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1954 NFL draft
General information
Date(s)January 28, 1954
LocationBellevue-Stratford Hotel
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Overview
360 total selections in 30 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionBobby Garrett, QB
Cleveland Browns
Mr. IrrelevantEllis Horton, B
Detroit Lions
Most selections (35)Los Angeles Rams
Fewest selections (27)Baltimore Colts
Hall of Famers
1
← 1953
1955 →

The 1954 NFL draft was held on January 28, 1954, at The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia.[1][2]

This was the eighth year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery. With the previous seven winners ineligible from the draw, only the Baltimore Colts, Chicago Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, and Pittsburgh Steelers had an equal chance of winning.[3] The draft lottery was won by Cleveland, who selected quarterback Bobby Garrett.

Player selections

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= Pro Bowler[4] = Hall of Famer

Round one

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
1 Cleveland Browns (Lottery bonus pick) Bobby Garrett Quarterback Stanford
2 Chicago Cardinals Lamar McHan Quarterback Arkansas
3 Green Bay Packers Art Hunter Tackle Notre Dame
4 Green Bay Packers (From the New York Giants) Veryl Switzer Back Kansas State
5 Baltimore Colts Cotton Davidson Quarterback Baylor
6 Chicago Bears Stan Wallace Back Illinois
7 Pittsburgh Steelers Johnny Lattner[5] Halfback Notre Dame
8 Washington Redskins Steve Meilinger End Kentucky
9 Philadelphia Eagles Neil Worden Fullback Notre Dame
10 Los Angeles Rams Ed Beatty Center Ole Miss
11 San Francisco 49ers Bernie Faloney Back Maryland
12 Cleveland Browns John Bauer Guard Illinois
13 Detroit Lions Dick Chapman Tackle Rice

Round two

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
14 Chicago Cardinals Gary Knafelc End Colorado
15 Green Bay Packers Bob Fleck Tackle Syracuse
16 Baltimore Colts Larry Grigg Back Oklahoma
17 New York Giants Ken Buck End Pacific
18 Chicago Bears Rick Casares Back Florida
19 Pittsburgh Steelers Pat Stark Back Syracuse
20 Washington Redskins Jim Schrader Center Notre Dame
21 Philadelphia Eagles Rocky Ryan End Illinois
22 Los Angeles Rams Buddy Gillioz Tackle Houston
23 San Francisco 49ers Leo Rucka Center Rice
24 Cleveland Browns Chet Hanulak Back Maryland
25 Detroit Lions Jim Neal Center Michigan State

Round three

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
26 Chicago Cardinals Bobby Cavazos Back Texas Tech
27 Green Bay Packers George Timberlake Guard USC
28 New York Giants Clyde Bennett End South Carolina
29 Los Angeles Rams Jim Kincaid Back South Carolina
30 Chicago Bears Ed Meadows Tackle Duke
31 Pittsburgh Steelers Tom Miner End Tulsa
32 Los Angeles Rams Tom Nickoloff End USC
33 Philadelphia Eagles Ted Connor Tackle Nebraska
34 Los Angeles Rams Henry Hair End Georgia Tech
35 San Francisco 49ers Steve Korcheck Center George Washington
36 Cleveland Browns Mo Bassett Back Langston
37 Detroit Lions Bill Bowman Back William & Mary

Round four

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
38 Chicago Cardinals Bill Bredde Back Oklahoma A&M
39 Washington Redskins Ralph Felton Back Maryland
40 Green Bay Packers Tommy Allman Back West Virginia
41 New York Giants Dick Nolan Back Maryland
42 Chicago Bears Fran Paterra Back Notre Dame
43 Los Angeles Rams Lester McClelland Tackle Syracuse
44 Detroit Lions Bill Stits Back UCLA
45 Philadelphia Eagles Minnie Mavraides Guard Notre Dame
46 Los Angeles Rams Norm Nygaard Back San Diego State
47 San Francisco 49ers Charlie Boxold Back Maryland
48 Cleveland Browns Jerry Hilgenberg Center Iowa
49 Detroit Lions Howard McCants End Washington State

Round five

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
50 Chicago Cardinals Don Dohoney End Michigan State
51 Green Bay Packers Max McGee End Tulane
52 New York Giants Earl Putnam Tackle Arizona State
53 Baltimore Colts Don Ellis Back Texas A&M
54 Chicago Bears Bob Griffis Guard Furman
55 San Francisco 49ers Bob Hantla Guard Kansas
56 Washington Redskins Billy Wells Back Michigan State
57 Los Angeles Rams Charlie Allen Tackle San Jose State
58 Los Angeles Rams Art Hauser Tackle Xavier
59 San Francisco 49ers Frank Mincevich Guard South Carolina
60 Cleveland Browns Bill Lucky Tackle Baylor
61 Detroit Lions George Parozzo Tackle William & Mary

Round six

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
62 Chicago Cardinals Tom McHugh Back Notre Dame
63 Detroit Lions Pence Dacus Back Southwest Texas State
64 Cleveland Browns Jim Ray Smith Guard Baylor
65 New York Giants George Jacoby Tackle Ohio State
66 Chicago Bears John Hudson Guard Rice
67 Pittsburgh Steelers Laurin Pepper Back Mississippi Southern
68 Washington Redskins Bill McHenry Center Washington & Lee
69 Philadelphia Eagles Hal Lambert Tackle TCU
70 Los Angeles Rams Ken Panfil Tackle Purdue
71 San Francisco 49ers Floyd Sagely End Arkansas
72 Cleveland Browns Asa Jenkins Back Toledo
73 Detroit Lions Dick Kercher Back Tulsa

Round seven

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
74 Chicago Cardinals Dave Mann Back Oregon State
75 Green Bay Packers Sam Marshall Tackle Florida A&M
76 New York Giants Wayne Berry Back Washington State
77 Baltimore Colts Glenn Turner Back Georgia Tech
78 Chicago Bears Ralph Cecere Back Villanova
79 Pittsburgh Steelers Jack O'Brien End Florida
80 Washington Redskins Harry Jagielski Tackle Indiana
81 Philadelphia Eagles Jerry Norton Back SMU
82 Los Angeles Rams Charley Weeks Tackle USC
83 San Francisco 49ers Sid Youngelman Tackle Alabama
84 Cleveland Browns Don Miller Back SMU
85 Detroit Lions Jack Cross Back Utah

Round eight

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
86 Chicago Cardinals Paul Larson Back California
87 Green Bay Packers Jimmie Williams Tackle Texas Tech
88 Baltimore Colts Dennis McCotter Guard Detroit
89 New York Giants Ralph Starkey Tackle West Virginia
90 Chicago Bears Tom Garlington Tackle Arkansas
91 Pittsburgh Steelers Paul Cameron Back UCLA
92 Washington Redskins Bill Marker End West Virginia
93 Philadelphia Eagles Dan Hunter Tackle Florida
94 Los Angeles Rams George Black End Washington
95 Cleveland Browns Bill Barbish Back Tennessee
96 Cleveland Browns Charlie Harris Back Georgia
97 Detroit Lions Milt Davis Back UCLA

Round nine

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
98 Chicago Cardinals Dean Chambers Tackle Washington
99 Green Bay Packers Dave Davis End Georgia Tech
100 New York Giants Pete O'Garra End UCLA
101 Baltimore Colts Bob Adams Guard Shippensburg
102 Chicago Bears Paul Giel Halfback Minnesota
103 Pittsburgh Steelers Joe Zombek End Pittsburgh
104 Washington Redskins Jerry Minnick Tackle Nebraska
105 Philadelphia Eagles Phil Branch Guard Texas
106 Los Angeles Rams Alex Bravo Back Cal Poly
107 San Francisco 49ers Ted Connolly Guard Tulsa
108 Cleveland Browns Tom Jones Tackle Miami (OH)
109 Detroit Lions Bob Lawson Back Cal Poly

Round ten

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
110 Chicago Cardinals Tommy Lewis Back Alabama
111 Green Bay Packers Gene Knutson End Michigan
112 Baltimore Colts Bob Schoonmaker Back Missouri
113 New York Giants John Steinberg End Stanford
114 Chicago Bears D. C. Andrews End Hardin–Simmons
115 Pittsburgh Steelers Bob Fisher Tackle Tennessee
116 Washington Redskins Merrill Green Back Oklahoma
117 Los Angeles Rams Ed Hughes Back Tulsa
118 Los Angeles Rams Joe Katchik End Notre Dame
119 Cleveland Browns Don Goss Guard SMU
120 Cleveland Browns Tom Pagna Back Miami (OH)
121 Detroit Lions Jack Carroll End Holy Cross

Round eleven

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
122 Chicago Cardinals Homer Smith Back Princeton
123 Green Bay Packers Ken Hall End North Texas State
124 New York Giants Tom Fitzpatrick Guard Villanova
125 Baltimore Colts Bob Leberman Back Syracuse
126 Chicago Bears Ron Wallin Back Minnesota
127 Pittsburgh Steelers Lou Cimarolli Back Pittsburgh
128 Washington Redskins Gene Wilson Back South Carolina
129 Philadelphia Eagles Dave McLaughlin End Dartmouth
130 Los Angeles Rams Duane Wardlow Tackle Washington
131 San Francisco 49ers John Skocko End USC
132 Cleveland Browns Max Schuebel Tackle Rice
133 Detroit Lions Milt Schwenk Tackle Washington State

Round twelve

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
134 Chicago Cardinals Howard Pitt End Duke
135 Green Bay Packers Bill Oliver Back Alabama
136 Baltimore Colts Don Chelf Tackle Iowa
137 New York Giants Wendell Gulseth Tackle Wisconsin
138 Chicago Bears Joe Faragalli Guard Villanova
139 Pittsburgh Steelers Don Fritz End Cincinnati
140 Washington Redskins Ben Dunkerley Tackle West Virginia
141 Philadelphia Eagles Dick Clasby Back Harvard
142 Los Angeles Rams Jack Maultsby Tackle North Carolina
143 San Francisco 49ers Hal Easterwood Center Mississippi State
144 Cleveland Browns Tom Bruenich Tackle Maryland
145 Detroit Lions Bob Hartman Tackle Oregon State

Round thirteen

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
146 Chicago Cardinals Les Goble Back Alfred
147 Green Bay Packers Mike Takacs Guard Ohio State
148 New York Giants Bob Topp End Michigan
149 Baltimore Colts Chuck McMillan Back John Carroll
150 Chicago Bears Julius Seaholm Guard Texas
151 Pittsburgh Steelers Charles Lattimer Center Maryland
152 Washington Redskins Roger Dornburg Back Wisconsin
153 Philadelphia Eagles Joe Mehalick Tackle Virginia
154 Los Angeles Rams Sam Hensley End Georgia Tech
155 San Francisco 49ers Morgan Williams Guard TCU
156 Cleveland Browns George Cummins Tackle Tulane
157 Detroit Lions Jim Swierczek Back Marshall

Round fourteen

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
158 Chicago Cardinals Sammy Dumas Guard Arkansas
159 Green Bay Packers Kosse Johnson Back Rice
160 Baltimore Colts Ordell Braase Tackle South Dakota
161 New York Giants Bobby Epps Back Pittsburgh
162 Chicago Bears Ken Miller Back Illinois
163 Pittsburgh Steelers Roger Bradford End Waynesburg
164 Washington Redskins Roger Nelson Tackle Oklahoma
165 Philadelphia Eagles Hal Patterson Back Kansas
166 Los Angeles Rams Mitchell Johnson Back Bishop
167 San Francisco 49ers Sammy Williams Back California
168 Cleveland Browns Jim Head Back Iowa
169 Detroit Lions Ray Novak Back Nebraska

Round fifteen

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
170 Chicago Cardinals Cecil Harp End Pacific
171 San Francisco 49ers Ed Gossage Tackle Georgia Tech
172 New York Giants Jim Swan Guard Denver
173 Baltimore Colts Joe D'Agostino Guard Florida
174 Chicago Bears Harlon Hill End Florence State
175 Pittsburgh Steelers Tom Drake Guard Chattanooga
176 Washington Redskins Hugh Merck Tackle South Carolina
177 Philadelphia Eagles Ray McKown Back TCU
178 Los Angeles Rams Ed Elliot Back Richmond
179 San Francisco 49ers Sam Palumbo Guard Notre Dame
180 Cleveland Browns Chet Lyssy Back Hardin–Simmons
181 Detroit Lions Kirk Hinderlider End Colorado A&M

Round sixteen

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
182 Chicago Cardinals Al Kilgore Tackle Kent State
183 Green Bay Packers Des Koch Back USC
184 Baltimore Colts Alex Sandusky End Clarion
185 New York Giants George Rice Back Iowa
186 Chicago Bears Earl Lindley Back Utah State
187 Pittsburgh Steelers Cas Krol Tackle Detroit
188 Washington Redskins Gilmer Spring End Texas
189 Philadelphia Eagles Charlie Grant Center Utah
190 Los Angeles Rams Roger Frey Tackle Georgia Tech
191 San Francisco 49ers Bobby Fiveash Back Florida State
192 Cleveland Browns Rich Raidel Guard Kent State
193 Detroit Lions Bob Chuoke Tackle Houston

Round seventeen

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
194 Chicago Cardinals Jack Troxell Back Arkansas
195 Green Bay Packers J. D. Roberts Guard Oklahoma
196 New York Giants Jackie Parker Back Mississippi State
197 Baltimore Colts Tommy Adkins Center Kentucky
198 Chicago Bears Lou Woodard Center Sam Houston State
199 Pittsburgh Steelers Joe Fulwyler Center Oregon State
200 Washington Redskins Jerry Coody Back Baylor
201 Philadelphia Eagles Bob Knowles Tackle Baylor
202 Los Angeles Rams Ed Wilhelm Center Houston
203 San Francisco 49ers Carl Kautz Tackle Texas Tech
204 Cleveland Browns Howard Chapman Tackle Florida
205 Detroit Lions Rick Kaser Back Toledo

Round eighteen

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
206 Chicago Cardinals Dick Young Back Chattanooga
207 Green Bay Packers Emery Barnes End Oregon
208 Baltimore Colts Dick Shinaut Back Texas Western
209 New York Giants Crawford Mims Guard Ole Miss
210 Chicago Bears McNeil Moore Back Sam Houston State
211 Pittsburgh Steelers Don Penza End Notre Dame
212 Washington Redskins Walt Cudzik Center Purdue
213 Philadelphia Eagles Sam Mrvos Guard Georgia
214 Los Angeles Rams Stan Sheriff Center Cal Poly
215 San Francisco 49ers Morris Kay End Kansas
216 Cleveland Browns Bill Wohrman Back South Carolina
217 Detroit Lions Norm Hayes Tackle College of Idaho

Round nineteen

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
218 Chicago Cardinals Jerry Sazio Tackle William & Mary
219 Green Bay Packers Ken Hall Center Springfield
220 New York Giants Bob King Guard South Carolina
221 Baltimore Colts Charley Wenzlau End Miami (OH)
222 Chicago Bears Jim Lum Tackle Louisiana Tech
223 Pittsburgh Steelers Don Rydalch Back Utah
224 Washington Redskins Jerry Witt Back Wisconsin
225 Philadelphia Eagles Jerry Clem Guard SMU
226 Los Angeles Rams Frank Givens Tackle Georgia Tech
227 San Francisco 49ers Bob Edmiston Tackle Temple
228 Cleveland Browns John Taylor Center Austin
229 Detroit Lions Buster Graves Tackle Arkansas

Round twenty

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
230 Chicago Cardinals Stan Huntsman Back Wabash
231 Green Bay Packers Lowell Herbert Guard Pacific
232 Baltimore Colts Raymond Berry Split end SMU
233 New York Giants Gene Snipes End Austin
234 Chicago Bears Jim Ladd End Bowling Green
235 Pittsburgh Steelers Fred Prender Back West Chester
236 Washington Redskins Sam Morley End Stanford
237 Philadelphia Eagles Tommy Bailes Back Houston
238 Los Angeles Rams Bob Dougherty Back Cincinnati
239 San Francisco 49ers Frank DePietro Back Georgia
240 Cleveland Browns Hugh Pierce Center NC State
241 Detroit Lions Jim Durrant Guard Utah

Round twenty-one

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
242 Chicago Cardinals Jim Stander Tackle Colorado
243 Green Bay Packers Art Liebscher Back Pacific
244 New York Giants Rex Corless Back Michigan State
245 Baltimore Colts Bob Lade Guard Peru State
246 Chicago Bears Sonny Cleere Tackle Abilene Christian
247 Pittsburgh Steelers Dan Tassotti Tackle Miami (FL)
248 Washington Redskins John Cavaglieri Tackle North Texas State
249 Philadelphia Eagles Johnny Crouch End TCU
250 Los Angeles Rams Jerry Cooper Tackle West Virginia
251 San Francisco 49ers Howard Alsup Tackle Middle Tennessee
252 Cleveland Browns Jim Baughman Guard Illinois
253 Detroit Lions Jack Kistler Back Duke

Round twenty-two

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
254 Chicago Cardinals Ledio Fanucchi Tackle Fresno State
255 Green Bay Packers Willie Buford Tackle Morgan State
256 Baltimore Colts Bob Meyer Tackle Ohio State
257 New York Giants Joe Collier End Northwestern
258 Chicago Bears Charlie Sumner Back William & Mary
259 Pittsburgh Steelers John Lapsley Guard Northeastern
260 Washington Redskins Max Schmaling Back Purdue
261 Philadelphia Eagles Jim Wojciehowski End Purdue
262 Los Angeles Rams Ray Pacer Tackle Purdue
263 San Francisco 49ers Ralph Reynolds Back North Texas State
264 Cleveland Browns Lloyd Caudle Back Duke
265 Detroit Lions Dewey Brundage End BYU

Round twenty-three

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
266 Chicago Cardinals Charley Oakley Back LSU
267 Green Bay Packers Clint Sathrum Back St. Olaf
268 New York Giants Pete Mangum Back Ole Miss
269 Baltimore Colts Leon Hardeman Back Georgia Tech
270 Chicago Bears Herm Lee Tackle Florida A&M
271 Pittsburgh Steelers Joe Pascarella Tackle Penn State
272 Washington Redskins Pete Carrieri Guard Villanova
273 Philadelphia Eagles Harold Lofton Back Ole Miss
274 Los Angeles Rams Don Marks Back California
275 San Francisco 49ers LeRoy Fenstemaker Back Rice
276 Cleveland Browns Bob Mischak End Army
277 Detroit Lions Jack Shanafelt Tackle Penn

Round twenty-four

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
278 Chicago Cardinals Lou Sawchik End Ohio
279 Green Bay Packers Marv Tennefoss End Stanford
280 Baltimore Colts Don Kerlin Back Concordia (Moorhead)
281 New York Giants Bill Harris Tackle LSU
282 Chicago Bears Bill Jarrett Back West Virginia
283 Pittsburgh Steelers Jack Flanagan End Detroit
284 Washington Redskins Will Renfro End Memphis State
285 Philadelphia Eagles Nate Gressette Tackle Clemson
286 Los Angeles Rams Ed Brookman Tackle West Virginia
287 San Francisco 49ers Jerry Daniels Tackle Tennessee Tech
288 Cleveland Browns Johnny Gramling Back South Carolina
289 Detroit Lions Bobby Burrows Guard Duke

Round twenty-five

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
290 Chicago Cardinals Jerry Marchand Back LSU
291 Green Bay Packers John Smalley Tackle Alabama
292 New York Giants Bill Baker Back Washburn
293 Baltimore Colts Pepper Rodgers Back Georgia Tech
294 Chicago Bears Tom Feamster End Florida State
295 Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Barron Tackle Mississippi State
296 Washington Redskins George Rosso Back Ohio State
297 Philadelphia Eagles Ray Zambiasi Back Detroit
298 Los Angeles Rams Dick Miller Back Baldwin Wallace
299 San Francisco 49ers John Platt Back Elon
300 Cleveland Browns Tom Hughes Tackle VPI
301 Detroit Lions Richie Woit Back Arkansas State

Round twenty-six

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
302 Chicago Cardinals Ralph Carrigan Center Alabama
303 Green Bay Packers Ralph Baierl Tackle Maryland
304 Baltimore Colts Jesus Esparza Tackle New Mexico A&M
305 New York Giants George Van Zandt Back Long Beach State
306 Chicago Bears Lou Petroka Back Boston University
307 Pittsburgh Steelers Joe Varaitis Back Penn
308 Washington Redskins Dorsey Gibson Back Oklahoma A&M
309 Philadelphia Eagles Charley Smith Back Baylor
310 Los Angeles Rams Glenn Holtzman Tackle North Texas State
311 San Francisco 49ers Pete Bello Center Pasadena CC
312 Cleveland Browns Joe Lundy Guard Kansas
313 Detroit Lions Jim George Tackle Syracuse

Round twenty-seven

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
314 Chicago Cardinals John Culver Back Harvard
315 Green Bay Packers Hosea Sims End Marquette
316 New York Giants Bobby Clatterbuck Back Houston
317 Baltimore Colts Bill Sennett End Georgia Tech
318 Chicago Bears Dick Oniskey Center Chattanooga
319 Pittsburgh Steelers Tom Yewcic Quarterback Michigan State
320 Washington Redskins Ken Yarborough End North Carolina
321 Philadelphia Eagles Ben Addiego Back Villanova
322 Los Angeles Rams Entee Shine End Notre Dame
323 San Francisco 49ers Gayford Baker Guard Nebraska–Omaha
324 Cleveland Browns Johnny Mapp Back VMI
325 Detroit Lions Dick Rzeszut Center Benedictine

Round twenty-eight

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
326 Chicago Cardinals Tom Koller Back William & Mary
327 Green Bay Packers Evan Slonac Back Michigan State
328 Baltimore Colts Ray Ecstrom Center Westminster (PA)
329 New York Giants Jim Partridge Back Tulane
330 Chicago Bears P. W. Underwood Guard Mississippi State
331 Pittsburgh Steelers Joe Bush Guard Notre Dame
332 Washington Redskins Ron Hansen Tackle Minnesota
333 Philadelphia Eagles John Gerdes Tackle Cornell
334 Los Angeles Rams Dick Mann Back Western Reserve
335 San Francisco 49ers Bob Garbrecht Back Rice
336 Cleveland Browns Vince Vergara Back Army
337 Detroit Lions Dolph Rutschman Back Linfield

Round twenty-nine

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
338 Chicago Cardinals Bill Albrecht Back Washington
339 Green Bay Packers Jerry Dufek Tackle St. Norbert
340 New York Giants Bill Mote Tackle Florida State
341 Baltimore Colts Claude Taliaferro Back Illinois
342 Chicago Bears Alvin Beale Back Trinity (TX)
343 Pittsburgh Steelers Joe Fagan Tackle John Carroll
344 Washington Redskins Ted Kress Back Michigan
345 Philadelphia Eagles Jack Stone Back West Virginia
346 Los Angeles Rams Dick Dietrick End Pittsburgh
347 San Francisco 49ers Ted Dunn Back Murray State
348 Cleveland Browns Troy Carter Back VMI
349 Detroit Lions Mel Bertrand Center Idaho

Round thirty

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Pick # NFL team Player Position College
350 Chicago Cardinals Alex Burl Back Colorado A&M
351 Green Bay Packers Terry Campbell Back Washington State
352 Baltimore Colts Pat Abbruzzi Back Rhode Island
353 New York Giants Jim Gibson Tackle USC
354 Chicago Bears Jim Haluska Back Wisconsin
355 Pittsburgh Steelers Juel Sweatte Back Oklahoma
356 Washington Redskins Don Rondou Back Northwestern
357 Philadelphia Eagles Tommy Woodlee Back South Carolina
358 Los Angeles Rams Frank Metzke Tackle Marquette
359 San Francisco 49ers Don Folks End Houston
360[6] Detroit Lions Ellis Horton Back Eureka
= Pro Bowler[4] = Hall of Famer

Hall of Famers

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  • Raymond Berry, wide receiver from Southern Methodist University taken 20th round 232nd overall by the Baltimore Colts.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1973.[7]

Notable undrafted players

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† = Pro Bowler[4]
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
Baltimore Colts Royce Womble  HB North Texas State Gulf Coast
Cleveland Browns Cookie Gilchrist † FB    
Cleveland Browns Don King  DT Kentucky SEC
Green Bay Packers Gene White  CB Georgia SEC
Los Angeles Rams Ernie Warlick † TE North Carolina Central CIAA
New York Giants Cliff Livingston  LB UCLA PCC
New York Giants Ken MacAfee  TE Alabama SEC
Washington Redskins Joe Scudero † S San Francisco —

References

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  1. ^ "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  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. ^ a b c Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
  5. ^ John Lattner, 1953 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on July 1, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
  6. ^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
  7. ^ 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 7, 2008.
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