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1980 NFL Draft Choices
Held April 29-30, 1980

Round 1

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	1	Billy Sims	Lions	RB	Oklahoma
2	2	Lam Jones	Jets	WR	Texas
3	3	Anthony Munoz	Bengals	OT	USC
4	4	Bruce Clark	Packers	DT	Penn State
5	5	Curtis Dickey	Colts	RB	Texas A&M
6	6	Curtis Greer	Cardinals	DE	Michigan
7	7	Junior Miller	Falcons	TE	Nebraska
8	8	Mark Haynes	Giants	DB	Colorado
9	9	Doug Martin	Vikings	DT	Washington
10	10	Jacob Green	Seahawks	DE	Texas A&M
11	11	Brad Budde	Chiefs	OG	USC
12	12	Stan Brock	Saints	OT	Colorado
13	13	Earl Cooper	49ers	RB	Rice
14	14	Roland James	Patriots	DB	Tennessee
15	15	Marc Wilson	Raiders	QB	Brigham Young
16	16	Jim Ritcher	Bills	C	North Carolina State
17	17	Johnnie Johnson	Rams	DB	Texas
18	18	Art Monk	Commanders	WR	Syracuse
19	19	Otis Wilson	Bears	LB	Louisville
20	20	Jim Stuckey	49ers	DT	Clemson
21	21	Don McNeal	Dolphins	DB	Alabama
22	22	Ray Snell	Buccaneers	OG	Wisconsin
23	23	Roynell Young	Eagles	DB	Alcorn State
24	24	Derrick Hatchett	Colts	DB	Texas
25	25	Vegas Ferguson	Patriots	RB	Notre Dame
26	26	George Cumby	Packers	LB	Oklahoma
27	27	Charles White	Browns	RB	USC
28	28	Mark Malone	Steelers	QB	Arizona State

Round 2

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	29	Joe Cribbs	Bills	RB	Auburn
2	30	Willie Teal	Vikings	DB	LSU
3	31	Kirby Criswell	Bengals	LB	Kansas
4	32	Ray Donaldson	Colts	C	Georgia
5	33	Doug Marsh	Cardinals	TE	Michigan
6	34	Mark Lee	Packers	DB	Washington
7	35	Bob Kohrs	Steelers	LB	Arizona State
8	36	Buddy Curry	Falcons	LB	North Carolina
9	37	Gene Bradley	Bills	QB	Arkansas State
10	38	Angelo Fields	Oilers	OT	Michigan State
11	39	Keena Turner	49ers	LB	Purdue
12	40	Darrol Ray	Jets	DB	Oklahoma
13	41	Dave Waymer	Saints	DB	Notre Dame
14	42	Rulon Jones	Broncos	DE	Utah State
15	43	Matt Millen	Raiders	LB	Penn State
16	44	Andre Hines	Seahawks	OT	Stanford
17	45	Larry McGrew	Patriots	LB	USC
18	46	Matt Suhey	Bears	RB	Penn State
19	47	Ralph Clayton	Jets	WR	Michigan
20	48	Dwight Stephenson	Dolphins	C	Alabama
21	49	Kevin House	Buccaneers	WR	Southern Illinois
22	50	Irv Pankey	Rams	OT	Penn State
23	51	Tim Foley	Colts	OT	Notre Dame
24	52	Daryle Skaugstad	Oilers	DT	California
25	53	Perry Harrington	Eagles	RB	Jackson State
26	54	Cleveland Crosby	Browns	DE	Arizona
27	55	Mat Mendenhal	Commanders	DE	Brigham Young
28	56	John Goodman	Steelers	DE	Oklahoma

Round 3

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	57	Tom Turnure	Lions	C	Washington
2	58	Jewerl Thomas	Rams	RB	San Jose State
3	59	Rod Horn	Bengals	DT	Nebraska
4	60	John Sinnott	Cardinals	OT	Brown
5	61	Syd Kitson	Packers	OG	Wake Forest
6	62	Mike Friede	Lions	WR	Indiana
7	63	Earl Jones	Falcons	DB	Norfolk State
8	64	Myron Lapka	Giants	DT	USC
9	65	Jim Miller	49ers	P	Mississippi
10	66	James Hadnot	Chiefs	RB	Texas Tech
11	67	Mark Brammer	Bills	TE	Michigan State
12	68	Brent Boyer	Vikings	C	UCLA
13	69	Lance Mehl	Jets	LB	Penn State
14	70	Leroy Irvin	Rams	DB	Kansas
15	71	John Schmeding	Bills	OG	Boston College
16	72	Cliff Odom	Browns	LB	Texas-Arlington
17	73	Steve McMichael	Patriots	DT	Texas
18	74	Larry Carter	Broncos	DB	Kentucky
19	75	Bill Barnett	Dolphins	DE	Nebraska
20	76	Scott Brantley	Buccaneers	LB	Florida
21	77	Craig Puki	49ers	LB	Tennessee
22	78	Bill Roe	Cowboys	LB	Colorado
23	79	Tim Smith	Oilers	WR	Nebraska
24	80	James Jones	Cowboys	RB	Mississippi State
25	81	Charles Baker	Cardinals	LB	New Mexico
26	82	Phillip Murphy	Rams	DT	South Carolina State
27	83	Ray Sydnor	Steelers	TE	Wisconsin

Round 4

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	84	Ricky Churchman	49ers	DB	Texas
2	85	Eric Hipple	Lions	QB	Utah State
3	86	Bill Glass	Bengals	OG	Baylor
4	87	Fred Nixon	Packers	WR	Oklahoma
5	88	Ray Butler	Colts	WR	USC
6	89	Rusty Lisch	Cardinals	QB	Notre Dame
7	90	Danny Pittman	Giants	WR	Wyoming
8	91	Jim Laughlin	Falcons	LB	Ohio State
9	92	Dennis Johnson	Vikings	LB	USC
10	93	Ervin Parker	Bills	LB	South Carolina State
11	94	Dave Klug	Chiefs	LB	Concordia
12	95	Jesse Johnson	Jets	DB	Colorado
13	96	Mike Jolly	Saints	DB	Michigan
14	97	Terry Dion	Seahawks	DE	Oregon
15	98	David Hodge	49ers	LB	Houston
16	99	Ron Crews	Browns	DE	Nevada-Las Vegas
17	100	Elmer Bailey	Dolphins	WR	Minnesota
18	101	Ed Luther	Chargers	QB	San Jose State
19	102	Larry Flowers	Buccaneers	DB	Texas Tech
20	103	Arland Thompson	Bears	OG	Baylor
21	104	I.M. Hipp	Falcons	RB	Nebraska
22	105	Kurt Petersen	Cowboys	DE	Missouri
23	106	Chris Combs	Oilers	TE	New Mexico
24	107	Rick Parros	Broncos	RB	Utah State
25	108	Bob Gregor	Chargers	DB	Washington State
26	109	Paul McDonald	Browns	QB	USC
27	110	Bill Hurley	Steelers	DB	Syracuse

Round 5

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	111	Mark Streeter	Lions	DB	Arizona
2	112	Kenneth Times	49ers	DT	Southern
3	113	Bryan Hicks	Bengals	DB	McNeese State
4	114	Carlos Carson	Chiefs	WR	LSU
5	115	Dan Pensick	Chiefs	DT	Nebraska
6	116	Elvis Franks	Browns	DE	Morgan State
7	117	Brad Vassar	Falcons	LB	Pacific
8	118	Tony Blount	Giants	DB	Virginia
9	119	Jeff Pyburn	Bills	DB	Georgia
10	120	Tom Ginn	Lions	OG	Arkansas
11	121	Doug Paschal	Vikings	RB	North Carolina
12	122	Paul Jones	Vikings	RB	California
13	123	Jim Zidd	Jets	LB	Kansas
14	124	Doug McDougald	Patriots	DE	Virginia Tech
15	125	Kenny Lewis	Raiders	RB	Virginia Tech
16	126	John Adams	Raiders	LB	LSU
17	127	Joe Steele	Seahawks	RB	Washington
18	128	William Bowens	Raiders	LB	North Alabama
19	129	Keith Lee	Bills	DB	Colorado State
20	130	Paul Tabor	Bears	C	Oklahoma
21	131	Mike Harden	Broncos	DB	Michigan
22	132	Daniel Jacobs	Seahawks	DE	Winston-Salem
23	133	Gary Hogeboom	Cowboys	QB	Central Michigan
24	134	John Corker	Oilers	LB	Oklahoma State
25	135	Nate Rivers	Eagles	WR	South Carolina State
26	136	Laval Short	Broncos	DT	Colorado
27	137	Kenny Johnson	Falcons	DB	Mississippi State
28	138	Craig Wolfley	Steelers	OG	Syracuse

Round 6

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	139	Herb Williams	49ers	DB	Southern
2	140	Chris Dietrich	Lions	OT	North Carolina State
3	141	Jo Jo Heath	Bengals	DB	Pittsburgh
4	142	Bill Acker	Cardinals	DT	Texas
5	143	Karl Swanke	Packers	OG	Boston College
6	144	Chris Foote	Colts	C	USC
7	145	Scott Brunner	Giants	QB	Delaware
8	146	Mike Davis	Falcons	DB	Colorado
9	147	Bubba Garcia	Chiefs	WR	Texas-El Paso
10	148	Ray Yakavonis	Vikings	DE	E. Stroudsburg, Pa.
11	149	George Visger	Jets	DE	Colorado
12	150	Lester Boyd	Saints	LB	Kentucky
13	151	LaRue Harrington	Chargers	RB	Norfolk State
14	152	Tom Schremp	Jets	DE	Wisconsin
15	153	Mark McNeal	Seahawks	DE	Idaho
16	154	Mike Guman	Rams	RB	Penn State
17	155	Farley Bell	Commanders	LB	Cincinnati
18	156	Mike Guess	Bears	DB	Ohio State
19	157	Keith Bishop	Broncos	OG	Baylor
20	158	Eugene Byrd	Dolphins	WR	Michigan State
21	159	Andrew Melontree	Bengals	LB	Baylor
22	160	Preston Brown	Patriots	WR	Vanderbilt
23	161	Greg Murtha	Eagles	OT	Minnesota
24	162	Tim Newsome	Cowboys	RB	Winston-Salem
25	163	Wayne Hamilton	Chargers	LB	Alabama
26	164	Larry Heater	Chiefs	RB	Arizona
27	165	Tunch Ilkin	Steelers	OT	Indiana State

Round 7

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	166	Eddie Murray	Lions	K	Tulane
2	167	Ron Simplins	Bengals	LB	Michigan
3	168	Gary Don Johnson	Bengals	OT	Baylor
4	169	Buddy Aydelette	Packers	OT	Alabama
5	170	Wesley Roberts	Colts	DE	TCU
6	171	Ben Apuna	Cardinals	LB	Arizona State
7	172	Mike Smith	Falcons	WR	Grambling
8	173	Malcolm Barnwell	Raiders	WR	Virginia Union
9	174	Henry Johnson	Vikings	LB	Georgia Tech
10	175	Chuck Loewen	Chargers	OG	South Dakota State
11	176	Kirk Collins	Rams	DB	Baylor
12	177	Mike Morucci	Saints	RB	Bloomsburg, Pa
13	178	Bob Batton	Jets	RB	Nevada-Las Vegas
14	179	Darry Hebert	Giants	DB	Oklahoma
15	180	Tom Kearns	Patriots	OG	Kentucky
16	181	Chris Linnin	Giants	DE	Washington
17	182	Craig Bradshaw	Oilers	QB	Utah State
18	183	Emanuel Tolbert	Bears	WR	SMU
19	184	John Havekost	Broncos	OG	Nebraska
20	185	Joe Rose	Dolphins	TE	California
21	186	Jim Leonard	Buccaneers	C	Santa Clara
22	187	Melvin Jones	Commanders	OG	Houston
23	188	Terrell Ward	Eagles	DB	San Diego State
24	189	Lester Brown	Cowboys	RB	Clemson
25	190	Bennie Leverett	Jets	RB	Bethune-Cookman
26	191	Stuart Dodds	Chargers	P	Montana State
27	192	Gerry Ellis	Rams	RB	Missouri
28	193	Nate Johnson	Steelers	WR	Hillsdale

Round 8

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	194	Ken Hill	Raiders	DB	Yale
2	195	Ken Walter	Colts	OT	Texas Tech
3	196	Mark Lyles	Bengals	RB	Florida State
4	197	Don Coleman	Broncos	WR	Oregon
5	198	Dupree Branch	Cardinals	DB	Colorado State
6	199	Tim Smith	Packers	DB	Oregon State
7	200	Ken Harris	Giants	RB	Alabama
8	201	Al Richardson	Falcons	LB	Georgia Tech
9	202	Todd Krueger	Bills	QB	Northern Michigan
10	203	Sam Stepney	Chiefs	LB	Boston University
11	204	Vic Minor	Seahawks	DB	Northeast Louisiana
12	205	Jeff Dziama	Jets	LB	Boston College
13	206	Chuck Evans	Saints	LB	Stanford
14	207	Jack Cosgrove	Seahawks	C	Pacific
15	208	Mike House	Patriots	TE	Pacific
16	209	Jeff Copeland	Browns	LB	Texas Tech
17	210	Bobby Leopold	49ers	LB	Notre Dame
18	211	Grant Hudson	Cardinals	DT	Virginia
19	212	Jeff Allen	Dolphins	DB	Cal-Davis
20	213	Derrick Goddard	Buccaneers	DB	Drake
21	214	David Woodley	Dolphins	QB	LSU
22	215	Randy Clark	Bears	OG	Northern Illinois
23	216	Larry Savage	Cowboys	LB	Michigan State
24	217	Harold Bailey	Oilers	QB	Oklahoma State
25	218	Mike Curcio	Eagles	LB	Temple
26	219	Curtis Sirmones	Chargers	RB	North Alabama
27	220	Tom Pettigrew	Rams	OT	Eastern Illinois
28	221	Ted Walton	Steelers	DB	Connecticut

Round 9

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	222	DeWayne Jett	Lions	WR	Hawaii
2	223	Tom Tuinei	Lions	DT	Hawaii
3	224	Greg Bright	Bengals	DB	Morehead State
4	225	Stafford Mays	Cardinals	DE	Washington
5	226	Kelly Saalfeld	Packers	C	Nebraska
6	227	Mark Bright	Colts	RB	Temple
7	228	Glen Keller	Falcons	C	West Texas State
8	229	Otis Wonsley	Giants	RB	Alcorn State
9	230	Tom Donovan	Chiefs	WR	Penn State
10	231	Kent Davis	Bills	DB	SE Missouri State
11	232	Dennis Mosley	Vikings	RB	Iowa
12	233	Frank Mordica	Saints	RB	Vanderbilt
13	234	Joe Peters	Jets	DT	Arizona State
14	235	Barry Burdet	Patriots	LB	Oklahoma
15	236	Roy Dewalt	Browns	RB	Texas-Arlington
16	237	Dan Hartwig	49ers	QB	California-Lutheran
17	238	Jim Swift	Seahawks	OT	Iowa
18	239	Mark Goodspeed	Dolphins	OT	Nebraska
19	240	Gerald Carter	Buccaneers	WR	Texas A&M
20	241	Lawrence McCullough	Commanders	WR	Illinois
21	242	Turk Schonert	Bears	QB	Stanford
22	243	Greg Bracelin	Broncos	LB	California
23	244	Ed Harris	Oilers	RB	Bishop
24	245	Bob Harris	Eagles	OT	Bowling Green
25	246	Jackie Flowers	Cowboys	WR	Florida State
26	247	Steve Whitman	Chargers	RB	Alabama
27	248	George Farmer	Rams	WR	Southern
28	249	Ron McCall	Steelers	WR	Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Round 10

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	250	Woodrow Wilson	Steelers	DB	North Carolina State
2	251	Henry Henderson	Lions	DB	Utah State
3	252	Sandro Vitello	Bengals	K	Massachusetts
4	253	Jafus White	Packers	DB	Texas A&I
5	254	Larry Stewart	Colts	OT	Maryland
6	255	Rush Brown	Cardinals	DT	Ball State
7	256	Joe Sanford	Giants	OT	Washington
8	257	Walt Bellamy	Falcons	DB	VMI
9	258	Kenny Brown	Vikings	WR	Nebraska
10	259	Greg Cater	Bills	P	Tennessee-Chattanooga
11	260	Guy Bingham	Jets	C	Montana
12	261	Rob Martinovich	Chiefs	OT	Notre Dame
13	262	Tanya Webb	Saints	DE	Michigan State
14	263	Kevin Fiedel	Browns	C	San Diego State
15	264	Walter Carter	Raiders	DT	Florida State
16	265	Ron Essink	Seahawks	OT	Grand Valley State
17	266	Rom Daniel	Patriots	C	Georgia Tech
18	267	Andy Hawkins	Buccaneers	LB	Texas A&I
19	268	Lewis Walker	Commanders	RB	Utah
20	269	Willie Stephens	Bears	DB	Texas Tech
21	270	Virgina Seay	Broncos	WR	Troy State
22	271	Doug Lantz	Dolphins	C	Miami Ohio
23	272	Ben Long	Dolphins	LB	South Dakota
24	273	Matthew Teague	Cowboys	DE	Prairie View
25	274	Billy Rivers	Seahawks	WR	Morris Brown
26	275	Brett Davis	Buccaneers	RB	Nevada-Las Vegas
27	276	Bob Gruber	Rams	OT	Pittsburgh
28	277	Ken Fritz	Steelers	OG	Ohio State

Round 11

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	278	Wayne Smith	Lions	DB	Purdue
2	279	Phil Driscoll	Dolphins	DE	Mankato State
3	280	Ed Whitley	Colts	TE	Kansas State
4	281	Alton Alexis	Bengals	WR	Tulane
5	282	Delrick Brown	Cardinals	DB	Houston
6	283	Ricky Skiles	Packers	LB	Louisville
7	284	Mike Babb	Falcons	DB	Oklahoma
8	285	Steve Bernish	Giants	DE	South Carolina
9	286	Joe Gordon	Bills	DT	Grambling
10	287	Dale Markham	Chiefs	DT	North Dakota
11	288	Sam Harrell	Vikings	RB	East Carolina
12	289	George Woodard	Saints	RB	Texas A&M
13	290	James Zachery	Jets	LB	Texas A&M
14	291	Mike Massey	Raiders	LB	Arkansas
15	292	Tali Ena	Seahawks	RB	Washington State
16	293	Mike Hubach	Patriots	P	Kansas State
17	294	Roland Sales	Browns	RB	Arkansas
18	295	Mike Matocha	Commanders	DE	Texas-Arlington
19	296	Chris Judge	Bears	DB	TCU
20	297	Phil Farris	Broncos	WR	North Carolina
21	298	Lee Jukes	Eagles	WR	North Carolina State
22	299	Terry Jones	Buccaneers	DE	Central Oklahoma
23	300	Gary Padjen	Cowboys	LB	Arizona State
24	301	Eddie Preston	Oilers	WR	Western Kentucky
25	302	Thomas Brown	Eagles	DE	Baylor
26	303	John Singleton	Chargers	DE	Texas-El Paso
27	304	Terry Greer	Rams	WR	Alabama State
28	305	Frank Pollard	Steelers	RB	Baylor

Round 12

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	306	Charles Vaclavik	Steelers	DB	Texas
2	307	Ray Williams	Lions	WR	Washington State
3	308	Mike Wright	Bengals	QB	Vanderbilt
4	309	Tyrone Gray	Cardinals	WR	Washington State
5	310	James Stewart	Packers	DB	Memphis
6	311	Randy Bielski	Colts	K	Towson State
7	312	Mike Lansford	Giants	K	Washington
8	313	Quinn Jones	Falcons	RB	Tulsa
9	314	Mike Brewington	Chiefs	LB	East Carolina
10	315	Thomas Lane	Vikings	DB	Florida A&M
11	316	Roger Lapham	Bills	TE	Maine
12	317	David Dumars	Jets	DB	Northeast Louisiana
13	318	Kiser Lewis	Saints	LB	Florida A&M
14	319	Presnell Gilbert	Seahawks	DB	U.S. International
15	320	Jimmy Jordan	Patriots	QB	Florida State
16	321	Marcus Jackson	Browns	DT	Purdue
17	322	Calvin Muhammad	Raiders	WR	Texas Southern
18	323	Robert Fisher	Bears	TE	SMU
19	324	Marvin Sims	Colts	RB	Clemson
20	325	Chuck Stone	Dolphins	OG	North Carolina State
21	326	Gene Coleman	Buccaneers	DB	Miami
22	327	Marcene Emmett	Commanders	DB	North Alabama
23	328	Wiley Pitts	Oilers	WR	Temple
24	329	Howard Fields	Eagles	DB	Baylor
25	330	Norm Wells	Cowboys	DE	Northwestern
26	331	Harry Price	Chargers	WR	McNeese State
27	332	Kevin Scanlon	Rams	QB	Arkansas
28	333	Tyrone McGriff	Steelers	OG	Florida A&M

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