# 1947 NFL draft

The 1947 NFL draft was held on December 16, 1946, at the Commodore Hotel in New York City, New York.
The National Football League in this draft made the first overall pick, a bonus pick determined by lottery. The Chicago Bears won the first lottery, and used the pick to select halfback Bob Fenimore. This lottery process ended in 1958.
This draft was the last time the Bears had the first overall pick in a draft until 2024.

## 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 | Chicago Bears | Bob Fenimore | HB | Oklahoma A&M | MVC | Bonus lottery pick |
| 1 | 2 | Detroit Lions | Glenn Davis $^†$ | HB | Army | Ind. | 1946 Heisman Trophy winner |
| 1 | 3 | Boston Yanks | Fritz Barzilauskas | OG | Yale | Ind. | |
| 1 | 4 | Washington Redskins | Cal Rossi | B | UCLA | PCC | Was also picked in the first round of the 1946 draft by the Redskins as a junior and not eligible; drafted twice he never played professionally. |
| 1 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Hub Bechtol | E | Texas | SWC | |
| 1 | 6 | Green Bay Packers | Ernie Case | QB | UCLA | PCC | |
| 1 | 7 | Chicago Cardinals | DeWitt Coulter $^†$ | T | Army | Ind. | Member of the Giants |
| 1 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles | Neill Armstrong | E | Oklahoma A&M | MVC | |
| 1 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams | Herman Wedemeyer | B | St. Mary's (CA) | Ind. | |
| 1 | 10 | New York Giants | Vic Schwall | HB | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 11 | Chicago Bears | Don Kindt $^†$ | DB | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 12 | Detroit Lions | Russ Thomas | T | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 13 | Boston Yanks | Walter Heap | B | Texas | SWC | |
| 3 | 14 | Detroit Lions | Jim Kekeris | T | Missouri | Big Six | |
| 3 | 15 | Boston Yanks | John Rapacz | C | Oklahoma | Big Six | |
| 3 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Mastrangelo | T | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 3 | 17 | Washington Redskins | Knight, GeneGene Knight | B | LSU | SEC | |
| 3 | 18 | Chicago Cardinals | Ermal Allen | QB | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 3 | 19 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Mackrides | QB | Nevada | Ind. | |
| 3 | 20 | Green Bay Packers | Burr Baldwin | E | UCLA | PCC | |
| 3 | 21 | Los Angeles Rams | Don Paul $^†$ | LB | UCLA | PCC | |
| 3 | 22 | New York Giants | John Cannady $^†$ | LB | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 23 | Chicago Bears | Frank Minini | HB | San Jose State | CCAA | |
| 4 | 24 | Detroit Lions | Hoover, CharleyCharley Hoover | C | Vanderbilt | SEC | |
| 4 | 25 | Boston Yanks | Al Baldwin | E | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 5 | 26 | Detroit Lions | Bob Chappuis | TB | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 27 | Boston Yanks | Carroll Vogelaar | T | San Francisco | Ind. | |
| 5 | 28 | Washington Redskins | Hank Foldberg | E | Army | Ind. | |
| 5 | 29 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Frank Wydo | T | Cornell | Ind. | |
| 5 | 30 | Philadelphia Eagles | George Savitsky | T | Penn | Ind. | |
| 5 | 31 | Green Bay Packers | Paul "Buddy" Burris | OG | Oklahoma | Big Six | |
| 5 | 32 | Chicago Bears | Lloyd Merriman | B | Stanford | PCC | |
| 5 | 33 | Los Angeles Rams | Gray, GordonGordon Gray | B | USC | PCC | |
| 5 | 34 | New York Giants | Greene, NelsonNelson Greene | T | Tulsa | MVC | |
| 5 | 35 | Chicago Bears | Canady, JimJim Canady | B | Arkansas A&M | N/A | |
| 6 | 36 | Detroit Lions | Gallagher, BernieBernie Gallagher | OG | Penn | Ind. | |
| 6 | 37 | Boston Yanks | George Sullivan | E | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 6 | 38 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Frank Aschenbrenner | RB | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 39 | Washington Redskins | Mike Garzoni | OG | USC | PCC | |
| 6 | 40 | Green Bay Packers | Gene Wilson | E | SMU | SWC | |
| 6 | 41 | Chicago Cardinals | Ben Raimondi | TB | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 42 | Chicago Bears | Stephens, RogerRoger Stephens | B | Cincinnati | Ind. | |
| 6 | 43 | Los Angeles Rams | Evanson, PaulPaul Evanson | T | Oregon State | PCC | |
| 6 | 44 | New York Giants | Bob Davis | T | Georgia Tech | SEC | |
| 6 | 45 | Chicago Bears | Harlan Wetz | T | Texas | SWC | |
| 7 | 46 | Detroit Lions | Ed Grain | OG | Penn | Ind. | |
| 7 | 47 | Boston Yanks | Joe Watt | HB | Syracuse | Ind. | |
| 7 | 48 | Washington Redskins | Bill Gray | OG | Oregon State | PCC | |
| 7 | 49 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bryant Meeks | C | South Carolina | SoCon | |
| 7 | 50 | Chicago Cardinals | Howard Turner | B | NC State | SoCon | |
| 7 | 51 | Philadelphia Eagles | Yovicsin, TonyTony Yovicsin | E | Miami (FL) | Ind. | |
| 7 | 52 | Green Bay Packers | Connors, DickDick Connors | B | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 53 | Los Angeles Rams | Smyth, BillBill Smyth | DE | Penn State | Ind. | |
| 7 | 54 | New York Giants | Duke Iversen | B | Oregon | PCC | |
| 7 | 55 | Chicago Bears | Reid Moseley | E | Georgia | SEC | |
| 8 | 56 | Detroit Lions | James, HarveyHarvey James | C | Miami (FL) | Ind. | |
| 8 | 57 | Boston Yanks | Bill Chipley | E | Washington & Lee | SoCon | |
| 8 | 58 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jerry Shipkey $^†$ | LB | UCLA | PCC | |
| 8 | 59 | Washington Redskins | Hank Harris | OG | Texas | SWC | |
| 8 | 60 | Chicago Cardinals | Maddock, GeorgeGeorge Maddock | T | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 61 | Philadelphia Eagles | Al Satterfield | T | Vanderbilt | SEC | |
| 8 | 62 | Green Bay Packers | Moncrief, MonteMonte Moncrief | T | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 8 | 63 | Los Angeles Rams | McGovern, BillBill McGovern | C | Washington | PCC | |
| 8 | 64 | New York Giants | Frank Muehlheuser | FB | Colgate | Ind. | |
| 8 | 65 | Chicago Bears | Smith, AllenAllen Smith | E | Ole Miss | SEC | |
| 9 | 66 | Detroit Lions | Alexander, KaleKale Alexander | T | South Carolina | SoCon | |
| 9 | 67 | Boston Yanks | Gene Malinowski | B | Detroit | Ind. | |
| 9 | 68 | Washington Redskins | Roy Kurrasch | E | UCLA | PCC | |
| 9 | 69 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Vander Clute, BertBert Vander Clute | OG | Wesleyan | — | |
| 9 | 70 | Chicago Cardinals | Art Dufelmeier | B | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 71 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Leonetti | OG | Wake Forest | SoCon | |
| 9 | 72 | Green Bay Packers | Bob McDougal | FB | Miami (FL) | Ind. | |
| 9 | 73 | Los Angeles Rams | Partin, MaxMax Partin | B | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 9 | 74 | New York Giants | Novitsky, JohnJohn Novitsky | T | Oklahoma City | Ind. | |
| 9 | 75 | Chicago Bears | Dwight Eddleman | B | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 76 | Detroit Lions | Bump Elliott | B | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 77 | Boston Yanks | Hazelhurst, BobBob Hazelhurst | HB | Denver | MSC | |
| 10 | 78 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Gibson, PaulPaul Gibson | E | NC State | SoCon | |
| 10 | 79 | Washington Redskins | Ernie Williamson | T | North Carolina | SoCon | |
| 10 | 80 | Philadelphia Eagles | Cornogg, UlyssesUlysses Cornogg | T | Wake Forest | SoCon | |
| 10 | 81 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Kelly | HB | Navy | Ind. | |
| 10 | 82 | Chicago Cardinals | Ray Ramsey | B | Bradley | Ind. | |
| 10 | 83 | Los Angeles Rams | Samuelson, CarlCarl Samuelson | DT | Nebraska | Big Six | |
| 10 | 84 | New York Giants | Mullis, FredFred Mullis | B | Chattanooga | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 10 | 85 | Chicago Bears | Arnold Tucker | B | Army | Ind. | |
| 11 | 86 | Detroit Lions | Sullivan, PetePete Sullivan | T | Detroit | Ind. | |
| 11 | 87 | Boston Yanks | Sidorik, AlexAlex Sidorik | T | Mississippi State | SEC | |
| 11 | 88 | Washington Redskins | L. G. Carmody | B | Central Washington | Evergreen | |
| 11 | 89 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Medd, JackJack Medd | C | Wesleyan | — | |
| 11 | 90 | Chicago Cardinals | Wallace, DaveDave Wallace | B | Oklahoma | Big Six | |
| 11 | 91 | Philadelphia Eagles | Alex Sarkisian | C | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 11 | 92 | Green Bay Packers | Moulton, TomTom Moulton | C | Oklahoma A&M | MVC | |
| 11 | 93 | Los Angeles Rams | Steger, RussRuss Steger | B | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 11 | 94 | New York Giants | Robert Hoernschemeyer $^†$ | B | Navy | Ind. | |
| 11 | 95 | Chicago Bears | Hatch, LarryLarry Hatch | B | Washington | PCC | |
| 12 | 96 | Detroit Lions | Camarata, LaVerneLaVerne Camarata | B | Iowa State | Big Six | |
| 12 | 97 | Boston Yanks | Roberts, WallyWally Roberts | E | Holy Cross | Ind. | |
| 12 | 98 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Fitch, JackJack Fitch | B | North Carolina | SoCon | |
| 12 | 99 | Washington Redskins | Savage, U.S.U.S. Savage | E | Richmond | SoCon | |
| 12 | 100 | Green Bay Packers | Hills, GeorgeGeorge Hills | OG | Georgia Tech | SEC | |
| 12 | 101 | Chicago Cardinals | Charley Sarratt | QB | Oklahoma | Big Six | |
| 12 | 102 | Philadelphia Eagles | D'Arcy, JerryJerry D'Arcy | C | Tulsa | MVC | |
| 12 | 103 | Los Angeles Rams | Dante Lavelli$^‡$$^†$ | E | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 12 | 104 | New York Giants | Hardy Brown $^†$ | LB | Tulsa | MVC | |
| 12 | 105 | Chicago Bears | Tony Adamle $^†$ | LB | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 13 | 106 | Detroit Lions | Walt Vezmar | OG | Michigan State | Ind. | |
| 13 | 107 | Boston Yanks | Bob Sullivan | HB | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 13 | 108 | Washington Redskins | Steckroth, BobBob Steckroth | E | William & Mary | SoCon | |
| 13 | 109 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ara Parseghian | HB | Miami (OH) | Ind. | |
| 13 | 110 | Philadelphia Eagles | Hamberger, JohnJohn Hamberger | T | SMU | SWC | |
| 13 | 111 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Skoglund | DE | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 13 | 112 | Chicago Cardinals | Harden Cooper | T | Tulsa | MVC | |
| 13 | 113 | Los Angeles Rams | Dimitro, MikeMike Dimitro | OG | UCLA | PCC | |
| 13 | 114 | New York Giants | Bill Hachten | OG | Stanford | PCC | |
| 13 | 115 | Chicago Bears | Emile Fritz | OG | Maryland | SoCon | |
| 14 | 116 | Detroit Lions | Hagen, DickDick Hagen | E | Washington | PCC | |
| 14 | 117 | Boston Yanks | Long, LeoLeo Long | B | Duke | SoCon | |
| 14 | 118 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Red Moore | OG | Penn | Ind. | |
| 14 | 119 | Washington Redskins | Weldon Edwards | T | TCU | SWC | |
| 14 | 120 | Chicago Cardinals | Russ, CarlCarl Russ | B | Rice | SWC | |
| 14 | 121 | Philadelphia Eagles | Al Johnson | QB | Hardin–Simmons | Border | |
| 14 | 122 | Green Bay Packers | Jack Mitchell | B | Oklahoma | Big Six | |
| 14 | 123 | Los Angeles Rams | John Kissell | DT | Boston College | Ind. | |
| 14 | 124 | New York Giants | Fuson, Herschel "Ug"Herschel "Ug" Fuson | B | Army | Ind. | |
| 14 | 125 | Chicago Bears | Turner, JimJim Turner | T | California | PCC | |
| 15 | 126 | Detroit Lions | Meeks, J.W.J.W. Meeks | B | East Texas State | LSC | |
| 15 | 127 | Boston Yanks | Parker, FrankFrank Parker | T | Holy Cross | Ind. | |
| 15 | 128 | Washington Redskins | Wheeler, EarlEarl Wheeler | C | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 15 | 129 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bruno, LarryLarry Bruno | B | Geneva | N/A | |
| 15 | 130 | Green Bay Packers | Denny Crawford | OG | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 15 | 131 | Chicago Cardinals | Mulligan, BuddyBuddy Mulligan | B | Duke | SoCon | |
| 15 | 132 | Philadelphia Eagles | Cook, JoeJoe Cook | B | Hardin–Simmons | Border | |
| 15 | 133 | Los Angeles Rams | Fuchs, GeorgeGeorge Fuchs | B | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 15 | 134 | New York Giants | Fallon, JohnJohn Fallon | T | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 15 | 135 | Chicago Bears | Goodall, WayneWayne Goodall | E | Oklahoma City | Ind. | |
| 16 | 136 | Detroit Lions | Nilsen, ReedReed Nilsen | C | BYU | MSC | |
| 16 | 137 | Boston Yanks | Marcolini, HugoHugo Marcolini | B | St. Bonaventure | Little Three | |
| 16 | 138 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jenkins, RalphRalph Jenkins | C | Clemson | SoCon | |
| 16 | 139 | Washington Redskins | Gold, BillBill Gold | B | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 16 | 140 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jeff Durkota | FB | Penn State | Ind. | |
| 16 | 141 | Green Bay Packers | Callanan, JimJim Callanan | E | USC | PCC | |
| 16 | 142 | Chicago Cardinals | Charles Smith | HB | Georgia | SEC | |
| 16 | 143 | Los Angeles Rams | Chubb, RalphRalph Chubb | B | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 16 | 144 | New York Giants | Orlando, BobBob Orlando | OG | Colgate | Ind. | |
| 16 | 145 | Chicago Bears | Verne Gagne | E | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 17 | 146 | Detroit Lions | Tommy James $^†$ | DB | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 17 | 147 | Boston Yanks | Marion Shirley | T | Oklahoma City | Ind. | |
| 17 | 148 | Washington Redskins | Hart, JackJack Hart | T | Detroit | Ind. | |
| 17 | 149 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Elbie Nickel $^†$ | E | Cincinnati | Ind. | |
| 17 | 150 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob Ravensberg | E | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| 17 | 151 | Green Bay Packers | Ted Scalissi | HB | Ripon | MCAC | |
| 17 | 152 | Philadelphia Eagles | Hubert Shurtz | T | LSU | SEC | |
| 17 | 153 | Los Angeles Rams | Hardy, DonDon Hardy | E | USC | PCC | |
| 17 | 154 | New York Giants | Pulattie, FrankFrank Pulattie | B | SMU | SWC | |
| 17 | 155 | Chicago Bears | Wally Dreyer | DB | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 18 | 156 | Detroit Lions | Maugham, RalphRalph Maugham | E | Utah State | MSC | |
| 18 | 157 | Boston Yanks | Nabors, RolandRoland Nabors | LB | Texas Tech | Border | |
| 18 | 158 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Cregar | OG | Holy Cross | Ind. | |
| 18 | 159 | Washington Redskins | Nichols, TomTom Nichols | B | Richmond | SoCon | |
| 18 | 160 | Green Bay Packers | Goodman, JimJim Goodman | T | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| 18 | 161 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bell, HalHal Bell | B | Muhlenberg | Ind. | |
| 18 | 162 | Chicago Cardinals | Barnett, BarneyBarney Barnett | E | Northeastern State | Oklahoma | |
| 18 | 163 | Los Angeles Rams | Ed Champagne | T | LSU | SEC | |
| 18 | 164 | New York Giants | Brinkley, DickDick Brinkley | B | Wake Forest | SoCon | |
| 18 | 165 | Chicago Bears | Pupa, WaltWalt Pupa | B | North Carolina | SoCon | |
| 19 | 166 | Detroit Lions | Baty, BurylBuryl Baty | B | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 19 | 167 | Boston Yanks | Pat Kenelly | E | Southeastern Louisiana | Louisiana | |
| 19 | 168 | Washington Redskins | Harry Dowda | DB | Wake Forest | SoCon | |
| 19 | 169 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jerry Mulready | E | North Dakota State | NCC | |
| 19 | 170 | Philadelphia Eagles | T. J. Campion | T | Southeastern Louisiana | Louisiana | |
| 19 | 171 | Chicago Cardinals | Deeds, ScottyScotty Deeds | B | BYU | MSC | |
| 19 | 172 | Green Bay Packers | Miller, DickDick Miller | OG | Lawrence | MCAC | |
| 19 | 173 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Dewar | B | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| 19 | 174 | New York Giants | Guess, FrankFrank Guess | B | Texas | SWC | |
| 19 | 175 | Chicago Bears | McLellan, JohnJohn McLellan | T | Montana State | RMAC | |
| 20 | 176 | Detroit Lions | Elmer Madar | E | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 20 | 177 | Boston Yanks | Waller, DarrellDarrell Waller | B | Washington State | PCC | |
| 20 | 178 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Smith, WarrenWarren Smith | T | Kansas Wesleyan | KCAC | |
| 20 | 179 | Washington Redskins | Webb, CharlieCharlie Webb | E | LSU | SEC | |
| 20 | 180 | Chicago Cardinals | Clarence Esser | E | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 20 | 181 | Green Bay Packers | Brad Ecklund $^†$ | C | Oregon | PCC | |
| 20 | 182 | Philadelphia Eagles | Hall, FredFred Hall | OG | LSU | SEC | |
| 20 | 183 | Los Angeles Rams | Ben Reiges | B | UCLA | PCC | |
| 20 | 184 | New York Giants | Tom Landry$^‡$$^†$ | DB | Texas | SWC | |
| 20 | 185 | Chicago Bears | Cromer, BillBill Cromer | B | Texas | SWC | |
| 21 | 186 | Detroit Lions | J. T. White | E | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 21 | 187 | Boston Yanks | Paul Hart | B | Delaware | Mason-Dixon | |
| 21 | 188 | Washington Redskins | Bond, ElmoElmo Bond | T | Washington State | PCC | |
| 21 | 189 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Hamilton, FredFred Hamilton | T | Vanderbilt | SEC | |
| 21 | 190 | Green Bay Packers | West, BobBob West | B | Colorado | MSC | |
| 21 | 191 | Philadelphia Eagles | Clayton, JimJim Clayton | T | Wyoming | MSC | |
| 21 | 192 | Chicago Cardinals | Ballard, SheltonShelton Ballard | C | LSU | SEC | |
| 21 | 193 | Los Angeles Rams | Leon McLaughlin $^†$ | C | UCLA | PCC | |
| 21 | 194 | New York Giants | Joe Ponsetto | B | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 21 | 195 | Chicago Bears | Russ Reader | DB | Michigan State | Ind. | |
| 22 | 196 | Detroit Lions | Carl Schuette | LB | Marquette | Ind. | |
| 22 | 197 | Boston Yanks | Lamoure, GeneGene Lamoure | OG | Fresno State | CCAA | |
| 22 | 198 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Fred Taylor | E | TCU | SWC | |
| 22 | 199 | Washington Redskins | Hefti, JimJim Hefti | B | St. Lawrence | — | |
| 22 | 200 | Philadelphia Eagles | Blomquist, GeorgeGeorge Blomquist | E | NC State | SoCon | |
| 22 | 201 | Chicago Cardinals | Wade Walker | T | Oklahoma | Big Six | |
| 22 | 202 | Green Bay Packers | Reilly, Maurice "Tex"Maurice "Tex" Reilly | B | Colorado | MSC | |
| 22 | 203 | Los Angeles Rams | Charlie Elliott | T | Oregon | PCC | |
| 22 | 204 | New York Giants | Art Donovan$^‡$ | DT | Boston College | Ind. | |
| 22 | 205 | Chicago Bears | Batchelor, JimJim Batchelor | B | East Texas State | LSC | |
| 23 | 206 | Detroit Lions | Cipot, SteveSteve Cipot | T | St. Bonaventure | Little Three | |
| 23 | 207 | Boston Yanks | Kolaskinski, HankHank Kolaskinski | B | Wyoming | MSC | |
| 23 | 208 | Washington Redskins | Dudley, TomTom Dudley | E | Virginia | Ind. | |
| 23 | 209 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bushmiaer, BinksBinks Bushmiaer | B | Vanderbilt | SEC | |
| 23 | 210 | Chicago Cardinals | Carroll, TomTom Carroll | T | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 23 | 211 | Green Bay Packers | Sockolov, RonRon Sockolov | T | California | PCC | |
| 23 | 212 | Philadelphia Eagles | Haynes, JoeJoe Haynes | C | Tulsa | MVC | |
| 23 | 213 | Los Angeles Rams | Levanti, LouLou Levanti | C | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 23 | 214 | New York Giants | Shoener, HalHal Shoener | E | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 23 | 215 | Chicago Bears | Lawler, AlAl Lawler | HB | Texas | SWC | |
| 24 | 216 | Detroit Lions | Cadenhead, BillBill Cadenhead | B | Alabama | SEC | |
| 24 | 217 | Boston Yanks | Heap, EdEd Heap | T | Texas | SWC | |
| 24 | 218 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Paul Davis | FB | Otterbein | OAC | |
| 24 | 219 | Washington Redskins | Bob Smith $^†$ | DB | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 24 | 220 | Green Bay Packers | Herbert St. John | OG | Georgia | SEC | |
| 24 | 221 | Philadelphia Eagles | Hense, StantonStanton Hense | E | Xavier | N/A | |
| 24 | 222 | Chicago Cardinals | Dorsey, TomTom Dorsey | B | Brown | Ind. | |
| 24 | 223 | Los Angeles Rams | Cheek, J. D.J. D. Cheek | T | Oklahoma A&M | MVC | |
| 24 | 224 | New York Giants | Moll, BillBill Moll | B | Connecticut | NEC | |
| 24 | 225 | Chicago Bears | Berlin, GordonGordon Berlin | C | Washington | PCC | |
| 25 | 226 | Detroit Lions | Cody, JimJim Cody | T | East Texas State | LSC | |
| 25 | 227 | Boston Yanks | Polzin, JohnJohn Polzin | OG | TCU | SWC | |
| 25 | 228 | Washington Redskins | Mullins, HalHal Mullins | T | Duke | SoCon | |
| 25 | 229 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tommy Kalmanir | HB | Nevada | Ind. | |
| 25 | 230 | Philadelphia Eagles | Kelly, JohnnyJohnny Kelly | B | Rice | SWC | |
| 25 | 231 | Chicago Cardinals | Otto Schnellbacher $^†$ | DB | Kansas | Big Six | |
| 25 | 232 | Green Bay Packers | Redeker, FredFred Redeker | B | Cincinnati | Ind. | |
| 25 | 233 | Los Angeles Rams | Dal Porto, BobBob Dal Porto | B | California | PCC | |
| 25 | 234 | New York Giants | Thomas, DickDick Thomas | OG | Mississippi Southern | Ind. | |
| 25 | 235 | Chicago Bears | Cunningham, JohnJohn Cunningham | E | California | PCC | |
| 26 | 236 | Detroit Lions | Earl Maves | WB | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 26 | 237 | Boston Yanks | Bloxom, DaveDave Bloxom | B | TCU | SWC | |
| 26 | 238 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mohr, DonDon Mohr | E | Baldwin Wallace | OAC | |
| 26 | 239 | Washington Redskins | Bocoka, FrancisFrancis Bocoka | E | Washington State | PCC | |
| 26 | 240 | Chicago Cardinals | Joe, LarryLarry Joe | B | Penn State | Ind. | |
| 26 | 241 | Green Bay Packers | Lubker, HermHerm Lubker | E | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 26 | 242 | Philadelphia Eagles | Roberts, H. J.H. J. Roberts | OG | Rice | SWC | |
| 26 | 243 | Los Angeles Rams | Standefer, GeneGene Standefer | B | Texas Tech | Border | |
| 26 | 244 | New York Giants | Ralph Stewart | C | Missouri | Big Six | |
| 26 | 245 | Chicago Bears | Max Morris | E | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 27 | 246 | Detroit Lions | Hillman, BillBill Hillman | B | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 27 | 247 | Boston Yanks | Odell Stautzenberger | OG | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 27 | 248 | Washington Redskins | Sacrinty, OtisOtis Sacrinty | B | Wake Forest | SoCon | |
| 27 | 249 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Young, ArtArt Young | OG | Dartmouth | Ind. | |
| 27 | 250 | Green Bay Packers | Palladino, BobBob Palladino | B | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 27 | 251 | Philadelphia Eagles | Phil Cutchin | B | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 27 | 252 | Chicago Cardinals | Abrams, DickDick Abrams | B | Washington State | PCC | |
| 27 | 253 | Los Angeles Rams | David, BobBob David | OG | Villanova | Ind. | |
| 27 | 254 | New York Giants | Bibighaus, GeorgeGeorge Bibighaus | E | Muhlenberg | Ind. | |
| 27 | 255 | Chicago Bears | Morris, BillBill Morris | E | Oklahoma | Big Six | |
| 28 | 256 | Detroit Lions | Kelly, ArchArch Kelly | E | Detroit | Ind. | |
| 28 | 257 | Boston Yanks | Chatterton, DickDick Chatterton | B | BYU | MSC | |
| 28 | 258 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ralph Sazio | T | William & Mary | SoCon | |
| 28 | 259 | Washington Redskins | Dropo, MiltMilt Dropo | C | Connecticut | NEC | |
| 28 | 260 | Chicago Cardinals | Smith, JoeJoe Smith | E | Texas Tech | Border | |
| 28 | 261 | Philadelphia Eagles | Wakefield, CharleyCharley Wakefield | T | Stanford | PCC | |
| 28 | 262 | Green Bay Packers | Baxter, JerrellJerrell Baxter | T | North Carolina | SoCon | |
| 28 | 263 | Los Angeles Rams | Hunnicutt, JimJim Hunnicutt | OG | South Carolina | SoCon | |
| 28 | 264 | New York Giants | Carrington, JimJim Carrington | OG | Navy | Ind. | |
| 28 | 265 | Chicago Bears | Baumgardner, Joe BillyJoe Billy Baumgardner | HB | Texas | SWC | |
| 29 | 266 | Detroit Lions | Tulis, BobBob Tulis | T | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 29 | 267 | Boston Yanks | Rodgers, TomTom Rodgers | T | Bucknell | Ind. | |
| 29 | 268 | Washington Redskins | Brownson, LynnLynn Brownson | B | Stanford | PCC | |
| 29 | 269 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Pitzer, DickDick Pitzer | E | Army | Ind. | |
| 29 | 270 | Chicago Cardinals | Rutunno, TonyTony Rutunno | B | St. Ambrose | N/A | |
| 29 | 271 | Green Bay Packers | Sellers, RayRay Sellers | E | Georgia | SEC | |
| 29 | 272 | Philadelphia Eagles | Langenbeck, DickDick Langenbeck | T | Cincinnati | Ind. | |
| 29 | 273 | Los Angeles Rams | Comer, JohnJohn Comer | B | Holy Cross | Ind. | |
| 29 | 274 | New York Giants | Harrison, ClaudeClaude Harrison | B | South Carolina | SoCon | |
| 29 | 275 | Chicago Bears | Jerry McCarthy | E | Penn | Ind. | |
| 30 | 276 | Detroit Lions | McAfee, HowardHoward McAfee | T | Tulane | SEC | |
| 30 | 277 | Boston Yanks | John Prchlik | DT | Yale | Ind. | |
| 30 | 278 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Stalloni, TonyTony Stalloni | T | Delaware | Mason-Dixon | |
| 30 | 279 | Washington Redskins | Joe Colone | B | Penn State | Ind. | |
| 30 | 280 | Green Bay Packers | Jerry Carle | B | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 30 | 281 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bernie Winkler | T | Texas Tech | Border | |
| 30 | 282 | Chicago Cardinals | Lindsley, ClydeClyde Lindsley | E | LSU | SEC | |
| 30 | 283 | Los Angeles Rams | Hal Dean | OG | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 30 | 284 | New York Giants | Wright, JohnJohn Wright | B | Georgia | SEC | |
| 30 | 285 | Chicago Bears | Pierce, JackJack Pierce | B | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 31 | 286 | Washington Redskins | Herb Shoener | E | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 31 | 287 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Vince DiFrancesca | OG | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 31 | 288 | Philadelphia Eagles | Stephens, BillBill Stephens | T | Baylor | SWC | |
| 31 | 289 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob Callahan | C | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 31 | 290 | Green Bay Packers | Hogan, BillBill Hogan | B | Kansas | Big Six | |
| 31 | 291 | Los Angeles Rams | Atwell, JamesJames Atwell | B | South Carolina | SoCon | |
| 31 | 292 | New York Giants | Schuler, BillBill Schuler | T | Yale | Ind. | |
| 31 | 293 | Chicago Bears | Bulbs Ehlers | B | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 32 | 294 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Warren Lahr $^†$ | DB | Case Western Reserve | MAC | |
| 32 | 295 | Washington Redskins | Pievo, BoBo Pievo | T | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 32 | 296 | Chicago Cardinals | Karamigios, JohnnyJohnny Karamigios | B | Denver | MSC | |
| 32 | 297 | Green Bay Packers | Ralph Olsen | DE | Utah | MSC | |
| 32 | 298 | Philadelphia Eagles | Kalosh, MikeMike Kalosh | E | La Crosse State | WSTCC | |
| 32 | 299 | Los Angeles Rams | Prymuski, BobBob Prymuski | OG | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 32 | 300 | New York Giants | Clayton, DonDon Clayton | B | North Carolina | SoCon | |

## Hall of Famers

* Dante Lavelli, end from Ohio State University taken 12th round 103rd overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1975.
* Tom Landry, defensive back from Texas taken 20th round 184th overall by the New York Giants.
    Inducted: For his Coaching achievements Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1990
* Art Donovan, defensive tackle from Boston College taken 22nd round 204th overall by the New York Giants
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1968.

## Notable undrafted players

| $^†$ | = Pro Bowler |
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. |
| Chicago Bears | Enrique Ecker | OT | John Carroll | OAC |
| Chicago Bears | George Gulyanics | HB/P | Alabama | SEC |
| Detroit Lions | George Hekkers | OT | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| Washington Redskins | Hugh Taylor $^†$ | WR | Oklahoma City | Ind. |

## Summary
### Schools with multiple draft selections

| Selections | Schools |
| 10 | Texas |
| 9 | UCLA |
| 8 | Michigan, Northwestern |
| 7 | LSU, Oklahoma |
| 6 | Army, Illinois |
| 5 | Georgia, Indiana, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn, South Carolina, Tulsa, Wake Forest |
| 4 | California, Cincinnati, Detroit, Holy Cross, Iowa, Oklahoma A&M, Penn State, Stanford, TCU, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, USC, Vanderbilt, Washington, Washington State, Wisconsin |
| 3 | Arkansas, BYU, Duke, East Texas State, Miami (FL), Navy, NC State, Oklahoma City, Oregon, Rice, SMU, Yale |
| 2 | Boston College, Colgate, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Denver, Georgia Tech, Hardin–Simmons, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, Muhlenberg, Nevada, Oregon State, Purdue, Richmond, Southeastern Louisiana, St. Bonaventure, Wesleyan, William & Mary, Wyoming |