Gene Bledsoe

New York Jets 196th pick

G · Texas · 1967

Gene Bledsoe is a former guard out of Texas, selected by the New York Jets with the 196th overall pick (round 8) in the 1967 NFL Draft.

Draft Details

Year

Round

Round 8

Pick

196th overall

Team

Position

College

Gene Bledsoe was the 196th overall pick in the 1967 NFL Draft, selected by the New York Jets.

Pick	Player	Pos	Team	College
193	Mike Gold	OT	St. Louis Cardinals	Utah State
194	Mike Barnes	OT	Pittsburgh Steelers	Purdue
195	Roger Murphy	WR	Chicago Bears	Northwestern
197	John Beasley	WR	Minnesota Vikings	California
198	Walter Johnson	LB	San Francisco 49ers	Tuskegee
199	John Mills	WR	San Diego Chargers	Tennessee

Other New York Jets picks in 1967 include Paul Seiler (OT, round 1), Rich Sheron (TE, round 2), Dennis Randall (DE, round 3), Henry King (DB, round 3), Julian Gray (DB, round 4), Louis Jackson (DB, round 5), Jeff Richardson (DE, round 6), John Elliott (OG, round 7), Ray Scott (DE, round 9), Raymond Brown (DB, round 10), Herb Slattery (G, round 11), Randy Rasmussen (G, round 12).

Other Texas players drafted in 1967 include John Elliott, David Conway.

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

Rd	Pick	Player	Pos	College
1	12	Paul Seiler	OT	Notre Dame
2	37	Rich Sheron	TE	Washington State
3	66	Dennis Randall	DE	Oklahoma State
3	74	Henry King	DB	Utah State
4	92	Julian Gray	DB	Grambling State
5	117	Louis Jackson	DB	Grambling
6	146	Jeff Richardson	DE	Michigan State
7	171	John Elliott	OG	Texas
9	224	Ray Scott	DE	Prairie View
10	249	Raymond Brown	DB	Alcorn A&M
11	274	Herb Slattery	G	Delaware
12	302	Randy Rasmussen	G	Kearney (Neb.)
13	327	Jack Emmer	WR	Rutgers
14	352	Mike Stromberg	LB	Temple
15	380	Jack Schweberger	WR	Vermont
16	405	Doug Archibald	DB	Tennessee
17	430	Bob Biletnikoff	QB	Miami (FL)