The 1974 NFL Draft - Held January 29-30, 1974
	First Pick: Ed "Too Tall" Jones, DE, Tennessee State 1974-1989 Dallas Cowboys (16 playing seasons) Played in 224 career games Recorded 57.5 official sacks All-Pro: 2 years All Conference: 2 years Pro Bowls: 3

	Draft#	Team	Player	Pos	College
	1	Dallas Cowboys1	Ed Jones	DE	Tennessee St.
	2	San Diego Chargers	Bo Matthews	RB	Colorado
	3	New York Giants	John Hicks	G	Ohio State
	4	Chicago Bears	Waymond Bryant	LB	Tennessee St.
	5	Baltimore Colts	John Dutton	DE	Nebraska
	6	New York Jets	Carl Barzilauskas	DT	Indiana
	7	St. Louis Cardinals	J.V. Cain	TE	Colorado
	8	Detroit Lions3	Ed O'Neil	LB	Penn State
	9	San Francisco 49ers4	Wilbur Jackson	RB	Alabama
	10	San Francisco 49ers	Bill Sandifer	DT	UCLA
	11	Los Angeles Rams5	John Cappellitti	RB	Penn State
	12	Green Bay Packers	Barty Smith	RB	Richmond
	13	New Orleans Saints6	Rick Middleton	LB	Ohio State
	14	Denver Broncos	Randy Gradishar	LB	Ohio State
	15	San Diego Chargers7	Don Goode	LB	Kansas
	16	Kansas City Chiefs	Woody Green	Rb	Arizona State
	17	Minnesota Vikings2	Fred McNeill	LB	UCLA
	18	Buffalo Bills	Reuben Grant	TE	Oklahoma State
	19	Oakland Raiders	Henry Lawrence	T	Florida A&M
	20	Chicago Bears8	Dave Gallagher	DE-DT	Michigan
	21	Pittsburgh Steelers	Lynn Swann	WR	USC
	22	Dallas Cowboys	Charley Young	RB	North Carolina St.
	23	Cincinnati Bengals	Bill Kollar	DT	Montana State
	24	Baltimore Colts9	Roger Carr	WR	Louisiana Tech
	25	Minnesota Vikings	Steve Riley	T	USC
	26	Miami Dolphins	Don Reese	DE	Jackson State

Jack Lambert

Hall of Famers Taken in 1974 NFL Draft
Lynn Swann, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers - 1st round (21st overall)
Dave Casper, TE, Oakland Raiders - 2nd round (45th overall)
Jack Lambert, LB, Pittsburgh Steelers - 2nd round (46th overall)
John Stallworth, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers - 4th round (82nd overall)
Mike Webster, C, Pittsburgh Steelers - 5th round (125th overall)

1 - Acquired from Houston Oilers
2 - Acquired from Atlanta Falcons
3 - Acquired from New Orleans Saints
4 - Acquired from New England Patriots
5 - Acquired from Philadelphia Eagles
6 - Acquired from Detroit Lions
7 - Acquired from Cleveland Browns
8 - Acquired from Washington thru L.A. Rams
9 - Acquired from Los Angeles Rams

 1974 NFL Draft by Team