John Runnels

Boston Patriots 257th pick

LB · Penn State · 1967

John Runnels is a former linebacker out of Penn State, selected by the Boston Patriots with the 257th overall pick (round 10) in the 1967 NFL Draft.

Draft Details

Year

Round

Round 10

Pick

257th overall

Team

Position

College

John Runnels was the 257th overall pick in the 1967 NFL Draft, selected by the Boston Patriots.

Pick	Player	Pos	Team	College
254	Lavern Barrs	DB	St. Louis Cardinals	Furman
255	Jim Copeland	G	Cleveland Browns	Virginia
256	Maurice Bates	DE	Philadelphia Eagles	Northern (SD)
258	Leigh Gilbert	TE	Baltimore Colts	Northern Illinois
259	Tom Croft	DB	Buffalo Bills	Louisiana Tech
260	Eugens Bowens	RB	Dallas Cowboys	Tennessee State

Other Boston Patriots picks in 1967 include John Charles (DB, round 1), Ed Philpott (DE, round 4), Melvin Witt (DE, round 5), Ron Medlen (DE, round 6), Robert Leo (RB, round 7), Tom Fussell (DT, round 8), Charlie Thornhill (DB, round 9), Leroy Mitchell (WR, round 11), Dave Davis (OT, round 12), Ray Ilg (LB, round 13), Bobby Beaird (DB, round 14), Tom Folliard (LB, round 15).

Other Penn State players drafted in 1967 include David Rowe, Mike Irwin.

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

Rd	Pick	Player	Pos	College
1	21	John Charles	DB	Purdue
4	101	Ed Philpott	DE	Miami (OH)
5	128	Melvin Witt	DE	Texas-Arlington
6	154	Ron Medlen	DE	SMU
7	180	Robert Leo	RB	Harvard
8	206	Tom Fussell	DT	LSU
9	232	Charlie Thornhill	DB	Michigan State
11	283	Leroy Mitchell	WR	Texas Southern
12	310	Dave Davis	OT	Harvard
13	336	Ray Ilg	LB	Colgate
14	361	Bobby Beaird	DB	Auburn
15	388	Tom Folliard	LB	Mississippi State
16	414	Keith Freeman	RB	Southern Connecticut
17	440	Bobby Nichols	TE	Boston University