Paul Smith

Denver Broncos 222nd pick

LB · New Mexico · 1968

Paul Smith is a former linebacker out of New Mexico, selected by the Denver Broncos with the 222nd overall pick (round 9) in the 1968 NFL Draft.

Draft Details

Year

Round

Round 9

Pick

222nd overall

Team

Position

College

Paul Smith was the 222nd overall pick in the 1968 NFL Draft, selected by the Denver Broncos.

Pick	Player	Pos	Team	College
219	Ed Brantley	OT	Cincinnati Bengals	North Texas State
220	Phil Johnson	DB	Cincinnati Bengals	Long Beach State
221	Henry Holland	C	Atlanta Falcons	North Texas State
223	Joe Blake	OT	New Orleans Saints	Tulsa
224	Bob Robertson	C	Houston Oilers	Illinois
225	Mike Donohoe	TE	Minnesota Vikings	San Francisco

Other Denver Broncos picks in 1968 include Curley Culp (DE, round 2), Garrett Ford (RB, round 3), Robert Vaughn (OT, round 3), Gordon Lambert (LB, round 4), Drake Garrett (DB, round 4), Gus Hollomon (DB, round 4), Steve Holloway (DB, round 8), Bob Langford (OT, round 10), Bobby Hendrix (OT, round 12), Charlie Greer (DB, round 13), Marlin Briscoe (QB, round 14), Jeff Kuhman (LB, round 15).

Other New Mexico players drafted in 1968 include Douglas Dalton, Emilio Vallez.

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

Rd	Pick	Player	Pos	College
2	31	Curley Culp	DE	Arizona State
3	58	Garrett Ford	RB	West Virginia
3	75	Robert Vaughn	OT	Ole Miss
4	91	Gordon Lambert	LB	Tennessee-Martin
4	102	Drake Garrett	DB	Michigan State
4	111	Gus Hollomon	DB	Houston
8	196	Steve Holloway	DB	Weber State
10	252	Bob Langford	OT	Middle Tennessee State
12	304	Bobby Hendrix	OT	Mississippi
13	330	Charlie Greer	DB	Colorado
14	357	Marlin Briscoe	QB	Nebraska-Omaha
15	386	Jeff Kuhman	LB	Vermont
16	412	Adin Brown	LB	William & Mary
17	438	Steve Grady	RB	USC