1974 NFL DRAFT

The '1974 National Football League Draft' was held on January 29-30, 1974.
During this draft, it is considered by experts that the Pittsburgh Steelers had the best draft in NFL history. It was during this draft that they selected 4 Hall of Famers. The closest any other team has come to taking 4 Hall of Famers in a draft was several teams that drafted 2 Hall of Famers.

Contents

Player selections

Round one

Other notable players drafted

See also

External links

Player selections

= Pro Bowler

Round one

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Dallas Cowboys ''From Houston Oilers''	Ed Jones	Defensive End	Tennessee State
2	San Diego Chargers	Bo Matthews	Running Back	Colorado
3	New York Giants	John Hicks	Guard	Ohio State
4	Chicago Bears	Waymond Bryant	Linebacker	Tennessee State
5	Baltimore Colts	John Dutton	Defensive End	Nebraska
6	New York Jets	Carl Barzilauskas	Defensive Tackle	Indiana
7	St. Louis Cardinals	J. V. Cain	Tight End	Colorado
8	Detroit Lions ''From New Orleans Saints''	Ed O'Neil	Linebacker	Penn State
9	San Francisco 49ers ''From New England Patriots''	Wilbur Jackson	Running Back	Alabama
10	San Francisco 49ers	Bill Sandifer	Defensive Tackle	UCLA
11	Los Angeles Rams ''From Philadelphia Eagles''	John Cappelletti	Running Back	Penn State
12	Green Bay Packers	Barty Smith	Running Back	Richmond
13	New Orleans Saints ''From Detroit Lions''	Rick Middleton	Linebacker	Ohio State
14	Denver Broncos	Randy Gradishar	Linebacker	Ohio State
15	San Diego Chargers ''From Cleveland Browns''	Don Goode	Linebacker	Kansas
16	Kansas City Chiefs	Woody Green	Running Back	Arizona State
17	Minnesota Vikings ''From Atlanta Falcons''	Fred McNeill	Linebacker	UCLA
18	Buffalo Bills	Reuben Gant	Tight End	Oklahoma State
19	Oakland Raiders	Henry Lawrence	Defensive Tackle	Florida A&M
20	Chicago Bears ''From Washington Redskins via Los Angeles Rams''	Dave Gallagher	Defensive End	Michigan
21	Pittsburgh Steelers	Lynn Swann	Wide Receiver	USC
22	Dallas Cowboys	Charley Young	Running Back	North Carolina State
23	Cincinnati Bengals	Bill Kollar	Defensive Tackle	Montana State
24	Baltimore Colts ''From Los Angeles Rams''	Roger Carr	Wide Receiver	Louisiana Tech
25	Minnesota Vikings	Steve Riley	Defensive Tackle	USC
26	Miami Dolphins	Donald Reese	Defensive End	Jackson State

= Pro Bowler

==Hall of Famers==

★ Lynn Swann, Wide Receiver, USC -- taken 1st round, 21st overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Inducted in 2001.

★ Dave Casper, Tight End, Notre Dame - taken 2nd round, 45th overall by the Oakland Raiders. Inducted in 2002.

★ Jack Lambert, Linebacker, Kent State -- taken 2nd round by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Inducted in 1990.

★ John Stallworth, Wide Receiver, Alabama A&M -- drafted 3rd round, 82nd overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Inducted in 2002.

★ Mike Webster, Center, Wisconsin -- taken 5th round, 125th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Inducted in 1997.

Other notable players drafted

★ Delvin Williams, Running Back, Kansas - taken 2nd round, 49th overall by the San Francisco 49ers.

★ Matt Blair, Linebacker, Iowa State - taken 2nd round, 51st overall by the Minnesota Vikings.

★ Norris Weese, Quarterback, Ole Miss - taken 4th round, 99th overall by the Denver Broncos.

★ Don Woods, Running Back, New Mexico - taken 6th round, 134th overall by the Green Bay Packers.

★ Ray Rhodes, Wide Receiver, Tulsa - taken 10th round, 236th overall by the New York Giants.

★ Jeff Sevy, Offensive Tackle, California - taken 12th round, 290th overall by the Chicago Bears.

See also

★ List of professional football drafts

External links

★ Complete draft information from databaseFootball.com

★ Pro Football Hall of Fame