1980 NFL Draft

333 picks · 12 rounds · Showing 14

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Round

All Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4-7

Side

All Offense Defense Special

Round 3

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	Pro Bowls	All-Pros	Games
59	Rod Horn NT · Nebraska · 23 games	NT	CIN	Nebraska	0	0	23
63	Earl Jones DB · Norfolk St. · 57 games	DB	ATL	Norfolk St.	0	0	57
64	Myron Lapka NT · USC · 16 games	NT	NYG	USC	0	0	16
69	Lance Mehl LB · Penn St. · 1 Pro Bowl · 97 games	LB	NYJ	Penn St.	1	0	97
70	LeRoy Irvin DB · Kansas · 2 Pro Bowls · 2 All-Pros · 159 games	DB	RAM	Kansas	2	2	159
72	Cliff Odom LB · Texas-Arlington · 167 games	LB	CLE	Texas-Arlington	0	0	167
73	Steve McMichael★ DT · Texas · 2 Pro Bowls · 2 All-Pros · 213 games	DT	NWE	Texas	2	2	213
74	Larry Carter DB · Kentucky	DB	DEN	Kentucky	0	0	—
75	Bill Barnett DE · Nebraska · 77 games	DE	MIA	Nebraska	0	0	77
76	Scot Brantley LB · Florida · 114 games	LB	TAM	Florida	0	0	114
77	Craig Puki LB · Tennessee · 39 games	LB	SFO	Tennessee	0	0	39
78	Bill Roe LB · Colorado · 19 games	LB	DAL	Colorado	0	0	19
81	Charles Baker LB · New Mexico · 109 games	LB	STL	New Mexico	0	0	109
82	Phil Murphy DT · South Carolina St. · 32 games	DT	RAM	South Carolina St.	0	0	32

Source: nflverse draft_picks release. Pro Bowls / All-Pros / Games are career totals · ★ = Pro Football Hall of Fame.