Traded • O.J. Simpson to 49ers for • 1978 second round pick (#38-Scott Hutchinson) • 1978 third round pick (#65-Danny Fulton) • 1979 first round pick (#1-Tom Cousineau) • 1979 fourth round pick (#83-Ken Johnson) • 1980 second round pick (#29-Joe Cribbs) on 1978-03-24

Traded • Wally Chambers to Buccaneers for • player to be named later (Bob Moore on 04-14) • 1979 first round pick (#4-Dan Hampton) on 1978-04-12

Traded • Lamar Parrish • Coy Bacon to Redskins for • 1979 first round pick (#12-Charles Alexander) on 1978-06-26

Traded • 1979 first round pick (#20-Willis Adams) • 1979 second round pick (#47-Sam Claphan) to Browns for • 1979 first round pick (#13-Kellen Winslow) on 1979-05-03

Traded • Monte Jackson to Raiders for • 1979 first round pick (#19-George Andrews) • 1980 third round pick (#70-LeRoy Irvin) • 1981 second round pick (#56-Andra Franklin) on 1978-08-21

Traded • 1979 first round pick (#13-Kellen Winslow) to Chargers for • 1979 first round pick (#20-Willis Adams) • 1979 second round pick (#47-Sam Claphan) on 1979-05-03

Traded • 1979 second round pick (#31-Mike Stensrud) • 1980 second round pick (#38-Angelo Fields) to Oilers for • 1979 first round pick (#23-Steve Fuller) on 1979-05-03

Traded • 1979 first round pick (#23-Steve Fuller) to Chiefs for • 1979 second round pick (#31-Mike Stensrud) • 1980 second round pick (#38-Angelo Fields) on 1979-05-03

Traded • Mike Siani • 1979 third round pick (#72-Kenny King) to Colts for • Raymond Chester • 1979 second round pick (#33-Greg Roberts) on 1978-07-22

Traded • Dave Pear to Raiders for • 1979 second round pick (#33-Greg Roberts) • 1979 third round pick (#80-Rick Berns) on 1979-04-30

Traded • 1976 fifth round pick (#148-Mike Hughes) • 1976 15th round pick (#426-John Monroe) • 1977 sixth round pick (#158-Martin Mitchell) to Redskins for • 1977 first round pick (#19-Steve Pisarkiewicz) • 1978 first round pick (#19-Ken Greene) • 1979 second round pick (#42-Willie Jones) on 1975-09-04 as compensation for free agent Dave Butz

Traded • 1979 second round pick (#46-Calvin Favron) • 1979 fifth round pick (#130-Mark Bell) to Cardinals for • 1979 second round pick (#42-Willie Jones) on 1979-05-03

Traded • 1979 second round pick (#42-Willie Jones) to Raiders for • 1979 second round pick (#46-Calvin Favron) • 1979 fifth round pick (#130-Mark Bell) on 1979-05-03

Traded • 1979 first round pick (#13-Kellen Winslow) to Chargers for • 1979 first round pick (#20-Willis Adams) • 1979 second round pick (#47-Sam Claphan) on 1979-05-03

Traded • Mike Montler to Broncos for • 1979 second round pick (#51-Jim Haslett) on 1977-07-22

Traded • Bob Jury • 1979 third round pick (#82-Joe Montana) to 49ers for • 1979 third round pick (#57-Michael Jackson) on 1978-08-28

Traded • George Johnson to Chiefs for • 1979 third round pick (#58-Jeff Moore) on 1978-08-27

Traded • Don Hardeman to Colts for • 1979 third round pick (#60-Jerry Eckwood) on 1978-08-13

Received • 1979 third round pick (#61-Tony Nathan) from Buccaneers on 8/21/1978 (date approximate) as compensation for free agent Randy Crowder

Received • 1978 third round pick (#64-Lyman Smith) • 1979 third round pick (#63-Mel Land) from Giants on ????-??-?? as compensation for Larry Csonka

Received • 1979 third round pick (#65-Ronnie Lee) from Saints on 8/22/1978 (date approximate) as compensation for free agent Don Reese

Traded • Ron Saul to Redskins for • 1977 seventh round pick (#188-Rich Martini) • 1978 sixth round pick (probably #157-Francis Chesley) • 1979 third round pick (#69-Kim Anderson) on 1976-08-17

Traded • 1979 third round pick (#72-Kenny King) • 1979 seventh round pick (#171-Tim Ries) to Oilers for • 1979 third round pick (#69-Kim Anderson) on 1979-05-03

pick forfeited due to illegal tryout

Traded • Raymond Chester • 1979 second round pick (#33-Greg Roberts) to Raiders for • Mike Siani • 1979 third round pick (#72-Kenny King) on 1978-07-22

Traded • 1979 third round pick (#69-Kim Anderson) to Colts for • 1979 third round pick (#72-Kenny King) • 1979 seventh round pick (#171-Tim Ries) on 1979-05-03

Traded • Bill Gregory • 1979 third round pick (#82-Joe Montana) to Seahawks for • 1979 third round pick (#76-Doug Cosbie) • 1979 sixth round pick (#155-Tim Lavender) on 1978-08-28

Traded • 1978 first round pick (#1-Earl Campbell) to Oilers for • Jimmie Giles • 1978 first round pick (#17-Doug Williams) • 1978 second round pick (#44-Brett Moritz) • 1979 third round pick (#78-Reggie Lewis) • 1979 fifth round pick (#133-Chuck Fusina) on 1978-04-24

Traded • Ralph Ortega to Dolphins for • 1979 third round pick (#79-William Andrews) on 1979-04-18

Traded • Eddie Brown • 1981 seventh round pick (#175-Ron Battle) to Rams for • Donnie Hickman • Jeff Williams • 1979 third round pick (#80-Rick Berns) • 1980 second round pick (#55-Mat Mendenhall) • 1980 fifth round pick (#137-Kenny Johnson) on 1978-07-24

Traded • Benny Malone • 1980 fifth round pick (#132-Daniel Jacobs) to Redskins for • Jim Braxton • 1979 third round pick (#80-Rick Berns) on 1978-10-10

Traded • Neal Colzie to Dolphins for • 1979 third round pick (#80-Rick Berns) on 1979-03-22

Traded • Dave Pear to Raiders for • 1979 second round pick (#33-Greg Roberts) • 1979 third round pick (#80-Rick Berns) on 1979-04-30

Traded • Harold Jackson to Patriots for • 1979 third round pick (#81-Mike Wellman) • 1980 fourth round pick (#98-David Hodge) on 1978-08-16

Traded • 1979 third round pick (#76-Doug Cosbie) • 1979 sixth round pick (#155-Tim Lavender) to Cowboys for • Bill Gregory • 1979 third round pick (#82-Joe Montana) on 1978-08-28

Traded • 1979 third round pick (#57-Michael Jackson) to Seahawks for • Bob Jury • 1979 third round pick (#82-Joe Montana) on 1978-08-28

pick forfeited for violating NFL practice rules (team wore shoulder pads during mini-camp)

Traded • O.J. Simpson to 49ers for • 1978 second round pick (#38-Scott Hutchinson) • 1978 third round pick (#65-Danny Fulton) • 1979 first round pick (#1-Tom Cousineau) • 1979 fourth round pick (#83-Ken Johnson) • 1980 second round pick (#29-Joe Cribbs) on 1978-03-24

Traded • Rocky Freitas to Buccaneers for • 1979 fourth round pick (#86-Russell Davis) on 1978-05-10

Traded • Jim Allen to Lions for • 1979 fourth round pick (#86-Russell Davis) on 1978-07-20

Traded • Greg Landry to Colts for • 1979 fourth round pick (#88-Ulysses Norris) • 1979 fifth round pick (#131-Walt Brown) • 1980 third round pick (#62-Mike Friede) on 1979-04-30

Traded • Mike Cobb to Bears for • 1979 fourth round pick (#91-Vaughn Lusby) on 1978-08-22

Traded • Joe Lavender to Redskins for • Manny Sistrunk • 1977 sixth round pick (#158-Martin Mitchell) • 1978 fifth round pick (#130-Norris Banks) • 1979 fourth round pick (#94-Ben Cowins) on 1976-08-04

Traded • Carl Barzilauskas to Packers for • 1979 fourth round pick (#98-Johnny Lynn) • 1979 fifth round pick (#125-Stan Blinka) on 1978-06-07

Traded • James Harris to Chargers for • 1979 fourth round pick (#99-Derwin Tucker) on 1977-06-07

Traded • Claude Humphrey to Eagles for • 1979 fourth round pick (#100-Lynn Cain) • 1980 fourth round pick (#105-I.M. Hipp) on 1979-03-05

Traded • Mike McCoy to Raiders for • Herb McMath • 1978 first round pick (#26-John Anderson) • 1979 fourth round pick (#103-Don Warren) on 1977-09-12

Traded • Tim Stokes to Packers for • 1979 fourth round pick (#103-Don Warren) on 1978-08-04

Traded • Neal Jeffrey to Oilers for • 1979 fourth round pick (#104-John Floyd) on 1977-08-05

Traded • Larry Seivers to Buccaneers for • 1979 fourth round pick (#116-Dan Manucci) on 1977-08-30

Received • 1979 fifth round pick (#116-Dan Manucci) from Seahawks on ????-??-?? as compensation for free agent Ahmad Rashad

Traded • Dave Washington to Lions for • 1979 fifth round pick (#119-Jerry Aldridge) on 1978-04-27

Traded • Golden Richards to Bears for • 1979 fifth round pick (#121-Bob Hukill) • 1980 third round pick (#78-Bill Roe) on 1978-09-06

Traded • 1979 fifth round pick (#124-Rich Dimler) • 1979 sixth round pick (#163-Jim Ronan) to Browns for • Oscar Roan • 1979 fifth round pick (#122-Victor Hicks) on 1979-03-30

Traded • Tim Stokes • 1976 sixth round pick (#179-Tommy Marvaso) • 1976 eighth round pick (#234-Bryan Fryer) to Redskins for • 1978 second round pick (#46-Stan Johnson) • 1978 third round pick (#78-Frank Corral) • 1978 fourth round pick (#103-Pete Pullara) • 1979 fifth round pick (#124-Rich Dimler) on 1975-09-04

Traded • Oscar Roan • 1979 fifth round pick (#122-Victor Hicks) to Rams for • 1979 fifth round pick (#124-Rich Dimler) • 1979 sixth round pick (#163-Jim Ronan) on 1979-03-30

Traded • Carl Barzilauskas to Packers for • 1979 fourth round pick (#98-Johnny Lynn) • 1979 fifth round pick (#125-Stan Blinka) on 1978-06-07

Traded • Efren Herrera to Seahawks for • 1979 fifth round pick (#128-Curtis Anderson) on 1978-08-15

Traded • 1979 second round pick (#42-Willie Jones) to Raiders for • 1979 second round pick (#46-Calvin Favron) • 1979 fifth round pick (#130-Mark Bell) on 1979-05-03

Traded • Lydell Mitchell to Chargers for • Joe Washington • 1979 fifth round pick (#131-Walt Brown) on 1978-08-23

Traded • Greg Landry to Colts for • 1979 fourth round pick (#88-Ulysses Norris) • 1979 fifth round pick (#131-Walt Brown) • 1980 third round pick (#62-Mike Friede) on 1979-04-30

Traded • 1978 first round pick (#1-Earl Campbell) to Oilers for • Jimmie Giles • 1978 first round pick (#17-Doug Williams • 1978 second round pick (#44-Brett Moritz) • 1979 third round pick (#78-Reggie Lewis) • 1979 fifth round pick (#133-Chuck Fusina) on 1978-04-24

Pick forfeited for unknown reasons.

Traded • Dwight Harrison to Colts for • 1979 sixth round pick (#141-Mike Burrow) • cash on 1978-08-28

Traded • Rik Bonness to Buccaneers for • 1978 sixth round pick (#140-Tom Davis) • 1979 sixth round pick (#142-Ira Matthews) on 1977-08-30

Traded • Elbert Drungo to Bills for • 1979 fifth round pick (#143-Daryl Hunt) on 1978-08-11

Traded • Bill Gay • rights to any 2 of the first 5 players cut by Broncos by 08-29 (?) (?) to Lions for • Charlie West • 1979 sixth round pick (#148-Jeff McIntyre) on 1978-08-14

Traded • Ricky Thompson to Redskins for • 1979 sixth round pick (#150-Jimmy Moore) on 1978-08-22

Traded • Bill Gregory • 1979 third round pick (#82-Joe Montana) to Seahawks for • 1979 third round pick (#76-Doug Cosbie) • 1979 sixth round pick (#155-Tim Lavender) on 1978-08-28

Traded • Glen Edwards to Chargers for • 1979 sixth round pick (#157-Bill Murrell) on 1978-08-22

Received • 1979 sixth round pick (#158-Eddie Hicks) from Eagles on 1979-04-06 in exchange for rights to assistant coach Jerry Wampfler

Traded • Jim Jensen to Broncos for • 1979 sixth round pick (#160-Mike Salzano) on 1977-09-11

Traded • Dave Pureifory to Patriots for • 1979 sixth round pick (#161-Dwayne Woodruff) on 1978-08-22

Traded • Oscar Roan • 1979 fifth round pick (#122-Victor Hicks) to Rams for • 1979 fifth round pick (#124-Rich Dimler) • 1979 sixth round pick (#163-Jim Ronan) on 1979-03-30

Cardinals > Saints — Traded Jim Thaxton to Cardinals for 1979 seventh round pick (?-?)

Traded • Frank Grant to Buccaneers for • 1979 seventh round pick (#169-Larry Polowski) on 1978-10-10

Traded • Don Testerman • 1979 seventh round pick (#182-Rich Milot) to Redskins for • 1979 seventh round pick (#169-Larry Polowski) • 1980 fifth round pick (#132-Daniel Jacobs) on 1979-03-30

Traded • 1979 third round pick (#69-Kim Anderson) to Colts for • 1979 third round pick (#72-Kenny King) • 1979 seventh round pick (#171-Tim Ries) on 1979-05-03

Traded • rights to Tom Skladany to Lions for • 1978 third round pick (#67-Larry Collins) • 1979 seventh round pick (#175-Jack Matia) on 1978-04-27

Traded • 1979 seventh round pick (#183-Cody Risien) • 1979 ninth round pick (#241-Curtis Weathers) to Browns for • 1979 seventh round pick (#175-Jack Matia) • 1979 twelfth round pick (#316-Dirk Abernathy) on 1979-05-04

Traded • Harold Hart • conditional draft pick (if Hart does not make Redskins roster?) (1979 #300-Tony Hall) to Redskins for • conditional draft pick (1979 #177-Judson Flint) on 1977-08-22

Traded • Tom Sullivan to Browns for • 1979 seventh round pick (#178-Don Swafford) on 1978-08-09

Traded • 1979 seventh round pick (#169-Larry Polowski) • 1980 fifth round pick (#132-Daniel Jacobs) to Seahawks for • Don Testerman • 1979 seventh round pick (#182-Rich Milot) on 1979-03-30

Traded • 1979 seventh round pick (#175-Jack Matia) • 1979 twelfth round pick (#316-Dirk Abernathy) to Raiders for • 1979 seventh round pick (#183-Cody Risien) • 1979 ninth round pick (#241-Curtis Weathers) on 1979-05-04

Traded • Willie Buchanon to Chargers for • 1979 seventh round pick (#184-Rich Wingo) • 1980 first round pick (#26-George Cumby) on 1979-04-26

Traded • Rich Caster to Oilers for • 1979 seventh round pick (#187-Keith Brown) • 1980 seventh round pick (#190-Bennie Leverett) on 1978-08-17

pick forfeited by NFL for illegal tryout

Traded • Steve Knutson to 49ers for • 1979 eighth round pick (#193-Ron Cassidy) on 1978-05-04

Traded • Tom Ehlers • Tom Graham to Bills for • 1979 eighth round pick (#196-Chuck Correal) on 1978-08-21

Traded • Darrell Austin to Buccaneers for • 1979 eighth round pick (#198-Marshall Harris) on 1979-04-24

Traded • Dave Gallagher to Lions for • 1979 eighth round pick (#201-Roy Simmons) on 1978-08-02

Traded • Jim Mandich to Redskins for • 1979 eighth round pick (#206-Jeff Groth) • 1980 eighth round pick (#214-David Woodley) on 1978-05-11

Traded • Frank Myers to Vikings for • 1979 eighth round pick (#207-Nesby Glasgow) on 1978-08-16

Traded • Ernie Price to Seahawks for • Bill Cooke • 1979 eighth round pick (#213-John Mohring) on 1978-09-27

Received • 1978 twelfth round pick (#333-Bill Kenney) • 1979 ninth round pick (#215-Glenn Blackwood) from Broncos on 1974-04-10 as compensation for Jim Kiick

Traded • Council Rudolph to Dolphins for • 1979 eighth round pick (#217-Eugene Sanders) on 1978-07-05

Traded • Jerry Latin to Rams for • 1979 eighth round pick (#218-Robert Brewer) on 1978-09-12

Traded • Jimbo Elrod to Cardinals for • 1979 eighth round pick (#218-Robert Brewer) on 1979-04-27

Traded • Keith Simons to Saints for • 1979 ninth round pick (#229-Joe Robinson) on 1978-07-06

Unconfirmed.

Traded • Art Thoms to Eagles for • 1978 seventh round pick (probably #176-Arthur Whittington) • 1979 eighth round pick (possibly ninth round #238-Jim Rourke) on 1977-09-01

ninth round pick "traded to Oakland for Art Thoms" per Eagles media guide

Traded • 1979 seventh round pick (#175-Jack Matia) • 1979 twelfth round pick (#316-Dirk Abernathy) to Raiders for • 1979 seventh round pick (#183-Cody Risien) • 1979 ninth round pick (#241-Curtis Weathers) on 1979-05-04

Traded • Jim O'Bradovich to Buccaneers for • 1979 tenth round pick (#252-Howard Ballage) on 1978-07-06

Traded • Karl Baldischwiler to Lions for • 1979 tenth round pick (#258-Jerome Stanton) on 1978-08-28

Traded • Floyd Rice to Saints for • 1979 tenth round pick (#259-Ricky Smith) on 1978-08-28

Traded • John McDaniel to Redskins for • 1979 tenth round pick (#260-Gerald Jackson) on 1978-08-30

Traded • Phil Wise to Vikings for • 1978 eighth round pick (#213-Roy Eppes) • 1979 tenth round pick (#263-Ed McGlasson) on 1977-08-02

Traded • Tom Graham to Eagles for • 1979 tenth round pick (#265-Tony Petruccio) on 1978-04-26

Traded • Larry Brunson to Raiders for • 1979 tenth round pick (#268-Larry Willis) on 1978-09-13

Chiefs exercised this pick per most accounts.

Unknown.

tenth round #268 Larry Willis "from Kansas City" per Rams web site / media guide

Chiefs exercised this pick per most accounts.

Exercised pick in 1978 supplemental draft to select Johnnie Dirden.

Traded • Tom Neville to Broncos for • 1979 tenth round pick (#270-Martin Cox) on 1978-08-23

Traded • Marsh White to Lions for • 1979 eleventh round pick (#284-Ken Johnson) on 1978-08-02

Traded • conditional draft pick (1979 #177-Judson Flint) to Patriots for • Harold Hart • conditional draft pick (if Hart does not make Redskins roster?) (1979 #300-Tony Hall) on 1977-08-22

Traded • Skip Butler to Cowboys for • 1979 eleventh round pick (#302-Eddie Cole) on 1978-08-16

49ers should have had first pick in this round?

Traded • Joe Jones to Redskins for • 1979 twelfth round pick (#315-Dewitt Methvin) on 1979-03-01

Traded • 1979 seventh round pick (#183-Cody Risien) • 1979 ninth round pick (#241-Curtis Weathers) to Browns for • 1979 seventh round pick (#175-Jack Matia) • 1979 twelfth round pick (#316-Dirk Abernathy) on 1979-05-04

Traded • Rick Engles to Eagles for • 1979 twelfth round pick (#322-Ed Smith) on 1978-07-22

Traded • Bob McKay to Patriots for • 1979 twelfth round pick (#326-Brian Sweeney) on 1978-09-13

"Lions acquired a 12th round pick in the 1979 draft from New England in exchange for past considerations" [per Lions media guide]