# 1953 NFL draft

The 1953 National Football League draft was held on January 22, 1953, at Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia. Selections made by the folded Dallas Texans were assigned to the Baltimore Colts, since the Dallas team had moved to Baltimore.
This was the seventh year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery, with the previous six winners (Chicago Bears in 1947, Washington Redskins in 1948, Philadelphia Eagles in 1949, Detroit Lions in 1950, New York Giants in 1951, and Los Angeles Rams in 1952) ineligible from the draw; it was won by the San Francisco 49ers, who selected end Harry Babcock.

## Player selections

| = Pro Bowler | = Hall of Famer |

### Round one

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ers $^{(Lotterybonuspick)}$ | Harry Babcock | End | Georgia |
| 2 | Baltimore Colts | Billy Vessels | Halfback | Oklahoma |
| 3 | Washington Redskins | Jack Scarbath | Back | Maryland |
| 4 | Chicago Cardinals | Johnny Olszewski | Fullback | California |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ted Marchibroda | Quarterback | Detroit |
| 6 | Chicago Bears | Billy Anderson | Halfback | Compton CC |
| 7 | Green Bay Packers | Al Carmichael | Halfback | USC |
| 8 | New York Giants | Bobby Marlow | Halfback | Alabama |
| 9 | Los Angeles Rams | Donn Moomaw | Center | UCLA |
| 10 | San Francisco 49ers | Tom Stolhandske | End | Texas |
| 11 | Cleveland Browns | Doug Atkins | End | Tennessee |
| 12 | Los Angeles Rams | Ed Barker | End | Washington State |
| 13 | Detroit Lions | Harley Sewell | Guard | Texas |
* $^{HOF}$ Member of the Professional Football Hall of Fame

### Round two

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 14 | Baltimore Colts | Bernie Flowers | End | Purdue |
| 15 | Chicago Cardinals | Jim Psaltis | Back | USC |
| 16 | Washington Redskins | Dick Modzelewski | Defensive tackle | Maryland |
| 17 | Chicago Bears | Zeke Bratkowski | Quarterback | Georgia |
| 18 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Henry Johnson | Fullback | Arizona State |
| 19 | Green Bay Packers | Gil Reich | Back | Kansas |
| 20 | Philadelphia Eagles | Al Conway | Back | Army |
| 21 | San Francisco 49ers | George Morris | Center | Georgia Tech |
| 22 | New York Giants | Eddie Crowder | Quarterback | Oklahoma |
| 23 | Cleveland Browns | Billy Reynolds | Back | Pittsburgh |
| 24 | Los Angeles Rams | Rudy Bukich | Quarterback | USC |
| 25 | Detroit Lions | Gene Gedman | Back | Indiana |

### Round three

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 26 | Baltimore Colts | Buck McPhail | Back | Oklahoma |
| 27 | Washington Redskins | Paul Dekker | End | Michigan State |
| 28 | Chicago Cardinals | Dale Samuels | Quarterback | Purdue |
| 29 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Marv Matuszak | Tackle | Tulsa |
| 30 | Chicago Bears | Bill Rowekamp | Back | Missouri |
| 31 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Forester | Tackle | SMU |
| 32 | San Francisco 49ers | Bob St. Clair | Offensive tackle | San Francisco |
| 33 | New York Giants | Cal Roberts | Tackle | Gustavus Adolphus |
| 34 | Philadelphia Eagles | Don Johnson | Back | California |
| 35 | Cleveland Browns | Fred Bruney | Back | Ohio State |
| 36 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Fry | Tackle | Kentucky |
| 37 | Cleveland Browns | Gene Donaldson | Guard | Kentucky |
| 38 | Cleveland Browns | Jim Hietikko | Tackle | Ohio State |

### Round four

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 39 | Baltimore Colts | Tom Catlin | Center | Oklahoma |
| 40 | Chicago Cardinals | Buck Martin | End | Georgia Tech |
| 41 | Washington Redskins | Don Boll | Guard | Nebraska |
| 42 | Chicago Bears | Joe Koch | Back | Wake Forest |
| 43 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lloyd Colteryahn | End | Maryland |
| 44 | Green Bay Packers | Gib Dawson | Back | Texas |
| 45 | New York Giants | Dewayne Douglas | Tackle | Florida |
| 46 | Philadelphia Eagles | George Mrkonic | Guard | Kansas |
| 47 | San Francisco 49ers | Ed Fullerton | Back | Maryland |
| 48 | Cleveland Browns | Dick Tamburo | Center | Michigan State |
| 49 | Los Angeles Rams | Willie Roberts | End | Tulsa |
| 50 | Detroit Lions | Charlie Ane | Tackle | USC |

### Round five

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 50 | Baltimore Colts | Jack Little | Tackle | Texas A&M |
| 51 | Washington Redskins | Nick Carras | Back | Missouri |
| 52 | Chicago Cardinals | Bill Shalosky | Guard | Cincinnati |
| 53 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob Gaona | Tackle | Wake Forest |
| 54 | Chicago Bears | Stan Jones | Guard | Maryland |
| 55 | Green Bay Packers | Roger Zatkoff | Tackle | Michigan |
| 56 | Philadelphia Eagles | Eddie Bell | Halfback | Penn |
| 57 | San Francisco 49ers | Hal Miller | Tackle | Georgia Tech |
| 58 | New York Giants | Buford Long | Back | Florida |
| 59 | Cleveland Browns | Bob Van Doren | End | USC |
| 60 | Los Angeles Rams | Tom Scott | End | Virginia |
| 61 | Philadelphia Eagles | Rex Smith | End | Illinois |

### Round six

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 62 | Baltimore Colts | Jim Sears | Back | USC |
| 63 | Chicago Cardinals | Tony Curcillo | Back | Ohio State |
| 64 | Los Angeles Rams | Paul Miller | Tackle | LSU |
| 65 | Chicago Bears | Art DeCarlo | Back | Georgia |
| 66 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tom Barton | Guard | Clemson |
| 67 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Kennedy | Guard | Wisconsin |
| 68 | Chicago Bears | Kline Gilbert | Tackle | Ole Miss |
| 69 | New York Giants | Bob Peviani | Guard | USC |
| 70 | Chicago Cardinals | Tom Higgins | Tackle | North Carolina |
| 71 | Cleveland Browns | Don Steinbrunner | End | Washington State |
| 72 | Los Angeles Rams | Howard Waugh | Back | Tulsa |
| 73 | Detroit Lions | Ollie Spencer | Tackle | Kansas |

### Round seven

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 74 | Baltimore Colts | Bill Athey | Guard | Baylor |
| 75 | Chicago Bears | Bucky McElroy | Back | Mississippi Southern |
| 76 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jack Erickson | Tackle | Beloit |
| 77 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Alderton | End | Maryland |
| 78 | Chicago Bears | Don Bingham | Back | Sul Ross |
| 79 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Ringo | Center | Syracuse |
| 80 | New York Giants | Don Branby | End | Colorado |
| 81 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ray Malavasi | Guard | Mississippi State |
| 82 | San Francisco 49ers | Paul Carr | Back | Houston |
| 83 | Cleveland Browns | Gene Filipski | Back | Villanova |
| 84 | Los Angeles Rams | Bobby Reynolds | Back | Nebraska |
| 85 | Detroit Lions | Joe Schmidt | Linebacker | Pittsburgh |

### Round eight

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 86 | Baltimore Colts | Jim Prewett | Tackle | Tulsa |
| 87 | Chicago Cardinals | Jerry Watford | Guard | Alabama |
| 88 | Washington Redskins | Lew Weidensaul | End | Maryland |
| 89 | Chicago Bears | John Kreamcheck | Tackle | William & Mary |
| 90 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lowell W. Perry | End | Michigan |
| 91 | Green Bay Packers | Lauren Hargrove | Back | Georgia |
| 92 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jess Richardson | Tackle | Alabama |
| 93 | San Francisco 49ers | Doug Hogland | Tackle | Oregon State |
| 94 | New York Giants | Don Beck | Back | Notre Dame |
| 95 | Cleveland Browns | Carlton Massey | End | Texas |
| 96 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Morgan | Tackle | Maryland |
| 97 | Detroit Lions | Lew Carpenter | Back | Arkansas |

### Round nine

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 98 | Baltimore Colts | Bob Blair | End | TCU |
| 99 | Chicago Cardinals | Ed Husmann | Guard | Nebraska |
| 100 | Chicago Cardinals | Avatus Stone | Back | Syracuse |
| 101 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Pat Sarnese | Tackle | Temple |
| 102 | Chicago Bears | Bruno Ashley | Tackle | East Texas State |
| 103 | Green Bay Packers | Floyd Harrawood | Tackle | Tulsa |
| 104 | San Francisco 49ers | Hal Ledyard | Back | Chattanooga |
| 105 | New York Giants | Jim Gray | Back | Panola |
| 106 | Philadelphia Eagles | Roger French | End | Minnesota |
| 107 | Cleveland Browns | Bob McNamara | Back | Minnesota |
| 108 | Los Angeles Rams | Brad Myers | Back | Bucknell |
| 109 | Detroit Lions | Carlton McCormick | Center | TCU |

### Round ten

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 110 | Baltimore Colts | John Cole | Back | Arkansas |
| 111 | Chicago Cardinals | Charley Berndt | Tackle | Wisconsin |
| 112 | New York Giants | Darrow Hooper | End | Texas A&M |
| 113 | Chicago Bears | Jimmy Moore | Back | Florida A&M |
| 114 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Frank Holohan | Tackle | Tennessee |
| 115 | Green Bay Packers | Vic Rimkus | Guard | Holy Cross |
| 116 | New York Giants | Charlie Maloy | Quarterback | Holy Cross |
| 117 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tom Brookshier | Back | Colorado |
| 118 | San Francisco 49ers | Pete Brown | Guard | Georgia Tech |
| 119 | Cleveland Browns | Elmo Natali | Back | California (PA) |
| 120 | Los Angeles Rams | Mick Lakos | Back | Vanderbilt |
| 121 | Detroit Lions | Dreher Gaskin | End | Clemson |

### Round eleven

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 122 | Baltimore Colts | Gene Rossi | Back | Cincinnati |
| 123 | Washington Redskins | Alex Webster | Back | NC State |
| 124 | Chicago Cardinals | Ed Woodsum | End | Yale |
| 125 | Chicago Bears | Ralph Charney | Back | Kentucky |
| 126 | Chicago Bears | Jim Slowey | Center | Georgetown |
| 127 | Green Bay Packers | Joe Johnson | Back | Boston College |
| 128 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Pollard | Back | Penn State |
| 129 | San Francisco 49ers | Al Charlton | Back | Washington State |
| 130 | New York Giants | Jim Ruehl | Center | Ohio State |
| 131 | Cleveland Browns | Dick Hilinski | Tackle | Ohio State |
| 132 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Bailey | Back | Miami (OH) |
| 133 | Detroit Lions | Elmer Messenger | Guard | Washington State |

### Round twelve

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 134 | Baltimore Colts | Kaye Vaughan | Guard | Tulsa |
| 135 | Chicago Cardinals | Chuck Spaulding | Back | Wyoming |
| 136 | Washington Redskins | Buzz Nutter | Center | VPI |
| 137 | Chicago Bears | Jim Lawrence | Tackle | Duke |
| 138 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jerry Robertson | Back | Kansas |
| 139 | Green Bay Packers | Dick Curran | Back | Arizona State |
| 140 | San Francisco 49ers | Red Leach | Guard | Duke |
| 141 | New York Giants | Joe Matesic | Tackle | Arizona State |
| 142 | Philadelphia Eagles | George Porter | Tackle | San Jose State |
| 143 | Cleveland Browns | Elmer Wilhoite | Guard | USC |
| 144 | Los Angeles Rams | Chuck Doud | Guard | UCLA |
| 145 | Detroit Lions | Larry Spencer | Back | Wake Forest |

### Round thirteen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 146 | Baltimore Colts | Bobby Morehead | Back | Georgia Tech |
| 147 | Chicago Cardinals | Frank McPhee | End | Princeton |
| 148 | Chicago Cardinals | Ronnie Morris | Back | Tulsa |
| 149 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Leo Davis | End | Bradley |
| 150 | Chicago Bears | Larry Strickland | Center | North Texas State |
| 151 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Orders | Center | West Virginia |
| 152 | New York Giants | Jack McShulski | End | Kansas State |
| 153 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ray Westort | Guard | Utah |
| 154 | San Francisco 49ers | Bill Earley | Back | Washington |
| 155 | Cleveland Browns | Galen Fiss | Back | Kansas |
| 156 | Los Angeles Rams | Andy Matto | Tackle | Cincinnati |
| 157 | Detroit Lions | Bob Thomas | End | Washington & Lee |

### Round fourteen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 158 | Baltimore Colts | Frank Continetti | Guard | George Washington |
| 159 | Chicago Cardinals | Dick Sprague | Back | Washington |
| 160 | Washington Redskins | Ed Timmerman | Back | Michigan State |
| 161 | Chicago Bears | Harland Carl | Back | Wisconsin |
| 162 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Charley Montgomery | Tackle | Mississippi |
| 163 | Green Bay Packers | Charley Wrenn | Tackle | Texas Christian |
| 164 | Philadelphia Eagles | Roy Bailey | Back | Tulane |
| 165 | San Francisco 49ers | Tom Fletcher | Back | Arizona State |
| 166 | New York Giants | J. L. Hall | Back | Florida |
| 167 | Cleveland Browns | Gern Nagler | End | Santa Clara |
| 168 | Los Angeles Rams | Frank James | Guard | Houston |
| 169 | Detroit Lions | Jack Barger | Tackle | New Mexico |

### Round fifteen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 170 | Baltimore Colts | Buddy Sutton | Back | Arkansas |
| 171 | Washington Redskins | Dave Suminski | Tackle | Wisconsin |
| 172 | Chicago Cardinals | Nick Chickillo | Guard | Miami (FL) |
| 173 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob O'Neil | End | Notre Dame |
| 174 | Chicago Bears | Ralph Jecha | Guard | Northwestern |
| 175 | Green Bay Packers | Gene Helwig | Back | Tulsa |
| 176 | San Francisco 49ers | Charley Genthner | Tackle | Texas |
| 177 | New York Giants | Dick Bowman | Guard | Oklahoma |
| 178 | Philadelphia Eagles | Willie Irvin | End | Florida A&M |
| 179 | Cleveland Browns | Johnny Carson | End | Georgia |
| 180 | Los Angeles Rams | Tom Carroll | Back | Oklahoma |
| 181 | Detroit Lions | Ted Topor | Back | Michigan |

### Round sixteen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 182 | Baltimore Colts | Jim Currin | End | Dayton |
| 183 | Chicago Cardinals | Jimmy Lear | Back | Mississippi |
| 184 | Washington Redskins | Jim Slay | End | Mississippi |
| 185 | Chicago Bears | John Hatley | Tackle | Sul Ross |
| 186 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Zachary | Back | Miami (OH) |
| 187 | Green Bay Packers | John Hlay | Back | Ohio State |
| 188 | New York Giants | Bill Skyinskus | Guard | Syracuse |
| 189 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bud Wallace | Back | North Carolina |
| 190 | San Francisco 49ers | Fred During | End | Bowling Green |
| 191 | Cleveland Browns | Eric Kuykendall | Back | Illinois |
| 192 | Los Angeles Rams | Ben DeLoe | Tackle | Mississippi State |
| 193 | Detroit Lions | Bob Volonnino | Guard | Army/Villanova |

### Round seventeen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 194 | Baltimore Colts | George Rambour | Tackle | Dartmouth |
| 195 | Washington Redskins | Bob Haner | Back | Villanova |
| 196 | Chicago Cardinals | Earl Heninger | Back | Purdue |
| 197 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Reed Quinn | Back | Florida |
| 198 | Chicago Bears | Bob Beal | End | California |
| 199 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Georges | End | Texas |
| 200 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tony Rados | Back | Penn State |
| 201 | San Francisco 49ers | Hugh Latham | Tackle | San Diego State |
| 202 | New York Giants | Don Rhoden | Center | Rice |
| 203 | Cleveland Browns | George Bean | Back | Utah |
| 204 | Los Angeles Rams | Harland Svare | End | Washington State |
| 205 | Detroit Lions | Ray Green | Tackle | Duke |

### Round eighteen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 206 | Baltimore Colts | LeRoy Labat | Back | Louisiana State |
| 207 | Chicago Cardinals | Joe Yukica | End | Penn State |
| 208 | Washington Redskins | Jim Turner | Back | Texas Tech |
| 209 | Chicago Bears | Jim Shirley | Back | Clemson |
| 210 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Carl Holben | Tackle | Duke |
| 211 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Philee | Back | Bradley |
| 212 | San Francisco 49ers | Stan Wacholz | End | San Jose State |
| 213 | New York Giants | Phil Suwall | Back | Western Maryland |
| 214 | Philadelphia Eagles | Marv Trauth | Tackle | Mississippi |
| 215 | Cleveland Browns | Dick Batten | Tackle | Pacific |
| 216 | Los Angeles Rams | Lew Jones | Tackle | Wabash |
| 217 | Detroit Lions | Ed Mioduszewski | Back | William & Mary |

### Round nineteen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 218 | Baltimore Colts | Bill Powell | Back | California |
| 219 | Washington Redskins | Tom Flyzik | Tackle | George Washington |
| 220 | Chicago Cardinals | Tom Donahue | Center | Wake Forest |
| 221 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim Williams | Back | Louisville |
| 222 | Chicago Bears | Bill Byrus | Tackle | Iowa State |
| 223 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Lucky | Tackle | Baylor |
| 224 | New York Giants | Hal Lehman | Tackle | Southern Mississippi |
| 225 | Philadelphia Eagles | Pete Bachouros | Back | Illinois |
| 226 | San Francisco 49ers | King DuClos | Tackle | Texas-El Paso |
| 227 | Cleveland Browns | Tom Cain | Guard | Colorado |
| 228 | Los Angeles Rams | Jack Ellena | Tackle | UCLA |
| 229 | Detroit Lions | Paul Held | Back | San Diego State |

### Round twenty

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 230 | Baltimore Colts | Pete Russo | Tackle | Indiana |
| 231 | Chicago Cardinals | Len D'Errico | Guard | Boston University |
| 232 | Washington Redskins | Bill Link | Guard | Wake Forest |
| 233 | Chicago Bears | Tom Mahin | Tackle | Purdue |
| 234 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Will Lee Hayley | End | Auburn |
| 235 | Green Bay Packers | John Harville | Back | Texas Christian |
| 236 | Philadelphia Eagles | Rollie Arns | Center | Iowa State |
| 237 | San Francisco 49ers | Ray Huizinga | Tackle | Northwestern |
| 238 | New York Giants | Dick Christiansen | End | Arizona |
| 239 | Cleveland Browns | Chuck Noll | Linebacker | Dayton |
| 240 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Morford | Back | College of Idaho |
| 241 | Detroit Lions | Gerry Hart | Tackle | Army/Mississippi State |

### Round twenty-one

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 242 | Baltimore Colts | Frank Kirby | Tackle | Bucknell |
| 243 | Washington Redskins | Jim Dublinski | Center | Utah |
| 244 | Chicago Cardinals | Joe Curtis | End | Alabama |
| 245 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Don Earley | Guard | South Carolina |
| 246 | Chicago Bears | Wayne Martin | End | Texas Christian |
| 247 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Conway | Back | Alabama |
| 248 | San Francisco 49ers | Ken Bahnsen | End | North Texas State |
| 249 | New York Giants | Gene Bullard | Tackle | Louisiana College |
| 250 | Philadelphia Eagles | Hal Brooks | Tackle | Washington & Lee |
| 251 | Cleveland Browns | Bill Crockett | Guard | Rice |
| 252 | Los Angeles Rams | Dick Gordon | Tackle | Toledo |
| 253 | Detroit Lions | Bob Tata | Back | Virginia |

### Round twenty-two

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 254 | Baltimore Colts | Merlin Gish | Center | Kansas |
| 255 | Chicago Cardinals | Hal Lokovsek | Tackle | Washington State |
| 256 | Washington Redskins | Ed Pucci | Guard | USC |
| 257 | Chicago Bears | Wayne Wood | Tackle | Memphis State |
| 258 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ed O'Connor | Tackle | Maryland |
| 259 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Turnbeaugh | Tackle | Auburn |
| 260 | New York Giants | Mike Kelley | End | Florida |
| 261 | Philadelphia Eagles | Laurie LeClaire | Back | Michigan |
| 262 | San Francisco 49ers | Laverne Robbins | Guard | Midwestern State (TX) |
| 263 | Cleveland Browns | Byrd Looper | Back | Duke |
| 264 | Los Angeles Rams | George Porter | Tackle | Southwest Texas State |
| 265 | Detroit Lions | Pete Retzlaff | Tight end | South Dakota State |

### Round twenty-three

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 266 | Baltimore Colts | Mike Houseplan | Guard | Tulane |
| 267 | Washington Redskins | Ed Bierne | End | Detroit |
| 268 | Chicago Cardinals | Jim Root | Back | Miami (OH) |
| 269 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ray Correll | Guard | Kentucky |
| 270 | Chicago Bears | Jim Mask | End | Mississippi |
| 271 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Murray | End | American International |
| 272 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jeff Knox | End | Georgia Tech |
| 273 | San Francisco 49ers | Travis Hunt | Tackle | Alabama |
| 274 | New York Giants | Ted Kukowski | Center | Navy/Syracuse |
| 275 | Cleveland Browns | Ronnie Kent | Back | Tulane |
| 276 | Los Angeles Rams | Larry Willoughby | Back | Fresno State |
| 277 | Detroit Lions | Carl Karilivacz | Back | Syracuse |

### Round twenty-four

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 278 | Baltimore Colts | Monte Brethauer | End | Oregon |
| 279 | Chicago Cardinals | Brad Glass | Guard | Princeton |
| 280 | Washington Redskins | Stan Butterworth | Back | Bucknell |
| 281 | Chicago Bears | Paul Hatcher | Center | Arkansas City J.C. |
| 282 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob Schneidenbach | Back | Miami (FL) |
| 283 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Haslam | Tackle | Tennessee |
| 284 | San Francisco 49ers | Ed Morgan | Back | Tennessee |
| 285 | New York Giants | Charley Kubes | Guard | Minnesota |
| 286 | Philadelphia Eagles | Eli Romero | Back | Wichita State |
| 287 | Cleveland Browns | John Labends | Tackle | Wittenberg |
| 288 | Los Angeles Rams | Marlow Gudmundson | Back | North Dakota State |
| 289 | Detroit Lions | Truett Grant | Tackle | Duke |

### Round twenty-five

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 290 | Baltimore Colts | Joe Szombathy | End | Syracuse |
| 291 | Washington Redskins | Art Hurd | Guard | Maryland |
| 292 | Chicago Cardinals | Haywood Sullivan | Back | Florida |
| 293 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Vic Hampel | End | Houston |
| 294 | Chicago Bears | Clyde Pickard | Guard | Wake Forest |
| 295 | Green Bay Packers | Ike Jones | End | UCLA |
| 296 | New York Giants | Dan Drake | Back | Rice |
| 297 | Philadelphia Eagles | Johnny Michels | Guard | Tennessee |
| 298 | San Francisco 49ers | Ernie Stockert | End | UCLA |
| 299 | Cleveland Browns | Jim Ellis | Back | Michigan State |
| 300 | Los Angeles Rams | Ed Clemens | Center | Dayton |
| 301 | Detroit Lions | Marv Brown | Back | East Texas State |

### Round twenty-six

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 302 | Baltimore Colts | Scott Prescott | Center | Minnesota |
| 303 | Chicago Cardinals | Don Ringe | Tackle | Idaho |
| 304 | Washington Redskins | Walt Ashcraft | Tackle | USC |
| 305 | Chicago Bears | Bob Evans | Tackle | Pennsylvania |
| 306 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jack "Goose" McClairen | End | Bethune-Cookman |
| 307 | Green Bay Packers | George Bozanic | Back | USC |
| 308 | Philadelphia Eagles | Harvey Achziger | Tackle | Colorado State |
| 309 | San Francisco 49ers | Harley Cooper | Back | Arizona State |
| 310 | New York Giants | Bill Wetzel | Back | Syracuse |
| 311 | Cleveland Browns | Charlie Hoag | Back | Kansas |
| 312 | Los Angeles Rams | Louie Yourkowski | Tackle | Washington |
| 313 | Detroit Lions | Jim Dooley | Center | Penn State |

### Round twenty-seven

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 314 | Baltimore Colts | Ray Graves | Back | Texas A&M |
| 315 | Washington Redskins | John Zanetti | Tackle | John Carroll |
| 316 | Chicago Cardinals | C. O. Brocato | Center | Baylor |
| 317 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jack Delaney | Back | Cincinnati |
| 318 | Chicago Bears | Marvin Wahlin | Back | Arizona State |
| 319 | Green Bay Packers | Jim McConaughey | End | Houston |
| 320 | San Francisco 49ers | Ralph McLeod | End | Louisiana State |
| 321 | New York Giants | Roosevelt "Rosey" Brown | Offensive tackle | Morgan State |
| 322 | Philadelphia Eagles | Earl Hersh | Back | West Chester |
| 323 | Cleveland Browns | Jack Sisco | Center | Baylor |
| 324 | Los Angeles Rams | Lou Welsh | Center | USC |
| 325 | Detroit Lions | Jackie Parker | Back | Mississippi State |

### Round twenty-eight

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 326 | Baltimore Colts | Joe Sabol | Back | UCLA |
| 327 | Chicago Cardinals | Mike Prokopiak | Back | New Mexico |
| 328 | Washington Redskins | Bob Buckley | Back | USC |
| 329 | Chicago Bears | Jim Caldwell | Tackle | Tennessee State |
| 330 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Joe Cimini | Tackle | Mississippi State |
| 331 | Green Bay Packers | Zack Jordan | Back | Colorado |
| 332 | New York Giants | Joe Ramona | Guard | Santa Clara |
| 333 | Philadelphia Eagles | Joe Gratson | Back | Penn State |
| 334 | San Francisco 49ers | Tom Novikoff | Back | Oregon |
| 335 | Cleveland Browns | Ray Verkirk | Tackle | North Texas State |
| 336 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Murray | Tackle | Montana |
| 337 | Detroit Lions | Laurin Pepper | Back | Southern Mississippi |

### Round twenty-nine

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 338 | Baltimore Colts | Jack Alessandrini | Guard | Notre Dame |
| 339 | Washington Redskins | Pat Shires | Back | Tennessee |
| 340 | Chicago Cardinals | Earl Wrightenberry | Tackle | Clemson |
| 341 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Art Massaro | Back | Washington & Jefferson |
| 342 | Chicago Bears | Jack Lewis | End | Wake Forest |
| 343 | Green Bay Packers | Henry O'Brien | Guard | Boston College |
| 344 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ralph Paolone | Back | Kentucky |
| 345 | San Francisco 49ers | Don Stillwell | End | USC |
| 346 | New York Giants | Bob Griffis | Guard | Furman |
| 347 | Cleveland Browns | Clell Hobson | Back | Alabama |
| 348 | Los Angeles Rams | Ray Lewis | End | Boise J.C. |
| 349 | Detroit Lions | Harley Rector | Tackle | Wayne State (NE) |

### Round thirty

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 350 | Baltimore Colts | Tom Roche | Tackle | Northwestern |
| 351 | Chicago Cardinals | Bill Gaudreau | Back | Notre Dame |
| 352 | Washington Redskins | Bob Mathias | Back | Stanford |
| 353 | Chicago Bears | Bill Brehany | Quarterback | Virginia Military Inst |
| 354 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lou Tepe | Center | Duke |
| 355 | Green Bay Packers | Al Barry | Guard | USC |
| 356 | New York Giants | Stavros Canakes | Guard | Minnesota |
| 357 | Philadelphia Eagles | Chuck Hren | Back | Northwestern |
| 358 | Cleveland Browns | Andy Myers | Guard | Tennessee |
| 359 | Los Angeles Rams | Fritz Phren | Back | College of the Ozarks |
| 360 | Detroit Lions | Hal Maus | End | Montana |
| = Pro Bowler | = Hall of Famer |

## Hall of Famers

* Joe Schmidt, linebacker from the University of Pittsburgh taken 7th round 85th overall by the Detroit Lions.
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1973.
* Roosevelt Brown, offensive tackle from Morgan State University taken 27th round 321st overall by the New York Giants.
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1975.
* Jim Ringo, center from Syracuse University taken 7th round 79th overall by the Green Bay Packers.
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1981.
* Doug Atkins, tackle from Tennessee taken 1st round 11th overall by the Cleveland Browns.
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1982.
* John Henry Johnson, fullback from Arizona State University taken 2nd round 18th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1987.
* Bob St. Clair, offensive tackle from the University of San Francisco taken 3rd round 32nd overall by the San Francisco 49ers.
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1990.
* Stan Jones, guard and defensive tackle from Maryland taken 5th round 54th overall by the Chicago Bears.
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1991.
* Chuck Noll, guard from the University of Dayton taken 20th round 239th overall by the Cleveland Browns.
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1993 as a coach.

## Notable undrafted players

| $^†$ | = Pro Bowler |
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. |
| Baltimore Colts | Bill Pellington | LB | Rutgers | Ind. |
| Los Angeles Rams | Don Burroughs | S | Colorado State | MSC |
| Los Angeles Rams | Eugene Lipscomb $^†$ | DT | | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Hal Giancanelli | RB | Loyola Marymount | — |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Leo Elter $^†$ | RB | Villanova | Ind. |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Willie Thrower | QB | Michigan State | Ind. |