#1 Pick| Draft# | Team | Player, Position, College |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Ricky Bell rb, USC |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys1 | Tony Dorsett rb, Pittsburgh |
| 3 | Cincinnati Bengals2 | Eddie Edwards Dt, Miami |
| 4 | New York Jets | Marvin Powell t, USC |
| 5 | New York Giants | Gary Jeter dt, USC |
| 6 | Atlanta Falcons | Warren Bryant T, Kentucky |
| 7 | New Orleans Saints | Joe Campbell de, Maryland |
| 8 | Cincinnati Bengals3 | Wilson Whitley Dt, Houston |
| 9 | Green Bay Packers | Mike Butler de, Kansas |
| 10 | Kansas City Chiefs | Gary Green db, Baylor |
| 11 | Houston Oilers | Morris Towns t, Missouri |
| 12 | Buffalo Bills | Phil Dokes dt, Oklahoma State |
| 13 | Miami Dolphins | A.J. Duhe dt, LSU |
| 14 | Seattle Seahawks4 | Steve August g, Tulsa |
| 15 | Chicago Bears | Ted Albrecht t, California |
| 16 | New England Patriots5 | Raymond Clayborn db, Texas |
| 17 | Cleveland Browns | Robert Jackson lb, texas A&M |
| 18 | Denver Broncos | Steve Schindler g, Boston College |
| 19 | St. Louis Cardinals6 | Steve Pisarkiewiscz qb, Missouri |
| 20 | Atlanta Falcons7 | Wilson Faumina dt, San Jose State |
| 21 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Robin Cole LB, New Mexico |
| 22 | Cincinnati Bengals | Mike Cobb te, Michigan State |
| 23 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Brudzinski lb, Ohio State |
| 24 | San Diego Chargers8 | Bob Rush c, memphis State |
| 25 | New England Patriots | Stanley Morgan wr, Tennessee |
| 26 | Baltimore Colts | Randy Burke wr, Kentucky |
| 27 | Minnesota Vikings | Tommy Kramer qb, Rice |
| 28 | Green Bay Packers9 | Ezra Johnson de, Morris Brown |