| Pick | Rd | Team | Player | Pos | School | Age | G | PB | AP1 | AV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 3 |
PIT
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Mel Blount ★ | DB | Southern | 22 | 200 | 5 | 2 | 97 |
| 54 | 3 |
CHI
Chicago Bears |
George Farmer | WR | UCLA | 22 | 70 | — | — | 21 |
| 55 | 3 |
MIA
Miami Dolphins |
Tim Foley | DB | Purdue | 22 | 134 | 1 | — | 55 |
| 56 | 3 |
BOS
Boston Patriots |
Mike Ballou | LB | UCLA | 22 | 14 | — | — | 2 |
| 57 | 3 |
BUF
Buffalo Bills |
Jim Reilly | G | Notre Dame | 22 | 27 | — | — | 6 |
| 58 | 3 |
STL
St. Louis Cardinals |
Charlie Pittman | RB | Penn State | 22 | 18 | — | — | 0 |
| 59 | 3 |
PHI
Philadelphia Eagles |
Lee Bouggess | RB | Louisville | 22 | 32 | — | — | 12 |
| 60 | 3 |
CIN
Cincinnati Bengals |
Chip Bennett | LB | Abilene Christian | — | — | — | — | — |
| 61 | 3 |
KAN
Kansas City Chiefs |
Billy Bob Barnett | DE | Texas A&M | — | — | — | — | — |
| 62 | 3 |
NOR
New Orleans Saints |
Clovis Swinney | DT | Arkansas State | 25 | 18 | — | — | 4 |
| 63 | 3 |
DEN
Denver Broncos |
John Kohler | T | South Dakota | — | — | — | — | — |
| 64 | 3 |
ATL
Atlanta Falcons |
Andy Maurer | G | Oregon | 21 | 109 | — | — | 41 |
| 65 | 3 |
ATL
Atlanta Falcons |
Todd Snyder | WR | Ohio | 21 | 30 | — | — | 3 |
| 66 | 3 |
DAL
Dallas Cowboys |
Charlie Waters | DB | Clemson | 21 | 160 | 3 | — | 70 |
| 67 | 3 |
BUF
Buffalo Bills |
Glenn Alexander | WR | Grambling | 23 | 13 | — | — | 0 |
| 68 | 3 |
GNB
Green Bay Packers |
Jim Carter | LB | Minnesota | 21 | 106 | 1 | — | 43 |
| 69 | 3 |
STL
St. Louis Cardinals |
Eric Harris | DB | Colorado | — | — | — | — | — |
| 70 | 3 | BAL | Jim O'Brien | WR | Cincinnati | 23 | 52 | — | — | 10 |
| 71 | 3 |
DET
Detroit Lions |
Jim Mitchell | DE | Virginia State | 21 | 101 | — | — | 35 |
| 72 | 3 |
NYJ
New York Jets |
Dennis Onkotz | LB | Penn State | 22 | 9 | — | — | 3 |
| 73 | 3 |
DAL
Dallas Cowboys |
Steve Kiner | LB | Tennessee | 23 | 114 | — | — | 44 |
| 74 | 3 | BAL | Ara Person | TE | Morgan State | 21 | 4 | — | — | 0 |
| 75 | 3 |
DAL
Dallas Cowboys |
Denton Fox | DB | Texas Tech | — | — | — | — | — |
| 76 | 3 |
OAK
Oakland Raiders |
Gerald Irons | LB | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 23 | 135 | — | — | 50 |
| 77 | 3 |
MIN
Minnesota Vikings |
Chuck Burgoon | LB | North Park | — | — | — | — | — |
| 78 | 3 |
KAN
Kansas City Chiefs |
David Hadley | DB | Alcorn State | 21 | 28 | — | — | 5 |
★ = Pro Football Hall of Fame · G = Games played · PB = Pro Bowls · AP1 = First-team All-Pro · AV = Career Approximate Value