was an annual player selection meeting held on April 8–April 9, 1976. It lasted 17 rounds, with the expansion
making the first two selections. The expansion teams were also given a pair of extra picks at the end of each of rounds 2-5. Five teams lost picks as a penalty for illegally signing former
| Pick # | |Player | |College |
| 1 |
Tampa Bay BuccaneersThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
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Lee Roy Selmon Lee Roy Selmon was a Hall of Fame NFL football defensive lineman.-Early life:Selmon was the youngest of nine children of Lucious and Jessie Selmon, raised on a farm near Eufaula, Oklahoma...
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Defensive end Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years...
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OklahomaThe University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...
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| 2 |
Seattle SeahawksThe Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
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Steve Niehaus Steve Niehaus was a defensive lineman in the NFL. He was the first ever draft pick for the Seattle Seahawks and the second player taken in the 1976 NFL Draft. Niehaus was the 1976 NFC Defensive Rookie of the Year and holds the Seahawk rookie record for sacks in a season with 9½.He suffered multiple...
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Defensive tackle |
Notre DameThe University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
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| 3 |
New Orleans SaintsThe New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....
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Chuck MuncieHarry Vance "Chuck" Muncie is a former American football running back who played for the New Orleans Saints and San Diego Chargers in the National Football League from 1976 to 1984...
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Running back A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...
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CaliforniaThe University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
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| 4 |
San Diego ChargersThe San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
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Joe Washington Joe Dan Washington, Jr is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Colts, Washington Redskins, and Atlanta Falcons.-Early career:...
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Running back |
Oklahoma |
| 5 |
New England PatriotsThe New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
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Mike Haynes |
Cornerback A cornerback is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football. Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles. Other members of the defensive backfield include the safeties and occasionally linebackers. The cornerback position...
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Arizona State |
| 6 |
New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
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Richard Todd |
QuarterbackQuarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
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Alabama |
| 7 |
Cleveland BrownsThe Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
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Mike Pruitt Michael Pruitt is a former American football running back who played eleven seasons from 1976 to 1986 with the Cleveland Browns, Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs in the National Football League...
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Running back |
PurduePurdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
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| 8 |
Chicago BearsThe Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
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Dennis Lick Dennis Allan Lick is a former American football offensive lineman for the Chicago Bears. Lick played six seasons with the Bears from 1976 to 1981. He was signed out of the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
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Offensive tackle |
Wisconsin The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
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| 9 |
Atlanta FalconsThe Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
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Bubba Bean Earnest Ray "Bubba" Bean is a former American football running back with the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League . He was drafted ninth overall in the first round of the 1976 NFL Draft. Bubba played three seasons for the Falcons, 1976 through 1979...
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Running back |
Texas A&MTexas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
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| 10 |
Detroit LionsThe Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
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James Hunter James Edward Hunter was an American football defensive back who played for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League. Hunter was the 10th player picked in the 1976 NFL Draft. He led the Lions in interceptions in 1976, 1977, and 1980. Hunter is 7th all-time for interceptions in Lions...
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Defensive back In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of...
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GramblingGrambling State University is a historically black , public, coeducational university, located in Grambling, Louisiana. The university is the home of legendary football coach Eddie Robinson and is on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail.-Academics:Grambling State University provides over...
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| 11 |
Cincinnati BengalsThe Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
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Billy Brooks William McKinley Brooks III is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals 11th overall in the 1976 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oklahoma.Brooks also played for the San Diego Chargers and Houston Oilers.-External...
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Wide receiver A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
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Oklahoma |
| 12 |
New England Patriots |
Pete Brock Peter Anthony Brock was a center and guard who played twelve professional seasons with the National Football League's New England Patriots. Brock attended the University of Colorado...
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Center Center is a position in American football and Canadian football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense...
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Colorado |
| 13 |
New York GiantsThe New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
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Troy Archer James Troy Archer was an American football defensive tackle who played three seasons in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He began playing football at age six after his father forged his birth certificate to show he was eight years old. He was killed in an auto accident during...
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Defensive end |
Colorado |
| 14 |
Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
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Wayne Walters Wayne Roderick Walters II is a former American football offensive lineman for the National Football League. Scott played was drafted fourteenth overall by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1976 NFL Draft from the University of Iowa and played with the team until the middle of the 1980 season...
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GuardIn American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team....
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IowaIowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...
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| 15 |
Denver BroncosThe Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
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Tom Glassic Tom Glassic is a former guard in the National Football League for the Denver Broncos....
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Guard |
Virginia |
| 16 |
Detroit Lions |
Lawrence Gaines |
Running back |
WyomingThe University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW to people close to the university...
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| 17 |
Miami DolphinsThe Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
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Larry Gordon Larry Gordon was a former American football linebacker who played seven seasons in the National Football League for the Miami Dolphins...
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Linebacker |
Arizona StateArizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...
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| 18 |
Buffalo BillsThe Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
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Mario Clark Mario Sean Clark was an American football cornerback who played for the Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers of the NFL...
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Defensive back |
Oregon |
| 19 |
Miami Dolphins |
Kim Bokamper Kim Bokamper is a former American Football linebacker who played his entire nine year career with the National Football League Miami Dolphins from 1977 to 1985....
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Linebacker |
San José StateSan Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States...
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| 20 |
Baltimore ColtsThe Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
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Ken Novak Ken Novak was an American football player who played defensive tackle in the National Football League in the 1970s. He played college football at Purdue University and was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the 1976 NFL Draft....
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Defensive tackle |
Purdue |
| 21 |
New England Patriots |
Tim Fox Timothy Richard Fox is a former American Football safety who played for the New England Patriots, San Diego Chargers and the Los Angeles Rams from 1976 to 1986....
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Safety |
Ohio StateThe Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
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| 22 |
St. Louis CardinalsThe Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
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Mike Dawson Michael Daniel Dawson was an American football defensive lineman in the National Football League who was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round of the 1976 NFL Draft. A 6'4", 256 lb...
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Defensive tackle |
Arizona |
| 23 |
Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
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Mark Koncar Mark Koncar is a former American football offensive tackle. He is a graduate from Murray High School located in Murray, Utah. After graduating high school Koncar attended the University of Colorado. Koncar was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 1976 NFL Draft, playing for five seasons before...
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Offensive tackle |
Colorado |
| 24 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Archie GriffinArchie Mason Griffin is a former American football running back. Griffin played seven seasons in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals. He is college football's only two-time Heisman Trophy winner... |
Running back |
Ohio State |
| 25 |
Minnesota VikingsThe Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
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James White James C. "Duck" White is a former National Football League defensive/nose tackle who played from 1976 to 1983 for the Minnesota Vikings...
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Defensive tackle |
Oklahoma State The Oklahoma State University System is a university system comprising six educational institutes across Oklahoma: four general academic universities and two health institutions. Its flagship institute is the Oklahoma State University - Stillwater. The Oklahoma State University System has a total...
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| 26 |
Los Angeles Rams The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...
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Kevin McLain Kevin Wayne McLain is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was a 1st round selection in the 1976 NFL Draft out of Colorado State University. McLain played for the Los Angeles Rams from 1976-1979....
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Linebacker |
Colorado StateColorado State University is a public research university located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The university is the state's land grant university, and the flagship university of the Colorado State University System.The enrollment is approximately 29,932 students, including resident and...
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| 27 |
Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
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Aaron Kyle Aaron Douglas Kyle is a former American Football cornerback in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and the Denver Broncos. He played at the prestigious Cass Technical High School graduating in 1974. He played college football at the University of Wyoming and was drafted in the...
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Defensive back |
Wyoming |
| 28 |
Pittsburgh SteelersThe Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
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Bennie Cunningham Bennie Lee Cunningham, Jr. is a retired American football tight end.Cunningham was drafted out of the Clemson University in the 1976 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played for the Steelers his entire career...
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Tight endThe tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be...
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ClemsonClemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....
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| Pick # | |Player | |College |
| 29 |
Seattle Seahawks |
Sammy Green Samuel Lee "Sammy" Green is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League for five seasons in the 1970s and early 1980s...
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Linebacker |
FloridaThe University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
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| 30 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Jimmy DuBose Jimmy DeWayne DuBose is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League for three seasons in the 1970s...
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Running Back |
Florida |
| 31 |
San Diego Chargers |
Don Macek Donald Matthew Macek is a former center in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers. Macek played center on the football team of Boston College, from which he graduated in 1976...
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Guard |
Boston College |
| 32 |
New Orleans Saints |
Tony Galbreath Tony Dale Galbreath is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints, the Minnesota Vikings, and the New York Giants...
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Running Back |
Missouri |
| 33 |
New York Jets |
Shafer Suggs Shafer Suggs is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the second round of the 1976 NFL Draft...
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Defensive Back |
Ball State |
| 34 |
Oakland RaidersThe Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
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Charles Philyaw Charles Henry Philyaw is a former American football player who played for the Oakland Raiders as a defensive end and was a member of the Raiders Super Bowl championship team of 1976-77. He played for Texas Southern Tigers in the NCAA....
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Defensive Tackle |
Texas Southern |
| 35 |
New England Patriots |
Ike Forte Donald Roy "Ike" Forte is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the New England Patriots, the Washington Redskins, and the New York Giants...
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Running Back |
Arkansas |
| 36 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Sonny Collins |
Running Back |
Kentucky |
| 37 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Ray Pinney Raymond Earl Pinney is a former NFL offensive tackle and guard who played seven seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was selected by the Steelers in the second round of the 1976 NFL Draft. Was the Steelers Starting Right Tackle in Super Bowl XIII. He played in the USFL. Won the 1983 USFL...
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Guard |
Washington |
| 38 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Glenn Bujnoch Glenn David Bujnoch, . is a former National Football League offensive lineman from 1976 through 1984. He played college football at Texas A&M University....
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Guard |
Texas A&M |
| 39 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Pat Thomas |
Defensive Back |
Texas A&M |
| 40 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Jim Jensen |
Running Back |
Iowa |
| 41 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Cliff Frazier |
Defensive Tackle |
UCLA |
| 42 |
San Francisco 49ersThe San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
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Randy CrossRandall "Randy" Laureat Cross , is a football analyst and former NFL offensive lineman. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in July 2011.-High school years:...
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Center |
UCLA |
| 43 |
Denver Broncos |
Kurt Knoff Kurt L. Knoff is a former American football safety who played in the National Football League for the Houston Oilers and the Minnesota Vikings....
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Defensive Back |
Kansas |
| 44 |
Detroit Lions |
Ken Long |
Guard |
Purdue |
| 45 |
Buffalo Bills |
Ken Jones Kenneth Eugene Jones is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets. He played college football at Arkansas State University...
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Guard |
Arkansas State |
| 46 |
Detroit Lions |
David Hill David Earl Hill is a former professional American football tight end in the National Football League. He played for twelve seasons for the Detroit Lions and the Los Angeles Rams. He was selected to two Pro Bowls while playing for the Lions...
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Tight End |
Texas A&I |
| 47 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Mike Kruczek -External links:*...
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Quarterback |
Boston College |
| 48 |
Houston OilersThe Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...
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Mike Barber |
Tight End |
Louisiana Tech |
| 49 |
Miami Dolphins |
Loaird McCreary |
Tight End |
Tennessee State |
| 50 |
Oakland Raiders |
Jeb Blount John Eugene Blount is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the second round of the 1976 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tulsa, where he completed 320 of 588 passes for 4,372 yards and 35 touchdowns in three...
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Quarterback |
Tulsa |
| 51 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Chris Bahr Chris Bahr is a former professional American football and soccer player. He was a placekicker in the National Football League and played midfielder in the North American Soccer League.-Soccer:...
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Kicker |
Penn State |
| 52 |
Buffalo Bills |
Joe Devlin Joseph Devlin was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bills. Devlin played college football at the University of Iowa and he is a cousin of former center Mike Devlin...
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Tackle |
Iowa |
| 53 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Ron McCartney |
Linebacker |
TennesseeThe University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
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| 54 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Sammy White Sammy White is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL.After attending Grambling State University, White played all ten seasons of his professional career as a wide receiver with the Minnesota Vikings, winning the Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year and UPI NFL-NFC Rookie of...
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Wide Receiver |
Grambling |
| 55 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Jim Eidson |
Guard |
Mississippi State |
| 56 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
James Files |
Center |
McNeese State |
| 57 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Eddie Lewis Edward Lee "Eddie" Lewis is a former professional American football defensive back in the National Football League. He played college football for the Kansas Jayhawks. Lewis was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2nd round of the 1976 NFL Draft...
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Defensive Back |
Kansas |
| 58 |
Seattle Seahawks |
Sherman Smith Sherman Smith is the running backs coach for the Seattle Seahawks. He is a former offensive coordinator for the Washington Redskins. He is also a former professional American football running back for eight seasons for the Seattle Seahawks and San Diego Chargers...
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Running Back |
Miami (OH) |
| 59 |
Seattle Seahawks |
Steve Raible Steve Carl Raible is a former NFL wide receiver and currently an anchor for KIRO 7 in Seattle, Washington.He was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and attended college at Georgia Tech. An original member of the Seattle Seahawks as a second round selection in the 1976 NFL Draft , he played wide...
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Wide Receiver |
Georgia Tech |
| 60 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Dewey Selmon Dewey Selmon is a former football linebacker. He played collegiate football at Oklahoma . He went on to play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the San Diego Chargers in the National Football League....
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Defensive Tackle |
Oklahoma |
| Pick # | |Player | |College |
| 61 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Steve Young |
Tackle |
Colorado |
| 62 |
Seattle Seahawks |
Jeff Lloyd |
Defensive end |
West Texas State |
| 63 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Keith Simons |
Defensive tackle |
Minnesota |
| 64 |
San Diego Chargers |
Larry DorseyLarry Darnnell Dorsey is a high school football coach in Greenville, Mississippi. He played college football at Tennessee State University and then played professionally in the National Football League.-College:...
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Wide receiver |
Tennessee State |
| 65 |
Cleveland Browns |
Dave Logan David Russell Logan is a former American football player. Logan played in nine National Football League seasons from 1976 to 1984, primarily for the Cleveland Browns...
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Wide receiver |
Colorado |
| 66 |
Chicago Bears |
Brian Baschnagel Brian Dale Baschnagel is a former American football player. He played wide receiver for the Chicago Bears.-Early life:...
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Wide receiver |
Ohio State |
| 67 |
New York Jets |
Greg Buttle Gregory Ellis Buttle is a retired American football linebacker for the New York Jets. He played college football at Penn State University. He was named a Consensus All-American in 1975. In 2005, he was inducted into the Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame.-High school:Buttle grew up in Linwood, New...
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Linebacker |
Penn State |
| 68 |
Detroit Lions |
Russ Bolinger Russell Dean Bolinger is a former American football offensive lineman who played for nine seasons in the National Football League from 1976 to 1985.-External links:*...
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Tackle |
Long Beach State |
| 69 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Danny Reece Danny Reece is a retired American football cornerback.-Childhood:Danny grew up with 8 siblings -- 5 brothers and 3 sisters, most of them younger. His brothers also played football, but Danny was the only one who played professionally. His father, Lyoud Reece, served on the USS Arizona during the...
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Defensive back |
USC |
| 70 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Ron Coder Ronald William Coder is a former professional American football player who played in 5 NFL seasons from 1976-1980 for the Seattle Seahawks and the St. Louis Cardinals. He is currently head coach of the Pittsburgh Passion of the Independent Women's Football League...
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Defensive tackle |
Penn State |
| 71 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Dave Scott |
Tackle |
Kansas |
| 72 |
Green Bay Packers |
Mike McCoy Mike McCoy is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 1976 NFL Draft. He played college football at Colorado....
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Defensive back |
Colorado |
| 73 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Duke Fergerson Duke Fergerson is a former professional American football wide receiver who played in four National Football League seasons from 1977-1980 for the Seattle Seahawks and the Buffalo Bills...
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Wide receiver |
San Diego State |
| 74 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Gary Barbaro Gary Wayne Barbaro is a former defensive back in the National Football League and United States Football League....
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Defensive back |
Nicholls State Nicholls State University, founded in 1948, is a public university located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA. Nicholls is part of the University of Louisiana System of universities. Originally called Francis T. Nicholls Junior College, the institution split from the Louisiana State University System in...
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| 75 |
Dallas Cowboys |
John Smith |
Running back |
Boise State |
| 76 |
Detroit Lions |
John Woodcock |
Defensive tackle |
Hawaii |
| 77 |
New Orleans Saints |
Bob Simmons Robert Gatling Simmons is a former American football guard in the National Football League. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 1976 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas....
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Tackle |
Texas |
| 78 |
Buffalo Bills |
Ben Williams Robert Jerry Williams is a retired American football defensive lineman who played in the National Football League between 1976 and 1985. He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the third round of the 1976 NFL Draft out of the University of Mississippi...
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Defensive end |
Mississippi |
| 79 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Henry Marshall Henry H. Marshall , is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 3rd round of the 1976 NFL Draft. A 6'2", 212-lb...
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Wide receiver |
Missouri |
| 80 |
Miami Dolphins |
Duriel Harris Duriel LaDon Harris, Jr. is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns, and the Dallas Cowboys...
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Wide receiver |
New Mexico State New Mexico State University at Las Cruces , is a major land-grant university in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States...
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| 81 |
Baltimore Colts |
Ed Simonini Edward Simonini was an American football linebacker who played seven seasons in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts and New Orleans Saints....
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Linebacker |
Texas A&M |
| 82 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Reggie WilliamsReginald Williams is a former professional American football player.The recipient of an academic scholarship, Williams was a three-time All-Ivy League linebacker in football and an Ivy League heavyweight wrestling champion at Dartmouth College, graduating in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts in...
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Linebacker |
Dartmouth |
| 83 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Brad Oates Brad Oates is a former NFL American Football player for five different teams. Oates played collegiate football at BYU....
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Tackle |
Brigham YoungBrigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
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| 84 |
Oakland Raiders |
Rik Bonness Richard Kyes "Rik" Bonness is a former professional football player, a linebacker for four seasons in the NFL for the Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers....
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Center |
Nebraska |
| 85 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Wes Hamilton Wes Hamilton is a former American football offensive lineman who was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 3rd round in the 1976 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tulsa University. One of Wes's sons, Ben Hamilton is an offensive lineman, who currently plays for the Seattle Seahawks...
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Guard |
Tulsa |
| 86 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Jackie Slater |
Tackle |
Jackson State |
| 87 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Butch Johnson Michael "Butch" McColly Johnson is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos...
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Wide receiver |
California-Riverside |
| 88 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Ernest Pough |
Wide receiver |
Texas Southern |
| 89 |
Seattle Seahawks |
Rick Engles Rick B. Engles was a former professional American football player who played in three NFL seasons from 1976-1978 for the Seattle Seahawks, Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles....
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Punter |
Tulsa |
| 90 |
Baltimore Colts |
Ron Lee |
Running back |
West Virginia |
| 91 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Steve Maughan |
Linebacker |
Utah State |
| 92 |
Seattle Seahawks |
Don Bitterlich Donald Bitterlich is a former professional American football player who played in one NFL season in 1976 for the Seattle Seahawks....
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Kicker |
Temple |
| Pick # | |Player | |College |
| 93 |
Seattle Seahawks |
Steve Myer Steve Paul Myer is a former professional American football player who played in 4 NFL seasons from 1976-1979 for the Seattle Seahawks.-Notes:Steve once met Jeff Widmyer at a Barbeque....
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Quarterback |
New Mexico |
| 94 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Gerald Taylor |
Wide receiver |
Texas A&I |
| 95 |
San Diego Chargers |
Bob Horn |
Linebacker |
Oregon State |
| 96 |
New Orleans Saints |
Tinker Owens Charles Wayne "Tinker" Owens is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for four seasons for the New Orleans Saints in the National Football League. The younger brother of Heisman Trophy winner Steve Owens, Tinker was a two-time All-American during his college...
|
Wide receiver |
Oklahoma |
| 97 |
Cleveland Browns |
Gene Swick Gene Swick is an American former football player. He played college football as a quarterback for the University of Toledo from 1972 to 1975, and the Cleveland Browns selected Swick in the fourth round of the 1976 NFL Draft, but subsequently waived him during camp...
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Quarterback |
Toledo |
| 98 |
Miami Dolphins |
Melvin Mitchell |
Guard |
Tennessee State |
| 99 |
Cleveland Browns |
Richard St. Clair Richard Michael St. Clair is a former professional American football player who played defensive end for seven seasons for the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals....
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Defensive end |
Grambling |
| 100 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Steve Rivera |
Wide receiver |
California |
| 101 |
Green Bay Packers |
Tom Perko Tom Perko is a former linebacker in the National Football League. He graduated from Steubenville Catholic Central High School in 1972, was a member of the school's 1971 state championship team, and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 1976 NFL Draft and played that season...
|
Linebacker |
Pittsburgh |
| 102 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Walt Brett |
Defensive end |
Montana |
| 103 |
Chicago Bears |
John M. Sciarra John Michael Sciarra is a former professional American football safety in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1978 to 1983. He also played quarterback for the British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League...
|
Defensive back |
UCLA |
| 104 |
New York Giants |
Gordon BellGordon Granville Bell is a former American football running back, kickoff returner and punt returner who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1973–1975, and professionally for the New York Giants and St...
|
Running back |
Michigan |
| 105 |
New York Giants |
Harry Carson Harold Donald Carson is a former American football inside linebacker who played his entire professional career for the NFL's New York Giants...
|
Linebacker |
South Carolina State |
| 106 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Tony Davis Michael E. "Tony" Davis is a former American football running back in the National Football League. Davis played both I-back and fullback for new Head Coach Tom Osborne at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He was Osborne's first 1,000 yard rusher and when he left the Cornhuskers, he was the...
|
Running back |
Nebraska |
| 107 |
Denver Broncos |
Craig Penrose Craig R. Penrose is a former professional American football quarterback. He spent five seasons in the National Football League with the Denver Broncos and the New York Jets and 2 seasons with the United States Football League's Denver Gold. His family origin is Cornish American.-External links:**...
|
Quarterback |
San Diego State |
| 108 |
Chicago Bears |
Wayne Rhodes Wayne Rhodes, DC, Ph.D. played for the Alabama Crimson Tide 1973 NCAA football championship team coached by Bear Bryant and was drafted in 1976 by the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He now resides in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where he has owned and operated his chiropractic office for...
|
Defensive back |
Alabama |
| 109 |
Buffalo Bills |
Dan Jilek Daniel Douglas "Dan" Jilek is a former professional American football Linebacker in the National Football League. He would play with the Buffalo Bills from 1976 to 1979. He died on March 6, 2002 in Ann Arbor Michigan.-External links:*...
|
Linebacker |
Michigan |
| 110 |
Oakland Raiders |
Herb McMath Herbert Louis McMath is a former American football defensive tackle and defensive End in the NFL for the Oakland Raiders and the Green Bay Packers. He played 22 games in two seasons in the NFL and was a part of the Oakland Raiders 1976 Super Bowl Champion team.-References:...
|
Linebacker |
Morningside |
| 111 |
Philadelphia EaglesThe Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
|
Mike Smith |
Defensive end |
Florida |
| 112 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Wonder Monds |
Defensive back |
Nebraska |
| 113 |
San Diego Chargers |
Ron Singleton |
Tight end |
Grambling |
| 114 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Pat Tilley Patrick Lee Tilley is a former NFL wide receiver who played for the St. Louis Cardinals . He was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1980 season....
|
Wide receiver |
Louisiana Tech |
| 115 |
San Diego Chargers |
Artie Owens Arthur Gene Owens was an American football running back, return specialist, and receiver that played collegiately for the West Virginia Mountaineers. He was also a track runner for the Mountaineers...
|
Wide receiver |
West Virginia |
| 116 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Greg Fairchild |
Guard |
Tulsa |
| 117 |
Houston Oilers |
Steve LargentSteven Michael "Steve" Largent is a retired American football player, enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and a former U.S. Congressman, having served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Oklahoma from 1994 until 2002...
|
Wide receiver |
Tulsa |
| 118 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Leonard Willis |
Wide receiver |
Ohio State |
| 119 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Tom Rafferty Thomas Michael Rafferty is a former American football offensive lineman in the NFL. He attended Fayetteville-Manlius High School in Manlius, New York, and went on to start four years for coach Joe Paterno at Penn State University earning All-American honors in 1975.-Early years:Rafferty attended...
|
Guard |
Penn State |
| 120 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Theo Bell Theopolis Bell, Jr. was an American football wide receiver who played nine seasons in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers....
|
Wide receiver |
Arizona |
| 121 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Richard Appleby |
Wide receiver |
Georgia |
| 122 |
Seattle Seahawks |
Randy Johnson |
Guard |
Georgia |
| 123 |
Seattle Seahawks |
Andrew Bolton |
Running back |
FiskFisk University is an historically black university founded in 1866 in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. The world-famous Fisk Jubilee Singers started as a group of students who performed to earn enough money to save the school at a critical time of financial shortages. They toured to raise funds to...
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| 124 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Everett Little |
Guard |
Houston |
| Pick # | |Player | |College |
| 125 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Michael Kelson |
Defensive back |
West Texas State |
| 126 |
Seattle Seahawks |
Don DufekDonald Patrick "Don" Dufek, Jr. is a former American football player who played safety and special teams for eight seasons with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League . He had previously played for the Michigan Wolverines football team in Ann Arbor from 1973–1975...
|
Defensive back |
Michigan |
| 127 |
New Orleans Saints |
Scott Parrish |
Tackle |
Utah State |
| 128 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Carl Ekern -Biography:Carl Ekern was born in Richland, Washington. He attended Fremont High School in Sunnyvale, CA. Ekern was a graduate of San Jose State University and played pro football from 1976 to 1988 for the Los Angeles Rams. He died of head injuries on August 1, 1990 when the Jeep he was driving ran...
|
Linebacker |
San Jose State |
| 129 |
New York Jets |
Steve King |
Tackle |
Michigan |
| 130 |
Cleveland Browns |
Henry Sheppard Henry Sheppard is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round of the 1976 NFL Draft. He played college football at SMU....
|
Tackle |
Southern Methodist |
| 131 |
San Diego Chargers |
Woodrow Lowe Woodrow Lowe , is a former professional American football linebacker who played from 1976-1986 for the San Diego Chargers in the National Football League...
|
Linebacker |
Alabama |
| 132 |
Green Bay Packers |
Aundra Thompson Aundra Thompson is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 1976 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas A&M-Commerce.Thompson also played for the San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints, and...
|
Running back |
East Texas State |
| 133 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Steve Wagner Steven John Wagner is a former professional American football defensive back in the National Football League. He played six seasons for the Green Bay Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles ....
|
Defensive back |
Wisconsin |
| 134 |
Baltimore Colts |
Sanders Shiver Sanders Shiver was a former NFL football player. A fifth round draft choice out of Carson-Newman in 1976, he played ten years in the NFL with the Baltimore Colts and Miami Dolphins. He currently works for the public school system of Prince George's County, is married, and has 4 daughters....
|
Linebacker |
Carson-Newman |
| 135 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Greg Johnson |
Defensive tackle |
Florida State |
| 136 |
New York Giants |
Melvin Wilson |
Defensive back |
Cal State-Northridge |
| 137 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Willie Lee |
Defensive tackle |
Bethune-Cookman |
| 138 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Willie Shelby |
Running back |
Alabama |
| 139 |
Denver Broncos |
Lonnie Perrin Lonnie Perrin is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Denver Broncos, the Chicago Bears, and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Illinois and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1976 NFL Draft....
|
Running back |
Illinois |
| 140 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Tony Leonard Anthony Leonard is a former cornerback and return specialist in the National Football League. He played from 1976 to 1979 for the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions.-External links:*...
|
Defensive back |
Virginia Union |
| 141 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Wayne Morris |
Running back |
Southern Methodist |
| 142 |
Buffalo Bills |
Fred Coleman |
Tight end |
N.E. Louisiana |
| 143 |
Baltimore Colts |
Mike Kirkland Mike Kirkland is a former football quarterback, playing one season for the Baltimore Colts.A 5th round pick in 1976 NFL Draft after finishing his collegiate career at the University of Arkansas, Kirkland completed 19 of 41 passes for 211 yards and one touchdown and eight interceptions in the 1978...
|
Quarterback |
Arkansas |
| 144 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Jimbo Elrod James Whittington Elrod is a former American football linebacker who was an All-American at the University of Oklahoma and played professionally for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Oilers of the National Football League.Elrod graduated from East Central High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in...
|
Linebacker |
Oklahoma |
| 145 |
Detroit Lions |
Steadman Scavella |
Linebacker |
Miami (FL) |
| 146 |
Oakland Raiders |
Fred Steinfort Friedrich W. "Fred" Steinfort is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League who played for five different teams from Friedrich W. "Fred" Steinfort (born November 3, 1952 in Wetter, Germany) is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League who...
|
Kicker |
Boston College |
| 147 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Scott Perry Scott Endecott Perry is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League. He played four seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals where he caught 4 interceptions and returned 2 for touchdowns. He attended Williams College- References :...
|
Defensive back |
Williams |
| 148 |
Washington Redskins |
Mike Hughes |
Guard |
BaylorBaylor University is a private, Christian university located in Waco, Texas. Founded in 1845, Baylor is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.-History:...
|
| 149 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Keith Barnette |
Running back |
Boston College |
| 150 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Ken Bordelon Kenneth Patrick Bordelon is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for six seasons for the New Orleans Saints....
|
Defensive end |
Louisiana State |
| 151 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Wally Pesuit Walter George "Wally" Pesuit is a former American football offensive and defensive lineman in the National Football League....
|
Tackle |
Kentucky |
| 152 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Rodney Norton |
Linebacker |
RiceWilliam Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
|
| 153 |
Seattle Seahawks |
Ernie Jones |
Defensive back |
Miami (FL) |
| 154 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Steve Wilson Steve Wilson is a former American football center in the National Football League who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1976 to 1985. He was the last original Buccaneer to retire and the only original Buc player to be a starter in each of the first 10 seasons of the franchise...
|
Tackle |
Georgia |
| 155 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Dwight Scales Dwight Scales is a former American football wide receiver who played 8 seasons in the NFL. He played college football at Grambling State University. He was the offensive coordinator at Saint Michaels Academy, a private catholic high school in Austin, TX, from 1997-1999....
|
Wide receiver |
Grambling |
| 156 |
Seattle Seahawks |
Larry Bates |
Running back |
Miami (FL) |