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1979 NFL Draft

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Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6	Round 7 Round 8 Round 9 Round 10 Round 11 Round 12 Other Resources

Round 1

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

Round 2

#	Team	Player	Pos	College
29	49ers	James Owens	WR	UCLA
30	Bengals	Dan Ross	TE	Northeastern
31	Oilers	Mike Stensrud	DE	Iowa State
32	Bills	Fred Smerlas	DT	Boston College
33	Buccaneers	Greg Roberts	G	Oklahoma
34	Buccaneers	Gordon Jones	WR	Pittsburgh
35	Cardinals	Theotis Brown	RB	UCLA
36	Giants	Ernest Gray	WR	Memphis State
37	Lions	Ken Fantetti	LB	Wyoming
38	Saints	Reggie Mathis	LB	Oklahoma
39	Bears	Rickey Watts	WR	Tulsa
40	Browns	Lawrence Johnson	DB	Wisconsin
41	Jets	Mark Gastineau	DE	East Central Oklahoma
42	Raiders	Willie Jones	DE	Florida State
43	Vikings	Dave Huffman	C	Notre Dame
44	Packers	Steve Atkins	RB	Maryland
45	Seahawks	Joe Norman	LB	Indiana
46	Cardinals	Calvin Favron	LB	SE Louisiana
47	Browns	Sam Claphan	T	Oklahoma
48	Eagles	Petey Perot	G	NW Louisiana
49	Falcons	Pat Howell	G	USC
50	Oilers	Jesse Baker	DE	Jacksonville State
51	Bills	Jim Haslett	LB	Indiana (PA)
52	Patriots	Bob Golic	DT	Notre Dame
53	Dolphins	Jeff Toews	T	Washington
54	Rams	Eddie Hill	RB	Memphis State
55	Cowboys	Aaron Mitchell	DB	UNLV
56	Steelers	Zack Valentine	LB	East Carolina

Round 3

#	Team	Player	Pos	College
57	Seahawks	Michael Jackson	LB	Washington
58	Rams	Jeff Moore	WR	Tennessee
59	Bengals	Barney Cotton	G	Nebraska
60	Buccaneers	Jerry Eckwood	RB	Arkansas
61	Dolphins	Tony Nathan	RB	Alabama
62	Bills	Jon Borchardt	T	Montana State
63	Dolphins	Mel Land	LB	Michigan State
64	Cardinals	Joe Bostic	T	Clemson
65	Dolphins	Ronnie Lee	TE	Baylor
66	Bears	Willie McClendon	RB	Georgia
67	Lions	Bo Robinson	RB	West Texas State
68	Jets	Donald Dykes	DB	SE Louisiana
69	Colts	Kim Anderson	DB	Arizona State
70	Browns	James Ramey	DE	Kentucky
71	Packers	Charles Jordan	DT	Maryland
72	Oilers	Kenny King	RB	Oklahoma
73	Chargers	Clifford Thrift	LB	East Central Oklahoma
74	Eagles	Tony Franklin	K	Texas A&M
75	Falcons	James Mayberry	RB	Colorado State
76	Cowboys	Doug Cosbie	TE	Santa Clara
77	Broncos	Bruce Radford	DE	Grambling
78	Buccaneers	Reginald Lewis	DE	North Texas State
79	Falcons	William Andrews	RB	Auburn
80	Buccaneers	Rick Berns	RB	Nebraska
81	Rams	Mike Wellman	C	Kansas
82	49ers	Joe Montana	QB	Notre Dame

Round 4

#	Team	Player	Pos	College
83	Bills	Ken Johnson	DE	Knoxville
84	Bengals	James White	DT	Albany State
85	Chiefs	Frank Manumaleuga	LB	San Jose State
86	Steelers	Russell Davis	RB	Michigan
87	Bills	Jeff Nixon	DB	Richmond
88	Lions	Ulysses Norris	TE	Georgia
89	Cardinals	Roy Green	WR	Henderson State
90	Giants	Phil Tabor	DE	Oklahoma
91	Bengals	Vaughn Lusby	DB	Arkansas
92	Lions	Jonathan Brooks	LB	Clemson
93	Saints	Jim Kovach	LB	Kentucky
94	Eagles	Ben Cowins	RB	Arkansas
95	Browns	Matt Miller	T	Colorado
96	Jets	Eric Cunningham	G	Penn State
97	Vikings	Steve Dils	QB	Stanford
98	Jets	Johnny Lynn	DB	UCLA
99	Rams	Derwin Tucker	DB	Illinois
100	Falcons	Lynn Cain	RB	USC
101	Falcons	Charles Johnson	DB	Grambling
102	Seahawks	Mark Bell	TE	Colorado State
103	Redskins	Don Warren	TE	San Diego State
104	Chargers	John Floyd	WR	N.E. Louisiana
105	Broncos	Charels Jefferson	DB	McNeese State
106	Patriots	Eddie Hare	P	Tulsa
107	Dolphins	Steve Howell	RB	Baylor
108	Rams	Jerry Wilkinson	DT	Oregon State
109	Cowboys	Ralph DeLoach	DE	California
110	Steelers	Calvin Sweeney	WR	USC

Round 5

#	Team	Player	Pos	College
111	49ers	Tom Seabron	LB	Michigan
112	Chiefs	Earl Gant	RB	Missouri
113	Bengals	Casey Merrill	DE	California-Davis
114	Bills	Rod Kush	DB	Nebraska-Omaha
115	Colts	Larry Braziel	DB	USC
116	Bills	Dan Manucci	QB	Kansas State
117	Giants	Cleveland Jackson	TE	UNLV
118	Cardinals	Steve Henry	DB	Emporia State
119	49ers	Jerry Aldridge	RB	Angelo State
120	Saints	Harlan Huckleby	RB	Michigan
121	Cowboys	Bob Hukill	G	North Carolina
122	Rams	Victor Hicks	TE	Oklahoma
123	Jets	Kelly Kirchbaum	LB	Kentucky
124	Browns	Rich Dimler	DT	USC
125	Jets	Stan Blinka	LB	Sam Houston State
126	Eagles	Scott Fitzkee	WR	Penn State
127	Falcons	Mike Zele	DT	Kent State
128	Cowboys	Curtis Anderson	DE	Central State (OH)
129	Vikings	Jerry Meter	LB	Michigan
130	Cardinals	Mark Bell	WR	Colorado State
131	Lions	Walt Brown	C	Pittsburgh
132	Broncos	Rick Leach	QB	Michigan
133	Buccaneers	Chuck Fusina	QB	Penn State
134	Dolphins	Don Bessillieu	DB	Georgia Tech
135	Patriots	John Zamberlin	LB	Pacific Lutheran
136	Cowboys	Ron Springs	RB	Ohio State
137	Steelers	Dwaine Board	DE	North Carolina A&T

Round 6

#	Team	Player	Pos	College
138	49ers	Ruben Vaughan	DT	Colorado
139	Bengals	Steve Kreider	WR	Lehigh
140	Chiefs	Robert Gaines	WR	Washington
141	Bills	Mike Burrow	G	Auburn
142	Raiders	Ira Matthews	WR	Wisconsin
143	Oilers	Daryl Hunt	LB	Oklahoma
144	Cardinals	Thomas Lott	RB	Oklahoma
145	Giants	Bob Torrey	RB	Penn State
146	Saints	Ricky Ray	DB	Norfolk State
147	Bears	John Sullivan	LB	Illinois
148	Broncos	Jeff McIntyre	LB	Arizona State
149	Jets	Bill Dufek	G	Michigan
150	Colts	Jim Moore	T	Ohio State
151	Browns	Clinton Burrell	DB	Louisiana State
152	Vikings	Joe Senser	TE	West Chester (PA)
153	Packers	Dave Simmons	LB	North Carolina
154	Falcons	Mike Moroski	QB	California-Davis
155	Cowboys	Tim Lavender	DB	USC
156	Raiders	Henry Williams	DB	San Diego State
157	Steelers	Bill Murrell	TE	Winston-Salem State
158	Giants	Eddie Hicks	RB	East Carolina
159	Oilers	Mike Murphy	LB	SW Missouri State
160	Cowboys	Mike Salzano	G	North Carolina
161	Steelers	Dwayne Woodruff	DB	Louisville
162	Dolphins	Steve Lindquist	G	Nebraska
163	Browns	Jim Ronan	DT	Minnesota
164	Cowboys	Chris DeFrance	WR	Arizona State
165	Steelers	Matt Bahr	K	Penn State

Round 7

#	Team	Player	Pos	College
166	49ers	Phil Francis	RB	Stanford
167	Chiefs	Ken Kremer	DE	Ball State
168	Bengals	Max Montoya	T	UCLA
169	Seahawks	Larry Polowski	LB	Boise State
170	Bills	Tom Mullady	TE	SW Tennessee
171	Oilers	Tim Ries	DB	SW Missouri State
172	Giants	Steve Alvers	TE	Miami (FL)
173	Cardinals	Kirk Gibson	WR	Michigan State
174	Bears	Lee Kunz	LB	Nebraska
175	Raiders	Jack Matia	T	Drake
176	Saints	Stan Sytsma	LB	Minnesota
177	Patriots	Judson Flint	DB	Memphis State
178	Eagles	Don Swafford	T	Florida
179	Jets	Emmett King	RB	Houston
180	Packers	Henry Monroe	DB	Mississippi State
181	Vikings	Bob Winkel	DT	Kentucky
182	Redskins	Rich Milot	LB	Penn State
183	Browns	Cody Risien	T	Texas A&M
184	Packers	Rich Wingo	LB	Alabama
185	Eagles	Curtis Bunche	DE	Albany State
186	Falcons	Roger Westlund	T	Washington
187	Jets	Keith Brown	DB	Minnesota
188	Broncos	Luke Prestridge	P	Baylor
189	Dolphins	Uwe von Schamann	K	Oklahoma
190	Rams	Jeff Delaney	DB	Pittsburgh
191	Cowboys	Greg Fitzpatrick	LB	Youngstown State
192	Steelers	Bruce Kimball	G	Massachusetts

Round 8

#	Team	Player	Pos	College
193	Packers	Ron Cassidy	WR	Utah State
194	Bengals	Howie Kurnick	LB	Cincinnati
195	Chiefs	Mike Williams	RB	New Mexico
196	Eagles	Chuck Correal	C	Penn State
197	Colts	Steve Heimkreiter	LB	Notre Dame
198	Jets	Marshall Harris	DT	Texas Christian
199	Cardinals	Larry Miller	LB	Brigham Young
200	Giants	D.K. Perry	DB	SMU
201	Giants	Roy Simmons	G	Georgia Tech
202	Saints	Doug Panfil	G	Tulsa
203	Bears	Rick Moss	DB	Purdue
204	Browns	Kent Perkov	DE	San Diego State
205	Jets	Willie Beamon	LB	Boise State
206	Dolphins	Jeff Groth	WR	Bowling Green
207	Colts	Nesby Glasgow	DB	Washington
208	Packers	Rick Partridge	P	Utah
209	Raiders	Robert Hawkins	RB	Kentucky
210	Chargers	Wilbert Haslip	RB	Hawaii
211	Eagles	Max Runager	P	South Carolina
212	Falcons	Keith Miller	LB	N.E. Oklahoma
213	Lions	John Mohring	LB	C.W. Post
214	Oilers	Carter Hartwig	DB	USC
215	Dolphins	Glenn Blackwood	DB	Texas
216	Patriots	Randy Love	RB	Houston
217	Buccaneers	Eugene Sanders	DT	Texas A&M
218	Chiefs	Robert Brewer	G	Temple
219	Cowboys	Bruce Thornton	DT	Illinois
220	Steelers	Tom Graves	LB	Michigan State

Round 9

#	Team	Player	Pos	College
221	49ers	Steve Hamilton	DT	Missouri
222	Chiefs	James Folston	TE	Cameron
223	Bengals	Scott Burk	DB	Oklahoma State
224	Colts	Russ Henderson	P	Virginia
225	Buccaneers	Henry Vereen	WR	UNLV
226	Bills	Keven Baker	DE	William Penn
227	Giants	Tom Rusk	LB	Iowa
228	Cardinals	Bob Rozier	DE	California
229	Chiefs	Joe Robinson	T	Ohio State
230	Bears	Jerome Heavens	RB	Notre Dame
231	Lions	Jeff Komlo	QB	Delaware
232	Jets	Gordy Sprattler	RB	North Dakota State
233	Redskins	Kris Haines	WR	Notre Dame
234	Browns	Carl McGee	LB	Duke
235	Packers	John Thompson	TE	Utah State
236	Vikings	Billy Diggs	WR	Winston-Salem State
237	Chargers	Alvin Garrett	WR	Angelo State
238	Raiders	Jim Rourke	T	Boston College
239	Falcons	Dave Parkin	DB	Utah State
240	Seahawks	Ezra Tate	RB	Mississippi State
241	Browns	Curtis Weathers	TE	Mississippi
242	Broncos	Charlie Taylor	WR	Rice
243	Oilers	Richard Ellender	WR	McNeese State
244	Dolphins	Jeff Weston	DT	Notre Dame
245	Patriots	John Spagnola	TE	Yale
246	Rams	Jeff Rutledge	QB	Alabama
247	Cowboys	Garry Cobb	LB	USC
248	Steelers	Rick Kirk	DE	Denison

Round 10

#	Team	Player	Pos	College
249	49ers	Dwight Clark	WR	Clemson
250	Bengals	Nathan Poole	RB	Louisville
251	Chiefs	Mike DuPree	LB	Florida
252	49ers	Howard Ballage	DB	Colorado
253	Bills	Dave Marler	QB	Mississippi State
254	Colts	Steve Stephens	TE	Oklahoma State
255	Cardinals	Jerry Holloway	TE	Western Illinois
256	Giants	Dan Fowler	G	Kentucky
257	Bears	Joe Restic	DB	Notre Dame
258	Dolphins	Jerome Stanton	DB	Michigan State
259	Raiders	Ricky Smith	DB	Tulane
260	Chiefs	Gerald Jackson	DB	Mississippi State
261	Browns	John Smith	WR	Tennessee State
262	Jets	Steve Sybeldon	T	North Dakota
263	Jets	Ed McGlasson	C	Youngstown State
264	Packers	Frank Lockett	WR	Nebraska
265	Chargers	Tony Petruccio	DT	Penn State
266	Falcons	Bruce Beekley	LB	Oregon
267	Seahawks	Robert Hardy	DT	Jackson State
268	Chiefs	Larry Willis	WR	Alcorn State
269	Chargers	Al Green	DB	Louisiana State
270	Patriots	Martin Cox	WR	Vanderbilt
271	Patriots	Allan Clark	RB	Northern Arizona
272	Dolphins	Mike Mozlowski	RB	Colorado
273	Rams	Grady Ebensberger	DT	Houston
274	Cowboys	Mike Calhoun	DT	Notre Dame
275	Steelers	Tod Thompson	TE	Brigham Young

Round 11

#	Team	Player	Pos	College
276	49ers	Billy McBride	DB	Tennessee State
277	Chiefs	Stan Rome	WR	Clemson
278	Bengals	Ken Bungarda	DE	Missouri
279	Bills	Paul Lawler	DB	Colgate
280	Colts	John Priestner	LB	Western Ontario
281	Buccaneers	Bob Rippentrop	TE	Fresno State
282	Giants	Mike Mince	DB	Fresno State
283	Cardinals	Nate Henderson	T	Florida State
284	Giants	Ken Johnson	RB	Miami (FL)
285	Saints	David Hall	WR	Missouri-Rolla
286	Bears	Bob Wright	T	Cincinnati
287	Browns	Randy Poeschl	DE	Nebraska
288	Jets	Danny Sanders	QB	Carson-Newman
289	Redskins	Monte Coleman	LB	Central Arkansas
290	Packers	Mark Thorson	DB	Ottawa (KS)
291	Vikings	Brian Nelson	WR	Texas Tech
292	Falcons	Bill Leer	C	Colorado State
293	Seahawks	Jim Hinesly	G	Michigan State
294	Raiders	Bruce Davis	T	UCLA
295	Chargers	Dave Rader	QB	Tulsa
296	Eagles	Al Chesley	LB	Pittsburgh
297	Broncos	Zach Dixon	RB	Temple
298	Oilers	Mike Taylor	T	Georgia Tech
299	Dolphins	Mike Blanton	DE	Georgia Tech
300	Redskins	Tony Hall	WR	Knoxville
301	Rams	Jesse Deremus	DT	Tennessee State
302	Lions	Eddie Cole	LB	Mississippi
303	Steelers	Charlie Moore	C	Wichita State

Round 12

#	Team	Player	Pos	College
304	Bengals	Jim Browner	DB	Notre Dame
305	Chiefs	Michael Forrest	RB	Arkansas
306	Colts	Charlie Green	WR	Kansas State
307	Buccaneers	Dave Logan	DT	Pittsburgh
308	Bills	Mike Harris	RB	Arizona State
309	Cardinals	Rick McBride	LB	Georgia
310	Giants	Tim Gillespie	G	North Carolina State
311	Saints	Kelsey Finch	RB	Tennessee
312	Bears	Dave Becker	DB	Iowa
313	Lions	Bob Forster	C	Brown
314	Jets	Paul Darby	WR	SW Texas State
315	Browns	Dewitt Methvin	C	Tulane
316	Raiders	Dirk Abernathy	DB	Bowling Green
317	Vikings	David Stephens	LB	Kentucky
318	Packers	Bill Moats	P	South Dakota
319	Seahawks	Jeff Moore	RB	Jackson State
320	Raiders	Reggie Kinlaw	DT	Oklahoma
321	Chargers	Frank Duncan	DB	San Francisco State
322	Steelers	Ed Smith	LB	Vanderbilt
323	Falcons	Stuard Walker	LB	Colorado
324	Oilers	Wayne Wilson	RB	Shepherd College
325	Broncos	Dave Jacobs	K	Syracuse
326	Lions	Brian Sweeney	WR	Texas A&I
327	Dolphins	Larry Fortner	QB	Miami (OH)
328	Rams	Drew Hill	WR	Georgia Tech
329	Cowboys	Quentin Lowry	LB	Youngstown State
330	Steelers	Mike Almond	WR	NW Louisiana

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