1973 NFL draft
The 1973 NFL draft was held January 30–31, 1973, at the Americana Hotel in New York City, New York. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Houston Oilers selected defensive end John Matuszak.Player selections
Round 1–10
Round 11
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 261 | Houston Oilers | Larry Eaglin | Defensive back | Stephen F. Austin |
| 262 | New Orleans Saints | James Owens | Running back | Auburn |
| 263 | Philadelphia Eagles | Gary Van Elst | Defensive tackle | Michigan State |
| 264 | New England Patriots | Homer May | Tight end | Texas A&M |
| 265 | Buffalo Bills | Richard Earl | Tackle | Tennessee |
| 266 | Chicago Bears | Ed Siegler | Kicker | Clemson |
| 267 | St. Louis Cardinals | Dan Sanspree | Defensive end | Auburn |
| 268 | San Diego Chargers | Jay Douglas | Center | Memphis State |
| 269 | Denver Broncos | Elton Brown | Defensive end | Utah State |
| 270 | Baltimore Colts | Dan Neal | Center | Kentucky |
| 271 | Los Angeles Rams | Jeff Inmon | Running back | North Carolina Central |
| 272 | New York Jets | David Knight | Wide receiver | William & Mary |
| 273 | Atlanta Falcons | Byron Buelow | Defensive back | Lacrosse |
| 274 | Minnesota Vikings | Geary Murdock | Guard | Iowa State |
| 275 | New York Giants | William Wideman | Defensive tackle | North Carolina A&T |
| 276 | Kansas City Chiefs | Monroe Eley | Running back | Arizona State |
| 277 | Cincinnati Bengals | William Montgomery | Defensive back | Morehouse |
| 278 | San Francisco 49ers | Tom Dahlberg | Running back | Gustavus Adolphus |
| 279 | Detroit Lions | Scott Freeman | Wide receiver | Wyoming |
| 280 | Green Bay Packers | Phil Engle | Defensive tackle | South Dakota State |
| 281 | Cleveland Browns | Carl Barisich | Defensive tackle | Princeton |
| 282 | Dallas Cowboys | Gerald Caswell | Guard | Colorado State |
| 283 | Oakland Raiders | Jerry List | Running back | Nebraska |
| 284 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob White | Defensive back | Arizona |
| 285 | Los Angeles Rams | Willie Jackson | Wide receiver | Florida |
| 286 | Miami Dolphins | Chris Kete | Center | Boston University |
Round 12
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 287 | Houston Oilers | Brad Lyman | Wide receiver | UCLA |
| 288 | Philadelphia Eagles | Joe Lavender | Cornerback | San Diego State |
| 289 | New Orleans Saints | Paul Orndorff | Running back | Tampa |
| 290 | New England Patriots | Bruce Barnes | Punter | UCLA |
| 291 | Chicago Bears | Mike Griffin | Guard | Arkansas |
| 292 | St. Louis Cardinals | Dean Unruh | Tackle | Oklahoma |
| 293 | San Diego Chargers | Lynn Ahrens | Tackle | Eastern Montana |
| 294 | Buffalo Bills | Ronnie Carroll | Defensive tackle | Sam Houston State |
| 295 | Baltimore Colts | Bernard Thomas | Defensive end | Western Michigan |
| 296 | Denver Broncos | Jim O'Malley | Linebacker | Notre Dame |
| 297 | Los Angeles Rams | Robert Storck | Defensive tackle | Wisconsin |
| 298 | Atlanta Falcons | Mike Samples | Linebacker | Drake |
| 299 | Minnesota Vikings | Alan Spencer | Wide receiver | Pittsburg |
| 300 | New York Jets | Garry Puetz | Tackle | Valparaiso |
| 301 | Kansas City Chiefs | Tom Ramsey | Defensive tackle | Northern Arizona |
| 302 | Cincinnati Bengals | Charles "Boobie" Clark | Running back | Bethune-Cookman |
| 303 | New York Giants | Ron Lumpkin | Defensive back | Arizona State |
| 304 | Detroit Lions | Tom Scott | Wide receiver | Washington |
| 305 | San Francisco 49ers | Larry Pettus | Tackle | Tennessee State |
| 306 | Cleveland Browns | Stan Simmons | Tight end | Lewis & Clark |
| 307 | Dallas Cowboys | Jim Arneson | Guard | Arizona |
| 308 | Green Bay Packers | Larry McCarren | Center | Illinois |
| 309 | Oakland Raiders | Jim Krapf | Guard | Alabama |
| 310 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Willie Lee | Running back | Indiana State |
| 311 | Washington Redskins | Ernie Webster | Guard | Pittsburgh |
| 312 | Miami Dolphins | Mike Mullen | Linebacker | Tulane |
Round 13
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 313 | Houston Oilers | Willie Martin | Guard | N.E. Oklahoma |
| 314 | New Orleans Saints | Richard Watkins | Defensive tackle | Weber State |
| 315 | Philadelphia Eagles | Stan Davis | Wide receiver | Memphis State |
| 316 | New England Patriots | Alan Lowry | Defensive back | Texas |
| 317 | St. Louis Cardinals | Edward Robinson | Defensive back | Lamar |
| 318 | San Diego Chargers | Alfred Reese | Running back | Tennessee State |
| 319 | Denver Broncos | Ed Smith | Defensive end | Colorado College |
| 320 | Chicago Bears | John Cieszkowski | Running back | Notre Dame |
| 321 | Denver Broncos | Ed White | Running back | Tulsa |
| 322 | Baltimore Colts | Tom Pierantozzi | Quarterback | West Chester |
| 323 | Los Angeles Rams | Rod Milburn | Wide receiver | Southern |
| 324 | Minnesota Vikings | Ron Just | Guard | Minot |
| 325 | New York Jets | Robert Parrish | Defensive tackle | Duke |
| 326 | Atlanta Falcons | Chris Stecher | Tackle | Claremont-Mudd |
| 327 | Cincinnati Bengals | Brooks West | Defensive tackle | Texas-El Paso |
| 328 | New York Giants | Clifton Davis | Running back | Alcorn A&M |
| 329 | Kansas City Chiefs | Paul Metallo | Defensive back | Massachusetts |
| 330 | San Francisco 49ers | Alan Kelso | Center | Washington |
| 331 | Detroit Lions | John Moss | Linebacker | Pittsburgh |
| 332 | Dallas Cowboys | John Smith | Wide receiver | UCLA |
| 333 | Green Bay Packers | Tim Alderson | Defensive back | Minnesota |
| 334 | Cleveland Browns | Jim Romaniszyn | Linebacker | Edinboro |
| 335 | Los Angeles Rams | Clinton Spearman | Linebacker | Michigan |
| 336 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Rick Fergerson | Wide receiver | Kansas State |
| 337 | Washington Redskins | Dennis Johnson | Defensive tackle | Delaware |
| 338 | Miami Dolphins | Joe Booker | Running back | Miami |
Round 14
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 339 | Houston Oilers | Ron Lou | Center | Arizona State |
| 340 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ralph Sacra | Tackle | Texas A&M |
| 341 | New Orleans Saints | Paul Fersen | Tackle | Georgia |
| 342 | New England Patriots | Ray Hamilton | Defensive End | Oklahoma |
| 343 | San Diego Chargers | Tony Adams | Quarterback | Utah State |
| 344 | Buffalo Bills | Merv Krakau | Linebacker | Iowa State |
| 345 | Chicago Bears | Dave Juenger | Wide receiver | Ohio |
| 346 | St. Louis Cardinals | Dan Peiffer | Guard | Southeast Missouri State |
| 347 | Baltimore Colts | Ed Williams | Running back | West Virginia |
| 348 | Denver Broncos | John Hufnagel | Quarterback | Penn State |
| 349 | Los Angeles Rams | Walter Rhone | Defensive back | Central Missouri |
| 350 | New York Jets | Joe Schwartz | Running back | Toledo |
| 351 | Atlanta Falcons | John Madeya | Quarterback | Louisville |
| 352 | Minnesota Vikings | Eddie Bishop | Defensive back | Southern |
| 353 | New York Giants | Brian Kelley | Linebacker | Cal Lutheran |
| 354 | Kansas City Chiefs | Albert White | Wide receiver | Ft. Valley State |
| 355 | Cincinnati Bengals | Hurles Scales | Defensive back | North Texas State |
| 356 | Detroit Lions | Jay Corey | Tackle | Santa Clara |
| 357 | San Francisco 49ers | Dennis Morrison | Quarterback | Kansas State |
| 358 | Green Bay Packers | James Anderson | Defensive tackle | Northwestern |
| 359 | Cleveland Browns | Robert Popelka | Defensive back | Southern Methodist |
| 360 | Dallas Cowboys | Bob Thornton | Guard | North Carolina |
| 361 | Oakland Raiders | Bruce Polen | Defensive back | William Penn |
| 362 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Roger Cowan | Defensive end | Stanford |
| 363 | Washington Redskins | Herb Marshall | Defensive back | Cameron |
| 364 | Miami Dolphins | Greg Boyd | Running back | Arizona |