1981 NFL Draft
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The '''[[1981 NFL season|1981]] [[National Football League]] [[NFL Draft|Draft]]''' amateur college selection procedure known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held [[April 28]] and [[April 29]], [[1981]].
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==Player selections==
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===Round one===
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!style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
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|align=center|0||[[New Orleans Saints]] <sup>(suplemental draft)</sup>|| [[Dave Wilson (American football)|Dave Wilson]]||[[Quarterback]]||Illinois
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|align=center|1||New Orleans Saints||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[George Rogers (American football)|George Rogers]]||[[Running back|Running Back]]||[[University of South Carolina|South Carolina]]
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|align=center|2||[[New York Giants]]||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|[[Lawrence Taylor]]||[[Linebacker]]||[[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|North Carolina]]
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|align=center|3||[[New York Jets]]||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Freeman McNeil]]||Running Back||[[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]]
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|align=center|4||[[Seattle Seahawks]]||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Kenny Easley]]||[[Defensive back|Defensive Back]]||UCLA
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|align=center|5||[[Arizona Cardinals|St. Louis Cardinals]]||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[E. J. Junior]]||Linebacker||[[University of Alabama|Alabama]]
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|align=center|6||[[Green Bay Packers]]||[[Rich Campbell (football player)|Rich Campbell]]||Quarterback||[[University of California, Berkeley|California]]
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|align=center|7||[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Hugh Green (football player)|Hugh Green]]||Linebacker||[[University of Pittsburgh|Pitt]]
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|align=center|8||[[San Francisco 49ers]]||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|[[Ronnie Lott]]||Defensive Back||[[University of Southern California|USC]]
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|align=center|9||[[St. Louis Rams|Los Angeles Rams]]||[[Mel Owens]]||Linebacker||[[University of Michigan|Michigan]]
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|align=center|10||[[Cincinnati Bengals]]||[[David Verser]]||[[Wide receiver|Wide Receiver]]||[[University of Kansas|Kansas]]
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|align=center|11||[[Chicago Bears]]||[[Keith Van Horne]]||[[Offensive tackle|Offensive Tackle]]||USC
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|align=center|12||[[Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]]||[[Randy McMillan]]||Running Back||Pitt
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|align=center|13||[[Miami Dolphins]]||[[David Overstreet]]||Running Back||[[University of Oklahoma|Oklahoma]]
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|align=center|14||[[Kansas City Chiefs]]||[[Willie Scott (American football)|Willie Scott]]||[[Tight end|Tight End]]||South Carolina
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|align=center|15||[[Denver Broncos]]||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Dennis Smith (NFL player)|Dennis Smith]]||Defensive Back||USC
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|align=center|16||[[Detroit Lions]]||[[Mark Nichols (football player)|Mark Nichols]]||Wide Receiver||[[San José State University|San José State]]
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|align=center|17||[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]||[[Keith Gary]]||[[Defensive end|Defensive End]]||Oklahoma
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|align=center|18||Baltimore Colts||[[Donnell Thompson]]||[[Defensive tackle|Defensive Tackle]]||North Carolina
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|align=center|19||[[New England Patriots]]||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Brian Holloway]]||Offensive Tackle||[[Stanford University|Stanford]]
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|align=center|20||[[Washington Redskins]]||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Mark May]]||Offensive Tackle||Pitt
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|align=center|21||[[Oakland Raiders]]||[[Ted Watts (football player)|Ted Watts]]||Defensive Back||[[Texas Tech University|Texas Tech]]
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|align=center|22||[[Cleveland Browns]]||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Hanford Dixon]]||Defensive Back||[[The University of Southern Mississippi|Southern Miss]]
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|align=center|23||Oakland Raiders||[[Curt Marsh]]||Offensive Tackle||[[University of Washington|Washington]]
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|align=center|24||[[San Diego Chargers]]||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[James Brooks (American football player)|James Brooks]]||Running Back||[[Auburn University|Auburn]]
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|align=center|25||[[Atlanta Falcons]]||[[Bobby Butler]]||Defensive Back||[[Florida State University|Florida State]]
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|align=center|26||[[Dallas Cowboys]]||[[Howard Richards]]||Offensive Tackle||[[University of Missouri–Columbia|Missouri]]
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|align=center|27||[[Philadelphia Eagles]]||[[Leonard Mitchell]]||Defensive End||[[University of Houston|Houston]]
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|align=center|28||[[Buffalo Bills]]||[[Booker Moore]]||Running Back||[[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State]]
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===Round two===
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!style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
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|align=center|29||New Orleans Saints||[[Russell Gary]]||Defensive Back||[[University of Nebraska at Lincoln|University of Nebraska]]
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|align=center|30||New York Jets||[[Marion Barber Jr.]]||Running Back||[[University of Minnesota]]
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|align=center|31||Seattle Seahawks||[[David Hughes (football player)|David Hughes]]||Running Back||[[Boise State University]]
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|align=center|32||New York Giants||[[Dave Young]]||Tight End||[[Purdue University]]
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|align=center|33||St. Louis Cardinals||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Neil Lomax]]||Quarterback||[[Portland State University]]
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|align=center|34||Tampa Bay Buccaneers||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[James Wilder]]||Running Back||University of Missouri
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|align=center|35||Green Bay Packers||[[Gary Lewis (football player)|Gary Lewis]]||Tight End||[[University of Texas at Arlington]]
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|align=center|36||San Francisco 49ers||[[John Harty]]||Defensive Tackle||[[University of Iowa]]
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|align=center|37||Cincinnati Bengals||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Cris Collinsworth]]||Wide Receiver||[[University of Florida]]
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|align=center|38||Chicago Bears||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|[[Mike Singletary]]||Linebacker||[[Baylor University]]
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|align=center|39||[[Minnesota Vikings]]||[[Mardye McDole]]||Wide Receiver||[[Mississippi State University]]
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|align=center|40||San Francisco 49ers||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Eric Wright (football player)|Eric Wright]]||Defensive Back|||University of Missouri
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|align=center|41||Kansas City Chiefs||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Joe Delaney]]||Running Back||[[Northwestern State University|Northwestern Louisiana State]]
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|align=center|42||Denver Broncos||[[Clay Brown (football player)|Clay Brown]]||Tight End||[[Brigham Young University]]
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|align=center|43||Los Angeles Rams||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Jim Collins (football player)|Jim Collins]]||Linebacker||[[Syracuse University]]
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|align=center|44||Pittsburgh Steelers||[[Anthony Washington]]||Defensive Back||[[California State University, Fresno|Fresno State]]
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|align=center|45||Minnesota Vikings||[[Robin Sendlein]]||Linebacker||[[University of Texas at Austin]]
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|align=center|46||Detroit Lions||[[Curtis Green]]||Defensive End||[[Alabama State University]]
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|align=center|47||New England Patriots||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Tony Collins]]||Running Back||[[East Carolina University]]
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|align=center|48||Oakland Raiders||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|[[Howie Long]]||Defensive Tackle||[[Villanova University]]
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|align=center|49||Buffalo Bills||[[Chris Williams]]||Defensive Back||[[Louisiana State University]]
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|align=center|50||Buffalo Bills||[[Byron Franklin]]||Wide Receiver||Auburn
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|align=center|51||New Orleans Saints||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Rickey Jackson]]||Linebacker||University of Pittsburgh
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|align=center|52||Minnesota Vikings||[[Jarvis Redwine]]||Running Back||University of Nebraska
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|align=center|53||Dallas Cowboys||[[Doug Donley]]||Wide Receiver||[[Ohio State University]]
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|align=center|54||Atlanta Falcons||[[Lyman White]]||Linebacker||Louisiana State University
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|align=center|55||Philadelphia Eagles||[[Dean Miraldi]]||[[guard (American football)|Guard]]||University of Utah
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|align=center|56||Miami Dolphins||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Andra Franklin]]||Running Back||University of Nebraska
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===Round three===
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!style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
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|align=center|57||New Orleans Saints||[[Frank Warren (football player)|Frank Warren]]||Defensive End||Auburn University
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|align=center|58||Seattle Seahawks||[[Bill Dugan]]||Offensive Guard||Penn State
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|align=center|59||New York Giants||[[John Mistler]]||Wide Receiver||[[Arizona State University]]
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|align=center|60||New York Jets||[[Ben Rudolph]]||Defensive Tackle||[[California State University, Long Beach|Long Beach State University]]
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|align=center|61||St. Louis Cardinals||[[Jeff Griffin]]||Defensive Back||[[University of Utah|Utah]]
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|align=center|62||Green Bay Packers||[[Ray Stachowicz]]||Quarterback/Punter||Michigan State University
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|align=center|63||Los Angeles Rams||[[Greg Meisner]]||Defensive Tackle||University of Pittsburgh
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|align=center|64||Cincinnati Bengals||[[John Simmons]]||Defensive Back||[[Southern Methodist University]]
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|align=center|65||San Francisco 49ers||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Carlton Williamson]]||Defensive Back||University of Pittsburgh
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|align=center|66||Los Angeles Rams||[[Robert Cobb (football)|Robert Cobb]]||Defensive End||[[University of Arizona]]
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|align=center|67||Chicago Bears||[[Ken Margerum]]||Wide Receiver||Stanford University
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|align=center|68||Baltimore Colts||[[Randy Van Divier]]||Offensive Tackle||University of Washington
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|align=center|69||Washington Redskins||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Russ Grimm]]||Guard||University of Pittsburgh
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|align=center|70||Kansas City Chiefs||[[Marvin Harvey]]||Tight End||University of Southern Mississippi
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|align=center|71||New Orleans Saints||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Hoby Brenner]]||Tight End||University of Southern California
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|align=center|72||Detroit Lions||[[Don Greco]]||Offensive Guard||[[Western Illinois University]]
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|align=center|73||Pittsburgh Steelers||[[Rick Donnalley]]||Center||North Carolina
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|align=center|74||Minnesota Vikings||[[Tim Irwin]]||Offensive Tackle||[[University of Tennessee]]
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|align=center|75||Kansas City Chiefs||[[Roger Taylor (football)|Roger Taylor]]||Offensive Tackle||Oklahoma University
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|align=center|76||Buffalo Bills||[[Mike Mosley (football)|Mike Mosley]]||Wide Receiver||[[Texas A&M University|Texas A & M]]
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|align=center|77||San Diego Chargers||[[Irvin Phillips]]||Defensive Back||[[Arkansas Tech University]]
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|align=center|79||Kansas City Chiefs||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Lloyd Burruss]]||Defensive Back||[[University of Maryland, College Park|Maryland]]
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|align=center|80||[[Tennessee Titans|Houston Oilers]]||[[Michael Holston]]||Wide Receiver||[[Morgan State University]]
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|align=center|81||Atlanta Falcons||[[Scott Woerner]]||Defensive Back||University of Georgia
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|align=center|82||Dallas Cowboys||[[Glen Titensor]]||Defensive End||Brigham Young University
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|align=center|83||Philadelphia Eagles||[[Greg LaFleur]]||Tight End||Louisiana State University
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|align=center|84||Buffalo Bills||[[Robert Geathers]]||Defensive Tackle||[[South Carolina State University]]
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===Round four===
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!style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
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|align=center|84||Miami Dolphins||[[Sam Greene]]||Wide Receiver||[[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]]
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|align=center|85||New York Giants||[[Clifford Chatman]]||Running Back||[[University of Central Oklahoma]]
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|align=center|86||New York Jets||[[Al Washington]]||Linebacker||Ohio State University
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|align=center|87||Seattle Seahawks||[[Scott Phillips (football player)|Scott Phillips]]||Wide Receiver||Brigham Young University
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|align=center|88||St. Louis Cardinals||[[Steve Rhodes (football player)|Steve Rhodes]]||Wide Receiver||Oklahoma
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|align=center|89||Tampa Bay Buccaneers||[[John Holt (football player)|John Holt]]||Defensive Back||[[West Texas A&M University|West Texas University]]
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|align=center|90||Washington Redskins||[[Tom Flick]]||Quarterback||University of Washington
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|align=center|91||Dallas Cowboys||[[Scott Pelluer]]||Linebacker||[[Washington State University]]
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|align=center|92||Cleveland Browns||[[Mike Robinson (American football)|Mike Robinson]]||Defensive End||University of Arizona
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|align=center|93||Cincinnati Bengals||[[Guy Frazier]]||Linebacker||[[University of Wyoming]]
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|align=center|94||Baltimore Colts||[[Tim Sherwin]]||Tight End||[[Boston College]]
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|align=center|95||Chicago Bears||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Todd Bell]]||Defensive Back||Ohio State University
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|align=center|96||Miami Dolphins||[[Brad Wright]]||Quarterback||[[University of New Mexico]]
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|align=center|97||Kansas City Chiefs||[[Ron Washington]]||Wide Receiver||Arizona State University
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|align=center|98||Denver Broncos||[[Mark Herrmann]]||Quarterback||Purdue University
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|align=center|99||Detroit Lions||[[Tracy Porter]]||Wide Receiver||Western Illinois University
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|align=center|100||Pittsburgh Steelers||[[Robbie Martin]]||Wide Receiver||[[California Polytechnic State University]]
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|align=center|101||Minnesota Vikings||[[John Swain]]||[[Cornerback]]||[[University of Miami]]
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|align=center|102||New England Patriots||[[Don Blackmon]]||Linebacker||[[University of Tulsa]]
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|align=center|103||San Diego Chargers||[[Amos Lawrence (football player)|Amos Lawrence]]||Running Back||University of North Carolina
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|align=center|104||Los Angeles Rams||[[George Lilja]]||Center||[[University of Michigan]]
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|align=center|105||Green Bay Packers||[[Richard Turner]]||Defensive Tackle||Oklahoma
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|align=center|106||Houston Oilers||[[Nick Eyre]]||Offensive Tackle||Brigham Young University
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|align=center|107||San Diego Chargers||[[Eric Sievers]]||Tight End||University of Maryland
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|align=center|108||Dallas Cowboys||[[Derrie Nelson]]||Linebacker||University of Georgia
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|align=center|109||Atlanta Falcons||[[John Scully]]||Center||[[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]]
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|align=center|110||Philadelphia Eagles||[[Calvin Murphy (football Player)|Calvin Murphy]]||Running Back||Ohio State University
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|align=center|111||Oakland Raiders||[[Johnny Robinson (Louisian Tech football player)|Johnny Robinson]]||Defensive Tackle||South Carolina State University
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===Round five===
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!style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
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|align=center|112||New Orleans Saints||Louis Oubre||Tackle||Oklahoma
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|align=center|113||New York Jets||[[Tyrone Keys]]||Defensive end||Mississippi State
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|align=center|114||Seattle Seahawks||Edwin Bailey||Guard||South Carolina State
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|align=center|115||New York Giants||Bill Neill||Defensive tackle||Pittsburgh
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|align=center|116||St. Louis Cardinals||John Gillen||Linebacker||Illinois
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|align=center|117||Green Bay Packers||Byron Braggs||Defensive tackle||Alabama
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|align=center|118||Oakland Raiders||James Davis||Defensive back||Southern
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|align=center|119||Washington Redskins||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Dexter Manley]]||Defensive end||Oklahoma State
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|align=center|120||Cincinnati Bengals||Benjie Pryor||Tight end||Pittsburgh
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|align=center|121||San Francisco 49ers||Lynn Thomas||Defensive back||Pittsburgh
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|align=center|122||San Francisco 49ers||Arrington Jones||Running back||Winston-Salem State
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|align=center|123||Minnesota Vikings||Wendell Ray||Defensive end||Missouri
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|align=center|124||Kansas City Chiefs||Todd Thomas||Tackle||North Dakota
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|align=center|125||Denver Broncos||[[Ken Lanier]]||Tackle||Florida State
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|align=center|126||Miami Dolphins||Ken Poole||Defensive end||N.E. Louisiana
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|align=center|127||Pittsburgh Steelers||Ricky Martin||Wide receiver||New Mexico
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|align=center|128||New Orleans Saints||Jerry Boyarsky||Defensive tackle||Pittsburgh
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|align=center|129||Detroit Lions||Larry Lee||Guard||UCLA
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|align=center|130||New England Patriots||Steve Clark||Defensive tackle||Kansas State
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|align=center|131||San Diego Chargers||Keith Ferguson||Linebacker||Ohio State
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|align=center|132||Washington Redskins||Gary Sayre||Guard||Cameron
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|align=center|133||Houston Oilers||Delbert Fowler||Linebacker||West Virginia
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|align=center|134||Cleveland Browns||Steve Cox||Punter||Arkansas
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|align=center|135||Buffalo Bills||Calvin Clark||Defensive end||Purdue
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|align=center|136||Atlanta Falcons||Eric Sanders||Tackle||Nevada
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|align=center|137||Dallas Cowboys||Danny Spradlin||Linebacker||Tennessee
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|align=center|138||Miami Dolphins||Tommy Vigorito||Running back||Virginia
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===Round six===
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!style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
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|align=center|139||New Orleans Saints||Nat Hudson||Guard||Georgia
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|align=center|140||Seattle Seahawks||Steve Durham||Defensive end||Clemson
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|align=center|141||San Diego Chargers||Andy Gissinger||Tackle||Syracuse
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|align=center|142||New York Jets||John Woodring||Linebacker||Brown
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|align=center|143||St. Louis Cardinals||Dave Ahrens||Linebacker||Wisconsin
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|align=center|144||New Orleans Saints||Johnnie Poe||Defensive back||Missouri
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|align=center|145||New York Giants||Mel Hoover||Wide receiver||Arizona State
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|align=center|146||Cincinnati Bengals||Rex Robinson||Kicker||Georgia
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|align=center|147||San Francisco 49ers||Pete Kugler||Defensive tackle||Penn State
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|align=center|148||Washington Redskins||Larry Kubin||Linebacker||Penn State
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|align=center|149||Baltimore Colts||Bubba Green||Defensive tackle||North Carolina State
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|align=center|150||Chicago Bears||Reuben Henderson||Defensive back||San Diego State
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|align=center|151||Denver Broncos||Alvin Lewis||Running back||Colorado State
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|align=center|152||Miami Dolphins||Mack Moore||Defensive end||Texas A&M
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|align=center|153||Kansas City Chiefs||Dock Luckie||Defensive tackle||Florida
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|align=center|154||Miami Dolphins||[[Fulton Walker]]||Defensive back||West Virginia
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|align=center|155||Detroit Lions||Sam Johnson||Defensive back||Maryland
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|align=center|156||Pittsburgh Steelers||[[Bryan Hinkle]]||Linebacker||Oregon
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|align=center|157||New England Patriots||Ron Wooten||Guard||North Carolina
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|align=center|158||Los Angeles Rams||William Daniels||Defensive tackle||Alabama State
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|align=center|159||Houston Oilers||Bill Kay||Defensive back||Purdue
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|align=center|160||Cleveland Browns||[[Ron Simmons]]||Defensive tackle||Florida State
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|align=center|161||Buffalo Bills||Robert Holt||Wide receiver||Baylor
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|align=center|162||San Diego Chargers||Bobby Duckworth||Wide receiver||Arkansas
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|align=center|163||Dallas Cowboys||Vince Skillings||Defensive back||Ohio State
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|align=center|164||Atlanta Falcons||Harry Standback||Defensive tackle||North Carolina
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|align=center|165||New York Giants||Edward O'Neal||Running back||Tuskegee
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|align=center|166||New Orleans Saints||Glen Redd||Linebacker||Brigham Young
|}
===Round seven===
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!style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
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|align=center|167||New Orleans Saints||Kevin Williams||Wide receiver||USC
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|align=center|168||New York Giants||Louis Jackson||Running back||Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
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|align=center|169||New York Jets||Kenny Neil||Defensive end||Iowa State
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|align=center|170||Seattle Seahawks||Ron Johnson||Wide receiver||Long Beach State
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|align=center|171||St. Louis Cardinals||Kevin Donnalley||Defensive back||North Dakota State
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|align=center|172||Green Bay Packers||Bill Whitaker||Defensive back||Missouri
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|align=center|173||Dallas Cowboys||[[Ron Fellows]]||Defensive back||Missouri
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|align=center|174||Philadelphia Eagles||Alan Duncan||Kicker||Tennessee
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|align=center|175||Los Angeles Rams||Ron Battle||Tight end||North Texas State
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|align=center|176||Cincinnati Bengals||Jeff Schuh||Linebacker||Minnesota
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|align=center|177||Chicago Bears||[[Jeff Fisher]]||Defensive back||USC
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|align=center|178||Baltimore Colts||Obed Ariri||Kicker||Clemson
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|align=center|179||Miami Dolphins||Mike Daum||Tackle||Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
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|align=center|180||Kansas City Chiefs||Billy Jackson||Running back||Alabama
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|align=center|181||Denver Broncos||Steve Busick||Linebacker||USC
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|align=center|182||Detroit Lions||Lee Spivey||Tackle||Southern Methodist
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|align=center|183||Pittsburgh Steelers||David Little||Linebacker||Florida
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|align=center|184||Minnesota Vikings||Don Shaver||Running back||Kutztown (PA)
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|align=center|185||New England Patriots||Ken Toler||Wide receiver||Mississippi
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|align=center|186||Seattle Seahawks||Brad Scovill||Tight end||Penn State
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|align=center|187||Cleveland Browns||Eddie Johnson||Linebacker||Louisiana Tech
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|align=center|188||Buffalo Bills||Steve Doolittle||Linebacker||Colorado
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|align=center|189||San Diego Chargers||Pete Holohan||Tight end||Notre Dame
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|align=center|190||Los Angeles Rams||Mike Clark||Defensive end||Florida
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|align=center|191||Dallas Cowboys||Ken Miller||Defensive back||Eastern Michigan
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|align=center|192||Philadelphia Eagles||Doak Field||Linebacker||Baylor
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|align=center|193||Houston Oilers||Don Washington||Defensive back||Texas A&I
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===Round eight===
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!style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
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|align=center|194||New England Patriots||Ken Naber||Kicker||Stanford
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|align=center|195||New York Jets||Lloyd Jones||Wide receiver||Brigham Young
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|align=center|196||Seattle Seahawks||Eric Lane||Running back||Brigham Young
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|align=center|197||New York Giants||John Powers||Guard||Michigan
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|align=center|198||St. Louis Cardinals||Mike Fisher||Wide receiver||Baylor
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|align=center|199||Tampa Bay Buccaneers||Denver Johnson||Tackle||Tulsa
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|align=center|200||Green Bay Packers||Larry Werts||Linebacker||Jackson State
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|align=center|201||Washington Redskins||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Charlie Brown]]||Wide receiver||South Carolina State
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|align=center|202||Cincinnati Bengals||Bobby Kemp||Defensive back||Fullerton State
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|align=center|203||San Francisco 49ers||Garry White||Running back||Minnesota
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|align=center|204||Baltimore Colts||Ken Sitton||Defensive back||Oklahoma
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|align=center|205||Chicago Bears||Scott Zettek||Defensive tackle||Notre Dame
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|align=center|206||Kansas City Chiefs||David Dorn||Wide receiver||Rutgers
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|align=center|207||New York Giants||Mark Reed||Quarterback||Morehead State
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|align=center|208||Miami Dolphins||[[William Judson]]||Defensive back||South Carolina State
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|align=center|209||Pittsburgh Steelers||Frank Wilson||Running back||Rice
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|align=center|210||Minnesota Vikings||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Wade Wilson]]||Quarterback||East Texas State
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|align=center|211||Detroit Lions||Bob Niziolek||Tight end||Colorado
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|align=center|212||New England Patriots||Lin Dawson||Tight end||North Carolina State
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|align=center|213||New York Jets||[[J.C. Watts]]||Defensive back||Oklahoma
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|align=center|214||New Orleans Saints||Gene Gladys||Linebacker||Penn State
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|align=center|215||New Orleans Saints||Kevin Eavns||Defensive back||Arkansas
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|align=center|216||Los Angeles Rams||Art Plunkett||Tackle||UNLV
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|align=center|217||Houston Oilers||Willie Tullis||Wide receiver||Troy State
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|align=center|218||Dallas Cowboys||Paul Piurowski||Linebacker||Florida State
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|align=center|219||Atlanta Falcons||Cliff Toney||Defensive back||Auburn
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|align=center|220||Baltimore Colts||Hosea Taylor||Defensive Tackle||Houston
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|align=center|221||New York Giants||Bill Ard||Guard||Wake Forest
|}
===Round nine===
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!style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
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|align=center|222||New Orleans Saints||Toussaint Tyler||Running back||Washington
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|align=center|223||Seattle Seahawks||Jim Stone||Running back||Notre Dame
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|align=center|224||New York Giants||Byron Hunt||Linebacker||Southern Methodist
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|align=center|225||New York Jets||Admiral Dewey Larry||Defensive back||UNLV
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|align=center|226||St. Louis Cardinals||[[Stump Mitchell]]||Running back||Citadel
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|align=center|227||Green Bay Packers||Tim Huffman||Tackle||Notre Dame
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|align=center|228||Tampa Bay Buccaneers||Mike Ford||Quarterback||Southern Methodist
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|align=center|229||Cincinnati Bengals||Jim Hannula||Tackle||Northern Illinois
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|align=center|230||Cincinnati Bengals||Samoa Samoa||Running back||Washington State
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|align=center|231||Washington Redskins||[[Darryl Grant]]||Guard||Rice
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|align=center|232||Chicago Bears||Frank Ditta||Guard||Baylor
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|align=center|233||Baltimore Colts||Tim Gooch||Defensive tackle||Kentucky
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|align=center|234||Denver Broncos||Rusty Olsen||Defensive end||Washington
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|align=center|235||Miami Dolphins||John Noonan||Wide receiver||Nebraska
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|align=center|236||Seattle Seahawks||Jim Whatley||Wide receiver||Washington State
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|align=center|237||Kansas City Chiefs||Tony Vereen||Defensive back||Southeastern Louisiana
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|align=center|238||Detroit Lions||Hugh Jernigan||Defensive back||Arkansas
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|align=center|239||Pittsburgh Steelers||James Hunter||Tackle||USC
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|align=center|240||Detroit Lions||Dave Martin||Defensive back||Villanova
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|align=center|241||Buffalo Bills||Rob Riddick||Running back||Millersville (PA)
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|align=center|242||Los Angeles Rams||Ron Seawell||Linebacker||Portland State
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|align=center|243||Houston Oilers||Avon Riley||Linebacker||UCLA
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|align=center|244||Cleveland Browns||Randy Schleusener||Guard||Nebraska
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|align=center|245||Atlanta Falcons||Calvin Fance||Running back||Rice
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|align=center|246||Dallas Cowboys||Mike Wilson||Wide receiver||Washington State
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|align=center|247||Philadelphia Eagles||Chuck Commiskey||Offensive Lineman||Mississippi
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|align=center|248||Oakland Raiders||Curt Mohl||Tackle||UCLA
|}
===Round ten===
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!style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
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|align=center|249||New Orleans Saints||[[Hokie Gajan]]||Running back||Louisiana State
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|align=center|250||New York Giants||Mike Barker||Defensive tackle||Grambling
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|align=center|251||New York Jets||Marty Wetzel||Linebacker||Tulane
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|align=center|252||Seattle Seahawks||Ken Dawson||Running back||Savannah State
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|align=center|253||St. Louis Cardinals||James Mallard||Wide receiver||Alabama
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|align=center|254||Tampa Bay Buccaneers||Ken McCune||Defensive end||Texas
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|align=center|255||Green Bay Packers||Nickie Hall||Quarterback||Tulane
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|align=center|256||Baltimore Colts||Gregg Gerken||Linebacker||Northern Arizona
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|align=center|257||Washington Redskins||Phil Kessel||Quarterback||Northern Michigan
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|align=center|258||Cincinnati Bengals||Hubert Simpson||Running back||Tennessee
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|align=center|259||Baltimore Colts||Trent Bryant||Defensive back||Arkansas
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|align=center|260||Chicago Bears||Tim Clifford||Quarterback||Indiana
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|align=center|261||Miami Dolphins||Steve Folsom||Tight end||Utah
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|align=center|262||Kansas City Chiefs||Les Studdard||Guard||Texas
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|align=center|263||St. Louis Cardinals||Jim Joiner||Wide receiver||Miami (FL)
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|align=center|264||Detroit Lions||Andy Cannavino||Linebacker||Michigan
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|align=center|265||Pittsburgh Steelers||[[Mike Mayock]]||Defensive back||Boston College
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|align=center|266||Minnesota Vikings||James Murphy||Wide receiver||Utah State
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|align=center|267||Washington Redskins||Allan Kennedy||Tackle||Washington State
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|align=center|268||San Diego Chargers||Robert Parham||Running back||Grambling
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|align=center|269||Los Angeles Rams||Robert Alexander||Running back||West Virginia
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|align=center|270||Houston Oilers||Larry Jones||Running back||Colorado State
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|align=center|271||Cleveland Browns||Dean Prater||Defensive end||Oklahoma State
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|align=center|272||Buffalo Bills||Justin Cross||Tackle||Western Colorado
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|align=center|273||Dallas Cowboys||Pat Graham||Defensive tackle||California
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|align=center|274||Atlanta Falcons||Robert Murphy||Defensive back||Ohio State
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|align=center|275||Philadelphia Eagles||Hubert Oliver||Running back||Arizona
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|align=center|276||Oakland Raiders||[[Frank Hawkins]]||Running back||Nevada
|}
===Round eleven===
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!style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
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|align=center|0||New England Patriots <sup>(suplemental draft)</sup>||Chy Davidson||Wide receiver||Rhode Island
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|align=center|277||New Orleans Saints||Lester Mickens||Wide receiver||Kansas
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|align=center|278||New York Jets||Ed Gall||Defensive tackle||Maryland
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|align=center|279||Seattle Seahawks||Lance Olander||Running back||Colorado
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|align=center|280||San Diego Chargers||Matt Petrzelka||Tackle||Iowa
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|align=center|281||St. Louis Cardinals||Mike Sherrod||Tight end||Illinois
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|align=center|282||Green Bay Packers||Forrest Valora||Linebacker||Oklahoma
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|align=center|283||Tampa Bay Buccaneers||Johnny Ray Smith||Defensive back||Lamar
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|align=center|284||Washington Redskins||Jerry Hill||Wide receiver||North Alabama
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|align=center|285||Cincinnati Bengals||Robert Jackson||Defensive back||Central Michigan
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|align=center|286||San Francisco 49ers||Rob DeBose||Tight end||UCLA
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|align=center|287||Chicago Bears||Lonnie Johnson||Running back||Indiana
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|align=center|288||Baltimore Colts||Holden Smith||Wide receiver||California
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|align=center|289||Kansas City Chiefs||Frank Case||Defensive end||Penn State
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|align=center|290||Denver Broncos||Pat Walker||Wide receiver||Miami (FL)
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|align=center|291||Miami Dolphins||[[Jim Jensen]]||Quarterback||Boston University
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|align=center|292||Pittsburgh Steelers||Rick Trocano||Quarterback||Pittsburgh
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|align=center|293||Minnesota Vikings||Bill Stephanos||Tackle||Boston College
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|align=center|294||Detroit Lions||Willie Jackson||Defensive back||Mississippi State
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|align=center|295||New England Patriots||Brian Buckley||Quarterback||Harvard
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|align=center|296||Los Angeles Rams||Marcellus Greene||Defensive back||Arizona
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|align=center|297||Houston Oilers||Claude Matthews||Guard||Auburn
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|align=center|298||Cleveland Browns||Larry Friday||Defensive back||Mississippi State
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|align=center|299||Buffalo Bills||Buster Barnett||Tight end||Jackson State
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|align=center|300||San Diego Chargers||Carlos Bradley||Linebacker||Wake Forest
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|align=center|301||Atlanta Falcons||Keith Chappelle||Wide receiver||Iowa
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|align=center|302||Dallas Cowboys||Tim Morrison||Guard||Georgia
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|align=center|303||Philadelphia Eagles||Gail Davis||Defensive tackle||Virginia Union
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|align=center|304||Oakland Raiders||Chester Willis||Running back||Auburn
|}
===Round twelve===
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!style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
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|align=center|305||New Orleans Saints||Jim Wilks||Defensive tackle||San Diego State
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|align=center|306||Seattle Seahawks||Jeff Bednarek||Defensive tackle||Pacific
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|align=center|307||New York Giants||Mike Maher||Tight end||Western Illinois
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|align=center|308||New York Jets||Mike Moeller||Tackle||Drake
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|align=center|309||St. Louis Cardinals||Joe Adams||Guard||Nebraska
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|align=center|310||Tampa Bay Buccaneers||Brad White||Defensive tackle||Tennessee
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|align=center|311||Green Bay Packers||Cliff Lewis||Linebacker||Southern Mississippi
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|align=center|312||Cincinnati Bengals||Mark O'Connell||Quarterback||Ball State
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|align=center|313||San Francisco 49ers||Major Ogilvie||Running back||Alabama
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|align=center|314||Washington Redskins||[[Clint Didier]]||Tight end||Portland State
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|align=center|315||Baltimore Colts||Eric Scoggins||Linebacker||USC
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|align=center|316||Chicago Bears||Bob Shupryt||Linebacker||New Mexico
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|align=center|317||Denver Broncos||John Hankerd||Linebacker||Notre Dame
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|align=center|318||Miami Dolphins||John Alford||Defensive tackle||South Carolina State
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|align=center|319||Kansas City Chiefs||[[Bob Gagliano]]||Quarterback||Utah State
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|align=center|320||Minnesota Vikings||Brian Williams||Tight end||Southern
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|align=center|321||Denver Broncos||Mandel Robinson||Running back||Wyoming
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|align=center|322||San Francisco 49ers||Joe Adams||Quarterback||Tennessee State
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|align=center|323||New England Patriots||Cris Crissy||Defensive back||Princeton
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|align=center|324||Houston Oilers||Bill Capece||Kicker||Florida State
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|align=center|325||Cleveland Browns||Kevin McGill||Tackle||Oregon
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|align=center|326||Buffalo Bills||Keith Clark||Linebacker||Memphis State
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|align=center|327||San Diego Chargers||Stacy Charles||Wide receiver||Bethune-Cookman
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|align=center|328||Los Angeles Rams||Jairo Penaranda||Running back||UCLA
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|align=center|329||Dallas Cowboys||Nate Lundy||Wide receiver||Indiana
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|align=center|330||Atlanta Falcons||Mark McCants||Defensive back||Temple
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|align=center|331||Philadelphia Eagles||Ray Ellis||Defensive back||Ohio State
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|align=center|332||Oakland Raiders||Phil Nelson||Tight end||Delaware
|}
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==Hall of Famers==
* Lawrence Taylor, Linebacker from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill taken 1st round 2nd overall by the New York Giants.
:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1999.
* Ronnie Lott, Defensive Back from the University of Southern California taken 1st round 8th overall by the San Francisco 49ers.
:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2000.
* Mike Singletary, Linebacker from Baylor University taken 2nd round 38th overall by the Chicago Bears.
:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1998.
* Howie Long, Defensive Tackle from Villanova University taken 2nd round 48th overall by the Oakland Raiders.
:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2000.
==External links==
* [http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=1981 NFL.com - 1981 Draft]
* [http://www.databasefootball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=NFL&yr=1981 databaseFootball.com - 1981 Draft]
* [http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/draft/1981.jsp Pro Football Hall of Fame]
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