Ozzie Newsome

Cleveland Browns 23rd pick

TE · Alabama · 1978–1990

Draft Details

Year

1978

Round

Round 1

Pick

23rd overall

Team

Cleveland Browns

Position

College

Alabama

Ozzie Newsome Career Stats

2× First-team All-Pro (1979, 1984)
5× Second-team All-Pro (1980–1983, 1985)
3× Pro Bowl (1981, 1984, 1985)
NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
PFWA All-Rookie Team (1978)
Cleveland Browns Ring of Honor
Consensus All-American (1977)
2× First-team All-SEC (1976, 1977)

Career Totals

Receptions	Receiving yards	Receiving touchdowns
662	7,980	47

Career History

Cleveland Browns (1978–1990)

Born: Muscle Shoals, Alabama, U.S. · Height: 6-2

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Ozzie Newsome is a former tight end out of Alabama, selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 23rd overall pick (round 1) in the 1978 NFL Draft. His pro career included stints with the Cleveland Browns.

More from the 1978 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	HOU	Earl Campbell	RB	Texas
1	2	KC	Art Still	DE	Kentucky
1	3	NO	Wes Chandler	WR	Florida
1	5	BUF	Terry Miller	RB	Oklahoma State
1	6	GB	James Lofton	WR	Stanford
1	7	SF	Ken MacAfee	TE	Notre Dame
1	8	CIN	Ross Browner	NT	Notre Dame
1	9	SEA	Keith Simpson	DB	Memphis
1	10	NYG	Gordon King	OT	Stanford
1	11	DET	Luther Bradley	CB	Notre Dame

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