| Pick | Rd | Team | Player | Pos | School | Age | G | PB | AP1 | AV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
HOU
Houston Oilers |
Earl Campbell ★ | RB | Texas | 23 | 115 | 5 | 3 | 67 |
| 2 | 1 |
KAN
Kansas City Chiefs |
Art Still | DE | Kentucky | 22 | 167 | 4 | — | 74 |
| 3 | 1 |
NOR
New Orleans Saints |
Wes Chandler | WR | Florida | 22 | 150 | 4 | 1 | 79 |
| 4 | 1 |
NYJ
New York Jets |
Chris Ward | T | Ohio State | 22 | 100 | — | — | 45 |
| 5 | 1 |
BUF
Buffalo Bills |
Terry Miller | RB | Oklahoma State | 22 | 48 | — | — | 16 |
| 6 | 1 |
GNB
Green Bay Packers |
James Lofton ★ | WR | Stanford | 22 | 233 | 8 | 1 | 102 |
| 7 | 1 |
SFO
San Francisco 49ers |
Ken MacAfee | TE | Notre Dame | 22 | 29 | — | — | 5 |
| 8 | 1 |
CIN
Cincinnati Bengals |
Ross Browner | DE | Notre Dame | 24 | 138 | — | — | 48 |
| 9 | 1 |
SEA
Seattle Seahawks |
Keith Simpson | DB | Memphis | 22 | 108 | — | — | 32 |
| 10 | 1 |
NYG
New York Giants |
Gordon King | T | Stanford | 22 | 97 | — | — | 28 |
| 11 | 1 |
DET
Detroit Lions |
Luther Bradley | DB | Notre Dame | 23 | 56 | — | — | 15 |
| 12 | 1 |
CLE
Cleveland Browns |
Clay Matthews | LB | Southern California | 22 | 278 | 4 | — | 94 |
| 13 | 1 |
ATL
Atlanta Falcons |
Mike Kenn | T | Michigan | 22 | 251 | 5 | 2 | 96 |
| 14 | 1 |
SDG
San Diego Chargers |
John Jefferson | WR | Arizona State | 22 | 102 | 4 | 2 | 55 |
| 15 | 1 |
STL
St. Louis Cardinals |
Steve Little | K | Arkansas | 22 | 33 | — | — | 3 |
| 16 | 1 |
CIN
Cincinnati Bengals |
Blair Bush | C | Washington | 21 | 246 | — | — | 66 |
| 17 | 1 |
TAM
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Doug Williams | QB | Grambling | 23 | 88 | — | — | 56 |
| 18 | 1 |
NWE
New England Patriots |
Bob Cryder | T | Alabama | 21 | 107 | — | — | 30 |
| 19 | 1 |
STL
St. Louis Cardinals |
Ken Greene | DB | Washington State | 22 | 98 | — | — | 29 |
| 20 | 1 |
RAM
Los Angeles Rams |
Elvis Peacock | RB | Oklahoma | 21 | 27 | — | — | 10 |
| 21 | 1 |
MIN
Minnesota Vikings |
Randy Holloway | DE | Pittsburgh | 23 | 103 | — | — | 26 |
| 22 | 1 |
PIT
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Ron Johnson | DB | Eastern Michigan | 22 | 91 | — | — | 30 |
| 23 | 1 |
CLE
Cleveland Browns |
Ozzie Newsome ★ | TE | Alabama | 22 | 198 | 3 | 1 | 59 |
| 24 | 1 |
SFO
San Francisco 49ers |
Dan Bunz | LB | Long Beach State | 22 | 88 | — | — | 27 |
| 25 | 1 | BAL | Reese McCall | TE | Auburn | 22 | 117 | — | — | 10 |
| 26 | 1 |
GNB
Green Bay Packers |
John Anderson | LB | Michigan | 22 | 146 | — | — | 63 |
| 27 | 1 |
DEN
Denver Broncos |
Don Latimer | NT | Miami | 23 | 80 | — | — | 12 |
| 28 | 1 |
DAL
Dallas Cowboys |
Larry Bethea | DT | Michigan State | 22 | 81 | — | — | 9 |
★ = Pro Football Hall of Fame · G = Games played · PB = Pro Bowls · AP1 = First-team All-Pro · AV = Career Approximate Value