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1971 NFL draft
General information
Date(s)	January 28–29, 1971
Location	Belmont Plaza Hotel New York City
Overview
442 total selections in 17 rounds
League	NFL
First selection	Jim Plunkett, QB Boston Patriots
Mr. Irrelevant	Charles Hill, WR Oakland Raiders
Most selections (22)	Pittsburgh Steelers San Francisco 49ers
Fewest selections (11)	Washington Redskins
Hall of Famers	5 RB John Riggins DE Jack Youngblood LB Jack Ham OT Dan Dierdorf WR Harold Carmichael
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The 1971 NFL draft was held January 28–29, 1971, at the Belmont Plaza Hotel in New York City, New York. The Boston Patriots, who did not officially change their name to New England Patriots until after the draft, used the first overall pick to select quarterback Jim Plunkett, the Heisman Trophy winner. It was the first draft where the first three selections were quarterbacks (Plunkett, Archie Manning, and Dan Pastorini).

During round 17, after Falcons coach Norm Van Brocklin had yelled to his staff "Do we want the roughest, toughest s.o.b. in the draft?!", the team drafted the then-64-year-old actor John Wayne, though saying he was from "Fort Apache State" (Wayne actually played football at USC); NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle rejected the selection.

Player selections

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*	= compensatory selection
†	= Pro Bowler
‡	= Hall of Famer

Positions key
C	Center	CB	Cornerback	DB	Defensive back	DE	Defensive end
DL	Defensive lineman	DT	Defensive tackle	FB	Fullback	FS	Free safety
G	Guard	K	Kicker	KR	Kickoff returner	LB	Linebacker
LS	Long snapper	MLB	Middle linebacker	OT	Offensive tackle	OL	Offensive lineman
OLB	Outside linebacker	NT	Nose tackle	P	Punter	PR	Punt returner
QB	Quarterback	RS	Return specialist	RB	Running back	S	Safety
SS	Strong safety	TE	Tight end	WR	Wide receiver

^ May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
Also known as offensive guard (OG)
Also known as placekicker (PK)
Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)

Round one-eight


Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
1	1	Boston Patriots	Jim Plunkett	QB	Stanford	Pac-8	Heisman Trophy winner
1	2	New Orleans Saints	Archie Manning	QB	Ole Miss	SEC
1	3	Houston Oilers	Dan Pastorini	QB/P	Santa Clara	—
1	4	Buffalo Bills	J. D. Hill	WR	Arizona State	WAC
1	5	Philadelphia Eagles	Richard Harris	DE	Grambling	SWAC
1	6	New York Jets	John Riggins	RB	Kansas	Big Eight
1	7	Atlanta Falcons	Joe Profit	RB	Northeast Louisiana	Gulf States
1	8	Pittsburgh Steelers	Frank Lewis	WR	Grambling	SWAC
1	9	Green Bay Packers	John Brockington	RB	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Denver
1	10	Los Angeles Rams	Isiah Robertson	LB	Southern	SWAC	from Washington
1	11	Chicago Bears	Joe Moore	RB	Missouri	Big Eight
1	12	Denver Broncos	Marv Montgomery	OT	USC	Pac-8	from Green Bay
1	13	San Diego Chargers	Leon Burns	RB	Long Beach State	PCAA
1	14	Cleveland Browns	Clarence Scott	CB	Kansas State	Big Eight
1	15	Cincinnati Bengals	Vernon Holland	OT	Tennessee State	Ind. (Coll.)
1	16	Kansas City Chiefs	Elmo Wright	WR	Houston	Ind.
1	17	St. Louis Cardinals	Norm Thompson	CB	Utah	WAC
1	18	New York Giants	Rocky Thompson	RB	West Texas A&M	Ind. (Coll.)
1	19	Oakland Raiders	Jack Tatum	S	Ohio State	Big Ten
1	20	Los Angeles Rams	Jack Youngblood	DE	Florida	SEC
1	21	Detroit Lions	Bob Bell	DT	Cincinnati	Ind. (Univ.)
1	22	Baltimore Colts	Don McCauley	RB	North Carolina	ACC	From Miami
1	23	San Francisco 49ers	Tim Anderson	CB	Ohio State	Big Ten
1	24	Minnesota Vikings	Leo Hayden	RB	Ohio State	Big Ten
1	25	Dallas Cowboys	Tody Smith	DE	USC	Pac-8
1	26	Baltimore Colts	Leonard Dunlap	CB	North Texas State	MVC
2	27	Boston Patriots	Julius Adams	DT	Texas Southern	SWAC
2	28	Chicago Bears	Jim Harrison	RB	Missouri	Big Eight	from New Orleans
2	29	Buffalo Bills	Jan White	TE	Ohio State	Big Ten
2	30	Detroit Lions	Dave Thompson	C	Clemson	ACC	from Philadelphia
2	31	New Orleans Saints	Sam Holden	OG	Grambling	SWAC	from Houston
2	32	New York Jets	John Mooring	OT	Tampa	—
2	33	Atlanta Falcons	Ken Burrow	WR	San Diego State	Big West
2	34	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jack Ham	LB	Penn State	Ind.
2	35	Denver Broncos	Dwight Harrison	WR	Texas A&I	LSC
2	36	Chicago Bears	Charlie Ford	CB	Houston	Ind.
2	37	San Francisco 49ers	Ernie Janet	OG	Washington	Pac-8	from Green Bay
2	38	Washington Redskins	Cotton Speyrer	WR	Texas	SWC
2	39	Kansas City Chiefs	Wilbur Young	DT	William Penn	IIAC	from San Diego
2	40	Cleveland Browns	Bo Cornell	RB	Washington	Pac-8
2	41	Cincinnati Bengals	Stephen Lawson	OG	Kansas	Big Eight
2	42	Kansas City Chiefs	Lewis, ScottScott Lewis	DE	Grambling	SWAC
2	43	St. Louis Cardinals	Dan Dierdorf	OT	Michigan	Big Ten
2	44	New York Giants	Wayne Walton	OT	Abilene Christian	Southland
2	45	Oakland Raiders	Phil Villapiano	LB	Bowling Green	MAC
2	46	Green Bay Packers	Virgil Robinson	RB	Grambling	SWAC	from Los Angeles
2	47	Miami Dolphins	Otto Stowe	WR	Iowa State	Big Eight
2	48	Detroit Lions	Charlie Weaver	LB	USC	Pac-8
2	49	San Francisco 49ers	Joe Orduna	RB	Nebraska	Big Eight
2	50	Philadelphia Eagles	Hank Allison	OG	San Diego State	Big West	from Minnesota
2	51	Dallas Cowboys	Ike Thomas	CB	Bishop	—
2	52	Baltimore Colts	Bill Atessis	DE	Texas	SWC
3	53	Buffalo Bills	Bruce Jarvis	C	Washington	Pac-8	from Boston vis Oakland
3	54	New Orleans Saints	Bivian Lee	CB	Prairie View A&M	SWAC
3	55	San Francisco 49ers	Dickerson, SamSam Dickerson	WR	USC	Pac-8	from Philadelphia
3	56	Houston Oilers	Lynn Dickey	QB	Kansas State	Big Eight
3	57	Buffalo Bills	Jim Braxton	RB	West Virginia	Ind. (Univ.)
3	58	New York Jets	Chris Farasopoulos	S	BYU	WAC
3	59	Atlanta Falcons	Leo Hart	QB	Duke	ACC
3	60	Pittsburgh Steelers	Steve Davis	RB	Delaware State	CIAA
3	61	St. Louis Cardinals	Livesay, JamesJames Livesay	WR	Richmond	SoCon	from Denver
3	62	Green Bay Packers	Charlie Hall	DB	Pittsburgh	Ind. (Univ.)
3	63	Los Angeles Rams	Dave Elmendorf	S	Texas A&M	SWC	from Washington
3	64	Chicago Bears	Tony McGee	DE	Bishop	—
3	65	San Diego Chargers	Mike Montgomery	RB	Kansas State	Big Eight
3	66	Cleveland Browns	Paul Staroba	WR	Michigan	Big Ten
3	67	Cincinnati Bengals	Ken Anderson	QB	Augustana (IL)	N/A
3	68	Cleveland Browns	Charlie Hall	LB	Houston	Ind.	from N. Y. Jets
3	69	Dallas Cowboys	Sam Scarber	RB	New Mexico	WAC	from St. Louis
3	70	New York Giants	Ronnie Hornsby	LB	Southeastern Louisiana	Gulf States
3	71	Chicago Bears	Bob Newton	OT	Nebraska	Big Eight	from Los Angeles
3	72	Detroit Lions	Al Clark	CB	Eastern Michigan	Ind.
3	73	Oakland Raiders	Warren Koegel	C	Penn State	Ind.
3	74	Miami Dolphins	Dale Farley	LB	West Virginia	Ind. (Univ.)
3	75	San Francisco 49ers	Willie Parker	C	North Texas State	MVC
3	76	Minnesota Vikings	Hackett, EddieEddie Hackett	WR	Alcorn A&M	SWAC
3	77	Dallas Cowboys	Bill Gregory	DT	Wisconsin	Big Ten
3	78	Baltimore Colts	Karl Douglas	QB	Texas A&I	LSC
4	79	Denver Broncos	Lyle Alzado	DE	Yankton (SD)	N/A	from Boston
4	80	Dallas Cowboys	Carter, JoeJoe Carter	TE	Grambling	SWAC	from New Orleans
4	81	Houston Oilers	Larron Jackson	OT	Missouri	Big Eight
4	82	New Orleans Saints	Carlos Bell	RB	Houston	Ind.	from Buffalo
4	83	Philadelphia Eagles	Happy Feller	K	Texas	SWC
4	84	New York Jets	Bill Zapalac	LB	Texas	SWC
4	85	Atlanta Falcons	Potchad, MikeMike Potchad	OT	Pittsburg (KS)	RMAC
4	86	Pittsburgh Steelers	Gerry Mullins	TE	USC	Pac-8
4	87	Denver Broncos	Johnson, CleoCleo Johnson	DB	Alcorn A&M	SWAC
4	88	New Orleans Saints	Wimpy Winther	C	Ole Miss	SEC	from Washington
4	89	Chicago Bears	Jerry Morre	S	Arkansas	SWC
4	90	Los Angeles Rams	Steve Worster	RB	Texas	SWC	from Green Bay
4	91	New Orleans Saints	D'Artagnan Martin	CB	Kentucky State	Ind. (NAIA)	from San Diego
4	92	Cleveland Browns	Pena, RobertRobert Pena	OG	UMass	Yankee
4	93	Cincinnati Bengals	Fred Willis	RB	Boston College	Ind. (Univ.)
4	94	Kansas City Chiefs	Robinson, DavidDavid Robinson	TE	Jacksonville State	Mid-South
4	95	St. Louis Cardinals	Larry Willingham	DB	Auburn	SEC
4	96	New York Giants	Dave Tipton	DT	Stanford	Pac-8
4	97	Oakland Raiders	Clarence Davis	RB	USC	Pac-8
4	98	New Orleans Saints	Don Morrison	OT	Texas–Arlington	—	from Los Angeles
4	99	Miami Dolphins	Joe Theismann	QB	Notre Dame	Ind.
4	100	Detroit Lions	Larry Woods	DT	Tennessee State	Ind. (Coll.)
4	101	San Francisco 49ers	Harris, TonyTony Harris	RB	Toledo	MAC
4	102	Minnesota Vikings	Vince Clements	RB	Connecticut	Yankee
4	103	Dallas Cowboys	Mitchell, AdamAdam Mitchell	OT	Ole Miss	SEC
4	104	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dwight White	DE	East Texas State	LSC	from Baltimore
5	105	Boston Patriots	Tim Kelly	LB	Notre Dame	Ind.
5	106	Pittsburgh Steelers	Larry Brown	TE	Kansas	Big Eight
5	107	Buffalo Bills	Donnie Green	OT	Purdue	Big Ten
5	108	Philadelphia Eagles	Shellabarger, TomTom Shellabarger	OT	San Diego State	Big West
5	109	Houston Oilers	Armstrong, WillieWillie Armstrong	RB	Grambling	SWAC
5	110	Cincinnati Bengals	Art May	DE	Tuskegee	SIAC	from N. Y. Jets
5	111	Atlanta Falcons	Ray Jarvis	WR	Norfolk State	CIAA
5	112	Pittsburgh Steelers	Melvin Holmes	OT	North Carolina A&T	CIAA
5	113	Buffalo Bills	Tim Beamer	CB	Johnson C. Smith	CIAA	from Denver
5	114	San Francisco 49ers	Shaternick, DeanDean Shaternick	OT	Kansas State	Big Eight	from Chicago
5	115	San Diego Chargers	Bryant Salter	S	Pittsburgh	Ind. (Univ.)	from Green Bay
5	116	Green Bay Packers	Donnell Smith	DE	Southern	SWAC	from Washington
5	117	San Diego Chargers	Ray White	LB	Syracuse	Ind. (Univ.)
5	118	Cleveland Browns	Brown, StanStan Brown	WR	Purdue	Big Ten
5	119	San Diego Chargers	Asack, PhilPhil Asack	DE	Duke	ACC	from Cincinnati
5	120	Kansas City Chiefs	Mike Adamle	RB	Northwestern	Big Ten
5	121	St. Louis Cardinals	Wallace, RockyRocky Wallace	LB	Missouri	Big Eight
5	122	San Francisco 49ers	George Wells	LB	New Mexico State	Ind.	from N. Y. Giants
5	123	Oakland Raiders	Bob Moore	TE	Stanford	Pac-8
5	124	Green Bay Packers	Jim Stillwagon	LB	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Los Angeles via Washington
5	125	Detroit Lions	Newell, PetePete Newell	OG	Michigan	Big Ten
5	126	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ralph Anderson	DB	West Texas A&M	Ind. (Coll.)
5	127	San Francisco 49ers	Marty Huff	LB	Michigan	Big Ten
5	128	Pittsburgh Steelers	Brister, FredFred Brister	LB	Ole Miss	SEC	from Minnesota
5	129	Dallas Cowboys	Ron Kadziel	LB	Stanford	Pac-8
5	130	Baltimore Colts	John Andrews	TE	Indiana	Big Ten
6	131	Boston Patriots	Hardt, DavidDavid Hardt	TE	Kentucky	SEC
6	132	New Orleans Saints	Don Moorhead	RB	Michigan	Big Ten
6	133	Philadelphia Eagles	Jack Smith	DB	Troy State	Mid-South
6	134	Houston Oilers	Willie Alexander	CB	Alcorn A&M	SWAC
6	135	Chicago Bears	Earl Thomas	WR	Houston	Ind.	from Buffalo
6	136	New York Jets	Phil Wise	TE	Nebraska–Omaha	RMAC
6	137	Atlanta Falcons	Tom Hayes	CB	San Diego State	Big West
6	138	Pittsburgh Steelers	Craig Hanneman	OT	Oregon State	Pac-8
6	139	Denver Broncos	Phillips, HaroldHarold Phillips	DB	Michigan State	Big Ten
6	140	Green Bay Packers	Scott Hunter	QB	Alabama	SEC
6	141	Washington Redskins	Conway Hayman	OG	Delaware	Ind. (Coll.)
6	142	Cleveland Browns	Doug Dieken	OT	Illinois	Big Ten	from Chicago
6	143	San Diego Chargers	Mayes, JacobJacob Mayes	RB	Tennessee State	Ind. (Coll.)
6	144	Cleveland Browns	Dixon, JayJay Dixon	DE	Boston University	Ind. (Coll.)
6	145	Buffalo Bills	Bill McKinley	DE	Arizona	WAC	from Cincinnati
6	146	Kansas City Chiefs	Kerry Reardon	CB	Iowa	Big Ten
6	147	St. Louis Cardinals	Mel Gray	WR	Missouri	Big Eight
6	148	Atlanta Falcons	Ray Brown	S	West Texas State	Ind. (Coll.)	from N. Y. Giants
6	149	Oakland Raiders	Greg Slough	LB	USC	Pac-8
6	150	Detroit Lions	Frank Harris	QB	Boston College	Ind. (Univ.)	from Los Angeles via Philadelphia
6	151	Miami Dolphins	Dennis Coleman	LB	Ole Miss	SEC
6	152	Detroit Lions	Franklin, HermanHerman Franklin	WR	USC	Pac-8
6	153	San Francisco 49ers	Bresler, AlAl Bresler	WR	Auburn	SEC
6	154	Philadelphia Eagles	Neely, WyckWyck Neely	DB	Ole Miss	SEC	from Minnesota
6	155	Dallas Cowboys	Maier, SteveSteve Maier	WR	Northern Arizona	Big Sky
6	156	Baltimore Colts	Ken Frith	DT	Northeast Louisiana	Gulf States
7	157	Oakland Raiders	Don Martin	DB	Yale	Ivy	from Boston
7	158	New Orleans Saints	Larry DiNardo	OG	Notre Dame	Ind.
7	159	Houston Oilers	Phil Croyle	LB	California	Pac-8
7	160	Buffalo Bills	Bob Chandler	WR	USC	Pac-8
7	161	Philadelphia Eagles	Harold Carmichael	WR	Southern	SWAC
7	162	New York Jets	Scott Palmer	DT	Texas	SWC
7	163	Atlanta Falcons	Wesley Chesson	WR	Duke	ACC
7	164	Pittsburgh Steelers	McClure, WorthyWorthy McClure	OT	Ole Miss	SEC
7	165	Denver Broncos	Doug Adams	LB	Ohio State	Big Ten
7	166	Washington Redskins	Willie Germany	DB	Morgan State	CIAA
7	167	Chicago Bears	Lee, BuddyBuddy Lee	QB	LSU	SEC
7	168	Green Bay Packers	Dave Davis	WR	Tennessee State	Ind. (Coll.)
7	169	San Diego Chargers	Chuck Dicus	WR	Arkansas	SWC
7	170	Cleveland Browns	Jacobs, BobBob Jacobs	K	Wyoming	WAC
7	171	Cincinnati Bengals	Neal Craig	S	Fisk	SIAC
7	172	New Orleans Saints	Bob Newland	WR	Oregon	Pac-8	from Kansas City
7	173	St. Louis Cardinals	Cooch, JamesJames Cooch	DB	Colorado	Big Eight
7	174	Houston Oilers	Watson, LarryLarry Watson	OT	Morgan State	CIAA	from N. Y. Giants
7	175	Green Bay Packers	Johnson, JamesJames Johnson	WR	Bishop	—	from Oakland
7	176	Chicago Bears	Ferris, DennisDennis Ferris	RB	Pittsburgh	Ind. (Univ.)	from Los Angeles
7	177	Detroit Lions	Wheless, BrownieBrownie Wheless	OT	Rice	SWC
7	178	Miami Dolphins	Ron Dickerson	DB	Kansas State	Big Eight
7	179	San Francisco 49ers	John Watson	OT	Oklahoma	Big Eight
7	180	Minnesota Vikings	Gene Mack	LB	UTEP	WAC
7	181	Dallas Cowboys	Griffin, BillBill Griffin	OT	Catawba	N/A
7	182	Baltimore Colts	Gordon Bowdell	WR	Michigan State	Big Ten
8	183	Buffalo Bills	Ross, LouisLouis Ross	DE	South Carolina State	SIAC	from Boston
8	184	Pittsburgh Steelers	Crowe, LarryLarry Crowe	RB	Texas Southern	SWAC	from New Orleans
8	185	Buffalo Bills	Tyrone Walls	RB	Missouri	Big Eight
8	186	Philadelphia Eagles	Leonard Gotschalk	C	Humboldt State	FWC
8	187	Denver Broncos	Beard, TomTom Beard	C	Michigan State	Big Ten	from Houston
8	188	New York Jets	Roy Kirksey	OG	Maryland State	N/A
8	189	Atlanta Falcons	Dennis Havig	OG	Colorado	Big Eight
8	190	Pittsburgh Steelers	Rogers, PaulPaul Rogers	K	Nebraska	Big Eight
8	191	Kansas City Chiefs	Mike Sensibaugh	S	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Denver
8	192	Chicago Bears	Weiss, KarlKarl Weiss	OT	Vanderbilt	SEC
8	193	Green Bay Packers	Win Headley	C	Wake Forest	ACC
8	194	New Orleans Saints	Elder, JamesJames Elder	DB	Southern	SWAC	from Washington
8	195	San Diego Chargers	Van Gorkum, LeonLeon Van Gorkum	DE	San Diego State	Big West
8	196	Cleveland Browns	Zelina, LarryLarry Zelina	RB	Ohio State	Big Ten
8	197	Cincinnati Bengals	Herring, FredFred Herring	DB	Tennessee State	Ind. (Coll.)
8	198	Kansas City Chiefs	Rick Telander	DB	Northwestern	Big Ten
8	199	St. Louis Cardinals	Ron Yankowski	DE	Kansas State	Big Eight
8	200	New York Giants	Gregory, TedTed Gregory	DE	Delaware	Ind. (Coll.)
8	201	New Orleans Saints	Bob Gresham	RB	West Virginia	Ind. (Univ.)	from Oakland
8	202	Los Angeles Rams	Garay, TonyTony Garay	DE	Hofstra	Ind. (Coll.)
8	203	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ernie Holmes	DT	Texas Southern	SWAC	from Miami
8	204	Detroit Lions	Ken Lee	LB	Washington	Pac-8
8	205	San Francisco 49ers	Jim McCann	P	Arizona State	WAC
8	206	Dallas Cowboys	Ron Jessie	WR	Kansas	Big Eight
8	207	Baltimore Colts	Bogan, WillieWillie Bogan	DB	Dartmouth	Ivy
8	208	Minnesota Vikings	Fairley, JohnJohn Fairley	DE	Johnson C. Smith	CIAA

Round nine

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
209	Boston Patriots	Josh Ashton	Running back	Tulsa
210	New Orleans Saints	Tom Williams	Defensive back	Willamette
211	Philadelphia Eagles	Len Pettigrew	Linebacker	Ashland
212	Houston Oilers	Floyd Rice	Linebacker	Alcorn A&M
213	Buffalo Bills	Bob Strickland	Linebacker	Auburn
214	New York Jets	John Curtis	Tight end	Springfield
215	Atlanta Falcons	Alvin Griffin	Wide receiver	Tuskegee
216	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mike Anderson	Linebacker	LSU
217	Denver Broncos	John Handy	Linebacker	Purdue
218	Green Bay Packers	Barry Mayer	Running back	Minnesota
219	Washington Redskins	Mike Fanucci	Defensive end	Arizona State
220	Chicago Bears	Lester McClain	Wide receiver	Tennessee
221	San Diego Chargers	John Tanner	Tight end	Tennessee Tech
222	Cleveland Browns	Wilmur Levels	Defensive back	North Texas State
223	Cincinnati Bengals	Gary Gustafson	Linebacker	Montana State
224	Kansas City Chiefs	Alvin Hawes	Tackle	Minnesota
225	St. Louis Cardinals	Mike Savoy	Wide receiver	Black Hills (S.D.)
226	New York Giants	Ed Thomas	Linebacker	Lebanon Valley
227	Oakland Raiders	Dave Garnett	Running back	Pittsburgh
228	Los Angeles Rams	Joe Schmidt	Wide receiver	Miami (FL)
229	Detroit Lions	Mickey Zofko	Running back	Auburn
230	Miami Dolphins	Vern Den Herder	Defensive end	Central Iowa
231	San Francisco 49ers	Therman Couch	Linebacker	Iowa State
232	Minnesota Vikings	Tim Sullivan	Running back	Iowa
233	Dallas Cowboys	Honor Jackson	Wide receiver	Pacific
234	Baltimore Colts	Bill Burnett	Running back	Arkansas

Round ten

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
235	Boston Patriots	Layne McDowell	Tackle	Iowa
236	San Francisco 49ers	Ron Cardo	Running back	Wisconsin–Oshkosh
237	Houston Oilers	Russell Price	Defensive end	North Carolina Central
238	Oakland Raiders	William West	Defensive back	Tennessee State
239	New Orleans Saints	Rocky Pamplin	Running back	Hawaii
240	New York Jets	Jim Betts	Defensive back	Michigan
241	Atlanta Falcons	Faddie Tillman	Defensive end	Boise State
242	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jim O'Shea	Tight end	Boston College
243	Denver Broncos	Carlis Harris	Wide receiver	Idaho State
244	Washington Redskins	Jesse Taylor	Running back	Cincinnati
245	Chicago Bears	Larry Rowden	Linebacker	Houston
246	Green Bay Packers	Kevin Hunt	Tackle	Doane
247	San Diego Chargers	Gary Nowak	Tight end	Michigan State
248	Cleveland Browns	Steve Casteel	Linebacker	Oklahoma
249	Cincinnati Bengals	Jack Stambaugh	Guard	Oregon
250	Kansas City Chiefs	Bruce Jankowski	Wide receiver	Ohio State
251	St. Louis Cardinals	Ronald Miller	Tackle	McNeese State
252	New York Giants	Henry Reed	Linebacker	Weber State
253	Oakland Raiders	Tim Oesterling	Defensive tackle	UCLA
254	Los Angeles Rams	Don Popplewell	Center	Colorado
255	Miami Dolphins	Ron Maree	Defensive tackle	Purdue
256	Philadelphia Eagles	Tom Bailey	Running back	Florida State
257	San Francisco 49ers	Ernie Jennings	Wide receiver	Air Force
258	Minnesota Vikings	Chris Morris	Guard	Indiana
259	Dallas Cowboys	Rodney Wallace	Defensive tackle	New Mexico
260	Baltimore Colts	Rex Kern	Quarterback	Ohio State

Round eleven

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
261	Boston Patriots	Dan Schneiss	Tight end	Nebraska
262	New Orleans Saints	Bob Pollard	Defensive end	Weber State
263	Buffalo Bills	Andy Browder	Tackle	Texas A&I
264	Philadelphia Eagles	Albert Davis	Running back	Tennessee State
265	Houston Oilers	Macon Hughes	Wide receiver	Rice
266	New York Jets	Vernon Studdard	Wide receiver	Mississippi
267	Atlanta Falcons	Larry Shears	Defensive back	Lincoln (MO)
268	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mike Wagner	Defensive back	Western Illinois
269	Denver Broncos	Roger Roitsch	Defensive tackle	Rice
270	Chicago Bears	Cliff Hardy	Defensive back	Michigan State
271	Green Bay Packers	John Lanier	Running back	Parsons
272	Washington Redskins	George Starke	Tackle	Columbia
273	San Diego Chargers	Don Pinson	Defensive back	Tennessee State
274	Cleveland Browns	Mike Sikich	Guard	Northwestern
275	Cincinnati Bengals	Edward Marshall	Wide receiver	Cameron State
276	Kansas City Chiefs	Nate Allen	Defensive back	Texas Southern
277	St. Louis Cardinals	Rick Ogle	Linebacker	Colorado
278	New York Giants	Marshall Ellison	Guard	Dayton
279	Oakland Raiders	Jim Poston	Defensive tackle	South Carolina
280	Los Angeles Rams	Charlie Richards	Quarterback	Richmond
281	Detroit Lions	Phil Webb	Defensive back	Colorado State
282	Miami Dolphins	Vic Surma	Tackle	Penn State
283	San Francisco 49ers	Joe Reed	Quarterback	Mississippi State
284	Minnesota Vikings	Mike Walker	Linebacker	Tulane
285	Dallas Cowboys	Ernest Bonwell	Defensive tackle	Lane (Tenn.)
286	Baltimore Colts	Dave Jones	Linebacker	Baylor

Round twelve

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
287	Boston Patriots	John Rodman	Tackle	Northwestern
288	New Orleans Saints	Ron Gathright	Defensive back	Morehead State
289	Philadelphia Eagles	Rich Saathoff	Defensive end	Northern Arizona
290	Houston Oilers	John Thompson	Guard	Minnesota
291	Buffalo Bills	Jim Sheffield	Kicker	Texas A&M
292	New York Jets	Rich Sowells	Defensive back	Alcorn A&M
293	Atlanta Falcons	Ronnie Lowe	Wide receiver	Ft. Valley State
294	Baltimore Colts	Bob Wuensch	Tackle	Texas
295	Denver Broncos	Floyd Franks	Wide receiver	Mississippi
296	Green Bay Packers	Greg Hendren	Guard	California
297	Washington Redskins	Jeff Severson	Defensive back	Cal State-Long Beach
298	Chicago Bears	Steve Booras	Defensive end	Mesa Jr. College
299	San Diego Chargers	Wesley Garnett	Wide receiver	Utah State
300	Cleveland Browns	Tony Blanchard	Tight end	North Carolina
301	Cincinnati Bengals	James Hayden	Defensive end	Memphis State
302	Kansas City Chiefs	Tony Esposito	Running back	Pittsburgh
303	St. Louis Cardinals	Tim Von Dulm	Quarterback	Portland State
304	New York Giants	Tom Blanchard	Kicker	Oregon
305	Oakland Raiders	Horace Jones	Defensive tackle	Louisville
306	Los Angeles Rams	Kirk Behrendt	Tackle	Whitewater
307	Miami Dolphins	Leroy Byars	Running back	Alcorn A&M
308	Detroit Lions	Bill Pilconis	Wide receiver	Pittsburgh
309	San Francisco 49ers	Jim Bunch	Defensive tackle	Wisconsin–Platteville
310	Minnesota Vikings	Reggie Holmes	Defensive back	Wisconsin–Stout
311	Dallas Cowboys	Steve Goepel	Quarterback	Colgate
312	Baltimore Colts	Bill Triplett	Wide receiver	Michigan State

Round thirteen

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
313	Boston Patriots	Lewis Swain	Defensive back	Alabama A&M
314	New Orleans Saints	Don Burchfield	Tight end	Ball State
315	Houston Oilers	Joe Hoing	Guard	Arkansas Tech
316	Buffalo Bills	Busty Underwood	Quarterback	Texas Christian
317	Philadelphia Eagles	Danny Lester	Defensive back	Texas
318	New York Jets	John Eggold	Defensive end	Arizona
319	Atlanta Falcons	Dan Crooks	Defensive back	Wisconsin
320	Pittsburgh Steelers	Alfred Young	Wide receiver	South Carolina State
321	Denver Broncos	Craig Blackford	Quarterback	Evansville
322	Washington Redskins	Dan Ryczek	Center	Virginia
323	Chicago Bears	Ed Nicholas	Tackle	North Carolina State
324	Green Bay Packers	Jack Martin	Running back	Angelo State
325	San Diego Chargers	Sammy Milner	Wide receiver	Mississippi State
326	Cleveland Browns	Thad Jamula	Tackle	Lehigh
327	Cincinnati Bengals	David Knapman	Tight end	Central Washington
328	Kansas City Chiefs	Chuck Hixson	Quarterback	Southern Methodist
329	St. Louis Cardinals	Jeff Allen	Defensive back	Iowa State
330	New York Giants	Dave Roller	Defensive tackle	Kentucky
331	Los Angeles Rams	Russell Harrison	Running back	Kansas State
332	Detroit Lions	David Abercrombie	Running back	Tulane
333	Miami Dolphins	Lionel Hepburn	Defensive back	Texas Southern
334	Oakland Raiders	Mick Natzel	Defensive back	Central Michigan
335	San Francisco 49ers	John Bullock	Running back	Purdue
336	Minnesota Vikings	Benny Fry	Center	Houston
337	Dallas Cowboys	James Ford	Running back	Texas Southern
338	Baltimore Colts	Tom Neville	Linebacker	Yale

Round fourteen

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
339	Boston Patriots	Alfred Sykes	Wide receiver	Florida A&M
340	New Orleans Saints	Bobby Scott	Quarterback	Tennessee
341	Buffalo Bills	Jim Hoots	Defensive end	Missouri Southern
342	Philadelphia Eagles	Robert Creech	Linebacker	Texas Christian
343	Houston Oilers	Dick Adams	Defensive back	Miami (OH)
344	New York Jets	John Harpring	Guard	Michigan
345	Atlanta Falcons	Daryl Comer	Tight end	Texas
346	Pittsburgh Steelers	McKinney Evans	Defensive back	New Mexico Highlands
347	Chicago Bears	Willie Lewis	Running back	Arizona
348	Green Bay Packers	LeRoy Spears	Defensive end	Moorhead (MN)
349	Washington Redskins	Bill Bynum	Quarterback	W. New Mexico
350	Denver Broncos	Tommy Lyons	Center	Georgia
351	San Diego Chargers	Edward O'Daniel	Defensive end	Texas Southern
352	Cleveland Browns	Rick Kingrea	Linebacker	Tulane
353	Cincinnati Bengals	Irvin Mallory	Defensive back	Virginia Union
354	Kansas City Chiefs	Bruce Bergey	Defensive end	UCLA
355	St. Louis Cardinals	Doug Klausen	Tackle	Arizona
356	New York Giants	Charlie Evans	Running back	USC
357	Oakland Raiders	Tom Gipson	Defensive tackle	North Texas State
358	Los Angeles Rams	Lionel Coleman	Defensive back	Oregon
359	Miami Dolphins	David Vaughn	Tight end	Memphis State
360	Detroit Lions	Tom Lorenz	Tight end	Iowa State
361	San Francisco 49ers	Bill Dunstan	Defensive end	Utah State
362	Minnesota Vikings	Jim Gallagher	Linebacker	Yale
363	Dallas Cowboys	Tyrone Covey	Defensive back	Utah State
364	Baltimore Colts	Mike Mikolayunas	Running back	Davidson

Round fifteen

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
365	Boston Patriots	Nick McGarry	Tight end	Massachusetts
366	New Orleans Saints	Bart Graves	Tackle	Tulane
367	Philadelphia Eagles	Ed Fisher	Guard	Prairie View A&M
368	Houston Oilers	Andy Hopkins	Running back	Stephen F. Austin
369	Buffalo Bills	Charles Cole	Running back	Toledo
370	New York Jets	Dan Dyches	Center	South Carolina
371	Atlanta Falcons	Wallace Clark	Running back	Auburn
372	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ray Makin	Guard	Kentucky
373	Denver Broncos	Larry James	Running back	Norfolk State
374	Green Bay Packers	Len Garrett	Tight end	New Mexico Highlands
375	Washington Redskins	Anthony Christnovich	Guard	LaCrosse (Wisc)
376	Chicago Bears	Ron Maciejowski	Quarterback	Ohio State
377	San Diego Chargers	Eric Humston	Linebacker	Muskingum
378	Cleveland Browns	Bill Green	Defensive back	Western Kentucky
379	Cincinnati Bengals	Bob Thomas	Running back	Arizona State
380	Kansas City Chiefs	Mike Montgomery	Defensive back	Southwest Texas State
381	St. Louis Cardinals	Ted Heiskell	Running back	Houston
382	New York Giants	Jim Wright	Linebacker	Notre Dame
383	Oakland Raiders	Andy Giles	Defensive end	William & Mary
384	Los Angeles Rams	Vontez Norman VI	Guard	Notre Dame
385	Detroit Lions	Ed Coates	Wide receiver	Central Missouri
386	Miami Dolphins	Bob Richards	Guard	California
387	San Francisco 49ers	John Lennon	Tackle	Colgate
388	Minnesota Vikings	Jeff Wright	Defensive back	Minnesota
389	Dallas Cowboys	Bob Young	Tight end	Delaware
390	Baltimore Colts	Mike Hogan	Linebacker	Michigan State

Round sixteen

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
391	Boston Patriots	Jim Zikmund	Defensive back	Kearney State
392	New Orleans Saints	Craig Robinson	Tackle	Houston
393	Houston Oilers	Mose Denson	Running back	Maryland State
394	Buffalo Bills	Billy Hunter	Defensive back	Utah
395	Philadelphia Eagles	Bruce James	Linebacker	Arkansas
396	New York Jets	Steve Harkey	Running back	Georgia Tech
397	Atlanta Falcons	Lindsey James	Running back	San Diego State
398	Pittsburgh Steelers	Walter Huntley	Defensive back	Trinity
399	Denver Broncos	Steve Thompson	Defensive tackle	Minnesota
400	Washington Redskins	Glenn Tucker	Linebacker	North Texas State
401	Chicago Bears	Sid Bailey	Defensive end	Texas-Arlington
402	Green Bay Packers	Jack O'Donnell	Guard	Central State (OK)
403	San Diego Chargers	Ed Foote	Center	Hawaii
404	Cleveland Browns	Dave Smith	Wide receiver	Mississippi State
405	Cincinnati Bengals	Mark Debevc	Linebacker	Ohio State
406	Kansas City Chiefs	Darrell Jansonius	Guard	Iowa State
407	St. Louis Cardinals	Lawrence Brame	Linebacker	Western Kentucky
408	New York Giants	Dick Gibbs	Tight end	Texas-El Paso
409	Los Angeles Rams	Ross Boice	Linebacker	Pacific Lutheran
410	Miami Dolphins	Chris Myers	Wide receiver	Kenyon
411	Detroit Lions	Tom Kutchinski	Defensive back	Michigan State
412	Oakland Raiders	Tony Stawarz	Defensive back	Miami (FL)
413	Minnesota Vikings	Greg Edmonds	Wide receiver	Penn State
414	San Francisco 49ers	Dave Purcell	Defensive tackle	Kentucky
415	Dallas Cowboys	John Brennan	Tackle	Boston College
416	Baltimore Colts	Rich Harrington	Defensive back	Houston

Round seventeen

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
417	Boston Patriots	Ronald Leigh	Defensive end	Elizabeth City State
418	Los Angeles Rams	Randy Vataha	Wide receiver	Stanford
419	Buffalo Bills	Pat Morrison	Tight end	Arkansas
420	Philadelphia Eagles	John Sage	Linebacker	LSU
421	Houston Oilers	Calvin Fox	Linebacker	Michigan State
422	New York Jets	Greg Flaska	Defensive end	Western Michigan
423	Atlanta Falcons	Willie Martin	Running back	Johnson C. Smith
424	Pittsburgh Steelers	Danny Ehle	Running back	Howard Payne
425	Denver Broncos	Jack Simcsak	Kicker	Virginia Tech
426	Chicago Bears	Ray Garganes	Linebacker	Millersville (PA)
427	Green Bay Packers	Monty Johnson	Defensive back	Oklahoma
428	New Orleans Saints	Hermann Eben	Wide receiver	Oklahoma State
429	San Diego Chargers	Chip Kell	Center	Tennessee
430	Cleveland Browns	Leo Dillon	Center	Dayton
431	Kansas City Chiefs	Travis Hill	Defensive back	Prairie View A&M
432	Cincinnati Bengals	Sam Pearson	Defensive back	Western Kentucky
433	St. Louis Cardinals	Preston Watkins	Wide receiver	Bluefield (WV)
434	New York Giants	Coleman Zeno	Wide receiver	Grambling
435	Los Angeles Rams	Joe Sweet	Wide receiver	Tennessee State
436	Detroit Lions	Gordon Jolley	Tackle	Utah
437	Miami Dolphins	Curt Mark	Linebacker	Mayville (N.D.)
438	San Francisco 49ers	Leroy Charlton	Defensive back	Florida A&M
439	Minnesota Vikings	Ken Duncan	Punter	Tulsa
440	Dallas Cowboys	John Bomer	Center	Memphis State
441	Baltimore Colts	Don Nottingham	Running back	Kent State
442	Oakland Raiders	Charles Hill	Wide receiver	Sam Houston State

= Pro Bowler

= Hall of Famer

Notable undrafted players

= Pro Bowler


Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.
Atlanta Falcons	Mike Lewis	DT	Arkansas AM&N	Ind. (Coll.)
Buffalo Bills	Tony Greene	S	Maryland	ACC
Buffalo Bills	John Leypoldt	K	Northern Virginia	N/A
Cincinnati Bengals	Tony Bertuca	LB	Chico State	FWC
Cincinnati Bengals	Cookie Brinkman	WR	Louisville	MVC
Dallas Cowboys	Toni Fritsch	K
Green Bay Packers	Jim DeLisle	DT	Wisconsin	Big Ten
Green Bay Packers	Tim Webster	K	Arkansas	SWC
Houston Oilers	Ward Walsh	RB	Colorado	Big Eight
Los Angeles Rams	Matt Maslowski	WR	San Diego	Ind. (Coll.)
Los Angeles Rams	Dave Mays	QB	Texas Southern	SWAC
Miami Dolphins	Maulty Moore	DT	Bethune-Cookman	SIAC
Minnesota Vikings	Chuck Winfrey	LB	Wisconsin	Big Ten
New England Patriots	Kenny Price	LB	Iowa	Big Ten
New Orleans Saints	Bill Line	DT	SMU	SWC
Oakland Raiders	Don Milan	QB	Cal Poly	CCAA
Pittsburgh Steelers	Glen Edwards	S	Florida A&M	SIAC

Hall of Famers

Jack Ham, linebacker from Pennsylvania State, taken 2nd round 34th overall by Pittsburgh Steelers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1988.

John Riggins, running back from Kansas, taken 1st round 6th overall by New York Jets

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1992.

Dan Dierdorf, offensive tackle from Michigan, taken 2nd round 43rd overall by St. Louis Cardinals

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1996.

Jack Youngblood, defensive end from Florida, taken 1st round 20th overall by Los Angeles Rams

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2001.

Harold Carmichael, wide receiver from Southern, taken 7th round 161st overall by Philadelphia Eagles

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2020

References

Prewitt, Alex (April 29, 2022). "Inside the 1971 NFL Draft, Where Atlanta Selected...John Wayne?". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
"Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on February 10, 2010. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
List of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com
^ List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com
List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com

External links

NFL.com – 1971 Draft
databaseFootball.com – 1971 Draft
Pro Football Hall of Fame Archived 2006-01-07 at the Wayback Machine

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Early era (1936–1959)	1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
AFL and NFL era (1960–1966)	AFL 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 NFL 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966
Common draft (1967–1969)	1967 1968 1969
Modern era (1970–present)	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Expansion drafts	1960 1961 1966 1967 1976 1995 1999 2002
Others	1950 AAFC dispersal draft 1984 NFL supplemental draft of USFL and CFL players
See also	List of drafts first overall picks second overall picks Mr. Irrelevant supplemental picks List of broadcasters

1971 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets			Washington

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