1970 NFL Draft

The 1970 National Football League draft was held January 27–28, 1970, at the Belmont Plaza Hotel in New York City, New York.^[1][2]

Player selections

Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round five

Round six

Round seven

Round eight

Round nine

Round ten

Round eleven

Round twelve

Round thirteen

Round fourteen

Round fifteen

Round sixteen

Round seventeen

Hall of Famers

• Terry Bradshaw, quarterback from Louisiana Tech taken 1st round 1st overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1989.^[6]

• Mel Blount, cornerback from Southern taken 3rd round 53rd overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1989.^[6]

• Jim Langer, offensive lineman from South Dakota State, undrafted by the Miami Dolphins.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1987.^[6]

Notable undrafted players

Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
Cleveland Browns	Langer, JimJim Langer	C	South Dakota State University	NCC
Cincinnati Bengals	Dressler, DougDoug Dressler	RB	California State Chico	N/A
Dallas Cowboys	Harris, CliffCliff Harris †	S	Ouachita Baptist	N/A
Los Angeles Rams	Sistrunk, OtisOtis Sistrunk †	DE			He played semi-professional football
Miami Dolphins	Swift, DougDoug Swift	LB	Amherst	Little Three
New Orleans Saints	Hollas, HugoHugo Hollas	S	Rice	SWC
New York Giants	Tucker, BobBob Tucker	TE	Bloomsburg	PSAC
San Francisco 49ers	Moore, WayneWayne Moore †	OT	Lamar	N/A	Never played college football, was a basketball player[8]
Washington Redskins	Hermeling, TerryTerry Hermeling	OT	Nevada-Reno	Ind. (Div. II)
Washington Redskins	Tillman, RustyRusty Tillman †	LB	Northern Arizona	Ind.

References

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. 1 2 3 Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
4. ↑ Steve Owens, 1969 Heisman Trophy winner ^{"Heisman Trophy". Retrieved August 14, 2013.} 
5. ↑ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
6. 1 2 3 List of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com ^{"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-10-07.} 
7. ↑ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
8. ↑ Mihoces, Gary (April 20, 2005). "NFL seeks best players on the court or mat". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 28, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013. 

External links

• NFL.com – 1970 Draft
• databaseFootball.com – 1970 Draft
• Pro Football Hall of Fame