1948 NFL draft

National Football League draft

1948 NFL draft

General information
Date(s)| December 19, 1947
Location| Fort Pitt Hotel
in Pittsburgh, PA
Overview
300 total selections in 32 rounds
League| NFL
First selection| Harry Gilmer, HB
Washington Redskins
Most selections (33)| New York Giants
Fewest selections (28)| Chicago Cardinals
Detroit Lions
Hall of Famers|

* QB Bobby Layne
* QB Y. A. Tittle
* OT Lou Creekmur
* FB Joe Perry
* DE Len Ford
* S Emlen Tunnell

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The 1948 NFL draft was held on December 19, 1947, at the Fort Pitt Hotel in Pittsburgh.[1][2] This was the second year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery, with the previous year's winner Chicago Bears ineligible from the draw;[3] it was won by the Washington Redskins, who selected halfback Harry Gilmer.

## Player selections

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‡  | =Hall of Famer [N 2]
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 | Washington Redskins | Harry Gilmer † | B | Alabama | SEC |

Bonus Lottery Pick

| 1  | 2 | New York Giants | Skip Minisi | HB | Penn | Ind. |
| 1  | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bobby Layne‡† | QB | Texas | SWC |

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| 1  | 4 | Washington Redskins | Lowell Tew | FB | Alabama | SEC |
| 1  | 5 | Boston Yanks | Vaughn Mancha | C | Alabama | SEC |
| 1  | 6 | Detroit Lions | Y. A. Tittle‡† | QB | LSU | SEC |
| 1  | 7 | Green Bay Packers | Jug Girard | E | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| 1  | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles | Clyde Scott | HB | Arkansas | SWC |
| 1  | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dan Edwards † | E | Georgia | SEC |
| 1  | 10 | Chicago Bears | Max Bumgardner | DE | Texas | SWC |
| 1  | 11 | Chicago Cardinals | Jim Spavital | FB | Oklahoma A&M | MVC |
| 2  | 12 | New York Giants | Joe Scott | HB | San Francisco | Ind. |
| 2  | 13 | Detroit Lions | Quist, GeorgeGeorge Quist | B | Stanford | PCC |
| 3  | 14 | Boston Yanks | John Nolan | T | Penn State | Ind. |
| 3  | 15 | Detroit Lions | Les Bingaman † | T | Illinois | Big Ten |
| 3  | 16 | Washington Redskins | Tommy Thompson | LB | William & Mary | SoCon |
| 3  | 17 | Boston Yanks | Cook, EarlEarl Cook | OG | SMU | SWC |
| 3  | 18 | Los Angeles Rams | Tom Keane † | CB | West Virginia | Ind. |
| 3  | 19 | Green Bay Packers | Ed Smith | HB | Texas Mines | Border |
| 3  | 20 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jerry Nuzum | HB | New Mexico A&M | Border |
| 3  | 21 | Chicago Bears | Dub Garrett | OG | Mississippi State | SEC |
| 3  | 22 | Philadelphia Eagles | Paul Campbell | QB | Texas | SWC |
| 3  | 23 | Chicago Cardinals | Bill Smith | T | North Carolina | SoCon |
| 4  | 24 | New York Giants | Bruce Gehrke | E | Columbia | Ind. |
| 4  | 25 | Detroit Lions | Minor, JimJim Minor | T | Arkansas | SWC |
| 5  | 26 | New York Giants | Wolosky, JohnnyJohnny Wolosky | C | Penn State | Ind. |
| 5  | 27 | Green Bay Packers | Richards, DonDon Richards | T | Arkansas | SWC |
| 5  | 28 | Washington Redskins | Dan Sandifer | DB | LSU | SEC |
| 5  | 29 | Boston Yanks | Bill Healy | OG | Georgia Tech | SEC |
| 5  | 30 | Los Angeles Rams | Bailey, BruceBruce Bailey | B | Virginia | Ind. |
| 5  | 31 | Green Bay Packers | Sellers, WeymanWeyman Sellers | E | Georgia | SEC |
| 5  | 32 | Chicago Bears | Knox Ramsey | OG | William & Mary | SoCon |
| 5  | 33 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jack Myers | FB | UCLA | PCC |
| 5  | 34 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Wozniak † | OG | Alabama | SEC |
| 5  | 35 | Chicago Cardinals | Smith, JayJay Smith | E | Mississippi Southern | Ind. |
| 6  | 36 | New York Giants | Erickson, BillBill Erickson | OG | Ole Miss | SEC |
| 6  | 37 | Detroit Lions | Williamson, BobBob Williamson | T | Hobart | Ind. |
| 6  | 38 | Washington Redskins | Jack Weisenburger | B | Michigan | Big Ten |
| 6  | 39 | Boston Yanks | Phil Slosburg | B | Temple | Ind. |
| 6  | 40 | Los Angeles Rams | George Grimes | DB | Virginia | Ind. |
| 6  | 41 | Green Bay Packers | Larry Olsonoski | OG | Minnesota | Big Ten |
| 6  | 42 | Philadelphia Eagles | Duncan, HowardHoward Duncan | C | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| 6  | 43 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Joe Gasparella | BB | Notre Dame | Ind. |
| 6  | 44 | Chicago Bears | Brugge, BobBob Brugge | B | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| 6  | 45 | Pittsburgh Steelers | O'Reilly, PhilPhil O'Reilly | T | Purdue | Big Ten |
| 7  | 46 | New York Giants | Bob Pfohl | B | Purdue | Big Ten |
| 7  | 47 | Detroit Lions | Fred Enke | B | Arizona | BIAA |
| 7  | 48 | Washington Redskins | Jack Kurkowski | B | Detroit | N/A  |
| 7  | 49 | Los Angeles Rams | Ruszkowski, GeneGene Ruszkowski | T | Ohio | MAC |
| 7  | 50 | Los Angeles Rams | Cudd, NoelNoel Cudd | T | West Texas State | Border |
| 7  | 51 | Green Bay Packers | Jay Rhodemyre | C | Kentucky | SEC |
| 7  | 52 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Luongo, BillBill Luongo | B | Penn | Ind. |
| 7  | 53 | Detroit Lions | Schwab, MoroniMoroni Schwab | T | Utah State | MSC |
| 7  | 54 | Philadelphia Eagles | Buddy Tinsley | T | Baylor | SWC |
| 7  | 55 | Chicago Cardinals | Jim Cason † | S | LSU | SEC |
| 8  | 56 | New York Giants | Hutchinson, RalphRalph Hutchinson | T | Chattanooga | N/A  |
| 8  | 57 | New York Giants | Ray Coates † | HB | LSU | SEC |
| 8  | 58 | Washington Redskins | Cady, JerryJerry Cady | T | Gustavus Adolphus | MIAC |
| 8  | 59 | Boston Yanks | Furse, TexTex Furse | B | Yale | Ind. |
| 8  | 60 | Los Angeles Rams | Walker, BobBob Walker | B | Colorado Mines | RMAC |
| 8  | 61 | Green Bay Packers | Cunz, BobBob Cunz | T | Illinois | Big Ten |
| 8  | 62 | Chicago Bears | Shorty McWilliams | DB | Mississippi State | SEC |
| 8  | 63 | Philadelphia Eagles | Marty Wendell | OG | Notre Dame | Ind. |
| 8  | 64 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Cooper, JimJim Cooper | C | North Texas State Teachers | LSC |
| 8  | 65 | Chicago Cardinals | Jim Camp | B | North Carolina | SoCon |
| 9  | 66 | New York Giants | Dick Ottele | BB | Washington | PCC |
| 9  | 67 | Detroit Lions | Don Doll † | S | USC | PCC |
| 9  | 68 | Washington Redskins | Anderson, BobBob Anderson | B | Stanford | PCC |
| 9  | 69 | Boston Yanks | Burton, JimJim Burton | E | Wesleyan | —  |
| 9  | 70 | Los Angeles Rams | Graham, MikeMike Graham | B | Cincinnati | MAC |
| 9  | 71 | New York Giants | Wiltgen, KenKen Wiltgen | E | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| 9  | 72 | Philadelphia Eagles | Beasley, ScottScott Beasley | E | Nevada | Ind. |
| 9  | 73 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ed Ryan | E | Saint Mary's (CA) | Ind. |
| 9  | 74 | Chicago Bears | Mills, MalachiMalachi Mills | T | VMI | SoCon |
| 9  | 75 | New York Giants | Royston, EdEd Royston | OG | Wake Forest | SoCon |
| 10  | 76 | New York Giants | Magdziak, StanStan Magdziak | B | William & Mary | SoCon |
| 10  | 77 | Detroit Lions | Paul Cleary | E | USC | PCC |
| 10  | 78 | Washington Redskins | Mike Katrishen | OG | Mississippi Southern | Ind. |
| 10  | 79 | Boston Yanks | Forbes, BobBob Forbes | B | Florida | SEC |
| 10  | 80 | Los Angeles Rams | Glenn Johnson | T | Arizona State | BIAA |
| 10  | 81 | Green Bay Packers | Walmsley, GeorgeGeorge Walmsley | B | Rice | SWC |
| 10  | 82 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Deranek, DickDick Deranek | B | Indiana | Big Ten |
| 10  | 83 | Chicago Bears | Dick Flanagan | LB | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| 10  | 84 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ray Richeson | OG | Alabama | SEC |
| 10  | 85 | Chicago Cardinals | Weisner, CarlCarl Weisner | E | St. Louis | N/A  |
| 11  | 86 | New York Giants | Lanzi, PetePete Lanzi | E | Youngstown | Ind. |
| 11  | 87 | Detroit Lions | Fred Land † | T | LSU | SEC |
| 11  | 88 | Washington Redskins | Marshall, EdEd Marshall | T | Penn | Ind. |
| 11  | 89 | Boston Yanks | George Roman | T | Western Reserve | —  |
| 11  | 90 | Los Angeles Rams | Zisch, JohnnyJohnny Zisch | E | Colorado | MSC |
| 11  | 91 | Green Bay Packers | Hodges, BobBob Hodges | T | Bradley | Ind. |
| 11  | 92 | Chicago Bears | McDowell, JimJim McDowell | OG | William & Mary | SoCon |
| 11  | 93 | Philadelphia Eagles | Gil Johnson | QB | SMU | SWC |
| 11  | 94 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Redfield, PaulPaul Redfield | T | Colgate | Ind. |
| 11  | 95 | Chicago Cardinals | Gene Corum | OG | West Virginia | Ind. |
| 12  | 96 | New York Giants | Modzeleski, LenLen Modzeleski | T | Scranton | N/A  |
| 12  | 97 | New York Giants | Jim Brieske | C | Michigan | Big Ten |
| 12  | 98 | Washington Redskins | Andrus, TedTed Andrus | OG | Southwestern Louisiana | Louisiana |
| 12  | 99 | Boston Yanks | Abner Wimberly † | DE | LSU | SEC |
| 12  | 100 | Los Angeles Rams | Phleger, PinkyPinky Phleger | T | Stanford | PCC |
| 12  | 101 | Green Bay Packers | Rennebohm, BobBob Rennebohm | E | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| 12  | 102 | Philadelphia Eagles | Wyman, BillBill Wyman | T | Rice | SWC |
| 12  | 103 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Papach, GeorgeGeorge Papach | FB | Purdue | Big Ten |
| 12  | 104 | Chicago Bears | Sheehan, MelMel Sheehan | E | Missouri | Big Six |
| 12  | 105 | Chicago Cardinals | Clarence Self | DB | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| 13  | 106 | New York Giants | Bob Hatch | B | Boston University | —  |
| 13  | 107 | Detroit Lions | Steger, RussRuss Steger | B | Illinois | Big Ten |
| 13  | 108 | Washington Redskins | Russ, CarlCarl Russ | B | Rice | SWC |
| 13  | 109 | Boston Yanks | Bob Jensen | DE | Iowa State | Big Six |
| 13  | 110 | Los Angeles Rams | Heck, BobBob Heck | DE | Purdue | Big Ten |
| 13  | 111 | Green Bay Packers | Perry Moss | B | Illinois | Big Ten |
| 13  | 112 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Finical, TomTom Finical | E | Princeton | Ind. |
| 13  | 113 | Chicago Bears | Dick Scott | C | Navy | Ind. |
| 13  | 114 | Philadelphia Eagles | Walthall, JimJim Walthall | B | West Virginia | Ind. |
| 13  | 115 | Chicago Cardinals | John Hollar | FB | Appalachian State | North State |
| 14  | 116 | New York Giants | Hanzel, JohnJohn Hanzel | OG | Guilford | N/A  |
| 14  | 117 | Detroit Lions | Enstice, HalHal Enstice | B | Union (NY) | N/A  |
| 14  | 118 | Washington Redskins | Chick Jagade † | E | Indiana | Big Ten |
| 14  | 119 | Boston Yanks | Entsminger, BusBus Entsminger | B | Missouri | Big Six |
| 14  | 120 | Los Angeles Rams | Bill Schroll | LB | LSU | SEC |
| 14  | 121 | Green Bay Packers | Fred Provo | HB | Washington | PCC |
| 14  | 122 | Chicago Bears | Ollie Cline | E | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| 14  | 123 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dick Kempthorn | B | Michigan | Big Ten |
| 14  | 124 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lane, ClaytonClayton Lane | T | New Hampshire | Yankee |
| 14  | 125 | Chicago Cardinals | Hanlon, BobBob Hanlon | HB | Loras | N/A  |
| 15  | 126 | New York Giants | Garza, DanDan Garza | E | Oregon | PCC |
| 15  | 127 | Detroit Lions | Pete Elliott | B | Michigan | Big Ten |
| 15  | 128 | Washington Redskins | Ed Quirk | E | Missouri | Big Six |
| 15  | 129 | Boston Yanks | Ragonese, CarmenCarmen Ragonese | B | New Hampshire | Yankee |
| 15  | 130 | Los Angeles Rams | DeMent, BobBob DeMent | T | Mississippi Southern | Ind. |
| 15  | 131 | Green Bay Packers | Lou Agase | T | Illinois | Big Ten |
| 15  | 132 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dick Rifenburg | E | Michigan | Big Ten |
| 15  | 133 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mazuca, DickDick Mazuca | OG | Canisius | —  |
| 15  | 134 | Chicago Bears | Rob Goode | B | Texas A&M | SWC |
| 15  | 135 | Chicago Cardinals | George Petrovich | OG | Texas | SWC |
| 16  | 136 | New York Giants | Yovetich, DanDan Yovetich | E | Montana State | RMAC |
| 16  | 137 | Detroit Lions | Templeton, DaveDave Templeton | OG | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| 16  | 138 | Washington Redskins | Pollard, ArtArt Pollard | B | Arizona | BIAA |
| 16  | 139 | Boston Yanks | George Ratterman | QB | Notre Dame | Ind. |
| 16  | 140 | Los Angeles Rams | Schoenherr, CharleyCharley Schoenherr | B | Wheaton | N/A  |
| 16  | 141 | Green Bay Packers | Travis Raven | B | Texas | SWC |
| 16  | 142 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill McPeak † | DE | Pittsburgh | Ind. |
| 16  | 143 | Chicago Bears | Grimenstein, ClydeClyde Grimenstein | E | Purdue | Big Ten |
| 16  | 144 | Philadelphia Eagles | Stanton, DonDon Stanton | T | Oregon | PCC |
| 16  | 145 | Chicago Cardinals | Jim Still | B | Georgia Tech | SEC |
| 17  | 146 | New York Giants | Grothus, JoeJoe Grothus | OG | Iowa | Big Ten |
| 17  | 147 | Detroit Lions | Quentin Sickels | OG | Michigan | Big Ten |
| 17  | 148 | Washington Redskins | Newman, ChuckChuck Newman | E | Louisiana Tech | LIC |
| 17  | 149 | Boston Yanks | Trotter, NuteNute Trotter | T | Oklahoma | Big Six |
| 17  | 150 | Los Angeles Rams | Larry Brink † | DE | Northern Illinois State | IIAC |
| 17  | 151 | Washington Redskins | Schwartzkopf, DaleDale Schwartzkopf | E | Texas | SWC |
| 17  | 152 | Chicago Bears | Fallon, JohnJohn Fallon | OG | Notre Dame | Ind. |
| 17  | 153 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ralph Kohl | T | Michigan | Big Ten |
| 17  | 154 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Messoline, FrankFrank Messoline | B | Scranton | N/A  |
| 17  | 155 | Chicago Cardinals | Davis, ClayClay Davis | C | Oklahoma A&M | MVC |
| 18  | 156 | New York Giants | Mathews, GeorgeGeorge Mathews | B | Georgia Tech | SEC |
| 18  | 157 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim Spruill | T | Rice | SWC |
| 18  | 158 | Washington Redskins | Pearcy, RayRay Pearcy | C | Oklahoma | Big Six |
| 18  | 159 | Boston Yanks | Mendel, JackJack Mendel | E | Canisius | —  |
| 18  | 160 | Los Angeles Rams | Bill O'Connor | E | Notre Dame | Ind. |
| 18  | 161 | Green Bay Packers | Balge, KenKen Balge | E | Michigan State | Ind. |
| 18  | 162 | Philadelphia Eagles | Aubrey Fowler | HB | Arkansas | SWC |
| 18  | 163 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lane, TomTom Lane | T | Muhlenberg | N/A  |
| 18  | 164 | Chicago Bears | Brown, RayRay Brown | B | Virginia | Ind. |
| 18  | 165 | Chicago Cardinals | Caughron, HarryHarry Caughron | T | William & Mary | SoCon |
| 19  | 166 | New York Giants | Don Ettinger | LB | Kansas | Big Six |
| 19  | 167 | Detroit Lions | Barney Hafen | DE | Utah | MSC |
| 19  | 168 | Washington Redskins | Vellela, GeneGene Vellela | T | Scranton | N/A  |
| 19  | 169 | Boston Yanks | Jowell, MelMel Jowell | OG | McMurry | N/A  |
| 19  | 170 | Los Angeles Rams | Nelson, BillBill Nelson | B | Montana State | RMAC |
| 19  | 171 | Green Bay Packers | Tatom, CharleyCharley Tatom | T | Texas | SWC |
| 19  | 172 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Pete Barbolak | T | Purdue | Big Ten |
| 19  | 173 | Chicago Bears | Hileman, BobBob Hileman | C | California | PCC |
| 19  | 174 | Philadelphia Eagles | Krall, RudyRudy Krall | B | New Mexico | Border |
| 19  | 175 | Chicago Cardinals | Jerry Davis | DB | Southeastern Louisiana | Louisiana |
| 20  | 176 | New York Giants | Williams, FrankFrank Williams | E | Utah State | MSC |
| 20  | 177 | Detroit Lions | Dellosobelle, AldoAldo Dellosobelle | T | Loyola (CA) | Ind. |
| 20  | 178 | Washington Redskins | Cloyce Box † | E | West Texas State | Border |
| 20  | 179 | Boston Yanks | Nelson, FrankFrank Nelson | B | Utah | MSC |
| 20  | 180 | Los Angeles Rams | Rees, JimJim Rees | T | NC State | SoCon |
| 20  | 181 | Green Bay Packers | Thomas, FloydFloyd Thomas | C | Arkansas | SWC |
| 20  | 182 | Chicago Bears | Gay, ThurmanThurman Gay | T | Oklahoma A&M | MVC |
| 20  | 183 | Philadelphia Eagles | Claunch, EdEd Claunch | C | LSU | SEC |
| 20  | 184 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Folger, FredFred Folger | B | Duke | SoCon |
| 20  | 185 | Chicago Cardinals | Dwyer, GeneGene Dwyer | E | St. Ambrose | N/A  |
| 21  | 186 | New York Giants | Dick Woodard | LB | Iowa | Big Ten |
| 21  | 187 | Detroit Lions | Dill, DeanDean Dill † | B | USC | PCC |
| 21  | 188 | Washington Redskins | Bell, BryanBryan Bell | B | Washington & Lee | N/A  |
| 21  | 189 | Boston Yanks | Lukens, JimJim Lukens | E | Washington & Lee | N/A  |
| 21  | 190 | Los Angeles Rams | Borneman, RayRay Borneman | B | Texas | SWC |
| 21  | 191 | Green Bay Packers | Herbert St. John | OG | Georgia | SEC |
| 21  | 192 | Philadelphia Eagles | Norton, NegleyNegley Norton | T | Penn State | Ind. |
| 21  | 193 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Charlie Snyder | T | Marshall | Ind. |
| 21  | 194 | Chicago Bears | Peppy Blount | E | Texas | SWC |
| 21  | 195 | Chicago Cardinals | Waters, HarryHarry Waters | B | Colorado College | N/A  |
| 22  | 196 | New York Giants | George Kisiday | E | Columbia | Ind. |
| 22  | 197 | Detroit Lions | McEwen, JackJack McEwen | B | Colorado | MSC |
| 22  | 198 | Washington Redskins | Joel Williams | C | Texas | SWC |
| 22  | 199 | Boston Yanks | O'Brien, FranFran O'Brien | B | Dartmouth | Ind. |
| 22  | 200 | Los Angeles Rams | Ray Yagiello | OG | Catawba | N/A  |
| 22  | 201 | Green Bay Packers | Anderson, RedRed Anderson | B | Rice | SWC |
| 22  | 202 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tally Stevens | E | Utah | MSC |
| 22  | 203 | Chicago Bears | J. R. Boone | E | Tulsa | MVC |
| 22  | 204 | Philadelphia Eagles | Frizzell, LockwoodLockwood Frizzell | C | Virginia | Ind. |
| 22  | 205 | Chicago Cardinals | Monroe, DickDick Monroe | C | Kansas | Big Six |
| 23  | 206 | New York Giants | Roberts, TheronTheron Roberts | OG | Arkansas | SWC |
| 23  | 207 | Detroit Lions | Rebel Steiner | E | Alabama | SEC |
| 23  | 208 | Washington Redskins | Hoitsma, LouLou Hoitsma | E | William & Mary | SoCon |
| 23  | 209 | Boston Yanks | Zito, JimJim Zito | T | Michigan State | Ind. |
| 23  | 210 | Los Angeles Rams | Pesek, JohnJohn Pesek | E | Nebraska | Big Six |
| 23  | 211 | Green Bay Packers | Kling, FredFred Kling | B | Missouri | Big Six |
| 23  | 212 | Chicago Bears | Jim Duncan | E | Wake Forest | SoCon |
| 23  | 213 | Philadelphia Eagles | Swaner, JackJack Swaner | B | California | PCC |
| 23  | 214 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Norman, DikeDike Norman | C | Washington & Lee | N/A  |
| 23  | 215 | Chicago Cardinals | Reynolds, HinduHindu Reynolds | E | Mississippi Southern | Ind. |
| 24  | 216 | New York Giants | Walt McCormick † | C | USC | PCC |
| 24  | 217 | Detroit Lions | Suarez, JoeJoe Suarez | OG | Saint Mary's (CA) | Ind. |
| 24  | 218 | Washington Redskins | Lawhorn, FloydFloyd Lawhorn | OG | Texas Tech | Border |
| 24  | 219 | Boston Yanks | Roderick, JackJack Roderick | E | Yale | Ind. |
| 24  | 220 | Los Angeles Rams | DeAutremont, CharlieCharlie DeAutremont | B | Southern Oregon | —  |
| 24  | 221 | Green Bay Packers | Clyde Biggers | T | Catawba | N/A  |
| 24  | 222 | Philadelphia Eagles | Littleton, ArtArt Littleton | E | Penn | Ind. |
| 24  | 223 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Floyd Simmons | B | Notre Dame | Ind. |
| 24  | 224 | Chicago Bears | Gatewood, JimmyJimmy Gatewood | B | Georgia | SEC |
| 24  | 225 | Chicago Cardinals | Wedel, DickDick Wedel | OG | Wake Forest | SoCon |
| 25  | 226 | New York Giants | Dick Wilkins | E | Oregon | PCC |
| 25  | 227 | Detroit Lions | McGee, CoyCoy McGee | B | Notre Dame | Ind. |
| 25  | 228 | Washington Redskins | West, DickDick West | B | Princeton | Ind. |
| 25  | 229 | Boston Yanks | Sikorski, EddieEddie Sikorski | B | Muhlenberg | N/A  |
| 25  | 230 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Levenhagen | OG | Washington | PCC |
| 25  | 231 | Green Bay Packers | Stan Heath | QB | Nevada | Ind. |
| 25  | 232 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Hausser, PaulPaul Hausser | T | Wichita | MVC |
| 25  | 233 | Chicago Bears | Brumm, GeorgeGeorge Brumm | C | Pacific | CCAA |
| 25  | 234 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Parmer | E | Oklahoma A&M | MVC |
| 25  | 235 | Chicago Cardinals | Paul Shoults | HB | Miami (OH) | MAC |
| 26  | 236 | New York Giants | Marotta, VinceVince Marotta | B | Mount Union | OAC |
| 26  | 237 | Detroit Lions | Alexander, PhilPhil Alexander | T | South Carolina | SoCon |
| 26  | 238 | Washington Redskins | Oakes, RolandRoland Oakes | E | Missouri | Big Six |
| 26  | 239 | Boston Yanks | Mather, BruceBruce Mather | B | New Hampshire | Yankee |
| 26  | 240 | Los Angeles Rams | Cooper, LeonLeon Cooper | T | Hardin–Simmons | Border |
| 26  | 241 | Green Bay Packers | Allen, AubreyAubrey Allen | T | Colorado | MSC |
| 26  | 242 | Chicago Bears | Paul Dietzel | C | Miami (OH) | MAC |
| 26  | 243 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lou Creekmur‡† | T | William & Mary | SoCon |
| 26  | 244 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ramsey, BobBob Ramsey | B | SMU | SWC |
| 26  | 245 | Chicago Cardinals | Fred Wendt | B | Texas Mines | Border |
| 27  | 246 | New York Giants | Salisbury, TomTom Salisbury | T | Clemson | SoCon |
| 27  | 247 | Detroit Lions | Pizza, FrankFrank Pizza | T | Toledo | OAC |
| 27  | 248 | Washington Redskins | Watkins, EdEd Watkins | T | Idaho | PCC |
| 27  | 249 | Boston Yanks | Shoaf, JimJim Shoaf | T | Iowa | Big Ten |
| 27  | 250 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Wade | HB | Oklahoma City | Ind. |
| 27  | 251 | Green Bay Packers | Gorski, StanStan Gorski | E | Saint Mary's (MN) | —  |
| 27  | 252 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Stanton | DE | NC State | SoCon |
| 27  | 253 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Whitlow, FeltonFelton Whitlow | T | North Texas State Teachers | LSC |
| 27  | 254 | Chicago Bears | Clasby, EdEd Clasby | B | Boston College | Ind. |
| 27  | 255 | Chicago Cardinals | Doug Belden | B | Florida | SEC |
| 28  | 256 | New York Giants | Lilja, RoyRoy Lilja | C | Colorado College | N/A  |
| 28  | 257 | Detroit Lions | Schutte, GeorgeGeorge Schutte | T | USC | PCC |
| 28  | 258 | Washington Redskins | Don Corbitt | C | Arizona | BIAA |
| 28  | 259 | Boston Yanks | McCary, JoeJoe McCary | B | Virginia | Ind. |
| 28  | 260 | Los Angeles Rams | Sinofsky, KenKen Sinofsky | OG | Nevada | Ind. |
| 28  | 261 | Green Bay Packers | Sharp, DonDon Sharp | C | Tulsa | MVC |
| 28  | 262 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bowen, DinkyDinky Bowen | B | Georgia Tech | SEC |
| 28  | 263 | Chicago Bears | Hardison, FredFred Hardison | E | Duke | SoCon |
| 28  | 264 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bennie Ellender | B | Tulane | SEC |
| 28  | 265 | Chicago Cardinals | Stackhouse, RayRay Stackhouse | T | Xavier | N/A  |
| 29  | 266 | New York Giants | Greenhalgh, BobbyBobby Greenhalgh | E | San Francisco | Ind. |
| 29  | 267 | Detroit Lions | Pabalis, TonyTony Pabalis | B | Central Michigan | Ind. |
| 29  | 268 | Washington Redskins | Bowen, BuddyBuddy Bowen | B | Ole Miss | SEC |
| 29  | 269 | Boston Yanks | Sica, AlAl Sica | B | Penn | Ind. |
| 29  | 270 | Los Angeles Rams | Stuart, Bobby JackBobby Jack Stuart | B | Tulsa | MVC |
| 29  | 271 | Green Bay Packers | John Panelli | B | Notre Dame | Ind. |
| 29  | 272 | Chicago Bears | Frank Van Deren | E | California | PCC |
| 29  | 273 | Philadelphia Eagles | Rex Grossman | LB | Indiana | Big Ten |
| 29  | 274 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Abe Gibron † | OG | Purdue | Big Ten |
| 29  | 275 | Chicago Cardinals | Reid, BernieBernie Reid | OG | Georgia | SEC |
| 30  | 276 | New York Giants | Kelley, EdEd Kelley | T | Texas | SWC |
| 30  | 277 | Detroit Lions | McCurry, BobBob McCurry | C | Michigan State | Ind. |
| 30  | 278 | Washington Redskins | Paulson, VicVic Paulson | E | Santa Barbara | CCAA |
| 30  | 279 | Boston Yanks | Harry Bonk | B | Maryland | SoCon |
| 30  | 280 | Los Angeles Rams | Crum, JuniorJunior Crum | E | Arizona | BIAA |
| 30  | 281 | Green Bay Packers | Clarence McGeary | DT | North Dakota State | NCC |
| 30  | 282 | Philadelphia Eagles | Kitchens, A. B.A. B. Kitchens | T | Tulsa | MVC |
| 30  | 283 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bruce Hilkene | T | Michigan | Big Ten |
| 30  | 284 | Chicago Bears | Pietkiewicz, AlAl Pietkiewicz | E | San Francisco | Ind. |
| 30  | 285 | Chicago Cardinals | Powell, JimJim Powell | E | Tennessee | SEC |
| 31  | 286 | Washington Redskins | Welch, BarneyBarney Welch | B | Texas A&M | SWC |
| 31  | 287 | Boston Yanks | Langsjoen, BernorBernor Langsjoen | B | Gustavus Adolphus | MIAC |
| 31  | 288 | Los Angeles Rams | Kunkiewicz, TonyTony Kunkiewicz | B | Trinity (CT) | Ind.  |
| 31  | 289 | Green Bay Packers | Mills, MikeMike Mills | E | BYU | MSC |
| 31  | 290 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Zuchowski, TedTed Zuchowski | T | Toledo | OAC |
| 31  | 291 | Chicago Bears | Norm Cox | QB | TCU | SWC |
| 31  | 292 | Philadelphia Eagles | Art Statuto | C | Notre Dame | Ind. |
| 31  | 293 | Chicago Cardinals | Polidor, BobBob Polidor | B | Villanova | Ind. |
| 32  | 294 | Boston Yanks | Neff, GeorgeGeorge Neff | B | Virginia | Ind. |
| 32  | 295 | Los Angeles Rams | Taylor, BillBill Taylor | E | Rice | SWC |
| 32  | 296 | Green Bay Packers | Ralph Earhart | HB | Texas Tech | Border |
| 32  | 297 | Chicago Bears | Truett Smith | B | Mississippi State | SEC |
| 32  | 298 | Philadelphia Eagles | Novak, TomTom Novak | C | Nebraska | Big Six |
| 32  | 299 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DeMattea, TonyTony DeMattea | B | Pittsburgh | Ind. |
| 32  | 300 | Chicago Cardinals | Bill Fischer | OG | Notre Dame | Ind. |

## Hall of Famers

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* Bobby Layne, quarterback from Texas taken 1st round 3rd overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1967.[5]

* Y. A. Tittle, quarterback from LSU taken 1st round 6th overall by the Detroit Lions.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1971.[6]

* Lou Creekmur, tackle from William & Mary taken 243rd overall by the Philadelphia Eagles, and again in the 2nd round of the 1950 special draft by the Detroit Lions.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1996.[7]

* Joe Perry, fullback from Compton Junior College, signed undrafted by the San Francisco 49ers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1969.

* Emlen Tunnell, cornerback from Iowa, signed undrafted by the New York Giants.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1967.

* Len Ford, defensive end from Michigan, signed undrafted by the Cleveland Browns.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1976

## Notable undrafted players

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† | = Pro Bowler [N 1] |  | ‡  | = Hall of Famer[8]

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San Francisco 49ers | Joe Perry‡  | FB | Compton JC | N/A  |
Cleveland Browns | Len Ford‡  | DE | Michigan | Big Ten |
New York Giants | Emlen Tunnell‡  | S | Iowa | Big Ten |
Chicago Bears | Wash Serini | WR | Kentucky | SEC |
Detroit Lions | Bob Mann | WR | Hampton | CIAA |
Philadelphia Eagles | Walt Barnes † | OG | LSU | SEC |
San Francisco 49ers | Bill Johnson | C | Texas A&M | SWC |
Washington Redskins | Howard Hartley | HB/DB | Duke | SoCon |

## Trades

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In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2023 NFL draft.

Round one

1. ^ No. 3: Detroit -> Pittsburgh. Detroit traded their 1948 first-round selection (No. 3 overall), halfbacks Bob Cifers and Paul White, and the rights to Bob Chappuis to the Pittsburgh Steelers for halfback Bill Dudley.[4]

## Notes

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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

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1. ^ "Steeler Fans Mob Ticket Office As Team Drills for Eagle Battle". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 16, 1947. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
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. ^ "Dudley Traded to Lions by Steelers". The Punxsutawney Spirit. August 7, 1947. p. 6\. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ List of 1960s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2008.
6. ^ List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2008.
7. ^ "History: 1950 Draft – Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on August 27, 2008. Retrieved August 3, 2008.
8. ^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

## External links

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* NFL.com – 1948 Draft
* databaseFootball.com – 1948 Draft
* Pro Football Hall of Fame

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