LeRoy Irvin

Los Angeles Rams 70th pick

CB · Kansas · 1980–1990

Draft Details

Year

1980

Round

Round 3

Pick

70th overall

Team

Los Angeles Rams

Position

College

Kansas

LeRoy Irvin Career Stats

2× Pro Bowl selection, 2× first-team All-Pro.
Primary starter for 8 seasons.
Ranks 3rd in the 1980 draft class in interceptions (35).

Career Totals

Games	Sacks	Def INT
159	2.5	35

Career span: 1980–1990.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

LeRoy Irvin is a former cornerback out of Kansas, selected by the Los Angeles Rams with the 70th overall pick (round 3) in the 1980 NFL Draft. He played 159 regular-season games from 1980 to 1990. He was named to 2 Pro Bowls.

More from the 1980 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	DET	Billy Sims	RB	Oklahoma
1	2	NYJ	Lam Jones	WR	Texas
1	2	NYJ	"Johnny ""Lam"" Jones"	WR	Texas
1	3	CIN	Anthony Munoz	OT	USC
1	4	GB	Bruce Clark	DT	Penn State
1	5	BAL	Curtis Dickey	RB	Texas A&M
1	6	LA	Curtis Greer	DE	Michigan
1	7	ATL	Junior Miller	TE	Nebraska
1	8	NYG	Mark Haynes	DB	Colorado
1	10	SEA	Jacob Green	DE	Texas A&M

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