Mike Murphy

Detroit Lions 169th pick

WR · Drake · 1975

Mike Murphy is a former wide receiver out of Drake, selected by the Detroit Lions with the 169th overall pick (round 7) in the 1975 NFL Draft.

Draft Details

Year

Round

Round 7

Pick

169th overall

Team

Position

College

Mike Murphy was the 169th overall pick in the 1975 NFL Draft, selected by the Detroit Lions.

Pick	Player	Pos	Team	College
166	Gil Chapman	WR	Buffalo Bills	Michigan
167	Bill Capraun	DT	Philadelphia Eagles	Miami (FL)
168	Derrel Luce	LB	Baltimore Colts	Baylor
170	Chris Devlin	LB	Cincinnati Bengals	Penn State
171	Mark Cotney	FS	Houston Oilers	Cameron
172	Lawrence Williams	WR	New England Patriots	Texas Tech

Other Detroit Lions picks in 1975 include Lynn Boden (G, round 1), Doug English (NT, round 2), Craig Hertwig (OT, round 4), Fred Cooper (DB, round 6), Horace King (RB, round 6), Dennis Franklin (WR, round 6), Leonard Thompson (WR, round 8), Steve Strinko (LB, round 9), Brad Boyd (TE, round 10), Steve Myers (G, round 11), Andre Roundtree (LB, round 12), James Smith (RB, round 13).

Other Drake players drafted in 1975 include Glenn Lott, Jim O'Connor.

No NFL career statistics are available for Mike Murphy in our sources (nflverse, Wikipedia).

Rd	Pick	Player	Pos	College
1	13	Lynn Boden	G	South Dakota State
2	38	Doug English	NT	Texas
4	94	Craig Hertwig	OT	Georgia
6	138	Fred Cooper	DB	Purdue
6	141	Horace King	RB	Georgia
6	144	Dennis Franklin	WR	Michigan
8	194	Leonard Thompson	WR	Oklahoma State
9	219	Steve Strinko	LB	Michigan
10	250	Brad Boyd	TE	Louisiana State
11	275	Steve Myers	G	Ohio State
12	300	Andre Roundtree	LB	Iowa State
13	325	James Smith	RB	North Carolina Central
14	350	Jim McMillan	QB	Boise State
15	375	Rudy Green	RB	Yale
16	406	Les Chaves	DB	Kansas State
17	431	Mark Lancaster	G	Tulsa