1948 NFL draft - Wikiwand

The 1948 NFL draft was held on December 19, 1947, at the Fort Pitt Hotel in Pittsburgh.^[1]^[2] This was the second year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery, with the previous year's winner Chicago Bears ineligible from the draw;^[3] it was won by the Washington Redskins, who selected halfback Harry Gilmer.

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1948 NFL draft
postcard illustration of the Fort Pitt Hotel (location of the draft)
General information
Date(s)	December 19, 1947
Location	Fort Pitt Hotel in Pittsburgh, PA
Overview
300 total selections in 32 rounds
League	NFL
First selection	Harry Gilmer, HB Washington Redskins
Most selections (33)	New York Giants
Fewest selections (28)	Chicago Cardinals Detroit Lions
Hall of Famers	6 QB Bobby Layne QB Y. A. Tittle OT Lou Creekmur FB Joe Perry DE Len Ford S Emlen Tunnell
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Player selections

†	=Pro Bowler ^{[N 1]}
‡	=Hall of Famer ^{[N 2]}

Positions key
B	Back	BB	Blocking back	C	Center
E	End	FB	Fullback	G	Guard
OT	Offensive tackle	TB	Tailback	WB	Wingback

More information Rnd., Pick No. ...

Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
1	1	Washington Redskins	Harry Gilmer ^†	B	Alabama	SEC	Bonus Lottery Pick
1	2	New York Giants	Skip Minisi	HB	Penn	Ind.
1	3	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bobby Layne^‡^†	QB	Texas	SWC	from Detroit^{[R1 - 1]}
1	4	Washington Redskins	Lowell Tew	FB	Alabama	SEC
1	5	Boston Yanks	Vaughn Mancha	C	Alabama	SEC
1	6	Detroit Lions	Y. A. Tittle^‡^†	QB	LSU	SEC
1	7	Green Bay Packers	Jug Girard	E	Wisconsin	Big Ten
1	8	Philadelphia Eagles	Clyde Scott	HB	Arkansas	SWC
1	9	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dan Edwards ^†	E	Georgia	SEC
1	10	Chicago Bears	Max Bumgardner	DE	Texas	SWC
1	11	Chicago Cardinals	Jim Spavital	FB	Oklahoma A&M	MVC
2	12	New York Giants	Joe Scott	HB	San Francisco	Ind.
2	13	Detroit Lions	Quist, GeorgeGeorge Quist	B	Stanford	PCC
3	14	Boston Yanks	John Nolan	T	Penn State	Ind.
3	15	Detroit Lions	Les Bingaman ^†	T	Illinois	Big Ten
3	16	Washington Redskins	Tommy Thompson	LB	William & Mary	SoCon
3	17	Boston Yanks	Cook, EarlEarl Cook	G	SMU	SWC
3	18	Los Angeles Rams	Tom Keane ^†	CB	West Virginia	Ind.
3	19	Green Bay Packers	Ed Smith	HB	Texas Mines	Border
3	20	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jerry Nuzum	HB	New Mexico A&M	Border
3	21	Chicago Bears	Dub Garrett	G	Mississippi State	SEC
3	22	Philadelphia Eagles	Paul Campbell	QB	Texas	SWC
3	23	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Smith	T	North Carolina	SoCon
4	24	New York Giants	Bruce Gehrke	E	Columbia	Ind.
4	25	Detroit Lions	Minor, JimJim Minor	T	Arkansas	SWC
5	26	New York Giants	Wolosky, JohnnyJohnny Wolosky	C	Penn State	Ind.
5	27	Green Bay Packers	Richards, DonDon Richards	T	Arkansas	SWC
5	28	Washington Redskins	Dan Sandifer	DB	LSU	SEC
5	29	Boston Yanks	Bill Healy	G	Georgia Tech	SEC
5	30	Los Angeles Rams	Bailey, BruceBruce Bailey	B	Virginia	Ind.
5	31	Green Bay Packers	Sellers, WeymanWeyman Sellers	E	Georgia	SEC
5	32	Chicago Bears	Knox Ramsey	G	William & Mary	SoCon
5	33	Philadelphia Eagles	Jack Myers	FB	UCLA	PCC
5	34	Pittsburgh Steelers	John Wozniak ^†	G	Alabama	SEC
5	35	Chicago Cardinals	Smith, JayJay Smith	E	Mississippi Southern	Ind.
6	36	New York Giants	Erickson, BillBill Erickson	G	Ole Miss	SEC
6	37	Detroit Lions	Williamson, BobBob Williamson	T	Hobart	Ind.
6	38	Washington Redskins	Jack Weisenburger	B	Michigan	Big Ten
6	39	Boston Yanks	Phil Slosburg	B	Temple	Ind.
6	40	Los Angeles Rams	George Grimes	DB	Virginia	Ind.
6	41	Green Bay Packers	Larry Olsonoski	G	Minnesota	Big Ten
6	42	Philadelphia Eagles	Duncan, HowardHoward Duncan	C	Ohio State	Big Ten
6	43	Pittsburgh Steelers	Joe Gasparella	BB	Notre Dame	Ind.
6	44	Chicago Bears	Brugge, BobBob Brugge	B	Ohio State	Big Ten
6	45	Pittsburgh Steelers	O'Reilly, PhilPhil O'Reilly	T	Purdue	Big Ten
7	46	New York Giants	Bob Pfohl	B	Purdue	Big Ten
7	47	Detroit Lions	Fred Enke	B	Arizona	BIAA
7	48	Washington Redskins	Jack Kurkowski	B	Detroit	N/A
7	49	Los Angeles Rams	Ruszkowski, GeneGene Ruszkowski	T	Ohio	MAC
7	50	Los Angeles Rams	Cudd, NoelNoel Cudd	T	West Texas State	Border
7	51	Green Bay Packers	Jay Rhodemyre	C	Kentucky	SEC
7	52	Pittsburgh Steelers	Luongo, BillBill Luongo	B	Penn	Ind.
7	53	Detroit Lions	Schwab, MoroniMoroni Schwab	T	Utah State	MSC
7	54	Philadelphia Eagles	Buddy Tinsley	T	Baylor	SWC
7	55	Chicago Cardinals	Jim Cason ^†	S	LSU	SEC
8	56	New York Giants	Hutchinson, RalphRalph Hutchinson	T	Chattanooga	N/A
8	57	New York Giants	Ray Coates ^†	HB	LSU	SEC
8	58	Washington Redskins	Cady, JerryJerry Cady	T	Gustavus Adolphus	MIAC
8	59	Boston Yanks	Furse, TexTex Furse	B	Yale	Ind.
8	60	Los Angeles Rams	Walker, BobBob Walker	B	Colorado Mines	RMAC
8	61	Green Bay Packers	Cunz, BobBob Cunz	T	Illinois	Big Ten
8	62	Chicago Bears	Shorty McWilliams	DB	Mississippi State	SEC
8	63	Philadelphia Eagles	Marty Wendell	G	Notre Dame	Ind.
8	64	Pittsburgh Steelers	Cooper, JimJim Cooper	C	North Texas State Teachers	LSC
8	65	Chicago Cardinals	Jim Camp	B	North Carolina	SoCon
9	66	New York Giants	Dick Ottele	BB	Washington	PCC
9	67	Detroit Lions	Don Doll ^†	S	USC	PCC
9	68	Washington Redskins	Anderson, BobBob Anderson	B	Stanford	PCC
9	69	Boston Yanks	Burton, JimJim Burton	E	Wesleyan	—
9	70	Los Angeles Rams	Graham, MikeMike Graham	B	Cincinnati	MAC
9	71	New York Giants	Wiltgen, KenKen Wiltgen	E	Northwestern	Big Ten
9	72	Philadelphia Eagles	Beasley, ScottScott Beasley	E	Nevada	Ind.
9	73	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ed Ryan	E	Saint Mary's (CA)	Ind.
9	74	Chicago Bears	Mills, MalachiMalachi Mills	T	VMI	SoCon
9	75	New York Giants	Royston, EdEd Royston	G	Wake Forest	SoCon
10	76	New York Giants	Magdziak, StanStan Magdziak	B	William & Mary	SoCon
10	77	Detroit Lions	Paul Cleary	E	USC	PCC
10	78	Washington Redskins	Mike Katrishen	G	Mississippi Southern	Ind.
10	79	Boston Yanks	Forbes, BobBob Forbes	B	Florida	SEC
10	80	Los Angeles Rams	Glenn Johnson	T	Arizona State	BIAA
10	81	Green Bay Packers	Walmsley, GeorgeGeorge Walmsley	B	Rice	SWC
10	82	Pittsburgh Steelers	Deranek, DickDick Deranek	B	Indiana	Big Ten
10	83	Chicago Bears	Dick Flanagan	LB	Ohio State	Big Ten
10	84	Philadelphia Eagles	Ray Richeson	G	Alabama	SEC
10	85	Chicago Cardinals	Weisner, CarlCarl Weisner	E	St. Louis	N/A
11	86	New York Giants	Lanzi, PetePete Lanzi	E	Youngstown	Ind.
11	87	Detroit Lions	Fred Land ^†	T	LSU	SEC
11	88	Washington Redskins	Marshall, EdEd Marshall	T	Penn	Ind.
11	89	Boston Yanks	George Roman	T	Western Reserve	—
11	90	Los Angeles Rams	Zisch, JohnnyJohnny Zisch	E	Colorado	MSC
11	91	Green Bay Packers	Hodges, BobBob Hodges	T	Bradley	Ind.
11	92	Chicago Bears	McDowell, JimJim McDowell	G	William & Mary	SoCon
11	93	Philadelphia Eagles	Gil Johnson	QB	SMU	SWC
11	94	Pittsburgh Steelers	Redfield, PaulPaul Redfield	T	Colgate	Ind.
11	95	Chicago Cardinals	Gene Corum	G	West Virginia	Ind.
12	96	New York Giants	Modzeleski, LenLen Modzeleski	T	Scranton	N/A
12	97	New York Giants	Jim Brieske	C	Michigan	Big Ten
12	98	Washington Redskins	Andrus, TedTed Andrus	G	Southwestern Louisiana	Louisiana
12	99	Boston Yanks	Abner Wimberly ^†	DE	LSU	SEC
12	100	Los Angeles Rams	Phleger, PinkyPinky Phleger	T	Stanford	PCC
12	101	Green Bay Packers	Rennebohm, BobBob Rennebohm	E	Wisconsin	Big Ten
12	102	Philadelphia Eagles	Wyman, BillBill Wyman	T	Rice	SWC
12	103	Pittsburgh Steelers	Papach, GeorgeGeorge Papach	FB	Purdue	Big Ten
12	104	Chicago Bears	Sheehan, MelMel Sheehan	E	Missouri	Big Six
12	105	Chicago Cardinals	Clarence Self	DB	Wisconsin	Big Ten
13	106	New York Giants	Bob Hatch	B	Boston University	—
13	107	Detroit Lions	Steger, RussRuss Steger	B	Illinois	Big Ten
13	108	Washington Redskins	Russ, CarlCarl Russ	B	Rice	SWC
13	109	Boston Yanks	Bob Jensen	DE	Iowa State	Big Six
13	110	Los Angeles Rams	Heck, BobBob Heck	DE	Purdue	Big Ten
13	111	Green Bay Packers	Perry Moss	B	Illinois	Big Ten
13	112	Pittsburgh Steelers	Finical, TomTom Finical	E	Princeton	Ind.
13	113	Chicago Bears	Dick Scott	C	Navy	Ind.
13	114	Philadelphia Eagles	Walthall, JimJim Walthall	B	West Virginia	Ind.
13	115	Chicago Cardinals	John Hollar	FB	Appalachian State	North State
14	116	New York Giants	Hanzel, JohnJohn Hanzel	G	Guilford	N/A
14	117	Detroit Lions	Enstice, HalHal Enstice	B	Union (NY)	N/A
14	118	Washington Redskins	Chick Jagade ^†	E	Indiana	Big Ten
14	119	Boston Yanks	Entsminger, BusBus Entsminger	B	Missouri	Big Six
14	120	Los Angeles Rams	Bill Schroll	LB	LSU	SEC
14	121	Green Bay Packers	Fred Provo	HB	Washington	PCC
14	122	Chicago Bears	Ollie Cline	E	Ohio State	Big Ten
14	123	Philadelphia Eagles	Dick Kempthorn	B	Michigan	Big Ten
14	124	Pittsburgh Steelers	Lane, ClaytonClayton Lane	T	New Hampshire	Yankee
14	125	Chicago Cardinals	Hanlon, BobBob Hanlon	HB	Loras	N/A
15	126	New York Giants	Garza, DanDan Garza	E	Oregon	PCC
15	127	Detroit Lions	Pete Elliott	B	Michigan	Big Ten
15	128	Washington Redskins	Ed Quirk	E	Missouri	Big Six
15	129	Boston Yanks	Ragonese, CarmenCarmen Ragonese	B	New Hampshire	Yankee
15	130	Los Angeles Rams	DeMent, BobBob DeMent	T	Mississippi Southern	Ind.
15	131	Green Bay Packers	Lou Agase	T	Illinois	Big Ten
15	132	Philadelphia Eagles	Dick Rifenburg	E	Michigan	Big Ten
15	133	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mazuca, DickDick Mazuca	G	Canisius	—
15	134	Chicago Bears	Rob Goode	B	Texas A&M	SWC
15	135	Chicago Cardinals	George Petrovich	G	Texas	SWC
16	136	New York Giants	Yovetich, DanDan Yovetich	E	Montana State	RMAC
16	137	Detroit Lions	Templeton, DaveDave Templeton	G	Ohio State	Big Ten
16	138	Washington Redskins	Pollard, ArtArt Pollard	B	Arizona	BIAA
16	139	Boston Yanks	George Ratterman	QB	Notre Dame	Ind.
16	140	Los Angeles Rams	Schoenherr, CharleyCharley Schoenherr	B	Wheaton	N/A
16	141	Green Bay Packers	Travis Raven	B	Texas	SWC
16	142	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill McPeak ^†	DE	Pittsburgh	Ind.
16	143	Chicago Bears	Grimenstein, ClydeClyde Grimenstein	E	Purdue	Big Ten
16	144	Philadelphia Eagles	Stanton, DonDon Stanton	T	Oregon	PCC
16	145	Chicago Cardinals	Jim Still	B	Georgia Tech	SEC
17	146	New York Giants	Grothus, JoeJoe Grothus	G	Iowa	Big Ten
17	147	Detroit Lions	Quentin Sickels	G	Michigan	Big Ten
17	148	Washington Redskins	Newman, ChuckChuck Newman	E	Louisiana Tech	LIC
17	149	Boston Yanks	Trotter, NuteNute Trotter	T	Oklahoma	Big Six
17	150	Los Angeles Rams	Larry Brink ^†	DE	Northern Illinois State	IIAC
17	151	Washington Redskins	Schwartzkopf, DaleDale Schwartzkopf	E	Texas	SWC
17	152	Chicago Bears	Fallon, JohnJohn Fallon	G	Notre Dame	Ind.
17	153	Philadelphia Eagles	Ralph Kohl	T	Michigan	Big Ten
17	154	Pittsburgh Steelers	Messoline, FrankFrank Messoline	B	Scranton	N/A
17	155	Chicago Cardinals	Davis, ClayClay Davis	C	Oklahoma A&M	MVC
18	156	New York Giants	Mathews, GeorgeGeorge Mathews	B	Georgia Tech	SEC
18	157	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jim Spruill	T	Rice	SWC
18	158	Washington Redskins	Pearcy, RayRay Pearcy	C	Oklahoma	Big Six
18	159	Boston Yanks	Mendel, JackJack Mendel	E	Canisius	—
18	160	Los Angeles Rams	Bill O'Connor	E	Notre Dame	Ind.
18	161	Green Bay Packers	Balge, KenKen Balge	E	Michigan State	Ind.
18	162	Philadelphia Eagles	Aubrey Fowler	HB	Arkansas	SWC
18	163	Pittsburgh Steelers	Lane, TomTom Lane	T	Muhlenberg	N/A
18	164	Chicago Bears	Brown, RayRay Brown	B	Virginia	Ind.
18	165	Chicago Cardinals	Caughron, HarryHarry Caughron	T	William & Mary	SoCon
19	166	New York Giants	Don Ettinger	LB	Kansas	Big Six
19	167	Detroit Lions	Barney Hafen	DE	Utah	MSC
19	168	Washington Redskins	Vellela, GeneGene Vellela	T	Scranton	N/A
19	169	Boston Yanks	Jowell, MelMel Jowell	G	McMurry	N/A
19	170	Los Angeles Rams	Nelson, BillBill Nelson	B	Montana State	RMAC
19	171	Green Bay Packers	Tatom, CharleyCharley Tatom	T	Texas	SWC
19	172	Pittsburgh Steelers	Pete Barbolak	T	Purdue	Big Ten
19	173	Chicago Bears	Hileman, BobBob Hileman	C	California	PCC
19	174	Philadelphia Eagles	Krall, RudyRudy Krall	B	New Mexico	Border
19	175	Chicago Cardinals	Jerry Davis	DB	Southeastern Louisiana	Louisiana
20	176	New York Giants	Williams, FrankFrank Williams	E	Utah State	MSC
20	177	Detroit Lions	Dellosobelle, AldoAldo Dellosobelle	T	Loyola (CA)	Ind.
20	178	Washington Redskins	Cloyce Box ^†	E	West Texas State	Border
20	179	Boston Yanks	Nelson, FrankFrank Nelson	B	Utah	MSC
20	180	Los Angeles Rams	Rees, JimJim Rees	T	NC State	SoCon
20	181	Green Bay Packers	Thomas, FloydFloyd Thomas	C	Arkansas	SWC
20	182	Chicago Bears	Gay, ThurmanThurman Gay	T	Oklahoma A&M	MVC
20	183	Philadelphia Eagles	Claunch, EdEd Claunch	C	LSU	SEC
20	184	Pittsburgh Steelers	Folger, FredFred Folger	B	Duke	SoCon
20	185	Chicago Cardinals	Dwyer, GeneGene Dwyer	E	St. Ambrose	N/A
21	186	New York Giants	Dick Woodard	LB	Iowa	Big Ten
21	187	Detroit Lions	Dill, DeanDean Dill ^†	B	USC	PCC
21	188	Washington Redskins	Bell, BryanBryan Bell	B	Washington & Lee	N/A
21	189	Boston Yanks	Lukens, JimJim Lukens	E	Washington & Lee	N/A
21	190	Los Angeles Rams	Borneman, RayRay Borneman	B	Texas	SWC
21	191	Green Bay Packers	Herbert St. John	G	Georgia	SEC
21	192	Philadelphia Eagles	Norton, NegleyNegley Norton	T	Penn State	Ind.
21	193	Pittsburgh Steelers	Charlie Snyder	T	Marshall	Ind.
21	194	Chicago Bears	Peppy Blount	E	Texas	SWC
21	195	Chicago Cardinals	Waters, HarryHarry Waters	B	Colorado College	N/A
22	196	New York Giants	George Kisiday	E	Columbia	Ind.
22	197	Detroit Lions	McEwen, JackJack McEwen	B	Colorado	MSC
22	198	Washington Redskins	Joel Williams	C	Texas	SWC
22	199	Boston Yanks	O'Brien, FranFran O'Brien	B	Dartmouth	Ind.
22	200	Los Angeles Rams	Ray Yagiello	G	Catawba	N/A
22	201	Green Bay Packers	Anderson, RedRed Anderson	B	Rice	SWC
22	202	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tally Stevens	E	Utah	MSC
22	203	Chicago Bears	J. R. Boone	E	Tulsa	MVC
22	204	Philadelphia Eagles	Frizzell, LockwoodLockwood Frizzell	C	Virginia	Ind.
22	205	Chicago Cardinals	Monroe, DickDick Monroe	C	Kansas	Big Six
23	206	New York Giants	Roberts, TheronTheron Roberts	G	Arkansas	SWC
23	207	Detroit Lions	Rebel Steiner	E	Alabama	SEC
23	208	Washington Redskins	Hoitsma, LouLou Hoitsma	E	William & Mary	SoCon
23	209	Boston Yanks	Zito, JimJim Zito	T	Michigan State	Ind.
23	210	Los Angeles Rams	Pesek, JohnJohn Pesek	E	Nebraska	Big Six
23	211	Green Bay Packers	Kling, FredFred Kling	B	Missouri	Big Six
23	212	Chicago Bears	Jim Duncan	E	Wake Forest	SoCon
23	213	Philadelphia Eagles	Swaner, JackJack Swaner	B	California	PCC
23	214	Pittsburgh Steelers	Norman, DikeDike Norman	C	Washington & Lee	N/A
23	215	Chicago Cardinals	Reynolds, HinduHindu Reynolds	E	Mississippi Southern	Ind.
24	216	New York Giants	Walt McCormick ^†	C	USC	PCC
24	217	Detroit Lions	Suarez, JoeJoe Suarez	G	Saint Mary's (CA)	Ind.
24	218	Washington Redskins	Lawhorn, FloydFloyd Lawhorn	G	Texas Tech	Border
24	219	Boston Yanks	Roderick, JackJack Roderick	E	Yale	Ind.
24	220	Los Angeles Rams	DeAutremont, CharlieCharlie DeAutremont	B	Southern Oregon	—
24	221	Green Bay Packers	Clyde Biggers	T	Catawba	N/A
24	222	Philadelphia Eagles	Littleton, ArtArt Littleton	E	Penn	Ind.
24	223	Pittsburgh Steelers	Floyd Simmons	B	Notre Dame	Ind.
24	224	Chicago Bears	Gatewood, JimmyJimmy Gatewood	B	Georgia	SEC
24	225	Chicago Cardinals	Wedel, DickDick Wedel	G	Wake Forest	SoCon
25	226	New York Giants	Dick Wilkins	E	Oregon	PCC
25	227	Detroit Lions	McGee, CoyCoy McGee	B	Notre Dame	Ind.
25	228	Washington Redskins	West, DickDick West	B	Princeton	Ind.
25	229	Boston Yanks	Sikorski, EddieEddie Sikorski	B	Muhlenberg	N/A
25	230	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Levenhagen	G	Washington	PCC
25	231	Green Bay Packers	Stan Heath	QB	Nevada	Ind.
25	232	Pittsburgh Steelers	Hausser, PaulPaul Hausser	T	Wichita	MVC
25	233	Chicago Bears	Brumm, GeorgeGeorge Brumm	C	Pacific	CCAA
25	234	Philadelphia Eagles	Jim Parmer	E	Oklahoma A&M	MVC
25	235	Chicago Cardinals	Paul Shoults	HB	Miami (OH)	MAC
26	236	New York Giants	Marotta, VinceVince Marotta	B	Mount Union	OAC
26	237	Detroit Lions	Alexander, PhilPhil Alexander	T	South Carolina	SoCon
26	238	Washington Redskins	Oakes, RolandRoland Oakes	E	Missouri	Big Six
26	239	Boston Yanks	Mather, BruceBruce Mather	B	New Hampshire	Yankee
26	240	Los Angeles Rams	Cooper, LeonLeon Cooper	T	Hardin–Simmons	Border
26	241	Green Bay Packers	Allen, AubreyAubrey Allen	T	Colorado	MSC
26	242	Chicago Bears	Paul Dietzel	C	Miami (OH)	MAC
26	243	Philadelphia Eagles	Lou Creekmur^‡^†	T	William & Mary	SoCon
26	244	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ramsey, BobBob Ramsey	B	SMU	SWC
26	245	Chicago Cardinals	Fred Wendt	B	Texas Mines	Border
27	246	New York Giants	Salisbury, TomTom Salisbury	T	Clemson	SoCon
27	247	Detroit Lions	Pizza, FrankFrank Pizza	T	Toledo	OAC
27	248	Washington Redskins	Watkins, EdEd Watkins	T	Idaho	PCC
27	249	Boston Yanks	Shoaf, JimJim Shoaf	T	Iowa	Big Ten
27	250	Los Angeles Rams	Jim Wade	HB	Oklahoma City	Ind.
27	251	Green Bay Packers	Gorski, StanStan Gorski	E	Saint Mary's (MN)	—
27	252	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Stanton	DE	NC State	SoCon
27	253	Pittsburgh Steelers	Whitlow, FeltonFelton Whitlow	T	North Texas State Teachers	LSC
27	254	Chicago Bears	Clasby, EdEd Clasby	B	Boston College	Ind.
27	255	Chicago Cardinals	Doug Belden	B	Florida	SEC
28	256	New York Giants	Lilja, RoyRoy Lilja	C	Colorado College	N/A
28	257	Detroit Lions	Schutte, GeorgeGeorge Schutte	T	USC	PCC
28	258	Washington Redskins	Don Corbitt	C	Arizona	BIAA
28	259	Boston Yanks	McCary, JoeJoe McCary	B	Virginia	Ind.
28	260	Los Angeles Rams	Sinofsky, KenKen Sinofsky	G	Nevada	Ind.
28	261	Green Bay Packers	Sharp, DonDon Sharp	C	Tulsa	MVC
28	262	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bowen, DinkyDinky Bowen	B	Georgia Tech	SEC
28	263	Chicago Bears	Hardison, FredFred Hardison	E	Duke	SoCon
28	264	Philadelphia Eagles	Bennie Ellender	B	Tulane	SEC
28	265	Chicago Cardinals	Stackhouse, RayRay Stackhouse	T	Xavier	N/A
29	266	New York Giants	Greenhalgh, BobbyBobby Greenhalgh	E	San Francisco	Ind.
29	267	Detroit Lions	Pabalis, TonyTony Pabalis	B	Central Michigan	Ind.
29	268	Washington Redskins	Bowen, BuddyBuddy Bowen	B	Ole Miss	SEC
29	269	Boston Yanks	Sica, AlAl Sica	B	Penn	Ind.
29	270	Los Angeles Rams	Stuart, Bobby JackBobby Jack Stuart	B	Tulsa	MVC
29	271	Green Bay Packers	John Panelli	B	Notre Dame	Ind.
29	272	Chicago Bears	Frank Van Deren	E	California	PCC
29	273	Philadelphia Eagles	Rex Grossman	LB	Indiana	Big Ten
29	274	Pittsburgh Steelers	Abe Gibron ^†	G	Purdue	Big Ten
29	275	Chicago Cardinals	Reid, BernieBernie Reid	G	Georgia	SEC
30	276	New York Giants	Kelley, EdEd Kelley	T	Texas	SWC
30	277	Detroit Lions	McCurry, BobBob McCurry	C	Michigan State	Ind.
30	278	Washington Redskins	Paulson, VicVic Paulson	E	Santa Barbara	CCAA
30	279	Boston Yanks	Harry Bonk	B	Maryland	SoCon
30	280	Los Angeles Rams	Crum, JuniorJunior Crum	E	Arizona	BIAA
30	281	Green Bay Packers	Clarence McGeary	DT	North Dakota State	NCC
30	282	Philadelphia Eagles	Kitchens, A. B.A. B. Kitchens	T	Tulsa	MVC
30	283	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bruce Hilkene	T	Michigan	Big Ten
30	284	Chicago Bears	Pietkiewicz, AlAl Pietkiewicz	E	San Francisco	Ind.
30	285	Chicago Cardinals	Powell, JimJim Powell	E	Tennessee	SEC
31	286	Washington Redskins	Welch, BarneyBarney Welch	B	Texas A&M	SWC
31	287	Boston Yanks	Langsjoen, BernorBernor Langsjoen	B	Gustavus Adolphus	MIAC
31	288	Los Angeles Rams	Kunkiewicz, TonyTony Kunkiewicz	B	Trinity (CT)	Ind.
31	289	Green Bay Packers	Mills, MikeMike Mills	E	BYU	MSC
31	290	Pittsburgh Steelers	Zuchowski, TedTed Zuchowski	T	Toledo	OAC
31	291	Chicago Bears	Norm Cox	QB	TCU	SWC
31	292	Philadelphia Eagles	Art Statuto	C	Notre Dame	Ind.
31	293	Chicago Cardinals	Polidor, BobBob Polidor	B	Villanova	Ind.
32	294	Boston Yanks	Neff, GeorgeGeorge Neff	B	Virginia	Ind.
32	295	Los Angeles Rams	Taylor, BillBill Taylor	E	Rice	SWC
32	296	Green Bay Packers	Ralph Earhart	HB	Texas Tech	Border
32	297	Chicago Bears	Truett Smith	B	Mississippi State	SEC
32	298	Philadelphia Eagles	Tom Novak	C	Nebraska	Big Six
32	299	Pittsburgh Steelers	DeMattea, TonyTony DeMattea	B	Pittsburgh	Ind.
32	300	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Fischer	G	Notre Dame	Ind.

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Hall of Famers

Bobby Layne, quarterback from Texas taken 1st round 3rd overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1967.^[5]

Y. A. Tittle, quarterback from LSU taken 1st round 6th overall by the Detroit Lions.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1971.^[6]

Lou Creekmur, tackle from William & Mary taken 243rd overall by the Philadelphia Eagles, and again in the 2nd round of the 1950 special draft by the Detroit Lions.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1996.^[7]

Joe Perry, fullback from Compton Junior College, signed undrafted by the San Francisco 49ers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1969.

Emlen Tunnell, cornerback from Iowa, signed undrafted by the New York Giants.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1967.

Len Ford, defensive end from Michigan, signed undrafted by the Cleveland Browns.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1976

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Notable undrafted players

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= Pro Bowler ^{[N 1]}

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= Hall of Famer^[8]

More information Original NFL team, Player ...

Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.
San Francisco 49ers	Joe Perry‡	FB	Compton JC	N/A
Cleveland Browns	Len Ford‡	DE	Michigan	Big Ten
New York Giants	Emlen Tunnell‡	S	Iowa	Big Ten
Chicago Bears	Wash Serini	WR	Kentucky	SEC
Detroit Lions	Bob Mann	WR	Hampton	CIAA
Philadelphia Eagles	Walt Barnes ^†	G	LSU	SEC
San Francisco 49ers	Bill Johnson	C	Texas A&M	SWC
Washington Redskins	Howard Hartley	HB/DB	Duke	SoCon

Trades

In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2023 NFL draft.

Round one

[R 1]
No. 3: Detroit -> Pittsburgh. Detroit traded their 1948 first-round selection (No. 3 overall), halfbacks Bob Cifers and Paul White, and the rights to Bob Chappuis to the Pittsburgh Steelers for halfback Bill Dudley.^[4]

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Notes

[N 1]
Players are identified as Pro Bowlers if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
[N 2]
Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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