Gene Benner

Cleveland Browns 281st pick

WR · Maine · 1970

Gene Benner is a former wide receiver out of Maine, selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 281st overall pick (round 11) in the 1970 NFL Draft.

Draft Details

Year

Round

Round 11

Pick

281st overall

Team

Position

College

Gene Benner was the 281st overall pick in the 1970 NFL Draft, selected by the Cleveland Browns.

Pick	Player	Pos	Team	College
278	George Edwards	RB	Baltimore Colts	Fairmont State
279	Roger Laird	DB	Detroit Lions	Kentucky State
280	Earlie Thomas	CB	New York Jets	Colorado State
282	David Bookert	RB	Los Angeles Rams	New Mexico
283	Ivan Southerland	OT	Dallas Cowboys	Clemson
284	Emery Hicks	LB	Oakland Raiders	Kansas

Other Cleveland Browns picks in 1970 include Mike Phipps (QB, round 1), Bob McKay (OT, round 1), Joe Jones (DE, round 2), Jerry Sherk (DT, round 2), Ricky Stevenson (DB, round 4), Steve Engel (RB, round 5), Mike Cilek (QB, round 6), Craig Wycinsky (OG, round 7), Honester Davidson (DB, round 8), Geoff Brown (LB, round 9), Bill Yanchar (DT, round 10), Jerry Don Sanders (K, round 12).

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

Rd	Pick	Player	Pos	College
1	3	Mike Phipps	QB	Purdue
1	21	Bob McKay	OT	Texas
2	36	Joe Jones	DE	Tennessee State
2	47	Jerry Sherk	DT	Oklahoma State
4	99	Ricky Stevenson	DB	Arizona
5	125	Steve Engel	RB	Colorado
6	151	Mike Cilek	QB	Iowa
7	177	Craig Wycinsky	OG	Michigan State
8	203	Honester Davidson	DB	Bowling Green
9	229	Geoff Brown	LB	Pittsburgh
10	255	Bill Yanchar	DT	Purdue
12	307	Jerry Don Sanders	K	Texas Tech
13	333	Larry Roberts	RB	Central Missouri State
14	359	Jim Tharpe	LB	Lincoln (MO)
15	385	Guy Homoly	DB	Illinois State
16	411	John Redebaugh	TE	Bemidji State
17	437	Charles Tabb	RB	McMurry