Draft NFL 1972

Il Draft NFL 1972 si è tenuto dal 1° al 2 febbraio 1972.

Draft NFL 1973
Data	1-2 febbraio 1972
Scelte
Prima scelta	Walt Patulski, DE Buffalo Bills
Mr. Irrelevant	Alphonso Cain, DT Dallas Cowboys
Selezioni totali	442
1971 1973

Primo giro

= Pro Bowler

= Hall of Famer

Scelta #	Squadra	Giocatore	Ruolo	College
1	Buffalo Bills	Walt Patulski	Defensive end	Notre Dame
2	Cincinnati Bengals	Sherman White	Defensive end	California
3	Chicago Bears (Dai New York Giants)	Lionel Antoine	Offensive tackle	Southern Illinois
4	St. Louis Cardinals	Bobby Moore	Wide receiver	Oregon
5	Denver Broncos	Riley Odoms	Tight end	Houston
6	Houston Oilers	Greg Sampson	Defensive end	Stanford
7	Green Bay Packers	Willie Buchanon	Defensive back	San Diego State
8	New Orleans Saints	Royce Smith	Guard	Georgia
9	New York Jets	Jerome Barkum	Wide receiver	Jackson State
10	Minnesota Vikings (Dai New England Patriots)	Jeff Siemon	Linebacker	Stanford
11	Green Bay Packers (Dai San Diego Chargers)	Jerry Tagge	Quarterback	Nebraska
12	Chicago Bears	Craig Clemons	Defensive back	Iowa
13	Pittsburgh Steelers	Franco Harris	Running back	Penn State
14	Philadelphia Eagles	John Reaves	Quarterback	Florida
15	Atlanta Falcons	Clarence Ellis	Defensive back	Notre Dame
16	Detroit Lions	Herb Orvis	Defensive end	Colorado
17	New York Giants (Dai Los Angeles Rams via New England Patriots)	Eldridge Small	Defensive back	Texas A&I
18	Cleveland Browns	Thom Darden	Defensive back	Michigan
19	San Francisco 49ers	Terry Beasley	Wide receiver	Auburn
20	New York Jets (Dai Washington Redskins)	Mike Taylor	Linebacker	Michigan
21	Oakland Raiders	Mike Siani	Wide receiver	Villanova
22	Baltimore Colts	Tom Drougas	Offensive tackle	Oregon
23	Kansas City Chiefs	Jeff Kinney	Running back	Nebraska
24	New York Giants (dai Minnesota Vikings)	Larry Jacobson	Defensive end	Nebraska
25	Miami Dolphins	Mike Kadish	Defensive tackle	Notre Dame
26	Dallas Cowboys	Bill Thomas	Running back	Boston College

Hall of Fame

All'annata 2022, due giocatori della classe del Draft 1972 sono stati inseriti nella Pro Football Hall of Fame:

• Franco Harris, Guardia da Penn State, scelto come tredicesimo assoluto dai Pittsburgh Steelers.

Induzione: Professional Football Hall of Fame, classe del 1990.

• Cliff Branch, Wide receiver da Colorado, scelto come 98º assoluto dagli Oakland Raiders.

Induzione: Professional Football Hall of Fame, classe del 2022.

Collegamenti esterni

• (EN) Il draft NFL 1972 sul sito ufficiale NFL , su nfl.com.
• (EN) Il draft NFL 1972 su ESPN