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1975 NFL Draft
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The 1975
National Football League
Draft
was held on January 28–29, 1975.
1975 NFL season
The 1975 NFL season was the 56th regular season of the National Football League. It was also the first time that featured an entire season with no games ending in a tie. The league made two significant changes to increase the appeal of the game:...
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NFL Draft
The National Football League Draft is an annual event in which the National Football League teams select eligible college football players and it is their most common source of player recruitment. The basic design of the draft is each team is given a position in the drafting order in reverse order...
was held on January 28–29, 1975.
Player selections
= Pro Bowl Pro Bowl In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those... er |
= Hall of Fame Pro Football Hall of Fame The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees... r |
Round one
Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
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1 | Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Steve Bartkowski Steve Bartkowski Steven Joseph "Steve" Bartkowski is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League who played for the Atlanta Falcons and the Los Angeles Rams... |
Quarterback Quarterback Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line... |
University of California University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA... |
2 | Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas... |
Randy White Randy White (American football) Randall Lee "Randy" White is a former American football defensive lineman and linebacker. He attended the University of Maryland from 1971 to 1974, and played professionally for the Dallas Cowboys from 1975 to 1988. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, the Pro Football Hall of Fame... |
Defensive Tackle | University of Maryland University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C... |
3 | Baltimore Colts Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League .... |
Ken Huff Ken Huff Kenneth Wayne Huff is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League. He was also an All-American guard at the University of North Carolina.-College career:... |
Guard Guard (American football) In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team.... |
University of North Carolina University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States... |
4 | Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Walter Payton Walter Payton Walter Jerry Payton was an American football running back who played for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League for thirteen seasons. Walter Payton was known around the NFL as "Sweetness". He is remembered as one of the most prolific running backs in the history of American football... |
Running Back Running back A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running... |
Jackson State University Jackson State University Jackson State University is a historically black university founded in 1877 in Natchez, MS by the American Baptist Home Mission Society of New York. The Society moved the school to Jackson in 1882, renaming it Jackson College, and developed its present campus in 1902. It became a state supported... |
5 | Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Mack Mitchell Mack Mitchell Mack Henry Mitchell is a former defensive end who played five seasons in the National Football League, mainly for the Cleveland Browns.... |
Defensive End Defensive end Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years... |
University of Houston University of Houston The University of Houston is a state research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, it is Texas's third-largest university with nearly 40,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of... |
6 | Houston Oilers Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter... |
Robert Brazile Robert Brazile Robert Lorenzo Brazile, Jr. is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League. Nicknamed "Dr. Doom", Brazile played from 1975-1984 for the Houston Oilers.-Professional career:... |
Linebacker Linebacker A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen... |
Jackson State University |
7 | New Orleans Saints New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League .... |
Larry Burton Larry Burton Lawrence Godfrey "Larry" Burton is a former professional American football player and world-class Olympic sprinter, finishing fourth for the United States team in the 200 meter final at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich, West Germany.Burton was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the first... |
Wide Receiver Wide receiver A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible... |
Purdue Purdue University Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and... |
8 | San Diego Chargers San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Gary Johnson | Defensive Tackle | Grambling State University Grambling State University Grambling State University is a historically black , public, coeducational university, located in Grambling, Louisiana. The university is the home of legendary football coach Eddie Robinson and is on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail.-Academics:Grambling State University provides over... |
9 | Los Angeles Rams St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,... |
Mike Fanning Mike Fanning Michael LaVern Fanning is a retired American football player. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame. He was a defensive tackle for ten seasons in the National Football League... |
Defensive Tackle | Notre Dame University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States... |
10 | San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
Jimmy Webb Jimmy Webb (American football) James Rogers Webb is a former American football defensive lineman who played seven seasons in the National Football League.... |
Defensive Tackle | Mississippi State University Mississippi State University The Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science commonly known as Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States, partially in the town of Starkville and partially in an unincorporated area... |
11 | Los Angeles Rams | Dennis Harrah Dennis Harrah Dennis Wayne Harrah is a former NFL Offensive Lineman who played 13 seasons in the National Football League for Los Angeles Rams. He played college football for the University of Miami.- University of Miami :... |
Offensive Tackle | Miami (FL) University of Miami The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12... |
12 | New Orleans Saints | Kurt Schumacher Kurt Schumacher (American football) Kurt Schumacher is a former American football guard and tackle in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was the 12th overall pick in the 1975 NFL Draft.-External links:*... |
Offensive Tackle | Ohio State University Ohio State University The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States... |
13 | Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
Lynn Boden Lynn Boden Lynn Ray Boden is a former professional American football offensive guard. He played five seasons in the National Football League with the Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears . He played college football at South Dakota State University... |
Guard | South Dakota State University South Dakota State University South Dakota State University is the largest university in the U.S. state of South Dakota, located in Brookings. A public land-grant university and sun grant college, founded under the provisions of the 1862 Morrill Act, SDSU offers programs of study required by, or harmonious to, this Act... |
14 | Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL... |
Glenn Cameron Glenn Cameron Glenn Scott Cameron is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League for eleven seasons in the 1970s and 1980s... |
Linebacker | University of Florida University of Florida The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906... |
15 | Houston Oilers | Don Hardeman Don Hardeman Donald Ray "Don" Hardeman is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League.... |
Running Back | Texas A&I Texas A&M University–Kingsville Texas A&M University–Kingsville is a U.S. national university with a multicultural student body that is 62 percent Hispanic and includes students from 35 states and 43 foreign countries... |
16 | New England Patriots New England Patriots The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National... |
Russ Francis Russ Francis Russell Ross Francis , is a former professional football player who was drafted by the New England Patriots in the 1st round of the 1975 NFL Draft. He grew up in Hawaii. A 6'6", 242 lbs. tight end from the University of Oregon, Francis played in 13 NFL seasons. He retired temporarily in 1981, then... |
Tight End Tight end The tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be... |
University of Oregon University of Oregon -Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :... |
17 | Denver Broncos Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Louis Wright | Defensive Back Defensive back In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of... |
San José State University San José State University San Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States... |
18 | Dallas Cowboys | Tom Henderson | Linebacker | Langston University Langston University Langston University is an institution of higher learning located in Langston, Oklahoma, USA. It is the only historically black college in the state, and the westernmost historically black college in the United States... |
19 | Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Tom Ruud Tom Ruud Thomas Robert "Tom" Ruud is a former professional football player, a linebacker for the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL. At 6'3" 223 lb, he played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 1972-74. At the 1975 NFL Draft, Ruud was selected in the first round by the... |
Linebacker | University of Nebraska University of Nebraska–Lincoln The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a public research university located in the city of Lincoln in the U.S. state of Nebraska... |
20 | Los Angeles Rams | Doug France Doug France Doug France is an American former National Football League offensive lineman who played eight seasons in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams.-Career:... |
Offensive Tackle | Ohio State University |
21 | St. Louis Cardinals Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Tim Gray Tim Gray Tim Gray is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals 21st overall in the 1975 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas A&M.... |
Defensive Back | Texas A&M University Texas A&M University Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school... |
22 | San Diego Chargers | Mike Williams Mike Williams (cornerback) Mikell Herman Williams is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers 22nd overall in the 1975 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisiana State.Brown also played for the Los Angeles Rams.... |
Defensive Back | Louisiana State University Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name... |
23 | Miami Dolphins Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Darryl Carlton Darryl Carlton Darryl Marvin Carlton was a former professional American football offensive tackle in the National Football League. He was a 1st round selection in the 1975 NFL Draft out of the University of Tampa by the Miami Dolphins. He would go on to play for the Dolphins and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers .... |
Offensive Tackle | University of Tampa University of Tampa The University of Tampa , is a private, co-educational university in Downtown Tampa, Florida, United States. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. In 2006, the University celebrated its 75th anniversary... |
24 | Oakland Raiders Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Neal Colzie Neal Colzie Cornelius Connie Colzie, better known as Neal Colzie, was an American football defensive back for the Oakland Raiders , Miami Dolphins , and Tampa Bay Buccaneers... |
Defensive Back | Ohio State University |
25 | Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960... |
Mark Mullaney Mark Mullaney Mark Alan Mullaney is a former professional American football defensive end in the National Football League. He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the 1st round of the 1975 NFL Draft. At 6'6", 246 lbs... |
Defensive End | Colorado State University Colorado State University Colorado State University is a public research university located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The university is the state's land grant university, and the flagship university of the Colorado State University System.The enrollment is approximately 29,932 students, including resident and... |
26 | Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
Dave Brown | Defensive Back | University of Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan... |
Round two
Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
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27 | New York Giants | Al Simpson | Offensive Tackle | Colorado State University |
28 | Los Angeles Rams | Monte Jackson Monte Jackson Monte Jackson is a retired American football player. Jackson played in the NFL between 1975 and 1983. He played college football at San Diego State University. Jackson prepped at St Augustine High School in San Diego.... |
Defensive Back | San Diego State University San Diego State University San Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system... |
29 | Atlanta Falcons | Ralph Ortega Ralph Ortega Ralph Ortega is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League for six seasons during the 1970s and early 1980s... |
Linebacker | University of Florida |
30 | San Diego Chargers | Louis Kelcher Louie Kelcher Louis James Kelcher was an American football player who played most of his career with the San Diego Chargers. His primary position was defensive tackle. His outstanding performance made him one of the team's most popular players from 1975-83... |
Defensive Tackle | Southern Methodist Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church... |
31 | Chicago Bears | Mike Hartenstine Mike Hartenstine Michael Albert Hartenstine is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League... |
Defensive End | Penn State University Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service... |
32 | New Orleans Saints | Lee Gross Lee Gross Lee Monroe Gross III is a former professional American football center in the National Football League. He played four seasons for the New Orleans Saints and the Baltimore Colts . Gross is the father of Major League Baseball outfielder Gabe Gross.... |
Center Center (American football) Center is a position in American football and Canadian football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense... |
Auburn University Auburn University Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts... |
33 | San Diego Chargers | Fred Dean Fred Dean Frederick Rudolph "Fred" Dean is a former American football player in the National Football League, and a member of the NFL Hall of Fame. His career started with the San Diego Chargers in 1975 and ended with the San Francisco 49ers after the 1985 season. Dean was born in Arcadia, the seat of... |
Defensive End | Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech University Louisiana Tech University, often referred to as Louisiana Tech, LA Tech, or Tech, is a coeducational public research university located in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is designated as a Tier 1 school in the national universities category by the 2012 U.S. News & World Report college rankings... |
34 | Kansas City Chiefs | Elmore Stephens | Tight End | University of Kentucky University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky... |
35 | San Francisco 49ers | Greg Collins | Linebacker | Notre Dame |
36 | Miami Dolphins | Fred Solomon Freddie Solomon .Freddie Solomon , is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the 2nd round of the 1975 NFL Draft. A 5'11", 184-lb. wide receiver from the University of Tampa, Solomon played in 11 NFL seasons for the Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers from 1975 to 1985... |
Wide Receiver | University of Tampa |
37 | New York Jets | Anthony Davis | Running Back | USC University of Southern California The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university... |
38 | Detroit Lions | Doug English Doug English Lowell Douglas English is a former American football Defensive Tackle for the Detroit Lions... |
Defensive Tackle | University of Texas University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin... |
39 | Cincinnati Bengals | Al Krevis | Offensive Tackle | Boston College Boston College Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early... |
40 | Houston Oilers | Emmett Edwards | Wide Receiver | University of Kansas University of Kansas The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The... |
41 | New England Patriots | Rod Shoate Rod Shoate Rod Shoate is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was a 4 time All-Big 8 Conference Player and three time All-American at the University of Oklahoma... |
Linebacker | University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its... |
42 | Buffalo Bills | Bob Nelson | Linebacker | Nebraska |
43 | Denver Broncos | Charles Smith | Defensive End | North Carolina Central North Carolina Central University North Carolina Central University is a public historically black university in the University of North Carolina system, located in Durham, North Carolina, offering programs at the baccalaureate, master’s, professional and doctoral levels.... |
44 | Dallas Cowboys | Burton Lawless Burton Lawless Richard Burton Lawless is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League for six seasons during the 1970s and 1980s... |
Guard | Florida |
45 | Oakland Raiders | Charles Phillips | Defensive Back | USC |
46 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jim Germany Jim Germany Jim Germany , was a star running back in the Canadian Football League.He played his college football at New Mexico State University, where he inducted into their Hall of Fame in 1994. Drafted by the NFL's St... |
Running Back | New Mexico State New Mexico State University New Mexico State University at Las Cruces , is a major land-grant university in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States... |
47 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Bain | Guard | USC |
48 | Los Angeles Rams | Leroy Jones | Defensive End | Norfolk State Norfolk State University Norfolk State University is a four-year, state-supported, coed, liberal arts, historically black university located in Norfolk, Virginia. It is member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund and the Virginia High-Tech Partnership.-Academics:... |
49 | Miami Dolphins | Stan Winfrey | Running Back | Arkansas State Arkansas State University Arkansas State University is a public university and is the flagship campus of the Arkansas State University System, the state's second largest college system and third largest university by enrollment. It is located atop on Crowley's Ridge at Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA... |
50 | Buffalo Bills | Glenn Loft | Defensive Back | Drake University Drake University Drake University is a private, co-educational university located in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. The institution offers a number of undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and pharmacy. Today, Drake is one of the twenty-five oldest law schools in the country.... |
51 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob Barber Bob Barber (American football) Robert J. Barber is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League who played for the Green Bay Packers. Barber played collegiate ball for Grambling State University before being drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2nd round of the 1975 NFL Draft... |
Defensive End | Grambling |
52 | Minnesota Vikings | Art Riley | Defensive Tackle | USC |
Round three
Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
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53 | Baltimore Colts | Mike Washington Mike Washington Mike Washington , is a former American professional football player who played in 9 NFL seasons from 1976-1984 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Mike was selected in the in 3rd round of 1975 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts.... |
Defensive Back | University of Alabama |
54 | Denver Broncos | Mike Franckowiak | Fullback | Central Michigan University Central Michigan University Central Michigan University is a public research university located in Mount Pleasant in the U.S. state of Michigan... |
55 | Cincinnati Bengals | Gary Burley Gary Burley Gary Burley is an alumnus of Grove City High School,and Brookpark Middle School, Grove City, OH,a suburb of Columbus, and is a former American football player who was a defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals and Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.He played for the Bengals in Super... |
Defensive End | University of Pittsburgh |
56 | Baltimore Colts | Dave Pear Dave Pear David Pear is a retired American football defensive tackle. He was the first Tampa Bay Buccaneers player to be selected to the Pro Bowl and played in Super Bowl XV for the winning Oakland Raiders.... |
Defensive Tackle | University of Washington |
57 | Cleveland Browns | Oscar Roan Oscar Roan Oscar Bennie Roan III is a former American football tight end in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 1975 NFL Draft. He played college football at SMU and UCLA.... |
Tight End | Southern Methodist University |
58 | Green Bay Packers | Willard Harrell Willard Harrell Willard Harrell is a former college and professional American football running back.He went to Edison High School, Stockton, California, in the lat 60s and early 70s and played under its legendary coach, Charlie Washington... |
Running Back | Pacific University |
59 | Kansas City Chiefs | Cornelius Walker | Defensive Tackle | Rice University |
60 | New Orleans Saints | Andrew Jones | Running Back | Washington State University |
61 | Los Angeles Rams | Geoff Reece Geoff Reece Geoffrey Robert Reece is a former professional American football player who played in three NFL seasons from 1977-1979 for the Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks and Baltimore Colts.... |
Center | Washington State University |
62 | New York Giants | Danny Buggs Danny Buggs Daniel "Danny" Buggs is a former American football wide receiver for the New York Giants and Washington Redskins of the National Football League, the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League, and the Tampa Bay Bandits and San Antonio Gunslingers of the United States Football... |
Wide Receiver | University of West Virginia |
63 | New Orleans Saints | Elois Grooms Elois Grooms Elois T. Grooms is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Tennessee Tech and was drafted in the third round of the 1975 NFL Draft.... |
Defensive End | Tennessee Tech University |
64 | Cincinnati Bengals | Gary Sheide Gary Sheide Gary Sheide is a former American football quarterback for Brigham Young University. He was the first quarterback to come out of LaVell Edwards's BYU "quarterback factory."... |
Quarterback | Brigham Young University |
65 | Atlanta Falcons | Woody Thompson | Running Back | University of Miami |
66 | New England Patriots | Pete Cusick | Defensive Tackle | Ohio State University |
67 | Los Angeles Rams | Dan Nugent Dan Nugent Daniel Lawrence Nugent was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Auburn University and was drafted in the third round of the 1975 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams.... |
Tight End | Auburn University |
68 | New York Jets | Richard Wood | Linebacker | USC |
69 | Denver Broncos | Drew Mahalic | Linebacker | Notre Dame University |
70 | Dallas Cowboys | Bob Breunig Bob Breunig Robert Paul Breunig is a former American football linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League from 1975 to 1984... |
Linebacker | Arizona State University |
71 | San Francisco 49ers | Jeff Hart Jeff Hart (American football) Jeffrey Allen Hart is a former gridiron football offensive lineman who played seven seasons in the National Football League, two seasons in the Canadian Football League, and two seasons in the United States Football League.... |
Offensive Tackle | Oregon State University |
72 | San Francisco 49ers | Steve Mike-Mayer Steve Mike-Mayer Istvan "Steve" Mike-Mayer is a former American football placekicker in the NFL from 1975-1980 for the San Francisco 49ers, Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints, and the Baltimore Colts. His brother Nick Mike-Mayer also played in the NFL. Mike-Mayer played college football at the University of... |
Kicker | University of Maryland |
73 | San Diego Chargers | Mike Fuller | Defensive Back | Auburn University |
74 | San Francisco 49ers | Wayne Baker | Defensive Tackle | Brigham Young University |
75 | Miami Dolphins | Gerald Hill | Linebacker | University of Houston |
76 | Oakland Raiders | Louis Carter Louis Carter Louis Edward Carter is a former running back in the National Football League. He played for the Oakland Raiders and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.... |
Running Back | University of Maryland |
77 | Cincinnati Bengals | Bo Harris Bo Harris Clint Lee "Bo" Harris is a former American football linebacker who played eight seasons in the National Football League with the Cincinnati Bengals. Harris played college football at Louisiana State University.... |
Linebacker | LSU |
78 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Walter White | Tight End | University of Maryland |
Round four
Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
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79 | New York Giants | Robert Giblin | Defensive Back | University of Houston |
80 | Baltimore Colts | Marshall Johnson | Wide Receiver | University of Houston |
81 | Atlanta Falcons | John Nessel John Nessel John Steve Nessel is a former professional American football player. Nessel was an All-American guard at Penn State University in 1974 and was the 4th-round draft pick of the Atlanta Falcons in the 1975 NFL Draft.... |
Guard | Penn State University |
82 | Cleveland Browns | Tony Peters Tony Peters Anthony Lemont Peters is a former professional American football player who played safety for ten seasons for the Cleveland Browns and Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma.He helped the Redskins win Super Bowl XVII and the 1984 NFL East Division.... |
Defensive Back | University of Oklahoma |
83 | Chicago Bears | Virgil Livers Virgil Livers Virgil Chester Livers, Jr. is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 1975 NFL Draft. He played college football at Western Kentucky.Livers has been an assistant principal at Bowling Green High School... |
Defensive Back | Western Kentucky University Western Kentucky University Western Kentucky University is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA. It was formally founded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1906, though its roots reach back a quarter-century earlier.... |
84 | Denver Broncos | Steve Taylor | Defensive Back | University of Georgia |
85 | San Francisco 49ers | Cleveland Elam Cleveland Elam Cleveland Elam is a former American football defensive tackle who played for the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions in an injury-shortened five year career that lasted from 1975 to 1979 in the National Football League.Had 14.5 sacks in 1976 and 17.5 in 1977, leading the team in 1977.Elam... |
Defensive End | Tennessee State University Tennessee State University Tennessee State University is a land-grant university located in Nashville, Tennessee. TSU is the only state-funded historically black university in Tennessee.-History:... |
86 | New England Patriots | Allen Carter | Running Back | USC |
87 | San Francisco 49ers | Frank Oliver | Defensive Back | Kentucky State University |
88 | Green Bay Packers | Steve Luke Steve Luke Steve Luke is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 1975 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ohio State.... |
Defensive Back | Ohio State University |
89 | Minnesota Vikings | Harold "Champ" Henson Champ Henson Harold R. "Champ" Henson, III is a former college and professional American football fullback.Henson attended the Ohio State University where he led the nation in scoring as a sophomore in 1972. In the second game of the 1973 season, however, Henson tore the cartilage his knee and was out for the... |
Running back | Ohio State |
90 | Dallas Cowboys | Pat Donovan | Defensive end | Stanford |
91 | New England Patriots | Steve Burks | Wide receiver | Arkansas State |
92 | New Orleans Saints | John Starkebaum | Defensive back | Nebraska |
93 | Baltimore Colts | Paul Linford | Defensive tackle | Brigham Young |
94 | Detroit Lions | Craig Hertwig | Tackle | Georgia |
95 | Denver Broncos | Rick Upchurch Rick Upchurch Richard “Rick” Upchurch is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for the Denver Broncos of the NFL. Before his NFL career, he played for Centerville Community College in Centerville, Iowa and the University of Minnesota and went to high school at Springfield... |
Wide receiver | Minnesota |
96 | Dallas Cowboys | Randy Hughes Randy Hughes James Randell Hughes is a former American football safety who played six seasons in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys... |
Defensive back | Oklahoma |
97 | Cincinnati Bengals | Stan Fritts Stan Fritts Stanley Allen Fritts is a former professional American football player who played running back for two seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals. He currently resides in Raleigh, North Carolina.... |
Running back | North Carolina State |
98 | Los Angeles Rams | Rod Perry Rod Perry Rodney Cornell Perry is an American football coach and former defensive back. He is currently a special assistant to the defense for the Indianapolis Colts.-External links:*... |
Defensive back | Colorado |
99 | New Orleans Saints | Charlie Hall | Defensive end | Tulane |
100 | Miami Dolphins | Bruce Elia Bruce Elia Bruce Louis Elia is a former college and professional American football player. In college, Elia played on both the offensive and defensive teams for the Ohio State Buckeyes... |
Linebacker | Ohio State |
101 | San Diego Chargers | Kenneth Bernich Kenneth Bernich Kenneth Overton Bernich is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League. He graduated from Auburn University in 1974. Bernich was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 4th round of the 1975 NFL Draft... |
Linebacker | Auburn |
102 | Buffalo Bills | Tom Donchez | Running back | Penn State |
103 | Minnesota Vikings | Bruce Adams | Wide receiver | Kansas |
104 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Harold Evans | Linebacker | Houston |
Round five
Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
105 | Baltimore Colts | Roosevelt Leaks Roosevelt Leaks Roosevelt Leaks, Jr. was an American football running back in the NFL for the Baltimore Colts and Buffalo Bills. He played college football at the University of Texas.... |
Running back | Texas |
106 | Miami Dolphins | Morris Owens Morris Owens Morris Owens , is a former professional American football player who was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers leading receiver in 1976, their first season in the National Football League. He is also Hilly Hicks' uncle.... |
Wide receiver | Arizona State |
107 | Denver Broncos | Stan Rogers | Tackle | Maryland |
108 | Washington Redskins | Mike Thomas | Running back | UNLV |
109 | Cleveland Browns | John Zimba | Defensive end | Villanova |
110 | Chicago Bears | Revie Sorey Revie Sorey Revie Sorey is a former professional American football player who played offensive lineman for nine seasons for the Chicago Bears. Revie lives with his son Trace in the affluent Chicago suburb of Glen Ellyn.... |
Guard | Illinois |
111 | San Diego Chargers | Kevin Nosbusch | Defensive tackle | Notre Dame |
112 | Los Angeles Rams | Wayne Hammond | Defensive tackle | Montana State |
113 | Dallas Cowboys | Kyle Davis | Center | Oklahoma |
114 | San Francisco 49ers | Wayne Bullock | Running back | Notre Dame |
115 | Buffalo Bills | John McCrumbly | Linebacker | Texas A&M |
116 | New England Patriots | Steve Grogan Steve Grogan Steve James Grogan is a former American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. Grogan played for the Patriots for his entire NFL career, from 1975 to 1990.-High school and college:... |
Quarterback | Kansas State |
117 | New England Patriots | Steve Freeman Steve Freeman Steven Jay Freeman is a former American football defensive back.After playing college football at Mississippi State University, he was selected by the National Football League's New England Patriots in the 1975 NFL Draft. However, he was released by the Patriots before the start of the regular... |
Defensive back | Mississippi State |
118 | New York Jets | Joe Wysock | Guard | Miami (FL) |
119 | Cleveland Browns | Jim Cope | Linebacker | Ohio State |
120 | Cincinnati Bengals | Pat McInally Pat McInally John Patrick "Pat" McInally , is a former punter and wide receiver for the National Football League's Cincinnati Bengals from 1976 to 1985.-Early career:... |
Wide receiver | Harvard |
121 | Denver Broncos | Rubin Carter | Defensive tackle | Miami (FL) |
122 | Cincinnati Bengals | Jeff West | Punter | Cincinnati |
123 | Atlanta Falcons | Greg McCrary Greg McCrary Gregory Alonza McCrary is a former American football tight end in the National Football League for the Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins, and the San Diego Chargers. He played college football at Clark Atlanta University and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1975 NFL Draft.... |
Tight end | Clark |
124 | St. Louis Cardinals | Harvey Goodman | Tackle | Colorado |
125 | San Diego Chargers | Charles Waddell | Tight end | North Carolina |
126 | Los Angeles Rams | Rick Nuzum | Center | Kentucky |
127 | Miami Dolphins | Barry Hill | Defensive back | Iowa State |
128 | Oakland Raiders | David Humm David Humm David Henry Humm is a former professional football player, a quarterback in the NFL from 1975-84 for the Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Colts, and Los Angeles Raiders... |
Quarterback | Nebraska |
129 | Minnesota Vikings | Robert Miller | Running back | Kansas |
130 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Brent Sexton | Defensive back | Elon |
Round six
Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
131 | Baltimore Colts | Don Westbrook Don Westbrook Don Westbrook is a former wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.... |
Wide receiver | Nebraska |
132 | Atlanta Falcons | Fulton Kuykendall Fulton Kuykendall Fulton Kuykendall was a former NFL football player. He is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles who played pro football from 1975–1985 for the Atlanta Falcons. The lanky 6-5 225 lb Kuykendall started primarily at inside linebacker for the Falcons from 1976–1983, making the... |
Linebacker | UCLA |
133 | Atlanta Falcons | Doug Payton | Guard | Colorado |
134 | San Diego Chargers | John Carroll | Wide receiver | Oklahoma |
135 | Chicago Bears | Bob Avellini Bob Avellini Robert Hayden Avellini was a quarterback in the NFL. For most of his career, he played for the Chicago Bears before finishing with the New York Jets. His nickname was "Slow-Mo".-Pro career:... |
Quarterback | Maryland |
136 | San Diego Chargers | Billy Shields Billy Shields William Dean "Billy" Shields is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League. He who played eleven seasons for the San Diego Chargers , the San Francisco 49ers , the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Jets . Shields attended Georgia Institute of Technology... |
Tackle | Georgia Tech |
137 | Kansas City Chiefs | Morris LeGrand | Running back | Tampa |
138 | Detroit Lions | Fred Cooper | Defensive back | Purdue |
139 | Kansas City Chiefs | Dave Wasick | Linebacker | San Jose State |
140 | Los Angeles Rams | Darius McCarthy | Wide receiver | South Carolina State |
141 | Detroit Lions | Horace King | Running back | Georgia |
142 | Cincinnati Bengals | Tom Shuman | Quarterback | Penn State |
143 | Miami Dolphins | Steve Towle Steve Towle Stephen Richards "Steve" Towle is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the 6th round of the 1975 NFL Draft. He played college football at Kansas.-Professional career:Towle was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the 6th round... |
Linebacker | Kansas |
144 | Detroit Lions | Dennis Franklin Dennis Franklin Dennis Franklin is a former professional American football player who was drafted by the Detroit Lions of the National Football League in the 1975 NFL Draft. Prior to playing for in the NFL he played quarterback of the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1971-1974. He served as the... |
Wide receiver | Michigan |
145 | Cincinnati Bengals | Rollen Smith | Defensive back | Arkansas |
146 | Houston Oilers | Jesse O'Neal | Defensive end | Grambling |
147 | Washington Redskins | Mark Doak | Tackle | Nebraska |
148 | Dallas Cowboys | Roland Woolsey Roland Woolsey Roland Bert Woolsey was a former professional American football player who played in four NFL seasons from 1975-1978 for four different teams.... |
Defensive back | Boise State |
149 | New Orleans Saints | Mike Lemon | Linebacker | Kansas |
150 | Cleveland Browns | Charles Miller | Defensive back | West Virginia |
151 | Chicago Bears | Tom Hicks Tom Hicks (American football) Thomas Logan Hicks is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for five seasons for the Chicago Bears.... |
Linebacker | Illinois |
152 | St. Louis Cardinals | Larry Jameson | Defensive tackle | Indiana |
153 | New York Jets | Tom Alward | Guard | Nebraska |
154 | Cleveland Browns | Harry Hynoski | Running back | Temple |
155 | Minnesota Vikings | Bubba Broussard | Linebacker | Houston |
156 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Marvin Crenshaw | Tackle | Nebraska |
Round seven
Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
157 | Baltimore Colts | Kim Jones | Running back | Colorado State |
158 | New York Giants | Jim Obradovich Jim Obradovich For the MLB player, see Jim Obradovich.----James Robert Obradovich is a former professional American football tight end in the National Football League for the New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers... |
Tight end | USC |
159 | Atlanta Falcons | Mike Esposito Mike Esposito (American football) Michael John Esposito is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He played for the Atlanta Falcons. He played college football for the Boston College Eagles.-References:... |
Running back | Boston College |
160 | Baltimore Colts | Steve Joachim Steve Joachim Steve Joachim was an American football player. He won the 1974 Maxwell Award and would play professionally with the New York Jets. He grew up in Havertown, PA and played High School Football at Haverford High School.... |
Quarterback | Temple |
161 | Cleveland Browns | Merle Wang | Tackle | Texas Christian |
162 | Houston Oilers | Mike Biehle | Tackle | Miami (OH) |
163 | New Orleans Saints | Steve Rogers | Running back | Louisiana State |
164 | San Diego Chargers | Rickey Young Rickey Young Rickey Young is a former American football running back who played nine seasons in the NFL. Young played college football at Jackson State and was a teammate of Walter Payton. Rickey was drafted in 1975 by the San Diego Chargers... |
Running back | Jackson State |
165 | Green Bay Packers | Tony Giaquinto | Wide receiver | Central Connecticut St. |
166 | Buffalo Bills | Gil Chapman | Running back | Michigan |
167 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Capraun | Tackle | Miami (FL) |
168 | Baltimore Colts | Derrel Luce Derrel Luce Derrel Joe Luce is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played six seasons for the Baltimore Colts, the Minnesota Vikings, and the Detroit Lions.... |
Linebacker | Baylor |
169 | Detroit Lions | Mike Murphy | Wide receiver | Drake |
170 | Cincinnati Bengals | Chris Devlin | Linebacker | Penn State |
171 | Houston Oilers | Mark Cotney Mark Cotney Mark Cotney , is a former professional American football player who played in 10 NFL seasons from 1975-1984 for the Houston Oilers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Selected by the Buccaneers in the 1976 NFL Expansion Draft, he was a member of the original winless 1976 team and the 1979 team that played in... |
Defensive back | Cameron |
172 | New England Patriots | Lawrence Williams | Wide receiver | Texas Tech |
173 | Dallas Cowboys | Michael Hegman Mike Hegman Michael William Hegman is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League who played for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Tennessee State University.... |
Linebacker | Tennessee State |
174 | Buffalo Bills | Reggie Cherry | Running back | Houston |
175 | Buffalo Bills | Harry Banks | Defensive back | Michigan |
176 | Los Angeles Rams | Pat Haden Pat Haden Patrick Capper "Pat" Haden is the athletic director at the University of Southern California. He played quarterback for the USC Trojans before playing professionally in the NFL for the Los Angeles Rams from 1976 to 1981... |
Quarterback | USC |
177 | St. Louis Cardinals | Steve Beaird | Running back | Baylor |
178 | Chicago Bears | Earl Douthitt | Defensive back | Iowa |
179 | Miami Dolphins | Phillip Kent | Running back | Baylor |
180 | Oakland Raiders | James Daniels | Defensive back | Texas A&M |
181 | Minnesota Vikings | Henry Green | Running back | Southern |
182 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Wayne Mattingly | Tackle | Colorado |
Round eight
Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
183 | New York Giants | John Tate | Linebacker | Jackson State |
184 | Baltimore Colts | John Bushong | Defensive end | Western Kentucky |
185 | Atlanta Falcons | Brent Adams | Tackle | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
186 | Cleveland Browns | Barry Santini | Tight end | Purdue |
187 | Baltimore Colts | Greg Denboer | Tight end | Michigan |
188 | St. Louis Cardinals | John Adams | Defensive tackle | West Virginia |
189 | Kansas City Chiefs | Wayne Hoffman | Tackle | Oklahoma |
190 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tom Knopp | Linebacker | Kearney State |
191 | San Francisco 49ers | Preston Kendrick | Linebacker | Florida |
192 | Baltimore Colts | Mario Cage | Running back | Northwest Louisiana |
193 | New York Jets | James Scott | Wide receiver | Henderson J.C. |
194 | Detroit Lions | Leonard Thompson Leonard Thompson (American football) Leonard Irwin Thompson is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League who spent his entire NFL career with the Detroit Lions .... |
Running back | Oklahoma State |
195 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ricky Davis | Defensive back | Alabama |
196 | Houston Oilers | Jerry Lawrence | Defensive tackle | South Dakota State |
197 | Chicago Bears | Joe Harris | Linebacker | Georgia Tech |
198 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jeff Bleamer | Tackle | Penn State |
199 | Denver Broncos | Steve Foley Steve Foley (defensive back) Stephen James Foley is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He played his entire 11-year NFL career with the Denver Broncos after one year with the Jacksonville Express of the World Football League.As a member of the Broncos, Foley played in the Super Bowl twice... |
Defensive back | Tulane |
200 | Dallas Cowboys | Mitch Hoopes Mitch Hoopes Mitchell Kent Hoopes is a retired American basketball and football player. He had a three-year career in the National Football League from 1975 to 1977 as a punter. He played in Super Bowl X as a member of the Dallas Cowboys.... |
Punter | Arizona |
201 | Buffalo Bills | John Hill | Defensive tackle | Duke |
202 | St. Louis Cardinals | Louis Lauriano | Defensive back | Long Beach State |
203 | San Diego Chargers | Barry Collier | Tackle | Georgia |
204 | Los Angeles Rams | John Washington | Defensive back | Tulane |
205 | Miami Dolphins | Barney Crawford | Defensive tackle | Harding |
206 | San Diego Chargers | Ralph Perratta | Guard | Purdue |
207 | Minnesota Vikings | Joe Hollimon Joe Hollimon Joe Hollimon is a former defensive back for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League from 1976-1985. He won six Grey Cups while a member of the Eskimos. He was a three-time Western Conference All-Star Corner Back and was a CFL All-Star in 1978.-External links:*... |
Defensive back | Arkansas State |
208 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Al Humphrey | Defensive end | Tulsa |
Round nine
Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
209 | Baltimore Colts | Royce McKinney | Defensive back | Kentucky State |
210 | New York Giants | Mike Mahoney | Wide receiver | Richmond |
211 | Atlanta Falcons | Brad Davis | Running back | Louisiana State |
212 | Chicago Bears | Roger Stillwell | Defensive tackle | Stanford |
213 | Cleveland Browns | Larry Poole | Running back | Kent State |
214 | San Diego Chargers | Larry Keller | Linebacker | Houston |
215 | Cleveland Browns | Floyd Hogan | Defensive back | Arkansas |
216 | New Orleans Saints | Mike Strachan Mike Strachan Michael David "Mike" Strachan is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League. He played six seasons for the New Orleans Saints.... |
Running back | Iowa State |
217 | Green Bay Packers | Jay Hodgin | Running back | South Carolina |
218 | San Francisco 49ers | James Johnson | Defensive back | Tennessee State |
219 | Detroit Lions | Steve Strinko Steve Strinko Steven Douglas Strinko is a former American football player. He played as a linebacker for Coach Bo Schembechler at the University of Michigan and was selected as the Most Valuable Player on the 1974 Michigan Wolverines football team... |
Linebacker | Michigan |
220 | Cincinnati Bengals | Greg Dubinetz Greg Dubinetz Gregory George Dubinetz is a former American football guard in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Yale University and was drafted in the ninth round of the 1975 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.... |
Guard | Yale |
221 | Houston Oilers | Bob Bruer Bob Bruer Robert Anthony Bruer is a former American football tight end for the San Francisco 49ers and the Minnesota Vikings from 1979 until 1983-Professional career:... |
Tight end | Mankato State |
222 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Eugene Clark Eugene Clark (actor) -Football career:Before he began acting, he played college football. He was an all-conference offensive guard at UCLA and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the ninth round of the 1975 NFL Draft... |
Guard | UCLA |
223 | San Francisco 49ers | Dan Natale | Tight end | Penn State |
224 | New York Jets | Everett Taylor Ed Taylor Everett Earl "Ed" Taylor is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the ninth round of the 1975 NFL Draft. He played college football at Memphis.Taylor also played for the Miami Dolphins.-External links:*... |
Defensive back | Memphis State |
225 | Denver Broncos | Rousell Williams | Defensive back | Arizona |
226 | Dallas Cowboys | Ed Jones Ed Jones (defensive back) Ed Jones is a former defensive back for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League from 1976-1984. He won five Grey Cups for the Eskimos and was a CFL All-Star from 1979-1981. Ed Jones is now a coach for Edmontons minor football team the chargers... |
Defensive back | Rutgers |
227 | Cincinnati Bengals | Lofell Williams | Wide receiver | Virginia Union |
228 | Washington Redskins | Dallas Hickman Dallas Hickman Dallas Mark Hickman is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Baltimore Colts. He played college football at the University of California and was drafted in the ninth round of the 1975 NFL Draft.... |
Defensive end | California |
229 | Los Angeles Rams | Gordon Riegel | Linebacker | Stanford |
230 | San Francisco 49ers | Caesar Douglas | Tackle | Illinois Wesleyan |
231 | Miami Dolphins | James Wilson | Guard | Clark |
232 | Oakland Raiders | Harry Knight | Quarterback | Richmond |
233 | Minnesota Vikings | John Passananti | Guard | Western Illinois |
234 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bruce Reimer | Running back | North Dakota State |
Round ten
Pick # | |Player | |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 Engelhardt | Center | Pacific |
241 | New Orleans Saints | Chuck Heater Chuck Heater Chuck Heater is an American football coach and former player. He was a running back for the University of Michigan from 1972 to 1974 and finished his playing career as the fifth all time leading rusher in Michigan Wolverines football history. Heater has been an assistant football coach at ten... |
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 Bill Cooke William Morrill Cooke is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League who played for the Green Bay Packers, the San Francisco 49ers, the Detroit Lions and the Seattle Seahawks... |
Defensive end | Massachusetts |
245 | Cincinnati Bengals | Rockey Felker Rockey Felker -External links:*... |
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 Ken Schroy Kenneth Michael "Ken" Schroy is a former American football safety who played ten seasons in the National Football League for the New York Jets. He played college football at the University of Maryland and was drafted in 1975 by the Philadelphia Eagles... |
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 Roland Hooks Roland Hooks was an American football running back in the NFL who played for the Buffalo Bills. He played college football at North Carolina State University.... |
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 Joe Danelo Joseph Peter Danelo is a former American football placekicker who played in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers, the New York Giants, and the Buffalo Bills between 1975 and 1984... |
Kicker | Washington State |
258 | Minnesota Vikings | Neil Clabo Neil Clabo Neil Clabo is a retired American football player. He had a 3-year career in the National Football League from 1975 to 1977 as a punter. He played in Super Bowl XI as a member of the Minnesota Vikings.... |
Punter | Tennessee |
259 | Oakland Raiders | Steve Sylvester Steve Sylvester (American football) Steve Sylvester was an American football offensive lineman who played 9 seasons in the National Football League for the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. He played college football for the University of Notre Dame.... |
Tackle | Notre Dame |
260 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Archie Gray | Wide receiver | Wyoming |
Round eleven
Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
261 | Baltimore Colts | Dave Hazel | Wide receiver | Ohio State |
262 | New York Giants | George Martin George Martin (American football) George Dwight Martin is a former American football defensive end who played his entire career in the National Football League for the New York Giants... |
Defensive end | Oregon |
263 | Atlanta Falcons | Jeff Merrow Jeff Merrow Jeffrey Colin Merrow was a defensive lineman who played nine seasons in the NFL for the Atlanta Falcons. Merrow played collegiately for the West Virginia Mountaineers... |
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 Vince Phason Vince Phason is a former defensive back who played from 1975-1985 in the Canadian Football League. He was a CFL All-Star in 1982. Phason was drafted by the NFL out of the University of Arizona and, in 1974, he joined the San Diego Chargers... |
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 Keith Rowen Keith Rowen is an American football coach. He was served as the offensive coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals in 2005 until he was fired in Oct 2006 the day after the Cardinal lost to the Bears after leading by 20 points... |
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 Marvin Cobb Marvin Cobb is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 11th round of the 1975 NFL Draft. He played college football at USC.... |
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 # | |Player | |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 Dick Ambrose Dick Ambrose is a former American football linebacker who played nine seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns, from 1975 to 1983... |
Linebacker | Virginia |
291 | Chicago Bears | Doug Plank Doug Plank Douglas Walter Plank is a former American-football safety and coach in the National Football League. Currently, he is the head coach of the Philadelphia Soul in the Arena Football League.- Early life :... |
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 Alan Autry Carlos Alan Autry is an American actor, politician, and former National Football League football player. He is best known for his role as Captain Bubba Skinner on the television series In the Heat of the Night; he also has been in numerous movies and other television shows... |
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 Jack Novak Jack Novak was a player in the National Football League for the Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1975 to 1977 as a tight end. Novak was drafted by the Bengals in the twelfth round of the 1972 NFL Draft by the Bengals... |
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 Condredge Holloway Condredge Holloway Jr. was a star quarterback for the University of Tennessee and later in the Canadian Football League.-Early years and College:... |
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 Autry Beamon Autry Beamon is a former professional American football player who played cornerback for seven seasons for the Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks, and Cleveland Browns.... |
Defensive back | East Texas State |
312 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Greg Murphy | Defensive end | Penn State |
Round thirteen
Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
313 | Baltimore Colts | John Roman John Roman John George Roman is a former professional American football offensive lineman in the National Football League. He played seven seasons for the New York Jets .-References:... |
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 Willie Armstead Willie Armstead is a former slotback and wide receiver who played seven seasons in the Canadian Football League for the Calgary Stampeders.... |
Wide receiver | Utah |
318 | Kansas City Chiefs | John Snider | Linebacker | Stanford |
319 | New Orleans Saints | Jim Upchurch | Running back | Arizona |
320 | San Diego Chargers | Pete 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 Tom Ehlers Thomas Slick Ehlers is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Buffalo Bills. He played college football at the University of Kentucky and was drafted in the thirteenth round of the 1975 NFL Draft by the Eagles. He currently... |
Linebacker | Kentucky |
324 | New York Jets | Dan Spivey Dan Spivey Daniel Eugene "Dan" Spivey is a retired professional wrestler who worked for World Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation, and All Japan Pro Wrestling between 1984 and 1995... |
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 | Erik Penick | Running back | Notre Dame |
330 | Dallas Cowboys | Herbert Scott Herbert Scott Herbert Carnell Scott is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League... |
Guard | Virginia Union |
331 | Buffalo Bills | Mark Dienhart Mark Dienhart Mark Dienhart is the former athletic director at the University of Minnesota and the current Senior Vice President at the University of St. Thomas.... |
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 Bob Gaddis Robert C. Gaddis is a former professional American football wide receiver. He was the 13th round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1975 NFL Draft. He would play wide receiver with the Buffalo Bills in 1976 and then five seasons in the CFL for three different teams.-References:... |
Wide receiver | Mississippi Valley State |
338 | Washington Redskins | Morris McKie | Defensive back | North Carolina A&T |
Round fourteen
Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
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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 Randy Rhino Randy Rhino was an all-star defensive back in the Canadian Football League.A graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, he played with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets... |
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 Joe Fields Joseph Charles Fields, Jr. is a former professional American football center and guard in the National Football League for the New York Jets and the New York Giants... |
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 Scott Laidlaw Robert Scott Laidlaw is a former American football running back in the National Football League who played for the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants. He played college football for Stanford University.... |
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 Mike Strickland Mike Strickland was a Canadian Football League running back for the British Columbia Lions from 1975 through 1977, and for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1978 and 1979. He was an All-Star in 1976 and won the Eddie James Memorial Trophy that same season.... |
Running back | Eastern Michigan |
364 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mike Collier Mike Collier Michael J. "Mike" Collier is a retired professional American football running back in the National Football League. He played three seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Buffalo Bills.... |
Running back | Morgan State |
Round fifteen
Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
365 | Baltimore Colts | John Goodie | Running back | Langston |
366 | New York Giants | Jim O'Connor | Running back | Drake |
367 | Atlanta Falcons | Jimmy Robinson Jimmy Robinson Jimmy Robinson is a former American football wide receiver and current wide receivers coach for the Dallas Cowboys. He played for the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers during his playing career... |
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 Brison Manor Brison Manor was an American football defensive end who played eight seasons in the National Football League for the Denver Broncos, from 1977–1984, before appearing in six games with Tampa Bay Buccaneers, also in 1984. He played college football at the University of Arkansas.Manor played high... |
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 Art Kuehn Arthur Bert Kuehn is a former American football Center in the National Football League for the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots.... |
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 # | |Player | |College | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
391 | New York Giants | Jim Micklos | Tight end | Ball State |
392 | Baltimore Colts | Bill Malouf | Quarterback | Mississippi |
393 | Atlanta Falcons | Steve Knutson Steve Knutson -Career:Knutson was drafted in the sixteenth round of the 1975 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons and would later play two seasons with the Green Bay Packers. During his final season, he would play with the San Francisco 49ers.... |
Tackle | USC |
394 | Cleveland Browns | John McKay John McKay, Jr. John Kenneth "J.K." McKay is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 16th round of the 1975 NFL Draft. He played college football at USC.... |
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 Bob McCaffrey Robert Alan McCaffrey is a retired National Football League center who had a notable career while a student athlete on the University of Southern California Trojans football team.-Professional career:... |
Center | USC |
401 | Cincinnati Bengals | John Tuttle | Wide receiver | Kansas State |
402 | Houston Oilers | Ken Lambert | Defensive back | Virginia |
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 Greg Wells (baseball) Gregory De Wayne "Boomer" Wells is a former Major League Baseball player. Wells played for the Toronto Blue Jays in and for the Minnesota Twins in... |
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 # | |Player | |College | ||
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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 Roland Harper Roland Harper is a former professional American football player who played running back for eight seasons for the Chicago Bears. He was selected in the 17th and final round of the 1975 draft from Louisiana Tech... |
Running back | Louisiana Tech |
421 | Cleveland Browns | Dave Graf Dave Graf David Francis Graf is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Penn State University and was drafted in the seventeenth round of the 1975 NFL Draft.... |
Linebacker | Penn State |
422 | New Orleans Saints | Greg Westbrooks Greg Westbrooks Gregory Melvin Westbrooks is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for seven seasons for the New Orleans Saints, the Oakland Raiders, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Los Angeles Rams.... |
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 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Stan Hegener | Guard | Nebraska |
= Pro Bowler | = Hall of Famer |
Hall of famers
- Walter Payton, Running Back from Jackson State taken 1st round 4th overall by the Chicago Bears.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1993.
- Randy White, Defensive Tackle from Maryland taken 1st round 2nd overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1994.
- Fred Dean, Defensive End from Louisiana Tech taken 2nd round 33rd overall by the San Diego Chargers.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2008.