Offensive Tackle
4th Round
Oklahoma
"The Giants filled a need for a big offensive lineman by getting Oklahoma's All-American Mike Vaughan. At 6-5 and 275, Vaughan was a powerhouse at blowing people off the ball and because of his dimensions (the biggest offensive tackle in Oklahoma history) earned the nickname 'U.S.S. Vaughan.'
He earned every honor possible as a junior, being a First-Team All-American by both AP and UPI as well as the Football Writers, Football News and Kodak. Much of the success of running back Joe Washington in 1975 was directly traced to Mike's tremendous power blocking straight ahead. Plagued by nagging injuries his senior season, he is fully recovered and now gives the Giants their biggest offensive line prospect in many years.
Since Oklahoma obviously has not been much of a passing team in recent years, Vaughan will need to work in the area of pass blocking, but as Giants' line coach Jay Fry observes, 'with his strength, power and quickness and the fact that he was a starter for three years in the Big 8, we feel we have a really outstanding prospect ... a player who can step right in and become a starter.'
Mike is from Ada, Oklahoma and starred there in high school in both football and track and has also wrestled."
-1977 New York Giants Media Guide
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1977 Rookie Profile: Johnny Perkins
Wide Receiver
2nd Round
Abilene Christian
"The No. 2 pick, he is from Abilene Christian and was ranked No. 3 by one scout on a list of 1976's best college receivers."
-John Devaney, Schenley Pro Football Guide 1977
"At 6-2 and 208 pounds, Perkins also doubled as a track letterman at Abilene Christian, specializing in the 100- and 220-yard dashes and as a member of the 440-yard relay team. His prowess in the two sports was such that he was named an NAIA First-Team All-Star this past season, as well as gaining All-American honorable mention by the Associated Press. And his times in the dashes, 9.8 in the 100 and 22.3 in the 220, had him highly ranked in those departments. A native of Grandbury, Texas, Perkins was an All-State football star as well as a top trackman and began his collegiate career at Ranger Junior College in Texas.
For his two seasons at Abilene Christian after his transfer from the Jaycee ranks, Perkins made an auspicious debut by catching 50 passes for 1,195 yards and 12 touchdowns in his junior season, and that figure was the leading total among NAIA receivers. He was named to the NAIA All-American first team as a junior, Conference Lineman of the Year and Abilene Christian's Most Valuable Player. He additionally made All-Conference as a punter as well as a wide receiver. This past season, Perkins had 48 receptions for 995 yards, a 20.7 average, and had six touchdowns, the longest of which was an 84-yarder."
-1977 New York Giants Media Guide
2nd Round
Abilene Christian
"The No. 2 pick, he is from Abilene Christian and was ranked No. 3 by one scout on a list of 1976's best college receivers."
-John Devaney, Schenley Pro Football Guide 1977
"At 6-2 and 208 pounds, Perkins also doubled as a track letterman at Abilene Christian, specializing in the 100- and 220-yard dashes and as a member of the 440-yard relay team. His prowess in the two sports was such that he was named an NAIA First-Team All-Star this past season, as well as gaining All-American honorable mention by the Associated Press. And his times in the dashes, 9.8 in the 100 and 22.3 in the 220, had him highly ranked in those departments. A native of Grandbury, Texas, Perkins was an All-State football star as well as a top trackman and began his collegiate career at Ranger Junior College in Texas.
For his two seasons at Abilene Christian after his transfer from the Jaycee ranks, Perkins made an auspicious debut by catching 50 passes for 1,195 yards and 12 touchdowns in his junior season, and that figure was the leading total among NAIA receivers. He was named to the NAIA All-American first team as a junior, Conference Lineman of the Year and Abilene Christian's Most Valuable Player. He additionally made All-Conference as a punter as well as a wide receiver. This past season, Perkins had 48 receptions for 995 yards, a 20.7 average, and had six touchdowns, the longest of which was an 84-yarder."
-1977 New York Giants Media Guide
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