1981 NFL Draft

The 1981 National Football League Draft amateur college selection procedure known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting.

Player selections

= Pro Bowler

Round one

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	New Orleans Saints	George Rogers	Running Back	South Carolina
2	New York Giants	Lawrence Taylor	Linebacker	North Carolina
3	New York Jets	Freeman McNeil	Running Back	UCLA
4	Seattle Seahawks	Kenny Easley	Defensive Back	UCLA
5	St. Louis Cardinals	E. J. Junior	Linebacker	Alabama
6	Green Bay Packers	Rich Campbell	Quarterback	California
7	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Hugh Green	Linebacker	Pitt
8	San Francisco 49ers	Ronnie Lott	Defensive Back	USC
9	Los Angeles Rams	Mel Owens	Linebacker	Michigan
10	Cincinnati Bengals	David Verser	Wide Receiver	Kansas
11	Chicago Bears	Keith Van Horne	Offensive Tackle	USC
12	Baltimore Colts	Randy McMillan	Running Back	Pitt
13	Miami Dolphins	David Overstreet	Running Back	Oklahoma
14	Kansas City Chiefs	Willie Scott	Tight End	South Carolina
15	Denver Broncos	Dennis Smith	Defensive Back	USC
16	Detroit Lions	Mark Nichols	Wide Receiver	San José State
17	Pittsburgh Steelers	Keith Gary	Defensive End	Oklahoma
18	Baltimore Colts	Donnell Thompson	Defensive Tackle	North Carolina
19	New England Patriots	Brian Holloway	Offensive Tackle	Stanford
20	Washington Redskins	Mark May	Offensive Tackle	Pitt
21	Los Angeles Raiders	Ted Watts	Defensive Back	Texas Tech
22	Cleveland Browns	Hanford Dixon	Defensive Back	Southern Miss
23	Los Angeles Raiders	Curt Marsh	Offensive Tackle	Washington
24	San Diego Chargers	James Brooks	Running Back	Auburn
25	Atlanta Falcons	Bobby Butler	Defensive Back	Florida State
26	Dallas Cowboys	Howard Richards	Offensive Tackle	Missouri
27	Philadelphia Eagles	Leonard Mitchell	Defensive End	Houston
28	Buffalo Bills	Booker Moore	Running Back	Penn State

Round two

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
29	New Orleans Saints	Russell Gary	Defensive Back	University of Nebraska
30	New York Jets	Marion Barber Jr.	Running Back	University of Minnesota
31	Seattle Seahawks	David Hughes	Running Back	Boise State University
32	New York Giants	Dave Young	Tight End	Purdue University
33	St. Louis Cardinals	Neil Lomax	Quarterback	Portland State University
34	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	James Wilder	Running Back	University of Missouri
35	Green Bay Packers	Gary Lewis	Tight End	University of Texas at Arlington
36	San Francisco 49ers	John Harty	Defensive Tackle	University of Iowa
37	Cincinnati Bengals	Cris Collinsworth	Wide Receiver	University of Florida
38	Chicago Bears	Mike Singletary	Linebacker	Baylor University
39	Minnesota Vikings	Mardye McDole	Wide Receiver	Mississippi State University
40	San Francisco 49ers	Eric Wright	Defensive Back	University of Missouri
41	Kansas City Chiefs	Joe Delaney	Running Back	Northwestern Louisiana State
42	Denver Broncos	Clay Brown	Tight End	Brigham Young University
43	Los Angeles Rams	Jim Collins	Linebacker	Syracuse University
44	Pittsburgh Steelers	Anthony Washington	Defensive Back	Fresno State
45	Minnesota Vikings	Robin Sendlein	Linebacker	University of Texas at Austin
46	Detroit Lions	Curtis Green	Defensive End	Alabama State University
47	New England Patriots	Tony Collins	Running Back	East Carolina University
48	Oakland Raiders	Howie Long	Defensive Tackle	Villanova University
49	Buffalo Bills	Chris Williams	Defensive Back	Louisiana State University
50	Buffalo Bills	Byron Franklin	Wide Receiver	Auburn
51	New Orleans Saints	Rickey Jackson	Linebacker	University of Pittsburgh
52	Minnesota Vikings	Jarvis Redwine	Running Back	University of Nebraska
53	Dallas Cowboys	Doug Donley	Wide Receiver	Ohio State University
54	Atlanta Falcons	Lyman White	Linebacker	Louisiana State University
55	Philadelphia Eagles	Dean Miraldi	Guard	University of Utah
56	Miami Dolphins	Andra Franklin	Running Back	University of Nebraska

Round three

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
57	New Orleans Saints	Frank Warren	Defensive End	Auburn University
58	Seattle Seahawks	Bill Dugan	Offensive Guard	Penn State
59	New York Giants	John Mistler	Wide Receiver	Arizona State University
60	New York Jets	Ben Rudolph	Defensive Tackle	Long Beach State University
61	St. Louis Cardinals	Jeff Griffin	Defensive Back	Utah
62	Green Bay Packers	Ray Stachowicz	Quarterback	Michigan State University
63	Los Angeles Rams	Greg Meisner	Defensive Tackle	University of Pittsburgh
64	Cincinnati Bengals	John Simmons	Defensive Back	Southern Methodist University
65	San Francisco 49ers	Carlton Williamson	Defensive Back	University of Pittsburgh
66	Los Angeles Rams	Robert Cobb	Defensive End	University of Arizona
67	Chicago Bears	Ken Margerum	Wide Receiver	Stanford University
68	Baltimore Colts	Randy Van Divier	Offensive Tackle	University of Washington
69	Washington Redskins	Russ Grimm	Center	University of Pittsburgh
70	Kansas City Chiefs	Marvin Harvey	Tight End	University of Southern Mississippi
71	New Orleans Saints	Hoby Brenner	Tight End	University of Southern California
72	Detroit Lions	Don Greco	Offensive Guard	Western Illinois University
73	Pittsburgh Steelers	Rick Donnalley	Center	Chapel Hill
74	Minnesota Vikings	Tim Irwin	Offensive Tackle	University of Tennessee
75	Kansas City Chiefs	Roger Taylor	Offensive Tackle	Oklahoma University
76	Buffalo Bills	Mike Mosley	Wide Receiver	Texas A & M
77	San Diego Chargers	Irvin Phillips	Defensive Back	Arkansas Tech University
79	Kansas City Chiefs	Lloyd Burruss	Defensive Back	Maryland
80	Houston Oilers	Michael Holston	Wide Receiver	Morgan State University
81	Atlanta Falcons	Scott Woerner	Defensive Back	University of Georgia
82	Dallas Cowboys	Glen Titensor	Defensive End	Brigham Young University
83	Philadelphia Eagles	Greg LaFleur	Tight End	Louisiana State University
84	Buffalo Bills	Robert Geathers	Defensive Tackle	South Carolina State University

Round four

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
84	Miami Dolphins	Sam Greene	Wide Receiver	University of Nevada, Las Vegas
85	New York Giants	Clifford Chatman	Running Back	University of Central Oklahoma
86	New York Jets	Al Washington	Linebacker	Ohio State University
87	Seattle Seahawks	Scott Phillips	Wide Receiver	Brigham Young University
88	St. Louis Cardinals	Steve Rhodes	Wide Receiver	Oklahoma
89	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	John Holt	Defensive Back	West Texas University
90	Washington Redskins	Tom Flick	Quarterback	University of Washington
91	Dallas Cowboys	Scott Pelluer	Linebacker	Washington State University
92	Cleveland Browns	Mike Robinson	Defensive End	University of Arizona
93	Cincinnati Bengals	Guy Frazier	Linebacker	University of Wyoming
94	Baltimore Colts	Tim Sherwin	Tight End	Boston College
95	Chicago Bears	Todd Bell	Defensive Back	Ohio State University
96	Miami Dolphins	Brad Wright	Quarterback	University of New Mexico
97	Kansas City Chiefs	Ron Washington	Wide Receiver	Arizona State University
98	Denver Broncos	Mark Herrmann	Quarterback	Purdue University
99	Detroit Lions	Tracy Porter	Wide Receiver	Western Illinois University
100	Pittsburgh Steelers	Robbie Martin	Center	Chapel Hill
101	Minnesota Vikings	John Swain	Cornerback	University of Miami
102	New England Patriots	Don Blackmon	Linebacker	University of Tulsa
103	San Diego Chargers	Amos Lawrence	Running Back	University of North Carolina
104	Los Angeles Rams	George Lilja	Center	Michigan State University
105	Green Bay Packers	Richard Turner	Defensive Tackle	Oklahoma
106	Houston Oilers	Nick Eyre	Offensive Tackle	Brigham Young University
107	San Diego Chargers	Eric Sievers	Tight End	University of Maryland
108	Dallas Cowboys	Derrie Nelson	Linebacker	University of Georgia
109	Atlanta Falcons	John Scully	Center	Notre Dame
110	Philadelphia Eagles	Calvin Murphy	Running Back	Ohio State University
111	Oakland Raiders	Johnny Robinson	Defensive Tackle	South Carolina State University

= Pro Bowler

Hall of Famers

Lawrence Taylor, Linebacker, New York Giants - 1st round (2nd overall). Inducted in 1999.
Ronnie Lott, Defensive Back, San Francisco 49ers - 1st round (8th overall). Inducted in 2000.
Mike Singletary, Linebacker, Chicago Bears - 2nd round (38th overall). Inducted in 1998.
Howie Long, Defensive End, Oakland Raiders - 2nd round (48th overall). Inducted in 2000.

External links

Hickok Sports: 1981 NFL Draft
Pro Football Hall of Fame: 1981 NFL Draft

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