The 1977 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, 1977 . The league also held its first supplemental draft , which was held after the regular draft and before the regular season.
Player selections [ ]
Round one [ ]
Round Two [ ]
Round Three [ ]
Round Four [ ]
Round Five [ ]
Round Six [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
140
Chicago Bears
Vince Evans
Quarterback
USC
141
San Francisco 49ers
Mike Burns
Defensive Back
USC
142
Seattle Seahawks
Tony Benjamin
Running Back
Duke
143
New York Giants
Bob Jordan
Tackle
Memphis State
144
New York Jets
Joe Klecko
Defensive Tackle
Temple
145
Philadelphia Eagles
Kevin Russell
Defensive Back
Tennessee State
146
San Diego Chargers
Dave Lindstrom
Defensive End
Boston University
147
New Orleans Saints
Cliff Parsley
Punter
Oklahoma State
148
Houston Oilers
Gary Woolford
Defensive Back
Florida State
149
Green Bay Packers
Tim Moresco
Defensive Back
Syracuse
150
Kansas City Chiefs
Rick Burleson
Defensive End
Texas
151
San Diego Chargers
Larry Barnes
Running Back
Tennessee State
152
San Diego Chargers
Pete Shaw
Defensive Back
Northwestern
153
New York Giants
Emery Moorehead
Wide Receiver
Colorado
154
Philadelphia Eagles
Wilbert Montgomery
Running Back
Abilene Christian
155
San Francisco 49ers
Jim Harlan
Center
Howard Payne
156
Los Angeles Rams
Art Best
Running Back
Kent State
157
Buffalo Bills
Ron Pruitt
Defensive End
Nebraska
158
Philadelphia Eagles
Mark Mitchell
Defensive Back
Tulane
159
Pittsburgh Steelers
Paul Harris
Linebacker
Alabama
160
Cincinnati Bengals
Tommy Duniven
Quarterback
Texas Tech
161
Atlanta Falcons
Keith Jenkins
Defensive Back
Cincinnati
162
Cleveland Browns
Giovanni Strassini
Tight End
Ohio State
163
Baltimore Colts
Calvin O'Neal
Linebacker
Michigan
164
Dallas Cowboys
Jim Cooper
Tackle
Temple
165
Houston Oilers
David Carter
Center
Western Kentucky
166
Detroit Lions
Reggie Pinkney
Defensive Back
East Carolina
167
Kansas City Chiefs
Andre Herrera
Running Back
Southern Illinois
Round Seven [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
168
New York Jets
Charles White
Running Back
Bethune-Cookman
169
Seattle Seahawks
David Sims
Running Back
Georgia Tech
170
Buffalo Bills
Mike Nelms
Defensive Back
Baylor
171
New York Jets
Bob Grupp
Defensive Back
Duke
172
Green Bay Packers
Derrel Gofourth
Center
Oklahoma State
173
Cleveland Browns
Ken Randle
Wide Receiver
USC
174
New Orleans Saints
Greg Boykin
Running Back
Northwestern
175
Philadelphia Eagles
Charles Johnson
Defensive Tackle
Colorado
176
Green Bay Packers
Rell Tipton
Guard
Baylor
177
Kansas City Chiefs
Chris Golub
Defensive Back
Kansas
178
New York Giants
Al Dixon
Tight End
Iowa State
179
Detroit Lions
Tim Black
Linebacker
Baylor
180
Miami Dolphins
Bruce Herron
Linebacker
New Mexico
181
San Diego Chargers
Ron Bush
Defensive Back
USC
182
Chicago Bears
Gerald Butler
Wide Receiver
Nicholls State
183
San Francisco 49ers
Jim Van Wagner
Running Back
Michigan Tech
184
Cleveland Browns
Blane Smith
Tight End
Purdue
185
Denver Broncos
Larry Swider
Punter
Pittsburgh
186
Pittsburgh Steelers
Randy Frisch
Defensive Tackle
Missouri
187
Cincinnati Bengals
Louis Breeden
Defensive Back
North Carolina Central
188
Oakland Raiders
Rich Martini
Wide Receiver
California-Davis
189
Cleveland Browns
Bob Lingenfelter
Tackle
Nebraska
190
Washington Redskins
Reggie Haynes
Tight End
UNLV
191
Dallas Cowboys
Dave Stalls
Defensive Tackle
Northern Colorado
192
New England Patriots
Ken Smith
Wide Receiver
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
193
Baltimore Colts
Blanchard Carter
Tackle
UNLV
194
Cincinnati Bengals
Jim Corbett
Tight End
Pittsburgh
195
New York Jets
Kevin Long
Running Back
South Carolina
Round Eight [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
196
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Randy Hedberg
Quarterback
Minot State
197
Buffalo Bills
Greg Morton
Defensive Tackle
Michigan
198
Houston Oilers
Steve Davis
Wide Receiver
Georgia
199
New York Giants
Bill Rice
Defensive Tackle
Brigham Young
200
New York Jets
Dan Alexander
Defensive Tackle
Louisiana State
201
New Orleans Saints
Jimmy Stewart
Defensive Back
Tulsa
202
Philadelphia Eagles
Cleveland Franklin
Running Back
Baylor
203
Atlanta Falcons
Walter Packer
Wide Receiver
Mississippi State
204
Kansas City Chiefs
Ron Olsonoski
Linebacker
St. Thomas (MN)
205
Houston Oilers
Eddie Foster
Wide Receiver
Houston
206
Green Bay Packers
David Whitehurst
Quarterback
Furman
207
Miami Dolphins
Horace Perkins
Defensive Back
Colorado
208
Dallas Cowboys
Al Cleveland
Defensive End
Pacific
209
Detroit Lions
Mark Griffin
Tackle
North Carolina
210
New York Jets
Ed Thompson
Linebacker
Ohio State
211
New York Giants
Otis Rodgers
Linebacker
Iowa State
212
Denver Broncos
Calvin Culliver
Running Back
Alabama
213
Cleveland Browns
Bill Armstrong
Defensive Back
Wake Forest
214
Cincinnati Bengals
Jose St. Victor
Guard
Syracuse
215
Kansas City Chiefs
Waddell Smith
Wide Receiver
Kansas
216
St. Louis Cardinals
Eric Williams
Linebacker
USC
217
Pittsburgh Steelers
Phil August
Wide Receiver
Miami (FL)
218
Los Angeles Rams
Rod Bockwoldt
Defensive Back
Weber State
219
New England Patriots
Brad Benson
Guard
Penn State
220
Baltimore Colts
Ken Helms
Tackle
Georgia
221
Dallas Cowboys
Fred Williams
Running Back
Arizona State
222
Minnesota Vikings
Clint Strozier
Defensive Back
USC
223
Oakland Raiders
Terry Robiskie
Running Back
Louisiana State
Round Nine [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
224
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Byron Hemingway
Linebacker
Boston College
225
Seattle Seahawks
George Adzick
Defensive back
Minnesota
226
Kansas City Chiefs
Derrick Glanton
Defensive end
Bishop
227
New York Jets
Matt Robinson
Quarterback
Georgia
228
New York Giants
Ken Mullins
Defensive end
Florida A&M
229
Philadelphia Eagles
T.J. Humphreys
Guard
Arkansas State
230
Atlanta Falcons
John Maxwell
Tackle
Boston College
231
New Orleans Saints
Dave Knowles
Tackle
Indiana
232
Houston Oilers
Bill Currier
Defensive back
South Carolina
233
Green Bay Packers
Joel Mullins
Tackle
Arkansas State
234
Kansas City Chiefs
Dave Green
Tackle
New Mexico
235
San Diego Chargers
Gene Washington
Wide receiver
Georgia
236
Detroit Lions
Steve Mathieson
Quarterback
Florida State
237
Miami Dolphins
Robert Turner
Running back
Oklahoma State
238
Chicago Bears
Nick Buonamici
Defensive tackle
Ohio State
239
San Francisco 49ers
David Posey
Kicker
Florida
240
Cleveland Browns
Daryl Brown
Defensive back
Tufts
241
Denver Broncos
Charles Jackson
Defensive tackle
Washington
242
Atlanta Falcons
Robert Speer
Defensive end
Arkansas State
243
St. Louis Cardinals
Johnny Jackson
Defensive tackle
Southern
244
Pittsburgh Steelers
Roosevelt Kelly
Tight end
Eastern Kentucky
245
Cincinnati Bengals
Willie Zachary
Wide receiver
Central State (OH)
246
Washington Redskins
Mike Northington
Running back
Purdue
247
Baltimore Colts
Glen Capriola
Running back
Boston College
248
Dallas Cowboys
Mark Cantrell
Center
North Carolina
249
New England Patriots
Jerry Vogele
Linebacker
Michigan
250
Minnesota Vikings
Scott Studwell
Linebacker
Illinois
251
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Larry Mucker
Wide receiver
Arizona State
Round Ten [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
252
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Robert Morgan
Running back
Florida
253
Pittsburgh Steelers
Alvin Cowans
Defensive back
Florida
254
Seattle Seahawks
Sam Adkins
Quarterback
Wichita State
255
New York Giants
Mike Jones
Wide receiver
Minnesota
256
New York Jets
John Hennessy
Defensive end
Michigan
257
Atlanta Falcons
Billy Ryckman
Wide receiver
Louisiana Tech
258
New Orleans Saints
Rafael Septien
Kicker
Southwestern Louisiana
259
Philadelphia Eagles
John Mastronardo
Wide receiver
Villanova
260
Green Bay Packers
Jim Culbreath
Running back
Oklahoma
261
Kansas City Chiefs
Mark Vitali
Quarterback
Purdue
262
Houston Oilers
Harvey Hull
Linebacker
Mississippi State
263
Detroit Lions
Gary Anderson
Guard
Stanford
264
Miami Dolphins
Mark Carter
Tight end
Eastern Michigan
265
San Diego Chargers
Curtis Townsend
Linebacker
Arkansas
266
Chicago Bears
Dennis Breckner
Defensive end
Miami (FL)
267
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Aaron Ball
Linebacker
Fullerton State
268
Denver Broncos
Oren Middlebrook
Wide receiver
Arkansas State
269
Cleveland Browns
Tom Burkett
Tackle
North Carolina
270
St. Louis Cardinals
Jim LeJay
Wide receiver
San Jose State
271
Pittsburgh Steelers
Dave LaCrosse
Linebacker
Wake Forest
272
Cincinnati Bengals
Bob Bialik
Punter
Hillsdale
273
Washington Redskins
James Sykes
Running back
Rice
274
Los Angeles Rams
Don Petersen
Tight end
Boston College
275
Dallas Cowboys
Steve DeBerg
Quarterback
San Jose State
276
New England Patriots
John Rasmussen
Tackle
Wisconsin
277
Baltimore Colts
Ron Baker
Guard
Oklahoma State
278
Minnesota Vikings
Dan Beaver
Kicker
Illinois
279
New England Patriots
Giles Alexander
Defensive end
Tulsa
Round Eleven [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
280
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Chuck Rodgers
Defensive back
North Dakota State
281
Seattle Seahawks
Bill Westbeld
Tackle
Dayton
282
Buffalo Bills
Nate Jackson
Running back
Tennessee State
283
Philadelphia Eagles
Rocco Moore
Tackle
Western Michigan
284
New York Giants
Bill Helms
Tight end
San Diego State
285
New Orleans Saints
John Blain
Tackle
San Jose State
286
Philadelphia Eagles
Mike Cordova
Quarterback
Stanford
287
Atlanta Falcons
Dave Farmer
Running back
USC
288
Kansas City Chiefs
Maurice Mitchell
Wide receiver
Northern Michigan
289
Houston Oilers
Al Romano
Linebacker
Pittsburgh
290
Green Bay Packers
Terry Randolph
Defensive back
American International
291
Miami Dolphins
John Alexander
Defensive end
Rutgers
292
Cincinnati Bengals
Joel Parrish
Guard
Georgia
293
Detroit Lions
Tony Daykin
Linebacker
Georgia Tech
294
Chicago Bears
Connie Zelencik
Center
Purdue
295
San Francisco 49ers
Brian Billick
Tight end
Brigham Young
296
Cleveland Browns
Charles Nash
Wide receiver
Arizona
297
Denver Broncos
Phil Heck
Linebacker
California
298
Pittsburgh Steelers
Lou West
Defensive back
Cincinnati
299
Cincinnati Bengals
Carl Allen
Defensive back
Southern Mississippi
300
Washington Redskins
Don Harris
Defensive back
Rutgers
301
St. Louis Cardinals
Greg Lee
Defensive back
Western Illinois
302
Los Angeles Rams
Carson Long
Kicker
Pittsburgh
303
New England Patriots
Ray Costict
Linebacker
Mississippi State
304
Baltimore Colts
Brian Ruff
Linebacker
The Citadel
305
Dallas Cowboys
Don Wardlow
Tight end
Washington
306
Minnesota Vikings
Keith Hartwig
Wide receiver
Arizona
307
New York Jets
Dave Butterfield
Defensive back
Nebraska
Round Twelve [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
308
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Chip Sheffield
Wide receiver
Lenoir-Rhyne
309
Buffalo Bills
Charles Romes
Defensive back
North Carolina Central
310
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jimmy Stephens
Tight end
Florida
311
New York Giants
Elmo Simmons
Running back
Texas-Arlington
312
New York Jets
Phil Gargis
Running back
Auburn
313
New York Jets
Dave Conrad
Tackle
Maryland
314
St. Louis Cardinals
Don Parrish
Defensive end
Pittsburgh
315
New Orleans Saints
Oakley Dalton
Defensive tackle
Jackson State
316
Houston Oilers
Ove Johansson
Kicker
Abilene Christian
317
Oakland Raiders
Rod Martin
Linebacker
USC
318
Kansas City Chiefs
Ray Burks
Linebacker
UCLA
319
San Diego Chargers
Jim Stansik
Tight end
Eastern Michigan
320
Detroit Lions
Dave Greenwood
Guard
Iowa State
321
Miami Dolphins
Terry Anderson
Wide receiver
Bethune-Cookman
322
Cincinnati Bengals
Terry Irving
Defensive back
Jackson State
323
San Francisco 49ers
Scott Martin
Guard
North Dakota
324
Denver Broncos
Scott Levenhagen
Tight end
Western Illinois
325
Cleveland Browns
Leo Tierney
Center
Georgia Tech
326
Cincinnati Bengals
Alex Percival
Wide receiver
Morehouse (GA)
327
Washington Redskins
Curtis Kirkland
Defensive end
Missouri
328
St. Louis Cardinals
Rick Fenlaw
Linebacker
Texas
329
Seattle Seahawks
I. V. Wilson
Defensive tackle
Tulsa
330
Los Angeles Rams
Barry Caudill
Center
Southern Mississippi
331
Baltimore Colts
Bill Deutsch
Running back
North Dakota
332
Dallas Cowboys
Greg Peters
Guard
California
333
New England Patriots
Dave Preston
Running back
Bowling Green
334
Oakland Raiders
Rolf Benirschke
Kicker
California-Davis
335 [3]
Minnesota Vikings
Jim Kelleher
Running back
Colorado
= Pro Bowler [1]
= Hall of Famer
Notable undrafted free agents:
Bruce Harper, RB, N.Y. Jets, 1977-1984
Hall of famers [ ]
Tony Dorsett, Running Back from University of Pittsburgh taken 1st round 2nd overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1994.[4]
References [ ]
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