The 1971 NFL Draft - Held January 28-29, 1971
	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

	Draft#	Team	Player	Pos	College
	1	Boston Patriots	Jim Plunkett	QB	Stanford
	2	New Orleans Saints	Archie Manning	QB	Mississippi
	3	Houston Oilers	Dan Pastorini	QB	Santa Clara
	4	Buffalo Bills	J.D. Hill	WR	Arizona State
	5	Philadelphia Eagles	Richard Harris	DE	Grambling
	6	New York Jets	John Riggins	RB	Kansas
	7	Atlanta Falcons	Joe Profit	RB	N.E. Louisiana
	8	Pittsburgh Steelers	Frank Lewis	WR	Grambling
	9	Green Bay Packers1	John Brockington	RB	Ohio State
	10	Los Angeles Rams2	Isiah Robertson	LB	Southern
	11	Chicago Bears	Joe Moore	RB	Missouri
	12	Denver Broncos3	Marv Montgomery	T	USC
	13	San Diego Chargers	Leon Burns	RB	Long Beach State
	14	Cleveland Browns	Clarence Scott	DB	Kansas State
	15	Cincinnati Bengals	Vernon Holland	T	Tennessee St.
	16	Kansas City Chiefs	Elmo Wright	WR	Houston
	17	St. Louis Cardinals	Norm Thompson	DB	Utah
	18	New York Giants	Rocky Thompson	WR	W. Texas State
	19	Oakland Raiders	Jack Tatum	DB	Ohio State
	20	Los Angeles Rams	Jack Youngblood	DE	Florida
	21	Detroit Lions	Bob Bell	DT	Cincinnati
	22	Baltimore Colts4	Don McCauley	RB	North Carolina
	23	San Francisco 49ers	William Tim Anderson	DB	Ohio State
	24	Minnesota Vikings	Leo Hayden	RB	Ohio State
	25	Dallas Cowboys	Tody Smith	DE	USC
	26	Baltimore Colts	Leonard Dunlap	DB	N. Texas State

John Riggins

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