1970 NFL draft


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.
The first overall pick of the draft was quarterback Terry Bradshaw from Louisiana Tech University, who was taken by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bradshaw was one of two future Pro Football 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

Round 1–12

Round 13

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
313Pittsburgh SteelersBilly MainRunning backOregon State
314Chicago BearsJimmy GunnLinebackerUSC
315Miami DolphinsDave BuddingtonRunning backSpringfield
316Boston PatriotsRonnie ShellyDefensive backTroy State
317Buffalo BillsSteve SchroederKickerPacific
318Philadelphia EaglesRichard StevensOffensive tackleBaylor
319Cincinnati BengalsPaul DunnWide receiverU.S. International
320St. Louis CardinalsJack ThomasGuardMississippi State
321San Francisco 49ersJim VandersliceLinebackerTexas Christian
322New Orleans SaintsRalph MillerTight endAlabama State
323Denver BroncosJim McKoyDefensive backParsons
324Atlanta FalconsRich StepanekDefensive tackleIowa
325New York GiantsGary InskeepTackleWisconsin–Stout
326Houston OilersJess LewisLinebackerOregon State
327San Diego ChargersBernard BradleyDefensive backUtah State
328Green Bay PackersDave SmithRunning backUtah
329Washington RedskinsJoe PattersonTackleLawrence
330Baltimore ColtsDave PolakLinebackerBowling Green
331Detroit LionsDave HaverdickDefensive tackleMorehead State
332New York JetsWalter GrothDefensive tackleBaylor
333Cleveland BrownsLarry RobertsRunning backCentral Missouri State
334Los Angeles RamsMelvin JonesWide receiverFlorida A&M
335Dallas CowboysMark WashingtonCornerbackMorgan State
336Oakland RaidersDon HighsmithRunning backMichigan State
337Minnesota VikingsRobert PearceDefensive backStephen F. Austin
338Kansas City ChiefsTroy PatridgeDefensive endTexas-Arlington

Round 14

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
339Chicago BearsJim MorganWide receiverHenderson State
340Pittsburgh SteelersBert AsksonLinebackerTexas Southern
341Miami DolphinsGary BrackettGuardHoly Cross
342Buffalo BillsWilliam CostenTackleMorris Brown
343Boston PatriotsGarvie CrawRunning backMichigan
344Cincinnati BengalsJoe JohnsonWide receiverJohnson C. Smith
345St. Louis CardinalsRay GrothWide receiverUtah
346Philadelphia EaglesMark MoseleyKickerStephen F. Austin
347San Francisco 49ersJack KingGuardClemson
348New Orleans SaintsDoug SutherlandDefensive endWisconsin–Superior
349Denver BroncosJeff SlippLinebackerBrigham Young
350New York GiantsRodney BrandCenterArkansas
351Atlanta FalconsChuck WaldWide receiverNorth Dakota State
352Houston OilersClaire RasmussenGuardWisconsin–Oshkosh
353Green Bay PackersBob LintsGuardEastern Michigan
354San Diego ChargersTyrone CaldwellDefensive tackleSouth Carolina State
355Washington RedskinsTony MoroRunning backDayton
356Baltimore ColtsTom CurtisDefensive backMichigan
357Detroit LionsCharlie BrownWide receiverNorthern Arizona
358New York JetsJohn LittleLinebackerOklahoma State
359Cleveland BrownsJim TharpeLinebackerLincoln
360Los Angeles RamsBob GeddesLinebackerUCLA
361Dallas CowboysJulian MartinWide receiverNorth Carolina Central
362Oakland RaidersDon RileyKickerAuburn
363Minnesota VikingsTommy SpinksWide receiverLouisiana Tech
364Kansas City ChiefsGlenn DumontRunning backAmerican International

Round 15

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
365Pittsburgh SteelersGlen KeppyDefensive tackleWisconsin–Platteville
366Chicago BearsPhil AbrairaDefensive backFlorida State
367Miami DolphinsPat HauserWide receiverEast Tennessee State
368Boston PatriotsKent SchoolfieldWide receiverFlorida A&M
369Buffalo BillsDave FarrisTight endCentral Michigan
370St. Louis CardinalsRon WilsonWide receiverWestern Illinois
371Philadelphia EaglesJohn CarlosWide receiverSan Jose State
372Cincinnati BengalsMarvin WeeksDefensive backAlcorn A&M
373San Francisco 49ersDave DelsignoreWide receiverYoungstown State
374New Orleans SaintsJim VestDefensive endWashington State
375Denver BroncosMaher BarakatKickerSouth Dakota Tech
376Atlanta FalconsKeith MauneyDefensive backPrinceton
377New York GiantsWarren MuirRunning backSouth Carolina
378Houston OilersDavid SharpTackleStanford
379San Diego ChargersEugene ChildsRunning backTexas-El Paso
380Green Bay PackersMike CarterWide receiverSacramento State
381Washington RedskinsVic LewandowskiCenterHoly Cross
382Baltimore ColtsPhillip GaryDefensive endKentucky State
383Detroit LionsBob HaneyTackleIdaho
384New York JetsTom BaylessDefensive tacklePurdue
385Cleveland BrownsGuy HomolyDefensive backIllinois State
386Los Angeles RamsDag AzamGuardWest Texas State
387Dallas CowboysKen DeLongTight endTennessee
388Oakland RaidersFred MooreWide receiverWashington State
389Minnesota VikingsBennie FrancisDefensive endChadron St.
390Kansas City ChiefsBob LiggettDefensive tackleNebraska

Round 16

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
391Chicago BearsRobert HelterbranGuardNorth Texas State
392Pittsburgh SteelersFrank YanossyDefensive tackleTennessee
393Miami DolphinsCharles WilliamsGuardTennessee State
394Buffalo BillsLarry DavisWide receiverRice
395Boston PatriotsOtis McDanielDefensive endTuskegee
396Philadelphia EaglesTuufuli UperesaTackleMontana
397Cincinnati BengalsLarry ElyLinebackerIowa
398St. Louis CardinalsGary FowlerRunning backCalifornia
399San Francisco 49ersScott PerkinsDefensive backLivingstone
400New Orleans SaintsCliff GasperDefensive tackleGrambling
401Denver BroncosBob StewartQuarterbackNorthern Arizona
402New York GiantsVic NoltingDefensive backXavier
403Atlanta FalconsSteve ParnellWide receiverMassachusetts
404Houston OilersChris MyersWide receiverKenyon
405Green Bay PackersJim HeacockDefensive backMuskingum
406San Diego ChargersMike GreenRunning backNebraska
407Washington RedskinsSteve BushoreWide receiverEmporia State
408Baltimore ColtsJack MaitlandRunning backWilliams
409Detroit LionsJerry ToddDefensive backMemphis State
410New York JetsClaude HerardDefensive tackleMississippi
411Cleveland BrownsJohn RedebaughTight endBemidji State
412Los Angeles RamsRoland ReichardtKickerWest Texas State
413Dallas CowboysSeabern HillDefensive backArizona State
414Oakland RaidersTim RothDefensive backSouth Dakota State
415Minnesota VikingsBruce CeroneWide receiverEmporia State
416Kansas City ChiefsRandy RossLinebackerKansas State