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(Top) 1 Player selections 1.1 Round one 1.2 Round two 1.3 Round three 1.4 Round four 1.5 Round five 1.6 Round six 1.7 Round seven 1.8 Round eight 1.9 Round nine 1.10 Round ten 1.11 Round eleven 1.12 Round twelve 2 Notable undrafted players 3 Hall of Famers 4 References 5 External links

1978 NFL draft

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1978 NFL draft
General information
Date(s)	May 2–3, 1978
Location	Roosevelt Hotel inNew York City, NY
Overview
334 total selections in12 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 RBEarl Campbell WRJames Lofton TEOzzie Newsome QBWarren Moon
← 1977 1979 →

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 HotelinNew 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[edit]

= 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

^ ^a ^b May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)

^ Also known as offensive guard (OG)

^ Also known as placekicker (PK)

^ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)

Round one[edit]


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.	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[edit]


Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
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, MiltonMilton 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	OG	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.
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[edit]


Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
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, WhipWhip 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	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[edit]


Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
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
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	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, PetePete Pallara	OG	Tennessee-Chattanooga	SoCon
4	104	Kansas City Chiefs	Woods, PetePete Woods	QB	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, JoeJoe 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

Round five[edit]

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	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[edit]

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	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[edit]

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	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[edit]

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 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[edit]

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
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[edit]

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
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[edit]

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
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[edit]

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
0	San Francisco 49ers ^{(supplemental draft)}	Rod Connors	Running back	Southern California

= Pro Bowler^[5]

= Hall of Famer

Notable undrafted players[edit]

^†

= Pro Bowler^[5]

‡

= Hall of Famer^[6]


Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.
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[edit]

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[edit]

^ "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.

^ ^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.

^ ^a ^b 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.^{[permanent dead link]}

^ ^a ^b ^c 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.

^ ^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.}

^ ^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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