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1979 NFL Draft Choices
Held May 3-4, 1979

Round 1

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	1	Tom Cousineau	Bills	LB	Ohio State
2	2	Mike Bell	Chiefs	DE	Colorado State
3	3	Jack Thompson	Bengals	QB	Washington State
4	4	Dan Hampton	Bears	DT	Arkansas
5	5	Jerry Butler	Bills	WR	Clemson
6	6	Barry Krauss	Colts	LB	Alabama
7	7	Phil Simms	Giants	QB	Morehead State
8	8	Ottis Anderson	Cardinals	RB	Miami
9	9	Al Harris	Bears	DE	Arizona State
10	10	Keith Dorney	Lions	OT	Penn State
11	11	Russell Erxleben	Saints	K	Texas
12	12	Charles Alexander	Bengals	RB	LSU
13	13	Kellen Winslow	Chargers	TE	Missouri
14	14	Marty Lyons	Jets	DE	Alabama
15	15	Eddie Lee Ivery	Packers	RB	Georgia Tech
16	16	Ted Brown	Vikings	RB	North Carolina State
17	17	Don Smith	Falcons	DE	Miami
18	18	Manu Tuiasosopo	Seahawks	DT	UCLA
19	19	George Andrews	Rams	LB	Nebraska
20	20	Willis Adams	Browns	WR	Houston
21	21	Jerry Robinson	Eagles	LB	UCLA
22	22	Kelvin Clark	Broncos	OT	Nebraska
23	23	Steve Fuller	Chiefs	QB	Clemson
24	24	Jon Giesler	Dolphins	OT	Michigan
25	25	Rick Sanford	Patriots	DB	South Carolina
26	26	Kent Hill	Rams	OT	Georgia Tech
27	27	Robert Shaw	Cowboys	C	Tennessee
28	28	Greg Hawthorne	Steelers	RB	Baylor

Round 2

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	29	James Owens	49ers	WR	UCLA
2	30	Dan Ross	Bengals	TE	Northeastern
3	31	Mike Stensrud	Oilers	DE	Iowa State
4	32	Fred Smerlas	Bills	DT	Boston College
5	33	Greg Roberts	Buccaneers	OG	Oklahoma
6	34	Gordon Jones	Buccaneers	WR	Pittsburgh
7	35	Theotis Brown	Cardinals	RB	UCLA
8	36	Ernest Gray	Giants	WR	Memphis
9	37	Ken Fantetti	Lions	LB	Wyoming
10	38	Reggie Mathis	Saints	LB	Oklahoma
11	39	Rickey Watts	Bears	WR	Tulsa
12	40	Lawrence Johnson	Browns	DB	Wisconsin
13	41	Mark Gastineau	Jets	DE	East Central Oklahoma
14	42	Willie Jones	Raiders	DE	Florida State
15	43	Dave Huffman	Vikings	C	Notre Dame
16	44	Steve Atkins	Packers	RB	Maryland
17	45	Joe Norman	Seahawks	LB	Indiana
18	46	Calvin Favron	Cardinals	LB	SE Louisiana
19	47	Sam Claphan	Browns	OT	Oklahoma
20	48	Petey Perot	Eagles	OG	NW Louisiana
21	49	Pat Howell	Falcons	OG	USC
22	50	Jesse Baker	Oilers	DE	Jacksonville State
23	51	Jim Haslett	Bills	LB	Indiana, Pa.
24	52	Bob Golic	Patriots	DT	Notre Dame
25	53	Jeff Toews	Dolphins	OT	Washington
26	54	Eddie Hill	Rams	RB	Memphis
27	55	Aaron Mitchell	Cowboys	DB	Nevada-Las Vegas
28	56	Zack Valentine	Steelers	LB	East Carolina

Round 3

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	57	Michael Jackson	Seahawks	LB	Washington
2	58	Jeff Moore	Rams	WR	Tennessee
3	59	Barney Cotton	Bengals	OG	Nebraska
4	60	Jerry Eckwood	Buccaneers	RB	Arkansas
5	61	Tony Nathan	Dolphins	RB	Alabama
6	62	Jon Borchardt	Bills	OT	Montana State
7	63	Mel Land	Dolphins	LB	Michigan State
8	64	Joe Bostic	Cardinals	OT	Clemson
9	65	Ronnie Lee	Dolphins	TE	Baylor
10	66	Willie McClendon	Bears	RB	Georgia
11	67	Bo Robinson	Lions	RB	West Texas State
12	68	Donald Dykes	Jets	DB	SE Louisiana
13	69	Kim Anderson	Colts	DB	Arizona State
14	70	James Ramey	Browns	DE	Kentucky
15	71	Charles Jordan	Packers	DT	Maryland
16	72	Kenny King	Oilers	RB	Oklahoma
17	73	Clifford Thrift	Chargers	LB	East Central Oklahoma
18	74	Tony Franklin	Eagles	K	Texas A&M
19	75	James Mayberry	Falcons	RB	Colorado State
20	76	Doug Cosbie	Cowboys	TE	Santa Clara
21	77	Bruce Radford	Broncos	DE	Grambling
22	78	Reginald Lewis	Buccaneers	DE	North Texas
23	79	William Andrews	Falcons	RB	Auburn
24	80	Rick Berns	Buccaneers	RB	Nebraska
25	81	Mike Wellman	Rams	C	Kansas
26	82	Joe Montana	49ers	QB	Notre Dame

Round 4

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	83	Ken Johnson	Bills	DE	Knoxville
2	84	James White	Bengals	DT	Albany State (GA)
3	85	Frank Manumaleuga	Chiefs	LB	San Jose State
4	86	Russell Davis	Steelers	RB	Michigan
5	87	Jeff Nixon	Bills	DB	Richmond
6	88	Ulysses Norris	Lions	TE	Georgia
7	89	Roy Green	Cardinals	WR	Henderson State
8	90	Phil Tabor	Giants	DE	Oklahoma
9	91	Vaughn Lusby	Bengals	DB	Arkansas
10	92	Jonathan Brooks	Lions	LB	Clemson
11	93	Jim Kovach	Saints	LB	Kentucky
12	94	Ben Cowins	Eagles	RB	Arkansas
13	95	Matt Miller	Browns	OT	Colorado
14	96	Eric Cunningham	Jets	OG	Penn State
15	97	Steve Dils	Vikings	QB	Stanford
16	98	Johnny Lynn	Jets	DB	UCLA
17	99	Derwin Tucker	Rams	DB	Illinois
18	100	Lynn Cain	Falcons	RB	USC
19	101	Charles Johnson	Falcons	DB	Grambling
20	102	Mark Bell	Seahawks	TE	Colorado State
21	103	Don Warren	Commanders	TE	San Diego State
22	104	John Floyd	Chargers	WR	Northeast Louisiana
23	105	Charels Jefferson	Broncos	DB	McNeese State
24	106	Eddie Hare	Patriots	P	Tulsa
25	107	Steve Howell	Dolphins	RB	Baylor
26	108	Jerry Wilkinson	Rams	DT	Oregon State
27	109	Ralph DeLoach	Cowboys	DE	California
28	110	Calvin Sweeney	Steelers	WR	USC

Round 5

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	111	Tom Seabron	49ers	LB	Michigan
2	112	Earl Gant	Chiefs	RB	Missouri
3	113	Casey Merrill	Bengals	DE	Cal-Davis
4	114	Rod Kush	Bills	DB	Nebraska-Omaha
5	115	Larry Braziel	Colts	DB	USC
6	116	Dan Manucci	Bills	QB	Kansas State
7	117	Cleveland Jackson	Giants	TE	Nevada-Las Vegas
8	118	Steve Henry	Cardinals	DB	Emporia State
9	119	Jerry Aldridge	49ers	RB	Angelo State
10	120	Harlan Huckleby	Saints	RB	Michigan
11	121	Bob Hukill	Cowboys	OG	North Carolina
12	122	Victor Hicks	Rams	TE	Oklahoma
13	123	Kelly Kirchbaum	Jets	LB	Kentucky
14	124	Rich Dimler	Browns	DT	USC
15	125	Stan Blinka	Jets	LB	Sam Houston State
16	126	Scott Fitzkee	Eagles	WR	Penn State
17	127	Mike Zele	Falcons	DT	Kent State
18	128	Curtis Anderson	Cowboys	DE	Central State, Ohio
19	129	Jerry Meter	Vikings	LB	Michigan
20	130	Mark Bell	Cardinals	WR	Colorado State
21	131	Walt Brown	Lions	C	Pittsburgh
22	132	Rick Leach	Broncos	QB	Michigan
23	133	Chuck Fusina	Buccaneers	QB	Penn State
24	134	Don Bessillieu	Dolphins	DB	Georgia Tech
25	135	John Zamberlin	Patriots	LB	Pacific Lutheran
26	136	Ron Springs	Cowboys	RB	Ohio State
27	137	Dwaine Board	Steelers	DE	North Carolina A&T

Round 6

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	138	Ruben Vaughan	49ers	DT	Colorado
2	139	Steve Kreider	Bengals	WR	Lehigh
3	140	Robert Gaines	Chiefs	WR	Washington
4	141	Mike Burrow	Bills	OG	Auburn
5	142	Ira Matthews	Raiders	WR	Wisconsin
6	143	Daryl Hunt	Oilers	LB	Oklahoma
7	144	Thomas Lott	Cardinals	RB	Oklahoma
8	145	Bob Torrey	Giants	RB	Penn State
9	146	Ricky Ray	Saints	DB	Norfolk State
10	147	John Sullivan	Bears	LB	Illinois
11	148	Jeff McIntyre	Broncos	LB	Arizona State
12	149	Bill Dufek	Jets	OG	Michigan
13	150	Jim Moore	Colts	OT	Ohio State
14	151	Clinton Burrell	Browns	DB	LSU
15	152	Joe Senser	Vikings	TE	West Chester
16	153	Dave Simmons	Packers	LB	North Carolina
17	154	Mike Moroski	Falcons	QB	Cal-Davis
18	155	Tim Lavender	Cowboys	DB	USC
19	156	Henry Williams	Raiders	DB	San Diego State
20	157	Bill Murrell	Steelers	TE	Winston-Salem
21	158	Eddie Hicks	Giants	RB	East Carolina
22	159	Mike Murphy	Oilers	LB	SW Missouri State
23	160	Mike Salzano	Cowboys	OG	North Carolina
24	161	Dwayne Woodruff	Steelers	DB	Louisville
25	162	Steve Lindquist	Dolphins	OG	Nebraska
26	163	Jim Ronan	Browns	DT	Minnesota
27	164	Chris DeFrance	Cowboys	WR	Arizona State
28	165	Matt Bahr	Steelers	K	Penn State

Round 7

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	166	Phil Francis	49ers	RB	Stanford
2	167	Ken Kremer	Chiefs	DE	Ball State
3	168	Max Montoya	Bengals	OT	UCLA
4	169	Larry Polowski	Seahawks	LB	Boise State
5	170	Tom Mullady	Bills	TE	SW Tennessee
6	171	Tim Ries	Oilers	DB	SW Missouri State
7	172	Steve Alvers	Giants	TE	Miami
8	173	Kirk Gibson	Cardinals	WR	Michigan State
9	174	Lee Kunz	Bears	LB	Nebraska
10	175	Jack Matia	Raiders	OT	Drake
11	176	Stan Sytsma	Saints	LB	Minnesota
12	177	Judson Flint	Patriots	DB	Memphis
13	178	Don Swafford	Eagles	OT	Florida
14	179	Emmett King	Jets	RB	Houston
15	180	Henry Monroe	Packers	DB	Mississippi State
16	181	Bob Winkel	Vikings	DT	Kentucky
17	182	Rich Milot	Commanders	LB	Penn State
18	183	Cody Risien	Browns	OT	Texas A&M
19	184	Rich Wingo	Packers	LB	Alabama
20	185	Curtis Bunche	Eagles	DE	Albany State (GA)
21	186	Roger Westlund	Falcons	OT	Washington
22	187	Keith Brown	Jets	DB	Minnesota
23	188	Luke Prestridge	Broncos	P	Baylor
24	189	Uwe VonSchamann	Dolphins	K	Oklahoma
25	190	Jeff Delaney	Rams	DB	Pittsburgh
26	191	Greg Fitzpatrick	Cowboys	LB	Youngstown State
27	192	Bruce Kimball	Steelers	OG	Massachusetts

Round 8

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	193	Ron Cassidy	Packers	WR	Utah State
2	194	Howie Kurnick	Bengals	LB	Cincinnati
3	195	Mike Williams	Chiefs	RB	New Mexico
4	196	Chuck Correal	Eagles	C	Penn State
5	197	Steve Heimkreiter	Colts	LB	Notre Dame
6	198	Marshall Harris	Jets	DT	TCU
7	199	Larry Miller	Cardinals	LB	Brigham Young
8	200	D.K. Perry	Giants	DB	SMU
9	201	Roy Simmons	Giants	OG	Georgia Tech
10	202	Doug Panfil	Saints	OG	Tulsa
11	203	Rick Moss	Bears	DB	Purdue
12	204	Kent Perkov	Browns	DE	San Diego State
13	205	Willie Beamon	Jets	LB	Boise State
14	206	Jeff Groth	Dolphins	WR	Bowling Green
15	207	Nesby Glasgow	Colts	DB	Washington
16	208	Rick Partridge	Packers	P	Utah
17	209	Robert Hawkins	Raiders	RB	Kentucky
18	210	Wilbert Haslip	Chargers	RB	Hawaii
19	211	Max Runager	Eagles	P	South Carolina
20	212	Keith Miller	Falcons	LB	N.E. Oklahoma
21	213	John Mohring	Lions	LB	C.W. Post
22	214	Carter Hartwig	Oilers	DB	USC
23	215	Glenn Blackwood	Dolphins	DB	Texas
24	216	Randy Love	Patriots	RB	Houston
25	217	Eugene Sanders	Buccaneers	DT	Texas A&M
26	218	Robert Brewer	Chiefs	OG	Temple
27	219	Bruce Thornton	Cowboys	DT	Illinois
28	220	Tom Graves	Steelers	LB	Michigan State

Round 9

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	221	Steve Hamilton	49ers	DT	Missouri
2	222	James Folston	Chiefs	TE	Cameron, Okla.
3	223	Scott Burk	Bengals	DB	Oklahoma State
4	224	Russ Henderson	Colts	P	Virginia
5	225	Henry Vereen	Buccaneers	WR	Nevada-Las Vegas
6	226	Keven Baker	Bills	DE	William Penn
7	227	Tom Rusk	Giants	LB	Iowa
8	228	Bob Rozier	Cardinals	DE	California
9	229	Joe Robinson	Chiefs	OT	Ohio State
10	230	Jerome Heavens	Bears	RB	Notre Dame
11	231	Jeff Komlo	Lions	QB	Delaware
12	232	Gordy Sprattler	Jets	RB	North Dakota State
13	233	Kris Haines	Commanders	WR	Notre Dame
14	234	Carl McGee	Browns	LB	Duke
15	235	John Thompson	Packers	TE	Utah State
16	236	Billy Diggs	Vikings	WR	Winston-Salem
17	237	Alvin Garrett	Chargers	WR	Angelo State
18	238	Jim Rourke	Raiders	OT	Boston College
19	239	Dave Parkin	Falcons	DB	Utah State
20	240	Ezra Tate	Seahawks	RB	Mississippi State
21	241	Curtis Weathers	Browns	TE	Mississippi
22	242	Charlie Taylor	Broncos	WR	Rice
23	243	Richard Ellender	Oilers	WR	McNeese State
24	244	Jeff Weston	Dolphins	DT	Notre Dame
25	245	John Spagnola	Patriots	TE	Yale
26	246	Jeff Rutledge	Rams	QB	Alabama
27	247	Garry Cobb	Cowboys	LB	USC
28	248	Rick Kirk	Steelers	DE	Denison

Round 10

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	249	Dwight Clark	49ers	WR	Clemson
2	250	Nathan Poole	Bengals	RB	Louisville
3	251	Mike DuPree	Chiefs	LB	Florida
4	252	Howard Ballage	49ers	DB	Colorado
5	253	Dave Marler	Bills	QB	Mississippi State
6	254	Steve Stephens	Colts	TE	Oklahoma State
7	255	Jerry Holloway	Cardinals	TE	Western Illinois
8	256	Dan Fowler	Giants	OG	Kentucky
9	257	Joe Restic	Bears	DB	Notre Dame
10	258	Jerome Stanton	Dolphins	DB	Michigan State
11	259	Ricky Smith	Raiders	DB	Tulane
12	260	Gerald Jackson	Chiefs	DB	Mississippi State
13	261	John Smith	Browns	WR	Tennessee State
14	262	Steve Sybeldon	Jets	OT	North Dakota
15	263	Ed McGlasson	Jets	C	Youngstown State
16	264	Frank Lockett	Packers	WR	Nebraska
17	265	Tony Petruccio	Chargers	DT	Penn State
18	266	Bruce Beekley	Falcons	LB	Oregon
19	267	Robert Hardy	Seahawks	DT	Jackson State
20	268	Larry Willis	Chiefs	WR	Alcorn State
21	269	Al Green	Chargers	DB	LSU
22	270	Martin Cox	Patriots	WR	Vanderbilt
23	271	Allan Clark	Patriots	RB	Northern Arizona
24	272	Mike Mozlowski	Dolphins	RB	Colorado
25	273	Grady Ebensberger	Rams	DT	Houston
26	274	Mike Calhoun	Cowboys	DT	Notre Dame
27	275	Tod Thompson	Steelers	TE	Brigham Young

Round 11

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	276	Billy McBride	49ers	DB	Tennessee State
2	277	Stan Rome	Chiefs	WR	Clemson
3	278	Ken Bungarda	Bengals	DE	Missouri
4	279	Paul Lawler	Bills	DB	Colgate
5	280	John Priestner	Colts	LB	Western Ontario
6	281	Bob Rippentrop	Buccaneers	TE	Fresno State
7	282	Mike Mince	Giants	DB	Fresno State
8	283	Nate Henderson	Cardinals	OT	Florida State
9	284	Ken Johnson	Giants	RB	Miami
10	285	David Hall	Saints	WR	Missouri-Rolla
11	286	Bob Wright	Bears	OT	Cincinnati
12	287	Randy Poeschl	Browns	DE	Nebraska
13	288	Danny Sanders	Jets	QB	Carson-Newman
14	289	Monte Coleman	Commanders	LB	Central Arkansas
15	290	Mark Thorson	Packers	DB	Ottawa (KS)
16	291	Brian Nelson	Vikings	WR	Texas Tech
17	292	Bill Leer	Falcons	C	Colorado State
18	293	Jim Hinesly	Seahawks	OG	Michigan State
19	294	Bruce Davis	Raiders	OT	UCLA
20	295	Dave Rader	Chargers	QB	Tulsa
21	296	Al Chesley	Eagles	LB	Pittsburgh
22	297	Zach Dixon	Broncos	RB	Temple
23	298	Mike Taylor	Oilers	OT	Georgia Tech
24	299	Mike Blanton	Dolphins	DE	Georgia Tech
25	300	Tony Hall	Commanders	WR	Knoxville
26	301	Jesse Deremus	Rams	DT	Tennessee State
27	302	Eddie Cole	Lions	LB	Mississippi
28	303	Charlie Moore	Steelers	C	Wichita State

Round 12

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	304	Jim Browner	Bengals	DB	Notre Dame
2	305	Michael Forrest	Chiefs	RB	Arkansas
3	306	Charlie Green	Colts	WR	Kansas State
4	307	Dave Logan	Buccaneers	DT	Pittsburgh
5	308	Mike Harris	Bills	RB	Arizona State
6	309	Rick McBride	Cardinals	LB	Georgia
7	310	Tim Gillespie	Giants	OG	North Carolina State
8	311	Kelsey Finch	Saints	RB	Tennessee
9	312	Dave Becker	Bears	DB	Iowa
10	313	Bob Forster	Lions	C	Brown
11	314	Paul Darby	Jets	WR	Southwest Texas State
12	315	Dewitt Methvin	Browns	C	Tulane
13	316	Dirk Abernathy	Raiders	DB	Bowling Green
14	317	David Stephens	Vikings	LB	Kentucky
15	318	Bill Moats	Packers	P	South Dakota
16	319	Jeff Moore	Seahawks	RB	Jackson State
17	320	Reggie Kinlaw	Raiders	DT	Oklahoma State
18	321	Frank Duncan	Chargers	DB	San Francisco State
19	322	Ed Smith	Steelers	LB	Vanderbilt
20	323	Stuard Walker	Falcons	LB	Colorado
21	324	Wayne Wilson	Oilers	RB	Shepherd College
22	325	Dave Jacobs	Broncos	K	Syracuse
23	326	Brian Sweeney	Lions	WR	Texas A&I
24	327	Larry Fortner	Dolphins	QB	Miami Ohio
25	328	Drew Hill	Rams	WR	Georgia Tech
26	329	Quentin Lowry	Cowboys	LB	Youngstown State
27	330	Mike Almond	Steelers	WR	NW Louisiana

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