Pro Sports Transactions

1980 NFL Draft Pick Transactions

April 29–30, 1980

yellow = data that is incomplete or uncertain

Overall # Round # Team Transactions Player Drafted
Round 1
1 1-1
Lions
  Billy Sims
2 1-2
49ers
Jets

 

Traded • 1980 first round pick (#13-Earl Cooper) • 1980 first round pick (#20-Jim Stuckey) to 49ers for • 1980 first round pick (#2-Johnny "Lam" Jones) on 1980-04-29

  Johnny "Lam" Jones
3 1-3
Bengals
  Anthony Munoz
4 1-4
Packers
  Bruce Clark
5 1-5
Colts
  Curtis Dickey
6 1-6
Cardinals
  Curtis Greer
7 1-7
Falcons
  Junior Miller
8 1-8
Giants
  Mark Haynes
9 1-9
Vikings
  Doug Martin
10 1-10
Bills
Seahawks

 

Traded • 1980 first round pick (#16-Jim Ritcher) • 1980 third round pick (#71-John Schmeding) to Bills for • 1980 first round pick (#10-Jacob Green) on 1980-04-29

  Jacob Green
11 1-11
Chiefs
  Brad Budde
12 1-12
Saints
  Stan Brock
13 1-13
Jets
49ers

 

Traded • 1980 first round pick (#2-Johnny "Lam" Jones) to Jets for • 1980 first round pick (#13-Earl Cooper) • 1980 first round pick (#20-Jim Stuckey) on 1980-04-29

  Earl Cooper
14 1-14
Patriots
  Roland James
15 1-15
Browns
Raiders

 

Browns had pick #15 in this round, however they appear to have passed at #15 allowing Raiders to move up from #16 to #15.

  Marc Wilson
16 1-16
Raiders
Seahawks

 

Raiders had pick #16 in this round, however Browns appear to have passed at #15 allowing Raiders to move up from #16 to #15 and Seahawks to move up from #17 to #16.

Bills

 

Traded • 1980 first round pick (#10-Jacob Green) to Seahawks for • 1980 first round pick (#16-Jim Ritcher) • 1980 third round pick (#71-John Schmeding) on 1980-04-29

  Jim Ritcher
17 1-17
Seahawks
Browns

 

Seahawks had pick #17 in this round, however Browns appear to have passed at #15 and #16 allowing Seahawks to move up from #17 to #16 and dropping Browns from #15 to #17.

Rams

 

Traded • 1980 first round pick (#27-Charles White) • 1980 second round pick (#54-Cleveland Crosby) • 1980 fourth round pick (#109-Paul McDonald) • 1980 fifth round pick (#116-Elvis Franks) to Browns for • 1980 first round pick (#17-Johnnie Johnson) • 1980 sixth round pick (#154-Mike Guman) on 1980-04-29

  Johnnie Johnson
18 1-18
Redskins
  Art Monk
19 1-19
Bears
  Otis Wilson
20 1-20
Broncos
Jets

 

Traded • Matt Robinson to Broncos for • Craig Penrose • 1980 first round pick (#20-Jim Stuckey) • 1980 second round pick (#47-Ralph Clayton) on 1980-02-01

49ers

 

Traded • 1980 first round pick (#2-Johnny "Lam" Jones) to Jets for • 1980 first round pick (#13-Earl Cooper) • 1980 first round pick (#20-Jim Stuckey) on 1980-04-29

  Jim Stuckey
21 1-21
Dolphins
  Don McNeal
22 1-22
Buccaneers
  Ray Snell
23 1-23
Eagles
  Roynell Young
24 1-24
Cowboys
Colts

 

Traded • John Dutton to Cowboys for • 1980 first round pick (#24-Derrick Hatchett) • 1980 second round pick (#51-Tim Foley) on 1979-10-09

  Derrick Hatchett
25 1-25
Oilers
Patriots

 

Traded • Leon Gray to Oilers for • 1980 first round pick (#25-Vagas Ferguson) • 1980 sixth round pick (#160-Preston Brown) • cash on 1979-08-15

  Vagas Ferguson
26 1-26
Chargers
Packers

 

Traded • Willie Buchanon to Chargers for • 1979 seventh round pick (#184-Rich Wingo) • 1980 first round pick (#26-George Cumby) on 1979-04-26

  George Cumby
27 1-27
Rams
Browns

 

Traded • 1980 first round pick (#17-Johnnie Johnson) • 1980 sixth round pick (#154-Mike Guman) to Rams for • 1980 first round pick (#27-Charles White) • 1980 second round pick (#54-Cleveland Crosby) • 1980 fourth round pick (#109-Paul McDonald) • 1980 fifth round pick (#116-Elvis Franks) on 1980-04-29

  Charles White
28 1-28
Steelers
  Mark Malone
Round 2
29 2-1
49ers
Bills

 

Traded • O.J. Simpson to 49ers for • 1978 second round pick (#38-Scott Hutchinson) • 1978 third round pick (#65-Danny Fulton) • 1979 first round pick (#1-Tom Cousineau) • 1979 fourth round pick (#83-Ken Johnson) • 1980 second round pick (#29-Joe Cribbs) on 1978-03-24

  Joe Cribbs
30 2-2
Lions
49ers

 

Traded • Cleveland Elam to Lions for • 1980 second round pick (#30-Willie Teal) on 1979-08-20

Vikings

 

Traded • 1980 second round pick (#39-Keena Turner) • 1980 third round pick (#65-Jim Miller) to 49ers for • 1980 second round pick (#30-Willie Teal) on 1980-??-??

  Willie Teal
31 2-3
Bengals
  Kirby Criswell
32 2-4
Colts
  Ray Donaldson
33 2-5
Cardinals
  Doug Marsh
34 2-6
Packers
  Mark Lee
35 2-7
Giants
Steelers

 

Traded • Gordon Gravelle to Giants for • 1980 second round pick (#35-Bob Kohrs) on 1977-08-30

  Bob Kohrs
36 2-8
Falcons
  Buddy Curry
37 2-9
Bills
  Gene Bradley
38 2-10
Chiefs
Oilers

 

Traded • 1979 first round pick (#23-Steve Fuller) to Chiefs for • 1979 second round pick (#31-Mike Stensrud) • 1980 second round pick (#38-Angelo Fields) on 1979-05-03

  Angelo Fields
39 2-11
Vikings
49ers

 

Traded • 1980 second round pick (#30-Willie Teal) to Vikings for • 1980 second round pick (#39-Keena Turner) • 1980 third round pick (#65-Jim Miller) on 1980-??-??

  Keena Turner
40 2-12
Jets
  Darrol Ray
41 2-13
Saints
  Dave Waymer
42 2-14
Browns
Broncos

 

Traded • Lyle Alzado to Browns for • 1980 second round pick (#42-Rulon Jones) • 1980 fifth round pick (#136-Laval Short) • 1981 third round pick (#75-Roger Taylor) on 1979-08-12

  Rulon Jones
43 2-15
Raiders
  Matt Millen
44 2-16
Seahawks
  Andre Hines
45 2-17
Patriots
  Larry McGrew
46 2-18
Bears
  Matt Suhey
47 2-19
Broncos
Jets

 

Traded • Matt Robinson to Broncos for • Craig Penrose • 1980 first round pick (#20-Jim Stuckey) • 1980 second round pick (#47-Ralph Clayton) on 1980-02-01

  Ralph Clayton
48 2-20
Dolphins
  Dwight Stephenson
49 2-21
Buccaneers
  Kevin House
50 2-22
Redskins
Rams

 

Traded • Dan Nugent to Redskins for • 1980 second round pick (#50-Irv Pankey) • 1980 third round pick (#77-Craig Puki) on 1976-09-06

  Irv Pankey
51 2-23
Cowboys
Colts

 

Traded • John Dutton to Cowboys for • 1980 first round pick (#24-Derrick Hatchett) • 1980 second round pick (#51-Tim Foley) on 1979-10-09

  Tim Foley
52 2-24
Oilers
  Daryle Skaugstad
53 2-25
Eagles
  Perry Harrington
54 2-26
Chargers
Rams

 

Traded • rights to Bob Klein to Chargers for • 1980 second round pick (#54-Cleveland Crosby) on 1977-08-17

Browns

 

Traded • 1980 first round pick (#17-Johnnie Johnson) • 1980 sixth round pick (#154-Mike Guman) to Rams for • 1980 first round pick (#27-Charles White) • 1980 second round pick (#54-Cleveland Crosby) • 1980 fourth round pick (#109-Paul McDonald) • 1980 fifth round pick (#116-Elvis Franks) on 1980-04-29

  Cleveland Crosby
55 2-27
Rams
Redskins

 

Traded • Eddie Brown • 1981 seventh round pick (#175-Ron Battle) to Rams for • Donnie Hickman • Jeff Williams • 1979 third round pick (#80-Rick Berns) • 1980 second round pick (#55-Mat Mendenhall) • 1980 fifth round pick (#137-Kenny Johnson) on 1978-07-24

  Mat Mendenhall
56 2-28
Steelers
  John Goodman
Round 3
57 3-1
Lions
  Tom Turnure
58 3-2
49ers
Rams

 

Traded • Charle Young • 1980 third round pick (#77-Craig Puki) • 1980 fourth round pick (#98-David Hodge) to 49ers for • 1980 third round pick (#58-Jewerl Thomas) • 1983 third round pick (#63-Jamie Williams) on 1980-04-28

  Jewerl Thomas
59 3-3
Bengals
  Rod Horn
60 3-4
Cardinals
  John Sinnott
61 3-5
Packers
  Syd Kitson
62 3-6
Colts
Lions

 

Traded • Greg Landry to Colts for • 1979 fourth round pick (#88-Ulysses Norris) • 1979 fifth round pick (#131-Walt Brown) • 1980 third round pick (#62-Mike Friede) on 1979-04-30

  Mike Friede
63 3-7
Falcons
  Earl Jones
64 3-8
Giants
  Myron Lapka
65 3-9
Vikings
49ers

 

Traded • 1980 second round pick (#30-Willie Teal) to Vikings for • 1980 second round pick (#39-Keena Turner) • 1980 third round pick (#65-Jim Miller) on 1980-??-??

  Jim Miller
66 3-10
Chiefs
  James Hadnot
67 3-11
Bills
  Mark Brammer
68 3-12
Saints
Vikings

 

Traded • Steve Riley to Saints for • 1980 third round pick (#68-Brent Boyd) • 1980 fifth round pick (#122-Paul Jones) on 1980-04-18

  Brent Boyd
69 3-13
Jets
  Lance Mehl
70 3-14
Raiders
Rams

 

Traded • Monte Jackson to Raiders for • 1979 first round pick (#19-George Andrews) • 1980 third round pick (#70-LeRoy Irvin) • 1981 second round pick (#56-Andra Franklin) on 1978-08-21

  LeRoy Irvin
71 3-15
Seahawks
Bills

 

Traded • 1980 first round pick (#10-Jacob Green) to Seahawks for • 1980 first round pick (#16-Jim Ritcher) • 1980 third round pick (#71-John Schmeding) on 1980-04-29

  John Schmeding
72 3-16
Patriots
Browns

 

Patriots had pick #16 in this round.

  Cliff Odom
73 3-17
Patriots

Patriots native pick per AP.

  Steve McMichael
Browns
Patriots

 

Browns had pick #17 in this round.

Rams
Patriots

 

Traded Harold Jackson to Rams for 1980 third round pick (#73-Steve McMichael), 1980 fourth round pick (?-?) on 1978-08-16

 

This would not have been Rams native pick according to the round-by-round sequence

74 3-18
Broncos
  Larry Carter
75 3-19
Dolphins
  Bill Barnett
76 3-20
Buccaneers
  Scott Brantley
77 3-21
Redskins
Rams

 

Traded • Dan Nugent to Redskins for • 1980 second round pick (#50-Irv Pankey) • 1980 third round pick (#77-Craig Puki) on 1976-09-06

49ers

 

Traded • 1980 third round pick (#58-Jewerl Thomas) • 1983 third round pick (#63-Jamie Williams) to Rams for • Charle Young • 1980 third round pick (#77-Craig Puki) • 1980 fourth round pick (#98-David Hodge) on 1980-04-28

  Craig Puki
78 3-22
Bears
Cowboys

 

Traded • Golden Richards to Bears for • 1979 fifth round pick (#121-Bob Hukill) • 1980 third round pick (#78-Bill Roe) on 1978-09-06

  Bill Roe
79 3-23
Oilers
  Tim Smith
 
Eagles

Eagles forfeited third round pick by NFL ruling as penalty for holding illegal tryout.

 
80 3-24
Cowboys
  James Jones
81 3-25
Chargers
Cardinals

 

Unconfirmed.

 

Received • 1980 third round pick (probably #81-Charlie Baker) from Chargers on 1978-09-25 as compensation for head coach Don Coryell

  Charlie Baker
82 3-26
Rams
  Phil Murphy
83 3-27
Steelers
  Ray Sydnor
Round 4
84 4-1
49ers
  Ricky Churchman
85 4-2
Lions
  Eric Hipple
86 4-3
Bengals
  Bill Glass
87 4-4
Packers
  Fred Nixon
88 4-5
Colts
  Ray Butler
89 4-6
Cardinals
  Rusty Lisch
90 4-7
Giants
  Danny Pittman
91 4-8
Falcons
  Jim Laughlin
92 4-9
Vikings
  Dennis Johnson
93 4-10
Bills
  Ervin Parker
94 4-11
Chiefs
  Dave Klug
95 4-12
Jets
  Jesse Johnson
96 4-13
Saints
  Mike Jolly
97 4-14
Seahawks
  Terry Dion
98 4-15
Patriots
Rams

 

Traded • Harold Jackson to Patriots for • 1979 third round pick (#81-Mike Wellman) • 1980 fourth round pick (#98-David Hodge) on 1978-08-16

49ers

 

Traded • 1980 third round pick (#58-Jewerl Thomas) • 1983 third round pick (#63-Jamie Williams) to Rams for • Charle Young • 1980 third round pick (#77-Craig Puki) • 1980 fourth round pick (#98-David Hodge) on 1980-04-28

  David Hodge
99 4-16
Browns
  Ron Crews
 
Raiders

Raiders forfeited fourth round pick as penalty for evasion of the player limit.

 
100 4-17
Dolphins
  Elmer Bailey
101 4-18
Buccaneers
Chargers

 

Traded • Booker Brown to Buccaneers for • 1980 fourth round pick (#101-Ed Luther) on 1978-08-04

  Ed Luther
102 4-19
Redskins
Buccaneers

 

Unconfirmed.

 

Traded • Jeris White to Redskins for • Danny Buggs • 1980 fourth round pick (probably #102-Larry Flowers) on 1980-04-29

 

fourth round #19 Larry Flowers "Tampa Bay from Washington" per AP

 

Redskins fourth round pick "to Tampa" per Redskins media guide

  Larry Flowers
103 4-20
Bears
  Arland Thompson
104 4-21
Broncos
  Rick Parros
105 4-22
Eagles
Falcons

 

Traded • Claude Humphrey to Eagles for • 1979 fourth round pick (#100-Lynn Cain) • 1980 fourth round pick (#105-I.M. Hipp) on 1979-03-05

  I.M. Hipp
106 4-23
Cowboys
  Kurt Petersen
107 4-24
Oilers
  Chris Combs
108 4-25
Chargers
  Bob Gregor
109 4-26
Rams
Browns

 

Traded • 1980 first round pick (#17-Johnnie Johnson) • 1980 sixth round pick (#154-Mike Guman) to Rams for • 1980 first round pick (#27-Charles White) • 1980 second round pick (#54-Cleveland Crosby) • 1980 fourth round pick (#109-Paul McDonald) • 1980 fifth round pick (#116-Elvis Franks) on 1980-04-29

  Paul McDonald
110 4-27
Steelers
  Bill Hurley
Round 5
111 5-1
Lions
  Mark Streeter
112 5-2
49ers
  Kenneth Times / Kenny Times
113 5-3
Bengals
  Bryan Hicks
114 5-4
Colts
Chiefs

 

Traded • Mark Bailey to Colts for • 1980 fifth round pick (#114-Carlos Carson) on 1980-04-09

  Carlos Carson
115 5-5
Cardinals
Chiefs

 

Traded • Tim Collier to Cardinals for • 1980 fifth round pick (#115-Dan Pensick) on 1980-02-16

  Dan Pensick
116 5-6
Packers
Rams

 

Traded • Rick Nuzum to Packers for • 1980 fifth round pick (#116-Elvis Franks) on 1978-08-15

Browns

 

Traded • 1980 first round pick (#17-Johnnie Johnson) • 1980 sixth round pick (#154-Mike Guman) to Rams for • 1980 first round pick (#27-Charles White) • 1980 second round pick (#54-Cleveland Crosby) • 1980 fourth round pick (#109-Paul McDonald) • 1980 fifth round pick (#116-Elvis Franks) on 1980-04-29

  Elvis Franks
117 5-7
Falcons
  Brad Vassar
118 5-8
Giants
  Tony Blount
119 5-9
Bills
  Jeff Pyburn
120 5-10
Chiefs
Lions

 

Traded • Larry Tearry to Chiefs for • 1980 fifth round pick (#120-Tom Ginn) • 1980 ninth round pick (#224-Tom Tuinei) on 1980-04-10

  Tom Ginn
121 5-11
Vikings
  Doug Paschal
122 5-12
Saints
Vikings

 

Traded • Steve Riley to Saints for • 1980 third round pick (#68-Brent Boyd) • 1980 fifth round pick (#122-Paul Jones) on 1980-04-18

  Paul Jones
123 5-13
Jets
  Jim Zidd
124 5-14
Patriots
  Doug McDougald
125 5-15
Browns
Raiders

 

Unconfirmed.

 

Traded • George Buehler to Browns for • 1980 fifth round pick (probably #125-Kenny Lewis) on 1978-10-04

 

fifth round #15 Kenny Lewis "Oakland from Cleveland" per AP

  Kenny Lewis
126 5-16
Raiders
  John Adams
127 5-17
Seahawks
  Joe Steele
128 5-18
Buccaneers
Raiders

 

Traded • Mike Rae to Buccaneers for • 1980 fifth round pick (#128-William Bowens) • 1981 fifth round pick (#118-James Davis) on 1978-09-12

  William Bowens
129 5-19
Redskins
Bills

 

Unconfirmed.

 

Traded • Jim Braxton to Redskins for • undisclosed draft pick (possibly 1980 #129-Keith Lee) on 1978-10-10

 

fifth round #19 Keith Lee "Buffalo from Washington" per AP

 

Redskins fifth round "choice to Buffalo" per Redskins 2013 media guide

 

Redskins fifth round pick "to Miami" per Redskins 1981 media guide

  Keith Lee
130 5-20
Bears
  Paul Tabor
131 5-21
Broncos
  Mike Harden
132 5-22
Dolphins
Redskins

 

Traded • Jim Braxton • 1979 third round pick (possibly #80-Rick Berns) to Dolphins for • Benny Malone • 1980 fifth round pick (#132-Daniel Jacobs) on 1978-10-10

Seahawks

 

Traded • Don Testerman • 1979 seventh round pick (probably #182-Rich Milot) to Redskins for • 1979 seventh round pick (#169-Larry Polowski) • 1980 fifth round pick (#132-Daniel Jacobs) on 1979-03-30

  Daniel Jacobs
133 5-23
Cowboys
  Gary Hogeboom
134 5-24
Oilers
  John Corker
135 5-25
Eagles
  Nate Rivers
136 5-26
Chargers
Redskins

 

Traded • Mike Thomas to Chargers for • 1980 fifth round pick (#136-Laval Short) on 1979-05-18

Browns

 

Traded • Tony Peters to Redskins for • 1980 fifth round pick (#136-Laval Short) • 1981 fourth round pick (#92-Mike Robinson) • Redskins 1981 tenth round pick (probably #257-Phil Kessel) on 1979-08-17

Broncos

 

Traded • Lyle Alzado to Browns for • 1980 second round pick (#42-Rulon Jones) • 1980 fifth round pick (#136-Laval Short) • 1981 third round pick (#75-Roger Taylor) on 1979-08-12

Laval Short
137 5-27
Rams
Redskins

 

Traded • Eddie Brown • 1981 seventh round pick (#175-Ron Battle) to Rams for • Donnie Hickman • Jeff Williams • 1979 third round pick (#80-Rick Berns) • 1980 second round pick (#55-Mat Mendenhall) • 1980 fifth round pick (#137-Kenny Johnson) on 1978-07-24

Falcons

 

Traded • Greg McCrary to Redskins for • 1980 sixth round pick (possibly fifth round #137-Kenny Johnson) on 1978-08-22

 

Rams fifth round "Choice to Atlanta through Washington" per Rams web site

 

fifth round #27 Kenny Johnson "Atlanta from Los Angeles through Washington" per AP

  Kenny Johnson
138 5-28
Steelers
  Craig Wolfley
Round 6
139 6-1
49ers
  Herb Williams
140 6-2
Lions
  Chris Dietrich
141 6-3
Bengals
  Jo Jo Heath
142 6-4
Cardinals
  Bill Acker
143 6-5
Packers
  Karl Swanke
144 6-6
Colts
  Chris Foote
145 6-7
Giants
  Scott Brunner
146 6-8
Falcons
  Mike Davis
147 6-9
Chiefs
  Bubba Garcia
148 6-10
Vikings
  Ray Yakavonis
 
Bills

Bills used sixth round pick in supplemental draft to select Rod Stewart

 
149 6-11
Jets
  George Visger
150 6-12
Saints
  Lester Boyd
151 6-13
Browns
Chargers

 

Traded • Rickey Anderson to Browns for • 1980 sixth round pick (#151-LaRue Harrington) on 1979-08-10

  LaRue Harrington
152 6-14
Raiders
Jets

 

Traded • Burgess Owens to Raiders for • 1980 sixth round pick (#152-Tom Schremp) on 1980-04-29

  Tom Schremp
153 6-15
Seahawks
  Mark McNeal
154 6-16
Patriots
Browns

 

Traded • Mike St. Clair to Patriots for • 1980 sixth round pick (#154-Mike Guman) on 1980-02-07

Rams

 

Traded • 1980 first round pick (#27-Charles White) • 1980 second round pick (#54-Cleveland Crosby) • 1980 fourth round pick (#109-Paul McDonald) • 1980 fifth round pick (#116-Elvis Franks) to Browns for • 1980 first round pick (#17-Johnnie Johnson) • 1980 sixth round pick (#154-Mike Guman) on 1980-04-29

  Mike Guman
155 6-17
Redskins
  Farley Bell
156 6-18
Bears
  Mike Guess
157 6-19
Broncos
  Keith Bishop
158 6-20
Dolphins
  Eugene Byrd
159 6-21
Buccaneers
Bengals

 

Traded • Tony Davis to Buccaneers for • 1980 sixth round pick (#159-Andrew Melontree) on 1979-05-30

  Andrew Melontree
160 6-22
Oilers
Patriots

 

Traded • Leon Gray to Oilers for • 1980 first round pick (#25-Vagas Ferguson) • 1980 sixth round pick (#160-Preston Brown) • cash on 1979-08-15

  Preston Brown
161 6-23
Eagles
  Greg Murtha
162 6-24
Cowboys
  Tim Newsome
163 6-25
Chargers
  Wayne Hamilton
164 6-26
Rams
Chiefs

 

Traded • Walter White • 1980 seventh round pick (#177-Kirk Collins) to Rams for • 1980 sixth round pick (#165-Larry Heater) • 1981 third round pick (#78-Lloyd Burress) on 1980-04-29

  Larry Heater
165 6-27
Steelers
  Tunch Ilkin
Round 7
166 7-1
Lions
  Eddie Murray
167 7-2
49ers
Bengals

 

Traded • Melvin Morgan to 49ers for • 1980 seventh round pick (#167-Ron Simpkins) on 1979-07-16

  Ron Simpkins
168 7-3
Bengals
  Gary Don Johnson
169 7-4
Packers
  Buddy Aydelette
170 7-5
Colts
  Wesley Roberts
171 7-6
Cardinals
  Ben Apuna
172 7-7
Falcons
  Mike Smith
173 7-8
Giants
Raiders

 

Traded • Mike McCoy to Giants for • 1980 seventh round pick (#173-Malcolm Barnwell) on 1979-08-23

  Malcolm Barnwell
174 7-9
Vikings
  Henry Johnson
175 7-10
Bills
Chargers

 

Traded • Bill Munson to Bills for • 1980 seventh round pick (#175-Chuck Loewen) on 1978-08-18

  Chuck Loewen
176 7-11
Chiefs
Rams

 

Traded • 1980 sixth round pick (#165-Larry Heater) • 1981 third round pick (#78-Lloyd Burress) to Chiefs for • Walter White • 1980 seventh round pick (#177-Kirk Collins) on 1980-04-29

  Kirk Collins
177 7-12
Saints
  Mike Morucci
178 7-13
Jets
  Bob Batton
179 7-14
Raiders
Seahawks

 

Raiders had pick #14 in this round, however they passed at #14 allowing Seahawks to move up from #15 to #14.

Giants

 

Traded • Dan Doornink to Seahawks for • 1980 seventh round pick (#180-Darry "Bud" Hebert) on 1079-08-21

  Darry "Bud" Hebert
180 7-15
Seahawks
Patriots

 

Seahawks had pick #15 in this round, however Raiders passed at #14 allowing Seahawks to move up from #15 to #14 and Patriots to move up from #16 to #15.

  Tom Kearns
181 7-16
Patriots
Browns

 

Patriots had pick #16 in this round, however Raiders passed at #14 and #15 allowing Patriots to move up from #16 to #15 and Browns to move up from #17 to #16.

Giants

 

Traded • Jack Gregory to Browns for • 1980 seventh round pick (#182-Chris Linnin) on 1979-08-01

  Chris Linnin
182 7-17
Browns
Raiders

 

Browns had pick #17 in this round however Raiders passed at #14 - #16 allowing Browns to move up from #17 to #16 and dropping Raiders from #14 to #17.

Oilers

 

Traded • Kenny King to Raiders for • Jack Tatum • 1980 seventh round pick (#183-Craig Bradshaw) • 1981 seventh round pick (#193-Don Washington) on 1980-04-30

  Craig Bradshaw
183 7-18
Bears
  Emanuel Tolbert
184 7-19
Broncos
  John Havekost
185 7-20
Dolphins
  Joe Rose
186 7-21
Buccaneers
  Jim Leonard
187 7-22
Redskins
  Melvin Jones
188 7-23
Eagles
  Terrell Ward
189 7-24
Cowboys
  Lester Brown
190 7-25
Oilers
Jets

 

Traded • Rich Caster to Oilers for • 1979 seventh round pick (#187-Keith Brown) • 1980 seventh round pick (#190-Bennie Leverett) on 1978-08-17

  Bennie Leverett
191 7-26
Chargers
  Stuart Dodds
192 7-27
Rams
  Gerry Ellis
193 7-28
Steelers
  Nate Johnson
Round 8
194 8-1
49ers
Raiders

 

Traded • 1980 eighth round pick (#210-Bobby Leopold) • 1980 ninth round pick (#237-Dan Hartwig) to 49ers for • 1980 eighth round pick (#194-Ken Hill) on 1980-04-30

  Ken Hill
195 8-2
Lions
Broncos

 

Traded • Mike Montler to Lions for • 1980 eighth round pick (#196-Ken Walter) on 1978-08-23

Lions

 

Traded • 1981 twelfth round pick (probably #321-Mandel Robinson) • past considerations from earlier Mike Montler trade to Broncos for • 1980 eighth round pick (#196-Ken Walter) on 1980-04-08

Colts

 

Traded • Stan White to Lions for • 1980 eighth round pick (#195-Ken Walter) on 1980-04-24

Ken Walter
196 8-3
Bengals
  Mark Lyles
197 8-4
Colts
Broncos

 

Traded • Bucky Dilts to Colts for • 1980 eighth round pick (#197-Don Coleman) on 1979-08-21

  Don Coleman
198 8-5
Cardinals
  Dupree Branch
199 8-6
Packers
  Tim Smith
200 8-7
Giants
  Ken Harris
201 8-8
Falcons
  Al Richardson
202 8-9
Bills
  Todd Krueger
203 8-10
Chiefs
  Sam Stepney
204 8-11
Vikings
Seahawks

 

Traded • Steve Niehaus to Vikings for • Carl Eller • 1980 eighth round pick (#204-Vic Minor) on 1979-07-30

  Vic Minor
205 8-12
Jets
  Jeff Dziama
206 8-13
Saints
  Chuck Evans
207 8-14
Seahawks
  Jack Cosgrove
208 8-15
Patriots
  Mike House
209 8-16
Browns
  Jeff Copeland
210 8-17
Raiders
49ers

 

Traded • 1980 eighth round pick (#194-Ken Hill) to Raiders for • 1980 eighth round pick (#210-Bobby Leopold) • 1980 ninth round pick (#237-Dan Hartwig) on 1980-04-30

  Bobby Leopold
211 8-18
Broncos
Cardinals

 

Traded • Perry Smith to Broncos for • 1980 eighth round pick (#211-Grant Hudson) • 1981 tenth round pick (#263-Jim Joiner) on 1980-04-24

  Grant Hudson
212 8-19
Dolphins
  Jeff Allen
213 8-20
Buccaneers
  Derrick Goddard
214 8-21
Redskins
Dolphins

 

Traded • Jim Mandich to Redskins for • 1979 eighth round pick (#206-Jeff Groth) • 1980 eighth round pick (#214-David Woodley) on 1978-05-11

  David Woodley
215 8-22
Bears
  Randy Clark
216 8-23
Cowboys
  Larry Savage
217 8-24
Oilers
  Harold Bailey
218 8-25
Eagles
  Mike Curcio
219 8-26
Chargers
  Curtis Sirmones
220 8-27
Rams
  Tom Pettigrew
221 8-28
Steelers
  Ted Walton
Round 9
222 9-1
Lions
  DeWayne Jett
223 9-2
49ers
Chiefs

 

Traded • Tim Gray to 49ers for • 1980 ninth round pick #224-Tom Tuinei) on 1979-08-21

Lions

 

Traded • Larry Tearry to Chiefs for • 1980 fifth round pick (#120-Tom Ginn) • 1980 ninth round pick (#224-Tom Tuinei) on 1980-04-10

  Tom Tuinei
224 9-3
Bengals
  Greg Bright
225 9-4
Cardinals
  Stafford Mays
226 9-5
Packers
  Kelly Saalfeld
227 9-6
Colts
  Mark Bright
228 9-7
Falcons
  Glen Keller
229 9-8
Giants
  Otis Wonsley
230 9-9
Chiefs
  Tom Donovan
231 9-10
Vikings
Bills

 

Vikings had pick #10 in this round, however they appear to have passed allowing Bills to move up form #11 to #10.

  Kent Davis
232 9-11
Bills
Vikings

 

Bills had pick #11 in this round, however the Vikings appear to have passed at #10 allowing Bills to move up from #11 to #10 and dropping Vikings from #10 to #11.

  Dennis Mosley
233 9-12
Saints
  Frank Mordica
234 9-13
Jets
  Joe Peters
235 9-14
Patriots
  Barry Burdet
236 9-15
Browns
  Roy Dewalt
237 9-16
Raiders
49ers

 

Traded • 1980 eighth round pick (#194-Ken Hill) to Raiders for • 1980 eighth round pick (#210-Bobby Leopold) • 1980 ninth round pick (#237-Dan Hartwig) on 1980-04-30

  Dan Hartwig
238 9-17
Seahawks
  Jim Swift
239 9-18
Dolphins
  Mark Goodspeed
240 9-19
Buccaneers
  Gerald Carter
241 9-20
Redskins
  Lawrence McCullough
242 9-21
Bears
  Turk Schonert
243 9-22
Broncos
  Greg Bracelin
244 9-23
Oilers
  Ed Harris
245 9-24
Eagles
  Bob Harris
246 9-25
Cowboys
  Jackie Flowers
247 9-26
Chargers
  Steve Whitman
248 9-27
Rams
  George Farmer
249 9-28
Steelers
  Ron McCall
Round 10
250 10-1
49ers
Steelers

 

Traded • Tony Dungy to 49ers for • 1980 tenth round pick (#250-Woodrow Wilson) on 1979-08-21

  Woodrow Wilson
251 10-2
Lions
  Henry Henderson
252 10-3
Bengals
  Sandro Vitello
253 10-4
Packers
  Jafus White
254 10-5
Colts
  Larry Stewart
255 10-6
Cardinals
  Rush Brown
256 10-7
Giants
  Joe Sanford
257 10-8
Falcons
  Walt Bellamy
258 10-9
Vikings
  Kenny Brown
259 10-10
Bills
  Greg Cater
260 10-11
Chiefs
Jets

 

Chiefs had pick #11 in this round, however they appear to have passed at #11 allowing Jets to move up from #12 to #11.

  Guy Bingham
261 10-12
Jets
Chiefs

 

Jets had pick #12 in this round, however Chiefs appear to have passed at #11 allowing Jets to move up from #12 to #11 and dropping Chiefs from #11 to #12.

  Rob Martinovich
262 10-13
Saints
  Tanya Webb
263 10-14
Browns
  Kevin Fiedel
264 10-15
Raiders
  Walter Carter
265 10-16
Seahawks
  Ron Essink
266 10-17
Patriots
  Rom Daniel
267 10-18
Buccaneers
  Andy Hawkins
268 10-19
Redskins
  Lewis Walker
269 10-20
Bears
  Willie Stephens
270 10-21
Broncos
  Virgina Seay
271 10-22
Dolphins
  Doug Lantz
272 10-23
Eagles
Dolphins

 

Traded • 1980 eleventh round pick (#302-Thomas Brown) to Eagles for • 1980 tenth round pick (#272-Ben Long) on ????-??-??

 

tenth round Ben Long pick from Philadelphia, past considerations per Dolphins media guide

  Ben Long
273 10-24
Cowboys
  Matthew Teague
274 10-25
Oilers
Seahawks

 

Traded • Sammy Green to Oilers for • 1980 tenth round pick (#274-Billy Rivers) • 1981 seventh round pick (#186-Brad Scoville) on 1980-04-30

  Billy Rivers
275 10-26
Chargers
Buccaneers

 

Traded • Charlie White to Chargers for • 1980 tenth round pick pick (#275-Brett Davis) on 1979-05-31

  Brett Davis
276 10-27
Rams
  Bob Gruber
277 10-28
Steelers
  Ken Fritz
Round 11
278 11-1
Lions
  Wayne Smith
279 11-2
49ers
Dolphins

 

Traded • Charles Cornelius to 49ers for • 1980 eleventh round pick (#279-Phil Driscoll) on 1979-08-21

  Phil Driscoll
280 11-3
Bengals
Colts

 

Bengals had pick #3 in this round, however they passed at #3 allowing Colts to move up from #4 to #3.

  Ed Whitley
281 11-4
Colts
Bengals

 

Colts had pick #4 in this round, however Bengals passed at #3 allowing Colts to move up from #4 to #3 and dropping Bengals from #3 to #4.

  Alton Alexis
282 11-5
Cardinals
  Delrick Brown
283 11-6
Packers
  Ricky Skiles
284 11-7
Falcons
  Mike Babb
285 11-8
Giants
  Steve Bernish
286 11-9
Bills
  Joe Gordon
287 11-10
Chiefs
  Dale Markham
288 11-11
Vikings
  Sam Harrell
289 11-12
Saints
  George Woodard
290 11-13
Jets
  James Zachery
291 11-14
Raiders
  Mike Massey
292 11-15
Seahawks
  Tali Ena
293 11-16
Patriots
  Mike Hubach
294 11-17
Browns
  Roland Sales
295 11-18
Redskins
  Mike Matocha
296 11-19
Bears
  Chris Judge
297 11-20
Broncos
  Phil Farris
298 11-21
Dolphins
Eagles

 

Received from Dolphins for past considerations on ????-??-??

 

eleventh round pick #298 TO PHlLADELPHlA, past considerations per Dolphins media guide

  Lee Jukes
299 11-22
Buccaneers
  Terry Jones
300 11-23
Cowboys
  Gary Padjen
301 11-24
Oilers
  Eddie Preston
302 11-25
Eagles

Eagles native pick should have been here in sequence with other rounds

  Thomas Brown
Dolphins
Eagles

 

Traded • 1980 tenth round pick (#272-Ben Long) to Dolphins for • 1980 eleventh round pick (#302-Thomas Brown) on ????-??-??

 

per Eagles media guide (believed to be in error-- was probably #298--Lee Jukes)

303 11-26
Chargers
  John Singleton
304 11-27
Rams
  Terry Greer
305 11-28
Steelers
  Frank Pollard
Round 12

Buccaneers > Colts — Traded Calvin O'Neal to Buccaneers for 1980 twelfth round pick (?-?) on 1979-05-31

 

Buccaneers exercised twelfth round pick Gene Coleman per Buccaneers media guide

306 12-1
49ers
Steelers

 

Traded • Willie Fry to 49ers for • 1980 twelfth round pick (#306-Charles Vaclavik) on 1980-04-30

  Charles Vaclavik
307 12-2
Lions
  Ray Williams
308 12-3
Bengals
  Mike Wright
309 12-4
Cardinals
  Tyrone Gray
310 12-5
Packers
  James Stewart
311 12-6
Colts
  Randy Bielski
312 12-7
Giants
  Mike Lansford
313 12-8
Falcons
  Quinn Jones
314 12-9
Chiefs
  Mike Brewington
315 12-10
Vikings
  Thomas Lane
316 12-11
Bills
  Roger Lapham
317 12-12
Jets
  David Dumars
318 12-13
Saints
  Kiser Lewis
319 12-14
Seahawks
  Presnell Gilbert
320 12-15
Patriots
  Jimmy Jordan
321 12-16
Browns
  Marcus Jackson
322 12-17
Raiders
  Calvin Muhammad
323 12-18
Bears
  Robert Fisher
324 12-19
Broncos
Colts

 

Traded • Don Hardeman to Broncos for • 1980 twelfth round pick (#324-Marvin Sims) on 1980-04-30

  Marvin Sims
325 12-20
Dolphins
  Chuck Stone
326 12-21
Buccaneers
  Gene Coleman
327 12-22
Redskins
  Marcene Emmett
328 12-23
Oilers
  Wiley Pitts
329 12-24
Eagles
  Howard Fields
330 12-25
Cowboys
  Norm Wells
331 12-26
Chargers
  Harry Price
332 12-27
Rams
  Kevin Scanlon
333 12-28
Steelers
  Tyrone McGriff