John Shelly

Buffalo Bills 417th pick

DB · Oklahoma · 1972

John Shelly is a former defensive back out of Oklahoma, selected by the Buffalo Bills with the 417th overall pick (round 17) in the 1972 NFL Draft.

Draft Details

Year

Round

Round 17

Pick

417th overall

Team

Position

College

John Shelly was the 417th overall pick in the 1972 NFL Draft, selected by the Buffalo Bills.

Pick	Player	Pos	Team	College
414	Neil Graff	QB	Minnesota Vikings	Wisconsin
415	Al Hannah	WR	Miami Dolphins	Wisconsin
416	Gordon Longmire	QB	Dallas Cowboys	Utah
418	David Green	P	Cincinnati Bengals	Ohio
419	John Seyferth	RB	New York Giants	Michigan
420	Lou Harris	RB	Denver Broncos	USC

Other Buffalo Bills picks in 1972 include Walt Patulski (DE, round 1), Reggie McKenzie (G, round 2), Fred Swendsen (DE, round 3), Randy Jackson (RB, round 4), Leon Garror (DB, round 5), Bob Penchion (OG, round 5), Ralph Stepaniak (DB, round 7), Paul Gibson (WR, round 8), Steve Vogel (LB, round 9), Maurice Tyler (DB, round 10), Bill Light (LB, round 11), Jeff Baker (WR, round 12).

Other Oklahoma players drafted in 1972 include Jack Mildren, Al Qualls, Roy Bell.

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

Rd	Pick	Player	Pos	College
1	1	Walt Patulski	DE	Notre Dame
2	27	Reggie McKenzie	G	Michigan
3	53	Fred Swendsen	DE	Notre Dame
4	79	Randy Jackson	RB	Wichita State
5	105	Leon Garror	DB	Alcorn State
5	108	Bob Penchion	OG	Alcorn State
7	157	Ralph Stepaniak	DB	Notre Dame
8	183	Paul Gibson	WR	Texas-El Paso
9	209	Steve Vogel	LB	Boise State
10	235	Maurice Tyler	DB	Morgan State
11	271	Bill Light	LB	Minnesota
12	287	Jeff Baker	WR	U.S. International
13	313	Ed Moss	RB	Southeast Missouri State
14	340	Karl Salb	DT	Kansas
16	391	Brian Linstrom	QB	Arizona