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The 1980 NFL Draft

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#1 Pick

Billy Sims, RB, Oklahoma

Detroit Lions, 1980-84

Yards from Scrimmage: 7,178

Touchdowns: 47

1980 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year

The 1980 Draft Picks

Draft# Team Player, Position, College
1 Detroit Lions Billy Sims, RB, Oklahoma
2 New York Jets 1 Johnny "Lam" Jones, WR, Texas
3 Cincinnati Bengals ANTHONY MUÑOZ, OT, USC
4 Green Bay Packers Bruce Clark, DE, Penn State
5 Baltimore Colts Curtis Dickey, RB, Texas A&M
6 St. Louis Cardinals Curtis Greer, DE, Michigan
7 Atlanta Falcons Junior Miller, TE, Nebraska
8 New York Giants Mark Haynes, DB, Colorado
9 Minnesota Vikings Doug Martin, DE, Washington
10 Seattle Seahawks 2 Jacob Green, DE, Texas A&M
11 Kansas City Chiefs Brad Budde, OG, USC
12 New Orleans Saints Stan Brock, OT, Colorado
13 San Francisco 49ers 3 Earl Cooper, RB, Rice
14 New England Patriots Roland James, DB, Tennessee
15 Oakland Raiders Marc Wilson, QB, BYU
16 Buffalo Bills 4 Jim Ritcher, OG, North Carolina State
17 Los Angeles Rams 5 Johnnie Johnson, DB, Texas
18 Washington Redskins ART MONK, WR, Syracuse
19 Chicago Bears Otis Wilson, LB, Louisville
20 San Francisco 49ers 6 Jim Stuckey, DE, Clemson
21 Miami Dolphins Don McNeal, DB, Alabama
22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ray Snell, OG, Wisconsin
23 Philadelphia Eagles Roynell Young, DB, Alcorn State
24 Baltimore Colts 7 Derrick Hatchett, DB, Texas
25 New England Patriots 8 Vagas Ferguson, RB, Notre Dame
26 Green Bay Packers 9 George Cumby, LB, Oklahoma
27 Cleveland Browns 10 Charles White, RB, USC
28 Pittsburgh Steelers Mark Malone, QB, Arizona State

Pick Acquired From

  • 1 - Acquired from the San Francisco 49ers
  • 2 - Acquired from the Buffalo Bills
  • 3 - Acquired from the New York Jets
  • 4 - Acquired from the Seattle Seahawks
  • 5 - Acquired from the Cleveland Browns
  • 6 - Acquired from the Denver Broncos via New York Jets
  • 7 - Acquired from the Dallas Cowboys
  • 8 - Acquired from the Houston Oilers
  • 9 - Acquired from the San Diego Chargers
  • 10 - Acquired from the Los Angeles Rams

Hall of Famers selected in 1980 NFL Draft