Emmett King: Pick #179 in the 1979 NFL Draft

Emmett King is a former running back out of Houston, selected by the New York Jets with the 179th overall pick (round 7) in the 1979 NFL Draft.

Draft Details

Year

Round

Round 7

Pick

179th overall

Team

Position

College

Emmett King was the 179th overall pick in the 1979 NFL Draft, selected by the New York Jets.

Pick	Player	Pos	Team	College
176	Stan Sytsma	LB	New Orleans Saints	Minnesota
177	Judson Flint	DB	New England Patriots	California (PA); Memphis
178	Don Swafford	OT	Philadelphia Eagles	Florida
180	Henry Monroe	DB	Green Bay Packers	Mississippi State
181	Bob Winkel	DT	Minnesota Vikings	Kentucky
182	Rich Milot	LB	Washington Commanders	Penn State

Other New York Jets picks in 1979 include Marty Lyons (DE, round 1), Mark Gastineau (DE, round 2), Donald Dykes (CB, round 3), Eric Cunningham (G, round 4), Johnny Lynn (DB, round 4), Kelly Kirchbaum (LB, round 5), Stan Blinka (MLB, round 5), Bill Dufek (OG, round 6), Keith Brown (DB, round 7), Marshall Harris (DE, round 8), Ed McGlasson (C, round 10), Paul Darby (WR, round 12).

Other Houston players drafted in 1979 include Randy Love.

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

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	BUF	Tom Cousineau	LB	Ohio State
1	2	KC	Mike Bell	DE	Colorado State
1	3	CIN	Jack Thompson	QB	Washington State
1	4	CHI	Dan Hampton	DT	Arkansas
1	5	BUF	Jerry Butler	WR	Clemson
1	6	BAL	Barry Krauss	LB	Alabama
1	7	NYG	Phil Simms	QB	Morehead State University
1	8	LA	Ottis Anderson	RB	Miami
1	9	CHI	Al Harris	LB	Arizona State
1	10	DET	Keith Dorney	G	Penn State