1978 NFL draft

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox sports draft The 1978 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held May 2–3, 1978, at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, New York.^[1]^[2] The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had the first overall pick in the 1978 draft, by virtue of their 2–12 record in 1977. Tampa Bay traded the pick to the Oilers, for tight end Jimmie Giles and the Oilers' first- and second-round picks in the 1978 draft, and their third- and fifth-round picks in 1979.^[3]

Leon White, who was drafted in the third round, went on to have an extensive professional wrestling career as Big Van Vader.^[4]

Player selections

= Pro Bowler^[5]

= Hall of Famer

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*	= compensatory selection
†	= Pro Bowler^[5]
‡	= Hall of Famer^[6]

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Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round five

Round six

Round seven

Round eight

Round nine

Round ten

Round eleven

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
279	Pittsburgh Steelers ^{(from Buccaneers for Ernie Holmes)^[7]}	Nat Terry	Defensive back	Florida State
280	Kansas City Chiefs	Ray Milo	Defensive back	New Mexico State
281	New York Jets	Pat Ryan	Quarterback	Tennessee
282	Buffalo Bills	Jerry Blanton	Linebacker	Kentucky
283	New Orleans Saints	Nathan Besaint	Defensive tackle	Southern
284	Green Bay Packers	Terry Jones	Defensive tackle	Alabama
285	New Orleans Saints	Dave Riley	Running back	West Virginia
286	New York Giants	Dennis Heim	Defensive tackle	SW Missouri State
287	San Francisco 49ers	Willie McCray	Defensive end	Troy State
288	Philadelphia Eagles	Billy Campfield	Running back	Kansas
289	Detroit Lions	Richard Murray	Defensive tackle	Oklahoma
290	Cleveland Browns	Larry Gillard	Defensive tackle	Mississippi State
291	Oakland Raiders	Dean Jones	Defensive back	Fresno State
292	Cincinnati Bengals	Cal Prince	Running back	Louisville
293	Atlanta Falcons	Scooter Reed	Defensive back	Baylor
294	Cincinnati Bengals	Mark Donahue	Guard	Michigan
295	Houston Oilers	Willie Thicklen	Wide receiver	Alabama State
296	New England Patriots	Charlie Williams	Linebacker	Florida
297	Washington Redskins	Mike Williams	Defensive back	Texas A&M
298	Chicago Bears	Walt Underwood	Defensive end	USC
299	Minnesota Vikings	Ron Harris	Running back	Colorado State
300	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tom Brzoza	Center	Pittsburgh
301	Seattle Seahawks	George Halas	Linebacker	Miami (FL)
302	Baltimore Colts	Henry Mason	Wide receiver	Central Missouri State
303	Los Angeles Rams	Ron Hostetler	Linebacker	Penn State
304	Oakland Raiders	Bob Glazebrook	Defensive back	Fresno State
305	Denver Broncos	Lacy Brumley	Tackle	Clemson
306	Dallas Cowboys	Dennis Thurman	Cornerback	USC

Round twelve

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
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^[8]	Dallas Cowboys	Lee Washburn	Guard	Montana State

= Pro Bowler^[5]

= Hall of Famer

Supplemental draft

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Notable undrafted players

^†

= Pro Bowler^[5]

‡

= Hall of Famer^[6]

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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.^[9]

Ozzie Newsome, wide receiver from Alabama, taken 1st round 23rd overall by Cleveland Browns

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1999.^[9]

James Lofton, wide receiver from Stanford, taken 1st round 6th overall by Green Bay Packers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2003.^[10]

Warren Moon, quarterback from Washington, signed undrafted by Houston Oilers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2006.^[10]

References

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External links

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1978 NFL draft

Contents

Player selections

Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round five

Round six

Round seven

Round eight

Round nine

Round ten

Round eleven

Round twelve

Supplemental draft

Notable undrafted players

Hall of Famers

References

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