[3] Many experts consider the Pittsburgh Steelers to have had the best draft class in NFL history as they selected four players later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth, and Mike Webster).
[5] The Green Bay Packers also selected three Hall of Famers in 1958 (Jim Taylor, Ray Nitschke, and Jerry Kramer).
[6] Dallas used the two picks to select two future Pro Bowlers, defensive end Ed "Too Tall" Jones and quarterback Danny White.
[7] In the seventeenth round, the Green Bay Packers selected wide receiver Randy Woodfield of Portland State (428th overall).
[8] The last remaining active player in the NFL from the 1974 draft class was center Mike Webster, who retired after the 1990 season.