# 1940 NFL draft

The 1940 NFL draft was held on December 9, 1939, at the Schroeder Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Chicago Cardinals selected George Cafego.

## Player selections

* = Hall of Famer
| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals | George Cafego | FB | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 1 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles | George McAfee$^‡$ | QB | Duke | SoCon | |
| 1 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Kay Eakin | HB | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 1 | 4 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Banks McFadden | HB | Clemson | SoCon | |
| 1 | 5 | Cleveland Rams | Olie Cordill | HB | Rice | SWC | |
| 1 | 6 | Detroit Lions | Doyle Nave | QB | USC | PCC | |
| 1 | 7 | Chicago Bears | Bulldog Turner$^‡$ | C | Hardin–Simmons | Ind. | |
| 1 | 8 | Washington Redskins | Ed Boell | QB | NYU | Ind. | |
| 1 | 9 | Green Bay Packers | Hal Van Every | HB | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 10 | New York Giants | Grenny Lansdell | HB | USC | PCC | |
| 2 | 11 | Chicago Cardinals | Snuffy Stirnweiss | B | North Carolina | SoCon | |
| 2 | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ralph Wenzell | E | Tulane | SEC | |
| 2 | 13 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Schiechl | C | Santa Clara | Ind. | |
| 2 | 14 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Nile Kinnick | B | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 15 | Cleveland Rams | Merl Condit | B | Carnegie Tech | Ind. | |
| 3 | 16 | Chicago Cardinals | Lloyd Madden | B | Colorado Mines | RMAC | |
| 3 | 17 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dick Favor | B | Oklahoma | Big Six | |
| 3 | 18 | Pittsburgh Steelers | George Kiick | B | Bucknell | Ind. | |
| 3 | 19 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Rhoten Shetley | B | Furman | SoCon | |
| 3 | 20 | Cleveland Rams | Jack Haman | C | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 21 | Detroit Lions | Bill Fisk | E | USC | PCC | |
| 3 | 22 | Chicago Bears | Ken Kavanaugh | E | LSU | SEC | |
| 3 | 23 | Washington Redskins | Buddy Banker | B | Tulane | SEC | |
| 3 | 24 | Green Bay Packers | Lou Brock | B | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 25 | New York Giants | John McLaughry | B | Brown | Ind. | |
| 4 | 26 | Chicago Cardinals | John Shirk | E | Oklahoma | Big Six | |
| 4 | 27 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Pop Ivy | E | Oklahoma | Big Six | |
| 4 | 28 | Philadelphia Eagles | Eberle Schultz | OG | Oregon State | PCC | |
| 4 | 29 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Bill Bailey | E | Duke | SoCon | |
| 4 | 30 | Cleveland Rams | Bobby Wood | T | Alabama | SEC | |
| 5 | 31 | Chicago Cardinals | Marty Christiansen | B | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 32 | Philadelphia Eagles | Frank Emmons | B | Oregon | PCC | |
| 5 | 33 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Clark Goff | T | Florida | SEC | |
| 5 | 34 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Walt Merrill | T | Alabama | SEC | |
| 5 | 35 | Cleveland Rams | Park Myers | T | Texas | SWC | |
| 5 | 36 | Detroit Lions | Harry Smith | OG | USC | PCC | |
| 5 | 37 | Chicago Bears | Ed Kolman | T | Temple | Ind. | |
| 5 | 38 | Washington Redskins | Kirchem, BillBill Kirchem | T | Tulane | SEC | |
| 5 | 39 | Green Bay Packers | Esco Sarkkinen | E | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 40 | New York Giants | Carl Tomasello | E | Scranton | N/A | |
| 6 | 41 | Chicago Cardinals | Vic Reginato | E | Oregon | PCC | |
| 6 | 42 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Frank Bykowski | OG | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 43 | Philadelphia Eagles | Singer, SaulSaul Singer | T | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 6 | 44 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Murray, JackJack Murray | C | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 45 | Cleveland Rams | Ken Heineman | B | Texas Mines | Border | |
| 6 | 46 | Detroit Lions | Rike, JimJim Rike | C | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 6 | 47 | Chicago Bears | John Woudenberg | T | Denver | N/A | |
| 6 | 48 | Washington Redskins | Joe Boyd | T | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 6 | 49 | Green Bay Packers | Dick Cassiano | B | Pittsburgh | Ind. | |
| 6 | 50 | New York Giants | Smith, LouLou Smith | B | California | N/A | |
| 7 | 51 | Chicago Cardinals | Andy Chisick | C | Villanova | Ind. | |
| 7 | 52 | Philadelphia Eagles | Hal Pegg | C | Bucknell | Ind. | |
| 7 | 53 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Cignetti, PetePete Cignetti | B | Boston College | Ind. | |
| 7 | 54 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ty Coon | T | NC State | SoCon | |
| 7 | 55 | Cleveland Rams | Bob Nowaskey | E | George Washington | Ind. | |
| 7 | 56 | Detroit Lions | Bob Winslow | E | USC | PCC | |
| 7 | 57 | Chicago Bears | Len Akin | OG | Baylor | SWC | |
| 7 | 58 | Washington Redskins | Roy Zimmerman | B | San Jose State | CCAA | |
| 7 | 59 | Green Bay Packers | White, MillardMillard White | T | Tulane | SEC | |
| 7 | 60 | New York Giants | Rex Williams | C | Texas Tech | Border | |
| 8 | 61 | Chicago Cardinals | Ben Kish | B | Pittsburgh | Ind. | |
| 8 | 62 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Carl Nery | OG | Duquesne | Ind. | |
| 8 | 63 | Philadelphia Eagles | Don Looney | E | TCU | SWC | |
| 8 | 64 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Frank Zadworney | B | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 65 | Cleveland Rams | Anahu, BillBill Anahu | E | Santa Clara | Ind. | |
| 8 | 66 | Detroit Lions | Tranavitch, BillBill Tranavitch | B | Rutgers | Ind. | |
| 8 | 67 | Chicago Bears | Jim Fordham | B | Georgia | SEC | |
| 8 | 68 | Washington Redskins | Orf, BudBud Orf | E | Missouri | Big Six | |
| 8 | 69 | Green Bay Packers | George Seeman | E | Nebraska | Big Six | |
| 8 | 70 | New York Giants | Win Pedersen | T | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 71 | Chicago Cardinals | Pappas, LukeLuke Pappas | T | Utah | MSC | |
| 9 | 72 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jones, DonDon Jones | B | Washington | PCC | |
| 9 | 73 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Boisseau, DickDick Boisseau | T | Washington & Lee | N/A | |
| 9 | 74 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Jocher, ArtArt Jocher | T | Manhattan | N/A | |
| 9 | 75 | Cleveland Rams | Wilfred Thorpe | OG | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 9 | 76 | Detroit Lions | Haas, BobBob Haas | T | Missouri | Big Six | |
| 9 | 77 | Chicago Bears | Hampton Pool | E | Stanford | PCC | |
| 9 | 78 | Washington Redskins | Bob Hoffman | B | USC | PCC | |
| 9 | 79 | Green Bay Packers | Manley, J. R.J. R. Manley | OG | Oklahoma | Big Six | |
| 9 | 80 | New York Giants | Dom Principe | B | Fordham | Ind. | |
| 10 | 81 | Chicago Cardinals | Roche, JackJack Roche | B | Santa Clara | Ind. | |
| 10 | 82 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Shu, PaulPaul Shu | B | VMI | SoCon | |
| 10 | 83 | Philadelphia Eagles | Frank Maher | B | Toledo | OAC | |
| 10 | 84 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Turner, JimJim Turner | OG | Holy Cross | Ind. | |
| 10 | 85 | Cleveland Rams | Smith, HerbHerb Smith | B | Saint Mary's (CA) | Ind. | |
| 10 | 86 | Detroit Lions | DeWitte, LeonLeon DeWitte | B | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 87 | Chicago Bears | Pace, TomTom Pace | B | Utah | MSC | |
| 10 | 88 | Washington Redskins | Bob Seymour | B | Oklahoma | Big Six | |
| 10 | 89 | Green Bay Packers | Brown, JackJack Brown | B | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 90 | New York Giants | Clark, EarlEarl Clark | B | TCU | SWC | |
| 11 | 91 | Chicago Cardinals | Davis, BillBill Davis | T | Texas Tech | Border | |
| 11 | 92 | Philadelphia Eagles | Elmer Hackney | B | Kansas State | Big Six | |
| 11 | 93 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Cary Cox | C | Alabama | SEC | |
| 11 | 94 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Cutlich, NickNick Cutlich | T | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 11 | 95 | Cleveland Rams | Boyd Clay | T | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 11 | 96 | Detroit Lions | Erwin Prasse | E | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 11 | 97 | Chicago Bears | Lee Artoe | T | California | N/A | |
| 11 | 98 | Washington Redskins | Stoecker, HowardHoward Stoecker | T | USC | PCC | |
| 11 | 99 | Green Bay Packers | Guritz, DonDon Guritz | OG | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 11 | 100 | New York Giants | McKibben, JohnJohn McKibben | E | Tulsa | MVC | |
| 12 | 101 | Chicago Cardinals | Andersen, StanStan Andersen | T | Stanford | PCC | |
| 12 | 102 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Rocco Pirro | B | Catholic University | Ind. | |
| 12 | 103 | Philadelphia Eagles | Horner, DurwardDurward Horner | E | TCU | SWC | |
| 12 | 104 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Dougherty, GeorgeGeorge Dougherty | B | | | Sources say Howard but the first African American was drafted in 1949. |
| 12 | 105 | Cleveland Rams | Shag Goolsby | C | Mississippi State | SEC | |
| 12 | 106 | Detroit Lions | Binder, KenKen Binder | B | Carroll (WI) | N/A | |
| 12 | 107 | Chicago Bears | McCubbin, BillBill McCubbin | E | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 12 | 108 | Washington Redskins | Johnson, AllenAllen Johnson | OG | Duke | SoCon | |
| 12 | 109 | Green Bay Packers | Gaspar, PhilPhil Gaspar | T | USC | PCC | |
| 12 | 110 | New York Giants | McGee, EdEd McGee | OG | Temple | Ind. | |
| 13 | 111 | Chicago Cardinals | Alton Coppage | E | Oklahoma | Big Six | |
| 13 | 112 | Philadelphia Eagles | Hennis, TedTed Hennis | B | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 13 | 113 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Noppenberg | B | Miami (FL) | SIAA | |
| 13 | 114 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Gussie, MikeMike Gussie | OG | West Virginia | Ind. | |
| 13 | 115 | Cleveland Rams | Jack Gregory | T | Chattanooga | Dixie | |
| 13 | 116 | Detroit Lions | Bowers, JustinJustin Bowers | T | Oklahoma | Big Six | |
| 13 | 117 | Chicago Bears | Harry Clarke | B | West Virginia | Ind. | |
| 13 | 118 | Washington Redskins | Sam Bartholomew | B | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 13 | 119 | Green Bay Packers | Ambrose Schindler | B | USC | PCC | |
| 13 | 120 | New York Giants | Payne, JoeJoe Payne | OG | Clemson | SoCon | |
| 14 | 121 | Chicago Cardinals | Hudson, JudsonJudson Hudson | B | Davis & Elkins | N/A | |
| 14 | 122 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Stublar, NickNick Stublar | T | Santa Clara | Ind. | |
| 14 | 123 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bunsen, BillBill Bunsen | B | Kansas | Big Six | |
| 14 | 124 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Coffman, LenLen Coffman | B | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 14 | 125 | Cleveland Rams | Bogden, PetePete Bogden | E | Utah | MSC | |
| 14 | 126 | Detroit Lions | Jack Morlock | B | Marshall | WVIAC | |
| 14 | 127 | Chicago Bears | Crisci, FrankFrank Crisci | T | | | Case Western Reserve |
| 14 | 128 | Washington Redskins | Lain, ErnieErnie Lain | B | Rice | SWC | |
| 14 | 129 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Kerr | E | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 14 | 130 | New York Giants | Smith, BobBob Smith | B | Oregon | PCC | |
| 15 | 131 | Chicago Cardinals | Ziemba, JoeJoe Ziemba | E | St. Benedict's (KS) | N/A | |
| 15 | 132 | Philadelphia Eagles | Crumbaker, DonDon Crumbaker | E | Kansas State | Big Six | |
| 15 | 133 | Pittsburgh Steelers | McCarthy, RayRay McCarthy | B | Santa Clara | Ind. | |
| 15 | 134 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Conlin, JimJim Conlin | C | NYU | Ind. | |
| 15 | 135 | Cleveland Rams | Owen Goodnight | B | Hardin–Simmons | Ind. | |
| 15 | 136 | Detroit Lions | Stillman Rouse | E | Missouri | Big Six | |
| 15 | 137 | Chicago Bears | Barnes, ShermSherm Barnes | E | Baylor | SWC | |
| 15 | 138 | Washington Redskins | Sandy Sanford | E | Alabama | SEC | |
| 15 | 139 | Green Bay Packers | Mel Brewer | OG | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 15 | 140 | New York Giants | Turner, OthelOthel Turner | T | Tulsa | MVC | |
| 16 | 141 | Chicago Cardinals | Beryl Clark | B | Oklahoma | Big Six | |
| 16 | 142 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Leon Gajecki | C | Penn State | Ind. | |
| 16 | 143 | Philadelphia Eagles | Green, J. R.J. R. Green | T | Rice | SWC | |
| 16 | 144 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Donovan, DennisDennis Donovan | B | Oregon | PCC | |
| 16 | 145 | Cleveland Rams | Kohler, MorrisMorris Kohler | B | Oregon State | PCC | |
| 16 | 146 | Detroit Lions | Padley, JackJack Padley | B | Dayton | Ind. | |
| 16 | 147 | Detroit Lions | Christianson, AlAl Christianson | B | Knox | N/A | |
| 16 | 148 | Washington Redskins | Bolo Perdue | E | Duke | SoCon | |
| 16 | 149 | Green Bay Packers | Andrus, RayRay Andrus | B | Vanderbilt | SEC | |
| 16 | 150 | New York Giants | Swan, NedNed Swan | C | Drake | MVC | |
| 17 | 151 | Chicago Cardinals | Ralph Foster | T | Oklahoma A&M | MVC | |
| 17 | 152 | Philadelphia Eagles | Molnar, JimJim Molnar | B | Bradley | Illinois | |
| 17 | 153 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mickey Sullivan | E | NC State | SoCon | |
| 17 | 154 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Funair, FrankFrank Funair | B | Bucknell | Ind. | |
| 17 | 155 | Cleveland Rams | Jack Nix | B | Mississippi State | SEC | |
| 17 | 156 | Detroit Lions | Johnny Hackenbruck | T | Oregon State | PCC | |
| 17 | 157 | Chicago Bears | White, WilburWilbur White | T | Bradley | Illinois | |
| 17 | 158 | Washington Redskins | Steve Andrako | C | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 17 | 159 | Green Bay Packers | Archie Kodros | C | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 17 | 160 | New York Giants | Rogalla, JohnJohn Rogalla | B | Scranton | N/A | |
| 18 | 161 | Chicago Cardinals | Bryant, LowellLowell Bryant | B | Clemson | SoCon | |
| 18 | 162 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Daly, SeatonSeaton Daly | T | Gonzaga | Ind. | |
| 18 | 163 | Philadelphia Eagles | Schwartzer, ErnieErnie Schwartzer | OG | Boston College | Ind. | |
| 18 | 164 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Strosser, WaltWalt Strosser | B | Saint Vincent | N/A | |
| 18 | 165 | Cleveland Rams | Ralph Stevenson | OG | Oklahoma | Big Six | |
| 18 | 166 | Detroit Lions | Frank Ribar | OG | Duke | SoCon | |
| 18 | 167 | Chicago Bears | Schlosser, RalphRalph Schlosser | C | Gonzaga | Ind. | |
| 18 | 168 | Washington Redskins | Graybeal, JayJay Graybeal | B | Oregon | PCC | |
| 18 | 169 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Gillette | B | Virginia | Ind. | |
| 18 | 170 | New York Giants | Monk Edwards | T | Baylor | SWC | |
| 19 | 171 | Chicago Cardinals | Buckley, RussRuss Buckley | B | Gustavus Adolphus | MIAC | |
| 19 | 172 | Philadelphia Eagles | Schneller, BillBill Schneller | B | Ole Miss | SEC | |
| 19 | 173 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Harvey, ThadThad Harvey | T | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 19 | 174 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Hydock, SteveSteve Hydock | E | Albright | Ind. | |
| 19 | 175 | Cleveland Rams | Dante Magnani | B | Saint Mary's | Ind. | |
| 19 | 176 | Detroit Lions | McCarthy, HerbHerb McCarthy | B | Denver | N/A | |
| 19 | 177 | Chicago Bears | Popov, JohnJohn Popov | B | Cincinnati | Ind. | |
| 19 | 178 | Washington Redskins | Slagle, CharleyCharley Slagle | B | North Carolina | SoCon | |
| 19 | 179 | Green Bay Packers | Al Matuza | C | Georgetown | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 19 | 180 | New York Giants | Walden, CecilCecil Walden | OG | Oregon | PCC | |
| 20 | 181 | Chicago Cardinals | Rupert Pate | T | Wake Forest | SoCon | |
| 20 | 182 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Katzenstein, MarvinMarvin Katzenstein | T | Colorado Mines | RMAC | |
| 20 | 183 | Philadelphia Eagles | Debord, BillBill Debord | T | Kansas State | Big Six | |
| 20 | 184 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Howell, MiltMilt Howell | OG | Auburn | SEC | |
| 20 | 185 | Cleveland Rams | Luke Lindon | T | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 20 | 186 | Detroit Lions | Parten, DubDub Parten | T | Centenary | N/A | |
| 20 | 187 | Chicago Bears | Young Bussey | B | LSU | SEC | |
| 20 | 188 | Washington Redskins | Murphy, BuckBuck Murphy | B | Georgia Tech | SEC | |
| 20 | 189 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Reeder | T | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 20 | 190 | New York Giants | Sullivan, JohnJohn Sullivan | E | San Francisco | Ind. | |
| 21 | 191 | Detroit Lions | Morgan, MalvernMalvern Morgan | C | Auburn | SEC | |
| 21 | 192 | Chicago Bears | Ray McLean | B | Saint Anselm | N/A | |
| 21 | 193 | Washington Redskins | Wetzel, MelMel Wetzel | T | Missouri | Big Six | |
| 21 | 194 | Green Bay Packers | Eichler, VinceVince Eichler | B | Cornell | Ind. | |
| 21 | 195 | New York Giants | Bynum, WeenieWeenie Bynum | B | Centenary | N/A | |
| 22 | 196 | Detroit Lions | Orf, BobBob Orf | E | Missouri | Big Six | |
| 22 | 197 | Chicago Bears | Walt Kichefski | E | Miami (FL) | SIAA | |
| 22 | 198 | Washington Redskins | Steve Sitko | B | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 22 | 199 | Green Bay Packers | Luebcke, HenryHenry Luebcke | T | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 22 | 200 | New York Giants | Claxton, MyronMyron Claxton | T | Whittier | N/A | |

## Hall of Famers

* George McAfee, quarterback from Duke taken 1st round 2nd overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1966.
* Bulldog Turner, center from Hardin–Simmons taken 1st round 7th overall by the Chicago Bears.
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1966.

## Notable undrafted players

| $^†$ | = Pro Bowler |
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. |
| Cleveland Rams | Fred Gehrke | HB/CB | Utah | MSC |
| Green Bay Packers | Ray Riddick | E | Fordham | Ind. |
| New York Giants | Jack Hinkle | HB | Syracuse | Ind. |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Tommy Thompson $^†$ | QB | Tulsa | MVC |
| Washington Redskins | Ray Hare $^†$ | HB | Gonzaga | Ind. |