1977 NFL Draft

The 1977 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held May 3–4, 1977, at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, New York.[1][2] The league also held its first supplemental draft, which took place after the regular draft and before the regular season.

1977 NFL Draft
General information
Date(s)	May 3–4, 1977
Location	Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, NY
Overview
335 total selections in 12 rounds
League	NFL
First selection	Ricky Bell, RB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Mr. Irrelevant	Jim Kelleher, RB Minnesota Vikings
Most selections (18)	Cincinnati Bengals Pittsburgh Steelers
Fewest selections (6)	Washington Redskins
Hall of Famers	2

This was the first draft in the common draft era (since 1967) to be 12 rounds, five rounds fewer than drafts of 1967-76. The draft remained at 12 rounds through 1992 before being reduced to seven, where it has remained through 2019.

Player selections

= Pro Bowler [3]

= Hall of Famer

Round One

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Ricky Bell	Running Back	USC
2	Dallas Cowboys ^(from Seattle)	Tony Dorsett	Running Back	Pittsburgh
3	Cincinnati Bengals ^(from Buffalo)	Eddie Edwards	Defensive End	Miami (FL)
4	New York Jets	Marvin Powell	Tackle	USC
5	New York Giants	Gary Jeter	Defensive Tackle	USC
6	Atlanta Falcons	Warren Bryant	Tackle	Kentucky
7	New Orleans Saints	Joe Campbell	Defensive End	Maryland
8	Cincinnati Bengals ^(from Philadelphia)	Wilson Whitley	Defensive Tackle	Houston
9	Green Bay Packers	Mike Butler	Defensive End	Kansas
10	Kansas City Chiefs	Gary Green	Cornerback	Baylor
11	Houston Oilers	Morris Towns	Tackle	Missouri
12	Buffalo Bills ^(from Detroit)	Phil Dokes	Defensive Tackle	Oklahoma State
13	Miami Dolphins	A. J. Duhe	Defensive End	Louisiana State
14	Seattle Seahawks ^(from San Diego through Dallas)	Steve August	Offensive tackle	Tulsa
15	Chicago Bears	Ted Albrecht	Tackle	California
16	New England Patriots ^(from San Francisco)	Raymond Clayborn	Cornerback	Texas
17	Cleveland Browns	Robert Jackson	Linebacker	Texas A&M
18	Denver Broncos	Steve Schindler	Guard	Boston College
19	St. Louis Cardinals ^(from Washington)	Steve Pisarkiewicz	Quarterback	Missouri
20	Atlanta Falcons ^(from St. Louis)	Wilson Faumuina	Defensive Tackle	San José State
21	Pittsburgh Steelers	Robin Cole	Linebacker	New Mexico
22	Cincinnati Bengals	Mike Cobb	Tight End	Michigan State
23	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Brudzinski	Linebacker	Ohio State
24	San Diego Chargers ^(from Dallas)	Bob Rush	Center	Memphis State
25	New England Patriots	Stanley Morgan	Wide Receiver	Tennessee
26	Baltimore Colts	Randy Burke	Wide Receiver	Kentucky
27	Minnesota Vikings	Tommy Kramer	Quarterback	Rice
28	Green Bay Packers ^(from Oakland)	Ezra Johnson	Defensive End	Morris Brown

Round Two

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
29	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Dave Lewis	Linebacker	USC
30	Seattle Seahawks	Tom Lynch	Tackle	Boston College
31	Los Angeles Rams ^(from Buffalo through Seattle via Dallas)	Nolan Cromwell	Defensive Back	Kansas
32	New York Giants	Johnny Perkins	Wide Receiver	Abilene Christian
33	New York Jets	Wesley Walker	Wide Receiver	California
34	New Orleans Saints	Mike Fultz	Defensive Tackle	Nebraska
35	Oakland Raiders	Mike Davis	Defensive Back	Colorado
36	Atlanta Falcons	R. C. Thielemann	Guard	Arkansas
37	Kansas City Chiefs	Tony Reed	Running Back	Colorado
38	Houston Oilers	George Reihner	Guard	Penn State
39	Green Bay Packers	Greg Koch	Tackle	Arkansas
40	Miami Dolphins	Bob Baumhower	Defensive Tackle	Alabama
41	Seattle Seahawks ^(from San Diego through Dallas)	Terry Beeson	Linebacker	Kansas
42	Detroit Lions	Walt Williams	Defensive Back	New Mexico State
43	Chicago Bears	Mike Spivey	Defensive Back	Colorado
44	New England Patriots ^(from San Francisco)	Horace Ivory	Running Back	Oklahoma
45	Denver Broncos	Rob Lytle	Running Back	Michigan
46	Cleveland Browns	Tom Skladany	Punter	Ohio State
47	St. Louis Cardinals	George Franklin	Running Back	Texas A&I
48	Pittsburgh Steelers	Sidney Thornton	Running Back	NW Louisiana
49	Cincinnati Bengals	Pete Johnson	Running Back	Ohio State
50	Los Angeles Rams	Billy Waddy	Running Back	Colorado
51	Seattle Seahawks	Peter Cronan	Linebacker	Boston College
52	New England Patriots	Don Hasselbeck	Tight End	Colorado
53	Baltimore Colts	Mike Ozdowski	Defensive End	Virginia
54	Dallas Cowboys	Glenn Carano	Quarterback	UNLV
55	Minnesota Vikings	Dennis Swilley	Guard	Texas A&M
56	Oakland Raiders	Ted McKnight	Running Back	Minnesota-Duluth

Round Three

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
57	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Charles Hannah	Defensive End	Alabama
58	Seattle Seahawks	Dennis Boyd	Defensive End	Oregon State
59	Buffalo Bills	Curtis Brown	Running Back	Missouri
60	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tom Beasley	Defensive Tackle	Virginia Tech
61	Chicago Bears	Robin Earl	Running Back	Washington
62	Dallas Cowboys	Tony Hill	Wide Receiver	Stanford
63	St. Louis Cardinals	Edgar Fields	Defensive Tackle	Texas A&M
64	New Orleans Saints	Robert Watts	Linebacker	Boston College
65	San Francisco 49ers	Elmo Boyd	Wide Receiver	Eastern Kentucky
66	Houston Oilers	Tim Wilson	Running Back	Maryland
67	Kansas City Chiefs	Thomas Howard	Linebacker	Texas Tech
68	Los Angeles Rams	Ed Fulton	Guard	Maryland
69	Detroit Lions	Rick Kane	Running Back	San José State
70	Houston Oilers	Jimmie Giles	Tight End	Alcorn State
71	Miami Dolphins	Mike Watson	Tackle	Miami (OH)
72	New York Jets	Tank Marshall	Defensive End	Texas A&M
73	Buffalo Bills	John Kimbrough	Wide Receiver	St. Cloud State
74	Green Bay Packers	Rick Scribner	Guard	Idaho State
75	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jim Smith	Wide Receiver	Michigan
76	Cincinnati Bengals	Mike Voight	Running Back	North Carolina
77	San Diego Chargers	Keith King	Defensive Back	Colorado State
78	St. Louis Cardinals	Kurt Allerman	Linebacker	Penn State
79	Los Angeles Rams	Wendell Tyler	Running Back	UCLA
80	St. Louis Cardinals	Terdell Middleton	Running Back	Memphis State
81	Dallas Cowboys	Val Belcher	Guard	Houston
82	New England Patriots	Sidney Brown	Defensive Back	Oklahoma
83	Minnesota Vikings	Tom Hannon	Defensive Back	Michigan State
84	Houston Oilers	Rob Carpenter	Running Back	Miami (OH)

Round Four

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
85	Cincinnati Bengals	Rick Walker	Tight End	UCLA
86	Buffalo Bills	Jimmy Dean	Defensive Tackle	Texas A&M
87	Seattle Seahawks	John Yarno	Center	Idaho
88	New York Giants	Mike Vaughan	Tackle	Oklahoma
89	New York Jets	Scott Dierking	Running Back	Purdue
90	Atlanta Falcons	Allan Leavitt	Kicker	Georgia
91	Los Angeles Rams	Vince Ferragamo	Quarterback	Nebraska
92	Kansas City Chiefs	Mark Bailey	Running Back	Long Beach State
93	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ted Petersen	Center	Eastern Illinois
94	Kansas City Chiefs	Andre Samuels	Tight End	Bethune-Cookman
95	Kansas City Chiefs	Darius Helton	Guard	North Carolina Central
96	Detroit Lions	Luther Blue	Wide Receiver	Iowa State
97	Washington Redskins	Duncan McColl	Defensive End	Stanford
98	Houston Oilers	Warren Anderson	Wide Receiver	West Virginia State
99	Pittsburgh Steelers	Laverne Smith	Running Back	Kansas
100	San Francisco 49ers	Stan Black	Defensive Back	Mississippi State
101	Denver Broncos	Billy Bryan	Center	Duke
102	Cleveland Browns	Oliver Davis	Defensive Back	Tennessee State
103	Cincinnati Bengals	Mike Wilson	Tackle	Georgia
104	Kansas City Chiefs	Eric Harris	Defensive Back	Memphis State
105	Cincinnati Bengals	Jerry Anderson	Defensive Back	Oklahoma
106	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dan Audick	Guard	Hawaii
107	Los Angeles Rams	Earl Jones	Defensive End	Memphis State
108	Dallas Cowboys	Guy Brown	Linebacker	Houston
109	New England Patriots	Gerald Skinner	Tackle	Arkansas
110	Cleveland Browns	Robert Sims	Defensive Tackle	South Carolina State
111	Seattle Seahawks	Larry Seivers	Wide Receiver	Tennessee
112	Oakland Raiders	Mickey Marvin	Guard	Tennessee
0	Seattle Seahawks ^(supplemental draft)	Al Hunter	Running Back	Notre Dame

Round Five

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
113	Miami Dolphins	Mike Michel	Kicker	Stanford
114	Detroit Lions	Ron Crosby	Linebacker	Penn State
115	Buffalo Bills	Fred Besana	Quarterback	California
116	New York Jets	Perry Griggs	Wide Receiver	Troy State
117	New York Giants	Randy Dean	Quarterback	Northwestern
118	New Orleans Saints	Dave LaFary	Tackle	Purdue
119	Philadelphia Eagles	Skip Sharp	Defensive Back	Kansas
120	Atlanta Falcons	Shelton Diggs	Wide Receiver	USC
121	Pittsburgh Steelers	Cliff Stoudt	Quarterback	Youngstown State
122	Green Bay Packers	Nate Simpson	Running Back	Tennessee State
123	Miami Dolphins	Leroy Harris	Running Back	Arkansas State
124	San Diego Chargers	Clarence Williams	Running Back	South Carolina
125	Pittsburgh Steelers	Steve Courson	Guard	South Carolina
126	Oakland Raiders	Lester Hayes	Cornerback	Texas A&M
127	Buffalo Bills	Neil O'Donoghue	Kicker	Auburn
128	San Diego Chargers	Cliff Olander	Quarterback	New Mexico State
129	New York Jets	Gary Gregory	Tackle	Baylor
130	Los Angeles Rams	Donnie Hickman	Guard	USC
131	St. Louis Cardinals	Ernest Lee	Defensive Tackle	Texas
132	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dennis Winston	Linebacker	Arkansas
133	Cincinnati Bengals	Ray Phillips	Linebacker	Nebraska
134	Los Angeles Rams	Jeff Williams	Guard	Rhode Island
135	St. Louis Cardinals	Andy Spiva	Linebacker	Tennessee
136	New Orleans Saints	Dave Hubbard	Tackle	Brigham Young
137	Dallas Cowboys	Andy Frederick	Tackle	New Mexico
138	Minnesota Vikings	Ken Moore	Tight End	Northern Illinois
139	Oakland Raiders	Jeff Barnes	Linebacker	California

Round Six

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
140	Chicago Bears	Vince Evans	Quarterback	USC
141	San Francisco 49ers	Mike Burns	Defensive Back	USC
142	Seattle Seahawks	Tony Benjamin	Running Back	Duke
143	New York Giants	Bob Jordan	Tackle	Memphis State
144	New York Jets	Joe Klecko	Defensive Tackle	Temple
145	Philadelphia Eagles	Kevin Russell	Defensive Back	Tennessee State
146	San Diego Chargers	Dave Lindstrom	Defensive End	Boston University
147	New Orleans Saints	Cliff Parsley	Punter	Oklahoma State
148	Houston Oilers	Gary Woolford	Defensive Back	Florida State
149	Green Bay Packers	Tim Moresco	Defensive Back	Syracuse
150	Kansas City Chiefs	Rick Burleson	Defensive End	Texas
151	San Diego Chargers	Larry Barnes	Running Back	Tennessee State
152	San Diego Chargers	Pete Shaw	Defensive Back	Northwestern
153	New York Giants	Emery Moorehead	Wide Receiver	Colorado
154	Philadelphia Eagles	Wilbert Montgomery	Running Back	Abilene Christian
155	San Francisco 49ers	Jim Harlan	Center	Howard Payne
156	Los Angeles Rams	Art Best	Running Back	Kent State
157	Buffalo Bills	Ron Pruitt	Defensive End	Nebraska
158	Philadelphia Eagles	Mark Mitchell	Defensive Back	Tulane
159	Pittsburgh Steelers	Paul Harris	Linebacker	Alabama
160	Cincinnati Bengals	Tommy Duniven	Quarterback	Texas Tech
161	Atlanta Falcons	Keith Jenkins	Defensive Back	Cincinnati
162	New Orleans Saints	Tom Schick	Guard	Maryland
163	Baltimore Colts	Calvin O'Neal	Linebacker	Michigan
164	Dallas Cowboys	Jim Cooper	Tackle	Temple
165	Houston Oilers	David Carter	Center	Western Kentucky
166	Detroit Lions	Reggie Pinkney	Defensive Back	East Carolina
167	Kansas City Chiefs	Andre Herrera	Running Back	Southern Illinois

Round Seven

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
168	New York Jets	Charles White	Running Back	Bethune-Cookman
169	Seattle Seahawks	David Sims	Running Back	Georgia Tech
170	Buffalo Bills	Mike Nelms	Defensive Back	Baylor
171	New York Jets	Bob Grupp	Defensive Back	Duke
172	Green Bay Packers	Derrel Gofourth	Center	Oklahoma State
173	Cleveland Browns	Ken Randle	Wide Receiver	USC
174	New Orleans Saints	Greg Boykin	Running Back	Northwestern
175	Philadelphia Eagles	Charles Johnson	Defensive Tackle	Colorado
176	Green Bay Packers	Rell Tipton	Guard	Baylor
177	Kansas City Chiefs	Chris Golub	Defensive Back	Kansas
178	New York Giants	Al Dixon	Tight End	Iowa State
179	Detroit Lions	Tim Black	Linebacker	Baylor
180	Miami Dolphins	Bruce Herron	Linebacker	New Mexico
181	San Diego Chargers	Ron Bush	Defensive Back	USC
182	Chicago Bears	Gerald Butler	Wide Receiver	Nicholls State
183	San Francisco 49ers	Jim Van Wagner	Running Back	Michigan Tech
184	Cleveland Browns	Blane Smith	Tight End	Purdue
185	Denver Broncos	Larry Swider	Punter	Pittsburgh
186	Pittsburgh Steelers	Randy Frisch	Defensive Tackle	Missouri
187	Cincinnati Bengals	Louis Breeden	Defensive Back	North Carolina Central
188	Oakland Raiders	Rich Martini	Wide Receiver	California-Davis
189	Cleveland Browns	Bob Lingenfelter	Tackle	Nebraska
190	Washington Redskins	Reggie Haynes	Tight End	UNLV
191	Dallas Cowboys	Dave Stalls	Defensive Tackle	Northern Colorado
192	New England Patriots	Ken Smith	Wide Receiver	Arkansas-Pine Bluff
193	Baltimore Colts	Blanchard Carter	Tackle	UNLV
194	Cincinnati Bengals	Jim Corbett	Tight End	Pittsburgh
195	New York Jets	Kevin Long	Running Back	South Carolina

Round Eight

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
196	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Randy Hedberg	Quarterback	Minot State
197	Buffalo Bills	Greg Morton	Defensive Tackle	Michigan
198	Houston Oilers	Steve Davis	Wide Receiver	Georgia
199	New York Giants	Bill Rice	Defensive Tackle	Brigham Young
200	New York Jets	Dan Alexander	Defensive Tackle	Louisiana State
201	New Orleans Saints	Jimmy Stewart	Defensive Back	Tulsa
202	Philadelphia Eagles	Cleveland Franklin	Running Back	Baylor
203	Atlanta Falcons	Walter Packer	Wide Receiver	Mississippi State
204	Kansas City Chiefs	Ron Olsonoski	Linebacker	St. Thomas (MN)
205	Houston Oilers	Eddie Foster	Wide Receiver	Houston
206	Green Bay Packers	David Whitehurst	Quarterback	Furman
207	Miami Dolphins	Horace Perkins	Defensive Back	Colorado
208	Dallas Cowboys	Al Cleveland	Defensive End	Pacific
209	Detroit Lions	Mark Griffin	Tackle	North Carolina
210	New York Jets	Ed Thompson	Linebacker	Ohio State
211	New York Giants	Otis Rodgers	Linebacker	Iowa State
212	Denver Broncos	Calvin Culliver	Running Back	Alabama
213	Cleveland Browns	Bill Armstrong	Defensive Back	Wake Forest
214	Cincinnati Bengals	Jose St. Victor	Guard	Syracuse
215	Kansas City Chiefs	Waddell Smith	Wide Receiver	Kansas
216	St. Louis Cardinals	Eric Williams	Linebacker	USC
217	Pittsburgh Steelers	Phil August	Wide Receiver	Miami (FL)
218	Los Angeles Rams	Rod Bockwoldt	Defensive Back	Weber State
219	New England Patriots	Brad Benson	Guard	Penn State
220	Baltimore Colts	Ken Helms	Tackle	Georgia
221	Dallas Cowboys	Fred Williams	Running Back	Arizona State
222	Minnesota Vikings	Clint Strozier	Defensive Back	USC
223	Oakland Raiders	Terry Robiskie	Running Back	Louisiana State

Round Nine

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
224	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Byron Hemingway	Linebacker	Boston College
225	Seattle Seahawks	George Adzick	Defensive back	Minnesota
226	Kansas City Chiefs	Derrick Glanton	Defensive end	Bishop
227	New York Jets	Matt Robinson	Quarterback	Georgia
228	New York Giants	Ken Mullins	Defensive end	Florida A&M
229	Philadelphia Eagles	T.J. Humphreys	Guard	Arkansas State
230	Atlanta Falcons	John Maxwell	Tackle	Boston College
231	New Orleans Saints	Dave Knowles	Tackle	Indiana
232	Houston Oilers	Bill Currier	Defensive back	South Carolina
233	Green Bay Packers	Joel Mullins	Tackle	Arkansas State
234	Kansas City Chiefs	Dave Green	Tackle	New Mexico
235	San Diego Chargers	Gene Washington	Wide receiver	Georgia
236	Detroit Lions	Steve Mathieson	Quarterback	Florida State
237	Miami Dolphins	Robert Turner	Running back	Oklahoma State
238	Chicago Bears	Nick Buonamici	Defensive tackle	Ohio State
239	San Francisco 49ers	David Posey	Kicker	Florida
240	Cleveland Browns	Daryl Brown	Defensive back	Tufts
241	Denver Broncos	Charles Jackson	Defensive tackle	Washington
242	Atlanta Falcons	Robert Speer	Defensive end	Arkansas State
243	St. Louis Cardinals	Johnny Jackson	Defensive tackle	Southern
244	Pittsburgh Steelers	Roosevelt Kelly	Tight end	Eastern Kentucky
245	Cincinnati Bengals	Willie Zachary	Wide receiver	Central State (OH)
246	Washington Redskins	Mike Northington	Running back	Purdue
247	Baltimore Colts	Glen Capriola	Running back	Boston College
248	Dallas Cowboys	Mark Cantrell	Center	North Carolina
249	New England Patriots	Jerry Vogele	Linebacker	Michigan
250	Minnesota Vikings	Scott Studwell	Linebacker	Illinois
251	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Larry Mucker	Wide receiver	Arizona State

Round Ten

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
252	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Robert Morgan	Running back	Florida
253	Pittsburgh Steelers	Alvin Cowans	Defensive back	Florida
254	Seattle Seahawks	Sam Adkins	Quarterback	Wichita State
255	New York Giants	Mike Jones	Wide receiver	Minnesota
256	New York Jets	John Hennessy	Defensive end	Michigan
257	Atlanta Falcons	Billy Ryckman	Wide receiver	Louisiana Tech
258	New Orleans Saints	Rafael Septién	Kicker	Southwestern Louisiana
259	Philadelphia Eagles	John Mastronardo	Wide receiver	Villanova
260	Green Bay Packers	Jim Culbreath	Running back	Oklahoma
261	Kansas City Chiefs	Mark Vitali	Quarterback	Purdue
262	Houston Oilers	Harvey Hull	Linebacker	Mississippi State
263	Detroit Lions	Gary Anderson	Guard	Stanford
264	Miami Dolphins	Mark Carter	Tight end	Eastern Michigan
265	San Diego Chargers	Curtis Townsend	Linebacker	Arkansas
266	Chicago Bears	Dennis Breckner	Defensive end	Miami (FL)
267	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Aaron Ball	Linebacker	Fullerton State
268	Denver Broncos	Oren Middlebrook	Wide receiver	Arkansas State
269	Cleveland Browns	Tom Burkett	Tackle	North Carolina
270	St. Louis Cardinals	Jim LeJay	Wide receiver	San Jose State
271	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dave LaCrosse	Linebacker	Wake Forest
272	Cincinnati Bengals	Bob Bialik	Punter	Hillsdale
273	Washington Redskins	James Sykes	Running back	Rice
274	Los Angeles Rams	Don Petersen	Tight end	Boston College
275	Dallas Cowboys	Steve DeBerg	Quarterback	San Jose State
276	New England Patriots	John Rasmussen	Tackle	Wisconsin
277	Baltimore Colts	Ron Baker	Guard	Oklahoma State
278	Minnesota Vikings	Dan Beaver	Kicker	Illinois
279	New England Patriots	Giles Alexander	Defensive end	Tulsa

Round Eleven

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
280	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Chuck Rodgers	Defensive back	North Dakota State
281	Seattle Seahawks	Bill Westbeld	Tackle	Dayton
282	Buffalo Bills	Nate Jackson	Running back	Tennessee State
283	Philadelphia Eagles	Rocco Moore	Tackle	Western Michigan
284	New York Giants	Bill Helms	Tight end	San Diego State
285	New Orleans Saints	John Blain	Tackle	San Jose State
286	Philadelphia Eagles	Mike Cordova	Quarterback	Stanford
287	Atlanta Falcons	Dave Farmer	Running back	USC
288	Kansas City Chiefs	Maurice Mitchell	Wide receiver	Northern Michigan
289	Houston Oilers	Al Romano	Linebacker	Pittsburgh
290	Green Bay Packers	Terry Randolph	Defensive back	American International
291	Miami Dolphins	John Alexander	Defensive end	Rutgers
292	Cincinnati Bengals	Joel Parrish	Guard	Georgia
293	Detroit Lions	Tony Daykin	Linebacker	Georgia Tech
294	Chicago Bears	Connie Zelencik	Center	Purdue
295	San Francisco 49ers	Brian Billick	Tight end	Brigham Young
296	Cleveland Browns	Charles Nash	Wide receiver	Arizona
297	Denver Broncos	Phil Heck	Linebacker	California
298	Pittsburgh Steelers	Lou West	Defensive back	Cincinnati
299	Cincinnati Bengals	Carl Allen	Defensive back	Southern Mississippi
300	Washington Redskins	Don Harris	Defensive back	Rutgers
301	St. Louis Cardinals	Greg Lee	Defensive back	Western Illinois
302	Los Angeles Rams	Carson Long	Kicker	Pittsburgh
303	New England Patriots	Ray Costict	Linebacker	Mississippi State
304	Baltimore Colts	Brian Ruff	Linebacker	The Citadel
305	Dallas Cowboys	Don Wardlow	Tight end	Washington
306	Minnesota Vikings	Keith Hartwig	Wide receiver	Arizona
307	New York Jets	Dave Butterfield	Defensive back	Nebraska

Round Twelve

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
308	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Chip Sheffield	Wide receiver	Lenoir-Rhyne
309	Buffalo Bills	Charles Romes	Defensive back	North Carolina Central
310	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jimmy Stephens	Tight end	Florida
311	New York Giants	Elmo Simmons	Running back	Texas-Arlington
312	New York Jets	Phil Gargis	Running back	Auburn
313	New York Jets	Dave Conrad	Tackle	Maryland
314	St. Louis Cardinals	Don Parrish	Defensive end	Pittsburgh
315	New Orleans Saints	Oakley Dalton	Defensive tackle	Jackson State
316	Houston Oilers	Ove Johansson	Kicker	Abilene Christian
317	Oakland Raiders	Rod Martin	Linebacker	USC
318	Kansas City Chiefs	Ray Burks	Linebacker	UCLA
319	San Diego Chargers	Jim Stansik	Tight end	Eastern Michigan
320	Detroit Lions	Dave Greenwood	Guard	Iowa State
321	Miami Dolphins	Terry Anderson	Wide receiver	Bethune-Cookman
322	Cincinnati Bengals	Terry Irving	Defensive back	Jackson State
323	San Francisco 49ers	Scott Martin	Guard	North Dakota
324	Denver Broncos	Scott Levenhagen	Tight end	Western Illinois
325	Cleveland Browns	Leo Tierney	Center	Georgia Tech
326	Cincinnati Bengals	Alex Percival	Wide receiver	Morehouse (GA)
327	Washington Redskins	Curtis Kirkland	Defensive end	Missouri
328	St. Louis Cardinals	Rick Fenlaw	Linebacker	Texas
329	Seattle Seahawks	I. V. Wilson	Defensive tackle	Tulsa
330	Los Angeles Rams	Barry Caudill	Center	Southern Mississippi
331	Baltimore Colts	Bill Deutsch	Running back	North Dakota
332	Dallas Cowboys	Greg Peters	Guard	California
333	New England Patriots	Dave Preston	Running back	Bowling Green
334	Oakland Raiders	Rolf Benirschke	Kicker	California-Davis
335 [4]	Minnesota Vikings	Jim Kelleher	Running back	Colorado

= Pro Bowler [3]

= Hall of Famer

Hall of Famers

• Tony Dorsett, running back from University of Pittsburgh taken 1st round 2nd overall by the Dallas Cowboys.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1994.[5]

• Tony Dungy, safety from Minnesota undrafted and signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Inducted: For his Head Coaching achievements Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2016.

Notable undrafted players

^†

= Pro Bowler[3]

‡

= Hall of Famer[6]

Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
Atlanta Falcons	June Jones	QB	Portland State	Ind. (Coll.)
Baltimore Colts	Wade Griffin	OT	Mississippi	SEC
Buffalo Bills	Shane Nelson	LB	Baylor	SWC
Chicago Bears	Fred Dean	G	Texas Southern	SWAC
Dallas Cowboys	Bruce Huther	LB	New Hampshire	Yankee
Dallas Cowboys	Larry Brinson	RB	Florida	SEC
Denver Broncos	Ron Egloff	TE	Wisconsin	Big Ten
Denver Broncos	Rob Nairne	LB	Oregon State	Pac-8
Houston Oilers	Ken Kennard	DT	Angelo State	LSC
Kansas City Chiefs	Ed Beckman	TE	Florida State	Ind.
Kansas City Chiefs	Ricky Wesson	DB	SMU	SWC
Los Angeles Rams	Glen Walker	P	USC	Pac-8
Miami Dolphins	Charles Cornelius	DB	Bethune–Cookman	SIAC
Minnesota Vikings	Rick Danmeier	K	Sioux Falls	Tri-State
New England Patriots	Tim Mazzetti	K	Penn	Ivy
New Orleans Saints	Rich Mauti	WR	Penn State	Ind.
New York Giants	Frank Marion	LB	Florida A&M	SIAC
New York Giants	Joe Pisarcik	QB	New Mexico State	MVC
New York Giants	J. T. Turner	G	Duke	ACC
New York Jets	Bruce Harper	RB	Kutztown	PSAC
Philadelphia Eagles	Herman Edwards	CB	San Diego State	Ind.
Philadelphia Eagles	Wally Henry ^†	WR	UCLA	Pac-8
Pittsburgh Steelers	Tony Dungy	S	Minnesota	Big Ten
San Francisco 49ers	Mike Baldassin	LB	Washington	Pac-8
Seattle Seahawks	Doug Long	DB	Whitworth	NWC
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Cecil Johnson	LB	Pittsburgh	Ind.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Jack Wender	RB	Fresno State	PCAA
Washington Redskins	Mark Murphy ^†	S	Colgate	Ind.

References

1. "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
2. 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.
3. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
4. This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
5. List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com ^{"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008.}
6. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

External links

• NFL.com – 1977 Draft
• databaseFootball.com – 1977 Draft
• Pro Football Hall of Fame