1959 NFL draft explained
The 1959 NFL draft had its first four rounds held on December 1, 1958, and its final twenty-six rounds on January 21, 1959. Both sessions were held at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia.[1] [2] With the first overall pick in the draft, the Green Bay Packers selected quarterback Randy Duncan.
Player selections
Round one
Round two
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| 13 | Green Bay Packers | Alex Hawkins | Back | South Carolina |
| 14 | Chicago Cardinals | Jerry Wilson | End | Auburn |
| 15 | Philadelphia Eagles | J. D. Smith | Tackle | Rice |
| 16 | Los Angeles Rams | Buddy Humphrey | Quarterback | Baylor |
| 17 | San Francisco 49ers | Bob Harrison | Center | Oklahoma |
| 18 | Detroit Lions | Charley Horton | Guard | Baylor |
| 19 | Detroit Lions | Mike Rabold | Tackle | Indiana |
| 20 | Los Angeles Rams | Don Brown | Back | Houston |
| 21 | Chicago Bears | Richie Petitbon | Quarterback | Tulane |
| 22 | New York Giants | Buddy Dial | End | Rice |
| 23 | Cleveland Browns | Dick Schafrath | Guard | Ohio State |
| 24 | Baltimore Colts | Dave Sherer | End | Southern Methodist | |
Round three
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| 25 | Green Bay Packers | Boyd Dowler | Back | Colorado |
| 26 | Philadelphia Eagles | Wray Carlton | Back | Duke |
| 27 | Chicago Cardinals | Jimmy Butler | Back | Vanderbilt |
| 28 | Washington Redskins | Emil Karas | Tackle | Dayton |
| 29 | San Francisco 49ers | Eddie Dove | Back | Colorado |
| 30 | Detroit Lions | Ron Koes | Center | North Carolina |
| 31 | Los Angeles Rams | Larry Hickman | Back | Baylor |
| 32 | Chicago Bears | Pete Johnson | Back | Virginia Military Inst |
| 33 | Los Angeles Rams | Tom Franckhauser | End | Purdue |
| 34 | New York Giants | Joe Morrison | Back | Cincinnati |
| 35 | Cleveland Browns | Fran O'Brien | Tackle | Michigan State |
| 36 | Detroit Lions | Ron Luciano | Tackle | Syracuse | |
Round four
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| 37 | Cleveland Browns | Gary Prahst | End | Michigan |
| 38 | Chicago Cardinals | Ken Beck | Tackle | Texas A&M |
| 39 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Grazione | Quarterback | Villanova |
| 40 | Washington Redskins | Jim Wood | End | Oklahoma State |
| 41 | San Francisco 49ers | Monte Clark | Tackle | USC |
| 42 | Detroit Lions | Art Brandriff | Back | Virginia Military Inst |
| 43 | Los Angeles Rams | Blanche Martin | Back | Michigan State |
| 44 | Los Angeles Rams | John Tracey | End | Texas A&M |
| 45 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Reifsnyder | Tackle | Navy |
| 46 | Detroit Lions | Bob Grottkau | Guard | Oregon State |
| 47 | Cleveland Browns | Dave Lloyd | Linebacker | Georgia |
| 48 | Baltimore Colts | Zeke Smith | Guard | Auburn | |
Round five
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| 49 | Washington Redskins | Bob Wetoska | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 50 | Chicago Cardinals | Maury Schleicher | End | Penn State |
| 51 | Philadelphia Eagles | Nick Mumley | Tackle | Purdue |
| 52 | Chicago Cardinals | Ted Bates | Tackle | Oregon State |
| 53 | Cleveland Browns | John Wooten | Guard | Colorado |
| 54 | San Francisco 49ers | Frank Geremia | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 55 | Green Bay Packers | Andy Cvercko | Center | Northwestern |
| 56 | Los Angeles Rams | John Lands | End | Montana State |
| 57 | Chicago Bears | John Adams | Back | Cal State-Los Angeles |
| 58 | Cleveland Browns | Dick LeBeau | Cornerback | Ohio State |
| 59 | New York Giants | Ellison Kelly | Guard | Michigan State |
| 60 | Baltimore Colts | Don Churchwell | Guard | Mississippi | |
Round six
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| 61 | Green Bay Packers | Willie Taylor | Center | Florida A&M |
| 62 | Philadelphia Eagles | Al Benecick | Guard | Syracuse |
| 63 | Chicago Cardinals | Tom Redmond | Tackle | Vanderbilt |
| 64 | Chicago Cardinals | Mac Lewis | Tackle | Iowa |
| 65 | Washington Redskins | Jim McFalls | Tackle | Virginia Military Inst |
| 66 | San Francisco 49ers | Tony Bavaro | Tackle | Holy Cross |
| 67 | Detroit Lions | Dick Guesman | Tackle | West Virginia |
| 68 | Chicago Bears | Fred Cole | Guard | Maryland |
| 69 | Los Angeles Rams | Dave Painter | Center | Tulane |
| 70 | Cleveland Browns | Jim Prestel | Tackle | Idaho |
| 71 | Cleveland Browns | Bob Denton | End | Pacific |
| 72 | Baltimore Colts | Palmer Pyle | Tackle | Michigan State | |
Round seven
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| 73 | Green Bay Packers | Bobby Jackson | Back | Alabama |
| 74 | San Francisco 49ers | Don Rogers | Tackle | South Carolina |
| 75 | Chicago Bears | Jim Tucker | End | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 76 | Washington Redskins | Don Lawrence | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 77 | Detroit Lions | Ben Donnell | Center | Vanderbilt |
| 78 | San Francisco 49ers | Daniel Colchico | End | San Jose State |
| 79 | Washington Redskins | Mitch Ogiego | Quarterback | Iowa |
| 80 | Los Angeles Rams | Eddie Meador | Back | Arkansas Tech |
| 81 | Washington Redskins | Jim Kenney | End | Boston University |
| 82 | Cleveland Browns | Gene Miller | Tackle | Rice |
| 83 | Green Bay Packers | Gary Raid | Tackle | Willamette |
| 84 | Baltimore Colts | Hal Lewis | Back | Houston | |
Round eight
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| 85 | Green Bay Packers | Buddy Mayfield | End | South Carolina |
| 86 | Philadelphia Eagles | Willmer Fowler | Back | Northwestern |
| 87 | Cleveland Browns | Bob Ptacek | Quarterback | Michigan |
| 88 | Detroit Lions | Jim Lenden | Tackle | Oregon |
| 89 | Washington Redskins | Gene O'Pella | End | Villanova |
| 90 | San Francisco 49ers | Lew Aiken | End | Vanderbilt |
| 91 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tom Barnett | Back | Purdue |
| 92 | Chicago Bears | Dick Clark | Back | Baylor |
| 93 | Los Angeles Rams | Bill Conner | End | Jackson State |
| 94 | Chicago Bears | Willie Smith | Tackle | Michigan |
| 95 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Laraba | Back | Texas-El Paso |
| 96 | Baltimore Colts | Tommy Joe Coffey | Back | West Texas State | |
Round nine
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| 97 | Green Bay Packers | George Dixon | Back | Bridgeport |
| 98 | Chicago Cardinals | Gary Ferguson | Tackle | Southern Methodist |
| 99 | Philadelphia Eagles | Gene Johnson | Back | Cincinnati |
| 100 | Washington Redskins | Dick Haley | Back | Pittsburgh |
| 101 | Detroit Lions | Carl Smith | Back | Tennessee |
| 102 | San Francisco 49ers | Bobby Joe Green | Back | Florida |
| 103 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Hal Davis | Guard | Houston |
| 104 | Los Angeles Rams | Larry Cundiff | Tackle | Michigan State |
| 105 | Chicago Bears | Maury Youmans | Tackle | Syracuse |
| 106 | Cleveland Browns | Kirk Wilson | Back | UCLA |
| 107 | New York Giants | Jack Delveaux | Back | Illinois |
| 108 | Baltimore Colts | Tom Brown | Guard | Minnesota | |
Round ten
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| 109 | Green Bay Packers | Sam Tuccio | Tackle | Southern Mississippi |
| 110 | Philadelphia Eagles | Rollie West | Back | Villanova |
| 111 | Chicago Cardinals | Emil DeCantis | Back | North Carolina |
| 112 | Detroit Lions | Jack Laraway | Back | Purdue |
| 113 | Washington Redskins | Ron Toth | Back | Notre Dame |
| 114 | San Francisco 49ers | Bronko Nagurski | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 115 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Riley Gunnels | Tackle | Georgia |
| 116 | Chicago Bears | Bob Coronado | End | Pacific |
| 117 | Los Angeles Rams | Alan Goldstein | End | North Carolina |
| 118 | New York Giants | Bob Pepe | End | North Carolina State |
| 119 | Cleveland Browns | Bob Zeman | Back | Wisconsin |
| 120 | Baltimore Colts | Don Stewart | End | Southern Methodist |
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Round eleven
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| 121 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Webb | Back | St. Ambrose |
| 122 | Chicago Cardinals | Floyd Faucette | Back | Georgia Tech |
| 123 | Philadelphia Eagles | Art Powell | Wide receiver | San Jose State |
| 124 | Washington Redskins | Gerry Marciniak | Guard | Michigan |
| 125 | Detroit Lions | Harry Jacobs | Guard | Bradley |
| 126 | San Francisco 49ers | Jack Hayes | Back | Trinity (TX) |
| 127 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Overton Curtis | Back | Utah State |
| 128 | Los Angeles Rams | Joe Kelly | Back | New Mexico State |
| 129 | Chicago Bears | Ed Gray | Tackle | North Texas State |
| 130 | Cleveland Browns | Jerry King | Guard | Kent State |
| 131 | New York Giants | Bob Sawyer | Back | Wyoming |
| 132 | Baltimore Colts | Tom Stephens | Back | Syracuse | |
Round twelve
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| 133 | Green Bay Packers | Larry Hall | Guard | Missouri Valley |
| 134 | Philadelphia Eagles | Howard Keys | Tackle | Oklahoma State |
| 135 | Chicago Cardinals | Ted Edmondson | End | Hardin–Simmons |
| 136 | Detroit Lions | Ron Stehouwer | Tackle | Colorado State |
| 137 | Washington Redskins | Roger Wypyszynski | Tackle | St. Norbert |
| 138 | San Francisco 49ers | Bill Korutz | Center | Dayton |
| 139 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Pavliska | Back | Baylor |
| 140 | Chicago Bears | Justin Rowland | End | Texas Christian |
| 141 | Los Angeles Rams | Mike Connelly | Center | Utah State |
| 142 | New York Giants | Charlie Flowers | Back | Mississippi |
| 143 | Cleveland Browns | Frank Palandrani | Tackle | North Carolina State |
| 144 | Baltimore Colts | Dick Wood | Quarterback | Auburn | |
Round thirteen
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| 145 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Hurd | Back | Albion |
| 146 | Chicago Cardinals | Pat Lamberti | End | Richmond |
| 147 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dick Stillwagon | Back | Purdue |
| 148 | Washington Redskins | Billy Shoemake | End | Louisiana State |
| 149 | Detroit Lions | Jim Steffen | Back | UCLA |
| 150 | San Francisco 49ers | Bill Lopasky | Guard | West Virginia |
| 151 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dewey Bohling | Back | Hardin–Simmons |
| 152 | Los Angeles Rams | Al Witcher | End | Baylor |
| 153 | Chicago Bears | Gene Jones | Back | Rice |
| 154 | Cleveland Browns | Ray Reese | Back | Bowling Green |
| 155 | New York Giants | John Kompara | Tackle | South Carolina |
| 156 | Baltimore Colts | Rudi Smith | Tackle | Mississippi | |
Round fourteen
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| 157 | Green Bay Packers | Ken Kerr | Guard | Arizona State |
| 158 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jack Smith | Tackle | Clemson |
| 159 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob Bobo | Tackle | Texas-El Paso |
| 160 | Detroit Lions | Jim Baldwin | Center | McMurry |
| 161 | Washington Redskins | Kurt Schwarz | Guard | Maryland |
| 162 | San Francisco 49ers | Mike Dukes | Back | Clemson |
| 163 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Peppercorn | End | Kansas |
| 164 | Chicago Bears | Joe Robb | Tackle | Texas Christian |
| 165 | Los Angeles Rams | Pete Davidson | Tackle | The Citadel |
| 166 | New York Giants | Roger Ellis | Center | Maine |
| 167 | Cleveland Browns | Elbert "Golden Wheels" Dubenion | Wide receiver | Bluffton |
| 168 | Baltimore Colts | Ferdie Burket | Back | Southeastern Oklahoma | |
Round fifteen
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| 169 | Green Bay Packers | Dick Teteak | Guard | Wisconsin |
| 170 | Chicago Cardinals | John Schroeder | End | North Carolina |
| 171 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Poteete | Center | Mississippi State |
| 172 | Washington Redskins | Fred Hood | End | Northeastern Oklahoma |
| 173 | Detroit Lions | Bruce Maher | Back | Detroit |
| 174 | San Francisco 49ers | Joe Belland | Back | Arizona State |
| 175 | Pittsburgh Steelers | J.W. "Red" Brodnax | Back | Louisiana State |
| 176 | Los Angeles Rams | Walt Kelly | Back | Houston |
| 177 | Chicago Bears | Roger LeClerc | Center | Trinity (CT) |
| 178 | Cleveland Browns | Tom Salwocki | Center | Pittsburgh |
| 179 | New York Giants | Bob Bercich | Back | Michigan State |
| 180 | Baltimore Colts | Ted Foret | Tackle | Auburn | |
Round sixteen
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| 181 | Green Bay Packers | Dan Edgington | End | Florida |
| 182 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ken Paduch | Tackle | Auburn |
| 183 | Chicago Cardinals | John Dingens | Tackle | Detroit |
| 184 | Detroit Lions | George McGee | Tackle | Southern |
| 185 | Washington Redskins | Dick Splain | Tackle | New Haven |
| 186 | San Francisco 49ers | Bob Cook | Back | Idaho State |
| 187 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Carrico | Guard | North Texas State |
| 188 | Chicago Bears | Don Redding | Tackle | North Carolina |
| 189 | Los Angeles Rams | Ted Royal | Center | Duke |
| 190 | New York Giants | Bob Soltis | Back | Minnesota |
| 191 | Cleveland Browns | Jamie Caleb | Back | Grambling |
| 192 | Baltimore Colts | Morris Keller | Tackle | Clemson | |
Round seventeen
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| 193 | Green Bay Packers | Tom Secules | Back | William & Mary |
| 194 | Chicago Cardinals | Pete Hart | Back | Hardin–Simmons |
| 195 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Craig | Tackle | Villanova |
| 196 | Washington Redskins | Jim Healy | Guard | Holy Cross |
| 197 | Detroit Lions | Jack Rudolph | End | Georgia Tech |
| 198 | San Francisco 49ers | Jerome Jurczak | Center | Benedictine |
| 199 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Leeka | Tackle | UCLA |
| 200 | Los Angeles Rams | Dave Wilemon | Tackle | Southern Methodist |
| 201 | Chicago Bears | Willie Neal | Back | Jackson State |
| 202 | Cleveland Browns | Homer Schmittan | End | Tennessee Tech |
| 203 | New York Giants | Austin "Goose" Gonsoulin | End | Baylor |
| 204 | Baltimore Colts | Leroy Bergan | Tackle | South Dakota State | |
Round eighteen
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| 205 | Green Bay Packers | Dick Nearents | Tackle | Eastern Washington |
| 206 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Benson | Back | Georgia Tech |
| 207 | Chicago Cardinals | Darrell DeDecker | Tackle | Illinois |
| 208 | Detroit Lions | Dave Holden | Tackle | Cal State-Los Angeles |
| 209 | Washington Redskins | Joe Kapp | Quarterback | California |
| 210 | San Francisco 49ers | Jack Cowley | Tackle | Trinity (TX) |
| 211 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Seinturier | Tackle | USC |
| 212 | Chicago Bears | Ken Asbury | Back | Missouri Valley |
| 213 | Los Angeles Rams | Dave Van Metre | End | Colorado College |
| 214 | New York Giants | Al Ecuyer | Guard | Notre Dame |
| 215 | Cleveland Browns | Ed Hill | Guard | Miami (OH) |
| 216 | Baltimore Colts | Opie Bandy | Tackle | Tulsa | |
Round nineteen
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| 217 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Butler | Back | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 218 | Chicago Cardinals | Billy Dunn | Back | Southern Methodist |
| 219 | Philadelphia Eagles | Alan Miller | Back | Boston College |
| 220 | Washington Redskins | Bobby Lauder | Back | Auburn |
| 221 | Detroit Lions | Rufus Granderson | Tackle | Prairie View A&M |
| 222 | San Francisco 49ers | Tom Osborne | Back | Hastings |
| 223 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dave Kocourek | Wide receiver | Wisconsin |
| 224 | Los Angeles Rams | Carver Shannon | Back | Southern Illinois |
| 225 | Chicago Bears | Chris Plain | Tackle | Stanford |
| 226 | Cleveland Browns | Joe Schroeder | Tackle | Xavier |
| 227 | New York Giants | George Scott | Back | Miami (OH) |
| 228 | Baltimore Colts | Milt Crain | Center | Mississippi | |
Round twenty
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| 229 | Green Bay Packers | Charley Sample | Back | Arkansas |
| 230 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Payne | Guard | Clemson |
| 231 | Chicago Cardinals | Jerry Lee Murphy | Tackle | Ohio State |
| 232 | Detroit Lions | Dan McGrew | Tackle | Purdue |
| 233 | Washington Redskins | Billy Brewer | Back | Mississippi |
| 234 | San Francisco 49ers | Toby Deese | Tackle | Georgia Tech |
| 235 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Rudy Hayes | Back | Clemson |
| 236 | Chicago Bears | Tony Carcaterra | End | Elon |
| 237 | Los Angeles Rams | Ross Coyle | End | Oklahoma |
| 238 | New York Giants | Jerry Shetler | Guard | Minnesota |
| 239 | Cleveland Browns | Al McClain | Tackle | Shaw |
| 240 | Baltimore Colts | Paul Balonick | Center | North Carolina State | |
Round twenty-one
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| 241 | Green Bay Packers | Dave Smith | Back | Ripon |
| 242 | Chicago Cardinals | Dale Memmelaar | Guard | Wyoming |
| 243 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Salerno | Guard | Colorado |
| 244 | Washington Redskins | Mel Reight | Back | West Virginia |
| 245 | Detroit Lions | Buddy Davis | Back | Richmond |
| 246 | San Francisco 49ers | Luther Carr | Back | Washington |
| 247 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Johnny Green | Quarterback | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 248 | Los Angeles Rams | Marv Bergmann | Tackle | Washington |
| 249 | Chicago Bears | Donnie Stone | Back | Arkansas |
| 250 | Cleveland Browns | Jim Fraser | Guard | Wisconsin |
| 251 | New York Giants | Fred Swearingen | Guard | North Carolina |
| 252 | Baltimore Colts | John Hernstein | Back | Michigan | |
Round twenty-two
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| 253 | Green Bay Packers | Charlie Anderson | End | Drake |
| 254 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Bowie | Tackle | Kentucky |
| 255 | Chicago Cardinals | Glenn Shamblin | Back | West Virginia |
| 256 | Detroit Lions | Lebron Shields | Tackle | Tennessee |
| 257 | Washington Redskins | Art Gob | End | Pittsburgh |
| 258 | San Francisco 49ers | Burnio McQueen | End | North Carolina A&T |
| 259 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Burley Polk | Tackle | Hardin–Simmons |
| 260 | Chicago Bears | Lennie Rubal | Back | William & Mary |
| 261 | Los Angeles Rams | Bill Meglen | Guard | Utah State |
| 262 | New York Giants | Gale Gibson | End | Iowa State |
| 263 | Cleveland Browns | Joe Wenzel | End | Lehigh |
| 264 | Baltimore Colts | Lonny Leatherman | End | Texas Christian | |
Round twenty-three
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| 265 | Green Bay Packers | Ben Lawver | Tackle | Lewis & Clark |
| 266 | Chicago Cardinals | Freddie Glick | Defensive back | Colorado State |
| 267 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dick Williams | End | Southern |
| 268 | Washington Redskins | Clarence Alexander | Back | Southeastern Louisiana |
| 269 | Detroit Lions | Sal Cesario | Tackle | Denver |
| 270 | San Francisco 49ers | Bruce Dollahan | Tackle | Illinois |
| 271 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Emye Davis | Back | McMurry |
| 272 | Los Angeles Rams | George Deiderich | Guard | Vanderbilt |
| 273 | Chicago Bears | Bob Haller | Tackle | Northwest Missouri State |
| 274 | Cleveland Browns | Jim Gardner | Tackle | Duke |
| 275 | New York Giants | Frank Kremblas | Quarterback | Ohio State |
| 276 | Baltimore Colts | Bob Davis | Back | Houston | |
Round twenty-four
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| 277 | Green Bay Packers | Joe Hergert | Center | Florida |
| 278 | Philadelphia Eagles | Gerry Benn | Tackle | Oklahoma State |
| 279 | Chicago Cardinals | Jim Reed | Guard | East Texas State |
| 280 | Detroit Lions | Fred Riddle | Back | Pittsburgh |
| 281 | Washington Redskins | George Darrah | Back | Franklin & Marshall |
| 282 | San Francisco 49ers | Craig Chudy | End | UCLA |
| 283 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Wayne Farmer | Tackle | Purdue |
| 284 | Chicago Bears | Bob Spain | Tackle | Baylor |
| 285 | Los Angeles Rams | Tom Campbell | Back | Indiana |
| 286 | New York Giants | Charley James | Back | Missouri |
| 287 | Cleveland Browns | Russ Goings | Guard | Xavier |
| 288 | Baltimore Colts | Bob Novogratz | Guard | Army | |
Round twenty-five
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| 289 | Green Bay Packers | Leroy Hardee | Back | Florida A&M |
| 290 | Chicago Cardinals | Jim Jeffery | Tackle | Auburn |
| 291 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dick Jamieson | Quarterback | Bradley |
| 292 | Washington Redskins | Bob Sargent | Tackle | Colby |
| 293 | Detroit Lions | Dan Chamberlain | End | Cal State-Sacramento |
| 294 | San Francisco 49ers | Roy Gee | Guard | Trinity (TX) |
| 295 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ron Miller | End | Vanderbilt |
| 296 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Borah | End | Houston |
| 297 | Chicago Bears | Tom Huhn | Center | St. Joseph's (IN) |
| 298 | Cleveland Browns | Ernie Spycholski | Tackle | Ohio State |
| 299 | New York Giants | Lou Reale | Center | Buffalo |
| 300 | Baltimore Colts | Ed Kieffer | Back | Syracuse | |
Round twenty-six
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| 301 | Green Bay Packers | Ken Higginbotham | End | Trinity (TX) |
| 302 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Burks | Tackle | Virginia Tech |
| 303 | Chicago Cardinals | Joe Chuha | Center | USC |
| 304 | Detroit Lions | Jim Bradley | Back | Lincoln (MO) |
| 305 | Washington Redskins | Gene Grabosky | Tackle | Syracuse |
| 306 | San Francisco 49ers | Ed Young | End | Louisville |
| 307 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jack Scott | Tackle | Ohio State |
| 308 | Chicago Bears | Bob Kunde | Tackle | Capital |
| 309 | Los Angeles Rams | Bill Strumke | Back | Georgia |
| 310 | New York Giants | Frank Doretti | Center | California |
| 311 | Cleveland Browns | Homer Floyd | Back | Kansas |
| 312 | Baltimore Colts | Rene Lorio | Back | Southern Mississippi | |
Round twenty-seven
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| 313 | Green Bay Packers | Timothy Brown | Running back | Ball State |
| 314 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob Corrigan | Guard | Indiana |
| 315 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lowell Jenkins | Tackle | Wisconsin |
| 316 | Washington Redskins | Norm Odyniec | Back | Notre Dame |
| 317 | Detroit Lions | Bill Jerry | Tackle | South Carolina |
| 318 | San Francisco 49ers | Mel Semenko | Tackle | Colorado |
| 319 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Charley Tolar | Back | Northwestern State (LA) |
| 320 | Los Angeles Rams | Alex Kroll | Center | Rutgers |
| 321 | Chicago Bears | John Aveni | End | Indiana |
| 322 | Cleveland Browns | Larry Baker | Tackle | Bowling Green |
| 323 | New York Giants | Joe Biscaha | End | Richmond |
| 324 | Baltimore Colts | Terry Thurman | Back | Rice | |
Round twenty-eight
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| 325 | Green Bay Packers | Jerry Epps | Guard | West Texas State |
| 326 | Philadelphia Eagles | Leo Sexton | End | Auburn |
| 327 | Chicago Cardinals | Don Fleming | Defensive back | Florida |
| 328 | Detroit Lions | Vince Matthews | Back | Texas |
| 329 | Washington Redskins | Bill Austin | Back | Rutgers |
| 330 | San Francisco 49ers | Mike McCluskey | Back | Washington |
| 331 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ronnie Hall | Back | Missouri Valley |
| 332 | Chicago Bears | Bob Williams | Back | Notre Dame |
| 333 | Los Angeles Rams | Rafer Johnson | Back | UCLA |
| 334 | New York Giants | Dolphus Williams | Tackle | Morgan State |
| 335 | Cleveland Browns | Pete Abadie | End | Tulane |
| 336 | Baltimore Colts | Fred Long | Back | Iowa | |
Round twenty-nine
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| 337 | Green Bay Packers | Jack Flara | Back | Pittsburgh |
| 338 | Chicago Cardinals | Jim O'Connor | Center | Marshall |
| 339 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Stolte | Tackle | Kansas State |
| 340 | Washington Redskins | Don Lockwood | Guard | Tulane |
| 341 | Detroit Lions | Dave Sime | End | Duke |
| 342 | San Francisco 49ers | Jack Bolton | Tackle | Puget Sound |
| 343 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dick Loncar | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 344 | Los Angeles Rams | Ernie Moore | End | Alabama State |
| 345 | Chicago Bears | Eddie Southern | End | Texas |
| 346 | Cleveland Browns | Ron Nietupski | Tackle | Illinois |
| 347 | New York Giants | Henry Christopher | End | Southern Methodist |
| 348 | Baltimore Colts | Perry McGriff | End | Florida | |
Round thirty
| 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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| 349 | Green Bay Packers | Dick Emerich | Tackle | West Chester |
| 350 | Philadelphia Eagles | Angelo Mosca | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 351 | Chicago Cardinals | Rabe Walton | Back | North Carolina |
| 352 | Detroit Lions | Ron Stover | End | Oregon |
| 353 | Washington Redskins | Jim Colclough | Back | Boston College |
| 354 | San Francisco 49ers | Bob Carter | Tackle | Denver |
| 355 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Willus Fjerstad | Back | Minnesota |
| 356 | Chicago Bears | Cliff Jackson | Back | North Carolina Central |
| 357 | Los Angeles Rams | Don Millich | Back | Washington |
| 358 | New York Giants | Dave Sington | Tackle | Alabama |
| 359 | Cleveland Browns | Carl Ketchie | Back | Washington State |
| 360 [4] | Baltimore Colts | Blair Weese | Back | West Virginia Tech | |
Hall of Famers
- Dick LeBeau, defensive back from Ohio State University taken 5th round 58th overall by the Cleveland Browns.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2010.[5]
Notable undrafted players
References
- Web site: NFL Draft Locations . . October 2, 2014 . www.footballgeography.com . 2014-10-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090250/http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ . 2015-09-05 . dead .
- 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.
- Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
- This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
- Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2010 announced Web site: Pro Football Hall of Fame . 2010-02-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20100207130557/http://www.profootballhof.com/enshrinement/2010/2/6/pro-football-hall-of-fame-class-of-2010-announced/. 7 February 2010 . live.
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