| Results | ||||||
| YEAR | ROUND | PK(OVR) | TEAM | NAME | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 1971 | 1 | 1(1) | Patriots | Jim Plunkett | QB | Stanford |
| Distinctions | Heisman Finalist: 1970 (1st); Super Bowl Wins: XV, XVIII | |||||
| 1971 | 1 | 2(2) | Saints | Archie Manning | QB | Ole Miss |
| Distinctions | Heisman Finalist: 1970 (3rd) | |||||
| 1971 | 1 | 3(3) | Oilers | Dan Pastorini | QB | Santa Clara |
| 1971 | 1 | 4(4) | Bills | J.D. Hill | WR | Arizona State |
| 1971 | 1 | 5(5) | Eagles | Richard Harris | DE | Grambling |
| 1971 | 1 | 6(6) | Jets | John Riggins | RB | Kansas |
| Distinctions | All Pro First Team: 1983; Hall of Fame Induction: 1992; Super Bowl Wins: XVII; Super Bowl Losses: XVIII | |||||
| 1971 | 1 | 7(7) | Falcons | Joe Profit | RB | UL Monroe |
| 1971 | 1 | 8(8) | Steelers | Frank Lewis | WR | Grambling |
| Distinctions | Super Bowl Wins: IX, X | |||||
| 1971 | 1 | 9(9) | Packers | John Brockington | RB | Ohio State |
| Pick Note | from Denver | |||||
| Distinctions | All Pro First Team: 1971; All Pro Second Team: 1973; Offensive Rookie of the Year: 1971 | |||||
| 1971 | 1 | 10(10) | Rams | Isiah Robertson | LB | Southern |
| Pick Note | from Washington | |||||
| Distinctions | All Pro First Team: 1973, 1974, 1976; All Pro Second Team: 1975, 1977; Defensive Rookie of the Year: 1971 | |||||
| 1971 | 1 | 11(11) | Bears | Joe Moore | RB | Missouri |
| 1971 | 1 | 12(12) | Broncos | Marv Montgomery | OT | USC |
| Pick Note | from Green Bay | |||||
| 1971 | 1 | 13(13) | Chargers | Leon Burns | RB | Long Beach State |
| 1971 | 1 | 14(14) | Browns | Clarence Scott | DB | Kansas State |
| 1971 | 1 | 15(15) | Bengals | Vern Holland | OT | Tennessee State |
| 1971 | 1 | 16(16) | Chiefs | Elmo Wright | WR | Houston |
| 1971 | 1 | 17(17) | Cardinals | Norm Thompson | DB | Utah |
| 1971 | 1 | 18(18) | Giants | Rocky Thompson | RB | West Texas A&M |
| 1971 | 1 | 19(19) | Raiders | Jack Tatum | DB | Ohio State |
| Distinctions | All Pro Second Team: 1974; Super Bowl Wins: XI | |||||
| 1971 | 1 | 20(20) | Rams | Jack Youngblood | DE | Florida |
| Distinctions | All Pro First Team: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979; All Pro Second Team: 1973, 1977; Hall of Fame Induction: 2001; Super Bowl Losses: XIV | |||||
| 1971 | 1 | 21(21) | Lions | Bob Bell | DT | Cincinnati |
| 1971 | 1 | 22(22) | Colts | Don McCauley | RB | North Carolina |
| Pick Note | from Miami | |||||
| 1971 | 1 | 23(23) | 49ers | Tim Anderson | DB | Ohio State |
| 1971 | 1 | 24(24) | Vikings | Leo Hayden | RB | Ohio State |
| 1971 | 1 | 25(25) | Cowboys | Tody Smith | DE | USC |
| 1971 | 1 | 26(26) | Colts | Leonard Dunlap | DB | North Texas |