NFL Draft Results & College Pipelines

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ACC25

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Draft Picks 1978

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									Coverage
1	1	Earl Campbell	RB	Texas	SEC	Titans	—	—	-	—
2	1	Art Still	DE	Kentucky	SEC	Chiefs	—	—	-	—
3	1	Wes Chandler	WR	Florida	SEC	Saints	—	—	-	—
4	1	Chris Ward	OT	Ohio State	Big Ten	Jets	—	—	-	—
5	1	Terry Miller	RB	Oklahoma State	Big 12	Bills	—	—	-	—
6	1	James Lofton	WR	Stanford	ACC	Packers	—	—	-	—
7	1	Ken MacAfee	TE	Notre Dame	FBS Independents	49ers	—	—	-	—
8	1	Ross Browner	DE	Notre Dame	FBS Independents	Bengals	—	—	-	—
9	1	Keith Simpson	DB	Memphis	American Athletic	Seahawks	—	—	-	—
10	1	Gordon King	OT	Stanford	ACC	Giants	—	—	-	—
11	1	Luther Bradley	DB	Notre Dame	FBS Independents	Lions	—	—	-	—
12	1	Clay Matthews	LB	USC	Big Ten	Browns	—	—	-	—
13	1	Mike Kenn	OT	Michigan	Big Ten	Falcons	—	—	-	—
14	1	John Jefferson	WR	Arizona State	Big 12	Chargers	—	—	-	—
15	1	Steve Little	PUNTER	Arkansas	SEC	Cardinals	—	—	-	—
16	1	Blair Bush	C	Washington	Big Ten	Bengals	—	—	-	—
17	1	Doug Williams	QB	Grambling	—	Buccaneers	—	—	-	—
18	1	Bob Cryder	OG	Alabama	SEC	Patriots	—	—	-	—
19	1	Ken Greene	DB	Washington State	Pac-12	Cardinals	—	—	-	—
20	1	Elvis Peacock	RB	Oklahoma	SEC	Rams	—	—	-	—
21	1	Randy Holloway	DE	Pittsburgh	ACC	Vikings	—	—	-	—
22	1	Ron Johnson	DB	Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	Steelers	—	—	-	—
23	1	Ozzie Newsome	TE	Alabama	SEC	Browns	—	—	-	—
24	1	Dan Bunz	LB	Long Beach State	—	49ers	—	—	-	—
25	1	Reese McCall	TE	Auburn	SEC	Colts	—	—	-	—
26	1	John Anderson	LB	Michigan	Big Ten	Packers	—	—	-	—
27	1	Don Latimer	DT	Miami	ACC	Broncos	—	—	-	—
28	1	Larry Bethea	DT	Michigan State	Big Ten	Cowboys	—	—	-	—
29	2	Sylvester Hicks	DE	Tennessee State	—	Chiefs	—	—	-	—
30	2	Johnny Davis	RB	Alabama	SEC	Buccaneers	—	—	-	—
31	2	Mark Merrill	LB	Minnesota	Big Ten	Jets	—	—	-	—
32	2	Dee Hardison	DE	North Carolina	ACC	Bills	—	—	-	—
33	2	James Taylor	OT	Missouri	SEC	Saints	—	—	-	—
34	2	Mike Hunt	LB	Minnesota	Big Ten	Packers	—	—	-	—
35	2	Ray Griffin	DB	Ohio State	Big Ten	Bengals	—	—	-	—
36	2	Keith Butler	LB	Memphis	American Athletic	Seahawks	—	—	-	—
37	2	Odis McKinney	DB	Colorado	Big 12	Giants	—	—	-	—
38	2	Scott Hutchinson	DE	Florida	SEC	Bills	—	—	-	—
39	2	Johnny Evans	PUNTER	NC State	ACC	Browns	—	—	-	—
40	2	Al Baker	DE	Colorado State	Pac-12	Lions	—	—	-	—
41	2	Milton Hardaway	OT	Oklahoma State	Big 12	Chargers	—	—	-	—
42	2	John Barefield	LB	Texas A&M-Kingsville	—	Cardinals	—	—	-	—
43	2	Steve Stewart	LB	Minnesota	Big Ten	Falcons	—	—	-	—
44	2	Brett Moritz	OG	Nebraska	Big Ten	Buccaneers	—	—	-	—
45	2	Dave Turner	RB	San Diego State	Pac-12	Bengals	—	—	-	—
46	2	Stan Johnson	DT	Tennessee State	—	Rams	—	—	-	—
47	2	Walt Downing	OG	Michigan	Big Ten	49ers	—	—	-	—
48	2	John Turner	DB	Miami	ACC	Vikings	—	—	-	—
49	2	Willie Fry	DE	Notre Dame	FBS Independents	Steelers	—	—	-	—
50	2	Matt Cavanaugh	QB	Pittsburgh	ACC	Patriots	—	—	-	—
51	2	Guy Benjamin	QB	Stanford	ACC	Dolphins	—	—	-	—
52	2	Mike Woods	LB	Cincinnati	Big 12	Colts	—	—	-	—
53	2	Ronnie Smith	WR	San Diego State	Pac-12	Rams	—	—	-	Oakland, CA
54	2	Dave Browning	DE	Washington	Big Ten	Raiders	—	—	-	—
55	2	Bill Gay	TE	USC	Big Ten	Broncos	—	—	-	—
56	2	Todd Christensen	TE	BYU	Big 12	Cowboys	—	—	-	—
57	3	Derrick Jensen	RB	Texas-Arlington	—	Raiders	—	—	-	—
58	3	Gary Spani	LB	Kansas State	Big 12	Chiefs	—	—	-	—
59	3	Dennis Johnson	RB	Mississippi State	SEC	Bills	—	—	-	—
60	3	Barry Bennett	DT	Unknown	—	Saints	—	—	-	—
61	3	Mickey Shuler	TE	Penn State	Big Ten	Jets	—	—	-	—
62	3	Estus Hood	DB	Illinois State	—	Packers	—	—	-	—
63	3	Bob Jury	DB	Pittsburgh	ACC	Seahawks	—	—	-	—
64	3	Lyman Smith	DT	Duke	ACC	Dolphins	—	—	-	—
65	3	Danny Fulton	WR	Nebraska-Omaha	—	Bills	—	—	-	—
66	3	Reggie Wilkes	LB	Georgia Tech	ACC	Eagles	—	—	-	—
67	3	Larry Collins	RB	Texas A&M-Kingsville	—	Browns	—	—	-	—
68	3	Mark Miller	QB	Bowling Green	Mid-American	Browns	—	—	-	—
69	3	Doug Greene	DB	Texas A&M-Kingsville	—	Cardinals	—	—	-	—
70	3	Stan Waldemore	OG	Nebraska	Big Ten	Falcons	—	—	-	—
71	3	Rickey Anderson	RB	South Carolina State	—	Chargers	—	—	-	—
72	3	Ted Vincent	DT	Wichita State	—	Bengals	—	—	-	—
73	3	Gifford Nielsen	QB	BYU	Big 12	Titans	—	—	-	—
74	3	Brad Shearer	DT	Texas	SEC	Bears	—	—	-	—
75	3	Whip Walton	LB	San Diego State	Pac-12	Vikings	—	—	-	—
76	3	Craig Colquitt	PUNTER	Tennessee	SEC	Steelers	—	—	-	—
77	3	Carlos Pennywell	WR	Grambling	—	Patriots	—	—	-	—
78	3	Frank Corral	PUNTER	UCLA	Big Ten	Rams	—	—	-	—
79	3	Ernie Hughes	OG	Notre Dame	FBS Independents	49ers	—	—	-	—
80	3	Leon White	C	Colorado	Big 12	Rams	—	—	-	—
81	3	Jimmy Cefalo	WR	Penn State	Big Ten	Dolphins	—	—	-	—
82	3	Lindsey Mason	OT	Kansas	Big 12	Raiders	—	—	-	—
83	3	Don Bass	WR	Houston	Big 12	Bengals	—	—	-	—
84	3	Dave Hudgens	OT	Oklahoma	SEC	Cowboys	—	—	-	—
85	4	Danny Johnson	LB	Tennessee State	—	Chiefs	—	—	-	—
86	4	Maurice Harvey	DB	Ball State	Mid-American	Raiders	—	—	-	—
87	4	Don Schwartz	DB	Washington State	Pac-12	Saints	—	—	-	—
88	4	Dodie Donnell	RB	Nebraska	Big Ten	Jets	—	—	-	—
89	4	Lucius Sanford	LB	Georgia Tech	ACC	Bills	—	—	-	—
90	4	Billy Taylor	RB	Texas Tech	Big 12	Giants	—	—	-	—
91	4	Terry LeCount	WR	Florida	SEC	49ers	—	—	-	—
92	4	Dennis Harrison	DT	Vanderbilt	SEC	Eagles	—	—	-	—
93	4	Gerald Small	DB	San José State	Mountain West	Dolphins	—	—	-	—
94	4	William Fifer	OT	West Texas A&M	—	Lions	—	—	-	—
95	4	Brian Cabral	LB	Colorado	Big 12	Falcons	—	—	-	—
96	4	George Collins	OG	Georgia	SEC	Cardinals	—	—	-	—
97	4	Jim Childs	WR	Cal Poly	—	Cardinals	—	—	-	—
98	4	Mike Renfro	WR	TCU	Big 12	Titans	—	—	-	—
99	4	Dennis Law	WR	East Tennessee State	—	Bengals	—	—	-	—
100	4	Jim Hough	C	Utah State	Pac-12	Vikings	—	—	-	—
101	4	Larry Anderson	DB	Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	Steelers	—	—	-	—
102	4	Dwight Wheeler	OT	Tennessee State	—	Patriots	—	—	-	—
103	4	Pete Pullara	OG	Chattanooga	—	Browns	—	—	-	—
104	4	Pete Woods	QB	Missouri	SEC	Chiefs	—	—	-	—
105	4	Mark Manges	QB	Maryland	Big Ten	Rams	—	—	-	—
106	4	Eric Laakso	OT	Tulane	American Athletic	Dolphins	—	—	-	—
107	4	Homer Elias	OG	Tennessee State	—	Lions	—	—	-	—
108	4	Joe Stewart	WR	Missouri	SEC	Raiders	—	—	-	—
109	4	Larry Tearry	C	Wake Forest	ACC	Lions	—	—	-	—
110	4	Alois Blackwell	RB	Houston	Big 12	Cowboys	—	—	-	—
111	5	Ted Burgmeier	DB	Notre Dame	FBS Independents	Dolphins	—	—	-	—
112	5	Jerrold McRae	WR	Tennessee State	—	Chiefs	—	—	-	—
113	5	Randy Sidler	LB	Penn State	Big Ten	Jets	—	—	-	—
114	5	Ken Spaeth	TE	Nebraska	Big Ten	Bills	—	—	-	—
115	5	Eric Felton	DB	Texas Tech	Big 12	Saints	—	—	-	—
116	5	Mike Douglass	LB	San Diego State	Pac-12	Packers	—	—	-	—
117	5	Frank Myers	OT	Texas A&M	SEC	Colts	—	—	-	—
118	5	Dwight Carey	DT	Texas-Arlington	—	Chiefs	—	—	-	—
119	5	Louis Bullard	OT	Jackson State	—	Seahawks	—	—	-	—
120	5	Terry Jackson	DB	San Diego State	Pac-12	Giants	—	—	-	—
121	5	Amos Fowler	OG	Southern Miss	Sun Belt	Lions	—	—	-	—
122	5	Keith Wright	WR	Memphis	American Athletic	Browns	—	—	-	—
123	5	Dan Gray	DE	Rutgers	Big Ten	Lions	—	—	-	—
124	5	Earl Carr	RB	Florida	SEC	Cardinals	—	—	-	—
125	5	Dennis Pearson	WR	San Diego State	Pac-12	Falcons	—	—	-	—
126	5	Tom Dinkel	LB	Kansas	Big 12	Bengals	—	—	-	—
127	5	Archie Reese	DT	Clemson	ACC	49ers	—	—	-	—
128	5	Willie Wilder	RB	Florida	SEC	Packers	—	—	-	—
129	5	Bill Matthews	LB	South Dakota State	—	Patriots	—	—	-	—
130	5	Norris Banks	RB	Kansas	Big 12	Eagles	—	—	-	—
131	5	Rob Hertel	QB	USC	Big Ten	Bengals	—	—	-	—
132	5	Jim Krahl	DT	Texas Tech	Big 12	Giants	—	—	-	—
133	5	Bruce Threadgill	DB	Mississippi State	SEC	49ers	—	—	-	—
134	5	Robert Woods	WR	Grambling	—	Chiefs	—	—	-	—
135	5	John Choma	OG	Virginia	ACC	Chargers	—	—	-	—
136	5	Derrick Ramsey	TE	Kentucky	SEC	Raiders	—	—	-	—
137	5	Brian DeRoo	WR	Redlands	—	Giants	—	—	-	—
138	5	Rich Rosen	OG	Syracuse	ACC	Cowboys	—	—	-	—
139	6	John Skibinski	RB	Purdue	Big Ten	Bears	—	—	-	—
140	6	Tom Davis	C	Nebraska	Big Ten	Raiders	—	—	-	—
141	6	Bobby Jackson	DB	Florida State	ACC	Jets	—	—	-	—
142	6	Mike Rieker	QB	Lehigh	—	Saints	—	—	-	—
143	6	Gregg Robinson	DT	Dartmouth	—	Jets	—	—	-	—
144	6	Leotis Harris	OG	Arkansas	SEC	Packers	—	—	-	—
145	6	Eric Smith	OT	Southern Miss	Sun Belt	Bills	—	—	-	—
146	6	Glenn Starks	WR	Texas A&M-Kingsville	—	Seahawks	—	—	-	—
147	6	Randy Pass	C	Georgia Tech	ACC	Giants	—	—	-	—
148	6	Elliott Walker	RB	Pittsburgh	ACC	49ers	—	—	-	—
149	6	Al Pitts	C	Michigan State	Big Ten	Browns	—	—	-	—
150	6	Dwight Hicks	DB	Michigan	Big Ten	Lions	—	—	-	—
151	6	Jack Williams	DE	Bowling Green	Mid-American	Cardinals	—	—	-	—
152	6	Rodney Parker	WR	Tennessee State	—	Falcons	—	—	-	—
153	6	Tony Ardizzone	OG	Northwestern	Big Ten	Lions	—	—	-	—
154	6	Conrad Rucker	TE	Southern	—	Titans	—	—	-	—
155	6	Steve Geise	RB	Penn State	Big Ten	Bengals	—	—	-	—
156	6	Ken Coleman	LB	Ole Miss	SEC	Patriots	—	—	-	—
157	6	Francis Chesley	LB	Wyoming	Mountain West	Saints	—	—	-	—
158	6	Mekeli Ieremia	DE	BYU	Big 12	Bears	—	—	-	—
159	6	Tony Green	RB	Florida	SEC	Washington	—	—	-	—
160	6	Randy Reutershan	WR	Pittsburgh	ACC	Steelers	—	—	-	—
161	6	Ben Garry	RB	Southern Miss	Sun Belt	Colts	—	—	-	—
162	6	Elijah Marshall	WR	NC State	ACC	Buccaneers	—	—	-	—
163	6	Doug Betters	DE	Nevada	Mountain West	Dolphins	—	—	-	—
164	6	Mike Levenseller	WR	Washington State	Pac-12	Raiders	—	—	-	—
165	6	Jesse Thompson	WR	California	ACC	Lions	—	—	-	—
166	6	Harold Randolph	LB	East Carolina	American Athletic	Cowboys	—	—	-	—
167	7	Alfred Jackson	WR	Texas	SEC	Falcons	—	—	-	—
168	7	Ricky Odom	DB	USC	Big Ten	Chiefs	—	—	-	—
169	7	Levi Armstrong	DB	UCLA	Big Ten	Jets	—	—	-	—
170	7	James Earley	RB	Michigan State	Big Ten	Jets	—	—	-	—
171	7	Mario Celotto	LB	USC	Big Ten	Bills	—	—	-	—
172	7	George Plasketes	LB	Ole Miss	SEC	Packers	—	—	-	—
173	7	John Harris	DB	Arizona State	Big 12	Seahawks	—	—	-	—
174	7	Dan Doornink	RB	Washington State	Pac-12	Giants	—	—	-	—
175	7	Fred Quillan	C	Oregon	Big Ten	49ers	—	—	-	—
176	7	Arthur Whittington	RB	SMU	ACC	Raiders	—	—	-	—
177	7	Bruce Gibson	RB	Pacific	—	Lions	—	—	-	—
178	7	Karl Baldischwiler	OT	Oklahoma	SEC	Dolphins	—	—	-	—
179	7	James Wright	TE	TCU	Big 12	Falcons	—	—	-	—
180	7	Cliff Featherstone	DB	Colorado State	Pac-12	Chargers	—	—	-	—
181	7	Dave Stief	WR	Portland State	—	Cardinals	—	—	-	—
182	7	Joe Branson	DB	Livingstone	—	Bengals	—	—	-	—
183	7	Steve Powell	RB	Truman State	—	Bills	—	—	-	—
184	7	Bill Kellar	WR	Stanford	ACC	Chiefs	—	—	-	—
185	7	Herman Jones	WR	Ohio State	Big Ten	Bears	—	—	-	—
186	7	Greg Marshall	DT	Oregon State	Pac-12	Eagles	—	—	-	—
187	7	Mark Dufresne	TE	Nebraska	Big Ten	Steelers	—	—	-	—
188	7	Mike Hawkins	LB	Texas A&M-Kingsville	—	Patriots	—	—	-	—
189	7	Reggie Doss	DE	Hampton	—	Rams	—	—	-	—
190	7	Lloyd Henry	WR	Truman State	—	Dolphins	—	—	-	—
191	7	Jeff Logan	RB	Ohio State	Big Ten	Colts	—	—	-	—
192	7	Earl Inmon	LB	Bethune-Cookman	—	Raiders	—	—	-	—
193	7	Danny Bass	OT	Elon	—	Bengals	—	—	-	—
194	7	Tom Randall	DT	Iowa State	Big 12	Cowboys	—	—	-	—