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Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
1 1 SFO Harry Babcock E 1955 0 0 0 30 16 181 0 Georgia
1 2 BAL Billy Vessels HB 1956 0 0 1 12 44 215 2 11 177 1 Oklahoma
1 3 WAS Jack Scarbath QB 1956 0 0 1 29 101 279 1868 18 30 43 153 0 Maryland
1 4 CRD Johnny Olszewski FB 1962 0 2 7 113 0 1 0 0 1 837 3320 16 104 988 3 California
1 5 PIT Ted Marchibroda QB 1957 0 0 1 30 172 385 2169 16 29 50 176 3 Detroit Mercy
1 6 CHI Billy Anderson DB 1954 0 0 1 19 3 8 0 3 33 0 Compton Community College (CA)
1 7 GNB Al Carmichael HB 1961 0 0 3 84 1 1 26 0 0 222 947 4 112 1633 8 USC
1 8 NYG Bobby Marlow B 0 0 0 Alabama
1 9 RAM Donn Moomaw C 0 0 0 UCLA
1 10 SFO Tom Stolhandske LB 1955 0 0 0 12 1 Texas
1 11 CLE Doug Atkins HOF DE 1969 1 8 15 205 3 Tennessee
1 12 RAM Ed Barker E 1954 0 0 2 18 40 525 4 Washington State
1 13 DET Harley Sewell G 1963 0 4 10 122 1 Texas
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
2 14 BAL Bernie Flowers E 1956 0 0 0 1 Purdue
2 15 CRD Jim Psaltis DB 1955 0 0 3 35 6 USC
2 16 WAS Dick Modzelewski DT 1966 0 1 12 180 Maryland
2 17 CHI Zeke Bratkowski QB 1971 0 0 3 132 762 1484 10345 65 122 92 308 5 Georgia
2 18 PIT John Henry Johnson HOF FB 1966 0 4 8 143 2 5 25 2 1 1571 6803 48 186 1478 7 1 Arizona State
2 19 GNB Gil Reich B 0 0 0 Army/Kansas
2 20 PHI Al Conway B 0 0 0 Army/William Jewell
2 21 SFO George Morris C 1956 0 0 0 12 Georgia Tech
2 22 NYG Eddie Crowder QB 0 0 0 Oklahoma
2 23 CLE Billy Reynolds HB 1960 0 0 1 54 176 585 7 24 252 0 Pittsburgh
2 24 RAM Rudy Bukich QB 1968 0 0 2 103 626 1190 8433 61 74 112 109 9 USC
2 25 DET Gene Gedman HB 1958 0 0 2 45 2 5 111 1 0 377 1221 17 53 504 4 Indiana
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
3 26 BAL Buck McPhail FB 1953 0 0 0 12 53 138 0 10 38 0 Oklahoma
3 27 WAS Paul Dekker E 1953 0 0 1 11 14 182 1 Michigan State
3 28 CRD Dale Samuels QB 0 0 0 Purdue
3 29 PIT Marv Matuszak LB 1964 1 3 5 123 14 Tulsa
3 30 CHI Bill Rowekamp B 0 0 0 Army/Missouri
3 31 GNB Bill Forester LB 1963 3 4 11 138 21 SMU
3 32 SFO Bob St. Clair HOF T 1963 0 5 11 119 Tulsa
3 33 NYG Cal Roberts T 0 0 0 Gustavus Adolphus
3 34 PHI Don Johnson HB 1955 0 0 0 20 93 456 5 13 247 2 California
3 35 CLE Fred Bruney DB 1962 0 2 4 77 15 Ohio State
3 36 RAM Bob Fry T 1964 0 0 9 126 Kentucky
3 37 CLE Gene Donaldson G 1953 0 0 0 11 Kentucky
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
4 38 BAL Tom Catlin LB 1959 0 0 2 51 2 Oklahoma
4 39 CRD Gerdes (Buck) Martin E 0 0 0 Georgia Tech
4 40 WAS Don Boll T 1960 0 0 7 92 Nebraska
4 41 CHI Joe Koch B 0 0 0 Wake Forest
4 42 PIT Lloyd Colteryahn E 1956 0 0 1 27 54 664 3 Maryland
4 43 GNB Gib Dawson HB 1953 0 0 0 7 5 18 0 Texas
4 44 NYG Everett Douglas T 1953 0 0 0 10 Florida
4 45 PHI George Mrkonic T 1953 0 0 0 10 Kansas
4 46 SFO Ed Fullerton DB 1953 0 0 0 1 Maryland
4 47 CLE Dick Tamburo C 0 0 0 Michigan State
4 48 RAM Willie Roberts E 0 0 0 Tulsa
4 49 DET Charlie Ane T 1959 0 2 7 83 USC
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
5 50 BAL Jack Little T 1954 0 0 1 20 Texas A&M
5 51 WAS Nick Carras B 0 0 0 Missouri
5 52 CRD Bill Shalosky G 0 0 0 Cincinnati
5 53 PIT Bob Gaona T 1957 0 0 5 60 1 16 0 Wake Forest
5 54 CHI Stan Jones HOF G 1966 3 7 12 157 Maryland
5 55 GNB Roger Zatkoff LB 1958 1 3 4 72 4 Michigan
5 56 PHI Eddie Bell DB 1960 0 0 4 62 11 Pennsylvania
5 57 SFO Hal Miller T 1953 0 0 0 12 Georgia Tech
5 58 NYG Buford Long DB 1955 0 0 0 26 52 164 1 33 462 4 3 Florida
5 59 CLE Bob Van Doren DE 1953 0 0 1 10 USC
5 60 RAM Tom Scott DE 1964 0 2 10 150 8 Virginia
5 61 PHI Rex Smith E 0 0 0 Illinois
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
6 62 BAL Jimmy Sears DB 1961 0 0 0 37 0 4 0 0 0 34 119 1 18 253 2 2 USC
6 63 CRD Tony Curcillo DB 1953 0 0 0 12 8 29 0 2 Ohio State
6 64 RAM Paul Miller DE 1962 0 2 5 78 1 LSU
6 65 CHI Art DeCarlo DB 1960 0 0 2 61 9 126 0 7 Georgia
6 66 PIT Tom Barton G 0 0 0 Clemson
6 67 GNB Bob Kennedy G 0 0 0 Wisconsin
6 68 CHI Kline Gilbert T 1957 0 1 5 60 Mississippi
6 69 NYG Bob Peviani LB 1953 0 0 1 12 USC
6 70 CRD Tom Higgins T 1955 0 0 2 29 North Carolina
6 71 CLE Don Steinbrunner T 1953 0 0 0 8 Washington State
6 72 RAM Howie Waugh B 0 0 0 Tulsa
6 73 DET Ollie Spencer T 1963 0 0 6 99 Kansas
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
7 74 BAL Bill Athey G 0 0 0 Baylor
7 75 CHI Bucky McElroy HB 1954 0 0 0 1 Southern Miss
7 76 PHI Jack Erickson T 0 0 0 Army/Beloit
7 77 PIT John Alderton DE 1953 0 0 0 10 Maryland
7 78 CHI Don Bingham HB 1956 0 0 0 12 7 36 0 1 7 0 Sul Ross State
7 79 GNB Jim Ringo HOF C 1967 6 10 14 187 Syracuse
7 80 NYG Don Branby E 0 0 0 Colorado
7 81 PHI Ray Malavasi G 0 0 0 Army/Mississippi
7 82 SFO Paul Carr DB 1957 0 0 1 30 3 Houston
7 83 CLE Gene Filipski HB 1957 0 0 0 24 35 174 1 4 44 0 Villanova
7 84 RAM Bobby Reynolds B 0 0 0 Nebraska
7 85 DET Joe Schmidt HOF LB 1965 8 10 11 155 24 Pittsburgh
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
8 86 BAL Jim Prewett T 0 0 0 Tulsa
8 87 CRD Jerry Watford G 1954 0 0 2 24 Alabama
8 88 WAS Lew Weidensaul E 0 0 0 Maryland
8 89 CHI John Kreamcheck DT 1955 0 0 2 36 William & Mary
8 90 PIT Lowell Perry E 1956 0 0 1 6 2 37 0 14 334 2 Michigan
8 91 GNB Lauren Hargrove B 0 0 0 Georgia
8 92 PHI Jess Richardson DT 1964 0 1 8 139 1 Alabama
8 93 SFO Doug Hogland G 1958 0 0 5 72 1 -2 0 Oregon State
8 94 NYG Don Beck B 0 0 0 Army/Notre Dame
8 95 CLE Carlton Massey DE 1958 0 1 4 49 1 Texas
8 96 RAM Bob Morgan DT 1954 0 0 0 10 Maryland
8 97 DET Lew Carpenter HB 1963 0 0 2 123 468 2025 16 87 782 4 1 Arkansas
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int