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1978 NFL Draft Choices
Held May 2-3, 1978

Round 1

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	1	Earl Campbell	Oilers	RB	Texas
2	2	Art Still	Chiefs	DE	Kentucky
3	3	Wes Chandler	Saints	WR	Florida
4	4	Chris Ward	Jets	OT	Ohio State
5	5	Terry Miller	Bills	RB	Oklahoma State
6	6	James Lofton	Packers	WR	Stanford
7	7	Ken MacAfee	49ers	TE	Notre Dame
8	8	Ross Browner	Bengals	DE	Notre Dame
9	9	Keith Simpson	Seahawks	DB	Memphis
10	10	Gordon King	Giants	OT	Stanford
11	11	Luther Bradley	Lions	DB	Notre Dame
12	12	Clay Matthews	Browns	LB	USC
13	13	Mike Kenn	Falcons	OT	Michigan
14	14	John Jefferson	Chargers	WR	Arizona State
15	15	Steve Little	Cardinals	K	Arkansas
16	16	Blair Bush	Bengals	C	Washington
17	17	Doug Williams	Buccaneers	QB	Grambling
18	18	Bob Cryder	Patriots	OG	Alabama
19	19	Ken Greene	Cardinals	DB	Washington State
20	20	Elvis Peacock	Rams	RB	Oklahoma
21	21	Randy Holloway	Vikings	DE	Pittsburgh
22	22	Ron Johnson	Steelers	DB	Eastern Michigan
23	23	Ozzie Newsome	Browns	WR	Alabama
24	24	Dan Bunz	49ers	LB	Long Beach State
25	25	Reese McCall	Colts	TE	Auburn
26	26	John Anderson	Packers	LB	Michigan
27	27	Don Latimer	Broncos	DT	Miami
28	28	Larry Bethea	Cowboys	DE	Michigan State

Round 2

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	29	Sylvester Hicks	Chiefs	DE	Tennessee State
2	30	Johnny Davis	Buccaneers	RB	Alabama
3	31	Mark Merrill	Jets	LB	Minnesota
4	32	Dee Hardison	Bills	DE	North Carolina
5	33	James Taylor	Saints	OT	Missouri
6	34	Mike Hunt	Packers	LB	Minnesota
7	35	Ray Griffin	Bengals	DB	Ohio State
8	36	Keith Butler	Seahawks	LB	Memphis
9	37	Odis McKinney	Giants	DB	Colorado
10	38	Scott Hutchinson	Bills	DE	Florida
11	39	Johnny Evans	Browns	P	North Carolina State
12	40	Al Baker	Lions	DE	Colorado State
13	41	Milton Hardaway	Chargers	OT	Oklahoma State
14	42	John Barefield	Cardinals	LB	Texas A&I
15	43	Steve Stewart	Falcons	LB	Minnesota
16	44	Brett Moritz	Buccaneers	OG	Nebraska
17	45	Dave Turner	Bengals	RB	San Diego State
18	46	Stan Johnson	Rams	DT	Tennessee State
19	47	Walt Downing	49ers	OG	Michigan
20	48	John Turner	Vikings	DB	Miami
21	49	Willie Fry	Steelers	DE	Notre Dame
22	50	Matt Cavanaugh	Patriots	QB	Pittsburgh
23	51	Guy Benjamin	Dolphins	QB	Stanford
24	52	Mike Woods	Colts	LB	Cincinnati
25	53	Ronnie Smith	Rams	WR	San Diego State
26	54	Dave Browning	Raiders	DE	Washington
27	55	Bill Gay	Broncos	TE	USC
28	56	Todd Christensen	Cowboys	TE	Brigham Young

Round 3

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	57	Derrick Jensen	Raiders	RB	Texas-Arlington
2	58	Gary Spani	Chiefs	LB	Kansas State
3	59	Dennis Johnson	Bills	RB	Mississippi State
4	60	Barry Bennett	Saints	DT	Concordia
5	61	Mickey Shuler	Jets	TE	Penn State
6	62	Estus Hood	Packers	DB	Illinois State
7	63	Bob Jury	Seahawks	DB	Pittsburgh
8	64	Lyman Smith	Dolphins	DT	Duke
9	65	Danny Fulton	Bills	WR	Nebraska-Omaha
10	66	Reggie Wilken	Eagles	LB	Georgia Tech
11	67	Larry Collins	Browns	RB	Texas A&I
12	68	Mark Miller	Browns	QB	Bowling Green
13	69	Doug Greene	Cardinals	DB	Texas A&I
14	70	Stan Waldemore	Falcons	OG	Nebraska
15	71	Rickey Anderson	Chargers	RB	South Carolina State
16	72	Ted Vincent	Bengals	DT	Wichita State
17	73	Gifford Nielsen	Oilers	QB	Brigham Young
18	74	Brad Shearer	Bears	DT	Texas
19	75	Whip Walton	Vikings	LB	San Diego State
20	76	Craig Colquitt	Steelers	P	Tennessee
21	77	Carlos Pennywell	Patriots	WR	Grambling
22	78	Frank Corral	Rams	K	UCLA
23	79	Ernie Hughes	49ers	OG	Notre Dame
24	80	Leon White	Rams	C	Colorado
25	81	Jimmy Cefalo	Dolphins	WR	Penn State
26	82	Lindsey Mason	Raiders	OT	Kansas State
27	83	Don Bass	Bengals	WR	Houston
28	84	Dave Hudgens	Cowboys	OT	Oklahoma

Round 4

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	85	Danny Johnson	Chiefs	LB	Tennessee State
2	86	Maurice Harvey	Raiders	DB	Ball State
3	87	Don Schwartz	Saints	DB	Washington State
4	88	Dodie Donnell	Jets	RB	Nebraska
5	89	Lucius Sanford	Bills	LB	Georgia Tech
6	90	Billy Taylor	Giants	RB	Texas Tech
7	91	Terry LeCount	49ers	WR	Florida
8	92	Dennis Harrison	Eagles	DT	Vanderbilt
9	93	Gerald Small	Dolphins	DB	San Jose State
10	94	William Fifer	Lions	OT	West Texas State
11	95	Brian Cabral	Falcons	LB	Colorado
12	96	George Collins	Cardinals	OG	Georgia
13	97	Jim Childs	Cardinals	WR	Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
14	98	Mike Renfro	Oilers	WR	TCU
15	99	Dennis Law	Bengals	WR	East Tennessee State
16	100	Jim Hough	Vikings	C	Utah State
17	101	Larry Anderson	Steelers	DB	Louisiana Tech
18	102	Dwight Wheeler	Patriots	OT	Tennessee State
19	103	Pete Pallara	Browns	OG	Tennessee-Chattanooga
20	104	Pete Woods	Chiefs	QB	Missouri
21	105	Mark Manges	Rams	QB	Maryland
22	106	Eric Laakso	Dolphins	OT	Tulane
23	107	Homer Elias	Lions	OG	Tennessee State
24	108	Joe Stewart	Raiders	WR	Missouri
25	109	Larry Tearry	Lions	C	Wake Forest
26	110	Alois Blackwell	Cowboys	RB	Houston

Round 5

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	111	Ted Burgmeier	Dolphins	DB	Notre Dame
2	112	Jerrold McRae	Chiefs	WR	Tennessee State
3	113	Randy Sidler	Jets	LB	Penn State
4	114	Ken Spaeth	Bills	TE	Nebraska
5	115	Eric Felton	Saints	DB	Texas Tech
6	116	Mike Douglass	Packers	LB	San Diego State
7	117	Frank Myers	Colts	OT	Texas A&M
8	118	Dwight Carey	Chiefs	DT	Texas-Arlington
9	119	Louis Bullard	Seahawks	OT	Jackson State
10	120	Terry Jackson	Giants	DB	San Diego State
11	121	Amos Fowler	Lions	OG	Southern Mississippi
12	122	Keith Wright	Browns	WR	Memphis
13	123	Dan Gray	Lions	DE	Rutgers
14	124	Earl Carr	Cardinals	RB	Florida
15	125	Dennis Pearson	Falcons	WR	San Diego State
16	126	Tom Dinkel	Bengals	LB	Kansas
17	127	Archie Reese	49ers	DT	Clemson
18	128	Willie Wilder	Packers	RB	Florida
19	129	Bill Matthews	Patriots	LB	South Dakota State
20	130	Norris Banks	Eagles	RB	Kansas
21	131	Rob Hertel	Bengals	QB	USC
22	132	Jim Krahl	Giants	DT	Texas Tech
23	133	Bruce Threadgill	49ers	DB	Mississippi State
24	134	Robert Woods	Chiefs	WR	Grambling
25	135	John Choma	Chargers	OG	Virginia
26	136	Derrick Ramsey	Raiders	TE	Kentucky
27	137	Brian DeRoo	Giants	WR	Redlands
28	138	Rich Rosen	Cowboys	OG	Syracuse

Round 6

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	139	John Skibinski	Bears	RB	Purdue
2	140	Tom Davis	Raiders	C	Nebraska
3	141	Bobby Jackson	Jets	DB	Florida State
4	142	Mike Rieker	Saints	QB	Lehigh
5	143	Gregg Robinson	Jets	DT	Dartmouth
6	144	Leotis Harris	Packers	OG	Arkansas
7	145	Eric Smith	Bills	OT	Southern Mississippi
8	146	Glenn Starks	Seahawks	WR	Texas A&I
9	147	Randy Pass	Giants	OG	Georgia Tech
10	148	Elliott Walker	49ers	RB	Pittsburgh
11	149	Al Pitts	Browns	C	Michigan State
12	150	Dwight Hicks	Lions	DB	Michigan
13	151	Jack Williams	Cardinals	DE	Bowling Green
14	152	Rodney Parker	Falcons	WR	Tennessee State
15	153	Tony Ardizzone	Lions	OG	Northwestern
16	154	Conrad Rucker	Oilers	TE	Southern
17	155	Steve Geise	Bengals	RB	Penn State
18	156	Ken Coleman	Patriots	LB	Mississippi
19	157	Francis Chesley	Saints	LB	Wyoming
20	158	Mekeli Ieremia	Bears	DE	Brigham Young
21	159	Tony Green	Commanders	RB	Florida
22	160	Randy Reutershan	Steelers	WR	Pittsburgh
23	161	Ben Garry	Colts	RB	Southern Mississippi
24	162	Elijah Marshall	Buccaneers	WR	North Carolina State
25	163	Doug Betters	Dolphins	DE	Nevada
26	164	Mike Levenseller	Raiders	WR	Washington State
27	165	Jesse Thompson	Lions	WR	California
28	166	Harold Randolph	Cowboys	LB	East Carolina

Round 7

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	167	Alfred Jackson	Falcons	WR	Texas
2	168	Ricky Odom	Chiefs	DB	USC
3	169	Levi Armstrong	Jets	DB	UCLA
4	170	James Earley	Jets	RB	Michigan State
5	171	Mario Celotto	Bills	LB	USC
6	172	George Plasketes	Packers	LB	Mississippi
7	173	John Harris	Seahawks	DB	Arizona State
8	174	Dan Doornink	Giants	RB	Washington State
9	175	Fred Quillan	49ers	C	Oregon
10	176	Arthur Whittington	Raiders	RB	SMU
11	177	Bruce Gibson	Lions	RB	Pacific
12	178	Karl Baldischwiler	Dolphins	OT	Oklahoma
13	179	James Wright	Falcons	TE	TCU
14	180	Cliff Featherstone	Chargers	DB	Colorado State
15	181	Dave Stief	Cardinals	WR	Portland State
16	182	Joe Branson	Bengals	DB	Livingstone
17	183	Steve Powell	Bills	RB	N.E. Missouri State
18	184	Bill Kellar	Chiefs	WR	Stanford
19	185	Herman Jones	Bears	WR	Ohio State
20	186	Greg Marshall	Eagles	DT	Oregon State
21	187	Mark Dufresne	Steelers	TE	Nebraska
22	188	Mike Hawkins	Patriots	LB	Texas A&I
23	189	Reggie Doss	Rams	DE	Hampton
24	190	Lloyd Henry	Dolphins	WR	N.E. Missouri State
25	191	Jeff Logan	Colts	RB	Ohio State
26	192	Earl Inman	Raiders	LB	Bethune-Cookman
27	193	Danny Bass	Bengals	OT	Elon
28	194	Tom Randall	Cowboys	DT	Iowa State

Round 8

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	195	John Henry White	Chiefs	RB	Louisiana Tech
2	196	John McGriff	Buccaneers	LB	Miami
3	197	Derrick Gaffney	Jets	WR	Florida
4	198	Terry Falcon	Patriots	OG	Montana
5	199	Brooks Williams	Saints	TE	North Carolina
6	200	Dennis Sproul	Packers	QB	Arizona State
7	201	Jeff Grady	Giants	LB	Florida A&M
8	202	Walker Lee	Commanders	WR	North Carolina
9	203	Mike Mock	Jets	P	Texas Tech
10	204	Mike Wood	Vikings	K	SE Missouri State
11	205	Jesse Turnbow	Browns	DT	Tennessee
12	206	Jim Breech	Lions	K	California
13	207	Mark Nichols	Raiders	DE	Colorado State
14	208	Rick Moser	Steelers	RB	Rhode Island
15	209	David Adkins	Falcons	LB	Ohio State
16	210	J.C. Wilson	Oilers	DB	Pittsburgh
17	211	Bill Miller	Bengals	OT	Western Illinois
18	212	George Freitas	Bears	TE	California
19	213	Roy Eppes	Jets	DB	Clemson
20	214	Andre Keys	Steelers	WR	Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
21	215	Mosi Tatupu	Patriots	RB	USC
22	216	David Williams	Falcons	DB	Tennessee-Martin
23	217	Sean Clancy	Dolphins	LB	Amherst
24	218	Monte Anthony	Colts	RB	Nebraska
25	219	Don Hover	Commanders	LB	Washington State
26	220	Gavin Hendrick	Chargers	P	Washington State
27	221	Frank Smith	Broncos	OT	Alabama A&M
28	222	Homer Butler	Cowboys	WR	UCLA

Round 9

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	223	Willie Taylor	Buccaneers	WR	Pittsburgh
2	224	Larry Browk	Chiefs	OT	Miami
3	225	Reggie Grant	Jets	DB	Oregon
4	226	Richard Carter	Saints	DB	North Carolina State
5	227	Neil Hutton	Jets	DB	Penn State
6	228	Keith Myers	Packers	QB	Utah State
7	229	Herman Redden	49ers	DB	Howard
8	230	Charles Williams	Eagles	DB	Jackson State
9	231	Rich Grimmett	Seahawks	OT	Illinois
10	232	Bill Swiacki	Giants	TE	Amherst
11	233	Dean Moore	49ers	LB	Iowa
12	234	Jon Kramer	Browns	OG	Baylor
13	235	Joe Mosley	Cardinals	TE	Central State, Ohio
14	236	Tom Pridemore	Falcons	DB	West Virginia
15	237	Henry Bradley	Chargers	DT	Alcorn State
16	238	Ron Shumon	Bengals	LB	Wichita State
17	239	Jim Mol	Oilers	DE	Morningside
18	240	Mike Deutsch	Vikings	P	Colorado State
19	241	Lance Reynolds	Steelers	OT	Brigham Young
20	242	Tim Petersen	Patriots	LB	Arizona State
21	243	John Hurley	Commanders	QB	Santa Clara
22	244	Mike Martin	Bears	LB	Kentucky
23	245	Dave Studdard	Colts	OT	Texas
24	246	Andre Anderson	Rams	DE	New Mexico State
25	247	Bruce Hardy	Dolphins	TE	Arizona State
26	248	Blake Whitlatch	Chargers	LB	LSU
27	249	Steve McDaniels	49ers	OT	Notre Dame
28	250	Russ Williams	Cowboys	DB	Tennessee

Round 10

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	251	Earl Bryant	Chiefs	DE	Jackson State
2	252	Aaron Brown	Buccaneers	LB	Ohio State
3	253	Greg Jorgensen	Giants	OG	Nebraska
4	254	Louis Richardson	Jets	DE	Florida State
5	255	Will Grant	Bills	C	Kentucky
6	256	Larry Key	Packers	RB	Florida State
7	257	Ricky Patton	Falcons	RB	Jackson State
8	258	Rob Stewart	Seahawks	WR	Lafayette
9	259	Mark Totten	Packers	C	Florida
10	260	Mike Connell	49ers	P	Cincinnati
11	261	Brent Watson	Browns	OT	Tennessee
12	262	Fred Arrington	Lions	LB	Purdue
13	263	Ray Strong	Falcons	RB	Nevada-Las Vegas
14	264	Charles Price	Chargers	TE	Cincinnati
15	265	Randy Gill	Cardinals	LB	San Jose State
16	266	Steve Young	Oilers	TE	Wake Forest
17	267	Tom DePaso	Bengals	LB	Penn State
18	268	Doug Becker	Steelers	LB	Notre Dame
19	269	Bryan Ferguson	Patriots	DB	Miami
20	270	Scott Hartenstein	Commanders	DE	Azusa Pacific
21	271	Ben Zambiasi	Bears	LB	Georgia
22	272	Hughie Shaw	Vikings	RB	Texas A&I
23	273	Charles Peal	Rams	OT	Indiana
24	274	Mark Dennard	Dolphins	C	Texas A&M
25	275	Dallas Owens	Colts	DB	Kentucky
26	276	Tom Jurich	Steelers	K	Northern Arizona
27	277	Vince Kinney	Broncos	WR	Maryland
28	278	Barry Tomasetti	Cowboys	OT	Iowa

Round 11

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	279	Nat Terry	Steelers	DB	Florida State
2	280	Ray Milo	Chiefs	DB	New Mexico State
3	281	Pat Ryan	Jets	QB	Tennessee
4	282	Jerry Blanton	Bills	LB	Kentucky
5	283	Nathan Besaint	Saints	DT	Southern
6	284	Terry Jones	Packers	DT	Alabama
7	285	Dave Riley	Saints	RB	West Virginia
8	286	Dennis Heim	Giants	DT	SW Missouri State
9	287	Willie McCray	49ers	DE	Troy State
10	288	Bill Campfield	Eagles	RB	Kansas
11	289	Richard Murray	Lions	DT	Oklahoma
12	290	Larry Gillard	Browns	DT	Mississippi State
13	291	Dean Jones	Raiders	DB	Fresno State
14	292	Cal Prince	Bengals	RB	Louisville
15	293	Scooter Reed	Falcons	DB	Baylor
16	294	Mark Donahue	Bengals	OG	Michigan
17	295	Willie Thicklen	Oilers	WR	Alabama State
18	296	Charlie Williams	Patriots	LB	Florida
19	297	Mike Williams	Commanders	DB	Texas A&M
20	298	Walt Underwood	Bears	DE	USC
21	299	Ron Harris	Vikings	RB	Colorado State
22	300	Tom Brzoza	Steelers	C	Pittsburgh
23	301	George Halas	Seahawks	LB	Miami
24	302	Henry Mason	Colts	WR	Central Missouri
25	303	Ron Hostetler	Rams	LB	Penn State
26	304	Bob Glazebrook	Raiders	DB	Fresno State
27	305	Lacy Brumley	Broncos	OT	Clemson
28	306	Dennis Thurman	Cowboys	DB	USC

Round 12

Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position	School
1	307	Willie Brock	Chiefs	C	Colorado
2	308	Kevin McLee	Buccaneers	RB	Georgia
3	309	Richard Crump	Bills	RB	N.E. Oklahoma A&M
4	310	Larry Hardy	Saints	TE	Jackson State
5	311	Alan Williams	Jets	P	Florida
6	312	Eason Ramson	Packers	TE	Washington State
7	313	Greg Lawson	Giants	RB	Western Illinois
8	314	Dan Irons	49ers	OT	Texas Tech
9	315	Mark Slater	Eagles	C	Minnesota
10	316	Jeff Bergeron	Seahawks	RB	Lamar
11	317	Leo Bidermann	Browns	OT	California
12	318	Mark Patterson	Lions	DB	Washington State
13	319	Anthony Clay	Cardinals	LB	South Carolina State
14	320	Daria Butler	Falcons	LB	Oklahoma State
15	321	Kevin Bell	Chargers	WR	Lamar
16	322	John Schumacher	Oilers	OG	USC
17	323	Kim Featsent	Bengals	WR	Kent State
18	324	Steve McCabe	Commanders	OG	Bowdoin
19	325	Lew Sibley	Bears	LB	LSU
20	326	Jeff Morrow	Vikings	OT	Minnesota
21	327	Brad Carr	Steelers	LB	Maryland
22	328	John Gibney	Patriots	C	Colgate
23	329	Bruce Allen	Colts	P	Richmond
24	330	Gus Coppens	Rams	OT	UCLA
25	331	Mike Moore	Dolphins	RB	Middle Tennessee State
26	332	Joe Conron	Raiders	WR	Pacific
27	333	Bill Kenney	Dolphins	QB	Northern Colorado
28	334	Lee Washburn	Cowboys	OG	Montana State

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