1975 NFL Draft
The Atlanta Falcons took Steve Bartkowski first overall in the 1975 NFL draft, the first of 182 picks over 7 rounds. The most decorated name in the class is Walter Payton, with 2 awards on the NFL honours list.
What the 1975 class won
- Walter Payton — NFL MVP, NFL Offensive Player of the Year
- Mike Thomas — NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
- Randy White — Super Bowl MVP
- Robert Brazile — NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
Counted from the NFL award history, every season a pick has won something.
Round 1
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Bartkowski |  Atlanta Falcons |
| 2 | Randy White |  Dallas Cowboys |
| 3 | Ken Huff |  Indianapolis Colts |
| 4 | Walter Payton |  Chicago Bears |
| 5 | Mack Mitchell |  Cleveland Browns |
| 6 | Robert Brazile |  Tennessee Titans |
| 7 | Larry Burton |  New Orleans Saints |
| 8 | Gary Johnson |  Los Angeles Chargers |
| 9 | Mike Fanning |  Los Angeles Rams |
| 10 | Jimmy Webb |  San Francisco 49ers |
| 11 | Dennis Harrah | Los Angeles Rams |
| 12 | Kurt Schumacher | New Orleans Saints |
| 13 | Lynn Boden |  Detroit Lions |
| 14 | Glenn Cameron |  Cincinnati Bengals |
| 15 | Don Hardeman | Tennessee Titans |
| 16 | Russ Francis |  New England Patriots |
| 17 | Louis Wright |  Denver Broncos |
| 18 | Thomas Henderson | Dallas Cowboys |
| 19 | Tom Ruud |  Buffalo Bills |
| 20 | Doug France | Los Angeles Rams |
| 21 | Tim Gray |  Arizona Cardinals |
| 22 | Mike Williams | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 23 | Darryl Carlton |  Miami Dolphins |
| 24 | Neal Colzie |  Las Vegas Raiders |
| 25 | Mark Mullaney |  Minnesota Vikings |
| 26 | Dave Brown |  Pittsburgh Steelers |
All 7 rounds
Round 2
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Al Simpson |  New York Giants |
| 28 | Monte Jackson | Los Angeles Rams |
| 29 | Ralph Ortega | Atlanta Falcons |
| 30 | Louie Kelcher | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 31 | Mike Hartenstine | Chicago Bears |
| 32 | Lee Gross | New Orleans Saints |
| 33 | Fred Dean | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 34 | Elmore Stephens |  Kansas City Chiefs |
| 35 | Greg Collins | San Francisco 49ers |
| 36 | Freddie Solomon | Miami Dolphins |
| 37 | Anthony Davis |  New York Jets |
| 38 | Doug English | Detroit Lions |
| 39 | Al Krevis | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 40 | Emmett Edwards | Tennessee Titans |
| 41 | Rod Shoate | New England Patriots |
| 42 | Bob Nelson | Buffalo Bills |
| 43 | Charlie Smith | Denver Broncos |
| 44 | Burton Lawless | Dallas Cowboys |
| 45 | Charles Phillips | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 46 | Jim Germany | Arizona Cardinals |
| 47 | Bill Bain |  Green Bay Packers |
| 48 | Leroy Jones | Los Angeles Rams |
| 49 | Stan Winfrey | Miami Dolphins |
| 50 | Glenn Lott | Buffalo Bills |
| 51 | Robert Barber | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 52 | Art Riley | Minnesota Vikings |
Round 3
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | Mike Washington | Indianapolis Colts |
| 54 | Mike Franckowiak | Denver Broncos |
| 55 | Gary Burley | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 56 | Dave Pear | Indianapolis Colts |
| 57 | Oscar Roan | Cleveland Browns |
| 58 | Willard Harrell | Green Bay Packers |
| 59 | Cornelius Walker | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 60 | Andrew Jones | New Orleans Saints |
| 61 | Geoff Reece | Los Angeles Rams |
| 62 | Danny Buggs | New York Giants |
| 63 | Elois Grooms | New Orleans Saints |
| 64 | Gary Sheide | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 65 | Woody Thompson | Atlanta Falcons |
| 66 | Pete Cusick | New England Patriots |
| 67 | Dan Nugent | Los Angeles Rams |
| 68 | Richard Wood | New York Jets |
| 69 | Drew Mahalic | Denver Broncos |
| 70 | Bob Breunig | Dallas Cowboys |
| 71 | Jeff Hart | San Francisco 49ers |
| 72 | Steve Mike-Mayer | San Francisco 49ers |
| 73 | Mike Fuller | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 74 | Wayne Baker | San Francisco 49ers |
| 75 | Gerald Hill | Miami Dolphins |
| 76 | Louis Carter | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 77 | Bo Harris | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 78 | Walter White | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Round 4
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 79 | Robert Giblin | New York Giants |
| 80 | Marshall Johnson | Indianapolis Colts |
| 81 | John Nessel | Atlanta Falcons |
| 82 | Tony Peters | Cleveland Browns |
| 83 | Virgil Livers | Chicago Bears |
| 84 | Steve Taylor | Denver Broncos |
| 85 | Cleveland Elam | San Francisco 49ers |
| 86 | Allen Carter | New England Patriots |
| 87 | Frank Oliver | San Francisco 49ers |
| 88 | Steve Luke | Green Bay Packers |
| 89 | Harold Henson | Minnesota Vikings |
| 90 | Pat Donovan | Dallas Cowboys |
| 91 | Steve Burks | New England Patriots |
| 92 | John Starkebaum | New Orleans Saints |
| 93 | Paul Linford | Indianapolis Colts |
| 94 | Craig Hertwig | Detroit Lions |
| 95 | Rick Upchurch | Denver Broncos |
| 96 | Randy Hughes | Dallas Cowboys |
| 97 | Stan Fritts | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 98 | Rod Perry | Los Angeles Rams |
| 99 | Charles Hall | New Orleans Saints |
| 100 | Bruce Elia | Miami Dolphins |
| 101 | Ken Bernich | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 102 | Tom Donchez | Buffalo Bills |
| 103 | Bruce Adams | Minnesota Vikings |
| 104 | Harold Evans | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Round 5
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 105 | Roosevelt Leaks | Indianapolis Colts |
| 106 | Morris Owens | Miami Dolphins |
| 107 | Stan Rogers | Denver Broncos |
| 108 | Mike Thomas |  Washington Commanders |
| 109 | John Zimba | Cleveland Browns |
| 110 | Revie Sorey | Chicago Bears |
| 111 | Kevin Nosbusch | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 112 | Wayne Hammond | Los Angeles Rams |
| 113 | Kyle Davis | Dallas Cowboys |
| 114 | Wayne Bullock | San Francisco 49ers |
| 115 | John McCrumbly | Buffalo Bills |
| 116 | Steve Grogan | New England Patriots |
| 117 | Steve Freeman | New England Patriots |
| 118 | Joe Wysock | New York Jets |
| 119 | Jim Cope | Cleveland Browns |
| 120 | Pat McInally | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 121 | Rubin Carter | Denver Broncos |
| 122 | Jeff West | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 123 | Greg McCrary | Atlanta Falcons |
| 124 | Harvey Goodman | Arizona Cardinals |
| 125 | Charles Waddell | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 126 | Rick Nuzum | Los Angeles Rams |
| 127 | Barry Hill | Miami Dolphins |
| 128 | Dave Humm | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 129 | Robert Miller | Minnesota Vikings |
| 130 | Brent Sexton | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Round 6
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 131 | Don Westbrook | Indianapolis Colts |
| 132 | Fulton Kuykendall | Atlanta Falcons |
| 133 | Doug Payton | Atlanta Falcons |
| 134 | John Carroll | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 135 | Bob Avellini | Chicago Bears |
| 136 | Billy Shields | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 137 | Morris LaGrand | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 138 | Fred Cooper | Detroit Lions |
| 139 | Dave Wasick | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 140 | Darius McCarthy | Los Angeles Rams |
| 141 | Horace King | Detroit Lions |
| 142 | Tom Shuman | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 143 | Steve Towle | Miami Dolphins |
| 144 | Dennis Franklin | Detroit Lions |
| 145 | Rollen Smith | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 146 | Jesse O'Neal | Tennessee Titans |
| 147 | Mark Doak | Washington Commanders |
| 148 | Rolly Woolsey | Dallas Cowboys |
| 149 | Mike Lemon | New Orleans Saints |
| 150 | Charles Miller | Cleveland Browns |
| 151 | Tom Hicks | Chicago Bears |
| 152 | Larry Jameson | Arizona Cardinals |
| 153 | Tom Alward | New York Jets |
| 154 | Henry Hynoski | Cleveland Browns |
| 155 | Bubba Broussard | Minnesota Vikings |
| 156 | Marvin Crenshaw | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Round 7
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 157 | Kim Jones | Indianapolis Colts |
| 158 | Jim Obradovich | New York Giants |
| 159 | Mike Esposito | Atlanta Falcons |
| 160 | Steve Joachim | Indianapolis Colts |
| 161 | Merle Wang | Cleveland Browns |
| 162 | Mike Biehle | Tennessee Titans |
| 163 | Steve Rogers | New Orleans Saints |
| 164 | Rickey Young | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 165 | Tony Giaquinto | Green Bay Packers |
| 166 | Gil Chapman | Buffalo Bills |
| 167 | Bill Capraun |  Philadelphia Eagles |
| 168 | Derrel Luce | Indianapolis Colts |
| 169 | Mike Murphy | Detroit Lions |
| 170 | Chris Devlin | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 171 | Mark Cotney | Tennessee Titans |
| 172 | Lawrence Williams | New England Patriots |
| 173 | Mike Hegman | Dallas Cowboys |
| 174 | Reggie Cherry | Buffalo Bills |
| 175 | Harry Banks | Buffalo Bills |
| 176 | Pat Haden | Los Angeles Rams |
| 177 | Steve Beaird | Arizona Cardinals |
| 178 | Earl Douthitt | Chicago Bears |
| 179 | Phillip Kent | Miami Dolphins |
| 180 | James Daniels | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 181 | Henry Greene | Minnesota Vikings |
| 182 | Wayne Mattingly | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Picks from ESPN's draft pages. A team links to the franchise that carries it today; a player links when the player is on file.