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The 1969 NFL Draft

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#1 Pick

O.J. Simpson, RB, USC

Buffalo Bills, 1969-1977; San Francisco 49ers, 1978-79

Rushing Yards: 11,236

Receiving Yards: 2,142

Total Touchdowns: 75

Five-time first-team All-Pro

1973 NFL MVP

The 1969 Draft Picks

Draft# Team Player, Position, College
1 Buffalo Bills O.J. SIMPSON, RB, USC
2 Atlanta Falcons George Kunz, OT, Notre Dame
3 Philadelphia Eagles Leroy Keyes, DB, Purdue
4 Pittsburgh Steelers JOE GREENE, DT, North Texas State
5 Cincinnati Bengals Greg Cook, QB, Cincinnati
6 Boston Patriots Ron Sellers, WR, Florida State
7 San Francisco 49ers 1 Ted Kwalick, TE, Penn State
8 Los Angeles Rams 2 Larry Smith, RB, Florida
9 San Diego Chargers 3 Marty Domres, QB, Columbia
10 Los Angeles Rams 4 Jim Seymour, WR, Notre Dame
11 Miami Dolphins Bill Stanfill, DE, Georgia
12 Green Bay Packers Rich Moore, DT, Villanova
13 New York Giants Fred Dryer, DE, San Diego State
14 Chicago Bears Rufus Mays, OT, Ohio State
15 Houston Oilers Ron Pritchard, LB, Arizona State
16 San Francisco 49ers Gene Washington, WR, Stanford
17 New Orleans Saints 5 John Shinners, OG, Xavier
18 San Diego Chargers Bob Babich, LB, Miami
19 St. Louis Cardinals ROGER WEHRLI, DB, Missouri
20 Cleveland Browns Ron Johnson, RB, Michigan
21 Los Angeles Rams Bob Klein, TE, USC
22 Oakland Raiders Art Thomas, DT, Syracuse
23 Kansas City Chiefs Jim Marsalis, DB, Tennessee State
24 Dallas Cowboys Calvin Hill, RB, Yale
25 Baltimore Colts Eddie Hinton, WR, Oklahoma
26 New York Jets Dave Foley, OT, Ohio State

Pick Acquired From

  • 1 - Pick acquired from the New Orleans Saints
  • 2 - Pick acquired from the Detroit Lions
  • 3 - Pick acquired from the Denver Broncos
  • 4 - Pick acquired from the Washington Redskins
  • 5 - Pick acquired from the Minnesota Vikings

Hall of Famers selected in 1969 NFL Draft