John Tate

New York Jets 318th pick

LB · Jackson State · 1974

John Tate is a former linebacker out of Jackson State, selected by the New York Jets with the 318th overall pick (round 13) in the 1974 NFL Draft.

Draft Details

Year

Round

Round 13

Pick

318th overall

Team

Position

College

John Tate was the 318th overall pick in the 1974 NFL Draft, selected by the New York Jets.

Pick	Player	Pos	Team	College
315	Dennis Colvin	OT	New York Giants	Southwest Texas State
316	Joe Barnes	QB	Chicago Bears	Texas Tech
317	Randy Hall	DB	Baltimore Colts	Idaho
319	Jimmy Poulos	RB	St. Louis Cardinals	Georgia
320	Mike Truax	LB	New Orleans Saints	Tulane
321	Phil Bennett	RB	New England Patriots	Boston College

Other New York Jets picks in 1974 include Carl Barzilauskas (DT, round 1), Gordie Browne (OT, round 2), Gordon Browne (OT, round 2), Godwin Turk (ILB, round 3), Roscoe Word (CB, round 3), Gary Baccus (LB, round 5), Bill Wyman (C, round 6), Wayne Jones (RB, round 6), Butch Veazey (TE, round 7), Greg Gantt (P, round 8), Larry Lightfoot (RB, round 8), Ron Rydalch (DT, round 8).

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

Rd	Pick	Player	Pos	College
1	6	Carl Barzilauskas	DT	Indiana
2	31	Gordie Browne	OT	Boston College
3	58	Godwin Turk	ILB	Southern University
3	74	Roscoe Word	CB	Jackson State
5	110	Gary Baccus	LB	Oklahoma
6	135	Bill Wyman	C	Texas
6	137	Wayne Jones	RB	Mississippi State
7	162	Butch Veazey	TE	Ole Miss
8	187	Greg Gantt	P	Alabama
8	192	Larry Lightfoot	RB	Livingston (AL)
8	197	Ron Rydalch	DT	Utah
9	214	Bob Burns	RB	Georgia
10	239	Sam Baker	G	Georgia
11	266	Eugene Bird	DB	Southern Miss
11	267	William Buckley	WR	Mississippi State
12	291	John Ricca	DE	Duke
14	343	Greg Fountain	G	Mississippi State
15	370	Willie Brister	TE	Southern University
16	395	Jazz Jackson	RB	Western Kentucky
17	422	Doug Lowrey	G	Arkansas State