The 1975 NFL Draft

182 picks. First overall: Steve Bartkowski, quarterback, from California, to Atlanta Falcons. Most picks: Ohio State 8, Nebraska 8, USC 8, Houston 7, Maryland 6.

The 1975 NFL Draft ran 17 rounds; this page lists the first seven. Teams appear under the name they had that year. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Round 1

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
1	Steve Bartkowski	QB		California	→ Atlanta Falcons
2	Randy White	DT		Maryland	→ Dallas Cowboys
3	Ken Huff	OG		North Carolina	→ Baltimore Colts
4	Walter Payton	RB		Jackson State	→ Chicago Bears
5	Mack Mitchell	DE		Houston	→ Cleveland Browns
6	Robert Brazile	LB		Jackson State	→ Houston Oilers
7	Larry Burton	WR		Purdue	→ New Orleans Saints
8	Gary Johnson	DT		Grambling	→ San Diego Chargers
9	Mike Fanning	DT		Notre Dame	→ Los Angeles Rams
10	Jimmy Webb	DT		Mississippi State	→ San Francisco 49ers
11	Dennis Harrah	OG		Miami	→ Los Angeles Rams
12	Kurt Schumacher	OG		Ohio State	→ New Orleans Saints
13	Lynn Boden	OG		South Dakota State	→ Detroit Lions
14	Glenn Cameron	LB		Florida	→ Cincinnati Bengals
15	Don Hardeman	RB		Texas A&M–Kingsville	→ Houston Oilers
16	Russ Francis	TE		Oregon	→ New England Patriots
17	Louis Wright	DB		San José State	→ Denver Broncos
18	Thomas Henderson	LB		Langston	→ Dallas Cowboys
19	Tom Ruud	LB		Nebraska	→ Buffalo Bills
20	Doug France	OT		Ohio State	→ Los Angeles Rams
21	Tim Gray	DB		Texas A&M	→ St. Louis Cardinals
22	Mike Williams	DB		LSU	→ San Diego Chargers
23	Darryl Carlton	OT		Tampa	→ Miami Dolphins
24	Neal Colzie	DB		Ohio State	→ Oakland Raiders
25	Mark Mullaney	DE		Colorado State	→ Minnesota Vikings
26	Dave Brown	DB		Michigan	→ Pittsburgh Steelers

Round 2

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
27	Al Simpson	OT		Colorado State	→ New York Giants
28	Monte Jackson	DB		San Diego State	→ Los Angeles Rams
29	Ralph Ortega	LB		Florida	→ Atlanta Falcons
30	Louie Kelcher	DT		SMU	→ San Diego Chargers
31	Mike Hartenstine	DT		Penn State	→ Chicago Bears
32	Lee Gross	C		Auburn	→ New Orleans Saints
33	Fred Dean	DE		Louisiana Tech	→ San Diego Chargers
34	Elmore Stephens	TE		Kentucky	→ Kansas City Chiefs
35	Greg Collins	LB		Notre Dame	→ San Francisco 49ers
36	Freddie Solomon	WR		Tampa	→ Miami Dolphins
37	Anthony Davis	RB		USC	→ New York Jets
38	Doug English	DT		Texas	→ Detroit Lions
39	Al Krevis	OT		Boston College	→ Cincinnati Bengals
40	Emmett Edwards	WR		Kansas	→ Houston Oilers
41	Rod Shoate	LB		Oklahoma	→ New England Patriots
42	Bob Nelson	LB		Nebraska	→ Buffalo Bills
43	Charlie Smith	DE		North Carolina Central	→ Denver Broncos
44	Burton Lawless	OG		Florida	→ Dallas Cowboys
45	Charles Phillips	DB		USC	→ Oakland Raiders
46	Jim Germany	RB		New Mexico State	→ St. Louis Cardinals
47	Bill Bain	OG		USC	→ Green Bay Packers
48	Leroy Jones	DE		Norfolk State	→ Los Angeles Rams
49	Stan Winfrey	RB		Arkansas State	→ Miami Dolphins
50	Glenn Lott	DB		Drake	→ Buffalo Bills
51	Robert Barber	DE		Grambling	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
52	Art Riley	DT		USC	→ Minnesota Vikings

Round 3

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
53	Mike Washington	DB		Alabama	→ Baltimore Colts
54	Mike Franckowiak	QB		Central Michigan	→ Denver Broncos
55	Gary Burley	DE		Pittsburgh	→ Cincinnati Bengals
56	Dave Pear	DT		Washington	→ Baltimore Colts
57	Oscar Roan	WR		SMU	→ Cleveland Browns
58	Willard Harrell	RB		Pacific	→ Green Bay Packers
59	Cornelius Walker	DT		Rice	→ Kansas City Chiefs
60	Andrew Jones	RB		Washington State	→ New Orleans Saints
61	Geoff Reece	C		Washington State	→ Los Angeles Rams
62	Danny Buggs	WR		West Virginia	→ New York Giants
63	Elois Grooms	DE		Tennessee Tech	→ New Orleans Saints
64	Gary Sheide	QB		BYU	→ Cincinnati Bengals
65	Woody Thompson	RB		Miami	→ Atlanta Falcons
66	Pete Cusick	DT		Ohio State	→ New England Patriots
67	Dan Nugent	TE		Auburn	→ Los Angeles Rams
68	Richard Wood	LB		USC	→ New York Jets
69	Drew Mahalic	LB		Notre Dame	→ Denver Broncos
70	Bob Breunig	LB		Arizona State	→ Dallas Cowboys
71	Jeff Hart	OT		Oregon State	→ San Francisco 49ers
72	Steve Mike-Mayer	K		Maryland	→ San Francisco 49ers
73	Mike Fuller	DB		Auburn	→ San Diego Chargers
74	Wayne Baker	DT		BYU	→ San Francisco 49ers
75	Gerald Hill	LB		Houston	→ Miami Dolphins
76	Louis Carter	RB		Maryland	→ Oakland Raiders
77	Bo Harris	LB		LSU	→ Cincinnati Bengals
78	Walter White	TE		Maryland	→ Pittsburgh Steelers

Round 4

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
79	Robert Giblin	DB		Houston	→ New York Giants
80	Marshall Johnson	WR		Houston	→ Baltimore Colts
81	John Nessel	OG		Penn State	→ Atlanta Falcons
82	Tony Peters	DB		Oklahoma	→ Cleveland Browns
83	Virgil Livers	DB		Western Kentucky	→ Chicago Bears
84	Steve Taylor	DB		Georgia	→ Denver Broncos
85	Cleveland Elam	DE		Tennessee State	→ San Francisco 49ers
86	Allen Carter	RB		USC	→ New England Patriots
87	Frank Oliver	DB		Kentucky State	→ San Francisco 49ers
88	Steve Luke	DB		Ohio State	→ Green Bay Packers
89	Harold Henson	RB		Ohio State	→ Minnesota Vikings
90	Pat Donovan	DE		Stanford	→ Dallas Cowboys
91	Steve Burks	WR		Arkansas State	→ New England Patriots
92	John Starkebaum	DB		Nebraska	→ New Orleans Saints
93	Paul Linford	DT		BYU	→ Baltimore Colts
94	Craig Hertwig	OT		Georgia	→ Detroit Lions
95	Rick Upchurch	WR		Minnesota	→ Denver Broncos
96	Randy Hughes	DB		Oklahoma	→ Dallas Cowboys
97	Stan Fritts	RB		NC State	→ Cincinnati Bengals
98	Rod Perry	DB		Colorado	→ Los Angeles Rams
99	Charles Hall	DE		Tulane	→ New Orleans Saints
100	Bruce Elia	LB		Ohio State	→ Miami Dolphins
101	Ken Bernich	LB		Auburn	→ San Diego Chargers
102	Tom Donchez	RB		Penn State	→ Buffalo Bills
103	Bruce Adams	WR		Kansas	→ Minnesota Vikings
104	Harold Evans	LB		Houston	→ Pittsburgh Steelers

Round 5

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
105	Roosevelt Leaks	RB		Texas	→ Baltimore Colts
106	Morris Owens	WR		Arizona State	→ Miami Dolphins
107	Stan Rogers	OT		Maryland	→ Denver Broncos
108	Mike Thomas	RB		UNLV	→ Washington Redskins
109	John Zimba	DE		Villanova	→ Cleveland Browns
110	Revie Sorey	OG		Illinois	→ Chicago Bears
111	Kevin Nosbusch	DT		Notre Dame	→ San Diego Chargers
112	Wayne Hammond	DT		Montana State	→ Los Angeles Rams
113	Kyle Davis	C		Oklahoma	→ Dallas Cowboys
114	Wayne Bullock	RB		Notre Dame	→ San Francisco 49ers
115	John McCrumbly	LB		Texas A&M	→ Buffalo Bills
116	Steve Grogan	QB		Kansas State	→ New England Patriots
117	Steve Freeman	DB		Mississippi State	→ New England Patriots
118	Joe Wysock	OG		Miami	→ New York Jets
119	Jim Cope	LB		Ohio State	→ Cleveland Browns
120	Pat McInally	WR		Harvard	→ Cincinnati Bengals
121	Rubin Carter	DT		Miami	→ Denver Broncos
122	Jeff West	P		Cincinnati	→ Cincinnati Bengals
123	Greg McCrary	TE		Clark Atlanta	→ Atlanta Falcons
124	Harvey Goodman	OT		Colorado	→ St. Louis Cardinals
125	Charles Waddell	TE		North Carolina	→ San Diego Chargers
126	Rick Nuzum	C		Kentucky	→ Los Angeles Rams
127	Barry Hill	DB		Iowa State	→ Miami Dolphins
128	Dave Humm	QB		Nebraska	→ Oakland Raiders
129	Robert Miller	RB		Kansas	→ Minnesota Vikings
130	Brent Sexton	DB		Elon	→ Pittsburgh Steelers

Round 6

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
131	Don Westbrook	WR		Nebraska	→ Baltimore Colts
132	Fulton Kuykendall	LB		UCLA	→ Atlanta Falcons
133	Doug Payton	OG		Colorado	→ Atlanta Falcons
134	John Carroll	WR		Oklahoma	→ San Diego Chargers
135	Bob Avellini	QB		Maryland	→ Chicago Bears
136	Billy Shields	OT		Georgia Tech	→ San Diego Chargers
137	Morris LaGrand	RB		Tampa	→ Kansas City Chiefs
138	Fred Cooper	DB		Purdue	→ Detroit Lions
139	Dave Wasick	LB		San José State	→ Kansas City Chiefs
140	Darius McCarthy	WR		South Carolina State	→ Los Angeles Rams
141	Horace King	RB		Georgia	→ Detroit Lions
142	Tom Shuman	QB		Penn State	→ Cincinnati Bengals
143	Steve Towle	LB		Kansas	→ Miami Dolphins
144	Dennis Franklin	WR		Michigan	→ Detroit Lions
145	Rollen Smith	DB		Arkansas	→ Cincinnati Bengals
146	Jesse O’Neal	DE		Grambling	→ Houston Oilers
147	Mark Doak	OT		Nebraska	→ Washington Redskins
148	Rolly Woolsey	DB		Boise State	→ Dallas Cowboys
149	Mike Lemon	LB		Kansas	→ New Orleans Saints
150	Charles Miller	DB		West Virginia	→ Cleveland Browns
151	Tom Hicks	LB		Illinois	→ Chicago Bears
152	Larry Jameson	DT		Indiana	→ St. Louis Cardinals
153	Tom Alward	OG		Nebraska	→ New York Jets
154	Henry Hynoski	RB		Temple	→ Cleveland Browns
155	Bubba Broussard	LB		Houston	→ Minnesota Vikings
156	Marvin Crenshaw	OT		Nebraska	→ Pittsburgh Steelers

Round 7

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
157	Kim Jones	RB		Colorado State	→ Baltimore Colts
158	Jim Obradovich	TE		USC	→ New York Giants
159	Mike Esposito	RB		Boston College	→ Atlanta Falcons
160	Steve Joachim	QB		Temple	→ Baltimore Colts
161	Merle Wang	OT		TCU	→ Cleveland Browns
162	Mike Biehle	OT		Miami (OH)	→ Houston Oilers
163	Steve Rogers	RB		LSU	→ New Orleans Saints
164	Rickey Young	RB		Jackson State	→ San Diego Chargers
165	Tony Giaquinto	WR		Central Connecticut	→ Green Bay Packers
166	Gil Chapman	RB		Michigan	→ Buffalo Bills
167	Bill Capraun	DT		Miami	→ Philadelphia Eagles
168	Derrel Luce	LB		Baylor	→ Baltimore Colts
169	Mike Murphy	WR		Drake	→ Detroit Lions
170	Chris Devlin	LB		Penn State	→ Cincinnati Bengals
171	Mark Cotney	DB		Cameron	→ Houston Oilers
172	Lawrence Williams	WR		Texas Tech	→ New England Patriots
173	Mike Hegman	LB		Tennessee State	→ Dallas Cowboys
174	Reggie Cherry	RB		Houston	→ Buffalo Bills
175	Harry Banks	DB		Michigan	→ Buffalo Bills
176	Pat Haden	QB		USC	→ Los Angeles Rams
177	Steve Beaird	RB		Baylor	→ St. Louis Cardinals
178	Earl Douthitt	DB		Iowa	→ Chicago Bears
179	Phillip Kent	RB		Baylor	→ Miami Dolphins
180	James Daniels	DB		Texas A&M	→ Oakland Raiders
181	Henry Greene	RB		Southern	→ Minnesota Vikings
182	Wayne Mattingly	OT		Colorado	→ Pittsburgh Steelers