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First Pick: Earl Campbell, RB, Texas
 1978-84 Houston Oilers
1984-85 New Orleans Saints (eight total playing seasons)
Rushing: 9,407 yards, 74 TDs
Receiving: 806 yards, 121 receptions
All-Pro: 3 years
All-Conference: 3 years
Pro Bowls: 5
Elected to Hall of Fame in 1991 |
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1 |
Houston Oilers1 |
Earl Campbell |
RB |
Texas |
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2 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Art Still |
DE |
Kentucky |
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3 |
New Orleans Saints |
Wes Chandler |
WR |
Florida |
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4 |
New York Jets |
Chris Ward |
T |
Ohio State |
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5 |
Buffalo Bills |
Terry Miller |
RB |
Oklahoma St. |
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6 |
Green Bay Packers |
James Lofton |
WR |
Stanford |
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7 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Ken MacAfee, Jr. |
TE |
Notre Dame |
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8 |
Cincinnati Bengals2 |
Ross Browner |
DT |
Notre Dame |
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9 |
Seattle Seahawks |
Keith Simpson |
DB |
Memphis St. |
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10 |
New York Giants |
Gordon King |
T |
Stanford |
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11 |
Detroit Lions |
Luther Bradley |
DB |
Notre Dame |
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12 |
Cleveland Browns |
Clay Matthews |
LB |
USC |
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13 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Mike Kenn |
T |
Michigan |
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14 |
San Diego Chargers |
John Jefferson |
WR |
Arizona St. |
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15 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Steve Little |
K |
Arkansas |
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16 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Blair Bush |
C |
Washington |
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17 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers3 |
Doug Williams |
QB |
Grambling |
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18 |
New England Patriots |
Bob Cryder |
G |
Alabama |
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19 |
St. Louis Cardinals4 |
Ken Greene |
DB |
Washington St. |
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20 |
Los Angeles Rams5 |
Elvis Peacock |
RB |
Oklahoma |
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21 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Randy Holloway |
DE |
Pittsburgh |
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22 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Ron Johnson |
DB |
Eastern Michigan |
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23 |
Cleveland Browns6 |
Ozzie Newsome |
WR |
Alabama |
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24 |
San Francisco 49ers7 |
Dan Bunz |
LB |
Long Beach State |
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25 |
Baltimore Colts |
Reese McCall |
TE |
Auburn |
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26 |
Green Bay Packers8 |
John Anderson |
LB |
Michigan |
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27 |
Denver Broncos |
Don Latimer |
DT |
Miami |
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28 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Larry Bethea |
DE |
Michigan St. |
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Ozzie Newsome
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Hall of Famers Taken in 1978 NFL Draft
Earl Campbell, RB, Houston Oilers - 1st round (1st overall)
James Lofton, RB, Green Bay Packers - 1st round (6th overall)
Ozzie Newsome, WR, Cleveland Browns - 1st round (23rd overall)
1 - Acquired from Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2 - Acquired from Philadelphia Eagles
3 - Acquired from Houston Oilers
4 - Acquired from Washington Redskins
5 - Acquired from Chicago thru Cleveland
6 - Acquired from Los Angeles Rams
7 - Acquired from Miami Dolphins
8 - Acquired from Oakland Raiders
 1978 NFL Draft by Team
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