1952 NFL draft explained
The 1952 NFL draft was held on January 17, 1952, at Hotel Statler in New York.[1] [2] Selections made by New York Yanks were assigned to the new Dallas Texans.
This was the sixth year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery, with the previous five winners (Chicago Bears in 1947, Washington Redskins in 1948, Philadelphia Eagles in 1949, Detroit Lions in 1950, and New York Giants in 1951) ineligible from the draw;[3] it was won by the Los Angeles Rams, who selected quarterback Bill Wade.
The Washington Post sportswriter Mo Siegel later claimed that Washington Redskins owner George Preston Marshall let him choose a late-round pick. Siegel, he said, chose Tennessee Tech's Flavious Smith to force the first black player onto the all-white Redskins. If true, Marshall likely persuaded NFL Commissioner Bert Bell to remove the choice from the official records. (Smith, who did not hear the story until years later, was white.)[4]
Player selections
Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round five
Round six
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| 62 | New York Yanks | Dave Cianelli | Center | Maryland |
| 63 | Green Bay Packers | Tom Johnson | Tackle | Michigan |
| 64 | Chicago Cardinals | John Hancock | Guard | Baylor |
| 65 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dick Lemmon | Back | California |
| 66 | Los Angeles Rams | Duane Putnam | Guard | Pacific |
| 67 | Washington Redskins | Ed Kensler | Guard | Maryland |
| 68 | Chicago Bears | Ed Brown | Back | San Francisco |
| 69 | Detroit Lions | Gordon Cooper | End | Denver |
| 70 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim Beasley | Center | Tulsa |
| 71 | New York Giants | Jim MacKenzie | Tackle | Kentucky |
| 72 | Cleveland Browns | Burrell Shields | Back | John Carroll |
| 73 | Los Angeles Rams | Jerrell Price | Tackle | Texas Tech | |
Round seven
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| 74 | New York Yanks | John Petitbon | Back | Notre Dame |
| 75 | Chicago Cardinals | Harry Jabbusch | Center | South Carolina |
| 76 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Reichardt | Back | Iowa |
| 77 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Thomas | End | Oregon State |
| 78 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Claude Hipps | Back | Georgia |
| 79 | Washington Redskins | Vic Janowicz[6] | Halfback | Ohio State |
| 80 | Chicago Bears | Joe Fortunato | Back | Mississippi State |
| 81 | San Francisco 49ers | Don Robison | Back | California |
| 82 | Detroit Lions | Wes Gardner | Center | Utah |
| 83 | New York Giants | Val Joe Walker | Back | SMU |
| 84 | Cleveland Browns | John Pace | Tackle | Mississippi State |
| 85 | Los Angeles Rams | Burt Delavan | Tackle | Pacific | |
Round eight
Round nine
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| 98 | New York Yanks | Jim Lansford | Tackle | Texas |
| 99 | Chicago Cardinals | Malcolm Cook | Back | Georgia |
| 100 | Green Bay Packers | Deral Teteak | Guard | Wisconsin |
| 101 | Philadelphia Eagles | Maury Nipp | Guard | Loyola (CA) |
| 102 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Herky Payne | Back | Tennessee |
| 103 | Washington Redskins | Dick Alban | Safety | Northwestern |
| 104 | Chicago Bears | Bobby Cross | Tackle | Stephen F. Austin |
| 105 | San Francisco 49ers | Glen Christian | Back | Idaho |
| 106 | Detroit Lions | Sonny Gandee | End | Ohio State |
| 107 | New York Giants | John Kastan | Back | Boston University |
| 108 | Cleveland Browns | Bob Finnell | Back | Xavier |
| 109 | Los Angeles Rams | Byron Townsend | Back | Texas | |
Round ten
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| 110 | New York Yanks | Jim Hammond | Back | Wisconsin |
| 111 | Green Bay Packers | Art Kleinschmidt | Guard | Tulane |
| 112 | Chicago Cardinals | John Feltch | Tackle | Holy Cross |
| 113 | Philadelphia Eagles | Gerry McGinley | Guard | Penn |
| 114 | Pittsburgh Steelers | George Gilmartin | Back | Xavier |
| 115 | Washington Redskins | Chet Ostrowski | End | Notre Dame |
| 116 | Green Bay Packers | William Roffler | Back | Washington State |
| 117 | Detroit Lions | Steve Dowden | Tackle | Baylor |
| 118 | San Francisco 49ers | Carl West | Back | Ole Miss |
| 119 | New York Giants | Pat Knight | End | SMU |
| 120 | Cleveland Browns | Pat Ribiero | Tackle | Pacific |
| 121 | Los Angeles Rams | Luke Welch | Tackle | Baylor | |
Round eleven
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| 122 | New York Yanks | Pat Cannamela | Guard | USC |
| 123 | Chicago Cardinals | Leo Sugar | End | Purdue |
| 124 | Green Bay Packers | Billy Burkhalter | Back | Rice |
| 125 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ralph Goldston | Back | Youngstown |
| 126 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jack Spinks | Back | Alcorn A&M |
| 127 | Washington Redskins | Orlando Mazza | End | Michigan State |
| 128 | Chicago Bears | Bill Miller | Back | Wake Forest |
| 129 | San Francisco 49ers | J. D. Kimmel | Tackle | Houston |
| 130 | Detroit Lions | Keith Flowers | Center | TCU |
| 131 | New York Giants | Charlie Harris | Center | California |
| 132 | Cleveland Browns | Dick Logan | Tackle | Ohio State |
| 133 | Los Angeles Rams | Sam Baker | Back | Oregon State | |
Round twelve
| 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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| 134 | New York Yanks | Jim Mutscheller | End | Notre Dame |
| 135 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Wilson | Tackle | Texas |
| 136 | Chicago Cardinals | Joe Masnaghetti | Tackle | Marquette |
| 137 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jack Blount | Tackle | Mississippi State |
| 138 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Marv McFadden | Tackle | Michigan State |
| 139 | Washington Redskins | Frank Middendorf | Center | Cincinnati |
| 140 | Chicago Bears | Andy Kozar | Back | Tennessee |
| 141 | Detroit Lions | Jim Roshto | Back | LSU |
| 142 | San Francisco 49ers | Fred Snyder | End | Loyola (CA) |
| 143 | New York Giants | Dick Ochoa | Back | Texas |
| 144 | Cleveland Browns | Roy Thompson | Back | Florida State |
| 145 | Los Angeles Rams | Jake Roberts | Back | Tulsa | |
Round thirteen
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| 146 | New York Yanks | Bill Ward | Guard | Arkansas |
| 147 | Chicago Cardinals | Mel Massucco | Back | Holy Cross |
| 148 | Green Bay Packers | Billy Hair | Back | Clemson |
| 149 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ed Hamilton | Back | Kentucky |
| 150 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dave Flood | Back | Notre Dame |
| 151 | Washington Redskins | Ray Potter | Tackle | LSU |
| 152 | Chicago Bears | Rich Athan | Back | Northwestern |
| 153 | San Francisco 49ers | Rudy Yeager | Tackle | LSU |
| 154 | Detroit Lions | Carroll McDonald | Center | Florida |
| 155 | New York Giants | Pat Brady | Back | Nevada |
| 156 | Cleveland Browns | Tom Cosgrove | Center | Maryland |
| 157 | Los Angeles Rams | Red Phillips | Center | Texas Tech | |
Round fourteen
| 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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| 158 | New York Yanks | Paul Williams | End | Texas |
| 159 | Green Bay Packers | Jack Morgan | Tackle | Michigan State |
| 160 | Chicago Cardinals | Tom Tofaute | Center | NC State |
| 161 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Stringer | Back | Tulsa |
| 162 | Pittsburgh Steelers | June Davis | Guard | Texas |
| 163 | Washington Redskins | Doug Conway | Tackle | TCU |
| 164 | Chicago Bears | Gale Galloway | Center | Baylor |
| 165 | Detroit Lions | Ray Oliverson | Back | BYU |
| 166 | San Francisco 49ers | Frank Simons | End | Nebraska |
| 167 | New York Giants | Hal Mitchell | Tackle | UCLA |
| 168 | Cleveland Browns | Steve Ruzich | Guard | Ohio State |
| 169 | Los Angeles Rams | Joe Moss | Tackle | Maryland | |
Round fifteen
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | NFL team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
|---|
| 170 | New York Yanks | Jack Bighead | End | Pepperdine |
| 171 | Chicago Cardinals | John Davis | Back | Indiana |
| 172 | Green Bay Packers | Bobby Jack Floyd | Back | TCU |
| 173 | Philadelphia Eagles | Malcolm Schmidt | End | Iowa State |
| 174 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dick Pivirotto | Back | Princeton |
| 175 | Washington Redskins | Julius Wittman | Tackle | Ohio State |
| 176 | Chicago Bears | Dick Kazmaier[7] | Halfback | Princeton |
| 177 | San Francisco 49ers | Haldo Norman | End | Gustavus Adolphus |
| 178 | Detroit Lions | John Burgamy | Guard | Georgia |
| 179 | New York Giants | Paul Bischoff | End | West Virginia |
| 180 | Cleveland Browns | Holly Alpin | End | Tampa |
| 181 | Los Angeles Rams | Bill Hegarty | Tackle | Villanova | |
Round sixteen
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | NFL team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
|---|
| 182 | New York Yanks | Vince Kaseta | End | Tennessee |
| 183 | Green Bay Packers | Johnny Coatta | Back | Wisconsin |
| 184 | Chicago Cardinals | Mike Mergen | Guard | San Francisco |
| 185 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Brewer | Guard | North Texas State |
| 186 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Pete Ladygo | Guard | Maryland |
| 187 | Washington Redskins | Marv Berschet | Tackle | Illinois |
| 188 | Chicago Bears | Bob Spears | Back | Yale |
| 189 | Cleveland Browns | Herb Neathery | Back | Illinois |
| 190 | San Francisco 49ers | Bob Meyers | Back | Stanford |
| 191 | New York Giants | Paul Burns | Guard | Notre Dame |
| 192 | Cleveland Browns | Ed Rowlands | Tackle | Oklahoma |
| 193 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Hooks | End | USC | |
Round seventeen
| 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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| 194 | New York Yanks | Dick Horn | Back | Stanford |
| 195 | Chicago Cardinals | Darrell Crawford | Back | Georgia Tech |
| 196 | Green Bay Packers | Don Peterson | Back | Michigan |
| 197 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Weigle | End | Oklahoma A&M |
| 198 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Pat Smithwick | End | St. Norbert |
| 199 | Washington Redskins | Gil Bocetti | Back | Washington & Lee |
| 200 | Chicago Bears | John Carroll | Tackle | Houston |
| 201 | San Francisco 49ers | Al Baldock | End | USC |
| 202 | Detroit Lions | Hank Lauricella | Back | Tennessee |
| 203 | New York Giants | Bob Karpe | Tackle | California |
| 204 | Cleveland Browns | Stew Sheets | Tackle | Penn State |
| 205 | Los Angeles Rams | John Griggs | Center | Kentucky | |
Round eighteen
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | NFL team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
|---|
| 206 | New York Yanks | Les Molnar | Tackle | Buffalo |
| 207 | Green Bay Packers | Howard Tisdale | Tackle | Stephen F. Austin |
| 208 | Chicago Cardinals | Bill Pyron | Tackle | Mississippi State |
| 209 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ed Romanowski | Back | Scranton |
| 210 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Andy MacDonald | Back | Central Michigan |
| 211 | Washington Redskins | Ed Bartlett | End | California |
| 212 | Chicago Bears | Tommy O'Connell | Back | Illinois |
| 213 | Detroit Lions | Stan Campbell | Guard | Iowa State |
| 214 | San Francisco 49ers | Bill Carey | End | Michigan State |
| 215 | New York Giants | Gene Little | Guard | Rice |
| 216 | Cleveland Browns | Ken Mirich | Guard | Santa Clara |
| 217 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Dees | Tackle | Southwest Missouri State | |
Round nineteen
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| 218 | New York Yanks | Gene Felker | End | Wisconsin |
| 219 | Chicago Cardinals | Ed Listopad | Tackle | Wake Forest |
| 220 | Green Bay Packers | Johnny Pont | Back | Miami (OH) |
| 221 | Philadelphia Eagles | Talbott Trammell | End | Washington & Lee |
| 222 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Gary Kerkorian | Quarterback | Stanford |
| 223 | Washington Redskins | Joe Marvin | Back | UCLA |
| 224 | Chicago Bears | Ken Reidenbach | Tackle | Drake |
| 225 | Cleveland Browns | Sam Talarico | Tackle | Indiana |
| 226 | Detroit Lions | Blaine Earon | End | Duke |
| 227 | New York Giants | Frank Cahill | End | Northern Illinois State |
| 228 | Cleveland Browns | Mike Maccioli | Back | Purdue |
| 229 | Los Angeles Rams | Harry Geldien | Back | Wyoming | |
Round twenty
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|---|
| 230 | New York Yanks | John Adams | End | Texas |
| 231 | Green Bay Packers | Chuck Boerio | Center | Illinois |
| 232 | Chicago Cardinals | Frank Fischel | End | Arkansas |
| 233 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bobby Blaik | Back | Colorado College |
| 234 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dan Simeone | Tackle | Villanova |
| 235 | Washington Redskins | Roger Kinson | Center | Missouri |
| 236 | Chicago Bears | Jimmy Lesane | Back | Virginia |
| 237 | Detroit Lions | Gil Mains | Tackle | Murray State |
| 238 | San Francisco 49ers | Jess Yates | End | LSU |
| 239 | New York Giants | Rex Boggan | Tackle | Ole Miss |
| 240 | Cleveland Browns | Bob Brandenberry | Back | Kansas |
| 241 | Los Angeles Rams | Ed Weber | Back | William & Mary | |
Round twenty-one
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | NFL team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
|---|
| 242 | New York Yanks | Harry Hugasian | Back | Stanford |
| 243 | Chicago Cardinals | Wade Musgrove | Guard | Hardin–Simmons |
| 244 | Green Bay Packers | Herb Zimmerman | Guard | TCU |
| 245 | Philadelphia Eagles | Les Wheeler | Tackle | Abilene Christian |
| 246 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Harry Babcock | End | Georgia |
| 247 | Washington Redskins | Dick Jenkins | Tackle | Illinois |
| 248 | Chicago Bears | Ted Daffer | Guard | Tennessee |
| 249 | San Francisco 49ers | Gene Offield | Center | Hardin–Simmons |
| 250 | Detroit Lions | Showboat Boykin | Back | Ole Miss |
| 251 | New York Giants | Jim Creamer | Center | Michigan State |
| 252 | Cleveland Browns | Dick Calhoun | Guard | Baylor |
| 253 | Los Angeles Rams | Art Preston | Back | San Diego State | |
Round twenty-two
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | NFL team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
|---|
| 254 | New York Yanks | Dean Schneider | Back | USC |
| 255 | Green Bay Packers | Karl Kluckhohn | End | Colgate |
| 256 | Chicago Cardinals | Glenn Lippman | Back | Texas A&M |
| 257 | Philadelphia Eagles | Johnny Turco | Back | Holy Cross |
| 258 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob Byrne | Back | Montana State |
| 259 | Washington Redskins | Jim O'Rourke | Back | NC State |
| 260 | Chicago Bears | Dick Gregory | Back | Minnesota |
| 261 | Detroit Lions | Jim David | End | Colorado A&M |
| 262 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim Cozad | Tackle | Santa Clara |
| 263 | New York Giants | Bob Raley | Back | Texas |
| 264 | Cleveland Browns | Corky Johnson | Tackle | UC Santa Barbara |
| 265 | Los Angeles Rams | Joe Pahr | Back | Valparaiso | |
Round twenty-three
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | NFL team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
|---|
| 266 | New York Yanks | Chet Freeman | Back | LSU |
| 267 | Chicago Cardinals | Red Stephens | Guard | San Francisco |
| 268 | Green Bay Packers | Frank Kapral | Guard | Michigan State |
| 269 | Philadelphia Eagles | Maury Schnell | Back | Iowa State |
| 270 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Vic Pollock | Back | Army |
| 271 | Washington Redskins | Ken Barfield | Tackle | Ole Miss |
| 272 | Chicago Bears | Paul Nestor | Tackle | Maryland |
| 273 | San Francisco 49ers | Bill Glazier | End | Arizona |
| 274 | Detroit Lions | Hal Maxwell | End | Ole Miss |
| 275 | New York Giants | Bob Bickel | Back | Duke |
| 276 | Cleveland Browns | Bobby Robertson | Back | Indiana |
| 277 | Los Angeles Rams | Don Greene | Tackle | Miami (OH) | |
Round twenty-four
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | NFL team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
|---|
| 278 | New York Yanks | Bob Ward | Guard | Maryland |
| 279 | Green Bay Packers | John Schuetzner | End | South Carolina |
| 280 | Chicago Cardinals | E. J. Moore | Guard | Abilene Christian |
| 281 | Philadelphia Eagles | Joe Tyrrell | Guard | Temple |
| 282 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob Bestwick | Back | Pittsburgh |
| 283 | Washington Redskins | Ted Kirkland | End | Vanderbilt |
| 284 | Chicago Bears | Dick Mundinger | Tackle | Minnesota |
| 285 | Detroit Lions | Bob Werckle | Tackle | Vanderbilt |
| 286 | San Francisco 49ers | Ralph Kreuger | Tackle | California |
| 287 | New York Giants | Wes Mitchell | End | Pacific |
| 288 | Cleveland Browns | Junior Wren | Back | Missouri |
| 289 | Los Angeles Rams | Rich Kelnhofer | Guard | St. Ambrose | |
Round twenty-five
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | NFL team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
|---|
| 290 | New York Yanks | Jim Monihan | Back | Rutgers |
| 291 | Chicago Cardinals | Cliff Anderson | End | Indiana |
| 292 | Green Bay Packers | Charlie LaPradd | Tackle | Florida |
| 293 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Kelley | Center | West Texas State |
| 294 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Robinson | Back | Lincoln (MO) |
| 295 | Washington Redskins | Sal Gero | Tackle | Elon |
| 296 | Chicago Bears | Bob Stoddard | Tackle | Utah State |
| 297 | San Francisco 49ers | Bud Laughlin | Back | Kansas |
| 298 | Detroit Lions | By Bailey | Back | Washington State |
| 299 | New York Giants | Bill Kelley | Center | Pacific |
| 300 | Cleveland Browns | Billy Reddell | Back | Florida |
| 301 | Los Angeles Rams | Len Teeuws | Tackle | Tulane | |
Round twenty-six
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | NFL team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
|---|
| 302 | New York Yanks | George Young | Tackle | Bucknell |
| 303 | Green Bay Packers | Charlie Stokes | Tackle | Tennessee |
| 304 | Chicago Cardinals | Charley Fry | Tackle | Maryland |
| 305 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Albert | Back | Bucknell |
| 306 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bobby Wilson | Back | Alabama |
| 307 | Washington Redskins | Dunny Goode | Back | Hardin–Simmons |
| 308 | Chicago Bears | Bucky McElroy | Back | Mississippi Southern |
| 309 | Detroit Lions | Buddy Terry | End | Stephen F. Austin |
| 310 | San Francisco 49ers | Dick Kane | Guard | Cincinnati |
| 311 | New York Giants | Tom Lavery | End | Boston University |
| 312 | Cleveland Browns | Joe Vernasco | End | Illinois |
| 313 | Los Angeles Rams | Frank Fuller | Tackle | Kentucky | |
Round twenty-seven
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | NFL team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
|---|
| 314 | New York Yanks | Gil Bartosh | Back | TCU |
| 315 | Chicago Cardinals | Sam Moses | Tackle | Texas A&M |
| 316 | Green Bay Packers | I. D. Russell | Back | SMU |
| 317 | Philadelphia Eagles | Chuck Hill | Back | New Mexico |
| 318 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dick Doyle | Back | Ohio State |
| 319 | Washington Redskins | Ben White | End | SMU |
| 320 | Chicago Bears | Bob Reid | Back | Baylor |
| 321 | San Francisco 49ers | Waldo Schaaf | Tackle | Oklahoma A&M |
| 322 | Detroit Lions | Bob Trout | End | Baylor |
| 323 | New York Giants | Duane Morrison | Back | Arizona State |
| 324 | Cleveland Browns | Bill Maletzky | Guard | Maryland |
| 325 | Los Angeles Rams | Hugh Meyer | Center | Texas A&M | |
Round twenty-eight
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | NFL team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
|---|
| 326 | New York Yanks | Doug Moseley | Center | Kentucky |
| 327 | Green Bay Packers | Billy Barrett | Back | Notre Dame |
| 328 | Chicago Cardinals | Harold Lutz | End | Alabama |
| 329 | Philadelphia Eagles | Johnny Brewer | Back | Louisville |
| 330 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jerry Hanifan | Back | St. Bonaventure |
| 331 | Washington Redskins | Ron Engel | Back | Minnesota |
| 332 | Chicago Bears | Karney Scioscia | Back | Maryland |
| 333 | Detroit Lions | Hal Turner | End | Tennessee A&I State |
| 334 | San Francisco 49ers | Joe Palumbo | Guard | Virginia |
| 335 | New York Giants | Alton Patterson | Tackle | McMurry |
| 336 | Cleveland Browns | John Pietro | Guard | Brown |
| 337 | Los Angeles Rams | Granville Hart | Back | Mississippi Southern | |
Round twenty-nine
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | NFL team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
|---|
| 338 | New York Yanks | Russ Hudeck | Tackle | Texas A&M |
| 339 | Chicago Cardinals | Don Kasperan | Back | Purdue |
| 340 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Stratton | Back | Lewis |
| 341 | Philadelphia Eagles | Zippy Morocco | Back | Georgia |
| 342 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Chris Warriner | End | Pittsburgh |
| 343 | Washington Redskins | John Pappa | Back | California |
| 344 | Chicago Bears | Teddy Riggs | Back | Rice |
| 345 | San Francisco 49ers | Chuck Mosher | End | Colorado |
| 346 | Detroit Lions | Art Hudson | Back | Western Illinois |
| 347 | New York Giants | Jim Dillon | Back | California |
| 348 | Cleveland Browns | Walt Klevay | Back | Ohio State |
| 349 | Los Angeles Rams | Gerry Perry | Tackle | California | |
Round thirty
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | NFL team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
|---|
| 350 | New York Yanks | Ray Suchy | Guard | Nevada |
| 351 | Green Bay Packers | Jack Fulkerson | Tackle | Mississippi Southern |
| 352 | Chicago Cardinals | Will Stolk | Back | Miami (FL) |
| 353 | Philadelphia Eagles | Don Stevens | Back | Illinois |
| 354 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ed Kissell | Back | Wake Forest |
| 355 | Washington Redskins | Bob Linn | Back | Western Reserve |
| 356 | Chicago Bears | Bob Shemonski | Back | Maryland |
| 357 | Detroit Lions | Ray Don Dillon | Back | Prairie View A&M |
| 358 | San Francisco 49ers | Dick Patrick | Center | Oregon |
| 359 | New York Giants | Joe Arnold | Guard | Texas |
| 360 [8] | Cleveland Browns | John Saban | Back | Xavier | |
| = Pro Bowler | | | = Hall of Famer | |
Notable undrafted players
Hall of Famers
- Hugh McElhenny, halfback from Washington taken 1st round 9th overall by the San Francisco 49ers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1970.[10]
- Gino Marchetti, defensive end from San Francisco taken 2nd round 14th overall by the New York Yanks.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1972.[10]
- Ollie Matson, halfback from San Francisco taken 1st round 3rd overall by the Chicago Cardinals.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1972.[10]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1974.[10]
- Frank Gifford, halfback from USC taken 1st round 11th overall by the New York Giants.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1977.[10]
- Yale Lary, defensive back from Texas A&M taken 3rd round 34th overall by the Detroit Lions.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1979.
- Les Richter, linebacker from California taken 1st round 2nd overall by the New York Yanks.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2011.
- Bobby Dillon, defensive back from Texas taken 3rd round 28th overall by the Green Bay Packers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2020.
- George Young, tackle from Bucknell taken 26th round 302nd overall by the New York Yanks.
Inducted: For his Executive achievements Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020.
References
- 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.
- News: Rams Grab Wade In N.F.L Draft. June 3, 2015. Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Newspapers.com. January 17, 1952.
- 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.
- Web site: The strangest NFL draft moments . ESPN . 2005-04-18 . 18 December 2014 . Merron, Jeff.
- Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
- Vic Janowicz, 1950 Heisman Trophy winner as a Junior. The third time in the history of the Heisman award. Web site: Heisman Trophy. 2008-08-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20091216163424/http://www.heisman.com/winners/v-janowicz50.php. 2009-12-16. dead.
- Dick Kazmaier, 1951 Heisman Trophy winner Web site: Heisman Trophy. 2008-08-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20100404063801/http://www.heisman.com/winners/d-kazmaier51.php. 2010-04-04. dead.
- This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
- Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com Web site: Pro Football Hall of Fame . 2008-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1970s . 2008-07-31 . dead .
- Web site: History: 1952 Draft – Pro Football Hall of Fame . 2008-05-31.
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