1970 NFL draft explained

1970 NFL draft
Date:	January 27–28, 1970
Location:	Belmont Plaza Hotel New York City, NY
League:	NFL
Mr Irrelevant:	Rayford Jenkins, DB Kansas City Chiefs
First:	Terry Bradshaw, QB Pittsburgh Steelers
Fewnum:	13
Fewest:	New York Giants
Mostnum:	22
Most:	Atlanta Falcons, St. Louis Cardinals
Overall:	442
Rounds:	17
Prev:	1969 (NFL/AFL)
Next:	1971

The 1970 NFL draft was the 35th National Football League Draft and the first of the league's modern era, following the merger of the National Football League with the American Football League. It was held on January 27–28, 1970, at the Belmont Plaza Hotel in New York City, New York.^{[1] [2]}

The first overall pick of the draft was quarterback Terry Bradshaw from Louisiana Tech University, who was taken by the Pittsburgh Steelers (after winning a coin flip with the Chicago Bears, who had the same record as Pittsburgh). Bradshaw was one of two future NFL Hall of Fame inductees drafted by the Steelers; the other being Mel Blount from Southern University in Round 3.

The last remaining active player from the 1970 draft class was kicker Mark Moseley, who played his final NFL game in the 1986 season, although he was absent in 1973.

Player selections

= Pro Bowler

= Hall of Famer

= compensatory selection † = Pro Bowler^[3] ‡ = Hall of Famer^[4]

Round 13

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC"	Position !	College
313	Pittsburgh Steelers	Billy Main	Running back	Oregon State
314	Chicago Bears	Jimmy Gunn	Defensive back	USC
315	Miami Dolphins	Dave Buddington	Running back	Springfield (Mass.)
316	Boston Patriots	Ronnie Shelly	Defensive back	Troy State
317	Buffalo Bills	Steve Schroeder	Kicker	Pacific
318	Philadelphia Eagles	Richard Stevens	Tackle	Baylor
319	Cincinnati Bengals	Paul Dunn	Wide receiver	U.S. International
320	St. Louis Cardinals	Jack Thomas	Guard	Mississippi State
321	San Francisco 49ers	Jim Vanderslice	Linebacker	Texas Christian
322	New Orleans Saints	Ralph Miller	Tight end	Alabama State
323	Denver Broncos	Jim McKoy	Defensive back	Parsons (Iowa)
324	Atlanta Falcons	Rich Stepanek	Defensive tackle	Iowa
325	New York Giants	Gary Inskeep	Tackle	Wisconsin–Stout
326	Houston Oilers	Jess Lewis	Linebacker	Oregon State
327	San Diego Chargers	Bernard Bradley	Defensive back	Utah State
328	Green Bay Packers	Dave Smith	Running back	Utah
329	Washington Redskins	Joe Patterson	Tackle	Lawrence
330	Baltimore Colts	Dave Polak	Linebacker	Bowling Green
331	Detroit Lions	Dave Haverdick	Defensive tackle	Morehead State
332	New York Jets	Walter Groth	Defensive tackle	Baylor
333	Cleveland Browns	Larry Roberts	Running back	Central Missouri State
334	Los Angeles Rams	Melvin Jones	Wide receiver	Florida A&M
335	Dallas Cowboys	Mark Washington	Defensive back	Morgan State
336	Oakland Raiders	Don Highsmith	Running back	Michigan State
337	Minnesota Vikings	Robert Pearce	Defensive back	Stephen F. Austin
338	Kansas City Chiefs	Troy Patridge	Defensive end	Texas-Arlington

Round 14

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC"	Position !	College
339	Chicago Bears	Jim Morgan	Wide receiver	Henderson State
340	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bert Askson	Linebacker	Texas Southern
341	Miami Dolphins	Gary Brackett	Guard	Holy Cross
342	Buffalo Bills	William Costen	Tackle	Morris Brown
343	Boston Patriots	Garvie Craw	Running back	Michigan
344	Cincinnati Bengals	Joe Johnson	Wide receiver	Johnson C. Smith
345	St. Louis Cardinals	Ray Groth	Wide receiver	Utah
346	Philadelphia Eagles	Mark Moseley	Kicker	Stephen F. Austin
347	San Francisco 49ers	Jack King	Guard	Clemson
348	New Orleans Saints	Doug Sutherland	Defensive end	Wisconsin–Superior
349	Denver Broncos	Jeff Slipp	Linebacker	Brigham Young
350	New York Giants	Rodney Brand	Center	Arkansas
351	Atlanta Falcons	Chuck Wald	Wide receiver	North Dakota State
352	Houston Oilers	Claire Rasmussen	Guard	Wisconsin–Oshkosh
353	Green Bay Packers	Bob Lints	Guard	Eastern Michigan
354	San Diego Chargers	Tyrone Caldwell	Defensive tackle	South Carolina State
355	Washington Redskins	Tony Moro	Running back	Dayton
356	Baltimore Colts	Tom Curtis	Defensive back	Michigan
357	Detroit Lions	Charlie Brown	Wide receiver	Northern Arizona
358	New York Jets	John Little	Linebacker	Oklahoma State
359	Cleveland Browns	Jim Tharpe	Linebacker	Lincoln (MO)
360	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Geddes	Linebacker	UCLA
361	Dallas Cowboys	Julian Martin	Wide receiver	North Carolina Central
362	Oakland Raiders	Don Riley	Kicker	Auburn
363	Minnesota Vikings	Tommy Spinks	Wide receiver	Louisiana Tech
364	Kansas City Chiefs	Glenn Dumont	Running back	American International

Round 15

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC"	Position !	College
365	Pittsburgh Steelers	Glen Keppy	Defensive tackle	Wisconsin–Platteville
366	Chicago Bears	Phil Abraira	Defensive back	Florida State
367	Miami Dolphins	Pat Hauser	Wide receiver	East Tennessee State
368	Boston Patriots	Kent Schoolfield	Wide receiver	Florida A&M
369	Buffalo Bills	Dave Farris	Tight end	Central Michigan
370	St. Louis Cardinals	Ron Wilson	Wide receiver	Western Illinois
371	Philadelphia Eagles	John Carlos	Wide receiver	San Jose State
372	Cincinnati Bengals	Marvin Weeks	Defensive back	Alcorn A&M
373	San Francisco 49ers	Dave Delsignore	Wide receiver	Youngstown State
374	New Orleans Saints	Jim Vest	Defensive end	Washington State
375	Denver Broncos	Maher Barakat	Kicker	South Dakota Tech
376	Atlanta Falcons	Keith Mauney	Defensive back	Princeton
377	New York Giants	Warren Muir	Running back	South Carolina
378	Houston Oilers	David Sharp	Tackle	Stanford
379	San Diego Chargers	Eugene Childs	Running back	Texas-El Paso
380	Green Bay Packers	Mike Carter	Wide receiver	Sacramento State
381	Washington Redskins	Vic Lewandowski	Center	Holy Cross
382	Baltimore Colts	Phillip Gary	Defensive end	Kentucky State
383	Detroit Lions	Bob Haney	Tackle	Idaho
384	New York Jets	Tom Bayless	Defensive tackle	Purdue
385	Cleveland Browns	Guy Homoly	Defensive back	Illinois State
386	Los Angeles Rams	Dag Azam	Guard	West Texas State
387	Dallas Cowboys	Ken DeLong	Tight end	Tennessee
388	Oakland Raiders	Fred Moore	Wide receiver	Washington State
389	Minnesota Vikings	Bennie Francis	Defensive end	Chadron St. (Neb.)
390	Kansas City Chiefs	Bob Liggett	Defensive tackle	Nebraska

Round 16

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC"	Position !	College
391	Chicago Bears	Robert Helterbran	Guard	North Texas State
392	Pittsburgh Steelers	Frank Yanossy	Defensive tackle	Tennessee
393	Miami Dolphins	Charles Williams	Guard	Tennessee State
394	Buffalo Bills	Larry Davis	Wide receiver	Rice
395	Boston Patriots	Otis McDaniel	Defensive end	Tuskegee
396	Philadelphia Eagles	Tuufuli Uperesa	Tackle	Montana
397	Cincinnati Bengals	Larry Ely	Linebacker	Iowa
398	St. Louis Cardinals	Gary Fowler	Running back	California
399	San Francisco 49ers	Scott Perkins	Defensive back	Livingstone (N.C.)
400	New Orleans Saints	Cliff Gasper	Defensive tackle	Grambling
401	Denver Broncos	Bob Stewart	Quarterback	Northern Arizona
402	New York Giants	Vic Nolting	Defensive back	Xavier
403	Atlanta Falcons	Steve Parnell	Wide receiver	Massachusetts
404	Houston Oilers	Chris Myers	Wide receiver	Kenyon
405	Green Bay Packers	Jim Heacock	Defensive back	Muskingum
406	San Diego Chargers	Mike Green	Running back	Nebraska
407	Washington Redskins	Steve Bushore	Wide receiver	Emporia State
408	Baltimore Colts	Jack Maitland	Running back	Williams
409	Detroit Lions	Jerry Todd	Defensive back	Memphis State
410	New York Jets	Claude Herard	Defensive tackle	Mississippi
411	Cleveland Browns	John Redebaugh	Tight end	Bemidji State
412	Los Angeles Rams	Roland Reichardt	Kicker	West Texas State
413	Dallas Cowboys	Seabern Hill	Defensive back	Arizona State
414	Oakland Raiders	Tim Roth	Defensive back	South Dakota State
415	Minnesota Vikings	Bruce Cerone	Wide receiver	Emporia State
416	Kansas City Chiefs	Randy Ross	Linebacker	Kansas State

Round 17

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC"	Position !	College
417	Pittsburgh Steelers	Harry Key	Tight end	Mississippi Valley State
418	Chicago Bears	Joe Brunson	Defensive tackle	Furman
419	Miami Dolphins	George Myles	Defensive tackle	Morris Brown
420	Boston Patriots	Joe Killingsworth	Wide receiver	Oklahoma
421	Buffalo Bills	George Bevan	Defensive back	LSU
422	Cincinnati Bengals	Richard Smith	Running back	Washington State
423	St. Louis Cardinals	Cliff Powell	Linebacker	Arkansas
424	Philadelphia Eagles	Mike Sizelove	Tight end	Idaho
425	San Francisco 49ers	Mike Culton	Punter	LaVerne
426	New Orleans Saints	Doug Wyatt	Defensive back	Tulsa
427	Denver Broncos	Frank Kalfoss	Kicker	Montana State
428	Atlanta Falcons	Bill Bell	Kicker	Kansas
429	New York Giants	Walter Breaux	Defensive tackle	Grambling
430	Houston Oilers	Julian Fagan	Punter	Mississippi
431	San Diego Chargers	David Sanks	Guard	Louisville
432	Green Bay Packers	Larry Krause	Running back	St. Norbert
433	Washington Redskins	Earl Maxfield	Defensive tackle	Baylor
434	Baltimore Colts	Alvin Pearman	Wide receiver	Colgate
435	Detroit Lions	Jim Marshall	Defensive tackle	Centenary
436	New York Jets	Dick Beard	Running back	Kentucky
437	Cleveland Browns	Charles Tabb	Running back	McMurry
438	Los Angeles Rams	Don Crenshaw	Defensive back	USC
439	Dallas Cowboys	Glenn Patterson	Center	Nebraska
440	Oakland Raiders	Eric Stolberg	Wide receiver	Indiana
441	Minnesota Vikings	Brian Healy	Defensive back	Michigan
442	Kansas City Chiefs	Rayford Jenkins	Defensive back	Alcorn A&M

Pro Bowler

Hall of Famer

Notable undrafted players

^†

Pro Bowler

‡

Hall of Famer

Hall of Famers

• Terry Bradshaw, quarterback from Louisiana Tech, taken 1st round 1st overall by Pittsburgh Steelers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1989.^[5]

• Mel Blount, cornerback from Southern, taken 3rd round 53rd overall by Pittsburgh Steelers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1989.

• Jim Langer, offensive lineman from South Dakota State, undrafted and signed by Miami Dolphins

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1987.

• Cliff Harris, safety from Ouachita Baptist College, undrafted and signed by Dallas Cowboys

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2020.^[6]

External links

• NFL.com – 1970 Draft
• databaseFootball.com – 1970 Draft
• Pro Football Hall of Fame

Notes and References

1. Web site: NFL Draft Locations . October 2, 2014 . FootballGeography.com . October 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090250/http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ . September 5, 2015 . dead .
2. News: Salomone . Dan . NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015 . June 3, 2015 . . Giants.com . October 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150930065327/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/NFL-Draft-headed-to-Chicago-in-2015/3ac322b1-3b4c-4a16-aba7-6e08d31b1756 . September 30, 2015 . dead .
3. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
4. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
5. Web site: Pro Football Hall of Fame . October 7, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html . July 31, 2008 . dead .
6. News: Clarence Hill Jr.. Former Dallas Cowboys safety Cliff Harris elected to Hall of Fame . star-telegram.com . January 15, 2020 . May 22, 2021.