1978 NFL draft

1978 NFL draft
Roosevelt Hotel (location of the draft), photographed in 2008
General information
Date(s)May 2–3, 1978
LocationRoosevelt Hotel
in New York City, NY
Overview
334 total selections in 12 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionEarl Campbell, RB
Houston Oilers
Mr. IrrelevantLee Washburn, G
Dallas Cowboys
Most selections (18)Cincinnati Bengals
Fewest selections (5)Denver Broncos
Hall of Famers
4

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.

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
* = compensatory selection
† = Pro Bowler[5]
‡ = Hall of Famer[6]
Positions key
C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive end[a]
DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety
G Guard[b] K Kicker[c] KR Kickoff returner LB Linebacker
LS Long snapper MLB Middle linebacker[d] OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman
OLB Outside linebacker[a] NT Nose tackle P Punter PR Punt returner
QB Quarterback RS Return specialist RB Running back S Safety
SS Strong safety TE Tight end WR Wide receiver
  1. ^ a b Sometimes referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
  2. ^ Also known as an offensive guard (OG)
  3. ^ Also known as a placekicker (PK)
  4. ^ Also known as an inside linebacker (ILB)
Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
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.
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  G 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
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
from San Francisco
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 Milton Hardaway  OT 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  G Nebraska Big Eight
from Houston
2 45 Cincinnati Bengals Dave Turner  RB San Diego State Ind.
2 46 Los Angeles Rams Johnson, StanStan Johnson  DT Tennessee State Ind.
from Washington
2 47 San Francisco 49ers Walt Downing  G Michigan Big Ten
from Chicago
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
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  G 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 Whip Walton  LB 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  G 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
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, DodieDodie Donnell  RB 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
from Cleveland
4 94 Detroit Lions Fifer, WilliamWilliam Fifer  OT West Texas State MVC
4 95 Atlanta Falcons Brian Cabral  LB Colorado Big Eight
4 96 St. Louis Cardinals George Collins  G 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, PetePete Pallara  G Tennessee-Chattanooga SoCon
from Washington via Los Angeles
4 104 Kansas City Chiefs Woods, PetePete Woods  QB Missouri Big Eight
from Chicago
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  G Tennessee State Ind.
from Baltimore
4 108 Oakland Raiders Joe Stewart  WR Missouri Big Eight
4 109 Detroit Lions Larry Tearry  C Wake Forest ACC
from Denver
4 110 Dallas Cowboys Alois Blackwell  RB Houston SWC
5 111 Miami Dolphins Ted Burgmeier  S Notre Dame Ind.
from Tampa Bay
5 112 Kansas City Chiefs Jerrold McRae  WR Tennessee State Ind.
5 113 New York Jets Randy Sidler  LB Penn State Ind.
5 114 Buffalo Bills Spaeth, KenKen Spaeth  TE Nebraska Big Eight
5 115 New Orleans Saints Eric Felton  CB Texas Tech SWC
5 116 Green Bay Packers Mike Douglass  LB San Diego State Ind.
5 117 Baltimore Colts Frank Myers  OT Texas A&M SWC
from San Francisco
5 118 Kansas City Chiefs Carey, DwightDwight Carey  DT Texas Arlington —
from Philadelphia
5 119 Seattle Seahawks Louis Bullard  OT Jackson State SWAC
5 120 New York Giants Terry Jackson  CB San Diego State Ind.
5 121 Detroit Lions Amos Fowler  G Southern Miss Ind.
5 122 Cleveland Browns Keith Wright  WR Memphis State Ind.
5 123 Detroit Lions Dan Gray  DE Rutgers Ind.
from San Diego
5 124 St. Louis Cardinals Earl Carr  RB Florida SEC
5 125 Atlanta Falcons Dennis Pearson  WR San Diego State Ind.
5 126 Cincinnati Bengals Tom Dinkel  LB Kansas Big Eight
5 127 San Francisco 49ers Archie Reese  DT Clemson ACC
from Houston via Kansas City thorough Chicago
5 128 Green Bay Packers Wilder, WillieWillie Wilder  RB Florida SEC
from Pittsburgh
5 129 New England Patriots Bill Matthews  LB South Dakota State NCC
5 130 Philadelphia Eagles Banks, NorrisNorris Banks  RB Kansas Big Eight
from Washington
5 131 Cincinnati Bengals Rob Hertel  QB USC Pac-8
from Chicago
5 132 New York Giants Jim Krahl  DT Texas Tech SWC
from Minnesota
5 133 San Francisco 49ers Bruce Threadgill  S Mississippi State SEC
from Miami
5 134 Kansas City Chiefs Robert Woods  WR Grambling State SWAC
from Baltimore
5 135 San Diego Chargers John Choma  G Virginia ACC
from Los Angeles
5 136 Oakland Raiders Derrick Ramsey  TE Kentucky SEC
5 137 New York Giants Brian DeRoo  WR Redlands N/A
from Denver
5 138 Dallas Cowboys Rosen, RichRich Rosen  G Syracuse Ind.
6 139 Chicago Bears John Skibinski  RB Purdue Big Ten
from Kansas City
6 140 Oakland Raiders Davis, TomTom Davis  C Nebraska Big Eight
from Tampa Bay
6 141 New York Jets Bobby Jackson  CB Florida State Ind.
from Buffalo
6 142 New Orleans Saints Rieker, MikeMike Rieker  QB Lehigh Ind. (Div. II)
6 143 New York Jets Gregg Robinson  DT Dartmouth Ivy
6 144 Green Bay Packers Leotis Harris  G Arkansas SWC
6 145 Buffalo Bills Smith, EricEric Smith  OT Southern Miss Ind.
from Philadelphia
6 146 Seattle Seahawks Starks, GlennGlenn Starks  WR Texas A&I LSC
6 147 New York Giants Pass, RandyRandy Pass  G Georgia Tech Ind.
6 148 San Francisco 49ers Elliott Walker  RB Pittsburgh Ind.
6 149 Cleveland Browns Pitts, AlAl Pitts  C Michigan State Big Ten
6 150 Detroit Lions Dwight Hicks † S Michigan Big Ten
6 151 St. Louis Cardinals Williams, JackJack Williams  DE Bowling Green MAC
6 152 Atlanta Falcons Rodney Parker  WR Tennessee State Ind.
6 153 Detroit Lions Tony Ardizzone  G Northwestern Big Ten
from San Diego
6 154 Houston Oilers Conrad Rucker  TE Southern SWAC
6 155 Cincinnati Bengals Geise, SteveSteve Geise  RB Penn State Ind.
6 156 New England Patriots Coleman, KemKem Coleman  LB Ole Miss SEC
6 157 New Orleans Saints Francis Chesley  LB Wyoming WAC
from Washington via Houston
6 158 Chicago Bears Mekeli Ieremia  DE BYU WAC
6 159 Washington Redskins Tony Green † RB Florida SEC
from San Francisco
6 160 Pittsburgh Steelers Randy Reutershan  WR Pittsburgh Ind.
6 161 Baltimore Colts Ben Garry  RB Southern Miss Ind.
6 162 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Marshall, ElijahElijah Marshall  WR NC State ACC
from Los Angeles
6 163 Miami Dolphins Doug Betters † DE Nevada Ind. (Coll.)
6 164 Oakland Raiders Mike Levenseller  WR Washington State Pac-8
6 165 Detroit Lions Jesse Thompson  WR California Pac-8
from Denver
6 166 Dallas Cowboys Harold Randolph  LB East Carolina Ind.
7 167 Atlanta Falcons Alfred Jackson  WR Texas SWC
from Tampa Bay
7 168 Kansas City Chiefs Ricky Odom  CB USC Pac-8
7 169 New York Jets Armstrong, LeviLevi Armstrong  DB UCLA Pac-8
from New Orleans
7 170 New York Jets James Earley  RB Michigan State Big Ten
7 171 Buffalo Bills Mario Celotto  LB USC Pac-8
7 172 Green Bay Packers Plasketes, GeorgeGeorge Plasketes  LB Ole Miss SEC
7 173 Seattle Seahawks John Harris  S Arizona State WAC
7 174 New York Giants Dan Doornink  RB Washington State Pac-8
7 175 San Francisco 49ers Fred Quillan † C Oregon Pac-8
7 176 Oakland Raiders Arthur Whittington  RB SMU SWC
from Philadelphia
7 177 Detroit Lions Gibson, BruceBruce Gibson  RB Pacific PCAA
7 178 Miami Dolphins Karl Baldischwiler  OT Oklahoma Big Eight
from Cleveland
7 179 Atlanta Falcons James Wright  TE TCU SWC
7 180 San Diego Chargers Cliff Featherstone  DB Colorado State WAC
7 181 St. Louis Cardinals Dave Stief  WR Portland State Ind. (Coll.)
7 182 Cincinnati Bengals Branson, JoeJoe Branson  DB Livingstone CIAA
7 183 Buffalo Bills Steve Powell  RB Northeast Missouri State MIAA
from Houston
7 184 Kansas City Chiefs Bill Kellar  WR Stanford Pac-8
from Washington
7 185 Chicago Bears Jones, HermanHerman Jones  WR Ohio State Big Ten
7 186 Philadelphia Eagles Greg Marshall  DT Oregon State Pac-8
from Minnesota
7 187 Pittsburgh Steelers Dufresne, MarkMark Dufresne  TE Nebraska Big Eight
7 188 New England Patriots Mike Hawkins  LB Texas A&I LSC
7 189 Los Angeles Rams Reggie Doss  DE Hampton CIAA
7 190 Miami Dolphins Henry, LloydLloyd Henry  WR Northeast Missouri State MIAA
7 191 Baltimore Colts Jeff Logan  RB Ohio State Big Ten
7 192 Oakland Raiders Earl Inmon  LB Bethune–Cookman SIAC
7 193 Cincinnati Bengals Bass, DannyDanny Bass  OT Elon SAC
from Denver
7 194 Dallas Cowboys Tom Randall  DT Iowa State Big Eight
8 195 Kansas City Chiefs John Henry White  RB Louisiana Tech Southland
8 196 Tampa Bay Buccaneers McGriff, JohnJohn McGriff  LB Miami (FL) Ind.
8 197 New York Jets Derrick Gaffney  WR Florida SEC
8 198 New England Patriots Terry Falcon  G Montana Big Sky
8 199 New Orleans Saints Brooks Williams  TE North Carolina ACC
8 200 Green Bay Packers Dennis Sproul  QB Arizona State WAC
8 201 New York Giants Grady, JeffJeff Grady  LB Florida A&M SIAC
8 202 Washington Redskins Lee, WalkerWalker Lee  WR North Carolina ACC
8 203 New York Jets Mike Mock  P Texas Tech SWC
8 204 Minnesota Vikings Mike Wood  K Southeast Missouri State MIAA
8 205 Cleveland Browns Jesse Turnbow  DT Tennessee SEC
8 206 Detroit Lions Jim Breech  K California Pac-8
8 207 Oakland Raiders Nichols, MarkMark Nichols  DE Colorado State WAC
8 208 Pittsburgh Steelers Rick Moser  RB Rhode Island Yankee
8 209 Atlanta Falcons Adkins, DavidDavid Adkins  LB Ohio State Big Ten
8 210 Houston Oilers J. C. Wilson  DB Pittsburgh Ind.
8 211 Cincinnati Bengals Miller, BillBill Miller  T Western Illinois Ind. (Coll.)
8 212 Chicago Bears Freitas, GeorgeGeorge Freitas  TE California Pac-8
8 213 New York Jets Eppes, RoyRoy Eppes  DB Clemson ACC
8 214 Pittsburgh Steelers Keyes, AndreAndre Keyes  WR Cal Poly CCAA
8 215 New England Patriots Mosi Tatupu † RB USC Pac-8
8 216 Atlanta Falcons Williams, DavidDavid Williams  DB Tennessee–Martin Gulf South
8 217 Miami Dolphins Sean Clancy  LB Amherst NESCAC
8 218 Baltimore Colts Anthony, MonteMonte Anthony  RB Nebraska Big Eight
8 219 Washington Redskins Don Hover  LB Washington State Pac-8
8 220 San Diego Chargers Hendrick, GavinGavin Hendrick  P Washington State Pac-8
8 221 Denver Broncos Smith, FrankFrank Smith  T Alabama A&M SIAC
8 222 Dallas Cowboys Homer Butler  WR UCLA Pac-8
9 223 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Willie Taylor  WR Pittsburgh Ind.
9 224 Kansas City Chiefs Brown, LarryLarry Brown  T Miami (FL) Ind.
9 225 New York Jets Reggie Grant  DB Oregon Pac-8
9 226 New Orleans Saints Carter, RichardRichard Carter  DB NC State ACC
9 227 New York Jets Hutton, NeilNeil Hutton  DB Penn State Ind.
9 228 Green Bay Packers Myers, KeithKeith Myers  QB Utah State Big West
9 229 San Francisco 49ers Redden, HermanHerman Redden  DB Howard MEAC
9 230 Philadelphia Eagles Charles Williams  DB Jackson State SWAC
9 231 Seattle Seahawks Grimmett, RichRich Grimmett  T Illinois Big Ten
9 232 New York Giants Swiacki, BillBill Swiacki  TE Amherst NESCAC
9 233 San Francisco 49ers Moore, DeanDean Moore  LB Iowa Big Ten
9 234 Cleveland Browns Kramer, JonJon Kramer  G Baylor SWC
9 235 St. Louis Cardinals Mosley, JoeJoe Mosley  TE Central State (OH) Ind. (NAIA)
9 236 Atlanta Falcons Tom Pridemore  S West Virginia Ind.
9 237 San Diego Chargers Henry Bradley  DT Alcorn State SWAC
9 238 Cincinnati Bengals Ron Shumon  LB Wichita State MVC
9 239 Houston Oilers Mol, JimJim Mol  DE Morningside —
9 240 Minnesota Vikings Deutsch, MikeMike Deutsch  P Colorado State WAC
9 241 Pittsburgh Steelers Reynolds, LanceLance Reynolds  T BYU WAC
9 242 New England Patriots Peterson, TimTim Peterson  LB Arizona State WAC
9 243 Washington Redskins Martin, MikeMike Martin  QB Santa Clara —
9 244 Chicago Bears Martin, MikeMike Martin  LB Kentucky SEC
9 245 Baltimore Colts Dave Studdard  T Texas SWC
9 246 Los Angeles Rams Andre Anderson  DE New Mexico State MVC
9 247 Miami Dolphins Bruce Hardy  TE Arizona State WAC
9 248 San Diego Chargers Blake Whitlatch  LB LSU SEC
9 249 San Francisco 49ers McDaniels, SteveSteve McDaniels  T Notre Dame Ind.
9 250 Dallas Cowboys Williams, RussRuss Williams  DB Tennessee SEC
10 251 Kansas City Chiefs Bryant, EarlEarl Bryant  DE Jackson State SWAC
10 252 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Aaron Brown  LB Ohio State Big Ten
10 253 New York Giants Jorgensen, GregGreg Jorgensen  G Nebraska Big Eight
10 254 New York Jets Richardson, LouisLouis Richardson  DE Florida State Ind.
10 255 Buffalo Bills Will Grant  C Kentucky SEC
10 256 Green Bay Packers Larry Key  RB Florida State Ind.
10 257 Atlanta Falcons Ricky Patton  RB Jackson State SWAC
10 258 Seattle Seahawks Stewart, RobRob Stewart  N/A Lafayette Ind. (I-AA)
10 259 Green Bay Packers Totten, MarkMark Totten  C Florida SEC
10 260 San Francisco 49ers Mike Connell  P Cincinnati Ind.
10 261 Cleveland Browns Watson, BrentBrent Watson  T Tennessee SEC
10 262 Detroit Lions Arrington, FredFred Arrington  LB Purdue Big Ten
10 263 Atlanta Falcons Ray Strong  RB UNLV Ind. (Coll.)
10 264 San Diego Chargers Price, CharlesCharles Price  TE Cincinnati Ind.
10 265 St. Louis Cardinals Gill, RandyRandy Gill  LB San Jose State PCAA
10 266 Houston Oilers Young, SteveSteve Young  TE Wake Forest ACC
10 267 Cincinnati Bengals Tom DePaso  LB Penn State Ind.
10 268 Pittsburgh Steelers Doug Becker  LB Notre Dame Ind.
10 269 New England Patriots Ferguson, BryanBryan Ferguson  DB Miami (FL) Ind.
10 270 Washington Redskins Hartenstein, ScottScott Hartenstein  DE Azusa Pacific Ind. (NAIA)
10 271 Chicago Bears Ben Zambiasi  LB Georgia SEC
10 272 Minnesota Vikings Shaw, HughieHughie Shaw  RB Texas A&I LSC
10 273 Los Angeles Rams Peal, CharlesCharles Peal  T Indiana Big Ten
10 274 Miami Dolphins Mark Dennard  C Texas A&M SWC
10 275 Baltimore Colts Owens, DallasDallas Owens  DB Kentucky SEC
10 276 Pittsburgh Steelers Tom Jurich  K Northern Arizona Big Sky
from Tampa Bay for Ernie Holmes[8]
10 277 Denver Broncos Vince Kinney  WR Maryland ACC
10 278 Dallas Cowboys Tomasetti, BarryBarry Tomasetti  T Iowa Big Ten
11 279 Pittsburgh Steelers Nat Terry  DB Florida State Ind.
from Tampa Bay for Ernie Holmes[8]
11 280 Kansas City Chiefs Ray Milo  DB New Mexico State MVC
11 281 New York Jets Pat Ryan  QB Tennessee SEC
11 282 Buffalo Bills Jerry Blanton  LB Kentucky SEC
11 283 New Orleans Saints Besaint, NathanNathan Besaint  DT Southern SWAC
11 284 Green Bay Packers Terry Jones  DT Alabama SEC
11 285 New Orleans Saints Riley, DaveDave Riley  RB West Virginia Ind.
11 286 New York Giants Heim, DennisDennis Heim  DT Southwest Missouri State MIAA
11 287 San Francisco 49ers Willie McCray  DE Troy State Gulf South
11 288 Philadelphia Eagles Billy Campfield  RB Kansas Big Eight
11 289 Detroit Lions Murray, RichardRichard Murray  DT Oklahoma Big Eight
11 290 Cleveland Browns Gillard, LarryLarry Gillard  DT Mississippi State SEC
11 291 Oakland Raiders Jones, DeanDean Jones  DB Fresno State PCAA
11 292 Cincinnati Bengals Prince, CalCal Prince  RB Louisville Ind.
11 293 Atlanta Falcons Reed, ScooterScooter Reed  DB Baylor SWC
11 294 Cincinnati Bengals Mark Donahue  G Michigan Big Ten
11 295 Houston Oilers Thicklen, WillieWillie Thicklen  WR Alabama State Ind. (Div. II)
11 296 New England Patriots Williams, CharlieCharlie Williams  LB Florida SEC
11 297 Washington Redskins Williams, MikeMike Williams  DB Texas A&M SWC
11 298 Chicago Bears Underwood, WaltWalt Underwood  DE USC Pac-8
11 299 Minnesota Vikings Harris, RonRon Harris  RB Colorado State WAC
11 300 Pittsburgh Steelers Tom Brzoza  C Pittsburgh Ind.
11 301 Seattle Seahawks Halas, GeorgeGeorge Halas  LB Miami (FL) Ind.
11 302 Baltimore Colts Mason, HenryHenry Mason  WR Central Missouri State MIAA
11 303 Los Angeles Rams Hostetler, RonRon Hostetler  LB Penn State Ind.
11 304 Oakland Raiders Bob Glazebrook  DB Fresno State PCAA
11 305 Denver Broncos Brumley, LacyLacy Brumley  T Clemson ACC
11 306 Dallas Cowboys Dennis Thurman  CB USC Pac-8

Round 12

Pick # NFL team Player Position College
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
= Pro Bowler[5] = Hall of Famer

Supplemental draft

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
12 — San Francisco 49ers Connors, RodRod Connors  RB USC Pac-8

Notable undrafted players

† = Pro Bowler[5] ‡ = Hall of Famer[6]
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
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 Jack Steptoe  WR Utah WAC
Chicago Bears Mike Ulmer  DB Doane NIAC
Dallas Cowboys Dave Kraayeveld  DE Milton IBFC
Dallas Cowboys Joe Moreino  DT Idaho State Big Sky
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/G Bowling Green MAC
Miami Dolphins John Bristor  CB Waynesburg —
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
New Orleans Saints Ed Burns  QB Nebraska Big Eight
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

  1. ^ "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Wire services. "Oilers make a deal". Eugene Register-Guard. Apr 25, 1978
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b c d Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  6. ^ a b Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  7. ^ "Heisman Trophy". Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  8. ^ a b Sheeley, Glenn (May 3, 1978). "Did Noll Win Draft Lottery?". Pittsburgh Press. pp. D-1. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
  9. ^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
  10. ^ a b 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.
  11. ^ a b 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.
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