1945 NFL draft explained
The 1945 NFL draft was held on April 8, 1945, at the Commodore Hotel in New York City, New York.[1] Perhaps as a tip of the hat to wartime sensibilities, the 1945 draft was officially called the "1944 Preferred Negotiations List" by the league.[2]
With the first overall pick of the draft, the Chicago Cardinals selected halfback Charley Trippi.
Although there were formally 32 rounds of the draft, each of the 11 teams made a total of 30 selections, with a total of 330 players chosen.[3] A total of 22 players were selected before they became eligible for the draft under league rules. These draft choices were forfeited by the team and are noted below. The actual number of drafted-and-eligible players chosen in the 1945 draft was thus 308.
Player selections
Round one
Round two
Round three
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| 17 | Brooklyn Tigers | Cecil Gray | Center | Oregon |
| 18 | Chicago Cardinals | Walt Watt | Back | Miami (FL) |
| 19 | Pittsburgh Steelers (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). | Bill Dellastatious | Back | Missouri |
| 20 | Boston Yanks | Damon Tassos | Guard | Texas A&M |
| 21 | Cleveland Rams | Dub Wooten | End | Oklahoma |
| 22 | Chicago Bears | Charley Allen | Back | SMU |
| 23 | Washington Redskins | Tree Adams | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 24 | Detroit Lions | Stan Mohrbacher | Guard | Iowa |
| 25 | Philadelphia Eagles | Alvin Dark | Back | LSU |
| 26 | New York Giants | Gordon Appleby | Center | Ohio State |
| 27 | Green Bay Packers | Clyde Goodnight | End | Tulsa | |
Round four
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| 28 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob Dobelstein | Guard | Tennessee |
| 29 | Pittsburgh Steelers (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). | 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
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| 33 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Chuck Mehelich | End | Duquesne |
| 34 | Brooklyn Tigers | Al Kowalski | Quarterback | Tulsa |
| 35 | Chicago Cardinals | Zeke Chronister | End | TCU |
| 36 | Boston Yanks (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). | Johnny 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 | End | Indiana |
| 42 | New York Giants | Ed Castleberry | Back | West Texas State |
| 43 | Green Bay Packers | Joe Graham | End | Florida | |
Round six
Round seven
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| 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 (CA) |
| 64 | New York Giants | Jack Mead | End | Wisconsin |
| 65 | Green Bay Packers | Casey Stephenson | Back | Tennessee | |
Round eight
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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 | LSU | |
Round eleven
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| 99 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ray Ball | Back | Holy Cross |
| 100 | Brooklyn Tigers | Earl Haury | Tackle | Kansas State |
| 101 | Chicago Cardinals | Halley Heard | Tackle | LSU |
| 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
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| 110 | Brooklyn Tigers | John Martin | Back | East Tennessee State |
| 111 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob Cowan | Back | Indiana |
| 112 | Pittsburgh Steelers (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). | 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
Round fourteen
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| 132 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mel Odelli | Back | Duquesne |
| 133 | Brooklyn Tigers | Hal Self | Back | Alabama |
| 134 | Chicago Cardinals | Solon 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
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| 143 | Brooklyn Tigers | Tom Reilly | Guard | Fordham |
| 144 | Chicago Cardinals | Gordon Carver | Back | Duke |
| 145 | Pittsburgh Steelers (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). | George Connor | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 146 | Boston Yanks | Chan Highsmith | Center | North Carolina |
| 147 | Cleveland Rams (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). | Bill Lund | Back | Case Western Reserve |
| 148 | Detroit Lions | Windell Williams | End | Rice |
| 149 | Chicago Bears | Merle Gibson | End | TCU |
| 150 | Washington Redskins | Eddie Saenz | Back | USC |
| 151 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Montgomery | Back | LSU |
| 152 | New York Giants | Jack Wink | Back | Wisconsin |
| 153 | Green Bay Packers | Buster McClure | Tackle | Nevada | |
Round sixteen
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| 154 | Chicago Cardinals (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). | 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
Round eighteen
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| 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 (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). | 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
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| 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 A&M |
| 196 | New York Giants | Glenn Morries | Tackle | Texas |
| 197 | Green Bay Packers | Ed Jeffers | Tackle | Oklahoma A&M | |
Round twenty
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| 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 A&M |
| 207 | New York Giants | Pete Davis | Back | Santa Clara |
| 208 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Prentice | Back | Santa Clara | |
Round twenty-one
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| 209 | Brooklyn Tigers | Ted Curran | Back | Iowa |
| 210 | Chicago Cardinals | 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 | Penn |
| 216 | Washington Redskins | Sid Halliday | Tackle | SMU |
| 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
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| 220 | Chicago Cardinals | Fred Grant | Back | Alabama[5] |
| 221 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Don Malmberg | Back | UCLA |
| 222 | Brooklyn Tigers (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). | Don Fabling | Back | Colorado |
| 223 | Boston Yanks | Walt Kretz | Back | Cornell |
| 224 | Cleveland Rams (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). | Ray Evans | Tackle | Texas Western |
| 225 | Chicago Bears | Bob Livingstone | Back | Notre Dame |
| 226 | Washington Redskins (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). | Chick Davidson | Tackle | Cornell |
| 227 | Detroit Lions | Jack Verutti | Back | St. Mary's (CA) |
| 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 (CA) | |
Round twenty-three
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| 231 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Everett Hartwell | End | Auburn |
| 232 | Brooklyn Tigers | Wally Crittenden | Back | USC |
| 233 | Chicago Cardinals (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). | Johnny Cook | Back | Georgia |
| 234 | Boston Yanks (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). | Marty Grbovaz | End | San Francisco |
| 235 | Cleveland Rams | Luke Higgins | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 236 | Washington Redskins | Gabby Martin | End | SMU |
| 237 | Detroit Lions | Ray Olsen | Back | Tulane |
| 238 | Chicago Bears | Mike Vargon | End | Kansas State |
| 239 | Philadelphia Eagles | Monk Mosley | Back | Alabama |
| 240 | New York Giants | Jim Chadwell | Tackle | Tennessee |
| 241 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Gilmore | Back | Washington | |
Round twenty-four
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| 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 A&M |
| 251 | New York Giants | Vince Mroz | End | Michigan State |
| 252 | Green Bay Packers | Lloyd Baxter | Center | SMU | |
Round twenty-five
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| 253 | Chicago Cardinals | Hugo Norige | Back | Wooster |
| 254 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Angelo Carlaccini | Back | Pittsburgh |
| 255 | Brooklyn Tigers | Jerry Whitney | Back | USC |
| 256 | Boston Yanks (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). | Bill Iancelli | End | William & Mary |
| 257 | Cleveland Rams | Gene Konopka | Guard | Villanova |
| 258 | Chicago Bears | Jack Green | Guard | Alabama |
| 259 | Washington Redskins | Cecil 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 # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | NFL team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
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| 264 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ed Burns | Back | Boston College |
| 265 | Brooklyn Tigers (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). | Felix Trapani | Guard | LSU |
| 266 | Chicago Cardinals (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). | Red Knight | Back | LSU |
| 267 | Boston Yanks | Al Kull | Tackle | Fordham |
| 268 | Cleveland Rams | Ray Florek | Back | Illinois |
| 269 | Washington Redskins (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). | 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 |
| 273 | New York Giants | Doug Graham | Tackle | Stanford |
| 274 | Green Bay Packers | Nestor Blanco | Guard | Colorado Mines | |
Round twenty-seven
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| 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 Western |
| 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
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| 286 | Chicago Cardinals | 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 |
| 295 | New York Giants | Charley J'Anthony | Back | Brown |
| 296 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Thompson | Back | Washington State | |
Round twenty-nine
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | NFL team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
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| 297 | Pittsburgh Steelers (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). | 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 (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). | 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
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| 308 | Brooklyn Tigers (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). | 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 (OH) |
| 317 | New York Giants | Joe Wolf | Center | USC |
| 318 | Green Bay Packers (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). | Hamilton Nichols | Guard | Rice | |
Round thirty-one
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| 319 | Chicago Bears | Rusty Johnston | Back | Marquette |
| 320 | Washington Redskins | Bob Cummings | Center | Vanderbilt |
| 321 | Detroit Lions (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). | 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
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| 325 | Washington Redskins | Don Nolander | Tackle | Minnesota |
| 326 | Detroit Lions | Tom Dorais | Back | Detroit |
| 327 | Chicago Bears | George Groves | Center | Marquette |
| 328 | Philadelphia Eagles | Loren Braner | Center | Pittsburgh |
| 329 | New York Giants | John Staples | Guard | Alabama |
| 330 | Green Bay Packers | Billy Lee Aldridge | Back | Oklahoma A&M | |
Hall of Famers
- Charley Trippi, halfback from Georgia taken 1st round 1st overall by the Chicago Cardinals.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1968.[6]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1968.
- Pete Pihos, defensive end from Indiana University (Bloomington) taken 5th round 41st overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1970.[7]
- Tom Fears, end from the University of California, Los Angeles taken 11th round 103rd overall by the Cleveland Rams.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1970.
- Arnie Weinmeister, defensive tackle from Washington taken 17th round 166th overall by the Brooklyn Tigers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1984.[8]
Notable undrafted players
References
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- Strickler (ed.), 1945 Record and Rules Manual, p. 83.
- George Strickler (ed.), The National Football League Record and Rules Manual, 1945. Chicago: National Football League, 1945; pp. 83-100, passim.
- Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
- Web site: Fred Grant . Pro Football Archives . 24 July 2023.
- List of 1960s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com Web site: Pro Football Hall of Fame . 2008-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html . 2008-07-31 . dead .
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