Completed draft · verified results
All draft years1981 NFL Draft
332 selections across 12 rounds, with source attribution and no retrospective commentary added.
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PickRoundPlayerPositionCollege / former clubDrafted by
11George RogersRBSouth CarolinaNOR
21Lawrence TaylorLBNorth CarolinaNYG
31Freeman McNeilRBUCLANYJ
41Kenny EasleyDBUCLASEA
51E.J. JuniorLBAlabamaSTL
61Rich CampbellQBCaliforniaGNB
71Hugh GreenLBPittsburghTAM
81Ronnie LottDBUSCSFO
91Mel OwensLBMichiganRAM
101David VerserWRKansasCIN
111Keith Van HorneTUSCCHI
121Randy McMillanRBPittsburghBAL
131David OverstreetRBOklahomaMIA
141Willie ScottTESouth CarolinaKAN
151Dennis SmithDBUSCDEN
161Mark NicholsWRSan Jose St.DET
171Keith GaryDEOklahomaPIT
181Donnell ThompsonDENorth CarolinaBAL
191Brian HollowayTStanfordNWE
201Mark MayGPittsburghWAS
211Ted WattsDBTexas TechOAK
221Hanford DixonDBSouthern MissCLE
231Curt MarshGWashingtonOAK
241James BrooksRBAuburnSDG
251Bobby ButlerDBFlorida St.ATL
261Howard RichardsGMissouriDAL
271Leonard MitchellDEHoustonPHI
281Booker MooreRBPenn St.BUF
292Russell GaryDBNebraskaNOR
302Marion Barber Jr.RBMinnesotaNYJ
312David HughesRBBoise St.SEA
322Dave YoungTEPurdueNYG
332Neil LomaxQBPortland St.STL
342James WilderRBMissouriTAM
352Gary LewisTETexas-ArlingtonGNB
362John HartyNTIowaSFO
372Cris CollinsworthWRFloridaCIN
382Mike SingletaryLBBaylorCHI
392Mardye McDoleWRMississippi St.MIN
402Eric WrightDBMissouriSFO
412Joe DelaneyRBNorthwestern St. (LA)KAN
422Clay BrownTEBYUDEN
432Jim CollinsLBSyracuseRAM
442Anthony WashingtonDBFresno St.PIT
452Robin SendleinLBTexasMIN
462Curtis GreenDEAlabama St.DET
472Tony CollinsRBEast CarolinaNWE
482Howie LongDEVillanovaOAK
492Chris WilliamsDBLSUBUF
502Byron FranklinWRAuburnBUF
512Rickey JacksonLBPittsburghNOR
522Jarvis RedwineRBNebraskaMIN
532Doug DonleyWROhio St.DAL
542Lyman WhiteLBLSUATL
552Dean MiraldiTUtahPHI
562Andra FranklinRBNebraskaMIA
573Frank WarrenDEAuburnNOR
583Bill DuganGPenn St.SEA
593John MistlerWRArizona St.NYG
603Ben RudolphDTLong Beach St.NYJ
613Jeff GriffinDBUtahSTL
623Ray StachowiczPMichigan St.GNB
633Greg MeisnerNTPittsburghRAM
643John SimmonsDBSMUCIN
653Carlton WilliamsonDBPittsburghSFO
663Robert CobbDEArizonaRAM
673Ken MargerumWRStanfordCHI
683Randy Van DivierTWashingtonBAL
693Russ GrimmGPittsburghWAS
703Marvin HarveyTESouthern MissKAN
713Hoby BrennerTEUSCNOR
723Don GrecoGWestern IllinoisDET
733Rick DonnalleyCNorth CarolinaPIT
743Tim IrwinTTennesseeMIN
753Roger TaylorTOklahoma St.KAN
763Mike MosleyWRTexas A&MBUF
773Irvin PhillipsDBArkansas TechSDG
783Lloyd BurrussDBMarylandKAN
793Mike HolstonWRMorgan St.HOU
803Scott WoernerDBGeorgiaATL
813Glen TitensorGBYUDAL
823Greg LaFleurTELSUPHI
833Robert GeathersDTSouth Carolina St.BUF
844Sam GreeneWRUNLVMIA
854Cliff ChatmanRBCentral OklahomaNYG
864Al WashingtonLBOhio St.NYJ
874Scott PhillipsWRBYUSEA
884Steve RhodesWROklahomaSTL
894John HoltDBWest Texas A&MTAM
904Tom FlickQBWashingtonWAS
914Scott PelluerLBWashington St.DAL
924Mike RobinsonDEArizonaCLE
934Guy FrazierLBWyomingCIN
944Tim SherwinTEBoston Col.BAL
954Todd BellDBOhio St.CHI
964Brad WrightQBNew MexicoMIA
974Ron WashingtonWRArizona St.KAN
984Mark HerrmannQBPurdueDEN
994Tracy PorterWRLSUDET
1004Robbie MartinWRCal Poly-San Luis ObispoPIT
1014John SwainDBMiami (FL)MIN
1024Don BlackmonLBTulsaNWE
1034Amos LawrenceRBNorth CarolinaSDG
1044George LiljaGMichiganRAM
1054Richard TurnerNTOklahomaGNB
1064Nick EyreTBYUHOU
1074Eric SieversTEMarylandSDG
1084Derrie NelsonLBNebraskaDAL
1094John ScullyGNotre DameATL
1104Calvin MurrayRBOhio St.PHI
1114Johnny RobinsonNTLouisiana TechOAK
1125Louis OubreGOklahomaNOR
1135Tyrone KeysDEMississippi St.NYJ
1145Edwin BaileyGSouth Carolina St.SEA
1155Bill NeillNTPittsburghNYG
1165John GillenLBIllinoisSTL
1175Byron BraggsDEAlabamaGNB
1185James DavisDBSouthernOAK
1195Dexter ManleyDEOklahoma St.WAS
1205Benjie PryorTEPittsburghCIN
1215Lynn ThomasDBPittsburghSFO
1225Arrington JonesRBWinston-Salem St.SFO
1235Wendell RayDEMissouriMIN
1245Todd ThomasCNorth DakotaKAN
1255Ken LanierTFlorida St.DEN
1265Ken PooleDELa-MonroeMIA
1275Ricky MartinWRNew MexicoPIT
1285Jerry BoyarskyNTPittsburghNOR
1295Larry LeeGUCLADET
1305Steve ClarkDEKansas St.NWE
1315Keith FergusonDEOhio St.SDG
1325Gary SayreGCameronWAS
1335Delbert FowlerLBWest VirginiaHOU
1345Steve CoxPArkansasCLE
1355Calvin ClarkDEPurdueBUF
1365Eric SandersTNevadaATL
1375Danny SpradlinLBTennesseeDAL
1385Tommy VigoritoRBVirginiaMIA
1396Nat HudsonGGeorgiaNOR
1406Steve DurhamDEClemsonSEA
1416Andrew GissingerTSyracuseSDG
1426John WoodringLBBrownNYJ
1436Dave AhrensLBWisconsinSTL
1446Johnnie PoeDBMissouriNOR
1456Melvin HooverWRArizona St.NYG
1466Rex RobinsonKGeorgiaCIN
1476Pete KuglerNTPenn St.SFO
1486Larry KubinLBPenn St.WAS
1496Bubba GreenDTNorth Carolina St.BAL
1506Reuben HendersonDBSan Diego St.CHI
1516Alvin LewisRBColorado St.DEN
1526Mack MooreDETexas A&MMIA
1536Dock LuckieDTFloridaKAN
1546Fulton WalkerDBWest VirginiaMIA
1556Sam JohnsonDBMarylandDET
1566Bryan HinkleLBOregonPIT
1576Ron WootenGNorth CarolinaNWE
1586William DanielsDTAlabama St.RAM
1596Bill KayDBPurdueHOU
1606Ron SimmonsDTFlorida St.CLE
1616Robert HoltWRBaylorBUF
1626Bobby DuckworthWRArkansasSDG
1636Vince SkillingsDBOhio St.DAL
1646Harry StanbackDENorth CarolinaATL
1656Edward O'NealRBTuskegeeNYG
1666Glen ReddLBBYUNOR
1677Kevin WilliamsWRUSCNOR
1687Louis JacksonRBCal Poly-San Luis ObispoNYG
1697Kenny NeilDEIowa St.NYJ
1707Ron JohnsonWRLong Beach St.SEA
1717Kevin DonnalleyDBNorth Dakota St.STL
1727Bill WhitakerDBMissouriGNB
1737Ron FellowsDBMissouriDAL
1747Alan DuncanKTennesseePHI
1757Ron BattleTENorth TexasRAM
1767Jeff SchuhLBMinnesotaCIN
1777Jeff FisherDBUSCCHI
1787Obed AririKClemsonBAL
1797Mike DaumTCal Poly-San Luis ObispoMIA
1807Billy JacksonRBAlabamaKAN
1817Steve BusickLBUSCDEN
1827Lee SpiveyTSMUDET
1837David LittleLBFloridaPIT
1847Don ShaverRBKutztown (PA)MIN
1857Ken TolerWRMississippiNWE
1867Brad ScovillTEPenn St.SEA
1877Eddie JohnsonLBLouisvilleCLE
1887Steve DoolittleLBColoradoBUF
1897Pete HolohanTENotre DameSDG
1907Mike ClarkDEFloridaRAM
1917Ken MillerDBEastern MichiganDAL
1927Doak FieldLBBaylorPHI
1937Don WashingtonDBTexas A&M-KingsvilleHOU
1948Ken NaberKStanfordNWE
1958Lloyd JonesWRBYUNYJ
1968Eric LaneRBBYUSEA
1978John PowersGMichiganNYG
1988Mike FisherWRBaylorSTL
1998Denver JohnsonTTulsaTAM
2008Larry WertsLBJackson St.GNB
2018Charlie BrownWRSouth Carolina St.WAS
2028Bobby KempDBCal State-FullertonCIN
2038Garry WhiteRBMinnesotaSFO
2048Ken SittonDBOklahomaBAL
2058Scott ZettekDTNotre DameCHI
2068David DornWRRutgersKAN
2078Mark ReedQBMoorhead State (MN)NYG
2088William JudsonDBSouth Carolina St.MIA
2098Frank WilsonTERicePIT
2108Wade WilsonQBTexas A&M-CommerceMIN
2118Bob NiziolekTEColoradoDET
2128Lin DawsonTENorth Carolina St.NWE
2138J.C. WattsDBOklahomaNYJ
2148Gene GladysLBPenn St.NOR
2158Kevin EvansDBArkansasNOR
2168Art PlunkettTUNLVRAM
2178Willie TullisDBTroyHOU
2188Paul PiurowskiLBFlorida St.DAL
2198Clifford ToneyDBAuburnATL
2208Hosea TaylorDEHoustonBAL
2218Billy ArdGWake ForestNYG
2229Toussaint TylerRBWashingtonNOR
2239Jim StoneRBNotre DameSEA
2249Byron HuntLBSMUNYG
2259Admiral Dewey LarryDBUNLVNYJ
2269Stump MitchellRBThe CitadelSTL
2279Tim HuffmanGNotre DameGNB
2289Mike FordQBSMUTAM
2299Jim HannulaTNorthern IllinoisCIN
2309Samoa SamoaRBWashington St.CIN
2319Darryl GrantDTRiceWAS
2329Frank DittaGBaylorCHI
2339Tim GoochDTKentuckyBAL
2349Rusty OlsenDEWashingtonDEN
2359John NoonanWRNebraskaMIA
2369Jim WhatleyWRWashington St.SEA
2379Anthony VereenDBSoutheastern LouisianaKAN
2389Hugh JerniganDBArkansasDET
2399James HunterNTUSCPIT
2409David MartinDBVillanovaDET
2419Robb RiddickRBMillersvilleBUF
2429Ron SeawellLBPortland St.RAM
2439Avon RileyLBUCLAHOU
2449Randy SchleusenerGNebraskaCLE
2459Calvin FanceRBRiceATL
2469Mike WilsonWRWashington St.DAL
2479Chuck CommiskeyGMississippiPHI
2489Curt MohlTUCLAOAK
24910Hokie GajanRBLSUNOR
25010Mike BarkerDTGrambling St.NYG
25110Marty WetzelLBTulaneNYJ
25210Ken DawsonRBSavannah St.SEA
25310James MallardWRAlabamaSTL
25410Ken McCuneDETexasTAM
25510Nickie HallQBTulaneGNB
25610Gregg GerkenLBNorthern ArizonaBAL
25710Phil KesselQBNorthern MichiganWAS
25810Hubert SimpsonRBTennesseeCIN
25910Trent BryantDBArkansasBAL
26010Tim CliffordQBIndianaCHI
26110Steve FolsomTEUtahMIA
26210Les StuddardCTexasKAN
26310Jim JoinerWRMiami (FL)STL
26410Andy CannavinoLBMichiganDET
26510Mike MayockDBBoston Col.PIT
26610James MurphyWRUtah St.MIN
26710Allan KennedyTWashington St.WAS
26810Robert ParhamRBGrambling St.SDG
26910Robert AlexanderRBWest VirginiaRAM
27010Larry JonesRBColorado St.HOU
27110Dean PraterDEOklahoma St.CLE
27210Justin CrossTWestern St. (CO)BUF
27310Pat GrahamDTCaliforniaDAL
27410Robert MurphyDBOhio St.ATL
27510Hubie OliverRBArizonaPHI
27610Frank HawkinsRBNevadaOAK
27711Lester MickensWRKansasNOR
27811Ed GallDTMarylandNYJ
27911Lance OlanderRBColoradoSEA
28011Matt PetrzelkaTIowaSDG
28111Mike SherrodTEIllinoisSTL
28211Forrest ValoraLBOklahomaGNB
28311Johnny Ray SmithDBLamarTAM
28411Jerry HillWRNorth AlabamaWAS
28511Robert JacksonDBCentral MichiganCIN
28611Ronnie DeBoseTEUCLASFO
28711Lonnie JohnsonRBIndianaCHI
28811Holden SmithWRCaliforniaBAL
28911Frank CaseDEPenn St.KAN
29011Pat WalkerWRMiami (FL)DEN
29111Jim JensenWRBoston Univ.MIA
29211Rick TrocanoQBPittsburghPIT
29311Bill StephanosTBoston Col.MIN
29411Willie JacksonDBMississippi St.DET
29511Brian BuckleyQBHarvardNWE
29611Marcellus GreeneDBArizonaRAM
29711Claude MathewsGAuburnHOU
29811Larry FridayDBMississippi St.CLE
29911Buster BarnettTEJackson St.BUF
30011Carlos BradleyLBWake ForestSDG
30111Keith ChappelleWRIowaATL
30211Tim MorrisonGGeorgiaDAL
30311Gail DavisTVirginia UnionPHI
30411Chester WillisRBAuburnOAK
30512Jim WilksDESan Diego St.NOR
30612Jeff BednarekDTPacificSEA
30712Mike MaherTEWestern IllinoisNYG
30812Mike MoellerTDrakeNYJ
30912Joe AdamsGNebraskaSTL
31012Brad WhiteNTTennesseeTAM
31112Cliff LewisLBSouthern MissGNB
31212Mark O'ConnellQBBall St.CIN
31312Major OgilvieRBAlabamaSFO
31412Clint DidierTEPortland St.WAS
31512Eric ScogginsLBUSCBAL
31612Bob ShuprytLBNew MexicoCHI
31712John HankerdLBNotre DameDEN
31812John AlfordDTSouth Carolina St.MIA
31912Bob GaglianoQBUtah St.KAN
32012Brian WilliamsTESouthernMIN
32112Mandel RobinsonRBWyomingDEN
32212Joe AdamsQBTennessee St.SFO
32312Cris CrissyDBPrincetonNWE
32412Bill CapeceKFlorida St.HOU
32512Kevin McGillTOregonCLE
32612Keith ClarkLBMemphisBUF
32712Stacy CharlesWRBethune-CookmanSDG
32812Jairo PenarandaRBUCLARAM
32912Nate LundyWRIndianaDAL
33012Mark McCantsDBTempleATL
33112Ray EllisDBOhio St.PHI
33212Phil NelsonTEDelawareOAK
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