1957 NFL Draft


The 1957 National Football League draft had its first four rounds held on November 26, 1956, at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia and its final twenty-six rounds on January 31, 1957 at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel also in Philadelphia.

Player selections

Round one

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
1Green Bay Packers Paul HornungHalfbackNotre Dame
2Los Angeles RamsJon ArnettHalfbackUSC
3San Francisco 49ersJohn BrodieQuarterbackStanford
4Green Bay PackersRon KramerEndMichigan
5Pittsburgh SteelersLen DawsonQuarterbackPurdue
6Cleveland BrownsJim BrownFullbackSyracuse
7Philadelphia EaglesClarence PeaksFullbackMichigan State
8Baltimore ColtsJim ParkerGuardOhio State
9Washington RedskinsDon BosselerFullbackMiami
10Chicago CardinalsJerry TubbsCenterOklahoma
11Los Angeles Rams Del ShofnerBackBaylor
12Detroit LionsBill GlassEndBaylor
13Chicago BearsEarl LeggettTackleLSU

Round two

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
14Los Angeles RamsJack PardeeBackTexas A&M
15San Francisco 49ersAbe WoodsonBackIllinois
16Pittsburgh SteelersBill MichaelTackleOhio State
17Cleveland BrownsMilt PlumQuarterbackPenn State
18Green Bay PackersJoel WellsBackClemson
19Philadelphia EaglesBilly Ray BarnesBackWake Forest
20Baltimore ColtsDon ShinnickLinebackerUCLA
21Washington RedskinsJoe WaltonEndPittsburgh
22Chicago CardinalsTom MaentzEndMichigan
23New York GiantsSam DeLucaTackleSouth Carolina
24Detroit LionsJohn GordyTackleTennessee
25Chicago BearsJim SwinkBackTexas Christian

Round three

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
26Los Angeles RamsBilly Ray SmithTackleArkansas
27Los Angeles RamsGeorge StrugarTackleWashington
28Cleveland BrownsGeorge WalkerBackArkansas
29Green Bay PackersDalton TruaxTackleTulane
30Pittsburgh SteelersDon OwensTackleSouthern Mississippi
31Philadelphia EaglesTommy McDonaldWide receiverOklahoma
32Baltimore ColtsLuke OwensTackleKent State
33Washington RedskinsEd SuttonBackNorth Carolina
34Chicago CardinalsBill HudsonTackleClemson
35New York GiantsDennis MendykBackMichigan State
36Detroit LionsTerry BarrWide receiverMichigan
37Chicago BearsRonnie KnoxQuarterbackUCLA

Round four

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
38Los Angeles RamsBobby CoxQuarterbackMinnesota
39San Francisco 49ersJim RidlonBackSyracuse
40Washington RedskinsJim PodoleyBackCentral Michigan
41Green Bay PackersCarl VereenTackleGeorgia Tech
42Cleveland BrownsPaul CameraEndStanford
43Philadelphia EaglesSonny JurgensenQuarterbackDuke
44Baltimore ColtsJackie SimpsonBackFlorida
45Washington RedskinsVince ScorsoneGuardPittsburgh
46San Francisco 49ersMike SanduskyTackleMaryland
47Los Angeles RamsLamar LundyEndPurdue
48Detroit LionsSteve JunkerEndXavier
49Chicago BearsJack JohnsonBackMiami

Round five

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
50Philadelphia EaglesJimmy HarrisQuarterbackOklahoma
51Los Angeles RamsDean DerbyBackWashington
52Cleveland BrownsHenry JordanDefensive tackleVirginia
53Cleveland BrownsMilt CampbellBackIndiana
54Baltimore ColtsRonnie UnderwoodBackArkansas
55Pittsburgh SteelersPerry RichardsEndDetroit
56San Francisco 49ersKarl RubkeCenterUSC
57Los Angeles RamsDick EnrightGuardUSC
58Chicago CardinalsWayne BockTackleIllinois
59Detroit LionsJohn BarrowGuardFlorida
60Chicago BearsVic ZuccoBackMichigan State
61New York GiantsLarry WesleyTackleFlorida

Round six

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
62San Francisco 49ersBill RhodesBackWestern State
63Cleveland BrownsJoe AmstutzCenterIndiana
64Los Angeles RamsRoy WilkinsEndGeorgia
65Baltimore ColtsBilly PricerBackOklahoma
66Pittsburgh SteelersGeorge VolkertBackGeorgia Tech
67Cleveland BrownsHarley MartinTackleCalifornia
68San Francisco 49ersJim HunterBackMissouri
69Washington RedskinsJ. T. FrankenbergerTackleKentucky
70Green Bay PackersJohn NisbyGuardPacific
71Detroit LionsKen RussellTackleBowling Green
72Chicago BearsBo DickinsonBackSouthern Mississippi
73New York GiantsBob HobertTackleMinnesota

Round seven

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
74Philadelphia EaglesTom SaidockTackleMichigan State
75Los Angeles RamsEd GrayTackleOklahoma
76Green Bay PackersFrank GilliamEndIowa
77Pittsburgh SteelersCurley JohnsonBackHouston
78Cleveland BrownsGene HickersonTackleMississippi
79Baltimore ColtsReuben SaageBackBaylor
80San Francisco 49ersFred DuganEndDayton
81Washington RedskinsWally MerzTackleColorado
82Cleveland BrownsMike RotunnoCenterMichigan
83Detroit LionsJerry LeahyEndColorado
84Chicago BearsJerry DeLuccaTackleMiddle Tennessee State
85New York GiantsChuck CurtisQuarterbackTexas Christian

Round eight

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
86Philadelphia EaglesHal McElhaneyBackDuke
87Green Bay PackersGeorge BelottiCenterUSC
88Los Angeles RamsRoy Hord Jr.TackleDuke
89Cleveland BrownsDon GillisCenterRice
90Baltimore ColtsJack HarmonEndEastern Oregon
91Chicago BearsAl WardBackYale
92San Francisco 49ersErnie PittsEndDenver
93Washington RedskinsPaul LopataEndYale
94Los Angeles RamsCharlie BradshawTackleBaylor
95Detroit LionsDave LiddickTackleGeorge Washington
96Chicago BearsBob KilcullenTackleTexas Tech
97New York GiantsJohnny BookmanBackFlorida

Round nine

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
98Philadelphia EaglesHal DavisBackWestminster
99Los Angeles RamsJohn MitchellCenterTexas Christian
100Green Bay PackersKen WinebergBackTexas Christian
101Baltimore ColtsBob WhiteTackleOtterbein
102Pittsburgh SteelersCharley HutchingsTackleMiami
103Cleveland BrownsDon ComstockBackAlabama
104San Francisco 49ersCharley BrueckmanCenterPittsburgh
105Washington RedskinsGalen LaackGuardPacific
106Chicago CardinalsDon McCumbyTackleWashington
107Detroit LionsJohn NikkelEndTexas Christian
108Chicago BearsBill BrownGuardSyracuse
109New York GiantsDon MaynardWide receiverTexas-El Paso

Round ten

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
110Philadelphia EaglesDon BruhnsCenterDrake
111Green Bay PackersGary GustafsonGuardGustavus Adolphus
112Los Angeles RamsWarren SpraggTackleHillsdale
113Pittsburgh SteelersRalph JelicBackPittsburgh
114Cleveland BrownsBob ReinhartBackSan Jose State
115Baltimore ColtsJoe GrishamEndAustin Peay
116San Francisco 49ersJerry HurstEndMiddle Tennessee State
117Washington RedskinsDon DobrinoBackIowa
118Chicago CardinalsDon CarothersEndBradley
119Detroit LionsTom RychlecEndAmerican International
120Chicago BearsBill MurphyEndFresno State
121New York GiantsGordon MassaCenterHoly Cross

Round eleven

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
122Philadelphia EaglesGil ShoafTackleWabash
123Los Angeles RamsDon SmithTackleMiami
124Green Bay PackersJim RoseboroBackOhio State
125Cleveland BrownsBill CummingsTackleOhio State
126Baltimore ColtsAndy NelsonQuarterbackMemphis State
127Pittsburgh SteelersDick HughesBackTulsa
128San Francisco 49ersTommy DavisBackLouisiana State
129Washington RedskinsDick FosterTackleIdaho
130Chicago CardinalsBob KrausGuardKansas
131Detroit LionsCarl OsterichCenterMissouri
132Chicago BearsRoger HamptonBackMcNeese State
133New York GiantsPat BurkeGuardMichigan State

Round twelve

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
134Philadelphia EaglesBuddy DikeBackTexas Christian
135Green Bay PackersEd SullivanCenterNotre Dame
136Los Angeles RamsDon KlochakBackNorth Carolina
137Baltimore ColtsDon SimonicTackleTennessee Tech
138Pittsburgh SteelersVern EllisonGuardOregon State
139Cleveland BrownsRudy SpitzenbergerGuardHouston
140San Francisco 49ersFred SingtonTackleAlabama
141Washington RedskinsWade MitchellQuarterbackGeorgia Tech
142Chicago CardinalsBob DerrickBackOklahoma
143Detroit LionsCharlie O'BrienEndValparaiso
144Chicago BearsLarry SorensonTackleUtah State
145Green Bay PackersGlenn BestorBackWisconsin

Round thirteen

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
146Philadelphia EaglesHubert BoboLinebackerOhio State
147Los Angeles RamsBob WolfendenBackVirginia Tech
148Green Bay PackersJim MorseBackNotre Dame
149Pittsburgh SteelersDwaine UnderwoodTackleOklahoma State
150Cleveland BrownsJerry SansomEndAuburn
151Baltimore ColtsJack CallBackColgate
152San Francisco 49ersCharley MackeyEndArizona State
153Washington RedskinsClaude AustinBackGeorge Washington
154Chicago CardinalsEd RittTackleMontana State
155Detroit LionsBill WestBackEastern Oregon
156Chicago BearsDon WilliamsBackTexas Tech
157New York GiantsRon BennettEndMississippi State

Round fourteen

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
158Philadelphia EaglesJerry CashmanTackleSyracuse
159Green Bay PackersRudy SchoendorfTackleMiami
160Los Angeles RamsJoe LazzarinoTackleMaryland
161Cleveland BrownsDon FellerBackKansas
162Baltimore ColtsJoe GuidoBackYoungstown State
163Pittsburgh SteelersJim CrawfordBackWyoming
164San Francisco 49ersRon WarzekaTackleMontana State
165Washington RedskinsGeorge RiceTackleWofford
166Chicago CardinalsBob FeeBackIndiana
167Detroit LionsPhil SmithBackJacksonville State
168Chicago BearsBob SchmidtBackMemphis State
169New York GiantsDean HesseTackleEast Texas State

Round fifteen

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
170Philadelphia EaglesMort MoriarityEndTexas
171Los Angeles RamsEd HinmanBackWichita State
172Green Bay PackersPat HintonGuardLouisiana Tech
173Baltimore ColtsHall WhitleyCenterTexas A&I
174Pittsburgh SteelersHerman CanilTacklePittsburgh
175Cleveland BrownsDave KaiserEndMichigan State
176San Francisco 49ersEarl KaiserBackHouston
177Washington RedskinsBrad BombaEndIndiana
178Chicago CardinalsBill LivingstonCenterSouthern Methodist
179Detroit LionsGene AldertonCenterMaryland
180Chicago BearsTony HosekEndWest Virginia
181New York GiantsJulius DerrickEndSouth Carolina

Round sixteen

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
182Philadelphia EaglesJohn NoceraBackIowa
183Green Bay PackersEd BuckinghamTackleMinnesota
184Los Angeles RamsJohn LuckTackleGeorgia
185Baltimore ColtsJoe CannavinoRunning backOhio State
186Cleveland BrownsJohn "The Beast" BayukBackColorado
187Baltimore ColtsEd PrelockTackleKansas
188San Francisco 49ersVic KristopalitisBackDayton
189Washington RedskinsJoe BrodskyBackFlorida
190Chicago CardinalsTerry HurleyEndMontana
191Detroit LionsHillmer OlsonCenterVirginia Tech
192Chicago BearsEd HeuringEndMaryland
193New York GiantsLou DeutschmannBackLouisiana State

Round seventeen

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
194Philadelphia EaglesDan RadakovichCenterPenn State
195Los Angeles RamsDave TrippettTackleHillsdale
196Green Bay PackersDon BoudreauxTackleHouston
197Cleveland BrownsFrank TamburelloBackMaryland
198Baltimore ColtsDan WisniewskiGuardPittsburgh
199Pittsburgh SteelersCorny SalvaterraQuarterbackPittsburgh
200San Francisco 49ersDave KuhnCenterKentucky
201Washington RedskinsFred BrockBackWheaton
202Chicago CardinalsBuddy TerryTackleHouston
203Detroit LionsJack KempQuarterbackOccidental
204Chicago BearsDon HeineEndMurray State
205New York GiantsJerry StoneCenterMississippi

Round eighteen

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
206Philadelphia EaglesBilly KelleyTackleBaylor
207Green Bay PackersCredell GreenBackWashington
208Los Angeles RamsClarence CookEndNebraska
209Baltimore ColtsJim VillaBackAllegheny
210Pittsburgh SteelersLen BigbeeEndEast Texas State
211Cleveland BrownsLaverne TorczonGuardNebraska
212San Francisco 49ersDick GuyGuardOhio State
213Washington RedskinsEd SakachGuardGeorge Washington
214Chicago CardinalsHal SmithBackUCLA
215Detroit LionsJay WeeringGuardBrigham Young
216Chicago BearsAl WhartonGuardMaryland
217New York GiantsJim EatonEndFlorida

Round nineteen

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
218Philadelphia EaglesPaul HarasimowiczTackleVermont
219Los Angeles RamsBill ZuhowskiTackleArizona State
220Green Bay PackersErnie DanjeanGuardAuburn
221Pittsburgh SteelersPhil BennettEndMiami
222Cleveland BrownsKen PloenQuarterbackIowa
223Baltimore ColtsCharlie FroehleGuardSt. John's
224San Francisco 49ersGene BabbBackAustin
225Washington RedskinsJohn BauerBackVillanova
226Chicago CardinalsPaul BarringtonGuardMinnesota
227Detroit LionsBob GundermanEndVirginia
228Chicago BearsLee HermsenBackMarquette
229New York GiantsRonnie MorrisBackTulsa

Round twenty

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
230Philadelphia EaglesLeroy ThompsonBackButler
231Green Bay PackersPercy OliverGuardIllinois
232Los Angeles RamsByron BeamsTackleNotre Dame
233Cleveland BrownsJack StillwellEndNorth Carolina
234Baltimore ColtsWalt LivingstonBackHeidelberg
235Pittsburgh SteelersJohn SzuehanTackleNorth Carolina State
236San Francisco 49ersSid DeLoatchGuardDuke
237Washington RedskinsBuddy FrickEndSouth Carolina
238Chicago CardinalsTom HomerTackleKansas
239Detroit LionsAlex LazzarinoTackleSouth Carolina
240Chicago BearsAl FrazierBackFlorida A&M
241New York GiantsLaneair RobertsEndGeorgia

Round twenty-one

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
242Philadelphia EaglesCharley BrooksEndMichigan
243Los Angeles RamsPat PinkstonEndUCLA
244Green Bay PackersChuck MehrerTackleMissouri
245Baltimore ColtsOwen MulhollandBackHouston
246Pittsburgh SteelersGene CichowskiQuarterbackIndiana
247Cleveland BrownsCurry JuneauEndSouthern Mississippi
248San Francisco 49ersFred WilcoxBackTulane
249Washington RedskinsSam OwenBackGeorgia Tech
250Chicago CardinalsJoe KopniskyEndWest Virginia
251Detroit LionsDudley MeredithTackleLamar
252Chicago BearsJerry JanesEndLouisiana State
253New York GiantsJoe SmaltzBackJohn Carroll

Round twenty-two

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
254Philadelphia EaglesJohn SimersonTacklePurdue
255Green Bay PackersRonnie QuillianQuarterbackTulane
256Los Angeles RamsPaige CothrenBackMississippi
257Pittsburgh SteelersAurelius ThomasGuardOhio State
258Cleveland BrownsBob WintersQuarterbackUtah State
259Baltimore ColtsChet Van AttaTackleKansas
260San Francisco 49ersPaul TrippTackleIdaho State
261Washington RedskinsEd VoytekGuardPurdue
262Chicago CardinalsDon SizemoreBackHardin–Simmons
263Detroit LionsTom SchulteEndEastern Kentucky
264Chicago BearsTom DalzellTackleVirginia Tech
265New York GiantsJim NiemannBackCincinnati

Round twenty-three

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
266Philadelphia EaglesLou LovelyGuardBoston University
267Los Angeles RamsDalva AllenTackleHouston
268Green Bay PackersJohn SymankBackFlorida
269Cleveland BrownsJim FrazerTackleHampden-Sydney
270Baltimore ColtsConnie BairdEndHardin–Simmons
271Pittsburgh SteelersBob PollockTacklePittsburgh
272San Francisco 49ersJohn ThomasEndPacific
273Washington RedskinsAl ViolaGuardNorthwestern
274Chicago CardinalsMilt KonicekTackleDuke
275Detroit LionsGeorge GillarBackTexas A&M
276Chicago BearsDon PeroyeaTackleSoutheastern Louisiana
277New York GiantsJack HealyBackMaryland

Round twenty-four

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
278Philadelphia EaglesDennis McGillBackYale
279Green Bay PackersCharlie LeyendeckerTackleSouthern Methodist
280Los Angeles RamsDarryl RogersBackFresno State
281Baltimore ColtsHarwood HoeftEndSouth Dakota State
282Pittsburgh SteelersGary FrancisEndIllinois
283Cleveland BrownsAllen NapoleonBackStanford
284San Francisco 49ersJohn LadnerEndWake Forest
285Washington RedskinsBob JenningsCenterFurman
286Chicago CardinalsRon KlimCenterWest Virginia
287Detroit LionsJoe ScalesBackVanderbilt
288Chicago BearsKen LutterbackBackEvansville
289New York GiantsDon HicksTackleFlorida

Round twenty-five

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
290Philadelphia EaglesBob RatliffBackWest Texas State
291Los Angeles RamsJimmy OrrBackGeorgia
292Green Bay PackersJerry JohnsonTackleSt. Norbert
293Pittsburgh SteelersJim HineslyEndMichigan State
294Cleveland BrownsTom DimitroffBackMiami
295Baltimore ColtsHarlan GeachTackleCollege of Idaho
296San Francisco 49ersRay MeyerBackLamar
297Washington RedskinsDick SasselsTackleCatawba
298Chicago CardinalsRay VolzBackDenison
299Detroit LionsCarl JohnsonBackSouth Dakota
300Chicago BearsJoe RyanCenterVillanova
301New York GiantsJerry GoebelCenterMichigan

Round twenty-six

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
302Philadelphia EaglesAlvin RichardsonTackleGrambling
303Green Bay PackersBuddy BassEndDuke
304Los Angeles RamsDick BlakelyBackMinnesota
305Cleveland BrownsAllen BlissEndMiami
306Baltimore ColtsJoe UnitasTackleLouisville
307Pittsburgh SteelersBob SwannTackleVanderbilt
308San Francisco 49ersTom ToppingTackleDuke
309Washington RedskinsPaul RotenberryBackGeorgia Tech
310Chicago CardinalsTed RohdeBackKansas
311Detroit LionsEd MuelhauptGuardIowa State
312Chicago BearsGehrig HarrisBackGrambling
313New York GiantsEmmett ZalenkaGuardTulane

Round twenty-seven

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
314Philadelphia EaglesFrank HallBackUSC
315Los Angeles RamsClancy OsborneEndArizona State
316Green Bay PackersMarty BooherTackleWisconsin
317Baltimore ColtsLen DeMalonGuardSt. Vincent
318Pittsburgh SteelersBob KonkolyBackXavier
319Cleveland BrownsAndy OkulovichBackOhio State
320San Francisco 49ersDon VicicBackOhio State
321Washington RedskinsOrmand AndersonTackleGeorgia Tech
322Chicago CardinalsBob ButorovichTackleMontana State
323Detroit LionsDick TrafasEndSt. Thomas
324Chicago BearsNick BrownGuardFresno State
325New York GiantsCarl BrawleyTackleSul Ross

Round twenty-eight

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
326Philadelphia EaglesClem CoronaGuardMichigan
327Green Bay PackersDave HerboldGuardMinnesota
328Los Angeles RamsBob GudathEndCompton J.C.
329Pittsburgh SteelersFrank KilinskyTackleTennessee
330Cleveland BrownsGene CockrellTackleHardin–Simmons
331Baltimore ColtsWalt SchnieterTackleColorado
332San Francisco 49ersBill CurtisBackTexas Christian
333Washington RedskinsGuy MartinBackColgate
334Chicago CardinalsHugh HusserEndSoutheastern Louisiana
335Detroit LionsJoe SmithBackHouston
336Chicago BearsTom EmersonGuardOklahoma
337New York GiantsCorky GainesGuardSouth Carolina

Round twenty-nine

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
338Philadelphia EaglesJohn NiznikEndWake Forest
339Los Angeles RamsDean MaasCenterMinnesota
340Green Bay PackersHowie DareBackMaryland
341Cleveland BrownsBill TrozzoTackleWest Virginia
342Baltimore ColtsBob RasmussenGuardMinnesota
343Pittsburgh SteelersTom RamageGuardUtah State
344San Francisco 49ersVern HallbeckBackTexas Christian
345Washington RedskinsGeorge BenedictEndSpringfield
346Chicago CardinalsLee CorsoBackFlorida State
347Detroit LionsHugh MartinGuardPomona
348Chicago BearsDonnie CarawayBackHouston
349New York GiantsMike BowmanGuardPrinceton

Round thirty

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
350Philadelphia EaglesLarry HubbardEndMarquette
351Los Angeles RamsLee WilliamsBackOhio State
352Baltimore ColtsBob BaileyEndThiel
353Pittsburgh SteelersDon SerierEndArkansas State
354Cleveland BrownsBob McKieverBackNorthwestern
355San Francisco 49ersGeorge ParksBackLamar
356Washington RedskinsArt LuppinoBackArizona
357Chicago CardinalsFrank GibsonTackleKansas
358Detroit LionsMike ShillTackleFurman
359Chicago BearsSam WesleyBackOregon State
360New York GiantsDon GestEndWashington State

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