1954 NFL draft

1954 NFL draft
1954 NFL draft
	The Bellevue–Stratford (location of the draft), photographed in 2013
General information
Date(s)	January 28, 1954
Location	Bellevue-Stratford Hotel; in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Overview
	360 total selections in 30 rounds
League	NFL
First selection	Bobby Garrett, QB; Cleveland Browns
Mr. Irrelevant	Ellis Horton, B; Detroit Lions
Most selections (35)	Los Angeles Rams
Fewest selections (27)	Baltimore Colts
Hall of Famers	1 WR Raymond Berry;
	← 1953 1955 →

The 1954 NFL draft was held on January 28, 1954, at The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia.^[1]^[2]

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This was the eighth year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery. With the previous seven winners ineligible from the draw, only the Baltimore Colts, Chicago Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, and Pittsburgh Steelers had an equal chance of winning.^[3] The draft lottery was won by Cleveland, who selected quarterback Bobby Garrett.

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
1	Cleveland Browns ^{(Lottery bonus pick)}	Bobby Garrett	Quarterback	Stanford
2	Chicago Cardinals	Lamar McHan	Quarterback	Arkansas
3	Green Bay Packers	Art Hunter	Tackle	Notre Dame
4	Green Bay Packers ^{(From the New York Giants)}	Veryl Switzer	Back	Kansas State
5	Baltimore Colts	Cotton Davidson	Quarterback	Baylor
6	Chicago Bears	Stan Wallace	Back	Illinois
7	Pittsburgh Steelers	Johnny Lattner^[5]	Halfback	Notre Dame
8	Washington Redskins	Steve Meilinger	End	Kentucky
9	Philadelphia Eagles	Neil Worden	Fullback	Notre Dame
10	Los Angeles Rams	Ed Beatty	Center	Ole Miss
11	San Francisco 49ers	Bernie Faloney	Back	Maryland
12	Cleveland Browns	John Bauer	Guard	Illinois
13	Detroit Lions	Dick Chapman	Tackle	Rice

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
14	Chicago Cardinals	Gary Knafelc	End	Colorado
15	Green Bay Packers	Bob Fleck	Tackle	Syracuse
16	Baltimore Colts	Larry Grigg	Back	Oklahoma
17	New York Giants	Ken Buck	End	Pacific
18	Chicago Bears	Rick Casares	Back	Florida
19	Pittsburgh Steelers	Pat Stark	Back	Syracuse
20	Washington Redskins	Jim Schrader	Center	Notre Dame
21	Philadelphia Eagles	Rocky Ryan	End	Illinois
22	Los Angeles Rams	Buddy Gillioz	Tackle	Houston
23	San Francisco 49ers	Leo Rucka	Center	Rice
24	Cleveland Browns	Chet Hanulak	Back	Maryland
25	Detroit Lions	Jim Neal	Center	Michigan State

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
26	Chicago Cardinals	Bobby Cavazos	Back	Texas Tech
27	Green Bay Packers	George Timberlake	Guard	USC
28	New York Giants	Clyde Bennett	End	South Carolina
29	Los Angeles Rams	Jim Kincaid	Back	South Carolina
30	Chicago Bears	Ed Meadows	Tackle	Duke
31	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tom Miner	End	Tulsa
32	Los Angeles Rams	Tom Nickoloff	End	USC
33	Philadelphia Eagles	Ted Connor	Tackle	Nebraska
34	Los Angeles Rams	Henry Hair	End	Georgia Tech
35	San Francisco 49ers	Steve Korcheck	Center	George Washington
36	Cleveland Browns	Mo Bassett	Back	Langston
37	Detroit Lions	Bill Bowman	Back	William & Mary

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
38	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Bredde	Back	Oklahoma A&M
39	Washington Redskins	Ralph Felton	Back	Maryland
40	Green Bay Packers	Tommy Allman	Back	West Virginia
41	New York Giants	Dick Nolan	Back	Maryland
42	Chicago Bears	Fran Paterra	Back	Notre Dame
43	Los Angeles Rams	Lester McClelland	Tackle	Syracuse
44	Detroit Lions	Bill Stits	Back	UCLA
45	Philadelphia Eagles	Minnie Mavraides	Guard	Notre Dame
46	Los Angeles Rams	Norm Nygaard	Back	San Diego State
47	San Francisco 49ers	Charlie Boxold	Back	Maryland
48	Cleveland Browns	Jerry Hilgenberg	Center	Iowa
49	Detroit Lions	Howard McCants	End	Washington State

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
50	Chicago Cardinals	Don Dohoney	End	Michigan State
51	Green Bay Packers	Max McGee	End	Tulane
52	New York Giants	Earl Putnam	Tackle	Arizona State
53	Baltimore Colts	Don Ellis	Back	Texas A&M
54	Chicago Bears	Bob Griffis	Guard	Furman
55	San Francisco 49ers	Bob Hantla	Guard	Kansas
56	Washington Redskins	Billy Wells	Back	Michigan State
57	Los Angeles Rams	Charlie Allen	Tackle	San Jose State
58	Los Angeles Rams	Art Hauser	Tackle	Xavier
59	San Francisco 49ers	Frank Mincevich	Guard	South Carolina
60	Cleveland Browns	Bill Lucky	Tackle	Baylor
61	Detroit Lions	George Parozzo	Tackle	William & Mary

Player selections