The 1948 National Football League Draft was held on December 19, 1947 at the Fort Pitt Hotel in Pittsburgh. [1]
Player selections [ ]
Round one [ ]
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 Healey
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
Herb 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 [3]
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 [4]
Chicago Cardinals
Bill Fischer
Guard
Notre Dame
= Pro Bowler [2]
= Hall of Famer
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.[5]
Y.A. Tittle, Quarterback from LSU taken 1st round 4th 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]
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