Cliff Branch

Oakland Raiders 98th pick

WR · Colorado · 1972

Draft Details

Year

1972

Round

Round 4

Pick

98th overall

Team

Oakland Raiders

Position

College

Colorado

Cliff Branch Career Stats

3× Super Bowl champion (XI, XV, XVIII)
3× First-team All-Pro (1974–1976)
4× Pro Bowl (1974–1977)
NFL receiving yards leader (1974)
2× NFL receiving touchdowns leader (1974, 1976)
Second-team All-Big Eight (1971)
Longest receiving touchdown: 99 yards (tied)

Career Totals

Receptions	Receiving yards	Receiving touchdowns
501	8,685	67

Career History

Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders (1972–1985)
Los Angeles Cobras (1988)

Born: Houston, Texas, U.S. · Height: 5-11

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Cliff Branch is a former wide receiver out of Colorado, selected by the Oakland Raiders with the 98th overall pick (round 4) in the 1972 NFL Draft. His pro career included stints with the Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders and Los Angeles Cobras.

More from the 1972 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	BUF	Walt Patulski	DE	Notre Dame
1	2	CIN	Sherman White	DE	California
1	3	CHI	Lionel Antoine	OT	Southern Illinois
1	4	ARI	Ahmad Rashad	WR	Oregon
1	5	DEN	Riley Odoms	TE	Houston
1	6	TEN	Greg Sampson	DE	Stanford
1	7	GB	Willie Buchanon	DB	San Diego State
1	8	NO	Royce Smith	OG	Georgia
1	9	NYJ	Jerome Barkum	TE	Jackson State
1	10	MIN	Jeff Siemon	LB	Stanford

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