1945 NFL Draft
The 1945 National Football League Draft was held on April 8, 1945, at the Commodore Hotel in New York City, New York.
Player selections
Round one
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
1 | Chicago Cardinals | Charley Trippi | Halfback | Georgia |
2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Paul Duhart | Halfback | Florida |
3 | Brooklyn Tigers | Joe Renfroe | Back | Tulane |
4 | Boston Yanks | Eddie Prokop | Back | Georgia Tech |
5 | Cleveland Rams | Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch | Wide Receiver | Michigan |
6 | Detroit Lions | Frank Szymanski | Center | Notre Dame |
7 | Chicago Bears | Don Lund | Back | Michigan |
8 | Washington Redskins | Jim Hardy | Quarterback | USC |
9 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Yonakor | Defensive End | Notre Dame |
10 | New York Giants | Elmer Barbour | Quarterback | Wake Forest |
11 | Green Bay Packers | Walt Schlinkman | Fullback | Texas Tech |
Round two
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
12 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jack Dugger | End | Ohio State |
13 | Brooklyn Tigers | Wayne Williams | Back | Minnesota |
14 | Chicago Cardinals | Paul Collins | Back | Missouri |
15 | Boston Yanks | Tom Dean | Tackle | Southern Methodist |
16 | Cleveland Rams | Milan Lazetich | Tackle | Michigan |
Round three
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
17 | Brooklyn Tigers | Cecil Gray | Center | Oregon |
18 | Chicago Cardinals | Walt Watt | Back | Miami |
19 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Dellastatious | Back | Missouri |
20 | Boston Yanks | Damon Tassos | Guard | Texas A&M |
21 | Cleveland Rams | W.G. "Dub" Wooten | End | Oklahoma |
22 | Chicago Bears | Charley Allen | Back | Southern Methodist |
23 | Washington Redskins | John "Tree" Adams | Tackle | Notre Dame |
24 | Detroit Lions | Stan Mohrbacher | Guard | Iowa |
25 | Philadelphia Eagles | Alvin Dark | Back | Louisiana State |
26 | New York Giants | Gordon Appleby | Center | Ohio State |
27 | Green Bay Packers | Clyde Goodnight | End | Tulsa |
Round four
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
28 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob Dobelstein | Guard | Tennessee |
29 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Roger Adams | Center | Florida |
30 | Brooklyn Tigers | Steve Enich | Guard | Marquette |
31 | Boston Yanks | Don Deeks | Tackle | Washington |
32 | Cleveland Rams | Jack Zilly | End | Notre Dame |
Round five
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
33 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Chuck Mehelich | End | Duquesne |
34 | Brooklyn Tigers | Al Kowalski | Quarterback | Tulsa |
35 | Chicago Cardinals | Zeke Chronister | End | Texas Christian |
36 | Boston Yanks | Johnny "Strike" Strzykalski | Back | Marquette |
37 | Cleveland Rams | Roger Harding | Center | California |
38 | Washington Redskins | George Bujan | Center | Oregon |
39 | Detroit Lions | Bob Wiese | Back | Michigan |
40 | Chicago Bears | Forest Masterson | Center | Iowa |
41 | Philadelphia Eagles | Pete Pihos | Wide receiver | Indiana |
42 | New York Giants | Ed Castleberry | Back | West Texas State |
43 | Green Bay Packers | Joe Graham | End | Florida |
Round six
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
44 | Brooklyn Tigers | Dick Barwegan | Guard | Purdue |
45 | Chicago Cardinals | Corwin Clatt | Back | Notre Dame |
46 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Gregg Browning | End | Denver |
47 | Boston Yanks | Jim Mello | Back | Notre Dame |
48 | Cleveland Rams | Jerry Cowhig | Back | Notre Dame |
49 | Detroit Lions | Gene Fekete | Back | Ohio State |
50 | Chicago Bears | Wayne Shaw | Back | Southern Methodist |
51 | Washington Redskins | Johnny North | End | Vanderbilt |
52 | Philadelphia Eagles | Chuck Dellago | Guard | Minnesota |
53 | New York Giants | Barney Poole | End | Mississippi/Army |
54 | Green Bay Packers | Don Wells | Tackle | Georgia |
Round seven
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
55 | Chicago Cardinals | Ziggy Czarobski | Tackle | Notre Dame |
56 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mike Wolak | Back | Duquesne |
57 | Brooklyn Tigers | Louie Futrell | Back | Fresno State |
58 | Boston Yanks | Marty Silovich | Center | Marquette |
59 | Cleveland Rams | Fred Negus | Center | Wisconsin |
60 | Chicago Bears | Glen Burgeis | Tackle | Tulsa |
61 | Washington Redskins | John Steber | Guard | Georgia Tech |
62 | Detroit Lions | Mike Jarmoluk | Tackle | Temple |
63 | Philadelphia Eagles | Gonzalo Morales | Back | St. Mary's |
64 | New York Giants | Jack Mead | End | Wisconsin |
65 | Green Bay Packers | Casey Stephenson | Back | Tennessee |
Round eight
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
66 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tom Hughes | Tackle | Missouri |
67 | Brooklyn Tigers | John Dodds | Guard | California |
68 | Chicago Cardinals | John Harrington | End | Marquette |
69 | Boston Yanks | Ellis Jones | Guard | Tulsa |
70 | Cleveland Rams | Johnny August | Back | Alabama |
71 | Washington Redskins | Art Porter | End | Tulane |
72 | Detroit Lions | Jack Lowther | Back | Detroit |
73 | Chicago Bears | Pat O'Brien | Tackle | Purdue |
74 | Philadelphia Eagles | Sam Robinson | Back | Washington |
75 | New York Giants | Nick Vodick | Back | Northwestern |
76 | Green Bay Packers | Toby Collins | Tackle | Tulsa |
Round nine
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
77 | Brooklyn Tigers | Elting Johnson | Back | Bucknell |
78 | Chicago Cardinals | Gene Meeks | Back | Kentucky |
79 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Leon Pense | Back | Arkansas |
80 | Boston Yanks | Earl Lambert | Back | Manhattan |
81 | Cleveland Rams | Dick Huffman | Tackle | Tennessee |
82 | Detroit Lions | Les Joop | Tackle | Illinois |
83 | Chicago Bears | Bill Mayther | Center | Oregon |
84 | Washington Redskins | Curt Kuykendall | Back | Auburn |
85 | Philadelphia Eagles | Forrest Hall | Back | San Francisco |
86 | New York Giants | John Rudan | Back | Marquette |
87 | Green Bay Packers | Lamar Dingler | End | Arkansas |
Round ten
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
88 | Chicago Cardinals | Bill Huber | End | Notre Dame |
89 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Art Brandau | Center | Tennessee |
90 | Brooklyn Tigers | Roy Cross | End | Tennessee |
91 | Boston Yanks | Don Kasprzak | Back | Dartmouth |
92 | Cleveland Rams | Vern Walters | Back | Alma |
93 | Chicago Bears | Bill Poe | Back | Clemson |
94 | Washington Redskins | Frank Brogger | End | Michigan State |
95 | Detroit Lions | Paul Walker | End | Yale |
96 | Philadelphia Eagles | Joe Sadonis | Tackle | Fordham |
97 | New York Giants | Vic Smith | Back | UCLA |
98 | Green Bay Packers | Hal Helscher | Back | Louisiana State |
Round eleven
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
99 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ray Ball | Back | Holy Cross |
100 | Brooklyn Tigers | Earl Haury | Tackle | Kansas State |
101 | Chicago Cardinals | Halley Heard | Tackle | Louisiana State |
102 | Boston Yanks | Ben Jones | End | Arkansas |
103 | Cleveland Rams | Tom Fears | End | UCLA |
104 | Washington Redskins | Mack Creger | Back | Northwestern |
105 | Detroit Lions | Howie Hansen | Tackle | Utah State |
106 | Chicago Bears | Chuck Avery | Back | Minnesota |
107 | Philadelphia Eagles | Rudy Mobley | Back | Hardin-Simmons |
108 | New York Giants | Jim Young | Tackle | Arkansas |
109 | Green Bay Packers | Ralph Hammond | Center | Pittsburgh |
Round twelve
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
110 | Brooklyn Tigers | John Martin | Back | East Tennessee State |
111 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob Cowan | Back | Indiana |
112 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Frank Basilone | Back | Duquesne |
113 | Boston Yanks | Herb Coleman | Center | Notre Dame |
114 | Cleveland Rams | Joe Winkler | Center | Purdue |
115 | Detroit Lions | Mike Kasap | Tackle | Illinois |
116 | Chicago Bears | Jack Boyd | Back | UCLA |
117 | Washington Redskins | Paul McKee | End | Syracuse |
118 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Newmeyer | Tackle | St. Vincent |
119 | New York Giants | Billy Bevis | Back | Tennessee |
120 | Green Bay Packers | Ed Podgorski | Tackle | Lafayette |
Round thirteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
121 | Chicago Cardinals | Elmore "Buddy" Luper | Back | Duke |
122 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Monahan | End | Dartmouth |
123 | Brooklyn Tigers | George McDonald | Tackle | South Carolina |
124 | Boston Yanks | Joe Pezelski | Back | Villanova |
125 | Cleveland Rams | Jack Aland | Tackle | Alabama |
126 | Chicago Bears | Ralph Ellsworth | Back | Texas |
127 | Washington Redskins | Charlie Conerly | Quarterback | Mississippi |
128 | Detroit Lions | Wally Hopp | Back | Nebraska |
129 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Chambers | Tackle | UCLA |
130 | New York Giants | Bob Boozer | Tackle | Arkansas |
131 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Hackett | Guard | Ohio State |
Round fourteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
132 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mel Odelli | Back | Duquesne |
133 | Brooklyn Tigers | Hal Self | Back | Alabama |
134 | Chicago Cardinals | Solon "Bobo" Barnett | Guard | Baylor |
135 | Boston Yanks | John DiGangi | Tackle | Holy Cross |
136 | Cleveland Rams | Chuck Uknes | Back | Iowa |
137 | Washington Redskins | John Putnik | End | Utah State |
138 | Detroit Lions | Ben Trickey | Back | Iowa |
139 | Chicago Bears | Frank Mattioli | Guard | Pittsburgh |
140 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Duda | Back | Virginia |
141 | New York Giants | Stan Rhoades | Back | Mississippi State |
142 | Green Bay Packers | Marv Lindsey | Back | Arkansas |
Round fifteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
143 | Brooklyn Tigers | Tom Reilly | Guard | Fordham |
144 | Chicago Cardinals | Gordon Carver | Back | Duke |
145 | Pittsburgh Steelers | George Connor | Tackle | Notre Dame |
146 | Boston Yanks | Chan Highsmith | Center | North Carolina |
147 | Cleveland Rams | Bill Lund | Back | Case Western Reserve |
148 | Detroit Lions | Windell Williams | End | Rice |
149 | Chicago Bears | Merle Gibson | End | Texas Christian |
150 | Washington Redskins | Eddie Saenz | Back | USC |
151 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Montgomery | Back | Louisiana State |
152 | New York Giants | Jack Wink | Back | Wisconsin |
153 | Green Bay Packers | Robert "Buster" McClure | Tackle | Nevada-Reno |
Round sixteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
154 | Chicago Cardinals | John Cannady | Back | Indiana |
155 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim Ungles | Back | Kansas State |
156 | Brooklyn Tigers | Skimp Harrison | End | South Carolina |
157 | Boston Yanks | Mike Costello | End | Georgetown |
158 | Cleveland Rams | Bob Barton | End | Holy Cross |
159 | Chicago Bears | John Creevey | Back | Notre Dame |
160 | Washington Redskins | Dom Fusci | Tackle | South Carolina |
161 | Detroit Lions | Wayne Flanigan | End | Denver |
162 | Philadelphia Eagles | Howard Werner | End | Syracuse |
163 | New York Giants | Jim Little | Tackle | Kentucky |
164 | Green Bay Packers | Harry Pieper | Center | California |
Round seventeen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
165 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Itzel | Back | Pittsburgh |
166 | Brooklyn Tigers | Arnie Weinmeister | Defensive Tackle | Washington |
167 | Chicago Cardinals | Ben Cittadino | End | Duke |
168 | Boston Yanks | Paul Dromgoole | End | Manhattan |
169 | Cleveland Rams | Dick Hoerner | Back | Iowa |
170 | Washington Redskins | Bobby Tom Jenkins | Back | Alabama |
171 | Detroit Lions | O.J. Key | Back | Tulane |
172 | Chicago Bears | Nick Sacrinty | Back | Wake Forest |
173 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Austin | Back | Missouri |
174 | New York Giants | Bob Jabbusch | Guard | Ohio State |
175 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Kula | Back | Minnesota |
Round eighteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
176 | Brooklyn Tigers | Virgil Eikenberg | Back | Rice |
177 | Chicago Cardinals | Ralph Strayhorn | Guard | North Carolina |
178 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Alex Wizbicki | Back | Holy Cross |
179 | Boston Yanks | Dolph Czekala | Tackle | Syracuse |
180 | Cleveland Rams | Lee Kennon | Tackle | Oklahoma |
181 | Detroit Lions | Jim McWhorter | Back | Alabama |
182 | Chicago Bears | Jim Keane | End | Iowa |
183 | Washington Redskins | Ed Stacco | Tackle | Colgate |
184 | Philadelphia Eagles | Quentin Klenk | Tackle | USC |
185 | New York Giants | Bill Byrd | Center | Maryland |
186 | Green Bay Packers | Frank Hazard | Guard | Nebraska |
Round nineteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
187 | Chicago Cardinals | John Andretich | Back | Purdue |
188 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim Landrigan | Tackle | Dartmouth |
189 | Brooklyn Tigers | Al Kasulin | Back | Villanova |
190 | Boston Yanks | Joe Drumm | Tackle | Georgetown |
191 | Cleveland Rams | Eagle Matulich | Back | Mississippi State |
192 | Chicago Bears | Bruno Niedziela | Tackle | Iowa |
193 | Washington Redskins | Jim Bradshaw | Center | Auburn |
194 | Detroit Lions | Clyde LeForce | Back | Tulsa |
195 | Philadelphia Eagles | Joe Spencer | Tackle | Oklahoma State |
196 | New York Giants | Glenn Morries | Tackle | Texas |
197 | Green Bay Packers | Ed Jeffers | Tackle | Oklahoma State |
Round twenty
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
198 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Lilienthal | Tackle | Villanova |
199 | Brooklyn Tigers | Charley Lively | Tackle | Arkansas |
200 | Chicago Cardinals | Jack Kramer | Tackle | Marquette |
201 | Boston Yanks | Mario Giannelli | Tackle | Boston College |
202 | Cleveland Rams | Bill Griffin | Tackle | Kentucky |
203 | Washington Redskins | Bill Shipkey | Back | Stanford |
204 | Detroit Lions | Mike Castronis | Guard | Georgia |
205 | Chicago Bears | Broughton Williams | End | Florida |
206 | Philadelphia Eagles | Leo Pratt | Tackle | Oklahoma State |
207 | New York Giants | Pete Davis | Back | Santa Clara |
208 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Prentice | Back | Santa Clara |
Round twenty-one
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
209 | Brooklyn Tigers | Ted Curran | Back | Iowa |
210 | Chicago Cardinals | J. D. "Red" Cheek | Guard | Baylor |
211 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Art Price | Back | Rutgers |
212 | Boston Yanks | Eric Jamison | Tackle | San Francisco |
213 | Cleveland Rams | Leroy Erickson | Back | Oregon |
214 | Detroit Lions | Ken Currier | Guard | Wisconsin |
215 | Chicago Bears | Walt Stickel | Tackle | Pennsylvania |
216 | Washington Redskins | Sid Halliday | Tackle | Southern Methodist |
217 | Philadelphia Eagles | Phil Teschner | Tackle | Brown |
218 | New York Giants | Sam Vacanti | Back | Iowa |
219 | Green Bay Packers | Warren Fuller | End | Fordham |
Round twenty-two
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
220 | Chicago Cardinals | Fred Grant | Back | Wake Forest |
221 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Don Malmberg | Back | UCLA |
222 | Brooklyn Tigers | Don Fabling | Back | Colorado |
223 | Boston Yanks | Walt Kretz | Back | Cornell |
224 | Cleveland Rams | Ray Evans | Tackle | Texas-El Paso |
225 | Chicago Bears | Bob Livingstone | Back | Notre Dame |
226 | Washington Redskins | Chick Davidson | Tackle | Cornell |
227 | Detroit Lions | Jack Verutti | Back | St. Mary's |
228 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Magee | Guard | Rice |
229 | New York Giants | Vern Oliver | Center | Washington State |
230 | Green Bay Packers | Fred Neilsen | Tackle | St. Mary's |
Round twenty-three
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
231 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Everett Hartwell | End | Auburn |
232 | Brooklyn Tigers | Wally Crittenden | Back | USC |
233 | Chicago Cardinals | Johnny Cook | Back | Georgia |
234 | Boston Yanks | Marty Grbovaz | End | San Francisco |
235 | Cleveland Rams | Luke Higgins | Tackle | Notre Dame |
236 | Washington Redskins | Gabby Martin | End | Southern Methodist |
237 | Detroit Lions | Ray Olsen | Back | Tulane |
238 | Chicago Bears | Mike Vargon | End | Kansas State |
239 | Philadelphia Eagles | Norm "Monk" Mosley | Back | Alabama |
240 | New York Giants | Jim Chadwell | Tackle | Tennessee |
241 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Gilmore | Back | Washington |
Round twenty-four
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
242 | Brooklyn Tigers | Jules Taddie | Center | Rochester |
243 | Chicago Cardinals | Ardie McClure | Tackle | Georgia |
244 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ed Cain | Back | Rice |
245 | Boston Yanks | Ziggy Gory | Center | Villanova |
246 | Cleveland Rams | Stan Nowak | End | South Carolina |
247 | Detroit Lions | Russ Morrow | Center | Tennessee |
248 | Chicago Bears | Charley Wright | Guard | Iowa State |
249 | Washington Redskins | James McCurdy | Center | Washington |
250 | Philadelphia Eagles | Blair Brown | Guard | Oklahoma State |
251 | New York Giants | Vince Mroz | End | Michigan State |
252 | Green Bay Packers | Lloyd Baxter | Center | Southern Methodist |
Round twenty-five
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
253 | Chicago Cardinals | Hugo Norige | Back | Wooster |
254 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Angelo Carlaccini | Back | Pittsburgh |
255 | Brooklyn Tigers | Jerry Whitney | Back | USC |
256 | Boston Yanks | Bill Iancelli | End | William & Mary |
257 | Cleveland Rams | Gene Konopka | Guard | Villanova |
258 | Chicago Bears | Jack Green | Guard | Alabama |
259 | Washington Redskins | Cecil "Cy" Souders | End | Ohio State |
260 | Detroit Lions | Stan Green | Tackle | Oklahoma |
261 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Hall | End | Stanford |
262 | New York Giants | George Kita | Back | Drake |
263 | Green Bay Packers | Nolan Luhn | End | Tulsa |
Round twenty-six
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
264 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ed Burns | Back | Boston College |
265 | Brooklyn Tigers | Felix Trapani | Guard | Louisiana State |
266 | Chicago Cardinals | Gene "Red" Knight | Back | Louisiana State |
267 | Boston Yanks | Al Kull | Tackle | Fordham |
268 | Cleveland Rams | Ray Florek | Back | Illinois |
269 | Washington Redskins | Ben Wall | Back | Western Michigan |
270 | Detroit Lions | Bob Ivory | Guard | Detroit |
271 | Chicago Bears | Lu Gambino | Back | Maryland |
272 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dan Talcott | Tackle | Nevada-Reno |
273 | New York Giants | Doug Graham | Tackle | Stanford |
274 | Green Bay Packers | Nestor Blanco | Guard | Colorado Mines |
Round twenty-seven
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
275 | Brooklyn Tigers | Hal Finney | Back | USC |
276 | Chicago Cardinals | Don Fambrough | Back | Texas |
277 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Glen Stough | Tackle | Duke |
278 | Boston Yanks | Bob Mangene | Back | Boston College |
279 | Cleveland Rams | Russ Perry | Back | Wake Forest |
280 | Detroit Lions | Dell Taylor | Back | Tulsa |
281 | Chicago Bears | Ray Jones | Back | Texas |
282 | Washington Redskins | George Hillery | End | Texas-El Paso |
283 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Thompson | Tackle | New Mexico |
284 | New York Giants | Jack Dillon | End | Texas Tech |
285 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Chestnut | Back | Kansas |
Round twenty-eight
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
286 | Chicago Cardinals | Garland "Bulldog" Williams | Tackle | Duke |
287 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim Marsh | Tackle | Oklahoma State |
288 | Brooklyn Tigers | Don Fauble | Back | Oklahoma |
289 | Boston Yanks | John Morelli | Guard | Georgetown |
290 | Cleveland Rams | Pat West | Back | USC |
291 | Chicago Bears | Bob Hary | Back | Minnesota |
292 | Washington Redskins | Milford Dreblow | Back | USC |
293 | Detroit Lions | Len Ciesla | Back | Creighton |
294 | Philadelphia Eagles | Al Fleming | Center | Wichita State |
295 | New York Giants | Charley J'Anthony | Back | Brown |
296 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Thompson | Back | Washington State |
Round twenty-nine
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
297 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ralph Grant | Back | Bucknell |
298 | Brooklyn Tigers | Nick Studen | Back | Denver |
299 | Chicago Cardinals | Ed Dusek | Back | Texas A&M |
300 | Boston Yanks | John Fisher | Center | Harvard |
301 | Cleveland Rams | Bill Davis | Back | Oregon |
302 | Washington Redskins | Frank Irwin | Tackle | Duke |
303 | Detroit Lions | Frank Lopp | Tackle | Wisconsin |
304 | Chicago Bears | Nick Forkovitch | Back | William & Mary |
305 | Philadelphia Eagles | Leo Benjamin | Center | West Virginia |
306 | New York Giants | Ray Pipkin | Back | Arkansas |
307 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Evans | End | Idaho |
Round thirty
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
308 | Brooklyn Tigers | LeMar Dykstra | Back | Colorado |
309 | Chicago Cardinals | Otto Payne | Back | Texas A&M |
310 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Kondrla | Tackle | St. Vincent |
311 | Boston Yanks | Elmer Oberto | Guard | Georgetown |
312 | Cleveland Rams | Charley Compton | Tackle | Alabama |
313 | Detroit Lions | Paul Limont | End | Notre Dame |
314 | Chicago Bears | Don Robinson | Back | Michigan |
315 | Washington Redskins | Leon Diner | End | Denver |
316 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Dougherty | Back | Miami |
317 | New York Giants | Joe Wolf | Center | USC |
318 | Green Bay Packers | Hamilton Nichols | Guard | Rice |
Round thirty-one
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
319 | Chicago Bears | Wayne "Rusty" Johnston | Back | Marquette |
320 | Washington Redskins | Bob Cummings | Center | Vanderbilt |
321 | Detroit Lions | Ben Schadler | Back | Northwestern |
322 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ken Reese | Back | Alabama |
323 | New York Giants | Bill Broderick | Tackle | Utah |
324 | Green Bay Packers | John Priday | Back | Ohio State |
Round thirty-two
Hall of Famers
- Charley Trippi, halfback from Georgia taken 1st round 1st overall by the Chicago Cardinals.
- Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch, wide receiver from Michigan taken 1st round 5th overall by the Cleveland Rams.
- Pete Pihos, defensive end from Indiana University taken 5th round 41st overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
- Tom Fears, end from the University of California, Los Angeles taken 11th round 103rd overall by the Cleveland Rams.
- Arnie Weinmeister, defensive tackle from Washington taken 17th round 166th overall by the Brooklyn Tigers.
Notable undrafted players