1978 NFL Draft 4136984 222754863 2008-06-30T23:11:10Z 70.232.166.192 /* Round six */ The '''[[1978 NFL season|1978]] [[National Football League]] [[NFL Draft|Draft]]''' annual player selection meeting was held [[May 2]] and [[May 3|3]], [[1978 in sports|1978]]. {{Expand-section|date=June 2008}} ==Player selections== {| |- |style="background-color:#FFCC00; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"| |= [[Pro Bowl]]er || |style="background-color:#CCFFCC; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"| |= [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]]r |} ===Round one=== <!-- The team names, player positions, and college names should only be linked the first time they appear in the entire page --> {|class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%" |- !style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College |- |align=center|1||[[Tennessee Titans|Houston Oilers]]||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|[[Earl Campbell]]||[[Running back|Running Back]]||[[University of Texas at Austin|Texas]] |- |align=center|2||[[Kansas City Chiefs]]||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Art Still]]||[[Defensive end|Defensive End]]||[[University of Kentucky|Kentucky]] |- |align=center|3||[[New Orleans Saints]]||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Wes Chandler]]||[[Wide receiver|Wide Receiver]]||[[University of Florida|Florida]] |- |align=center|4||[[New York Jets]]||[[Chris Ward (football player)|Chris Ward]]||[[Offensive tackle|Offensive Tackle]]||[[Ohio State University|Ohio State]] |- |align=center|5||[[Buffalo Bills]]||[[Terry Miller]]||Running Back||[[Oklahoma State University–Stillwater|Oklahoma State]] |- |align=center|6||[[Green Bay Packers]]||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|[[James Lofton]]||Wide Receiver||[[Stanford University|Stanford]] |- |align=center|7||[[San Francisco 49ers]]||[[Ken MacAfee]]||[[Tight end|Tight End]]||[[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]] |- |align=center|8||[[Cincinnati Bengals]]||[[Ross Browner]]||Defensive End||Notre Dame |- |align=center|9||[[Seattle Seahawks]]||[[Keith Simpson (American football)|Keith Simpson]]||[[Defensive back|Defensive Back]]||[[University of Memphis|Memphis State]] |- |align=center|10||[[New York Giants]]||[[Gordon King]]||Offensive Tackle||Stanford |- |align=center|11||[[Detroit Lions]]||[[Luther Bradley]]||Defensive Back||Notre Dame |- |align=center|12||[[Cleveland Browns]]||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Clay Matthews]]||[[Linebacker]]||[[University of Southern California|USC]] |- |align=center|13||[[Atlanta Falcons]]||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Mike Kenn]]||Offensive Tackle||[[University of Michigan|Michigan]] |- |align=center|14||[[San Diego Chargers]]||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[John Jefferson]]||Wide Receiver||[[Arizona State University|Arizona State]] |- |align=center|15||[[Arizona Cardinals|St. Louis Cardinals]]||[[Steve Little (football player)|Steve Little]]||[[Placekicker|Kicker]]||[[University of Arkansas|Arkansas]] |- |align=center|16||Cincinnati Bengals||[[Blair Bush]]||[[Center (American football)|Center]]||[[University of Washington|Washington]] |- |align=center|17||[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]||[[Doug Williams (football player)|Doug Williams]]||[[Quarterback]]||[[Grambling State University|Grambling]] |- |align=center|18||[[New England Patriots]]||[[Bob Cryder]]||[[Guard (American football)|Guard]]||[[University of Alabama|Alabama]] |- |align=center|19||St. Louis Cardinals||[[Ken Greene]]||Defensive Back||[[Washington State University|Washington State]] |- |align=center|20||[[St. Louis Rams|Los Angeles Rams]]||[[Elvis Peacock]]||Running Back||[[University of Oklahoma|Oklahoma]] |- |align=center|21||[[Minnesota Vikings]]||[[Randy Holloway]]||Defensive End||[[University of Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh]] |- |align=center|22||[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]||[[Ron Johnson (cornerback)|Ron Johnson]]||Defensive Back||[[Eastern Michigan University|Eastern Michigan]] |- |align=center|23||Cleveland Browns||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|[[Ozzie Newsome]]||Tight End||Alabama |- |align=center|24||San Francisco 49ers||[[Dan Bunz]]||Linebacker||[[California State University, Long Beach|Long Beach State]] |- |align=center|25||[[Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]]||[[Reese McCall]]||Tight End||[[Auburn University|Auburn]] |- |align=center|26||Green Bay Packers||[[John Anderson (American football player)|John Anderson]]||Linebacker||Michigan |- |align=center|27||[[Denver Broncos]]||[[Don Latimer]]||[[Defensive tackle|Defensive Tackle]]||[[University of Miami|Miami]] |- |align=center|28||[[Dallas Cowboys]]||[[Larry Bethea]]||Defensive End||[[Michigan State University|Michigan State]] |} ===Round two=== <!-- The Team names, player positions, and college names should only be linked the first time they appear in the entire page --> {|class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%" |- !style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College |- |align=center|29||Kansas City Chiefs||Sylvester Hicks||Defensive end||Tennessee State |- |align=center|30||Tampa Bay Buccaneers||Johnny Davis||Running back||Alabama |- |align=center|31||New York Jets||Mark Merrill||Linebacker||Minnesota |- |align=center|32||Buffalo Bills||Dee Hardison||Defensive end||North Carolina |- |align=center|33||New Orleans Saints||James Taylor||Tackle||Missouri |- |align=center|34||Green Bay Packers||Mike Hunt||Linebacker||Minnesota |- |align=center|35||Cincinnati Bengals||Ray Griffin||Defensive back||Ohio State |- |align=center|36||Seattle Seahawks||Keith Butler||Linebacker||Memphis State |- |align=center|37||New York Giants||Odis McKinney||Defensive back||Colorado |- |align=center|38||Buffalo Bills||Scott Hutchinson||Defensive end||Florida |- |align=center|39||Cleveland Browns||Johnny Evans||Punter||North Carolina State |- |align=center|40||Detroit Lions||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Al Baker]]||Defensive end||Colorado State |- |align=center|41||San Diego Chargers||Milton Hardaway||Tackle||Oklahoma State |- |align=center|42||St. Louis Cardinals||John Barefield||Linebacker||Texas A&I |- |align=center|43||Atlanta Falcons||Steve Stewart||Linebacker||Minnesota |- |align=center|44||Tampa Bay Buccaneers||Brett Moritz||Guard||Nebraska |- |align=center|45||Cincinnati Bengals||Dave Turner||Running back||San Diego State |- |align=center|46||Los Angeles Rams||Stan Johnson||Defensive tackle||Tennessee State |- |align=center|47||San Francisco 49ers||Walt Downing||Guard||Michigan |- |align=center|48||Minnesota Vikings||John Turner||Defensive back||Miami (FL) |- |align=center|49||Pittsburgh Steelers||Willie Fry||Defensive end||Notre Dame |- |align=center|50||New England Patriots||[[Matt Cavanaugh]]||Quarterback||Pittsburgh |- |align=center|51||Miami Dolphins||Guy Benjamin||Quarterback||Stanford |- |align=center|52||Baltimore Colts||Mike Woods||Linebacker||Cincinnati |- |align=center|53||Los Angeles Rams||Ronnie Smith||Wide receiver||San Diego State |- |align=center|54||Oakland Raiders||[[Dave Browning]]||Defensive end||Washington |- |align=center|55||Denver Broncos||Bill Gay||Tight end||USC |- |align=center|56||Dallas Cowboys||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Todd Christensen]]||Tight end||Brigham Young |} ===Round three=== <!-- The Team names, player positions, and college names should only be linked the first time they appear in the entire page --> {|class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%" |- !style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College |- |align=center|57||Oakland Raiders||Derrick Jensen||Running back||Texas-Arlington |- |align=center|58||Kansas City Chiefs||Gary Spani||Linebacker||Kansas State |- |align=center|59||Buffalo Bills||Dennis Johnson||Running back||Mississippi State |- |align=center|60||New Orleans Saints||Barry Bennett||Defensive tackle||Concordia |- |align=center|61||New York Jets||[[Mickey Shuler]]||Tight end||Penn State |- |align=center|62||Green Bay Packers||Estus Hood||Defensive back||Illinois State |- |align=center|63||Seattle Seahawks||Bob Jury||Defensive back||Pittsburgh |- |align=center|64||Miami Dolphins||Lyman Smith||Defensive tackle||Duke |- |align=center|65||Buffalo Bills||Danny Fulton||Wide receiver||Nebraska-Omaha |- |align=center|66||Philadelphia Eagles||Reggie Wilken||Linebacker||Georgia Tech |- |align=center|67||Cleveland Browns||Larry Collins||Running back||Texas A&I |- |align=center|68||Cleveland Browns||Mark Miller||Quarterback||Bowling Green |- |align=center|69||St. Louis Cardinals||Doug Greene||Defensive back||Texas A&I |- |align=center|70||Atlanta Falcons||Stan Waldemore||Guard||Nebraska |- |align=center|71||San Diego Chargers||Rickey Anderson||Running back||South Carolina State |- |align=center|72||Cincinnati Bengals||Ted Vincent||Defensive tackle||Wichita State |- |align=center|73||Houston Oilers||[[Gifford Nielsen]]||Quarterback||Brigham Young |- |align=center|74||Chicago Bears||Brad Shearer||Defensive tackle||Texas |- |align=center|75||Minnesota Vikings||Whip Walton||Linebacker||San Diego State |- |align=center|76||Pittsburgh Steelers||[[Craig Colquitt]]||Punter||Tennessee |- |align=center|77||New England Patriots||Carlos Pennywell||Wide receiver||Grambling |- |align=center|78||Los Angeles Rams||[[Frank Corral]]||Kicker||UCLA |- |align=center|79||San Francisco 49ers||Ernie Hughes||Guard||Notre Dame |- |align=center|80||Los Angeles Rams||Leon White||Center||Colorado |- |align=center|81||Miami Dolphins||[[Jimmy Cefalo]]||Wide receiver||Penn State |- |align=center|82||Oakland Raiders||Lindsey Mason||Tackle||Kansas State |- |align=center|83||Cincinnati Bengals||Don Bass||Wide receiver||Houston |- |align=center|84||Dallas Cowboys||Dave Hudgens||Tackle||Oklahoma |} ===Round four=== <!-- The Team names, player positions, and college names should only be linked the first time they appear in the entire page --> {|class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%" |- !style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College |- |align=center|85||Kansas City Chiefs||Danny Johnson||Linebacker||Tennessee State |- |align=center|86||Oakland Raiders||Maurice Harvey||Defensive back||Ball State |- |align=center|87||New Orleans Saints||Don Schwartz||Defensive back||Washington State |- |align=center|88||New York Jets||Dodie Donnell||Running back||Nebraska |- |align=center|89||Buffalo Bills||Lucius Sanford||Linebacker||Georgia Tech |- |align=center|90||New York Giants||Billy Taylor||Running back||Texas Tech |- |align=center|91||San Francisco 49ers||Terry LeCount||Wide receiver||Florida |- |align=center|92||Philadelphia Eagles||Dennis Harrison||Defensive tackle||Vanderbilt |- |align=center|93||Miami Dolphins||Gerald Small||Defensive back||San Jose State |- |align=center|94||Detroit Lions||William Fifer||Tackle||West Texas State |- |align=center|95||Atlanta Falcons||Brian Cabral||Linebacker||Colorado |- |align=center|96||St. Louis Cardinals||George Collins||Guard||Georgia |- |align=center|97||St. Louis Cardinals||Jim Childs||Wide receiver||Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |- |align=center|98||Houston Oilers||[[Mike Renfro]]||Wide receiver||Texas Christian |- |align=center|99||Cincinnati Bengals||Dennis Law||Wide receiver||East Tennessee State |- |align=center|100||Minnesota Vikings||Jim Hough||Center||Utah State |- |align=center|101||Pittsburgh Steelers||Larry Anderson||Defensive back||Louisiana Tech |- |align=center|102||New England Patriots||Dwight Wheeler||Tackle||Tennessee State |- |align=center|103||Cleveland Browns||Pete Pallara||Guard||Tennessee-Chattanooga |- |align=center|104||Kansas City Chiefs||Pete Woods||Quarterback||Missouri |- |align=center|105||Los Angeles Rams||Mark Manges||Quarterback||Maryland |- |align=center|106||Miami Dolphins||Eric Laakso||Tackle||Tulane |- |align=center|107||Detroit Lions||Homer Elias||Guard||Tennessee State |- |align=center|108||Oakland Raiders||Joe Stewart||Wide receiver||Missouri |- |align=center|109||Detroit Lions||Larry Tearry||Center||Wake Forest |- |align=center|110||Dallas Cowboys||Alois Blackwell||Running back||Houston |} ===Round five=== <!-- The Team names, player positions, and college names should only be linked the first time they appear in the entire page --> {|class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%" |- !style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College |- |align=center|111||Miami Dolphins||Ted Burgmeier||Defensive back||Notre Dame |- |align=center|112||Kansas City Chiefs||Jerrold McRae||Wide receiver||Tennessee State |- |align=center|113||New York Jets||Randy Sidler||Linebacker||Penn State |- |align=center|114||Buffalo Bills||Ken Spaeth||Tight end||Nebraska |- |align=center|115||New Orleans Saints||Eric Felton||Defensive back||Texas Tech |- |align=center|116||Green Bay Packers||Mike Douglass||Linebacker||San Diego State |- |align=center|117||Baltimore Colts||Frank Myers||Tackle||Texas A&M |- |align=center|118||Kansas City Chiefs||Dwight Carey||Defensive tackle||Texas-Arlington |- |align=center|119||Seattle Seahawks||Louis Bullard||Tackle||Jackson State |- |align=center|120||New York Giants||Terry Jackson||Defensive back||San Diego State |- |align=center|121||Detroit Lions||Amos Fowler||Guard||Southern Mississippi |- |align=center|122||Cleveland Browns||Keith Wright||Wide receiver||Memphis State |- |align=center|123||Detroit Lions||Dan Gray||Defensive end||Rutgers |- |align=center|124||St. Louis Cardinals||Earl Carr||Running back||Florida |- |align=center|125||Atlanta Falcons||Dennis Pearson||Wide receiver||San Diego State |- |align=center|126||Cincinnati Bengals||Tom Dinkel||Linebacker||Kansas |- |align=center|127||San Francisco 49ers||Archie Reese||Defensive tackle||Clemson |- |align=center|128||Green Bay Packers||Willie Wilder||Running back||Florida |- |align=center|129||New England Patriots||Bill Matthews||Linebacker||South Dakota State |- |align=center|130||Philadelphia Eagles||Norris Banks||Running back||Kansas |- |align=center|131||Cincinnati Bengals||Rob Hertel||Quarterback||USC |- |align=center|132||New York Giants||Jim Krahl||Defensive tackle||Texas Tech |- |align=center|133||San Francisco 49ers||Bruce Threadgill||Defensive back||Mississippi State |- |align=center|134||Kansas City Chiefs||Robert Woods||Wide receiver||Grambling |- |align=center|135||San Diego Chargers||John Choma||Guard||Virginia |- |align=center|136||Oakland Raiders||Derrick Ramsey||Tight end||Kentucky |- |align=center|137||New York Giants||Brian DeRoo||Wide receiver||Redlands |- |align=center|138||Dallas Cowboys||Rich Rosen||Guard||Syracuse |} ===Round six=== <!-- The team names, player positions, and college names should only be linked the first time they appear in the entire page --> {|class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%" |- !style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College |- |align=center|139||Chicago Bears||John Skibinski||Running back||Purdue |- |align=center|140||Oakland Raiders||Tom Davis||Center||Nebraska |- |align=center|141||New York Jets||Bobby Jackson||Defensive back||Florida State |- |align=center|142||New Orleans Saints||Mike Rieker||Quarterback||Lehigh |- |align=center|143||New York Jets||Gregg Robinson||Defensive tackle||Dartmouth |- |align=center|144||Green Bay Packers||Leotis Harris||Guard||Arkansas |- |align=center|145||Buffalo Bills||Eric Smith||Tackle||Southern Mississippi |- |align=center|146||Seattle Seahawks||Glenn Starks||Wide receiver||Texas A&I |- |align=center|147||New York Giants||Randy Pass||Guard||Georgia Tech |- |align=center|148||San Francisco 49ers||Elliott Walker||Running back||Pittsburgh |- |align=center|149||Cleveland Browns||Al Pitts||Center||Michigan State |- |align=center|150||Detroit Lions||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Dwight Hicks]]||Defensive back||Michigan |- |align=center|151||St. Louis Cardinals||Jack Williams||Defensive end||Bowling Green |- |align=center|152||Atlanta Falcons||Rodney Parker||Wide receiver||Tennessee State |- |align=center|153||Detroit Lions||Tony Ardizzone||Guard||Northwestern |- |align=center|154||Houston Oilers||Conrad Rucker||Tight end||Southern |- |align=center|155||Cincinnati Bengals||Steve Geise||Running back||Penn State |- |align=center|156||New England Patriots||Ken Coleman||Linebacker||Mississippi |- |align=center|157||New Orleans Saints||Francis Chesley||Linebacker||Wyoming |- |align=center|158||Chicago Bears||Mekeli Ieremia||Defensive end||Brigham Young |- |align=center|159||Washington Redskins||Tony Green||Running back||Florida |- |align=center|160||Pittsburgh Steelers||Randy Reutershan||Wide receiver||Pittsburgh |- |align=center|161||Baltimore Colts||Ben Garry||Running back||Southern Mississippi |- |align=center|162||Tampa Bay Buccaneers||Elijah Marshall||Wide receiver||North Carolina State |- |align=center|163||Miami Dolphins||bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Doug Betters]]||Defensive end||Nevada |- |align=center|164||Oakland Raiders||Mike Levenseller||Wide receiver||Washington State |- |align=center|165||Detroit Lions||Jesse Thompson||Wide receiver||California |- |align=center|166||Dallas Cowboys||Harold Randolph||Linebacker||East Carolina |} ===Round seven=== <!-- The Team names, player positions, and college names should only be linked the first time they appear in the entire page --> {|class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%" |- !style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College |- |align=center|167||Atlanta Falcons||Alfred Jackson||Wide receiver||Texas |- |align=center|168||Kansas City Chiefs||Ricky Odom||Defensive back||USC |- |align=center|169||New York Jets||Levi Armstrong||Defensive back||UCLA |- |align=center|170||New York Jets||James Earley||Running back||Michigan State |- |align=center|171||Buffalo Bills||Mario Celotto||Linebacker||USC |- |align=center|172||Green Bay Packers||George Plasketes||Linebacker||Mississippi |- |align=center|173||Seattle Seahawks||John Harris||Defensive back||Arizona State |- |align=center|174||New York Giants||Dan Doornink||Running back||Washington State |- |align=center|175||San Francisco 49ers||Fred Quillan||Center||Oregon |- |align=center|176||Oakland Raiders||Arthur Whittington||Running back||Southern Methodist |- |align=center|177||Detroit Lions||Bruce Gibson||Running back||Pacific |- |align=center|178||Miami Dolphins||Karl Baldischwiler||Tackle||Oklahoma |- |align=center|179||Atlanta Falcons||James Wright||Tight end||Texas Christian |- |align=center|180||San Diego Chargers||Cliff Featherstone||Defensive back||Colorado State |- |align=center|181||St. Louis Cardinals||Dave Stief||Wide receiver||Portland State |- |align=center|182||Cincinnati Bengals||Joe Branson||Defensive back||Livingstone College |- |align=center|183||Buffalo Bills||Steve Powell||Running back||N.E. Missouri State |- |align=center|184||Kansas City Chiefs||Bill Kellar||Wide receiver||Stanford |- |align=center|185||Chicago Bears||Herman Jones||Wide receiver||Ohio State |- |align=center|186||Philadelphia Eagles||Greg Marshall||Defensive tackle||Oregon State |- |align=center|187||Pittsburgh Steelers||Mark Dufresne||Tight end||Nebraska |- |align=center|188||New England Patriots||Mike Hawkins||Linebacker||Texas A&I |- |align=center|189||Los Angeles Rams||Reggie Doss||Defensive end||Hampton |- |align=center|190||Miami Dolphins||Lloyd Henry||Wide receiver||N.E. Missouri State |- |align=center|191||Baltimore Colts||Jeff Logan||Running back||Ohio State |- |align=center|192||Oakland Raiders||Earl Inman||Linebacker||Bethune-Cookman |- |align=center|193||Cincinnati Bengals||Danny Bass||Tackle||Elon |- |align=center|194||Dallas Cowboys||Tom Randall||Defensive tackle||Iowa State |} ===Round eight=== <!-- The Team names, player positions, and college names should only be linked the first time they appear in the entire page --> {|class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%" |- !style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College |- |align=center|195||Kansas City Chiefs||John Henry White||Running back||Louisiana Tech |- |align=center|196||Tampa Bay Buccaneers||John McGriff||Linebacker||Miami (FL) |- |align=center|197||New York Jets||Derrick Gaffney||Wide receiver||Florida |- |align=center|198||New England Patriots||Terry Falcon||Guard||Montana |- |align=center|199||New Orleans Saints||Brooks Williams||Tight end||North Carolina |- |align=center|200||Green Bay Packers||Dennis Sproul||Quarterback||Arizona State |- |align=center|201||New York Giants||Jeff Grady||Linebacker||Florida A&M |- |align=center|202||Washington Redskins||Walker Lee||Wide receiver||North Carolina |- |align=center|203||New York Jets||Mike Mock||Punter||Texas Tech |- |align=center|204||Minnesota Vikings||Mike Wood||Kicker||Southeast Missouri State |- |align=center|205||Cleveland Browns||Jesse Turnbow||Defensive tackle||Tennessee |- |align=center|206||Detroit Lions||Jim Breech||Kicker||California |- |align=center|207||Oakland Raiders||Mark Nichols||Defensive end||Colorado State |- |align=center|208||Pittsburgh Steelers||Rick Moser||Running back||Rhode Island |- |align=center|209||Atlanta Falcons||David Adkins||Linebacker||Ohio State |- |align=center|210||Houston Oilers||J.C. Wilson||Defensive back||Pittsburgh |- |align=center|211||Cincinnati Bengals||Bill Miller||Tackle||Western Illinois |- |align=center|212||Chicago Bears||George Freitas||Tight end||California |- |align=center|213||New York Jets||Roy Eppes||Defensive back||Clemson |- |align=center|214||Pittsburgh Steelers||Andre Keys||Wide receiver||Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |- |align=center|215||New England Patriots||Mosi Tatupu||Running back||USC |- |align=center|216||Atlanta Falcons||David Williams||Defensive back||Tennessee-Martin |- |align=center|217||Miami Dolphins||Sean Clancy||Linebacker||Amherst |- |align=center|218||Baltimore Colts||Monte Anthony||Running back||Nebraska |- |align=center|219||Washington Redskins||Don Hover||Linebacker||Washington State |- |align=center|220||San Diego Chargers||Gavin Hendrick||Punter||Washington State |- |align=center|221||Denver Broncos||Frank Smith||Tackle||Alabama A&M |- |align=center|222||Dallas Cowboys||Homer Butler||Wide receiver||UCLA |} ===Round nine=== <!-- The Team names, player positions, and college names should only be linked the first time they appear in the entire page --> {|class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%" |- !style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College |- |align=center|223||Tampa Bay Buccaneers||Willie Taylor||Wide receiver||Pittsburgh |- |align=center|224||Kansas City Chiefs||Larry Browk||Tackle||Miami (FL) |- |align=center|225||New York Jets||Reggie Grant||Defensive back||Oregon |- |align=center|226||New Orleans Saints||Richard Carter||Defensive back||North Carolina State |- |align=center|227||New York Jets||Neil Hutton||Defensive back||Penn State |- |align=center|228||Green Bay Packers||Keith Myers||Quarterback||Utah State |- |align=center|229||San Francisco 49ers||Herman Redden||Defensive back||Howard |- |align=center|230||Philadelphia Eagles||Charles Williams||Defensive back||Jackson State |- |align=center|231||Seattle Seahawks||Rich Grimmett||Tackle||Illinois |- |align=center|232||New York Giants||Bill Swiacki||Tight end||Amherst |- |align=center|233||San Francisco 49ers||Dean Moore||Linebacker||Iowa |- |align=center|234||Cleveland Browns||Jon Kramer||Guard||Baylor |- |align=center|235||St. Louis Cardinals||Joe Mosley||Tight end||Central State (OH) |- |align=center|236||Atlanta Falcons||Tom Pridemore||Defensive back||West Virginia |- |align=center|237||San Diego Chargers||Henry Bradley||Defensive tackle||Alcorn State |- |align=center|238||Cincinnati Bengals||Ron Shumon||Linebacker||Wichita State |- |align=center|239||Houston Oilers||Jim Mol||Defensive end||Morningside |- |align=center|240||Minnesota Vikings||Mike Deutsch||Punter||Colorado State |- |align=center|241||Pittsburgh Steelers||Lance Reynolds||Tackle||Brigham Young |- |align=center|242||New England Patriots||Tim Petersen||Linebacker||Arizona State |- |align=center|243||Washington Redskins||John Hurley||Quarterback||Santa Clara |- |align=center|244||Chicago Bears||Mike Martin||Linebacker||Kentucky |- |align=center|245||Baltimore Colts||Dave Studdard||Tackle||Texas |- |align=center|246||Los Angeles Rams||Andre Anderson||Defensive end||New Mexico State |- |align=center|247||Miami Dolphins||Bruce Hardy||Tight end||Arizona State |- |align=center|248||San Diego Chargers||Blake Whitlatch||Linebacker||Louisiana State |- |align=center|249||San Francisco 49ers||Steve McDaniels||Tackle||Notre Dame |- |align=center|250||Dallas Cowboys||Russ Williams||Defensive back||Tennessee |} ===Round ten=== <!-- The team names, player positions, and college names should only be linked the first time they appear in the entire page --> {|class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%" |- !style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College |- |align=center|0||HOU <sup>(supplemental draft)</sup>|| Johnnie Dirden||Wide receiver||Sam Houston State |- |align=center|251||Kansas City Chiefs||Earl Bryant||Defensive end||Jackson State |- |align=center|252||Tampa Bay Buccaneers||Aaron Brown||Linebacker||Ohio State |- |align=center|253||New York Giants||Greg Jorgensen||Guard||Nebraska |- |align=center|254||New York Jets||Louis Richardson||Defensive end||Florida State |- |align=center|255||Buffalo Bills||Will Grant||Center||Kentucky |- |align=center|256||Green Bay Packers||Larry Key||Running back||Florida State |- |align=center|257||Atlanta Falcons||Ricky Patton||Running back||Jackson State |- |align=center|258||Seattle Seahawks||Rob Stewart||Wide receiver||Lafayette |- |align=center|259||Green Bay Packers||Mark Totten||Center||Florida |- |align=center|260||San Francisco 49ers||Mike Connell||Punter||Cincinnati |- |align=center|261||Cleveland Browns||Brent Watson||Tackle||Tennessee |- |align=center|262||Detroit Lions||Fred Arrington||Linebacker||Purdue |- |align=center|263||Atlanta Falcons||Ray Strong||Running back||UNLV |- |align=center|264||San Diego Chargers||Charles Price||Tight end||Cincinnati |- |align=center|265||St. Louis Cardinals||Randy Gill||Linebacker||San Jose State |- |align=center|266||Houston Oilers||Steve Young||Tight end||Wake Forest |- |align=center|267||Cincinnati Bengals||Tom DePaso||Linebacker||Penn State |- |align=center|268||Pittsburgh Steelers||Doug Becker||Linebacker||Notre Dame |- |align=center|269||New England Patriots||Bryan Ferguson||Defensive back||Miami (FL) |- |align=center|270||Washington Redskins||Scott Hartenstein||Defensive end||Azusa Pacific |- |align=center|271||Chicago Bears||Ben Zambiasi||Linebacker||Georgia |- |align=center|272||Minnesota Vikings||Hughie Shaw||Running back||Texas A&I |- |align=center|273||Los Angeles Rams||Charles Peal||Tackle||Indiana |- |align=center|274||Miami Dolphins||Mark Dennard||Center||Texas A&M |- |align=center|275||Baltimore Colts||Dallas Owens||Defensive back||Kentucky |- |align=center|276||Pittsburgh Steelers||Tom Jurich||Kicker||Northern Arizona |- |align=center|277||Denver Broncos||Vince Kinney||Wide receiver||Maryland |- |align=center|278||Dallas Cowboys||Barry Tomasetti||Tackle||Iowa |} ===Round eleven=== <!-- The Team names, player positions, and college names should only be linked the first time they appear in the entire page --> {|class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%" |- !style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College |- |align=center|279||Pittsburgh Steelers||Nat Terry||Defensive back||Florida State |- |align=center|280||Kansas City Chiefs||Ray Milo||Defensive back||New Mexico State |- |align=center|281||New York Jets||Pat Ryan||Quarterback||Tennessee |- |align=center|282||Buffalo Bills||Jerry Blanton||Linebacker||Kentucky |- |align=center|283||New Orleans Saints||Nathan Besaint||Defensive tackle||Southern |- |align=center|284||Green Bay Packers||Terry Jones||Defensive tackle||Alabama |- |align=center|285||New Orleans Saints||Dave Riley||Running back||West Virginia |- |align=center|286||New York Giants||Dennis Heim||Defensive tackle||SW Missouri State |- |align=center|287||San Francisco 49ers||Willie McCray||Defensive end||Troy State |- |align=center|288||Philadelphia Eagles||Bill Campfield||Running back||Kansas |- |align=center|289||Detroit Lions||Richard Murray||Defensive tackle||Oklahoma |- |align=center|290||Cleveland Browns||Larry Gillard||Defensive tackle||Mississippi State |- |align=center|291||Oakland Raiders||Dean Jones||Defensive back||Fresno State |- |align=center|292||Cincinnati Bengals||Cal Prince||Running back||Louisville |- |align=center|293||Atlanta Falcons||Scooter Reed||Defensive back||Baylor |- |align=center|294||Cincinnati Bengals||Mark Donahue||Guard||Michigan |- |align=center|295||Houston Oilers||Willie Thicklen||Wide receiver||Alabama State |- |align=center|296||New England Patriots||Charlie Williams||Linebacker||Florida |- |align=center|297||Washington Redskins||Mike Williams||Defensive back||Texas A&M |- |align=center|298||Chicago Bears||Walt Underwood||Defensive end||USC |- |align=center|299||Minnesota Vikings||Ron Harris||Running back||Colorado State |- |align=center|300||Pittsburgh Steelers||Tom Brzoza||Center||Pittsburgh |- |align=center|301||Seattle Seahawks||George Halas||Linebacker||Miami (FL) |- |align=center|302||Baltimore Colts||Henry Mason||Wide receiver||Central Missouri State |- |align=center|303||Los Angeles Rams||Ron Hostetler||Linebacker||Penn State |- |align=center|304||Oakland Raiders||Bob Glazebrook||Defensive back||Fresno State |- |align=center|305||Denver Broncos||Lacy Brumley||Tackle||Clemson |- |align=center|306||Dallas Cowboys||Dennis Thurman||Defensive back||USC |} ===Round twelve=== <!-- The team names, player positions, and college names should only be linked the first time they appear in the entire page --> {|class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%" |- !style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%|Pick # !!width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|NFL Team !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Player !!width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College |- |align=center|0||San Francisco 49ers <sup>(supplemental draft)</sup>||Rod Connors||Running back||Southern California |- |align=center|307||Kansas City Chiefs||Willie Brock||Center||Colorado |- |align=center|308||Tampa Bay Buccaneers||Kevin McLee||Running back||Georgia |- |align=center|309||Buffalo Bills||Richard Crump||Running back||N.E. Oklahoma A&M |- |align=center|310||New Orleans Saints||Larry Hardy||Tight end||Jackson State |- |align=center|311||New York Jets||Alan Williams||Punter||Florida |- |align=center|312||Green Bay Packers||Eason Ramson||Tight end||Washington State |- |align=center|313||New York Giants||Greg Lawson||Running back||Western Illinois |- |align=center|314||San Francisco 49ers||Dan Irons||Tackle||Texas Tech |- |align=center|315||Philadelphia Eagles||Mark Slater||Center||Minnesota |- |align=center|316||Seattle Seahawks||Jeff Bergeron||Running back||Lamar |- |align=center|317||Cleveland Browns||Leo Bidermann||Tackle||California |- |align=center|318||Detroit Lions||Mark Patterson||Defensive back||Washington State |- |align=center|319||St. Louis Cardinals||Anthony Clay||Linebacker||South Carolina State |- |align=center|320||Atlanta Falcons||Daria Butler||Linebacker||Oklahoma State |- |align=center|321||San Diego Chargers||Kevin Bell||Wide receiver||Lamar |- |align=center|322||Houston Oilers||John Schumacher||Guard||USC |- |align=center|323||Cincinnati Bengals||Kim Featsent||Wide receiver||Kent State |- |align=center|324||Washington Redskins||Steve McCabe||Guard||Bowdoin |- |align=center|325||Chicago Bears||Lew Sibley||Linebacker||Louisiana State |- |align=center|326||Minnesota Vikings||Jeff Morrow||Tackle||Minnesota |- |align=center|327||Pittsburgh Steelers||Brad Carr||Linebacker||Maryland |- |align=center|328||New England Patriots||John Gibney||Center||Colgate |- |align=center|329||Baltimore Colts||Bruce Allen||Punter||Richmond |- |align=center|330||Los Angeles Rams||Gus Coppens||Tackle||UCLA |- |align=center|331||Miami Dolphins||Mike Moore||Running back||Middle Tennessee State |- |align=center|332||Oakland Raiders||Joe Conron||Wide receiver||Pacific |- |align=center|333||Miami Dolphins||Bill Kenney||Quarterback||Northern Colorado |- |align=center|334||Dallas Cowboys||Lee Washburn||Guard||Montana State |} {| |- |style="background-color:#FFCC00; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"| |= Pro Bowler || |style="background-color:#CCFFCC; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"| |= Hall of Famer |} ==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. * 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. * Ozzie Newsome, Wide Receiver from Alabama taken 1st round 23rd overall by the Cleveland Browns. :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1999. ==External links== * [http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=1978 NFL.com - 1978 Draft] * [http://www.databasefootball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=NFL&yr=1978 databaseFootball.com - 1978 Draft] * [http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/draft/1978.jsp Pro Football Hall of Fame] {{NFL drafts}} [[Category:National Football League Draft]] [[Category:1978 in American football|NFL Draft]] [[Category:1978 National Football League season| Draft]]