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1970 NFL Draft

The 1970 NFL Draft was held on January 27-28, 1970. A total of 442 players were chosen over 17 rounds. The Pittsburgh Steelers chose Quarterback Terry Bradshaw from Louisiana Tech as the first pick in the draft. Future Hall of Famers Terry Bradshaw and Mel Blount were selected in this draft.

Rnd
Pick
Team / Player
1
1
Pittsburgh Steelers
Terry Bradshaw, QB
Louisiana Tech
1
2
Green Bay Packers
Mike McCoy, DT
Notre Dame
1
3
Cleveland Browns
Mike Phipps, QB
Purdue
1
4
Boston Patriots
Phil Olsen, DT
Utah State
1
5
Buffalo Bills
Al Cowlings, DE
Southern California
1
6
Philadelphia Eagles
Steve Zabel, LB
Oklahoma
1
7
Cincinnati Bengals
Mike Reid, DT
Penn State
1
8
St. Louis Cardinals
Larry Stegent, RB
Texas A&M
1
9
San Francisco 49ers
Cedrick Hardman, DE
North Texas
1
10
New Orleans Saints
Ken Burrough, WR
Texas Southern
1
11
Denver Broncos
Bobby Anderson, RB
Colorado
1
12
Atlanta Falcons
John Small, DT
Citadel
1
13
New York Giants
Jim Files, LB
Oklahoma
1
14
Houston Oilers
Doug Wilkerson, OG
North Carolina Central
1
15
San Diego Chargers
Walker Gillette, WR
Richmond
1
16
Green Bay Packers
Rich McGeorge, TE
Elon
1
17
San Francisco 49ers
Bruce Taylor, DB
Boston University
1
18
Baltimore Colts
Norm Bulaich, RB
Texas Christian
1
19
Detroit Lions
Steve Owens, RB
Oklahoma
1
20
New York Jets
Steve Tannen, DB
Florida
1
21
Cleveland Browns
Bob McKay, OT
Texas
1
22
Los Angeles Rams
Jack Reynolds, LB
Tennessee
1
23
Dallas Cowboys
Duane Thomas, RB
West Texas A&M
1
24
Oakland Raiders
Raymond Chester, TE
Morgan State
1
25
Minnesota Vikings
John Ward, OG
Oklahoma State
1
26
Kansas City Chiefs
Sid Smith, OT
Southern California

1970 NFL Draft Results by Team

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