1973 NFL draft

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox sports draft The 1973 NFL draft was held January 30–31, 1973, at the Americana Hotel in New York City, New York.^[1]^[2] With the first overall pick of the draft, the Houston Oilers selected defensive end John Matuszak.

Player selections

= Pro Bowler ^[3]

= Hall of Famer

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*	= compensatory selection
†	= Pro Bowler^[3]
‡	= Hall of Famer^[4]

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Round one

Round eleven

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 (Ga)
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 twelve

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 (KS)
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 thirteen

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 (OH)

Round fourteen

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

Round fifteen

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
365	Houston Oilers	Roger Goree	Linebacker	Baylor
366	New Orleans Saints	Mike Evenson	Center	North Dakota State
367	Philadelphia Eagles	Ken Schlezes	Defensive back	Notre Dame
368	New England Patriots	Condie Pugh	Running back	Norfolk State
369	Buffalo Bills	Joe Rizzo	Linebacker	Kings Point
370	Chicago Bears	Don Rives	Linebacker	Texas Tech
371	St. Louis Cardinals	Melvin Parker	Linebacker	Duke
372	San Diego Chargers	Gary Parris	Tight end	Florida State
373	Denver Broncos	Calvin Jones	Defensive back	Washington
374	Baltimore Colts	Jackie Brown	Defensive back	South Carolina
375	Los Angeles Rams	Jerry Bond	Defensive back	Weber State
376	Atlanta Falcons	Thomas Gage	Defensive back	Lamar
377	Minnesota Vikings	Tony Chandler	Running back	Missouri Valley
378	New York Jets	Mahlon Williams	Tight end	North Carolina State
379	Buffalo Bills	Vince O'Neil	Running back	Kansas
380	Cincinnati Bengals	Ted McNulty	Quarterback	Indiana
381	New York Giants	Carl Schaukowitch	Guard	Penn State
382	San Francisco 49ers	Mike Bettiga	Wide receiver	Humboldt State
383	San Francisco 49ers	Dan Hansen	Defensive back	BYU
384	Cleveland Browns	Dave Sullivan	Wide receiver	Virginia
385	Dallas Cowboys	Walt Baisy	Linebacker	Grambling
386	Green Bay Packers	Reggie Echols	Wide receiver	UCLA
387	Oakland Raiders	Dave Leffers	Center	Vanderbilt
388	Pittsburgh Steelers	Charles Cross	Defensive back	Iowa
389	Miami Dolphins	Bill Palmer	Tight end	St. Thomas
390	Los Angeles Rams	Curt Matter	Defensive end	Washington

Round sixteen

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
391	Houston Oilers	Tim Dameron	Wide receiver	East Carolina
392	Philadelphia Eagles	Frank Dowsing	Defensive back	Mississippi State
393	New Orleans Saints	Howard Stevens	Running back	Louisville
394	New England Patriots	Mike Kutter	Defensive end	Concordia (Moorhead)
395	Chicago Bears	Bill Hart	Center	Michigan
396	St. Louis Cardinals	Jim Hann	Linebacker	Montana
397	San Diego Chargers	Joe Petty	Defensive back	Arizona State
398	Denver Broncos	Oliver Ross	Running back	Alabama A&M
399	Baltimore Colts	Marty Januszkiewicz	Running back	Syracuse
400	Denver Broncos	Ken Muhlbeier	Center	Idaho
401	Los Angeles Rams	Fuller Cherry	Defensive back	Arkansas-Monticello
402	Minnesota Vikings	Larry Smiley	Defensive end	Texas Southern
403	New York Jets	John Czerwinski	Tackle	Bowling Green
404	Atlanta Falcons	Rufus Ferguson	Running back	Wisconsin
405	Cincinnati Bengals	Harry Unger	Running back	Auburn
406	New York Giants	Ben Nitka	Kicker	Colorado College
407	Kansas City Chiefs	Wilbur Grooms	Linebacker	Tampa
408	Detroit Lions	Larry Nickels	Wide receiver	Dayton
409	San Francisco 49ers	Mike Oven	Tight end	Georgia Tech
410	Dallas Cowboys	John Conley	Tight end	Hawaii
411	Green Bay Packers	Keith Pretty	Tight end	Western Michigan
412	Cleveland Browns	George Greenfield	Running back	Murray State
413	Oakland Raiders	Jerry Gadlin	Wide receiver	Wyoming
414	Pittsburgh Steelers	Glen Nardi	Defensive tackle	Navy
415	Washington Redskins	Mike Wedman	Kicker	Colorado
416	Miami Dolphins	James Jackson	Defensive end	Norfolk State

Round seventeen

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
417	Houston Oilers	Randy Braband	Linebacker	Texas
418	New Orleans Saints	Bobby Garner	Tight end	Winston-Salem
419	Philadelphia Eagles	Greg Oliver	Running back	Trinity
420	New England Patriots	Eddie McAshan	Quarterback	Georgia Tech
421	St. Louis Cardinals	Eric Crone	Quarterback	Harvard
422	San Diego Chargers	Barry Darrow	Tackle	Montana
423	Buffalo Bills	John Stearns	Defensive back	Colorado
424	Chicago Bears	Larry Roach	Defensive back	Oklahoma
425	Denver Broncos	Kenneth Morgan	Tight end	Elon
426	Baltimore Colts	Guy Falkenhagen	Tackle	Northern Michigan
427	Los Angeles Rams	Fred Henry	Running back	New Mexico
428	Atlanta Falcons	Jim Hodge	Wide receiver	Arkansas
429	Minnesota Vikings	Dave Winfield	Tight end	Minnesota
430	New York Giants	John Billizon	Defensive end	Grambling State
431	Kansas City Chiefs	Clayton Korver	Tight end	Southern Methodist
432	New York Jets	Jim Foote	Punter	Delaware Valley
433	Cincinnati Bengals	Wayne Estabrook	Quarterback	Whittier
434	San Francisco 49ers	Bob Erickson	Guard	North Dakota State
435	Detroit Lions	Earl Belgrave	Tackle	Ohio State
436	Green Bay Packers	Harold Sampson	Defensive tackle	Southern
437	Cleveland Browns	Robert McClowry	Center	Michigan State
438	Dallas Cowboys	Leslie Strayhorn	Running back	East Carolina
439	Oakland Raiders	Michael Ryan	Guard	USC
440	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mike Shannon	Defensive tackle	Oregon State
441	Washington Redskins	Jeff Davis	Running back	Mars Hill
442 ^[5]	Miami Dolphins	Charlie Wade	Wide receiver	Tennessee State

= Pro Bowler ^[3]

= Hall of Famer

Hall of Famers

John Hannah, guard from Alabama, taken 1st round 4th overall by New England Patriots

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1991.^[6]

Dan Fouts, quarterback from Oregon, taken 3rd round 64th overall by San Diego Chargers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1993.^[6]

Joe DeLamielleure, guard from Michigan State, taken 1st round 26th overall by Buffalo Bills

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2003.^[7]

Ray Guy, punter from Southern Mississippi, taken 1st round 23rd overall by Oakland Raiders

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2014.

Drew Pearson, wide receiver from Tulsa, undrafted and signed by Dallas Cowboys

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021.

Notable undrafted players

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= Pro Bowler^[3]

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Hall of Famer

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↑ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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1973 NFL draft

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Player selections

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Round twelve

Round thirteen

Round fourteen

Round fifteen

Round sixteen

Round seventeen

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