1977 NFL Draft


The 1977 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held May 3–4, 1977, at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, New York. The league also held its first supplemental draft, which took place after the regular draft and before the regular season.
This was the first draft in the common draft era to be 12 rounds, five rounds fewer than drafts of 1967-76. The draft remained at 12 rounds through 1992 before being reduced to seven, where it has remained through 2019.

Player selections

Round One

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
1Tampa Bay BuccaneersRicky BellRunning BackUSC
2Dallas Cowboys Tony DorsettRunning BackPittsburgh
3Cincinnati Bengals Eddie EdwardsDefensive EndMiami
4New York JetsMarvin PowellTackleUSC
5New York GiantsGary JeterDefensive TackleUSC
6Atlanta FalconsWarren BryantTackleKentucky
7New Orleans SaintsJoe CampbellDefensive EndMaryland
8Cincinnati Bengals Wilson WhitleyDefensive TackleHouston
9Green Bay PackersMike ButlerDefensive EndKansas
10Kansas City ChiefsGary GreenCornerbackBaylor
11Houston OilersMorris TownsTackleMissouri
12Buffalo Bills Phil DokesDefensive TackleOklahoma State
13Miami DolphinsA. J. DuheDefensive EndLouisiana State
14Seattle Seahawks Steve AugustOffensive tackleTulsa
15Chicago BearsTed AlbrechtTackleCalifornia
16New England Patriots Raymond ClaybornCornerbackTexas
17Cleveland BrownsRobert JacksonLinebackerTexas A&M
18Denver BroncosSteve SchindlerGuardBoston College
19St. Louis Cardinals Steve PisarkiewiczQuarterbackMissouri
20Atlanta Falcons Wilson FaumuinaDefensive TackleSan José State
21Pittsburgh SteelersRobin ColeLinebackerNew Mexico
22Cincinnati BengalsMike CobbTight EndMichigan State
23Los Angeles RamsBob BrudzinskiLinebackerOhio State
24San Diego Chargers Bob RushCenterMemphis State
25New England PatriotsStanley MorganWide ReceiverTennessee
26Baltimore ColtsRandy BurkeWide ReceiverKentucky
27Minnesota VikingsTommy KramerQuarterbackRice
28Green Bay Packers Ezra JohnsonDefensive EndMorris Brown

Round Two

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
29Tampa Bay BuccaneersDave LewisLinebackerUSC
30Seattle SeahawksTom LynchTackleBoston College
31Los Angeles Rams Nolan CromwellDefensive BackKansas
32New York GiantsJohnny PerkinsWide ReceiverAbilene Christian
33New York JetsWesley WalkerWide ReceiverCalifornia
34New Orleans SaintsMike FultzDefensive TackleNebraska
35Oakland RaidersMike DavisDefensive BackColorado
36Atlanta FalconsR. C. ThielemannGuardArkansas
37Kansas City ChiefsTony ReedRunning BackColorado
38Houston OilersGeorge ReihnerGuardPenn State
39Green Bay PackersGreg KochTackleArkansas
40Miami DolphinsBob BaumhowerDefensive TackleAlabama
41Seattle Seahawks Terry BeesonLinebackerKansas
42Detroit LionsWalt WilliamsDefensive BackNew Mexico State
43Chicago BearsMike SpiveyDefensive BackColorado
44New England Patriots Horace IvoryRunning BackOklahoma
45Denver BroncosRob LytleRunning BackMichigan
46Cleveland BrownsTom SkladanyPunterOhio State
47St. Louis CardinalsGeorge FranklinRunning BackTexas A&I
48Pittsburgh SteelersSidney ThorntonRunning BackNW Louisiana
49Cincinnati BengalsPete JohnsonRunning BackOhio State
50Los Angeles RamsBilly WaddyRunning BackColorado
51Seattle SeahawksPeter CronanLinebackerBoston College
52New England PatriotsDon HasselbeckTight EndColorado
53Baltimore ColtsMike OzdowskiDefensive EndVirginia
54Dallas CowboysGlenn CaranoQuarterbackUNLV
55Minnesota VikingsDennis SwilleyGuardTexas A&M
56Oakland RaidersTed McKnightRunning BackMinnesota-Duluth

Round Three

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
57Tampa Bay BuccaneersCharles HannahDefensive EndAlabama
58Seattle SeahawksDennis BoydDefensive EndOregon State
59Buffalo BillsCurtis BrownRunning BackMissouri
60Pittsburgh SteelersTom BeasleyDefensive TackleVirginia Tech
61Chicago BearsRobin EarlRunning BackWashington
62Dallas CowboysTony HillWide ReceiverStanford
63St. Louis CardinalsEdgar FieldsDefensive TackleTexas A&M
64New Orleans SaintsRobert WattsLinebackerBoston College
65San Francisco 49ersElmo BoydWide ReceiverEastern Kentucky
66Houston OilersTim WilsonRunning BackMaryland
67Kansas City ChiefsThomas HowardLinebackerTexas Tech
68Los Angeles RamsEd FultonGuardMaryland
69Detroit LionsRick KaneRunning BackSan José State
70Houston OilersJimmie GilesTight EndAlcorn State
71Miami DolphinsMike WatsonTackleMiami
72New York JetsTank MarshallDefensive EndTexas A&M
73Buffalo BillsJohn KimbroughWide ReceiverSt. Cloud State
74Green Bay PackersRick ScribnerGuardIdaho State
75Pittsburgh SteelersJim SmithWide ReceiverMichigan
76Cincinnati BengalsMike VoightRunning BackNorth Carolina
77San Diego ChargersKeith KingDefensive BackColorado State
78St. Louis CardinalsKurt AllermanLinebackerPenn State
79Los Angeles RamsWendell TylerRunning BackUCLA
80St. Louis CardinalsTerdell MiddletonRunning BackMemphis State
81Dallas CowboysVal BelcherGuardHouston
82New England PatriotsSidney BrownDefensive BackOklahoma
83Minnesota VikingsTom HannonDefensive BackMichigan State
84Houston OilersRob CarpenterRunning BackMiami

Round Four

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
85Cincinnati BengalsRick WalkerTight EndUCLA
86Buffalo BillsJimmy DeanDefensive TackleTexas A&M
87Seattle SeahawksJohn YarnoCenterIdaho
88New York GiantsMike VaughanTackleOklahoma
89New York JetsScott DierkingRunning BackPurdue
90Atlanta FalconsAllan LeavittKickerGeorgia
91Los Angeles RamsVince FerragamoQuarterbackNebraska
92Kansas City ChiefsMark BaileyRunning BackLong Beach State
93Pittsburgh SteelersTed PetersenCenterEastern Illinois
94Kansas City ChiefsAndre SamuelsTight EndBethune-Cookman
95Kansas City ChiefsDarius HeltonGuardNorth Carolina Central
96Detroit LionsLuther BlueWide ReceiverIowa State
97Washington RedskinsDuncan McCollDefensive EndStanford
98Houston OilersWarren AndersonWide ReceiverWest Virginia State
99Pittsburgh SteelersLaverne SmithRunning BackKansas
100San Francisco 49ersStan BlackDefensive BackMississippi State
101Denver BroncosBilly BryanCenterDuke
102Cleveland BrownsOliver DavisDefensive BackTennessee State
103Cincinnati BengalsMike WilsonTackleGeorgia
104Kansas City ChiefsEric HarrisDefensive BackMemphis State
105Cincinnati BengalsJerry AndersonDefensive BackOklahoma
106Pittsburgh SteelersDan AudickGuardHawaii
107Los Angeles RamsEarl JonesDefensive EndMemphis State
108Dallas CowboysGuy BrownLinebackerHouston
109New England PatriotsGerald SkinnerTackleArkansas
110Cleveland BrownsRobert SimsDefensive TackleSouth Carolina State
111Seattle SeahawksLarry SeiversWide ReceiverTennessee
112Oakland RaidersMickey MarvinGuardTennessee
0Seattle Seahawks Al HunterRunning BackNotre Dame

Round Five

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
113Miami DolphinsMike MichelKickerStanford
114Detroit LionsRon CrosbyLinebackerPenn State
115Buffalo BillsFred BesanaQuarterbackCalifornia
116New York JetsPerry GriggsWide ReceiverTroy State
117New York GiantsRandy DeanQuarterbackNorthwestern
118New Orleans SaintsDave LaFaryTacklePurdue
119Philadelphia EaglesSkip SharpDefensive BackKansas
120Atlanta FalconsShelton DiggsWide ReceiverUSC
121Pittsburgh SteelersCliff StoudtQuarterbackYoungstown State
122Green Bay PackersNate SimpsonRunning BackTennessee State
123Miami DolphinsLeroy HarrisRunning BackArkansas State
124San Diego ChargersClarence WilliamsRunning BackSouth Carolina
125Pittsburgh SteelersSteve CoursonGuardSouth Carolina
126Oakland RaidersLester HayesCornerbackTexas A&M
127Buffalo BillsNeil O'DonoghueKickerAuburn
128San Diego ChargersCliff OlanderQuarterbackNew Mexico State
129New York JetsGary GregoryTackleBaylor
130Los Angeles RamsDonnie HickmanGuardUSC
131St. Louis CardinalsErnest LeeDefensive TackleTexas
132Pittsburgh SteelersDennis WinstonLinebackerArkansas
133Cincinnati BengalsRay PhillipsLinebackerNebraska
134Los Angeles RamsJeff WilliamsGuardRhode Island
135St. Louis CardinalsAndy SpivaLinebackerTennessee
136New Orleans SaintsDave HubbardTackleBrigham Young
137Dallas CowboysAndy FrederickTackleNew Mexico
138Minnesota VikingsKen MooreTight EndNorthern Illinois
139Oakland RaidersJeff BarnesLinebackerCalifornia

Round Six

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
140Chicago BearsVince EvansQuarterbackUSC
141San Francisco 49ersMike BurnsDefensive BackUSC
142Seattle SeahawksTony BenjaminRunning BackDuke
143New York GiantsBob JordanTackleMemphis State
144New York JetsJoe KleckoDefensive TackleTemple
145Philadelphia EaglesKevin RussellDefensive BackTennessee State
146San Diego ChargersDave LindstromDefensive EndBoston University
147New Orleans SaintsCliff ParsleyPunterOklahoma State
148Houston OilersGary WoolfordDefensive BackFlorida State
149Green Bay PackersTim MorescoDefensive BackSyracuse
150Kansas City ChiefsRick BurlesonDefensive EndTexas
151San Diego ChargersLarry BarnesRunning BackTennessee State
152San Diego ChargersPete ShawDefensive BackNorthwestern
153New York GiantsEmery MooreheadWide ReceiverColorado
154Philadelphia EaglesWilbert MontgomeryRunning BackAbilene Christian
155San Francisco 49ersJim HarlanCenterHoward Payne
156Los Angeles RamsArt BestRunning BackKent State
157Buffalo BillsRon PruittDefensive EndNebraska
158Philadelphia EaglesMark MitchellDefensive BackTulane
159Pittsburgh SteelersPaul HarrisLinebackerAlabama
160Cincinnati BengalsTommy DunivenQuarterbackTexas Tech
161Atlanta FalconsKeith JenkinsDefensive BackCincinnati
162New Orleans SaintsTom SchickGuardMaryland
163Baltimore ColtsCalvin O'NealLinebackerMichigan
164Dallas CowboysJim CooperTackleTemple
165Houston OilersDavid CarterCenterWestern Kentucky
166Detroit LionsReggie PinkneyDefensive BackEast Carolina
167Kansas City ChiefsAndre HerreraRunning BackSouthern Illinois

Round Seven

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
168New York JetsCharles WhiteRunning BackBethune-Cookman
169Seattle SeahawksDavid SimsRunning BackGeorgia Tech
170Buffalo BillsMike NelmsDefensive BackBaylor
171New York JetsBob GruppDefensive BackDuke
172Green Bay PackersDerrel GofourthCenterOklahoma State
173Cleveland BrownsKen RandleWide ReceiverUSC
174New Orleans SaintsGreg BoykinRunning BackNorthwestern
175Philadelphia EaglesCharles JohnsonDefensive TackleColorado
176Green Bay PackersRell TiptonGuardBaylor
177Kansas City ChiefsChris GolubDefensive BackKansas
178New York GiantsAl DixonTight EndIowa State
179Detroit LionsTim BlackLinebackerBaylor
180Miami DolphinsBruce HerronLinebackerNew Mexico
181San Diego ChargersRon BushDefensive BackUSC
182Chicago BearsGerald ButlerWide ReceiverNicholls State
183San Francisco 49ersJim Van WagnerRunning BackMichigan Tech
184Cleveland BrownsBlane SmithTight EndPurdue
185Denver BroncosLarry SwiderPunterPittsburgh
186Pittsburgh SteelersRandy FrischDefensive TackleMissouri
187Cincinnati BengalsLouis BreedenDefensive BackNorth Carolina Central
188Oakland RaidersRich MartiniWide ReceiverCalifornia-Davis
189Cleveland BrownsBob LingenfelterTackleNebraska
190Washington RedskinsReggie HaynesTight EndUNLV
191Dallas CowboysDave StallsDefensive TackleNorthern Colorado
192New England PatriotsKen SmithWide ReceiverArkansas-Pine Bluff
193Baltimore ColtsBlanchard CarterTackleUNLV
194Cincinnati BengalsJim CorbettTight EndPittsburgh
195New York JetsKevin LongRunning BackSouth Carolina

Round Eight

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
196Tampa Bay BuccaneersRandy HedbergQuarterbackMinot State
197Buffalo BillsGreg MortonDefensive TackleMichigan
198Houston OilersSteve DavisWide ReceiverGeorgia
199New York GiantsBill RiceDefensive TackleBrigham Young
200New York JetsDan AlexanderDefensive TackleLouisiana State
201New Orleans SaintsJimmy StewartDefensive BackTulsa
202Philadelphia EaglesCleveland FranklinRunning BackBaylor
203Atlanta FalconsWalter PackerWide ReceiverMississippi State
204Kansas City ChiefsRon OlsonoskiLinebackerSt. Thomas
205Houston OilersEddie FosterWide ReceiverHouston
206Green Bay PackersDavid WhitehurstQuarterbackFurman
207Miami DolphinsHorace PerkinsDefensive BackColorado
208Dallas CowboysAl ClevelandDefensive EndPacific
209Detroit LionsMark GriffinTackleNorth Carolina
210New York JetsEd ThompsonLinebackerOhio State
211New York GiantsOtis RodgersLinebackerIowa State
212Denver BroncosCalvin CulliverRunning BackAlabama
213Cleveland BrownsBill ArmstrongDefensive BackWake Forest
214Cincinnati BengalsJose St. VictorGuardSyracuse
215Kansas City ChiefsWaddell SmithWide ReceiverKansas
216St. Louis CardinalsEric WilliamsLinebackerUSC
217Pittsburgh SteelersPhil AugustWide ReceiverMiami
218Los Angeles RamsRod BockwoldtDefensive BackWeber State
219New England PatriotsBrad BensonGuardPenn State
220Baltimore ColtsKen HelmsTackleGeorgia
221Dallas CowboysFred WilliamsRunning BackArizona State
222Minnesota VikingsClint StrozierDefensive BackUSC
223Oakland RaidersTerry RobiskieRunning BackLouisiana State

Round Nine

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
224Tampa Bay BuccaneersByron HemingwayLinebackerBoston College
225Seattle SeahawksGeorge AdzickDefensive backMinnesota
226Kansas City ChiefsDerrick GlantonDefensive endBishop
227New York JetsMatt RobinsonQuarterbackGeorgia
228New York GiantsKen MullinsDefensive endFlorida A&M
229Philadelphia EaglesT.J. HumphreysGuardArkansas State
230Atlanta FalconsJohn MaxwellTackleBoston College
231New Orleans SaintsDave KnowlesTackleIndiana
232Houston OilersBill CurrierDefensive backSouth Carolina
233Green Bay PackersJoel MullinsTackleArkansas State
234Kansas City ChiefsDave GreenTackleNew Mexico
235San Diego ChargersGene WashingtonWide receiverGeorgia
236Detroit LionsSteve MathiesonQuarterbackFlorida State
237Miami DolphinsRobert TurnerRunning backOklahoma State
238Chicago BearsNick BuonamiciDefensive tackleOhio State
239San Francisco 49ersDavid PoseyKickerFlorida
240Cleveland BrownsDaryl BrownDefensive backTufts
241Denver BroncosCharles JacksonDefensive tackleWashington
242Atlanta FalconsRobert SpeerDefensive endArkansas State
243St. Louis CardinalsJohnny JacksonDefensive tackleSouthern
244Pittsburgh SteelersRoosevelt KellyTight endEastern Kentucky
245Cincinnati BengalsWillie ZacharyWide receiverCentral State
246Washington RedskinsMike NorthingtonRunning backPurdue
247Baltimore ColtsGlen CapriolaRunning backBoston College
248Dallas CowboysMark CantrellCenterNorth Carolina
249New England PatriotsJerry VogeleLinebackerMichigan
250Minnesota VikingsScott StudwellLinebackerIllinois
251Tampa Bay BuccaneersLarry MuckerWide receiverArizona State

Round Ten

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
252Tampa Bay BuccaneersRobert MorganRunning backFlorida
253Pittsburgh SteelersAlvin CowansDefensive backFlorida
254Seattle SeahawksSam AdkinsQuarterbackWichita State
255New York GiantsMike JonesWide receiverMinnesota
256New York JetsJohn HennessyDefensive endMichigan
257Atlanta FalconsBilly RyckmanWide receiverLouisiana Tech
258New Orleans SaintsRafael SeptiénKickerSouthwestern Louisiana
259Philadelphia EaglesJohn MastronardoWide receiverVillanova
260Green Bay PackersJim CulbreathRunning backOklahoma
261Kansas City ChiefsMark VitaliQuarterbackPurdue
262Houston OilersHarvey HullLinebackerMississippi State
263Detroit LionsGary AndersonGuardStanford
264Miami DolphinsMark CarterTight endEastern Michigan
265San Diego ChargersCurtis TownsendLinebackerArkansas
266Chicago BearsDennis BrecknerDefensive endMiami
267Tampa Bay BuccaneersAaron BallLinebackerFullerton State
268Denver BroncosOren MiddlebrookWide receiverArkansas State
269Cleveland BrownsTom BurkettTackleNorth Carolina
270St. Louis CardinalsJim LeJayWide receiverSan Jose State
271Pittsburgh SteelersDave LaCrosseLinebackerWake Forest
272Cincinnati BengalsBob BialikPunterHillsdale
273Washington RedskinsJames SykesRunning backRice
274Los Angeles RamsDon PetersenTight endBoston College
275Dallas CowboysSteve DeBergQuarterbackSan Jose State
276New England PatriotsJohn RasmussenTackleWisconsin
277Baltimore ColtsRon BakerGuardOklahoma State
278Minnesota VikingsDan BeaverKickerIllinois
279New England PatriotsGiles AlexanderDefensive endTulsa

Round Eleven

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
280Tampa Bay BuccaneersChuck RodgersDefensive backNorth Dakota State
281Seattle SeahawksBill WestbeldTackleDayton
282Buffalo BillsNate JacksonRunning backTennessee State
283Philadelphia EaglesRocco MooreTackleWestern Michigan
284New York GiantsBill HelmsTight endSan Diego State
285New Orleans SaintsJohn BlainTackleSan Jose State
286Philadelphia EaglesMike CordovaQuarterbackStanford
287Atlanta FalconsDave FarmerRunning backUSC
288Kansas City ChiefsMaurice MitchellWide receiverNorthern Michigan
289Houston OilersAl RomanoLinebackerPittsburgh
290Green Bay PackersTerry RandolphDefensive backAmerican International
291Miami DolphinsJohn AlexanderDefensive endRutgers
292Cincinnati BengalsJoel ParrishGuardGeorgia
293Detroit LionsTony DaykinLinebackerGeorgia Tech
294Chicago BearsConnie ZelencikCenterPurdue
295San Francisco 49ersBrian BillickTight endBrigham Young
296Cleveland BrownsCharles NashWide receiverArizona
297Denver BroncosPhil HeckLinebackerCalifornia
298Pittsburgh SteelersLou WestDefensive backCincinnati
299Cincinnati BengalsCarl AllenDefensive backSouthern Mississippi
300Washington RedskinsDon HarrisDefensive backRutgers
301St. Louis CardinalsGreg LeeDefensive backWestern Illinois
302Los Angeles RamsCarson LongKickerPittsburgh
303New England PatriotsRay CostictLinebackerMississippi State
304Baltimore ColtsBrian RuffLinebackerThe Citadel
305Dallas CowboysDon WardlowTight endWashington
306Minnesota VikingsKeith HartwigWide receiverArizona
307New York JetsDave ButterfieldDefensive backNebraska

Round Twelve

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
308Tampa Bay BuccaneersChip SheffieldWide receiverLenoir-Rhyne
309Buffalo BillsCharles RomesDefensive backNorth Carolina Central
310Pittsburgh SteelersJimmy StephensTight endFlorida
311New York GiantsElmo SimmonsRunning backTexas-Arlington
312New York JetsPhil GargisRunning backAuburn
313New York JetsDave ConradTackleMaryland
314St. Louis CardinalsDon ParrishDefensive endPittsburgh
315New Orleans SaintsOakley DaltonDefensive tackleJackson State
316Houston OilersOve JohanssonKickerAbilene Christian
317Oakland RaidersRod MartinLinebackerUSC
318Kansas City ChiefsRay BurksLinebackerUCLA
319San Diego ChargersJim StansikTight endEastern Michigan
320Detroit LionsDave GreenwoodGuardIowa State
321Miami DolphinsTerry AndersonWide receiverBethune-Cookman
322Cincinnati BengalsTerry IrvingDefensive backJackson State
323San Francisco 49ersScott MartinGuardNorth Dakota
324Denver BroncosScott LevenhagenTight endWestern Illinois
325Cleveland BrownsLeo TierneyCenterGeorgia Tech
326Cincinnati BengalsAlex PercivalWide receiverMorehouse
327Washington RedskinsCurtis KirklandDefensive endMissouri
328St. Louis CardinalsRick FenlawLinebackerTexas
329Seattle SeahawksI. V. WilsonDefensive tackleTulsa
330Los Angeles RamsBarry CaudillCenterSouthern Mississippi
331Baltimore ColtsBill DeutschRunning backNorth Dakota
332Dallas CowboysGreg PetersGuardCalifornia
333New England PatriotsDave PrestonRunning backBowling Green
334Oakland RaidersRolf BenirschkeKickerCalifornia-Davis
335Minnesota VikingsJim KelleherRunning backColorado

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