Russell Gary

New Orleans Saints 29th pick

DB · Nebraska · 1981–1987

Draft Details

Year

1981

Round

Round 2

Pick

29th overall

Team

New Orleans Saints

Position

College

Nebraska

Russell Gary is a DB out of Nebraska who was selected by the New Orleans Saints with the 29th overall pick in the 1981 NFL Draft, a 2nd-round selection. He was the 4th of 29 DBs off the board that year. He was one of 3 Nebraska players drafted in 1981. He first appeared on an NFL roster in 1981.

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Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	NO	George Rogers	RB	South Carolina
1	1	NO	Dave Wilson	QB	Illinois; Fullerton
1	2	NYG	Lawrence Taylor	OLB	North Carolina
1	3	NYJ	Freeman McNeil	RB	UCLA
1	4	SEA	Kenny Easley	DB	UCLA
1	5	LA	E.J. Junior	LB	Alabama
1	6	GB	Rich Campbell	QB	California
1	7	TB	Hugh Green	LB	Pittsburgh
1	8	SF	Ronnie Lott	SAF	USC
1	9	LA	Mel Owens	LB	Michigan

Russell Gary

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