1949 NFL Draft
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The 1949
National Football League
Draft
was held on December 21, 1948.
1949 NFL season
The 1949 NFL season was the 30th regular season of the National Football League. Prior to the season, Boston Yanks owner Ted Collins asked the league to fold his team due to financial woes, and give him a new one in New York City...
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 December 21, 1948.
Player selections
| = 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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... (Lottery bonus pick) |
Chuck Bednarik Chuck Bednarik Charles Philip Bednarik is a former professional American football player, known as one of the most devastating tacklers in the history of football and the last two-way player in the National Football League... |
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... |
Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution... |
| 2 | 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... |
Johnny Rauch John Rauch John "Johnny" Rauch was an American football player and coach. He was head coach of the Oakland Raiders in the team's loss to the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl II in 1968.-Early life:... |
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... |
Georgia University of Georgia The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States... |
| 3 | 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... |
Doak Walker Doak Walker Ewell Doak Walker, Jr. was an American football player who is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was a teammate of Bobby Layne in high school and the NFL.-Early life:... |
Halfback 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... |
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... |
| 4 | 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... |
Paul Page | Halfback | Southern Methodist |
| 5 | 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... |
Stan Heath | Quarterback | Nevada-Reno University of Nevada, Reno The University of Nevada, Reno , is a teaching and research university established in 1874 and located in Reno, Nevada, USA... |
| 6 | 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... |
Bobby Gage Bobby Gage Robert "Bobby" Gage II was an American football player who played two seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers.-Early life:Gage was born in Chester, South Carolina... |
Back | Clemson Clemson University Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States.... |
| 7 | 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,... |
Bobby Thomason Bobby Thomason Robert Lee "Bobby" Thomason is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams, Green Bay Packers, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He was selected to three Pro Bowls. Thomason played college football at Virginia Military Institute and was drafted in... |
Quarterback | Virginia Military Institute Virginia Military Institute The Virginia Military Institute , located in Lexington, Virginia, is the oldest state-supported military college and one of six senior military colleges in the United States. Unlike any other military college in the United States—and in keeping with its founding principles—all VMI students are... |
| 8 | 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,... |
Rob Goode Rob Goode Robert Leslie Goode was an American football running back for the Washington Redskins and the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He played college football at Texas A&M University and was drafted in the first round of the 1949 NFL Draft.-External links:... |
Back | Texas A&M 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... |
| 9 | Philadelphia Eagles | Frank Tripucka Frank Tripucka Francis Joseph Tripucka is a former American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback, at Notre Dame, in the National Football League, in the Canadian Football League, and in the early American Football League.-Notre Dame Fighting Irish:Tripucka was backup quarterback to Heisman Trophy... |
Quarterback | 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 | Chicago Cardinals | Bill Fischer | 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.... |
Notre Dame |
| 11 | 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... |
Dick Harris | Center | 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... |
Round two
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Detroit Lions | John "Pep" Panelli | Back | Notre Dame |
| 13 | New York Bulldogs New York Yanks The New York Yanks American football team played in the National Football League under that name in the 1950 and 1951 seasons. In 1949, Boston Yanks owner Ted Collins had requested the NFL to fold his Boston team and give him a new one in New York City... |
Bob DeMoss Bob DeMoss Robert Alonzo "Bob" DeMoss is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Purdue University from 1970 to 1972, compiling a career college football record of 13–18. DeMoss played football as a quarterback at Purdue... |
Back | Purdue |
| 14 | New York Giants | Al DeRogatis Al DeRogatis Albert John "Al" DeRogatis was an American football player and television and radio sportscaster.-Biography:... |
Tackle | Duke |
| 15 | Green Bay Packers | Dan Dworsky Dan Dworsky Daniel Leonard Dworsky has been a leading Southern California architect since the early 1950s. He is a longstanding member of the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows. Among other works, Dworsky designed Crisler Arena, the basketball arena at the University of Michigan named for... |
Center | Michigan |
| 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Harper Davis Harper Davis Julius Harper Davis, Jr. is a former American football player and coach. He played professionally as a defensive back in the All-America Football Conference and the NFL... |
Back | Mississippi State |
| 17 | Los Angeles Rams | George Sims | Back | Baylor |
| 18 | Washington Redskins | Laurie Niemi Laurie Niemi Laurie Jack Niemi was an American football offensive and defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Washington State University and was drafted in the second round of the 1949 NFL Draft.... |
Tackle | Washington State |
| 19 | Philadelphia Eagles | Frank Burns | Back | Rutgers |
| 20 | Chicago Bears | Billy Grimes Billy Grimes Billy Grimes is a former professional American football player who played running back for three seasons in the National Football League. He went to the Pro Bowl after the 1950 and 1951 seasons.-External links:*... |
Back | Oklahoma State |
| 21 | Chicago Cardinals | Dick McKissack | Back | Southern Methodist |
Round three
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Detroit Lions | Lou Kusserow | Back | Columbia |
| 23 | New York Bulldogs | Phil Colella | Back | St. Bonaventure |
| 24 | New York Giants | Bill Olson | Back | Columbia |
| 25 | Green Bay Packers | Lou Ferry Lou Ferry -References:... |
Tackle | Villanova |
| 26 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Walsh Bill Walsh (American football player) Bill Walsh was a center who played six seasons in the National Football League. Walsh attended the University of Notre Dame.-References:... |
Center | Notre Dame |
| 27 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Winkler | Tackle | Texas A&M |
| 28 | Washington Redskins | Len Szafaryn Len Szafaryn Leonard Adolph Szafaryn was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Green Bay Packers, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of North Carolina and was drafted in the third round of the 1949 NFL Draft.... |
Tackle | North Carolina |
| 29 | Philadelphia Eagles | Frank Ziegler Frank Ziegler Francis Richard Ziegler was an American football running back in the NFL who played for five seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles.... |
Back | Georgia Tech |
| 30 | New York Bulldogs | Lynn Chewning | Back | Hampden-Sydney |
| 31 | Chicago Bears | Johnny "Red" O'Quinn | End | Wake Forest |
Round four
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Detroit Lions | Joe Sullivan | Back | Dartmouth |
| 33 | New York Bulldogs | Huey Keeney | Back | Rice |
| 34 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Summerhays Bob Summerhays Robert William Summerhays is a former American football linebacker and fullback in the National Football League who played for the Green Bay Packers. Summerhays played collegiate ball for Army and the University of Utah before being drafted by Green Bay Packers in the 4th round of the 1949 NFL... |
Back | Utah |
| 35 | New York Giants | Bill Kay | Tackle | Iowa |
| 36 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Joe Geri Joe Geri Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951... |
Back | Georgia |
| 37 | Los Angeles Rams | Norm Van Brocklin Norm Van Brocklin Norman Mack "Norm" Van Brocklin , nicknamed "The Dutchman", was an American football player and coach. He was also a first rate punter in college and in the NFL... |
Quarterback | 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 :... |
| 38 | Washington Redskins | Mike DeNoia | Back | University of Scranton University of Scranton The University of Scranton is a private, co-educational Catholic and Jesuit university, located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in the northeast region of the state. The school was founded in 1888 by Most Rev. William O'Hara, the first Bishop of Scranton, as St. Thomas College. It was elevated to a... |
| 39 | Chicago Bears | Ben Bendrick | Back | Wisconsin |
| 40 | Chicago Cardinals | John Goldsberry | Tackle | Indiana |
| 41 | Philadelphia Eagles | Don Panciera Don Panciera Donald Matthew Panciera is a former American football quarterback, halfback, and defensive back in the All-America Football Conference and the National Football League. He played for the New York Yankees , the Detroit Lions, and the Chicago Cardinals... |
Back | University of San Francisco University of San Francisco The University of San Francisco , is a private, Jesuit/Catholic university located in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1855, USF was established as the first university in San Francisco. It is the second oldest institution for higher learning in California and the tenth-oldest university of... |
Round five
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Detroit Lions | George Brodnax | End | Georgia Tech |
| 43 | Green Bay Packers | Glenn Lewis | Back | Texas Tech |
| 44 | New York Bulldogs | Mike Boyda | Back | Washington & Lee |
| 45 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Long | End | Oklahoma State |
| 46 | New York Giants | J.D. Cheek | Guard | Oklahoma State |
| 47 | Los Angeles Rams | Earl "Dixie" Howell | Back | Mississippi |
| 48 | Washington Redskins | Eddie Berrang | End | Villanova |
| 49 | Chicago Bears | John Hoffman | Back | Arkansas |
| 50 | Chicago Cardinals | Tom Wham | End | Furman |
| 51 | Philadelphia Eagles | Terry Brennan Terry Brennan Terence Patrick Brennan is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Notre Dame from 1954 to 1958, compiling a record of 32–18.-Early life and playing career:... |
Back | Notre Dame |
Round six
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Detroit Lions | Bob Meinert | Back | Oklahoma State |
| 53 | New York Bulldogs | Albin "Rip" Collins Albin "Rip" Collins Albin Harrell "Rip" Collins was a professional American football halfback and a punter in the All-America Football Conference and the National Football League. He played for the Chicago Hornets , Baltimore Colts , and the Green Bay Packers... |
Back | Louisiana State |
| 54 | Green Bay Packers | Joe Ethridge Joe Ethridge -Career:Ethridge was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 1949 NFL Draft and played that season with the team. He played at the collegiate level at Southern Methodist University.-References:... |
Tackle | Southern Methodist |
| 55 | New York Giants | Abe Gibron Abe Gibron Abraham Gibron was an American football coach and player. He is best remembered for his tenure as head coach of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He played in the NFL as an offensive lineman for the Cleveland Browns, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Bears... |
Guard | Purdue |
| 56 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Doug Brightwell | Center | Texas Christian |
| 57 | Los Angeles Rams | Charles Reynolds | Back | Texas Tech |
| 58 | Philadelphia Eagles | Warren Huey | End | Michigan State |
| 59 | Chicago Bears | Jerry Krall | Back | Ohio State |
| 60 | Chicago Cardinals | Bernie Hanula | Tackle | Wake Forest |
| 61 | New York Bulldogs | Sam Tamburo | End | Penn State |
Round seven
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Chicago Cardinals | Myrl Greathouse | Back | Oklahoma |
| 63 | Los Angeles Rams | Jerry Williams | Back | Washington State |
| 64 | New York Bulldogs | Pete Wissman | Center | St. Louis |
| 65 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Talarico | Back | Pennsylvania |
| 66 | New York Giants | Frank LoVuolo | End | St. Bonaventure |
| 67 | Los Angeles Rams | Jon Baker | Guard | California |
| 68 | Washington Redskins | Chet Fritz | Guard | Missouri |
| 69 | Chicago Bears | Wally "Wah-Wah" Jones | End | Kentucky |
| 70 | Chicago Cardinals | Jim Cain | End | Alabama |
| 71 | Philadelphia Eagles | Frank Gillespie | Guard | Clemson |
Round eight
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Chicago Bears | Gerry "Bones" Weatherly | Center | Rice |
| 73 | New York Bulldogs | Mike Rubish | End | North Carolina |
| 74 | Green Bay Packers | Dan Orlich Dan Orlich Dan Orlich is a former defensive end in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the eighth round of the 1949 NFL Draft and played three seasons with the team.-References:... |
End | Nevada-Reno |
| 75 | New York Giants | John Salscheider | Back | St. Thomas (MN) |
| 76 | Pittsburgh Steelers | George Brown | Guard | Texas Christian |
| 77 | Los Angeles Rams | John Waldrum | Guard | Sul Ross |
| 78 | Washington Redskins | Bob Kennedy Bob Kennedy (American football) Robert Michael Kennedy was a professional American football defensive back and halfback in the All-America Football Conference for the Los Angeles Dons. He played college football at the University of North Carolina and was drafted in the eighth round of the 1949 NFL Draft by the Washington... |
Back | North Carolina |
| 79 | Chicago Bears | Bill Wightkin Bill Wightkin William J. "Bill" Wightkin was an American Football player who played tackle for eight seasons between 1950 and 1957 for the Chicago Bears.-External links:... |
End | Notre Dame |
| 80 | Chicago Cardinals | Joe E. Brown | Back | Georgia Tech |
| 81 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Dean | Back | Cornell |
Round nine
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Detroit Lions | Chuck Drazenovich Chuck Drazenovich Charles Mark Drazenovich was an American football linebacker who played his entire ten year career with the Washington Redskins from 1950 to 1959 in the National Football League. He played college football at Penn State University and was drafted in the ninth round of the 1949 NFL Draft.... |
Back | Penn State |
| 83 | Green Bay Packers | Everett Faunce | Back | Minnesota |
| 84 | New York Bulldogs | Bernie Craig | Tackle | Denver |
| 85 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tom Brennan | Tackle | Boston College |
| 86 | New York Giants | Joe Soboleski Joe Soboleski Joseph Robert Soboleski, Jr. is a former American football guard.Soboleski began his football career playing for Catholic Central High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. After graduating from high school, Soboleski spent 18 months in the United States Navy, including eight months in the Pacific... |
Guard | Michigan |
| 87 | Los Angeles Rams | Johnny Smith | End | Arizona |
| 88 | Washington Redskins | Ed McNeil | End | Michigan |
| 89 | Chicago Bears | Dolph Tokarczyk | Guard | Pennsylvania |
| 90 | Chicago Cardinals | Hal Herring Hal Herring Hal M. Herring is a former American football Center and coach. He played college football at Auburn University and professionally for the Buffalo Bills in the All-America Football Conference and the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League.-College career:Herring graduated from Auburn... |
Center | Auburn |
| 91 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jonathan Jenkins | Tackle | Dartmouth |
Round ten
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | Detroit Lions | Bill Davis | Guard | Duke |
| 93 | New York Bulldogs | John Geary | Tackle | Wesleyan |
| 94 | Los Angeles Rams | George Buksar George Buksar George Benjamin Buksar is a former American football fullback and linebacker in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Baltimore Colts. He also played for the Chicago Hornets of the All America Football Conference... |
Back | Purdue |
| 95 | New York Giants | Gene Rossides | Back | Columbia |
| 96 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob Hood | End | Alabama |
| 97 | Los Angeles Rams | Max Minnich | Back | Bowling Green |
| 98 | Washington Redskins | Vic Vasicek Vic Vasicek Victor Frederick Vasicek was American football offensive and defensive lineman in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams. He also played in the All-America Football Conference for the Buffalo Bills. Vasicek played college football at the University of Texas and was drafted in the... |
Guard | Texas |
| 99 | Chicago Bears | Lee Malley | Back | Vanderbilt |
| 100 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob Hecker | Back | Baldwin-Wallace |
| 101 | Philadelphia Eagles | Roy Lester | End | West Virginia |
Round eleven
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | Detroit Lions | Ernie Settembre | Tackle | Miami (FL) |
| 103 | Green Bay Packers | Harry Larche | Tackle | Arkansas State |
| 104 | New York Bulldogs | Edo Mencotti | Back | Detroit |
| 105 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Al Sanders | Center | Southern Mississippi |
| 106 | New York Giants | Dick Hensley | End | Kentucky |
| 107 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Cozad | Tackle | Iowa |
| 108 | Washington Redskins | Homer Hobbs Homer Hobbs Homer Brown Hobbs was an American football guard for the San Francisco 49ers of the All-America Football Conference and National Football League... |
Guard | Georgia |
| 109 | Chicago Bears | Jerry Tiblier | Back | Mississippi |
| 110 | Chicago Cardinals | Stan Flowers | End | Redlands |
| 111 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bobby Wilson | Back | Mississippi |
Round twelve
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 112 | Detroit Lions | Virgil Boteler | Center | New Mexico |
| 113 | New York Bulldogs | Mornane Maenhout | End | St. John's (MN) |
| 114 | Green Bay Packers | Rebel Roy Steiner Rebel Steiner Rebel Steiner is a former defensive back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the twelfth round of the 1949 NFL Draft and later played two seasons with the team.-References:... |
End | Alabama |
| 115 | New York Giants | George Sundheim | Back | Northwestern |
| 116 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim Finks Jim Finks James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:... |
Quarterback | Tulsa |
| 117 | Los Angeles Rams | Bill Renna Bill Renna William Beneditto Renna is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for four different teams between the and seasons. Nicknamed "Big Bill," he was listed at and , and batted and threw right-handed... |
Center | Santa Clara |
| 118 | Washington Redskins | Harry Varner | Tackle | Arizona |
| 119 | Chicago Bears | George Blanda George Blanda George Frederick Blanda was a collegiate and professional football quarterback and placekicker... |
Quarterback | 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... |
| 120 | Chicago Cardinals | Billy Stone Billy Stone William John Stone was a professional American football halfback and defensive back in the All-America Football Conference and the National Football League. He attended Bradley University.... |
Back | Bradley |
| 121 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dale Armstrong | End | Dartmouth |
Round thirteen
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 | Detroit Lions | Al Russas | End | Tennessee |
| 123 | Green Bay Packers | Al Mastrangeli | Center | Illinois |
| 124 | New York Bulldogs | Jim Dieckelman | End | Holy Cross |
| 125 | Pittsburgh Steelers | R. R. Walston | Guard | North Texas State |
| 126 | New York Giants | Bill Austin Bill Austin William Lee Austin is a former American football player and coach in the National Football League, having played for the New York Giants for seven seasons and served as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1966 to 1968.Bill played for Oregon State University in college, earning All-Coast... |
Tackle | Oregon State |
| 127 | Los Angeles Rams | Paul Barry | Back | Tulsa |
| 128 | Washington Redskins | Ed Henke Ed Henke Edgar Edwin Henke is a former American football offensive and defensive lineman in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers and St. Louis Cardinals. He also played in the All-America Football Conference for the Los Angeles Dons... |
Tackle | USC |
| 129 | Chicago Bears | George Taliaferro George Taliaferro George Taliaferro is a former professional American football player. He was the first African American drafted by a National Football League team.... |
Back | Indiana |
| 130 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob Todd | Tackle | Louisville |
| 131 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lyle Button | Tackle | Illinois |
Round fourteen
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132 | Detroit Lions | Dale Panter | Tackle | Utah State |
| 133 | New York Bulldogs | Ed Toscani | Back | Dayton |
| 134 | Green Bay Packers | Bobby Williams | Center | Texas Tech |
| 135 | New York Giants | Norb Adams | Back | Purdue |
| 136 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dave Moon | Back | Southern Methodist |
| 137 | Los Angeles Rams | Ed Carmichael | Tackle | Oregon State |
| 138 | Washington Redskins | Pat Haggerty | End | William & Mary |
| 139 | Chicago Bears | Ernie Kelly | Guard | Texas-El Paso |
| 140 | Chicago Cardinals | Tony Klimek | End | Illinois |
| 141 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bobby Lund | Back | Tennessee |
Round fifteen
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 142 | Detroit Lions | Bob Pifferini | Center | San Jose State |
| 143 | Green Bay Packers | Ken Cooper Ken Cooper (American football, born 1923) Ken Cooper is a former professional American football guard. He played two seasons for the Baltimore Colts of the All-America Football Conference.... |
Guard | Vanderbilt |
| 144 | New York Bulldogs | George Ramacorti | Guard | Boston University |
| 145 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ed Sobczak | End | Michigan |
| 146 | New York Giants | Ralph Pickelsimer | Center | Otterbein |
| 147 | Los Angeles Rams | J. C. Dodd | Back | Sul Ross |
| 148 | Washington Redskins | Gene Frassetto | Tackle | California |
| 149 | Chicago Bears | Hal Faverty Hal Faverty -Career:Faverty was drafted in the fifteenth round of the 1949 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears and would later play with the Green Bay Packers during the 1952 NFL season. He played at the collegiate level at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was a member of the All-America team and is an... |
Guard | Wisconsin |
| 150 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob McQuade | Back | Xavier |
| 151 | Philadelphia Eagles | Carl Copp | Tackle | Vanderbilt |
Round sixteen
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152 | Detroit Lions | Kimball Merrill | Tackle | Brigham Young |
| 153 | New York Bulldogs | Jack Bruce | Back | William & Mary |
| 154 | Green Bay Packers | Gene Remenar | Tackle | West Virginia |
| 155 | New York Giants | Jerry Morrical | Tackle | Indiana |
| 156 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Denvard Snell | Tackle | Auburn |
| 157 | Los Angeles Rams | Joe Morgan | Guard | Southern Mississippi |
| 158 | Washington Redskins | Dick Flowers | Tackle | Alabama |
| 159 | Chicago Bears | Al Wahl | Tackle | Michigan |
| 160 | Chicago Cardinals | Tom Murdock | Back | Appalachian State |
| 161 | Philadelphia Eagles | Frank Reno | End | West Virginia |
Round seventeen
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 162 | Detroit Lions | Zealand Thigpen | Back | Vanderbilt |
| 163 | Green Bay Packers | Paul Devine | Back | Heidelberg |
| 164 | New York Bulldogs | Warren Beson | Center | Minnesota |
| 165 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Veto Kissell | Back | Holy Cross |
| 166 | New York Giants | Wally Teninga | Back | Michigan |
| 167 | Los Angeles Rams | Dick Sheffield | End | Tulane |
| 168 | Washington Redskins | Ross Pritchard | Back | Arkansas |
| 169 | Chicago Bears | John Corbisiero | Back | Middlebury |
| 170 | Chicago Cardinals | Eddie Rupp | Back | Denison |
| 171 | Philadelphia Eagles | Leo Skladany Leo Skladany Leo Bernard Skladany was an American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh.... |
End | Pittsburgh |
Round eighteen
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 172 | Detroit Lions | Bill Wehr | Center | Denison |
| 173 | New York Bulldogs | Albie Gould | End | Boston College |
| 174 | Green Bay Packers | Floyd Lewis | Guard | Southern Methodist |
| 175 | New York Giants | Dick Nutt | Back | North Texas State |
| 176 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Clint Shipman | Tackle | East Texas State |
| 177 | Los Angeles Rams | Hillary Chollet | Back | Cornell |
| 178 | Washington Redskins | Herb Siegert Herb Siegert Herbert Frank Siegert was an American football guard and linebacker in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins.-College career:... |
Guard | Illinois |
| 179 | Chicago Bears | Jim Moran | Back | John Carroll |
| 180 | Chicago Cardinals | Webb Halbert | Back | Iowa |
| 181 | Philadelphia Eagles | Russ Strait | Back | Muhlenberg |
Round nineteen
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182 | Detroit Lions | Wally Triplett Wallace Triplett Wallace Triplett is a former professional American football player, the first African-American to be drafted by and play for a National Football League team... |
Back | Penn State |
| 183 | Green Bay Packers | Bobby Folsom | End | Southern Methodist |
| 184 | New York Bulldogs | Bob Reich | Tackle | Colgate |
| 185 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jack McBride | End | Rice |
| 186 | New York Giants | Ken McCall | Back | Georgia |
| 187 | Los Angeles Rams | Joe Leonard | Tackle | Virginia |
| 188 | Washington Redskins | Bob Hainlen | Back | Colorado State |
| 189 | Chicago Bears | Bob Mitten | Guard | North Carolina |
| 190 | Chicago Cardinals | Dean Laun | End | Iowa State |
| 191 | Philadelphia Eagles | Paul Odom | Guard | Rollins |
Round twenty
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 192 | Detroit Lions | Joe Romano | Tackle | North Carolina |
| 193 | New York Bulldogs | Frank Gaul | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 194 | Green Bay Packers | Larry Cooney | Back | Penn State |
| 195 | New York Giants | Pat O'Sullivan | Center | Alabama |
| 196 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ben Mann | Guard | Mississippi |
| 197 | Los Angeles Rams | Lloyd Eisenberg | Tackle | Duke |
| 198 | Washington Redskins | Ollie Fletcher Oliver Fletcher Oliver C. Fletcher was an American football guard in the All-America Football Conference for the Los Angeles Dons. He played college football at the University of Southern California and was drafted in the 20th round of the 1949 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins.... |
End | USC |
| 199 | Chicago Bears | Bob Heck | Back | Pacific |
| 200 | Chicago Cardinals | Earl Rowan | Tackle | Hardin-Simmons |
| 201 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lloyd Brinkman | Back | Missouri |
Round twenty one
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202 | Detroit Lions | Jack Lininger | Center | Ohio State |
| 203 | Green Bay Packers | Ken Kranz Ken Kranz Kenneth Andrew Kranz is a former NFL football player.Kranz was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and graduated from Custer High School. He went on to play football for four years at the Milwaukee State Teachers College, currently known as the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. The Green Bay Packers... |
Back | Wisconsin–Milwaukee |
| 204 | New York Bulldogs | Sammy Pierce | Back | Baylor |
| 205 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Joe Jackura | Center | Georgia |
| 206 | New York Giants | A. D. Cate | Guard | North Texas State |
| 207 | Los Angeles Rams | George Teufel | Back | Lock Haven |
| 208 | Washington Redskins | Tommy Hughes | Back | Duke |
| 209 | Chicago Bears | Jim Duncan | End | Duke |
| 210 | Chicago Cardinals | Leon Joslin | Back | Texas Christian |
| 211 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lou Futrell | Back | USC |
Round twenty two
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 212 | Detroit Lions | Gil Tobler | Back | Utah |
| 213 | New York Bulldogs | Jim Lail | Back | Wake Forest |
| 214 | Green Bay Packers | John Kordick | Back | USC |
| 215 | New York Giants | Tom Fetzer | Back | Wake Forest |
| 216 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lloyd Johnson | Back | West Texas State |
| 217 | Los Angeles Rams | Ed Hamilton | End | Arkansas |
| 218 | Washington Redskins | Bill Clements | End | UCLA |
| 219 | Chicago Bears | Dick Bertuzzi | Back | Kansas |
| 220 | Chicago Cardinals | Bill Sprang | Center | Purdue |
| 221 | Philadelphia Eagles | Harvey Kingry | Back | Colorado Mines |
Round twenty three
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 222 | Detroit Lions | R.B. Patterson | Guard | Mississippi State |
| 223 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Kelley Bill Kelley (American football) Billie Rex Kelley is a former American football tight end in the National Football League who played for the Green Bay Packers. Kelley played collegiate ball for Texas Technological College before being drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 23rd round of the 1949 NFL Draft... |
End | Texas Tech |
| 224 | New York Bulldogs | Nick Lanza | Back | Rice |
| 225 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim Owens Jim Owens -External links:... |
End | Oklahoma |
| 226 | New York Giants | Cletus Fischer | Back | Nebraska |
| 227 | Los Angeles Rams | Walt Kersulis | End | Illinois |
| 228 | Washington Redskins | Frank Pattee | Back | Kansas |
| 229 | Chicago Bears | Harry Kane | Center | Pacific |
| 230 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob Cox | End | North Carolina |
| 231 | Philadelphia Eagles | Hank Kalver | Tackle | Oklahoma City |
Round twenty four
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 232 | Detroit Lions | Oswald Clark | End | Michigan |
| 233 | New York Bulldogs | Joe Ponsalle | Tackle | Trinity (CT) |
| 234 | Green Bay Packers | Jimmy Ford | Back | Tulsa |
| 235 | New York Giants | Don McAuliffe | Back | Notre Dame |
| 236 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ivan Snowden | Tackle | Texas A&I |
| 237 | Los Angeles Rams | Fred Klemenok | Back | San Francisco |
| 238 | Washington Redskins | Jim Cullom Jim Cullom James Henry Cullom was an American football guard in the National Football League for the New York Yanks. He played college football at the University of California and was drafted in the seventeenth round of the 1950 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins.... |
Guard | California |
| 239 | Chicago Bears | Bernie Smith | Tackle | Texas-El Paso |
| 240 | Chicago Cardinals | Stan Szymakowski | Back | Lehigh |
| 241 | Philadelphia Eagles | Fred Leon | Tackle | Nevada-Reno |
Round twenty five
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 242 | Detroit Lions | Les Cowan | End | McMurry |
| 243 | Green Bay Packers | Frank Lambright | Guard | Arkansas |
| 244 | New York Bulldogs | Paul Girolamo | Back | Cornell |
| 245 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bobby Gaff | Back | Texas A&M |
| 246 | New York Giants | Gene Degyanski | End | Baldwin-Wallace |
| 247 | Los Angeles Rams | Clay Matthews Clay Matthews, Sr. William Clay Matthews, Sr. is a former American football Offensive tackle for four seasons with the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL. His career was interrupted by the Korean War, and Matthews became a paratrooper for the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division... |
Tackle | Georgia Tech |
| 248 | Washington Redskins | Nick Sebek Nick Sebek Nicholas Sebek was an American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Indiana University and was drafted in the 25th round of the 1949 NFL Draft.... |
Back | Indiana |
| 249 | Chicago Bears | Stan Marczyk | Tackle | North Carolina |
| 250 | New York Giants | Ralph Doran | Back | Iowa |
| 251 | Philadelphia Eagles | John "Bull" Schweder | Guard | Pennsylvania |
| = Hall of Famer |
Hall of famers
- Chuck Bednarik, center from the University of Pennsylvania taken 1st round 1st overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1967.
- Norm Van Brocklin, quarterback from the University of Oregon taken 4th round 37th overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1971.
- George Blanda, quarterback from the University of Kentucky taken 12th round 119th overall by the Chicago Bears.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1981.
- Doak Walker, halfback from Southern Methodist University taken 1st round 3rd overall by the Boston Yanks.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1986.
- Although not an inductee, Wallace TriplettWallace TriplettWallace Triplett is a former professional American football player, the first African-American to be drafted by and play for a National Football League team...
's photograph hangs in the Hall of Fame in recognition of his being the first African-American to be drafted by and play for a National Football LeagueNational Football LeagueThe 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...
team.http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/african-americans.jsp
- Although not an inductee, Wallace Triplett