1944 NFL draft

National Football League draft July 2026 August 2023 1944 NFL draft Warwick.JPG 1944 NFL draft logo Warwick Hotel (location of the draft), photographed in 2010 April 19, 1944 Warwick Hotelin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NFL Angelo Bertelli, QBBoston Yanks 30 each team made 30 picks 30 each team made 30 picks 330 32 4 QB Otto Graham RB Steve Van Buren QB Bob Waterfield DE Ed Sprinkle 1943 1945 The 1944 NFL draft was held on April 19, 1944, at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Salomone Dan NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015 http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/NFL-Draft-headed-to-Chicago-in-2015/3ac322b1-3b4c-4a16-aba7-6e08d31b1756 June 3, 2015 New York Giants Giants.com October 2, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150930065327/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/NFL-Draft-headed-to-Chicago-in-2015/3ac322b1-3b4c-4a16-aba7-6e08d31b1756 2015-09-30 deadhttp://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ NFL Draft Locations October 2, 2014 www.footballgeography.com October 23, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090250/http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ 2015-09-05 dead Perhaps as a tip of the hat to wartime sensibilities, the 1944 draft was officially called the "1943 Preferred Negotiations List" by the league.George Strickler (ed.), Record and Rules Manual, 1944. Chicago: National Football League, 1944; p. 77. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Boston Yanks selected quarterback Angelo Bertelli. Although there were 32 rounds in the 1944 draft, each of the league's 11 teams selected 30 players, for a total of 330 players picked.Strickler (ed.), Record and Rules Manual, 1944, pp. 77–87, passim. The five worst-finishing teams picked alone in rounds 2 and 4, while the five best-finishing teams plus the expansion Yanks picked alone in rounds 31 and 32. By agreement of league owners, the new Yanks franchise received the first pick of the first round and then dropped to 11th in the order of draft selection, making their next choice at 27.Strickler (ed.), Record and Rules Manual, 1944, p. 87. As a mechanism for reestablishing the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers as individual entities after their wartime merger-of-convenience as the so-called Phil-Pitt Steagles in 1943, these teams selected fourth and ninth alternately in the 1943 draft.Strickler (ed.), Record and Rules Manual, 1944, pp. 80, 85. This gave Pittsburgh picks 10, 15, 31, and 41 at the top of the draft and Philadelphia picks 5, 20, and 36. Player selections = Hall of Famer †= Pro Bowler"pro" Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career. Round 1 Pick # NFL team Player Position College1Boston YanksAngelo BertelliAngelo Bertelli, 1943 Heisman Trophy winner Heisman Trophy http://www.heisman.com/winners/a-bertelli43.php 2008-08-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20091007173923/http://www.heisman.com/winners/a-bertelli43.php 2009-10-07 deadQuarterbackNotre Dame2Chicago CardinalsPat HarderFullbackWisconsin3Brooklyn TigersCreighton MillerHalfbackNotre Dame4Detroit LionsOtto GrahamBackNorthwestern5Philadelphia EaglesSteve Van BurenHalfbackLSU6New York GiantsBilly HillenbrandHalfbackIndiana7Green Bay PackersMerv PregulmanGuardMichigan8Washington RedskinsMike MickaBackColgate9Chicago BearsRay EvansHalfbackKansas10Pittsburgh SteelersJohnny PodestoTailbackSt. Mary's (CA)11Cleveland RamsTony ButkovichFullbackPurdue Round 2 Pick # NFL team Player Position College12Chicago CardinalsPaul MitchellTackleMinnesota13Brooklyn TigersJim CallahanBackTexas14Detroit LionsBob CifersBackTennessee15Pittsburgh SteelersBob OdellEndPenn16New York GiantsLamar BlountBackMississippi State Round 3 Pick # NFL team Player Position College17Chicago CardinalsSaxon JuddEndTulsa18Brooklyn TigersRalph ParkBackTexas19Detroit LionsRalph HeywoodEndUSC20Philadelphia EaglesLoren LaPradeGuardStanford21New York GiantsClyde FlowersTackleTCU22Green Bay PackersTom KuzmaBackMichigan23Washington RedskinsEarl AudetTackleUSC24Chicago BearsRudy SmejaEndMichigan25Pittsburgh SteelersBob GanttEndDuke26Cleveland RamsGil BouleyTackleBoston College27Boston YanksBabe DimancheffBackPurdue Round 4 Pick # NFL team Player Position College28Chicago CardinalsJack TavenerCenterIndiana29Brooklyn TigersRudy SikichTackleMinnesota30Detroit LionsGeorge BetteridgeBackUtah31Pittsburgh SteelersArt McCaffrayTacklePacific32New York GiantsHerb KaneTackleEast Central (OK) Round 5 Pick # NFL team Player Position College33Chicago CardinalsBill BlackburnCenterRice34Brooklyn TigersVerne UllomEndCincinnati35Detroit LionsJohn GreeneTackleMichigan36Philadelphia EaglesJoe ParkerEndTexas37New York GiantsVic MaitlandTackleHobart38Green Bay PackersBill McPartlandTackleSt. Mary's (CA)39Washington RedskinsEd DohertyQuarterbackBoston College40Chicago BearsAbe CroftEndSMU41Pittsburgh SteelersGeorge OwenGuardWake Forest42Cleveland RamsBob WaterfieldQuarterbackUCLA43Boston YanksLarry RiceCenterTulane Round 6 Pick # NFL team Player Position College44Chicago CardinalsBill GarnaasBackMinnesota45Brooklyn TigersBruce McDonaldEndIllinois State46Detroit LionsEd AlliquieTackleSanta Clara47Pittsburgh SteelersDan SavageBackBrown48New York GiantsJack OklandTackleUtah State49Green Bay PackersMickey McCardleBackUSC50Washington RedskinsJackie FellowsBackFresno State51Chicago BearsC. B. StanleyTackleTulsa52Philadelphia EaglesHillary HorneTackleMississippi State53Cleveland RamsAl AkinsBackWashington54Boston YanksButch ParkerTackleLoyola (CA) Round 7 Pick # NFL team Player Position College55Chicago CardinalsRodger SmithBackTexas Tech56Brooklyn TigersBob GraizigerGuardMinnesota57Detroit LionsPaul BriggsTackleColorado58Philadelphia EaglesVic KulbitskiBackMinnesota59New York GiantsHerm FrickeyBackMinnesota60Green Bay PackersJack TracyEndWashington61Washington RedskinsHal FischerGuardTexas62Chicago BearsDarwin SeeleyCenterStanford63Pittsburgh SteelersJesse FreitasBackSanta Clara64Cleveland RamsGeorge CheverkoBackFordham65Boston YanksMike AndrewsEndNC State Round 8 Pick # NFL team Player Position College66Chicago CardinalsRed CochranBackWake Forest67Brooklyn TigersJack SachseCenterTexas68Detroit LionsRod GiskeGuardWashington State69Pittsburgh SteelersGeorge TitusCenterHoly Cross70New York GiantsRoy ClayBackColorado A&M71Green Bay PackersAlex AgaseGuardIllinois72Washington RedskinsCliff WhiteTackleMurray State73Chicago BearsBuck FawcettBackStanford74Philadelphia EaglesGeorge PhillipsBackUCLA75Cleveland RamsStan StasicaBackSouth Carolina76Boston YanksBob MusickBackUSC Round 9 Pick # NFL team Player Position College77Chicago CardinalsFrank ScanlanBackLoyola (CA)78Brooklyn TigersMitchell OlenskiTackleAlabama79Detroit LionsMatthew BolgerEndNotre Dame80Philadelphia EaglesPaul SarringhausBackOhio State81New York GiantsJohn SanchezTackleSan Francisco82Green Bay PackersDon WhitmireTackleNavy83Washington RedskinsTed OgdahlBackWillamette84Chicago BearsJack MortonEndMissouri85Pittsburgh SteelersEd StofkoBackSt. Francis (PA)86Cleveland RamsFred BoenschTackleStanford87Boston YanksTex WarringtonCenterAuburn Round 10 Pick # NFL team Player Position College88Chicago CardinalsLou SabanBackIndiana89Brooklyn TigersAldo CenciBackPenn State90Detroit LionsHerb HeinEndMinnesota91Pittsburgh SteelersVal JansanteEndDuquesne92New York GiantsErnie BeamerEndDuke93Green Bay PackersBob KochBackOregon94Washington RedskinsBob SneddonBackSt. Mary's (CA)95Chicago BearsBill StarfordCenterWake Forest96Philadelphia EaglesJohn PerkoGuardMinnesota97Cleveland RamsBob ShawEndOhio State98Boston YanksAngelo SistiTackleBoston College Round 11 Pick # NFL team Player Position College99Chicago CardinalsFran GriffinTackleHoly Cross100Brooklyn TigersJohn BicaninchGuardMinnesota101Detroit LionsPaul WhiteBackMichigan102Philadelphia EaglesElliott OrmsbeeBackBradley103New York GiantsCarl GrateGuardGeorgia104Green Bay PackersVirgil JohnsonEndArkansas105Washington RedskinsBill AldworthTackleMinnesota106Chicago BearsLin HoustonGuardOhio State107Pittsburgh SteelersCarl BudaGuardTulsa108Cleveland RamsJoe AndrejcoBackFordham109Boston YanksGene LongGuardKansas Round 12 Pick # NFL team Player Position College110Chicago CardinalsLeo DanielsBackTexas A&M111Brooklyn TigersJim TyreeEndOklahoma112Detroit LionsJack LescoulieGuardUCLA113Pittsburgh SteelersSam GrayEndTulsa114New York GiantsTommy MontBackMaryland115Green Bay PackersRoy GiustiBackSt. Mary's (CA)116Washington RedskinsBill JoslynBackStanford117Chicago BearsJ. P. MooreBackVanderbilt118Philadelphia EaglesEarle ParsonsBackUSC119Cleveland RamsPat FilleyGuardNotre Dame120Boston YanksEd FiorentinoEndBoston College Round 13 Pick # NFL team Player Position College121Chicago CardinalsBobby DobbsBackTulsa122Brooklyn TigersJim WrightCenterSMU123Detroit LionsDoug RehorBackDickinson124Philadelphia EaglesBob HanzlikEndWisconsin125New York GiantsRay PooleEndOle Miss126Green Bay PackersBill BaughmanCenterAlabama127Washington RedskinsCharley WalkerCenterKentucky128Chicago BearsBill DuffeyEndGeorgetown129Pittsburgh SteelersBob LongacreBackWilliam & Mary130Cleveland RamsBob EricksonBackWashington131Boston YanksMike ZeleznakBackKansas State Round 14 Pick # NFL team Player Position College132Chicago CardinalsVan HallBackTCU133Brooklyn TigersJohn GenisTackleIllinois134Detroit LionsBill PritulaCenterMichigan135Pittsburgh SteelersLes ZettyEndMuhlenberg136New York GiantsBert CorleyCenterMississippi State137Green Bay PackersDon GriffinBackIllinois138Washington RedskinsBoyd ClementCenterOregon State139Chicago BearsJoe HartleyTackleLSU140Philadelphia EaglesJim TalleyCenterLSU141Cleveland RamsMel MaceauCenterMarquette142Boston YanksJohn MaskasTackleVPI Round 15 Pick # NFL team Player Position College143Chicago CardinalsJack CarpenterTackleMissouri144Brooklyn TigersSpook MurphyBackMississippi State145Detroit LionsJim MolichEndFresno State146Philadelphia EaglesDom FusciTackleSouth Carolina147New York GiantsOllie PooleEndOle Miss148Green Bay PackersBert GisslerEndNebraska149Washington RedskinsJim GaffneyBackTennessee150Chicago BearsBill MilnerGuardDuke151Pittsburgh SteelersJim MyersGuardTennessee152Cleveland RamsBud HubbellEndTennessee153Boston YanksJohn BondBackTCU Round 16 Pick # NFL team Player Position College154Chicago CardinalsCharley CsuriTackleOhio State155Brooklyn TigersDoug EssickEndUSC156Detroit LionsJules YakapovichBackColgate157Pittsburgh SteelersJoe GottliebBackDuquesne158New York GiantsRalph EllsworthBackTexas159Green Bay PackersLou SheltonBackOregon State160Washington RedskinsTed OssowskiTackleOregon State161Chicago BearsBuckets HirschBackNorthwestern162Philadelphia EaglesJohnny GreenEndTulsa163Cleveland RamsJohn AguirreTackleUSC164Boston YanksRoger AntayaGuardDartmouth Round 17 Pick # NFL team Player Position College165Chicago CardinalsJoe MaglioloBackTexas166Brooklyn TigersRed MaleyBackSMU167Detroit LionsJack HelmsTackleGeorgia Tech168Philadelphia EaglesJackie FreemanBackWilliam & Mary169New York GiantsEd SchneiderTackleWashburn170Green Bay PackersCharley CusickGuardColgate171Washington RedskinsTom DavisBackDuke172Chicago BearsEd RyckeleyEndGeorgia Tech173Pittsburgh SteelersHugh DavisBackMichigan State174Cleveland RamsAubrey ClaytonBackAuburn175Boston YanksMarshall ShurnasEndMissouri Round 18 Pick # NFL team Player Position College176Chicago CardinalsWalt SzotTackleBucknell177Brooklyn TigersDon WillerTackleUSC178Detroit LionsElmer MadarikBackDetroit179Pittsburgh SteelersBill SullivanEndVillanova180New York GiantsMarcel GresTackleTexas181Green Bay PackersHugh CoxBackNorth Carolina182Washington RedskinsJohn BatorskiEndColgate183Chicago BearsHowdy PlasmanBackMiami (FL)184Philadelphia EaglesJoe KaneBackPenn185Cleveland RamsZiggy ZamlynskiBackVillanova186Boston YanksReldon BennettTackleLSU Round 19 Pick # NFL team Player Position College187Chicago CardinalsJack AdamsEndPresbyterian188Brooklyn TigersHoward CallananBackUSC189Detroit LionsBill EubankEndMississippi State190Philadelphia EaglesTony SchiroGuardSanta Clara191New York GiantsNeil BrooksBackWashington192Green Bay PackersKermit DavisEndMississippi State193Washington RedskinsClyde EhrhardtCenterGeorgia194Chicago BearsBear FrenchTacklePurdue195Pittsburgh SteelersJimmy WoodsideCenterTemple196Cleveland RamsBob McBrideGuardNotre Dame197Boston YanksArt FairclothBackNC State Round 20 Pick # NFL team Player Position College198Chicago CardinalsRay KuffelEndMarquette199Brooklyn TigersGeorge DohertyTackleLouisiana Tech200Detroit LionsRay AhlstromBackSt. Mary's (CA)201Pittsburgh SteelersBill MillerBackPenn202New York GiantsPete KaneBackGeneva203Green Bay PackersBob JohnsonCenterPurdue204Washington RedskinsDave BrownEndUCLA205Chicago BearsPaul TaylorBackUSC206Philadelphia EaglesNorm MichaelMichael did not learn that he had been drafted until 1999, when he saw his name in a list of every drafted Syracuse player. https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=list/050418/draftdays&num=0 The strangest NFL draft moments ESPN 2005-04-18 18 December 2014 Merron, JeffBackSyracuse207Cleveland RamsJoe YackanichTackleFordham208Boston YanksTony BilottiGuardSt. Mary's (CA) Round 21 Pick # NFL team Player Position College209Chicago CardinalsJack WestEndTexas210Brooklyn TigersMike MihalicGuardMississippi State211Detroit LionsAlex KapterGuardNorthwestern212Philadelphia EaglesEddie KulakowskiTackleWest Virginia213New York GiantsKit KittrellBackBaylor214Green Bay PackersJim CoxTackleStanford215Washington RedskinsBill IvyTackleNorthwestern216Chicago BearsHank MargaritaBackBrown217Pittsburgh SteelersBob LawsonEndHoly Cross218Cleveland RamsJohn CreeveyBackNotre Dame219Boston YanksBill FurmanTackleWashington & Lee Round 22 Pick # NFL team Player Position College220Chicago CardinalsJack EsorciaBackIllinois State221Brooklyn TigersTed CookEndAlabama222Detroit LionsVick ClarkBackTexas Western223Pittsburgh SteelersHank CaverBackPresbyterian224New York GiantsRoy RenfroGuardFresno State225Green Bay PackersCliff AndersonEndMinnesota226Washington RedskinsBruce BabcockBackRochester227Chicago BearsEd DavisBackOklahoma228Philadelphia EaglesAl PostusBackVillanova229Cleveland RamsDavid Paul JonesBackArkansas230Boston YanksClare MorfordGuardOklahoma Round 23 Pick # NFL team Player Position College231Chicago CardinalsDon BuffmireBackNorthwestern232Brooklyn TigersBucky GillenwaterTackleTexas233Detroit LionsMax FischerCenterOklahoma234Philadelphia EaglesMilt SmithEndUCLA235New York GiantsJohn DubzinskiGuardBoston College236Green Bay PackersJohn Wesley PerryBackDuke237Washington RedskinsBill ReinhardBackCalifornia238Chicago BearsDick JamisonTackleUSC239Pittsburgh SteelersPaul CarterTackleMichigan State240Cleveland RamsJim PharrCenterAuburn241Boston YanksDilton RichmondEndLSU Round 24 Pick # NFL team Player Position College242Chicago CardinalsBob NanniTackleDuke243Brooklyn TigersJack BaldwinCenterCentenary244Detroit LionsChuck JacobyBackIndiana245Pittsburgh SteelersDick HolbenTackleMuhlenberg246New York GiantsHoward BeyerCenterMichigan State247Green Bay PackersPete DeMariaGuardPurdue248Washington RedskinsEd BauerGuardSouth Carolina249Chicago BearsJack BortkaBackKansas State250Philadelphia EaglesEarl KlapsteinTacklePacific251Cleveland RamsJoe WarlickBackMississippi State252Boston YanksCourtney LawlorBackRichmond Round 25 Pick # NFL team Player Position College253Chicago CardinalsJohn McGinnisEndNotre Dame254Brooklyn TigersDick ManningBackUSC255Detroit LionsBob McCarthyEndSt. Mary's (CA)256Philadelphia EaglesBob FrisbeeBackStanford257New York GiantsBen BabulaBackFordham258Green Bay PackersLen LissTackleMarquette259Washington RedskinsSmokey MartinBackCornell260Chicago BearsRoy RuskuskyEndSt. Mary's (CA)261Pittsburgh SteelersHoward TippeeBackIowa State262Cleveland RamsBert GianelliGuardSanta Clara263Boston YanksHoward DebusBackNebraska Round 26 Pick # NFL team Player Position College264Chicago CardinalsWarren HodgesTackleKansas265Brooklyn TigersRay GriersonEndIllinois266Detroit LionsStan HendricksonEndColorado267Pittsburgh SteelersCharley MalmbergTackleRice268New York GiantsTheophilus Andrew FitanidesBackNew Hampshire269Green Bay PackersRay JordanBackNorth Carolina270Washington RedskinsLee GustafsonBackOregon State271Chicago BearsHarry FranckBackNorthwestern272Philadelphia EaglesEd EidenBackScranton273Cleveland RamsCharley KuhnBackKentucky274Boston YanksBill PortwoodEndKentucky Round 27 Pick # NFL team Player Position College275Chicago CardinalsBill EarleyBackNotre Dame276Brooklyn TigersJoe GoldingBackOklahoma277Detroit LionsFred BouldinBackMissouri278Philadelphia EaglesBarney BurdickEndCreighton279New York GiantsAndy BiresEndAlabama280Green Bay PackersAl GrubaughTackleNebraska281Washington RedskinsNick PappasTackleUtah282Chicago BearsJack McKewanTackleAlabama283Pittsburgh SteelersRuss AshbaughBackNotre Dame284Cleveland RamsJim SmithTackleColorado285Boston YanksHarold CollinsGuardSouthwestern (TX) Round 28 Pick # NFL team Player Position College286Chicago CardinalsBob DavisGuardOregon287Brooklyn TigersBob ZimnyTackleIndiana288Detroit LionsDick McElweeBackWest Virginia289Pittsburgh SteelersPat PetroskiGuardMiami (FL)290New York GiantsTom RockEndColumbia291Green Bay PackersA. B. HowardEndMississippi State292Washington RedskinsLindsey BowenEndRice293Chicago BearsCharlie MitchellBackTulsa294Philadelphia EaglesNick DaukasTackleDartmouth295Cleveland RamsRay DonelliBackDuquesne296Boston YanksAubrey GillCenterTexas Round 29 Pick # NFL team Player Position College297Chicago CardinalsVince DiFrancescaTackleNorthwestern298Brooklyn TigersMarty FrohmTackleMississippi State299Detroit LionsBob DerlethTackleMichigan300Philadelphia EaglesPasquale DaroneGuardBoston College301New York GiantsWalt CyhelTackleCreighton302Green Bay PackersPaul PaladinoGuardArkansas303Washington RedskinsBill GustafsonTackleWashington State304Chicago BearsPat BoyleGuardWisconsin305Pittsburgh SteelersJoe TostiEndScranton306Cleveland RamsJohn HughesEndMississippi State307Boston YanksChet WasilewskiBackHoly Cross Round 30 Pick # NFL team Player Position College308Chicago CardinalsLloyd OttCenterNC State309Brooklyn TigersHoward BloseBackCornell310Detroit LionsGeorge DickEndKansas311Pittsburgh SteelersLen SeelingerBackWisconsin312New York GiantsFrancis NelsonBackBaylor313Green Bay PackersBob ButchofskyBackTexas A&M314Washington RedskinsBill YablonskiCenterHoly Cross315Chicago BearsBernie PepperTackleMissouri316Philadelphia EaglesBill ClarkTackleColorado College317Cleveland RamsDick McPheeBackGeorgia318Boston YanksGus LetchasBackGeorgia Round 31 Pick # NFL team Player Position College319Green Bay PackersRuss DealGuardIndiana320Washington RedskinsBuster HollingberyCenterWashington State321Chicago BearsKarl VogtTackleVillanova322Philadelphia EaglesPete PaskoEndEast Stroudsburg323Cleveland RamsJim McLeodEndLSU324Boston YanksRalph CalcagniTacklePenn Round 32 1944 32 32 325 Green Bay Packers Frito Gonzales no Back 1943 Southern Methodist University SMU Mustangs SMU yes 1944 32 32 326 Washington Redskins Willard Sheller no Back 1943 Stanford University Stanford Indians Stanford 1944 32 32 327 Chicago Bears Bob Endres no Tackle 1943 Colgate University Colgate Red Raiders Colgate yes 1944 32 32 328 Philadelphia Eagles Myron Majewski no Tackle 1943 American International University American International Yellow Jackets American International 1944 32 32 329 Cleveland Rams Stan Kudlacz no Center 1943 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame yes 1944 32 32 330 Boston Yanks Walton Roberts Back no Back 1943 University of Texas Texas Longhorns Texas yes = Hall of Famer Hall of Famers Otto Graham, quarterback from Northwestern taken 1st round 4th overall by the Detroit Lions. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1965.List of 1960s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com Pro Football Hall of Fame http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1960s 2008-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html 2008-07-31 dead Steve Van Buren, halfback from LSU taken 1st round 5th overall by the Philadelphia Eagles. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1965. Bob Waterfield, quarterback from UCLA taken 5th round 42nd overall by the Cleveland Rams. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1965. Ed Sprinkle, guard/defensive end from Navy taken undrafted by the Chicago Bears. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2020.Mayer Larry Ex-Bears great Sprinkle elected to Hall of Fame https://www.chicagobears.com/news/ex-bears-great-sprinkle-elected-to-hall-of-fame chicagobears.com January 15, 2020 Former Bears defensive end Ed Sprinkle has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2020. Notable undrafted players † = Pro BowlerPlayers are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.Hall of Famer yes 1944 yes Chicago Bears Ed Sprinkle Guard Defensive end 1943 United States Naval Academy Navy Midshipmen Navy yes yes yes 1944 yes Cleveland Rams Don Greenwood Don Greenwood (American football) Halfback Quarterback 1943 University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois no yes 1944 yes Cleveland Rams Mike Scarry Center Defensive tackle 1943 Waynesburg College Waynesburg Yellow Jackets Waynesburg no no 1944 yes Philadelphia Eagles Duke Maronic Guard Defensive end 1943 no no Notes References External links NFL.com – 1944 Draft databaseFootball.com – 1944 Draft 1944 National Football League Draft https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2005/01/news-1944-national-football-league-draft/ Pro Football Hall of Fame July 10, 2025 1944 NFL Draft Listing at Pro Football Reference Category:NFL draft Draft NFL draft NFL draft Category:1940s in Philadelphia Category:American football in Philadelphia Category:Organized events in Philadelphia