1951 NFL Draft

The 1951 National Football League 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.

1951 NFL Draft
General information
Date(s)January 18–19, 1951
LocationThe Blackstone Hotel
in Chicago, Illinois
Overview
362 total selections in 30 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionKyle Rote, HB
New York Giants
Mr. IrrelevantSisto Averno, G
Cleveland Browns
Most selections (36)Cleveland Browns
Fewest selections (27)New York Yanks
Hall of Famers

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;[3] it was won by the New York Giants, who selected halfback Kyle Rote.

Player selections

= Pro Bowler [4] = Hall of Famer

Round one

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
1New York Giants (Lottery bonus pick)Kyle RoteHalfbackSMU
2Chicago Bears (From Baltimore Colts)Bob WilliamsQuarterbackNotre Dame
3San Francisco 49ersY. A. TittleQuarterbackLSU
4Washington RedskinsLeon HeathFullbackOklahoma
5Green Bay PackersBob GainTackleKentucky
6Chicago CardinalsJerry GroomCenterNotre Dame
7Philadelphia EaglesEbert Van BurenBackLSU
8Philadelphia Eagles (From Detroit Lions)Chet MutrynBackXavier
9Pittsburgh SteelersButch AvingerFullbackAlabama
10Chicago Bears (From New York Yanks)Billy StoneHalfbackBradley
11Los Angeles RamsBud McFadinGuardTexas
12Chicago BearsGene SchroederEndVirginia
13New York GiantsJim SpavitalFullbackOklahoma A&M
14Cleveland BrownsKen KonzBackLSU
  • HOF Member of the Professional Football Hall of Fame

Round two

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
15Washington RedskinsEd SalemBackAlabama
16Green Bay PackersAlbin CollinsBackLSU
17San Francisco 49ersPete SchabarumBackCalifornia
18Chicago CardinalsDon JoyceTackleTulane
19Detroit LionsDick StanfelGuardSan Francisco
20Pittsburgh SteelersChuck OrtmannHalfbackMichigan
21Washington RedskinsJim StatonTackleWake Forest
22New York YanksKen JacksonTackleTexas
23Chicago BearsBill GeorgeLinebackerWake Forest
24Los Angeles RamsHerb RichBackVanderbilt
25New York GiantsRay KrouseTackleMaryland
26Cleveland BrownsBucky CurtisEndVanderbilt

Round three

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
27Green Bay PackersFred ConeHalfbackClemson
28San Francisco 49ersBill MixonBackGeorgia
29Washington RedskinsWalt YowarskyTackleKentucky
30Chicago CardinalsDon StonesiferEndNorthwestern
31Pittsburgh SteelersGeorge SulimaEndBoston University
32Philadelphia EaglesAl BrunoEndKentucky
33Detroit LionsDorne DibbleEndMichigan State
34New York YanksMike McCormackTackleKansas
35Los Angeles RamsCharlie ToogoodTackleNebraska
36Chicago BearsWilford WhiteBackArizona State
37New York GiantsSonny GrandeliusBackMichigan State
38Cleveland BrownsJerry HelluinTackleTulane

Round four

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
39Cleveland BrownsBob OristaglioEndPenn
40Washington RedskinsPaul GiroskiTackleRice
41Cleveland BrownsBob SmithBackTexas A&M
42Chicago CardinalsDick DoyneBackLehigh
43Philadelphia EaglesFran NagleBackNebraska
44Detroit LionsPete D'AlonzoBackVillanova
45Pittsburgh SteelersBear FrenchTacklePurdue
46New York YanksElmer WingateEndMaryland
47Chicago BearsBob MoserCenterPacific
48Los Angeles RamsGeorge KinekBackTulane
49Chicago BearsTom JelleyEndMiami (FL)
50Cleveland BrownsArt DonovanTackleBoston College

Round five

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
51Chicago CardinalsLynn LynchGuardIllinois
52Green Bay PackersWade StinsonBackKansas
53San Francisco 49ersDick SteereTackleDrake
54San Francisco 49ersAl CarapellaTackleMiami (FL)
55Detroit LionsJim DoranEndIowa State
56Pittsburgh SteelersFloyd SampsonBackMcMurry
57Philadelphia EaglesJack DwyerBackLoyola (CA)
58Detroit LionsLaVern TorgesonCenterWashington State
59Los Angeles RamsTony MomsenCenterMichigan
60Chicago BearsBrad RowlandBackMcMurry
61New York GiantsJack StroudTackleTennessee
62Cleveland BrownsAce LoomisBackUW–La Crosse

Round six

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
63Green Bay PackersSig HolowenkoTackleJohn Carroll
64San Francisco 49ersBishop StricklandBackSouth Carolina
65Washington RedskinsJohn MartinkovicEndXavier
66Chicago CardinalsEd JasonekBackFurman
67Pittsburgh SteelersDale DodrillGuardColorado A&M
68Philadelphia EaglesKen FarragutCenterOle Miss
69Detroit LionsJack ChristiansenSafetyColorado A&M
70New York YanksGeorge MusaccoBackLoyola (CA)
71Chicago BearsHerb FalkenbergBackTrinity (TX)
72Los Angeles RamsNorb HeckerEndBaldwin Wallace
73New York GiantsHerb HannahTackleAlabama
74Cleveland BrownsDan RogasGuardTulane

Round seven

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
75San Francisco 49ersDick ForbesEndSt. Ambrose
76Washington RedskinsJohnny PapitBackVirginia
77Green Bay PackersBill SutherlandEndSt. Vincent
78Chicago CardinalsDick PunchesTackleColorado
79Philadelphia EaglesFrank BoydstonBackBaylor
80Detroit LionsBob MomsenTackleOhio State
81Pittsburgh SteelersRay MathewsBackClemson
82Cleveland BrownsIrv HoldashCenterNorth Carolina
83Los Angeles RamsAlan EglerBackColgate
84Chicago BearsPaul LeaTackleTulane
85New York GiantsJoel WilliamsCenterTexas
86Cleveland BrownsWalt MichaelsBackWashington & Lee

Round eight

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
87Washington RedskinsBilly CoxBackDuke
88Cleveland BrownsArt SpinneyEndBoston College
89San Francisco 49ersJoe ArenasBackNebraska–Omaha
90Chicago CardinalsLeo SanfordCenterLouisiana Tech
91Detroit LionsDick RaklovitsBackIllinois
92Pittsburgh SteelersHenry MinarikEndMichigan State
93Philadelphia EaglesJack RichardsEndArkansas
94New York YanksLarry LauerCenterAlabama
95Chicago BearsClair MayesGuardOklahoma
96Los Angeles RamsHugo PrimianiTackleBoston University
97New York GiantsFred BennersBackSMU
98Cleveland BrownsMax ClarkBackHouston

Round nine

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
99Green Bay PackersDick McWilliamsTackleMichigan
100San Francisco 49ersBruce Van AlstyneEndStanford
101Washington RedskinsJake RowdenCenterMaryland
102Chicago CardinalsNeil SchmidtBackPurdue
103Pittsburgh SteelersJohn SchwederGuardPenn
104Philadelphia EaglesDenny DoyleGuardTulane
105Cleveland BrownsBurl TolerGuardSan Francisco
106New York YanksDon ColoTackleBrown
107Los Angeles RamsNolan LangBackOklahoma
108Chicago BearsBill GregusBackWake Forest
109New York GiantsHolland DonanTacklePrinceton
110Cleveland BrownsDon ShulaBackJohn Carroll

Round ten

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
111Washington RedskinsJames JanosekTacklePurdue
112San Francisco 49ersNick FeherGuardGeorgia
113Washington RedskinsBob JensenEndIowa State
114Green Bay PackersBob NoppingerTackleGeorgetown
115Chicago CardinalsKen CooperGuardVanderbilt
116Philadelphia EaglesLouis SchaufeleBackArkansas
117Detroit LionsJim ShoafGuardLSU
118Pittsburgh SteelersPaul SalataEndUSC
119New York YanksJesse ThomasBackMichigan State
120Chicago BearsJ. W. SherrillBackTennessee
121Los Angeles RamsRoland KirkbyBackWashington
122New York GiantsEarl MurrayGuardPurdue
123Cleveland BrownsChet GierulaGuardMaryland

Round eleven

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
124Washington RedskinsBill DeChardBackHoly Cross
125Green Bay PackersGeorge RooksBackMorgan State
126San Francisco 49ersBill JessupEndUSC
127Chicago CardinalsTom BienemannEndDrake
128Detroit LionsFrankie AndersonEndOklahoma
129Pittsburgh SteelersJoe McCutcheonCenterWashington & Lee
130Philadelphia EaglesBob PopeTackleKentucky
131New York YanksSteve WyndhamBackClemson
132Los Angeles RamsJohn NatyshakBackTampa
133Chicago BearsTom HardimanBackGeorgetown
134New York GiantsReds BagnellBackPenn
135Cleveland BrownsBernie CustisBackSyracuse

Round twelve

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
136Green Bay PackersCarl KreagerCenterMichigan
137San Francisco 49ersJim MonachinoBackCalifornia
138Washington RedskinsAl ApplegateGuardScranton
139Chicago CardinalsJack LandryBackNotre Dame
140Pittsburgh SteelersJim BrandtBackSt. Thomas (MN)
141Philadelphia EaglesHenry RichBackArizona State
142Cleveland BrownsMilan SellersBackFlorida State
143New York YanksAl LaryEndAlabama
144Chicago BearsPunjab HairstonTackleNevada
145Los Angeles RamsDon HardeyBackPacific
146New York GiantsBob HudsonEndClemson
147Cleveland BrownsStew KirtleyEndMorehead State

Round thirteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
148San Francisco 49ersDick HarvinEndGeorgia Tech
149Washington RedskinsDick CampbellBackWyoming
150Green Bay PackersEd StephensBackMissouri
151Chicago CardinalsVolney PetersTackleUSC
152Philadelphia EaglesPete MastelloneCenterMiami (FL)
153Detroit LionsWayne SiegertTackleIllinois
154Pittsburgh SteelersBill SzaboTackleBucknell
155New York YanksJohn ThomasEndOregon State
156Los Angeles RamsJoe ReidCenterLSU
157Chicago BearsCharley WrightBackWest Texas State
158New York GiantsPaul DouglassBackIllinois
159Cleveland BrownsBob VoskuhlCenterGeorgetown (KY)

Round fourteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
160Washington RedskinsAdrian BurkQuarterbackBaylor
161Green Bay PackersRay BauerEndMontana
162San Francisco 49ersRex BerryBackBYU
163Chicago CardinalsBill LeskovarBackKentucky
164Detroit LionsLee WittmerTackleDetroit
165Pittsburgh SteelersMike MizeranyGuardAlabama
166Philadelphia EaglesBobby WalstonEndGeorgia
167New York YanksCharley RappBackDuquesne
168Chicago BearsBailey WoodsBackAbilene Christian
169Los Angeles RamsRob McCoyBackGeorgia Tech
170New York GiantsPat FlanaganTackleMarquette
171Cleveland BrownsRudy CernochTackleNorthwestern

Round fifteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
172Green Bay PackersJoe ErnstBackTulane
173San Francisco 49ersDave SparksGuardSouth Carolina
174Washington RedskinsVic ThomasTackleColorado
175Chicago CardinalsJohn SimcicGuardWisconsin
176Pittsburgh SteelersClay WebbBackKentucky
177Philadelphia EaglesBobby NorthBackGeorgia Tech
178Detroit LionsJimmie HillBackTennessee
179New York YanksBill WanamakerGuardKentucky
180Los Angeles RamsObie PoseyBackSouthern
181Chicago BearsSid HallCenterPacific
182New York GiantsGene VykukalTackleTexas
183Cleveland BrownsJoe SkibinskiGuardPurdue

Round sixteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
184San Francisco 49ersBob WhiteBackStanford
185Washington RedskinsBob BatesCenterTexas A&M
186Green Bay PackersDick AfflisTackleNevada
187Chicago CardinalsGene MillerBackNorthwestern
188Philadelphia EaglesHal HatfieldEndUSC
189Detroit LionsTed GeremskyEndPittsburgh
190Pittsburgh SteelersLambert ObergCenterTrinity (CT)
191New York YanksBill FrayTackleIdaho
192Chicago BearsFrank VolmEndMarquette
193Los Angeles RamsBill RobertsonEndMemphis State
194New York GiantsAlan PfeiferEndFordham
195Cleveland BrownsEd PaskyBackSouth Carolina

Round seventeen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
196Washington RedskinsGene BritoEndLoyola (CA)
197Green Bay PackersRay PelfreyBackEastern Kentucky
198San Francisco 49ersArt MichalikGuardSt. Ambrose
199Chicago CardinalsHenry MayCenterSouthwest Missouri State
200Detroit LionsDarrell MeisenheimerBackOklahoma A&M
201Pittsburgh SteelersTed GehlmannTackleWilliam & Mary
202Philadelphia EaglesHal WaggonerBackTulane
203New York YanksDick RowanCenterTexas
204Los Angeles RamsHal RileyEndBaylor
205Chicago BearsDon DufekBackMichigan
206New York GiantsBud SherrodEndTennessee
207Cleveland BrownsLeroy Ka-NeBackDayton

Round eighteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
208Green Bay PackersEd PetelaBackBoston College
209San Francisco 49ersJim MurphyTackleXavier
210Washington RedskinsDom FucciBackKentucky
211Chicago CardinalsRuss PomeroyTackleStanford
212Pittsburgh SteelersPat FieldBackGeorgia
213Philadelphia EaglesBill WeeksBackIowa State
214Detroit LionsEddie WolgastBackArizona
215New York YanksBob WatsonEndUCLA
216Chicago BearsChuck BrownGuardIllinois
217Los Angeles RamsDick DaughertyGuardOregon
218New York GiantsFrank SmithBackMiami (FL)
219Cleveland BrownsRube DeRoinCenterOklahoma A&M

Round nineteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
220San Francisco 49ersJohn PhillipsBackMississippi Southern
221Washington RedskinsBuddy BrownGuardArkansas
222Green Bay PackersJim LiberBackXavier
223Chicago CardinalsGene AckermanEndMissouri
224Philadelphia EaglesJohn BoveTackleWest Virginia
225Detroit LionsGordy HansonTackleWashington State
226Pittsburgh SteelersBill PavlikowskiBackBoston University
227New York YanksRalph LongmoreBackDuquesne
228Los Angeles RamsAndy RobustelliDefensive endArnold
229Chicago BearsEd LisakBackOklahoma
230New York GiantsBilly ConnBackAuburn
231Cleveland BrownsRay SolariGuardCalifornia

Round twenty

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
232Washington RedskinsJohn KerestesBackPurdue
233Green Bay PackersDick JohnsonTackleVirginia
234San Francisco 49ersAl TateTackleIllinois
235Chicago CardinalsFred WallnerGuardNotre Dame
236Detroit LionsHarry GibbonsBackSouth Dakota State
237Pittsburgh SteelersTex DonnellyTackleHoly Cross
238Philadelphia EaglesJohn GloriosoBackMissouri
239New York YanksJerrell PriceTackleTexas Tech
240Chicago BearsLarry SmithCenterSouth Carolina
241Los Angeles RamsJim NutterBackWichita
242New York GiantsBill AlbrightTackleWisconsin
243Cleveland BrownsJack CrocherBackTulsa

Round twenty-one

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
244Green Bay PackersArt EdlingEndMinnesota
245San Francisco 49ersHardy BrownBackTulsa
246Washington RedskinsClarence MarableTackleTCU
247Chicago CardinalsDick BuntingEndDrake
248Pittsburgh SteelersErnie CheathamTackleLoyola (CA)
249Philadelphia EaglesNeal FranklinTackleSMU
250Detroit LionsKing BlockBackIdaho
251New York YanksAl PollardBackArmy
252Los Angeles RamsEarl StelleBackOregon
253Chicago BearsLarry HigginsBackFordham
254New York GiantsBernie LemonickGuardPenn
255Cleveland BrownsRay StoneEndTexas

Round twenty-two

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
256San Francisco 49ersDwight WinslowBackBoise JC
257Washington RedskinsElliot SpeedCenterAlabama
258Green Bay PackersArt FelkerEndMarquette
259Chicago CardinalsS. J. WhitmanBackTulsa
260Philadelphia EaglesJack RuckerBackMississippi State
261Detroit LionsDan FoldbergEndArmy
262Pittsburgh SteelersDick HendleyBackClemson
263New York YanksEddie KingCenterBoston College
264Chicago BearsBob HansonGuardMontana
265Los Angeles RamsBilly BaggettBackLSU
266New York GiantsWaldo BinkleyTackleAustin Peay
267Cleveland BrownsCarl TaseffCornerbackJohn Carroll

Round twenty-three

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
268Washington RedskinsZeke MartinBackNorth Texas State
269Green Bay PackersTubba ChamberlainGuardUW–Eau Claire
270San Francisco 49ersWally BrunswaldBackGustavus Adolphus
271Chicago CardinalsJim OwensEndOklahoma
272Detroit LionsDick GabrielBackLehigh
273Pittsburgh SteelersJoe MinorEndJohn Carroll
274Philadelphia EaglesJack BigheadEndPepperdine
275New York YanksDave CunninghamBackUtah
276Los Angeles RamsDean ThomasTackleMichigan State
277Chicago BearsRene HlavacTackleNebraska–Omaha
278New York GiantsDick YelvingtonTackleGeorgia
279Cleveland BrownsJohnny ChampionBackSMU

Round twenty-four

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
280Green Bay PackersDick ChristieBackNebraska–Omaha
281San Francisco 49ersTom KingsfordBackMontana
282Washington RedskinsTom PowersBackDuke
283Chicago CardinalsBilly CrossBackWest Texas State
284Pittsburgh SteelersArt AloisCenterSan Francisco
285Philadelphia EaglesTony KotowskiEndMississippi State
286Detroit LionsGeorge BuksarBackPurdue
287New York YanksBreck StroscheinEndUCLA
288Chicago BearsPete DokasEndMansfield
289Los Angeles RamsHarry AbeltinTackleColgate
290New York GiantsDick KuhGuardMichigan State
291Cleveland BrownsWayne BennerBackFlorida State

Round twenty-five

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
292San Francisco 49ersMike PetersonEndDenver
293Washington RedskinsBob ChubbEndShippensburg
294Green Bay PackersMonte CharlesBackHillsdale
295Chicago CardinalsVernon QuickGuardWofford
296Philadelphia EaglesGlenn DrahnBackIowa
297Detroit LionsDick HarrisCenterTexas
298Pittsburgh SteelersTom CalvinBackAlabama
299New York YanksRoy BoudreauxTackleSouthwestern Louisiana
300Los Angeles RamsJackie CalvertTackleClemson
301Chicago BearsJohnny MillerBackNorthwestern
302New York GiantsChet LagodTackleChattanooga
303Cleveland BrownsJohn KnispelTackleUW–La Crosse

Round twenty-six

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
304Washington RedskinsJohnny WilliamsBackUSC
305Green Bay PackersBill MillerTackleOhio State
306San Francisco 49ersKeith CarpenterTackleSan Jose State
307Chicago CardinalsJeff FleischmannBackCornell
308Detroit LionsFrank KazmierskiCenterWest Virginia
309Pittsburgh SteelersPug PearmanGuardTennessee
310Philadelphia EaglesBilly StewartBackMississippi State
311New York YanksWill ShermanBackSt. Mary's (CA)
312Chicago BearsBuddy RogersBackArkansas
313Los Angeles RamsHowie RuetzTackleLoras
314New York GiantsQuincy ArmstrongCenterNorth Texas State
315Cleveland BrownsFred WilliamsTackleArkansas

Round twenty-seven

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
316Green Bay PackersBob BossonsCenterGeorgia Tech
317San Francisco 49ersRay LungGuardOregon
318Washington RedskinsBill JohnsonBackStetson
319Chicago CardinalsKen HuxholdTackleWisconsin
320Pittsburgh SteelersBob RadcliffeBackWisconsin
321Philadelphia EaglesBob WinshipTackleRice
322Detroit LionsHarry AllisEndMichigan
323New York YanksEd PriceBackTexas Tech
324Los Angeles RamsAl BroskyBackIllinois
325Chicago BearsJerry TaylorCenterWyoming
326New York GiantsCharley HubbardEndMorris Harvey
327Cleveland BrownsJack JonesBackLivingstone

Round twenty-eight

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
328San Francisco 49ersJack RohanBackLoras
329Washington RedskinsJohn KadlecGuardMissouri
330Green Bay PackersBill AyreBackAbilene Christian
331Chicago CardinalsDick MartinBackKentucky
332Philadelphia EaglesMarv StendelEndArkansas
333Detroit LionsDick PeotTackleSouth Dakota State
334Pittsburgh SteelersHoward HansenBackUCLA
335New York YanksJim ChadbandBackIdaho
336Chicago BearsLeon CampbellBackArkansas
337Los Angeles RamsSterling WingoBackVPI
338New York GiantsHal QuinnGuardSMU
339Cleveland BrownsRoger ThriftBackEast Carolina

Round twenty-nine

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
340Washington RedskinsArt StewartBackSoutheastern State
341Green Bay PackersRalph FielerEndMiami (FL)
342San Francisco 49ersS. P. GarnettTackleKansas
343Chicago CardinalsBob LivingstoneBackNotre Dame
344Detroit LionsBruce WomackTackleWest Texas State
345Pittsburgh SteelersFred SmithEndTulsa
346Philadelphia EaglesRoscoe HansenTackleNorth Carolina
347New York YanksVeto KissellBackHoly Cross
348Los Angeles RamsEarl JacksonBackTexas Tech
349Chicago BearsJohn JusticeGuardSanta Clara
350New York GiantsJohn ConsidineTacklePurdue
351Cleveland BrownsBill DriverBackFlorida State

Round thirty

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
352Green Bay PackersEd WithersBackWisconsin
353San Francisco 49ersJerry FaskeBackIowa
354Washington RedskinsNick BolkovacTacklePittsburgh
355Chicago CardinalsLeon RootBackRutgers
356Pittsburgh SteelersJohn GrubleEndTennessee
357Philadelphia EaglesJohn FordQuarterbackHardin–Simmons
358Detroit LionsRon HorwathBackDetroit
359New York YanksJoe ShinnEndTulane
360Chicago BearsCharley ButlerEndGeorge Washington
361Los Angeles RamsAlvin HanleyBackKentucky State
362 [5]Cleveland BrownsSisto AvernoGuardMuhlenberg
= Pro Bowler [4] = 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[4] = Hall of Famer[9]
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
Los Angeles Rams Marvin Johnson  CB San Jose State Ind.
Pittsburgh Steelers Jack Butler CB St. Bonaventure Ind.

References

  1. "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  2. Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  3. "Draft History: 1940's". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  4. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  5. This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
  6. "Pro Football Hall of Fame: List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductees". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  7. "Pro Football Hall of Fame: List of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductees". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  8. "Pro Football Hall of Fame: List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductees". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  9. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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