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1981 NFL Draft

332 picks in 12 rounds · 1981 season

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All Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 Round 9 Round 10 Round 11 Round 12

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	New Orleans Saints	George Rogers	RB	South Carolina
1	2	New York Giants	Lawrence Taylor	LB	North Carolina
1	3	New York Jets	Freeman McNeil	RB	UCLA
1	4	Seattle Seahawks	Kenny Easley	DB	UCLA
1	5	St. Louis Cardinals	E.J. Junior	LB	Alabama
1	6	Green Bay Packers	Rich Campbell	QB	California
1	7	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Hugh Green	LB	Pittsburgh
1	8	San Francisco 49ers	Ronnie Lott	DB	USC
1	9	Los Angeles Rams	Mel Owens	LB	Michigan
1	10	Cincinnati Bengals	David Verser	WR	Kansas
1	11	Chicago Bears	Keith Van Horne	T	USC
1	12	Baltimore Colts	Randy McMillan	RB	Pittsburgh
1	13	Miami Dolphins	David Overstreet	RB	Oklahoma
1	14	Kansas City Chiefs	Willie Scott	TE	South Carolina
1	15	Denver Broncos	Dennis Smith	DB	USC
1	16	Detroit Lions	Mark Nichols	WR	San Jose St.
1	17	Pittsburgh Steelers	Keith Gary	DE	Oklahoma
1	18	Baltimore Colts	Donnell Thompson	DE	North Carolina
1	19	New England Patriots	Brian Holloway	T	Stanford
1	20	Washington Redskins	Mark May	G	Pittsburgh
1	21	Oakland Raiders	Ted Watts	DB	Texas Tech
1	22	Cleveland Browns	Hanford Dixon	DB	Southern Miss
1	23	Oakland Raiders	Curt Marsh	G	Washington
1	24	San Diego Chargers	James Brooks	RB	Auburn
1	25	Atlanta Falcons	Bobby Butler	DB	Florida St.
1	26	Dallas Cowboys	Howard Richards	G	Missouri
1	27	Philadelphia Eagles	Leonard Mitchell	DE	Houston
1	28	Buffalo Bills	Booker Moore	RB	Penn St.

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1981 NFL Draft