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1971 Draft

Here is a complete round by round listing for the 1971 draft. Our main coverage of this draft is here.

Round 1

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	1	Jim Plunkett	Patriots	QB	Stanford
2	2	Archie Manning	Saints	QB	Mississippi
3	3	Dan Pastorini	Oilers	QB	Santa Clara
4	4	J.D. Hill	Bills	WR	Arizona State
5	5	Richard Harris	Eagles	DE	Grambling
6	6	John Riggins	Jets	RB	Kansas
7	7	Joe Profit	Falcons	RB	NE Louisiana
8	8	Frank Lewis	Steelers	WR	Grambling
9	9	John Brockington	Packers	RB	Ohio State
10	10	Isiah Robertson	Rams	LB	Southern
11	11	Joe Moore	Bears	RB	Missouri
12	12	Marv Montgomery	Broncos	OT	USC
13	13	Leon Burns	Chargers	RB	Cal State-Long Beach
14	14	Clarence Scott	Browns	DB	Kansas State
15	15	Vernon Holland	Bengals	OT	Tennessee State
16	16	Elmo Wright	Chiefs	WR	Houston
17	17	Norm Thompson	Cardinals	DB	Utah
18	18	Rocky Thompson	Giants	WR	W. Texas State
19	19	Jack Tatus	Raiders	DB	Ohio State
20	20	Jack Youngblood	Rams	DE	Florida
21	21	Bob Bell	Lions	DT	Cincinnati
22	22	Don McCauley	Colts	RB	North Carolina
23	23	Tim Anderson	49ers	DB	Ohio State
24	24	Leo Hayden	Vikings	RB	Ohio State
25	25	Tody Smith	Cowboys	DE	USC
26	26	Leonard Dunlap	Colts	DB	N. Texas State

Round 2

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	27	Julius Adams	Patriots	DT	Texas Southern
2	28	James Harrison	Bears	RB	Missouri
3	29	Jan White	Bills	TE	Ohio State
4	30	Dave Thompson	Lions	C	Clemson
5	31	Samuel Holden	Saints	OG	Grambling
6	32	John Mooring	Jets	OT	Tampa
7	33	Ken Burrow	Falcons	WR	San Diego State
8	34	Jack Ham	Steelers	LB	Penn State
9	35	Dwight Harrison	Broncos	WR	Texas A&I
10	36	Charles Ford	Bears	DB	Houston
11	37	Ernie Janet	49ers	OG	Washington
12	38	Cotton Speyrer	Redskins	WR	Texas
13	39	Wilber Young	Chiefs	DT	Wm. Penn (Iowa)
14	40	Bo Cornell	Browns	RB	Washington
15	41	Stephen Lawson	Bengals	OG	Kansas
16	42	Scott Lewis	Chiefs	DE	Grambling
17	43	Dan Dierdorf	Cardinals	OT	Michigan
18	44	Wayne Walton	Giants	OT	Abilene Christian
19	45	Phil Villapiano	Raiders	LB	Bowling Green
20	46	Virgil Robinson	Packers	RB	Grambling
21	47	Otto Stowe	Dolphins	WR	Iowa State
22	48	Charlie Weaver	Lions	LB	USC
23	49	Joe Orduna	49ers	RB	Nebraska
24	50	Henry Allison	Eagles	OG	San Diego State
25	51	Ike Thomas	Cowboys	DB	Bishop
26	52	Bill Atessis	Colts	DE	Texas

Round 3

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	53	Bruce Jarvis	Bills	C	Washington
2	54	Bivian Lee	Saints	DB	Prairie View A&M
3	55	Sam Dickerson	49ers	WR	USC
4	56	Lynn Dickey	Oilers	QB	Kansas City
5	57	Jim Braxton	Bills	RB	West Virginia
6	58	Chris Farasopoulos	Jets	DB	Brigham Young
7	59	Leo Hart	Falcons	QB	Duke
8	60	Steve Davis	Steelers	RB	Delaware State
9	61	James Livesay	Cardinals	WR	Richmond
10	62	Charles Hall	Packers	DB	Pittsburgh
11	63	Dave Elmendorf	Rams	DB	Texas A&M
12	64	Tony McGee	Bears	DE	Bishop
13	65	Mike Montgomery	Chargers	RB	Kansas City
14	66	Paul Staroba	Browns	WR	Michigan
15	67	Ken Anderson	Bengals	QB	Augustana
16	68	Charles Hall	Browns	LB	Houston
17	69	Sam Scarber	Cowboys	RB	New Mexico
18	70	Ronnie Hornsby	Giants	LB	SE Louisiana
19	71	Bob Newton	Bears	OT	Nebraska
20	72	Al Clark	Lions	DB	Eastern Michigan
21	73	Warren Koegel	Raiders	C	Penn State
22	74	Dale Farley	Dolphins	LB	West Virginia
23	75	Willie Parker	49ers	C	North Texas State
24	76	Eddie Hackett	Vikings	WR	Alcorn A&M
25	77	Bill Gregory	Cowboys	DT	Wisconsin
26	78	Karl Douglas	Colts	QB	Texas A&I

Round 4

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	79	Lyle Alzado	Broncos	DE	Yankton
2	80	Joe Carter	Cowboys	TE	Grambling
3	81	Larron Jackson	Oilers	OT	Missouri
4	82	Carlos Bell	Saints	RB	Houston
5	83	Happy Feller	Eagles	K	Texas
6	84	Bill Zapalac	Jets	LB	Texas
7	85	Mike Potchad	Falcons	OT	Pittsburg State (KS)
8	86	Gerry Mullins	Steelers	TE	USC
9	87	Cleo Johnson	Broncos	DB	Alcorn A&M
10	88	Wimpy Winther	Saints	C	Mississippi
11	89	Jerry Moore	Bears	DB	Arkansas
12	90	Steve Worster	Rams	RB	Texas
13	91	D¦Artagnan Martin	Saints	DB	Kentucky State
14	92	Robert Pena	Browns	OG	Massachusetts
15	93	Fred Willis	Bengals	RB	Boston College
16	94	David Robinson	Chiefs	TE	Jacksonville State
17	95	Larry Willingham	Cardinals	DB	Auburn
18	96	David Tipton	Giants	DT	Stanford
19	97	Clarence Davis	Raiders	RB	USC
20	98	Don Morrison	Saints	OT	Texas-Arlington
21	99	Joe Theismann	Dolphins	QB	Notre Dame
22	100	Larry Woods	Lions	DT	Tennessee State
23	101	Tony Harris	49ers	RB	Toledo
24	102	Vince Clements	Vikings	RB	Connecticut
25	103	Adam Mitchell	Cowboys	OT	Mississippi
26	104	Dwight White	Steelers	DE	E. Texas State

Round 5

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	105	Tim Kelly	Patriots	LB	Notre Dame
2	106	Larry Brown	Steelers	TE	Kansas
3	107	Don Green	Bills	OT	Purdue
4	108	Tom Shellabarger	Eagles	OT	San Diego State
5	109	Willie Armstrong	Oilers	RB	Grambling
6	110	Arthur May	Bengals	DE	Tuskegee
7	111	Ray Jarvis	Falcons	WR	Norfolk State
8	112	Melvin Holmes	Steelers	OT	North Carolina A&T
9	113	Tim Beamer	Bills	DB	Johnson C. Smith
10	114	Dean Shaternick	49ers	OT	Kansas State
11	115	Bryant Salter	Chargers	QB	Pittsburgh
12	116	Donnell Smith	Packers	DE	Southern
13	117	Ray White	Chargers	LB	Syracuse
14	118	Stan Brown	Browns	WR	Purdue
15	119	Phil Asack	Chargers	DE	Duke
16	120	Mike Adamle	Chiefs	RB	Northwestern
17	121	Rocky Wallace	Cardinals	LB	Missouri
18	122	George Wells	49ers	LB	New Mexico State
19	123	Bob Moore	Raiders	TE	Stanford
20	124	Jim Stillwagon	Packers	LB	Ohio State
21	125	Pete Newell	Lions	OG	Michigan
22	126	Ralph Anderson	Steelers	DB	W. Texas State
23	127	Marty Huff	49ers	LB	Michigan
24	128	Fred Brister	Steelers	LB	Mississippi
25	129	Ron Kadziel	Cowboys	LB	Stanford
26	130	John Andrews	Colts	TE	Indiana

Round 6

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	131	David Hardt	Patriots	TE	Kentucky
2	132	Don Moorhead	Saints	RB	Michigan
3	133	Jack Smith	Eagles	DB	Troy State
4	134	Willie Alexander	Oilers	DB	Alcorn A&M
5	135	Earl Thomas	Bears	TE	Houston
6	136	Phil Wise	Jets	TE	Neb-Omaha
7	137	Tom Hayes	Falcons	DB	San Diego State
8	138	Craig Hanneman	Steelers	OT	Oregon State
9	139	Harold Phillips	Broncos	DB	Michigan State
10	140	Scott Hunter	Packers	QB	Alabama
11	141	Conway Hayman	Redskins	OG	Delaware
12	142	Doug Dieken	Browns	OT	Illinois
13	143	Jacob Mayes	Chargers	RB	Tennessee State
14	144	Jay Dixon	Browns	DE	Boston University
15	145	Bill McKinley	Bills	DE	Arizona
16	146	Kerry Reardon	Chiefs	DB	Iowa
17	147	Mel Gray	Cardinals	WR	Missouri
18	148	Ray Brown	Falcons	DB	West Texas State
19	149	Greg Slough	Raiders	LB	USC
20	150	Frank Harris	Lions	QB	Boston College
21	151	Dennis Coleman	Dolphins	LB	Mississippi
22	152	Herman Franklin	Lions	WR	USC
23	153	Al Bresler	49ers	WR	Auburn
24	154	Wyck Neely	Eagles	DB	Mississippi
25	155	Steve Maier	Cowboys	WR	Northern Arizona
26	156	Ken Frith	Colts	DT	NE Louisiana

Round 7

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	157	Don Martin	Raiders	DB	Yale
2	158	Larry DiNardo	Saints	OG	Notre Dame
3	159	Phil Croyle	Oilers	LB	California
4	160	Bob Chandler	Bills	WR	USC
5	161	Harold Carmichael	Eagles	WR	Southern
6	162	Scott Palmer	Jets	DT	Texas
7	163	Wesley Chesson	Falcons	WR	Duke
8	164	Worthy McClure	Steelers	OT	Mississippi
9	165	Doug Adams	Broncos	LB	Ohio State
10	166	Willie Germany	Redskins	DB	Morgan State
11	167	Buddy Lee	Bears	QB	LSU
12	168	Dave Davis	Packers	WR	Tennessee State
13	169	Chuck Dicus	Chargers	WR	Arkansas
14	170	Bob Jacobs	Browns	K	Wyoming
15	171	Cornelius Craig	Bengals	DB	Fisk
16	172	Bob Newland	Saints	WR	Oregon
17	173	James Cooch	Cardinals	DB	Colorado
18	174	Larry Watson	Oilers	OT	Morgan State
19	175	James Johnson	Packers	WR	Bishop
20	176	Dennis Ferris	Bears	RB	Pittsburgh
21	177	Brownie Wheless	Lions	OT	Rice
22	178	Ron Dickerson	Dolphins	DB	Kansas State
23	179	John Watson	49ers	OT	Oklahoma
24	180	Gene Mack	Vikings	LB	Texas-El Paso
25	181	Bill Griffin	Cowboys	OT	Catawba
26	182	Gordon Bowdell	Colts	WR	Michigan State

Round 8

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	183	Louis Ross	Bills	DE	South Carolina State
2	184	Larry Crowe	Steelers	RB	Texas Southern
3	185	Tyrone Walls	Bills	RB	Missouri
4	186	Leonard Gotschalk	Eagles	C	Humboldt State
5	187	Tom Beard	Broncos	C	Michigan State
6	188	Roy Kirksey	Jets	OG	Maryland State
7	189	Dennis Havig	Falcons	OG	Colorado
8	190	Paul Rogers	Steelers	K	Nebraska
9	191	Mike Sensibaugh	Chiefs	DB	Ohio State
10	192	Karl Weiss	Bears	OT	Vanderbilt
11	193	Win Headley	Packers	C	Wake Forest
12	194	James Elder	Saints	DB	Southern
14	196	Larry Zelina	Browns	RB	Ohio State
15	197	Fred Herring	Bengals	DB	Tennessee State
16	198	Rick Telander	Chiefs	DB	Northwestern
17	199	Ron Yankowski	Cardinals	DE	Kansas State
18	200	Ted Gregory	Giants	DE	Delaware
19	201	Bob Gresham	Saints	RB	West Virginia
20	202	Tony Garay	Rams	DE	Hofstra
21	203	Ernie Holmes	Steelers	DT	Texas Southern
22	204	Ken Lee	Lions	LB	Washington
23	205	Jim McCann	49ers	K	Arizona State
24	206	Ron Jessie	Cowboys	WR	Kansas
25	207	Willie Bogan	Colts	DB	Dartmouth
26	208	John Farley	Vikings	DE	Johnson C. Smith

Round 9

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	209	Josh Ashton	Patriots	RB	Tulsa
2	210	Tom Williams	Saints	DB	Willamette
3	211	Len Pettigrew	Eagles	LB	Ashland
4	212	Floyd Rice	Oilers	LB	Alcorn A&M
5	213	Bob Strickland	Bills	LB	Auburn
6	214	John Curtis	Jets	TE	Springfield
7	215	Alvin Griffin	Falcons	WR	Tuskegee
8	216	Mike Anderson	Steelers	LB	LSU
9	217	John Handy	Broncos	LB	Purdue
10	218	Barry Mayer	Packers	RB	Minnesota
11	219	Mike Fanucci	Redskins	DE	Arizona State
12	220	Lester McClain	Bears	WR	Tennessee
13	221	John Tanner	Chargers	TE	Tennessee Tech
14	222	Wilmur Levels	Browns	DB	North Texas State
15	223	Gary Gustafson	Bengals	LB	Montana State
16	224	Alvin Hawes	Chiefs	OT	Minnesota
17	225	Mike Savoy	Cardinals	WR	Black Hills (S.D.)
18	226	Ed Thomas	Giants	LB	Lebanon Valley
19	227	Dave Garnett	Raiders	RB	Pittsburgh
20	228	Joe Schmidt	Rams	WR	Miami (FL)
21	229	Mickey Zofko	Lions	RB	Auburn
22	230	Vern Den Herder	Dolphins	DE	Central Ia.
23	231	Therman Couch	49ers	LB	Iowa State
24	232	Tim Sullivan	Vikings	RB	Iowa
25	233	Honor Jackson	Cowboys	WR	Pacific
26	234	Bill Burnett	Colts	RB	Arkansas

Round 10

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	235	Layne McDowell	Patriots	OT	Iowa
2	236	Ron Cardo	49ers	RB	Oshkosh (Wis.)
3	237	Russell Price	Oilers	DE	North Carolina Central
4	238	William West	Raiders	DB	Tennessee State
5	239	Rocky Pamplin	Saints	RB	Hawaii
6	240	Jim Bettis	Jets	DB	Michigan
7	241	Faddie Tillman	Falcons	DE	Boise State
8	242	Jim O¦Shea	Steelers	TE	Boston College
9	243	Carlis Harris	Broncos	WR	Idaho State
10	244	Jesse Taylor	Redskins	RB	Cincinnati
11	245	Larry Rowden	Bears	LB	Houston
12	246	Kevin Hunt	Packers	OT	Doane
13	247	Gary Nowak	Chargers	TE	Michigan State
14	248	Steve Casteel	Browns	LB	Oklahoma
15	249	Jack Stambaugh	Bengals	OG	Oregon
16	250	Bruce Jankowski	Chiefs	WR	Ohio State
17	251	Ronald Miller	Cardinals	OT	McNeese State
18	252	Henry Reed	Giants	LB	Weber State
19	253	Tim Oesterling	Raiders	DT	UCLA
20	254	Don Popplewell	Rams	C	Colorado
21	255	Ron Maree	Dolphins	DT	Purdue
22	256	Tom Bailey	Eagles	RB	Florida State
23	257	Ernie Jennings	49ers	WR	Air Force
24	258	Chris Morris	Vikings	OG	Indiana
25	259	Rodney Wallace	Cowboys	DT	New Mexico
26	260	Rex Kern	Colts	QB	Ohio State

Round 11

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	261	Dan Schneiss	Patriots	TE	Nebraska
2	262	Bob Pollard	Saints	DE	Weber State
3	263	Andy Browder	Bills	OT	Texas A&I
4	264	Albert Davis	Eagles	RB	Tennessee State
5	265	Macon Hughes	Oilers	WR	Rice
6	266	Vernon Studdard	Jets	WR	Mississippi
7	267	Larry Shears	Falcons	DB	Lincoln (Mo.)
8	268	Mike Wagner	Steelers	DB	Western Illinois
9	269	Roger Roitsch	Broncos	DT	Rice
10	270	Cliff Hardy	Bears	DB	Michigan State
11	271	John Lanier	Packers	RB	Parsons
12	272	George Starke	Redskins	OT	Columbia
13	273	Don Pinson	Chargers	DB	Tennessee State
14	274	Mike Sikich	Browns	OG	Northwestern
15	275	Edward Marshall	Bengals	WR	Cameron St.
16	276	Nate Allen	Chiefs	DB	Texas Southern
17	277	Rick Ogle	Cardinals	LB	Colorado
18	278	Marshall Ellison	Giants	OG	Dayton
19	279	Jim Poston	Raiders	DT	South Carolina
20	280	Charlie Richards	Rams	QB	Richmond
21	281	Phil Webb	Lions	DB	Colorado State
22	282	Vic Surma	Dolphins	OT	Penn State
23	283	Joe Reed	49ers	QB	Mississippi State
24	284	Mike Walker	Vikings	LB	Tulane
25	285	Ernest Bonwell	Cowboys	DT	Lane (Tenn.)
26	286	Dave Jones	Colts	LB	Baylor

Round 12

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	287	John Rodman	Patriots	OT	Northwestern
2	288	Ron Gathright	Saints	DB	Morehead State
3	289	Rich Saathoff	Eagles	DE	Northern Arizona
4	290	John Thompson	Oilers	OG	Minnesota
5	291	Jim Sheffield	Bills	K	Texas A&M
6	292	Rich Sowels	Jets	DB	Alcorn A&M
7	293	Ronnie Lowe	Falcons	WR	Ft. Valley State
8	294	Bob Wuensch	Colts	OT	Texas
9	295	Floyd Franks	Broncos	WR	Mississippi
10	296	Greg Hendren	Packers	OG	California
11	297	Jeff Severson	Redskins	DB	Cal State-Long Beach
12	298	Steve Booras	Bears	DE	Mesa J.C.
13	299	Wesley Garnett	Chargers	WR	Utah State
14	300	Felix Blanchard	Browns	TE	North Carolina
15	301	James Hayden	Bengals	DE	Memphis State
16	302	Tony Esposito	Chiefs	RB	Pittsburgh
17	303	Tim Von Dulm	Cardinals	QB	Portland State
18	304	Tom Blanchard	Giants	K	Oregon
19	305	Horace Jones	Raiders	DT	Louisville
20	306	Kirk Behrendt	Rams	OT	Whitewater
21	307	Leroy Byars	Dolphins	RB	Alcorn A&M
22	308	Bill Pilconis	Lions	WR	Pittsburgh
23	309	Jim Bunch	49ers	DT	Platteville (Wis)
24	310	Reggie Holmes	Vikings	DB	Stout
25	311	Steve Goepel	Cowboys	QB	Colgate
26	312	Bill Triplett	Colts	WR	Michigan State

Round 13

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	313	Lewis Swain	Patriots	DB	Alabama A&M
2	314	Don Burchfield	Saints	TE	Ball State
3	315	Joe Hoing	Oilers	OG	Arkansas Tech
4	316	Busty Underwood	Bills	QB	TCU
5	317	Danny Lester	Eagles	DB	Texas
6	318	John Eggold	Jets	DE	Arizona
7	319	Dan Crooks	Falcons	DB	Wisconsin
8	320	Alfred Young	Steelers	WR	S. Carolina State
9	321	Craig Blackford	Broncos	QB	Evansville
10	322	Dan Ryczek	Redskins	C	Virginia
11	323	Ed Nicholas	Bears	OT	North Carolina State
12	324	Jack Martin	Packers	RB	Angelo State
13	325	Sammy Milner	Chargers	WR	Mississippi State
14	326	Thad Jamula	Browns	OT	Lehigh
15	327	David Knapman	Bengals	TE	Central Wash.
16	328	Chuck Hixon	Chiefs	QB	SMU
17	329	Jeff Allen	Cardinals	DB	Iowa State
18	330	David Roller	Giants	DT	Kentucky
19	331	Russell Harrison	Rams	RB	Kansas State
20	332	David Abercrombie	Lions	RB	Tulane
21	333	Lionel Hepburn	Dolphins	DB	Texas Southern
22	334	Mick Natzel	Raiders	DB