cleveland BrownsTed StuteEndOhio
align=center|166New York GiantsAl GurskyRunning backPenn State
align=center|167Philadelphia EaglesLarry ThompsonCenterTulane
align=center|168Green Bay PackersTom PenningtonTom Pennington Signed with the Dallas Texans of the American Football LeagueBackGeorgia

=Round thirteen=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|169Washington RedskinsBill WhislerEndIowa
align=center|170Minnesota VikingsRoger Van CleefTackleSouthwestern Oklahoma
align=center|171Los Angeles RamsBob FearnsideRunning backBowling Green
align=center|172Dallas CowboysBob MosesEndTexas
align=center|173Pittsburgh SteelersDave WoodwardTackleAuburn
align=center|174St. Louis CardinalsBill DiamondGuardMiami (FL)
align=center|175Chicago BearsJoe PerkowskiBackNotre Dame
align=center|176San Francisco 49ersGeorge PierovichBackCalifornia
align=center|177Baltimore ColtsCharles HolmesRunning backMaryland-Eastern Shore
align=center|178Detroit LionsSherlock KnightTackleCentral State (OH)
align=center|179Cleveland BrownsFrank GardnerTackleNorth Carolina Central
align=center|180Philadelphia EaglesGeorge McKinneyBackArkansas
align=center|181New York GiantsBilly Joe BoothTackleLouisiana State
align=center|182Green Bay PackersTom KepnerTackleVillanova

=Round fourteen=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|183Washington RedskinsJim CostenRunning backSouth Carolina
align=center|184Los Angeles RamsGary HensonEndColorado
align=center|185Minnesota VikingsPatrick RussTacklePurdue
align=center|186Dallas CowboysHarold HaysGuardSouthern Mississippi
align=center|187St. Louis CardinalsGeorge MansEndMichigan
align=center|188Pittsburgh SteelersJim WhitakerEndNevada-Reno
align=center|189Chicago BearsAndy Von SonnCenterUCLA
align=center|190San Francisco 49ersDick EasterlyBackSyracuse
align=center|191Baltimore ColtsStinson JonesBackVirginia Military Inst
align=center|192Detroit LionsJim DavidsonBackMaryland
align=center|193Cleveland BrownsJim ShorterBackDetroit
align=center|194New York GiantsGreg MatherEndNavy
align=center|195Philadelphia EaglesJim SchwabEndPenn State
align=center|196Green Bay Packersbgcolor="#FFCC00"|Ernie GreenBackLouisville

=Round fifteen=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|197Washington RedskinsLen VellaTackleGeorgia
align=center|198Minnesota VikingsLarry GuilfordEndPacific
align=center|199Los Angeles RamsWalter NikirkTackleHouston
align=center|200Dallas CowboysGuy ReeseTackleSouthern Methodist
align=center|201Pittsburgh SteelersVern HatchEndNorth Carolina Central
align=center|202St. Louis CardinalsDick BarlundEndMaryland
align=center|203Chicago BearsKent MartinTackleWake Forest
align=center|204San Francisco 49ersRay OsborneTackleMississippi State
align=center|205Baltimore ColtsJoe MonteGuardFurman
align=center|206Detroit LionsDick BroadbentEndDelaware
align=center|207Cleveland BrownsTom GoosbyGuardBaldwin–Wallace
align=center|208Philadelphia EaglesMike WoulfeGuardColorado
align=center|209New York GiantsJoe TaylorRunning backNorth Carolina A&T
align=center|210Green Bay PackersRoger HoldinskyBackWest Virginia

=Round sixteen=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|211Washington RedskinsTommy BrookerEndAlabama
align=center|212Los Angeles RamsRon SkufcaTacklePurdue
align=center|213Minnesota VikingsJohn ContoulisTackleConnecticut
align=center|214Dallas CowboysBob JohnstonTackleRice
align=center|215St. Louis CardinalsBill WegenerGuardMissouri
align=center|216Pittsburgh SteelersBobby PlyBackBaylor
align=center|217Chicago BearsJohn NelsonCenterXavier
align=center|218San Francisco 49ersRon FrankTackleSouth Dakota State
align=center|219Baltimore ColtsRay AbruzzeseRay Abruzzese Signed with the Buffalo Bills of the American Football LeagueRunning backAlabama
align=center|220Detroit LionsTom SestakTom Sestak Signed with the Buffalo Bills of the American Football LeagueEndMcNeese State
align=center|221Cleveland BrownsDennis BiodrowskiEndMemphis State
align=center|222New York GiantsRoger JohnsonRunning backOregon State
align=center|223Philadelphia EaglesJerry MazzantiTackleArkansas
align=center|224Green Bay PackersJimmy FieldBackLouisiana State

=Round seventeen=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|225Washington RedskinsAlan MillerGuardOhio
align=center|226Minnesota VikingsRon StaleyEndWisconsin
align=center|227Los Angeles RamsDave SteadmanTackleGeorgia Tech
align=center|228Dallas CowboysRay JacobsTackleHoward Payne
align=center|229Pittsburgh SteelersNat TuckerBackFlorida A&M
align=center|230St. Louis CardinalsDon KassoRunning backOregon State
align=center|231Chicago BearsGlenn GlassRunning backTennessee
align=center|232San Francisco 49ersWally FoltzEndDe Pauw
align=center|233Baltimore ColtsBill KnockeRunning backFresno State
align=center|234Detroit LionsRucker WicklineCenterMarshall
align=center|235Cleveland BrownsHerbert HarlanEndBaylor
align=center|236Philadelphia EaglesMike MartinTackleWashington State
align=center|237New York GiantsKen SchafferTackleMarquette
align=center|238Green Bay Packersbgcolor="#FFCC00"|Buck BuchananBuck Buchanan Signed with the Dallas Texans of the American Football LeagueTackleGrambling

=Round eighteen=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|239Washington RedskinsCarl CharonBackMichigan State
align=center|240Los Angeles RamsCharlie FurlowQuarterbackMississippi State
align=center|241Minnesota VikingsJunior HawthorneTackleKentucky
align=center|242Dallas CowboysDave CloutierBackMaine
align=center|243St. Louis CardinalsDon DonatelliCenterFlorida State
align=center|244Pittsburgh SteelersFerrell YarbroughTackleNorthwestern State (LA)
align=center|245Chicago BearsTommy NeckBackLouisiana State
align=center|246San Francisco 49ersGary BrownTackleIllinois
align=center|247Baltimore ColtsMel RideoutQuarterbackRichmond
align=center|248Detroit LionsJoe ZugerQuarterbackArizona State
align=center|249Cleveland BrownsSonny BishopSonny Bishop Signed with the Dallas Texans of the American Football LeagueGuardFresno State
align=center|250New York GiantsBill WinterRunning backSt. Olaf
align=center|251Philadelphia EaglesTom LarscheidBackUtah State
align=center|252Green Bay PackersBob JoinerQuarterbackPresbyterian

=Round nineteen=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center| 253Washington RedskinsClaude CrabbBackColorado
align=center| 254Minnesota VikingsTomy MinteerBackBaylor
align=center| 255Los Angeles RamsGerard BartoTackleDrake
align=center| 256Dallas CowboysPaul HolmesTackleGeorgia
align=center| 257Pittsburgh SteelersJohn KuprokEndPittsburgh
align=center| 258St. Louis CardinalsDon SmithBackLangston
align=center| 259Chicago BearsBill KellumTackleTulane
align=center| 260San Francisco 49ersRobert Burton, Sr.TackleMurray State
align=center| 261Baltimore ColtsFred GillettBackCal State-Los Angeles
align=center| 262Detroit LionsJim BernhardtTackleLinfield
align=center| 263Cleveland BrownsJon AnaboQuarterbackFresno State
align=center| 264Philadelphia EaglesHarold EricksenGuardGeorgia Tech
align=center| 265New York GiantsBob StemCenterSyracuse
align=center| 266Green Bay PackersJerry ScattiniBackCalifornia

=Round twenty=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center| 267Washington RedskinsEd TrancyierQuarterbackFlorida State
align=center| 268Los Angeles RamsFoster AndersenTackleUCLA
align=center| 269Minnesota VikingsTerry CagaananRunning BackUtah State
align=center| 270Dallas CowboysAmos BullocksBackSouthern Illinois
align=center| 271St. Louis CardinalsJudge DicksonBackMinnesota
align=center| 272Pittsburgh SteelersJohn KnightBackValparaiso
align=center| 273Chicago BearsJack RobertsTackleOhio State
align=center| 274San Francisco 49ersRoger McFarlandBackKansas
align=center| 275Baltimore ColtsHerm McKeeBackWashington State
align=center| 276Detroit LionsBob BrownEndMichigan
align=center| 277Cleveland BrownsPaul FlatleyBackNorthwestern
align=center| 278New York GiantsJim MossTackleSouth Carolina
align=center| 279Philadelphia EaglesRon TurnerEndWichita State
align=center| 280Green Bay PackersMike SnodgrassCenterWestern Michigan

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Hall of Famers

  • Lance Alworth, wide receiver from Arkansas taken 1st round 8th overall by the San Francisco 49ers, but signed with the AFL San Diego Chargers.

:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1978.List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com {{cite web |title=Pro Football Hall of Fame |url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1970s |access-date=2008-10-07 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1970s |archive-date = 2008-07-31}}

  • Merlin Olsen, defensive tackle from Utah State taken 1st round 3rd overall by the Los Angeles Rams.

:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1982.List of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com {{cite web |title=Pro Football Hall of Fame |url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1980s |access-date=2008-10-07 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1980s |archive-date = 2008-07-31}}

  • Mick Tingelhoff, center from Nebraska undrafted and signed by the Minnesota Vikings.

:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2015.

Notable undrafted players

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See also

References

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