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1971 NFL Draft Choices
Held January 28-29, 1971

Round 1
PickOverallNameTeamPositionSchool
11Jim PlunkettPatriotsQBStanford
22Archie ManningSaintsQBMississippi
33Dan PastoriniOilersQBSanta Clara
44J.D. HillBillsWRArizona State
55Richard HarrisEaglesDEGrambling
66John RigginsJetsRBKansas
77Joe ProfitFalconsRBNortheast Louisiana
88Frank LewisSteelersWRGrambling
99John BrockingtonPackersRBOhio State
1010Isiah RobertsonRamsLBSouthern
1111Joe MooreBearsRBMissouri
1212Marv MontgomeryBroncosOTUSC
1313Leon BurnsChargersRBCal State-Long Beach
1414Clarence ScottBrownsDBKansas State
1515Vernon HollandBengalsOTTennessee State
1616Elmo WrightChiefsWRHouston
1717Norm ThompsonCardinalsDBUtah
1818Rocky ThompsonGiantsWRWest Texas State
1919Jack TatusRaidersDBOhio State
2020Jack YoungbloodRamsDEFlorida
2121Bob BellLionsDTCincinnati
2222Don McCauleyColtsRBNorth Carolina
2323Tim Anderson49ersDBOhio State
2424Leo HaydenVikingsRBOhio State
2525Tody SmithCowboysDEUSC
2626Leonard DunlapColtsDBNorth Texas
Round 2
PickOverallNameTeamPositionSchool
127Julius AdamsPatriotsDTTexas Southern
228James HarrisonBearsRBMissouri
329Jan WhiteBillsTEOhio State
430Dave ThompsonLionsCClemson
531Samuel HoldenSaintsOGGrambling
632John MooringJetsOTTampa
733Ken BurrowFalconsWRSan Diego State
834Jack HamSteelersLBPenn State
935Dwight HarrisonBroncosWRTexas A&I
1036Charles FordBearsDBHouston
1137Ernie Janet49ersOGWashington
1238Cotton SpeyrerCommandersWRTexas
1339Wilber YoungChiefsDTWm. Penn (Iowa)
1440Bo CornellBrownsRBWashington
1541Stephen LawsonBengalsOGKansas
1642Scott LewisChiefsDEGrambling
1743Dan DierdorfCardinalsOTMichigan
1844Wayne WaltonGiantsOTAbilene Christian
1945Phil VillapianoRaidersLBBowling Green
2046Virgil RobinsonPackersRBGrambling
2147Otto StoweDolphinsWRIowa State
2248Charlie WeaverLionsLBUSC
2349Joe Orduna49ersRBNebraska
2450Henry AllisonEaglesOGSan Diego State
2551Ike ThomasCowboysDBBishop
2652Bill AtessisColtsDETexas
Round 3
PickOverallNameTeamPositionSchool
153Bruce JarvisBillsCWashington
254Bivian LeeSaintsDBPrairie View
355Sam Dickerson49ersWRUSC
456Lynn DickeyOilersQBKansas State
557Jim BraxtonBillsRBWest Virginia
658Chris FarasopoulosJetsDBBrigham Young
759Leo HartFalconsQBDuke
860Steve DavisSteelersRBDelaware State
961James LivesayCardinalsWRRichmond
1062Charles HallPackersDBPittsburgh
1163Dave ElmendorfRamsDBTexas A&M
1264Tony McGeeBearsDEBishop
1365Mike MontgomeryChargersRBKansas State
1466Paul StarobaBrownsWRMichigan
1567Ken AndersonBengalsQBAugustana
1668Charles HallBrownsLBHouston
1769Sam ScarberCowboysRBNew Mexico
1870Ronnie HornsbyGiantsLBSE Louisiana
1971Bob NewtonBearsOTNebraska
2072Al ClarkLionsDBEastern Michigan
2173Warren KoegelRaidersCPenn State
2274Dale FarleyDolphinsLBWest Virginia
2375Willie Parker49ersCNorth Texas
2476Eddie HackettVikingsWRAlcorn A&M
2577Bill GregoryCowboysDTWisconsin
2678Karl DouglasColtsQBTexas A&I
Round 4
PickOverallNameTeamPositionSchool
179Lyle AlzadoBroncosDEYankton
280Joe CarterCowboysTEGrambling
381Larron JacksonOilersOTMissouri
482Carlos BellSaintsRBHouston
583Happy FellerEaglesKTexas
684Bill ZapalacJetsLBTexas
785Mike PotchadFalconsOTPittsburg, Kan.
886Gerry MullinsSteelersTEUSC
987Cleo JohnsonBroncosDBAlcorn A&M
1088Wimpy WintherSaintsCMississippi
1189Jerry MooreBearsDBArkansas
1290Steve WorsterRamsRBTexas
1391D╣Artagnan MartinSaintsDBKentucky State
1492Robert PenaBrownsOGMassachusetts
1593Fred WillisBengalsRBBoston College
1694David RobinsonChiefsTEJacksonville State
1795Larry WillinghamCardinalsDBAuburn
1896David TiptonGiantsDTStanford
1997Clarence DavisRaidersRBUSC
2098Don MorrisonSaintsOTTexas-Arlington
2199Joe TheismannDolphinsQBNotre Dame
22100Larry WoodsLionsDTTennessee State
23101Tony Harris49ersRBToledo
24102Vince ClementsVikingsRBConnecticut
25103Adam MitchellCowboysOTMississippi
26104Dwight WhiteSteelersDEEast Texas State
Round 5
PickOverallNameTeamPositionSchool
1105Tim KellyPatriotsLBNotre Dame
2106Larry BrownSteelersTEKansas
3107Don GreenBillsOTPurdue
4108Tom ShellabargerEaglesOTSan Diego State
5109Willie ArmstrongOilersRBGrambling
6110Arthur MayBengalsDETuskegee
7111Ray JarvisFalconsWRNorfolk State
8112Melvin HolmesSteelersOTNorth Carolina A&T
9113Tim BeamerBillsDBJohnson C. Smith
10114Dean Shaternick49ersOTKansas State
11115Bryant SalterChargersQBPittsburgh
12116Donnell SmithPackersDESouthern
13117Ray WhiteChargersLBSyracuse
14118Stan BrownBrownsWRPurdue
15119Phil AsackChargersDEDuke
16120Mike AdamleChiefsRBNorthwestern
17121Rocky WallaceCardinalsLBMissouri
18122George Wells49ersLBNew Mexico State
19123Bob MooreRaidersTEStanford
20124Jim StillwagonPackersLBOhio State
21125Pete NewellLionsOGMichigan
22126Ralph AndersonSteelersDBWest Texas State
23127Marty Huff49ersLBMichigan
24128Fred BristerSteelersLBMississippi
25129Ron KadzielCowboysLBStanford
26130John AndrewsColtsTEIndiana
Round 6
PickOverallNameTeamPositionSchool
1131David HardtPatriotsTEKentucky
2132Don MoorheadSaintsRBMichigan
3133Jack SmithEaglesDBTroy State
4134Willie AlexanderOilersDBAlcorn A&M
5135Earl ThomasBearsTEHouston
6136Phil WiseJetsTENebraska-Omaha
7137Tom HayesFalconsDBSan Diego State
8138Craig HannemanSteelersOTOregon State
9139Harold PhillipsBroncosDBMichigan State
10140Scott HunterPackersQBAlabama
11141Conway HaymanCommandersOGDelaware
12142Doug DiekenBrownsOTIllinois
13143Jacob MayesChargersRBTennessee State
14144Jay DixonBrownsDEBoston University
15145Bill McKinleyBillsDEArizona
16146Kerry ReardonChiefsDBIowa
17147Mel GrayCardinalsWRMissouri
18148Ray BrownFalconsDBWest Texas State
19149Greg SloughRaidersLBUSC
20150Frank HarrisLionsQBBoston College
21151Dennis ColemanDolphinsLBMississippi
22152Herman FranklinLionsWRUSC
23153Al Bresler49ersWRAuburn
24154Wyck NeelyEaglesDBMississippi
25155Steve MaierCowboysWRNorthern Arizona
26156Ken FrithColtsDTNortheast Louisiana
Round 7
PickOverallNameTeamPositionSchool
1157Don MartinRaidersDBYale
2158Larry DiNardoSaintsOGNotre Dame
3159Phil CroyleOilersLBCalifornia
4160Bob ChandlerBillsWRUSC
5161Harold CarmichaelEaglesWRSouthern
6162Scott PalmerJetsDTTexas
7163Wesley ChessonFalconsWRDuke
8164Worthy McClureSteelersOTMississippi
9165Doug AdamsBroncosLBOhio State
10166Willie GermanyCommandersDBMorgan State
11167Buddy LeeBearsQBLSU
12168Dave DavisPackersWRTennessee State
13169Chuck DicusChargersWRArkansas
14170Bob JacobsBrownsKWyoming
15171Cornelius CraigBengalsDBFisk
16172Bob NewlandSaintsWROregon
17173James CoochCardinalsDBColorado
18174Larry WatsonOilersOTMorgan State
19175James JohnsonPackersWRBishop
20176Dennis FerrisBearsRBPittsburgh
21177Brownie WhelessLionsOTRice
22178Ron DickersonDolphinsDBKansas State
23179John Watson49ersOTOklahoma
24180Gene MackVikingsLBTexas-El Paso
25181Bill GriffinCowboysOTCatawba
26182Gordon BowdellColtsWRMichigan State
Round 8
PickOverallNameTeamPositionSchool
1183Louis RossBillsDESouth Carolina State
2184Larry CroweSteelersRBTexas Southern
3185Tyrone WallsBillsRBMissouri
4186Leonard GotschalkEaglesCHumboldt State
5187Tom BeardBroncosCMichigan State
6188Roy KirkseyJetsOGMaryland State
7189Dennis HavigFalconsOGColorado
8190Paul RogersSteelersKNebraska
9191Mike SensibaughChiefsDBOhio State
10192Karl WeissBearsOTVanderbilt
11193Win HeadleyPackersCWake Forest
12194James ElderSaintsDBSouthern
14196Larry ZelinaBrownsRBOhio State
15197Fred HerringBengalsDBTennessee State
16198Rick TelanderChiefsDBNorthwestern
17199Ron YankowskiCardinalsDEKansas State
18200Ted GregoryGiantsDEDelaware
19201Bob GreshamSaintsRBWest Virginia
20202Tony GarayRamsDEHofstra
21203Ernie HolmesSteelersDTTexas Southern
22204Ken LeeLionsLBWashington
23205Jim McCann49ersKArizona State
24206Ron JessieCowboysWRKansas
25207Willie BoganColtsDBDartmouth
26208John FarleyVikingsDEJohnson C. Smith
Round 9
PickOverallNameTeamPositionSchool
1209Josh AshtonPatriotsRBTulsa
2210Tom WilliamsSaintsDBWillamette
3211Len PettigrewEaglesLBAshland
4212Floyd RiceOilersLBAlcorn A&M
5213Bob StricklandBillsLBAuburn
6214John CurtisJetsTESpringfield
7215Alvin GriffinFalconsWRTuskegee
8216Mike AndersonSteelersLBLSU
9217John HandyBroncosLBPurdue
10218Barry MayerPackersRBMinnesota
11219Mike FanucciCommandersDEArizona State
12220Lester McClainBearsWRTennessee
13221John TannerChargersTETennessee Tech
14222Wilmur LevelsBrownsDBNorth Texas
15223Gary GustafsonBengalsLBMontana State
16224Alvin HawesChiefsOTMinnesota
17225Mike SavoyCardinalsWRBlack Hills, S.D.
18226Ed ThomasGiantsLBLebanon Valley
19227Dave GarnettRaidersRBPittsburgh
20228Joe SchmidtRamsWRMiami
21229Mickey ZofkoLionsRBAuburn
22230Vern Den HerderDolphinsDECentral Ia.
23231Therman Couch49ersLBIowa State
24232Tim SullivanVikingsRBIowa
25233Honor JacksonCowboysWRPacific
26234Bill BurnettColtsRBArkansas
Round 10
PickOverallNameTeamPositionSchool
1235Layne McDowellPatriotsOTIowa
2236Ron Cardo49ersRBOshkosh (Wis.)
3237Russell PriceOilersDENorth Carolina Central
4238William WestRaidersDBTennessee State
5239Rocky PamplinSaintsRBHawaii
6240Jim BettisJetsDBMichigan
7241Faddie TillmanFalconsDEBoise State
8242Jim O╣SheaSteelersTEBoston College
9243Carlis HarrisBroncosWRIdaho State
10244Jesse TaylorCommandersRBCincinnati
11245Larry RowdenBearsLBHouston
12246Kevin HuntPackersOTDoane
13247Gary NowakChargersTEMichigan State
14248Steve CasteelBrownsLBOklahoma
15249Jack StambaughBengalsOGOregon
16250Bruce JankowskiChiefsWROhio State
17251Ronald MillerCardinalsOTMcNeese State
18252Henry ReedGiantsLBWeber State
19253Tim OesterlingRaidersDTUCLA
20254Don PopplewellRamsCColorado
21255Ron MareeDolphinsDTPurdue
22256Tom BaileyEaglesRBFlorida State
23257Ernie Jennings49ersWRAir Force
24258Chris MorrisVikingsOGIndiana
25259Rodney WallaceCowboysDTNew Mexico
26260Rex KernColtsQBOhio State
Round 11
PickOverallNameTeamPositionSchool
1261Dan SchneissPatriotsTENebraska
2262Bob PollardSaintsDEWeber State
3263Andy BrowderBillsOTTexas A&I
4264Albert DavisEaglesRBTennessee State
5265Macon HughesOilersWRRice
6266Vernon StuddardJetsWRMississippi
7267Larry ShearsFalconsDBLincoln (Mo.)
8268Mike WagnerSteelersDBWestern Illinois
9269Roger RoitschBroncosDTRice
10270Cliff HardyBearsDBMichigan State
11271John LanierPackersRBParsons
12272George StarkeCommandersOTColumbia
13273Don PinsonChargersDBTennessee State
14274Mike SikichBrownsOGNorthwestern
15275Edward MarshallBengalsWRCameron, Okla.
16276Nate AllenChiefsDBTexas Southern
17277Rick OgleCardinalsLBColorado
18278Marshall EllisonGiantsOGDayton
19279Jim PostonRaidersDTSouth Carolina
20280Charlie RichardsRamsQBRichmond
21281Phil WebbLionsDBColorado State
22282Vic SurmaDolphinsOTPenn State
23283Joe Reed49ersQBMississippi State
24284Mike WalkerVikingsLBTulane
25285Ernest BonwellCowboysDTLane
26286Dave JonesColtsLBBaylor
Round 12
PickOverallNameTeamPositionSchool
1287John RodmanPatriotsOTNorthwestern
2288Ron GathrightSaintsDBMorehead State
3289Rich SaathoffEaglesDENorthern Arizona
4290John ThompsonOilersOGMinnesota
5291Jim SheffieldBillsKTexas A&M
6292Rich SowelsJetsDBAlcorn A&M
7293Ronnie LoweFalconsWRFort Valley State
8294Bob WuenschColtsOTTexas
9295Floyd FranksBroncosWRMississippi
10296Greg HendrenPackersOGCalifornia
11297Jeff SeversonCommandersDBCal State-Long Beach
12298Steve BoorasBearsDEMesa Jr. College
13299Wesley GarnettChargersWRUtah State
14300Felix BlanchardBrownsTENorth Carolina
15301James HaydenBengalsDEMemphis
16302Tony EspositoChiefsRBPittsburgh
17303Tim Von DulmCardinalsQBPortland State
18304Tom BlanchardGiantsKOregon
19305Horace JonesRaidersDTLouisville
20306Kirk BehrendtRamsOTWisconsin-Whitewater
21307Leroy ByarsDolphinsRBAlcorn A&M
22308Bill PilconisLionsWRPittsburgh
23309Jim Bunch49ersDTPlatteville (Wis)
24310Reggie HolmesVikingsDBWisconsin-Stout
25311Steve GoepelCowboysQBColgate
26312Bill TriplettColtsWRMichigan State
Round 13
PickOverallNameTeamPositionSchool
1313Lewis SwainPatriotsDBAlabama A&M
2314Don BurchfieldSaintsTEBall State
3315Joe HoingOilersOGArkansas Tech
4316Busty UnderwoodBillsQBTCU
5317Danny LesterEaglesDBTexas
6318John EggoldJetsDEArizona
7319Dan CrooksFalconsDBWisconsin
8320Alfred YoungSteelersWRSouth Carolina State
9321Craig BlackfordBroncosQBEvansville
10322Dan RyczekCommandersCVirginia
11323Ed NicholasBearsOTNorth Carolina State
12324Jack MartinPackersRBAngelo State
13325Sammy MilnerChargersWRMississippi State
14326Thad JamulaBrownsOTLehigh
15327David KnapmanBengalsTECentral Washington
16328Chuck HixonChiefsQBSMU
17329Jeff AllenCardinalsDBIowa State
18330David RollerGiantsDTKentucky
19331Russell HarrisonRamsRBKansas State
20332David AbercrombieLionsRBTulane
21333Lionel HepburnDolphinsDBTexas Southern
22334Mick NatzelRaidersDBCentral Michigan
23335John Bullock49ersRBPurdue
24336Benny FryVikingsCHouston
25337James FordCowboysRBTexas Southern
26338Tom NevilleColtsLBYale
Round 14
PickOverallNameTeamPositionSchool
1339Alfred SykesPatriotsWRFlorida A&M
2340Bobby ScottSaintsQBTennessee
3341Jim HootsBillsDEMissouri Southern
4342Robert CreechEaglesLBTCU
5343Dick AdamsOilersDBMiami Ohio
6344John HarpringJetsOGMichigan
7345Daryl ComerFalconsTETexas
8346McKinney EvansSteelersDBNew Mexico Highlands
9347Willie LewisBearsRBArizona
10348LeRoy SpearsPackersDEMorehead State
11349Bill BynumCommandersQBWestern New Mexico
12350Tommy LyonsBroncosCGeorgia
13351Edward O╣DanielChargersDETexas So.
14352Rich KingreaBrownsLBTulane
15353Irvin MalloryBengalsDBVirginia Union
16354Bruce BergeyChiefsDEUCLA
17355Doug KlausenCardinalsOTArizona
18356Charles EvansGiantsRBUSC
19357Tom GipsonRaidersDTNorth Texas
20358Lionel ColemanRamsDBOregon
21359David VaughnDolphinsTEMemphis
22360Tom LorenzLionsTEIowa State
23361Bill Dunstan49ersDEUtah State
24362Jim GallagherVikingsLBYale
25363Tyrone CoveyCowboysDBUtah State
26364Mike MikolayunasColtsRBDavidson
Round 15
PickOverallNameTeamPositionSchool
1365Nick McGarryPatriotsTEMassachusetts
2366Bart GravesSaintsOTTulane
3367Ed FisherEaglesOGPrairie View
4368Andy HopkinsOilersRBStephen F. Austin
5369Charles ColeBillsRBToledo
6370Dan DychesJetsCSouth Carolina
7371Wallace ClarkFalconsRBAuburn
8372Ray MakinSteelersOGKentucky
9373Larry JamesBroncosRBNorfolk State
10374Leonard GarrettPackersTENew Mexico Highlands
11375Anthony ChristnovichCommandersOGWisconsin-LaCrosse
12376Ron MaciejowskiBearsQBOhio State
13377Eric HumstonChargersLBMuskingum
14378Bill GreenBrownsDBWestern Kentucky
15379Bob ThomasBengalsRBArizona State
16380Mike MontgomeryChiefsDBSouthwest Texas State
17381Ted HeiskellCardinalsRBHouston
18382Jim WrightGiantsLBNotre Dame
19383Andy GilesRaidersDEWilliam & Mary
20384Gary KosRamsOGNotre Dame
21385Ed CoatesLionsWRCentral Missouri
22386Bob RichardsDolphinsOGCalifornia
23387John Lennon49ersOTColgate
24388Jeff WrightVikingsDBMinnesota
25389Bob YoungCowboysTEDelaware
26390Mile HoganColtsLBMichigan State
Round 16
PickOverallNameTeamPositionSchool
1391Jim ZikmundPatriotsDBKearney State
2392Craig RobinsonSaintsOTHouston
3393Mose DensonOilersRBMaryland State
4394Billy HunterBillsDBUtah
5395Bruce JamesEaglesLBArkansas
6396Steve HarkeyJetsRBGeorgia Tech
7397Lindsey JamesFalconsRBSan Diego State
8398Walter HuntleySteelersDBTrinity
9399Steve ThompsonBroncosDTMinnesota
10400Glenn TuckerCommandersLBNorth Texas
11401Sid BaileyBearsDETexas-Arlington
12402Jack O╣DonnellPackersOGCentral Oklahoma
13403Ed FooteChargersCHawaii
14404Dave SmithBrownsWRMississippi State
15405Mark DebevcBengalsLBOhio State
16406Darrell JansoniusChiefsOGIowa State
17407Lawrence BrameCardinalsLBWestern Kentucky
18408Dick GibbsGiantsTETexas-El Paso
19409Ross BoiceRamsLBPacific Lutheran
20410Chris MyersDolphinsWRKenyon
21411Tom KutchinskiLionsDBMichigan State
22412Tony StawarzRaidersDBMiami
23413Greg EdmondsVikingsWRPenn State
24414Dave Purcell49ersDTKentucky
25415John BrennanCowboysOTBoston College
26416Rich HarringtonColtsDBHouston
Round 17
PickOverallNameTeamPositionSchool
1417Ronald LeighPatriotsDEElizabeth City State
2418Randy VatahaRamsWRStanford
3419Pat MorrisonBillsTEArkansas
4420John SageEaglesLBLSU
5421Calvin FoxOilersLBMichigan State
6422Greg FlaskaJetsDeWestern Michigan
7423Willie MartinFalconsRBJohnson C. Smith
8424Danny EhleSteelersRBHoward Payne
9425Jack SimcsakBroncosKVirginia Tech
10426Ray GarganesBearsLBMillersville, PA
11427Monty JohnsonPackersDBOklahoma
12428Hermann EbenSaintsWROklahoma State
13429Chip KellChargersCTennessee
14430Leo DillonBrownsCDayton
15431Travis HillChiefsDBPrairie View
16432Sam PearsonBengalsDBWestern Kentucky
17433Preston WatkinsCardinalsWRBluefield State
18434Coleman ZenoGiantsWRGrambling
19435Joe SweetRamsWRTennessee State
20436Gordon JolleyLionsOTUtah
21437Curt MarkDolphinsLBMaryville, N.D.
22438Leroy Charlton49ersDBFlorida A&M
23439Ken DuncanVikingsPTulsa
24440John BomerCowboysCMemphis
25441Don NottinghamColtsRBKent State
26442Charles HillRaidersWRSam Houston State