| Pick | Rd | Team | Player | Pos | School | Age | G | PB | AP1 | AV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
TAM
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Lee Roy Selmon ★ | DE | Oklahoma | 21 | 121 | 6 | 1 | 78 |
| 2 | 1 |
SEA
Seattle Seahawks |
Steve Niehaus | DT | Notre Dame | 21 | 39 | — | — | 9 |
| 3 | 1 |
NOR
New Orleans Saints |
Chuck Muncie | RB | California | 23 | 110 | 3 | — | 72 |
| 4 | 1 |
SDG
San Diego Chargers |
Joe Washington | RB | Oklahoma | 22 | 119 | 1 | — | 58 |
| 5 | 1 |
NWE
New England Patriots |
Mike Haynes ★ | DB | Arizona State | 23 | 177 | 9 | 2 | 109 |
| 6 | 1 |
NYJ
New York Jets |
Richard Todd | QB | Alabama | 22 | 119 | — | — | 61 |
| 7 | 1 |
CLE
Cleveland Browns |
Mike Pruitt | RB | Purdue | 22 | 152 | 2 | — | 59 |
| 8 | 1 |
CHI
Chicago Bears |
Dennis Lick | T | Wisconsin | 22 | 79 | — | — | 27 |
| 9 | 1 |
ATL
Atlanta Falcons |
Bubba Bean | RB | Texas A&M | 22 | 40 | — | — | 13 |
| 10 | 1 |
DET
Detroit Lions |
James Hunter | DB | Grambling | 22 | 86 | — | — | 41 |
| 11 | 1 |
CIN
Cincinnati Bengals |
Billy Brooks | WR | Oklahoma | 23 | 55 | — | — | 17 |
| 12 | 1 |
NWE
New England Patriots |
Pete Brock | C | Colorado | 22 | 154 | — | — | 42 |
| 13 | 1 |
NYG
New York Giants |
Troy Archer | DT | Colorado | 21 | 38 | — | — | 16 |
| 14 | 1 |
KAN
Kansas City Chiefs |
Rod Walters | G | Iowa | 22 | 55 | — | — | 7 |
| 15 | 1 |
DEN
Denver Broncos |
Tom Glassic | G | Virginia | 22 | 105 | — | — | 36 |
| 16 | 1 |
DET
Detroit Lions |
Lawrence Gaines | RB | Wyoming | 22 | 43 | — | — | 9 |
| 17 | 1 |
MIA
Miami Dolphins |
Larry Gordon | LB | Arizona State | 22 | 100 | — | — | 48 |
| 18 | 1 |
BUF
Buffalo Bills |
Mario Clark | DB | Oregon | 22 | 126 | — | — | 48 |
| 19 | 1 |
MIA
Miami Dolphins |
Kim Bokamper | DE | San Jose State | 21 | 127 | 1 | — | 50 |
| 20 | 1 | BAL | Ken Novak | DT | Purdue | 22 | 23 | — | — | 5 |
| 21 | 1 |
NWE
New England Patriots |
Tim Fox | DB | Ohio State | 22 | 141 | 1 | — | 50 |
| 22 | 1 |
STL
St. Louis Cardinals |
Mike Dawson | DT | Arizona | 22 | 113 | — | — | 36 |
| 23 | 1 |
GNB
Green Bay Packers |
Mark Koncar | T | Colorado | 23 | 58 | — | — | 19 |
| 24 | 1 |
CIN
Cincinnati Bengals |
Archie Griffin | RB | Ohio State | 22 | 98 | — | — | 37 |
| 25 | 1 |
MIN
Minnesota Vikings |
James White | DT | Oklahoma State | 22 | 117 | — | — | 36 |
| 26 | 1 |
RAM
Los Angeles Rams |
Kevin McLain | LB | Colorado State | 21 | 48 | — | — | 14 |
| 27 | 1 |
DAL
Dallas Cowboys |
Aaron Kyle | DB | Wyoming | 22 | 95 | — | — | 37 |
| 28 | 1 |
PIT
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Bennie Cunningham | TE | Clemson | 21 | 118 | — | — | 30 |
★ = Pro Football Hall of Fame · G = Games played · PB = Pro Bowls · AP1 = First-team All-Pro · AV = Career Approximate Value