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All-Time Draft Listing: RB 1960 -- 1979

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Passing Rushing Receiving
Year Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1979 1 8 STL Ottis Anderson RB 1992 1 2 9 182 0 1 0 0 0 2562 10273 81 376 3062 5 Miami (FL)
1979 1 12 CIN Charles Alexander RB 1985 0 0 5 102 748 2645 13 165 1130 2 LSU
1979 1 15 GNB Eddie Lee Ivery RB 1986 0 0 4 72 2 4 50 0 0 667 2933 23 162 1612 7 Georgia Tech
1979 1 16 MIN Ted Brown RB 1986 0 0 7 104 0 1 0 0 1 1117 4546 40 339 2850 13 North Carolina State
1979 1 28 PIT Greg Hawthorne RB 1987 0 0 1 105 137 527 7 92 1112 4 Baylor
1979 2 29 SFO James Owens RB 1984 0 0 1 70 271 944 8 56 535 3 UCLA
1979 2 35 STL Theotis Brown RB 1984 0 0 2 84 1 1 11 0 0 549 2046 30 172 1558 3 UCLA
1979 2 44 GNB Steve Atkins RB 1981 0 0 0 20 121 488 2 18 138 1 Maryland
1979 2 54 RAM Eddie Hill RB 1984 0 0 0 75 1 2 14 0 0 120 443 2 26 171 2 Memphis
1979 3 60 TAM Jerry Eckwood RB 1981 0 0 3 47 0 5 0 0 0 515 1845 6 93 956 1 Arkansas
1979 3 61 MIA Tony Nathan RB 1987 1 0 5 123 4 8 61 1 0 732 3543 16 383 3592 16 Alabama
1979 3 66 CHI Willie McClendon RB 1982 0 0 0 57 94 369 2 9 38 0 Georgia
1979 3 67 DET Bo Robinson RB 1984 0 0 2 80 121 445 2 37 305 3 West Texas A&M
1979 3 72 HOU Kenny King RB 1985 0 1 5 97 579 2477 7 89 715 1 Oklahoma
1979 3 75 ATL James Mayberry RB 1981 0 0 0 48 81 347 1 13 53 0 Colorado
1979 3 79 ATL William Andrews RB 1986 0 4 5 87 0 1 0 0 0 1315 5986 30 277 2647 11 Auburn
1979 3 80 TAM Rick Berns RB 1983 0 0 0 50 68 255 0 6 46 0 Nebraska
1979 4 86 PIT Russell Davis RB 1983 0 0 0 42 104 474 2 5 45 0 Michigan
1979 4 94 PHI Ben Cowins RB 0 0 0 Arkansas
1979 4 100 ATL Lynn Cain RB 1985 0 0 3 89 615 2309 19 127 1061 6 USC
1979 5 112 KAN Earl Gant RB 1980 0 0 0 20 65 228 1 24 169 0 Missouri
1979 5 119 SFO Jerry Aldridge RB 1980 0 0 0 1 Angelo State (TX)
1979 5 120 NOR Harlan Huckleby RB 1985 0 0 1 84 242 779 10 53 411 3 Michigan
1979 5 136 DAL Ron Springs RB 1986 0 0 5 112 2 7 45 2 1 694 2519 28 249 2259 10 Ohio State
1979 6 142 OAK Ira Matthews RB 1981 0 0 0 37 7 14 0 3 33 0 Wisconsin
1979 6 144 STL Thomas Lott RB 1979 0 0 0 10 11 50 0 2 8 0 Oklahoma
1979 6 145 NYG Bob Torrey RB 1980 0 0 0 14 13 61 1 2 3 0 Penn State
1979 6 158 NYG Eddie Hicks RB 1980 0 0 0 17 19 50 0 1 4 0 East Carolina
1979 7 166 SFO Phil Francis RB 1980 0 0 0 21 38 154 1 35 221 0 Stanford
1979 7 179 NYJ Emmett King RB 0 0 0 Houston
1979 8 209 OAK Robert Hawkins RB 0 0 0 Kentucky
1979 8 210 SDG Wilbert Haslip RB 1979 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 Hawaii
1979 8 216 NWE Randy Love RB 1985 0 0 0 89 65 211 3 15 95 2 Houston
1979 9 230 CHI Jerome Heavens RB 0 0 0 Notre Dame
1979 9 232 NYJ Gordy Sprattler RB 0 0 0 North Dakota State
1979 9 240 SEA Ezra Tate RB 0 0 0 Mississippi College
1979 9 243 HOU Rich Ellender RB 1979 0 0 0 13 1 15 0 McNeese State
1979 10 250 CIN Nathan Poole RB 1987 0 0 1 62 126 423 5 24 179 0 Louisville
1979 10 271 NWE Allan Clark RB 1982 0 0 0 33 28 140 3 2 35 0 Northern Arizona
1979 11 284 NYG Ken Johnson RB 1979 0 0 0 9 62 168 0 16 108 1 Miami (FL)
1979 11 297 DEN Zachary Dixon RB 1984 0 0 0 67 197 732 3 41 367 1 Temple
1979 12 305 KAN Michael Forrest RB 0 0 0 Arkansas
1979 12 308 BUF Mike Harris RB 0 0 0 Arizona State
1979 12 311 NOR Kelsey Finch RB 0 0 0 Tennessee
1979 12 319 SEA Jeff Moore RB 1984 0 0 1 63 208 722 7 115 1103 6 Jackson State
1979 12 324 HOU Wayne Wilson RB 1987 0 0 3 111 684 2531 18 181 1533 14 Shepherd
Passing Rushing Receiving
Year Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1978 1 1 HOU Earl Campbell HOF RB 1985 3 5 7 115 1 3 57 1 1 2187 9407 74 121 806 0 Texas
1978 1 5 BUF Terry Miller RB 1981 0 0 2 48 391 1583 8 35 382 0 Oklahoma State
1978 1 20 RAM Elvis Peacock RB 1981 0 0 1 27 216 1001 7 46 474 2 Oklahoma
1978 2 30 TAM Johnny Davis RB 1987 0 0 1 119 314 1094 15 22 106 0 Alabama
1978 2 45 CIN Deacon Turner RB 1980 0 0 0 44 142 549 1 25 141 1 San Diego State
1978 3 57 OAK Derrick Jensen RB 1986 0 0 1 106 224 780 5 44 384 3 Texas-Arlington
1978 3 59 BUF Dennis D. Johnson RB 1980 0 0 0 21 58 227 2 10 83 0 Mississippi State
1978 3 67 CLE Larry Collins RB 1980 0 0 0 23 22 64 1 1 4 0 Texas A&M-Kingsville
1978 3 71 SDG Rickey Anderson RB 1978 0 0 0 16 3 11 0 1 -3 0 South Carolina State
1978 4 88 NYJ Dodie Donnell RB 0 0 0 Nebraska
1978 4 90 NYG Billy Taylor RB 1982 0 0 2 49 460 1644 13 78 647 4 Texas Tech
1978 4 110 DAL Alois Blackwell RB 1979 0 0 0 19 9 37 0 Houston
1978 5 124 STL Earl Carr RB 1979 0 0 0 15 2 1 0 1 2 0 Florida
1978 5 128 GNB Willie Wilder RB 0 0 0 Florida
1978 5 130 PHI Norris Banks RB 0 0 0 Kansas
1978 6 139 CHI John Skibinski RB 1981 0 0 0 44 16 64 0 6 22 0 Purdue
1978 6 148 SFO Elliott Walker RB 1978 0 0 0 9 Pittsburgh
1978 6 155 CIN Steve Geise RB 0 0 0 Penn State
1978 6 159 WAS Tony Green RB 1979 0 1 0 31 22 82 1 4 89 0 Florida
1978 6 161 BAL Ben Garry RB 1980 0 0 0 14 13 41 0 4 18 0 Southern Miss
1978 7 170 NYJ Jim Earley RB 1978 0 0 0 2 Michigan State
1978 7 174 NYG Dan Doornink RB 1985 0 0 4 104 523 1836 15 209 2006 11 Washington State
1978 7 176 OAK Arthur Whittington RB 1982 0 0 2 58 448 1592 13 84 764 2 SMU
1978 7 177 DET Bruce Gibson RB 0 0 0 Pacific
1978 7 183 BUF Steve Powell RB 1979 0 0 0 25 10 29 0 Truman State
1978 7 191 BAL Jeff Logan RB 0 0 0 Ohio State
1978 8 195 KAN John Henry White RB 0 0 0 Louisiana Tech
1978 8 208 PIT Rick Moser RB 1982 0 0 0 49 54 190 1 3 10 1 Rhode Island
1978 8 215 NWE Mosi Tatupu RB 1991 0 1 1 199 2 2 30 1 0 612 2415 18 96 843 2 USC
1978 8 218 BAL Monte Anthony RB 0 0 0 Nebraska
1978 10 256 GNB Larry Key RB 0 0 0 Florida State
1978 10 257 ATL Ricky Patton RB 1982 0 0 1 52 261 885 5 43 326 2 Jackson State
1978 10 263 ATL Ray Strong RB 1982 0 0 0 61 45 163 3 9 71 0 UNLV
1978 10 272 MIN Hughie Shaw RB 0 0 0 Texas A&M-Kingsville
1978 11 285 NOR Dave Riley RB 0 0 0 West Virginia
1978 11 288 PHI Billy Campfield RB 1983 0 0 0 73 169 670 5 108 970 6 Kansas
1978 11 293 CIN Calvin Prince RB 0 0 0 Louisville
1978 11 299 MIN Ron Harris RB 0 0 0 Colorado State
1978 12 307 TAM Kevin McLee RB 0 0 0 Georgia
1978 12 308 BUF Richard Crump RB 0 0 0 Northeast Oklahoma
1978 12 313 NYG Greg Lawson RB 0 0 0 Western Illinois
1978 12 316 SEA Jeff Bergeron RB 0 0 0 Lamar
1978 12 331 MIA Mike Moore RB 0 0 0 Middle Tenn. State
Passing Rushing Receiving
Year Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1977 1 1 TAM Ricky Bell RB 1982 0 0 4 64 822 3063 16 97 842 3 USC
1977 1 2 DAL Tony Dorsett HOF RB 1988 1 4 11 173 2 8 41 1 1 2936 12739 77 398 3554 13 Pittsburgh
1977 2 37 KAN Tony Reed RB 1981 0 0 4 71 0 1 0 0 1 581 2340 8 172 1699 2 Colorado
1977 2 44 NWE Horace Ivory RB 1982 0 0 1 58 351 1425 15 54 471 2 Oklahoma
1977 2 45 DEN Rob Lytle RB 1983 0 0 1 87 376 1451 12 61 562 2 Michigan
1977 2 47 STL George Franklin RB 1978 0 0 0 15 1 -8 0 1 19 0 Texas A&M-Kingsville
1977 2 48 PIT Sidney Thornton RB 1982 0 0 1 74 356 1512 18 46 515 6 Northwest State (LA)
1977 2 49 CIN Pete Johnson RB 1984 0 1 7 110 1489 5626 76 175 1334 6 Ohio State
1977 2 57 OAK Ted McKnight RB 1982 0 0 3 68 528 2344 22 99 717 1 Minnesota-Duluth
1977 3 59 BUF Curtis Brown RB 1983 0 0 4 78 567 2171 9 102 772 5 Missouri
1977 3 69 DET Rick Kane RB 1985 0 0 1 125 409 1486 12 76 761 2 San Jose State
1977 3 76 CIN Mike Voight RB 1977 0 0 0 14 7 20 0 North Carolina
1977 3 79 RAM Wendell Tyler RB 1986 0 1 6 108 1344 6378 50 202 1816 16 UCLA
1977 3 80 STL Terdell Middleton RB 1983 0 1 2 80 561 2048 15 78 659 3 Memphis
1977 3 84 HOU Rob Carpenter RB 1986 0 0 6 118 1172 4363 29 215 1707 5 Miami (OH)
1977 4 90 NYJ Scott Dierking RB 1984 0 0 4 110 0 1 0 0 0 734 2915 18 124 1028 5 Purdue
1977 4 92 KAN Mark Bailey RB 1978 0 0 0 27 149 564 2 22 219 1 Long Beach State
1977 4 99 PIT Laverne Smith RB 1977 0 0 0 7 14 55 0 Kansas
1977 5 122 GNB Nate Simpson RB 1979 0 0 0 43 153 497 1 17 69 0 Tennessee State
1977 5 123 MIA Leroy Harris RB 1982 0 0 3 63 442 1813 13 72 571 1 Arkansas State
1977 5 124 SDG Clarence Williams RB 1981 0 0 2 67 394 1327 17 93 727 2 South Carolina
1977 6 142 SEA Tony Benjamin RB 1979 0 0 0 28 19 68 0 6 42 0 Duke
1977 6 151 SDG Larry Barnes RB 1979 0 0 0 34 53 156 2 4 29 0 Tennessee State
1977 6 154 PHI Wilbert Montgomery RB 1985 0 2 7 107 0 3 0 0 0 1540 6789 45 273 2502 12