Cleo Johnson

Denver Broncos 87th pick

DB · Alcorn State · 1971

Draft Details

Year

1971

Round

Round 4

Pick

87th overall

Team

Denver Broncos

Position

College

Alcorn State

Cleo Johnson Draft Context

Cleo Johnson was the 87th overall pick in the 1971 NFL Draft, selected by the Denver Broncos.

Picks Around Cleo Johnson

Pick	Player	Pos	Team	College
84	Bill Zapalac	LB	New York Jets	Texas
85	Mike Potchad	DT	Atlanta Falcons	Pittsburg State
86	Gerry Mullins	OG	Pittsburgh Steelers	USC
88	Wimpy Winther		New Orleans Saints	Ole Miss
89	Jerry Moore	DB	Chicago Bears	Arkansas
90	Steve Worster	RB	Los Angeles Rams	Texas

Denver Broncos 1971 Draft Class

Other Denver Broncos picks in 1971 include Marv Montgomery (OT, round 1), Dwight Harrison (WR, round 2), Lyle Alzado (DE, round 4), Harold Phillips (DB, round 6), Doug Adams (LB, round 7).

Other Alcorn State players drafted in 1971 include Eddie Hackett, Willie Alexander.

No NFL career statistics are available for Cleo Johnson in our sources (nflverse, Wikipedia).

Cleo Johnson is a former defensive back out of Alcorn State, selected by the Denver Broncos with the 87th overall pick (round 4) in the 1971 NFL Draft.

More from the 1971 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	NE	Jim Plunkett	QB	Stanford
1	2	NO	Archie Manning	QB	Ole Miss
1	3	TEN	Dan Pastorini	QB	Santa Clara
1	4	BUF	J.D. Hill	WR	Arizona State
1	5	PHI	Richard Harris	DE	Grambling State
1	6	NYJ	John Riggins	RB	Kansas
1	7	ATL	Joe Profit	RB	Louisiana-Monroe
1	8	PIT	Frank Lewis	WR	Grambling State
1	9	GB	John Brockington	RB	Ohio State
1	10	LAR	Isiah Robertson	LB	Southern University

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