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1978 NFL draft

National Football League draft

Field	Value
name	1978 NFL draft
image	Roosevelt Hotel.jpg
caption	Roosevelt Hotel (location of the draft), photographed in 2008
date	May 2–3, 1978
location	Roosevelt Hotel
in New York City, NY
league	NFL
mr_irrelevant	Lee Washburn, G
[Dallas Cowboys](1978-dallas-cowboys-season)
first	Earl Campbell, RB
[Houston Oilers](1978-houston-oilers-season)
fewnum	5
fewest	[Denver Broncos](1978-denver-broncos-season)
mostnum	18
most	[Cincinnati Bengals](1978-cincinnati-bengals-season)
overall	334
rounds	12
hofnum	{{ Collapsible list
title	4
1	RB Earl Campbell
2	WR James Lofton
3	TE Ozzie Newsome
4	QB Warren Moon
prev	[1977](1977-nfl-draft)
next	[1979](1979-nfl-draft)

in New York City, NY Dallas Cowboys Houston Oilers The 1978 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held May 2–3, 1978, at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, New York. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had the first overall pick in the 1978 draft, by virtue of their 2–12 record in 1977. Tampa Bay traded the pick to the Oilers, for tight end Jimmie Giles and the Oilers' first- and second-round picks in the 1978 draft, and their third- and fifth-round picks in 1979.

Leon White, who was drafted in the third round, went on to have an extensive professional wrestling career as Big Van Vader.

Player selections

	= Pro Bowler			Hall of Fame]]r

‡	Hall of Fame]]r

Round 12

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
307	Kansas City Chiefs	Willie Brock	Center	Colorado
308	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Kevin McLee	Running back	Georgia
309	Buffalo Bills	Richard Crump	Running back	Northeastern State (OK)
310	New Orleans Saints	Larry Hardy	Tight end	Jackson State
311	New York Jets	Alan Williams	Punter	Florida
312	Green Bay Packers	Eason Ramson	Tight end	Washington State
313	New York Giants	Greg Lawson	Running back	Western Illinois
314	San Francisco 49ers	Dan Irons	Tackle	Texas Tech
315	Philadelphia Eagles	Mark Slater	Center	Minnesota
316	Seattle Seahawks	Jeff Bergeron	Running back	Lamar
317	Cleveland Browns	Leo Biedermann	Tackle	California
318	Detroit Lions	Mark Patterson	Defensive back	Washington State
319	St. Louis Cardinals	Anthony Clay	Linebacker	South Carolina State
320	Atlanta Falcons	Daria Butler	Linebacker	Oklahoma State
321	San Diego Chargers	Kevin Bell	Wide receiver	Lamar
322	Houston Oilers	John Schuhmacher	Guard	USC
323	Cincinnati Bengals	Kim Featsent	Wide receiver	Kent State
324	Washington Redskins	Steve McCabe	Guard	Bowdoin
325	Chicago Bears	Lew Sibley	Linebacker	Louisiana State
326	Minnesota Vikings	Jeff Morrow	Tackle	Minnesota
327	Pittsburgh Steelers	Brad Carr	Linebacker	Maryland
328	New England Patriots	John Gibney	Center	Colgate
329	Baltimore Colts	Bruce Allen	Punter	Richmond
330	Los Angeles Rams	Gus Coppens	Tackle	UCLA
331	Miami Dolphins	Mike Moore	Running back	Middle Tennessee State
332	Oakland Raiders	Joe Conron	Wide receiver	Pacific
333	Miami Dolphins	Bill Kenney	Quarterback	Northern Colorado
334	Dallas Cowboys	Lee Washburn	Guard	Montana State

	= Pro Bowler			Hall of Fame]]r

Supplemental draft

Notable undrafted players

	= Pro Bowler	‡	Hall of Fame]]r

Hall of Famers

Earl Campbell, running back from Texas, taken 1st round 1st overall by Houston Oilers :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1991.
Ozzie Newsome, wide receiver from Alabama, taken 1st round 23rd overall by Cleveland Browns :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1999.
James Lofton, wide receiver from Stanford, taken 1st round 6th overall by Green Bay Packers :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2003.
Warren Moon, quarterback from Washington, signed undrafted by Houston Oilers :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2006.

References

. (October 2, 2014). ["NFL Draft Locations"](http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/).
(October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". [[New York Giants]].
Wire services. "Oilers make a deal". Eugene Register-Guard. Apr 25, 1978
(October 23, 2005). "NFL career was ended by an injury - Pro wrestler Vader has son playing with OU". [[The Oklahoman]].
Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
(August 2018). "Heisman Trophy".
Sheeley, Glenn. (May 3, 1978). "Did Noll Win Draft Lottery?". [[Pittsburgh Press]].
This last selection is commonly referred to as [[Mr. Irrelevant]].
"Pro Football Hall of Fame".
"Pro Football Hall of Fame".

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