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 is a TE out of Alabama who was selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 23rd overall pick in the 1978 NFL Draft, a 1st-round selection. He was the 2nd of 14 TEs off the board that year. He was one of 3 Alabama players drafted in 1978. He first appeared on an NFL roster in 1978.

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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

Ozzie Newsome

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