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1978 NFL Draft Choices
Held May 2-3, 1978

Round 1
PickOverallNameTeamPositionSchool
11Earl CampbellOilersRBTexas
22Art StillChiefsDEKentucky
33Wes ChandlerSaintsWRFlorida
44Chris WardJetsOTOhio State
55Terry MillerBillsRBOklahoma State
66James LoftonPackersWRStanford
77Ken MacAfee49ersTENotre Dame
88Ross BrownerBengalsDENotre Dame
99Keith SimpsonSeahawksDBMemphis
1010Gordon KingGiantsOTStanford
1111Luther BradleyLionsDBNotre Dame
1212Clay MatthewsBrownsLBUSC
1313Mike KennFalconsOTMichigan
1414John JeffersonChargersWRArizona State
1515Steve LittleCardinalsKArkansas
1616Blair BushBengalsCWashington
1717Doug WilliamsBuccaneersQBGrambling
1818Bob CryderPatriotsOGAlabama
1919Ken GreeneCardinalsDBWashington State
2020Elvis PeacockRamsRBOklahoma
2121Randy HollowayVikingsDEPittsburgh
2222Ron JohnsonSteelersDBEastern Michigan
2323Ozzie NewsomeBrownsWRAlabama
2424Dan Bunz49ersLBLong Beach State
2525Reese McCallColtsTEAuburn
2626John AndersonPackersLBMichigan
2727Don LatimerBroncosDTMiami
2828Larry BetheaCowboysDEMichigan State
Round 2
PickOverallNameTeamPositionSchool
129Sylvester HicksChiefsDETennessee State
230Johnny DavisBuccaneersRBAlabama
331Mark MerrillJetsLBMinnesota
432Dee HardisonBillsDENorth Carolina
533James TaylorSaintsOTMissouri
634Mike HuntPackersLBMinnesota
735Ray GriffinBengalsDBOhio State
836Keith ButlerSeahawksLBMemphis
937Odis McKinneyGiantsDBColorado
1038Scott HutchinsonBillsDEFlorida
1139Johnny EvansBrownsPNorth Carolina State
1240Al BakerLionsDEColorado State
1341Milton HardawayChargersOTOklahoma State
1442John BarefieldCardinalsLBTexas A&I
1543Steve StewartFalconsLBMinnesota
1644Brett MoritzBuccaneersOGNebraska
1745Dave TurnerBengalsRBSan Diego State
1846Stan JohnsonRamsDTTennessee State
1947Walt Downing49ersOGMichigan
2048John TurnerVikingsDBMiami
2149Willie FrySteelersDENotre Dame
2250Matt CavanaughPatriotsQBPittsburgh
2351Guy BenjaminDolphinsQBStanford
2452Mike WoodsColtsLBCincinnati
2553Ronnie SmithRamsWRSan Diego State
2654Dave BrowningRaidersDEWashington
2755Bill GayBroncosTEUSC
2856Todd ChristensenCowboysTEBrigham Young
Round 3
PickOverallNameTeamPositionSchool
157Derrick JensenRaidersRBTexas-Arlington
258Gary SpaniChiefsLBKansas State
359Dennis JohnsonBillsRBMississippi State
460Barry BennettSaintsDTConcordia
561Mickey ShulerJetsTEPenn State
662Estus HoodPackersDBIllinois State
763Bob JurySeahawksDBPittsburgh
864Lyman SmithDolphinsDTDuke
965Danny FultonBillsWRNebraska-Omaha
1066Reggie WilkenEaglesLBGeorgia Tech
1167Larry CollinsBrownsRBTexas A&I
1268Mark MillerBrownsQBBowling Green
1369Doug GreeneCardinalsDBTexas A&I
1470Stan WaldemoreFalconsOGNebraska
1571Rickey AndersonChargersRBSouth Carolina State
1672Ted VincentBengalsDTWichita State
1773Gifford NielsenOilersQBBrigham Young
1874Brad ShearerBearsDTTexas
1975Whip WaltonVikingsLBSan Diego State
2076Craig ColquittSteelersPTennessee
2177Carlos PennywellPatriotsWRGrambling
2278Frank CorralRamsKUCLA
2379Ernie Hughes49ersOGNotre Dame
2480Leon WhiteRamsCColorado
2581Jimmy CefaloDolphinsWRPenn State
2682Lindsey MasonRaidersOTKansas State
2783Don BassBengalsWRHouston
2884Dave HudgensCowboysOTOklahoma
Round 4
PickOverallNameTeamPositionSchool
185Danny JohnsonChiefsLBTennessee State
286Maurice HarveyRaidersDBBall State
387Don SchwartzSaintsDBWashington State
488Dodie DonnellJetsRBNebraska
589Lucius SanfordBillsLBGeorgia Tech
690Billy TaylorGiantsRBTexas Tech
791Terry LeCount49ersWRFlorida
892Dennis HarrisonEaglesDTVanderbilt
993Gerald SmallDolphinsDBSan Jose State
1094William FiferLionsOTWest Texas State
1195Brian CabralFalconsLBColorado
1296George CollinsCardinalsOGGeorgia
1397Jim ChildsCardinalsWRCal Poly San Luis Obispo
1498Mike RenfroOilersWRTCU
1599Dennis LawBengalsWREast Tennessee State
16100Jim HoughVikingsCUtah State
17101Larry AndersonSteelersDBLouisiana Tech
18102Dwight WheelerPatriotsOTTennessee State
19103Pete PallaraBrownsOGTennessee-Chattanooga
20104Pete WoodsChiefsQBMissouri
21105Mark MangesRamsQBMaryland
22106Eric LaaksoDolphinsOTTulane
23107Homer EliasLionsOGTennessee State
24108Joe StewartRaidersWRMissouri
25109Larry TearryLionsCWake Forest
26110Alois BlackwellCowboysRBHouston
Round 5
PickOverallNameTeamPositionSchool
1111Ted BurgmeierDolphinsDBNotre Dame
2112Jerrold McRaeChiefsWRTennessee State
3113Randy SidlerJetsLBPenn State
4114Ken SpaethBillsTENebraska
5115Eric FeltonSaintsDBTexas Tech
6116Mike DouglassPackersLBSan Diego State
7117Frank MyersColtsOTTexas A&M
8118Dwight CareyChiefsDTTexas-Arlington
9119Louis BullardSeahawksOTJackson State
10120Terry JacksonGiantsDBSan Diego State
11121Amos FowlerLionsOGSouthern Mississippi
12122Keith WrightBrownsWRMemphis
13123Dan GrayLionsDERutgers
14124Earl CarrCardinalsRBFlorida
15125Dennis PearsonFalconsWRSan Diego State
16126Tom DinkelBengalsLBKansas
17127Archie Reese49ersDTClemson
18128Willie WilderPackersRBFlorida
19129Bill MatthewsPatriotsLBSouth Dakota State
20130Norris BanksEaglesRBKansas
21131Rob HertelBengalsQBUSC
22132Jim KrahlGiantsDTTexas Tech
23133Bruce Threadgill49ersDBMississippi State
24134Robert WoodsChiefsWRGrambling
25135John ChomaChargersOGVirginia
26136Derrick RamseyRaidersTEKentucky
27137Brian DeRooGiantsWRRedlands
28138Rich RosenCowboysOGSyracuse
Round 6
PickOverallNameTeamPositionSchool
1139John SkibinskiBearsRBPurdue
2140Tom DavisRaidersCNebraska
3141Bobby JacksonJetsDBFlorida State
4142Mike RiekerSaintsQBLehigh
5143Gregg RobinsonJetsDTDartmouth
6144Leotis HarrisPackersOGArkansas
7145Eric SmithBillsOTSouthern Mississippi
8146Glenn StarksSeahawksWRTexas A&I
9147Randy PassGiantsOGGeorgia Tech
10148Elliott Walker49ersRBPittsburgh
11149Al PittsBrownsCMichigan State
12150Dwight HicksLionsDBMichigan
13151Jack WilliamsCardinalsDEBowling Green
14152Rodney ParkerFalconsWRTennessee State
15153Tony ArdizzoneLionsOGNorthwestern
16154Conrad RuckerOilersTESouthern
17155Steve GeiseBengalsRBPenn State
18156Ken ColemanPatriotsLBMississippi
19157Francis ChesleySaintsLBWyoming
20158Mekeli IeremiaBearsDEBrigham Young
21159Tony GreenCommandersRBFlorida
22160Randy ReutershanSteelersWRPittsburgh
23161Ben GarryColtsRBSouthern Mississippi
24162Elijah MarshallBuccaneersWRNorth Carolina State
25163Doug BettersDolphinsDENevada
26164Mike LevensellerRaidersWRWashington State
27165Jesse ThompsonLionsWRCalifornia
28166Harold RandolphCowboysLBEast Carolina
Round 7
PickOverallNameTeamPositionSchool
1167Alfred JacksonFalconsWRTexas
2168Ricky OdomChiefsDBUSC
3169Levi ArmstrongJetsDBUCLA
4170James EarleyJetsRBMichigan State
5171Mario CelottoBillsLBUSC
6172George PlasketesPackersLBMississippi
7173John HarrisSeahawksDBArizona State
8174Dan DoorninkGiantsRBWashington State
9175Fred Quillan49ersCOregon
10176Arthur WhittingtonRaidersRBSMU
11177Bruce GibsonLionsRBPacific
12178Karl BaldischwilerDolphinsOTOklahoma
13179James WrightFalconsTETCU
14180Cliff FeatherstoneChargersDBColorado State
15181Dave StiefCardinalsWRPortland State
16182Joe BransonBengalsDBLivingstone
17183Steve PowellBillsRBN.E. Missouri State
18184Bill KellarChiefsWRStanford
19185Herman JonesBearsWROhio State
20186Greg MarshallEaglesDTOregon State
21187Mark DufresneSteelersTENebraska
22188Mike HawkinsPatriotsLBTexas A&I
23189Reggie DossRamsDEHampton
24190Lloyd HenryDolphinsWRN.E. Missouri State
25191Jeff LoganColtsRBOhio State
26192Earl InmanRaidersLBBethune-Cookman
27193Danny BassBengalsOTElon
28194Tom RandallCowboysDTIowa State
Round 8
PickOverallNameTeamPositionSchool
1195John Henry WhiteChiefsRBLouisiana Tech
2196John McGriffBuccaneersLBMiami
3197Derrick GaffneyJetsWRFlorida
4198Terry FalconPatriotsOGMontana
5199Brooks WilliamsSaintsTENorth Carolina
6200Dennis SproulPackersQBArizona State
7201Jeff GradyGiantsLBFlorida A&M
8202Walker LeeCommandersWRNorth Carolina
9203Mike MockJetsPTexas Tech
10204Mike WoodVikingsKSE Missouri State
11205Jesse TurnbowBrownsDTTennessee
12206Jim BreechLionsKCalifornia
13207Mark NicholsRaidersDEColorado State
14208Rick MoserSteelersRBRhode Island
15209David AdkinsFalconsLBOhio State
16210J.C. WilsonOilersDBPittsburgh
17211Bill MillerBengalsOTWestern Illinois
18212George FreitasBearsTECalifornia
19213Roy EppesJetsDBClemson
20214Andre KeysSteelersWRCal Poly San Luis Obispo
21215Mosi TatupuPatriotsRBUSC
22216David WilliamsFalconsDBTennessee-Martin
23217Sean ClancyDolphinsLBAmherst
24218Monte AnthonyColtsRBNebraska
25219Don HoverCommandersLBWashington State
26220Gavin HendrickChargersPWashington State
27221Frank SmithBroncosOTAlabama A&M
28222Homer ButlerCowboysWRUCLA
Round 9
PickOverallNameTeamPositionSchool
1223Willie TaylorBuccaneersWRPittsburgh
2224Larry BrowkChiefsOTMiami
3225Reggie GrantJetsDBOregon
4226Richard CarterSaintsDBNorth Carolina State
5227Neil HuttonJetsDBPenn State
6228Keith MyersPackersQBUtah State
7229Herman Redden49ersDBHoward
8230Charles WilliamsEaglesDBJackson State
9231Rich GrimmettSeahawksOTIllinois
10232Bill SwiackiGiantsTEAmherst
11233Dean Moore49ersLBIowa
12234Jon KramerBrownsOGBaylor
13235Joe MosleyCardinalsTECentral State, Ohio
14236Tom PridemoreFalconsDBWest Virginia
15237Henry BradleyChargersDTAlcorn State
16238Ron ShumonBengalsLBWichita State
17239Jim MolOilersDEMorningside
18240Mike DeutschVikingsPColorado State
19241Lance ReynoldsSteelersOTBrigham Young
20242Tim PetersenPatriotsLBArizona State
21243John HurleyCommandersQBSanta Clara
22244Mike MartinBearsLBKentucky
23245Dave StuddardColtsOTTexas
24246Andre AndersonRamsDENew Mexico State
25247Bruce HardyDolphinsTEArizona State
26248Blake WhitlatchChargersLBLSU
27249Steve McDaniels49ersOTNotre Dame
28250Russ WilliamsCowboysDBTennessee
Round 10
PickOverallNameTeamPositionSchool
1251Earl BryantChiefsDEJackson State
2252Aaron BrownBuccaneersLBOhio State
3253Greg JorgensenGiantsOGNebraska
4254Louis RichardsonJetsDEFlorida State
5255Will GrantBillsCKentucky
6256Larry KeyPackersRBFlorida State
7257Ricky PattonFalconsRBJackson State
8258Rob StewartSeahawksWRLafayette
9259Mark TottenPackersCFlorida
10260Mike Connell49ersPCincinnati
11261Brent WatsonBrownsOTTennessee
12262Fred ArringtonLionsLBPurdue
13263Ray StrongFalconsRBNevada-Las Vegas
14264Charles PriceChargersTECincinnati
15265Randy GillCardinalsLBSan Jose State
16266Steve YoungOilersTEWake Forest
17267Tom DePasoBengalsLBPenn State
18268Doug BeckerSteelersLBNotre Dame
19269Bryan FergusonPatriotsDBMiami
20270Scott HartensteinCommandersDEAzusa Pacific
21271Ben ZambiasiBearsLBGeorgia
22272Hughie ShawVikingsRBTexas A&I
23273Charles PealRamsOTIndiana
24274Mark DennardDolphinsCTexas A&M
25275Dallas OwensColtsDBKentucky
26276Tom JurichSteelersKNorthern Arizona
27277Vince KinneyBroncosWRMaryland
28278Barry TomasettiCowboysOTIowa
Round 11
PickOverallNameTeamPositionSchool
1279Nat TerrySteelersDBFlorida State
2280Ray MiloChiefsDBNew Mexico State
3281Pat RyanJetsQBTennessee
4282Jerry BlantonBillsLBKentucky
5283Nathan BesaintSaintsDTSouthern
6284Terry JonesPackersDTAlabama
7285Dave RileySaintsRBWest Virginia
8286Dennis HeimGiantsDTSW Missouri State
9287Willie McCray49ersDETroy State
10288Bill CampfieldEaglesRBKansas
11289Richard MurrayLionsDTOklahoma
12290Larry GillardBrownsDTMississippi State
13291Dean JonesRaidersDBFresno State
14292Cal PrinceBengalsRBLouisville
15293Scooter ReedFalconsDBBaylor
16294Mark DonahueBengalsOGMichigan
17295Willie ThicklenOilersWRAlabama State
18296Charlie WilliamsPatriotsLBFlorida
19297Mike WilliamsCommandersDBTexas A&M
20298Walt UnderwoodBearsDEUSC
21299Ron HarrisVikingsRBColorado State
22300Tom BrzozaSteelersCPittsburgh
23301George HalasSeahawksLBMiami
24302Henry MasonColtsWRCentral Missouri
25303Ron HostetlerRamsLBPenn State
26304Bob GlazebrookRaidersDBFresno State
27305Lacy BrumleyBroncosOTClemson
28306Dennis ThurmanCowboysDBUSC
Round 12
PickOverallNameTeamPositionSchool
1307Willie BrockChiefsCColorado
2308Kevin McLeeBuccaneersRBGeorgia
3309Richard CrumpBillsRBN.E. Oklahoma A&M
4310Larry HardySaintsTEJackson State
5311Alan WilliamsJetsPFlorida
6312Eason RamsonPackersTEWashington State
7313Greg LawsonGiantsRBWestern Illinois
8314Dan Irons49ersOTTexas Tech
9315Mark SlaterEaglesCMinnesota
10316Jeff BergeronSeahawksRBLamar
11317Leo BidermannBrownsOTCalifornia
12318Mark PattersonLionsDBWashington State
13319Anthony ClayCardinalsLBSouth Carolina State
14320Daria ButlerFalconsLBOklahoma State
15321Kevin BellChargersWRLamar
16322John SchumacherOilersOGUSC
17323Kim FeatsentBengalsWRKent State
18324Steve McCabeCommandersOGBowdoin
19325Lew SibleyBearsLBLSU
20326Jeff MorrowVikingsOTMinnesota
21327Brad CarrSteelersLBMaryland
22328John GibneyPatriotsCColgate
23329Bruce AllenColtsPRichmond
24330Gus CoppensRamsOTUCLA
25331Mike MooreDolphinsRBMiddle Tennessee State
26332Joe ConronRaidersWRPacific
27333Bill KenneyDolphinsQBNorthern Colorado
28334Lee WashburnCowboysOGMontana State