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 inked a lucrative deal with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League .
Player selections [ edit ] ^ Also known as offensive guard (OG) ^ Also known as placekicker (PK) ^ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)
Round one-ten [ edit ] Round eleven [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Hall of Famers [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "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 . External links [ edit ]