1980 NFL Draft


The 1980 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 April 29–30, 1980, at the New York Sheraton Hotel in New York City, New York. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season. This draft is notable as the first that the nascent ESPN network aired in its entirety, and the first to be televised.

Player selections

Round one

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
1Detroit LionsBilly SimsRunning BackOklahoma
2New York JetsLam JonesWide ReceiverTexas
3Cincinnati BengalsAnthony MuñozOffensive TackleUSC
4Green Bay PackersBruce ClarkDefensive TacklePenn State
5Baltimore ColtsCurtis DickeyRunning BackTexas A&M
6St. Louis CardinalsCurtis GreerDefensive EndMichigan
7Atlanta FalconsJunior MillerTight EndNebraska
8New York GiantsMark HaynesCornerbackColorado
9Minnesota VikingsDoug MartinDefensive TackleWashington
10Seattle SeahawksJacob GreenDefensive EndTexas A&M
11Kansas City ChiefsBrad BuddeGuardUSC
12New Orleans SaintsStan BrockOffensive TackleColorado
13San Francisco 49ersEarl CooperFullbackRice
14New England PatriotsRoland JamesSafetyTennessee
15Oakland RaidersMarc WilsonQuarterbackBrigham Young
16Buffalo BillsJim RitcherCenterNorth Carolina State
17Los Angeles RamsJohnnie JohnsonSafetyTexas
18Washington RedskinsArt MonkWide ReceiverSyracuse
19Chicago BearsOtis WilsonLinebackerLouisville
20San Francisco 49ersJim StuckeyDefensive TackleClemson
21Miami DolphinsDon McNealCornerbackAlabama
22Tampa Bay BuccaneersRay SnellGuardWisconsin
23Philadelphia EaglesRoynell YoungCornerbackAlcorn State
24Baltimore ColtsDerrick HatchettCornerbackTexas
25New England PatriotsVagas FergusonRunning BackNotre Dame
26Green Bay PackersGeorge CumbyLinebackerOklahoma
27Cleveland BrownsCharles WhiteRunning BackUSC
28Pittsburgh SteelersMark MaloneQuarterbackArizona State

Round two

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
29Buffalo BillsJoe CribbsRunning BackAuburn
30Minnesota VikingsWillie TealCornerbackLouisiana State
31Cincinnati BengalsKirby CriswellLinebackerKansas
32Baltimore ColtsRay DonaldsonCenterGeorgia
33St. Louis CardinalsDoug MarshTight EndMichigan
34Green Bay PackersMark LeeCornerbackWashington
35Pittsburgh SteelersBob KohrsLinebackerArizona State
36Atlanta FalconsBuddy CurryLinebackerNorth Carolina
37Buffalo BillsGene BradleyQuarterbackArkansas State
38Houston OilersAngelo FieldsOffensive TackleMichigan State
39San Francisco 49ersKeena TurnerLinebackerPurdue
40New York JetsDarrol RaySafetyOklahoma
41New Orleans SaintsDave WaymerSafetyNotre Dame
42Denver BroncosRulon JonesDefensive EndUtah State
43Oakland RaidersMatt MillenLinebackerPenn State
44Seattle SeahawksAndre HinesOffensive TackleStanford
45New England PatriotsLarry McGrewLinebackerUSC
46Chicago BearsMatt SuheyRunning BackPenn State
47New York JetsRalph ClaytonWide ReceiverMichigan
48Miami DolphinsDwight StephensonCenterAlabama
49Tampa Bay BuccaneersKevin HouseWide ReceiverSouthern Illinois
50Los Angeles RamsIrv PankeyOffensive TacklePenn State
51Baltimore ColtsTim J. FoleyDefensive BackNotre Dame
52Houston OilersDaryle SkaugstadDefensive TackleCalifornia
53Philadelphia EaglesPerry HarringtonRunning BackJackson State
54Cleveland BrownsCleveland CrosbyDefensive EndArizona
55Washington RedskinsMat MendenhallDefensive EndBrigham Young
56Pittsburgh SteelersJohn GoodmanDefensive EndOklahoma

Round three

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
57Detroit LionsTom TurnureCenterWashington
58Los Angeles RamsJewerl ThomasRunning backSan Jose State
59Cincinnati BengalsRod HornDefensive tackleNebraska
60St. Louis CardinalsJohn SinnottTackleBrown
61Green Bay PackersSyd KitsonGuardWake Forest
62Detroit LionsMike FriedeWide receiverIndiana
63Atlanta FalconsEarl JonesCornerbackNorfolk State
64New York GiantsMyron LapkaDefensive tackleUSC
65San Francisco 49ersJim MillerPunterMississippi
66Kansas City ChiefsJames HadnotRunning backTexas Tech
67Buffalo BillsMark BrammerTight endMichigan State
68Minnesota VikingsBrent BoydCenterUCLA
69New York JetsLance MehlLinebackerPenn State
70Los Angeles RamsLeRoy IrvinCornerbackKansas
71Buffalo BillsJohn SchmedingGuardBoston College
72Cleveland BrownsCliff OdomLinebackerTexas-Arlington
73New England PatriotsSteve McMichaelDefensive tackleTexas
74Denver BroncosLarry CarterDefensive backKentucky
75Miami DolphinsBill BarnettDefensive endNebraska
76Tampa Bay BuccaneersScot BrantleyLinebackerFlorida
77San Francisco 49ersCraig PukiLinebackerTennessee
78Dallas CowboysBill RoeLinebackerColorado
79Houston OilersTim SmithWide receiverNebraska
80Dallas CowboysJames JonesRunning backMississippi State
81St. Louis CardinalsCharles BakerLinebackerNew Mexico
82Los Angeles RamsPhil MurphyDefensive tackleSouth Carolina State
83Pittsburgh SteelersRay SydnorTight endWisconsin

Round four

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
84San Francisco 49ersRicky ChurchmanCornerbackTexas
85Detroit LionsEric HippleQuarterbackUtah State
86Cincinnati BengalsBill GlassGuardBaylor
87Green Bay PackersFred NixonWide receiverOklahoma
88Baltimore ColtsRay ButlerWide receiverUSC
89St. Louis CardinalsRusty LischQuarterbackNotre Dame
90New York GiantsDanny PittmanWide receiverWyoming
91Atlanta FalconsJim LaughlinLinebackerOhio State
92Minnesota VikingsDennis JohnsonLinebackerUSC
93Buffalo BillsErvin ParkerLinebackerSouth Carolina State
94Kansas City ChiefsDave KlugLinebackerConcordia
95New York JetsJesse JohnsonDefensive backColorado
96New Orleans SaintsMike JollyDefensive backMichigan
97Seattle SeahawksTerry DionDefensive endOregon
98San Francisco 49ersDavid HodgeLinebackerHouston
99Cleveland BrownsRon CrewsDefensive endUNLV
100Miami DolphinsElmer BaileyWide receiverMinnesota
101San Diego ChargersEd LutherQuarterbackSan Jose State
102Tampa Bay BuccaneersLarry FlowersSafetyTexas Tech
103Chicago BearsArland ThompsonGuardBaylor
104Atlanta FalconsI. M. HippRunning backNebraska
105Dallas CowboysKurt PetersenDefensive endMissouri
106Houston OilersChris CombsTight endNew Mexico
107Denver BroncosRick ParrosRunning backUtah State
108San Diego ChargersBob GregorDefensive backWashington State
109Cleveland BrownsPaul McDonaldQuarterbackUSC
110Pittsburgh SteelersBill HurleyDefensive backSyracuse

Round five

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
111Detroit LionsMark StreeterDefensive backArizona
112San Francisco 49ersKenneth TimesDefensive tackleSouthern
113Cincinnati BengalsBryan HicksSafetyMcNeese State
114Kansas City ChiefsCarlos CarsonWide receiverLouisiana State
115Kansas City ChiefsDan PensickDefensive tackleNebraska
116Cleveland BrownsElvis FranksDefensive endMorgan State
117Atlanta FalconsBrad VassarLinebackerPacific
118New York GiantsTony BlountDefensive backVirginia
119Buffalo BillsJeff PyburnDefensive backGeorgia
120Detroit LionsTom GinnGuardArkansas
121Minnesota VikingsDoug PaschalRunning backNorth Carolina
122Minnesota VikingsPaul JonesRunning backCalifornia
123New York JetsJim ZiddLinebackerKansas
124New England PatriotsDoug McDougaldDefensive endVirginia Tech
125Oakland RaidersKenny LewisRunning backVirginia Tech
126Oakland RaidersJohn AdamsLinebackerLouisiana State
127Seattle SeahawksJoe SteeleRunning backWashington
128Oakland RaidersWilliam BowensLinebackerNorth Alabama
129Buffalo BillsKeith LeeDefensive backColorado State
130Chicago BearsPaul TaborCenterOklahoma
131Denver BroncosMike HardenDefensive backMichigan
132Seattle SeahawksDaniel JacobsDefensive endWinston-Salem State
133Dallas CowboysGary HogeboomQuarterbackCentral Michigan
134Houston OilersJohn CorkerLinebackerOklahoma State
135Philadelphia EaglesNate RiversWide receiverSouth Carolina State
136Denver BroncosLaval ShortDefensive tackleColorado
137Atlanta FalconsKenny JohnsonDefensive backMississippi State
138Pittsburgh SteelersCraig WolfleyGuardSyracuse

Round six

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
139San Francisco 49ersHerb WilliamsDefensive backSouthern
140Detroit LionsChris DieterichTackleNorth Carolina State
141Cincinnati BengalsJo Jo HeathDefensive backPittsburgh
142St. Louis CardinalsBill AckerDefensive tackleTexas
143Green Bay PackersKarl SwankeGuardBoston College
144Baltimore ColtsChris FooteCenterUSC
145New York GiantsScott BrunnerQuarterbackDelaware
146Atlanta FalconsMike DavisDefensive backColorado
147Kansas City ChiefsBubba GarciaWide receiverTexas-El Paso
148Minnesota VikingsRay YakavonisDefensive endEast Stroudsburg
149New York JetsGeorge VisgerDefensive endColorado
150New Orleans SaintsLester BoydLinebackerKentucky
151San Diego ChargersLaRue HarringtonRunning backNorfolk State
152New York JetsTom SchrempDefensive endWisconsin
153Seattle SeahawksMark McNealDefensive endIdaho
154Los Angeles RamsMike GumanRunning backPenn State
155Washington RedskinsFarley BellLinebackerCincinnati
156Chicago BearsMike GuessDefensive backOhio State
157Denver BroncosKeith BishopGuardBaylor
158Miami DolphinsEugene ByrdWide receiverMichigan State
159Cincinnati BengalsAndrew MelontreeLinebackerBaylor
160New England PatriotsPreston BrownWide receiverVanderbilt
161Philadelphia EaglesGreg MurthaTackleMinnesota
162Dallas CowboysTimmy NewsomeRunning backWinston-Salem State
163San Diego ChargersWayne HamiltonLinebackerAlabama
164Kansas City ChiefsLarry HeaterRunning backArizona
165Pittsburgh SteelersTunch IlkinTackleIndiana State

Round seven

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
166Detroit LionsEddie MurrayKickerTulane
167Cincinnati BengalsRon SimpkinsLinebackerMichigan
168Cincinnati BengalsGary Don JohnsonDefensive tackleBaylor
169Green Bay PackersBuddy AydeletteTackleAlabama
170Baltimore ColtsWesley RobertsDefensive endTexas Christian
171St. Louis CardinalsBen ApunaLinebackerArizona State
172Atlanta FalconsMike SmithWide receiverGrambling
173Oakland RaidersMalcolm BarnwellWide receiverVirginia Union
174Minnesota VikingsHenry JohnsonLinebackerGeorgia Tech
175San Diego ChargersChuck LoewenGuardSouth Dakota State
176Los Angeles RamsKirk CollinsDefensive backBaylor
177New Orleans SaintsMike MorucciRunning backBloomsburg
178New York JetsBob BattonRunning backUNLV
179New York GiantsDarry HebertDefensive backOklahoma
180New England PatriotsTom KearnsGuardKentucky
181New York GiantsChris LinninDefensive endWashington
182Houston OilersCraig BradshawQuarterbackUtah State
183Chicago BearsEmanuel TolbertWide receiverSouthern Methodist
184Denver BroncosJohn HavekostGuardNebraska
185Miami DolphinsJoe RoseTight endCalifornia
186Tampa Bay BuccaneersJim LeonardCenterSanta Clara
187Washington RedskinsMelvin JonesGuardHouston
188Philadelphia EaglesTerrell WardDefensive backSan Diego State
189Dallas CowboysLester BrownRunning backClemson
190New York JetsBennie LeverettRunning backBethune-Cookman
191San Diego ChargersStuart DoddsPunterMontana State
192Los Angeles RamsGerry EllisRunning backMissouri
193Pittsburgh SteelersNate JohnsonWide receiverHillsdale
0Atlanta Falcons Matthew TeagueDefensive endPrairie View A&M

Round eight

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
194Oakland RaidersKen HillDefensive backYale
195Baltimore ColtsKen WalterTackleTexas Tech
196Cincinnati BengalsMark LylesRunning backFlorida State
197Denver BroncosDon ColemanWide receiverOregon
198St. Louis CardinalsDupree BranchDefensive backColorado State
199Green Bay PackersTim SmithDefensive backOregon State
200New York GiantsKen HarrisRunning backAlabama
201Atlanta FalconsAl RichardsonLinebackerGeorgia Tech
202Buffalo BillsTodd KruegerQuarterbackNorthern Michigan
203Kansas City ChiefsSam StepneyLinebackerBoston University
204Seattle SeahawksVic MinorDefensive backN.E. Louisiana
205New York JetsJeff DziamaLinebackerBoston College
206New Orleans SaintsChuck EvansLinebackerStanford
207Seattle SeahawksJack CosgroveCenterPacific
208New England PatriotsMike HouseTight endPacific
209Cleveland BrownsJeff CopelandLinebackerTexas Tech
210San Francisco 49ersBobby LeopoldLinebackerNotre Dame
211St. Louis CardinalsGrant HudsonDefensive tackleVirginia
212Miami DolphinsJeff AllenDefensive backCalifornia-Davis
213Tampa Bay BuccaneersDerrick GoddardDefensive backDrake
214Miami DolphinsDavid WoodleyQuarterbackLouisiana State
215Chicago BearsRandy ClarkGuardNorthern Illinois
216Dallas CowboysLarry SavageLinebackerMichigan State
217Houston OilersHarold BaileyQuarterbackOklahoma State
218Philadelphia EaglesMike CurcioLinebackerTemple
219San Diego ChargersCurtis SirmonesRunning backNorth Alabama
220Los Angeles RamsTom PettigrewTackleEastern Illinois
221Pittsburgh SteelersTed WaltonDefensive backConnecticut

Round nine

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
222Detroit LionsDeWayne JettWide receiverHawaii
223Detroit LionsTom TuineiDefensive tackleHawaii
224Cincinnati BengalsGreg BrightDefensive backMorehead State
225St. Louis CardinalsStafford MaysDefensive endWashington
226Green Bay PackersKelly SaalfeldCenterNebraska
227Baltimore ColtsMark BrightRunning backTemple
228Atlanta FalconsGlen KellerCenterWest Texas State
229New York GiantsOtis WonsleyRunning backAlcorn State
230Kansas City ChiefsTom DonovanWide receiverPenn State
231Buffalo BillsKent DavisDefensive backSoutheast Missouri State
232Minnesota VikingsDennis MosleyRunning backIowa
233New Orleans SaintsFrank MordicaRunning backVanderbilt
234New York JetsJoe PetersDefensive tackleArizona State
235New England PatriotsBarry BurdetLinebackerOklahoma
236Cleveland BrownsRoy DewaltRunning backTexas-Arlington
237San Francisco 49ersDan HartwigQuarterbackCalifornia-Lutheran
238Seattle SeahawksJim SwiftTackleIowa
239Miami DolphinsMark GoodspeedTackleNebraska
240Tampa Bay BuccaneersGerald CarterWide receiverTexas A&M
241Washington RedskinsLawrence McCulloughWide receiverIllinois
242Chicago BearsTurk SchonertQuarterbackStanford
243Denver BroncosGreg BracelinLinebackerCalifornia
244Houston OilersEd HarrisRunning backBishop
245Philadelphia EaglesBob HarrisTackleBowling Green
246Dallas CowboysJackie FlowersWide receiverFlorida State
247San Diego ChargersSteve WhitmanRunning backAlabama
248Los Angeles RamsGeorge FarmerWide receiverSouthern
249Pittsburgh SteelersRon McCallWide receiverArkansas-Pine Bluff
0San Diego Chargers Billy MullinsWide receiverUSC

Round ten

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
250Pittsburgh SteelersWoodrow WilsonDefensive backNorth Carolina State
251Detroit LionsHenry HendersonDefensive backUtah State
252Cincinnati BengalsSandro VitelloKickerMassachusetts
253Green Bay PackersJafus WhiteDefensive backTexas A&I
254Baltimore ColtsLarry StewartTackleMaryland
255St. Louis CardinalsRush BrownDefensive tackleBall State
256New York GiantsJoe SanfordTackleWashington
257Atlanta FalconsWalt BellamyDefensive backVirginia Military Inst
258Minnesota VikingsKenny BrownWide receiverNebraska
259Buffalo BillsGreg CaterPunterTennessee-Chattanooga
260New York JetsGuy BinghamCenterMontana
261Kansas City ChiefsRob MartinovichTackleNotre Dame
262New Orleans SaintsTanya WebbDefensive endMichigan State
263Cleveland BrownsKevin FiedelCenterSan Diego State
264Oakland RaidersWalter CarterDefensive tackleFlorida State
265Seattle SeahawksRon EssinkTackleGrand Valley State
266New England PatriotsRom DanielCenterGeorgia Tech
267Tampa Bay BuccaneersAndy HawkinsLinebackerTexas A&I
268Washington RedskinsLewis WalkerRunning backUtah
269Chicago BearsWillie StephensDefensive backTexas Tech
270Denver BroncosVirgil SeayWide receiverTroy State
271Miami DolphinsDoug LantzCenterMiami
272Miami DolphinsBen LongLinebackerSouth Dakota
273Dallas CowboysMatthew TeagueDefensive endPrairie View A&M
274Seattle SeahawksBilly RiversWide receiverMorris Brown
275Tampa Bay BuccaneersBrett DavisRunning backUNLV
276Los Angeles RamsBob DiDonatoWide ReceiverFordham
277Pittsburgh SteelersKen FritzGuardOhio State

Round eleven

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
278Detroit LionsWayne SmithDefensive backPurdue
279Miami DolphinsPhil DriscollDefensive endMankato State
280Baltimore ColtsEd WhitleyTight endKansas State
281Cincinnati BengalsAlton AlexisWide receiverTulane
282St. Louis CardinalsDelrick BrownDefensive backHouston
283Green Bay PackersRicky SkilesLinebackerLouisville
284Atlanta FalconsMike BabbDefensive backOklahoma
285New York GiantsSteve BernishDefensive endSouth Carolina
286Buffalo BillsJoe GordonDefensive tackleGrambling
287Kansas City ChiefsDale MarkhamDefensive tackleNorth Dakota
288Minnesota VikingsSam HarrellRunning backEast Carolina
289New Orleans SaintsGeorge WoodardRunning backTexas A&M
290New York JetsJames ZacheryLinebackerTexas A&M
291Oakland RaidersMike MasseyLinebackerArkansas
292Seattle SeahawksTali EnaRunning backWashington State
293New England PatriotsMike HubachPunterKansas
294Cleveland BrownsRoland SalesRunning backArkansas
295Washington RedskinsMike MatochaDefensive endTexas-Arlington
296Chicago BearsChris JudgeDefensive backTexas Christian
297Denver BroncosPhil FarrisWide receiverNorth Carolina
298Philadelphia EaglesLee JukesWide receiverNorth Carolina State
299Tampa Bay BuccaneersTerry JonesDefensive endCentral State
300Dallas CowboysGary PadjenLinebackerArizona State
301Houston OilersEddie PrestonWide receiverWestern Kentucky
302Philadelphia EaglesThomas BrownDefensive endBaylor
303San Diego ChargersJohn SingletonDefensive endTexas-El Paso
304Los Angeles RamsTerry GreerWide receiverAlabama State
305Pittsburgh SteelersFrank PollardRunning backBaylor

Round twelve

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
306Pittsburgh SteelersCharles VaclavikDefensive backTexas
307Detroit LionsRay WilliamsWide receiverWashington State
308Cincinnati BengalsMike WrightQuarterbackVanderbilt
309St. Louis CardinalsTyrone GrayWide receiverWashington State
310Green Bay PackersJames StewartDefensive backMemphis State
311Baltimore ColtsRandy BielskiKickerTowson State
312New York GiantsMike LansfordKickerWashington
313Atlanta FalconsQuinn JonesRunning backTulsa
314Kansas City ChiefsMike BrewingtonLinebackerEast Carolina
315Minnesota VikingsThomas LaneDefensive backFlorida A&M
316Buffalo BillsRoger LaphamTight endMaine
317New York JetsDavid DumarsDefensive backN.E. Louisiana
318New Orleans SaintsKiser LewisLinebackerFlorida A&M
319Seattle SeahawksPresnell GilbertDefensive backU.S. International
320New England PatriotsJimmy JordanQuarterbackFlorida State
321Cleveland BrownsMarcus JacksonDefensive tacklePurdue
322Oakland RaidersCalvin MuhammadWide receiverTexas Southern
323Chicago BearsRobert FisherTight endSouthern Methodist
324Baltimore ColtsMarvin SimsRunning backClemson
325Miami DolphinsChuck StoneGuardNorth Carolina State
326Tampa Bay BuccaneersGene ColemanDefensive backMiami
327Washington RedskinsMarcene EmmettDefensive backNorth Alabama
328Houston OilersWiley PittsWide receiverTemple
329Philadelphia EaglesHoward FieldsDefensive backBaylor
330Dallas CowboysNorm WellsDefensive endNorthwestern
331San Diego ChargersHarry PriceWide receiverMcNeese State
332Los Angeles RamsKevin ScanlonQuarterbackArkansas
333Pittsburgh SteelersTyrone McGriffGuardFlorida A&M

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