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Rick Piland is a former guard out of Virginia Tech, selected by the Kansas City Chiefs with the 335th overall pick (round 13) in the 1969 NFL Draft.
Draft Details
Rick Piland Draft Context
Rick Piland was the 335th overall pick in the 1969 NFL Draft, selected by the Kansas City Chiefs.
Picks Around Rick Piland
| Pick | Player | Pos | Team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 332 | Tom Boutwell | QB | Cleveland Browns | Southern Mississippi |
| 333 | Roger Williams | DB | Los Angeles Rams | Grambling |
| 334 | Dave Husted | LB | Oakland Raiders | Wabash |
| 336 | Rene Matison | WR | Dallas Cowboys | New Mexico |
| 337 | Carl Mauck | LB | Baltimore Colts | Southern Illinois |
| 338 | Steve O'Neal | P | New York Jets | Texas A&M |
Kansas City Chiefs 1969 Draft Class
Other Kansas City Chiefs picks in 1969 include Jim Marsalis (DB, round 1), Ed Podolak (RB, round 2), Morris Stroud (OT, round 3), Jack Rudnay (C, round 4), Bob Stein (LB, round 5), John Pleasant (RB, round 6), Tom Nettles (WR, round 7), Clanton King (OT, round 8), Maurice LeBlanc (DB, round 8), Dan Klepper (G, round 9), John Sponheimer (DT, round 10), Skip Wupper (DE, round 11).
Other Virginia Tech players drafted in 1969 include James Harvey.
No NFL career statistics are available for Rick Piland in our sources (nflverse, Wikipedia).
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Kansas City Chiefs 1969 Draft Class
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | Jim Marsalis | DB | Tennessee State |
| 2 | 48 | Ed Podolak | RB | Iowa |
| 3 | 76 | Morris Stroud | OT | Clark Atlanta |
| 4 | 101 | Jack Rudnay | C | Northwestern |
| 5 | 126 | Bob Stein | LB | Minnesota |
| 6 | 155 | John Pleasant | RB | Alabama State |
| 7 | 179 | Tom Nettles | WR | San Diego State |
| 8 | 204 | Clanton King | OT | Purdue |
| 8 | 206 | Maurice LeBlanc | DB | LSU |
| 9 | 231 | Dan Klepper | G | Omaha |
| 10 | 257 | John Sponheimer | DT | Cornell |
| 11 | 282 | Skip Wupper | DE | C.W. Post |
| 12 | 309 | John Lavin | LB | Notre Dame |
| 14 | 360 | Al Bream | DB | Iowa |
| 15 | 388 | Leland Winston | OT | Rice |
| 16 | 413 | Eural Johnson | DB | Prairie View |
| 17 | 438 | Ralph Jenkins | DB | Tuskegee |