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Junior Riggins is a former running back out of Kansas, selected by the St. Louis Cardinals with the 409th overall pick (round 16) in the 1969 NFL Draft.
Draft Details
Junior Riggins Draft Context
Junior Riggins was the 409th overall pick in the 1969 NFL Draft, selected by the St. Louis Cardinals.
Picks Around Junior Riggins
| Pick | Player | Pos | Team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 406 | Bob Hoskins | LB | San Francisco 49ers | Wichita State |
| 407 | John Stahl | G | Detroit Lions | Fresno State |
| 408 | Willie Davenport | WR | San Diego Chargers | Southern University |
| 410 | James Lowe | WR | Cleveland Browns | Tuskegee |
| 411 | Henry Hipps | LB | Los Angeles Rams | North Carolina A&T State |
| 412 | William Davis | LB | Oakland Raiders | Alabama |
St. Louis Cardinals 1969 Draft Class
Other St. Louis Cardinals picks in 1969 include Roger Wehrli (DB, round 1), Rolf Krueger (DT, round 2), Chip Healy (LB, round 3), Terry Brown (DB, round 3), Bill Rhodes (OG, round 4), Walter Shockley (RB, round 5), Gene Huey (WR, round 5), Amos Van Pelt (RB, round 6), Wayne Mulligan (C, round 8), Cal Snowden (DE, round 9), Gerald Warren (K, round 10), Gary Kerl (LB, round 11).
Other Kansas players drafted in 1969 include Bobby Douglass, Vernon Vanoy, John Zook, Keith Christensen, Donnie Shanklin, Billy Hunt.
No NFL career statistics are available for Junior Riggins in our sources (nflverse, Wikipedia).
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St. Louis Cardinals 1969 Draft Class
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Roger Wehrli | DB | Missouri |
| 2 | 35 | Rolf Krueger | DT | Texas A&M |
| 3 | 71 | Chip Healy | LB | Vanderbilt |
| 3 | 73 | Terry Brown | DB | Oklahoma State |
| 4 | 97 | Bill Rhodes | OG | Florida State |
| 5 | 108 | Walter Shockley | RB | San Jose State |
| 5 | 123 | Gene Huey | WR | Wyoming |
| 6 | 149 | Amos Van Pelt | RB | Ball State |
| 8 | 201 | Wayne Mulligan | C | Clemson |
| 9 | 227 | Cal Snowden | DE | Indiana |
| 10 | 252 | Gerald Warren | K | North Carolina State |
| 11 | 279 | Gary Kerl | LB | Utah |
| 12 | 305 | Howard Taylor | RB | New Mexico State |
| 13 | 331 | Richard Heinz | DT | Santa Barbara |
| 14 | 357 | Ed Roseborough | QB | Arizona State |
| 15 | 383 | Fritz Latham | OT | Tuskegee |
| 17 | 435 | George Hummer | C | Arizona State |