# 1956 NFL draft

The 1956 NFL draft had its first three rounds held on November 28, 1955, at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and its final twenty-seven rounds on January 17–18, 1956, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California
The previous NFL drafts in the 1950s were held in January; the first three rounds (37 selections) were moved up this year to late November to better compete with teams from Canada.
This was the tenth year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery. With the previous nine winners ineligible from the draw, only the Chicago Cardinals, Green Bay Packers, and Pittsburgh Steelers had an equal chance of winning. The draft lottery was won by Pittsburgh, who selected defensive back Gary Glick.

## Player selections

| = Pro Bowler | = Hall of Famer |
| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Gary Glick | S | Colorado A&M | MSC | Bonus lottery pick |
| 1 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers | Earl Morrall $^†$ | QB | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 3 | Detroit Lions | Howard Cassady | HB | Ohio State | Big Ten | 1955 Heisman Trophy winner |
| 1 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Pellegrini | C | Maryland | ACC | |
| 1 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Art Davis | HB | Mississippi State | SEC | |
| 1 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams | Joe Marconi $^†$ | FB | West Virginia | SoCon | |
| 1 | 7 | Chicago Cardinals | Joe Childress | FB | Auburn | SEC | |
| 1 | 8 | Green Bay Packers | Jack Losch | HB | Miami (FL) | Ind. | |
| 1 | 9 | Baltimore Colts | Lenny Moore$^‡$$^†$ | HB | Penn State | Ind. | |
| 1 | 10 | Chicago Bears | Menan Schriewer | E | Texas | SWC | |
| 1 | 11 | Los Angeles Rams | Charles Horton | HB | Vanderbilt | SEC | |
| 1 | 12 | Washington Redskins | Ed Vereb | HB | Maryland | ACC | |
| 1 | 13 | Cleveland Browns | Preston Carpenter | HB | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 2 | 14 | Los Angeles Rams | Leon Clarke $^†$ | E | USC | PCC | |
| 2 | 15 | San Francisco 49ers | Bruce Bosley | T | West Virginia | SoCon | |
| 2 | 16 | Philadelphia Eagles | Frank D'Agostino | T | Auburn | SEC | |
| 2 | 17 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Joe Krupa | T | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 18 | Chicago Cardinals | Norm Masters | T | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 19 | New York Giants | Henry Moore | B | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 2 | 20 | Green Bay Packers | Forrest Gregg$^‡$$^†$ | T | SMU | SWC | |
| 2 | 21 | Baltimore Colts | Donlin, DickDick Donlin | E | Hamline | N/A | |
| 2 | 22 | Chicago Bears | M. L. Brackett | T | Auburn | SEC | |
| 2 | 23 | Los Angeles Rams | Hugh Pitts | C | TCU | SWC | |
| 2 | 24 | Washington Redskins | John Paluck | E | Pittsburgh | Ind. | |
| 2 | 25 | Cleveland Browns | Billy Kinard | B | Ole Miss | SEC | |
| 3 | 26 | San Francisco 49ers | Bill Herchman | T | Texas Tech | Border | |
| 3 | 27 | Detroit Lions | Don McIlhenny | B | SMU | SWC | |
| 3 | 28 | Philadelphia Eagles | Don Schaefer | B | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 3 | 29 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim Taylor | C | Baylor | SWC | |
| 3 | 30 | New York Giants | Sam Huff$^‡$$^†$ | LB | West Virginia | SoCon | |
| 3 | 31 | Chicago Cardinals | John Roach | QB | SMU | SWC | |
| 3 | 32 | Los Angeles Rams | A. D. Williams | DE | Pacific | N/A | |
| 3 | 33 | Baltimore Colts | Pascal, BobBob Pascal | B | Duke | ACC | |
| 3 | 34 | Cleveland Browns | Ross, LarryLarry Ross | E | Denver | N/A | |
| 3 | 35 | Los Angeles Rams | Marshall, JohnJohn Marshall | B | SMU | SWC | |
| 3 | 36 | Washington Redskins | Fred Wyant | B | West Virginia | SoCon | |
| 3 | 37 | Cleveland Browns | Bill Quinlan | E | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 38 | Detroit Lions | Jerry Reichow $^†$ | QB | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 39 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dick Murley | OG | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 40 | San Francisco 49ers | Pajaczkowsi, FrankFrank Pajaczkowsi | B | Richmond | SoCon | |
| 4 | 41 | Washington Redskins | Machinsky, FranFran Machinsky | T | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 42 | Chicago Cardinals | Salerno, SamSam Salerno | T | Colorado | Big Seven | |
| 4 | 43 | Baltimore Colts | Inabinet, BenBen Inabinet | T | Clemson | ACC | |
| 4 | 44 | Green Bay Packers | Cecil Morris | OG | Oklahoma | Big Seven | |
| 4 | 45 | New York Giants | Jim Katcavage $^†$ | DE | Dayton | Ind. | |
| 4 | 46 | Los Angeles Rams | Will Berzinski | B | La Crosse State | WSCC | |
| 4 | 47 | Chicago Bears | John Mellekas | T | Arizona | BIAA | |
| 4 | 48 | Los Angeles Rams | Carmichael, JimJim Carmichael | E | California | PCC | |
| 4 | 49 | Cleveland Browns | Moss, BobbyBobby Moss | B | West Virginia | SoCon | |
| 5 | 50 | Detroit Lions | Tom Tracy $^†$ | B | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 5 | 51 | Los Angeles Rams | Freeman, JimJim Freeman | B | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 52 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Murakowski, BillBill Murakowski | B | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 53 | Los Angeles Rams | Nakken, HerbHerb Nakken | B | Utah | MSC | |
| 5 | 54 | Philadelphia Eagles | Fred Thurston | OG | Valparaiso | N/A | |
| 5 | 55 | Baltimore Colts | Herb Gray | E | Texas | SWC | |
| 5 | 56 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Skoronski $^†$ | T | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 57 | New York Giants | Don Chandler $^†$ | B | Florida | SEC | |
| 5 | 58 | Chicago Bears | Willie Galimore $^†$ | B | Florida A&M | SIAC | |
| 5 | 59 | Washington Redskins | Gary Lowe | B | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 60 | Los Angeles Rams | Jesse Whittenton $^†$ | CB | Texas Western | Border | |
| 5 | 61 | Cleveland Browns | Franklin Clarke | E | Colorado | Big Seven | |
| 6 | 62 | Detroit Lions | Bob Lusk | C | William & Mary | SoCon | |
| 6 | 63 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Taylor, RayRay Taylor | B | TCU | SWC | |
| 6 | 64 | San Francisco 49ers | Tony Sardisco | LB | Tulane | SEC | |
| 6 | 65 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tirrel Burton | B | Miami (OH) | MAC | |
| 6 | 66 | Chicago Cardinals | Charlie Dupre | B | Baylor | SWC | |
| 6 | 67 | Baltimore Colts | Schmidt, DonDon Schmidt | B | Texas Tech | Border | |
| 6 | 68 | Green Bay Packers | Burris, BobBob Burris | B | Oklahoma | Big Seven | |
| 6 | 69 | New York Giants | Cason, FredFred Cason | B | Florida | SEC | |
| 6 | 70 | Chicago Cardinals | John Dittrich | T | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 71 | Cleveland Browns | Sherman Plunkett $^†$ | E | Maryland State | N/A | |
| 6 | 72 | Los Angeles Rams | Vincent, EddieEddie Vincent | B | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 73 | Cleveland Browns | Paul Wiggin $^†$ | E | Stanford | PCC | |
| 7 | 74 | Detroit Lions | Gene Cronin | DE | Pacific | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 7 | 75 | San Francisco 49ers | Larry Barnes | B | Colorado A&M | MSC | |
| 7 | 76 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Gaspari, DickDick Gaspari | C | George Washington | SoCon | |
| 7 | 77 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob Konovsky | T | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 78 | Philadelphia Eagles | Waedekin, JohnJohn Waedekin | T | Hardin–Simmons | Border | |
| 7 | 79 | Baltimore Colts | Bill Waters | T | Austin | N/A | |
| 7 | 80 | Green Bay Packers | Hank Gremminger | E | Baylor | SWC | |
| 7 | 81 | New York Giants | Ron Nery | T | Kansas State | Big Seven | |
| 7 | 82 | Chicago Bears | J. C. Caroline $^†$ | B | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 83 | Washington Redskins | Caraway, DonnieDonnie Caraway | B | Houston | MVC | |
| 7 | 84 | Los Angeles Rams | Jack Morris | B | Oregon | PCC | |
| 7 | 85 | Cleveland Browns | Griffith, ChuckChuck Griffith | E | USC | PCC | |
| 8 | 86 | Detroit Lions | Powell, JackJack Powell | T | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 8 | 87 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Wellman, VereVere Wellman | OG | Wichita | MVC | |
| 8 | 88 | San Francisco 49ers | Smith, CharleyCharley Smith | E | Abilene Christian | Gulf Coast | |
| 8 | 89 | Philadelphia Eagles | Payne, ElroyElroy Payne | B | McMurry | N/A | |
| 8 | 90 | Chicago Cardinals | Lunceford, DaveDave Lunceford | T | Baylor | SWC | |
| 8 | 91 | Baltimore Colts | Bill Koman $^†$ | OG | North Carolina | ACC | |
| 8 | 92 | Green Bay Packers | Dennis, RussRuss Dennis | E | Maryland | ACC | |
| 8 | 93 | New York Giants | Holleder, DonDon Holleder | E | Army | Ind. | |
| 8 | 94 | Washington Redskins | James, DickDick James $^†$ | B | Oregon | PCC | |
| 8 | 95 | Chicago Bears | Dick Klawitter | C | South Dakota State | NCC | |
| 8 | 96 | Los Angeles Rams | Boyer, GeorgeGeorge Boyer | LB | Florida State | Ind. | |
| 8 | 97 | Cleveland Browns | Hellyer, LenLen Hellyer | B | Marshall | MAC | |
| 9 | 98 | Detroit Lions | Calvin Jones | OG | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 99 | San Francisco 49ers | Cox, JimJim Cox | E | Cal Poly | N/A | |
| 9 | 100 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Edmonds, WayneWayne Edmonds | OG | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 9 | 101 | Chicago Cardinals | Lovely, BobBob Lovely | T | Tampa | — | |
| 9 | 102 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Bredice | E | Boston University | — | |
| 9 | 103 | Baltimore Colts | Lewis, JohnJohn Lewis | E | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 104 | Green Bay Packers | Duvall, GordyGordy Duvall | B | USC | PCC | |
| 9 | 105 | New York Giants | Braden, KenKen Braden | C | East Texas State | LSC | |
| 9 | 106 | Chicago Bears | Ken Vargo | C | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 107 | Washington Redskins | Rouviere, WhiteyWhitey Rouviere | B | Miami (FL) | Ind. | |
| 9 | 108 | Los Angeles Rams | Woolford, MauryMaury Woolford | T | Louisville | Ind. | |
| 9 | 109 | Cleveland Browns | Hecker, JackJack Hecker | E | Bowling Green | MAC | |
| 10 | 110 | Detroit Lions | Silas, JoeJoe Silas | DE | South Carolina | ACC | |
| 10 | 111 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lou Baldacci | B | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 112 | San Francisco 49ers | Jerry Zaleski | B | Colorado A&M | MSC | |
| 10 | 113 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tom Dimmick | C | Houston | MVC | |
| 10 | 114 | Chicago Cardinals | Towne, WillisWillis Towne | E | Wichita | MVC | |
| 10 | 115 | Baltimore Colts | Scott, GeneGene Scott | B | Centre | Ind. | |
| 10 | 116 | Green Bay Packers | Laugherty, BobBob Laugherty | B | Maryland | ACC | |
| 10 | 117 | New York Giants | Johnny Hermann | B | UCLA | PCC | |
| 10 | 118 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Nolan, BobBob Nolan | E | Miami (FL) | Ind. | |
| 10 | 119 | Chicago Bears | Dick Lucas | E | Boston College | Ind. | |
| 10 | 120 | Los Angeles Rams | Sticka, CharlieCharlie Sticka | B | Trinity (CT) | Ind. | |
| 10 | 121 | Cleveland Browns | Rayburn, EddieEddie Rayburn | T | Rice | SWC | |
| 11 | 122 | Detroit Lions | Wacker, LewLew Wacker | B | Richmond | SoCon | |
| 11 | 123 | San Francisco 49ers | Pell, StewStew Pell | T | North Carolina | ACC | |
| 11 | 124 | Detroit Lions | Selep, TomTom Selep | B | Maryland | ACC | |
| 11 | 125 | Chicago Bears | Fob James | B | Auburn | SEC | |
| 11 | 126 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ken Keller | B | North Carolina | N/A | |
| 11 | 127 | Baltimore Colts | Shaw, DennisDennis Shaw | E | North Texas State | Gulf Coast | |
| 11 | 128 | Green Bay Packers | Mike Hudock | C | Miami (FL) | Ind. | |
| 11 | 129 | New York Giants | Moloney, DickDick Moloney | B | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 11 | 130 | Chicago Bears | John Jankans | E | Arizona State | BIAA | |
| 11 | 131 | Washington Redskins | Powell, TomTom Powell | OG | Colgate | Ind. | |
| 11 | 132 | Los Angeles Rams | Decker, JimJim Decker | B | UCLA | PCC | |
| 11 | 133 | Cleveland Browns | Underdonk, BillBill Underdonk | T | West Virginia | SoCon | |
| 12 | 134 | Detroit Lions | Bob Nunnery | T | LSU | SEC | |
| 12 | 135 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tarasovic, PhilPhil Tarasovic | E | Yale | Ind. | |
| 12 | 136 | San Francisco 49ers | Swedberg, RogerRoger Swedberg | T | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 12 | 137 | Philadelphia Eagles | Harkins, TommyTommy Harkins | E | Vanderbilt | SEC | |
| 12 | 138 | Chicago Cardinals | Walker, JerryJerry Walker | T | Texas Tech | Border | |
| 12 | 139 | Baltimore Colts | Steve Myhra | OG | North Dakota | NCC | |
| 12 | 140 | Green Bay Packers | Burnett, MaxMax Burnett | B | Arizona | BIAA | |
| 12 | 141 | Washington Redskins | Planutis, GerryGerry Planutis | B | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 12 | 142 | Washington Redskins | Moreno, GilGil Moreno | T | UCLA | PCC | |
| 12 | 143 | Chicago Bears | Buddy Cruze | E | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 12 | 144 | Los Angeles Rams | Em Lindbeck | QB | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 12 | 145 | Cleveland Browns | Javernick, HarryHarry Javernick | T | Colorado | Big Seven | |
| 13 | 146 | Detroit Lions | Ferguson, O. K.O. K. Ferguson | B | LSU | SEC | |
| 13 | 147 | San Francisco 49ers | Moody, RalphRalph Moody | B | Kansas | Big Seven | |
| 13 | 148 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Holley, WeldonWeldon Holley | B | Baylor | SWC | |
| 13 | 149 | Chicago Cardinals | Bo Bolinger | OG | Oklahoma | Big Seven | |
| 13 | 150 | Philadelphia Eagles | Sides, JamesJames Sides | B | Texas Tech | Border | |
| 13 | 151 | Baltimore Colts | Jack Hill | B | Utah State | MSC | |
| 13 | 152 | Green Bay Packers | Mense, JimJim Mense | C | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 13 | 153 | New York Giants | Ed Crawford | B | Ole Miss | SEC | |
| 13 | 154 | Chicago Bears | Grogg, DickDick Grogg | OG | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 13 | 155 | Washington Redskins | Ward, JerryJerry Ward | OG | Dayton | Ind. | |
| 13 | 156 | Los Angeles Rams | Norcia, MikeMike Norcia | B | Kent State | MAC | |
| 13 | 157 | Cleveland Browns | Jim Furey | C | Kansas State | Big Seven | |
| 14 | 158 | Detroit Lions | Falls, RonnieRonnie Falls | LB | Duke | ACC | |
| 14 | 159 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Emmons, JimJim Emmons | T | Alabama | SEC | |
| 14 | 160 | San Francisco 49ers | R. C. Owens | E | College of Idaho | N/A | |
| 14 | 161 | Philadelphia Eagles | Reich, FrankFrank Reich | C | Penn State | Ind. | |
| 14 | 162 | Chicago Cardinals | Neuman, CarnellCarnell Neuman | B | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 14 | 163 | Baltimore Colts | Schwanger, TedTed Schwanger | B | Tennessee Tech | OVC | |
| 14 | 164 | Green Bay Packers | Thomas, CharlieCharlie Thomas | B | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 14 | 165 | New York Giants | John McMullan | OG | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 14 | 166 | Washington Redskins | Uebel, PatPat Uebel | B | Army | Ind. | |
| 14 | 167 | Chicago Bears | Milt Graham | E | Colgate | Ind. | |
| 14 | 168 | Los Angeles Rams | Tom Runnels | B | North Texas State | Gulf Coast | |
| 14 | 169 | Cleveland Browns | Sidwell, CharlieCharlie Sidwell | B | William & Mary | SoCon | |
| 15 | 170 | Detroit Lions | Allert, Horace "Buzzy"Horace "Buzzy" Allert | DE | Southwest Texas State | LSC | |
| 15 | 171 | San Francisco 49ers | Reed Henderson | T | Utah State | MSC | |
| 15 | 172 | San Francisco 49ers | Boyd, GeneGene Boyd | B | Abilene Christian | Gulf Coast | |
| 15 | 173 | Chicago Cardinals | Anderson, CharleyCharley Anderson | E | Louisiana Tech | Gulf States | |
| 15 | 174 | Philadelphia Eagles | Brant, DonDon Brant | B | Montana | MSC | |
| 15 | 175 | Baltimore Colts | Polzer, JohnJohn Polzer | QB | Virginia | ACC | |
| 15 | 176 | Green Bay Packers | Buddy Alliston | OG | Ole Miss | SEC | |
| 15 | 177 | New York Giants | Melnik, RonRon Melnik | T | Army | Ind. | |
| 15 | 178 | Chicago Bears | Fitzgerald, DickDick Fitzgerald | B | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 15 | 179 | Chicago Cardinals | Spiers, TomTom Spiers | QB | Arkansas State | Ind. | |
| 15 | 180 | Los Angeles Rams | Dick Shatto | B | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 15 | 181 | Cleveland Browns | Willie Davis$^‡$$^†$ | DE | Grambling | MAA | |
| 16 | 182 | Detroit Lions | Zyzda, LenLen Zyzda | DE | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 16 | 183 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Reed, LionelLionel Reed | B | Central State (OK) | OCC | |
| 16 | 184 | San Francisco 49ers | George Herring | QB | Mississippi Southern | Ind. | |
| 16 | 185 | Philadelphia Eagles | Hix, BillyBilly Hix | T | Middle Tennessee State | VSAC | |
| 16 | 186 | Chicago Cardinals | George Welsh | QB | Navy | Ind. | |
| 16 | 187 | Baltimore Colts | Hendrix, Gene "Moose"Gene "Moose" Hendrix | B | Drake | Ind. | |
| 16 | 188 | Green Bay Packers | Lynch, CurtisCurtis Lynch | T | Alabama | SEC | |
| 16 | 189 | New York Giants | Portney, AlAl Portney | T | Missouri | Big Seven | |
| 16 | 190 | Washington Redskins | Gray, WellsWells Gray | OG | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 16 | 191 | Chicago Bears | Brown, RayRay Brown | B | Florida | SEC | |
| 16 | 192 | Los Angeles Rams | Pelluer, ArnieArnie Pelluer | E | Washington State | PCC | |
| 16 | 193 | Cleveland Browns | Thurlow Cooper | E | Maine | Yankee | |
| 17 | 194 | Detroit Lions | Wind, KenKen Wind | E | Houston | MVC | |
| 17 | 195 | San Francisco 49ers | Weiss, DickDick Weiss | T | Ole Miss | SEC | |
| 17 | 196 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Schmitt, BillBill Schmitt | OG | Pittsburgh | Ind. | |
| 17 | 197 | Chicago Cardinals | Ron Beagle | E | Navy | Ind. | |
| 17 | 198 | Philadelphia Eagles | Mastrogiovanni, JoeJoe Mastrogiovanni | B | Wyoming | MSC | |
| 17 | 199 | Baltimore Colts | Bill Danenhauer | E | Emporia State | — | |
| 17 | 200 | Green Bay Packers | Bart Starr$^‡$$^†$ | QB | Alabama | SEC | |
| 17 | 201 | New York Giants | Mooney, TomTom Mooney | T | Miami (OH) | MAC | |
| 17 | 202 | Chicago Bears | Tom Adams | E | UCLA | PCC | |
| 17 | 203 | Washington Redskins | Eagle Day | QB | Ole Miss | SEC | |
| 17 | 204 | Los Angeles Rams | Bulter, JackJack Bulter | T | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 17 | 205 | Cleveland Browns | West, EddieEddie West | QB | NC State | ACC | |
| 18 | 206 | Detroit Lions | Petrarca, EmidioEmidio Petrarca | B | Boston College | Ind. | |
| 18 | 207 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Stephans, JohnJohn Stephans | QB | Holy Cross | Ind. | |
| 18 | 208 | San Francisco 49ers | Yelverton, BillBill Yelverton | T | Ole Miss | SEC | |
| 18 | 209 | Philadelphia Eagles | Consoles, NickNick Consoles | DB | Wake Forest | ACC | |
| 18 | 210 | Chicago Cardinals | Brown, JimJim Brown | OG | UCLA | PCC | |
| 18 | 211 | Baltimore Colts | Looman, EarlEarl Looman | OG | Stetson | — | |
| 18 | 212 | Green Bay Packers | Intihar, StanStan Intihar | E | Cornell | Ind. | |
| 18 | 213 | New York Giants | Boone, MattMatt Boone | B | North Carolina College | CIAA | |
| 18 | 214 | Washington Redskins | Pyburn, JimJim Pyburn | E | Auburn | SEC | |
| 18 | 215 | Chicago Bears | Payton, EarlEarl Payton | B | Prairie View A&M | SWAC | |
| 18 | 216 | Los Angeles Rams | Jack Klotz | T | Pennsylvania Military | Middle Atlantic | |
| 18 | 217 | Cleveland Browns | Carroll, Hal "Candy"Hal "Candy" Carroll | B | Western Reserve | PAC | |
| 19 | 218 | Detroit Lions | Vaughn, DaleDale Vaughn | B | VMI | SoCon | |
| 19 | 219 | San Francisco 49ers | Arrigoni, PetePete Arrigoni | B | Arizona | BIAA | |
| 19 | 220 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jacobs, JerryJerry Jacobs | OG | Florida State | Ind. | |
| 19 | 221 | Chicago Cardinals | Zagar, RayRay Zagar | B | Marquette | Ind. | |
| 19 | 222 | Philadelphia Eagles | Womack, DelanoDelano Womack | B | Texas | SWC | |
| 19 | 223 | Baltimore Colts | Fyvie, BobBob Fyvie | T | Lafayette | — | |
| 19 | 224 | Green Bay Packers | Vakey, KenKen Vakey | E | Texas Tech | Border | |
| 19 | 225 | New York Giants | Dettring, RayRay Dettring | B | Missouri | Big Seven | |
| 19 | 226 | Chicago Bears | Smith, JohnJohn Smith | B | UCLA | PCC | |
| 19 | 227 | Washington Redskins | Ray Lemek $^†$ | OG | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 19 | 228 | Los Angeles Rams | Dees, CharlieCharlie Dees | T | McNeese State | Gulf States | |
| 19 | 229 | Cleveland Browns | Sebest, JohnJohn Sebest | E | Eastern Kentucky | OVC | |
| 20 | 230 | Detroit Lions | Stephenson, JoeJoe Stephenson | E | Vanderbilt | SEC | |
| 20 | 231 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Fred Glatz | E | Pittsburgh | Ind. | |
| 20 | 232 | San Francisco 49ers | Scarbrough, BobBob Scarbrough | C | Auburn | SEC | |
| 20 | 233 | Philadelphia Eagles | Glover, DarrellDarrell Glover | T | Maryland State | N/A | |
| 20 | 234 | Chicago Cardinals | Mattison, DickieDickie Mattison | B | Georgia Tech | SEC | |
| 20 | 235 | Baltimore Colts | Robert Hill | B | Jackson State | MAA | |
| 20 | 236 | Green Bay Packers | Letbetter, ClydeClyde Letbetter | T | Baylor | SWC | |
| 20 | 237 | New York Giants | Mike Falls | OG | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 20 | 238 | Washington Redskins | Gonzales, VinceVince Gonzales | B | LSU | SEC | |
| 20 | 239 | Chicago Bears | Maxime, CharleyCharley Maxime | OG | Auburn | SEC | |
| 20 | 240 | Los Angeles Rams | Coyne, JohnJohn Coyne | T | West Chester | PSAC | |
| 20 | 241 | Cleveland Browns | Joe Mobra | E | Oklahoma | Big Seven | |
| 21 | 242 | Detroit Lions | Blechen, BobBob Blechen | C | Whittier | N/A | |
| 21 | 243 | San Francisco 49ers | L.C. Joyner | E | Contra Costa J.C. | N/A | |
| 21 | 244 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Martell, GeneGene Martell | T | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 21 | 245 | Chicago Cardinals | Herr, RonnieRonnie Herr | B | Texas Tech | Border | |
| 21 | 246 | Philadelphia Eagles | Adams, JackJack Adams | T | San Jose State | Ind. | |
| 21 | 247 | Baltimore Colts | Jim Harness | B | Mississippi State | SEC | |
| 21 | 248 | Green Bay Packers | O'Brien, HalHal O'Brien | B | SMU | SWC | |
| 21 | 249 | New York Giants | Don McComb | E | Villanova | Ind. | |
| 21 | 250 | Chicago Bears | Waddell, JimmyJimmy Waddell | B | Compton J.C. | N/A | |
| 21 | 251 | Washington Redskins | Howard Schnellenberger | E | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 21 | 252 | Los Angeles Rams | Robichaux, MiltMilt Robichaux | E | Trinity | — | |
| 21 | 253 | Cleveland Browns | Kapish, GeneGene Kapish | E | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 22 | 254 | Detroit Lions | Marazza, DickDick Marazza | T | Clemson | ACC | |
| 22 | 255 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DiPasquale, RayRay DiPasquale | B | Pittsburgh | Ind. | |
| 22 | 256 | San Francisco 49ers | Wessman, ClarenceClarence Wessman | E | San Jose State | Ind. | |
| 22 | 257 | Philadelphia Eagles | Miller, JoeJoe Miller | B | Cincinnati | Ind. | |
| 22 | 258 | Chicago Cardinals | Murphy, JimJim Murphy | T | Stephen F. Austin | LSC | |
| 22 | 259 | Baltimore Colts | Del Vicaro, PatPat Del Vicaro | OG | Mississippi Southern | Ind. | |
| 22 | 260 | Green Bay Packers | Popson, JohnnyJohnny Popson | B | Furman | SoCon | |
| 22 | 261 | New York Giants | Harkrader, JerryJerry Harkrader | B | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 22 | 262 | Washington Redskins | Nicula, GeorgeGeorge Nicula | T | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 22 | 263 | Chicago Bears | Billings, JoeJoe Billings | T | Memphis State | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 22 | 264 | Los Angeles Rams | Dick Fouts | E | Missouri | Big Seven | |
| 22 | 265 | Cleveland Browns | Brown, Sam "First Down"Sam "First Down" Brown | B | UCLA | PCC | |
| 23 | 266 | Detroit Lions | Garrard, BobBob Garrard | B | Georgia | SEC | |
| 23 | 267 | San Francisco 49ers | Monroe, MikeMike Monroe | B | Washington | PCC | |
| 23 | 268 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Neft, PetePete Neft | QB | Pittsburgh | Ind. | |
| 23 | 269 | Chicago Cardinals | Tony Branoff | B | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 23 | 270 | Philadelphia Eagles | Spencer, ChetChet Spencer | E | Oklahoma A&M | MVC | |
| 23 | 271 | Baltimore Colts | Stephenson, Al "Bear"Al "Bear" Stephenson | T | Idaho State | RMAC | |
| 23 | 272 | Green Bay Packers | Birchfield, JesseJesse Birchfield | OG | Duke | ACC | |
| 23 | 273 | New York Giants | McCool, Bob "Slick"Bob "Slick" McCool | B | Ole Miss | SEC | |
| 23 | 274 | Chicago Bears | Holt, LouLou Holt | E | Howard Payne | Texas | |
| 23 | 275 | Washington Redskins | St. John, DonDon St. John | B | Xavier | N/A | |
| 23 | 276 | Los Angeles Rams | Paulson, AlAl Paulson | B | Washington State | PCC | |
| 23 | 277 | Cleveland Browns | Althouse, DonDon Althouse | E | Syracuse | Ind. | |
| 24 | 278 | Detroit Lions | Walz, JarvJarv Walz | E | Central Michigan | IIAC | |
| 24 | 279 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bryan Engram | E | TCU | SWC | |
| 24 | 280 | San Francisco 49ers | Wallace, EdEd Wallace | T | San Diego J.C. | N/A | |
| 24 | 281 | Philadelphia Eagles | Parham, JohnJohn Parham | B | Wake Forest | ACC | |
| 24 | 282 | Chicago Cardinals | Orville Trask | T | Rice | SWC | |
| 24 | 283 | Baltimore Colts | Bobby Fox | QB | East Texas State | LSC | |
| 24 | 284 | Green Bay Packers | Wilson, DonDon Wilson | C | Rice | SWC | |
| 24 | 285 | New York Giants | Gerry Huth | OG | Wake Forest | ACC | |
| 24 | 286 | Washington Redskins | John Tatum | C | Texas | SWC | |
| 24 | 287 | Chicago Bears | Jesse Castete | B | McNeese State | Gulf States | |
| 24 | 288 | Los Angeles Rams | Sam Williams | DE | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 24 | 289 | Cleveland Browns | Hughes, JimJim Hughes | OG | San Jose State | Ind. | |
| 25 | 290 | Detroit Lions | Hall, JerryJerry Hall | B | Rice | SWC | |
| 25 | 291 | San Francisco 49ers | Paul Goad | B | Abilene Christian | Gulf Coast | |
| 25 | 292 | Pittsburgh Steelers | O'Dell, BillBill O'Dell | B | Clemson | ACC | |
| 25 | 293 | Chicago Cardinals | Wheeler, BillBill Wheeler | T | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 25 | 294 | Philadelphia Eagles | Grogan, JohnnyJohnny Grogan | T | Dayton | Ind. | |
| 25 | 295 | Baltimore Colts | Mills, BradBrad Mills | B | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 25 | 296 | Green Bay Packers | Koeneke, FranzFranz Koeneke | E | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 25 | 297 | New York Giants | Speers, HarryHarry Speers | B | Florida | SEC | |
| 25 | 298 | Chicago Bears | Hentschel, JerryJerry Hentschel | T | Sam Houston State | LSC | |
| 25 | 299 | Washington Redskins | Brooks, FranklinFranklin Brooks | OG | Georgia Tech | SEC | |
| 25 | 300 | Los Angeles Rams | Tunning, GlenGlen Tunning | OG | Pittsburgh | Ind. | |
| 25 | 301 | Cleveland Browns | Bob Davenport | B | UCLA | PCC | |
| 26 | 302 | Detroit Lions | Walden, JoeJoe Walden | B | West Texas State | Border | |
| 26 | 303 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Sweeney, FrankFrank Sweeney | OG | Xavier | N/A | |
| 26 | 304 | San Francisco 49ers | Rommie Loudd | E | UCLA | PCC | |
| 26 | 305 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lunsford, EarlEarl Lunsford | B | Oklahoma A&M | MVC | |
| 26 | 306 | Chicago Cardinals | Zickefoose, ChuckChuck Zickefoose | E | Kansas State | Big Seven | |
| 26 | 307 | Baltimore Colts | Jim Lohr | T | Southwest Missouri State | MIAA | |
| 26 | 308 | Green Bay Packers | Goehe, DickDick Goehe | T | Ole Miss | SEC | |
| 26 | 309 | New York Giants | Buller, BevBev Buller | B | Kansas | Big Seven | |
| 26 | 310 | Washington Redskins | Burnham, DaveDave Burnham | B | Wheaton (IL) | CCIW | |
| 26 | 311 | Chicago Bears | Don Orr | B | Vanderbilt | SEC | |
| 26 | 312 | Los Angeles Rams | Hardiman Cureton | T | UCLA | PCC | |
| 26 | 313 | Cleveland Browns | Kammerman, JackJack Kammerman | E | Utah | MSC | |
| 27 | 314 | Detroit Lions | Burnthorne, BryanBryan Burnthorne | OG | Tulane | SEC | |
| 27 | 315 | San Francisco 49ers | Jerry Gustafson | | Stanford | PCC | |
| 27 | 316 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Buddy Benson | B | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 27 | 317 | Chicago Cardinals | Hutchinson, JackJack Hutchinson | T | Oklahoma A&M | MVC | |
| 27 | 318 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ellett, AlAl Ellett | T | Alabama | SEC | |
| 27 | 319 | Baltimore Colts | Hartwell, HerbHerb Hartwell | B | Virginia | ACC | |
| 27 | 320 | Green Bay Packers | Kolian, DickDick Kolian | E | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 27 | 321 | New York Giants | Gerry Nesbitt | B | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 27 | 322 | Chicago Bears | Buchanan, WaylonWaylon Buchanan | E | East Texas State | LSC | |
| 27 | 323 | Washington Redskins | Royce Flippin | B | Princeton | Ind. | |
| 27 | 324 | Los Angeles Rams | Siesel, RogerRoger Siesel | T | Miami (OH) | MAC | |
| 27 | 325 | Cleveland Browns | Ed Dwyer | E | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 28 | 326 | Detroit Lions | Smith, JohnJohn Smith | OG | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 28 | 327 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DeGraaf, BillBill DeGraaf | B | Cornell | Ind. | |
| 28 | 328 | San Francisco 49ers | Drew, JerryJerry Drew | B | California | N/A | |
| 28 | 329 | Philadelphia Eagles | Strwan, BillBill Strwan | LB | Western Kentucky | OVC | |
| 28 | 330 | Chicago Cardinals | Miller, JimJim Miller | QB | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 28 | 331 | Baltimore Colts | Shearer, JohnJohn Shearer | QB | Shepherd | WVIAC | |
| 28 | 332 | Green Bay Packers | Lance, BobbyBobby Lance | QB | Florida | SEC | |
| 28 | 333 | New York Giants | Fuller, BillBill Fuller | T | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 28 | 334 | Washington Redskins | Hicks, BillyBilly Hicks | B | Jacksonville State | Ind. (Div. II) | |
| 28 | 335 | Chicago Bears | Alexander, BobBob Alexander | B | Trinity (CT) | Ind. | |
| 28 | 336 | Los Angeles Rams | John Morrow | T | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 28 | 337 | Cleveland Browns | Sparks, OllieOllie Sparks | OG | Iowa State | Big Seven | |
| 29 | 338 | Detroit Lions | Peters, DougDoug Peters | B | UCLA | PCC | |
| 29 | 339 | San Francisco 49ers | Venson, DeanDean Venson | OG | Willamette | N/A | |
| 29 | 342 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Thompson, WesWes Thompson | T | Alabama | SEC | |
| 29 | 341 | Chicago Cardinals | Troglio, JimJim Troglio | B | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 29 | 342 | Philadelphia Eagles | Hughes, BobBob Hughes | B | Mississippi Southern | Ind. | |
| 29 | 343 | Baltimore Colts | Rusher, JimJim Rusher | E | Kansas State | Big Seven | |
| 29 | 344 | Green Bay Packers | Vester Newcomb | C | Southwest J. C. | N/A | Decided to transfer to Miami (FL) |
| 29 | 345 | New York Giants | Nelson, JimJim Nelson | OG | Duke | ACC | |
| 29 | 346 | Chicago Bears | Nelson, JimJim Nelson | OG | Duke | ACC | |
| 29 | 346 | Chicago Bears | Krietemeyer, BillyBilly Krietemeyer | B | Vanderbilt | SEC | |
| 29 | 347 | Washington Redskins | Bisceglia, PatPat Bisceglia | OG | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 29 | 348 | Los Angeles Rams | Bates, MickeyMickey Bates | B | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 29 | 349 | Cleveland Browns | Battos, JohnJohn Battos | E | Vanderbilt | SEC | |
| 30 | 350 | Detroit Lions | Gibbens, JohnJohn Gibbens | T | Southwest Texas State | LSC | |
| 30 | 351 | San Francisco 49ers | Mitchell, BobBob Mitchell | T | Puget Sound | N/A | |
| 30 | 352 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ulm, JoeJoe Ulm | B | San Jose State | Ind. | |
| 30 | 353 | Chicago Cardinals | Kucera, BillBill Kucera | T | Colorado | Big Seven | |
| 30 | 354 | Baltimore Colts | Sweeney, TerryTerry Sweeney | B | Middle Tennessee State | VSAC | |
| 30 | 355 | Green Bay Packers | Hermes, RodRod Hermes | QB | Beloit | N/A | |
| 30 | 356 | New York Giants | Williams, WayneWayne Williams | E | Southern Illinois | IIAC | |
| 30 | 357 | Washington Redskins | Nystrom, BuckBuck Nystrom | OG | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 30 | 358 | Chicago Bears | Buckler, JimJim Buckler | OG | Alabama | SEC | |
| 30 | 359 | Los Angeles Rams | Kackmeister, DickDick Kackmeister | C | Central Michigan | IIAC | |
| 30 | 360 | Cleveland Browns | Bartholomew, BobBob Bartholomew | T | Wake Forest | ACC | |

## Hall of Famers

* Lenny Moore, halfback from Penn State taken 1st round 9th overall by the Baltimore Colts.
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1975.
* Forrest Gregg, offensive tackle from Southern Methodist University taken 2nd round 20th overall by the Green Bay Packers.
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1977.
* Bart Starr, quarterback from University of Alabama taken 17th round 200th overall by the Green Bay Packers.
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1977.
* Willie Davis, defensive end from Grambling State University taken 15th round 181st overall by the Cleveland Browns.
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1981.
* Sam Huff, linebacker from West Virginia taken 3rd round 30th overall by the New York Giants.
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1982.

## Notable undrafted players

| $^†$ | = Pro Bowler |
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. |
| Chicago Cardinals | Carl Brettschneider | LB | Iowa State | Big Seven |
| Los Angeles Rams | Tommy Wilson $^†$ | RB | | |
| San Francisco 49ers | Clyde Conner | WR | Pacific | Ind. (Univ.) |
| San Francisco 49ers | John Gonzaga | OT | | |