| New York Jets Draft 1971 |
| Round (pick) |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 1 (#6) |
Riggins, John |
RB |
Kansas |
| 2 (#32) |
Mooring, John |
OT |
Tampa |
| 3 (#58) |
Farasopoulos, Chris |
DB |
BYU |
| 4 (#84) |
Zapalac, Bill |
LB |
Texas |
| 5 |
Choice to Cincinnati |
- |
- |
| 6 (#136) |
Wise, Phil |
DB |
Nebraska-Omaha |
| 7 (#162) |
Palmer, Scott |
DT |
Texas |
| 8 (#188) |
Kirksey, Roy |
OG |
Maryland |
| 9 (#214) |
Curtis, John |
TE |
Springfield |
| 10 (#240) |
Bettis, Jim |
DB |
Michigan |
| 11 (#266) |
Studdard, Vern |
WR |
Mississippi |
| 12 (#292) |
Sowells, Rich |
DB |
Alcorn State |
| 13 (#318) |
Eggold, John |
DE |
Arizona |
| 14 (#344) |
Harping, John |
OG |
Michigan |
| 15 (#370) |
Dyches, Dan |
C |
South Carolina |
| 16 (#396) |
Harky, Steve |
RB |
Georgia Tech |
| 17 (#422) |
Flaska, Greg |
DE |
Western Michigan |
