| Pick | Rd | Team | Player | Pos | School | Age | G | PB | AP1 | AV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 3 |
DAL
Dallas Cowboys |
Danny White | QB | Arizona State | 22 | 166 | 1 | — | 86 |
| 54 | 3 |
CHI
Chicago Bears |
Wayne Wheeler | WR | Alabama | 24 | 12 | — | — | 1 |
| 55 | 3 |
NYG
New York Giants |
Rick Dvorak | DT | Wichita State | 22 | 47 | — | — | 12 |
| 56 | 3 |
CHI
Chicago Bears |
Greg Horton | G | Colorado | 23 | 63 | — | — | 18 |
| 57 | 3 | BAL | Glenn Robinson | DE | Oklahoma State | 22 | 39 | — | — | 8 |
| 58 | 3 |
NYJ
New York Jets |
Godwin Turk | LB | Southern | 23 | 56 | — | — | 10 |
| 59 | 3 |
SDG
San Diego Chargers |
Bill Rudder | RB | Tennessee | — | — | — | — | — |
| 60 | 3 |
STL
St. Louis Cardinals |
Steve George | DT | Houston | 23 | 14 | — | — | 3 |
| 61 | 3 |
CIN
Cincinnati Bengals |
Dave Lapham | G | Syracuse | 22 | 140 | — | — | 54 |
| 62 | 3 |
CHI
Chicago Bears |
Cliff Taylor | RB | Memphis | 22 | 21 | — | — | 1 |
| 63 | 3 |
PHI
Philadelphia Eagles |
Mitch Sutton | DE | Kansas | 23 | 18 | — | — | 7 |
| 64 | 3 |
MIN
Minnesota Vikings |
Steve Craig | TE | Northwestern | 23 | 72 | — | — | 1 |
| 65 | 3 |
DET
Detroit Lions |
Dexter Bussey | RB | Texas-Arlington | 22 | 150 | — | — | 47 |
| 66 | 3 |
KAN
Kansas City Chiefs |
David Jaynes | QB | Kansas | 21 | 2 | — | — | 0 |
| 67 | 3 | BAL | Robert Pratt | G | North Carolina | 23 | 170 | — | — | 62 |
| 68 | 3 |
DEN
Denver Broncos |
Claudie Minor | T | San Diego State | 23 | 125 | — | — | 47 |
| 69 | 3 |
ATL
Atlanta Falcons |
Kim McQuilken | QB | Lehigh | 23 | 26 | — | — | 4 |
| 70 | 3 |
BUF
Buffalo Bills |
Gary Marangi | QB | Boston College | 22 | 19 | — | — | 3 |
| 71 | 3 |
ATL
Atlanta Falcons |
Mo Spencer | DB | N.C. Central | 22 | 56 | — | — | 19 |
| 72 | 3 |
DAL
Dallas Cowboys |
Cal Peterson | LB | UCLA | 21 | 80 | — | — | 15 |
| 73 | 3 |
CIN
Cincinnati Bengals |
Evan Jolitz | LB | Cincinnati | 23 | 12 | — | — | 3 |
| 74 | 3 |
NYJ
New York Jets |
Roscoe Word | DB | Jackson State | 22 | 37 | — | — | 10 |
| 75 | 3 |
OAK
Oakland Raiders |
Mark van Eeghen | RB | Colgate | 22 | 136 | 1 | — | 66 |
| 76 | 3 |
RAM
Los Angeles Rams |
Al Oliver | T | UCLA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 77 | 3 |
MIN
Minnesota Vikings |
Scott Anderson | C | Missouri | 23 | 7 | — | — | 4 |
| 78 | 3 |
MIA
Miami Dolphins |
Nat Moore | WR | Florida | 22 | 183 | 1 | 1 | 79 |
★ = Pro Football Hall of Fame · G = Games played · PB = Pro Bowls · AP1 = First-team All-Pro · AV = Career Approximate Value