1981 NFL Draft

332 picks · 12 rounds · Showing 15

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Round

All Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4-7

Side

All Offense Defense Special

Round 1

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	Pro Bowls	All-Pros	Games
1	George Rogers RB · South Carolina · 2 Pro Bowls · 1 All-Pro · 92 games	RB	NOR	South Carolina	2	1	92
3	Freeman McNeil RB · UCLA · 3 Pro Bowls · 1 All-Pro · 144 games	RB	NYJ	UCLA	3	1	144
6	Rich Campbell QB · California · 7 games	QB	GNB	California	0	0	7
10	David Verser WR · Kansas · 52 games	WR	CIN	Kansas	0	0	52
11	Keith Van Horne T · USC · 186 games	T	CHI	USC	0	0	186
12	Randy McMillan RB · Pittsburgh · 88 games	RB	BAL	Pittsburgh	0	0	88
13	David Overstreet RB · Oklahoma · 14 games	RB	MIA	Oklahoma	0	0	14
14	Willie Scott TE · South Carolina · 98 games	TE	KAN	South Carolina	0	0	98
16	Mark Nichols WR · San Jose St. · 76 games	WR	DET	San Jose St.	0	0	76
19	Brian Holloway T · Stanford · 3 Pro Bowls · 102 games	T	NWE	Stanford	3	0	102
20	Mark May G · Pittsburgh · 1 Pro Bowl · 159 games	G	WAS	Pittsburgh	1	0	159
23	Curt Marsh G · Washington · 45 games	G	OAK	Washington	0	0	45
24	James Brooks RB · Auburn · 4 Pro Bowls · 162 games	RB	SDG	Auburn	4	0	162
26	Howard Richards G · Missouri · 69 games	G	DAL	Missouri	0	0	69
28	Booker Moore RB · Penn St. · 51 games	RB	BUF	Penn St.	0	0	51

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