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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 .
^ a b May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
^ Also known as offensive guard (OG)
^ Also known as placekicker (PK)
^ 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
Notable undrafted players [ edit ]
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]
^ a b c Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
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^ a b Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
^ "Heisman Trophy" . Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013 .
^ a b c "Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008 .
^ Clarence Hill Jr. (January 15, 2020). "Former Dallas Cowboys safety Cliff Harris elected to Hall of Fame" . star-telegram.com . Retrieved May 22, 2021 .