| Rd.Pick | Team | Draftee |
| 1.1 |  Chicago Bears | QB Warren Moon |
| 1.2 |  New Orleans Saints | RB Earl Campbell |
| 1.3 |  Minnesota Vikings | LB Clay Matthews |
| 1.4 |  Washington Redskins (thru GIA. thru S.L.) | WR James Lofton |
| 1.5 |  Atlanta Falcons | DL Al Baker |
| 1.6 |  Cleveland Browns | TE Ozzie Newsome |
| 1.7 |  Denver Broncos | DB John Harris |
| 1.8 |  Los Angeles Rams | DB Dwight Hicks |
| 1.9 | Washington Redskins | DB Gerald Small |
| 1.10 |  Miami Dolphins | WR Wes Chandler |
| 1.11 |  Philadelphia Eagles | DB Tom Pridemore |
| 1.12 |  Seattle Seahawks | WR John Jefferson |
| 1.13 | Philadelphia Eagles (thru N.E.) | OL Mike Kenn |
| 1.14 |  New York Giants (thru DET. thru OAK.) | RB Terry Miller |
| 1.15 |  Pittsburgh Steelers | DB Terry Jackson |
| 1.16 |  Buffalo Bills | OL Blair Bush |
| 1.17 |  Detroit Lions | DB Luther Bradley |
| 1.18 |  Green Bay Packers | DB Ken Greene |
| 1.19 |  New York Jets | LB John Anderson |
| 1.20 |  Indianapolis Colts | QB Doug Williams |
| 1.21 | Atlanta Falcons (thru CIN.) | QB Bill Kenney |
| 1.22 |  Dallas Cowboys | DB Dennis Thurman |
| 1.23 |  Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DL Doug Betters |
| 1.24 | Atlanta Falcons (thru K.C.) | LB Keith Butler |
| 1.25 |  Houston Oilers | DB John Turner |
| 1.26 | Miami Dolphins (thru S.F.) | RB Elvis Peacock |
| 1.27 | Miami Dolphins (thru GIA.) | TE Todd Christensen |
| 1.28 |  San Diego Chargers | OL Fred Quillan |
| 2.1 | Chicago Bears | DB Bobby Jackson |
| 2.2 |  St. Louis Cardinals | RB Johnny Davis |
| 2.3 | New Orleans Saints | DB Keith Simpson |
| 2.4 | Cleveland Browns (thru WAS. thru CLE.) | WR Ron B. Smith |
| 2.5 | Miami Dolphins | OL Chris Ward |
| 2.6 | Minnesota Vikings | DL Art Still |
| 2.7 |  Cincinnati Bengals (thru ATL.) | K Jim Breech |
| 2.8 | Washington Redskins | RB Deacon Turner |
| 2.9 | Los Angeles Rams (thru DEN.) | OL J.T. Taylor |
| 2.10 | Los Angeles Rams | RB Dan Doornink |
| 2.11 | Philadelphia Eagles | WR Alfred Jackson |
| 2.12 | Seattle Seahawks | OL Gordon King |
| 2.13 |  New England Patriots | WR Mike Renfro |
| 2.14 |  Oakland Raiders | RB Billy Taylor |
| 2.15 | Washington Redskins (thru PIT.) | OL Bob Cryder |
| 2.16 | Buffalo Bills | WR Derrick Gaffney |
| 2.17 | Detroit Lions | DB Ray Griffin |
| 2.18 | Green Bay Packers | DL William Gay |
| 2.19 | Los Angeles Rams (thru JETS) | OL Homer Elias |
| 2.20 | Indianapolis Colts | DB Maurice Harvey |
| 2.21 | Cincinnati Bengals | LB Mike Douglass |
| 2.22 | Dallas Cowboys | DB Ron Johnson |
| 2.23 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | LB Mike Woods |
| 2.24 |  Kansas City Chiefs | OL Jim Hough |
| 2.25 | Houston Oilers | LB Dan Bunz |
| 2.26 |  San Francisco 49ers | WR Jimmy Cefalo |
| 2.27 | San Diego Chargers (thru GIA.) | DB Estus Hood |
| 2.28 | San Diego Chargers | LB Reggie Wilkes |
| 3.1 | Chicago Bears | LB Mark Merrill |
| 3.2 | St. Louis Cardinals | OL Dwight Wheeler |
| 3.3 | New Orleans Saints | LB Lucius Sanford |
| 3.4 | Cleveland Browns (thru ATL. thru CLE.) | DL Ross Browner |
| 3.5 | Miami Dolphins | QB Matt Cavanaugh |
| 3.6 | Los Angeles Rams (thru MIN.) | DL Dennis Harrison |
| 3.7 | Atlanta Falcons | OL Amos Fowler |
| 3.8 | Washington Redskins | LB Gary Spani |
| 3.9 | Denver Broncos | RB Mosi Tatupu |
| 3.10 | Denver Broncos (thru RAMS) | RB Dennis D Johnson |
| 3.11 | Philadelphia Eagles | TE Ken MacAfee |
| 3.12 | Seattle Seahawks | DL Reggie Doss |
| 3.13 | New England Patriots | RB Derrick Jensen |
| 3.14 | Oakland Raiders | TE Derrick Ramsey |
| 3.15 | Washington Redskins (thru PIT.) | TE Mickey Shuler |
| 3.16 | Buffalo Bills | OL Leotis Harris |
| 3.17 | Los Angeles Rams (thru DET.) | QB Pat Ryan |
| 3.18 | Green Bay Packers | TE Bruce Hardy |
| 3.19 | New York Jets | WR Don Bass |
| 3.20 | Indianapolis Colts | P Craig Colquitt |
| 3.21 | Cincinnati Bengals | DB Larry Anderson |
| 3.22 | Dallas Cowboys | DL Dave Browning |
| 3.23 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | WR Johnnie Dirden |
| 3.24 | Kansas City Chiefs | DB J.C. Wilson |
| 3.25 | New York Giants (thru HOU.) | WR Dave Stief |
| 3.26 | Miami Dolphins (thru S.F.) | RB Tony Green |
| 3.27 | Atlanta Falcons (thru MIA. thru GIA.) | OL Stan Waldemore |
| 3.28 | San Diego Chargers | TE Reese McCall |
| 4.1 | Chicago Bears | TE Conrad Rucker |
| 4.2 | St. Louis Cardinals | DL Barry Bennett |
| 4.3 | New Orleans Saints | DL Randy Holloway |
| 4.4 | Cleveland Browns (thru WAS. thru CLE.) | QB Guy Benjamin |
| 4.5 | Miami Dolphins | K Frank Coral |
| 4.6 | Minnesota Vikings | WR Danny Fulton |
| 4.7 | Atlanta Falcons | P Johnny Evans |
| 4.8 | Washington Redskins | K Mike Wood |
| 4.9 | Denver Broncos | QB Gifford Nielson |
| 4.10 | Los Angeles Rams | LB Jerry Blanton |
| 4.11 | Philadelphia Eagles | OL Buddy Hardaway |
| 4.12 | Seattle Seahawks | RB John Skibinski |
| 4.13 | Green Bay Packers (thru N.E.) | OL Lindsey Mason |
| 4.14 | Detroit Lions (thru OAK.) | DL Dee Hardison |
| 4.15 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DL Sylvester Hicks |
| 4.16 | Buffalo Bills | TE Brooks Williams |
| 4.17 | Detroit Lions | WR Dennis Pearson |
| 4.18 | Green Bay Packers | LB Mike Hunt |
| 4.19 | New York Jets | RB Billy Campfield |
| 4.20 | Indianapolis Colts | TE Eason Ramson |
| 4.21 | Cincinnati Bengals | WR Carlos Pennywell |
| 4.22 | Dallas Cowboys | OL Louis Bullard |
| 4.23 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | WR Vince Kinney |
| 4.24 | Kansas City Chiefs | LB Mike Hawkins |
| 4.25 | Houston Oilers | WR Keith Wright |
| 4.26 | San Francisco 49ers | WR Terry LeCount |
| 4.27 | San Diego Chargers (thru GIA.) | DL Scott Hutchinson |
| 4.28 | San Diego Chargers | WR Rodney Parker |
| 5.1 | Chicago Bears | WR Jimmy Childs |
| 5.2 | St. Louis Cardinals | TE Larry Hardy |
| 5.3 | New Orleans Saints | WR Jesse Thompson |
| 5.4 | Cleveland Browns | WR Robert Woods |
| 5.5 | Miami Dolphins | RB Arthur Whittington |
| 5.6 | Los Angeles Rams (thru MIN.) | DB Odis McKinney |
| 5.7 | Atlanta Falcons | DL Archie Reese |
| 5.8 | Washington Redskins | DL Terry Jones |
| 5.9 | Denver Broncos | TE James Wright |
| 5.10 | Los Angeles Rams | P Mike Connell |
| 5.11 | Philadelphia Eagles | DL Don Latimer |
| 5.12 | Seattle Seahawks | LB Tom Dinkel |
| 5.13 | New England Patriots | OL Brett Moritz |
| 5.14 | Oakland Raiders | DB Bob Jury |
| 5.15 | Pittsburgh Steelers | LB Don Hover |
| 5.16 | Buffalo Bills | OL Eric Laakso |
| 5.17 | Detroit Lions | WR Mike Levenseller |
| 5.18 | Green Bay Packers | WR Brian DeRoo |
| 5.19 | New York Jets | WR Jerrold McRae |
| 5.20 | Indianapolis Colts | RB Larry Collins |
| 5.21 | Cincinnati Bengals | WR Dennis Law |
| 5.22 | Dallas Cowboys | WR Joe Stewart |
| 5.23 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DL Henry Bradley |
| 5.24 | Kansas City Chiefs | RB Rickey Anderson |
| 5.25 | Houston Oilers | DL Ted Vincent |
| 5.26 | San Francisco 49ers | DL Stan Johnson |
| 5.27 | Cleveland Browns (thru GIA.) | K Steve Little |
| 5.28 | San Diego Chargers | DL Lyman Smith |
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