| 1972 | 1 | 1 | Walt Patulski | DE | Notre Dame | Buffalo | |
| 1972 | 1 | 2 | Sherman White | DE | California | Cincinnati | |
| 1972 | 1 | 3 | Lionel Antoine | T | Southern Illinois | Chicago | |
| 1972 | 1 | 4 | Ahmad Rashad (Bobby Moore) | WR | Oregon | St. Louis | |
| 1972 | 1 | 5 | Riley Odoms | TE | Houston | Denver | |
| 1972 | 1 | 6 | Gregory Sampson | DE | Stanford | Houston | |
| 1972 | 1 | 7 | Willie Buchanon | DB | San Diego State | Green Bay | ! |
| 1972 | 1 | 8 | Royce Smith | G | Georgia | New Orleans | |
| 1972 | 1 | 9 | Jerome Barkum | WR | Jackson State | NY Jets | |
| 1972 | 1 | 10 | Jeff Siemon | LB | Stanford | Minnesota | |
| 1972 | 1 | 11 | Jerry Tagge | QB | Nebraska | Green Bay | |
| 1972 | 1 | 12 | Craig Clemons | DB | Iowa | Chicago | |
| 1972 | 1 | 13 | Franco Harris | RB | Penn State | Pittsburgh | ! |
| 1972 | 1 | 14 | John Reaves | QB | Florida | Philadelphia | |
| 1972 | 1 | 15 | Clarence Ellis | DB | Notre Dame | Atlanta | |
| 1972 | 1 | 16 | Herb Orvis | DE | Colorado | Detroit | |
| 1972 | 1 | 17 | Eldridge Small | DB | Texas A&I | NY Giants | |
| 1972 | 1 | 18 | Thomas Darden | DB | Michigan | Cleveland | |
| 1972 | 1 | 19 | Terry Beasley | WR | Auburn | San Francisco | |
| 1972 | 1 | 20 | Mike Taylor | LB | Michigan | NY Jets | |
| 1972 | 1 | 21 | Mike Siani | WR | Villanova | Oakland | |
| 1972 | 1 | 22 | Tom Drougas | T | Oregon | Baltimore | |
| 1972 | 1 | 23 | Jeff Kinney | RB | Nebraska | Kansas City | |
| 1972 | 1 | 24 | Larry Jacobson | DE | Nebraska | NY Giants | |
| 1972 | 1 | 25 | Mike Kadish | DT | Notre Dame | Miami | |
| 1972 | 1 | 26 | Bill Thomas | RB | Boston College | Dallas | |
| 1972 | 2 | 27 | Reggie McKenzie | G | Michigan | Buffalo | |
| 1972 | 2 | 28 | Ralph McGill | DB | Tulsa | San Francisco | |
| 1972 | 2 | 29 | Tom Casonova | DB | Louisiana State | Cincinnati | |
| 1972 | 2 | 30 | Jim Bertelson | RB | Texas | Los Angeles | |
| 1972 | 2 | 31 | Willie Hall | LB | USC | New Orleans | |
| 1972 | 2 | 32 | Mark Arneson | LB | Arizona | St. Louis | |
| 1972 | 2 | 33 | Kelvin Korver | T | Northwestern (Iowa) | Oakland | |
| 1972 | 2 | 34 | Chester Marcol | K | Hillsdale | Green Bay | |
| 1972 | 2 | 35 | Robert Newhouse | RB | Houston | Dallas | |
| 1972 | 2 | 36 | Pete Lazetich | DE | Stanford | San Diego | |
| 1972 | 2 | 37 | Dan Yochum | T | Syracuse | Philadelphia | |
| 1972 | 2 | 38 | Gordon Gravelle | T | Brigham Young | Pittsburgh | |
| 1972 | 2 | 39 | John Babinecz | LB | Villanova | Dallas | |
| 1972 | 2 | 40 | Pat Sullivan | QB | Auburn | Atlanta | |
| 1972 | 2 | 41 | Steve Okoniewski | T | Montana | Atlanta | |
| 1972 | 2 | 42 | Roosevelt Manning | DT | N.E. Oklahoma | Atlanta | |
| 1972 | 2 | 43 | John Vella | T | USC | Oakland | |
| 1972 | 2 | 44 | Jean Barrett | T | Tulsa | San Francisco | |
| 1972 | 2 | 45 | Clifford Brooks | DB | Tennessee State | Cleveland | |
| 1972 | 2 | 46 | Jack Mildren | DB | Oklahoma | Baltimore | |
| 1972 | 2 | 47 | Glenn Doughty | WR | Michigan | Baltimore | |
| 1972 | 2 | 48 | Lydell Mitchell | RB | Penn State | Baltimore | |
| 1972 | 2 | 49 | Tom Reynolds | WR | San Diego State | New England | |
| 1972 | 2 | 50 | Ed Marinaro | RB | Cornell | Minnesota | |
| 1972 | 2 | 51 | Lester Sims | DE | Alabama State | Cleveland | |
| 1972 | 2 | 52 | Charles McKee | WR | Arizona | Dallas | |
| 1972 | 3 | 53 | Fred Swendson | DE | Notre Dame | Buffalo | |
| 1972 | 3 | 54 | Jim LeClair | LB | North Dakota | Cincinnati | |
| 1972 | 3 | 55 | John Mendenhall | DT | Grambling | NY Giants | |
| 1972 | 3 | 56 | Lewis Jolley | RB | North Carolina | Houston | |
| 1972 | 3 | 57 | Tom Beckman | DE | Michigan | St. Louis | |
| 1972 | 3 | 58 | Bill Phillips | LB | Arkansas State | Denver | |
| 1972 | 3 | 59 | Bart Buetow | T | Minnesota | Minnesota | |
| 1972 | 3 | 60 | Robert Kuziel | C | Pittsburgh | New Orleans | |
| 1972 | 3 | 61 | Bill McClard | K | Arkansas | San Diego | |
| 1972 | 3 | 62 | Johnny Musso | RB | Alabama | Chicago | |
| 1972 | 3 | 63 | John McMakin | TE | Clemson | Pittsburgh | |
| 1972 | 3 | 64 | Mike Keller | LB | Michigan | Dallas | |
| 1972 | 3 | 65 | Ken Sandeers | DE | Howard Payne | Detroit | |
| 1972 | 3 | 66 | Gary Hammond | WR | Southern Methodist | NY Jets | |
| 1972 | 3 | 67 | Les Goodman | RB | Yankton | Atlanta | |
| 1972 | 3 | 68 | Tom Luken | G | Purdue | Philadelphia | |
| 1972 | 3 | 69 | Tom Mozisek | RB | Houston | NY Giants | |
| 1972 | 3 | 70 | Larry McCutcheon | RB | Colorado State | Los Angeles | |
| 1972 | 3 | 71 | Allen Dunbar | WR | Southern | San Francisco | |
| 1972 | 3 | 72 | Mel Lunsford | DT | Central State (OH) | Oakland | |
| 1972 | 3 | 73 | Jim White | DE | Colorado State | New England | |
| 1972 | 3 | 74 | Tom Myers | DB | Syracuse | New Orleans | |
| 1972 | 3 | 75 | Solomon Freelon | G | Grambling | Houston | |
| 1972 | 3 | 76 | Bobby Majors | DB | Tennessee | Philadelphia | |
| 1972 | 3 | 77 | Gary Kosins | RB | Dayton | Miami | |
| 1972 | 3 | 78 | Marv Bateman | P | Utah | Dallas | |
| 1972 | 4 | 79 | Randy Jackson | RB | Wichita State | Buffalo | |
| 1972 | 4 | 80 | Lorenzo Brinkley | DB | Missouri | Pittsburgh | |
| 1972 | 4 | 81 | Bernard Jackson | DB | Washington State | Cincinnati | |
| 1972 | 4 | 82 | Jeff (Pat) Lyman | LB | Brigham Young | St. Louis | |
| 1972 | 4 | 83 | Tim Kearney | LB | Northern Michigan | Dallas | |
| 1972 | 4 | 84 | Martin Imhof | DT | San Diego State | St. Louis | |
| 1972 | 4 | 85 | Mike Crangle | DE | Tennessee-Martin | New Orleans | |
| 1972 | 4 | 86 | Eric patton | LB | Notre Dame | Green Bay | |
| 1972 | 4 | 87 | John Saunders | DB | Toledo | Los Angeles | |
| 1972 | 4 | 88 | Ed Bradley | LB | Wake Forest | Pittsburgh | |
| 1972 | 4 | 89 | Ed Galigher | DE | UCLA | NY Jets | |
| 1972 | 4 | 90 | Robert West | WR | San Diego State | Dallas | |
| 1972 | 4 | 91 | Larry Ball | DE | Louisville | Miami | |
| 1972 | 4 | 92 | Ron James | RB | New Mexico State | Philadelphia | |
| 1972 | 4 | 93 | Charles Zapiel | LB | Penn State | Dallas | |
| 1972 | 4 | 94 | Andrew Howard | DT | Grambling | Atlanta | |
| 1972 | 4 | 95 | Eddie Phillips | DB | Texas | Los Angeles | |
| 1972 | 4 | 96 | Windlan Hall | DB | Arizona State | San Francisco | |
| 1972 | 4 | 97 | Andy Hamilton | WR | Louisiana State | Kansas City | |
| 1972 | 4 | 98 | Cliff Branch | WR | Colorado | Oakland | |
| 1972 | 4 | 99 | Joe Federspiel | LB | Kentucky | New Orleans | |
| 1972 | 4 | 100 | Dave Dalby | C | UCLA | Oakland | |
| 1972 | 4 | 101 | Mike Coleman | DE | Knoxville College | New Orleans | |
| 1972 | 4 | 102 | Tom Graham | LB | Oregon | Denver | |
| 1972 | 4 | 103 | Al Benton | T | Ohio | Miami | |
| 1972 | 4 | 104 | Eric Allen | WR | Michigan State | Baltimore | |
| 1972 | 5 | 105 | Leon Garror | DB | Alcorn A&M | Buffalo | |
| 1972 | 5 | 106 | Tom DeLeone | C | Ohio State | Cincinnati | |
| 1972 | 5 | 107 | Tom Gatewood | WR | Notre Dame | NY Giants | |
| 1972 | 5 | 108 | Robert penchion | G | Alcorn A&M | Buffalo | |
| 1972 | 5 | 109 | William Taylor | RB | Michigan | Atlanta | |
| 1972 | 5 | 110 | Conrad Dobler | G | Wyoming | St. Louis | |
| 1972 | 5 | 111 | Bill Butler | RB | Kansas State | New Orleans | |
| 1972 | 5 | 112 | Carl Johnson | T | Nebraska | New Orleans | |
| 1972 | 5 | 113 | Steve Furness | DE | Rhode Island | Pittsburgh | |
| 1972 | 5 | 114 | Dickie Harris | DB | South Carolina | NY Jets | |
| 1972 | 5 | 115 | Don Croft | DT | Texas-El Paso | Baltimore | |
| 1972 | 5 | 116 | Jim Bishop | TE | Tennessee Tech | San Diego | |
| 1972 | 5 | 117 | Bob Parsons | TE | Penn State | Chicago | |
| 1972 | 5 | 118 | Jim Krieg | WR | Washington | Denver | |
| 1972 | 5 | 119 | Ralph Cindrich | LB | Pittsburgh | Atlanta | |
| 1972 | 5 | 120 | Bob Childs | G | Kansas | Los Angeles | |
| 1972 | 5 | 121 | Larry Edwards | LB | Texas A&I | NY Giants | |
| 1972 | 5 | 122 | George Hunt | K | Tennessee | Cleveland | |
| 1972 | 5 | 123 | Mike Greene | LB | Georgia | San Francisco | |
| 1972 | 5 | 124 | Ron Bolton | DB | Norfolk State | New England | |
| 1972 | 5 | 125 | Bob Christiansen | TE | UCLA | Los Angeles | |
| 1972 | 5 | 126 | Bob Davies | DB | South Carolina | New Orleans | |
| 1972 | 5 | 127 | Milt Davis | DE | Texas-Arlington | Kansas City | |
| 1972 | 5 | 128 | Greg Kucera | RB | Northern Colorado | Cleveland | |
| 1972 | 5 | 129 | Charles Babb | DB | Memphis State | Miami | |
| 1972 | 5 | 130 | Harry Gooden | DE | Alcorn A&M | San Diego | |
| 1972 | 6 | 131 | Dan Medlin | DT | North Carolina | Oakland | |
| 1972 | 6 | 132 | John Hill | C | Lehigh | NY Giants | |
| 1972 | 6 | 133 | Bob Pifferini | LB | UCLA | Chicago | |
| 1972 | 6 | 134 | Joe Bullard | DB | Tulane | Houston | |
| 1972 | 6 | 135 | Don Heater | RB | Montana Tech | St. Louis | |
| 1972 | 6 | 136 | Elmer Allen | LB | Mississippi | Houston | |
| 1972 | 6 | 137 | Wayne Dorton | G | Arkansas State | New Orleans | |
| 1972 | 6 | 138 | Nathaniel Ross | DB | Bethune-Cookman | Green Bay | |
| 1972 | 6 | 139 | Joe Jackson | DE | New Mexico State | NY Jets | |
| 1972 | 6 | 140 | Mike Perfetti | DB | Minnesota | Atlanta | |
| 1972 | 6 | 141 | Bruce Ward | G | San Diego State | San Diego | |
| 1972 | 6 | 142 | Dave Pureifory | LB | Eastern Michigan | Green Bay | |
| 1972 | 6 | 143 | Dennis Meyer | DB | Arkansas State | Pittsburgh | |
| 1972 | 6 | 144 | Vern Winfield | G | Minnesota | Philadelphia | |
| 1972 | 6 | 145 | Charles Potts | DB | Purdue | Detroit | |
| 1972 | 6 | 146 | Fred Riley | WR | Idaho | Atlanta | |
| 1972 | 6 | 147 | Robert Hudson | RB | N.E. Oklahoma | Oakland | |
| 1972 | 6 | 148 | Jackie Walker | DB | Tennessee | San Francisco | |
| 1972 | 6 | 149 | Leonard Forey | G | Texas A&M | Cleveland | |
| 1972 | 6 | 150 | Curt Watson | RB | Tennessee | New Orleans | |
| 1972 | 6 | 151 | Edward Hebert | DT | Texas Southern | Los Angeles | |
| 1972 | 6 | 152 | Bruce Laird | DB | American International | Baltimore | |
| 1972 | 6 | 153 | John Kahler | DE | Long Beach State | Kansas City | |
| 1972 | 6 | 154 | Anthony (Amos) Martin | LB | Louisville | Minnesota | |
| 1972 | 6 | 155 | Ray Nettles | LB | Tennessee | Miami | |
| 1972 | 6 | 156 | Charles Bolden | DB | Iowa | Dallas | |
| 1972 | 7 | 157 | Ralph Stepaniak | DB | Notre Dame | Buffalo | |
| 1972 | 7 | 158 | Steve Conley | RB | Kansas | Cincinnati | |
| 1972 | 7 | 159 | Joe Colquitt | DE | Kansas State | Pittsburgh | |
| 1972 | 7 | 160 | Council Rudolph | DE | Kentucky State | St. Louis | |
| 1972 | 7 | 161 | Bill Adams | G | Holy Cross | Miami | |
| 1972 | 7 | 162 | Eric Hutchinson | DB | Northwestern | Houston | |
| 1972 | 7 | 163 | Bill Bushong | DT | Kentucky | Green Bay | |
| 1972 | 7 | 164 | Ernie Jackson | DB | Duke | New Orleans | |
| 1972 | 7 | 165 | Clark Hoss | TE | Oregon State | New England | |
| 1972 | 7 | 166 | John Tarver | RB | Colorado | New England | |
| 1972 | 7 | 167 | Jim Fassel | QB | Long Beach State | Chicago | |
| 1972 | 7 | 168 | Robert Kelly | DB | Jackson State | Pittsburgh | |
| 1972 | 7 | 169 | John Sykes | RB | Morgan State | Baltimore | |
| 1972 | 7 | 170 | Will Foster | LB | Eastern Michigan | Philadelphia | |
| 1972 | 7 | 171 | Lance Moon | RB | Wisconsin | Atlanta | |
| 1972 | 7 | 172 | Charles Stoudmire | WR | Portland State | Detroit | |
| 1972 | 7 | 173 | Ray Jamieson | RB | Memphis State | Oakland | |
| 1972 | 7 | 174 | Don Wesley | T | Maryland State | Cleveland | |
| 1972 | 7 | 175 | Edgar Hardy | G | Jackson State | San Francisco | |
| 1972 | 7 | 176 | Alonzo (Skip) Thomas | DB | USC | Oakland | |
| 1972 | 7 | 177 | Mike Zikas | DT | Notre Dame | NY Giants | |
| 1972 | 7 | 178 | Dnnis Pete | DB | San Francisco State | Oakland | |
| 1972 | 7 | 179 | Dean Carlson | QB | Iowa State | Kansas City | |
| 1972 | 7 | 180 | Calvin Harrell | RB | Arkansas State | Miami | |
| 1972 | 7 | 181 | Bill Slater | DE | Western Michigan | Minnesota | |
| 1972 | 7 | 182 | James Osborne | DT | Southern | Chicago | |
| 1972 | 8 | 183 | Paul Gibson | WR | Texas-El Paso | Buffalo | |
| 1972 | 8 | 184 | Tom Mabry | T | Arkansas | NY Giants | |
| 1972 | 8 | 185 | Dan Kratzer | WR | Missouri Valley | Cincinnati | |
| 1972 | 8 | 186 | Ronnie Estay | DT | Louisiana State | Denver | |
| 1972 | 8 | 187 | Guy Roberts | LB | Maryland | Houston | |
| 1972 | 8 | 188 | Bob Wicks | WR | Utah State | St. Louis | |
| 1972 | 8 | 189 | Ron Vinson | WR | Abilene Christian | New Orleans | |
| 1972 | 8 | 190 | Leland Glass | WR | Oregon | Green Bay | |
| 1972 | 8 | 191 | Al Qualls | LB | Oklahoma | Baltimore | |
| 1972 | 8 | 192 | Ralph Wirtz | WR | North Dakota State | Chicago | |
| 1972 | 8 | 193 | Stahle Vincent | RB | Rice | Pittsburgh | |
| 1972 | 8 | 194 | Marion Lattimore | G | Kansas State | NY Jets | |
| 1972 | 8 | 195 | Steve Beyrle | G | Kansas State | New England | |
| 1972 | 8 | 196 | Larry Ratcliff | RB | Eastern Michigan | Philadelphia | |
| 1972 | 8 | 197 | Henry Stuckey | DB | Missouri | Detroit | |
| 1972 | 8 | 198 | Henry Brandon | RB | Southern | Atlanta | |
| 1972 | 8 | 199 | Tom Graham | WR | Baldwin-Wallace | Los Angeles | |
| 1972 | 8 | 200 | Tom Wittum | P | Northern Illinois | San Francisco | |
| 1972 | 8 | 201 | Hugh McKinnis | RB | Arizona State | Cleveland | |
| 1972 | 8 | 202 | Jackie Brown | RB | Stanford | Oakland | |
| 1972 | 8 | 203 | Moses Denson | RB | Maryland State | Washington | |
| 1972 | 8 | 204 | Van Brownson | QB | Nebraska | Baltimore | |
| 1972 | 8 | 205 | Scott Mahoney | G | Colorado | Kansas City | |
| 1972 | 8 | 206 | Calvin Demery | WR | Arizona State | Minnesota | |
| 1972 | 8 | 207 | Craig Curry | QB | Minnesota | Miami | |
| 1972 | 8 | 208 | Ralph Coleman | LB | North Carolina A&T | Dallas | |
| 1972 | 9 | 209 | Steve Vogel | LB | Boise State | Buffalo | |
| 1972 | 9 | 210 | Stan Walthers | T | Syracuse | Cincinnati | |
| 1972 | 9 | 211 | Ed Richardson | RB | Southern | NY Giants | |
| 1972 | 9 | 212 | Willie Postler | T | Montana | Houston | |
| 1972 | 9 | 213 | Gene Macken | C | South Dakota | St. Louis | |
| 1972 | 9 | 214 | Floyd Priester | DB | Boston University | Denver | |
| 1972 | 9 | 215 | Gary Hamvell | DT | Dayton | Baltimore | |
| 1972 | 9 | 216 | Kent Branstetter | DT | Houston | New Orleans | |
| 1972 | 9 | 217 | Don Kelley | DB | Clemson | Pittsburgh | |
| 1972 | 9 | 218 | Jeff Ford | DB | Georgia Tech | NY Jets | |
| 1972 | 9 | 219 | Larry Horton | DE | Iowa | Chicago | |
| 1972 | 9 | 220 | Mike Kelson | T | Arkansas | New England | |
| 1972 | 9 | 221 | Fran Schmitz | DT | St. Norbert | San Diego | |
| 1972 | 9 | 222 | Pat Gibbs | DB | Lamar University | Philadelphia | |
| 1972 | 9 | 223 | Bill (Ray) Easterling | DB | Richmond | Atlanta | |
| 1972 | 9 | 224 | Bill McClintock | DB | Drake | Detroit | |
| 1972 | 9 | 225 | Harry Howard | DB | Ohio State | Los Angeles | |
| 1972 | 9 | 226 | Larry McKee | G | Arizona | Cleveland | |
| 1972 | 9 | 227 | Jerry Brown | DB | Northwestern | San Francisco | |
| 1972 | 9 | 228 | Dave Bigler | RB | Morningside | Oakland | |
| 1972 | 9 | 229 | Steve Boekholder | DE | Drake | Washington | |
| 1972 | 9 | 230 | Billy LeFear | WR | Henderson State | Cleveland | |
| 1972 | 9 | 231 | Dave Taylor | DT | Weber State | Kansas City | |
| 1972 | 9 | 232 | Charles Goodrum | G | Florida A&M | Minnesota | |
| 1972 | 9 | 233 | Greg Johnson | DB | Wisconsin | Miami | |
| 1972 | 9 | 234 | Roy Bell | RB | Oklahoma | Dallas | |
| 1972 | 10 | 235 | Maurice Tyler | DB | Morgan State | Buffalo | |
| 1972 | 10 | 236 | John Odom | DB | Texas Tech | NY Giants | |
| 1972 | 10 | 237 | Brian Foster | DB | Colorado | Cincinnati | |
| 1972 | 10 | 238 | Eric Washington | DB | Texas-El Paso | St. Louis | |
| 1972 | 10 | 239 | Richard Wilkins | DE | Maryland State | Denver | |
| 1972 | 10 | 240 | Rhett Dawson | WR | Florida State | Houston | |
| 1972 | 10 | 241 | Andy Kupp | G | Idaho | New Orleans | |
| 1972 | 10 | 242 | Keith Wortman | G | Nebraska | Green Bay | |
| 1972 | 10 | 243 | Bob Brown | DT | Tampa | Pittsburgh | |
| 1972 | 10 | 244 | Harley Turner | DB | Tennessee-Chattanooga | NY Jets | |
| 1972 | 10 | 245 | Mel Caraway | DB | N.E. Oklahoma | New England | |
| 1972 | 10 | 246 | Lon Kolstad | LB | Whitewater (Wis) | San Diego | |
| 1972 | 10 | 247 | Jack Turnbull | C | Oregon State | Chicago | |
| 1972 | 10 | 248 | John Bunting | LB | North Carolina | Philadelphia | |
| 1972 | 10 | 249 | Jim Teal | LB | Purdue | Detroit | |
| 1972 | 10 | 250 | Mike Franks | QB | Eastern New Mexico | St. Louis | |
| 1972 | 10 | 251 | Jim Massey | DB | Linfield | Los Angeles | |
| 1972 | 10 | 252 | Steve Williams | DT | Western Carolina | San Francisco | |
| 1972 | 10 | 253 | Hershal Mosier | DT | N.W. Oklahoma | Cleveland | |
| 1972 | 10 | 254 | Phillip Price | DB | Idaho State | Oakland | |
| 1972 | 10 | 255 | Mike Oldham | WR | Michigan | Washington | |
| 1972 | 10 | 256 | Dave Shilling | RB | Oregon State | Baltimore | |
| 1972 | 10 | 257 | Rich Ruppert | T | Hawaii | Kansas City | |
| 1972 | 10 | 258 | Willie Aldridge | RB | South Carolina State | Minnesota | |
| 1972 | 10 | 259 | Jimmy Butler | TE | Tulsa | Houston | |
| 1972 | 10 | 260 | Richard Amman | DT | Florida State | Dallas | |
| 1972 | 11 | 261 | Kent Pederson | TE | California-Santa Barbara | Cincinnati | |
| 1972 | 11 | 262 | John Robertson | DB | Kansas State | NY Giants | |
| 1972 | 11 | 263 | Larry Brunson | WR | Colorado | Denver | |
| 1972 | 11 | 264 | Ron Evans | T | Baylor | Houston | |
| 1972 | 11 | 265 | Ron Jones | LB | Arkansas | St. Louis | |
| 1972 | 11 | 266 | David Bailey | WR | Alabama | Green Bay | |
| 1972 | 11 | 267 | Paul Dongieux | LB | Mississippi | New Orleans | |
| 1972 | 11 | 268 | Robert Stevenson | LB | Tennessee State | NY Jets | |
| 1972 | 11 | 269 | Rodney Cason | T | Angelo State | New England | |
| 1972 | 11 | 270 | John Turner | TE | Long Beach State | San Diego | |
| 1972 | 11 | 271 | Bill Light | LB | Minnesota | Buffalo | |
| 1972 | 11 | 272 | Ed Wimberly | DB | Jackson State | Chicago | |
| 1972 | 11 | 273 | Joe Gilliam | QB | Tennessee State | Pittsburgh | |
| 1972 | 11 | 274 | Dennis Sweeney | DE | Western Michigan | Philadelphia | |
| 1972 | 11 | 275 | Jack Phillips | WR | Grambling | Atlanta | |
| 1972 | 11 | 276 | Bob Waldron | DT | Tulane | Detroit | |
| 1972 | 11 | 277 | Joe Carroll | LB | Pittsburgh | Oakland | |
| 1972 | 11 | 278 | Mel Long | LB | Toledo | Cleveland | |
| 1972 | 11 | 279 | Tom Laputica | DE | Southern Illinois | San Francisco | |
| 1972 | 11 | 280 | Albert Schmidt | RB | Pittsburgh State (KS) | Los Angeles | |
| 1972 | 11 | 281 | Jeff Welch | DB | Arkansas Tech | Washington | |
| 1972 | 11 | 282 | Fred DeBernardi | DE | Texas-El Paso | Baltimore | |
| 1972 | 11 | 283 | Elbert Walker | T | Wisconsin | Kansas City | |
| 1972 | 11 | 284 | Willie McKelton | DB | Southern | Minnesota | |
| 1972 | 11 | 285 | Ed Jenkins | WR | Holy Cross | Miami | |
| 1972 | 11 | 286 | Lonnie Leonard | DE | North Carolina A&T | Dallas | |
| 1972 | 12 | 287 | Jeff Baker | WR | U.S. International | Buffalo | |
| 1972 | 12 | 288 | Jay Anderson | DT | Mayville | NY Giants | |
| 1972 | 12 | 289 | Frederick Wegis | DB | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | Cincinnati | |
| 1972 | 12 | 290 | Willie Rodgers | RB | Kentucky State | Houston | |
| 1972 | 12 | 291 | Tommy Gay | DT | Arkansas AM&N | St. Louis | |
| 1972 | 12 | 292 | Randy McDougall | DB | Weber State | Denver | |
| 1972 | 12 | 293 | Steve Lockhart | TE | Arkansas State | New Orleans | |
| 1972 | 12 | 294 | Mike Rich | RB | Florida | Green Bay | |
| 1972 | 12 | 295 | Sam Key | LB | Elon | San Diego | |
| 1972 | 12 | 296 | Steve Booras | DE | Mesa Jr. College | New England | |
| 1972 | 12 | 297 | Doug Neill | RB | Texas A&M | Chicago | |
| 1972 | 12 | 298 | Ron Curl | T | Michigan State | Pittsburgh | |
| 1972 | 12 | 299 | John Bjorklund | RB | Princeton | NY Jets | |
| 1972 | 12 | 300 | Don Zimmerman | WR | N.E. Louisiana | Philadelphia | |
| 1972 | 12 | 301 | Paul Bradley | WR | Southern Methodist | Detroit | |
| 1972 | 12 | 302 | Larry Mialik | TE | Wisconsin | Atlanta | |
| 1972 | 12 | 303 | David Hoot | DB | Texas A&M | Los Angeles | |
| 1972 | 12 | 304 | Steve Setzier | DE | St. John's | San Francisco | |
| 1972 | 12 | 305 | Bernard Chapman | DB | Texas-El Paso | Cleveland | |
| 1972 | 12 | 306 | Kent Gaydos | TE | Florida State | Oakland | |
| 1972 | 12 | 307 | Don Bunce | QB | Stanford | Washington | |
| 1972 | 12 | 308 | Gary Theiler | TE | Tennessee | Baltimore | |
| 1972 | 12 | 309 | Mike Williams | DT | Oregon | Kansas City | |
| 1972 | 12 | 310 | Bob Banaugh | DB | Montana State | Minnesota | |
| 1972 | 12 | 311 | Ashley Bell | TE | Purdue | Miami | |
| 1972 | 12 | 312 | Jimmy Harris | WR | Ohio State | Dallas | |
| 1972 | 13 | 313 | Ed Moss | RB | Southeast Missouri State | Buffalo | |
| 1972 | 13 | 314 | James Hamilton | QB | Arizona State | Cincinnati | |
| 1972 | 13 | 315 | Chuck Heard | DE | Georgia | NY Giants | |
| 1972 | 13 | 316 | Tom Campana | DB | Ohio State | St. Louis | |
| 1972 | 13 | 317 | Bob Warner | RB | Bloomsburg State (PA) | Denver | |
| 1972 | 13 | 318 | Willie Roberts | DB | Houston | Houston | |
| 1972 | 13 | 319 | Jesse Lakes | RB | Central Michigan | Green Bay | |
| 1972 | 13 | 320 | Cephus Weatherspoon | WR | Fort Lewis | New Orleans | |
| 1972 | 13 | 321 | Andy Selfridge | LB | Virginia | San Diego | |
| 1972 | 13 | 322 | Jay Rood | T | Southern (S.D.) | Chicago | |
| 1972 | 13 | 323 | Ernie Mesmer | T | Villanova | Pittsburgh | |
| 1972 | 13 | 324 | Steve Sullivan | T | North Texas State | NY Jets | |
| 1972 | 13 | 325 | Sam Elmore | DB | Eastern Michigan | New England | |
| 1972 | 13 | 326 | Preston Carpenter | DE | Mississippi | Philadelphia | |
| 1972 | 13 | 327 | Henry Sovio | TE | Hawaii | Atlanta | |
| 1972 | 13 | 328 | John Kirschner | TE | Memphis State | Detroit | |
| 1972 | 13 | 329 | Jaime Nunez | K | Weber State | Los Angeles | |
| 1972 | 13 | 330 | Brian Sipe | QB | San Diego State | Cleveland | |
| 1972 | 13 | 331 | Leon Pettigrew | T | San Fernando Valley | San Francisco | |
| 1972 | 13 | 332 | Frank Grant | WR | Southern Colorado | Washington | |
| 1972 | 13 | 333 | Ted Covington | WR | San Fernando Valley | Oakland | |
| 1972 | 13 | 334 | Herb Washington | WR | Michigan State | Baltimore | |
| 1972 | 13 | 335 | Tyler Hellams | DB | South Carolina | Kansas City | |
| 1972 | 13 | 336 | Franklin Roberts | RB | Alcorn A&M | Minnesota | |
| 1972 | 13 | 337 | Archie Robinson | DB | Hillsdale | Miami | |
| 1972 | 13 | 338 | Jean Fugett | TE | Amherst | Dallas | |
| 1972 | 14 | 339 | James Evans | LB | South Carolina State | NY Giants | |
| 1972 | 14 | 340 | Karl Salb | DT | Kansas | Buffalo | |
| 1972 | 14 | 341 | Steve Porter | WR | Indiana | Cincinnati | |
| 1972 | 14 | 342 | Jerome Kundich | G | Texas-El Paso | Denver | |
| 1972 | 14 | 343 | Gary Crockett | C | Lamar | Houston | |
| 1972 | 14 | 344 | Pat McTeer | K | New Mexico State | St. Louis | |
| 1972 | 14 | 345 | Steve Barrios | WR | Tulane | New Orleans | |
| 1972 | 14 | 346 | Larry Hefner | LB | Clemson | Green Bay | |
| 1972 | 14 | 347 | Bob Brown | WR | Rice | Chicago | |
| 1972 | 14 | 348 | Tom Durrance | RB | Florida | Pittsburgh | |
| 1972 | 14 | 349 | Louis Age | G | Southwestern Louisiana | NY Jets | |
| 1972 | 14 | 350 | Ed Rideout | WR | Boston College | New England | |
| 1972 | 14 | 351 | John Van Reenen | DE | Washington State | San Diego | |
| 1972 | 14 | 352 | Bill Overmeyer | LB | Ashland | Philadelphia | |
| 1972 | 14 | 353 | Eric Kelley | T | Whitworth | Detroit | |
| 1972 | 14 | 354 | Tom Chandler | LB | Minnesota | Atlanta | |
| 1972 | 14 | 355 | Larry Brooks | DE | Virginia State | Los Angeles | |
| 1972 | 14 | 356 | Eric Guthrie | QB | Boise State | San Francisco | |
| 1972 | 14 | 357 | Ed Stewart | G | East Central Oklahoma | Cleveland | |
| 1972 | 14 | 358 | Dennis Cambal | RB | William & Mary | Oakland | |
| 1972 | 14 | 359 | John Morris | C | Missouri Valley | Baltimore | |
| 1972 | 14 | 360 | David Chaney | LB | San Jose State | Kansas City | |
| 1972 | 14 | 361 | Marv Owens | RB | San Diego State | Minnesota | |
| 1972 | 14 | 362 | Willie Jones | LB | Tampa | Miami | |
| 1972 | 14 | 363 | Alan Thompson | RB | Wisconsin | Dallas | |
| 1972 | 14 | 364 | Mike O'Quinn | G | McNeese State | Washington | |
| 1972 | 15 | 365 | Charles Hester | RB | Central State (OH) | Oakland | |
| 1972 | 15 | 366 | Hosea Minnieweather | DT | Jackson State | Cincinnati | |
| 1972 | 15 | 367 | Ken Kavanaugh Jr. | TE | Louisiana State | NY Giants | |
| 1972 | 15 | 368 | John Hulecki | G | Massachusetts | Pittsburgh | |
| 1972 | 15 | 369 | Mark Herman | TE | Yankton | St. Louis | |
| 1972 | 15 | 370 | Harold Parmenter | DT | Massachusetts | Denver | |
| 1972 | 15 | 371 | Rick Thone | WR | Arkansas Tech | Green Bay | |
| 1972 | 15 | 372 | Rusty Lachaussee | QB | Tulane | New Orleans | |
| 1972 | 15 | 373 | Charles Harrington | G | Wichita State | Pittsburgh | |
| 1972 | 15 | 374 | Phil Sullivan | DB | Georgia | NY Jets | |
| 1972 | 15 | 375 | Joel Klime | TE | Pittsburgh | New England | |
| 1972 | 15 | 376 | Charles Neugent | DB | Tuskegee | San Diego | |
| 1972 | 15 | 377 | Roger Lawson | RB | Western Michigan | Chicago | |
| 1972 | 15 | 378 | Tom Sullivan | RB | Miami (FL) | Philadelphia | |
| 1972 | 15 | 379 | Oscar Jenkins | DB | Virginia Union | Atlanta | |
| 1972 | 15 | 380 | Steve Roach | LB | Kansas | Detroit | |
| 1972 | 15 | 381 | Kenny Page | LB | Kansas | Los Angeles | |
| 1972 | 15 | 382 | Jewel McCullar | LB | Chico State | Cleveland | |
| 1972 | 15 | 383 | Bob Maddox | DE | Frostburg State (MD) | San Francisco | |
| 1972 | 15 | 384 | Dave Snesrud | LB | Hamline | Oakland | |
| 1972 | 15 | 385 | Carl Taibi | DE | Colorado | Washington | |
| 1972 | 15 | 386 | Robin Parkhouse | LB | Alabama | Baltimore | |
| 1972 | 15 | 387 | Larry Marshall | RB | Maryland | Kansas City | |
| 1972 | 15 | 388 | Mike Sivert | G | East Tennessee State | Minnesota | |
| 1972 | 15 | 389 | Bill Davis | DT | William & Mary | Miami | |
| 1972 | 15 | 390 | Carlos Alvarez | WR | Florida | Dallas | |
| 1972 | 16 | 391 | Brian Linstrom | QB | Arizona | Buffalo | |
| 1972 | 16 | 392 | Neovia Greyer | DB | Wisconsin | NY Giants | |
| 1972 | 16 | 393 | John Wiegman | WR | Cal Poly-Pomona | Cincinnati | |
| 1972 | 16 | 394 | Henry Alford | DE | Pittsburgh | St. Louis | |
| 1972 | 16 | 395 | Tom Bougus | RB | Boston College | Denver | |
| 1972 | 16 | 396 | Guy Murdock | C | Michigan | Houston | |
| 1972 | 16 | 397 | Joe Balthrop | G | Tennessee | New Orleans | |
| 1972 | 16 | 398 | Charles Burrell | DT | Arkansas AM&N | Green Bay | |
| 1972 | 16 | 399 | Gary Kipfmiller | C | Nebraska-Omaha | NY Jets | |
| 1972 | 16 | 400 | Eric Dahl | DB | San Jose State | New England | |
| 1972 | 16 | 401 | James Shaw | DB | Tulsa | San Diego | |
| 1972 | 16 | 402 | Bill McKinney | LB | West Texas State | Chicago | |
| 1972 | 16 | 403 | Nate Hawkins | WR | Nevada-Las Vegas | Pittsburgh | |
| 1972 | 16 | 404 | Steve Bielenberg | LB | Oregon State | Philadelphia | |
| 1972 | 16 | 405 | Leon Jenkins | DB | West Virginia | Detroit | |
| 1972 | 16 | 406 | Larry Butler | LB | Stanford | Atlanta | |
| 1972 | 16 | 407 | Jim Kirby | WR | Long Beach State | Los Angeles | |
| 1972 | 16 | 408 | Ron Davis | G | Virginia State | San Francisco | |
| 1972 | 16 | 409 | Richard Wakefield | WR | Ohio State | Cleveland | |
| 1972 | 16 | 410 | Willie Wright | TE | North Carolina A&T | Oakland | |
| 1972 | 16 | 411 | Steve Higginbottom | DB | Alabama | Washington | |
| 1972 | 16 | 412 | Gary Wichard | QB | C.W. Post | Baltimore | |
| 1972 | 16 | 413 | Bob Johnson | DE | Hanover (Ind) | Kansas City | |
| 1972 | 16 | 414 | Neil Graff | QB | Wisconsin | Minnesota | |
| 1972 | 16 | 415 | Al Hannah | WR | Wisconsin | Miami | |
| 1972 | 16 | 416 | Gordon Longmire | QB | Utah | Dallas | |
| 1972 | 17 | 417 | John Shelly | DB | Oklahoma | Buffalo | |
| 1972 | 17 | 418 | David Green | P | Ohio | Cincinnati | |
| 1972 | 17 | 419 | John Seyferth | RB | Michigan | NY Giants | |
| 1972 | 17 | 420 | Lou Harris | RB | USC | Denver | |
| 1972 | 17 | 421 | Kelly Cochrane | QB | Miami (FL) | Houston | |
| 1972 | 17 | 422 | Kent Carter | LB | USC | St. Louis | |
| 1972 | 17 | 423 | Oscar Dragon | RB | Arizona State | San Diego | |
| 1972 | 17 | 424 | Dick Graham | WR | Oklahoma State | New England | |
| 1972 | 17 | 425 | Junior Ah You | LB | Arizona State | New England | |
| 1972 | 17 | 426 | Bob Tackett | T | Texas-El Paso | San Diego | |
| 1972 | 17 | 427 | LaVerne Dickinson | DB | Southern | Chicago | |
| 1972 | 17 | 428 | Ron Linehan | LB | Idaho | Pittsburgh | |
| 1972 | 17 | 429 | Ken Gamble | K | Fayetteville | NY Jets | |
| 1972 | 17 | 430 | Tom Nash | T | Georgia | Philadelphia | |
| 1972 | 17 | 431 | Bill Holland | RB | USC | St. Louis | |
| 1972 | 17 | 432 | Mike Tyler | DB | Rice | Detroit | |
| 1972 | 17 | 433 | Luther Palmer | TE | Virginia Union | Los Angeles | |
| 1972 | 17 | 434 | William Portz | RB | Sterling (KS) | Cleveland | |
| 1972 | 17 | 435 | Ted Alexander | RB | Langston | San Francisco | |
| 1972 | 17 | 436 | John McKean | C | Oregon | Los Angeles | |
| 1972 | 17 | 437 | Kevin Clemente | LB | Boston College | Washington | |
| 1972 | 17 | 438 | Stan White | LB | Ohio State | Baltimore | |
| 1972 | 17 | 439 | Ted Washington | LB | Mississippi Valley | Kansas City | |
| 1972 | 17 | 440 | Dick Schmalz | WR | Auburn | Minnesota | |
| 1972 | 17 | 441 | Vern Brown | DB | Western Michigan | Miami | |
| 1972 | 17 | 442 | Alphonso Cain | DT | Bethune-Cookman | Dallas | |
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