National Football League draft
The 1951 NFL draft was held January 18–19, 1951, at the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago.[ 1] [ 2]
The Baltimore Colts folded after the 1950 season, and the NFL placed their players in the 1951 NFL Draft.[ 3] Twenty players appearing on the Colts' 1950 roster were subsequently selected, with future Hall of Fame quarterback Y. A. Tittle leading the list, going to the San Francisco 49ers with the third pick overall.
This was the fifth year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery, with the previous four winners (Chicago Bears in 1947, Washington Redskins in 1948, Philadelphia Eagles in 1949, and Detroit Lions in 1950) ineligible from the draw;[ 4] it was won by the New York Giants , who selected halfback Kyle Rote .
Player selections
Round one
HOF Member of the Professional Football Hall of Fame
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round five
Round six
Round seven
Round eight
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
87
Washington Redskins
Billy Cox
Back
Duke
88
Cleveland Browns
Art Spinney
End
Boston College (Redrafted Colt)
89
San Francisco 49ers
Joe Arenas
Back
Nebraska–Omaha
90
Chicago Cardinals
Leo Sanford
Center
Louisiana Tech
91
Detroit Lions
Dick Raklovits
Back
Illinois
92
Pittsburgh Steelers
Henry Minarik
End
Michigan State
93
Philadelphia Eagles
Jack Richards
End
Arkansas
94
New York Yanks
Larry Lauer
Center
Alabama
95
Chicago Bears
Clair Mayes
Guard
Oklahoma
96
Los Angeles Rams
Hugo Primiani
Tackle
Boston University
97
New York Giants
Fred Benners
Back
SMU
98
Cleveland Browns
Max Clark
Back
Houston
Round nine
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
99
Green Bay Packers
Dick McWilliams
Tackle
Michigan
100
San Francisco 49ers
Bruce Van Alstyne
End
Stanford
101
Washington Redskins
Jake Rowden
Center
Maryland
102
Chicago Cardinals
Neil Schmidt
Back
Purdue
103
Pittsburgh Steelers
John Schweder
Guard
Penn
104
Philadelphia Eagles
Denny Doyle
Guard
Tulane
105
Cleveland Browns
Burl Toler
Guard
San Francisco
106
New York Yanks
Don Colo
Tackle
Brown (Redrafted Colt)
107
Los Angeles Rams
Nolan Lang
Back
Oklahoma
108
Chicago Bears
Bill Gregus
Back
Wake Forest
109
New York Giants
Holland Donan
Tackle
Princeton
110
Cleveland Browns
Don Shula
Back
John Carroll
Round ten
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
111
Washington Redskins
James Janosek
Tackle
Purdue
112
San Francisco 49ers
Nick Feher
Guard
Georgia
113
Washington Redskins
Bob Jensen
End
Iowa State
114
Green Bay Packers
Bob Noppinger
Tackle
Georgetown
115
Chicago Cardinals
Ken Cooper
Guard
Vanderbilt (Redrafted Colt)
116
Philadelphia Eagles
Louis Schaufele
Back
Arkansas
117
Detroit Lions
Jim Shoaf
Guard
LSU
118
Pittsburgh Steelers
Paul Salata
End
USC
119
New York Yanks
Jesse Thomas
Back
Michigan State
120
Chicago Bears
J. W. Sherrill
Back
Tennessee
121
Los Angeles Rams
Roland Kirkby
Back
Washington
122
New York Giants
Earl Murray
Guard
Purdue
123
Cleveland Browns
Chet Gierula
Guard
Maryland
Round eleven
Round twelve
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
136
Green Bay Packers
Carl Kreager
Center
Michigan
137
San Francisco 49ers
Jim Monachino
Back
California
138
Washington Redskins
Al Applegate
Guard
Scranton
139
Chicago Cardinals
Jack Landry
Back
Notre Dame
140
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jim Brandt
Back
St. Thomas (MN)
141
Philadelphia Eagles
Henry Rich
Back
Arizona State
142
Cleveland Browns
Milan Sellers
Back
Florida State
143
New York Yanks
Al Lary
End
Alabama
144
Chicago Bears
Punjab Hairston
Tackle
Nevada
145
Los Angeles Rams
Don Hardey
Back
Pacific
146
New York Giants
Bob Hudson
End
Clemson
147
Cleveland Browns
Stew Kirtley
End
Morehead State
Round thirteen
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
148
San Francisco 49ers
Dick Harvin
End
Georgia Tech
149
Washington Redskins
Dick Campbell
Back
Wyoming
150
Green Bay Packers
Ed Stephens
Back
Missouri
151
Chicago Cardinals
Volney Peters
Tackle
USC
152
Philadelphia Eagles
Pete Mastellone
Center
Miami (FL)
153
Detroit Lions
Wayne Siegert
Tackle
Illinois
154
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bill Szabo
Tackle
Bucknell
155
New York Yanks
John Thomas
End
Oregon State
156
Los Angeles Rams
Joe Reid
Center
LSU
157
Chicago Bears
Charley Wright
Back
West Texas State
158
New York Giants
Paul Douglass
Back
Illinois
159
Cleveland Browns
Bob Voskuhl
Center
Georgetown (KY)
Round fourteen
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
160
Washington Redskins
Adrian Burk
Quarterback
Baylor (Redrafted Colt)
161
Green Bay Packers
Ray Bauer
End
Montana
162
San Francisco 49ers
Rex Berry
Back
BYU
163
Chicago Cardinals
Bill Leskovar
Back
Kentucky
164
Detroit Lions
Lee Wittmer
Tackle
Detroit
165
Pittsburgh Steelers
Mike Mizerany
Guard
Alabama
166
Philadelphia Eagles
Bobby Walston
End
Georgia
167
New York Yanks
Charley Rapp
Back
Duquesne
168
Chicago Bears
Bailey Woods
Back
Abilene Christian
169
Los Angeles Rams
Rob McCoy
Back
Georgia Tech
170
New York Giants
Pat Flanagan
Tackle
Marquette
171
Cleveland Browns
Rudy Cernoch
Tackle
Northwestern
Round fifteen
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
172
Green Bay Packers
Joe Ernst
Back
Tulane
173
San Francisco 49ers
Dave Sparks
Guard
South Carolina
174
Washington Redskins
Vic Thomas
Tackle
Colorado
175
Chicago Cardinals
John Simcic
Guard
Wisconsin
176
Pittsburgh Steelers
Clay Webb
Back
Kentucky
177
Philadelphia Eagles
Bobby North
Back
Georgia Tech
178
Detroit Lions
Jimmie Hill
Back
Tennessee
179
New York Yanks
Bill Wanamaker
Guard
Kentucky
180
Los Angeles Rams
Obie Posey
Back
Southern
181
Chicago Bears
Sid Hall
Center
Pacific
182
New York Giants
Gene Vykukal
Tackle
Texas
183
Cleveland Browns
Joe Skibinski
Guard
Purdue
Round sixteen
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
184
San Francisco 49ers
Bob White
Back
Stanford
185
Washington Redskins
Bob Bates
Center
Texas A&M
186
Green Bay Packers
Dick Afflis
Tackle
Nevada
187
Chicago Cardinals
Gene Miller
Back
Northwestern
188
Philadelphia Eagles
Hal Hatfield
End
USC
189
Detroit Lions
Ted Geremsky
End
Pittsburgh
190
Pittsburgh Steelers
Lambert Oberg
Center
Trinity (CT)
191
New York Yanks
Bill Fray
Tackle
Idaho
192
Chicago Bears
Frank Volm
End
Marquette
193
Los Angeles Rams
Bill Robertson
End
Memphis State
194
New York Giants
Alan Pfeifer
End
Fordham
195
Cleveland Browns
Ed Pasky
Back
South Carolina
Round seventeen
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
196
Washington Redskins
Gene Brito
End
Loyola (CA)
197
Green Bay Packers
Ray Pelfrey
Back
Eastern Kentucky
198
San Francisco 49ers
Art Michalik
Guard
St. Ambrose
199
Chicago Cardinals
Henry May
Center
Southwest Missouri State
200
Detroit Lions
Darrell Meisenheimer
Back
Oklahoma A&M
201
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ted Gehlmann
Tackle
William & Mary
202
Philadelphia Eagles
Hal Waggoner
Back
Tulane
203
New York Yanks
Dick Rowan
Center
Texas
204
Los Angeles Rams
Hal Riley
End
Baylor
205
Chicago Bears
Don Dufek
Back
Michigan
206
New York Giants
Bud Sherrod
End
Tennessee
207
Cleveland Browns
Leroy Ka-Ne
Back
Dayton
Round eighteen
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
208
Green Bay Packers
Ed Petela
Back
Boston College
209
San Francisco 49ers
Jim Murphy
Tackle
Xavier
210
Washington Redskins
Dom Fucci
Back
Kentucky
211
Chicago Cardinals
Russ Pomeroy
Tackle
Stanford
212
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pat Field
Back
Georgia
213
Philadelphia Eagles
Bill Weeks
Back
Iowa State
214
Detroit Lions
Eddie Wolgast
Back
Arizona
215
New York Yanks
Bob Watson
End
UCLA
216
Chicago Bears
Chuck Brown
Guard
Illinois
217
Los Angeles Rams
Dick Daugherty
Guard
Oregon
218
New York Giants
Frank Smith
Back
Miami (FL)
219
Cleveland Browns
Rube DeRoin
Center
Oklahoma A&M
Round nineteen
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
220
San Francisco 49ers
John Phillips
Back
Mississippi Southern
221
Washington Redskins
Buddy Brown
Guard
Arkansas
222
Green Bay Packers
Jim Liber
Back
Xavier
223
Chicago Cardinals
Gene Ackerman
End
Missouri
224
Philadelphia Eagles
John Bove
Tackle
West Virginia
225
Detroit Lions
Gordy Hanson
Tackle
Washington State
226
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bill Pavlikowski
Back
Boston University
227
New York Yanks
Ralph Longmore
Back
Duquesne
228
Los Angeles Rams
Andy Robustelli
Defensive end
Arnold
229
Chicago Bears
Ed Lisak
Back
Oklahoma
230
New York Giants
Billy Conn
Back
Auburn
231
Cleveland Browns
Ray Solari
Guard
California
Round twenty
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
232
Washington Redskins
John Kerestes
Back
Purdue
233
Green Bay Packers
Dick Johnson
Tackle
Virginia
234
San Francisco 49ers
Al Tate
Tackle
Illinois
235
Chicago Cardinals
Fred Wallner
Guard
Notre Dame
236
Detroit Lions
Harry Gibbons
Back
South Dakota State
237
Pittsburgh Steelers
Tex Donnelly
Tackle
Holy Cross
238
Philadelphia Eagles
John Glorioso
Back
Missouri
239
New York Yanks
Jerrell Price
Tackle
Texas Tech
240
Chicago Bears
Larry Smith
Center
South Carolina
241
Los Angeles Rams
Jim Nutter
Back
Wichita
242
New York Giants
Bill Albright
Tackle
Wisconsin
243
Cleveland Browns
Jack Crocher
Back
Tulsa
Round twenty-one
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
244
Green Bay Packers
Art Edling
End
Minnesota
245
San Francisco 49ers
Hardy Brown
Back
Tulsa
246
Washington Redskins
Clarence Marable
Tackle
TCU
247
Chicago Cardinals
Dick Bunting
End
Drake
248
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ernie Cheatham
Tackle
Loyola (CA)
249
Philadelphia Eagles
Neal Franklin
Tackle
SMU
250
Detroit Lions
King Block
Back
Idaho
251
New York Yanks
Al Pollard
Back
Army
252
Los Angeles Rams
Earl Stelle
Back
Oregon
253
Chicago Bears
Larry Higgins
Back
Fordham
254
New York Giants
Bernie Lemonick
Guard
Penn
255
Cleveland Browns
Ray Stone
End
Texas
Round twenty-two
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
256
San Francisco 49ers
Dwight Winslow
Back
Boise JC
257
Washington Redskins
Elliot Speed
Center
Alabama
258
Green Bay Packers
Art Felker
End
Marquette
259
Chicago Cardinals
S. J. Whitman
Back
Tulsa
260
Philadelphia Eagles
Jack Rucker
Back
Mississippi State
261
Detroit Lions
Dan Foldberg
End
Army
262
Pittsburgh Steelers
Dick Hendley
Back
Clemson
263
New York Yanks
Eddie King
Center
Boston College (Redrafted Colt)
264
Chicago Bears
Bob Hanson
Guard
Montana
265
Los Angeles Rams
Billy Baggett
Back
LSU
266
New York Giants
Waldo Binkley
Tackle
Austin Peay
267
Cleveland Browns
Carl Taseff
Cornerback
John Carroll
Round twenty-three
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
268
Washington Redskins
Zeke Martin
Back
North Texas State
269
Green Bay Packers
Tubba Chamberlain
Guard
UW–Eau Claire
270
San Francisco 49ers
Wally Brunswald
Back
Gustavus Adolphus
271
Chicago Cardinals
Jim Owens
End
Oklahoma (Redrafted Colt)
272
Detroit Lions
Dick Gabriel
Back
Lehigh
273
Pittsburgh Steelers
Joe Minor
End
John Carroll
274
Philadelphia Eagles
Jack Bighead
End
Pepperdine
275
New York Yanks
Dave Cunningham
Back
Utah
276
Los Angeles Rams
Dean Thomas
Tackle
Michigan State
277
Chicago Bears
Rene Hlavac
Tackle
Nebraska–Omaha
278
New York Giants
Dick Yelvington
Tackle
Georgia
279
Cleveland Browns
Johnny Champion
Back
SMU
Round twenty-four
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
280
Green Bay Packers
Dick Christie
Back
Nebraska–Omaha
281
San Francisco 49ers
Tom Kingsford
Back
Montana
282
Washington Redskins
Tom Powers
Back
Duke
283
Chicago Cardinals
Billy Cross
Back
West Texas State
284
Pittsburgh Steelers
Art Alois
Center
San Francisco
285
Philadelphia Eagles
Tony Kotowski
End
Mississippi State
286
Detroit Lions
George Buksar
Back
Purdue (Redrafted Colt)
287
New York Yanks
Breck Stroschein
End
UCLA
288
Chicago Bears
Pete Dokas
End
Mansfield
289
Los Angeles Rams
Harry Abeltin
Tackle
Colgate
290
New York Giants
Dick Kuh
Guard
Michigan State
291
Cleveland Browns
Wayne Benner
Back
Florida State
Round twenty-five
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
292
San Francisco 49ers
Mike Peterson
End
Denver
293
Washington Redskins
Bob Chubb
End
Shippensburg
294
Green Bay Packers
Monte Charles
Back
Hillsdale
295
Chicago Cardinals
Vernon Quick
Guard
Wofford
296
Philadelphia Eagles
Glenn Drahn
Back
Iowa
297
Detroit Lions
Dick Harris
Center
Texas
298
Pittsburgh Steelers
Tom Calvin
Back
Alabama
299
New York Yanks
Roy Boudreaux
Tackle
Southwestern Louisiana
300
Los Angeles Rams
Jackie Calvert
Tackle
Clemson
301
Chicago Bears
Johnny Miller
Back
Northwestern
302
New York Giants
Chet Lagod
Tackle
Chattanooga
303
Cleveland Browns
John Knispel
Tackle
UW–La Crosse
Round twenty-six
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
304
Washington Redskins
Johnny Williams
Back
USC
305
Green Bay Packers
Bill Miller
Tackle
Ohio State
306
San Francisco 49ers
Keith Carpenter
Tackle
San Jose State
307
Chicago Cardinals
Jeff Fleischmann
Back
Cornell
308
Detroit Lions
Frank Kazmierski
Center
West Virginia
309
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pug Pearman
Guard
Tennessee
310
Philadelphia Eagles
Billy Stewart
Back
Mississippi State
311
New York Yanks
Will Sherman
Back
St. Mary's (CA)
312
Chicago Bears
Buddy Rogers
Back
Arkansas
313
Los Angeles Rams
Howie Ruetz
Tackle
Loras
314
New York Giants
Quincy Armstrong
Center
North Texas State
315
Cleveland Browns
Fred Williams
Tackle
Arkansas
Round twenty-seven
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
316
Green Bay Packers
Bob Bossons
Center
Georgia Tech
317
San Francisco 49ers
Ray Lung
Guard
Oregon
318
Washington Redskins
Bill Johnson
Back
Stetson
319
Chicago Cardinals
Ken Huxhold
Tackle
Wisconsin
320
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bob Radcliffe
Back
Wisconsin
321
Philadelphia Eagles
Bob Winship
Tackle
Rice
322
Detroit Lions
Harry Allis
End
Michigan
323
New York Yanks
Ed Price
Back
Texas Tech
324
Los Angeles Rams
Al Brosky
Back
Illinois
325
Chicago Bears
Jerry Taylor
Center
Wyoming
326
New York Giants
Charley Hubbard
End
Morris Harvey
327
Cleveland Browns
Jack Jones
Back
Livingston
Round twenty-eight
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
328
San Francisco 49ers
Jack Rohan
Back
Loras
329
Washington Redskins
John Kadlec
Guard
Missouri
330
Green Bay Packers
Bill Ayre
Back
Abilene Christian
331
Chicago Cardinals
Dick Martin
Back
Kentucky
332
Philadelphia Eagles
Marv Stendel
End
Arkansas
333
Detroit Lions
Dick Peot
Tackle
South Dakota State
334
Pittsburgh Steelers
Howard Hansen
Back
UCLA
335
New York Yanks
Jim Chadband
Back
Idaho
336
Chicago Bears
Leon Campbell
Back
Arkansas (Redrafted Colt)
337
Los Angeles Rams
Sterling Wingo
Back
VPI
338
New York Giants
Hal Quinn
Guard
SMU
339
Cleveland Browns
Roger Thrift
Back
East Carolina
Round twenty-nine
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
340
Washington Redskins
Art Stewart
Back
Southeastern State
341
Green Bay Packers
Ralph Fieler
End
Miami (FL)
342
San Francisco 49ers
S. P. Garnett
Tackle
Kansas
343
Chicago Cardinals
Bob Livingstone
Back
Notre Dame (Redrafted Colt)
344
Detroit Lions
Bruce Womack
Tackle
West Texas State
345
Pittsburgh Steelers
Fred Smith
End
Tulsa
346
Philadelphia Eagles
Roscoe Hansen
Tackle
North Carolina
347
New York Yanks
Veto Kissell
Back
Holy Cross (Redrafted Colt)
348
Los Angeles Rams
Earl Jackson
Back
Texas Tech
349
Chicago Bears
John Justice
Guard
Santa Clara
350
New York Giants
John Considine
Tackle
Purdue
351
Cleveland Browns
Bill Driver
Back
Florida State
Round thirty
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
352
Green Bay Packers
Ed Withers
Back
Wisconsin
353
San Francisco 49ers
Jerry Faske
Back
Iowa
354
Washington Redskins
Nick Bolkovac
Tackle
Pittsburgh
355
Chicago Cardinals
Leon Root
Back
Rutgers
356
Pittsburgh Steelers
John Gruble
End
Tennessee
357
Philadelphia Eagles
John Ford
Quarterback
Hardin–Simmons
358
Detroit Lions
Ron Horwath
Back
Detroit
359
New York Yanks
Joe Shinn
End
Tulane
360
Chicago Bears
Charley Butler
End
George Washington
361
Los Angeles Rams
Alvin Hanley
Back
Kentucky State
362
Cleveland Browns
Sisto Averno
Guard
Muhlenberg (Redrafted Colt)
= Pro Bowler [ 5]
= Hall of Famer
Hall of Famers
Jack Christiansen , defensive back from Colorado State University taken 6th round 69th pick by the Detroit Lions.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1970.[ 6]
Y. A. Tittle , quarterback from LSU taken 1st round 3rd overall by the San Francisco 49ers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1971.[ 6]
Andy Robustelli , defensive end from the University of Bridgeport Taken in the 19th round 228th overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1971.[ 6]
Bill George , linebacker from Wake Forest University taken 2nd round 23rd overall by the Chicago Bears.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1974.[ 6]
Mike McCormack , offensive tackle from the University of Kansas taken 3rd round 34th overall by the New York Yanks.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1984.[ 7]
Don Shula , back from John Carroll University taken 9th round 110th overall by the Cleveland Browns.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1997 as a coach, not a player.[ 8]
Jack Butler , cornerback from St.Bonaventure undrafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2012.
Dick Stanfel , guard from San Francisco taken 2nd round 19th overall by the Detroit Lions.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2016.
Notable undrafted players
References
^ "NFL Draft Locations" . www.footballgeography.com . October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014 .
^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015" . Giants.com . New York Giants . Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015 .
^ Joe Gootter, "Sport-o-Grams: Paterson Yankee," Paterson News, Jan. 10, 1952, p. 26.
^ "Draft History: 1940's" . Pro Football Hall of Fame . Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013 .
^ a b c Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
^ a b c d "Pro Football Hall of Fame: List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductees" . Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008 .
^ "Pro Football Hall of Fame: List of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductees" . Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008 .
^ "Pro Football Hall of Fame: List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductees" . Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008 .
^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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