The 1975 NFL draft was held January 28–29, 1975, at the New York Hilton at Rockefeller Center in New York City, New York.[1][2] With the first overall pick of the draft, the Atlanta Falcons selected quarterback Steve Bartkowski.
Player selections
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- ^ a b Sometimes referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
- ^ Also known as an offensive guard (OG)
- ^ Also known as a placekicker (PK)
- ^ Also known as an inside linebacker (ILB)
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Round 1–9
Round 10
| Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
| 235 |
New York Giants |
Terry McClowry |
Linebacker |
Michigan State
|
| 236 |
Baltimore Colts |
Phil Waganheim |
Punter |
Maryland
|
| 237 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Marshall Mills |
Wide receiver |
West Virginia
|
| 238 |
Cleveland Browns |
Stan Lewis |
Defensive end |
Wayne State (NE)
|
| 239 |
Miami Dolphins |
Clyde Russell |
Running back |
Oklahoma
|
| 240 |
Denver Broncos |
Hank Englehardt |
Center |
Pacific
|
| 241 |
New Orleans Saints |
Chuck Heater |
Running back |
Michigan
|
| 242 |
San Diego Chargers |
Otha Bradley |
Defensive tackle |
USC
|
| 243 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Donnie Layton |
Running back |
South Carolina State
|
| 244 |
Green Bay Packers |
Bill Cooke |
Defensive end |
Massachusetts
|
| 245 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Rockey Felker |
Defensive back |
Mississippi State
|
| 246 |
Houston Oilers |
Alan Pringle |
Kicker |
Rice
|
| 247 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Kirk Heyer |
Defensive tackle |
Kearney State
|
| 248 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Ken Schroy |
Defensive back |
Maryland
|
| 249 |
New York Jets |
Charles James |
Defensive back |
Jackson State
|
| 250 |
Detroit Lions |
Brad Boyd |
Tight end |
Louisiana State
|
| 251 |
Denver Broncos |
Steve Haggerty |
Wide receiver |
UNLV
|
| 252 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Dennis Booker |
Running back |
Millersville (PA)
|
| 253 |
Buffalo Bills |
Roland Hooks |
Running back |
North Carolina State
|
| 254 |
Chicago Bears |
Mike Julius |
Guard |
St. Thomas (MN)
|
| 255 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Mike McGraw |
Linebacker |
Wyoming
|
| 256 |
Miami Dolphins |
Joe Jackson |
Tight end |
Penn State
|
| 257 |
Miami Dolphins |
Joe Danelo |
Kicker |
Washington State
|
| 258 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Neil Clabo |
Punter |
Tennessee
|
| 259 |
Oakland Raiders |
Steve Sylvester |
Tackle |
Notre Dame
|
| 260 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Archie Gray |
Wide receiver |
Wyoming
|
Round 11
| Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
| 261 |
Baltimore Colts |
Dave Hazel |
Wide receiver |
Ohio State
|
| 262 |
New York Giants |
George Martin |
Defensive end |
Oregon
|
| 263 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Jeff Merrow |
Defensive tackle |
West Virginia
|
| 264 |
Chicago Bears |
Mike Dean |
Kicker |
Texas
|
| 265 |
Cleveland Browns |
Tom Marinelli |
Guard |
Boston College
|
| 266 |
New Orleans Saints |
Danny Lee |
Punter |
N.E. Louisiana
|
| 267 |
San Diego Chargers |
Vince Phason |
Defensive back |
Arizona
|
| 268 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Dale Hegland |
Guard |
Minnesota
|
| 269 |
Green Bay Packers |
Bob Martin |
Defensive end |
Washington
|
| 270 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Gene Hernandez |
Defensive back |
Texas Christian
|
| 271 |
Houston Oilers |
John Sawyer |
Tight end |
Southern Mississippi
|
| 272 |
New England Patriots |
Rene Garnett |
Defensive back |
Idaho State
|
| 273 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Keith Rowen |
Guard |
Stanford
|
| 274 |
New York Jets |
Jon Bradford |
Running back |
Central State (OH)
|
| 275 |
Detroit Lions |
Steve Myers |
Guard |
Ohio State
|
| 276 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Marvin Cobb |
Defensive back |
USC
|
| 277 |
Washington Redskins |
Ardell Johnson |
Defensive back |
Nebraska
|
| 278 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Greg Krpalek |
Center |
Oregon State
|
| 279 |
Buffalo Bills |
Tom Drake |
Defensive back |
Michigan
|
| 280 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Jerry Latin |
Running back |
Northern Illinois
|
| 281 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Howard Strickland |
Running back |
California
|
| 282 |
Washington Redskins |
Jerry Hackenbruck |
Defensive end |
Oregon State
|
| 283 |
Miami Dolphins |
John Dilworth |
Defensive back |
Northwest Louisiana
|
| 284 |
San Diego Chargers |
Ike McBee |
Wide receiver |
San Jose State
|
| 285 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Ike Spencer |
Running back |
Utah
|
| 286 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Randy Little |
Tight end |
West Liberty
|
Round 12
| Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
| 287 |
New York Giants |
Marsh White |
Running back |
Arkansas
|
| 288 |
Baltimore Colts |
Brad Storm |
Linebacker |
Iowa State
|
| 289 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Alonza Picket |
Tackle |
Texas Southern
|
| 290 |
Cleveland Browns |
Dick Ambrose |
Linebacker |
Virginia
|
| 291 |
Chicago Bears |
Doug Plank |
Defensive back |
Ohio State
|
| 292 |
San Diego Chargers |
Jerry Dahl |
Linebacker |
North Dakota State
|
| 293 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
James Rackley |
Running back |
Florida A&M
|
| 294 |
New Orleans Saints |
Ron Gustafson |
Wide receiver |
North Dakota
|
| 295 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Rick Worley |
Quarterback |
Howard Payne
|
| 296 |
Green Bay Packers |
Carlos Brown |
Quarterback |
Pacific
|
| 297 |
New England Patriots |
Matt Kendon |
Defensive tackle |
Idaho State
|
| 298 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Richard Pawlewicz |
Running back |
William & Mary
|
| 299 |
New York Jets |
Bert Cooper |
Linebacker |
Florida State
|
| 300 |
Detroit Lions |
Andre Roundtree |
Linebacker |
Iowa State
|
| 301 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Jack Novak |
Tight end |
Wisconsin
|
| 302 |
Houston Oilers |
Willie Miller |
Wide receiver |
Colorado State
|
| 303 |
Denver Broncos |
Harry Walters |
Linebacker |
Maryland
|
| 304 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Charles Bland |
Defensive back |
Cincinnati
|
| 305 |
Buffalo Bills |
Mark Johnson |
Defensive end |
Missouri
|
| 306 |
New England Patriots |
Condredge Holloway |
Defensive back |
Tennessee
|
| 307 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Chandler Williams |
Wide receiver |
Lincoln
|
| 308 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Ben Jones |
Wide receiver |
Louisiana State
|
| 309 |
Miami Dolphins |
Joe Yancey |
Tackle |
Henderson State
|
| 310 |
Oakland Raiders |
Jack Magee |
Center |
Boston College
|
| 311 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Autry Beamon |
Defensive back |
East Texas State
|
| 312 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Greg Murphy |
Defensive end |
Penn State
|
Round 13
| Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
| 313 |
Baltimore Colts |
John Roman |
Guard |
Idaho State
|
| 314 |
New York Giants |
Ricky Townsend |
Kicker |
Tennessee
|
| 315 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Carl Russ |
Linebacker |
Michigan
|
| 316 |
Chicago Bears |
Charles McDaniel |
Running back |
Louisiana Tech
|
| 317 |
Cleveland Browns |
Willie Armstead |
Wide receiver |
Utah
|
| 318 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
John Snider |
Linebacker |
Stanford
|
| 319 |
New Orleans Saints |
Jim Upchurch |
Running back |
Arizona
|
| 320 |
San Diego Chargers |
Peter Demmerle |
Wide receiver |
Notre Dame
|
| 321 |
Green Bay Packers |
Bob Fuhriman |
Defensive back |
Utah State
|
| 322 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Dale Mitchell |
Linebacker |
USC
|
| 323 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Tom Ehlers |
Linebacker |
Kentucky
|
| 324 |
New York Jets |
Dan Spivey |
Defensive tackle |
Georgia
|
| 325 |
Detroit Lions |
James Smith |
Running back |
North Carolina Central
|
| 326 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Ron Rosenberg |
Linebacker |
Montana
|
| 327 |
Houston Oilers |
Ricky Scales |
Wide receiver |
Virginia Tech
|
| 328 |
New England Patriots |
Joe Harvey |
Defensive end |
Northern Michigan
|
| 329 |
Denver Broncos |
Eric Penick |
Running back |
Notre Dame
|
| 330 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Herbert Scott |
Guard |
Virginia Union
|
| 331 |
Buffalo Bills |
Mark Dienhart |
Tackle |
St. Thomas (MN)
|
| 332 |
Los Angeles Rams |
A. J. Jacobs |
Defensive back |
Louisville
|
| 333 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Steve Lindgren |
Defensive end |
Hamline
|
| 334 |
Miami Dolphins |
Leonard Isabell |
Wide receiver |
Tulsa
|
| 335 |
San Diego Chargers |
Glen Printers |
Running back |
Southern Colorado State
|
| 336 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Mike Hurd |
Wide receiver |
Michigan State
|
| 337 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Bob Gaddis |
Wide receiver |
Mississippi Valley State
|
| 338 |
Washington Redskins |
Morris McKie |
Defensive back |
North Carolina A&T
|
Round 14
| Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
| 339 |
Miami Dolphins |
James Lewis |
Defensive back |
Tennessee State
|
| 340 |
Baltimore Colts |
Mike Smith |
Center |
Southern Methodist
|
| 341 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Steve Robinson |
Defensive tackle |
Tuskegee
|
| 342 |
Cleveland Browns |
Tim Barrett |
Running back |
John Carroll
|
| 343 |
Chicago Bears |
Walter Hartfield |
Running back |
Southwest Texas State
|
| 344 |
New Orleans Saints |
Randy Rhino |
Defensive back |
Georgia Tech
|
| 345 |
San Diego Chargers |
Reggie Barnett |
Defensive back |
Notre Dame
|
| 346 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Gene Moshier |
Guard |
Vanderbilt
|
| 347 |
San Francisco 49ers |
David Henson |
Wide receiver |
Abilene Christian
|
| 348 |
Green Bay Packers |
Stan Blackmon |
Tight end |
North Texas State
|
| 349 |
New York Jets |
Joe Fields |
Center |
Widener
|
| 350 |
Detroit Lions |
Jim McMillan |
Quarterback |
Boise State
|
| 351 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Frank Haywood |
Defensive tackle |
North Carolina State
|
| 352 |
Houston Oilers |
Jody Medford |
Guard |
Rice
|
| 353 |
New England Patriots |
Tom Gossom |
Wide receiver |
Auburn
|
| 354 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Larry O'Rourke |
Defensive tackle |
Ohio State
|
| 355 |
Denver Broncos |
Jerry Arnold |
Guard |
Oklahoma
|
| 356 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Scott Laidlaw |
Running back |
Stanford
|
| 357 |
Buffalo Bills |
Robert Evans |
Wide receiver |
Morris Brown
|
| 358 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Ritch Bahe |
Wide receiver |
Nebraska
|
| 359 |
Washington Redskins |
Dave Benson |
Linebacker |
Weber State
|
| 360 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Arthur Allen |
Wide receiver |
Clark
|
| 361 |
Miami Dolphins |
John Graham |
Quarterback |
Colorado State
|
| 362 |
Oakland Raiders |
Tom Doyle |
Quarterback |
Yale
|
| 363 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Mike Strickland |
Running back |
Eastern Michigan
|
| 364 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Mike Collier |
Running back |
Morgan State
|
Round 15
| Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
| 365 |
Baltimore Colts |
John Goodie |
Running back |
Langston
|
| 366 |
New York Giants |
Jim O'Connor |
Running back |
Drake
|
| 367 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Jimmy Robinson |
Wide receiver |
Georgia Tech
|
| 368 |
Chicago Bears |
Steve Marcantonio |
Wide receiver |
Miami (FL)
|
| 369 |
Cleveland Browns |
Willie Moore |
Defensive tackle |
Johnson C. Smith
|
| 370 |
San Diego Chargers |
John Roush |
Guard |
Oklahoma
|
| 371 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
James Thatcher |
Wide receiver |
Langston
|
| 372 |
New Orleans Saints |
Grant Burget |
Running back |
Oklahoma
|
| 373 |
Green Bay Packers |
Randy Allen |
Wide receiver |
Southern
|
| 374 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Rich Lavin |
Tight end |
Western Illinois
|
| 375 |
Detroit Lions |
Rudy Green |
Running back |
Yale
|
| 376 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Greg Enright |
Kicker |
Southern Oregon State
|
| 377 |
Houston Oilers |
Jack Holmes |
Running back |
Texas Southern
|
| 378 |
New England Patriots |
Don Clayton |
Running back |
Murray State
|
| 379 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Clayton Korver |
Defensive end |
Northwestern (Iowa)
|
| 380 |
New York Jets |
Brison Manor |
Defensive tackle |
Arkansas
|
| 381 |
Denver Broncos |
Ken Shelton |
Tight end |
Virginia
|
| 382 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Willie Hamilton |
Running back |
Arizona
|
| 383 |
Buffalo Bills |
Chris Kupec |
Quarterback |
North Carolina
|
| 384 |
Washington Redskins |
Art Kuehn |
Center |
UCLA
|
| 385 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Alvin White |
Quarterback |
Oregon State
|
| 386 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Ron Franklin |
Defensive tackle |
Boise State
|
| 387 |
Miami Dolphins |
Skip Johns |
Running back |
Carson-Newman
|
| 388 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Ollie Bakken |
Linebacker |
Minnesota
|
| 389 |
Oakland Raiders |
Paul Careathers |
Running back |
Tennessee
|
| 390 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Marty Smith |
Defensive tackle |
Louisville
|
Round 16
| Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
| 391 |
New York Giants |
Jim Micklos |
Tight end |
Ball State
|
| 392 |
Baltimore Colts |
Bill Malouf |
Quarterback |
Mississippi
|
| 393 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Steve Knutson |
Tackle |
USC
|
| 394 |
Cleveland Browns |
John McKay |
Wide receiver |
USC
|
| 395 |
Chicago Bears |
Witt Beckman |
Wide receiver |
Miami (FL)
|
| 396 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Mark Peterson |
Defensive end |
Illinois
|
| 397 |
New Orleans Saints |
Mike McDonald |
Linebacker |
Catawba
|
| 398 |
San Diego Chargers |
Chip Salvestrini |
Guard |
Yankton
|
| 399 |
Baltimore Colts |
Mike Evavold |
Defensive tackle |
MacAlester
|
| 400 |
Green Bay Packers |
Bob McCaffrey |
Center |
USC
|
| 401 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
John Tuttle |
Wide receiver |
Kansas State
|
| 402 |
Houston Oilers |
Ken Lambert |
Defensive back |
Virginia Tech
|
| 403 |
New England Patriots |
Kerry Marbury |
Running back |
West Virginia
|
| 404 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Calvin Jones |
Wide receiver |
Texas Tech
|
| 405 |
New York Jets |
Greg Wells |
Guard |
Albany State
|
| 406 |
Detroit Lions |
Les Chaves |
Defensive back |
Kansas State
|
| 407 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Pete Clark |
Tight end |
Colorado State
|
| 408 |
Buffalo Bills |
Tom Fine |
Tight end |
Notre Dame
|
| 409 |
Denver Broncos |
Bubba Bridges |
Defensive tackle |
Colorado
|
| 410 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Francis Reynolds |
Running back |
Alcorn A&M
|
| 411 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Mark Miller |
Wide receiver |
Missouri
|
| 412 |
Washington Redskins |
Dennis Pavelka |
Guard |
Nebraska
|
| 413 |
Miami Dolphins |
Vernon Smith |
Center |
Georgia
|
| 414 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Tom Goedjen |
Kicker |
Iowa State
|
| 415 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Miller Bassler |
Tight end |
Houston
|
| 416 |
Baltimore Colts |
Robert Smith |
Defensive back |
Maryland
|
Round 17
| Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
| 417 |
Baltimore Colts |
David McKnight |
Linebacker |
Georgia
|
| 418 |
New York Giants |
Rondy Colbert |
Defensive back |
Lamar
|
| 419 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Mitch Anderson |
Quarterback |
Northwestern
|
| 420 |
Chicago Bears |
Roland Harper |
Running back |
Louisiana Tech
|
| 421 |
Cleveland Browns |
Dave Graf |
Linebacker |
Penn State
|
| 422 |
New Orleans Saints |
Greg Westbrooks |
Linebacker |
Colorado
|
| 423 |
San Diego Chargers |
Neal Jeffrey |
Quarterback |
Baylor
|
| 424 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Mike Bulino |
Defensive back |
Pittsburgh
|
| 425 |
Green Bay Packers |
Tom Ray |
Defensive back |
Central Michigan
|
| 426 |
Baltimore Colts |
Mike Bengard |
Defensive end |
Northwestern (Iowa)
|
| 427 |
Houston Oilers |
Ricky Seeker |
Center |
Texas A&M
|
| 428 |
New England Patriots |
Myke Horton |
Tackle |
UCLA
|
| 429 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Garry Webb |
Defensive end |
Temple
|
| 430 |
New York Jets |
Mike Bartoszek |
Tight end |
Ohio State
|
| 431 |
Detroit Lions |
Mark Lancaster |
Guard |
Tulsa
|
| 432 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Elvin Charity |
Defensive back |
Yale
|
| 433 |
Denver Broncos |
Lester Sherman |
Running back |
Albany State
|
| 434 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Jim Testerman |
Tight end |
Dayton
|
| 435 |
Buffalo Bills |
Jeff Turcotte |
Defensive end |
Colorado
|
| 436 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Ken Monroe |
Running back |
Indiana State
|
| 437 |
Washington Redskins |
Carl Taylor |
Defensive end |
Memphis State
|
| 438 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Skip Boyd |
Punter |
Washington
|
| 439 |
Miami Dolphins |
Dwaine Copeland |
Running back |
Middle Tennessee State
|
| 440 |
Baltimore Colts |
Frank Russell |
Wide receiver |
Maryland
|
| 441 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Adolph Bellizeare |
Running back |
Pennsylvania
|
| 442 [5] |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Stan Hegener |
Guard |
Nebraska
|
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= Pro Bowler [3] |
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= Hall of Famer
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Notable undrafted players
Hall of Famers
- Walter Payton, running back from Jackson State, taken 1st round 4th overall by Chicago Bears
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1993.[6]
- Randy White, defensive tackle from Maryland, taken 1st round 2nd overall by Dallas Cowboys
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1994.[6]
- Fred Dean, defensive end from Louisiana Tech, taken 2nd round 33rd overall by San Diego Chargers
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2008.[7]
- Robert Brazile, linebacker from Jackson State, taken 1st round 6th overall by Houston Oilers
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2018.[8]
References
- ^ "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
- ^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- ^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
- ^ a b List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
- ^ "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
- ^ "Robert Brazile - Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site". www.profootballhof.com.
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