1978 NFL Draft
The Tennessee Titans took Earl Campbell first overall in the 1978 NFL draft, the first of 194 picks over 7 rounds. The most decorated name in the class is Earl Campbell, with 5 awards on the NFL honours list.
What the 1978 class won
- Earl Campbell — NFL MVP, 3x NFL Offensive Player of the Year, NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
- Al Baker — NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
- Doug Betters — NFL Defensive Player of the Year
- Doug Williams — Super Bowl MVP
Counted from the NFL award history, every season a pick has won something.
Round 1
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Earl Campbell |  Tennessee Titans |
| 2 | Art Still |  Kansas City Chiefs |
| 3 | Wes Chandler |  New Orleans Saints |
| 4 | Chris Ward |  New York Jets |
| 5 | Terry Miller |  Buffalo Bills |
| 6 | James Lofton |  Green Bay Packers |
| 7 | Ken MacAfee |  San Francisco 49ers |
| 8 | Ross Browner |  Cincinnati Bengals |
| 9 | Keith Simpson |  Seattle Seahawks |
| 10 | Gordon King |  New York Giants |
| 11 | Luther Bradley |  Detroit Lions |
| 12 | Clay Matthews |  Cleveland Browns |
| 13 | Mike Kenn |  Atlanta Falcons |
| 14 | John Jefferson |  Los Angeles Chargers |
| 15 | Steve Little |  Arizona Cardinals |
| 16 | Blair Bush | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 17 | Doug Williams |  Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 18 | Bob Cryder |  New England Patriots |
| 19 | Ken Greene | Arizona Cardinals |
| 20 | Elvis Peacock |  Los Angeles Rams |
| 21 | Randy Holloway |  Minnesota Vikings |
| 22 | Ron Johnson |  Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 23 | Ozzie Newsome | Cleveland Browns |
| 24 | Dan Bunz | San Francisco 49ers |
| 25 | Reese McCall |  Indianapolis Colts |
| 26 | John Anderson | Green Bay Packers |
| 27 | Don Latimer |  Denver Broncos |
| 28 | Larry Bethea |  Dallas Cowboys |
All 7 rounds
Round 2
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Sylvester Hicks | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 30 | Johnny Davis | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 31 | Mark Merrill | New York Jets |
| 32 | Dee Hardison | Buffalo Bills |
| 33 | James Taylor | New Orleans Saints |
| 34 | Mike Hunt | Green Bay Packers |
| 35 | Ray Griffin | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 36 | Keith Butler | Seattle Seahawks |
| 37 | Odis McKinney | New York Giants |
| 38 | Scott Hutchinson | Buffalo Bills |
| 39 | Johnny Evans | Cleveland Browns |
| 40 | Al Baker | Detroit Lions |
| 41 | Milton Hardaway | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 42 | John Barefield | Arizona Cardinals |
| 43 | Steve Stewart | Atlanta Falcons |
| 44 | Brett Moritz | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 45 | Dave Turner | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 46 | Stan Johnson | Los Angeles Rams |
| 47 | Walt Downing | San Francisco 49ers |
| 48 | John Turner | Minnesota Vikings |
| 49 | Willie Fry | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 50 | Matt Cavanaugh | New England Patriots |
| 51 | Guy Benjamin |  Miami Dolphins |
| 52 | Mike Woods | Indianapolis Colts |
| 53 | Ronnie Smith | Los Angeles Rams |
| 54 | Dave Browning |  Las Vegas Raiders |
| 55 | Bill Gay | Denver Broncos |
| 56 | Todd Christensen | Dallas Cowboys |
Round 3
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Derrick Jensen | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 58 | Gary Spani | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 59 | Dennis Johnson | Buffalo Bills |
| 60 | Barry Bennett | New Orleans Saints |
| 61 | Mickey Shuler | New York Jets |
| 62 | Estus Hood | Green Bay Packers |
| 63 | Bob Jury | Seattle Seahawks |
| 64 | Lyman Smith | Miami Dolphins |
| 65 | Danny Fulton | Buffalo Bills |
| 66 | Reggie Wilkes |  Philadelphia Eagles |
| 67 | Larry Collins | Cleveland Browns |
| 68 | Mark Miller | Cleveland Browns |
| 69 | Doug Greene | Arizona Cardinals |
| 70 | Stan Waldemore | Atlanta Falcons |
| 71 | Rickey Anderson | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 72 | Ted Vincent | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 73 | Gifford Nielsen | Tennessee Titans |
| 74 | Brad Shearer |  Chicago Bears |
| 75 | Whip Walton | Minnesota Vikings |
| 76 | Craig Colquitt | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 77 | Carlos Pennywell | New England Patriots |
| 78 | Frank Corral | Los Angeles Rams |
| 79 | Ernie Hughes | San Francisco 49ers |
| 80 | Leon White | Los Angeles Rams |
| 81 | Jimmy Cefalo | Miami Dolphins |
| 82 | Lindsey Mason | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 83 | Don Bass | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 84 | Dave Hudgens | Dallas Cowboys |
Round 4
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 85 | Danny Johnson | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 86 | Maurice Harvey | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 87 | Don Schwartz | New Orleans Saints |
| 88 | Dodie Donnell | New York Jets |
| 89 | Lucius Sanford | Buffalo Bills |
| 90 | Billy Taylor | New York Giants |
| 91 | Terry LeCount | San Francisco 49ers |
| 92 | Dennis Harrison | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 93 | Gerald Small | Miami Dolphins |
| 94 | William Fifer | Detroit Lions |
| 95 | Brian Cabral | Atlanta Falcons |
| 96 | George Collins | Arizona Cardinals |
| 97 | Jim Childs | Arizona Cardinals |
| 98 | Mike Renfro | Tennessee Titans |
| 99 | Dennis Law | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 100 | Jim Hough | Minnesota Vikings |
| 101 | Larry Anderson | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 102 | Dwight Wheeler | New England Patriots |
| 103 | Pete Pullara | Cleveland Browns |
| 104 | Pete Woods | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 105 | Mark Manges | Los Angeles Rams |
| 106 | Eric Laakso | Miami Dolphins |
| 107 | Homer Elias | Detroit Lions |
| 108 | Joe Stewart | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 109 | Larry Tearry | Detroit Lions |
| 110 | Alois Blackwell | Dallas Cowboys |
Round 5
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 111 | Ted Burgmeier | Miami Dolphins |
| 112 | Jerrold McRae | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 113 | Randy Sidler | New York Jets |
| 114 | Ken Spaeth | Buffalo Bills |
| 115 | Eric Felton | New Orleans Saints |
| 116 | Mike Douglass | Green Bay Packers |
| 117 | Frank Myers | Indianapolis Colts |
| 118 | Dwight Carey | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 119 | Louis Bullard | Seattle Seahawks |
| 120 | Terry Jackson | New York Giants |
| 121 | Amos Fowler | Detroit Lions |
| 122 | Keith Wright | Cleveland Browns |
| 123 | Dan Gray | Detroit Lions |
| 124 | Earl Carr | Arizona Cardinals |
| 125 | Dennis Pearson | Atlanta Falcons |
| 126 | Tom Dinkel | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 127 | Archie Reese | San Francisco 49ers |
| 128 | Willie Wilder | Green Bay Packers |
| 129 | Bill Matthews | New England Patriots |
| 130 | Norris Banks | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 131 | Rob Hertel | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 132 | Jim Krahl | New York Giants |
| 133 | Bruce Threadgill | San Francisco 49ers |
| 134 | Robert Woods | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 135 | John Choma | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 136 | Derrick Ramsey | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 137 | Brian DeRoo | New York Giants |
| 138 | Rich Rosen | Dallas Cowboys |
Round 6
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 139 | John Skibinski | Chicago Bears |
| 140 | Tom Davis | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 141 | Bobby Jackson | New York Jets |
| 142 | Mike Rieker | New Orleans Saints |
| 143 | Gregg Robinson | New York Jets |
| 144 | Leotis Harris | Green Bay Packers |
| 145 | Eric Smith | Buffalo Bills |
| 146 | Glenn Starks | Seattle Seahawks |
| 147 | Randy Pass | New York Giants |
| 148 | Elliott Walker | San Francisco 49ers |
| 149 | Al Pitts | Cleveland Browns |
| 150 | Dwight Hicks | Detroit Lions |
| 151 | Jack Williams | Arizona Cardinals |
| 152 | Rodney Parker | Atlanta Falcons |
| 153 | Tony Ardizzone | Detroit Lions |
| 154 | Conrad Rucker | Tennessee Titans |
| 155 | Steve Geise | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 156 | Ken Coleman | New England Patriots |
| 157 | Francis Chesley | New Orleans Saints |
| 158 | Mekeli Ieremia | Chicago Bears |
| 159 | Tony Green |  Washington Commanders |
| 160 | Randy Reutershan | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 161 | Ben Garry | Indianapolis Colts |
| 162 | Elijah Marshall | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 163 | Doug Betters | Miami Dolphins |
| 164 | Mike Levenseller | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 165 | Jesse Thompson | Detroit Lions |
| 166 | Harold Randolph | Dallas Cowboys |
Round 7
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 167 | Alfred Jackson | Atlanta Falcons |
| 168 | Ricky Odom | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 169 | Levi Armstrong | New York Jets |
| 170 | James Earley | New York Jets |
| 171 | Mario Celotto | Buffalo Bills |
| 172 | George Plasketes | Green Bay Packers |
| 173 | John Harris | Seattle Seahawks |
| 174 | Dan Doornink | New York Giants |
| 175 | Fred Quillan | San Francisco 49ers |
| 176 | Arthur Whittington | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 177 | Bruce Gibson | Detroit Lions |
| 178 | Karl Baldischwiler | Miami Dolphins |
| 179 | James Wright | Atlanta Falcons |
| 180 | Cliff Featherstone | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 181 | Dave Stief | Arizona Cardinals |
| 182 | Joe Branson | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 183 | Steve Powell | Buffalo Bills |
| 184 | Bill Kellar | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 185 | Herman Jones | Chicago Bears |
| 186 | Greg Marshall | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 187 | Mark Dufresne | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 188 | Mike Hawkins | New England Patriots |
| 189 | Reggie Doss | Los Angeles Rams |
| 190 | Lloyd Henry | Miami Dolphins |
| 191 | Jeff Logan | Indianapolis Colts |
| 192 | Earl Inmon | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 193 | Danny Bass | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 194 | Tom Randall | Dallas Cowboys |
Picks from ESPN's draft pages. A team links to the franchise that carries it today; a player links when the player is on file.