The 1974 NFL Draft

182 picks. First overall: Ed Jones, defensive end, from Tennessee State, to Dallas Cowboys. Most picks: UCLA 9, Penn State 7, Colorado 6, Tennessee State 5, Nebraska 5.

The 1974 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	Ed Jones	DE		Tennessee State	→ Dallas Cowboys
2	Bo Matthews	RB		Colorado	→ San Diego Chargers
3	John Hicks	OG		Ohio State	→ New York Giants
4	Waymond Bryant	LB		Tennessee State	→ Chicago Bears
5	John Dutton	DT		Nebraska	→ Baltimore Colts
6	Carl Barzilauskas	DT		Indiana	→ New York Jets
7	J.V. Cain	TE		Colorado	→ St. Louis Cardinals
8	Ed O’Neil	LB		Penn State	→ Detroit Lions
9	Wilbur Jackson	RB		Alabama	→ San Francisco 49ers
10	Bill Sandifer	DT		UCLA	→ San Francisco 49ers
11	John Cappelletti	RB		Penn State	→ Los Angeles Rams
12	Barty Smith	RB		Richmond	→ Green Bay Packers
13	Rick Middleton	LB		Ohio State	→ New Orleans Saints
14	Randy Gradishar	LB		Ohio State	→ Denver Broncos
15	Don Goode	LB		Kansas	→ San Diego Chargers
16	Woody Green	RB		Arizona State	→ Kansas City Chiefs
17	Fred McNeill	LB		UCLA	→ Minnesota Vikings
18	Reuben Gant	TE		Oklahoma State	→ Buffalo Bills
19	Henry Lawrence	OT		Florida A&M	→ Oakland Raiders
20	Dave Gallagher	DE		Michigan	→ Chicago Bears
21	Lynn Swann	WR		USC	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
22	Charley Young	RB		NC State	→ Dallas Cowboys
23	Bill Kollar	DT		Montana State	→ Cincinnati Bengals
24	Roger Carr	WR		Louisiana Tech	→ Baltimore Colts
25	Steve Riley	OT		USC	→ Minnesota Vikings
26	Don Reese	DE		Jackson State	→ Miami Dolphins

Round 2

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
27	Doug Allen	LB		Penn State	→ Buffalo Bills
28	Tom Mullen	OG		Missouri State	→ New York Giants
29	John Holland	WR		Tennessee State	→ Minnesota Vikings
30	Steve Corbett	OG		Boston College	→ New England Patriots
31	Gordon Browne	OT		Boston College	→ New York Jets
32	Fred Cook	DE		Southern Miss	→ Baltimore Colts
33	Greg Kindle	OT		Tennessee State	→ St. Louis Cardinals
34	Steve Nelson	LB		North Dakota State	→ New England Patriots
35	Keith Fahnhorst	TE		Minnesota	→ San Francisco 49ers
36	Paul Seal	TE		Michigan	→ New Orleans Saints
37	Ed Shuttlesworth	RB		Michigan	→ Baltimore Colts
38	Andre Tillman	TE		Texas Tech	→ Miami Dolphins
39	Billy Howard	DT		Alcorn State	→ Detroit Lions
40	Billy Corbett	OT		Johnson C. Smith	→ Cleveland Browns
41	Charlie Getty	OT		Penn State	→ Kansas City Chiefs
42	Carl Wafer	DT		Tennessee State	→ Denver Broncos
43	Mark Markovich	C		Penn State	→ San Diego Chargers
44	Gerald Tinker	WR		Kent State	→ Atlanta Falcons
45	Dave Casper	TE		Notre Dame	→ Oakland Raiders
46	Jack Lambert	LB		Kent State	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
47	Benny Malone	RB		Arizona State	→ Miami Dolphins
48	Charles Davis	RB		Colorado	→ Cincinnati Bengals
49	Delvin Williams	RB		Kansas	→ San Francisco 49ers
50	Bill Simpson	DB		Michigan State	→ Los Angeles Rams
51	Matt Blair	LB		Iowa State	→ Minnesota Vikings
52	Jeris White	DB		Hawai’i	→ Miami Dolphins

Round 3

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
53	Danny White	QB		Arizona State	→ Dallas Cowboys
54	Wayne Wheeler	WR		Alabama	→ Chicago Bears
55	Rick Dvorak	DE		Wichita State	→ New York Giants
56	Greg Horton	OG		Colorado	→ Chicago Bears
57	Glenn Robinson	LB		Oklahoma State	→ Baltimore Colts
58	Godwin Turk	LB		Southern	→ New York Jets
59	Bill Rudder	RB		Tennessee	→ San Diego Chargers
60	Steve George	DT		Houston	→ St. Louis Cardinals
61	Dave Lapham	OG		Syracuse	→ Cincinnati Bengals
62	Cliff Taylor	RB		Memphis	→ Chicago Bears
63	Mitch Sutton	DT		Kansas	→ Philadelphia Eagles
64	Steve Craig	TE		Northwestern	→ Minnesota Vikings
65	Dexter Bussey	RB		Texas–Arlington	→ Detroit Lions
66	David Jaynes	QB		Kansas	→ Kansas City Chiefs
67	Robert Pratt	OG		North Carolina	→ Baltimore Colts
68	Claudie Minor	OT		San Diego State	→ Denver Broncos
69	Kim McQuilken	QB		Lehigh	→ Atlanta Falcons
70	Gary Marangi	QB		Boston College	→ Buffalo Bills
71	Maurice Spencer	DB		North Carolina Central	→ Atlanta Falcons
72	Calvin Peterson	LB		UCLA	→ Dallas Cowboys
73	Evan Jolitz	LB		Cincinnati	→ Cincinnati Bengals
74	Roscoe Word	DB		Jackson State	→ New York Jets
75	Mark van Eeghen	RB		Colgate	→ Oakland Raiders
76	Al Oliver	OT		UCLA	→ Los Angeles Rams
77	Scott Anderson	C		Missouri	→ Minnesota Vikings
78	Nat Moore	WR		Florida	→ Miami Dolphins

Round 4

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
79	Steve Manstedt	LB		Nebraska	→ Houston Oilers
80	Carl Summerell	QB		East Carolina	→ New York Giants
81	Harrison Davis	WR		Virginia	→ San Diego Chargers
82	John Stallworth	WR		Alabama A&M	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
83	Clint Haslerig	WR		Michigan	→ San Francisco 49ers
84	Tony Bell	DB		Bowling Green	→ Baltimore Colts
85	Durwood Keeton	DB		Oklahoma	→ St. Louis Cardinals
86	Mike Townsend	DB		Notre Dame	→ Minnesota Vikings
87	Mike Boryla	QB		Stanford	→ Cincinnati Bengals
88	Rod McNeill	RB		USC	→ New Orleans Saints
89	Frank LeMaster	LB		Kentucky	→ Philadelphia Eagles
90	Sammy Johnson	RB		North Carolina	→ San Francisco 49ers
91	Ike Harris	WR		Iowa State	→ St. Louis Cardinals
92	Ozell Collier	DB		Colorado	→ Denver Broncos
93	Morris Bradshaw	WR		Ohio State	→ Oakland Raiders
94	Matt Herkenhoff	OT		Minnesota	→ Kansas City Chiefs
95	Carlester Crumpler	RB		East Carolina	→ Buffalo Bills
96	Vince Kendrick	RB		Florida	→ Atlanta Falcons
97	Ken Hutcherson	LB		West Alabama	→ Dallas Cowboys
98	Daryl White	OG		Nebraska	→ Cincinnati Bengals
99	Norris Weese	QB		Ole Miss	→ Los Angeles Rams
100	Jimmy Allen	DB		UCLA	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
101	Andy Andrade	RB		Northern Michigan	→ Dallas Cowboys
102	Frank Johnson	OT		UC Riverside	→ Los Angeles Rams
103	Richard Williams	WR		Abilene Christian	→ Cincinnati Bengals
104	Bill Stevenson	DT		Drake	→ Miami Dolphins

Round 5

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
105	John Teerlinck	DT		Western Illinois	→ San Diego Chargers
106	Gary Hayman	WR		Penn State	→ Buffalo Bills
107	Don Clune	WR		Pennsylvania	→ New York Giants
108	Jim Cagle	DT		Georgia	→ Philadelphia Eagles
109	Henry Childs	TE		Kansas State	→ Atlanta Falcons
110	Gary Baccus	LB		Oklahoma	→ New York Jets
111	Steve Neils	LB		Minnesota	→ St. Louis Cardinals
112	Andy Johnson	RB		Georgia	→ New England Patriots
113	Joel Parker	WR		Florida	→ New Orleans Saints
114	Haskel Stanback	RB		Tennessee	→ Cincinnati Bengals
115	Keith Krepfle	TE		Iowa State	→ Philadelphia Eagles
116	Steve Odom	WR		Utah	→ Green Bay Packers
117	Carl Capria	DB		Purdue	→ Detroit Lions
118	Mark Ilgenfritz	DE		Vanderbilt	→ Cleveland Browns
119	Clyde Powers	DB		Oklahoma	→ New York Giants
120	Jim Ferguson	DB		Stanford	→ Minnesota Vikings
121	Terry Schmidt	DB		Ball State	→ New Orleans Saints
122	Tim Guy	DT		Oregon	→ Buffalo Bills
123	Pete Wessel	DB		Northwestern	→ Oakland Raiders
124	Charles Battle	DE		Grambling	→ New England Patriots
125	Mike Webster	C		Wisconsin	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
126	John Kelsey	OT		Missouri	→ Dallas Cowboys
127	Richard Bishop	DT		Louisville	→ Cincinnati Bengals
128	Monroe Eley	RB		Arizona State	→ Atlanta Falcons
129	Doug Nettles	DB		Vanderbilt	→ Baltimore Colts
130	Cleveland Vann	LB		Oklahoma State	→ Miami Dolphins