The 1972 NFL Draft

71 73
Back To 1970s History
1972patulski #1 Pick

Walt Patulski, DE, Notre Dame

1972-75 Buffalo Bills
1976 St. Louis Cardinals (five playing seasons)
Played in 70 career games

The 1972 NFL Draft PIcks

View 1972 Draft by Team
Draft# Team Player, Position, College
1 Buffalo Bills Walt Patulski DE, Notre Dame
2 Cincinnati Bengals Sherman White de, California
3 Chicago Bears1 Lionel Antoine t, Santa Clara
4 St. Louis Cardinals Bobby Moore
(Ahmad Rashad) WR-RB, Oregon
5 Denver Broncos Riley Odomste, Houston
6 Houston Oilers Greg Sampson de, Stanford
7 Green Bay Packers Willie Buchanon db, San Diego St.
8 New Orleans Saints Royce Smith g, Georgia
9 New York Jets Jerome Barkum wr, Jackson State
10 Minnesota Vikings2 Jeff Siemon lb, Stanford
11 Green Bay Packers3 Jerry Tagge qb, Nebraska
12 Chicago Bears Craig Clemons db, Iowa
13 Pittsburgh Steelers Franco Harris rb, Penn State
14 Philadelphia Eagles John Reaves qb, Florida
15 Atlanta Falcons Clarence Ellis db, Notre Dame
16 Detroit Lions Herb Orvis de, Colorado
17 New York Giants4 Eldridge Small db, Texas A&I
18 Cleveland Browns Thom Darden db, Michigan
19 San Francisco 49ers Terry Beasley wr, Auburn
20 New York Jets5 Mike Taylor lb, Michigan
21 Oakland Raiders Mike Siani wr, Villanova
22 Baltimore Colts Tom Drougas t, Oregon
23 Kansas City Chiefs Jeff Kinney rb, Nebraska
24 New York Giants6 Larry Jacobsen de, Nebraska
25 Miami Dolphins Mike Kadish dt, Notre Dame
26 Dallas Cowboys Bill Thomas rb, Boston College
  • 1 - Acquired from New York Giants
    2 - Acquired from New England Patriots
    3 - Acquired from San Diego Chargers
    4 - Acquired from L.A. Rams thru New England
    5 - Acquired from Washington Redskins
    6 - Acquired from Minnesota Vikings