| Player | Round | Position | College | Selection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman White | 1 | DE | California | 2 |
| Tommy Casanova | 2 | DB | Louisiana State | 29 |
| Jim LeClair | 3 | LB | North Dakota | 54 |
| Bernard Jackson | 4 | DB | Washington State | 81 |
| Tom DeLeone | 5 | C | Ohio State | 106 |
| (sent to Chicago in trade on 9-2-70) | 6 | 133 | ||
| Steve Conley | 7 | LB/WR | Kansas | 158 |
| Dan Kratzer | 8 | WR | Missouri Valley | 185 |
| Stan Walters | 9 | T | Syracuse | 210 |
| Brian Foster | 10 | CB | Colarado | 237 |
| Kent Pederson | 11 | TE | California, Santa Barbara | *261 |
| Rick Wegis | 12 | S | Cal Poly-SLO | 289 |
| James Hamilton | 13 | P/QB | Arkansas State | 314 |
| Steve Porter | 14 | WR | Indiana | 341 |
| Hosea Minnieweather | 15 | DT | Jackson State | 366 |
| John Wiegmann | 16 | WR | Cal Poly-Pomona | 393 |
| Dave Green | 17 | P/K | Ohio | 418 |
*NOTE: Buffalo had the No. 261 overall choice in Round 11 but passed, allowing the Bengals to move from No. 262 to 261.
