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NFL Draft 1981

Round 1

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	1	George Rogers	Saints	RB	South Carolina
2	2	Lawrence Taylor	Giants	LB	North Carolina
3	3	Freeman McNeil	Jets	RB	UCLA
4	4	Kenny Easley	Seahawks	DB	UCLA
5	5	E.J. Junior	Cardinals	LB	Alabama
6	6	Rich Campbell	Packers	QB	California
7	7	Hugh Green	Buccaneers	LB	Pittsburgh
8	8	Ronnie Lott	49ers	DB	USC
9	9	Mel Owens	Rams	LB	Michigan
10	10	David Verser	Bengals	WR	Kansas
11	11	Keith Van Horne	Bears	OT	USC
12	12	Randy McMillan	Colts	RB	Pittsburgh
13	13	David Overstreet	Dolphins	RB	Oklahoma
14	14	Willie Scott	Chiefs	TE	South Carolina
15	15	Dennis Smith	Broncos	DB	USC
16	16	Mark Nichols	Lions	WR	San Jose State
17	17	Keith Gary	Steelers	DE	Oklahoma
18	18	Donnell Thompson	Colts	DT	North Carolina
19	19	Brian Holloway	Patriots	OT	Stanford
20	20	Mark May	Redskins	OT	Pittsburgh
21	21	Ted Watts	Raiders	DB	Texas Tech
22	22	Hanford Dixon	Browns	DB	Southern Mississippi
23	23	Curt Marsh	Raiders	OT	Washington
24	24	James Brooks	Chargers	RB	Auburn
25	25	Bobby Butler	Falcons	DB	Florida State
26	26	Howard Richards	Cowboys	OT	Missouri
27	27	Leonard Mitchell	Eagles	DE	Houston
28	28	Booker Moore	Bills	RB	Penn State

Round 2

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	29	Russell Gary	Saints	DB	Nebraska
2	30	Marion Barber	Jets	RB	Minnesota
3	31	David Hughes	Seahawks	RB	Boise State
4	32	Dave Young	Giants	TE	Purdue
5	33	Neil Lomax	Cardinals	QB	Portland State
6	34	James Wilder	Buccaneers	RB	Missouri
7	35	Gary Lewis	Packers	TE	Texas-Arlington
8	36	John Harty	49ers	DT	Iowa
9	37	Cris Collinsworth	Bengals	WR	Florida
10	38	Mike Singletary	Bears	LB	Baylor
11	39	Mardye McDole	Vikings	WR	Mississippi State
12	40	Eric Wright	49ers	DB	Missouri
13	41	Joe Delaney	Chiefs	RB	NW Louisiana
14	42	Clay Brown	Broncos	TE	Brigham Young
15	43	Jim Collins	Rams	LB	Syracuse
16	44	Anthony Washington	Steelers	DB	Fresno State
17	45	Robin Sendlein	Vikings	LB	Texas
18	46	Curtis Green	Lions	DE	Alabama State
19	47	Tony Collins	Patriots	RB	East Carolina
20	48	Howie Long	Raiders	DT	Villanova
21	49	Chris Williams	Bills	DB	LSU
22	50	Byron Franklin	Bills	WR	Auburn
23	51	Ricky Jackson	Saints	LB	Pittsburgh
24	52	Jarvis Redwine	Vikings	RB	Nebraska
25	53	Doug Donley	Cowboys	WR	Ohio State
26	54	Lyman White	Falcons	LB	LSU
27	55	Dean Miraldi	Eagles	OG	Utah
28	56	Andra Franklin	Dolphins	RB	Nebraska

Round 3

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	57	Frank Warren	Saints	DE	Auburn
2	58	Bill Dugan	Seahawks	OG	Penn State
3	59	John Mistler	Giants	WR	Arizona State
4	60	Ben Rudolph	Jets	DT	Long Beach State
5	61	Jeff Griffin	Cardinals	DB	Utah
6	62	Ray Stachowicz	Packers	P	Michigan State
7	63	Greg Meisner	Rams	DT	Pittsburgh
8	64	John Simmons	Bengals	DB	SMU
9	65	Carlton Williamson	49ers	DB	Pittsburgh
10	66	Robert Cobb	Rams	DE	Arizona
11	67	Ken Margerum	Bears	WR	Stanford
12	68	Randy Van Divier	Colts	OT	Washington
13	69	Russ Grimm	Redskins	C	Pittsburgh
14	70	Marvin Harvey	Chiefs	TE	Southern Mississippi
15	71	Hoby Brenner	Saints	TE	USC
16	72	Don Greco	Lions	OG	Western Illinois
17	73	Rick Donnalley	Steelers	C	North Carolina
18	74	Tim Irwin	Vikings	OT	Tennessee
19	75	Roger Taylor	Chiefs	OT	Oklahoma State
20	76	Mike Mosley	Bills	WR	Texas A&M
21	77	Irvin Phillips	Chargers	DB	Arkansas Tech
22	78	Lloyd Burress	Chiefs	DB	Maryland
23	79	Michael Holston	Oilers	WR	Morgan State
24	80	Scott Woerner	Falcons	DB	Georgia
25	81	Glen Titensor	Cowboys	DE	Brigham Young
26	82	Greg LaFleur	Eagles	TE	LSU
27	83	Robert Geathers	Bills	DT	South Carolina State

Round 4

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	84	Sam Greene	Dolphins	WR	Nevada-Las Vegas
2	85	Clifford Chatman	Giants	RB	Central Oklahoma
3	86	Al Washington	Jets	LB	Ohio State
4	87	Scott Phillips	Seahawks	WR	Brigham Young
5	88	Steve Rhodes	Cardinals	WR	Oklahoma
6	89	John Holt	Buccaneers	DB	West Texas State
7	90	Tom Flick	Redskins	QB	Washington
8	91	Scott Pelluer	Cowboys	LB	Washington State
9	92	Mike Robinson	Browns	DE	Arizona
10	93	Guy Grazier	Bengals	LB	Wyoming
11	94	Tim Sherwin	Colts	TE	Boston College
12	95	Todd Bell	Bears	DB	Ohio State
13	96	Brad Wright	Dolphins	QB	New Mexico
14	97	Ron Washington	Chiefs	WR	Arizona State
15	98	Mark Herrmann	Broncos	QB	Purdue
16	99	Tracy Porter	Lions	WR	LSU
17	100	Robbie Martin	Steelers	WR	Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
18	101	John Swain	Vikings	DB	Miami
19	102	Don Blackmon	Patriots	LB	Tulsa
20	103	Amos Lawrence	Chargers	RB	North Carolina
21	104	George Lilja	Rams	C	Michigan State
22	105	Richard Turner	Packers	DT	Oklahoma
23	106	Nick Eyre	Oilers	OT	Brigham Young
24	107	Eric Sievers	Chargers	TE	Maryland
25	108	Derrie Nelson	Cowboys	LB	Nebraska
26	109	John Scully	Falcons	C	Notre Dame
27	110	Calvin Murray	Eagles	RB	Ohio State
28	111	Johnny Robinson	Raiders	DT	Louisiana Tech

Round 5

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	112	Louis Orbre	Saints	OT	Oklahoma
2	113	Tyrone Keys	Jets	DE	Mississippi State
3	114	Edwin Bailey	Seahawks	OG	South Carolina State
4	115	Bill Neill	Giants	DT	Pittsburgh
5	116	John Gillen	Cardinals	LB	Illinois
6	117	Byron Braggs	Packers	DT	Alabama
7	118	James Davis	Raiders	DB	Southern
8	119	Dexter Manley	Redskins	DE	Oklahoma State
9	120	Benjie Pryor	Bengals	TE	Pittsburgh
10	121	Lynn Thomas	49ers	DB	Pittsburgh
11	122	Arrington Jones	49ers	RB	Winston-Salem
12	123	Wendell Ray	Vikings	DE	Missouri
13	124	Todd Thomas	Chiefs	OT	North Dakota
14	125	Ken Lanier	Broncos	OT	Florida State
15	126	Ken Poole	Dolphins	DE	Northeast Louisiana
16	127	Ricky Martin	Steelers	WR	New Mexico
17	128	Jerry Boyarsky	Saints	DT	Pittsburgh
18	129	Larry Lee	Lions	OG	UCLA
19	130	Steve Clark	Patriots	DT	Kansas State
20	131	Keith Ferguson	Chargers	LB	Ohio State
21	132	Gary Sayre	Redskins	OG	Cameron, Okla.
22	133	Delbert Fowler	Oilers	LB	West Virginia
23	134	Steve Cox	Browns	P	Arkansas
24	135	Calvin Clark	Bills	DE	Purdue
25	136	Eric Sanders	Falcons	OT	Nevada
26	137	Danny Spradlin	Cowboys	LB	Tennessee
27	138	Tommy Vigorito	Dolphins	RB	Virginia

Round 6

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	139	Nat Hudson	Saints	OG	Georgia
2	140	Steve Durham	Seahawks	DE	Clemson
3	141	Andy Gissinger	Chargers	OT	Syracuse
4	142	John Woodring	Jets	LB	Brown
5	143	Dave Ahrens	Cardinals	LB	Wisconsin
6	144	Johnnie Poe	Saints	DB	Missouri
7	145	Mel Hoover	Giants	WR	Arizona State
8	146	Rex Robinson	Bengals	K	Georgia
9	147	Pete Kugler	49ers	DT	Penn State
10	148	Larry Kubin	Redskins	LB	Penn State
11	149	Bubba Green	Colts	DT	North Carolina State
12	150	Reuben Henderson	Bears	DB	San Diego State
13	151	Alvin Lewis	Broncos	RB	Colorado State
14	152	Mack Moore	Dolphins	DE	Texas A&M
15	153	Dock Luckie	Chiefs	DT	Florida
16	154	Fulton Walker	Dolphins	DB	West Virginia
17	155	Sam Johnson	Lions	DB	Maryland
18	156	Bryan Hinkle	Steelers	LB	Oregon
19	157	Ron Wooten	Patriots	OG	North Carolina
20	158	William Daniels	Rams	DT	Alabama State
21	159	Bill Kay	Oilers	DB	Purdue
22	160	Ron Simmons	Browns	DT	Florida State
23	161	Robert Holt	Bills	WR	Baylor
24	162	Bobby Duckworth	Chargers	WR	Arkansas
25	163	Vince Skillings	Cowboys	DB	Ohio State
26	164	Harry Standback	Falcons	DT	North Carolina
27	165	Edward O'Neal	Giants	RB	Tuskegee
28	166	Glen Redd	Saints	LB	Brigham Young

Round 7

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	167	Kevin Williams	Saints	WR	USC
2	168	Louis Jackson	Giants	RB	Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
3	169	Kenny Neil	Jets	DE	Iowa State
4	170	Ron Johnson	Seahawks	WR	Long Beach State
5	171	Kevin Donnalley	Cardinals	DB	North Dakota State
6	172	Bill Whitaker	Packers	DB	Missouri
7	173	Ron Fellows	Cowboys	DB	Missouri
8	174	Alan Duncan	Eagles	K	Tennessee
9	175	Ron Battle	Rams	TE	North Texas
10	176	Jeff Schuh	Bengals	LB	Minnesota
11	177	Jeff Fisher	Bears	DB	USC
12	178	Obed Ariri	Colts	K	Clemson
13	179	Mike Daum	Dolphins	OT	Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
14	180	Billy Jackson	Chiefs	RB	Alabama
15	181	Steve Busick	Broncos	LB	USC
16	182	Lee Spivey	Lions	OT	SMU
17	183	David Little	Steelers	LB	Florida
18	184	Don Shaver	Vikings	RB	Kutztown, Pa.
19	185	Ken Toler	Patriots	WR	Mississippi
20	186	Brad Scovill	Seahawks	TE	Penn State
21	187	Eddie Johnson	Browns	LB	Louisiana Tech
22	188	Steve Doolittle	Bills	LB	Colorado State
23	189	Pete Holohan	Chargers	TE	Notre Dame
24	190	Mike Clark	Rams	DE	Florida
25	191	Ken Miller	Cowboys	DB	Eastern Michigan
26	192	Doak Field	Eagles	LB	Baylor
27	193	Don Washington	Oilers	DB	Texas A&I

Round 8

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	194	Ken Naber	Patriots	K	Stanford
2	195	Lloyd Jones	Jets	WR	Brigham Young
3	196	Eric Lane	Seahawks	RB	Brigham Young
4	197	John Powers	Giants	OG	Michigan
5	198	Mike Fisher	Cardinals	WR	Baylor
6	199	Denver Johnson	Buccaneers	OT	Tulsa
7	200	Larry Werts	Packers	LB	Jackson State
8	201	Charlie Brown	Redskins	WR	South Carolina State
9	202	Bobby Kemp	Bengals	DB	Cal State-Fullerton
10	203	Garry White	49ers	RB	Minnesota
11	204	Ken Sitton	Colts	DB	Oklahoma
12	205	Scott Zettek	Bears	DT	Notre Dame
13	206	David Dorn	Chiefs	WR	Rutgers
14	207	Mark Reed	Giants	QB	Morehead State
15	208	William Judson	Dolphins	DB	South Carolina State
16	209	Frank Wilson	Steelers	RB	Rice
17	210	Wade Wilson	Vikings	QB	East Texas State