| Pick | Rd | Team | Player | Pos | School | Age | G | PB | AP1 | AV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 3 |
NWE
New England Patriots |
Cedric Jones | WR | Duke | 22 | 120 | — | — | 20 |
| 57 | 3 | BAL | Jim Burroughs | DB | Michigan State | 24 | 30 | — | — | 12 |
| 58 | 3 |
NOR
New Orleans Saints |
Rodney Lewis | DB | Nebraska | 23 | 27 | — | — | 4 |
| 59 | 3 |
BUF
Buffalo Bills |
Eugene Marve | LB | Saginaw Valley State | 22 | 156 | — | — | 48 |
| 60 | 3 |
NWE
New England Patriots |
Clayton Weishuhn | LB | Angelo State | 22 | 39 | — | — | 18 |
| 61 | 3 |
WAS
Washington Redskins |
Carl Powell | WR | Jackson State | — | — | — | — | — |
| 62 | 3 |
CHI
Chicago Bears |
Tim Wrightman | TE | UCLA | 22 | 32 | — | — | 7 |
| 63 | 3 |
ATL
Atlanta Falcons |
Stacey Bailey | WR | San Jose State | 22 | 91 | — | — | 24 |
| 64 | 3 |
RAI
Los Angeles Raiders |
Vann McElroy | DB | Baylor | 22 | 111 | 2 | — | 44 |
| 65 | 3 |
STL
St. Louis Cardinals |
Benny Perrin | DB | Alabama | 22 | 48 | — | — | 22 |
| 66 | 3 |
NOR
New Orleans Saints |
Eugene Goodlow | WR | Kansas State | 23 | 54 | — | — | 14 |
| 67 | 3 |
RAM
Los Angeles Rams |
Bill Bechtold | C | Oklahoma | — | — | — | — | — |
| 68 | 3 |
NOR
New Orleans Saints |
Kenny Duckett | WR | Wake Forest | 22 | 36 | — | — | 6 |
| 69 | 3 |
DET
Detroit Lions |
Steve Doig | LB | New Hampshire | 22 | 40 | — | — | 5 |
| 70 | 3 |
PIT
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Mike Merriweather | LB | Pacific | 21 | 149 | 3 | — | 73 |
| 71 | 3 |
GNB
Green Bay Packers |
Del Rodgers | RB | Utah | 22 | 31 | — | — | 6 |
| 72 | 3 |
HOU
Houston Oilers |
Stan Edwards | RB | Michigan | 22 | 56 | — | — | 7 |
| 73 | 3 |
STL
St. Louis Cardinals |
Rusty Guilbeau | LB | McNeese State | 23 | 57 | — | — | 10 |
| 74 | 3 |
TAM
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Jerry Bell | TE | Arizona State | 23 | 60 | — | — | 10 |
| 75 | 3 |
SEA
Seattle Seahawks |
Pete Metzelaars | TE | Wabash | 22 | 235 | — | — | 28 |
| 76 | 3 |
NOR
New Orleans Saints |
John Krimm | DB | Notre Dame | 22 | 9 | — | — | 1 |
| 77 | 3 |
HOU
Houston Oilers |
Robert Abraham | LB | N.C. State | 22 | 73 | — | — | 22 |
| 78 | 3 |
PHI
Philadelphia Eagles |
Vyto Kab | TE | Penn State | 22 | 58 | — | — | 4 |
| 79 | 3 |
NYJ
New York Jets |
Dwayne Crutchfield | RB | Iowa State | 22 | 34 | — | — | 7 |
| 80 | 3 |
MIA
Miami Dolphins |
Paul Lankford | DB | Penn State | 24 | 130 | — | — | 26 |
| 81 | 3 |
DAL
Dallas Cowboys |
Jim Eliopulos | LB | Wyoming | 23 | 31 | — | — | 3 |
| 82 | 3 |
CIN
Cincinnati Bengals |
Rodney Holman | TE | Tulane | 22 | 212 | 3 | — | 40 |
| 83 | 3 |
TAM
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
John Cannon | DE | William & Mary | 22 | 122 | — | — | 30 |
★ = Pro Football Hall of Fame · G = Games played · PB = Pro Bowls · AP1 = First-team All-Pro · AV = Career Approximate Value