1953 NFL Draft
The 1953 National Football League Draft was held on January 22, 1953, at Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia.Player selections
Round one
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
14 | Baltimore Colts | Bernie Flowers | End | Purdue |
15 | Chicago Cardinals | Jim Psaltis | Back | USC |
16 | Washington Redskins | Dick Modzelewski | Defensive tackle | Maryland |
17 | Chicago Bears | Zeke Bratkowski | Quarterback | Georgia |
18 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Henry Johnson | Runningback | Arizona State |
19 | Green Bay Packers | Gil Reich | Back | Army/Kansas |
20 | Philadelphia Eagles | Al Conway | Back | Army/William Jewell |
21 | San Francisco 49ers | George Morris | Center | Georgia Tech |
22 | New York Giants | Eddie Crowder | Quarterback | Oklahoma |
23 | Cleveland Browns | Billy Reynolds | Back | Pittsburgh |
24 | Los Angeles Rams | Rudy Bukich | Quarterback | USC |
25 | Detroit Lions | Gene Gedman | Back | Indiana |
Round three
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
26 | Baltimore Colts | Buck McPhail | Back | Oklahoma |
27 | Washington Redskins | Paul Dekker | End | Michigan State |
28 | Chicago Cardinals | Dale Samuels | Quarterback | Purdue |
29 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Marv Matuszak | Tackle | Tulsa |
30 | Chicago Bears | Bill Rowekamp | Back | Army/Missouri |
31 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Forester | Tackle | Southern Methodist |
32 | San Francisco 49ers | Bob St. Clair | Offensive tackle | San Francisco |
33 | New York Giants | Cal Roberts | Tackle | Gustavus Adolphus |
34 | Philadelphia Eagles | Don Johnson | Back | California |
35 | Cleveland Browns | Fred Bruney | Back | Ohio State |
36 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Fry | Tackle | Kentucky |
37 | Cleveland Browns | Gene Donaldson | Guard | Kentucky |
Round four
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
38 | Baltimore Colts | Tom Catlin | Center | Oklahoma |
39 | Chicago Cardinals | Gerdes "Buck" Martin | End | Georgia Tech |
40 | Washington Redskins | Don Boll | Guard | Nebraska |
41 | Chicago Bears | Joe Koch | Back | Wake Forest |
42 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lloyd Colteryahn | End | Maryland |
43 | Green Bay Packers | Gib Dawson | Back | Texas |
44 | New York Giants | Dewayne Douglas | Tackle | Florida |
45 | Philadelphia Eagles | George Mrkonic | Guard | Kansas |
46 | San Francisco 49ers | Ed Fullerton | Back | Maryland |
47 | Cleveland Browns | Dick Tamburo | Center | Michigan State |
48 | Los Angeles Rams | Willie Roberts | End | Tulsa |
49 | Detroit Lions | Charley Ane | Tackle | USC |
Round five
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
50 | Baltimore Colts | Jack Little | Tackle | Texas A&M |
51 | Washington Redskins | Nick Carras | Back | Missouri |
52 | Chicago Cardinals | Bill Shalosky | Guard | Cincinnati |
53 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob Gaona | Tackle | Wake Forest |
54 | Chicago Bears | Stan Jones | Guard/Defensive tackle | Maryland |
55 | Green Bay Packers | Roger Zatkoff | Tackle | Michigan |
56 | Philadelphia Eagles | Eddie Bell | End | Pennsylvania |
57 | San Francisco 49ers | Hal Miller | Tackle | Georgia Tech |
58 | New York Giants | Buford Long | Back | Florida |
59 | Cleveland Browns | Bob Van Doren | End | USC |
60 | Los Angeles Rams | Tom Scott | End | Virginia |
61 | Philadelphia Eagles | Rex Smith | End | Illinois |
Round six
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
62 | Baltimore Colts | Jim Sears | Back | USC |
63 | Chicago Cardinals | Tony Curcillo | Back | Ohio State |
64 | Los Angeles Rams | Paul Miller | Tackle | Louisiana State |
65 | Chicago Bears | Art DeCarlo | Back | Georgia |
66 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tom Barton | Guard | Clemson |
67 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Kennedy | Guard | Wisconsin |
68 | Chicago Bears | Kline Gilbert | Tackle | Mississippi |
69 | New York Giants | Bob Peviani | Guard | USC |
70 | Chicago Cardinals | Tom Higgins | Tackle | North Carolina |
71 | Cleveland Browns | Don Steinbrunner | End | Washington State |
72 | Los Angeles Rams | Howard Waugh | Back | Tulsa |
73 | Detroit Lions | Ollie Spencer | Tackle | Kansas |
Round seven
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
74 | Baltimore Colts | Bill Athey | Guard | Baylor |
75 | Chicago Bears | Bucky McElroy | Back | Southern Mississippi |
76 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jack Erickson | Tackle | Army/Beloit |
77 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Alderton | End | Maryland |
78 | Chicago Bears | Don Bingham | Back | Sul Ross |
79 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Ringo | Center | Syracuse |
80 | New York Giants | Don Branby | End | Colorado |
81 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ray Malavasi | Guard | Army/Mississippi State |
82 | San Francisco 49ers | Paul Carr | Back | Houston |
83 | Cleveland Browns | Gene Filipski | Back | Army/Villanova |
84 | Los Angeles Rams | Bobby Reynolds | Back | Nebraska |
85 | Detroit Lions | Joe Schmidt | Linebacker | Pittsburgh |
Round eight
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
86 | Baltimore Colts | Jim Prewett | Tackle | Tulsa |
87 | Chicago Cardinals | Jerry Watford | Guard | Alabama |
88 | Washington Redskins | Lew Weidensaul | End | Maryland |
89 | Chicago Bears | John Kreamcheck | Tackle | William & Mary |
90 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lowell W. Perry | End | Michigan |
91 | Green Bay Packers | Lauren Hargrove | Back | Georgia |
92 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jess Richardson | Tackle | Alabama |
93 | San Francisco 49ers | Doug Hogland | Tackle | Oregon State |
94 | New York Giants | Don Beck | Back | Army/Notre Dame |
95 | Cleveland Browns | Carlton Massey | End | Texas |
96 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Morgan | Tackle | Maryland |
97 | Detroit Lions | Lew Carpenter | Back | Arkansas |
Round nine
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
98 | Baltimore Colts | Bob Blair | End | Texas Christian |
99 | Chicago Cardinals | Ed Husmann | Guard | Nebraska |
100 | Chicago Cardinals | Avatus Stone | Back | Syracuse |
101 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Pat Sarnese | Tackle | Temple |
102 | Chicago Bears | Bruno Ashley | Tackle | East Texas State |
103 | Green Bay Packers | Floyd Harrawood | Tackle | Tulsa |
104 | San Francisco 49ers | Hal Ledyard | Back | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
105 | New York Giants | Jim Gray | Back | Panola J.C. |
106 | Philadelphia Eagles | Roger French | End | Minnesota |
107 | Cleveland Browns | Bob McNamara | Back | Minnesota |
108 | Los Angeles Rams | Brad Myers | Back | Bucknell |
109 | Detroit Lions | Carlton McCormick | Center | Texas Christian |
Round ten
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
110 | Baltimore Colts | John Cole | Back | Arkansas |
111 | Chicago Cardinals | Charley Berndt | Tackle | Wisconsin |
112 | New York Giants | Darrow Cooper | End | Texas A&M |
113 | Chicago Bears | Jimmy Moore | Back | Florida A&M |
114 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Frank Holohan | Tackle | Tennessee |
115 | Green Bay Packers | Vic Rimkus | Guard | Holy Cross |
116 | New York Giants | Charlie Maloy | Quarterback | Holy Cross |
117 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tom Brookshier | Back | Colorado |
118 | San Francisco 49ers | Pete Brown | Guard | Georgia Tech |
119 | Cleveland Browns | Elmo Natali | Back | California |
120 | Los Angeles Rams | Mick Lakos | Back | Vanderbilt |
121 | Detroit Lions | Dreher Gaskin | End | Clemson |
Round eleven
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
122 | Baltimore Colts | Gene Rossi | Back | Cincinnati |
123 | Washington Redskins | Alex Webster | Back | North Carolina State |
124 | Chicago Cardinals | Ed Woodsum | End | Yale |
125 | Chicago Bears | Ralph Charney | Back | Kentucky |
126 | Chicago Bears | Jim Slowey | Center | Georgetown |
127 | Green Bay Packers | Joe Johnson | Back | Boston College |
128 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Pollard | Back | Penn State |
129 | San Francisco 49ers | Al Charlton | Back | Washington State |
130 | New York Giants | Jim Ruehl | Center | Ohio State |
131 | Cleveland Browns | Dick Hilinski | Tackle | Ohio State |
132 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Bailey | Back | Miami |
133 | Detroit Lions | Elmer Messenger | Guard | Washington State |
Round twelve
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
134 | Baltimore Colts | Kaye Vaughan | Guard | Tulsa |
135 | Chicago Cardinals | Chuck Spaulding | Back | Wyoming |
136 | Washington Redskins | Madison "Buzz" Nutter | Center | Virginia Tech |
137 | Chicago Bears | Jim Lawrence | Tackle | Duke |
138 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jerry Robertson | Back | Kansas |
139 | Green Bay Packers | Dick Curran | Back | Arizona State |
140 | San Francisco 49ers | Carson "Red" Leach | Guard | Duke |
141 | New York Giants | Joe Matesic | Tackle | Arizona State |
142 | Philadelphia Eagles | George Porter | Tackle | San Jose State |
143 | Cleveland Browns | Elmer Willhoite | Guard | USC |
144 | Los Angeles Rams | Chuck Doud | Guard | UCLA |
145 | Detroit Lions | Larry Spencer | Back | Wake Forest |
Round thirteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
146 | Baltimore Colts | Bobby Morehead | Back | Georgia Tech |
147 | Chicago Cardinals | Frank McPhee | End | Princeton |
148 | Chicago Cardinals | Ronnie Morris | Back | Tulsa |
149 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Leo Davis | End | Bradley |
150 | Chicago Bears | Larry Strickland | Center | North Texas State |
151 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Orders | Center | Army/West Virginia |
152 | New York Giants | Jack McShulski | End | Army/Kansas State |
153 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ray Westort | Guard | Utah |
154 | San Francisco 49ers | Bill Earley | Back | Washington |
155 | Cleveland Browns | Galen Fiss | Back | Kansas |
156 | Los Angeles Rams | Andy Matto | Tackle | Cincinnati |
157 | Detroit Lions | Bob Thomas | End | Washington & Lee |
Round fourteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
158 | Baltimore Colts | Frank Continetti | Guard | George Washington |
159 | Chicago Cardinals | Dick Sprague | Back | Washington |
160 | Washington Redskins | Ed Timmerman | Back | Michigan State |
161 | Chicago Bears | Harland Carl | Back | Wisconsin |
162 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Charley Montgomery | Tackle | Mississippi |
163 | Green Bay Packers | Charley Wrenn | Tackle | Texas Christian |
164 | Philadelphia Eagles | Roy Bailey | Back | Tulane |
165 | San Francisco 49ers | Tom Fletcher | Back | Arizona State |
166 | New York Giants | J. L. Hall | Back | Florida |
167 | Cleveland Browns | Gern Nagler | End | Santa Clara |
168 | Los Angeles Rams | Frank James | Guard | Houston |
169 | Detroit Lions | Jack Barger | Tackle | New Mexico |
Round fifteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
170 | Baltimore Colts | Buddy Sutton | Back | Arkansas |
171 | Washington Redskins | Dave Suminski | Tackle | Wisconsin |
172 | Chicago Cardinals | Nick Chickillo | Guard | Miami |
173 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob O'Neil | End | Notre Dame |
174 | Chicago Bears | Ralph Jecha | Guard | Northwestern |
175 | Green Bay Packers | Gene Helwig | Back | Tulsa |
176 | San Francisco 49ers | Charley Genthner | Tackle | Texas |
177 | New York Giants | Dick Bowman | Guard | Oklahoma |
178 | Philadelphia Eagles | Willie Irvin | End | Florida A&M |
179 | Cleveland Browns | Johnny Carson | End | Georgia |
180 | Los Angeles Rams | Tom Carroll | Back | Oklahoma |
181 | Detroit Lions | Ted Topor | Back | Michigan |
Round sixteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
182 | Baltimore Colts | Jim Currin | End | Dayton |
183 | Chicago Cardinals | Jimmy Lear | Back | Mississippi |
184 | Washington Redskins | Jim Slay | End | Mississippi |
185 | Chicago Bears | John Hatley | Tackle | Sul Ross |
186 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Zachary | Back | Miami |
187 | Green Bay Packers | John Hlay | Back | Ohio State |
188 | New York Giants | Bill Skyinskus | Guard | Syracuse |
189 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bud Wallace | Back | North Carolina |
190 | San Francisco 49ers | Fred During | End | Bowling Green |
191 | Cleveland Browns | Eric Kuykendall | Back | Illinois |
192 | Los Angeles Rams | Ben DeLoe | Tackle | Mississippi State |
193 | Detroit Lions | Bob Volonnino | Guard | Army/Villanova |
Round seventeen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
194 | Baltimore Colts | George Rambour | Tackle | Dartmouth |
195 | Washington Redskins | Bob Haner | Back | Villanova |
196 | Chicago Cardinals | Earl Heninger | Back | Purdue |
197 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Reed Quinn | Back | Florida |
198 | Chicago Bears | Bob Beal | End | California |
199 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Georges | End | Texas |
200 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tony Rados | Back | Penn State |
201 | San Francisco 49ers | Hugh Latham | Tackle | San Diego State |
202 | New York Giants | Don Rhoden | Center | Rice |
203 | Cleveland Browns | George Bean | Back | Utah |
204 | Los Angeles Rams | Harland Svare | End | Washington State |
205 | Detroit Lions | Ray Green | Tackle | Duke |
Round eighteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
206 | Baltimore Colts | LeRoy Labat | Back | Louisiana State |
207 | Chicago Cardinals | Joe Yukica | End | Penn State |
208 | Washington Redskins | Jim Turner | Back | Texas Tech |
209 | Chicago Bears | Jim Shirley | Back | Clemson |
210 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Carl Holben | Tackle | Duke |
211 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Philee | Back | Bradley |
212 | San Francisco 49ers | Stan Wacholz | End | San Jose State |
213 | New York Giants | Phil Suwall | Back | Western Maryland |
214 | Philadelphia Eagles | Marv Trauth | Tackle | Mississippi |
215 | Cleveland Browns | Dick Batten | Tackle | Pacific |
216 | Los Angeles Rams | Lew Jones | Tackle | Wabash |
217 | Detroit Lions | Ed Mioduszewski | Back | William & Mary |
Round nineteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
218 | Baltimore Colts | Bill Powell | Back | California |
219 | Washington Redskins | Tom Flyzik | Tackle | George Washington |
220 | Chicago Cardinals | Tom Donahue | Center | Wake Forest |
221 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim Williams | Back | Louisville |
222 | Chicago Bears | Bill Byrus | Tackle | Iowa State |
223 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Lucky | Tackle | Baylor |
224 | New York Giants | Hal Lehman | Tackle | Southern Mississippi |
225 | Philadelphia Eagles | Pete Bachouros | Back | Illinois |
226 | San Francisco 49ers | King DuClos | Tackle | Texas-El Paso |
227 | Cleveland Browns | Tom Cain | Guard | Colorado |
228 | Los Angeles Rams | Jack Ellena | Tackle | UCLA |
229 | Detroit Lions | Paul Held | Back | San Diego State |
Round twenty
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
230 | Baltimore Colts | Pete Russo | Tackle | Indiana |
231 | Chicago Cardinals | Len D'Errico | Guard | Boston University |
232 | Washington Redskins | Bill Link | Guard | Wake Forest |
233 | Chicago Bears | Tom Mahin | Tackle | Purdue |
234 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Will Lee Hayley | End | Auburn |
235 | Green Bay Packers | John Harville | Back | Texas Christian |
236 | Philadelphia Eagles | Rollie Arns | Center | Iowa State |
237 | San Francisco 49ers | Ray Huizinga | Tackle | Northwestern |
238 | New York Giants | Dick Christiansen | End | Arizona |
239 | Cleveland Browns | Chuck Noll | Linebacker | Dayton |
240 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Morford | Back | College of Idaho |
241 | Detroit Lions | Gerry Hart | Tackle | Army/Mississippi State |
Round twenty-one
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
242 | Baltimore Colts | Frank Kirby | Tackle | Bucknell |
243 | Washington Redskins | Jim Dublinski | Center | Utah |
244 | Chicago Cardinals | Joe Curtis | End | Alabama |
245 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Don Earley | Guard | South Carolina |
246 | Chicago Bears | Wayne Martin | End | Texas Christian |
247 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Conway | Back | Alabama |
248 | San Francisco 49ers | Ken Bahnsen | End | North Texas State |
249 | New York Giants | Gene Bullard | Tackle | Louisiana College |
250 | Philadelphia Eagles | Hal Brooks | Tackle | Washington & Lee |
251 | Cleveland Browns | Bill Crockett | Guard | Rice |
252 | Los Angeles Rams | Dick Gordon | Tackle | Toledo |
253 | Detroit Lions | Bob Tata | Back | Virginia |
Round twenty-two
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
254 | Baltimore Colts | Merlin Gish | Center | Kansas |
255 | Chicago Cardinals | Hal Lokovsek | Tackle | Washington State |
256 | Washington Redskins | Ed Pucci | Guard | USC |
257 | Chicago Bears | Wayne Wood | Tackle | Memphis State |
258 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ed O'Connor | Tackle | Maryland |
259 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Turnbeaugh | Tackle | Auburn |
260 | New York Giants | Mike Kelley | End | Florida |
261 | Philadelphia Eagles | Laurie LeClaire | Back | Michigan |
262 | San Francisco 49ers | Laverne Robbins | Guard | Midwestern State |
263 | Cleveland Browns | Byrd Looper | Back | Duke |
264 | Los Angeles Rams | George Porter | Tackle | Southwest Texas State |
265 | Detroit Lions | Pete Retzlaff | Tight end | South Dakota State |
Round twenty-three
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
266 | Baltimore Colts | Mike Houseplan | Guard | Tulane |
267 | Washington Redskins | Ed Bierne | End | Detroit |
268 | Chicago Cardinals | Jim Root | Back | Miami |
269 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ray Correll | Guard | Kentucky |
270 | Chicago Bears | Jim Mask | End | Mississippi |
271 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Murray | End | American International |
272 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jeff Knox | End | Georgia Tech |
273 | San Francisco 49ers | Travis Hunt | Tackle | Alabama |
274 | New York Giants | Ted Kukowski | Center | Navy/Syracuse |
275 | Cleveland Browns | Ronnie Kent | Back | Tulane |
276 | Los Angeles Rams | Larry Willoughby | Back | Fresno State |
277 | Detroit Lions | Carl Karilivacz | Back | Syracuse |
Round twenty-four
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
278 | Baltimore Colts | Monte Brethauer | End | Oregon |
279 | Chicago Cardinals | Brad Glass | Guard | Princeton |
280 | Washington Redskins | Stan Butterworth | Back | Bucknell |
281 | Chicago Bears | Paul Hatcher | Center | Arkansas City J.C. |
282 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob Schneidenbach | Back | Miami |
283 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Haslam | Tackle | Tennessee |
284 | San Francisco 49ers | Ed Morgan | Back | Tennessee |
285 | New York Giants | Charley Kubes | Guard | Minnesota |
286 | Philadelphia Eagles | Eli Romero | Back | Wichita State |
287 | Cleveland Browns | John Labends | Tackle | Wittenberg |
288 | Los Angeles Rams | Marlow Gudmundson | Back | North Dakota State |
289 | Detroit Lions | Truett Grant | Tackle | Duke |
Round twenty-five
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
290 | Baltimore Colts | Joe Szombathy | End | Syracuse |
291 | Washington Redskins | Art Hurd | Guard | Maryland |
292 | Chicago Cardinals | Haywood Sullivan | Back | Florida |
293 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Vic Hampel | End | Houston |
294 | Chicago Bears | Clyde Pickard | Guard | Wake Forest |
295 | Green Bay Packers | Ike Jones | End | UCLA |
296 | New York Giants | Dan Drake | Back | Rice |
297 | Philadelphia Eagles | Johnny Michels | Guard | Tennessee |
298 | San Francisco 49ers | Ernie Stockert | End | UCLA |
299 | Cleveland Browns | Jim Ellis | Back | Michigan State |
300 | Los Angeles Rams | Ed Clemens | Center | Dayton |
301 | Detroit Lions | Marv Brown | Back | East Texas State |
Round twenty-six
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
302 | Baltimore Colts | Scott Prescott | Center | Minnesota |
303 | Chicago Cardinals | Don Ringe | Tackle | Idaho |
304 | Washington Redskins | Walt Ashcraft | Tackle | USC |
305 | Chicago Bears | Bob Evans | Tackle | Pennsylvania |
306 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jack "Goose" McClairen | End | Bethune-Cookman |
307 | Green Bay Packers | George Bozanic | Back | USC |
308 | Philadelphia Eagles | Harvey Achziger | Tackle | Colorado State |
309 | San Francisco 49ers | Harley Cooper | Back | Arizona State |
310 | New York Giants | Bill Wetzel | Back | Syracuse |
311 | Cleveland Browns | Charlie Hoag | Back | Kansas |
312 | Los Angeles Rams | Louie Yourkowski | Tackle | Washington |
313 | Detroit Lions | Jim Dooley | Center | Penn State |
Round twenty-seven
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
314 | Baltimore Colts | Ray Graves | Back | Texas A&M |
315 | Washington Redskins | John Zanetti | Tackle | John Carroll |
316 | Chicago Cardinals | C. O. Brocato | Center | Baylor |
317 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jack Delaney | Back | Cincinnati |
318 | Chicago Bears | Marvin Wahlin | Back | Arizona State |
319 | Green Bay Packers | Jim McConaughey | End | Houston |
320 | San Francisco 49ers | Ralph McLeod | End | Louisiana State |
321 | New York Giants | Roosevelt "Rosey" Brown | Offensive tackle | Morgan State |
322 | Philadelphia Eagles | Earl Hersh | Back | West Chester |
323 | Cleveland Browns | Jack Sisco | Center | Baylor |
324 | Los Angeles Rams | Lou Welsh | Center | USC |
325 | Detroit Lions | Jackie Parker | Back | Mississippi State |
Round twenty-eight
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
326 | Baltimore Colts | Joe Sabol | Back | UCLA |
327 | Chicago Cardinals | Mike Prokopiak | Back | New Mexico |
328 | Washington Redskins | Bob Buckley | Back | USC |
329 | Chicago Bears | Jim Caldwell | Tackle | Tennessee State |
330 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Joe Cimini | Tackle | Mississippi State |
331 | Green Bay Packers | Zack Jordan | Back | Colorado |
332 | New York Giants | Joe Ramona | Guard | Santa Clara |
333 | Philadelphia Eagles | Joe Gratson | Back | Penn State |
334 | San Francisco 49ers | Tom Novikoff | Back | Oregon |
335 | Cleveland Browns | Ray Verkirk | Tackle | North Texas State |
336 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Murray | Tackle | Montana |
337 | Detroit Lions | Laurin Pepper | Back | Southern Mississippi |
Round twenty-nine
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
338 | Baltimore Colts | Jack Alessandrini | Guard | Notre Dame |
339 | Washington Redskins | Pat Shires | Back | Tennessee |
340 | Chicago Cardinals | Earl Wrightenberry | Tackle | Clemson |
341 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Art Massaro | Back | Washington & Jefferson |
342 | Chicago Bears | Jack Lewis | End | Wake Forest |
343 | Green Bay Packers | Henry O'Brien | Guard | Boston College |
344 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ralph Paolone | Back | Kentucky |
345 | San Francisco 49ers | Don Stillwell | End | USC |
346 | New York Giants | Bob Griffis | Guard | Furman |
347 | Cleveland Browns | Clell Hobson | Back | Alabama |
348 | Los Angeles Rams | Ray Lewis | End | Boise J.C. |
349 | Detroit Lions | Harley Rector | Tackle | Wayne State |
Round thirty
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
350 | Baltimore Colts | Tom Roche | Tackle | Northwestern |
351 | Chicago Cardinals | Bill Gaudreau | Back | Notre Dame |
352 | Washington Redskins | Bob Mathias | Back | Stanford |
353 | Chicago Bears | Bill Brehany | Quarterback | Virginia Military Inst |
354 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lou Tepe | Center | Duke |
355 | Green Bay Packers | Al Barry | Guard | USC |
356 | New York Giants | Stavros Canakes | Guard | Minnesota |
357 | Philadelphia Eagles | Chuck Hren | Back | Northwestern |
358 | Cleveland Browns | Andy Myers | Guard | Tennessee |
359 | Los Angeles Rams | Fritz Phren | Back | College of the Ozarks |
360 | Detroit Lions | Hal Maus | End | Montana |
Hall of Famers
- Joe Schmidt, linebacker from the University of Pittsburgh taken 7th round 85th overall.
- Roosevelt Brown, offensive tackle from Morgan State University taken 27th round 321st overall.
- Jim Ringo, center from Syracuse University taken 7th round 79th overall by the Green Bay Packers.
- Doug Atkins, tackle from Tennessee taken 1st round 11th overall by the Cleveland Browns.
- John Henry Johnson, fullback from Arizona State University taken 2nd round 18th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Bob St. Clair, offensive tackle from the University of San Francisco taken 3rd round 32nd overall by the San Francisco 49ers.
- Stan Jones, guard and defensive tackle from Maryland taken 5th round 54th overall by the Chicago Bears.
- Chuck Noll, guard from the University of Dayton taken 20th round 239th overall by the Cleveland Browns.
Notable undrafted players