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1968 NFL Draft

The 1968 NFL Draft was held on January 30-31, 1968. A total of 462 players were chosen over 17 rounds. The Minnesota Vikings chose Offensive Tackle Ron Yary from Southern California as the first pick in the draft. Future Hall of Famers Ron Yary, Claude Humphrey, Larry Csonka, Curley Culp, Ken Stabler, Charlie Sanders, Elvin Bethea and Art Shell were selected in this draft.

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

1968 NFL Draft Results by Team

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