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The 1977 National Football League Draft annual player selection was held May 3rd & 4th 1977.
[edit] Player selections
[edit] Round One
[edit] Round Two
[edit] Round Three
[edit] Round Four
[edit] 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 |
Nathan 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 |
Defensive Back |
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 |
[edit] 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 |
Lawrence 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 |
Martin 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 |
[edit] 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 VanWagner |
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 |
David 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 |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 |
Clen 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 |
[edit] 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 Septien |
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 |
Oma 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 |
[edit] 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 |
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 |
[edit] 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 |
Oaklay 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 Benirshke |
Kicker |
California-Davis |
| 335 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Jim Kelleher |
Running back |
Colorado |
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[edit] 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.
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