title: Draft NFL 1971
text: # Draft NFL 1971
  
  Il Draft NFL 1971 si è tenuto dal 28 al 29 gennaio 1971. I Boston Patriots furono ridenominati New England Patriots nel marzo 1971, due mesi dopo il draft.
  
  ## Giri
  
  ### Primo giro
  
  | = Pro Bowler | = Hall of Famer |
  | - | - |
  | Scelta # | Squadra | Giocatore | Ruolo | College |
  | 1 | Boston Patriots | Jim Plunkett | Quarterback | Stanford |
  | 2 | New Orleans Saints | Archie Manning | Quarterback | Mississippi |
  | 3 | Houston Oilers | Dan Pastorini | Quarterback | Santa Clara |
  | 4 | Buffalo Bills | J.D. Hill | Wide receiver | Arizona State |
  | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles | Richard Harris | Defensive end | Grambling |
  | 6 | New York Jets | John Riggins | Running back | Kansas |
  | 7 | Atlanta Falcons | Joe Profit | Running Back | NE Louisiana |
  | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Frank Lewis | Wide Receiver | Grambling |
  | 9 | Green Bay Packers $^{(DaiDenverBroncos)}$ | John Brockington | Running Back | Ohio State |
  | 10 | Los Angeles Rams | Isiah Robertson | Linebacker | Southern |
  | 11 | Chicago Bears | Joe Moore | Running Back | Missouri |
  | 12 | Denver Broncos $^{(DaiGreenBayPackers)}$ | Marv Montgomery | Offensive tackle | USC |
  | 13 | San Diego Chargers | Leon Burns | Running Back | Long Beach State |
  | 14 | Cleveland Browns | Clarence Scott | Defensive back | Kansas State |
  | 15 | Cincinnati Bengals | Vernon Holland | Offensive Tackle | Tennessee State |
  | 16 | Kansas City Chiefs | Elmo Wright | Wide Receiver | Houston |
  | 17 | St. Louis Cardinals | Norm Thompson | Defensive Back | Utah |
  | 18 | New York Giants | Rocky Thompson | Wide Receiver | West Texas A&M |
  | 19 | Oakland Raiders | Jack Tatum | Defensive Back | Ohio State |
  | 20 | Los Angeles Rams | Jack Youngblood | Defensive End | Florida |
  | 21 | Detroit Lions | Bob Bell | Defensive tackle | Cincinnati |
  | 22 | Baltimore Colts | Don McCauley | Running Back | North Carolina |
  | 23 | San Francisco 49ers | William Tim Anderson | Defensive Back | Ohio State |
  | 24 | Minnesota Vikings | Leo Hayden | Running Back | Ohio State |
  | 25 | Dallas Cowboys | Tody Smith | Defensive End | USC |
  | 26 | Baltimore Colts | Leonard Dunlap | Defensive Back | North Texas State |
  
  ### Secondo giro
  
  | Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 27 | Boston Patriots | Julius Adams | Defensive tackle | Texas Southern |
  | 28 | Chicago Bears | Jim Harrison | Running back | Missouri |
  | 29 | Buffalo Bills | Jan White | Tight end | Ohio State |
  | 30 | Detroit Lions | Dave Thompson | Center | Clemson |
  | 31 | New Orleans Saints | Samuel Holden | Guard | Grambling |
  | 32 | New York Jets | John Mooring | Tackle | Tampa |
  | 33 | Atlanta Falcons | Ken Burrow | Wide receiver | San Diego State |
  | 34 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jack Ham | Linebacker | Penn State |
  | 35 | Denver Broncos | Dwight Harrison | Wide receiver | Texas A&I |
  | 36 | Chicago Bears | Charlie Ford | Defensive back | Houston |
  | 37 | San Francisco 49ers | Ernie Janet | Guard | Washington |
  | 38 | Washington Redskins | Cotton Speyrer | Wide receiver | Texas |
  | 39 | Kansas City Chiefs | Wilbur Young | Defensive tackle | Wm. Penn (Iowa) |
  | 40 | Cleveland Browns | Bo Cornell | Running back | Washington |
  | 41 | Cincinnati Bengals | Stephen Lawson | Guard | Kansas |
  | 42 | Kansas City Chiefs | Scott Lewis | Defensive end | Grambling |
  | 43 | St. Louis Cardinals | Dan Dierdorf | Tackle | Michigan |
  | 44 | New York Giants | Wayne Walton | Tackle | Abilene Christian |
  | 45 | Oakland Raiders | Phil Villapiano | Linebacker | Bowling Green |
  | 46 | Green Bay Packers | Virgil Robinson | Running back | Grambling |
  | 47 | Miami Dolphins | Otto Stowe | Wide receiver | Iowa State |
  | 48 | Detroit Lions | Charlie Weaver | Linebacker | USC |
  | 49 | San Francisco 49ers | Joe Orduna | Running back | Nebraska |
  | 50 | Philadelphia Eagles | Hank Allison | Guard | San Diego State |
  | 51 | Dallas Cowboys | Ike Thomas | Defensive back | Bishop |
  | 52 | Baltimore Colts | Bill Atessis | Defensive end | Texas |
  
  ### Terzo giro
  
  | Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 53 | Buffalo Bills | Bruce Jarvis | Center | Washington |
  | 54 | New Orleans Saints | Bivian Lee | Defensive back | Prairie View A&M |
  | 55 | San Francisco 49ers | Sam Dickerson | Wide receiver | USC |
  | 56 | Houston Oilers | Lynn Dickey | Quarterback | Kansas State |
  | 57 | Buffalo Bills | Jim Braxton | Running back | West Virginia |
  | 58 | New York Jets | Chris Farasopoulos | Defensive back | Brigham Young |
  | 59 | Atlanta Falcons | Leo Hart | Quarterback | Duke |
  | 60 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Steve Davis | Running back | Delaware State |
  | 61 | St. Louis Cardinals | James Livesay | Wide receiver | Richmond |
  | 62 | Green Bay Packers | Charles Hall | Defensive back | Pittsburgh |
  | 63 | Los Angeles Rams | Dave Elmendorf | Defensive back | Texas A&M |
  | 64 | Chicago Bears | Tony McGee | Defensive end | Bishop |
  | 65 | San Diego Chargers | Mike Montgomery | Running back | Kansas State |
  | 66 | Cleveland Browns | Paul Staroba | Wide receiver | Michigan |
  | 67 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ken Anderson | Quarterback | Augustana (IL) |
  | 68 | Cleveland Browns | Charlie Hall | Linebacker | Houston |
  | 69 | Dallas Cowboys | Sam Scarber | Running back | New Mexico |
  | 70 | New York Giants | Ronnie Hornsby | Linebacker | Southeastern Louisiana |
  | 71 | Chicago Bears | Bob Newton | Tackle | Nebraska |
  | 72 | Detroit Lions | Al Clark | Defensive back | Eastern Michigan |
  | 73 | Oakland Raiders | Warren Koegel | Center | Penn State |
  | 74 | Miami Dolphins | Dale Farley | Linebacker | West Virginia |
  | 75 | San Francisco 49ers | Willie Parker | Center | North Texas State |
  | 76 | Minnesota Vikings | Eddie Hackett | Wide receiver | Alcorn A&M |
  | 77 | Dallas Cowboys | Bill Gregory | Defensive tackle | Wisconsin |
  | 78 | Baltimore Colts | Karl Douglas | Quarterback | Texas A&I |
  
  ### Quarto giro
  
  | Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 79 | Denver Broncos | Lyle Alzado | Defensive end | Yankton |
  | 80 | Dallas Cowboys | Joe Carter | Tight end | Grambling |
  | 81 | Houston Oilers | Larron Jackson | Tackle | Missouri |
  | 82 | New Orleans Saints | Carlos Bell | Running back | Houston |
  | 83 | Philadelphia Eagles | Happy Feller | Kicker | Texas |
  | 84 | New York Jets | Bill Zapalac | Linebacker | Texas |
  | 85 | Atlanta Falcons | Mike Potchad | Tackle | Pittsburg (KS) |
  | 86 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Gerry Mullins | Tight end | USC |
  | 87 | Denver Broncos | Cleo Johnson | Defensive back | Alcorn A&M |
  | 88 | New Orleans Saints | Wimpy Winther | Center | Mississippi |
  | 89 | Chicago Bears | Jerry Moore | Defensive back | Arkansas |
  | 90 | Los Angeles Rams | Steve Worster | Running back | Texas |
  | 91 | New Orleans Saints | D'Artagnan Martin | Defensive back | Kentucky State |
  | 92 | Cleveland Browns | Robert Pena | Guard | Massachusetts |
  | 93 | Cincinnati Bengals | Fred Willis | Running back | Boston College |
  | 94 | Kansas City Chiefs | David Robinson | Tight end | Jacksonville State |
  | 95 | St. Louis Cardinals | Larry Willingham | Defensive back | Auburn |
  | 96 | New York Giants | Dave Tipton | Defensive tackle | Stanford |
  | 97 | Oakland Raiders | Clarence Davis | Running back | USC |
  | 98 | New Orleans Saints | Don Morrison | Tackle | Texas-Arlington |
  | 99 | Miami Dolphins | Joe Theismann | Quarterback | Notre Dame |
  | 100 | Detroit Lions | Larry Woods | Defensive tackle | Tennessee State |
  | 101 | San Francisco 49ers | Tony Harris | Running back | Toledo |
  | 102 | Minnesota Vikings | Vince Clements | Running back | Connecticut |
  | 103 | Dallas Cowboys | Adam Mitchell | Tackle | Mississippi |
  | 104 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dwight White | Defensive end | East Texas State |
  
  ### Quinto giro
  
  | Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 105 | Boston Patriots | Tim Kelly | Linebacker | Notre Dame |
  | 106 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Larry Brown | Tight end | Kansas |
  | 107 | Buffalo Bills | Donnie Green | Tackle | Purdue |
  | 108 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tom Shellabarger | Tackle | San Diego State |
  | 109 | Houston Oilers | Willie Armstrong | Running back | Grambling |
  | 110 | Cincinnati Bengals | Arthur May | Defensive end | Tuskegee |
  | 111 | Atlanta Falcons | Ray Jarvis | Wide receiver | Norfolk State |
  | 112 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Melvin Holmes | Tackle | North Carolina A&T |
  | 113 | Buffalo Bills | Tim Beamer | Defensive back | Johnson C. Smith |
  | 114 | San Francisco 49ers | Dean Shaternick | Tackle | Kansas State |
  | 115 | San Diego Chargers | Bryant Salter | Quarterback | Pittsburgh |
  | 116 | Green Bay Packers | Donnell Smith | Defensive end | Southern |
  | 117 | San Diego Chargers | Ray White | Linebacker | Syracuse |
  | 118 | Cleveland Browns | Stan Brown | Wide receiver | Purdue |
  | 119 | San Diego Chargers | Phil Asack | Defensive end | Duke |
  | 120 | Kansas City Chiefs | Mike Adamle | Running back | Northwestern |
  | 121 | St. Louis Cardinals | Rocky Wallace | Linebacker | Missouri |
  | 122 | San Francisco 49ers | George Wells | Linebacker | New Mexico State |
  | 123 | Oakland Raiders | Bob Moore | Tight end | Stanford |
  | 124 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Stillwagon | Linebacker | Ohio State |
  | 125 | Detroit Lions | Pete Newell | Guard | Michigan |
  | 126 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ralph Anderson | Defensive back | W. Texas State |
  | 127 | San Francisco 49ers | Marty Huff | Linebacker | Michigan |
  | 128 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Fred Brister | Linebacker | Mississippi |
  | 129 | Dallas Cowboys | Ron Kadziel | Linebacker | Stanford |
  | 130 | Baltimore Colts | John Andrews | Tight end | Indiana |
  
  ### Sesto giro
  
  | Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 131 | Boston Patriots | David Hardt | Tight end | Kentucky |
  | 132 | New Orleans Saints | Don Moorhead | Running back | Michigan |
  | 133 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jack Smith | Defensive back | Troy State |
  | 134 | Houston Oilers | Willie Alexander | Defensive back | Alcorn A&M |
  | 135 | Chicago Bears | Earl Thomas | Tight end | Houston |
  | 136 | New York Jets | Phil Wise | Tight end | Nebraska-Omaha |
  | 137 | Atlanta Falcons | Tom Hayes | Defensive back | San Diego State |
  | 138 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Craig Hanneman | Tackle | Oregon State |
  | 139 | Denver Broncos | Harold Phillips | Defensive back | Michigan State |
  | 140 | Green Bay Packers | Scott Hunter | Quarterback | Alabama |
  | 141 | Washington Redskins | Conway Hayman | Guard | Delaware |
  | 142 | Cleveland Browns | Doug Dieken | Tackle | Illinois |
  | 143 | San Diego Chargers | Jacob Mayes | Running back | Tennessee State |
  | 144 | Cleveland Browns | Jay Dixon | Defensive end | Boston University |
  | 145 | Buffalo Bills | Bill McKinley | Defensive end | Arizona |
  | 146 | Kansas City Chiefs | Kerry Reardon | Defensive back | Iowa |
  | 147 | St. Louis Cardinals | Mel Gray | Wide receiver | Missouri |
  | 148 | Atlanta Falcons | Ray Brown | Defensive back | West Texas State |
  | 149 | Oakland Raiders | Greg Slough | Linebacker | USC |
  | 150 | Detroit Lions | Frank Harris | Quarterback | Boston College |
  | 151 | Miami Dolphins | Dennis Coleman | Linebacker | Mississippi |
  | 152 | Detroit Lions | Herman Franklin | Wide receiver | USC |
  | 153 | San Francisco 49ers | Al Bresler | Wide receiver | Auburn |
  | 154 | Philadelphia Eagles | Wyck Neely | Defensive back | Mississippi |
  | 155 | Dallas Cowboys | Steve Maier | Wide receiver | Northern Arizona |
  | 156 | Baltimore Colts | Ken Frith | Defensive tackle | Northeast Louisiana |
  
  ### Settimo giro
  
  | Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 157 | Oakland Raiders | Don Martin | Defensive back | Yale |
  | 158 | New Orleans Saints | Larry DiNardo | Guard | Notre Dame |
  | 159 | Houston Oilers | Phil Croyle | Linebacker | California |
  | 160 | Buffalo Bills | Bob Chandler | Wide receiver | USC |
  | 161 | Philadelphia Eagles | Harold Carmichael | Wide receiver | Southern |
  | 162 | New York Jets | Scott Palmer | Defensive tackle | Texas |
  | 163 | Atlanta Falcons | Wesley Chesson | Wide receiver | Duke |
  | 164 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Worthy McClure | Tackle | Mississippi |
  | 165 | Denver Broncos | Doug Adams | Linebacker | Ohio State |
  | 166 | Washington Redskins | Willie Germany | Defensive back | Morgan State |
  | 167 | Chicago Bears | Buddy Lee | Quarterback | Louisiana State |
  | 168 | Green Bay Packers | Dave Davis | Wide receiver | Tennessee State |
  | 169 | San Diego Chargers | Chuck Dicus | Wide receiver | Arkansas |
  | 170 | Cleveland Browns | Bob Jacobs | Kicker | Wyoming |
  | 171 | Cincinnati Bengals | Neal Craig | Defensive back | Fisk |
  | 172 | New Orleans Saints | Bob Newland | Wide receiver | Oregon |
  | 173 | St. Louis Cardinals | James Cooch | Defensive back | Colorado |
  | 174 | Houston Oilers | Larry Watson | Tackle | Morgan State |
  | 175 | Green Bay Packers | James Johnson | Wide receiver | Bishop |
  | 176 | Chicago Bears | Dennis Ferris | Running back | Pittsburgh |
  | 177 | Detroit Lions | Brownie Wheless | Tackle | Rice |
  | 178 | Miami Dolphins | Ron Dickerson | Defensive back | Kansas State |
  | 179 | San Francisco 49ers | John Watson | Tackle | Oklahoma |
  | 180 | Minnesota Vikings | Gene Mack | Linebacker | Texas-El Paso |
  | 181 | Dallas Cowboys | Bill Griffin | Tackle | Catawba |
  | 182 | Baltimore Colts | Gordon Bowdell | Wide receiver | Michigan State |
  
  ### Ottavo giro
  
  | Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 183 | Buffalo Bills | Louis Ross | Defensive end | South Carolina State |
  | 184 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Larry Crowe | Running back | Texas Southern |
  | 185 | Buffalo Bills | Tyrone Walls | Running back | Missouri |
  | 186 | Philadelphia Eagles | Leonard Gotschalk | Center | Humboldt State |
  | 187 | Denver Broncos | Tom Beard | Center | Michigan State |
  | 188 | New York Jets | Roy Kirksey | Guard | Maryland State |
  | 189 | Atlanta Falcons | Dennis Havig | Guard | Colorado |
  | 190 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Paul Rogers | Kicker | Nebraska |
  | 191 | Kansas City Chiefs | Mike Sensibaugh | Defensive back | Ohio State |
  | 192 | Chicago Bears | Karl Weiss | Tackle | Vanderbilt |
  | 193 | Green Bay Packers | Win Headley | Center | Wake Forest |
  | 194 | New Orleans Saints | James Elder | Defensive back | Southern |
  | 195 | San Diego Chargers | Leon Van Gorkum | Defensive end | San Diego State |
  | 196 | Cleveland Browns | Larry Zelina | Running back | Ohio State |
  | 197 | Cincinnati Bengals | Fred Herring | Defensive back | Tennessee State |
  | 198 | Kansas City Chiefs | Rick Telander | Defensive back | Northwestern |
  | 199 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ron Yankowski | Defensive end | Kansas State |
  | 200 | New York Giants | Ted Gregory | Defensive end | Delaware |
  | 201 | New Orleans Saints | Bob Gresham | Running back | West Virginia |
  | 202 | Los Angeles Rams | Tony Garay | Defensive end | Hofstra |
  | 203 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ernie Holmes | Defensive tackle | Texas Southern |
  | 204 | Detroit Lions | Ken Lee | Linebacker | Washington |
  | 205 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim McCann | Kicker | Arizona State |
  | 206 | Dallas Cowboys | Ron Jessie | Wide receiver | Kansas |
  | 207 | Baltimore Colts | Willie Bogan | Defensive back | Dartmouth |
  | 208 | Minnesota Vikings | John Farley | Defensive end | Johnson C. Smith |
  
  ### Nono giro
  
  | Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 209 | Boston Patriots | Josh Ashton | Running back | Tulsa |
  | 210 | New Orleans Saints | Tom Williams | Defensive back | Willamette |
  | 211 | Philadelphia Eagles | Len Pettigrew | Linebacker | Ashland |
  | 212 | Houston Oilers | Floyd Rice | Linebacker | Alcorn A&M |
  | 213 | Buffalo Bills | Bob Strickland | Linebacker | Auburn |
  | 214 | New York Jets | John Curtis | Tight end | Springfield |
  | 215 | Atlanta Falcons | Alvin Griffin | Wide receiver | Tuskegee |
  | 216 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mike Anderson | Linebacker | Louisiana State |
  | 217 | Denver Broncos | John Handy | Linebacker | Purdue |
  | 218 | Green Bay Packers | Barry Mayer | Running back | Minnesota |
  | 219 | Washington Redskins | Mike Fanucci | Defensive end | Arizona State |
  | 220 | Chicago Bears | Lester McClain | Wide receiver | Tennessee |
  | 221 | San Diego Chargers | John Tanner | Tight end | Tennessee Tech |
  | 222 | Cleveland Browns | Wilmur Levels | Defensive back | North Texas State |
  | 223 | Cincinnati Bengals | Gary Gustafson | Linebacker | Montana State |
  | 224 | Kansas City Chiefs | Alvin Hawes | Tackle | Minnesota |
  | 225 | St. Louis Cardinals | Mike Savoy | Wide receiver | Black Hills (S.D.) |
  | 226 | New York Giants | Ed Thomas | Linebacker | Lebanon Valley |
  | 227 | Oakland Raiders | Dave Garnett | Running back | Pittsburgh |
  | 228 | Los Angeles Rams | Joe Schmidt | Wide receiver | Miami (FL) |
  | 229 | Detroit Lions | Mickey Zofko | Running back | Auburn |
  | 230 | Miami Dolphins | Vern Den Herder | Defensive end | Central Iowa |
  | 231 | San Francisco 49ers | Therman Couch | Linebacker | Iowa State |
  | 232 | Minnesota Vikings | Tim Sullivan | Running back | Iowa |
  | 233 | Dallas Cowboys | Honor Jackson | Wide receiver | Pacific |
  | 234 | Baltimore Colts | Bill Burnett | Running back | Arkansas |
  
  ### Decimo giro
  
  | Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 235 | Boston Patriots | Layne McDowell | Tackle | Iowa |
  | 236 | San Francisco 49ers | Ron Cardo | Running back | Wisconsin–Oshkosh |
  | 237 | Houston Oilers | Russell Price | Defensive end | North Carolina Central |
  | 238 | Oakland Raiders | William West | Defensive back | Tennessee State |
  | 239 | New Orleans Saints | Rocky Pamplin | Running back | Hawaii |
  | 240 | New York Jets | Jim Bettis | Defensive back | Michigan |
  | 241 | Atlanta Falcons | Faddie Tillman | Defensive end | Boise State |
  | 242 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim O'Shea | Tight end | Boston College |
  | 243 | Denver Broncos | Carlis Harris | Wide receiver | Idaho State |
  | 244 | Washington Redskins | Jesse Taylor | Running back | Cincinnati |
  | 245 | Chicago Bears | Larry Rowden | Linebacker | Houston |
  | 246 | Green Bay Packers | Kevin Hunt | Tackle | Doane |
  | 247 | San Diego Chargers | Gary Nowak | Tight end | Michigan State |
  | 248 | Cleveland Browns | Steve Casteel | Linebacker | Oklahoma |
  | 249 | Cincinnati Bengals | Jack Stambaugh | Guard | Oregon |
  | 250 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bruce Jankowski | Wide receiver | Ohio State |
  | 251 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ronald Miller | Tackle | McNeese State |
  | 252 | New York Giants | Henry Reed | Linebacker | Weber State |
  | 253 | Oakland Raiders | Tim Oesterling | Defensive tackle | UCLA |
  | 254 | Los Angeles Rams | Don Popplewell | Center | Colorado |
  | 255 | Miami Dolphins | Ron Maree | Defensive tackle | Purdue |
  | 256 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tom Bailey | Running back | Florida State |
  | 257 | San Francisco 49ers | Ernie Jennings | Wide receiver | Air Force |
  | 258 | Minnesota Vikings | Chris Morris | Guard | Indiana |
  | 259 | Dallas Cowboys | Rodney Wallace | Defensive tackle | New Mexico |
  | 260 | Baltimore Colts | Rex Kern | Quarterback | Ohio State |
  
  ### Undicesimo giro
  
  | Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 261 | Boston Patriots | Dan Schneiss | Tight end | Nebraska |
  | 262 | New Orleans Saints | Bob Pollard | Defensive end | Weber State |
  | 263 | Buffalo Bills | Andy Browder | Tackle | Texas A&I |
  | 264 | Philadelphia Eagles | Albert Davis | Running back | Tennessee State |
  | 265 | Houston Oilers | Macon Hughes | Wide receiver | Rice |
  | 266 | New York Jets | Vernon Studdard | Wide receiver | Mississippi |
  | 267 | Atlanta Falcons | Larry Shears | Defensive back | Lincoln (MO) |
  | 268 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mike Wagner | Defensive back | Western Illinois |
  | 269 | Denver Broncos | Roger Roitsch | Defensive tackle | Rice |
  | 270 | Chicago Bears | Cliff Hardy | Defensive back | Michigan State |
  | 271 | Green Bay Packers | John Lanier | Running back | Parsons |
  | 272 | Washington Redskins | George Starke | Tackle | Columbia |
  | 273 | San Diego Chargers | Don Pinson | Defensive back | Tennessee State |
  | 274 | Cleveland Browns | Mike Sikich | Guard | Northwestern |
  | 275 | Cincinnati Bengals | Edward Marshall | Wide receiver | Cameron State |
  | 276 | Kansas City Chiefs | Nate Allen | Defensive back | Texas Southern |
  | 277 | St. Louis Cardinals | Rick Ogle | Linebacker | Colorado |
  | 278 | New York Giants | Marshall Ellison | Guard | Dayton |
  | 279 | Oakland Raiders | Jim Poston | Defensive tackle | South Carolina |
  | 280 | Los Angeles Rams | Charlie Richards | Quarterback | Richmond |
  | 281 | Detroit Lions | Phil Webb | Defensive back | Colorado State |
  | 282 | Miami Dolphins | Vic Surma | Tackle | Penn State |
  | 283 | San Francisco 49ers | Joe Reed | Quarterback | Mississippi State |
  | 284 | Minnesota Vikings | Mike Walker | Linebacker | Tulane |
  | 285 | Dallas Cowboys | Ernest Bonwell | Defensive tackle | Lane (Tenn.) |
  | 286 | Baltimore Colts | Dave Jones | Linebacker | Baylor |
  
  ### Dodicesimo giro
  
  | Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 287 | Boston Patriots | John Rodman | Tackle | Northwestern |
  | 288 | New Orleans Saints | Ron Gathright | Defensive back | Morehead State |
  | 289 | Philadelphia Eagles | Rich Saathoff | Defensive end | Northern Arizona |
  | 290 | Houston Oilers | John Thompson | Guard | Minnesota |
  | 291 | Buffalo Bills | Jim Sheffield | Kicker | Texas A&M |
  | 292 | New York Jets | Rich Sowells | Defensive back | Alcorn A&M |
  | 293 | Atlanta Falcons | Ronnie Lowe | Wide receiver | Ft. Valley State |
  | 294 | Baltimore Colts | Bob Wuensch | Tackle | Texas |
  | 295 | Denver Broncos | Floyd Franks | Wide receiver | Mississippi |
  | 296 | Green Bay Packers | Greg Hendren | Guard | California |
  | 297 | Washington Redskins | Jeff Severson | Defensive back | Cal State-Long Beach |
  | 298 | Chicago Bears | Steve Booras | Defensive end | Mesa Jr. College |
  | 299 | San Diego Chargers | Wesley Garnett | Wide receiver | Utah State |
  | 300 | Cleveland Browns | Tony Blanchard | Tight end | North Carolina |
  | 301 | Cincinnati Bengals | James Hayden | Defensive end | Memphis State |
  | 302 | Kansas City Chiefs | Tony Esposito | Running back | Pittsburgh |
  | 303 | St. Louis Cardinals | Tim Von Dulm | Quarterback | Portland State |
  | 304 | New York Giants | Tom Blanchard | Kicker | Oregon |
  | 305 | Oakland Raiders | Horace Jones | Defensive tackle | Louisville |
  | 306 | Los Angeles Rams | Kirk Behrendt | Tackle | Whitewater |
  | 307 | Miami Dolphins | Leroy Byars | Running back | Alcorn A&M |
  | 308 | Detroit Lions | Bill Pilconis | Wide receiver | Pittsburgh |
  | 309 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim Bunch | Defensive tackle | Wisconsin–Platteville |
  | 310 | Minnesota Vikings | Reggie Holmes | Defensive back | Wisconsin–Stout |
  | 311 | Dallas Cowboys | Steve Goepel | Quarterback | Colgate |
  | 312 | Baltimore Colts | Bill Triplett | Wide receiver | Michigan State |
  
  ### Tredicesimo giro
  
  | Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 313 | Boston Patriots | Lewis Swain | Defensive back | Alabama A&M |
  | 314 | New Orleans Saints | Don Burchfield | Tight end | Ball State |
  | 315 | Houston Oilers | Joe Hoing | Guard | Arkansas Tech |
  | 316 | Buffalo Bills | Busty Underwood | Quarterback | Texas Christian |
  | 317 | Philadelphia Eagles | Danny Lester | Defensive back | Texas |
  | 318 | New York Jets | John Eggold | Defensive end | Arizona |
  | 319 | Atlanta Falcons | Dan Crooks | Defensive back | Wisconsin |
  | 320 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Alfred Young | Wide receiver | South Carolina State |
  | 321 | Denver Broncos | Craig Blackford | Quarterback | Evansville |
  | 322 | Washington Redskins | Dan Ryczek | Center | Virginia |
  | 323 | Chicago Bears | Ed Nicholas | Tackle | North Carolina State |
  | 324 | Green Bay Packers | Jack Martin | Running back | Angelo State |
  | 325 | San Diego Chargers | Sammy Milner | Wide receiver | Mississippi State |
  | 326 | Cleveland Browns | Thad Jamula | Tackle | Lehigh |
  | 327 | Cincinnati Bengals | David Knapman | Tight end | Central Washington |
  | 328 | Kansas City Chiefs | Chuck Hixson | Quarterback | Southern Methodist |
  | 329 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jeff Allen | Defensive back | Iowa State |
  | 330 | New York Giants | Dave Roller | Defensive tackle | Kentucky |
  | 331 | Los Angeles Rams | Russell Harrison | Running back | Kansas State |
  | 332 | Detroit Lions | David Abercrombie | Running back | Tulane |
  | 333 | Miami Dolphins | Lionel Hepburn | Defensive back | Texas Southern |
  | 334 | Oakland Raiders | Mick Natzel | Defensive back | Central Michigan |
  | 335 | San Francisco 49ers | John Bullock | Running back | Purdue |
  | 336 | Minnesota Vikings | Benny Fry | Center | Houston |
  | 337 | Dallas Cowboys | James Ford | Running back | Texas Southern |
  | 338 | Baltimore Colts | Tom Neville | Linebacker | Yale |
  
  ### Quattordicesimo giro
  
  | Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 339 | Boston Patriots | Alfred Sykes | Wide receiver | Florida A&M |
  | 340 | New Orleans Saints | Bobby Scott | Quarterback | Tennessee |
  | 341 | Buffalo Bills | Jim Hoots | Defensive end | Missouri Southern |
  | 342 | Philadelphia Eagles | Robert Creech | Linebacker | Texas Christian |
  | 343 | Houston Oilers | Dick Adams | Defensive back | Miami (OH) |
  | 344 | New York Jets | John Harpring | Guard | Michigan |
  | 345 | Atlanta Falcons | Daryl Comer | Tight end | Texas |
  | 346 | Pittsburgh Steelers | McKinney Evans | Defensive back | New Mexico Highlands |
  | 347 | Chicago Bears | Willie Lewis | Running back | Arizona |
  | 348 | Green Bay Packers | LeRoy Spears | Defensive end | Moorhead (MN) |
  | 349 | Washington Redskins | Bill Bynum | Quarterback | W. New Mexico |
  | 350 | Denver Broncos | Tommy Lyons | Center | Georgia |
  | 351 | San Diego Chargers | Edward O'Daniel | Defensive end | Texas Southern |
  | 352 | Cleveland Browns | Rick Kingrea | Linebacker | Tulane |
  | 353 | Cincinnati Bengals | Irvin Mallory | Defensive back | Virginia Union |
  | 354 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bruce Bergey | Defensive end | UCLA |
  | 355 | St. Louis Cardinals | Doug Klausen | Tackle | Arizona |
  | 356 | New York Giants | Charlie Evans | Running back | USC |
  | 357 | Oakland Raiders | Tom Gipson | Defensive tackle | North Texas State |
  | 358 | Los Angeles Rams | Lionel Coleman | Defensive back | Oregon |
  | 359 | Miami Dolphins | David Vaughn | Tight end | Memphis State |
  | 360 | Detroit Lions | Tom Lorenz | Tight end | Iowa State |
  | 361 | San Francisco 49ers | Bill Dunstan | Defensive end | Utah State |
  | 362 | Minnesota Vikings | Jim Gallagher | Linebacker | Yale |
  | 363 | Dallas Cowboys | Tyrone Covey | Defensive back | Utah State |
  | 364 | Baltimore Colts | Mike Mikolayunas | Running back | Davidson |
  
  ### Quindicesimo giro
  
  | Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 365 | Boston Patriots | Nick McGarry | Tight end | Massachusetts |
  | 366 | New Orleans Saints | Bart Graves | Tackle | Tulane |
  | 367 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ed Fisher | Guard | Prairie View A&M |
  | 368 | Houston Oilers | Andy Hopkins | Running back | Stephen F. Austin |
  | 369 | Buffalo Bills | Charles Cole | Running back | Toledo |
  | 370 | New York Jets | Dan Dyches | Center | South Carolina |
  | 371 | Atlanta Falcons | Wallace Clark | Running back | Auburn |
  | 372 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ray Makin | Guard | Kentucky |
  | 373 | Denver Broncos | Larry James | Running back | Norfolk State |
  | 374 | Green Bay Packers | Len Garrett | Tight end | New Mexico Highlands |
  | 375 | Washington Redskins | Anthony Christnovich | Guard | LaCrosse (Wisc) |
  | 376 | Chicago Bears | Ron Maciejowski | Quarterback | Ohio State |
  | 377 | San Diego Chargers | Eric Humston | Linebacker | Muskingum |
  | 378 | Cleveland Browns | Bill Green | Defensive back | Western Kentucky |
  | 379 | Cincinnati Bengals | Bob Thomas | Running back | Arizona State |
  | 380 | Kansas City Chiefs | Mike Montgomery | Defensive back | Southwest Texas State |
  | 381 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ted Heiskell | Running back | Houston |
  | 382 | New York Giants | Jim Wright | Linebacker | Notre Dame |
  | 383 | Oakland Raiders | Andy Giles | Defensive end | William & Mary |
  | 384 | Los Angeles Rams | Gary Kos | Guard | Notre Dame |
  | 385 | Detroit Lions | Ed Coates | Wide receiver | Central Missouri |
  | 386 | Miami Dolphins | Bob Richards | Guard | California |
  | 387 | San Francisco 49ers | John Lennon | Tackle | Colgate |
  | 388 | Minnesota Vikings | Jeff Wright | Defensive back | Minnesota |
  | 389 | Dallas Cowboys | Bob Young | Tight end | Delaware |
  | 390 | Baltimore Colts | Mike Hogan | Linebacker | Michigan State |
  
  ### Sedicesimo giro
  
  | Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 391 | Boston Patriots | Jim Zikmund | Defensive back | Kearney State |
  | 392 | New Orleans Saints | Craig Robinson | Tackle | Houston |
  | 393 | Houston Oilers | Mose Denson | Running back | Maryland State |
  | 394 | Buffalo Bills | Billy Hunter | Defensive back | Utah |
  | 395 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bruce James | Linebacker | Arkansas |
  | 396 | New York Jets | Steve Harkey | Running back | Georgia Tech |
  | 397 | Atlanta Falcons | Lindsey James | Running back | San Diego State |
  | 398 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Walter Huntley | Defensive back | Trinity |
  | 399 | Denver Broncos | Steve Thompson | Defensive tackle | Minnesota |
  | 400 | Washington Redskins | Glenn Tucker | Linebacker | North Texas State |
  | 401 | Chicago Bears | Sid Bailey | Defensive end | Texas-Arlington |
  | 402 | Green Bay Packers | Jack O'Donnell | Guard | Central State (OK) |
  | 403 | San Diego Chargers | Ed Foote | Center | Hawaii |
  | 404 | Cleveland Browns | Dave Smith | Wide receiver | Mississippi State |
  | 405 | Cincinnati Bengals | Mark Debevc | Linebacker | Ohio State |
  | 406 | Kansas City Chiefs | Darrell Jansonius | Guard | Iowa State |
  | 407 | St. Louis Cardinals | Lawrence Brame | Linebacker | Western Kentucky |
  | 408 | New York Giants | Dick Gibbs | Tight end | Texas-El Paso |
  | 409 | Los Angeles Rams | Ross Boice | Linebacker | Pacific Lutheran |
  | 410 | Miami Dolphins | Chris Myers | Wide receiver | Kenyon |
  | 411 | Detroit Lions | Tom Kutchinski | Defensive back | Michigan State |
  | 412 | Oakland Raiders | Tony Stawarz | Defensive back | Miami (FL) |
  | 413 | Minnesota Vikings | Greg Edmonds | Wide receiver | Penn State |
  | 414 | San Francisco 49ers | Dave Purcell | Defensive tackle | Kentucky |
  | 415 | Dallas Cowboys | John Brennan | Tackle | Boston College |
  | 416 | Baltimore Colts | Rich Harrington | Defensive back | Houston |
  
  ### Diciassettesimo giro
  
  | Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 417 | Boston Patriots | Ronald Leigh | Defensive end | Elizabeth City State |
  | 418 | Los Angeles Rams | Randy Vataha | Wide receiver | Stanford |
  | 419 | Buffalo Bills | Pat Morrison | Tight end | Arkansas |
  | 420 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Sage | Linebacker | Louisiana State |
  | 421 | Houston Oilers | Calvin Fox | Linebacker | Michigan State |
  | 422 | New York Jets | Greg Flaska | Defensive end | Western Michigan |
  | 423 | Atlanta Falcons | Willie Martin | Running back | Johnson C. Smith |
  | 424 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Danny Ehle | Running back | Howard Payne |
  | 425 | Denver Broncos | Jack Simcsak | Kicker | Virginia Tech |
  | 426 | Chicago Bears | Ray Garganes | Linebacker | Millersville (PA) |
  | 427 | Green Bay Packers | Monty Johnson | Defensive back | Oklahoma |
  | 428 | New Orleans Saints | Hermann Eben | Wide receiver | Oklahoma State |
  | 429 | San Diego Chargers | Chip Kell | Center | Tennessee |
  | 430 | Cleveland Browns | Leo Dillon | Center | Dayton |
  | 431 | Kansas City Chiefs | Travis Hill | Defensive back | Prairie View A&M |
  | 432 | Cincinnati Bengals | Sam Pearson | Defensive back | Western Kentucky |
  | 433 | St. Louis Cardinals | Preston Watkins | Wide receiver | Bluefield (WV) |
  | 434 | New York Giants | Coleman Zeno | Wide receiver | Grambling |
  | 435 | Los Angeles Rams | Joe Sweet | Wide receiver | Tennessee State |
  | 436 | Detroit Lions | Gordon Jolley | Tackle | Utah |
  | 437 | Miami Dolphins | Curt Mark | Linebacker | Mayville (N.D.) |
  | 438 | San Francisco 49ers | Leroy Charlton | Defensive back | Florida A&M |
  | 439 | Minnesota Vikings | Ken Duncan | Punter | Tulsa |
  | 440 | Dallas Cowboys | John Bomer | Center | Memphis State |
  | 441 | Baltimore Colts | Don Nottingham | Running back | Kent State |
  | 442 | Oakland Raiders | Charles Hill | Wide receiver | Sam Houston State |
  | = Pro Bowler | = Hall of Famer |
  
  ## Hall of Fame
  
  All'annata 2013, quattro giocatori della classe del Draft 1971 sono stati inseriti nella Pro Football Hall of Fame:
  
  * Jack Ham, Linebacker dalla Pennsylvania State University scelto nel secondo giro come 34º assoluto dai Pittsburgh Steelers.
  
      Induzione: Professional Football Hall of Fame, classe del 1988.
  * John Riggins, Running Back da Kansas scelto come sesto assoluto New York Jets.
  
      Induzione: Professional Football Hall of Fame, classe del 1992.
  * Dan Dierdorf, Offensive Tackle dalla University of Michigan scelto nel secondo giro come 43º assoluto dai St. Louis Cardinals.
  
      Induzione: Professional Football Hall of Fame, classe del 1996.
  * Jack Youngblood, Defensive End da Florida scelto come 20º assoluto dai Los Angeles Rams.
  
      Induzione: Professional Football Hall of Fame, classe del 2001.
  