1979 NFL Draft - Pro Football Archives

Round	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	Buffalo Bills	Tom Cousineau	LB	Ohio State
1	2	Kansas City Chiefs	Mike Bell	DE	Colorado State
1	3	Cincinnati Bengals	Jack Thompson	QB	Washington State
1	4	Chicago Bears	Dan Hampton	DT	Arkansas
1	5	Buffalo Bills	Jerry Butler	WR	Clemson
1	6	Baltimore Colts	Barry Krauss	LB	Alabama
1	7	New York Giants	Phil Simms	QB	Morehead State
1	8	St. Louis Cardinals	Ottis Anderson	RB	Miami (Florida)
1	9	Chicago Bears	Al Harris	DE	Arizona State
1	10	Detroit Lions	Keith Dorney	T	Penn State
1	11	New Orleans Saints	Russell Erxleben	K-P	Texas
1	12	Cincinnati Bengals	Charles Alexander	RB	Louisiana State
1	13	San Diego Chargers	Kellen Winslow	TE	Missouri
1	14	New York Jets	Marty Lyons	DE	Alabama
1	15	Green Bay Packers	Eddie Lee Ivery	RB	Georgia Tech
1	16	Minnesota Vikings	Ted Brown	RB	North Carolina State
1	17	Atlanta Falcons	Don Smith	DE	Miami (Florida)
1	18	Seattle Seahawks	Manu Tuiasosopo	DT	UCLA
1	19	Los Angeles Rams	George Andrews	LB	Nebraska
1	20	Cleveland Browns	Willis Adams	WR	Houston
1	21	Philadelphia Eagles	Jerry Robinson	LB	UCLA
1	22	Denver Broncos	Kelvin Clark	T	Nebraska
1	23	Kansas City Chiefs	Steve Fuller	QB	Clemson
1	24	Miami Dolphins	Jon Giesler	T	Michigan
1	25	New England Patriots	Rick Sanford	DB	South Carolina
1	26	Los Angeles Rams	Kent Hill	T	Georgia Tech
1	27	Dallas Cowboys	Robert Shaw	C	Tennessee
1	28	Pittsburgh Steelers	Greg Hawthorne	RB	Baylor
2	29	San Francisco 49ers	James Owens	WR	UCLA
2	30	Cincinnati Bengals	Dan Ross	TE	Northeastern
2	31	Houston Oilers	Mike Stensrud	DE	Iowa State
2	32	Buffalo Bills	Fred Smerlas	DT	Boston College
2	33	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Greg Roberts	G	Oklahoma
2	34	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Gordon Jones	WR	Pittsburgh
2	35	St. Louis Cardinals	Theotis Brown	RB	UCLA
2	36	New York Giants	Earnest Gray	WR	Memphis
2	37	Detroit Lions	Ken Fantetti	LB	Wyoming
2	38	New Orleans Saints	Reggie Mathis	LB	Oklahoma
2	39	Chicago Bears	Rickey Watts	WR	Tulsa
2	40	Cleveland Browns	Lawrence Johnson	DB	Wisconsin
2	41	New York Jets	Mark Gastineau	DE	East Central
2	42	Oakland Raiders	Willie Jones	DE	Florida State
2	43	Minnesota Vikings	Dave Huffman	C	Notre Dame
2	44	Green Bay Packers	Steve Atkins	RB	Maryland
2	45	Seattle Seahawks	Joe Norman	LB	Indiana
2	46	St. Louis Cardinals	Calvin Favron	LB	Southeastern Louisiana
2	47	Cleveland Browns	Sam Claphan	T	Oklahoma
2	48	Philadelphia Eagles	Petey Perot	G	Northwestern State (Louisiana)
2	49	Atlanta Falcons	Pat Howell	G	Southern California
2	50	Houston Oilers	Jesse Baker	DE	Jacksonville State
2	51	Buffalo Bills	Jim Haslett	LB	Indiana (Pennsylvania)
2	52	New England Patriots	Bob Golic	LB	Notre Dame
2	53	Miami Dolphins	Jeff Toews	T	Washington
2	54	Los Angeles Rams	Eddie Hill	RB	Memphis
2	55	Dallas Cowboys	Aaron Mitchell	DB	Nevada-Las Vegas
2	56	Pittsburgh Steelers	Zack Valentine	LB	East Carolina
3	57	Seattle Seahawks	Michael Jackson	LB	Washington
3	58	Los Angeles Rams	Jeff Moore	WR	Tennessee
3	59	Cincinnati Bengals	Barney Cotton	G	Nebraska
3	60	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Jerry Eckwood	RB	Arkansas
3	61	Miami Dolphins	Tony Nathan	RB	Alabama
3	62	Buffalo Bills	Jon Borchardt	T	Montana State
3	63	Miami Dolphins	Mel Land	LB	Michigan State
3	64	St. Louis Cardinals	Joe Bostic	T	Clemson
3	65	Miami Dolphins	Ronnie Lee	TE	Baylor
3	66	Chicago Bears	Willie McClendon	RB	Georgia
3	67	Detroit Lions	Bo Robinson	RB	West Texas A&M
3	68	New York Jets	Donald Dykes	DB	Southeastern Louisiana
3	69	Baltimore Colts	Kim Anderson	DB	Arizona State
3	70	Cleveland Browns	Jim Ramey	DE	Kentucky
3	71	Green Bay Packers	Charles Johnson	DT	Maryland
3	72	Houston Oilers	Kenny King	RB	Oklahoma
3	73	San Diego Chargers	Cliff Thrift	LB	East Central
3	74	Philadelphia Eagles	Tony Franklin	K	Texas A&M
3	75	Atlanta Falcons	James Mayberry	RB	Colorado
3	76	Dallas Cowboys	Doug Cosbie	TE	Santa Clara
3	77	Denver Broncos	Bruce Radford	DE	Grambling State
3	78	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Reggie Lewis	DE	North Texas
3	79	Atlanta Falcons	William Andrews	RB	Auburn
3	80	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Rick Berns	RB	Nebraska
3	81	Los Angeles Rams	Mike Wellman	C	Kansas
3	82	San Francisco 49ers	Joe Montana	QB	Notre Dame
4	83	Buffalo Bills	Ken Johnson	DE	Knoxville
4	84	Cincinnati Bengals	Mike White	DT	Albany State
4	85	Kansas City Chiefs	Frank Manumaleuga	LB	San Jose State
4	86	Pittsburgh Steelers	Russell Davis	RB	Michigan
4	87	Buffalo Bills	Jeff Nixon	DB	Richmond
4	88	Detroit Lions	Ulysses Norris	TE	Georgia
4	89	St. Louis Cardinals	Roy Green	DB	Henderson State
4	90	New York Giants	Phil Tabor	DE	Oklahoma
4	91	Cincinnati Bengals	Vaughn Lusby	DB	Arkansas
4	92	Detroit Lions	Jon Brooks	LB	Clemson
4	93	New Orleans Saints	Jim Kovach	LB	Kentucky
4	94	Philadelphia Eagles	Ben Cowins	RB	Arkansas
4	95	Cleveland Browns	Matt Miller	T	Colorado
4	96	New York Jets	Eric Cunningham	G	Penn State
4	97	Minnesota Vikings	Steve Dils	QB	Stanford
4	98	New York Jets	Johnny Lynn	DB	UCLA
4	99	Los Angeles Rams	Derwin Tucker	DB	Illinois
4	100	Atlanta Falcons	Lynn Cain	RB	Southern California
4	101	Atlanta Falcons	Charles Johnson	DB	Grambling State
4	102	Seattle Seahawks	Mark Bell	TE	Colorado State
4	103	Washington Redskins	Don Warren	TE	San Diego State
4	104	San Diego Chargers	John Floyd	WR	Louisiana-Monroe
4	105	Denver Broncos	Charles Jefferson	DB	McNeese State
4	106	New England Patriots	Eddie Hare	P	Tulsa
4	107	Miami Dolphins	Steve Howell	RB	Baylor
4	108	Los Angeles Rams	Jerry Wilkinson	DT	Oregon State
4	109	Dallas Cowboys	Ralph DeLoach	DE	California
4	110	Pittsburgh Steelers	Calvin Sweeney	WR	Southern California
5	111	San Francisco 49ers	Tom Seabron	LB	Michigan
5	112	Kansas City Chiefs	Earl Gant	RB	Missouri
5	113	Cincinnati Bengals	Casey Merrill	DE	California-Davis
5	114	Buffalo Bills	Rod Kush	DB	Nebraska-Omaha
5	115	Baltimore Colts	Larry Braziel	DB	Southern California
5	116	Buffalo Bills	Dan Manucci	QB	Kansas State
5	117	New York Giants	Cleveland Jackson	TE	Nevada-Las Vegas
5	118	St. Louis Cardinals	Steve Henry	DB	Emporia State
5	119	San Francisco 49ers	Jerry Aldridge	RB	Angelo State
5	120	New Orleans Saints	Harlan Huckleby	TB	Michigan
5	121	Dallas Cowboys	Bob Hukill	G	North Carolina
5	122	Los Angeles Rams	Victor Hicks	TE	Oklahoma
5	123	New York Jets	Kelly Kirchbaum	LB	Kentucky
5	124	Cleveland Browns	Rich Dimler	DT	Southern California
5	125	New York Jets	Stan Blinka	LB	Sam Houston State
5	126	Philadelphia Eagles	Scott Fitzkee	WR	Penn State
5	127	Atlanta Falcons	Mike Zele	DT	Kent State
5	128	Dallas Cowboys	Curtis Anderson	DE	Central State (Ohio)
5	129	Minnesota Vikings	Jerry Meter	LB	Michigan
5	130	St. Louis Cardinals	Mark Bell	WR	Colorado State
5	131	Detroit Lions	Walt Brown	C	Pittsburgh
5	132	Denver Broncos	Rick Leach	QB	Michigan
5	133	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Chuck Fusina	QB	Penn State
5	134	Miami Dolphins	Don Bessillieu	DB	Georgia Tech
5	135	New England Patriots	John Zamberlin	LB	Pacific Lutheran
5	136	Dallas Cowboys	Ron Springs	RB	Ohio State
5	137	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dwaine Board	DE	North Carolina A&T State
6	138	San Francisco 49ers	Ruben Vaughan	DT	Colorado
6	139	Cincinnati Bengals	Steve Kreider	WR	Lehigh
6	140	Kansas City Chiefs	Robert Gaines	WR	Washington
6	141	Buffalo Bills	Mike Burrow	G	Auburn
6	142	Oakland Raiders	Ira Matthews	KR	Wisconsin
6	143	Houston Oilers	Daryl Hunt	LB	Oklahoma
6	144	St. Louis Cardinals	Thomas Lott	RB	Oklahoma
6	145	New York Giants	Bob Torrey	RB	Penn State
6	146	New Orleans Saints	Ricky Ray	DB	Norfolk State
6	147	Chicago Bears	John Sullivan	LB	Illinois
6	148	Denver Broncos	Jeff McIntyre	LB	Arizona State
6	149	New York Jets	Bill Dufek	G	Michigan
6	150	Baltimore Colts	Jimmy Moore	T	Ohio State
6	151	Cleveland Browns	Clinton Burrell	DB	Louisiana State
6	152	Minnesota Vikings	Joe Senser	TE	West Chester
6	153	Green Bay Packers	Dave Simmons	LB	North Carolina
6	154	Atlanta Falcons	Mike Moroski	QB	California-Davis
6	155	Dallas Cowboys	Tim Lavender	DB	Southern California
6	156	Oakland Raiders	Henry Williams	DB	San Diego State
6	157	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill Murrell	TE	Winston-Salem State
6	158	New York Giants	Eddie Hicks	RB	East Carolina
6	159	Houston Oilers	Mike Murphy	LB	Missouri State
6	160	Dallas Cowboys	Mike Salzano	G	North Carolina
6	161	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dwayne Woodruff	DB	Louisville
6	162	Miami Dolphins	Steve Lindquist	OG	Nebraska
6	163	Cleveland Browns	Jim Ronan	DT	Minnesota
6	164	Dallas Cowboys	Chris DeFance	WR	Arizona State
6	165	Pittsburgh Steelers	Matt Bahr	K	Penn State
7	166	San Francisco 49ers	Phil Francis	RB	Stanford
7	167	Kansas City Chiefs	Ken Kremer	DE	Ball State
7	168	Cincinnati Bengals	Max Montoya	T	UCLA
7	169	Seattle Seahawks	Larry Polowski	LB	Boise State
7	170	Buffalo Bills	Tom Mullady	TE	Southwestern (Tennessee)
7	171	Houston Oilers	Tim Ries	DB	Missouri State
7	172	New York Giants	Steve Alvers	TE	Miami (Florida)
7	173	St. Louis Cardinals	Kirk Gibson	WR	Michigan State
7	174	Chicago Bears	Lee Kunz	LB	Nebraska
7	175	Oakland Raiders	Jack Matia	T	Drake
7	176	New Orleans Saints	Stan Sytsma	LB	Minnesota
7	177	New England Patriots	Judson Flint	DB	Memphis
7	178	Philadelphia Eagles	Don Swafford	T	Florida
7	179	New York Jets	Emmett King	RB	Houston
7	180	Green Bay Packers	Henry Monroe	DB	Mississippi State
7	181	Minnesota Vikings	Bob Winkel	DT	Kentucky
7	182	Washington Redskins	Rich Milot	LB	Penn State
7	183	Cleveland Browns	Cody Risien	T	Texas A&M
7	184	Green Bay Packers	Rich Wingo	LB	Alabama
7	185	Philadelphia Eagles	Curtis Bunche	DE	Albany State
7	186	Atlanta Falcons	Roger Westlund	T	Washington
7	187	New York Jets	Keith Brown	DB	Minnesota
7	188	Denver Broncos	Luke Prestridge	P	Baylor
7	189	Miami Dolphins	Uwe Von Schamann	K	Oklahoma
7	190	Los Angeles Rams	Jeff Delaney	DB	Pittsburgh
7	191	Dallas Cowboys	Greg Fitzpatrick	LB	Youngstown State
7	192	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bruce Kimball	G	Massachusetts
8	193	Green Bay Packers	Ron Cassidy	WR	Utah State
8	194	Cincinnati Bengals	Howie Kurnick	LB	Cincinnati
8	195	Kansas City Chiefs	Mike Williams	RB	New Mexico
8	196	Philadelphia Eagles	Chuck Correal	C	Penn State
8	197	Baltimore Colts	Steve Heimkreiter	LB	Notre Dame
8	198	New York Jets	Marshall Harris	DT	Texas Christian
8	199	St. Louis Cardinals	Larry Miller	LB	Brigham Young
8	200	New York Giants	Harold Perry	DB	Southern Methodist
8	201	New York Giants	Roy Simmons	G	Georgia Tech
8	202	New Orleans Saints	Doug Panfil	G	Tulsa
8	203	Chicago Bears	Rick Moss	DB	Purdue
8	204	Cleveland Browns	Kent Perkov	DE	San Diego State
8	205	New York Jets	Willie Beamon	LB	Boise State
8	206	Miami Dolphins	Jeff Groth	WR	Bowling Green State
8	207	Baltimore Colts	Nesby Glasgow	DB	Washington
8	208	Green Bay Packers	Rick Partridge	P	Utah
8	209	Oakland Raiders	Robert Hawkins	RB	Kentucky
8	210	San Diego Chargers	Wilbert Haslip	RB	Hawaii
8	211	Philadelphia Eagles	Max Runager	P	South Carolina
8	212	Atlanta Falcons	Keith Miller	LB	Northeastern State
8	213	Detroit Lions	John Mohring	LB	Long Island-Post
8	214	Houston Oilers	Carter Hartwig	DB	Southern California
8	215	Miami Dolphins	Glenn Blackwood	DB	Texas
8	216	New England Patriots	Randy Love	RB	Houston
8	217	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Gene Sanders	DT	Texas A&M
8	218	Kansas City Chiefs	Bob Brewer	G	Temple
8	219	Dallas Cowboys	Bruce Thornton	DT	Illinois
8	220	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tom Graves	LB	Michigan State
9	221	San Francisco 49ers	Steve Hamilton	DT	Missouri
9	222	Kansas City Chiefs	James Folston	TE	Cameron
9	223	Cincinnati Bengals	Scott Burk	DB	Oklahoma State
9	224	Baltimore Colts	Russ Henderson	P	Virginia
9	225	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Henry Vereen	WR	Nevada-Las Vegas
9	226	Buffalo Bills	Kevin Baker	DE	William Penn
9	227	New York Giants	Tom Rusk	LB	Iowa
9	228	St. Louis Cardinals	Bob Rozier	DE	California
9	229	Kansas City Chiefs	Joe Robinson	T	Ohio State
9	230	Chicago Bears	Jerome Heavens	RB	Notre Dame
9	231	Detroit Lions	Jeff Komlo	QB	Delaware
9	232	New York Jets	Gordy Sprattler	RB	North Dakota State
9	233	Washington Redskins	Kris Haines	WR	Notre Dame
9	234	Cleveland Browns	Carl McGee	LB	Duke
9	235	Green Bay Packers	John Thompson	TE	Utah State
9	236	Minnesota Vikings	Billy Diggs	WR	Winston-Salem State
9	237	San Diego Chargers	Alvin Garrett	WR	Angelo State
9	238	Oakland Raiders	Jim Rourke	T	Boston College
9	239	Atlanta Falcons	Dave Parkin	DB	Utah State
9	240	Seattle Seahawks	Ezra Tate	RB	Mississippi College
9	241	Cleveland Browns	Curtis Weathers	TE	Mississippi
9	242	Denver Broncos	Charlie Taylor	WR	Rice
9	243	Houston Oilers	Rich Ellender	WR	McNeese State
9	244	Miami Dolphins	Jeff Weston	DT	Notre Dame
9	245	New England Patriots	John Spagnola	TE	Yale
9	246	Los Angeles Rams	Jeff Rutledge	QB	Alabama
9	247	Dallas Cowboys	Garry Cobb	LB	Southern California
9	248	Pittsburgh Steelers	Rick Kirk	DE	Denison
10	249	San Francisco 49ers	Dwight Clark	WR	Clemson
10	250	Cincinnati Bengals	Nathan Poole	RB	Louisville
10	251	Kansas City Chiefs	Mike DuPree	LB	Florida
10	252	San Francisco 49ers	Howard Ballage	DB	Colorado
10	253	Buffalo Bills	Dave Marler	QB	Mississippi State
10	254	Baltimore Colts	Steve Stephens	TE	Oklahoma State
10	255	St. Louis Cardinals	Jerry Holloway	TE	Western Illinois
10	256	New York Giants	Dan Fowler	G	Kentucky
10	257	Chicago Bears	Joe Restic	DB	Notre Dame
10	258	Miami Dolphins	Jerome Stanton	DB	Michigan State
10	259	Oakland Raiders	Ricky Smith	DB	Tulane
10	260	Kansas City Chiefs	Gerald Jackson	DB	Mississippi State
10	261	Cleveland Browns	John Smith	WR	Tennessee State
10	262	New York Jets	Steve Sybeldon	T	North Dakota
10	263	New York Jets	Ed McGlasson	C	Youngstown State
10	264	Green Bay Packers	Frank Lockett	WR	Nebraska
10	265	San Diego Chargers	Tony Petruccio	DT	Penn State
10	266	Atlanta Falcons	Bruce Beekley	LB	Oregon
10	267	Seattle Seahawks	Robert Hardy	DT	Jackson State
10	268	Kansas City Chiefs	Larry Willis	WR	Alcorn State
10	269	San Diego Chargers	Al Green	DB	Louisiana State
10	270	New England Patriots	Martin Cox	WR	Vanderbilt
10	271	New England Patriots	Allan Clark	RB	Northern Arizona
10	272	Miami Dolphins	Mike Kozlowski	RB	Colorado
10	273	Los Angeles Rams	Grady Ebensberger	DT	Houston
10	274	Dallas Cowboys	Mike Calhoun	DT	Notre Dame
10	275	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tod Thompson	TE	Brigham Young
11	276	San Francisco 49ers	Billy McBride	DB	Tennessee State
11	277	Kansas City Chiefs	Stan Rome	WR	Clemson
11	278	Cincinnati Bengals	Ken Bungarda	DT	Missouri
11	279	Buffalo Bills	Paul Lawler	DB	Colgate
11	280	Baltimore Colts	John Priestner	LB	Western Ontario
11	281	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Bob Rippentrop	TE	Fresno State
11	282	New York Giants	Mike Mince	DB	Fresno State
11	283	St. Louis Cardinals	Nate Henderson	T	Florida State
11	284	New York Giants	Kenny Johnson	RB	Miami (Florida)
11	285	New Orleans Saints	David Hall	WR	Missouri-Rolla
11	286	Chicago Bears	Bob Wright	T	Cincinnati
11	287	Cleveland Browns	Randy Poeschl	DE	Nebraska
11	288	New York Jets	Danny Sanders	QB	Carson-Newman
10	289	Washington Redskins	Monte Coleman	LB	Central Arkansas
11	290	Green Bay Packers	Mark Thorson	DB	Ottawa (Kansas)
11	291	Minnesota Vikings	Brian Nelson	WR	Texas Tech
11	292	Atlanta Falcons	Bill Leer	C	Colorado State
11	293	Seattle Seahawks	Jim Hinesly	G	Michigan State
11	294	Oakland Raiders	Bruce Davis	T	UCLA
11	295	San Diego Chargers	Dave Rader	QB	Tulsa
11	296	Philadelphia Eagles	Al Chesley	LB	Pittsburgh
11	297	Denver Broncos	Zachary Dixon	RB	Temple
11	298	Houston Oilers	Mike Taylor	T	Georgia Tech
11	299	Miami Dolphins	Mike Blanton	DE	Georgia Tech
11	300	Washington Redskins	Tony Hall	WR	Knoxville
11	301	Los Angeles Rams	Jessie Deramus	DT	Tennessee State
11	302	Detroit Lions	Eddie Cole	LB	Mississippi
11	303	Pittsburgh Steelers	Charlie Moore	C	Wichita State
12	304	Cincinnati Bengals	Jim Browner	DB	Notre Dame
12	305	Kansas City Chiefs	Mike Forrest	RB	Arkansas
12	306	Baltimore Colts	Charlie Green	WR	Kansas State
12	307	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Dave Logan	DT	Pittsburgh
12	308	Buffalo Bills	Mike Harris	RB	Arizona State
12	309	St. Louis Cardinals	Ricky McBride	LB	Georgia
12	310	New York Giants	Tim Gillespie	G	North Carolina State
12	311	New Orleans Saints	Kelsey Finch	RB	Tennessee
12	312	Chicago Bears	Dave Becker	DB	Iowa
12	313	Detroit Lions	Bob Forster	C-OG	Brown
12	314	New York Jets	Paul Darby	WR	Texas State
12	315	Cleveland Browns	Dee Methvin	C	Tulane
12	316	Oakland Raiders	Dirk Abernathy	DB	Bowling Green State
12	317	Minnesota Vikings	David Stephens	LB	Kentucky
12	318	Green Bay Packers	Bill Moats	P	South Dakota
12	319	Seattle Seahawks	Jeff Moore	RB	Jackson State
12	320	Oakland Raiders	Reggie Kinlaw	DT	Oklahoma
12	321	San Diego Chargers	Frank Duncan	DB	San Francisco State
12	322	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ed Smith	LB	Vanderbilt
12	323	Atlanta Falcons	Stuart Walker	LB	Colorado
12	324	Houston Oilers	Wayne Wilson	RB	Shepherd
12	325	Denver Broncos	Dave Jacobs	K	Syracuse
12	326	Detroit Lions	Bryan Sweeney	WR	Texas A&M-Kingsville
12	327	Miami Dolphins	Larry Fortner	QB	Miami (Ohio)
12	328	Los Angeles Rams	Drew Hill	WR	Georgia Tech
12	329	Dallas Cowboys	Quentin Lowry	LB	Youngstown State
12	330	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mike Almond	WR	Northwestern State (Louisiana)