John Harper

Oakland Raiders 168th pick

C · Adams State · 1968

John Harper is a former center out of Adams State, selected by the Oakland Raiders with the 168th overall pick (round 7) in the 1968 NFL Draft.

Draft Details

Year

Round

Round 7

Pick

168th overall

Team

Position

College

John Harper was the 168th overall pick in the 1968 NFL Draft, selected by the Oakland Raiders.

Pick	Player	Pos	Team	College
165	James Johnson	DB	Cincinnati Bengals	South Carolina State
166	Steve Smith	TE	Cincinnati Bengals	Miami (FL)
167	Oscar Reed	RB	Minnesota Vikings	Colorado State
169	Ray Phillips	G	New Orleans Saints	Michigan
170	John Schneider	QB	Boston Patriots	Toledo
171	Lenny Snow	RB	Minnesota Vikings	Georgia Tech

Other Oakland Raiders picks in 1968 include Eldridge Dickey (WR, round 1), Ken Stabler (QB, round 2), Arthur Shell (OT, round 3), Charles Smith (RB, round 4), John Naponic (OT, round 5), George Atkinson (DB, round 7), John Eason (TE, round 9), Rick Owens (DB, round 10), Marvin Hubbard (RB, round 11), Ralph (Chip) Oliver (LB, round 11), Larry Plantz (WR, round 12), Larry Blackstone (RB, round 13).

Other Adams State players drafted in 1968 include Tom Bilotta.

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

Rd	Pick	Player	Pos	College
1	25	Eldridge Dickey	WR	Tennessee State
2	52	Ken Stabler	QB	Alabama
3	80	Arthur Shell	OT	Maryland-Eastern Shore
4	110	Charles Smith	RB	Utah
5	136	John Naponic	OT	Virginia
7	190	George Atkinson	DB	Morris Brown
9	244	John Eason	TE	Florida A&M
10	271	Rick Owens	DB	Pennsylvania
11	277	Marvin Hubbard	RB	Colgate
11	298	Ralph (Chip) Oliver	LB	USC
12	326	Larry Plantz	WR	Colorado
13	352	Larry Blackstone	RB	Fairmont State
14	379	Ray Carlson	LB	Hamline
15	406	Mike Leinert	RB	Texas Tech
16	433	David Morrison	DB	Southwest Texas State
17	460	Steve Berry	WR	Catawba