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The 1968 NFL Draft

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#1 Pick

Ron Yary, OT, USC

Minnesota Vikings, 1968-1981; Los Angeles Rams, 1982

Career Games: 205

Six-time first-team All-Pro

Seven-time Pro Bowler

Member of the 1970s All-Decade Team

The 1968 Draft Picks

Draft# Team Player, Position, College
1 Minnesota Vikings 1 RON YARY, OT, USC
2 Cincinnati Bengals Bob Johnson, C, Tennessee
3 Atlanta Falcons CLAUDE HUMPHREY, DE, Tennessee State
4 San Diego Chargers 2 Russ Washington, OT, Missouri
5 Green Bay Packers 3 Fred Carr, LB, Texas-El Paso
6 Boston Patriots Dennis Byrd, DE, North Carolina State
7 New Orleans Saints 4 Kevin Hardy, DT, Notre Dame
8 Miami Dolphins LARRY CSONKA, RB, Syracuse
9 Buffalo Bills Haven Moses, WR, San Diego State
10 Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Taylor, OT, USC
11 Detroit Lions Greg Landry, QB, Massachusetts
12 Washington Redskins Jim Smith, DB, Oregon
13 St. Louis Cardinals MacArthur Lane, RB, Utah State
14 Philadelphia Eagles Tim Rossovich, LB, USC
15 San Franscisco 49ers Forrest Blue, C, Auburn
16 Chicago Bears Mike Hull, RB, USC
17 New York Jets Lee White, RB, Weber State
18 San Diego Chargers Jim Hill, DB, Texas A&M - Kingsville
19 Kansas City Chiefs Mo Moorman, OG, Texas
20 Dallas Cowboys Dennis Homan, WR, Alabama
21 Cleveland Browns Marvin Upshaw , DE, Trinity (TX)
22 Kansas City Chiefs 5 George Daney, OG, Texas-El Paso
23 Baltimore Colts John Williams, OT, Minnesota
24 Detroit Lions 6 Earl McCullouch, WR, USC
25 Oakland Raiders Eldridge Dickey, WR, Tennessee State
26 Green Bay Packers Bill Lueck, OG, Arizona
27 Miami Dolphins 7 Doug Crusan, OT, Indiana

Pick Acquired From

  • 1 - Pick acquired from the New York Giants
  • 2 - Pick acquired from the Denver Broncos
  • 3 - Pick acquired from the New Orleans Saints
  • 4 - Pick acquired from the Minnesota Vikings
  • 5 - Pick acquired from the Houston Oilers
  • 6 - Pick acquired from the Los Angeles Rams
  • 7 - Pick acquired from the Cincinnati Bengals

Hall of Famers selected in 1968 NFL Draft