1968 NFL Draft

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The 1968 National Football League Draft.

[edit] Round one

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Minnesota Vikings	Ron Yary	Offensive Tackle	USC
2	Cincinnati Bengals	Bob Johnson	Center	Tennessee
3	Atlanta Falcons	Claude Humphrey	Defensive End	Tennessee State
4	San Diego Chargers	Russ Washington	Offensive Tackle	Missouri
5	Green Bay Packers	Fred Carr	Linebacker	UTEP
6	New England Patriots	Dennis Byrd	Defensive Tackle	North Carolina State
7	New Orleans Saints	Kevin Hardy	Defensive End	Notre Dame
8	Miami Dolphins	Larry Csonka	Running Back	Syracuse
9	Buffalo Bills	Haven Moses	Defensive End	San Diego St.
10	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mike Taylor	Offensive Tackle	USC
11	Detroit Lions	Greg Landry	Quarterback	UMass
12	Washington Redskins	Jim (Yazoo) Smith	Defensive Back	Oregon
13	St. Louis Cardinals	MacArthur Lane	Running Back	Utah State
14	Philadelphia Eagles	Tim Rossovich	Defensive End	USC
15	San Francisco 49ers	Forrest Blue	Center	Auburn
16	Chicago Bears	Mike Hull	Running Back	USC
17	New York Jets	Lee White	Running Back	Weber State
18	San Diego Chargers	Jim Hill	Defensive Back	Texas
19	Kansas City Chiefs	Mo Moorman	Offensive Guard	Texas A&M
20	Dallas Cowboys	Dennis Homan	Wide Receiver	Alabama
21	Cleveland Browns	Marvin Upshaw	Defensive End	Trinity
22	Kansas City Chiefs	George Daney	Offensive Guard	UTEP
23	Baltimore Colts	John Williams	Offensive Tackle	Minnesota
24	Detroit Lions	Earl McCullouch	Wide Receiver	USC
25	Oakland Raiders	Eldridge Dickey	Quarterback	Tennessee State
26	Green Bay Packers	Bill Lueck	Offensive Guard	Arizona
27	Miami Dolphins	Doug Crusan	Offensive Tackle	Indiana

[edit] Other Notable Players Selected

• Gary Beban, Quarterback -Los Angeles Rams, 2nd Round, UCLA
• Curley Culp, Defensive End -Denver Broncos, 2nd Round, Arizona State
• Mike Livingston, Quarterback -Kansas City Chiefs, 2nd Round, SMU
• Ken Stabler, Quarterback -Oakland Raiders, 2nd Round, Alabama
• Elvin Bethea, Offensive Tackle -Houston Oilers, 3rd Round, North Carolina A&T
• Charlie Sanders, Tight End -Detroit Lions, 3rd Round, Minnesota
• Art Shell, Offensive Tackle -Oakland Raiders, 3rd Round, Maryland-Eastern Shore
• Jim Kiick, Running Back -Green Bay Packers, 5th Round, Wyoming
• Bob Trumpy, Tight End -Cincinnati Bengals, 12th Round, Utah
• Harold Jackson, Flanker -Los Angeles Rams, 12th Round, Jackson St.
• Marlin Briscoe, Running Back -Denver Broncos, 14th Round, Nebraska-Omaha
• Rocky Bleier, Running Back -Pittsburgh Steelers, 16th Round, Notre Dame
• Bob Lee, Quarterback -Minnesota Vikings, 17th Round, Pacific

[edit] External links

• 1968 NFL draft

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NFL Draft 1968

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