1975 NFL draft explained

1975 NFL draft
Date:	January 28–29, 1975
Location:	Hilton at Rockefeller Center in New York City, NY
League:	NFL
Mr Irrelevant:	Stan Hegener, G Pittsburgh Steelers
First:	Steve Bartkowski, QB Atlanta Falcons
Fewnum:	10
Fewest:	Oakland Raiders Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins
Mostnum:	26
Most:	Baltimore Colts
Overall:	442
Rounds:	17
Prev:	1974

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

= Pro Bowler

= Hall of Famer

= compensatory selection † = Pro Bowler^[3] ‡ = Hall of Famer^[4]

Round ten

Pick #	width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	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 #	width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	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 #	width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	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 #	width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	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 fourteen

Pick #	width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	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 #	width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	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 #	width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	College
391	New York Giants	Jim Micklos	Tight end
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 #	width=42% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=16% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	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

= Pro Bowler

= Hall of Famer

Notable undrafted players

^†

= Pro Bowler

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.

• 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

1. Web site: NFL Draft Locations . . October 2, 2014 . FootballGeography.com . October 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090250/http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ . September 5, 2015 . dead .
2. News: Salomone . Dan . NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015 . June 3, 2015 . . Giants.com . October 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150930065327/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/NFL-Draft-headed-to-Chicago-in-2015/3ac322b1-3b4c-4a16-aba7-6e08d31b1756 . September 30, 2015 . dead .
3. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
4. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
5. This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
6. List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com ^{Web site: Pro Football Hall of Fame . October 11, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html . July 31, 2008 . dead .}
7. Web site: Pro Football Hall of Fame . October 11, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#2000s . July 31, 2008 . dead .
8. Web site: Robert Brazile - Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site. www.profootballhof.com.

External links

• NFL.com – 1975 Draft
• databaseFootball.com – 1975 Draft
• Pro Football Hall of Fame