1948 NFL draft

1948 NFL draft
General information
Date(s)December 19, 1947
LocationFort Pitt Hotel
in Pittsburgh, PA
Overview
300 total selections in 32 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionHarry Gilmer, HB
Washington Redskins
Most selections (33)New York Giants
Fewest selections (28)Chicago Cardinals
Detroit Lions
Hall of Famers
5
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The 1948 NFL draft was held on December 19, 1947, at the Fort Pitt Hotel in Pittsburgh.[1][2] This was the second year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery, with the previous year's winner Chicago Bears ineligible from the draw;[3] it was won by the Washington Redskins, who selected halfback Harry Gilmer.

Player selections

† =Pro Bowler [N 1]
‡ =Hall of Famer [N 2]
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 Washington Redskins Harry Gilmer † B Alabama SEC
Bonus Lottery Pick
1 2 New York Giants Skip Minisi  HB Penn Ind.
1 3 Pittsburgh Steelers Bobby Layne‡† QB Texas SWC
from Detroit[R1 - 1]
1 4 Washington Redskins Lowell Tew  FB Alabama SEC
1 5 Boston Yanks Vaughn Mancha  C Alabama SEC
1 6 Detroit Lions Y. A. Tittle‡† QB LSU SEC
1 7 Green Bay Packers Jug Girard  E Wisconsin Big Ten
1 8 Philadelphia Eagles Clyde Scott  HB Arkansas SWC
1 9 Pittsburgh Steelers Dan Edwards † E Georgia SEC
1 10 Chicago Bears Max Bumgardner  DE Texas SWC
1 11 Chicago Cardinals Jim Spavital  FB Oklahoma A&M MVC
2 12 New York Giants Joe Scott  HB San Francisco Ind.
2 13 Detroit Lions Quist, GeorgeGeorge Quist  B Stanford PCC
3 14 Boston Yanks John Nolan  T Penn State Ind.
3 15 Detroit Lions Les Bingaman † T Illinois Big Ten
3 16 Washington Redskins Tommy Thompson  LB William & Mary SoCon
3 17 Boston Yanks Cook, EarlEarl Cook  OG SMU SWC
3 18 Los Angeles Rams Tom Keane † CB West Virginia Ind.
3 19 Green Bay Packers Ed Smith  HB Texas Mines Border
3 20 Pittsburgh Steelers Jerry Nuzum  HB New Mexico A&M Border
3 21 Chicago Bears Dub Garrett  OG Mississippi State SEC
3 22 Philadelphia Eagles Paul Campbell  QB Texas SWC
3 23 Chicago Cardinals Bill Smith  T North Carolina SoCon
4 24 New York Giants Bruce Gehrke  E Columbia Ind.
4 25 Detroit Lions Minor, JimJim Minor  T Arkansas SWC
5 26 New York Giants Wolosky, JohnnyJohnny Wolosky  C Penn State Ind.
5 27 Green Bay Packers Richards, DonDon Richards  T Arkansas SWC
5 28 Washington Redskins Dan Sandifer  DB LSU SEC
5 29 Boston Yanks Bill Healy  OG Georgia Tech SEC
5 30 Los Angeles Rams Bailey, BruceBruce Bailey  B Virginia Ind.
5 31 Green Bay Packers Sellers, WeymanWeyman Sellers  E Georgia SEC
5 32 Chicago Bears Knox Ramsey  OG William & Mary SoCon
5 33 Philadelphia Eagles Jack Myers  FB UCLA PCC
5 34 Pittsburgh Steelers John Wozniak † OG Alabama SEC
5 35 Chicago Cardinals Smith, JayJay Smith  E Mississippi Southern Ind.
6 36 New York Giants Erickson, BillBill Erickson  OG Ole Miss SEC
6 37 Detroit Lions Williamson, BobBob Williamson  T Hobart Ind.
6 38 Washington Redskins Jack Weisenburger  B Michigan Big Ten
6 39 Boston Yanks Phil Slosburg  B Temple Ind.
6 40 Los Angeles Rams George Grimes  DB Virginia Ind.
6 41 Green Bay Packers Larry Olsonoski  OG Minnesota Big Ten
6 42 Philadelphia Eagles Duncan, HowardHoward Duncan  C Ohio State Big Ten
6 43 Pittsburgh Steelers Joe Gasparella  BB Notre Dame Ind.
6 44 Chicago Bears Brugge, BobBob Brugge  B Ohio State Big Ten
6 45 Pittsburgh Steelers O'Reilly, PhilPhil O'Reilly  T Purdue Big Ten
7 46 New York Giants Bob Pfohl  B Purdue Big Ten
7 47 Detroit Lions Fred Enke  B Arizona BIAA
7 48 Washington Redskins Jack Kurkowski  B Detroit N/A
7 49 Los Angeles Rams Ruszkowski, GeneGene Ruszkowski  T Ohio MAC
7 50 Los Angeles Rams Cudd, NoelNoel Cudd  T West Texas State Border
7 51 Green Bay Packers Jay Rhodemyre  C Kentucky SEC
7 52 Pittsburgh Steelers Luongo, BillBill Luongo  B Penn Ind.
7 53 Detroit Lions Schwab, MoroniMoroni Schwab  T Utah State MSC
7 54 Philadelphia Eagles Buddy Tinsley  T Baylor SWC
7 55 Chicago Cardinals Jim Cason † S LSU SEC
8 56 New York Giants Hutchinson, RalphRalph Hutchinson  T Chattanooga N/A
8 57 New York Giants Ray Coates † HB LSU SEC
8 58 Washington Redskins Cady, JerryJerry Cady  T Gustavus Adolphus MIAC
8 59 Boston Yanks Furse, TexTex Furse  B Yale Ind.
8 60 Los Angeles Rams Walker, BobBob Walker  B Colorado Mines RMAC
8 61 Green Bay Packers Cunz, BobBob Cunz  T Illinois Big Ten
8 62 Chicago Bears Shorty McWilliams  DB Mississippi State SEC
8 63 Philadelphia Eagles Marty Wendell  OG Notre Dame Ind.
8 64 Pittsburgh Steelers Cooper, JimJim Cooper  C North Texas State Teachers LSC
8 65 Chicago Cardinals Jim Camp  B North Carolina SoCon
9 66 New York Giants Dick Ottele  BB Washington PCC
9 67 Detroit Lions Don Doll † S USC PCC
9 68 Washington Redskins Anderson, BobBob Anderson  B Stanford PCC
9 69 Boston Yanks Burton, JimJim Burton  E Wesleyan —
9 70 Los Angeles Rams Graham, MikeMike Graham  B Cincinnati MAC
9 71 New York Giants Wiltgen, KenKen Wiltgen  E Northwestern Big Ten
9 72 Philadelphia Eagles Beasley, ScottScott Beasley  E Nevada Ind.
9 73 Pittsburgh Steelers Ed Ryan  E Saint Mary's (CA) Ind.
9 74 Chicago Bears Mills, MalachiMalachi Mills  T VMI SoCon
9 75 New York Giants Royston, EdEd Royston  OG Wake Forest SoCon
10 76 New York Giants Magdziak, StanStan Magdziak  B William & Mary SoCon
10 77 Detroit Lions Paul Cleary  E USC PCC
10 78 Washington Redskins Mike Katrishen  OG Mississippi Southern Ind.
10 79 Boston Yanks Forbes, BobBob Forbes  B Florida SEC
10 80 Los Angeles Rams Glenn Johnson  T Arizona State BIAA
10 81 Green Bay Packers Walmsley, GeorgeGeorge Walmsley  B Rice SWC
10 82 Pittsburgh Steelers Deranek, DickDick Deranek  B Indiana Big Ten
10 83 Chicago Bears Dick Flanagan  LB Ohio State Big Ten
10 84 Philadelphia Eagles Ray Richeson  OG Alabama SEC
10 85 Chicago Cardinals Weisner, CarlCarl Weisner  E St. Louis N/A
11 86 New York Giants Lanzi, PetePete Lanzi  E Youngstown Ind.
11 87 Detroit Lions Fred Land † T LSU SEC
11 88 Washington Redskins Marshall, EdEd Marshall  T Penn Ind.
11 89 Boston Yanks George Roman  T Western Reserve —
11 90 Los Angeles Rams Zisch, JohnnyJohnny Zisch  E Colorado MSC
11 91 Green Bay Packers Hodges, BobBob Hodges  T Bradley Ind.
11 92 Chicago Bears McDowell, JimJim McDowell  OG William & Mary SoCon
11 93 Philadelphia Eagles Gil Johnson  QB SMU SWC
11 94 Pittsburgh Steelers Redfield, PaulPaul Redfield  T Colgate Ind.
11 95 Chicago Cardinals Gene Corum  OG West Virginia Ind.
12 96 New York Giants Modzeleski, LenLen Modzeleski  T Scranton N/A
12 97 New York Giants Jim Brieske  C Michigan Big Ten
12 98 Washington Redskins Andrus, TedTed Andrus  OG Southwestern Louisiana Louisiana
12 99 Boston Yanks Abner Wimberly † DE LSU SEC
12 100 Los Angeles Rams Phleger, PinkyPinky Phleger  T Stanford PCC
12 101 Green Bay Packers Rennebohm, BobBob Rennebohm  E Wisconsin Big Ten
12 102 Philadelphia Eagles Wyman, BillBill Wyman  T Rice SWC
12 103 Pittsburgh Steelers Papach, GeorgeGeorge Papach  FB Purdue Big Ten
12 104 Chicago Bears Sheehan, MelMel Sheehan  E Missouri Big Six
12 105 Chicago Cardinals Clarence Self  DB Wisconsin Big Ten
13 106 New York Giants Bob Hatch  B Boston University —
13 107 Detroit Lions Steger, RussRuss Steger  B Illinois Big Ten
13 108 Washington Redskins Russ, CarlCarl Russ  B Rice SWC
13 109 Boston Yanks Bob Jensen  DE Iowa State Big Six
13 110 Los Angeles Rams Heck, BobBob Heck  DE Purdue Big Ten
13 111 Green Bay Packers Perry Moss  B Illinois Big Ten
13 112 Pittsburgh Steelers Finical, TomTom Finical  E Princeton Ind.
13 113 Chicago Bears Dick Scott  C Navy Ind.
13 114 Philadelphia Eagles Walthall, JimJim Walthall  B West Virginia Ind.
13 115 Chicago Cardinals John Hollar  FB Appalachian State North State
14 116 New York Giants Hanzel, JohnJohn Hanzel  OG Guilford N/A
14 117 Detroit Lions Enstice, HalHal Enstice  B Union (NY) N/A
14 118 Washington Redskins Chick Jagade † E Indiana Big Ten
14 119 Boston Yanks Entsminger, BusBus Entsminger  B Missouri Big Six
14 120 Los Angeles Rams Bill Schroll  LB LSU SEC
14 121 Green Bay Packers Fred Provo  HB Washington PCC
14 122 Chicago Bears Ollie Cline  E Ohio State Big Ten
14 123 Philadelphia Eagles Dick Kempthorn  B Michigan Big Ten
14 124 Pittsburgh Steelers Lane, ClaytonClayton Lane  T New Hampshire Yankee
14 125 Chicago Cardinals Hanlon, BobBob Hanlon  HB Loras N/A
15 126 New York Giants Garza, DanDan Garza  E Oregon PCC
15 127 Detroit Lions Pete Elliott  B Michigan Big Ten
15 128 Washington Redskins Ed Quirk  E Missouri Big Six
15 129 Boston Yanks Ragonese, CarmenCarmen Ragonese  B New Hampshire Yankee
15 130 Los Angeles Rams DeMent, BobBob DeMent  T Mississippi Southern Ind.
15 131 Green Bay Packers Lou Agase  T Illinois Big Ten
15 132 Philadelphia Eagles Dick Rifenburg  E Michigan Big Ten
15 133 Pittsburgh Steelers Mazuca, DickDick Mazuca  OG Canisius —
15 134 Chicago Bears Rob Goode  B Texas A&M SWC
15 135 Chicago Cardinals George Petrovich  OG Texas SWC
16 136 New York Giants Yovetich, DanDan Yovetich  E Montana State RMAC
16 137 Detroit Lions Templeton, DaveDave Templeton  OG Ohio State Big Ten
16 138 Washington Redskins Pollard, ArtArt Pollard  B Arizona BIAA
16 139 Boston Yanks George Ratterman  QB Notre Dame Ind.
16 140 Los Angeles Rams Schoenherr, CharleyCharley Schoenherr  B Wheaton N/A
16 141 Green Bay Packers Travis Raven  B Texas SWC
16 142 Pittsburgh Steelers Bill McPeak † DE Pittsburgh Ind.
16 143 Chicago Bears Grimenstein, ClydeClyde Grimenstein  E Purdue Big Ten
16 144 Philadelphia Eagles Stanton, DonDon Stanton  T Oregon PCC
16 145 Chicago Cardinals Jim Still  B Georgia Tech SEC
17 146 New York Giants Grothus, JoeJoe Grothus  OG Iowa Big Ten
17 147 Detroit Lions Quentin Sickels  OG Michigan Big Ten
17 148 Washington Redskins Newman, ChuckChuck Newman  E Louisiana Tech LIC
17 149 Boston Yanks Trotter, NuteNute Trotter  T Oklahoma Big Six
17 150 Los Angeles Rams Larry Brink † DE Northern Illinois State IIAC
17 151 Washington Redskins Schwartzkopf, DaleDale Schwartzkopf  E Texas SWC
17 152 Chicago Bears Fallon, JohnJohn Fallon  OG Notre Dame Ind.
17 153 Philadelphia Eagles Ralph Kohl  T Michigan Big Ten
17 154 Pittsburgh Steelers Messoline, FrankFrank Messoline  B Scranton N/A
17 155 Chicago Cardinals Davis, ClayClay Davis  C Oklahoma A&M MVC
18 156 New York Giants Mathews, GeorgeGeorge Mathews  B Georgia Tech SEC
18 157 Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Spruill  T Rice SWC
18 158 Washington Redskins Pearcy, RayRay Pearcy  C Oklahoma Big Six
18 159 Boston Yanks Mendel, JackJack Mendel  E Canisius —
18 160 Los Angeles Rams Bill O'Connor  E Notre Dame Ind.
18 161 Green Bay Packers Balge, KenKen Balge  E Michigan State Ind.
18 162 Philadelphia Eagles Aubrey Fowler  HB Arkansas SWC
18 163 Pittsburgh Steelers Lane, TomTom Lane  T Muhlenberg N/A
18 164 Chicago Bears Brown, RayRay Brown  B Virginia Ind.
18 165 Chicago Cardinals Caughron, HarryHarry Caughron  T William & Mary SoCon
19 166 New York Giants Don Ettinger  LB Kansas Big Six
19 167 Detroit Lions Barney Hafen  DE Utah MSC
19 168 Washington Redskins Vellela, GeneGene Vellela  T Scranton N/A
19 169 Boston Yanks Jowell, MelMel Jowell  OG McMurry N/A
19 170 Los Angeles Rams Nelson, BillBill Nelson  B Montana State RMAC
19 171 Green Bay Packers Tatom, CharleyCharley Tatom  T Texas SWC
19 172 Pittsburgh Steelers Pete Barbolak  T Purdue Big Ten
19 173 Chicago Bears Hileman, BobBob Hileman  C California PCC
19 174 Philadelphia Eagles Krall, RudyRudy Krall  B New Mexico Border
19 175 Chicago Cardinals Jerry Davis  DB Southeastern Louisiana Louisiana
20 176 New York Giants Williams, FrankFrank Williams  E Utah State MSC
20 177 Detroit Lions Dellosobelle, AldoAldo Dellosobelle  T Loyola (CA) Ind.
20 178 Washington Redskins Cloyce Box † E West Texas State Border
20 179 Boston Yanks Nelson, FrankFrank Nelson  B Utah MSC
20 180 Los Angeles Rams Rees, JimJim Rees  T NC State SoCon
20 181 Green Bay Packers Thomas, FloydFloyd Thomas  C Arkansas SWC
20 182 Chicago Bears Gay, ThurmanThurman Gay  T Oklahoma A&M MVC
20 183 Philadelphia Eagles Claunch, EdEd Claunch  C LSU SEC
20 184 Pittsburgh Steelers Folger, FredFred Folger  B Duke SoCon
20 185 Chicago Cardinals Dwyer, GeneGene Dwyer  E St. Ambrose N/A
21 186 New York Giants Dick Woodard  LB Iowa Big Ten
21 187 Detroit Lions Dill, DeanDean Dill † B USC PCC
21 188 Washington Redskins Bell, BryanBryan Bell  B Washington & Lee N/A
21 189 Boston Yanks Lukens, JimJim Lukens  E Washington & Lee N/A
21 190 Los Angeles Rams Borneman, RayRay Borneman  B Texas SWC
21 191 Green Bay Packers Herbert St. John  OG Georgia SEC
21 192 Philadelphia Eagles Norton, NegleyNegley Norton  T Penn State Ind.
21 193 Pittsburgh Steelers Charlie Snyder  T Marshall Ind.
21 194 Chicago Bears Peppy Blount  E Texas SWC
21 195 Chicago Cardinals Waters, HarryHarry Waters  B Colorado College N/A
22 196 New York Giants George Kisiday  E Columbia Ind.
22 197 Detroit Lions McEwen, JackJack McEwen  B Colorado MSC
22 198 Washington Redskins Joel Williams  C Texas SWC
22 199 Boston Yanks O'Brien, FranFran O'Brien  B Dartmouth Ind.
22 200 Los Angeles Rams Ray Yagiello  OG Catawba N/A
22 201 Green Bay Packers Anderson, RedRed Anderson  B Rice SWC
22 202 Pittsburgh Steelers Tally Stevens  E Utah MSC
22 203 Chicago Bears J. R. Boone  E Tulsa MVC
22 204 Philadelphia Eagles Frizzell, LockwoodLockwood Frizzell  C Virginia Ind.
22 205 Chicago Cardinals Monroe, DickDick Monroe  C Kansas Big Six
23 206 New York Giants Roberts, TheronTheron Roberts  OG Arkansas SWC
23 207 Detroit Lions Rebel Steiner  E Alabama SEC
23 208 Washington Redskins Hoitsma, LouLou Hoitsma  E William & Mary SoCon
23 209 Boston Yanks Zito, JimJim Zito  T Michigan State Ind.
23 210 Los Angeles Rams Pesek, JohnJohn Pesek  E Nebraska Big Six
23 211 Green Bay Packers Kling, FredFred Kling  B Missouri Big Six
23 212 Chicago Bears Jim Duncan  E Wake Forest SoCon
23 213 Philadelphia Eagles Swaner, JackJack Swaner  B California PCC
23 214 Pittsburgh Steelers Norman, DikeDike Norman  C Washington & Lee N/A
23 215 Chicago Cardinals Reynolds, HinduHindu Reynolds  E Mississippi Southern Ind.
24 216 New York Giants Walt McCormick † C USC PCC
24 217 Detroit Lions Suarez, JoeJoe Suarez  OG Saint Mary's (CA) Ind.
24 218 Washington Redskins Lawhorn, FloydFloyd Lawhorn  OG Texas Tech Border
24 219 Boston Yanks Roderick, JackJack Roderick  E Yale Ind.
24 220 Los Angeles Rams DeAutremont, CharlieCharlie DeAutremont  B Southern Oregon —
24 221 Green Bay Packers Clyde Biggers  T Catawba N/A
24 222 Philadelphia Eagles Littleton, ArtArt Littleton  E Penn Ind.
24 223 Pittsburgh Steelers Floyd Simmons  B Notre Dame Ind.
24 224 Chicago Bears Gatewood, JimmyJimmy Gatewood  B Georgia SEC
24 225 Chicago Cardinals Wedel, DickDick Wedel  OG Wake Forest SoCon
25 226 New York Giants Dick Wilkins  E Oregon PCC
25 227 Detroit Lions McGee, CoyCoy McGee  B Notre Dame Ind.
25 228 Washington Redskins West, DickDick West  B Princeton Ind.
25 229 Boston Yanks Sikorski, EddieEddie Sikorski  B Muhlenberg N/A
25 230 Los Angeles Rams Bob Levenhagen  OG Washington PCC
25 231 Green Bay Packers Stan Heath  QB Nevada Ind.
25 232 Pittsburgh Steelers Hausser, PaulPaul Hausser  T Wichita MVC
25 233 Chicago Bears Brumm, GeorgeGeorge Brumm  C Pacific CCAA
25 234 Philadelphia Eagles Jim Parmer  E Oklahoma A&M MVC
25 235 Chicago Cardinals Paul Shoults  HB Miami (OH) MAC
26 236 New York Giants Marotta, VinceVince Marotta  B Mount Union OAC
26 237 Detroit Lions Alexander, PhilPhil Alexander  T South Carolina SoCon
26 238 Washington Redskins Oakes, RolandRoland Oakes  E Missouri Big Six
26 239 Boston Yanks Mather, BruceBruce Mather  B New Hampshire Yankee
26 240 Los Angeles Rams Cooper, LeonLeon Cooper  T Hardin–Simmons Border
26 241 Green Bay Packers Allen, AubreyAubrey Allen  T Colorado MSC
26 242 Chicago Bears Paul Dietzel  C Miami (OH) MAC
26 243 Philadelphia Eagles Lou Creekmur‡† T William & Mary SoCon
26 244 Pittsburgh Steelers Ramsey, BobBob Ramsey  B SMU SWC
26 245 Chicago Cardinals Fred Wendt  B Texas Mines Border
27 246 New York Giants Salisbury, TomTom Salisbury  T Clemson SoCon
27 247 Detroit Lions Pizza, FrankFrank Pizza  T Toledo OAC
27 248 Washington Redskins Watkins, EdEd Watkins  T Idaho PCC
27 249 Boston Yanks Shoaf, JimJim Shoaf  T Iowa Big Ten
27 250 Los Angeles Rams Jim Wade  HB Oklahoma City Ind.
27 251 Green Bay Packers Gorski, StanStan Gorski  E Saint Mary's (MN) —
27 252 Philadelphia Eagles Bill Stanton  DE NC State SoCon
27 253 Pittsburgh Steelers Whitlow, FeltonFelton Whitlow  T North Texas State Teachers LSC
27 254 Chicago Bears Clasby, EdEd Clasby  B Boston College Ind.
27 255 Chicago Cardinals Doug Belden  B Florida SEC
28 256 New York Giants Lilja, RoyRoy Lilja  C Colorado College N/A
28 257 Detroit Lions Schutte, GeorgeGeorge Schutte  T USC PCC
28 258 Washington Redskins Don Corbitt  C Arizona BIAA
28 259 Boston Yanks McCary, JoeJoe McCary  B Virginia Ind.
28 260 Los Angeles Rams Sinofsky, KenKen Sinofsky  OG Nevada Ind.
28 261 Green Bay Packers Sharp, DonDon Sharp  C Tulsa MVC
28 262 Pittsburgh Steelers Bowen, DinkyDinky Bowen  B Georgia Tech SEC
28 263 Chicago Bears Hardison, FredFred Hardison  E Duke SoCon
28 264 Philadelphia Eagles Bennie Ellender  B Tulane SEC
28 265 Chicago Cardinals Stackhouse, RayRay Stackhouse  T Xavier N/A
29 266 New York Giants Greenhalgh, BobbyBobby Greenhalgh  E San Francisco Ind.
29 267 Detroit Lions Pabalis, TonyTony Pabalis  B Central Michigan Ind.
29 268 Washington Redskins Bowen, BuddyBuddy Bowen  B Ole Miss SEC
29 269 Boston Yanks Sica, AlAl Sica  B Penn Ind.
29 270 Los Angeles Rams Stuart, Bobby JackBobby Jack Stuart  B Tulsa MVC
29 271 Green Bay Packers John Panelli  B Notre Dame Ind.
29 272 Chicago Bears Frank Van Deren  E California PCC
29 273 Philadelphia Eagles Rex Grossman  LB Indiana Big Ten
29 274 Pittsburgh Steelers Abe Gibron † OG Purdue Big Ten
29 275 Chicago Cardinals Reid, BernieBernie Reid  OG Georgia SEC
30 276 New York Giants Kelley, EdEd Kelley  T Texas SWC
30 277 Detroit Lions McCurry, BobBob McCurry  C Michigan State Ind.
30 278 Washington Redskins Paulson, VicVic Paulson  E Santa Barbara CCAA
30 279 Boston Yanks Harry Bonk  B Maryland SoCon
30 280 Los Angeles Rams Crum, JuniorJunior Crum  E Arizona BIAA
30 281 Green Bay Packers Clarence McGeary  DT North Dakota State NCC
30 282 Philadelphia Eagles Kitchens, A. B.A. B. Kitchens  T Tulsa MVC
30 283 Pittsburgh Steelers Bruce Hilkene  T Michigan Big Ten
30 284 Chicago Bears Pietkiewicz, AlAl Pietkiewicz  E San Francisco Ind.
30 285 Chicago Cardinals Powell, JimJim Powell  E Tennessee SEC
31 286 Washington Redskins Welch, BarneyBarney Welch  B Texas A&M SWC
31 287 Boston Yanks Langsjoen, BernorBernor Langsjoen  B Gustavus Adolphus MIAC
31 288 Los Angeles Rams Kunkiewicz, TonyTony Kunkiewicz  B Trinity (CT) Ind.
31 289 Green Bay Packers Mills, MikeMike Mills  E BYU MSC
31 290 Pittsburgh Steelers Zuchowski, TedTed Zuchowski  T Toledo OAC
31 291 Chicago Bears Norm Cox  QB TCU SWC
31 292 Philadelphia Eagles Art Statuto  C Notre Dame Ind.
31 293 Chicago Cardinals Polidor, BobBob Polidor  B Villanova Ind.
32 294 Boston Yanks Neff, GeorgeGeorge Neff  B Virginia Ind.
32 295 Los Angeles Rams Taylor, BillBill Taylor  E Rice SWC
32 296 Green Bay Packers Ralph Earhart  HB Texas Tech Border
32 297 Chicago Bears Truett Smith  B Mississippi State SEC
32 298 Philadelphia Eagles Novak, TomTom Novak  C Nebraska Big Six
32 299 Pittsburgh Steelers DeMattea, TonyTony DeMattea  B Pittsburgh Ind.
32 300 Chicago Cardinals Bill Fischer  OG Notre Dame Ind.

Hall of Famers

  • Bobby Layne, quarterback from Texas taken 1st round 3rd overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1967.[5]
  • Y. A. Tittle, quarterback from LSU taken 1st round 6th overall by the Detroit Lions.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1971.[6]
  • Lou Creekmur, tackle from William & Mary taken 243rd overall by the Philadelphia Eagles, and again in the 2nd round of the 1950 special draft by the Detroit Lions.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1996.[7]
  • Joe Perry, fullback from Compton Junior College, signed undrafted by the San Francisco 49ers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1969.
  • Emlen Tunnell, cornerback from Iowa, signed undrafted by the New York Giants.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1967.
  • Len Ford, defensive end from Michigan, signed undrafted by the Cleveland Browns.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1976

Notable undrafted players

† = Pro Bowler [N 1] ‡ = Hall of Famer[8]
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
San Francisco 49ers Joe Perry‡ FB Compton JC N/A
Cleveland Browns Len Ford‡ DE Michigan Big Ten
New York Giants Emlen Tunnell‡ S Iowa Big Ten
Chicago Bears Wash Serini  WR Kentucky SEC
Detroit Lions Bob Mann  WR Hampton CIAA
Philadelphia Eagles Walt Barnes † OG LSU SEC
San Francisco 49ers Bill Johnson  C Texas A&M SWC
Washington Redskins Howard Hartley  HB/DB Duke SoCon

Trades

In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2023 NFL draft.

Round one

  1. ^ No. 3: Detroit -> Pittsburgh. Detroit traded their 1948 first-round selection (No. 3 overall), halfbacks Bob Cifers and Paul White, and the rights to Bob Chappuis to the Pittsburgh Steelers for halfback Bill Dudley.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Players are identified as Pro Bowlers if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  2. ^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

References

  1. ^ "Steeler Fans Mob Ticket Office As Team Drills for Eagle Battle". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 16, 1947. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Draft History: 1940's". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  4. ^ "Dudley Traded to Lions by Steelers". The Punxsutawney Spirit. August 7, 1947. p. 6. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ List of 1960s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2008.
  6. ^ List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2008.
  7. ^ "History: 1950 Draft – Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on August 27, 2008. Retrieved August 3, 2008.
  8. ^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.