1979 NFL Draft — All Picks

251 total picks | 33 teams | 12 rounds

Summary

251Total Picks
33Teams
12Rounds
26First Rounders

All 1979 Draft Picks

RdPick TeamPlayerPosCollege
1 1 BUF Tom Cousineau LB Ohio State
1 2 KC Mike Bell DE Colorado State
1 3 CIN Jack Thompson QB Washington State
1 4 CHI Dan Hampton DT Arkansas
1 5 BUF Jerry Butler WR Clemson
1 6 BAL Barry Krauss LB Alabama
1 7 NYG Phil Simms QB Morehead State University
1 8 LA Ottis Anderson RB Miami
1 9 CHI Al Harris LB Arizona State
1 10 DET Keith Dorney G Penn State
1 11 NO Russell Erxleben P Texas
1 12 CIN Charles Alexander RB LSU
1 14 NYJ Marty Lyons DE Alabama
1 15 GB Eddie Lee Ivery RB Georgia Tech
1 16 MIN Ted Brown RB N.C. State
1 18 SEA Manu Tuiasosopo DE UCLA
1 19 LA George Andrews OLB Nebraska
1 20 CLE Willis Adams WR Houston, Navarro
1 21 PHI Jerry Robinson LB UCLA
1 22 DEN Kelvin Clark G Nebraska
1 23 KC Steve Fuller QB Clemson
1 24 MIA Jon Giesler OT Michigan
1 25 NE Rick Sanford DB South Carolina
1 26 LA Kent Hill G Georgia Tech
1 27 DAL Robert Shaw C Tennessee
1 28 PIT Greg Hawthorne RB Baylor
2 29 SF James Owens RB UCLA
2 30 CIN Dan Ross TE Northeastern University, Mass
2 31 HOU Mike Stensrud NT Iowa State
2 32 BUF Fred Smerlas NT Boston College
2 33 TB Greg Roberts G Oklahoma
2 34 TB Gordon Jones WR Pittsburgh
2 35 LA Theotis Brown RB UCLA
2 36 NYG Earnest Gray WR Memphis
2 37 DET Ken Fantetti ILB Wyoming
2 38 NO Reggie Mathis OLB Oklahoma, Navarro
2 39 CHI Rickey Watts WR Tulsa
2 40 CLE Lawrence Johnson S Wisconsin
2 41 NYJ Mark Gastineau DE East Central, Arizona State, Eastern Arizona
2 42 LV Willie Jones DE Florida State
2 43 MIN Dave Huffman C Notre Dame
2 44 GB Steve Atkins RB Maryland
2 45 SEA Joe Norman ILB Indiana
2 46 LA Calvin Favron LB Southeastern Louisiana
2 47 CLE Sam Claphan G Oklahoma
2 48 PHI Petey Perot G Northwestern State (LA)
2 49 ATL Pat Howell G USC
2 50 HOU Jesse Baker DE Jacksonville State
2 51 BUF Jim Haslett LB Indiana PA, University of
2 52 NE Bob Golic DT Notre Dame
2 53 MIA Jeff Toews G Washington
2 54 LA Eddie Hill RB Memphis
2 55 DAL Aaron Mitchell CB UNLV, Morris Brown College, College of the Canyons
2 56 PIT Zack Valentine LB East Carolina
3 58 LA Jeff Moore WR Tennessee
3 59 CIN Barney Cotton G Nebraska
3 60 TB Jerry Eckwood RB Arkansas
3 61 MIA Tony Nathan RB Alabama
3 62 BUF Jon Borchardt G Montana State
3 63 MIA Mel Land LB Michigan State
3 64 LA Joe Bostic G Clemson
3 65 MIA Ronnie Lee OT Baylor
3 66 CHI Willie McClendon RB Georgia
3 67 DET Bo Robinson RB West Texas State
3 68 NYJ Donald Dykes CB Southeastern Louisiana
3 69 BAL Kim Anderson DB Arizona State, Pasadena College
3 70 CLE Jim Ramey DE Kentucky
3 70 CLE James Ramey DE Kentucky
3 73 LAC Cliff Thrift LB East Central
3 73 SD Clifford Thrift LB East Central
3 74 PHI Tony Franklin K Texas A&M
3 75 ATL James Mayberry RB Colorado
3 76 DAL Doug Cosbie TE Santa Clara University, Holy Cross, De Anza College
3 77 DEN Bruce Radford DE Grambling State
3 78 TB Reginald Lewis DE North Texas
3 79 ATL William Andrews RB Auburn
3 80 TB Rick Berns RB Nebraska
3 81 LA Mike Wellman C Kansas
3 82 SF Joe Montana QB Notre Dame
4 83 BUF Ken Johnson DE Knoxville
4 84 CIN Mike White DT Albany State (GA)
4 85 KC Frank Manumaleuga ILB San Jose State, UCLA, De Anza College
4 87 BUF Jeff Nixon DB Richmond
4 88 DET Ulysses Norris TE Georgia
4 89 LA Roy Green WR Henderson State University
4 90 NYG Phil Tabor DE Oklahoma
4 91 CIN Vaughn Lusby CB Arkansas
4 92 DET Jon Brooks LB Clemson
4 92 DET Jonathan Brooks LB Clemson
4 93 NO Jim Kovach LB Kentucky
4 94 PHI Ben Cowins RB Arkansas
4 95 CLE Matt Miller OT Colorado
4 96 NYJ Eric Cunningham G Penn State
4 97 MIN Steve Dils QB Stanford
4 98 NYJ Johnny Lynn DB UCLA
4 99 LAR Derwin Tucker DB Illinois
4 100 ATL Lynn Cain RB USC, East Los Angeles College
4 102 SEA Mark Bell DE Colorado State
4 102 SEA Mark E. Bell TE Colorado State
4 103 WAS Don Warren TE San Diego State, Mt. San Antonio
4 104 LAC John Floyd WR Louisiana-Monroe
4 105 DEN Charles Jefferson DB McNeese State
4 106 NE Eddie Hare P Tulsa
4 107 MIA Steve Howell FB Baylor
4 108 LA Jerry Wilkinson DE Oregon State
4 109 DAL Ralph DeLoach DE California
4 110 PIT Calvin Sweeney WR USC, California Riverside, Univ, Riverside Community College
5 111 SF Tom Seabron LB Michigan
5 112 KC Earl Gant RB Missouri
5 113 CIN Casey Merrill DE UC Davis
5 114 BUF Rod Kush DB Nebraska-Omaha
5 115 BAL Larry Braziel DB USC, Compton Community College
5 116 BUF Dan Manucci QB Kansas State, Mesa CC
5 117 NYG Cleveland Jackson TE UNLV, Michigan State, Los Angeles Southwest College
5 118 LA Steve Henry CB Emporia State University
5 119 SF Jerry Aldridge RB Angelo State University
5 120 NO Harlan Huckleby RB Michigan
5 121 DAL Bob Hukill OG North Carolina
5 122 LA Victor Hicks TE Oklahoma
5 123 NYJ Kelly Kirchbaum LB Kentucky
5 124 CLE Rich Dimler DT USC
5 125 NYJ Stan Blinka MLB Sam Houston State
5 126 PHI Scott Fitzkee WR Penn State
5 127 ATL Mike Zele DT Kent State
5 128 DAL Curtis Anderson DE Central State University, Oh
5 129 MIN Jerry Meter LB Michigan
5 130 ARI Mark R. Bell WR Colorado State
5 131 DET Walt Brown NA Pittsburgh
5 132 DEN Rick Leach QB Michigan
5 133 TB Chuck Fusina QB Penn State
5 134 MIA Don Bessillieu DB Georgia Tech
5 135 NE John Zamberlin ILB Pacific Lutheran University
5 136 DAL Ron Springs RB Ohio State, Coffeyville CC
5 137 PIT Dwaine Board DE North Carolina A&T
6 138 SF Ruben Vaughan DT Colorado
6 139 CIN Steve Kreider WR Lehigh University
6 140 KC Robert Gaines WR Washington
6 141 BUF Mike Burrow OG Auburn
6 142 LV Ira Matthews RB Wisconsin
6 143 HOU Daryl Hunt LB Oklahoma
6 144 LA Thomas Lott RB Oklahoma
6 145 NYG Bob Torrey RB Penn State
6 146 NO Ricky Ray CB Norfolk State
6 148 DEN Jeff McIntyre ILB Arizona State, Los Angeles Southwest College
6 149 NYJ Bill Dufek OG Michigan
6 150 BAL Jimmy Moore G Ohio State
6 150 IND Jim Moore OT Ohio State
6 151 CLE Clinton Burrell DB LSU
6 152 MIN Joe Senser TE West Chester State University
6 153 GB Dave Simmons LB North Carolina
6 154 ATL Mike Moroski QB UC Davis
6 155 DAL Tim Lavender DB USC
6 156 LV Henry Williams DB San Diego State, Hartnell College
6 157 PIT Bill Murrell TE Winston Salem State University
6 158 NYG Eddie Hicks RB East Carolina
6 159 HOU Mike Murphy LB Missouri State
6 160 DAL Mike Salzano OG North Carolina
6 161 PIT Dwayne Woodruff DB Louisville
6 162 MIA Steve Lindquist OG Nebraska
6 163 CLE Jim Ronan DT Minnesota
6 164 DAL Chris DeFrance WR Arizona State, Bakersfield College
6 165 PIT Matt Bahr K Penn State
7 166 SF Phil Francis RB Stanford
7 167 KC Ken Kremer NT Ball State
7 168 CIN Max Montoya G UCLA, Mount San Jacinto College
7 169 SEA Larry Polowski LB Boise State
7 170 BUF Tom Mullady WR Rhodes College aka SW Memphis
7 171 TEN Tim Ries DB Missouri State
7 172 NYG Steve Alvers TE Miami, Taft College
7 173 ARI Kirk Gibson WR Michigan State
7 174 CHI Lee Kunz MLB Nebraska
7 175 OAK Jack Matia OT Drake
7 176 NO Stan Sytsma LB Minnesota
7 177 NE Judson Flint DB California (PA), Memphis
7 178 PHI Don Swafford OT Florida
7 179 NYJ Emmett King RB Houston
7 180 GB Henry Monroe DB Mississippi State
7 181 MIN Bob Winkel DT Kentucky
7 182 WAS Rich Milot LB Penn State
7 183 CLE Cody Risien OT Texas A&M
7 184 GB Rich Wingo LB Alabama
7 185 PHI Curtis Bunche DE Albany State (GA)
7 186 ATL Roger Westlund OT Washington
7 187 NYJ Keith Brown DB Minnesota
7 188 DEN Luke Prestridge P Baylor
7 189 MIA Uwe von Schamann K Oklahoma
7 190 LA Jeff Delaney S Pittsburgh
7 191 DAL Greg Fitzpatrick LB Youngstown State
7 192 PIT Bruce Kimball G UMass Amherst
8 193 GB Ron Cassidy WR Utah State, Fullerton
8 194 CIN Howie Kurnick LB Cincinnati
8 196 PHI Chuck Correal C Penn State
8 197 BAL Steve Heimkreiter LB Notre Dame
8 198 NYJ Marshall Harris DE TCU
8 201 NYG Roy Simmons G Georgia Tech
8 206 MIA Jeff Groth WR Bowling Green
8 207 BAL Nesby Glasgow DB Washington
8 208 GB Rick Partridge P Utah, Golden West
8 210 LAC Wilbert Haslip RB Hawaii
8 211 PHI Max Runager P South Carolina
8 213 DET John Mohring LB C.W. Post Center
8 214 HOU Carter Hartwig FS USC
8 215 MIA Glenn Blackwood DB Texas
8 216 NE Randy Love RB Houston
8 217 TB Gene Sanders G Texas A&M, Washington
8 220 PIT Tom Graves LB Michigan State
9 223 CIN Scott Burk DB Oklahoma State
9 228 LA Bob Rozier DE California, Grays Harbor College
9 231 DET Jeff Komlo QB Delaware
9 233 WAS Kris Haines WR Notre Dame
9 234 CLE Carl McGee LB Duke
9 235 GB John Thompson TE Utah State, Weber State
9 237 LAC Alvin Garrett WR Angelo State University
9 238 LV Jim Rourke OT Boston College
9 239 ATL Dave Parkin FS Utah State
9 241 CLE Curtis Weathers LB Mississippi
9 243 HOU Rich Ellender RB McNeese State
9 244 MIA Jeff Weston OT Notre Dame
9 245 NE John Spagnola TE Yale
9 246 LA Jeff Rutledge QB Alabama
9 247 DAL Garry Cobb LB USC
10 249 SF Dwight Clark WR Clemson
10 250 CIN Nathan Poole RB Louisville
10 254 BAL Steve Stephens TE Oklahoma State
10 256 NYG Dan Fowler G Kentucky
10 260 KC Gerald Jackson S Mississippi State
10 261 CLE John Smith WR Tennessee State
10 263 NYJ Ed McGlasson C Youngstown State, Maryland
10 264 GB Frank Lockett WR Nebraska, Contra Costa
10 266 ATL Bruce Beekley ILB Oregon
10 267 SEA Robert Hardy DT Jackson State University
10 271 NE Allan Clark RB Northern Arizona
10 272 MIA Mike Kozlowski DB Colorado, BYU, San Diego State, Mira Costa College
10 274 DAL Mike Calhoun DT Notre Dame
11 277 KC Stan Rome WR Clemson
11 278 CIN Ken Bungarda OT Missouri, Arizona Western
11 289 WAS Monte Coleman LB Central Arkansas
11 296 PHI Al Chesley LB Pittsburgh
11 297 DEN Zachary Dixon RB Temple, Dean JC
11 302 DET Eddie Cole LB Mississippi
12 304 CIN Jim Browner DB Notre Dame
12 307 TB David Logan NT Pittsburgh
12 312 CHI Dave Becker DB Iowa
12 314 NYJ Paul Darby WR Texas State-San Marcos
12 320 LV Reggie Kinlaw NT Oklahoma
12 321 LAC Frank Duncan S California State-San Francisco, San Mateo
12 322 PIT Ed Smith MLB Vanderbilt
12 324 HOU Wayne Wilson RB Shepherd
12 325 DEN Dave Jacobs K Syracuse
12 328 LA Drew Hill WR Georgia Tech
12 329 DAL Quentin Lowry LB Youngstown State
Round-by-Round Breakdown