1951 NFL draft explained

1951 NFL draft
Date:	January 18–19, 1951
Location:	The Blackstone Hotel in Chicago, Illinois
League:	NFL
First:	Kyle Rote, HB New York Giants
Fewnum:	27
Fewest:	New York Yanks
Mostnum:	36
Most:	Cleveland Browns
Overall:	362
Rounds:	30
Prev:	1950

The 1951 NFL draft was held January 18–19, 1951, at the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago.^{[1] [2]}

The Baltimore Colts folded after the 1950 season, and the NFL placed their players in the 1951 NFL Draft.^[3] Twenty players appearing on the Colts' 1950 roster were subsequently selected, with future Hall of Fame quarterback Y. A. Tittle leading the list, going to the San Francisco 49ers with the third pick overall.

This was the fifth year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery, with the previous four winners (Chicago Bears in 1947, Washington Redskins in 1948, Philadelphia Eagles in 1949, and Detroit Lions in 1950) ineligible from the draw;^[4] it was won by the New York Giants, who selected halfback Kyle Rote.

Player selections

= Pro Bowler ^[5]

= Hall of Famer

Round one

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	College
1	New York Giants ^(Lottery bonus pick)	Kyle Rote	Halfback	SMU
2	Chicago Bears ^(From Baltimore Colts)	Bob Williams	Quarterback	Notre Dame
3	San Francisco 49ers		Quarterback	LSU (Redrafted Colt)
4	Washington Redskins	Leon Heath	Fullback	Oklahoma
5	Green Bay Packers	Bob Gain	Tackle	Kentucky
6	Chicago Cardinals	Jerry Groom	Center	Notre Dame
7	Philadelphia Eagles	Ebert Van Buren	Back	LSU
8	Philadelphia Eagles ^(From Detroit Lions)	Chet Mutryn	Back	Xavier (Redrafted Colt)
9	Pittsburgh Steelers	Butch Avinger	Fullback	Alabama
10	Chicago Bears ^(From New York Yanks)	Billy Stone	Halfback	Bradley (Redrafted Colt)
11	Los Angeles Rams	Bud McFadin	Guard	Texas
12	Chicago Bears	Gene Schroeder	End	Virginia
13	New York Giants	Jim Spavital	Fullback	Oklahoma A&M
14	Cleveland Browns	Ken Konz	Back	LSU

• ^HOF Member of the Professional Football Hall of Fame

Round two

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	College
15	Washington Redskins	Ed Salem	Back	Alabama
16	Green Bay Packers	Albin Collins	Back	LSU (Redrafted Colt)
17	San Francisco 49ers	Pete Schabarum	Back	California
18	Chicago Cardinals	Don Joyce	Tackle	Tulane
19	Detroit Lions	Dick Stanfel	Guard	San Francisco
20	Pittsburgh Steelers	Chuck Ortmann	Halfback	Michigan
21	Washington Redskins	Jim Staton	Tackle	Wake Forest
22	New York Yanks	Ken Jackson	Tackle	Texas
23	Chicago Bears	Bill George	Linebacker	Wake Forest
24	Los Angeles Rams	Herb Rich	Back	Vanderbilt (Redrafted Colt)
25	New York Giants	Ray Krouse	Tackle	Maryland
26	Cleveland Browns	Bucky Curtis	End	Vanderbilt

Round three

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	College
27	Green Bay Packers	Fred Cone	Halfback	Clemson
28	San Francisco 49ers	Bill Mixon	Back	Georgia
29	Washington Redskins	Walt Yowarsky	Tackle	Kentucky
30	Chicago Cardinals	Don Stonesifer	End	Northwestern
31	Pittsburgh Steelers	George Sulima	End	Boston University
32	Philadelphia Eagles	Al Bruno	End	Kentucky
33	Detroit Lions	Dorne Dibble	End	Michigan State
34	New York Yanks	Mike McCormack	Tackle	Kansas
35	Los Angeles Rams	Charlie Toogood	Tackle	Nebraska
36	Chicago Bears	Wilford White	Back	Arizona State
37	New York Giants	Sonny Grandelius	Back	Michigan State
38	Cleveland Browns	Jerry Helluin	Tackle	Tulane

Round four

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	College
39	Cleveland Browns	Bob Oristaglio	End	Penn (Redrafted Colt)
40	Washington Redskins	Paul Giroski	Tackle	Rice
41	Cleveland Browns	Bob Smith	Back	Texas A&M
42	Chicago Cardinals	Dick Doyne	Back	Lehigh
43	Philadelphia Eagles	Fran Nagle	Back	Nebraska
44	Detroit Lions	Pete D'Alonzo	Back	Villanova
45	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bear French	Tackle	Purdue (Redrafted Colt)
46	New York Yanks	Elmer Wingate	End	Maryland
47	Chicago Bears	Bob Moser	Center	Pacific
48	Los Angeles Rams	George Kinek	Back	Tulane
49	Chicago Bears	Tom Jelley	End	Miami (FL)
50	Cleveland Browns	Art Donovan	Tackle	Boston College (Redrafted Colt)

Round five

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	College
51	Chicago Cardinals	Lynn Lynch	Guard	Illinois
52	Green Bay Packers	Wade Stinson	Back	Kansas
53	San Francisco 49ers	Dick Steere	Tackle	Drake
54	San Francisco 49ers	Al Carapella	Tackle	Miami (FL)
55	Detroit Lions	Jim Doran	End	Iowa State
56	Pittsburgh Steelers	Floyd Sampson	Back	McMurry
57	Philadelphia Eagles	Jack Dwyer	Back	Loyola (CA)
58	Detroit Lions	LaVern Torgeson	Center	Washington State
59	Los Angeles Rams	Tony Momsen	Center	Michigan
60	Chicago Bears	Brad Rowland	Back	McMurry
61	New York Giants		Tackle	Tennessee
62	Cleveland Browns	Ace Loomis	Back	UW–La Crosse

Round six

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	College
63	Green Bay Packers	Sig Holowenko	Tackle	John Carroll
64	San Francisco 49ers	Bishop Strickland	Back	South Carolina
65	Washington Redskins	John Martinkovic	End	Xavier
66	Chicago Cardinals	Ed Jasonek	Back	Furman
67	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dale Dodrill	Guard	Colorado A&M
68	Philadelphia Eagles	Ken Farragut	Center	Ole Miss
69	Detroit Lions	Jack Christiansen	Safety	Colorado A&M
70	New York Yanks	George Musacco	Back	Loyola (CA)
71	Chicago Bears	Herb Falkenberg	Back	Trinity (TX)
72	Los Angeles Rams	Norb Hecker	End	Baldwin Wallace
73	New York Giants	Herb Hannah	Tackle	Alabama
74	Cleveland Browns	Dan Rogas	Guard	Tulane

Round seven

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	College
75	San Francisco 49ers	Dick Forbes	End	St. Ambrose
76	Washington Redskins	Johnny Papit	Back	Virginia
77	Green Bay Packers	Bill Sutherland	End	St. Vincent
78	Chicago Cardinals	Dick Punches	Tackle	Colorado
79	Philadelphia Eagles	Frank Boydston	Back	Baylor
80	Detroit Lions	Bob Momsen	Tackle	Ohio State
81	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ray Mathews	Back	Clemson
82	Cleveland Browns	Irv Holdash	Center	North Carolina
83	Los Angeles Rams	Alan Egler	Back	Colgate
84	Chicago Bears	Paul Lea	Tackle	Tulane
85	New York Giants	Joel Williams	Center	Texas (Redrafted Colt)
86	Cleveland Browns	Walt Michaels	Back	Washington & Lee

Round eight

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	College
87	Washington Redskins	Billy Cox	Back	Duke
88	Cleveland Browns	Art Spinney	End	Boston College (Redrafted Colt)
89	San Francisco 49ers	Joe Arenas	Back	Nebraska–Omaha
90	Chicago Cardinals	Leo Sanford	Center	Louisiana Tech
91	Detroit Lions	Dick Raklovits	Back	Illinois
92	Pittsburgh Steelers	Henry Minarik	End	Michigan State
93	Philadelphia Eagles	Jack Richards	End	Arkansas
94	New York Yanks	Larry Lauer	Center	Alabama
95	Chicago Bears	Clair Mayes	Guard	Oklahoma
96	Los Angeles Rams	Hugo Primiani	Tackle	Boston University
97	New York Giants	Fred Benners	Back	SMU
98	Cleveland Browns	Max Clark	Back	Houston

Round nine

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	College
99	Green Bay Packers	Dick McWilliams	Tackle	Michigan
100	San Francisco 49ers	Bruce Van Alstyne	End	Stanford
101	Washington Redskins	Jake Rowden	Center	Maryland
102	Chicago Cardinals	Neil Schmidt	Back	Purdue
103	Pittsburgh Steelers	John Schweder	Guard	Penn
104	Philadelphia Eagles	Denny Doyle	Guard	Tulane
105	Cleveland Browns	Burl Toler	Guard	San Francisco
106	New York Yanks	Don Colo	Tackle	Brown (Redrafted Colt)
107	Los Angeles Rams	Nolan Lang	Back	Oklahoma
108	Chicago Bears	Bill Gregus	Back	Wake Forest
109	New York Giants	Holland Donan	Tackle	Princeton
110	Cleveland Browns	Don Shula	Back	John Carroll

Round ten

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	College
111	Washington Redskins	James Janosek	Tackle	Purdue
112	San Francisco 49ers	Nick Feher	Guard	Georgia
113	Washington Redskins	Bob Jensen	End	Iowa State
114	Green Bay Packers	Bob Noppinger	Tackle	Georgetown
115	Chicago Cardinals	Ken Cooper	Guard	Vanderbilt (Redrafted Colt)
116	Philadelphia Eagles	Louis Schaufele	Back	Arkansas
117	Detroit Lions	Jim Shoaf	Guard	LSU
118	Pittsburgh Steelers	Paul Salata	End	USC
119	New York Yanks	Jesse Thomas	Back	Michigan State
120	Chicago Bears	J. W. Sherrill	Back	Tennessee
121	Los Angeles Rams	Roland Kirkby	Back	Washington
122	New York Giants	Earl Murray	Guard	Purdue
123	Cleveland Browns	Chet Gierula	Guard	Maryland

Round eleven

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	College
124	Washington Redskins	Bill DeChard	Back	Holy Cross
125	Green Bay Packers	George Rooks	Back	Morgan State
126	San Francisco 49ers	Bill Jessup	End	USC
127	Chicago Cardinals	Tom Bienemann	End	Drake
128	Detroit Lions	Frankie Anderson	End	Oklahoma
129	Pittsburgh Steelers	Joe McCutcheon	Center	Washington & Lee
130	Philadelphia Eagles	Bob Pope	Tackle	Kentucky
131	New York Yanks	Steve Wyndham	Back	Clemson
132	Los Angeles Rams	John Natyshak	Back	Tampa
133	Chicago Bears	Tom Hardiman	Back	Georgetown
134	New York Giants	Reds Bagnell	Back	Penn
135	Cleveland Browns	Bernie Custis	Back	Syracuse

Round twelve

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	College
136	Green Bay Packers	Carl Kreager	Center	Michigan
137	San Francisco 49ers	Jim Monachino	Back	California
138	Washington Redskins	Al Applegate	Guard	Scranton
139	Chicago Cardinals	Jack Landry	Back	Notre Dame
140	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jim Brandt	Back	St. Thomas (MN)
141	Philadelphia Eagles	Henry Rich	Back	Arizona State
142	Cleveland Browns	Milan Sellers	Back	Florida State
143	New York Yanks	Al Lary	End	Alabama
144	Chicago Bears	Punjab Hairston	Tackle	Nevada
145	Los Angeles Rams	Don Hardey	Back	Pacific
146	New York Giants	Bob Hudson	End	Clemson
147	Cleveland Browns	Stew Kirtley	End	Morehead State

Round thirteen

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	College
148	San Francisco 49ers	Dick Harvin	End	Georgia Tech
149	Washington Redskins	Dick Campbell	Back	Wyoming
150	Green Bay Packers	Ed Stephens	Back	Missouri
151	Chicago Cardinals	Volney Peters	Tackle	USC
152	Philadelphia Eagles	Pete Mastellone	Center	Miami (FL)
153	Detroit Lions	Wayne Siegert	Tackle	Illinois
154	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill Szabo	Tackle	Bucknell
155	New York Yanks	John Thomas	End	Oregon State
156	Los Angeles Rams	Joe Reid	Center	LSU
157	Chicago Bears	Charley Wright	Back	West Texas State
158	New York Giants	Paul Douglass	Back	Illinois
159	Cleveland Browns	Bob Voskuhl	Center	Georgetown (KY)

Round fourteen

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	College
160	Washington Redskins	Adrian Burk	Quarterback	Baylor (Redrafted Colt)
161	Green Bay Packers	Ray Bauer	End	Montana
162	San Francisco 49ers	Rex Berry	Back	BYU
163	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Leskovar	Back	Kentucky
164	Detroit Lions	Lee Wittmer	Tackle	Detroit
165	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mike Mizerany	Guard	Alabama
166	Philadelphia Eagles	Bobby Walston	End	Georgia
167	New York Yanks	Charley Rapp	Back	Duquesne
168	Chicago Bears	Bailey Woods	Back	Abilene Christian
169	Los Angeles Rams	Rob McCoy	Back	Georgia Tech
170	New York Giants	Pat Flanagan	Tackle	Marquette
171	Cleveland Browns	Rudy Cernoch	Tackle	Northwestern

Round fifteen

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	College
172	Green Bay Packers	Joe Ernst	Back	Tulane
173	San Francisco 49ers	Dave Sparks	Guard	South Carolina
174	Washington Redskins	Vic Thomas	Tackle	Colorado
175	Chicago Cardinals	John Simcic	Guard	Wisconsin
176	Pittsburgh Steelers	Clay Webb	Back	Kentucky
177	Philadelphia Eagles	Bobby North	Back	Georgia Tech
178	Detroit Lions	Jimmie Hill	Back	Tennessee
179	New York Yanks	Bill Wanamaker	Guard	Kentucky
180	Los Angeles Rams	Obie Posey	Back	Southern
181	Chicago Bears	Sid Hall	Center	Pacific
182	New York Giants	Gene Vykukal	Tackle	Texas
183	Cleveland Browns	Joe Skibinski	Guard	Purdue

Round sixteen

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	College
184	San Francisco 49ers	Bob White	Back	Stanford
185	Washington Redskins	Bob Bates	Center	Texas A&M
186	Green Bay Packers	Dick Afflis	Tackle	Nevada
187	Chicago Cardinals	Gene Miller	Back	Northwestern
188	Philadelphia Eagles	Hal Hatfield	End	USC
189	Detroit Lions	Ted Geremsky	End	Pittsburgh
190	Pittsburgh Steelers	Lambert Oberg	Center	Trinity (CT)
191	New York Yanks	Bill Fray	Tackle	Idaho
192	Chicago Bears	Frank Volm	End	Marquette
193	Los Angeles Rams	Bill Robertson	End	Memphis State
194	New York Giants	Alan Pfeifer	End	Fordham
195	Cleveland Browns	Ed Pasky	Back	South Carolina

Round seventeen

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	College
196	Washington Redskins	Gene Brito	End	Loyola (CA)
197	Green Bay Packers	Ray Pelfrey	Back	Eastern Kentucky
198	San Francisco 49ers	Art Michalik	Guard	St. Ambrose
199	Chicago Cardinals	Henry May	Center	Southwest Missouri State
200	Detroit Lions	Darrell Meisenheimer	Back	Oklahoma A&M
201	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ted Gehlmann	Tackle	William & Mary
202	Philadelphia Eagles	Hal Waggoner	Back	Tulane
203	New York Yanks	Dick Rowan	Center	Texas
204	Los Angeles Rams	Hal Riley	End	Baylor
205	Chicago Bears	Don Dufek	Back	Michigan
206	New York Giants	Bud Sherrod	End	Tennessee
207	Cleveland Browns	Leroy Ka-Ne	Back	Dayton

Round eighteen

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	College
208	Green Bay Packers	Ed Petela	Back	Boston College
209	San Francisco 49ers	Jim Murphy	Tackle	Xavier
210	Washington Redskins	Dom Fucci	Back	Kentucky
211	Chicago Cardinals	Russ Pomeroy	Tackle	Stanford
212	Pittsburgh Steelers	Pat Field	Back	Georgia
213	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Weeks	Back	Iowa State
214	Detroit Lions	Eddie Wolgast	Back	Arizona
215	New York Yanks	Bob Watson	End	UCLA
216	Chicago Bears	Chuck Brown	Guard	Illinois
217	Los Angeles Rams	Dick Daugherty	Guard	Oregon
218	New York Giants	Frank Smith	Back	Miami (FL)
219	Cleveland Browns	Rube DeRoin	Center	Oklahoma A&M

Round nineteen

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	College
220	San Francisco 49ers	John Phillips	Back	Mississippi Southern
221	Washington Redskins	Buddy Brown	Guard	Arkansas
222	Green Bay Packers	Jim Liber	Back	Xavier
223	Chicago Cardinals	Gene Ackerman	End	Missouri
224	Philadelphia Eagles	John Bove	Tackle	West Virginia
225	Detroit Lions	Gordy Hanson	Tackle	Washington State
226	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill Pavlikowski	Back	Boston University
227	New York Yanks	Ralph Longmore	Back	Duquesne
228	Los Angeles Rams	Andy Robustelli	Defensive end	Arnold
229	Chicago Bears	Ed Lisak	Back	Oklahoma
230	New York Giants	Billy Conn	Back	Auburn
231	Cleveland Browns	Ray Solari	Guard	California

Round twenty

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	College
232	Washington Redskins	John Kerestes	Back	Purdue
233	Green Bay Packers	Dick Johnson	Tackle	Virginia
234	San Francisco 49ers	Al Tate	Tackle	Illinois
235	Chicago Cardinals	Fred Wallner	Guard	Notre Dame
236	Detroit Lions	Harry Gibbons	Back	South Dakota State
237	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tex Donnelly	Tackle	Holy Cross
238	Philadelphia Eagles	John Glorioso	Back	Missouri
239	New York Yanks	Jerrell Price	Tackle	Texas Tech
240	Chicago Bears	Larry Smith	Center	South Carolina
241	Los Angeles Rams	Jim Nutter	Back	Wichita
242	New York Giants	Bill Albright	Tackle	Wisconsin
243	Cleveland Browns	Jack Crocher	Back	Tulsa

Round twenty-one

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	College
244	Green Bay Packers	Art Edling	End	Minnesota
245	San Francisco 49ers	Hardy Brown	Back	Tulsa
246	Washington Redskins	Clarence Marable	Tackle	TCU
247	Chicago Cardinals	Dick Bunting	End	Drake
248	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ernie Cheatham	Tackle	Loyola (CA)
249	Philadelphia Eagles	Neal Franklin	Tackle	SMU
250	Detroit Lions	King Block	Back	Idaho
251	New York Yanks	Al Pollard	Back	Army
252	Los Angeles Rams	Earl Stelle	Back	Oregon
253	Chicago Bears	Larry Higgins	Back	Fordham
254	New York Giants	Bernie Lemonick	Guard	Penn
255	Cleveland Browns	Ray Stone	End	Texas

Round twenty-two

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	College
256	San Francisco 49ers	Dwight Winslow	Back	Boise JC
257	Washington Redskins	Elliot Speed	Center	Alabama
258	Green Bay Packers	Art Felker	End	Marquette
259	Chicago Cardinals	S. J. Whitman	Back	Tulsa
260	Philadelphia Eagles	Jack Rucker	Back	Mississippi State
261	Detroit Lions	Dan Foldberg	End	Army
262	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dick Hendley	Back	Clemson
263	New York Yanks	Eddie King	Center	Boston College (Redrafted Colt)
264	Chicago Bears	Bob Hanson	Guard	Montana
265	Los Angeles Rams	Billy Baggett	Back	LSU
266	New York Giants	Waldo Binkley	Tackle	Austin Peay
267	Cleveland Browns	Carl Taseff	Cornerback	John Carroll

Round twenty-three

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	College
268	Washington Redskins	Zeke Martin	Back	North Texas State
269	Green Bay Packers	Tubba Chamberlain	Guard	UW–Eau Claire
270	San Francisco 49ers	Wally Brunswald	Back	Gustavus Adolphus
271	Chicago Cardinals	Jim Owens	End	Oklahoma (Redrafted Colt)
272	Detroit Lions	Dick Gabriel	Back	Lehigh
273	Pittsburgh Steelers	Joe Minor	End	John Carroll
274	Philadelphia Eagles	Jack Bighead	End	Pepperdine
275	New York Yanks	Dave Cunningham	Back	Utah
276	Los Angeles Rams	Dean Thomas	Tackle	Michigan State
277	Chicago Bears	Rene Hlavac	Tackle	Nebraska–Omaha
278	New York Giants	Dick Yelvington	Tackle	Georgia
279	Cleveland Browns	Johnny Champion	Back	SMU

Round twenty-four

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	College
280	Green Bay Packers	Dick Christie	Back	Nebraska–Omaha
281	San Francisco 49ers	Tom Kingsford	Back	Montana
282	Washington Redskins	Tom Powers	Back	Duke
283	Chicago Cardinals	Billy Cross	Back	West Texas State
284	Pittsburgh Steelers	Art Alois	Center	San Francisco
285	Philadelphia Eagles	Tony Kotowski	End	Mississippi State
286	Detroit Lions	George Buksar	Back	Purdue (Redrafted Colt)
287	New York Yanks	Breck Stroschein	End	UCLA
288	Chicago Bears	Pete Dokas	End	Mansfield
289	Los Angeles Rams	Harry Abeltin	Tackle	Colgate
290	New York Giants	Dick Kuh	Guard	Michigan State
291	Cleveland Browns	Wayne Benner	Back	Florida State

Round twenty-five

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	College
292	San Francisco 49ers	Mike Peterson	End	Denver
293	Washington Redskins	Bob Chubb	End	Shippensburg
294	Green Bay Packers	Monte Charles	Back	Hillsdale
295	Chicago Cardinals	Vernon Quick	Guard	Wofford
296	Philadelphia Eagles	Glenn Drahn	Back	Iowa
297	Detroit Lions	Dick Harris	Center	Texas
298	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tom Calvin	Back	Alabama
299	New York Yanks	Roy Boudreaux	Tackle	Southwestern Louisiana
300	Los Angeles Rams	Jackie Calvert	Tackle	Clemson
301	Chicago Bears	Johnny Miller	Back	Northwestern
302	New York Giants	Chet Lagod	Tackle	Chattanooga
303	Cleveland Browns	John Knispel	Tackle	UW–La Crosse

Round twenty-six

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	College
304	Washington Redskins	Johnny Williams	Back	USC
305	Green Bay Packers	Bill Miller	Tackle	Ohio State
306	San Francisco 49ers	Keith Carpenter	Tackle	San Jose State
307	Chicago Cardinals	Jeff Fleischmann	Back	Cornell
308	Detroit Lions	Frank Kazmierski	Center	West Virginia
309	Pittsburgh Steelers	Pug Pearman	Guard	Tennessee
310	Philadelphia Eagles	Billy Stewart	Back	Mississippi State
311	New York Yanks	Will Sherman	Back	St. Mary's (CA)
312	Chicago Bears	Buddy Rogers	Back	Arkansas
313	Los Angeles Rams	Howie Ruetz	Tackle	Loras
314	New York Giants	Quincy Armstrong	Center	North Texas State
315	Cleveland Browns	Fred Williams	Tackle	Arkansas

Round twenty-seven

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	College
316	Green Bay Packers	Bob Bossons	Center	Georgia Tech
317	San Francisco 49ers	Ray Lung	Guard	Oregon
318	Washington Redskins	Bill Johnson	Back	Stetson
319	Chicago Cardinals	Ken Huxhold	Tackle	Wisconsin
320	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bob Radcliffe	Back	Wisconsin
321	Philadelphia Eagles	Bob Winship	Tackle	Rice
322	Detroit Lions	Harry Allis	End	Michigan
323	New York Yanks	Ed Price	Back	Texas Tech
324	Los Angeles Rams	Al Brosky	Back	Illinois
325	Chicago Bears	Jerry Taylor	Center	Wyoming
326	New York Giants	Charley Hubbard	End	Morris Harvey
327	Cleveland Browns	Jack Jones	Back	Livingston

Round twenty-eight

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	College
328	San Francisco 49ers	Jack Rohan	Back	Loras
329	Washington Redskins	John Kadlec	Guard	Missouri
330	Green Bay Packers	Bill Ayre	Back	Abilene Christian
331	Chicago Cardinals	Dick Martin	Back	Kentucky
332	Philadelphia Eagles	Marv Stendel	End	Arkansas
333	Detroit Lions	Dick Peot	Tackle	South Dakota State
334	Pittsburgh Steelers	Howard Hansen	Back	UCLA
335	New York Yanks	Jim Chadband	Back	Idaho
336	Chicago Bears	Leon Campbell	Back	Arkansas (Redrafted Colt)
337	Los Angeles Rams	Sterling Wingo	Back	VPI
338	New York Giants	Hal Quinn	Guard	SMU
339	Cleveland Browns	Roger Thrift	Back	East Carolina

Round twenty-nine

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	College
340	Washington Redskins	Art Stewart	Back	Southeastern State
341	Green Bay Packers	Ralph Fieler	End	Miami (FL)
342	San Francisco 49ers	S. P. Garnett	Tackle	Kansas
343	Chicago Cardinals	Bob Livingstone	Back	Notre Dame (Redrafted Colt)
344	Detroit Lions	Bruce Womack	Tackle	West Texas State
345	Pittsburgh Steelers	Fred Smith	End	Tulsa
346	Philadelphia Eagles	Roscoe Hansen	Tackle	North Carolina
347	New York Yanks	Veto Kissell	Back	Holy Cross (Redrafted Colt)
348	Los Angeles Rams	Earl Jackson	Back	Texas Tech
349	Chicago Bears	John Justice	Guard	Santa Clara
350	New York Giants	John Considine	Tackle	Purdue
351	Cleveland Browns	Bill Driver	Back	Florida State

Round thirty

Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	NFL team !	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Player !	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"	Position !	College
352	Green Bay Packers	Ed Withers	Back	Wisconsin
353	San Francisco 49ers	Jerry Faske	Back	Iowa
354	Washington Redskins	Nick Bolkovac	Tackle	Pittsburgh
355	Chicago Cardinals	Leon Root	Back	Rutgers
356	Pittsburgh Steelers	John Gruble	End	Tennessee
357	Philadelphia Eagles	John Ford	Quarterback	Hardin–Simmons
358	Detroit Lions	Ron Horwath	Back	Detroit
359	New York Yanks	Joe Shinn	End	Tulane
360	Chicago Bears	Charley Butler	End	George Washington
361	Los Angeles Rams	Alvin Hanley	Back	Kentucky State
362	Cleveland Browns	Sisto Averno	Guard	Muhlenberg (Redrafted Colt)

= Pro Bowler

= Hall of Famer

Hall of Famers

• Jack Christiansen, defensive back from Colorado State University taken 6th round 69th pick by the Detroit Lions.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1970.^[6]

• Y. A. Tittle, quarterback from LSU taken 1st round 3rd overall by the San Francisco 49ers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1971.^[6]

• Andy Robustelli, defensive end from the University of Bridgeport Taken in the 19th round 228th overall by the Los Angeles Rams.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1971.^[6]

• Bill George, linebacker from Wake Forest University taken 2nd round 23rd overall by the Chicago Bears.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1974.^[6]

• Mike McCormack, offensive tackle from the University of Kansas taken 3rd round 34th overall by the New York Yanks.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1984.^[7]

• Don Shula, back from John Carroll University taken 9th round 110th overall by the Cleveland Browns.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1997 as a coach, not a player.^[8]

• Jack Butler, cornerback from St.Bonaventure undrafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2012.

• Dick Stanfel, guard from San Francisco taken 2nd round 19th overall by the Detroit Lions.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2016.

Notable undrafted players

^†

= Pro Bowler

‡

= Hall of Famer^[9]

References

1. Web site: NFL Draft Locations . . 2014-10-02 . www.footballgeography.com . 2014-10-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090250/http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ . 2015-09-05 . dead .
2. News: Salomone. Dan. NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015. June 3, 2015. New York Giants. Giants.com. October 2, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150930065327/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/NFL-Draft-headed-to-Chicago-in-2015/3ac322b1-3b4c-4a16-aba7-6e08d31b1756. 2015-09-30. dead.
3. Joe Gootter, "Sport-o-Grams: Paterson Yankee," Paterson News, Jan. 10, 1952, p. 26.
4. Web site: Draft History: 1940's . . October 16, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131001024342/http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/draft/1940s.aspx . October 1, 2013 . dead.
5. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
6. Web site: Pro Football Hall of Fame: List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductees . 2008-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1970s . 2008-07-31 . dead .
7. Web site: Pro Football Hall of Fame: List of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductees . 2008-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html . 2008-07-31 . dead .
8. Web site: Pro Football Hall of Fame: List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductees . 2008-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html . 2008-07-31 . dead .
9. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

External links

• NFL.com – 1951 Draft
• databaseFootball.com – 1951 Draft
• Pro Football Hall of Fame