Jimbo Elrod

Kansas City Chiefs 144th pick

LB · Oklahoma · 1976–1979

Draft Details

Year

1976

Round

Round 5

Pick

144th overall

Team

Kansas City Chiefs

Position

College

Oklahoma

Jimbo Elrod Career Stats

2× National champion (1974, 1975)
Consensus All-American (1975)
Third-team All-American (1974)
2× First-team All-Big Eight (1974, 1975)

Career Totals

Games played-started	Interceptions	Fumble recoveries
40-3	1	1

Career History

Kansas City Chiefs (1976–1978)
Houston Oilers (1979)

Born: Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. · Height: 6-0 · Weight: 220 lb

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Jimbo Elrod is a former linebacker out of Oklahoma, selected by the Kansas City Chiefs with the 144th overall pick (round 5) in the 1976 NFL Draft. His pro career included stints with the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Oilers.

More from the 1976 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	TB	Lee Roy Selmon	DE	Oklahoma
1	2	SEA	Steve Niehaus	DT	Notre Dame
1	3	NO	Chuck Muncie	RB	California; Arizona Western
1	4	SD	Joe Washington	RB	Oklahoma
1	5	NE	Mike Haynes	CB	Arizona State
1	6	NYJ	Richard Todd	QB	Alabama
1	7	CLE	Mike Pruitt	RB	Purdue
1	8	CHI	Dennis Lick	OT	Wisconsin
1	9	ATL	Bubba Bean	RB	Texas A&M
1	11	CIN	Billy Brooks	WR	Oklahoma

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