1972 NFL Draft

1972 NFL Draft
General information
Date(s)	February 1–2, 1972
Location	Essex House in New York City, NY
Overview
442 total selections in 17 rounds
League	NFL
First selection	Walt Patulski, DE Buffalo Bills
Mr. Irrelevant	Alphonso Cain, DT Dallas Cowboys
Most selections (23)	New Orleans Saints
Fewest selections (10)	Washington Redskins
Hall of Famers	1
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The 1972 NFL draft was held February 1–2, 1972, at the Essex House in New York City, New York.^[1][2]

During round 17, after Falcons coach Norm Van Brocklin had yelled to his staff "Do we want the roughest, toughest s.o.b. in the draft?!", the team drafted the then-64-year-old actor John Wayne, though saying he was from "Fort Apache State" (Wayne actually played football at USC); NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle rejected the selection.^[3]

Player selections[]

= Pro Bowler [4]

= Hall of Famer

Round one[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Buffalo Bills	Walt Patulski	Defensive end	Notre Dame
2	Cincinnati Bengals	Sherman White	Defensive end	California
3	Chicago Bears (from New York Giants)	Lionel Antoine	Offensive tackle	Southern Illinois
4	St. Louis Cardinals	Bobby Moore	Wide receiver	Oregon
5	Denver Broncos	Riley Odoms	Tight end	Houston
6	Houston Oilers	Greg Sampson	Defensive end	Stanford
7	Green Bay Packers	Willie Buchanon	Cornerback	San Diego State
8	New Orleans Saints	Royce Smith	Guard	Georgia
9	New York Jets	Jerome Barkum	Wide receiver	Jackson State
10	Minnesota Vikings (from New England Patriots)	Jeff Siemon	Linebacker	Stanford
11	Green Bay Packers (from San Diego Chargers)	Jerry Tagge	Quarterback	Nebraska
12	Chicago Bears	Craig Clemons	Safety	Iowa
13	Pittsburgh Steelers	Franco Harris	Fullback	Penn State
14	Philadelphia Eagles	John Reaves	Quarterback	Florida
15	Atlanta Falcons	Clarence Ellis	Safety	Notre Dame
16	Detroit Lions	Herb Orvis	Defensive end	Colorado
17	New York Giants (from Los Angeles Rams via New England Patriots)	Eldridge Small	Defensive back	Texas A&I
18	Cleveland Browns	Thom Darden	Safety	Michigan
19	San Francisco 49ers	Terry Beasley	Wide receiver	Auburn
20	New York Jets (from Washington Redskins)	Mike Taylor	Linebacker	Michigan
21	Oakland Raiders	Mike Siani	Wide receiver	Villanova
22	Baltimore Colts	Tom Drougas	Offensive tackle	Oregon
23	Kansas City Chiefs	Jeff Kinney	Running back	Nebraska
24	New York Giants (from Minnesota Vikings)	Larry Jacobson	Defensive end	Nebraska
25	Miami Dolphins	Mike Kadish	Defensive tackle	Notre Dame
26	Dallas Cowboys	Bill Thomas	Running back	Boston College

Round two[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
27	Buffalo Bills	Reggie McKenzie	Guard	Michigan
28	San Francisco 49ers	Ralph McGill	Safety	Tulsa
29	Cincinnati Bengals	Tommy Casanova	Defensive back	LSU
30	Los Angeles Rams	Jim Bertelsen	Running back	Texas
31	New Orleans Saints	Willie Hall	Linebacker	USC
32	St. Louis Cardinals	Mark Arneson	Linebacker	Arizona
33	Oakland Raiders	Kelvin Korver	Tackle	Northwestern (Iowa)
34	Green Bay Packers	Chester Marcol	Kicker	Hillsdale
35	Dallas Cowboys	Robert Newhouse	Running back	Houston
36	San Diego Chargers	Pete Lazetich	Defensive end	Stanford
37	Philadelphia Eagles	Dan Yochum	Tackle	Syracuse
38	Pittsburgh Steelers	Gordon Gravelle	Tackle	Brigham Young
39	Dallas Cowboys	John Babinecz	Linebacker	Villanova
40	Atlanta Falcons	Pat Sullivan[5]	Quarterback	Auburn
41	Atlanta Falcons	Steve Okoniewski	Tackle	Montana
42	Atlanta Falcons	Rosie Manning	Defensive tackle	N.E. Oklahoma
43	Oakland Raiders	John Vella	Tackle	USC
44	San Francisco 49ers	Jean Barrett	Tackle	Tulsa
45	Cleveland Browns	Clifford Brooks	Defensive back	Tennessee State
46	Baltimore Colts	Jack Mildren	Defensive back	Oklahoma
47	Baltimore Colts	Glenn Doughty	Wide receiver	Michigan
48	Baltimore Colts	Lydell Mitchell	Running back	Penn State
49	New England Patriots	Tom Reynolds	Wide receiver	San Diego State
50	Minnesota Vikings	Ed Marinaro	Running back	Cornell
51	Cleveland Browns	Lester Sims	Defensive end	Alabama State
52	Dallas Cowboys	Charles McKee	Wide receiver	Arizona

Round three[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
53	Buffalo Bills	Fred Swendson	Defensive end	Notre Dame
54	Cincinnati Bengals	Jim LeClair	Linebacker	North Dakota
55	New York Giants	John Mendenhall	Defensive tackle	Grambling
56	Houston Oilers	Lewis Jolley	Running back	North Carolina
57	St. Louis Cardinals	Tom Beckman	Defensive end	Michigan
58	Denver Broncos	Bill Phillips	Linebacker	Arkansas State
59	Minnesota Vikings	Bart Buetow	Tackle	Minnesota
60	New Orleans Saints	Bob Kuziel	Center	Pittsburgh
61	San Diego Chargers	Bill McClard	Kicker	Arkansas
62	Chicago Bears	Johnny Musso	Running back	Alabama
63	Pittsburgh Steelers	John McMakin	Tight end	Clemson
64	Dallas Cowboys	Mike Keller	Linebacker	Michigan
65	Detroit Lions	Ken Sanders	Defensive end	Howard Payne
66	New York Jets	Gary Hammond	Wide receiver	Southern Methodist
67	Atlanta Falcons	Les Goodman	Running back	Yankton
68	Philadelphia Eagles	Tom Luken	Guard	Purdue
69	New York Giants	Tom Mozisek	Running back	Houston
70	Los Angeles Rams	Lawrence McCutcheon	Running back	Colorado State
71	San Francisco 49ers	Allen Dunbar	Wide receiver	Southern
72	Oakland Raiders	Mel Lunsford	Defensive tackle	Central State (OH)
73	New England Patriots	Jim White	Defensive end	Colorado State
74	New Orleans Saints	Tom Myers	Safety	Syracuse
75	Houston Oilers	Solomon Freelon	Guard	Grambling
76	Philadelphia Eagles	Bobby Majors	Defensive back	Tennessee
77	Miami Dolphins	Gary Kosins	Running back	Dayton
78	Dallas Cowboys	Marv Bateman	Punter	Utah

Round four[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
79	Buffalo Bills	Randy Jackson	Running back	Wichita State
80	Pittsburgh Steelers	Lorenzo Brinkley	Defensive back	Missouri
81	Cincinnati Bengals	Bernard Jackson	Defensive back	Washington State
82	St. Louis Cardinals	Jeff Lyman	Linebacker	Brigham Young
83	Dallas Cowboys	Tim Kearney	Linebacker	Northern Michigan
84	St. Louis Cardinals	Martin Imhof	Defensive tackle	San Diego State
85	New Orleans Saints	Mike Crangle	Defensive end	Tennessee-Martin
86	Green Bay Packers	Eric Patton	Linebacker	Notre Dame
87	Los Angeles Rams	John Saunders	Defensive back	Toledo
88	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ed Bradley	Linebacker	Wake Forest
89	New York Jets	Ed Galigher	Defensive end	UCLA
90	Dallas Cowboys	Robert West	Wide receiver	San Diego State
91	Miami Dolphins	Larry Ball	Defensive end	Louisville
92	Philadelphia Eagles	Po James	Running back	New Mexico State
93	Dallas Cowboys	Chuck Zapiec	Linebacker	Penn State
94	Atlanta Falcons	Andrew Howard	Defensive tackle	Grambling
95	Los Angeles Rams	Eddie Phillips	Quarterback	Texas
96	San Francisco 49ers	Windlan Hall	Defensive back	Arizona State
97	Kansas City Chiefs	Andy Hamilton	Wide receiver	LSU
98	Oakland Raiders	Cliff Branch	Wide receiver	Colorado
99	New Orleans Saints	Joe Federspiel	Linebacker	Kentucky
100	Oakland Raiders	Dave Dalby	Center	UCLA
101	New Orleans Saints	Mike Coleman	Defensive end	Knoxville College
102	Denver Broncos	Tom Graham	Linebacker	Oregon
103	Miami Dolphins	Al Benton	Tackle	Ohio
104	Baltimore Colts	Eric Allen	Wide receiver	Michigan State

Round five[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
105	Buffalo Bills	Leon Garror	Defensive back	Alcorn A&M
106	Cincinnati Bengals	Tom DeLeone	Center	Ohio State
107	New York Giants	Tom Gatewood	Wide receiver	Notre Dame
108	Buffalo Bills	Bob Penchion	Guard	Alcorn A&M
109	Atlanta Falcons	William Taylor	Running back	Michigan
110	St. Louis Cardinals	Conrad Dobler	Guard	Wyoming
111	New Orleans Saints	Bill Butler	Running back	Kansas State
112	New Orleans Saints	Carl Johnson	Tackle	Nebraska
113	Pittsburgh Steelers	Steve Furness	Defensive end	Rhode Island
114	New York Jets	Dickie Harris	Defensive back	South Carolina
115	Baltimore Colts	Don Croft	Defensive tackle	Texas-El Paso
116	San Diego Chargers	Jim Bishop	Tight end	Tennessee Tech
117	Chicago Bears	Bob Parsons	Tight end	Penn State
118	Denver Broncos	Jim Krieg	Wide receiver	Washington
119	Atlanta Falcons	Ralph Cindrich	Linebacker	Pittsburgh
120	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Childs	Guard	Kansas
121	New York Giants	Larry Edwards	Linebacker	Texas A&I
122	Cleveland Browns	George Hunt	Kicker	Tennessee
123	San Francisco 49ers	Mike Greene	Linebacker	Georgia
124	New England Patriots	Ron Bolton	Defensive back	Norfolk State
125	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Christiansen	Tight end	UCLA
126	New Orleans Saints	Bob Davies	Defensive back	South Carolina
127	Kansas City Chiefs	Milt Davis	Defensive end	Texas-Arlington
128	Cleveland Browns	Greg Kucera	Running back	Northern Colorado
129	Miami Dolphins	Charlie Babb	Defensive back	Memphis State
130	San Diego Chargers	Harry Gooden	Defensive end	Alcorn A&M

Round six[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
131	Oakland Raiders	Dan Medlin	Defensive tackle	North Carolina State
132	New York Giants	John Hill	Center	Lehigh
133	Chicago Bears	Bob Pifferini	Linebacker	UCLA
134	Houston Oilers	Joe Bullard	Defensive back	Tulane
135	St. Louis Cardinals	Don Heater	Running back	Montana Tech
136	Houston Oilers	Elmer Allen	Linebacker	Mississippi
137	New Orleans Saints	Wayne Dorton	Guard	Arkansas State
138	Green Bay Packers	Nathaniel Ross	Defensive back	Bethune-Cookman
139	New York Jets	Joey Jackson	Defensive end	New Mexico State
140	Atlanta Falcons	Mike Perfetti	Defensive back	Minnesota
141	San Diego Chargers	Bruce Ward	Guard	San Diego State
142	Green Bay Packers	Dave Pureifory	Linebacker	Eastern Michigan
143	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dennis Meyer	Defensive back	Arkansas State
144	Philadelphia Eagles	Vern Winfield	Guard	Minnesota
145	Detroit Lions	Charles Potts	Defensive back	Purdue
146	Atlanta Falcons	Fred Riley	Wide receiver	Idaho
147	Green Bay Packers	Bob Hudson	Running back	N.E. Oklahoma
148	San Francisco 49ers	Jackie Walker	Defensive back	Tennessee
149	Cleveland Browns	Leonard Forey	Guard	Texas A&M
150	New Orleans Saints	Curt Watson	Running back	Tennessee
151	Los Angeles Rams	Edward Hebert	Defensive tackle	Texas Southern
152	Baltimore Colts	Bruce Laird	Defensive back	American International
153	Kansas City Chiefs	John Kahler	Defensive end	Long Beach State
154	Minnesota Vikings	Anthony "Amos" Martin	Linebacker	Louisville
155	Miami Dolphins	Ray Nettles	Linebacker	Tennessee
156	Dallas Cowboys	Charles Bolden	Defensive back	Iowa

Round seven[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
157	Buffalo Bills	Ralph Stepaniak	Defensive back	Notre Dame
158	Cincinnati Bengals	Steve Conley	Running back	Kansas
159	Pittsburgh Steelers	Joe Colquitt	Defensive end	Kansas State
160	St. Louis Cardinals	Council Rudolph	Defensive end	Kentucky State
161	Miami Dolphins	Bill Adams	Guard	Holy Cross
162	Houston Oilers	Eric Hutchinson	Defensive back	Northwestern
163	Green Bay Packers	Bill Bushong	Defensive tackle	Kentucky
164	New Orleans Saints	Ernie Jackson	Defensive back	Duke
165	New England Patriots	Clark Hoss	Tight end	Oregon State
166	New England Patriots	John Tarver	Running back	Colorado
167	Chicago Bears	Jim Fassel	Quarterback	Long Beach State
168	Pittsburgh Steelers	Robert Kelly	Defensive back	Jackson State
169	Baltimore Colts	John Sykes	Running back	Morgan State
170	Philadelphia Eagles	Will Foster	Linebacker	Eastern Michigan
171	Atlanta Falcons	Lance Moon	Running back	Wisconsin
172	Detroit Lions	Charles Stoudmire	Wide receiver	Portland State
173	Oakland Raiders	Ray Jamieson	Running back	Memphis State
174	Cleveland Browns	Don Wesley	Tackle	Maryland State
175	San Francisco 49ers	Edgar Hardy	Guard	Jackson State
176	Oakland Raiders	Alonzo "Skip" Thomas	Defensive back	USC
177	New York Giants	Mike Zikas	Defensive tackle	Notre Dame
178	Oakland Raiders	Dennis Pete	Defensive back	San Francisco State
179	Kansas City Chiefs	Dean Carlson	Quarterback	Iowa State
180	Miami Dolphins	Calvin Harrell	Running back	Arkansas State
181	Minnesota Vikings	Bill Slater	Defensive end	Western Michigan
182	Chicago Bears	Jim Osborne	Defensive tackle	Southern

Round eight[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
183	Buffalo Bills	Paul Gibson	Wide receiver	Texas-El Paso
184	New York Giants	Tom Mabry	Tackle	Arkansas
185	Cincinnati Bengals	Dan Kratzer	Wide receiver	Missouri Valley
186	Denver Broncos	Ron Estay	Defensive tackle	LSU
187	Houston Oilers	Guy Roberts	Linebacker	Maryland
188	St. Louis Cardinals	Bob Wicks	Wide receiver	Utah State
189	New Orleans Saints	Ron Vinson	Wide receiver	Abilene Christian
190	Green Bay Packers	Leland Glass	Wide receiver	Oregon
191	Baltimore Colts	Al Qualls	Linebacker	Oklahoma
192	Chicago Bears	Ralph Wirtz	Wide receiver	North Dakota State
193	Pittsburgh Steelers	Stahle Vincent	Running back	Rice
194	New York Jets	Marion Lattimore	Guard	Kansas State
195	New England Patriots	Steve Beyrle	Guard	Kansas State
196	Philadelphia Eagles	Larry Ratcliff	Running back	Eastern Michigan
197	Detroit Lions	Henry Stuckey	Defensive back	Missouri
198	Atlanta Falcons	Henry Brandon	Running back	Southern
199	Los Angeles Rams	Tom Graham	Wide receiver	Baldwin-Wallace
200	San Francisco 49ers	Tom Wittum	Punter	Northern Illinois
201	Cleveland Browns	Hugh McKinnis	Running back	Arizona State
202	Oakland Raiders	Jackie Brown	Running back	Stanford
203	Washington Redskins	Moses Denson	Running back	Maryland State
204	Baltimore Colts	Van Brownson	Quarterback	Nebraska
205	Kansas City Chiefs	Scott Mahoney	Guard	Colorado
206	Minnesota Vikings	Calvin Demery	Wide receiver	Arizona State
207	Miami Dolphins	Craig Curry	Quarterback	Minnesota
208	Dallas Cowboys	Ralph Coleman	Linebacker	North Carolina A&T

Round nine[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
209	Buffalo Bills	Steve Vogel	Linebacker	Boise State
210	Cincinnati Bengals	Stan Walters	Tackle	Syracuse
211	New York Giants	Ed Richardson	Running back	Southern
212	Houston Oilers	Willie Postler	Tackle	Montana
213	St. Louis Cardinals	Gene Macken	Center	South Dakota
214	Denver Broncos	Floyd Priester	Defensive back	Boston University
215	Baltimore Colts	Gary Hambell	Defensive tackle	Dayton
216	New Orleans Saints	Kent Branstetter	Defensive tackle	Houston
217	Pittsburgh Steelers	Don Kelley	Defensive back	Clemson
218	New York Jets	Jeff Ford	Defensive back	Georgia Tech
219	Chicago Bears	Larry Horton	Defensive end	Iowa
220	New England Patriots	Mike Kelson	Tackle	Arkansas
221	San Diego Chargers	Fran Schmitz	Defensive tackle	St. Norbert
222	Philadelphia Eagles	Pat Gibbs	Defensive back	Lamar University
223	Atlanta Falcons	Bill "Ray" Easterling	Defensive back	Richmond
224	Detroit Lions	Bill McClintock	Defensive back	Drake
225	Los Angeles Rams	Harry Howard	Defensive back	Ohio State
226	Cleveland Browns	Larry McKee	Guard	Arizona
227	San Francisco 49ers	Jerry Brown	Defensive back	Northwestern
228	Oakland Raiders	Dave Bigler	Running back	Morningside
229	Washington Redskins	Steve Boekholder	Defensive end	Drake
230	Cleveland Browns		Wide receiver	Henderson State
231	Kansas City Chiefs	Dave Taylor	Defensive tackle	Weber State
232	Minnesota Vikings	Charlie Goodrum	Guard	Florida A&M
233	Miami Dolphins	Greg Johnson	Defensive back	Wisconsin
234	Dallas Cowboys	Roy Bell	Running back	Oklahoma

Round ten[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
235	Buffalo Bills	Maurice Tyler	Defensive back	Morgan State
236	New York Giants	John Odom	Defensive back	Texas Tech
237	Cincinnati Bengals	Brian Foster	Defensive back	Colorado
238	St. Louis Cardinals	Eric Washington	Defensive back	Texas-El Paso
239	Denver Broncos	Richard Wilkins	Defensive end	Maryland State
240	Houston Oilers	Rhett Dawson	Wide receiver	Florida State
241	New Orleans Saints	Andy Kupp	Guard	Idaho
242	Green Bay Packers	Keith Wortman	Guard	Nebraska
243	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bob Brown	Defensive tackle	Tampa
244	New York Jets	Harley Turner	Defensive back	Tennessee-Chattanooga
245	New England Patriots	Mel Caraway	Defensive back	N.E. Oklahoma
246	San Diego Chargers	Lon Kolstad	Linebacker	Whitewater (Wis)
247	Chicago Bears	Jack Turnbull	Center	Oregon State
248	Philadelphia Eagles	John Bunting	Linebacker	North Carolina
249	Detroit Lions	Jim Teal	Linebacker	Purdue
250	St. Louis Cardinals	Mike Franks	Quarterback	Eastern New Mexico
251	Los Angeles Rams	Jim Massey	Defensive back	Linfield
252	San Francisco 49ers	Steve Williams	Defensive tackle	Western Carolina
253	Cleveland Browns	Hershal Mosier	Defensive tackle	N.W. Oklahoma
254	Oakland Raiders	Phillip Price	Defensive back	Idaho State
255	Washington Redskins	Mike Oldham	Wide receiver	Michigan
256	Baltimore Colts	Dave Shilling	Running back	Oregon State
257	Kansas City Chiefs	Rich Ruppert	Tackle	Hawaii
258	Minnesota Vikings	Willie Aldridge	Running back	South Carolina State
259	Houston Oilers	Jimmy Butler	Tight end	Tulsa
260	Dallas Cowboys	Richard Amman	Defensive tackle	Florida State

Round eleven[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
261	Cincinnati Bengals	Kent Pederson	Tight end	California-Santa Barbara
262	New York Giants	John Robertson	Defensive back	Kansas State
263	Denver Broncos	Larry Brunson	Wide receiver	Colorado
264	Houston Oilers	Ron Evans	Tackle	Baylor
265	St. Louis Cardinals	Ron Jones	Linebacker	Arkansas
266	Green Bay Packers	David Bailey	Wide receiver	Alabama
267	New Orleans Saints	Paul Dongieux	Linebacker	Mississippi
268	New York Jets	Robert Stevenson	Linebacker	Tennessee State
269	New England Patriots	Rodney Cason	Tackle	Angelo State
270	San Diego Chargers	John Turner	Tight end	Long Beach State
271	Buffalo Bills	Bill Light	Linebacker	Minnesota
272	Chicago Bears	Ed Wimberly	Defensive back	Jackson State
273	Pittsburgh Steelers	Joe Gilliam	Quarterback	Tennessee State
274	Philadelphia Eagles	Dennis Sweeney	Defensive end	Western Michigan
275	Atlanta Falcons	Jack Phillips	Wide receiver	Grambling
276	Detroit Lions	Bob Waldron	Defensive tackle	Tulane
277	Oakland Raiders	Joe Carroll	Linebacker	Pittsburgh
278	Cleveland Browns	Mel Long	Linebacker	Toledo
279	San Francisco 49ers	Tom Laputka	Defensive end	Southern Illinois
280	Los Angeles Rams	Albert Schmidt	Running back	Pittsburg State (KS)
281	Washington Redskins	Jeff Welch	Defensive back	Arkansas Tech
282	Baltimore Colts	Fred DeBernardi	Defensive end	Texas-El Paso
283	Kansas City Chiefs	Elbert Walker	Tackle	Wisconsin
284	Minnesota Vikings	Willie McKelton	Defensive back	Southern
285	Miami Dolphins	Ed Jenkins	Wide receiver	Holy Cross
286	Dallas Cowboys	Lonnie Leonard	Defensive end	North Carolina A&T

Round twelve[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
287	Buffalo Bills	Jeff Baker	Wide receiver	U.S. International
288	New York Giants	Jay Anderson	Defensive tackle	Mayville
289	Cincinnati Bengals	Frederick Wegis	Defensive back	Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
290	Houston Oilers		Running back	Kentucky State
291	St. Louis Cardinals	Tommy Gay	Defensive tackle	Arkansas AM&N
292	Denver Broncos	Randy McDougall	Defensive back	Weber State
293	New Orleans Saints	Steve Lockhart	Tight end	Arkansas State
294	Green Bay Packers	Mike Rich	Running back	Florida
295	San Diego Chargers	Sam Key	Linebacker	Elon
296	New England Patriots	Steve Booras	Defensive end	Mesa Jr. College
297	Chicago Bears	Doug Neill	Running back	Texas A&M
298	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ron Curl	Tackle	Michigan State
299	New York Jets	John Bjorklund	Running back	Princeton
300	Philadelphia Eagles	Don Zimmerman	Wide receiver	N.E. Louisiana
301	Detroit Lions	Paul Bradley	Wide receiver	Southern Methodist
302	Atlanta Falcons	Larry Mialik	Tight end	Wisconsin
303	Los Angeles Rams	David Hoot	Defensive back	Texas A&M
304	San Francisco 49ers	Steve Setzler	Defensive end	St. John's
305	Cleveland Browns	Bernard Chapman	Defensive back	Texas-El Paso
306	Oakland Raiders	Kent Gaydos	Tight end	Florida State
307	Washington Redskins	Don Bunce	Quarterback	Stanford
308	Baltimore Colts	Gary Theiler	Tight end	Tennessee
309	Kansas City Chiefs	Mike Williams	Defensive tackle	Oregon
310	Minnesota Vikings	Bob Banaugh	Defensive back	Montana State
311	Miami Dolphins	Ashley Bell	Tight end	Purdue
312	Dallas Cowboys	Jimmy Harris	Wide receiver	Ohio State

Round thirteen[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
313	Buffalo Bills	Ed Moss	Running back	Southeast Missouri State
314	Cincinnati Bengals	James Hamilton	Quarterback	Arkansas State
315	New York Giants	Chuck Heard	Defensive end	Georgia
316	St. Louis Cardinals	Tom Campana	Defensive back	Ohio State
317	Denver Broncos	Bob Warner	Running back	Bloomsburg (PA)
318	Houston Oilers	Willie Roberts	Defensive back	Houston
319	Green Bay Packers	Jesse Lakes	Running back	Central Michigan
320	New Orleans Saints	Cephus Weatherspoon	Wide receiver	Fort Lewis
321	San Diego Chargers	Andy Selfridge	Linebacker	Virginia
322	Chicago Bears	Jay Rood	Tackle	Southern (S.D.)
323	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ernie Mesmer	Tackle	Villanova
324	New York Jets	Steve Sullivan	Tackle	North Texas State
325	New England Patriots	Sam Elmore	Defensive back	Eastern Michigan
326	Philadelphia Eagles	Preston Carpenter	Defensive end	Mississippi
327	Atlanta Falcons	Henry Sovio	Tight end	Hawaii
328	Detroit Lions	John Kirschner	Tight end	Memphis State
329	Los Angeles Rams	Jaime Nunez	Kicker	Weber State
330	Cleveland Browns	Brian Sipe	Quarterback	San Diego State
331	San Francisco 49ers	Leon Pettigrew	Tackle	San Fernando Valley
332	Washington Redskins	Frank Grant	Wide receiver	Southern Colorado
333	Oakland Raiders	Ted Covington	Wide receiver	San Fernando Valley
334	Baltimore Colts	Herb Washington	Wide receiver	Michigan State
335	Kansas City Chiefs	Tyler Hellams	Defensive back	South Carolina
336	Minnesota Vikings	Franklin Roberts	Running back	Alcorn A&M
337	Miami Dolphins	Archie Robinson	Defensive back	Hillsdale
338	Dallas Cowboys	Jean Fugett	Tight end	Amherst

Round fourteen[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
339	New York Giants	James Evans	Linebacker	South Carolina State
340	Buffalo Bills	Karl Salb	Defensive tackle	Kansas
341	Cincinnati Bengals	Steve Porter	Wide receiver	Indiana
342	Denver Broncos	Jerome Kundich	Guard	Texas-El Paso
343	Houston Oilers	Gary Crockett	Center	Lamar
344	St. Louis Cardinals	Pat McTeer	Kicker	New Mexico State
345	New Orleans Saints	Steve Barrios	Wide receiver	Tulane
346	Green Bay Packers	Larry Hefner	Linebacker	Clemson
347	Chicago Bears	Bob Brown	Wide receiver	Rice
348	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tom Durrance	Running back	Florida
349	New York Jets	Louis Age	Guard	Southwestern Louisiana
350	New England Patriots	Ed Rideout	Wide receiver	Boston College
351	San Diego Chargers	John Van Reenen	Defensive end	Washington State
352	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Overmeyer	Linebacker	Ashland
353	Detroit Lions	Eric Kelley	Tackle	Whitworth
354	Atlanta Falcons	Tom Chandler	Linebacker	Minnesota
355	Los Angeles Rams	Larry Brooks	Defensive end	Virginia State
356	San Francisco 49ers	Eric Guthrie	Quarterback	Boise State
357	Cleveland Browns	Ed Stewart	Guard	East Central Oklahoma
358	Oakland Raiders	Dennis Cambal	Running back	William & Mary
359	Baltimore Colts	John Morris	Center	Missouri Valley
360	Kansas City Chiefs	David Chaney	Linebacker	San Jose State
361	Minnesota Vikings	Marv Owens	Running back	San Diego State
362	Miami Dolphins	Willie Jones	Linebacker	Tampa
363	Dallas Cowboys	Alan Thompson	Running back	Wisconsin
364	Washington Redskins	Mike O'Quinn	Guard	McNeese State

Round fifteen[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
365	Oakland Raiders	Charles Hester	Running back	Central State (OH)
366	Cincinnati Bengals	Hosea Minnieweather	Defensive tackle	Jackson State
367	New York Giants	Ken Kavanaugh Jr.	Tight end	LSU
368	Pittsburgh Steelers	John Hulecki	Guard	Massachusetts
369	St. Louis Cardinals	Mark Herman	Tight end	Yankton
370	Denver Broncos	Harold Parmenter	Defensive tackle	Massachusetts
371	Green Bay Packers	Rick Thone	Wide receiver	Arkansas Tech
372	New Orleans Saints	Rusty Lachaussee	Quarterback	Tulane
373	Pittsburgh Steelers	Charles Harrington	Guard	Wichita State
374	New York Jets	Phil Sullivan	Defensive back	Georgia
375	New England Patriots	Joel Klime	Tight end	Pittsburgh
376	San Diego Chargers	Charles Neugent	Defensive back	Tuskegee
377	Chicago Bears	Roger Lawson	Running back	Western Michigan
378	Philadelphia Eagles	Tom Sullivan	Running back	Miami (FL)
379	Atlanta Falcons	Oscar Jenkins	Defensive back	Virginia Union
380	Detroit Lions	Steve Roach	Linebacker	Kansas
381	Los Angeles Rams	Kenny Page	Linebacker	Kansas
382	Cleveland Browns	Jewel McCullar	Linebacker	Chico State
383	San Francisco 49ers	Bob Maddox	Defensive end	Frostburg State (MD)
384	Oakland Raiders	Dave Snesrud	Linebacker	Hamline
385	Washington Redskins	Carl Taibi	Defensive end	Colorado
386	Baltimore Colts	Robin Parkhouse	Linebacker	Alabama
387	Kansas City Chiefs	Larry Marshall	Running back	Maryland
388	Minnesota Vikings	Mike Sivert	Guard	East Tennessee State
389	Miami Dolphins	Bill Davis	Defensive tackle	William & Mary
390	Dallas Cowboys	Carlos Alvarez	Wide receiver	Florida

Round sixteen[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
391	Buffalo Bills	Brian Linstrom	Quarterback	Arizona
392	New York Giants	Neovia Greyer	Defensive back	Wisconsin
393	Cincinnati Bengals	John Wiegman	Wide receiver	Cal Poly-Pomona
394	St. Louis Cardinals	Henry Alford	Defensive end	Pittsburgh
395	Denver Broncos	Tom Bougus	Running back	Boston College
396	Houston Oilers	Guy Murdock	Center	Michigan
397	New Orleans Saints	Joe Balthrop	Guard	Tennessee
398	Green Bay Packers	Charles Burrell	Defensive tackle	Arkansas AM&N
399	New York Jets	Gary Kipfmiller	Center	Nebraska-Omaha
400	New England Patriots	Eric Dahl	Defensive back	San Jose State
401	San Diego Chargers	James Shaw	Defensive back	Tulsa
402	Chicago Bears	Bill McKinney	Linebacker	West Texas State
403	Pittsburgh Steelers	Nate Hawkins	Wide receiver	Nevada-Las Vegas
404	Philadelphia Eagles	Steve Bielenberg	Linebacker	Oregon State
405	Detroit Lions	Leon Jenkins	Defensive back	West Virginia
406	Atlanta Falcons	Larry Butler	Linebacker	Stanford
407	Los Angeles Rams	Jim Kirby	Wide receiver	Long Beach State
408	San Francisco 49ers	Ron Davis	Guard	Virginia State
409	Cleveland Browns	Richard Wakefield	Wide receiver	Ohio State
410	Oakland Raiders	Willie Wright	Tight end	North Carolina A&T
411	Washington Redskins	Steve Higginbottom	Defensive back	Alabama
412	Baltimore Colts	Gary Wichard	Quarterback	C.W. Post
413	Kansas City Chiefs	Bob Johnson	Defensive end	Hanover (Ind)
414	Minnesota Vikings	Neil Graff	Quarterback	Wisconsin
415	Miami Dolphins	Al Hannah	Wide receiver	Wisconsin
416	Dallas Cowboys	Gordon Longmire	Quarterback	Utah

Round seventeen[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
417	Buffalo Bills	John Shelly	Defensive back	Oklahoma
418	Cincinnati Bengals	David Green	Punter	Ohio
419	New York Giants	John Seyferth	Running back	Michigan
420	Denver Broncos	Lou Harris	Running back	USC
421	Houston Oilers	Kelly Cochrane	Quarterback	Miami (FL)
422	St. Louis Cardinals	Kent Carter	Linebacker	USC
423	San Diego Chargers	Oscar Dragon	Running back	Arizona State
424	New England Patriots	Dick Graham	Wide receiver	Oklahoma State
425	New England Patriots	Junior Ah You	Linebacker	Arizona State
426	San Diego Chargers	Bob Tackett	Tackle	Texas-El Paso
427	Chicago Bears	LaVerne Dickinson	Defensive back	Southern
428	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ron Linehan	Linebacker	Idaho
429	New York Jets	Ken Gamble	Kicker	Fayetteville
430	Philadelphia Eagles	Tom Nash	Tackle	Georgia
431	Atlanta Falcons	Bill Holland	Running back	USC
432	Detroit Lions	Mike Tyler	Defensive back	Rice
433	Los Angeles Rams	Luther Palmer	Tight end	Virginia Union
434	Cleveland Browns	William Portz	Running back	Sterling (KS)
435	San Francisco 49ers	Ted Alexander	Running back	Langston
436	Los Angeles Rams	John McKean	Center	Oregon
437	Washington Redskins	Kevin Clemente	Linebacker	Boston College
438	Baltimore Colts	Stan White	Linebacker	Ohio State
439	Kansas City Chiefs	Ted Washington	Linebacker	Mississippi Valley
440	Minnesota Vikings	Dick Schmalz	Wide receiver	Auburn
441	Miami Dolphins	Vern Brown	Defensive back	Western Michigan
442 [6]	Dallas Cowboys	Alphonso Cain	Defensive tackle	Bethune-Cookman

= Pro Bowler [4]

= Hall of Famer

Hall of Famers[]

• Franco Harris, running back from Penn State, taken 1st round 13th overall by Pittsburgh Steelers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1990.^[7]

Notable undrafted players[]

†	= Pro Bowler[4]

Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
Atlanta Falcons	John James †	P	Florida	SEC
Atlanta Falcons	Ted Fritsch	C	St. Norbert
Baltimore Colts	Nelson Munsey	CB	Wyoming	WAC
Dallas Cowboys	Benny Barnes	CB	Stanford	Pac-8
Denver Broncos	Mike Ernst	QB	Cal State Fullerton	CCAA
Green Bay Packers	Bob Kroll	CB	Northern Michigan	Ind. (Coll.)
Houston Oilers	Ed Fisher	OG	Arizona State	WAC
Houston Oilers	Rich Lewis	LB	Portland State	Ind. (Coll.)
Miami Dolphins	Maulty Moore	DT	Bethune–Cookman	SIAC
New England Patriots	Sam Adams	OG	Prairie View A&M	SWAC
New England Patriots	Dick Blanchard	LB	Tulsa	MVC
New York Giants	Chuck Crist	S	Penn State	Ind.
Pittsburgh Steelers	Barry Pearson	WR	Northwestern	Big Ten
Washington Redskins	Duane Carrell	P	Florida State	Ind. (Univ.)
Washington Redskins	Herb Mul-Key †	RB	Alabama State	SIAC

References[]

External links[]

• NFL.com – 1972 Draft
• databaseFootball.com – 1972 Draft
• Pro Football Hall of Fame