National Football League draft
The 1973 NFL draft was held January 30–31, 1973, at the Americana Hotel in New York City, New York.[1][2] With the first overall pick of the draft, the Houston Oilers selected defensive end John Matuszak.
| - ^ a b May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
- ^ Also known as offensive guard (OG)
- ^ Also known as placekicker (PK)
- ^ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)
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Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
261 | Houston Oilers | Larry Eaglin | Defensive back | Stephen F. Austin |
262 | New Orleans Saints | James Owens | Running back | Auburn |
263 | Philadelphia Eagles | Gary Van Elst | Defensive tackle | Michigan State |
264 | New England Patriots | Homer May | Tight end | Texas A&M |
265 | Buffalo Bills | Richard Earl | Tackle | Tennessee |
266 | Chicago Bears | Ed Siegler | Kicker | Clemson |
267 | St. Louis Cardinals | Dan Sanspree | Defensive end | Auburn |
268 | San Diego Chargers | Jay Douglas | Center | Memphis State |
269 | Denver Broncos | Elton Brown | Defensive end | Utah State |
270 | Baltimore Colts | Dan Neal | Center | Kentucky |
271 | Los Angeles Rams | Jeff Inmon | Running back | North Carolina Central |
272 | New York Jets | David Knight | Wide receiver | William & Mary |
273 | Atlanta Falcons | Byron Buelow | Defensive back | Lacrosse |
274 | Minnesota Vikings | Geary Murdock | Guard | Iowa State |
275 | New York Giants | William Wideman | Defensive tackle | North Carolina A&T |
276 | Kansas City Chiefs | Monroe Eley | Running back | Arizona State |
277 | Cincinnati Bengals | William Montgomery | Defensive back | Morehouse (Ga) |
278 | San Francisco 49ers | Tom Dahlberg | Running back | Gustavus Adolphus |
279 | Detroit Lions | Scott Freeman | Wide receiver | Wyoming |
280 | Green Bay Packers | Phil Engle | Defensive tackle | South Dakota State |
281 | Cleveland Browns | Carl Barisich | Defensive tackle | Princeton |
282 | Dallas Cowboys | Gerald Caswell | Guard | Colorado State |
283 | Oakland Raiders | Jerry List | Running back | Nebraska |
284 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob White | Defensive back | Arizona |
285 | Los Angeles Rams | Willie Jackson | Wide receiver | Florida |
286 | Miami Dolphins | Chris Kete | Center | Boston University |
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
287 | Houston Oilers | Brad Lyman | Wide receiver | UCLA |
288 | Philadelphia Eagles | Joe Lavender | Cornerback | San Diego State |
289 | New Orleans Saints | Paul Orndorff | Running back | Tampa |
290 | New England Patriots | Bruce Barnes | Punter | UCLA |
291 | Chicago Bears | Mike Griffin | Guard | Arkansas |
292 | St. Louis Cardinals | Dean Unruh | Tackle | Oklahoma |
293 | San Diego Chargers | Lynn Ahrens | Tackle | Eastern Montana |
294 | Buffalo Bills | Ronnie Carroll | Defensive tackle | Sam Houston State |
295 | Baltimore Colts | Bernard Thomas | Defensive end | Western Michigan |
296 | Denver Broncos | Jim O'Malley | Linebacker | Notre Dame |
297 | Los Angeles Rams | Robert Storck | Defensive tackle | Wisconsin |
298 | Atlanta Falcons | Mike Samples | Linebacker | Drake |
299 | Minnesota Vikings | Alan Spencer | Wide receiver | Pittsburg (KS) |
300 | New York Jets | Garry Puetz | Tackle | Valparaiso |
301 | Kansas City Chiefs | Tom Ramsey | Defensive tackle | Northern Arizona |
302 | Cincinnati Bengals | Charles "Boobie" Clark | Running back | Bethune-Cookman |
303 | New York Giants | Ron Lumpkin | Defensive back | Arizona State |
304 | Detroit Lions | Tom Scott | Wide receiver | Washington |
305 | San Francisco 49ers | Larry Pettus | Tackle | Tennessee State |
306 | Cleveland Browns | Stan Simmons | Tight end | Lewis & Clark |
307 | Dallas Cowboys | Jim Arneson | Guard | Arizona |
308 | Green Bay Packers | Larry McCarren | Center | Illinois |
309 | Oakland Raiders | Jim Krapf | Guard | Alabama |
310 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Willie Lee | Running back | Indiana State |
311 | Washington Redskins | Ernie Webster | Guard | Pittsburgh |
312 | Miami Dolphins | Mike Mullen | Linebacker | Tulane |
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
313 | Houston Oilers | Willie Martin | Guard | N.E. Oklahoma |
314 | New Orleans Saints | Richard Watkins | Defensive tackle | Weber State |
315 | Philadelphia Eagles | Stan Davis | Wide receiver | Memphis State |
316 | New England Patriots | Alan Lowry | Defensive back | Texas |
317 | St. Louis Cardinals | Edward Robinson | Defensive back | Lamar |
318 | San Diego Chargers | Alfred Reese | Running back | Tennessee State |
319 | Denver Broncos | Ed Smith | Defensive end | Colorado College |
320 | Chicago Bears | John Cieszkowski | Running back | Notre Dame |
321 | Denver Broncos | Ed White | Running back | Tulsa |
322 | Baltimore Colts | Tom Pierantozzi | Quarterback | West Chester |
323 | Los Angeles Rams | Rod Milburn | Wide receiver | Southern |
324 | Minnesota Vikings | Ron Just | Guard | Minot |
325 | New York Jets | Robert Parrish | Defensive tackle | Duke |
326 | Atlanta Falcons | Chris Stecher | Tackle | Claremont-Mudd |
327 | Cincinnati Bengals | Brooks West | Defensive tackle | Texas-El Paso |
328 | New York Giants | Clifton Davis | Running back | Alcorn A&M |
329 | Kansas City Chiefs | Paul Metallo | Defensive back | Massachusetts |
330 | San Francisco 49ers | Alan Kelso | Center | Washington |
331 | Detroit Lions | John Moss | Linebacker | Pittsburgh |
332 | Dallas Cowboys | John Smith | Wide receiver | UCLA |
333 | Green Bay Packers | Tim Alderson | Defensive back | Minnesota |
334 | Cleveland Browns | Jim Romaniszyn | Linebacker | Edinboro |
335 | Los Angeles Rams | Clinton Spearman | Linebacker | Michigan |
336 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Rick Fergerson | Wide receiver | Kansas State |
337 | Washington Redskins | Dennis Johnson | Defensive tackle | Delaware |
338 | Miami Dolphins | Joe Booker | Running back | Miami (OH) |
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
339 | Houston Oilers | Ron Lou | Center | Arizona State |
340 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ralph Sacra | Tackle | Texas A&M |
341 | New Orleans Saints | Paul Fersen | Tackle | Georgia |
342 | New England Patriots | Ray Hamilton | Defensive End | Oklahoma |
343 | San Diego Chargers | Tony Adams | Quarterback | Utah State |
344 | Buffalo Bills | Merv Krakau | Linebacker | Iowa State |
345 | Chicago Bears | Dave Juenger | Wide receiver | Ohio |
346 | St. Louis Cardinals | Dan Peiffer | Guard | Southeast Missouri State |
347 | Baltimore Colts | Ed Williams | Running back | West Virginia |
348 | Denver Broncos | John Hufnagel | Quarterback | Penn State |
349 | Los Angeles Rams | Walter Rhone | Defensive back | Central Missouri |
350 | New York Jets | Joe Schwartz | Running back | Toledo |
351 | Atlanta Falcons | John Madeya | Quarterback | Louisville |
352 | Minnesota Vikings | Eddie Bishop | Defensive back | Southern |
353 | New York Giants | Brian Kelley | Linebacker | Cal Lutheran |
354 | Kansas City Chiefs | Albert White | Wide receiver | Ft. Valley State |
355 | Cincinnati Bengals | Hurles Scales | Defensive back | North Texas State |
356 | Detroit Lions | Jay Corey | Tackle | Santa Clara |
357 | San Francisco 49ers | Dennis Morrison | Quarterback | Kansas State |
358 | Green Bay Packers | James Anderson | Defensive tackle | Northwestern |
359 | Cleveland Browns | Robert Popelka | Defensive back | Southern Methodist |
360 | Dallas Cowboys | Bob Thornton | Guard | North Carolina |
361 | Oakland Raiders | Bruce Polen | Defensive back | William Penn |
362 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Roger Cowan | Defensive end | Stanford |
363 | Washington Redskins | Herb Marshall | Defensive back | Cameron |
364 | Miami Dolphins | Greg Boyd | Running back | Arizona |
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
365 | Houston Oilers | Roger Goree | Linebacker | Baylor |
366 | New Orleans Saints | Mike Evenson | Center | North Dakota State |
367 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ken Schlezes | Defensive back | Notre Dame |
368 | New England Patriots | Condie Pugh | Running back | Norfolk State |
369 | Buffalo Bills | Joe Rizzo | Linebacker | Kings Point |
370 | Chicago Bears | Don Rives | Linebacker | Texas Tech |
371 | St. Louis Cardinals | Melvin Parker | Linebacker | Duke |
372 | San Diego Chargers | Gary Parris | Tight end | Florida State |
373 | Denver Broncos | Calvin Jones | Defensive back | Washington |
374 | Baltimore Colts | Jackie Brown | Defensive back | South Carolina |
375 | Los Angeles Rams | Jerry Bond | Defensive back | Weber State |
376 | Atlanta Falcons | Thomas Gage | Defensive back | Lamar |
377 | Minnesota Vikings | Tony Chandler | Running back | Missouri Valley |
378 | New York Jets | Mahlon Williams | Tight end | North Carolina State |
379 | Buffalo Bills | Vince O'Neil | Running back | Kansas |
380 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ted McNulty | Quarterback | Indiana |
381 | New York Giants | Carl Schaukowitch | Guard | Penn State |
382 | San Francisco 49ers | Mike Bettiga | Wide receiver | Humboldt State |
383 | San Francisco 49ers | Dan Hansen | Defensive back | BYU |
384 | Cleveland Browns | Dave Sullivan | Wide receiver | Virginia |
385 | Dallas Cowboys | Walt Baisy | Linebacker | Grambling |
386 | Green Bay Packers | Reggie Echols | Wide receiver | UCLA |
387 | Oakland Raiders | Dave Leffers | Center | Vanderbilt |
388 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Charles Cross | Defensive back | Iowa |
389 | Miami Dolphins | Bill Palmer | Tight end | St. Thomas |
390 | Los Angeles Rams | Curt Matter | Defensive end | Washington |
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
391 | Houston Oilers | Tim Dameron | Wide receiver | East Carolina |
392 | Philadelphia Eagles | Frank Dowsing | Defensive back | Mississippi State |
393 | New Orleans Saints | Howard Stevens | Running back | Louisville |
394 | New England Patriots | Mike Kutter | Defensive end | Concordia (Moorhead) |
395 | Chicago Bears | Bill Hart | Center | Michigan |
396 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jim Hann | Linebacker | Montana |
397 | San Diego Chargers | Joe Petty | Defensive back | Arizona State |
398 | Denver Broncos | Oliver Ross | Running back | Alabama A&M |
399 | Baltimore Colts | Marty Januszkiewicz | Running back | Syracuse |
400 | Denver Broncos | Ken Muhlbeier | Center | Idaho |
401 | Los Angeles Rams | Fuller Cherry | Defensive back | Arkansas-Monticello |
402 | Minnesota Vikings | Larry Smiley | Defensive end | Texas Southern |
403 | New York Jets | John Czerwinski | Tackle | Bowling Green |
404 | Atlanta Falcons | Rufus Ferguson | Running back | Wisconsin |
405 | Cincinnati Bengals | Harry Unger | Running back | Auburn |
406 | New York Giants | Ben Nitka | Kicker | Colorado College |
407 | Kansas City Chiefs | Wilbur Grooms | Linebacker | Tampa |
408 | Detroit Lions | Larry Nickels | Wide receiver | Dayton |
409 | San Francisco 49ers | Mike Oven | Tight end | Georgia Tech |
410 | Dallas Cowboys | John Conley | Tight end | Hawaii |
411 | Green Bay Packers | Keith Pretty | Tight end | Western Michigan |
412 | Cleveland Browns | George Greenfield | Running back | Murray State |
413 | Oakland Raiders | Jerry Gadlin | Wide receiver | Wyoming |
414 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Glen Nardi | Defensive tackle | Navy |
415 | Washington Redskins | Mike Wedman | Kicker | Colorado |
416 | Miami Dolphins | James Jackson | Defensive end | Norfolk State |
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
417 | Houston Oilers | Randy Braband | Linebacker | Texas |
418 | New Orleans Saints | Bobby Garner | Tight end | Winston-Salem |
419 | Philadelphia Eagles | Greg Oliver | Running back | Trinity |
420 | New England Patriots | Eddie McAshan | Quarterback | Georgia Tech |
421 | St. Louis Cardinals | Eric Crone | Quarterback | Harvard |
422 | San Diego Chargers | Barry Darrow | Tackle | Montana |
423 | Buffalo Bills | John Stearns | Defensive back | Colorado |
424 | Chicago Bears | Larry Roach | Defensive back | Oklahoma |
425 | Denver Broncos | Kenneth Morgan | Tight end | Elon |
426 | Baltimore Colts | Guy Falkenhagen | Tackle | Northern Michigan |
427 | Los Angeles Rams | Fred Henry | Running back | New Mexico |
428 | Atlanta Falcons | Jim Hodge | Wide receiver | Arkansas |
429 | Minnesota Vikings | Dave Winfield | Tight end | Minnesota |
430 | New York Giants | John Billizon | Defensive end | Grambling State |
431 | Kansas City Chiefs | Clayton Korver | Tight end | Southern Methodist |
432 | New York Jets | Jim Foote | Punter | Delaware Valley |
433 | Cincinnati Bengals | Wayne Estabrook | Quarterback | Whittier |
434 | San Francisco 49ers | Bob Erickson | Guard | North Dakota State |
435 | Detroit Lions | Earl Belgrave | Tackle | Ohio State |
436 | Green Bay Packers | Harold Sampson | Defensive tackle | Southern |
437 | Cleveland Browns | Robert McClowry | Center | Michigan State |
438 | Dallas Cowboys | Leslie Strayhorn | Running back | East Carolina |
439 | Oakland Raiders | Michael Ryan | Guard | USC |
440 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mike Shannon | Defensive tackle | Oregon State |
441 | Washington Redskins | Jeff Davis | Running back | Mars Hill |
442 [6] | Miami Dolphins | Charlie Wade | Wide receiver | Tennessee State |
| = Pro Bowler [3] | | | = Hall of Famer |
- John Hannah, guard from Alabama, taken 1st round 4th overall by New England Patriots
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1991.[7]
- Dan Fouts, quarterback from Oregon, taken 3rd round 64th overall by San Diego Chargers
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1993.[7]
- Joe DeLamielleure, guard from Michigan State, taken 1st round 26th overall by Buffalo Bills
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2003.[8]
- Ray Guy, punter from Southern Mississippi, taken 1st round 23rd overall by Oakland Raiders
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2014.
- Drew Pearson, wide receiver from Tulsa, undrafted and signed by Dallas Cowboys
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021.
Notable undrafted players
[edit] - ^ "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
- ^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- ^ "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- ^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
- ^ a b List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- ^ List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Retrieved October 25, 2011.