Rod Kirby

Buffalo Bills 278th pick

LB · Pittsburgh · 1974

Rod Kirby is a former linebacker out of Pittsburgh, selected by the Buffalo Bills with the 278th overall pick (round 11) in the 1974 NFL Draft.

Draft Details

Year

Round

Round 11

Pick

278th overall

Team

Position

College

Rod Kirby was the 278th overall pick in the 1974 NFL Draft, selected by the Buffalo Bills.

Pick	Player	Pos	Team	College
275	Bob Thornbladh	LB	Kansas City Chiefs	Michigan
276	Steve Buchanan	RB	Denver Broncos	Holy Cross
277	Eddie Wilson	WR	Atlanta Falcons	Albany State
279	Harold Hart	RB	Oakland Raiders	Texas Southern
280	Harvey McGee	WR	Dallas Cowboys	Southern Miss
281	Ed Kezirian	OT	Cincinnati Bengals	UCLA

Other Buffalo Bills picks in 1974 include Reuben Gant (TE, round 1), Doug Allen (OLB, round 2), Gary Marangi (QB, round 3), Carlester Crumpler (RB, round 4), Gary Hayman (RB, round 5), Tim Guy (DT, round 5), Greg Hare (QB, round 8), Brian Doherty (P, round 9), Art Cameron (TE, round 10), Don Calhoun (RB, round 10), Dave Means (DE, round 12), Ed Gatewood (LB, round 13).

Other Pittsburgh players drafted in 1974 include Jim Buckmon, Dave Wannstedt.

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

Rd	Pick	Player	Pos	College
1	18	Reuben Gant	TE	Oklahoma State
2	27	Doug Allen	OLB	Penn State
3	70	Gary Marangi	QB	Boston College
4	95	Carlester Crumpler	RB	East Carolina
5	106	Gary Hayman	RB	Penn State
5	122	Tim Guy	DT	Oregon
8	203	Greg Hare	QB	Ohio State
9	226	Brian Doherty	P	Notre Dame
10	241	Art Cameron	TE	Albany State
10	249	Don Calhoun	RB	Kansas State
12	303	Dave Means	DE	Southeast Missouri State
13	331	Ed Gatewood	LB	Tennessee State
14	339	Phil Lamm	DB	North Carolina
14	355	Phil Gurbada	DB	Mayville
15	382	Ken Williams	LB	Southwestern Louisiana
16	406	Sanford Qvale	OT	North Dakota State
17	434	Sal Casola	K	Cincinnati