The 1946

1946 NFL season

The 1946 NFL season was the 27th regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, Elmer Layden resigned as NFL Commissioner and Bert Bell, co-founder of the Philadelphia Eagles, replaced him...

 National Football League

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

 Draft

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 14, 1946.

The most notable draft choice in this player selection meeting was made by the Washington Redskins

Washington Redskins

The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...

 and remains one of the biggest draft blunders of all time. They chose Cal Rossi

Cal Rossi

Cal Rossi was an American football running back who played at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the only football player to be selected twice in the NFL Draft. He was first drafted in the first round of the 1946 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins...

 with the 9th overall pick. However, Rossi was a junior and not eligible to be drafted. They chose him again in the 1947 NFL Draft

1947 NFL Draft

The 1947 National Football League Draft was held on December 16, 1946.The National Football League in this draft made the first overall pick a bonus pick determined by lottery. The Chicago Bears won the first lottery...

, but he never played football professionally.

Player selections

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Round one

Pick #	|Player	|College
1	Boston Yanks Boston Yanks The Boston Yanks were a National Football League team based in Boston, Massachusetts that played from 1944 to 1948. The team played its home games at Fenway Park. Games that conflicted with the Boston Red Sox schedule were held at the Manning Bowl in Lynn, Massachusetts...	Frank Dancewicz Frank Dancewicz Francis Joseph "Boley" Dancewicz was an American football quarterback who played professionally in the National Football League...	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...	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...
2	Chicago Cardinals	Dub Jones	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...	Tulane Tulane University Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...
3	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...	Felix "Doc" Blanchard Doc Blanchard Felix Anthony "Doc" Blanchard is best known as the college football player who became the first ever junior to win the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award and was the first ever football player to win the James E. Sullivan Award, all in 1945. He played football for the United States Military Academy at...	Fullback Fullback (American football) A fullback is a position in the offensive backfield in American and Canadian football, and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback...	Army United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City...
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...	Johnny Lujack Johnny Lujack John Christopher Lujack Jr. is a former American football quarterback and 1947 Heisman Trophy winner.Lujack was born on January 4, 1925, in Connellsville, Pennsylvania. He played college football for the University of Notre Dame, and professionally for the Chicago Bears. Lujack was the first of...	Quarterback	Notre Dame
5	New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	George Connor George Connor (American football) George Leo Connor was an American football offensive tackle/linebacker for the Chicago Bears from 1948 to 1955. He was originally a number one draft pick by the New York Giants in 1946. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and of the College Football Hall of Fame. He attended the...	Tackle	Notre Dame
6	Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...	Johnny Strzykalski Johnny Strzykalski John Raymond Strzykalski was an American football running back for the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL. He was drafted out of Marquette University by the Green Bay Packers in the 1946 NFL Draft.-External links:...	Back	Marquette Marquette University Marquette University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1881, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities...
7	Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	Leo Riggs	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...
8	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...	Bill Dellastatious	Back	Missouri University of Missouri The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
9	Washington Redskins	Cal Rossi	Back	UCLA University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
10	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,...	Emil "Red" Sitko Emil Sitko Emil "Red" Sitko was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on September 7, 1923. He earned the nickname of "Red" due to his red hair. He attended Central High School in Fort Wayne. At only 5'8" and 180 pounds he was not considered a big man. "Emil wasn't very big as football players go -- even for those...	Halfback	Notre Dame

Round two

Pick #	|Player	|College
11	Chicago Cardinals	Mac Wenskunas	Center	Illinois
12	Boston Yanks	Nick Scollard	End	St. Joseph's (IN)
13	Pittsburgh Steelers	George Clark	Back	Duke
14	Chicago Bears	Julie Rykovich Jules Rykovich Julius Alphonsus Rykovich was an American football halfback, kickoff returner, and defensive back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Chicago Bears. Rykovich also played in the All-America Football Conference for the Buffalo Bills and the Chicago Rockets...	Back	Illinois
15	New York Giants	Elmer "Buck" Jones	Guard	Wake Forest

Round three

Pick #	|Player	|College
16	Chicago Cardinals	Elmer Angsman Elmer Angsman Elmer Angsman was an American football running back in the NFL.He was born on the south side of Chicago in 1925, the son of Elmer and Helen Angsman...	Back	Notre Dame
17	Boston Yanks	Robert "Buster" McClure	Tackle	Nevada-Reno
18	Pittsburgh Steelers	Harmon Rowe	Back	San Francisco
19	Chicago Bears	Frank Broyles Frank Broyles John Franklin Broyles is a former American football player and coach, athletics administrator, and broadcaster. He served as the head football coach the University of Missouri in 1957 and at the University of Arkansas from 1958 to 1976...	Quarterback	Georgia Tech
20	New York Giants	Hosea Rodgers	Back	North Carolina
21	Green Bay Packers	Bob Nussbaumer Bob Nussbaumer Robert John Nussbaumer was an American football halfback and end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Green Bay Packers, and the Chicago Cardinals. He played college football at the University of Michigan as a left halfback from 1943 to 1945 and served in the United States...	Back	Michigan
22	Detroit Lions	Russ Thomas	Tackle	Ohio State
23	Philadelphia Eagles	Gordon Gray	End	USC
24	Washington Redskins	Stan Kozlowski Stan Kozlowski Stanley J. Kozlowski was an American football fullback in the All-America Football Conference for the Miami Seahawks. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame and the College of the Holy Cross and was drafted in the third round of the 1946 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins...	Back	Holy Cross
25	Los Angeles Rams	Don Samuel	Back	Oregon State

Round four

Pick #	|Player	|College
26	Chicago Cardinals	Hamilton Nichols	Guard	Rice
27	Boston Yanks	Jack Breslin Jack Breslin Jacweir "Jack" Breslin worked at Michigan State University, as a distinguished student leader, honored athlete, top administrator, and relentless advocate. His personification of the Spartan spirit and innovative leadership played a pivotal role in the growth and development of the nation’s first...	Back	Michigan State
28	Pittsburgh Steelers	Joe Tepsic Joe Tepsic Joseph John Tepsic was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played only one season for the Brooklyn Dodgers in . He was 5'9", 170 pounds, and he threw and batted right-handed....	Back	Penn State
29	Chicago Bears	Ernie Knotts	Guard	Duke
30	New York Giants	Paul Duke Paul Duke (American football) Paul Anderson Duke was an American football center in the All-America Football Conference. He played for the New York Yankees ....	Center	Georgia Tech

Round five

Pick #	|Player	|College
31	Chicago Cardinals	Joe Golding Joe Golding Joseph Griffith Golding was a professional American Football halfback/defensive back in the National Football League. He played for the Boston Yanks and the New York Bulldogs/Yanks ....	Back	Oklahoma
32	Boston Yanks	Gaston Bourgeois	Back	Tulane
33	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jack Seiferling	Back	Utah State
34	Chicago Bears	Don Schneider	Back	Pennsylvania
35	New York Giants	Pete Stout Pete Stout J. Peter "Pete" Stout was an American football fullback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. Born in Throckmorton, Texas, he played college football at the University of North Texas and Texas Christian University. He was drafted in the fifth round of the 1946 NFL Draft by...	Back	Texas Christian
36	Green Bay Packers	Ed Cody Ed Cody -Career:Cody was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 1946 NFL Draft and would later play with the team for two seasons. During the two following seasons, he played with the Chicago Bears....	Back	Purdue
37	Philadelphia Eagles	Walt Slater	Back	Tennessee
38	Detroit Lions	Dave Harris	End	Wake Forest
39	Washington Redskins	Gay Adelt	Back	Utah
40	Los Angeles Rams	Don Paul Don Paul (linebacker) Don Paul is a former professional American football linebacker who played for the Los Angeles Rams in the National Football League. He was selected to three Pro Bowls during his years with the Rams....	Center	UCLA

Round six

Pick #	|Player	|College
41	Chicago Cardinals	Len Dickey	Tackle	Texas A&M
42	Boston Yanks	Thurman Tigart	Guard	Oklahoma
43	Pittsburgh Steelers	Marion Woods	Guard	Clemson
44	Chicago Bears	Ted Scruggs	End	Rice
45	New York Giants	Jim Lalikos	Tackle	Brown
46	Green Bay Packers	John Ferraro John Ferraro John Ferraro was the longest-serving Los Angeles City Council member in the history of the city—thirty-five years, from 1966 until his death in 2001—and the president of the council for fourteen of them...	Tackle	USC
47	Detroit Lions	Joe Eddins	Guard	Auburn
48	Philadelphia Eagles	Felto Prewitt	Center	Tulsa
49	Washington Redskins	Walt Trojanowski	Back	Connecticut
50	Los Angeles Rams	Newell "Ace" Oestreich	Back	California

Round seven

Pick #	|Player	|College
51	Chicago Cardinals	Pat Lenshan	End	Tennessee
52	Boston Yanks	Ed Mieszkowski	Tackle	Notre Dame
53	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tom Reinhardt	Tackle	Minnesota
54	Chicago Bears	Wendell Beard	Tackle	California
55	New York Giants	Jim Plyler	Tackle	Texas
56	Green Bay Packers	Art Renner	End	Michigan
57	Philadelphia Eagles	George Robotham George Robotham George Robotham was a stuntman and actor.Robotham was born in 1921 and played American football at UCLA, where he was awarded a degree in business administration. He started his acting career as a stuntman and actor in Batman....	End	UCLA
58	Detroit Lions	Pete Berezney	Tackle	Notre Dame
59	Washington Redskins	Bob Hendren Bob Hendren Robert Gerald Hendren is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins...	Tackle	USC
60	Los Angeles Rams	Lafayette "Dolly" King	End	Georgia

Round eight

Pick #	|Player	|College
61	Chicago Cardinals	Phil Tinsley	End	Alabama
62	Boston Yanks	Chet Lipka	End	Boston College
63	Pittsburgh Steelers	Joe Ponsetto	Back	Michigan
64	Chicago Bears	John Ziegler	Back	Colorado
65	New York Giants	Gene "Choo-Choo" Roberts Gene Roberts (American football) Eugene O. "Choo-Choo" Roberts was an American football running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League from 1947 to 1950. He set the NFL and the New York Giants single game rushing record with 218 yards on November 12, 1950 against the Chicago Cardinals...	Back	Tennessee-Chattanooga
66	Green Bay Packers	Bert Cole	Tackle	Oklahoma State
67	Detroit Lions	Keith DeCourcey	Back	Washington
68	Philadelphia Eagles	Jim Lecture	Guard	Northwestern
69	Washington Redskins	George Callanan	Back	USC
70	Los Angeles Rams	Joe Whisler	Back	Ohio State

Round nine

Pick #	|Player	|College
71	Chicago Cardinals	Jake Colhouer	Guard	Oklahoma State
72	Boston Yanks	Al Dekdebrun Al Dekdebrun Allen Edward Dekdebrun was an American Football quarterback and politician from Buffalo, New York. As a professional football player, Dekdebrun was a career journeyman, playing in the All-America Football Conference, National Football League, Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, and Ontario...	Back	Cornell
73	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bob Evans	Back	Pennsylvania
74	Chicago Bears	Walt Dropo Walt Dropo Walter Dropo , nicknamed "Moose", was an American college basketball standout and a professional baseball first baseman...	End	Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
75	New York Giants	Mike Harris	Guard	Mississippi State
76	Green Bay Packers	Grant Darnell	Guard	Texas A&M
77	Philadelphia Eagles	Ernie Lewis	Back	Colorado
78	Detroit Lions	Bill Hedges	Tackle	West Texas State
79	Washington Redskins	Bob Skoglund Bob Skoglund Robert W. "Bob" Skoglund was an professional American football defensive end in the National Football League....	End	Notre Dame
80	Los Angeles Rams	Mike Schumchyk	End	Arkansas

Round ten

Pick #	|Player	|College
81	Chicago Cardinals	Tom Barber	Tackle	Tennessee-Chattanooga
82	Boston Yanks	Rex John	Tackle	Wisconsin
83	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mel Bonwell	Back	Central (IA)
84	Chicago Bears	Bill Harris	Center	Auburn
85	New York Giants	Walt Clay	Back	Colorado
86	Green Bay Packers	Joe McAfee	Back	Holy Cross
87	Detroit Lions	Thornton Dixon	Tackle	Ohio State
88	Philadelphia Eagles	Al Vandeweghe	End	William & Mary
89	Washington Redskins	Jake Leicht Jake Leicht Jacob Leicht was an American football halfback and defensive back in the All-America Football Conference for the Baltimore Colts. He played college football at the University of Oregon and was drafted in the tenth round of the 1946 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins.-External links:...	Back	Oregon
90	Los Angeles Rams	Joe Signaigo Joe Signaigo Joseph Salvatore "Joe" Signaigo was a professional American football guard in the All-America Football Conference and the National Football League . He played for the AAFC's New York Yankees and the NFL's New York Yanks .-External links:...	Guard	Notre Dame

Round eleven

Pick #	|Player	|College
91	Chicago Cardinals	Dick Loepfe Dick Loepfe Richard "Dick" P. Loepfe was a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Chicago Cardinals . He played at the collegiate level at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.-References:...	Tackle	Wisconsin
92	Boston Yanks	Bob West	Back	Colorado
93	Pittsburgh Steelers	Doc Holloway	Guard	William & Mary
94	Chicago Bears	Eddie Allen	Back	Pennsylvania
95	New York Giants	Warren Amling Warren Amling Dr. Warren Eugene Amling was an American football and basketball player, playing for the Ohio State Buckeyes from 1944 to 1946. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1984....	Guard	Ohio State
96	Green Bay Packers	Steve Conroy	Back	Holy Cross
97	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Iancelli	End	Franklin & Marshall
98	Detroit Lions	Bob Stevens	Back	Oregon State
99	Washington Redskins	Achille "Chick" Maggioli Chick Maggioli Achille Fred "Chick" Maggioli is a former American football defensive back and halfback in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and the Baltimore Colts. He also played in the All-America Football Conference for the Buffalo Bills.Maggioli was an all-state football player at Mishawaka...	Back	Illinois
100	Los Angeles Rams	Tom Phillips	Back	Ohio State

Round twelve

Pick #	|Player	|College
101	Chicago Cardinals	Venton Yablonski	Back	Columbia
102	Boston Yanks	Max Dodge	End	Nevada-Reno
103	Pittsburgh Steelers	Carroll Owen	Back	Catawba
104	Chicago Bears	Frank Bauman	End	Illinois
105	New York Giants	Al Bush	Tackle	Duke
106	Green Bay Packers	Billy Hildebrand Billy Hildebrand -External links:...	End	Mississippi State
107	Detroit Lions	Pat Farris	Tackle	Texas Tech
108	Philadelphia Eagles	Pat McHugh Pat McHugh William Patrick "Pat" McHugh was a professional American football defensive back and halfback in the National Football League. He played five seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles .-External links:*...	Back	Georgia Tech
109	Washington Redskins	Monte Moncrief	Tackle	Texas A&M
110	Los Angeles Rams	Ted Strojny	Tackle	Holy Cross

Round thirteen

Pick #	|Player	|College
111	Chicago Cardinals	Lee Lewis	Back	Washington
112	Boston Yanks	Joe Kirkland	Tackle	Virginia
113	Pittsburgh Steelers	George Poppin	Tackle	New Mexico
114	Chicago Bears	Reed Nostrum	Tackle	Utah
115	New York Giants	Bob Reiman	Back	Oregon State
116	Green Bay Packers	Tom Hand	Center	Iowa
117	Philadelphia Eagles	John Wingender	Back	Washington
118	Detroit Lions	Paul Copoulos	Back	Marquette
119	Washington Redskins	Joe Tereshinski Joe Tereshinski, Sr. Joseph Peter Tereshinski is a former American football tight end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Georgia and was drafted in the thirteenth round of the 1946 NFL Draft.Tereshinski is the father of former Georgia Bulldogs...	End	Georgia
120	Los Angeles Rams	George Strohmeyer	Center	Notre Dame

Round fourteen

Pick #	|Player	|College
121	Chicago Cardinals	Bob Russell	Back	Miami (OH)
122	Boston Yanks	Ralph Ventresco	Back	Penn State
123	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bob McCain	End	Mississippi
124	Chicago Bears	Dick Chatterton	Back	Brigham Young
125	New York Giants	Bob Hazelhurst	Back	Denver
126	Green Bay Packers	George Hills	Guard	Georgia Tech
127	Detroit Lions	Ty Irby	Back	Auburn
128	Philadelphia Eagles	Homer Paine Homer Paine Homer Paine is a former American football tackle. He played college football at the University of Tulsa for one season and at the University of Oklahoma for three seasons. Paine was named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference first team while at Tulsa, and he was twice named to all-conference...	Tackle	Tulsa
129	Washington Redskins	Stan Sprague	End	Illinois
130	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Palladino	Back	Notre Dame

Round fifteen

Pick #	|Player	|College
131	Chicago Cardinals	Fred Rovai	Guard	Notre Dame
132	Boston Yanks	John Furey	Tackle	Boston College
133	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tom Tallchief	Tackle	Oklahoma
134	Chicago Bears	Johnny Timko	Center	Temple
135	New York Giants	Stan Stapley	Tackle	Utah
136	Green Bay Packers	Jim Hough	Back	Clemson
137	Philadelphia Eagles	John Kerns	Tackle	Ohio
138	Detroit Lions	Pat Thrash	End	South Carolina
139	Washington Redskins	Harry Adelman	End	USC
140	Los Angeles Rams	Dick Lorenz	End	Oregon State

Round sixteen

Pick #	|Player	|College
141	Chicago Cardinals	Ray Evans	Tackle	Texas-El Paso
142	Boston Yanks	Bill Swiacki Bill Swiacki William Adam Swiacki was an American football end in the National Football League. He played five seasons for the New York Giants and the Detroit Lions...	End	Columbia
143	Pittsburgh Steelers	Al Perl	Back	Youngstown State
144	Chicago Bears	Ted Hazelwood Ted Hazelwood Theodore Eugene Hazelwood was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. Hazelwood also played in the All-America Football Conference for the Chicago Hornets. He played college football at the University of North Carolina....	Tackle	North Carolina
145	New York Giants	Nick Terlizzi	Tackle	Alabama
146	Green Bay Packers	Dean Gaines	Tackle	Georgia Tech
147	Detroit Lions	Kelly Mote Kelly Mote Kelly Mote is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for six seasons for the Detroit Lions and New York Giants....	End	Duke
148	Philadelphia Eagles	Buddy Hubbard	Back	William & Mary
149	Washington Redskins	Bob Butchofsky	Back	Texas A&M
150	Los Angeles Rams	Larry Bouley	Back	Georgia

Round seventeen

Pick #	|Player	|College
151	Chicago Cardinals	Bob Loubie	Back	Miami (OH)
152	Boston Yanks	Charley Tiedeman	Back	Brown
153	Pittsburgh Steelers	Russ Lopez	Center	West Virginia
154	Chicago Bears	Dick Johnson	Center	Baylor
155	New York Giants	Ray Justak	Guard	Northwestern
156	Green Bay Packers	J.P. Miller	Guard	Georgia
157	Philadelphia Eagles	Allen Smith	Back	Tulsa
158	Detroit Lions	Bill Scrugg	Back	Rice
159	Washington Redskins	Mike Prashaw	Tackle	Michigan
160	Los Angeles Rams	Gasper Urban	Guard	Notre Dame

Round eighteen

Pick #	|Player	|College
161	Chicago Cardinals	Frank Irwin	Tackle	Duke
162	Boston Yanks	Don Alverez	Guard	Dartmouth
163	Pittsburgh Steelers	Charles "Buck" Garrison	Guard	Wake Forest
164	Chicago Bears	Art Boettcher	Back	Shurtleff
165	New York Giants	Bob Morris	Back	USC
166	Green Bay Packers	Boyd Morse	End	Arizona
167	Detroit Lions	Ben Wall	Back	Central Michigan
168	Philadelphia Eagles	Bernie Millham	End	Fordham
169	Washington Redskins	Ed Robnett Ed Robnett William Edward Robnett was an American football fullback in the All-America Football Conference for the San Francisco 49ers...	Back	Texas Tech
170	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Wise	Guard	Colorado

Round nineteen

Pick #	|Player	|College
171	Chicago Cardinals	Pride Ratterree	Guard	Wake Forest
172	Boston Yanks	Jack Burns	Back	Temple
173	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill Cloud	Tackle	Temple
174	Chicago Bears	Tom Gallagher	Back	Illinois
175	New York Giants	Tom Loflin	End	Louisiana State
176	Green Bay Packers	Joe Bradford	Center	USC
177	Philadelphia Eagles	Lawrence Mauss	Center	Utah
178	Detroit Lions	Merlin Kispert	Back	Minnesota
179	Washington Redskins	LaMar Dykstra	Back	Colorado
180	Los Angeles Rams	Jerry Ford	End	Notre Dame

Round twenty

Pick #	|Player	|College
181	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Heywood	Back	Notre Dame
182	Boston Yanks	Frank Ruggerio	Back	Notre Dame
183	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mike Garbinski	Back	Penn State
184	Chicago Bears	Johnny Adams	Back	Denver
185	New York Giants	Dick Kelly	Back	Minnesota
186	Green Bay Packers	Bill DeRosa	Back	Boston College
187	Detroit Lions	Don Malmberg	Tackle	UCLA
188	Philadelphia Eagles	Dave Butcher	Back	William & Mary
189	Washington Redskins	Bob Ward	Back	San Jose State
190	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Albrecht	Back	Marquette

Round twenty one

Pick #	|Player	|College
191	Chicago Cardinals	Al Traught	Back	Miami (OH)
192	Boston Yanks	Jack Price	Back	Baylor
193	Pittsburgh Steelers	Charley Loiacano	Center	Lafayette
194	Chicago Bears	Dean Widseth	Tackle	Bemidji State
195	New York Giants	Mel Patton	Back	Santa Clara
196	Green Bay Packers	Ralph Grant	Back	Bucknell
197	Philadelphia Eagles	Don Fabling	Back	Colorado
198	Detroit Lions	Ned Maloney	End	Purdue
199	Washington Redskins	John Pehar	Tackle	USC
200	Los Angeles Rams	Cliff Lewis Cliff Lewis (American football) Clifford A. Lewis was a professional American football player for the Cleveland Browns of the All America Football Conference and National Football League . He was the team's first quarterback.He attended Lakewood High School in Lakewood, Ohio, and Staunton Military Academy in Virginia...	Back	Duke

Round twenty two

Pick #	|Player	|College
201	Chicago Cardinals	Clem Andrulewicz	Tackle	Villanova
202	Boston Yanks	Elliott "Ike" Igleheart	Guard	Tulane
203	Pittsburgh Steelers	George Johnson	Tackle	Pittsburgh
204	Chicago Bears	George Kochins	Tackle	Bucknell
205	New York Giants	Bill Stiers	Back	UCLA
206	Green Bay Packers	Howie Brown Howie Brown Howie Brown was a guard in the National Football League. He played three seasons with the Detroit Lions....	Guard	Indiana
207	Detroit Lions	Jack Simmons	Back	Detroit
208	Philadelphia Eagles	George Feldman	Back	Tufts
209	Washington Redskins	Roger Robinson	Back	Syracuse
210	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Richardson	Tackle	Marquette

Round twenty three

Pick #	|Player	|College
211	Chicago Cardinals	Adam Rakowski	End	Pennsylvania
212	Boston Yanks	Bill Levitt	Center	Miami (FL)
213	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill Leitheiser	Guard	Duke
214	Chicago Bears	Al Hoisch	Back	Stanford
215	New York Giants	Vernon Hare	Back	Santa Clara
216	Green Bay Packers	Andy Kosmac	Center	Louisiana State
217	Philadelphia Eagles	Ed Cameron	Guard	Miami (FL)
218	Detroit Lions	Joe Pulte	End	Detroit
219	Washington Redskins	Charley Cadenhead	Center	Mississippi State
220	Los Angeles Rams	Derald Lebow	Back	Oklahoma

Round twenty four

Pick #	|Player	|College
221	Chicago Cardinals	Jack McKenzie	Back	Northwestern
222	Boston Yanks	Mike Karmazin	End	Duke
223	Pittsburgh Steelers	Roger Adams	Center	Florida
224	Chicago Bears	Visco Grgich Visco Grgich Visco Grgich was a professional American football lineman who played in the All-America Football Conference and the National Football League. He played seven seasons for the San Francisco 49ers. He was originally drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 1946 NFL Draft...	End	Santa Clara
225	New York Giants	Neil Scully	Back	Dayton
226	Green Bay Packers	Maurice Stacy	Back	Washington
227	Detroit Lions	Bob Funderberg	Back	Northwestern
228	Philadelphia Eagles	Charley Steed	Back	Arkansas-Monticello
229	Washington Redskins	Bob Rados	Guard	Santa Clara
230	Los Angeles Rams	Bill Lippincott	Back	Washington State

Round twenty five

Pick #	|Player	|College
231	Chicago Cardinals	Tom Worthington	Tackle	Tulsa
232	Boston Yanks	Chet Latcham	Guard	Denver
233	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bob Verkins	Back	Tulsa
234	Chicago Bears	Allen Richards	Back	Cincinnati
235	New York Giants	George Miller	Tackle	Denver
236	Green Bay Packers	Chick Davidson	Tackle	Cornell
237	Philadelphia Eagles	Ed Grygiel	Back	Dartmouth
238	Detroit Lions	Ed Stacco Ed Stacco Edward Adams Stacco was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Colgate University and was drafted in the 25th round of the 1946 NFL Draft....	Tackle	Colgate
239	Washington Redskins	Charlie Webb	End	Louisiana State
240	Los Angeles Rams	Kay Jamison	End	Florida

Round twenty six

Pick #	|Player	|College
241	Chicago Cardinals	Jim Vugrin	Guard	Tennessee
242	Boston Yanks	Gordon Botsford	End	Boston University
243	Pittsburgh Steelers	Clarence Castle	Back	Mississippi
244	Chicago Bears	Jess Tunstill	Back	Kentucky
245	New York Giants	Barney White Barney White William Barney White , nicknamed "Bear," was an American infielder in Major League Baseball who played four games during the season for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Born in Paris, Texas, he died at age 81 in Tyler, Texas....	End	Tulsa
246	Green Bay Packers	John Norton	Back	Washington
247	Detroit Lions	Roger Anderson	Guard	Oregon State
248	Philadelphia Eagles	Ben Raimondi	Back	Indiana
249	Washington Redskins	Marion Flanagan	Back	Texas A&M
250	Los Angeles Rams	D.J. Gambrell	Center	Alabama

Round twenty seven

Pick #	|Player	|College
251	Chicago Cardinals	Jesse Herschbarger	End	Southern Methodist
252	Boston Yanks	John Kauffman	Guard	Oregon
253	Pittsburgh Steelers	Marchi Marino	Tackle	Penn State
254	Chicago Bears	Ken Smock	Back	Purdue
255	New York Giants	Butch Kalens	Guard	Illinois
256	Green Bay Packers	Ed Holtsinger	Back	Georgia Tech
257	Philadelphia Eagles	Sam Bailey	End	Georgia
258	Detroit Lions	Chuck Murdock	End	Georgia Tech
259	Washington Redskins	Roland Phillips	Tackle	Georgia Tech
260	Los Angeles Rams	Joe Ben Dickey	Back	Colorado

Round twenty eight

Pick #	|Player	|College
261	Chicago Cardinals	Newman Ledbetter	Tackle	Texas Tech
262	Boston Yanks	Don Gleasner Don Gleasner Donald "Don" Gleasner was an American football player. He played as an end and guard at the University of Maryland. In 1945, his senior year, Maryland was coached by the legendary Bear Bryant. Their penultimate game of the season was in Washington, D.C. against then 13th-ranked and undefeated...	End	Maryland
263	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bob Hansen	End	UCLA
264	Chicago Bears	Howard Weldon	Guard	North Carolina
265	New York Giants	Charlie Ellis	Back	Virginia
266	Green Bay Packers	Joe Campbell	End	Holy Cross
267	Detroit Lions	Dick Van Duesen	Center	Minnesota
268	Philadelphia Eagles	Bob Long	Back	Tennessee
269	Washington Redskins	Jim Hallmark	Back	Texas A&M
270	Los Angeles Rams	Marty Grbovaz	End	San Francisco

Round twenty nine

Pick #	|Player	|College
271	Chicago Cardinals	Alton Baldwin Al Baldwin Alton Baldwin was a professional American football end/defensive back who played in the All-America Football Conference, the National Football League and the Canadian Football League....	End	Arkansas
272	Boston Yanks	Carl McKinnon	Guard	Dartmouth
273	Pittsburgh Steelers	Larry Graves	Tackle	Newberry
274	Chicago Bears	Johnny Cook	Back	Georgia
275	New York Giants	Steve Lucas	End	Duke
276	Green Bay Packers	Francis Saunders	Tackle	Clemson
277	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Fisher	Tackle	Harvard
278	Detroit Lions	Bill Agnew	Back	California
279	Washington Redskins	Fay Mills	Tackle	Alabama
280	Los Angeles Rams	Jay Perrin	Tackle	USC

Round thirty

Pick #	|Player	|College
281	Chicago Cardinals	Jim LaRue Jim LaRue -External links:...	Back	Duke
282	Boston Yanks	Nick Klutka	End	Florida
283	Pittsburgh Steelers	Gail Bruce	End	Washington
284	Chicago Bears	Harry Franck	Back	Northwestern
285	New York Giants	Bill Voris	Back	North Carolina
286	Green Bay Packers	Al Sparlis Al Sparlis Albert Alexander "Gunga" Sparlis is a former professional American football guard who was an All-American at UCLA. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983....	Guard	UCLA
287	Detroit Lions	Tom Panos	Guard	Utah
288	Philadelphia Eagles	George Slusser	Back	Ohio State
289	Washington Redskins	William "Tex" Ritter	Back	Georgia Tech
290	Los Angeles Rams	Frank Plant	Center	Georgia

Round thirty one

Pick #	|Player	|College
291	Green Bay Packers	Ralph Clymer	Guard	Purdue
292	Philadelphia Eagles	John Itzel	Back	Pittsburgh
293	Detroit Lions	Orlando Palesse	End	Marquette
294	Washington Redskins	Sarkis Takesian	Back	California
295	Los Angeles Rams	Dale Cowan	Tackle	Kansas State

Round thirty two

Pick #	|Player	|College
296	Green Bay Packers	Joervin Henderson	Center	Missouri
297	Detroit Lions	Otis Schellstede	Guard	Oklahoma State
298	Philadelphia Eagles	Larry Kirkman	Back	Boston University
299	Washington Redskins	Mike Campbell	End	Mississippi
300	Los Angeles Rams	John West	Back	Oklahoma

Hall of famers

• George Connor, Tackle from Notre Dame taken 1st round 5th overall by the New York Giants.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1975.

External links

• NFL.com - 1946 Draft
• databaseFootball.com - 1946 Draft
• Pro Football Hall of Fame