James Taylor: Pick #33 in the 1978 NFL Draft

James Taylor is a former offensive tackle out of Missouri, selected by the New Orleans Saints with the 33rd overall pick (round 2) in the 1978 NFL Draft.

Draft Details

Year

1978

Round

Round 2

Pick

33rd overall

Team

New Orleans Saints

Position

OT

College

Missouri

James Taylor Draft Context

James Taylor was the 33rd overall pick in the 1978 NFL Draft, selected by the New Orleans Saints.

Picks Around James Taylor

Pick	Player	Pos	Team	College
30	Johnny Davis	RB	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Alabama
31	Mark Merrill	LB	New York Jets	Minnesota
32	Dee Hardison	DE	Buffalo Bills	North Carolina
33	J.T. Taylor	OT	New Orleans Saints	Missouri
34	Mike Hunt	ILB	Green Bay Packers	Minnesota
35	Ray Griffin	CB	Cincinnati Bengals	Ohio State
36	Keith Butler	LB	Seattle Seahawks	Memphis

New Orleans Saints 1978 Draft Class

Other New Orleans Saints picks in 1978 include Wes Chandler (WR, round 1), J.T. Taylor (OT, round 2), Barry Bennett (NT, round 3), Don Schwartz (DB, round 4), Eric Felton (CB, round 5), Mike Rieker (QB, round 6), Frank Chesley (LB, round 6), Francis Chesley (LB, round 6), Brooks Williams (TE, round 8), Larry Hardy (TE, round 12).

Other Missouri players drafted in 1978 include J.T. Taylor, Pete Woods, Joe Stewart.

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

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More from the 1978 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	HOU	Earl Campbell	RB	Texas
1	2	KC	Art Still	DE	Kentucky
1	3	NO	Wes Chandler	WR	Florida
1	5	BUF	Terry Miller	RB	Oklahoma State
1	6	GB	James Lofton	WR	Stanford
1	7	SF	Ken MacAfee	TE	Notre Dame
1	8	CIN	Ross Browner	NT	Notre Dame
1	9	SEA	Keith Simpson	DB	Memphis
1	10	NYG	Gordon King	OT	Stanford
10	1	HOU	Johnnie Dirden	WR	Sam Houston State