1978 NFL draft
The 1978 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held May 2–3, 1978, at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, New York.[1][2] The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.
1978 NFL draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | May 2–3, 1978 |
Location | Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, NY |
Overview | |
334 total selections in 12 rounds | |
League | NFL |
First selection | Earl Campbell, RB Houston Oilers |
Mr. Irrelevant | Lee Washburn, G Dallas Cowboys |
Most selections (18) | Cincinnati Bengals |
Fewest selections (5) | Denver Broncos |
Hall of Famers | 4 |
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had the first overall pick in the 1978 draft, by virtue of their 2–12 record in 1977. Tampa Bay traded the pick to the Oilers, for tight end Jimmie Giles and the Oilers' first- and second-round picks in the 1978 draft, and their third- and fifth-round picks in 1979.[3]
Leon White, who was drafted in the third round, went on to have an extensive professional wrestling career as Big Van Vader.[4]
Player selections
= Pro Bowler[5] | = Hall of Famer |
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Round one
Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes | |
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1 | 1 | Houston Oilers | Earl Campbell‡† | RB | Texas | SWC | from Tampa Bay Heisman Trophy winner [7] | |
1 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs | Art Still † | DE | Kentucky | SEC | ||
1 | 3 | New Orleans Saints | Wes Chandler † | WR | Florida | SEC | ||
1 | 4 | New York Jets | Chris Ward | T | Ohio State | Big Ten | ||
1 | 5 | Buffalo Bills | Terry Miller | RB | Oklahoma State | Big Eight | ||
1 | 6 | Green Bay Packers | James Lofton‡† | WR | Stanford | Pac-8 | ||
1 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers | Ken MacAfee | TE | Notre Dame | Ind. | ||
1 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ross Browner | DE | Notre Dame | Ind. | from Philadelphia | |
1 | 9 | Seattle Seahawks | Keith Simpson | CB | Memphis State | Ind. | ||
1 | 10 | New York Giants | Gordon King | T | Stanford | Pac-8 | ||
1 | 11 | Detroit Lions | Luther Bradley | CB | Notre Dame | Ind. | ||
1 | 12 | Cleveland Browns | Clay Matthews † | LB | USC | Pac-8 | ||
1 | 13 | Atlanta Falcons | Mike Kenn † | T | Michigan | Big Ten | ||
1 | 14 | San Diego Chargers | John Jefferson † | WR | Arizona State | WAC | ||
1 | 15 | St. Louis Cardinals | Steve Little | K | Arkansas | SWC | ||
1 | 16 | Cincinnati Bengals | Blair Bush | C | Washington | Pac-8 | ||
1 | 17 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Doug Williams | QB | Grambling State | SWAC | from Houston | |
1 | 18 | New England Patriots | Bob Cryder | OG | Alabama | SEC | ||
1 | 19 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ken Greene | S | Washington State | Pac-8 | from Washington | |
1 | 20 | Los Angeles Rams | Elvis Peacock | RB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | from Chicago via Cleveland | |
1 | 21 | Minnesota Vikings | Randy Holloway | DE | Pittsburgh | Ind. | ||
1 | 22 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ron Johnson | CB | Eastern Michigan | MAC | ||
1 | 23 | Cleveland Browns | Ozzie Newsome‡† | TE | Alabama | SEC | from Los Angeles | |
1 | 24 | San Francisco 49ers | Dan Bunz | LB | Long Beach State | PCAA | from Miami | |
1 | 25 | Baltimore Colts | Reese McCall | TE | Auburn | SEC | ||
1 | 26 | Green Bay Packers | John Anderson | LB | Michigan | Big Ten | from Oakland | |
1 | 27 | Denver Broncos | Don Latimer | DT | Miami (FL) | Ind. | ||
1 | 28 | Dallas Cowboys | Larry Bethea | DE | Michigan State | Big Ten |
Round two
Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes | |
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2 | 29 | Kansas City Chiefs | Sylvester Hicks | DE | Tennessee State | Ind. | ||
2 | 30 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Johnny Davis | RB | Alabama | SEC | ||
2 | 31 | New York Jets | Mark Merrill | LB | Minnesota | Big Ten | ||
2 | 32 | Buffalo Bills | Dee Hardison | DE | North Carolina | ACC | ||
2 | 33 | New Orleans Saints | James Taylor | OT | Missouri | Big Eight | ||
2 | 34 | Green Bay Packers | Mike Hunt | LB | Minnesota | Big Ten | ||
2 | 35 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ray Griffin | CB | Ohio State | Big Ten | from Philadelphia | |
2 | 36 | Seattle Seahawks | Keith Butler | LB | Memphis State | Ind. | ||
2 | 37 | New York Giants | Odis McKinney | CB | Colorado | Big Eight | ||
2 | 38 | Buffalo Bills | Scott Hutchinson | DE | Florida | SEC | ||
2 | 39 | Cleveland Browns | Johnny Evans | P | NC State | ACC | ||
2 | 40 | Detroit Lions | Al Baker † | DE | Colorado State | WAC | ||
2 | 41 | San Diego Chargers | Hardaway | MiltonOT | Oklahoma State | Big Eight | ||
2 | 42 | St. Louis Cardinals | John Barefield | LB | Texas A&I | LSC | ||
2 | 43 | Atlanta Falcons | Steve Stewart | LB | Minnesota | Big Ten | ||
2 | 44 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Brett Moritz | OG | Nebraska | Big Eight | from Houston | |
2 | 45 | Cincinnati Bengals | Dave Turner | RB | San Diego State | Ind. | ||
2 | 46 | Los Angeles Rams | Johnson | StanDT | Tennessee State | Ind. | ||
2 | 47 | San Francisco 49ers | Walt Downing | OG | Michigan | Big Ten | ||
2 | 48 | Minnesota Vikings | John Turner | CB | Miami (FL) | Ind. | ||
2 | 49 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Willie Fry | DE | Notre Dame | Ind. | ||
2 | 50 | New England Patriots | Matt Cavanaugh | QB | Pittsburgh | Ind. | ||
2 | 51 | Miami Dolphins | Guy Benjamin | QB | Stanford | Pac-8 | ||
2 | 52 | Baltimore Colts | Mike Woods | LB | Cincinnati | Ind. | ||
2 | 53 | Los Angeles Rams | Ron Smith | WR | San Diego State | Ind. | ||
2 | 54 | Oakland Raiders | Dave Browning | DE | Washington | Pac-8 | ||
2 | 55 | Denver Broncos | Bill Gay | TE | USC | Pac-8 | ||
2 | 56 | Dallas Cowboys | Todd Christensen † | TE | BYU | WAC |
Round three
Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes | |
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3 | 57 | Oakland Raiders | Derrick Jensen | RB | Texas Arlington | — | from Tampa Bay | |
3 | 58 | Kansas City Chiefs | Gary Spani | LB | Kansas State | Big Eight | ||
3 | 59 | Buffalo Bills | Dennis Johnson | FB | Mississippi State | SEC | ||
3 | 60 | New Orleans Saints | Barry Bennett | DT | Concordia (Moorhead) | N/A | ||
3 | 61 | New York Jets | Mickey Shuler | TE | Penn State | Ind. | ||
3 | 62 | Green Bay Packers | Estus Hood | CB | Illinois State | Ind. | ||
3 | 63 | Seattle Seahawks | Bob Jury | CB | Pittsburgh | Ind. | ||
3 | 64 | Miami Dolphins | Lyman Smith | DT | Duke | ACC | from N. Y. Giants | |
3 | 65 | Buffalo Bills | Danny Fulton | WR | Nebraska–Omaha | NCC | from San Francisco | |
3 | 66 | Philadelphia Eagles | Reggie Wilkes | LB | Georgia Tech | Ind. | ||
3 | 67 | Cleveland Browns | Larry Collins | RB | Texas A&I | LSC | from Detroit | |
3 | 68 | Cleveland Browns | Mark Miller | QB | Bowling Green | MAC | ||
3 | 69 | St. Louis Cardinals | Doug Greene | DB | Texas A&I | LSC | ||
3 | 70 | Atlanta Falcons | Stan Waldemore | OG | Nebraska | Big Eight | ||
3 | 71 | San Diego Chargers | Rickey Anderson | RB | South Carolina State | MEAC | ||
3 | 72 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ted Vincent | DT | Wichita State | MVC | ||
3 | 73 | Houston Oilers | Gifford Nielsen | QB | BYU | WAC | ||
3 | 74 | Chicago Bears | Brad Shearer | DT | Texas | SWC | ||
3 | 75 | Minnesota Vikings | Walton | WhipLB | San Diego State | Ind. | ||
3 | 76 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Craig Colquitt | P | Tennessee | SEC | ||
3 | 77 | New England Patriots | Carlos Pennywell | WR | Grambling State | SWAC | ||
3 | 78 | Los Angeles Rams | Frank Corral | K | UCLA | Pac-8 | from Washington | |
3 | 79 | San Francisco 49ers | Ernie Hughes | OG | Notre Dame | Ind. | from Baltimore | |
3 | 80 | Los Angeles Rams | Leon White | C | Colorado | Big Eight | ||
3 | 81 | Miami Dolphins | Jimmy Cefalo | WR | Penn State | Ind. | ||
3 | 82 | Oakland Raiders | Lindsey Mason | OT | Kansas | Big Eight | ||
3 | 83 | Cincinnati Bengals | Don Bass | WR | Houston | SWC | from Denver | |
3 | 84 | Dallas Cowboys | Dave Hudgens | OT | Oklahoma | Big Eight |
Round four
Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes | |
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4 | 85 | Kansas City Chiefs | Daniel Johnson | LB | Tennessee State | Ind. | ||
4 | 86 | Oakland Raiders | Maurice Harvey | S | Ball State | MAC | from Tampa Bay | |
4 | 87 | New Orleans Saints | Don Schwartz | S | Washington State | Pac-8 | ||
4 | 88 | New York Jets | Donnell | DodieRB | Nebraska | Big Eight | ||
4 | 89 | Buffalo Bills | Lucius Sanford | LB | Georgia Tech | Ind. | ||
4 | 90 | New York Giants | Billy Taylor | RB | Texas Tech | SWC | ||
4 | 91 | San Francisco 49ers | Terry LeCount | WR | Florida | SEC | ||
4 | 92 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dennis Harrison | DT | Vanderbilt | SEC | ||
4 | 93 | Miami Dolphins | Gerald Small | CB | San Jose State | PCAA | ||
4 | 94 | Detroit Lions | Fifer | WilliamOT | West Texas State | MVC | ||
4 | 95 | Atlanta Falcons | Brian Cabral | LB | Colorado | Big Eight | ||
4 | 96 | St. Louis Cardinals | George Collins | OG | Georgia | SEC | from San Diego | |
4 | 97 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jimmy Childs | WR | Cal Poly | CCAA | ||
4 | 98 | Houston Oilers | Mike Renfro | WR | TCU | SWC | ||
4 | 99 | Cincinnati Bengals | Dennis Law | WR | East Tennessee State | OVC | ||
4 | 100 | Minnesota Vikings | Jim Hough | C | Utah State | Big West | ||
4 | 101 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Larry Anderson | CB | Louisiana Tech | Southland | ||
4 | 102 | New England Patriots | Dwight Wheeler | OT | Tennessee State | Ind. | ||
4 | 103 | Cleveland Browns | Pallara | PeteOG | Tennessee-Chattanooga | SoCon | ||
4 | 104 | Kansas City Chiefs | Woods | PeteQB | Missouri | Big Eight | ||
4 | 105 | Los Angeles Rams | Mark Manges | QB | Maryland | ACC | ||
4 | 106 | Miami Dolphins | Eric Laakso | OT | Tulane | Ind. | ||
4 | 107 | Detroit Lions | Homer Elias | OG | Tennessee State | Ind. | from Baltimore | |
4 | 108 | Oakland Raiders | Stewart | JoeWR | Missouri | Big Eight | ||
4 | 109 | Detroit Lions | Larry Tearry | C | Wake Forest | ACC | from Denver | |
4 | 110 | Dallas Cowboys | Alois Blackwell | RB | Houston | SWC |
Round five
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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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 | Cornerback | 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 (from Steelers for Dave Pureifory)[8] | 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[from Miami] | 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 |
Round six
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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139 | Chicago Bears | John Skibinski | Running back | Purdue |
140 | Oakland Raiders | Tom Davis | Center | Nebraska |
141 | New York Jets | Bobby Jackson | Cornerback | 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 | Safety | 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 |
Round seven
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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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 | Safety | 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 Inmon | Linebacker | Bethune-Cookman |
193 | Cincinnati Bengals | Danny Bass | Tackle | Elon |
194 | Dallas Cowboys | Tom Randall | Defensive tackle | Iowa State |
Round eight
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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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 Keyes | 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 |
Round nine
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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223 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Willie Taylor | Wide receiver | Pittsburgh |
224 | Kansas City Chiefs | Larry Brown | 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 | Safety | 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 |
Round ten
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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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 (from Buccaneers for Ernie Holmes)[8] | Tom Jurich | Kicker | Northern Arizona |
277 | Denver Broncos | Vince Kinney | Wide receiver | Maryland |
278 | Dallas Cowboys | Barry Tomasetti | Tackle | Iowa |
0 | Houston Oilers (supplemental draft) | Johnnie Dirden | Wide receiver | Sam Houston State |
Round eleven
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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279 | Pittsburgh Steelers (from Buccaneers for Ernie Holmes)[8] | 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 | Billy 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 | Cornerback | USC |
Round twelve
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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307 | Kansas City Chiefs | Willie Brock | Center | Colorado |
308 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Kevin McLee | Running back | Georgia |
309 | Buffalo Bills | Richard Crump | Running back | Northeastern State (OK) |
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 Biedermann | 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 Schuhmacher | 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[9] | Dallas Cowboys | Lee Washburn | Guard | Montana State |
0 | San Francisco 49ers (supplemental draft) | Rod Connors | Running back | Southern California |
= Pro Bowler[5] | = Hall of Famer |
Notable undrafted players
† | = Pro Bowler[5] | ‡ | = Hall of Famer[6] |
Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
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Atlanta Falcons | Lewis Gilbert | TE | Florida | SEC | |
Atlanta Falcons | Hans Nielsen | K | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
Baltimore Colts | Roger Farmer | WR | Baker | HAAC | |
Buffalo Bills | Joe Shipp | TE | USC | Pac-8 | |
Chicago Bears | Mike Morgan | RB | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
Chicago Bears | Mike Ulmer | DB | Doane | NIAC | |
Dallas Cowboys | Dave Kraayeveld | DE | Milton | IBFC | |
Dallas Cowboys | Robert Steele | WR | North Alabama | Gulf South | |
Denver Broncos | Herb Christopher | S | Morris Brown | SIAC | |
Detroit Lions | Ken Callicutt | RB | Clemson | ACC | |
Detroit Lions | Kit Lathrop | DT | Arizona State | WAC | |
Green Bay Packers | Paul Coffman † | TE | Kansas State | Big Eight | |
Green Bay Packers | Walt Landers | RB | Clark Atlanta | SIAC | |
Green Bay Packers | Paul Rudzinski | LB | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
Green Bay Packers | Howard Sampson | DB | Arkansas | SWC | |
Houston Oilers | Warren Moon‡ | QB | Washington | Pac-8 | |
Houston Oilers | Guido Merkens † | QB/WR | Sam Houston State | LSC | |
Los Angeles Rams | Alan Caldwell | DB | North Carolina | ACC | |
Los Angeles Rams | Preston Dennard | WR | New Mexico | WAC | |
Los Angeles Rams | Dwayne O'Steen | CB | San Jose State | PCAA | |
Los Angeles Rams | Doug Smith † | C/OG | Bowling Green | MAC | |
Miami Dolphins | Zac Henderson | DB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
Miami Dolphins | George Roberts | P | Virginia Tech | Ind. | |
Minnesota Vikings | Harry Washington | WR | Colorado State | WAC | |
Minnesota Vikings | Kevin Miller | WR | Louisville | Ind. | |
New England Patriots | Tom Birney | K | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
New England Patriots | Nick Lowery † | K | Dartmouth | Ivy | |
Oakland Raiders | Mark Iwanowski | TE | Penn | Ivy | |
Oakland Raiders | Booker Russell | RB | Texas State | LSC | |
Philadelphia Eagles | Ken Clarke | DT | Syracuse | Ind. | |
Philadelphia Eagles | Dan Rains | LB | Cincinnati | Ind. | |
Philadelphia Eagles | Brenard Wilson | S | Vanderbilt | SEC | |
Pittsburgh Steelers | Thom Dornbrook | C | Kentucky | SEC | |
Seattle Seahawks | Rufus Crawford | RB | Virginia State | CIAA | |
Seattle Seahawks | Kerry Justin | CB | Oregon State | Pac-8 | |
Seattle Seahawks | Brian Peets | TE | Pacific | PCAA | |
Washington Redskins | J. T. Smith † | WR | North Texas | Ind. |
Hall of Famers
- Earl Campbell, running back from Texas, taken 1st round 1st overall by Houston Oilers
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1991.[10]
- Ozzie Newsome, wide receiver from Alabama, taken 1st round 23rd overall by Cleveland Browns
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1999.[10]
- James Lofton, wide receiver from Stanford, taken 1st round 6th overall by Green Bay Packers
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2003.[11]
- Warren Moon, quarterback from Washington, signed undrafted by Houston Oilers
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2006.[11]
References
- "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- Wire services. "Oilers make a deal". Eugene Register-Guard. Apr 25, 1978
- Buckner, Brandon (October 23, 2005). "NFL career was ended by an injury - Pro wrestler Vader has son playing with OU". NewsOK.com. The Oklahoman. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
- Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- "Heisman Trophy". Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- Sheeley, Glenn (May 3, 1978). "Did Noll Win Draft Lottery?". Pittsburgh Press. pp. D-1. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
- This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
- List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
- List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008.