John Thompson

Houston Oilers 290th pick

G · Minnesota · 1971

John Thompson is a former guard out of Minnesota, selected by the Houston Oilers with the 290th overall pick (round 12) in the 1971 NFL Draft.

Draft Details

Year

Round

Round 12

Pick

290th overall

Team

Position

College

John Thompson was the 290th overall pick in the 1971 NFL Draft, selected by the Houston Oilers.

Pick	Player	Pos	Team	College
287	John Rodman	OT	New England Patriots	Northwestern
288	Ron Gathright	DB	New Orleans Saints	Morehead State
289	Rich Saathoff	DE	Philadelphia Eagles	Northern Arizona
291	Jim Sheffield	K	Buffalo Bills	Texas A&M
292	Rich Sowells	DB	New York Jets	Alcorn A&M
293	Ronnie Lowe	WR	Atlanta Falcons	Ft. Valley State

Other Houston Oilers picks in 1971 include Dan Pastorini (QB, round 1), Lynn Dickey (QB, round 3), Larron Jackson (OT, round 4), Willie Armstrong (RB, round 5), Willie Alexander (DB, round 6), Phil Croyle (LB, round 7), Larry Watson (OT, round 7), Floyd Rice (LB, round 9), Russell Price (DE, round 10), Macon Hughes (WR, round 11), Joe Hoing (G, round 13), Dick Adams (DB, round 14).

Other Minnesota players drafted in 1971 include Barry Mayer, Alvin Hawes, Jeff Wright, Steve Thompson.

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

Rd	Pick	Player	Pos	College
1	3	Dan Pastorini	QB	Santa Clara
3	56	Lynn Dickey	QB	Kansas State
4	81	Larron Jackson	OT	Missouri
5	109	Willie Armstrong	RB	Grambling State
6	134	Willie Alexander	DB	Alcorn State
7	159	Phil Croyle	LB	California
7	174	Larry Watson	OT	Morgan State
9	212	Floyd Rice	LB	Alcorn A&M
10	237	Russell Price	DE	North Carolina Central
11	265	Macon Hughes	WR	Rice
13	315	Joe Hoing	G	Arkansas Tech
14	343	Dick Adams	DB	Miami (OH)
15	368	Andy Hopkins	RB	Stephen F. Austin
16	393	Mose Denson	RB	Maryland State
17	421	Calvin Fox	LB	Michigan State