Jim Meeks

Detroit Lions 475th pick

DB · Boise State · 1976

Jim Meeks is a former defensive back out of Boise State, selected by the Detroit Lions with the 475th overall pick (round 17) in the 1976 NFL Draft.

Draft Details

Year

Round

Round 17

Pick

475th overall

Team

Position

College

Jim Meeks was the 475th overall pick in the 1976 NFL Draft, selected by the Detroit Lions.

Pick	Player	Pos	Team	College
472	Pat McNeil	RB	Kansas City Chiefs	Baylor
473	Darryl Jenkins	RB	San Francisco 49ers	San Jose State
474	Randy Cozens	DE	Denver Broncos	Pittsburgh
476	Chuck Wills	DB	Washington Redskins	Oregon
477	Bob Berg	K	Buffalo Bills	New Mexico
478	Buddy Tate	DB	Oakland Raiders	Tulsa

Other Detroit Lions picks in 1976 include James Hunter (CB, round 1), Lawrence Gaines (RB, round 1), Ken Long (G, round 2), David Hill (TE, round 2), Russ Bolinger (G, round 3), John Woodcock (DE, round 3), Steadman Scavella (LB, round 5), Garth Ten Napel (LB, round 7), Rich Sorenson (K, round 8), Charles Braswell (DB, round 8), Leanell Jones (TE, round 9), Bill Bowerman (DB, round 10).

Other Boise State players drafted in 1976 include John Smith, Gary Gorrell.

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

Rd	Pick	Player	Pos	College
1	10	James Hunter	CB	Grambling State
1	16	Lawrence Gaines	RB	Wyoming
2	44	Ken Long	G	Purdue
2	46	David Hill	TE	Texas A&M-Kingsville
3	68	Russ Bolinger	G	California State - Long Beach
3	76	John Woodcock	DE	Hawaii
5	145	Steadman Scavella	LB	Miami (FL)
7	198	Garth Ten Napel	LB	Texas A&M
8	217	Rich Sorenson	K	Chico State
8	225	Charles Braswell	DB	West Virginia
9	253	Leanell Jones	TE	Long Beach State
10	279	Bill Bowerman	DB	New Mexico State
11	307	Gary Shugrue	DE	Villanova
12	335	Mike McCabe	C	South Carolina
13	363	Mel Jacobs	WR	San Diego State
14	391	Leonard Elston	WR	Kentucky State
15	419	Trent Smock	WR	Indiana
16	447	Craig McCurdy	LB	William & Mary