1981 NFL Draft
332 picks · 12 rounds · Showing 130
Round 4
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 84 | Sam Greene WR · UNLV | MIA |
| 85 | Cliff Chatman RB · Central Oklahoma · 6 G | NYG |
| 87 | Scott Phillips WR · BYU | SEA |
| 88 | Steve Rhodes WR · Oklahoma | STL |
| 90 | Tom Flick QB · Washington · 21 G | WAS |
| 94 | Tim Sherwin TE · Boston Col. · 82 G | BAL |
| 96 | Brad Wright QB · New Mexico | MIA |
| 97 | Ron Washington WR · Arizona St. | KAN |
| 98 | Mark Herrmann QB · Purdue · 40 G | DEN |
| 99 | Tracy Porter WR · LSU · 52 G | DET |
| 100 | Robbie Martin WR · Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo · 72 G | PIT |
| 103 | Amos Lawrence RB · North Carolina · 21 G | SDG |
| 104 | George Lilja G · Michigan · 54 G | RAM |
| 106 | Nick Eyre T · BYU · 6 G | HOU |
| 107 | Eric Sievers TE · Maryland · 122 G | SDG |
| 109 | John Scully G · Notre Dame · 112 G | ATL |
| 110 | Calvin Murray RB · Ohio St. · 8 G | PHI |
Round 5
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 112 | Louis Oubre G · Oklahoma · 40 G | NOR |
| 114 | Edwin Bailey G · South Carolina St. · 139 G | SEA |
| 120 | Benjie Pryor TE · Pittsburgh | CIN |
| 122 | Arrington Jones RB · Winston-Salem St. · 1 G | SFO |
| 124 | Todd Thomas C · North Dakota · 15 G | KAN |
| 125 | Ken Lanier T · Florida St. · 179 G | DEN |
| 127 | Ricky Martin WR · New Mexico | PIT |
| 129 | Larry Lee G · UCLA · 96 G | DET |
| 132 | Gary Sayre G · Cameron | WAS |
| 136 | Eric Sanders T · Nevada · 158 G | ATL |
| 138 | Tommy Vigorito RB · Virginia · 35 G | MIA |
Round 6
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 139 | Nat Hudson G · Georgia · 18 G | NOR |
| 141 | Andrew Gissinger T · Syracuse · 41 G | SDG |
| 145 | Melvin Hoover WR · Arizona St. · 32 G | NYG |
| 151 | Alvin Lewis RB · Colorado St. | DEN |
| 157 | Ron Wooten G · North Carolina · 98 G | NWE |
| 161 | Robert Holt WR · Baylor · 7 G | BUF |
| 162 | Bobby Duckworth WR · Arkansas · 62 G | SDG |
| 165 | Edward O'Neal RB · Tuskegee | NYG |
Round 7
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 167 | Kevin Williams WR · USC · 11 G | NOR |
| 168 | Louis Jackson RB · Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo · 11 G | NYG |
| 170 | WR · Long Beach St. · 47 G | SEA |
| 175 | Ron Battle TE · North Texas · 13 G | RAM |
| 179 | Mike Daum T · Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | MIA |
| 180 | Billy Jackson RB · Alabama · 57 G | KAN |
| 182 | Lee Spivey T · SMU | DET |
| 184 | Don Shaver RB · Kutztown (PA) | MIN |
| 185 | Ken Toler WR · Mississippi · 25 G | NWE |
| 186 | Brad Scovill TE · Penn St. | SEA |
| 189 | Pete Holohan TE · Notre Dame · 163 G | SDG |
Round 8
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 195 | Lloyd Jones WR · BYU | NYJ |
| 196 | Eric Lane RB · BYU · 97 G | SEA |
| 197 | John Powers G · Michigan | NYG |
| 198 | Mike Fisher WR · Baylor · 2 G | STL |
| 199 | Denver Johnson T · Tulsa | TAM |
| 201 | Charlie Brown WR · South Carolina St. · 2 PB · 68 G | WAS |
| 203 | Garry White RB · Minnesota | SFO |
| 206 | David Dorn WR · Rutgers | KAN |
| 207 | Mark Reed QB · Moorhead State (MN) · 1 G | NYG |
| 209 | Frank Wilson TE · Rice · 1 G | PIT |
| 210 | Wade Wilson QB · Texas A&M-Commerce · 1 PB · 125 G | MIN |
| 211 | Bob Niziolek TE · Colorado · 4 G | DET |
| 212 | Lin Dawson TE · North Carolina St. · 105 G | NWE |
| 216 | Art Plunkett T · UNLV · 71 G | RAM |
| 221 | Billy Ard G · Wake Forest · 148 G | NYG |
Round 9
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 222 | Toussaint Tyler RB · Washington · 18 G | NOR |
| 223 | Jim Stone RB · Notre Dame | SEA |
| 226 | Stump Mitchell RB · The Citadel · 116 G | STL |
| 227 | Tim Huffman G · Notre Dame · 47 G | GNB |
| 228 | Mike Ford QB · SMU | TAM |
| 229 | Jim Hannula T · Northern Illinois · 15 G | CIN |
| 230 | Samoa Samoa RB · Washington St. | CIN |
| 232 | Frank Ditta G · Baylor | CHI |
| 235 | John Noonan WR · Nebraska | MIA |
| 236 | Jim Whatley WR · Washington St. | SEA |
| 241 | Robb Riddick RB · Millersville · 78 G | BUF |
| 244 | Randy Schleusener G · Nebraska | CLE |
| 245 | Calvin Fance RB · Rice | ATL |
| 246 | Mike Wilson WR · Washington St. · 136 G | DAL |
| 247 | Chuck Commiskey G · Mississippi · 34 G | PHI |
| 248 | Curt Mohl T · UCLA | OAK |
Round 10
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 249 | Hokie Gajan RB · LSU · 45 G | NOR |
| 252 | Ken Dawson RB · Savannah St. | SEA |
| 253 | James Mallard WR · Alabama | STL |
| 255 | Nickie Hall QB · Tulane | GNB |
| 257 | Phil Kessel QB · Northern Michigan | WAS |
| 258 | Hubert Simpson RB · Tennessee | CIN |
| 260 | Tim Clifford QB · Indiana | CHI |
| 261 | Steve Folsom TE · Utah · 45 G | MIA |
| 262 | Les Studdard C · Texas · 15 G | KAN |
| 263 | Jim Joiner WR · Miami (FL) | STL |
| 266 | James Murphy WR · Utah St. · 10 G | MIN |
| 267 | Allan Kennedy T · Washington St. · 34 G | WAS |
| 268 | Robert Parham RB · Grambling St. | SDG |
| 269 | Robert Alexander RB · West Virginia · 24 G | RAM |
| 270 | Larry Jones RB · Colorado St. | HOU |
| 272 | Justin Cross T · Western St. (CO) · 44 G | BUF |
| 275 | Hubie Oliver RB · Arizona · 52 G | PHI |
| 276 | Frank Hawkins RB · Nevada · 88 G | OAK |
Round 11
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 277 | Lester Mickens WR · Kansas | NOR |
| 279 | Lance Olander RB · Colorado | SEA |
| 280 | Matt Petrzelka T · Iowa | SDG |
| 281 | Mike Sherrod TE · Illinois | STL |
| 284 | Jerry Hill WR · North Alabama | WAS |
| 286 | Ronnie DeBose TE · UCLA | SFO |
| 287 | Lonnie Johnson RB · Indiana | CHI |
| 288 | Holden Smith WR · California · 3 G | BAL |
| 290 | Pat Walker WR · Miami (FL) | DEN |
| 291 | Jim Jensen WR · Boston Univ. · 164 G | MIA |
| 292 | Rick Trocano QB · Pittsburgh · 8 G | PIT |
| 293 | Bill Stephanos T · Boston Col. | MIN |
| 295 | Brian Buckley QB · Harvard | NWE |
| 297 | Claude Mathews G · Auburn | HOU |
| 299 | Buster Barnett TE · Jackson St. · 56 G | BUF |
| 301 | Keith Chappelle WR · Iowa | ATL |
| 302 | Tim Morrison G · Georgia | DAL |
| 303 | Gail Davis T · Virginia Union | PHI |
| 304 | Chester Willis RB · Auburn · 52 G | OAK |
Round 12
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 307 | Mike Maher TE · Western Illinois | NYG |
| 308 | Mike Moeller T · Drake | NYJ |
| 309 | G · Nebraska | STL |
| 312 | Mark O'Connell QB · Ball St. | CIN |
| 313 | Major Ogilvie RB · Alabama | SFO |
| 314 | Clint Didier TE · Portland St. · 105 G | WAS |
| 319 | Bob Gagliano QB · Utah St. · 32 G | KAN |
| 320 | Brian Williams TE · Southern · 1 G | MIN |
| 321 | Mandel Robinson RB · Wyoming | DEN |
| 322 | QB · Tennessee St. | SFO |
| 325 | Kevin McGill T · Oregon | CLE |
| 327 | Stacy Charles WR · Bethune-Cookman | SDG |
| 328 | Jairo Penaranda RB · UCLA · 20 G | RAM |
| 329 | Nate Lundy WR · Indiana | DAL |
| 332 | Phil Nelson TE · Delaware | OAK |
Source: nflverse draft_picks release. PB = Pro Bowls · AP = All-Pro selections · G = career games · ★ = Hall of Fame.