| New York Jets Draft 1981 |
| Round (pick) |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 1 (#3) |
McNeil, Freeman |
RB |
UCLA |
| 2 (#30) |
Barber, Marion |
RB |
Minnesota |
| 3 (#60) |
Rudolph, Ben |
DT |
Long Beach State |
| 4 (#86) |
Washington, Al |
LB |
Ohio State |
| 5 (#113) |
Keys, Tyrone |
DE |
Mississippi State |
| 6 (#142) |
Woodring, John |
LB |
Brown |
| 7 (#169) |
Neil, Kenny |
DE |
Iowa State |
| 8 (#195) |
Jones, Lloyd |
WR |
BYU |
| 8 (#213) from Cle |
Watts, J.C. |
DB |
Oklahoma |
| 9 (#225) |
Larry, Admiral Dewey |
DB |
Nevada-Las Vegas |
| 10 (#251) |
Wetzel, Marty |
LB |
Tulane |
| 11 (#278) |
Gall, Ed |
DT |
Maryland |
| 12 (#308) |
Moeller, Mike |
OT |
Drake |
