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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 HOU Earl Campbell HOF RB 1985 3 5 7 115 1 3 57 1 1 2187 9407 74 121 806 0 Texas
1 2 KAN Art Still DE 1989 0 4 12 167 1 48.5 Kentucky
1 3 NOR Wes Chandler WR 1988 1 4 9 150 1 3 43 0 0 16 84 0 559 8966 56 Florida
1 4 NYJ Chris Ward T 1984 0 0 6 100 Ohio State
1 5 BUF Terry Miller RB 1981 0 0 2 48 391 1583 8 35 382 0 Oklahoma State
1 6 GNB James Lofton HOF WR 1993 1 8 14 233 1 5 43 0 0 32 246 1 764 14004 75 Stanford
1 7 SFO Ken MacAfee TE 1979 0 0 2 29 46 471 5 Notre Dame
1 8 CIN Ross Browner DE 1987 0 0 9 138 1 30.5 Notre Dame
1 9 SEA Keith Simpson DB 1985 0 0 5 108 19 6.0 Memphis
1 10 NYG Gordon King T 1987 0 0 4 97 Stanford
1 11 DET Luther Bradley DB 1981 0 0 2 56 9 Notre Dame
1 12 CLE Clay Matthews LB 1996 0 4 16 278 16 69.5 USC
1 13 ATL Mike Kenn T 1994 2 5 17 251 Michigan
1 14 SDG John Jefferson WR 1985 2 4 7 102 6 61 0 351 5714 47 Arizona State
1 15 STL Steve Little K 1980 0 0 2 33 2 3 31 0 0 3 0 0 Arkansas
1 16 CIN Blair Bush C 1994 0 0 12 246 Washington
1 17 TAM Doug Williams QB 1989 0 0 6 88 1240 2507 16998 100 93 220 884 15 Grambling State
1 18 NWE Bob Cryder T 1986 0 0 4 107 Alabama
1 19 STL Ken Greene DB 1984 0 0 5 98 15 1.0 Washington State
1 20 RAM Elvis Peacock RB 1981 0 0 1 27 216 1001 7 46 474 2 Oklahoma
1 21 MIN Randy Holloway DE 1984 0 0 1 103 1 16.5 Pittsburgh
1 22 PIT Ron Johnson DB 1984 0 0 4 91 13 Eastern Michigan
1 23 CLE Ozzie Newsome HOF TE 1990 1 3 13 198 18 135 2 662 7980 47 Alabama
1 24 SFO Dan Bunz LB 1985 0 0 5 88 4 1.0 Long Beach State
1 25 BAL Reese McCall TE 1985 0 0 3 117 94 1366 12 Auburn
1 26 GNB John Anderson LB 1989 0 0 10 146 25 19.5 Michigan
1 27 DEN Don Latimer NT 1983 0 0 0 80 1 1.5 Miami (FL)
1 28 DAL Larry Bethea DT 1983 0 0 0 81 5.0 Michigan State
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 29 KAN Sylvester Hicks DE 1981 0 0 2 43 Tennessee State
2 30 TAM Johnny Davis RB 1987 0 0 1 119 314 1094 15 22 106 0 Alabama
2 31 NYJ Mark Merrill LB 1984 0 0 0 68 Minnesota
2 32 BUF Dee Hardison DE 1988 0 0 2 122 9.0 North Carolina
2 33 NOR J.T. Taylor T 1981 0 0 4 57 Missouri
2 34 GNB Mike Hunt LB 1980 0 0 1 22 2 Minnesota
2 35 CIN Ray Griffin DB 1984 0 0 1 88 11 1.0 Ohio State
2 36 SEA Keith Butler LB 1987 0 0 9 146 8 4.0 Memphis
2 37 NYG Odis McKinney DB 1986 0 0 1 119 11 2.0 Colorado
2 38 BUF Scott Hutchinson DE 1983 0 0 0 69 Florida
2 39 CLE Johnny Evans P 1980 0 0 3 48 2 3 33 0 0 5 6 0 North Carolina State
2 40 DET Al Baker DE 1990 1 3 11 181 4 65.5 Colorado State
2 41 SDG Buddy Hardaway T 1978 0 0 0 12 Oklahoma State
2 42 STL John Barefield LB 1980 0 0 0 30 Texas A&M-Kingsville
2 43 ATL Steve Stewart LB 1979 0 0 0 15 Minnesota
2 44 TAM Brett Moritz G 1978 0 0 0 6 Nebraska
2 45 CIN Deacon Turner RB 1980 0 0 0 44 142 549 1 25 141 1 San Diego State
2 46 RAM Stan Johnson NT 1978 0 0 0 10 Tennessee State
2 47 SFO Walt Downing G 1983 0 0 1 83 Michigan
2 48 MIN John Turner DB 1987 0 0 5 116 24 1.0 Miami (FL)
2 49 PIT Willie Fry DE 0 0 0 Notre Dame
2 50 NWE Matt Cavanaugh QB 1991 0 0 1 112 305 579 4332 28 30 60 213 3 1 9 0 Pittsburgh
2 51 MIA Guy Benjamin QB 1983 0 0 0 19 39 68 439 3 3 3 0 0 Stanford
2 52 BAL Mike Woods LB 1981 0 0 1 36 1 Cincinnati
2 53 RAM Ron B. Smith WR 1983 0 0 1 66 1 7 0 63 1014 4 San Diego State
2 54 OAK Dave Browning DE 1983 0 0 4 77 1 3.0 Washington
2 55 DEN William Gay DE 1988 0 0 7 151 2 44.5 USC
2 56 DAL Todd Christensen TE 1988 2 5 6 137 1 -6 0 461 5872 41 BYU
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 57 OAK Derrick Jensen RB 1986 0 0 1 106 224 780 5 44 384 3 Texas-Arlington
3 58 KAN Gary Spani LB 1986 0 0 8 124 2 5.0 Kansas State
3 59 BUF Dennis D. Johnson RB 1980 0 0 0 21 58 227 2 10 83 0 Mississippi State
3 60 NOR Barry Bennett DT 1988 0 0 5 132 18.5 Concordia (MN)
3 61 NYJ Mickey Shuler TE 1991 0 2 7 180 462 5100 37 Penn State
3 62 GNB Estus Hood DB 1984 0 0 2 104 11 Illinois State
3 63 SEA Bob Jury DB 1978 0 0 0 15 Pittsburgh
3 64 MIA Lyman Smith DT 1978 0 0 0 11 Duke
3 65 BUF Danny Fulton WR 1982 0 0 0 20 5 81 0 Nebraska-Omaha
3 66 PHI Reggie Wilkes LB 1987 0 0 7 137 8 5.0 Georgia Tech
3 67 CLE Larry Collins RB 1980 0 0 0 23 22 64 1 1 4 0 Texas A&M-Kingsville
3 68 CLE Mark Miller QB 1979 0 0 0 10 15 47 243 1 5 8 61 1 Bowling Green
3 69 STL Doug Greene DB 1980 0 0 0 38 1 Texas A&M-Kingsville
3 70 ATL Stan Waldemore G 1984 0 0 2 79 Nebraska
3 71 SDG Rickey Anderson RB 1978 0 0 0 16 3 11 0 1 -3 0 South Carolina State
3 72 CIN Ted Vincent DT 1980 0 0 2 44 Wichita State
3 73 HOU Gifford Nielsen QB 1983 0 0 1 55 273 498 3255 20 22 29 89 0 BYU
3 74 CHI Brad Shearer DT 1981 0 0 0 34 Texas
3 75 MIN Whip Walton LB 1980 0 0 0 2 San Diego State
3 76 PIT Craig Colquitt P 1987 0 0 6 97 3 25 0 Tennessee
3 77 NWE Carlos Pennywell WR 1981 0 0 0 38 1 3 0 12 143 3 Grambling State
3 78 RAM Frank Corral K 1981 0 1 6 64 0 1 0 0 0 UCLA
3 79 SFO Ernie Hughes C 1983 0 0 2 45 Notre Dame
3 80 RAM Leon White C 0 0 0 Colorado
3 81 MIA Jimmy Cefalo WR 1984 0 0 1 90 93 1739 13 Penn State
3 82 OAK Lindsey Mason T 1983 0 0 1 57 Kansas
3 83 CIN Don Bass WR 1982 0 0 3 55 6 40 0 117 1580 13 Houston
3 84 DAL Dave Hudgens DT 0 0 0 Oklahoma
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 85 KAN Danny Johnson LB 1978 0 0 0 3 Tennessee State
4 86 OAK Maurice Harvey DB 1987 0 0 2 86 9 1.0 Ball State
4 87 NOR Don Schwartz DB 1981 0 0 0 51 2 Washington State
4 88 NYJ Dodie Donnell RB 0 0 0 Nebraska
4 89 BUF Lucius Sanford LB 1987 0 0 9 129 5 3.0 Georgia Tech
4 90 NYG Billy Taylor RB 1982 0 0 2 49 460 1644 13 78 647 4 Texas Tech
4 91 SFO Terry LeCount WR 1987 0 0 1 72 0 1 0 0 0 6 90 0 89 1354 7 Florida
4 92 PHI Dennis Harrison DE 1987 0 1 5 136 1 39.5 Vanderbilt
4 93 MIA Gerald Small DB 1984 0 0 5 104 24 San Jose State
4 94 DET Bill Fifer T 1978 0 0 0 12 West Texas A&M
4 95 ATL Brian Cabral LB 1986 0 0 0 70 1 7 0 1.0 Colorado
4 96 STL George Collins T 1982 0 0 2 69 Georgia
4 97 STL Jimmy Childs WR 1979 0 0 0 21 12 143 1 Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
4 98 HOU Mike Renfro WR 1987 0 0 8 133 2 3 72 1 0 3 24 0 323 4708 28 TCU
4 99 CIN Dennis Law WR 1978 0 0 0 14 1 -1 0 5 81 0 East Tennessee State
4 100 MIN Jim Hough G 1986 0 0 5 111 Utah State
4 101 PIT Larry Anderson DB 1984 0 0 2 82 2 Louisiana Tech
4 102 NWE Dwight Wheeler T 1988 0 0 3 91 Tennessee State
4 103 CLE Pete Pullara G 0 0 0 Tennessee-Chattanooga
4 104 KAN Pete Woods QB 0 0 0 Missouri
4 105 RAM Mark Manges QB 1978 0 0 0 1 Maryland
4 106 MIA Eric Laakso T 1984 0 0 4 86 Tulane
4 107 DET Homer Elias G 1984 0 0 6 96 Tennessee State
4 108 OAK Joe Stewart WR 1979 0 0 0 19 1 3 0 Missouri
4 109 DET Larry Tearry C 1979 0 0 2 25 Wake Forest
4 110 DAL Alois Blackwell RB 1979 0 0 0 19 9 37 0 Houston