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The 1979 NFL Draft

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#1 Pick

Tom Cousineau, LB, Ohio State

Cleveland Browns, 1982-85; San Francisco 49ers, 1986-87

Interceptions: 10

Sacks: 6.5

Drafted by the Buffalo Bills, but refused to sign with the team, opting to play in the Canadian Football League

The 1979 Draft Picks

Draft# Team Player, Position, College
1 Buffalo Bills 1 Tom Cousineau, LB, Ohio State
2 Kansas City Chiefs Mike Bell, DE, Colorado State
3 Cincinnati Bengals Jack Thompson , QB, Washington State
4 Chicago Bears 2  DAN HAMPTON, DE, Arkansas
5 Buffalo Bills Jerry Butler, WR, Clemson
6 Baltimore Colts Barry Krauss, LB, Alabama
7 New York Giants Phil Simms, QB, Morehead State
8 St. Louis Cardinals Ottis Anderson , RB, Miami (FL)
9 Chicago Bears Al Harris, DE, Arizona State
10 Detroit Lions Keith Dorney, OT, Penn State
11 New Orleans Saints Russell Erxleben, P, Texas
12 Cincinnati Bengals 3 Charles Alexander, RB, LSU
13 San Diego Chargers 4 KELLEN WINSLOW, TE, Missouri
14 New York Jets Marty Lyons, DE, Alabama
15 Green Bay Packers Eddie Lee Ivery, RB, Georgia Tech
16 Minnesota Vikings Ted Brown, RB, North Carolina State
17 Atlanta Falcons Don Smith, NT, Miami (FL)
18 Seattle Seahawks Manu Tuiasosopo, DT, UCLA
19 Los Angeles Rams 5 George Andrews, LB, Nebraska
20 Cleveland Browns 6 Willis Adams, WR, Houston
21 Philadelphia Eagles Jerry Robinson, LB, UCLA
22 Denver Broncos Kelvin Clark, OT, Nebraska
23 Kansas City Chiefs 7 Steve Fuller, QB, Clemson
24 Miami Dolphins Jon Geisler, OT, Michigan
25 New England Patriots Rick Sanford, DB, South Carolina
26 Los Angeles Raiders Kent Hill, OG, Georgia Tech
27 Dallas Cowboys Robert Shaw, C, Tennessee
28 Pittsburgh Steelers Greg Hawthorne, RB, Baylor

Pick Acquired From

  • 1 - Acquired from San Francisco 49ers
  • 2 - Acquired from Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • 3 - Acquired from Washington Redskins
  • 4 - Acquired from Cleveland Browns
  • 5 - Acquired from Oakland Raiders
  • 6 - Acquired from San Diego Chargers
  • 7 - Acquired from Houston Oilers 

Hall of Famers selected in 1979 NFL Draft