The 1970 NFL Draft

182 picks. First overall: Terry Bradshaw, quarterback, from Louisiana Tech, to Pittsburgh Steelers. Most picks: USC 6, Penn State 6, Notre Dame 5, Oklahoma 4, Colorado 4.

The 1970 NFL Draft ran 17 rounds; this page lists the first seven. Teams appear under the name they had that year. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Round 1

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
1	Terry Bradshaw	QB		Louisiana Tech	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
2	Mike McCoy	DT		Notre Dame	→ Green Bay Packers
3	Mike Phipps	QB		Purdue	→ Cleveland Browns
4	Phil Olsen	DT		Utah State	→ Boston Patriots
5	Al Cowlings	DE		USC	→ Buffalo Bills
6	Steve Zabel	LB		Oklahoma	→ Philadelphia Eagles
7	Mike Reid	DT		Penn State	→ Cincinnati Bengals
8	Larry Stegent	RB		Texas A&M	→ St. Louis Cardinals
9	Cedrick Hardman	DE		North Texas	→ San Francisco 49ers
10	Ken Burrough	WR		Texas Southern	→ New Orleans Saints
11	Bobby Anderson	RB		Colorado	→ Denver Broncos
12	John Small	DT		The Citadel	→ Atlanta Falcons
13	Jim Files	LB		Oklahoma	→ New York Giants
14	Doug Wilkerson	OG		North Carolina Central	→ Houston Oilers
15	Walker Gillette	WR		Richmond	→ San Diego Chargers
16	Rich McGeorge	TE		Elon	→ Green Bay Packers
17	Bruce Taylor	DB		Boston University	→ San Francisco 49ers
18	Norman Bulaich	RB		TCU	→ Baltimore Colts
19	Steve Owens	RB		Oklahoma	→ Detroit Lions
20	Steve Tannen	DB		Florida	→ New York Jets
21	Bob McKay	OT		Texas	→ Cleveland Browns
22	Jack Reynolds	LB		Tennessee	→ Los Angeles Rams
23	Duane Thomas	RB		West Texas	→ Dallas Cowboys
24	Raymond Chester	TE		Morgan State	→ Oakland Raiders
25	John Ward	OG		Oklahoma State	→ Minnesota Vikings
26	Sid Smith	OT		USC	→ Kansas City Chiefs

Round 2

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
27	Bob Asher	OT		Vanderbilt	→ Dallas Cowboys
28	Ron Shanklin	WR		North Texas	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
29	Jim Mandich	TE		Michigan	→ Miami Dolphins
30	Dennis Shaw	QB		San Diego State	→ Buffalo Bills
31	Leo Brooks	DT		Texas	→ Houston Oilers
32	Ron Carpenter	DT		NC State	→ Cincinnati Bengals
33	Jim Corrigall	LB		Kent State	→ St. Louis Cardinals
34	Raymond Jones	DB		Southern	→ Philadelphia Eagles
35	Charles Williams	WR		Prairie View A&M	→ Los Angeles Rams
36	Joe Jones	DE		Tennessee State	→ Cleveland Browns
37	Alden Roche	DE		Southern	→ Denver Broncos
38	Chuck Hutchison	OG		Ohio State	→ St. Louis Cardinals
39	Art Malone	RB		Arizona State	→ Atlanta Falcons
40	William Dusenbery	RB		Johnson C. Smith	→ Houston Oilers
41	Al Matthews	DB		Texas A&M–Kingsville	→ Green Bay Packers
42	Tom Williams	DT		UC Davis	→ San Diego Chargers
43	Bill Brundige	DE		Colorado	→ Washington Redskins
44	Jim Bailey	DT		Kansas	→ Baltimore Colts
45	Ray Parson	DT		Minnesota	→ Detroit Lions
46	Richard Caster	WR		Jackson State	→ New York Jets
47	Jerry Sherk	DT		Oklahoma State	→ Cleveland Browns
48	John Isenbarger	RB		Indiana	→ San Francisco 49ers
49	Margene Adkins	WR		Birmingham-Southern	→ Dallas Cowboys
50	Ted Koy	RB		Texas	→ Oakland Raiders
51	Bill Cappleman	QB		Florida State	→ Minnesota Vikings
52	Clyde Werner	LB		Washington	→ Kansas City Chiefs

Round 3

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
53	Mel Blount	DB		Southern	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
54	George Farmer	WR		UCLA	→ Chicago Bears
55	Tim Foley	DB		Purdue	→ Miami Dolphins
56	Mike Ballou	LB		UCLA	→ Boston Patriots
57	Jim Reilly	OG		Notre Dame	→ Buffalo Bills
58	Charlie Pittman	RB		Penn State	→ St. Louis Cardinals
59	Lee Bouggess	RB		Louisville	→ Philadelphia Eagles
60	Chip Bennett	LB		Abilene Christian	→ Cincinnati Bengals
61	Billy Bob Barnett	DE		Texas A&M	→ Kansas City Chiefs
62	Clovis Swinney	DE		Arkansas State	→ New Orleans Saints
63	John Kohler	OT		South Dakota	→ Denver Broncos
64	Andy Maurer	OG		Oregon	→ Atlanta Falcons
65	Todd Snyder	WR		Ohio	→ Atlanta Falcons
66	Charlie Waters	DB		Clemson	→ Dallas Cowboys
67	Glenn Alexander	DB		Grambling	→ Buffalo Bills
68	Jim Carter	LB		Minnesota	→ Green Bay Packers
69	Eric Harris	DB		Colorado	→ St. Louis Cardinals
70	Jim O’Brien	WR		Cincinnati	→ Baltimore Colts
71	Jim Mitchell	DE		Virginia State	→ Detroit Lions
72	Dennis Onkotz	LB		Penn State	→ New York Jets
73	Steve Kiner	LB		Tennessee	→ Dallas Cowboys
74	Ara Person	TE		Morgan State	→ Baltimore Colts
75	Denton Fox	DB		Texas Tech	→ Dallas Cowboys
76	Gerald Irons	DE		Maryland-Eastern Shore	→ Oakland Raiders
77	Chuck Burgoon	LB		North Park	→ Minnesota Vikings
78	David Hadley	DB		Alcorn State	→ Kansas City Chiefs

Round 5

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
105	Jon Staggers	DB		Missouri	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
106	Glenn Cannon	DB		Ole Miss	→ New Orleans Saints
107	Bob Olson	LB		Notre Dame	→ Boston Patriots
108	Clifford McClain	RB		South Carolina State	→ New York Jets
109	Steve Starnes	LB		Tampa	→ Buffalo Bills
110	Ron Saul	OG		Michigan State	→ Houston Oilers
111	Tom Lloyd	OT		Bowling Green	→ St. Louis Cardinals
112	Bruce VanNess	RB		Rutgers	→ Atlanta Falcons
113	Gary McArthur	OT		USC	→ San Francisco 49ers
114	Manny Sistrunk	DT		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	→ Washington Redskins
115	Bill McKoy	LB		Purdue	→ Denver Broncos
116	Ken Mendenhall	C		Oklahoma	→ Atlanta Falcons
117	Claude Brumfield	OG		Tennessee State	→ New York Giants
118	Ed Duley	DT		Northern Arizona	→ Houston Oilers
119	Pettus Farrar	RB		Norfolk State	→ San Diego Chargers
120	Cecil Pryor	DE		Michigan	→ Green Bay Packers
121	Danny Pierce	RB		Memphis	→ Washington Redskins
122	Billy Newsome	DE		Grambling	→ Baltimore Colts
123	Bob Parker	OG		Memphis	→ Detroit Lions
124	Gary Arthur	TE		Miami (OH)	→ New York Jets
125	Steve Engel	RB		Colorado	→ Cleveland Browns
126	Steve Ramsey	QB		North Texas	→ New Orleans Saints
127	Barry Pierson	DB		Michigan	→ St. Louis Cardinals
128	Art Laster	OT		Maryland-Eastern Shore	→ Oakland Raiders
129	Greg Jones	RB		UCLA	→ Minnesota Vikings
130	Mike Oriard	C		Notre Dame	→ Kansas City Chiefs