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The 1978 National Football League Draft annual player selection meeting was held May 2nd & 3rd 1978.
[edit] Player selections
[edit] Round one
[edit] Round two
| Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 29 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Sylvester Hicks |
Defensive end |
Tennessee State |
| 30 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Johnny Davis |
Running back |
Alabama |
| 31 |
New York Jets |
Mark Merrill |
Linebacker |
Minnesota |
| 32 |
Buffalo Bills |
Dee Hardison |
Defensive end |
North Carolina |
| 33 |
New Orleans Saints |
James Taylor |
Tackle |
Missouri |
| 34 |
Green Bay Packers |
Mike Hunt |
Linebacker |
Minnesota |
| 35 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Ray Griffin |
Defensive back |
Ohio State |
| 36 |
Seattle Seahawks |
Keith Butler |
Linebacker |
Memphis State |
| 37 |
New York Giants |
Odis McKinney |
Defensive back |
Colorado |
| 38 |
Buffalo Bills |
Scott Hutchinson |
Defensive end |
Florida |
| 39 |
Cleveland Browns |
Johnny Evans |
Punter |
North Carolina State |
| 40 |
Detroit Lions |
Al Baker |
Defensive end |
Colorado State |
| 41 |
San Diego Chargers |
Milton Hardaway |
Tackle |
Oklahoma State |
| 42 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
John Barefield |
Linebacker |
Texas A&I |
| 43 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Steve Stewart |
Linebacker |
Minnesota |
| 44 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Brett Moritz |
Guard |
Nebraska |
| 45 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Dave Turner |
Running back |
San Diego State |
| 46 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Stan Johnson |
Defensive tackle |
Tennessee State |
| 47 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Walt Downing |
Guard |
Michigan |
| 48 |
Minnesota Vikings |
John Turner |
Defensive back |
Miami (FL) |
| 49 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Willie Fry |
Defensive end |
Notre Dame |
| 50 |
New England Patriots |
Matt Cavanaugh |
Quarterback |
Pittsburgh |
| 51 |
Miami Dolphins |
Guy Benjamin |
Quarterback |
Stanford |
| 52 |
Baltimore Colts |
Mike Woods |
Linebacker |
Cincinnati |
| 53 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Ronnie Smith |
Wide receiver |
San Diego State |
| 54 |
Oakland Raiders |
Dave Browning |
Defensive end |
Washington |
| 55 |
Denver Broncos |
Bill Gay |
Tight end |
USC |
| 56 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Todd Christensen |
Tight end |
Brigham Young |
[edit] Round three
| Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 57 |
Oakland Raiders |
Derrick Jensen |
Running back |
Texas-Arlington |
| 58 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Gary Spani |
Linebacker |
Kansas State |
| 59 |
Buffalo Bills |
Dennis Johnson |
Running back |
Mississippi State |
| 60 |
New Orleans Saints |
Barry Bennett |
Defensive tackle |
Concordia |
| 61 |
New York Jets |
Mickey Shuler |
Tight end |
Penn State |
| 62 |
Green Bay Packers |
Estus Hood |
Defensive back |
Illinois State |
| 63 |
Seattle Seahawks |
Bob Jury |
Defensive back |
Pittsburgh |
| 64 |
Miami Dolphins |
Lyman Smith |
Defensive tackle |
Duke |
| 65 |
Buffalo Bills |
Danny Fulton |
Wide receiver |
Nebraska-Omaha |
| 66 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Reggie Wilken |
Linebacker |
Georgia Tech |
| 67 |
Cleveland Browns |
Larry Collins |
Running back |
Texas A&I |
| 68 |
Cleveland Browns |
Mark Miller |
Quarterback |
Bowling Green |
| 69 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Doug Greene |
Defensive back |
Texas A&I |
| 70 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Stan Waldemore |
Guard |
Nebraska |
| 71 |
San Diego Chargers |
Rickey Anderson |
Running back |
South Carolina State |
| 72 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Ted Vincent |
Defensive tackle |
Wichita State |
| 73 |
Houston Oilers |
Gifford Nielsen |
Quarterback |
Brigham Young |
| 74 |
Chicago Bears |
Brad Shearer |
Defensive tackle |
Texas |
| 75 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Whip Walton |
Linebacker |
San Diego State |
| 76 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Craig Colquitt |
Punter |
Tennessee |
| 77 |
New England Patriots |
Carlos Pennywell |
Wide receiver |
Grambling |
| 78 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Frank Corral |
Kicker |
UCLA |
| 79 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Ernie Hughes |
Guard |
Notre Dame |
| 80 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Leon White |
Center |
Colorado |
| 81 |
Miami Dolphins |
Jimmy Cefalo |
Wide receiver |
Penn State |
| 82 |
Oakland Raiders |
Lindsey Mason |
Tackle |
Kansas State |
| 83 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Don Bass |
Wide receiver |
Houston |
| 84 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Dave Hudgens |
Tackle |
Oklahoma |
[edit] Round four
| Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 85 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Danny Johnson |
Linebacker |
Tennessee State |
| 86 |
Oakland Raiders |
Maurice Harvey |
Defensive back |
Ball State |
| 87 |
New Orleans Saints |
Don Schwartz |
Defensive back |
Washington State |
| 88 |
New York Jets |
Dodie Donnell |
Running back |
Nebraska |
| 89 |
Buffalo Bills |
Lucius Sanford |
Linebacker |
Georgia Tech |
| 90 |
New York Giants |
Billy Taylor |
Running back |
Texas Tech |
| 91 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Terry LeCount |
Wide receiver |
Florida |
| 92 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Dennis Harrison |
Defensive tackle |
Vanderbilt |
| 93 |
Miami Dolphins |
Gerald Small |
Defensive back |
San Jose State |
| 94 |
Detroit Lions |
William Fifer |
Tackle |
West Texas State |
| 95 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Brian Cabral |
Linebacker |
Colorado |
| 96 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
George Collins |
Guard |
Georgia |
| 97 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Jim Childs |
Wide receiver |
Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |
| 98 |
Houston Oilers |
Mike Renfro |
Wide receiver |
Texas Christian |
| 99 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Dennis Law |
Wide receiver |
East Tennessee State |
| 100 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Jim Hough |
Center |
Utah State |
| 101 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Larry Anderson |
Defensive back |
Louisiana Tech |
| 102 |
New England Patriots |
Dwight Wheeler |
Tackle |
Tennessee State |
| 103 |
Cleveland Browns |
Pete Pallara |
Guard |
Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 104 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Pete Woods |
Quarterback |
Missouri |
| 105 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Mark Manges |
Quarterback |
Maryland |
| 106 |
Miami Dolphins |
Eric Laakso |
Tackle |
Tulane |
| 107 |
Detroit Lions |
Homer Elias |
Guard |
Tennessee State |
| 108 |
Oakland Raiders |
Joe Stewart |
Wide receiver |
Missouri |
| 109 |
Detroit Lions |
Larry Tearry |
Center |
Wake Forest |
| 110 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Alois Blackwell |
Running back |
Houston |
[edit] Round five
| Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 111 |
Miami Dolphins |
Ted Burgmeier |
Defensive back |
Notre Dame |
| 112 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Jerrold McRae |
Wide receiver |
Tennessee State |
| 113 |
New York Jets |
Randy Sidler |
Linebacker |
Penn State |
| 114 |
Buffalo Bills |
Ken Spaeth |
Tight end |
Nebraska |
| 115 |
New Orleans Saints |
Eric Felton |
Defensive back |
Texas Tech |
| 116 |
Green Bay Packers |
Mike Douglass |
Linebacker |
San Diego State |
| 117 |
Baltimore Colts |
Frank Myers |
Tackle |
Texas A&M |
| 118 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Dwight Carey |
Defensive tackle |
Texas-Arlington |
| 119 |
Seattle Seahawks |
Louis Bullard |
Tackle |
Jackson State |
| 120 |
New York Giants |
Terry Jackson |
Defensive back |
San Diego State |
| 121 |
Detroit Lions |
Amos Fowler |
Guard |
Southern Mississippi |
| 122 |
Cleveland Browns |
Keith Wright |
Wide receiver |
Memphis State |
| 123 |
Detroit Lions |
Dan Gray |
Defensive end |
Rutgers |
| 124 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Earl Carr |
Running back |
Florida |
| 125 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Dennis Pearson |
Wide receiver |
San Diego State |
| 126 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Tom Dinkel |
Linebacker |
Kansas |
| 127 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Archie Reese |
Defensive tackle |
Clemson |
| 128 |
Green Bay Packers |
Willie Wilder |
Running back |
Florida |
| 129 |
New England Patriots |
Bill Matthews |
Linebacker |
South Dakota State |
| 130 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Norris Banks |
Running back |
Kansas |
| 131 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Rob Hertel |
Quarterback |
USC |
| 132 |
New York Giants |
Jim Krahl |
Defensive tackle |
Texas Tech |
| 133 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Bruce Threadgill |
Defensive back |
Mississippi State |
| 134 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Robert Woods |
Wide receiver |
Grambling |
| 135 |
San Diego Chargers |
John Choma |
Guard |
Virginia |
| 136 |
Oakland Raiders |
Derrick Ramsey |
Tight end |
Kentucky |
| 137 |
New York Giants |
Brian DeRoo |
Wide receiver |
Redlands |
| 138 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Rich Rosen |
Guard |
Syracuse |
[edit] Round six
| Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 139 |
Chicago Bears |
John Skibinski |
Running back |
Purdue |
| 140 |
Oakland Raiders |
Tom Davis |
Center |
Nebraska |
| 141 |
New York Jets |
Bobby Jackson |
Defensive back |
Florida State |
| 142 |
New Orleans Saints |
Mike Rieker |
Quarterback |
Lehigh |
| 143 |
New York Jets |
Gregg Robinson |
Defensive tackle |
Dartmouth |
| 144 |
Green Bay Packers |
Leotis Harris |
Guard |
Arkansas |
| 145 |
Buffalo Bills |
Eric Smith |
Tackle |
Southern Mississippi |
| 146 |
Seattle Seahawks |
Glenn Starks |
Wide receiver |
Texas A&I |
| 147 |
New York Giants |
Randy Pass |
Guard |
Georgia Tech |
| 148 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Elliott Walker |
Running back |
Pittsburgh |
| 149 |
Cleveland Browns |
Al Pitts |
Center |
Michigan State |
| 150 |
Detroit Lions |
Dwight Hicks |
Defensive back |
Michigan |
| 151 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Jack Williams |
Defensive end |
Bowling Green |
| 152 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Rodney Parker |
Wide receiver |
Tennessee State |
| 153 |
Detroit Lions |
Tony Ardizzone |
Guard |
Northwestern |
| 154 |
Houston Oilers |
Conrad Rucker |
Tight end |
Southern |
| 155 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Steve Geise |
Running back |
Penn State |
| 156 |
New England Patriots |
Ken Coleman |
Linebacker |
Mississippi |
| 157 |
New Orleans Saints |
Francis Chesley |
Linebacker |
Wyoming |
| 158 |
Chicago Bears |
Mekeli Ieremia |
Defensive end |
Brigham Young |
| 159 |
Washington Redskins |
Tony Green |
Running back |
Florida |
| 160 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Randy Reutershan |
Wide receiver |
Pittsburgh |
| 161 |
Baltimore Colts |
Ben Garry |
Running back |
Southern Mississippi |
| 162 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Elijah Marshall |
Wide receiver |
North Carolina State |
| 163 |
Miami Dolphins |
Doug Betters |
Defensive end |
Nevada |
| 164 |
Oakland Raiders |
Mike Levenseller |
Wide receiver |
Washington State |
| 165 |
Detroit Lions |
Jesse Thompson |
Wide receiver |
California |
| 166 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Harold Randolph |
Linebacker |
East Carolina |
[edit] Round seven
| Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 167 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Alfred Jackson |
Wide receiver |
Texas |
| 168 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Ricky Odom |
Defensive back |
USC |
| 169 |
New York Jets |
Levi Armstrong |
Defensive back |
UCLA |
| 170 |
New York Jets |
James Earley |
Running back |
Michigan State |
| 171 |
Buffalo Bills |
Mario Celotto |
Linebacker |
USC |
| 172 |
Green Bay Packers |
George Plasketes |
Linebacker |
Mississippi |
| 173 |
Seattle Seahawks |
John Harris |
Defensive back |
Arizona State |
| 174 |
New York Giants |
Dan Doornink |
Running back |
Washington State |
| 175 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Fred Quillan |
Center |
Oregon |
| 176 |
Oakland Raiders |
Arthur Whittington |
Running back |
Southern Methodist |
| 177 |
Detroit Lions |
Bruce Gibson |
Running back |
Pacific |
| 178 |
Miami Dolphins |
Karl Baldischwiler |
Tackle |
Oklahoma |
| 179 |
Atlanta Falcons |
James Wright |
Tight end |
Texas Christian |
| 180 |
San Diego Chargers |
Cliff Featherstone |
Defensive back |
Colorado State |
| 181 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Dave Stief |
Wide receiver |
Portland State |
| 182 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Joe Branson |
Defensive back |
Livingstone College |
| 183 |
Buffalo Bills |
Steve Powell |
Running back |
N.E. Missouri State |
| 184 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Bill Kellar |
Wide receiver |
Stanford |
| 185 |
Chicago Bears |
Herman Jones |
Wide receiver |
Ohio State |
| 186 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Greg Marshall |
Defensive tackle |
Oregon State |
| 187 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Mark Dufresne |
Tight end |
Nebraska |
| 188 |
New England Patriots |
Mike Hawkins |
Linebacker |
Texas A&I |
| 189 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Reggie Doss |
Defensive end |
Hampton |
| 190 |
Miami Dolphins |
Lloyd Henry |
Wide receiver |
N.E. Missouri State |
| 191 |
Baltimore Colts |
Jeff Logan |
Running back |
Ohio State |
| 192 |
Oakland Raiders |
Earl Inman |
Linebacker |
Bethune-Cookman |
| 193 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Danny Bass |
Tackle |
Elon |
| 194 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Tom Randall |
Defensive tackle |
Iowa State |
[edit] Round eight
| Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 195 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
John Henry White |
Running back |
Louisiana Tech |
| 196 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
John McGriff |
Linebacker |
Miami (FL) |
| 197 |
New York Jets |
Derrick Gaffney |
Wide receiver |
Florida |
| 198 |
New England Patriots |
Terry Falcon |
Guard |
Montana |
| 199 |
New Orleans Saints |
Brooks Williams |
Tight end |
North Carolina |
| 200 |
Green Bay Packers |
Dennis Sproul |
Quarterback |
Arizona State |
| 201 |
New York Giants |
Jeff Grady |
Linebacker |
Florida A&M |
| 202 |
Washington Redskins |
Walker Lee |
Wide receiver |
North Carolina |
| 203 |
New York Jets |
Mike Mock |
Punter |
Texas Tech |
| 204 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Mike Wood |
Kicker |
Southeast Missouri State |
| 205 |
Cleveland Browns |
Jesse Turnbow |
Defensive tackle |
Tennessee |
| 206 |
Detroit Lions |
Jim Breech |
Kicker |
California |
| 207 |
Oakland Raiders |
Mark Nichols |
Defensive end |
Colorado State |
| 208 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Rick Moser |
Running back |
Rhode Island |
| 209 |
Atlanta Falcons |
David Adkins |
Linebacker |
Ohio State |
| 210 |
Houston Oilers |
J.C. Wilson |
Defensive back |
Pittsburgh |
| 211 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Bill Miller |
Tackle |
Western Illinois |
| 212 |
Chicago Bears |
George Freitas |
Tight end |
California |
| 213 |
New York Jets |
Roy Eppes |
Defensive back |
Clemson |
| 214 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Andre Keys |
Wide receiver |
Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |
| 215 |
New England Patriots |
Mosi Tatupu |
Running back |
USC |
| 216 |
Atlanta Falcons |
David Williams |
Defensive back |
Tennessee-Martin |
| 217 |
Miami Dolphins |
Sean Clancy |
Linebacker |
Amherst |
| 218 |
Baltimore Colts |
Monte Anthony |
Running back |
Nebraska |
| 219 |
Washington Redskins |
Don Hover |
Linebacker |
Washington State |
| 220 |
San Diego Chargers |
Gavin Hendrick |
Punter |
Washington State |
| 221 |
Denver Broncos |
Frank Smith |
Tackle |
Alabama A&M |
| 222 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Homer Butler |
Wide receiver |
UCLA |
[edit] Round nine
| Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 223 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Willie Taylor |
Wide receiver |
Pittsburgh |
| 224 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Larry Browk |
Tackle |
Miami (FL) |
| 225 |
New York Jets |
Reggie Grant |
Defensive back |
Oregon |
| 226 |
New Orleans Saints |
Richard Carter |
Defensive back |
North Carolina State |
| 227 |
New York Jets |
Neil Hutton |
Defensive back |
Penn State |
| 228 |
Green Bay Packers |
Keith Myers |
Quarterback |
Utah State |
| 229 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Herman Redden |
Defensive back |
Howard |
| 230 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Charles Williams |
Defensive back |
Jackson State |
| 231 |
Seattle Seahawks |
Rich Grimmett |
Tackle |
Illinois |
| 232 |
New York Giants |
Bill Swiacki |
Tight end |
Amherst |
| 233 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Dean Moore |
Linebacker |
Iowa |
| 234 |
Cleveland Browns |
Jon Kramer |
Guard |
Baylor |
| 235 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Joe Mosley |
Tight end |
Central State (OH) |
| 236 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Tom Pridemore |
Defensive back |
West Virginia |
| 237 |
San Diego Chargers |
Henry Bradley |
Defensive tackle |
Alcorn State |
| 238 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Ron Shumon |
Linebacker |
Wichita State |
| 239 |
Houston Oilers |
Jim Mol |
Defensive end |
Morningside |
| 240 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Mike Deutsch |
Punter |
Colorado State |
| 241 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Lance Reynolds |
Tackle |
Brigham Young |
| 242 |
New England Patriots |
Tim Petersen |
Linebacker |
Arizona State |
| 243 |
Washington Redskins |
John Hurley |
Quarterback |
Santa Clara |
| 244 |
Chicago Bears |
Mike Martin |
Linebacker |
Kentucky |
| 245 |
Baltimore Colts |
Dave Studdard |
Tackle |
Texas |
| 246 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Andre Anderson |
Defensive end |
New Mexico State |
| 247 |
Miami Dolphins |
Bruce Hardy |
Tight end |
Arizona State |
| 248 |
San Diego Chargers |
Blake Whitlatch |
Linebacker |
Louisiana State |
| 249 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Steve McDaniels |
Tackle |
Notre Dame |
| 250 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Russ Williams |
Defensive back |
Tennessee |
[edit] Round ten
| Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 0 |
HOU (suplemental draft) |
Johnnie Dirden |
Wide receiver |
Sam Houston State |
| 251 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Earl Bryant |
Defensive end |
Jackson State |
| 252 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Aaron Brown |
Linebacker |
Ohio State |
| 253 |
New York Giants |
Greg Jorgensen |
Guard |
Nebraska |
| 254 |
New York Jets |
Louis Richardson |
Defensive end |
Florida State |
| 255 |
Buffalo Bills |
Will Grant |
Center |
Kentucky |
| 256 |
Green Bay Packers |
Larry Key |
Running back |
Florida State |
| 257 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Ricky Patton |
Running back |
Jackson State |
| 258 |
Seattle Seahawks |
Rob Stewart |
Wide receiver |
Lafayette |
| 259 |
Green Bay Packers |
Mark Totten |
Center |
Florida |
| 260 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Mike Connell |
Punter |
Cincinnati |
| 261 |
Cleveland Browns |
Brent Watson |
Tackle |
Tennessee |
| 262 |
Detroit Lions |
Fred Arrington |
Linebacker |
Purdue |
| 263 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Ray Strong |
Running back |
UNLV |
| 264 |
San Diego Chargers |
Charles Price |
Tight end |
Cincinnati |
| 265 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Randy Gill |
Linebacker |
San Jose State |
| 266 |
Houston Oilers |
Steve Young |
Tight end |
Wake Forest |
| 267 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Tom DePaso |
Linebacker |
Penn State |
| 268 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Doug Becker |
Linebacker |
Notre Dame |
| 269 |
New England Patriots |
Bryan Ferguson |
Defensive back |
Miami (FL) |
| 270 |
Washington Redskins |
Scott Hartenstein |
Defensive end |
Azusa Pacific |
| 271 |
Chicago Bears |
Ben Zambiasi |
Linebacker |
Georgia |
| 272 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Hughie Shaw |
Running back |
Texas A&I |
| 273 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Charles Peal |
Tackle |
Indiana |
| 274 |
Miami Dolphins |
Mark Dennard |
Center |
Texas A&M |
| 275 |
Baltimore Colts |
Dallas Owens |
Defensive back |
Kentucky |
| 276 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Tom Jurich |
Kicker |
Northern Arizona |
| 277 |
Denver Broncos |
Vince Kinney |
Wide receiver |
Maryland |
| 278 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Barry Tomasetti |
Tackle |
Iowa |
[edit] Round eleven
| Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 279 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Nat Terry |
Defensive back |
Florida State |
| 280 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Ray Milo |
Defensive back |
New Mexico State |
| 281 |
New York Jets |
Pat Ryan |
Quarterback |
Tennessee |
| 282 |
Buffalo Bills |
Jerry Blanton |
Linebacker |
Kentucky |
| 283 |
New Orleans Saints |
Nathan Besaint |
Defensive tackle |
Southern |
| 284 |
Green Bay Packers |
Terry Jones |
Defensive tackle |
Alabama |
| 285 |
New Orleans Saints |
Dave Riley |
Running back |
West Virginia |
| 286 |
New York Giants |
Dennis Heim |
Defensive tackle |
SW Missouri State |
| 287 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Willie McCray |
Defensive end |
Troy State |
| 288 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Bill Campfield |
Running back |
Kansas |
| 289 |
Detroit Lions |
Richard Murray |
Defensive tackle |
Oklahoma |
| 290 |
Cleveland Browns |
Larry Gillard |
Defensive tackle |
Mississippi State |
| 291 |
Oakland Raiders |
Dean Jones |
Defensive back |
Fresno State |
| 292 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Cal Prince |
Running back |
Louisville |
| 293 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Scooter Reed |
Defensive back |
Baylor |
| 294 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Mark Donahue |
Guard |
Michigan |
| 295 |
Houston Oilers |
Willie Thicklen |
Wide receiver |
Alabama State |
| 296 |
New England Patriots |
Charlie Williams |
Linebacker |
Florida |
| 297 |
Washington Redskins |
Mike Williams |
Defensive back |
Texas A&M |
| 298 |
Chicago Bears |
Walt Underwood |
Defensive end |
USC |
| 299 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Ron Harris |
Running back |
Colorado State |
| 300 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Tom Brzoza |
Center |
Pittsburgh |
| 301 |
Seattle Seahawks |
George Halas |
Linebacker |
Miami (FL) |
| 302 |
Baltimore Colts |
Henry Mason |
Wide receiver |
Central Missouri State |
| 303 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Ron Hostetler |
Linebacker |
Penn State |
| 304 |
Oakland Raiders |
Bob Glazebrook |
Defensive back |
Fresno State |
| 305 |
Denver Broncos |
Lacy Brumley |
Tackle |
Clemson |
| 306 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Dennis Thurman |
Defensive back |
USC |
[edit] Round twelve
| Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 0 |
San Francisco 49ers (suplemental draft) |
Rod Connors |
Running back |
Southern California |
| 307 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Willie Brock |
Center |
Colorado |
| 308 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Kevin McLee |
Running back |
Georgia |
| 309 |
Buffalo Bills |
Richard Crump |
Running back |
N.E. Oklahoma A&M |
| 310 |
New Orleans Saints |
Larry Hardy |
Tight end |
Jackson State |
| 311 |
New York Jets |
Alan Williams |
Punter |
Florida |
| 312 |
Green Bay Packers |
Eason Ramson |
Tight end |
Washington State |
| 313 |
New York Giants |
Greg Lawson |
Running back |
Western Illinois |
| 314 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Dan Irons |
Tackle |
Texas Tech |
| 315 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Mark Slater |
Center |
Minnesota |
| 316 |
Seattle Seahawks |
Jeff Bergeron |
Running back |
Lamar |
| 317 |
Cleveland Browns |
Leo Bidermann |
Tackle |
California |
| 318 |
Detroit Lions |
Mark Patterson |
Defensive back |
Washington State |
| 319 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Anthony Clay |
Linebacker |
South Carolina State |
| 320 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Daria Butler |
Linebacker |
Oklahoma State |
| 321 |
San Diego Chargers |
Kevin Bell |
Wide receiver |
Lamar |
| 322 |
Houston Oilers |
John Schumacher |
Guard |
USC |
| 323 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Kim Featsent |
Wide receiver |
Kent State |
| 324 |
Washington Redskins |
Steve McCabe |
Guard |
Bowdoin |
| 325 |
Chicago Bears |
Lew Sibley |
Linebacker |
Louisiana State |
| 326 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Jeff Morrow |
Tackle |
Minnesota |
| 327 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Brad Carr |
Linebacker |
Maryland |
| 328 |
New England Patriots |
John Gibney |
Center |
Colgate |
| 329 |
Baltimore Colts |
Bruce Allen |
Punter |
Richmond |
| 330 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Gus Coppens |
Tackle |
UCLA |
| 331 |
Miami Dolphins |
Mike Moore |
Running back |
Middle Tennessee State |
| 332 |
Oakland Raiders |
Joe Conron |
Wide receiver |
Pacific |
| 333 |
Miami Dolphins |
Bill Kenney |
Quarterback |
Northern Colorado |
| 334 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Lee Washburn |
Guard |
Montana State |
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= Pro Bowler |
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= Hall of Famer |
[edit] Hall of Famers
- Earl Campbell, Running Back from University of Texas at Austin Houston taken 1st round 1st overall by the Houston Oilers.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1991.
- James Lofton, Wide Receiver from Stanford taken 1st round 6th overall by the Green Bay Packers.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2003.
- Ozzie Newsome, Wide Receiver from Alabama taken 1st round 23rd overall by the Cleveland Browns.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1999.
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