Rheugene Branton

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 148th pick

TE · Texas Southern · 1983

Draft Details

Year

1983

Round

Round 6

Pick

148th overall

Team

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Position

College

Texas Southern

Rheugene Branton is a TE out of Texas Southern who was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the 148th overall pick in the 1983 NFL Draft, a 6th-round selection. He was the 14th of 20 TEs off the board that year. Texas Southern had two players drafted that year — Rheugene Branton and Gene Branton. He first appeared on an NFL roster in 1983.

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1	6	CHI	Jimbo Covert	OT	Pittsburgh
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1	9	HOU	Bruce Matthews	C	USC

Rheugene Branton

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