1961 NFL Draft
Below is a list of all players selected in the 1961 NFL Draft.
| Round | Pick | Team | Player | Analysis | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | MIN | Tommy Mason | 196101001 | RB | College Stats |
| 1 | 2 | WAS | Norm Snead | 196101002 | QB | College Stats |
| 1 | 3 | WAS | Joe Rutgens | 196101003 | DT | |
| 1 | 4 | RAM | Marlin McKeever | 196101004 | LB | College Stats |
| 1 | 5 | CHI | Mike Ditka HOF | 196101005 | TE | College Stats |
| 1 | 6 | SF | Jimmy Johnson HOF | 196101006 | DB | College Stats |
| 1 | 7 | BAL | Tom Matte | 196101007 | RB | College Stats |
| 1 | 8 | STL | Ken Rice | 196101008 | T | College Stats |
| 1 | 9 | SF | Bernie Casey | 196101009 | HB | |
| 1 | 10 | CLE | Bobby Crespino | 196101010 | SE | College Stats |
| 1 | 11 | SF | Billy Kilmer | 196101011 | QB | College Stats |
| 1 | 12 | GB | Herb Adderley HOF | 196101012 | DB | College Stats |
| 1 | 13 | DAL | Bob Lilly HOF | 196101013 | DT | College Stats |
| 1 | 14 | PHI | Art Baker | 196101014 | FB | College Stats |
| 2 | 15 | MIN | Rip Hawkins | 196102015 | LB | |
| 2 | 16 | DAL | E.J. Holub | 196102016 | LB | |
| 2 | 17 | NYG | Bob Gaiters | 196102017 | HB | College Stats |
| 2 | 18 | RAM | Elbert Kimbrough | 196102018 | DB | College Stats |
| 2 | 19 | PIT | Myron Pottios | 196102019 | LB | |
| 2 | 20 | CHI | Bill Brown | 196102020 | RB | College Stats |
| 2 | 21 | BAL | Tom Gilburg | 196102021 | T | College Stats |
| 2 | 22 | STL | Fred Arbanas | 196102022 | TE | College Stats |
| 2 | 23 | DET | Dan LaRose | 196102023 | T | College Stats |
| 2 | 24 | SF | Roland Lakes | 196102024 | DT | |
| 2 | 25 | NYG | Bruce Tarbox | 196102025 | G | |
| 2 | 26 | GB | Ron Kostelnik | 196102026 | DT | |
| 2 | 27 | CLE | Ed Nutting | 196102027 | T | |
| 2 | 28 | PHI | Bo Strange | 196102028 | C | |
| 3 | 29 | MIN | Fran Tarkenton HOF | 196103029 | QB | College Stats |
| 3 | 30 | DAL | Stew Barber | 196103030 | T | College Stats |
| 3 | 31 | STL | Billy Wilson | 196103031 | T | |
| 3 | 32 | RAM | Harold Beaty | 196103032 | G | |
| 3 | 33 | CHI | Claude Gibson | 196103033 | DB | College Stats |
| 3 | 34 | DET | Dick Mills | 196103034 | G | |
| 3 | 35 | BAL | Jerry Hill | 196103035 | RB | College Stats |
| 3 | 36 | PHI | Jim Wright | 196103036 | DB | |
| 3 | 37 | SF | Bill Cooper | 196103037 | FB | |
| 3 | 38 | DET | Houston Antwine | 196103038 | DT | |
| 3 | 39 | WAS | Jim Cunningham | 196103039 | FB | College Stats |
| 3 | 40 | GB | Phil Nugent | 196103040 | DB | College Stats |
| 3 | 41 | RAM | Ron Miller | 196103041 | QB | College Stats |
| 3 | 42 | PHI | Don Oakes | 196103042 | T | |
| 4 | 43 | MIN | Chuck Lamson | 196104043 | DB | College Stats |
| 4 | 44 | DAL | Sonny Davis | 196104044 | LB | College Stats |
| 4 | 45 | RAM | Charlie Cowan | 196104045 | T | |
| 4 | 46 | NYG | Ben Davidson | 196104046 | DE | |
| 4 | 47 | SF | Aaron Thomas | 196104047 | TE | College Stats |
| 4 | 48 | CHI | Ernie Ladd | 196104048 | DT | |
| 4 | 49 | BAL | Ken Gregory | 196104049 | E | |
| 4 | 50 | STL | Ron McDole | 196104050 | DE | College Stats |
| 4 | 51 | DET | Ron Hartline | 196104051 | FB | College Stats |
| 4 | 52 | SF | Dale Messer | 196104052 | HB | |
| 4 | 53 | PHI | Dan Ficca | 196104053 | G | |
| 4 | 54 | GB | Paul Dudley | 196104054 | HB | College Stats |
| 4 | 55 | CLE | John Brown | 196104055 | T | |
| 4 | 56 | GB | Joe LeSage | 196104056 | G | |
| 5 | 57 | MIN | Ed Sharockman | 196105057 | DB | College Stats |
| 5 | 58 | SF | Clark Miller | 196105058 | DE | |
| 5 | 59 | PIT | Fred Mautino | 196105059 | E | College Stats |
| 5 | 60 | RAM | Willie Hector | 196105060 | T | |
| 5 | 61 | CHI | Keith Lincoln | 196105061 | FB | College Stats |
| 5 | 62 | BAL | Ed Dyas | 196105062 | B | College Stats |
| 5 | 63 | BAL | Ron Osborne | 196105063 | T | |
| 5 | 64 | STL | Glenn Bass | 196105064 | SE | |
| 5 | 65 | SF | Bob McCreary | 196105065 | T | |
| 5 | 66 | DET | Earl Faison | 196105066 | DE | College Stats |
| 5 | 67 | NYG | Jerry Daniels | 196105067 | E | College Stats |
| 5 | 68 | GB | Jack Novak | 196105068 | G | |
| 5 | 69 | CLE | Mike Lucci | 196105069 | LB | |
| 5 | 70 | DET | Ron Puckett | 196105070 | T | |
| 6 | 71 | MIN | Jerry Burch | 196106071 | WR | |
| 6 | 72 | WAS | Joe Krakoski | 196106072 | DB | College Stats |
| 6 | 73 | WAS | John O'Day | 196106073 | T | |
| 6 | 74 | RAM | Bruce Olderman | 196106074 | T | |
| 6 | 75 | RAM | Larry Wood | 196106075 | B | College Stats |
| 6 | 76 | CHI | George Fleming | 196106076 | HB | College Stats |
| 6 | 77 | BAL | Don Kern | 196106077 | HB | |
| 6 | 78 | STL | Dale Evans | 196106078 | HB | College Stats |
| 6 | 79 | CLE | Frank Parker | 196106079 | DT | |
| 6 | 80 | SF | Mike McClellan | 196106080 | DB | College Stats |
| 6 | 81 | NYG | Greg Larson | 196106081 | C | |
| 6 | 82 | GB | Lee Folkins | 196106082 | TE | College Stats |
| 6 | 83 | STL | Dick Thornton | 196106083 | QB | College Stats |
| 6 | 84 | PHI | Ben Balme | 196106084 | G | |
| 7 | 85 | MIN | Allan Ferrie | 196107085 | E | |
| 7 | 86 | DAL | Art Gilmore | 196107086 | B | College Stats |
| 7 | 87 | WAS | Jim Kerr | 196107087 | DB | College Stats |
| 7 | 88 | RAM | Bobby Smith | 196107088 | DB | College Stats |
| 7 | 89 | CHI | Mike Pyle | 196107089 | C | |
| 7 | 90 | PIT | Dick Hoak | 196107090 | RB | College Stats |
| 7 | 91 | BAL | Ike Grimsley | 196107091 | HB | |
| 7 | 92 | STL | George Hultz | 196107092 | DT | |
| 7 | 93 | SF | Ray Purdin | 196107093 | B | College Stats |
| 7 | 94 | STL | Al Bemiller | 196107094 | C | |
| 7 | 95 | NYG | Jim Collier | 196107095 | TE | College Stats |
| 7 | 96 | GB | Lewis Johnson | 196107096 | B | |
| 7 | 97 | CLE | Preston Powell | 196107097 | FB | |
| 7 | 98 | PHI | Irv Cross | 196107098 | DB | College Stats |
| 8 | 99 | MIN | Paul Lindquist | 196108099 | DT | |
| 8 | 100 | DAL | Don Talbert | 196108100 | T | |
| 8 | 101 | WAS | Charlie Barnes | 196108101 | E | |
| 8 | 102 | RAM | Reggie Carolan | 196108102 | TE | |
| 8 | 103 | PIT | George Balthazar | 196108103 | T | |
| 8 | 104 | CHI | Ed Ryan | 196108104 | B | College Stats |
| 8 | 105 | BAL | Paul Terhes | 196108105 | B | |
| 8 | 106 | STL | Marshall Starks | 196108106 | DB | College Stats |
| 8 | 107 | DET | Larry Muff | 196108107 | E | |
| 8 | 108 | SF | Neill Plumley | 196108108 | T | |
| 8 | 109 | NYG | Allen Green | 196108109 | K | |
| 8 | 110 | CLE | Fred Cox | 196108110 | K | College Stats |
| 8 | 111 | CLE | John Frongillo | 196108111 | C | |
| 8 | 112 | PHI | Jim Beaver | 196108112 | DT | |
| 9 | 113 | MIN | Dan Sheehan | 196109113 | T | |
| 9 | 114 | DAL | Glynn Gregory | 196109114 | E | College Stats |
| 9 | 115 | WAS | Joel Arrington | 196109115 | B | College Stats |
| 9 | 116 | RAM | Duane Allen | 196109116 | TE | |
| 9 | 117 | CHI | Bobby Bethune | 196109117 | DB | College Stats |
| 9 | 118 | SF | Leon Donohue | 196109118 | G | College Stats |
| 9 | 119 | BAL | Pete Nicklas | 196109119 | T | |
| 9 | 120 | STL | Chick Graning | 196109120 | HB | College Stats |
| 9 | 121 | SF | Everisto Nino | 196109121 | T | |
| 9 | 122 | DET | Bob Brooks | 196109122 | FB | |
| 9 | 123 | NYG | Moses Gray | 196109123 | T | |
| 9 | 124 | GB | Vester Flanagan | 196109124 | T | |
| 9 | 125 | CLE | Jake Gibbs | 196109125 | QB | College Stats |
| 9 | 126 | PHI | Wayne Fontes | 196109126 | DB | College Stats |
| 10 | 127 | MIN | Doug Mayberry | 196110127 | FB | College Stats |
| 10 | 128 | GB | Roger Hagberg | 196110128 | FB | College Stats |
| 10 | 129 | CLE | Wayne Wolff | 196110129 | G | |
| 10 | 130 | RAM | Joe Scibelli | 196110130 | G | |
| 10 | 131 | PIT | Red Mack | 196110131 | TE | College Stats |
| 10 | 132 | CHI | Jason Harness | 196110132 | E | College Stats |
| 10 | 133 | BAL | Bob Clemens | 196110133 | FB | College Stats |
| 10 | 134 | STL | Jimmy King | 196110134 | T | |
| 10 | 135 | DET | Errol Linden | 196110135 | T | College Stats |
| 10 | 136 | SF | Paul Hynes | 196110136 | DB | |
| 10 | 137 | NYG | Glen Knight | 196110137 | E | |
| 10 | 138 | GB | Buck McLeod | 196110138 | T | |
| 10 | 139 | CLE | Ken Ericson | 196110139 | E | College Stats |
| 10 | 140 | PHI | Luther Hayes | 196110140 | E | College Stats |
| 11 | 141 | MIN | Jerry Mays | 196111141 | DE | |
| 11 | 142 | DAL | Norris Stevenson | 196111142 | B | College Stats |
| 11 | 143 | WAS | Riley Mattson | 196111143 | T | |
| 11 | 144 | RAM | Bobby Lane | 196111144 | LB | College Stats |
| 11 | 145 | CHI | Sam Fewell | 196111145 | T | |
| 11 | 146 | PIT | Henry Clement | 196111146 | TE | |
| 11 | 147 | BAL | Ralph White | 196111147 | T | |
| 11 | 148 | STL | Bill Kinnune | 196111148 | G | |
| 11 | 149 | SF | Tony Parrilli | 196111149 | G | |
| 11 | 150 | DET | Larry Vargo | 196111150 | DB | College Stats |
| 11 | 151 | NYG | Bob Benton | 196111151 | T | |
| 11 | 152 | GB | Val Keckin | 196111152 | QB | |
| 11 | 153 | CLE | Billy Gault | 196111153 | HB | College Stats |
| 11 | 154 | PHI | L.E. Hicks | 196111154 | T | |
| 12 | 155 | MIN | Steve Stonebreaker | 196112155 | LB | College Stats |
| 12 | 156 | DAL | Lowndes Shingler | 196112156 | QB | College Stats |
| 12 | 157 | WAS | Bob Coolbaugh | 196112157 | FL | College Stats |
| 12 | 158 | RAM | Walt Mince | 196112158 | B | College Stats |
| 12 | 159 | PIT | Frank Jackunas | 196112159 | C | |
| 12 | 160 | CHI | Howard Dyer | 196112160 | QB | |
| 12 | 161 | BAL | Dick Reynolds | 196112161 | T | |
| 12 | 162 | STL | Mike Stock | 196112162 | B | College Stats |
| 12 | 163 | DET | Tom Rodgers | 196112163 | B | College Stats |
| 12 | 164 | SF | Donald Coffey | 196112164 | WR | |
| 12 | 165 | NYG | Jack Moynihan | 196112165 | QB | |
| 12 | 166 | GB | John Denvir | 196112166 | G | |
| 12 | 167 | CLE | Dick Lage | 196112167 | E | |
| 12 | 168 | PHI | Billy Majors | 196112168 | DB | College Stats |
| 13 | 169 | MIN | Ray Hayes | 196113169 | FB | |
| 13 | 170 | DAL | Don Goodman | 196113170 | B | College Stats |
| 13 | 171 | WAS | Doug Elmore | 196113171 | P | College Stats |
| 13 | 172 | RAM | Mike McKeever | 196113172 | G | College Stats |
| 13 | 173 | CHI | Bob McLeod | 196113173 | TE | |
| 13 | 174 | SF | Tommy Hackler | 196113174 | E | |
| 13 | 175 | BAL | Dallas Garber | 196113175 | B | |
| 13 | 176 | STL | Ernie McMillan | 196113176 | T | College Stats |
| 13 | 177 | SF | Julius Fincke | 196113177 | T | |
| 13 | 178 | DET | Paul Hodge | 196113178 | LB | |
| 13 | 179 | NYG | Jerry Fields | 196113179 | LB | College Stats |
| 13 | 180 | GB | Elijah Pitts | 196113180 | HB | |
| 13 | 181 | CLE | Jack Wilson | 196113181 | B | College Stats |
| 13 | 182 | PHI | Don Jonas | 196113182 | HB | College Stats |
| 14 | 183 | MIN | Ken Petersen | 196114183 | G | |
| 14 | 184 | DAL | Billy Shaw HOF | 196114184 | G | College Stats |
| 14 | 185 | WAS | Doyle Schick | 196114185 | DB | College Stats |
| 14 | 186 | RAM | Deacon Jones HOF | 196114186 | DE | |
| 14 | 187 | PIT | Bob Schmitz | 196114187 | LB | |
| 14 | 188 | CHI | Jim Tyrer | 196114188 | T | |
| 14 | 189 | BAL | Bob Hunt | 196114189 | T | |
| 14 | 190 | STL | Bob Elliot | 196114190 | FB | |
| 14 | 191 | DET | Charley Bowers | 196114191 | HB | |
| 14 | 192 | SF | Bill Worrell | 196114192 | T | |
| 14 | 193 | NYG | Gene White | 196114193 | HB | |
| 14 | 194 | GB | Nelson Toburen | 196114194 | LB | College Stats |
| 14 | 195 | CLE | Phil Lohman | 196114195 | C | |
| 14 | 196 | PHI | Willie Fleming | 196114196 | HB | |
| 15 | 197 | MIN | Mike Mercer | 196115197 | K | |
| 15 | 198 | DAL | Julius Varnado | 196115198 | T | |
| 15 | 199 | WAS | Bob Johnson | 196115199 | E | |
| 15 | 200 | RAM | Ernie Wright | 196115200 | T | |
| 15 | 201 | CHI | Chuck Linning | 196115201 | T | |
| 15 | 202 | PIT | Ray McCowan | 196115202 | B | |
| 15 | 203 | BAL | E.A. Sims | 196115203 | E | College Stats |
| 15 | 204 | STL | Mel West | 196115204 | HB | College Stats |
| 15 | 205 | SF | Bob Sams | 196115205 | T | |
| 15 | 206 | DET | Mike Lauber | 196115206 | E | |
| 15 | 207 | NYG | Cody Binkley | 196115207 | C | |
| 15 | 208 | GB | Ray Lardani | 196115208 | T | |
| 15 | 209 | CLE | Charley Taylor | 196115209 | B | College Stats |
| 15 | 210 | PHI | Bobby Richards | 196115210 | DE | |
| 16 | 211 | MIN | Ted Karpowicz | 196116211 | HB | College Stats |
| 16 | 212 | DAL | Jerry Steffen | 196116212 | B | College Stats |
| 16 | 213 | WAS | Ron Petty | 196116213 | T | |
| 16 | 214 | RAM | Mike Zeno | 196116214 | G | |
| 16 | 215 | PIT | Wilbert Scott | 196116215 | LB | College Stats |
| 16 | 216 | CHI | Wayne Frazier | 196116216 | C | |
| 16 | 217 | BAL | Tom Wiesner | 196116217 | B | College Stats |
| 16 | 218 | STL | Jake Bradley | 196116218 | T | |
| 16 | 219 | DET | Gus Krantz | 196116219 | T | |
| 16 | 220 | SF | Charley Fuller | 196116220 | HB | |
| 16 | 221 | NYG | Bernie Vishneski | 196116221 | T | |
| 16 | 222 | GB | Clarence Mason | 196116222 | E | |
| 16 | 223 | CLE | Roger Shoals | 196116223 | T | |
| 16 | 224 | PHI | G.W. Clapp | 196116224 | G | |
| 17 | 225 | MIN | Willie Jones | 196117225 | FB | College Stats |
| 17 | 226 | DAL | Everett Cloud | 196117226 | B | College Stats |
| 17 | 227 | WAS | Joe Bellino | 196117227 | HB | College Stats |
| 17 | 228 | RAM | Chuck Allen | 196117228 | LB | |
| 17 | 229 | CHI | Rossie Barfield | 196117229 | E | |
| 17 | 230 | PIT | Terry Nofsinger | 196117230 | QB | College Stats |
| 17 | 231 | BAL | Steve Jastrzembski | 196117231 | B | College Stats |
| 17 | 232 | STL | Pat Fischer | 196117232 | DB | College Stats |
| 17 | 233 | SF | Tom Jewell | 196117233 | T | |
| 17 | 234 | DET | Tom Goode | 196117234 | C | |
| 17 | 235 | NYG | Sylvester Cooper | 196117235 | T | |
| 17 | 236 | GB | Jim Brewington | 196117236 | T | |
| 17 | 237 | CLE | Calvin Bird | 196117237 | B | College Stats |
| 17 | 238 | PHI | Larry Lavery | 196117238 | T | |
| 18 | 239 | MIN | Bob Voight | 196118239 | DT | |
| 18 | 240 | DAL | Randy Williams | 196118240 | B | College Stats |
| 18 | 241 | WAS | George Tolford | 196118241 | T | |
| 18 | 242 | RAM | Bill Williamson | 196118242 | T | |
| 18 | 243 | PIT | John Simko | 196118243 | E | |
| 18 | 244 | CHI | John Finn | 196118244 | T | |
| 18 | 245 | BAL | Wilson Allison | 196118245 | T | |
| 18 | 246 | STL | Art Browning | 196118246 | G | |
| 18 | 247 | DET | John Gregor | 196118247 | T | |
| 18 | 248 | SF | Kay McFarland | 196118248 | WR | College Stats |
| 18 | 249 | NYG | Ken DesMarais | 196118249 | C | |
| 18 | 250 | GB | Arthur Sims | 196118250 | B | |
| 18 | 251 | CLE | Ed Morris | 196118251 | T | |
| 18 | 252 | PHI | Nick Maravich | 196118252 | T | |
| 19 | 253 | MIN | Bill Hill | 196119253 | FB | |
| 19 | 254 | DAL | Lynn Hoyem | 196119254 | G | |
| 19 | 255 | WAS | Tony Romeo | 196119255 | TE | College Stats |
| 19 | 256 | RAM | Lou Zivkovich | 196119256 | T | |
| 19 | 257 | CHI | Ben Charles | 196119257 | QB | |
| 19 | 258 | PIT | Bernard Wyatt | 196119258 | B | College Stats |
| 19 | 259 | BAL | Joe Novsek | 196119259 | DE | |
| 19 | 260 | STL | Dick Schnell | 196119260 | T | |
| 19 | 261 | SF | Tom Simpson | 196119261 | T | College Stats |
| 19 | 262 | DET | Gene Valesano | 196119262 | B | |
| 19 | 263 | NYG | Bob Reublin | 196119263 | B | |
| 19 | 264 | GB | Leland Bondhus | 196119264 | T | |
| 19 | 265 | CLE | Bob Minihane | 196119265 | G | |
| 19 | 266 | PHI | Dick Wilson | 196119266 | C | |
| 20 | 267 | MIN | Mike McFarland | 196120267 | QB | |
| 20 | 268 | DAL | Jerry Morgan | 196120268 | B | |
| 20 | 269 | WAS | Mike Ingram | 196120269 | G | |
| 20 | 270 | RAM | Al Lederle | 196120270 | E | |
| 20 | 271 | PIT | Mike Jones | 196120271 | QB | College Stats |
| 20 | 272 | CHI | Gordon Mason | 196120272 | B | |
| 20 | 273 | BAL | Albert Kimbrough | 196120273 | B | College Stats |
| 20 | 274 | STL | Leo Reed | 196120274 | T | |
| 20 | 275 | DET | Tom Lewis | 196120275 | B | |
| 20 | 276 | SF | Jerry Peery | 196120276 | G | |
| 20 | 277 | NYG | Don McKeta | 196120277 | B | College Stats |
| 20 | 278 | GB | Ray Ratkowski | 196120278 | HB | College Stats |
| 20 | 279 | CLE | Charlie Baker | 196120279 | T | |
| 20 | 280 | PHI | Jacque MacKinnon | 196120280 | TE | College Stats |
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