The 1980 NFL Draft

193 picks. First overall: Billy Sims, running back, from Oklahoma, to Detroit Lions. Most picks: USC 9, Oklahoma 7, Nebraska 7, Colorado 7, Texas 6.

The 1980 NFL Draft ran 12 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	Billy Sims	RB		Oklahoma	→ Detroit Lions
2	Johnny “Lam” Jones	WR		Texas	→ New York Jets
3	Anthony Munoz	OT		USC	→ Cincinnati Bengals
4	Bruce Clark	DT		Penn State	→ Green Bay Packers
5	Curtis Dickey	RB		Texas A&M	→ Baltimore Colts
6	Curtis Greer	DE		Michigan	→ St. Louis Cardinals
7	Junior Miller	TE		Nebraska	→ Atlanta Falcons
8	Mark Haynes	DB		Colorado	→ New York Giants
9	Doug Martin	DE		Washington	→ Minnesota Vikings
10	Jacob Green	DE		Texas A&M	→ Seattle Seahawks
11	Brad Budde	C		USC	→ Kansas City Chiefs
12	Stan Brock	OT		Colorado	→ New Orleans Saints
13	Earl Cooper	RB		Rice	→ San Francisco 49ers
14	Roland James	DB		Tennessee	→ New England Patriots
15	Marc Wilson	QB		BYU	→ Oakland Raiders
16	Jim Ritcher	C		NC State	→ Buffalo Bills
17	Johnnie Johnson	DB		Texas	→ Los Angeles Rams
18	Art Monk	WR		Syracuse	→ Washington Redskins
19	Otis Wilson	LB		Louisville	→ Chicago Bears
20	Jim Stuckey	DE		Clemson	→ San Francisco 49ers
21	Don McNeal	DB		Alabama	→ Miami Dolphins
22	Ray Snell	OG		Wisconsin	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
23	Roynell Young	DB		Alcorn State	→ Philadelphia Eagles
24	Derrick Hatchett	DB		Texas	→ Baltimore Colts
25	Vagas Ferguson	RB		Notre Dame	→ New England Patriots
26	George Cumby	LB		Oklahoma	→ Green Bay Packers
27	Charles White	RB		USC	→ Cleveland Browns
28	Mark Malone	QB		Arizona State	→ Pittsburgh Steelers

Round 2

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
29	Joe Cribbs	RB		Auburn	→ Buffalo Bills
30	Willie Teal	DB		LSU	→ Minnesota Vikings
31	Kirby Criswell	LB		Kansas	→ Cincinnati Bengals
32	Ray Donaldson	C		Georgia	→ Baltimore Colts
33	Doug Marsh	TE		Michigan	→ St. Louis Cardinals
34	Mark Lee	DB		Washington	→ Green Bay Packers
35	Bob Kohrs	LB		Arizona State	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
36	Buddy Curry	LB		North Carolina	→ Atlanta Falcons
37	Gene Bradley	QB		Arkansas State	→ Buffalo Bills
38	Angelo Fields	OT		Michigan State	→ Houston Oilers
39	Keena Turner	LB		Purdue	→ San Francisco 49ers
40	Darrol Ray	DB		Oklahoma	→ New York Jets
41	Dave Waymer	DB		Notre Dame	→ New Orleans Saints
42	Rulon Jones	DE		Utah State	→ Denver Broncos
43	Matt Millen	LB		Penn State	→ Oakland Raiders
44	Andre Hines	OT		Stanford	→ Seattle Seahawks
45	Larry McGrew	LB		USC	→ New England Patriots
46	Matt Suhey	RB		Penn State	→ Chicago Bears
47	Ralph Clayton	WR		Michigan	→ New York Jets
48	Dwight Stephenson	C		Alabama	→ Miami Dolphins
49	Kevin House	WR		Southern Illinois	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
50	Irv Pankey	OT		Penn State	→ Los Angeles Rams
51	Tim Foley	OT		Notre Dame	→ Baltimore Colts
52	Daryle Skaugstad	DT		California	→ Houston Oilers
53	Perry Harrington	RB		Jackson State	→ Philadelphia Eagles
54	Cleveland Crosby	DE		Arizona	→ Cleveland Browns
55	Mat Mendenhall	DE		BYU	→ Washington Redskins
56	John Goodman	DE		Oklahoma	→ Pittsburgh Steelers

Round 3

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
57	Tom Turnure	C		Washington	→ Detroit Lions
58	Jewerl Thomas	RB		San José State	→ Los Angeles Rams
59	Rod Horn	DT		Nebraska	→ Cincinnati Bengals
60	John Sinnott	OT		Brown	→ St. Louis Cardinals
61	Syd Kitson	OG		Wake Forest	→ Green Bay Packers
62	Mike Friede	WR		Indiana	→ Detroit Lions
63	Earl Jones	DB		Norfolk State	→ Atlanta Falcons
64	Myron Lapka	DT		USC	→ New York Giants
65	Jim Miller	P		Ole Miss	→ San Francisco 49ers
66	James Hadnot	RB		Texas Tech	→ Kansas City Chiefs
67	Mark Brammer	TE		Michigan State	→ Buffalo Bills
68	Brent Boyd	C		UCLA	→ Minnesota Vikings
69	Lance Mehl	LB		Penn State	→ New York Jets
70	LeRoy Irvin	DB		Kansas	→ Los Angeles Rams
71	John Schmeding	OG		Boston College	→ Buffalo Bills
72	Cliff Odom	LB		Texas–Arlington	→ Cleveland Browns
73	Steve McMichael	DT		Texas	→ New England Patriots
74	Larry Carter	DB		Kentucky	→ Denver Broncos
75	Bill Barnett	DE		Nebraska	→ Miami Dolphins
76	Scot Brantley	LB		Florida	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
77	Craig Puki	LB		Tennessee	→ San Francisco 49ers
78	Bill Roe	LB		Colorado	→ Dallas Cowboys
79	Tim Smith	WR		Nebraska	→ Houston Oilers
80	James Jones	RB		Mississippi State	→ Dallas Cowboys
81	Charles Baker	LB		New Mexico	→ St. Louis Cardinals
82	Phillip Murphy	DT		South Carolina State	→ Los Angeles Rams
83	Ray Sydnor	TE		Wisconsin	→ Pittsburgh Steelers

Round 4

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
84	Ricky Churchman	DB		Texas	→ San Francisco 49ers
85	Eric Hipple	QB		Utah State	→ Detroit Lions
86	Bill Glass	OG		Baylor	→ Cincinnati Bengals
87	Fred Nixon	WR		Oklahoma	→ Green Bay Packers
88	Ray Butler	WR		USC	→ Baltimore Colts
89	Rusty Lisch	QB		Notre Dame	→ St. Louis Cardinals
90	Danny Pittman	WR		Wyoming	→ New York Giants
91	Jim Laughlin	LB		Ohio State	→ Atlanta Falcons
92	Dennis Johnson	LB		USC	→ Minnesota Vikings
93	Ervin Parker	LB		South Carolina State	→ Buffalo Bills
94	Dave Klug	LB		Concordia College (MN)	→ Kansas City Chiefs
95	Jesse Johnson	DB		Colorado	→ New York Jets
96	Mike Jolly	DB		Michigan	→ New Orleans Saints
97	Terry Dion	DE		Oregon	→ Seattle Seahawks
98	David Hodge	LB		Houston	→ San Francisco 49ers
99	Ron Crews	DE		UNLV	→ Cleveland Browns
100	Elmer Bailey	WR		Minnesota	→ Miami Dolphins
101	Ed Luther	QB		San José State	→ San Diego Chargers
102	Larry Flowers	DB		Texas Tech	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
103	Arland Thompson	OG		Baylor	→ Chicago Bears
104	I.M. Hipp	RB		Nebraska	→ Atlanta Falcons
105	Kurt Petersen	DE		Missouri	→ Dallas Cowboys
106	Chris Combs	TE		New Mexico	→ Houston Oilers
107	Rick Parros	RB		Utah State	→ Denver Broncos
108	Bob Gregor	DB		Washington State	→ San Diego Chargers
109	Paul McDonald	QB		USC	→ Cleveland Browns
110	Bill Hurley	QB		Syracuse	→ Pittsburgh Steelers

Round 5

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
111	Mark Streeter	DB		Arizona	→ Detroit Lions
112	Kenneth Times	DT		Southern	→ San Francisco 49ers
113	Bryan Hicks	DB		McNeese	→ Cincinnati Bengals
114	Carlos Carson	WR		LSU	→ Kansas City Chiefs
115	Dan Pensick	DT		Nebraska	→ Kansas City Chiefs
116	Elvis Franks	DE		Morgan State	→ Cleveland Browns
117	Brad Vassar	LB		Pacific	→ Atlanta Falcons
118	Tony Blount	DB		Virginia	→ New York Giants
119	Jeff Pyburn	DB		Georgia	→ Buffalo Bills
120	Tom Ginn	OG		Arkansas	→ Detroit Lions
121	Doug Paschal	RB		North Carolina	→ Minnesota Vikings
122	Paul Jones	RB		California	→ Minnesota Vikings
123	Jim Zidd	LB		Kansas	→ New York Jets
124	Doug McDougald	DE		Virginia Tech	→ New England Patriots
125	Kenny Lewis	RB		Virginia Tech	→ Oakland Raiders
126	John Adams	LB		LSU	→ Oakland Raiders
127	Joe Steele	RB		Washington	→ Seattle Seahawks
128	William Bowens	LB		North Alabama	→ Oakland Raiders
129	Keith Lee	DB		Colorado State	→ Buffalo Bills
130	Paul Tabor	C		Oklahoma	→ Chicago Bears
131	Mike Harden	DB		Michigan	→ Denver Broncos
132	Daniel Jacobs	DE		Winston-Salem State	→ Seattle Seahawks
133	Gary Hogeboom	QB		Central Michigan	→ Dallas Cowboys
134	John Corker	LB		Oklahoma State	→ Houston Oilers
135	Nate Rivers	WR		South Carolina State	→ Philadelphia Eagles
136	Laval Short	DT		Colorado	→ Denver Broncos
137	Kenny Johnson	DB		Mississippi State	→ Atlanta Falcons
138	Craig Wolfley	OG		Syracuse	→ Pittsburgh Steelers

Round 6

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
139	Herb Williams	DB		Southern	→ San Francisco 49ers
140	Chris Dieterich	OT		NC State	→ Detroit Lions
141	Jo Jo Heath	DB		Pittsburgh	→ Cincinnati Bengals
142	Bill Acker	DT		Texas	→ St. Louis Cardinals
143	Karl Swanke	OG		Boston College	→ Green Bay Packers
144	Chris Foote	C		USC	→ Baltimore Colts
145	Scott Brunner	QB		Delaware	→ New York Giants
146	Mike Davis	DB		Colorado	→ Atlanta Falcons
147	Bubba Garcia	WR		UTEP	→ Kansas City Chiefs
148	Ray Yakavonis	DE		East Stroudsburg	→ Minnesota Vikings
149	George Visger	DE		Colorado	→ New York Jets
150	Lester Boyd	LB		Kentucky	→ New Orleans Saints
151	LaRue Harrington	RB		Norfolk State	→ San Diego Chargers
152	Tom Schremp	DE		Wisconsin	→ New York Jets
153	Mark McNeal	DE		Idaho	→ Seattle Seahawks
154	Mike Guman	RB		Penn State	→ Los Angeles Rams
155	Farley Bell	LB		Cincinnati	→ Washington Redskins
156	Mike Guess	DB		Ohio State	→ Chicago Bears
157	Keith Bishop	OG		Baylor	→ Denver Broncos
158	Eugene Byrd	WR		Michigan State	→ Miami Dolphins
159	Andrew Melontree	LB		Baylor	→ Cincinnati Bengals
160	Preston Brown	WR		Vanderbilt	→ New England Patriots
161	Greg Murtha	OT		Minnesota	→ Philadelphia Eagles
162	Tim Newsome	RB		Winston-Salem State	→ Dallas Cowboys
163	Wayne Hamilton	LB		Alabama	→ San Diego Chargers
164	Larry Heater	RB		Arizona	→ Kansas City Chiefs
165	Tunch Ilkin	OT		Indiana State	→ Pittsburgh Steelers

Round 7

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
166	Eddie Murray	K		Tulane	→ Detroit Lions
167	Ron Simpkins	LB		Michigan	→ Cincinnati Bengals
168	Gary Don Johnson	DT		Baylor	→ Cincinnati Bengals
169	Buddy Aydelette	OT		Alabama	→ Green Bay Packers
170	Wesley Roberts	DE		TCU	→ Baltimore Colts
171	Ben Apuna	LB		Arizona State	→ St. Louis Cardinals
172	Mike Smith	WR		Grambling	→ Atlanta Falcons
173	Malcolm Barnwell	WR		Virginia Union	→ Oakland Raiders
174	Henry Johnson	LB		Georgia Tech	→ Minnesota Vikings
175	Chuck Loewen	OG		South Dakota State	→ San Diego Chargers
176	Kirk Collins	DB		Baylor	→ Los Angeles Rams
177	Mike Morucci	RB		Bloomsburg	→ New Orleans Saints
178	Bob Batton	RB		UNLV	→ New York Jets
179	Bud Hebert	DB		Oklahoma	→ New York Giants
180	Tom Kearns	OG		Kentucky	→ New England Patriots
181	Chris Linnin	DE		Washington	→ New York Giants
182	Craig Bradshaw	QB		Utah State	→ Houston Oilers
183	Emanuel Tolbert	WR		SMU	→ Chicago Bears
184	John Havekost	OG		Nebraska	→ Denver Broncos
185	Joe Rose	TE		California	→ Miami Dolphins
186	Jim Leonard	C		Santa Clara	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
187	Melvin Jones	OG		Houston	→ Washington Redskins
188	Terrell Ward	DB		San Diego State	→ Philadelphia Eagles
189	Lester Brown	RB		Clemson	→ Dallas Cowboys
190	Bennie Leverett	RB		Bethune-Cookman	→ New York Jets
191	Stuart Dodds	P		Montana State	→ San Diego Chargers
192	Gerry Ellis	RB		Missouri	→ Los Angeles Rams
193	Nate Johnson	WR		Hillsdale	→ Pittsburgh Steelers