1949 NFL Draft
Held December 21, 1948
1948 Draft
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1949 AAFC Draft
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1950 Draft
Round
Overall
Team
Player
Pos
College
Notes
Bonus
1
Philadelphia Eagles
Chuck Bednarik
C
Pennsylvania
1
2
Detroit Lions
John Rauch
QB
Georgia
1
3
New York Bulldogs
Doak Walker
B
Southern Methodist
1
4
New York Giants
Paul Page
B
Southern Methodist
1
5
Green Bay Packers
Stan Heath
QB
Nevada-Reno
1
6
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bobby Gage
B
Clemson
1
7
Los Angeles Rams
Bobby Thomason
B
Virginia Military Institute
1
8
Washington Redskins
Rob Goode
B
Texas A&M
1
9
Philadelphia Eagles
Frank Tripucka
QB
Notre Dame
1
10
Chicago Cardinals
Bill Fischer
G
Notre Dame
1
11
Chicago Bears
Dick Harris
C
Texas
2
12
Detroit Lions
John Panelli
B
Notre Dame
2
13
New York Bulldogs
Bob DeMoss
B
Purdue
2
14
New York Giants
Al DeRogatis
T
Duke
2
15
Green Bay Packers
Dan Dworsky
C
Michigan
2
16
Pittsburgh Steelers
Harper Davis
B
Mississippi State
2
17
Los Angeles Rams
George Sims
B
Baylor
2
18
Washington Redskins
Laurie Niemi
T
Washington State
2
19
Philadelphia Eagles
Frank Burns
B
Rutgers
2
20
Chicago Bears
Billy Joe Grimes
B
Oklahoma State
2
21
Chicago Cardinals
Dick McKissack
B
Southern Methodist
3
22
Detroit Lions
Lou Kusserow
B
Columbia
3
23
New York Bulldogs
Phil Colella
B
St. Bonaventure
3
24
New York Giants
Bill Olson
B
Columbia
3
25
Green Bay Packers
Lou Ferry
T
Villanova
3
26
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bill Walsh
C
Notre Dame
3
27
Los Angeles Rams
Jim Winkler
T
Texas A&M
3
28
Washington Redskins
Len Szafaryn
T
North Carolina
3
29
Philadelphia Eagles
Frank Ziegler
B
Georgia Tech
3
30
New York Bulldogs
Lynn Chewning
B
Hampden-Sydney
from CHIC
3
31
Chicago Bears
Red O'Quinn
E
Wake Forest
4
32
Detroit Lions
Joe Sullivan
B
Dartmouth
4
33
New York Bulldogs
Huey Keeney
B
Rice
4
34
Green Bay Packers
Bob Summerhays
B
Utah
4
35
New York Giants
Bill Kay
T
Iowa
4
36
Pittsburgh Steelers
Joe Geri
B
Georgia
4
37
Los Angeles Rams
Norm Van Brocklin
QB
Oregon
4
38
Washington Redskins
Mike DeNoia
B
Scranton
4
39
Chicago Bears
Ben Bendrick
B
Wisconsin
4
40
Chicago Cardinals
John Goldsberry
T
Indiana
4
41
Philadelphia Eagles
Don Panciera
B
San Francisco
5
42
Detroit Lions
George Brodnax
E
Georgia Tech
5
43
Green Bay Packers
Glenn Lewis
B
Texas Tech
5
44
New York Bulldogs
Mike Boyda
B
Washington & Lee
5
45
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bill Long
E
Oklahoma State
5
46
New York Giants
J.D. Cheek
G
Oklahoma State
5
47
Los Angeles Rams
Earl Howell
B
Mississippi
5
48
Washington Redskins
Ed Berrang
E
Villanova
5
49
Chicago Bears
John Hoffman
B
Arkansas
5
50
Chicago Cardinals
Tom Wham
E
Furman
5
51
Philadelphia Eagles
Terry Brennan
B
Notre Dame
6
52
Detroit Lions
Bob Meinert
B
Oklahoma State
6
53
New York Bulldogs
Rip Collins
B
Louisiana State
6
54
Green Bay Packers
Joe Ethridge
T
Southern Methodist
6
55
New York Giants
Abe Gibron
G
Purdue
6
56
Pittsburgh Steelers
Doug Brightwell
C
Texas Christian
6
57
Los Angeles Rams
Charlie Reynolds
B
Texas Tech
6
58
Philadelphia Eagles
Warren Huey
E
Michigan State
from WAS
6
59
Chicago Bears
Jerry Krall
B
Ohio State
6
60
Chicago Cardinals
Bernie Hanula
T
Wake Forest
6
61
New York Bulldogs
Sam Tamburo
E
Penn State
from PHI
7
62
Chicago Cardinals
Myrle Greathouse
B
Oklahoma
from DET
7
63
Los Angeles Rams
Jerry Williams
B
Washington State
from GB
7
64
New York Bulldogs
Pete Wismann
C
St. Louis
7
65
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bill Talarico
B
Pennsylvania
7
66
New York Giants
Frank LoVuolo
E
St. Bonaventure
7
67
Los Angeles Rams
Jon Baker
G
California
7
68
Washington Redskins
Chet Fritz
G
Missouri
7
69
Chicago Bears
Wally Jones
E
Eastern Kentucky
7
70
Chicago Cardinals
Jim Cain
E
Alabama
7
71
Philadelphia Eagles
Frank Gillespie
G
Clemson
8
72
Chicago Bears
Gerry Weatherly
C
Rice
from DET
8
73
New York Bulldogs
Mike Rubish
E
North Carolina
8
74
Green Bay Packers
Dan Orlich
E
Nevada-Reno
8
75
New York Giants
Jack Salscheider
B
St. Thomas (Minnesota)
8
76
Pittsburgh Steelers
George Brown
G
Texas Christian
8
77
Los Angeles Rams
John Waldrum
G
Sul Ross State
8
78
Washington Redskins
Bob Kennedy
B
North Carolina
8
79
Chicago Bears
Bill Wightkin
E
Notre Dame
8
80
Chicago Cardinals
Joe Brown
B
Georgia Tech
8
81
Philadelphia Eagles
Bob Dean
B
Cornell
9
82
Detroit Lions
Chuck Drazenovich
B
Penn State
9
83
Green Bay Packers
Ev Faunce
B
Minnesota
9
84
New York Bulldogs
Bernie Craig
T
Denver
9
85
Pittsburgh Steelers
Tom Brennan
T
Boston College
9
86
New York Giants
Joe Soboleski
G
Michigan
9
87
Los Angeles Rams
Johnny Smith
E
Arizona
9
88
Washington Redskins
Ed McNeill
E
Michigan
9
89
Chicago Bears
Dolph Tokarczyk
G
Pennsylvania
9
90
Chicago Cardinals
Hal Herring
C
Auburn
9
91
Philadelphia Eagles
Jon Jenkins
T
Dartmouth
10
92
Detroit Lions
Bill Davis
G
Duke
10
93
New York Bulldogs
Jack Geary
T
Wesleyan
10
94
Los Angeles Rams
George Buksar
B
San Francisco
from GB
10
95
New York Giants
Gene Rossides
B
Columbia
10
96
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bob Hood
E
Alabama
10
97
Los Angeles Rams
Max Minnich
B
Bowling Green State
10
98
Washington Redskins
Vic Vasicek
G
Texas
10
99
Chicago Bears
Lee Nalley
B
Vanderbilt
10
100
Chicago Cardinals
Bob Hecker
B
Baldwin-Wallace
10
101
Philadelphia Eagles
Roy Lester
E
West Virginia
11
102
Detroit Lions
Ernie Settembre
T
Miami (Florida)
11
103
Green Bay Packers
Harry Larche
T
Arkansas State
11
104
New York Bulldogs
Edo Mencotti
B
Detroit Mercy
11
105
Pittsburgh Steelers
Al Sanders
T
Southern Mississippi
11
106
New York Giants
Dick Hensley
E
Kentucky
11
107
Los Angeles Rams
Jim Cozad
T
Iowa
11
108
Washington Redskins
Homer Hobbs
G
Georgia
11
109
Chicago Bears
Jerry Tiblier
B
Mississippi
11
110
Chicago Cardinals
Stan Flowers
E
Redlands
11
111
Philadelphia Eagles
Bobby Wilson
B
Mississippi
12
112
Detroit Lions
Virgil Boteler
C
New Mexico
12
113
New York Bulldogs
Murnane Maenhout
E
St. John's (Minnesota)
12
114
Green Bay Packers
Rebel Steiner
E
Alabama
12
115
New York Giants
Guy Sundheim
B
Northwestern
12
116
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jim Finks
B
Tulsa
12
117
Los Angeles Rams
Bill Renna
C
Santa Clara
12
118
Washington Redskins
Harry Varner
T
Arizona
12
119
Chicago Bears
George Blanda
QB
Kentucky
12
120
Chicago Cardinals
Billy Stone
B
Bradley
12
121
Philadelphia Eagles
Dale Armstrong
E
Dartmouth
13
122
Detroit Lions
Al Russas
E
Tennessee
13
123
Green Bay Packers
Al Mastrangeli
C
Illinois
13
124
New York Bulldogs
Jim Dieckelman
E
Holy Cross
13
125
Pittsburgh Steelers
R.R. Walston
G
Sul Ross State
13
126
New York Giants
Bill Austin
T
Oregon State
13
127
Los Angeles Rams
Paul Barry
B
Tulsa
13
128
Washington Redskins
Ed Henke
T
Southern California
13
129
Chicago Bears
George Taliaferro
B
Indiana
13
130
Chicago Cardinals
Bob Todd
T
Louisville
13
131
Philadelphia Eagles
Lyle Button
T
Illinois
14
132
Detroit Lions
Dayle Panter
T
Utah State
14
133
New York Bulldogs
Ed Toscani
B
Dayton
14
134
Green Bay Packers
Bobby Williams
C
Texas Tech
14
135
New York Giants
Norby Adams
B
Purdue
14
136
Pittsburgh Steelers
Dave Moon
B
Southern Methodist
14
137
Los Angeles Rams
Ed Carmichael
T
Oregon State
14
138
Washington Redskins
Pat Haggerty
E
William & Mary
14
139
Chicago Bears
Ernie Keily
G
Texas-El Paso
14
140
Chicago Cardinals
Tony Klimek
E
Illinois
14
141
Philadelphia Eagles
Bobby Lund
B
Tennessee
15
142
Detroit Lions
Bob Pifferini
C
San Jose State
15
143
Green Bay Packers
Ken Cooper
G
Vanderbilt
15
144
New York Bulldogs
George Ramacorti
G
Boston University
15
145
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ed Sobczak
E
Michigan State
15
146
New York Giants
Ralph Pickelsimer
C
Otterbein
15
147
Los Angeles Rams
J.C. Dodd
B
Sul Ross State
15
148
Washington Redskins
Gene Frassetto
T
California
15
149
Chicago Bears
Hal Faverty
G
Wisconsin
15
150
Chicago Cardinals
Bob McQuade
B
Xavier (Ohio)
15
151
Philadelphia Eagles
Carl Copp
T
Vanderbilt
16
152
Detroit Lions
Kimball Merrill
T
Brigham Young
16
153
New York Bulldogs
Jack Bruce
B
William & Mary
16
154
Green Bay Packers
Gene Remenar
T
West Virginia
16
155
New York Giants
Jerry Morrical
T
Indiana
16
156
Pittsburgh Steelers
Denvard Snell
T
Auburn
16
157
Los Angeles Rams
Joe Morgan
G
Southern Mississippi
16
158
Washington Redskins
Dick Flowers
T
Alabama
16
159
Chicago Bears
Al Wahl
T
Michigan
16
160
Chicago Cardinals
Tom Murdock
B
Appalachian State
16
161
Philadelphia Eagles
Frank Reno
E
West Virginia
17
162
Detroit Lions
Zealand Thigpen
B
Vanderbilt
17
163
Green Bay Packers
Paul Devine
B
Heidelberg
17
164
New York Bulldogs
Warren Beson
C
Minnesota
17
165
Pittsburgh Steelers
Veto Kissell
B
Holy Cross
17
166
New York Giants
Wally Teninga
B
Michigan
17
167
Los Angeles Rams
Dick Sheffield
E
Tulane
17
168
Washington Redskins
Ross Pritchard
B
Arkansas
17
169
Chicago Bears
John Corbisiero
B
Middlebury
17
170
Chicago Cardinals
Eddie Rupp
B
Denison
17
171
Philadelphia Eagles
Leo Skladany
E
Pittsburgh
18
172
Detroit Lions
Bill Wehr
C
Denison
18
173
New York Bulldogs
Albie Gould
E
Boston College
18
174
Green Bay Packers
Floyd Lewis
G
Southern Methodist
18
175
New York Giants
Dick Nutt
B
North Texas
18
176
Pittsburgh Steelers
Clint Shipman
T
Texas A&M-Commerce
18
177
Los Angeles Rams
Hillary Chollet
B
Cornell
18
178
Washington Redskins
Herb Siegert
G
Illinois
18
179
Chicago Bears
Jim Moran
B
John Carroll
18
180
Chicago Cardinals
Webb Halbert
B
Iowa State
18
181
Philadelphia Eagles
Russ Strait
B
Muhlenberg
19
182
Detroit Lions
Wally Triplett
B
Penn State
19
183
Green Bay Packers
Bobby Folsom
E
Southern Methodist
19
184
New York Bulldogs
Bob Reich
T
Colgate
19
185
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jack McBride
E
Rice
19
186
New York Giants
Ken McCall
B
Georgia
19
187
Los Angeles Rams
Joe Leonard
T
Virginia
19
188
Washington Redskins
Bob Hainlen
B
Colorado State
19
189
Chicago Bears
Bob Mitten
G
North Carolina
19
190
Chicago Cardinals
Dean Laun
E
Iowa State
19
191
Philadelphia Eagles
Paul Odom
G
Rollins
20
192
Detroit Lions
Joe Romano
T
North Carolina
20
193
New York Bulldogs
Frank Gaul
T
Notre Dame
20
194
Green Bay Packers
Larry Cooney
B
Penn State
20
195
New York Giants
Pat O'sullivan
C
Alabama
20
196
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ben Mann
G
Mississippi
20
197
Los Angeles Rams
Lloyd Eisenberg
T
Duke
20
198
Washington Redskins
Ollie Fletcher
E
Southern California
20
199
Chicago Bears
Bob Heck
B
Pacific
20
200
Chicago Cardinals
Earl Rowan
T
Hardin-Simmons
20
201
Philadelphia Eagles
Loyd Brinkman
B
Missouri
21
202
Detroit Lions
Ray Lininger
C
Ohio State
21
203
Green Bay Packers
Ken Kranz
B
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
21
204
New York Bulldogs
Sammy Pierce
B
Baylor
21
205
Pittsburgh Steelers
Joe Jackura
C
Georgia
21
206
New York Giants
A.D. Cate
G
North Texas
21
207
Los Angeles Rams
George Teufel
B
Lock Haven
21
208
Washington Redskins
Tommy Hughes
B
Duke
21
209
Chicago Bears
Jim Duncan
E
Wake Forest
21
210
Chicago Cardinals
Leon Joslin
B
Texas Christian
21
211
Philadelphia Eagles
Louie Futrell
B
Southern California
22
212
Detroit Lions
Gil Tobler
B
Utah
22
213
New York Bulldogs
Jim Lail
B
Wake Forest
22
214
Green Bay Packers
John Kordich
B
Southern California
22
215
New York Giants
Tom Fetzer
B
Wake Forest
22
216
Pittsburgh Steelers
Lloyd Johnson
B
West Texas A&M
22
217
Los Angeles Rams
Ed Hamilton
E
Arkansas
22
218
Washington Redskins
Bill Clements
E
UCLA
22
219
Chicago Bears
Dick Bertuzzi
B
Kansas
22
220
Chicago Cardinals
Bill Sprang
C
Purdue
22
221
Philadelphia Eagles
Harvey Kingry
B
Colorado Mines
23
222
Detroit Lions
Bob Patterson
G
Mississippi State
23
223
Green Bay Packers
Billie Kelley
E
Texas Tech
23
224
New York Bulldogs
Nick Lanza
B
Rice
23
225
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jim Owens
E
Oklahoma
23
226
New York Giants
Clete Fischer
B
Nebraska
23
227
Los Angeles Rams
Walt Kersulis
E
Illinois
23
228
Washington Redskins
Frank Pattee
B
Kansas
23
229
Chicago Bears
Harry Kane
C
Pacific
23
230
Chicago Cardinals
Bob Cox
E
North Carolina
23
231
Philadelphia Eagles
Hank Kalver
T
Oklahoma City
24
232
Detroit Lions
Oswald Clark
E
Michigan
24
233
New York Bulldogs
Joe Ponsalle
T
Trinity (Connecticut)
24
234
Green Bay Packers
Jimmy Ford
B
Tulsa
24
235
New York Giants
Don McAuliffe
B
Navy
24
236
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ivan Snowden
T
Texas A&M-Kingsville
24
237
Los Angeles Rams
Fred Klemenok
B
San Francisco
24
238
Washington Redskins
Jim Cullom
G
California
24
239
Chicago Bears
Bernie Smith
T
Texas-El Paso
24
240
Chicago Cardinals
Stan Szymakowski
B
Lehigh
24
241
Philadelphia Eagles
Fred Leon
T
Nevada-Reno
25
242
Detroit Lions
Les Cowan
E
McMurry
25
243
Green Bay Packers
Frank Lambright
G
Arkansas
25
244
New York Bulldogs
Paul Girolamo
B
Cornell
25
245
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bobby Goff
B
Texas A&M
25
246
New York Giants
Gene Degyansky
E
Baldwin-Wallace
25
247
Los Angeles Rams
Clay Matthews
T
Georgia Tech
25
248
Washington Redskins
Nick Sebek
B
Indiana
25
249
Chicago Bears
Stan Marczyk
T
North Carolina
25
250
New York Giants
Ralph Doran
B
Iowa
from CHIC
25
251
Philadelphia Eagles
John Schweder
G
Pennsylvania