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James Lofton is a wide receiver who played college football at Stanford. He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the 1st round (6th overall pick) of the 1978 NFL Draft. As a first-round selection, James Lofton was considered one of the top prospects in the 1978 NFL Draft class.
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Draft Class Context
James Lofton was the 3rd of 33 WRs selected in the 1978 draft. The 6th overall pick has been used 59 times in draft history. Its most productive selection was Vernon Davis in 2006, who played 195 games. Stanford had 4 players drafted in 1978, among them Gordon King and Guy Benjamin. Career statistics for him are not currently held in this database; coverage is thinner for earlier draft classes.