# 1948 NFL draft

The 1948 NFL draft was held on December 19, 1947, at the Fort Pitt Hotel in Pittsburgh. 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; it was won by the Washington Redskins, who selected halfback Harry Gilmer.

## Player selections

| † | =Pro Bowler |
| ‡ | =Hall of Famer |
Positions key :
| B | Back | BB | Blocking back | C | Center |
| E | End | FB | Fullback | G | Guard |
| OT | Offensive tackle | TB | Tailback | WB | Wingback |
| 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$^‡$$^†$ | QB | Texas | SWC | from Detroit |
| 1 | 4 | Washington Redskins | Lowell Tew | FB | Alabama | SEC | |
| 1 | 5 | Boston Yanks | Vaughn Mancha | C | Alabama | SEC | |
| 1 | 6 | Detroit Lions | Y. A. Tittle$^‡$$^†$ | 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 | OG | 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 | OG | 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 | OG | 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 | OG | William & Mary | SoCon | |
| 5 | 33 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jack Myers | FB | UCLA | PCC | |
| 5 | 34 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Wozniak $^†$ | OG | Alabama | SEC | |
| 5 | 35 | Chicago Cardinals | Smith, JayJay Smith | E | Mississippi Southern | Ind. | |
| 6 | 36 | New York Giants | Erickson, BillBill Erickson | OG | 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 | OG | 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 | OG | 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 | OG | 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 | OG | 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 | OG | 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 | OG | 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 | OG | 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 | OG | 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 | OG | 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 | OG | Canisius | — | |
| 15 | 134 | Chicago Bears | Rob Goode | B | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 15 | 135 | Chicago Cardinals | George Petrovich | OG | Texas | SWC | |
| 16 | 136 | New York Giants | Yovetich, DanDan Yovetich | E | Montana State | RMAC | |
| 16 | 137 | Detroit Lions | Templeton, DaveDave Templeton | OG | 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 | OG | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 17 | 147 | Detroit Lions | Quentin Sickels | OG | 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 | OG | 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 | OG | 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 | OG | 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 | OG | 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 | OG | 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 | OG | Saint Mary's (CA) | Ind. | |
| 24 | 218 | Washington Redskins | Lawhorn, FloydFloyd Lawhorn | OG | 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 | OG | 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 | OG | 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 | OG | 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 $^†$ | OG | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 29 | 275 | Chicago Cardinals | Reid, BernieBernie Reid | OG | 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 | Novak, TomTom Novak | C | Nebraska | Big Six | |
| 32 | 299 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DeMattea, TonyTony DeMattea | B | Pittsburgh | Ind. | |
| 32 | 300 | Chicago Cardinals | Bill Fischer | OG | Notre Dame | Ind. | |

## 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.
* Y. A. Tittle, quarterback from LSU taken 1st round 6th overall by the Detroit Lions.
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1971.
* 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.
* 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

## Notable undrafted players

| $^†$ | = Pro Bowler | ‡ | = Hall of Famer |
| 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 $^†$ | OG | 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
* ↑ 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.