| Rd.Pick | Team | Draftee |
| 1.1 |  Cleveland Browns | DB Lester Hayes |
| 1.2 |  Chicago Bears | RB Tony Dorsett |
| 1.3 |  Oakland Raiders | LB Rod Martin |
| 1.4 |  New Orleans Saints | WR Wesley Walker |
| 1.5 |  St. Louis Cardinals | DB Raymond Clayborn |
| 1.6 |  Buffalo Bills | DB Louis Breeden |
| 1.7 |  Washington Redskins (thru MIA.) | DB Nolan Cromwell |
| 1.8 |  Atlanta Falcons | DB Gary Green |
| 1.9 |  Seattle Seahawks | RB Wilbert Montgomery |
| 1.10 |  New York Jets | DB Charles Romes |
| 1.11 |  Miami Dolphins (thru WAS.) | LB Robin Cole |
| 1.12 |  Denver Broncos | WR Tony Hill |
| 1.13 |  Philadelphia Eagles | DB Mike Davis |
| 1.14 |  Minnesota Vikings | WR Stanley Morgan |
| 1.15 |  San Diego Chargers | RB Wendell Tyler |
| 1.16 |  New England Patriots | DB Carl Allen |
| 1.17 |  Los Angeles Rams | QB Tommy Kramer |
| 1.18 |  Tampa Bay Buccaneers | RB Ricky Bell |
| 1.19 |  Pittsburgh Steelers | LB A.J. Duhe |
| 1.20 |  Green Bay Packers | DB Eric Harris |
| 1.21 |  Indianapolis Colts | QB Steve De Berg |
| 1.22 |  Detroit Lions (thru CIN.) | LB Bob Brudzinski |
| 1.23 | Detroit Lions | TE Jimmie Giles |
| 1.24 | San Diego Chargers (thru S.F.) | OL Marvin Powell |
| 1.25 | San Diego Chargers (thru GIA.) | WR Billy Waddy |
| 1.26 |  Kansas City Chiefs | TE Emery Moorehead |
| 1.27 |  Dallas Cowboys | DB Bill Currier |
| 1.28 |  Houston Oilers | OL Greg Koch |
| 2.1 | Atlanta Falcons (thru S.L.) | DB Pete Shaw |
| 2.2 | Chicago Bears | OL Mike Wilson |
| 2.3 | Cleveland Browns | RB Pete Johnson |
| 2.4 | New Orleans Saints | LB Scott Studwell |
| 2.5 | Seattle Seahawks | LB Dave Lewis |
| 2.6 | Detroit Lions (thru ATL.) | RB Terdell Middleton |
| 2.7 | Oakland Raiders | LB Terry Beeson |
| 2.8 | Atlanta Falcons (thru BUF. thru MIA.) | DL Eddie Edwards |
| 2.9 |  San Francisco 49ers (thru MIA. thru BUF.) | OL Steve August |
| 2.10 | Buffalo Bills (thru ATL. thru WAS.) | LB Tom Howard |
| 2.11 | New York Jets | RB Tony Reed |
| 2.12 | Minnesota Vikings | QB Vince Evans |
| 2.13 | Denver Broncos | LB Linden King |
| 2.14 | Philadelphia Eagles | QB Vince Ferragamo |
| 2.15 | Atlanta Falcons (thru S.D.) | WR Vince Papale |
| 2.16 | New England Patriots | WR Johnny Perkins |
| 2.17 | Los Angeles Rams | RB David Sims |
| 2.18 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | OL Dan Alexander |
| 2.19 | Pittsburgh Steelers | OL Bill Bryan |
| 2.20 | Green Bay Packers | OL Dennis Swilley |
| 2.21 | Indianapolis Colts | LB Pete Cronan |
| 2.22 |  Cincinnati Bengals | DL Ezra Johnson |
| 2.23 | Detroit Lions | LB Robert Jackson |
| 2.24 | San Francisco 49ers | DL Joe Klecko |
| 2.25 | Miami Dolphins (thru GIA.) | LB Jeff Barnes |
| 2.26 | Kansas City Chiefs | RB Horace Ivory |
| 2.27 | Dallas Cowboys | OL Charley Hannah |
| 2.28 | Houston Oilers | OL Warren Bryant |
| 3.1 | St. Louis Cardinals | OL Mickey Marvin |
| 3.2 | Chicago Bears | DL Bob Baumhower |
| 3.3 | Cleveland Browns (thru ATL. thru CLE.) | OL Brad Benson |
| 3.4 | New Orleans Saints | RB Rob Lytle |
| 3.5 | Seattle Seahawks | OL Steve Courson |
| 3.6 | Detroit Lions (thru ATL.) | QB Cliff Stoudt |
| 3.7 | Oakland Raiders | OL Ted Albrecht |
| 3.8 | Washington Redskins (thru BUF. thru MIA.) | WR Jim Smith |
| 3.9 | Miami Dolphins (thru BUF.) | OL Tom Lynch |
| 3.10 | Buffalo Bills (thru WAS.) | OL Dave Lafary |
| 3.11 | New York Jets | DL Charlie Johnson |
| 3.12 | Minnesota Vikings | RB Kevin Long |
| 3.13 | Denver Broncos | DB Oliver Davis |
| 3.14 | Philadelphia Eagles | LB Dirt Winston |
| 3.15 | San Diego Chargers | OL John Yarno |
| 3.16 | New England Patriots | RB Sidney Thornton |
| 3.17 | Los Angeles Rams | TE Al Dixon |
| 3.18 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | OL Ron Baker |
| 3.19 | Washington Redskins (thru PIT.) | OL Jim Cooper |
| 3.20 | Green Bay Packers | TE Don Hasselbeck |
| 3.21 | Indianapolis Colts | LB Kurt Allerman |
| 3.22 | Cincinnati Bengals | RB Rick Kane |
| 3.23 | Detroit Lions | DB Mike Nelms |
| 3.24 | Miami Dolphins (thru S.F.) | RB Tim Wilson |
| 3.25 | San Diego Chargers (thru GIA.) | LB Tony Daykin |
| 3.26 | Atlanta Falcons (thru K.C.) | LB Charles Jackson |
| 3.27 | Dallas Cowboys | OL Derrel Gofourth |
| 3.28 | Houston Oilers | OL Morris Towns |
| 4.1 | Atlanta Falcons (thru GIA. thru S.L.) | DL Mike Butler |
| 4.2 | Chicago Bears | LB Robert Watts |
| 4.3 | Cleveland Browns | DL Wilson Whitley |
| 4.4 | New Orleans Saints | OL Bob Rush |
| 4.5 | Seattle Seahawks | RB Ted McKnight |
| 4.6 | Atlanta Falcons | DL Gary Jeter |
| 4.7 | Oakland Raiders | K Allan Leavitt |
| 4.8 | San Diego Chargers (thru BUF. thru MIA.) | OL Ted Petersen |
| 4.9 | Miami Dolphins (thru BUF.) | WR Billy Ryckman |
| 4.10 | Buffalo Bills (thru S.D. thru WAS.) | LB Eric Williams |
| 4.11 | New York Jets | WR Eddie Foster |
| 4.12 | Minnesota Vikings | TE Robin Earl |
| 4.13 | Seattle Seahawks (thru DEN.) | WR Randy Burke |
| 4.14 | Philadelphia Eagles | RB Scott Dierking |
| 4.15 | San Diego Chargers | DL Tom Beasley |
| 4.16 | New England Patriots | QB Steve Pisarkiewicz |
| 4.17 | Los Angeles Rams | WR Elmo Boyd |
| 4.18 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DB Walt Williams |
| 4.19 | Pittsburgh Steelers | K Rolf Benirschke |
| 4.20 | Green Bay Packers | P Larry Swider |
| 4.21 | Indianapolis Colts | DL Mike Fultz |
| 4.22 | Cincinnati Bengals | LB Guy Brown |
| 4.23 | Detroit Lions | OL Dan Audick |
| 4.24 | San Francisco 49ers | TE Jimmie Corbett |
| 4.25 | Atlanta Falcons (thru GIA.) | RB Mike Voight |
| 4.26 | Kansas City Chiefs | DB Reggie Pinkney |
| 4.27 | Dallas Cowboys | DL Wilson Faumuina |
| 4.28 | Houston Oilers | QB Randy Dean |
| 5.1 | St. Louis Cardinals | OL Steve Schindler |
| 5.2 | Chicago Bears | WR Waddell Smith |
| 5.3 | Cleveland Browns | QB Fred Besana |
| 5.4 | New Orleans Saints | OL Jeff Williams |
| 5.5 | Seattle Seahawks | DB Gary Woolford |
| 5.6 | Atlanta Falcons | RB Rob Carpenter |
| 5.7 | Oakland Raiders | QB Glenn Carano |
| 5.8 | Washington Redskins (thru BUF. thru MIA.) | WR Larry Mucker |
| 5.9 | Miami Dolphins (thru BUF.) | RB Clarence Williams |
| 5.10 | Buffalo Bills (thru WAS.) | OL George Reihner |
| 5.11 | New York Jets | DL Dave Lindstrom |
| 5.12 | Minnesota Vikings | WR Shelton Diggs |
| 5.13 | Denver Broncos | DL Dave Stalls |
| 5.14 | Philadelphia Eagles | QB Tom Duniven |
| 5.15 | San Diego Chargers | DL Bill Rice |
| 5.16 | New England Patriots | QB David Whitehurst |
| 5.17 | Los Angeles Rams | DB Tom Hannon |
| 5.18 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DL Phil Dokes |
| 5.19 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DL Joe Campbell |
| 5.20 | Green Bay Packers | WR John Kimbrough |
| 5.21 | Indianapolis Colts | WR Luther Blue |
| 5.22 | Cincinnati Bengals | WR Warren Anderson |
| 5.23 | Detroit Lions | WR Keith Hardwig |
| 5.24 | San Francisco 49ers | WR Perry Griggs |
| 5.25 | Atlanta Falcons (thru GIA.) | DL Al Cleveland |
| 5.26 | Kansas City Chiefs | K Neil ODonoghue |
| 5.27 | Dallas Cowboys | WR Terry Anderson |
| 5.28 | Houston Oilers | WR Oren Middlebrook |
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