1981 NFL Draft

332 picks · 12 rounds · Showing 176

Round

All Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4-7

Side

All Offense Defense Special

Round 1

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

Round 2

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

Round 3

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	PB	AP	G
58	Bill Dugan G · Penn St. · 44 G	G	SEA	Penn St.	0	0	44
59	John Mistler WR · Arizona St. · 45 G	WR	NYG	Arizona St.	0	0	45
67	Ken Margerum WR · Stanford · 64 G	WR	CHI	Stanford	0	0	64
68	Randy Van Divier T · Washington · 16 G	T	BAL	Washington	0	0	16
69	Russ Grimm★ G · Pittsburgh · 4 PB · 3 AP · 140 G	G	WAS	Pittsburgh	4	3	140
70	Marvin Harvey TE · Southern Miss · 7 G	TE	KAN	Southern Miss	0	0	7
71	Hoby Brenner TE · USC · 1 PB · 175 G	TE	NOR	USC	1	0	175
72	Don Greco G · Western Illinois · 45 G	G	DET	Western Illinois	0	0	45
73	Rick Donnalley C · North Carolina · 71 G	C	PIT	North Carolina	0	0	71
74	Tim Irwin T · Tennessee · 201 G	T	MIN	Tennessee	0	0	201
75	Roger Taylor T · Oklahoma St. · 13 G	T	KAN	Oklahoma St.	0	0	13
76	Mike Mosley WR · Texas A&M · 20 G	WR	BUF	Texas A&M	0	0	20
79	Mike Holston WR · Morgan St. · 64 G	WR	HOU	Morgan St.	0	0	64
81	Glen Titensor G · BYU · 92 G	G	DAL	BYU	0	0	92
82	Greg LaFleur TE · LSU · 86 G	TE	PHI	LSU	0	0	86

Round 4

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	PB	AP	G
84	Sam Greene WR · UNLV	WR	MIA	UNLV	0	0	—
85	Cliff Chatman RB · Central Oklahoma · 6 G	RB	NYG	Central Oklahoma	0	0	6
87	Scott Phillips WR · BYU	WR	SEA	BYU	0	0	—
88	Steve Rhodes WR · Oklahoma	WR	STL	Oklahoma	0	0	—
90	Tom Flick QB · Washington · 21 G	QB	WAS	Washington	0	0	21
94	Tim Sherwin TE · Boston Col. · 82 G	TE	BAL	Boston Col.	0	0	82
96	Brad Wright QB · New Mexico	QB	MIA	New Mexico	0	0	—
97	Ron Washington WR · Arizona St.	WR	KAN	Arizona St.	0	0	—
98	Mark Herrmann QB · Purdue · 40 G	QB	DEN	Purdue	0	0	40
99	Tracy Porter WR · LSU · 52 G	WR	DET	LSU	0	0	52
100	Robbie Martin WR · Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo · 72 G	WR	PIT	Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo	0	0	72
103	Amos Lawrence RB · North Carolina · 21 G	RB	SDG	North Carolina	0	0	21
104	George Lilja G · Michigan · 54 G	G	RAM	Michigan	0	0	54
106	Nick Eyre T · BYU · 6 G	T	HOU	BYU	0	0	6
107	Eric Sievers TE · Maryland · 122 G	TE	SDG	Maryland	0	0	122
109	John Scully G · Notre Dame · 112 G	G	ATL	Notre Dame	0	0	112
110	Calvin Murray RB · Ohio St. · 8 G	RB	PHI	Ohio St.	0	0	8

Round 5

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	PB	AP	G
112	Louis Oubre G · Oklahoma · 40 G	G	NOR	Oklahoma	0	0	40
114	Edwin Bailey G · South Carolina St. · 139 G	G	SEA	South Carolina St.	0	0	139
120	Benjie Pryor TE · Pittsburgh	TE	CIN	Pittsburgh	0	0	—
122	Arrington Jones RB · Winston-Salem St. · 1 G	RB	SFO	Winston-Salem St.	0	0	1
124	Todd Thomas C · North Dakota · 15 G	C	KAN	North Dakota	0	0	15
125	Ken Lanier T · Florida St. · 179 G	T	DEN	Florida St.	0	0	179
127	Ricky Martin WR · New Mexico	WR	PIT	New Mexico	0	0	—
129	Larry Lee G · UCLA · 96 G	G	DET	UCLA	0	0	96
132	Gary Sayre G · Cameron	G	WAS	Cameron	0	0	—
136	Eric Sanders T · Nevada · 158 G	T	ATL	Nevada	0	0	158
138	Tommy Vigorito RB · Virginia · 35 G	RB	MIA	Virginia	0	0	35

Round 6

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	PB	AP	G
139	Nat Hudson G · Georgia · 18 G	G	NOR	Georgia	0	0	18
141	Andrew Gissinger T · Syracuse · 41 G	T	SDG	Syracuse	0	0	41
145	Melvin Hoover WR · Arizona St. · 32 G	WR	NYG	Arizona St.	0	0	32
151	Alvin Lewis RB · Colorado St.	RB	DEN	Colorado St.	0	0	—
157	Ron Wooten G · North Carolina · 98 G	G	NWE	North Carolina	0	0	98
161	Robert Holt WR · Baylor · 7 G	WR	BUF	Baylor	0	0	7
162	Bobby Duckworth WR · Arkansas · 62 G	WR	SDG	Arkansas	0	0	62
165	Edward O'Neal RB · Tuskegee	RB	NYG	Tuskegee	0	0	—

Round 7

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	PB	AP	G
167	Kevin Williams WR · USC · 11 G	WR	NOR	USC	0	0	11
168	Louis Jackson RB · Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo · 11 G	RB	NYG	Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo	0	0	11
170	Ron Johnson WR · Long Beach St. · 47 G	WR	SEA	Long Beach St.	0	0	47
175	Ron Battle TE · North Texas · 13 G	TE	RAM	North Texas	0	0	13
179	Mike Daum T · Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo	T	MIA	Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo	0	0	—
180	Billy Jackson RB · Alabama · 57 G	RB	KAN	Alabama	0	0	57
182	Lee Spivey T · SMU	T	DET	SMU	0	0	—
184	Don Shaver RB · Kutztown (PA)	RB	MIN	Kutztown (PA)	0	0	—
185	Ken Toler WR · Mississippi · 25 G	WR	NWE	Mississippi	0	0	25
186	Brad Scovill TE · Penn St.	TE	SEA	Penn St.	0	0	—
189	Pete Holohan TE · Notre Dame · 163 G	TE	SDG	Notre Dame	0	0	163

Round 8

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	PB	AP	G
195	Lloyd Jones WR · BYU	WR	NYJ	BYU	0	0	—
196	Eric Lane RB · BYU · 97 G	RB	SEA	BYU	0	0	97
197	John Powers G · Michigan	G	NYG	Michigan	0	0	—
198	Mike Fisher WR · Baylor · 2 G	WR	STL	Baylor	0	0	2
199	Denver Johnson T · Tulsa	T	TAM	Tulsa	0	0	—
201	Charlie Brown WR · South Carolina St. · 2 PB · 68 G	WR	WAS	South Carolina St.	2	0	68
203	Garry White RB · Minnesota	RB	SFO	Minnesota	0	0	—
206	David Dorn WR · Rutgers	WR	KAN	Rutgers	0	0	—
207	Mark Reed QB · Moorhead State (MN) · 1 G	QB	NYG	Moorhead State (MN)	0	0	1
209	Frank Wilson TE · Rice · 1 G	TE	PIT	Rice	0	0	1
210	Wade Wilson QB · Texas A&M-Commerce · 1 PB · 125 G	QB	MIN	Texas A&M-Commerce	1	0	125
211	Bob Niziolek TE · Colorado · 4 G	TE	DET	Colorado	0	0	4
212	Lin Dawson TE · North Carolina St. · 105 G	TE	NWE	North Carolina St.	0	0	105
216	Art Plunkett T · UNLV · 71 G	T	RAM	UNLV	0	0	71
221	Billy Ard G · Wake Forest · 148 G	G	NYG	Wake Forest	0	0	148

Round 9

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	PB	AP	G
222	Toussaint Tyler RB · Washington · 18 G	RB	NOR	Washington	0	0	18
223	Jim Stone RB · Notre Dame	RB	SEA	Notre Dame	0	0	—
226	Stump Mitchell RB · The Citadel · 116 G	RB	STL	The Citadel	0	0	116
227	Tim Huffman G · Notre Dame · 47 G	G	GNB	Notre Dame	0	0	47
228	Mike Ford QB · SMU	QB	TAM	SMU	0	0	—
229	Jim Hannula T · Northern Illinois · 15 G	T	CIN	Northern Illinois	0	0	15
230	Samoa Samoa RB · Washington St.	RB	CIN	Washington St.	0	0	—
232	Frank Ditta G · Baylor	G	CHI	Baylor	0	0	—
235	John Noonan WR · Nebraska	WR	MIA	Nebraska	0	0	—
236	Jim Whatley WR · Washington St.	WR	SEA	Washington St.	0	0	—
241	Robb Riddick RB · Millersville · 78 G	RB	BUF	Millersville	0	0	78
244	Randy Schleusener G · Nebraska	G	CLE	Nebraska	0	0	—
245	Calvin Fance RB · Rice	RB	ATL	Rice	0	0	—
246	Mike Wilson WR · Washington St. · 136 G	WR	DAL	Washington St.	0	0	136
247	Chuck Commiskey G · Mississippi · 34 G	G	PHI	Mississippi	0	0	34
248	Curt Mohl T · UCLA	T	OAK	UCLA	0	0	—

Round 10

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	PB	AP	G
249	Hokie Gajan RB · LSU · 45 G	RB	NOR	LSU	0	0	45
252	Ken Dawson RB · Savannah St.	RB	SEA	Savannah St.	0	0	—
253	James Mallard WR · Alabama	WR	STL	Alabama	0	0	—
255	Nickie Hall QB · Tulane	QB	GNB	Tulane	0	0	—
257	Phil Kessel QB · Northern Michigan	QB	WAS	Northern Michigan	0	0	—
258	Hubert Simpson RB · Tennessee	RB	CIN	Tennessee	0	0	—
260	Tim Clifford QB · Indiana	QB	CHI	Indiana	0	0	—
261	Steve Folsom TE · Utah · 45 G	TE	MIA	Utah	0	0	45
262	Les Studdard C · Texas · 15 G	C	KAN	Texas	0	0	15
263	Jim Joiner WR · Miami (FL)	WR	STL	Miami (FL)	0	0	—
266	James Murphy WR · Utah St. · 10 G	WR	MIN	Utah St.	0	0	10
267	Allan Kennedy T · Washington St. · 34 G	T	WAS	Washington St.	0	0	34
268	Robert Parham RB · Grambling St.	RB	SDG	Grambling St.	0	0	—
269	Robert Alexander RB · West Virginia · 24 G	RB	RAM	West Virginia	0	0	24
270	Larry Jones RB · Colorado St.	RB	HOU	Colorado St.	0	0	—
272	Justin Cross T · Western St. (CO) · 44 G	T	BUF	Western St. (CO)	0	0	44
275	Hubie Oliver RB · Arizona · 52 G	RB	PHI	Arizona	0	0	52
276	Frank Hawkins RB · Nevada · 88 G	RB	OAK	Nevada	0	0	88

Round 11

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	PB	AP	G
277	Lester Mickens WR · Kansas	WR	NOR	Kansas	0	0	—
279	Lance Olander RB · Colorado	RB	SEA	Colorado	0	0	—
280	Matt Petrzelka T · Iowa	T	SDG	Iowa	0	0	—
281	Mike Sherrod TE · Illinois	TE	STL	Illinois	0	0	—
284	Jerry Hill WR · North Alabama	WR	WAS	North Alabama	0	0	—
286	Ronnie DeBose TE · UCLA	TE	SFO	UCLA	0	0	—
287	Lonnie Johnson RB · Indiana	RB	CHI	Indiana	0	0	—
288	Holden Smith WR · California · 3 G	WR	BAL	California	0	0	3
290	Pat Walker WR · Miami (FL)	WR	DEN	Miami (FL)	0	0	—
291	Jim Jensen WR · Boston Univ. · 164 G	WR	MIA	Boston Univ.	0	0	164
292	Rick Trocano QB · Pittsburgh · 8 G	QB	PIT	Pittsburgh	0	0	8
293	Bill Stephanos T · Boston Col.	T	MIN	Boston Col.	0	0	—
295	Brian Buckley QB · Harvard	QB	NWE	Harvard	0	0	—
297	Claude Mathews G · Auburn	G	HOU	Auburn	0	0	—
299	Buster Barnett TE · Jackson St. · 56 G	TE	BUF	Jackson St.	0	0	56
301	Keith Chappelle WR · Iowa	WR	ATL	Iowa	0	0	—
302	Tim Morrison G · Georgia	G	DAL	Georgia	0	0	—
303	Gail Davis T · Virginia Union	T	PHI	Virginia Union	0	0	—
304	Chester Willis RB · Auburn · 52 G	RB	OAK	Auburn	0	0	52

Round 12

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	PB	AP	G
307	Mike Maher TE · Western Illinois	TE	NYG	Western Illinois	0	0	—
308	Mike Moeller T · Drake	T	NYJ	Drake	0	0	—
309	Joe Adams G · Nebraska	G	STL	Nebraska	0	0	—
312	Mark O'Connell QB · Ball St.	QB	CIN	Ball St.	0	0	—
313	Major Ogilvie RB · Alabama	RB	SFO	Alabama	0	0	—
314	Clint Didier TE · Portland St. · 105 G	TE	WAS	Portland St.	0	0	105
319	Bob Gagliano QB · Utah St. · 32 G	QB	KAN	Utah St.	0	0	32
320	Brian Williams TE · Southern · 1 G	TE	MIN	Southern	0	0	1
321	Mandel Robinson RB · Wyoming	RB	DEN	Wyoming	0	0	—
322	Joe Adams QB · Tennessee St.	QB	SFO	Tennessee St.	0	0	—
325	Kevin McGill T · Oregon	T	CLE	Oregon	0	0	—
327	Stacy Charles WR · Bethune-Cookman	WR	SDG	Bethune-Cookman	0	0	—
328	Jairo Penaranda RB · UCLA · 20 G	RB	RAM	UCLA	0	0	20
329	Nate Lundy WR · Indiana	WR	DAL	Indiana	0	0	—
332	Phil Nelson TE · Delaware	TE	OAK	Delaware	0	0	—

Source: nflverse draft_picks release. PB = Pro Bowls · AP = All-Pro selections · G = career games · ★ = Hall of Fame.