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1979 NFL Draft

October 27, 2023

The 1979 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held May 3–4, 1979, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, New York.[1][2] The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.

1979 NFL Draft
General information
Date(s)May 3–4, 1979
LocationWaldorf Astoria Hotel
in New York City, NY
Overview
330 total selections in 12 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionTom Cousineau, LB
Buffalo Bills
Mr. IrrelevantMike Almond, WR
Pittsburgh Steelers
Most selections (17)New York Jets
Fewest selections (5)Washington Redskins
Hall of Famers
4
← 1978
1980 →

The Buffalo Bills held the first overall pick in the draft, acquired from the San Francisco 49ers in the trade which sent O. J. Simpson to his hometown team. The Bills' selection at No. 1, Ohio State linebacker Tom Cousineau, refused to sign with the Bills and instead inked a lucrative deal with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.

Player selections edit

* = compensatory selection
† = Pro Bowler[3]
‡ = Hall of Famer[4]
  1. ^ Also known as placekicker (PK)

Round one edit

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
1 1 Buffalo Bills Tom Cousineau  LB Ohio State Big Ten
1 2 Kansas City Chiefs Mike Bell  DE Colorado State WAC
1 3 Cincinnati Bengals Jack Thompson  QB Washington State Pac-10
1 4 Chicago Bears Dan Hampton‡† DT Arkansas SWC
1 5 Buffalo Bills Jerry Butler † WR Clemson ACC
1 6 Baltimore Colts Barry Krauss  LB Alabama SEC
1 7 New York Giants Phil Simms † QB Morehead State OVC
1 8 St. Louis Cardinals Ottis Anderson † RB Miami (FL) Ind. (I-A)
1 9 Chicago Bears Al Harris  DE Arizona State Pac-10
1 10 Detroit Lions Keith Dorney † OT Penn State Ind. (I-A)
1 11 New Orleans Saints Russell Erxleben  K/P Texas SWC
1 12 Cincinnati Bengals Charles Alexander  RB LSU SEC
1 13 San Diego Chargers Kellen Winslow‡† TE Missouri Big Eight
from Cleveland
1 14 New York Jets Marty Lyons  DE Alabama SEC
1 15 Green Bay Packers Eddie Lee Ivery  RB Georgia Tech Ind.
1 16 Minnesota Vikings Ted Brown  RB NC State ACC
1 17 Atlanta Falcons Don Smith  DE Miami (FL) Ind. (I-A)
1 18 Seattle Seahawks Manu Tuiasosopo  DT UCLA Pac-10
1 19 Los Angeles Rams George Andrews  LB Nebraska Big Eight
from Oakland
1 20 Cleveland Browns Willis Adams  WR Houston SWC
from San Diego
1 21 Philadelphia Eagles Jerry Robinson † LB UCLA Pac-10
1 22 Denver Broncos Kelvin Clark  OT Nebraska Big Eight
1 23 Kansas City Chiefs Steve Fuller  QB Clemson ACC
from Houston
1 24 Miami Dolphins Jon Giesler  OT Michigan Big Ten
1 25 New England Patriots Rick Sanford  DB South Carolina Ind. (I-A)
1 26 Los Angeles Rams Kent Hill † OT Georgia Tech Ind.
1 27 Dallas Cowboys Robert Shaw  C Tennessee SEC
1 28 Pittsburgh Steelers Greg Hawthorne  RB Baylor SWC

Round two edit

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
2 29 San Francisco 49ers James Owens  WR UCLA Pac-10
2 30 Cincinnati Bengals Dan Ross † TE Northeastern Ind. (I-AA)
2 31 Houston Oilers Mike Stensrud  DT Iowa State Big Eight
from Kansas City
2 32 Buffalo Bills Fred Smerlas † DT Boston College Ind. (I-A)
2 33 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Greg Roberts  OG Oklahoma Big Eight
from Baltimore
2 34 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Gordon Jones  WR Pittsburgh Ind. (I-A)
2 35 St. Louis Cardinals Theotis Brown  RB UCLA Pac-10
2 36 New York Giants Earnest Gray  WR Memphis State Ind. (I-A)
2 37 Detroit Lions Ken Fantetti  LB Wyoming WAC
2 38 New Orleans Saints Reggie Mathis  LB Oklahoma Big Eight
2 39 Chicago Bears Rickey Watts  WR Tulsa MVC
2 40 Cleveland Browns Lawrence Johnson  CB Wisconsin Big Ten
2 41 New York Jets Mark Gastineau † DE East Central OIC
2 42 Oakland Raiders Willie Jones  DE Florida State Ind. (I-A)
from Washington via St. Louis
2 43 Minnesota Vikings Dave Huffman  C Notre Dame Ind. (I-A)
2 44 Green Bay Packers Steve Atkins  RB Maryland ACC
2 45 Seattle Seahawks Joe Norman  LB Indiana Big Ten
2 46 St. Louis Cardinals Calvin Favron  LB Southeastern Louisiana Gulf South
from Oakland
2 47 Cleveland Browns Sam Claphan  OT Oklahoma Big Eight
from San Diego
2 48 Philadelphia Eagles Petey Perot  OG Northwestern State Ind. (I-AA)
from San Diego
2 49 Atlanta Falcons Pat Howell  OG USC Pac-10
2 50 Houston Oilers Jesse Baker  DE Jacksonville State Gulf South
2 51 Buffalo Bills Jim Haslett  LB IUP PSAC
from Denver
2 52 New England Patriots Bob Golic † DT Notre Dame Ind. (I-A)
2 53 Miami Dolphins Jeff Toews  OT Washington Pac-10
2 54 Los Angeles Rams Eddie Hill  RB Memphis State Ind. (I-A)
2 55 Dallas Cowboys Aaron Mitchell  CB UNLV Ind.
2 56 Pittsburgh Steelers Zack Valentine  LB East Carolina Ind. (I-A)

Round three edit

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
3 57 Seattle Seahawks Michael Jackson  LB Washington Pac-10
from San Francisco
3 58 Los Angeles Rams Moore, JeffJeff Moore  WR Tennessee SEC
from Kansas City
3 59 Cincinnati Bengals Barney Cotton  OG Nebraska Big Eight
3 60 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jerry Eckwood  RB Arkansas SWC
from Baltimore
3 61 Miami Dolphins Tony Nathan  RB Alabama SEC
3 62 Buffalo Bills Jon Borchardt  OT Montana State Big Sky
3 63 Miami Dolphins Mel Land  LB Michigan State Big Ten
from N. Y. Giants
3 64 St. Louis Cardinals Joe Bostic  OT Clemson ACC
3 65 Miami Dolphins Ronnie Lee  TE Baylor SWC
3 66 Chicago Bears Willie McClendon  RB Georgia SEC
3 67 Detroit Lions Bo Robinson  RB West Texas State MVC
3 68 New York Jets Donald Dykes  CB Southeastern Louisiana Gulf South
3 69 Baltimore Colts Kim Anderson  S Arizona State Pac-10
3 70 Cleveland Browns James Ramey  DE Kentucky SEC
3 71 Green Bay Packers Charles Johnson  DT Maryland ACC
3 72 Houston Oilers Kenny King † RB Oklahoma Big Eight
3 73 San Diego Chargers Clifford Thrift  LB East Central OIC
3 74 Philadelphia Eagles Tony Franklin † K Texas A&M SWC
3 75 Atlanta Falcons James Mayberry  RB Colorado Big Eight
3 76 Dallas Cowboys Doug Cosbie † TE Santa Clara —
3 77 Denver Broncos Bruce Radford  DE Grambling State SWAC
3 78 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Lewis, ReginaldReginald Lewis  DE North Texas Ind.
3 79 Atlanta Falcons William Andrews † RB Auburn SEC
3 80 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Rick Berns  RB Nebraska Big Eight
3 81 Los Angeles Rams Mike Wellman  C Kansas Big Eight
3 82 San Francisco 49ers Joe Montana‡† QB Notre Dame Ind. (I-A)
3 – Pittsburgh Steelers Selection forfeited when the team was found to have practiced with pads during an off-season period when pads were not allowed[5]

Round four edit

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
4 83 Buffalo Bills Ken Johnson  DE Knoxville SIAC
4 84 Cincinnati Bengals James White  DT Albany State SIAC
4 85 Kansas City Chiefs Frank Manumaleuga  LB San Jose State PCAA
4 86 Pittsburgh Steelers Russell Davis  RB Michigan Big Ten
4 87 Buffalo Bills Jeff Nixon  S Richmond Ind.
4 88 Detroit Lions Ulysses Norris  TE Georgia SEC
4 89 St. Louis Cardinals Roy Green † DB Henderson State Arkansas
4 90 New York Giants Phil Tabor  DE Oklahoma Big Eight
4 91 Cincinnati Bengals Vaughn Lusby  CB Arkansas SWC
4 92 Detroit Lions Jon Brooks  LB Clemson ACC
4 93 New Orleans Saints Jim Kovach  LB Kentucky SEC
4 94 Philadelphia Eagles Ben Cowins  RB Arkansas SWC
4 95 Cleveland Browns Matt Miller  OT Colorado Big Eight
4 96 New York Jets Eric Cunningham  OG Penn State Ind. (I-A)
4 97 Minnesota Vikings Steve Dils  QB Stanford Pac-10
4 98 New York Jets Johnny Lynn  CB UCLA Pac-10
from Green Bay
4 99 Los Angeles Rams Tucker, DerwinDerwin Tucker  DB Illinois Big Ten
4 100 Atlanta Falcons Lynn Cain  RB USC Pac-10
4 101 Atlanta Falcons Charles Johnson  CB Grambling State SWAC
4 102 Seattle Seahawks Mark Bell  TE Colorado State WAC
4 103 Washington Redskins Don Warren  TE San Diego State WAC
4 104 San Diego Chargers John Floyd  WR Northeast Louisiana Ind. (I-A)
4 105 Denver Broncos Jefferson, CharlesCharles Jefferson  DB McNeese State Southland
4 106 New England Patriots Eddie Hare  P Tulsa MVC
4 107 Miami Dolphins Steve Howell  RB Baylor SWC
4 108 Los Angeles Rams Jerry Wilkinson  DT Oregon State Pac-10
4 109 Dallas Cowboys Ralph DeLoach  DE California Pac-10
4 110 Pittsburgh Steelers Calvin Sweeney  WR USC Pac-10

Round five edit

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
5 111 San Francisco 49ers Tom Seabron  LB Michigan Big Ten
5 112 Kansas City Chiefs Earl Gant  RB Missouri Big Eight
5 113 Cincinnati Bengals Casey Merrill  DE UC Davis FWC
5 114 Buffalo Bills Rod Kush  S Nebraska–Omaha NCC
5 115 Baltimore Colts Larry Braziel  CB USC Pac-10
5 116 Buffalo Bills Dan Manucci  QB Kansas State Big Eight
from Tampa Bay via Seattle
5 117 New York Giants Cleveland Jackson  TE UNLV Ind.
5 118 St. Louis Cardinals Steve Henry  DB Emporia State —
5 119 San Francisco 49ers Jerry Aldridge  RB Angelo State LSC
from Detroit
5 120 New Orleans Saints Harlan Huckleby  RB Michigan Big Ten
5 121 Dallas Cowboys Hukill, BobBob Hukill  OG North Carolina ACC
from Chicago
5 122 Los Angeles Rams Victor Hicks  TE Oklahoma Big Eight
from Cleveland
5 123 New York Jets Kelly Kirchbaum  LB Kentucky SEC
5 124 Cleveland Browns Rich Dimler  DT USC Pac-10
from Washington via Los Angeles
5 125 New York Jets Stan Blinka  LB Sam Houston LSC
from Green Bay
5 126 Philadelphia Eagles Scott Fitzkee  WR Penn State Ind. (I-A)
5 127 Atlanta Falcons Mike Zele  DT Kent State MAC
5 128 Dallas Cowboys Curtis Anderson  DE Central State (OH) Ind. (NAIA)
5 129 Minnesota Vikings Jerry Meter  LB Michigan Big Ten
5 130 St. Louis Cardinals Mark Bell  WR Colorado State WAC
from Oakland
5 131 Detroit Lions Brown, WaltWalt Brown  C Pittsburgh Ind. (I-A)
from San Diego via Los Angeles
5 132 Denver Broncos Rick Leach  QB Michigan Big Ten
5 133 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Chuck Fusina  QB Penn State Ind. (I-A)
from Houston
5 134 Miami Dolphins Don Bessillieu  S Georgia Tech Ind.
5 135 New England Patriots John Zamberlin  LB Pacific Lutheran N/A
5 136 Dallas Cowboys Ron Springs  RB Ohio State Big Ten
5 137 Pittsburgh Steelers Dwaine Board  DE North Carolina A&T MEAC

Round six edit

Pick # NFL team Player Position College
138 San Francisco 49ers Ruben Vaughan Defensive Tackle Colorado
139 Cincinnati Bengals Steve Kreider Wide Receiver Lehigh
140 Kansas City Chiefs Spider Gaines Wide Receiver Washington
141 Buffalo Bills Mike Burrow Offensive Guard Auburn
142 Oakland Raiders Ira Matthews Wide Receiver Wisconsin
143 Houston Oilers Daryl Hunt Linebacker Oklahoma
144 St. Louis Cardinals Thomas Lott Running Back Oklahoma
145 New York Giants Bob Torrey Running Back Penn State
146 New Orleans Saints Ricky Ray Defensive Back Norfolk State
147 Chicago Bears John Sullivan Linebacker Illinois
148 Denver Broncos Jeff McIntyre Linebacker Arizona State
149 New York Jets Bill Dufek Offensive Guard Michigan
150 Baltimore Colts Jim Moore Tackle Ohio State
151 Cleveland Browns Clinton Burrell Defensive Back Louisiana State
152 Minnesota Vikings Joe Senser Tight End West Chester (PA)
153 Green Bay Packers Dave Simmons Linebacker North Carolina
154 Atlanta Falcons Mike Moroski Quarterback California-Davis
155 Dallas Cowboys Tim Lavender Defensive Back USC
156 Oakland Raiders Henry Williams Defensive Back San Diego State
157 Pittsburgh Steelers Bill Murrell Tight End Winston-Salem State
158 New York Giants Eddie Hicks Running Back East Carolina
159 Houston Oilers Mike Murphy Linebacker SW Missouri State
160 Dallas Cowboys Mike Salzano Offensive Guard North Carolina
161 Pittsburgh Steelers Dwayne Woodruff Defensive Back Louisville
162 Miami Dolphins Steve Lindquist Offensive Guard Nebraska
163 Cleveland Browns Jim Ronan Defensive Tackle Minnesota
164 Dallas Cowboys Chris DeFrance Wide Receiver Arizona State
165 Pittsburgh Steelers Matt Bahr Kicker Penn State
0 Buffalo Bills (supplemental draft) Rod Stewart Running Back Kentucky

Round seven edit

Pick # NFL team Player Position College
166 San Francisco 49ers Phil Francis Running Back Stanford
167 Kansas City Chiefs Ken Kremer Defensive End Ball State
168 Cincinnati Bengals Max Montoya Offensive Tackle UCLA
169 Seattle Seahawks Larry Polowski Linebacker Boise State
170 Buffalo Bills Tom Mullady Tight End Rhodes College
171 Houston Oilers Tim Ries Defensive Back SW Missouri State
172 New York Giants Steve Alvers Tight End Miami (FL)
173 St. Louis Cardinals Kirk Gibson Wide Receiver Michigan State
174 Chicago Bears Lee Kunz Linebacker Nebraska
175 Oakland Raiders Jack Matia Offensive Tackle Drake
176 New Orleans Saints Stan Sytsma Linebacker Minnesota
177 New England Patriots Judson Flint Defensive Back Memphis State
178 Philadelphia Eagles Don Swafford Offensive Tackle Florida
179 New York Jets Emmett King Running Back Houston
180 Green Bay Packers Henry Monroe Defensive Back Mississippi State
181 Minnesota Vikings Bob Winkel Defensive Tackle Kentucky
182 Washington Redskins Rich Milot Linebacker Penn State
183 Cleveland Browns Cody Risien Offensive Tackle Texas A&M
184 Green Bay Packers Rich Wingo Linebacker Alabama
185 Philadelphia Eagles Curtis Bunche Defensive End Albany State
186 Atlanta Falcons Roger Westlund Offensive Tackle Washington
187 New York Jets Keith Brown Defensive Back Minnesota
188 Denver Broncos Luke Prestridge Punter Baylor
189 Miami Dolphins Uwe von Schamann Kicker Oklahoma
190 Los Angeles Rams Jeff Delaney Defensive Back Pittsburgh
191 Dallas Cowboys Greg Fitzpatrick Linebacker Youngstown State
192 Pittsburgh Steelers Bruce Kimball Offensive Guard Massachusetts

Round eight edit

Pick # NFL team Player Position College
193 Green Bay Packers Ron Cassidy Wide Receiver Utah State
194 Cincinnati Bengals Howie Kurnick Linebacker Cincinnati
195 Kansas City Chiefs Mike Williams Running Back New Mexico
196 Philadelphia Eagles Chuck Correal Center Penn State
197 Baltimore Colts Steve Heimkreiter Linebacker Notre Dame
198 New York Jets Marshall Harris Defensive Tackle TCU
199 St. Louis Cardinals Larry Miller Linebacker Brigham Young
200 New York Giants D.K. Perry Defensive Back Southern Methodist
201 New York Giants Roy Simmons Offensive Guard Georgia Tech
202 New Orleans Saints Doug Panfil Offensive Guard Tulsa
203 Chicago Bears Rick Moss Defensive Back Purdue
204 Cleveland Browns Kent Perkov Defensive End San Diego State
205 New York Jets Willie Beamon Linebacker Boise State
206 Miami Dolphins Jeff Groth Wide Receiver Bowling Green
207 Baltimore Colts Nesby Glasgow Defensive Back Washington
208 Green Bay Packers Rick Partridge Punter Utah
209 Oakland Raiders Robert Hawkins Running Back Kentucky
210 San Diego Chargers Wilbert Haslip Running Back Hawaii
211 Philadelphia Eagles Max Runager Punter South Carolina
212 Atlanta Falcons Keith Miller Linebacker N.E. Oklahoma
213 Detroit Lions John Mohring Linebacker C. W. Post
214 Houston Oilers Carter Hartwig Defensive Back USC
215 Miami Dolphins Glenn Blackwood Defensive Back Texas
216 New England Patriots Randy Love Running Back Houston
217 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Gene Sanders Defensive Tackle Texas A&M
218 Kansas City Chiefs Robert Brewer Offensive Guard Temple
219 Dallas Cowboys Bruce Thornton Defensive Tackle Illinois
220 Pittsburgh Steelers Tom Graves Linebacker Michigan State

Round nine edit

Pick # NFL team Player Position College
221 San Francisco 49ers Steve Hamilton Defensive Tackle Missouri
222 Kansas City Chiefs James Folston Tight End Cameron
223 Cincinnati Bengals Scott Burk Defensive Back Oklahoma State
224 Baltimore Colts Russ Henderson Punter Virginia
225 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Henry Vereen Wide Receiver UNLV
226 Buffalo Bills Keven Baker Defensive End William Penn
227 New York Giants Tom Rusk Linebacker Iowa
228 St. Louis Cardinals Bob Rozier Defensive End California
229 Kansas City Chiefs Joe Robinson Offensive Tackle Ohio State
230 Chicago Bears Jerome Heavens Running Back Notre Dame
231 Detroit Lions Jeff Komlo Quarterback Delaware
232 New York Jets Gordy Sprattler Running Back North Dakota State
233 Washington Redskins Kris Haines Wide Receiver Notre Dame
234 Cleveland Browns Carl McGee Linebacker Duke
235 Green Bay Packers John Thompson Tight End Utah State
236 Minnesota Vikings Billy Diggs Wide Receiver Winston-Salem State
237 San Diego Chargers Alvin Garrett Wide Receiver Angelo State
238 Oakland Raiders Jim Rourke Offensive Tackle Boston College
239 Atlanta Falcons Dave Parkin Defensive Back Utah State
240 Seattle Seahawks Ezra Tate Running Back Mississippi State
241 Cleveland Browns Curtis Weathers Tight End Mississippi
242 Denver Broncos Charlie Taylor Wide Receiver Rice
243 Houston Oilers Richard Ellender Wide Receiver McNeese State
244 Miami Dolphins Jeff Weston Defensive Tackle Notre Dame
245 New England Patriots John Spagnola Tight End Yale
246 Los Angeles Rams Jeff Rutledge Quarterback Alabama
247 Dallas Cowboys Garry Cobb Linebacker USC
248 Pittsburgh Steelers Rick Kirk Defensive End Denison

Round ten edit

Pick # NFL team Player Position College
249 San Francisco 49ers Dwight Clark Wide Receiver Clemson
250 Cincinnati Bengals Nathan Poole Running Back Louisville
251 Kansas City Chiefs Mike DuPree Linebacker Florida
252 San Francisco 49ers Howard Ballage Defensive Back Colorado
253 Buffalo Bills Dave Marler Quarterback Mississippi State
254 Baltimore Colts Steve Stephens Tight End Oklahoma State
255 St. Louis Cardinals Jerry Holloway Tight End Western Illinois
256 New York Giants Dan Fowler Offensive Guard Kentucky
257 Chicago Bears Joe Restic Defensive Back Notre Dame
258 Miami Dolphins Jerome Stanton Defensive Back Michigan State
259 Oakland Raiders Ricky Smith Defensive Back Tulane
260 Kansas City Chiefs Gerald Jackson Defensive Back Mississippi State
261 Cleveland Browns John Smith Wide Receiver Tennessee State
262 New York Jets Steve Sybeldon Offensive Tackle North Dakota
263 New York Jets Ed McGlasson Center Youngstown State
264 Green Bay Packers Frank Lockett Wide Receiver Nebraska
265 San Diego Chargers Tony Petruccio Defensive Tackle Penn State
266 Atlanta Falcons Bruce Beekley Linebacker Oregon
267 Seattle Seahawks Robert Hardy Defensive Tackle Jackson State
268 Kansas City Chiefs Larry Willis Wide Receiver Alcorn State
269 San Diego Chargers Al Green Defensive Back LSU
270 New England Patriots Martin Cox Wide Receiver Vanderbilt
271 New England Patriots Allan Clark Running Back Northern Arizona
272 Miami Dolphins Mike Kozlowski Running Back Colorado
273 Los Angeles Rams Grady Ebensberger Defensive Tackle Houston
274 Dallas Cowboys Mike Calhoun Defensive Tackle Notre Dame
275 Pittsburgh Steelers Tod Thompson Tight End Brigham Young

Round eleven edit

Pick # NFL team Player Position College
276 San Francisco 49ers Billy McBride Defensive Back Tennessee State
277 Kansas City Chiefs Stan Rome Wide Receiver Clemson
278 Cincinnati Bengals Ken Bungarda Defensive End Missouri
279 Buffalo Bills Paul Lawler Defensive Back Colgate
280 Baltimore Colts John Priestner Linebacker Western Ontario
281 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Bob Rippentrop Tight End Fresno State
282 New York Giants Mike Mince Defensive Back Fresno State
283 St. Louis Cardinals Nate Henderson Offensive Tackle Florida State
284 New York Giants Ken Johnson Running Back Miami (FL)
285 New Orleans Saints David Hall Wide Receiver Missouri-Rolla
286 Chicago Bears Bob Wright Offensive Tackle Cincinnati
287 Cleveland Browns Randy Poeschl Defensive End Nebraska
288 New York Jets Danny Sanders Quarterback Carson-Newman
289 Washington Redskins Monte Coleman Linebacker Central Arkansas
290 Green Bay Packers Mark Thorson Defensive Back Ottawa (KS)
291 Minnesota Vikings Brian Nelson Wide Receiver Texas Tech
292 Atlanta Falcons Bill Leer Center Colorado State
293 Seattle Seahawks Jim Hinesly Offensive Guard Michigan State
294 Oakland Raiders Bruce Davis Offensive Tackle UCLA
295 San Diego Chargers Dave Rader Quarterback Tulsa
296 Philadelphia Eagles Al Chesley Linebacker Pittsburgh
297 Denver Broncos Zach Dixon Running Back Temple
298 Houston Oilers Mike Taylor Offensive Tackle Georgia Tech
299 Miami Dolphins Mike Blanton Defensive End Georgia Tech
300 Washington Redskins Tony Hall Wide Receiver Knoxville
301 Los Angeles Rams Jesse Deremus Defensive Tackle Tennessee State
302 Detroit Lions Eddie Cole Linebacker Mississippi
303 Pittsburgh Steelers Charlie Moore Center Wichita State

Round twelve edit

Pick # NFL team Player Position College
304 Cincinnati Bengals Jim Browner Defensive Back Notre Dame
305 Kansas City Chiefs Michael Forrest Running Back Arkansas
306 Baltimore Colts Charlie Green Wide Receiver Kansas State
307 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Dave Logan Defensive Tackle Pittsburgh
308 Buffalo Bills Mike Harris Running Back Arizona State
309 St. Louis Cardinals Rick McBride Linebacker Georgia
310 New York Giants Tim Gillespie Offensive Guard North Carolina State
311 New Orleans Saints Kelsey Finch Running Back Tennessee
312 Chicago Bears Dave Becker Defensive Back Iowa
313 Detroit Lions Bob Forster Center Brown
314 New York Jets Paul Darby Wide Receiver Southwest Texas State
315 Cleveland Browns Dewitt Methvin Center Tulane
316 Oakland Raiders Dirk Abernathy Defensive Back Bowling Green
317 Minnesota Vikings David Stephens Linebacker Kentucky
318 Green Bay Packers Bill Moats Punter South Dakota
319 Seattle Seahawks Jeff Moore Running Back Jackson State
320 Oakland Raiders Reggie Kinlaw Middle Guard Oklahoma
321 San Diego Chargers Frank Duncan Defensive Back San Francisco State
322 Pittsburgh Steelers Ed Smith Linebacker Vanderbilt
323 Atlanta Falcons Stuard Walker Linebacker Colorado
324 Houston Oilers Wayne Wilson Running Back Shepherd College
325 Denver Broncos Dave Jacobs Kicker Syracuse
326 Detroit Lions Brian Sweeney Wide Receiver Texas A&I
327 Miami Dolphins Larry Fortner Quarterback Miami (OH)
328 Los Angeles Rams Drew Hill Wide Receiver Georgia Tech
329 Dallas Cowboys Quentin Lowry Linebacker Youngstown State
330 [6] Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Almond Wide Receiver Northwest Louisiana
= Pro Bowler [3] = Hall of Famer

Hall of Famers edit

  • Kellen Winslow, tight end from Missouri, taken 1st round 13th overall by San Diego Chargers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1995.[7]
  • Joe Montana, quarterback from Notre Dame, taken 3rd round 82nd overall by San Francisco 49ers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2000.[8]
  • Dan Hampton, defensive tackle from Arkansas, taken 1st round 4th overall by Chicago Bears
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2002.[8]
  • Bill Cowher, linebacker from North Carolina State, undrafted and signed by Philadelphia Eagles
Inducted: For his Coaching achievements Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020.

Notable undrafted players edit

† = Pro Bowler[3] ‡ Hall of Famer
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
Atlanta Falcons Putt Choate  LB SMU SWC
Atlanta Falcons Frank Garcia  P Arizona State Pac-10
Atlanta Falcons Russ Mikeska  TE Texas A&M SWC
Atlanta Falcons Don Patterson  DB Georgia Tech Ind.
Buffalo Bills Chris Keating  LB Maine Yankee
Buffalo Bills Jeff Knapple  QB Northern Colorado Ind. (Div. II)
Cleveland Browns Dino Hall  RB Glassboro State NJSAC
Dallas Cowboys Steve Wilson  CB Howard MEAC
Denver Broncos James Harrell  LB Florida SEC
Denver Broncos Jim Ryan  LB William & Mary Ind. (I-A)
Denver Broncos Wylie Turner  DB Angelo State LSC
Denver Broncos Steve Watson † WR Temple Ind. (I-A)
Detroit Lions John Arnold  WR Wyoming WAC
Green Bay Packers Bobby Kimball  WR Oklahoma Big Eight
Houston Oilers Vernon Perry  S Jackson State SWAC
Kansas City Chiefs M. L. Carter  DB San Jose State PCAA
Kansas City Chiefs Steve Gaunty  WR Northern Colorado Ind. (Div. II)
Los Angeles Rams Ivory Sully  S Delaware Ind. (Div. II)
Miami Dolphins Cleveland Green  OT Southern SWAC
Miami Dolphins Joel Williams  LB Wisconsin–La Crosse WSUC
Minnesota Vikings Douglas Cunningham  WR Rice SWC
Minnesota Vikings Keith Nord  DB St. Cloud State NIC
Minnesota Vikings Tony Norman  DE Iowa State Big Eight
New England Patriots Ken Talton  RB Cornell Ivy
New Orleans Saints Vickey Ray Anderson  RB Oklahoma Big Eight
New York Giants Saladin Martin  CB San Diego State WAC
New York Giants Joe McLaughlin  LB UMass Yankee
New York Jets Woody Bennett  RB Miami Ind. (I-A)
New York Jets Mike McKibben  LB Kent State MAC
Oakland Raiders Rufus Bess  CB South Carolina State MEAC
Philadelphia Eagles Bill Cowher‡ LB NC State ACC
Philadelphia Eagles Brenard Wilson  S Vanderbilt SEC
Pittsburgh Steelers Anthony Anderson  RB Temple Ind. (I-A)
San Francisco 49ers Dan Melville  P California Pac-10
St. Louis Cardinals Mike Loyd  QB Missouri Southern CSIC
St. Louis Cardinals Leo Lewis  WR Missouri Big Eight
Tampa Bay Buccaneers George Yarno  OG Washington State Pac-10
Washington Redskins Neal Olkewicz  LB Maryland ACC
Washington Redskins Ray Waddy  CB Texas A&I LSC

References edit

  1. ^ . FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  2. ^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). . Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  4. ^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  5. ^ . SteelerTribute.com. p. 2. Archived from the original on September 30, 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
  6. ^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
  7. ^ List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com . Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
  8. ^ a b List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com . Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008.

External links edit

  • NFL.com – 1979 Draft
  • Pro Football Hall of Fame

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The 1979 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting The draft was held May 3 4 1979 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City New York 1 2 The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season 1979 NFL DraftGeneral informationDate s May 3 4 1979LocationWaldorf Astoria Hotelin New York City NYOverview330 total selections in 12 roundsLeagueNFLFirst selectionTom Cousineau LBBuffalo BillsMr IrrelevantMike Almond WRPittsburgh SteelersMost selections 17 New York JetsFewest selections 5 Washington RedskinsHall of Famers4 DT Dan HamptonTE Kellen WinslowQB Joe MontanaLB Bill Cowher 19781980 The Buffalo Bills held the first overall pick in the draft acquired from the San Francisco 49ers in the trade which sent O J Simpson to his hometown team The Bills selection at No 1 Ohio State linebacker Tom Cousineau refused to sign with the Bills and instead inked a lucrative deal with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League Contents 1 Player selections 1 1 Round one 1 2 Round two 1 3 Round three 1 4 Round four 1 5 Round five 1 6 Round six 1 7 Round seven 1 8 Round eight 1 9 Round nine 1 10 Round ten 1 11 Round eleven 1 12 Round twelve 2 Hall of Famers 3 Notable undrafted players 4 References 5 External linksPlayer selections edit Pro Bowler 3 Hall of FamerJump to round 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 compensatory selection Pro Bowler 3 Hall of Famer 4 Positions key C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive endDL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safetyG Guard K Kicker a KR Kickoff returner LB LinebackerLS Long snapper OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman NT Nose tackleP Punter PR Punt returner QB Quarterback RB Running backS Safety SS Strong safety TE Tight end WR Wide receiver Also known as placekicker PK Round one edit Rnd Pick No NFL team Player Pos College Conf Notes1 1 Buffalo Bills Tom Cousineau LB Ohio State Big Ten from San Francisco1 2 Kansas City Chiefs Mike Bell DE Colorado State WAC1 3 Cincinnati Bengals Jack Thompson QB Washington State Pac 101 4 Chicago Bears Dan Hampton DT Arkansas SWC from Tampa Bay1 5 Buffalo Bills Jerry Butler WR Clemson ACC1 6 Baltimore Colts Barry Krauss LB Alabama SEC1 7 New York Giants Phil Simms QB Morehead State OVC1 8 St Louis Cardinals Ottis Anderson RB Miami FL Ind I A 1 9 Chicago Bears Al Harris DE Arizona State Pac 101 10 Detroit Lions Keith Dorney OT Penn State Ind I A 1 11 New Orleans Saints Russell Erxleben K P Texas SWC1 12 Cincinnati Bengals Charles Alexander RB LSU SEC from Washington1 13 San Diego Chargers Kellen Winslow TE Missouri Big Eight from Cleveland1 14 New York Jets Marty Lyons DE Alabama SEC1 15 Green Bay Packers Eddie Lee Ivery RB Georgia Tech Ind 1 16 Minnesota Vikings Ted Brown RB NC State ACC1 17 Atlanta Falcons Don Smith DE Miami FL Ind I A 1 18 Seattle Seahawks Manu Tuiasosopo DT UCLA Pac 101 19 Los Angeles Rams George Andrews LB Nebraska Big Eight from Oakland1 20 Cleveland Browns Willis Adams WR Houston SWC from San Diego1 21 Philadelphia Eagles Jerry Robinson LB UCLA Pac 101 22 Denver Broncos Kelvin Clark OT Nebraska Big Eight1 23 Kansas City Chiefs Steve Fuller QB Clemson ACC from Houston1 24 Miami Dolphins Jon Giesler OT Michigan Big Ten1 25 New England Patriots Rick Sanford DB South Carolina Ind I A 1 26 Los Angeles Rams Kent Hill OT Georgia Tech Ind 1 27 Dallas Cowboys Robert Shaw C Tennessee SEC1 28 Pittsburgh Steelers Greg Hawthorne RB Baylor SWCRound two edit Rnd Pick No NFL team Player Pos College Conf Notes2 29 San Francisco 49ers James Owens WR UCLA Pac 102 30 Cincinnati Bengals Dan Ross TE Northeastern Ind I AA 2 31 Houston Oilers Mike Stensrud DT Iowa State Big Eight from Kansas City2 32 Buffalo Bills Fred Smerlas DT Boston College Ind I A 2 33 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Greg Roberts OG Oklahoma Big Eight from Baltimore2 34 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Gordon Jones WR Pittsburgh Ind I A 2 35 St Louis Cardinals Theotis Brown RB UCLA Pac 102 36 New York Giants Earnest Gray WR Memphis State Ind I A 2 37 Detroit Lions Ken Fantetti LB Wyoming WAC2 38 New Orleans Saints Reggie Mathis LB Oklahoma Big Eight2 39 Chicago Bears Rickey Watts WR Tulsa MVC2 40 Cleveland Browns Lawrence Johnson CB Wisconsin Big Ten2 41 New York Jets Mark Gastineau DE East Central OIC2 42 Oakland Raiders Willie Jones DE Florida State Ind I A from Washington via St Louis2 43 Minnesota Vikings Dave Huffman C Notre Dame Ind I A 2 44 Green Bay Packers Steve Atkins RB Maryland ACC2 45 Seattle Seahawks Joe Norman LB Indiana Big Ten2 46 St Louis Cardinals Calvin Favron LB Southeastern Louisiana Gulf South from Oakland2 47 Cleveland Browns Sam Claphan OT Oklahoma Big Eight from San Diego2 48 Philadelphia Eagles Petey Perot OG Northwestern State Ind I AA from San Diego2 49 Atlanta Falcons Pat Howell OG USC Pac 102 50 Houston Oilers Jesse Baker DE Jacksonville State Gulf South2 51 Buffalo Bills Jim Haslett LB IUP PSAC from Denver2 52 New England Patriots Bob Golic DT Notre Dame Ind I A 2 53 Miami Dolphins Jeff Toews OT Washington Pac 102 54 Los Angeles Rams Eddie Hill RB Memphis State Ind I A 2 55 Dallas Cowboys Aaron Mitchell CB UNLV Ind 2 56 Pittsburgh Steelers Zack Valentine LB East Carolina Ind I A Round three edit Rnd Pick No NFL team Player Pos College Conf Notes3 57 Seattle Seahawks Michael Jackson LB Washington Pac 10 from San Francisco3 58 Los Angeles Rams Moore Jeff Jeff Moore WR Tennessee SEC from Kansas City3 59 Cincinnati Bengals Barney Cotton OG Nebraska Big Eight3 60 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jerry Eckwood RB Arkansas SWC from Baltimore3 61 Miami Dolphins Tony Nathan RB Alabama SEC3 62 Buffalo Bills Jon Borchardt OT Montana State Big Sky3 63 Miami Dolphins Mel Land LB Michigan State Big Ten from N Y Giants3 64 St Louis Cardinals Joe Bostic OT Clemson ACC3 65 Miami Dolphins Ronnie Lee TE Baylor SWC3 66 Chicago Bears Willie McClendon RB Georgia SEC3 67 Detroit Lions Bo Robinson RB West Texas State MVC3 68 New York Jets Donald Dykes CB Southeastern Louisiana Gulf South3 69 Baltimore Colts Kim Anderson S Arizona State Pac 103 70 Cleveland Browns James Ramey DE Kentucky SEC3 71 Green Bay Packers Charles Johnson DT Maryland ACC3 72 Houston Oilers Kenny King RB Oklahoma Big Eight3 73 San Diego Chargers Clifford Thrift LB East Central OIC3 74 Philadelphia Eagles Tony Franklin K Texas A amp M SWC3 75 Atlanta Falcons James Mayberry RB Colorado Big Eight3 76 Dallas Cowboys Doug Cosbie TE Santa Clara 3 77 Denver Broncos Bruce Radford DE Grambling State SWAC3 78 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Lewis Reginald Reginald Lewis DE North Texas Ind 3 79 Atlanta Falcons William Andrews RB Auburn SEC3 80 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Rick Berns RB Nebraska Big Eight3 81 Los Angeles Rams Mike Wellman C Kansas Big Eight3 82 San Francisco 49ers Joe Montana QB Notre Dame Ind I A 3 Pittsburgh Steelers Selection forfeited when the team was found to have practiced with pads during an off season period when pads were not allowed 5 Round four edit Rnd Pick No NFL team Player Pos College Conf Notes4 83 Buffalo Bills Ken Johnson DE Knoxville SIAC4 84 Cincinnati Bengals James White DT Albany State SIAC4 85 Kansas City Chiefs Frank Manumaleuga LB San Jose State PCAA4 86 Pittsburgh Steelers Russell Davis RB Michigan Big Ten4 87 Buffalo Bills Jeff Nixon S Richmond Ind 4 88 Detroit Lions Ulysses Norris TE Georgia SEC4 89 St Louis Cardinals Roy Green DB Henderson State Arkansas4 90 New York Giants Phil Tabor DE Oklahoma Big Eight4 91 Cincinnati Bengals Vaughn Lusby CB Arkansas SWC4 92 Detroit Lions Jon Brooks LB Clemson ACC4 93 New Orleans Saints Jim Kovach LB Kentucky SEC4 94 Philadelphia Eagles Ben Cowins RB Arkansas SWC4 95 Cleveland Browns Matt Miller OT Colorado Big Eight4 96 New York Jets Eric Cunningham OG Penn State Ind I A 4 97 Minnesota Vikings Steve Dils QB Stanford Pac 104 98 New York Jets Johnny Lynn CB UCLA Pac 10 from Green Bay4 99 Los Angeles Rams Tucker Derwin Derwin Tucker DB Illinois Big Ten4 100 Atlanta Falcons Lynn Cain RB USC Pac 104 101 Atlanta Falcons Charles Johnson CB Grambling State SWAC4 102 Seattle Seahawks Mark Bell TE Colorado State WAC4 103 Washington Redskins Don Warren TE San Diego State WAC4 104 San Diego Chargers John Floyd WR Northeast Louisiana Ind I A 4 105 Denver Broncos Jefferson Charles Charles Jefferson DB McNeese State Southland4 106 New England Patriots Eddie Hare P Tulsa MVC4 107 Miami Dolphins Steve Howell RB Baylor SWC4 108 Los Angeles Rams Jerry Wilkinson DT Oregon State Pac 104 109 Dallas Cowboys Ralph DeLoach DE California Pac 104 110 Pittsburgh Steelers Calvin Sweeney WR USC Pac 10Round five edit Rnd Pick No NFL team Player Pos College Conf Notes5 111 San Francisco 49ers Tom Seabron LB Michigan Big Ten5 112 Kansas City Chiefs Earl Gant RB Missouri Big Eight5 113 Cincinnati Bengals Casey Merrill DE UC Davis FWC5 114 Buffalo Bills Rod Kush S Nebraska Omaha NCC5 115 Baltimore Colts Larry Braziel CB USC Pac 105 116 Buffalo Bills Dan Manucci QB Kansas State Big Eight from Tampa Bay via Seattle5 117 New York Giants Cleveland Jackson TE UNLV Ind 5 118 St Louis Cardinals Steve Henry DB Emporia State 5 119 San Francisco 49ers Jerry Aldridge RB Angelo State LSC from Detroit5 120 New Orleans Saints Harlan Huckleby RB Michigan Big Ten5 121 Dallas Cowboys Hukill Bob Bob Hukill OG North Carolina ACC from Chicago5 122 Los Angeles Rams Victor Hicks TE Oklahoma Big Eight from Cleveland5 123 New York Jets Kelly Kirchbaum LB Kentucky SEC5 124 Cleveland Browns Rich Dimler DT USC Pac 10 from Washington via Los Angeles5 125 New York Jets Stan Blinka LB Sam Houston LSC from Green Bay5 126 Philadelphia Eagles Scott Fitzkee WR Penn State Ind I A 5 127 Atlanta Falcons Mike Zele DT Kent State MAC5 128 Dallas Cowboys Curtis Anderson DE Central State OH Ind NAIA 5 129 Minnesota Vikings Jerry Meter LB Michigan Big Ten5 130 St Louis Cardinals Mark Bell WR Colorado State WAC from Oakland5 131 Detroit Lions Brown Walt Walt Brown C Pittsburgh Ind I A from San Diego via Los Angeles5 132 Denver Broncos Rick Leach QB Michigan Big Ten5 133 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Chuck Fusina QB Penn State Ind I A from Houston5 134 Miami Dolphins Don Bessillieu S Georgia Tech Ind 5 135 New England Patriots John Zamberlin LB Pacific Lutheran N A5 136 Dallas Cowboys Ron Springs RB Ohio State Big Ten5 137 Pittsburgh Steelers Dwaine Board DE North Carolina A amp T MEACRound six edit Pick NFL team Player Position College138 San Francisco 49ers Ruben Vaughan Defensive Tackle Colorado139 Cincinnati Bengals Steve Kreider Wide Receiver Lehigh140 Kansas City Chiefs Spider Gaines Wide Receiver Washington141 Buffalo Bills Mike Burrow Offensive Guard Auburn142 Oakland Raiders Ira Matthews Wide Receiver Wisconsin143 Houston Oilers Daryl Hunt Linebacker Oklahoma144 St Louis Cardinals Thomas Lott Running Back Oklahoma145 New York Giants Bob Torrey Running Back Penn State146 New Orleans Saints Ricky Ray Defensive Back Norfolk State147 Chicago Bears John Sullivan Linebacker Illinois148 Denver Broncos Jeff McIntyre Linebacker Arizona State149 New York Jets Bill Dufek Offensive Guard Michigan150 Baltimore Colts Jim Moore Tackle Ohio State151 Cleveland Browns Clinton Burrell Defensive Back Louisiana State152 Minnesota Vikings Joe Senser Tight End West Chester PA 153 Green Bay Packers Dave Simmons Linebacker North Carolina154 Atlanta Falcons Mike Moroski Quarterback California Davis155 Dallas Cowboys Tim Lavender Defensive Back USC156 Oakland Raiders Henry Williams Defensive Back San Diego State157 Pittsburgh Steelers Bill Murrell Tight End Winston Salem State158 New York Giants Eddie Hicks Running Back East Carolina159 Houston Oilers Mike Murphy Linebacker SW Missouri State160 Dallas Cowboys Mike Salzano Offensive Guard North Carolina161 Pittsburgh Steelers Dwayne Woodruff Defensive Back Louisville162 Miami Dolphins Steve Lindquist Offensive Guard Nebraska163 Cleveland Browns Jim Ronan Defensive Tackle Minnesota164 Dallas Cowboys Chris DeFrance Wide Receiver Arizona State165 Pittsburgh Steelers Matt Bahr Kicker Penn State0 Buffalo Bills supplemental draft Rod Stewart Running Back KentuckyRound seven edit Pick NFL team Player Position College166 San Francisco 49ers Phil Francis Running Back Stanford167 Kansas City Chiefs Ken Kremer Defensive End Ball State168 Cincinnati Bengals Max Montoya Offensive Tackle UCLA169 Seattle Seahawks Larry Polowski Linebacker Boise State170 Buffalo Bills Tom Mullady Tight End Rhodes College171 Houston Oilers Tim Ries Defensive Back SW Missouri State172 New York Giants Steve Alvers Tight End Miami FL 173 St Louis Cardinals Kirk Gibson Wide Receiver Michigan State174 Chicago Bears Lee Kunz Linebacker Nebraska175 Oakland Raiders Jack Matia Offensive Tackle Drake176 New Orleans Saints Stan Sytsma Linebacker Minnesota177 New England Patriots Judson Flint Defensive Back Memphis State178 Philadelphia Eagles Don Swafford Offensive Tackle Florida179 New York Jets Emmett King Running Back Houston180 Green Bay Packers Henry Monroe Defensive Back Mississippi State181 Minnesota Vikings Bob Winkel Defensive Tackle Kentucky182 Washington Redskins Rich Milot Linebacker Penn State183 Cleveland Browns Cody Risien Offensive Tackle Texas A amp M184 Green Bay Packers Rich Wingo Linebacker Alabama185 Philadelphia Eagles Curtis Bunche Defensive End Albany State186 Atlanta Falcons Roger Westlund Offensive Tackle Washington187 New York Jets Keith Brown Defensive Back Minnesota188 Denver Broncos Luke Prestridge Punter Baylor189 Miami Dolphins Uwe von Schamann Kicker Oklahoma190 Los Angeles Rams Jeff Delaney Defensive Back Pittsburgh191 Dallas Cowboys Greg Fitzpatrick Linebacker Youngstown State192 Pittsburgh Steelers Bruce Kimball Offensive Guard MassachusettsRound eight edit Pick NFL team Player Position College193 Green Bay Packers Ron Cassidy Wide Receiver Utah State194 Cincinnati Bengals Howie Kurnick Linebacker Cincinnati195 Kansas City Chiefs Mike Williams Running Back New Mexico196 Philadelphia Eagles Chuck Correal Center Penn State197 Baltimore Colts Steve Heimkreiter Linebacker Notre Dame198 New York Jets Marshall Harris Defensive Tackle TCU199 St Louis Cardinals Larry Miller Linebacker Brigham Young200 New York Giants D K Perry Defensive Back Southern Methodist201 New York Giants Roy Simmons Offensive Guard Georgia Tech202 New Orleans Saints Doug Panfil Offensive Guard Tulsa203 Chicago Bears Rick Moss Defensive Back Purdue204 Cleveland Browns Kent Perkov Defensive End San Diego State205 New York Jets Willie Beamon Linebacker Boise State206 Miami Dolphins Jeff Groth Wide Receiver Bowling Green207 Baltimore Colts Nesby Glasgow Defensive Back Washington208 Green Bay Packers Rick Partridge Punter Utah209 Oakland Raiders Robert Hawkins Running Back Kentucky210 San Diego Chargers Wilbert Haslip Running Back Hawaii211 Philadelphia Eagles Max Runager Punter South Carolina212 Atlanta Falcons Keith Miller Linebacker N E Oklahoma213 Detroit Lions John Mohring Linebacker C W Post214 Houston Oilers Carter Hartwig Defensive Back USC215 Miami Dolphins Glenn Blackwood Defensive Back Texas216 New England Patriots Randy Love Running Back Houston217 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Gene Sanders Defensive Tackle Texas A amp M218 Kansas City Chiefs Robert Brewer Offensive Guard Temple219 Dallas Cowboys Bruce Thornton Defensive Tackle Illinois220 Pittsburgh Steelers Tom Graves Linebacker Michigan StateRound nine edit Pick NFL team Player Position College221 San Francisco 49ers Steve Hamilton Defensive Tackle Missouri222 Kansas City Chiefs James Folston Tight End Cameron223 Cincinnati Bengals Scott Burk Defensive Back Oklahoma State224 Baltimore Colts Russ Henderson Punter Virginia225 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Henry Vereen Wide Receiver UNLV226 Buffalo Bills Keven Baker Defensive End William Penn227 New York Giants Tom Rusk Linebacker Iowa228 St Louis Cardinals Bob Rozier Defensive End California229 Kansas City Chiefs Joe Robinson Offensive Tackle Ohio State230 Chicago Bears Jerome Heavens Running Back Notre Dame231 Detroit Lions Jeff Komlo Quarterback Delaware232 New York Jets Gordy Sprattler Running Back North Dakota State233 Washington Redskins Kris Haines Wide Receiver Notre Dame234 Cleveland Browns Carl McGee Linebacker Duke235 Green Bay Packers John Thompson Tight End Utah State236 Minnesota Vikings Billy Diggs Wide Receiver Winston Salem State237 San Diego Chargers Alvin Garrett Wide Receiver Angelo State238 Oakland Raiders Jim Rourke Offensive Tackle Boston College239 Atlanta Falcons Dave Parkin Defensive Back Utah State240 Seattle Seahawks Ezra Tate Running Back Mississippi State241 Cleveland Browns Curtis Weathers Tight End Mississippi242 Denver Broncos Charlie Taylor Wide Receiver Rice243 Houston Oilers Richard Ellender Wide Receiver McNeese State244 Miami Dolphins Jeff Weston Defensive Tackle Notre Dame245 New England Patriots John Spagnola Tight End Yale246 Los Angeles Rams Jeff Rutledge Quarterback Alabama247 Dallas Cowboys Garry Cobb Linebacker USC248 Pittsburgh Steelers Rick Kirk Defensive End DenisonRound ten edit Pick NFL team Player Position College249 San Francisco 49ers Dwight Clark Wide Receiver Clemson250 Cincinnati Bengals Nathan Poole Running Back Louisville251 Kansas City Chiefs Mike DuPree Linebacker Florida252 San Francisco 49ers Howard Ballage Defensive Back Colorado253 Buffalo Bills Dave Marler Quarterback Mississippi State254 Baltimore Colts Steve Stephens Tight End Oklahoma State255 St Louis Cardinals Jerry Holloway Tight End Western Illinois256 New York Giants Dan Fowler Offensive Guard Kentucky257 Chicago Bears Joe Restic Defensive Back Notre Dame258 Miami Dolphins Jerome Stanton Defensive Back Michigan State259 Oakland Raiders Ricky Smith Defensive Back Tulane260 Kansas City Chiefs Gerald Jackson Defensive Back Mississippi State261 Cleveland Browns John Smith Wide Receiver Tennessee State262 New York Jets Steve Sybeldon Offensive Tackle North Dakota263 New York Jets Ed McGlasson Center Youngstown State264 Green Bay Packers Frank Lockett Wide Receiver Nebraska265 San Diego Chargers Tony Petruccio Defensive Tackle Penn State266 Atlanta Falcons Bruce Beekley Linebacker Oregon267 Seattle Seahawks Robert Hardy Defensive Tackle Jackson State268 Kansas City Chiefs Larry Willis Wide Receiver Alcorn State269 San Diego Chargers Al Green Defensive Back LSU270 New England Patriots Martin Cox Wide Receiver Vanderbilt271 New England Patriots Allan Clark Running Back Northern Arizona272 Miami Dolphins Mike Kozlowski Running Back Colorado273 Los Angeles Rams Grady Ebensberger Defensive Tackle Houston274 Dallas Cowboys Mike Calhoun Defensive Tackle Notre Dame275 Pittsburgh Steelers Tod Thompson Tight End Brigham YoungRound eleven edit Pick NFL team Player Position College276 San Francisco 49ers Billy McBride Defensive Back Tennessee State277 Kansas City Chiefs Stan Rome Wide Receiver Clemson278 Cincinnati Bengals Ken Bungarda Defensive End Missouri279 Buffalo Bills Paul Lawler Defensive Back Colgate280 Baltimore Colts John Priestner Linebacker Western Ontario281 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Bob Rippentrop Tight End Fresno State282 New York Giants Mike Mince Defensive Back Fresno State283 St Louis Cardinals Nate Henderson Offensive Tackle Florida State284 New York Giants Ken Johnson Running Back Miami FL 285 New Orleans Saints David Hall Wide Receiver Missouri Rolla286 Chicago Bears Bob Wright Offensive Tackle Cincinnati287 Cleveland Browns Randy Poeschl Defensive End Nebraska288 New York Jets Danny Sanders Quarterback Carson Newman289 Washington Redskins Monte Coleman Linebacker Central Arkansas290 Green Bay Packers Mark Thorson Defensive Back Ottawa KS 291 Minnesota Vikings Brian Nelson Wide Receiver Texas Tech292 Atlanta Falcons Bill Leer Center Colorado State293 Seattle Seahawks Jim Hinesly Offensive Guard Michigan State294 Oakland Raiders Bruce Davis Offensive Tackle UCLA295 San Diego Chargers Dave Rader Quarterback Tulsa296 Philadelphia Eagles Al Chesley Linebacker Pittsburgh297 Denver Broncos Zach Dixon Running Back Temple298 Houston Oilers Mike Taylor Offensive Tackle Georgia Tech299 Miami Dolphins Mike Blanton Defensive End Georgia Tech300 Washington Redskins Tony Hall Wide Receiver Knoxville301 Los Angeles Rams Jesse Deremus Defensive Tackle Tennessee State302 Detroit Lions Eddie Cole Linebacker Mississippi303 Pittsburgh Steelers Charlie Moore Center Wichita StateRound twelve edit Pick NFL team Player Position College304 Cincinnati Bengals Jim Browner Defensive Back Notre Dame305 Kansas City Chiefs Michael Forrest Running Back Arkansas306 Baltimore Colts Charlie Green Wide Receiver Kansas State307 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Dave Logan Defensive Tackle Pittsburgh308 Buffalo Bills Mike Harris Running Back Arizona State309 St Louis Cardinals Rick McBride Linebacker Georgia310 New York Giants Tim Gillespie Offensive Guard North Carolina State311 New Orleans Saints Kelsey Finch Running Back Tennessee312 Chicago Bears Dave Becker Defensive Back Iowa313 Detroit Lions Bob Forster Center Brown314 New York Jets Paul Darby Wide Receiver Southwest Texas State315 Cleveland Browns Dewitt Methvin Center Tulane316 Oakland Raiders Dirk Abernathy Defensive Back Bowling Green317 Minnesota Vikings David Stephens Linebacker Kentucky318 Green Bay Packers Bill Moats Punter South Dakota319 Seattle Seahawks Jeff Moore Running Back Jackson State320 Oakland Raiders Reggie Kinlaw Middle Guard Oklahoma321 San Diego Chargers Frank Duncan Defensive Back San Francisco State322 Pittsburgh Steelers Ed Smith Linebacker Vanderbilt323 Atlanta Falcons Stuard Walker Linebacker Colorado324 Houston Oilers Wayne Wilson Running Back Shepherd College325 Denver Broncos Dave Jacobs Kicker Syracuse326 Detroit Lions Brian Sweeney Wide Receiver Texas A amp I327 Miami Dolphins Larry Fortner Quarterback Miami OH 328 Los Angeles Rams Drew Hill Wide Receiver Georgia Tech329 Dallas Cowboys Quentin Lowry Linebacker Youngstown State330 6 Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Almond Wide Receiver Northwest Louisiana Pro Bowler 3 Hall of FamerHall of Famers editKellen Winslow tight end from Missouri taken 1st round 13th overall by San Diego ChargersInducted Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1995 7 Joe Montana quarterback from Notre Dame taken 3rd round 82nd overall by San Francisco 49ersInducted Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2000 8 Dan Hampton defensive tackle from Arkansas taken 1st round 4th overall by Chicago BearsInducted Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2002 8 Bill Cowher linebacker from North Carolina State undrafted and signed by Philadelphia EaglesInducted For his Coaching achievements Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020 Notable undrafted players edit Pro Bowler 3 Hall of FamerOriginal NFL team Player Pos College Conf NotesAtlanta Falcons Putt Choate LB SMU SWCAtlanta Falcons Frank Garcia P Arizona State Pac 10Atlanta Falcons Russ Mikeska TE Texas A amp M SWCAtlanta Falcons Don Patterson DB Georgia Tech Ind Buffalo Bills Chris Keating LB Maine YankeeBuffalo Bills Jeff Knapple QB Northern Colorado Ind Div II Cleveland Browns Dino Hall RB Glassboro State NJSACDallas Cowboys Steve Wilson CB Howard MEACDenver Broncos James Harrell LB Florida SECDenver Broncos Jim Ryan LB William amp Mary Ind I A Denver Broncos Wylie Turner DB Angelo State LSCDenver Broncos Steve Watson WR Temple Ind I A Detroit Lions John Arnold WR Wyoming WACGreen Bay Packers Bobby Kimball WR Oklahoma Big EightHouston Oilers Vernon Perry S Jackson State SWACKansas City Chiefs M L Carter DB San Jose State PCAAKansas City Chiefs Steve Gaunty WR Northern Colorado Ind Div II Los Angeles Rams Ivory Sully S Delaware Ind Div II Miami Dolphins Cleveland Green OT Southern SWACMiami Dolphins Joel Williams LB Wisconsin La Crosse WSUCMinnesota Vikings Douglas Cunningham WR Rice SWCMinnesota Vikings Keith Nord DB St Cloud State NICMinnesota Vikings Tony Norman DE Iowa State Big EightNew England Patriots Ken Talton RB Cornell IvyNew Orleans Saints Vickey Ray Anderson RB Oklahoma Big EightNew York Giants Saladin Martin CB San Diego State WACNew York Giants Joe McLaughlin LB UMass YankeeNew York Jets Woody Bennett RB Miami Ind I A New York Jets Mike McKibben LB Kent State MACOakland Raiders Rufus Bess CB South Carolina State MEACPhiladelphia Eagles Bill Cowher LB NC State ACCPhiladelphia Eagles Brenard Wilson S Vanderbilt SECPittsburgh Steelers Anthony Anderson RB Temple Ind I A San Francisco 49ers Dan Melville P California Pac 10St Louis Cardinals Mike Loyd QB Missouri Southern CSICSt Louis Cardinals Leo Lewis WR Missouri Big EightTampa Bay Buccaneers George Yarno OG Washington State Pac 10Washington Redskins Neal Olkewicz LB Maryland ACCWashington Redskins Ray Waddy CB Texas A amp I LSCReferences edit NFL Draft Locations FootballGeography com October 2 2014 Archived from the original on September 5 2015 Retrieved October 23 2014 Salomone Dan October 2 2014 NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015 Giants com New York Giants Archived from the original on September 30 2015 Retrieved June 3 2015 a b c d Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Steelers Facts amp Info SteelerTribute com p 2 Archived from the original on September 30 2009 Retrieved March 25 2010 This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr Irrelevant List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee s at profootballhof com Pro Football Hall of Fame Archived from the original on July 31 2008 Retrieved October 11 2008 a b List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee s at profootballhof com Pro Football Hall of Fame Archived from the original on July 31 2008 Retrieved October 11 2008 External links editNFL com 1979 Draft databaseFootball com 1979 Draft Pro Football Hall of Fame 1979 NFL Draft Pick Transactions Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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