John Bledsoe

Detroit Lions 203rd pick

RB · Ohio State · 1973

John Bledsoe is a former running back out of Ohio State, selected by the Detroit Lions with the 203rd overall pick (round 8) in the 1973 NFL Draft.

Draft Details

Year

Round

Round 8

Pick

203rd overall

Team

Position

College

John Bledsoe was the 203rd overall pick in the 1973 NFL Draft, selected by the Detroit Lions.

Pick	Player	Pos	Team	College
200	Prentice McCray	S	Detroit Lions	Arizona State
201	Dave Atkins	RB	San Francisco 49ers	Texas-El Paso
202	Hise Austin	CB	Green Bay Packers	Prairie View A&M
204	Dan Werner	QB	Dallas Cowboys	Michigan State
205	Mike Rae	QB	Oakland Raiders	USC
206	Bill Janssen	OT	Pittsburgh Steelers	Nebraska

Other Detroit Lions picks in 1973 include Ernest Price (DE, round 1), Leon Crosswhite (RB, round 2), John Brady (TE, round 3), Jim Laslavic (LB, round 3), Levi Johnson (DB, round 3), Mike Hennigan (LB, round 4), Dick Jauron (DB, round 4), Jim Hooks (RB, round 4), John "Tiny" Andrews (DT, round 7), Prentice McCray (S, round 8), Ira Dean (DB, round 9), Ray Bonner (DB, round 10).

Other Ohio State players drafted in 1973 include Rick Seifert, George Hasenohrl, Rick Galbos, Earl Belgrave.

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

Rd	Pick	Player	Pos	College
1	17	Ernest Price	DE	Texas A&M-Kingsville
2	44	Leon Crosswhite	RB	Oklahoma
3	58	John Brady	TE	Washington
3	71	Jim Laslavic	LB	Penn State
3	75	Levi Johnson	DB	Texas A&M-Kingsville
4	81	Mike Hennigan	LB	Tennessee Tech
4	91	Dick Jauron	DB	Yale
4	96	Jim Hooks	RB	Central Oklahoma
7	175	John "Tiny" Andrews	DT	Morgan State
8	200	Prentice McCray	S	Arizona State
9	227	Ira Dean	DB	Baylor
10	252	Ray Bonner	DB	Middle Tennessee
11	279	Scott Freeman	WR	Wyoming
12	304	Tom Scott	WR	Washington
13	331	John Moss	LB	Pittsburgh
14	356	Jay Corey	OT	Santa Clara
16	408	Larry Nickels	WR	Dayton
17	435	Earl Belgrave	OT	Ohio State