#1 Pick| Draft# | Team | Player, Position, College |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta Falcons1 | Steve Bartowski qb, California |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys2 | Randy White lb, Maryland |
| 3 | Baltimore Colts3 | Ken Huff g, North Carolina |
| 4 | Chicago Bears | Walter Payton rB, Jackson State |
| 5 | Cleveland Browns | Mack Mitchell de, Houston |
| 6 | Houston Oilers4 | Robert Brazilelb, Jackson State |
| 7 | New Orleans Saints | Larry Burton wr, Purdue |
| 8 | San Diego Chargers | Gary Johnson Dt, Grambling |
| 9 | Los Angeles Rams5 | Mike Fanning dT, Notre Dame |
| 10 | San Francisco 49ers | Jimmy Webb dt, Mississippi St. |
| 11 | Los Angeles Rams6 | Dennis Harrah t, Miami |
| 12 | New Orleans Saints7 | Kurt Schumacher t, Ohio State |
| 13 | Detroit Lions | Lynn Boden g, South Dakota St. |
| 14 | Cincinnati Bengals | Glenn Cameron lb, Florida |
| 15 | Houston Oilers | Don Hardeman rb, Texas A&I |
| 16 | New England Patriots | Russ Francis te, Oregon |
| 17 | Denver Broncos | Louis Wright db, San Jose State |
| 18 | Dallas Cowboys | Thomas Henderson lb, Langston. |
| 19 | Buffalo Bills | Tom Ruud lb, Nebraska |
| 20 | Los Angeles Rams | Doug France t, Ohio State |
| 21 | St. Louis Cardinals8 | Tim Gray DB, Texas A&M |
| 22 | San Diego Chargers | Mike Williams db, LSU |
| 23 | Miami Dolphins | Darryl Carlton t, Tampa |
| 24 | Oakland Raiders | Neal Cozie db, Ohio State |
| 25 | Minnesota Vikings | Mark Mullaney de, Colorado State |
| 26 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dave Brown db, Michigan |