| Pick | Rd | Team | Player | Pos | School | Age | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
TAM
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Ricky Bell | RB | Southern California | 22 | |
| 2 | 1 |
DAL
Dallas Cowboys |
Tony Dorsett ★ | RB | Pittsburgh | 23 | |
| 3 | 1 |
CIN
Cincinnati Bengals |
Eddie Edwards | DE | Miami | 23 | |
| 4 | 1 |
NYJ
New York Jets |
Marvin Powell | T | Southern California | 22 | |
| 5 | 1 |
NYG
New York Giants |
Gary Jeter | DE | Southern California | 22 | |
| 6 | 1 |
ATL
Atlanta Falcons |
Warren Bryant | T | Kentucky | 21 | |
| 7 | 1 |
NOR
New Orleans Saints |
Joe Campbell | DE | Maryland | 22 | |
| 8 | 1 |
CIN
Cincinnati Bengals |
Wilson Whitley | DT | Houston | 22 | |
| 9 | 1 |
GNB
Green Bay Packers |
Mike Butler | DE | Kansas | 23 | |
| 10 | 1 |
KAN
Kansas City Chiefs |
Gary Green | DB | Baylor | 21 | |
| 11 | 1 |
HOU
Houston Oilers |
Morris Towns | T | Missouri | 23 | |
| 12 | 1 |
BUF
Buffalo Bills |
Phil Dokes | DT | Oklahoma State | 22 | |
| 13 | 1 |
MIA
Miami Dolphins |
A.J. Duhe | LB | Louisiana State | 21 | |
| 14 | 1 |
SEA
Seattle Seahawks |
Steve August | T | Tulsa | 23 | |
| 15 | 1 |
CHI
Chicago Bears |
Ted Albrecht | T | California | 22 | |
| 16 | 1 |
NWE
New England Patriots |
Raymond Clayborn | DB | Texas | 22 | |
| 17 | 1 |
CLE
Cleveland Browns |
Robert Jackson | LB | Texas A&M | 23 | |
| 18 | 1 |
DEN
Denver Broncos |
Steve Schindler | G | Boston College | 23 | |
| 19 | 1 |
STL
St. Louis Cardinals |
Steve Pisarkiewicz | QB | Missouri | 23 | |
| 20 | 1 |
ATL
Atlanta Falcons |
Wilson Faumuina | DT | San Jose State | 23 | |
| 21 | 1 |
PIT
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Robin Cole | LB | New Mexico | 21 | |
| 22 | 1 |
CIN
Cincinnati Bengals |
Mike Cobb | TE | Michigan State | 21 | |
| 23 | 1 |
RAM
Los Angeles Rams |
Bob Brudzinski | LB | Ohio State | 22 | |
| 24 | 1 |
SDG
San Diego Chargers |
Bob Rush | C | Memphis | 22 | |
| 25 | 1 |
NWE
New England Patriots |
Stanley Morgan | WR | Tennessee | 22 | |
| 26 | 1 | BAL | Randy Burke | WR | Kentucky | 22 | |
| 27 | 1 |
MIN
Minnesota Vikings |
Tommy Kramer | QB | Rice | 22 | |
| 28 | 1 |
GNB
Green Bay Packers |
Ezra Johnson | DE | Morris Brown | 21 |
★ = Pro Football Hall of Fame