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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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
- ↑ Also known as offensive guard (OG)
- ↑ Also known as placekicker (PK)
- ↑ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)
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Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round five
Round six
Round seven
Round eight
Round nine
Round ten
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 eleven
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 twelve
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 thirteen
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
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Round fourteen
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 fifteen
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 sixteen
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 seventeen
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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 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.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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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