National Football League draft
The 1979 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held May 3–4, 1979 , at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City , New York .[1] [2] The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.
The Buffalo Bills held the first overall pick in the draft, acquired from the San Francisco 49ers in the trade which sent O. J. Simpson to his hometown team. The Bills' selection at No. 1, Ohio State linebacker Tom Cousineau , refused to sign with the Bills and instead signed a lucrative deal with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League .
Player selections
^ a b May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
^ Also known as offensive guard (OG)
^ Also known as placekicker (PK)
^ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)
Round one-ten
Round eleven
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
276
San Francisco 49ers
Billy McBride
Defensive Back
Tennessee State
277
Kansas City Chiefs
Stan Rome
Wide Receiver
Clemson
278
Cincinnati Bengals
Ken Bungarda
Defensive End
Missouri
279
Buffalo Bills
Paul Lawler
Defensive Back
Colgate
280
Baltimore Colts
John Priestner
Linebacker
Western Ontario
281
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Bob Rippentrop
Tight End
Fresno State
282
New York Giants
Mike Mince
Defensive Back
Fresno State
283
St. Louis Cardinals
Nate Henderson
Offensive Tackle
Florida State
284
New York Giants
Ken Johnson
Running Back
Miami (FL)
285
New Orleans Saints
David Hall
Wide Receiver
Missouri-Rolla
286
Chicago Bears
Bob Wright
Offensive Tackle
Cincinnati
287
Cleveland Browns
Randy Poeschl
Defensive End
Nebraska
288
New York Jets
Danny Sanders
Quarterback
Carson-Newman
289
Washington Redskins
Monte Coleman
Linebacker
Central Arkansas
290
Green Bay Packers
Mark Thorson
Defensive Back
Ottawa (KS)
291
Minnesota Vikings
Brian Nelson
Wide Receiver
Texas Tech
292
Atlanta Falcons
Bill Leer
Center
Colorado State
293
Seattle Seahawks
Jim Hinesly
Offensive Guard
Michigan State
294
Oakland Raiders
Bruce Davis
Offensive Tackle
UCLA
295
San Diego Chargers
Dave Rader
Quarterback
Tulsa
296
Philadelphia Eagles
Al Chesley
Linebacker
Pittsburgh
297
Denver Broncos
Zach Dixon
Running Back
Temple
298
Houston Oilers
Mike Taylor
Offensive Tackle
Georgia Tech
299
Miami Dolphins
Mike Blanton
Defensive End
Georgia Tech
300
Washington Redskins
Tony Hall
Wide Receiver
Knoxville
301
Los Angeles Rams
Jesse Deremus
Defensive Tackle
Tennessee State
302
Detroit Lions
Eddie Cole
Linebacker
Mississippi
303
Pittsburgh Steelers
Charlie Moore
Center
Wichita State
Round twelve
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
304
Cincinnati Bengals
Jim Browner
Defensive Back
Notre Dame
305
Kansas City Chiefs
Michael Forrest
Running Back
Arkansas
306
Baltimore Colts
Charlie Green
Wide Receiver
Kansas State
307
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Dave Logan
Defensive Tackle
Pittsburgh
308
Buffalo Bills
Mike Harris
Running Back
Arizona State
309
St. Louis Cardinals
Rick McBride
Linebacker
Georgia
310
New York Giants
Tim Gillespie
Offensive Guard
North Carolina State
311
New Orleans Saints
Kelsey Finch
Running Back
Tennessee
312
Chicago Bears
Dave Becker
Defensive Back
Iowa
313
Detroit Lions
Bob Forster
Center
Brown
314
New York Jets
Paul Darby
Wide Receiver
Southwest Texas State
315
Cleveland Browns
Dewitt Methvin
Center
Tulane
316
Oakland Raiders
Dirk Abernathy
Defensive Back
Bowling Green
317
Minnesota Vikings
David Stephens
Linebacker
Kentucky
318
Green Bay Packers
Bill Moats
Punter
South Dakota
319
Seattle Seahawks
Jeff Moore
Running Back
Jackson State
320
Oakland Raiders
Reggie Kinlaw
Middle Guard
Oklahoma
321
San Diego Chargers
Frank Duncan
Defensive Back
San Francisco State
322
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ed Smith
Linebacker
Vanderbilt
323
Atlanta Falcons
Stuard Walker
Linebacker
Colorado
324
Houston Oilers
Wayne Wilson
Running Back
Shepherd College
325
Denver Broncos
Dave Jacobs
Kicker
Syracuse
326
Detroit Lions
Brian Sweeney
Wide Receiver
Texas A&I
327
Miami Dolphins
Larry Fortner
Quarterback
Miami (OH)
328
Los Angeles Rams
Drew Hill
Wide Receiver
Georgia Tech
329
Dallas Cowboys
Quentin Lowry
Linebacker
Youngstown State
330 [6]
Pittsburgh Steelers
Mike Almond
Wide Receiver
Northwest Louisiana
= Pro Bowler [3]
= Hall of Famer
Supplemental draft
Hall of Famers
Kellen Winslow , tight end from Missouri, taken 1st round 13th overall by San Diego Chargers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1995.[7]
Joe Montana , quarterback from Notre Dame, taken 3rd round 82nd overall by San Francisco 49ers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2000.[8]
Dan Hampton , defensive tackle from Arkansas, taken 1st round 4th overall by Chicago Bears
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2002.[8]
Bill Cowher , linebacker from North Carolina State, undrafted and signed by Philadelphia Eagles
Inducted: For his Coaching achievements Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020.
Notable undrafted players
References
^ "NFL Draft Locations" . FootballGeography.com . October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014 .
^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015" . Giants.com . New York Giants . Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015 .
^ a b c d Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
^ "Steelers Facts & Info" . SteelerTribute.com. p. 2. Archived from the original on September 30, 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2010 .
^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant .
^ List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008 .
^ a b List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008 .
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