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1978 NFL draft
Roosevelt Hotel (location of the draft), photographed in 2008
General information
DateMay 2–3, 1978
LocationRoosevelt Hotel
in New York City, New York
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
← 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 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

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* = compensatory selection
† = Pro Bowler[5]
‡ = Hall of Famer[6]
Positions key
Offense Defense Special teams
  1. ^ Includes nose tackle (NT)
  2. ^ Includes middle linebacker (MLB/MIKE), weakside linebacker (WILL), strongside linebacker (SAM), off-ball linebacker, and outside linebacker (OLB)
  3. ^ Includes free safety (FS) and strong safety (SS)
  4. ^ Also known as a placekicker (PK)
  5. ^ Includes kickoff and punt returners
Rnd. Pick Team Player Pos. College Notes
1 1 Houston Oilers Earl Campbell‡† RB Texas
from Tampa Bay Heisman Trophy winner [7]
1 2 Kansas City Chiefs Art Still † DE Kentucky
1 3 New Orleans Saints Wes Chandler † WR Florida
1 4 New York Jets Chris Ward  T Ohio State
1 5 Buffalo Bills Terry Miller  RB Oklahoma State
1 6 Green Bay Packers James Lofton‡† WR Stanford
1 7 San Francisco 49ers Ken MacAfee  TE Notre Dame
1 8 Cincinnati Bengals Ross Browner  DE Notre Dame
1 9 Seattle Seahawks Keith Simpson  CB Memphis State
1 10 New York Giants Gordon King  T Stanford
1 11 Detroit Lions Luther Bradley  CB Notre Dame
1 12 Cleveland Browns Clay Matthews † LB USC
1 13 Atlanta Falcons Mike Kenn † T Michigan
1 14 San Diego Chargers John Jefferson † WR Arizona State
1 15 St. Louis Cardinals Steve Little  K Arkansas
1 16 Cincinnati Bengals Blair Bush  C Washington
1 17 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Doug Williams  QB Grambling State
from Houston
1 18 New England Patriots Bob Cryder  G Alabama
1 19 St. Louis Cardinals Ken Greene  S Washington State
1 20 Los Angeles Rams Elvis Peacock  RB Oklahoma
from Chicago via Cleveland
1 21 Minnesota Vikings Randy Holloway  DE Pittsburgh
1 22 Pittsburgh Steelers Ron Johnson  CB Eastern Michigan
1 23 Cleveland Browns Ozzie Newsome‡† TE Alabama
from Los Angeles
1 24 San Francisco 49ers Dan Bunz  LB Long Beach State
from Miami
1 25 Baltimore Colts Reese McCall  TE Auburn
1 26 Green Bay Packers John Anderson  LB Michigan
from Oakland
1 27 Denver Broncos Don Latimer  DT Miami (FL)
1 28 Dallas Cowboys Larry Bethea  DE Michigan State
2 29 Kansas City Chiefs Sylvester Hicks  DE Tennessee State
2 30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Johnny Davis  RB Alabama
2 31 New York Jets Mark Merrill  LB Minnesota
2 32 Buffalo Bills Dee Hardison  DE North Carolina
2 33 New Orleans Saints James Taylor  T Missouri
2 34 Green Bay Packers Mike Hunt  LB Minnesota
2 35 Cincinnati Bengals Ray Griffin  CB Ohio State
from Philadelphia
2 36 Seattle Seahawks Keith Butler  LB Memphis State
2 37 New York Giants Odis McKinney  CB Colorado
2 38 Buffalo Bills Scott Hutchinson  DE Florida
from San Francisco
2 39 Cleveland Browns Johnny Evans  P NC State
2 40 Detroit Lions Al Baker † DE Colorado State
2 41 San Diego Chargers Milton Hardaway  T Oklahoma State
2 42 St. Louis Cardinals John Barefield  LB Texas A&I
2 43 Atlanta Falcons Steve Stewart  LB Minnesota
2 44 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Brett Moritz  G Nebraska
from Houston
2 45 Cincinnati Bengals Dave Turner  RB San Diego State
2 46 Los Angeles Rams Johnson, StanStan Johnson  DT Tennessee State
from Washington
2 47 San Francisco 49ers Walt Downing  G Michigan
from Chicago
2 48 Minnesota Vikings John Turner  CB Miami (FL)
2 49 Pittsburgh Steelers Willie Fry  DE Notre Dame
2 50 New England Patriots Matt Cavanaugh  QB Pittsburgh
2 51 Miami Dolphins Guy Benjamin  QB Stanford
2 52 Baltimore Colts Mike Woods  LB Cincinnati
2 53 Los Angeles Rams Ron Smith  WR San Diego State
2 54 Oakland Raiders Dave Browning  DE Washington
2 55 Denver Broncos Bill Gay  TE USC
2 56 Dallas Cowboys Todd Christensen † TE BYU
3 57 Oakland Raiders Derrick Jensen  RB Texas Arlington
from Tampa Bay
3 58 Kansas City Chiefs Gary Spani  LB Kansas State
3 59 Buffalo Bills Dennis Johnson  FB Mississippi State
3 60 New Orleans Saints Barry Bennett  DT Concordia (Moorhead)
3 61 New York Jets Mickey Shuler  TE Penn State
3 62 Green Bay Packers Estus Hood  CB Illinois State
3 63 Seattle Seahawks Bob Jury  CB Pittsburgh
3 64 Miami Dolphins Lyman Smith  DT Duke
from N. Y. Giants
3 65 Buffalo Bills Danny Fulton  WR Nebraska–Omaha
from San Francisco
3 66 Philadelphia Eagles Reggie Wilkes  LB Georgia Tech
3 67 Cleveland Browns Larry Collins  RB Texas A&I
from Detroit
3 68 Cleveland Browns Mark Miller  QB Bowling Green
3 69 St. Louis Cardinals Doug Greene  DB Texas A&I
3 70 Atlanta Falcons Stan Waldemore  G Nebraska
3 71 San Diego Chargers Rickey Anderson  RB South Carolina State
3 72 Cincinnati Bengals Ted Vincent  DT Wichita State
3 73 Houston Oilers Gifford Nielsen  QB BYU
3 74 Chicago Bears Brad Shearer  DT Texas
3 75 Minnesota Vikings Whip Walton  LB San Diego State
3 76 Pittsburgh Steelers Craig Colquitt  P Tennessee
3 77 New England Patriots Carlos Pennywell  WR Grambling State
3 78 Los Angeles Rams Frank Corral  K UCLA
from Washington
3 79 San Francisco 49ers Ernie Hughes  G Notre Dame
from Baltimore
3 80 Los Angeles Rams Leon White  C Colorado
3 81 Miami Dolphins Jimmy Cefalo  WR Penn State
3 82 Oakland Raiders Lindsey Mason  T Kansas
3 83 Cincinnati Bengals Don Bass  WR Houston
from Denver
3 84 Dallas Cowboys Dave Hudgens  T Oklahoma
4 85 Kansas City Chiefs Daniel Johnson  LB Tennessee State
4 86 Oakland Raiders Maurice Harvey  S Ball State
from Tampa Bay
4 87 New Orleans Saints Don Schwartz  S Washington State
4 88 New York Jets Donnell, DodieDodie Donnell  RB Nebraska
4 89 Buffalo Bills Lucius Sanford  LB Georgia Tech
4 89.5– Green Bay Packers no pick, penalized by NFL for staging illegal workouts in February with draft-eligible players
4 90 New York Giants Billy Taylor  RB Texas Tech
4 91 San Francisco 49ers Terry LeCount  WR Florida
4 92 Philadelphia Eagles Dennis Harrison  DT Vanderbilt
4 92.5– Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks forfeited their 1978 fourth round pick after selecting Al Hunter in the 1977 Supplemental draft
4 93 Miami Dolphins Gerald Small  CB San Jose State
from Cleveland
4 94 Detroit Lions Fifer, WilliamWilliam Fifer  T West Texas State
4 95 Atlanta Falcons Brian Cabral  LB Colorado
4 96 St. Louis Cardinals George Collins  G Georgia
from San Diego
4 97 St. Louis Cardinals Jimmy Childs  WR Cal Poly
4 98 Houston Oilers Mike Renfro  WR TCU
4 99 Cincinnati Bengals Dennis Law  WR East Tennessee State
4 100 Minnesota Vikings Jim Hough  C Utah State
4 101 Pittsburgh Steelers Larry Anderson  CB Louisiana Tech
4 102 New England Patriots Dwight Wheeler  T Tennessee State
4 103 Cleveland Browns Pallara, PetePete Pallara  G Tennessee-Chattanooga
from Washington via Los Angeles
4 104 Kansas City Chiefs Woods, PetePete Woods  QB Missouri
from Chicago
4 105 Los Angeles Rams Mark Manges  QB Maryland
4 106 Miami Dolphins Eric Laakso  T Tulane
4 107 Detroit Lions Homer Elias  G Tennessee State
from Baltimore
4 108 Oakland Raiders Joe Stewart  WR Missouri
4 109 Detroit Lions Larry Tearry  C Wake Forest
from Denver
4 110 Dallas Cowboys Alois Blackwell  RB Houston
5 111 Miami Dolphins Ted Burgmeier  S Notre Dame
from Tampa Bay
5 112 Kansas City Chiefs Jerrold McRae  WR Tennessee State
5 113 New York Jets Randy Sidler  LB Penn State
5 114 Buffalo Bills Spaeth, KenKen Spaeth  TE Nebraska
5 115 New Orleans Saints Eric Felton  CB Texas Tech
5 116 Green Bay Packers Mike Douglass  LB San Diego State
5 117 Baltimore Colts Frank Myers  T Texas A&M
from San Francisco
5 118 Kansas City Chiefs Carey, DwightDwight Carey  DT Texas Arlington
from Philadelphia
5 119 Seattle Seahawks Louis Bullard  T Jackson State
5 120 New York Giants Terry Jackson  CB San Diego State
5 121 Detroit Lions Amos Fowler  G Southern Miss
5 122 Cleveland Browns Keith Wright  WR Memphis State
5 123 Detroit Lions Dan Gray  DE Rutgers
from San Diego
5 124 St. Louis Cardinals Earl Carr  RB Florida
5 125 Atlanta Falcons Dennis Pearson  WR San Diego State
5 126 Cincinnati Bengals Tom Dinkel  LB Kansas
5 127 San Francisco 49ers Archie Reese  DT Clemson
from Houston via Kansas City thorough Chicago
5 128 Green Bay Packers Wilder, WillieWillie Wilder  RB Florida
from Pittsburgh
5 129 New England Patriots Bill Matthews  LB South Dakota State
5 130 Philadelphia Eagles Banks, NorrisNorris Banks  RB Kansas
from Washington
5 131 Cincinnati Bengals Rob Hertel  QB USC
from Chicago
5 132 New York Giants Jim Krahl  DT Texas Tech
from Minnesota
5 133 San Francisco 49ers Bruce Threadgill  S Mississippi State
from Miami
5 134 Kansas City Chiefs Robert Woods  WR Grambling State
from Baltimore
5 135 San Diego Chargers John Choma  G Virginia
from Los Angeles
5 136 Oakland Raiders Derrick Ramsey  TE Kentucky
5 137 New York Giants Brian DeRoo  WR Redlands
from Denver
5 138 Dallas Cowboys Rosen, RichRich Rosen  G Syracuse
6 139 Chicago Bears John Skibinski  RB Purdue
from Kansas City
6 140 Oakland Raiders Davis, TomTom Davis  C Nebraska
from Tampa Bay
6 141 New York Jets Bobby Jackson  CB Florida State
from Buffalo
6 142 New Orleans Saints Rieker, MikeMike Rieker  QB Lehigh
6 143 New York Jets Gregg Robinson  DT Dartmouth
6 144 Green Bay Packers Leotis Harris  G Arkansas
6 145 Buffalo Bills Smith, EricEric Smith  T Southern Miss
from Philadelphia
6 146 Seattle Seahawks Starks, GlennGlenn Starks  WR Texas A&I
6 147 New York Giants Pass, RandyRandy Pass  G Georgia Tech
6 148 San Francisco 49ers Elliott Walker  RB Pittsburgh
6 149 Cleveland Browns Pitts, AlAl Pitts  C Michigan State
6 150 Detroit Lions Dwight Hicks † S Michigan
6 151 St. Louis Cardinals Williams, JackJack Williams  DE Bowling Green
6 152 Atlanta Falcons Rodney Parker  WR Tennessee State
6 153 Detroit Lions Tony Ardizzone  G Northwestern
from San Diego
6 154 Houston Oilers Conrad Rucker  TE Southern
6 155 Cincinnati Bengals Geise, SteveSteve Geise  RB Penn State
6 156 New England Patriots Coleman, KemKem Coleman  LB Ole Miss
6 157 New Orleans Saints Francis Chesley  LB Wyoming
from Washington via Houston
6 158 Chicago Bears Mekeli Ieremia  DE BYU
6 159 Washington Redskins Tony Green † RB Florida
from San Francisco
6 160 Pittsburgh Steelers Randy Reutershan  WR Pittsburgh
6 161 Baltimore Colts Ben Garry  RB Southern Miss
6 162 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Marshall, ElijahElijah Marshall  WR NC State
from Los Angeles
6 163 Miami Dolphins Doug Betters † DE Nevada
6 164 Oakland Raiders Mike Levenseller  WR Washington State
6 165 Detroit Lions Jesse Thompson  WR California
from Denver
6 166 Dallas Cowboys Harold Randolph  LB East Carolina
7 167 Atlanta Falcons Alfred Jackson  WR Texas
from Tampa Bay
7 168 Kansas City Chiefs Ricky Odom  CB USC
7 169 New York Jets Armstrong, LeviLevi Armstrong  DB UCLA
from New Orleans
7 170 New York Jets James Earley  RB Michigan State
7 171 Buffalo Bills Mario Celotto  LB USC
7 172 Green Bay Packers Plasketes, GeorgeGeorge Plasketes  LB Ole Miss
7 173 Seattle Seahawks John Harris  S Arizona State
7 174 New York Giants Dan Doornink  RB Washington State
7 175 San Francisco 49ers Fred Quillan † C Oregon
7 176 Oakland Raiders Arthur Whittington  RB SMU
from Philadelphia
7 177 Detroit Lions Gibson, BruceBruce Gibson  RB Pacific
7 178 Miami Dolphins Karl Baldischwiler  T Oklahoma
from Cleveland
7 179 Atlanta Falcons James Wright  TE TCU
7 180 San Diego Chargers Cliff Featherstone  DB Colorado State
7 181 St. Louis Cardinals Dave Stief  WR Portland State
7 182 Cincinnati Bengals Branson, JoeJoe Branson  DB Livingstone
7 183 Buffalo Bills Steve Powell  RB Northeast Missouri State
from Houston
7 184 Kansas City Chiefs Bill Kellar  WR Stanford
from Washington
7 185 Chicago Bears Jones, HermanHerman Jones  WR Ohio State
7 186 Philadelphia Eagles Greg Marshall  DT Oregon State
from Minnesota
7 187 Pittsburgh Steelers Dufresne, MarkMark Dufresne  TE Nebraska
7 188 New England Patriots Mike Hawkins  LB Texas A&I
7 189 Los Angeles Rams Reggie Doss  DE Hampton
7 190 Miami Dolphins Henry, LloydLloyd Henry  WR Northeast Missouri State
7 191 Baltimore Colts Jeff Logan  RB Ohio State
7 192 Oakland Raiders Earl Inmon  LB Bethune–Cookman
7 193 Cincinnati Bengals Bass, DannyDanny Bass  T Elon
from Denver
7 194 Dallas Cowboys Tom Randall  DT Iowa State
8 195 Kansas City Chiefs John Henry White  RB Louisiana Tech
8 196 Tampa Bay Buccaneers McGriff, JohnJohn McGriff  LB Miami (FL)
8 197 New York Jets Derrick Gaffney  WR Florida
8 198 New England Patriots Terry Falcon  G Montana
8 199 New Orleans Saints Brooks Williams  TE North Carolina
8 200 Green Bay Packers Dennis Sproul  QB Arizona State
8 201 New York Giants Grady, JeffJeff Grady  LB Florida A&M
8 202 Washington Redskins Lee, WalkerWalker Lee  WR North Carolina
8 203 New York Jets Mike Mock  P Texas Tech
8 204 Minnesota Vikings Mike Wood  K Southeast Missouri State
8 205 Cleveland Browns Jesse Turnbow  DT Tennessee
8 206 Detroit Lions Jim Breech  K California
8 207 Oakland Raiders Nichols, MarkMark Nichols  DE Colorado State
8 208 Pittsburgh Steelers Rick Moser  RB Rhode Island
8 209 Atlanta Falcons Adkins, DavidDavid Adkins  LB Ohio State
8 210 Houston Oilers J. C. Wilson  DB Pittsburgh
8 211 Cincinnati Bengals Miller, BillBill Miller  T Western Illinois
8 212 Chicago Bears Freitas, GeorgeGeorge Freitas  TE California
8 213 New York Jets Eppes, RoyRoy Eppes  DB Clemson
8 214 Pittsburgh Steelers Keyes, AndreAndre Keyes  WR Cal Poly
8 215 New England Patriots Mosi Tatupu † RB USC
8 216 Atlanta Falcons Williams, DavidDavid Williams  DB Tennessee–Martin
8 217 Miami Dolphins Sean Clancy  LB Amherst
8 218 Baltimore Colts Anthony, MonteMonte Anthony  RB Nebraska
8 219 Washington Redskins Don Hover  LB Washington State
8 220 San Diego Chargers Hendrick, GavinGavin Hendrick  P Washington State
8 221 Denver Broncos Smith, FrankFrank Smith  T Alabama A&M
8 222 Dallas Cowboys Homer Butler  WR UCLA
9 223 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Willie Taylor  WR Pittsburgh
9 224 Kansas City Chiefs Brown, LarryLarry Brown  T Miami (FL)
9 225 New York Jets Reggie Grant  DB Oregon
9 226 New Orleans Saints Carter, RichardRichard Carter  DB NC State
9 227 New York Jets Hutton, NeilNeil Hutton  DB Penn State
9 228 Green Bay Packers Myers, KeithKeith Myers  QB Utah State
9 229 San Francisco 49ers Redden, HermanHerman Redden  DB Howard
9 230 Philadelphia Eagles Charles Williams  DB Jackson State
9 231 Seattle Seahawks Grimmett, RichRich Grimmett  T Illinois
9 232 New York Giants Swiacki, BillBill Swiacki  TE Amherst
9 233 San Francisco 49ers Moore, DeanDean Moore  LB Iowa
9 234 Cleveland Browns Kramer, JonJon Kramer  G Baylor
9 235 St. Louis Cardinals Mosley, JoeJoe Mosley  TE Central State (OH)
9 236 Atlanta Falcons Tom Pridemore  S West Virginia
9 237 San Diego Chargers Henry Bradley  DT Alcorn State
9 238 Cincinnati Bengals Ron Shumon  LB Wichita State
9 239 Houston Oilers Mol, JimJim Mol  DE Morningside
9 240 Minnesota Vikings Deutsch, MikeMike Deutsch  P Colorado State
9 241 Pittsburgh Steelers Reynolds, LanceLance Reynolds  T BYU
9 242 New England Patriots Peterson, TimTim Peterson  LB Arizona State
9 243 Washington Redskins Martin, MikeMike Martin  QB Santa Clara
9 244 Chicago Bears Martin, MikeMike Martin  LB Kentucky
9 245 Baltimore Colts Dave Studdard  T Texas
9 246 Los Angeles Rams Andre Anderson  DE New Mexico State
9 247 Miami Dolphins Bruce Hardy  TE Arizona State
9 248 San Diego Chargers Blake Whitlatch  LB LSU
9 249 San Francisco 49ers McDaniels, SteveSteve McDaniels  T Notre Dame
9 250 Dallas Cowboys Williams, RussRuss Williams  DB Tennessee
10 251 Kansas City Chiefs Bryant, EarlEarl Bryant  DE Jackson State
10 252 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Aaron Brown  LB Ohio State
10 253 New York Giants Jorgensen, GregGreg Jorgensen  G Nebraska
10 254 New York Jets Richardson, LouisLouis Richardson  DE Florida State
10 255 Buffalo Bills Will Grant  C Kentucky
10 256 Green Bay Packers Larry Key  RB Florida State
10 257 Atlanta Falcons Ricky Patton  RB Jackson State
10 258 Seattle Seahawks Stewart, RobRob Stewart  N/A Lafayette
10 259 Green Bay Packers Totten, MarkMark Totten  C Florida
10 260 San Francisco 49ers Mike Connell  P Cincinnati
10 261 Cleveland Browns Watson, BrentBrent Watson  T Tennessee
10 262 Detroit Lions Arrington, FredFred Arrington  LB Purdue
10 263 Atlanta Falcons Ray Strong  RB UNLV
10 264 San Diego Chargers Price, CharlesCharles Price  TE Cincinnati
10 265 St. Louis Cardinals Gill, RandyRandy Gill  LB San Jose State
10 266 Houston Oilers Young, SteveSteve Young  TE Wake Forest
10 267 Cincinnati Bengals Tom DePaso  LB Penn State
10 268 Pittsburgh Steelers Doug Becker  LB Notre Dame
10 269 New England Patriots Ferguson, BryanBryan Ferguson  DB Miami (FL)
10 270 Washington Redskins Hartenstein, ScottScott Hartenstein  DE Azusa Pacific
10 271 Chicago Bears Ben Zambiasi  LB Georgia
10 272 Minnesota Vikings Shaw, HughieHughie Shaw  RB Texas A&I
10 273 Los Angeles Rams Peal, CharlesCharles Peal  T Indiana
10 274 Miami Dolphins Mark Dennard  C Texas A&M
10 275 Baltimore Colts Owens, DallasDallas Owens  DB Kentucky
10 276 Pittsburgh Steelers Tom Jurich  K Northern Arizona
from Tampa Bay for Ernie Holmes[8]
10 277 Denver Broncos Vince Kinney  WR Maryland
10 278 Dallas Cowboys Tomasetti, BarryBarry Tomasetti  T Iowa
11 279 Pittsburgh Steelers Nat Terry  DB Florida State
from Tampa Bay for Ernie Holmes[8]
11 280 Kansas City Chiefs Ray Milo  DB New Mexico State
11 281 New York Jets Pat Ryan  QB Tennessee
11 282 Buffalo Bills Jerry Blanton  LB Kentucky
11 283 New Orleans Saints Besaint, NathanNathan Besaint  DT Southern
11 284 Green Bay Packers Terry Jones  DT Alabama
11 285 New Orleans Saints Riley, DaveDave Riley  RB West Virginia
11 286 New York Giants Heim, DennisDennis Heim  DT Southwest Missouri State
11 287 San Francisco 49ers Willie McCray  DE Troy State
11 288 Philadelphia Eagles Billy Campfield  RB Kansas
11 289 Detroit Lions Murray, RichardRichard Murray  DT Oklahoma
11 290 Cleveland Browns Gillard, LarryLarry Gillard  DT Mississippi State
11 291 Oakland Raiders Jones, DeanDean Jones  DB Fresno State
11 292 Cincinnati Bengals Prince, CalCal Prince  RB Louisville
11 293 Atlanta Falcons Reed, ScooterScooter Reed  DB Baylor
11 294 Cincinnati Bengals Mark Donahue  G Michigan
11 295 Houston Oilers Thicklen, WillieWillie Thicklen  WR Alabama State
11 296 New England Patriots Williams, CharlieCharlie Williams  LB Florida
11 297 Washington Redskins Williams, MikeMike Williams  DB Texas A&M
11 298 Chicago Bears Underwood, WaltWalt Underwood  DE USC
11 299 Minnesota Vikings Harris, RonRon Harris  RB Colorado State
11 300 Pittsburgh Steelers Tom Brzoza  C Pittsburgh
11 301 Seattle Seahawks Halas, GeorgeGeorge Halas  LB Miami (FL)
11 302 Baltimore Colts Mason, HenryHenry Mason  WR Central Missouri State
11 303 Los Angeles Rams Hostetler, RonRon Hostetler  LB Penn State
11 304 Oakland Raiders Bob Glazebrook  DB Fresno State
11 305 Denver Broncos Brumley, LacyLacy Brumley  T Clemson
11 306 Dallas Cowboys Dennis Thurman  CB USC
12 307 Kansas City Chiefs Brock, WillieWillie Brock  C Colorado
12 308 Tampa Bay Buccaneers McLee, KevinKevin McLee  RB Georgia
12 309 Buffalo Bills Richard Crump  RB Northeastern State
12 310 New Orleans Saints Larry Hardy  TE Jackson State
12 311 New York Jets Alan Williams  P Florida
12 312 Green Bay Packers Eason Ramson  TE Washington State
12 313 New York Giants Lawson, GregGreg Lawson  RB Western Illinois
12 314 San Francisco 49ers Dan Irons  T Texas Tech
12 315 Philadelphia Eagles Mark Slater  C Minnesota
12 316 Seattle Seahawks Bergeron, JeffJeff Bergeron  RB Lamar
12 317 Cleveland Browns Leo Biedermann  T California
12 318 Detroit Lions Patterson, MarkMark Patterson  DB Washington State
12 319 St. Louis Cardinals Clay, AnthonyAnthony Clay  LB South Carolina State
12 320 Atlanta Falcons Butler, DariaDaria Butler  LB Oklahoma State
12 321 San Diego Chargers Kevin Bell  WR Lamar
12 322 Houston Oilers John Schuhmacher  G USC
12 323 Cincinnati Bengals Featsent, KimKim Featsent  WR Kent State
12 324 Washington Redskins Steve McCabe  G Bowdoin
12 325 Chicago Bears Sibley, LewLew Sibley  LB LSU
12 326 Minnesota Vikings Jeff Morrow  T Minnesota
12 327 Pittsburgh Steelers Carr, BradBrad Carr  LB Maryland
12 328 New England Patriots John Gibney  C Colgate
12 329 Baltimore Colts Bruce Allen  P Richmond
12 330 Los Angeles Rams Gus Coppens  T UCLA
12 331 Miami Dolphins Mike Moore  RB Middle Tennessee
12 332 Oakland Raiders Conron, JoeJoe Conron  WR Pacific
12 333 Miami Dolphins Bill Kenney † QB Northern Colorado
12 334[9] Dallas Cowboys Washburn, LeeLee Washburn  G Montana State

Supplemental draft

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Rnd. Pick Team Player Pos. College Notes
12 — San Francisco 49ers Connors, RodRod Connors  RB USC

Notable undrafted players

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† = Pro Bowler[5] ‡ = Hall of Famer[6]
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Notes
Atlanta Falcons Lewis Gilbert  TE Florida
Atlanta Falcons Hans Nielsen  K Michigan State
Baltimore Colts Roger Farmer  WR Baker
Buffalo Bills Joe Shipp  TE USC
Chicago Bears Mike Morgan  RB Wisconsin
Chicago Bears Jack Steptoe  WR Utah
Chicago Bears Mike Ulmer  DB Doane
Dallas Cowboys Dave Kraayeveld  DE Milton
Dallas Cowboys Joe Moreino  DT Idaho State
Dallas Cowboys Robert Steele  WR North Alabama
Denver Broncos Herb Christopher  S Morris Brown
Detroit Lions Ken Callicutt  RB Clemson
Detroit Lions Kit Lathrop  DT Arizona State
Detroit Lions John Sokolosky  C Wayne State
Green Bay Packers Paul Coffman † TE Kansas State
Green Bay Packers Walt Landers  RB Clark Atlanta
Green Bay Packers Paul Rudzinski  LB Michigan State
Green Bay Packers Howard Sampson  DB Arkansas
Houston Oilers Warren Moon‡ QB Washington
Houston Oilers Guido Merkens † QB/WR Sam Houston State
Los Angeles Rams Alan Caldwell  DB North Carolina
Los Angeles Rams Preston Dennard  WR New Mexico
Los Angeles Rams Dwayne O'Steen  CB San Jose State
Los Angeles Rams Doug Smith † C/G Bowling Green
Miami Dolphins John Bristor  CB Waynesburg
Miami Dolphins Zac Henderson  DB Oklahoma
Minnesota Vikings Harry Washington  WR Colorado State
Minnesota Vikings Kevin Miller  WR Louisville
New England Patriots Tom Birney  K Michigan State
New England Patriots Nick Lowery † K Dartmouth
New Orleans Saints Ed Burns  QB Nebraska
Oakland Raiders Mark Iwanowski  TE Penn
Oakland Raiders Booker Russell  RB Texas State
Philadelphia Eagles Ken Clarke  DT Syracuse
Philadelphia Eagles Dan Rains  LB Cincinnati
Philadelphia Eagles Brenard Wilson  S Vanderbilt
Pittsburgh Steelers Thom Dornbrook  C Kentucky
Seattle Seahawks Rufus Crawford  RB Virginia State
Seattle Seahawks Kerry Justin  CB Oregon State
Seattle Seahawks Brian Peets  TE Pacific
Washington Redskins Cleo Montgomery  WR Abilene Christian
Washington Redskins George Roberts  P Virginia Tech
Washington Redskins J. T. Smith † WR North Texas

Hall of Famers

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  • 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

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  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 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.[permanent dead link]
  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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