1973 NFL draft

The 1973 NFL Draft was held on January 30-31, 1973

Round One

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Houston Oilers	John Matuszak	Defensive End	Tampa
2	Baltimore Colts¹	Bert Jones	Quarterback	LSU
3	Philadelphia Eagles	Jerry Sisemore	Offensive Tackle	Texas
4	New England Patriots	John Hannah	Guard	Alabama
5	St. Louis Cardinals	Dave Butz	Defensive Tackle	Purdue
6	Philadelphia Eagles²	Charle Young	Tight End	USC
7	Buffalo Bills	Paul Seymour	Offensive Tackle	Michigan
8	Chicago Bears	Wally Chambers	Defensive End	Eastern Kentucky
9	Denver Broncos	Otis Armstrong	Running Back	Purdue
10	Baltimore Colts	Joe Ehrmann	Defensive Tackle	Syracuse
11	New England Patriots³	Sam Cunningham	Fullback	USC
12	Minnesota Vikings	Chuck Foreman	Running Back	Miami (FL)
13	New York Jets	Burgess Owens	Defensive Back	Miami (FL)
14	Houston Oilers⁴	George Amundson	Running Back	Iowa State
15	Cincinnati Bengals	Isaac Curtis	Wide Receiver	San Diego St.
16	Cleveland Browns⁵	Steve Holden	Wide Receiver	Arizona State University
17	Detroit Lions	Ernie Price	Defensive End	Texas A&I
18	San Francisco 49ers	Mike Holmes	Defensive Back	Texas Southern
19	New England Patriots⁶	Darryl Stingley	Wide Receiver	Purdue
20	Dallas Cowboys	Billy Joe Dupree	Tight End	Michigan State
21	Green Bay Packers	Barry Smith	Wide Receiver	Florida State
22	Cleveland Browns	Pete Adams	Offensive Tackle	USC
23	Oakland Raiders	Ray Guy	Placekicker	Southern Miss
24	Pittsburgh Steelers	J.T. Thomas	Defensive Back	Florida State
25	San Diego Chargers⁷	Johnny Rodgers	Wide Receiver	Nebraska
26	Buffalo Bills⁸	Joe DeLamielleure	Guard	Michigan State

John Hannah, G, Alabama -- taken 1st round, 4th overall by the New England Patriots. Inducted in 1991.
Joe DeLamielleure, G, Michigan State - taken 1st round, 26th overall by the Buffalo Bills. Inducted in 2003.
Dan Fouts, QB, Oregon - taken 3rd round, 84th overall by the San Diego Chargers. Inducted in 1993.

John Hufnagel, QB, Penn State - taken 14th round, 348th overall.
Ron Jaworski, QB, Youngstown State – taken 2nd round, 37th overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
Ed Newman, G, Duke - taken 6th round, 156th overall by the Miami Dolphins.
Brad Van Pelt, LB, Michigan State - taken 2nd round, 40th overall by the New York Giants.
Jim Youngblood, LB, Tennessee Tech - taken 2nd round, 42nd overall by the Los Angeles Rams.

Preceded by 1972 NFL Draft	NFL Draft 1973	Succeeded by 1974 NFL Draft