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1951 NFL draft
General information
Date(s)January 18–19, 1951
LocationThe Blackstone Hotel
in Chicago, Illinois
Overview
362 total selections in 30 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionKyle Rote, HB
New York Giants
Most selections (36)Cleveland Browns
Fewest selections (27)New York Yanks
Hall of Famers
9
← 1950
1952 →

The 1951 NFL draft was held January 18–19, 1951, at the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago.[1][2]

The Baltimore Colts folded after the 1950 season, and the NFL placed their players in the 1951 NFL Draft.[3] Twenty players appearing on the Colts' 1950 roster were subsequently selected, with future Hall of Fame quarterback Y. A. Tittle leading the list, going to the San Francisco 49ers with the third pick overall.

This was the fifth year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery, with the previous four winners (Chicago Bears in 1947, Washington Redskins in 1948, Philadelphia Eagles in 1949, and Detroit Lions in 1950) ineligible from the draw;[4] it was won by the New York Giants, who selected halfback Kyle Rote.

Player selections

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= Pro Bowler [5] = Hall of Famer

Round one

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
1 New York Giants (Lottery bonus pick) Kyle Rote Halfback SMU
2 Chicago Bears (From Baltimore Colts) Bob Williams Quarterback Notre Dame
3 San Francisco 49ers Y. A. Tittle Quarterback LSU (Redrafted Colt)
4 Washington Redskins Leon Heath Fullback Oklahoma
5 Green Bay Packers Bob Gain Tackle Kentucky
6 Chicago Cardinals Jerry Groom Center Notre Dame
7 Philadelphia Eagles Ebert Van Buren Back LSU
8 Philadelphia Eagles (From Detroit Lions) Chet Mutryn Back Xavier (Redrafted Colt)
9 Pittsburgh Steelers Butch Avinger Fullback Alabama
10 Chicago Bears (From New York Yanks) Billy Stone Halfback Bradley (Redrafted Colt)
11 Los Angeles Rams Bud McFadin Guard Texas
12 Chicago Bears Gene Schroeder End Virginia
13 New York Giants Jim Spavital Fullback Oklahoma A&M
14 Cleveland Browns Ken Konz Back LSU
  • HOF Member of the Professional Football Hall of Fame

Round two

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
15 Washington Redskins Ed Salem Back Alabama
16 Green Bay Packers Albin Collins Back LSU (Redrafted Colt)
17 San Francisco 49ers Pete Schabarum Back California
18 Chicago Cardinals Don Joyce Tackle Tulane
19 Detroit Lions Dick Stanfel Guard San Francisco
20 Pittsburgh Steelers Chuck Ortmann Halfback Michigan
21 Washington Redskins Jim Staton Tackle Wake Forest
22 New York Yanks Ken Jackson Tackle Texas
23 Chicago Bears Bill George Linebacker Wake Forest
24 Los Angeles Rams Herb Rich Back Vanderbilt (Redrafted Colt)
25 New York Giants Ray Krouse Tackle Maryland
26 Cleveland Browns Bucky Curtis End Vanderbilt

Round three

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
27 Green Bay Packers Fred Cone Halfback Clemson
28 San Francisco 49ers Bill Mixon Back Georgia
29 Washington Redskins Walt Yowarsky Tackle Kentucky
30 Chicago Cardinals Don Stonesifer End Northwestern
31 Pittsburgh Steelers George Sulima End Boston University
32 Philadelphia Eagles Al Bruno End Kentucky
33 Detroit Lions Dorne Dibble End Michigan State
34 New York Yanks Mike McCormack Tackle Kansas
35 Los Angeles Rams Charlie Toogood Tackle Nebraska
36 Chicago Bears Wilford White Back Arizona State
37 New York Giants Sonny Grandelius Back Michigan State
38 Cleveland Browns Jerry Helluin Tackle Tulane

Round four

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
39 Cleveland Browns Bob Oristaglio End Penn (Redrafted Colt)
40 Washington Redskins Paul Giroski Tackle Rice
41 Cleveland Browns Bob Smith Back Texas A&M
42 Chicago Cardinals Dick Doyne Back Lehigh
43 Philadelphia Eagles Fran Nagle Back Nebraska
44 Detroit Lions Pete D'Alonzo Back Villanova
45 Pittsburgh Steelers Bear French Tackle Purdue (Redrafted Colt)
46 New York Yanks Elmer Wingate End Maryland
47 Chicago Bears Bob Moser Center Pacific
48 Los Angeles Rams George Kinek Back Tulane
49 Chicago Bears Tom Jelley End Miami (FL)
50 Cleveland Browns Art Donovan Tackle Boston College (Redrafted Colt)

Round five

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
51 Chicago Cardinals Lynn Lynch Guard Illinois
52 Green Bay Packers Wade Stinson Back Kansas
53 San Francisco 49ers Dick Steere Tackle Drake
54 San Francisco 49ers Al Carapella Tackle Miami (FL)
55 Detroit Lions Jim Doran End Iowa State
56 Pittsburgh Steelers Floyd Sampson Back McMurry
57 Philadelphia Eagles Jack Dwyer Back Loyola (CA)
58 Detroit Lions LaVern Torgeson Center Washington State
59 Los Angeles Rams Tony Momsen Center Michigan
60 Chicago Bears Brad Rowland Back McMurry
61 New York Giants Jack Stroud Tackle Tennessee
62 Cleveland Browns Ace Loomis Back UW–La Crosse

Round six

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
63 Green Bay Packers Sig Holowenko Tackle John Carroll
64 San Francisco 49ers Bishop Strickland Back South Carolina
65 Washington Redskins John Martinkovic End Xavier
66 Chicago Cardinals Ed Jasonek Back Furman
67 Pittsburgh Steelers Dale Dodrill Guard Colorado A&M
68 Philadelphia Eagles Ken Farragut Center Ole Miss
69 Detroit Lions Jack Christiansen Safety Colorado A&M
70 New York Yanks George Musacco Back Loyola (CA)
71 Chicago Bears Herb Falkenberg Back Trinity (TX)
72 Los Angeles Rams Norb Hecker End Baldwin Wallace
73 New York Giants Herb Hannah Tackle Alabama
74 Cleveland Browns Dan Rogas Guard Tulane

Round seven

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
75 San Francisco 49ers Dick Forbes End St. Ambrose
76 Washington Redskins Johnny Papit Back Virginia
77 Green Bay Packers Bill Sutherland End St. Vincent
78 Chicago Cardinals Dick Punches Tackle Colorado
79 Philadelphia Eagles Frank Boydston Back Baylor
80 Detroit Lions Bob Momsen Tackle Ohio State
81 Pittsburgh Steelers Ray Mathews Back Clemson
82 Cleveland Browns Irv Holdash Center North Carolina
83 Los Angeles Rams Alan Egler Back Colgate
84 Chicago Bears Paul Lea Tackle Tulane
85 New York Giants Joel Williams Center Texas (Redrafted Colt)
86 Cleveland Browns Walt Michaels Back Washington & Lee

Round eight

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
87 Washington Redskins Billy Cox Back Duke
88 Cleveland Browns Art Spinney End Boston College (Redrafted Colt)
89 San Francisco 49ers Joe Arenas Back Nebraska–Omaha
90 Chicago Cardinals Leo Sanford Center Louisiana Tech
91 Detroit Lions Dick Raklovits Back Illinois
92 Pittsburgh Steelers Henry Minarik End Michigan State
93 Philadelphia Eagles Jack Richards End Arkansas
94 New York Yanks Larry Lauer Center Alabama
95 Chicago Bears Clair Mayes Guard Oklahoma
96 Los Angeles Rams Hugo Primiani Tackle Boston University
97 New York Giants Fred Benners Back SMU
98 Cleveland Browns Max Clark Back Houston

Round nine

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
99 Green Bay Packers Dick McWilliams Tackle Michigan
100 San Francisco 49ers Bruce Van Alstyne End Stanford
101 Washington Redskins Jake Rowden Center Maryland
102 Chicago Cardinals Neil Schmidt Back Purdue
103 Pittsburgh Steelers John Schweder Guard Penn
104 Philadelphia Eagles Denny Doyle Guard Tulane
105 Cleveland Browns Burl Toler Guard San Francisco
106 New York Yanks Don Colo Tackle Brown (Redrafted Colt)
107 Los Angeles Rams Nolan Lang Back Oklahoma
108 Chicago Bears Bill Gregus Back Wake Forest
109 New York Giants Holland Donan Tackle Princeton
110 Cleveland Browns Don Shula Back John Carroll

Round ten

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
111 Washington Redskins James Janosek Tackle Purdue
112 San Francisco 49ers Nick Feher Guard Georgia
113 Washington Redskins Bob Jensen End Iowa State
114 Green Bay Packers Bob Noppinger Tackle Georgetown
115 Chicago Cardinals Ken Cooper Guard Vanderbilt (Redrafted Colt)
116 Philadelphia Eagles Louis Schaufele Back Arkansas
117 Detroit Lions Jim Shoaf Guard LSU
118 Pittsburgh Steelers Paul Salata End USC
119 New York Yanks Jesse Thomas Back Michigan State
120 Chicago Bears J. W. Sherrill Back Tennessee
121 Los Angeles Rams Roland Kirkby Back Washington
122 New York Giants Earl Murray Guard Purdue
123 Cleveland Browns Chet Gierula Guard Maryland

Round eleven

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
124 Washington Redskins Bill DeChard Back Holy Cross
125 Green Bay Packers George Rooks Back Morgan State
126 San Francisco 49ers Bill Jessup End USC
127 Chicago Cardinals Tom Bienemann End Drake
128 Detroit Lions Frankie Anderson End Oklahoma
129 Pittsburgh Steelers Joe McCutcheon Center Washington & Lee
130 Philadelphia Eagles Bob Pope Tackle Kentucky
131 New York Yanks Steve Wyndham Back Clemson
132 Los Angeles Rams John Natyshak Back Tampa
133 Chicago Bears Tom Hardiman Back Georgetown
134 New York Giants Reds Bagnell Back Penn
135 Cleveland Browns Bernie Custis Back Syracuse

Round twelve

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
136 Green Bay Packers Carl Kreager Center Michigan
137 San Francisco 49ers Jim Monachino Back California
138 Washington Redskins Al Applegate Guard Scranton
139 Chicago Cardinals Jack Landry Back Notre Dame
140 Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Brandt Back St. Thomas (MN)
141 Philadelphia Eagles Henry Rich Back Arizona State
142 Cleveland Browns Milan Sellers Back Florida State
143 New York Yanks Al Lary End Alabama
144 Chicago Bears Punjab Hairston Tackle Nevada
145 Los Angeles Rams Don Hardey Back Pacific
146 New York Giants Bob Hudson End Clemson
147 Cleveland Browns Stew Kirtley End Morehead State

Round thirteen

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
148 San Francisco 49ers Dick Harvin End Georgia Tech
149 Washington Redskins Dick Campbell Back Wyoming
150 Green Bay Packers Ed Stephens Back Missouri
151 Chicago Cardinals Volney Peters Tackle USC
152 Philadelphia Eagles Pete Mastellone Center Miami (FL)
153 Detroit Lions Wayne Siegert Tackle Illinois
154 Pittsburgh Steelers Bill Szabo Tackle Bucknell
155 New York Yanks John Thomas End Oregon State
156 Los Angeles Rams Joe Reid Center LSU
157 Chicago Bears Charley Wright Back West Texas State
158 New York Giants Paul Douglass Back Illinois
159 Cleveland Browns Bob Voskuhl Center Georgetown (KY)

Round fourteen

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
160 Washington Redskins Adrian Burk Quarterback Baylor (Redrafted Colt)
161 Green Bay Packers Ray Bauer End Montana
162 San Francisco 49ers Rex Berry Back BYU
163 Chicago Cardinals Bill Leskovar Back Kentucky
164 Detroit Lions Lee Wittmer Tackle Detroit
165 Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Mizerany Guard Alabama
166 Philadelphia Eagles Bobby Walston End Georgia
167 New York Yanks Charley Rapp Back Duquesne
168 Chicago Bears Bailey Woods Back Abilene Christian
169 Los Angeles Rams Rob McCoy Back Georgia Tech
170 New York Giants Pat Flanagan Tackle Marquette
171 Cleveland Browns Rudy Cernoch Tackle Northwestern

Round fifteen

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
172 Green Bay Packers Joe Ernst Back Tulane
173 San Francisco 49ers Dave Sparks Guard South Carolina
174 Washington Redskins Vic Thomas Tackle Colorado
175 Chicago Cardinals John Simcic Guard Wisconsin
176 Pittsburgh Steelers Clay Webb Back Kentucky
177 Philadelphia Eagles Bobby North Back Georgia Tech
178 Detroit Lions Jimmie Hill Back Tennessee
179 New York Yanks Bill Wanamaker Guard Kentucky
180 Los Angeles Rams Obie Posey Back Southern
181 Chicago Bears Sid Hall Center Pacific
182 New York Giants Gene Vykukal Tackle Texas
183 Cleveland Browns Joe Skibinski Guard Purdue

Round sixteen

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
184 San Francisco 49ers Bob White Back Stanford
185 Washington Redskins Bob Bates Center Texas A&M
186 Green Bay Packers Dick Afflis Tackle Nevada
187 Chicago Cardinals Gene Miller Back Northwestern
188 Philadelphia Eagles Hal Hatfield End USC
189 Detroit Lions Ted Geremsky End Pittsburgh
190 Pittsburgh Steelers Lambert Oberg Center Trinity (CT)
191 New York Yanks Bill Fray Tackle Idaho
192 Chicago Bears Frank Volm End Marquette
193 Los Angeles Rams Bill Robertson End Memphis State
194 New York Giants Alan Pfeifer End Fordham
195 Cleveland Browns Ed Pasky Back South Carolina

Round seventeen

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
196 Washington Redskins Gene Brito End Loyola (CA)
197 Green Bay Packers Ray Pelfrey Back Eastern Kentucky
198 San Francisco 49ers Art Michalik Guard St. Ambrose
199 Chicago Cardinals Henry May Center Southwest Missouri State
200 Detroit Lions Darrell Meisenheimer Back Oklahoma A&M
201 Pittsburgh Steelers Ted Gehlmann Tackle William & Mary
202 Philadelphia Eagles Hal Waggoner Back Tulane
203 New York Yanks Dick Rowan Center Texas
204 Los Angeles Rams Hal Riley End Baylor
205 Chicago Bears Don Dufek Back Michigan
206 New York Giants Bud Sherrod End Tennessee
207 Cleveland Browns Leroy Ka-Ne Back Dayton

Round eighteen

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
208 Green Bay Packers Ed Petela Back Boston College
209 San Francisco 49ers Jim Murphy Tackle Xavier
210 Washington Redskins Dom Fucci Back Kentucky
211 Chicago Cardinals Russ Pomeroy Tackle Stanford
212 Pittsburgh Steelers Pat Field Back Georgia
213 Philadelphia Eagles Bill Weeks Back Iowa State
214 Detroit Lions Eddie Wolgast Back Arizona
215 New York Yanks Bob Watson End UCLA
216 Chicago Bears Chuck Brown Guard Illinois
217 Los Angeles Rams Dick Daugherty Guard Oregon
218 New York Giants Frank Smith Back Miami (FL)
219 Cleveland Browns Rube DeRoin Center Oklahoma A&M

Round nineteen

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
220 San Francisco 49ers John Phillips Back Mississippi Southern
221 Washington Redskins Buddy Brown Guard Arkansas
222 Green Bay Packers Jim Liber Back Xavier
223 Chicago Cardinals Gene Ackerman End Missouri
224 Philadelphia Eagles John Bove Tackle West Virginia
225 Detroit Lions Gordy Hanson Tackle Washington State
226 Pittsburgh Steelers Bill Pavlikowski Back Boston University
227 New York Yanks Ralph Longmore Back Duquesne
228 Los Angeles Rams Andy Robustelli Defensive end Arnold
229 Chicago Bears Ed Lisak Back Oklahoma
230 New York Giants Billy Conn Back Auburn
231 Cleveland Browns Ray Solari Guard California

Round twenty

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
232 Washington Redskins John Kerestes Back Purdue
233 Green Bay Packers Dick Johnson Tackle Virginia
234 San Francisco 49ers Al Tate Tackle Illinois
235 Chicago Cardinals Fred Wallner Guard Notre Dame
236 Detroit Lions Harry Gibbons Back South Dakota State
237 Pittsburgh Steelers Tex Donnelly Tackle Holy Cross
238 Philadelphia Eagles John Glorioso Back Missouri
239 New York Yanks Jerrell Price Tackle Texas Tech
240 Chicago Bears Larry Smith Center South Carolina
241 Los Angeles Rams Jim Nutter Back Wichita
242 New York Giants Bill Albright Tackle Wisconsin
243 Cleveland Browns Jack Crocher Back Tulsa

Round twenty-one

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
244 Green Bay Packers Art Edling End Minnesota
245 San Francisco 49ers Hardy Brown Back Tulsa
246 Washington Redskins Clarence Marable Tackle TCU
247 Chicago Cardinals Dick Bunting End Drake
248 Pittsburgh Steelers Ernie Cheatham Tackle Loyola (CA)
249 Philadelphia Eagles Neal Franklin Tackle SMU
250 Detroit Lions King Block Back Idaho
251 New York Yanks Al Pollard Back Army
252 Los Angeles Rams Earl Stelle Back Oregon
253 Chicago Bears Larry Higgins Back Fordham
254 New York Giants Bernie Lemonick Guard Penn
255 Cleveland Browns Ray Stone End Texas

Round twenty-two

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
256 San Francisco 49ers Dwight Winslow Back Boise JC
257 Washington Redskins Elliot Speed Center Alabama
258 Green Bay Packers Art Felker End Marquette
259 Chicago Cardinals S. J. Whitman Back Tulsa
260 Philadelphia Eagles Jack Rucker Back Mississippi State
261 Detroit Lions Dan Foldberg End Army
262 Pittsburgh Steelers Dick Hendley Back Clemson
263 New York Yanks Eddie King Center Boston College (Redrafted Colt)
264 Chicago Bears Bob Hanson Guard Montana
265 Los Angeles Rams Billy Baggett Back LSU
266 New York Giants Waldo Binkley Tackle Austin Peay
267 Cleveland Browns Carl Taseff Cornerback John Carroll

Round twenty-three

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
268 Washington Redskins Zeke Martin Back North Texas State
269 Green Bay Packers Tubba Chamberlain Guard UW–Eau Claire
270 San Francisco 49ers Wally Brunswald Back Gustavus Adolphus
271 Chicago Cardinals Jim Owens End Oklahoma (Redrafted Colt)
272 Detroit Lions Dick Gabriel Back Lehigh
273 Pittsburgh Steelers Joe Minor End John Carroll
274 Philadelphia Eagles Jack Bighead End Pepperdine
275 New York Yanks Dave Cunningham Back Utah
276 Los Angeles Rams Dean Thomas Tackle Michigan State
277 Chicago Bears Rene Hlavac Tackle Nebraska–Omaha
278 New York Giants Dick Yelvington Tackle Georgia
279 Cleveland Browns Johnny Champion Back SMU

Round twenty-four

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
280 Green Bay Packers Dick Christie Back Nebraska–Omaha
281 San Francisco 49ers Tom Kingsford Back Montana
282 Washington Redskins Tom Powers Back Duke
283 Chicago Cardinals Billy Cross Back West Texas State
284 Pittsburgh Steelers Art Alois Center San Francisco
285 Philadelphia Eagles Tony Kotowski End Mississippi State
286 Detroit Lions George Buksar Back Purdue (Redrafted Colt)
287 New York Yanks Breck Stroschein End UCLA
288 Chicago Bears Pete Dokas End Mansfield
289 Los Angeles Rams Harry Abeltin Tackle Colgate
290 New York Giants Dick Kuh Guard Michigan State
291 Cleveland Browns Wayne Benner Back Florida State

Round twenty-five

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
292 San Francisco 49ers Mike Peterson End Denver
293 Washington Redskins Bob Chubb End Shippensburg
294 Green Bay Packers Monte Charles Back Hillsdale
295 Chicago Cardinals Vernon Quick Guard Wofford
296 Philadelphia Eagles Glenn Drahn Back Iowa
297 Detroit Lions Dick Harris Center Texas
298 Pittsburgh Steelers Tom Calvin Back Alabama
299 New York Yanks Roy Boudreaux Tackle Southwestern Louisiana
300 Los Angeles Rams Jackie Calvert Tackle Clemson
301 Chicago Bears Johnny Miller Back Northwestern
302 New York Giants Chet Lagod Tackle Chattanooga
303 Cleveland Browns John Knispel Tackle UW–La Crosse

Round twenty-six

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
304 Washington Redskins Johnny Williams Back USC
305 Green Bay Packers Bill Miller Tackle Ohio State
306 San Francisco 49ers Keith Carpenter Tackle San Jose State
307 Chicago Cardinals Jeff Fleischmann Back Cornell
308 Detroit Lions Frank Kazmierski Center West Virginia
309 Pittsburgh Steelers Pug Pearman Guard Tennessee
310 Philadelphia Eagles Billy Stewart Back Mississippi State
311 New York Yanks Will Sherman Back St. Mary's (CA)
312 Chicago Bears Buddy Rogers Back Arkansas
313 Los Angeles Rams Howie Ruetz Tackle Loras
314 New York Giants Quincy Armstrong Center North Texas State
315 Cleveland Browns Fred Williams Tackle Arkansas

Round twenty-seven

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
316 Green Bay Packers Bob Bossons Center Georgia Tech
317 San Francisco 49ers Ray Lung Guard Oregon
318 Washington Redskins Bill Johnson Back Stetson
319 Chicago Cardinals Ken Huxhold Tackle Wisconsin
320 Pittsburgh Steelers Bob Radcliffe Back Wisconsin
321 Philadelphia Eagles Bob Winship Tackle Rice
322 Detroit Lions Harry Allis End Michigan
323 New York Yanks Ed Price Back Texas Tech
324 Los Angeles Rams Al Brosky Back Illinois
325 Chicago Bears Jerry Taylor Center Wyoming
326 New York Giants Charley Hubbard End Morris Harvey
327 Cleveland Browns Jack Jones Back Livingston

Round twenty-eight

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
328 San Francisco 49ers Jack Rohan Back Loras
329 Washington Redskins John Kadlec Guard Missouri
330 Green Bay Packers Bill Ayre Back Abilene Christian
331 Chicago Cardinals Dick Martin Back Kentucky
332 Philadelphia Eagles Marv Stendel End Arkansas
333 Detroit Lions Dick Peot Tackle South Dakota State
334 Pittsburgh Steelers Howard Hansen Back UCLA
335 New York Yanks Jim Chadband Back Idaho
336 Chicago Bears Leon Campbell Back Arkansas (Redrafted Colt)
337 Los Angeles Rams Sterling Wingo Back VPI
338 New York Giants Hal Quinn Guard SMU
339 Cleveland Browns Roger Thrift Back East Carolina

Round twenty-nine

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
340 Washington Redskins Art Stewart Back Southeastern State
341 Green Bay Packers Ralph Fieler End Miami (FL)
342 San Francisco 49ers S. P. Garnett Tackle Kansas
343 Chicago Cardinals Bob Livingstone Back Notre Dame (Redrafted Colt)
344 Detroit Lions Bruce Womack Tackle West Texas State
345 Pittsburgh Steelers Fred Smith End Tulsa
346 Philadelphia Eagles Roscoe Hansen Tackle North Carolina
347 New York Yanks Veto Kissell Back Holy Cross (Redrafted Colt)
348 Los Angeles Rams Earl Jackson Back Texas Tech
349 Chicago Bears John Justice Guard Santa Clara
350 New York Giants John Considine Tackle Purdue
351 Cleveland Browns Bill Driver Back Florida State

Round thirty

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
352 Green Bay Packers Ed Withers Back Wisconsin
353 San Francisco 49ers Jerry Faske Back Iowa
354 Washington Redskins Nick Bolkovac Tackle Pittsburgh
355 Chicago Cardinals Leon Root Back Rutgers
356 Pittsburgh Steelers John Gruble End Tennessee
357 Philadelphia Eagles John Ford Quarterback Hardin–Simmons
358 Detroit Lions Ron Horwath Back Detroit
359 New York Yanks Joe Shinn End Tulane
360 Chicago Bears Charley Butler End George Washington
361 Los Angeles Rams Alvin Hanley Back Kentucky State
362 Cleveland Browns Sisto Averno Guard Muhlenberg (Redrafted Colt)
= Pro Bowler [5] = Hall of Famer

Hall of Famers

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  • Jack Christiansen, defensive back from Colorado State University taken 6th round 69th pick by the Detroit Lions.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1970.[6]
  • Y. A. Tittle, quarterback from LSU taken 1st round 3rd overall by the San Francisco 49ers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1971.[6]
  • Andy Robustelli, defensive end from the University of Bridgeport Taken in the 19th round 228th overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1971.[6]
  • Bill George, linebacker from Wake Forest University taken 2nd round 23rd overall by the Chicago Bears.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1974.[6]
  • Mike McCormack, offensive tackle from the University of Kansas taken 3rd round 34th overall by the New York Yanks.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1984.[7]
  • Don Shula, back from John Carroll University taken 9th round 110th overall by the Cleveland Browns.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1997 as a coach, not a player.[8]
  • Jack Butler, cornerback from St.Bonaventure undrafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2012.
  • Dick Stanfel, guard from San Francisco taken 2nd round 19th overall by the Detroit Lions.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2016.

Notable undrafted players

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† = Pro Bowler[5] ‡ = Hall of Famer[9]
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
Los Angeles Rams Marvin Johnson  CB San Jose State Ind.
Pittsburgh Steelers Jack Butler‡ CB St. Bonaventure Ind.

References

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  1. ^ "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  2. ^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  3. ^ Joe Gootter, "Sport-o-Grams: Paterson Yankee," Paterson News, Jan. 10, 1952, p. 26.
  4. ^ "Draft History: 1940's". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  5. ^ a b c Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  6. ^ a b c d "Pro Football Hall of Fame: List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductees". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  7. ^ "Pro Football Hall of Fame: List of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductees". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  8. ^ "Pro Football Hall of Fame: List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductees". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  9. ^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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