1977 NFL Draft
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Ricky Bell first overall in the 1977 NFL draft, the first of 195 picks over 7 rounds. The most decorated name in the class is Lester Hayes, with 1 award on the NFL honours list.
What the 1977 class won
- Lester Hayes — NFL Defensive Player of the Year
- Tommy Kramer — NFL Comeback Player of the Year
- Tony Dorsett — 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 | Ricky Bell |  Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 2 | Tony Dorsett |  Dallas Cowboys |
| 3 | Eddie Edwards |  Cincinnati Bengals |
| 4 | Marvin Powell |  New York Jets |
| 5 | Gary Jeter |  New York Giants |
| 6 | Warren Bryant |  Atlanta Falcons |
| 7 | Joe Campbell |  New Orleans Saints |
| 8 | Wilson Whitley | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 9 | Mike Butler |  Green Bay Packers |
| 10 | Gary Green |  Kansas City Chiefs |
| 11 | Morris Towns |  Tennessee Titans |
| 12 | Phil Dokes |  Buffalo Bills |
| 13 | A.J. Duhe |  Miami Dolphins |
| 14 | Steve August |  Seattle Seahawks |
| 15 | Ted Albrecht |  Chicago Bears |
| 16 | Raymond Clayborn |  New England Patriots |
| 17 | Robert Jackson |  Cleveland Browns |
| 18 | Steve Schindler |  Denver Broncos |
| 19 | Steve Pisarkiewicz |  Arizona Cardinals |
| 20 | Wilson Faumuina | Atlanta Falcons |
| 21 | Robin Cole |  Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 22 | Mike Cobb | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 23 | Bob Brudzinski |  Los Angeles Rams |
| 24 | Bob Rush |  Los Angeles Chargers |
| 25 | Stanley Morgan | New England Patriots |
| 26 | Randy Burke |  Indianapolis Colts |
| 27 | Tommy Kramer |  Minnesota Vikings |
| 28 | Ezra Johnson | Green Bay Packers |
Round 2
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Dave Lewis | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 30 | Tom Lynch | Seattle Seahawks |
| 31 | Nolan Cromwell | Los Angeles Rams |
| 32 | Johnny Perkins | New York Giants |
| 33 | Wesley Walker | New York Jets |
| 34 | Mike Fultz | New Orleans Saints |
| 35 | Mike Davis |  Las Vegas Raiders |
| 36 | R.C. Thielemann | Atlanta Falcons |
| 37 | Tony Reed | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 38 | George Reihner | Tennessee Titans |
| 39 | Greg Koch | Green Bay Packers |
| 40 | Bob Baumhower | Miami Dolphins |
| 41 | Terry Beeson | Seattle Seahawks |
| 42 | Walt Williams |  Detroit Lions |
| 43 | Mike Spivey | Chicago Bears |
| 44 | Horace Ivory | New England Patriots |
| 45 | Rob Lytle | Denver Broncos |
| 46 | Tom Skladany | Cleveland Browns |
| 47 | George Franklin | Arizona Cardinals |
| 48 | Sidney Thornton | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 49 | Pete Johnson | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 50 | Billy Waddy | Los Angeles Rams |
| 51 | Peter Cronan | Seattle Seahawks |
| 52 | Don Hasselbeck | New England Patriots |
| 53 | Mike Ozdowski | Indianapolis Colts |
| 54 | Glenn Carano | Dallas Cowboys |
| 55 | Dennis Swilley | Minnesota Vikings |
| 56 | Ted McKnight | Las Vegas Raiders |
Round 3
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Charles Hannah | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 58 | Dennis Boyd | Seattle Seahawks |
| 59 | Curtis Brown | Buffalo Bills |
| 60 | Tom Beasley | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 61 | Robin Earl | Chicago Bears |
| 62 | Tony Hill | Dallas Cowboys |
| 63 | Edgar Fields | Atlanta Falcons |
| 64 | Robert Watts | New Orleans Saints |
| 65 | Elmo Boyd |  San Francisco 49ers |
| 66 | Tim Wilson | Tennessee Titans |
| 67 | Thomas Howard | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 68 | Ed Fulton | Los Angeles Rams |
| 69 | Rick Kane | Detroit Lions |
| 70 | Jimmy Giles | Tennessee Titans |
| 71 | Mike Watson | Miami Dolphins |
| 72 | Tank Marshall | New York Jets |
| 73 | John Kimbrough | Buffalo Bills |
| 74 | Rick Scribner | Green Bay Packers |
| 75 | Jim Smith | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 76 | Mike Voight | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 77 | Keith King | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 78 | Kurt Allerman | Arizona Cardinals |
| 79 | Wendell Tyler | Los Angeles Rams |
| 80 | Terdell Middleton | Arizona Cardinals |
| 81 | Val Belcher | Dallas Cowboys |
| 82 | Sidney Brown | New England Patriots |
| 83 | Tom Hannon | Minnesota Vikings |
| 84 | Rob Carpenter | Tennessee Titans |
Round 4
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 85 | Rick Walker | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 86 | Jimmy Dean | Buffalo Bills |
| 87 | John Yarno | Seattle Seahawks |
| 88 | Mike Vaughan | New York Giants |
| 89 | Allan Leavitt | Atlanta Falcons |
| 90 | Scott Dierking | New York Jets |
| 91 | Vince Ferragamo | Los Angeles Rams |
| 92 | Mark Bailey | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 93 | Ted Petersen | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 94 | Andre Samuels | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 95 | Darius Helton | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 96 | Luther Blue | Detroit Lions |
| 97 | Duncan McColl |  Washington Commanders |
| 98 | Warren Anderson | Tennessee Titans |
| 99 | Laverne Smith | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 100 | Stan Black | San Francisco 49ers |
| 101 | Bill Bryan | Denver Broncos |
| 102 | Oliver Davis | Cleveland Browns |
| 103 | Mike Wilson | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 104 | Eric Harris | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 105 | Jerry Anderson | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 106 | Dan Audick | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 107 | Eary Jones | Los Angeles Rams |
| 108 | Guy Brown | Dallas Cowboys |
| 109 | Gerald Skinner | New England Patriots |
| 110 | Robert Sims | Cleveland Browns |
| 111 | Larry Seivers | Seattle Seahawks |
| 112 | Mickey Marvin | Las Vegas Raiders |
Round 5
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 113 | Mike Michel | Miami Dolphins |
| 114 | Ron Crosby | Detroit Lions |
| 115 | Fred Besana | Buffalo Bills |
| 116 | Perry Griggs | New York Jets |
| 117 | Randy Dean | New York Giants |
| 118 | Dave Lafary | New Orleans Saints |
| 119 | Skip Sharp |  Philadelphia Eagles |
| 120 | Shelton Diggs | Atlanta Falcons |
| 121 | Cliff Stoudt | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 122 | Nathan Simpson | Green Bay Packers |
| 123 | Leroy Harris | Miami Dolphins |
| 124 | Clarence Williams | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 125 | Steve Courson | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 126 | Lester Hayes | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 127 | Neil O'Donoghue | Buffalo Bills |
| 128 | Cliff Olander | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 129 | Gary Gregory | New York Jets |
| 130 | Donnie Hickman | Los Angeles Rams |
| 131 | Ernest Lee | Arizona Cardinals |
| 132 | Dennis Winston | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 133 | Ray Phillips | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 134 | Jeff Williams | Los Angeles Rams |
| 135 | Andy Spiva | Arizona Cardinals |
| 136 | Dave Hubbard | New Orleans Saints |
| 137 | Andy Frederick | Dallas Cowboys |
| 138 | Ken Moore | Minnesota Vikings |
| 139 | Jeff Barnes | Las Vegas Raiders |
Round 6
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 140 | Vince Evans | Chicago Bears |
| 141 | Mike Burns | San Francisco 49ers |
| 142 | Tony Benjamin | Seattle Seahawks |
| 143 | Bob Jordan | New York Giants |
| 144 | Joe Klecko | New York Jets |
| 145 | Kevin Russell | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 146 | Dave Lindstrom | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 147 | Cliff Parsley | New Orleans Saints |
| 148 | Gary Woolford | Tennessee Titans |
| 149 | Tim Moresco | Green Bay Packers |
| 150 | Rick Burleson | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 151 | Lawrence Barnes | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 152 | Pete Shaw | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 153 | Emery Moorehead | New York Giants |
| 154 | Wilbert Montgomery | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 155 | Jim Harlan | San Francisco 49ers |
| 156 | Art Best | Los Angeles Rams |
| 157 | Ron Pruitt | Buffalo Bills |
| 158 | Martin Mitchell | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 159 | Paul Harris | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 160 | Tommy Duniven | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 161 | Keith Jenkins | Atlanta Falcons |
| 162 | Tom Schick | New Orleans Saints |
| 163 | Calvin O'Neal | Indianapolis Colts |
| 164 | Jim Cooper | Dallas Cowboys |
| 165 | David Carter | Tennessee Titans |
| 166 | Reggie Pinkney | Detroit Lions |
| 167 | Andre Herrera | Kansas City Chiefs |
Round 7
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 168 | Charlie White | New York Jets |
| 169 | David Sims | Seattle Seahawks |
| 170 | Mike Nelms | Buffalo Bills |
| 171 | Bob Grupp | New York Jets |
| 172 | Derrel Gofourth | Green Bay Packers |
| 173 | Ken Randle | Cleveland Browns |
| 174 | Greg Boykin | New Orleans Saints |
| 175 | Charles Johnson | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 176 | Rell Tipton | Green Bay Packers |
| 177 | Chris Golub | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 178 | Al Dixon | New York Giants |
| 179 | Tim Black | Detroit Lions |
| 180 | Bruce Herron | Miami Dolphins |
| 181 | Ron Bush | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 182 | Gerald Butler | Chicago Bears |
| 183 | Jim Van Wagner | San Francisco 49ers |
| 184 | Blane Smith | Cleveland Browns |
| 185 | Larry Swider | Denver Broncos |
| 186 | Randy Frisch | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 187 | Louis Breeden | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 188 | Bob Lingenfelter | Cleveland Browns |
| 189 | Reggie Haynes | Washington Commanders |
| 190 | Rich Martini | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 191 | David Stalls | Dallas Cowboys |
| 192 | Ken Smith | New England Patriots |
| 193 | Blanchard Carter | Indianapolis Colts |
| 194 | Jim Corbett | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 195 | Kevin Long | New York Jets |
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.