Danny Johnson

Kansas City Chiefs 85th pick

LB ·

Tennessee State · 1978–1978

Danny Johnson is a former linebacker out of Tennessee State, selected by the Kansas City Chiefs with the 85th overall pick (round 4) in the 1978 NFL Draft.

Draft Details

Year

1978

Round

Round 4

Pick

85th overall

Team

Kansas City Chiefs

Position

College

Tennessee State

Danny Johnson Draft Context

Danny Johnson was the 85th overall pick in the 1978 NFL Draft, selected by the Kansas City Chiefs.

Picks Around Danny Johnson

Pick	Player	Pos	Team	College
82	Lindsey Mason	OT	Las Vegas Raiders	Kansas
83	Don Bass	TE	Cincinnati Bengals	Houston
84	Dave Hudgens	OT	Dallas Cowboys	Oklahoma
86	Maurice Harvey	DB	Las Vegas Raiders	Ball State
87	Don Schwartz	DB	New Orleans Saints	Washington State
88	Dodie Donnell	RB	New York Jets	Nebraska

Kansas City Chiefs 1978 Draft Class

Other Kansas City Chiefs picks in 1978 include Art Still (DE, round 1), Sylvester Hicks (DE, round 2), Gary Spani (LB, round 3), Pete Woods (QB, round 4), Jerrold McRae (WR, round 5), Dwight Carey (DT, round 5), Ricky Odom (DB, round 7), Bill Kellar (WR, round 7), Ray Milo (DB, round 11), Willie Brock (C, round 12).

Other Tennessee State players drafted in 1978 include Sylvester Hicks, Stan Johnson, Dwight Wheeler, Homer Elias, Jerrold McRae, Rod Parker, Rodney Parker.

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

NFL Combine Results

Height

5-10

Weight

185 lbs

40-Yard Dash

4.44s

Bench Press

15 reps

Vertical Jump

35"

Broad Jump

123"

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1	8	CIN	Ross Browner	NT	Notre Dame
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