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Art Whittington is a former running back out of SMU, selected by the Las Vegas Raiders with the 176th overall pick (round 7) in the 1978 NFL Draft.
Draft Details
Art Whittington Draft Context
Art Whittington was the 176th overall pick in the 1978 NFL Draft, selected by the Las Vegas Raiders.
Picks Around Art Whittington
| Pick | Player | Pos | Team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 173 | John Harris | FS | Seattle Seahawks | Arizona State |
| 174 | Dan Doornink | RB | New York Giants | Washington State |
| 175 | Fred Quillan | C | San Francisco 49ers | Oregon |
| 176 | Arthur Whittington | RB | Oakland Raiders | SMU |
| 177 | Bruce Gibson | RB | Detroit Lions | Pacific |
| 178 | Karl Baldischwiler | OT | Miami Dolphins | Oklahoma |
Las Vegas Raiders 1978 Draft Class
Other Las Vegas Raiders picks in 1978 include Dave Browning (DE, round 2), Derrick Jensen (RB, round 3), Lindsey Mason (OT, round 3), Maurice Harvey (DB, round 4), Joe Stewart (WR, round 4), Derrick Ramsey (TE, round 5), Mike Levenseller (WR, round 6), Earl Inmon (LB, round 7), Mark Nichols (LB, round 8), Bob Glazebrook (FS, round 11).
Other SMU players drafted in 1978 include Arthur Whittington.
No NFL career statistics are available for Art Whittington in our sources (nflverse, Wikipedia).
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More from the 1978 Draft
| Rd | Pick | Team | Player | Pos | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  HOU |
 Earl Campbell |
RB |  Texas |
| 1 | 2 |  KC |
 Art Still |
DE |  Kentucky |
| 1 | 3 |  NO |
 Wes Chandler |
WR |  Florida |
| 1 | 5 |  BUF |
 Terry Miller |
RB |  Oklahoma State |
| 1 | 6 |  GB |
 James Lofton |
WR |  Stanford |
| 1 | 7 |  SF |
 Ken MacAfee |
TE |  Notre Dame |
| 1 | 8 |  CIN |
 Ross Browner |
NT | Notre Dame |
| 1 | 9 |  SEA |
 Keith Simpson |
DB |  Memphis |
| 1 | 10 |  NYG |
 Gordon King |
OT | Stanford |
| 10 | 1 | HOU |
 Johnnie Dirden |
WR | Sam Houston State |
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