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The 1974 NFL Draft

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image: Ed "Too Tall" Jones, DE, Tennessee State
#1 Pick

Ed "Too Tall" Jones, DE, Tennessee State

Dallas Cowboys, 1974-78, 1980-1989

Career Games: 224

Total Sacks: 106

1982 first-team All-Pro

The 1974 Draft Picks

Draft# Team Player, Position, College
1 Dallas Cowboys 1 Ed "Too Tall" Jones, DE, Tennessee State
2 San Diego Chargers Bo Matthews, RB, Colorado
3 New York Giants John Hicks, OG, Ohio State
4 Chicago Bears Waymond Bryant, LB, Tennessee State
5 Baltimore Colts John Dutton, DT, Nebraska
6 New York Jets Carl Barzilauskas, DT, Indiana
7 St. Louis Cardinals J.V. Cain, TE, Colorado
8 Detroit Lions 2 Ed O'Neil, LB, Penn State
9 San Francisco 49ers 3 Wilbur Jackson, RB, Alabama
10 San Francisco 49ers Bill Sandifer, DT, UCLA
11 Los Angeles Rams 4 John Cappellitti, RB, Penn State
12 Green Bay Packers Barty Smith, RB, Richmond
13 New Orleans Saints 5 Rick Middleton, LB, Ohio State
14 Denver Broncos RANDY GRADISHAR, LB, Ohio State
15 San Diego Chargers 6 Don Goode, LB, Kansas
16 Kansas City Chiefs Woody Green, RB, Arizona State
17 Minnesota Vikings 7 Fred McNeill, LB, UCLA
18 Buffalo Bills Reuben Grant, TE, Oklahoma State
19 Oakland Raiders Henry Lawrence, OT, Florida A&M
20 Chicago Bears 8 Dave Gallagher, DE, Michigan
21 Pittsburgh Steelers YNN SWANN, WR, USC
22 Dallas Cowboys Charley Young, RB, North Carolina State
23 Cincinnati Bengals Bill Kollar, DE, Montana State
24 Baltimore Colts 9 Roger Carr, WR, Louisiana Tech
25 Minnesota Vikings Steve Riley, OT, USC
26 Miami Dolphins Don Reese, DT, Jackson State

Pick Acquired From

  • 1 - Acquired from Houston Oilers
  • 2 - Acquired from New Orleans Saints
  • 3 - Acquired from New England Patriots
  • 4 - Acquired from Philadelphia Eagles
  • 5 - Acquired from Detroit Lions
  • 6 - Acquired from Cleveland Browns
  • 7 - Acquired from Atlanta Falcons
  • 8 - Acquired from Washington Redskins via Los Angeles Rams
  • 9 - Acquired from Los Angeles Rams

Hall of Famers selected in 1974 NFL Draft