1947 NFL Draft

National Football League draft

1947 NFL Draft

General information
Date(s)| December 16, 1946
Location| Commodore Hotel
in New York City, NY
Overview
300 total selections in 32 rounds
League| NFL
First selection| Bob Fenimore, HB
Chicago Bears
Mr. Irrelevant| Don Clayton, B
New York Giants
Most selections (32)| Chicago Bears
Fewest selections (29)| Chicago Cardinals
Philadelphia Eagles
Hall of Famers|

* WR Dante Lavelli
* DB Tom Landry
* DT Art Donovan

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The 1947 National Football League Draft was held on December 16, 1946, at the Commodore Hotel in New York City, New York.[1][2]

The National Football League in this draft made the first overall pick, a bonus pick determined by lottery. The Chicago Bears won the first lottery, and used the pick to select halfback Bob Fenimore. This lottery process ended in 1958.[3]

## Player selections[edit]

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Positions key  | B | Back |  | BB | Blocking back |  | C | Center

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E | End | FB | Fullback | G | Guard
OT | Offensive tackle | TB | Tailback | WB | Wingback

| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player  | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes

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| 1  | 1 | Chicago Bears | Bob Fenimore | HB | Oklahoma A&M | MVC | Bonus lottery pick
| 1  | 2 | Detroit Lions | Glenn Davis † | HB | Army | Ind. | 1946 Heisman Trophy winner
| 1  | 3 | Boston Yanks | Fritz Barzilauskas | OG | Yale | Ind. |
| 1  | 4 | Washington Redskins | Cal Rossi | B | UCLA | PCC | Was also picked in the first round of the 1946 Draft by the Redskins as a junior and not eligible; drafted twice he never played professionally.
| 1  | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Hub Bechtol | E | Texas | SWC |
| 1  | 6 | Green Bay Packers | Ernie Case | QB | UCLA | PCC |
| 1  | 7 | Chicago Cardinals | DeWitt Coulter † | T | Army | Ind. | Member of the Giants
| 1  | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles | Neill Armstrong | E | Oklahoma A&M | MVC |
| 1  | 9 | Los Angeles Rams | Herman Wedemeyer | B | St. Mary's (CA) | Ind. |
| 1  | 10 | New York Giants | Vic Schwall | HB | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| 1  | 11 | Chicago Bears | Don Kindt † | DB | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| 2  | 12 | Detroit Lions | Russ Thomas | T | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| 2  | 13 | Boston Yanks | Walter Heap | B | Texas | SWC |
| 3  | 14 | Detroit Lions | Jim Kekeris | T | Missouri | Big Six |
| 3  | 15 | Boston Yanks | John Rapacz | C | Oklahoma | Big Six |
| 3  | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Mastrangelo | T | Notre Dame | Ind. |
| 3  | 17 | Washington Redskins | Knight, GeneGene Knight | B | LSU | SEC |
| 3  | 18 | Chicago Cardinals | Ermal Allen | QB | Kentucky | SEC |
| 3  | 19 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Mackrides | QB | Nevada | Ind. |
| 3  | 20 | Green Bay Packers | Burr Baldwin | E | UCLA | PCC |
| 3  | 21 | Los Angeles Rams | Don Paul † | LB | UCLA | PCC |
| 3  | 22 | New York Giants | John Cannady † | LB | Indiana | Big Ten |
| 3  | 23 | Chicago Bears | Frank Minini | HB | San Jose State | CCAA |
| 4  | 24 | Detroit Lions | Hoover, CharleyCharley Hoover | C | Vanderbilt | SEC |
| 4  | 25 | Boston Yanks | Al Baldwin | E | Arkansas | SWC |
| 5  | 26 | Detroit Lions | Bob Chappuis | TB | Michigan | Big Ten |
| 5  | 27 | Boston Yanks | Carroll Vogelaar | T | San Francisco | Ind. |
| 5  | 28 | Washington Redskins | Hank Foldberg | E | Army | Ind. |
| 5  | 29 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Frank Wydo | T | Cornell | Ind. |
| 5  | 30 | Philadelphia Eagles | George Savitsky | T | Penn | Ind. |
| 5  | 31 | Green Bay Packers | Paul "Buddy" Burris | OG | Oklahoma | Big Six |
| 5  | 32 | Chicago Bears | Lloyd Merriman | B | Stanford | PCC |
| 5  | 33 | Los Angeles Rams | Gray, GordonGordon Gray | B | USC | PCC |
| 5  | 34 | New York Giants | Greene, NelsonNelson Greene | T | Tulsa | MVC |
| 5  | 35 | Chicago Bears | Canady, JimJim Canady | B | Arkansas A&M | N/A  |
| 6  | 36 | Detroit Lions | Gallagher, BernieBernie Gallagher | OG | Penn | Ind. |
| 6  | 37 | Boston Yanks | George Sullivan | E | Notre Dame | Ind. |
| 6  | 38 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Frank Aschenbrenner | RB | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| 6  | 39 | Washington Redskins | Mike Garzoni | OG | USC | PCC |
| 6  | 40 | Green Bay Packers | Gene Wilson | E | SMU | SWC |
| 6  | 41 | Chicago Cardinals | Ben Raimondi | TB | Indiana | Big Ten |
| 6  | 42 | Chicago Bears | Stephens, RogerRoger Stephens | B | Cincinnati | Ind. |
| 6  | 43 | Los Angeles Rams | Evanson, PaulPaul Evanson | T | Oregon State | PCC |
| 6  | 44 | New York Giants | Bob Davis | T | Georgia Tech | SEC |
| 6  | 45 | Chicago Bears | Harlan Wetz | T | Texas | SWC |
| 7  | 46 | Detroit Lions | Grain, EdEd Grain | OG | Penn | Ind. |
| 7  | 47 | Boston Yanks | Joe Watt | HB | Syracuse | Ind. |
| 7  | 48 | Washington Redskins | Bill Gray | OG | Oregon State | PCC |
| 7  | 49 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bryant Meeks | C | South Carolina | SoCon |
| 7  | 50 | Chicago Cardinals | Turner, HowardHoward Turner | B | NC State | SoCon |
| 7  | 51 | Philadelphia Eagles | Yovicsin, TonyTony Yovicsin | E | Miami (FL) | Ind. |
| 7  | 52 | Green Bay Packers | Connors, DickDick Connors | B | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| 7  | 53 | Los Angeles Rams | Smyth, BillBill Smyth | DE | Penn State | Ind. |
| 7  | 54 | New York Giants | Duke Iversen | B | Oregon | PCC |
| 7  | 55 | Chicago Bears | Reid Moseley | E | Georgia | SEC |
| 8  | 56 | Detroit Lions | James, HarveyHarvey James | C | Miami (FL) | Ind. |
| 8  | 57 | Boston Yanks | Bill Chipley | E | Washington & Lee | SoCon |
| 8  | 58 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jerry Shipkey † | LB | UCLA | PCC |
| 8  | 59 | Washington Redskins | Hank Harris | OG | Texas | SWC |
| 8  | 60 | Chicago Cardinals | Maddock, GeorgeGeorge Maddock | T | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| 8  | 61 | Philadelphia Eagles | Al Satterfield | T | Vanderbilt | SEC |
| 8  | 62 | Green Bay Packers | Moncrief, MonteMonte Moncrief | T | Texas A&M | SWC |
| 8  | 63 | Los Angeles Rams | McGovern, BillBill McGovern | C | Washington | PCC |
| 8  | 64 | New York Giants | Frank Muehlheuser | FB | Colgate | Ind. |
| 8  | 65 | Chicago Bears | Smith, AllenAllen Smith | E | Ole Miss | SEC |
| 9  | 66 | Detroit Lions | Alexander, KaleKale Alexander | T | South Carolina | SoCon |
| 9  | 67 | Boston Yanks | Gene Malinowski | B | Detroit | Ind. |
| 9  | 68 | Washington Redskins | Roy Kurrasch | E | UCLA | PCC |
| 9  | 69 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Vander Clute, BertBert Vander Clute | OG | Wesleyan | —  |
| 9  | 70 | Chicago Cardinals | Art Dufelmeier | B | Illinois | Big Ten |
| 9  | 71 | Philadelphia Eagles | Leonetti, BobBob Leonetti | OG | Wake Forest | SoCon |
| 9  | 72 | Green Bay Packers | Bob McDougal | FB | Miami (FL) | Ind. |
| 9  | 73 | Los Angeles Rams | Partin, MaxMax Partin | B | Tennessee | SEC |
| 9  | 74 | New York Giants | Novitsky, JohnJohn Novitsky | T | Oklahoma City | Ind. |
| 9  | 75 | Chicago Bears | Dwight Eddleman | B | Illinois | Big Ten |
| 10  | 76 | Detroit Lions | Bump Elliott | B | Michigan | Big Ten |
| 10  | 77 | Boston Yanks | Hazelhurst, BobBob Hazelhurst | HB | Denver | MSC |
| 10  | 78 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Gibson, PaulPaul Gibson | E | NC State | SoCon |
| 10  | 79 | Washington Redskins | Ernie Williamson | T | North Carolina | SoCon |
| 10  | 80 | Philadelphia Eagles | Cornogg, UlyssesUlysses Cornogg | T | Wake Forest | SoCon |
| 10  | 81 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Kelly | HB | Navy | Ind. |
| 10  | 82 | Chicago Cardinals | Ray Ramsey | B | Bradley | Ind. |
| 10  | 83 | Los Angeles Rams | Samuelson, CarlCarl Samuelson | DT | Nebraska | Big Six |
| 10  | 84 | New York Giants | Mullis, FredFred Mullis | B | Chattanooga | Ind. (Coll.) |
| 10  | 85 | Chicago Bears | Arnold Tucker | B | Army | Ind. |
| 11  | 86 | Detroit Lions | Sullivan, PetePete Sullivan | T | Detroit | Ind. |
| 11  | 87 | Boston Yanks | Sidorik, AlexAlex Sidorik | T | Mississippi State | SEC |
| 11  | 88 | Washington Redskins | L. G. Carmody | B | Central Washington | Evergreen |
| 11  | 89 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Medd, JackJack Medd | C | Wesleyan | —  |
| 11  | 90 | Chicago Cardinals | Wallace, DaveDave Wallace | B | Oklahoma | Big Six |
| 11  | 91 | Philadelphia Eagles | Sarkisian, AlexAlex Sarkisian | C | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| 11  | 92 | Green Bay Packers | Moulton, TomTom Moulton | C | Oklahoma A&M | MVC |
| 11  | 93 | Los Angeles Rams | Steger, RussRuss Steger | B | Illinois | Big Ten |
| 11  | 94 | New York Giants | Robert Hoernschemeyer † | B | Navy | Ind. |
| 11  | 95 | Chicago Bears | Hatch, LarryLarry Hatch | B | Washington | PCC |
| 12  | 96 | Detroit Lions | Camarata, LaVerneLaVerne Camarata | B | Iowa State | Big Six |
| 12  | 97 | Boston Yanks | Roberts, WallyWally Roberts | E | Holy Cross | Ind. |
| 12  | 98 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Fitch, JackJack Fitch | B | North Carolina | SoCon |
| 12  | 99 | Washington Redskins | Savage, U.S.U.S. Savage | E | Richmond | SoCon |
| 12  | 100 | Green Bay Packers | Hills, GeorgeGeorge Hills | OG | Georgia Tech | SEC |
| 12  | 101 | Chicago Cardinals | Charley Sarratt | QB | Oklahoma | Big Six |
| 12  | 102 | Philadelphia Eagles | D'Arcy, JerryJerry D'Arcy | C | Tulsa | MVC |
| 12  | 103 | Los Angeles Rams | Dante Lavelli† | E | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| 12  | 104 | New York Giants | Hardy Brown † | LB | Tulsa | MVC |
| 12  | 105 | Chicago Bears | Tony Adamle † | LB | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| 13  | 106 | Detroit Lions | Walt Vezmar | OG | Michigan State | Ind. |
| 13  | 107 | Boston Yanks | Bob Sullivan | HB | Iowa | Big Ten |
| 13  | 108 | Washington Redskins | Steckroth, BobBob Steckroth | E | William & Mary | SoCon |
| 13  | 109 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ara Parseghian | HB | Miami (OH) | Ind. |
| 13  | 110 | Philadelphia Eagles | Hamberger, JohnJohn Hamberger | T | SMU | SWC |
| 13  | 111 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Skoglund | DE | Notre Dame | Ind. |
| 13  | 112 | Chicago Cardinals | Harden Cooper | T | Tulsa | MVC |
| 13  | 113 | Los Angeles Rams | Dimitro, MikeMike Dimitro | OG | UCLA | PCC |
| 13  | 114 | New York Giants | Bill Hachten | OG | Stanford | PCC |
| 13  | 115 | Chicago Bears | Emile Fritz | OG | Maryland | SoCon |
| 14  | 116 | Detroit Lions | Hagen, DickDick Hagen | E | Washington | PCC |
| 14  | 117 | Boston Yanks | Long, LeoLeo Long | B | Duke | SoCon |
| 14  | 118 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Red Moore | OG | Penn | Ind. |
| 14  | 119 | Washington Redskins | Weldon Edwards | T | TCU | SWC |
| 14  | 120 | Chicago Cardinals | Russ, CarlCarl Russ | B | Rice | SWC |
| 14  | 121 | Philadelphia Eagles | Al Johnson | QB | Hardin–Simmons | Border |
| 14  | 122 | Green Bay Packers | Jack Mitchell | B | Oklahoma | Big Six |
| 14  | 123 | Los Angeles Rams | John Kissell | DT | Boston College | Ind. |
| 14  | 124 | New York Giants | Fuson, Herschel "Ug"Herschel "Ug" Fuson | B | Army | Ind. |
| 14  | 125 | Chicago Bears | Turner, JimJim Turner | T | California | PCC |
| 15  | 126 | Detroit Lions | Meeks, J.W.J.W. Meeks | B | East Texas State | LSC |
| 15  | 127 | Boston Yanks | Parker, FrankFrank Parker | T | Holy Cross | Ind. |
| 15  | 128 | Washington Redskins | Wheeler, EarlEarl Wheeler | C | Arkansas | SWC |
| 15  | 129 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bruno, LarryLarry Bruno | B | Geneva | N/A  |
| 15  | 130 | Green Bay Packers | Denny Crawford | OG | Tennessee | SEC |
| 15  | 131 | Chicago Cardinals | Mulligan, BuddyBuddy Mulligan | B | Duke | SoCon |
| 15  | 132 | Philadelphia Eagles | Cook, JoeJoe Cook | B | Hardin–Simmons | Border |
| 15  | 133 | Los Angeles Rams | Fuchs, GeorgeGeorge Fuchs | B | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| 15  | 134 | New York Giants | Fallon, JohnJohn Fallon | T | Notre Dame | Ind. |
| 15  | 135 | Chicago Bears | Goodall, WayneWayne Goodall | E | Oklahoma City | Ind. |
| 16  | 136 | Detroit Lions | Nilsen, ReedReed Nilsen | C | BYU | MSC |
| 16  | 137 | Boston Yanks | Marcolini, HugoHugo Marcolini | B | St. Bonaventure | Little Three |
| 16  | 138 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jenkins, RalphRalph Jenkins | C | Clemson | SoCon |
| 16  | 139 | Washington Redskins | Gold, BillBill Gold | B | Tennessee | SEC |
| 16  | 140 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jeff Durkota | FB | Penn State | Ind. |
| 16  | 141 | Green Bay Packers | Callanan, JimJim Callanan | E | USC | PCC |
| 16  | 142 | Chicago Cardinals | Charles Smith | HB | Georgia | SEC |
| 16  | 143 | Los Angeles Rams | Ralph Chubb | B | Michigan | Big Ten |
| 16  | 144 | New York Giants | Orlando, BobBob Orlando | OG | Colgate | Ind. |
| 16  | 145 | Chicago Bears | Verne Gagne | E | Minnesota | Big Ten |
| 17  | 146 | Detroit Lions | Tommy James † | DB | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| 17  | 147 | Boston Yanks | Marion Shirley | T | Oklahoma City | Ind. |
| 17  | 148 | Washington Redskins | Hart, JackJack Hart | T | Detroit | Ind. |
| 17  | 149 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Elbie Nickel † | E | Cincinnati | Ind. |
| 17  | 150 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob Ravensberg | E | Indiana | Big Ten |
| 17  | 151 | Green Bay Packers | Ted Scalissi | HB | Ripon | MCAC |
| 17  | 152 | Philadelphia Eagles | Hubert Shurtz | T | LSU | SEC |
| 17  | 153 | Los Angeles Rams | Hardy, DonDon Hardy | E | USC | PCC |
| 17  | 154 | New York Giants | Pulattie, FrankFrank Pulattie | B | SMU | SWC |
| 17  | 155 | Chicago Bears | Wally Dreyer | DB | Michigan | Big Ten |
| 18  | 156 | Detroit Lions | Maugham, RalphRalph Maugham | E | Utah State | MSC |
| 18  | 157 | Boston Yanks | Nabors, RolandRoland Nabors | LB | Texas Tech | Border |
| 18  | 158 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Cregar | OG | Holy Cross | Ind. |
| 18  | 159 | Washington Redskins | Nichols, TomTom Nichols | B | Richmond | SoCon |
| 18  | 160 | Green Bay Packers | Goodman, JimJim Goodman | T | Indiana | Big Ten |
| 18  | 161 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bell, HalHal Bell | B | Muhlenberg | Ind. |
| 18  | 162 | Chicago Cardinals | Barnett, BarneyBarney Barnett | E | Northeastern State | Oklahoma |
| 18  | 163 | Los Angeles Rams | Ed Champagne | T | LSU | SEC |
| 18  | 164 | New York Giants | Brinkley, DickDick Brinkley | B | Wake Forest | SoCon |
| 18  | 165 | Chicago Bears | Pupa, WaltWalt Pupa | B | North Carolina | SoCon |
| 19  | 166 | Detroit Lions | Baty, BurylBuryl Baty | B | Texas A&M | SWC |
| 19  | 167 | Boston Yanks | Kennelly, PatPat Kennelly | E | Southeastern Louisiana | Louisiana |
| 19  | 168 | Washington Redskins | Harry Dowda | DB | Wake Forest | SoCon |
| 19  | 169 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jerry Mulready | E | North Dakota State | NCC |
| 19  | 170 | Philadelphia Eagles | T. J. Campion | T | Southeastern Louisiana | Louisiana |
| 19  | 171 | Chicago Cardinals | Deeds, ScottyScotty Deeds | B | BYU | MSC |
| 19  | 172 | Green Bay Packers | Miller, DickDick Miller | OG | Lawrence | MCAC |
| 19  | 173 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Dewar | B | Indiana | Big Ten |
| 19  | 174 | New York Giants | Guess, FrankFrank Guess | B | Texas | SWC |
| 19  | 175 | Chicago Bears | McLellan, JohnJohn McLellan | T | Montana State | RMAC |
| 20  | 176 | Detroit Lions | Elmer Madar | E | Michigan | Big Ten |
| 20  | 177 | Boston Yanks | Waller, DarrellDarrell Waller | B | Washington State | PCC |
| 20  | 178 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Smith, WarrenWarren Smith | T | Kansas Wesleyan | KCAC |
| 20  | 179 | Washington Redskins | Webb, CharlieCharlie Webb | E | LSU | SEC |
| 20  | 180 | Chicago Cardinals | Clarence Esser | E | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| 20  | 181 | Green Bay Packers | Brad Ecklund † | C | Oregon | PCC |
| 20  | 182 | Philadelphia Eagles | Hall, FredFred Hall | OG | LSU | SEC |
| 20  | 183 | Los Angeles Rams | Ben Reiges | B | UCLA | PCC |
| 20  | 184 | New York Giants | Tom Landry† | DB | Texas | SWC |
| 20  | 185 | Chicago Bears | Cromer, BillBill Cromer | B | Texas | SWC |
| 21  | 186 | Detroit Lions | J. T. White | E | Michigan | Big Ten |
| 21  | 187 | Boston Yanks | Paul Hart | B | Delaware | Mason-Dixon |
| 21  | 188 | Washington Redskins | Bond, ElmoElmo Bond | T | Washington State | PCC |
| 21  | 189 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Hamilton, FredFred Hamilton | T | Vanderbilt | SEC |
| 21  | 190 | Green Bay Packers | West, BobBob West | B | Colorado | MSC |
| 21  | 191 | Philadelphia Eagles | Clayton, JimJim Clayton | T | Wyoming | MSC |
| 21  | 192 | Chicago Cardinals | Ballard, SheltonShelton Ballard | C | LSU | SEC |
| 21  | 193 | Los Angeles Rams | Leon McLaughlin † | C | UCLA | PCC |
| 21  | 194 | New York Giants | Joe Ponsetto | B | Michigan | Big Ten |
| 21  | 195 | Chicago Bears | Russ Reader | DB | Michigan State | Ind. |
| 22  | 196 | Detroit Lions | Carl Schuette | LB | Marquette | Ind. |
| 22  | 197 | Boston Yanks | Lamoure, GeneGene Lamoure | OG | Fresno State | CCAA |
| 22  | 198 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Fred Taylor | E | TCU | SWC |
| 22  | 199 | Washington Redskins | Hefti, JimJim Hefti | B | St. Lawrence | —  |
| 22  | 200 | Philadelphia Eagles | Blomquist, GeorgeGeorge Blomquist | E | NC State | SoCon |
| 22  | 201 | Chicago Cardinals | Wade Walker | T | Oklahoma | Big Six |
| 22  | 202 | Green Bay Packers | Reilly, Maurice "Tex"Maurice "Tex" Reilly | B | Colorado | MSC |
| 22  | 203 | Los Angeles Rams | Elliott, CharlieCharlie Elliott | T | Oregon | PCC |
| 22  | 204 | New York Giants | Art Donovan | DT | Boston College | Ind. |
| 22  | 205 | Chicago Bears | Batchelor, JimJim Batchelor | B | East Texas State | LSC |
| 23  | 206 | Detroit Lions | Cipot, SteveSteve Cipot | T | St. Bonaventure | Little Three |
| 23  | 207 | Boston Yanks | Kolaskinski, HankHank Kolaskinski | B | Wyoming | MSC |
| 23  | 208 | Washington Redskins | Dudley, TomTom Dudley | E | Virginia | Ind. |
| 23  | 209 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bushmiaer, BinksBinks Bushmiaer | B | Vanderbilt | SEC |
| 23  | 210 | Chicago Cardinals | Carroll, TomTom Carroll | T | Minnesota | Big Ten |
| 23  | 211 | Green Bay Packers | Sockolov, RonRon Sockolov | T | California | PCC |
| 23  | 212 | Philadelphia Eagles | Haynes, JoeJoe Haynes | C | Tulsa | MVC |
| 23  | 213 | Los Angeles Rams | Levanti, LouLou Levanti | C | Illinois | Big Ten |
| 23  | 214 | New York Giants | Shoener, HalHal Shoener | E | Iowa | Big Ten |
| 23  | 215 | Chicago Bears | Lawler, AlAl Lawler | HB | Texas | SWC |
| 24  | 216 | Detroit Lions | Cadenhead, BillBill Cadenhead | B | Alabama | SEC |
| 24  | 217 | Boston Yanks | Heap, EdEd Heap | T | Texas | SWC |
| 24  | 218 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Paul Davis | FB | Otterbein | OAC |
| 24  | 219 | Washington Redskins | Bob Smith † | DB | Iowa | Big Ten |
| 24  | 220 | Green Bay Packers | Herbert St. John | OG | Georgia | SEC |
| 24  | 221 | Philadelphia Eagles | Hense, StantonStanton Hense | E | Xavier | N/A  |
| 24  | 222 | Chicago Cardinals | Dorsey, TomTom Dorsey | B | Brown | Ind. |
| 24  | 223 | Los Angeles Rams | Cheek, J. D.J. D. Cheek | T | Oklahoma A&M | MVC |
| 24  | 224 | New York Giants | Moll, BillBill Moll | B | Connecticut | NEC |
| 24  | 225 | Chicago Bears | Berlin, GordonGordon Berlin | C | Washington | PCC |
| 25  | 226 | Detroit Lions | Cody, JimJim Cody | T | East Texas State | LSC |
| 25  | 227 | Boston Yanks | Polzin, JohnJohn Polzin | OG | TCU | SWC |
| 25  | 228 | Washington Redskins | Mullins, HalHal Mullins | T | Duke | SoCon |
| 25  | 229 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tommy Kalmanir | HB | Nevada | Ind. |
| 25  | 230 | Philadelphia Eagles | Kelly, JohnnyJohnny Kelly | B | Rice | SWC |
| 25  | 231 | Chicago Cardinals | Otto Schnellbacher † | DB | Kansas | Big Six |
| 25  | 232 | Green Bay Packers | Redeker, FredFred Redeker | B | Cincinnati | Ind. |
| 25  | 233 | Los Angeles Rams | Dal Porto, BobBob Dal Porto | B | California | PCC |
| 25  | 234 | New York Giants | Thomas, DickDick Thomas | OG | Mississippi Southern | Ind. |
| 25  | 235 | Chicago Bears | Cunningham, JohnJohn Cunningham | E | California | PCC |
| 26  | 236 | Detroit Lions | Earl Maves | WB | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| 26  | 237 | Boston Yanks | Bloxom, DaveDave Bloxom | B | TCU | SWC |
| 26  | 238 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mohr, DonDon Mohr | E | Baldwin Wallace | OAC |
| 26  | 239 | Washington Redskins | Bocoka, FrancisFrancis Bocoka | E | Washington State | PCC |
| 26  | 240 | Chicago Cardinals | Joe, LarryLarry Joe | B | Penn State | Ind. |
| 26  | 241 | Green Bay Packers | Lubker, HermHerm Lubker | E | Arkansas | SWC |
| 26  | 242 | Philadelphia Eagles | Roberts, H. J.H. J. Roberts | OG | Rice | SWC |
| 26  | 243 | Los Angeles Rams | Standefer, GeneGene Standefer | B | Texas Tech | Border |
| 26  | 244 | New York Giants | Ralph Stewart | C | Missouri | Big Six |
| 26  | 245 | Chicago Bears | Max Morris | E | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| 27  | 246 | Detroit Lions | Hillman, BillBill Hillman | B | Tennessee | SEC |
| 27  | 247 | Boston Yanks | Odell Stautzenberger | OG | Texas A&M | SWC |
| 27  | 248 | Washington Redskins | Sacrinty, OtisOtis Sacrinty | B | Wake Forest | SoCon |
| 27  | 249 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Young, ArtArt Young | OG | Dartmouth | Ind. |
| 27  | 250 | Green Bay Packers | Palladino, BobBob Palladino | B | Notre Dame | Ind. |
| 27  | 251 | Philadelphia Eagles | Phil Cutchin | B | Kentucky | SEC |
| 27  | 252 | Chicago Cardinals | Abrams, DickDick Abrams | B | Washington State | PCC |
| 27  | 253 | Los Angeles Rams | David, BobBob David | OG | Villanova | Ind. |
| 27  | 254 | New York Giants | Bibighaus, GeorgeGeorge Bibighaus | E | Muhlenberg | Ind. |
| 27  | 255 | Chicago Bears | Morris, BillBill Morris | E | Oklahoma | Big Six |
| 28  | 256 | Detroit Lions | Kelly, ArchArch Kelly | E | Detroit | Ind. |
| 28  | 257 | Boston Yanks | Chatterton, DickDick Chatterton | B | BYU | MSC |
| 28  | 258 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ralph Sazio | T | William & Mary | SoCon |
| 28  | 259 | Washington Redskins | Dropo, MiltMilt Dropo | C | Connecticut | NEC |
| 28  | 260 | Chicago Cardinals | Smith, JoeJoe Smith | E | Texas Tech | Border |
| 28  | 261 | Philadelphia Eagles | Wakefield, CharleyCharley Wakefield | T | Stanford | PCC |
| 28  | 262 | Green Bay Packers | Baxter, JerrellJerrell Baxter | T | North Carolina | SoCon |
| 28  | 263 | Los Angeles Rams | Hunnicutt, JimJim Hunnicutt | OG | South Carolina | SoCon |
| 28  | 264 | New York Giants | Carrington, JimJim Carrington | OG | Navy | Ind. |
| 28  | 265 | Chicago Bears | Baumgardner, Joe BillyJoe Billy Baumgardner | HB | Texas | SWC |
| 29  | 266 | Detroit Lions | Tulis, BobBob Tulis | T | Texas A&M | SWC |
| 29  | 267 | Boston Yanks | Rodgers, TomTom Rodgers | T | Bucknell | Ind. |
| 29  | 268 | Washington Redskins | Brownson, LynnLynn Brownson | B | Stanford | PCC |
| 29  | 269 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Pitzer, DickDick Pitzer | E | Army | Ind. |
| 29  | 270 | Chicago Cardinals | Rutunno, TonyTony Rutunno | B | St. Ambrose | N/A  |
| 29  | 271 | Green Bay Packers | Sellers, RayRay Sellers | E | Georgia | SEC |
| 29  | 272 | Philadelphia Eagles | Langenbeck, DickDick Langenbeck | T | Cincinnati | Ind. |
| 29  | 273 | Los Angeles Rams | Comer, JohnJohn Comer | B | Holy Cross | Ind. |
| 29  | 274 | New York Giants | Harrison, ClaudeClaude Harrison | B | South Carolina | SoCon |
| 29  | 275 | Chicago Bears | Jerry McCarthy | E | Penn | Ind. |
| 30  | 276 | Detroit Lions | McAfee, HowardHoward McAfee | T | Tulane | SEC |
| 30  | 277 | Boston Yanks | John Prchlik | DT | Yale | Ind. |
| 30  | 278 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Stalloni, TonyTony Stalloni | T | Delaware | Mason-Dixon |
| 30  | 279 | Washington Redskins | Joe Colone | B | Penn State | Ind. |
| 30  | 280 | Green Bay Packers | Jerry Carle | B | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| 30  | 281 | Philadelphia Eagles | Winkler, BernieBernie Winkler | T | Texas Tech | Border |
| 30  | 282 | Chicago Cardinals | Lindsley, ClydeClyde Lindsley | E | LSU | SEC |
| 30  | 283 | Los Angeles Rams | Hal Dean | OG | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| 30  | 284 | New York Giants | Wright, JohnJohn Wright | B | Georgia | SEC |
| 30  | 285 | Chicago Bears | Pierce, JackJack Pierce | B | Illinois | Big Ten |
| 31  | 286 | Washington Redskins | Herb Shoener | E | Iowa | Big Ten |
| 31  | 287 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Vince DiFrancesca | OG | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| 31  | 288 | Philadelphia Eagles | Stephens, BillBill Stephens | T | Baylor | SWC |
| 31  | 289 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob Callahan | C | Michigan | Big Ten |
| 31  | 290 | Green Bay Packers | Hogan, BillBill Hogan | B | Kansas | Big Six |
| 31  | 291 | Los Angeles Rams | Atwell, JamesJames Atwell | B | South Carolina | SoCon |
| 31  | 292 | New York Giants | Schuler, BillBill Schuler | T | Yale | Ind. |
| 31  | 293 | Chicago Bears | Bulbs Ehlers | B | Purdue | Big Ten |
| 32  | 294 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Warren Lahr † | DB | Case Western Reserve | MAC |
| 32  | 295 | Washington Redskins | Pievo, BoBo Pievo | T | Purdue | Big Ten |
| 32  | 296 | Chicago Cardinals | Karamigios, JohnnyJohnny Karamigios | B | Denver | MSC |
| 32  | 297 | Green Bay Packers | Ralph Olsen | DE | Utah | MSC |
| 32  | 298 | Philadelphia Eagles | Kalosh, MikeMike Kalosh | E | La Crosse State | WSTCC |
| 32  | 299 | Los Angeles Rams | Prymuski, BobBob Prymuski | OG | Illinois | Big Ten |
| 32  | 300 | New York Giants | Clayton, DonDon Clayton | B | North Carolina | SoCon |

## Hall of Famers[edit]

* Dante Lavelli, end from Ohio State University taken 12th round 103rd overall by the Los Angeles Rams.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1975.[4]

* Tom Landry, defensive back from Texas taken 20th round 184th overall by the New York Giants.

Inducted: For his Coaching achievements Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1990

* Art Donovan, defensive tackle from Boston College taken 22nd round 204th overall by the New York Giants

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1968.

## Notable undrafted players[edit]

† | = Pro Bowler[N 1]

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Original NFL team | Player  | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes

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Chicago Bears | Enrique Ecker | OT | John Carroll | OAC |
Chicago Bears | George Gulyanics | HB/P | Alabama | SEC |
Detroit Lions | George Hekkers | OT | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
Washington Redskins | Hugh Taylor † | WR | Oklahoma City | Ind. |

## Summary[edit]

### Schools with multiple draft selections[edit]

Selections  | Schools

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10  | Texas
9  | UCLA
8  | Michigan, Northwestern
7  | LSU, Oklahoma
6  | Army, Illinois
5  | Georgia, Indiana, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn, South Carolina, Tulsa, Wake Forest
4  | California, Cincinnati, Detroit, Holy Cross, Iowa, Oklahoma A&M, Penn State, Stanford, TCU, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, USC, Vanderbilt, Washington, Washington State, Wisconsin
3  | Arkansas, BYU, Duke, East Texas State, Miami (FL), Navy, NC State, Oklahoma City, Oregon, Rice, SMU, Yale
2  | Boston College, Colgate, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Denver, Georgia Tech, Hardin–Simmons, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, Muhlenberg, Nevada, Oregon State, Purdue, Richmond, Southeastern Louisiana, St. Bonaventure, Wesleyan, William & Mary, Wyoming

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b Players are identified as Pro Bowlers if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
2. ^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

## References[edit]

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.
4. ^ List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2008.

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* NFL.com – 1947 Draft
* databaseFootball.com – 1947 Draft
* Pro Football Hall of Fame

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