NFL Rosters by Team
Patriots Roster - 1978 Resolved Abbreviation: NE
Status: ACT Offense Position: OL
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Bill Lenkaitis C 0 76 255 NA 1946-06-30 NA NA NA NA Bob Cryder OT 0 76 284 NA 1956-09-07 NA NA NA NA Bob McKay OT 0 77 260 NA 1947-12-27 NA NA NA NA Dwight Wheeler C 0 75 269 NA 1955-01-13 NA NA NA NA John Hannah G 0 74 265 NA 1951-04-04 NA NA NA NA Leon Gray OT 0 75 256 NA 1951-11-15 NA NA NA NA Pete Brock C 0 77 253 NA 1954-07-14 NA NA NA NA Sam Adams G 0 75 252 NA 1948-09-20 NA NA NA NA Shelby Jordan OT 0 79 260 NA 1952-01-23 NA NA NA NA Terry Falcon G 0 75 260 NA 1955-08-30 NA NA NA NA
Position: QB
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Matt Cavanaugh QB 0 74 212 NA 1956-10-27 NA NA NA NA Steve Grogan QB 0 76 210 NA 1953-07-24 NA NA NA NA Tom Owen QB 0 73 195 NA 1952-09-01 NA NA NA NA
Position: RB
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Andy Johnson RB 0 72 204 NA 1952-10-18 NA NA NA NA Don Calhoun RB 0 72 198 NA 1952-04-29 NA NA NA NA Horace Ivory RB 0 72 197 NA 1954-08-08 NA NA NA NA James McAlister RB 0 73 205 NA 1951-09-05 NA NA NA NA Mosi Tatupu RB 0 72 227 NA 1955-04-26 NA NA NA NA Sam Cunningham FB 0 75 220 NA 1950-08-15 NA NA NA NA
Position: TE
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Al Chandler TE 0 74 233 NA 1950-11-18 NA NA NA NA Don Hasselbeck TE 0 79 245 NA 1955-04-01 NA NA NA NA Russ Francis TE 0 78 240 NA 1953-04-03 NA NA NA NA
Position: WR
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Carlos Pennywell WR 0 74 180 NA 1956-03-18 NA NA NA NA Donald Westbrook WR 0 70 188 NA 1952-11-01 NA NA NA NA Harold Jackson WR 0 70 175 NA 1946-01-06 NA NA NA NA Stanley Morgan WR 0 71 181 NA 1955-02-17 NA NA NA NA
Defense Position: DB
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Dick Conn DB 0 72 185 NA 1951-01-09 NA NA NA NA Doug Beaudoin S 0 73 200 NA 1954-05-15 NA NA NA NA Mike Haynes CB 0 74 189 NA 1953-07-01 NA NA NA NA Prentice McCray S 0 73 185 NA 1951-03-01 NA NA NA NA Raymond Clayborn CB 0 72 186 NA 1955-01-02 NA NA NA NA Sidney Brown CB 0 72 186 NA 1956-01-27 NA NA NA NA Tim Fox FS 0 71 186 NA 1953-11-01 NA NA NA NA
Position: DL
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Ernie Holmes DT 0 75 260 NA 1948-07-11 NA NA NA NA Greg Boyd DE 0 78 270 NA 1952-09-15 NA NA NA NA Greg Schaum DE 0 76 246 NA 1954-01-01 NA NA NA NA Julius Adams DE 0 75 270 NA 1948-04-26 NA NA NA NA Mel Lunsford DE 0 75 250 NA 1950-06-13 NA NA NA NA Ray Hamilton NT 0 73 232 NA 1951-01-20 NA NA NA NA Richard Bishop DE 0 73 275 NA 1950-03-23 NA NA NA NA Tony McGee DE 0 76 250 NA 1949-01-18 NA NA NA NA
Position: LB
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Merv Krakau LB 0 74 242 NA 1951-05-16 NA NA NA NA Mike Hawkins LB 0 74 232 NA 1955-10-29 NA NA NA NA Ray Costict LB 0 72 214 NA 1955-03-19 NA NA NA NA Rod Shoate OLB 0 73 211 NA 1953-04-26 NA NA NA NA Sam Hunt ILB 0 73 240 NA 1951-08-06 NA NA NA NA Steve King OLB 0 76 220 NA 1951-06-10 NA NA NA NA Steve Nelson ILB 0 74 230 NA 1951-04-26 NA NA NA NA Steve Zabel OLB 0 76 235 NA 1948-03-20 NA NA NA NA
Special Teams Position: K
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
David Posey K 0 71 167 NA 1956-04-01 NA NA NA NA John Smith K 0 72 180 NA 1949-12-30 NA NA NA NA Nick Lowery K 0 76 190 NA 1956-05-27 NA NA NA NA
Position: P
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Jerrel Wilson P 0 74 222 NA 1941-10-04 NA NA NA NA Mike Patrick P 0 72 209 NA 1952-09-06 NA NA NA NA
Status: TRC Offense Position: OL
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Fred Sturt G 0 76 255 NA 1951-01-06 NA NA NA NA
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