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National Football League (NFL)

Draft

1972

1972 NFL Draft Round 1
Round Pick No. Name Team Pos. College
111Walt PatulskiBillsDENotre Dame
22Sherman WhiteBengalsDECalifornia
33Lionel AntoineBears TSouthern Illinois
44Ahmad Rashad (Bobby Moore)CardinalsWROregon
55Riley OdomsBroncosTEHouston
66Gregory SampsonOilersDEStanford
77Willie BuchanonPackersDBSan Diego State
88Royce SmithSaints GGeorgia
99Jerome BarkumJetsWRJackson State
1010Jeff SiemonVikingsLBStanford
1111Jerry TaggePackersQBNebraska
1212Craig ClemonsBearsDBIowa
1313Franco HarrisSteelersRBPenn State
1414John ReavesEaglesQBFlorida
1515Clarence EllisFalconsDBNotre Dame
1616Herb OrvisLionsDEColorado
1717Eldridge SmallGiantsDBTexas A&I
1818Thomas DardenBrownsDBMichigan
1919Terry Beasley49ersWRAuburn
2020Mike TaylorJetsLBMichigan
2121Mike SianiRaidersWRVillanova
2222Tom DrougasColts TOregon
2323Jeff KinneyChiefsRBNebraska
2424Larry JacobsonGiantsDENebraska
2525Mike KadishDolphinsDTNotre Dame
2626Bill ThomasCowboysRBBoston College

1972 NFL Draft Round 2
Round Pick No. Name Team Pos. College
2127Reggie McKenzieBills GMichigan
228Ralph McGill49ersDBTulsa
329Tom CasonovaBengalsDBLouisiana State
430Jim BertelsenRamsRBTexas
531Willie HallSaintsLBUSC
632Mark ArnesonCardinalsLBArizona
733Kelvin KorverRaiders TNorthwestern (Iowa)
834Chester MarcolPackers KHillsdale
935Robert NewhouseCowboysRBHouston
1036Pete LazetichChargersDEStanford
1137Dan YochumEagles TSyracuse
1238Gordon GravelleSteelers TBrigham Young
1339John BabineczCowboysLBVillanova
1440Pat SullivanFalconsQBAuburn
1541Steve OkoniewskiFalcons TMontana
1642Roosevelt ManningFalconsDTN.E. Oklahoma
1743John VellaRaiders TUSC
1844Jean Barrett49ers TTulsa
1945Clifford BrooksBrownsDBTennessee State
2046Jack MildrenColtsDBOklahoma
2147Glenn DoughtyColtsWRMichigan
2248Lydell MitchellColtsRBPenn State
2349Tom ReynoldsPatriotsWRSan Diego State
2450Ed MarinaroVikingsRBCornell
2551Lester SimsBrownsDEAlabama State
2652Charles McKeeCowboysWRArizona

1972 NFL Draft Round 3
Round Pick No. Name Team Pos. College
3153Fred SwendsonBillsDENotre Dame
254Jim LeClairBengalsLBNorth Dakota
355John MendenhallGiantsDTGrambling
456Lewis JolleyOilersRBNorth Carolina
557Tom BeckmanCardinalsDEMichigan
658Bill PhillipsBroncosLBArkansas State
759Bart BuetowVikings TMinnesota
860Robert KuzielSaints CPittsburgh
961Bill McClardChargers KArkansas
1062Johnny MussoBearsRBAlabama
1163John McMakinSteelersTEClemson
1264Mike KellerCowboysLBMichigan
1365Ken SandeersLionsDEHoward Payne
1466Gary HammondJetsWRSouthern Methodist
1567Les GoodmanFalconsRBYankton
1668Tom LukenEagles GPurdue
1769Tom MozisekGiantsRBHouston
1870Lawrence McCutcheonRamsRBColorado State
1971Allen Dunbar49ersWRSouthern
2072Mel LunsfordRaidersDTCentral State (OH)
2173Jim WhitePatriotsDEColorado State
2274Tom MyersSaintsDBSyracuse
2375Solomon FreelonOilers GGrambling
2476Bobby MajorsEaglesDBTennessee
2577Gary KosinsDolphinsRBDayton
2678Marv BatemanCowboys PUtah

1972 NFL Draft Round 4
Round Pick No. Name Team Pos. College
4179Randy JacksonBillsRBWichita State
280Lorenzo BrinkleySteelersDBMissouri
381Bernard JacksonBengalsDBWashington State
482Jeff (Pat) LymanCardinalsLBBrigham Young
583Tim KearneyCowboysLBNorthern Michigan
684Martin ImhofCardinalsDTSan Diego State
785Mike CrangleSaintsDETennessee-Martin
886Eric pattonPackersLBNotre Dame
987John SaundersRamsDBToledo
1088Ed BradleySteelersLBWake Forest
1189Ed GaligherJetsDEUCLA
1290Robert WestCowboysWRSan Diego State
1391Larry BallDolphinsDELouisville
1492Ron JamesEaglesRBNew Mexico State
1593Charles ZapielCowboysLBPenn State
1694Andrew HowardFalconsDTGrambling
1795Eddie PhillipsRamsDBTexas
1896Windlan Hall49ersDBArizona State
1997Andy HamiltonChiefsWRLouisiana State
2098Cliff BranchRaidersWRColorado
2199Joe FederspielSaintsLBKentucky
22100Dave DalbyRaiders CUCLA
23101Mike ColemanSaintsDEKnoxville College
24102Tom GrahamBroncosLBOregon
25103Al BentonDolphins TOhio
26104Eric AllenColtsWRMichigan State

1972 NFL Draft Round 5
Round Pick No. Name Team Pos. College
51105Leon GarrorBillsDBAlcorn A&M
2106Tom DeLeoneBengals COhio State
3107Tom GatewoodGiantsWRNotre Dame
4108Robert penchionBills GAlcorn A&M
5109William TaylorFalconsRBMichigan
6110Conrad DoblerCardinals GWyoming
7111Bill ButlerSaintsRBKansas State
8112Carl JohnsonSaints TNebraska
9113Steve FurnessSteelersDERhode Island
10114Dickie HarrisJetsDBSouth Carolina
11115Don CroftColtsDTTexas-El Paso
12116Jim BishopChargersTETennessee Tech
13117Bob ParsonsBearsTEPenn State
14118Jim KriegBroncosWRWashington
15119Ralph CindrichFalconsLBPittsburgh
16120Bob ChildsRams GKansas
17121Larry EdwardsGiantsLBTexas A&I
18122George HuntBrowns KTennessee
19123Mike Greene49ersLBGeorgia
20124Ron BoltonPatriotsDBNorfolk State
21125Bob ChristiansenRamsTEUCLA
22126Bob DaviesSaintsDBSouth Carolina
23127Milt DavisChiefsDETexas-Arlington
24128Greg KuceraBrownsRBNorthern Colorado
25129Charles BabbDolphinsDBMemphis State
26130Harry GoodenChargersDEAlcorn A&M

1972 NFL Draft Round 6
Round Pick No. Name Team Pos. College
61131Dan MedlinRaidersDTNorth Carolina
2132John HillGiants CLehigh
3133Bob PifferiniBearsLBUCLA
4134Joe BullardOilersDBTulane
5135Don HeaterCardinalsRBMontana Tech
6136Elmer AllenOilersLBMississippi
7137Wayne DortonSaints GArkansas State
8138Nathaniel RossPackersDBBethune-Cookman
9139Joe JacksonJetsDENew Mexico State
10140Mike PerfettiFalconsDBMinnesota
11141Bruce WardChargers GSan Diego State
12142Dave PureiforyPackersLBEastern Michigan
13143Dennis MeyerSteelersDBArkansas State
14144Vern WinfieldEagles GMinnesota
15145Charles PottsLionsDBPurdue
16146Fred RileyFalconsWRIdaho
17147Robert HudsonRaidersRBN.E. Oklahoma
18148Jackie Walker49ersDBTennessee
19149Leonard ForeyBrowns GTexas A&M
20150Curt WatsonSaintsRBTennessee
21151Edward HebertRamsDTTexas Southern
22152Bruce LairdColtsDBAmerican International
23153John KahlerChiefsDELong Beach State
24154Anthony (Amos) MartinVikingsLBLouisville
25155Ray NettlesDolphinsLBTennessee
26156Charles BoldenCowboysDBIowa

1972 NFL Draft Round 7
Round Pick No. Name Team Pos. College
71157Ralph StepaniakBillsDBNotre Dame
2158Steve ConleyBengalsRBKansas
3159Joe ColquittSteelersDEKansas State
4160Council RudolphCardinalsDEKentucky State
5161Bill AdamsDolphins GHoly Cross
6162Eric HutchinsonOilersDBNorthwestern
7163Bill BushongPackersDTKentucky
8164Ernie JacksonSaintsDBDuke
9165Clark HossPatriotsTEOregon State
10166John TarverPatriotsRBColorado
11167Jim FasselBearsQBLong Beach State
12168Robert KellySteelersDBJackson State
13169John SykesColtsRBMorgan State
14170Will FosterEaglesLBEastern Michigan
15171Lance MoonFalconsRBWisconsin
16172Charles StoudmireLionsWRPortland State
17173Ray JamiesonRaidersRBMemphis State
18174Don WesleyBrowns TMaryland State
19175Edgar Hardy49ers GJackson State
20176Alonzo (Skip) ThomasRaidersDBUSC
21177Mike ZikasGiantsDTNotre Dame
22178Dnnis PeteRaidersDBSan Francisco State
23179Dean CarlsonChiefsQBIowa State
24180Calvin HarrellDolphinsRBArkansas State
25181Bill SlaterVikingsDEWestern Michigan
26182James OsborneBearsDTSouthern

1972 NFL Draft Round 8
Round Pick No. Name Team Pos. College
81183Paul GibsonBillsWRTexas-El Paso
2184Tom MabryGiants TArkansas
3185Dan KratzerBengalsWRMissouri Valley
4186Ronnie EstayBroncosDTLouisiana State
5187Guy RobertsOilersLBMaryland
6188Bob WicksCardinalsWRUtah State
7189Ron VinsonSaintsWRAbilene Christian
8190Leland GlassPackersWROregon
9191Al QuallsColtsLBOklahoma
10192Ralph WirtzBearsWRNorth Dakota State
11193Stahle VincentSteelersRBRice
12194Marion LattimoreJets GKansas State
13195Steve BeyrlePatriots GKansas State
14196Larry RatcliffEaglesRBEastern Michigan
15197Henry StuckeyLionsDBMissouri
16198Henry BrandonFalconsRBSouthern
17199Tom GrahamRamsWRBaldwin-Wallace
18200Tom Wittum49ers PNorthern Illinois
19201Hugh McKinnisBrownsRBArizona State
20202Jackie BrownRaidersRBStanford
21203Moses DensonRedskinsRBMaryland State
22204Van BrownsonColtsQBNebraska
23205Scott MahoneyChiefs GColorado
24206Calvin DemeryVikingsWRArizona State
25207Craig CurryDolphinsQBMinnesota
26208Ralph ColemanCowboysLBNorth Carolina A&T

1972 NFL Draft Round 9
Round Pick No. Name Team Pos. College
91209Steve VogelBillsLBBoise State
2210Stan WalthersBengals TSyracuse
3211Ed RichardsonGiantsRBSouthern
4212Willie PostlerOilers TMontana
5213Gene MackenCardinals CSouth Dakota
6214Floyd PriesterBroncosDBBoston University
7215Gary HamvellColtsDTDayton
8216Kent BranstetterSaintsDTHouston
9217Don KelleySteelersDBClemson
10218Jeff FordJetsDBGeorgia Tech
11219Larry HortonBearsDEIowa
12220Mike KelsonPatriots TArkansas
13221Fran SchmitzChargersDTSt. Norbert
14222Pat GibbsEaglesDBLamar University
15223Bill (Ray) EasterlingFalconsDBRichmond
16224Bill McClintockLionsDBDrake
17225Harry HowardRamsDBOhio State
18226Larry McKeeBrowns GArizona
19227Jerry Brown49ersDBNorthwestern
20228Dave BiglerRaidersRBMorningside
21229Steve BoekholderRedskinsDEDrake
22230Billy LeFearBrownsWRHenderson State
23231Dave TaylorChiefsDTWeber State
24232Charles GoodrumVikings GFlorida A&M
25233Greg JohnsonDolphinsDBWisconsin
26234Roy BellCowboysRBOklahoma

1972 NFL Draft Round 10
Round Pick No. Name Team Pos. College
101235Maurice TylerBillsDBMorgan State
2236John OdomGiantsDBTexas Tech
3237Brian FosterBengalsDBColorado
4238Eric WashingtonCardinalsDBTexas-El Paso
5239Richard WilkinsBroncosDEMaryland State
6240Rhett DawsonOilersWRFlorida State
7241Andy KuppSaints GIdaho
8242Keith WortmanPackers GNebraska
9243Bob BrownSteelersDTTampa
10244Harley TurnerJetsDBTennessee-Chattanooga
11245Mel CarawayPatriotsDBN.E. Oklahoma
12246Lon KolstadChargersLBWhitewater (Wis)
13247Jack TurnbullBears COregon State
14248John BuntingEaglesLBNorth Carolina
15249Jim TealLionsLBPurdue
16250Mike FranksCardinalsQBEastern New Mexico
17251Jim MasseyRamsDBLinfield
18252Steve Williams49ersDTWestern Carolina
19253Hershal MosierBrownsDTN.W. Oklahoma
20254Phillip PriceRaidersDBIdaho State
21255Mike OldhamRedskinsWRMichigan
22256Dave ShillingColtsRBOregon State
23257Rich RuppertChiefs THawaii
24258Willie AldridgeVikingsRBSouth Carolina State
25259Jimmy ButlerOilersTETulsa
26260Richard AmmanCowboysDTFlorida State

1972 NFL Draft Round 11
Round Pick No. Name Team Pos. College
111261Kent PedersonBengalsTECalifornia-Santa Barbara
2262John RobertsonGiantsDBKansas State
3263Larry BrunsonBroncosWRColorado
4264Ron EvansOilers TBaylor
5265Ron JonesCardinalsLBArkansas
6266David BaileyPackersWRAlabama
7267Paul DongieuxSaintsLBMississippi
8268Robert StevensonJetsLBTennessee State
9269Rodney CasonPatriots TAngelo State
10270John TurnerChargersTELong Beach State
11271Bill LightBillsLBMinnesota
12272Ed WimberlyBearsDBJackson State
13273Joe GilliamSteelersQBTennessee State
14274Dennis SweeneyEaglesDEWestern Michigan
15275Jack PhillipsFalconsWRGrambling
16276Bob WaldronLionsDTTulane
17277Joe CarrollRaidersLBPittsburgh
18278Mel LongBrownsLBToledo
19279Tom Laputica49ersDESouthern Illinois
20280Albert SchmidtRamsRBPittsburgh State (KS)
21281Jeff WelchRedskinsDBArkansas Tech
22282Fred DeBernardiColtsDETexas-El Paso
23283Elbert WalkerChiefs TWisconsin
24284Willie McKeltonVikingsDBSouthern
25285Ed JenkinsDolphinsWRHoly Cross
26286Lonnie LeonardCowboysDENorth Carolina A&T

1972 NFL Draft Round 12
Round Pick No. Name Team Pos. College
121287Jeff BakerBillsWRU.S. International
2288Jay AndersonGiantsDTMayville
3289Frederick WegisBengalsDBCal Poly-San Luis Obispo
4290Willie RodgersOilersRBKentucky State
5291Tommy GayCardinalsDTArkansas AM&N
6292Randy McDougallBroncosDBWeber State
7293Steve LockhartSaintsTEArkansas State
8294Mike RichPackersRBFlorida
9295Sam KeyChargersLBElon
10296Steve BoorasPatriotsDEMesa Jr. College
11297Doug NeillBearsRBTexas A&M
12298Ron CurlSteelers TMichigan State
13299John BjorklundJetsRBPrinceton
14300Don ZimmermanEaglesWRN.E. Louisiana
15301Paul BradleyLionsWRSouthern Methodist
16302Larry MialikFalconsTEWisconsin
17303David HootRamsDBTexas A&M
18304Steve Setzier49ersDESt. John's
19305Bernard ChapmanBrownsDBTexas-El Paso
20306Kent GaydosRaidersTEFlorida State
21307Don BunceRedskinsQBStanford
22308Gary TheilerColtsTETennessee
23309Mike WilliamsChiefsDTOregon
24310Bob BanaughVikingsDBMontana State
25311Ashley BellDolphinsTEPurdue
26312Jimmy HarrisCowboysWROhio State

1972 NFL Draft Round 13
Round Pick No. Name Team Pos. College
131313Ed MossBillsRBSoutheast Missouri State
2314James HamiltonBengalsQBArizona State
3315Chuck HeardGiantsDEGeorgia
4316Tom CampanaCardinalsDBOhio State
5317Bob WarnerBroncosRBBloomsburg (PA)
6318Willie RobertsOilersDBHouston
7319Jesse LakesPackersRBCentral Michigan
8320Cephus WeatherspoonSaintsWRFort Lewis
9321Andy SelfridgeChargersLBVirginia
10322Jay RoodBears TSouthern (S.D.)
11323Ernie MesmerSteelers TVillanova
12324Steve SullivanJets TNorth Texas State
13325Sam ElmorePatriotsDBEastern Michigan
14326Preston CarpenterEaglesDEMississippi
15327Henry SovioFalconsTEHawaii
16328John KirschnerLionsTEMemphis State
17329Jaime NunezRams KWeber State
18330Brian SipeBrownsQBSan Diego State
19331Leon Pettigrew49ers TSan Fernando Valley
20332Frank GrantRedskinsWRSouthern Colorado
21333Ted CovingtonRaidersWRSan Fernando Valley
22334Herb WashingtonColtsWRMichigan State
23335Tyler HellamsChiefsDBSouth Carolina
24336Franklin RobertsVikingsRBAlcorn A&M
25337Archie RobinsonDolphinsDBHillsdale
26338Jean FugettCowboysTEAmherst

1972 NFL Draft Round 14
Round Pick No. Name Team Pos. College
141339James EvansGiantsLBSouth Carolina State
2340Karl SalbBillsDTKansas
3341Steve PorterBengalsWRIndiana
4342Jerome KundichBroncos GTexas-El Paso
5343Gary CrockettOilers CLamar
6344Pat McTeerCardinals KNew Mexico State
7345Steve BarriosSaintsWRTulane
8346Larry HefnerPackersLBClemson
9347Bob BrownBearsWRRice
10348Tom DurranceSteelersRBFlorida
11349Louis AgeJets GSouthwestern Louisiana
12350Ed RideoutPatriotsWRBoston College
13351John Van ReenenChargersDEWashington State
14352Bill OvermeyerEaglesLBAshland
15353Eric KelleyLions TWhitworth
16354Tom ChandlerFalconsLBMinnesota
17355Larry BrooksRamsDEVirginia State
18356Eric Guthrie49ersQBBoise State
19357Ed StewartBrowns GEast Central Oklahoma
20358Dennis CambalRaidersRBWilliam & Mary
21359John MorrisColts CMissouri Valley
22360David ChaneyChiefsLBSan Jose State
23361Marv OwensVikingsRBSan Diego State
24362Willie JonesDolphinsLBTampa
25363Alan ThompsonCowboysRBWisconsin
26364Mike O'QuinnRedskins GMcNeese State

1972 NFL Draft Round 3
Round Pick No. Name Team Pos. College
151365Charles HesterRaidersRBCentral State (OH)
2366Hosea MinnieweatherBengalsDTJackson State
3367Ken Kavanaugh Jr.GiantsTELouisiana State
4368John HuleckiSteelers GMassachusetts
5369Mark HermanCardinalsTEYankton
6370Harold ParmenterBroncosDTMassachusetts
7371Rick ThonePackersWRArkansas Tech
8372Rusty LachausseeSaintsQBTulane
9373Charles HarringtonSteelers GWichita State
10374Phil SullivanJetsDBGeorgia
11375Joel KlimePatriotsTEPittsburgh
12376Charles NeugentChargersDBTuskegee
13377Roger LawsonBearsRBWestern Michigan
14378Tom SullivanEaglesRBMiami (FL)
15379Oscar JenkinsFalconsDBVirginia Union
16380Steve RoachLionsLBKansas
17381Kenny PageRamsLBKansas
18382Jewel McCullarBrownsLBChico State
19383Bob Maddox49ersDEFrostburg State (MD)
20384Dave SnesrudRaidersLBHamline
21385Carl TaibiRedskinsDEColorado
22386Robin ParkhouseColtsLBAlabama
23387Larry MarshallChiefsRBMaryland
24388Mike SivertVikings GEast Tennessee State
25389Bill DavisDolphinsDTWilliam & Mary
26390Carlos AlvarezCowboysWRFlorida

1972 NFL Draft Round 16
Round Pick No. Name Team Pos. College
161391Brian LinstromBillsQBArizona
2392Neovia GreyerGiantsDBWisconsin
3393John WiegmanBengalsWRCal Poly-Pomona
4394Henry AlfordCardinalsDEPittsburgh
5395Tom BougusBroncosRBBoston College
6396Guy MurdockOilers CMichigan
7397Joe BalthropSaints GTennessee
8398Charles BurrellPackersDTArkansas AM&N
9399Gary KipfmillerJets CNebraska-Omaha
10400Eric DahlPatriotsDBSan Jose State
11401James ShawChargersDBTulsa
12402Bill McKinneyBearsLBWest Texas State
13403Nate HawkinsSteelersWRNevada-Las Vegas
14404Steve BielenbergEaglesLBOregon State
15405Leon JenkinsLionsDBWest Virginia
16406Larry ButlerFalconsLBStanford
17407Jim KirbyRamsWRLong Beach State
18408Ron Davis49ers GVirginia State
19409Richard WakefieldBrownsWROhio State
20410Willie WrightRaidersTENorth Carolina A&T
21411Steve HigginbottomRedskinsDBAlabama
22412Gary WichardColtsQBC.W. Post
23413Bob JohnsonChiefsDEHanover (Ind)
24414Neil GraffVikingsQBWisconsin
25415Al HannahDolphinsWRWisconsin
26416Gordon LongmireCowboysQBUtah

1972 NFL Draft Round 17
Round Pick No. Name Team Pos. College
171417John ShellyBillsDBOklahoma
2418David GreenBengals POhio
3419John SeyferthGiantsRBMichigan
4420Lou HarrisBroncosRBUSC
5421Kelly CochraneOilersQBMiami (FL)
6422Kent CarterCardinalsLBUSC
7423Oscar DragonChargersRBArizona State
8424Dick GrahamPatriotsWROklahoma State
9425Junior Ah YouPatriotsLBArizona State
10426Bob TackettChargers TTexas-El Paso
11427LaVerne DickinsonBearsDBSouthern
12428Ron LinehanSteelersLBIdaho
13429Ken GambleJets KFayetteville
14430Tom NashEagles TGeorgia
15431Bill HollandCardinalsRBUSC
16432Mike TylerLionsDBRice
17433Luther PalmerRamsTEVirginia Union
18434William PortzBrownsRBSterling (KS)
19435Ted Alexander49ersRBLangston
20436John McKeanRams COregon
21437Kevin ClementeRedskinsLBBoston College
22438Stan WhiteColtsLBOhio State
23439Ted WashingtonChiefsLBMississippi Valley
24440Dick SchmalzVikingsWRAuburn
25441Vern BrownDolphinsDBWestern Michigan
26442Alphonso CainCowboysDTBethune-Cookman
Trivia
Hack Wilson was the shortest home run champion at five-foot six.

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