1978 Cincinnati Bengals Draftees

Record: 4-12-0, 4th in AFC Central Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Bill Johnson (0-5-0) and Homer Rice (4-7-0)

Points For: 252 (15.8/g) 21st of 28

Points Against: 284 (17.8/g) 12th of 28

Expected W-L: 6.9-9.1

SRS: -1.34 (16th of 28), SOS: .66

Defensive Coordinator: Howard Brinker

Other Notable Asst.: Mike McCormack (Offensive Line), George Sefcik (Quarterbacks/RB), Chuck Studley (Defensive Line) and Charley Winner (Defensive Backs)

Stadium: Riverfront Stadium

Principal Owner/General Manager: Paul Brown

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +1000

Training Camp: Wilmington College (Wilmington, Ohio)

Drafted Players

Drafted Players Table
							Misc					Passing					Rushing			Receiving
Rnd	Player	Pick	Pos	Yrs	From	To	AP1	PB	St	wAV	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	College/Univ
1	Ross Browner	8	DE	10	1978	1987	0	0	9	48	138				0				0			0	Notre Dame
1	Blair Bush	16	C	17	1978	1994	0	0	12	66	246				0				0			0	Washington
2	Ray Griffin	35	DB	7	1978	1984	0	0	1	21	88				0				0			0	Ohio St.
2	Deacon Turner	45	RB	3	1978	1980	0	0	0	4	44				0		142	549	1	25	141	1	San Diego St.
3	Ted Vincent	72	DT	3	1978	1980	0	0	2	12	44				0				0			0	Wichita St.
3	Don Bass	83	WR	5	1978	1982	0	0	3	14	55				0		6	40	0	117	1580	13	Houston
4	Dennis Law	99	WR	1	1978	1978	0	0	0	1	14				0		1	-1	0	5	81	0	East Tennessee St.
5	Tom Dinkel	126	LB	7	1978	1985	0	0	2	21	102				0		3	34	0			0	Kansas
5	Rob Hertel	131	QB	1	1978	1978	0	0	0	0	3	1	4	9	0	0	1	0	0			0	USC
6	Steve Geise	155	RB				0	0	0														Penn St.
7	Joe Branson	182	DB				0	0	0														Livingstone
7	Dan Bass	193	G				0	0	0														Elon
8	Bill Miller	211	T				0	0	0														Western Illinois
9	Ron Shumon	238	LB	2	1978	1979	0	0	0	6	21				0				0			0	Wichita St.
10	Tom DePaso	267	LB	1	1978	1978	0	0	0	2	12				0				0			0	Penn St.
11	Calvin Prince	292	RB				0	0	0														Louisville
11	Mark Donahue	294	G	2	1978	1979	0	0	0	4	31				0				0			0	Michigan
12	Kim Featsent	323	WR				0	0	0														Kent St.