1978 NFL draft

1978 NFL draft

General Information
Date(s)	May 2–3, 1978
Location	Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, NY
Overview
334 total selections  in 12 rounds
First selection	Earl Campbell, RB Houston Oilers
Mr. Irrelevant	Lee Washburn, G Dallas Cowboys
Most selections (18)	Cincinnati Bengals
Fewest selections (5)	Denver Broncos
Hall of Famers	3

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 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.

Player selections

= Pro Bowler[4]

= Hall of Famer

Round one

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Houston Oilers^[from Tampa Bay]	Earl Campbell[5]	Running Back	Texas
2	Kansas City Chiefs	Art Still	Defensive End	Kentucky
3	New Orleans Saints	Wes Chandler	Wide Receiver	Florida
4	New York Jets	Chris Ward	Offensive Tackle	Ohio State
5	Buffalo Bills	Terry Miller	Running Back	Oklahoma State
6	Green Bay Packers	James Lofton	Wide Receiver	Stanford
7	San Francisco 49ers	Ken MacAfee	Tight End	Notre Dame
8	Cincinnati Bengals	Ross Browner	Defensive End	Notre Dame
9	Seattle Seahawks	Keith Simpson	Cornerback	Memphis State
10	New York Giants	Gordon King	Offensive Tackle	Stanford
11	Detroit Lions	Luther Bradley	Cornerback	Notre Dame
12	Cleveland Browns	Clay Matthews	Linebacker	USC
13	Atlanta Falcons	Mike Kenn	Offensive Tackle	Michigan
14	San Diego Chargers	John Jefferson	Wide Receiver	Arizona State
15	St. Louis Cardinals	Steve Little	Kicker	Arkansas
16	Cincinnati Bengals	Blair Bush	Center	Washington
17	Tampa Bay Buccaneers^[from Houston]	Doug Williams	Quarterback	Grambling
18	New England Patriots	Bob Cryder	Guard	Alabama
19	St. Louis Cardinals	Ken Greene	Safety	Washington State
20	Los Angeles Rams	Elvis Peacock	Running Back	Oklahoma
21	Minnesota Vikings	Randy Holloway	Defensive End	Pittsburgh
22	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ron Johnson	Cornerback	Eastern Michigan
23	Cleveland Browns	Ozzie Newsome	Tight End	Alabama
24	San Francisco 49ers	Dan Bunz	Linebacker	Long Beach State
25	Baltimore Colts	Reese McCall	Tight End	Auburn
26	Green Bay Packers	John Anderson	Linebacker	Michigan
27	Denver Broncos	Don Latimer	Defensive Tackle	Miami
28	Dallas Cowboys	Larry Bethea	Defensive End	Michigan State

Round two

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
29	Kansas City Chiefs	Sylvester Hicks	Defensive end	Tennessee State
30	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Johnny Davis	Running back	Alabama
31	New York Jets	Mark Merrill	Linebacker	Minnesota
32	Buffalo Bills	Dee Hardison	Defensive end	North Carolina
33	New Orleans Saints	James Taylor	Tackle	Missouri
34	Green Bay Packers	Mike Hunt	Linebacker	Minnesota
35	Cincinnati Bengals	Ray Griffin	Defensive back	Ohio State
36	Seattle Seahawks	Keith Butler	Linebacker	Memphis State
37	New York Giants	Odis McKinney	Defensive back	Colorado
38	Buffalo Bills	Scott Hutchinson	Defensive end	Florida
39	Cleveland Browns	Johnny Evans	Punter	North Carolina State
40	Detroit Lions	Al Baker	Defensive end	Colorado State
41	San Diego Chargers	Milton Hardaway	Tackle	Oklahoma State
42	St. Louis Cardinals	John Barefield	Linebacker	Texas A&I
43	Atlanta Falcons	Steve Stewart	Linebacker	Minnesota
44	Tampa Bay Buccaneers ^[from Houston]	Brett Moritz	Guard	Nebraska
45	Cincinnati Bengals	Dave Turner	Running back	San Diego State
46	Los Angeles Rams	Stan Johnson	Defensive tackle	Tennessee State
47	San Francisco 49ers	Walt Downing	Guard	Michigan
48	Minnesota Vikings	John Turner	Defensive back	Miami (FL)
49	Pittsburgh Steelers	Willie Fry	Defensive end	Notre Dame
50	New England Patriots	Matt Cavanaugh	Quarterback	Pittsburgh
51	Miami Dolphins	Guy Benjamin	Quarterback	Stanford
52	Baltimore Colts	Mike Woods	Linebacker	Cincinnati
53	Los Angeles Rams	Ron Smith	Wide receiver	San Diego State
54	Oakland Raiders	Dave Browning	Defensive end	Washington
55	Denver Broncos	Bill Gay	Tight end	USC
56	Dallas Cowboys	Todd Christensen	Tight end	Brigham Young

Round three

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
57	Oakland Raiders	Derrick Jensen	Running back	Texas-Arlington
58	Kansas City Chiefs	Gary Spani	Linebacker	Kansas State
59	Buffalo Bills	Dennis Johnson	Fullback	Mississippi State
60	New Orleans Saints	Barry Bennett	Defensive tackle	Concordia
61	New York Jets	Mickey Shuler	Tight end	Penn State
62	Green Bay Packers	Estus Hood	Cornerback	Illinois State
63	Seattle Seahawks	Bob Jury	Cornerback	Pittsburgh
64	Miami Dolphins	Lyman Smith	Defensive tackle	Duke
65	Buffalo Bills	Danny Fulton	Wide receiver	Nebraska-Omaha
66	Philadelphia Eagles	Reggie Wilkes	Linebacker	Georgia Tech
67	Cleveland Browns	Larry Collins	Running back	Texas A&I
68	Cleveland Browns	Mark Miller	Quarterback	Bowling Green
69	St. Louis Cardinals	Doug Greene	Defensive back	Texas A&I
70	Atlanta Falcons	Stan Waldemore	Guard	Nebraska
71	San Diego Chargers	Rickey Anderson	Running back	South Carolina State
72	Cincinnati Bengals	Ted Vincent	Defensive tackle	Wichita State
73	Houston Oilers	Gifford Nielsen	Quarterback	Brigham Young
74	Chicago Bears	Brad Shearer	Defensive tackle	Texas
75	Minnesota Vikings	Whip Walton	Linebacker	San Diego State
76	Pittsburgh Steelers	Craig Colquitt	Punter	Tennessee
77	New England Patriots	Carlos Pennywell	Wide receiver	Grambling
78	Los Angeles Rams	Frank Corral	Kicker	UCLA
79	San Francisco 49ers	Ernie Hughes	Guard	Notre Dame
80	Los Angeles Rams	Leon White	Center	Colorado
81	Miami Dolphins	Jimmy Cefalo	Wide receiver	Penn State
82	Oakland Raiders	Lindsey Mason	Tackle	Kansas
83	Cincinnati Bengals	Don Bass	Wide receiver	Houston
84	Dallas Cowboys	Dave Hudgens	Tackle	Oklahoma

Round four

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
85	Kansas City Chiefs	Daniel Johnson	Linebacker	Tennessee State
86	Oakland Raiders	Maurice Harvey	Safety	Ball State
87	New Orleans Saints	Don Schwartz	Defensive back	Washington State
88	New York Jets	Dodie Donnell	Running back	Nebraska
89	Buffalo Bills	Lucius Sanford	Linebacker	Georgia Tech
90	New York Giants	Billy Taylor	Running back	Texas Tech
91	San Francisco 49ers	Terry LeCount	Wide receiver	Florida
92	Philadelphia Eagles	Dennis Harrison	Defensive tackle	Vanderbilt
93	Miami Dolphins	Gerald Small	Cornerback	San Jose State
94	Detroit Lions	William Fifer	Tackle	West Texas State
95	Atlanta Falcons	Brian Cabral	Linebacker	Colorado
96	St. Louis Cardinals	George Collins	Guard	Georgia
97	St. Louis Cardinals	Jim Childs	Wide receiver	Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
98	Houston Oilers	Mike Renfro	Wide receiver	Texas Christian
99	Cincinnati Bengals	Dennis Law	Wide receiver	East Tennessee State
100	Minnesota Vikings	Jim Hough	Center	Utah State
101	Pittsburgh Steelers	Larry Anderson	Cornerback	Louisiana Tech
102	New England Patriots	Dwight Wheeler	Tackle	Tennessee State
103	Cleveland Browns	Pete Pallara	Guard	Tennessee-Chattanooga
104	Kansas City Chiefs	Pete Woods	Quarterback	Missouri
105	Los Angeles Rams	Mark Manges	Quarterback	Maryland
106	Miami Dolphins	Eric Laakso	Tackle	Tulane
107	Detroit Lions	Homer Elias	Guard	Tennessee State
108	Oakland Raiders	Joe Stewart	Wide receiver	Missouri
109	Detroit Lions	Larry Tearry	Center	Wake Forest
110	Dallas Cowboys	Alois Blackwell	Running back	Houston

Round five

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
111	Miami Dolphins	Ted Burgmeier	Defensive back	Notre Dame
112	Kansas City Chiefs	Jerrold McRae	Wide receiver	Tennessee State
113	New York Jets	Randy Sidler	Linebacker	Penn State
114	Buffalo Bills	Ken Spaeth	Tight end	Nebraska
115	New Orleans Saints	Eric Felton	Defensive back	Texas Tech
116	Green Bay Packers	Mike Douglass	Linebacker	San Diego State
117	Baltimore Colts	Frank Myers	Tackle	Texas A&M
118	Kansas City Chiefs	Dwight Carey	Defensive tackle	Texas-Arlington
119	Seattle Seahawks	Louis Bullard	Tackle	Jackson State
120	New York Giants	Terry Jackson	Cornerback	San Diego State
121	Detroit Lions	Amos Fowler	Guard	Southern Mississippi
122	Cleveland Browns	Keith Wright	Wide receiver	Memphis State
123	Detroit Lions	Dan Gray	Defensive end	Rutgers
124	St. Louis Cardinals	Earl Carr	Running back	Florida
125	Atlanta Falcons	Dennis Pearson	Wide receiver	San Diego State
126	Cincinnati Bengals	Tom Dinkel	Linebacker	Kansas
127	San Francisco 49ers	Archie Reese	Defensive tackle	Clemson
128	Green Bay Packers ^(from Steelers for Dave Pureifory)[6]	Willie Wilder	Running back	Florida
129	New England Patriots	Bill Matthews	Linebacker	South Dakota State
130	Philadelphia Eagles	Norris Banks	Running back	Kansas
131	Cincinnati Bengals	Rob Hertel	Quarterback	USC
132	New York Giants	Jim Krahl	Defensive tackle	Texas Tech
133	San Francisco 49ers	Bruce Threadgill	Defensive back	Mississippi State
134	Kansas City Chiefs	Robert Woods	Wide receiver	Grambling
135	San Diego Chargers	John Choma	Guard	Virginia
136	Oakland Raiders	Derrick Ramsey	Tight end	Kentucky
137	New York Giants	Brian DeRoo	Wide receiver	Redlands
138	Dallas Cowboys	Rich Rosen	Guard	Syracuse

Round six

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
139	Chicago Bears	John Skibinski	Running back	Purdue
140	Oakland Raiders	Tom Davis	Center	Nebraska
141	New York Jets	Bobby Jackson	Cornerback	Florida State
142	New Orleans Saints	Mike Rieker	Quarterback	Lehigh
143	New York Jets	Gregg Robinson	Defensive tackle	Dartmouth
144	Green Bay Packers	Leotis Harris	Guard	Arkansas
145	Buffalo Bills	Eric Smith	Tackle	Southern Mississippi
146	Seattle Seahawks	Glenn Starks	Wide receiver	Texas A&I
147	New York Giants	Randy Pass	Guard	Georgia Tech
148	San Francisco 49ers	Elliott Walker	Running back	Pittsburgh
149	Cleveland Browns	Al Pitts	Center	Michigan State
150	Detroit Lions	Dwight Hicks	Safety	Michigan
151	St. Louis Cardinals	Jack Williams	Defensive end	Bowling Green
152	Atlanta Falcons	Rodney Parker	Wide receiver	Tennessee State
153	Detroit Lions	Tony Ardizzone	Guard	Northwestern
154	Houston Oilers	Conrad Rucker	Tight end	Southern
155	Cincinnati Bengals	Steve Geise	Running back	Penn State
156	New England Patriots	Ken Coleman	Linebacker	Mississippi
157	New Orleans Saints	Francis Chesley	Linebacker	Wyoming
158	Chicago Bears	Mekeli Ieremia	Defensive end	Brigham Young
159	Washington Redskins	Tony Green	Running back	Florida
160	Pittsburgh Steelers	Randy Reutershan	Wide receiver	Pittsburgh
161	Baltimore Colts	Ben Garry	Running back	Southern Mississippi
162	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Elijah Marshall	Wide receiver	North Carolina State
163	Miami Dolphins	Doug Betters	Defensive end	Nevada
164	Oakland Raiders	Mike Levenseller	Wide receiver	Washington State
165	Detroit Lions	Jesse Thompson	Wide receiver	California
166	Dallas Cowboys	Harold Randolph	Linebacker	East Carolina

Round seven

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
167	Atlanta Falcons	Alfred Jackson	Wide receiver	Texas
168	Kansas City Chiefs	Ricky Odom	Defensive back	USC
169	New York Jets	Levi Armstrong	Defensive back	UCLA
170	New York Jets	James Earley	Running back	Michigan State
171	Buffalo Bills	Mario Celotto	Linebacker	USC
172	Green Bay Packers	George Plasketes	Linebacker	Mississippi
173	Seattle Seahawks	John Harris	Safety	Arizona State
174	New York Giants	Dan Doornink	Running back	Washington State
175	San Francisco 49ers	Fred Quillan	Center	Oregon
176	Oakland Raiders	Arthur Whittington	Running back	Southern Methodist
177	Detroit Lions	Bruce Gibson	Running back	Pacific
178	Miami Dolphins	Karl Baldischwiler	Tackle	Oklahoma
179	Atlanta Falcons	James Wright	Tight end	Texas Christian
180	San Diego Chargers	Cliff Featherstone	Defensive back	Colorado State
181	St. Louis Cardinals	Dave Stief	Wide receiver	Portland State
182	Cincinnati Bengals	Joe Branson	Defensive back	Livingstone College
183	Buffalo Bills	Steve Powell	Running back	N.E. Missouri State
184	Kansas City Chiefs	Bill Kellar	Wide receiver	Stanford
185	Chicago Bears	Herman Jones	Wide receiver	Ohio State
186	Philadelphia Eagles	Greg Marshall	Defensive tackle	Oregon State
187	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mark Dufresne	Tight end	Nebraska
188	New England Patriots	Mike Hawkins	Linebacker	Texas A&I
189	Los Angeles Rams	Reggie Doss	Defensive end	Hampton
190	Miami Dolphins	Lloyd Henry	Wide receiver	N.E. Missouri State
191	Baltimore Colts	Jeff Logan	Running back	Ohio State
192	Oakland Raiders	Earl Inman	Linebacker	Bethune-Cookman
193	Cincinnati Bengals	Danny Bass	Tackle	Elon
194	Dallas Cowboys	Tom Randall	Defensive tackle	Iowa State

Round eight

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
195	Kansas City Chiefs	John Henry White	Running back	Louisiana Tech
196	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	John McGriff	Linebacker	Miami (FL)
197	New York Jets	Derrick Gaffney	Wide receiver	Florida
198	New England Patriots	Terry Falcon	Guard	Montana
199	New Orleans Saints	Brooks Williams	Tight end	North Carolina
200	Green Bay Packers	Dennis Sproul	Quarterback	Arizona State
201	New York Giants	Jeff Grady	Linebacker	Florida A&M
202	Washington Redskins	Walker Lee	Wide receiver	North Carolina
203	New York Jets	Mike Mock	Punter	Texas Tech
204	Minnesota Vikings	Mike Wood	Kicker	Southeast Missouri State
205	Cleveland Browns	Jesse Turnbow	Defensive tackle	Tennessee
206	Detroit Lions	Jim Breech	Kicker	California
207	Oakland Raiders	Mark Nichols	Defensive end	Colorado State
208	Pittsburgh Steelers	Rick Moser	Running back	Rhode Island
209	Atlanta Falcons	David Adkins	Linebacker	Ohio State
210	Houston Oilers	J. C. Wilson	Defensive back	Pittsburgh
211	Cincinnati Bengals	Bill Miller	Tackle	Western Illinois
212	Chicago Bears	George Freitas	Tight end	California
213	New York Jets	Roy Eppes	Defensive back	Clemson
214	Pittsburgh Steelers	Andre Keys	Wide receiver	Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
215	New England Patriots	Mosi Tatupu	Running back	USC
216	Atlanta Falcons	David Williams	Defensive back	Tennessee-Martin
217	Miami Dolphins	Sean Clancy	Linebacker	Amherst
218	Baltimore Colts	Monte Anthony	Running back	Nebraska
219	Washington Redskins	Don Hover	Linebacker	Washington State
220	San Diego Chargers	Gavin Hendrick	Punter	Washington State
221	Denver Broncos	Frank Smith	Tackle	Alabama A&M
222	Dallas Cowboys	Homer Butler	Wide receiver	UCLA

Round nine

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
223	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Willie Taylor	Wide receiver	Pittsburgh
224	Kansas City Chiefs	Larry Brown	Tackle	Miami (FL)
225	New York Jets	Reggie Grant	Defensive back	Oregon
226	New Orleans Saints	Richard Carter	Defensive back	North Carolina State
227	New York Jets	Neil Hutton	Defensive back	Penn State
228	Green Bay Packers	Keith Myers	Quarterback	Utah State
229	San Francisco 49ers	Herman Redden	Defensive back	Howard
230	Philadelphia Eagles	Charles Williams	Defensive back	Jackson State
231	Seattle Seahawks	Rich Grimmett	Tackle	Illinois
232	New York Giants	Bill Swiacki	Tight end	Amherst
233	San Francisco 49ers	Dean Moore	Linebacker	Iowa
234	Cleveland Browns	Jon Kramer	Guard	Baylor
235	St. Louis Cardinals	Joe Mosley	Tight end	Central State (OH)
236	Atlanta Falcons	Tom Pridemore	Safety	West Virginia
237	San Diego Chargers	Henry Bradley	Defensive tackle	Alcorn State
238	Cincinnati Bengals	Ron Shumon	Linebacker	Wichita State
239	Houston Oilers	Jim Mol	Defensive end	Morningside
240	Minnesota Vikings	Mike Deutsch	Punter	Colorado State
241	Pittsburgh Steelers	Lance Reynolds	Tackle	Brigham Young
242	New England Patriots	Tim Petersen	Linebacker	Arizona State
243	Washington Redskins	John Hurley	Quarterback	Santa Clara
244	Chicago Bears	Mike Martin	Linebacker	Kentucky
245	Baltimore Colts	Dave Studdard	Tackle	Texas
246	Los Angeles Rams	Andre Anderson	Defensive end	New Mexico State
247	Miami Dolphins	Bruce Hardy	Tight end	Arizona State
248	San Diego Chargers	Blake Whitlatch	Linebacker	Louisiana State
249	San Francisco 49ers	Steve McDaniels	Tackle	Notre Dame
250	Dallas Cowboys	Russ Williams	Defensive back	Tennessee

Round ten

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
251	Kansas City Chiefs	Earl Bryant	Defensive end	Jackson State
252	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Aaron Brown	Linebacker	Ohio State
253	New York Giants	Greg Jorgensen	Guard	Nebraska
254	New York Jets	Louis Richardson	Defensive end	Florida State
255	Buffalo Bills	Will Grant	Center	Kentucky
256	Green Bay Packers	Larry Key	Running back	Florida State
257	Atlanta Falcons	Ricky Patton	Running back	Jackson State
258	Seattle Seahawks	Rob Stewart	Wide receiver	Lafayette
259	Green Bay Packers	Mark Totten	Center	Florida
260	San Francisco 49ers	Mike Connell	Punter	Cincinnati
261	Cleveland Browns	Brent Watson	Tackle	Tennessee
262	Detroit Lions	Fred Arrington	Linebacker	Purdue
263	Atlanta Falcons	Ray Strong	Running back	UNLV
264	San Diego Chargers	Charles Price	Tight end	Cincinnati
265	St. Louis Cardinals	Randy Gill	Linebacker	San Jose State
266	Houston Oilers	Steve Young	Tight end	Wake Forest
267	Cincinnati Bengals	Tom DePaso	Linebacker	Penn State
268	Pittsburgh Steelers	Doug Becker	Linebacker	Notre Dame
269	New England Patriots	Bryan Ferguson	Defensive back	Miami (FL)
270	Washington Redskins	Scott Hartenstein	Defensive end	Azusa Pacific
271	Chicago Bears	Ben Zambiasi	Linebacker	Georgia
272	Minnesota Vikings	Hughie Shaw	Running back	Texas A&I
273	Los Angeles Rams	Charles Peal	Tackle	Indiana
274	Miami Dolphins	Mark Dennard	Center	Texas A&M
275	Baltimore Colts	Dallas Owens	Defensive back	Kentucky
276	Pittsburgh Steelers ^(from Buccaneers for Ernie Holmes)[6]	Tom Jurich	Kicker	Northern Arizona
277	Denver Broncos	Vince Kinney	Wide receiver	Maryland
278	Dallas Cowboys	Barry Tomasetti	Tackle	Iowa
0	Houston Oilers ^(supplemental draft)	Johnnie Dirden	Wide receiver	Sam Houston State

Round eleven

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
279	Pittsburgh Steelers ^(from Buccaneers for Ernie Holmes)[6]	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	Bill 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	N.E. Oklahoma A&M
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 Bidermann	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[7]	Dallas Cowboys	Lee Washburn	Guard	Montana State
0	San Francisco 49ers ^(supplemental draft)	Rod Connors	Running back	Southern California

= Pro Bowler[4]

= Hall of Famer

Notable undrafted players

^†

= Pro Bowler[4]

‡

= Hall of Famer[8]

Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
Houston Oilers	Moon, WarrenWarren Moon	QB	Washington	Pac-8	Played in the CFL until 1984
Green Bay Packers	Coffman, PaulPaul Coffman ^†	TE	Kansas State	Big Eight
Houston Oilers	Merkens, GuidoGuido Merkens ^†	QB/WR	Sam Houston State	Lone Star
Kansas City Chiefs	Lowery, NickNick Lowery ^†	K	Dartmouth	Ivy
Los Angeles Rams	Dennard, PrestonPreston Dennard	WR	New Mexico	WAC
Los Angeles Rams	O'Steen, DwayneDwayne O'Steen	CB	San Jose State	PCAA
Los Angeles Rams	Smith, DougDoug Smith ^†	C/G	Bowling Green	MAC
Philadelphia Eagles	Clarke, KenKen Clarke	DT	Syracuse	Ind.
Seattle Seahawks	Justin, KerryKerry Justin	CB	Oregon State	Pac-8
Washington Redskins	Smith, J.T.J.T. Smith ^†	WR	North Texas	Ind.	Did not play for Redskins; played for Chiefs and Cardinals

Hall of Famers

• Earl Campbell, running back from University of Texas at Austin Houston taken 1st round 1st overall by the Houston Oilers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1991.^[9]

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

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

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

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

• Warren Moon, quarterback from Washington, Undrafted.

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

References

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. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
5. Earl Campbell, 1977 Heisman Trophy winner ^{"Heisman Trophy". Retrieved August 14, 2013.}
6. Sheeley, Glenn (May 3, 1978). "Did Noll Win Draft Lottery?". Pittsburgh Press. pp. D–1. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
7. This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
8. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
9. 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.}
10. 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.}

External links

• NFL.com – 1978 Draft
• databaseFootball.com – 1978 Draft
• Pro Football Hall of Fame