1981 NFL Draft

332 picks · 12 rounds · Showing 16

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Round

All Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4-7

Side

All Offense Defense Special

Round 2

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	Pro Bowls	All-Pros	Games
30	Marion Barber Jr. RB · Minnesota · 85 games	RB	NYJ	Minnesota	0	0	85
31	David Hughes RB · Boise St. · 74 games	RB	SEA	Boise St.	0	0	74
32	Dave Young TE · Purdue · 25 games	TE	NYG	Purdue	0	0	25
33	Neil Lomax QB · Portland St. · 2 Pro Bowls · 108 games	QB	STL	Portland St.	2	0	108
34	James Wilder RB · Missouri · 1 Pro Bowl · 129 games	RB	TAM	Missouri	1	0	129
35	Gary Lewis TE · Texas-Arlington · 44 games	TE	GNB	Texas-Arlington	0	0	44
37	Cris Collinsworth WR · Florida · 3 Pro Bowls · 107 games	WR	CIN	Florida	3	0	107
39	Mardye McDole WR · Mississippi St. · 26 games	WR	MIN	Mississippi St.	0	0	26
41	Joe Delaney RB · Northwestern St. (LA) · 1 Pro Bowl · 23 games	RB	KAN	Northwestern St. (LA)	1	0	23
42	Clay Brown TE · BYU · 4 games	TE	DEN	BYU	0	0	4
47	Tony Collins RB · East Carolina · 1 Pro Bowl · 103 games	RB	NWE	East Carolina	1	0	103
50	Byron Franklin WR · Auburn · 77 games	WR	BUF	Auburn	0	0	77
52	Jarvis Redwine RB · Nebraska · 26 games	RB	MIN	Nebraska	0	0	26
53	Doug Donley WR · Ohio St. · 43 games	WR	DAL	Ohio St.	0	0	43
55	Dean Miraldi T · Utah · 50 games	T	PHI	Utah	0	0	50
56	Andra Franklin RB · Nebraska · 1 Pro Bowl · 42 games	RB	MIA	Nebraska	1	0	42

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