1970 NFL draft

1970 NFL draft
1970 NFL draft
General information
Date(s)	January 27–28, 1970
Location	Belmont Plaza Hotel; New York City, NY
Overview
	442 total selections in 17 rounds
League	NFL
First selection	Terry Bradshaw, QB; Pittsburgh Steelers
Mr. Irrelevant	Rayford Jenkins, DB; Kansas City Chiefs
Most selections (22)	Atlanta Falcons,; St. Louis Cardinals
Fewest selections (13)	New York Giants
Hall of Famers	4 QB Terry Bradshaw; CB Mel Blount; OL Jim Langer; S Cliff Harris;
	← 1969 (NFL/AFL) 1971 →

The 1970 NFL draft was the 35th National Football League Draft and the first of the league's modern era, following the merger of the National Football League with the American Football League. It was held on January 27–28, 1970, at the Belmont Plaza Hotel in New York City, New York.^[1]^[2]

The first overall pick of the draft was quarterback Terry Bradshaw from Louisiana Tech University, who was taken by the Pittsburgh Steelers (after winning a coin flip with the Chicago Bears, who had the same record as Pittsburgh). Bradshaw was one of two future NFL Hall of Fame inductees drafted by the Steelers; the other being Mel Blount from Southern University in Round 3.

The last remaining active player from the 1970 draft class was kicker Mark Moseley, who played his final NFL game in the 1986 season, although he was absent in 1973.

Player selections

= Pro Bowler ^[3]

= Hall of Famer

*	= compensatory selection
†	= Pro Bowler^[3]
‡	= Hall of Famer^[4]

Positions key
C	Center	CB	Cornerback	DB	Defensive back	DE	Defensive end^[a]
DL	Defensive lineman	DT	Defensive tackle	FB	Fullback	FS	Free safety
G	Guard^[b]	K	Kicker^[c]	KR	Kickoff returner	LB	Linebacker
LS	Long snapper	MLB	Middle linebacker^[d]	OT	Offensive tackle	OL	Offensive lineman
OLB	Outside linebacker^[a]	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

Round 1-11


Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
1	1	Pittsburgh Steelers	Terry Bradshaw^‡^†	QB	Louisiana Tech	Gulf States
1	2	Green Bay Packers	Mike McCoy	DT	Notre Dame	Ind.	from Chicago
1	3	Cleveland Browns	Mike Phipps	QB	Purdue	Big Ten	from Miami
1	4	Boston Patriots	Phil Olsen	DT	Utah State	Ind. (Univ.)
1	5	Buffalo Bills	Al Cowlings	LB	USC	Pac-8
1	6	Philadelphia Eagles	Steve Zabel	TE/LB	Oklahoma	Big Eight
1	7	Cincinnati Bengals	Mike Reid ^†	DT	Penn State	Ind.
1	8	St. Louis Cardinals	Larry Stegent	RB	Texas A&M	SWC
1	9	San Francisco 49ers	Cedrick Hardman ^†	DE	North Texas State	MVC
1	10	New Orleans Saints	Ken Burrough ^†	WR	Texas Southern	SWAC
1	11	Denver Broncos	Bobby Anderson	RB	Colorado	Big Eight
1	12	Atlanta Falcons	John Small	LB	The Citadel	SoCon
1	13	New York Giants	Jim Files	LB	Oklahoma	Big Eight
1	14	Houston Oilers	Doug Wilkerson ^†	OG	North Carolina Central	CIAA
1	15	San Diego Chargers	Walker Gillette	WR	Richmond	SoCon
1	16	Green Bay Packers	Rich McGeorge	TE	Elon	CIAC
1	17	San Francisco 49ers	Bruce Taylor ^†	CB	Boston University	Ind. (Coll.)	from Washington
1	18	Baltimore Colts	Norm Bulaich ^†	RB	TCU	SWC
1	19	Detroit Lions	Steve Owens ^†	RB	Oklahoma	Big Eight	Heisman Trophy winner ^[5]
1	20	New York Jets	Steve Tannen	DB	Florida	SEC
1	21	Cleveland Browns	Bob McKay	OT	Texas	SWC
1	22	Los Angeles Rams	Jack Reynolds ^†	LB	Tennessee	SEC
1	23	Dallas Cowboys	Duane Thomas	RB	West Texas A&M	Ind. (Coll.)
1	24	Oakland Raiders	Raymond Chester ^†	TE	Morgan State	CIAA
1	25	Minnesota Vikings	John Ward	OT	Oklahoma State	Big Eight
1	26	Kansas City Chiefs	Sid Smith	OT	USC	Pac-8
2	27	Dallas Cowboys	Bob Asher	OT	Vanderbilt	SEC	from Chicago
2	28	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ronnie Shanklin ^†	WR	North Texas State	MVC
2	29	Miami Dolphins	Jim Mandich	TE	Michigan	Big Ten
2	30	Buffalo Bills	Dennis Shaw	QB	San Diego State	Big West
2	31	Houston Oilers	Leo Brooks ^†	DT	Texas	SWC	from Boston
2	32	Cincinnati Bengals	Ron Carpenter	DT	NC State	ACC
2	33	St. Louis Cardinals	Jim Corrigall	DT	Kent State	MAC
2	34	Philadelphia Eagles	Ray Jones	CB	Southern	SWAC
2	35	Los Angeles Rams	Donnie Williams	WR	Prairie View A&M	SWAC
2	36	Cleveland Browns	Joe Jones	DE	Tennessee State	Ind. (Coll.)	from New Orleans
2	37	Denver Broncos	Alden Roche	DE	Southern	SWAC
2	38	St. Louis Cardinals	Chuck Hutchison	OG	Ohio State	Big Ten	from N. Y. Giants
2	39	Atlanta Falcons	Art Malone	RB	Arizona State	WAC
2	40	Houston Oilers	Bill Dusenbery	RB	Johnson C. Smith	CIAA
2	41	Green Bay Packers	Al Matthews	S	Texas A&I	LSC
2	42	San Diego Chargers	Tom Williams	DT	UC Davis	FWC
2	43	Washington Redskins	Bill Brundige	DT	Colorado	Big Eight
2	44	Baltimore Colts	Jim Bailey	DT	Kansas	Big Eight
2	45	Detroit Lions	Ray Parson	OT	Minnesota	Big Ten
2	46	New York Jets	Rich Caster ^†	WR	Jackson State	SWAC
2	47	Cleveland Browns	Jerry Sherk ^†	DT	Oklahoma State	Big Eight
2	48	San Francisco 49ers	John Isenbarger	RB	Indiana	Big Ten	from Los Angeles via Philadelphia
2	49	Dallas Cowboys	Margene Adkins	WR	Trinity Valley	SWJCFC
2	50	Oakland Raiders	Ted Koy	TE	Texas	SWC
2	51	Minnesota Vikings	Bill Cappleman	QB	Florida State	Ind. (Univ.)
2	52	Kansas City Chiefs	Clyde Werner	LB	Washington	Pac-8
3	53	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mel Blount^‡^†	CB	Southern	SWAC
3	54	Chicago Bears	George Farmer	WR	UCLA	Pac-8
3	55	Miami Dolphins	Tim Foley ^†	CB	Purdue	Big Ten
3	56	Boston Patriots	Mike Ballou	LB	UCLA	Pac-8
3	57	Buffalo Bills	Jim Reilly	OG	Notre Dame	Ind.
3	58	St. Louis Cardinals	Charlie Pittman	RB	Penn State	Ind.
3	59	Philadelphia Eagles	Lee Bouggess	RB	Louisville	MVC
3	60	Cincinnati Bengals	Chip Bennett	LB	Abilene Christian	Southland
3	61	Kansas City Chiefs	Barnett, Billy BobBilly Bob Barnett	DE	Texas A&M	SWC	from San Francisco
3	62	New Orleans Saints	Clovis Swinney	DE	Arkansas State	Southland
3	63	Denver Broncos	Kohler, JohnJohn Kohler	OT	South Dakota	NCC
3	64	Atlanta Falcons	Andy Maurer	OG	Oregon	Pac-8
3	65	Atlanta Falcons	Todd Snyder	WR	Ohio	MAC	from N. Y. Giants
3	66	Dallas Cowboys	Charlie Waters ^†	S	Clemson	ACC	from Houston via Cleveland
3	67	Buffalo Bills	Glenn Alexander	DB	Grambling	SWAC	from San Diego
3	68	Green Bay Packers	Jim Carter ^†	LB	Minnesota	Big Ten
3	69	St. Louis Cardinals	Harris, EricEric Harris	DB	Colorado	Big Eight	from Washington
3	70	Baltimore Colts	Jim O'Brien	K/WR	Cincinnati	MVC
3	71	Detroit Lions	Jim Mitchell	DE	Virginia State	CIAA
3	72	New York Jets	Dennis Onkotz	LB	Penn State	Ind.
3	73	Dallas Cowboys	Steve Kiner	LB	Tennessee	SEC	from Cleveland
3	74	Baltimore Colts	Ara Person	TE	Morgan State	CIAA	from Los Angeles via Philadelphia
3	75	Dallas Cowboys	Denton Fox	DB	Texas Tech	SWC
3	76	Oakland Raiders	Gerald Irons	DE	Maryland State	N/A
3	77	Minnesota Vikings	Burgoon, ChuckChuck Burgoon	LB	North Park	CCIW
3	78	Kansas City Chiefs	David Hadley	DB	Alcorn A&M	SWAC
4	79	Chicago Bears	Lynn Larson	OT	Kansas State	Big Eight
4	80	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ed George	OT	Wake Forest	ACC
4	81	Miami Dolphins	Curtis Johnson	CB	Toledo	MAC
4	82	Buffalo Bills	Jerome Gantt	DE	North Carolina Central	CIAA
4	83	Boston Patriots	Eddie Ray	DB	LSU	SEC
4	84	Atlanta Falcons	Reed, PaulPaul Reed	OT	Johnson C. Smith	CIAA	from Philadelphia
4	85	Cincinnati Bengals	Stevens, JoeJoe Stevens	OG	Jackson State	SWAC
4	86	St. Louis Cardinals	Greg Lens	DT	Trinity	N/A
4	87	San Francisco 49ers	Vic Washington ^†	WR	Wyoming	WAC
4	88	New Orleans Saints	Delles Howell	CB	Grambling	SWAC
4	89	Denver Broncos	Jerry Hendren	WR	Idaho	Big Sky
4	90	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jim Evenson	RB	Oregon	Pac-8	from N. Y. Giants
4	91	St. Louis Cardinals	Don Parish	LB	Stanford	Pac-8	from Atlanta
4	92	Houston Oilers	Spike Jones	P	Georgia	SEC
4	93	Green Bay Packers	Ken Ellis ^†	WR	Southern	SWAC
4	94	San Diego Chargers	Maddox, BillBill Maddox	TE	Syracuse	Ind. (Univ.)
4	95	Baltimore Colts	Steve Smear	DT	Penn State	Ind.	from Washington
4	96	Green Bay Packers	Skip Butler	K	Texas–Arlington	—	from Baltimore
4	97	New York Giants	Wes Grant	DE	UCLA	Pac-8	from Detroit
4	98	New York Jets	John Ebersole	LB	Penn State	Ind.
4	99	Cleveland Browns	Stevenson, RickyRicky Stevenson	DB	Arizona	WAC
4	100	Chicago Bears	Ross Brupbacher	LB	Texas A&M	SWC
4	101	Dallas Cowboys	John Fitzgerald	OT	Boston College	Ind. (Univ.)
4	102	Oakland Raiders	Tony Cline	LB	Miami (FL)	Ind.
4	103	Washington Redskins	Paul Laaveg	OT	Iowa	Big Ten	from Minnesota via Los Angeles and New Orleans
4	104	Cincinnati Bengals	Hayes, BillieBillie Hayes	DB	San Diego State	Big West	from Kansas City
5	105	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jon Staggers	WR	Missouri	Big Eight
5	106	New Orleans Saints	Cannon, GlennGlenn Cannon	DB	Ole Miss	SEC	from Chicago
5	107	Boston Patriots	Bob Olson	LB	Notre Dame	Ind.	from Miami
5	108	New York Jets	Clifford McClain	RB	South Carolina State	SIAC	from Boston
5	109	Buffalo Bills	Starnes, SteveSteve Starnes	LB	Tampa	Ind. (Coll.)
5	110	Houston Oilers	Ron Saul	OG	Michigan State	Big Ten	from Cincinnati via N. Y. Jets
5	111	St. Louis Cardinals	Lloyd, TomTom Lloyd	OT	Bowling Green	MAC
5	112	Atlanta Falcons	Bruce Van Ness	RB	Rutgers	Ind. (Univ.)	from Philadelphia via N. Y. Giants
5	113	San Francisco 49ers	McArthur, GaryGary McArthur	OT	USC	Pac-8
5	114	Washington Redskins	Manny Sistrunk	DT	Arkansas AM&N	SWAC	from New Orleans
5	115	Denver Broncos	Bill McKoy	LB	Purdue	Big Ten
5	116	Atlanta Falcons	Ken Mendenhall	C	Oklahoma	Big Eight
5	117	New York Giants	Brumfield, ClaudeClaude Brumfield	OG	Tennessee State	Ind. (Coll.)
5	118	Houston Oilers	Duley, EdEd Duley	DT	Northern Arizona	Ind.
5	119	San Diego Chargers	Farrar, PettusPettus Farrar	RB	Norfolk State	CIAA
5	120	Green Bay Packers	Cecil Pryor	DE	Michigan	Big Ten
5	121	Washington Redskins	Danny Pierce	RB	Memphis State	MVC
5	122	Baltimore Colts	Billy Newsome	DE	Grambling	SWAC
5	123	Detroit Lions	Parker, BobBob Parker	OG	Memphis State	MVC
5	124	New York Jets	Gary Arthur	TE	Miami (OH)	MAC
5	125	Cleveland Browns	Steve Engel	RB	Colorado	Big Eight
5	126	New Orleans Saints	Steve Ramsey	QB	North Texas State	MVC	from Los Angeles
5	127	St. Louis Cardinals	Pierson, BarryBarry Pierson	DB	Michigan	Big Ten
5	128	Oakland Raiders	Art Laster	OT	Maryland State	N/A
5	129	Minnesota Vikings	Greg Jones	RB	UCLA	Pac-8
5	130	Kansas City Chiefs	Mike Oriard	C	Notre Dame	Ind.
6	131	Pittsburgh Steelers	Barrera, ManuelManuel Barrera	LB	Kansas State	Big Eight
6	132	Miami Dolphins	Campbell, DaveDave Campbell	DE	Auburn	SEC
6	133	Chicago Bears	Cutburth, BobBob Cutburth	QB	Oklahoma State	Big Eight
6	134	Buffalo Bills	Edwards, KenKen Edwards	RB	Virginia Tech	Ind.
6	135	Buffalo Bills	Grant Guthrie	K	Florida State	Ind. (Univ.)	from Boston
6	136	St. Louis Cardinals	Manuel, JamesJames Manuel	OT	Toledo	MAC	from Philadelphia
6	137	Cincinnati Bengals	Sandy Durko	S	USC	Pac-8
6	138	San Francisco 49ers	Rusty Clark	QB	Houston	Ind.
6	139	Chicago Bears	Jeff Curchin	OT	Florida State	Ind. (Univ.)	from St. Louis
6	140	New Orleans Saints	Easley, MelMel Easley	DB	Oregon State	Pac-8
6	141	Denver Broncos	John Mosier	TE	Kansas	Big Eight
6	142	New York Giants	Duane Miller	WR	Drake	Ind.
6	143	Atlanta Falcons	Mack Herron	RB	Kansas State	Big Eight
6	144	Houston Oilers	Benny Johnson	CB	Johnson C. Smith	CIAA
6	145	Green Bay Packers	Ervin Hunt	DB	Fresno State	PCAA
6	146	San Diego Chargers	Billy Parks	WR	Long Beach State	PCAA
6	147	Atlanta Falcons	Butcher, JadeJade Butcher	WR	Indiana	Big Ten	from Washington
6	148	Baltimore Colts	Ron Gardin	CB	Arizona	WAC
6	149	Detroit Lions	Tony Terry	DT	USC	Pac-8
6	150	New York Jets	Stewart, TerryTerry Stewart	DB	Arkansas	SWC
6	151	Cleveland Browns	Cilek, MikeMike Cilek	QB	Iowa	Big Ten
6	152	Atlanta Falcons	Randy Marshall	DE	Linfield	PNWC	from Los Angeles
6	153	Dallas Cowboys	Pat Toomay	DE	Vanderbilt	SEC
6	154	Oakland Raiders	Alvin Wyatt	CB	Bethune–Cookman	SIAC
6	155	Pittsburgh Steelers	Kegler, ClarenceClarence Kegler	OT	South Carolina State	SIAC
6	156	Kansas City Chiefs	Robert Hews	OT	Princeton	Ivy
7	157	Pittsburgh Steelers	Griffin, DannyDanny Griffin	RB	Texas–Arlington	—
7	158	Philadelphia Eagles	Brennan, TerryTerry Brennan	OT	Notre Dame	Ind.	from Chicago
7	159	Miami Dolphins	Jake Scott ^†	S	Georgia	SEC
7	160	Boston Patriots	Odell Lawson	RB	Langston	OCC
7	161	Buffalo Bills	Wayne Fowler	OT	Richmond	SoCon
7	162	Los Angeles Rams	Ted Provost	CB	Ohio State	Big Ten
7	163	Cincinnati Bengals	Lemar Parrish ^†	CB	Lincoln	N/A
7	164	St. Louis Cardinals	Jim McFarland	TE	Nebraska	Big Eight
7	165	San Francisco 49ers	Jim Strong	RB	Houston	Ind.
7	166	New Orleans Saints	Woodard, LonLon Woodard	DE	San Diego State	Big West
7	167	Denver Broncos	Randy Montgomery	CB	Weber State	Big Sky
7	168	Los Angeles Rams	Bill Nelson	DT	Oregon State	Pac-8	from Atlanta
7	169	Atlanta Falcons	Orcutt, GaryGary Orcutt	WR	USC	Pac-8	N. Y. Giants
7	170	Houston Oilers	Olson, CharlesCharles Olson	DB	Concordia (Moorhead)	N/A
7	171	San Diego Chargers	Fabish, JimJim Fabish	DB	UTEP	WAC
7	172	Green Bay Packers	Cleo Walker	C	Louisville	MVC
7	173	Washington Redskins	Merritt, RolandRoland Merritt	WR	Maryland	ACC
7	174	Baltimore Colts	Gordon Slade	QB	Davidson	N/A
7	175	Detroit Lions	Ken Geddes	LB	Nebraska	Big Eight
7	176	New York Jets	Williams, JamesJames Williams	DB	Virginia State	CIAA
7	177	Cleveland Browns	Craig Wycinsky	OG	Michigan State	Big Ten
7	178	Washington Redskins	James Harris	CB	Howard Payne	LSC	from Los Angeles
7	179	Dallas Cowboys	Don Abbey	LB	Penn State	Ind.
7	180	Oakland Raiders	Steve Svitak	LB	Boise State	Ind. (Coll.)
7	181	Minnesota Vikings	Hap Farber	LB	Ole Miss	SEC
7	182	Kansas City Chiefs	Clyde Glosson	WR	UTEP	WAC
8	183	Chicago Bears	Stephenson, DanaDana Stephenson	DB	Nebraska	Big Eight
8	184	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dave Smith	WR	IUP	Ind. (Coll.)
8	185	Miami Dolphins	Chavers, NarvelNarvel Chavers	RB	Jackson State	SWAC
8	186	Buffalo Bills	Richard Cheek	OT	Auburn	SEC
8	187	New York Jets	Porter, JackJack Porter	OG	Oklahoma	Big Eight	from Boston
8	188	Cincinnati Bengals	Trout, BillBill Trout	DT	Miami (FL)	Ind.
8	189	St. Louis Cardinals	Tom Banks ^†	C	Auburn	SEC
8	190	Philadelphia Eagles	Ira Gordon	OT	Kansas State	Big Eight
8	191	San Francisco 49ers	Carter Campbell	LB	Weber State	Big Sky
8	192	New Orleans Saints	Lawrence Estes	DE	Alcorn A&M	SWAC
8	193	Kansas City Chiefs	Fred Barry	DB	Boston University	Ind. (Coll.)	from Denver
8	194	Atlanta Falcons	Brewer, LarryLarry Brewer	TE	Louisiana Tech	Gulf States	from N. Y. Giants
8	195	Atlanta Falcons	Seth Miller	S	Arizona State	WAC
8	196	Houston Oilers	McClish, MikeMike McClish	OT	Wisconsin	Big Ten
8	197	Green Bay Packers	Mjos, TimTim Mjos	RB	North Dakota State	NCC
8	198	San Diego Chargers	Wayne Clark	QB	United States International	N/A
8	199	Baltimore Colts	Bouley, BobBob Bouley	OT	Boston College	Ind. (Univ.)
8	200	Washington Redskins	Johnson, PaulPaul Johnson	DB	Penn State	Ind.
8	201	St. Louis Cardinals	Mike Holmgren	QB	USC	Pac-8	from Detroit
8	202	New York Jets	Mark Lomas	DE	Northern Arizona	Ind.
8	203	Cleveland Browns	Davidson, HonesterHonester Davidson	DB	Bowling Green	MAC
8	204	Los Angeles Rams	Rich Saul ^†	LB	Michigan State	Big Ten
8	205	Dallas Cowboys	Dossey, JerryJerry Dossey	OG	Arkansas	SWC
8	206	Oakland Raiders	Wynn, MikeMike Wynn	DE	Nebraska	Big Eight
8	207	Minnesota Vikings	Carroll, MikeMike Carroll	OG	Missouri	Big Eight
8	208	Denver Broncos	Louis Porter	RB	Southern	SWAC	from Kansas City
9	209	Pittsburgh Steelers	Carl Crennel	LB	West Virginia	Ind. (Univ.)
9	210	Chicago Bears	Linzy Cole	WR	TCU	SWC
9	211	Miami Dolphins	Hubert Ginn	RB	Florida A&M	SIAC
9	212	Boston Patriots	Dennis Wirgowski	DE	Purdue	Big Ten
9	213	Buffalo Bills	Bill Bridges	OG	Houston	Ind.
9	214	St. Louis Cardinals	Paul White	RB	UTEP	WAC
9	215	Philadelphia Eagles	King, DavidDavid King	LB	Stephen F. Austin	LSC
9	216	Cincinnati Bengals	Bolden, BillBill Bolden	RB	UCLA	Pac-8
9	217	San Francisco 49ers	Preston Riley	WR	Memphis State	MVC
9	218	New Orleans Saints	Jim Otis ^†	RB	Ohio State	Big Ten
9	219	Denver Broncos	David Washington ^†	LB	Alcorn A&M	SWAC
9	220	Atlanta Falcons	Robinson, RoyRoy Robinson	DB	Montana	Big Sky
9	221	New York Giants	Pat Hughes	C	Boston University	Ind. (Coll.)
9	222	Houston Oilers	Blossom, CharlieCharlie Blossom	DE	Texas Southern	SWAC
9	223	San Diego Chargers	Chris Fletcher	CB	Temple	MASCAC
9	224	Green Bay Packers	Reinhard, BobBob Reinhard	OG	Stanford	Pac-8
9	225	Washington Redskins	Sonntag, RalphRalph Sonntag	OT	Maryland	ACC
9	226	Baltimore Colts	Harris, BarneyBarney Harris	DB	Texas A&M	SWC
9	227	Detroit Lions	Herman Weaver	P	Tennessee	SEC
9	228	New York Jets	Eddie Bell	WR	Idaho State	Big Sky
9	229	Cleveland Browns	Brown, GeoffGeoff Brown	LB	Pittsburgh	Ind. (Univ.)
9	230	Los Angeles Rams	Graham, DavidDavid Graham	OT	New Mexico Highlands	—
9	231	Dallas Cowboys	Zenon Andrusyshyn	K	UCLA	Pac-8
9	232	Oakland Raiders	Ike Hill	DB	Catawba	N/A
9	233	Minnesota Vikings	Morrow, GeorgeGeorge Morrow	DE	Ole Miss	SEC
9	234	Kansas City Chiefs	Evans, CharleyCharley Evans	OT	Texas Tech	SWC
10	235	Chicago Bears	Glen Holloway	OG	North Texas State	MVC
10	236	Pittsburgh Steelers	Brown, IsaiahIsaiah Brown	DB	Stanford	Pac-8
10	237	Miami Dolphins	Nittenger, DickDick Nittenger	OG	Tampa	Ind. (Coll.)
10	238	Buffalo Bills	Dixon, WillieWillie Dixon	DB	Albany State	SIAC
10	239	Boston Patriots	Henry Brown	K	Missouri	Big Eight
10	240	Philadelphia Eagles	Jaggard, SteveSteve Jaggard	DB	Memphis State	MVC
10	241	Cincinnati Bengals	Nick Roman	LB	Ohio State	Big Ten
10	242	St. Louis Cardinals	Tony Plummer	S	Pacific	PCAA
10	243	San Francisco 49ers	Larry Schreiber	RB	Tennessee Tech	OVC
10	244	New Orleans Saints	Jim Brumfield	RB	Indiana State	Ind. (Coll.)
10	245	New York Giants	Fortier, MattMatt Fortier	DE	Fairmont State	N/A
10	246	Atlanta Falcons	Hatcher, JimJim Hatcher	DB	Kansas	Big Eight
10	247	Denver Broncos	Fullerton, MauriceMaurice Fullerton	DT	Tuskegee	SIAC
10	248	Green Bay Packers	Russ Melby	DT	Weber State	Big Sky
10	249	Houston Oilers	Joe Dawkins	RB	Wisconsin	Big Ten
10	250	San Diego Chargers	Mac Steen	OG	Florida	SEC
10	251	Green Bay Packers	Frank Patrick	TE	Nebraska	Big Eight	from Washington
10	252	Baltimore Colts	Dick Palmer	LB	Kentucky	SEC
10	253	Detroit Lions	Bruce Maxwell	RB	Arkansas	SWC
10	254	New York Jets	Dickerson, CleveCleve Dickerson	RB	Miami (OH)	MAC
10	255	Cleveland Browns	Bill Yanchar	DT	Purdue	Big Ten
10	256	Los Angeles Rams	Opalsky, VinceVince Opalsky	RB	Miami (FL)	Ind.
10	257	Dallas Cowboys	Pete Athas	S	Tennessee	SEC
10	258	Oakland Raiders	Bosserman, GordonGordon Bosserman	OT	UCLA	Pac-8
10	259	Minnesota Vikings	Stu Voigt	TE	Wisconsin	Big Ten
10	260	Kansas City Chiefs	Stankovich, BobBob Stankovich	OG	Arkansas	SWC
11	261	Pittsburgh Steelers	Calvin Hunt	C	Baylor	SWC
11	262	Chicago Bears	Rose, TedTed Rose	TE	Northern Michigan	Ind. (Coll.)
11	263	Miami Dolphins	Wheless, BrownieBrownie Wheless	OT	Rice	SWC
11	264	Boston Patriots	Bramlett, DennisDennis Bramlett	OT	UTEP	WAC
11	265	Buffalo Bills	Williams, TerryTerry Williams	RB	Grambling	SWAC
11	266	Cincinnati Bengals	Wallace, SamuelSamuel Wallace	OT	Grambling	SWAC
11	267	St. Louis Cardinals	Mike Siwek	DT	Western Michigan	MAC
11	268	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Walik	DB	Villanova	Ind.
11	269	San Francisco 49ers	Crockett, DannyDanny Crockett	WR	Toledo	MAC
11	270	New Orleans Saints	Klahr, GaryGary Klahr	LB	Arizona	WAC
11	271	Denver Broncos	Cleve Bryant	DB	Ohio	MAC
11	272	Atlanta Falcons	Mike Brunson	RB	Arizona State	WAC
11	273	New York Giants	Pitcaithley, AlanAlan Pitcaithley	RB	Oregon	Pac-8
11	274	Houston Oilers	Morris, RobertRobert Morris	C	Duke	ACC
11	275	San Diego Chargers	Jack Protz	LB	Syracuse	Ind. (Univ.)
11	276	Green Bay Packers	Hook, DanDan Hook	LB	Humboldt State	FWC
11	277	Washington Redskins	Mack Alston	TE	Maryland State	N/A
11	278	Baltimore Colts	Edwards, GeorgeGeorge Edwards	RB	Fairmont State	N/A
11	279	Detroit Lions	Laird, RogerRoger Laird	DB	Kentucky State	Ind. (NAIA)
11	280	New York Jets	Earlie Thomas	CB	Colorado State	WAC
11	281	Cleveland Browns	Benner, GeneGene Benner	WR	Maine	Yankee
11	282	Los Angeles Rams	Bookert, DavidDavid Bookert	RB	New Mexico	WAC
11	283	Dallas Cowboys	Southerland, IxanIxan Southerland	OT	Clemson	ACC
11	284	Oakland Raiders	Hicks, EmeryEmery Hicks	LB	Kansas	Big Eight
11	285	Kansas City Chiefs	O'Neal, BillBill O'Neal	RB	Grambling	SWAC
11	286	Minnesota Vikings	Godfrey Zaunbrecher	C	LSU	SEC

Round 12

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
287	Chicago Bears	Butch Davis	Defensive back	Missouri
288	Pittsburgh Steelers	Rick Sharp	Defensive tackle	Washington
289	Miami Dolphins	Mike Kolen	Linebacker	Auburn
290	Buffalo Bills	Dave Simpson	Tackle	Drake
291	Boston Patriots	Greg Roero	Defensive tackle	New Mexico Highlands
292	St. Louis Cardinals	Charles Collins	Wide receiver	Kansas State
293	Philadelphia Eagles	Robert Jones	Defensive tackle	Grambling
294	Cincinnati Bengals	Thomas Truesdell	Defensive end	Ohio Wesleyan
295	San Francisco 49ers	Bill Tant	Tackle	Dayton
296	New Orleans Saints	Willie Davenport	Defensive back	Southern
297	Denver Broncos	Greg Jones	Running back	Wisconsin–Whitewater
298	New York Giants	Larry Nels	Linebacker	Wyoming
299	Atlanta Falcons	Lonnie Holton	Running back	Northern Michigan
300	Houston Oilers	Richard Dawkins	Tight end	Johnson C. Smith
301	Green Bay Packers	Frank Foreman	Wide receiver	Michigan State
302	San Diego Chargers	Howard Gravelle	Tight end	California-Davis
303	Washington Redskins	James Kates	Linebacker	Penn State
304	Baltimore Colts	Don Burrell	Wide receiver	Angelo State
305	Detroit Lions	Emanuel Murrell	Defensive back	Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
306	New York Jets	Bill Pierson	Center	San Diego State
307	Cleveland Browns	Jerry Don Sanders	Kicker	Texas Tech
308	Los Angeles Rams	Larry Arnold	Quarterback	Hawaii
309	Dallas Cowboys	Joe Williams	Running back	Wyoming
310	Oakland Raiders	Gary DeLoach	Guard	California-Davis
311	Minnesota Vikings	James Holland	Defensive back	Jackson State
312	Kansas City Chiefs	Rodney Fedorchak	Guard	Pittsburgh

Round 13

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
313	Pittsburgh Steelers	Billy Main	Running back	Oregon State
314	Chicago Bears	Jimmy Gunn	Defensive back	USC
315	Miami Dolphins	Dave Buddington	Running back	Springfield (Mass.)
316	Boston Patriots	Ronnie Shelly	Defensive back	Troy State
317	Buffalo Bills	Steve Schroeder	Kicker	Pacific
318	Philadelphia Eagles	Richard Stevens	Tackle	Baylor
319	Cincinnati Bengals	Paul Dunn	Wide receiver	U.S. International
320	St. Louis Cardinals	Jack Thomas	Guard	Mississippi State
321	San Francisco 49ers	Jim Vanderslice	Linebacker	Texas Christian
322	New Orleans Saints	Ralph Miller	Tight end	Alabama State
323	Denver Broncos	Jim McKoy	Defensive back	Parsons (Iowa)
324	Atlanta Falcons	Rich Stepanek	Defensive tackle	Iowa
325	New York Giants	Gary Inskeep	Tackle	Wisconsin–Stout
326	Houston Oilers	Jess Lewis	Linebacker	Oregon State
327	San Diego Chargers	Bernard Bradley	Defensive back	Utah State
328	Green Bay Packers	Dave Smith	Running back	Utah
329	Washington Redskins	Joe Patterson	Tackle	Lawrence
330	Baltimore Colts	Dave Polak	Linebacker	Bowling Green
331	Detroit Lions	Dave Haverdick	Defensive tackle	Morehead State
332	New York Jets	Walter Groth	Defensive tackle	Baylor
333	Cleveland Browns	Larry Roberts	Running back	Central Missouri State
334	Los Angeles Rams	Melvin Jones	Wide receiver	Florida A&M
335	Dallas Cowboys	Mark Washington	Defensive back	Morgan State
336	Oakland Raiders	Don Highsmith	Running back	Michigan State
337	Minnesota Vikings	Robert Pearce	Defensive back	Stephen F. Austin
338	Kansas City Chiefs	Troy Patridge	Defensive end	Texas-Arlington

Round 14

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
339	Chicago Bears	Jim Morgan	Wide receiver	Henderson State
340	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bert Askson	Linebacker	Texas Southern
341	Miami Dolphins	Gary Brackett	Guard	Holy Cross
342	Buffalo Bills	William Costen	Tackle	Morris Brown
343	Boston Patriots	Garvie Craw	Running back	Michigan
344	Cincinnati Bengals	Joe Johnson	Wide receiver	Johnson C. Smith
345	St. Louis Cardinals	Ray Groth	Wide receiver	Utah
346	Philadelphia Eagles	Mark Moseley	Kicker	Stephen F. Austin
347	San Francisco 49ers	Jack King	Guard	Clemson
348	New Orleans Saints	Doug Sutherland	Defensive end	Wisconsin–Superior
349	Denver Broncos	Jeff Slipp	Linebacker	Brigham Young
350	New York Giants	Rodney Brand	Center	Arkansas
351	Atlanta Falcons	Chuck Wald	Wide receiver	North Dakota State
352	Houston Oilers	Claire Rasmussen	Guard	Wisconsin–Oshkosh
353	Green Bay Packers	Bob Lints	Guard	Eastern Michigan
354	San Diego Chargers	Tyrone Caldwell	Defensive tackle	South Carolina State
355	Washington Redskins	Tony Moro	Running back	Dayton
356	Baltimore Colts	Tom Curtis	Defensive back	Michigan
357	Detroit Lions	Charlie Brown	Wide receiver	Northern Arizona
358	New York Jets	John Little	Linebacker	Oklahoma State
359	Cleveland Browns	Jim Tharpe	Linebacker	Lincoln (MO)
360	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Geddes	Linebacker	UCLA
361	Dallas Cowboys	Julian Martin	Wide receiver	North Carolina Central
362	Oakland Raiders	Don Riley	Kicker	Auburn
363	Minnesota Vikings	Tommy Spinks	Wide receiver	Louisiana Tech
364	Kansas City Chiefs	Glenn Dumont	Running back	American International

Round 15

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
365	Pittsburgh Steelers	Glen Keppy	Defensive tackle	Wisconsin–Platteville
366	Chicago Bears	Phil Abraira	Defensive back	Florida State
367	Miami Dolphins	Pat Hauser	Wide receiver	East Tennessee State
368	Boston Patriots	Kent Schoolfield	Wide receiver	Florida A&M
369	Buffalo Bills	Dave Farris	Tight end	Central Michigan
370	St. Louis Cardinals	Ron Wilson	Wide receiver	Western Illinois
371	Philadelphia Eagles	John Carlos	Wide receiver	San Jose State
372	Cincinnati Bengals	Marvin Weeks	Defensive back	Alcorn A&M
373	San Francisco 49ers	Dave Delsignore	Wide receiver	Youngstown State
374	New Orleans Saints	Jim Vest	Defensive end	Washington State
375	Denver Broncos	Maher Barakat	Kicker	South Dakota Tech
376	Atlanta Falcons	Keith Mauney	Defensive back	Princeton
377	New York Giants	Warren Muir	Running back	South Carolina
378	Houston Oilers	David Sharp	Tackle	Stanford
379	San Diego Chargers	Eugene Childs	Running back	Texas-El Paso
380	Green Bay Packers	Mike Carter	Wide receiver	Sacramento State
381	Washington Redskins	Vic Lewandowski	Center	Holy Cross
382	Baltimore Colts	Phillip Gary	Defensive end	Kentucky State
383	Detroit Lions	Bob Haney	Tackle	Idaho
384	New York Jets	Tom Bayless	Defensive tackle	Purdue
385	Cleveland Browns	Guy Homoly	Defensive back	Illinois State
386	Los Angeles Rams	Dag Azam	Guard	West Texas State
387	Dallas Cowboys	Ken DeLong	Tight end	Tennessee
388	Oakland Raiders	Fred Moore	Wide receiver	Washington State
389	Minnesota Vikings	Bennie Francis	Defensive end	Chadron St. (Neb.)
390	Kansas City Chiefs	Bob Liggett	Defensive tackle	Nebraska

Round 16

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
391	Chicago Bears	Robert Helterbran	Guard	North Texas State
392	Pittsburgh Steelers	Frank Yanossy	Defensive tackle	Tennessee
393	Miami Dolphins	Charles Williams	Guard	Tennessee State
394	Buffalo Bills	Larry Davis	Wide receiver	Rice
395	Boston Patriots	Otis McDaniel	Defensive end	Tuskegee
396	Philadelphia Eagles	Tuufuli Uperesa	Tackle	Montana
397	Cincinnati Bengals	Larry Ely	Linebacker	Iowa
398	St. Louis Cardinals	Gary Fowler	Running back	California
399	San Francisco 49ers	Scott Perkins	Defensive back	Livingstone (N.C.)
400	New Orleans Saints	Cliff Gasper	Defensive tackle	Grambling
401	Denver Broncos	Bob Stewart	Quarterback	Northern Arizona
402	New York Giants	Vic Nolting	Defensive back	Xavier
403	Atlanta Falcons	Steve Parnell	Wide receiver	Massachusetts
404	Houston Oilers	Chris Myers	Wide receiver	Kenyon
405	Green Bay Packers	Jim Heacock	Defensive back	Muskingum
406	San Diego Chargers	Mike Green	Running back	Nebraska
407	Washington Redskins	Steve Bushore	Wide receiver	Emporia State
408	Baltimore Colts	Jack Maitland	Running back	Williams
409	Detroit Lions	Jerry Todd	Defensive back	Memphis State
410	New York Jets	Claude Herard	Defensive tackle	Mississippi
411	Cleveland Browns	John Redebaugh	Tight end	Bemidji State
412	Los Angeles Rams	Roland Reichardt	Kicker	West Texas State
413	Dallas Cowboys	Seabern Hill	Defensive back	Arizona State
414	Oakland Raiders	Tim Roth	Defensive back	South Dakota State
415	Minnesota Vikings	Bruce Cerone	Wide receiver	Emporia State
416	Kansas City Chiefs	Randy Ross	Linebacker	Kansas State

Round 17

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
417	Pittsburgh Steelers	Harry Key	Tight end	Mississippi Valley State
418	Chicago Bears	Joe Brunson	Defensive tackle	Furman
419	Miami Dolphins	George Myles	Defensive tackle	Morris Brown
420	Boston Patriots	Joe Killingsworth	Wide receiver	Oklahoma
421	Buffalo Bills	George Bevan	Defensive back	LSU
422	Cincinnati Bengals	Richard Smith	Running back	Washington State
423	St. Louis Cardinals	Cliff Powell	Linebacker	Arkansas
424	Philadelphia Eagles	Mike Sizelove	Tight end	Idaho
425	San Francisco 49ers	Mike Culton	Punter	LaVerne
426	New Orleans Saints	Doug Wyatt	Defensive back	Tulsa
427	Denver Broncos	Frank Kalfoss	Kicker	Montana State
428	Atlanta Falcons	Bill Bell	Kicker	Kansas
429	New York Giants	Walter Breaux	Defensive tackle	Grambling
430	Houston Oilers	Julian Fagan	Punter	Mississippi
431	San Diego Chargers	David Sanks	Guard	Louisville
432	Green Bay Packers	Larry Krause	Running back	St. Norbert
433	Washington Redskins	Earl Maxfield	Defensive tackle	Baylor
434	Baltimore Colts	Alvin Pearman	Wide receiver	Colgate
435	Detroit Lions	Jim Marshall	Defensive tackle	Centenary
436	New York Jets	Dick Beard	Running back	Kentucky
437	Cleveland Browns	Charles Tabb	Running back	McMurry
438	Los Angeles Rams	Don Crenshaw	Defensive back	USC
439	Dallas Cowboys	Glenn Patterson	Center	Nebraska
440	Oakland Raiders	Eric Stolberg	Wide receiver	Indiana
441	Minnesota Vikings	Brian Healy	Defensive back	Michigan
442	Kansas City Chiefs	Rayford Jenkins	Defensive back	Alcorn A&M

Pro Bowler^[a]

Hall of Famer

Notable undrafted players

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Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.
Atlanta Falcons	Sonny Campbell	RB	Northern Arizona	Ind.
Buffalo Bills	Al Andrews	LB	New Mexico State	Ind.
Buffalo Bills	Tommy Pharr	DB	Mississippi State	SEC
Cleveland Browns	Jim Langer^‡	C	South Dakota State	NCC
Cincinnati Bengals	Jim Del Gaizo	QB	Tampa	Ind. (Coll.)
Cincinnati Bengals	Doug Dressler	RB	Chico State	FWC
Dallas Cowboys	Cliff Harris^‡^†	S	Ouachita Baptist	Arkansas
Dallas Cowboys	Ken Johnson	OT	Indiana	Big Ten
Houston Oilers	Claude Harvey	LB	Prairie View A&M	SWAC
Los Angeles Rams	Otis Sistrunk ^†	DE
Los Angeles Rams	Creston Whitaker	WR	North Texas	MVC
Miami Dolphins	Doug Swift	LB	Amherst	Little Three
New England Patriots	Dan Kecman	LB	Maryland	ACC
New York Giants	Ed Baker	QB	Lafayette	MAC
New York Giants	Joe Green	S	Bowling Green	MAC
New York Giants	Bob Tucker	TE	Bloomsburg	PSAC
Oakland Raiders	Carl Weathers	LB	San Diego State	Big West
Philadelphia Eagles	Rick Arrington	QB	Tulsa	MVC
Philadelphia Eagles	Jim Thrower	DB	Texas A&M–Commerce	LSC
Pittsburgh Steelers	Jim Clack	C	Wake Forest	ACC
Pittsburgh Steelers	Dennis Hughes	TE	Georgia	SEC
Pittsburgh Steelers	Dave Kalina	WR	Miami (FL)	Ind.
Pittsburgh Steelers	Ron McBride	RB	Missouri	Big Eight
San Diego Chargers	Harris Jones	OG	Johnson C. Smith	CIAA
Washington Redskins	Terry Hermeling	OT	Nevada	Ind. (Coll.)
Washington Redskins	Jon Jaqua	S	Lewis & Clark	PNWC
Washington Redskins	Rusty Tillman ^†	LB	Northern Arizona	Ind.
Denver Broncos	Jack Dolbin	WR	Wake Forest	ACC

Hall of Famers

Terry Bradshaw, quarterback from Louisiana Tech, taken 1st round 1st overall by Pittsburgh Steelers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1989.^[6]

Mel Blount, cornerback from Southern, taken 3rd round 53rd overall by Pittsburgh Steelers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1989.^[6]

Jim Langer, offensive lineman from South Dakota State, undrafted and signed by Miami Dolphins

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1987.^[6]

Cliff Harris, safety from Ouachita Baptist College, undrafted and signed by Dallas Cowboys

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2020.^[7]

Notes

References

External links

NFL.com – 1970 Draft Archived 2018-11-08 at the Wayback Machine
databaseFootball.com – 1970 Draft
Pro Football Hall of Fame

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