Rich Sorenson

Detroit Lions 217th pick

K · Chico State · 1976

Rich Sorenson is a former kicker out of Chico State, selected by the Detroit Lions with the 217th overall pick (round 8) in the 1976 NFL Draft.

Draft Details

Year

Round

Round 8

Pick

217th overall

Team

Position

College

Chico State

Rich Sorenson was the 217th overall pick in the 1976 NFL Draft, selected by the Detroit Lions.

Pick	Player	Pos	Team	College
214	Louie Giammona	RB	New York Jets	Utah State
215	Scott Gardner	QB	Buffalo Bills	Virginia
216	Richard LaFargue	C	Philadelphia Eagles	Arkansas
218	Jim Burrow	SAF	Green Bay Packers	Nebraska
219	Frank Reed	S	Atlanta Falcons	Washington
220	Jerome Dove	CB	Oakland Raiders	Colorado State

Other Detroit Lions picks in 1976 include James Hunter (CB, round 1), Lawrence Gaines (RB, round 1), Ken Long (G, round 2), David Hill (TE, round 2), Russ Bolinger (G, round 3), John Woodcock (DE, round 3), Steadman Scavella (LB, round 5), Garth Ten Napel (LB, round 7), Charles Braswell (DB, round 8), Leanell Jones (TE, round 9), Bill Bowerman (DB, round 10), Gary Shugrue (DE, round 11).

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

Rd	Pick	Player	Pos	College
1	10	James Hunter	CB	Grambling State
1	16	Lawrence Gaines	RB	Wyoming
2	44	Ken Long	G	Purdue
2	46	David Hill	TE	Texas A&M-Kingsville
3	68	Russ Bolinger	G	California State - Long Beach
3	76	John Woodcock	DE	Hawaii
5	145	Steadman Scavella	LB	Miami (FL)
7	198	Garth Ten Napel	LB	Texas A&M
8	225	Charles Braswell	DB	West Virginia
9	253	Leanell Jones	TE	Long Beach State
10	279	Bill Bowerman	DB	New Mexico State
11	307	Gary Shugrue	DE	Villanova
12	335	Mike McCabe	C	South Carolina
13	363	Mel Jacobs	WR	San Diego State
14	391	Leonard Elston	WR	Kentucky State
15	419	Trent Smock	WR	Indiana
16	447	Craig McCurdy	LB	William & Mary
17	475	Jim Meeks	DB	Boise State