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Joe Branson is a former defensive back out of Livingstone, selected by the Cincinnati Bengals with the 182nd overall pick (round 7) in the 1978 NFL Draft.
Draft Details
Joe Branson Draft Context
Joe Branson was the 182nd overall pick in the 1978 NFL Draft, selected by the Cincinnati Bengals.
Picks Around Joe Branson
| Pick | Player | Pos | Team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180 | Cliff Featherstone | DB | San Diego Chargers | Colorado State |
| 181 | Dave Stief | DB | Los Angeles Rams | Portland State |
| 183 | Steve Powell | RB | Buffalo Bills | Truman State University |
| 184 | Bill Kellar | WR | Kansas City Chiefs | Stanford |
| 185 | Herman Jones | WR | Chicago Bears | Ohio State |
Cincinnati Bengals 1978 Draft Class
Other Cincinnati Bengals picks in 1978 include Ross Browner (NT, round 1), Blair Bush (C, round 1), Ray Griffin (CB, round 2), Deacon Turner (RB, round 2), Dave Turner (RB, round 2), Ted Vincent (DT, round 3), Don Bass (TE, round 3), Dennis Law (WR, round 4), Tom Dinkel (LB, round 5), Rob Hertel (QB, round 5), Steve Geise (RB, round 6), Danny Bass (OT, round 7).
No NFL career statistics are available for Joe Branson 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 |
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