Rodney Norton: Pick #152 in the 1976 NFL Draft

Rodney Norton is a former linebacker out of Rice, selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the 152nd overall pick (round 5) in the 1976 NFL Draft.

Draft Details

Year

Round

Round 5

Pick

152nd overall

Team

Position

College

Rodney Norton was the 152nd overall pick in the 1976 NFL Draft, selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Pick	Player	Pos	Team	College
149	Ken Bordelon	LB	Los Angeles Rams	LSU
150	Keith Barnette	RB	Minnesota Vikings	Boston College
151	Wally Pesuit	DE	Dallas Cowboys	Kentucky
153	Ernie Jones	FS	Seattle Seahawks	Miami; Miami-Dade CC North FL
154	Steve Wilson	OT	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Georgia
155	Dwight Scales	WR	Los Angeles Rams	Grambling State

Other Pittsburgh Steelers picks in 1976 include Bennie Cunningham (TE, round 1), Ray Pinney (OT, round 2), Mike Kruczek (QB, round 2), James Files (round 2), Ron Coder (G, round 3), Ernest Pough (WR, round 3), Wonder Monds (DB, round 4), Theo Bell (WR, round 4), Gary Dunn (NT, round 6), Jack Deloplaine (RB, round 6), Barry Burton (TE, round 7), Ed McAleney (DE, round 8).

Other Rice players drafted in 1976 include Larry Brune.

No NFL career statistics are available for Rodney Norton 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