Draft History

Draft History 1976-79

1976 Expansion Draft
Name          Pos  Former Team
Wayne Baker    DT  San Francisco  Gordon Jolley    T  Detroit
Carl Barisich  DT  Cleveland      Gary Keithley   QB  St. Louis
Nick Bebout     T  Atlanta        Art Kuehn        C  Washington
Lyle Blackwood DB  Cincinnati     Kerry Marbury   RB  New England
Ed Bradley     LB  Pittsburgh     Al Matthews     DB  Green Bay
Dave Brown     DB  Pittsburgh     Sam McCullum    WR  Minnesota
Don Clune      WR  N.Y. Giants    John McMakin    DB  Detroit
Rondy Colbert  DB  N.Y. Giants    Eddie McMillan  DB  L.A. Rams
Dwayne Crump   DB  St. Louis      Bill Olds       RB  Baltimore
Mike Curtis    LB  Baltimore      Jesse O'Neal    DE  Houston
Jerry Davis    DB  N.Y. Jets      Joe Owens       DE  New Orleans
John Demarie    G  Cleveland      Bob Penchion     G  San Fran
Norm Evans      T  Miami          Bob Picard      WR  Philly
Ken Geddes     LB  L.A. Rams      Rocky Rasley     G  K.C.
Gary Hayman    RB  Buffalo        Steve Taylor    DB  Denver
Fred Hoaglin    C  Houston        Dave Tipton     DE  San Diego
Neil Graff     QB  New England    Charles Waddell TE  San Diego
Ron Hansen     LB  Atlanta        Larry Woods     DT  N.Y. Jets
Ron Howard     TE  Dallas         Rolly Woolsey   DB  Dallas
Ken Hutcherson LB  Green Bay

1976 College Draft
Rd    #   Name           Pos     College
 1    2   Steve Niehaus   DT     Notre Dame
 2   29   Sammy Green     LB     Florida
 2   58   Sherman Smith   RB     Miami,Oh
 2   59   Steve Raible    WR     Georgia Tech
 3   62   Jeff Lloyd      DE     West Texas State
 3   89   Rick Engles      P     Tulsa
 3   92   Don Bitterlich   K     Temple
 4   93   Steve Meyer     QB     New Mexico
 4  122   Randy Johnson    G     Georgia
 4  123   Andrew Bolton   RB     Fisk
 5  126   Don Dufek       DB     Michigan
 5  153   Ernie Jones     DB     Miami
 5  156   Larry Bates     FB     Miami
 6  157   Alvis Darby     TE     Florida
 7  184   Dick Dixon      DT     Arkansas State
 8  210   Larry Shipp     WR     Louisiana State
 9  239   Bob Bos          T     Iowa State
10  266   Randy Coffield  LB     Florida State
11  293   Kieth Muehr      P     S.W. Louisiana
12  320   Ron Barnett     WR     Texas,Arlingtion
13  349   Andy Reid       RB     Georgia
14  376   Jarvis Blinks   DB     Northwestern State
15  405   Dan Smith        T     Washingtion State
16  432   Jeff Urczyk      G     Georgia Tech
17  461   Chris Rowland   QB     Washington

1977 College Draft
 1   14  Steve August     G     Tulsa
 2   30  Tom Lynch        T     Boston College
 2   41  Terry Beeson    LB     Kansas
 2   51  Peter Cronon    LB     Boston College
 3   58  Dennis Boyd     DE     Oregon State
 4   87  John Yarno       C     Idaho
 4  111  Larry Seivers   WR     Tennessee
 6  142  Tony Benjamin   FB     Duke
 7  169  David Sims      RB-FB  Georgia Tech
 9  225  George Adzick    S     Minnesota
10  154  Sam Adkins      QB     Wichita State
11  281  Bill Westbeld    T     Dayton
12  329  I.V. Wilson     DT     Tulsa

1978 College Draft
 1    9  Keith Simpson   DB     Memphis State
 2   36  Keith Butler    LB     Memphis State
 3   63  Bob Jury        DB     Pittsburgh
 4       Al Hunter       RB     Notre Dame
 5  119  Louis Bullard    T     Jackson State
 6  146  Glenn Starks    WR     Texas A&I
 7  173  John Harris     DB     Arizona State
 9  231  Rich Grimmett    T     Illinois
10  258  Bob Stewart     WR     Lafayette
11  301  George Hallas   LB     Miami
12  316  Jeff Bergeron   RB     Lamar

1979 College Draft
 1   18  Manu Tuiasosopo DT     UCLA
 2   45  Joe Norman      LB     Indiana
 3   57  Michael Jackson LB     Washington
 4  102  Mark Bell       TE     Colorado State
 7  169  Larry Polowski  LB     Boise State
 9  240  Ezra Tate       RB     Mississippi State
10  267  Robert Hardy    DT     Jackson State
11  293  Jim Hinesly      G     Michigan State
12  319  Jeff Moore      RB     Jackson State



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