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
235New York GiantsTerry McClowryLinebackerMichigan State
236Baltimore ColtsPhil WaganheimPunterMaryland
237Atlanta FalconsMarshall MillsWide receiverWest Virginia
238Cleveland BrownsStan LewisDefensive endWayne State (NE)
239Miami DolphinsClyde RussellRunning backOklahoma
240Denver BroncosHank EnglehardtCenterPacific
241New Orleans SaintsChuck HeaterRunning backMichigan
242San Diego ChargersOtha BradleyDefensive tackleUSC
243San Francisco 49ersDonnie LaytonRunning backSouth Carolina State
244Green Bay PackersBill CookeDefensive endMassachusetts
245Cincinnati BengalsRockey FelkerDefensive backMississippi State
246Houston OilersAlan PringleKickerRice
247Pittsburgh SteelersKirk HeyerDefensive tackleKearney State
248Philadelphia EaglesKen SchroyDefensive backMaryland
249New York JetsCharles JamesDefensive backJackson State
250Detroit LionsBrad BoydTight endLouisiana State
251Denver BroncosSteve HaggertyWide receiverUNLV
252Dallas CowboysDennis BookerRunning backMillersville (PA)
253Buffalo BillsRoland HooksRunning backNorth Carolina State
254Chicago BearsMike JuliusGuardSt. Thomas (MN)
255St. Louis CardinalsMike McGrawLinebackerWyoming
256Miami DolphinsJoe JacksonTight endPenn State
257Miami DolphinsJoe DaneloKickerWashington State
258Minnesota VikingsNeil ClaboPunterTennessee
259Oakland RaidersSteve SylvesterTackleNotre Dame
260Pittsburgh SteelersArchie GrayWide receiverWyoming

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
261Baltimore ColtsDave HazelWide receiverOhio State
262New York GiantsGeorge MartinDefensive endOregon
263Atlanta FalconsJeff MerrowDefensive tackleWest Virginia
264Chicago BearsMike DeanKickerTexas
265Cleveland BrownsTom MarinelliGuardBoston College
266New Orleans SaintsDanny LeePunterN.E. Louisiana
267San Diego ChargersVince PhasonDefensive backArizona
268Kansas City ChiefsDale HeglandGuardMinnesota
269Green Bay PackersBob MartinDefensive endWashington
270San Francisco 49ersGene HernandezDefensive backTexas Christian
271Houston OilersJohn SawyerTight endSouthern Mississippi
272New England PatriotsRene GarnettDefensive backIdaho State
273Philadelphia EaglesKeith RowenGuardStanford
274New York JetsJon BradfordRunning backCentral State (OH)
275Detroit LionsSteve MyersGuardOhio State
276Cincinnati BengalsMarvin CobbDefensive backUSC
277Washington RedskinsArdell JohnsonDefensive backNebraska
278Dallas CowboysGreg KrpalekCenterOregon State
279Buffalo BillsTom DrakeDefensive backMichigan
280St. Louis CardinalsJerry LatinRunning backNorthern Illinois
281Los Angeles RamsHoward StricklandRunning backCalifornia
282Washington RedskinsJerry HackenbruckDefensive endOregon State
283Miami DolphinsJohn DilworthDefensive backNorthwest Louisiana
284San Diego ChargersIke McBeeWide receiverSan Jose State
285Minnesota VikingsIke SpencerRunning backUtah
286Pittsburgh SteelersRandy LittleTight endWest 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
287New York GiantsMarsh WhiteRunning backArkansas
288Baltimore ColtsBrad StormLinebackerIowa State
289Atlanta FalconsAlonza PicketTackleTexas Southern
290Cleveland BrownsDick AmbroseLinebackerVirginia
291Chicago BearsDoug PlankDefensive backOhio State
292San Diego ChargersJerry DahlLinebackerNorth Dakota State
293Kansas City ChiefsJames RackleyRunning backFlorida A&M
294New Orleans SaintsRon GustafsonWide receiverNorth Dakota
295San Francisco 49ersRick WorleyQuarterbackHoward Payne
296Green Bay PackersCarlos BrownQuarterbackPacific
297New England PatriotsMatt KendonDefensive tackleIdaho State
298Philadelphia EaglesRichard PawlewiczRunning backWilliam & Mary
299New York JetsBert CooperLinebackerFlorida State
300Detroit LionsAndre RoundtreeLinebackerIowa State
301Cincinnati BengalsJack NovakTight endWisconsin
302Houston OilersWillie MillerWide receiverColorado State
303Denver BroncosHarry WaltersLinebackerMaryland
304Dallas CowboysCharles BlandDefensive backCincinnati
305Buffalo BillsMark JohnsonDefensive endMissouri
306New England PatriotsCondredge HollowayDefensive backTennessee
307Los Angeles RamsChandler WilliamsWide receiverLincoln
308St. Louis CardinalsBen JonesWide receiverLouisiana State
309Miami DolphinsJoe YanceyTackleHenderson State
310Oakland RaidersJack MageeCenterBoston College
311Minnesota VikingsAutry BeamonDefensive backEast Texas State
312Pittsburgh SteelersGreg MurphyDefensive endPenn 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
313Baltimore ColtsJohn RomanGuardIdaho State
314New York GiantsRicky TownsendKickerTennessee
315Atlanta FalconsCarl RussLinebackerMichigan
316Chicago BearsCharles McDanielRunning backLouisiana Tech
317Cleveland BrownsWillie ArmsteadWide receiverUtah
318Kansas City ChiefsJohn SniderLinebackerStanford
319New Orleans SaintsJim UpchurchRunning backArizona
320San Diego ChargersPeter DemmerleWide receiverNotre Dame
321Green Bay PackersBob FuhrimanDefensive backUtah State
322San Francisco 49ersDale MitchellLinebackerUSC
323Philadelphia EaglesTom EhlersLinebackerKentucky
324New York JetsDan SpiveyDefensive tackleGeorgia
325Detroit LionsJames SmithRunning backNorth Carolina Central
326Cincinnati BengalsRon RosenbergLinebackerMontana
327Houston OilersRicky ScalesWide receiverVirginia Tech
328New England PatriotsJoe HarveyDefensive endNorthern Michigan
329Denver BroncosEric PenickRunning backNotre Dame
330Dallas CowboysHerbert ScottGuardVirginia Union
331Buffalo BillsMark DienhartTackleSt. Thomas (MN)
332Los Angeles RamsA. J. JacobsDefensive backLouisville
333St. Louis CardinalsSteve LindgrenDefensive endHamline
334Miami DolphinsLeonard IsabellWide receiverTulsa
335San Diego ChargersGlen PrintersRunning backSouthern Colorado State
336Minnesota VikingsMike HurdWide receiverMichigan State
337Pittsburgh SteelersBob GaddisWide receiverMississippi Valley State
338Washington RedskinsMorris McKieDefensive backNorth 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
339Miami DolphinsJames LewisDefensive backTennessee State
340Baltimore ColtsMike SmithCenterSouthern Methodist
341Atlanta FalconsSteve RobinsonDefensive tackleTuskegee
342Cleveland BrownsTim BarrettRunning backJohn Carroll
343Chicago BearsWalter HartfieldRunning backSouthwest Texas State
344New Orleans SaintsRandy RhinoDefensive backGeorgia Tech
345San Diego ChargersReggie BarnettDefensive backNotre Dame
346Kansas City ChiefsGene MoshierGuardVanderbilt
347San Francisco 49ersDavid HensonWide receiverAbilene Christian
348Green Bay PackersStan BlackmonTight endNorth Texas State
349New York JetsJoe FieldsCenterWidener
350Detroit LionsJim McMillanQuarterbackBoise State
351Cincinnati BengalsFrank HaywoodDefensive tackleNorth Carolina State
352Houston OilersJody MedfordGuardRice
353New England PatriotsTom GossomWide receiverAuburn
354Philadelphia EaglesLarry O'RourkeDefensive tackleOhio State
355Denver BroncosJerry ArnoldGuardOklahoma
356Dallas CowboysScott LaidlawRunning backStanford
357Buffalo BillsRobert EvansWide receiverMorris Brown
358St. Louis CardinalsRitch BaheWide receiverNebraska
359Washington RedskinsDave BensonLinebackerWeber State
360Los Angeles RamsArthur AllenWide receiverClark
361Miami DolphinsJohn GrahamQuarterbackColorado State
362Oakland RaidersTom DoyleQuarterbackYale
363Minnesota VikingsMike StricklandRunning backEastern Michigan
364Pittsburgh SteelersMike CollierRunning backMorgan 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
365Baltimore ColtsJohn GoodieRunning backLangston
366New York GiantsJim O'ConnorRunning backDrake
367Atlanta FalconsJimmy RobinsonWide receiverGeorgia Tech
368Chicago BearsSteve MarcantonioWide receiverMiami (FL)
369Cleveland BrownsWillie MooreDefensive tackleJohnson C. Smith
370San Diego ChargersJohn RoushGuardOklahoma
371Pittsburgh SteelersJames ThatcherWide receiverLangston
372New Orleans SaintsGrant BurgetRunning backOklahoma
373Green Bay PackersRandy AllenWide receiverSouthern
374San Francisco 49ersRich LavinTight endWestern Illinois
375Detroit LionsRudy GreenRunning backYale
376Cincinnati BengalsGreg EnrightKickerSouthern Oregon State
377Houston OilersJack HolmesRunning backTexas Southern
378New England PatriotsDon ClaytonRunning backMurray State
379Philadelphia EaglesClayton KorverDefensive endNorthwestern (Iowa)
380New York JetsBrison ManorDefensive tackleArkansas
381Denver BroncosKen SheltonTight endVirginia
382Dallas CowboysWillie HamiltonRunning backArizona
383Buffalo BillsChris KupecQuarterbackNorth Carolina
384Washington RedskinsArt KuehnCenterUCLA
385Los Angeles RamsAlvin WhiteQuarterbackOregon State
386St. Louis CardinalsRon FranklinDefensive tackleBoise State
387Miami DolphinsSkip JohnsRunning backCarson-Newman
388Minnesota VikingsOllie BakkenLinebackerMinnesota
389Oakland RaidersPaul CareathersRunning backTennessee
390Pittsburgh SteelersMarty SmithDefensive tackleLouisville

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
391New York GiantsJim MicklosTight end
392Baltimore ColtsBill MaloufQuarterbackMississippi
393Atlanta FalconsSteve KnutsonTackleUSC
394Cleveland BrownsJohn McKayWide receiverUSC
395Chicago BearsWitt BeckmanWide receiverMiami (FL)
396Kansas City ChiefsMark PetersonDefensive endIllinois
397New Orleans SaintsMike McDonaldLinebackerCatawba
398San Diego ChargersChip SalvestriniGuardYankton
399Baltimore ColtsMike EvavoldDefensive tackleMacAlester
400Green Bay PackersBob McCaffreyCenterUSC
401Cincinnati BengalsJohn TuttleWide receiverKansas State
402Houston OilersKen LambertDefensive backVirginia Tech
403New England PatriotsKerry MarburyRunning backWest Virginia
404Philadelphia EaglesCalvin JonesWide receiverTexas Tech
405New York JetsGreg WellsGuardAlbany State
406Detroit LionsLes ChavesDefensive backKansas State
407Dallas CowboysPete ClarkTight endColorado State
408Buffalo BillsTom FineTight endNotre Dame
409Denver BroncosBubba BridgesDefensive tackleColorado
410Los Angeles RamsFrancis ReynoldsRunning backAlcorn A&M
411St. Louis CardinalsMark MillerWide receiverMissouri
412Washington RedskinsDennis PavelkaGuardNebraska
413Miami DolphinsVernon SmithCenterGeorgia
414Minnesota VikingsTom GoedjenKickerIowa State
415Pittsburgh SteelersMiller BasslerTight endHouston
416Baltimore ColtsRobert SmithDefensive backMaryland

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
417Baltimore ColtsDavid McKnightLinebackerGeorgia
418New York GiantsRondy ColbertDefensive backLamar
419Atlanta FalconsMitch AndersonQuarterbackNorthwestern
420Chicago BearsRoland HarperRunning backLouisiana Tech
421Cleveland BrownsDave GrafLinebackerPenn State
422New Orleans SaintsGreg WestbrooksLinebackerColorado
423San Diego ChargersNeal JeffreyQuarterbackBaylor
424Kansas City ChiefsMike BulinoDefensive backPittsburgh
425Green Bay PackersTom RayDefensive backCentral Michigan
426Baltimore ColtsMike BengardDefensive endNorthwestern (Iowa)
427Houston OilersRicky SeekerCenterTexas A&M
428New England PatriotsMyke HortonTackleUCLA
429Philadelphia EaglesGarry WebbDefensive endTemple
430New York JetsMike BartoszekTight endOhio State
431Detroit LionsMark LancasterGuardTulsa
432Cincinnati BengalsElvin CharityDefensive backYale
433Denver BroncosLester ShermanRunning backAlbany State
434Dallas CowboysJim TestermanTight endDayton
435Buffalo BillsJeff TurcotteDefensive endColorado
436St. Louis CardinalsKen MonroeRunning backIndiana State
437Washington RedskinsCarl TaylorDefensive endMemphis State
438Los Angeles RamsSkip BoydPunterWashington
439Miami DolphinsDwaine CopelandRunning backMiddle Tennessee State
440Baltimore ColtsFrank RussellWide receiverMaryland
441Minnesota VikingsAdolph BellizeareRunning backPennsylvania
442 [5] Pittsburgh SteelersStan HegenerGuardNebraska
= Pro Bowler = Hall of Famer

Notable undrafted players

= Pro Bowler

Hall of Famers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1993.[6]

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1994.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2008.[7]

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.

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