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