| The 1st Round Draft Picks during the 1970's |
1970 [entire 1st round] Notables: Mel Blount, CB, Pittsburgh Steelers - 3rd round (53rd overall)
| 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Terry Bradshaw | QB | Louisiana Tech |
| 24 | Oakland Raiders | Raymond Chester | TE | Morgan State |
1971[entire 1st round] Notables: Jack Ham, Jack Youngblood, John Riggins, Dan Dierdorf get drafted.
| 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Frank Lewis | WR | Grambling |
| 19 | Oakland Raiders | Jack Tatum | DB | Ohio State |
1972 [entire 1st round] Notables: Franco Harris, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers - 1st round (13th overall)
| 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Franco Harris | RB | Penn State |
| 21 | Oakland Raiders | Mike Siani | WR | Villanova |
1973 [entire 1st round] Notables: Dan Fouts, QB, San Diego Chargers - 3rd round (84th overall)
| 24 | Pittsburgh Steelers | J.T. Thomas | DB | Florida State |
| 23 | Oakland Raiders | Ray Guy | K-P | Southern Miss |
1974 [entire 1st round] Notables: Mike Webster, C, Pittsburgh Steelers - 5th round (125th overall)
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| 21 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lynn Swann | WR | USC |
| 19 | Oakland Raiders | Henry Lawrence | T | Florida A&M |
1975 [entire 1st round] Notables: Walter Payton, RB, Chicago Bears - 1st round (4th overall)
| 26 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dave Brown | DB | Michigan |
| 24 | Oakland Raiders | Neal Cozie | DB | Ohio State |
1976 [entire 1st round] Notables: Steve Largent, WR, Houston Oilers - 4th round (117th overall)
| 28 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bennie Cunningham | TE | Clemson |
| no pick, traded to Green Bay |
1977 [entire 1st round] Notables: Tony Dorsett, RB, Dallas Cowboys - 1st round (2nd overall)
| 21 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Robin Cole | LB | New Mexico |
| no pick, traded to Green Bay |
1978 [entire 1st round] Notables: Earl Campbell, RB, Houston Oilers - 1st round (1st overall)
| 22 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ron Johnson | DB | Eastern Michigan |
| no pick, traded to Green Bay |
1979 [entire 1st round] Notables: Joe Montana, QB, San Francisco 49ers - 3rd round (82nd overall)
| 28 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Greg Hawthorne | RB | Baylor |
| no pick, traded to LA Rams |
| I gathered this information from www.profootballhof.com , check it out. Other facts can be seen about Great teams of all decades. |
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