History: Cleveland Browns Draft History

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1970
Round	Player	Position	University	Notes
1a	Phipps, Mike	QB	Purdue	choice acquired from Miami for WR Paul Warfield
1b	McKay, Bob	T	Texas
2a	Jones, Joe	DE	Tennessee State	choice acquired from New Orleans for LB John Brewer
2b	Sherk, Jerry	DT	Oklahoma State
3				Browns’ choice traded to Dallas for QB Jerry Rhome
4	Stevenson, Rickey	CB	Arizona
5	Engel, Steve	HB	Colorado
6	Cilek, Mike	QB	Iowa
7	Wycinsky, Craig	G	Michigan State
8	Davidson, Honester	S	Bowling Green
9	Brown, Geoff	LB	Pittsburgh
10	Yanchar, Bill	DT	Purdue
11	Benner, Gene	WR	Maine
12	Sanders, Jerry	K	Texas Tech
13	Roberts, Larry	HB	Central Missouri
14	Tharpe, Jim	LB	Lincoln (Mo.)
15	Homoly, Guy	CB	Illinois State
16	Redebaugh, John	TE/K	Bemidji State
17	Tabb, Charles	TE/RB	McMurray

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1971
Round	Player	Position	University	Notes
1	Scott, Clarence	CB	Kansas State
2	Cornell, Robert “Bo”	HB	Washington
3a	Staroba, Paul	WR	Michigan
3b	Hall, Charles	LB	Houston	choice acquired from Kansas City for DE Marvin Upshaw;
4	Pena, Robert “Bubba”	G	Massachusetts
5	Brown, Stanley	WR	Purdue
6a	Dieken, Doug	T	Illinois	choice acquired from Chicago for WR Eppie Barney
6b	Dixon, Jay	DE	Boston U
7	Jacobs, Bob	K	Wyoming
8	Zelina, Larry	HB	Ohio State
9	Levels, Wilmur	S	North Texas State
10	Casteel, Steve	LB	Oklahoma
11	Sikich, Mike	G	Northwestern
12	Blanchard, Felix “Tony”	TE	North Carolina
13	Jamula, Thad	T	Lehigh
14	Kingrea, Rick	LB	Tulane
15	Green, William “Bill”	CB	Western Kentucky
16	Smith, David	WR	Mississippi State
17	Dilon, Leo	C	Dayton

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1972
Round	Player	Position	University	Notes
1	Darden, Thom	DB	Michigan
2a	Brooks, Clifford	DB	Tennessee State
2b	Sims, Lester	DE	Alabama	choice acquired from Miami for LB Bob Matheson
3				Browns’ choice traded to L.a Rams with G Joe Taffoni for T Mitch Johnson and Minnesota’s 5th choice in 1972
4				Browns’ choice traded to Kansas City along with Browns’ 3rd choice in 1973 for WR Frank Pitts
5a	Hunt, George	K	Tennessee
5b	Kucera, Greg	HB	North Colorado	Minnesota’s choice from Los Angeles with T Mitch Johnson for G Joe Taffoni and Browns’ 3rd choice in 1972
6	Forey, Leonard	G	Texas A&M
7	Wesley, Don	OT	Maryland State
8	McKinnis, Hugh	HB	Arizona State
9a	McKee, Larry	G	Arizona
9b	Lefear, Billy	WR/RB	Henderson (Ark.)	choice acquired from Baltimore for LB Tom Beutler
10	Mosier, Herschell	DT	Northwest Oklahoma
11	Long, Mel	LB	Toledo
12	Chapman, Bernard	DB	Texas-El Paso
13	Sipe, Brian	QB	San Diego State
14	Stewart, Ed	G	East Central Oklahoma
15	McCullar, Jewell	LB	Chico State
16	Wakefield, Richard	WR	Ohio State
17	Portz, William	DB	Sterling (Kansas)

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1973
Round	Player	Position	University	Notes
1a	Holden, Steve	WR	Arizona State	choice acquired from N.Y. Giants along with New England’s 2nd choice for DE Jack Gregory and CB Freddie Summers
1b	Adams, Pete	G	USC
2a	Pruitt, Greg	HB	Oklahoma	New England’s choice from New York with Giants’ 1st choice for DE Jack Gregory and CB Freddie Summers
2b	Steinke, Jim	DB	Southwest Texas;
3a	Crum, Bob	DE	Arizona	(Kansas City’s choice acquired from Baltimore for C Fred Hoaglin)
3b				Browns’ choice traded to Kansas City along with Browns’ 4th choice in 1972 for WR Frank Pitts
4a	Dorris, Andy	LB	New Mexico State	Cincinnati’s choice from Baltimore for K George Hunt
4b	Mattingly, Randy	QB	Evansville
5				Browns’ choice traded to San Diego for DT George Wright
6	Green, Van	DB	Shaw (N.C)
7				Browns’ choice traded to Miami for C Bob DeMarco
8				Browns’ choice traded to Detroit for DT Jerry Rush
9	Wester, Curtis	G	East Texas State
10	Humphrey, Tom	T	Abilene Christian
11	Barisich, Carl	DT	Princeton
12	Simmons, Stan	TE	Lewis and Clark
13	Romaniszyn, Jim	LB	Edinboro State
14	Popelka, Robert	DB	Southern Methodist
15	Sullivan, Dave	WR	Virginia
16	Greenfield, George	HB	Murray State
17	McClowry, Robert	C	Michigan State

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1974
Round	Player	Position	University	Notes
1				Browns’ choice traded to San Diego along with Browns’ 2nd choice in 1975 for LB Bob Babich and Chargers’ 4th choice in 1975
2	Corbett, Billy	OT	Johnson C. Smith
3				Browns’ choice traded to Denver for QB Don Horn [also 6th choice in 1974]
4				Browns’ choice traded to Oakland for WR Gloster Richardson
5	Ilgenfritz, Mark	DE	Vanderbilt
6a	Pritchett, Billy	FB	West Texas State	choice acquired from Buffalo
6b				Browns’ choice traded to Denver for QB Don Horn [also 3rd choice in 1974]
7a	Herrick, Bob	WR	Purdue	choice acquired from St. Louis for LB Andy Dorris
7b	Sullivan, Gerry	C/OT	Illinois
8a				Browns’ choice traded to Washington with T Mitch Johnson for New Orleans’ 3rd choice in 1973
8b	Brown, Eddie	DB	Tennessee	choice acquired from Buffalo for LB Rick Kingrea
9	Scott, Dan	G	Ohio State
10a	Puestow, Mike	WR	North Dakota State	choice acquired from Chicago for QB Randy Mattingly
10b				Browns’ choice traded to Buffalo for TE Jan White
11	Gooden, Tom	K	Harding
12	McNeil, Ron	DE	North Carolina Central
13	Seifert, Mike	DE	Wisconsin
14	Hunt, Bob	HB	Heidelberg
15	Terrell, Ransom	LB	Arizona
16	Anderson, Preston	DB	Rice
17	Buchanan, Carlton	DT	Southwest Oklahoma State

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1975
Round	Player	Position	University	Notes
1	Mitchell, Mack	DE	Houston
2				Browns’ choice traded to San Diego with Browns’ 1st choice in 1974 for LB Bob Babich and Chargers’ 4th choice in 1974
3	Roan, Oscar	TE	Southern Methodist
4a	Peters, Tony	DB	Oklahoma
4b				San Diego’s choice acquired with LB Bob Babich traded to New England for WR Reggie Rucker
5a	Zimba, John	DE	Villanova
5b	Cope, Jim	LB	Ohio State	choice acquired from Detroit for CB Ben Davis
6a				Browns’ choice traded to San Diego for TE James Thaxton
6b	Miller, Charles	DB	West Virginia	choice acquired from Washington for WR Paul Staroba
6c	Hynoski, Henry	HB	Temple	choice acquired from Oakland for WR Frank Pitts
7	Wang, Merle	OT	Texas Christian
8	Santini, Barry	TE	Purdue
9a	Poole, Larry	HB	Kent State
9b	Hogan, Floyd	DB	Arkansas	choice acquired from Kansas City for DE Bob Briggs
10	Lewis, Stan	DE	Wayne (Nebraska)
11	Marinelli, Tom	G	Boston College
12.	Ambrose, Dick	LB	Virginia
13	Armstead, Willie	WR	Utah
14	Barrett, Tim	HB	John Carroll
15	Moore, Willie	DT	Johnson C. Smith
16	McKay, JK	WR	USC
17	Graf, Dave	LB	Penn State

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1976
Round	Player	Position	University	Notes
1	Pruitt, Mike	HB	Purdue
2				Browns’ choice traded to Oakland for LB Gerald Irons and Raiders’ 9th choice in 1976;
3	Logan, Dave	WR/TE	Colorado
4a	Swick, Gene	QB	Toledo	New England’s choice acquired from Philadelphia in trade for CB Clifford Brooks
4b	St. Clair, Mike	DE	Grambling
5	Sheppard, Henry	OT	Southern Methodist
6				Browns’ choice traded to Chicago for Glen Holloway
7	Cassidy, Steve	DT	Louisiana State
8				Browns’ choice traded to Buffalo for S Neal Craig
9a	Reed, James	HB	Mississippi
9b	Nagel, Craig	QB	Purdue	choice acquired from Oakland with LB Gerald Irons for Browns’ second draft choice in 1976
10	Kleber, Doug	OT	Illinois
11	Celek, Chuck	DE	Kent State
12				Browns’ choice traded to Houston for WR Willie Miller
13	Murray, Brian	OT	Arizona
14	Smalzer, Joe	TE	Illinois
15	Philyow, Luther	DB	Loyola (Calif.)
16	Lorenzen, Chris	DT	Arizona State
17	Fleming, Tom	WR	Dartmouth

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1977
Round	Player	Position	University	Notes
1	Jackson, Robert L.	LB	Texas A&M
2	Skladany, Tom	P/K	Ohio State	negotiating rights later traded to Detroit for Lions’ 3rd choice in 1978 and 7th choice in 1979
3				Browns’ choice traded to Buffalo with 6th choice for DT Earl Edwards
4a	Davis, Oliver	DB	Tennessee State
4b	Sims, Robert “Mickey”	DT	South Carolina State	Baltimore’s choice acquired from Chicago for QB Mike Phipps
5				Browns’ choice traded to San Diego for DE Ron East
6				Browns’ choice traded to Buffalo with 3rd choice for DT Earl Edwards
7a	Randle, Ken	WR	USC	choice acquired from Atlanta for DE Ron East
7b	Smith, Blane	TE	Purdue
7c	Lingenfelter, Bob	OT	Nebraska	choice acquired from St. Louis for S Neal Craig
8	Armstrong, Bill	DB	Wake Forest
9	Brown, Daryl	KR	Tufts
10	Burkett, Tom	T	North Carolina
11	Nash, Charles	WR	Arizona
12	Tierney, Leo	C	Georgia Tech

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1978
Round	Player	Position	University	Notes
1a	Matthews, Clay	LB	USC
1b	Newsome, Ozzie	WR	Alabama	choice acquired from Los Angeles along with Washington’s 4th choice for Chicago’s 1st choice obtained for QB Mike Phipps
2	Evans, Johnny	P/QB	North Carolina State
3a	Collins, Larry	HB	Texas A&I	choice acquired from Detroit along with Lions’ 7th choice in 1979 for rights to P Tom Skladany
3b	Miller, Mark	QB	Bowling Green
4a				Browns’ choice to Miami along with 7th choice as compensation for signing WR Paul Warfield
4b	Pullara, Pete	G	Chattanooga	Washington’s choice acquired from Los Angeles with Rams’ 1st choice for Browns’ 1st choice
5	Wright, Keith	FL	Memphis State
6	Pitts, Al	C	Michigan State
7				Browns’ choice to Miami along with 4th choice as compensation for signing WR Paul Warfield
8	Turnbow, Jesse	DT	Tennessee
9	Kramer, Jon	OG	Baylor
10	Watson, Brent	OT	Tennessee
11	Gillard, Larry	DT	Mississippi State
12	Biedermann, Leo	OT	California

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1979
Round	Player	Position	University	Notes
1a				Browns’ choice traded to San Diego for Chargers’ 1st- and 2nd-round choices in 1979 draft
1b	Adams, Willis	WR	Houston	choice acquired from San Diego along with Chargers’ 2nd-round pick for Browns’ 1st-round choice
2a	Johnson, Lawrence	CB	Wisconsin
2b	Claphan, Sam	OT	Oklahoma	choice acquired from San Diego along with Chargers’ 1st-round choice for Browns’ 1st-round selection
3	Ramey, James	DE	Kentucky
4	Miller, Matt	OT	Colorado
5a				Browns’ choice traded to Los Angeles along with TE Oscar Roan for Rams’ 5th- and 6th-round picks
5b	Dimler, Rich	DT	USC	choice acquired from Washington through Los Angeles along with Rams’ 6th-round pick for TE Oscar Roan and Browns’ 5th-round choice
6a	Burrell, Clinton	DB	Louisiana State
6b	Ronan, Jim	DT	Minnesota	choice acquired from Los Angeles along with Rams’ 5th-round pick for TE Oscar Roan and Browns’ 5th-round choice
7a				Detroit’s choice, acquired for Tom Skladany; later traded to Oakland along with Browns’ 12th-round pick for Raiders’ 7th-and 9th-round selections
7b				Browns’ choice traded to Philadelphia for RB Tom Sullivan
7c	Risien, Cody	OT	Texas A&M	choice acquired from Oakland along with Raiders’ 9th-round pick for Detroit’s 7th [from Tom Skladany trade] and Browns’ 12th-round selection;
8	Perkov, Kent	DE	San Diego State
9a	McGee, Carl	LB	Duke
9b	Weathers, Curtis	TE	Mississippi	choice acquired from Oakland along with Raiders’ 7th-round pick for Detroit’s 7th- [acquired in Tom Skladany trade] and Browns’ 12th-round selection
10	Smith, John	WR	Tennessee State
11	Poeschl, Randy	DE	Nebraska
12a	Methvin, Dewitt	C	Tulane	choice acquired from Washington in trade for DE Joe Jones
12b				Browns’ choice traded to Oakland along with Detroit’s 7th- round pick [acquired in Tom Skladany trade] for Raiders’ 7th- and 9th-round selections

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