The 1973 NFL draft was held January 30–31, 1973, at the Americana Hotel in New York City, New York.[1][2] With the first overall pick of the draft, the Houston Oilers selected defensive end John Matuszak.
Player selections
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- ^ a b Sometimes referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
- ^ Also known as an offensive guard (OG)
- ^ Also known as a placekicker (PK)
- ^ Also known as an inside linebacker (ILB)
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Round 1–10
Round 11
| Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
| 261 |
Houston Oilers |
Larry Eaglin |
Defensive back |
Stephen F. Austin
|
| 262 |
New Orleans Saints |
James Owens |
Running back |
Auburn
|
| 263 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Gary Van Elst |
Defensive tackle |
Michigan State
|
| 264 |
New England Patriots |
Homer May |
Tight end |
Texas A&M
|
| 265 |
Buffalo Bills |
Richard Earl |
Tackle |
Tennessee
|
| 266 |
Chicago Bears |
Ed Siegler |
Kicker |
Clemson
|
| 267 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Dan Sanspree |
Defensive end |
Auburn
|
| 268 |
San Diego Chargers |
Jay Douglas |
Center |
Memphis State
|
| 269 |
Denver Broncos |
Elton Brown |
Defensive end |
Utah State
|
| 270 |
Baltimore Colts |
Dan Neal |
Center |
Kentucky
|
| 271 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Jeff Inmon |
Running back |
North Carolina Central
|
| 272 |
New York Jets |
David Knight |
Wide receiver |
William & Mary
|
| 273 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Byron Buelow |
Defensive back |
Lacrosse
|
| 274 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Geary Murdock |
Guard |
Iowa State
|
| 275 |
New York Giants |
William Wideman |
Defensive tackle |
North Carolina A&T
|
| 276 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Monroe Eley |
Running back |
Arizona State
|
| 277 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
William Montgomery |
Defensive back |
Morehouse (Ga)
|
| 278 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Tom Dahlberg |
Running back |
Gustavus Adolphus
|
| 279 |
Detroit Lions |
Scott Freeman |
Wide receiver |
Wyoming
|
| 280 |
Green Bay Packers |
Phil Engle |
Defensive tackle |
South Dakota State
|
| 281 |
Cleveland Browns |
Carl Barisich |
Defensive tackle |
Princeton
|
| 282 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Gerald Caswell |
Guard |
Colorado State
|
| 283 |
Oakland Raiders |
Jerry List |
Running back |
Nebraska
|
| 284 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Bob White |
Defensive back |
Arizona
|
| 285 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Willie Jackson |
Wide receiver |
Florida
|
| 286 |
Miami Dolphins |
Chris Kete |
Center |
Boston University
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Round 12
| Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
| 287 |
Houston Oilers |
Brad Lyman |
Wide receiver |
UCLA
|
| 288 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Joe Lavender |
Cornerback |
San Diego State
|
| 289 |
New Orleans Saints |
Paul Orndorff |
Running back |
Tampa
|
| 290 |
New England Patriots |
Bruce Barnes |
Punter |
UCLA
|
| 291 |
Chicago Bears |
Mike Griffin |
Guard |
Arkansas
|
| 292 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Dean Unruh |
Tackle |
Oklahoma
|
| 293 |
San Diego Chargers |
Lynn Ahrens |
Tackle |
Eastern Montana
|
| 294 |
Buffalo Bills |
Ronnie Carroll |
Defensive tackle |
Sam Houston State
|
| 295 |
Baltimore Colts |
Bernard Thomas |
Defensive end |
Western Michigan
|
| 296 |
Denver Broncos |
Jim O'Malley |
Linebacker |
Notre Dame
|
| 297 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Robert Storck |
Defensive tackle |
Wisconsin
|
| 298 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Mike Samples |
Linebacker |
Drake
|
| 299 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Alan Spencer |
Wide receiver |
Pittsburg (KS)
|
| 300 |
New York Jets |
Garry Puetz |
Tackle |
Valparaiso
|
| 301 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Tom Ramsey |
Defensive tackle |
Northern Arizona
|
| 302 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Charles "Boobie" Clark |
Running back |
Bethune-Cookman
|
| 303 |
New York Giants |
Ron Lumpkin |
Defensive back |
Arizona State
|
| 304 |
Detroit Lions |
Tom Scott |
Wide receiver |
Washington
|
| 305 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Larry Pettus |
Tackle |
Tennessee State
|
| 306 |
Cleveland Browns |
Stan Simmons |
Tight end |
Lewis & Clark
|
| 307 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Jim Arneson |
Guard |
Arizona
|
| 308 |
Green Bay Packers |
Larry McCarren |
Center |
Illinois
|
| 309 |
Oakland Raiders |
Jim Krapf |
Guard |
Alabama
|
| 310 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Willie Lee |
Running back |
Indiana State
|
| 311 |
Washington Redskins |
Ernie Webster |
Guard |
Pittsburgh
|
| 312 |
Miami Dolphins |
Mike Mullen |
Linebacker |
Tulane
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Round 13
| Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
| 313 |
Houston Oilers |
Willie Martin |
Guard |
N.E. Oklahoma
|
| 314 |
New Orleans Saints |
Richard Watkins |
Defensive tackle |
Weber State
|
| 315 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Stan Davis |
Wide receiver |
Memphis State
|
| 316 |
New England Patriots |
Alan Lowry |
Defensive back |
Texas
|
| 317 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Edward Robinson |
Defensive back |
Lamar
|
| 318 |
San Diego Chargers |
Alfred Reese |
Running back |
Tennessee State
|
| 319 |
Denver Broncos |
Ed Smith |
Defensive end |
Colorado College
|
| 320 |
Chicago Bears |
John Cieszkowski |
Running back |
Notre Dame
|
| 321 |
Denver Broncos |
Ed White |
Running back |
Tulsa
|
| 322 |
Baltimore Colts |
Tom Pierantozzi |
Quarterback |
West Chester
|
| 323 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Rod Milburn |
Wide receiver |
Southern
|
| 324 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Ron Just |
Guard |
Minot
|
| 325 |
New York Jets |
Robert Parrish |
Defensive tackle |
Duke
|
| 326 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Chris Stecher |
Tackle |
Claremont-Mudd
|
| 327 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Brooks West |
Defensive tackle |
Texas-El Paso
|
| 328 |
New York Giants |
Clifton Davis |
Running back |
Alcorn A&M
|
| 329 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Paul Metallo |
Defensive back |
Massachusetts
|
| 330 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Alan Kelso |
Center |
Washington
|
| 331 |
Detroit Lions |
John Moss |
Linebacker |
Pittsburgh
|
| 332 |
Dallas Cowboys |
John Smith |
Wide receiver |
UCLA
|
| 333 |
Green Bay Packers |
Tim Alderson |
Defensive back |
Minnesota
|
| 334 |
Cleveland Browns |
Jim Romaniszyn |
Linebacker |
Edinboro
|
| 335 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Clinton Spearman |
Linebacker |
Michigan
|
| 336 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Rick Fergerson |
Wide receiver |
Kansas State
|
| 337 |
Washington Redskins |
Dennis Johnson |
Defensive tackle |
Delaware
|
| 338 |
Miami Dolphins |
Joe Booker |
Running back |
Miami (OH)
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Round 14
| Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
| 339 |
Houston Oilers |
Ron Lou |
Center |
Arizona State
|
| 340 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Ralph Sacra |
Tackle |
Texas A&M
|
| 341 |
New Orleans Saints |
Paul Fersen |
Tackle |
Georgia
|
| 342 |
New England Patriots |
Ray Hamilton |
Defensive End |
Oklahoma
|
| 343 |
San Diego Chargers |
Tony Adams |
Quarterback |
Utah State
|
| 344 |
Buffalo Bills |
Merv Krakau |
Linebacker |
Iowa State
|
| 345 |
Chicago Bears |
Dave Juenger |
Wide receiver |
Ohio
|
| 346 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Dan Peiffer |
Guard |
Southeast Missouri State
|
| 347 |
Baltimore Colts |
Ed Williams |
Running back |
West Virginia
|
| 348 |
Denver Broncos |
John Hufnagel |
Quarterback |
Penn State
|
| 349 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Walter Rhone |
Defensive back |
Central Missouri
|
| 350 |
New York Jets |
Joe Schwartz |
Running back |
Toledo
|
| 351 |
Atlanta Falcons |
John Madeya |
Quarterback |
Louisville
|
| 352 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Eddie Bishop |
Defensive back |
Southern
|
| 353 |
New York Giants |
Brian Kelley |
Linebacker |
Cal Lutheran
|
| 354 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Albert White |
Wide receiver |
Ft. Valley State
|
| 355 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Hurles Scales |
Defensive back |
North Texas State
|
| 356 |
Detroit Lions |
Jay Corey |
Tackle |
Santa Clara
|
| 357 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Dennis Morrison |
Quarterback |
Kansas State
|
| 358 |
Green Bay Packers |
James Anderson |
Defensive tackle |
Northwestern
|
| 359 |
Cleveland Browns |
Robert Popelka |
Defensive back |
Southern Methodist
|
| 360 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Bob Thornton |
Guard |
North Carolina
|
| 361 |
Oakland Raiders |
Bruce Polen |
Defensive back |
William Penn
|
| 362 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Roger Cowan |
Defensive end |
Stanford
|
| 363 |
Washington Redskins |
Herb Marshall |
Defensive back |
Cameron
|
| 364 |
Miami Dolphins |
Greg Boyd |
Running back |
Arizona
|
Round 15
| Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
| 365 |
Houston Oilers |
Roger Goree |
Linebacker |
Baylor
|
| 366 |
New Orleans Saints |
Mike Evenson |
Center |
North Dakota State
|
| 367 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Ken Schlezes |
Defensive back |
Notre Dame
|
| 368 |
New England Patriots |
Condie Pugh |
Running back |
Norfolk State
|
| 369 |
Buffalo Bills |
Joe Rizzo |
Linebacker |
Kings Point
|
| 370 |
Chicago Bears |
Don Rives |
Linebacker |
Texas Tech
|
| 371 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Melvin Parker |
Linebacker |
Duke
|
| 372 |
San Diego Chargers |
Gary Parris |
Tight end |
Florida State
|
| 373 |
Denver Broncos |
Calvin Jones |
Defensive back |
Washington
|
| 374 |
Baltimore Colts |
Jackie Brown |
Defensive back |
South Carolina
|
| 375 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Jerry Bond |
Defensive back |
Weber State
|
| 376 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Thomas Gage |
Defensive back |
Lamar
|
| 377 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Tony Chandler |
Running back |
Missouri Valley
|
| 378 |
New York Jets |
Mahlon Williams |
Tight end |
North Carolina State
|
| 379 |
Buffalo Bills |
Vince O'Neil |
Running back |
Kansas
|
| 380 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Ted McNulty |
Quarterback |
Indiana
|
| 381 |
New York Giants |
Carl Schaukowitch |
Guard |
Penn State
|
| 382 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Mike Bettiga |
Wide receiver |
Humboldt State
|
| 383 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Dan Hansen |
Defensive back |
BYU
|
| 384 |
Cleveland Browns |
Dave Sullivan |
Wide receiver |
Virginia
|
| 385 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Walt Baisy |
Linebacker |
Grambling
|
| 386 |
Green Bay Packers |
Reggie Echols |
Wide receiver |
UCLA
|
| 387 |
Oakland Raiders |
Dave Leffers |
Center |
Vanderbilt
|
| 388 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Charles Cross |
Defensive back |
Iowa
|
| 389 |
Miami Dolphins |
Bill Palmer |
Tight end |
St. Thomas
|
| 390 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Curt Matter |
Defensive end |
Washington
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Round 16
| Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
| 391 |
Houston Oilers |
Tim Dameron |
Wide receiver |
East Carolina
|
| 392 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Frank Dowsing |
Defensive back |
Mississippi State
|
| 393 |
New Orleans Saints |
Howard Stevens |
Running back |
Louisville
|
| 394 |
New England Patriots |
Mike Kutter |
Defensive end |
Concordia (Moorhead)
|
| 395 |
Chicago Bears |
Bill Hart |
Center |
Michigan
|
| 396 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Jim Hann |
Linebacker |
Montana
|
| 397 |
San Diego Chargers |
Joe Petty |
Defensive back |
Arizona State
|
| 398 |
Denver Broncos |
Oliver Ross |
Running back |
Alabama A&M
|
| 399 |
Baltimore Colts |
Marty Januszkiewicz |
Running back |
Syracuse
|
| 400 |
Denver Broncos |
Ken Muhlbeier |
Center |
Idaho
|
| 401 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Fuller Cherry |
Defensive back |
Arkansas-Monticello
|
| 402 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Larry Smiley |
Defensive end |
Texas Southern
|
| 403 |
New York Jets |
John Czerwinski |
Tackle |
Bowling Green
|
| 404 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Rufus Ferguson |
Running back |
Wisconsin
|
| 405 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Harry Unger |
Running back |
Auburn
|
| 406 |
New York Giants |
Ben Nitka |
Kicker |
Colorado College
|
| 407 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Wilbur Grooms |
Linebacker |
Tampa
|
| 408 |
Detroit Lions |
Larry Nickels |
Wide receiver |
Dayton
|
| 409 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Mike Oven |
Tight end |
Georgia Tech
|
| 410 |
Dallas Cowboys |
John Conley |
Tight end |
Hawaii
|
| 411 |
Green Bay Packers |
Keith Pretty |
Tight end |
Western Michigan
|
| 412 |
Cleveland Browns |
George Greenfield |
Running back |
Murray State
|
| 413 |
Oakland Raiders |
Jerry Gadlin |
Wide receiver |
Wyoming
|
| 414 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Glen Nardi |
Defensive tackle |
Navy
|
| 415 |
Washington Redskins |
Mike Wedman |
Kicker |
Colorado
|
| 416 |
Miami Dolphins |
James Jackson |
Defensive end |
Norfolk State
|
Round 17
| Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
| 417 |
Houston Oilers |
Randy Braband |
Linebacker |
Texas
|
| 418 |
New Orleans Saints |
Bobby Garner |
Tight end |
Winston-Salem
|
| 419 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Greg Oliver |
Running back |
Trinity
|
| 420 |
New England Patriots |
Eddie McAshan |
Quarterback |
Georgia Tech
|
| 421 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Eric Crone |
Quarterback |
Harvard
|
| 422 |
San Diego Chargers |
Barry Darrow |
Tackle |
Montana
|
| 423 |
Buffalo Bills |
John Stearns |
Defensive back |
Colorado
|
| 424 |
Chicago Bears |
Larry Roach |
Defensive back |
Oklahoma
|
| 425 |
Denver Broncos |
Kenneth Morgan |
Tight end |
Elon
|
| 426 |
Baltimore Colts |
Guy Falkenhagen |
Tackle |
Northern Michigan
|
| 427 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Fred Henry |
Running back |
New Mexico
|
| 428 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Jim Hodge |
Wide receiver |
Arkansas
|
| 429 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Dave Winfield |
Tight end |
Minnesota
|
| 430 |
New York Giants |
John Billizon |
Defensive end |
Grambling State
|
| 431 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Clayton Korver |
Tight end |
Southern Methodist
|
| 432 |
New York Jets |
Jim Foote |
Punter |
Delaware Valley
|
| 433 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Wayne Estabrook |
Quarterback |
Whittier
|
| 434 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Bob Erickson |
Guard |
North Dakota State
|
| 435 |
Detroit Lions |
Earl Belgrave |
Tackle |
Ohio State
|
| 436 |
Green Bay Packers |
Harold Sampson |
Defensive tackle |
Southern
|
| 437 |
Cleveland Browns |
Robert McClowry |
Center |
Michigan State
|
| 438 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Leslie Strayhorn |
Running back |
East Carolina
|
| 439 |
Oakland Raiders |
Michael Ryan |
Guard |
USC
|
| 440 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Mike Shannon |
Defensive tackle |
Oregon State
|
| 441 |
Washington Redskins |
Jeff Davis |
Running back |
Mars Hill
|
| 442 [6] |
Miami Dolphins |
Charlie Wade |
Wide receiver |
Tennessee State
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= Pro Bowler [3] |
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= Hall of Famer
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Hall of Famers
- John Hannah, guard from Alabama, taken 1st round 4th overall by New England Patriots
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1991.[7]
- Dan Fouts, quarterback from Oregon, taken 3rd round 64th overall by San Diego Chargers
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1993.[7]
- Joe DeLamielleure, guard from Michigan State, taken 1st round 26th overall by Buffalo Bills
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2003.[8]
- Ray Guy, punter from Southern Mississippi, taken 1st round 23rd overall by Oakland Raiders
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2014.
- Drew Pearson, wide receiver from Tulsa, undrafted and signed by Dallas Cowboys
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021.
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.
- ^ "Heisman Trophy". Heisman.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- ^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
- ^ a b List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- ^ List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Retrieved October 25, 2011.
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