title: Draft NFL 1979
text: # Draft NFL 1979
  
  Il Draft NFL 1979 si è tenuto dal 3 al 4 maggio 1979. La lega tenne anche un draft supplementare prima dell'inizio della stagione regolare.
  
  ## Primo giro
  
  * = Pro Bowler
  * = Hall of Famer
  
  | Scelta | Squadra | Giocatore | Ruolo | College |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Buffalo Bills | Tom Cousineau | Linebacker | Ohio State |
  | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs | Mike Bell | Defensive end | Colorado State |
  | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals | Jack Thompson | Quarterback | Washington State |
  | 4 | Chicago Bears | Dan Hampton | Defensive tackle | Arkansas |
  | 5 | Buffalo Bills | Jerry Butler | Wide receiver | Clemson |
  | 6 | Baltimore Colts | Barry Krauss | Linebacker | Alabama |
  | 7 | New York Giants | Phil Simms | Quarterback | Morehead State |
  | 8 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ottis Anderson | Running Back | Miami |
  | 9 | Chicago Bears | Al Harris | Defensive End | Arizona State |
  | 10 | Detroit Lions | Keith Dorney | Offensive tackle | Penn State |
  | 11 | New Orleans Saints | Russell Erxleben | Place Kicker | Texas |
  | 12 | Cincinnati Bengals | Charles Alexander | Running Back | LSU |
  | 13 | San Diego Chargers | Kellen Winslow | Tight end | Missouri |
  | 14 | New York Jets | Marty Lyons | Defensive End | Alabama |
  | 15 | Green Bay Packers | Eddie Lee Ivery | Running Back | Georgia Tech |
  | 16 | Minnesota Vikings | Ted Brown | Running Back | North Carolina State |
  | 17 | Atlanta Falcons | Don Smith | Defensive End | Miami |
  | 18 | Seattle Seahawks | Manu Tuiasosopo | Defensive Tackle | UCLA |
  | 19 | Los Angeles Rams | George Andrews | Linebacker | Nebraska |
  | 20 | Cleveland Browns | Willis Adams | Wide Receiver | Houston |
  | 21 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jerry Robinson | Linebacker | UCLA |
  | 22 | Denver Broncos | Kelvin Clark | Offensive Tackle | Nebraska |
  | 23 | Kansas City Chiefs | Steve Fuller | Quarterback | Clemson |
  | 24 | Miami Dolphins | Jon Giesler | Offensive Tackle | Michigan |
  | 25 | New England Patriots | Rick Sanford | Defensive back | South Carolina |
  | 26 | Los Angeles Rams | Kent Hill | Offensive Tackle | Georgia Tech |
  | 27 | Dallas Cowboys | Robert Shaw | Center | Tennessee |
  | 28 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Greg Hawthorne | Running Back | Baylor |
  