1948 NFL 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
First selection	Harry Gilmer, HB Washington Redskins
Last selection	Bill Fischer, G Chicago Cardinals
Most selections (33)	New York Giants
Fewest selections (28)	Chicago Cardinals, Detroit Lions
Hall of Famers	3

The 1948 National Football League Draft was held on December 19, 1947, at the Fort Pitt Hotel in Pittsburgh.^[1]^[2]

Player selections

= Pro Bowler^[3]

= Hall of Famer

Round one

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Washington Redskins ^{(Lottery bonus pick)}	Harry Gilmer	Halfback	Alabama
2	New York Giants	Tony "Skip" Minisi	Halfback	University of Pennsylvania
3	Chicago Bears ^{(From Detroit via Pittsburgh)}	Bobby Layne	Quarterback	Texas
4	Washington Redskins	Lowell Tew	Back	Alabama
5	Boston Yanks	Vaughn Mancha	Center	Alabama
6	Detroit Lions ^{(From Los Angeles)}	Y. A. Tittle	Quarterback	LSU
7	Green Bay Packers	Earl "Jug" Girard	Back	Wisconsin
8	Philadelphia Eagles	Clyde Scott	Back	Arkansas
9	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dan Edwards	End	Georgia
10	Chicago Bears	Max Bumgardner	End	Texas
11	Chicago Cardinals	Jim Spavital	Fullback	Oklahoma A&M

Round two

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
12	New York Giants	Joe Scott	Back	San Francisco
13	Detroit Lions	George Quist	Back	Stanford

Round three

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
14	Boston Yanks	John Nolan	Tackle	Penn State
15	Detroit Lions	Les Bingaman	Tackle	Illinois
16	Washington Redskins	Tommy Thompson	Center	William & Mary
17	Boston Yanks	Earl Cook	Guard	Southern Methodist
18	Los Angeles Rams	Tom Keane	Back	West Virginia
19	Green Bay Packers	Ed Smith	Back	Texas-El Paso
20	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jerry Nuzum	Back	New Mexico State
21	Chicago Bears	Dub Garrett	Tackle	Mississippi State
22	Philadelphia Eagles	Paul Campbell	Quarterback	Texas
23	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Smith	Tackle	North Carolina

Round four

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
24	New York Giants	Bruce Gehrke	End	Columbia
25	Detroit Lions	Jim Minor	Tackle	Arkansas

Round five

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
26	New York Giants	Johnny Wolosky	Center	Penn State
27	Green Bay Packers	Don Richards	Tackle	Arkansas
28	Washington Redskins	Dan Sandifer	Back	Louisiana State
29	Boston Yanks	Bill Healy	Guard	Georgia Tech
30	Los Angeles Rams	Bruce Bailey	Back	Virginia
31	Green Bay Packers	Weyman Sellers	End	Georgia
32	Chicago Bears	Knox Ramsey	Guard	William & Mary
33	Philadelphia Eagles	Jack "Moose" Myers	Back	UCLA
34	Pittsburgh Steelers	John Wozniak	Guard	Alabama
35	Chicago Cardinals	Jay Smith	End	Southern Mississippi

Round six

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
36	New York Giants	Bill Erickson	Tackle	Mississippi
37	Detroit Lions	Bob Williamson	Tackle	Hobart
38	Washington Redskins	Jack Weisenburger	Back	Michigan
39	Boston Yanks	Phil Slosburg	Back	Temple
40	Los Angeles Rams	George Grimes	Back	Virginia
41	Green Bay Packers	Larry Olsonoski	Guard	Minnesota
42	Philadelphia Eagles	Howard Duncan	Center	Ohio State
43	Pittsburgh Steelers	Joe Gasparella	Back	Notre Dame
44	Chicago Bears	Bob Brugge	Back	Ohio State
45	Pittsburgh Steelers	Phil O'Reilly	Tackle	Purdue

Round seven

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
46	New York Giants	Bob Pfohl	Back	Purdue
47	Detroit Lions	Fred Enke	Back	Arizona
48	Washington Redskins	Jack Kurkowski	Back	Detroit
49	Los Angeles Rams	Gene Ruszkowski	Tackle	Ohio
50	Los Angeles Rams	Noel Cudd	Tackle	West Texas State
51	Green Bay Packers	Jay Rhodemyre	Center	Kentucky
52	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill Luongo	Back	Pennsylvania
53	Detroit Lions	Moroni Schwab	Tackle	Utah State
54	Philadelphia Eagles	Buddy Tinsley	Tackle	Baylor
55	Chicago Cardinals	Jim Cason	Back	Louisiana State

Round eight

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
56	New York Giants	Ralph Hutchinson	Tackle	Tennessee-Chattanooga
57	New York Giants	Ray Coates	Back	Louisiana State
58	Washington Redskins	Jerry Cady	Tackle	Gustavus Adolphus
59	Boston Yanks	Robert "Tex" Furse	Back	Yale
60	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Walker	Back	Colorado Mines
61	Green Bay Packers	Bob Cunz	Tackle	Illinois
62	Chicago Bears	Tom "Shorty" McWilliams	Back	Mississippi State
63	Philadelphia Eagles	Marty Wendell	Guard	Notre Dame
64	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jim Cooper	Center	North Texas State
65	Chicago Cardinals	Jim Camp	Back	North Carolina

Round nine

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
66	New York Giants	Dick Ottele	Back	Washington
67	Detroit Lions	Don Doll	Back	USC
68	Washington Redskins	Bob Anderson	Back	Stanford
69	Boston Yanks	Jim Burton	End	Wesleyan
70	Los Angeles Rams	Mike Graham	Back	Cincinnati
71	New York Giants	Ken Wiltgen	End	Northwestern
72	Philadelphia Eagles	Scott Beasley	End	Nevada-Reno
73	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ed Ryan	End	St. Mary's (CA)
74	Chicago Bears	Malachi Mills	Tackle	Virginia Military Inst
75	New York Giants	Ed Royston	Guard	Wake Forest

Round ten

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
76	New York Giants	Stan Magdziak	Back	William & Mary
77	Detroit Lions	Paul Cleary	End	USC
78	Washington Redskins	Mike Katrishen	Tackle	Southern Mississippi
79	Boston Yanks	Bob Forbes	Back	Florida
80	Los Angeles Rams	Glenn Johnson	Tackle	Arizona State
81	Green Bay Packers	George Walmsley	Back	Rice
82	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dick Deranek	Back	Indiana
83	Chicago Bears	Dick Flanagan	End	Ohio State
84	Philadelphia Eagles	Ray Richeson	Guard	Alabama
85	Chicago Cardinals	Carl Weisner	End	St. Louis

Round eleven

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
86	New York Giants	Pete Lanzi	End	Youngstown State
87	Detroit Lions	Fred Land	Tackle	Louisiana State
88	Washington Redskins	Ed Marshall	Tackle	Pennsylvania
89	Boston Yanks	George Roman	Tackle	Case Western Reserve
90	Los Angeles Rams	Johnny Zisch	End	Colorado
91	Green Bay Packers	Bob Hodges	Tackle	Bradley
92	Chicago Bears	Jim McDowell	Guard	William & Mary
93	Philadelphia Eagles	Gil Johnson	Quarterback	Southern Methodist
94	Pittsburgh Steelers	Paul Redfield	Tackle	Colgate
95	Chicago Cardinals	Gene Corum	Guard	West Virginia

Round twelve

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
96	New York Giants	Len Modzeleski	Tackle	Scranton
97	New York Giants	Jim Brieske	Center	Michigan
98	Washington Redskins	Ted Andrus	Guard	Southwestern Louisiana
99	Boston Yanks	Abner Wimberly	End	Louisiana State
100	Los Angeles Rams	Atherton "Pinky" Phleger	Tackle	Stanford
101	Green Bay Packers	Bob Rennebohm	End	Wisconsin
102	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Wyman	Tackle	Rice
103	Pittsburgh Steelers	George Papach	Back	Purdue
104	Chicago Bears	Mel Sheehan	End	Missouri
105	Chicago Cardinals	Clarence Self	Back	Wisconsin

Round thirteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
106	New York Giants	Bob Hatch	Back	Boston University
107	Detroit Lions	Russ Steger	Back	Illinois
108	Washington Redskins	Carl Russ	Back	Rice
109	Boston Yanks	Bob Jensen	End	Iowa State
110	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Heck	End	Purdue
111	Green Bay Packers	Perry Moss	Back	Illinois
112	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tom Finical	End	Princeton
113	Chicago Bears	Dick Scott	Center	Navy
114	Philadelphia Eagles	Jim Walthall	Back	West Virginia
115	Chicago Cardinals	John Hollar	Back	Appalachian State

Round fourteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
116	New York Giants	John Hanzel	Guard	Guilford
117	Detroit Lions	Hal Enstice	Back	Union (NY)
118	Washington Redskins	Harry "Chick" Jagade	Back	Indiana
119	Boston Yanks	Hal "Bus" Entsminger	Back	Missouri
120	Los Angeles Rams	Bill Schroll	Back	Louisiana State
121	Green Bay Packers	Fred Provo	Back	Washington
122	Chicago Bears	Ollie Cline	Back	Ohio State
123	Philadelphia Eagles	Dick Kempthorn	Back	Michigan
124	Pittsburgh Steelers	Clayton Lane	Tackle	New Hampshire
125	Chicago Cardinals	Bob Hanlon	Back	Loras

Round fifteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
126	New York Giants	Dan Garza	End	Oregon
127	Detroit Lions	Pete Elliott	Back	Michigan
128	Washington Redskins	Ed Quirk	Back	Missouri
129	Boston Yanks	Carmen Ragonese	Back	New Hampshire
130	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Dement	Tackle	Southern Mississippi
131	Green Bay Packers	Lou Agase	Tackle	Illinois
132	Philadelphia Eagles	Dick Rifenburg	End	Michigan
133	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dick Mazuca	Guard	Canisius
134	Chicago Bears	Rob Goode	Back	Texas A&M
135	Chicago Cardinals	George Petrovich	Tackle	Texas

Round sixteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
136	New York Giants	Dan Yovetich	End	Montana State
137	Detroit Lions	Dave Templeton	Guard	Ohio State
138	Washington Redskins	Art Pollard	Back	Arizona
139	Boston Yanks	George Ratterman	Quarterback	Notre Dame
140	Los Angeles Rams	Charley Schoenherr	Back	Wheaton
141	Green Bay Packers	Travis Raven	Back	Texas
142	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill McPeak	End	Pittsburgh
143	Chicago Bears	Clyde Grimenstein	End	Purdue
144	Philadelphia Eagles	Don Stanton	Tackle	Oregon
145	Chicago Cardinals	Jim Still	Back	Georgia Tech

Round seventeen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
146	New York Giants	Joe Grothus	Guard	Iowa
147	Detroit Lions	Quentin Sickels	Guard	Michigan
148	Washington Redskins	Chuck Newman	End	Louisiana Tech
149	Boston Yanks	Nute Trotter	Tackle	Oklahoma
150	Los Angeles Rams	Larry Brink	End	Northern Illinois
151	Washington Redskins	Dale Schwartzkopf	End	Texas
152	Chicago Bears	John Fallon	Guard	Notre Dame
153	Philadelphia Eagles	Ralph Kohl	Tackle	Michigan
154	Pittsburgh Steelers	Frank Messoline	Back	Scranton
155	Chicago Cardinals	Clay Davis	Center	Oklahoma State

Round eighteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
156	New York Giants	George Mathews	Back	Georgia Tech
157	Detroit Lions	Jim Spruill	Tackle	Rice
158	Washington Redskins	Ray Pearcy	Center	Oklahoma
159	Boston Yanks	Jack Mendel	End	Canisius
160	Los Angeles Rams	Bill "Zeke" O'Connor	Guard	Notre Dame
161	Green Bay Packers	Ken Balge	End	Michigan State
162	Philadelphia Eagles	Aubrey Fowler	Back	Arkansas
163	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tom Lane	Tackle	Muhlenberg
164	Chicago Bears	Ray Brown	Back	Virginia
165	Chicago Cardinals	Harry Caughron	Tackle	William & Mary

Round nineteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
166	New York Giants	Don "Red Dog" Ettinger	Guard	Kansas
167	Detroit Lions	Barney Hafen	End	Utah
168	Washington Redskins	Gene Vellela	Tackle	Scranton
169	Boston Yanks	Mel Jowell	Guard	McMurry
170	Los Angeles Rams	Bill Nelson	Back	Montana State
171	Green Bay Packers	Charley Tatom	Tackle	Texas
172	Pittsburgh Steelers	Pete Barbolak	Tackle	Purdue
173	Chicago Bears	Bob Hileman	Center	California
174	Philadelphia Eagles	Rudy Krall	Back	New Mexico
175	Chicago Cardinals	Jerry Davis	Back	Southeastern Louisiana

Round twenty

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
176	New York Giants	Frank Williams	Back	Utah State
177	Detroit Lions	Aldo Dellosobelle	Tackle	Loyola (CA)
178	Washington Redskins	Cloyce Box	Back	West Texas State
179	Boston Yanks	Frank Nelson	Back	Utah
180	Los Angeles Rams	Jim Rees	Tackle	North Carolina State
181	Green Bay Packers	Floyd Thomas	Center	Arkansas
182	Chicago Bears	Thurman Gay	Tackle	Oklahoma State
183	Philadelphia Eagles	Ed Claunch	Center	Louisiana State
184	Pittsburgh Steelers	Fred Folger	Back	Duke
185	Chicago Cardinals	Gene Dwyer	End	St. Ambrose

Round twenty-one

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
186	New York Giants	Dick Woodward	Center	Iowa
187	Detroit Lions	Dean Dill	Back	USC
188	Washington Redskins	Bryan Bell	Back	Washington & Lee
189	Boston Yanks	Jim Lukens	End	Washington & Lee
190	Los Angeles Rams	Ray Borneman	Back	Texas
191	Green Bay Packers	Herbert St. John	Guard	Georgia
192	Philadelphia Eagles	Negley Norton	Tackle	Penn State
193	Pittsburgh Steelers	Charley Snyder	Tackle	Marshall
194	Chicago Bears	Ralph "Peppy" Blount	End	Texas
195	Chicago Cardinals	Harry Waters	Back	Colorado College

Round twenty-two

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
196	New York Giants	George Kisiday	Tackle	Columbia
197	Detroit Lions	Jack McEwen	Back	Colorado
198	Washington Redskins	Joel Williams	Center	Texas
199	Boston Yanks	Fran O'Brien	Back	Dartmouth
200	Los Angeles Rams	Ray Yagiello	Tackle	Catawba
201	Green Bay Packers	Don "Red" Anderson	Back	Rice
202	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tally Stevens	End	Utah
203	Chicago Bears	J. R. Boone	Back	Tulsa
204	Philadelphia Eagles	Lockwood Frizzell	Center	Virginia
205	Chicago Cardinals	Dick Monroe	Center	Kansas

Round twenty-three

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
206	New York Giants	Theron Roberts	Guard	Arkansas
207	Detroit Lions	Roy "Rebel" Steiner	End	Alabama
208	Washington Redskins	Lou Hoitsma	End	William & Mary
209	Boston Yanks	Jim Zito	Tackle	Michigan State
210	Los Angeles Rams	John Pesek	End	Nebraska
211	Green Bay Packers	Fred Kling	Back	Missouri
212	Chicago Bears	Jim Duncan	End	Wake Forest
213	Philadelphia Eagles	Jack Swaner	Back	California
214	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dike Norman	Center	Washington & Lee
215	Chicago Cardinals	H.M. "Hindu" Reynolds	End	Southern Mississippi

Round twenty-four

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
216	New York Giants	Walt McCormick	Center	USC
217	Detroit Lions	Joe Suarez	Guard	St. Mary's (CA)
218	Washington Redskins	Floyd Lawhorn	Guard	Texas Tech
219	Boston Yanks	Jack Roderick	End	Yale
220	Los Angeles Rams	Charlie DeAutremont	Back	Southern Oregon
221	Green Bay Packers	Clyde Biggers	Tackle	Catawba
222	Philadelphia Eagles	Art Littleton	End	Pennsylvania
223	Pittsburgh Steelers	Floyd Simmons	Back	Notre Dame
224	Chicago Bears	Jimmy Gatewood	Back	Georgia
225	Chicago Cardinals	Dick Wedel	Guard	Wake Forest

Round twenty-five

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
226	New York Giants	Dick Wilkins	End	Oregon
227	Detroit Lions	Coy McGee	Back	Notre Dame
228	Washington Redskins	Dick West	Back	Princeton
229	Boston Yanks	Eddie Sikorski	Back	Muhlenberg
230	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Levenhagen	Guard	Washington
231	Green Bay Packers	Stan Heath	Quarterback	Nevada-Reno
232	Pittsburgh Steelers	Paul Hausser	Tackle	Wichita State
233	Chicago Bears	George Brumm	Center	Pacific
234	Philadelphia Eagles	Jim Parmer	Back	Oklahoma State
235	Chicago Cardinals	Paul Shoults	Back	Miami (OH)

Round twenty-six

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
236	New York Giants	Vince Marotta	Back	Mount Union
237	Detroit Lions	Phil Alexander	Tackle	South Carolina
238	Washington Redskins	Roland Oakes	End	Missouri
239	Boston Yanks	Bruce Mather	Back	New Hampshire
240	Los Angeles Rams	Leon Cooper	Tackle	Hardin-Simmons
241	Green Bay Packers	Aubrey Allen	Tackle	Colorado
242	Chicago Bears	Paul Dietzel	Center	Miami (OH)
243	Philadelphia Eagles	Lou Creekmur ^[4]	Tackle	William & Mary
244	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bob Ramsey	Back	Southern Methodist
245	Chicago Cardinals	Fred Wendt	Back	Texas-El Paso

Round twenty-seven

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
246	New York Giants	Tom Salisbury	Tackle	Clemson
247	Detroit Lions	Frank Pizza	Tackle	Toledo
248	Washington Redskins	Ed Watkins	Tackle	Idaho
249	Boston Yanks	Jim Shoaf	Tackle	Iowa
250	Los Angeles Rams	Jim Wade	Back	Oklahoma City
251	Green Bay Packers	Stan Gorski	End	St. Mary's (MN)
252	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Stanton	End	North Carolina State
253	Pittsburgh Steelers	Felton Whitlow	Tackle	North Texas State
254	Chicago Bears	Ed Clasby	Back	Boston College
255	Chicago Cardinals	Doug Belden	Back	Florida

Round twenty-eight

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
256	New York Giants	Roy Lilja	Center	Colorado College
257	Detroit Lions	George Schutte	Tackle	USC
258	Washington Redskins	Don Corbitt	Center	Arizona
259	Boston Yanks	Joe McCary	Back	Virginia
260	Los Angeles Rams	Ken Sinofsky	Guard	Nevada-Reno
261	Green Bay Packers	Don Sharp	Center	Tulsa
262	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dinky Bowen	Back	Georgia Tech
263	Chicago Bears	Fred Hardison	End	Duke
264	Philadelphia Eagles	Bennie Ellender	Back	Tulane
265	Chicago Cardinals	Ray Stackhouse	Tackle	Xavier

Round twenty-nine

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
266	New York Giants	Bobby Greenhalgh	Back	San Francisco
267	Detroit Lions	Tony Pabalis	Back	Central Michigan
268	Washington Redskins	Buddy Bowen	Back	Mississippi
269	Boston Yanks	Al Sica	Back	Pennsylvania
270	Los Angeles Rams	Bobby Jack Stuart	Back	Tulsa/Army
271	Green Bay Packers	John "Pep" Panelli	Back	Notre Dame
272	Chicago Bears	Frank Van Deren	End	California
273	Philadelphia Eagles	Rex Grossman	Back	Indiana
274	Pittsburgh Steelers	Abe Gibron	Guard	Purdue
275	Chicago Cardinals	Bernie Reid	Guard	Georgia

Round thirty

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
276	New York Giants	Ed Kelley	Tackle	Texas
277	Detroit Lions	Bob McCurry	Center	Michigan State
278	Washington Redskins	Vic Paulson	End	California-Santa Barbara
279	Boston Yanks	Harry Bonk	Back	Maryland
280	Los Angeles Rams	Hilliard "Junior" Crum	End	Arizona
281	Green Bay Packers	Clarence "Clink" McGeary	Tackle	North Dakota State
282	Philadelphia Eagles	A. B. Kitchens	Tackle	Tulsa
283	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bruce Hilkene	Tackle	Michigan
284	Chicago Bears	Al Pietkiewicz	End	San Francisco
285	Chicago Cardinals	Jim Powell	End	Tennessee

Round thirty-one

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
286	Washington Redskins	Barney Welch	Back	Texas A&M
287	Boston Yanks	Bernor Langsjoen	Back	Gustavus Adolphus
288	Los Angeles Rams	Tony Kunkiewicz	Back	Trinity (CT)
289	Green Bay Packers	Gayland "Mike" Mills	End	Brigham Young
290	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ted Zuchowski	Tackle	Toledo
291	Chicago Bears	Norm Cox	Back	Texas Christian
292	Philadelphia Eagles	Art Statuto	Center	Notre Dame
293	Chicago Cardinals	Bob Polidor	Back	Villanova

Round thirty-two

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
294	Boston Yanks	George Neff	Back	Virginia
295	Los Angeles Rams	Bill Taylor	End	Rice
296	Green Bay Packers	Ralph Earhart	End	Texas Tech
297	Chicago Bears	Truett Smith	Back	Mississippi State
298	Philadelphia Eagles	Tom Novak	Center	Nebraska
299	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tony DeMattea	Back	Pittsburgh
300 ^[5]	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Fischer	Guard	Notre Dame

Hall of Famers

Bobby Layne, quarterback from Texas taken 1st round 3rd overall by the Chicago Bears.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1967.^[6]

Y.A. Tittle, quarterback from LSU taken 1st round 4th overall by the Detroit Lions.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1971.^[7]

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.^[8]

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

Inducted:Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1969.

Notable undrafted players

^†

= Pro Bowler ^[3]

‡

= Hall of Famer^[9]

Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
San Francisco 49ers	Joe Perry‡	FB	Compton	N/A
Cleveland Browns	Len Ford‡	DE	Michigan	Big Ten	Drafted 3rd round in AAFC Draft
Chicago Bears	Serini, WashWash Serini	WR	Kentucky	SEC
Detroit Lions	Mann, BobBob Mann	WR	Hampton	CIAA
New York Giants	Tunnell, EmlenEmlen Tunnell ^†	CB	Iowa	Big Ten
Philadelphia Eagles	Barnes, WaltWalt Barnes ^†	G	LSU	SEC
San Francisco 49ers	Johnson, BillBill Johnson	C	Texas A&M	SWC
Washington Redskins	Hartley, HowardHoward Hartley	RB/DB	Duke	SoCon

References

↑ "Steeler Fans Mob Ticket Office As Team Drills for Eagle Battle". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. December 16, 1947. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
↑ 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.
1 2 Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
↑ Lou Creekmur was also drafted in the 2nd round of the 1950 special draft by the Detroit Lions.^{"History: 1950 Draft – Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 27 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-03.}
↑ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
↑ List of 1960s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com ^{"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-10-06.}
↑ List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com ^{"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-10-06.}
↑ ^{"History: 1950 Draft – Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 27 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-03.}
↑ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

External links

NFL Drafts

Early era (1936–1959)	1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

AFL and NFL era (1960–1966)	AFL 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 NFL 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966

Common draft (1967–1969)	1967 1968 1969

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Expansion drafts	1960 1961 1966 1967 1976 1995 1999 2002

Others	1950 AAFC dispersal draft 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft of USFL and CFL players

See also	List of first overall National Football League draft picks Mr. Irrelevant List of NFL supplemental draft picks

1948 NFL season

Eastern Division	Boston	New York	CHI Bears	CHI Cardinals	Western Division
	Philadelphia	Pittsburgh	Detroit	Green Bay
	Washington			Los Angeles

Related: 1948 AAFC Season

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