1936 NFL Draft - wikipedia 1936 NFL Draft 1936 NFL Draft General Information Date ( s ) February 8, 1936 Location Ritz - Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia, PA Overview 81 total selections in 9 rounds First selection Jay Berwanger, HB Philadelphia Eagles Last selection Phil Flanagan, G New York Giants Most selections ( 9 ) each team selected nine players Fewest selections ( 9 ) each team selected nine players Hall of Famers NFL Drafts 1937 → The 1936 National Football League Draft was the first draft of the National Football League ( NFL ). It took place on February 8, 1936, at the Ritz - Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The draft was instituted in an effort to equalize strength amongst the league 's teams. The last place team from the previous season would get the first selection, and the process would continue in reverse order of the standings. Under this structure the Philadelphia Eagles, who finished 1935 at 2 -- 9, would select first. This was the only draft to have nine rounds ; the number increased to ten for the 1937 draft. The first player ever drafted, Jay Berwanger, who had previously been awarded the initial Heisman Trophy, never played in the NFL. His rights were traded by the Philadelphia Eagles to the Chicago Bears, as the Eagles felt they would be unable to meet Berwanger 's reported demand of $1000 per game. The Eagles received tackle Art Buss from the Bears in exchange for Berwanger 's rights. George Halas was unable to convince Berwanger to sign with the Bears. Riley Smith, the second pick, was the first player drafted to play in the NFL. Breakdown of Players selected The following is the breakdown of the 81 players selected : 28 Backs 15 Ends 14 Tackles 12 Guards 6 Centers 4 Fullbacks 2 Blocking backs 1 Tailback 1 Wingback Player selections Jump to round : 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 † = Pro Bowler ‡ = Hall of Famer Positions key Back BB Blocking back Center End FB Fullback Guard Tackle TB Tailback WB Wingback Rnd. Pick # NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes Philadelphia Eagles Berwanger, Jay Jay Berwanger HB Chicago First winner of the Heisman Trophy award in 1935 Boston Redskins Smith, Riley Riley Smith QB Alabama SEC Pittsburgh Pirates Shakespeare, Bill Bill Shakespeare Notre Dame Ind. Brooklyn Dodgers Crayne, Dick Dick Crayne FB Iowa Big Ten 5 Chicago Cardinals Lawrence, Jim Jim Lawrence WB Texas Christian SWC 6 Chicago Bears Stydahar, Joe Joe Stydahar West Virginia Ind. 7 Green Bay Packers Letlow, Russ Russ Letlow San Francisco ( CA ) Ind. ( Div. II ) 8 Detroit Lions Wagner, Sid Sid Wagner Michigan State Ind. 9 New York Giants Lewis, Art `` Pappy '' Art `` Pappy '' Lewis Ohio Buckeye 10 Philadelphia Eagles McCauley, John John McCauley Rice SWC 11 Boston Redskins Topping, Keith Keith Topping Stanford PCC 12 Pittsburgh Pirates Barnum, Len Len Barnum West Virginia Wesleyan WVIAC 13 Brooklyn Dodgers LeVoir, Vernal `` Babe '' Vernal `` Babe '' LeVoir Minnesota Big Ten 14 Chicago Bears Michaels, Ed Ed Michaels Villanova Ind. 15 Chicago Cardinals Jones, Gomer Gomer Jones Ohio State Big Ten 16 Green Bay Packers Wheeler, J.W. `` Dub '' J.W. `` Dub '' Wheeler Oklahoma MVIAA 17 Detroit Lions Cheshire, Chuck Chuck Cheshire UCLA PCC 18 New York Giants Leemans, Alphonse `` Tuffy '' Alphonse `` Tuffy '' Leemans FB George Washington Ind. 19 Philadelphia Eagles Muller, Wes Wes Muller Stanford PCC 20 Boston Redskins Smith, Ed Ed Smith BB NYU Ind. 21 Pittsburgh Pirates Grayson, Bobby Bobby Grayson Stanford PCC 22 Brooklyn Dodgers Jorgensen, Wagner Wagner Jorgensen St. Mary 's ( CA ) Ind. 23 Chicago Cardinals Erdelatz, Eddie Eddie Erdelatz St. Mary 's ( CA ) Ind. 24 Chicago Bears Roscoe, George George Roscoe Minnesota Big Ten 25 Green Bay Packers Scherer, Bernie Bernie Scherer Nebraska MVIAA 26 Detroit Lions Pilney, Andy Andy Pilney Notre Dame Ind. 27 New York Giants Loebs, Frank `` Butch '' Frank `` Butch '' Loebs Purdue Big Ten 28 Philadelphia Eagles Wallace, Bill Bill Wallace Rice SWC 29 Boston Redskins Tangora, Paul Paul Tangora Northwestern Big Ten 30 Pittsburgh Pirates Spain, Truman Truman Spain SMU SWC 31 Brooklyn Dodgers Bryant, Paul `` Bear '' Paul `` Bear '' Bryant Alabama SEC 32 Chicago Bears Allman, Bob Bob Allman Michigan State Ind. 33 Chicago Cardinals Brett, Ed Ed Brett Washington State University PCC 34 Green Bay Packers Ward, Theron Theron Ward Idaho PCC 35 Detroit Lions Beise, Sheldon Sheldon Beise Minnesota Big Ten 36 New York Giants Rose, Gene Gene Rose Tennessee SEC 5 37 Philadelphia Eagles Shuford, Harry Harry Shuford SMU SWC 5 38 Boston Redskins Groseclose, Wilson Wilson Groseclose Texas Christian SWC 5 39 Pittsburgh Pirates Sandefur, Dick Dick Sandefur FB Purdue Big Ten 5 40 Brooklyn Dodgers Wilson, Bob Bob Wilson TB SMU SWC 5 41 Chicago Cardinals Riordan, Stan Stan Riordan Oregon PCC 5 42 Chicago Bears Oech, Vern Vern Oech Minnesota Big Ten 5 43 Green Bay Packers Lester, Darrell Darrell Lester Texas Christian SWC 5 44 Detroit Lions Francis, Kavanaugh Kavanaugh Francis Alabama SEC 5 45 New York Giants Jontos, Ed Ed Jontos Syracuse Ind. 6 46 Philadelphia Eagles Barabas, Al Al Barabas Columbia Ind. 6 47 Boston Redskins Lutz, Larry Larry Lutz California PCC 6 48 Pittsburgh Pirates Orr, Maurice Maurice Orr SMU SWC 6 49 Brooklyn Dodgers Maniaci, Joe Joe Maniaci Fordham Ind. 6 50 Chicago Bears Christofferson, Ted Ted Christofferson Washington State PCC 6 51 Chicago Cardinals Antonini, Ettore Ettore Antonini Indiana Big Ten 6 52 Green Bay Packers Reynolds, Bob Bob Reynolds Stanford PCC 6 53 Detroit Lions Mickal, Abe Abe Mickal LSU SEC 6 54 New York Giants Durner, Gus Gus Durner Duke SoCon 7 55 Philadelphia Eagles Weller, Jac Jac Weller Princeton Ind. 7 56 Boston Redskins Irwin, Don Don Irwin FB Colgate Ind. 7 57 Pittsburgh Pirates Peters, Marty Marty Peters Notre Dame Ind. 7 58 Brooklyn Dodgers Schreiber, Herb Herb Schreiber St. Mary 's ( CA ) Ind. 7 59 Chicago Cardinals Dennis, Tack Tack Dennis Tulsa MVC 7 60 Chicago Bears Smith, Dick Dick Smith Minnesota Big Ten 7 61 Green Bay Packers Fromhart, Wally Wally Fromhart Notre Dame Ind. 7 62 Detroit Lions Wasicek, Charles Charles Wasicek Colgate Ind. 7 63 New York Giants Peeples, Bob Bob Peeples Marquette Ind. 8 64 Philadelphia Eagles Constable, Pepper Pepper Constable Princeton Ind. 8 65 Boston Redskins Millner, Wayne Wayne Millner Notre Dame Ind. 8 66 Pittsburgh Pirates Karpowich, Ed Ed Karpowich Catholic University 8 67 Brooklyn Dodgers Hamilton, Bob `` Bones '' Bob `` Bones '' Hamilton Stanford PCC 8 68 Chicago Bears Sylvester, John John Sylvester Rice SWC 8 69 Chicago Cardinals Carter, Ross Ross Carter Oregon PCC 8 70 Green Bay Packers Cruice, Wally Wally Cruice Northwestern Big Ten 8 71 Detroit Lions Rennebohm, Dale Dale Rennebohm Minnesota Big Ten 8 72 New York Giants Heekin, Dale Dale Heekin Ohio State Big Ten 9 73 Philadelphia Eagles Pauk, Paul Paul Pauk Princeton Ind. 9 74 Boston Redskins Saunders, Marcel Marcel Saunders Loyola ( CA ) Ind. 9 75 Pittsburgh Pirates Meglen, Joe Joe Meglen Georgetown Ind. 9 76 Brooklyn Dodgers Moscrip, Jim `` Monk '' Jim `` Monk '' Moscrip Stanford PCC 9 77 Chicago Cardinals Larsen, Niels Niels Larsen Stanford PCC 9 78 Chicago Bears Fortmann, Dan Dan Fortmann Colgate Ind. 9 79 Green Bay Packers Wetsel, J.C. J.C. Wetsel SMU SWC 9 80 Detroit Lions Train, Bob `` Choo Choo '' Bob `` Choo Choo '' Train Yale Ind. 9 81 New York Giants Flanagan, Phil Phil Flanagan Holy Cross Ind. Hall of famers Dan Fortmann, guard from Colgate taken 9th round 78th overall by the Chicago Bears. Inducted : Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1965. Joe Stydahar, tackle from West Virginia taken 1st round 6th overall by the Chicago Bears. Inducted : Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1967. Wayne Millner, end from Notre Dame taken 8th round 65th overall by the Boston Redskins. Inducted : Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1968. Alphonse `` Tuffy '' Leemans, back from George Washington University taken 2nd Round 18th overall by the New York Giants. Inducted : Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1978. Notable undrafted players † = Pro Bowler -- > Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes Chicago Bears Nolting, Ray Ray Nolting RB Cincinnati Buckeye Philadelphia Eagles Smukler, David David Smukler FB Temple Ind. Summary Schools with multiple draft selections Selections Schools 7 Stanford 6 Minnesota 5 Notre Dame, SMU Alabama, Colgate, Princeton, Rice, St. Mary 's, TCU Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon, Purdue, Washington State References Jump up ^ `` History : 1936 Draft ''. Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 30, 2012. Jump up ^ `` NFL Draft Locations ''. www.footballgeography.com. 2014 - 10 - 02. Retrieved 2014 - 10 - 23. Jump up ^ 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. ^ Jump up to : `` Chicago Bears Granted Option on Jay Berwanger ''. Milwaukee Journal. February 10, 1936. p. D4. Retrieved May 9, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Outstanding Pro Linemen Coming Here With Eagles ''. Reading Eagle. October 29, 1936. p. 24. Retrieved May 9, 2011. ^ Jump up to : Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career. Jump up ^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Jump up ^ `` Heisman Trophy ''. Retrieved May 9, 2011. ^ Jump up to : `` List of 1960s Hall of Fame Inductees ''. Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2011. Jump up ^ `` List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductees ''. Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2011. External links NFL Website -- 1936 Draft databaseFootball Website -- 1936 Draft Pro Football Hall of Fame `` 1936 NFL Draft on Pro-Football-Reference.com ''. Pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015. 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Question: who was the first person ever drafted in the nfl
Answer: Jay Berwanger