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First Pick: Jim Plunkett, QB, Stanford
 1971-75 New England Patriots
1976-77 San Francisco 49ers
1979-86 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders (15 playing seasons)
Passing: 25,882 yards and 164 TDs |
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1 |
Boston Patriots |
Jim Plunkett |
QB |
Stanford |
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2 |
New Orleans Saints |
Archie Manning |
QB |
Mississippi |
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3 |
Houston Oilers |
Dan Pastorini |
QB |
Santa Clara |
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4 |
Buffalo Bills |
J.D. Hill |
WR |
Arizona State |
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5 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Richard Harris |
DE |
Grambling |
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6 |
New York Jets |
John Riggins |
RB |
Kansas |
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7 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Joe Profit |
RB |
N.E. Louisiana |
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8 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Frank Lewis |
WR |
Grambling |
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9 |
Green Bay Packers1 |
John Brockington |
RB |
Ohio State |
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10 |
Los Angeles Rams2 |
Isiah Robertson |
LB |
Southern |
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11 |
Chicago Bears |
Joe Moore |
RB |
Missouri |
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12 |
Denver Broncos3 |
Marv Montgomery |
T |
USC |
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13 |
San Diego Chargers |
Leon Burns |
RB |
Long Beach State |
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14 |
Cleveland Browns |
Clarence Scott |
DB |
Kansas State |
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15 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Vernon Holland |
T |
Tennessee St. |
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16 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Elmo Wright |
WR |
Houston |
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17 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Norm Thompson |
DB |
Utah |
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18 |
New York Giants |
Rocky Thompson |
WR |
W. Texas State |
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19 |
Oakland Raiders |
Jack Tatum |
DB |
Ohio State |
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20 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Jack Youngblood |
DE |
Florida |
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21 |
Detroit Lions |
Bob Bell |
DT |
Cincinnati |
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22 |
Baltimore Colts4 |
Don McCauley |
RB |
North Carolina |
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23 |
San Francisco 49ers |
William Tim Anderson |
DB |
Ohio State |
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24 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Leo Hayden |
RB |
Ohio State |
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25 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Tody Smith |
DE |
USC |
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26 |
Baltimore Colts |
Leonard Dunlap |
DB |
N. Texas State |
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John Riggins
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Hall of Famers Taken in 1971 NFL Draft
John Riggins, RB, New York Jets - 1st round (6th overall)
Jack Youngblood, DE, Los Angeles Rams - 1st round (20th overall)
Jack Ham, LB, Pittsburgh Steelers - 2nd round (34th overall
Dan Dierdorf, T, St. Louis Cardinals - 2nd round (43rd overall)
1 - Acquired from Denver Broncos
2 - Acquired from Washington Redskins
3 - Acquired from Green Bay Packers
4 - Acquired from Miami Dolphins
 1971 NFL Draft by Team |