# 1938 NFL draft

The 1938 NFL draft was held on December 12, 1937, at the Sherman House Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. The draft consisted of 12 rounds and 110 player selections. It began with the Cleveland Rams using the first overall pick of the draft to select Corbett Davis.

## Player selections

| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Cleveland Rams | Corbett Davis | RB | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles | James Allen McDonald | B | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 3 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Boyd Brumbaugh | B | Duquesne | Ind. | |
| 1 | 4 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Byron White | B | Colorado | RMAC | |
| 1 | 5 | Chicago Cardinals | Jack Robbins | B | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 1 | 6 | Detroit Lions | Alex Wojciechowicz$^‡$ | C | Fordham | Ind. | |
| 1 | 7 | Green Bay Packers | Cecil Isbell | B | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 8 | New York Giants | George Karamatic | B | Gonzaga | Ind. | |
| 1 | 9 | Washington Redskins | Andy Farkas | B | Detroit | N/A | |
| 1 | 10 | Chicago Bears | Joe Gray | B | Oregon State | PCC | |
| 2 | 11 | Cleveland Rams | Jim Benton | E | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 2 | 12 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dick Riffle | B | Albright | Ind. | |
| 2 | 13 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Joe Kilgrow | B | Alabama | SEC | |
| 2 | 14 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Frank Filchock | B | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 15 | Chicago Cardinals | Milt Popovich | B | Montana | PCC | |
| 3 | 16 | Cleveland Rams | Joe Routt | OG | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 3 | 17 | Philadelphia Eagles | Joe Bukant | B | Washington University | MVC | |
| 3 | 18 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Frank Kinard$^‡$ | T | Ole Miss | SEC | |
| 3 | 19 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Hugh Wolfe | B | Texas | SWC | |
| 3 | 20 | Chicago Cardinals | Frank Patrick | B | Pittsburgh | Ind. | |
| 3 | 21 | Detroit Lions | Smith, PetePete Smith | E | Oklahoma | Big Six | |
| 3 | 22 | Green Bay Packers | Schreyer, MartyMarty Schreyer | T | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 23 | New York Giants | Fred Vanzo | B | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 24 | Washington Redskins | Sam Chapman | B | California | PCC | |
| 3 | 25 | Chicago Bears | Gary Famiglietti | B | Boston University | Ind. | |
| 4 | 26 | Cleveland Rams | Vic Markov | T | Washington | PCC | |
| 4 | 27 | Philadelphia Eagles | Meek, JohnJohn Meek | B | California | PCC | |
| 4 | 28 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Moore, GeneGene Moore | C | Colorado | RMAC | |
| 4 | 29 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Tony Matisi | T | Pittsburgh | Ind. | |
| 4 | 30 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob Herwig | C | California | PCC | |
| 5 | 31 | Cleveland Rams | Ed Franco | OG | Fordham | Ind. | |
| 5 | 32 | Philadelphia Eagles | Fred Shirey | T | Nebraska | Big Six | |
| 5 | 33 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Merlin, EdEd Merlin | OG | Vanderbilt | SEC | |
| 5 | 34 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Lou Midler | T | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 35 | Chicago Cardinals | Al Babartsky | T | Fordham | Ind. | |
| 5 | 36 | Detroit Lions | Andy Bershak | E | North Carolina | SoCon | |
| 5 | 37 | Green Bay Packers | Chuck Sweeney | E | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 5 | 38 | New York Giants | Konemann, MarionMarion Konemann | B | Georgia Tech | SEC | |
| 5 | 39 | Washington Redskins | Price, DaveDave Price | C | Mississippi State | SEC | |
| 5 | 40 | Chicago Bears | Gust Zarnas | OG | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 41 | Cleveland Rams | Ray Hamilton | OG | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 6 | 42 | Philadelphia Eagles | Herschel Ramsey | E | Texas Tech | Border | |
| 6 | 43 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Perry Schwartz | E | California | PCC | |
| 6 | 44 | Pittsburgh Pirates | George Platukis | E | Duquesne | Ind. | |
| 6 | 45 | Chicago Cardinals | Brunansky, JoeJoe Brunansky | T | Duke | SoCon | |
| 6 | 46 | Detroit Lions | Schleckman, KarlKarl Schleckman | T | Utah | RMAC | |
| 6 | 47 | Green Bay Packers | Andy Uram | B | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 48 | New York Giants | Frank Souchak | E | Pittsburgh | Ind. | |
| 6 | 49 | Washington Redskins | Dohrmann, ElmerElmer Dohrmann | E | Nebraska | Big Six | |
| 6 | 50 | Chicago Bears | Bob Masterson | E | Miami (FL) | SIAA | |
| 7 | 51 | Cleveland Rams | Marcel Chesbro | OG | Colgate | Ind. | |
| 7 | 52 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Lannon | E | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 53 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Leroy Monsky | OG | Alabama | SEC | |
| 7 | 54 | Pittsburgh Pirates | King, RayRay King | E | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 55 | Chicago Cardinals | Cherry, EdEd Cherry | B | Hardin–Simmons | Ind. | |
| 7 | 56 | Detroit Lions | Paul Szakash | E | Montana | PCC | |
| 7 | 57 | Green Bay Packers | Johnny Kovatch | E | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 58 | New York Giants | Moan, KellyKelly Moan | HB | West Virginia | Ind. | |
| 7 | 59 | Washington Redskins | Roy Young | OG | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 7 | 60 | Chicago Bears | Ramsey, FrankFrank Ramsey | T | Oregon State | PCC | |
| 8 | 61 | Cleveland Rams | Walter Mayberry | B | Florida | SEC | |
| 8 | 62 | Philadelphia Eagles | Clem Woltman | OG | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 63 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Noyes, LenLen Noyes | OG | Montana | PCC | |
| 8 | 64 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Tom Burnette | HB | North Carolina | SoCon | |
| 8 | 65 | Chicago Cardinals | Lavington, LeonLeon Lavington | E | Colorado | RMAC | |
| 8 | 66 | Detroit Lions | Richard Nardi | HB | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 67 | Green Bay Packers | Phil Ragazzo | OG | Western Reserve | Ind. | |
| 8 | 68 | New York Giants | Ted Doyle | B | Nebraska | Big Six | |
| 8 | 69 | Washington Redskins | Bill Hartman | FB | Georgia | SEC | |
| 8 | 70 | Chicago Bears | Sims, FletcherFletcher Sims | B | Georgia Tech | SEC | |
| 9 | 71 | Cleveland Rams | Ream, CharlesCharles Ream | E | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 72 | Philadelphia Eagles | Elmer Kolberg | B | Oregon State | PCC | |
| 9 | 73 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Stringham, JohnJohn Stringham | B | BYU | RMAC | |
| 9 | 74 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Paul McDonough | E | Utah | RMAC | |
| 9 | 75 | Chicago Cardinals | Phil Dougherty | C | Santa Clara | Ind. | |
| 9 | 76 | Detroit Lions | Jim Sirtoskty | OG | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 77 | Green Bay Packers | John Howell | HB | Nebraska | Big Six | |
| 9 | 78 | New York Giants | John Mellus | T | Villanova | Ind. | |
| 9 | 79 | Washington Redskins | Ed Parks | C | Oklahoma | Big Six | |
| 9 | 80 | Chicago Bears | Schwarz, AlexAlex Schwarz | T | San Francisco | Ind. | |
| 10 | 81 | Cleveland Rams | Joe Maras | C | Duquesne | Ind. | |
| 10 | 82 | Philadelphia Eagles | Emmett Kriel | OG | Baylor | SWC | |
| 10 | 83 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Jim Sivell | OG | Auburn | SEC | |
| 10 | 84 | Pittsburgh Pirates | McCarty, PatPat McCarty | C | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 10 | 85 | Chicago Cardinals | Dwight Sloan | FB | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 10 | 86 | Detroit Lions | Wolf, RalphRalph Wolf | C | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 87 | Green Bay Packers | Barnhart, FrankFrank Barnhart | OG | Colorado State–Greeley | RMAC | |
| 10 | 88 | New York Giants | Grimstead, BobBob Grimstead | T | Washington State | PCC | |
| 10 | 89 | Washington Redskins | Abbott, JackJack Abbott | B | Elon | North State | |
| 10 | 90 | Chicago Bears | Weger, JohnJohn Weger | T | Butler | IIC | |
| 11 | 91 | Cleveland Rams | Al Hoptowit | OG | Washington State | PCC | |
| 11 | 92 | Philadelphia Eagles | Carl Hinkle | C | Vanderbilt | SEC | |
| 11 | 93 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Johnny Druze | E | Fordham | Ind. | |
| 11 | 94 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Krause, BillBill Krause | OG | Baldwin Wallace | OAC | |
| 11 | 95 | Chicago Cardinals | Kenderdine, BobBob Kenderdine | E | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| 11 | 96 | Detroit Lions | Douglass, ClarenceClarence Douglass | B | Kansas | Big Six | |
| 11 | 97 | Green Bay Packers | Pete Tinsley | B | Georgia | SEC | |
| 11 | 98 | New York Giants | Doug Oldershaw | E | Santa Barbara State | N/A | |
| 11 | 99 | Washington Redskins | Johnston, DickDick Johnston | E | Washington | PCC | |
| 11 | 100 | Chicago Bears | Ray Mickovsky | B | Case | Ind. | |
| 12 | 101 | Cleveland Rams | Vic Spadaccini | HB | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 12 | 102 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Michelosen | B | Pittsburgh | Ind. | |
| 12 | 103 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Lou Mark | B | NC State | SoCon | |
| 12 | 104 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Joe Kuharich | OG | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 12 | 105 | Chicago Cardinals | Mautner, BobBob Mautner | C | Holy Cross | Ind. | |
| 12 | 106 | Detroit Lions | Clint Frank | HB | Yale | Ind. | 1937 Heisman Trophy winner |
| 12 | 107 | Green Bay Packers | Tony Falkenstein | B | Saint Mary's | N/A | |
| 12 | 108 | New York Giants | Hackney, ElmoreElmore Hackney | FB | Duke | SoCon | |
| 12 | 109 | Washington Redskins | Hank Bartos | OG | North Carolina | SoCon | |
| 12 | 110 | Chicago Bears | Fred Dreher | E | Denver | N/A | |

## Hall of Famers

* Alex Wojciechowicz, center from Fordham, taken 1st round 6th overall by the Detroit Lions.
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1968.
* Frank “Bruiser” Kinard, offensive tackle from Ole Miss, taken 3rd round 18th overall by the Brooklyn Dodgers.
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1971.

## Notable undrafted players

* = Pro Bowler
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. |
| Green Bay Packers | Carl Mulleneaux | E | Utah State | RMAC |
| Green Bay Packers | Baby Ray $^†$ | T | Vanderbilt | SEC |
| New York Giants | Enio Conti $^†$ | OG | Fordham | Ind. |
| New York Giants | Frank Cope $^†$ | T | Santa Clara | Ind. |
| Washington Redskins | Willie Wilkin $^†$ | OT | Saint Mary's (CA) | Ind. |