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1970 NFL draft

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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.

= Pro Bowler [3] = Hall of Famer
* = compensatory selection
† = Pro Bowler[3]
‡ = Hall of Famer[4]
Positions key
C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive end[a]
DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety
G Guard[b] K Kicker[c] KR Kickoff returner LB Linebacker
LS Long snapper MLB Middle linebacker[d] OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman
OLB Outside linebacker[a] NT Nose tackle P Punter PR Punt returner
QB Quarterback RS Return specialist RB Running back S Safety
SS Strong safety TE Tight end WR Wide receiver
  1. ^ a b May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
  2. ^ Also known as offensive guard (OG)
  3. ^ Also known as placekicker (PK)
  4. ^ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)
Pick # NFL team Player 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
Pick # NFL team Player 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
Pick # NFL team Player 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
Pick # NFL team Player 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
Pick # NFL team Player 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[a] Hall of Famer
  • Terry Bradshaw, quarterback from Louisiana Tech, taken 1st round 1st overall by Pittsburgh Steelers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1989.[6]
  • Mel Blount, cornerback from Southern, taken 3rd round 53rd overall by Pittsburgh Steelers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1989.[6]
  • Jim Langer, offensive lineman from South Dakota State, undrafted and signed by Miami Dolphins
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1987.[6]
  • Cliff Harris, safety from Ouachita Baptist College, undrafted and signed by Dallas Cowboys
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2020.[7]
  1. ^ a b c Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  1. ^ "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  2. ^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  6. ^ a b c "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  7. ^ Clarence Hill Jr. (January 15, 2020). "Former Dallas Cowboys safety Cliff Harris elected to Hall of Fame". star-telegram.com. Retrieved May 22, 2021.