# 1975 NFL draft

The 1975 NFL draft was held January 28–29, 1975, at the New York Hilton at Rockefeller Center in New York City, New York. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Atlanta Falcons selected quarterback Steve Bartkowski.

## Player selections

| = Pro Bowler | = Hall of Famer |
| * | = compensatory selection |
| † | = Pro Bowler |
| ‡ | = Hall of Famer |
Positions key :
| C | Center | CB | Cornerback | DB | Defensive back | DE | Defensive end |
| DL | Defensive lineman | DT | Defensive tackle | FB | Fullback | FS | Free safety |
| G | Guard | K | Kicker | KR | Kickoff returner | LB | Linebacker |
| LS | Long snapper | MLB | Middle linebacker | OT | Offensive tackle | OL | Offensive lineman |
| OLB | Outside linebacker | NT | Nose tackle | P | Punter | PR | Punt returner |
| QB | Quarterback | RS | Return specialist | RB | Running back | S | Safety |
| SS | Strong safety | TE | Tight end | WR | Wide receiver |

### Round one

| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons | Steve Bartkowski $^†$ | QB | California | Pac-8 | from Baltimore |
| 1 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys | Randy White$^‡$$^†$ | DT | Maryland | ACC | from N. Y. Giants |
| 1 | 3 | Baltimore Colts | Ken Huff | OG | North Carolina | ACC | from Atlanta |
| 1 | 4 | Chicago Bears | Walter Payton$^‡$$^†$ | RB | Jackson State | SWAC | |
| 1 | 5 | Cleveland Browns | Mack Mitchell | DE | Houston | Ind. | |
| 1 | 6 | Houston Oilers | Robert Brazile$^‡$$^†$ | LB | Jackson State | SWAC | from Kansas City |
| 1 | 7 | New Orleans Saints | Larry Burton | WR | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 8 | San Diego Chargers | Gary Johnson $^†$ | DT | Grambling State | SWAC | |
| 1 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams | Mike Fanning | DT | Notre Dame | Ind. | from Green Bay |
| 1 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers | Jimmy Webb | DT | Mississippi State | SEC | |
| 1 | 11 | Los Angeles Rams | Dennis Harrah $^†$ | OT | Miami (FL) | Ind. | form Philadelphia |
| 1 | 12 | New Orleans Saints | Kurt Schumacher | OT | Ohio State | Big Ten | from N. Y. Jets |
| 1 | 13 | Detroit Lions | Lynn Boden | OG | South Dakota State | NCC | |
| 1 | 14 | Cincinnati Bengals | Glenn Cameron | LB | Florida | SEC | |
| 1 | 15 | Houston Oilers | Don Hardeman | RB | Texas A&I | LSC | |
| 1 | 16 | New England Patriots | Russ Francis $^†$ | TE | Oregon | Pac-8 | |
| 1 | 17 | Denver Broncos | Louis Wright $^†$ | CB | San Jose State | PCAA | |
| 1 | 18 | Dallas Cowboys | Tom Henderson | LB | Langston | Ind. (NAIA) | |
| 1 | 19 | Buffalo Bills | Tom Ruud | LB | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 1 | 20 | Los Angeles Rams | Doug France $^†$ | OT | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 21 | St. Louis Cardinals | Tim Gray | S | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 1 | 22 | San Diego Chargers | Mike Williams | CB | LSU | SEC | from Washington |
| 1 | 23 | Miami Dolphins | Darryl Carlton | OT | Tampa | — | |
| 1 | 24 | Oakland Raiders | Neal Colzie | CB | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 25 | Minnesota Vikings | Mark Mullaney | DE | Colorado State | WAC | |
| 1 | 26 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dave Brown $^†$ | CB | Michigan | Big Ten | |

### Round two

| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 2 | 27 | New York Giants | Simpson, AlAl Simpson | OT | Colorado State | WAC | |
| 2 | 28 | Los Angeles Rams | Monte Jackson $^†$ | CB | San Diego State | Big West | from Baltimore via Green Bay |
| 2 | 29 | Atlanta Falcons | Ralph Ortega | LB | Florida | SEC | |
| 2 | 30 | San Diego Chargers | Louie Kelcher $^†$ | DT | SMU | SWC | from Cleveland |
| 2 | 31 | Chicago Bears | Mike Hartenstine | DE | Penn State | Ind. | |
| 2 | 32 | New Orleans Saints | Lee Gross | C | Auburn | SEC | |
| 2 | 33 | San Diego Chargers | Fred Dean$^‡$$^†$ | DE | Louisiana Tech | Southland | |
| 2 | 34 | Kansas City Chiefs | Stephens, ElmoreElmore Stephens | TE | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 2 | 35 | San Francisco 49ers | Greg Collins | LB | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 2 | 36 | Miami Dolphins | Fred Solomon | WR | Tampa | — | from Green Bay |
| 2 | 37 | New York Jets | Anthony Davis | RB | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 2 | 38 | Detroit Lions | Doug English $^†$ | DT | Texas | SWC | |
| 2 | 39 | Cincinnati Bengals | Al Krevis | OT | Boston College | Ind. | |
| 2 | 40 | Houston Oilers | Emmett Edwards | WR | Kansas | Big Eight | |
| 2 | 41 | New England Patriots | Rod Shoate | LB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 2 | 42 | Buffalo Bills | Bob Nelson | LB | Nebraska | Big Eight | from Philadelphia |
| 2 | 43 | Denver Broncos | Smith, CharlesCharles Smith | DE | North Carolina Central | MEAC | |
| 2 | 44 | Dallas Cowboys | Burton Lawless | OG | Florida | SEC | |
| 2 | 45 | Oakland Raiders | Charlie Phillips | S | USC | Pac-8 | from Buffalo |
| 2 | 46 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jim Germany | RB | New Mexico State | MVC | |
| 2 | 47 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Bain | OG | USC | Pac-8 | from Washington |
| 2 | 48 | Los Angeles Rams | Leroy Jones | DE | Norfolk State | CIAA | |
| 2 | 49 | Miami Dolphins | Stan Winfrey | RB | Arkansas State | Southland | |
| 2 | 50 | Buffalo Bills | Loft, GlennGlenn Loft | DB | Drake | MVC | from Oakland |
| 2 | 51 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob Barber | DE | Grambling State | SWAC | |
| 2 | 52 | Minnesota Vikings | Riley, ArtArt Riley | DT | USC | Pac-8 | |

### Round three

| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 3 | 53 | Baltimore Colts | Mike Washington | DB | Alabama | SEC | |
| 3 | 54 | Denver Broncos | Mike Franckowiak | FB | Central Michigan | MAC | from N. Y. Giants |
| 3 | 55 | Cincinnati Bengals | Gary Burley | DE | Pittsburgh | Ind. | from Atlanta |
| 3 | 56 | Baltimore Colts | Dave Pear $^†$ | DT | Washington | Pac-8 | from Chicago |
| 3 | 57 | Cleveland Browns | Oscar Roan | TE | SMU | SWC | |
| 3 | 58 | Green Bay Packers | Willard Harrell | RB | Pacific | PCAA | from San Diego |
| 3 | 59 | Kansas City Chiefs | Walker, CorneliusCornelius Walker | DT | Rice | SWC | |
| 3 | 60 | New Orleans Saints | Jones, AndrewAndrew Jones | RB | Washington State | Pac-8 | |
| 3 | 61 | Los Angeles Rams | Geoff Reece | C | Washington State | Pac-8 | from Green Bay |
| 3 | 62 | New York Giants | Danny Buggs | WR | West Virginia | Ind. | from San Francisco |
| 3 | 63 | New Orleans Saints | Elois Grooms | DE | Tennessee Tech | OVC | from Detroit via Minnesota |
| 3 | 64 | Cincinnati Bengals | Gary Sheide | QB | BYU | WAC | |
| 3 | 65 | Atlanta Falcons | Woody Thompson | RB | Miami (FL) | Ind. | from Houston |
| 3 | 66 | New England Patriots | Cusick, PetePete Cusick | DT | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 67 | Los Angeles Rams | Dan Nugent | TE | Auburn | SEC | from Philadelphia |
| 3 | 68 | New York Jets | Richard Wood | LB | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 3 | 69 | Denver Broncos | Drew Mahalic | LB | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 3 | 70 | Dallas Cowboys | Bob Breunig $^†$ | LB | Arizona State | WAC | |
| 3 | 71 | San Francisco 49ers | Jeff Hart | OT | Oregon State | Pac-8 | from Buffalo |
| 3 | 72 | San Francisco 49ers | Steve Mike-Mayer | K | Maryland | ACC | from Washington |
| 3 | 73 | San Diego Chargers | Mike Fuller | S | Auburn | SEC | from Los Angeles via Chicago |
| 3 | 74 | San Francisco 49ers | Wayne Baker | DT | BYU | WAC | from New Orleans |
| 3 | 75 | Miami Dolphins | Gerald Hill | LB | Houston | Ind. | |
| 3 | 76 | Oakland Raiders | Louis Carter | RB | Maryland | ACC | |
| 3 | 77 | Cincinnati Bengals | Bo Harris | LB | LSU | SEC | from Minnesota |
| 3 | 78 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Walter White | TE | Maryland | ACC | |

### Round four

| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 4 | 79 | New York Giants | Robert Giblin | DB | Houston | Ind. | |
| 4 | 80 | Baltimore Colts | Marshall Johnson | WR | Houston | Ind. | |
| 4 | 81 | Atlanta Falcons | John Nessel | OG | Penn State | Ind. | |
| 4 | 82 | Cleveland Browns | Tony Peters $^†$ | CB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 4 | 83 | Chicago Bears | Virgil Livers | CB | Western Kentucky | OVC | |
| 4 | 84 | Denver Broncos | Taylor, SteveSteve Taylor | DB | Georgia | SEC | from Kansas City |
| 4 | 85 | San Francisco 49ers | Cleveland Elam $^†$ | DE | Tennessee State | Ind. (Coll.) | from New Orleans |
| 4 | 86 | New England Patriots | Allen Carter | RB | USC | Pac-8 | from San Diego via Cleveland |
| 4 | 87 | San Francisco 49ers | Frank Oliver | DB | Kentucky State | Ind. (Div. II) | |
| 4 | 88 | Green Bay Packers | Steve Luke | S | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 89 | Minnesota Vikings | Harold Henson | RB | Ohio State | Big Ten | from Cincinnati |
| 4 | 90 | Dallas Cowboys | Pat Donovan $^†$ | DE | Stanford | Pac-8 | from Houston |
| 4 | 91 | New England Patriots | Steve Burks | WR | Arkansas State | Southland | |
| 4 | 92 | New Orleans Saints | Starkebaum, JohnJohn Starkebaum | DB | Nebraska | Big Eight | from Philadelphia |
| 4 | 93 | Baltimore Colts | Linford, PaulPaul Linford | DT | BYU | WAC | from N. Y. Jets |
| 4 | 94 | Detroit Lions | Craig Hertwig | OT | Georgia | SEC | |
| 4 | 95 | Denver Broncos | Rick Upchurch $^†$ | WR | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 96 | Dallas Cowboys | Randy Hughes | S | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 4 | 97 | Cincinnati Bengals | Stan Fritts | RB | NC State | ACC | from Buffalo |
| 4 | 98 | Los Angeles Rams | Rod Perry $^†$ | CB | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 4 | 99 | New Orleans Saints | Hall, CharlieCharlie Hall | DE | Tulane | Ind. | from St. Louis |
| 4 | 100 | Miami Dolphins | Bruce Elia | LB | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 101 | San Diego Chargers | Kenneth Bernich | LB | Auburn | SEC | from Oakland |
| 4 | 102 | Buffalo Bills | Tom Donchez | RB | Penn State | Ind. | from Washington |
| 4 | 103 | Minnesota Vikings | Adams, BruceBruce Adams | WR | Kansas | Big Eight | |
| 4 | 104 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Evans, HaroldHarold Evans | LB | Houston | Ind. | |

### Round five

| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 5 | 105 | Baltimore Colts | Roosevelt Leaks | RB | Texas | SWC | |
| 5 | 106 | Miami Dolphins | Morris Owens | WR | Arizona State | WAC | from N. Y. Giants |
| 5 | 107 | Denver Broncos | Stan Rogers | OT | Maryland | ACC | from Atlanta |
| 5 | 108 | Washington Redskins | Mike Thomas $^†$ | RB | UNLV | Ind. (Coll.) | from Chicago |
| 5 | 109 | Cleveland Browns | Zimba, JohnJohn Zimba | DE | Villanova | Ind. | |
| 5 | 110 | Chicago Bears | Revie Sorey | OG | Illinois | Big Ten | from New Orleans |
| 5 | 111 | San Diego Chargers | Nosbusch, KevinKevin Nosbusch | DT | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 5 | 112 | Los Angeles Rams | Wayne Hammond | DT | Montana State | Big Sky | from Kansas City |
| 5 | 113 | Dallas Cowboys | Kyle Davis | C | Oklahoma | Big Eight | from Green Bay |
| 5 | 114 | San Francisco 49ers | Bullock, WayneWayne Bullock | RB | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 5 | 115 | Buffalo Bills | John McCrumbly | LB | Texas A&M | SWC | from Houston via Oakland |
| 5 | 116 | New England Patriots | Steve Grogan | QB | Kansas State | Big Eight | |
| 5 | 117 | New England Patriots | Steve Freeman | S | Mississippi State | SEC | from Philadelphia |
| 5 | 118 | New York Jets | Wysock, JoeJoe Wysock | OG | Miami (FL) | Ind. | |
| 5 | 119 | Cleveland Browns | Jim Cope | LB | Ohio State | Big Ten | from Detroit |
| 5 | 120 | Cincinnati Bengals | Pat McInally $^†$ | WR | Harvard | Ivy | |
| 5 | 121 | Denver Broncos | Rubin Carter | DT | Miami (FL) | Ind. | |
| 5 | 122 | Cincinnati Bengals | Jeff West | P | Cincinnati | Ind. | from Dallas |
| 5 | 123 | Atlanta Falcons | Greg McCrary | TE | Clark Atlanta | SIAC | from Buffalo |
| 5 | 124 | St. Louis Cardinals | Harvey Goodman | OT | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 5 | 125 | San Diego Chargers | Waddell, CharlesCharles Waddell | TE | North Carolina | ACC | from Washington via Los Angeles through Buffalo |
| 5 | 126 | Los Angeles Rams | Rick Nuzum | C | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 5 | 127 | Miami Dolphins | Barry Hill | S | Iowa State | Big Eight | |
| 5 | 128 | Oakland Raiders | David Humm | QB | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 5 | 129 | Minnesota Vikings | Robert Miller | RB | Kansas | Big Eight | |
| 5 | 130 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Brent Sexton | CB | Elon | CIAC | |

### Round six

| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 6 | 131 | Baltimore Colts | Don Westbrook | WR | Nebraska | Big Eight | from N. Y. Giants |
| 6 | 132 | Atlanta Falcons | Fulton Kuykendall | LB | UCLA | Pac-8 | from Baltimore |
| 6 | 133 | Atlanta Falcons | Doug Payton | OG | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 6 | 134 | San Diego Chargers | Carroll, JohnJohn Carroll | WR | Oklahoma | Big Eight | from Cleveland |
| 6 | 135 | Chicago Bears | Bob Avellini | QB | Maryland | ACC | |
| 6 | 136 | San Diego Chargers | Billy Shields | OT | Georgia Tech | Ind. | |
| 6 | 137 | Kansas City Chiefs | Morris LaGrand | RB | Tampa | — | |
| 6 | 138 | Detroit Lions | Cooper, FredFred Cooper | DB | Purdue | Big Ten | from New Orleans |
| 6 | 139 | Kansas City Chiefs | Wasick, DaveDave Wasick | LB | San Jose State | PCAA | from San Francisco |
| 6 | 140 | Los Angeles Rams | McCarthy, DariusDarius McCarthy | WR | South Carolina State | MEAC | |
| 6 | 141 | Detroit Lions | Horace King | RB | Georgia | SEC | from New England |
| 6 | 142 | Cincinnati Bengals | Tom Shuman | QB | Penn State | Ind. | from Philadelphia |
| 6 | 143 | Miami Dolphins | Steve Towle | LB | Kansas | Big Eight | from N. Y. Jets |
| 6 | 144 | Detroit Lions | Dennis Franklin | WR | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 145 | Cincinnati Bengals | Smith, RollenRollen Smith | DB | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 6 | 146 | Houston Oilers | O'Neal, JesseJesse O'Neal | DE | Grambling State | SWAC | |
| 6 | 147 | Washington Redskins | Doak, MarkMark Doak | OT | Nebraska | Big Eight | from Denver |
| 6 | 148 | Dallas Cowboys | Roland Woolsey | CB | Boise State | Big Sky | |
| 6 | 149 | New Orleans Saints | Mike Lemon | LB | Kansas | Big Eight | from Buffalo |
| 6 | 150 | Cleveland Browns | Charles Miller | DB | West Virginia | Ind. | from Washington |
| 6 | 151 | Chicago Bears | Tom Hicks | LB | Illinois | Big Ten | from Los Angeles via San Diego |
| 6 | 152 | St. Louis Cardinals | Larry Jameson | DT | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 153 | New York Jets | Tom Alward | OG | Nebraska | Big Eight | from Miami |
| 6 | 154 | Cleveland Browns | Henry Hynoski | RB | Temple | Ind. | from Oakland |
| 6 | 155 | Minnesota Vikings | Broussard, BubbaBubba Broussard | LB | Houston | Ind. | |
| 6 | 156 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Marvin Crenshaw | OT | Nebraska | Big Eight | |

### Round seven

| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 7 | 157 | Baltimore Colts | Jones, KimKim Jones | RB | Colorado State | WAC | |
| 7 | 158 | New York Giants | Jim Obradovich | TE | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 7 | 159 | Atlanta Falcons | Mike Esposito | RB | Boston College | Ind. | |
| 7 | 160 | Baltimore Colts | Steve Joachim | QB | Temple | Ind. | from Chicago |
| 7 | 161 | Cleveland Browns | Wang, MerleMerle Wang | OT | TCU | SWC | |
| 7 | 162 | Houston Oilers | Biehle, MikeMike Biehle | OT | Miami (OH) | MAC | from Kansas City |
| 7 | 163 | New Orleans Saints | Rogers, SteveSteve Rogers | RB | LSU | SEC | |
| 7 | 164 | San Diego Chargers | Rickey Young | RB | Jackson State | SWAC | |
| 7 | 165 | Green Bay Packers | Giaquinto, TonyTony Giaquinto | WR | Central Connecticut State | EFC | |
| 7 | 166 | Buffalo Bills | Gil Chapman | RB | Michigan | Big Ten | from San Francisco |
| 7 | 167 | Philadelphia Eagles | Capraun, BillBill Capraun | OT | Miami (FL) | Ind. | |
| 7 | 168 | Baltimore Colts | Derrel Luce | LB | Baylor | SWC | from N. Y. Jets via Chicago |
| 7 | 169 | Detroit Lions | Murphy, MikeMike Murphy | WR | Drake | MVC | |
| 7 | 170 | Cincinnati Bengals | Chris Devlin | LB | Penn State | Ind. | |
| 7 | 171 | Houston Oilers | Mark Cotney | S | Cameron | Ind. (NAIA) | |
| 7 | 172 | New England Patriots | Williams, LawrenceLawrence Williams | WR | Texas Tech | SWC | |
| 7 | 173 | Dallas Cowboys | Michael Hegman | LB | Tennessee State | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 7 | 174 | Buffalo Bills | Cherry, ReggieReggie Cherry | RB | Houston | Ind. | from Denver |
| 7 | 175 | Buffalo Bills | Banks, HarryHarry Banks | DB | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 176 | Los Angeles Rams | Pat Haden $^†$ | QB | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 7 | 177 | St. Louis Cardinals | Beaird, SteveSteve Beaird | RB | Baylor | SWC | |
| 7 | 178 | Chicago Bears | Earl Douthitt | S | Iowa | Big Ten | from Washington via St. Louis |
| 7 | 179 | Miami Dolphins | Kent, PhillipPhillip Kent | RB | Baylor | SWC | |
| 7 | 180 | Oakland Raiders | Daniels, JamesJames Daniels | DB | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 7 | 181 | Minnesota Vikings | Green, HenryHenry Green | RB | Southern | SWAC | |
| 7 | 182 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mattingly, WayneWayne Mattingly | OT | Colorado | Big Eight | |

### Round eight

| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 8 | 183 | New York Giants | John Tate | LB | Jackson State | SWAC | |
| 8 | 184 | Baltimore Colts | Bushong, JohnJohn Bushong | DE | Western Kentucky | OVC | |
| 8 | 185 | Atlanta Falcons | Brent Adams | OT | Chattanooga | Ind. (Div. II) | |
| 8 | 186 | Cleveland Browns | Santini, BarryBarry Santini | TE | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 187 | Baltimore Colts | Denboer, GregGreg Denboer | TE | Michigan | Big Ten | from Chicago via Denver |
| 8 | 188 | St. Louis Cardinals | Adams, JohnJohn Adams | DT | West Virginia | Ind. | from New Orleans |
| 8 | 189 | Kansas City Chiefs | Hoffman, WayneWayne Hoffman | OT | Oklahoma | Big Eight | from San Diego via Washington |
| 8 | 190 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Knopp, TomTom Knopp | LB | Kearney State | N/A | from Kansas City |
| 8 | 191 | San Francisco 49ers | Kendrick, PrestonPreston Kendrick | LB | Florida | SEC | |
| 8 | 192 | Baltimore Colts | Cage, MarioMario Cage | RB | Northwestern State | Gulf South | from Green Bay |
| 8 | 193 | New York Jets | James Scott | WR | Henderson County J. C. | SWJCFC | |
| 8 | 194 | Detroit Lions | Leonard Thompson | RB | Oklahoma State | Big Eight | |
| 8 | 195 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ricky Davis | SS | Alabama | SEC | |
| 8 | 196 | Houston Oilers | Lawrence, JerryJerry Lawrence | DT | South Dakota State | NCC | |
| 8 | 197 | Chicago Bears | Joe Harris | LB | Georgia Tech | Ind. | from New England |
| 8 | 198 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jeff Bleamer | OT | Penn State | Ind. | |
| 8 | 199 | Denver Broncos | Steve Foley | CB | Tulane | Ind. | |
| 8 | 200 | Dallas Cowboys | Mitch Hoopes | P | Arizona | WAC | |
| 8 | 201 | Buffalo Bills | Hill, JohnJohn Hill | DT | Duke | ACC | |
| 8 | 202 | St. Louis Cardinals | Lauriano, LouisLouis Lauriano | DB | Long Beach State | PCAA | |
| 8 | 203 | San Diego Chargers | Collier, BarryBarry Collier | OT | Georgia | SEC | from Washington |
| 8 | 204 | Los Angeles Rams | Washington, JohnJohn Washington | DB | Tulane | Ind. | |
| 8 | 205 | Miami Dolphins | Crawford, BarneyBarney Crawford | DT | Harding | Arkansas | |
| 8 | 206 | San Diego Chargers | Ralph Perretta | OG | Purdue | Big Ten | from Oakland |
| 8 | 207 | Minnesota Vikings | Joe Hollimon | DB | Arkansas State | Southland | |
| 8 | 208 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Humphrey, AlAl Humphrey | DE | Tulsa | MVC | |

### Round nine

| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 9 | 209 | Baltimore Colts | Royce McKinney | S | Kentucky State | Ind. (Div. II) | |
| 9 | 210 | New York Giants | Mohoney, MikeMike Mohoney | WR | Richmond | SoCon | |
| 9 | 211 | Atlanta Falcons | Brad Davis | RB | LSU | SEC | |
| 9 | 212 | Chicago Bears | Roger Stillwell | DT | Stanford | Pac-8 | |
| 9 | 213 | Cleveland Browns | Larry Poole | RB | Kent State | MAC | |
| 9 | 214 | San Diego Chargers | Larry Keller | LB | Houston | Ind. | |
| 9 | 215 | Cleveland Browns | Floyd Hogan | DB | Arkansas | SWC | from Kansas City |
| 9 | 216 | New Orleans Saints | Mike Strachan | RB | Iowa State | Big Eight | |
| 9 | 217 | Green Bay Packers | Hodgin, JayJay Hodgin | RB | South Carolina | Ind. | |
| 9 | 218 | San Francisco 49ers | Johnson, JamesJames Johnson | DB | Tennessee State | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 9 | 219 | Detroit Lions | Steve Strinko | LB | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 220 | Cincinnati Bengals | Greg Dubinetz | OG | Yale | Ivy | |
| 9 | 221 | Houston Oilers | Bob Bruer | TE | Mankato State | N/A | |
| 9 | 222 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Clark, EugeneEugene Clark | OG | UCLA | Pac-8 | from New England |
| 9 | 223 | San Francisco 49ers | Natale, DanDan Natale | TE | Penn State | Ind. | from Philadelphia |
| 9 | 224 | New York Jets | Everett Taylor | CB | Memphis State | Ind. | |
| 9 | 225 | Denver Broncos | Williams, RousellRousell Williams | DB | Arizona | WAC | |
| 9 | 226 | Dallas Cowboys | Ed Jones | S | Rutgers | Ind. | |
| 9 | 227 | Cincinnati Bengals | Williams, LofellLofell Williams | WR | Virginia Union | CIAA | from Buffalo |
| 9 | 228 | Washington Redskins | Dallas Hickman | DE | California | Pac-8 | |
| 9 | 229 | Los Angeles Rams | Gordon Riegel | LB | Stanford | Pac-8 | |
| 9 | 230 | San Francisco 49ers | Douglas, CaesarCaesar Douglas | OT | Illinois Wesleyan | N/A | from St. Louis |
| 9 | 231 | Miami Dolphins | Wilson, JamesJames Wilson | OG | Clark | N/A | |
| 9 | 232 | Oakland Raiders | Harry Knight | QB | Richmond | SoCon | |
| 9 | 233 | Minnesota Vikings | Passananti, JohnJohn Passananti | OG | Western Illinois | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 9 | 234 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Reimer, BruceBruce Reimer | RB | North Dakota State | NCC | |

### Round ten

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 235 | New York Giants | Terry McClowry | Linebacker | Michigan State |
| 236 | Baltimore Colts | Phil Waganheim | Punter | Maryland |
| 237 | Atlanta Falcons | Marshall Mills | Wide receiver | West Virginia |
| 238 | Cleveland Browns | Stan Lewis | Defensive end | Wayne State (NE) |
| 239 | Miami Dolphins | Clyde Russell | Running back | Oklahoma |
| 240 | Denver Broncos | Hank Englehardt | Center | Pacific |
| 241 | New Orleans Saints | Chuck Heater | Running back | Michigan |
| 242 | San Diego Chargers | Otha Bradley | Defensive tackle | USC |
| 243 | San Francisco 49ers | Donnie Layton | Running back | South Carolina State |
| 244 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Cooke | Defensive end | Massachusetts |
| 245 | Cincinnati Bengals | Rockey Felker | Defensive back | Mississippi State |
| 246 | Houston Oilers | Alan Pringle | Kicker | Rice |
| 247 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Kirk Heyer | Defensive tackle | Kearney State |
| 248 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ken Schroy | Defensive back | Maryland |
| 249 | New York Jets | Charles James | Defensive back | Jackson State |
| 250 | Detroit Lions | Brad Boyd | Tight end | Louisiana State |
| 251 | Denver Broncos | Steve Haggerty | Wide receiver | UNLV |
| 252 | Dallas Cowboys | Dennis Booker | Running back | Millersville (PA) |
| 253 | Buffalo Bills | Roland Hooks | Running back | North Carolina State |
| 254 | Chicago Bears | Mike Julius | Guard | St. Thomas (MN) |
| 255 | St. Louis Cardinals | Mike McGraw | Linebacker | Wyoming |
| 256 | Miami Dolphins | Joe Jackson | Tight end | Penn State |
| 257 | Miami Dolphins | Joe Danelo | Kicker | Washington State |
| 258 | Minnesota Vikings | Neil Clabo | Punter | Tennessee |
| 259 | Oakland Raiders | Steve Sylvester | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 260 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Archie Gray | Wide receiver | Wyoming |

### Round eleven

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 261 | Baltimore Colts | Dave Hazel | Wide receiver | Ohio State |
| 262 | New York Giants | George Martin | Defensive end | Oregon |
| 263 | Atlanta Falcons | Jeff Merrow | Defensive tackle | West Virginia |
| 264 | Chicago Bears | Mike Dean | Kicker | Texas |
| 265 | Cleveland Browns | Tom Marinelli | Guard | Boston College |
| 266 | New Orleans Saints | Danny Lee | Punter | N.E. Louisiana |
| 267 | San Diego Chargers | Vince Phason | Defensive back | Arizona |
| 268 | Kansas City Chiefs | Dale Hegland | Guard | Minnesota |
| 269 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Martin | Defensive end | Washington |
| 270 | San Francisco 49ers | Gene Hernandez | Defensive back | Texas Christian |
| 271 | Houston Oilers | John Sawyer | Tight end | Southern Mississippi |
| 272 | New England Patriots | Rene Garnett | Defensive back | Idaho State |
| 273 | Philadelphia Eagles | Keith Rowen | Guard | Stanford |
| 274 | New York Jets | Jon Bradford | Running back | Central State (OH) |
| 275 | Detroit Lions | Steve Myers | Guard | Ohio State |
| 276 | Cincinnati Bengals | Marvin Cobb | Defensive back | USC |
| 277 | Washington Redskins | Ardell Johnson | Defensive back | Nebraska |
| 278 | Dallas Cowboys | Greg Krpalek | Center | Oregon State |
| 279 | Buffalo Bills | Tom Drake | Defensive back | Michigan |
| 280 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jerry Latin | Running back | Northern Illinois |
| 281 | Los Angeles Rams | Howard Strickland | Running back | California |
| 282 | Washington Redskins | Jerry Hackenbruck | Defensive end | Oregon State |
| 283 | Miami Dolphins | John Dilworth | Defensive back | Northwest Louisiana |
| 284 | San Diego Chargers | Ike McBee | Wide receiver | San Jose State |
| 285 | Minnesota Vikings | Ike Spencer | Running back | Utah |
| 286 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Randy Little | Tight end | West Liberty |

### Round twelve

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 287 | New York Giants | Marsh White | Running back | Arkansas |
| 288 | Baltimore Colts | Brad Storm | Linebacker | Iowa State |
| 289 | Atlanta Falcons | Alonza Picket | Tackle | Texas Southern |
| 290 | Cleveland Browns | Dick Ambrose | Linebacker | Virginia |
| 291 | Chicago Bears | Doug Plank | Defensive back | Ohio State |
| 292 | San Diego Chargers | Jerry Dahl | Linebacker | North Dakota State |
| 293 | Kansas City Chiefs | James Rackley | Running back | Florida A&M |
| 294 | New Orleans Saints | Ron Gustafson | Wide receiver | North Dakota |
| 295 | San Francisco 49ers | Rick Worley | Quarterback | Howard Payne |
| 296 | Green Bay Packers | Carlos Brown | Quarterback | Pacific |
| 297 | New England Patriots | Matt Kendon | Defensive tackle | Idaho State |
| 298 | Philadelphia Eagles | Richard Pawlewicz | Running back | William & Mary |
| 299 | New York Jets | Bert Cooper | Linebacker | Florida State |
| 300 | Detroit Lions | Andre Roundtree | Linebacker | Iowa State |
| 301 | Cincinnati Bengals | Jack Novak | Tight end | Wisconsin |
| 302 | Houston Oilers | Willie Miller | Wide receiver | Colorado State |
| 303 | Denver Broncos | Harry Walters | Linebacker | Maryland |
| 304 | Dallas Cowboys | Charles Bland | Defensive back | Cincinnati |
| 305 | Buffalo Bills | Mark Johnson | Defensive end | Missouri |
| 306 | New England Patriots | Condredge Holloway | Defensive back | Tennessee |
| 307 | Los Angeles Rams | Chandler Williams | Wide receiver | Lincoln |
| 308 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ben Jones | Wide receiver | Louisiana State |
| 309 | Miami Dolphins | Joe Yancey | Tackle | Henderson State |
| 310 | Oakland Raiders | Jack Magee | Center | Boston College |
| 311 | Minnesota Vikings | Autry Beamon | Defensive back | East Texas State |
| 312 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Greg Murphy | Defensive end | Penn State |

### Round thirteen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 313 | Baltimore Colts | John Roman | Guard | Idaho State |
| 314 | New York Giants | Ricky Townsend | Kicker | Tennessee |
| 315 | Atlanta Falcons | Carl Russ | Linebacker | Michigan |
| 316 | Chicago Bears | Charles McDaniel | Running back | Louisiana Tech |
| 317 | Cleveland Browns | Willie Armstead | Wide receiver | Utah |
| 318 | Kansas City Chiefs | John Snider | Linebacker | Stanford |
| 319 | New Orleans Saints | Jim Upchurch | Running back | Arizona |
| 320 | San Diego Chargers | Peter Demmerle | Wide receiver | Notre Dame |
| 321 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Fuhriman | Defensive back | Utah State |
| 322 | San Francisco 49ers | Dale Mitchell | Linebacker | USC |
| 323 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tom Ehlers | Linebacker | Kentucky |
| 324 | New York Jets | Dan Spivey | Defensive tackle | Georgia |
| 325 | Detroit Lions | James Smith | Running back | North Carolina Central |
| 326 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ron Rosenberg | Linebacker | Montana |
| 327 | Houston Oilers | Ricky Scales | Wide receiver | Virginia Tech |
| 328 | New England Patriots | Joe Harvey | Defensive end | Northern Michigan |
| 329 | Denver Broncos | Eric Penick | Running back | Notre Dame |
| 330 | Dallas Cowboys | Herbert Scott | Guard | Virginia Union |
| 331 | Buffalo Bills | Mark Dienhart | Tackle | St. Thomas (MN) |
| 332 | Los Angeles Rams | A. J. Jacobs | Defensive back | Louisville |
| 333 | St. Louis Cardinals | Steve Lindgren | Defensive end | Hamline |
| 334 | Miami Dolphins | Leonard Isabell | Wide receiver | Tulsa |
| 335 | San Diego Chargers | Glen Printers | Running back | Southern Colorado State |
| 336 | Minnesota Vikings | Mike Hurd | Wide receiver | Michigan State |
| 337 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob Gaddis | Wide receiver | Mississippi Valley State |
| 338 | Washington Redskins | Morris McKie | Defensive back | North Carolina A&T |

### Round fourteen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 339 | Miami Dolphins | James Lewis | Defensive back | Tennessee State |
| 340 | Baltimore Colts | Mike Smith | Center | Southern Methodist |
| 341 | Atlanta Falcons | Steve Robinson | Defensive tackle | Tuskegee |
| 342 | Cleveland Browns | Tim Barrett | Running back | John Carroll |
| 343 | Chicago Bears | Walter Hartfield | Running back | Southwest Texas State |
| 344 | New Orleans Saints | Randy Rhino | Defensive back | Georgia Tech |
| 345 | San Diego Chargers | Reggie Barnett | Defensive back | Notre Dame |
| 346 | Kansas City Chiefs | Gene Moshier | Guard | Vanderbilt |
| 347 | San Francisco 49ers | David Henson | Wide receiver | Abilene Christian |
| 348 | Green Bay Packers | Stan Blackmon | Tight end | North Texas State |
| 349 | New York Jets | Joe Fields | Center | Widener |
| 350 | Detroit Lions | Jim McMillan | Quarterback | Boise State |
| 351 | Cincinnati Bengals | Frank Haywood | Defensive tackle | North Carolina State |
| 352 | Houston Oilers | Jody Medford | Guard | Rice |
| 353 | New England Patriots | Tom Gossom | Wide receiver | Auburn |
| 354 | Philadelphia Eagles | Larry O'Rourke | Defensive tackle | Ohio State |
| 355 | Denver Broncos | Jerry Arnold | Guard | Oklahoma |
| 356 | Dallas Cowboys | Scott Laidlaw | Running back | Stanford |
| 357 | Buffalo Bills | Robert Evans | Wide receiver | Morris Brown |
| 358 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ritch Bahe | Wide receiver | Nebraska |
| 359 | Washington Redskins | Dave Benson | Linebacker | Weber State |
| 360 | Los Angeles Rams | Arthur Allen | Wide receiver | Clark |
| 361 | Miami Dolphins | John Graham | Quarterback | Colorado State |
| 362 | Oakland Raiders | Tom Doyle | Quarterback | Yale |
| 363 | Minnesota Vikings | Mike Strickland | Running back | Eastern Michigan |
| 364 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mike Collier | Running back | Morgan State |

### Round fifteen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 365 | Baltimore Colts | John Goodie | Running back | Langston |
| 366 | New York Giants | Jim O'Connor | Running back | Drake |
| 367 | Atlanta Falcons | Jimmy Robinson | Wide receiver | Georgia Tech |
| 368 | Chicago Bears | Steve Marcantonio | Wide receiver | Miami (FL) |
| 369 | Cleveland Browns | Willie Moore | Defensive tackle | Johnson C. Smith |
| 370 | San Diego Chargers | John Roush | Guard | Oklahoma |
| 371 | Pittsburgh Steelers | James Thatcher | Wide receiver | Langston |
| 372 | New Orleans Saints | Grant Burget | Running back | Oklahoma |
| 373 | Green Bay Packers | Randy Allen | Wide receiver | Southern |
| 374 | San Francisco 49ers | Rich Lavin | Tight end | Western Illinois |
| 375 | Detroit Lions | Rudy Green | Running back | Yale |
| 376 | Cincinnati Bengals | Greg Enright | Kicker | Southern Oregon State |
| 377 | Houston Oilers | Jack Holmes | Running back | Texas Southern |
| 378 | New England Patriots | Don Clayton | Running back | Murray State |
| 379 | Philadelphia Eagles | Clayton Korver | Defensive end | Northwestern (Iowa) |
| 380 | New York Jets | Brison Manor | Defensive tackle | Arkansas |
| 381 | Denver Broncos | Ken Shelton | Tight end | Virginia |
| 382 | Dallas Cowboys | Willie Hamilton | Running back | Arizona |
| 383 | Buffalo Bills | Chris Kupec | Quarterback | North Carolina |
| 384 | Washington Redskins | Art Kuehn | Center | UCLA |
| 385 | Los Angeles Rams | Alvin White | Quarterback | Oregon State |
| 386 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ron Franklin | Defensive tackle | Boise State |
| 387 | Miami Dolphins | Skip Johns | Running back | Carson-Newman |
| 388 | Minnesota Vikings | Ollie Bakken | Linebacker | Minnesota |
| 389 | Oakland Raiders | Paul Careathers | Running back | Tennessee |
| 390 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Marty Smith | Defensive tackle | Louisville |

### Round sixteen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 391 | New York Giants | Jim Micklos | Tight end | Ball State |
| 392 | Baltimore Colts | Bill Malouf | Quarterback | Mississippi |
| 393 | Atlanta Falcons | Steve Knutson | Tackle | USC |
| 394 | Cleveland Browns | John McKay | Wide receiver | USC |
| 395 | Chicago Bears | Witt Beckman | Wide receiver | Miami (FL) |
| 396 | Kansas City Chiefs | Mark Peterson | Defensive end | Illinois |
| 397 | New Orleans Saints | Mike McDonald | Linebacker | Catawba |
| 398 | San Diego Chargers | Chip Salvestrini | Guard | Yankton |
| 399 | Baltimore Colts | Mike Evavold | Defensive tackle | MacAlester |
| 400 | Green Bay Packers | Bob McCaffrey | Center | USC |
| 401 | Cincinnati Bengals | John Tuttle | Wide receiver | Kansas State |
| 402 | Houston Oilers | Ken Lambert | Defensive back | Virginia Tech |
| 403 | New England Patriots | Kerry Marbury | Running back | West Virginia |
| 404 | Philadelphia Eagles | Calvin Jones | Wide receiver | Texas Tech |
| 405 | New York Jets | Greg Wells | Guard | Albany State |
| 406 | Detroit Lions | Les Chaves | Defensive back | Kansas State |
| 407 | Dallas Cowboys | Pete Clark | Tight end | Colorado State |
| 408 | Buffalo Bills | Tom Fine | Tight end | Notre Dame |
| 409 | Denver Broncos | Bubba Bridges | Defensive tackle | Colorado |
| 410 | Los Angeles Rams | Francis Reynolds | Running back | Alcorn A&M |
| 411 | St. Louis Cardinals | Mark Miller | Wide receiver | Missouri |
| 412 | Washington Redskins | Dennis Pavelka | Guard | Nebraska |
| 413 | Miami Dolphins | Vernon Smith | Center | Georgia |
| 414 | Minnesota Vikings | Tom Goedjen | Kicker | Iowa State |
| 415 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Miller Bassler | Tight end | Houston |
| 416 | Baltimore Colts | Robert Smith | Defensive back | Maryland |

### Round seventeen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 417 | Baltimore Colts | David McKnight | Linebacker | Georgia |
| 418 | New York Giants | Rondy Colbert | Defensive back | Lamar |
| 419 | Atlanta Falcons | Mitch Anderson | Quarterback | Northwestern |
| 420 | Chicago Bears | Roland Harper | Running back | Louisiana Tech |
| 421 | Cleveland Browns | Dave Graf | Linebacker | Penn State |
| 422 | New Orleans Saints | Greg Westbrooks | Linebacker | Colorado |
| 423 | San Diego Chargers | Neal Jeffrey | Quarterback | Baylor |
| 424 | Kansas City Chiefs | Mike Bulino | Defensive back | Pittsburgh |
| 425 | Green Bay Packers | Tom Ray | Defensive back | Central Michigan |
| 426 | Baltimore Colts | Mike Bengard | Defensive end | Northwestern (Iowa) |
| 427 | Houston Oilers | Ricky Seeker | Center | Texas A&M |
| 428 | New England Patriots | Myke Horton | Tackle | UCLA |
| 429 | Philadelphia Eagles | Garry Webb | Defensive end | Temple |
| 430 | New York Jets | Mike Bartoszek | Tight end | Ohio State |
| 431 | Detroit Lions | Mark Lancaster | Guard | Tulsa |
| 432 | Cincinnati Bengals | Elvin Charity | Defensive back | Yale |
| 433 | Denver Broncos | Lester Sherman | Running back | Albany State |
| 434 | Dallas Cowboys | Jim Testerman | Tight end | Dayton |
| 435 | Buffalo Bills | Jeff Turcotte | Defensive end | Colorado |
| 436 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ken Monroe | Running back | Indiana State |
| 437 | Washington Redskins | Carl Taylor | Defensive end | Memphis State |
| 438 | Los Angeles Rams | Skip Boyd | Punter | Washington |
| 439 | Miami Dolphins | Dwaine Copeland | Running back | Middle Tennessee State |
| 440 | Baltimore Colts | Frank Russell | Wide receiver | Maryland |
| 441 | Minnesota Vikings | Adolph Bellizeare | Running back | Pennsylvania |
| 442 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Stan Hegener | Guard | Nebraska |
| = Pro Bowler | = Hall of Famer |

## Notable undrafted players

| $^†$ | = Pro Bowler |
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. |
| Buffalo Bills | Steven Schnarr | RB | Otterbein | N/A |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Brad Cousino | LB | Miami | MAC |
| Cleveland Browns | Robert Jackson | OG | Duke | ACC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Percy Howard | WR | Austin Peay | OVC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Lee McGriff | WR | Florida | SEC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Jim Zorn $^†$ | QB | Cal Poly Pomona | CCAA |
| Denver Broncos | Reggie Pierson | CB | Oklahoma State | Big Eight |
| Denver Broncos | Bob Swenson $^†$ | LB | California | Pac-8 |
| Green Bay Packers | Johnnie Gray | S | Cal State Fullerton | CCAA |
| Houston Oilers | Ted Thompson | LB | SMU | SWC |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Charlie Ane | C | Michigan State | Big Ten |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Mike Nott | QB | Santa Clara | — |
| Miami Dolphins | Earnest Rhone | LB | Henderson State | Arkansas |
| New England Patriots | David Tipton | DT | Western Illinois | Ind. (Coll.) |
| New Orleans Saints | Rusty Chambers | LB | Tulane | Ind. |
| New Orleans Saints | Sylvester Croom | C | Alabama | SEC |
| New York Giants | Bobby Hammond | RB | Morgan State | MEAC |
| New York Jets | J. J. Jones | QB | Fisk | SIAC |
| Oakland Raiders | Mike Reinfeldt $^†$ | S | Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Ind. (Div. II) |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Dennis Franks | C | Michigan | Big Ten |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Opperman | LB | Colorado State | WAC |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | John Banaszak | DT | Eastern Michigan | MAC |
| San Diego Chargers | Dwight McDonald | WR | San Diego State | Big West |
| San Francisco 49ers | Bill Larson | TE | Colorado State | WAC |
| Washington Redskins | Spencer Thomas | S | Washburn | GPAC |

## Hall of Famers

* Walter Payton, running back from Jackson State, taken 1st round 4th overall by Chicago Bears
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1993.
* Randy White, defensive tackle from Maryland, taken 1st round 2nd overall by Dallas Cowboys
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1994.
* Fred Dean, defensive end from Louisiana Tech, taken 2nd round 33rd overall by San Diego Chargers
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2008.
* Robert Brazile, linebacker from Jackson State, taken 1st round 6th overall by Houston Oilers
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2018.