1972 NFL Draft

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The 1972 NFL Draft was held on February 1-2, 1972

1 Round One
2 Hall of Famers
3 Other notable players selected
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Round One

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Buffalo Bills	Walt Patulski	Defensive End	Notre Dame
2	Cincinnati Bengals	Sherman White	Defensive End	California
3	Chicago Bears ¹	Lionel Antoine	Offensive Tackle	Southern Illinois
4	St. Louis Cardinals	Ahmad Rashad	Wide Receiver	Oregon
5	Denver Broncos	Riley Odoms	Tight End	Houston
6	Houston Oilers	Greg Sampson	Defensive End	Stanford
7	Green Bay Packers	Willie Buchanon	Defensive Back	San Diego State
8	New Orleans Saints	Royce Smith	Guard	Georgia
9	New York Jets	Jerome Barkum	Wide Receiver	Jackson State
10	Minnesota Vikings ²	Jeff Siemon	Linebacker	Stanford
11	Green Bay Packers ³	Jerry Tagge	Quarterback	Nebraska
12	Chicago Bears	Craig Clemons	Defensive Back	Iowa
13	Pittsburgh Steelers	Franco Harris	Running Back	Penn State
14	Philadelphia Eagles	John Reaves	Quarterback	Florida
15	Atlanta Falcons	Clarence Ellis	Defensive Back	Notre Dame
16	Detroit Lions	Herb Orvis	Defensive End	Colorado
17	New York Giants ⁴	Eldridge Small	Defensive Back	Texas A&I
18	Cleveland Browns	Thom Darden	Defensive Back	Michigan
19	San Francisco 49ers	Terry Beasley	Wide Receiver	Auburn
20	New York Jets ⁵	Mike Taylor	Linebacker	Michigan
21	Oakland Raiders	Mike Siani	Wide Receiver	Villanova
22	Baltimore Colts	Tom Drougas	Offensive Tackle	Oregon
23	Kansas City Chiefs	Jeff Kinney	Running Back	Nebraska
24	New York Giants ⁶	Larry Jacobson	Defensive End	Nebraska
25	Miami Dolphins	Mike Kadish	Defensive Tackle	Notre Dame
26	Dallas Cowboys	Bill Thomas	Running Back	Boston College

1: From New York Giants
2: From New England Patriots
3: From San Diego Chargers
4: From Los Angeles Rams via New England Patriots
5: From Washington Redskins
6: From Minnesota Vikings

[edit] Hall of Famers

Franco Harris, RB, Penn State - taken 1st round, 13th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Inducted in 1990.

[edit] Other notable players selected

Larry Ball, LB, Louisville - taken 4th round, 91st overall by the Miami Dolphins
Jim Bertelsen, DB, Texas - taken 2nd round, 30th overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
Larry Brooks, DT, Virginia State - taken 14th round, 355th overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
Tommy Casanova, DB, LSU - taken 2nd round, 29th overall by the Cincinnati Bengals.
Dave Dalby, C, UCLA - taken 4th round, 100th overall by the Oakland Raiders.
Joe Federspiel, LB, Kentucky - taken 4th round, 99th overall by the New Orleans Saints.
Steve Furness, DT, Rhode Island - taken 5th round, 113th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Joe Gilliam, QB, Tennessee State - taken 11th round, 273rd overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Gordon Gravelle, OT, Brigham Young - taken 2nd round, 38th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
John Hill, C, Lehigh - taken 6th round, 132nd overall by the New York Giants.
Chester Marcol, K, Hillsdale College - taken 2nd round, 34th overall by the Green Bay Packers.
Lawrence McCutcheon, RB, Colorado State - taken 3rd round, 70th overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
Lydell Mitchell, RB, Penn State - taken 2nd round, 48th overall by the Baltimore Colts.
Tommy Myers, DB, Syracuse - taken 3rd round, 74th overall by the New Orleans Saints.
Skip Thomas, CB, USC - taken 7th round, 176th overall by the Oakland Raiders.
John Vella, OT, USC - taken 2nd round, 43rd overall by the Oakland Raiders.
Stan Walters, OT, Syracuse - taken 9th round, 210th overall by the Cincinnati Bengals.

[edit] See also

List of professional football drafts

[edit] External links

Preceded by 1971 NFL Draft	NFL Draft 1972	Succeeded by 1973 NFL Draft

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