Den 1981 NFL utkastet var prosedyren der National Football League klubber valgt amatør college fotball spillere. Det er offisielt kjent som NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. Den Utkastet ble avholdt 28-29 April, 1981 , i New York Sheraton Hotel i New York City. Ligaen hadde også et tilleggsutkast etter det vanlige utkastet og før ordinær sesong.
For første gang ble de to beste valgene i utkastet kåret til henholdsvis Offensive and Defensive Rookies of the Year .
Valg av spillere
Runde en
Runde to
Runde tre
Runde fire
Runde fem
Plukke #
NFL -lag
Spiller
Posisjon
Høyskole
112
New Orleans Saints
Louis Oubre
Takling
Oklahoma
113
New York Jets
Tyrone Keys
Defensiv slutt
Mississippi State
114
Seattle Seahawks
Edwin Bailey
Vakt
South Carolina State
115
New York Giants
Bill Neill
Defensiv takling
Pittsburgh
116
St. Louis Cardinals
John Gillen
Linebacker
Illinois
117
Green Bay Packers
Byron Braggs
Defensiv takling
Alabama
118
Oakland Raiders
James Davis
Defensiv back
Sør
119
Washington Redskins
Dexter Manley
Defensiv slutt
Oklahoma State
120
Cincinnati Bengals
Benjie Pryor
Stram slutt
Pittsburgh
121
San Francisco 49ers
Lynn Thomas
Defensiv back
Pittsburgh
122
San Francisco 49ers (fra Chicago)
Arrington Jones
Løper tilbake
Winston-Salem delstat
123
Minnesota Vikings
Wendell Ray
Defensiv slutt
Missouri
124
Kansas City Chiefs
Todd Thomas
Takling
Norddakota
125
Denver Broncos
Ken Lanier
Takling
Florida delstat
126
Miami Dolphins
Ken Poole
Defensiv slutt
NE Louisiana
127
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ricky Martin
Bred mottaker
New Mexico
128
New Orleans Saints
Jerry Boyarsky
Defensiv takling
Pittsburgh
129
Detroit Lions
Larry Lee
Vakt
UCLA
130
New England Patriots
Steve Clark
Defensiv takling
Kansas State
131
San Diego Chargers
Keith Ferguson
Linebacker
Ohio State
132
Washington Redskins
Gary Sayre
Vakt
Cameron
133
Houston Oilers
Delbert Fowler
Linebacker
vest.virginia
134
Cleveland Browns
Steve Cox
Punter/Kicker
Arkansas
135
Buffalo Bills
Calvin Clark
Defensiv slutt
Purdue
136
Atlanta Falcons
Eric Sanders
Takling
Nevada
137
Dallas Cowboys
Danny Spradlin
Linebacker
Tennessee
138
Miami Dolphins
Tommy Vigorito
Løper tilbake
Virginia
Runde seks
Plukke #
NFL -lag
Spiller
Posisjon
Høyskole
139
New Orleans Saints
Nat Hudson
Vakt
Georgia
140
Seattle Seahawks
Steve Durham
Defensiv slutt
Clemson
141
San Diego Chargers
Andy Gissinger
Takling
Syracuse
142
New York Jets
John Woodring
Linebacker
brun
143
St. Louis Cardinals
Dave Ahrens
Linebacker
Wisconsin
144
New Orleans Saints
Johnnie Poe
Hjørnespark
Missouri
145
New York Giants
Mel Hoover
Bred mottaker
Arizona State
146
Cincinnati Bengals
Rex Robinson
Kicker
Georgia
147
San Francisco 49ers
Pete Kugler
Defensiv takling
Penn State
148
Washington Redskins
Larry Kubin
Linebacker
Penn State
149
Baltimore Colts
Bubba Green
Defensiv takling
North Carolina State
150
Chicago Bears
Reuben Henderson
Hjørnespark
San Diego State
151
Denver Broncos
Alvin Lewis
Løper tilbake
Colorado State
152
Miami Dolphins
Mack Moore
Defensiv slutt
Texas A&M
153
Kansas City Chiefs
Dock Luckie
Defensiv takling
Florida
154
Miami Dolphins
Fulton Walker
Defensiv back
vest.virginia
155
Detroit Lions
Sam Johnson
Defensiv back
Maryland
156
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bryan Hinkle
Linebacker
Oregon
157
New England Patriots
Ron Wooten
Vakt
Nord -Carolina
158
Los Angeles værer
William Daniels
Defensiv takling
Alabama delstat
159
Houston Oilers
Bill Kay
Defensiv back
Purdue
160
Cleveland Browns
Ron Simmons
Defensiv takling
Florida delstat
161
Buffalo Bills
Robert Holt
Bred mottaker
Baylor
162
San Diego Chargers
Bobby Duckworth
Bred mottaker
Arkansas
163
Dallas Cowboys
Vince Skillings
Defensiv back
Ohio State
164
Atlanta Falcons
Harry Stanback
Defensiv takling
Nord -Carolina
165
New York Giants
Edward O'Neal
Løper tilbake
Tuskegee
166
New Orleans Saints
Glen Redd
Linebacker
Brigham Young
Runde sju
Plukke #
NFL -lag
Spiller
Posisjon
Høyskole
167
New Orleans Saints
Kevin Williams
Bred mottaker
USC
168
New York Giants
Louis Jackson
Løper tilbake
Cal Poly
169
New York Jets
Kenny Neil
Defensiv slutt
Iowa delstat
170
Seattle Seahawks
Ron Johnson
Bred mottaker
Long Beach State
171
St. Louis Cardinals
Kevin Donnalley
Defensiv back
North Dakota State
172
Green Bay Packers
Bill Whitaker
Defensiv back
Missouri
173
Dallas Cowboys
Ron Fellows
Defensiv back
Missouri
174
Philadelphia Eagles (fra San Francisco)
Alan Duncan
Kicker
Tennessee
175
Los Angeles værer
Ron Battle
Stram slutt
Nord -Texas delstat
176
Cincinnati Bengals
Jeff Schuh
Linebacker
Minnesota
177
Chicago Bears
Jeff Fisher
Defensiv back
USC
178
Baltimore Colts
Obed Ariri
Kicker
Clemson
179
Miami Dolphins
Mike Daum
Takling
Cal Poly
180
Kansas City Chiefs
Billy Jackson
Løper tilbake
Alabama
181
Denver Broncos
Steve Busick
Linebacker
USC
182
Detroit Lions
Lee Spivey
Takling
Sørlige metodist
183
Pittsburgh Steelers
David Little
Linebacker
Florida
184
Minnesota Vikings
Don Shaver
Løper tilbake
Kutztown (PA)
185
New England Patriots
Ken Toler
Bred mottaker
Mississippi
186
Seattle Seahawks
Brad Scovill
Stram slutt
Penn State
187
Cleveland Browns
Eddie Johnson
Linebacker
Louisville
188
Buffalo Bills
Steve Doolittle
Linebacker
Colorado
189
San Diego Chargers
Pete Holohan
Stram slutt
Notre Dame
190
Los Angeles værer
Mike Clark
Defensiv slutt
Florida
191
Dallas Cowboys
Ken Miller
Defensiv back
Østlige Michigan
192
Philadelphia Eagles
Doak Field
Linebacker
Baylor
193
Houston Oilers
Don Washington
Defensiv back
Texas A&I
Runde åtte
Plukke #
NFL -lag
Spiller
Posisjon
Høyskole
194
New England Patriots
Ken Naber
Kicker
Stanford
195
New York Jets
Lloyd Jones
Bred mottaker
Brigham Young
196
Seattle Seahawks
Eric Lane
Løper tilbake
Brigham Young
197
New York Giants
John Powers
Vakt
Michigan
198
St. Louis Cardinals
Mike Fisher
Bred mottaker
Baylor
199
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Denver Johnson
Takling
Tulsa
200
Green Bay Packers
Larry Werts
Linebacker
Jackson State
201
Washington Redskins
Charlie Brown
Bred mottaker
South Carolina State
202
Cincinnati Bengals
Bobby Kemp
Sikkerhet
Fullerton delstat
203
San Francisco 49ers
Garry White
Løper tilbake
Minnesota
204
Baltimore Colts
Ken Sitton
Defensiv back
Oklahoma
205
Chicago Bears
Scott Zettek
Defensiv takling
Notre Dame
206
Kansas City Chiefs
David Dorn
Bred mottaker
Rutgers
207
New York Giants
Mark Reed
Quarterback
Morehead State
208
Miami Dolphins
William Judson
Hjørnespark
South Carolina State
209
Pittsburgh Steelers
Frank Wilson
Løper tilbake
Ris
210
Minnesota Vikings
Wade Wilson
Quarterback
Øst -Texas delstat
211
Detroit Lions
Bob Niziolek
Stram slutt
Colorado
212
New England Patriots
Lin Dawson
Stram slutt
North Carolina State
213
New York Jets
JC Watts
Quarterback
Oklahoma
214
New Orleans Saints
Gene Gladys
Linebacker
Penn State
215
New Orleans Saints
Kevin Evans
Defensiv back
Arkansas
216
Los Angeles værer
Art Plunkett
Takling
UNLV
217
Houston Oilers
Willie Tullis
Bred mottaker
Troy State
218
Dallas Cowboys
Paul Piurowski
Linebacker
Florida delstat
219
Atlanta Falcons
Cliff Toney
Defensiv back
Rødbrun
220
Baltimore Colts
Hosea Taylor
Defensiv takling
Houston
221
New York Giants
Billy Ard
Vakt
Wake Forest
Runde ni
Plukke #
NFL -lag
Spiller
Posisjon
Høyskole
222
New Orleans Saints
Toussaint Tyler
Løper tilbake
Washington
223
Seattle Seahawks
Jim Stone
Løper tilbake
Notre Dame
224
New York Giants
Byron Hunt
Linebacker
Sørlige metodist
225
New York Jets
Admiral Dewey Larry
Defensiv back
UNLV
226
St. Louis Cardinals
Stubbe Mitchell
Løper tilbake
Citadel
227
Green Bay Packers
Tim Huffman
Takling
Notre Dame
228
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Mike Ford
Quarterback
Sørlige metodist
229
Cincinnati Bengals
Jim Hannula
Takling
Nord -Illinois
230
Cincinnati Bengals (fra San Francisco)
Samoa Samoa
Løper tilbake
Washington State
231
Washington Redskins
Darryl Grant
Vakt
Ris
232
Chicago Bears
Frank Ditta
Vakt
Baylor
233
Baltimore Colts
Tim Gooch
Defensiv takling
Kentucky
234
Denver Broncos
Rusty Olsen
Defensiv slutt
Washington
235
Miami Dolphins
John Noonan
Bred mottaker
Nebraska
236
Seattle Seahawks
Jim Whatley
Bred mottaker
Washington State
237
Kansas City Chiefs
Tony Vereen
Defensiv back
Sørøst -Louisiana
238
Detroit Lions
Hugh Jernigan
Defensiv back
Arkansas
239
Pittsburgh Steelers
James Hunter
Takling
USC
240
Detroit Lions
Dave Martin
Defensiv back
Villanova
241
Buffalo Bills
Robb Riddick
Løper tilbake
Millersville (PA)
242
Los Angeles værer
Ron Seawell
Linebacker
Portland delstat
243
Houston Oilers
Avon Riley
Linebacker
UCLA
244
Cleveland Browns
Randy Schleusener
Vakt
Nebraska
245
Atlanta Falcons
Calvin Fance
Løper tilbake
Ris
246
Dallas Cowboys
Mike Wilson
Bred mottaker
Washington State
247
Philadelphia Eagles
Chuck Commiskey
Offensiv linjemann
Mississippi
248
Oakland Raiders
Curt Mohl
Takling
UCLA
Runde ti
Plukke #
NFL -lag
Spiller
Posisjon
Høyskole
249
New Orleans Saints
Hokie Gajan
Løper tilbake
Louisiana delstat
250
New York Giants
Mike Barker
Defensiv takling
Grambling
251
New York Jets
Marty Wetzel
Linebacker
Tulane
252
Seattle Seahawks
Ken Dawson
Løper tilbake
Savannah delstat
253
St. Louis Cardinals
James Mallard
Bred mottaker
Alabama
254
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ken McCune
Defensiv slutt
Texas
255
Green Bay Packers
Nickie Hall
Quarterback
Tulane
256
Baltimore Colts
Gregg Gerken
Linebacker
Nord -Arizona
257
Washington Redskins
Phil Kessel
Quarterback
Nord -Michigan
258
Cincinnati Bengals
Hubert Simpson
Løper tilbake
Tennessee
259
Baltimore Colts (fra San Francisco)
Trent Bryant
Defensiv back
Arkansas
260
Chicago Bears
Tim Clifford
Quarterback
Indiana
261
Miami Dolphins
Steve Folsom
Stram slutt
Utah
262
Kansas City Chiefs
Les Studdard
Vakt
Texas
263
St. Louis Cardinals
Jim Joiner
Bred mottaker
Miami (FL)
264
Detroit Lions
Andy Cannavino
Linebacker
Michigan
265
Pittsburgh Steelers
Mike Mayock
Sikkerhet
Boston College
266
Minnesota Vikings
James Murphy
Bred mottaker
Utah State
267
Washington Redskins
Allan Kennedy
Takling
Washington State
268
San Diego Chargers
Robert Parham
Løper tilbake
Grambling
269
Los Angeles værer
Robert Alexander
Løper tilbake
vest.virginia
270
Houston Oilers
Larry Jones
Løper tilbake
Colorado State
271
Cleveland Browns
Dean Prater
Defensiv slutt
Oklahoma State
272
Buffalo Bills
Justin Cross
Takling
Vestlige Colorado
273
Dallas Cowboys
Pat Graham
Defensiv takling
California
274
Atlanta Falcons
Robert Murphy
Defensiv back
Ohio State
275
Philadelphia Eagles
Hubie Oliver
Løper tilbake
Arizona
276
Oakland Raiders
Frank Hawkins
Løper tilbake
Nevada
Runde elleve
Plukke #
NFL -lag
Spiller
Posisjon
Høyskole
277
New Orleans Saints
Lester Mickens
Bred mottaker
Kansas
278
New York Jets
Ed Gall
Defensiv takling
Maryland
279
Seattle Seahawks
Lance Olander
Løper tilbake
Colorado
280
San Diego Chargers
Matt Petrzelka
Takling
Iowa
281
St. Louis Cardinals
Mike Sherrod
Stram slutt
Illinois
282
Green Bay Packers
Forrest Valora
Linebacker
Oklahoma
283
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Johnny Ray Smith
Defensiv back
Lamar
284
Washington Redskins
Jerry Hill
Bred mottaker
Nord -Alabama
285
Cincinnati Bengals
Robert Jackson
Defensiv back
Sentral -Michigan
286
San Francisco 49ers
Rob DeBose
Stram slutt
UCLA
287
Chicago Bears
Lonnie Johnson
Løper tilbake
Indiana
288
Baltimore Colts
Holden Smith
Bred mottaker
California
289
Kansas City Chiefs
Frank Case
Defensiv slutt
Penn State
290
Denver Broncos
Pat Walker
Bred mottaker
Miami (FL)
291
Miami Dolphins
Jim Jensen
Quarterback
Boston University
292
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rick Trocano
Quarterback
Pittsburgh
293
Minnesota Vikings
Brent Knourek
Fullback
Oregon State
294
Detroit Lions
Willie Jackson
Defensiv back
Mississippi State
295
New England Patriots
Brian Buckley
Quarterback
Harvard
296
Los Angeles værer
Marcellus Greene
Defensiv back
Arizona
297
Houston Oilers
Claude Matthews
Vakt
Rødbrun
298
Cleveland Browns
Larry Friday
Defensiv back
Mississippi State
299
Buffalo Bills
Buster Barnett
Stram slutt
Jackson State
300
San Diego Chargers
Carlos Bradley
Linebacker
Wake Forest
301
Atlanta Falcons
Keith Chappelle
Bred mottaker
Iowa
302
Dallas Cowboys
Tim Morrison
Vakt
Georgia
303
Philadelphia Eagles
Gail Davis
Defensiv takling
Virginia Union
304
Oakland Raiders
Chester Willis
Løper tilbake
Rødbrun
0
New England Patriots (tilleggsutkast)
Chy Davidson
Bred mottaker
Rhode Island
Runde tolv
Plukke #
NFL -lag
Spiller
Posisjon
Høyskole
305
New Orleans Saints
Jim Wilks
Defensiv takling
San Diego State
306
Seattle Seahawks
Jeff Bednarek
Defensiv takling
Stillehavet
307
New York Giants
Mike Maher
Stram slutt
Vestlige Illinois
308
New York Jets
Mike Moeller
Takling
Drake
309
St. Louis Cardinals
Joe Adams
Vakt
Nebraska
310
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Brad White
Defensiv takling
Tennessee
311
Green Bay Packers
Cliff Lewis
Linebacker
Sørlige Mississippi
312
Cincinnati Bengals
Mark O'Connell
Quarterback
Ball State
313
San Francisco 49ers
Major Ogilvie
Løper tilbake
Alabama
314
Washington Redskins
Clint Didier
Stram slutt
Portland delstat
315
Baltimore Colts
Eric Scoggins
Linebacker
USC
316
Chicago Bears
Bob Shupryt
Linebacker
New Mexico
317
Denver Broncos
John Hankerd
Linebacker
Notre Dame
318
Miami Dolphins
John Alford
Defensiv takling
South Carolina State
319
Kansas City Chiefs
Bob Gagliano
Quarterback
Utah State
320
Minnesota Vikings
Brian Williams
Stram slutt
Sør
321
Denver Broncos
Mandel Robinson
Løper tilbake
Wyoming
322
San Francisco 49ers (fra Pittsburgh)
Joe Adams
Quarterback
Tennessee delstat
323
New England Patriots
Cris Crissy
Defensiv back
Princeton
324
Houston Oilers
Bill Capece
Kicker
Florida delstat
325
Cleveland Browns
Kevin McGill
Takling
Oregon
326
Buffalo Bills
Keith Clark
Linebacker
Memphis State
327
San Diego Chargers
Stacy Charles
Bred mottaker
Bethune-Cookman
328
Los Angeles værer
Jairo Penaranda
Løper tilbake
UCLA
329
Dallas Cowboys
Nate Lundy
Bred mottaker
Indiana
330
Atlanta Falcons
Mark McCants
Defensiv back
tinning
331
Philadelphia Eagles
Ray Ellis
Defensiv back
Ohio State
332
Oakland Raiders
Phil Nelson
Stram slutt
Delaware
= Pro Bowler
= Hall of Famer
Hall of Famers
Mike Singletary , linebacker fra Baylor, tok 2. runde 38. totalt av Chicago Bears
Innført: Professional Football Hall of Fame -klassen i 1998.
Lawrence Taylor , linebacker fra North Carolina, tok 1. runde 2. totalt av New York Giants
Innført: Professional Football Hall of Fame -klassen fra 1999.
Ronnie Lott , cornerback fra Sør -California, tok første runde 8. totalt av San Francisco 49ers
Innført: Professional Football Hall of Fame -klassen i 2000.
Howie Long , defensiv takling fra Villanova, tatt 2. runde 48. totalt av Oakland Raiders
Innført: Professional Football Hall of Fame -klassen i 2000.
Rickey Jackson , linebacker fra Pittsburgh, tok 2. runde 51. totalt av New Orleans Saints
Innført: Professional Football Hall of Fame -klassen i 2010.
Russ Grimm , offensiv vakt fra Pittsburgh, tok tredje runde 69. totalt av Washington Redskins
Innført: Professional Football Hall of Fame -klassen i 2010.
Kenny Easley , sikkerhet fra UCLA, tok 1. runde 4. totalt av Seattle Seahawks
Innført: Professional Football Hall of Fame -klassen i 2017.
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