1979 NFL draft

The 1979 NFL Draft was the 1979 round of the National Football League's amateur college selection procedure known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting.

Round one

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Buffalo Bills	Tom Cousineau	Linebacker	Ohio State University
2	Kansas City Chiefs	Mike Bell	Defensive end	Colorado State University
3	Cincinnati Bengals	Jack Thompson	Quarterback	Washington State University
4	Chicago Bears	Dan Hampton	Defensive tackle	University of Arkansas
5	Buffalo Bills	Jerry Butler	Wide receiver	Clemson University
6	Baltimore Colts	Barry Krauss	Linebacker	University of Alabama
7	New York Giants	Phil Simms	Quarterback	Morehead State University
8	St. Louis Cardinals	Ottis Anderson	Running back	University of Miami
9	Chicago Bears	Al Harris	Defensive end	Arizona State University
10	Detroit Lions	Keith Dorney	Offensive tackle	Penn State University
11	New Orleans Saints	Russell Erxleben	Place kicker	University of Texas at Austin
12	Cincinnati Bengals	Charles Alexander	Running back	LSU
13	San Diego Chargers	Kellen Winslow	Tight End	University of Missouri
14	New York Jets	Marty Lyons	Defensive end	University of Alabama
15	Green Bay Packers	Eddie Lee Ivery	Running back	Georgia Tech
16	Minnesota Vikings	Ted Brown	Running back	North Carolina State University
17	Atlanta Falcons	Don Smith	Defensive end	University of Miami
18	Seattle Seahawks	Manu Tuiasosopo	Defensive tackle	UCLA
19	Los Angeles Rams	George Andrews	Linebacker	University of Nebraska
20	Cleveland Browns	Willis Adams	Wide receiver	University of Houston
21	Philadelphia Eagles	Jerry Robinson	Linebacker	UCLA
22	Denver Broncos	Kelvin Clark	Offensive tackle	University of Nebraska
23	Kansas City Chiefs	Steve Fuller	Quarterback	Clemson University
24	Miami Dolphins	Jon Giesler	Offensive tackle	University of Michigan
25	New England Patriots	Rick Sanford	Defensive back	South Carolina
26	Los Angeles Rams	Kent Hill	Offensive tackle	Georgia Tech
27	Dallas Cowboys	Robert Shaw	Center	University of Tennessee
28	Pittsburgh Steelers	Greg Hawthorne	Running back	Baylor University

Round two

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
29	San Francisco 49ers	James Ownes	Wide receiver	UCLA
30	Cincinnati Bengals	Dan Ross	Tight End	Northeastern University
31	Houston Oilers	Mike Stensrud	Defensive end	Iowa State University
32	Buffalo Bills	Fred Smerlas	Defensive tackle	Boston College
33	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Greg Roberts	Guard	University of Oklahoma
34	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Gordon Jones	Wide receiver	University of Pittsburgh
35	St. Louis Cardinals	Theotis Brown	Running back	UCLA
36	New York Giants	Earnest Gray	Wide receiver	Memphis State University
37	Detroit Lions	Ken Fantetti	Linebacker	University of Wyoming
38	New Orleans Saints	Reggie Mathis	Linebacker	University of Oklahoma
39	Chicago Bears	Rickey Watts	Wide receiver	University of Tulsa
40	Cleveland Browns	Lawrence Johnson	Defensive back	University of Wisconsin-Madison
41	New York Jets	Mark Gastineau	Defensive end	East Central University
42	Oakland Raiders	Willie Jones	Defensive end	Florida State University
43	Minnesota Vikings	Dave Huffman	Center	University of Notre Dame
44	Green Bay Packers	Steve Atkins	Running back	University of Maryland
45	Seattle Seahawks	Joe Norman	Linebacker	Indiana University
46	St. Louis Cardinals	Calvin Favron	Linebacker	Southeastern Louisiana University
47	Cleveland Browns	Sam Claphan	Offensive tackle	University of Oklahoma
48	Philadelphia Eagles	Petey Perot	Guard	Northwestern State
49	Atlanta Falcons	Pat Howell	Guard	University of Southern California
50	Houston Oilers	Jesse Baker	Defensive end	Jacksonville State University
51	Buffalo Bills	Jim Haslett	Linebacker	Indiana University of Pennsylvania
52	New England Patriots	Bob Golic	Defensive tackle	University of Notre Dame
53	Miami Dolphins	Jeff Toews	Offensive tackle	University of Washington
54	Los Angeles Rams	Eddie Hill	Running back	Memphis State University
55	Dallas Cowboys	Aaron Mitchell	Defensive back	UNLV
56	Pittsburgh Steelers	Zack Valentine	Linebacker	East Carolina University

Hall of Famers

• Dan Hampton, DL, Chicago Bears - 1st round (4th overall). Inducted in 2002.
• Kellen Winslow, TE, San Diego Chargers - 1st round (13th overall). Inducted in 1995.
• Joe Montana, QB, San Francisco 49ers - 3rd round (82nd overall). Inducted in 2000.

External links

• Hickok Sports: 1979 NFL Draft