1981 NFL Draft From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The 1981 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 28-29, 1981. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season. Contents [hide] 1 Player selections 1.1 Round one 1.2 Round two 1.3 Round three 1.4 Round four 1.5 Round five 1.6 Round six 1.7 Round seven 1.8 Round eight 1.9 Round nine 1.10 Round ten 1.11 Round eleven 1.12 Round twelve 2 Hall of Famers 3 References 4 External links [edit] Player selections = Pro Bowler [1] = Hall of Famer [edit] Round one Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 1 New Orleans Saints George Rogers [2] Running Back South Carolina 2 New York Giants Lawrence Taylor Linebacker North Carolina 3 New York Jets Freeman McNeil Running Back UCLA 4 Seattle Seahawks Kenny Easley Defensive Back UCLA 5 St. Louis Cardinals E. J. Junior Linebacker Alabama 6 Green Bay Packers Rich Campbell Quarterback California 7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Hugh Green Linebacker Pitt 8 San Francisco 49ers Ronnie Lott Defensive Back USC 9 Los Angeles Rams Mel Owens Linebacker Michigan 10 Cincinnati Bengals David Verser Wide Receiver Kansas 11 Chicago Bears Keith Van Horne Offensive Tackle USC 12 Baltimore Colts Randy McMillan Running Back Pitt 13 Miami Dolphins David Overstreet Running Back Oklahoma 14 Kansas City Chiefs Willie Scott Tight End South Carolina 15 Denver Broncos Dennis Smith Defensive Back USC 16 Detroit Lions Mark Nichols Wide Receiver San José State 17 Pittsburgh Steelers Keith Gary Defensive End Oklahoma 18 Baltimore Colts Donnell Thompson Defensive Tackle North Carolina 19 New England Patriots Brian Holloway Offensive Tackle Stanford 20 Washington Redskins Mark May Offensive Tackle Pitt 21 Oakland Raiders Ted Watts Defensive Back Texas Tech 22 Cleveland Browns Hanford Dixon Defensive Back Southern Miss 23 Oakland Raiders Curt Marsh Offensive Tackle Washington 24 San Diego Chargers James Brooks Running Back Auburn 25 Atlanta Falcons Bobby Butler Defensive Back Florida State 26 Dallas Cowboys Howard Richards Offensive Tackle Missouri 27 Philadelphia Eagles Leonard Mitchell Defensive End Houston 28 Buffalo Bills Booker Moore Running Back Penn State 0 New Orleans Saints (Supplemental Draft) Dave Wilson Quarterback Illinois [edit] Round two Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 29 New Orleans Saints Russell Gary Defensive Back University of Nebraska 30 New York Jets Marion Barber Jr. Running Back University of Minnesota 31 Seattle Seahawks David Hughes Running Back Boise State University 32 New York Giants Dave Young Tight End Purdue University 33 St. Louis Cardinals Neil Lomax Quarterback Portland State University 34 Tampa Bay Buccaneers James Wilder Running Back University of Missouri 35 Green Bay Packers Gary Lewis Tight End University of Texas at Arlington 36 San Francisco 49ers John Harty Defensive Tackle University of Iowa 37 Cincinnati Bengals Cris Collinsworth Wide Receiver University of Florida 38 Chicago Bears Mike Singletary Linebacker Baylor University 39 Minnesota Vikings Mardye McDole Wide Receiver Mississippi State University 40 San Francisco 49ers Eric Wright Defensive Back University of Missouri 41 Kansas City Chiefs Joe Delaney Running Back Northwestern Louisiana State 42 Denver Broncos Clay Brown Tight End Brigham Young University 43 Los Angeles Rams Jim Collins Linebacker Syracuse University 44 Pittsburgh Steelers Anthony Washington Defensive Back Fresno State 45 Minnesota Vikings Robin Sendlein Linebacker University of Texas at Austin 46 Detroit Lions Curtis Green Defensive End Alabama State University 47 New England Patriots Tony Collins Running Back East Carolina University 48 Oakland Raiders Howie Long Defensive Tackle Villanova University 49 Buffalo Bills Chris Williams Defensive Back Louisiana State University 50 Buffalo Bills Byron Franklin Wide Receiver Auburn 51 New Orleans Saints Rickey Jackson Linebacker University of Pittsburgh 52 Minnesota Vikings Jarvis Redwine Running Back University of Nebraska 53 Dallas Cowboys Doug Donley Wide Receiver Ohio State University 54 Atlanta Falcons Lyman White Linebacker Louisiana State University 55 Philadelphia Eagles Dean Miraldi Guard University of Utah 56 Miami Dolphins Andra Franklin Running Back University of Nebraska [edit] Round three Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 57 New Orleans Saints Frank Warren Defensive End Auburn University 58 Seattle Seahawks Bill Dugan Offensive Guard Penn State 59 New York Giants John Mistler Wide Receiver Arizona State University 60 New York Jets Ben Rudolph Defensive Tackle Long Beach State University 61 St. Louis Cardinals Jeff Griffin Defensive Back Utah 62 Green Bay Packers Ray Stachowicz Quarterback/Punter Michigan State University 63 Los Angeles Rams Greg Meisner Defensive Tackle University of Pittsburgh 64 Cincinnati Bengals John Simmons Defensive Back Southern Methodist University 65 San Francisco 49ers Carlton Williamson Defensive Back University of Pittsburgh 66 Los Angeles Rams Robert Cobb Defensive End University of Arizona 67 Chicago Bears Ken Margerum Wide Receiver Stanford University 68 Baltimore Colts Randy Van Divier Offensive Tackle University of Washington 69 Washington Redskins Russ Grimm Guard University of Pittsburgh 70 Kansas City Chiefs Marvin Harvey Tight End University of Southern Mississippi 71 New Orleans Saints Hoby Brenner Tight End University of Southern California 72 Detroit Lions Don Greco Offensive Guard Western Illinois University 73 Pittsburgh Steelers Rick Donnalley Center North Carolina 74 Minnesota Vikings Tim Irwin Offensive Tackle University of Tennessee 75 Kansas City Chiefs Roger Taylor Offensive Tackle Oklahoma University 76 Buffalo Bills Mike Mosley Wide Receiver Texas A & M 77 San Diego Chargers Irvin Phillips Defensive Back Arkansas Tech University 79 Kansas City Chiefs Lloyd Burruss Defensive Back Maryland 80 Houston Oilers Michael Holston Wide Receiver Morgan State University 81 Atlanta Falcons Scott Woerner Defensive Back University of Georgia 82 Dallas Cowboys Glen Titensor Defensive End Brigham Young University 83 Philadelphia Eagles Greg LaFleur Tight End Louisiana State University 84 Buffalo Bills Robert Geathers Defensive Tackle South Carolina State University [edit] Round four Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 84 Miami Dolphins Sam Greene Wide Receiver University of Nevada, Las Vegas 85 New York Giants Clifford Chatman Running Back University of Central Oklahoma 86 New York Jets Al Washington Linebacker Ohio State University 87 Seattle Seahawks Scott Phillips Wide Receiver Brigham Young University 88 St. Louis Cardinals Steve Rhodes Wide Receiver Oklahoma 89 Tampa Bay Buccaneers John Holt Defensive Back West Texas University 90 Washington Redskins Tom Flick Quarterback University of Washington 91 Dallas Cowboys Scott Pelluer Linebacker Washington State University 92 Cleveland Browns Mike Robinson Defensive End University of Arizona 93 Cincinnati Bengals Guy Frazier Linebacker University of Wyoming 94 Baltimore Colts Tim Sherwin Tight End Boston College 95 Chicago Bears Todd Bell Defensive Back Ohio State University 96 Miami Dolphins Brad Wright Quarterback University of New Mexico 97 Kansas City Chiefs Ron Washington Wide Receiver Arizona State University 98 Denver Broncos Mark Herrmann Quarterback Purdue University 99 Detroit Lions Tracy Porter Wide Receiver Western Illinois University 100 Pittsburgh Steelers Robbie Martin Wide Receiver California Polytechnic State University 101 Minnesota Vikings John Swain Cornerback University of Miami 102 New England Patriots Don Blackmon Linebacker University of Tulsa 103 San Diego Chargers Amos Lawrence Running Back University of North Carolina 104 Los Angeles Rams George Lilja Center Michigan 105 Green Bay Packers Richard Turner Defensive Tackle Oklahoma 106 Houston Oilers Nick Eyre Offensive Tackle Brigham Young University 107 San Diego Chargers Eric Sievers Tight End University of Maryland 108 Dallas Cowboys Derrie Nelson Linebacker University of Georgia 109 Atlanta Falcons John Scully Center Notre Dame 110 Philadelphia Eagles Calvin Murphy Running Back Ohio State University 111 Oakland Raiders Johnny Robinson Defensive Tackle South Carolina State University [edit] Round five Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 112 New Orleans Saints Louis Oubre Tackle Oklahoma 113 New York Jets Tyrone Keys Defensive end Mississippi State 114 Seattle Seahawks Edwin Bailey Guard South Carolina State 115 New York Giants Bill Neill Defensive tackle Pittsburgh 116 St. Louis Cardinals John Gillen Linebacker Illinois 117 Green Bay Packers Byron Braggs Defensive tackle Alabama 118 Oakland Raiders James Davis Defensive back Southern 119 Washington Redskins Dexter Manley Defensive end Oklahoma State 120 Cincinnati Bengals Benjie Pryor Tight end Pittsburgh 121 San Francisco 49ers Lynn Thomas Defensive back Pittsburgh 122 San Francisco 49ers Arrington Jones Running back Winston-Salem State 123 Minnesota Vikings Wendell Ray Defensive end Missouri 124 Kansas City Chiefs Todd Thomas Tackle North Dakota 125 Denver Broncos Ken Lanier Tackle Florida State 126 Miami Dolphins Ken Poole Defensive end N.E. Louisiana 127 Pittsburgh Steelers Ricky Martin Wide receiver New Mexico 128 New Orleans Saints Jerry Boyarsky Defensive tackle Pittsburgh 129 Detroit Lions Larry Lee Guard UCLA 130 New England Patriots Steve Clark Defensive tackle Kansas State 131 San Diego Chargers Keith Ferguson Linebacker Ohio State 132 Washington Redskins Gary Sayre Guard Cameron 133 Houston Oilers Delbert Fowler Linebacker West Virginia 134 Cleveland Browns Steve Cox Punter Arkansas 135 Buffalo Bills Calvin Clark Defensive end Purdue 136 Atlanta Falcons Eric Sanders Tackle Nevada 137 Dallas Cowboys Danny Spradlin Linebacker Tennessee 138 Miami Dolphins Tommy Vigorito Running back Virginia [edit] Round six Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 139 New Orleans Saints Nat Hudson Guard Georgia 140 Seattle Seahawks Steve Durham Defensive end Clemson 141 San Diego Chargers Andy Gissinger Tackle Syracuse 142 New York Jets John Woodring Linebacker Brown 143 St. Louis Cardinals Dave Ahrens Linebacker Wisconsin 144 New Orleans Saints Johnnie Poe Defensive back Missouri

145 New York Giants Mel Hoover Wide receiver Arizona State 146 Cincinnati Bengals Rex Robinson Kicker Georgia 147 San Francisco 49ers Pete Kugler Defensive tackle Penn State 148 Washington Redskins Larry Kubin Linebacker Penn State 149 Baltimore Colts Bubba Green Defensive tackle North Carolina State 150 Chicago Bears Reuben Henderson Defensive back San Diego State 151 Denver Broncos Alvin Lewis Running back Colorado State 152 Miami Dolphins Mack Moore Defensive end Texas A&M 153 Kansas City Chiefs Dock Luckie Defensive tackle Florida 154 Miami Dolphins Fulton Walker Defensive back West Virginia 155 Detroit Lions Sam Johnson Defensive back Maryland 156 Pittsburgh Steelers Bryan Hinkle Linebacker Oregon 157 New England Patriots Ron Wooten Guard North Carolina 158 Los Angeles Rams William Daniels Defensive tackle Alabama State 159 Houston Oilers Bill Kay Defensive back Purdue 160 Cleveland Browns Ron Simmons Defensive tackle Florida State 161 Buffalo Bills Robert Holt Wide receiver Baylor 162 San Diego Chargers Bobby Duckworth Wide receiver Arkansas 163 Dallas Cowboys Vince Skillings Defensive back Ohio State 164 Atlanta Falcons Harry Standback Defensive tackle North Carolina 165 New York Giants Edward O'Neal Running back Tuskegee 166 New Orleans Saints Glen Redd Linebacker Brigham Young [edit] Round seven Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 167 New Orleans Saints Kevin Williams Wide receiver USC 168 New York Giants Louis Jackson Running back Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo 169 New York Jets Kenny Neil Defensive end Iowa State 170 Seattle Seahawks Ron Johnson Wide receiver Long Beach State 171 St. Louis Cardinals Kevin Donnalley Defensive back North Dakota State 172 Green Bay Packers Bill Whitaker Defensive back Missouri 173 Dallas Cowboys Ron Fellows Defensive back Missouri 174 Philadelphia Eagles Alan Duncan Kicker Tennessee 175 Los Angeles Rams Ron Battle Tight end North Texas State 176 Cincinnati Bengals Jeff Schuh Linebacker Minnesota 177 Chicago Bears Jeff Fisher Defensive back USC 178 Baltimore Colts Obed Ariri Kicker Clemson 179 Miami Dolphins Mike Daum Tackle Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo 180 Kansas City Chiefs Billy Jackson Running back Alabama 181 Denver Broncos Steve Busick Linebacker USC 182 Detroit Lions Lee Spivey Tackle Southern Methodist 183 Pittsburgh Steelers David Little Linebacker Florida 184 Minnesota Vikings Don Shaver Running back Kutztown (PA) 185 New England Patriots Ken Toler Wide receiver Mississippi 186 Seattle Seahawks Brad Scovill Tight end Penn State 187 Cleveland Browns Eddie Johnson Linebacker Louisiana Tech 188 Buffalo Bills Steve Doolittle Linebacker Colorado 189 San Diego Chargers Pete Holohan Tight end Notre Dame 190 Los Angeles Rams Mike Clark Defensive end Florida 191 Dallas Cowboys Ken Miller Defensive back Eastern Michigan 192 Philadelphia Eagles Doak Field Linebacker Baylor 193 Houston Oilers Don Washington Defensive back Texas A&I [edit] Round eight Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 194 New England Patriots Ken Naber Kicker Stanford 195 New York Jets Lloyd Jones Wide receiver Brigham Young 196 Seattle Seahawks Eric Lane Running back Brigham Young 197 New York Giants John Powers Guard Michigan 198 St. Louis Cardinals Mike Fisher Wide receiver Baylor 199 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Denver Johnson Tackle Tulsa 200 Green Bay Packers Larry Werts Linebacker Jackson State 201 Washington Redskins Charlie Brown Wide receiver South Carolina State 202 Cincinnati Bengals Bobby Kemp Defensive back Fullerton State 203 San Francisco 49ers Garry White Running back Minnesota 204 Baltimore Colts Ken Sitton Defensive back Oklahoma 205 Chicago Bears Scott Zettek Defensive tackle Notre Dame 206 Kansas City Chiefs David Dorn Wide receiver Rutgers 207 New York Giants Mark Reed Quarterback Morehead State 208 Miami Dolphins William Judson Defensive back South Carolina State 209 Pittsburgh Steelers Frank Wilson Running back Rice 210 Minnesota Vikings Wade Wilson Quarterback East Texas State 211 Detroit Lions Bob Niziolek Tight end Colorado 212 New England Patriots Lin Dawson Tight end North Carolina State 213 New York Jets J.C. Watts Defensive back Oklahoma 214 New Orleans Saints Gene Gladys Linebacker Penn State 215 New Orleans Saints Kevin Eavns Defensive back Arkansas 216 Los Angeles Rams Art Plunkett Tackle UNLV 217 Houston Oilers Willie Tullis Wide receiver Troy State 218 Dallas Cowboys Paul Piurowski Linebacker Florida State 219 Atlanta Falcons Cliff Toney Defensive back Auburn 220 Baltimore Colts Hosea Taylor Defensive Tackle Houston 221 New York Giants Bill Ard Guard Wake Forest [edit] Round nine Pick # NFL Team Player

Position College 222 New Orleans Saints Toussaint Tyler Running back Washington 223 Seattle Seahawks Jim Stone Running back Notre Dame 224 New York Giants Byron Hunt Linebacker Southern Methodist 225 New York Jets Admiral Dewey Larry Defensive back UNLV 226 St. Louis Cardinals Stump Mitchell Running back Citadel 227 Green Bay Packers Tim Huffman Tackle Notre Dame 228 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Mike Ford Quarterback Southern Methodist 229 Cincinnati Bengals Jim Hannula Tackle Northern Illinois 230 Cincinnati Bengals Samoa Samoa Running back Washington State 231 Washington Redskins Darryl Grant Guard Rice 232 Chicago Bears Frank Ditta Guard Baylor 233 Baltimore Colts Tim Gooch Defensive tackle Kentucky 234 Denver Broncos Rusty Olsen Defensive end Washington 235 Miami Dolphins John Noonan Wide receiver Nebraska 236 Seattle Seahawks Jim Whatley Wide receiver Washington State 237 Kansas City Chiefs Tony Vereen Defensive back Southeastern Louisiana 238 Detroit Lions Hugh Jernigan Defensive back Arkansas 239 Pittsburgh Steelers James Hunter Tackle USC 240 Detroit Lions Dave Martin Defensive back Villanova 241 Buffalo Bills Rob Riddick Running back Millersville (PA) 242 Los Angeles Rams Ron Seawell Linebacker Portland State 243 Houston Oilers Avon Riley Linebacker UCLA 244 Cleveland Browns Randy Schleusener Guard Nebraska 245 Atlanta Falcons Calvin Fance Running back Rice 246 Dallas Cowboys Mike Wilson Wide receiver Washington State 247 Philadelphia Eagles Chuck Commiskey Offensive Lineman Mississippi 248 Oakland Raiders Curt Mohl Tackle UCLA [edit] Round ten Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 249 New Orleans Saints Hokie Gajan Running back Louisiana State 250 New York Giants Mike Barker Defensive tackle Grambling 251 New York Jets Marty Wetzel Linebacker Tulane 252 Seattle Seahawks Ken Dawson Running back Savannah State 253 St. Louis Cardinals James Mallard Wide receiver Alabama 254 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ken McCune Defensive end Texas 255 Green Bay Packers Nickie Hall Quarterback Tulane 256 Baltimore Colts Gregg Gerken Linebacker Northern Arizona 257 Washington Redskins Phil Kessel Quarterback Northern Michigan 258 Cincinnati Bengals Hubert Simpson Running back Tennessee 259 Baltimore Colts Trent Bryant Defensive back Arkansas 260 Chicago Bears Tim Clifford Quarterback Indiana 261 Miami Dolphins Steve Folsom Tight end Utah 262 Kansas City Chiefs Les Studdard Guard Texas 263 St. Louis Cardinals Jim Joiner Wide receiver Miami (FL) 264 Detroit Lions Andy Cannavino Linebacker Michigan 265 Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Mayock Defensive back Boston College 266 Minnesota Vikings James Murphy Wide receiver Utah State 267 Washington Redskins Allan Kennedy Tackle Washington State 268 San Diego Chargers Robert Parham Running back Grambling 269 Los Angeles Rams Robert Alexander Running back West Virginia 270 Houston Oilers Larry Jones Running back Colorado State 271 Cleveland Browns Dean Prater Defensive end Oklahoma State 272 Buffalo Bills Justin Cross Tackle Western Colorado 273 Dallas Cowboys Pat Graham Defensive tackle California 274 Atlanta Falcons Robert Murphy Defensive back Ohio State 275 Philadelphia Eagles Hubert Oliver Running back Arizona 276 Oakland Raiders Frank Hawkins Running back Nevada [edit] Round eleven Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 277 New Orleans Saints Lester Mickens Wide receiver Kansas 278 New York Jets Ed Gall Defensive tackle Maryland 279 Seattle Seahawks Lance Olander Running back Colorado 280 San Diego Chargers Matt Petrzelka Tackle Iowa 281 St. Louis Cardinals Mike Sherrod Tight end Illinois 282 Green Bay Packers Forrest Valora Linebacker Oklahoma 283 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Johnny Ray Smith Defensive back Lamar 284 Washington Redskins Jerry Hill Wide receiver North Alabama 285 Cincinnati Bengals Robert Jackson Defensive back Central Michigan 286 San Francisco 49ers Rob DeBose Tight end UCLA 287 Chicago Bears Lonnie Johnson Running back Indiana 288 Baltimore Colts Holden Smith Wide receiver California 289 Kansas City Chiefs Frank Case Defensive end Penn State 290 Denver Broncos Pat Walker Wide receiver Miami (FL) 291 Miami Dolphins Jim Jensen Quarterback Boston University 292 Pittsburgh Steelers Rick Trocano Quarterback Pittsburgh 293

Minnesota Vikings Bill Stephanos Tackle Boston College 294 Detroit Lions Willie Jackson Defensive back Mississippi State 295 New England Patriots Brian Buckley Quarterback Harvard 296 Los Angeles Rams Marcellus Greene Defensive back Arizona 297 Houston Oilers Claude Matthews Guard Auburn 298 Cleveland Browns Larry Friday Defensive back Mississippi State 299 Buffalo Bills Buster Barnett Tight end Jackson State 300 San Diego Chargers Carlos Bradley Linebacker Wake Forest 301 Atlanta Falcons Keith Chappelle Wide receiver Iowa 302 Dallas Cowboys Tim Morrison Guard Georgia 303 Philadelphia Eagles Gail Davis Defensive tackle Virginia Union 304 Oakland Raiders Chester Willis Running back Auburn 0 New England Patriots (Supplemental Draft) Chy Davidson Wide receiver Rhode Island [edit] Round twelve Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 305 New Orleans Saints Jim Wilks Defensive tackle San Diego State 306 Seattle Seahawks Jeff Bednarek Defensive tackle Pacific 307 New York Giants Mike Maher Tight end Western Illinois 308 New York Jets Mike Moeller Tackle Drake 309 St. Louis Cardinals Joe Adams Guard Nebraska 310 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Brad White Defensive tackle Tennessee 311 Green Bay Packers Cliff Lewis Linebacker Southern Mississippi 312 Cincinnati Bengals Mark O'Connell Quarterback Ball State 313 San Francisco 49ers Major Ogilvie Running back Alabama 314 Washington Redskins Clint Didier Tight end Portland State 315 Baltimore Colts Eric Scoggins Linebacker USC 316 Chicago Bears Bob Shupryt Linebacker New Mexico 317 Denver Broncos John Hankerd Linebacker Notre Dame 318 Miami Dolphins John Alford Defensive tackle South Carolina State 319 Kansas City Chiefs Bob Gagliano Quarterback Utah State 320 Minnesota Vikings Brian Williams Tight end Southern 321 Denver Broncos Mandel Robinson Running back Wyoming 322 San Francisco 49ers Joe Adams Quarterback Tennessee State 323 New England Patriots Cris Crissy Defensive back Princeton 324 Houston Oilers Bill Capece Kicker Florida State 325 Cleveland Browns Kevin McGill Tackle Oregon 326 Buffalo Bills Keith Clark Linebacker Memphis State 327 San Diego Chargers Stacy Charles Wide receiver Bethune-Cookman 328 Los Angeles Rams Jairo Penaranda Running back UCLA 329 Dallas Cowboys Nate Lundy Wide receiver Indiana 330 Atlanta Falcons Mark McCants Defensive back Temple 331 Philadelphia Eagles Ray Ellis Defensive back Ohio State 332 [3] Oakland Raiders Phil Nelson Tight end Delaware = Pro Bowler [1] = Hall of Famer [edit] Hall of Famers Mike Singletary, Linebacker from Baylor University taken 2nd round 38th overall by the Chicago Bears. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1998. [4] Lawrence Taylor, Linebacker from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill taken 1st round 2nd overall by the New York

Giants. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1999. [4] Ronnie Lott, Defensive Back from the University of Southern California taken 1st round 8th overall by the San Francisco 49ers. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2000. [5] Howie Long, Defensive Tackle from Villanova University taken 2nd round 48th overall by the Oakland Raiders. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2000. [5] [edit] References ^ a b Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career. ^ George Rogers, 1980 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy". Retrieved on 2008-08-04. ^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant. ^ a b List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Retrieved on 2008-10-11. ^ a b List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Retrieved on 2008-10-11. [edit] External links NFL.com - 1981 Draft databaseFootball.com - 1981 Draft Pro Football Hall of Fame [hide]v • d • eNational Football League Drafts Early Era (1920–1959) 1936 · 1937 · 1938 · 1939 · 1940 · 1941 · 1942 · 1943 · 1944 · 1945 · 1946 · 1947 · 1948 · 1949 · 1950 · 1951 · 1952 · 1953 · 1954 · 1955 · 1956 · 1957 · 1958 · 1959 AFL and NFL Era (1960–1966) 1960 · 1960 Expansion · 1961 Expansion · 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1966 Expansion Common Draft (1967–1969) 1967 Expansion · 1967 · 1968 · 1969 Modern Era (1970–present) 1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 Expansion · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979 · 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 Expansion · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 Expansion · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 Expansion · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_NFL_Draft" Categories: National Football League Draft | 1981 in American football | 1981 National Football League season