PITTSBURGH STEELERS

DRAFT ARCHIVE

Chuck Noll era: 1969 - 1991

1991 | 1979
1990 | 1978
1989 | 1977
1988 | 1976
1987 | 1975
1986 | 1974
1985 | 1973
1984 | 1972
1983 | 1971
1982 | 1970
1981 | 1969
1980
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1991 (Picked 15th overall)

ROUND PLAYER POS SCHOOL TRADES, MISC.

1 Huey Richardson LB Florida -

2 Jeff Graham WR Ohio St. -

3 Ernie Mills WR Florida -

4 Sammy Walker CB Texas Tech choice from Denver through New England

4 Adrian Cooper TE Oklahoma choice from Washington

5 - - - choice to New England

6 Leroy Thompson RB Penn St. -

7 Andre Jones LB Notre Dame -

8 Dean Dingman G Michigan -

9 Bruce McGonnigal TE Virgina -

10 Ariel Solomon OT Colorado -

11 Efrum Thomas DB Alabama -

12 Jeff Brady LB Kentucky -

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1990 (Picked 21st overall)

ROUND PLAYER POS SCHOOL TRADES, MISC.

1 Eric Green TE Liberty choice from Minnesota through Dallas in
addition to SF’s 3rd choice through Dallas

2 Kenny Davidson DE LSU -

3 Neil O’Donnell QB Maryland -

3 Craig Veasey DT Houston choice from San Francisco through Dallas

4 Chris Calloway WR Michigan -

5 Barry Foster RB Arkansas -

6 Ron Heard WR Bowling Green -

7 Dan Grayson LB Washington St. -

8 Karl Dunbar DT LSU -

9 Gary Jones S Texas A&M -

10 Eddie Miles LB Minnesota -

11 Justin Strzelczyk OT Maine -

12 Richard Bell RB Nebraska -

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1989 (Picked 7th overall)

ROUND PLAYER POS SCHOOL TRADES, MISC.

1 Tim Worley RB Georgia -

1 Tom Ricketts OT Pittsburgh choice from Minnesota

2 Carnell Lake S UCLA -

3 Derek Hill WR Arizona -

4 Jerrol Williams LB Purdue -

5 David Arnold DB Michigan -

6 Mark Stock WR VMI -

7 David Johnson CB Kentucky -

8 Chris Asbeck NT Cincinnati -

9 A.J. Jenkins DE Cal St. Fullerton -

10 Jerry Olsavsky LB Pittsburgh -

11 Brian Slater WR Washington -

12 Carlton Haselrig NT Pittsburgh-Johnstown -

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1988 (Picked 18th overall)

ROUND PLAYER POS SCHOOL TRADES, MISC.

1 Aaron Jones DE Eastern Kentucky -

2 Dermontti Dawson C Kentucky -

3 Chuck Lanza C Notre Dame -

4 - - - choice to Kansas City

5 Darin Jordan LB Northeastern -

6 Warren Williams RB Miami -

7 Marc Zeno WR Tulane -

8 Mark Nichols DT Michigan St. -

8 Mike Hinnant TE Temple choice from San Diego

9 Gordie Lockbaum RB Holy Cross -

10 John Jackson OT Eastern Kentucky choice from Tampa Bay

10 - - - choice to Denver

11 Bobby Dawson S Illinois -

12 James Earle LB Clemson -

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1987 (Picked 10th overall)

ROUND PLAYER POS SCHOOL TRADES, MISC.

1 Rod Woodson CB Purdue -

2 Delton Hall CB Clemson -

3 Charles Lockett WR Cal St. Long Beach -

4 Thomas Everett S Baylor -

5 Hardy Nickerson LB California -

6 Tim Johnson DE Penn St. -

6 Greg Lloyd LB Fort Valley St. choice from Tampa Bay

7 Chris Kelley TE Akron -

8 Charles Buchanan DE Tennessee St. -

9 Joey Clinkscales WR Tennessee -

10 Merril Hoge RB Idaho St. -

11 Paul Oswald C Kansas -

12 Theo Young TE Arkansas -

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1986 (Picked 9th overall)

ROUND PLAYER POS SCHOOL TRADES, MISC.

1 John Rienstra G Temple -

2 Gerald Williams DT Auburn -

3 Walter “Bubby” Brister QB NE Louisiana -

4 Bill Callahan S Pittsburgh -

5 Erroll Tucker CB Utah -

5 Brent Jones TE Santa Clara choice from LA Raiders

6 Domingo Bryant DB Texas A&M -

7 Rodney Carter RB Purdue -

8 Cap Boso TE Illinois -

9 Anthony Henton LB Troy State -

10 Warren Seitz WR/RB Missouri -

11 Larry Station LB Iowa -

12 Mike Williams LB Tulsa -

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1985(Picked 20th overall)

ROUND PLAYER POS SCHOOL TRADES, MISC.

1 Darryl Sims DE Oklahoma -

2 Mark Behning OT Nebraska -

3 Liffort Hubley S LSU -

4 Dan Turk C Wisconsin -

5 Cam Jacobs LB Kentucky -

6 Gregg Carr LB Auburn -

7 Alan Andrews TE Rutgers -

8 Harry Newsome P Wake Forest -

9 Fred Small LB Washington -

9 Andre Harris CB Minnesota choice from New England

10 Oliver White TE Kentucky -

11 Terry Matichak S Missouri -

12 Jeff Sanchez S Georgia -

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1984 (Picked 23rd overall)

ROUND PLAYER POS SCHOOL TRADES, MISC.

1 Louis Lipps WR Southern Mississippi -

2 Chris Kolodziejski TE Wyoming -

3 - - - choice to Miami

4 Weegie Thompson WR Florida St. -

4 Terry Long G East Carolina choice from Washington

5 Van Hughes DT SW Texas St. -

6 Chris Brown DB Notre Dame -

7 Scott Campbell QB Purdue -

8 Randy Rasmussen C/G Minnesota -

9 Rich Erenberg RB Colgate -

10 Kirk McJunkin G/OT Texas -

11 Elton Veals RB Tulane -

12 Fernandars Gillespie RB William Jewell -

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1983 (Picked 21st overall)

ROUND PLAYER POS SCHOOL TRADES, MISC.

1 Gabriel Rivera NT/DE Texas Tech -

2 Wayne Capers WR Kansas -

3 Todd Seabaugh LB San Diego St. -

4 Isaac Metcalf S Baylor -

5 Paul Skansi WR Washington -

6 Gregg Garrity WR Penn St. choice from Washington

6 Eric Williams S NC St. -

7 Mark Kirchner G Baylor -

8 Henry Odom RB SC St. choice from Denver

8 Craig Dunaway TE Michigan -

9 Blake Wingle G UCLA -

10 Roosevelt Straughter S NE Louisiana -

11 Mark Raugh TE West Virginia -

12 Roger Wiley RB Sam Houston St. -

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1982 (Picked 12th overall)

ROUND PLAYER POS SCHOOL TRADES, MISC.

1 Walter Abercrombie RB Baylor -

2 John Meyer OT Arizona St. -

3 Mike Merriweather LB Pacific -

4 Rick Woods S Boise St. -

5 Ken Dallafior OT Minnesota -

6 Mike Perko DT Utah St. -

6 Craig Bingham LB Syracuse choice from New Orleans

7 Edmund Nelson DT Auburn choice from Washington

7 Emil Boures C Pittsburgh -

8 John Goodson P Texas -

9 Mike Hirn TE Central Michigan -

10 Sal Sunseri LB Pittsburgh -

11 Mike Abdul-Saboor G Morgan St. -

12 Al Hughes DE Western Michigan -

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1981 (Picked 17th overall)

ROUND PLAYER POS SCHOOL TRADES, MISC.

1 Keith Gary DE Oklahoma -

2 Anthony Washington CB Fresno St. -

3 Rick Donnalley C/G North Carolina -

4 Robbie Martin WR Cal-Poly San Luis Obispo -

5 Rick Martin WR New Mexico -

6 Bryan Hinkle LB Oregon -

7 David Little LB Florida -

8 Frank Wilson RB/TE Rice -

9 James Hunter TE/OT USC -

10 Mike Mayock S Boston College -

11 Rick Trocano QB Pittsburgh -

12 - - - sent to SF as compensation in Willy Fry trade

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1980 (Picked 28th overall)

ROUND PLAYER POS SCHOOL TRADES, MISC.

1 Mark Malone QB Arizona St. -

2 Bob Kohrs LB Arizona St. choice from NY Giants

2 John Goodman DE Oklahoma -

3 Ray Sydnor TE Wisconsin -

4 Bill Hurley QB Syracuse -

5 Craig Wolfey G Syracuse -

6 Tunch Ilkin C Indiana St. -

7 Nate Johnson WR Hillsdale (Michigan) -

8 Ted Walton CB Connecticut -

9 Ron McCall WR Arkansas-Pine Bluff -

10 Woodrow Wilson CB NC St. choice from San Francisco

10 Ken Fritz G Ohio St. -

11 Frank Pollard RB Baylor -

12 Charles Vaclavik DB Texas choice from San Francisco>

12 Tyrone McGriff G Florida A&M -

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1979 (Picked 28th overall)

ROUND PLAYER POS SCHOOL TRADES, MISC.

1 Greg Hawthorne RB Baylor -

2 Zack Valentine LB East Carolina -

3 - - - -

4 Russell Davis RB Michigan choice from Detroit

4 Calvin Sweeney WR USC -

5 Dwaine Board DE NC A&T -

6 Bill Murrell TE Winstom-Salem choice from San Diego

6 Dwayne Woodruff CB Louisville choice from New England

6 Matt Bahr PK Penn St. -

7 Bruce Kimball G Massachusetts -

8 Tom Graves LB Michigan St. -

9 Rick Kirk DE Denison -

10 Tod Thompson TE BYU -

11 Charlie Moore C Wichita St. -

12 Ed Smith LB Vanderbilt choice from Philadelphia

12 Mike Almond WR Northwestern Louisiana -

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1978 (Picked 22nd overall)

ROUND PLAYER POS SCHOOL TRADES, MISC.

1 Ron Johnson CB Eastern Michigan -

2 Willie Fry DE Notre Dame -

3 Craig Colquitt P Tennessee -

4 Larry Anderson CB Louisiana Tech -

5 - - - choice traded to Green Bay
for Dave Pureifory

6 Randy Reutershan WR Pittsburgh -

7 Mark Dufresne TE Nebraska -

8 Rick Moser RB Rhode Island choice from St. Louis for Marv Kellum

8 Andre Keys WR California Poly. -

9 Lance Reynolds OT BYU -

10 Doug Becker LB Notre Dame -

10 Tom Jurich PK Northern Arizona choice from Tampa Bay
for Ernie Holmes

11 Nat Terry CB Florida St. choice from Tampa Bay
for Ernie Holmes

11 Tom Brzoza C Pittsburgh -

12 Brad Carr LB Maryland -

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1977 (Picked 21st overall)

ROUND PLAYER POS SCHOOL TRADES, MISC.

1 Robin Cole LB New Mexico -

2 Sidney Thornton RB NW Louisiana -

3 Tom Beasley DT Virginia Tech choice from NY Jets

3 Jim Smith WR Michigan -

4 Ted Peterson C Eastern Illinois choice from Green Bay

4 Laverne Smith RB Kansas choice from Chicago

4 Dan Audick G Hawaii -

5 Cliff Stoudt QB Youngstown St. choice from Kansas City

5 Steve Courson G South Carolina choice from Detroit

5 Dennis Winston LB Arkansas -

6 Paul Harris LB Alabama -

7 Randy Frisch DT Missouri -

8 Phil August WR Miami -

9 Roosevelt Kelly TE Eastern Kentucky -

10 Alvin Cowans DB Florida choice from Buffalo

11 Lou West DB Cincinnati -

12 Jimmy Stephens TE Florida -

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1976 (Picked 28th overall)

ROUND PLAYER POS SCHOOL TRADES, MISC.

1 Bennie Cunningham TE Clemson -

2 Ray Pinney C Washington choice from Chicago

2 Mike Kruczek QB Boston College choice from Baltimore

2 James Files G/C McNeese St. -

3 Ron Coder DT Penn St. choice from Green Bay

3 Ernest Pough WR Texas Southern -

4 Wonder Monds S Nebraska choice from Baltimore

5 Randy Norton LB Rice -

6 Gary Dunn DT Miami choice from St. Louis

6 Jack Delplaine RB Salem (WVA) -

7 Barry Burton TE Vanderbilt -

8 Ed McAleney DE Massachusetts -

9 Wentford Gaines CB Cincinnati -

10 Gary Campbell LB Colorado -

11 Roland Fuchs RB Arkansas -

12 Bill Carroll WR East Texas St. -

13 Larry Kain LB Ohio St. -

14 Wayne Fields DB Florida -

15 Mel Davis DE North Texas St. -

16 Randy Butts RB Kearney St. -

17 Kelvin Kirk WR Dayton -

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1975 (Picked 26th overall)

ROUND PLAYER POS SCHOOL TRADES, MISC.

1 Dave Brown DB Michigan -

2 Bob Barber DE Grambling -

3 Walter White TE Maryland -

4 Harold Evans LB Houston -

5 Brent Sexton DB Elon -

6 Marvin Crenshaw OT Nebraska -

7 Wayne Mattingly OT Colorado -

8 Tom Kropp LB Kearney St. choice from Kansas City

8 Al Humphrey DE Tulsa -

9 Eugene Clark G UCLA choice from New England

9 Bruce Reimer RB North Dakota St. -

10 Kirk Heyer DT Kearney St. choice from New England

10 Archie Gray WR Wyoming -

11 Randy Little TE W. Liberty St. (WVA) -

12 Greg Murphy DE Penn St. -

13 Robert Gaddis WR Mississippi Valley -

14 Mike Collier RB Morgan St. -

15 Jim Thatcher WR Langston choice from Kansas City

15 Marty Smith DT Louisville -

16 Miller Bassler TE Houston -

17 Stan Hegener G Nebraska -

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1974 (Picked 21st overall)

ROUND PLAYER POS SCHOOL TRADES, MISC.

1 Lynn Swann WR USC -

2 Jack Lambert LB Kent St. -

3 - - - choice to Oakland

4 John Stallworth WR Alabama A&M choice from New England

4 Jim Allen DB UCLA -

5 Mike Webster C Wisconsin -

6 James Wolf DE Prairie View choice from Denver

6 Rick Druschel OT NC St. -

7 Allen Sitterle OT NC St. choice from New England

7 Scott Garske TE Eastern Washington St. -

8 Mark Gefert LB Purdue -

9 Tom Reamon RB Missouri choice from Denver

9 Charlie Davis DT TCU -

10 Dave Atkinson DB BYU -

11 Dickey Morton RB Arkansas -

12 Hugh Lickiss LB Simpson (Iowa) -

13 Frank Kolch QB Eastern Michigan -

14 Bruce Henley DB Rice -

15 Larry Hunt DT Iowa St. -

16 Octavus Morgan LB Illinois -

17 Larry Moore DE Angelo St. (Texas) -

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1973 (Picked 24th overall)

ROUND PLAYER POS SCHOOL TRADES, MISC.

1 James Thomas DB Florida St. -

2 Ken Phares DB Mississippi St. -

3 Roger Bernhardt G Kansas -

4 Gail Clark LB Michigan St. -

5 David Reavis DE Arkansas choice from New Orleans

5 Ron Bell RB Illinois St. choice from Denver

6 Glen Scolnik WR Indiana -

7 Nate Dorsey DE Mississippi Valley -

8 Loren Toews LB California choice from Denver

8 Bill Janssen OT Nebraska -

9 Bracy Bonham G North Carolina Central -

10 Don Wunderly DT Arkansas -

11 Bob White DB Arizona -

12 Willie Lee RB Indiana St. -

13 Rick Fergerson WR Kansas St. -

14 Roger Cowan DT Stanford -

15 Charles Cross DB Iowa -

16 Glen Nardi DT Navy -

17 Mike Shannon DT Oregon St. -

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1972 (Picked 13th overall)

ROUND PLAYER POS SCHOOL TRADES, MISC.

1 Franco Harris RB Penn St. -

2 Gordon Gravelle OT BYU -

3 John McMakin TE Clemson -

4 Lorenzo Brinkley DB Missouri choice from NY Giants

4 Ed Bradley LB Wake Forest -

5 Steve Furness DE Rhode Island -

6 Dennis Meyer DB Arkansas -

7 Joe Colquitt DE Kansas St. choice from NY Giants

8 Vincent Stahle RB Rice -

9 Don Kelley DB Clemson -

10 Bob Brown DT Tampa -

11 Joe Gilliam QB Tennessee St. -

12 Ron Curl OT Michigan St. -

13 Ernie Messmer DT Villanova -

14 Tom Durrance RB Florida -

15 John Hulecki G Massachusetts choice from Houston

15 Charles Harrington G Wichita -

16 Nate Hawkins WR UNLV -

17 Ron Linehan LB Idaho -

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1971 (Picked 8th overall)

ROUND PLAYER POS SCHOOL TRADES, MISC.

1 Frank Lewis WR Grambling -

2 Jack Ham LB Penn St. -

3 Steve Davis RB Delaware St. -

4 Gerry Mullins G USC -

4 Dwight White DE East Texas St. choice from Baltimore

5 Larry Brown TE Kansas choice from New Orleans

5 Melvin Holmes OT North Carolina A&T -

5 Ralph Anderson DB West Texas St. choice from Minnesota

5 Fred Brister LB Mississippi choice from Minnesota

6 Craig Hanneman G Oregon St. -

7 Worthy McClure OT/G Mississippi -

8 Larry Crowe RB Texas Southern choice from New Orleans

8 Paul Rogers K Nebraska -

8 Ernie Holmes DT Texas Southern choice from Miami

9 Mike Anderson LB LSU -

10 Jim O'Shea LB Boston College -

11 Mike Wagner DB Western Illinois -

12 - - - choice to Baltimore

13 Alfred Young WR South Carolina St. -

14 McKinney Evans DB New Mexico Highlands -

15 Ray Makin G Kentucky -

16 Walter Huntley DB Trinity (TX) -

17 Ron Ehle RB Howard Payne -

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1970 (Picked 1st overall)

ROUND PLAYER POS SCHOOL TRADES, MISC.

1 Terry Bradshaw QB Louisiana Tech -

2 Ron Shanklin WR North Texas St. -

3 Mel Blount DB Southern -

4 Ed George OT Wake Forest -

4 Jim Evenson RB Oregon choice from NY Giants

5 Jon Staggers WR Missouri -

6 Manuel Barrera LB Kansas St. -

6 Clarence Kegler OT South Carolina St. -

7 Danny Griffin RB Texas-Arlington -

8 Dave Smith WR Indiana (PA) -

9 Carl Crennel LB West Virginia -

10 Isiah Brown DB Stanford -

11 Calvin Hunt C Baylor -

12 Rick Sharp OT Washington -

13 Billy Main RB Oregon St. -

14 Burt Akson LB Texas Southern -

15 Glen Keppy DT Platteville (Wis) -

16 Frank Yanossey DT Tennessee -

17 Harry Key TE Mississippi Valley -

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1969 (Picked 4th overall)

ROUND PLAYER POS SCHOOL TRADES, MISC.

1 Joe Greene DT North Texas St. -

2 Terry Hanratty QB Notre Dame -

2 Warren Bankston RB Tulane choice from San Francisco

3 Jon Kolb C Oklahoma St. -

4 Bob Campbell RB Penn St. -

5 - - - choice to St. Louis

6 - - - choice to Green Bay

7 Charles Beatty DB North Texas St. -

7 Chadwick Brown OT East Texas St. -

8 Joe Cooper WR Tennessee St. -

9 John Sodaski DB Villanova -

10 L.C. Greenwood DE Arkansas AM&N -

11 Clarence Washington DT Arkansas AM&N -

12 Doug Fisher LB San Diego St. -

13 John Lynch LB Drake -

14 Bob Houmard RB Ohio U. -

15 Ken Liberto WR Louisiana Tech -

16 Dock Mosley - - -

17 Bill Eppright K Kent St. -

ROUND	PLAYER	POS	SCHOOL	TRADES, MISC.
1	Huey Richardson	LB	Florida	-
2	Jeff Graham	WR	Ohio St.	-
3	Ernie Mills	WR	Florida	-
4	Sammy Walker	CB	Texas Tech	choice from Denver through New England
4	Adrian Cooper	TE	Oklahoma	choice from Washington
5	-	-	-	choice to New England
6	Leroy Thompson	RB	Penn St.	-
7	Andre Jones	LB	Notre Dame	-
8	Dean Dingman	G	Michigan	-
9	Bruce McGonnigal	TE	Virgina	-
10	Ariel Solomon	OT	Colorado	-
11	Efrum Thomas	DB	Alabama	-
12	Jeff Brady	LB	Kentucky	-