Rod Wellington: Pick #196 in the 1976 NFL Draft

Rod Wellington is a former running back out of Iowa, selected by the Kansas City Chiefs with the 196th overall pick (round 7) in the 1976 NFL Draft.

Draft Details

Year

Round

Round 7

Pick

196th overall

Team

Position

College

Rod Wellington was the 196th overall pick in the 1976 NFL Draft, selected by the Kansas City Chiefs.

Pick	Player	Pos	Team	College
193	Karl Farmer	WR	Atlanta Falcons	Pittsburgh; Los Angeles Southwest College
194	Jay Chesley	DB	San Francisco 49ers	Vanderbilt
195	Jackie Williams	DB	Buffalo Bills	Texas A&M
197	Larry Harris	DT	Houston Oilers	Oklahoma State
198	Garth Ten Napel	LB	Detroit Lions	Texas A&M
199	James Richards	RB	New York Jets	Florida

Other Kansas City Chiefs picks in 1976 include Rod Walters (G, round 1), Cliff Frazier (DT, round 2), Keith Simons (DT, round 3), Gary Barbaro (FS, round 3), Henry Marshall (WR, round 3), Willie Lee (DT, round 5), Jimbo Elrod (LB, round 5), Steve Taylor (S, round 6), Bob Gregolunas (LB, round 6), Calvin Harper (OT, round 6), Orrin Olsen (C, round 8), Tim Collier (CB, round 9).

Other Iowa players drafted in 1976 include Rod Walters, Joe Devlin.

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

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	TB	Lee Roy Selmon	DE	Oklahoma
1	2	SEA	Steve Niehaus	DT	Notre Dame
1	3	NO	Chuck Muncie	RB	California, Arizona Western
1	4	SD	Joe Washington	RB	Oklahoma
1	5	NE	Mike Haynes	CB	Arizona State
1	6	NYJ	Richard Todd	QB	Alabama
1	7	CLE	Mike Pruitt	RB	Purdue
1	8	CHI	Dennis Lick	OT	Wisconsin
1	9	ATL	Bubba Bean	RB	Texas A&M
1	11	CIN	Billy Brooks	WR	Oklahoma