Wilbur Grooms

Kansas City Chiefs 407th pick

LB · Tampa · 1973

Wilbur Grooms is a former linebacker out of Tampa, selected by the Kansas City Chiefs with the 407th overall pick (round 16) in the 1973 NFL Draft.

Draft Details

Year

Round

Round 16

Pick

407th overall

Team

Position

College

Wilbur Grooms was the 407th overall pick in the 1973 NFL Draft, selected by the Kansas City Chiefs.

Pick	Player	Pos	Team	College
404	Rufus Ferguson	RB	Atlanta Falcons	Wisconsin
405	Harry Unger	RB	Cincinnati Bengals	Auburn
406	Ben Nitka	K	New York Giants	Colorado College
408	Larry Nickels	WR	Detroit Lions	Dayton
409	Mike Oven	TE	San Francisco 49ers	Georgia Tech
410	John Conley	TE	Dallas Cowboys	Hawaii

Other Kansas City Chiefs picks in 1973 include Gary Butler (TE, round 2), John Lohmeyer (DE, round 4), Fred Grambau (DE, round 5), Doug Jones (DB, round 6), Donn Smith (OT, round 7), Al Palewicz (LB, round 8), Bill Story (DT, round 9), Willie Osley (DB, round 10), Monroe Eley (RB, round 11), Tom Ramsey (DT, round 12), Paul Metallo (DB, round 13), Albert White (WR, round 14).

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

Rd	Pick	Player	Pos	College
2	27	Gary Butler	TE	Rice
4	89	John Lohmeyer	DE	Emporia State
5	120	Fred Grambau	DE	Michigan
6	145	Doug Jones	DB	Cal State Northridge
7	173	Donn Smith	OT	Purdue
8	197	Al Palewicz	LB	Miami (FL)
9	223	Bill Story	DT	Southern Illinois
10	251	Willie Osley	DB	Illinois
11	276	Monroe Eley	RB	Arizona State
12	301	Tom Ramsey	DT	Northern Arizona
13	329	Paul Metallo	DB	Massachusetts
14	354	Albert White	WR	Ft. Valley State
17	431	Clayton Korver	TE	Southern Methodist