Il Draft NFL 1979 si è tenuto dal 3 al 4 maggio 1979. La lega tenne anche un draft supplementare prima dell'inizio della stagione regolare.
Primo giro = Pro Bowler I giocatori sono identificati come Pro Bowler se sono stati convocati per il Pro Bowl in qualsiasi momento della propria carriera
= Hall of Famer
Scelta Squadra Giocatore Ruolo College1Buffalo BillsTom CousineauLinebackerOhio State2Kansas City ChiefsMike BellDefensive endColorado State3Cincinnati Bengals Jack Thompson QuarterbackWashington State4Chicago BearsDan HamptonDefensive tackleArkansas5Buffalo Bills Jerry Butler Wide receiverClemson6Baltimore ColtsBarry KraussLinebackerAlabama7New York GiantsPhil SimmsQuarterbackMorehead State8St. Louis CardinalsOttis AndersonRunning BackMiami9Chicago BearsAl HarrisDefensive EndArizona State10Detroit LionsKeith DorneyOffensive tacklePenn State11New Orleans SaintsRussell ErxlebenPlace KickerTexas12Cincinnati BengalsCharles AlexanderRunning BackLSU13San Diego ChargersKellen WinslowTight endMissouri14New York JetsMarty LyonsDefensive EndAlabama15Green Bay PackersEddie Lee IveryRunning BackGeorgia Tech16Minnesota VikingsTed BrownRunning BackNorth Carolina State17Atlanta FalconsDon SmithDefensive EndMiami18Seattle SeahawksManu TuiasosopoDefensive TackleUCLA19Los Angeles Rams George AndrewsLinebackerNebraska20Cleveland BrownsWillis AdamsWide ReceiverHouston21Philadelphia Eagles Jerry RobinsonLinebackerUCLA22Denver BroncosKelvin ClarkOffensive TackleNebraska23Kansas City ChiefsSteve FullerQuarterbackClemson24Miami DolphinsJon GieslerOffensive TackleMichigan25New England PatriotsRick SanfordDefensive backSouth Carolina26Los Angeles RamsKent HillOffensive TackleGeorgia Tech27Dallas Cowboys Robert Shaw CenterTennessee28Pittsburgh SteelersGreg HawthorneRunning BackBaylor
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Collegamenti esterni
1979