1976 NFL Draft
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Lee Roy Selmon first overall in the 1976 NFL draft, the first of 209 picks over 7 rounds. The most decorated name in the class is Steve Young, with 4 awards on the NFL honours list.
What the 1976 class won
- Steve Young — NFL MVP, NFL Offensive Player of the Year, Super Bowl MVP
- Lee Roy Selmon — NFL Defensive Player of the Year
- Mike Haynes — NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
- Mike Smith — NFL Coach of the Year
- Sammy White — NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
Counted from the NFL award history, every season a pick has won something.
Round 1
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Roy Selmon |  Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 2 | Steve Niehaus |  Seattle Seahawks |
| 3 | Chuck Muncie |  New Orleans Saints |
| 4 | Joe Washington |  Los Angeles Chargers |
| 5 | Mike Haynes |  New England Patriots |
| 6 | Richard Todd |  New York Jets |
| 7 | Mike Pruitt |  Cleveland Browns |
| 8 | Dennis Lick |  Chicago Bears |
| 9 | Bubba Bean |  Atlanta Falcons |
| 10 | James Hunter |  Detroit Lions |
| 11 | William Brooks |  Cincinnati Bengals |
| 12 | Pete Brock | New England Patriots |
| 13 | Troy Archer |  New York Giants |
| 14 | Rod Walters |  Kansas City Chiefs |
| 15 | Tom Glassic |  Denver Broncos |
| 16 | Lawrence Gaines | Detroit Lions |
| 17 | Larry Gordon |  Miami Dolphins |
| 18 | Mario Clark |  Buffalo Bills |
| 19 | Kim Bokamper | Miami Dolphins |
| 20 | Ken Novak |  Indianapolis Colts |
| 21 | Tim Fox | New England Patriots |
| 22 | Mike Dawson |  Arizona Cardinals |
| 23 | Mark Koncar |  Green Bay Packers |
| 24 | Archie Griffin | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 25 | James White |  Minnesota Vikings |
| 26 | Kevin McLain |  Los Angeles Rams |
| 27 | Aaron Kyle |  Dallas Cowboys |
| 28 | Bennie Cunningham |  Pittsburgh Steelers |
Round 2
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Sammy Green | Seattle Seahawks |
| 30 | Jimmy DuBose | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 31 | Don Macek | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 32 | Tony Galbreath | New Orleans Saints |
| 33 | Shafer Suggs | New York Jets |
| 34 | Charles Philyaw |  Las Vegas Raiders |
| 35 | Ike Forte | New England Patriots |
| 36 | Sonny Collins | Atlanta Falcons |
| 37 | Ray Pinney | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 38 | Glenn Bujnoch | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 39 | Pat Thomas | Los Angeles Rams |
| 40 | Jim Jensen | Dallas Cowboys |
| 41 | Cliff Frazier | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 42 | Randy Cross |  San Francisco 49ers |
| 43 | Kurt Knoff | Denver Broncos |
| 44 | Ken Long | Detroit Lions |
| 45 | Ken Jones | Buffalo Bills |
| 46 | David Hill | Detroit Lions |
| 47 | Mike Kruczek | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 48 | Mike Barber |  Tennessee Titans |
| 49 | Loaird McCreary | Miami Dolphins |
| 50 | Jeb Blount | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 51 | Chris Bahr | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 52 | Joe Devlin | Buffalo Bills |
| 53 | Ron McCartney | Los Angeles Rams |
| 54 | Sammy White | Minnesota Vikings |
| 55 | Jim Eidson | Dallas Cowboys |
| 56 | James Files | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 57 | Eddie Lewis | San Francisco 49ers |
| 58 | Sherman Smith | Seattle Seahawks |
| 59 | Steve Raible | Seattle Seahawks |
| 60 | Dewey Selmon | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 157 | Alvis Darby | Seattle Seahawks |
| 158 | Curtis Jordan | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 159 | Gary Dunn | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 160 | Terry Stieve | New Orleans Saints |
| 161 | Dan Jiggetts | Chicago Bears |
| 162 | Dan Lloyd | New York Giants |
| 163 | Bob Martin | New York Jets |
| 164 | Leslie Benson | Buffalo Bills |
| 165 | Kirk Johnson |  Philadelphia Eagles |
| 166 | Steve Taylor | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 167 | Bob Gregolunas | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 168 | Robert Pennywell | San Francisco 49ers |
| 169 | Stan Varner | Atlanta Falcons |
| 170 | Greg Boyd | New England Patriots |
| 171 | Scott Piper | Buffalo Bills |
| 172 | Calvin Harper | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 173 | Todd Simonsen | Tennessee Titans |
| 174 | Gary Davis | Miami Dolphins |
| 175 | Darnell Powell | Buffalo Bills |
| 176 | Orlando Nelson | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 177 | Scott Bull | San Francisco 49ers |
| 178 | Calvin Lane | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 179 | Tom Marvaso |  Washington Commanders |
| 180 | Terry Egerdahl | Minnesota Vikings |
| 181 | Greg McGuire | Dallas Cowboys |
| 182 | Jack Deloplaine | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Round 7
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 183 | Parnell Dickinson | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 184 | Dick Dixon | Seattle Seahawks |
| 185 | Joe Ingersoll | Miami Dolphins |
| 186 | Greg Schaum | Dallas Cowboys |
| 187 | Bob Bateman | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 188 | Larry "Abdul Salaam" Faulk | New York Jets |
| 189 | Steve Cassidy | Cleveland Browns |
| 190 | Jerry Muckensturm | Chicago Bears |
| 191 | Carl Hairston | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 192 | Pete Rome | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 193 | Karl Farmer | Atlanta Falcons |
| 194 | Jay Chesley | San Francisco 49ers |
| 195 | Jackie Williams | Buffalo Bills |
| 196 | Rod Wellington | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 197 | Larry Harris | Tennessee Titans |
| 198 | Garth Ten Napel | Detroit Lions |
| 199 | James Richards | New York Jets |
| 200 | John Owens | Miami Dolphins |
| 201 | Ed Bauer | New Orleans Saints |
| 202 | Perry Brooks | New England Patriots |
| 203 | Phil Rogers | Arizona Cardinals |
| 204 | Clarence Chapman | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 205 | Ken Kuhn | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 206 | Larry Brune | Minnesota Vikings |
| 207 | Larry Buie | Los Angeles Rams |
| 208 | David Williams | Dallas Cowboys |
| 209 | Barry Burton | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Picks from ESPN's draft pages. A team links to its page when the franchise is still in the league under that name; a player links when the player is on file.